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#NeverForget: Remembering 9-11 victim Peter Edward Mardikian

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It’s still hard to believe even today that something as horrifying as 9-11 happened on our soil. But it did, and we must never, ever forget it. Time passes on and life goes on, but for the victims – such as Peter Edward Mardikian, their families, and for the future of America, we must always remember – and always remain vigilant against the Islamofascists who would like nothing more than to commit many more 9-11s......   [Read More]

#NeverForget 9-11: Remembering 9-11, and WTC victim Peter Edward Mardikian

Longtime readers of this blog will recognize this post, as I have published it here every 9-11Β since 2006Β in honor of Mr. Mardikian, and all victims of the 9-11 terror attacks, as part ofΒ DC Roe’s 9-11 remembrance project. I thought this year about doing another post for another victim, but decided it would be too painful, as the memories of what happened that day are still so fresh and raw for many, myself included. .....   [Read More]

(Video) National Popular Vote and the attack on the electoral college

The Electoral College is one of the more obscure features of our government, yet it plays a crucial role: it elects the president, not the popular vote. When people in a state go to the polls, they’re really voting for slates of electors pledged to a particular candidate. The electors have traditionally honored the voters’ wishes (with the occasional individual exception for a protest vote), but the fact remains that they could choose someone other than “the People’s choice.”Β It also means that, occasionally, a candidate could win enough electoral votes to win the presidency while not winning the overall popular vote, as happened in 2,000 in the race between George W. Bush and Al Gore......   [Read More]