A new Congress has been officially sworn in, but given that the very first bill proposed was Michelle Bachmann’s latest attempt to repeal Obamacare, it is understandably hard to be optimistic that the 113th Congress will be all that much better than the 112th. With a Democrat-dominated Senate and a conservative-controlled House, it seems that gridlock and partisan divisions may, unfortunately, continue to be defining features of the (in)actions of this session of Congress. There are, however, some promising signs. If nothing else, it is no longer an election year, so legislators should have more time to actually legislate. John Avlon of The Daily Beast also argues that the era of Tea Party obstructionism might be over, as whereas the 2010 Congress “was elected by a narrow but intense slice of the electorate—the anti-Obama, recession-fueled rage of the 2010 midterm election landslide,” this session was elected by a broader, more …
Obama Made a Move on the Immigration Issue—Here’s What It Means
Alabama’s HB-56 Hurts the State, Promotes Intolerance, and Does Nothing to Secure Our Borders — Alabama is Better Than This
Why Any Self-Respecting Capitalist Should Oppose the Alabama Immigration Law
photo via Flickr by longislandwins Alabama’s anti-illegal immigration law helps Alabama to remain a running joke among the rest of the nation Before everyone ducked out for this latest busy and especially earth-friendly weekend, those at the State House in Montgomery, AL gave a parting gift: a new, constitution-friendly, slightly altered version of the infamous Alabama Immigration law that is considered the harshest in the nation. But, fret not, the core of the old law is there, so those in favor of its passage (essentially the Republicans; one must cut it so dry) claim. The original law, sponsored by Rep. Mickey Hammon and Sen. Scott Beason, was enacted in June, but has since had to be revised after parts of it were declared unconstitutional. Hammon and Beason are taking different approaches to amending the bill, though Hammon’s is the one the House has passed. Whereas Hammon’s bill does more to …