In it, Napolitano describes the history of our elected officials and their consistent drifting from the rule of law and the founding document from which they obtained the very power of office in which each held. The trend has not changed in recent years except to perhaps strengthen its momentum and quicken its progression towards a fascist state. Below is an excerpt from the article.
“In a radio interview in 2001, then-Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama noted — somewhat ruefully — that the same Supreme Court that ordered political and educational equality in the 1960s and 1970s did not bring about economic equality as well. Although Mr. Obama said he could come up with arguments for the constitutionality of such action, the plain meaning of the Constitution quite obviously prohibits it.
Mr. Obama is hardly alone in his expansive view of legitimate government. During the past month, Sen. John McCain (who, like Sen. Obama, voted in favor of the $700 billion bank bailout) has been advocating that $300 billion be spent to pay the monthly mortgage payments of those in danger of foreclosure. The federal government is legally powerless to do that, as well.” (more)
To access on online version of Constitution - as well as the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers, and more - visit the Educational Resources section of the House of Representatives’ website.
John Stossel, investigative reporter for ABC News’ 20/20 recently aired one of his special reports entitled, “A Politically Incorrect Guide to Politics.”
For those of you who are familiar with the flaws in our current system and who understand the distance that we have drifted from the rule of law in the Constitution and the individual liberties that Americans used to share, this report will not surprise you, but should encourage you that its educative nature is being presented to such a vast audience. To all of you who have not had the time or inclination to do your due diligence as of yet when it comes to uncovering the errs of our “leadership” in the government, then this will be an eye-opening experience and hopefully a desire will stir within you, as has stirred within me, to do something about it.
The DVD of this broadcast can be bought from Stossel’s website. You can also watch the show in its entirety through portioned clips on YouTube. Below are links to all six parts.
Today I had the pleasure of making my second visit to a new church that I am getting to know - Carriage Lane Presbyterian. I came across their website online a few weeks before making the move down here and they had enough information on there about their beliefs and church structure for me to have my interest peaked. After visiting, I have found it to be a very inviting place of worship with, thus far, what I consider to possess both a strong orthodoxy and orthopraxy.
They are a member of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) denomination. They affirm and attempt to follow the biblical doctrines found summarized in the Westminster Confession of Faith. Their pastor’s name is Douglas Griffith. He seems like a nice man. He certainly has a respectable grasp of the centrality of the trinitarian perspective and a solid opinion on the importance of the sacred scriptures.
Thus far I have met a handful of people/families who have not yet failed to show me the brotherly (and/or sisterly) love one would expect of genuine christian fellowship. Those of you who know me know all too well that I have a hard time being blindly accepting of anything new to me - particularly of the churchish persuasion. I won’t yet say whether or not this will be the place for me to root into and grow or not, but I will say that so far they have passed all of my tests. We shall see.
Above is a picture of the church and grounds. It’s located in Peachtree City, which is only about 12 or 13 minutes from where I am staying. What is the best thing about the location? There is a Zaxby’s directly across the street from it. God is sovereign. Amen, and amen.
Good afternoon everyone. I am writing to you today from Newnan, GA - my new home for the time being. My youngest cousin Slade (a year and a half old boy) is currently trying to push every button on my new printer that he can find. I just got back in from church and lunch with David (my uncle) and his family (Marisse, Kaitlyn, Victoria & Slade). My plans for today are to try and read through the first six chapters of material for my test tomorrow. I have a conference call at 3:00 tomorrow afternoon and I am supposed to have completed all of the tests for those chapters before the call. So today will be busy. Luckily, it’s a rainy afternoon so it should be a great day for some studies.
So today is the day. Right now it is 6:12 a.m. and I am exhausted from packing all night. (Well, all night except for the nap I took from midnight to 3:00) The truck is about halfway loaded. I am waiting on my roommates to wake up to help me move some of the bigger stuff that’s left.
I would love to be able to describe all of the excited, fun, energetic feelings that I’m having, but I’m too tired to have those right now I believe so I’m sure they’ll come flooding in after I’m there and have slept some. I can say this though, I am going to be pretty jacked on the ride over there. I know that for sure because I went to the all-night convenience store and bought some energy drinks. Why? You might ask. I’ll tell you why…because Penske rental trucks come equipped with their very own speed governor. What that means to me is this: I will be driving from Boiling Springs, NC to Newnan, GA going 55 mph. I’ll say that again … blah, blah, blah…55 MPH!!!
So, maybe - if the stars line up and God smiles down on me - just maybe, I’ll be able to update this thing again when I get there. Expect me sometime around Christmas when I finally make it through I-85 traffic at a sluggish crawl.
This is my last day/night here in Boiling Springs. I am not just 100% sure that I’m going to get around to that whole night part though because from the looks of what all is left to do I’m going to be up trying to finish for the next 30 hours or so. It’s very daunting.
On the bright side though…a few days ago my roommates and I came across a snake in the front of the house. I’m not sure what kind it was, but it was gray with some pattern on its back. Yesterday, one of my roommates and his girlfriend found a baby snake with the same colorings on the porch (and upon closer inspection, it crawled in a crack between the porch and house). What that means to me is, “Oh my God, how freakin gross! [w/ full body shivers].” So, even though today is going to be a horribly long and laborious day at least I can rest assured knowing that after tomorrow, I no longer have to worry about living with a family of creepy, crawly snakes.
P.S. You know how you hear about those crazy stories from third world countries of reptiles finding their way in the plumbing of a house and coming up out of the toilet or through the air ducts and out of the vents. Well, the horrible part about being a person of considerable creativity (i.e. myself) is that you start to imagine all kinds of funky junk like that after such a slithery encounter. Ergo, the rule of today is: take a second look before you go.
I’m still packing up. It’s starting to get monotonous. Right now I’m taking a break from folding clothes and listening to the Bob Saget roast on Comedy Central. I don’t think he’s funny. He’s worse than Chris Rock. All he does is ramble on profanity. That shock humor just makes him look stupid. I like clever funny, not loud, obnoxious funny.
It is definitely a little bit weird today. This is the first time in two years that I haven’t gotten up on a Monday morning (work day) to go into the office at Gardner-Webb. I know now though that weird is not necessarily a bad thing because this weird feels GREAT!
Today my goal is to pack up all of my thousand or so books & finish up the DVDs/CDs. I am also going to try to wash clothes and towels and curtains and all that crap to pack up what I won’t be using the rest of this week. Part of me wants to just burn everything and start fresh. Of course that won’t happen, but just think if it did…I would probably try to have a much more simplified approach to stuff if I were to do it over again. I might just try to take on that philosophy from now on.
So, this morning I woke up to our power being out. There was a pretty big lightening storm here last night, so it must have knocked it out. The first thing I noticed was just how dependent I have become on electricity. I got up to walk and feed the dog and immediately after that it hit me, I have nothing to do. I couldn’t turn on the TV. I couldn’t look up the power company’s phone number online. I couldn’t check my e-mail or even take a shower because my bathroom doesn’t have any windows.
This morning I’m going to church at Boyce Memorial for the last time. I’m kind of sad about that. I have really grown to love that church. I’ve already noticed that I miss the experience of that service when I am away for a weekend. I know that one of the reasons is simply because I respect the pastor and really appreciate learning from him and his sermons, but there are other reasons as well. I think that one of the most meaningful parts of the liturgy there is the structure of confession. At Boyce, there is always a time of group confession when the entire congregation reads either scripture or a written confession together aloud before we have a time of silent, personal confession. Directly following those, the pastor will affirm our pardon for our sins by reading a portion of scripture that emphasizes Christ’s work and sacrifice. I really see the value in those exchanges and hope to find them in place at my next church home.
I am a byproduct of the Cochrum & McClain family lines. I guess that makes me a German-Scottish American who has never lived outside of the Carolinas and Georgia. I like to learn and I like to teach. When I eat, I finish one food before going on to the next. I have a dog named Sadie and I am still idealistic enough to think that I can change the world.
