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BREAKING: First steps taken toward Senate ethics investigation of Cornyn

BREAKING: First steps taken toward Senate ethics investigation of Cornyn WASHINGTON -- The first steps have been taken toward a Senate Ethics Committee investigation of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX,) the latest ethics misstep by the Texas senator. A formal Request For Investigation was filed with the Senate Ethics Committee Feb. 10. Cornyn may face 24 counts of using his Senate office to promote his reelection campaign. A search of the official Senate office's Twitter account (@JohnCornyn) finds Cornyn's taxpayer-funded office shared messages from the campaign account (@TeamCornyn,) photographs promoting Cornyn's re-election campaign and endorsements of Cornyn's re-election at least 24 times between Sept. 23, 2013 and Jan. 10, 2014. Senate ethics rules strictly prohibit any communications from a senator's official office that directly promote or publicize his political campaign. The Senate Ethics Manual clearly states "Rules Committee policy o...

Gun Rights Trending Up Despite Efforts of Left Media

Shared from Zite   John Hames shared with you:   Gun Rights Trending Up Despite Efforts of Left Media truthrevolt.org - Since 1986, gun rights, which are protected by the 2nd Amendment, have been on the massive uptick despite the liberal media trying to convince the U.S. otherwise. The trend is demonstrated in the GIF below. It follows a color-coordinated timeline of the change in the gun culture of America. In 1986, there were 16 states that did not allow the right to carry a firearm. In 2013, there are NO states where concealed carry is banned. Also in 1986 there were 25 May-issue states compared to the 8 the U.S. has now. Then there is Shall-issue, which saw the biggest growth from 8 in 1986 to 37 by 2013. The last category is...

Obama Finds a Country to Threaten. Too Bad It’s Israel.

Shared from Zite   John Hames shared with you:   Obama Finds a Country to Threaten. Too Bad It's Israel. pjmedia.com - Much has already been written about Jeffrey Goldberg's amazing interview with President Obama. The interview took place Thursday, the day before Russia captured Crimea from Ukraine. The salient segment: Available on the App Store . John Hames