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To view this email as a web page, go here. President Obama vs. The Constitution Many Americans feels like our country is at a tipping point.   Barack Obama has managed to tip the balance of power so far towards the executive branch that many people wonder if a balance can ever be restored. Let me remind you of a recent Fox News poll where 74 percent of respondents thought the president is overstepping his Constitutional boundaries.   That includes 54% of Democrats! Keep in mind that America was founded on this principle of three co-equal branches of government.   It was set up that way to maintain a crucial, yet fragile, balance of power.   Maintaining that balance is key because it ensures that our system is properly checking itself and that one branch cannot abuse the others or the rights of the people.   Constitutional Tipping Point This week Const...

Shared from Zite   John Hames shared with you:   UPDATE: Facts About the Connecticut Gun Control Letters capitalisminstitute.org - As you know, thousands of Connecticut residents are continuing to defy the state's new gun control laws which require gun owners to register their "assault" weapons and "high-capacity" magazines. Connecticut officials allegedly sent a letter to gun owners, who failed to comply with the new registration requirements, detailing the "options" citizens have in order to be in compliance with the law, as reported by AmmoLand. Available on the App Store . ...

Shared from Zite   John Hames shared with you:   Chuck Schumer and Dem Senators Beg Obama to Take the First Amendment Away from the Tea Party tpnn.com - The Democrats are doubling down on their support of the IRS's targeting of the Tea Party movement. Yesterday, they shot down amendments introduced by Senator Ted Cruz that would have both safeguarded the free speech of citizens and prevented the use of the IRS to unjustly and unlawfully target people. Given the fact that the IRS scandal is back in the news with the now retired IRS official Lois Lerner being recalled for further testimony to Congress, one would think that there would be cooperation to protect Americans from the president using the IRS or any government agency to attack tho...

Shared from Zite   John Hames shared with you:   Iran advancing its nuclear program despite pact with West USA Today - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (C-L) and Iran Foreign Minister Javad Mohammad Zarif (C-R) attend a meeting with delegations on the last day of talks with Iran at the UN headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Feb. 20, 2014. The next round of nuclear talks between political directors of Iran and six powers will be on March 17 in Vienna.(Photo: DIETER NAGL AFP/Getty Images) Available on the App Store . John Hames

Shared from Zite   John Hames shared with you:   Palin Mocked in 2008 for Warning Putin May Invade Ukraine if Obama Elected breitbart.com - After the Russian Army invaded the nation of Georgia, Senator Obama's reaction was one of indecision and moral equivalence, the kind of response that would only encourage Russia's Putin to invade Ukraine next. Available on the App Store . John Hames

Shared from Zite   John Hames shared with you:   Obama Creates Yet Another New Entitlement By Unilaterally Repealing Yet Another Part Of ObamaCare Forbes - As readers of this blog know, President Obama is disregarding the requirement that recipients of ObamaCare's private health insurance subsidies be enroll in coverage through state-established Exchanges. The president, without any congressional authorization and contrary to the clear language of federal law, is handing out subsidies to people enrolled through HealthCare.gov as well. In effect, the president simply created a $700 billion entitlement all by himself. Available on t...

Shared from Zite   John Hames shared with you:   Sex-change madness: DC says taxpayers must make dude look like a lady allenbwest.com - The killer formerly known as Robert in 1990 & 1993 (Boston Globe photo) There is bizarre and then there is just plain absurd. In another case of government telling the private sector what to do – this time in the area of healthcare – the absurdity knows no bounds. Available on the App Store . John Hames

Shared from Zite   John Hames shared with you:   Freedom Works CEO Matt Kibbe: McConnell will lose & Speaker Boehner retiring radio.foxnews.com - Home > Talk > John Gibson > Freedom Works CEO Matt Kibbe: McConnell will lose & Speaker Boehner retiring Matt Kibbe, President and CEO of FreedomWorks says he thinks Chris Christie is the "least compelling" choice for 2016. Plus: Kibbe says Sen. Mitch McConnell will not win his race in KY saying he is very "uncompetitive". Take a Listen Available on the App Store . John Hames