I have always advocated that ObamaCare® is essentially slavery. Consider this definition of slavery by Fredrick Douglass: “What is freedom? It is the right to choose one’s own employment. Certainly it means that, if it means anything; and when any undertakes to decide for any man when he shall work, where he shall work,...
It’s Election Year 2012 and this is an election with something important to decide. The Bryan/College Station Tea Party is pleased to pronounce the month of February as Building Constitutional Momentum Month. Purpose: To solidify all citizens interested in preserving their community, state, and nation according to constitutional principles in a thriving movement. Goal: ...
Why is the United States of America different from other nations? That we are even contemplating such a difference that is noted by observers from all over the world means that Culture itself is not an innate attribute. This one startling revelation brings to mind former President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Havel’s conclusion:...
January 12 -14 @ Minute Maid Park From the Saddle Up Texas Website: Texas holds a rich and diverse landscape of people from all walks of life that have genuine concerns about traditional values of moral decency, responsibility in government, and sound constitutional principles being preserved and uplifted in our Texas and American societies....
Christopher J. Conover at the Enterprise Blog offers a good comparison of Health Care spending trends under Romney, Perry, and Huntsman. The article focuses on ambulatory health care spending and shows the leadership of Governors Perry and Huntsman far superior to that of Governor Romney. Likewise the rate of expenditures by health care...
While the media focused on the death of North Korean despot Kim Jong Il, the coincident death of former Czech Republic President, Vaclav Havel went by largely unmentioned. This Election Year is Important Because There is Something Fundamental To Decide A comparison of the two leaders graphically explains this fundamental choice. Marc Theissen of...
Empower Texans: Texans For Fiscal Responsibility is drawing the line between Leaders and Lackeys in the Texas Legislature. The Texas Tea Party movement was sorely disappointed in the results of 2011 Texas Legislature. Republican legislators were divided between Party Lackeys* and Conservative Leaders with the liberty and private property rights of all Texans losing...
In our continuing study of the Federalist Papers, we are pleased to announce that our notes for Federalist 3 – by John Jay have been posted to our First Principles pages. The topics discussed in this essay about Federalist 3 are: National Interest – Just as with an individual having wrong opinion of your...
The Bryan/College Station Tea Party congratulates John Raney as our new State Representative for District 14. We are confident that Rep. Raney will consider the principles that establish our need for government which is to ensure and defend the liberty and private property rights of every citizens before casting his vote as our representative...
When you simply treat the symptoms of a deadly disease, you may feel better for a time. But the disease is still killing you.
Prosperity and productivity The book of Proverbs is full of wisdom regarding human nature. It was the responsibility of the author, King Solomon of Israel, as the father of the nation, to provide citizens with instruction that would enable them make good moral choices. A nation of citizens well grounded in moral principles would...
Matt Johnson is putting together another great DVD Meetup. The makers of the documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle have made many science documentaries before. The thing they found most shocking when they started to make this one was the weakness of the case for man made global warming, and the quantity and quality...
Peter Schiff, “investment guru, radio show host, and unflappable defender of capitalism spent three hours among the Occupy Wall Street protesters in Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park.” Some Important Points: It is clear that our culture has lost touch with the reality of human nature – that all people are capable of every sort evil, vice,...
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Empower Texans have released a voter guide for the 2011 Texas Constitution Amendments. Below is their overview of the proposed amendments and links for more information. You can find our complete listing of the amendments, our take and recommendation, by visiting our website. There, you can also find a handy sample ballot noting...
Conservatism is founded upon the wisdom of the ages in appreciation of both human nature and the need for civil society. The American Compact between the people and their government is an on-going experiment in self-governance. According to historian Joyce Appleby, one of the factors that qualified Thomas Jefferson as a genius was Jefferson’s...
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Green Scissors: Cutting Wasteful & Environmentally Harmful Spending Peggy Venable of Americans For Prosperity – Texas released the following statements in support of the release of this Left-Right Coalition paper. http://www.foe.org/sites/default/files/Green_Scissors_2011.pdf “America currently faces the toughest economic challenges seen in generations. We agree with Green Scissors that as our federal government faces a...
College Station Hastings 2004 Texas Avenue S., College Station, TX Noon – 1pm? First we heard until 4, then 3, now just until 1pm At our July meeting, Joanna Dickens of Aggies for Herman Cain spoke about her group’s plan to bring Herman Cain here to Bryan/College Station. Well, congratulations to her for succeeding!...
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