by RaShell Southerland | Mar 7, 2023 | Action Steps, Principles
On February 24, 1836, LtCol William Barret Travis was in command at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas in a precarious situation. The following is a letter he dispatched on that day: To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World- Fellow Citizens &...
by RaShell Southerland | Mar 4, 2023 | Enumerated Powers, How Government Works
“Hey, come here, look at this!” My wife tilted the computer monitor so I could see it clearly. We have often been quite critical of our Representative in the U.S. House, and one of our Senators from Texas. Even though they run their campaigns touting...
by RaShell Southerland | Jan 24, 2023 | How Government Works
The year is 1985. With Christmas quickly approaching, you have been keeping an eye out for great gifts for those special people on your list. You think of an item your sister might like – a new cassette player with auto-reverse, so she won’t have to...
by RaShell Southerland | Jan 6, 2023 | Action Steps, How Government Works
In the last article in this series, “The Voice of We the People”, we began a discussion about Congress. We said Congress is designed to be the most powerful branch of our government, and is designed to be the branch where the voice of “We the People” is the...
by RaShell Southerland | Dec 24, 2022 | News, Principles
As you know, here at Patriot’s Hope, we are normally busy pointing out things we can learn from the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and ways to hold our officials accountable. Today, however, we turn our attention to a far...
