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Burning off the dross

November 10, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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The “Thin Bright Line” moved

Numerous abortion-choicers are confused about the extent of almost the entire pro-life community’s mourning over the election results; to them it was simply an election. Across pro-life blogs there is a grave concern, but how do you summarize this?  The … Continue reading

November 5, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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“Utter failure of government to protect it’s citizens” – Irony

From the front page blurb for a NYTimes editorial: The Next President Barack Obama won the election because he saw what is wrong with this country: the utter failure of government to protect its citizens. Given his votes on Illinois … Continue reading

November 4, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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Election Reform #3:Passport-style based Voter Registration

3 Reasons 1. Voter registration is out of control. ACORN anyone? Here’s an alternative: Voter registration using a state-based photo-id passport-style registered document with an embossed seal for each election. Once registered with a verified residence as a citizen in … Continue reading

November 4, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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Election Reform #2: No campaigning while in office, except for re-election

2 reasons: 1. It deprives constituents of fully devoted representation When officials take an oath of office, they are bound to fulfill that oath and dedicate their attention and activities on behalf of their constituency. By campaigning for any office … Continue reading

November 4, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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Reform Ideas Series

Thoughout the day, I’ll be posting individual articles – one per idea on reforms that would need to be placed and why.