First Political Office: January 12, 1987 - Washington House of Representatives
First Federal Office: January 3, 1993 - United States House of Representatives
Current Federal Office: United States Senator January 3, 2001 - Present
Private Sector Employment: Vice President of Consumer Products - RealNetworks 1995-1999
United States Debt January 31, 1993: $4.167 Trillion
United States Debt January 31, 2001 $5.716 Trillion
United States Debt November 8, 2023: 33.706 Trillion
Debt added during Senate Tenure: $27.99 Trillion
Average price of gas 1993: $1.11
Average price of gas 2001: $1.46
Average price of gas 2023: $3.40
Increase in the price of gas during Senate Tenure: $2.29 or $34.35 for 15 gallons of gas.
Average price of public college in 1993: $6,210
Average price of public college in 2001: $9,030
Average price of public college in 2023: $27,841
Increase in the price of college during Senate Tenure: $18,811
Cumulative Rate of Inflation from 2001 to 2023 is 73.89%.
Congressional approval rating 1993: 24%
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Thomas Aquinas is credited as one of the greatest proponents of natural law. During his time in Cologne he was taught by Albertus Magnus. Magnus used the teachings of Aristotle in his mentorship of Thomas Aquinas.
Samuel Adams believed in American Independence from Great Britain. He is one of the most well know Son's of Liberty. On August 1, 1776 he gave a speech to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
This month this community will focus on Natural Law. What is Natural Law? How is it applied in real world situations? What are the alternatives to Natural Law? These are some of the issues that will be discussed this month.
“Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity.”
Lord Acton
