When people serve their country, they make sacrifices. It is the sacrifice that makes their service honorable and honest. Only a person willing to step down to serve has proven their real intention of bettering the country rather than themselves. Public service of all sorts should have this basic tenet. Years ago, people were humbled by having a government job since many viewed this as a sign of a lack of value in the private …
Most Americans know the Boston Tea Party as the first act of rebellion that gained momentum and resulted in the American Revolution. What was it about? Taxation without representation. This was the impetus for the revolution. Many know the phrase today, yet few can tell you what it means. Taxation without representation refers to those paying the taxes having no say in its allocation. The flip side of this is representation without taxation. Those who …
Our nation was created as a constitutional republic with democratic elections. It is not a “Democracy” like the Marxist liberals contend. Pure democracy is nothing but mob rule. Such a society will always devolve into tribalism, whereby one group rules over another. The ruling class can act with impunity, while the subjugated class will be punished for any transgression (real or perceived) against a ruling class member. Before the creation of the United States Constitution, all countries …
Since freedom requires a government that is afraid of the people, government employees should fear repercussions if they fail in their duty. Any government employee should know they face dishonorable discharge in case of a breach of trust or failure through corruption or incompetence. Should a government employee (whether elected or hired) be dishonorably discharged for incompetence, corruption, or betrayal of the public trust, they should lose all and any retirement accounts and never receive …
There is a simple reason why Democrats have no credibility when calling for gun control. It can be boiled down to a simple truth. When Democrats don’t get what they want (regardless of the law), they call for violence in the streets. The nation saw the Democrat riots of 2020. Before the riots, Democrat leaders “dog whistled” to their base about how they expect “violence in the streets” if Derek Chauvin is acquitted of murder …