“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.”
James Bovard (1994)
In late December the US Census Bureau announced our nation’s 2010 population had grown to 308,745,538. Buried in that figure are the relative changes in the populations of our fifty states.
As …
“Political campaigns are designedly made into emotional orgies which endeavor to distract attention from the real issues involved.”
James Harvey Robinson (1937)
Recently, Pennsylvania House Minority Leader Bill DeWeese went on record as stating that he would take all necessary steps to keep Ralph Nader from appearing on the Commonwealth’s November presidential …
“Political campaigns are designedly made into emotional orgies which endeavor to distract attention from the real issues involved”
James Harvey Robinson (1937)
With the 2002 elections now history, it’s time to reflect on events which continue to undermine a free and open playing field for all candidates for public office.
High on that …
“Campaigns are designedly made into emotional orgies which endeavor to distract attention from the real issues involved.”
James Harvey Robinson
The recent pronouncement by the Federal Election Commission to limit the upcoming presidential and vice presidential debates to the Democratic and Republican standard bearers is yet another glaring example of the two …
“… there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual assent and silent encroachment of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.“
James Madison (1788)
The Supreme Court, long the last bastion in defense of the most fundamental rights of American citizens, really blew …
(NPR WEVO FM-89 On-Air Editorial)
It is historically noteworthy that many fundamental principals ingrained in our Constitution, as well as the most of today’s mainstream social and economic programs were hatched by citizens working for political parties other than the Republicans or Democrats. Yet, despite these recognized “third-party” contributions, the Republican …
During a recent WEVO on-air debate, State Representative Wayne King correctly observed there was “something seriously wrong with a system which serves to consolidate the power of political parties at the expense of its citizens”; and then went on to add that there is “nothing in either the United States …