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Despotism, and the Second Amendment – Spark!
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Fomenting a Political Conversation. Despotism, and the Second Amendment. 8211; the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel or oppressive way. –. Consider a despot; one who practices despotism, who seeks to exercise absolute power over others, especially in a cruel or oppressive way. Despotism is sometimes used as one of the arguments by advocates of the Second Amendment on why the US needs that amendment. The possession by the people of their own arms aids, many have argued. And the NRA has bee...
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Hillary Clinton – Spark!
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Fomenting a Political Conversation. A Vacation, a Reflection, and a Choice. On our way back home to Michigan, we stopped in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to tour the battlefield for several days, paying respect to another national birthday that occurred some four score and seven years later. While our vacation was an immersion into the past, we have resurfaced to link that past to our nation’s present and future. All images Sparkpolitical, 2016. July 16, 2016. June 17, 2016. Quote of the Week:. Care nothing ...
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A Personal Note to My Readers – Spark!
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Fomenting a Political Conversation. A Personal Note to My Readers. Some of you who have followed. For those of you who are also used to my presence in reading and liking and commenting on your own blogs as well, please do not feel offended by my disappearance from your blogs. I simply will not have the time to appreciate your offerings until November, but I eagerly look forward to returning with a vengeance after that point. August 19, 2016. Trump and the “Second Amendment People”. Liked by 1 person.
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Vetting Donald Trump – Spark!
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Fomenting a Political Conversation. The full contempt that Trump has for the United States is difficult to encapsulate; but Rick Cooley takes an impressive shot at it:. 1,407 more words. July 24, 2016. A Vacation, a Reflection, and a Choice. One thought on “ Vetting Donald Trump. July 28, 2016 at 5:46 pm. Thank you for the reblog, Paul. The Conversation Begins. Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Sen Lindsey Graham on ...
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The City on a Hill: A Critical Reading of Winthrop’s Sermon on Christian Charity – Spark!
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Fomenting a Political Conversation. The City on a Hill: A Critical Reading of Winthrop’s Sermon on Christian Charity. In 1630, John Winthrop. A later governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Wrote a sermon on Christian charity, in which he referenced Matthew 5:14, the Sermon on the Mount,. And described the new America to come as a “ city upon a Hill. But they ignore completely the essential requirements, as laid out by Winthrop’s sermon, of fulfilling their own apparent visions of America. Pingback: Of...
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A Vacation, a Reflection, and a Choice – Spark!
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Fomenting a Political Conversation. A Vacation, a Reflection, and a Choice. On our way back home to Michigan, we stopped in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to tour the battlefield for several days, paying respect to another national birthday that occurred some four score and seven years later. While our vacation was an immersion into the past, we have resurfaced to link that past to our nation’s present and future. All images Sparkpolitical, 2016. July 16, 2016. After a Rough Week, A Joke. Liked by 1 person.
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The Third-Party Option is Not a “Conscience Vote” – Spark!
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Fomenting a Political Conversation. The Third-Party Option is Not a “Conscience Vote”. Headline image from the BBC News. August 12, 2016. One August day, 1945. Trump and the “Second Amendment People”. 2 thoughts on “ The Third-Party Option is Not a “Conscience Vote”. August 12, 2016 at 12:04 pm. I fear the third party vote. Liked by 1 person. August 12, 2016 at 11:22 pm. The Conversation Begins. Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Thomas Warren o...
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After a Rough Week, A Joke – Spark!
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Fomenting a Political Conversation. After a Rough Week, A Joke. It’s been a rough week in the political world, so before we dive back in and examine the unpleasantness of it all, for this week’s Quote of the Week. We give you just a little joke. Have a good week. The French are the chefs. The Italians are the lovers. The British are the police. The Germans are the mechanics. And the Swiss make everything run on time. The British are the chefs. The Swiss are the lovers. The French are the mechanics. The W...
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Trump and the “Second Amendment People” – Spark!
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Fomenting a Political Conversation. Trump and the “Second Amendment People”. A campaign that has effectively made it a policy to shock the American people on a daily basis made what some critics might call a “gaff” this past Tuesday, when he seemed to imply the use of force by private citizens in case Hillary Clinton is elected in November. Trump can pretend a “plausible deniability” when someone takes a potshot at either Clinton or a justice whom she appoints; but that will not separate him ...Another p...
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