ALG's Daily Grind - Fighting Fluoridation: Fringe No More

Feb. 15, 2013

Fighting Fluoridation: Fringe No More

Last October a new report from the Harvard School of Public Health revealed children living in areas with higher levels of water fluoridation have "significantly lower" IQ scores than children living in low fluoride areas.

Minimum wage increase: the bad idea that just won't die

It is from the same minds who idealize collectivism that we have the almost inconceivably stupid idea of raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour at a time when the employment situation amongst those who have a high school diploma or failed to finish high school education is at catastrophic levels.  And teen unemployment is even worse.

NLRB Drops UFCW Walmart Black Friday Illegal Picketing Case

The National Labor Relations Board says no legal action will be taken against the union so long as the UFCW does not make any further organized efforts against Walmart.

WSJ: U.S. Grant Funded Workers' Play at LG Chem Factory

In the latest embarrassment to the Obama Administration's "green" subsidies programs, "a South Korean advanced battery maker never scaled up U.S. production despite receiving $142 million in federal grants":

48 Hours Until Thousands of Obama Protesters Converge on all State Capitols

February 13, 2013 (MMD Newswire) -- Over 20,000 people have signed up online to attend the National Protests Against Obama (NPAO) in all 50 state capitals in 48 hours through both ALIPAC's Facebook event page and website AgainstAmnesty.com. Despite the recently documented censorship efforts by Facebook, the number of protesters planning to muster is growing rapidly!

Peaceful and racially inclusive picket style protests will take place on public sidewalks at all 50 American state capitols this Saturday, February 16, from 11am to 1pm in respective time zones.

Protest address locations and more information can be found on the Facebook invite page at https://www.facebook.com/events/4653...94260/?fref=ts

Online activists are spreading the word and encouraging like-minded citizens to join using e-mails, social media, online communities, and calls to talk radio shows.

The attendance ranks are swelling despite the fact Facebook has been caught red handed blocking ads promoting the protests, allowing pro Obama activists to deface the NPAO event page, and blocking the main event page from the search results of the Facebook search engine.

"More Americans are quickly learning that both the main stream and social media are acting as extensions of Obama's totalitarian, dictatorial, and nation dividing regime," said William Gheen, the primary NPAO organizer and President of ALIPAC. "We are proud to see so many Americans standing up and speaking out against these abuses of our political and financial systems, our citizens, our Republic, and our entire Bill of Rights."

The NPAO rallies are designed to take place legally, picket style, without permits, to test if Americans still have the right to both peacefully assemble and the right to petition government for redress of grievances. Some recent gun rights protests that sought permits were placed in locations where their attendees could not be seen by the public or lawmakers.

Protesters will be citing a host of valid concerns and complaints regarding Barack Obama's policies such as unprecedented spending and debt, Amnesty for illegal aliens orders by fiat, attempts to restrict gun rights, attacks on free speech on the web, the purchase of thousands of assault rifles for the Mexican mafia via Fast and Furious, the ridiculous cover story released during Benghazigate, the unconstitutional appointments to the Labor Board, the suspension of Habeas Corpus rights through the NDAA, and many more policy issues not related to Obama's race.

Talk radio show hosts and members of the American media are encouraged to inform more Americans about these protests before they occur and to attend these protests to speak with participants.

Contact: Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC)

CEI Weekly: Court Rules Against Obama Recess Appointments

February 1, 2013

Feature: A court ruling throws doubt on President Obama's 2012 recess appointments. 

FEATURE: Court Rules Against Obama Recess Appointments This week, a federal appeals court ruled President Obama's appointments to fill vacancies at the National Labor Relations Board were unconstitutional because he bypassed the Senate.  Though the president claimed he could make recess appointments because the Senate was not in session, the court found that the Senate technically was still in session. After the ruling was announced, CEI experts pointed out that it could have far-reaching effects---perhaps most significantly, it calls into question the recess appointment of CFPB head Richard Cordray. Read CEI's Jan. 25 statement on the matter here. For background, see CEI initial statement on the day of the surprise recess appointments here.  SHAPING THE DEBATE Fred Smith Passes the Torch at CEI CEI featured in The Washington Post Gov. McDonnell's Transportation Plan Marc Scribner's radio interview Value Destroyers Like Bernanke Fancy Themselves Magician Economists Matthew Melchiorre's op-ed in Forbes Under Obama, a Failing America Hans Bader's letter to the editor in The Washington Times EPA Cannot Regulate Water Flow, Federal Court Rules Jefferson Edgens' op-ed in The Huffington Post The EPA's Lisa Jackson: The Worst Head of the Worst Regulatory Agency, Ever Henry I. Miller's op-ed in Forbes Not All Austerity Is Equal Matthew Melchiorre's op-ed in National Review

CEI PODCAST January 31, 2013: The Recess Appointments That Weren't Federal judges recently struck down four recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, claiming the Senate was in pro forma session when President Obama made the appointments. Senior Fellow Matt Patterson talks about the case and its far-reaching consequences for the labor market, as well as the separation of powers. BEST OF THE BLOGS The Coming Regulatory Recession? By John Berlau Right-to-Work Train Rolls On By Matt Patterson The Growing Irrelevance of U.S. Climate Policy By Marlo Lewis Cancer Risks Unlikely From Foam Cups By Angela Logomasini

ALG's Daily Grind - Cautious hope on keeping $85 billion sequester

Jan. 30, 2013

Cautious hope on keeping $85 billion sequester

In just a single month, Congress has already kicked out $53.4 billion of new spending via the tax deal and hurricane disaster relief, none of which was paid for with offsetting cuts. And that's just for 2013. Will sequester survive?

Cartoon: Fox in the way

Is Fox News singlehandedly obstructing the Obama Administration's agenda?

Constitution? What constitution?

NLRB refuses to dismiss unconstitutional members: ""The Board respectfully disagrees with today's [D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals] decision and believes that the President's position in the matter will ultimately be upheld."

Shedlock: Iceland Wins! 'Icesave' Lawsuit Dismissed, Court Orders EC and EFTA to Pay Costs

"Iceland is in an economic recovery thanks to its decision to not bailout banks at taxpayer expense during the great financial collapse. Iceland's decision upset the UK and Netherlands. Both countries foolishly decided to reimburse its depositors, then sue Iceland to pay."

ALG's Daily Grind - The Fed can't print growth

Jan. 31, 2013

The Fed can't print growth

A printing press is no replacement for real productivity, a lowered cost of doing business, and regulations that welcome company creation.

Preserving the Middle Class:  Who Cares?

A Center for American Progress 35-point plan to "strengthen" the middle class suggests not a thriving, independent linchpin of American prosperity but an homogenized, stagnant and, yes, dependent voting bloc. 

WSJ:Courts? Who Listens to Courts?

"[W]hen a federal court rules the recess appointments [to it] illegal, the NLRB declares that it will keep doing business as if nothing happened."