Just a Thought

Just a Thought

Lately, I have been given considerable thought to what we refer to in this nation as Religious Rights. Let’s just take up the religious rights as we are told and taught that is quite evident in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The reason I chose this source is because of the massive amount of sources that have been used directly, during there time, to make some sense out of what we refer to as religious rights. Using the final draft of the basic ten amendments as penned by President James Madison in 1787, it is doubtful altogether that the language would have come so easily to him. In fact, the majority of these amendments came from phrases that the English people (remember England’s great and vast territories that existed literally around the earth) had gone through the struggles in order to gain these rights.

Therefore, let’s begin with the year of the Magna Carta, 1215, which serves notice to everyone that this was indeed the precedent year and prominence given to that enormous writing surface. This clause should be remembered from all clauses from the Magna Carta,

                No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or be disseized of his freehold, or liberties, or free customs, or be outlawed or exiled, or any otherwise destroyed, nor will we pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land.

What does this segment from the Magna Carta tell us? Although, it uses “...the law of the land...” but who actually can define this? But there was a law; this the charter says very strongly. And law – Mrs. Clinton, and just about every first time Representative from the House means procedures, procedures even a King (at that time) or President must follow – suffice it to say that no one is bigger or better than the law.

In fact, there were no less than 30 more meetings that were used by townspeople for refining these personal and private laws. William Penn, Roger Sherman, the entire state of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland as did the Quakers, Catholics, Episcopalians, stepped up to maintain their own religious rights were being protected.

Indeed, the conference committee made only one important change in the amendments in 1788, just prior to their release as part of the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution. That was the weight and absolute interpretations of the first guarantee of the First Amendment, resulting in the absolute clarity and separation between the church and the state.

                Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

As with all civil liberties, these are not absolute. They must be exercised in a manner that does not conflict with the rights of others.

Having stated this, it is overwhelmingly important to verify and clear up a few things. Basically, this amendment is known as the “Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assemble, and Petition” amendment. However, to avoid conflict say that on March 16, 2019, there was a scheduled Immigration Peace Movement planned at the Empire State Building as put forth by the Irish-Americans and exactly at the same time of 1:00 pm on 3-16-2019. This is a conflict waiting to happen.

To be certain, in my days of protesting one needed to have a signed and true Assembly at streets so as to ensure there would not be any fighting.

How a person could take an oath of office with their hand on the Quran is beyond me. As is the wearing the headscarf whilst being either in the House, Senate, White House, or any government agency is pure.

If it is that you do not like someone...get over it!

   This is the kind of mood I find myself in during the first opening of Education, Immigration, and Pop Culture today. It has become so overwhelmingly noticeable to me since the beginning of the first day of his administration Ah, hell! It has been since he registered his name for the office of the President of the United States. Fitting in with the title, haven't you ever worked for someone you didn't care for at all? Now surely, we've all worked with people that we did not much care about. But what can we do about it?.

Here is a secret between you and me, okay? I thought and felt hourly that Barack H.Obama was the absolute poorest excuse for a "President" I'd ever even heard of. Seriously, for the record, he was an on-time senator, learned his politics at Occidental University in L.A. under the tutelage of his grandparents who were card-carrying members of the Socialist Party of America. I am not going to fiddle my way through his trash, but with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, and the total of the Chicago mob helping one out well...

 Straighten up for our Creator's sake! Here is the man that not only said what he was going to do but did it. This man is so open about what he's doing he makes sure there are darn near invitations delivered to everyone. How did you feel when 75 or so Congresswomen  stood up at the President's announcement of "Now there are more ladies in Congress than ever before.”?

This man as President has seen to the economic woes of the nation, put more blacks back to work and the country is also enjoying a huge Hispanic Caucus. Let’s deal with this a moment. There are people parading around the halls of both the Senate as well as the house.

However, if you don’t mind from all perceptions this country is looking and behaving like crap. Just look categorically at what this man has done working as our president. In the manner of Security: When Ukraine went nuts during an overly “general-like” figure from the Soviet Union, or Russia, rather than to bow one’s head and let them runabout, as Barack Obama did, President Trump mobilized about 300,000 soldiers plus put an entire flight deck way up for Intel and surveillance. 

When ISIS, you might remember then as The Califate of ISIS, began blowing to bits Iraq, Southern Turkey, where the Kurds live in Northern Iraq and still the deluge of Syria, during his State of the Nation speech he told everyone that our forces had driven them back to no man’s land.

Before I run amuck here do, we all remember when during their retreat ISIS actually moved into Syria – Not just Syria, but where Russia had built a real solid stronghold? I believe it was 51 Hellfire missiles that started to let the world know the USA wasn’t playing anymore.

All this and so much more when the Democrats started playing politics with a much sought-after wall desperately needed on our Southern Border?

What bothers me almost more than anything is that why are we paying Congressional officials? Seems like the only thing they’ve done is to try and reverse the original appropriated funding. This class of new Congressional officials needs to put their heads in the air – look around and get on the winner’s team.

The Crimes Mueller Ignored...

The effort to get rid of Donald Trump is as focused and as intense as it has been since he started running for President. The ongoing silent coup reflects the unhinged hatred for him by the political establishment, all based on one thing, he beat them. He won.

Robert Mueller, the Department of Justice, the FBI, the intelligence community, are working hand-in-hand to destroy Donald Trump. They will not stop. According to Wired, they’ve gained up at least 17 so-called investigations on him. As Bloomberg reports, the left is putting Trump in a “legal vise.”

If they have to destroy his family, his businesses, his lifetime friends and associates, they will. They are pursuing Donald Trump with more fervor and energy than we have seen them pursue terrorists.

Robert Mueller has been tasked to basically find or invent or create any crime he wants. You see, they don’t have to find a crime. They just have to say they did. They don’t have to find an impeachable offense, they just have to say they have.

We believe that the main mission of these anti-Trump investigations is to cover up the malfeasance of Hillary Clinton and the Democrats. Tomorrow, I will be writing about these investigations under the column of “The Sampling of the Real Crimes Mueller ignored.”

What is Going on?

I cannot, or would I ever attempt to place my opinion, beliefs, or ideologies above anyone else's. Sure, I think that it is okay for anyone, right or wrong, to convey theirs. However, with all due respect to everyone's culture, subsequent beliefs, religiosities, or even their issues that are in direct conflict with my own, I still do not believe that I have a "basic human right" to tell them about my beliefs. I find this to be as unselfish and open as I can be. Thank you.

I feel as though for tonight to explain the meaning of this blog predicated upon its name. Education, Immigration, and Pop Culture; or to assist individuals to understand the basic concepts of how things are continually looked over here in the USA.

• Education

Education in the United States is in a sad state of affairs. It is about the curriculum development and agreeable discipline for the students. A funny, but a weird thing happened in the 1980s here; somehow the federal, as well as state governments, clung on to the notion that children somehow had the same rights as an adult human in the country. Please don't get me wrong here. If that is the way that they want things why not toss in alcohol and adult activities?

Children have far too much to say, do, live, then trying to compete in an adults world. The schools here are overwhelming with gender rights, sexual harassment, and all else. It is pathetic. More on this topic later.

• Immigration

I hope this situation here is being truthfully known throughout the world. Let me shore it up for you. The problems are being caused by an inept Congress and a sickening judiciary. Congressional representatives are changing their minds lately simply because of the politics involved. President Trump has been on a roll lately, or better still since he was elected. The economy is far better, workmanship is at the top of the charts in fact, everything that President Trump campaigned on and for has happened in unique ways. But now it is the infamous "Walls" turn and everyone who guaranteed in 2006 by voting for funding including ex-presidents, (Obama) Congressional members such as Sen. Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi and their minions have suddenly gone political and are now voting against President Trump. Much, much further later...

• Pop Culture

Mostly dealing with the press is the aim for this topic. Yet, it can't go unmentioned that the main populace in the US is not doing well, either. Will keep you informed -- promise.

Hopefully with the election of almost half of a new 112th Congress, we’ve managed to get some folks in whom – unlike others before them – will listen, read, and do the math on illegal immigration and how much it is costing American taxpayers.

Due to years of federal inaction, the burning issue of illegal immigration has reached a tipping point. It’s time for us to come together as a community, as a state, and as a nation, to stop throwing rhetorical firebombs.

We would like to assist them in such a way as the “fortunate ones” may not be aware of, or perhaps to enlighten those who need some powder for their canons. In fact, we all need to listen and try to calculate what the accommodation of illegal alien’s is costing us.

This aspect of immigration reform is one that does not get addressed often enough; moreover, when it does it is usually by some left-wing progressives who would rather run than to face the reality of the matter – USA’s fiscal position.

Up to this date the United States has an accumulated debt of some odd staggering 14 trillion dollars. Typing that out could make one’s fingers twitch; however, it is much easier to type it rather than to look at that number. Suffice it to say that unless mindful steps are taken we doubt that the USA will still be the USA in 2060. Just a few suggestions: ($14,000,000,000,000.00)

With one small disclaimer: We will be using some states as examples. Insofar as these examples address deficit spending and subsequent amounts of money we feel that until or unless policymakers come to decisions regarding “Sanctuary Cities” and/or anything that is not in full compliance with the rule of law of our nation then certain necessities may be needed.

With many state budgets in deficit, policymakers have an obligation to look for ways to reduce the fiscal burden of illegal migration. California, facing a budget deficit of $14.4 billion in 2010-2011, is hit with an estimated $21.8 billion in annual expenditures on illegal aliens. New York’s $6.8 billion deficit is smaller than its $9.5 billion in yearly illegal alien costs. (For further reading click here.)

Data gathered from the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) estimates the annual costs of illegal immigration at the federal, state and local level to be about $113 billion; nearly $29 billion at the federal level and $84.2 billion at the state and local level. The study also estimates tax collections from illegal alien workers, both those in the above-ground economy and those in the underground economy. Those receipts do not come close to the level of expenditures and, in any case, are misleading as an offset because over time unemployed and underemployed U.S. workers would replace illegal alien workers. (For data analysis, click here.)

The government will collect $2.3 trillion in taxes this year. That's well short of the $3.6 trillion it will spend. Fifty-five percent of that spending will go to mandatory expenses like social security, Medicare and Medicaid; 43 percent is called discretionary spending. That's money Congress controls and allocates to more than two dozen government departments like defense or transportation, and the alphabet soup of agencies that the departments oversee. Two percent of the budget goes to Congressional pet-projects or earmarks. (Please see by clicking here.)

In reading this article one is offered the opportunity to see just how much our nation’s illegal alien problem has contributed to the overall state of affairs. Please be mindful that only a few expenditures have been examined and what the costs of those are that devastate America’s economy. We will continue to bring financial data when it becomes available. We leave you with just one question: How long would it take to pay down a huge percentage of our national debt if we were not spending our tax dollars on those entered our nation illegally?

Outraged by Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The man suspected of drunken driving and killing a Catholic nun in Prince William County this weekend is an illegal immigrant who was awaiting deportation and who federal immigration authorities had released pending further proceedings, police said Monday.

The man, Carlos Montano, a county resident, had been arrested by police twice before on drunk-driving charges and on at least one of those occasions’ county police reported him to federal authorities.

"We have determined that he is in the country illegally. He has been arrested by Prince William County Police in the past," said Officer Jonathan Perock, a police spokesman, who said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was notified at the time of one of those arrests.

Officer Perock said Montano was in deportation proceedings at the time of this weekend's killing, but was out on his own recognizance. This is unconscionable! All we are asking is for a legitimate answer with some sense of rationale: "Why are various agencies within the purview of the US government granting an individual, who incidentally is pending charges for deportation, allowed the right of being released on his word? An individual determined to be an illegal alien with a past history of crimes?"

A call to ICE was not immediately returned, but the incident raises questions about the agency's policy of only detaining some illegal immigrants awaiting deportation, while releasing others.

The latest ICE statistics show the agency is actually detaining fewer people now on an average daily basis than they did in 2009.

The Sunday morning crash killed Sister Denise Mosier and injured two other nuns as they were driving to a retreat at the Benedictine Monastery in Bristow, Va. The two injured nuns were in critical but stable condition, according to St. Gertrude High School in Richmond, run by the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia.

A huge hat-tip to Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times for his relentless attention to detail and inspiration for this article.