Duck! The mud is flying! (Politics)
J. B. Cannon (30 January 2012 09:12:25)
The Republican primary season has been underway for some time now, and it's really been getting nasty. I have a message for the candidates still in the race, and all their supporters (SuperPACs, this means you, too!): Stop the mudslinging! As I've mentioned, I live in Florida. Our state has been inundated with negative ads. I listen to talk radio during the day and I hear back to back negative ads ad nauseam.
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SOPA, PIPA, and all the fuss (Legal/Justice Issues)
J. B. Cannon (23 January 2012 11:46:08)
On January 18, 2012, Wikipedia and many other websites went dark to protest two proposed bills: the House's Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Senate's Protect IP Act (PIPA). Other sites protested as well. Google blacked out their logo, and many long-time YouTubers posted videos protesting these laws. So what was all the fuss about?
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What's wrong with photo ID voter laws? (Politics)
J. B. Cannon (16 January 2012 09:53:59)
Will someone please tell me why it's okay to require a photo ID to board a plane, to purchase alcohol or cigarettes, apply for food stamps or welfare, cash a check, open a bank account, etc. but heaven forbid we insist on a photo ID in order to cast a ballot, one of the most important things we do as citizens. It's ridiculous. AG Holder and those who are against these new photo ID laws claim they discriminate against minorities, but that's simply untrue. According to Chris Whitmire, a spokesman for the South Carolina State Election Commission, the law provides exemptions: for those who vote by absentee ballot, have a religious objection to having their photo taken, or due to a "reasonable impediment" like a physical disability. So if it's truly too difficult for you to provide a photo ID, vote by absentee.
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An unprecedented power grab by the President (Politics)
J. B. Cannon (09 January 2012 10:39:43)
Wish you could see the steam pouring out of my ears. The President has done something unprecedented. He's claimed a 'recess appointment' when the Congress wasn't officially in recess. All so he could bypass Congress and place Richard Cordray as director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Republicans have been holding "pro-forma" session every three days which met the constitutional requirement to avoid calling their winter break a recess.
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Happy New Year! (Politics)
J. B. Cannon (02 January 2012 11:20:36)
Happy New Year! I plan on doing a weekly post here. We're now fully into the election year -- just 11 months until we go to the polls. If you haven't been doing it all along, please start studying the issues so, come November, you can intelligently cast your ballot. And if you're someone who hasn't diligently voting in every election, add that to your New Year's Resolutions. Our nation doesn't ask that much of us as citizens (short of paying taxes). It's the least you can do.
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