The Voting Rights Act got it all wrong
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a major piece of legislation but it fell short because it concentrated on rights. The problem with a right is that it is really not that far from privilege. We cannot...
View ArticleThe Separation of Powers doesn't work
The separation of powers between the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches has been considered a sacred innovation of the U.S. Constitution since the founding of the country. It was indeed a...
View ArticleIs Democracy really worth it?
We all like democracy in the abstract. There is pagentry at swearing in ceremonies and we can brag about being "free" but when we get to the specifics, no, a lot of us don't like it. The current U.S....
View ArticleWhy Progressives don't understand Kansas
The 2014 elections are now over and it seems that the clown car of American politics is heading for the cliff once again. We seemed to be able to vote for ballot propositions to do good things like...
View ArticleSteve Scalise, the House GOP Whip and KKK wannabe
The Guardian article, If you're a politician and your chummy past with neo-Nazis resurfaces, don't worry. Ask Ron Paul, says it best.Hell, I’m not even mad about Scalise. I’m just disappointed. First...
View ArticleOne Reason Why America is in Decline
I haven't been blogging for a bit. I've been busy reading and researching. But given the discussions of late, I thought I would share a bit of truth about ourselves that needs to be exposed and dealt...
View ArticleDeal in Guns, end up in Court
I'm sitting here,yet again, listening to the news of yet another mass killing. For the record, given the epidemic frequency, this time it is in Oregon.Lots of people have come up with point solutions...
View ArticleTed Cruz Explains How We Lost WW-II
I’m a Viet Nam vet so my perspective on the DoD is from the USAF of almost 50 years ago. I started commenting on Ted Cruz wants to give the Pentagon an extra $155 billion… but there is more to say...
View ArticleTrump in San Jose: What I saw
I want to make the following very clear given that I used to commute through this part of San Jose every day and know the area and many of the people very well.Contrary to the young lady on MSNBC who...
View ArticleThe Founding Fathers and Religion: A bit more complicated than that...
In his March 17, 2014 diary, If Our Founding Fathers Were All Christians, Why Did They Say This?, Tolerant Libertarian tried to respond to the conservative Christian argument that the country was...
View ArticleISIS! Really?
We have had yet another mass killing in this country. It is getting to the point of, “What else is new?” Seeing this whole nightmare unfold, I see both an opening for hope and the same old toxic mix of...
View ArticleIf The 2nd Amendment is so Important, Enforce ALL of it
The hallowed, sacred, and otherwise non-questionable 2nd Amendment reads in full:"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear...
View ArticleGary, Jill, or the Lesser of Two Evils...
The election of Presidents is a complicated and agonizing process that takes an absolutely insane amount of time and resources. It is crazy. We are now at the point where there is a little over one...
View ArticleI Was Smart! - The Donald
“We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.”— Leona HelmsleyFor those too young to remember, she was the Queen of Mean, an egotistical, tyrannical hotelier and real estate developer from New...
View ArticleHey, GOP! Take Your fight outside!
If you have been around long enough, you have spent an evening in a drinking establishment of one sort or another. They are places where people can congregate and have a pleasant time. In some of them,...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the Electoral College
To 538 Citizens on the Hot Seat:I do not envy your position. Most Americans think that just because we have a national election for President, they, the voter, get to choose who lives and works in the...
View ArticleA Third Way for the Electoral College...
This should not be news to anybody but just in case...Donald Trump and Mike Pence can be stopped from taking office in January. The Electoral college can end their presidential run quite effectively...
View ArticleA Letter to an Elector...
A friend/colleague of mine forwarded me a reply sent by a member of the Texas delegation to the Electoral College. The following is the elector’s form response:DISCLOSURE: By responding to this email...
View ArticleRacism? Call it what it is: Imperiled White Supremacy.
NOTE: I wrote this almost a year ago during the heat of the general election but got busy with other matters including a move to another state and didn’t get around to publishing it until now. For a...
View ArticleConfessions of a New EV Owner
Technically, I am not a new EV owner. We bought our 2017 Volt in June 2016 and it has 9500 miles on it so far. The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project in California’s EPA gives cash rebates to qualified...
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