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______________________________ Cave In "California Republicans may be holding the line (against tax hikes), but Nevada's contingent this week beat a hasty retreat, coming up with a two-thirds vote approving their...Gov. Kenny Guinn's tax hefting demands, to the tune of an $836-million tax increase. As we reported last week, Guinn went so far as to sue the state legislature when Republicans refused to go along, and the Nevada Supreme Court struck down the state constitution's supermajority provision for tax increases. "Instead of embracing the 'constitutional crisis' this judicial usurpation has created, and fighting back, the Nevada Republicans folded. As friend of The Federalist Lyn Nofziger concluded, 'Nevada's Republican legislators had a real chance to be heroes. Instead, either bought off or scared off, they have betrayed not only their principles [but also] the voters who elected them and every American who believes in a republican form of government.'" - The Federalist, 7/25/03 BRUSHFIRE ALERT: 14 of the 15 Republicans who originally were blocking the tax hike in the state Assembly held firm even after the lawsuit. One turncoat Republican, Assemblyman John Marvel, flip-flopped after the court ruling, thus giving the tax-hikers their two-thirds majority and imperiling 2/3-vote requirements all across the country. If you'd like to thank Assemblyman Marvel, you can dial him up at (775) 635-2538 or email him at [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________ How to Subscribe If you know someone who might like to receive News & Views, you can sign 'em up at: http://www.chuckmuth.com. ______________________________ Wonder If She Was a Blonde "The Newark Star-Ledger reports that on a New York Mets charter flight from Philadelphia to Montreal Tuesday night, an 'excited ruckus' broke out in the back of the plane: *** QUOTE *** One of the flight attendants came down and asked why they were so happy. "We got Qusay and Uday," Al Leiter exclaimed. "I'm sorry," the flight attendant responded, "I don't know baseball. Are they any good?" ***UNQUOTE*** _____________________________ Cheney Reminds of the Case for War "(Saddam Hussein) bore a deep and bitter hatred to the United States. He cultivated ties to terrorist groups. He built, possessed and used weapons of mass destruction. He refused all international demands to account for those weapons. Twelve years of diplomacy, more than a dozen Security Council resolutions, hundreds of U.N. weapons inspectors and even strikes against military targets in Iraq - all of these measures were tried to compel Saddam Hussein's compliance with the terms of the 1991 Gulf War cease-fire. All of these measures failed." - Vice President Dick Cheney in a speech on Thursday at the American Enterprise Institute _____________________________ Security Through Freedom "A free Iraq will not be a training ground for terrorists, or a funnel of money to terrorists, or provide weapons to terrorists who would willing use them to strike our country or our allies. A free Iraq will not destabilize the Middle East. A free Iraq can set a hopeful example to the entire region and lead other nations to choose freedom. And as the pursuits of freedom replace hatred and resentment and terror in the Middle East, the American people will be more secure." - President George W. Bush _____________________________ She-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named Leads Field The latest Quinnipiac Poll: "Suppose New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton decides to run for president in 2004. Who would you most like to see the Democrats nominate for president in 2004?" Clinton 48 Lieberman 11 Kerry 7 Gephardt 7 Dean 4 Edwards 3 Graham 3 Moseley-Braun 2 Kucinich 2 Sharpton 1 DK/NA 12 _____________________________ Targeting Whitey According to testimony at his pre-trial hearing on Thursday, D.C. sniper suspect Lee Boyd Malvo told prison guards he was motivated by a desire for money and a hatred of white people. So why wasn't he charged with a "hate" crime? Maybe he was and I missed it. If so, I'll stand corrected. If not...again, why not? _____________________________ Legalized Freedom "I believe in the federalist system, which means when you have difficult problems to sort out, they should do that at the local level. The one thing that is hard for a lot of conservatives to accept is that if you legalize freedom . you also legalize the right of people to do dumb things and to offend people. And as long as those dumb things only hurt oneself, the constitutionalist doesn't object." - Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), The Hill, 7/23/03 _______________________________ 2A Rises in DC "Democrats are hoping that gun control won't be an issue in next year's presidential election, because they know that gun control is a loser at the polls. Along comes Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) to put a fly in the ointment by introducing a bill that puts gun control back in the spotlight and Democrats on the spot. Hatch's bill would repeal the District of Columbia's gun control law, which - as it turns out - had no effect in reducing Washington's appalling violent crime rate. Why should law-abiding residents of the District of Columbia be left defenseless in a city teeming with illegal guns and criminals willing to use them?" - Columnist Linda Chavez _______________________________ The Kennedy Canary "In the old days, miners brought canaries down into the tunnels to detect methane. The birds were more sensitive to the deadly gas and worked as an early warning system. When they died, it was time to get out. For conservatives, Sen. Edward Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, is like a canary. When he starts supporting their initiatives, they should get out. . . . Therefore, it is significant when Mr. Kennedy supports a Republican initiative, as he has done in the case of the prescription drug bill working its way through Congress." - Columnist Bruce Bartlett _______________________________ No Constitutional Authority "An obstetrician/gynecologist by trade, (Texas Rep. Ron Paul) opposed the Medicare reform package that passed the House. 'We're depending on the government to deliver a service,' he said. 'There's no authority to do that and there's no evidence to show that government has ever been efficient to deliver any service.'" - The Hill, 7/23/03 ______________________________ Hardly Free Trade "Many conservatives have argued that allowing Americans to buy drugs more cheaply abroad is free trade. But it's hardly free trade when you are importing price controls from countries with socialized health care systems that impose global budgets and ration medical care -- including prescription medicines." - Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute _______________________________ Democracy's Collapse "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship." - Alexander Tytler _______________________________ Rumblings on the Right "It is not yet thunder on the right, but President Bush should begin to keep a weather watch for a potentially unstable storm front forming on his right flank. . . . Currently, conservatives of various stripes are beginning to complain about large deficits, prescription-drug entitlement legislation, excessive regulations (including education regulations driven by Mr. Bush's No Child Left Behind legislation), weak opposition to quotas, acceptance of the Supreme Court's anti-state's right overthrowing of anti-sodomy laws and, for the substantial Pat Buchanan wing of the conservative house, what they would call military adventurism and imperialism." - Columnist Tony Blankley _______________________________ Guns and Butter "I don't think [the administration is] conservative at all. I think they talk conservative, but the government spending continues to go up. It seems like there's no hesitancy to spend anything that anybody asks for, whether it's guns or butter." - Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), The Hill, 7/23/03 ______________________________ Pssst...Wanna Buy Some Shoes? "The Bush administration is facing $450 billion of red ink because it spends money the old-fashioned way: like Imelda Marcos." - Columnist Bill O'Reilly ______________________________ Supreme Blow "What blow will befall conservatives next? Watch the Supreme Court, the composition of which matters more than does the composition of Congress. Justice David Souter, nominated by the first President Bush, quickly became a reliable member of the Supreme Court's liberal bloc. Alberto Gonzales, the White House counsel who came with this President Bush from Texas, may be chosen to fill the next court vacancy. The likelihood of a vacancy during this presidency has given rise to a grim joke among conservatives: How do you say 'Souter' in Spanish? 'Gonzales.'" - Columnist George Will ____________________________ Campaign Hot Tips New to campaigns and grassroots activism? Seasoned veteran who recognizes there's always something new to learn? 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