government Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/government/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 22:20:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Breach of Contract? https://smthingscount.com/2018/01/19/breach-of-contract/ Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:06:42 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6592 I was thinking about those problematic DACA kids  Yes, they were brought here with no say in the matter when they were very young, but, yes,

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]]> What the Heck Does “Speak Truth to Power” Mean? https://smthingscount.com/2017/12/11/what-the-heck-does-speak-truth-to-power-mean/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:35:32 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6457 It’s a phrase that has recently become popular, although it is, by no means, new.  It goes back to 1955, when the Quakers used it

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]]> How Societies and Governments will be Judged https://smthingscount.com/2016/03/31/how-societies-and-governments-will-be-judged/ Thu, 31 Mar 2016 16:10:28 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4730 The Thursday Thought for today comes from a man whose philosophy and achievements are celebrated today, Cesar Chavez: “History will judge societies and governments —

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]]> Recall? Be Safe https://smthingscount.com/2014/07/16/recall-be-safe/ Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:41:45 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2934   Another batch of vehicles is being recalled!  Seems like it’s happening every day.  At this point you’d have to have a car as old

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]]> A Government Shut-Down is a Good Thing https://smthingscount.com/2013/09/27/a-government-shut-down-is-a-good-thing/ Fri, 27 Sep 2013 20:12:05 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2101 Let the government shut down. It would be a good thing. It will show the silly majority of lawmakers that, just because they pass a

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]]> Spying on Citizens: a Valuable, Unintended By-Product https://smthingscount.com/2013/06/12/spying-on-citizens-a-valuable-unintended-by-product/ Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:01:24 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1761 So, I hear that sales of the book 1984 recently have jumped 5800% (yes, fifty-eight hundred).  Apparently, the cause is recent leaks about government’s spying

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