PrintDecember 29, 2008
Where should Conservatives Draw the Line?
As January 20th approaches so too does the possibility of the biggest federal power grab in the history of the United States. The number of proposals for more federal intervention to "solve" America's problems is staggering. In this article I want to discuss which of these socialist schemes conservatives have a fighting chance to stop ... and what we must do to be successful in our efforts to stop them.But before I review the areas in which we might have some success, I want to discuss the impending transformations that are already out of our hands.(A) The Judiciary: Let it go conservatives. There is nothing we can do to halt the appointment of liberal judges to the federal bench. Don't even think that the Republicans in the Senate will filibuster Obama's judicial nominations. They do not have the backbone. They never have. The Senate voted 96 to 3 to put Ruth Bader Ginsburg (former ACLU board member) on the Supreme Court. Obama's appointments will fly through the Senate....(Read Full Article)
