The good and bad with firearms and immigration
Until the question of why anyone would believe the only choice is to kill innocent people is answered we cannot end mass shootings.
immigration
Illegal aliens are NOT constituents, even in the NY-14
AOC casually raises the question of who she serves by conflating constituents with illegal aliens during Hoiuse Oversight Committee hearing.
Talking with Dan Pokorak about Oprah, Trump, space aliens and all inbetween
Had a great discussion with musician and songwriter Dan Pokorak about just about everything going on in politics at this time. Oprah for President, President Donald Trump, Haiti, Hawaii, nuclear arms talks with North Korea,…
Why Syrian refugees over Darfur genocide survivors?
That the crisis of one set of people must be equated with another is shameful. But the politics of the situation demands an answer. Why are Syrian regugees more worthy than those of Darfur, or anywhere else in the world? What political benefit is at the root of this sudden and dramatic change in US policy?
The Due Process Clause case that America missed
..it remains the case that no process is due if one is not deprived of “life, liberty, or property”
Commentary: It’s not the what but the how
In each instance we have seen the Rights and Freedoms of the citizens reduced, enumerated, confined, and wholesale removed. If the how is flawed, regardless of the outcome in the short-term, then the entirety of Government has been harmed and degraded. As a nation we gained a cane as we lost a leg.
Commentary: Rep. Hanna visits Vestal, NY but is that good for the NY-22?
When I first heard that Rep. Hanna has been selectively inviting individuals to meet with him in Vestal, NY on March 13, 2015 I had reservations. What I hope to hear is how Rep. Hanna’s actions are helping the nation and the NY-22. What I want to hear is that he has taken a position, and a willingness to let the public know what he actually plans on doing in our collective names. Whatever the outcome, I will present it. Objectively, as I cannot be bought nor can I be distracted with 30-second soundbites and political double talk.
Michael “Vass” Vasquez speaks in Bainbridge, NY
The theme connecting all of the topics of the discussion revolved on the point that the public, through votes and active participation, maintain the true power of the Government.
Political schizophrenia in the NY-22
On January 28, 2015, M V Consulting, Inc president Michael “Vass” Vasquez appeared on the morning talk show Talk of the Town with Mark Piersma and Frank Elias, on WUTQ FM.
Rep. Richard Hanna’s deja vue
Thus there appears to be a pattern. Rep. Hanna seemingly will say he believes what his political party believes in. He may indicate that he is on the side of his constituents. After all the talk, Rep. Hanna then votes exactly opposite everything he has said prior.