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Ask An Expert: First Congress
Question: Where and when did the First Congress meet? How many days were they in session and what was their agenda? Answer: The First Congress was one of the longer ones — but then so was its agenda. It drafted the Bill of Rights, it established the Departments of Treasury,...
TAKE ACTION: Be Heard By Your Representative and Senators!
Last November, American voters acted dramatically to change the face of Congress. They swept out dozens of incumbents and installed Representatives and Senators with a completely different philosophy from the officials they replaced. There is new leadership in the House, and the Senate is distinctly more skeptical about big government...
Poll: Americans Strongly Oppose Debt Limit Increase
Liberty Central has noted that Congress must soon decide whether to raise the federal debt ceiling or not. If the federal government is not authorized to borrow additional money, spending must immediately be brought into line with revenues. Which course do the American people want Congress to take? One current...
Liberty Central Welcomes the New Congress
The new Congress – House and Senate – was sworn in on Wednesday, May 5th. Liberty Central spent the day walking the halls and welcoming the newest defenders of liberty and virtue. The experience was exhilarating! In places, it seemed like a college graduation or family reunion; there were elated...
It's High Noon in America
Today, January 5, 2011, those we elected on November 2nd took their oath of office and swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States, so help them God. It’s a great day in America. Yet, we cannot believe all will be well and the bad guys will go away...
Time to Stop Borrowing?
Some tea party candidates have said that they will not – under any circumstances – vote for an increase in the federal debt limit. Other conservatives say that a debt increase should be paired with steep spending cuts. The Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers says that it would...
Jeff Flake to Appropriations Committee?
Many conservatives have backed the request of Congressman Jeff Flake (R-AZ) to join the House Appropriations Committee. Flake first made the request several years ago, but his crusade against earmarks has made him persona non grata in Republican leadership circles. In particular, he made an enemy of former Appropriations Committee...
Liberals planning busy lame duck session
Liberals are preparing to take on dozens of pieces of legislation during the lame duck session following the November election. Liberals feel a sense of urgency to act on legislation that will be less popular with the incoming Congress, which will likely feature more conservatives. While they will be hard pressed to...
WSJ: The Democrat Tax Retreat
The Wall Street Journal considers the decision by Congressional leaders not to vote prior to the election on legislation to block the Obama tax increases. As the Journal notes, this entire ugly episode is precisely what happens when a governing philosophy is repudiated: Listen closely to the political debate in...
Ask an Expert: Qualifications for Congress
Question: What does it take to run for a seat in Congress? Anonymous, Darien, Connecticut. Answer: Formally, not much. Informally, a lot! The required qualifications are found in Article 1 of the Constitution: House of Representatives twenty five years of age a citizen of the United States for 7 years...