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A republic, if we can keep it—and the time for choosing is now

As we celebrate Independence Day, we must remember that America’s survival as a free republic depends not on kings or strongmen, but on citizens brave enough to defend liberty and justice for all.
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July 4, 2025
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Where is our shared sorrow and grief?

Anxiety, anger, fear and denial is everywhere as the calamity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic drags on with no end in sight. What seems lost is a collective sense of compassion and sorrow for the souls lost and the families broken by this deadly coronavirus. Some think that Gov. Kay Ivey’s new safer-at-home order is … Continued
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May 4, 2020
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Taxation without representation: Clearing up the confusion between cities, counties caused by exterritorial jurisdictions

Just before the Revolutionary War and largely in response to the Stamp Act imposed by the British on the American colonies, the Massachusetts lawyer James Otis famously proclaimed, “Taxation without Representation is Tyranny.” Today, Alabama is one of only three states that permits municipalities to impose police, planning, and other exterritorial jurisdictions in areas well … Continued
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February 13, 2019
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The two faces of Attorney General and candidate Steve Marshall

An essential purpose of the Republican Party is to slow and reverse the tide of tyrannical government. When the Party stops being useful in that, I must wonder whether there is a continued need for it beyond them not being Democrats. The Alabama Republican Party was worthy of the purpose in 2010. The ALGOP pushed … Continued
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August 20, 2018
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There are three types of judges

By Win Johnson Contributed In light of the recent resignation announcement of Alabama Supreme Court Justice Glenn Murdock and the pending appointment of a new Justice by Governor Ivey, I present this statement on the 3 types of judges. This writing begins tongue-in-cheek, but it ends deadly serious. I was driving this morning, when a … Continued
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January 9, 2018