Reality Wins
Thursday, November 19th, 2020Reality does not depend upon your beliefs. For example, gravity is a scientific theory. If you drop an object on earth, it will fall unless acted upon by an outside force. You don’t have to believe in gravity for it to work. Since January 2020, conservative politicians have been trying to speak Covid 19 away. […]
America Is Moving Forward
Thursday, November 12th, 2020America is moving forward. We have some big problems to face, and name calling will not solve them. Leadership requires correctly identifying real problems, developing solutions to those problems and then implanting the solutions. As all of us can see, Covid 19 did not magically disappear after the election. In fact it is spreading at […]
Democracies Count Votes
Thursday, November 5th, 2020Legendary coach Yogi Berra said, “It ain’t over till it’s over.†In baseball it’s the last out. He wanted his players to play until the end. In politics elections are over after the last vote counted. Once again we see the hollowness of conservative understanding of States’ Rights and Constitutional Law. States, not presidents, set […]
Samuel Paty
Friday, October 30th, 2020“Depuis la cour de la Sorbonne, lieu historique de l’enseignement universitaire français, le président de la République Emmanuel Macron a rendu un hommage national au professeur Samuel Paty.” Publié le 21 octobre 2020 Translation by Google A religious fundamentalist assassinated Samuel Paty for sharing satirical cartoons with his class. Satirical expression is an essential feature […]
Proud American
Friday, October 30th, 2020I am proud to live in America.  I am even prouder to live in Modern America. Unlike the divine right monarchies and theocracies of the Bible, our constitution empowers people to create and improve a government. Unfortunately, the original intent of those early voters limited participation to white, male property owners. They looked out for […]
Shut Down This Circus
Thursday, October 22nd, 2020Like a Carnival Barker, Donald Trump is a master of exaggeration and misrepresentation. It is a great quality for someone trying to sell a lie. It is a horrible quality for a public servant. In the closing days of the campaign Donald is selling a whooper. We’ve “rounded the corner†on Covid 19. We may […]
Make Your Voice Heard.
Thursday, October 15th, 2020Let’s talk voting. Vote by mail is safe and effective. Don’t be afraid to exercise you lawful right by mail or in person. Voting is important to our democracy. Return you vote by mail as soon as possible. Don’t forget to include the appropriate postage. The United States Postal Service is one of the […]
Original Intent…to Discriminate
Tuesday, October 13th, 2020The “original intent” of the 14th Amendment never included “all persons” even though the text say “all persons.” Courts have slowly expanded “all” to mean “all.” Judge Barrett will follow the “original intent”, not evolved precedent, or what the English called common law. Conservatives have already said they will pass law allowing employers to discriminate […]
Basic Definitions
Saturday, October 10th, 2020There are constitutional governments which are limited by law. There are authoritarian governments which empower a leader to exercise broad discretion. There are socialist economies which have public ownership of property. There are capitalist economies which have private ownership of property. There are free markets which allow individuals to buy and sell without government interference. […]
Socialist Ghosts
Saturday, October 10th, 2020Clever politicians have turned socialism into a frightening ghost. It has replaced terrorism as the catchall phrase. Should we get our pitch forks and kill this really scary monster? Maybe, but be careful what you kill. You might just kill a friend. Socialism simply means public ownership of property. No more. No less. Governments turned […]
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