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1.8 Congress Shmongress

April 15, 2016 by Phil Leave a Comment

“What do they do on Capitol Hill?” asks Kevon, and then, Phil takes the next 25 minutes to break it all down. Will you be as speechless as Kevon when it’s all over? Hard to say, but definitely, yes.

Today, we’ll look at what Congress was designed to do, what it actually does, and some of the problems with Congress.

We’ve got a lot of resources linked for you on the episode page, in case your podcast app doesn’t include them. Also, at the bottom, we have some sweet visual examples of gerrymandering congressional districts.

If you have any questions or comments, leave them on the episode page, send us a message on Twitter, or send us an e-mail.

Mentioned in the Episode
The US Constitution – Specifically, Article 1
Congress – Wikipedia (Not the best source, but some decent background)
Gerrymandering – Wikipedia
Arizona Congressional Map – Example of Gerrymandering
Washington Post Explains Gerrymandering
Congress and the Public – Gallup Polls
“People hate Congress. But most incumbents get re-elected. What gives?” – The Washington Post
America’s most gerrymandered congressional districts – The Washington Post

Gerrymandering Examples & Explanations
gerrymandering

Via The Washington Post
Via The Washington Post
http://ignorancepodcast.com/episodes/1.8-congress-shmongress.mp3

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Branches of Government, checks and balances, Congress, federal government, political history, political parties, separation of powers, US Constitution, US history, USA

1.5 So Judge MENTAL!

March 3, 2016 by Phil Leave a Comment

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has passed away. What happens now? What should happen now? Kevon and Phil discuss this and more.

If you have any questions or comments, leave them on the episode page, send us a message on Twitter, or send us an e-mail.

Mentioned in the Episode
Justice Scalia’s Obituary – The Washington Post

http://ignorancepodcast.com/episodes/1.5-so-judge-mental.mp3

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Branches of Government, federal government, Supreme Court, US Constitution

1.3 It’s a Party Party!

February 5, 2016 by Phil Leave a Comment

It’s a party party, and you’ll cry if you want to! This week, Kevon and Phil take a long time to discuss the history and purpose of political parties. We’re sorry that this is a long one. Future episodes will prove to you that we respect your time.

If you have any questions or comments, leave them on the episode page, send us a message on Twitter, or send us an e-mail.

Mentioned in the Episode
Washington’s Farewell Address – Full Text

Here’s the quote that Phil was referring to (emphasis added):
All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle, and of fatal tendency. They serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force; to put, in the place of the delegated will of the nation the will of a party, often a small but artful and enterprising minority of the community; and, according to the alternate triumphs of different parties, to make the public administration the mirror of the ill-concerted and incongruous projects of faction, rather than the organ of consistent and wholesome plans digested by common counsels and modified by mutual interests.

However combinations or associations of the above description may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely, in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.

http://ignorancepodcast.com/episodes/1.3-party.mp3

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: conservatives, Democrats, federal government, liberals, political history, political parties, Republicans, US history, Whigs

Whose Side Are You On?

February 1, 2016 by Phil Leave a Comment

Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”

“Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?”

The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
Joshua 5:13-15

I was listening to a podcast on ancient history, and the host—a non-Christian or at least under-Christian—made a comment along the lines of “God was on their side.” The “God” he was referring to was the God of Israel, and he was saying this in reference to a passage in which God was proclaiming that His favor was resting upon this army for this reason.

The commentator meant noting offensive by it, but he was wrong.

God never takes our sides.

We are either on His side or not. That’s what Joshua learned before Jericho. God hadn’t chose Israel’s side against the Canaanites. Instead, Israel had chosen to follow God, had chosen His side.

When we look at politics, especially foreign and military policy, let’s remember that the USA might not always be on God’s side, and He certainly isn’t on ours.

So let me ask you: Whose side are you on?

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: federal government, foreign policy, military, USA

1.2 Give to Caesar

January 22, 2016 by Phil Leave a Comment

In this episode, Kevon and Phil begin with a simple discussion of US tax policy, but it escalates into an intense look at the morality of paying ones taxes, knowing that the taxing authority will be using that money in immoral ways.

If you have any questions or comments, leave them on the episode page, send us a message on Twitter, or send us an e-mail.

Mentioned in the Episode
Luke 20:21-25
Federal Reserve Notes

http://ignorancepodcast.com/episodes/1.2-caesar.mp3

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: abortion, federal government, Federal Reserve System, military, morality, taxes

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