Howdy all! Hey, did you hear? POTUS has changed his mind. He now approves of gay marriage. And did you hear? Russian President Putin, a very macho kind of guy, told Obama by phone even that he's postponing their much-anticipated meeting and will not be attending the G-8 summit at Camp David. I wonder if there’s a correlation? I can just hear the conversation now: “Meesterrr Ppprrrezidend, I heer yoo haf desited dat zeh mattaje of tooo man or too woman izz, er, OK. Vell, eet just so happanz dat I am soddy to say I must be at Russia for noo cabinet for noo ppprrrezidend, dat iss mee! Zo, I vill not go to the davit camp for meeting. So, soddy. Pleeez, gif yoor vif a hug, and tell de othas goot luck.”
Any hoo,
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. ~ Romans 8:28
In a general sense, all contributions imposed by the government upon individuals for the service of the state, are called taxes, by whatever name they may be known, whether by the name of tribute, tythe, tallage, impost, duty, gabel, custom, subsidy, aid, supply, excise, or other name. ~ Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution, 1833
Hmm, Mr. Story would have loved to sit in for the Obamacare arguments at the Supreme Court. He understands that money extracted by the government from the people is a tax, no matter what you call it, even a fine or fee. Maybe the Solicitor General should read some on the founders for his own guidance.
This just shows how single-minded our federally elected employees really are and I mean all of them, not just the donkeys. SG couldn’t even tell the difference between a fee and a tax, when discussing the fine levied against people who don’t get health insurance under the Obamacare mandate. And POTUS. ‘He’ has decided that ‘his’ opinion is that gay marriage is ok. Even though ‘his’ opinion shouldn’t mean that every American believes the same way, ‘his’ opinion instead tells the world that ‘We’ all agree. How disgusting. Not the fact that some people want to livestyle of their choice, but giving the impression to the world that we all approve of that lifestyle is disgusting, and feel my right to choose has been taken from me. I don’t approve of that lifestyle; my choice. Do I know people who would choose that lifestyle, yes. Do I think any better or worse because of their choice? Absolutely not. But I will not accept anyone speaking for me to anyone, let alone the entire world, about this, or any other issue; unless I give them my opinion and they speak it as I’ve told them. I would expect that we all feel the same way; that those who represent us speak our words; not speak their words and expect US to agree with them! We hired them to be our voices in government. They did not hire us as their constituents. (I sure ain’t getting paid by them.)
So, what to do? Well, we do know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love Him and are called to his purpose for them. It says so right there in Romans 8:28. We all have a purpose in our lives. Certainly we are to live the best lives we can, to help our children grow and succeed, and to love help each other as He would have us do. Does this apply to the tea party, the 9/12 movement, the effort to restore the constitution and our economy? YOOOO BETCHA!!
This great land is still the city on the hill. It still shines brightly for all to see. It is our responsibility to keep it shining for our children, their children and their grandchildren’s grandchildren and so on. If I may so bold as to interpret, God expects us to keep the city shining brightly. He is guiding us right now; as I type, as you read, and as you share your efforts with others. He is helping us to work together in unison with other groups. We are not all collaborating for sure. But the efforts of all the tea party and 9/12 groups are focused together in parallel with the same goals. This is how we have been called to his purpose. As Glenn Beck said at the Lincoln Memorial, this is our stick to lead. This is our burden to carry. It is our purpose. I believe this with all my heart. I recognized it the moment Beck mentioned it. This daily (mostly) shtuff I do is my stick, my purpose. Sure, I make dinner and take out the trash on Tuesdays, but this is my stick. What is your stick? See how it fits with the sticks of others? They do fit well together you know. Like a puzzle.
Take care, God bless,
AND STAND WITH ISRAEL!!!
Tom Kiley
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