Thanksgiving
May you have a blessed Thanksgiving!
“Let us therefore proclaim our gratitude to Providence for manifold blessings–let us be humbly thankful for inherited ideals–and let us resolve to share those blessings and those ideals with our fellow human beings throughout the world…On that day let us gather in sanctuaries dedicated to worship and in homes blessed by family affection to express our gratitude for the glorious gifts of God; and let us earnestly and humbly pray that He will continue to guide and sustain us in the great unfinished tasks of achieving peace, justice, and understanding among all men and nations and of ending misery and suffering wherever they exist.”
― John F. Kennedy’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1963
Psalm 100
Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him and bless His name.
For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.
Democrats Try to Pass National Popular Vote in Michigan, AMAC Members Say, “No Way!”
President-elect Trump’s clean sweep of swing states on November 5th included the highly coveted state of Michigan. The Republican winning streak extended to the state level where they won the majority in the Michigan House and ended the Democrats’ trifecta of control over both legislative chambers and the governor’s mansion in the Wolverine State.
It’s no surprise that Michigan Democrats want to inflict as much damage on the state as they can before losing their majority in January. That’s why they recently placed the controversial National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) on the schedule for a vote in the House.
Ballotpedia describes the NPVIC as “an interstate compact to award member states’ presidential electors to the candidate that receives the most votes nationwide. The NPVIC would go into effect if states representing at least the 270 of 538 electoral votes required to elect a president adopt the legislation.”
Ballotpedia further noted that “as of September 2024, 17 states and Washington, D.C., had adopted legislation to join the NPVIC. Together, they represent 209 Electoral College votes—77% of the 270 votes needed for the agreement to go into effect.” Adding Michigan’s 15 electoral votes to this mix would push the percentage needed to nearly 83%.
The problem with the NPVIC is that it erases a state’s voice in presidential elections and aligns the electoral votes with the national popular vote regardless of whom the state’s voters choose. If the compact passes in Michigan, then its voters’ choice would be irrelevant, dictated by large population centers that don’t share the state’s values or priorities.
Fortunately, the grassroots rose quickly and decisively. AMAC Action scrambled AMAC’s Michigan members with a swift call-to-action campaign that resulted in well over 2,300 messages sent to their state representatives demanding opposition to the NPVIC. After this deluge of opposition along with the action of other grassroots groups, the NPVIC bills were pulled from the legislative schedule and the vote was scuttled.
Patrice Johnson, chair of Michigan Fair Elections (MFE) was grateful for the collaboration between her group and AMAC Action saying, “We stopped NPVIC in 2022, and we hope to have it stopped again in this lame duck legislative session. People across the state rose up and told their representatives they would hold them accountable if they demolished our constitutional federation. Organizations like MFE and AMAC Action teamed up to spread the word and none of this would be possible if it weren’t for our amazing supporters. We are deeply grateful.”
Michigan State Representative Ann Bollin (House District 49) said she believes NPVIC is bad for the country and was also grateful for AMAC Action’s support, “Thank you to AMAC Action for their relentless and quick action to help Michigan House Republicans defeat efforts to pass National Popular Vote during the lame duck session. National Popular Vote is bad for our country and bad for Michigan. It would silence the votes in both our urban and rural areas and give the largely populated states and cities a greater say in who runs our great nation. The vote was pulled for a second time during this legislative session – thanks to the great work of AMAC members.”
There are still several days left in the Michigan House’s lame duck session, and we could see the Democrats try to muscle another vote on NPVIC. AMAC Action is monitoring the situation and stands ready to activate the AMAC Army again to unleash the grassroots power necessary to preserve election integrity in Michigan.
Meetings
November 21 Chapter Meeting: Alaska-At Large Delegate Robert Coulter hosted the Anchorage chapter meeting. Arianna Bellizzi, Executive Director of Federation of Community Councils, and Karen Ciocchi talked about the Base of Group Decision and base of Muni Assembly support in Anchorage, followed by a discussion of Legal Shield and consent when confronted by an officer of the government.
Action ☆ Academy
Lincoln and Thanksgiving: The Origin of an American Holiday
In the 5-minute video Lincoln and Thanksgiving: The Origin of an American Holiday, Melanie Kirkpatrick, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and author of Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience, explains how Thanksgiving became a national holiday. PragerU is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes American values in short educational videos for people of all ages.
Term of the Week: Attorney General
“The chief law officer of a state or nation and the legal adviser to the chief executive…
The office of attorney general of the United States was created by the Judiciary Act of 1789 that divided the country into districts and set up courts in each one, along with attorneys with the responsibility for civil and criminal actions in their districts. The attorney general, a member of the cabinet, is appointed by the president and is head of the Department of Justice. As its head, the attorney general has complete control over the law business of the government, all its other law officers being subordinate to him, though other departments have lawyers on their staffs who are not under his specific direction. As head of the Department of Justice, the attorney general must necessarily devote much of his time to administration. He also acts as the legal adviser of the president and of the heads of other cabinet departments with respect to government business.
Every U.S. state has an elected attorney general with duties similar to those of the federal attorney general. He is usually elected by the voters at the same time and for the same term as the governor. See also prosecutor.”
(Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “attorney general”. Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Nov. 2024)
Class for November and December
Economics 101: The Principles of Free Market Economics
Economics is ultimately about making choices. Learn about economics and how the American Founders believed that economic freedom and property rights are rooted in the natural competition and cooperation of human beings. They believed that the best economic system should consist of private property and be allowed to operate freely. Learn more in Hillsdale College’s free online course Economics 101: The Principles of Free Market Economics. This 10-session course includes lessons on supply and demand, the “information problem” behind the failure of central planning, the rise of macroeconomics under the influence of John Maynard Keynes, and the 2008 financial crisis.
Quote of the Week
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
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