One nation, under God, with Liberty and Justice for ALL

"One nation, under God, with Liberty and Justice for all" recognizes the existence of "God" or Creator (whatever) - something greater than "We, The People" ... but does NOT say *whose* god, does NOT specify any *religion* as an expression or demonstration of existence of "god" - only that the nation exists "in the sight of God" and that We, The People, however we individually determine our own spirituality, our own relationship to, or recognition of (or lack thereof) God, are not to be denied Liberty and Justice - the very same "Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness" guaranteed us as "unalienable rights" [inalienable rights] (not awarded by human power; therefore which must be "awarded" by a higher power) in the (our) Declaration of Independence.

To impose a so-called "faith-based" [see footnote] *anything* first of all excludes that portion of "We, The People" who do not maintain a "faith-based" existence, but who are nonetheless *guaranteed* "Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness"
(Liberty and Justice for *all* - not some).

Second, by definition of "faith" ("fidelity to one's promises"; ie. sect, creed, etc. ... or "belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion") then someone holding public office on a so-called "faith-based agenda" is in some way *intentionally exclusive* in his or her role; therefore does not serve *all* of We, The People - ALL of whom are guaranteed *Liberty and Justice* regardless.

The United States *of America* was founded on Christian *ideals* - not on religious principles (huge difference). Religious principles are exactly what set the "Founding Fathers" and Mothers and their families on ships to a place where they could be FREE of such oppression, for which they intentionally designed a government to be FREE of such oppression for ALL people.

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* "The paramount goal is compassionate results, and private and charitable groups, including religious ones, should have the fullest opportunity permitted by law to compete on a level playing field, so long as they achieve valid public purposes, like curbing crime, conquering addiction, strengthening families, and overcoming poverty."
- President George W. Bush (http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/)

[Since when is it a role of United States government to regulate religion - giving "fullest opportunity" ...
"so long as" (read IF) "they achieve *valid* public purpose" ?]

Words from the front-lines ...

“They hate us over here. I’m in the worst possible place you can be
in this country. I want to come home.”
– Michael J. Stanley Jr., 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry,
101st Airborne Division, Ramadi, Iraq.

“No one told me why I’m putting my life on the line in Samarra,
and you know why they didn’t? Because there is no fucking reason.”
– Specialist Michael Pena, 2nd platoon, Bravo Company,
Rakkasan Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Samarra, Iraq.

“I don’t know. I suppose insurgents. Trying to get rid of us, I guess.
I guess they hate us because we done blown up half their country.”
– Private Patrice Gittens, Camp Stryker, Baghdad, Iraq,
on who was responsible for mortaring her unit’s base.

“How can we know who is our enemy when we don’t even know why
we’re here?”
– Specialist William Clark, Camp Stryker, Baghdad, Iraq.

“See these oil fires? This is why we’re here, guys. We’re not
defending freedom.”
– Tomas Young, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment,
Baghdad, Iraq.

“I don’t know what the mission is; I haven’t known for a long time.
I’m tired of putting kids in body bags.”
– Sergeant Sherwood Baker, 82nd Airborne Division,
who died protecting the Iraq Survey Group that was
sent to find Iraq’s non-existent WMD.

“We can’t fight this enemy. …
They could be right in front of you and you wouldn’t know it.
They have an enemy. We don’t.”
– Staff Sergeant Emmitt Adkins, 2nd Platoon,
A Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division,
Kandahar, Afghanistan.

“‘I don’t know who my enemy is. It’s a worthless, senseless war,
a war of religion. We’ll never win it.”
– Seth Niederer, Iskanderiya, Iraq.
These were his last words to his mother before he returned
to Iraq and was killed by an I.E.D.

http://www.traveling-soldier.org/7.06.words.php

comments open to all ...

My apologies - a friend notified me that comments here has been restricted to blogspot registered members.

Was my intention that comments be open to all, as they now are again.

don't you know know it's gonna be alright ...

"You say you want a revolution"
... has been running through my head all day for some reason - maybe because their lyrics keep popping up recently
(As I write this letter, send my love to you...)
Well you know
We all want to change the world
... and most of us do - not so often knowing that we do, how we change the world with personal actions every day.
You tell me that it's evolution
... as the wind shifted, smoke from Mt. Hood fires rolled in here so thick it was like two summers ago when the fires were 50 miles closer, only this time fir instead of juniper smoke - still too much resemblance to war zone in this dim, red sunlight.
Well you know
We all want to change the world
But when you talk about destruction
Don't you know you can count me out
... absolutely count me out when it comes to doing damage to people and property.
Don't you know it's gonna be alright
... yes, but when ?
Alright Alright

You say you got a real solution
Well you know
We'd all love to see the plan
... and we would, but as I can see, anyone who does appear to have a plan is someone to be most wary of.
You ask me for a contribution
Well you know
We're all doing what we can
... and ain' t that the truth - best we do just that, and make sure that we do: not just pretend or wait around.
But when you want money for people with minds that hate
All I can tell you is brother you have to wait
... because this revolution is a different critter - hate has no place in it.
Don't you know it's gonna be alright
... because the outcome will put us all in a new light.
Alright Alright

You say you'll change the constitution
... something I resisted, believing it would give opportunity for undesirable changes; even as "changing" it was already anachronistic, little did I know.
Well you know
We all want to change your head
... we all want to change everyone's head by now, but no one agrees what to any more.
You tell me it's the institution
... and oh, how easy if it were just the institution.
Well you know
You better free your mind instead
... free your mind and free your soul - let go everything but life and what is needed to sustain life; find yourself.
But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow
... unless they are on Yuan of course.
Don't you know know it's gonna be alright
Alright Alright

Yes, it's gonna be alright - we are gonna be alright ...
... but the road to alright is unlike any road we have ever travelled.
^

how much to part with a bit of your soul ... ?

Any grand strategist will take delight in having his or her plans referred to as "conspiracy" for then, anyone who speaks of those plans is labelled "FOOL" after which the *strategy* can be conducted, and is allowed to evolve, more privately.

One of the most serious questions can be asked by anyone who doubts existence of a so-called "ruling elite" is:

How can such a *conspiracy* be so far-reaching and insidious ?

Formation of The United States of America, with Delaration of Independence and Constitution, is the clearest and most recent example (point me to another) of people breaking free from religious and *regal* rule.

It should not take any particular genius to comprehend that our *declaration* of defiance did not sit well with what can be considered the most powerful Crown on this earth - one which is related to most other crowns long since.

Certain traditions are closely held in all families. Who better to most closely hold such traditions than the most powerful families which can not only maintain, but provide *defense* for, the very properties and institutions in which *trappings* of those traditions are housed, and in that way passed on to succeeding generations ?

So it seems to me to follow without surprise that such hatred of American Freedom would outlive those with whom it began, following into "nextgen" members and anyone else willing to receive a pound (or a dollar) in exchange for a bit of soul, as it were.

"Free market" is a term I have always heard as "fishy" - *free* not meaning free is not new with the Internet, after all. "Free trade" in a "free market" economy comes with certain costs, which I have noticed an unwillingness to address among supporters of "free trade" ... have you ?

As I was listening to "Markets and Society, Part Five" (mp3) it occurred to me that the "free market economy" may be one of the best ways to exemplify the convoluted *takeover* we are living through - the deconstruction of America, of our way of life in the USA.

Free markets and the "free movement of money" were not popular with Americans when those ideas were "introduced" as I recall.

At the same time, free markets and the "free movement of money" were necessary to bring about REGULATION of "free movement of money" - no movement, nothing to regulate, eh ?

Regulation of $$ was not the goal, though - regulation of you and me ! Without that "free trade" after all, how do you feed your family ? With a GE crop maybe ? Be sure to save the seeds : )

The "environmental movement" taken by itself, cannot be anything but good - what after all can be bad about responsible stewardship of our planet ... ?

... but combined with an overriding aim to cloud the American "greenhouse" and pollute beyond saving the "hotbed" of inventiveness thriving in American "soil" then "free trade" becomes the *out* when environmental regulations cripple, or at least sufficiently hamper, American industry, for which a timetable was already in place prior to WWII for *Zero Growth*

Traumas, " ... to make sure that what happened in the 1930s would not happen again." Of course ! ... traumas of war, violations of our own freedoms and rights, trauma of our silent acceptance of our elected leaders acting illegally "in our name" - assassinating foreign leaders, invading sovereign countries, experimenting with increasingly destructive weapons "in our name" ...

... the very "spontaneous" movements, such as Environmentalism (another ism), are themselves subverted with violence, so as to cause new layers of dissension and confusion at home, to further demoralize and keep ineffective ANY possibility of real change or solutions to grave problems; cancelled out by continuing wars which do more to pollute the planet in ways we individuals cannot.

All the while, someone profits when we are maimed, profits from our sickness, even profits from our death.

None of these events have come about as result of "freedom" of any kind among The People.
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