In 1645 Oliver Cromwell gained control of England by one vote.
Four years later one vote cost King Charles his life.
In 1845 Texas became a state by one vote.
In 1868 President Andrew Johnson came within one vote of being impeached.
Adolf Hitler gained control of the Nazi party in 1923 by one vote.
In 1941 a week before Pearl Harbor one vote saved the Selective Service Agency.
One vote matters! So get educated and vote!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Learning from the Nepalise
Last night we had a cultural night t the church and a group of students, from a local university, that are from Nepal, gave a presentation about their country. What oozed out of them was a national pride. Many people sitting in the audience picked up on it and thought it was great. All I could do was sit there and think about my country and the sad state most people think it is in.
We live in the greatest country in the history of the world. We are spreading freedom around the world, the only country to ever do that, and yet the average American thinks that we are the cause of the worlds problems. Why is this? All I can think of is that we are the top of the heap and therefore people feel guilty that we are so prosperous. In an attempt to seem humble we instead make ourselves out as the bad people. Well I must actually get back to work. You know, the thing that drives this economy. So just remember to focus on the positive, and there is a lot of it in this country, and lets build some American spirit.
We live in the greatest country in the history of the world. We are spreading freedom around the world, the only country to ever do that, and yet the average American thinks that we are the cause of the worlds problems. Why is this? All I can think of is that we are the top of the heap and therefore people feel guilty that we are so prosperous. In an attempt to seem humble we instead make ourselves out as the bad people. Well I must actually get back to work. You know, the thing that drives this economy. So just remember to focus on the positive, and there is a lot of it in this country, and lets build some American spirit.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Obama: The lying, pro-abortion, liberal
I first heard about Senator Obama's stance on abortion several months ago through the Novak report, but I had misplaced that report and could not write an educated post on Senator Obama's stance without it. Recently I was reading "Citizen" (http://www.citizenlink.org/citizenmag/) and the author Jill Stanek wrote an article about it as well. This post will borrow heavily from that article and I encourage you to read it for more information.
The Liar
Miss Stanek refers to an incidence where she and a friend ran into Senator Obama at the Illinois state capital building, shortly after he had been elected to the US Senate, while he was back visiting his former colleagues and staff. Miss Stanek and her friend were at the capital to lobby for the passage of the Illinois state Born Alive Infant Protection Act, "legislation that would require hospitals to care for infants who survive an abortion. Obama spoke against the legislation in 2001 and 2002 and single handedly defeated it in committee in 2003" Miss Stanek's friend stood in Obama's path and informed him that the Born Alive Act would be passed in Illinois that year. Senator Obama agreed with him and went on to say that he to would have voted for the Act if it had been worded the same as the federal bill was worded. That is an interesting statement considering it was Sen. Obama who stopped his committee from adding the federal wording in 2003.
The pro-abortion leader
In 2001 Illinois' first Born Alive Infant Protection Act was introduced after Miss Stanek revealed that viable babies who were delivered by abortionists, intent on the babies demise, and survived were placed in a utility room to die. That version of the bill defined "born alive" as "the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of that member, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut, and regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion." This was the same wording that was developed by the World Health Organization in 1950, adopted by the UN in 1955, and identical to that of federal legislation introduced in 2000.
After Miss Stanek's testimony before the Judiciary committee in 2001 Sen. Obama speculated that this legislation would require doctors to resuscitate nonviable aborted babies (the ACLU agreed with him). He continued on to oppose the bill in committee but when it came before the state Senate floor he voted "present" (not a no, but not a yes). Didn't Hillary talk about how often Sen. Obama did this?
The Liberal
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Right, that among those are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." US Constitution
". . . (T)he essential idea behind the Declaration - that we are born into this world free, all of us; that each of us arrives with a bundle of rights that can't be taken away by any person or any state without just cause; that through our own agency we can, and must, make of our lives what we will - is one that every American understands" The Audacity of Hope B. Obama.
According to the US Constitution we are created with our rights that are unalienable (defined by dictionary.com as "Not to be separated, given away, or taken away") but Sen. Obama believes we are BORN with our rights and they can be taken away with just cause. Abortion is one of those just causes according to Sen. Obama. During the 2001 debate he said the legislation is not going to survive constitutional scrutiny because, "Number one, whenever we define a pre-viable fetus (my aside here but what does he mean by pre-viable? It is doing just fine in the uterus where it belongs, and the legislation was about babies that were born alive. That usually means viable, at least for a little while.) as a person who is protected by the equal protection clause or the other elements in the Constitution, what we're really saying is, in fact, that they are persons who are entitled to the kinds of protections that would be provided to a - child, a 9-month-old - child that was delivered to term. (bingo) That determination then, essentially, if it was accepted by a court would forbid abortions to take place. (Did he just say that Roe v. Wade is unconstitutional since the Constitution says we are created with rights?)
Well that is a little bit about it. Be sure to check out the website or Miss Stanek's blog at www.jillstanek.com for more information.
The Liar
Miss Stanek refers to an incidence where she and a friend ran into Senator Obama at the Illinois state capital building, shortly after he had been elected to the US Senate, while he was back visiting his former colleagues and staff. Miss Stanek and her friend were at the capital to lobby for the passage of the Illinois state Born Alive Infant Protection Act, "legislation that would require hospitals to care for infants who survive an abortion. Obama spoke against the legislation in 2001 and 2002 and single handedly defeated it in committee in 2003" Miss Stanek's friend stood in Obama's path and informed him that the Born Alive Act would be passed in Illinois that year. Senator Obama agreed with him and went on to say that he to would have voted for the Act if it had been worded the same as the federal bill was worded. That is an interesting statement considering it was Sen. Obama who stopped his committee from adding the federal wording in 2003.
The pro-abortion leader
In 2001 Illinois' first Born Alive Infant Protection Act was introduced after Miss Stanek revealed that viable babies who were delivered by abortionists, intent on the babies demise, and survived were placed in a utility room to die. That version of the bill defined "born alive" as "the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of that member, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut, and regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion." This was the same wording that was developed by the World Health Organization in 1950, adopted by the UN in 1955, and identical to that of federal legislation introduced in 2000.
After Miss Stanek's testimony before the Judiciary committee in 2001 Sen. Obama speculated that this legislation would require doctors to resuscitate nonviable aborted babies (the ACLU agreed with him). He continued on to oppose the bill in committee but when it came before the state Senate floor he voted "present" (not a no, but not a yes). Didn't Hillary talk about how often Sen. Obama did this?
The Liberal
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Right, that among those are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." US Constitution
". . . (T)he essential idea behind the Declaration - that we are born into this world free, all of us; that each of us arrives with a bundle of rights that can't be taken away by any person or any state without just cause; that through our own agency we can, and must, make of our lives what we will - is one that every American understands" The Audacity of Hope B. Obama.
According to the US Constitution we are created with our rights that are unalienable (defined by dictionary.com as "Not to be separated, given away, or taken away") but Sen. Obama believes we are BORN with our rights and they can be taken away with just cause. Abortion is one of those just causes according to Sen. Obama. During the 2001 debate he said the legislation is not going to survive constitutional scrutiny because, "Number one, whenever we define a pre-viable fetus (my aside here but what does he mean by pre-viable? It is doing just fine in the uterus where it belongs, and the legislation was about babies that were born alive. That usually means viable, at least for a little while.) as a person who is protected by the equal protection clause or the other elements in the Constitution, what we're really saying is, in fact, that they are persons who are entitled to the kinds of protections that would be provided to a - child, a 9-month-old - child that was delivered to term. (bingo) That determination then, essentially, if it was accepted by a court would forbid abortions to take place. (Did he just say that Roe v. Wade is unconstitutional since the Constitution says we are created with rights?)
Well that is a little bit about it. Be sure to check out the website or Miss Stanek's blog at www.jillstanek.com for more information.
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