(A book Irene encourages you to read) In Andre Harper’s book Political Emancipation, a book he wrote about his “personal political odyssey and experiences leading to his departure from the Democratic party and led to his political emancipation followed by his emergence as an independent thinker;” he writes,

 “. . .  the Republican Party was the party of principles.  From the beginning, the Party believed in individual freedom, patriotism, limiting government, protecting our land and despite the contentious political climate of the day, it fought to end slavery.  I can’t imagine the courage it took for those men to oppose an institution that directly resulted in early wealth creation of this nation.  The abolition of slavery could have potentially destroyed the economy of this country.  Nonetheless, they fought to end it anyway because principles trump the situational ethics practiced by Democrats.” 

(A book Irene encourages you to read) In Andre Harper’s book Political Emancipation, a book he wrote about his “personal political odyssey and experiences leading to his departure from the Democratic party and led to his political emancipation followed by his emergence as an independent thinker;” he writes,

 “I am a firm believer that times change put people don’t.  God made the Ten Commandments over 2000 years ago because man was having issues with murder, larceny and adultery just as they are today.  I believe that the same sentiments sill run our tow political parties even though the names have changed through the years.” 

(A book Irene encourages you to read) In Andre Harper’s book Political Emancipation, a book he wrote about his “personal political odyssey and experiences leading to his departure from the Democratic party and led to his political emancipation followed by his emergence as an independent thinker;” he writes,

 “Issues like violence, crime, teenage pregnancy, the proliferation of AIDS in our community and education are issues that we should be handling ourselves instead of petitioning others to remedy.  Somehow our leaders seem to ignore this because championing issues like personal responsibility aren’t as lucrative as the war in Iraq or presidential politics.  It’s like the old folks used to say “Sweep around your own front door before you try to sweep around mine.”  Bill Cosby is correct; our community needs to focus on self-improvement.” 

(A book Irene encourages you to read) In Andre Harper’s book Political Emancipation, a book he wrote about his “personal political odyssey and experiences leading to his departure from the Democratic party and led to his political emancipation followed by his emergence as an independent thinker;” he writes,

 “. . .. the importance of standing up for what you believe in and that the leader will be the one who suffers the most while others benefit from their sacrifice . . . it’s important to have a purpose and a desired outcome whenever you decide to take risks.”