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Category Archives: Political
NYS 2021 Ballot Proposals
Ballot Proposal 1: FORM OF SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL NUMBER ONE, AN AMENDMENTAmending the Apportionment and Redistricting Process This proposed constitutional amendment would freeze the number of state senators at 63, amend the process for the counting of the state’s population, … Continue reading
Tom Reed’s 2020 Financial Disclosure
Reports are due May 15 of the following year. The House has 30 days more to post them. It isn’t clear why Tom waits till the last minute. Tom requested a 90 day extension in 2019 and 2020; it isn’t … Continue reading
Maricopa County Voting Machines
Unfortunately, after a loss of physical custody and control, no comprehensive methods exist to fully rehabilitate the compromised equipment or provide adequate assurance that they remain safe to use. — Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs We won’t use any … Continue reading
Term Limits for Congress
He went of to Congress and served a spellFixin’ up the government and laws as well.Took over Washington, I heard tell,And patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell. The Ballad of Davy Crockett, words by Thomas Blackburn Term limits … Continue reading
H.R. 51 — “To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.”
Contributed by Arthur Ahrens For the second time in history, the House passed legislation Thursday to make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state. H.R. 51 would shrink the federal district to a two-mile-square enclave — including federal buildings … Continue reading
Belonging to a movement
Anomie in societies or individuals, is a condition of instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values or from a lack of purpose or ideals. — Émile Durkheim. Professors back from secret missionsResume their proper eruditions, Though some … Continue reading
Election to the Senate
Louis C. Wyman (R–New Hampshire) was declared the victor of the US Senate contest in 1974 in New Hampshire by a narrow margin on Election Day (355 votes). A first recount gave the election instead to John A. Durkin (D–New Hampshire) by ten votes, but … Continue reading
Twenty-fifth Amendment
government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. — Lincoln Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Congress, Constitution, Political, President
Tagged Commission on presidential fitness, Nancy Pelosi
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Is he trying to kill us?
Is he trying to kill us? We know from Bob Woodward’s book that President Trump knew the danger, but ignored it. Few precautions were taken until the pandemic exploded on the West Coast and in NYS. He stopped cooperating with … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Political, President, Trump
Tagged Bob Woodward, covid-19, pandemic
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Who decides about experimental drugs?
This article on Covid 19 was written by Arthur Ahrens of Branchport and is published here with permission. Views expressed by contributors are their own. When I get sick, I follow my doctor’s recommendations. As everyoneshould. Science Rules! But science … Continue reading
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