John Dingell

John Dingell, has been in the House of Representatives since 1955 and is its longest serving member. He’s one of the more liberal representatives. But it’s his longevity that really makes him a stand out. 27 terms–longer than the intrepid Senator Robert Byrd.

Madison’s Warning

Giving Congress a distinct and independent power to do any act they please which may be good for the Union, would render all the preceding and subsequent enumerations of power completely useless. It would reduce the whole Constitution to a single phrase, that of instituting a Congress with power to do whatever would be for [...]

34 is the Magic Number

34 is the magic number. Forget 216. Forget 60. Think 34.

Christopher Dodd

Spring of 2009 Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut was brought into the limelight with his participation in the AIG bailout bonus scandal.

Ben Nelson

UPDATE: Ben Nelson has joined a whole host of others who have sold their vote against the wishes of those who elected them.  If you’re for the “government option” for health care, he’s sold you out.  If you’re against government intrusion in our health care system, he’s sold you out.  It’s time to not reelect [...]

2010 Battle Cry – Repeal 2009!

With the news today that it appears Harry Reid has his 60 votes to pass a massive unconstitutional health care reform bill it’s time to get to work.
We may not be able to stop it.  It’s likely that we’re not going to stop it.  But it doesn’t mean we don’t make our best effort to [...]

Thanksgiving Reflections

The post below is attributed to Senator Bob Bennett, Utah – R.  It was forwarded to us and we have posted it post Thanksgiving.   If the source isn’t correct, we are happy to correct it.
I was reminded recently of an experience I had several years ago which I wrote about for the Ogden Standard Examiner. [...]

The Case for Term Limits – Bad Legislation

The Case for Term Limits was bolstered by the revelation this week that much of the data used to show the effectiveness of the stimulus package was faked.  “Jobs created or saved” were “created” in districts that don’t exist.
First, those responsible should be fired.  Anyone caught making up data should be fired for either being [...]

Joseph Cao

The debate over health care reform has really lead to us having some mixed feelings.  On the one hand, the Founding Fathers were afraid of mob rule and were fearful of “pure” democracy being not much different than a mob. At TfTL, we agree with the sentiment. The idea is that a good [...]

Department of Energy

Today we’re introducing a new feature to TfTL, “Found and Forwarded.” These are articles that are forwarded to us, or found across the interwebs that highlight the absurdity of government, particularly the actions of congress. Our first comes by way of S. Smith of Salt Lake City, Utah.

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