By Chris Powell Upon his inauguration as governor of darkest Alabama in January 1963, George Wallace famously proclaimed his defiance of the federal government on the steps of the state Capitol in Montgomery: “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!” At a rally on the steps of Connecticut’s Capitol this week the state’s attorney general, WilliamContinue reading “Connecticut’s nullifiers echo the old South’s segregationists”
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Many are above the law, especially in Connecticut
By Chris Powell Responses from leading Connecticut Democrats to Donald Trump’s conviction for falsifying business records were mostly along the lines of “nobody is above the law.” U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, both seeking re-election, Democratic State Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo, and others couldn’t be bothered to examine their tedious cliché, norContinue reading “Many are above the law, especially in Connecticut”
Crime without consequences hastens Connecticut’s decline
By Chris Powell What happens when there are no consequences for misconduct? With Connecticut full of repeat criminal offenders on the loose, and with juveniles stealing cars and committing mayhem with impunity, having realized that government won’t punish them, almost anyone might have a clue about where social disintegration is coming from. But few DemocratsContinue reading “Crime without consequences hastens Connecticut’s decline”
Press lets Lamont forget he runs a ‘sanctuary state’
By Chris Powell Not since President Richard Nixon went to China to cozy up to the communists there in 1972 has an American politician gotten away with reversing his position as easily as Governor Lamont did this month. In two national television interviews Feb. 2 the governor, a Democrat, said his party had been slowContinue reading “Press lets Lamont forget he runs a ‘sanctuary state’”
‘See something, say something’? Better not try it in New Haven
By Chris Powell For 22 years, ever since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Americans have been urged by various government agencies: “If you see something, say something.” Having done just that may cost New Haven’s registrar of vital statistics her job. The registrar, Patricia Clark, had been alerting federal immigration authorities to dozensContinue reading “‘See something, say something’? Better not try it in New Haven”
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