Category Archives: Guns

Increasing Social Unrest

Posted on September 19, 2022 by lewbornmann

Acute challenges to democracy include a deterioration in the integrity of constitutional democracy, manipulation of state election laws to limit or overturn the will of voters, and a global trend toward autocracy in places where democratic institutions once seemed solid. Republicans have become a violent and vocal minority who do not want to willingly relinquish power.  Convention matters and complacency when democratic conventions are flouted is dangerous. Continue reading →

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Abortion Criminalization

Posted on July 4, 2022 by lewbornmann

Supreme Court judgments have clearly become increasingly motivated by political biases rather than on purely judicial judgement. A majority of Americans opposed overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade, a right previously judged as guaranteed under the Constitution. It is obvious that women have not yet gained sufficient stature within the justice system to attain empowerment. Continue reading →

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Complicity In Murder

Posted on June 13, 2022 by lewbornmann

U.S. Congressional failure to enact meaningful gun control legislation is a dereliction of their responsibility to safeguard the lives of the citizens of this country. Continue reading →

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Political Dissatisfaction

Posted on May 30, 2022 by lewbornmann

The U.S. faces numerous fundamental challenges and appears unable to reach any agreement as to how they should be resolved. The widening ideological rift prevents compromise on any but the most basic of issues. Continue reading →

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