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The Man Who Could Have Been President. Just think what could have been. Sad.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Political Reality 101
The world did not begin on the day of your birth.
Simply being born does not entitle you to anything more than your inalienable Natural Rights.
That's it. Inalienable Natural Rights. Mister Jefferson articulated the concept as "Rightful Liberty".
In America, a group of pretty sharp guys proposed a system of governance designed - for the first time in Human history - to protect the Natural Rights of the individual, particularly against the heavy hand of Government. This happened a few hundred years ago. Other men of that time put their heads together and agreed with the proposal, and by a very large margin of support, this became the law of the land. It was ratified because people thought it was a good idea - no one had a gun to their head. The people in the states could have simply voted "No" if they didn't want it.
The system of governance, called republicanism, is supposed to be implemented through our Constitution. Our Constitution, as ratified and intended, does not provide any mechanism for "The Federal Government" to put their hands upon any Citizen, except in a very select set of circumstances for enumerated crimes. It is only through perversion of the Constitution that abuses of Natural Rights occur.
Over the years Bad People have corrupted the system, as we were warned they would do, for in every age of Man there will be those who mean to be Masters. You were never promised a rose garden, and you were never guaranteed a life in which Bad People would not try to do Bad Things to you. If you were promised a rose garden or a life free of the schemes of evil men, you need to find that person and bitchslap him. He lied to you.
I say this as kindly and gently as I am able: You are not special.
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Retired INS Agent: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Should Rightly be Called the ‘Terrorist Assistance and Facilitation Act”
Right now, do you think our nation’s borders are secured? If you don’t, what do you think our government can do to make you and your family safe? And will it be done? According to Time.com, the Republican National Committee passed a resolution Friday that calls on Congress to create a special, legal status for illegal immigrants brought to America as minors—or “DREAMers” as immigration activists call them, for the eponymous bill to provide them legal status, which would include a renewable five-year work permit. They would have to provide proof of employment or enrollment to retain the status.
Both parties have caved to special interests and have not considered the national security risks involved with giving millions of undocumented immigrants’ legal status and an official U.S. IDs. The premise that was asserted by the 9/11 Commission was “if terrorists cannot get into this country, they cannot commit violent acts of terrorism in this country.” The U.S. has failed to change its policies and has ignored the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations for over a decade now. Ed Kowalski director of the 9/11 Families for a Secure America Foundation said, “Terrorists have come into this country in the thousands among the millions of illegal aliens who simply walk across our border or who come here with visas or without visas, and they over stay their visits.”
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One Month Notice NC Fall 2013 PATCON: All fees are due by September 20th
2013 Fall NC PATCON UPDATE: TWO (2) months to go. Wednesday October 2nd to Monday October 7th
I will deposit all checks on Monday the 23rd of September and may go to Dixieland after that. If so, I will be unable to receive any late submissions and fees cannot be paid at the door, so please remit ASAP. Thank you.
At least 47 churches were torched in Egypt since last week
Egypt's Christians are living in a profound state of fear after a string of attacks against churches, businesses and homes they say were carried out by angry supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
That fear was given new voice Monday when Egypt's Coptic Catholic community offered its support for the armed forces against what it defined as "terrorist" violence by Islamist supporters of Morsi.
In a message relayed by the Italian Episcopal news agency SIR, Catholic Coptic Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak emphasized there were no real divisions between Christians and Muslims in Egypt.
He also thanked the military and the police in Egypt "for all their efforts in protecting the country."
"We thank all those of our fellow Muslim citizens who have shown themselves to be so close to us and have tried to defend our churches and institutions," he said.
More @ Newsmax
National Review: Back Egypt's Military, Not Brotherhood
All we need to do is nothing. None of our business.
The National Review, the country's leading conservative thought publication, argues in an editorial that the U.S. should stand strongly behind the Egyptian military and other legitimate democratic forces in opposing the Muslim Brotherhood.
In the strongly worded editorial posted to its website, the National Review argues that despite the mounting casualties as Egypt’s military-backed government escalates its war with the Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptian military is ultimately the "best hope" for a viable and eventual democratic state in the Arab world’s most populous nation.
More @ Newsmax
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