Category Archives: Constitution

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/6/2012- How To Make Sure A Treaty Is Not Ratified

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday December 6, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the attempt in the US Senate to force-ratify (in a lame duck session) a hot mess of a treaty (The UN Convention On The Rights Of The Disabled) that was, like all UN treaties, a surrender of US sovereignty. The proponents even wheeled in, fresh from his hospital bed, liberal Republican icon Bob Dole. We posit that this was not the best PR after the recent defeat of liberal Republican icon “wanna be” Mitt Romney.

Article links- http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/12/dole-makes-appearance-on-senate-floor-151034.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/1/2012- Who’s Still Afraid Of An Article V Convention? We Are!

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 1, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis critically analyze an article which attempts to make a case for an Article V constitutional convention to “balance the budget.” We make the case that the Constitution is not the problem- our representatives are. This is a repeat of a show run on Saturday March 17, 2012. The danger is back!

Link to the article- http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2012/03/11/whos_afraid_of_an_article_v_amendments_convention

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/30/2012- How False Assumptions Lead To Bad Conclusions

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday November 30, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue their analysis of a speech by Democrat Congressman Hank Johnson and expose many false presuppositions and logical dead ends employed in that speech.

Article link- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/dem-rep-hank-johnson-amend-constitution-restrict-freedom-speech

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/29/2012- The Republican Establishment And Democratic Legislators Think The First Amendment Is Bad For Their Power Structures

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday November 29, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis expose the “reasoning” of Republican and Democratic politicians who decry the First Amendment as an impediment to their ability to maintain their power bases. Republican Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted and Democrat Congressman Hank Johnson (yes, THAT Hank Johnson, the same one who actually suggested that too many people on Guam would cause the island to tip over) are convinced that freedom of speech, association, and the press are just too dangerous to them to be allowed to operate during campaigns.

Article link- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/dem-rep-hank-johnson-amend-constitution-restrict-freedom-speech

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/26/2012- The Next Steps Laying The Foundations Of Liberty In Law

Our Principles and Policies radio show for  Monday November 26, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis read and discuss the next steps (out of sequence due to an engineering error) American founding documents that demonstrate the further development and refinement of the  foundations for our liberty in law- The Declaration of Independence. We also discuss the worldviews of key players in the Declaration- Jefferson, Franklin, Adams, Livingston, Sherman, with influence from Wythe and Mason.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/24/2012- The Development And Refinement Of Documents Laying The Foundations Of Liberty In Law

Our Principles and Policies radio show for  Saturday November 24, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis read and discuss American founding documents that demonstrate the development and refinement of the  foundations for our liberty in law- The Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Articles of Confederation. We then discuss some efforts to make a new constitutional convention and the many dangers that would accompany any such convention.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/22/2012- Documents Laying The Foundations Of Liberty In Law

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thanksgiving Thursday November 22, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis read and discuss American founding documents which lay the foundations for our liberty in law- The Mayflower Compact, The Plymouth Oath of  Allegiance and Fidelity (The Plymouth Agreement), and the Pennsylvania Act For Freedom of Conscience.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/20/2012- More Good News: Governor Kasich Moves To Enforce Ohio’s Constitutional Prohibition Against Socialized Medicine

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday November 20, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk about Ohio Governor John Kasich’s decision to say “NO” to setting up mandated health care exchanges, a required mandate of Obamacare, that are forbidden by Ohio’s Constitution.

Article links- http://www.ohiolibertycoalition.org/governor-kasich-confirms-that-creation-of-ohios-obamacare-exchange-will-be-left-to-the-feds/

http://www.ohioconstitution.org/2012/11/16/1851-center-applauds-kasich-agreement-on-obamacare-exchange/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/19/2012- Some Good News: A Court Victory Against Obamacare

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday November 19, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk about a recent federal court case in favor of  Tyndale House Publishing against some of  the mandates of Obamacare

Article links- http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/16/bible-publisher-beats-obama-abortion-hhs-mandate-in-court/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/17/2012- What a Secession From Rational Response Looks Like

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday November 17, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis attempt to explain  how blind emotion rather than a well thought out strategic campaign is behind the more than 600,000 signatures on secession petitions sent to, of all places, the White House.

Article links- http://dailycaller.com/2012/11/14/white-house-secede-petitions-reach-660000-signatures-50-state-participation/

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83859.html

http://www.examiner.com/article/secession-furor-could-pose-unintended-consequences-for-gun-owners

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/11/14/Confederacy-of-dunces

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