Miranda Rights for Terrorists?!?! - We The People USA2024-03-29T05:51:38Zhttps://wethepeopleusa.ning.com/forum/topics/miranda-rights-for-terrorists?feed=yes&xn_auth=noWell, this is just silly. The…tag:wethepeopleusa.ning.com,2010-02-11:2482704:Comment:605072010-02-11T07:46:58.819ZMichael D. Gileshttps://wethepeopleusa.ning.com/profile/MichaelDGiles
Well, this is just silly. The President is an EXECUTIVE; he oversees many departments. You believe to hold a job in government, he must have served (honorably, a distinction George W. Bush would not have met) in the Military? By that logic, since POTUS is in charge of the Dept. of Agriculture, he must have been a farmer for 4 years? He's in charge of the DOT, so he must have been a truck driver for the same amount of time?<br />
Secondly, Congress CAN NOT simply "pass a law" changing the requirements…
Well, this is just silly. The President is an EXECUTIVE; he oversees many departments. You believe to hold a job in government, he must have served (honorably, a distinction George W. Bush would not have met) in the Military? By that logic, since POTUS is in charge of the Dept. of Agriculture, he must have been a farmer for 4 years? He's in charge of the DOT, so he must have been a truck driver for the same amount of time?<br />
Secondly, Congress CAN NOT simply "pass a law" changing the requirements for President. It is in the CONSTITUTION. It would require a Constitutional Amendment. If they could pass such a law, are you aware of how dangerous that would be? Remember, the House & Senate are currently held by a Democratic majority. How would you feel if they, for example, passed a law saying to be POTUS you must be "a left-handed, half-black, registered Democrat from Hawaii?"<br />
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We have a military that is commanded by civilians. It has always been that way; our first prez had to resign as General of the Armies BEFORE he could serve as CIC.<br />
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Oh, BTW, one of the worst presidents we've ever had, Jimmy Carter, served honorably for more than 4 years. Do you want him back? Chastity... We are NOT a demo…tag:wethepeopleusa.ning.com,2010-01-27:2482704:Comment:598122010-01-27T15:36:16.878ZGuardianhttps://wethepeopleusa.ning.com/profile/Guardian
Chastity... We are NOT a democratic society. Despite what you might have been taught in your liberal public schools where indoctrination is the name of the political game, the United States is a Republic. There are only 2 kinds of government in the world. They are an "oligarchy" which includes all of the known forms such as monarchy (because even a king or queen has their court), fascism, socialism, communism, nazism, and now the one our country currently faces... progressive or liberalism. The…
Chastity... We are NOT a democratic society. Despite what you might have been taught in your liberal public schools where indoctrination is the name of the political game, the United States is a Republic. There are only 2 kinds of government in the world. They are an "oligarchy" which includes all of the known forms such as monarchy (because even a king or queen has their court), fascism, socialism, communism, nazism, and now the one our country currently faces... progressive or liberalism. The other form of government is a republic and that is what makes America so special and sets us a part from the rest of the world. We are governed by the rule of law, not by our "leaders".<br />
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Our forefathers knew what was ahead for our country... " Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy that did not commit suicide. " John Adams<br />
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All democracies, from the beginning of time, have lead to an oligarchy, a handful of people ruling over many. The key word there is "ruling". The people will no longer have a say. The people will have voted away their very right to vote in a democracy. That is why our founding fathers created a republic and tried to safeguard us against those forms of government that lead to an oligarchy. But history appears to be repeating itself. We are now seeing the same things happening in our country as they did in Rome. The Roman Republic by voting themselves bread and circuses (entitlement programs and handouts) lost their republic and became an oligarchy ruled by Ceasar and his senate. These are historical facts.<br />
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I, for one, do not want my fate determined by the "majority" (democratic). And I'm not sure why anyone else would either, including gays / lesbians, etc. Those people cannot get married because of democratic rule. The majority voted no.<br />
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I prefer to live by the rule of law (a republic) and make my own choices, not have them decided for me by a majority.<br />
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Hope I helped clear some misconceptions up for you about our republic. Feel free to stop by anytime.<br />
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All my best~ Guardian So, in other words, you only…tag:wethepeopleusa.ning.com,2010-01-27:2482704:Comment:598032010-01-27T00:12:49.930ZChastityhttps://wethepeopleusa.ning.com/profile/Chastity
So, in other words, you only want someone who "knows how to fight" to be able to run for office in this country? Aside from the sexual discrimination issues this suggestion would lead to (I am sure you are aware that gays and lesbians are not "knowingly" allowed to serve), you are asserting that only individuals who know how to fight and have been involved in violent situations are fit to run a democratic and free society? Seems slightly off kilter, don't you think? Where do the policy analysis…
So, in other words, you only want someone who "knows how to fight" to be able to run for office in this country? Aside from the sexual discrimination issues this suggestion would lead to (I am sure you are aware that gays and lesbians are not "knowingly" allowed to serve), you are asserting that only individuals who know how to fight and have been involved in violent situations are fit to run a democratic and free society? Seems slightly off kilter, don't you think? Where do the policy analysis skills come in? And what about a strong understanding of law, economics and foreign affairs...let alone anger management skills, which are likely hard to come by in longstanding military personnel. It is much easier to wage war than it is to declare peace. We should have our congress p…tag:wethepeopleusa.ning.com,2009-01-26:2482704:Comment:212642009-01-26T14:15:19.534ZGARY POLINGhttps://wethepeopleusa.ning.com/profile/GARYPOLING
We should have our congress pass a law that says NO PERSON SHALL HOLD ANY OFFICE OR JOB IN THE USA GOVERNMENT UNLESS THEY HAVE SERVED HONRABLY IN A BRANCH OF THE USA MILIITARY FOR AT LEAST FOUR YEARS.. G. Poling
We should have our congress pass a law that says NO PERSON SHALL HOLD ANY OFFICE OR JOB IN THE USA GOVERNMENT UNLESS THEY HAVE SERVED HONRABLY IN A BRANCH OF THE USA MILIITARY FOR AT LEAST FOUR YEARS.. G. Poling OUR SOLDIERS THAT DIED ON NOR…tag:wethepeopleusa.ning.com,2009-01-26:2482704:Comment:212532009-01-26T03:50:38.979ZJOSEPH F. YATEShttps://wethepeopleusa.ning.com/profile/JOSEPHFYATES
OUR SOLDIERS THAT DIED ON NORMANDY BEACH AND IWO JIMA WOULD HAVE ROLLED OVER IN THEIR GRAVES. WHY ALL THESE MEN DIED TO TURN THIS OVER TO AN ORGANIZATION OF CORRUPT LIBERAL PUKE THAT DON`T EVEN EXCUSE THEMSELVES FOR DOLING OUR CHILDRENS `FUTURE TO WHO KNOWS WHO. IT`S ACTUALLY MORE DANGEROUS HER THAN ON THE BATTLEFIELDS.
OUR SOLDIERS THAT DIED ON NORMANDY BEACH AND IWO JIMA WOULD HAVE ROLLED OVER IN THEIR GRAVES. WHY ALL THESE MEN DIED TO TURN THIS OVER TO AN ORGANIZATION OF CORRUPT LIBERAL PUKE THAT DON`T EVEN EXCUSE THEMSELVES FOR DOLING OUR CHILDRENS `FUTURE TO WHO KNOWS WHO. IT`S ACTUALLY MORE DANGEROUS HER THAN ON THE BATTLEFIELDS.