Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Celebrating the Life of Martel Ross
Yesterday, my family gathered to celebrate the life of my Grandmother, Martel Ross. She passed away on Saturday at age 88, after several years of declining health. This was the first time I remember seeing my brother, father, mother, aunts, uncles, cousins and their spouses in one place since 1989 when my parents divorced. My…
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Memorial Weekend Randomness
I’ve had a lot of time to myself this week. After writing the epic trilogy that was both a labor of love, and a classic example of the OCD I suffer when writing and editing my political posts (4000 words took two whole days) I decided I needed to do some things around the house.…
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Feel Good Friday – February Stars
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One More Thing About SJR127
I know I just posted about this yesterday as an issue, but as a matter of law SJR127 is not completely decided, it has merely jumped the first hurdle to being an amendment to the state constitution. According to the state constitution, in order for this to become an full fledged amendment, it must be…
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It’s Time for Action – Part 3
This is part 3 of a three part post. Part 1 deals with gun issues, Part 2 deals with SJR127. This section is different. This section is about forcing accountability and ways to do that Accountability Defeats Barbarism or It’s the Accountability, Stupid There is no accountability in barbarism, and if some had it their…
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It’s Time for Action – Part 2
Fighting What the Fight is Really About or The Barbarism of Subterfuge This is part 2 of a 3 part post. Part 1 can be found here What about SJR127? The truth is, SJR127 is a Trojan horse, being rolled into the state constitution that would allow the state to make a determination on your…