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Tag Archives: political power
Lobbyists, lords, and … no liberty, eh?
Byron King, over at Agora (or one of their sister firms), recently wrote this analysis of lobbyists. Let us read and ponder it. _____ …as the post-election drama plays out, the Biden transition team is staffing up with registered corporate … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021 politics, Biden, elite, lobbyists, oligarchy, political power
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CalExit heating up
By Nathan Barton As political conditions turn more and more sour across the Fifty States, it appears that some folks are working hard at opting out. Not giving up on electoral and other traditional politics as so many of us … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants
Tagged Calexit, California, Final Collapse, political power, secession, Tranzis
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Rites of passage
By Nathan Barton Almost all organizations have certain rites of initiation, requiring people joining to do certain things. Sometimes, it is just a membership fee or dues, or even just identifying with the group. Other times it is an elaborate … Continue reading
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Tagged gangs, ordeals, political gangs, political hacks, political parties, political power, power, rites of initiation
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Supreme Court – worth fighting and fussing about?
By Nathan Barton Eric Holder, that wonderful paragon of government service “to the people” and incredible example of strict adherent of the rule of law, has condemned the Nazgul, questioning the body’s legitimacy in the wake of adding Kavenaugh to … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants
Tagged History, Injustice System, justice system, Nazgul, Nine nazgul, political power, SCOTUS, Senate
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The priorities of government
By Nathan Barton (Note: This, in a shorter version, was originally a response to a comment to my commentary “The Art of the Deal – January 2018.”) What are the priorities of government? Of government agencies? Of government employees? Of … Continue reading
A PS to “How stupid do they think South Dakotans are?”
By Nathan Barton This is just a post-script to the recent commentary, to give someone credit where credit is due. The proposal discussed in the last part of the commentary is actually a variation (and watering down) of something that … Continue reading
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Tagged Election 2016, political power, Politics 2016, South Dakota
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How stupid do they think South Dakotans are? (An election tale)
By Nathan Barton In South Dakota, this election, there are several constitutional amendments being proposed. Amendment T purports to “remove politics” from the legislative redistricting process by creating a special commission. The advocates’ slogan is “The voters select their legislators, … Continue reading
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Tagged Amendment T, Election 2016, political power, Politics 2016, redistricting, South Dakota, voter power
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Crashing careers – and lessons we can learn from them
All around us, it seems that political careers of major movers and shakers are cratering. Boom! Flatter than a pancake. They are in both old parties – with various political philosophies. But I think we can learn a lot from … Continue reading →