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Despite what some readers might think, I do care about the environment. I just don’t see current government regulations as a way to solve our problems. In fact, those regulations often make the lives of average people worse. Continue Reading
For two days I immersed myself in the strange and thought-provoking subculture that is forming in Zuccotti Park, where the protests started, and tried and make sense of it all. Here’s some of what I found. Continue Reading
Not much liberty remains in this land of a million laws and rules. Can we reverse this trend toward always enacting more rules? Continue Reading
We cannot stand idly by and watch our elections be fundamentally degraded by a flood of unaccountable money into the system. That is why I have introduced an amendment to the United States Constitution to address our country’s broken campaign finance system. Continue Reading
Our budget is in need of balancing – that fact can’t be denied – but to do so at the expense of our grandparents is shameful. Congress needs to find a different avenue for balancing the budget. Medicare benefits and reimbursements have been cut enough. Continue Reading
You might not have noticed, but in the last few weeks our nation has witnessed an attempted big-government power grab the likes of which we have rarely seen. Continue Reading
We must not only demand that the economic recovery plans presented to us in the coming months are based on sound economics, but also be told in no uncertain terms how they can help us keep America’s promises to all of its people. Continue Reading
The playing fields are set for many 2012 U.S. House and Senate races across the nation, but the dynamics might still change dramatically in the 1st and 2nd congressional district races in New Mexico. Continue Reading
The GOP is definitely getting its act together. And, guess what? New Mexico is going to be right in the thick of it. Continue Reading
I hope before this is over the Occupy Wall Street folks will get to the cause of this problem and stop focusing only on the bad actors. Our future depends on it. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez and her husband, Chuck Franco, need to put the Mexican drug cartels on notice by declaring war on heroin in New Mexico. Continue Reading
One activist at a recent Occupy Wall Street protest held a sign saying, “Red or blue, they screw you.” Talk about undiscerning. Changing the country is going to take more than protests. It means knowing who is on the side of 99 percent of us and who is not. Continue Reading
Free-trade votes are often tough votes, and I’m pleased that Sen. Bingaman and Congressman Pearce supported job-creating and market-opening agreements approved last week. It’s too bad that Sen. Udall only supported one and Congressmen Luján and Heinrich didn’t support any. Continue Reading
Recent court decisions have rendered N.M.’s Campaign Reporting Act “unenforceable,” one activist says. Without strong disclosure laws, some worry the state could be flooded with undisclosed spending on ads in the presidential, Senate and House races next year. Continue Reading
An anti-cannabis stance is unfortunate because it needlessly condemns some people to a very unpleasant ending of their life without the relief of medical cannabis. Continue Reading