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Most important part William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-3-26
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: The beginning is the most important part of the work.
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Paying the most doesn’t always get you the best
By Bob Small
The automatic pay raise that our Lawmakers recently received brings their base salary “to more than double the national average for lawmakers across the country.”
As of Dec. 1, their annual base salary is $113,750 To compare, The National Council of State Legislatures says “average annual base salary for a state legislator in the U.S. Is $47,904”. Only California and New York have higher salaries. “Rep. Russ Diamond has been an advocate for eliminating COLAs for state lawmakers “ He is a Republican who currently represents the 102nd District.
For a two decade history of the pay raise debacle see There was a put the “No in November Campaign”, one of the results being the non-retention of “ Russell Nigro, with 51 percent voting to dump him. It was the first time that a judge has been tossed off the bench in the 36 years since the state established its retention system, which seeks voter approval of elected judges every 10 years. Vince Fumo and other convicted State Legislators eventually had to return their pensions received while in prison. Both are former Reps. Bill
Tim Potts, Democracy Rising President, said “How things get done determines what things get done. And if that process is corrupt, you’re probably not going to get a very good result.” Rock the Capitol’s Eric Epstein said, “Reform in Pennsylvania is like spraying perfume in a sewer.” As of 2025, only New York and California Legislators are paid more.
Representative Jeremy Schaeffer (R-28) proposed a bill to suspend these automatic legislative pay raises.
Pennsylvania, by the way, has the largest full-time legislative body in the country, with 253 lawmakers in the state House and Senate. “
By the way, Pennsylvania could end the year with the lowest number of new laws in at least a decade
They only passed 65 bills this year. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is for you, the public, to judge.
Are any of your local Legislators worth $113K?
Chicken’s step William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-2-26
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: After New Year’s ever day gets longer by a chicken’s step.
Czech Proverb
The 2025 Bill of Rights Banquet
By Bob Small
On Dec. 15, we, and at least 99 others, ranging in age from under one to ninety, were at Yoder’s in Lancaster, Pa. for the 34th Annual Bill of Rights Banquet. This multi-ethnic crowd was there to celebrate the US foundational document, the Bill of Rights, now in it’s 234th year.
This year’s speaker was Tim Brubaker, the Pastor of Cornerstone Independent Baptist Church in Leola, PA. His speech was entitled “Battle for Freedom, the Biblical Basis of our Rights”. He discussed a number of causes and persons, including Baptists for Biblical Values and one of our personal heroes, Curt Weldon.
He emphasized that “God is over Government”, among other emphatic statements. He also quoted the late Charlie Kirk sayiang “Find a Bible-preaching church and get rooted in God’s Word.”
He can also be heard on Pastor Tim Brubaker – Cornerstone Independent Baptist Church. He can also be heard on About – Cornerstone Independent Baptist Church and has been included in The Conservative Voice – WWDB-AM.
There was a number of informational brochures about different conservative organizations, some of which have already been covered in this Blog ,but many recently started. Of course BillLawrenceOnline – News, Entertainment, Enlightenment was mentioned front and center.
This gives us hope for the New Year. We will be following up on some of the thirty groups mentioned on the program and those who left flyers on the side tables.
Will vanish like evil spirits William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-1-26
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit puzzle: Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
Thomas Jefferson