Mexico held its mid-term elections on June 7th, 2015.
This election completely replaced the entire 500 seat Cámara de Diputados (Mexican equivalent of our House of Representatives) with completely new representatives. The new representatives are to take office on September 1st.
The Mexican Senate was not up for a vote in this mid-term, as all its members were elected three years ago and the Senate has six-year terms, all beginning and ending together.
Besides the Cámara de Diputados elections, there were gubernatorial elections in nine states, elections for state legislatures in 17 states, and elections for mayors in 300 municipios.
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Article by Allan Wall, published June 22nd, 2015 on Mexidata.info.
Tags: Mexican Congress, Mexican Politics
Donald Trump has officially entered the race for the White House with a bang, and his introductory speech has already ruffled feathers in Mexico.
Mexican government officials were quick to criticize Trump’s speech. That’s not surprising, as the Mexican political and media class pay close attention to immigration-related politics north of the border.
But what are the real issues here?
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Article by Allan Wall, published on VDARE.COM on June 18th, 2015.
Tags: 2016 Election, Donald Trump
Magna Carta is now 800 years old. The document was signed at Runnymede, near Windsor, in England, on June 15th, 2015. That’s 800 years.
Magna Carta is important in the development of English constitutional law and is thus a predecessor document to the U.S. Constitution.
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Blog entry by Allan Wall, published June 15th, 2015, on VDARE.COM.
Tags: English Heritage
Mexican voters went to the polls on June 7th, 2015 for mid-term elections.
The entire 500 seat Cámara de Diputados (the Mexican equivalent of our House of Representatives) was up for grabs, as nobody currently in that body can be reelected.
There were also elections in various states for governors, mayors and state legislatures.
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Article by Allan Wall, published on Mexidata.info, June 15th, 2015.
Tags: Mexican Congress, Mexican Politics
The leaders of the Southern Baptist Church, America’s largest Protestant denomination, have gotten themselves into a tizzy over the supposed lack of diversity in their denomination.
What’s the real issue here, from a Christian perspective?
The Christian religion is both universal and particular.
Christianity is a universal religion. It’s for all those who believe in Jesus Christ, and it is not the exclusive property of any race or culture.
At the same time, Christianity manifests itself within particular cultures, in particular ways. That’s why, for example, the Bible is the world’s most–translated book.
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Article by Allan Wall, published on VDARE.COM, June 3rd, 2015.
Tags: Christian Doctrine, Ethnic Politics, Religious Freedom, Southern Baptists, Supreme Court, The Bible
On the morning of May 25th, the Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuna (across the Rio Grande from Del Rio, Texas) was hit by a tornado with wind speed reaching up to 137 mph.
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Article by Allan Wall, publlished June 1st, 2015, on Mexidata.info.
Tags: Tornadoes
In Nashville, Tennessee, six schools are scheduled to have Arabic classes in the fall semester.
Is it good or bad to teach Arabic in an American high school?
It depends on why it’s being taught and how it’s being taught.
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Blog entry by Allan Wall, published on VDARE.COM, May 31st, 2015.
Tags: education, Islam, Language, Language and Assimilation, Tennessee
Contra the “proposition nation” rhetoric, the U.S.A. is not an “idea”, but a real flesh-and-blood nation, with its own culture, history and traditions.
I ran across an article (on the Wall Street Journal, ironically) describing the interesting “perambulation” tradition still practiced in New Hampshire. We ought to adopt this custom on the national level.
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Blog entry by Allan Wall, published on VDARE.COM, May 30th, 2015.
Tags: Border, English Heritage, New Hampshire, Policy Proposals, The Bible
Columba is the Mexican-born wife of Jeb Bush. It’s hoped that she will help her husband win a bigger chunk of that elusive-but-just-around-the-corner Hispanic vote. And if Jeb wins, she would be the first Hispanic First Lady.
We’re also told that Columba is a very private person, hates politics, and is not comfortable speaking English.
It’s not my interest to attack Columba. I personally don’t think it’s bad if a politician’s wife wants to lead a private life. Nor do I wish to attack Jeb and Columba as a couple.
But the National Question ramifications of Jeb and Columba and their situation are bigger than any of us, and deserve some exploration.
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Article by Allan Wall, published on VDARE.COM, May 30th, 2015.
Tags: 2016 Election, Bush Dynasty, Columba Bush, Jeb Bush, Language, Language and Assimilation