Political Maps and Moral Authority are the Most Influential Unknowns in the 2022 Showdown for Power June 14, 2021 Vol. XIV, No. 9 7:13 am What if remapping turned Farmington, WV into Farmington, MD? Imagine how politically disruptive it would be if every 10 years, following the US Census, we redrew all of the state
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Ousting Liz Cheney Carries Little Political Risk but Pinning Your Hopes on Trump is the Biggest Risk of All May 14, 2021 Vol. XIV, No. 8 7:13 am Trump’s irresponsible statement this week has political consequences Is anyone surprised that US Senate Republicans have not elected Sen. Mitt Romney as a leader of their caucus,
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Redemption Begins When We Stop Calling People “Racist” and Start Dealing With “Systemic Racism” April 30, 2021 Vol. XIV, No. 7 2:13 pm “Systemic racism,” yes. “Racist,” no. On Wednesday, Sen. Tim Scott, an African American Republican from South Carolina, said during his response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address, “Hear me
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Today’s US Census Release Shows Most Maps in States Gaining Seats in Congress to be Redrawn by GOP April 26, 2021 Vol. XIV, No. 6 3:13 pm North Carolina will have 14 congressional seats It’s official! The US Census Bureau announced at 3 o’clock this afternoon that North Carolina is one of six states gaining
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How a Secret Group Anticipated and Blocked President Trump’s Attempt to Reverse a Losing Campaign March 4, 2021 Vol. XIV, No. 5 6:13 am What Democrats did was worse than corrupt, it was legal Last Sunday, at one hour and ten minutes (01:10:24) into his CPAC speech, former President Donald Trump described as “corrupt”
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Biden Executive Orders Revoke Trump Legacy; Will He Avoid the First Term Disasters of Clinton and Obama? February 23, 2021 Vol. XIV, No. 4 7:13 am 32 Biden executive orders show power to circumvent Congress Nothing says presidential power like the power to revoke the executive orders of your predecessor. Case in point: Last
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Failure of Democrats to Apply the Pelosi-Nadler Impeachment Test Drives Trump’s Return to Power February 17, 2021 Vol. XIV, No. 3 1:13 pm The sinister smirk that said impeachment was abuse of authority The image of that sinister smirk is emblazoned in my mind. It was a we-finally-got-him smirk by one of the US House
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Impeachment Trial Will Show Foolish Demagoguery as Constitutional, Not an Incitement of Insurrection February 9, 2021 Vol. XIV, No. 2 4:13 pm Foolish demagoguery is constitutional Donald Trump brings out the worst in everyone, friend and foe alike. He brings out the worst in friends when he expects blind loyalty to everything he says or
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The US Constitution Giveth and the US Constitution Taketh Away; Blessed Be the US Constitution February 2, 2021 Vol. XIV, No. 1 11:13 am US Constitution requires 67 votes for conviction. Period. End of story. Next Monday, February 8, 2021, former president Donald Trump will try to win an acquittal in the court
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December 16, 2020 Vol. XIII, No. 12 4:13 pm Grace in defeat is not in the DNA of most partisans It was an especially contentious presidential race. Two parties starkly divided using their corps of politically biased news reporters to advance personal attacks and argue that they were the only true protector of American
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