As I read this forum I visualize Congress. I see no substance in the posts. I see name calling and childish whining.
Facts are not checked. It is no wonder we have a broken political system. Most of you people posting here are the prime example of why our system no longer works well.
If you spent ¼ the time attempting some constructive posts as you do whining, and name calling, you may actually accomplish something.
Very simply our rights as citizens are being eroded daily and you people are like Nero fiddling while Rome burns. Name calling and whining without constructive action is like BOTH houses of Congress and BOTH sides of the isle in each.
It is possible to actually LEARN how our government was designed to work. I would suggest many here should spend some of the name calling time doing this.
There is an old legal adage; If you have the facts on your side you argue them, if you have the law on your side you argue it, if you have nothing you attack the opposing side.
Most of those here have NOTHING!
wow!!!
Please send the link where you found this information about the Tea party.
Or if this is your take on them please do put this is a personal opinion not a fact.
this is supposed to be a discussion of political facts, and what we would like to have happen.
simplicity is king
let me open this up by saying if people actually think for them selves instead of being a blind follower I suspect many will be like me.
A registered Republican, a tea party member, and have v**ed democrat on occasion.
Now before all tell me I just cant make up my mind--I can and I think a problem out--in my day this was common problem solving--now days it has a new name--critical thinking. I do not believe much of anything I read in any "news" source. All spin the t***h to fit their agenda.
I look at the issues, and do my own research.
Once the facts are correct I can use logic to work toward a "fix".
1. To me there is no party line to blindly follow.
2. I believe you can not spend yourself out of bankruptcy.
3. I believe you cant borrow yourself out of bankruptcy
4. I believe our constitution and bill of rights have made us a great super power in the world. ( the last and only one now)
5. I believe I can run my life more efficiently than the government can.
6. I can make a small business that employs others and supports me.
7. What I do is no ones else's business as long as I don't break a law in doing it.
8. I want a government run in the sun--bright light--not in the dark shadows of some buzz work like "national security"
9. National security comes from earning worldwide respect with some fear tossed in. It does not come from acting like a worried little boy crying "they are going to get me!!!"
10. The Muslim extremists have to be rolling on the floor laughing. They have managed to turn the US into the next Hitler Germany of before WWII.
Now all that being said I also understand I can not fix the problem.
I also under that all of us can make Washington uncomfortable enough to actually do something.
But here is a well known fact for all to mull over:
97% of all incumbent political people are re-elected.
The reason why is---It is never MY representative that is the problem--it is YOUR representative that is the problem.
Gives a high five to eden!!
I am also amazed at the level people will stoop to--If this blog had 1/4 the real information instead of personal attacks it would be worth reading.
I learned a lesson early--ignore --- it may be a valuable one for others to attempt to grasp.
We have a country falling apart before our eyes people!
personally I don't have time to bash others--I have a busy life. I may not agree with many but I do my best to not call them stupid.
Give it a try folks and it will save us all reading a lot of BS to get to the meat and 'taters!
Laughs as he reads--I should be insulted I guess, but those that seem to think their intelligence is far superior to the average are usually wrong.
yes some subject titles don't make sense here--such is life.
For someone to make a broad insult shows their true intellect.
I can learn even from those that are wrong, at least I know something NOT to do.
Bad manners, insults, and general feelings of superiority give me a wide open window to the real person behind them!
Let me offer you an intelligent alternative for you to look at since this site is beneath you---try this one---www.whitehouse.gov!
somehow I failed to explain this well it seems since you missed the point.
I did not say give money to anyone.
If you think your view is special--yes then it would be a special interest group.
On the other hand if you think that you have views that many others hold, it would not be a "special interest".
The point is simple.
Who really represents you? If you think those you v**ed into office do, then you would have no interest in getting your views heard by them.
If you think they only hear those that lobby them then you may be interested.
well my thought is not to give money to a politician but lobby for what the people want--not some large special interest group that will benefit at the expense of others
Folks,
Plain and simple there is no law to keep the president from committing assets to any military action under the constitution.
So there is NO breaking of a law to impeach for.
Look at areas where he can be impeached--this is not one unless he tries to make a formal declaration of war on his own.
You are barking up the wrong tree in frustration. channel that feeling into some are that will get him impeached.
A thought occurred to me.
We have huge PAC's for everything. They wield the influence of the all mighty dollar in politics.
As a test here: how many would contribute $10.00 a month to a PAC for we the people?
Second question how many would contribute something?
How?
Oh that is very simple!
Get in your car and along with 100,000 others that believe like you do, descend on Washington DC--and march!
We did it in the '60's and ended Vietnam, passed v**er rights act, ruined separate but equal, and got women more out in the front of politics.
The marches and demonstrations in Chicago for the 1968 democratic convention DRASTICLY changed both political parties.
Talk is not action!
If you aren't willing to be seen, get your head busted, make people listen, then don't whine.
Get on the streets in force!
Don't tell an old man it cant be done--I have done it!
Article I section 8
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; - http://constitution.findlaw.com/article1/article.html#sthash.zD6AYEU3.dpuf
Article II section 2
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the M*****a of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices,
http://constitution.findlaw.com/article2/article.html#sthash.2CbWL8zX.dpuf
Here lies the conflict.
Since Truman sent troops to Korea, most presidents have ignored the declaration of war.
In fact the US has not declared war since WWII.
In 1973 Congress passed the war powers actgenerally ignored by all presidentssaying the president had 90 days to get congress to approve military action. The p**********l thought process is the Constitution trumps the law. This is correct.
He just cant declare war, this does not mean he cannot send boots on the ground or order military strikeshe is Commander in Chief of the military.
A good reason to want a President 1% smarter than a stump!
Much as I dislike the current administration, in fairness I have to give him the fact he did consult with congress on this.
I don't know Professor Williams but I do applaud his thought process and his humor.
At one point the US was called the melting pot. Why? because all ethnicities and cultures were welcome. But there was a price to pay for this welcome. You became an American. We lost this and became the worlds "salad" when we allow a prefix to attach to American. African American, Mexican American, Cuban American, the list is endless. the emphasis was put on what you were BEFORE you became an American. WRONG! You gave up your citizenship to what ever to become an American. You were to assimilate into our culture. Become part of the great melting pot that made ONE great culture.
Now days we have few Americans. We have a lot of something then American. Try going to Saudi Arabia and acting like you are still in the US. Can you spell jail?
I should not have to press 1 for English. Learn the language as others before you did or don't bother to come here. You don't offer me a 1 to press for English in Mexico, or any other country.
The point is simple--it is ok to offend people--it is not the end of the world. R****m knows no boundaries. All people have it.
In MY country you--NOT ME---need to be sensitive of MY culture. You came here. I am not required to be sensitive to your former culture.
You insult me when you come here and expect to have the same as what you left--if it was so good why did you leave it?
I will be glad to put you in the melting pot--but I wont have a salad!
I like the same flavor in my culture! If I like your culture more than mine I would move to your country--if they would let me in.
Mutters as he steps off his soapbox!!!!!
Hmmm--the "stand your ground law"
May I point out this is not a new law as most think. You have always had the right to defend yourself in your home with deadly force if necessary. What is new is extending that right outside your home.
Many things will never be known in this case. Both parties made many mistakes that led to a persons death.
Do not try to second guess the jury from a blog. You did not hear all the evidence or see the person on trial.
The stand your ground law comes from common law. It is just a codification of common law.
The ambiguities in common law forced this law. Let me explain.
Before this law you had to make a retreat when threatened--prior to using deadly force if you were outside your home--and sometimes even if you were in your home. This was to prove you attempted to diffuse the situation and give the purp time to retreat.
The problem was many times this only encouraged them--the attack the fleeing response.
since the common law was allover the place in their holdings, many states decided a statute had to be in place to clarify the common law. (common law being what the higher courts have held that is binding on the lower courts)
Common sense says you don't want to turn your back on a knife or gun. Retreat was what exactly? one step back?--five steps back? See the problem? A codified statute that says you don't have to retreat at all is much clearer and safer. It de criminalizes the action of self protection of yourself or another person. even with the stand your ground law the question remains was deadly force justified.
This is why it was not used in the trial I am sure. Justification
We will never know if Zimmerman was told "I am going to k**l you C*****r--or beat you to a pulp-- "
Remember Zimmerman had a right to walk the sidewalk too--even if it was a dumb decision on his part. He also had a right to not be attacked ( if he was) for being dumb.
The jury has spoken--put it to bed folks!
I refuse to call someone a SOB--but I will say--may your mother come out from under the porch and bark at you!
timmh67,
Political Science is just that a science, yes it is a "social" science and not a "hard" science like math and physics.
to me the difference between it and Christian science is any religion is a lot of faith.
To me science and religion are very different. Political science is always looking for causes and effects, religion ( all religions) ask you to take most of it on faith. Science wants things you can test.
Here is an example of "faith" In Vietnam many times a solder that had been severely wounded was in major pain and awake. Shock is always a factor in death from wounds.
Morphine can be counterproductive at times and was in short supply in the field. We used to shoot saline solution in the wounded solders IV and tell them it was Morphine.
Most times they quieted right down and actually felt less pain--that is faith!