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Protection?
Lately I often write about North Carolina. While Tea Party/Republican insanity exists in every state, in 2013 North Carolina appears to be the epicenter. The examples are literally too plentiful to all be chronicled in this space. Today I want … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Ford, Chris Whitmire, Constitution, First Amendment, Foreign Laws/Protect Constitution Act, George Cleveland, Great Recession, H 494, H 695, Harry Warren, Jacqueline Schaffer, Larry Pittman, Michele Bachmann, Michele Presnell, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, politics, religion, religious discrimination, religious freedom, Republicans, Rowan County Defense of Religion Act, secession, Sharia Law, Tea Party, Tenth Amendmant, United States Constitution
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Blinded By Their Own Baloney
For several years now one of the ways the Tea Party/Republicans have displayed their economic ignorance is by supporting the Fair Tax, which is basically a sales or consumption tax. I will not get into all the details here – … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Clinton, consumer demand, consumption tax, Coprorate Income tax, death tax, Donald B. Marron Jr., Donald Marron, economy, Estate Tax, Fair Tax, George H. W. Bush, income tax, inheritance tax, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, politics, Reaganomics, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, sales taxes, Tax Policy Center, taxes, Tea Party, trickle down, unemployment
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You Stll Own It Pat
I saw this one coming like a 3 and 0 fastball. On Wednesday Republican North Carolina de jure Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement: “The issues surrounding the transfer of the assets of the Ashville water department to a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, Art Pope, Ashville North Carolina, Bev Perdue, Charles Koch, Charlotte, David Koch, Democrats, greed, HB 488, Koch brothers, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, Pat McCrory, politics, privitization, Raleigh, Republicans, SB 10, Tea Party, Wake County Schools
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I’m The Senator And Don’t You Forget It
It must be terrible to live life feeling very insecure; desperately wanting to be famous yet dwelling in obscurity. What other excuse could Republican North Carolina State Senator Tommy Tucker have for some of his recent actions? Last week he … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlotte Observer, Democrats, Dick Cheney, Dorothea Dix Lease, George W. Bush, Goldsboro News-Argus, Hal Tanner, Huffington Post, internet access, John Celock, North Carolina, North Carolina Constitution, North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina Senate, North Carolina State Senate, Obama, Pat McCrory, politics, Raleigh, Raleigh News and Observer, Raleigh North Carolina, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Tea Party, Tommy Tucker, Waxhaw North Carolina
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Temptation Prevention
In the mid-1860’s British Lord Acton famously stated, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” The Tea Party/Republican’s have complete control of the North Carolina State Government and now they want even more. Absolute political power is not … Continue reading
But I Told You So
If you haven’t already, I strongly suggest you read Shotgun Suppression from April 10th and A Day At The State Capitol from April 14th to put these events in context. RALEIGH, NC–4:55 PM, Friday, April 12, 2013. Late this afternoon, … Continue reading
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Tagged Jay DeLancy, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina Board of Elections, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Secretary of State, politics, Tea Party, Texas, The Rachel Maddow Show, True The Vote, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter Integrity Project, voter registration, Voter suppression
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A Day At The State Capitol
Wednesday the North Carolina House of Representatives held a public hearing on proposed voter ID legislation. Since I had strong, informed opinions on the topic and live about an hour from the Legislative Buildings I took a ride to Raleigh. … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, Mitt Romney, North Carolina, North Carolina House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, politics, racism, Raleigh, Raleigh North Carolina, Ryan budget, Tea Party, voter fraud, voter ID, voter registration, Voter suppression, voter turnout, Willard Mitt Romney
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Shotgun Suppression
If the police come upon gang activity the standard method of operation for the gang members is to scatter in different directions. That makes it difficult for the police to apprehend them since their attention is divided. The Republicans in … Continue reading
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Tagged Clear Channel, Democrats, early voting, Florida, Georgia, Glenn Beck, jobs, North Carolina, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina Senate, North Carolina State Senate, politics, poll tax, Premiere Radio Networks, Republicans, right wing, Rush Limbaugh, same day registration, Sean hannity, unemployment, voter fraud, voter ID, voter registration, Voter suppression, voter turnout, West Side Story
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