TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart 249 years ago today, July 4, 1776, our Founding Fathers declared their independence from the country of their birth, England. King George III considered this an act of civil disobedience. We all know what it really was, an act of courage, and a revolt against a powerful and ruthless despot. It required great courage to have faith that the people of the new nation wanted their freedom as much as they did. They rightfully believed that the majority of men and women now living in a new world, a new nation, wanted the same things, freedom from and of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of choice, complete equality, a government which works for people, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and protects and encourages open and honest dissent. The rest is literally history. A band of farmers, hunters, merchants, and tradesmen defeated the largest and greatest army in the world because freedom, and individual rights were worth dying for. Sa...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart All across America Republicans are placing blatant lies on your television. They claim that criminals, rapists, and escapees from insane asylums are rushing into the United States in big numbers. They make these baseless claims while showing films from other events not related in any way to immigration. They are composed of nothing but bullshit. Trump and his fake Republicans have no weapons with which they can attack Kamala Harris. In desperation, they are attacking her for being weak on border control. Sorry, my one-time Republican friends, but I have sworn to tell the truth. REPUBLICANS DON’T CARE ABOUT IMMIGRATION REFORM Republicans are liars and right-wing extremists, who have no interest in immigration reform. They serve Trump, not their country. Recently, President Biden and Vice-President Harris worked across the aisle to pass legislation designed to protect our borders, Border Control agents lauded the agreement. However, the obstructionists in the Hous...