Politics

We the People

Cons of a Constitutional Convention

08/26/2022

The country’s distrust of the federal government is not a new sentiment. For decades, massive spending and unchecked powers of the White House and Congress have put a strain on our economy and pocketbooks. Not only has the bureaucracy gotten more powerful, but also more politicized.

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Sen. Mitch McConnell

Don’t Let Mitch McConnell Get You Down

08/24/2022

An important quality of effective leaders is their ability to encourage their followers and motivate them to confidently keep working on the task ahead. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is not one of those leaders. His recent lukewarm discussion of the chances for Republicans to take back the Senate in November not only cast a shadow on voters’ enthusiasm, but it insulted strong Republican candidates and their supporters.

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Education Parents

Homework for Parents

08/18/2022

Over the last two years, the pandemic lockdowns gave parents a daily inside look at what students were learning. It’s no surprise they didn’t like what they saw and took their grievances to school boards across the country. Now that students are heading into a new school year, parents must again be motivated to advocate for their child’s education.

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Pork

The Fleecing of America

08/15/2022

Just how much waste, pork and silly spending are taxpayers subsidizing? Inflation is at a 40-year high and just crossed eight-percent on a rolling 12-month basis. Most economists agree inflation is the result of our federal government throwing trillions of dollars into pandemic relief, the federal budget, and “infrastructure.”

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Sheriff

No Security at Our Border

08/15/2022

Sheriffs in Texas are experiencing the impact of the border crisis in their counties every day — whether it’s armed cartel operatives smuggling illegal immigrants, vehicle pursuits resulting in crashes and deaths, or drug overdose deaths from fentanyl brought across the southern border.

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Exploited Child

Earn It Act Erases Exploitation

08/11/2022

With the explosion of internet technology over the last few decades, Congress has been unable to keep up. While the world wide web has given us connected us to many good experiences, the access of online predators continues to multiply.

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Merrick Garland

Foreign Agents Leading a U.S. President’s Administration?

08/10/2022

The more we learn about who actually has the power in Washington, DC, the clearer it becomes that America’s interests are often not the top priority of our government. Foreign influence is huge, much of it coming through Biden administration officials who were registered foreign agents before moving into their current roles.

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