Ground Zero in Voting Rights- Shelby County, AL: The Background

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  July 14th at 07:43 AM  | 

To understand this issue, we need to go back in time because this issue and this case most definitely pertains to the reality of 2012 versus the reality of the early 1960s. Inevitably, like the gay marriage issue, there are charges of “racism” and “bigotry” injected into the argument. Already, groups like the ACLU and NAACP are viewing this case as “potentially setting civil rights | Read More »

Around the U.S. in 50 Days: Louisiana

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  January 20th at 09:36 AM  | 

So much can be written about Louisiana in any election cycle given their penchant for corruption and unique pecadilloes intrinsic to that state. Importantly, they have a Governor now who has avoided scandal and corruption. Given his handling of the BP oil spill and his incessant, commonsense attacks on the government’s bureaucracy in responding to emergencies that affected his state, his status in the state | Read More »