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Checks and Balances
Dear Fellow Marylanders, The United States of America is not a monarchy. From the very first days of our nation’s founding, we established institutions and procedures designed to keep any one leader from absolute power. Perhaps James Madison described it best in the Federalist 51 that “If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government, which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.” The Federalist Papers were a series...
Checks and Balances
Dear Fellow Marylanders, The United States of America is not a monarchy. From the very first days of our nation’s founding, we established institutions and procedures designed to keep any one leader from absolute power. Perhaps James Madison described it best in the...
The New Team Maryland
Dear Fellow Marylanders, Come January, Team Maryland will have a whole new look in Congress. I’m proud to say that Angela Alsobrooks, currently the County Executive for Prince George’s County, will be your new United States Senator, serving as a partner with Senator...
Antidote Election
Dear Fellow Marylanders, It’s not too hard for Ravens fans to picture our team heading to the Super Bowl this year. If you are a fan of the Commanders, you probably can picture your team heading there, too. But now imagine if the opposing team’s coach spends the...
Time to Vote
Dear Fellow Marylanders, There are more than 3.6 million registered voters in Maryland. Every single one of those votes counts the same. Whether you live in Baltimore or Boonsboro, Aberdeen or Aspen Hill, or anywhere else in our great state, your vote matters. Really....