Conversations In American Democracy Ep028

Conversations In American Democracy - Ep031

We start off with the Constitution minute and discussion of Article 9. Followed by three more questions from the U.S. Citizenship Test. This time, we get them mostly right! Our featured guest is Eric Yonce, Democratic Primary candidate for the 2026 Congressional District 6 elections. He shares a little of his history, and some of the issues he feels passionate about. School voucher system and Charter schools are discussed. We lose video just passed the halfway mark due to a dying battery, but fortunately the audio continued recording! It’s a good thing we do that! Enjoy! https://youtu.be/nOzxg3uDBUI [https://youtu.be/nOzxg3uDBUI]

Conversations In American Democracy - Ep030

Mark fills in once again, with Merrill returning next week. More questions from the citizen’s Test, discussion of Article 8 of the Constitution, and the definition of violence and insurrection. Discussion of the upcoming No Kings II rally on Saturday, October 18th, and how to act and behave on that day, with “Engage, Don’t Enrage’ as the rule of the day. Be safe out there! https://youtu.be/jt4_5-L9Vog [https://youtu.be/jt4_5-L9Vog]

Conversations In American Democracy - Ep 029

Merrill Shapiro is still out for the Jewish Holidays, so Mark Webb leads the group today. More questions from the Citizenship test, the government shutdown, everyone’s news gathering sources, and Trump’s abuses of power are discussed. Will be meet in the same conference room next week. Full video of this episode is at: https://youtu.be/Ryb0Alifnyw [https://youtu.be/Ryb0Alifnyw]

Conversations In American Democracy - Ep. 25 Special Guest Tom Townsend

Announcements, Constitution Review Amendment 5, What does it take to overturn an amendment? Citizens test questions, apparently we would all fail! The role of the Supreme Court in our democracy. Tom Townsend talks about revitalizing the Democratic party and the expiration of the tax credits in December and what that means to hospitals and health in our community, it looks very dire, hundreds of thousand of dollars will not be forthcoming and this is money that the hospitals rely on. Attacks on the most vulnerable in our society and what that means when you say you're Christian. Hold up a mirror and have them own it! Key issues are Economic and Health. It all comes back to that. What are we doing to do about how these issues affect our citizens. Full video available at: https://youtu.be/vDuHCx9Qw1k [https://youtu.be/vDuHCx9Qw1k]

Conversations In American Democracy Ep028

Merrill Shapiro was not with us this week. Mark Webb filled in admirably! We continued with the Citizen's Test questions, a discussion of the ramifications of Charlie Kirk's murder, and an update of what is happening locally with the City Council and Flagler County Commission. Full video of this episode is available at: https://youtu.be/gqCPai4OWNg [https://youtu.be/gqCPai4OWNg]