Category Archives: Ohio Legislation

Principles and Policies Podcast for 10/6/2012- Ohio Ballot Issues One And Two- Vote “NO”

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday October 6, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the two statewide issues on the 2012 Ohio ballot and give our reasons for voting “NO” on Ohio Issues 1 & 2.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/26/2012- Using Guilt And Pity To Push For Ignoring Fraudulent Voters

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday September 26, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss citizenship, vote fraud and attempts to defraud the public into accepting fraudulent voters using the “politics of guilt and pity.”

Article link- http://www.wfsb.com/story/19617886/study-voting-rule-changes-may-deter-10m-hispanics

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/25/2012- Smart Meters Are A Dumb Solution To An Artificial Crisis

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday September 25, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis look at the consequences of allowing the installation of smart meters. If you value your privacy and your control over your own energy usage then you will get involved in getting your local governments to say “NO” to so-called “smart” meters.

Article link- http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/smart-meter-data-shared-far-and-wide-20120922-26dvp.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 8/29/2012- Attempting To Undo What Cannot Be Done

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday August 29, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze a recent article in the Columbus Dispatch which reports that certain contract court referees are recognizing same-sex marriage, in violation of Ohio law, by granting them divorces.

Article link- http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/08/24/judge-refuses-to-give-lesbians-a-divorce.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 8/28/2012- Editorial Policy, Advocacy “Journalism,” And The “Ethics” Of Abortion

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday August 28, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue their discussion of advocacy journalist Julie Carr Smyth’s hit piece on Dr. Jack Wilkie, a long-time OB-GYN and advocate for life and the reasons for it.

Article links- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/ohio-doctor-helps-perpetuate-rape-pregnancy-ideas

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/23/President-Infanticide-Dem-Plank-Partial-Birth

http://theaquilareport.com/what-todd-akin-should-have-said-about-abortion-and-rape/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 8/23/2012- Supreme Court Decisions, Segregation And Abysmally Bad Advice

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday August 23, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss a recent Colorado Supreme court decision that forces the Colorado State university system to allow students with concealed-carry permits to use those permits on campus. We also discuss how the Colorado State university is responding to an anti-discrimination order with more discrimination and how a similar discriminatory practice in Ohio is leading one university city Chief of Police to issue REALLY bad advice.

Article links- http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/uploads/files/Ten%20Myths%20and%20Facts%20on%20Transportation%20P3s%20(Final).pdf

http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/8502

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_21332647/cu-segregate-dorms-students-concealed-carry-permits

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Principles and Policies Podcast for 8/22/2012- Why Public-Private Partnerships Are A Bad Idea

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday August 22, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue their critical analysis of a white paper written by the Buckeye Institute and the Reason Foundation on the subject of “public-private partnerships” and conclude that the problems far outweigh the supposed advantages of these dangerous liaisons.

Article link-  http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/uploads/files/Ten Myths and Facts on Transportation P3s (Final).pdf

Principles and Policies Podcast for 8/21/2012- More Myth-Busting On Public-Private Partnerships

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday August 22, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue their critical analysis of a white paper written by the Buckeye Institute and the Reason Foundation on the subject of “public-private partnerships.”

Article link- http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/uploads/files/Ten Myths and Facts on Transportation P3s (Final).pdf

Principles and Policies Podcast for 8/20/2012- Attempting To Replace One Set Of Myths With Another

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday August 20, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis do a critical analysis of a white paper written by the Buckeye Institute and the Reason Foundation on the subject of “public-private partnerships” and find that attempting to supplant one mythology with another mythology is not very wise.

Article link- http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/uploads/files/Ten Myths and Facts on Transportation P3s (Final).pdf

Principles and Policies Podcast for 7/27/2012- How To Use “Public Private Partnerships” To Bypass The Constitution

Our Principles and Policies  radio show for Friday July 27, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the attempts of “Public Private Partners” working hand-in-hand with the US government  to beat back the pesky 4th amendment. We also look at a clear violation of the Posse Comitatus act by the US Marine Corps

Article link- http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/07/owner-drone-company-asks-why-youre-so-worried-about-drones/54872/

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/faa-has-authorized-106-government-entities-fly-domestic-drones

http://www.infowars.com/marine-corps-law-enforcement-battalions-to-control-civil-disturbances/ (All other links to this story have mysteriously disappeared! “Surprise, surprise, surprise!” -Gomer Pyle, USMC)