If you are one of the millions waiting for your 2020 tax refund, you are right to be frustrated – and even angry – about the fact that you’ll be expected to file your 2021 tax return on time, else find yourself at the mercy of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and their labyrinth of […]
The Department of Justice’s decision to investigate school board meetings where parents are protesting the implementation of Critical Race Theory as instances of “domestic terrorism” was sparked by an unsanctioned letter from the National School Board Association senior staff, the board completely in the dark on the move. In early October, the organization Parents Defending […]
An interview with Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull concerning Executive Powers, vaccine passports, the Patriot Act and the growth of bureaucratic overreach that now threaten individual rights granted by our U.S. and Oregon State Constitutions. The Covid-19 breakout reached worldwide attention by January 2020. The number of cases grew rapidly worldwide over a short period […]
Retired Lieutenant-Colonel’s path in life reflects accomplishment, commitment and hard work. He is bringing these qualities to work as a Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull’s path in life has led him toward a variety of pursuits as an Oregon logger, a 25-year military career, home builder/ designer and now Clackamas County Commissioner. This Sam Barlow […]
It has come to this. We, the American people, no longer have a true representative form of government. We are now saddled with an assembly of people, elected to office, who simply do not understand the US constitution, its mandates, its limits, its requirements, its obligations. Our government – wholly unrecognizable from that the Constitution […]
We just learned of a foiled kidnapping attempt against Michigan’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer. The news media have been reporting on it non-stop. According to an article from CNN thirteen people were charged Thursday in an alleged domestic terrorism plot to kidnap the Michigan Democratic governor. Federal and state authorities reported that the alleged scheme included plans […]
With the exception of a very few, Republicans, conservatives, and all those on the Right side of the aisle have all but shunned US Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), for his vote to impeach the President on the charge of Abuse of Power. In the politically charged atmosphere of the beltway, Romney was expected to vote […]
It is generally agreed we have strayed from the intensions of the 1787 U. S. Constitution. For the issue of foreign relations we have the council of George Washington’s Farwell Address, “Interweaving our destiny with others would entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice.”