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Sunday, March 21, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Tiahrt and the Tea Baggers
Rep. Todd Tiahrt, as with many Kansas Republicans, is doing all he can to win over the Tea Bag movement.
According to The Wichita Eagle:
Posted on Sat, Feb. 20, 2010
“Tea party event draws candidates, voters
BY DEB GRUVER
Barry Cole is 30 years old and says he's never voted because he's never found a candidate in whom he could believe.
He came to Saturday's "Winter Rally 2010," sponsored by Kansans for Liberty, to try to change that, he said.
As supporters of the tea party milled about Century II's Exhibition Hall, Cole stood with some friends and took it all in.
Those running to fill Rep. Todd Tiahrt's seat in Congress set up booths inside Century II, hoping to sway voters to their side. Tiahrt, a Republican from Goddard, and Rep. Jerry Moran, a Republican from Hays, both of whom are vying for a seat in the Senate, made brief presentations during the event.”
Then there is Tiahrt’s role in the event:
”Tiahrt took the stage first and said he wants a "limited Constitutional form of government, and I'm willing to fight for it.”
He said government bailouts should end, leading a "no more bailouts" chant with the crowd.
"When you get a tax rebate, do you consider that a bailout?" he asked the crowd, answering, "No, that's you're own money."
What kind of people are in the Tea Party movement? Here some activist confront a protester with Parkinson’s disease.
According to The Wichita Eagle:
Posted on Sat, Feb. 20, 2010
“Tea party event draws candidates, voters
BY DEB GRUVER
Barry Cole is 30 years old and says he's never voted because he's never found a candidate in whom he could believe.
He came to Saturday's "Winter Rally 2010," sponsored by Kansans for Liberty, to try to change that, he said.
As supporters of the tea party milled about Century II's Exhibition Hall, Cole stood with some friends and took it all in.
Those running to fill Rep. Todd Tiahrt's seat in Congress set up booths inside Century II, hoping to sway voters to their side. Tiahrt, a Republican from Goddard, and Rep. Jerry Moran, a Republican from Hays, both of whom are vying for a seat in the Senate, made brief presentations during the event.”
Then there is Tiahrt’s role in the event:
”Tiahrt took the stage first and said he wants a "limited Constitutional form of government, and I'm willing to fight for it.”
He said government bailouts should end, leading a "no more bailouts" chant with the crowd.
"When you get a tax rebate, do you consider that a bailout?" he asked the crowd, answering, "No, that's you're own money."
What kind of people are in the Tea Party movement? Here some activist confront a protester with Parkinson’s disease.
Will Tiahrt finally get his tanker deal?
Finally after years of doing nothing for his district other than take gifts, contributions and perks for his office, Tiahrt may finally get his tanker deal. Not because of his hard lobbying, but because all the competitors are loosing interest in the project.
According to The Wichita Eagle:
“Northrop won't offer tanker bid
Northrop's tanker is based on the Airbus A330 commercial airliner. Boeing said last week that it will offer a tanker based on the 767.
EADS North America chairman Ralph Crosby called the Air Force preference for a smaller tanker "particularly disappointing given that the Air Force previously selected the A330-based KC-45 because of its added capability, lower risk and best value."
"They really wanted to bid," said Lexington Institute defense analyst Loren Thompson.
But after spending $200 million preparing its bids, Northrop concluded it wouldn't make money off the tanker competition, Thompson said.”
For the rest click here.
According to The Wichita Eagle:
“Northrop won't offer tanker bid
Northrop's tanker is based on the Airbus A330 commercial airliner. Boeing said last week that it will offer a tanker based on the 767.
EADS North America chairman Ralph Crosby called the Air Force preference for a smaller tanker "particularly disappointing given that the Air Force previously selected the A330-based KC-45 because of its added capability, lower risk and best value."
"They really wanted to bid," said Lexington Institute defense analyst Loren Thompson.
But after spending $200 million preparing its bids, Northrop concluded it wouldn't make money off the tanker competition, Thompson said.”
For the rest click here.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
The Tiahrt Amendment violates the 10th amendment
Lawyers, Guns and Money: Why the Tiahrt Amendment’s Ban on the Admissibility of ATF Trace Data in State Court Actions Violates the Commerce Clause and the Tenth Amendment
Colin Miller
John Marshall Law SchoolMarch 2, 2010Abstract:
The Tiahrt Amendment provides in relevant part that ATF trace data "shall be inadmissible in evidence, and shall not be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, nor shall testimony or other evidence be permitted based on the data, in a civil action in any State (including the District of Columbia) or Federal court..." This Amendment has hamstrung cities and localities which, in an effort to combat crime with civil litigation, have brought actions against the gun industry sounding in public nuisance, with trace data being crucial to the success of such actions. Because this Amendment regulates state as well as federal court proceedings, it is defensible, if at all, under Congress’ Commerce Clause power. President Obama backed away from a campaign promise to repeal the Amendment, but the Amendment appears vulnerable to constitutional attack. In United States v. Lopez, the Supreme Court found that the Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) of 1990 exceeded Congress' Commerce Clause power because it was directed at criminal conduct, not commerce, and in Printz v. United States, it found that interim provisions in the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act violated the Tenth Amendment because they purported to direct state executive officers to participate in the administration of a federally enacted regulatory scheme. This article argues that the state court evidentiary provisions on the Tiahrt Amendment are not meaningfully different from the GFSZA and the interim Brady provisions, rendering them similarly indefensible under the Commerce Clause and the Tenth Amendment.
For more click here.
Colin Miller
John Marshall Law SchoolMarch 2, 2010Abstract:
The Tiahrt Amendment provides in relevant part that ATF trace data "shall be inadmissible in evidence, and shall not be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, nor shall testimony or other evidence be permitted based on the data, in a civil action in any State (including the District of Columbia) or Federal court..." This Amendment has hamstrung cities and localities which, in an effort to combat crime with civil litigation, have brought actions against the gun industry sounding in public nuisance, with trace data being crucial to the success of such actions. Because this Amendment regulates state as well as federal court proceedings, it is defensible, if at all, under Congress’ Commerce Clause power. President Obama backed away from a campaign promise to repeal the Amendment, but the Amendment appears vulnerable to constitutional attack. In United States v. Lopez, the Supreme Court found that the Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) of 1990 exceeded Congress' Commerce Clause power because it was directed at criminal conduct, not commerce, and in Printz v. United States, it found that interim provisions in the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act violated the Tenth Amendment because they purported to direct state executive officers to participate in the administration of a federally enacted regulatory scheme. This article argues that the state court evidentiary provisions on the Tiahrt Amendment are not meaningfully different from the GFSZA and the interim Brady provisions, rendering them similarly indefensible under the Commerce Clause and the Tenth Amendment.
For more click here.
Raj Goyle to run for Tiahrt’s old seat
Raj Goyle is running for the House seat that Todd Tiahrt will give up to run for senate. If we are lucky, Tiahrt will be voted out in the primary and maybe we will see the last of him. Tiahrt can always make money as a snake oil salesman. He’s a terrific liar and scam artist.
Goyle came to Wichita Saturday night for a fundraiser,
“I was told ‘You can promise not to take gifts, but you know you will,” Goyle said. “I haven’t. I am the only congressman that has not taken any gifts.”
If true, he is the exact opposite of Tiahrt. Tiahrt never met a gift or perk he didn’t like.
More than 50 people where there for a fund raiser.
Goyle came to Wichita Saturday night for a fundraiser,
“I was told ‘You can promise not to take gifts, but you know you will,” Goyle said. “I haven’t. I am the only congressman that has not taken any gifts.”
If true, he is the exact opposite of Tiahrt. Tiahrt never met a gift or perk he didn’t like.
More than 50 people where there for a fund raiser.
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