ALG's Daily Grind - Obama's attempts to expand his power

April 12, 2013

Obama's attempts to expand his power

Senate report: Courts strike down numerous Obama power grabs, including to attach a GPS to one's car and following their every movement without having any evidence that the person has committed a crime.

Cartoon: Wreak Havoc

The state-run media sits by idly while this tin-pot leader wreaks havoc on the populace…

Conservatives Seek Leadership to Cure Malaise

Reflections on the passing of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher highlight the burnout, some would call malaise, inflicting many American conservatives today. 

Washington Examiner: EPA nominee promoted questionable coolant made by company with Obama ties

"Tests by Mercedes-Benz engineers last year found that when HFO-1234yf came in contact with a car's hot engine, it burst into flames."

CEI Weekly: President Gives Himself Control of Internet

Friday, July 13, 2012

Feature: Ryan Radia slammed President Obama's recent executive order on CNBC's Closing Bell.

FEATURE: President Gives Himself Control of Internet Last week, President Obama signed an executive order granting his administration special powers over communications networks in national security and emergency preparedness situations. CEI Associate Director of Technology Studies Ryan Radia outlined the constitutional and practical problems with the President's plan in a CNBC interview on Wednesday. Watch the segment here. SHAPING THE DEBATE Fade to Black Coal Chris Horner's Interview on Fox Business Why Politicians Answer to Unions Ivan Osorio's op-ed in The Washington Post Start of Darkness for America's Shining Cities Andrew Follett and Myron Ebell's op-ed in The Washington Post The Lean Forward Campaign: A Recipe for Economic Stagnation Bill Frezza's op-ed in RealClearMarkets Obama's Secret Anti-Immigration Campaign David Bier's op-ed in RealClearPolicy Lead Paint Rule All Wet Angela Logomasini's op-ed in PJ Media A Conservative-Progressive Carbon Tax Plot? Myron Ebell's citation in Reason Internet Freedom Becomes Hot Cause for Politicians Across the Political Spectrum CEI's citation in The Hill Obama Vs. Job Creation Wayne Crews' citation in The American Spectator

CEI PODCAST July 12, 2012: Who's to Blame for D.C.'s Power Outage? The Washington, D.C. area was recently hit by a rare derecho storm, which is essentially a land hurricane. Three million people were left without power, some for more than a week — during a record-breaking heatwave. Pepco, the electric utility that serves D.C. and parts of Maryland, quickly drew the public’s ire. Energy Policy Analyst William Yeatman thinks the jeering public should look in the mirror. A government-granted monopoly and rampant NIMBY-ism are not a recipe for success. BEST OF THE BLOGS Sign A Petition Requiring The Transportation Security Administration To Follow The Law! By Marc Scribner Dietitian Licensing Board Attempts To Limit Free Speech, Silence Bloggers By Michelle Minton Poisonous Advice From the Environmental Working Group By Angela Logomasini Regulation of the Day: Competing With Taxis By Ryan Young

ALG's Daily Grind: Obama above the law on DREAM Act and executive privilege?

June 25, 2012

Obama above the law on DREAM Act and executive privilege?

Taken on their own, these executive actions are at best Nixonian in their flagrant disregard for the rule of law, but Obama's actions over the past three years have gone much, much further in asserting his will whether Congress likes it or not.

Video: The Tale of The SEIU's Ridiculous Battle Against The 'RAISE Act'

You won't believe the audacity of this union group and its latest political battle. ALG's Don Todd wants you to hear what was in the email he received.

Major union feels sting of SCOTUS decision

Having already experienced a continuous string of political setbacks at the state level, one of the nation's largest unions, AFSCME, was jolted again Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of non-union workers who objected to paying fees for union political activities without notice.

Warner: The IMF helping the euro is feeding the monster on our doorstep

The IMF's Jeremy Warner warns Eurozone nations against an International Monetary Fund plan that would lead to fiscal union and "a European superstate that would probably be autocratic in nature".

ALG - Real State of the Union is 'endangered'

Jan. 23, 2012, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson today issued the following statement concerning tomorrow night's State of the Union Address:

"The State of the Union has become little more than a flashy political speech with hardly any substance to it whatsoever.  Obama will tout an 8.5 percent unemployment rate, when if the 4 million working-age adults who have been lost from the labor force were included, the real rate of joblessness would be closer to 11 percent, and the underemployed closer to 17 percent.  If Obama were not delivering a political speech, he might advise the American people that his 'stimulus' spending, borrowing, and printing policies have completely failed to turn the economy around and that a new direction is needed.

"If Obama were honest, he would be forced to tell the American people that the true State of the Union is endangered — by his own arbitrary executive actions in defiance of the separation of powers, the Constitution, and the rule of law.  He might tell the nation that public officials cannot simply do as they please; rather, they are guided and limited by the law.  He might remind us all that when they do act capriciously, the very fabric of civil society is ripped out from its roots.

"If Obama had any credibility, he would counsel the American people that instead of creating jobs and importing cheap energy from Canada via the Keystone pipeline, he chose instead to bow at the altar of environmental radicalism and is more interested in funneling money to bankrupt 'green' energy companies that neither create energy nor jobs.

"In short, if the American people were given a real assessment of the State of the Union, they might realize the immense damage that has been done to the country by the Obama Administration — in health care, the financial system, the national debt, energy, labor, the cost of doing business in America, and more — and advocate a change in leadership."

Interview Availability: Please contact Rebekah Rast at (703) 383-0880 or at rrast@getliberty.org to arrange an interview with ALG President Bill Wilson.

CEI - Today: executive power, SOPA/PIPA, culture wars

EXECUTIVE POWER - IAIN MURRAY

NEW! on The Daily Mail: Obama Rex may have regained the political initiative, but he has done so by abusing his powers

Last year, the received wisdom was that Washington DC was paralyzed by gridlock. The President and the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, were locked in an unending struggle that would only be broken when the American people pulled them apart in November 2012, deciding which direction the country would take.

In the last few months, however, the President has pushed forward his agenda in uncompromising fashion, regaining much of the political initiative. The only problem is that he has done so in a way that abuses his powers. 2012 may therefore prove to be the high water mark of the Imperial Presidency. > Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2089209/Obama-Rex.html

> Read more by Iain Murray, Director of CEI's Center for Economic Freedom

CULTURE - MATT PATTERSON PJ Media: Can America Turn It Around? History proves we can, but we are saddled by a new caveat. Lethargy has replaced liberty as the animating spirit of the Greek and Italian people. Those who once fought for their freedom are now fighting for their handouts. It just goes to show how far the mighty can fall, and how seductive and poisonous are the fruits of government dependency. We ignore the lesson at our peril. Read More at PJ Media > Read more by Matt Patterson, CEI Warren Brookes Journalism Fellow

TECH POLICY - RYAN RADIA Online piracy bills SOPA and PIPA could change the way the Internet works. > View the video: http://ceiondemand.org/2012/01/19/ryan-radia-sopa-could-change-the-way-the-internet-works/ > Read more by Ryan Radia, Associate Director of Technology Studies

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