Tag Archives: elections

2024 presidential election – why bother?

Posted on April 11, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Seriously, the 2024 Election is 19 months away. More than a year and a half. But to listen to, or read of, many pundits, it has already been decided who is going to win on 05 November 2024. The problem … Continue reading →

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Is election reform possible?

Posted on December 3, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

There have been more and more claims, particularly over the last election cycles (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, and now 2022), of massive fraud and corruption. Both old parties claimed that happened several times before 2016, but that year it … Continue reading →

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Election results: a pox on both their houses

Posted on November 9, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

There is one clear loser across the Fifty States in yesterday’s election: liberty. Both the Republicans and the Democrats have again shown that the “extremes” of their two parties seemingly have poisoned the political air even more in the past … Continue reading →

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Get a good night’s sleep!

Posted on November 8, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

This 2022 election night is going to be a long one. (Aren’t they all?) Keep in mind that staying up later and later to see who and what won will not change the results a single bit. Unless you have … Continue reading →

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Is it done yet?

Posted on October 31, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s Note: Today is Halloween, supposed to be a scary holiday. Perhaps the most frightening thing about this 2022 Halloween is that we still have 8 days to go until the election this year. Is your brain fried yet? You … Continue reading →

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Too much government

Posted on October 22, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Every day, there are incidents where some government goon (excuse me, “kind and gentle, loving, helpful polite public servant”) does something incredibly stupid to someone. Sometimes they do it of their own initiative. (Including “we need more tickets, people, need … Continue reading →

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Distractions and their effect

Posted on June 14, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Last week, we saw a common political phenomenon. The use of distractions to keep the electorate and the mob quiet. In some cases, just SPECIFIC parts of the two groups. How’s that? In the past six months, fuel prices have … Continue reading →

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Defining “Democracy” and why the FedGov isn’t

Posted on December 11, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Most libertarians and conservatives are aware that the Federal Government – the union of States – was established as a republic and not a democracy.  And of the distain (if that is a strong enough word) of … Continue reading →

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End game for Canada?

Posted on September 14, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The legacy of the now-dead British Empire has four great stars. Australia and New Zealand, the Fifty States, and Canada. (I’ll leave the subject of the Fifty States for some future commentary.)  Yet, today, the great British … Continue reading →

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Tampering with elections – the real solution

Posted on September 4, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We know it is a problem – meddling or tampering or interfering with free elections.  It is a nearly daily headline in the Fifty States today.  It is always identified with finding someone or some group (such … Continue reading →

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