Author: sensiblemajority

Ronald Reagan’s Last Speech as President. Yes! It Was On Immigration.

sensiblemajority, October 1, 2024October 1, 2024

This is the slightly abridged but not edited text of the final speech that Ronald Reagan gave as President of the United States. It is a sad reminder of how far we have fallen. “Since this is the last speech, I will give as President. I think it is fitting…

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Project 2025:

sensiblemajority, September 27, 2024September 30, 2024

Boy oh boy this has caused quite a ruckus. What does it say, who said it, who embraces it as a policy mandate? All good questions but what we have mostly seen are snippets pasted on socialmedia whose purpose is to alarm or motivate.BIG DOCUMENT. Not going to read the…

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Sensible Majority - Congress Voting on the Declaration of Independence.

Original Intent

sensiblemajority, August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

Original Intent; We hear these words spoken with reverence whenever there is a discussion of how to interpret the Constitution.

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Cynicism is Easy. Optimism is tough. Be tough.

sensiblemajority, July 24, 2024August 1, 2024

The founders assembled in 1787 with the original intent that they would amend the Articles of Confederation.

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The Rule of Law

sensiblemajority, June 9, 2024August 1, 2024

The words make it sound like it is chiseled in stone somewhere independent of human change. In fact, the rule of law is a dynamic series of written and unwritten restraints that compel us to behave in a certain way.

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Social Security; A Change is Gonna Come

sensiblemajority, June 2, 2024August 1, 2024

There is going to be a great deal of political pressure to change Social Security in the near future. The last time it was altered was 1982.

History

The Four Hundred; Caroline Astor and Her New High Society

sensiblemajority, May 31, 2024July 27, 2024

The Gilded age in New York was a fascinating point in time full of innovation, and the four hundred played a crucial role in this development.

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E Pluribus Unum

sensiblemajority, May 28, 2024August 1, 2024

E Pluribus Unum was the American Motto chosen by our Founders. These men with the exception of George Washington were classically trained scholars.

A Word From Our Founders

James Madison

sensiblemajority, May 26, 2024July 13, 2024

Thomas Jefferson is said to have written the poetry of America’s aspirations, Madison wrote the prose.

A Word From Our Founders

Thomas Jefferson

sensiblemajority, May 1, 2024July 13, 2024

The election of 1800 pitted the incumbent John Adams against Thomas Jefferson. The early founders abhorred the idea of political parties…