Friday's Journal

On the View, Whoopi asked John McCain if she should fear being returned to slavery if McCain appoints judges who strictly interpret the constitution. McCain acknowledged that it was a good question, thanked Whoopi for bringing it up, but was unable to answer before Walters interrupted him. This is what McCain should have said:

Whoopi,

I'm glad you asked this question. It is very important and I believe I have a simple answer. When our constitution was written, it provided for three separate branches of government, to act as checks and balances of each other. The judiciary was created to ensure that congress and the President do not pass legislation that contradicts our constitution in either words and authorial intent.

Authorial intent, by the way, is very important. It makes it so that the constitution must be interpreted in context, not just in the words themselves. It requires that those who interpret it know not just the words as written, but the spirit in which they were written.

The judiciary and it's role is incredibly important. You should no more have judges writing law than you should have a President overturning law apart from the veto process or congress enforcing law that has never seen the President's desk. The judiciary has a specific job, and that is to interpret and protect our constitution, not to redefine it, alter it, re-interpret it, or politicize it.

Now, you might ask shouldn't we have a document that is living and can change and adjust itself with the times? Well, we do. Within the constitution is provision for changing the constitution, called the amendment process. This process requires a super majority of congress and the states to write and pass alterations to the constitution. Once accepted, these amendments hold equal weight both in word and authorial intent as the original document itself. And within this process lies the answer to you question.

Whoopi, if I nominate strict constitutionalist judges, they must interpret and protect the entire constitution, including all amendments. Including by the way, the thirteenth amendment which reads as follows:

Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where of the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Section 2. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

You will be happy to know that the thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and nineteenth amendments not only ensure that you will never be returned to slavery, but also grant you, a black woman, equal rights as me, a white man. In fact, because of the fifteenth and nineteenth amendments, you are free to vote. I hope this answer will aid you in your decision.

Whoopi, the simple answer to your question is that the only way you would ever have to fear returning to slavery would be if I did not nominate judges who strictly interpreted the constitution by it's original words and authorial intent. Or if a majority of congress and the states choose to repeal the thirteenth amendment, in which case God help us all.

My letter to Senators Martinez and Nelson,

I am writing to implore you to vote no on Warner-Lieberman. Raising taxes on businesses and energy is not a viable solution during or leading up to a recession. In one of the coldest years in recent history we must not sacrifice the poor on the altar of so-called Global Warming.

In addition, the solution to high fuel prices, pollution, and use of fossil fuels is not legislation that takes away capital from American businesses, oppresses poor consumers and artificially manipulates the market. The result of Warner-Lieberman will be higher fuel prices, which we already cannot afford, and outsourcing American energy jobs to the Middle East and Venezuela.

Vote no on Warner-Lieberman.

Sincerely,


Also, please go to Americansolutions.com and sign the Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less petition.

The following is my letter to Senator Bill Nelson of Florida

Mr. Nelson,

Please explain to me the Democrat energy policy. I work with businesses as an accountant, and I seem to be missing something. Democrats are proposing that the solution to the higher gas prices and energy costs is to stop subsidies for the oil industries. Isn't it basic Intro to Business, 1st semester, thought that if you increase a companies costs artificially that they will increase prices to compensate? In other words, if you make it more expensive for oil companies to do business, how does that cause them to lower prices?

On the other hand, why are Democrats opposed to letting American companies drill and refine American oil and build American nuclear power plants? Economics 101, again 1st semester basics, seems to show that if you increase supply it will spark more competition and prices will drop. And this would create hundreds of thousands of American jobs.

Taking away oil subsidies but not allowing them to explore or refine would be like taking away farm subsidies but not allowing them to develop a percentage of their fields.

Democrats are against outsourcing except when it comes to good high paying jobs in an industry that should be growing exponentially and contributing to our economy. You seem to not have any problems with outsourcing our oil production and refinement to other countries, especially terrorist funding countries.

Please explain the logic behind this. I really do want to know and I know you are busy but I think the state of Florida which would benefit greatly from allowed exploration deserves an explanation.

Sincerely,

Can someone tell me what I am missing here? I know it is long, but I have read through it and obviously Obama knows something I don't.

"I think that it is a legal right that they [homosexuals] should have that is recognized by the state. If people find that controversial then I would just refer them to the Sermon on the Mount, which I think is, in my mind, for my faith, more central than an obscure passage in Romans."
- Obama

Ok, here is the obscure passage from Romans:

Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen. 26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.

And here is the clear teaching on homosexuality from the Sermon on the Mount:

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. 14 "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

21 "You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca,' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell. 23 "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. 25 "Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26 I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

27 "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell. 31 "It has been said, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.' 32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.

33 "Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.' 34 But I tell you, Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

38 "You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' 39 But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. 41 If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

43 "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

5 "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9 "This, then, is how you should pray: "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.' 14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

16 "When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22 "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! 24 "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? 28 "And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. 6 "Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.

7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. 13 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

15 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' 23 Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!' 24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."

I have been asked alot what I think of Huckabee and McCain, the remaining Republican candidates. So here is my synopsis:

John McCain: On spending we have much in common. He doesn't like earmarks, I think pork spending should be illegal. He thinks tax cuts should be accompanied by spending cuts. I agree. But the bus stops there. McCain first voted against Bush's tax cuts because he thought they favored the rich, since then he has changed his reason for voting against them. I am not fooled. McCain also thinks that Gitmo detainees should be brought to the US and given the right to a fair jury trial that any US citizen would enjoy, with the added benefit of being able to view classified information in their defense. This flies in the face of precedent. Even the treatment they recieve right now flies in the face of precedent. In world war II we hung non-uniformed enemy combatants who could not demonstrate their military rank.

McCain also is against harsh interrogation techniques. Perhaps the terrorists will surrender their knowledge of impending attacks out of the goodness of their hearts. Or perhaps McCain thinks that if we stop waterboarding terrorists, the terrorists will stop torturing and dismembering their captives. On national defense and the war on terror, McCain is extremely weak.

McCain is also for amnesty. Now don't be fooled by his renewed committment to set aside McCain/Kennedy amnesty and build the border fence. If you listen to the nuance of his speech, his plan is to build the fence and then institute McCain/Kennedy amnesty. So, if you are reading this and you are one of our illegal friends south of the border, the time to cross is now. You have nothing to lose, except if McCain is elected you won't be able to go back for your stuff because there will be a fence there. If Hillary or Obama is elected? Hey, mi casa es su casa.

I don't like McCain/Feingold, but I wouldn't not vote for someone because of it. I just think it shows McCain's mindset as a senator, that somehow Government is the answer. Hopefully he will get a good conservative free market vice president to set him straight.

McCain is nominally anti-abortion, but effectively pro-choice. He is one of those 'Abortion is terrible, tragic, I hate it, it should happen as little as possible, but it should be safe, legal, available to all for any reason and the cost should be shared by all Americans' type. By the way, the first part of that quote is directly from Hillary herself.

The worse part about McCain though is his temper, lies, and dirty tricks. What he did to Romney two days before the Florida election by lying about Romney's record on Iraq was terrible. It left a terrible taste in my mouth that won't soon be washed out. McCain is better than Hillary or Obama, but if a good third party candidate comes along..................

Mike Huckabee: Mike is a good guy. He is a nice guy. Somewhat naive, grandious ideas at times, but overall a nice guy. I understand his raising taxes as a governor to a certain extent, but I think his excuses are lame. He, like McCain, seems to have a government is the answer mentality.

He also is kind to prisoners, especially the ones who don't deserve it. But again, that is not something I wouldn't vote for him for. He has signed a pledge saying 'read my lips, no new taxes', but I don't know if we should believe him.

My biggest problem with Huckabee is that he supports the so-called Fair-tax. I have many many issues with this particular pipe dream of 'getting rid of the IRS' that I have discussed to death in many places. If you have any questions about why the fairtax is a terrible idea, let me know. But I don't think he will get it passed, perhaps just in the light enough to finally realize all the problems and kill it.

So Huckabee is ok. Too bad he doesn't have a snowball's chance in Florida of winning. So in the end, the winner is, Hillary. God save the queen. (by the way, this is not an endorsement, I would never vote for Hillary, and in fact, I would vote for the bum on the street corner before I voted for Hillary.)

Hey everyone, I am running for President. Be sure to go to http://www.u4prez.com/index.php?do=rate&act=profile&id=1781 and vote for friday!

I have been thinking about writing a book. The following is the summary. Let me know if it sounds interesting or at least which paragraph you fell asleep at:).

is the fair tax a good tax?

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Mr. Nelson, I am both saddened and disappointed that you chose to vote for a bill that announces the defeat of the USA at the hands of terrorists, gives the specific timetable for defeat, and was sold to fellow senators in exchange for earmarks. What was your price?

To vote against funding our troops would be a clear final statement from congress on our defeat in the war in Iraq. To support our troops would be a strong statement of unity and strength against our terrorist enemies, and could even help bring about victory.

To decree that we will surrender within 6 months if we haven't defeated the enemy by then is nonsensical! Can you think of a single enemy in history who was so badly beaten that they wouldn't have kept fighting if they knew we were 6 months away from giving up? I don't think Al Qaida falls into this category.

Please reconsider your vote on this surrender bill, and when the President vetoes it, do not delay in providing him with a realistic bill that will help our troops and hurt our enemies. What a breath of fresh air that would be for America.

Sincerely,

yes, it's another post about liberals...

So, I was thinking today, couldn't libs get so much more accomplished by actually implementing their ideas rather than trying to get the government to force everyone else to? For example, and I am sure I have given this before, but what if all the hollywood and government libs used as much energy in their homes as George W. Bush? Btw, I have heard his home uses 25% of the energy of the average american home. Or what if they took all their lobbying money and instead bought priuses for poor people with old run down muffler-less cars? they would be helping the poor and stopping global warming at the same time!

Then I was thinking...
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trust me, once everyone sees the vast success of this business model, all businesses will become lib businesses and the world will be a changed place...