Samson's Jawbone

Samson's Jawbone: Whya Republic? ByDavid L. Miner In the last essay... : Why a Republic ? By David L. Miner In the last essay, we discussed some of the differences between a democracy and a Constit...

Why a Republic ? By David L. Miner In the last essay, we discussed some of the differences between a democracy and a Constitutional Republic. We saw that America was created to be a republic and NOT a democracy. And we saw that so much of today’s government and political elite are trying very hard to redefine this republic into a democracy. In this essay, we are going to look a little more closely at the document that became the foundation of this Republic. We are going to discuss the Constitution for these United States. Notice first that we said “ for these United States,” not “ of the United States.” The United States did not create the Constitution; the Constitution created the United States. Please read that again. The United States did not create the Constitution; the Constitution created the United States. This is a terribly important concept that no one in Congress or the Administration ever want you to know. Our politicians like to interpret ...

Samson's Jawbone: The 800 Pound Gorilla in the Debate Hall : Have you noticed that ever since Reagan said to Carter "there you go again," the Presidential debates have been either innocuous ...

Have you noticed that ever since Reagan said to Carter "there you go again," the Presidential debates have been either innocuous or controlled to advance a liberal agenda? Until Candy Crowley moderated the Ryan/ Biden Vice Presidential debate and interrupted Congressman Ryan 176 times, making her own political assertions, it was done through loaded questions and subtle suggestions. Now a moderator is extolled for their “Candy Crowley moments.” They are supposed to "fact check," which is a euphemism for measuring what a candidate says against the approved media narrative. Fact checking seldom involves an examination of official records, or peer reviewed sources but a google search for pseudo -commentary to make the moderator seem credible. Who chooses these moderators? Who makes the rules? Why do we call them debates? Are they? Are there two sides of an argument allowed? What do we really learn from these debates? These debates are usually opened by a "h...