Friday, April 22, 2011
Blog Directions
Revamping the basis for Rightwords---April 22, 2011, Revised April 26, 2011
Themes
1. Preserving and improving the American way of life
2. Philosophical basis for practical decisions—a bridge between them
3. Promoting freedom, liberty, and the Constitution
4. Affirming an American Culture superseding all others
5. Patriotism born of love of country and its people
6. Affirming Natural Law, Rights and Duties
7. Defending the nation from attacks from without and within
8. Countering media bias
9. Religion, moral absolutism and religious rights affirmed, excepting religions that are dedicated to the overthrow of the nation.
10. Critique of military forces engaged in various conflicts.
11. Ensuring that changes to our laws do good and not harm.
12. Ensuring that our laws are enforced properly throughout the nation. We are to be ruled by laws, not men.
Issues
Here is my list of the 100 major horrors we face in America today
To absorb this list all at once is a truly frightening thing! While it is basically a phrase outline with notes at this time, the list represents a hundred or so of the major issues, problems and directions we Americans need to monitor, analyze, disassemble and then revise, redo or rebuild in better form.
The list is not complete, obviously, and the huge stories behind each of the items listed need to be told in depth. Some of the items are overlapping in context, but so be it. I intend to refine the list as time go on.
Here is the list in no special order except as they occurred to me:
1. Government spending: hyperinflation is near at hand!
2. Government growth
3. Government arrogance
4. Judicial activism is not an allowed function of courts, and it subverts the Constitutional system of checks and balances.
5. Attacks on the Constitution must be thwarted.
6. Political correctness and multiculturalism (PCMC)
7. Secularism and the ACLU are driving God out of the public square.
8. Government lying, shading the truth, cooking the books
9. Gun control efforts to disarm the public and leave them defenseless. Law-abiding citizens should have an arsenal and be able to use the weapons effectively.
10. Anti-military and anti defense movements
11. Open borders clowns subverting our sovereignty in a bald vote-buying move.
12. AGW supporters gone hyper over something we most likely cannot fix.
13. Public sector unionism
14. Islam and Jihadism, the GWOT must be renamed GWOI
15. Growth of entitlements with vastly increased future costs.
16. Amnesty for Illegal immigrants—why? Because they are here? No, they broke the law.
17. Judicial soft-heartedness; revolving-door prisons, unusually light sentences, etc.
18. Internationalism and the UN; we are not ready for world government. There are too many amoral or immoral nations and their corrupt leaders still standing.
19. Erosion of property rights by the Supreme Court
20. Downgrading State’s Rights; accumulation of power by the Federal Government. We must achieve a proper balance.
21. Abortion and abortionists, infanticide
22. Potable water, irrigation water must be ensured.
23. Gay rights, gay marriage, gays in the military, DADT
24. Obamacare and the thrust to nationalization of the healthcare system must be stopped.
25. Federal Reserve System should be reformed
26. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are toxic to our financial system
27. Government ownership or takeover of private businesses—subverting private enterprise and private failure as a market economy requires for its proper functioning.
28. Multiple-term, career congressmen and senators growing senile in office, voting themselves raises and perks galore. We need term limits.
29. Direct election of senators, downgrading States, instead of having State legislatures appoint their representatives.
30. Non-enforcement of laws on the books
31. Earmarks
32. Misuse of the Commerce Clause
33. Crooked politicians, especially those that are allowed to stay in their jobs.
34. Collectivism in all of its forms
35. Atheists active in promoting their views to our regret
36. Anti-Christian groups and individuals
37. “Blockers” of all stripes
38. The tort system and trial lawyers
39. Campaign financing
40. Corrupt political machines
41. Our leftwing State Department
42. Unnecessary agricultural subsidies
43. The floating dollar not backed by real assets
44. Flight of manufacturing overseas
45. Bleeding heart mentality
46. Sovereignty under attack
47. Misleading the citizenry
48. Closed government run by czars without a legal basis.
49. Foreign policy debacles, Barack Bowing
50. Progressives, especially politicos and professors that indoctrinate their constituents and students.
51. Anti-Americanism and unpatriotic citizens.
52. Moral relativism—not in our government
53. Monetary policy
54. Moral degeneration of our society
55. Nihilism
56. Radicalism of the left, and the right
57. RINOs
58. Elites of the left
59. Democrats and leftists in general promote irrational programs.
60. War policy in Iraq
61. War policy in Afghanistan
62. War policy in Iran
63. North Korea problem
64. Number of federal agencies, boards, commissions, etc (1,177) is obviously excessive. Pseudo agencies like ACORN need ending.
65. Quashing investigations regarding lawmaker’s sins
66. Using race as a weapon
67. Deep Federal intrusion into education
68. Distortion of a proper energy policy; we need oil, so drill and pump! Meanwhile, exploit coal, natural gas, wind, solar, tides…
69. Environmentalism out of control
70. PITA and animal rights out of control
71. We have progressive taxes instead of a fixed consumer tax
72. Redistribution of wealth by the government is theft
73. Welfare should be for the provably needy only
74. Corrupt police anywhere is a problem; strong-arm tactics must be disallowed.
75. TV commercials now take up 24+ of every 60 minutes and have 8 three-minute interruptions per hour.
76. TV in general is a waste of time, with a very few exceptions.
77. Media bias to the Left leaves the majority of citizens without proper information to make or support decisions.
78. Legislators do not read the legislation they are voting on; they rely on their unelected staff to tell them what is in a bill.
79. Legislative tricks to pass huge, unread, 2,000-page, unpopular bills. Rule of conduct for legislation should be fixed by law and not left to the party in power to decide.
80. Legislators ignore the will of the people. Do you think they know best?
81. Political polarization left and right—“winner take all” mindset.
82. Untruthful and misleading attack ads; all ads for that matter!
83. The motivations of greed and power are too blatant now. How is it that our representatives become multi-millionaires?
84. Policies towards Israel and Palestine are sick.
85. FTC power grab is the worst imaginable.
86. Celebrities talking when they should be singing or something.
87. Scams, frauds, and con games on the public-- even on TV.
88. Internet hackers and their methods, including ID theft.
89. Rejection of personal responsibility for one’s life.
90. The cost of a college education is unreal now. Why?
91. The strong family should be heavily supported and admired.
92. Ethics and virtues need an overhaul at work, in the home and at school.
93. Pornography is rampant and far too accessible by children.
94. The drug war needs a significant boost, and it isn’t legalization of drugs!
95. Education in most K12 schools and in churches is terrible, especially about American history, its government, values, civics, and freedom as opposed to all other forms of governance.
96. Every government organization needs a thorough-going audit and review of its necessity, budget, personnel and policies with a view to downsizing, eliminating, consolidating, or streamlining their operations.
97. Reject pacifism at all costs!
98. Reject the proliferation of so-called social needs.
99. Scientific programs that benefit man should be supported. Others should be reviewed for possible termination.
100. Beware of con men spouting “hope and change” slogans; remember that that is exactly what they are---slogans.
101. Nuclear proliferation must be solved before we have a catastrophe.
Themes
1. Preserving and improving the American way of life
2. Philosophical basis for practical decisions—a bridge between them
3. Promoting freedom, liberty, and the Constitution
4. Affirming an American Culture superseding all others
5. Patriotism born of love of country and its people
6. Affirming Natural Law, Rights and Duties
7. Defending the nation from attacks from without and within
8. Countering media bias
9. Religion, moral absolutism and religious rights affirmed, excepting religions that are dedicated to the overthrow of the nation.
10. Critique of military forces engaged in various conflicts.
11. Ensuring that changes to our laws do good and not harm.
12. Ensuring that our laws are enforced properly throughout the nation. We are to be ruled by laws, not men.
Issues
Here is my list of the 100 major horrors we face in America today
To absorb this list all at once is a truly frightening thing! While it is basically a phrase outline with notes at this time, the list represents a hundred or so of the major issues, problems and directions we Americans need to monitor, analyze, disassemble and then revise, redo or rebuild in better form.
The list is not complete, obviously, and the huge stories behind each of the items listed need to be told in depth. Some of the items are overlapping in context, but so be it. I intend to refine the list as time go on.
Here is the list in no special order except as they occurred to me:
1. Government spending: hyperinflation is near at hand!
2. Government growth
3. Government arrogance
4. Judicial activism is not an allowed function of courts, and it subverts the Constitutional system of checks and balances.
5. Attacks on the Constitution must be thwarted.
6. Political correctness and multiculturalism (PCMC)
7. Secularism and the ACLU are driving God out of the public square.
8. Government lying, shading the truth, cooking the books
9. Gun control efforts to disarm the public and leave them defenseless. Law-abiding citizens should have an arsenal and be able to use the weapons effectively.
10. Anti-military and anti defense movements
11. Open borders clowns subverting our sovereignty in a bald vote-buying move.
12. AGW supporters gone hyper over something we most likely cannot fix.
13. Public sector unionism
14. Islam and Jihadism, the GWOT must be renamed GWOI
15. Growth of entitlements with vastly increased future costs.
16. Amnesty for Illegal immigrants—why? Because they are here? No, they broke the law.
17. Judicial soft-heartedness; revolving-door prisons, unusually light sentences, etc.
18. Internationalism and the UN; we are not ready for world government. There are too many amoral or immoral nations and their corrupt leaders still standing.
19. Erosion of property rights by the Supreme Court
20. Downgrading State’s Rights; accumulation of power by the Federal Government. We must achieve a proper balance.
21. Abortion and abortionists, infanticide
22. Potable water, irrigation water must be ensured.
23. Gay rights, gay marriage, gays in the military, DADT
24. Obamacare and the thrust to nationalization of the healthcare system must be stopped.
25. Federal Reserve System should be reformed
26. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are toxic to our financial system
27. Government ownership or takeover of private businesses—subverting private enterprise and private failure as a market economy requires for its proper functioning.
28. Multiple-term, career congressmen and senators growing senile in office, voting themselves raises and perks galore. We need term limits.
29. Direct election of senators, downgrading States, instead of having State legislatures appoint their representatives.
30. Non-enforcement of laws on the books
31. Earmarks
32. Misuse of the Commerce Clause
33. Crooked politicians, especially those that are allowed to stay in their jobs.
34. Collectivism in all of its forms
35. Atheists active in promoting their views to our regret
36. Anti-Christian groups and individuals
37. “Blockers” of all stripes
38. The tort system and trial lawyers
39. Campaign financing
40. Corrupt political machines
41. Our leftwing State Department
42. Unnecessary agricultural subsidies
43. The floating dollar not backed by real assets
44. Flight of manufacturing overseas
45. Bleeding heart mentality
46. Sovereignty under attack
47. Misleading the citizenry
48. Closed government run by czars without a legal basis.
49. Foreign policy debacles, Barack Bowing
50. Progressives, especially politicos and professors that indoctrinate their constituents and students.
51. Anti-Americanism and unpatriotic citizens.
52. Moral relativism—not in our government
53. Monetary policy
54. Moral degeneration of our society
55. Nihilism
56. Radicalism of the left, and the right
57. RINOs
58. Elites of the left
59. Democrats and leftists in general promote irrational programs.
60. War policy in Iraq
61. War policy in Afghanistan
62. War policy in Iran
63. North Korea problem
64. Number of federal agencies, boards, commissions, etc (1,177) is obviously excessive. Pseudo agencies like ACORN need ending.
65. Quashing investigations regarding lawmaker’s sins
66. Using race as a weapon
67. Deep Federal intrusion into education
68. Distortion of a proper energy policy; we need oil, so drill and pump! Meanwhile, exploit coal, natural gas, wind, solar, tides…
69. Environmentalism out of control
70. PITA and animal rights out of control
71. We have progressive taxes instead of a fixed consumer tax
72. Redistribution of wealth by the government is theft
73. Welfare should be for the provably needy only
74. Corrupt police anywhere is a problem; strong-arm tactics must be disallowed.
75. TV commercials now take up 24+ of every 60 minutes and have 8 three-minute interruptions per hour.
76. TV in general is a waste of time, with a very few exceptions.
77. Media bias to the Left leaves the majority of citizens without proper information to make or support decisions.
78. Legislators do not read the legislation they are voting on; they rely on their unelected staff to tell them what is in a bill.
79. Legislative tricks to pass huge, unread, 2,000-page, unpopular bills. Rule of conduct for legislation should be fixed by law and not left to the party in power to decide.
80. Legislators ignore the will of the people. Do you think they know best?
81. Political polarization left and right—“winner take all” mindset.
82. Untruthful and misleading attack ads; all ads for that matter!
83. The motivations of greed and power are too blatant now. How is it that our representatives become multi-millionaires?
84. Policies towards Israel and Palestine are sick.
85. FTC power grab is the worst imaginable.
86. Celebrities talking when they should be singing or something.
87. Scams, frauds, and con games on the public-- even on TV.
88. Internet hackers and their methods, including ID theft.
89. Rejection of personal responsibility for one’s life.
90. The cost of a college education is unreal now. Why?
91. The strong family should be heavily supported and admired.
92. Ethics and virtues need an overhaul at work, in the home and at school.
93. Pornography is rampant and far too accessible by children.
94. The drug war needs a significant boost, and it isn’t legalization of drugs!
95. Education in most K12 schools and in churches is terrible, especially about American history, its government, values, civics, and freedom as opposed to all other forms of governance.
96. Every government organization needs a thorough-going audit and review of its necessity, budget, personnel and policies with a view to downsizing, eliminating, consolidating, or streamlining their operations.
97. Reject pacifism at all costs!
98. Reject the proliferation of so-called social needs.
99. Scientific programs that benefit man should be supported. Others should be reviewed for possible termination.
100. Beware of con men spouting “hope and change” slogans; remember that that is exactly what they are---slogans.
101. Nuclear proliferation must be solved before we have a catastrophe.
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