Joe Platt

Board Member

jplatt@fuse.net

A lawyer and actively engaged member of Southwest Ohio, Joe serves as our resident Political Analyst on a wide variety subjects. Always looking out for individual taxpayers and their rights.

About Article V

by Dale Maris I don’t understand people who opposes our constitution or at least parts of it. The Article V that the EmpowerU guest is strongly against, is... more»

Repositioning the Federal Government to Servant, Not Master

By Diana Telles, State Communications Coordinator, Convention of States Ohio The power and jurisdiction of our federal government is undeniably excessive. In addition... more»

EmpowerU Managing Board Member Dan Regenold given the finger and asked where his “swastika” was?

EmpowerU Managing Board Member Dan Regenold given the finger and asked where his "swastika" was? more»

Vote Now or Forever Hold Your Peace

Why should you vote in every primary election and in every general election? Elections are important in the United States as that is how we are represented in the... more»

Brendan Shea Resolution

If you happened to hear my presentation for EmpowerU this past Thursday (Oct. 6), you will recall that I spoke about the separation of powers and that the... more»

Hamilton County Goes Woke

Hamilton County Ohio Goes Woke! Whistleblower Reports Hostile Messaging Towards White Employees and $1 Million Spent on Equity Agreements. Oh, and What About... more»

There’s Just So Much Pork

Some of the most ridiculous spending by our government as reported by Bill Hoffmann in Newsmax. $6.9 million for smart toilets (cameras inside), $478,188 to... more»

Are You the Next “Militia Violent Extremist?”

August 8, 2022 Dear Friend, On Friday, in a leaked document provided by a whistleblower to Project Veritas, the Betsy Ross flag, the Gadsden Flag... more»

Charles McMicken and the Redskins

By: Tom Hagedorn The Communist Manifesto concludes with the following words: “Communists openly declare that their ends can be attained ONLY by the forcible overthrow... more»

Kevin Aldridge is Not a Talented Writer

Kevin Aldridge is not a talented writer more»

A Few Things I Learned During EmpowerU’s 23rd Semester

So many things happened during our 23rd Semester it is not possible to chronicle them all. Here are a few things that really caught my attention from the semester: more»

CRT “Do-Gooders” at Turpin High School Just Can’t Help Themselves

StopCriticalRaceTheory.com is an Initiative of EmpowerUOhio.org One exercise, entitled in the outline as “Step to the Line”, is actually a CRT exercise... more»

Get Started on the Gardening Season

Who is ready to start gardening? I am so ready for spring. Now we can’t get our tomatoes and peppers out yet but there are some plants that can survive a light freeze... more»

Thoughts About EmpowerU’s Session on Childhood Trauma

EmpowerU sponsored a Class on Childhood Trauma on March 17 EmpowerU hosted a session on Childhood Trauma on March 17, 2021 at EmpowerU Studio. We advertised that... more»

About Our Live Events

About Our Live Events: It is our preference to make masks optional at our live events. However, Governor DeWine’s current law for the State of Ohio requires masks to be... more»

“Radical” Ohio Board of Education

Letter Sent to Governor Mike DeWineMarch 11, 2021 Governor Mike DeWine Governor’s OfficeRiffe Center, 30th Floor, 77 th South High StreetColumbus,... more»

Thinking Differently

January 11, 2021 Happy New Year to You, The events of the past week are some of the most concerning in my life. What happened at the Capital Building was... more»

New Social Media Accounts

EmpowerU new Social Media Accounts effective immediately 11-19-20. Please join us on these Social Media accounts if you can. The best way to keep track of our events is... more»

Two Things Got Away From Me This Semester…

Two things that got away from me this semester that I didn’t have a chance to talk to you about. The First is Critical Race Theory and how it is starting in Hamilton... more»

Ruth Hartman Essay Contest

Ruth Hartman was among the first women in the military, serving in the US Navy WAVES during World War ll. Stationed at the Norfolk Naval Air Station, she repaired planes... more»

Think and Grow Rich

Tim Burgess recently joined us for a class on Fear and how to take it and use it to you advantage. Tim has invited anyone who wants to learn more about Fear and get more... more»

Alicia Reece’s Bad “Basement Strategy”

By Dan Regenold, Managing Board Member EmpowerU, as in previous years, is sponsoring a debate for the candidates running for Hamilton County Commission on October 15,... more»

Economy can’t take the Burden of Issue 7

By Joe Platt During this ‘virus’ economic downturn, Rep. Bill Seitz, Councilmember Jeff Pastor and Auditor Dusty Rhodes are still proponents of Issue 7, increasing... more»