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Vernon Burnes

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Without Changes Pension Plan Could Bankrupt State

By Vernon Burns and Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A budget crisis overshadows Alabama as the legislature takes up the people’s business in Montgomery this week. However, a great financial beast stands just over the horizon that could bankrupt the entire state. The Alabama state employee pension fund, known as RSA (Retirement Systems of Alabama), … Continued

Vernon Burnes

February 7, 2012

Opinion

Vernon Burns: The Evil Corporation

The greatest thing about writing this column is being given the opportunity to share whatever is on my mind with you online. This sharing of my mind is something I have no problem doing. Just ask my wife, my family, my friends, most politicians I meet, and even total strangers, so here goes. At … Continued

Vernon Burnes

February 1, 2012

Opinion

Vernon Burns: Grow Government, Lose Freedom

Government, Government, and more Government; federal, state, or local no matter its level or location when government grows “We the people” lose freedom. With every increase in the scope and power of government we give up more of the freedoms that made our nation the most blessed in the history of mankind. The founders and early … Continued

Vernon Burnes

January 20, 2012

Opinion

What Did Washington Mean by National Strength?

How then are we to position our nation to survive and prosper in the 21st century? The same as President Washington advised for his time when he wrote “taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture.” General Washington was speaking of national strength. Strength expressed in three ways. First, … Continued

Vernon Burnes

January 10, 2012

Opinion

Vernon Burns: Guidance and inspiration from Jefferson

As with most Americans, I realize the times we are living in are the most dangerous our republic has ever faced. This creeping socialistic revolution after one hundred plus years of steady destruction is coming to a climax. We are out of money and we are out of time. In an effort to inform and … Continued

Vernon Burnes

December 28, 2011

Opinion

Vernon Burns: Are we trading our democratic republic for false promises?

By Vernon Burns In Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address, given March 4, 1801, he warned that that if we wandered from our founding principles because of “error or alarm” we should “hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty, and safety.” Jefferson also expounded what is the … Continued

Vernon Burnes

December 19, 2011