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Tag Archives: Freedom of Speech
Unidentified Federal Agents Surround Peaceful Protestors
Original Photo Library of CongressKu Klux Klan Rally, 1923The Hammond StudioMeridian and Jackson Mississippi
Posted in Being American, Coup d"etat, Democracy, History, OpEd, Politics, United States
Tagged 1923, Agent Provocateur, Cartoon, Coup d"etat, Editorial, Freedom of Speech, history, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, Trump
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The Bill of Rights
Note: The following text is a transcription of the enrolled original of the Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the Bill of Rights, which is on permanent display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum. The spelling and punctuation reflects … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Citizenship, Democracy, Document, Ethics and Morality, History, Justice, Politics, Relationships, United States
Tagged 2nd Amendment, Bill of Rights, Citizenship, Civil Rights, Democracy, Excessive Bail, Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Grand Jury, House of Representatives, Insurrection, Involuntary Servitude, Jury, Limit of Presidential Term, Power, Probable Cause, Prohibition, Rebellion, Religious Freedom, Removing President from Power, Right to Vote, Search, Seizure, Senate, Slavery, Taxes, Trial, Well Regulated Militia, Women Right to Vote
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Weary Yet Unbowed
A few days ago, I sat at a table in my neighborhood Patisserie. It had started snowing during the night and by 7a.m. about 3” coated the world. Looking out the large windows, I could the see powdery flakes falling, … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Ethics and Morality, Politics
Tagged Ben Franklin, Democracy, Document, Evidence, Fatique, Founders, Freedom of Speech, Giving Up, High Crimes and Misdemeanors, Investigation, Persistance, Rachel Maddow, Religious Freedom, Republicans, Revolutionary War, Rule of Law, Senate Trial, Senator Chuck Schumer, Witness
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Thoughts About Father’s Day
My dad, 1949. Yesterday, I was at my favorite café watching the stream of families treating their Dads. This Father’s Day, like Mother’s Day a month ago, was filled with laughter and expressions of love. I saw soon to be … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged Al Qaeda, Cannon Fodder, DASH, Exxon-Mobile, Father's Day, Freedom of Speech, Gas, George W Bush, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Koch, Mohammad Mosaddeq, Mother's Day, Oil, Republicans, Russia, Shah of Iran, Trump, War, Winners and Losers
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