Tag archive for ‘tea party’
Posted by The Foundry on January 23rd, 2012 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as republic, revolution, ron paul, sotu, state of the union, tea party
What singular cause could bring together the likes of Democratic campaign strategist James Carville, Republican Governor Bobby Jindal (LA), actor Sacha Baron Cohen, and 2,000 families, all under one roof? The answer: school choice — empowering parents with the ability to save their children from failing schools, thereby giving them a shot at a brighter future. Those big names came together to kick off National School Choice Week in New Orleans over the weekend, a celebration that is being echoed in some 400 events across the country in all 50 … More
Posted by Tenth Amendment on January 17th, 2012 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as constitution, epa, politics, republic, supreme court, tea party
If you ask me, righteous indignation should be focused on our own politicians at home.
Posted by The Foundry on January 16th, 2012 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as elena kagan, epa, Harry Reid, supreme court, tea party
The greatest tribute to the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., is not to name a street in his honor or celebrate a national holiday. It is to recognize and support those who are working to carry out his vision, those who empower those facing the greatest obstacles through personal relationships that restore the fabric of civil society—without the need for federal government intervention. As former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Jack Kemp once said, “We need an anti-poverty agenda based on democratic capitalism, not socialism and on private ownership, … More
Posted by The Foundry on December 30th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as constitution, Harry Reid, north carolina, nullification, republic, supreme court, tea party
Americans are blessed to have inherited a constitutional republic. If we are to keep it, we must vigilantly preserve the Constitution upon which it stands. As 2011 draws to a close, we made a list (and checked it twice!) of the year’s most important constitutional trends. Nice: Congress begins to rediscover its (atrophied) constitutional muscles Congress kicked off the year with unprecedented reverence for the Constitution. Congress began the session with a ceremonial reading of the Constitution on the house floor, and then adopted a new rule that requires any proposed … More
Posted by The Foundry on December 29th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts, Video | Tagged as epa, indiana, inflation, tea party
For the rest of the week, we will be highlighting the top 10 videos, blog posts, papers, and charts of 2011. Listed below are the top 10 Heritage videos as determined by views on The Heritage Foundation’s YouTube channel. Have a YouTube account? Subscribe to our channel to be among the first to find out about new videos. #10: Freshmen Lawmakers Make the Case for Government Spending Cuts Many of the freshmen serving in the 112th Congress were elected last November riding a wave of Tea Party activism, fueled in … More
Posted by Tenth Amendment on December 28th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as bill of rights, constitution, epa, facebook, george bush, healthcare, idaho, kansas, kentucky, maine, mexico, new hampshire, north dakota, nullification, patriot act, politics, ppaca, real id, revolution, ron paul, south carolina, sovereignty, supreme court, tea party, tenth amendment, thomas jefferson
Onward and upward – the Constitution and Liberty!
Posted by The Foundry on December 27th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as deficit, republic, tea party
The Daily Caller’s Ginni Thomas sat down with Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) to talk about the rise of the Tea Party and its confrontation with the Washington establishment. “The Tea Party movement has been enormously constructive,” Toomey said the in the interview. “After we had the most liberal elected government in the history of the republic, take this lurch to the left and try to remake American society along the lines of the European welfare state, what we had was this wonderful spontaneous uprising.” Toomey said he hoped Tea Party … More
Posted by The Foundry on December 16th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as california, google, iraq, national security, tea party
With Christmas just a week away and the new year nearly upon us, Congress came within a whisper of yet another potential government shutdown and once again demonstrated its inability to make substantive spending cuts and deliver the American people the reforms necessary to secure America’s fiscal future. Rather than produce a timely budget by way of standard operating procedure, congressional leaders again butted up against the deadline and reached a deal on a trillion-dollar “mega-omnibus” nine-bill appropriations package that sadly is yet another disappointing failure to rein in government … More
Posted by The Foundry on December 15th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as constitution, politics, tea party
Click here Join us on Friday right now for a special “Lunch with Heritage” chat where are joined by the Assistant Director for the Center for Principles and Politics David Azerrad. He is taking your questions about what the left has been up…
Posted by The Foundry on December 9th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as declaration of independence, founding fathers, tea party
What explains such passionate philosophical disagreement between the Occupy Wall Street movement and the Tea Party? The seemingly insurmountable divide between left and right is perhaps most clearly understood by their respective concepts of human nature. As understood by our Founders, human nature is innate. In the words of the Declaration of Independence, individuals are “endowed by their creator” with “natural rights,” among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Beyond that, individuals are born with different faculties and talents. Government should allow individuals to freely cultivate these … More