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May 9, 2009
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Victory over Daytime Curfew Bill - We Think
Around Texas
 

Liberals Make It Official--Christians Need Not Apply

by Ken Mercer

It is official; conservative Christians are unqualified and need not apply. It happened at the Miss USA Pageant and then at the Nominations Committee of the Texas State Senate.

 

Skullduggery in the House - HB 710

by Donna Garner

As described to me by someone who was there in person, this is the high drama that took place on the floor of the Texas House today.  Please write your legislators and tell them that you are ashamed that such obvious tricks are being used to take the authority away from the elected State Board of Education members.  We want to retain our Constitutional right to elect these Board members who make decisions over the 4.6 million public school children in our state.

 

Oppose Pre-K Program

by Michael Quinn Sullivan

Later today the Texas House will consider House Bill 130 which would create a full-day pre-kindergarten grant program. At a time when public education dollars are already stretched thin, this is an inappropriate expansion of government.

 
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Presidential News
 

Obama Brings More "Change"

by Gary Bauer

Staying true to his campaign mantra of change, President Barack Obama is changing the way this year's National Day of Prayer events will be observed. President George W. Bush hosted a White House reception for the National Day of Prayer during his administration. This year, President Obama is not. He is issuing a proclamation recognizing the event, but there will be no White House ceremony, and the president is avoiding publicly associating himself with the day's activities sponsored by the National Day of Prayer Task Force.

 
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National News
 

More People Should Listen to Tea Party's Valid Messages

Some have been quick to downplay the surprisingly strong showing at the hundreds of "tea parties" across the country April 15, the deadline for filing income tax returns or getting an extension. Since then, critics have come out to suggest that the protests were aimed personally at President Barack Obama.

 

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Receives Deluge of Ethics Complaints

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's life has changed in a myriad of ways since she became the Republican vice presidential nominee last August, but one aspect of her newfound fame has been more bracing than the others: Since entering the national spotlight, Palin has been inundated by ethics complaints, most of them filed against her after she agreed to become Sen. John McCain's running mate.

 

Values And The GOP

by Gary Bauer

Twenty years ago, the public generally, and young adults in particular, were significantly in favor of legal abortion. You can't say that anymore. The shift has been steady, but a new poll suggests it might be accelerating. According to the most recent Pew Research survey, 46% of American adults favor "legal abortion" in all or most cases, while 44% favor the pro-life position that abortion should illegal in most or all cases. That represents the lowest level of support in over a decade for legal abortion measured by Pew and the ABC-Washington Post polls.

 

Glimmers of Hope for the GOP

by Patrick J. Buchanan

For conservatives fretful over the future of the party to which they have given allegiance, "How Barack Obama Won: A State by State Guide to the Historic 2008 Election" reads like something out of Edgar Allan Poe.

 

Mom Says Patriot Act Stripped Son of Due Process

Sixteen-year-old Ashton Lundeby's bedroom in his mother's Granville County home is nothing, if not patriotic. Images of American flags are everywhere - on the bed, on the floor, on the wall.

 
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Commentaries
 
Cinco de Mayo
by Paul Perry
Many think of Cinco de Mayo as an excuse to drink beer or simply as some foreign holiday, but maybe it's not as foreign as we imagine.
 
Dirty Dozen (Part 3)
by Wes Riddle
Two eminent scholars, Thomas Woods, Jr. and Kevin Gutzman wrote a book last year with a startling and disconcerting thesis. Their argument is that the Constitution is dead not just dying, and they have identified a dozen ways-the dirty dozen-in which all three branches of the federal government have removed restraining elements from federal officials so they can do whatever they want!
 
 
 
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Victory over Daytime Curfew Bill - We Think 
 

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Tim Lambert
 
 The battle against daytime curfews has continued to take many forms over the last few years. We have opposed HB 1886 since early spring because it would expand the possibilities of daytime curfews in Texas. We opposed the bill in the Urban Affairs Committee; it passed. We opposed it in Calendars Committee, and it was finally brought to the floor last Friday for consideration.

I miscommuni-
cated to a friend in the legislature who sought to fix the bill by exempting home schoolers. I told him I'd support the amendment but did not communicate clearly that I still opposed the bill and would work against its passage. When the bill came to the floor for second reading, the Miklos ammendment exempting home schoolers was accepted, and the bill passed because most thought our concerns had been successfully addressed. We sent an e-mail stating otherwise to house members and asked for a no vote on third reading. The bill then was defeated with ten democrats voting against it 76-61.
 
 
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