Musings of a Reluctant Political Advocate
Thoughts to bridge the political divide
Are you angry at President Trump? His administration? Congress? Have you done any of the following as a way to individually or collectively defend the U.S. Constitution: Many people are defending the Constitution by organizing or attending rallies and marches Continue Reading …
Congress Is Denying and Failing Its Duty What’s happening in Congress is a massive hurricane of denial from Republicans right now. To defend against the coming of another king, the Founding Fathers made the legislative branch of the federal government Continue Reading …
Before I talk about why conservatives don’t support the Reach Act, I want to share why I’m writing this blog post. The annual RESULTS International Conference will convene in just over two weeks. For the first time in four years, Continue Reading …
Can one average citizen change Congress? No. But can one politically engaged citizen change Congress? Yes. One Person Cannot Change Congress I attended one of the town hall meetings my representative in Congress, Rep. George Miller, held today. It was Continue Reading …
Most certainly Yes! It’s been over a year since I last posted in this blog, but I readan e-mail yesterday that motivated me to post tonight. Before I write about that e-mail though, I want to quickly tie some loose Continue Reading …
On Monday, I got my first (and so far, only) contribution to RESULTS. A member of my scuba diving club contributed $100. After making his donation, he told me something about the donor page I wasn’t aware of. Clicking the Continue Reading …
It’s amazing how fast time moves sometimes. In my previous post I wrote I hoped to post again in two or three days and include a link to my RESULTS contribution page. Well, due to multiple technical issues and shifting Continue Reading …
It’s been quite a while since I last posted and I’m afraid to let much more time pass, so I’m writing what will probably be a ramble rather than a carefully thought out and edited essay. Another difference is that Continue Reading …
It’s been quite a while since I wrote the last post, so I’m writing this one before another month passes by. Since it’s still January and this is my first post of 2012, I’d like to look back at what Continue Reading …
In the poem “The Cremation of Sam McGee“, the Canadian poet Robert A. Service wrote, “A promise made is a debt unpaid.” The poem is the tale of a Yukon musher keeping a promise he made to cremate his friend rather Continue Reading …