By Donald S. Conkey – As America closes in on November 2 and as the battle for America’s constitutional soul rages on rhetorically, all across America, it would be easy for one to wonder if America will even survive the great divide that has, and continues to tear at the heart of our beloved country, a country founded on the principles of personal freedom and liberty by men inspired from … Read more...

By Donald S. Conkey – The first amendment of the U. S. Constitution begins with these words: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; …” Powerful words! How often have you ever pondered what this ‘land of the free and home of the brave’ would be like today without these powerful words, words that have been held inviolate for over 223 … Read more...

By Donald S. Conkey – If you missed last Sunday’s Cherokee Tribune editorial page you should retrieve it and take a long hard look at it. The three main stories were titled: A Warning, but will we heed it?; To Obama’s chagrin, young people are Getting Serious; and, Country getting off course by marginalizing God. Each article had a stern message for all Americans, including those of us living in … Read more...

By Donald S. Conkey – The Bible begins by stating: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Later John would add to this declaration “All things were made (created) by him; …” Still later America’s initial document, the Declaration of Independence would be ‘created’ by Thomas Jefferson, implied that “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God” would become the cornerstones of America’s freedoms and liberties.
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By Donald S. Conkey – Following my talk before the Georgia Tea Party in Marietta last week a member asked me a question that I didn’t answer well. She asked me what is there for Tea Party members to do other than to stay in touch with their elected officials, and protest locally the ‘fundamental changes’ of Obama that could enslave America. My answer was lame and it caused me … Read more...

By Donald S. Conkey – Tomorrow, September 17, 2010, is the 223rd anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America on September 17, 1787. That document was made up of only the Preamble and the seven Articles and did not contain what we know today as America’s Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments. They would not become a part of the Constitution until December … Read more...

By Donald S. Conkey – Oh how I wanted to be there on the Mall in Washington D.C. on August 28 and feel that spirit of freedom in person, and to be one of the 500,000 plus freedom loving Americans who answered Glenn Beck’s call to “Restore Honor” to America. But while I couldn’t be there in person I was there in spirit along with the many from Cherokee County … Read more...

By Donald S. Conkey – In recent years my ‘Labor Day’ columns were usually complimentary to the union movement. I wrote about the early history of the trades unions and how assembly line workers struggled to obtain their place at the bargaining table, to negotiate a living wage with management. Labor’s struggles were often brutal, sometimes deadly, but labor, using the strike as their weapon, persisted and won a seat … Read more...