8/21/12
Howdy all! It’s fair week in SE Washington. We have bands such as Foghat and REO Speedwagon playing. So, is that good? Well, it tells me how old I am. I took my fiancée to see REO; been married over 26 years. And Foghat? I saw them on their farewell tour – in 1978! So is this good or bad?
Any hoo,..
Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again rejoice! ~ Philippians 4:4
The foundation of our Empire was not laid in the gloomy age of Ignorance and Superstition, but at an Epocha when the rights of mankind were better understood and more clearly defined, than at any former period." --George Washington, Circular to the States, 1783
On face value, George’s statement is sad. At no other time in history did man better understand the rights of man? Really? Well, for a very long time, this was true. Our founders had exceptional vision most of us would agree was given to them as a gift from God. And we know how effective they were at utilizing that gift. But what about now? Many people don’t (or won’t) understand. They don’t pay attention outside the snippets of lies presented in such a nice package on the national ‘evening news’ broadcast. But, there has been a growing swell of understanding by those who do nothing more than pay attention, and say we have had enough. Before the last 4 or 5 years, maybe as far back as ten or even twenty, how many times had you heard the phrase unalienable rights? How many knew more than the first line or two from the Declaration of Independence, or part of the Preamble of the Constitution? And now; how much do you know of these documents? HOW MANY HAVE A FAVORITE LINE?? I do. Article IV, Section 4 – “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against domestic Violence.” (BTW, When the President is whistled over the brow of a US Naval ship, he is announced “United States Arriving”).
So, there are a lot of things going wrong with our government. Our federally elected employees have run amok. We have charged them with managing our national affairs. And they are blowing it. So, here we are, set to make a change; many changes. Changes are to be made because our employees have not performed up to our expectations. We need to clean house, and hire people with integrity to perform the tasks given them by the governed. We the People have that power. Nowhere else on earth, at no other time in known history have a people been able to do that without war. There are those around who feel this absence of aggression may change this election year. I happen to believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that we will prevail, our Constitution will prevail, and The United States of America will remain as one united land. American Exceptionalism is not dead. It has had a headache. It’s time to massage the temples, take the medicine to correct what is wrong. Exceptionalism has some pains, but the pain will go away. There is nothing to fear, as they say. So let’s rejoice! Paul’s words to the Philippians can be very encouraging here. Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again rejoice! No matter what may lay before us, we will prevail, as long as we maintain our faith, our principles and our values. Summer is almost over. Autumn is just around the corner. It’s time to rejoice!
Take care, God bless and especially at this time in history,
STAND WITH ISRAEL!!!
Tom Kiley
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