Politics

If you claim to be a fiscal conservative with liberal social values you are officially neither. – Dad

A body of water doesn’t care what you call it. Especially, if you can’t swim. – Dad

The ability of a free and independent press to hold political leaders accountable is what makes open government possible. – Madeleine K. Albright

Birthright Citizenship shouldn’t be automatic OR eliminated. Give children born in the U.S. provisional status at birth. Pass a civics test or volunteer military service at 18 and full citizenship is earned. Pay taxes like everyone else. We want people who contribute. This gets them there. – Dad

We are living through a time of Anocracy. A political system that is neither fully democratic nor fully autocratic, but exists in a hybrid or unstable middle ground.

• Elections may exist, but they are often manipulated or not fully free and fair.
• Political opposition is permitted but constrained.
• Rule of law is inconsistent; leaders may override institutions when convenient.
  Barbara F. Walter