Every November, Americans gather to give thanks—for family, for food, for freedom. But buried beneath the sentimental retellings and schoolroom myths lies a powerful truth about Thanksgiving that rarely gets the attention it deserves.

Omnibus bills, trillion-dollar scams, and the illusion of choice in a government that never votes on honesty or restraint.

The PA House devolved into an expletive filled shouting match at the Capital on October 1 following a speech by local House Rep, Mandy Steele . Steel made an impassioned speech that heavily cited the murder of Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntyre by a career criminal sporting using a pistol illegally altered to allow for automatic fire. (Brackenridge is among the communities Steele represents, providing political incentive.) Steele concluded her comments with the statement, " A no vote...