Amidst partisan haggling over President Biden’s infrastructure proposal, the Poor People’s Campaign and several lawmakers recently outlined a comprehensive moral vision for the nation. They believe it’s not only possible to end poverty in this country, but morally necessary.
Gov. Jeff Colyer is following an all-too-familiar campaign playbook - when your legislative track record is abysmal, go after social issues.
Who among us, at some point during our adolescence, didn’t approach our parents with something we desperately wanted to do and then, as if it would seal the deal, added, “All my friends are doing it”?
Imagine if you walked away from a football or basketball game, your team had outscored the opposition by 20 points, and you were declared the loser. You would be angry, and rightfully so.
The majority of self-identified Republican voters - as do most Americans of all political persuasions - support legalizing marijuana. But you wouldn’t know that by observing the actions of their elected officials.
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