September 13, 2012
This is why a Voter ID Requirement is Equivalent to a Poll Tax
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September 12, 2012
A more perfect Union does not exist in the past
It is only a rose-colored past where one can find a “more perfect Union.” Things are not worse; we are just more aware.
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September 10, 2012
The Founding of the United States of America and the Innocence of Youth
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August 31, 2012
VIDEO: Al Gore Supports Replacing Electoral College with Popular Vote
During Thursday’s Republican National Convention coverage on Current TV, former vice president and former presidential candidate Al Gore said he supports getting rid of the Electoral College in favor of a simple popular vote.
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August 11, 2012
Paul Ryan Says Rights Come from Nature and God, Not Government
After being introduced as Mitt Romney’s running mate on Saturday, Representative Paul Ryan (WI-R) said that America was founded on an idea. What is the idea? Ryan said, “Our rights, come from nature and God, not from government.” Oh really? Ryan, which God are you referring to? The Christian God? I’m willing to bet there are Americans who are members of a different faith who might think their rights come from God too. The problem is that the rights people believe they have from God might not exactly line up depending on which God they pray to. This is why Paul Ryan is wrong.
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July 18, 2012
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam Hires Muslim, Tea Party Bigots Go Insane
Tennessee Republicans and bat-shit-crazy Tea Party activists are steaming mad that their governor, a Republican, had the gall to hire a well qualified person to a government position. That well qualified person’s name is Samar Ali. Oh, and did I forget to mention that she’s a Muslim? Ah, now it makes more sense, right? Not really, but at least it’s not beyond the realm of expectations for a southern state.
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July 5, 2012
The Irony And Deceit Of Constitutional ‘Original Intent’ Arguments
E.J. Dionne has a great piece in the Washington Post: The Founders’ true spirit. In it he writes, “Differences over policy are often disguised as differences over whether a preferred choice is constitutional or not. When we should be addressing pragmatic questions — Will this approach work? Will it solve the problem it’s designed to solve? Is this a problem government should do something about? — we instead fall back on rather abstract discussions of whether a given idea violates the Constitution.”
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June 13, 2012
A Quick Lesson For Republicans: The Right To Vote
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May 21, 2012
Things You Should Know About The United States And The Constitution
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March 26, 2012
Invention by Republican: The Free Market And Your Personal Freedom
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