<div><p>When a nation is faced with a fait accompli (such as the existence of millions of illegal aliens within its borders), the prudent and most promising response is to frankly acknowledge the intractability of the situation (and the impossibility of obtaining an ideal solution) and focus its ene

The Impracticality and Futility of a Mass Deportation Effort

<div><p>If an individual chooses, of his own volition, to refrain from the use of certain words, phrases, or characterizations that have in the past been part of his or her political discourse, on whom should the responsibility for that constraint — essentially an act of self-censorship — rest?</p><

OPINION: Political Correctness is a Euphemism For Self-Imposed Censorship

<div><p><i>“In the era of voting wars, the right to vote is itself subject to continued partisan, regional, and racial conflict.&nbsp; It is time to resolve the fights and fulfill the promise of American democracy, by joining together in an effort to make the right to vote, at last, a part of our ba

There Is No Constitutional Right To Vote……But Shouldn't There Be?

<div><p>Will Rogers’ quip, “I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat,” at the time he made it, contained as much truth as it did satire and humor.&nbsp; I cannot know for sure that if Rogers were alive today he would revise his statement in light of current political condi

“I Am Not A Member Of Any Organized Political Party. I Am A ____________.”

<div><p>By laying down a “red line,” Pres. Obama probably set himself up to be pushed into taking the first steps to get the U.S. “involved” in what amounts to a civil war in Syria.&nbsp; United States military support for Syrian rebels, we are told, will include small arms, ammunition and possibly 

Could Syria Be Our Next War In the Middle East? by Chip Brown

<div><p>As a Congressional Research Service report (CRS Report RL32612) characterized the process, the President of the United States is elected “…under a complex arrangement of constitutional provisions, federal and state laws, and political party practices known as the electoral college system.”</

Should The President of the United States Be Elected By Popular Vote?  by Chip Brown

<div>The putative justification for the use of the filibuster in the U.S. Senate is to protect the rights of the legislative minority and to ensure that legislative proposals, especially critical or controversial ones, receive sufficient scrutiny before they are adopted—or rejected if the filibuster

Curing The U.S. Senate of Dysfunction: Limit The Filibuster

<div><p>When I first read the arguments in favor of an individual health insurance mandate advanced by the conservative Republicans who originated the idea, I must admit that their rationale struck me as containing a certain indisputable logic.</p><p>Yes, you read that previous line correctly.&nbsp;

The Logic of the Health Insurance Mandate

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