Trump Forgets That He Cannot Change Election Laws
Executive Order 14248 lays out a series of changes to election laws that Trump has no power to enforce.
Taxes On Wealthy
By Cliff Montgomery – Dec. 5th, 2014In 2010, the 400 individuals in America’s highest-income bracket forked over only about 18 percent of theiryearly earnings to federal tax officials – down…
Us Looking To Fix Oversight Problems
By Cliff Montgomery – Nov. 30th, 2014Just a few years ago, the Defense Department announced plans to repair problems in the management of its nuclear forces. On Nov. 14th, the…
Domestic Terrorism Spike Attacks Us Officials
By Cliff Montgomery – Nov. 18th, 2014In July, a very interesting land Security report was released without much fanfare. Its matter-of-fact title – Domestic Violent Extremists Pose Increased Threat to…
IPCC Climate Change Report
By Cliff Montgomery – Nov. 7th, 2014Fossilfuel-based power generated without Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)technology must be “phased out almost entirely by 2100” if human beingsare to avoid a dangerous…
Lawful Ebola Quarantine Restrictions
By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 30th, 2014Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about the ability of federal and state governments to quarantine those who might possess the Ebola virus.…
No Fly List Lacks Due Process
By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 22nd, 2014The U.S. government still has not provided individuals wrongly placed on America’s ‘No Fly’ list a clear legal means by which they may remove…
No Fly List Lacks Due Process
By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 22nd, 2014The U.S. government still has not provided individuals wrongly placed on America’s ‘No Fly’ list a clear legal means by which they may remove…
Big Tobacco And Child Labor
By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 8th 2014Last week, a leading group of U.S. tobacco growers announced that children should not be employed to perform its often dangerous work.It might seem…
Who Is Buying Republican Party
By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 2nd, 2014The U.S. Congressional Elections of 2014 will be upon us before we know it. We at The American Spark feel it’s only right to…
Who Is Buying Democratic Party
By Cliff Montgomery – Sept. 30th, 2014The U.S. Congressional Elections of 2014 will soon be upon us. It’s time for The American Spark to reveal to its readers who is…
Islamic State No Credible Threat To Us
By Cliff Montgomery – Sept. 26th, 2014A few weeks ago on Meet The Press, President Obama declared he was “preparing the country to make sure that we deal with a…
Iraqi Prime Minister Says No U.S. Troops
By Cliff Montgomery – Sept. 17th, 2014 Iraq’s new prime minister today flatly rejected the notion that American forces – or any other foreign troops – would enter his country…
NSA Spying Federal Appeals Court
By Cliff Montgomery – Sept. 11th, 2014Last week, the National Security Agency’s (NSA) massive phone data collection program began to receive its first test in a federal appeals court. It…
Corporate Taxes Often Lower Than Admitted
By Cliff Montgomery – Aug. 31st, 2014Those who call for a low U.S. income tax rate on corporations often say that the nation’s statutory corporate tax rate of 35 percent…
Congress Looking To Change Fisc FISA Court
By Cliff Montgomery – Aug. 27th, 2014Congress now is considering several changes to the Executive Branch’s surveillance powers, thanks to the revelations of whistle-blowers like Edward Snowden.Much of the controversy…
Senate Demands Reports On NSA Bulk Collection
By Cliff Montgomery – Aug. 20th, 2014The National Security Agency (NSA) must prepare unclassified studies on “all NSA bulk collection activities,” declared the Senate Appropriations Committee in its Defense Department…
Feds May Medical Personnel May Act As Spies
By Cliff Montgomery – Aug. 8th, 2014“Emergency Medical Treatment Presents [an] Opportunity for Discovery of Violent Extremist Activities,” declares a federal document prepared for fire, rescue and Emergency Medical Services…
Oklahoma Earthquakes Caused By Oil Extraction
By Cliff Montgomery – July 29th, 2014The huge amounts of wastewater pumped into the ground by Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas industries probably have triggered a sudden increase in earthquakes…
Climate Change Puts America At Risk
By Cliff Montgomery – July 22nd, 2014Although climate change has become a significant influence on the creation of national disasters, “the federal government is not well positioned to address the…
Presidential Electronic Records
By Cliff Montgomery – July 9th, 2014The chief law governing the preservation of White House records may not properly ensure the maintenance of media associated with “new and sometimes ephemeral…
Foreign Hackers Targeting Us Government Networks
By Cliff Montgomery – July 2nd, 2014U.S. officials have learned that foreign Internet hackers are using well-known social network sites to successfully target “federal, state and local government and private…
New York Compensates Occupy Protesters For Questionable Arrests
By Cliff Montgomery – June 23rd, 2014New York City officials have quietly agreed to pay nearly $600,000 to a band of Occupy Wall Street protesters, as compensation for what the…
Charlotte Nc Misused Political Convention Funds
By Cliff Montgomery – June 12th, 2014 covered the daily activities of the 2012 Democratic National Convention (DNC) held in the city of Charlotte, NC. A large amount of our…