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It’s Time to Make the U.S. House More Representative

by RIS Secure | May 14, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Way back in 1929, the number of House members was set at 435 by the Permanent Apportionment Act. Little did those voting to pass the law realize how permanent it was to be. In 1929, the population of the U.S. was about 122 million. Each member of the House represented...

News From Around the South 5/6 to 5/13

by RIS Secure | May 13, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

NORTH CAROLINA: Despite Top Court Ruling, Plaintiffs Try Again to Save Asheville Civil War Monument ASHEVILLE – Despite recently losing their case less than two months ago in the North Carolina Supreme Court, plaintiffs attempting to stop the city’s...

Is Your Car Spying On You?

by RIS Secure | May 9, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

“I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” — Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Last week, Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Edward Markey of...

The Civil War of a Mexican Border Outlaw

by RIS Secure | May 8, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Juan Nepomuceno Cortina’s reputation as a Mexican bandit, murderer of U.S. citizens, and incessant raider won him heroic stature among Tejanos (Mexican-American residents of Texas). Yet his actions generated disdain from Americans nationwide from 1859 to 1877. He...

The Right Sort of Nostalgia Makes Democracy Work Better

by RIS Secure | May 7, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

BEDFORD, Pennsylvania — For a brief moment, it was like stepping back in time when a series of 1920s Bentley Roadsters chugged up along the ridge of the winding Lincoln Highway in the mountains of Somerset County. The drivers and passengers alike were wearing goggles,...

News From Around the South 4/29 to 5/6

by RIS Secure | May 6, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

SOUTH CAROLINA: 26-mile Revolutionary War trail in SC will remember patriot path to Kings Mountain victory CHEROKEE COUNTY — A 26-mile section of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail in Cherokee County will be developed with federal funding. Trails will...