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“Majority Rules”: Opinionated MAMA’s Perspective on GOVERNMENT

Majority rules, at least some of the time!  As citizens, our vote is our voice and with the November elections around the corner, we’re reminded of our important role in the national conversation.  Our opinions matter on the issues impacting our kids, our communities and our country.  Our country is governed based on the fact that we the people have a say…so, where do we the people find our big girl (or big boy) voice?

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Yeah, we teach our two year olds to clean up the messes they make, so guess what?  We expect our politicians to pull it together and get the job done, too!  

Unemployment is a mess.  The stock market is a mess. Education is a mess. Our infrastructure is a mess. Illegal immigration is a mess. The budget is a mess. And, oh yeah, we are still at war in the Middle East and that is a gigantic...

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As Congress debates the debt limit, there is talk that Section 4 of the 14th Amendment should be considered as authorization to increase our self-imposed debt limit to pay our bills.  What do you think MAMAs?

14th Amendment - Section 4.

The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in...

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Imagine, as a father, your child goes off to war for your country and comes back in a body bag.  Now, imagine grieving friends and family walking into the church for the funeral ceremony, and just 1,000 feet away there are people singing in protest and holding up signs saying: “Thank God for Dead Soldiers,” and “You’re Going to Hell.”

Well, it happened.  The father of that fallen soldier,...

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Healthcare is rearing its head again on the national agenda.  But, it is not the benefits of healthcare reform that we are discussing, but the constitutionality of the new law, as it relates to the mandated coverage.  The "commerce clause" is what everyone is talking about  Article 1, Section 8-3 says:

(The Congress shall have the power) To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among...

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In school, it’s all about the seating chart…no one wants to be next to the kid who picks his nose and wipes it under the chair and, yep, that pretty much carries over into adulthood.  But it looks like the folks in D.C. are just gonna have to get over it.  Hey, be nice, make friends, right?  If they can do it in Washington, kids, then you can do it on the playground, too!  Kids have...

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