By the People

Yesterday got me to thinking about how much I love our great country!  Sure, she’s not without her faults, but you know what?  I’m still glad I live here.

I generally stay away from political discussions simply because of the crap that you often have to wade through in order to get to the bottom of things.  In a conversation with someone, I once heard a point made that I whoeheartedly agree with:

When it gets to the point that it takes lawyers and judges to decide if a law is correct and constitutional or not, at that point the country is no longer run by the people, but by the politicians that make the rules.

I have to say that I agree with that completely.  My goal behind this article isn’t to talk about politics, really.  What I want to do is incite a movement among the people of America that will help us to return our country back into our hands.  I have begun laying out a plan that I think will work, and in coming weeks and months, I will be revealing and refining more of it as we go.

I am simply asking that you think about the things that you dislike about the way our country is run, and post back with things that you would do to fix it.  There are many things that I believe about the way our country should be run:

1. The Bill of Rights and our Constitution are the final law.  This pretty much covers anything that our country needs to deal with here at home.  We do not need congress trying to make amendments to this document.
2. We DO need laws and, like our current form of government, we need a system of checks and balances so that one part of the government cannot control the entire country.  What we don’t need are laws with wording so complex that it takes three hundred politicians and 5 supreme court justices to make a clear interpretation of that law.
3. I believe that the money needs to be in the hands of the American people.  Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t like taxes as much as the next person, but they are a necessary evil.  What we don’t need are our tax dollars wasted on government bail outs and keeping big business going.  I’m sorry… well, no, I’m not.  If you run your business into the ground, do what the rest of them do, and close up shop and go find a new job.  I don’t care if you are the biggest bank or car manufacturer in the world.  Go home.
4. I believe that big business should have no part in electing our country’s officials (yes, Labor Unions, this includes you!).  If a politician cannot get himself elected on his own — do you REALLY want them ‘representing’ you at the national level?  (At the state levvel too, even, but that is another topic).

I believe there’s a lot more to it than what I’m saying above.  And I believe a lot more than what I’ve written here.  I will continue this later.

Write back and tell me what you believe about the way our country is run, and tell me your ideas and why you like them.  Heck, comment on what I’ve written so far, just to let me know that there are still people out there who care!

A Genuine Question for Westboro Baptist Church

I know that there have been many harsh messages towards the Westboro Baptist Church, as well as harsh words against  Rev. Phelps and his family because of the protesting at military funerals.

I have a message for them, not of hate or to be harsh, but a message  – or more really a question…or ten.  I am really hoping to find answers to these questions, and I believe that the Westboro Baptist Church congregation and/or Rev. Phelps will be able to answer them clearly.

Question 1) Scripturally speaking, what is the basis for  the protesting that you do?

Question 2) The Bible teaches us to love others as we would ourselves.  How are you expressing this both within your community as well as in the national spotlight?

Question 3) How are you deciding when and where to protest — is it a matter of individual prayer or corporate prayer, etc …  and has this changed in the national spotlight?

I will likely respond to all sincere responses whether they are from someone at Westboro or not.  I am genuinely interested in a response from them.  I would like to start a dialogue to find out more about what your church believes.