Tag: Politics
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Should We Make Washington D.C. a State?
There has been a push in recent months to have our nation’s capital redefined as its own state. Our nation was set up to allow the addition of new states from the very beginning, and serious thought is being given to the idea that this federal district should be given this new status. There are…
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Separation of Church and State
We tend to forget about many of the basic principles that our country was founded on all those years ago. As we live our lives and form our perceptions of not only the people around us, but the government to which we submit to, we place our own ideologies on top of what the original…
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Immigration Reform
As I’ve stated in the past, I tend to lean right on most issues. I favor a system that allows individuals to live their best life with a minimum of interference from others. The majority of these beliefs that I hold stem from the ideals of Libertarianism, a structure that is primarily about having as…
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The Slippery Slope is a Real Thing, and We’ve Seen It
I was responding to a comment from one of my readers about the quarantine and how we accepted it at first because it seemed so reasonable. Well, most of us accepted it. I personally rejected the idea from the very beginning, and told my coworkers as much as soon as the idea surfaced in the…
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The Problem with Quarantine
I haven’t stated much on this topic since starting this blog, not because it is a hot topic, but more because I think I suffer from the same problem we all suffer from: I’ve gotten used to it. After more than a year of living with this “new normal”, I’ve slowly move from being angry…
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The Filibuster Problem
We are seeing a concerted effort by the Democratic party to remove the ability of the other side to utilize the filibuster to fight against legislation. There are a lot of reasons why this is a very dangerous path to walk, not the least of which has to do with the constantly shifting political landscape.…
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Why Is Individual Liberty Important?
One of the biggest debates in our modern political climate is the balance between what is best for the individual versus what is best for the community. It is not usually at the forefront of our minds when we think about political issues, but the basis for most arguments from both sides revolves around which…
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