Henry Lamb

Arizona seeks controls on PPPs

Six Arizona state senators have introduced S.B.1398 to put controls on Public/Private Partnerships entered into by the governor and state agencies.

Republicans had their chance – and blew it!

The Republicans had their chance – and blew it. Republicans could hardly contain themselves when the Supreme Court issued its ruling that kept Al Gore out of the White House.

The feds are trying to steal your water

The U.S. Constitution empowers the federal government to "regulate commerce … among the several states. …" Historically, this has been interpreted to empower the feds to regulate "navigable" waters of the United States.

How PPPs are destroying our freedom

There's a lot to be said for laissez-faire, which is "a doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights," according to Merriam-Webster. This is the economic doctrine that allowed the United States to build the world's most powerful civilization.

The Cowboys may be winning

Bumper stickers that read “No Moo in ‘92,” and “Cattle Free by ‘93" signaled the open warfare between western ranchers and environmental groups in the last decade. The war is still raging. Groups such as the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, the Wilderness Society, the Sierra Club, and others, set out years ago to free the West of cattle, sheep, and the ranchers responsible for them.

Animal owners treated like sex offenders

Sex offenders are required to register their premises and report to the government when they move. The USDA is implementing a so-called “voluntary” program that requires owners of livestock animals to register their premises and report to the government when any animal is moved off the premises.

Blurring the border with your tax dollar

Although listed on the governor's webpage as an "Office of the Governor," the Arizona Mexico Commission is not a "commission." It is, in fact, a private, not-for-profit, 501(c)(4) advocacy organization. The organization's offices are in the same state-owned office building that houses the governor's office. Executive Director Grady Harn says that the organization is in a "public/private partnership with the state of Arizona."

The Ron Paul Attraction

In modern times, third-party candidates have been little more than a curious distraction from the main event, often siphoning enough votes from one major party to ensure victory by the other. Al Gore, for example, is convinced that Ralph Nader’s votes put George W. Bush in the White House.

Without apology, Merry Christmas

People who want to take “Christ” out of Christmas should be pitied - to a point. These folks see Christ as the leading character in an ancient book of fiction, and are offended by people who express a different perception.

Gore’s “wrenching” gospel

In many ways, Al Gore is like the charismatic preacher who mesmerized his congregation every Sunday, but during the week, ministered privately to the needs of neglected housewives to satisfy his own appetite. While sermonizing before the Nobel Committee - and an international television audience - Gore described the hellfire and brimstone of global warming damnation, and pointed the way to planetary salvation: the world must have a mandatory “cap-and-trade” regime, he said, administered by the United Nations.

Skirting the Constitution

The U.S. Constitution could not be clearer: “No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation....” Nevertheless, the state of Arizona, USA, and the state of Sonora, Mexico, have entered into an agreement, which is called a Declaration of Cooperation. Obviously, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano considers this agreement to be neither an alliance nor a confederation.

Freedom fired, and forgotten

There was a mechanic who was so successful he had to hire someone to answer the phone and schedule appointments. His business prospered and his accountant recommended that he incorporate his business, which he did. Then came hard times. The board of directors, eager to cut costs, fired the mechanic who built the business. The business died.

USDA, Codex, meet in Surfers’ Paradise to Strengthen Animal Identification Trace-back

Staffers from the USDA will travel to Surfers’ Paradise in Queensland, Australia, to participate in a meeting of the Codex Alimentarius, November 26 - 30. Why? To continue developing international rules and regulations that govern what you eat.

Is the meat you buy safe enough?

The food supply in the United States is, without a doubt, the safest in the world. But when 21-million pounds of ground beef--inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture--is recalled because it contains E. COLI O157:H7, the question must be asked: is the meat you buy safe enough?

Tide rising against animal surveillance

When the USDA announced its new National Animal Identification System in 2005, it was scheduled to become mandatory in three phases: property registration by 2007; animal identification and registration by 2008; and reporting - within 24 hours - of animal movement off the registered property by 2009.

Brainwashing a generation

People who reached adulthood in the 1960s were greeted with the growing notion that a "population explosion" would wreak havoc upon civilization. In his 1968 book, "The Population Bomb," Paul R. Erlich predicted that:

Listing hard to port

The largest, most luxurious ship of state, steaming through unchartered waters toward an unknown future--is listing hard to port, and has been for more than a generation. The 1994 Republican sweep provided some ballast, but the 2006 tsunami sent a stampede of leftists to the helm. Once again, the ship of state is listing hard to port.

Why Congress is in the dump

There is a reason why 89% of the people disapprove of the job the U.S. Congress is doing. What Congress is doing, mostly, is jockeying for political advantage. The recent resurrection of the Armenian genocide declaration is a classic example. Why is it so important that Congress pass this resolution condemning an event that occurred in 1915 - at this particular time?

Spinal-vacuous disorder hits U.S. Senate

Call your Senators (202) 224-3121) and ask each of them for their position on the Convention on the Law of the Sea. Ten-to-one says that a young, well- tutored voice will say something like: "we don't have a statement on that," or "the Senator has not taken a position yet," or the Senator is still studying the issues."

Are the Communists Coming?

It is getting increasingly difficult to distinguish between the agenda of the Democratic party, and the agenda of the Communist Party. Joelle Fishman, Chair, Political Action Committee, CPUSA, says,