It’s just come to my attention that a handful of Republican legislators, including Charlotte’s own Ruth Samuelson, have introduced the kind of legislation we thought we’d seen the end of after last November’s landslide election. They’ve introduced HB 495, the euphemistically-titled “Solar Jobs Bill.” The bill requires Duke Power and Progress Energy to double the amount of electricity it purchases from […]
The following opinion piece from me was submitted, but NOT printed, by the Charlotte Obfuscator. I thought it was worth sharing…. Several of the Charlotte Observer’s “Opinion” writers simply can’t understand why anyone would want to turn down money from the federal government for a new rail boondoggle…er, “project” from Charlotte to Raleigh. (The fact that the governors […]
CharMeck Courtwatch presents a Criminal Justice Forum to be held on Thursday, April 14. The event will take place at the CPI Headquarters located at 4200 Sandy Porter Rd, Charlotte, NC. Refreshments will be served during the “meet and greet” from 6:30-7:00PM. The panel discussion runs from 7:00-8:30PM. Featured guests include: Andrew Murray – District […]
In a post on the White House Blog titled, “President Obama on the Passing of Geraldine Ferraro,” the President states, “Geraldine fought to uphold America’s founding ideals of equality, justice, and opportunity for all.” Does the President not know that America’s primary founding ideal is Liberty? Justice and political equality are the means to protect […]
Like most Federal Government organizations, the FDA has gotten a little too big for its britches, ignoring the fact that Federal power is limited by the 10th Amendment in the United States Constitution, which states “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, […]
March 22, 2011 Dear Patriots, Our friends at Young Americans for Liberty have some exciting news. Congressman Ron Paul will be bringing the Liberty message to North Carolina next week! Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet with the Champion of the Constitution one-on-one! Please join Dr. Paul at NC State University’s McKimmon Center on […]
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina The Charlotte Roller Girls All-Stars skate over Savannah in the season opener at the Grady Cole Center. [nggallery id=135]
In my last post, “This Abortion’s On You,” I reported the fact both Charlotte and Mecklenburg County offer taxpayer funded abortion “benefits” in their respective group health plans to city and county employees, and have done so for at least the past 25 years. I mentioned that I had asked all three GOP Councilman – […]
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina Some real cowboy poetry takes center stage at the Circle K Rodeo. The next round of fun rides into town on April 2. [nggallery id=134]
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina Charlotte drops its regular season finale with a one-point heartbreaker, 71-70, to St. Joseph’s. [nggallery id=133]
