Everyone's Opinion Newsletter

I am utterly taken aback by how easy those who hold the power in our lives manipulate, coerce, and confuse the rest of us.  As the Democrats and Republicans continue to harp on pointless non-issues such as Obama’s birth certificate and gay marriage, dire threats to our freedom and security go unchecked.   The Patriot Act still exists, US sanctioned torture of “enemy combatants” continues, corporations are being given h...

On January 21, 1921 Justice George Sutherland of the U.S. Supreme Court in an annual address to the New York State Bar Association made this observation: “It is not the right of property which is protected, but the right to property. Property, per se, has no rights; but the individual –the man- has three great rights, equally sacred from arbitrary interference: the right to his LIFE, the right to his LIBERTY, the right to his PROPERTY…. The three rights are so bound together...

On Sunday July 5th we got it right. Over 800 Blair County citizens attended the Blair County Tea Party at Legion Park in Hollidaysburg and heard Dr. John McGinnis hit it out of the park. He told us that we no longer live in a representative republic but are now living in an oligarchy. He termed our representatives as the "Imperious Ruling Class." And he correctly included politicians from both parties and all levels of government.

I do have one criticism of the speakers and...

A couple months ago an article appeared that pointed out that the smart people think we [the dumb people] need them to direct our every step. Well, the smart people are in charge. Now everything is going to be alright. What we need to do is sit back, keep our mouth shut, and watch how it's done. Then enjoy the prosperity that will be generated---- by taxing the people that take advantage of us--- by taking a chance with their money to make more money--- by making jobs so they can get their mo...

America needs to wake up! We have let our guard down for far too long and it is about time we stand up for what is right! We need to stop sitting on the sidelines and start making things happen. There is no change that government is going to make that will be beneficial to the common hard working man, woman, or family. We need to step up and respond to the complete takeover of our government by two political parties starved for fame, money, and power.

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In troubled times, integrity is as important as anything else. Lack of integrity is what got us into this quagmire and in my opinion, it is the only thing that will get us out. Those with integrity have their hands tied when dealing with those who don’t. We’ve seen over and over that individuals who have gone to Washington with reform (change) in mind; within their first term, they learn that if they are going to return any “pork” to their community, they need to play ...

This article is being posted on the eve of another general election, this time a presidential election and will not go to print until the election is over. Under the hype of this presidential race, candidates for local elections are getting a free ride and avoiding being collared for commitments on how they would represent us on other issues. The Altoona Mirror has also conveniently bought into this national hype and their lack of coverage on local races suggests a collusive poli...