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John L. Snyder

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Posted onFebruary 18, 2020June 17, 2020History

Why We Should Keep the Electoral College

by John L. Snyder

EXPLANATION OF WHY THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS FAIR AND DEMOCRATIC Recently the Democrats have been advocating an end to the ELECTORAL COLLEGE. Apparently a recent…

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Posted onFebruary 17, 2020June 17, 2020History

The Electoral College and Democracy

by John L. Snyder

Some thoughts on the changes Virginia Democrats are making to the way the Electoral College works (I posted this in April a year ago–I made…

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Posted onFebruary 16, 2020June 17, 2020Politics

Why Do We Support Trump?

by John L. Snyder

WHY DO SOME OF US SUPPORT TRUMP—-EVEN WHEN WE DON’T LIKE HIM PERSONALLY? I’ve never, ever in my life seen a man endure so many…

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Posted onFebruary 12, 2020June 17, 2020History

We Miss You, Abe

by John L. Snyder

Dear Abe, Just wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday. Love ya! And I miss you. Thanks for giving our country, my country a “New…

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Posted onNovember 19, 2019June 17, 2020History

Remember Lincoln

by John L. Snyder

Today, in 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address up in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was a short speech dedicating a cemetery to those who “died…

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Posted onOctober 1, 2019June 17, 2020History

The Party of Justice Roger Taney is Still Alive

by John L. Snyder

Despite a common belief that the Civil War, Reconstruction Amendments and the Civil Rights Act have brought us closer to a “colorblind” constitution where all…

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Posted onSeptember 17, 2019June 17, 2020Christianity

Constitution Day and the Battle of Antietam

by John L. Snyder

I’ve been out running chores all day so I don’t have much time to write. But I wanted to remind all my friends that today…

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Posted onApril 25, 2019June 17, 2020History

Today is a Sad Day in American History

by John L. Snyder

Today April 24th, 1877 the Hayes Administration (Rutherford B. Hayes. 19th President) ordered the last federal troops out of the South after a post-Civil War…

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Posted onApril 25, 2019June 17, 2020Christianity

A Poem for my Christian Friends

by John L. Snyder

Here is a poem for my Christian friends I wrote several years ago. I am tired of the fretful steps of little men,Tired of the…

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Posted onApril 21, 2019June 17, 2020Christianity

Reflections on Easter and What it Means

by John L. Snyder

…for those who are not Christians or are ambivalent about the whole Christian thing. Let me start by saying, if you are not a Christian,…

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I am a historian and I see the present through the lens of the past. There is nothing new under the sun.

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