Responding to the Republican platform – "Traditional" marriage
Over a long series of blog posts, I’m going to pick apart the 2008 Republican Platform and respond to it, one or several sections at a time. I won’t...
Author: Kenneth Ballard
"Citizen Congress"
In response to my last article regarding a near-continuous attempt by Rep. Serrano to repeal the 22nd Amendment, I received a rather interesting comment that I ...
Repealing the 22nd Amendment
The Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution is one part of the Constitution that should never be touched. Never. A limit on the presidential term is necessa...
Stripping jurisdiction from the Federal courts
Here is an interesting question to ponder: does Congress have the power to exempt from the United States Supreme Court or Federal courts cases dealing with cert...
Window films
I typically don’t talk much about energy efficiency. Living in an apartment, unless you can negotiate with the property management about your appliances, ...
Drive safe out there
It’s become something of a reflex for me. Whenever I part company with someone, I tend to almost instinctively say “drive safe”, or something ...
Who is and is not a Christian?
My last article regarding the "No true Christian" fallacy struck a chord with a good friend of mine. I call him a good friend because I’ve known...
No true Christian…
Imagine Hamish McDonald, a Scotsman, sitting down with his Glasgow Morning Herald and seeing an article about how the "Brighton Sex Maniac Strikes Again.&q...
Revisiting Kent Schaible
Recently out of a curiosity I decided to see if I could find information on the Kent Schaible case through the court docket. The criminal trial for Herbert and ...
God is banished from the classroom?
Note: This discussion should be considered applicable to the United States only. Prayers are one of the dominating themes of religion. They range from simple ve...
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