By
Larry Laibson
There have been many questions and articles regarding the voting characteristic of some groups that have generally been consistently “liberal” and “Democratic: i.e. Jews, Blacks and Hispanics.
I continually get questions from friends on how Jews in such large majorities support Democrats over the years especially Obama. Responses can vary and from the ’30,000 foot level” books like Norman Podhoretz’s “Why Are Jews Liberal” (a hard read) … Read more...
By
Randy Evans
Last week, Republicans gathered for one last time before the race for the GOP presidential nomination goes into full swing. Georgia Republicans met in Athens, Ga., to elect their chairman and officers. National Republicans met in Scottsdale, Ariz., for the Republican National Committee meeting. Not surprisingly, presidential candidates were in abundance at both gatherings.
In Georgia, delegates to the 2015 Georgia Republican Convention gathered at the Classic … Read more...
David Pennington, former gubernatorial candidate and mayor of Dalton, Georgia, spoke to the Madison Forum about the state of government under the Republican Party. His encouraging message was “We don’t fail until we quit.“
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Randy Evans
During the course of two weeks, Georgia lost two great Americans. Each contributed in their own way to transforming Georgia from the politics of the past to the foundations for the future.
The first mayor of Sandy Springs, Eva Galambos, died on April 19 at age 87. Like Newt Gingrich and his drive to become the first Republican speaker in over four decades, Mayor Galambos had a … Read more...
By
Randy Evans
Officially, the first contest for the 2016 presidential campaign will be the Iowa caucuses currently scheduled for February 2016 to be followed by New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina. Yet for Republicans, the reality of the 2016 nomination process is that the first contest will actually occur in early August 2015.
In August 2015, FOX will host the first RNC-sanctioned debate in Cleveland, Ohio. It will be … Read more...
By Bradley Opitz
Each year, Earth Day is celebrated by many people all around the world. It is a day that is set aside for a time of reflection on the physical state of the earth, and to celebrate the planet that humanity has always called home. Coincidentally, the day that has been set aside to celebrate earth coincides with the date of birth of a man named Vladimir Lenin. … Read more...
By
Randy Evans
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as Georgia’s National Committeeman to the Republican National Committee. It has been an honor to serve and represent Georgia Republicans.
As promised, I hit the ground running with the help of my fellow members of the RNC. I knew I had big shoes to fill following Committeeman Alec Poitevint, and I believe I have carried on the tradition of influential … Read more...
(Please note that Michael Anderson is a respected MD practicing as a pediatrician and constitutional attorney who clerked for a Federal Appeals Court Judge. He, as all our writers, is a Madison Forum Member.)
By
Michael Anderson
Reconsidering the Sirens’ song from Ayn Rand’s (aka “Ian Ruined”), that oddly influential book that may have been originally titled as “I at Least SHAGGED”. Perhaps publishers believed US readers would miss the … Read more...
By
Richard Arena
The Tea Party movement began when the silent majority finally found its voice (and feet) in 2009. Millions of Americans across the width and breadth of the county marched to their town squares, state capitols and the Washington Mall to tell their elected representatives they had had enough of government exercising powers beyond the bounds of the Constitution.
How the federal government came to exercise powers prohibited … Read more...
Secretary of State Brian Kemp spoke on Monday, April 13th, at the Madison Forum luncheon to give an update on what’s going on at the secretary of state’s office.
Thanks to Jan Horne for video.
By
Larry Laibson
The Constitution addresses and differentiates between “natural born Citizen” and “Citizen” with the requirements different for President/Vice President and for Congressional Members.
Will the debate on the requirement of “natural born citizen” for the position of President come up again in the 2016 race? It should, due to specific Constitutional questions on several of the potential candidates.
The unique requirement for “natural born citizen” was specifically added … Read more...
By
Michael Opitz
Let’s start with the basics in several educational disciplines. First let’s look at Civics. The separation of church and state is not found in the U.S. Constitution. It is, however, found in the Constitution of the former Soviet Union. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has publicly lobbied the point that because the U.S. is part of the world community; they (members of the Supreme Court) must … Read more...