Howdy all! The week is going great so far. And it's only one work day old. So we need to keep the work week going strong. Even us unemployed need to keep things moving. Interviews, cold calls, it's still work. America wasn't built only by people in the work force. So many innovations and inspirations had been developed by those in need and those who wanted to make things better. So, maybe I can invent something really cool.
Until then,..
If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. ~ Ecc. 4:10
It seems to me very important that the statute laws should be made as plain and intelligible as possible, and be reduced to as small a compass as may consist with the fullness and precision of the will of the legislature and the perspicuity of its language. This, well done, would, I think, greatly facilitate the labors of those whose duty it is to assist in the administration of the laws, and would be a lasting benefit to the people, by placing before them, in a more accessible and intelligible form, the laws which so deeply concern their interests and their duties. ~ Abraham Lincoln, Annual message to Congress, December 1, 1861
Did I hear once that President Obama looks up to Abraham Lincoln? I wonder, since Mr Lincoln's words are obviously some foreign language to Obama. Stimulus bill/ARRA 1100 pages, Obamacare 2000 pages - and that doesn't include the extra pages needed for all the commissions. Remember Pelosi's famous words, "We must pass the bill so we can find out what is in the bill." Can you imagine how simple and small our government structure would be if Lincoln's words were heeded? No commissions, advisers, advocates, or vast number of lawyers to interpret laws. What a concept. It would take the full attendance of our federally elected employees approximately 2 hours to review, discuss, vote and pass a bill to the President. Imagine getting things done in Congress with same day service? And everyone knew what they were signing!
I know, keep dreaming. But it's a good dream, isn't it? Well, back to reality...
We aren't going to see Lincoln's words fulfilled any time soon. Our present lot of elected employees are desperate to remain employed, so the more complex the bills, the more they feel needed to interpret. HOWEVER, with the enlightenment of American conservatives, We the People have become capable of reading what the employees come up with. We have not been impressed by what we read. And, we are more willing to replace the federally elected employees than they would prefer. But they continue to go against Abe's advice. We the people have figured out that our Constitution and our nation requires all of us to stand together, work together, be together. The progressives will do everything that can to divide us and cull out what they consider the weak links. So standing together ensures we can reach out and help one another if we should fall. We won't be in a position to let ourselves get into real trouble alone. That is what makes this movement so great. So many people, thinking alike, working together and sharing with each other. This has made our nation more of a family than it has ever been. Keep up the great work, together.
Take care, God bless,
AND STAND WITH ISRAEL!!
Tom Kiley
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