<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[hughmctavish.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jury-Democracy]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:05:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jurydemocracy.us/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Jensen wants to jail our Secretary of State ]]></title><description><![CDATA[To jail your political opponents is the essence of tyranny.  Scott Jensen is apparently an aspiring tyrant.]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/scott-jensen-wants-to-jail-our-secretary-of-state</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c8a2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2022 21:47:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/606061_b45e30818843433aa9b68b06fc52bda2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_195,h_130,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota can solve the student loan problem for our residents, at little cost to the state.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Student loan debt is a problem.  It is a dagger hanging over the lives of a lot of people. They played by the rules and went to school...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/minnesota-can-solve-the-student-loan-problem-for-our-residents-at-little-cost-to-the-state</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c897</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2022 21:35:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are overpopulated]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are overpopulated.  The world, the United States, and Minnesota are all overpopulated. Life would be better for humans and a lot...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/we-are-overpopulated</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c894</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2022 21:15:44 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Walz is the worst Governor in Minnesota history.]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Tim Walz implemented the lockdowns he decided to to throw 1 in 5 Minnesotans into major clinical depression, to increase crime, to...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/tim-walz-is-the-worst-governor-in-minnesota-history</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c887</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2022 20:37:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation is Tim Walz's fault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ordinarily, you cannot blame a governor for inflation.  Governors have little control over the economy and the federal government is more...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/inflation-is-tim-walz-s-fault</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c88e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2022 20:01:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime and Police Part 2: How to Simultaneously Reduce Crime and Reduce Police Abuse of Civilians]]></title><description><![CDATA[So what should we do now that we are stuck with this large increase in crime?  We probably should bring in more police, but that is not...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/crime-and-police-part-2-how-to-simultaneously-reduce-crime-and-reduce-police-abuse-of-civilians</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c891</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 21:21:29 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime Part 1. Tim Walz deliberately created the crime wave. (Or he's incompetent. Take your pick.)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are undergoing a crime wave in Minnesota, as we all know. Tim Walz, in effect, deliberately decided to increase crime by his lockdown...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/tim-walz-deliberately-created-the-crime-wave-or-he-s-incompetent-take-your-pick</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c896</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 19:54:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Get Your Ideas Enacted Now vs. Under Jury Democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The current system for getting your ideas enacted: Raise money, mostly from rich people and corporations. Convince people in 30 seconds...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/how-to-get-your-ideas-enacted-now-vs-under-jury-democracy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c899</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2022 16:06:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Censorship]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Information You Receive on Public Policy is Censored.  But Jury Democracy Obviates that Problem. Perhaps the main advantage of Jury...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/censorship</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c898</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 18:59:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Am the Only Candidate Who Will Not Close the State Parks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bizarrely, I am the only candidate in this race who will not close state parks.  Tim Walz actually closed them for months because he had...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/i-am-the-only-candidate-who-will-not-close-the-state-parks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c88a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2022 15:57:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NOW Gave Me a D Rating! -- the problem of advocacy groups betraying their missions.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I submitted my positions to the Minnesota Chapter of the National Organization for Women (MN-NOW) in response to their request for...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/now-gave-me-a-d-rating-the-problem-of-advocacy-groups-betraying-their-missions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c89b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2022 17:59:37 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statement on abortion and bodily control after Roe overturned]]></title><description><![CDATA[I completely disagree with the Supreme Court’s decision today overturning Roe v. Wade and for the first time in our nation’s history...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/statement-on-abortion-and-bodily-control-after-roe-overturned</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c8a4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2022 13:56:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Simple Proposal for Healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charge everyone the same price for the same service and disclose your prices like any other business. Yesterday I was experiencing chest...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/my-simple-proposal-for-healthcare</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c89e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2022 20:45:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ideal Form of Government: Jury Democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[What would be the ideal form of government?  I think it would be one where every adult citizen or registered voter is fully informed...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/the-ideal-form-of-government-jury-democracy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c8aa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 20:50:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alone in this race, I favor your right to control your body.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politico reported this past week that a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court suggests the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/alone-in-this-race-i-favor-your-right-to-control-your-body</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c8a9</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2022 18:43:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/MV_TWXCGWqA" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry Aaron was better than Willie Mays]]></title><description><![CDATA[I will take a break from COVID, Jury Democracy, and the governor race to opine on this controversial topic. Joe Posnanski is the best...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/henry-aaron-was-better-than-willie-mays</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c8ad</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2022 17:00:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/606061_05df532eae21419e954ed4225a10f227~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_120,h_180,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Tech Needs to Be Reined in or Preferably Destroyed]]></title><description><![CDATA[An opinion piece by Kevin Roberts of the Heritage Foundation with the title “Big Tech Has Become an Enemy of the People” appeared in the...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/big-tech-needs-to-be-reined-in-or-preferably-destroyed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c88c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:41:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Senate Votes 100 to 0 For a Bad Idea]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate unanimously--yes, unanimously--passed a bill to make Daylight Savings Time permanent.  Here's the story:...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/u-s-senate-votes-100-to-0-for-a-bad-idea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c893</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:41:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kicked Out of My Church for Standing Up for the Downtrodden by Refusing to Wear a Mask]]></title><description><![CDATA[Immediately after a wonderful sermon preaching that we should all get  along and maskers and anti-maskers should stop hating each other,...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/kicked-out-of-my-church-for-standing-up-for-the-downtrodden-by-refusing-to-wear-a-mask</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c895</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:41:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/h8nSSPHgABw" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaccine Mandates are Absolutely Insane]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no logical basis for requiring vaccination against COVID to travel or enter a restaurant or work in any context. I get a little...]]></description><link>https://www.jurydemocracy.us/post/vaccine-mandates-are-absolutely-insane</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687778b1ad0f70a88dc2c890</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:41:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/B3pU-gzLuo8" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Hugh McTavish</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>