Religious beliefs include theistic beliefs (i.e. those that include a belief in God) as well as non-theistic “moral or ethical beliefs as to what is right and wrong which are sincerely held with the strength of traditional religious views.”
One religion believes in God. Another believes in Buddha. That does not mean one is right and the other is wrong.
Therefore, Pro-Choice is a religion and Pro-Life is a religion. They can coexist.
B.US Constitution – First Amendment Defined Rights of Religion
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof …
C. Therefore, Pro-Choice AND Pro-Life shall be exercised anywhere in our nation.
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Three seemingly random characters are running for their lives in this fictional thriller.
BROKEN DEMOCRACY
The book “Tyranny of the Minority” has 15 points to be implemented to fix our Democracy. But they are mostly about voting rights which are hard to quantify and get passed.
Likewise, Bernie Sander’s “Our Revolution” has lots of voting rights proposals. He also has a lot of financial reform proposals but misses the core problems.
“The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism” blames banks and the 1% for our problems but misses the fact that the underlying problem is our broken Capitalist Democracy and concepts allowed under Citizens United.
“The Assassination of a Broken Democracy” uses a thriller story to subliminally propose getting rid of 10 problems that did not exist 200 years ago. Some of the 10 problems include gerrymandering, filibuster and super PACs.
“Tyranny” and “Revolution” propose changing some of these but offer no process to get change done.
On the other hand, “Assassination” proposes a solution to eliminate these problems which did not exist 200 years ago.
Originalists like SCOTUS Judge Alito want to put us back 200 years. Since these 10 problems did not exist 200 years ago, they should agree to get rid of them.
AVAILABLE WHERE AND WHEN
I hope you enjoy “The Assassination of a Broken Democracy” as much as I did in bringing it to you. It is currently available at Lulu.com.
NASHVILLE — A top Republican legal strategist, Cleta Mitchell, told a roomful of GOP donors over the weekend that conservatives must band together to limit 1. voting on college campuses, 2. same-day voter registration and 3. automatic mailing of ballots to registered voters, according to a copy of her presentation reviewed by The Washington Post.
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Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) sets policy for the Federal Reserve.
Data to Monitor Once A Month \\ 50 Plus Year Average \\ Acceptable Range
Consumer Price Index YOY (CPY) Avg 3.8% Range 3%-5%
Case Shiller Home Price Index YOY (HPY) Avg 5.29% Range 3.5%-7%
Unemployment Rate (UR) Avg 5.73% Range 4.5%-7%
Tools Available
Raise/lower Federal Funds Rate if CPY is too high/too low
Raise/lower Federal Mortgage Rates if HPY is too high/too low
Raise/lower Quantitative Easing if UR is too low/too high
Auction Off Troubled Financial Institutions
Financial Institution Tests
Uninsured deposits / domestic deposits < 50%
Loans and held-to-maturity securities / total deposits < 50%
Financial Institutions that fail both tests for two consecutive quarters are auctioned off.
RESULT: No peer pressure, no human error, no recessions!
FOMCGPT(tm) To The Rescue!
A ChatGPT bot (FOMCGPT) has been designed to generate Federal Reserve policy once a month incorporating the algorithm above using easily modifiable configuration files. It is being tested using Federal Reserve FRED data from April 2021 to April 2023.
Pick among these 4 networks or a website like CNN.com or HuffPost.com.
If you hear a friend or relative saying any of the following, offer the TikTok Challenge aka Avoid Fox News for 30 Days for a chance to be trending online.
Those people.
Hang Mike Pence.
You can’t trust the elections.
Darn immigrants.
Hang Nancy Pelosi.
Make America Great Again.
Good luck! And may the best Native American win.
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What the above house is doing to minimize the affect of Climate Change and what you can do.
Plant a tree on the west side of the house in front of windows. Make sure that the tree is not bigger than the house and loses its leaves in the winter.
Install awnings over windows that block sun in the summer and allow sun in during the winter.
Install weatherstripping around doors and windows to stop leaks of weather into the house during summer and winter.
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No, not prayer. Basically, ALL schools need the Ten Commandments minus the God stuff. We are so hung up with the God stuff, that we ignore the Ten Commandments. We lose out by separating church aka religion and state aka government.
If we take out the God stuff, the Ten Commandments cover most of what the major 7 or 8 religions in the world teach plus or minus “an eye for an eye” clause. In other words, the remaining 7 Commandments need to be taught in every school. Let’s review them.
Remember the Sabbath day. So taking Saturday or Sunday to reflect is a great idea. We all need to recharge our “batteries”. Take the time to rest, regroup, meditate. And if it includes practicing your favorite religion on Saturday or Sunday, then go for it.
Honor thy Father or Mother. This can be generalized to say honor or respect your elders whether it be father, mother, grandparents, teacher or some old guy down the street. These people have a lot more life experiences than you. They may have more stress and more knowledge.
Thou shalt not commit adultery. This is pretty obvious. Do not cheat on a significant other whether you are married or not. If there are compatibility issues, try to end it calmly and fairly and move on.
Thou shall not kill. Another obvious commandment. Punishable by death or life in prison.
Thou shall not steal. Also obvious but needs to be reiterated. As thieves get away with crimes, their friends and associates think it is okay to steal. A strong police presence is required coupled with a three strikes law that elevates the severity of the punishment. At the same time, we need to ask why did you steal? There may be a deeper issue such as poverty or drug use.
Thou shall not bear false witness. Plainly speaking, do not lie. Politicians are famous for lying. But they must be held accountable whether it is via fact checkers or some other means. If they get away with a lie, then society breaks down with more lies or by repeating the false narrative.
Thou shall not covet thy neighbors house. Again, plainly speaking, do not be jealous of others. This can lead to bad thoughts and bad deeds. Be happy with what you have.
Conclusion. So what this post is attempting to say is, let us encourage ALL schools to reinforce these remaining 7 non-God Commandments and then all of our communities will be that much better off. Thanks for your time.
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Renaissance Candidates [from my view] Bill Gates – Computer guy but not really artistic. So no. Steve Jobs – Computer guy with fascination with aesthetics. So yes. Thomas Jefferson – Politician, architect, inventor. So yes. Leonardo da Vinci – Artist, … Continue reading →
Congress is broken. 2023 was one of the worst years for Congressional productivity.
Congress acts when 2/3rds of votes are near. 27th Amendment passed in 1992 when state approval was near. See “The People’s Constitution” book page 245.
Congress will limit topics and set a deadline. Congress will limit convention topics to the state resolutions so no new Constitution will result. Congress will also set a deadline.
States and Congress will specify attendees. Some state resolutions specify attendees. Congress will designate the rest.
3/4th of States have to approve any amendments. Per Constitution Article V a whole new Constitution will never pass in 3/4th of States.
Why a Convention?
Get Capitalism out of politics.
Rights in the Constitution are for each person not groups of people like Super PACs. (Reverse Citizen’s United)
Campaign finance limits and lobbying limits are mandatory.
Term limits are needed.
Filibusters are unconstitutional.
Gerrymandering is unconstitutional.
Unanimous consent is unconstitutional.
What about a runaway Convention?
“Much of the fear surrounding a convention is unfounded. The Convention Clause’s text and history indicate that it grants power to the States to limit the scope of any such convention. In addition, the States have the ability to reject any amendments proposed by a convention through the (3/4th of States) ratification process.”
– The Other Way to Amend the Constitution: The Article V Constitutional Convention Amendment Process, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 30, Issue 3