Category Archives: State Legislation

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 3/17/2018- Bad Judges And Bad Legislation

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 3/17/2018- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss a simply awful ruling issued by Federal District Court judge Timothy Black, an Obama appointee and a Republican Senate confirmation, allowing the abortion of children simply because they have an extra chromosome giving them Down’s Syndrome. Judge Black is a former general counsel and president of Planned Parenthood of Ohio. We discuss the frightening implications of a ruling in which a Federal Court judge rules that the murder of children due to a development anomaly is a categorical right. We also discuss the educational nightmare and the schizophrenic nature of so-called conservatives who support a bill in the Ohio Legislature that completely revamps the education in Ohio. The proposed system in HB 512 takes a system that is already badly broken and way too centralized into a Soviet-style and unaccountable bureaucracy.

Article links- Federal judge blocks the protection of unborn Down’s Syndrome children

State school board of Ohio opposes HB 512

Questions and answers on Ohio’s proposed merger of all levels its educational system contained in HB 512

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Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 1/20/2018- The President Sets The Bar For Future President’s At The March For Life

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 1/20/2018- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyz.e Donald Trump’s decision to directly address March for Lifers. we also discuss the recent, if somewhat flawed, awakening to the limits on the judiciary in the Constitution. We look at how President Trump has hoist the press by their own petard by pointing out the absurdity of blaming Republicans for the coming government shutdown over DACA. We finish up with a warning on Ohio HB 160 which is a nightmare for churches and church affiliated organizations, not to mention small business owners, etc.

 

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 10/28/2017- Reformation Day Eve? What Happened To Halloween? Scarier Things Lurk In Columbus And Washington DC

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 10/28/2017- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis do a quick explanation of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing of 95 theses to the Wittenburg church door on October 31, 1517 and what it became and why it’s still relevant. We warn that a vote on resolution SJR1 calling for a constitutional convention may be happening in the Ohio Senate. Barry gives a rundown on Ohio political musical chairs which is a “don’t miss.” We use this as a segue to discuss the US Senatorial chess board and the larger strategy at play. We finish up with an analysis of Uranium One and the 180 degree turn in the “Russian Election Collusion” meme.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 7/8/2017- The Intricacies Of The Ohio Budget And Unintended Consequences

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 7/8/2017- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the Ohio budget follies and the overrides of gubernatorial vetoes. That segues into the developing race to replace John Kasich and grandstanding by the potential candidates. Grandstanding always has unintended consequences and that leads to a deeper discussion of pharmaceutical marketing issues.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 7/1/2017- Ohio Budget Disaster, Ohio Health Buffoonery, And Another Special Election Disaster For Democrats

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 7/1/2017- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze the Ohio legislature’s sudden reckoning with the budget that they created by giving a tax and spend RINO governor everything he wanted so he could be elected president and get them all Washington DC appointments. We discuss the Kansas budget issue and work to debunk the socialist argument that lower taxes caused the problem. We also discuss the Ohio Department of Health and their complete disconnect from reality in ignoring the homosexual community and the inherent danger of doing what they do while encouraging them to stop smoking…huh?

Article links- Dissolve Illinois?

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 4/8/2017- Relationships Under Construction Banquet Report And Report On A Committee Hearing on An Article V Convention Call

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 8, 2017. There were some audio issues with this broadcast. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis begin by recapping the Relationships Under Construction banquet and go into a discussion of Ohio’s attempt (yet again) to get the legislature to call for a new constitutional convention. We also discuss the attempt to repeal and “replace” Obamacare (the ACA).

Article links- Relationships Under Construction

Lawrence Lessig blog

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 3/25/2017- Obamacare And An Article V Convention; The Never Ending Stories

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 25, 2017. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis begin by looking at the radical Islamic attack on the Parliament building at Westminster in London England. We then discuss both the failure of the unspeakably bad attempt at federal health care “reform” and yet another attempt to get Ohio to call an Article V convention.

Article links- 3Rd Rail Politics continues its outstanding work in exposing the corruption of the Fordham Foundation and Ohio Senator Peggy Lehner regarding the funding of charter schools

A blissfully clueless Wall Street Journal pot calls the Donald Trump kettle “black” regarding “credibility” (warning: suicidal pay wall at WSJ.com)

Rep. Devin Nunes makes a Kafkaesque statement regarding Trump campaign surveillance and “incidental” information collection

More on Rep. Nunes ridiculous assertions

Is the odious James Comey the most powerful man in Washington at the moment?

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 2/4/2017- John Kasich Continues His Long, Excruciatingly Slow Political Suicide

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 4, 2017. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss John Kasich’s last budget as Ohio governor and his attempt to garner favor for a future run for national office by writing a book about “tolerance.” We also analyze reports of President Trump’s alleged threats to the President of Mexico that he would send troops to handle “bad hombres” and Democratic Vice-presidential candidate and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine’s call for riots in the streets

Article links- 3rd Rail Politics on Kasich’s Budget

Mexico denies fake news about a Mexican incursion to handle “bad Hombres”

Tim Kaine calls for “fighting in the streets”

 

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 12/24/2016- Merry Christmas Greetings, The Electoral College, The Campus Conceal Carry Bill

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 24, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis say “Merry Christmas!” We also discuss the Electoral College, and why John Kasich felt he had to sign the Campus Concealed Carry Bill.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 12/17/2016- Of The Electoral College, Constitutional Conventions, Russian “Tampering,” And Gubernatorial Vetoes

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 17, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss man-made global warming, the Electoral College, faithless electors, Russian “election tampering,” a call for a Constitutional Convention and pro bono faithless elector legal services from supporter Lawrence Lessig, and John Kasich’s veto of the Heartbeat Bill.