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MoCo Politics: December 2015
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Facts and comments about politics and government in Montgomery County Maryland, and maybe some other subjects, by Paul M. Bessel. Sunday, December 20, 2015. December 20 - South Carolina Seceded from the United States. South Carolina Didn't Secede Because of States' Rights - It Denounced States Rights. The Only Reason for Secession was Protection of Slavery. From the "Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union":. The States of Maine,...
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MoCo Politics: February 2016
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Facts and comments about politics and government in Montgomery County Maryland, and maybe some other subjects, by Paul M. Bessel. Monday, February 29, 2016. How to Handle Yourself at a Candidate Forum. My wife and I attend many candidate forums and sometimes we want to scream. It's not that we disagree that much with what the candidates are saying, since in MoCo the answers on the issues are pretty much the same. But sometimes candidates seem to not know anything about how to act. Another issue involves ...
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MoCo Politics
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Facts and comments about politics and government in Montgomery County Maryland, and maybe some other subjects, by Paul M. Bessel. Wednesday, November 2, 2016. Final Summary on Term Limits. Since we're getting close to the end of early voting in MoCo and close to election day (Nov. 8), I thought it might be useful, at least to me, to make some points about term limits, Question B on our ballot. I'll mix facts and opinions and make it clear which is which:. 5) The only logical thing for MoCo voters to do a...
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MoCo Politics: January 2016
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Facts and comments about politics and government in Montgomery County Maryland, and maybe some other subjects, by Paul M. Bessel. Sunday, January 31, 2016. Women's Legislative Briefing Today. Today (Jan. 31) there was a very successful Women's Legislative Briefing. At least 500 were in attendance, probably 95% female; I was one of a very few men in the audience. Paul M. Bessel. Sunday, January 31, 2016. Links to this post. Thursday, January 28, 2016. Paul M. Bessel. Thursday, January 28, 2016. There was ...
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MoCo Politics: May 2016
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Facts and comments about politics and government in Montgomery County Maryland, and maybe some other subjects, by Paul M. Bessel. Monday, May 30, 2016. Some Interesting Registration Statistics. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan was elected in November 2014. From that time until April 2016 (the latest month for which the Maryland Board of Elections has posted registration statistics) here is how the number of registrations has changed in Maryland:. Democrats - increase of 2%. Republicans - increase of 4%.
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MoCo Politics: September 2016
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Facts and comments about politics and government in Montgomery County Maryland, and maybe some other subjects, by Paul M. Bessel. Friday, September 30, 2016. Apparently Trump Can't Stop Attacking Harmless People. Donald Trump is the only candidate for U.S. President who seems to adore writing tweets, which can only record short thoughts. And does he use this to tell the voters about his policies on issues that matter? No, all he can do is attack people who done nothing to harm anyone else. According to t...
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MoCo Politics
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Facts and comments about politics and government in Montgomery County Maryland, and maybe some other subjects, by Paul M. Bessel. Monday, November 21, 2016. Filling Jamie Raskin's State Senate Seat in District 20. Last Thursday there was an excellent forum for 4 candidates who have announced that they would like to be selected to fill the vacancy in the Maryland State Senate created when Jamie Raskin was elected on Nov. 8 to become a Congresman and shortly thereafter resigned his State Senate seat. And P...
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MoCo Politics
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Facts and comments about politics and government in Montgomery County Maryland, and maybe some other subjects, by Paul M. Bessel. Sunday, October 2, 2016. Last night my wife and I saw Fiorello! Paul M. Bessel. Sunday, October 02, 2016. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Paul M. Bessel. View my complete profile. 8220;That’s a Great Idea – Let Someone Else Do It.”. Don’t Cry for Me, L’Enfant Plaza? Morhaim’s Moment of Shame. 030117 An awful day. Maryland Scramble by Jonathan Shurberg.
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MoCo Politics: August 2016
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Facts and comments about politics and government in Montgomery County Maryland, and maybe some other subjects, by Paul M. Bessel. Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Research Papers on Term Limits. Term limit papers by two members of the MoCo Charter Review Commission, Larry Lauer and me (and my wife) are available for reading at http:/ www.montgomerycountymd.gov/crc/. You can click on "Term limit paper 1" and "Term limit paper 2". Paul M. Bessel. Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Links to this post. Paul M. Bessel.
