Legislation that names a specific private organization to defund (rather than all organizations that engage in a particular activity) is improper and arguably unconstitutional.

I don't have a particular go-to political blog.

I follow a set of principles; I follow the Constitution. And that's what I base my votes on. Limited government, economic freedom, and individual liberty.

To Brian Ellis, you owe my family and this community and apology for a disgusting and despicable smear campaign.

But I'm hopeful some of that will start to change. The public is more libertarian, the public is saying we want people who are going to be independent and not bow to leadership in either of the major parties.

Everyone knows about the substantive issues of concern, like federal health care, but very little is said about the process, the lack of accountability.

There seems to be a lot of momentum behind immigration reform.