During his travels in 1831, French writer, Alexis de Tocqueville, observed that America was an exceptional nation with a special role to play in history. Tocqueville wrote that, unlike in Europe, where social standing defined a citizen, America was a new republic where liberty, equality, individualism, and laissez-faire economics defined the “American Creed.” Citizens United […]
Thank you to the nearly 1,000 participants in Citizens United’s inaugural Facebook Poll. A clear majority of our poll takers believe that the drafting of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights are the events in our nation’s history that best exemplify American Exceptionalism. This Friday, April 29th, Citizens United Productions will be […]
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In our system of divided government, Congress passes laws and the President implements them. President Obama, a former constitutional law professor, seems to have forgotten this notion of separation of powers. He now seeks to legislate from the White House, doing through Executive Order and signing statements what Congress has refused to do through legislation. […]
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Standard & Poor’s (S&P) shifted their outlook on the United States’ long-term AAA credit rating from “stable” to “negative,” citing the unlikely bridging of partisan divides on serious fiscal reform until after the 2012 elections. This is the first time since Pearl Harbor that the long-term outlook has been negative. Nikola Swann, S&P’s credit analyst, […]
“We’re not going to use signing statements as a way of doing an end-run around Congress.” That was then-presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008 pledging to not issue signing statements as qualifiers to bills Congress passes. But over the weekend, now-President Obama issued his own signing statement to object to Congress eliminating certain czars and […]
President Obama, there you go again. Barack Obama giving a speech about the importance of fiscal restraint is like Bill Clinton talking about the importance of telling the truth. It just doesn’t pass the smell test. The national debt has increased by $3.6 trillion on President Obama’s watch, exploding from $10.6 trillion to $14.2 trillion […]
Only 45.4 percent of Americans were employed in 2010 according to a USA Today analysis. If the American people wanted a report card on the first two years of the Obama presidency, 45.4 percent should be an indicator that the failed liberal policies of the Obama Administration have done real harm to America’s workers. President […]
After two years, the Obama Administration may finally acknowledge the 800 pound gorilla in the room – a monstrosity that can no longer be ignored. This afternoon, President Obama will speak to the American people about his plan to cut America’s $14 trillion national debt. The question is whether the Obama Administration will take the […]
Liberal Democrats, including President Barack Obama and Senators Dick Durbin and Charles Schumer, have long railed against the corruptive influence of money in politics. This is a bit ironic considering what prolific fundraisers they have been. President Obama raised $750 million for his 2008 campaign and is expected to raise $1 billion for his re-election […]
The reported budget deal between Obama, Reid, and Boehner is set to cut $38.5 billion, but did you know that in the eight days it took to reach that deal the national debt increased by $54.1 billion? Last week was a step in the right direction with the budget actually being cut, but the deal […]