Category Archives: politics

Inauguration Day

Posted on 2009-01-20 by David

After reading/hearing news coverage of today’s activities I have come to a couple of conclusions. First, I have made a goal to attend a presidential inauguration – not just the parade, but the actual swearing-in ceremony with the inaugural address. … Continue reading →

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I Call Theme

Posted on 2009-01-16 by David

A link posted on KVNU’s For The People blog leading to this this WSJ article fired off my pattern recognition neurons. From the article: Whatever the cause, it is a dangerous beginning. Mr. Obama can currently afford to do some … Continue reading →

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FOCA

Posted on 2009-01-16 by David

My sister-in-law suggested that her generally apolitical blog was not the place to engage in a  debate on abortion. She’s probably right, but such a debate fits just fine here. In many ways the debate on abortion is settled. An … Continue reading →

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Orrin Depends on Sloppy Journalism

Posted on 2009-01-07 by David

The news media is supposed to help us make sense of the world around us, but to a large degree most news organizations have relegated themselves to being nothing more than data streams. A perfect example today comes with the … Continue reading →

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News and Government

Posted on 2009-01-06 by David

I have been reading Breaking The News and consequently thinking about the role of the media in disseminating information and the effects of that process in the political arena. I don’t know that my thoughts are fully formed here, but … Continue reading →

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Legislative Accountability

Posted on 2009-01-05 by David

John Florez has a good perspective on what constitutes True government accountability and the forces that work against citizens from receiving the benefits of that accountability. I thought his comparison of the legislature to a corporate board of directors was … Continue reading →

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Annapolis Convention

Posted on 2009-01-01 by David

It was not so long ago that I became aware of the Annapolis Convention of 1786. Though I had started reading the resulting report before I got my pocket Constitution I was very excited to see that it was included … Continue reading →

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Federalist No. 45

Posted on 2008-12-31 by David

I wish we had a constitutionally limited federal government such as the one that Madison is promoting/defending in Federalist No. 45. the next question to be considered is, whether the whole mass of {the powers transferred to the federal government} … Continue reading →

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Federalist No. 44

Posted on 2008-12-30 by David

Although it is not the central point of Federalist No. 44, I found it very interesting to read the fervent distrust of paper money that the defenders of the Constitution had based on their experience – especially considering our present … Continue reading →

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Who Should Adopt?

Posted on 2008-12-24 by David

The debate over who should be allowed to adopt a child is a sensitive one. We have a system which tries to provide the best situation to children in need of good families, but there are more children than available … Continue reading →

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