Despite the heartbreak and pain, we came together — not as Republicans or Democrats, but as Americans. We put aside our differences and united — and in doing so, we persevered. Twenty years later, that sense of unity is all gone.
A recent spat between Sens. Becca Balint and Russ Ingalls exposes the progressive hypocrisy, incivility, and single-minded ideological pathology that results in a dishonest thuggery, most recently inflicted on school children.
The Vermont Climate Council continues its discussions about what they plan to do — or more accurately, what they are going to force you to do — in order to lower Vermont’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Recently, a clamor has arisen over the right to be free from association with the unvaccinated, and how this increases liberty and civil rights. But, this notion turns the idea of liberty on its head.
HB 20 prohibits social media platforms from banning or suspending users, and removing or suppressing their content, based on political viewpoint. The bill was introduced by state Sen. Bryan Hughes partly in an effort to combat perceived censorship of conservatives.
Gov. Scott has issued an order that all state employees must undergo vaccination or be required to mask and be tested as a condition of their employment. Since the only available vaccines are not FDA approved, test results are unreliable, and masks don’t really do anything, can he legally do this?
All of this adds up to a significant guaranteed income, with no requirement to work for a living so long as it lasts. Democrats said at the start of the pandemic that this would be temporary, but now they want to make it permanent in Bernie Sanders’ $3.5 trillion budget.
Weighting Vermont’s voting reapportionment to favor single-member districts that prioritize fair democratic representation should be a priority for the 2021-22 redistricting process.
They will keep coming out with “variants” to tighten the noose around the neck of our freedoms until every last drop of free America is strangled out of us. It is time to wake up. It is time to stand up and stand against this deception.
It’s worth discussing how a tax law could be crafted to allow taxpayers to opt out of financing majority-approved state expenditures that they consider harmful, dangerous, unconstitutional or morally repugnant.
Vermonters and their communities know the difference between a fair deal and a raw deal. They don’t expect perfection, but won’t accept or look kindly on heavy handed political maneuvers.
From abandoning our 20-year-long mission, to ignoring our humanitarian obligations, to watching civilians die after falling from our planes, Joe Biden is directly responsible for a crisis that can only be summarized as unforgivable.