On March 4, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in King v. Burwell, a lawsuit that challenges the Internal Revenue Service's implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Specifically, the lawsuit asserts that the PPACA limits federal subsidies to health insurance purchased from state-run health care exchanges, while the IRS has determined that federal subsidies are available for purchases on all health care exchanges-including those established by the federal government. While the decision inKing v. Burwell will directly affect the ill-crafted health care law, its longer term implications will reverberate well beyond the PPACA, potentially redefining the broader constitutional balance between branches of government. Read more here...
2. I'm Not a Criminal. Why Should I Care About Criminal Justice Reform? - by Julie Borowski via Townhall
Criminal justice reform has been a hot topic lately. It’s something that both Republicans and Democrats can find common ground on. However, I get the sense that many Americans aren’t convinced that it would benefit them personally.
Most of us are probably law-obeying citizens whom would never dream of being involved in illicit activities. We don’t have regular run-ins with the police. We don’t sell or use illegal drugs. We’re just normal people trying to do what’s right and take care of our families. Read more here...
3. What's the Biggest Issue for Young People Today?
4. Tell Your Senators: Support the Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act - by Matt Kibbe
As one of our more than 6.9 million FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your senators today and ask them to support the Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act, S. 431. A bi-partisan proposal introduced by Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), this bill would permanently prohibit taxation of internet access.
Back in 1998, Congress passed the original Internet Tax Freedom Act, a temporary moratorium on taxing internet access. Since then, the Act has been renewed, but is now set to expire on October 1, 2015. If Congress does nothing, states and the federal government would be allowed to tax your internet access by the end of the year. Read more here...
5. Why the Ex-Im Bank Must Die, Expressed in Parks and Rec GIFs - by Logan Albright
The United States Export-Import Bank is a corporate welfare program that gives taxpayer-backed loans and subsidies to some of the country's largest corporations, like Boeing and General Electric, that are already... See more here...
6. A Rally of Appreciation for Opposing Boehner's Re-Election for Speaker - by Noah Wall
Last Saturday, over 200 conservative activists came together to honor Congressman Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma for his courageous vote against John Boehner’s re-election for speaker. The event was organized by Tulsa 9/12 Project President, Ronda Vuillemont-Smith. Ronda did an incredible job bringing together activists from across the state to make the event an awesome success.
Why was this event such a big deal? See more here...
7. FreedomWorks at the Arizona YAL Convention - by Brady Bowyer
Hi, I’m Brady Bowyer, President of Young Americans for Liberty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a longtime supporter of FreedomWorks’ grassroots action to reclaim our liberty. This weekend, myself and a crew of activists from the Las Vegas area made the trip to Arizona State University to volunteer for FreedomWorks at the Arizona Young Americans for Liberty state convention. This was YAL’s first state convention in Arizona, and the turnout was great. Over 120 liberty-minded students and community members from around the region came to enjoy a day of activism training and hear great speakers. Read more here...
8. Jonathan Gruber in 2013: States that Don't Set Up ObamaCare Exchanges Put Subsidies at Risk - by Jason Pye
Another interview has surfaced in which Jonathan Gruber, the MIT economist whose bragged about being involved in writing ObamaCare, suggested that subsidies will not be available to consumers in states that don't set up health insurance exchanges under the so-called "Affordable Care Act."
In a March 2013 interview wth Employee Benefit Adviser, via Reason, Gruber, who's called Americans "stupid" and boasted about the lack of transparency in ObamaCare, praised the states that had set up exchanges, but warned that "other states" that were "playing a terrible political game at the cost of their state residents in not developing exchanges." He also bemoaned states that refused to participate in ObamaCare as "stick-it-to-the-man conservative states that are trying to make political hay out of doing nothing." Read more here...
Make freedom work,
Jackie Bodnar
Director of Communications, FreedomWorks
Last Saturday, over 200 conservative activists came together to honor Congressman Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma for his courageous vote against John Boehner’s re-election for speaker. The event was organized by Tulsa 9/12 Project President, Ronda Vuillemont-Smith. Ronda did an incredible job bringing together activists from across the state to make the event an awesome success.
Why was this event such a big deal? See more here...
7. FreedomWorks at the Arizona YAL Convention - by Brady Bowyer
Hi, I’m Brady Bowyer, President of Young Americans for Liberty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a longtime supporter of FreedomWorks’ grassroots action to reclaim our liberty. This weekend, myself and a crew of activists from the Las Vegas area made the trip to Arizona State University to volunteer for FreedomWorks at the Arizona Young Americans for Liberty state convention. This was YAL’s first state convention in Arizona, and the turnout was great. Over 120 liberty-minded students and community members from around the region came to enjoy a day of activism training and hear great speakers. Read more here...
8. Jonathan Gruber in 2013: States that Don't Set Up ObamaCare Exchanges Put Subsidies at Risk - by Jason Pye
Another interview has surfaced in which Jonathan Gruber, the MIT economist whose bragged about being involved in writing ObamaCare, suggested that subsidies will not be available to consumers in states that don't set up health insurance exchanges under the so-called "Affordable Care Act."
In a March 2013 interview wth Employee Benefit Adviser, via Reason, Gruber, who's called Americans "stupid" and boasted about the lack of transparency in ObamaCare, praised the states that had set up exchanges, but warned that "other states" that were "playing a terrible political game at the cost of their state residents in not developing exchanges." He also bemoaned states that refused to participate in ObamaCare as "stick-it-to-the-man conservative states that are trying to make political hay out of doing nothing." Read more here...
Make freedom work,
Jackie Bodnar
Director of Communications, FreedomWorks
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