Texas Votes Mishap Reveals AWOL Ballot Tactics
A Texas Legislature incident showed lawmakers voting for absent colleagues using electronic machines. San Antonio’s Trey Martinez Fischer was abroad in Spain for a wedding anniversary and later in Boston, yet counted on multiple Record Votes. The irony lies in leadership’s reluctance to reform and the quick on-the-record reversal that exposed the ruse.
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Minutemen Video Plan Sparks Debate on Immigration
A Houston scene prompts critique of Minutemen who plan to film undocumented workers negotiating with employers. The piece notes broad daylight hiring of illegals, limited local enforcement, and calls for national reform via a guest worker program and security checks. It urges lawmakers in Washington to pass immigration reform.
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Let peace begin with me editorial stance
The piece from Odessa echoes a self reliance civic creed. Editor Bill Salter notes the newspaper’s mission to inform readers so they can defend freedom and better themselves. It asserts freedom as a divine gift tied to self-control rather than political power.
Mona Charens Career as Reagan White House Speech Writer
Mona Charen, an attorney, served as a speech writer in the Reagan White House. The article invites readers to explore more subjects at amconmag.com.
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Fighting an idea and the lure of violent zeal
Geert Wilders argues tolerance fuels extremism and contends Islamists gain footholds through Saudi funded mosques and prison systems. The piece notes fears of radical imams in U S campuses and calls for deportation and rejecting Islamist influence in prisons and the military.
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Exploring the terrorist mentality
TIBOR MACHAN Machan is a columnist for Freedom Communications Inc., teaches business ethics at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., and is a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford in'varsity.
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Understanding terrorism and individual responsibility
An argument against collective blame for terrorist acts. It asserts terrorists lack civilized traits, demand due process, and insist individuals must be judged for their own deeds. It critiques materialist explanations and urges recognizing personal agency to prevent violence.
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Hot Summer Nights concert series plans in Noel Heritage Plaza
Odessa American invites input on the upcoming Hot Summer Nights with Cool Music event series at Noel Heritage Plaza. Readers may share positive or negative comments by emailing the letters link and noting a thumbs nomination.
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