Fritz Pettyjohn
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If the House Republicans can’t repeal and replace Obamacare, what can they do? Can they cut taxes, or increase the debt ceiling, or pass a budget? And if they can’t…
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GovernmentLegal AffairsLiberty
That’s Why They’re Called “Entitlements”
by Fritz Pettyjohn March 27, 2017Republicans were counting on $1 trillion in savings from Obamacare Repeal and Replace, and that money would help pay for massive tax cuts. I expect them to pass the tax…
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GovernmentLegal AffairsLibertyUncategorized
The New Yorker Is Clueless
by Fritz Pettyjohn March 20, 2017Stu McPhail of the BBA Task Force has delivered a rebuttal of a seriously muddled article in The New Yorker. From Stu: “The March 13 issue of The New Yorker…
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Smart Democrats used to understand that elections are won and lost on bread and butter issues, like jobs, wages and economic vitality. You get the impression that boring stuff like…
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GovernmentLegal AffairsLiberty
I’m On My Way, and I Ain’t Going Back
by Fritz Pettyjohn March 13, 2017As a scheduled adjournment approaches, the inner workings of a State Legislature changes dramatically. The budget is always at center stage, and legislators carrying bills are frantically competing with…
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A guest post from Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey, who is emerging as a leader in the Article V movement. P.S. – In my guest column in The Commercial Appeal,…
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GovernmentLegal AffairsLiberty
If All You’ve Got is a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail
by Fritz Pettyjohn March 6, 2017There are ins and outs of politics — the inside game, and the outside. The outside comes from the voters — public pressure. With millions of dollars at its disposal,…
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In drafting Article V, as with all of the Constitution, the Framers were succinct. Their plain words were clearly understood at the time. But the practice of politics and government…
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The remote northern edge of the American Rocky Mountains, in northern Idaho and western Montana, is the last stronghold of the John Birch Society. These two States are where passage…