Government
Put simply: We are for limited government that works. At TexasGOPVote, we will work as a watchdog to help our state lawmakers and our congressional delegation pull in the reins on unnecessary spending and government bureaucracy. You better believe we’ll expose politicians who seek to act outside the bounds set by the Forefathers in the Constitutions of Texas and the United States.
February 28th, 2011
NRCC - On Friday, House Republicans introduced a temporary government funding measure that cuts federal spending based on proposals endorsed by Senate Democrats: “House Republicans began rolling out Friday a novel stop-gap...
February 27th, 2011
I came across a blog that tells the story about the world today; the old order is breaking down world wide. In the United States, the political class is collapsing before our eyes as the old order is fighting to hold on to...
February 25th, 2011
That is exactly what happened in the Texas SenateAfter visiting the offices of every Texas Senator, providing them with factual information as to the risks to our God-given constitutional liberty, all of the...
February 19th, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee - Democrats in recent days have raised the specter of shutting down the federal government in order to get their way on increasing federal spending:HIGH-RANKING NANCY PELOSI AIDE...
February 16th, 2011
As the debate over the budget begins, all sides must acknowledge one sad and inescapable fact: Every dollar Congress spends is borrowed money. More specifically, each of the $2.23 trillion dollars that the Treasury takes in...
February 8th, 2011
Today I introduced a resolution (H.Res. 72) calling on ten House committees to review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from federal government agencies, focusing on their impact on our nation’s economy...
February 4th, 2011
Sometimes another post pushes a button for a further discussion. Shirley Spellerberg is 100% right about avoiding a constitutional convention. That interest raises a broader question. Do we mistakenly think new federal laws...
January 29th, 2011
Don’t Mess With Our Constitution!Resolutions Calling for a Constitutional Convention (ConCon) have Been Filed by Republicans in Both the House and the Senate. They must be stopped!!
January 18th, 2011
Last week in an article entitled "Travesty in Texas," the editors at the National Review Online discussed the abusive political persecution of former Texas House majority leader Tom DeLay and explained why Prosecutor Ronnie...
January 5th, 2011
When GOP law makers take control of the House in about an hour from now, they plan to hit the ground running. The Washington Post Reports that Republican House members have a "20-day plan aimed at undoing major aspects of...
February 28th, 2011
If You Cannot Answer These Questions, Then You Have A Moral Responsibility To Vote Against A ConconHow would delegates from Texas be selected or elected to a Con Con?How would delegates from other states be selected or...
February 26th, 2011
Will House Republicans Stand Firm?During the last days of the lame duck session of Congress in 2010, the House and Senate passed a compromise Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government on a temporary...
February 23rd, 2011
Regardless of what one thinks of Ron Paul, he does ask questions that need answers; how does one determine the value of currency? What is the duty of the Federal Reserve, or a better question, what should the duty of the...
February 19th, 2011
As I watched the Senate State Affairs Committee hearing on SJR10 and SJR1, I could not believe the lack of understanding as to the risks to our original constitution that is posed by a Constitutional Convention. I detected...
February 11th, 2011
Recently, intentions have been overridden by circumstance. Starting a day with a few topics in mind, another priority intrudes on plans. I have been posting on the idea and the necessity of nullification, and had a couple...
February 7th, 2011
I have joined with Shirley Spellerberg’s posts calling for dismissal of the idea of a national Constitutional Convention. This and the fact that she was at the center of the 1996 convention fight to have Initiative And...
February 3rd, 2011
The Senate State Affairs Committee should Kill the ConCon ResolutiosLt. Governor Dewhurst is misguidedly calling for a Constitutional Convention for the purpose of a federal Balanced Budget Amendment. The BBA is only one of...
January 25th, 2011
I hope that President Obama’s address tonight represents a real commitment to change the direction of his Administration’s policies, not simply a change in his rhetoric. The President campaigned as a moderate, spent the...
January 5th, 2011
Majorities rise and fall by the will of the people, and this new Republican Congress is sworn in under the American people’s message to lead with accountability – not a mandate. I’m very proud that 87 new Republican Members...
January 2nd, 2011
CNS News reports that the 111th Congress added more to the national debt than the first 100 Congresses combined. The new debt, totalling $3.22 trillion amounts to $10,429.64 for every one of the over 300 million persons in...