The Former Speaker of the House Thomas Philip “Tip” O’Neill, Jr., coined an important phrase during his political career: “All Politics is Local,” and our FOUNDERS would have agreed with that. In fact, it was the basis of our “Republican” form of government. Each Member in the House of Representative was intended to be the elected voice of the constituents of their individual districts. Each member of the House was intended to be responsible to those constituents for their actions, their choices, and every word they spoke as a Representative of those voters. And when the 17th Amendment took the power to select Senators away from the State Legislators, also elected by the People of that State, and, instead, put that power into the hands of those People directly, it made those Senators equally responsible to those People as well. As a result, all Politics, no matter whether they are related to the City, the County, the State or the Presidency, are, in fact, Local!
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Conservatives, like myself, have been arguing for a restoration of the CONSTITUTIONAL BOUNDARIES of Congress and the President, and a RESTORATION of the Principles outlined by our Founders. Meanwhile, there are many Conservatives who are also clamoring against the building of a Mosque in close proximity to Ground Zero, the site of the attacks on September 11, 2001. And when the President Obama said that our Constitution protects their right to build, within the limitations of City & State Ordinances, he was…(choke…CHOKE)…absolutely right.
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I’ve noticed a trend in the various blogs and Facebook.com pages dedicated to pointing the Finger of Blame at the Obama Administration for the nation’s ills. As I’ve said before, I disagree with pretty much EVERYTHING that his Administration has done, and pretty much EVERYONE involved with this mess, but blaming Obama is too easy of an answer. While his actions have most certainly caused a dramatic increase in the National Debt and created incredible roadblocks in the way of our economic recovery, it isn’t all Obama any more than it was all Bush. It’s just too easy of an answer.
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Our Founders believed in American Exceptionalism, though they didn’t have or use that term. It was an understated belief that they, as individuals, could succeed if the Government got out of the way. If you read the Preamble of the Constitution, it clarifies the purposes of the Government: 1) to create a More Perfect Union (in deference to the weak union under the Articles of Confederation); 2) to Establish Justice (implication: EQUAL justice, not Social Justice); 3) PROVIDE for the Common Defense; 4) PROMOTE the General Welfare; and 5) Secure the Blessings of LIBERTY to Ourselves and our Posterity.
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Today is a milestone for the MaverickVoice, as I post our 100th Article on the Internet. So, since this is a Special Day, I’m going to do something Special. I’m going to do something dramatically different from what we usually seem to post here. I’m going to share some Good News. In fact, it’s not just Good News for Conservatives, but, in my opinion, it’s Good News for the United States!
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Do you ever feel like the only argument that ever seems to come from the Progressive/Liberal side of the Political Aisle is “Sit Down and Shut Up?” Al Gore has used it, claiming that the “Debate” over the issue of “Global Warming” is over. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid have used it in regards to the Healthcare Reform Bill back in March, 2010. Barack Obama has used it…well, pretty much every time he’s opened his mouth. And their side of the aisle has a long tradition of using that tactic.
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I’ve noticed that the names of our Historical Holidays have changed over the 38 years of my life to date. No longer do we celebrate George Washington’s Birthday or Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday: we have “President’s Day,” a day to commemorate all of the Presidents of the United States by taking the day off from work. “Decoration Day,” which was enacted after the Civil War to honor the soldiers who died in battle, has become “Memorial Day,” which, according to Wikipedia, “marks the start of the Summer Vacation Season.” (WOW!) And “Independence Day” has become “the Fourth of July.” These changes may seem subtle, but the truth is that they “Fundamentally Transform” the way that we think about these days. After all, what is so special about the Fourth of July?
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Wind turbines, hydroelectric power, solar energy: we truly live in a wondrous age, where miracles of technology make our lives simpler, cleaner and greener. With PROGRESS like this, you could wager that we can be out from under the oppressive thumb of “Big Oil” and “Dirty Coal” in…wait a minute! This just in: All of the INNOVATIONS that I’ve just described have been around for decades, and, in some ways, for CENTURIES?!!!! How can that be?
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