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-- Natan Sharansky

The Case For Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror.

Simply put: Freedom is essential for Security and Prosperity, and every People and Nation deserve to live Free in a Democratic Society.

Natan Sharansky, a former Soviet dissident, political prisoner, and human rights icon who has spent his life championing democracy and freedom. His latest book is Defending Identity: Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy.

So, what does that have to do with being an American? Much, if you were not aware. But then, if your education is a product of current educational trends, you have been taught that anything that divides one group of people from another is evil. National Identity, Language Identity, Religious Identity, Gender Identity
. . . all have the propensity to divide one group from another.

But, let me ask you this: don't you love members of your own family more than you love people of other families? If you answer truthfully, I think you will say, “Yes.” Is that somehow evil? I don't think so. Isn't it Natural and Normal to love your own Papa and Mama more than you love the Papa and Mama of a school friend?

Look also at the Hypocrisy of the School System in this. When it comes to Competitions, Team Loyalty is unabashedly promoted without apology, just as in Society, in general. The Bulls are Rivals of the Gators, and the Gators are Rivals of the Bulldogs, and the Huskers are Rivals of Big Blue, and the Rays are Rivals of the Yankees.

The Teams are representatives of the City that hosts them. And, most people in that City are unswervingly loyal to their Team, even to the point of physical altercation, on occasion. Teams which have not garnered Loyalty form their Host City have more than once moved on to another City.

That brings us to the Real Point. If you don't feel enough Loyalty to something to fight for it, you are very likely to lose it. If you do not believe in America enough to fight and even die for it, you are certainly liable to lose the Freedom which it affords you. The enemies of Freedom and Democracy see America as the Shining Light Symbol of Freedom and Democracy in the World.

Those enemies are loyal enough to their Ideals, and do believe in their cause enough to die for it. And, what more glorious a death can they have than dying in their quest to snuff out and bring down the Beacon of Liberty.

Do you have enough American Identity?  Can you have too much American Nationalism?  Do you actually cherish your Freedom?

"No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve. This is no time for ceremony.
. . .Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death!”

-- Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775.

Decadence:
- process of civilization's decline: a process of decline or decay in a society, especially in its morals
- state of decline: the condition of a civilization in decline
- immorality: a state of uninhibited immoral self-indulgence

Totalitarianism: (in political science)
- the system of government and ideology in which all social, political, economic, intellectual, cultural, and spiritual activities are subordinated to the purposes of the rulers of a state.

LA

-- Natan Sharansky

The Case For Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror.

Simply put: Freedom is essential for Security and Prosperity, and every People and Nation deserve to live Free in a Democratic Society.

Natan Sharansky, a former Soviet dissident, political prisoner, and human rights icon who has spent his life championing democracy and freedom. His latest book is Defending Identity: Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy.

So, what does that have to do with being an American? Much, if you were not aware. But then, if your education is a product of current educational trends, you have been taught that anything that divides one group of people from another is evil. National Identity, Language Identity, Religious Identity, Gender Identity
. . . all have the propensity to divide one group from another.

But, let me ask you this: don't you love members of your own family more than you love people of other families? If you answer truthfully, I think you will say, “Yes.” Is that somehow evil? I don't think so. Isn't it Natural and Normal to love your own Papa and Mama more than you love the Papa and Mama of a school friend?

Look also at the Hypocrisy of the School System in this. When it comes to Competitions, Team Loyalty is unabashedly promoted without apology, just as in Society, in general. The Bulls are Rivals of the Gators, and the Gators are Rivals of the Bulldogs, and the Huskers are Rivals of Big Blue, and the Rays are Rivals of the Yankees.

The Teams are representatives of the City that hosts them. And, most people in that City are unswervingly loyal to their Team, even to the point of physical altercation, on occasion. Teams which have not garnered Loyalty form their Host City have more than once moved on to another City.

That brings us to the Real Point. If you don't feel enough Loyalty to something to fight for it, you are very likely to lose it. If you do not believe in America enough to fight and even die for it, you are certainly liable to lose the Freedom which it affords you. The enemies of Freedom and Democracy see America as the Shining Light Symbol of Freedom and Democracy in the World.

Those enemies are loyal enough to their Ideals, and do believe in their cause enough to die for it. And, what more glorious a death can they have than dying in their quest to snuff out and bring down the Beacon of Liberty.

Do you have enough American Identity?  Can you have too much American Nationalism?  Do you actually cherish your Freedom?

"No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve. This is no time for ceremony.
. . .Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death!”

-- Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775.

Decadence:
- process of civilization's decline: a process of decline or decay in a society, especially in its morals
- state of decline: the condition of a civilization in decline
- immorality: a state of uninhibited immoral self-indulgence

Totalitarianism: (in political science)
- the system of government and ideology in which all social, political, economic, intellectual, cultural, and spiritual activities are subordinated to the purposes of the rulers of a state.

DC

-- Natan Sharansky

The Case For Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror.

Simply put: Freedom is essential for Security and Prosperity, and every People and Nation deserve to live Free in a Democratic Society.

Natan Sharansky, a former Soviet dissident, political prisoner, and human rights icon who has spent his life championing democracy and freedom. His latest book is Defending Identity: Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy.

So, what does that have to do with being an American? Much, if you were not aware. But then, if your education is a product of current educational trends, you have been taught that anything that divides one group of people from another is evil. National Identity, Language Identity, Religious Identity, Gender Identity
. . . all have the propensity to divide one group from another.

But, let me ask you this: don't you love members of your own family more than you love people of other families? If you answer truthfully, I think you will say, “Yes.” Is that somehow evil? I don't think so. Isn't it Natural and Normal to love your own Papa and Mama more than you love the Papa and Mama of a school friend?

Look also at the Hypocrisy of the School System in this. When it comes to Competitions, Team Loyalty is unabashedly promoted without apology, just as in Society, in general. The Bulls are Rivals of the Gators, and the Gators are Rivals of the Bulldogs, and the Huskers are Rivals of Big Blue, and the Rays are Rivals of the Yankees.

The Teams are representatives of the City that hosts them. And, most people in that City are unswervingly loyal to their Team, even to the point of physical altercation, on occasion. Teams which have not garnered Loyalty form their Host City have more than once moved on to another City.

That brings us to the Real Point. If you don't feel enough Loyalty to something to fight for it, you are very likely to lose it. If you do not believe in America enough to fight and even die for it, you are certainly liable to lose the Freedom which it affords you. The enemies of Freedom and Democracy see America as the Shining Light Symbol of Freedom and Democracy in the World.

Those enemies are loyal enough to their Ideals, and do believe in their cause enough to die for it. And, what more glorious a death can they have than dying in their quest to snuff out and bring down the Beacon of Liberty.

Do you have enough American Identity?  Can you have too much American Nationalism?  Do you actually cherish your Freedom?

"No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve. This is no time for ceremony.
. . .Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death!”

-- Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775.

Decadence:
- process of civilization's decline: a process of decline or decay in a society, especially in its morals
- state of decline: the condition of a civilization in decline
- immorality: a state of uninhibited immoral self-indulgence

Totalitarianism: (in political science)
- the system of government and ideology in which all social, political, economic, intellectual, cultural, and spiritual activities are subordinated to the purposes of the rulers of a state.

DEN

-- Natan Sharansky

The Case For Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror.

Simply put: Freedom is essential for Security and Prosperity, and every People and Nation deserve to live Free in a Democratic Society.

Natan Sharansky, a former Soviet dissident, political prisoner, and human rights icon who has spent his life championing democracy and freedom. His latest book is Defending Identity: Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy.

So, what does that have to do with being an American? Much, if you were not aware. But then, if your education is a product of current educational trends, you have been taught that anything that divides one group of people from another is evil. National Identity, Language Identity, Religious Identity, Gender Identity
. . . all have the propensity to divide one group from another.

But, let me ask you this: don't you love members of your own family more than you love people of other families? If you answer truthfully, I think you will say, “Yes.” Is that somehow evil? I don't think so. Isn't it Natural and Normal to love your own Papa and Mama more than you love the Papa and Mama of a school friend?

Look also at the Hypocrisy of the School System in this. When it comes to Competitions, Team Loyalty is unabashedly promoted without apology, just as in Society, in general. The Bulls are Rivals of the Gators, and the Gators are Rivals of the Bulldogs, and the Huskers are Rivals of Big Blue, and the Rays are Rivals of the Yankees.

The Teams are representatives of the City that hosts them. And, most people in that City are unswervingly loyal to their Team, even to the point of physical altercation, on occasion. Teams which have not garnered Loyalty form their Host City have more than once moved on to another City.

That brings us to the Real Point. If you don't feel enough Loyalty to something to fight for it, you are very likely to lose it. If you do not believe in America enough to fight and even die for it, you are certainly liable to lose the Freedom which it affords you. The enemies of Freedom and Democracy see America as the Shining Light Symbol of Freedom and Democracy in the World.

Those enemies are loyal enough to their Ideals, and do believe in their cause enough to die for it. And, what more glorious a death can they have than dying in their quest to snuff out and bring down the Beacon of Liberty.

Do you have enough American Identity?  Can you have too much American Nationalism?  Do you actually cherish your Freedom?

"No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve. This is no time for ceremony.
. . .Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death!”

-- Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775.

Decadence:
- process of civilization's decline: a process of decline or decay in a society, especially in its morals
- state of decline: the condition of a civilization in decline
- immorality: a state of uninhibited immoral self-indulgence

Totalitarianism: (in political science)
- the system of government and ideology in which all social, political, economic, intellectual, cultural, and spiritual activities are subordinated to the purposes of the rulers of a state.

ORL

-- Natan Sharansky

The Case For Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror.

Simply put: Freedom is essential for Security and Prosperity, and every People and Nation deserve to live Free in a Democratic Society.

Natan Sharansky, a former Soviet dissident, political prisoner, and human rights icon who has spent his life championing democracy and freedom. His latest book is Defending Identity: Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy.

So, what does that have to do with being an American? Much, if you were not aware. But then, if your education is a product of current educational trends, you have been taught that anything that divides one group of people from another is evil. National Identity, Language Identity, Religious Identity, Gender Identity
. . . all have the propensity to divide one group from another.

But, let me ask you this: don't you love members of your own family more than you love people of other families? If you answer truthfully, I think you will say, “Yes.” Is that somehow evil? I don't think so. Isn't it Natural and Normal to love your own Papa and Mama more than you love the Papa and Mama of a school friend?

Look also at the Hypocrisy of the School System in this. When it comes to Competitions, Team Loyalty is unabashedly promoted without apology, just as in Society, in general. The Bulls are Rivals of the Gators, and the Gators are Rivals of the Bulldogs, and the Huskers are Rivals of Big Blue, and the Rays are Rivals of the Yankees.

The Teams are representatives of the City that hosts them. And, most people in that City are unswervingly loyal to their Team, even to the point of physical altercation, on occasion. Teams which have not garnered Loyalty form their Host City have more than once moved on to another City.

That brings us to the Real Point. If you don't feel enough Loyalty to something to fight for it, you are very likely to lose it. If you do not believe in America enough to fight and even die for it, you are certainly liable to lose the Freedom which it affords you. The enemies of Freedom and Democracy see America as the Shining Light Symbol of Freedom and Democracy in the World.

Those enemies are loyal enough to their Ideals, and do believe in their cause enough to die for it. And, what more glorious a death can they have than dying in their quest to snuff out and bring down the Beacon of Liberty.

Do you have enough American Identity?  Can you have too much American Nationalism?  Do you actually cherish your Freedom?

"No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve. This is no time for ceremony.
. . .Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death!”

-- Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775.

Decadence:
- process of civilization's decline: a process of decline or decay in a society, especially in its morals
- state of decline: the condition of a civilization in decline
- immorality: a state of uninhibited immoral self-indulgence

Totalitarianism: (in political science)
- the system of government and ideology in which all social, political, economic, intellectual, cultural, and spiritual activities are subordinated to the purposes of the rulers of a state.

TB

Mister President Bush,
George, if I may;

I am a Native and Lifelong Resident of the Great State of Florida, Blessed to be a Citizen of the Great Nation of the United States of America, and Veteran of Service in Vietnam (Long Binh, RVN, 1970-71). My birthday is September eleventh. My wife died in April, 2007, and I celebrated Independence Day alone, this year.

I am writing about some very serious concerns I have . . . those being our steady march away from the Social, Moral, and Political Traditions which made this Country such a Great Nation. Sometimes, when I focus on the state of our Country, today, I wish my name was on “The Wall,” so I wouldn't have to witness it.

I have no doubt that the Founding Fathers would be incensed if they could speak from their present places. Not even Benedict Arnold would approve of what we have become over the past thirty years! John F. Kennedy would surely feel betrayed, as would Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well. You saw your Dad's face fall in the treacherous climate of politics, and you, yourself, have been the target of many unreasoned and unpatriotic barbs and arrows.

I believe the Holy Bible (as originally written) is the inerrant Word of God. As much as it depends upon me, I will be at peace with all. I know that many who say they are Christian do not care for or obey the teachings of Jesus.

I believe the Constitution of the United States, including the first ten amendments (as originally written) and subsequent amendments passed by prescribed process, are the only legitimate law of this Nation UNDER GOD; that the tenets of our Constitution can be plainly understood by The Common Folk, as well as the erudite; and that those who would change those plain meanings by any craft or crook are Traitors to us all.

You, Sir; I believe you are as honest as any politician can be in a system where there is so much “Spiritual Wickedness in High Places.” And, I have a lot of respect and admiration for you.

My Civics Classes, in 1969, taught me that “Checks and Balances” are built into the structure of our Government, through the balance between the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch. But now, all but a tiny minority of our “representatives” in Congress are embenched and entrenched in the Legal Profession. This means that the Legislative Branch has been summarily co-opted by the Judicial Branch. The Executive Branch is at a two-thirds disadvantage in almost all matters of Policy and Law.

Through the relativistic viewpoints of Liberal and Judicial Activism, Concrete Values have been ruled obsolete. God is “Ruled Out” by the Courts, Prayer and reference to the Bible is “Ruled out” by the Courts, and Free speech is “Ruled Out” by the “Politically Correct” lobby, if it “offends” even one antagonist against Traditions. “Hate Crimes” Legislation is applicable only to Traditionalists and Reactionaries, while the antagonists against Traditions are immune.

Laws against Business Monopolies, Financial Usury, Fiduciary Responsibility, Vice, etc., have fallen by the wayside as the Economy has been Financialized, Manufacturers have moved production facilities offshore, and States have instituted Lotteries (the most deceitful tax method ever devised).

Prosecutors once had the Duty [sic: 95 So2d 525] to Discover evidence that was Favorable to an Accused, as well as that which would tend toward Conviction. Now, Prosecutors actually hide any known Exculpatory and/or Mitigating Evidence, and the practice is approved of and protected by “Prosecutorial Immunity” provisions. Any Public Defender [provided as a result of Gideon v. Wainwright (Florida Department of Corrections), 372 U.S. 335 (1963)], becomes very unpopular if they protest or press that issue in any but murder cases.

Ex Post Facto Law is twice prohibited in Article I, of the Constitution, as is Double Jeopardy prohibited by the Fifth Amendment. However, in spite of such Constitutional Guarantees, a person acquitted in a Criminal proceeding can be sued and found liable in a Civil Court; a person sentenced in 1985 can be held Feloniously Liable under a Law enacted in 1997; and, Judges can set aside the Majority Vote of a Public Referendum in almost any State.

The Police, by the way, are also victims in all this, to the point they are quick to quip, “We don't make the Law, we just enforce it.” Believe me, they are well aware, and sensitive in the extreme, of the fact that such a statement equates them with the police force of a totalitarian regime of Europe, following 1930. But, if they don't obey, they lose their jobs.

Well Sir, I just felt the need to vent, and I am of the belief that these issues would matter to you, as well; but I think your eyes will be shielded from this by some well meaning(?) staffer who believes that even a "lame duck" should not address such issues, and you are usually hassled by the Tyranny of the Urgent (managed by similar staffers) to the point that these escape your notice.

God Bless You, Mister President. I will be sorry to see you leave the Office.

DFW

Mister President Bush,
George, if I may;

I am a Native and Lifelong Resident of the Great State of Florida, Blessed to be a Citizen of the Great Nation of the United States of America, and Veteran of Service in Vietnam (Long Binh, RVN, 1970-71). My birthday is September eleventh. My wife died in April, 2007, and I celebrated Independence Day alone, this year.

I am writing about some very serious concerns I have . . . those being our steady march away from the Social, Moral, and Political Traditions which made this Country such a Great Nation. Sometimes, when I focus on the state of our Country, today, I wish my name was on “The Wall,” so I wouldn't have to witness it.

I have no doubt that the Founding Fathers would be incensed if they could speak from their present places. Not even Benedict Arnold would approve of what we have become over the past thirty years! John F. Kennedy would surely feel betrayed, as would Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well. You saw your Dad's face fall in the treacherous climate of politics, and you, yourself, have been the target of many unreasoned and unpatriotic barbs and arrows.

I believe the Holy Bible (as originally written) is the inerrant Word of God. As much as it depends upon me, I will be at peace with all. I know that many who say they are Christian do not care for or obey the teachings of Jesus.

I believe the Constitution of the United States, including the first ten amendments (as originally written) and subsequent amendments passed by prescribed process, are the only legitimate law of this Nation UNDER GOD; that the tenets of our Constitution can be plainly understood by The Common Folk, as well as the erudite; and that those who would change those plain meanings by any craft or crook are Traitors to us all.

You, Sir; I believe you are as honest as any politician can be in a system where there is so much “Spiritual Wickedness in High Places.” And, I have a lot of respect and admiration for you.

My Civics Classes, in 1969, taught me that “Checks and Balances” are built into the structure of our Government, through the balance between the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch. But now, all but a tiny minority of our “representatives” in Congress are embenched and entrenched in the Legal Profession. This means that the Legislative Branch has been summarily co-opted by the Judicial Branch. The Executive Branch is at a two-thirds disadvantage in almost all matters of Policy and Law.

Through the relativistic viewpoints of Liberal and Judicial Activism, Concrete Values have been ruled obsolete. God is “Ruled Out” by the Courts, Prayer and reference to the Bible is “Ruled out” by the Courts, and Free speech is “Ruled Out” by the “Politically Correct” lobby, if it “offends” even one antagonist against Traditions. “Hate Crimes” Legislation is applicable only to Traditionalists and Reactionaries, while the antagonists against Traditions are immune.

Laws against Business Monopolies, Financial Usury, Fiduciary Responsibility, Vice, etc., have fallen by the wayside as the Economy has been Financialized, Manufacturers have moved production facilities offshore, and States have instituted Lotteries (the most deceitful tax method ever devised).

Prosecutors once had the Duty [sic: 95 So2d 525] to Discover evidence that was Favorable to an Accused, as well as that which would tend toward Conviction. Now, Prosecutors actually hide any known Exculpatory and/or Mitigating Evidence, and the practice is approved of and protected by “Prosecutorial Immunity” provisions. Any Public Defender [provided as a result of Gideon v. Wainwright (Florida Department of Corrections), 372 U.S. 335 (1963)], becomes very unpopular if they protest or press that issue in any but murder cases.

Ex Post Facto Law is twice prohibited in Article I, of the Constitution, as is Double Jeopardy prohibited by the Fifth Amendment. However, in spite of such Constitutional Guarantees, a person acquitted in a Criminal proceeding can be sued and found liable in a Civil Court; a person sentenced in 1985 can be held Feloniously Liable under a Law enacted in 1997; and, Judges can set aside the Majority Vote of a Public Referendum in almost any State.

The Police, by the way, are also victims in all this, to the point they are quick to quip, “We don't make the Law, we just enforce it.” Believe me, they are well aware, and sensitive in the extreme, of the fact that such a statement equates them with the police force of a totalitarian regime of Europe, following 1930. But, if they don't obey, they lose their jobs.

Well Sir, I just felt the need to vent, and I am of the belief that these issues would matter to you, as well; but I think your eyes will be shielded from this by some well meaning(?) staffer who believes that even a "lame duck" should not address such issues, and you are usually hassled by the Tyranny of the Urgent (managed by similar staffers) to the point that these escape your notice.

God Bless You, Mister President. I will be sorry to see you leave the Office.

DEN

Mister President Bush,
George, if I may;

I am a Native and Lifelong Resident of the Great State of Florida, Blessed to be a Citizen of the Great Nation of the United States of America, and Veteran of Service in Vietnam (Long Binh, RVN, 1970-71). My birthday is September eleventh. My wife died in April, 2007, and I celebrated Independence Day alone, this year.

I am writing about some very serious concerns I have . . . those being our steady march away from the Social, Moral, and Political Traditions which made this Country such a Great Nation. Sometimes, when I focus on the state of our Country, today, I wish my name was on “The Wall,” so I wouldn't have to witness it.

I have no doubt that the Founding Fathers would be incensed if they could speak from their present places. Not even Benedict Arnold would approve of what we have become over the past thirty years! John F. Kennedy would surely feel betrayed, as would Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well. You saw your Dad's face fall in the treacherous climate of politics, and you, yourself, have been the target of many unreasoned and unpatriotic barbs and arrows.

I believe the Holy Bible (as originally written) is the inerrant Word of God. As much as it depends upon me, I will be at peace with all. I know that many who say they are Christian do not care for or obey the teachings of Jesus.

I believe the Constitution of the United States, including the first ten amendments (as originally written) and subsequent amendments passed by prescribed process, are the only legitimate law of this Nation UNDER GOD; that the tenets of our Constitution can be plainly understood by The Common Folk, as well as the erudite; and that those who would change those plain meanings by any craft or crook are Traitors to us all.

You, Sir; I believe you are as honest as any politician can be in a system where there is so much “Spiritual Wickedness in High Places.” And, I have a lot of respect and admiration for you.

My Civics Classes, in 1969, taught me that “Checks and Balances” are built into the structure of our Government, through the balance between the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch. But now, all but a tiny minority of our “representatives” in Congress are embenched and entrenched in the Legal Profession. This means that the Legislative Branch has been summarily co-opted by the Judicial Branch. The Executive Branch is at a two-thirds disadvantage in almost all matters of Policy and Law.

Through the relativistic viewpoints of Liberal and Judicial Activism, Concrete Values have been ruled obsolete. God is “Ruled Out” by the Courts, Prayer and reference to the Bible is “Ruled out” by the Courts, and Free speech is “Ruled Out” by the “Politically Correct” lobby, if it “offends” even one antagonist against Traditions. “Hate Crimes” Legislation is applicable only to Traditionalists and Reactionaries, while the antagonists against Traditions are immune.

Laws against Business Monopolies, Financial Usury, Fiduciary Responsibility, Vice, etc., have fallen by the wayside as the Economy has been Financialized, Manufacturers have moved production facilities offshore, and States have instituted Lotteries (the most deceitful tax method ever devised).

Prosecutors once had the Duty [sic: 95 So2d 525] to Discover evidence that was Favorable to an Accused, as well as that which would tend toward Conviction. Now, Prosecutors actually hide any known Exculpatory and/or Mitigating Evidence, and the practice is approved of and protected by “Prosecutorial Immunity” provisions. Any Public Defender [provided as a result of Gideon v. Wainwright (Florida Department of Corrections), 372 U.S. 335 (1963)], becomes very unpopular if they protest or press that issue in any but murder cases.

Ex Post Facto Law is twice prohibited in Article I, of the Constitution, as is Double Jeopardy prohibited by the Fifth Amendment. However, in spite of such Constitutional Guarantees, a person acquitted in a Criminal proceeding can be sued and found liable in a Civil Court; a person sentenced in 1985 can be held Feloniously Liable under a Law enacted in 1997; and, Judges can set aside the Majority Vote of a Public Referendum in almost any State.

The Police, by the way, are also victims in all this, to the point they are quick to quip, “We don't make the Law, we just enforce it.” Believe me, they are well aware, and sensitive in the extreme, of the fact that such a statement equates them with the police force of a totalitarian regime of Europe, following 1930. But, if they don't obey, they lose their jobs.

Well Sir, I just felt the need to vent, and I am of the belief that these issues would matter to you, as well; but I think your eyes will be shielded from this by some well meaning(?) staffer who believes that even a "lame duck" should not address such issues, and you are usually hassled by the Tyranny of the Urgent (managed by similar staffers) to the point that these escape your notice.

God Bless You, Mister President. I will be sorry to see you leave the Office.

ORL

Mister President Bush,
George, if I may;

I am a Native and Lifelong Resident of the Great State of Florida, Blessed to be a Citizen of the Great Nation of the United States of America, and Veteran of Service in Vietnam (Long Binh, RVN, 1970-71). My birthday is September eleventh. My wife died in April, 2007, and I celebrated Independence Day alone, this year.

I am writing about some very serious concerns I have . . . those being our steady march away from the Social, Moral, and Political Traditions which made this Country such a Great Nation. Sometimes, when I focus on the state of our Country, today, I wish my name was on “The Wall,” so I wouldn't have to witness it.

I have no doubt that the Founding Fathers would be incensed if they could speak from their present places. Not even Benedict Arnold would approve of what we have become over the past thirty years! John F. Kennedy would surely feel betrayed, as would Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well. You saw your Dad's face fall in the treacherous climate of politics, and you, yourself, have been the target of many unreasoned and unpatriotic barbs and arrows.

I believe the Holy Bible (as originally written) is the inerrant Word of God. As much as it depends upon me, I will be at peace with all. I know that many who say they are Christian do not care for or obey the teachings of Jesus.

I believe the Constitution of the United States, including the first ten amendments (as originally written) and subsequent amendments passed by prescribed process, are the only legitimate law of this Nation UNDER GOD; that the tenets of our Constitution can be plainly understood by The Common Folk, as well as the erudite; and that those who would change those plain meanings by any craft or crook are Traitors to us all.

You, Sir; I believe you are as honest as any politician can be in a system where there is so much “Spiritual Wickedness in High Places.” And, I have a lot of respect and admiration for you.

My Civics Classes, in 1969, taught me that “Checks and Balances” are built into the structure of our Government, through the balance between the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch. But now, all but a tiny minority of our “representatives” in Congress are embenched and entrenched in the Legal Profession. This means that the Legislative Branch has been summarily co-opted by the Judicial Branch. The Executive Branch is at a two-thirds disadvantage in almost all matters of Policy and Law.

Through the relativistic viewpoints of Liberal and Judicial Activism, Concrete Values have been ruled obsolete. God is “Ruled Out” by the Courts, Prayer and reference to the Bible is “Ruled out” by the Courts, and Free speech is “Ruled Out” by the “Politically Correct” lobby, if it “offends” even one antagonist against Traditions. “Hate Crimes” Legislation is applicable only to Traditionalists and Reactionaries, while the antagonists against Traditions are immune.

Laws against Business Monopolies, Financial Usury, Fiduciary Responsibility, Vice, etc., have fallen by the wayside as the Economy has been Financialized, Manufacturers have moved production facilities offshore, and States have instituted Lotteries (the most deceitful tax method ever devised).

Prosecutors once had the Duty [sic: 95 So2d 525] to Discover evidence that was Favorable to an Accused, as well as that which would tend toward Conviction. Now, Prosecutors actually hide any known Exculpatory and/or Mitigating Evidence, and the practice is approved of and protected by “Prosecutorial Immunity” provisions. Any Public Defender [provided as a result of Gideon v. Wainwright (Florida Department of Corrections), 372 U.S. 335 (1963)], becomes very unpopular if they protest or press that issue in any but murder cases.

Ex Post Facto Law is twice prohibited in Article I, of the Constitution, as is Double Jeopardy prohibited by the Fifth Amendment. However, in spite of such Constitutional Guarantees, a person acquitted in a Criminal proceeding can be sued and found liable in a Civil Court; a person sentenced in 1985 can be held Feloniously Liable under a Law enacted in 1997; and, Judges can set aside the Majority Vote of a Public Referendum in almost any State.

The Police, by the way, are also victims in all this, to the point they are quick to quip, “We don't make the Law, we just enforce it.” Believe me, they are well aware, and sensitive in the extreme, of the fact that such a statement equates them with the police force of a totalitarian regime of Europe, following 1930. But, if they don't obey, they lose their jobs.

Well Sir, I just felt the need to vent, and I am of the belief that these issues would matter to you, as well; but I think your eyes will be shielded from this by some well meaning(?) staffer who believes that even a "lame duck" should not address such issues, and you are usually hassled by the Tyranny of the Urgent (managed by similar staffers) to the point that these escape your notice.

God Bless You, Mister President. I will be sorry to see you leave the Office.

DC

Mister President Bush,
George, if I may;

I am a Native and Lifelong Resident of the Great State of Florida, Blessed to be a Citizen of the Great Nation of the United States of America, and Veteran of Service in Vietnam (Long Binh, RVN, 1970-71). My birthday is September eleventh. My wife died in April, 2007, and I celebrated Independence Day alone, this year.

I am writing about some very serious concerns I have . . . those being our steady march away from the Social, Moral, and Political Traditions which made this Country such a Great Nation. Sometimes, when I focus on the state of our Country, today, I wish my name was on “The Wall,” so I wouldn't have to witness it.

I have no doubt that the Founding Fathers would be incensed if they could speak from their present places. Not even Benedict Arnold would approve of what we have become over the past thirty years! John F. Kennedy would surely feel betrayed, as would Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well. You saw your Dad's face fall in the treacherous climate of politics, and you, yourself, have been the target of many unreasoned and unpatriotic barbs and arrows.

I believe the Holy Bible (as originally written) is the inerrant Word of God. As much as it depends upon me, I will be at peace with all. I know that many who say they are Christian do not care for or obey the teachings of Jesus.

I believe the Constitution of the United States, including the first ten amendments (as originally written) and subsequent amendments passed by prescribed process, are the only legitimate law of this Nation UNDER GOD; that the tenets of our Constitution can be plainly understood by The Common Folk, as well as the erudite; and that those who would change those plain meanings by any craft or crook are Traitors to us all.

You, Sir; I believe you are as honest as any politician can be in a system where there is so much “Spiritual Wickedness in High Places.” And, I have a lot of respect and admiration for you.

My Civics Classes, in 1969, taught me that “Checks and Balances” are built into the structure of our Government, through the balance between the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch. But now, all but a tiny minority of our “representatives” in Congress are embenched and entrenched in the Legal Profession. This means that the Legislative Branch has been summarily co-opted by the Judicial Branch. The Executive Branch is at a two-thirds disadvantage in almost all matters of Policy and Law.

Through the relativistic viewpoints of Liberal and Judicial Activism, Concrete Values have been ruled obsolete. God is “Ruled Out” by the Courts, Prayer and reference to the Bible is “Ruled out” by the Courts, and Free speech is “Ruled Out” by the “Politically Correct” lobby, if it “offends” even one antagonist against Traditions. “Hate Crimes” Legislation is applicable only to Traditionalists and Reactionaries, while the antagonists against Traditions are immune.

Laws against Business Monopolies, Financial Usury, Fiduciary Responsibility, Vice, etc., have fallen by the wayside as the Economy has been Financialized, Manufacturers have moved production facilities offshore, and States have instituted Lotteries (the most deceitful tax method ever devised).

Prosecutors once had the Duty [sic: 95 So2d 525] to Discover evidence that was Favorable to an Accused, as well as that which would tend toward Conviction. Now, Prosecutors actually hide any known Exculpatory and/or Mitigating Evidence, and the practice is approved of and protected by “Prosecutorial Immunity” provisions. Any Public Defender [provided as a result of Gideon v. Wainwright (Florida Department of Corrections), 372 U.S. 335 (1963)], becomes very unpopular if they protest or press that issue in any but murder cases.

Ex Post Facto Law is twice prohibited in Article I, of the Constitution, as is Double Jeopardy prohibited by the Fifth Amendment. However, in spite of such Constitutional Guarantees, a person acquitted in a Criminal proceeding can be sued and found liable in a Civil Court; a person sentenced in 1985 can be held Feloniously Liable under a Law enacted in 1997; and, Judges can set aside the Majority Vote of a Public Referendum in almost any State.

The Police, by the way, are also victims in all this, to the point they are quick to quip, “We don't make the Law, we just enforce it.” Believe me, they are well aware, and sensitive in the extreme, of the fact that such a statement equates them with the police force of a totalitarian regime of Europe, following 1930. But, if they don't obey, they lose their jobs.

Well Sir, I just felt the need to vent, and I am of the belief that these issues would matter to you, as well; but I think your eyes will be shielded from this by some well meaning(?) staffer who believes that even a "lame duck" should not address such issues, and you are usually hassled by the Tyranny of the Urgent (managed by similar staffers) to the point that these escape your notice.

God Bless You, Mister President. I will be sorry to see you leave the Office.

TB

Some may argue that this Thread belongs in the Political Forum, rather than here in the News Forum. I would politely beg to differ. This is News for many who just are not aware of the Content, here; and also to those who have simply had their heads buried in the sand, to avoid thinking ill of our Government. Our Government, as originally Designed and Ordained, is the best possible form of Government ever designed by Human Beings. What it was Originally just is not what it has Morphed into now.

Congress was once a body of Common Citizens who did their Duty and went back to their Homes and Personal Endeavors after two terms at most,  Honest and Honorable Men, trusted by their Neighbors, Walking in their Integrity, and Jealous of their Good Name.

Now?  The Vast Majority are the Spawn of Elitists, with Ivy League Educations, schooled in Political Science, and that sealed with a Juris Doctorate.  Their Goal is to Rule, rather than to Serve.  And following that, they are not merely "out of touch" with the Common Citizen, but absolutely Despotic in all of their Attitudes.

Evil and Wicked Persons, they are.  Unfaithful to Humanity, and Treacherous in the execution of their Duty to the Constitution and its Principles under which this Nation was Established.

This Definition extends also to the Rank and File of the Bureaucracy underpinning our Government's Infrastructure.  The desire for Personal Gain and Security, by these who esteem themselves to be "above the frey," are maintained high above the Needs of the People. In this atmosphere of Elitism, the Tactic is to maintain Divisions among the Common Citizenry, so as to distract us from the ridiculous levels of Misfeasance and Malfeasance to which they are so Dedicated. To that end, there is often an ingredient added which is best defined as “Putting the desires of the Few above the needs of the many," easy for them, since it an adaptation of the Code by which they Themselves live.

My Fellow Americans . . . I am not calling for anything short of Getting Real about where we stand in the Eyes of those who call themselves the "Governing Body." We are the Government, and it behooves us to step up to the plate and clean up this mess. The Corruption is Entrenched and Pervasive . . . It will not be an easy task. Many will be unwilling to join the Movement because it will necessarily put an end to "Gimme" Programs, such as "Earmarks," Prejudicial Benefits, and manipulable Subsidies for Businesses.

If we do not turn this Corner now, we will not continue to be the United States of America . . . the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave.

I am asking a Special Favor of anyone who feels led to comment on this Thread. Please, after posting your comment on this Site, Poke anywhere in this Paragraph to go to the Washington, D.C. Site. It will open a New Window, and not interfere with this one in any way. When there, Log on with your same Screen Name and Password, then Copy and Paste your Comment from here to there. Thank You.

LA

Some may argue that this Thread belongs in the Political Forum, rather than here in the News Forum. I would politely beg to differ. This is News for many who just are not aware of the Content, here; and also to those who have simply had their heads buried in the sand, to avoid thinking ill of our Government. Our Government, as originally Designed and Ordained, is the best possible form of Government ever designed by Human Beings. What it was Originally just is not what it has Morphed into now.

Congress was once a body of Common Citizens who did their Duty and went back to their Homes and Personal Endeavors after two terms at most,  Honest and Honorable Men, trusted by their Neighbors, Walking in their Integrity, and Jealous of their Good Name.

Now?  The Vast Majority are the Spawn of Elitists, with Ivy League Educations, schooled in Political Science, and that sealed with a Juris Doctorate.  Their Goal is to Rule, rather than to Serve.  And following that, they are not merely "out of touch" with the Common Citizen, but absolutely Despotic in all of their Attitudes.

Evil and Wicked Persons, they are.  Unfaithful to Humanity, and Treacherous in the execution of their Duty to the Constitution and its Principles under which this Nation was Established.

This Definition extends also to the Rank and File of the Bureaucracy underpinning our Government's Infrastructure.  The desire for Personal Gain and Security, by these who esteem themselves to be "above the frey," are maintained high above the Needs of the People. In this atmosphere of Elitism, the Tactic is to maintain Divisions among the Common Citizenry, so as to distract us from the ridiculous levels of Misfeasance and Malfeasance to which they are so Dedicated. To that end, there is often an ingredient added which is best defined as “Putting the desires of the Few above the needs of the many," easy for them, since it an adaptation of the Code by which they Themselves live.

My Fellow Americans . . . I am not calling for anything short of Getting Real about where we stand in the Eyes of those who call themselves the "Governing Body." We are the Government, and it behooves us to step up to the plate and clean up this mess. The Corruption is Entrenched and Pervasive . . . It will not be an easy task. Many will be unwilling to join the Movement because it will necessarily put an end to "Gimme" Programs, such as "Earmarks," Prejudicial Benefits, and manipulable Subsidies for Businesses.

If we do not turn this Corner now, we will not continue to be the United States of America . . . the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave.

I am asking a Special Favor of anyone who feels led to comment on this Thread. Please, after posting your comment on this Site, Poke anywhere in this Paragraph to go to the Washington, D.C. Site. It will open a New Window, and not interfere with this one in any way. When there, Log on with your same Screen Name and Password, then Copy and Paste your Comment from here to there. Thank You.

HOU

Some may argue that this Thread belongs in the Political Forum, rather than here in the News Forum. I would politely beg to differ. This is News for many who just are not aware of the Content, here; and also to those who have simply had their heads buried in the sand, to avoid thinking ill of our Government. Our Government, as originally Designed and Ordained, is the best possible form of Government ever designed by Human Beings. What it was Originally just is not what it has Morphed into now.

Congress was once a body of Common Citizens who did their Duty and went back to their Homes and Personal Endeavors after two terms at most,  Honest and Honorable Men, trusted by their Neighbors, Walking in their Integrity, and Jealous of their Good Name.

Now?  The Vast Majority are the Spawn of Elitists, with Ivy League Educations, schooled in Political Science, and that sealed with a Juris Doctorate.  Their Goal is to Rule, rather than to Serve.  And following that, they are not merely "out of touch" with the Common Citizen, but absolutely Despotic in all of their Attitudes.

Evil and Wicked Persons, they are.  Unfaithful to Humanity, and Treacherous in the execution of their Duty to the Constitution and its Principles under which this Nation was Established.

This Definition extends also to the Rank and File of the Bureaucracy underpinning our Government's Infrastructure.  The desire for Personal Gain and Security, by these who esteem themselves to be "above the frey," are maintained high above the Needs of the People. In this atmosphere of Elitism, the Tactic is to maintain Divisions among the Common Citizenry, so as to distract us from the ridiculous levels of Misfeasance and Malfeasance to which they are so Dedicated. To that end, there is often an ingredient added which is best defined as “Putting the desires of the Few above the needs of the many," easy for them, since it an adaptation of the Code by which they Themselves live.

My Fellow Americans . . . I am not calling for anything short of Getting Real about where we stand in the Eyes of those who call themselves the "Governing Body." We are the Government, and it behooves us to step up to the plate and clean up this mess. The Corruption is Entrenched and Pervasive . . . It will not be an easy task. Many will be unwilling to join the Movement because it will necessarily put an end to "Gimme" Programs, such as "Earmarks," Prejudicial Benefits, and manipulable Subsidies for Businesses.

If we do not turn this Corner now, we will not continue to be the United States of America . . . the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave.

I am asking a Special Favor of anyone who feels led to comment on this Thread. Please, after posting your comment on this Site, Poke anywhere in this Paragraph to go to the Washington, D.C. Site. It will open a New Window, and not interfere with this one in any way. When there, Log on with your same Screen Name and Password, then Copy and Paste your Comment from here to there. Thank You.

DEN

Some may argue that this Thread belongs in the Political Forum, rather than here in the News Forum. I would politely beg to differ. This is News for many who just are not aware of the Content, here; and also to those who have simply had their heads buried in the sand, to avoid thinking ill of our Government. Our Government, as originally Designed and Ordained, is the best possible form of Government ever designed by Human Beings. What it was Originally just is not what it has Morphed into now.

Congress was once a body of Common Citizens who did their Duty and went back to their Homes and Personal Endeavors after two terms at most,  Honest and Honorable Men, trusted by their Neighbors, Walking in their Integrity, and Jealous of their Good Name.

Now?  The Vast Majority are the Spawn of Elitists, with Ivy League Educations, schooled in Political Science, and that sealed with a Juris Doctorate.  Their Goal is to Rule, rather than to Serve.  And following that, they are not merely "out of touch" with the Common Citizen, but absolutely Despotic in all of their Attitudes.

Evil and Wicked Persons, they are.  Unfaithful to Humanity, and Treacherous in the execution of their Duty to the Constitution and its Principles under which this Nation was Established.

This Definition extends also to the Rank and File of the Bureaucracy underpinning our Government's Infrastructure.  The desire for Personal Gain and Security, by these who esteem themselves to be "above the frey," are maintained high above the Needs of the People. In this atmosphere of Elitism, the Tactic is to maintain Divisions among the Common Citizenry, so as to distract us from the ridiculous levels of Misfeasance and Malfeasance to which they are so Dedicated. To that end, there is often an ingredient added which is best defined as “Putting the desires of the Few above the needs of the many," easy for them, since it an adaptation of the Code by which they Themselves live.

My Fellow Americans . . . I am not calling for anything short of Getting Real about where we stand in the Eyes of those who call themselves the "Governing Body." We are the Government, and it behooves us to step up to the plate and clean up this mess. The Corruption is Entrenched and Pervasive . . . It will not be an easy task. Many will be unwilling to join the Movement because it will necessarily put an end to "Gimme" Programs, such as "Earmarks," Prejudicial Benefits, and manipulable Subsidies for Businesses.

If we do not turn this Corner now, we will not continue to be the United States of America . . . the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave.

I am asking a Special Favor of anyone who feels led to comment on this Thread. Please, after posting your comment on this Site, Poke anywhere in this Paragraph to go to the Washington, D.C. Site. It will open a New Window, and not interfere with this one in any way. When there, Log on with your same Screen Name and Password, then Copy and Paste your Comment from here to there. Thank You.

ATL

Some may argue that this Thread belongs in the Political Forum, rather than here in the News Forum. I would politely beg to differ. This is News for many who just are not aware of the Content, here; and also to those who have simply had their heads buried in the sand, to avoid thinking ill of our Government. Our Government, as originally Designed and Ordained, is the best possible form of Government ever designed by Human Beings. What it was Originally just is not what it has Morphed into now.

Congress was once a body of Common Citizens who did their Duty and went back to their Homes and Personal Endeavors after two terms at most,  Honest and Honorable Men, trusted by their Neighbors, Walking in their Integrity, and Jealous of their Good Name.

Now?  The Vast Majority are the Spawn of Elitists, with Ivy League Educations, schooled in Political Science, and that sealed with a Juris Doctorate.  Their Goal is to Rule, rather than to Serve.  And following that, they are not merely "out of touch" with the Common Citizen, but absolutely Despotic in all of their Attitudes.

Evil and Wicked Persons, they are.  Unfaithful to Humanity, and Treacherous in the execution of their Duty to the Constitution and its Principles under which this Nation was Established.

This Definition extends also to the Rank and File of the Bureaucracy underpinning our Government's Infrastructure.  The desire for Personal Gain and Security, by these who esteem themselves to be "above the frey," are maintained high above the Needs of the People. In this atmosphere of Elitism, the Tactic is to maintain Divisions among the Common Citizenry, so as to distract us from the ridiculous levels of Misfeasance and Malfeasance to which they are so Dedicated. To that end, there is often an ingredient added which is best defined as “Putting the desires of the Few above the needs of the many," easy for them, since it an adaptation of the Code by which they Themselves live.

My Fellow Americans . . . I am not calling for anything short of Getting Real about where we stand in the Eyes of those who call themselves the "Governing Body." We are the Government, and it behooves us to step up to the plate and clean up this mess. The Corruption is Entrenched and Pervasive . . . It will not be an easy task. Many will be unwilling to join the Movement because it will necessarily put an end to "Gimme" Programs, such as "Earmarks," Prejudicial Benefits, and manipulable Subsidies for Businesses.

If we do not turn this Corner now, we will not continue to be the United States of America . . . the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave.

I am asking a Special Favor of anyone who feels led to comment on this Thread. Please, after posting your comment on this Site, Poke anywhere in this Paragraph to go to the Washington, D.C. Site. It will open a New Window, and not interfere with this one in any way. When there, Log on with your same Screen Name and Password, then Copy and Paste your Comment from here to there. Thank You.

ORL