Clete Wetli, Author at BamaPolitics.com

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Clete Wetli is former Chair of the Madison County Democrats and a liberal political activist.

Early Voting Will Move Alabama Forward

by Clete Wetli on April 1, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

This bill is another opportunity for Alabama to move forward. For too long, we’ve approached sensible legislation like this with an obstinate attitude of baseless oppositional defiance.

Alabama Needs Common Core Standards, Not More Bureaucratic Obstacles

by Clete Wetli on March 24, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

Marsh and his conservative legislator cronies are doing their best to politicize education rather than improve it. Instead of letting educators make informed decisions and do their jobs, Marsh and company seem more interested in forcing public schools to offer Bible classes and to reinsert outdated education standards that are decades old.

Alabama Needs To Decriminalize Marijuana Possession

by Clete Wetli on March 18, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

H.B. 96 is a major first step in reforming harsh sentencing laws that have had a devastating impact on our state. It would certainly relieve pressure on our overburdened courts and judges. Passing H.B. 96 would be a great bipartisan win for our state.

Congressman Mo Brooks’ No Vote On Bigotry Resolution Fuels Division

by Clete Wetli on March 11, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

Sign Hanging In Business Denouncing Hate

Just as Democrats need to be honest and call out Omar for her comments that were clearly anti-Semitic, Republicans need to call out Brooks for his continual fear-mongering language and his disturbing advocacy of a make-believe “War on Whites”.

Trump CPAC Speech Shows GOP Is Lost

by Clete Wetli on March 4, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

The GOP is no longer the party of conservatism. It’s certainly not the party of Lincoln anymore and it’s not the fabled, shining city on a hill envisioned by Reagan. It’s now more like a gaudy casino that has been hijacked by Trump and his enablers.

Alabama GOP About To Eat Crow Over Proposed Gas Tax

by Clete Wetli on February 25, 2019 in Alabama Opinion Editorials

After years of vociferously attacking any type of taxation or revenue increase for public services as inherently evil, the Alabama GOP is awkwardly poised to battle a rhetorical nightmare of its own creation. It ironically illuminates the hypocrisy of the GOP platform because finding revenue […]

Early Voting Will Move Alabama Forward

Alabama Needs Common Core Standards, Not More Bureaucratic Obstacles

Alabama Needs To Decriminalize Marijuana Possession

Congressman Mo Brooks’ No Vote On Bigotry Resolution Fuels Division

Trump CPAC Speech Shows GOP Is Lost

Alabama GOP About To Eat Crow Over Proposed Gas Tax

Tuberville Fails with Education Comments

Alabama’s Silent War on the Press

Five Questions With Bradley Byrne

Madison County Receives Highest Credit Rating Upgrade Ever

Tow Woes Abound in the Port City

Five Questions With Doug Jones

Tow Woes Abound in the Port City

Alabama’s Silent War on the Press

Five Questions With Bradley Byrne

Tuberville Fails with Education Comments