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How Responsive Are North Carolina Legislators?
April 19th, 2012 by David DeGerolamo
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When you send your State Legislator an email, does he/she read it? A CNNews.US investigation shows probably not. Your email must go into the same big black hole into which so many tax dollars disappear. To read the entire article, click HERE.
All Men Are Created Equal, said the slaveowners
April 21st, 2013 by Douglas Gibbs Email This Post
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According the Declaration of Independence, "All men are created equal."
How could the founders say that "All men are created equal" when slavery was so prominent?
Samuel Johnson, a respected English writer, and celebrated moralist, made the same observation. He asked the Americans, "How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?"[1]
Were America's founders hypocrites?
An important piece of evidence challenging that charge is Article I, Section Read more [...]
Easy Money
March 24th, 2013 by Douglas Gibbs Email This Post
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The early colonists to America were families not trained in the art of survival. Yet, knowing the dangers, they crossed the ocean and landed on a foreign shore where the landscape was yet to be tamed. Some didn't even survive the arduous journey across the Atlantic. In Jamestown, of the first 500 brave spirits to try their hand in a new land, only 60 survived.
Separated by an ocean from Europe, the American Colonies had to learn to produce for themselves. Some of it Read more [...]
Nullification Against Gun Control
March 22nd, 2013 by Douglas Gibbs Email This Post
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"Shall not be infringed." Those words are an order to the federal government. The central government shall not infringe, in any way, against the fundamental right of keeping and bearing arms. The Second Amendment is clear. For the purpose of having a militia that is in good order so that it may protect the States against tyranny, be it foreign, or domestic, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
When breaking down the language of the Second Amendment, one Read more [...]
Sarah Palin’s Defiance
March 18th, 2013 by Douglas Gibbs Email This Post
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When Sarah Palin was the governor of the State of Alaska, before she was asked to be McCain's running mate, she was among the most popular governors in the country. Her style, and adherence to strict conservative principles, were among the reasons I predicted she would be the Vice Presidential candidate in the 2008 Election.
During those early days of the campaign, when eight or ten candidates remained in the race, there were others that pushed for Sarah Palin to be chosen as the candidate Read more [...]
Classical Centrist
March 4th, 2013 by Douglas Gibbs Email This Post
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By Douglas V. Gibbs
Listeners to my Constitution Radio program on KCAA 1050 AM on Saturdays at 2:00 Pacific often email me to ask questions about things I say on the show. One of the most common questions is my reference to myself as a Classical Centrist.
What is a Classical Centrist?
To understand my self-proclaimed political designation, one must understand the political spectrum we use here in the United States, and the political climate we seem to find ourselves in.
In France, during Read more [...]
Obama’s Dr. Ben Carson Problem
February 24th, 2013 by Douglas Gibbs Email This Post
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The Democrat Party has hoisted Barack Obama up as some kind of liberal, god-like, superhero. Barry has been very happy to fill the britches of such a false god, but as some kind of anti-hero that, armed with his arrogance, can destroy federal budgets with a single bound. To the horror of Republicans, even no-nos like gun control and stomping all over freedom of religion has proven to be areas this president is willing go after. Like every cloud-skipping false-prophet, however, Barry Sotero Read more [...]
What Our Society Has Become
February 11th, 2013 by Douglas Gibbs Email This Post
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Today's democrats are often called "socialists" by their opposition, and though that is probably true, what today's progressive liberals truly are is something worse. These people are statists, which are people who believe that only the ruling elite understand how a society should be run, and that it is up to them to engineer that society so that eventually it becomes a peaceful utopia equipped with equality, fairness, and a share-and-share alike attitude. Heaven on Earth, I suppose you could Read more [...]
Media Still Blaming “Anti-Islam Video” for Middle East Riots on 9/11/12
February 11th, 2013 by Douglas Gibbs Email This Post
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I am constantly searching for important news items to bring to the Political Pistachio readers, and while combing through an email from the New York Times, I came across this headline and summary:
Egypt Court Orders Block on YouTube Access
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Cairo court ordered the government to block access to YouTube for 30 days for carrying an anti-Islam film that set off deadly riots last year.
The riots at the American Embassy in Egypt, as well as the so-called "protests" Read more [...]
Debt Ceiling and the 14th Amendment
January 15th, 2013 by Douglas Gibbs Email This Post
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In June of 2012, Nancy Pelosi proclaimed that the 14th Amendment makes the federal Debt Limit unconstitutional. According to the House Democrat Leader, Barack Obama could avoid the whole debt-ceiling showdown with Republicans by simply invoking the "obscure constitutional provision" in the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution. According to Pelosi, the statutory borrowing limit is inconsistent with Section 4 of the 14th Amendment, which states that "the validity of the public debt of Read more [...]
Wrong Side of History, Right Side of Reality
January 6th, 2013 by Douglas Gibbs Email This Post
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There is an old saying: "History is written by the winners." That is not always necessarily so. History is often written by the well funded, the most devious, and in today's society, whoever controls media and the education system. History, however, can be discovered if one is willing to look, and for America, our history has always flowed through the United States Constitution.
An old liberal friend, who I have battled with Online for years upon years, told me recently that he believes Read more [...]
