Tag Archives: President Obama
Illinois Legislators Considering Major Taxes and New Restrictions on Gun Ownership
Another new tax for firearms owners. Illinois Democrats have introduced a new law that would require you to buy government-approved insurance just to apply for, or renew, a FOID Card. HB43 creates a JB Pritzker appointed task force to study … Continue reading →
Former Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich Writes a Tell All Book About Barack Obama
🚨🚨 Former Democrat Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich, who has known Barack Obama for over 30 years, has come forward in a tell-all to reveal that Obama never really was a community organizer, weaponized his Justice Department to throw Blagojevich … Continue reading →
Illinois Statewide Bag Tax Being Considered
Illinois is considering a universal statewide bag tax, but a proposed bill (HB5112) seeks to introduce a 10-cent fee on all carryout bags starting Jan. 1, 2027, rising to 25 cents by 2030. Currently, taxes exist in specific locations, such … Continue reading →
Defund Motor Vehicle “Kill Switches”
🚨 “JUDGE, JURY, AND EXECUTIONER”: Rep. Thomas Massie Moves to Defund Vehicle ‘Kill Switches’ 🚨 The battle for the future of your dashboard is heating up on Capitol Hill. Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY), joined by Scott Perry (R-PA) and Chip … Continue reading →
Venezuela—-A Case Study of Governance Failures
Before the weekend ends and America moves on to the next headline, we need to pause and look at a story that matters more than almost any other—the collapse of Venezuela, and what it warns us about if the last … Continue reading →
UPDATE ON BILLS THAT WERE PASSED By the Illinois General Assembly 10/31/2025
UPDATE ON BILLS THAT PASSED 10/31/2025Illinois Sets a New Low for Transparency – While you were sleeping, with no public vetting of the bill and at around 4 am, $1.5 billion in tax dollars was directed to bailout bankrupt transit, … Continue reading →
Text of the State of the Union Address
Originally posted on ACADEME BLOG:
Delivered by President Obama Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Washington, D.C. As Prepared for Delivery – Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: Today in America, a teacher spent extra time…