With the stroke of a pen late Tuesday morning came the latest challenge to the land of the free and home of the brave. There is nothing free about imposing on the American populace a mandate to purchase a particular product. Likewise, there is nothing brave about failing to stand up to an administration more invested [...]
Posts Tagged ‘liberty’
Observations Regarding the Recent Japanese Election
The August 30 elections in Japan share many parallels with those held in the United States last November. In both instances, an unpopular ruling party was removed from power. Such parallels are interesting, even when one considers the inherent differences in the political systems of the two economic powers on either side of the Pacific [...]
Highlights of the Sotomayor Hearings
This past week, President Obama’s choice to fill Justice David Souter’s seat on the Supreme Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, appeared before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for hearings pertaining to her possible conformation. Fellow Next Gen GOP contributors have weighed in whether or not Judge Sotomayor should be confirmed. A tedious week of hearings on Capitol [...]
President Obama Changes Little With Cairo Remarks
President Obama delivered a speech in Cairo today. In it, the President of the United States outlined what could well be called the Obama Doctrine. Yet, for those hoping for significant change from past administrations, there was much lacking.
Despite what some have claimed, the speech did not outline a new beginning. While a few of [...]
Happy 200th Mr. Lincoln.
Two hundred years is a long time, two or more lifetimes even in this, the first decade of the twenty-first century. Needless to say, much can happen in such a span of time. The U.S. Constitution had at that time been in effect for about 20 years.
On February 12, 1809, a son was born to a Virginia-born Kentucky [...]
Winning Back the Youth Vote (Part 2)
We simply cannot afford to lose a generation of young voters to the Democrats. As a follow-up to my first post from a few days back, I’d like to propose some specific changes that would better serve the Republican Party in recapturing the youth vote.
Establish a Young Voter Outreach arm of the Republican National Committee
We [...]
