H.R. 1179 in the House and S. 1467 in the Senate are two copies of the same bill, the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act. If passed, this bill would let doctors, pharmacists and health insurers block patients from obtaining abortions or insurance coverage for abortions even in places and circumstances where abortions are legal. [...]

The Tea Party movement and the national organizations claiming to represent it have repeatedly asserted the importance of limited government. A number of politicians were elected to Congress in 2010 by surfing atop the wave of Tea Party cries to protect the Constitution. Today, the commitment of those politicians to limited constitutional government was put [...]

On the afternoon of May 26 2011, 234 members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted down an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. This amendment, sponsored by Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, would have removed Section 1034 of the NDAA, a new provision to issue a blanket authorization for the President to engage [...]

Senator Wyden says that there are ways the Patriot Act is being applied that he’s been able to learn about as a member of the Senate that would shock the American people, if they knew.

There was a cloture vote on S. 1038, the legislation crafted by Senator Harry Reid and Senator John McConnell to extend the unconstitutional spying of the Patriot Act for four more years. Only 8 senators had the courage to vote in opposition to the big government spying program.

Number of supporters of H.R. 875, a bill to prohibit any federal judge from ruling that under Article IV Section I of the Constitution states must recognize and honor other states’ marriages, including same-sex marriage: 27 Number of the supporters of H.R. 875 who also support H.R. 822, a bill to mandate that states must [...]

Yesterday’s markup was an opportunity for reform of the abusive law, with amendments that could have brought the Patriot Act closer to compliance with the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment guarantee of protection from unreasonable search and seizure. Yet, every single reform that was offer was rejected by the House Judiciary Committee.

Although it has been much discussed, the text of the Defense of Marriage Act is both short and simple: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the `Defense of Marriage Act’. SEC. 2. POWERS RESERVED TO THE STATES. (a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 115 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by [...]

Candidate Allen West on Banning Mosques in the United States of America Letter to opponent, Representative Ron Klein: August 18, 2010 Dear Congressman Klein, Last week, President Obama made the following comment regarding the proposed mosque at Ground Zero: ‘As President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone [...]

More Republicans are joining the conservative antiwar protest begun by Amash. Yesterday, Congressman Tom McClintock sent a letter to President Obama directly accusing Obama of violating the law in his initiation of war without congressional authorization.