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This is for all of you Atheists out there!

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:44:15 -0700

FLORIDA COURT SETS ATHEIST HOLY DAY

In Florida , an atheist created a case against the upcoming Easter &
Passover holy days. He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case
against Christians, Jews & observances of their holy days. The argument
was it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized day. The case
was brought before a judge. After listening to the passionate
presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel declaring, "Case
dismissed." The lawyer immediately stood objecting to the ruling
saying, "Your honor, how can you possibly dismiss this case? The
Christians have Christmas, Easter & others. The Jews have Passover, Yom
Kippur & Hanukkah. Yet my client & all other atheists have no such
holidays." The judge leaned forward in his chair saying, "But you do,
counsel, your client is woefully ignorant." The lawyer said, "Your
Honor, we are unaware of any special observance or holiday for
atheists." The judge said, "The calendar says April 1st is 'April Fools
Day.' Psalm 14:1 states 'The fool says in his heart, there is no God.'
Thus, it is the opinion of this court, that if your client says there is
no God, then he is a fool. Therefore, April 1st is his day. Court is
adjourned."

I LOVE IT!!!

Obama attacks Palin and It comes back to him.

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:33:59 -0600

I don’t usually do this, but I thought some of you should see this.

Rules I Could Live With.

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:33:47 -0700

This was Emailed to me by a friend. I think it is something that our congress should consider. Please read the complete list of rules before you make a judgement or decision.

THE FOLLOWING IMMIGRATION LAWS ARE PROPOSED...

1 There will be no special bilingual programs in the schools.

2. All ballots will be in this nation's language.

3. All government business will be conducted in our language.

4. Non-residents will NOT have the right to vote no matter how
long they are here.

Non-citizens will NEVER be able to hold political office.  
6 Foreigners will not be a burden to the taxpayers. No
welfare, no food stamps, no health care, or other government
assistance programs. Any burden will be deported.  
7. Foreigners can invest in this country, but it must be an
amount at least equal to 40,000 times the daily minimum wage. 
8. If foreigners come here and buy land... options will be
restricted. Certain parcels including waterfront property are
reserved for citizens naturally born into this country. 
9.. Foreigners may have no protests; no demonstrations, no
waving of a foreign flag, no political organizing, no
bad-mouthing our president or his policies. These will lead to
deportation. 
10. If you do come to this country illegally, you will be
actively hunted &, when caught, sent to jail until your
deportation can be arranged. All assets will be taken from
you..

Harsh, you say?.......

The above laws are current immigration laws of MEXICO

Republic or Democracy?

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:47:12 -0600

My purpose in writing this is not to give a great in-depth dissertation on the workings of our Government, but rather to spark a little ‘thought’ in folks to think about where we are and where we are going as a Country and what it might mean to us. So without further ado, on to the question:

The question is: Are we, that is The United States of America, a Republic or a Democracy? If you ask the average person, they will probably say a Democracy and they would be right, its sad to say. But we didn’t start out that way. This country started out as a Republic. Actually to be more accurate, a Democratic Republic. Now, lets see what the Dictionary has to say:

de·moc·ra·cy (dĭ-mŏk'rə-sē)
n. pl. de·moc·ra·cies

1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through   elected representatives.
2. A political or social unit that has such a government.
3. The common people, considered as the primary source of political  power.
4. Majority rule.
The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within  a community.

(I took the liberty to underline certain words in the definition.)

re·pub·lic (rĭ-pŭb'lĭk)
n.

1. a. A political order whose head of state is not a monarch and in  modern times is usually a president.
b. A nation that has such a political order.
c. A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of  citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives   responsible to them.
d. A nation that has such a political order.
2. a. A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of   citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives  responsible to them.
b. A nation that has such a political order.
3. often Republic A specific republican government of a nation: the  Fourth Republic of France.
4. An autonomous or partially autonomous political and territorial   unit belonging to a sovereign federation.
5. A group of people working as equals in the same sphere or field:  the republic of letters.

Which one would you want to belong to?

Now if you look at the two definitions that I have put up, they came from the American Heritage Dictionary, you will find a couple of interesting points. I have underlined them to make them stand out.

The first thing that one notices is that in a Democracy, the people are ruled by the elected representatives. Once they have cast their vote, they don’t have anymore rights! Only privileges given them by the majority and that by the elected representatives.

Now in the Republic, the people never lose their rights. The government is responsible to them. The people are supreme, NOT the government!

So, we come back to the question: Are we in todays world a Republic or a Democracy?

The answer is simple, but not obvious. The Government today operates as a Republic within itself and its members. We the People have been relegated to a Democracy. It hasn’t always been that way.

Our Founding Fathers saw a need for a government that would be subject to the People and not the other way around. By setting up a Democratic Republic and giving the right to bear arms to the people they established a form of government Of, For and By the People. This all came to an end in 1886.

More at a later date...

Well I Can't Believe It! They Do Care!

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:00:56 -0600

Well, it looks like I might have to eat a little 'crow'! As I said in my last post, I emailed AdSense and told them about the address thing out here. They emailed me back and said after doing some checking (I don't know what they checked, nor do I care) they agreed to sign me up.

So, hats off to Google and AdSense, maybe they care after all.

Richard