In a unanimous ruling, the state/Seattle Supreme Court declared Tim Eyman's $30 car-tab initiative that passed last year to be unconstitutional. The reason? "More than one subject". The judges' ruling Thursday is a victory for a coalition of cities, King County and Garfield County's transit agency, which had sued saying it would eviscerate funds they …
Category: Progressive “Thought”
THIS is Voter Suppression:
New Black Panthers at Philadelphia Polling Place to intimidate voters THIS is Not Voter Suppression. Long Lines of Voters in Georgia This is a long line of peaceful, long-suffering voters. They are not being intimidated or suppressed by anyone, and everyone will get to cast his or her vote. The Left likes to claim that …
It must be uncomfortable to live in Seattle these days
With the city council overriding the mayor's veto of their bill making drastic cuts to the Seattle Police Department, and the number of homeless camps increasing all over the city, residents of Seattle may be worrying about the safety of themselves, their homes, and their children. Especially since for a few years now, Seattle police …
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He said it better than I could: Guest Writer Henry Racette on the open U.S. Supreme Court seat
Today, we feature another of our Ricochet writers, Henry Racette. Please enjoy and respond to his post on filling the new Supreme Court vacancy brought about by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday. About That Vacancy Now that the coronavirus crisis is essentially over but for the continuing economic disaster being wrought …
Facebook Supports Antifa, the Destroyers
In violation of its own standards against so-called "hate groups", Facebook allows Rose City (Portland, OR) Antifa to recruit online, on its platform. You have, no doubt, seen all the news stories of the violent riots in Portland for the past 100+ days. Please read the linked article above, and then sever all ties you …
He said it better than I could…Today’s Quote
I admit that I copied this quote from George Will's book The Conservative Sensibility, from a friend's post over on Ricochet. He (George Will) said this better than I could. Conservatives’ task is to build a society that nurtures individuals to self-sufficiency, including independence from politics. Now more than ever conservatives need to be focused …
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Headline: Top CEOs paid 320 Times Typical Worker’s Pay
Yes, it's a real article. It set me to thinking. When you see that kind of a headline, what's the first thought that comes to your mind? Is it: Wow, cool! I wonder how they got to make that much money? I wonder what they had to do for their company to get that kind …
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Ruining Society Every Day
The so-called "Public Health" "Authorities", and the so-called "Press" (scare quotes fully intended) seem to be in collusion with the state government to ruin society. If Society means people interacting with each other for mutual benefit, Society is being ruined, decimated by the reactions of Government to the spread of the Wuhan Coronavirus. The lockdowns …
The War of All Against All…
or How the Governments Multiplied Their Power by Destroying the US Economy to Fight the Wuhan Coronavirus The United States has seen epidemics of new and old diseases many times in the past. The so-called Spanish Flu infected 500 Million people worldwide between 1918 and 1920, claiming between 17 and 50 million lives (figures vary, …
Extortion, Pure and Simple
So the Black Lives Matter Marxists have thrown away the mask of helping the Black Community. The following list of DEMANDS was presented to businesses in the "gentrifying" area known as NuLu, in Louisville, Kentucky recently. Please be aware that only Leftist groups present lists of Demands to organizations like schools, businesses, and governments. This …