Back to talking about Congress. Specifically, Article 1, Sections 5-10 of the US Constitution. Lets find out what powers Congress has. Article I Section 5: Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority
Mike Reads a Book: The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov The Foundation is considered a classic Sci-Fi novel. Most people know Isaac Asimov for his iRobot novel that was made into a movie
Back to talking about Congress. Specifically, Article 1, Sections 5-10 of the US Constitution. Lets find out what powers Congress has. Article I Section 5: Each House shall be the Judge of the
Here we're getting into the meat of the thing. Today I'm writing about Article 1, Sections 1-4 of the US Constitution. This covers what Congress is, and how they're elected. For ease of
The Book: The Swarm by Orson Scott Card While on my deployment, I've really taken some time to relax on the beach and read. On my first weekend here, I went to the
2020 was a year full of firsts. My first father's day, my first pandemic, my first deployment. 2021 has certainly already had it's share of firsts, but today isn't one of them. I
The Constitution: The Preamble. Thoughts from Mike Helmers
One of the most frustrating tasks I have completed in my military career is how to put together a promotion packet. This is the packet required for advancing to any NCO rank within
Here's my abridged history of Cuba. While we do not know much about per-Columbian Cuba, the island was inhabited by an Arawak tribe called the Taíno. After Christopher Columbus landed in 1492, things
I will soon be mobilized and sent to an undisclosed location
“…I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate.” -Martin Luther King Jr. I’ve spent much time over the
I love my wife, Kristin Helmers. She’s simply the best. Today we both overslept, but she woke me up. In a panic I started going through my daily motions and started
Kristin feeding James his first brunch I had a manly Sunday. It began as many Sundays do, with brunch. Now, I once read that Brunch without booze is just a sad late breakfast,