Lee Havis

Why is it important to Citizens of Prince George’s County? The future of Washington, DC is intimately related with the future of Prince George’s County, due to its close proximity and economic bonds that inexorably bind them together. However, the “economy” of our region is really only the business of the federal government, whose future […]

Question 1 on the November Ballot On the November ballot is a “Question 1” proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution, setting forth an individual’s right to “reproductive freedom”. So what does this have to do with the right to abortion? Or, parents’ right? In Maryland, the woman’s right to abortion has been guaranteed and

In Prince George’s County, are our elected officials really accountable? In Prince George’s County, state elected officials, once elected, are rarely challenged in elections. And, in large districts with multiple elected officials elected together as a “group”, a single candidate opposing the ‘group’ is virtually assured of losing any election due to the expense of

Since the Maryland Governor has ordered extreme “emergency” measures restricting the basic freedom of Maryland citizens in March, 2020, it is only fair and logical to question the rationale for this continuing this order now that its original purpose to “flatten the curve” of hospital usage is past. What is the rationale now for continuing

On the Kirwan commission recommendations to “improve Maryland public education”, it’s all about money, monopoly, power and control by political special interests – NOT excellence in education to help students learn as advertised. There are better alternatives to Kirwan tax increases to bring about the kind of “investment’ in Maryland public education that would deliver

In Annapolis, four Prince George’s members of the Maryland House of Delegates have joined in sponsoring legislation, HB 1628, to raise taxes by instituting a sales tax on services. The four PG delegates are Ben Barnes, Derick David, Michael Jackson, and Alonzo Washington. The sponsors claim this 2.9 billion annual increase in taxes is needed

In Prince George’s County, a member of the board of elections said that on average, they find and remove about 200 non-citizens who are found on the county voting rolls. This non-citizen voting dilutes the voting power of each qualified voter, and threatens to overturn the election of those who are otherwise duly elected by

In the June “PG Citizens” newsletter, I reported the tragic murder of a 14 year old in Riverdale, alleged at the hands of two released MS-13 gang members, wanted by ICE for deportation processing. Sadly, the county policy has been to refuse detainers of ICE, which had been issued to hold these persons for ICE

Good News! The Peace Cross Stays. Here is the article from “Conservative Review”… In a 7-2 ruling issued Thursday morning, the Supreme Court ruled that a war memorial in the form of a 40-foot cross on public land does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. “The Religion Clauses of the Constitution aim

In Prince George’s County, a large population of illegal aliens from central America, has bred criminal gang violence that threatens the peace and public safety of all citizens. The problem is made worse by the policy of the Prince George’s County government to shield criminal illegal aliens in their custody from the routine processing of