March 15th, 2021
By M. L. Warmath
“Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have a right … and a desire to know.” John Adams, 1765
First of all, you may be wondering why I took on a topic that a lot of people would consider truly boring. Grant you, it’s not the most exciting or dramatic topic but it is an important one, and not everything that’s important is necessarily exciting or dramatic or fun.
Before he became George Washington’s vice-president, John Adams was keenly involved in shaping the fledgling United States of America. He had a lot to say about it – and said it often. I chose the above quotation from him because we all have the right – and should have the desire – to know, even if only in broad terms – about what laws are being discussed by our elected representatives and this while they are being discussed, not later, as they will impact all of us one way or another, whether we realize it or not. Once laws
Leading Senate Democrat says outlook bleak on immigration bills
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Fears of a border crisis fuel tension in Congress
Republicans are rallying their base around an anti-immigration message, while Democrats are racing to help President Joe Biden control the influx of migrants.
A Cuban migrant family is apprehended by the National Guard before crossing the Rio Bravo on the border with the U.S. in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico. | AP Photo/Christian Chavez
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Congress is once again bracing for knock-down political combat over a burgeoning crisis at the southern border.
As a wave of unaccompanied migrant children arrives at the U.S.-Mexico border a potentially perilous scenario for those trying to enter the country Republicans are using the moment to rally their base around the same anti-immigration message trumpeted by former President Donald Trump. And Democrats are racing to help President Joe Biden control the influx of migrants without breaking their promise to make the U.S. immigration system more humane.