Kinder-Congress

Do you ever recall a time when you were a kid, and a group of you would get together to decide what game you were going to play? When the decision making was over, you had that one kid that did not get his way, and so he whined, and cried, and tried to monopolize the ball, and stood in the way of everyone else progressing through their day… that is, until you beat the hell out of him.

The same thing is happening in Congress. The Democratic Party has lost the majority in the House, Senate, Governorships, and the Presidency—so what do they do? They whine and cry, and filibuster, and obstruct, and stand in the way of any hope of progress whatsoever. They know that their only hope of inflicting their ideology upon the masses is through the courts. They believe that if they stall long enough, another election will take place, and they hope that they will then regain the majority and put judges and other appointees they want in place.

The Republicans were going to put the “Constitutional (or Nuclear) Option” in place to stop the Democrats from stonewalling; but 7 defector Republicans and 7 Democrats decided to cut the Majority Party off at the knees with another agreement. The Democrats were gleeful and promised to play nice. The promise lasted for about a day, and then they filibustered once more.

The time has come for everyone to understand that the Democrats lost and it is time to move on. It is NOT a Constitutional right to filibuster, and it absolutely is not democratic to allow the minority to overrule the majority. The Republican Party needs to stand up, find their backbone, and in no-uncertain terms do the job they were elected to do; and stop pandering to the temper tantrums the Minority Party likes to throw.

The Democrats can go ahead and whine, and cry, and filibuster, and obstruct, and stand in the way of any hope of progress all the way to the next election… that is when we can beat the hell out of them, and progress.

Myth-Conception

Today you hear all kinds of arguments about this right or that right; or what is or is not Constitutional—the problem is, most people accept things as truth that are, in reality, myth. I call it “politics-by-hearsay”, the same holds true in “religion-by-hearsay”, and so on.

To best explain what I mean by “(insert item)-by-hearsay” is this: Too often people do not take the time to research an item, or read something for themselves, and they rely on what others tell them an item says, means, and so on. Often those that claim to be experts and speak the truth are often mistaken, or have misinterpreted something. Regardless, they speak it, and speak it, and speak it until it snowballs into the perception of truth. I will give you a blatant example: Let us delve for just a moment into “religion-by-hearsay”. If you were to ask most people the following questions, you would get the well known… but incorrect answers:

1. How many wise men came to see baby Jesus? Common answer = 3, correct answer = unknown… the Bible simply states that the wise men came, and that they brought THREE gifts. It seems that the three gifts transcended into three men… one for each gift.
2. How many of each animal did Moses put on the Arc? Common answer = 2 of each, correct answer = 2 of certain types of animals and 7 pair (14) of other types of animals.

…You get the idea. With this in mind, allow me to move on to my actual topic, which is: Common Myths about the Constitution.

To read the Constitution visit http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html

To read the Amendments visit http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Amend.html

Myth 1: The Constitution clearly states there must be a separation between church and state, meaning that religious symbolism, religious references, and religious conviction has no place in public or government institutions.

Reality: The Constitution actually states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”, which means that there will be no state mandated religion, and that people may worship as they please. In other words, the US cannot adopt a religion (such as Catholicism) as the “official” religion of the US, mandating that the masses must worship in kind. It DOES NOT prohibit the government from acknowledging God, or government officials to pray, or “In God We Trust” to be on our money, or “Under God” from being in the Pledge of Allegiance, and so on.

Myth 2: A woman has a Constitutional Right to an abortion.

Reality: This is not stated ANYWHERE in the Constitution… it is not even alluded to.

Myth 3: It is Unconstitutional to have chain gangs, or to make prisoners work.

Reality: The Constitution states “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” Notice the part that says “EXCEPT AS A PUNISHMENT FOR CRIME”… in other words, it is COMPLETELY Constitutional to make Prisoners work.

Myth 4: It takes a supermajority to appoint judges, cabinet members, etc.

Reality: The Constitution states “(The President) shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments” The only place a two thirds majority is needed here, is when making Treaties; otherwise it is a simple majority vote.

Do not believe everything you hear, and only half of what you see. Do not be sucked in to the “politics-by-hearsay”, take the time to read, research, and understand. Either that or you can just continue taking somebody else’s word for it... who knows, they might actually get it right someday.

Self-Hatred

Every generation the adults wonder “what’s wrong with these kids today”. The adults complain that things are not like they were, and that the world is going to “hell in a hand basket”. In some ways, maybe they are right. There is a slow change from generation to generation, and it is not always an improvement… in fact, over the last several decades there has been huge erosions that has taken place.

It seems that many of the children of today are unhappy. Case in point, there are gatherings that some teens have nowadays in which they purposely inflict pain upon themselves. They hang from hooks, pierce their flesh, and self-mutilate. In fact, I recently was browsing through some of the blogs on my host site, and came across a blog in which the girl (age 20) listed in her profile various hobbies. High on the list was self-mutilation. Think about that for a moment… destroying your flesh, and inflicting pain upon yourself AS A HOBBY, and it’s a hobby she is proud of too!

Not only do these kids seek to harm themselves, but they hide themselves under tattoos, and piercing, and over-the-top make up and hairstyles, and overly baggy clothes… all under the guise of “expressing themselves”. What they seem to be expressing is… “I hate myself, and I am miserable”.

Drug use, suicide rates, violent crime, unwed pregnancy, sexual activity, depression, shooting sprees, and so on, are all on the rise among today’s children. Everyone believes they have the answer, more money for school, hand out condoms, government intervention, restrict music and video games, ban guns, prescribe medicine, and so on; but the reality is we only need to RAISE OUR CHILDREN. Show them love and respect, draw boundaries, set some rules in black and white, police their activities, give them firm but loving guidance, lead by example, and keep sight of what is the most important thing in our home… our children.

With the rise of feminism in this country came the stampede of women fleeing he home for more “gratification” in a “career” outside the home. With that came the decline of the American Child. Today, Americans have it burned into their psyche that they MUST be a two-income household to survive. Most American women have it burned into their mind that they MUST have a career to be somebody. The truth is that if we would stop chasing more and more THINGS, and set our priorities to what really matters: Home, Family, Children, Relationships, and so on, the world would be a much better place.

Today, most of us get up early and go to work, send our kids to school where we expect the teachers to instill our moral values in our children. We allow the babysitter, the school system, the TV, and our children’s peers to raise our kids instead of facing that duty ourselves.

Our children are crying out to us on a daily basis, and we are turning a blind eye to the problem. We feed the beast of a decaying society without realizing it. Pills, councilors, more money for the school, government intervention… these things won’t stop your child’s self-hatred. Besides, why should he love himself, if we won’t take the time to show him how much he means to us?