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Thursday, January 11th, 2018How often have you heard people say, “We respect our teachersâ€? When the Teacher of the Year from Vermillion Parish Louisiana spoke her mind, however, we saw with our own eyes how meaningless this statement has become. On January 8th Deyshia Hargrave stood up to exercise her First Amendment rights during a School Board Meeting. […]
My Presidents vs Not My Presidents
Friday, August 18th, 2017Since people have a hard time understanding honor, let me offer this. Not all men are perfect. We know this. The question is simple: “Did they move America forward, or did they try to take it back?” I honor the men and women who made us a “more perfect union,” not the men and women […]
CSA Constitution
Tuesday, April 25th, 2017The CSA Constitution left most of the USA Constitution intact, including the supremacy clause. What did it change? 1) It invoked the favor of Almighty God (I guess He decided He preferred the USA). 2) It eliminated all reference to the “common” good or “general welfare.” 3) It created rights for slave owners. _____ Congress […]
A Big Conservative Lie Died Today
Friday, March 24th, 2017Dearly beloved, We, the People of the United States of America, are gathered here today to put to rest 8 years of lies. President Obama and the Democrats in the Congress did their homework and passed a sound bill. Like all pieces of legislation, it was not perfect, but it was the best compromise. It […]
Promoting Responsible Gun Ownership
Sunday, October 11th, 2015Rewriting the Second Amendment has made us all less safe, particularly Police Officers and Children. Guns should be treated like cars. Owners should be trained, licensed and have insurance, then we could have real responsible gun ownership. The authors of the Constitution understood their own language. In fact, they confronted many of the same issues […]
Lincoln won the election of 1860
Tuesday, July 28th, 2015Why did the Slave states rebell? Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860. What upset them about losing the election? What did Lincoln say? We know he didn’t do anything as President because the slave states seceded BEFORE he was inaugurated? What did they fear? Read Lincoln’s own words from 1859. We must not disturb […]
Who Should Modern America Honor?
Monday, July 13th, 2015The debate over the Confederate flag has finally forced America to confront its past. In Louisiana “the mayor of New Orleans is proposing the most comprehensive plan yet to achieve lasting racial reconciliation in the wake of last month’s mass shooting in a South Carolina black church. Mitch Landrieu wants to dismantle a historic city […]
Predicting Supreme Court Healthcare Decision
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012“Glenn how is the Supreme Court going to rule on the healthcare Individual mandate? Any predictions? If they lose the mandate what happens to the plan? Obviously there are some good points to the plan but do they go back to the drawing board?†Awesome question. I’m not a lawyer but I love to play […]
Revisiting “Who would Jesus Torture?”
Sunday, November 13th, 2011Once again, the extremists were on display last night. One of the most disgusting moments was when the self proclaimed “Conservative Christian” audience cheered torture. Resuming torture will, however, betray both our history and our values. I wrote the following essay on April 28, 2009. My oldest son will enter the US Army in June. […]
No means No: “no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States”
Saturday, October 8th, 2011The “Values Voter’s Conference” has caused quite a stir. A Baptist preacher called Mormonism a cult, and then he said that it disqualified Mitt Romney for the Presidency. The preacher contradicted both the US Constitution and traditional American values. Our First Amendment rests on the belief that we humans are fallible. We are most fallible […]
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