Category Archives: Federal Legislation

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/13/2014- Worldviews And Being Plundered

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday September 13, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as Dr Michael Coffman of Environmental Perspectives, Inc discusses our worldviews, how and why some worldviews are at war, and how we are being plundered as a result of that war at Camp American.

This is the first part of a 4 part series.

 

Principles and Policies Podcast for 7/19/2014- How Issues Like Homosexual Marriage And The “Common Core” Expose Phony Conservatives

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday July 19, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis expose Politicians in several governor’s offices (including our own- John Kasich) and State Attorney Generals (including our own- Mike DeWine) by looking at how they are handling hot potato issues like Common Core and homosexual “marriage.” To call these vote mongers “conservative” is to demonstrate that there is no meaning left in that word.

Article links- Republican governors discuss how to handle the “Common Core” revolt 

Republicans “soften” stance on homosexual “marriage”

Ohio AG Mike DeWine’s dog and pony show in “defending” the Ohio Marriage Amendment in federal court

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/14/2014- Why “Nuance” Is A Failed Approach

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday June 14, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis explain why “nuanced” positions on things like the (misnamed) Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) are an abject failure.

Article links- The Obamacare “employer mandate” is a goner

Democrat resigns to give Republicans control of the Virginia Senate

Police say that armed civilian that confronted Las Vegas attackers is a hero

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/7/2014- Why So-Called “Conservatives” Become More “Nuanced” After Primary Season

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday June 7, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis do our best to explain why purported “conservatives” suddenly begin to espouse more “nuanced” positions that often directly contradict what they said to voters during the primary season.

Article links- Eric Cantor claims amnesty for illegal immigrants is “biblical”

GOP “Conservatives” backpedal on Obamacare repeal

Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/24/2014- The Federal Land Grab

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday May 24, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as we present the audio portion of a video filmed at Camp American.  The presenter is Pastor David Whitney, Head Instructor of the Institute On The Constitution. The subject is the Federal land grab and asks questions about the constitutionality and the moral implications of federal land seizure.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/3/2014- The Principles Of ’98

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday May 3, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as we present the audio portion of a video filmed at Camp American.  The presenter is Barry Sheets, Director of the Institute For Principled Policy and CEO of Principled Consulting.

The recording was made at Camp American in June of 2012 and is also available as a video DVD from Camp American. The question that is asked in this (and a future follow-up) presentation is “what recourse do the states and the people have when the federal government oversteps its specifically enumerated powers?” Barry gives a presentation that begins to answer that question but in answering it gives a great presentation on the history, philosophy, and, yes, theology behind the doctrine of interposition.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/8/2014- Is Homeschooling In Danger From The Feds?

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 8, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk with Mark Stevenson of Ohioans For Educational Freedom about the case of the Romeike family. The Romeike’s are a German family who fled their native country because of persecution of those who want the liberty to home educate their children.

We discuss the dangerous tack taken by the US Justice Department, Immigration and Homeland Security in arguing that there is no fundamental right to home educate their children and that this fact made the Romeike family dangerous.

Article links- Romeike case denied by Supreme Court

Romeike’s can stay in the US

Romeike’s wont be deported

Why did the Obama Administration back away from the Romeike case?

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/15/2014- A Primer On Ignominious Surrender

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 15, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze the recent surrender of the House of Representatives, engineered by House Speaker John Boehner, on the issue of the debt ceiling. We talk about what it means to the average tax payer, what the depth of the problem is and how badly Speaker Boehner botched the whole issue with a “clean debt ceiling,” surrendering everything and getting nothing in return.

Article links- Boehner’s surrenders have allowed an additional $2.7 trillion in the debt in 2 years

How Boehner decided to surrender

Pelosi warns Democrats not to gloat since that would embarrass Boehner

Paul Ryan’s budget hypocrisy

President Obama declares total victory on the budget

 

 

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/1/2014- The REAL State Of The Union

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 1, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the State of the Union and what the President should have said. We also go into some detail about what the President did not say.

Article links- Al Gore, “global warming,” and “fertility management”

Same-sex marriage push in Ohio

The “sexual revolution” and throw-away families

GOP set to fold on “debt limit”

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/11/2014- Things To Come

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday January 11, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk about what we might expect over the next year. Our lack of short-term optimism is only tempered by our long-term optimism for the future.