Talking It Out

Distracted? A certain someone's Twitter feed went a bit nutso over the holiday weekend. And everyone seems to be talking about it. Well, more like yelling about it. And screaming. And #25thAmendmentNow has been trending. But all of this has got me wondering. Is he crazy? Is he deranged? Or is he playing a long con game? Think about it. What are we not talking about right now? We're focused on the crazy. So, what do they not want us paying attention to? I have a few ideas. If you have others, please share them. We need to get daylight on all of the things that are getting shoved into the shade of the crazy tweets. First, the newly renamed BCRA. I hear talk that McConnell is making deals over the recess so that tentative nays become yeas . Now's the time to call your senators and make sure they know how much you hate this bill. The travel ban went into effect last week. SCOTUS allowed parts to go into effect . Mueller and the #TrumpRussia investigations . Are t...

Have you heard? The Senate is getting ready to vote on Trumpcare. TIMELINE: The Senate GOP's plan is to pass this bill FAST—by June 30. Enough time to fight, no time to spare. Here are the steps. 2/ — Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017 I'm here to give this a signal boost. I am lucky enough to live in a state with two Democratic Senators, and both have been fighting this atrocity. But their support is not enough. We need those of you who live in states with Senators who think tax breaks for millionaires are more important than access to affordable health care to call and #resist. Do you live in Alaska, West Virginia, Nevada, Arizona, Maine, Louisiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Colorado, South Carolina, Arkansas, or Pennsylvania? You can help. Call your Senator(s)! Daily. Not sure what to say? Would you rather tweet at them or contact them on Facebook? Check out the Trumpcare Toolkit . Reminder: Amidst this Russia investigation, Republicans are still trying to take awa...

Okay, so, we're talking about the  Declaration of Independence  and how it laid the foundations for what came after it. It itself is not a legal document, but we refer to it as a foundational piece of our history, our ideals, and, yes, our government. Last week, we were talking about the  pursuit  of Happiness, and how we, culturally, have messed that all up, but, really, you should just go back and read last week's post. This week, let's move on a bit and, by doing that, go back to our first principle: Life. Let's look again at the Declaration: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. -- That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -- That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of those ends, it is the ...