No Straw Men

Taxing capital gains amounts to double taxation
ALEXANDRIA, VA— The American Conservative Union, the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative lobbying organization, announced its strong support for HR 6057, which would change the way the Treasury Department taxes capital gains, so that only real gains, not gains plus inflation, are subject to taxation.
Since 1913, the Treasury […]

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Free the judge from congressional purgatory
ALEXANDRIA, VA— The American Conservative Union, the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative lobbying organization, today urged Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) to schedule a vote on Judge Terrence Boyle, a decision that has been disgracefully delayed for more than a decade.
In 1991, President George H.W. Bush nominated Judge […]

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In New London, CT, a man’s home is the city’s castle
ALEXANDRIA, VA— The American Conservative Union, the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative lobbying organization, today expressed outrage at the inconceivable decision by the city council of New London, CT, to evict and impose back fees and rent on homeowners Susette Kelo and the Cristofaro […]

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ALEXANDRIA, VA— The American Conservative Union, the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative lobbying organization, is proud to honor [Senator/Congressman John Doe (R-)] with its 2005 Best and Brightest Award.
Given annually to senators and congressmen who score 100 percent in ACU’s “Rating of Congress,” the B&B award recognizes members for their voting-based commitment to […]

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No emergency left behind
ALEXANDRIA, VA— The American Conservative Union, the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative lobbying organization, today joined with five sister groups—the National Taxpayers Union, Citizens against Government Waste, the Club for Growth, the Heritage Foundation and Americans for Tax Reform—to urge Congress to purge all pork and unrelated spending from the 2006 […]

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