Monthly Archives: June 2019

We Cannot Overlook the Negative Unintended Consequences of the “Let Them Spawn” Bill (HB-483)

by Diane Rufino, June 23, 2019 In true government fashion, the NC House has tried to slip a very bad bill past the citizens of North Carolina and has rushed and hushed it in order to prejudice those most harmed, … Continue reading

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The NC House Once Again Caves to Big Money Lobbyists, This Time to Harm our State’s Commercial Fisherman

by Jerry Schill, June 22, 2019 While the NC House has been aggressive in its protection for the interests of big hospitals and physicians and other healthcare workers, it has done just the opposite for North Carolina’s commercial fisherman. This … Continue reading

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Calvin Coolidge, the Last of the Jeffersonians

by Diane Rufino, June 19, 2019 (based on very large part on Brion McClanahan’s book “9 Presidents Who Screwed Up America (and 4 Who Tried to Save Her), pp. 257-259) In an era when the States have been reduced to … Continue reading

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Tea Party Big Mouth, Amy Kremer, Claims SHE Started the Tea Party Movement

(Photo credit: Fox News) by Diane Rufino, June 16, 2019 Just recently, I heard something absolutely offensive from Amy Kremer, spokeswoman for Women For Trump (and from what I can tell, the only member!) This past week-end, Amy was stumping … Continue reading

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Meet Dr. Greg Murphy, Running for the US House from NC District 3

by Diane Rufino, June 14, 2019 I recently had a series of wonderful chats with Dr. Greg Murphy, who is running for the US Congress, from North Carolina’s district 3. Simply put, NC district 3 represents most of eastern NC … Continue reading

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Jack Phillips: Still Persecuted for His Religious Beliefs

(Photo courtesy of Premier Christian Radio) by Diane Rufino, June 13, 2019 This article goes to a question that I have posed for many years now: Is a society so predicated on Individual Liberty doomed to destroy itself? We are … Continue reading

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ANATOMY of a SUPREME COURT CASE: District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)

  (Photo credit: Median) by Diane Rufino, May 25, 2019 The case District of Columbia v. Heller is the landmark Supreme Court case decided in 2008, and written by the late great conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, which finally looked at … Continue reading

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THE DAY THE HEARTBEAT DIED

by Diane Rufino, June 6, 2019 It was a very sad day in North Carolina yesterday at the NC General Assembly… a very tragic day indeed. Yesterday, members of the NC House had the opportunity to over-ride Governor Cooper’s veto … Continue reading

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SAVE THE BABIES FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES

by Diane Rufino, June 4, 2019 Survivors of botched abortions need you today to speak on their behalf !!  The NC House convenes at 3:00 this afternoon to vote to try to over-ride Governor Cooper’s veto of the “Born Alive … Continue reading

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