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Freedom of Religion-B-Y

07 Dec

While many people cheer because Donald Trump won the election, they need to remember the limits of government. President Trump can remove many of the barriers that prevent the church from speaking out, and he can stop the constant harassment of churches by the IRS and the Justice Dept., but he cannot change the hearts of people. In the 1950’ and 1960’s, the church actively taught the value of life and the value of the rule of law. It was also taught in the schools and adhered to by the media and the courts. As a result, most people believed in them whether they attended church or not. Since then the expansion of abortion has eroded the belief in the value of life to where only about half of people value life. Many who no longer value life are active in churches who no longer teach the value of life. In addition, we have seen a rapid spread of liberal politicians and judges who no longer value the rule of law but feel they can violate the law whenever it suits their purpose. As a result, many people in America have lost their respect for the law. If people do not respect the law and see judges and politicians violate the law without any penalty, they feel they can too. We see that on our highways. In the 1950’s and 1960’s, most cars adhered to the speed limit whether there were police around or not. Today you know there are police up ahead if you are doing the speed limit and see break lights going on in al the cars that just passed you. President Trump can cut government funding to Planned Parenthood and prevent the mailing of abortion drugs to States that have outlawed abortion, but people will still get abortions under the table unless the women are provided with the services needed to keep their babies or put them up for adoption. In addition, women will still have sex outside marriage and end up getting pregnant and get abortions until they learn to value life and the sanctity of marriage. The government cannot do that. The church must teach the value of life and marriage, and the value of the rule of law. In addition, there must be a revival of people turning to God and recognizing the true value of  life, marriage, and the rule of law.

 

 
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Politics-AB-AK

07 Dec

While Donald Trump has won the election, it will not be a quick fix. While he can work to weed out corruption in our government, it will take time. President Trump will be able to correct some of the laws that violate the Constitution and the laws of this country, but he will have to contend with those who do not believe in the rule of law and feel they can bend or break the law when it interferes with their plans.  Liberals have worked for 50 years to undermine the rule of law in this country and it will take years to fix since the various agencies are packed with people who support the liberal agenda. Most of them are protected by Civil Service so they can’t be fired. In addition, liberal presidents have instilled many judges who feel they are not bound by the Constitution and the laws  of this nation and their States. Those judges are appointed for life and cannot be removed except for serious crimes. In addition, President Trump has vowed to stay within the law and the law severely limits what the President can do. He must rely on Congress to pass the laws and he does not have the large amounts of money that President Biden used to force Democratic Congressmen to support the party agenda even when the voters oppose it. Republican Congressmen rely on the donations of their constituents rather than funneling large mounts of tax dollars through Planned Parenthood into their campaign funds, which President Biden used to blackmail Democrat Congressmen to support the party agenda. As a result, while Republicans control the  House and Senate, it is only by a small margin and they cannot guarantee all their members will support them. President Biden has committed the government to billions of dollars in debt with no authorization from Congress and has increased the national debt by seven times in only four years. In addition, increased taxes and government regulations have crippled our economy and it will take  a lot of work to reduce taxes and cut expenses, as well as repealing a lot of government regulations to free up the economy to thrive again. That will be difficult and will take far more than the four years that Trump will have.

 

 
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Study course-Government

15 Nov

I am offering my new course on  “Government” for free until November 28, 2024 to the first 100 who sign up with the following link https://www.udemy.com/course/government/?couponCode=3512275

 

 
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Voting-I-A-D

11 Nov

In the 2024 election, Harris only won nineteen States. Twelve do not require photo ID’s, Five require ID’s but don’t require it be a photo ID. Two of the States do all voting by mail and there is no way in a mail-in vote to verify who is sending the ballot. While they check the signature against the voter registration, the voter registration could be fake if no ID was required to register or the signature could be forged and with as many signatures as they have to check, it is hard to do the careful examination needed to detect a forgery. That means she did not win in any States which require photo ID’s. She only lost in two States that don’t require ID’s. One has to wonder  if she could have won any States if all States required voter ID’s. It is possible she could have won those States without any fraud involved, but the fact that she only won in States that don’t require photo ID’s raises real questions about the integrity of the Democratic Party and why they have been pushing to remove voter ID laws. It not only raises questions about her wins in those States, it also raises questions about everyone else on those ballots. There was also a lot of Senators and House Representatives on the ballots in States  without photo ID requirements, as well as State Governors and legislative representatives. Were those races also compromised? It is only common sense that a photo ID should be required of everyone who votes. Mail in ballots used to require a reason such as being out of State  during the election but Democrats have opened it in many States to where anyone could do it without giving a reason. While that was a big help during the pandemic, the pandemic is over and there is no reason to allow unlimited mail in ballots. It is much easier to do a careful check of a few thousand mail-in ballots then it is to do a careful check of hundreds of thousands. By limiting it to only those with a valid reason, it limits the number to where it is easier to do a careful check of them. Picture voter ID’s need to be required in every State and mail-in ballots restricted to those with a valid reason.

 

 
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Politics-AB-AJ

08 Nov

It reminded me of the Democrat’s current fight to protect abortion. First they said it was necessary, like they did slavery. Then they tried to justify it according to Scripture, like they did slavery. It took a little twisting of Scripture because the Bible banned slavery, but allowed servitude for debts, which they used to justify it, even though their slavery wasn’t for debts and wasn’t limited in time like it was in Isreal. Abortion was more difficult because it wasn’t practiced in Bible times, so they couldn’t justify it on that basis. Finally they justified slavery on the basis that it was the compassionate thing to do. The Negro wasn’t able to take care of himself and so the benevolent plantation owner needed to take care of him in return for his service. Today they claim they have to save the baby from a miserable life and help the poor helpless women and girls who find themselves pregnant with a baby they can’t take care of, or just don’t want. It is their whole approach to life. They feel that the average person doesn’t know what is best for them so they have to step in and help them out. When laws and the will of the people go against what they feel is best, they ignore them, because they feel that they know what is best for everyone. Of course, it helps that they get paid well for their compassion. When the Supreme Court opened the door to abortion, they proclaimed that the States didn’t have any right to restrict it but as soon as the Supreme Court declared that the baby was a person protected by the Constitution, they proclaimed that the States had the right to allow it and moved to change the State laws to allow abortion. When some States decided they didn’t want abortion, they used their power in the federal government to bypass the State laws and make abortion available in spite of the wishes of the people of those States. They don’t really care about the rights of the  State, or of the people, all they care about is protecting abortion. In fact, they don’t seem to care about the women and girls either because they fight any attempt to enforce basic protections for women like licensing of those performing abortions and inspections of the facilities, informed consent for clients and parental consent for minors. Their whole efforts stem from their belief that the average person doesn’t know what is best for them and they, the liberal politicians, are superior to the average person and have to make people do what they feel is best for them.

 

 
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Politics-AB-AI

08 Nov

I was reading about events leading up to the Civil War where they proposed a compromise to allow new States to vote on whether they wanted to allow slavery or not. The current federal legislation allowed slavery below the Mason-Dixon line but the new States were territory gained from Mexico who had outlawed slavery. The liberal politicians fought it because they wanted to keep the current law. It showed their duplicity. They wanted their States to determine if they allowed slavery or nor and felt the federal government should not tell them whether to have slaves because they were afraid the federal government would abolish slavery, yet they felt the federal government should determine whether the new States had slavery because they were afraid the States might abolish slavery in their borders. In other words, they didn’t care about State’s rights, all they cared about was protecting slavery from which they profited. They felt the slaves were not capable of taking care of themselves and needed the plantation owners to care for them.

 

 
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Politics-AB-AH

07 Nov

Voters have short memories but are not as unaware as liberals think. They were fed up with the policies of President Obama and voted in Donald Trump. Democrats did everything they  could to win, including making false charges against him of colluding with the Russians. They were shocked to find that the voters still voted in Donald Trump because they remembered the problems caused by Obamacare. The cost of medical insurance skyrocketed and many were forced to get government insurance. They continued to smear his reputation and impeached him twice after one-sided hearings where he was not allowed to defend himself, in spite of the fact that the evidence all proved he was innocent. Unfortunately, voters failed to recognize the prosperity around them that resulted from President Trump’s policies and believed the media’s story that the economy was failing. They had forgotten all the problems caused by President Obama and elected Joe Biden who had participated in President Obama’s medical insurance fiasco. Democrats continued to smear Donald Trump with false charges and tie him up with court cases to prevent him from campaigning, but the voters recognized the terrible state the economy is in and reelected Donald Trump, much to the surprise of Democrats. It seems that voters recognize when things are going bad but fail to recognize when they are going well. However, Trump cannot do it alone. It looks like he will have support from the Senate and hopefully the House which he did not have in his first term. President Trump recognizes the limits of the office of President and does not recklessly ignore the Constitution and the rule of law as President Obama and President Biden did. Unlike President Obama and President Biden, President Trump did not violate the Constitution by making laws and authorizing expenditures, but left it to Congress where the Constitution places that authority. That limited what he could do in his first term because he did not have the support of the Senate and House and they didn’t make the laws and authorize the expenditures he needed.

 

 

 
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Politics-AB-AG

07 Nov

AB-AG Ohio voters just rejected an issue to create an appointed redistricting commission which would not be elected or subject to removal by voters in spite of a great campaign of lies and distortions. It didn’t empower voters but would have created a group which was not accountable to citizens. It would consist of fifteen members, which would include Republicans, Democrats, and Independents with a mix of geographical and demographical representatives which sounds good but would depend on who chose them. There would be five of each group but would be chosen through a complex process. They would be chosen by retired judges, a hiring firm, and committee members but citizens had no choice over the selection. It was funded by a group of liberals seeking to weaponize ballot issues and force more progressive candidates It would have repealed constitutional protections against gerrymandering approved by almost 3/4 of voters in Statewide elections in 2015 and 2018 and eliminate the ability of voters to hold representatives accountable. The 2015 bill created a commission to draw State house districts and promised it would protect against gerrymandering by requiring a consensus of the group. The 2018 bill added congressional districts. Critics claimed the current system had failed and wanted to create an independent body of average citizens which sounds good but would  depend on who chose them. Former politicians, and lobbyists would not be eligible which sounds good. They said it puts citizens in charge but it was a power grab funded by dark money, most of it from out of State. They would be free to divide any county, city, or town into as many sections as needed.  It could divide minority districts in cities like in Detroit.  It would have given them unlimited spending power and an unlimited legal defense fund. Supporters of the bill said the present system is the most gerrymandered in the country, and they said the ballot language was false and misleading and didn’t represent the true amendment, but the ballot language is the basis of what people voted on.  Liberals are pushing bills all over the country that sound good to get voter approval but contain sections that allow all kinds of dangerous programs like legalizing a lottery, marijuana, and abortion.

 

 

 
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Politics-AB-AF

27 Oct

I have never seen such a bold attempt to buy an election in my life. President Biden has continued to promote student loan forgiveness even though the Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional  three times already. The President does not have the authority to authorize the expending of billions of dollars without an act of Congress. Younger voters already favor Democrats because of the widespread welfare and social programs. By his continuous promotion of student loan forgiveness, he is cultivating favor with young voters who are piling  up thousands of dollars in student loans. Whether he ever gets to fulfill that promise makes no difference as long as it gets him the votes to push Kamala Harris into the White House to continue pushing his liberal policies. In addition, he is trying to buy the votes of Seniors  by pushing the cost of living raise for Social Security up before the election, although so far it seems to be going mainly to those on Social Security disability. Those of us on regular Social Security have not seen any raise yet. He also suppressed criticism of the reductions in Medicare payments that Democrats pushed through Congress which will force providers to increase the cost of Medicare Advantage plans to Seniors or reduce the services they provide. When he realized that those increases would come before the election, he authorized billions of dollars in payments to providers to get them to hold off on increases until after the election so it would not alienate Senior voters. Again, he has no authority to authorize expenditures without an act of Congress. He seems to feel that Congress is not needed, and he can authorize whatever he wants. This is still a democracy, but he acts like he is a dictator with unlimited authority. He continues to add billions to the national debt with the stroke of a pen. Republicans are afraid to protest too loudly for fear of alienating young voters and Seniors.

 

 
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Politics-AB-AE

26 Oct

We often hear about the Council on Foreign Relations and I always assumed it was a group within our State dept. Especially after Hillary Clinton stated that they directed her on decisions relating to foreign affairs. However, I was shocked to learn that it is really a group of business, financial, and government officials who advise American and world leaders on foreign relations. Their website states that they provide forums and information on important topics of foreign relations to business and government leaders as well as to State and local governments, journalists, and students. It is scary to think that they have such far-flung influence over governments and journalists around the world and that Hillary Clinton, as the head of our State dept. was making decisions based on information from an unelected group outside our government. Judging from the decisions she made while Secretary of State, they are heavily interested in the establishment of one world government and their members include some Republicans as well as many Democrats. It explains why she ordered American security forces to stand down and not go to the defense of our embassy when it was under attack. She would rather sacrifice American personnel than to offend an Arab government. It also explains why she and President Obama continually assured the American people that it was only a peaceful demonstration that got out of hand rather than admit that it was a planned military assault on an American embassy. The assault was made with military grade weapons they brought with them and not with stones and bottles they picked up off the street.

 

 

 
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