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@Ron: What do you think Trump did in his first term that was unique or made a positive impact on…
During his first term Trump walked into the White House with no experience in government, so he selected a lot…
To give a specific example: When I first moved to Oregon, the state had a rule against government organizations replacing…
Eliminating unnecessary jobs to focus on the actual core functions of the Federal government is the epitome of increasing efficiency.…
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Author Archives: Pseudo-Adrienne
So what constitutes extraordinary circumstances?
The deal made between seven Democratic and seven Republican Senators during the nuclear option showdown on Capitol Hill preserved the usage of the filibuster to block judicial nominees, but only in “extraordinary circumstances.” Very well then,….so what constitutes “extraordinary circumstance(s)?” … Continue reading
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Ode to that wonderful document written in 1776
Via An Eighth, The Declaration of Independence 2005. Oh and,…*Happy belated Fourth of July everyone!* When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and … Continue reading
What women who value their reproductive rights have lost
With Justice O’Connor’s retirement, we have lost something on the highest court in the land. On CNN, I heard one of the anchors refer to her as a “classical moderate”, who ‘drove the other justices crazy because she didn’t have … Continue reading
Some of Dubya's potential Supreme Court replacements
Here are a few justices that could be raised to the Supreme Court, should Dubya choose…. Samuel Alito: Sitting on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, he is nicknamed “Scalito”? because of his ultra-conservative, anti-choice views.[1] Alito has concluded that … Continue reading
The Anxious Masculinity of Conservatives
Media Girl has an interesting post on the current presidential administration’s and conservatives’ obsession with appearing to be macho, while scorning liberals and Democrats for being feminine–and therefore “weak as women.” Our society’s contemptuous sentiments for anything in the least … Continue reading
The Supreme Court Ruling Yesterday on the Ten Commandments
…Which I’m sure will have the far Rightwing Christian wingnuts and neocon Republican politicians chanting their all time favorite stanza; “woe and blessed be the Christians of this country who are being persecuted and oppressed by man’s law and activist … Continue reading
'There is nothing Christian about discrimination.' … Rev. Steven Baines
That statement is becoming harder and harder to believe, due anti-LGBT civil rights politicians such as the neoconservative Republicans who have hijacked Christianity in order to justify discrimination against the Queer Community. One minute we are told that Christianity is … Continue reading
Politicians on the Hill propose an "Access to Legal Pharmaceuticals Act"
Ardent and vocal pro-choice and pro-contraception politicians seem to be few and far in between these days, what with the Democrats cowering away from their original party platform, and Republicans moving even further to the right in order to appease … Continue reading
the people he picks to work in his administration are supposed to support that effort as long as they don’t…