President Bush: True to his convictions
We can agree with President Obama: Bush “is a good man.”
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There is no such thing as God-given rights
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; … Continue Reading →
The false equivalency of Proposal 2 and right-to-work
Worst generation ever, Michigan’s Baby Boomers are. From the moment they arrived on their respective college campuses, the Baby Boomers have been at each others’ throats. The vehemence of their fight, which continues in the Michigan Legislature as it considers a right-to-work law, is spurred by a fantasy that history has disproven many times: That … Continue Reading →
Why minorities shy away from the Republican Party
Condoleezza Rice was a high-profile figure in the George W. Bush cabinet. The most powerful and high-profile blacks to serve in the government all came from Republican appointments until President Barack Obama made Eric Holder the top lawman in the nation. The black man on the Supreme Court is a Republican appointment, just as the … Continue Reading →
Democracy in Egypt and Detroit
Base characteristics of democracy are the freedom to hold fair and free elections. Today that is true for Egypt but not Detroit and other cities taken over by the governor of Michigan since his election in 2010. This governor, along with 29 other Republican governors across the United States, have done everything to take advantage … Continue Reading →
The death of democracy
The question for America is has democracy ever live in the United States? It is reasonable to question a system that allows slavery and second-class citizenship to call itself a democracy. From inception to this very day in America the United States has structured and shaped its laws to empower a few at the peril … Continue Reading →