Democratic lawmakers fear the possibility of a Supreme Court ruling declaring the individual mandate illegal and therefore enabling a possible full repeal of the Obama Health Care Law. In response to their fears that conservatives hold a 5 to 4 majority on the Supreme Court at the moment Democrats are attacking the one Justice they feel is vulnerable, Justice Clarence Thomas. Democratic lawmakers are trying as they have done in the past, to sway Justice Thomas by attempting to create a conflict of interest where one does not exist.

… political-economic history is the record of conflict between producers, no matter their station, and the parasitic and predatory political class, both inside and outside of government.

-Sheldon Richman

          Claude Frédéric Bastiat was a nineteenth century French political and economic philosopher who warned the people in his writings about the dangers of the abuse of law and the nature of government.  Bastiat states that the law should be established only to protect a citizen’s life, liberty, and property.  Furthermor

Personal Freedom and Power VIII:  Freedom in Decline

We must hold our elected representatives accountable. Here is how your lawmakers voted on key legislation. The good news is that all of these great bills passed!

Key Vote YES on H.R. 1229 Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act
See our key vote notice here.
Passed: 263-163. See roll call.

Dear FreedomWorks member,

Just when we thought there were no more brazen audacities left to report about in Obamacare, here comes a doozy.   

House Republicans have uncovered, tucked away in Section 1311(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), an UNLIMITED Obamacare implementation slush fund.

That's right.  Unlimited.  

Our Founding Fathers set out to create the freest nation known to man. These brave men rejected the tyrannical rule of King George III by signing the Declaration of Independence. Since these founding days, America has had a tradition of anti-government skepticism. The Founders later wrote the Bill of Rights which lists our natural rights in order to set limitations on the power of the United States federal government. They ultimately envisioned a limited constitutional republic that respects individual rights.

Dear FreedomWorks member,

As one of our one million-plus members who support free markets, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to support several bills to amend ObamaCare. The new health care law provided billions of dollars in mandatory spending for numerous new programs. This funding procedure ultimately reduces congressional oversight by shifting power to the Executive Branch. All of the following five bills would increase congressional responsibility and oversight by converting ObamaCare’s mandatory spending to discretionary spending: