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By a vote of 218-209, the House just passed HR 513, the 527 Reform Act. It is an extension of the McCain-Feingold Political Speech Repression Act, and only came up for a vote because the Republican Party was outflanked by the Dems in effective use of 527… more »

I found myself in a political Alice In Wonderland today, listening to debate over the 527 Reform Act (HR 513). First, there was the often-rational David Dreier (R-CA), chairman of the Rules Committee, who argued in the House that Democrats should supp… more »

from Roll Call, this good news. Finally, a Republican with the courage to stand up for liberty and the Constitution in the face of Democratic superiority in the use of 527 groups...so far. House 527 Bill Said to Lose Pence's Support on Eve of Tough Fl… more »

Stealing Thunder from Satirists in the Mideast http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5219479 Guest posting by Mike DePinto The publisher of Dimona Comix in Israel has responded to Hamshahri’s holocaust cartoon contest in Iran wit… more »

Here is a selection from this week's e-mail of "The Lighthouse" from the Independent Institute. containing two interesting pieces: One on "privatizing marriage" and one on another example of legislation curtailing free speech. For the record, I agree ful… more »

see http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2006/01/what_is_the_los_angeles_times.html John McIntyre at RealClearPolitics.com has picked up this jaw-dropping opinion piece from the LA Times, including this tripe of a clause: "I'm not advocating that we… more »

Thanks to my friend Mike for passing this along to me. I have not verified the source which is noted below, other than the check it out at Amazon.com (linked via book title below), so if you think these quotes come from elsewhere please let me know.… more »

To all my friends, family, and readers, we wish you a Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, or if you prefer, just a great long weekend. From our family to yours, all the best.... Ross, Kristen, Lili, Elvis, and Roy more »

Thanks to a friend who shall remain nameless for bring this very interesting web site to my attention: http://newsbusters.org/ From their "About Us" page: With NewsBusters, the MRC has joined forces with the creators of the influential web site Ra… more »

Hello all, I've been posting more stories each day than usual because it's getting to crunch time on Referendum C. I hope you'll take a look at all of the stories, and not just the top 1 or 2, because they're not necessarily in order of importanc… more »