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Legislated Equality
I have been thinking about the “equality” that we equate with the American dream – the one that we want our government to guarantee for us. This has lead me to consider the difference between equality of opportunity and equality … Continue reading
Supporting Our Leaders
As I read so many posts today celebrating the victory of Barack Obama in the presidential race I worried that I might appear to be a disheartened McCain supporter because of my lack of enthusiasm for the outcome of the … Continue reading
Posted in Local, National, State
Tagged 2008, Anything but Neutral, civic participation, elections
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Pursue a Real Solution
I have been staunchly opposed to this expansion of the House of Representatives to grant D.C. a voting representative. The political compromise of giving a balancing seat to the Republicans (for Utah) until the next census doesn’t make the move … Continue reading
Posted in National, State
Tagged amendments, change congress, Constitution, electoral college, unconstitutional
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Proposition 8
I have stayed silent on proposition 8 thus far although I don’t imagine that many people would guess wrong if they were to predict my position. I have heard plenty of opposition to the proposition so I know the major … Continue reading
Posted in National, State
Tagged California, gay marriage, government, marriage, morality, Prop 8, religion
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The Costs of Health Insurance
Maybe this is related to being under a dentists drill this morning, but today’s topic is the cost of health care. A story over at The Health Insurance Myth detailing how much more a visit to the eye doctor costs … Continue reading
Smallitics
Let me just start out by saying that I have no problem with Randy Horiuchi running for re-election, nor with his campaign slogan that "He’s got game." That being said, the image of him in hockey gear with the caption … Continue reading
Expand Congress
I was very excited to be introduced to Thirty-Thousand.org. The first introduction on the site states an obvious fact: 435 can not faithfully represent 300,000,000 Americans. Our constitution designed the House of Representatives to represent the people of the United … Continue reading
A Budgetary Hat-Trick
Jason shared a link to Budget Hero and I had to go take a look. If the game is to be believed, all is not yet lost in the quest to get a balanced budget without abandoning all vestiges of … Continue reading
Posted in National
Tagged connections, economics, fiscal restraint, government, taxes
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Financial Foundations Exposed
News reports related to the fluxuations of the stock market are not surprising or inconsistent, but when I stop to consider what they say I find that they are either disturbing or based on faulty assumptions. This holds true whether … Continue reading
Politics Goes Local
The Senate passed the bailout bill (that they had no business voting on) and with an added 315 pages of pork they might be exposing the real reason that the House did not pass it on Monday. All that extra … Continue reading