Indoctrinators. Groomers. Radical leftists. Self-serving partisan extremists. Defenders of the failed status quo. Did I miss any? I have lost count of how many insulting labels have been flung since the Washington bureaucrats and out-of-towners arrived in Arkansas. The litany of insults never ends.
It s 4:54 p.m. on July 31, and I m standing outside the Arkansas Secretary of State s office with a clipboard wondering what to do next. It has been a whirlwind of a day, preceded by a whirlwind of a weekend, collecting signatures for CAPES (Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students) to force a referendum on the LEARNS Act.
A group seeking to repeal the LEARNS Act through a ballot referendum said they fell short of the 54,422 signatures needed by Monday to put the issue to voters in
They say it cannot be done. We are a divided population. All you have to do is pit conservatives against those woke liberals, and the rest is easy pickings.
In an age where "power to the people" has become a rallying cry for democracy, the ongoing erosion of individual rights and liberties is a pressing concern. Whether it s in our bedrooms or our classrooms, our religious practices or our health care, it s time for Arkansans to stand up and say "no more." No means no.