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Category: The Constitution

SPPI Expresses Disappointment in Supreme Court Ruling Upholding CFPB Funding Structure

Post author By Liam Gray
Post date May 16, 2024
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The Southwest Public Policy Institute warns that this decision will embolden regulatory overreach and drive consumer prices up.

Tags Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Credit, Elizabeth Warren, No Loan For You!, Personal Finance, Price Controls, Rate Caps, Rohit Chopra, Testimony

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SPPI Announces Support for Nonpartisan Impeachment Efforts

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date September 20, 2023
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The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) has announced its support for the impeachment efforts against Governor Lujan Grisham led by Representative Stefani Lord. This nonpartisan movement of Republicans, Democrats, and New Mexicans across the state is seeking to protect the Constitutional rights of all New Mexicans. This emergency order has received stark criticism from across […]

Tags John Block, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Stefani Lord

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Embracing the Spirit of Independence

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date July 4, 2023
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On this day of remembrance, let us honor those who have served and continue to serve our country, protecting the freedom and rights we hold dear.

Tags Declaration of Independence, Fourth of July, Freedom, History, Independence Day, Liberty, Patriotism

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Arizona Daily Star: It’s wrong to force Arizonans to pay for government lobbying

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date July 1, 2023
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Originally published at tucson.com on June 29, 2023. As the smackdown over school choice in Arizona intensifies, taxpayers in the Grand Canyon State should know that they’re paying for both attacks on and defenses of the Empowerment Scholarship Account Program. The Arizona School Boards Association charges that “vouchers” impose “unsustainable” costs and are “a massive blow to […]

Tags Arizona School Boards Association, Compelled Speech, Free Speech, Lobbying, School Choice

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Haaland v. Brackeen: Tribal Sovereignty Wins

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date June 16, 2023
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Participants hold signs as they wait for oral arguments in Haaland v. Brackeen to adjourn outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. Photo by Steph Viera for NDN Collective.

The Supreme Court of the United States affirms a significant victory for tribal sovereignty, protecting the cultural identity of Native Americans.