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MO BALLOT ISSUES p 7 COURT WATCH p 8 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES p16 MO CANDIDATES p 21 Voter’s Guide FALL 2020 Vol. XLI, No. 2 OCTOBER 1, 2020 $2.50 IN THIS ISSUE 1 Socialism & the Soul of America ... cont’d page 3 7 Ballot Issues 8 Court Watch 16 Presidential Candidates 21 Missouri Candidates SHORT LINES The Constitutional Coalition: Dedicated to inform, engage and enable SOCIALISM AND THE SOUL OF AMERICA Americans to restore truth, morality and rule of law locally and nationally. by William J. Federer as edited by Landreth Johnson s we look at the number of Americans who Subsequently, the tolerance of democracy allows citizens Aare embracing the concept of socialism as a to tolerate people that are a little bit off. In due course, viable system of government for the United States they tolerate people that are a lot off, and finally, they of America, one must ask, how did we get here? In are tolerating crime, looting, lawlessness, with criminals William Federer’s new book, Socialism: The Real wandering the streets. Freedom, unrestrained by private History, From Plato to the Present, he poses and answers virtue, casts off moral restraints, results in licentiousness and the question: Socialism: The dream of an ideal society? sexual promiscuity. As Plato explained: “And so the young Is it a wonderful utopia or a totalitarian nightmare? man passes into the freedom and libertinism of useless and References and quotes from his book make up much unnecessary pleasures. In all of us there is a lawless wild- of the following information as we look at the birth beast nature; in some persons they are controlled; while in and demise of societies. others, they are stronger, and there is no conceivable folly or crime, when he has parted company with all shame and In the 4th century BC, the Greek philosopher sense, a man may not be ready to commit.” 1 PAID Plato referred to the legendary island of Atlantis, lthough a lawless wild-beast nature has pervaded our U.S. Postage St. Louis, MO Permit No. 335 which was supposedly a highly structured civilization, Non-Profit Org. society without regard to age, Plato described the renowned for being advanced and powerful, and the A attitude of youth as “from his youth upwards to have been ideal structured society. However, let’s not forget that trained under a miserly parent, who encouraged the saving it was submerged into the sea. appetites in him and then he got into the company of a Plato lived in Athens, which had a democracy licentious sort of people, and taking to all their wanton ways (which was unstructured): demos means people and rushed into the opposite extreme from an abhorrence of his cracy means to rule. Democracy’s chief characteristic father’s meanness. Neither does he receive advice, if anyone is tolerance. Describing democracy, Plato declared says to him that some pleasures are evil desires, he shakes Voter’s Guide that it was “a charming form of government, full of his head. He lives from day to day indulging the appetite of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality the hour. His life has neither law nor order. He is all liberty to equals and unequals alike; like a bazaar at which you and equality.” This attitude is prevalent in youth today who can buy anything. There will be the greatest variety of have taken on attitudes of selfish, thoughtless behavior as human natures … being an embroidered robe, which they burn cities to the ground in protests. is spangled with every sort of flower. Freedom as they However, all age groups seem to be entering into 63141 tell you in a democracy, is the glory of the state. The rampant lawless behavior on the streets of America’s cities. manner of life in such a state is that of democrats: In The Lessons of History, historians Will and Ariel Durant every man does what is right in his own eyes.” quote Plato’s Republic: “The teacher fears and flatters his The Constitutional Coalition FRONT LINE Voter’s Guide P. O. Box 37054 St. Louis, MO RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED cont’d p 3 FRONTLINE | FALL 2020 The Wall cont’d from p Letter from the Board the tasks that were placed in front of her and always sought to educate the Fall 2020 people whom she came into contact with. Addressing the challenges with FRONT LINE multiple solutions, she understood the challenges or found someone who did FRONT LINE, is published periodically Dear friend of understand the challenges to explain to a wider audience. She wasn’t jealous of throughout the year. LELAND, MICHIGAN: “A picturesque little village located on a sliver other people. … a woman of peace [who] sought to bring enlightenment to Information on issues of interest of land between Lake Michigan and Lake Leelanau, on beautiful Leelanau many when bureaucrats saw to disguise their many goals. She wasn’t overcome to Missourians is provided in Front Peninsula,” and the favorite summer home of Donna Hearne. It was also the by evil. Instead, she willingly overcame evil with good. Line, and it is not intended to traditional gathering place of her children and grandchildren, a getaway for Donna attracted huge names to speak at her St. Louis national education influence or dictate how someone friends, and a respite from the pace of her work here in St. Louis with The conference. She discovered the latest information on education and she went should vote. It is non-partisan. Constitutional Coalition (even though many FRONT LINEs were written with it as a clearinghouse and a distributor for knowledge to people across the Front Line focuses on those issues, there, Educational Policy Conferences were planned, policy procedures country before the digital age, researching and sharing the latest information events and news that do not always were birthed, and her books written). Many of the stories she shared in before there was an Internet. receive full discussion. It is our hope her correspondence came from her summer experiences and childhood in The source of her energy and her direction was her time spent in her prayer that it can be used to help neighbor Michigan. talk with neighbor about the closet … on her knees. She faithfully, diligently and fervently sought the Lord issues in a rational and intelligent Leland is also the place where Donna “left the shadowlands” on June 23, for the direction and theme of each annual year’s education conference and was manner as well as to encourage 2020, to enter eternity with her Heavenly Father. She spent the last weeks of so pleased with each speaker as they perfectly augmented or complemented the better citizenship. Thanks to her life in her cottage surrounded by her husband, children, grandchildren, messages of the other speakers. She was amazed as she saw the hand of God as the many of you who faithfully and extended family. We are confident that she heard these words, “Well one speaker followed another ... and saw this again as a result of the prayer of send us ideas, clippings, emails, done, thou good and faithful servant: … enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.” listening to the still small voice of the Holy Spirit. and stories. Keep them coming! (Matthew 25:21) As American streets devolved into Marxist violence in copycat attacks in FRONT LINE As we remember and thank God for her and her work, the board and staff American city after American city, I was struck as I watched my TV, evening PO Box 37054 of The Constitutional Coalition would like to share a few of the tributes we after evening, by the truths of what Donna and her team gave their lives 15820 Clayton Road have received. for. She and we, the speakers at her conference, were all prophets warning St. Louis, MO 63141 I was blessed to receive materials from FRONT LINE for decades, and was America’s parents and America’s politicians that the Marxism that was being Phone: 636-386-1789 saddened to learn of Mrs. Hearne’s passing today, although I know she is in taught through the federally controlled classroom curriculum was going to glory with Our Lord. Her voice was one of hope in the midst of some dismal change America forever. Donna was used by God to warn America of our Editor fate if Marxism prevailed in our American classrooms. Does that mean that The Board of The Constitutional developments in our society. Her faith and wisdom were great and palpable. – Jeff, Brooklyn, NY she failed or that her Constitutional Coalition failed, or her FRONT LINE Coalition magazine failed, or her radio show failed? Absolutely not! Donna succeeded Editorial Assistant I am so deeply sorry for the death of Donna. She lived her life for the glory beyond her wildest dreams. The role of a prophet like Donna is to speak the Landreth Johnson of God. – Donna B. truth, and for over 30 years, Donna did exactly that. She and her talented Senior Staff Thank you for all the ways you have given us resources and information on speakers, year after year, accurately warned America and our government of Susan Merrick, Chriss White freedom. – Darren and Tammy M. the calamity that we’re witnessing today. Donna ensured that the truth of the American classroom experience was told, and she continually threw parents a Advisors/Contributors A treasured friend and conservative warrior/leader … To me and many, lifeline toward educational sanity. Anne Gassel, Mark Hearne, John Donna lived a live of courage, principle and love of country.

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