Two Competing Philosophies in America

There are two major philosophies in America. Many Democrats preach Humanism, that mankind is basically good. Teavangelicals preach that mankind is sinful and needs Jesus to be saved. Democrats want a democracy, and that requires “good” people. All you need is 50.1% of the vote for control. Current day Russia is a “democracy” with a powerful elite in the Politburo and Kremlin. Most of the Framers trusted Jesus as Savior; others at least believed in a “higher power.” When they designed our foundation document, the Constitution, checks and balances were built into it to restrain those with power. There was no permanent political class with elitist beliefs. The House of Representatives was popularly elected and served two-year terms. The Senate was elected by the state legislatures for six-year terms and gave individual states a restraint on the House and the President. The Congress created and funded the courts as necessary. The President managed the government and could veto laws passed by the Congress. The main functions of the government were to defend the nation and settle disputes between the states.

A written Constitution is a problem for tyrants. It is easy to see when illegal acts are being committed. Currently we can do little about it since the Attorney General, the top legal officer, will do nothing, and the Senate will not try on impeachment. Most data is collected by the “government” and then filtered before it is reported. The media is normally a willing accomplice. Even they are realizing that the proverbial frog being slowly boiled to death is us.

America has immense resources – many in the western states. Environmentalists have been successful in placing in power individuals who will prevent us from using those resources. Millions of square miles are “Federal” lands and are “off-limits.” We are the “Saudi Arabia of coal”, and we have enough gas and oil to be independent of other nations, yet we import over 7 million barrels of oil each day. The $700 million we pay to those foreign nations each day could be invested in America to create jobs for our citizens. We keep our oil under the ground and give our capital resources to those who would destroy us.

I have little hope in America as a nation. Most registered voters do not vote. Many who do vote are ignorant of the issues. Most are content to watch their wide-screen TVs and be fed propaganda. I read all this in my Bible decades ago, so this is not a surprise to me. Jesus is the answer. Come quickly Lord Jesus!

"Crisis" at the Border

Progressives are successfully using Cloward-Piven chaos theory to “fundamentally change America.” This does not need to be a crisis, but the Obama administration is intentionally mismanaging the “crisis” that it has created. One look at the American population demographics shows why the Democrats are desperate for masses of youth who can fund bankrupt Ponzi schemes like Social Security. Almost 80 years of defending this gem in their FDR crown will result in extreme embarassment for the Democrats when the $130 trillion bill comes due.

The United States has an incredible airlift capability. We can move a sizable army to any part of the globe within 24 hours. While it not as comfortable as commercial air travel, troop carriers are certainly humane. I have traveled to Australia and Greenland by C-141. We need to use the resources which we have to return these children to the Central American countries from which they came. We need to have another Berlin airlift with the obvious difference in cargo.

The First Mulatto President of the United States

In November 2008, a mulatto man was elected President of the United States. He claimed to be black, although he is not. His mother was white; father unknown (Frank Marshall Davis?).

His formative years were spent in Muslim schools in Indonesia. He went to Punahou Academy, an elite college-prep school in Hawaii, and Occidental College in California on affirmative action scholarships – even though he had not experienced prejudice and poverty. Bill Ayers father helped him get into Columbia University and then Harvard Law School. He became editor of the Law Review without writing anything. Bill Ayers probably wrote Dreams From My Father – his “autobiography.” He headed Project Vote in Chicago and successfully got out the dead vote.

He became an Illinois state Senator and a United States Senator, both without significant accomplishments. A speechwriter probably wrote The Audacity of Hope – another “autobiography.” Other than “community organizer” and college instructor of law, he lacks experience in other areas. As President he appointed over 30 “Special Assistants to the President” - czars – to manage the areas where he was lacking in experience. None are accountable to the people's representatives or the people.

In the first 2 years while Democrats controlled both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Affordable Care Act, the Dodd-Frank Banking Reform, TARP and many other big government laws were passed. Deficits were over $1 Trillion each year. The national debt has soared over $6 Trillion since BHO took office.

Common Core Math is a Crime!

I have seen Common Core arithmetic instruction videos for subtraction and multiplication, and I view this as a crime! Teachers who teach subtraction and multiplication to elementary school children this way should be placed in the public stocks, and the students and their parents supplied with rotten eggs and rotten cabbage to throw at them. Colleges of Education which taught future teachers to teach this way should have their doors wrapped shut with crime scene tape!

I have a Masters degree in mathematics, and I will admit that the number line is an important concept which links Geometry and Algebra and the lattice method works, but these have no place in an elementary school. It does not matter that students are allowed to use calculators and will only use these concepts in theory and not reality. Each student should be able to do the arithmetic on paper and use the calculator only as a tool for efficiency and speed.

Our arithmetic is based on the decimal (base 10) system. Elementary students must be taught the structure of a decimal number with hundreds, tens, units on the left of the decimal and tenths, hundreths on the right. Other number bases are important, but that is also a subject for higher-level work. My favorite example is one plus one equals one zero (1+1=10). This is base 2 and allows us to use digital devices like calculators, computers, smart phones, etc. Teaching this to a normal elementary student should be a crime!

Article V Convention of States

On 6 March 2014, Georgia became the first state to sign on to an Article V Convention of States (CoS). As of 12 March, Alaska and Arizona had also signed on. This demonstrates the peoples' growing dissatisfaction with our elected representatives in Washington, D.C.

Article V gives two ways to amend the United States Constitution – 2/3 vote of the Congress OR 2/3 of the states in convention for the purpose of amending the Constitution. In either case, ¾ of the states must ratify for the amendment to be adopted.

The obvious purpose of a CoS is to propose amendments – like balanced budget and term limits – which the Congress does not want.

Other than the balanced budget and term limits, I would like consideration for all 5-4 decisions of the Supreme Court which have changed our law without the people's elected representatives being involved. Two in particular are the “separation of church and state” and “legalization of abortion.” Neither of these issues are in the Constitution but became “law” because of prejudice against Catholics and judicial activism using an 1868 slavery amendment. That same 14th amendment is misused when granting citizenship to “anchor babies.” Congress could have cleared the issue by passing legislation defining “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” I would recommend that the citizenship be conditional dependent on conduct after age 12. The child would have to pledge allegiance to the United States and renounce allegiance to any other country and fulfill all legal requirements that a legal immigrant would do.

I would like to see reconsideration and repeal of the 14th, 16th and 17th amendments. I believe that the punishment on the Confederate states is no longer applicable, the income tax was passed on false reasons, and the direct election of Senators diminished the power given to the states by the founding fathers. I would also like to dramatically increase the number of representatives in the House of Representatives in order to make running for office easier for average citizens and making representatives more accountable. This would not expand the size of the federal government as has been suggested. The increased accountability of the peoples' representatives would make government smaller. The Defense of Marriage Act and the adoption of English as our national and legal language should also be added.

Deception and the Income Tax

Over a century ago the 16th Amendment was added to our Constitution. The Progressives sold the income tax by:

***emphasizing the extremely low tax rates, and that most would pay no tax at all

***stressed its simplicity

***pointed to problems and controversies surrounding tariffs

The original tax exempted anyone earning less than $3,000/year or married couples earning less than $4,000/year. Those with incomes between $20,000 and $50,000 would pay 2% and those with incomes over $500,000 would pay 7%. This was the top rate.

The income tax allowed the federal government - and state and local governments – to grow rapidly.

The War for Southern Independence

In the 17th and 18th centuries, England was a heavily-populated, industrial and naval power. Its largely agrarian colonies provided raw materials and buyers for the finished goods. England heavily taxed the colonies without giving them a voice in Parliament.

In the 19th century, the North was a heavily-populated, industrial and naval power. The South was largely agrarian and provided raw materials and buyers for the finished goods from the North. The North kept prices high by placing heavy tariffs on foreign goods.

When Abraham Lincoln was elected President, the southern states seceded. They were heavily outnumbered in the Congress, and were forced to buy from the North. The strong navy enforced the heavy tariffs on foreign finished goods.

In 1861 Lincoln disregarded the southern states secession and sent ships into Charleston harbor to resupply the United States Fort Sumter. Just as Russian missiles in Cuba threatened the security of the United States 101 years later, the security of the Confederate States of America, CSA, was threatened by another country's fort in Charleston harbor. Just as President Kennedy eliminated Russia's threat, Confederate forces eliminated the United States' threat.

The South had major disadvantages in population, industrial power and in naval capability. It had no intention of going to war with the United States. Abraham Lincoln raised an army and invaded the CSA. The Confederacy fought bravely defending their nation and won most battles during the first 2 years. Even though the North eventually lost more than 100,000 more men than the South, this was a far smaller percentage of the number of available fighting men in the North than in the South. The last years of the war became a war of attrition. Sherman destroyed much of Georgia, and Grant constantly attacked the dwindling Confederate forces. Low on supplies and ammunition and heavily outnumbered, Lee surrendered. Lincoln would have shown mercy to the CSA. When he was assassinated, the southern states were brutally punished.

Northern historians have claimed that the war was fought over slavery. Although this was a culture that the agrarian south sought to preserve, the Emancipation Proclamation was not implemented until two years into the war. It only prohibited slavery in the CSA. Slavery was still legal in 5 states in the United States until the 13th Amendment was ratified in December 1865, after the war had ended.

Slavery is a terrible thing. Unfortunately there are tens of millions of slaves currently on our planet. There is little public outcry. The United Nations is mute or impotent to solve the problem.