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Finding Your District – State School Board

Okay, this is probably where you will stop feeling overwhelmed and start being ticked off. At least it is in Alabama – and likely similar issues occur in most states. You live in multiple districts – Federal congressional, state legislative (in Alabama there are separate House and Senate districts) and state school board, if you’re lucky are the only major ones. To be fair, they should be the major categories in most states – but I’m still feeling peevish with … Continue reading “Finding Your District – State School Board”

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Controlling Information Overload

Yes, I’m taking this one step at a time. So many people find this whole election process overwhelming and they are used to depending on legacy media to provide the information they need. For the record, that has never actually worked out well – media doesn’t make money off of boring council meetings and candidate analysis. But now the media is worst than useless for even big races – and most people were never taught even the most rudimentary parts … Continue reading “Controlling Information Overload”

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Finding Your Candidates When They Don’t Seem to Want to be Found

The sharp eyed among you – which would not be me – will have noticed that yesterday I found the 2020 sample ballot and not the 2022 Primary Sample Ballot. These things happen – and it’s why government should be very limited in what it’s allowed to do since it can’t even put sample ballots where they belong in a timely fashion or notice of when to expect the ballot. Okay, the real point is we hit a snag – … Continue reading “Finding Your Candidates When They Don’t Seem to Want to be Found”

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Finding Your Primary Ballot

The first step is picking where you will start looking. I’m old enough that I still want to grab the phone book – and yell at you kids to get off my lawn. Be that as it may, today is much easier than just letting your fingers do the walking. So, where to start? Most will start with the internet so that’s what I’ll cover here – and the fact that you’re reading this blog or listening to the blogcast … Continue reading “Finding Your Primary Ballot”

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Government of the People

We the People of the United States of America. That sentence begins the Preamble to the United States Constitution – and it set the stage for a massive political shift in world power that continues to this day. No more would the people merely be ruled but they would themselves be rulers. Governmental power and authority would flow from the people – and only through them would government be considered legitimate. In 1787, the Framers knew they were doing something … Continue reading “Government of the People”

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Crazy Like a Biden

Just when you think the Biden admin can’t get crazier, Biden yells ‘hold my beer’. For a variant that has a death toll of exactly one, Biden is deploying American military doctors and other medical personnel into US hospitals come January and February. All 1000 of them. 1000 personnel – the US has 13,944 hospitals as of 2019. Let’s see, 13,944 divided by 1000, carry the one… It’s 13.944 hospitals per military person – might as well round it up … Continue reading “Crazy Like a Biden”

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Civil War 2.0 is Bunk

I know – I just got through telling you not to get cocky about 2022. And it’s true enough that we shouldn’t be cocky about this, either – but there’s a difference in seeing a possibility and smelling a skunk. The proverbial skunk here is the Democrat media that is once again sounding the alarm bell about the upcoming civil war – which would be easier to take seriously if they didn’t sound like Bill Murray in Ghostbusters. So, being … Continue reading “Civil War 2.0 is Bunk”

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The Biggest Danger to the Right in 2022

Hubris. Arrogance. Complacency. Whatever you want to call it, the biggest threat to a red tsunami is voter apathy. We do NOT have it in the bag – that doesn’t happen until after all the votes are counted. If the election were held today, I doubt many Democrats would be returning to Congress. People are fed up and angry – and all of that ire is aimed at the Democrats. Blaming Trump is laughable – and not working. One failure … Continue reading “The Biggest Danger to the Right in 2022”

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One Innocent Man

There’s the old saying ‘better ten guilty men go free than one innocent man suffer’ – or some variant thereof. When the phrase first came into use it was more dramatic referring to those facing execution. But nowadays, with crime rampant and daily media reports of the horrendous things humans are capable of doing to one another, is this statement still true – or is it just the lofty philosophy of those in the ivory tower, far removed from crime … Continue reading “One Innocent Man”

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This Government is OURS, Responsibility and All

The American system of government is designed for balance – but not the New Age, silly Jedi, harmony above everything, Eastern style mysticism, tossed salad approach to philosophy kind of balance. More like the Mutual Assured Destruction kind, minus the nuclear weapons or bloodshed – a very difficult but important balance of power where one power is a check on another. It’s a LOT more complex than what they bother to teach in school. Yes, the three branches balance against … Continue reading “This Government is OURS, Responsibility and All”