Born a 10th generation Oregonian, (5 generations on each side) I have an enthusiasm for learning and teaching new things. After a ten year mini career in the dental field I moved on to research and embraced the social web. Though the internet is far too large for any one person to claim to be an expert, I can hold my own with the latest trends.
I enjoy researching and writing blogs. As the "Internet Program Director" for myMotherLode.com since 2008, I update the website and have a wide variety of interests. There is always something entertaining, educational or inspirational to share.
We’re big believers in vaccines including, especially for COVID, but also applaud the brakes being applied by the courts to President Biden’s recent attempts to mandate vaccines in the workplace. The prior Administration’s “Operation Warp Speed” and the ensuing efforts by the government to get jabs in everyone’s arms was the right action at the right time and continued efforts to provide vaccines and encourage vaccinations is appropriate. But vaccination mandates? That’s a bridge too far in a free society.
When it comes to court packing, or court expansion as its been rebranded by progressives, Princeton professor Keith Whittingham notes that a judiciary independent from the legislature is critical. That is why judges have life tenure, cannot have their salaries reduced, and their rulings on constitutional matters cannot be appealed to elected officials. The current size of the Supreme Court has been this way since 1869 despite FDR's efforts to decrease it in the 30s, and there is no reason to change it now.
