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EduJobs Bill further erodes federalism in Utah

H.R. 1586: Education Jobs and Medicade Assistance Act was signed into law on August 10th.  Many in Utah areBaiting with education cheering as Gov. Herbert and many state legislators are planning to accept the ‘grant’ money and strings attached to the bill.  Most are not aware of the path this bill took from the House of Representatives through the Senate and finally to Pres. Obama for signature.  Here’s a brief look at the titles and official statements, most recent at the top, provided by OpenCongress.org:

All Bill Titles

  • Popular: Education jobs and Medicaid funding bill.
  • Popular: Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act as introduced.
  • Short: Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of
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Do we want representatives pulled into line?

According to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) those members of his faction , the Democratic Party, most likely to be defeated in 2010 are the very members difficult to pull into party line.   As reported in a recent article in The Hill Waxman was very clear on why he believes many will lose their seat in Congress this coming election actually referring to weeding out difficult Democrats.  This line of thinking is critical to understanding the root problem we face under a governing standard based on the rule of law resting with the people.

Quoting the Berman and Hooper article, “I think a lot of the House seats we’re going to lose are those who have been the toughest for the Democrats to pull into line — the… Continue reading

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Federalism and the 10th Amendment

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Saturday’s ‘Freedom is Rising’ show, on August 14th, focused on federalism and the 10th Amendment.

We are going to begin exploring the ideals we are losing in our dialog today. Federalism, what is it? In the beginning what was understood to be our Federal Government? How important was the 10th Amendment in this new experiment?  It is a critically important time in our history where we must restore the dialog, control the proper vocabulary, help restore federalism.  Support our states’ efforts to interpose between the ever oppressive national government, operating outside of their enumerated powers, and citizens who still control our government should we stand united… Continue reading

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Even those who disagreed agreed on federalism

Federalism is a form of governing in a republic that was launched in earnest, for the first time, through the efforts of the 1787Constitutional Convention. The men who gathered for the convention did not agree on everything and the states’ citizens they represented also disagreed on many things. Continue reading

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