Blog Posts – Page 13 – Bethanne Kim

Redskins and the Trademark Office

Personally, I don’t care whether the Redskins change their name or not. I don’t follow football, and no one I know in my life (real or online) uses the term “redskin” to refer to anything except the football team. It’s hard to really put it in the category of highly offensive terms when the Virginia […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Have a SAFE Memorial Day

It can be hard to remember, but Memorial Day isn’t about barbeques, picnics, or the start of swimming season. It’s about those who have given their lives serving their country. By the late 1980s and prior to the 2001 attacks, we really didn’t have many younger people who had, personally, sacrificed their lives in war […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured Fun and Games General

Manners Matter – Even Online

Writing a blog when no one comments can feel somewhat pointless. I know I could get more people to comment by being more, well, political in my comments. I strive to be non-judgmental, polite even, in what I write and how I phrase it. I use good manners. That isn’t the way to have posts […]

Bethanne Kim 11 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Current Events Featured

Vote with Your Feet?

A headline in early 2014 stated that Sean Hannity was leaving New York state because the governor didn’t like or want conservatives in the state. In the past, liberals such as Janeane Garofolo have threatened to leave the country if people they don’t like are elected. Whether Hannity will move is debatable, but Garofolo definitely […]

Bethanne Kim 11 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured US History and Constitution

New Amendments: No Opting Out for Congress

Congress should not pass laws that apply to others and not themselves, or that apply to themselves and not to others. I thinker most citizens can agree with this. The reality is this: either Congress isn’t doing this, and there is no problem. Passing this will not change anything. Or Congress is doing this, possibly […]

Bethanne Kim 11 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured US History and Constitution

New Amendments: Balanced Budget

We need a balanced budget, but even more simply, we need a budget. Congress’ recent tendency to operate without even passing a budget at all is entirely unacceptable. They must be held accountable. The text below is one idea for an amendment to force that to happen. The federal government may not spend more than […]

Bethanne Kim 11 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Current Events Featured US History and Constitution

Understanding What a Convention of States (COS) Might Be

The Convention of States movement is a call for an Article V convention to amend the US Constitution, within specified limits. This is not some kind of whack-o internet theory. State legislatures (multiple with more being added regularly) are moving on this. Some are in committee, some have moved on to the full Legislature. Please […]

Bethanne Kim 11 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured Fun and Games

The Up-Side of Reality TV

Clearly, there are far more edifying activities one can partake in than simply perching one’s posterior upon the divan and gazing at the “boob tube”. But seriously, are we really that uptight? People need to relax their bodies and their brains sometimes. The simple truth is that in the modern US, that tends to involve […]

Bethanne Kim 11 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured General US History and Constitution

Amending the Constitution

The Founders knew there were unresolved issues (slavery in particular) and others they couldn’t foresee, so Article V of the Constitution makes it possible to amend, or change, our Constitution. There are two methods, neither of which involve either the Executive or Judicial Branches. Both rely heavily on the states. So far, there have been […]

Bethanne Kim 11 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Current Events Featured Fun and Games US History and Constitution

US Army War College is Considering Removing Statues and Portraits of Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Clearly, these two generals fought on the side of the Confederacy during the Civil War, but their actions have been officially forgiven. In the case of Robert E. Lee, the resolution to the effect (and reinstating his citizenship) was even signed by President Ford. Apparently, at least one “unnamed official” believes he knows […]

Bethanne Kim 11 years agoFebruary 9, 2022