altARP | Editor | Activity https://altarp.com/members/editor/activity/ Activity feed for Editor. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 18:08:19 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v=5.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 6a22ee7be0141b12b5c56cb5c70d1558 Editor wrote a new post, Kakistocracy https://altarp.com/?p=9989 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:29:00 -0600 We generally refrain from commenting on current events until the passage of time can better inform us. Now however, we are moved by current events to warn of the ongoing narrative that is measurably eroding civil […]

]]> 535b0eb5abd939271eea94d15a2dedc3 Editor wrote a new post, The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend https://altarp.com/?p=5156 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:34:25 -0500 Trump is my Friend
I do not know Donald Trump. Most people do not know him but everyone has an opinion of him. The President may not know himself very well. We cannot know how well he knows himself any more […]

]]> 14d19cc501056fd1d85612d083562ddd Editor wrote a new post, ‘Looks a Little Bit Like Plagiarism’ https://altarp.com/?p=5105 Sat, 10 Oct 2020 04:32:29 -0500 Wednesday, October 7, 2020

The one and only debate between the vice-presidential candidates took place on Wed. October 7.  The current political climate has degenerated into mindless contention and exaggerated […]

]]> d3a1804c3cfa89193dc1696e281f00e4 Editor wrote a new post, President Trump's Dexamethasone https://altarp.com/?p=5081 Sun, 04 Oct 2020 20:27:32 -0500 Dexamethasone is not like Hydroxychloroquine that caused such a freak-out when the President seemed to promote its use as a treatment or preventive against  Covid-19.

Hydroxychloroquine is used to prevent and […]

]]> 4ad8469155589813035c38e34564225e Editor wrote a new post, One Vote Away: How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History https://altarp.com/?p=5055 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:46:51 -0500 One Vote Away: How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History is the title of Senator Ted Cruz’ new book. He wrote it during the Covid-19 lockdown.  It promises to be a detailed look at Senator Cruz’ long […]

]]> 6d4120f5116805430ed5c6b91451a3f7 Editor wrote a new post, Constitution Day https://altarp.com/?p=4967 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 05:01:55 -0500 Constitution Day in the United States has become a bit of an afterthought. The Constitution is who we are as a people. We should celebrate it, not Cristóbal Colón.

Apple does not add Constitution Day to the c […]

]]> dcb9492c0a27014d8ad73948bfd3f613 Editor wrote a new post, 9/11 Should NOT be a National Holiday https://altarp.com/?p=4891 Tue, 15 Sep 2020 00:19:56 -0500 As much as we mourn the loss of people on 9/11, the date should not become a national holiday.

Twenty years after the attack on the World Trade Center in N.Y and on the Pentagon in Washington DC, vivid memories […]

]]> 9e97271a33d44fbe1e6eedd7bfd95e0b Editor wrote a new post, House Judiciary Hearing of Tuesday, July 28, 2020 https://altarp.com/?p=4562 Tue, 04 Aug 2020 00:53:33 -0500 Attorney General William Barr is a patriot and strong advocate for the rule of law. His favorable place in History is assured, while his tormentors will be soon forgotten.  July 28, 2020 was such a day of […]

]]> 48101bb13683915f15abe0611f7325f8 Editor wrote a new post, The 4th of July https://altarp.com/?p=4302 Sat, 04 Jul 2020 14:27:18 -0500 Every year the 4th of July gives Americans the chance to think about our roots and hopefully show a little gratitude for the sacrifices that a lot of people made for us. Unfortunately gratitude is not a common […]

]]> 65e5b2a1f4f38aef80e48ec2718e4f5b Editor wrote a new post, Constitutional Authority Running Amok https://altarp.com/?p=3941 Wed, 06 May 2020 00:57:34 -0500 The coronavirus pandemic has put the Constitution on full display.  The Federal government has power that is supposed to be relatively limited compared to the powers reserved to the states and to the people. The […]

]]> 4a5c7e913119da6fc0a3bcde05cd2858 Editor wrote a new post, Obituary of Thomas Jefferson https://altarp.com/?p=3798 Sun, 19 Apr 2020 19:53:53 -0500 Occasionally we run across interesting articles that we would like to pass on.  On further refection we realize that what interests one person may not excite another.  But this time we will make an exception b […]

]]> cc5ea02a56bbaf2d833a6cbb3a526141 Editor wrote a new post, Constitutional Authority https://altarp.com/?p=3747 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 20:40:17 -0500 “Authority is Total”
The President caused a major freak-out when he declared that his authority is “total.” Listen carefully to what he so inartfully said. Then realize it is not what President says that is as […]

]]> 23f7d60c20f610697074018aafb21a0f Editor wrote a new post, Quarantine is Constitutional https://altarp.com/?p=3671 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 21:52:07 -0500 Many people have been complaining that shutting down businesses and quarantining people are unconstitutional.

Doesn’t the Constitution guarantee people freedom of assembly?  Limiting how many people can be in […]

]]> e5996a8f8d9226600a9b6b755d938b51 Editor wrote a new post, MLK Holiday- A Day Still Worth Remembering https://altarp.com/?p=3367 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 20:01:13 -0600 Monday, January 20, 2020
MLK was actually born on January 15, 1929, although this year we celebrated his birthday on the 20th. If he had not been assassinated on April 4, 1968, he would be 91 years old this year […]

]]> c2d766418d1228b2fdccdd7859fcd28d Editor wrote a new post, Impeachment https://altarp.com/?p=3247 Fri, 13 Dec 2019 04:58:33 -0600 Impeachment of Donald Trump
The impeachment of Donald Trump began within days of his election.  At the middle of December, 2019, after 3 years in office, house Democrats, “with heavy hearts,” voted two articles […]

]]> cd366d4383dae7a907a4ffdb79d285ba Editor wrote a new post, In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue... https://altarp.com/?p=3117 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 04:31:32 -0500 In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue…

On October 11, 2019, President Trump issued a proclamation declaring October 14, 2019, as Columbus day. He did the same in previous years as did […]

]]> 70e40006b02caecbf88b9f65b1ab17ba Editor wrote a new post, Is Self-Defense a Natural Right? https://altarp.com/?p=2919 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 08:18:36 -0500 Why would it be even necessary to ask such a stupid question?

Of course self-defense is a natural right and to think otherwise is further evidence of a distorted view of reality prevalent among some factions of […]

]]> e575d2af9c0baff2da97c3b32429c351 Editor wrote a new post, Poorly informed Electorate is a Danger to the Republic https://altarp.com/?p=2864 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 22:23:29 -0500 We generally refrain from commenting on current events because such events almost always fade into obscurity along with the people responsible for those events. But there is something happening currently that is […]

]]> eff03b293e79bda6aa3173b829db13f7 Editor wrote a new post, Illegal Immigration and the End of Prosperity https://altarp.com/?p=2714 Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:32:41 -0500 Introduction
Illegal immigration is aggression, a home invasion on a larger scale.

But clearly the motives of most illegal immigrants are not those of home invaders. Or are they?  More about this […]

]]> 2ddcb227551f926e10752215540e2bec Editor wrote a new post, The Price of Liberty Is no longer just Eternal Vigilance https://altarp.com/?p=2656 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:42:36 -0500 What is the Price of Liberty?
John Philpot Curran answered part of the question when he uttered these words during a speech in Dublin in 1790: “The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal […]

]]> c6f34fc1c7a68823b364d8a071391147 Editor wrote a new post, The Supreme Court Keeps the Constitution Up-to-Date https://altarp.com/?p=2506 Tue, 05 Mar 2019 01:11:06 -0600 Once again the Supreme Court has taken a step to keep the Constitution up-to-date.

On February 20, 2019, the Court unanimously ruled that the prohibition against excessive fines contained in the Eighth […]

]]> 3778af9bf90d4fcd4b4b5946452f4652 Editor wrote a new post, Martin Luther King was a True Patriot https://altarp.com/?p=2440 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 18:51:49 -0600 The vapid chattering class complains that the Founders were racist slave holders, that the Constitution says black men counted as only 3/5 of a person, and that this somehow discredits our entire foundation. To […]

]]> 921331c8bc363e48c7d8a86ce9ab3d73 Editor wrote a new post, Chronological Snobbery Endangers the Constitution https://altarp.com/?p=2399 Sat, 19 Jan 2019 22:18:14 -0600 The Constitution of the United States is our Enduring Social Contract. Drawing on the ideas of great thinkers such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, our Founders devised a way to preserve […]

]]> 5791d701b13382757f010a9a008d6db9 Editor wrote a new post, Christmas is the Season to Be Jolly and Exhibit Ignorance https://altarp.com/?p=2325 Wed, 26 Dec 2018 07:29:26 -0600 Every year at Christmas time, a new flock of educators, administrators, and political activists feel compelled to reveal their ignorance about the Establishment Clause of the U. S. Constitution and push what they […]

]]> d97e756dbb4bca979b7ad939aa9943b6 Editor wrote a new post, Is the U.S. Constitution Outdated? https://altarp.com/?p=2290 Fri, 30 Nov 2018 05:49:04 -0600 We keep hearing from snarky post-adolescents that the Constitution is outdated. They routinely demean the notion that our founding fathers are worthy of our respect. The fact that the Founders risked their lives […]

]]> 2a60897c3129ae3b4340bf216319d5bc Editor wrote a new post, Why do we Commemorate Veterans' Day? https://altarp.com/?p=2238 Mon, 12 Nov 2018 07:15:05 -0600 Memorial Day or Decoration Day is the U.S. federal holiday to remember people who died while serving in the  armed forces. Veterans’ Day on the other hand is to express gratitude to those both living and dead who […]

]]> 9d16a453a5f72f2afba673a7c7e61ac0 Editor wrote a new post, Senator Susan Collins' Extraordinary Speech https://altarp.com/?p=2178 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 19:59:18 -0500 Her Speech Transcends Petty Bickering
The Founders of our Republic devised a remarkable system of government that has withstood many fiascos similar to the embarrassing displays of our current crop of partisan […]

]]> 8098091f9bdacc2567bde77c3dd61032 Editor wrote a new post, It's the End of the World as We Know It. https://altarp.com/?p=1640 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 03:43:18 -0500 Shallow Perceptions of the Emotional Left

There are profound temperamental and emotional differences between people on the political right and political left.   Researchers at Tel Aviv University and the […]

]]> 130ad5e598e74cc5bafca0b407342cbd Editor commented on the post, Nick Freitas - A Rising Voice for Liberty https://altarp.com/nick-freitas-a-rising-voice-for-liberty/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:01:28 -0500 Good point about the funeral business. It’s something we don’t think about much but in the end it will affect us all – Ed.

]]> 9c2330363092f8078854b8300d0ba2f3 Editor wrote a new post, Nick Freitas - A Rising Voice for Liberty https://altarp.com/?p=1326 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 22:31:27 -0500 The Gallup organization regularly polls citizens on many subjects among which is: “Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?”

The result from February 2018 (15% no) is in line with […]

]]> b6a158289377c4cefdb3ea6e5efa7d5e Editor wrote a new post, Another Tragedy Calls for Simplistic Solutions https://altarp.com/?p=1287 Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:27:45 -0600 The tragic Parkland Florida school shooting has again thrust the national debate about gun violence into the forefront. The immediate calls for “something has to be done,” bring out the usual activists who arg […]

]]> a8e0868e1883844889ab80cac5704f64 Editor wrote a new post, Truth, Justice, and the American Way https://altarp.com/?p=1236 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:13:21 -0600 When interviewed by a big city reporter who asked, “Why are you here?”, which great American replied, “Yes, I’m here to fight for truth and justice and the American way?”
Always being a good role model, […]

]]> 7a6c3306f35f5da876dfb20ebfd23b9f Editor wrote a new post, The First Amendment doesn’t give you any rights! https://altarp.com/?p=1209 Sun, 03 Dec 2017 18:32:40 -0600 Too many people parrot the phrase “my first amendment rights” as if the First Amendment to our Constitution gave us some rights. Maybe it is just being semantically picky to insist that the First Amendment giv […]

]]> 5378beec20eb31ff9969b03b8d58d372 Editor wrote a new post, The Never-ending Gun Control Debate https://altarp.com/?p=1084 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 12:08:11 -0500 Humans Naturally Detest Murder

All humans recoil in disgust when a fellow human is murdered. We pass laws to punish perpetrators and enact measures to discourage murder. In the United States, firearms are […]

]]> b55bef05771a0ccf0964ca84b2e53dcf Editor wrote a new post, Senators betray their Oath of Office to further their Political Agendas https://altarp.com/?p=1064 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 17:59:43 -0500 Article 6 of the Constitution

The oath of office for United States Senators is required by Article 6 of the Constitution. It’s text is as follows:

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and […]

]]> 4517090f9da96a7e75fd082f564e60c9 Editor changed their profile picture https://altarp.com/activity/p/62/ Mon, 24 Jul 2017 03:51:23 -0500 0 1d8d8d0729de14405f923172a996858b Editor wrote a new post, Direct Democracy and the Initiative Process https://altarp.com/?p=668 Wed, 19 Jul 2017 02:19:12 -0500 California Cases Reveal the Dangers and Successes of Direct Democracy at the State Level
A major flaw of direct democracy is a tendency of the majority to abuse the rights of the minority.  Such abuse is […]

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