Maryland Conservative Petitions: Conservative Activism at its Best

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  July 16th at 11:00 AM  | 

Maryland is such a liberal stronghold that Democrats could not possibly lose power, even if they tried their hardest to receive the pink slip from voters in the state.  According to Gallup, Democrats in Maryland enjoy a greater party ID advantage over Republicans than in any other state.  Yet a committed group of conservatives, led by freshman Delegate Neil Parrott(R-Hagerstown), have successfully spearheaded three petition | Read More »

Our Choice in November: The Flipper Vs. the Flopper

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  June 18th at 10:45 AM  | 

Last week ended with a big bang as Obama announced that he would no longer enforce our immigration laws and  deport many of those who came here illegally.  What about the fact that Congress never vitiated those laws and, in fact, actually rejected the Dream Act?  That’s just a minor problem for a man who thinks he can make laws without Congress. But did Obama | Read More »

I Refuse to Obey the Law

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  August 18th at 11:50 PM  | 

In yet another demonstration of contempt for the rule of law and the separation of powers, the Obama administration has announced that it will no longer enforce our immigration laws.  Secretary of Homeland Insecurity Janet Napolitano proclaimed in a letter to the Senate that she will suspend deportation proceedings and grant amnesty to those who ostensibly fit the criteria of the Dream Act – a | Read More »

The Immigration Policy of Absurdistan: Legal is Illegal; Illegal is Legal

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  June 28th at 03:00 PM  | 

Imagine for a moment that a pack of strangers – ranging from hooligans to plain homeless – illegally entered your home and started raiding the pantry, stealing your possessions, stuffing up the toilets, and sleeping on your bed.  When you call the police to come down and remove them, you are told they cannot assist you because they lack the power to profile the unwanted | Read More »

Boundless Immigration: The Silent Killer of the Welfare State

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  April 12th at 12:53 PM  | 

As we finally embark on the imperative discussion of entitlement reform, we cannot overlook immigration and its disproportionate effect on the welfare state. Our immigration system is stuck in the Kennedy days of the 1960′s when our population was half of what it is today.  Over the past few decades, in addition to the migration of 12 million+ illegals, we have allowed legal immigration to spiral | Read More »