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Reloading?
One news item that came out of last Sunday’s talk shows was that Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin is seriously considering reintroducing the compromise gun regulation legislation he co-authored with Republican Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey. Make no mistake; neither … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Arizona, background check, Democrats, F.A.A., FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, guns, Harry Reid, Heidi Heitkamp, Jeff Flake, Joe Manchin, Kelly Ayotte, Lisa Murkowski, Manchin-Toomey Amendment, Max Baucus, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Obama, Ohio, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, Republicans, Rob Portman, sequester, Tea Party, West Virginia
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Losers Creating Losers
Last week North Dakota’s Republican Governor Jack Dairymple signed a series of bills into law that, when they take effect on August 1st, will give his state the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. Finding winners in this, except … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Amendment 26, Billings, Billings Montana, Constitution, Great Recession, Jack Dairymple, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, North Dakota Constitution, North Dakota Legislature, personhood, Personhood USA, politics, Roe v. Wade, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Tea Party, United States Constitution, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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The Mayor’s Money
For decades the NRA has been the only organization that spent significant money on gun regulation issues. As a lobbyist for gun, gun accessory and munitions manufacturers masquerading as a sportsman’s’ organization its idea of good regulation is no regulation. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 election, Angus King, Arizona, Arkansas, Chuck Grassley, Dan Coats, Daniel Coats, David Vitter, Dean Heller, Democrats, Georgia, Grover Norquist, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, Harry Reid, Heidi Heitkamp, House, Indiana, Iowa, Jean Shaheen, Jeff Flake, Joe Donnelly, John Boozman, John Hoeven, John McCain, Johnny Isakson, Kay Hagan, Kelly Ayotte, Louisiana, Maine, Mark Pryor, Mary Landrieu, Michael Bloomberg, money in elections, money in politics, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York City, North Carolina, North Dakota, NRA, Ohio, Patrick Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, Republicans, Richard Burr, Rob Portman, Robert Casey, Saxby Chambliss, Senate, Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins, Tom Harkin
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Driving Tar Heels To The Poorhouse
Jimmy Carter’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Bert Lance, may have resigned in disgrace but he left us with an enduring adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. The Republicans in North Carolina would do well … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, auto insurance, Idaho, insurance, insurance companies, insurance industry, Iowa, Maine, money in elections, money in politics, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina State Senate, North Dakota, Pat McCrory, politics, Republicans, South Dakota, Wayne Goodwin
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Sexual Nullification
In 1870 the United States ratified the 15th Amendment to the Constitution which granted the right to vote to former male slaves. (Women, regardless of race or former status of servitude, did not get the right to vote until the … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th Amendment, 19th Amendment, abortion, Arkansas, bigotry, Bob McDonnell, Civil Rights, Constitution, Democrats, Dennis Daugaard, discrimination, Guttmacher Institute, Indiana, Jack Dalrymple, Jim Crow, Jimmie Crow, Mike Beebe, Mike Pence, Mississippi, North Dakota, Phil Bryant, Planned Parenthood, politics, Rachel Maddow, racism, Republicans, Roe v. Wade, sexual discrimination, South Dakota, Tate Reeves, Tea Party, transvaginal probe, transvaginal ultrasound, ultrasound, United States Constitution, Virginia, Voter suppression, voting rights, war on women, women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights, Women's Sufferage
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Hiding In The Background
Of the various proposals for gun regulations the one that has the broadest support and best chance of passing both chambers of Congress is a universal background check. Some polls have it with as high as 92% support. The … Continue reading
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Tournament Politics
Super Tuesday really gave us more of the same despite some drama. With nine of the ten states either called or close enough to draw conclusions Mitt Romney remains the man to beat and nobody was able to do that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, Alabama, Alabama primary, Alaska, Alaska caucus, Bob Kerrey, energy, Georgia, Georgia primary, gerrymandering, House, Idaho, Idaho caucus, Massachusetts, Massachusetts primary, Mississippi, Mississippi primary, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, North Carolina, North Dakota, North Dakota caucus, Obama, Ohio, Ohio primary, oil, Oklahoma, Oklahoma primary, Olympia Snowe, politics, redistricting, Republican, Republican Presidential Primary, Rick Santorum, RNC, RNC Rule 15, Ron Paul, Senate, Sheldon Adelson, Super Tuesday, Tampa, Tennessee, Tennessee primary, Vermont, Vermont primary, Virginia, Virginia primary, war on women, Willard Mitt Romney, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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More Than A Debate Collapsed
In a period of two hours Thursday afternoon the landscape of the Republican Presidential primary contest began to look a lot more static. Early in the afternoon word came out of the Romney camp that he would not be participating … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Alaska, Alaska caucus, Andres Saul, Arizona, Arizona primary, bigotry, CNN, Georgia House Bill 385, Hogan Gidley, Idaho, Idaho caucus, Massachusetts, Massachusetts primary, Michigan, Michigan primary, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, North Dakota, North Dakota caucus, Ohio, Ohio primary, Oklahoma, Oklahoma primary, politics, racism, Republican, Republican Presdiential Primary debate, Republican Presidential Primary, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, South Carolina, South Carolina debate, South Carolina primary, Super Tuesday, Tennessee, Tennessee primary, Vermont, Vermont primary, Virginia, Virginia primary, Willard Mitt Romney
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