The Nevada Sagebrush

Opinion: Try just a bit of socialism

The justices of the Supreme Court are in the middle of hearing arguments for and against the Affordable Care Act, the controversial healthcare reform package passed in March 2010. They will soon decide the constitutionality of the law’s keystone clause — an individual mandate to purchase insurance and a rebate if you can’t afford it.

Tags: Affordable Care Act, Affordable Healthcare Act, from the left, politics, President Obama, socialism, supreme court
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Opinion: Santorum, GOP should rethink piety

One of the hottest topics of this election is the presupposed war on Christianity. While candidate Mitt Romney has certainly made his view known, it is former Senator Rick Santorum who uses every opportune moment to deride gay marriage, abortion laws and religious equality in schools as a part of a war on religion.

Tags: afghanistan, Christianity, Hamid Karzai, islam, koran, Newt Gingrich, politics, President Barack Obama, religion, Rick Santorum, Ulema Council
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Opinion: From the Right: ATR holds politicians accountable, lessens government control

A common issue in politics is whether taxes should be raised or cut. A well-known lobbyist, Grover Norquist, is the founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a group that hopes to simplify taxes and lessen the government’s control on the issue.

Tags: Americans for Tax Reform, from the right, Grover Norquist, opinion, politics, taxes
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Opinion: From the Left: Norquist’s no-tax pledge proves to be tyrannical

While there are many problems with the U.S. government discussed in the mainstream media lately, there is one issue few people have heard about: Grover Norquist and the no-tax pledge.

Tags: from the left, Grover Norquist, no-tax pledge, opinion, politics
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Opinion: From the Right: Personhood amendment completely nonsensical

The “Nevada Personhood Amendment” could appear on the Nevada state ballot in November 2014 as an “initiated constitutional amendment.” This amendment would seek to give ‘personhood’ to those still in the womb at the earliest stage of life ­— conception.

Tags: from the right, Nevada Personhood Amendment, politics, reproductive rights, Roe v. Wade
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Opinion: From the Right: Local government should yield more power

With the GOP primaries under way, key conservative issues such as state rights versus federal authority have re-emerged. GOP candidates have repeatedly touted the need to send more authority and funding back to the states. However, as I’ve followed the primaries, I’ve wondered what the Constitution originally contained.

Tags: FDR, federal government, from the right, GOP, Medicaid, Mitt Romney, opinion, politics, Ron Paul, U.S. Constitution
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Opinion: From the Left: Federal government beneficial to country

Nullification is not the way to run a government. The idea that states should be able to remove the law of the land because they don’t like it is a good way to destroy the nation.

Tags: Articles of Confederation, federal government, from the left, Fugitive Slave Act, James McPherson, Nevada Supreme Court, politics, Ron Paul, William Freehling
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Opinion: From the Left: Gingrich, GOP candidates no match for Obama

As a supporter of the president, I am thrilled with the change of events. While Cain was not a strong candidate with all those reports of alleged affairs and sexual harassment and legal complications, Gingrich is not much of an improvement.

Tags: 2012 Presidential Elections, Bill Clinton, from the left, GOP, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, politics, President Barack Obama, Rick Santorum
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Opinion: From the Right: GOP gets solid candidate with Gingrich

It is that time of year when the presidential primaries are the focus of all news stations, and when accusations, debates and competition increase rapidly. And, given the recent events on the campaign trail, the GOP nomination is anything but certain.

Tags: 2012 Presidential Elections, Barack Obama, from the right, GOP, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, politics, Rick Perry
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Opinion: From the Left: Illegal immigration solution is unrealistic

Newt Gingrich has the best knowledge base of any of the presidential candidates. So why did he propose something that not only angers his base, but also will not be enough to assuage the concerns of those affected by the proposed immigration policy?

Tags: 14th Amendment, from the left, illegal immigration, Newt Gingrich, opinion, politics
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Opinion: From the Right: Gingrich policy the most rational, feasible

In case you missed the last debate, Gingrich proposed an immigration policy “that says you get to be legal, but you don’t get a pass to citizenship. So there’s no more illegality, but you haven’t automatically given amnesty to anyone.”

Tags: from the right, illegal immigration, Newt Gingrich, opinion, politics
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Opinion: From the Left: Police are impeding First Amendment rights

It seems pepper spray has become the standard police response to protests throughout the entire nation. I hear a lot of authority officials claiming it is a response to a direct threat to public safety. I ask to all people of the free world: How is a peaceful protest dangerous to public safety?

Tags: from the left, Occupy Wall Street, opinion, politics
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Opinion: From the Right: OWS protestors should be safe, respectful

Standing up for what you believe in can be honored and respected, but people will stop listening to OWS if the core value of a protest emanates violence, crime and disrespect.

Tags: from the right, Occupy Wall Street, opinion, politics
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Opinion: From the Right: Obama partly to blame for stalemate

Everyone seemingly breathed a sigh of relief as superheroes of the supercommittee seemed poised to tackle the seemingly unconquerable. Looking back, it seems a bit laughable. Here we are again: Stalemate.

Tags: from the right, opinion, politics, supercommittee
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Opinion: From the Left: Supercommittee’s failure could be better than compromise

The cuts imposed by the supercommittee are the alarm clock needed to wake up the American people.

Tags: from the left, opinion, politics, supercommittee
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Opinion: Cain prime example of internalized racism, hatred

The only aspect about Cain more debated than his 9-9-9 plan is his race. Liberal analysts argue Cain is the perfect self-loathing pawn for particular racist conservatives to hide behind because he “knows his place” as a black man. In short, he reaffirms some conservatives’ ideas about blacks.

Tags: Ann Coulter, Herman Cain, opinion, politics, President Barack Obama, race, Victor Davis Hanson
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Opinion: From the Right: Date change might benefit Republicans

Whether you support President Barack Obama or any GOP candidate, being a Nevada voter should make you proud to know your vote could determine the future.

Tags: from the right, Nevada Caucus, politics
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Opinion: From the Left: Change serves as attempt to hurt Nevada Dems

It makes sense the Nevada Republicans would want a weak Democratic caucus.

Tags: from the left, Nevada Caucus, politics
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Opinion: Pull troops out of Iraq, countless other unnecessary bases

Keep our military at home unless we are at war.

Tags: 9/11, politics, US military
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Opinion: From the Right: Occupy, Tea Party groups one and the same

When fellow columnist Thomas Levine proposed this topic to me, my initial reaction was that the Occupy movement is definitely not the Tea Party.

Tags: from the right, occupy reno, Occupy Wall Street, politics, Tea Party
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