Preserving American Values
Our nation stands under attack … not from without but from within. American values, our politics, and our culture have been corrupted.
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Today’s New York Times carried an article indicating that many states were trying to partially solve their budget crises by cutting back on direct aid to major cities and local government. This of course will result in one of several things … decreased local services to people who need services, increased layoffs/unemployment, or, less likely,…
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Believe it or not, but the American people have not been told the impact of the proposed $61 billion budget cuts recently passed by the House of Representatives. Yes, they’ve been told that health, education, and safety will be impacted, and that some jobs will be lost, but they’ve been given very few specifics to…
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Chief Justice Roberts was right when he wrote in yesterday’s opinion protecting the speech of protestors at a military funeral that “debate on public issues should be robust, uninhibited and wide-open.” However, the particular speech in this case that he and the seven concurring justices ruled was protected by the 1st Amendment consisted of, “God Hates…
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Contrary to the outrageous charge by Governor Christie, neither teachers nor any other public sector workers are the “new welfare queens.” Teachers, firemen, agency personnel … all of these people provide a valuable service to the state and to the community. Anyone who says that they are overpaid has not looked recently at salaries in…
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Everyone … well almost everyone … agrees that the United States’ budget deficit is something that must be addressed now if we want to maintain the financial stability of this country. And everyone also agrees that given the size of the projected deficits, the net reduction on a yearly basis needs to be huge. Three…
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I don’t know how the Republicans get away with it. In the budget cutting debates, they keep saying that people must sacrifice because the situation is so serious. That statement is fine in the abstract. But why is it that all the sacrifice that they are proposing is going to come from workers and the…
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From the outset of his administration, President Obama has clearly and forcefully stood against Israel’s settlement policy. In his Cairo speech he said, “The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements. This construction violates previous agreements and undermines efforts to achieve peace.” Yesterday though the United States vetoed a U.N. Security…
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If ever there was a time for the silent majority to rise up and let itself be heard, it is now. The loudest group in the United States over the past two years has been the Tea Party. Through its concerted activism it has managed to change the complexion of contemporary American politics. It enlarged…
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Life for American Muslims has gotten more difficult in the wake of the Islamophobia that has swept across the land since last August’s “Ground Zero mosque” demonstrations. Case in point: the Orange County, CA District Attorney recently filed criminal misdemeanor charges against Muslim students for disturbing a public meeting and conspiring to do so. A…
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The Republicans are moving forward in their opposition to climate change. As the New York Times reported recently, the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives will push legislation stating that the EPA does not have authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions under the Clean Air Act. They have already done away with the House subcommittee…
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