CONSERVATIVE ACTION ALERTS 06/17/2013

More Government Tracking in GO8 Bill  Page 1,318 of the markup bill details the establishment of a “photo tool” – a giant federal database managed by the Department of Homeland Security, supplied with individuals’ biometric information from all of the fifty states. Read More

Thune Amendment for Border Fence vote Today  The U.S. Senate will consider several amendments to the Gang of Eight Immigration Bill, S. 744 this evening. Of the amendments being considered today, the Thune amendment #1197 would require that the 700 mile, double-layered border fence be completed before any amnesty is granted to illegal migrants. Read More

U.S. Backed – Obama Supported FSA Rebels Massacre an Entire Christian Village in Syria  Members of the Free Syrian Army reportedly attacked the Christian-dominated al-Duvair village in Reef on the outskirts of Homs on Monday, where they massacred its citizens, including women and children, before the Syrian Army loyal to Bashar al Assad intervened on behalf of the Christians. This reported attack comes shortly after intense fighting in the city of al-Qusseir over the weekend, in which Bashar Al-Assad’s forces inflicted heavy casualties on the rebels. Read More

Marita Noon: Greenbacks Beat the Greens in Uber-Green California  If there is anyplace the gang green can expect to get its way, it would surely be California. The state has the highest renewable energy standards in the country, the legislature is currently dominated by a liberal supermajority, and Governor Jerry Brown’s environmental record runs deep. Read More

Matt Barber: Liberals and Conservatives, Unite!  More often than not, when someone says, “I hate to say I told you so,” they love to say they told you so. Prepare to have a bucket of gloat dumped on your head. Still, there are those rare occasions when people both say it and mean it. A few possible examples come to mind: Aboard the Titanic. At the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Standing before the pearly gates (after your stupid bomb squad partner goes ahead and cuts the blue wire). And right now. Liberals, we conservatives hate to say we told you so. Read More

Bradlee Dean: God Gives Victory When His People Fight There is no doubt America is being assaulted by an administration that is tyrannical, attempting to rule through policy – not law – only because the American people have become rebels against their own foundational principles and have eaten the fruit of their own ways.  Read More

Star Parker: Two Black Democrats Become Republicans in Louisiana  Anyone who doubts that the Republican Party can attract black voters needs only look south to Louisiana. At a conference held in Baton Rouge at the end of May, called @Large and aimed to attract black conservatives, black Democrat Elbert Guillary, a member of the state legislature, announced that he was switching party and becoming a Republican.  Read More