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Filibusters and (f)ederalism

Bradley S. Rees — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:02:35 +0000

After finally getting a chance, over this past weekend, to listen to Senator Rand Paul’s entire epic 12+ hour filibuster, several things jumped out at me that haven’t been widely reported. So, I’d like to share my take with the readers of The Trenches and, hopefully, help to bring into focus the larger picture. As [...]

Federalism: In Context, In Theory, and In Practice – Part 3

Bradley S. Rees — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:57:51 +0000

Part 3 – Practice This series began with a lengthy article exposing the latest attempt to circumvent the Constitution, under the rubric of “Progressive Federalism”. Another in-depth piece was posted yesterday, attempting to explain what Founding-era federalism actually is, as opposed to what we’ve been so carefully taught to believe. With that foundation laid down, [...]

(Power) Binge And (Threat) Purge

Bradley S. Rees — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:31:09 +0000

For the last six months here at The Trenches (and for many years before that, elsewhere), I have been sounding the alarm about those in the ranks of the GOP whose main intent is to steer it away from its creed. Their reasons for doing so have been exposed and demonstrated numerous times, and I’ll [...]

Of Penumbras, Patriotism, and Paradigms – Part 4

Bradley S. Rees — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:55:21 +0000

In the previous three installments in this series, I pointed out the aggressive ways in which Progressivism has insinuated its destructive ends into our society. In Part 1, I wrote about its deleterious effects on our courts. In Part 2, I explored the curious reactions some had to those court decisions. And, in Part 3, [...]

Chris Christie, Regionalism, and His Progressive Agenda

ScottGulbransen — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 03:04:20 +0000

“We’ve gone astray from first principles. We’ve lost sight of the rule that individual freedom and ingenuity are at the very core of everything we’ve accomplished. Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.” – Ronald Reagan This is my first post here in The Trenches but in being an avid reader, I’ll [...]

WTF Happened Last Night?!

Bradley S. Rees — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:26:29 +0000

(Or, “Why didn’t our dumb asses anticipate the utterly predictable?”) In case you hadn’t noticed (from the massive selloff on Wall Street today), there was a pretty big election yesterday. President Barack Obama was granted another 4 years in the Oval Office. The Democrats retained their majority in the Senate, as well. The reaction in [...]

Yeah, That’s the Ticket! (Not So Fast…)

Bradley S. Rees — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 23:59:37 +0000

The base is fired up! The fundraising numbers are astounding! The turnout at campaign stops has increased twenty-fold! The RNC Convention is going to be a time to party like it’s 1999! All these headlines and many more flooded the newsstands and right half of the interweb tubes over the past three weeks, as news [...]

About That RNC Powergrab…

Bradley S. Rees — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:33:56 +0000

(Based on my Hump Day Lunch Break Rant – Twitter hashtag #HDLBR) As a precursor to today’s Hump Day Lunch Break Rant, you should read these items: On Power, A Three-Part Series, & On “Infighting.” Yesterday, there was much skullduggery afoot at RNC 2012. There’s even a Twitter hashtag for it: #RNCPowergrab. So, what’s the [...]

On “Infighting”

Bradley S. Rees — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:28:32 +0000

I’ve heard certain people bemoaning “infighting” for a long time. Years, in fact. I opined on it, at length, back in 2010, and I’d urge everyone to take a look at that piece, which is still relevant in many ways, even today. Lately, I’ve seen this sentiment from a very small group on Twitter, claiming [...]

Of Penumbras, Patriotism, and Paradigms

Bradley S. Rees — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:54:29 +0000

Part One: Of Penumbras Recently, the United States Supreme Court had two huge opportunities to reaffirm (or, rather, re-establish) our founding-era philosophy of Federalism. In both instances, they got caught with their emanations down, allowing their collective (and grossly deformed) penumbras to hang out in full public view. A more grotesque sight has not been [...]

Bryan Pease – SD City Council Candidate And Animal Rights Zealot Violates Voter Database Rules To Attack Foodies?

ashleyingram — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:54:14 +0000

What happens when one lefty, like Sherri Lightner on the San Diego city council, is not lefty enough? Find an Animal Liberal Front sympathizer such as Bryan Pease (who to this day will not confess on record to being a member of their organization, rather nothing but a mere supporter of their tactics) to run [...]