Two pastors and an elder from a Hemet, California, church were arrested by the California Highway Patrol earlier this year for reading the Bible near the entrance to a local DMV prior to the office opening for business. How did the arrest take place? What was the reason for the arrests? And where does this stand legally? We discuss this free speech case with Jennifer Monk of Advocates for Faith and Freedom, which is representing the three defendants.
On Monday we learned that Washington-based law firm King & Spaulding is withdrawing as the legal team defending the Defense of Marriage Act on behalf of House Republicans. Why did the firm back out of the agreement? Who will lead the defense of DOMA? How strong are the cases for and against DOMA? And how long will it take to sort this out in the courts? We discuss it all with Mathew Staver, chairman of Liberty Counsel. Staver has defended traditional marriage in many states around the nation.
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Daniel Foster of National Review praise House Republicans for keeping the pressure on President Obama to cut spending and we cheer the American people for pushing the GOP to be more bold in restoring fiscal sanity. We regret that Haley Barbour will not be running for president and we wonder why Obama forgot to issue an Easter proclamation.
Georgia Rep. Tom Price is a longtime physician, a member of the House Budget Committee and a member of the House GOP leadership as Policy Committee chairman. Price explains why the Supreme Court’s decision not to fast-track the Obamacare case is unfortunate but not likely to harm efforts to strike down the individual mandate as unconstitutional. Price also says GOP House members are getting far more grief from voters about not being tough enough on spending than they are for allegedly going too far in their efforts to reduce the size and scope of government. Price also reveals what type of conditions he will demand before voting for any hike in the debt limit.
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that it would not expedite its hearing of a constitutional challenge to the new health care laws – and in particular the legality of the individual mandate. Is this a major setback? What’s the silver lining in the timing of all this? When could the high court hear this case? And what is the cost of implementing the health care plan while this legal fight plays out? We ask Brian Gottstein, director of communications for Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Daniel Foster of National Review give John McCain credit for being the only American politician that seems to care at all about the military operation in Libya. Of course, the rest of the news in Libya is mixed at best. We also lament the Supreme Court not agreeing to expedite the Obamacare case past the appellate level and that the courts are the only real hope of killing the law because Congress clearly won’t do anything about it. And we groan as Obama trots out the usual, tired liberal talking points when it comes to high gas prices.
Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy was one of the stars of the freshman class of 2010 and won a Democratic seat by emphasizing fiscal responsibility. So how does his understanding of our debt problem now compare to what he knew in November? What is his position on raising the debt ceiling? What does the budget fight in Wisconsin tell us about whether the American people are really ready for this fight? Why does he support the Ryan budget? And what does he think of President Obama’s plan to raise taxes on the rich? We discuss it all with Rep. Sean Duffy, a member of the House Financial Services Committee.
Iraq war veteran Ilario Pantano is launching a second bid for Congress against incumbent North Carolina Democrat Mike McIntyre. What has convinced him to run again? Why is he convinced Rep. McIntyre needs to go? What would he do about the debt ceiling vote? What does he think of the Ryan plan? Why does he say President Obama has “never been a friend of the military”? We discuss all this and more with Marine Corps veteran and GOP Congressional candidate Ilario Pantano.
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the BP disaster that gushed oil into the Gulf of Mexico for months before the deepwater well was finally plugged. In commemoration, the Capitol Steps roll out “Under BP” from their brand new CD “Desperate House Members”. Our guest is Steps co-founder and star Elaina Newport.
John Gizzi of Human Events dissects another week of intense debate over America’s fiscal future. After saying Rep. Paul Ryan got the better of President Obama last week, Gizzi says this week goes to Obama. Why? How will the debate play out from here – especially as the debt ceiling vote looms in just a few weeks? Will Americans choose fiscal discipline or end up demanding that our major entitlement s stay pretty much as they are? And what impact does Gizzi expect former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson to have on the GOP presidential race? Listen hear and find out!
