Legal and Illegal Immigrants Need to Educate Themselves

Will our state legislators also pay for their health insurance?

Rhode Island and Legalized Prostitution

District 10 candidates and e-verify
     Brian Hull of RIFuture.org had an interesting post today.  It asked the three candidates for the district 10 House seat 7 questions.  One question that particularly caught my attention focused on e-verify.  It certainly wasn't the most important question asked, but I was struck by the ignorance of all three candidates on this issue.  Here is the question, along with the answers from each of the three candidates: In 2008, Governor Carcieri issued an executive order for all state contractors to verify the legal working status using t

The Moderate Party's questionable contribution
     It's disappointing to see a political party which stresses ethics become embroiled in questionable financial activities.  Moderate Party founder Ken Block donated $10,000 to the party for "party building," then gave a similar donation to the Barrington Moderate Party, which then turned around and gave it to the state party.       Right now, it isn't 100% clear if this financial maneuvering is legal.  It could very well be, but it also appears to violate the spirit of the law, even if it does follow the le

It's official: Rhode Island is as wrong as the other states
     It's official: Indoor prostitution is illegal in Rhode Island.  Representative Joanne Giannini acknowledges that prostitution will not go away and adds, "...it means Rhode Island will no longer be a safe haven for pimping and trafficking, and the victimization of young women."  Despite the exaggerations being passed on by Joanne Giannini and Citizens Against Trafficking, I still haven't seen any evidence that trafficking is any more common than it is in any other state.  They were very fortunate to have a large number of legislators who either d

Churches think we should ignore immigration law
     The Rhode Island State Council of Churches has issued some guidelines for people of faith to consider in regards to illegal immigration.  Strangely, the council says, “It is not clear if the U.S. economy is improved or worsened by immigration,” yet if feels compelled to issue a list of recommendations, which if implemented, could hurt the country.  Here are the five guidelines, along with some of my own comments below: •That people should have equal access to immigration no matter whic

Dede Scozzafava’s decision: Great for conservatives, not so great for moderates
Originally posted on Pundit.net     I was surprised to hear about Dede Scozzafava’s decision to suspend her campaign for a Congressional seat in New York’s 23rd district. Since she is currently running third in the polls, her chances of running were slim, and the chances of splitting Republican votes and handing them to the Democrat were likely. It’s important to pick up as many seats as possible in order to eventually remove Nancy Pelosi from power. Ms. Scozzafava realized that, and I commend her fo