LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos President Donald Trump will be able to order the construction of a wall on the Mexico border Wednesday with the stroke of a pen, because of a 2006 law passed with the help of Democrats including Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. The 2006 law authorized…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grant M. Deltz Associate Editor of The Libertarian Republic and Liberty Viral Judge Andrew Napolitano of Fox News recently called President Trump’s executive order to ease the burden of Obamacare “truly revolutionary.” With regards to it’s influence, Napolitano referenced how incredibly revolutionary it is for the order to instruct insurance companies to side…
by Josh Guckert On Wednesday, Kris Kobach, the Kansas Secretary of State and a member of President-elect Trump’s transition team, announced that he and the soon-to-be President were working on plans to create a registry for Muslim immigrants and begin construction of “the wall” along the Southern U.S. border. Kobach stated that he and other…
by Brian Nichols If you have graced social media at all today, I’m sure you have been enlightened by your liberal, progressive friends as to how terrible those who voted for Donald Trump are and that Trump is an absolute monster ready to destroy minority rights. Here are some highlights I encountered: “If you voted…
Obama to Take Advantage of “Pen and Phone” by Josh Guckert On Monday, the White House defended President Obama’s decision to enter into the Paris climate accord without Senate ratification. However, the White House would not confirm reports that the President will do so during his current trip to China. However, as The Washington Post reports,…
By JP Carroll The embattled socialist government of Venezuela has sent out troops to fight anti-government protesters and justified it by claiming the U.S. could invade the country soon. Venezuela has been dealing with widespread protests since Wednesday, a response to Socialist President Nicolas Maduro’s rejection of 1.85 million signatures submitted by the conservative opposition to start the recall…
Casey Harper The House Judiciary Committee passed a resolution Wednesday in an effort to rein in rampant executive overreach — a measure done largely in response to President Barack Obama’s overuse of executive orders. The resolution creates a task force to study executive overreach and ways to reduce it. Many in Congress believe the measure will…
Rachel Stoltzfoos President Barack Obama is expected to unilaterally implement new gun control measures this week after months of deliberation over the legal and political implications of the move. The proposed executive order would reportedly require anyone who sells more than 50 guns a year to obtain a federal license and conduct background checks on…
President Obama is moving forward with executive actions aimed at restricting gun sales. The executive order is the president’s following through on a promise he made earlier in the year to seek unilateral solutions on gun control if congress would not act. Politico reports that the executive actions will include: According to gun industry insiders…
Paul’s Bill Would Recognize Executive Orders as “Advisory Only” by Josh Guckert President Obama has on many occasions stated during his time in office that he wants to unilaterally enact gun control measures, but Rand Paul has other plans. The Junior Senator from Kentucky has introduced legislation which would label any Executive Order as “advisory only” until Congress has voted…