by Jane Richey | Feb 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
A Lackawanna County agency that helps homeowners avoid foreclosure and low-income families rehabilitate their homes will get a $77,500 federal grant, U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta announced Tuesday. Read...
by Jane Richey | Feb 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
A more than three-year legislative battle ended with the Pennsylvania General Assembly passing a comprehensive Marcellus shale policy this week and sending the compromise bill to Gov. Tom Corbett. Corbett is expected to sign it, but when he does, he will be violating...
by Jane Richey | Feb 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
How many of you watched the Super Bowl last Sunday? Did you see the ‘Halftime” ad with Clint Eastwood? What was your reaction? This from a Fox News article: Why did Team Obama need to put this ad in a political context? That made it appear that the...
by Jane Richey | Feb 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the United Nation’s Brundtland Report, which defined Sustainable Development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” But...
by Jane Richey | Feb 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
This equates to a land of servitude to the government. Here are some very troubling stats: When John F. Kennedy was President, just over a quarter of federal spending went to fund programs paying for some 21.7 million Americans to be dependent on Uncle Sam. But as...
by Jane Richey | Feb 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
By the Constitution’s original meaning, the privilege of habeas corpus is guaranteed to all those in “allegiance” to the United States. “Allegiance” is an old technical legal term that includes both citizens and aliens legally in the country. By successfully...
