French Journalists Killed
by Jesus Alaniz My condolences to France’s twelve courageous cartoon journalists who lost their lives in the battle between a free press and corrupt religious principles. The battle that began between...
View ArticleDemocrats, Democrats & The Politics of Obamacare
by Jesus Alaniz Plato once said “The worst of all deceptions is self-deception.” That the Republicans voted pro-ACA Democrats out is a myth. Article I Section 3 of the US Constitution reads “The Senate...
View ArticleResponse to Obama’s State of the Union Address – January 2015
by Jesus Alaniz Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia skipped his 19th address deeming State of the Union Addresses as a “childish spectacle”. Justice Clarence Thomas has judged them to be partisan and...
View ArticleRising Gasoline Prices – Early 2015
by Jesus Alaniz In his 1790 book, “Reflections on the French Revolution”, author Edmund Burke wrote “But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded; and...
View ArticleIl Gov Bruce Rauner Visits Yorkville Il – Vows To Put Power Back Into Hands...
by Jesus Alaniz Illinois is in a void where some voters think it’s time for a third party while others wished there were two. In August 1776 George Washington addressed his Continental Army stating...
View ArticleNew Illinois Democrat & Republican Taxes
by Jesus Alaniz In 1817 President James Madison wrote “The people of the U. S. owe their Independence & their liberty, to the wisdom of descrying in the minute tax of 3 pence on tea, the magnitude...
View ArticleCompanies On Strike
by Jesus Alaniz I listened to a group of folks complain that there are corporations who don’t pay any income taxes in Illinois. Rather than demanding that the people have the same freedom as the...
View ArticleCorporate Income Taxes – We’re On Strike
by Jesus Alaniz I listened to a group of folks complain that there are corporations who don’t pay any income taxes in Illinois. Rather than demanding that the people have the same freedom as the...
View ArticleReligious Freedom, First Amendment, Same Sex & America’s Future
by Jesus Alaniz An inscription on Panel 3 on Jefferson’s Memorial reads “Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?” A state...
View ArticleTruth – The New Hate Speech
by Jesus Alaniz In 1963, Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black wrote “Freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have, or the views they express, or the...
View ArticleAmnesty: An American Hispanic Tea Partier’s View
by Jesus Alaniz The illegal alien uses counterfeit documents, engages in identity theft or may impersonate other people upon illegal entry into the United States. Many illegals pay no federal, state...
View ArticleLow 2015 Illinois Voter Turnout
by Jesus Alaniz I have heard and read about the low voter turnout in this election. The problem with politics is that government consists of people and people are imperfect e.g. the Aaron Shock...
View ArticleIllinois Budget, Rauner, Madigan & The Illinois Constitution
by Jesus Alaniz I’ve listened to the baseless charges leveled against Gov. Rauner e.g. that he’s going against Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s counsel, that he needs to follow the Illinois...
View ArticlePoliticians Are Slaves Too
by Jesus Alaniz I’ve reflected on our nation’s riots and the arrogant politicians, taxes and laws that may have caused them. I object to the riots because of all of the destruction and looting to...
View ArticleIndependence Day 2015 –“…we mutually pledge to each other…”
by Jesus Alaniz A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of being accompanied by a single mother during a photoshoot in Chicago. I’d noticed her opinions before and was very pleased that she seemed to be an...
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