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John L. Snyder

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Posted onJune 17, 2020June 17, 2020History

A House Again Divided

by John L. Snyder

On this day in 1858, a relatively unknown Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech that will affect the political quickening of our “rebirth of freedom” in…

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Posted onMay 24, 2020June 17, 2020Christianity

First Amendment Under Threat

by John L. Snyder

HOW DO GOVERNORS HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL POWER TO LIMIT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS LIKE OUR FREEDOM TO EXERCISE RELIGION? Indulge me for a moment. Allow me to set…

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Posted onMay 23, 2020June 17, 2020Christianity

Open the Churches. Defy the Executive Orders.

by John L. Snyder

I write this as a kind of confession that I have allowed my legal training to distract me from the deeper and more sinister aspects…

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Posted onMay 19, 2020June 17, 2020Politics

The Great Divide

by John L. Snyder

For years I’ve been of the mind that the divisions we identify as political are not really “political” at all, but have a deeper tectonic…

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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 onApril 2, 2019June 17, 2020Law

Some Thoughts on the Electoral College

by John L. Snyder

Some thoughts on the changes the Democrats are making to the way the Electoral College works Over the last few years, 15 blue states have…

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Posted onJanuary 18, 2019June 17, 2020Politics

The Controversy Surrounding Nancy Pelosi and the State of the Union Address

by John L. Snyder

The President of United States has an undeniable Constitutional requirement to deliver a State of the Union address to the nation. There is no question…

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Posted onDecember 2, 2016June 17, 2020Politics

It’s Now or Never

by John L. Snyder

I was never a Trump guy. But Trump is who we have. And we’d better deal with it. We have a very narrow window to…

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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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