Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

Pretending that voter fraud does not exist puts the integrity of our voting process at risk.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

Voter fraud especially matters when elections are close.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

Great leaders find a way to rise above politics while at the same time keeping their party's loyalists in the fold.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

While childless couples are constantly asked, 'Why they are not having children,' my husband and I are bombarded with a different set of questions: 'Why would you have so many?' or 'Are you done having children?'

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

If a student believes that taking too many exams is hard or skipping advanced courses for a lighter load is a better deal, just wait until he or she goes to college and needs to prepare for finals or has to figure out complex work problems in a stressful environment.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

Employing a low-key, Midwestern charisma, Mike Pence proved he knows how to win over an audience.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

On the IRS website, they claim to be one of the world's most efficient tax administrators. The IRS officials might know how to collect taxes, but surely know how to misspend the funds.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

Scandals have impacted many politicians' careers and aspirations. Some have survived, and others have fallen.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

Republicans want less taxes so we can create jobs; however, we cannot win by solely focusing on an economic message of lower taxes and smaller government.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

A campaign adviser can change the outside appearance of the candidate, but the ideology and personality of the candidate remains the same.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

Roe v. Wade used raw judicial power to overturn the democratically passed laws in every state in the country and remove state restrictions on abortion.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

Christians and religious individuals are quickly demonized and not tolerated by the dogmatic left if their views differ.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

Despite his critics, Rubio has skillfully managed the expectations of many conservatives and effectively made his case for immigration reform, while working with other members to continuously improve the legislation.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

For my family, belief in God and in the resurrection of Jesus Christ brings such hope and promise to our lives. It strengthens our family and our marriage as we focus on Christ as our example of pure love, compassion and tolerance towards others. This positive message is one that helps us become better people each day.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

Americans are waking up to the tragedy of abortions.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

How many times did your parents tell you to eat your food because there were starving children in Africa? Throwing away food was considered a sin in my family.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

Thousands of children entering the country illegally have become the face of the immigration crisis in the U.S.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

One 'I am woman/Hear me roar' speech may play well with her allies in the media, but women need to look beyond her rhetoric and the snazzy ads. If they do, they'll quickly realize that the Hillary Clinton who bashed women and called them bimbos in the 1990s is the real Hillary Clinton running for the White House in 2016.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

Legal immigrants deserve respect for following the laws of our nation and completing the process. This is not an extreme concept. It is a matter of simply protecting our nation's sovereignty and knowing who is coming into our nation.

Mercedes Schlapp
Mercedes Schlapp

Faith is a gift. Some feel like they were never blessed with it, others just casually let it fall away.