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  • Greg Abbott’s proclamation against Muslim’s isn’t legal…

    Under 8 U.S.C. § 1189, the Secretary of State — not a governor — has the exclusive authority to designate Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs).States have zero jurisdiction here.No wiggle room.No “Texas exception.” Anything a governor tries to declare in this space is symbolic theater, not enforceable law. CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) is a U.S.…

  • Democratic Socialism — Context & Controversies

    Summary By LeRoy Nellis  Definition Democratic socialism is often presented as distinct from authoritarian communism. Its stated goal is to merge social ownership of resources with democratic governance and individual rights.Yet history shows that several movements describing themselves as democratic socialist have, in practice, drifted toward corruption, economic collapse, censorship, or selective repression once concentrated power and economic control collided. Modern…

  • Democratic Socialism — Context & Controversies

    By LeRoy Nellis  Definition Democratic socialism is often presented as distinct from authoritarian communism. Its stated goal is to merge social ownership of resources with democratic governance and individual rights.Yet history shows that several movements describing themselves as democratic socialist have, in practice, drifted toward corruption, economic collapse, censorship, or selective repression once concentrated power…

  • Texas Voters Approve Amendment Requiring U.S. Citizenship to Vote

    By LeRoy Nellis | November 6, 2025 In a decisive move at the ballot box this week, Texas voters approved a state constitutional amendment formally requiring U.S. citizenship to vote in all Texas elections. The measure—listed as Proposition 16 on the November 2025 ballot—passed by a wide margin, according to official Associated Press results. The…