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The Problem With Police Unions

June 10 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, Democrat Party, Policing, The Left

The Democratic Party- a problem with unions?  Oh, say it ain’t so!! ==== Remember the furor in 2011 when Republican governors tried to reform collective bargaining for government workers? Well, what do you know, suddenly Democrats say public-union labor agreements are frustrating police reform. We’re delighted to hear it—if they’re serious. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Sunday said police collective bargaining and arbitration... Read more

The Media’s Self-Censors

June 10 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, American Thought, Democrat Party, Henninger, Liberal Press, Losing Freedom, Politically correct, The Left

Oh, the USA is well on its way to censership by the Left.  You an tell by the absolute silence….   mrossol ==== WSJ 6/11/2020

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In 1789, America’s Founding Fathers, acutely aware of... Read more

the Claremont institute takes a stand

June 6 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, American Thought, Losing Freedom, The Left

6/6/20. I do applaud an institution willing to take a public stand. I agree with their stand. mrossol America is Not Racist A Statement from the Claremont Institute The pretext for this entire nationwide riot is that America is a racist country. That is not true. America is not a racist country. America is a country that has strived,... Read more

The Myth of Systemic Police Racism

June 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Policing, Racism

Thank you, Heather Mac Donald, for bring some clarity to this discussion with numbers. mrossol. ==== WSJ  6/3/2020 by Heather Mac Donald George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis has revived the Obama-era narrative that law enforcement is endemically racist. On Friday, Barack Obama tweeted that for millions of black Americans, being treated differently by the criminal justice system on account of race is “tragically,... Read more

I fear for america

June 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Law, Policing, Unions

Yes, there are racists in America. Always have been and always will be.  But William Galston is likely closer to the truth in his analysis that there is something missing in American police organization that will not correctly address the “bad apples”, the bad cops who are the cause of an extremely high percentage of the problems.  And if the... Read more

America’s New Nihilism – WSJ

June 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Henninger, Social Engineering, The Left

America has deployed almost all of the progressive’s solutions to “social ills”.  Yes, as Mr. Henninger says, what has changed? Not much.  Could it be that the progressive solutions are no solutions at all?  Leadership would be pointing this out all day long.   mrossol ===== WSJ 6/3/2020. by Daniel Henninger This is not 1968. It’s worse. The late 1960s were the heyday of modern... Read more

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