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        But messengers on a mission from God continued to stand up and speak out whether the people believed them or not.

America has a problem. And like those in Columbus, citizens must demand action from politicians who ignore the very laws designed to protect us. Words of condemnation are not enough. The failure to enforce legal protections only signals complicity.

        The 2024 election ushered in a new kind of American voter, the “uncommitted”. Allegedly, some qualified United States voters who practice the Islamic faith stated they would not cast votes for any Presidential candidate.

  Roman history, a treasure trove of insights, is the key to unraveling the fate of America’s Democracy. This information, though often overlooked, holds immense relevance. On a Roman history true-false test, it’s accurate to guess that approximately 99%  of students would answer True, indicating that the Roman Empire collapsed. This percentage would drop if students were asked to identify two reasons for the collapse of the Roman Empire. This underlines the untapped potential of Roman history in understanding America’s political challenges.

 Florida may be known as the Sunshine State but there’s a cloudy undercurrent in the state’s legal system that most people are unaware of—a loophole in the law that allows one parent to manipulate custody arrangements without facing civil penalties. This gap in the law, which constitutes a “parental manipulation exemption,” has dire consequences for children and custodial parents. It creates a legal environment where the emotional and psychological well-being of children is put at risk, and it’s time for Florida to take decisive action to close this loophole.

“…People know that something’s wrong; Everybody oughta know winter…The truth is there ain’t nobody fighting; Because, well nobody knows what to save, Brother, save your soul; Lord knows it’s winter in America. The Constitution, a noble piece of paper; With free society; Well, they struggled but they died in vain; And now democracy is ragtime on the corners; On the cord, hoping it’d rain…” – Winter In America – Gil Scott-Heron

     When conceding the presidential election to Donald Trump, Kamala Harris told supporters gathered at Howard University that they needed to keep up the fight for freedom. She said, “the fight for our freedom will take hard work. But . . . we like hard work. Hard work is good work. Hard work can be joyful work.”