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Tag Archives: Religious Freedom
The Bill of Rights
Note: The following text is a transcription of the enrolled original of the Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the Bill of Rights, which is on permanent display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum. The spelling and punctuation reflects … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Citizenship, Democracy, Document, Ethics and Morality, History, Justice, Politics, Relationships, United States
Tagged 2nd Amendment, Bill of Rights, Citizenship, Civil Rights, Democracy, Excessive Bail, Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Grand Jury, House of Representatives, Insurrection, Involuntary Servitude, Jury, Limit of Presidential Term, Power, Probable Cause, Prohibition, Rebellion, Religious Freedom, Removing President from Power, Right to Vote, Search, Seizure, Senate, Slavery, Taxes, Trial, Well Regulated Militia, Women Right to Vote
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Weary Yet Unbowed
A few days ago, I sat at a table in my neighborhood Patisserie. It had started snowing during the night and by 7a.m. about 3” coated the world. Looking out the large windows, I could the see powdery flakes falling, … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Ethics and Morality, Politics
Tagged Ben Franklin, Democracy, Document, Evidence, Fatique, Founders, Freedom of Speech, Giving Up, High Crimes and Misdemeanors, Investigation, Persistance, Rachel Maddow, Religious Freedom, Republicans, Revolutionary War, Rule of Law, Senate Trial, Senator Chuck Schumer, Witness
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Restoration of the People’s House
School children in the newly restored rotunda at the Minnesota State House. I was at the Minnesota State Capitol, “The People’s House”, a few days ago. On any day when the government is in session, it rings with the sounds … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged architecture, Capitol Building, Cass Gilbert, Democracy, Legislature, Les Phillips, Martin Luther King, minnesota, Minnesota State House, politics, Preacher, Religious Freedom, Restoration, ST. Paul, Territorial Legislature
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