Tag Archives: Congress

American expansion beyond North America to the west

Posted on 2019-08-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Modern technology means that the communications and access gap between the “home country” and “colonies” is largely gone.  In the days of sail – say, the British Empire before the American Revolution – it took one to … Continue reading →

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Expanding by adding Canadian states?

Posted on 2019-08-18 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In the last commentaries, I’ve discussed the potential for expansion of the Fifty States – de jure and not de facto (as American forces straddle the globe today). In the last commentary, we looked at the politics … Continue reading →

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It is time to impeach, isn’t it?

Posted on 2019-07-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It is time to impeach them all. No, not Trump.  Certainly not if they didn’t impeach the last guy. No, I mean the idiots in Congress who have wasted our time and money with the ridiculous acts … Continue reading →

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Annual refresher training for Congressmen – just like MSHA

Posted on 2019-07-16 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This current crop of new congresscritturs makes us realize one of the strongest arguments for unlimited terms for them is the difficulty in getting them trained o- the-job. (Not that such an argument comes anywhere close to … Continue reading →

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Trump’s latest – eh?

Posted on 2019-07-15 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Mainsteam Media continues to portray The Donald as all sorts of evil, including much that he is definitely not guilty of, while mostly ignoring his real evils. The list is long: the Never-Trumpers (Dem, GOP, and whatever) … Continue reading →

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Government returns to its origins

Posted on 2019-06-18 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton On 6 June 2019, this story appeared at the website The Political Insider. It seems that the Democratic House of Representatives is booting out God. Democrats Are Indeed Removing ‘So Help Me God’ From House Committee Oaths … Continue reading →

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Revealing their secrets?

Posted on 2019-03-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Democrat congresscritturs’ “signature legislation” is intended to take away free speech rights of Americans As reported by the Washington Examiner, HR-1, the “For the People” Act is very likely the major attack on freedom of expression launched … Continue reading →

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One more nail in the coffin

Posted on 2019-01-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Democrats in Congress have introduced a constitutional amendment that would abolish the Electoral College and elect the President by a direct popular vote. There is strong evidence that the original American federal republic died a long time … Continue reading →

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Honesty, yes … but about what? And more examples of the world going bonkers.

Posted on 2019-01-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nahtan Barton As the FedGov sets a new record for government shutdowns (even though it is a very limited one), 2019 is starting out as an epic year of weirdness and frankly, insanity. Before I provide more examples, here … Continue reading →

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Shocking – a good idea from an unlikely source

Posted on 2018-12-25 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Sometimes, people can shock you.  Maybe it is the bully that runs out into the street to rescue a kitten (or even one of his victims) from being hit. Sometimes it is the three-year-old who can’t remember … Continue reading →

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