Let us not rush into a vast expansion of government power in a misguided attempt to protect freedom. In doing so, we will inevitably erode the very freedom we seek to protect.
BOB BARRChicago is known for good steaks, expensive stores and beautiful architecture.
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I supported the Iraq resolution, but that was not an approval of war in Iraq and certainly was not approval for an occupation of Iraq.
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The main international problem facing America is our lack of – our loss of influence in the world and our lack of an ability to define what U.S. interests really are.
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Nobody is denying we should investigate and do what we can to prevent gun crime in our cities and towns. But, we should not scapegoat the American gun owner for complicated, cultural problems we are just beginning to understand.
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The Republican Party has become the party of the government status quo, and conservatives see no reason to reward it with their votes.
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State legislatures continue to do just that – enact laws that significantly infringe this fundamental human right.
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Looking down the road, space exploration and the benefits it yields – in medicine and information technology – should not be overlooked.
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Courts have long recognized the federal government’s robust power to inspect people and goods entering the country.
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I sense that conservatives have largely already tuned out to the coming elections, after six years of burgeoning federal spending and inaction on key issues, such as immigration.
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It is high time for some congressional oversight backbone.
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For far too long the American public and business sector have kept their silence as civil liberties have been whittled away by statutory and regulatory measures.
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The backlash against Big Government is an encouraging sign of a growing resistance to the mission creep of federal power.
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Chicago is known for good steaks, expensive stores and beautiful architecture.
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It matters not whether its proponents have a ‘D’ or an ‘R’ after their name. It is a tax increase in either case.
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The seemingly omnipresent storm clouds hanging over the Constitution often make it hard to find a silver lining.
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The goal in Afghanistan is to find the terrorists and take them out.
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