Category Archives: Ohio Legislation

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/17/2012- Tom DeWeese On The All-Out Assault On Private Property

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday February 17, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk with Tom DeWeese of the American Policy Center on the all-out assault from the local level (driven ultimately by UN NGO’s) on YOUR property. But, never fear- there is something YOU can do to stop it.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/11/2012- Using Predator Drones To Destroy The Constitution From The Air

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 11, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss new attacks on the US Constitution and personal liberty coming from the air in the form of predator drones in domestic airspace.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/24/2011- Ohio SB 165 Update And A Look At. US Sen. Coburn’s “Wastebook”

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 24, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis  give an update on the political “sausage-making” exercise in Ohio SB 165. Then we dive into the deep end of the farcical cesspool of government spending by looking at Sen. Tom Coburn’s Wastebook 2011.

Chuck and Barry are discussing the following items-Straight From The Source in the Columbus Dispatch and Senator Tom Coburn’s (R-OK) 2011 Wastebook.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/12/2011- Why Don’t Teachers Like The Idea Of Standardized Professional Evaluations?

This entry is part 52 of 55 in the series Principles and Policies Podcast

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday December 12, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis of the Institute For Principled Policy try and explain why teachers are looking over their shoulders with apprehension at a state proposal to standardize teacher evaluations? Could merit pay be far behind?

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/10/2011- Ignoring A Beating Heart; Trying To Pass The Heart Beat Bill

This entry is part 51 of 55 in the series Principles and Policies Podcast

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 10, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis of the Institute For Principled Policy discuss the tactics being employed by the opponents of the Heart Beat Bill. There is opposition from both sides of the issue of protecting life. Barry and Chuck try and make sense of the opposition from the nominally “pro-life” side of the issue.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/09/2011- Ohio House Education Committee Democratic Caucus Inadvertantly Proves Need For Bill They Oppose

This entry is part 50 of 55 in the series Principles and Policies Podcast

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday December 9, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis of the Institute For Principled Policy discuss a hearing that they both attended and at which Chuck testified. The bill was SB 165: The Founding of America Documents Bill. The bill was originally proposed by our friends at Ohio Christian Alliance and simply required that the foundational documents of the United States of America like the entire Constitution which includes the Bill of Rights and following amendments, the Declaration of Independence, Ohio’s Constitution, the Northwest Ordinance, the Federalist and Anti-federalist Papers, etc. be taught in Ohio’s schools as a separate curriculum item in their original context. Seems kind of simple and necessary, doesn’t it? Not according to the Democrat Party members on the committee. Why? Listen here and find out.

Chuck testified in his capacity as Executive Director of Camp American. His testimony in its entirety can be seen here.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/07/2011- Ohio HB 125; The ACLU’s Hot Air On The Heartbeat Bill

This entry is part 48 of 55 in the series Principles and Policies Podcast

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday December 7, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis of the Institute For Principled Policy expose the specious arguments and threats to sue Ohio to stop the Heartbeat Bill on the basis of Ohio’s Issue 3 We reveal the reasons that this is a “red herring.”