Free Republic

“No taxation without representation!”That was a popular phrase during the decades leading up to the Revolutionary War. Colonists thought it was unfair to be taxed and subjected to English rule without consent.Today Washington DC hands down laws and taxes to every one of the 320 million people living in the United States.And just like under English rule, we are not represented in the federal government.Now I know what you’re thinking… we have the right to vote for our leaders.Our votes send Representatives, Senators, and the President to Washington DC. And they represent our interests in government. US Representatives are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Alan Mollohan, D-W.Va., has come under fire in recent weeks for allegedly directing federal money to friends and business associates in the northern part of the state. Now it appears as though a Mollohan relative also received federal contracts worth millions. Mollohan's third cousin, Joe Jarvis, was involved in real estate for years. But in 1995, Jarvis made a slight career change, opening a company with his wife, Rosemary, called Arrey Industries. The company received three federal contracts or subcontracts between 1995 and 2000 from the U. S. Department of Energy. Now, some people, including...