"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 00:09:25 GMT, "Jim Hampton"
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"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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Along the lines of JFK's speech, what did -you- do for your country?

Do you have any problem with a Constitutional amendment that
guarantees every citizen the right to vote?

Have you learned anything about HJR 28?

Do you think that the Supreme Court Justices are just a bunch of
"activist judges", or that their decisions are written by some
"skilled left wing propagandist"?

Have you learned the difference between an analogy and a metaphor?

Did you read the law that prevents you from falsely crying fire in a
crowded theater?

Have you learned anything about the Constitution? Enough to know how
an Amendment can be made? What the First Amendment means? Where the
phrase "seperation of church and state" comes from?

Have you found a majority of Americans that are willing to give up the
Constitution?


Hello, Frank

Don't suggest anyone follow that left-wing conspiracy! What I don't
understand is that convicted criminal that talked about helping the poor.


If I'm not mistaken, he demanded that people actually give up their
worldly possessions. Something about a camel and a needle.....


That left-wing nut that had the audacity to throw the money changers out
of
the temple.


The scoundrel! What did stock traders ever do to -him-?


That left-wing radical was crucified 2000 years ago and the
extreme right wing actually prays to Him, plus wants government aid to
(only
the "right") churches!


Hmmmm, maybe he didn't get his message across.


I see the Texas government now signs laws inside of
Churches.


Seriously, you're kidding, right?


Frank, please let me know what I am missing here ... )


A growing conflict between religion and the Constitution.

"Freedom for me but not for thee!"



Hello, Frank

LOL. I see you still are firing on all 8 cylinders

As to signing laws in Churches, it was done in the last week in Texas. I'm
waiting for a Jewish or Muslim organization to sue. Should prove
interesting as it is very difficult to interpret the Constitution in that
manner when it talks about separation of Church and State. It would prove
difficult to stack the Supreme Court with someone who could go that far into
right field. There is always room for some interpretation (which is why
both sides want only certain candidates), but ..... this is a bit much.

Perhaps it only means the Catholic Church?

)

You have to realize that this administration is playing to knee-jerk
reactionaries that don't have a clue as to what is going on. One of the
"laws" was the banning of gay marriages - which is only ceremonial as it has
to be approved by referendum. This country is going down the tubes.
Weapons of mass destruction - no gay marriage (I'm not suggesting it; simply
stating that it is a simple ploy to divert attention) anything to make our
leaders look good. Nada. Social Security in trouble. Perhaps, but did you
see General Motors is laying off 25,000 folks? Pension plans going belly
up? Last year the SUVs did well (big tax rebates for kids. It sounds good,
but diverts attention that the rich get far bigger tax breaks than the guy
with 5 kids making 70,000 per year). Well, a lot of SUVs suddenly appeared
in poverty stricken Rochester, NY. My neighbor suddenly has 2 SUVs! She
was convicted a few years ago of grand larceny. Well, they paid for
retraining. She has a job (I don't believe a particularly good one), and
now has *two* new SUVs! She has a lot of kids.

It worked well for 1 year. Now folks will be making balloon payments and
praying that tax refund won't stop. Don't bet the bank. Breaks for the
rich will stay as long as the Republicans are in office, but this country
*cannot* withstand the deficits much longer. And I doubt the tax breaks
(kids included) for the under middle six-figure incomes will continue.

You can only blame the poor and working class for so long. Eventually, the
truth will come out. Like with Richard Nixon - but the current spin is that
the lousy turncoat working for the FBI, etc.

The spin the current administration puts on things is faster than my 48X cd
rom spins! )



73 from Rochester, NY
Jim