America is not the country it used to be. Big money and partisan politics over the last couple of decades have left the majority of American citizens wanting. The chasm between the haves and have-nots has grown dramatically. Our government has become a three-ring circus - a circus no one feels good about. Too often, [...]
Tag: government
Are you smarter than a 9-year-old?
I am intrigued today by a story from the Associated Press out of Minneapolis about a 9-year-old boy who was able to grab another person's luggage off the baggage carousel, skip out of a lunch bill, get through security, and board a Delta flight to Las Vegas - all unaccompanied. This causes me to query [...]
The non-passage penalty – starting at $13,375,000 a day.
Well, our government is partially shutdown today because we have legislators that have not been able to come to a majority consensus. It does not imbue me with confidence that these folks are running the country. Indeed, it makes me want to march straight to Washington and say, "WTF??!!" I am sick of politics as [...]
Patriot or Traitor?
Do you trust the government absolutely? Do you believe that the government only does what is in the best interest of law abiding citizens? Do you believe that the government is immune to corruption and misuse of power? My bet is you answered "no" to at least one of the above questions. It is not [...]
Privacy – a fallacy rooted in outdated realities.
Hello folks...have you met the USA PATRIOT Act? You may recall it as the sweeping piece of legislation passed about a month after the attacks on 9/11. The Act is so voluminous that it is said no legislator read it in its entirety before it was passed with virtually no discussion or debate. It all [...]
Here’s a thought – let’s go dollar for dollar.
Every single day for the past couple of weeks I have received numerous big color glossy political advertisements in the mail. Yesterday, I received eight from an assortment of folks promoting both republicans and democrats running in North Dakota-based elections. I estimate that over the past two weeks I have received more than 50 of these [...]
The singular designation – I am North Dakotan.
I was drawn today to Teri Finneman's last Ask Your Government column. Teri's started a doctoral program and will not be doing this column any longer, but she leaves it with a powerful exit. The column addresses this question: Can someone be fired in North Dakota because they are gay? Teri went to Labor Commissioner Tony Weiler for an [...]
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