Howdy all! I hope the work week went well for you. Good weather? We had good weather here all week. Unfortunately, the weekend is now here, and so is the weird weather. Wind is expected to be 40-50 mph with gusts as high as 75. Can’t wait to go looking for our cars in the morning.
Any hoo,..
Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you. ~ Psalm 25:5
I consider the government of the United States as interdicted by the constitution from intermeddling with religious institutions, their doctrines, discipline, or exercises. This results not only from the provision that no law shall be made respecting the establishment or free exercise of religion, but from that also which reserves to the States the powers not delegated to the United States. Certainly, no power to prescribe any religious exercise or to assume authority in any religious discipline has been delegated to the general government. It must then rest with the States." --Thomas Jefferson, letter to Samuel Miller, 1808
When I read the quote from Jefferson, I think of the issue brought up by the Bobama administration. When I hear the arguments against the contraception mandate, I hear this quote. There is no interpretation required. Interdicted = BANNED, PROHIBITED, FORBIDDEN; by the 1st amendment. Jefferson gave only that the states would have the powers from the 10th amendment. So, why is the entire lot of federally elected employees even talking about mandates to Christian employers, or giving exemptions and easing of burdens to the Islamic faith, or any restrictions or exemptions to any religion?? The first amendment prevents it and the tenth affords it only to the states, who also have to live by the Constitution! I don’t know. Maybe someone needs to erect a billboard that shows the number of probable violations of the Constitution. The severity doesn’t matter anymore. What is now important is quantity over quality. “How many violations this day Bob?” “Don’t know Ed, let’s look at the tote board and find out! Drum roll please!”
Give me a break. Help me help us all. Vote the idiots out; all of them! They are all guilty by their involvement or by their complicity. Let’s find someone in our neighborhoods that we can put our hope into. We are led by the truth and teachings of Him. Therefore we should have the ability to find the one we can depend on. But you must do your homework. Don’t get caught up in the old ‘gotta vote the party line’ gimmick. Boehner and McConnell need to. Cantor, Alexander, Collins, Snowe; gone. Maybe not this time around for the Senators, but their time will come. And they can be removed from their positions of leadership. Wait, correct that word to management. People can be placed in a management position and not be able to lead worth a hill of beans. But leaders lead from wherever they are in the team. Management is a position. Leadership is a skill, a trait, a quality. So, when any politician speaks of the party leadership, try not to laugh. Correct them. It’s the party management. Most won’t know what the heck you’re talking about. Those who do, well, let’s hope they get the message.
Take care, God bless,
AND STAND WITH ISRAEL!!!
Tom Kiley
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