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    Checking and Balancing those Pesky Executive Orders

    February 6, 2017

    And a Thing or Two about Twitter By: Andrea “Don’t they realize he wasn’t actually the one tweeting? It was his press secretary!” I exclaimed to my coworker as we watched the news pour in after a State…

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    America’s Response to Refugees

    January 30, 2017

    Thoughts on Refugees Coming to America By: Andrea “All Mormons are welcome in Missouri! You’re welcome, too!” I giggled a little bit as I listened to Senator Kit Bond, a Republican senator from Missouri, warmly invite…

  • The Peaceful Right to Protest

    January 23, 2017

    The Peaceful Right to Protest: The Women’s March on Washington By: Andrea and Brittany Protests have been happening since the birth of our country. Boston Tea Party, anyone? The First Amendment protects our right to free…

  • Thank you, Mr. President

    January 11, 2017

    Reaction to President Obama’s Farewell Address By: Brittany “The most important office in our democracy is citizen. . . . Each of us must accept the responsibility of citizenship, regardless of which way the pendulum of…

  • A Letter to Meryl Streep

    January 9, 2017

    Reaction to Meryl Streep’s Golden Globe Speech By: Andrea   Oh Meryl! You’re such a talented actress. Why’d you have to go and ruin your big moment by talking about politics? You won a big award at the…

  • The Mormon Tabernacle Choir On the World Stage

    January 4, 2017

    A Reaction to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Singing at the Inauguration By: Andrea   Have you ever had an issue totally get under your skin, even though you completely understood both sides of the argument? But the…

  • Civility Wins: An Election Day Response

    November 19, 2016

      The American Moms website was inspired by post-election day reaction. You saw it, right? The response was explosive. We wanted to just turn away, but couldn’t. So many people were outraged, in tears, confused, and some just…

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