Virginia Republican Senators Pull A Fast One on Democrats: Rushed to Pass Bill

I thought you’ll find this interesting: The current numbers for Virginia’s state senate are 20 Republicans and 20 Democrats. On Monday, while one of the 20 Democrats was away attending Obama’s inauguration, the Republicans sneaked in a bill that they hurriedly passed. The bill requires the redistricting of the state’s senate seats: a plan that would give them – the Republicans – more seats and control of the house for a very long time, if not forever. Despite a strong protest by the Democrats who asked for the voting to be postponed for just another day, the bill was pushed through by the Republicans and as expected, passed with a 20 to 19 margin.

Obama 2013 Inaugural Speech: Transcript

The White House's official transcript of President Obama's inaugural address, Jan. 21, 2013, timed at 15 minutes:

Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens:

Each time we gather to inaugurate a President we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution. We affirm the promise of our democracy. We recall that what binds this nation together is not the colors of our skin or the tenets of our faith or the origins of our names. What makes us exceptional -- what makes us American -- is our allegiance to an idea articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident,

Theocracy On The Rise?

Suddenly, North Africans are so in love with their West African brethren, they'll go about killing innocent people for them. Algerian militants cite France's involvement in Mali as the reason for their kidnapping and harming westerners in their country. Truth is, they have always looked down on people from the western and other parts of the continent who don't look very much like them. They don't really enjoy being called Africans. They prefer to be referred to as Arabs and some of them even feel they should have been part of Europe or some other continent rather than Africa. It's a good thing for Africa to unite, but never for the purpose of offering Al Qaeda a safe haven on our beautiful land or to help terrorism thrive on our soil. (JUST ME AND MY MOUTH).

NOTE: The title for this note is culled from the response of a friend when I first shared it on another platform.