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Photo ID Requirements
Elections have consequences. Some of those consequences are more severe if few people come out to vote and especially if the people who come out are not legitimately qualified to vote.
More than 32 other states have Photo ID laws, yet Missouri doesn’t. Regardless of your political party, shouldn’t we all agree that protecting the process is critical? Voter fraud has been happening since voting began.
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Should Government Get Out of The Marriage Business?
Back when the government was functioning to protect our property and to define who belonged to whom, I was supportive of government’s record keeping. Now that the US Supreme Court is trying to turn marriage into something unknown and murky, the only point left is to use this as a registry to dole out benefits to anyone who claims to be in a relationship.
Anyone who is on Facebook knows that there is a relationship status that can change as frequently as one wants to find other close friends. I saw a post that said, after changing your relationship status more than three times, it needs to default to “It’s Complicated”.
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Obama Trade
This is a picture of a barge coming to our shores from China. Each colorful rectangle is a shipping container filled with merchandise for our citizens to buy. When I was in California a few months ago, I saw dozens of these off shore waiting to be unloaded. We like trade. That’s how we get our houses stuffed with old and new special things. Years ago, more merchandise came from the USA than today. I remember when I was a teenager in the 1970s, if something was made in Japan, that was a sign of low quality. Japan has come up in the world and now being made in Japan is more of a sign of high quality.
In the 1990s, Walmart boasted that its merchandise was “Made in America”. It seemed to lose its commitment to buying products here when it discovered that the consumers care more about low prices than where something was manufactured.
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The Convention of the States
This Saturday, July 18th, Concerned Women for America is hosting a debate on the Convention of the States. If you are interested in understanding this issue, you’ll want to come to The Freedom Center to watch, ask your own questions and learn. Details are in the “What You Can Do” Section. A lot of people like our US Constitution—myself included! It was the best our Country could do to reflect the agreement of the citizens.
Some people don’t like our Constitution because it limits the expansion of government. There are a few current elected officials who want to promote Fascism, globalism or a one-world government, but they must first get rid of several parts of the Constitution. A popular philosophy is to flatten our Country so that we will be on the same plane with other nations, but that seems impossible since our Constitution acknowledges that people have foundational rights.
Left to their own ideology, it will take a long time to unravel the fabric of our society. The US Supreme Court has accelerated the rate of erosion in parts of the US Constitution by usurping the legislative process. However, the process could be expedited far more quickly if we just altered the Constitution.
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The Midwifery Story
I hope you had a great Independence Day. This photo was taken of me in front of a float we made for the O’Fallon Parade a few years ago. Imagine someone needing medical help and wanting healthcare options that are affordable and comfortable. Now imagine she has no choices in a freedom-loving state like Missouri because of bad laws that eliminate the most cost-effective options.
Seven years ago the practice of midwifery became legal in our state. Before that we were the only state where it was a felony to practice midwifery. I share the story with you today because it best illustrates how nearly impossible it is to pass good laws that offer us more freedom and how easy it is to pass bad laws that take away our freedom.
The first year I was elected to the House of Representatives, a lady come to my office asking me to sponsor an effort to legalize midwifery. Having gone through seven birth experiences of my own, I had more knowledge of this subject than any other legislator in the Capitol. I don’t even know her name, but she planted a seed in my mind that never left me.
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Happy Independence Day!
This picture was taken on Sunday. We were celebrating my parents’ 63rd wedding anniversary with some St. Louis Frozen Custard. As we prepare to celebrate our Independence Day, it may seem hard to maintain our optimism when we consider how much of our independence we have given away.
You may ask, “How have we have given it away?” By giving the power to govern to the Supreme Court, and by giving so much power to the national government, and by giving away jurisdiction over education to state and federal governments. Yet there are some reasons for optimism.
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Economics and Families
This is a photo of me with my son celebrating his kindergarten graduation. Even though the picture was taken a few years ago, it serves as a reminder that every year in the life of a child is important and to be valued as an opportunity to indelibly impact one’s understanding of life. Here is an excerpt from a newsletter sent to me by a current Missouri legislator:
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The Latest on Obamacare
This picture was taken a few years ago. It’s easy to not think about medical
issues until you have a family member who needs help.In a short time, Obamacare will be back in the news. The US Supreme Court is about to announce its OPINION on whether the national government can subsidize medical insurance for people living in states that did not meet the criteria in the Obamacare law.
The Court is in an interesting position and even the best pundits are having trouble coming to a consensus on what to think. If the Court rules that all citizens of all states can get the money, they would be inventing rules in the law that don’t exist.
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Being Set Apart
This picture was taken at my bookstore. A friend was showing me how to spin thread out of lamb’s wool. We should all be able to enjoy our skill set and seek to be the best in our field to fulfill our greatest potential. I’m not going to drag you down with another Bruce Jenner story. However, the reason Bruce Jenner received so much publicity for his operation was because it fit with an agenda to normalize deviancy. The news media love to sensationalize people who do extreme acts of violence against their own bodies. They recognize that this is not very common, but want to do their best to make it appear as normal behavior.
I am not concerned it will become a trend for people to mutilate their bodies, but it is designed to nullify the differences between men and women. Is the goal to destroy the glory of manhood and womanhood?
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Feed My Peeps
This photo was taken of me with a very special lady, Jacki Dirksmeyer, the founder of Feed My Peeps. I just love it when the private sector proves that it is better, less expensive and is more compassionate than government. When we look at many of the government programs that are a waste of taxpayer dollars, it should make all of us shake our heads. Too often the only beneficiaries are the bureaucrats who get job security out of it.
Here is an excerpt from a letter I received recently from a friend and expert on poverty, Star Parker: