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About Egypt and spreading democracy…
We need to see the “big picture” here…. The problem with the U.S. supporting Mubarak is that, as of late, his human rights record is atrocious. I realize that we support many other oppressive/suppressive regimes around the world, but we … Continue reading
Posted in change, civil liberties, civil rights, democracy, economy, election fraud, election reform, freedom of speech, government corruption, green economy, Israeli-palestinian conflict, leadership, Middle East, Oil, oil-based economy, political corruption, separation of Church and State, terrorism, women's rights
Tagged democracy, Egypt, Middle East
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Reflections on Naomi Wolf’s piece: Blueprint for shutting down a democracy…
I was rereading some of my old mail in order to clean out my inbox when I came across this. Seeing what has transpired in the Middle East (Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, etc.) over the past few weeks brings these concerns … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, civil liberties, civil rights, COG, Constitution, domestic intelligence, election reform, FISA, freedom of speech, Gitmo, government corruption, imperialism, Middle East, National Security, philosophy, political corruption, Presidential Signing Statements, state of emergency, terrorism, Uncategorized, war, writ of habeas corpus
Tagged COG, election reform, Executive Orders, FISA, government corruption, Patriot Act, Presidential Signing Statements, War and Emergency Powers Act, writ of habeas corpus
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On re-establishing our Constitution rights…
Abandoning our democratic values in exchange for the delusion that we are safer is the greatest “win” the terrorists could have hoped for…. and we gave this to them out of fear…. Continue reading
Posted in Arizona shooting, civil liberties, civil rights, Constitution, deregulation, election reform, Financial Bailout, FISA, freedom of speech, Gay marriage, Gitmo, government corruption, healtcare, imperialism, incompetence in government, individualism, leadership, National Security, philosophy, political corruption, racism, separation of Church and State, terrorism, women's rights, writ of habeas corpus
Tagged Arizona shooting, Christina Green, civil liberties, Constitution, FISA, Patriot Act, political corruption, political philosophy, Presidential Signing Statements, Rep. Gabrielle Gifford, state of emergency, War and Emergency Powers Act, writ of habeas corpus
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It’s all about the integrity of the process…
When our founding fathers wrote the Constitution of the United States, they were writing this document from the worldview of immigrants who had fled their home country because of tyranny. Tyranny came to our founding fathers in many forms, but … Continue reading
Posted in civil liberties, Constitution, freedom of speech, Gitmo, individualism, leadership, Middle East, National Security, Oil, philosophy, terrorism, war, writ of habeas corpus
Tagged Constitution, due process, gay marriage, human rights, individualism, Prop. 8, Rule of Law, slavery, writ of habeas corpus
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Are America’s better days behind us?
We have reached a point in democratic societies where our attempt to be politically correct is infringing our right to freedom of speech.
The idea that the U.S. should resign itself to obscurity is neither acceptable nor inevitable. We will have just as much relevance and power as we aspire to have, providing we back up our aspiration with perspiration and determination.
It’s not just a question of dominance that drives America, it is a question of whose values will the world respect and follow. Leadership is not dependent on a powerful economy or a powerful military; those are secondary to our founding principles of individual equality, freedom and responsibility, a citizen-run government and political process, well-regulated capitalism where everyone is free to participate and grow wealth, and, lastly, the transparency and integrity of our government and political system, which is the Constitution. Our present failure is due not to the weakness of our values, but our failure to observe them. We cannot allow our recent failure in leadership to cause the world to reject our values, rather, we must “clean up our own back yard” and continue to promote our values.
We have been and must continue to be the shining beacon of light in what is now a very dark world. Continue reading
Posted in civil liberties, Constitution, deregulation, economy, environment, free trade, global warming, green economy, imperialism, Iraq, leadership, National Security, Oil, oil-based economy, philosophy, political corruption, terrorism, war
Tagged American values, democratic values, economy, Islamofascism, New World Order, NWO, socialism, terrorism, world leaders
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Some thoughts about this hybrid strain of “swine” flu….
Sheds light on the current controversy in an effort to identify fear-mongering and rumors. Discusses what the hybrid “swine” flu (H1N1 influenza-A) virus strain is, talks about how it came into being, types of vaccines, and dispels myths and examines truths about this strain. Continue reading
The original meaning of the term “roadblock” — a lesson in racism and homegrown terrorism
When I was about four y/o, I was riding in a car with my grandparents and great-grandmother headed to my great-grandfather’s cabin on Fowl River (where our permanent home now stands). It was about 1957. My grandfather’s father (Big Daddy) lived … Continue reading
