Just listened to the song "Seven Spanish Angels". A song to cause you to think about life. At the age of 68 I contemplate all that is my life, all I have done and I take in all that is happening in this country now and I think about the future. Not so much my future, but the future of those close to me.
I do not like what is happening in my country. I see the possibility of the death of freedom and I cringe at what could be the future. And I don't understand why it is happening. Not the need for change but what type of changes seem to be coming.
I see the need for change but I look at history and some types of change just do not work. Socialism, communism; neither work. They never have and because of human nature they cannot work. Every time they are tried people die. Not in hundreds or thousands but in millions. Russia, China, Cambodia. Those are just three of the worst.
Yet despite this history what is behind the unrest in the USA. Communists and Socialists. With the same stated goals. A Paradise for the working man. Same as the Russians and Chinese revolutionaries stated their goal was. The result, if they succeed will be the same. Brutal repression and millions of "working men" dead. All for the true goal of pure ruthless power.
There is hope because this country does have many patriots who still believe in our Constitution. I believe most of them realize there is a need to "tweek" that venerable document.
I hope enough people will realize the importance of looking at what has worked in the past and only change what needs changing. Two countries stand out in my mind. The USA (of course, I live here) and Switzerland. They are what I consider "Free" people who recognize the need for government of some type. History has proven their success.
The world is changing. Radical Muslims are being supported by Communist groups and Socialist groups in the Mideast. Both probable think they will have power after the dust settles.
The USA is changing. Labor Unions are being used as pawns. Get enough union people in the streets adding in all the people in all the different front groups and the Fed. Gov. will have the excuse the ones in power want. To clamp down on the truly patriotic.
The front groups I mentioned are like the one here in Pensacola, Fla. Name has "Change" in it. Seems like a political action group until you read the literature closely. Check the website and see what groups they work with and who funds them.
These groups are the cannon fodder. Bodies. Get them and the unions and the Anarchists and Communists and Socialists and they have a lot of bodies. Bodies to get in the streets and demonstrate. Then the gov will have a reason to act.
And it will all be covered by all the MSM. I can hear the anchors telling us inflated numbers with carefully selected camera shots how so many want change. With those who are in power and in government in general I am not hopeful for the future.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Where are they?
For years I have wondered where are all the wealthy people who support constitutional government? The left has George Soros and other wealthy leftists spreading their wealth to support what they believe in. The ACLU mainly files court cases supporting leftists causes.
Has anyone read of any organizations other than think tanks and the John Birch Society supporting constitutional ideas? The militias are grass roots self supporting groups that are reactionary. Something happens and they will respond.
The education system is in poor shape as attested to by the scores achieved in international competitions and declining SAT scores over the past several decades. The cost for education steadily increases with no end in sight. One person or group could change this.
Establish a school. Say for engineering. Hire tech people. You know, engineers, to teach engineering, chemists to teach chemistry, etc. Teach the students what they need for a degree in two years instead of four years.
There will be requirements from the Boards Of Education or whom ever makes the rules for what is required for a degree. All this would have to be researched. If nothing else a math teacher could also teach basket weaving. The last five minutes of his math class could be called Basket Weaving and all students would get an "A". Not any different from what happens now except the class is shorter. Or instead of a college degree a technical certificate would be issued. With high standards to graduate jobs would be there.
That is just one possible way to start correcting "higher" education. I am no expert so I would hope other methods can be found.
In the area I live there are several private schools. The tuition varies from 3 - 4 hundred a month to several thousand a month. My daughter went to the 3 - 4 hundred a month school from kindergarten to ninth grade. When she transferred to public school in the International Baccalaureate program it was astounding how much better her education was compared to kids who were in the public educational system in previous years.
Home school kids are regularly winning National spelling contests, science contests and even Miss Teen USA. What ever method, if any, the public schools are using to educate our children, it ain't working!
Even moderate to small communities have wealthy people. I feel confident some of those wealthy persons call themselves conservative and/or constitutionalists. The time has come for those with the means to stop complaining and use their resources to do something. There are private schools making profits. Why aren't wealthy conservatives opening K - 12 schools based on conservative principles? Heck, I would be happy to see the true history of the USA taught! Many private schools are religious based but not all of them.
Education as taught today is mostly controlled by the left. This has to change to keep our country prosperous, to provide a true education and to sustain our Republic.
Has anyone read of any organizations other than think tanks and the John Birch Society supporting constitutional ideas? The militias are grass roots self supporting groups that are reactionary. Something happens and they will respond.
The education system is in poor shape as attested to by the scores achieved in international competitions and declining SAT scores over the past several decades. The cost for education steadily increases with no end in sight. One person or group could change this.
Establish a school. Say for engineering. Hire tech people. You know, engineers, to teach engineering, chemists to teach chemistry, etc. Teach the students what they need for a degree in two years instead of four years.
There will be requirements from the Boards Of Education or whom ever makes the rules for what is required for a degree. All this would have to be researched. If nothing else a math teacher could also teach basket weaving. The last five minutes of his math class could be called Basket Weaving and all students would get an "A". Not any different from what happens now except the class is shorter. Or instead of a college degree a technical certificate would be issued. With high standards to graduate jobs would be there.
That is just one possible way to start correcting "higher" education. I am no expert so I would hope other methods can be found.
In the area I live there are several private schools. The tuition varies from 3 - 4 hundred a month to several thousand a month. My daughter went to the 3 - 4 hundred a month school from kindergarten to ninth grade. When she transferred to public school in the International Baccalaureate program it was astounding how much better her education was compared to kids who were in the public educational system in previous years.
Home school kids are regularly winning National spelling contests, science contests and even Miss Teen USA. What ever method, if any, the public schools are using to educate our children, it ain't working!
Even moderate to small communities have wealthy people. I feel confident some of those wealthy persons call themselves conservative and/or constitutionalists. The time has come for those with the means to stop complaining and use their resources to do something. There are private schools making profits. Why aren't wealthy conservatives opening K - 12 schools based on conservative principles? Heck, I would be happy to see the true history of the USA taught! Many private schools are religious based but not all of them.
Education as taught today is mostly controlled by the left. This has to change to keep our country prosperous, to provide a true education and to sustain our Republic.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The Rule of Law
Our country was founded under the rule of law, not men. Is this true anymore? A judges rulings are to be based on established law and yet cases are decided by judges, appealed to higher courts and even to the Supreme Court because the original decision is over turned.
Even at the highest level,, the Supreme Court, decisions are seldom unanimous. Is justice served in a 5 to 4 verdict after the reversal of prior verdicts? Whether justice is served, or not, the verdict becomes the law of the land under the Constitution.
Why are cases reversed and why aren't the verdicts unanimous? Why does one judge render a verdict based on his interpretation of the law and upon appeal his verdict is overturned at the next level? There are several possible reasons I can fathom. Laws may not be written clearly which leaves them open to interpretation. The judge rendering the verdict is basing his interpretation of the law on his personal biases instead of the intent of the law. Judges attempt to "write new law" based on their world view and /or biases.
When a court case reaches the Supreme Court it is because there is a constitutional principle involved. When the time arrives where cases are decided by the judges on the Supreme Court based on the judges personal philosophies instead of what is intended in the written document, the Constitution we will no longer have rule of law but instead we will have rule of man.
I think we have arrived at that time and have been there for decades, if not longer. Based on the record of decisions they have made the Supreme Court justices are labeled liberal or conservative. But the document they are interpreting is neither liberal nor is it conservative.That document, the Constitution, is the rules governing a contract between we the people and the institution we have selected to rule us.
In contract law if one party to a contract does not fulfill the obligations of the contract the contract is broken; the contract is null and void. The government that We the People of the United States instituted is not obeying the terms of the contract We agreed to and is using duress to hold us to what they tell us are the new terms of the contract.
Even at the highest level,, the Supreme Court, decisions are seldom unanimous. Is justice served in a 5 to 4 verdict after the reversal of prior verdicts? Whether justice is served, or not, the verdict becomes the law of the land under the Constitution.
Why are cases reversed and why aren't the verdicts unanimous? Why does one judge render a verdict based on his interpretation of the law and upon appeal his verdict is overturned at the next level? There are several possible reasons I can fathom. Laws may not be written clearly which leaves them open to interpretation. The judge rendering the verdict is basing his interpretation of the law on his personal biases instead of the intent of the law. Judges attempt to "write new law" based on their world view and /or biases.
When a court case reaches the Supreme Court it is because there is a constitutional principle involved. When the time arrives where cases are decided by the judges on the Supreme Court based on the judges personal philosophies instead of what is intended in the written document, the Constitution we will no longer have rule of law but instead we will have rule of man.
I think we have arrived at that time and have been there for decades, if not longer. Based on the record of decisions they have made the Supreme Court justices are labeled liberal or conservative. But the document they are interpreting is neither liberal nor is it conservative.That document, the Constitution, is the rules governing a contract between we the people and the institution we have selected to rule us.
In contract law if one party to a contract does not fulfill the obligations of the contract the contract is broken; the contract is null and void. The government that We the People of the United States instituted is not obeying the terms of the contract We agreed to and is using duress to hold us to what they tell us are the new terms of the contract.
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