Loneliness-Jesus came to bring Light into a world filled with darkness. You can bring light into the life of an elderly person. Several years ago, my parents were severely beaten by thieves that broke into their home. After that, they were not able to get out much, yet no one came to visit them. My two brothers and I called and visited when we could, but we lived too far away to visit regularly. There are many elderly people like them that can not get out much and who do not have anyone close to them to call or visit them. They may have workers who come in to clean or the fix their meals and help them bathe but the workers rarely have time to stay and visit. Many elderly who are homebound would welcome regular calls or visits from Christian neighbors. Do you know of any elderly people living on your street? In addition, there are many in nursing homes who do not get visits from anyone and would also welcome regular visits. You may feel it would be difficult visiting because you have children, but if they are well behaved, the elderly person might welcome them. Many have grandchildren they have never seen and would love to have children to spend time with. When all you have to think about is getting old, it is depressing but seeing children lightens the day. Check first, but they will probably welcome the visits of children.
Immigration-VI-Q
It is interesting to watch Democrats deal with migrants who enter their cities and States. They encourage the migrants to come and prevent any attempt to stop them, knowing that the Republican border States are going to bear the burden of taking care of them. They stick their heads in the sand and ignore the problems they are creating because it does not affect them. Now the border States have gotten smart and have begun shipping a few of them into Democrat controlled cities and States. The number being shipped is only a very small fraction of those pouring into Texas and Arizona every day, but it is enough to give them a taste of the problems they are creating for the border States. All of a sudden, Democrats are having to face the problems they are creating and they don’t want to deal with them. They are trying to prevent the migrants from being shipped to them and are even threatening to send them back to the border. They want the migrants to come to the United States as long as they don’t have to deal with them, so they are trying to prevent them from coming to their cities and States. They want to destroy the economies of the Republican States that are prospering due to low taxes and few business regulations to make their cities and States look good, even though they are struggling under failing economies due to the high taxes, uncontrolled government spending, and heavy government regulation of business forced on them by their leadership of Democrats who are anything but Democratic.
Immigration-VI-P
While President Biden continues to complain about the influx of illegal immigrants, he has done nothing to stop them. In fact, by pushing for them to stay once they get here, he is encouraging them to come. He ended President Trump’s policy of sending them back if they crossed illegally and instead releases them into the country where they disappear and never show up for their hearings. Unfortunately, the huge influx of illegal immigrants is overtaxing immigration authorities and preventing them from protecting our borders from other threats. Over a million pills laced with Fentanyl were intercepted in California coming in from Mexico in a recent drug bust. Fentanyl is the number one cause of death in those age 18-45. It is not known how many pills have slipped past border agents busy rounding up illegal immigrants. Border agents have also spotted an increased number of terrorists slipping over the border. Our President is responsible for protecting us from foreign threats and this certainly qualifies as a foreign threat. President Trump built large segments of the border in spite of opposition from liberals but President Biden put an end to it and striped it of the funding that was allocated under President Trump. Now he complains he can’t do anything because he can’t get the funding from Congress. We need a president like President Trump that will deal with the problem and not encourage it and then bellyache about it.
Environment-M
M-We are continuing to see the folly of depending on wind and solar power. Texas endured a long period without electricity over most of the State because they got an unexpected snow storm. It is extremely rare but a major problem if it occurs. Their solar panels got covered with snow and the wind turbines froze. They had not kept their regular power stations on standby to cover the interim because it is so rare. As a result, a lot of people suffered from their neglect. We need to keep regular power plants to back up and support solar and wind power. In addition, we need to realize the limitations of electric vehicles. Many northern States are finding that their electric powered buses do not run well in the cold weather. In addition, we can’t just suddenly switch to all electric because we need to prepare the power grid and a lot of people don’t have the money to get them, not to mention that a lot of good gas powered vehicles would end up in the junk yards creating a tremendous waste of resources. While protecting the environment is important, it should not be pushed to the extreme where it does more harm than good.
Politics-AB-AL
I get tired of top liberals constantly claiming that Donald Trump is a dictator that is destroying democracy. Trump sought to restore the family and the rights of parents. Liberals want to push Gay privileges and abortion by preventing parents from interfering in the decisions of minors to get abortions and gender transition therapy. Liberals are forcing schools to teach critical race theory, Gay privilege, gender fluidity, and sexual play, by threatening lawsuits, and forcing them to hide it from parents. President Obama made numerous executive orders that violated the Constitution and the rights of American citizens. Trump revoked them when he got in office, but President Biden restored them when he got in office. While executive orders do not have the force of law, President Obama tried to enforce them by threatening to file lawsuits against States and schools that did not comply. Some executive orders directly required States to violate the laws of the United States passed by Congress which is an open violation of the Constitution and his oath of office to uphold the laws of the United States. Trump tried to get States to clean up their voter rolls and enact laws protecting the voting process. Liberals have continually tried to enact laws that would open loopholes allowing massive fraud in voting and would prevent States from enacting laws to protect their voting process. Several liberal States have already enacted laws that will nullify the votes cast in their State. Their electors will cast their vote for whoever wins the national vote, regardless of how the people vote in that State. It is entirely possible for the electors of that State to cast their vote for a candidate who was not even on the ballot in that State. It bypasses the Constitutional safeguards that prevent voters from a few heavily populated States from determining the outcome of an election. A dictator is someone who forces people to do things against their will and it is obvious who the real dictators are. It is time for voters to stop listening to the rhetoric and start looking at the facts.
First Sunday of Christmastide-Dec 31
Tell the Story-Many people will see the manger scene and not understand what it means because they have no church background. A large percentage of people today have not attended church and do not know anyone that they know of who attends church. Many Christians assume those they meet at work and at school attend church somewhere but few of them do. Few churches today have Christmas eve services but those that do usually include only members and do not include visitors. It is a great time to invite those who do not attend church to come and hear the Christmas story, especially those who have children. Christmas carols used to be sung in the schools and played in stores, but many have dropped or even banned those with a Christian message. Church members can get together and carol at nursing homes and in their neighborhood to tell the Christmas story. Songs should not be random but organized to tell the story.
Voter Safety I-A-B
Even with ID laws, it is not completely safe. Fake ID’s are easy to get and a lot of teens get them so they can buy beer and cigarettes. If a political party knows someone is registered but won’t vote, they can make fake ID’s using the names and addresses of registered voters for someone to pose as those people and vote in their place. By registering a lot of inner-city people who probably won’t vote, they have a goldmine of potential for fake ID’s. If you have to vote where you live, someone will recognize if you come back to the same voting place several times using different names and ID’s but if you can vote by mail, on multiple days, or wherever you want, you can go to several different polling places or go on several days, and vote under different names without anyone realizing it, making it easier for a dishonest party to “stuff the ballot box” with fraudulent ballots. Most States today issue ID’s for those that don’t drive. Poor Blacks often get welfare and have to have ID’s to get it. As a result, voter ID laws do not provide a barrier to them voting, like they used to. It does require that people prove they are eligible to vote and are not trying to vote illegally. The most common fraud is when someone claims to be someone else who is registered but not likely to vote, either because they have died or because they moved out of State and are no longer eligible to vote in the State. Many States have laws requiring them to clean out voter registration lists and remove anyone who hasn’t voted in three years to eliminate those who have died or moved out of State so people can’t use those names to vote illegally, however that still leaves a window where someone can try to vote claiming they are someone who is already listed on the rolls, but is not likely to vote because they either died or moved out of State.
Voter Safety I-A-A
Democrats are fighting attempts to enact or maintain voter ID laws saying they prevent people, particularly minorities from voting. It is not strange that a large number of illegal immigrants are found on the voter registration rolls in States that allow online and mail registration since it doesn’t allow face to face verification of identity. It is also not surprising that many of them might vote in States that also do not require voter ID’s at the polls. Further problems arise when States allow registering at driver’s license offices and do not verify citizenship before issuing driver’s licenses. California recently enacted a law which will automatically register you to vote when you get a driver’s license or renew one unless you opt out. Since California also has enacted a law allowing people to get driver’s licenses without verifying citizenship, it means that up to a million illegal immigrants in California could become registered to vote. A review of Pennsylvania’s voter roles have shown over 100,000 non-citizens registered to vote. Pennsylvania also allows you to register to vote when you renew your driver’s license. There was no check to see how many have voted but it isn’t hard to think that a lot of them probably did since it is unlikely they would register to vote if they did not intend to vote, unless someone signed them up to vote, knowing they would not vote, so their names could be used to allow someone else to vote illegally. Hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens are being allowed to stay in the U.S. and States like California are now allowing them to get driver’s licenses, so the potential for fraud is unimaginable.
Voting Safety-1-D-A
The National Voter Registration Act was passed to require States to clean up their voter registrations. Before President Obama took office, many States complied with the National Voter Registration Act and regularly cleaned their rolls. However, President Obama filed lawsuits against many States to prevent them from complying with the National Voter Registration Act. A clear act to defy the law and force the States to violate the law as well. President Obama claimed it deprived people of their right to vote, in spite of the fact that the majority were people who had died or moved out of State and were no longer eligible to vote. Ohio went ahead and cleaned their rolls anyway but the federal government took them to court and the court ordered Ohio to reinstate them. As a result, records showed that there was probably between 3-5 million people on the rolls in Ohio that weren’t eligible to vote. That left a great deal of potential for fraud. Ohio appealed it to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled that Ohio did not violate federal laws in cleaning up its voter rolls by removing the names of those who had not voted for several years. While it did say not voting alone was not an acceptable reason for removing them, since Ohio seeks to contact the person and if after notification the person still doesn’t vote, then it is permissible to remove them. Six other States have similar laws which means 43 States do not have laws protecting the integrity of their voting by removing those who do not vote. Judge Alito in the majority opinion stated that about 1 in 8 voter registrations are invalid or inaccurate allowing people to use those names fraudulently. It is not strange that dead people and those people voting in multiple States usually vote for Democratic candidates since Democrats are the ones fighting to keep these names on the rolls. Without a voter ID law, anyone can go to the voter rolls, pick out someone who hasn’t voted in a couple years and go to the polls claiming to be that person. Since the name of the person they claim to be is on the rolls, and they are not asked for identification, they could vote. Research showed that the man compiling the information was registered in three States, though he did not realize it. He had moved and not canceled his registration in the old State. Most people don’t cancel their voter registration when they move out of State, and most States don’t cross check voter registrations with death records. While Donald Trump urged States to comply with the act, many States controlled by Democrats refused. By not cleaning the rolls, it leaves a lot of ineligible voters registered which leaves a large pool of names for those who seek to stuff the ballot box with illegal votes by creating fake ballots under the names of those who haven’t voted. Judicial Watch, a political watch dog group, has uncovered evidence that at least 11 States, with a total of over 100 counties have more registered voters than people of eligible age to vote and have warned the counties that if they don’t make a reasonable effort to clean up their rolls, Judicial Watch will file a lawsuit against them to compel them to comply with the law. Private citizens should not have to go to court to compel States to obey federal law.
Voting Safety-I-C-A
Democrats claim that fraud is not a problem and have been spouting the statistic that there have only been 31 confirmed cases of voter fraud. Yet they have not included accusations of fraud which they refused to investigate because their candidate won and they don’t want to risk losing that. They also ignore their own history of trying to control election results which goes back over 100 years. After the Civil War, federal troops were stationed in the South to provide protection for Blacks who were freed from slavery. Since the slave owners had owned large numbers of slaves, Blacks outnumbered Whites, especially in rural areas, and many Blacks were elected to office. When the federal government removed troops from the South, Democrats stood outside polling places and would not let Blacks in to vote. Later they used poll taxes and voter ID laws to prevent them from voting. Now Democrat leaders object when Republicans push for voter ID laws but things are far different now then they were then. Democrats required voter IDs and refused to allow Blacks to get them so Blacks could not vote. Now IDs are available in just about every State and are required both for getting welfare and getting a job so there is no reason that someone would not have one. The laws are needed to insure that the person coming to vote is who they claim to be. Democrat leaders are pushing a whole list of laws to open elections to widespread fraud, however the laws Republicans are pushing are designed to make sure that only legal voters vote. In addition, Democrat leaders have been openly trying to remove Donald Trump from the State ballots in States they control, citing a law preventing those involved in an insurrection from running for public office, Colorado passed a law to prevent Donald Trump from being on ballots in their State and other States are considering them, however Trump has never been convicted. By doing so, they are seeking to prevent voters from voting for Trump. He has been accused but accusations do not prove guilt. If people were punished for accusations and not convictions, the whole rule of law in the United States would crumble. People could simply make unfounded accusations and not have to provide any proof. A far more serious problem has surfaced in cities in Florida and other States. Democrat leaders are banning all Democrat candidates besides President Biden from the primary ballot so he is the only option. That is particularly serious since a majority of Democrat state they would not vote for him. By doing so, they are denying Democrat supporters from voting for anyone besides President Biden. Such blatant attempts to manipulate the election and insure that Biden wins cannot be tolerated if we are to have fair and honest elections. Voters should research candidates and vote for candidates that will uphold the law.