Deport, Tax, Regulate, Vote - Your Constitution at Work

GOP applauds Trump plan to use military for deportations, some expect legal fights
Trump may declare a national emergency to deport illegals.  He has also discussed using the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to speedily remove criminal aliens. The military cannot traditionally conduct law enforcement operations without congressional authorization, though the National Guard is not subject to that restriction.  Read more.

PA Supreme Court Rules for RNC, Declares Undated Mail-in Ballots May Not Be Counted
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled before the 2024 General Election that mail-in ballots that don't have proper dates or signatures would not be included in the official results, yet Democrats proceeded counting the ballots in a Senate race recount despite the ruling.  Read more here.

President Trump Announces His GenZ Pick For Press Secretary
27-year-old Karoline Leavitt will serve as Trump’s Press Secretary in his second term, the youngest person in American history to hold that position.  She recently served as National Press Secretary in the Trump campaign, ran for Congress in 2022 in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, and served as assistant Press Secretary in the first Trump administration.  Read the story.

Trump Taps Brendan Carr for FCC Chairman
President-elect Donald Trump has picked Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as the new chairman of the agency tasked with regulating broadcasting, telecommunications, and broadband.  Trump calls Carr a “warrior of free speech,” and says he is “against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans’ Freedoms, and held back our Economy…”  Read more here.

Who Has the Right to Impose Taxes on Us?
Control and restrictions on the government are the entire reason for the Constitution. This profound document was created to protect the individual from our own government.  According to the Constitution, only those who must stand for election are allowed to assess fines, regulation, laws, and taxes against their fellow citizens.  Read the article.

Eco-Activists May Have Inadvertently Gutted One of Their Favorite Regulatory Systems
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) that the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) does not have the legal authority to issue National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules.  The decision represents a major step toward placing rulemaking authority back in Congress’ hands.  Read more here.