Posts Tagged ‘Constitution’
We Must Win Locally
We like to say “all politics is local” and “national change truly begins at the local level”. If this is true and if we as conservatives deign to make a national impact to change the current course of this country, we must acknowledge that it is imperative to win locally. I can’t emphasize enough that…
Read MoreNon-Elected Representation: What’s the matter with Kansas?
Elected representation is one of the most basic premises of our nation. No other belief is so fundamental to our founding documents or our culture as this: that voters elect leaders to act on their behalf. What happens, then, when this isn’t the case? In Kansas, elections are certified by three office holders: the governor,…
Read MoreTwitter & Asymmetric Political Warfare
Oh Twitter, how I love thee. Let me count the ways… I first became interested in Twitter a bit over a year ago while reading Seth Godin’s book, Tribes (for my full blog review of the book click here). Before I even finished the book I had to log online and get my account set…
Read MoreRaz & Reba’s Excellent Adventure
A Leaderless Revolution?
I think it’s clear that what we’re seeing is something new in politics with the tea party movement, and especially with what took place last night in Massachusetts. It’s not about people choosing this party or that party, nor is it just about the anger of independents. It’s people looking for leadership that will actually…
Read MoreTea Party Comes Full Circle
By now, most of you know the news: Scott Brown has won Massachusetts’s special election for Ted Kennedy’s seat. Although his platform was one of transcendence and accountability, the fact still remains that Brown is a Republican. A Republican in a seat that had been a liberal shade of blue for over three decades. One…
Read MoreProblem with the 10th Amendment (Part 2)
For Part 1 of this article, please click here. It did not take long for disagreements to ensue between the states and federal government. Quite contrary to Madison’s prediction, the lines of jurisdiction between the state governments and the national government became increasingly blurred. The country quickly divided into camps officially known as Federalists and…
Read MoreProblem with the 10th Amendment (Part 1)
This is the first of two blog entries on the Tenth Amendment: If you follow the news at all, you’ve probably heard accounts of state legislators, governors, members of Congress, Tea Party groups, and others call for a return to the principles of limited government. Most recently, these fires have been stoked by the health…
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