Author Archive: Emmett McGroarty
Emmett McGroarty is the executive director of Preserve Innocence with American Principles Project. He graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in Philosophy (minor in theology). He then earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in New York, NY. He is a native of Washington, DC and currently resides in the Beltway with his family.
Six Problems with the Common Core State Standards Initiative
With Jane Robbins (below is an executive summary of a white paper written by Jane Robbins and myself) The American Legislative Exchange Council’s Public Sector Board of Directors must decide whether to uphold the Education Task Force’s approval of the Comprehensive Legislative Package Opposing the Common Core State Standards Initiative. The Task Force’s public-sector members [...]
The Feds New Role: Human Resources Manager
When it comes to light that corporations such as Google, Apple, and Microsoft are collecting personal data, Americans rightly raise Cain. But who notices when government does the same thing? The federal government is in the process of linking various databases of very personal information from a wide range of state and federal agencies. It [...]
Has Arne Duncan Junked the Common Core?
Or is he just jerking us around? This week the state senate of Utah joined the gathering protest against the federally coerced Common Core State Standards by passing a bill asserting state sovereignty to withdraw from the Common Core. Kudos to the state’s legislature for passing the bill and to Governor Herbert for his support [...]
Obama’s Unconstitutional Power Grab By Congressional Bypass
Written with Jane Robbins We have brought a constitutional crisis upon ourselves that is bleeding our liberties dry. The federal bureaucracy has amassed such immense power that Congress can no longer provide, as President Washington termed it, the necessary “reciprocal checks” against its exercise of power. Federal spending has increased from $1.38 trillion in 1992 [...]
Mike Gronstal Plays Politics With Unborn Lives
Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs) invites late-term abortionists to Iowa. That’s the truth behind the Senator Gronstal-backed “certificate of need” bill, which lays out a regulatory structure for late-term abortion clinics to do business in Iowa. It just passed the Iowa senate on a party-line vote. These regulations do nothing to discourage [...]
Mitch Daniels Supports Obama’s Education Takeover
Indiana’s Gov. Mitch Daniels went to Washington last week to give an education speech to a conservative think tank. TheWashington Post‘s Dana Milbank was there and boy, was Milbank entranced: “At a time when Republican voters are disenchanted with their presidential choices, and the existing candidates are marginalizing themselves by campaigning on abortion, homosexuality and [...]
CPAC Review: Haley Barbour Gave a Promising Speech
Governor Haley Barbour (R-MS) proudly proclaimed at CPAC the virtues of “democratic capitalism over a centralized government-managed economy.” He called on office-seekers and office holders to put their faith in the American people. If they do that, he said, then the people –including Soccer Moms, Tea Party supporters, Mamma Grizzlies, and small business owners—will stand [...]
CPAC Review: Mitch Daniels Needs To Understand How We Have Strayed From Our Founding
The remarks of Governor Mitch Daniels (R-IN) were sadly problematic. The Governor demonstrated an understanding of how government works, of how it spends money, and the ways in which it fails to provide a true accounting to the people. He is obviously keen on innovative approaches to government. No doubt, he has learned a lot [...]
CPAC Review: Rick Perry–Gives a Wake Up Call to Candidates
The race to define a vision for a new administration is on. Texas Governor Rick Perry at CPAC staked his vision in the Constitution and the people. His speech serves as a challenge to other potential candidates to stake out their positions with more specificity. Governor Perry boldly quoted the 10th Amendment that “the powers [...]
CPAC Review: John Thune – Leads Pack in Laying Out Vision
Senator John Thune (R-SD) gave a good speech at CPAC, and he distinguished himself by providing more specificity than we have witnessed so far. The Senator spoke of the sanctity of the Constitution. He said that America does not need a new foundation because “the old foundation works just fine.” He invoked President Reagan’s leadership [...]
