Tag: john adams

This unprecedented: In July, 1798, Congress passed, and President John Adams signed into law “An Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen,” authorizing the creation of a marine hospital service, and mandating privately employed sailors to purchase healthcare insurance. This legislation also created America’s first payroll tax, as a ship’s owner was required […]

In a speech ignored by cable news networks today, Al Gore sounds the alarm about our constitution being in crisis and the dangers our nation faces by an executive branch that is out of control and power hungry. Excerpts follow: [..] During the period when this eavesdropping was still secret, the President went out of […]