I recently received (for the third time I believe) an email that’s making the rounds that calls for a proposed 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The main point of the message, and the proposed amendment, is to make Congress live by the same laws they make us live by – a laudable goal. However, the message calls for a “Constitutional Convention” to implement this proposal – this I must warn against. Continue reading “Just Say NO! To a Constitutional Convention”
Tag: politics
The Dino Rossi Question
A friend recently asked me for my take on the U.S. Senate race and the ‘Dino Rossi question.’ They asked “Are the Republicans supporting Rossi?? Who should we be supporting?” In asking “are the Republicans supporting Rossi?” I am confident they were referring to the state Republican Party, or more precisely, the party’s leadership and the establishment power structure within the party. It is quite apparent to me “the Continue reading “The Dino Rossi Question”
Keep On Doing The Same
An off the cuff email reply to a friend that ended up getting forwarded, then published in eastern Washington’s Palouse Patriot – Thanks Rick!
I find it interesting that over and over I hear ‘conservative’ Republicans saying that a third choice on the ballot is a bad thing, will split the vote, foul up the whole balance of power, dilute the system, etc. But aren’t these the same conservatives who tout free market economic solutions, saying that freedom of choice in the market place will encourage competition, more choice, better products, etc. as producers compete for their market Continue reading “Keep On Doing The Same”
In Defense of Marriage and Public Morality
I’ve been criticized for my support of Referendum 71 and its effort to reject SB 5688, a bill passed by our state legislature that would extend all of the rights and responsibilities associated with traditional marriage, to “same sex domestic partners.” My (and the Constitution Party’s) support of the effort to overturn SB 5688, has offended some people who have taken it to mean that I think “fags are bad,” or that I want to force my religion Continue reading “In Defense of Marriage and Public Morality”
Shall We Resist Evil?
There seems to be a concern among many God-fearing Christian people, that standing up against the evils of tyrannical government is not something that Jesus would have done, or would do if He were here today. One man wrote to me in this regard – the following is my reply. Continue reading “Shall We Resist Evil?”