tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post7961489043437036512..comments2024-03-25T05:23:41.171-04:00Comments on Bilbo's Random Thought Collection: Holy ScriptureBilbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-80431027326400706502012-01-02T18:55:04.143-05:002012-01-02T18:55:04.143-05:00The Funding Fathers put together the Constitution ...The Funding Fathers put together the Constitution in its original form in 1787. They could not have conceived of all of the changes that were to take place over the next 230 years -- so the Constitution would have to serve as a rough outline, to be modified with more modern times.Banana Oilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004217036311659503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-9004575748474674742012-01-02T16:52:21.553-05:002012-01-02T16:52:21.553-05:00Been absent for a long time, but this coming year ...Been absent for a long time, but this coming year will be a defining year in the evolution of what we call the United States. Bill has done plenty of the heavy lifting for all of us. I'd just like to remind all of what the Founders had in mind when they were busy framing the Declaration, the Constitution and the Federalist Papers. They were fighting and coming out of the throws of over reaching Governmental control. They had the idea that the people had as good an idea of what was best for them as some central authority. I totally share this concept. Be careful in your thoughts about what you accept as the 'truth', as each of us must. I've been practicing environmentalism since I was 5 years old as taught to me by an outdoors woman who loved to hunt and fish, but fought the strip mining coal industry to the point that she has a forest named for her in Central PA. When an idea has merit, I accept it, but concepts such as global warming have not been proven, nor have the facts produced to date provided any foundation for its theory. I'll save further comments for the future, as I intend to enter 2012 with an open mind...for what is best for the individual citizen.Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-18712051144443536182012-01-02T14:23:18.153-05:002012-01-02T14:23:18.153-05:00Mike is correct: today we have a careerist class o...Mike is correct: today we have a careerist class of politicians who look at politics as their primary or sole occupation.<br /><br />Another similarity between views of Scripture and the Constitution: there's a tendency to interpret both out of context. Look at the First Amendment, with the two clauses regarding religion: the establishment clause and the exercise clause. In fact, er can have some places where they seem to conflict, like whether a student might pray in public schools.<br /><br />Or the Second Amendment: is the Right to Bear Arms solely to provide for a Militia (e.g., National Guard)?eViL pOp TaRthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039755407564122331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-24736125134211754842012-01-02T10:10:58.500-05:002012-01-02T10:10:58.500-05:00Back in the good ol' days after the shouting w...Back in the good ol' days after the shouting was over they could go back to their farms and forget about government for awhile. Try that today.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-61743901928036409052012-01-02T07:55:50.600-05:002012-01-02T07:55:50.600-05:00Deep thoughts to start the new year! It would be g...Deep thoughts to start the new year! It would be great to get our elected representatives to calmly and reasonably discuss what we want our country to be and how our government should help that happen.<br /><br />As a starting point, I think that the government should do what we individuals cannot do alone. That includes providing for national defense, regulations to control corporations (or individuals with lots of power/money) from destroying the environment or taking unfair advantage of workers, and promoting the welfare of citizens through a health system that treats everyone and provides education through quality public schools and higher learning assistance. I believe these things would promote our country by promoting our citizens.<br /><br />Ideas should be evaluated not on who says them or how much money promotes them but on the reasonableness of the ideas themselves. Budgetary constraints are obviously crucial, but revenues should be raised to meet obligations. Corporations/people with wealth should all share in this without exception. Some programs can be too expensive for what they provide so should be scaled back or eliminated IF they are not worthwhile. (As an example, I think many developmental defense weapons programs could reasonably be scaled back or eliminated but food stamps should not.)<br /><br />This was a long comment, but you asked for it...allenwoodhavennoreply@blogger.com