The newly released details of the White House budget for fiscal year 2023 marks a failure in spending restraint and regulatory accountability, say CEI experts. Kent Lassman, CEI President, argues that not only is the envisioned wealth tax at odds with the Constitution, it’s wrong to tax people on income they don’t have: “Such a … Continue reading Biden Crazy ‘Billionaire Tax’ Scheme Violates Constitution
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U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced a bill that would prohibit the federal government from sharing, disclosing, or disseminating information concerning religious accommodation requests, including exemption requests for COVID-19 vaccines. “The Constitution is clear—Montanans have the right to freedom of religion. The federal government should not be tracking, storing and sharing Montanans’ religious exemption requests for … Continue reading Daines Introduces Bill to Stop Federal Government from Tracking Your Religious Information
This week the Benton County Circuit Court ruled that a statute authorizing warrantless trespassing and surveillance by Tennessee game wardens is unconstitutional. The ruling is not just a victory for Benton County landowners Terry Rainwaters and Hunter Hollingsworth, who sued with the Institute for Justice (IJ) after the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) ignored their “No Trespassing” … Continue reading In Victory for Property Owners, Court Strikes Down Game Warden Surveillance Law as Unconstitutional
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) introduced a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to eliminate waste and rein in federal spending. Congresswoman Boebert said, “Everyday Americans are faced with tough decisions on how to balance their checkbooks. Unfortunately, the government shows no such restraint, pummeling all of us with record-setting spending and runaway inflation. Nancy Pelosi and the … Continue reading Lauren Boebert Introduces Balanced Budget Amendment to Constitution
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, gave his opening statement on the first day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Watch Sen. Cruz’s opening statement here. The full text of Sen. Cruz’s opening statement is included below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz’s … Continue reading Sen. Cruz at Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearing: ‘Will You Protect Freedom Or Restrict It?’
House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), along with House Minority Whip and Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-LA), Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Oversight and Reform Committee Ranking Member James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter to the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, regarding … Continue reading GOP Leaders Condemn Surgeon General Scheme to Coerce Tech Companies and Censor Americans
Until this month, anyone whose constitutional rights were violated by federal police officers faced an uphill battle to hold those officers to account in a court of law. But an argument held earlier this month before the U.S. Supreme Court might signal a shift among not only the Justices but the federal government itself when … Continue reading Could a Recent Supreme Court Argument Signal a New Willingness to Hold Federal Police Accountable?
On Friday twenty senators sent a letter directly to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Marvin Richardson demanding accountability for its “incredibly troubling […] pattern of secret regulation” and for making “blanket threats” for “possessing various firearms accessories, none of which are illegal based on … Continue reading 20 Senators Demand Accountability from ATF on Solvent Traps, FRTs Referencing GOA Leaks
Is speech that offers advice on how to lose weight or eat healthier protected by the First Amendment? That is the question raised by a federal lawsuit brought by health coach Heather Kokesch Del Castillo against the Florida Department of Health that is currently before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. On February 18, … Continue reading Health Coach Seeks Rehearing in First Amendment Challenge to Florida Ban on Dietary Advice
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