AP Government

Congress cannot seem to get anything done, but they have time hold hearings and now sue the president. Is this really about Executive Orders? If my research is correct FDR had over 3,000, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, and Clinton had over 300, and Obama is sitting at 168. Thoughts?

So how did everyone do on the AP exam?

Interesting check this out, more so Yvette Paps. You will like this

Rhode Island House speaker kills immigration bill Days after a boisterous protest on Rhode Island's House floor, a state official decided that a bill copying Arizona's immigration law will not be heard by lawmakers this session.

Has everyone been watching what is going on in Texas with the textbooks? Post a comment on what you think about it.

Baseball and politics.

Senator calls for boycott of 2011 MLB All-Star game - MLB News - FOX Sports on MSN Senator calls for boycott of Arizona All Star game Senator calls for boycott of 2011 MLB All-Star game

Holder: Feds may sue over Arizona immigration law Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday that the Justice Department was considering a federal lawsuit against Arizona's new immigration law.

What a weekend for news. Here is an interesting article on the 1st Amendment

National Day of Prayer goes on despite ruling The 59th annual National Day of Prayer was held Thursday against a backdrop of controversy and growing doubts about the future of the event, which a federal judge recently declared unconstitutional.

Wow, this is interesting. Would this violate the 14th Amendment?

Bill aims to strip certain Americans of their citizenship A bipartisan group of legislators on Thursday introduced legislation in Congress to strip citizenship from any American found to be involved in terrorism.

Gotta love the power of interest groups

Feds Likely to Face Uproar if They Overhaul Pocket Change - WSJ.com President Barack Obama has proposed making our coins of cheaper stuff. But he's likely to face stiff opposition from coin-using interest groups as well as ordinary citizens.

Great article relating to budgets and more so with the bureaucracy.

Gates issues war on waste, bureaucracy - Military- msnbc.com Gates says he is ordering a top-to-bottom paring of the military bureaucracy in search of at least $10 billion in annual savings needed to prevent an erosion of combat power.

Utah GOP convention rejects incumbent Sen. Robert Bennett Facing significant anger aimed at Washington and at some of his past votes, Utah Sen. Robert Bennett was eliminated Saturday from seeking re-election as a Republican, becoming the first incumbent to fall victim to the growing anti-Washington mood ahead of the 2010 midterm elections.

Very interesting

Missing iPhone case led to 'virtual strip-search' Search warrants have always been a blunt instrument for finding evidence of crime.