Marijuana, Christianity and Jamul

Eric AndersenEric Andersen 8 Comments

I attended a fundraiser last week for an area elected official. During the event an individual I know to be a sincere Christ follower made the following public comment to the legislator: “Thank you for keeping pot shops out of Jamul.” Her comment saddened me. While I applaud the activism of my fellow brothers and sisters, I find it inconsistent. …

Supervisor Jim Desmond – An Uncommon Man

Eric AndersenEric Andersen 2 Comments

uncommon adjective un-com-mon  | \ en-‘ka-men Definition of uncommon 1: not ordinarily encountered:unusual 2: remarkable, exceptional Supervisors shoot down Desmond’s Proposal to Stop Enforcing State Reopening Plan Those opposing Desmond? Mayor Steve Vaus’s allies, “Republican” Supervisors Dianne Jacob and Kristin Gaspar. In a courageous and uncommon 1-4 vote Supervisor Desmond upheld what is sorely lacking in government — the core philosophy …

County Supervisor D2 Race

Eric AndersenEric Andersen 7 Comments

Candidate “A” vs. Candidate “B” Republicans will be faced with a choice between two conservatives for San Diego County Supervisor D2 next Spring. Who should the GOP endorse “A” or “B”? I think the choice for conservatives is clear. Not only about who should receive the GOP endorsement but about whom is in the best position to win in the …

Folly and the San Diego County Republican Party

Eric AndersenEric Andersen 12 Comments

This is not a religious post but it seems apropos here. “As a dog returns to his vomit, so fools repeat their folly.” – Proverbs 26:11 Almost on cue Darrell Issa told CBS Wednesday, “If the President calls and says will you serve your country, the answer always is … you will.” While I’m not surprised at the opportunism of the …

Family, Civility and the First Amendment

Eric AndersenEric Andersen 4 Comments

My White Supremacist neighbor and my Antifa neighbor were created in the image of  God and as such are endowed with the inalienable right of free speech. However, if we wish to address their lack of civility we’re going to have an impossible battle attempting to do so through more law. “Thousands hacking at the branches to the one striking at the …

The GOP and The Pursuit of Happiness

Eric AndersenEric Andersen, Undesignated 10 Comments

When Congressmen Duncan Hunter and Darrell Issa voted to give the concrete industry the coercive power to tax as they did this week, only a few days removed from Trump’s mandate to bring reform, we accomplished three things despite our good intentions. 1. We violate free markets. We are protecting an oversized industry that Americans are valuing less, one that is unable to …

Understanding Martin Luther King, Jr.

Eric AndersenEric Andersen 2 Comments

There are only a handful of men in the realm of law and politics that inspire me. Besides Christ … Gandhi, Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King Jr. come to mind. These individuals not only demonstrate a greater understanding of the ethics of civil government but peacefully challenged the status quo at the cost of their own lives. That type of …

Lorena – Just say ‘No’ to Corporate America and Big Pharma

Eric AndersenEric Andersen 36 Comments

One of the greatest threats to our pursuit of happiness are the irrational doses of fear du jour being served in our media diets. I can’t think of a more effective tool for destroying the American ideal of limited government than “fear”.  Whether it’s an irrational fear of ISIS or an irrational fear of Ebola or an irrational fear of  ISIS members …