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Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.

This year, New Orleans is hosting the Republican Leadership Conference. 

Regarding the title of this event, let’s just say two out of three ain’t bad. This confab of the “conservative” party in America had all the trappings of any other convention: satellite organizations handing out swag, buttons galore, bumper stickers, speeches, and lanyards.

The sanctity of suffrage is relied upon by Americans. Constitutionalists believe that if the founding document is to be re-enshrined as the law of the land, then they must be free to elect those men and women who will not only restrain themselves according to the fetters forged in the Constitution, but will firmly secure those same shackles on the federal government, as well.

Half a dozen of the GOP's top contenders for the White House are hitting the road in Iowa on a multi-city bus tour to promote the return of the gold standard for the nation's monetary system.

 The Iowa Tea Party and American Principles in Action are co-sponsors of an 18-day bus tour starting today. According to a press release announcing the junket, featured speakers on the tour include Representative Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.); former pizza chain CEO Herman Cain; former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich; former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson; former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty; and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. 

As the presidential election of 2012 approaches, it will be of little surprise to historically minded constitutionalists that President Barack Obama has been quoted lately in several interviews complimenting the campaigns of some of his Republican rivals.

In a recent New York Times piece, aides to President Obama gave current frontrunner Mitt Romney a little unsolicited advice. They suggested that �Mr. Romney had been wise to remain out of the fray for as long as possible � giving rivals less time to attack him....� They went on to reassure Romney, saying that his �previous experience as a candidate, they suggested, could help him deal with the problems he faces.�

In a letter proudly publicized on a state-sponsored website, Idaho Governor Butch Otter (left, a Republican) describes a program designed to “grow Idaho's Gross Domestic Product” by creating “quality jobs for all Idahoans by fostering systemic growth, recruiting new companies to Idaho, and selling Idaho's trade and investment opportunities to the world.” The following is from Governor Otter’s announcement of the plan known as Project 60.

On June 1, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed a bill eliminating the the collective bargaining “rights” of teachers in the Volunteer State. Two versions of the final act were passed by the state House of Representatives and the Senate respectively. The House passed their version 55-40 during a late-night vote before adjourning for the weekend. For its part, the state Senate passed their companion measure earlier in the day by a vote of 19-12.

According to a cache of letters obtained by the Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Journal-Sentinel Online (JSO), a cadre of Republican insiders have devised a plan to place the names of fake Democratic candidates on the ballots in two upcoming special elections.

Herman CainIt is a timeless maxim repeated to every author: Write about what you know. For presidential candidates, the maxim should be adjusted to read: Talk about what you know. On May 21, during the official announcement of his candidacy for President of the United States, Herman Cain confused the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

The National Review Online recently published an article by Kevin D. Williamson wherein he posits that Congressman Ron Paul is juking to the left on immigration in anticipation of his upcoming race for the White House.

A recent Washington Times article posed a critical question: will the Republicans choose the Constitution or the money?

 The Republican Party has been ravaged by an internecine battle fought between the forces of �conservatism� on one side and �constitutionalism� on the other. These former tent mates have come out in open antagonism against each other with the control of the GOP as the spoils promised to the winner.
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