Category Archives: Federal Legislation

Principles and Policies Podcast for 7/9/2012- Executive Orders And Communications Seizures

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday July 9, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze yet another of the Obama administration’s Friday afternoon Executive Order drops. This one bypasses Congress in setting up a mechanism to seize control of ALL communications outlets in cases of “emergency.”

Article link- http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/06/executive-order-assignment-national-security-and-emergency-preparedness-

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Principles and Policies Podcast for 7/7/2012- Pay No Attention To That Man Behind The Curtain Wearing A Black Robe

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday July 7, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze some aspects of the Supreme Court’s (especially John Roberts’ contribution) recent decision on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Article links- http://www.jec.senate.gov/republicans/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=5ee16e0f-6ee6-4643-980e-b4d5f1d7759a

http://cnsnews.com/blog/terence-p-jeffrey/john-roberts-doctrine-stopping-red-lights-optional

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/06/28/Wrong-Wrong-Wrong-the-Supreme-Court-Worst-Decision-Since-Kelo

 

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/22/2012- Understanding Executive Privilege

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday June 22, 2012. Chuck Michaelis explains executive privilege and how it does and doesn’t apply in cases like “Fast and Furious.”

Program links- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-assertion-privilege-sparks-questions-what-he-knew-about-fast-and-furious

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jay-carney-explains-why-obama-asserted-exec-privilege-in-heated-exchange-with-press-corps/

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jun/21/house-committee-suspects-fast-and-furious-cover-up/print/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/19/2012- Immigration Law, Enforcement Policy, And Impeachment

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday June 19, 2012. Chuck Michaelis discusses President Obama’s decision to violate his oath of office and refuse to enforce immigration law.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/18/2012- You Can’t Have It Both Ways

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday June 18, 2012. Chuck Michaelis analyzes a claim in the New York Times that the so-called “Plan B” contraceptive hasn’t been proven to be an abortifacient. Chuck says that you actually have to do the studies to be able to make that claim but no one seems to have bothered. Or they did but no one’s sharing the data. Could there be a reason?

Article Links- http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1616076

http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/p/planb_contraceptive/index.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/16/2012- The Historical Basis Of The Right To Keep And Bear Arms

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday June 16, 2012. Chuck Michaelis hosts a class taught by Gun Owners Of America’s Executive Director Larry Pratt at Camp American. The class is “The Historical Basis Of The Right To Keep And Bear Arms.”

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/11/2012- Finding Lost Cities But Losing Our Liberty

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday June 11, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis take a look at new technology and acknowledge its usefulness but question where it could be abused by those who want to create a “surveillance society.”

Article link- http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/06/08/lasers-help-discover-lost-city-gold-sought-by-conquistadors-in-1500s/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/8/2012- The Economic Model That Dare Not Speak Its Name

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday June 8, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss an article which engages in semantic sleight-of-hand to try and prove that President Obama is not a socialist and that several socialist government programs aren’t really socialist.

Article links- http://hosted2.ap.org/OHCOL/8ef5320729ce4298abefc1903704c7d5/Article_2012-06-04-US-Politics-Socialism/id-69a4834298b94cdea3e6b04175b6bb41

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/54254855-68/mandate-care-law-health.html.csp

Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/31/2012- A Closer Look At “Constitutional Scholars”

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday May 31, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis Take a closer look at one law professor’s “constitutional scholarship.”

Article link- http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/our-imbecilic-constitution/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/30/2012- Our “Imbecilic Constitution”

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday May 30, 2012. Chuck Michaelis examines an article written by a “constitutional scholar” which claims the Constitution is an “imbecilic document.”

Article link- http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/our-imbecilic-constitution/