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Bitter or Better Through Crisis?
What actions have you taken during the COVID-19 quarantine to help in a time of crisis? I’ve had to think about that myself. How have I used this time to better my family, myself, my neighborhood, and my nation? We either get bitter or better in a crisis. My guess is that everyone reading this […]
V-E Day 75th Anniversary
We commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, today, May 8, 2020. Five years ago, I was privileged to visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Normandy, France. We remember that incredible victory that changed the world and salute the bravery of Americans who gave their lives in the cause of freedom. […]
Ready, Willing, and Able?
We traded in our “everyday” for a “new normal” temporarily. We were ready, willing, and able in time of need. So . . . It took a lot of endurance, persistence, courage, and faith to trust what we were being told by authorities, that is, to shut down our economy. Americans endured days on end […]
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Do you think the House of Representatives should be meeting in person in the Capitol during the COViD-19 quarantine? That is the question I deal with this week in two separate articles featured in this newsletter. It was through the comments on my Common Sense Civics and Citizenship Facebook page, that discovered some brilliant responses […]
Controversy and Clarification
Do you believe that Congressmen should be in the Capitol at work, same as Americans who are first responders, hospital workers, police, military, truckers, and employees who are making masks, ventilators, and PPE equipment? I address this issue on my Common Sense Civics and Citizenship page and website (civicsandcitizenship.org) in an article entitled, “Details, Details..” […]
Details, Details
Details, details… They matter. Perhaps you might be interested in some questions raised and conversations I’ve had this week Ready? Here we go.. 1) Why isn’t the U.S. House of Representatives meeting in person? Did you know that the House of Representatives has an in-House doctor? (I did not know this). The doctor and the […]
How Long?
How long should we let the economy suffer in order to protect ourselves? Have we been in quarantine long enough? How much time is sufficient? Let’s start with the presupposition that the economy is suffering. The U.S. shut down its economy with stay -at -home orders to protect health workers and hospitals from overflow. That […]
America Needs Us
America Needs Us. Since we lost our jobs by no fault of our own through a national emergency, we were compensated by the government. They deposited money in many of our accounts. Please understand. The government has no money of its own. It’s your money and mine that they have. The government doesn’t sell a […]
Is This What Tyranny Looks Like?
Is This What Tyranny Looks Like? I put my face mask on and went to a small corner grocery store this morning. The story I heard of how Utah is enforcing its borders against other Americans got me thinking. The power grab is real. Once states usurp power, they rarely, if ever, give it back […]
Risk-Taker or Risk-Averse?
Are you a risk-taker? Or are you risk-averse? The country is now ready to get back to work and making plans to do so. This depends on how serious COVID-19 has hit where you live. The slow rollout of a return to freedom includes social distancing, temperature taking, and testing. So, how are you doing […]
Who Has the Power?
Question of the week: Who’s the greatest? Better yet, who has the most power? Is it the President? The Governors? the Mayors? Or We, the People? Americans (from the top down) seem to be confusing political preference with foundational tenets of the American government. We are not a political analysis site. Here, we look to […]
This Week in CSCC
What a week it has been! This week in Common Sense Civics and Citizenship we tackled the difficult subject of religious freedom during the COVID-19 quarantine. We also examined the current crisis by looking at it from a lives , livelihoods, liberty, and law perspective. I also created a short video entitled, “It’s Time to […]
Religious Rights During Quarantine
It’s Easter time. Let’s take a moment to consider religious freedom during the quarantine. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof:” And so our Bill of Rights begins with that statement. During this COVID-19 time of quarantine, Congress has made no law that establishes a religion. […]
Lives, Livelihoods, Liberty and Law
Is it a question of lives vs. livelihoods at this point in the Coronavirus crisis? What about liberty and law? I was in a digital class with a Constitutional lawyer and several educators last week. I’ve been mulling over these questions ever since. Here are some issues to ponder as we try to “flatten the […]
