About: Thomas R. Eddlem
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Walter Reddy: Patriot’s Legally Owned Guns Seized
A judge took away conservative activist Walter Reddy’s guns, though Reddy has no criminal record and there is no evidence that he ever threatened anyone. ...
Taking Spending Power From Congress
President Obama reneged on a deal he negotiated with Republican Congressmen, and unconstitutionally used a signing statement to pay his “czars,” though Congress forbade it. ...
Congressmen Condemn Obama Attack on Congressional War Powers
Members of both parties in the House and Senate chambers of Congress — including Representative Justin Amash (R-Mich.) and Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) — have strongly condemned President Obama...
Ron Paul Counters Obama Policy on Israel, Middle East
Congressman Ron Paul issued a blistering critique of President Obama's recent proposal for Israel to surrender its territory to pre-1967 borders and create a Palestinian state. ...
Supreme Court Says Warrants, States’ Rights Unnecessary
States cannot grant their citizens wider freedoms from search and seizure than federal courts do, and police may manipulate events that allow them to avoid getting Fourth Amendment search...
Indiana Supreme Court Says Citizens Can’t Resist Rogue Police
Citizens have "no right to reasonably resist unlawful entry [to their homes] by police officers," Indiana's Supreme Court declared May 12 in a controversial 3-2 decision, Richard L. Barnes v....
Economists Tell Congress to Enact Spending Cuts
Economists Richard M. Ebeling and Matthew J. Slaughter testified before the House Monetary Policy Subcommittee May 11 and agreed that spending must be cut to avert a financial catastrophe,...
Taking Spending Power from Congress
The power of the legislative branch to control spending in the Anglo-American tradition predates the founding of the American colonies. It was at the core of the dispute between...
The GOP Congress’ “Spendthrift Conservatism”
Remember a conservatism that included the principles of balanced budgets and spending cuts? No longer. The new conservatism in vogue inside the Washington, D.C., beltway is “spendthrift conservatism,” which...
Is This the Ron Paul Moment?
Representative Ron Paul established himself at the forefront of the Tea Party movement in the first Republican Presidential debate in Greenville, South Carolina. The debate has more and more...
Obama’s New Security Team, Old Establishment Faces
President Obama has nominated a new national security team that is has veteran establishment credentials and appear to create an even tighter nexus between intelligence agencies and the military....
Bernanke Press Conference Proclaims Inflation Not a Problem
Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke told reporters at the Fed's first ever press conference April 27 that the Fed's Open Market Committee will not change existing policies that are...
Ron Paul Announces Presidential Exploratory Committee
Republican Representative Ron Paul announced April 26 that he had formed an "official Exploratory Committee to assess his options for the 2012 Presidential campaign" that includes three advisers who are...
The GOP Congress Spendthrift Conservatism
Remember a conservatism that included the principles of balanced budgets and spending cuts? No longer. The new conservatism in vogue inside the Washington, D.C., beltway is ?spendthrift conservatism,? which...
China’s Central Banker: We Own Too Much U.S. Debt
China's Central Bank Chairman Zhou Xiaochuan told a Chinese monetary conference last week that “Foreign-exchange reserves have exceeded the reasonable level that our country actually needs,” which is essentially code...