See also: some lines from T. S. Eliot’s poem “Burnt Norton”
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MaryElizabethColeman retweeted
If a government has to spy on everyone to preserve itself, it’s no longer defending the people from threats.
It has become the threat the people need defending from.
Populism has fully taken over both parties; it's hard to find not just a classic liberal but also a conservative.
As chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Efficiency, protecting taxpayer dollars is my job, and I take it seriously.
“It's devastation after devastation. The block feels like it's just been kind of cursed." A Jefferson County neighborhood hit by flooding in recent years wonders about next steps after Gov. Kehoe's veto strikes $2 million to fund buyouts. #moleg ,spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-…
MaryElizabethColeman retweeted
Senator @Eric_Schmitt coming out in support of Missouri’s Amendment 5 to phase out our income tax on @thisweekinmopol!
That’s my Senator!
#YESon5
MaryElizabethColeman retweeted
My full faith is in Jesus Christ. Stop looking at politicians to save you. Stop putting your hope in an imperfect world.
We already have a perfect Savior who’s given us an eternal hope.
MaryElizabethColeman retweeted
The fundamental problem with trying to broker a deal with apocalyptic Islamists remains the stubborn fact that you are trying to broker a deal with apocalyptic Islamists.
That's true right now as well.
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No, they do not.
Both parties are being taken over by people who want to use the long arm of the government to degrade private property rights, among other individual rights.
MaryElizabethColeman retweeted
Six years ago, a McKinney SWAT team destroyed Vicki Baker's home, while attempting to apprehend a fugitive. She was innocent, and had no connection to the criminal. The city refused to compensate her.
Today, the Fifth Circuit held that the Texas Constitution requires that she be compensated.
This should not have taken six years. In 1980, the Texas Supreme Court held the government must compensate innocent people whose property is destroyed by law enforcement activity. The case remains good law and has been cited repeatedly by the Texas Supreme Court in recent years. Unfortunately, too many cities simply ignore the law. They know what the TX Constitution requires, but their position is that they don't have to follow it until someone sues them.
Public officials take an oath to uphold the TX Constitution. It shouldn't require six years of litigation and a court order to get them to follow it. But if that's what it takes, we're coming for you.
MaryElizabethColeman retweeted
There’s a deep-seated cancer going on. I’m not surprised by the antisemitism on the left, particularly among those who embrace radical Islam. However, the rise of antisemitism on the political right is concerning. The sudden belief that Jews are solely responsible for their problems is absurd. How did a movement that prides itself on personal responsibility and resilience end up adopting such a victimhood mentality?!
New: Sen. Rand Paul’s son drunkenly accosted and hurled anti-Semitic insults at Rep. Mike Lawler at a Capitol Hill bar on Tuesday night.
His son told Lawler that if Rep Thomas Massie loses, it’s going to be because of “your people.”
“My people?” Lawler asked Paul.
“Yeah, you Jews,” Paul responded.
“Do you think I’m Jewish?” Lawler asked. “I’m not.”
“Oh wow, I’m so sorry for calling you a Jew,” Paul said.
He then said that Jews were “anti-American” and how Lawler and his “Jewish supporters” served Israel more than America.
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MaryElizabethColeman retweeted
One thing I hope my Republican friends learn from the redistricting battles—that also applies to a whole host of issues—is that if we FIGHT we can win
You have to be willing to take the slings & arrows but in the end people are clamoring for courage.
This is the way.
What does a smooth chanterelle look like, and how did Dexter win the designation of "Rib City" for Missouri?
#MOLEG ponderings....
MaryElizabethColeman retweeted
The statements made by President Trump on Truth Social regarding the Pope were entirely inappropriate and disrespectful. They don’t contribute at all to a constructive conversation. It is the Pope’s prerogative to articulate Catholic doctrine and the principles that govern the moral life. In regard to the concrete application of those principles, people of good will can and do disagree. I would warmly recommend that serious Catholics within the Trump administration–Secretary Rubio, Vice President Vance, Ambassador Brian Burch, and others–might meet with Vatican officials so that a real dialogue can take place. This is far preferable to the statements on social media.
I am very grateful for the many ways that the Trump administration has reached out to Catholics and other people of faith. It has been a high honor to serve on the Religious Liberty Commission. No President in my lifetime has shown a greater dedication to defending our first liberty. All that said, I think the President owes the Pope an apology.