

Has Censorship Returned To Haywood County's News Outlets - Just Asking
Why Did The Mountaineer Reject Janet Presson's Guest Column? A rejected guest column can feel like a closed door, especially when the subject comes from lived experience, professional training, and years of public concern. This is what Janet Presson has recently experienced over an article she wrote for publication in the Mountaineer News. When the topic is vaccine safety, that door often closes for reasons that have less to do with the writer’s character and experience in th

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Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling Gives Convention of States New Momentum
Convention of States Gains Momentum From Birthright Ruling A Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship does more than settle, narrow, or reopen a legal question. It reminds the country how much power now sits in federal courts, federal agencies, and national politics, and why the Convention of States Action (COS) movement is looking at Article V to reign in the federal government. For supporters of the COS movement, the moment is a major opening. The birthright citizensh

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French Revolution: A Warning For Democrats & Democratic Socialists of America
Warning For Democrats = Think French Guillotines A guillotine at a protest is meant to shock. It is not a policy paper. It is not a serious plan for government. Yet symbols matter, especially when they borrow from one of history’s bloodiest political spasms. The guillotine began as a tool of revolutionary justice in France but soon became a symbol of revolutionary vengeance. The same movement that promised liberty, equality, and freedom produced tribunals, purges, and public

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