Tag: Candidates

They are lying to us

October 19, 2026

Every time I hear someone say that “they say” or that “they” did this or did that, I want to know who “they” are. I used that word, so I need to tell you who the “they” I am talking about is. I am referring to the state and federal politicians that have put issues on our ballots. This includes the ones that have their names on the ballot.

I am talking about our local, state, and national legislators and officials. I must define the verb I am using. Most of us think that not telling information that they know is true is not a falsehood. I want you to realize that when they keep their mouths shut to mislead you and support the ones who are deceiving you, they are accomplices to those actions.

For all of you candidates who have someone or something running negative ads about your opponents, shame on you. I know you deny any responsibility for them. That is why we haven’t seen the phrase, “I am ____ and I have approved this message” yet this year.

We need to shut down the Trumpites and Republicrats that have been refusing to fight Donald Trump and his minions when they have attempted to overthrow parts of our Constitution. I’m fed up with his name-calling, criticism, and attacks on anyone who does not kiss his ring.

Have you noticed how bad the backbiting and name-calling is? President Trump has taken his lessons from previous candidates and the mudslinging that has proliferated for decades. I am tired of hearing terms such as woke, liberal, conservative, socialist, or Christian being used without defining what they mean by these terms.

Amendment 3 on the Missouri ballot is designed to revoke what a majority approved two years ago in allowing abortion in our state. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states had the right to control whether they wanted this allowed. States had been trying to strengthen laws against abortion since the 1972 Rowe vs. Wade decision.

Missouri’s legislature had passed a bill outlawing this practice, and it was written so loosely that doctors were refusing to provide surgeries that were needed to save pregnant women if there was any chance that the child might not survive. I opposed that Amendment because it went too far the other way.

I will vote for Amendment 3 this time, as well as Amendment 6, which will stop legislatures from changing laws that are put on the ballots and approved by voters. The same legislators who brought Amendments 4 and 5 in August also voted out other laws approved by We the People. They are promoting this Amendment 3 as suppressing parental rights to allow sex changes in children, even though those laws are already in effect.

When you voted against 4 and 5, some of you voted against incumbents who had opponents on their respective primary ballots. Those who are on this ballot still need to be removed from office. There are those who are running for new offices who showed who they truly were.

As a non-partisan voter, I still encourage you to choose someone other than a Republican or Democrat. We need nonpartisan elections, and the only way to do that is to vote against the parties by electing those they don’t own.

©Copyright 2026 by Charles Kensinger

Reason or Excuse

October 8, 2022

As I have said before, I am a word guy. A reason is the cause, explanation, or justification for an effect, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. The word justification can be a synonym for an excuse. By that dictionary, a reason and an excuse can be the same thing.

The Britannica dictionary states that it is a statement of fact that explains why something is the way it is. Fuel prices have increased substantially in the last year. When we are told that it is the war between Russia and Ukraine or the fact that some of the refineries reduced production due to the pandemic or because of the higher cost of crude oil these are excuses.

The reason why prices increase is the old problem of supply and demand. In this case, the supply is controlled by the oil companies. Demand was reduced when we all stayed home. It increased because we wanted to go on trips and vacations after being stuck in our homes for months.

The reason we are seeing a small drop is that the suppliers want us to continue to vote for their candidates in November. Remember when you go to the polls that usually the oil companies contribute to both the Republican and Democratic parties and candidates.

If you want someone, not in their pockets, look for non-partisan, independent, or third-party candidates. Be sure to check their contribution records before the election. Failing to support people who have not sold their soles to the oil companies will get us nowhere again this year.

Do not believe those who criticize the other candidate because they claim they have sold out. They are all bought and sold by many different groups. It takes a lot of money to buy the advertising and make trips to encourage voters.

Missouri has a senator that is not up for re-election this term. He had run for another position and was elected. One of his promises was that he was not a professional politician like some of his opponents. A few months later he filed to run for the Senate position he now holds.

I voted for him the first time. I did not vote for him as a Senator. I will never vote for him again for anything. He is a professional candidate and will someday run for President. We need to put a stop to the long-term Congressmen and Senators.

We need term limits of eight years for Congress and two terms for the Senate. This is what the US President is limited to. Republicans pushed this through with the democrats’ help after President Franklin Roosevelt died in office after his fourth inauguration.

There is a reason why we need to do this. We must cut the pensions and health coverage off for all former elected officials. It is almost impossible to unseat an incumbent. The excuse for not doing it is different for each office holder. Some claim their experience is invaluable. Others report that no one else will support these bills and that is why they are never proposed.

A third excuse is that the states must propose a new amendment to the US Constitution. This is the only way to put term limits into place. Our country has been taken hostage by two political parties.

The excuse for voting for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton was that they were the nominees for the two major parties. The reason Trump won was that those who are not Republicrats or Demicans thought he might be better than Mrs. Clinton. Two years ago, the voters decided they had all The Donald that they wanted. That is why Biden won the election.

My hope is that we will refuse to vote for those who have been part of our problems. Once again, I am calling for those of you who are not Demicans or Republicrats to vote for other candidates. It has been over a hundred years since we had a new party upset an established one.

The Republicans are the youngest of these two. It is time to unseat both groups. Join me at the polls on November fifth and let’s make America and Missouri great again.

©Copyright 2022 by Charles Kensinger