Sexual Assault in PA
In recent years, sexual assault has been on the rise in Pennsylvania. As uncomfortable as this topic may make us, this is no time to back away or become indifferent. We cannot emotionally detach ourselves from the untold mental and physical pain that sexual assault against the women and children of Pennsylvania is causing. This isn’t a case of someone being in the “wrong place at the wrong time” – this is the consistent prevalence of a culture that believes what a wom...»
The Dream Act
Often, when dealing with the issues of immigration, many find it hard to settle upon meaningful solutions because the topic “pushes their buttons.” They wonder why illegal immigrants have been allowed to stay and why “something isn’t being done to secure our borders.” While this issue of securing our borders is an important one that our Federal Government needs to address, we have another reality that we can’t ignore. These immigrants have children that are...»
Declaration Week Summary
We’ve had a wonderful “Myers for Governor” declaration week. If you haven’t already seen them, here are three media reports that encapsulate what we have been wanting to communicate. Go Erie article Philly.com - John Baer Column Roxbury News Now, on to the serious fund raising that is going to be necessary to carry this campaign forward. Be a part of this historic campaign! Make your contribution online now, or if you prefer to give by check simply make it out to '...»
Response to Social Issues
Max Myers is running on a moderate platform. Abortion and gay marriage are social issues that divide our population and focus on toxic partisan politics. Max chooses to lead his campaign by example and believes the time has come for Pennsylvanians of all positions to treat each other with consideration and respect. Prolife and prochoice have become divisive labels that cause people to stop listening to one another. He believes that the key to productive conversation about this issue is to bri...»
Electoral College Bill
Recently, State Senate majority leader Dominic Pileggi introduced a bill that would alter the present Electoral College system in Pennsylvania’s presidential races. He and twelve co-sponsors are advancing a proposal to change the winner-take-all system into a division of electors that would be determined by the popular vote. One electoral vote would be awarded for every 5.6% of the popular vote that each candidate received. No matter where someone may stand on the rationale behind this...»
State Liquor Stores
And the beat goes on... Governor Corbett continues to push the agenda of privatizing our state liquor stores. It is a bad idea on a number of fronts. The present system is very profitable for Pennsylvania and it is not a broken system. When has any government projection of a financial windfall ever been close to accurate? Governor Corbett’s promise to infuse public schools with a large sum of money over the next few years from the sale of the liquor stores does not answer any of the lon...»
Three Feet that Changed America
About ten years ago, I started researching the lives of men and women who had lasting impacts on American culture and society. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood out to me and understandably so. As I dug deeper into his life and the lives of others involved in the Civil Rights movement, another name drew my attention: Rosa Parks. Her refusal to move just three feet to another seat inspired a wave of righteous social justice activism. There are lessons to be learned from these two and from the Civ...»
Planned Community
My daughter Renae and her family live in a large subdivision that was built around a golf course. Over the past three years, grocery stores, fast food establishments and gas stations have all been constructed to serve the residents of that subdivision. The term used to describe this environment is “planned community.” In other words, this community did not just evolve over time, but was a part of a master plan to provide a home and services for a specific class of people. That pla...»
36 Years Ago
It seems to be trendy right now to criticize government programs as wasteful and unnecessary. Consider my story: Thirty six years ago while I was a full time student in college, I had my veterans education benefit cut unexpectedly due to a clerical error. Nina was ill and not able to work as a result of her pregnancy and I was working part time as a bank teller. With the sudden loss of the VA support, within weeks we found ourselves unable to buy food. Not a penny to our name. A college frien...»
A New PA Rising
I recently spoke to a group of 800 Brazilian leaders in Curitiba, Brazil. I shared with them the power of investing into others and leading in such a way that people are released to do great things. In Brazil there are a significant number of children who live on the streets. At a late night dinner with the organizer of the event, he shared with me his desire to develop an organization that would house, educate and transition these children back into the culture. As I travel across this grea...»
