December 8, 2016: More Perfect Union? Preamble’s Principles Died This Year
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2. “Transcript of Pelosi Press Conference Today.” Nancy Pelosi. October 19, 2016. https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/transcript-of-pelosi-press-conference-today-112, retrieved December 7, 2016.
3. “Rep. Gene Green Upholds the Principle of “One Person, One Vote.” Gene Greee November 17, 2016. https://green.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-gene-green-upholds-principle-one-person-one-vote, retrieved December 7, 2016.
December 9, 2016: No Jobs, No Food, Means Fewer Illegals to Deport
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2. Photo from: “ICE South Texas officer remove twice-deported Mexican man who faces homicide charges.” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. August 31, 2016. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-south-texas-officers-remove-twice-deported-mexican-man-who-faces-homicide-charges, retrieved December 11, 2016.
December 15, 2016: Democratic Bullies Turn to Russia for Help
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4. “Chairman Becerra: Once Again, a Federal Judge in Texas Has Blocked Dreams of Working Class.” The House Democrats. November 23, 2016. http://www.dems.gov/chairman-becerra-federal-judge-texas-blocked-dreams-working-class/, retrieved December 12, 2016.
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December 17, 2016: No Christmas for America This Year. We Don’t Deserve It.
Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson retrieved from Miller, Crystal. “West Wing Week 12/1/16 or, “Push a Button and It’s Electrified!” The White House. December 2, 2016. https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/12/02/west-wing-week-12116-or-push-button-and-its-electrified-0, retrieved December 18, 2016.
December 22, 2016: Self-Respect, the Virtue the People Gave Up in 2016
1. Garunay, Melanie. “President Obama Speaks on the Results of the Election: “We Are Americans First”.” November 9, 2016. https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/11/09/president-obama-speaks-results-election, retrieved December 20, 2016.
2. Ibid.
3. “Remarks by the President at Hillary for America Rally in Charlotte, NC.” The White House. November 5, 2016. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/11/04/remarks-president-hillary-america-rally-charlotte-nc, retrieved December 20, 2016.
4. Savransky, Rebecca. “Bill Clinton: Comey ‘cost’ my wife the election.” The Hill. December 19, 2016. http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/310974-bill-clinton-comey-cost-my-wife-the-election, retrieved December 22, 2016.
December 28, 2016: Resentment Over Whiteness Will Explode in 2017
1. “QuickFacts.” United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/, retrieved December 27, 2016.
2. “The Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes, 2013.” Congressional Budget Office. June 2016. p. 3. Retrieved from https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51361 on December 26, 2016.
3. Ibid.
Photo: “New York Gang Arrest.jpg.” Newburgh, New York. FBI. May 13, 2010. https://multimedia.fbi.gov/large/2451, retrieved December 30, 2016.