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May 21, 2012 – 9:09 am | 22 Comments | 115 views

This has been “a long and winding road,” and in the four years we have been doing this blog, we have had a grand time! We have made many friends, ticked off a few people with our politics, and had our say on a multitude of issues. There comes a time, however, when the road ends or takes a new …

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America’s Tea Party : A Road To Destruction

July 24, 2011 – 2:56 pm | 5 Comments | 1 views
America’s Tea Party : A Road To Destruction

Few people would doubt that Barack Obama was elected the forty-fourth President of  the United States at a perilous time in American history.  In fact, his timing could hardly have been worse.  Financial markets had crumbled, major banks and insurance companies were descending into insolvency, millions of Americans were losing their jobs,  economic recession was spreading across the globe, and …

States Rights: An Undemocratic Principle

November 29, 2009 – 1:35 pm | 14 Comments | 1 views
States Rights: An Undemocratic Principle

At the local level, the governor and state assemblies are granted powers under the federal constitution to manage their own affairs, so long as they don’t interfere with rights granted under that constitution. When, however, a minority of senators from various states are granted the power to thwart the will of the majority of American people, a line has been crossed that forms a border between good, representative government and gridlock.

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