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kelnozz
#21 Posted : Thursday, July 28, 2011 10:43:46 AM
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mrinterlocutor wrote:
Constitutional Independent, Conservative Christian



As long as we continue to use these terms we will never be able to solve the problems in this country as evidenced by the debt crisis looming over us now. I am not saying that we can not classify our selves as such but that we should not look at that as the only way to operate. Too many times in this nation have we so polarized our selves that we can not see what is good or what is bad for this country. Every one needs to be able to cross those lines for the good of the country.
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#22 Posted : Thursday, July 28, 2011 11:03:24 AM
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kelnozz wrote:
mrinterlocutor wrote:
Constitutional Independent, Conservative Christian



As long as we continue to use these terms we will never be able to solve the problems in this country as evidenced by the debt crisis looming over us now. I am not saying that we can not classify our selves as such but that we should not look at that as the only way to operate. Too many times in this nation have we so polarized our selves that we can not see what is good or what is bad for this country. Every one needs to be able to cross those lines for the good of the country.


Kelnozz - I agree with you wholeheartedly. We do our country no favors when we attach labels to those who don't share our point of view. This is a major part of the trouble in Washington and the MSM. Rather than finding common ground as a startng point for negotiation, we see flaming personal attacks and utter contempt over areas of disagreement. We see childish and divisive behavior modeled on both sides of the aisle. It's time that we dettermine to send adults to Washington, not oversized children.
kelnozz
#23 Posted : Thursday, July 28, 2011 12:58:45 PM
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exactly. Too many labels, not enough common sense. What the h... is a blue dog democrat any way?
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#24 Posted : Wednesday, December 28, 2011 7:41:12 AM
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lanic wrote:
ACLU MISSION: The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.


So that is why they seek to remove Christianity from every public site be it private or public land...they fight for removal of moral standards of society

lanic wrote:
These rights include:

* Your First Amendment rights - freedom of speech, association and assembly; freedom of the press, and freedom of religion.
It's not "freedom of religion" its "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"...the ACLU fights to eliminate all aspects of Christianity
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* Your right to equal protection under the law - protection against unlawful discrimination.
* Your right to due process - fair treatment by the government whenever the loss of your liberty or property is at stake.
* Your right to privacy - freedom from unwarranted government intrusion into your personal and private affairs.

It doesn't get more American than that. This does not sound like the subversive, traitorous organization that some of you suggest. Granted, throughout its existence (it has been around since 1920), it has supported some pretty despicable people/entities (i.e. NAMBLA), but if you are going to prohibit citizens from participating in GOOOH for support of the ACLU, then you had better leave out all criminal defense attorneys and anyone who has ever worked with one...and their family members... and anyone who has bought a criminal defense attorney lunch or a beer. How far are you willing to take this?

My point - our judicial system is founded upon the notion that EVERYONE deserves their day in court and is innocent until proven guilty - EVERYONE - so while I have never donated to the ACLU, I can appreciate it's position in our representative democracy from that perspective, just as I appreciate criminal defense attorneys. I think GOOOH's position on the ACLU is issue-oriented, ill-conceived and GOOOH is overcompensating by including this question. This is suppose to be NON-PARTISAN and NOT a political party. I have faith that a participant who supports some of the more reprehensible clients represented by the ACLU will not be chosen by their peers as a candidate. If you want to know where participants stand on such issues, include them in the questionnaire, but a requirement as broad as the ACLU requirement is not appropriate.


The rest is all attorneys will fight for yet ACLU fights for "Sharia Law" why would a law group fight to circumvent laws and punishment of laws outside the constitutional laws of the United States??? special agenda. Why would they fight for immorality within a society to become immoral with pedifiles, homosexuality, illegal immigration, and many other laws outside the constitutional values setforth for America citizens? Outside the normal realm of social fabric you will find the ACLU fighting to destroy the United States along with the Obama administration and state department
DFPercush
#25 Posted : Wednesday, December 28, 2011 11:06:53 PM
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Your right about them being "Subversives" dude. They are the cancer that seeks to destroy us from within. It would be nice if someone would come up with a like minded organization devoted to sueing them out of existance like they do to our own.


Cut off the government cheese and they will be crippled. That's something we can do once we get GOOOH members in the house. Nobody will support them once they learn the truth.
DFPercush
#26 Posted : Wednesday, December 28, 2011 11:16:31 PM
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kelnozz wrote:
mrinterlocutor wrote:
Constitutional Independent, Conservative Christian



As long as we continue to use these terms we will never be able to solve the problems in this country as evidenced by the debt crisis looming over us now. I am not saying that we can not classify our selves as such but that we should not look at that as the only way to operate. Too many times in this nation have we so polarized our selves that we can not see what is good or what is bad for this country. Every one needs to be able to cross those lines for the good of the country.


Well said. Our country is experiencing a tower of Babel-like phenomenon where the terms we throw around in the vernacular sometimes carry different meanings and weights with different people. The powers that be are using this, from my observation, to control us. Why else would a term such as "The War on Terror" become so popular? That phrase makes 0 sense. You can't eliminate fear - it's an emotion - so wtf are we fighting for?
kelnozz
#27 Posted : Monday, January 02, 2012 12:26:55 PM
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The powers that be are using this, from my observation, to control us. Why else would a term such as "The War on Terror" become so popular? That phrase makes 0 sense. You can't eliminate fear - it's an emotion - so wtf are we fighting for?


You really need to look at a video on Naomi Wolf, The end of America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjALf12PAWc
Katun
#28 Posted : Friday, November 23, 2012 2:54:32 AM
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So that is why they seek to remove Christianity from every public site be it private or public land...they fight for removal of moral standards of society


Despite the fact that the ACLU has routinely defended christians from persecution and attack? http://www.aclu.org/aclu-defens...-practice-and-expressionhttp://www.aclufightsforchristians.com/Keep in mind that most of these cases are fairly recent(from the past decade)and many of them involve the ALCU defending christians rights to practice their religion in the public square.(which is what they're being criticized for not doing here)There are also cases of them supporting the free speech rights of christians when it comes to conservative issues like being anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage,(and just homosexuality in general)and anti-witchcraft(refusing to promote Harry Potter)Which kind of contradicts your specific claim that they're fighting to remove christian moral standards from society.


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It's not "freedom of religion" its "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"...the ACLU fights to eliminate all aspects of Christianity

Which is freedom of religion. It says the Congress cannot make any law establishing a state religion, and it also can't prohibit anyone from excercising their right to practice whatever religion they want. Thats freedom of religion.





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The rest is all attorneys will fight for yet ACLU fights for "Sharia Law" why would a law group fight to circumvent laws and punishment of laws outside the constitutional laws of the United States??? special agenda. Why would they fight for immorality within a society to become immoral with pedifiles, homosexuality, illegal immigration, and many other laws outside the constitutional values setforth for America citizens? Outside the normal realm of social fabric you will find the ACLU fighting to destroy the United States along with the Obama administration and state department

A couple things here. First of all when you say "Sharia Law" you really should be more specific as you're talking about multiple schools of thought, not just one. Hanbali is an interpretation of Sharia(the most conservative)as is Hanifi(the most liberal)Maliki, (which emphasizes what the Muslims practiced in Medina in the time of Muhhamad)and Shafi.(which emphasizes only the pratices of Muhhamads companions) Also, although theres recently been a disturbing trend of certain governments in certain places forcing these laws on non-Muslim inhabitants of a given region this is not the norm, nor is it something thats supported by any of the major Islamic schools stated above. Shariah law is a law that is meant for Muslims alone, it cannot be applied in any area that does not have a democratically elected government grounded in the Quran and Sunnah, and any Muslim that doesn't accept this is going against his own faiths established legal structures. The only place for the Shariah in the United States, and anywhere else thats not ruled by an proper Islamic government is in the personal lives of Muslims.

This concept makes sense when one looks at what the purpose of Shariah is in the first place. Shariah to Muslims(contrary to popular belief)is not merely a set of legal principles, but rather a path to a completely holy way of living. Its supposed to inform their daily life in the same way that the christian "walk" is supposed to completely influence and direct the beliefs and actions of christians. Theres no theological justification for forcing US christians, Jews, atheists, Buddhists, Hindus etc to comply with their law if they choose not to. The idea that thousands of Muslims are going to rise up, and through the courts force Shariah law on people who aren't Muslims seems to be not much more than a scare tactic used by radical anti-Islamists who don't want Muslims or their religion here period. Now I'm not accusing you specifically of this as I don't know you and have no way of knowing whether you support such people yourself, but your argument can certainly be used to aid them in their fear building efforts, and thus it needed to be addressed.



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Katun
#29 Posted : Friday, November 23, 2012 9:44:44 AM
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Why would they fight for immorality within a society to become immoral with pedifiles, homosexuality, illegal immigration, and many other laws outside the constitutional values setforth for America citizens?


First of all since when is homosexuality against constitutional values? The constitution makes no comment on homosexuality one way or the other, but the founders most definetly did comment on rights, who has them, and why. Thats to say that ALL people are given their rights by god,(or their humanity) and they cannot be taken away without their express consent. I don't see any exception clause for homosexuals in there do you? There no philosophical cover for the denying of rights to homosexuals simply due to the fact that they happen to be homosexuals. Natural rights are not up for negotiation or debate unless the person themselves opens it up for debate. Anything else would be contradictory, and render the entire concept of natural rights as pointless.

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Outside the normal realm of social fabric you will find the ACLU fighting to destroy the United States along with the Obama administration and state department

I don't think so, but then again I don't think that Obama(or the state department)is *intentionally* trying to destroy the United States. I may disagree with a large number of Obamas policies, but I don't think he's evil, just misguided about some things. He's merely a progressive, and progressives(like most people in general)are, on the whole decent folks who just want to improve the country in which they live according to their values. That I disagree with a lot of those values even strenously does not condemn the progrssive to being some kind of evil creature....it simply means we have a political disagreement, nothing more nothing less.
"The great are great only because we are on our knees. Let us rise!"---Max Stirner


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