Category Archives: Federal Legislation

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/8/2013- Should Religious Freedom Fall Victim To Government Health Care?

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday January 8, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis further analyze the arguments the government is making for why religious liberty takes a back seat to forcing Christian employers to provide of abortion and abortifacient drugs. Did you know that the government thinks that Christian business owners surrender their right to freedom of religion when they engage in commerce? Neither did we.

Article link- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-administration-we-can-and-will-force-christians-act-against-their-faith

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/7/2013- Obamacare- Forcing Christians To Violate Their Principles

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday January 7, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis look at efforts by the Obama Administration through the Department of Health And Human Services to force Christians to violate their principles by providing universal abortion and abortifacient insurance coverage.

Article link- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-administration-we-can-and-will-force-christians-act-against-their-faith

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/29/2012- David Gregory, High-Capacity Magazines, And “Tiered Justice”

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 29, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis take a look at David Gregory’s blatant and wanton violation of Washington DC’s ban on high-capacity magazines. We point out the absurdity of the law and speculate that Gregory will not be prosecuted or will be given some laughable punishment for his “crime.”

Article link- http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/26/usa-people-gregory-idUSL1E8NQ3M020121226

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/28/2012- Newt Gingrich Proves That He Is No Conservative- Surprise, Surprise!

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday December 28, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze a recent statement by Newt Gingrich who sold himself as a conservative while abandoning conservative principles at the earliest opportunity for his entire political career. History repeats itself. We look at the “why’s.”

Article link- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/gingrich-gop-must-accommodate-and-deal-reality-same-sex-marriage

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/27/2012- Still More Media Bias And How To Deconstruct It

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday December 27, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis look at a critique of a Reuters article (actually a propaganda piece) on gun shows and determine that we all need to learn how to read “news” stories with an eye for bias.

Article links- http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/22/us-usa-gun-shows-idUSBRE8BL0DP20121222

http://pjmedia.com/michaelwalsh/2012/12/22/assault-the-democrat-media-complex-strikes-again/?singlepage=true

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/10/2012- Why We’re Headed For A Fiscal Cliff

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday December 10, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze the REAL reason we’re headed for the fiscal cliff. It’s not what you’ve been told. (Sorry for the bad audio quality- engineering glitch)

Article link- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/73-new-jobs-created-last-5-months-are-government

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/8/2012- Monopolies, Fiscal Cliffs, And Bribes

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 8, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis take a deeper look at governmental shenanigans involving Ohio state government created monopolies in the coin and metal business. We discover some very odd things and wonder what will happen now that the State of Ohio has been discovered with its hand in the cookie jar.

We also take a look at US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner and his demotion of prominent conservative Congressman from key committees and his open threats to “practice discipline” against anyone who tries to hold the line on taxes and spending. Still think Boehner’s a conservative?

Article links- http://www.ohioconstitution.org/2012/12/06/federal-court-ohio-precious-metals-dealers-licensing-scheme-unconstitutional/

Liberty Coins Opinion

http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/conservative-groups-rebel-against-boehner-84546.html?hp=l1

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/271173-boehner-members-punished-for-their-votes

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/gohmert-we-went-cliff-august-2011

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/cbo-current-law-brings-55-increase-annual-spending-425t-new-debt-and-record-taxation

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/boehner-president-has-obligation-give-plan-congress

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/bozell-time-conservatives-start-looking-new-home

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/6/2012- How To Make Sure A Treaty Is Not Ratified

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday December 6, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the attempt in the US Senate to force-ratify (in a lame duck session) a hot mess of a treaty (The UN Convention On The Rights Of The Disabled) that was, like all UN treaties, a surrender of US sovereignty. The proponents even wheeled in, fresh from his hospital bed, liberal Republican icon Bob Dole. We posit that this was not the best PR after the recent defeat of liberal Republican icon “wanna be” Mitt Romney.

Article links- http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/12/dole-makes-appearance-on-senate-floor-151034.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/1/2012- Who’s Still Afraid Of An Article V Convention? We Are!

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 1, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis critically analyze an article which attempts to make a case for an Article V constitutional convention to “balance the budget.” We make the case that the Constitution is not the problem- our representatives are. This is a repeat of a show run on Saturday March 17, 2012. The danger is back!

Link to the article- http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2012/03/11/whos_afraid_of_an_article_v_amendments_convention

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/29/2012- The Republican Establishment And Democratic Legislators Think The First Amendment Is Bad For Their Power Structures

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday November 29, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis expose the “reasoning” of Republican and Democratic politicians who decry the First Amendment as an impediment to their ability to maintain their power bases. Republican Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted and Democrat Congressman Hank Johnson (yes, THAT Hank Johnson, the same one who actually suggested that too many people on Guam would cause the island to tip over) are convinced that freedom of speech, association, and the press are just too dangerous to them to be allowed to operate during campaigns.

Article link- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/dem-rep-hank-johnson-amend-constitution-restrict-freedom-speech