Second day of a severe weather outbreak across the Eastern half of the U.S.; thus far, 26 souls have been lost by the weather and hundreds of thousands of people without power. Continue to pray for those in the affected areas.
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Founders Quote, 15 March 2025
It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage, and such only, as he believes to be acceptable to him. This duty is precedent both in order of time and degree of obligation, to the claims of Civil Society. Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe. - James Madison, A Memorial and Remonstrance, 1785
One of the hallmarks of a truly free society is its' acceptance and protection of religion, irrespective of who you worship or don't worship. I myself am a member in good standing (only needing to be baptized to confirm said membership!) of my local Seventh-Day Adventist church and I find myself defending religious liberty/freedom more and more.
Not because I have to as a conservative but because, as a child of the Risen Christ, I want to.
There is a difference in those two; trust me, there is.
Friday, March 14, 2025
Happy Sabbath, 14 March 2025
Given the ongoing severe weather in the mid-Mississippi River Valley and heading eastward, we could definitely use God's comforting grace and protection, not just for the overnight Friday into Saturday but for the entire weekend.
Founders Quote, 13-14 March 2025
(1) Well known to be the greatest philosopher of the present age; -- all the operations of nature he seems to understand, --the very heavens obey him, and the Clouds yield up their Lightning to be imprisoned in his rod. - William Pierce, on Benjamin Franklin, 1788
(2) On the whole, his character was, in its mass, perfect, in nothing bad, in few points indifferent; and it may truly be said, that never did nature and fortune combine more perfectly to make a man great, and to place him in the same constellation with whatever worthies have merited from man an everlasting remembrance. - Thomas Jefferson, on George Washington in a letter to Dr. Walter Jones — 1814
To read the words of America's Founding Fathers (and for some, Framers of the Constitution) is like sitting at the foot of some very great men; definitely worth reading more of their works and words in understanding those who gave us this great Republic.
note: the William Pierce mentioned above was a Georgia legislator who sat in the Confederation Congress, worked on the creation of the Constitution and served in the Revolutionary Army and NOT the infamous white supremacist who wrote the Turner Diaries. Knowing my luck, someone will ask that question about Pierce, hence the note.
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Its' only fair that we get out the news that there is expected a serious severe weather outbreak for not only today but the weekend and all I can say about is this, other than prayers for those affected (including Western North Carolina due to these storms reaching our neck of the woods in the overnight hours of Saturday and into Sunday morning) but also for the brave men & women of the National Weather Service )(and their military counterparts w/the Defense Dept.).
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Founders Quotes, 11-12 March 2025
(1) Each State, in ratifying the Constitution, is considered as a sovereign body, independent of all others, and only to be bound by its own voluntary act. In this relation, then, the new Constitution will, if established, be a FEDERAL, and not a NATIONAL constitution. - James Madison, Federalist No. 39, 1788
(2) The true test is, whether the object be of a local character, and local use; or, whether it be of general benefit to the states. If it be purely local, congress cannot constitutionally appropriate money for the object. But, if the benefit be general, it matters not, whether in point of locality it be in one state, or several; whether it be of large, or of small extent. - Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution, 1833
Madison makes a salient point in #1 above; each state, while subordinate to the federal government (the Little G to the Big G) is still a sovereign body with its own powers and duties under the Constitution.
If John Marshall shaped the Supreme Court during the earliest years of America, then Joseph Story shaped its through the 1840's. As a constitutional scholar and legal jurist, Story ironically is a tie between the early years and the immediate pre-Civil War era in that he was on SCOTUS with both John Marshall - one of the great Chief Justices in American jurisprudence...and Roger Taney, one of the worst in American jurisprudence.
Gotta Catch Up...
Been running a low-grade fever the past couple days along with the usual late-winter sniffles and sneezes....ahhchoo! *wipes down screen* Thank heavens for cough syrup and Goody's powders! 😂😂🕶
Monday, March 10, 2025
Democratic Echo Chamber
Erick Erickson is right.... “Democrats have built an echo chamber that is poisoning them. Their preferred news network, newspapers, and voices, intoxicated by power and control, lack the humility to relate to people outside of their bubble.” (Patriot Post, 7 March 2025)
With the exception of Twitter (X) he's right; look at the others still under Democratic/Left control - Bluesky is a home to deviants, Mastodon is a left-wing circle jerk (FYI: I've been kicked from both for having opposing opinions, particularly w/regards to Ukraine & Russia) and most of the Traditional Lying Snake Media are headed that way too, the L.A. Times and Washington Post notwithstanding.
Why? For starters, they hid the simple truth that Joe Biden was incompetent to serve as President and attacked anyone who dared question his fitness for the office. In addition, they believe that you should only have a voice if you agree with them; God forbid you should have a differing opinion than they do!
To borrow Erickson's words, "They aren't just out of touch with Americans, they're out of touch with reality."
Well said, sir!
Founders' Quote, 10 March 2025
The great leading objects of the federal government, in which revenue is concerned, are to maintain domestic peace, and provide for the common defense. In these are comprehended the regulation of commerce that is, the whole system of foreign intercourse; the support of armies and navies, and of the civil administration. - Alexander Hamilton, remarks to the New York Ratifying Convention, 1788
Hamilton laid out the core functions of the federal government; unfortunately, the powers-that-be have so distorted the Constitution's words that if the Framers of the Constitution were alive today, they'd likely be calling for another revolution.
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Projecting Much, Digby?
Back when I was mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging Never Trumper I used to really enjoy Digby's Hullabaloo. Its' a liberal blog written by Heather 'Digby' Parton and her merry band is misanthropes, neer'do'well, carpetbaggers and scalawags and they've had their good moments but for once they're projecting what they and the broader Left in general do regularly - project their foul deeds onto the Right.
More than six weeks into the second Trump administration, there is a chill spreading over political debate in Washington and beyond.
People on both sides of the aisle who would normally be part of the public dialogue about the big issues of the day say they are intimidated by the prospect of online attacks from Mr. Trump and Elon Musk, concerned about harm to their companies and frightened for the safety of their families. Politicians fear banishment by a party remade in Mr. Trump’s image and the prospect of primary opponents financed by Mr. Musk, the president’s all-powerful partner and the world’s richest man.
“When you see important societal actors — be it university presidents, media outlets, C.E.O.s, mayors, governors — changing their behavior in order to avoid the wrath of the government, that’s a sign that we’ve crossed the line into some form of authoritarianism,” said Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard and the co-author of the influential 2018 book “How Democracies Die.” (NY Times, h/t to Digby's Hullabaloo)
The longer one follows the sordid, twisted spectacle that is the American political world, one notices a lot of different things - one of which being how our supposed betters complain whenever the hoi polloi - you know, the average person - grows a spine and doesn't go along with the Elites. It upsets them, it makes me break out in flop sweat - especially when you have someone like a Donald Trump who is actually willing to use the levers of power to get things done that the Elites don't like.
What they especially don't like is when their supposed allies - universities, businesses and the legal profession - actually remember what the laws are, who's in charge and realize, much to the Elites' chagrin, that rather than risk getting in trouble its' better to simply do your job and leave politics to the elected officials.
Founders' Quote, 9 March 2025
What is it that affectionate parents require of their Children; for all their care, anxiety, and toil on their accounts? Only that they would be wise and virtuous, Benevolent and kind. - Abigail Adams, letter to John Quincy Adams, 1783
Families are and should be the backbone of society and we should, through policy and program, do everything in our power to encourage and strengthen them.
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