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Principled Politics
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Written by Eric Vought
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Friday, 11 December 2009 03:24 |
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I was recently sent an email claiming that a group of atheists was petitioning the FCC to have readings of the Gospel banned from all the airwaves. It turns out that this is a scam and an old one. I have some information here and I also take some time to spell out why these scams are not just irritating but may actually be dangerous to you and the people you forward them to.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 11 December 2009 07:48 )
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Principled Politics
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Written by Eric Vought
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Saturday, 21 November 2009 21:52 |
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My wife and I recently visited Senator Claire McCaskill's office in Springfield to discuss the health care issue. We had an interesting and useful conversation with her District Director, David Rauch. Both of us having spoken to him before, we share the opinion that he often represents the Senator better than the Senator does herself. He has always been courteous, reasonably well informed, and interested in our point of view. To me, this is the model of what a statesman does: facilitates active discussion on the issues in order to find the best solution; a statesman is always polite, especially with those with which he (or she) disagrees even if he is firm in his own convictions. It is regretful to me that I have seldom got this impression from Claire McCaskill herself.
In any case, the following is from the letter my wife and I sent to him following our visit. It highlights one issue we discussed: that of the enormous complexity of the bill and why it is directly damaging to the health reform effort regardless of its contents.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 21 November 2009 21:59 )
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Law and Violence
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Written by Eric Vought
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 20:29 |
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In response to Republican US Senate Candidate Andy Martin's call for martial law in Chicago, I have to step back and honestly ask which Chicago he is talking about. The one in the United States is doing no worse than usual (perhaps better in some respects) while, in this country, I was reasonably certain use of Federal troops and National Guard for simple crime control was still illegal. Not only that, but a heavy-handed armed response to current gang violence is calculated to inflame race relations worse than Chicago's violence in the '60s--- nearly twice the crime rate of today. [Version 1.01 Release] |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 03 October 2009 09:49 )
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Societal Secession
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Written by Steve Helms
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Saturday, 12 September 2009 19:48 |
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Today is my birthday and I am 44 years old. By all accounts, that puts me on the downward side of my life.
With the birth of any child their is always hope that life will be good and that great things might be accomplished.
It is also the same with the birth of a nation. On July 4, 1776, when our founders gave birth to the United States of America, they had hope that it’s people would be able to thrive and accomplish many good and wonderful things.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 12 September 2009 21:23 )
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