Oh Those Wacky Judges

Well, I think it’s high time I weighed in on one of the right’s favorite boogeyman of late: the evil, activist judge. Yes, that’s right folks. We all know how rotten our judges are….following the letter of the law and all. And we know that they’s a comin’ to git us!! You know the type. They actually (gasp) believe in separation of church and state and a little word called individual freedom. Remember freedom?

Tom DeLay, House Majority Leader, held a news conference yesterday entitled the Judicial War On Faith. In his news conference he called for Congress to impeach judges because they are “ignoring the legitimate will of the people” when it comes to such issues as abortion and school prayer. He also faults judges in Florida for the whole Terry Schiavo travesty.

Perhaps I am a bit confused here but isn’t Roe V Wade the law of the land? And here is a question I have never been able to understand: why does my child have to pray at school when she prays at church? School is for education of the mind. Church is for education of the soul. It is vital that the two stay separate. Too many people have a wide variety of religious beliefs. If you allowed school prayer, by the end of the day you will have worshipped in 80 different religions and not learned that 5 x 2 = 10.

Sorry, Tommy, but the way I see it you are just trying to distract folks once again from your own financial wrongdoings. Trying to appear as if you are on the moral high ground when in reality you are actually stealing money (see: Commandments, Ten, number 7.), is not going to work, bud.

The way I see it is that you have two types of judges: elected and appointed. If you don’t like the elected ones, too bad. Vote against them in the next election. If you don’t like the appointed ones, blame Congress and vote against them in the next election. They are the ones who confirm judges.

I think it is hilarious that the right is griping about judges. Most folks, if they met an actual federal judge, would probably be so intimidated by how intelligent and thoughtful these people are, they would need to change their shorts. Federal judges know the law backwards and forwards. These are not people who look like Rob Zombie and are handing out gay porn indoctrination videos. These are people who have studied for years (that’s reading books, folks) and make decisions based on precedent.

I am not gay. I have no interest myself in gay marriage. But why do I care whether or not other people do? I am not an evangelical Christian. I have no interest in becoming one. If other people want to, that’s fine by me. It’s called freedom, folks, to live your life the way you see fit as long as you don’t harm anyone. How does gay people getting married harm anyone? It might offend people but, hey, I get offended by people who move their mouths when they read. There isn’t anything I can do about that.

Evangelicals like Tom DeLay need to wake up and realize that not everyone is going to want to live their lives like he (supposedly) does. Since when do the “less-government” Republicans care so much about what I do with my life?

Funny, if I started a ban for gay marriage and then one for evangelism, which one do you think I would get the most death threats from? Ironic, huh?

NOTES FROM THE FRONT: PUNK'D EDITION

Welcome to the Notes From the Front Blog Volume One. This is the new locale for my Notes rants and I will no longer be clogging up your email with my views on life, liberty, and fun the USA. Check in from time to time and see what's on my mind.....mainly it's the gentle swish of a women's hips....but occastionaly I talk about socio-political issues and the direction, or lack thereof, that our country is heading.

It's high time I wrote one of these again. Too much has happened in the last few months for me to be silent. After sitting around and stewing about it, I have decided that the United States is one giant reality show with W as the perfect star. The show is an offshoot of MTV Punk'd....or maybe DC Punk'd !! And who may you ask is being punk'd? Well, it's those people who voted for Bush thinking he represents their interests.

Essentially what has happened is that our current government has become like
one giant PR firm....spinning any kind of event ANY way they want to. Only in
our current state of fear could we elect a man who essentially skipped out on his
military service to his country and yet still call him strong and brave. And NOT elect
man who did serve his country with distinction and honor while calling him a coward
and glory seeker.

I am convinced now more than ever that Bush and pals could spin anything anyway
they wanted to. I am waiting for the day when someone in the White House
murders someone and everyone from Laura to Rush will hop on the radio and say,
"Well, he deserved it." Mark my words: IT WILL HAPPEN.

Too often I have heard people say that it is the "liberals" who are out to ruin this country. They are the ones who feel and don't think. They complicate issues and make things worse for everyone. Actually, the exact opposite is true. Let's first take a look at what the word "liberal" means.According to Webster's Dictionary, 2005 Online edition, the word liberal means:

1.. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, orauthoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry. 2.. Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, andtolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded. 3.. Tending to give freely; generous

Wow. That doesn't sound all that bad to me. Free from bigotry? Open to new ideas? Isn't this exactly what America is supposed to be about?

When are we going to have a real leader again like FDR, Truman, Kennedy or even
Reagan? These were strong, intelligent people who were respected throughout the world.
Now, we have no respect at all in the rest of the world. And quite frankly, it's embarassing.

But the right will have you believe that it is the fault of the Europeans...especially the French...and the fear and loathing machine gets cranked up all over again while we completely ignore our own responsibilty.

And the left, what's their deal? Grow some balls for crying out loud! And speaking of balls.... Message to Howard Dean: find someone who has the nuts NOT to pucker up and kiss the ass of the religous right. They have essentially hijacked a decent, albeit somehwhat misguided, political party. I would like to see both parties put candidates who are intelligent, strong, wise, educated, and thoughtful leaders who will keep their religious and spiritual beliefs to themselves. I consider myself to be a deeply spiritual man and I believe that my beliefs have no place whatsoever in the United States government.

Folks, really, do you think that things are going well? Seriously, I'd like to hear from you...

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