DRAGON FIRE--REFRESH HOPE--MILLIONS SUFFER EVERYDAY . . . AS PRESIDENT OBAMA, LAYS OUT HIS IMMIGRATION POLICY & REFORM, WHILE CONGRESS BITCHES & MOANS, CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS ARISE OVER THE LEGITIMACY OF HIS POWERS, AS PRESIDENT TO CIRCUMVENT CONGRESS--IT IS TIME! FOR TWO YEARS, CONGRESS DIDN'T ACT, BECAUSE THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS WERE COMING, NOW, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ACT ON IMMIGRATION, BECAUSE THE 2016 ELECTIONS ARE AROUND THE BEND . . . SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING TO HANDLE THE IMMIGRATION ISSUES, CONSTITUTIONALLY, UNIFORM NATURALIZATION & IMMIGRATION IS THE POWER & DUTY OF CONGRESS; HOWEVER, DUE TO INACTION BY CONGRESS, PRESSURE FROM EMIGRANTS, AND THE PREZ.'S LAST TWO YEARS, LOOMING OVER THE SKYLINE, NOT TO MENTION HIS LASTING LEGACY, MAKING GOOD ON PROMISES, THROUGH EXECUTIVE ORDER, THE PRESIDENT IS GOING FORWARD! MY ANCESTOR'S CAME ACROSS ON THE MAYFLOWER, SO THE REST OF YOU CLOWNS, HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE HERE, WE SHOULD HAVE SHUT THE BORDERS BACK THEN! WAIT, WASN'T CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA, SPANISH? OR NOW I HEARD WE ARE TEACHING IN SCHOOLS, THAT A MUSLIM DISCOVERED AMERICA! DIDN'T THE SPANISH CONQESTADORES, CONQUER MEXICO--SO WE HAVE GONE FULL CIRCLE BACK TO AMERICA'S ROOTS? BUT, REALLY, THE ONLY ONES TO LAY CLAIM TO AMERICA, ARE THE NATIVES! IF THE INDIANS, HAD BEEN SMART, OR KNOWN THE DESIGNS OF THE IMPERIALIST WHITE MAN, THEY WOULD HAVE CLOSED THE BORDERS A LONG TIME AGO! WE ARE THE MELTING POT, AND WE HAVE BECOME THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH BECAUSE OF IT! GIVE ME A JACKED UP HISPANIC KIDS, WHO WANTS A CUT OF THE AMERICAN DREAM, AND IS WORKING CIRCLES AROUND THE WHITE PRIVILEGED KIDS, WHO IS STANDING AGAINST THE WALL, EXPECTING A PAYCHECK AS A RIGHT OF AMERICAN ENTITLEMENT! ANYTIME!

Can the President Do That?

The other day, I was up at the Sunnyview Cafe, in the Kalispell Regional Medical Center, totally with a great view, great food, and fun staff, who at times read my blog, and ask me questions, being confused that someone in northwest Montana actually like the President, and will defend him, and not really wanting to do to much to get me pissed off, but giving me good information, questions, and thoughts to try to clarity, not only their own questions, but mine as well, with all the tools, to understand the constitutionality, but lacking the drive, until someone actually gives me a specific question, that I can then focus on and try to give them at least a plausibly good answer, response, and something that might distinguish me from the average citizen, or attorney for that matter, in respect to claiming to be a constitutional law attorney, which, in both my and the President's defense is probably, the number one most complicated area of law to practice in, with one branch of the government, given the specific responsibility to interpret the constitutionality of laws, of actions, and, yes, executive actions.  While I do not claim to know all the answers, there are several things that might set my opinion, aside, from that of you neighbors.

I was number one in my constitutional law class, and my professor approached me, about being his research assistant, along with a family law professor, who also was constantly dealing with constitutional law issues, from abortion to same sex marriages, being one of the main attorneys, who was involved in promoting California's Prop 8, banning same sex marriage or the opposite, can't remember 6 years later, but that case laid the foundation for all the cases, Montana, joining the rest of the jurisdictions, banning such prohibitions against same sex marriage, as a violation of the 14th amendment, due process and equal protection clauses, with the United States Supreme Court, of which I am a member of the bar, holding exactly that, and upholding a U.S. Federal District Judge's ruling in the California district, who found the ban unconstitutional.

Constitutional Law Issues Relating to Life & Death  

I worked in Chicago, for American United for Life, when the landmark case, Roe v. Wade, at the 20th anniversary of that decision, entertained cert, on Casey v. Planned Parenthood, re-enforcing the previous rights for women, to have control over their reproductive abilities, in the first trimester of their three trimester, or 9 month pregnancy.  Some of the constitutional issues, that were at stake, were due process . . . what is the process a state can force a woman, to go through, in order to get an abortion; right to privacy, or a 9th amendment issues, making abortion a decision between a woman and her doctor; and a liberty interest, coming under the 14th amendment.  

I also, dealt with physician assisted suicide, Dr. Jack Kavorkian, or better known as Dr. Death . . . actually going to a meeting at 6:30 p.m., tonight at Sykes Diner, here in Kalispell, dealing with that HOT TOPIC issue, public is invited, with the most time and resources at the 2013 Montana Legislative session, going to that fight, on one side or another, with constitutional issues, all over on that one, as well, with many of the same issues, and more, as I see it.  I was contacted by a group out of Oregon, to work on that issue, but, could never stay around long enough, by design of my enemies, who fear my good name in constitutional law issues, reputation, and wanting to steal, my name and easy virtue, then using it for their own designs, power, acclaim, and profit . . . using local, state, and national battering systems, to keep the heat on me, so their doubles, could take the credit, steal the contacts, and get their way . . . which is anything but constitutional!  CRIMINAL!

A Career Preserving, Protecting & Defending the Constitution

From law school, on, my whole career, has been focused, either on the government's side, or against them, when unconstitutional issues were making it through the legislative process, going unchecked, and unmanned, bringing, shockingly unconstitutional legislation into law . . . dealing with doctors, rights, onto doing both criminal defense work, and being named as number two in the nation for civil rights defense, which I am sure is one of the reasons, my name, identity, cases, blogs, legislative prowess, and other things that come connected with the high rate of demand for constitutional law attorneys, with, me, one of the ranks a file, caring a ton, being blocked in anyway possible from getting in the fray, debating, fighting, and challenging, or helping in this case, if the law, and constitutional provisions, education, and training, fall the President's way, which I think, given the fact, that needs, and the critical mass of the issue, and size of the problems, something has to be done . . .  and the President, is doing exactly what I would do as President, giving the people, elected members of Congress, time to come up with a plan on naturalization and immigration, and when they refuse to act or do something, tell them to get the fuck out of the way, and do it myself!

The U.S. Constitution is there to guide and direct the actions in this country, but it never, nor did the founding fathers, ever, intend or anticipate that Congress would fail to take care of their powers and duties, leaving it clear in the Declaration of Independence, that if this form of government doesn't meet the needs of the people, and people are suffering, then it would behoove the people to change the form of government!  The President has not other option, than to act, while he can, for fear, that in January, when the do nothing Republicans, take control of the House and the Senate, that, nothing will be done, and 5 million people are left hanging, waiting for some type of action from the government, as to what they can and can't do.  No, the founding fathers, never, ever, thought, that people should suffer from inaction, and ineffective government, leaving wiggle room, to end the suffering of the people, regardless of politics, pressure, and persuasion, end the misery, one way or another!

The Three Branches of Government Overlap a Bit

The three branches of government and their primary duties are: (1) United States Constitution, Article I, the legislative branch, with the powers and duties to create all laws, necessary to run the government of the United States, including, Article I, Section 8, Subsection 4, the Congress has the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization, that is the process of being allowed in this country, being able to stay, and becoming a citizen; (2) Article II, or the executive branch, with the powers and duties to care that the laws be faithfully executed, including naturalization laws, that have become outdated, and need reform, and changes to handle the current swell of emigrants, that have come from our neighbors to the south, Mexico, not, as it used to be, where families would migrate, one family by one family, but with a mass evacuation from Mexico, due to their own country being corrupt, run by the drug cartels, and with violence towards, many, who risk, coming to America, with a shot at the American dream, much as our own ancestors did, centuries ago, tens of years ago, and years ago--we need laws, that meet the needs of suffering people NOW!  (3) Article III, deals with the judicial branch, with the powers to interpret to law, Article I, Section 2, the supreme court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and to facts, with such exceptions, and under such regulation as Congress shall see fit.  There are three levels of courts, in the federal system, (a) the federal district court; (2) the circuit courts of appeals; and (3) the United States Supreme Court, with appellate jurisdiction, or power to review the rulings and findings of the lower court, on the granting of certiorari, granting the hearing on a case, usually allowing cases, that have federal questions, constitutional challenges, and when the circuit courts are split on issues, with the supreme court, coming in and settling the controversies, and making a final ruling, trumping all the other courts, as a court with not only original jurisdiction, and all over courts being of inferior jurisdiction, or power.

Note:  NSA just stopped my cursor, like they normally do when they don't like my free speech, especially, on constitutional, hot topic issues, with a huge readership, either through my own blog, or my own blog, on their sites, but shutting me down, for three days this week, once after writing about Internet Neutrality, and the three days, after writing about the Keystone Pipeline, at least on my own computer, blocking me at all cites, until they knew, I would just travel to other sites, until I could write!  AND CONGRESS, JUST FAILED TO CUT THEIR BUDGETS!

My Tea Cup Saucer Award Winning Constitutional Law Outline

While I was in law school, taking the whole thing rather laid back, my constitutional law professor, Wilkins, now dismissed from BYU, due to some of his activities, and opinions, that crossed the Mormon Church, told us, that we were having an open book test, and we were allowed to create our own outlines, and bring them into the test with us.  Now the book, was at least three inches or more thick, and quite intimidating and imposing, but undaunted by the challenge, and lazy, I decided, that I would rely simply on my notes, and take my chances, by not writing an outline, deeming it just too much work!  I had ditched daily case briefings, after the first week, realizing, that no matter how well prepared you are, kind of like court, the prof is going to trip you up, and make you look like a fool, which all law students, do!  I planned on just making a fool of myself, 5 times in any given semester, rather than stressing out for the whole semester, and getting called to defend the ruling, after giving a brief of the facts, and getting called to defend the one case you didn't read, all semester in that class!  The law school, mystique was gone, after the first week, we were all complete idiots, and our professors, lived to remind us of that daily!  The cost benefit to me, just didn't add up.

The night before my final in constitutional law, I got this great idea, as I was reviewing notes, and cases, black letters of the law, in  professionally prepared outlines, which we could not take in class, it dawned on my, that I could make this whole complicated area of law, easier, brilliant, but lazy, if I just took a blank piece of white paper, took small tea cup saucers, and after studying, and realizing that there were some powers that didn't clearly fall into just one branch of government, due to case law examples, where powers, branches and duties, at times, overlapped, were not clear, and the court had to interpret who's responsibility it was to either do that act, or to stop doing the act, that branch was currently involved with, and there were areas, that at times, were just fuzzy, and resided in the no clear branch zone, or multi-branch zone; therefore, it was necessary in this pictorial portrayal of the big picture or the overview of our entire government system at the federal level, to make the circles, with a bit of overlap, showing the gray areas, that are the areas that cause the most problems, and become the fodder of court actions.  That is kind of were executive orders fall, in that gray area, between making the laws, and faithfully executing the laws!

IF MEMORY SERVES, I THINK I GOT AN 83 SCORE OUT OF AN 85 POSSIBLE!

While the other 179 law students, were struggling with their, up to 600 page outlines, I didn't have to turn a page, and having written very small, almost microscopic, rocked my con law grade and professor, who was in deed, impressed!  Somehow, the year after, when I was a second year law student, and the small sections, tort, legal writing assistant, also a legal assistant for three law professors, two of whom acted me to be their assistant, the news of my score, made it through the grapevine, and somehow, got to the ears of several of my small sections torts students, who approached me in a group of four, and asked me if I still had my one page outline . . . sure, can we use it?  Sure.  All four of these students, got the top scores in their constitutional law class, and three of the four, went on to either be top 10 or law review students, the smart of the smarts, like President Obama, who was law review at Harvard Law School!

I like to ride the bus a full circle around the city, to watch the city wake up, to listen to the morning news and music, with several funny locals, who are up to speed on current news topics, and are funny as hell, with the whole bus laughing at stuff they do and say, but bright and political, as is a great majority of the state of Montana, and for one undisclosed reason, that gives me a buzz each day, not to mention seeing and hearing fuel for the fun, giving me ideas, and thoughts for my blog each day, and then picking a location of my choice to park my ass, and start writing, generally off the top of my head, with little more than a pocket size copy of the U.S. Constitution and Fascinating Facts About it . . . you can get a free copy, at ConstitutionalFacts. com or calling 1-800-887-6661, ignore the fact that the phone under has the number of the Devil or Satan, and secret combinations, 666!  I am not sure how that happened, but I am, hopefully, sure, that it was not on purpose!

HOW CAN THE PRESIDENT, EARLY ON, SAY HE DIDN'T HAVE POWER TO CIRCUMVENT CONGRESS THROUGH EXECUTIVE ORDER, THEN TURN AROUND A TAKE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER OVER SOMETHING SO BIG, LIKE IMMIGRATION REFORM?

That was not only the question my buddy up at the Sunnyview Cafe asked, but it was reiterated on the radio, by the three commentators, and announcers, as they disgusted the issues of the day, with a huge on being, the President's announcement of his immigration policy and his visit to Las Vegas, the place of the largest population of alleged, illegal aliens, or migrant workers, being hotel housekeepers, waitresses and waiters, bell boys, landscape crews, and golf course workers, and often, withstanding the heat and temperatures, of well over 100 degrees for a great part of the year!  My mother was a health teacher, and she taught us, her children, as we all got fried, with our lily white skin, that people south of the equator, had more melanin in their skin, and they could withstand more heat, due to that content, that we didn't have, as we came back from skiing, so burnt that we couldn't open our eyes, and had to crawl around on all fours, finding our was from our beds, to the kitchen to eat!  I don't know, or care if that is true, but these illegal aliens, while awaiting attorneys, the INS, and trying to get work permits, take many jobs that whites refuse to take, think they are too good for, and do work, that whitey, can't stand out in the heat.  To not do something with immigration, would cripple the resort and tourist industries, in many communities, towns and states, if not the nation, they work hard, and dig having a chance to be part of it all in America!

And as the President has said, on many occasions, threatening Congress, especially on this issue, stating that he is not afraid, to take up pen in hand, and do what it takes to get it done!  RIGHT ON PREZ.! Like any good leader, he stirs, with what he has, what Congress he is dealing with, what the trends of the people he is dealing with, the critical issues, the urgency, the timing, and the fucking time has come!  I don't know, but, President Obama, gets about 64,000 letters, or something like that a day, not to mention emails, to the White House, he has a staff, that simply reads the mail, and they pick out 10 letters or emails a day, for the President, to address each day . . . at least he did the first term, and answer, a handwritten note to the people!  He is well aware of what deportation does to families, he is listening to border control issues, and he is also dealing with an economy, that could be broken, or large parts of the economy, that would be crippled with poor immigration laws, and he has to act.  I would not trust Congress either, and the new one is even worse!  When the people elect unrighteous leaders, focused on the 1% who make campaign contributions, they will suffere . . . THANK GOD, SOMEONE IS SERVING THE PEOPLE!  You ungrateful lot!  

Speaker of the House, Boehner, I think, or Mitch McConnell, one of them said, or referred to the President as Imperial Obama!  The Congress, is forcing the President, who is a born leader, to ACT!  He is not taking action, for lack of giving Congress time to act, like they are suppose to do, but due to Congress abdicating their powers and duties, to nobody, leaving the President little option, but to act!  He sees, hears, and has to deal with the suffering of the people under his care and watch . . . I think, when all is said and done, he will go down as one of the greatest presidents we have had in modern history!  THANKS FOR ACTING, THAT IS A TRUE LEADER!  I was disgusted to hear one of the radio announcers, say that they were sick of Russia and China pushing us around . . . do ya think?  REALLY?  In what way, President Obama is not a dumb leader, with the mantra, don't do stupid stuff, that is brilliant in its simplicity!  He is a thinker, he waits, he learns, he listens, he is patient, he is cautious, and after taking in all the facts, the Intelligence reports, military recommendations, he thinks it over again, and sometimes, waiting will take care of the problems overseas, or maybe Americans just don't need to be there, and local nationalists, need to step up and protect their own fucking countries, with our training, like Secretary of Defense Hagel is doing, stepping up the training of Iraqi troops, so they can fight their own battles!

Stupid is, as stupid does . . . getting us involved in Syria or Iraq, is a huge commitment!  Being cautious, is smart, not timid, not to be looked at as weak . . . Christ said, be wise as a serpent, gentle as a dove!  For all you warmongers and hawks!  We don't want to create wars, like Bush and Cheney, we don't need a president who takes of his shirt and rides a horse, to prove he is a man, with one of his citizens, I met on campus, at UNLV in Las Vegas, who when I asked her about Putin, she said, we can't get rid of him, he is an embarrassment to Russia . . . that is their take on the shirtless horseman!  President Obama, wisely doesn't want to get into a star wars, Reaganesque fraud, who by the way gave amnesty to 300,000 plus Hispanics--just a numbers game, but, it is okay, because he is a Republican and white, with Russia, he is a straight shooter, and tells in like it is!  I met a woman in Spokane, a German, and she, in her broken English, showed me through her fear, of the respect that America has abroad . . . making it very clear, that Germans, didn't want to piss America off!  The American spirit is undeniable, freedom is envied, liberty is coveted, and we are the leader of the free world, that brings with it huge responsibility to act true to our natures, our calling, our duty, and the principles that make this country GREAT!

Congress Has Long Abdicated Its Powers & Duties to the Other Two Branches of Government, with a 16% Approval Rating!

Fluster, bull shit, and filibusters, does not make good leadership, laws, or acts, with WE THE PEOPLE, wanting something good, not only for ourselves, but our children, and our fellow Americans, the question is, how long are we going to have to wait?  When the President took office, he had a situation, similar to what is going on now, the people didn't necessarily want Republicans, but they do want something done. Many people, are so busy just putting food on their tables, they are not up on the issues, other than a cursory glance, being led astray by Fox Opinion, and other less than fair and balanced news agencies and newspapers, like the Rupert Murdoch owned, Wall Street Journal, who was so far off, during the 2012 elections, predicting outcomes of debates, margin spreads in key states, and whatever, that the people are getting misinformed, rather than informed!  Shame on YOU!  We need the truth!

Congress, you have nobody to blame but yourself, if the President runs over all your 504 or something sorry inactive asses . . . when the Dems controlled both the House and the Senate, things got done, and good acts, laws, and things that would help Main Street, not prop up Wall Street!  I, am scared shit less, with what is coming in January, the make up of the Congress, the mentality, the lack of action, the money, the dark money, . . . thank God, Senator Tester of Montana, is proposing legislation, to make donors report their political contributions, just like candidates to . . . damn right you fucking Koch brother, funding 40 or more goof balls, without any means of control, or oversight, just funding any dumb ass with an R connected to it, or that label!

We are Better Than This America, And We DESERVE BETTER!

P.S., just a reminder, there are three stages to citizenship, (1) obtaining a work permit . . . the only thing, as I  understand it, that the President is giving, status wise, which many illegals already have; (2) is residency; and (3) is citizenship, which President Obama is not touching, so don't get your undies in a wad!

Git'R Done Prez.!

Bad ass con law chick, signing out, from the fast & fresh, Montana Coffee Traders!  Fun, good food, and Christmasy!  Gotta love it!

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Cowgirl, Wanted, Dead or Alive vs. The Fighting Irish!

Happily, I awoke to the morning news, that the Senate failed to get enough votes to pass the Keystone Pipeline bill, giving the new Republican contingency, time to think through, jobs and environmental issues, before gang raping, Montana, North Dakota, and Nebraska.  This is a big deal, and needs more thought, than wham, bam, thank you mam!  I know that former Governor, Brian Schweitzer, my spelling is wrong, I am sure, but he was almost out of office, by the time, I planted, my ass here, so forgive me, but he strongly supported the pipeline, and so, I think the people, who trusted him, which is much of the state, just jumped on the bandwagon, without thinking all the ramifications of the monster Canadian, pipe, allegedly bringing jobs, taxes, and prosperity to Montanans, like so many before them have done, later finding out, that the deal wasn't all it was cracked up to be.  

I know my blog, on the pipeline, two days before the vote, was not a popular position, but one that at least needs to be considered.  This will buy some time, and maybe some of the new members of the House and the Senate, well, might reconsider, or at least work for a bill that contains, provisions, that guarantee, that we are getting all that is promised, protecting American interests, new explorations and drilling, oil reserves, and those oil outfitters, that are currently planning on putting in 60,000 more holes, out in the Bakken Oil Fields, that really is giving people from this area, great paying jobs, a future, and some security, rather than just a fly by night operation, giving jobs, for a few months, or a year at best, or possibly, bringing in a Canadian crew, that already knows the ropes, is on the payroll, and is loyal to the motherland, Canada, not America . . . as much as we love Canada, and their shoppers!

President Obama, As Unpopular As I am in These Parts, Is Wisely Waiting to See, What Nebraska Courts are Doing, Before Violating the 10th Amendment, and Agreeing to the Keystone Pipeline, Prematurely!

The day after I wrote the blog on the Keystone Pipeline, Paul Harvey, and the rest of the story showed up . . . the article, that inspired me to write the blog, mentioned that the Prez. was waiting for the final reports on the pipeline to come in.  I was assuming, as we all know, that assuming makes an ass of you and an ass of me, that the report was some type of EPA, or Environmental report, with a preliminary report, coming out a few months ago, with Republicans and some members of the Democrats, hearing that there was no blaring environmental concerns, so far as a cursory look was concern; therefore, everyone, jumped on the bandwagon, and voted, without any thought, much beyond that.  For those of you, who love the 10th amendment, and state's rights, hating the very mention of the federal government, should be glad, the President, a fellow constitutional lawyer, like myself, is actually waiting, until Nebraska courts, make up their minds, on issues that have been raised, and challenged, can be addressed, with the thought, that there are those, at least in Nebraska, who have concerns about various aspects of the pipeline, and the path through their state.  Patience is a VIRTUE!

It might behoove, both Montana and North Dakota, to seriously think about the big picture, the long run, the pluses and the minuses, before hanging me from the nearest tree!  Hatred runs deep, and ignorance, wide, but I think, I may actually have had an assassination attempt, last night at the Good Sam Shelter, that has housed me and fed me, wonderfully, for the last week or so, with overall, great company, minus a Marine or too, who jumped down my throat today, after I cheered that the pipeline bill didn't pass, and criticized me for being a very smart woman, who just couldn't see, that we are never going to open up the capped off, oil reserves in this country, let alone, drill in that big ass oil reserve that was just discovered in Texas, or when I mentioned that the USPS or whatever the hell, the company, who is doing the drilling in the Bakken, is actually, planning on fucking 60,000 new holes!  Far be if from me, to confuse you, knowledgeable gentlemen, who made fun of me, asking about an earthquake or tremors, with the facts, that there are things, facts, examples, and statistics, that the President may be privy to, that we, your common JoAnn Blow, is not, and therefore, we might want to set our limited understanding of the whole issues aside, and get more of the facts, but at least consider, opposing arguments, to get a better feel for what is best for America!

Thanks to the Gentleman, Artist, Who Had My Back Last Night, and Frightened the Guy, Standing Over Me With a Knife Away!

You know, this is goddamn, fucking America!  People are entitled to their point of view, regardless of what the majority think, believe, value, or hole near and dear to their hearts!  I can't help, that I have an opinion, and generally, a pretty educated, or at least researched, thought out, and backed with evidence and facts, position, that happens to offend you . . . buck up, or shut the hell up!  If you can't beat me in court, in the legislature, in Congress, or on a blog, then, simply, deal with it, even if I am a woman!  Good God, it amazes me, that whomever, the Republicans, the Democrats, depending on the issue, who can't even articulate, why they feel, or voted a certain way, other than is was the popularly held opinion of their lame ass neighbor, and then get pissed at me, taking the time to think the issues, through, while maybe not as thoroughly as I should, at least I gave a rat's ass, and took the time to present my side of the arguments and let you see if you can counter them . . . and getting pissed, attacking me, through a back handed compliment, that I should be too smart to think the way, I do, is just not that persuasive!

Again, I taught, argumentation and research at a college level, for at least 3 to 5 years, and had more than one class, and, if you want me to consider your arguments, remember, that the most persuasive elements of an argument, are facts, statistics, and examples!  When you can present a coherent argument, that is substantiated with some of these elements, not huffing off, in a rage, then I will listen.  Reasonable, and I underline, and emphasize reasonable, as conditional, people, agree to disagree!  Therefore, I am very open, and will even, publish a blog, with your arguments, because, I am neither here, nor there, on the pipeline, just wanted to get people to consider, a few issues that I had with the project, that is here to stay, once that ugly fucker is in place!  You may want to factor into your thoughts the fact that, Montana's economy, is largely supported by tourism, with $3.7 billion, being pumped into the economy, in the Flathead alone, as I recall, get a piece of it!  Depending on where this big ass snake is located, may just be a blight, that tarnished, the spectacular views, of this splendid state!  Don't sacrifice, a few tax dollars, over the years, with the bigger income producer, being at risk . . . again, I don't know routes, size, but from what I see, the pipeline is above the ground, and a large eye sore!

Breakfast #2--Granite Peak Grill--Great!

While I love the big chain restaurants, go to them all the time, write blogs, even got the personal touch, from two McDonald's employees, who specifically, came in and welcomed me back to Playplace, the kids hangout, in McD's, it must be that after being raised in a family of 10, and having a family of 6, my own, I am much better at writing blogs, with total chaos around me, rather than writing in the quite of a home, or library, where silence is the order of the day, but, while each restaurant, has its place and venue, get out a try, the Granite Peak Grill, where mother and daughter team, are the owners, the chefs, and the servers, with more than food to serve, but friendship, astute political views, and a local, fun flavor, to their food, being, just down home, good old American food!  Today, I told them what I wanted, and they served up some, catch all breakfast, with everything, Dan's Bacon, locally produced, awesome, think, tasty, and just the way I like bacon, and ten times a good, as IHOP's, although, I do like their sour cream and fresh fruit crepes!

They use fresh, local ingredients to craft real food, scratch made food daily!  Locally, owned and operated, serving the Flathead community, with your help!  Ask mom and daughter, how they are helping your local community every month!  I know that these two, as far as possible, only buy the freshest, and locally produced ingredients, to bring you the best flavors, while everything is hot off the farm, ranch, bakery, meat block, or whatever, using foods, produced and grown, within the shortest distance, and just miles from their restaurant, everything is always great.  And, when you support, the local stores, I have heard that the money, circulates, at least 7 times within the community, to keep the money, flowing to other small business owners, who are the backbone of the job growth, and building the middle class, with the idea, that when the middle class, does well, the economy does well!  We should all be cognisant, of helping, in any small way we can, in this period of economic return and growth . . . one man, can't do it all, nor should he be blamed, or get no recognition for a job well, done!  

I know that they are already hiring new staff, and I hope they don't mind me giving out their number, but, you can contact them, at 406.755.1709, and find them, across from McDonald's on Idaho, in Kalispell, MT, at 111 U.S. Hwy 2 West, Kalispell, MT, Westbrook Sqaure!  Sorry, in previous blog, I put Four Square, shopping mall, next to Sears; dine in, call ahead & drive up! Gluten free and vegan options.  Granite_Peak_Grill@ hotmail.com, like us on Facebook!  I have been addicted, ever since the first bite!  All dips, jellies, jams, syrups, dressings, etc., are made fresh, and I think, they are going to offer them for sale for Christmas gifts!  They have a bakery too!

Love INC. & Love Lives Here!  Great New Community Stuff

Love INC, or Love In the Name of Christ, is a newly formed, at least locally, group of 10 churches who have pulled resources and funds, this group, that I think has a national equivalent, for any communities, who are interested in getting something started in your community, with a director, paid by all the churches, to combine to serve the communities in which they reside, or serve, in this case, Whitefish & Columbia Falls.  The coordinated effort, is combining to take care of the needs of the poor, the homeless, the widow and the fatherless, you know, doing the work of Christ, through, love and charity, performing the tasks of pure religion!  The word charity, in the New Testament, is the pure love of Christ . . . and it never fails!  Store up for yourselves, treasures in Heaven, better than those that dust and rust corrupt!  These guys will help with babysitting, trips to the store or doctors, home repairs, and also, teach skills for better living, to help those who are struggling, and some from no fault of their own.  Kudos, what a great service!

Love Lives Here . . . I just got a quick glance at the front page article in the Daily Inter Lake, or my daily news source, and daily addiction, but I am somewhat familiar with Richard Spencer, the racist, who is recruiting and giving Whitefish a black eye!  The guy has gone on national TV, and touts Montana, with Whitefish Lake, I believe in the background of his hate video, and tool for gathering up ilk of his kind, who are intolerant, hateful, racist, and discriminatory, against anyone, who doesn't think, act, behave, or have skin color, and sexual orientation, like their back wood, ignorant, and ugly selves . . . it is good, I am getting out of town, ASAP, before I am booted out.  But, while this group, claims to be patriots, that could not be further afield from every principle, tenant, concept, idea, and goal of the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution, they claim to hold near and dear . . . so fuck'em!  They should ask themselves, if they are furthering the cause of a more perfect union, domestic tranquility, general welfare, common defense, justice for all, prosperity for all, that their posterity, as one nation under God?  Or are they just spewing hatred, that is embarrassing, and so far from what the general population of Whitefish is really about, trying to create an atmosphere as, the new LOVE INC., promoting love, not hate!  Think about it!  Like the Patriot Act, you are the antithesis of what you claim to be, really taking away rights, freedoms, liberties, of all who don't look and think like yourselves!  Take is to 'em city council, Mayor!

Richard Spencer, of the National Policy Institute and the sons of anarchy, can believe anything they want, kind of like with religious beliefs, but when those believes, turn into actions, and cross with the laws of this country, especially, the United States Constitution, kind of like the 14th amendment, meant to stop discrimination and hate, for minorities, and suspect classes, is just one of those laws, with statutory and federally protected civil and constitutional rights at stake--affording all, due process and equal protection, and I will be the first constitutional law attorney, with a U.S. Supreme Court Bar license, to fuck with your asses, if someone wants to sue you!  I hear ISIS is recruiting . . . like is attracted to like . . . 

Only In Montana . . . Tiny True Tales of Mischief, Mayhem & Mirth, Law & Disorder Police Reporting Bests!  $9. 95

Everyday, in the Daily Inter Lake, newspaper, there is a law enforcement update, or report of the prior days activities, and incidents, from here in the Flathead . . . and believe me, there is not a day that goes by, that I don't split a gut, laughing, at the calls that come into the sheriff and the local cops, and whoever writes them, has to be the funniest writer, unless, that are just taking them straight from the officers reports . . . but, they put Dave Letterman to shame!  Each month, there is a large insert, called Law & Disorder, with the funniest, strangest, and most bizarre calls, and reports that the cops get.  I, could not believe it when I first moved here, not only at the low level of crime, but the comic stuff that people call the cops for . . . I would classify most of this stuff, as harassing the cops with cellphones!  LOL!  These little devices, that people have attached to their hands, that would have to be surgically removed, if there was an emergency, a real one that is, are just to fucking available, and it is good, that the cops, have a better attitude and more patience, that I would have, going absolutely ape shit, like I did property managing, in Salt Lake City, and Tucson, Arizona!  Are you kidding me, you are coming to me with this bit of drivel!  LOL! 

They are so funny, and entertaining, and beyond hysterical, many, shocking to the sane mind, that you will bring endless hours of entertainment, and fun discussions, by purchasing a Christmas Gift, shocking stuffer, or possibly a toilet reader, with 10 years of Law Enforcement Roundup . . . put together for the cops, long term fans, and for their new fans, as well.  LOL!  Locals can purchase the books, as I am going to, at the Daily Inter Lake, located at 727 East Idaho Street, Kalispell, MT., or perhaps, you could order them over the phone, by calling 406.755.700.  Support your local cops, they deserve it!  LOL!

It is All in the Spit . . . Kissing is a Chemical Reaction . . . Pass some LOVE along!  University of Utah, Professor, Study on Why We Love the People we Love!

ANATOMY OF INJUSTICE: TWO COMPONENTS OF INJUSTICE . . . VIOLENCE & DECEPTION: FERGUSON AND THE WORLD, AWAIT TO SEE IF MICHAEL BROWN GETS JUSTICE? WILL THE GRAND JURY FIND OFFICER WILSON CULPABLE ENOUGH FOR A TRIAL, OR EXONERATE HIM? IT WOULD BE BEST TO TURN IT OVER TO A JURY FOR A TRIAL OF WILSON'S PEERS, BRING OUT THE FACTS, THE EVIDENCE, THE WITNESSES, THE EXHIBITS, AND ALL THE GOOD STUFF THAT JURIES ARE MADE OF, AND THEN LET THEM DECIDE IF THE WHITE OFFICER IS EITHER GUILTY OR INNOCENT. HOPEFULLY, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, MCCULLOUCH DIDN'T JUST LEAVE THE HARD WORK TO THE GRAND JURY, RATHER THAN STEPPING DOWN AND LETTING ANOTHER OUTSIDE ATTORNEY HANDLE THE CASE. THE PROSECUTOR IS THE GATEWAY TO JUSTICE, OR SHOULD BE, WE WILL SEE. I AM GOING TO OUTLINE FOR MY READERS, THE ANATOMY OF INJUSTICE, SO YOU CAN JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. PUT ON YOUR THINKING CAPS, BOYS & GIRLS, LEARN SOME BASICS OF CRIMINAL LAW IN THE PROCESS.

Intent + Motive + Action = Crime

Due to the NSA, blanking my personal Chrome notebook out, and blocking me at other locations, until I went incognito, and I am actually sitting at a computer at the library as long as that lasts, so this will have to be brief, and to the point, which is not my strong suit, brevity, that is.  So, in criminal law, the defendant, actually, an officer of the law, has to have mens rea, or intent to commit a crime, and actus rea, or an act in furtherance of that intent, and generally, there has to be a motive attached, like in most criminal law cases, drugs, money, sex, and in this case, it may simply be racial discrimination, abuse of power, and the jury may or may not find that a criminal offense, surely not part of his duty as a law enforcement officer.

These cases are tough, because, you are dealing with the reverse of what you would traditionally think of in a case, with a criminal defendant . . . which, would normally, put Michael Brown, who in this case, is the victim, and Officer Wilson, an officer, acting under color of law, as the defendant.  So, you have to be ready to do mental gymnastics, to be able to follow a case like this.  I do believe, in analysing the Trayvon Martin v. Zimmerman case, which is even more squirrelly, with Zimmerman, being nothing more than a Neighborhood Watch volunteer, and the fact that he was a block supervisor and wanted to be a cop, does not take him to the level of being a law enforcement officer, the read dudes, told him to stand down, and they were on their way, everyone from the judge, to the prosecutor and the defense counsel, and the jury, who often takes their cues from those alleged experts trained in the law, also had a hard time with the reversed roles of the victim and the perpetrator of the violence, or Zimmerman, who should have been treated no different that any other defendant, and it didn't hurt that his father was a well know judge in the area.  ly

So, at least, Wilson, is a 6 year veteran of the Ferguson Police Department, trained and tested, so to say. and in this case, it will be critical for people involved, to separate civil and constitutional rights violations from, or actions taken in furtherance of enforcing the law, temper aside, and committing an actual crime, to which he can be held criminally liable, and see jail time.  I do, however, think it paramount, that the parents, the friends, the witnesses, the community, the state, nation and world, get to see a trial, not some closed door session with the grand jury, appearing to protect the officer, by letting him testify in his own defense, which is seldom done in a grand jury inquiry . . . so right off the bat, I would say the county attorney is taking risks of injustice, or the appearance of injustice, not charging and taking the white cop, to trial, protecting him from the actions, or inaction's he took that day, not to mention the rest of the police department, the militarized cops, the blocking of FFA flights of journalists and news people, the delay, or orchestrated release of tapes, statements, evidence, etc., making it look, like the cops were circling the wagons around one of their own, rather than handling it in a professional manner, making the public wonder, what the Officer had to hide, and of all the awful acts, leaving Michael's body in the street for hours . . . what's up with that?

Remember that anyone, is innocent, until proven guilty, and the jury must find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; in addition to that, if Officer Wilson, followed well established law, like the constitution, and policy and procedure of the department, he is immune from punishment!

Anatomy of Injustice

I am taking this information from the book, by Gary A. Haugen, the founder of International Justice Mission, and former U.S. Attorney General, in the Department of Justice, in the Civil Rights Division, The Good News About Injustice: A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World.  I am just going to outline this chapter, or part of the chapter, that I thought, might add some insight for you the reader, the criminal justice system, the legal system and add to the knowledge of the public, and hopefully keep everyone honest, in the process, of this situation.  This will be from my notes, and in outline form:

• Two components of injustice: violence & deception
• violence laid bare
• the first element: weapons & brute force
• the second element: the power behind the force
• the third element: a claim of legitimacy
• deception exposed
• people who abuse whatever amount of power they have and lie about it.
• bullies in a community--using the limited power they have to terrorize those weaker than they are
• sometimes the most exalted and esteemed people of power and authority in society--those are the ones we are dealing with when we confront injustice carried out from on high
• therefore, those of us who have been raised with respect for authority and a deference to government officials must be careful, and observant, if we are going to seek justice, accustom ourselves to the unsettling reality that some of those who have power and authority are not only capable of abusing their power but are capable of going to great lengths to lie about it
• we are not called to gratuitous disrespect for those in authority, quite the contrary.  We are to render to them their due, pray for them and submit to their authority as they exercises it in accordance with the law of the land, falling within the policies, procedures, and long held beliefs and customs of doing what it right, constitutional, and legal
• but at all time, remembering, that rulers and authorities remain fallen creatures, human, even corrupt and capable of great and dire crimes
• we must obey the law, rather than man, or giving deference to any class or category of man, including law enforcement
• we need to uncover the victim's truth
• let the evidence tell the story
• how deception conceals violent coercion
• the oppressor will try to deceive others about three issues
• the use of force--that is, who was hurt, what force was used and who used it
• who was responsible for sending those who used the coercive force
• whether the use of force was legitimate or lawful
• the oppressor will try to deceive others about several issues:
• what violence, if any was used?
• who, if anyone, ws hurt?
• who used the violence?
• who sent or exercised authority over the one who used the violence?
• wAs the application of violence lawful or legitimate?
• Violence & Deception: Oppressor's Tools to Prevent Rescue
• oppressors use violence and deception as tools not only to carry out injustice, but also to keep rescuers from going to the aid of the victim
• remember that injustice is the abuse of power by the strong over the weak
• if the victim had as must power as oppressors, they wouldn't be vulnerable and wouldn't be abused
• if perpetrators thought that their victims would be protected by the power of excellent, robust law enforcement, they probably wouldn't dare enslave them or hurt them, steal their property, etc. 
• the rule of law provides a countervailing force that can protect the vulnerable from abuse
• indeed, it can put enough power on the side of the victim, the vulnerable that the would-be perpetrators will not attempt to abuse them at all . . .
• they must keep their victim isolated from those who might bring countervailing power to bear on the victim's behalf.
• to do so, they will use their two favorite tools, violence and deception
• their victims are alone, unprotected and utterly vulnerable
• we overcome the deception of the oppressor through rigorous investigation and asking the difficult questions, so we can know the truth.  We overcome the violence of the oppressor by bringing this truth to a greater power than the oppressor . . . we need to
• get the facts
• substantiate the facts
• collect all the related evidence
• documentary evidence
• testimonial evidence
• physical evidence
• INJUSTICE IS THE ABUSE OF POWER!
• seeking justice has four methodologies
• victim rescue
• victim aftercare
• perpetrator accountability
• structural transformation . . . change the system, clean it up

Learn to do right!  Seek justice, encourage the oppressed.  Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow! (Isaiah 1:17)

GOOD LUCK!

SHOUTBOMB! MY COMPUTER WAS FRIED AGAIN! CHROMEOS OUT, FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A WEEK, EACH TIME I WRITE SOMETHING THE NSA, CIA, FBI, OR MORMON CONTINGENCY IN BOTH, OUT OF UTAH, OR THE REPUBLICANS, MY COMPUTER GETS FRIED, OR THE PROGRAM YANKED WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO EVEN GET A CURSOR! AND I AM SURE, NOW THAT I AM ON THE LIBRARY COMPUTERS, THAT THEY BLOCKED TWICE, WITH ME HERE, HAD TO REBOOT THE WHOLE SYSTEM, BEFORE I COULD GET ACCESS, SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE . . . TAKING THE PURSE AS USUAL, PLUS CREDIT, EVEN THOUGH THEY HATE WHAT I WRITE . . . SHUT DOWN SINCE THIS MORNING, STILL IS ON PERSPONAL COMPUTER, YEAH, IT IS ME, THE REAL MCCOY!

The Earthquake Has Hit, Fix My Computer!

• started morning, writing blog at McDonald's, on Idaho, in Kalispell, Montana, 6:00 a.m.

  • I finished around 9:45 a.m., I think, but as I read the Daily Inter Lake, there were several more articles, dealing with environmental issues, so I added remarks, or a post script, Nick's alleged last name, since I can't remember, then I was going to add, that there was actually about 1,800 miles to the Keystone Pipeline, rather than the thousand, then the computer went black, and hasn't worked since

    • I attended the Flathead Federation of Republican Women, who had a legislator from Montana, show us how to use the computer method of communicating with a representative, and gave us tips on how best to get their attention

      • I went to Roseaur's Grocery Store, to see if my computer had been restored, but it had not, now at library, just my computer wouldn't work, then as I shifted from one open computer to another, that one shut down, then, to cover their asses, all shut down . . . the NSA, or whomever they want, like sister Shelley, to have access, take credit, like sister Rachel, who would be very embarassed, having claimed to be me with legislators, even appearing at the statewide training, on Constitution Day, that I was originally suppose to speak at, aka, JoAnn S. Secrist, then I spoke the week after that, September 27, rather than the 17th, as orginally planned . . . she is a straight party girl and my double, among about 4 others!

        • I am so sick of this I could scream!  I got the business card of Senator Janna Taylor, from Senate District 6, up here in the Flathead, or at least, she was at the Republican Women's meeting and luncheon . . . I am working with her, or someone, but she is talking to others about getting an expungement statute or law on the books in Montana, or trying to get one . . .

          • Congress in D.C., Senate Intelligence Committee, You Need to get the NSA under control, rogue agents, wasting resources and money watching me 24/7, for a bunch of bimbo chicks their banging to steal my money, blogs, cases, kids, etc., with one or all working for the rogue CIA

            • Sincerely, JoAnn S. Secrist, J.D., you should be thankful that someone takes the time to write about the issues in Congress, like the Keystone Pipeline, agree or disagree, food for thought!

KEYSTONE PIPELINE . . . SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL: MIDNIGHT QUAKE FELT ACROSS THE FLATHEAD VALLEY! DID YOU FEEL IT? . . . FUEL THE FUN! IF YOU WERE NOT MY SISTER-IN-LAW, YOU WOULD STILL BE MY BEST FRIEND! YOU WON'T HAVE RICHARD NIXON TO PUSH AROUND ANY MORE! REPUBLICAN GANG, WHO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY FOR THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE, GOING FROM CANADA THROUGH GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA, TO NEBRASKA, SQUARE OFF, IN A SHOWDOWN, AGAINST PRESIDENT OBAMA! PAYBACK IS A BITCH . . . YOU HAVE BEEN PUSHING US AROUND FOR 6 YEARS, AND DAMN IT, WE ARE PISSED! WE'LL SHOW YOU! BUT WHO IS WATCHING OUT FOR THE INTERESTS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE? SOPHISTICATED THINKING IS NOT AN ATTRIBUTE OF CONGRESS, THANK GOD FOR A THINKING PRESIDENT! JUST SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT, BEYOND THE MANTRA OF DRILL BABY DRILL MENTALITY, JUST TO GET THE CRANIUM JUICES FLOWING . . .

"The upper classes are merely a nation's past; the middle class is its future!

I Thought a Fat Cat Jumped on My Bed!

Yeah, I felt the earthquake Friday morning in the wee hours, and I took crap for it, for a day, until the Sunday Daily Inter Lake Newspaper, came out with its, Shake, Rattle and Roll, headlines . . . thanks for coming to my rescue!  This old Marine was chiding me about the fact, that I woke up and asked everyone at the Samaritan House, during breakfast if they felt a quake or a tremor during the night.  Sarcasm was the order of the day, oh, you were just bumping the bed against the wall, doing what?  Or what was your roommate up to in the other room . . . are you on drugs?  Every time I passed this guy, he would come up with some smart ass comment, trying to get my goat, which is hard to do, because generally, I just consider the source . . . I hate being right, 97% of the time, and the other 3%, I don't care about!  LOL!  I couldn't wait to slam the newspaper down in front of this guy, who was eating crow, big time.  He said, what are you going to? do frame it, referring to the newspaper article, front page, bold headlines!  Yeah, I am going to frame it over your head!  LOL!

My 4th husband was a Marine, and just how do you think an attorney and a Marine living under the same roof went over . . . you are right, about like the discussion over the possible earthquake, and just as in this case, I was always, always, always, right!  It is more important for me to be right, than happy!  LOL!  And guess where the Marine is . . . he faked his suicide, to save face, for all his cop buddies, he was colluding with, to force, the Run Away Bride, of Allan Rex Bess, aka, Frank of Interpol, to stay home, willing to lock my ass in jail if needed, with total cooperation with the local cowboys in the Iron County Sheriffs Department, who were defending their mean ass narcotics cops, against this one bad ass con law chick, who sue their asses for $56.7 million for civil and constitutional rights violations while acting under color of law . . . yeah, it was ugly! 

But it was funner than hell too, and I wasn't the one who faked a suicide, making 3 phone calls after the time of death, neighbors never seeing a body, cops, or an ambulance, and other signs of a staged suicide, highly evident, especially, with no death certificate, and him collecting veteran's benefits!  LOL!  And who might you say, won, this War of the Roses, Michael Douglas & Kathleen Turner, great movie!  Well, sophisticated thinking in politics, is just as unlikely as a Marine and an attorney getting along in a marriage, or living under one roof!  LOL!  Our home was like a battlefield, every time I came back home, he had taken over the kitchen, then, the front room, the bathroom, when I had relegated his smoking to the basement or outside, but hell, I had cases in 5 states, and was up to court, every other day in Salt Lake City, Utah!

Republican Gang Voting in Unison vs. President Obama, A 6 Year Nemisis

Well it looks like we are heading for what the news refers to as a showdown, whatever that means?  Now, I don't know about you, but I fucking don't want a showdown, a battle, a fight, a war, in Congress, when there are big time issues that need to be considered, when allowing the Canadians, to run a monster metal or whatever pipeline, through Montana and South Dakota, to Nebraska . . . ugly, ugly, ugly!  So, Montana is one of the most beautiful places on earth, in my opinion, and we are going to allow, another country, not a U.S. company, taking oil, out of Canada, via, a huge motherfucking pipe, laying on top of the ground, from all the pictures I have seen, and white trash America for the Canadians to make money on oil?  I just don't think so, call me vain, but right now, America is one of the top producers of oil, and will continue to do so, I have heard, and don't quote me on this, the top producer of oil, by the year 2020!  

Right now, there is a glut in the oil market, with prices, for the first time since, who knows when are down below $3.00 per gallon, which is great news!  Do we really want to glut the market, and water down the prices for American companies, the greedy assholes they are, with $60 billion dollar profits, but, at least they are Americans, and do we really want Canada, along with that comes the Brits, who remember, are their mother country, our allies, but also, earlier in history, our foes, we can't be too careful.  Do we really want to be dependent on any other country, when we have great oil reserves in this country.  Just the other day, and again, I can't validate or give veracity to my sources, but someone told me, maybe the Marine, so be careful, but he does watch TV a lot more, controlling the remote at the shelter, so he sees more news, but someone told me that an oil reserve, was just discovered in Texas, that makes the Bakken Oil Fields of Montana and North Dakota, look like nothing!  So, why in the hell, do we want Canadian oil, companies, or control over our soil . . . and I don't care, how much fucking taxes they pay, we need to just quit giving tax breaks to the oil companies in America, and we could cure the national debt, but, that would be asking the Republican gang, to actually concede to the President for the good of the country, and tax their damn favors, the rich!

Big Concern, Access, Around the Damn Thing?

So, we have this, what thousand mile pipeline . . . and, from what I have seen, it is all above ground, burying the hideous monstrosity, would be cost prohibitive, so, how do we travel across, over, under, around it? What is the proposed route, is it going through Glacier National Park, or other amazing parts of the state?  Or are you going to follow, Utah's dumb ass lead, and do, kind of like they did, putting 800 oil drills or pumps, in the middle of the Uintah Forest, and on one of my favorite places on earth, up on Mount Baldy, that I have loved and hiked since I was a child?  Oil pumps on the way to Moon Lake . . . why not, hell, it is all the more money for the state of Utah, kind of like the toxic waste dumps, the rich fat cats, and Energy Solutions, polluting the west desert, outside of Salt Lake, building an basketball arena for the Utah Jazz, in exchange for taking vitriol tailing's, waste, and toxic materials from all over the country, with nobody else stupid enough to take the shit, in exchange for a few years of basketball arena, then, like the Copper Kings, industrialists of the olden days in Montana, just took the money and ran, back east with it!

In all seriousness, how do we get passed this thing . . . what will it do to travel in the state, cut western Montana off from eastern Montana?  The fourth largest state is already big enough, so just where is it entering and where is it going, and what will that do to transportation in the state?  Who is paying for underpasses, overpasses, tunnels, or bridges?  The tax payers of Montana, to have the honor of a gas pipeline through their state, benefiting Canada?  I know, that the Flathead loves the Canadian shoppers, and rightly so, they bump up the economy, but do we have to take a pipeline in exchange, what is the deal, what are the back room, smoke-filled sacrifices we are going to have to pay for just WHAT?  What are we getting, just the Republican mantra, the way of the rich man, or are we thinking, from all angles, from outside the money box, and looking at how many jobs, for how long, and is is worth it?  I have heard that the 40,000 proposed jobs, will actually only amount, really to about 4,000 jobs in the long run, and who will get those jobs, people who have been with the company, Canadians, just staying in temporary trailers, as long as there is work, leaving us with the blighted scenery, no jobs, a pain in the ass to get around, and no money for oil?  We need someone to do a cost benefit analysis . . . in the long run, it may not be worth it!

The Republican Position . . . Jobs & Energy Security

Now, I would venture a guess that the President, the people, and even the Democrats in Congress, are all about more jobs and energy security, as if the President hasn't been harping on alternative energy sources, domestic oil, and other sources, making us less reliant on foreign oil, especially oil from the Mid-East.  I would also agree, that I would prefer to purchase my oil from Canada, our neighbor and an ally, rather than purchase our oil, from an Arab country; however, if the option for obtaining oil is between a Canadian company, and an American company, buy U.S.A.!  Someone, besides me, who is not trained in economics, or oil exploration and acquisition, nor future energy sources, oil exploration and extraction, and geo-related issues, needs to look into this further.  I think the Prez. is all about all of the things that the Republicans want, but as what sacrifice . . . with a steady job growth, taking the country back to the unemployment rate, prior to the 2008, economic melt down, that was caused by the policies of a Republican president, who took the reigns from President Clinton, who handed him an economy and a job market that was unprecedented in American history, post-WWII booms!

We all agree, but, what are the President's concerns, and thoughtful, smart, constitutional law attorney, who thinks from outside the box, worried about climate control, the environmental issues, and is waiting for the environmental impact studies to be completed, before making a final decision, whether to veto the bill for the Keystone Pipeline or not, that is what we pay him to do, think, and then, in the act of the executive branch, in an act to balance power, veto any lame ass act of Congress!  The Republicans may be flexing their muscles, after their win, a few weeks ago, thinking that the Koch Brothers buying congressional seats, with the aide and help of the Citizens United ruling, of unlimited campaign contributions, as free speech for the corporate greedy asses, who see dollar signs, $$$$$$$$$, with the pipeline, always, ignoring the environmental issues, kind of like, BP oil, leaving an oil ring on the bottom of the ocean, off the coast, the size of New Jersey, kind of environmental protection!  That was just discovered, conveniently, after the elections!  We need to think, think, think, in a sophisticated manner, that will benefit generations, not just go for the almighty fucking dollar, there are bigger issues at stake, like our air, water, and soil!

To the Republican Dominionists

Okay, there is a segment of you, who are hard core creationists, and shun all scientific evidence, that goes contrary, number one, to money and American greed, and number two, to your alleged religious beliefs. You believe, that man was given dominion over the earth, the water, the fishes of the sea, the fowls of the air, etc. So, why in the fuck, don't you give a rat's ass about the environment?  Science aside, just your God given responsibility of being the alleged higher species, with a brain, why don't you use it.  I don't think, the Book of Revelations, in the Bible, woe, woe, woes, are going to come from God, a vengeful and angry God, they are going to come from BP oil and their buddies, Exxon, Chevron, Texaco, and carbon emissions from the rest of us, you know those little vehicle engines that are lending a hand to global warming . . . I grew up, for a time, around the Los Angles area, when I lived near earthquakes of Christmases past, in Northridge, where the earthquake of when, I can't remember, hit the elementary school I attended, and the college just up the street on Zellza Avenue, spelling, don't remember, but I do remember taking field trips on the bus, into the LA valley, and the whole way to out destination and back, we all had to put our heads on our forearms, so the air pollution didn't harm our health!

In the Bible, there is to be a time, when a third of the fish in the sea will die, a third of the birds in the air will fall, etc.  Well, I remember several times in Australia and I think here, that a huge number of birds just dropped out of the sky.  Could it be due to car emissions, air pollutants, or chem-trails?  And didn't a ton of sea life die, being covered in oil, ducks, water fowl, and there had to be fish dead.  Every so often, we see whales beached, far from their normal migration patterns, just flopping up on the sand.  There is another scripture, that says, in the Book of Revelations, from John the Revelator, a great song by DePeche Mode, that the Mother Earth would groan under the weight of man . . . what in the fuck do you really think that means?  I would venture a guess that the earthquakes, a rare occasion in Montana, are due to the fracking in the Bakken Oil Fields!  Oklahoma had 700 earth tremors, due to fracking, another debate I had with some asshole, that doesn't give a damn about the environment!  I think God, knowing the beginning from the end, knew damn well, that greedy whore mongers, or money grubbers are going to bring down the world, with their avarice, lame ass attitudes, John, back 2,000 or so years ago, just didn't know how to describe what would cause the earth to groan, with weight, just that it would happen.

End of timers, birthers, and creationists, training lawyers at Christian universities, in biblical law, rather than constitutional law, the EPA, came in a forced LA and other cities to clean up their air!  There have been times in Salt Lake City, another drill, baby, drill state, when I have pulled into the Salt Lake Valley, and the air looked like mud, a bowl of mud!  Yes, we want less government, but there are some things that government can do best, and only government can do, like force health insurance companies to insure people with pre-existing conditions, open the capitalist markets, for competition in health care systems, driving prices of insurance down, if we are smart enough to keep that system, with health care that can actually follow you around the country, or give you liberty, to not be tied to a job, simply to have health care coverage, giving you the liberty to start that new business, you know the small businesses that create the greatest amount of jobs, the ones who get hit by taxes, while the big guys, like Amazon, and Walmart, push for the Market Fairness Act, eliminating their mom and pop, company competition!

Nick & Big Sky Environmental Group, Blocking Coal Trains

I met Nick, at least two years ago, on the bus/shuttle, going from Las Vegas, in route to Kalispell, somewhere around Salt Lake City,  Nick Englefinkle, or some strange last name, sorry Nick, is well known around Montana, for organizing environmental groups to fight key legislation and issues, like the number of coal trains, passing through Missoula each day, and one time, getting arrested, a common occurrence for this group, recently for holding hands, and somehow, either impeding a coal train, or getting so close the train had to stop, with the small group of protesters getting arrested, and I think jailed.  Which they tend to just laugh off.  But, Nick and crew, invited me to a city council meeting in Missoula, with Mayor Engen, for a final vote on whether to allow more coal trains per day, to cross, literally, right through the city, as it does in Helena, about 72 times a day, going up, I believe, to about 93 coal cars a day.  

I wasn't intending to say anything, but as usual, I have an opinion on everything, so after a registered local nurse got up and addressed some of the health issues, related to exposure of coal dust to the lungs, and other parading of the potential horribles that we don't really want to think about while we are making jobs and money, often raping the environment, and injuring the health of our citizens, years down the road, I took the stand, and told the city council, that I had a home, in Parowan, Utah, one of the epicenters of the towns and people effected by the nuclear bomb testing in the Nevada west desert, the pink clouds, that people made picnics, and took their kids to watch, later developing cancer at an unprecedented rate, birth defects, if not outright sterility . . . all you men, who want your quivers full of arrows!  The Biblical equivalent of having a shit load of children, to populate the world, like the sands of the sea, and Abraham!

I challenged the council, to make their decisions, not based on what we want today, but what this decision will do 5 years from now, 10 years from now, and 50 years from now, the time it took for the nuclear fallout to get to the people of Parowan, Utah, and other southern Utah residents.  A woman sitting next to me, said that her husband had worked for the railroad for 40 years, and all the coal cars have covers over the cars . . . what the hell do I know about coal, so I told this woman, put your two cents in, that might make a difference, coming from someone who thinks in hybrid fashion, can we make both sides happy, that sounds like a viable alternative, cover all the coal cars, stopping the amount of exposure, cutting into the railroads, profits, but making them be good neighbors, and good companies, taking care of the people who hear the sounds, deal with the dust and get exposed through enemy air-born illnesses!

Well, several months ago, on a nice beautiful fall day, I left the Spokane bus and train station, and the air was clean, crisp, and cool, the water on the lake in Cordelane Idaho, was sparkling, the green pines, majestic, and the air fresh and pure . . . but as we came into Missoula, all the sudden, and even before that, but there was a marked change in the air quality, it was dingy, dirty, smokey, and not cool, nor pretty, just ugly.  And all the passengers, on the bus noticed the drastic change . . . my first reaction was, the coal trains!  As we came into town, there was a train, with well over 100 cars, and car after car, had exposed coal, and all the sudden, what Nick and crew were fighting became more than just a side of an argument in the political arena, and the reality of the coal dust to children and college students, not to mention, the frail, older population, became a real concern to me.  I would say, as I neared downtown Missoula, and noticed, that the first 25 or so cars, did, in fact, have covers, but after the attention span of most Americans, especially those of the Sesame Street generation, you know the ones, who are fighting the coal trains, with a 15 second focus, would, look at the trains coming into the town, and say, oh, yeah, they have covers, what in the hell are those nut bag, environmentalist talking about!  Was this a sneaky joke, or what?

I believe, I heard, in passing, or on the bus, that a railroad train, tipped over in a river, or something like that, down, in Missoula . . . just like me looking crazy for bringing up the earthquake, before anyone else, could substantiate it, Nick, has long fought this war, to protect the environment . . . this guy has a masters degree in something like, natural resource management, perhaps he has some thing to say, worth listening to!  Like I say, I love the young people, they are the revolutionaries, and so many times, like in Vietnam, they were right, a war, we didn't need to get into, for the reasons we did, with many more casualties than we were told about until about ten years later, America, stop killing your prophets!

Delayed Gratification is a Characteristic of Success

Do we risk, our health, environment, our lives, our childrens' lives, and their childrens' lives, for a buck today?  Even for jobs, as much as we all want people to work?  We need to think, long term, from 16 positions around a table, getting the most people or players to the table, taking into consideration all their conditions for buying in on this Keystone Pipeline bill.  This is fucking complicated, black and what thinkers need not apply!  Nick also protested the Otter Creek Coal Mine, that will take out ranches and farms in the area, with 1 in every 5 Montanans, making their living on a ranch or a farm, with the coal mine possibly polluting the water the cattle drink, meaning, we are getting tainted beef!  But the company paid the state of Montana, $85 million dollars, to start mining, I think, I listened in the legislative session, and came late, but it cost the state of Montana, another coal, baby, coal state, and rightly so, with many jobs depending on it, but it cost the state $40 million, just to put the road in to the coal mine, as part of the state road system the state has to maintain.

And with further research, this was or is a company from back east, bringing it, its own employees, again raping the Treasure State's natural resources, not providing jobs, and shipping coal to China!  Oh, hell no . . . but, at least last week to the surprise of the newly formed Congress as of January, acting like the American people voted them in as a clear statement, that everything they wanted, was the will of the American people, hell, they just didn't do anything for 6 years, and like the alleged duping of the electorate, got elected in record numbers, like they did in 2010; however, maybe, that is because, they didn't see you do anything but fight with the Democrats, they new, that with or without Congress, President Obama could act through executive order, therefore, moving forward with our without Congress, but giving the Republicans a chance, to actually do something controlling both houses, but with the Prez. able to veto their stupid acts, like the Keystone Pipeline!

The Democrats Have Not Gone So Extreme, 31 Backed the Bill, While 161 Rejected It . . . Republicans All Voted For It!

Rachel Maddow, another smart chick, of MSNBC, showed a graph, before or after the 2012 elections, of the course, of both parties, who used to be just right or left of center, back in the day, when they just saw things from a bit different position, but till very close to the center line politically speaking, but Maddow, showed the red and blue lines, indicating, the fact that the Democrats over the last 20 or so years, had remained, about where they always had, politically speaking, just left of center.  The Republicans, however, had gone off the charts, off center mark, and were out in a field of never, never, land, so far from center, that their fellow Dems in Congress, just could not side or vote with them, making reaching across the isle, so far, that it just became a showdown, shut down, or stand still, inert and lethargic!

We, the American People, have put some power in Republicans hands, a balance of power, the way it is suppose to be, this is not the okay corral, and you are not cowboys, we sent you to Washington, D.C., the entertainment capitol of the world, and we expect better than drill baby drill, pump baby pump! The United Nations, and I am as skeptical as the rest of you, with Agenda 21, sustainability, and all, and this is coming from conspiracy central, me, just came out with their 13th study or report on global warming and climate change . . . now, I have published on this blog, the results of talking to two local physicists, who totally believe, that nature, not man, is responsible for the ice melt, and the glaciers melting, with only 27 of 125, that really concerns me, as evidence of global warming, but, they said, it took 1500 years to melt the first ones, therefore, those 27 will remain for a long time.  But, I think we owe it to ourselves, to at least consider that man, is somewhat responsible, like the two greatest users of coal, America and China, who just signed a deal to try to cut back on the amount of carbon emissions they are emenating and emitting into the atmosphere!  It is a worthy goal, we can all do something to help, green is the color we want, clean, fresh, water, air, and soil.

We are all in this together, we all rise and fall together, what China does matters in America and visa versa, so we need to work together for a cleaner, better, kinder, more cooperative world, to save the planet!

Rubbing it In, Republicans Control Both Houses In Montana Too!

I had to laugh, Daily Inter Lake, article, After-hours GOP caucus meeting raising questions . . . Lawyer says gathering of legislators violated state law.  I love his quote, "It's no surprise Republican leaders are hiding in smoke-filled back rooms to keep their out-of-touch, reckless agenda from he people of Montana!  I can't agree with him more.  The Republican majority, held a secret meeting at a hotel in Helena, and claimed, when questioned that they didn't violate any open-meetings laws, sunshine laws, or transparency laws, because they met off Capitol Hill, or not in the building where the legislatures meets. REALLY?  Are you kidding.  Any law that is repugnant to the Constitution, is void, and any law or act in this case, that is consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, is constitutional!

The Republican majority, is meeting, making plans, and getting a head start on the 2015 legislative session, they were, in fact, acting as elected officials, for the state, and doing, or conducting official state business if you will, regardless of the place or time!  I always think it best to take the moral high road, and that is to abide by the basic tenants, principles, concepts, of liberty and justice.  Holding little meetings, at a hotel, as if that washes the fact that they are colluding together, against the Democrats, or if this wasn't some coupe, they would just wait until open session to work out the details of proposed legislation, laying out the bill, the issues, and the arguments for all to see, read, think through, kind of like our American system facilitates!

Now, if they were just getting together to meet the new members of the Legislature, there would be nothing wrong with that, a nice luncheon, on state money, okay, but discussing the 2015 legislative session, NO, in fact, you can tell, the other is tongue in cheek to, work sessions, outside the hallowed halls of the legislature, should be on the dime of the elected officials, who are just having lunch together.  Really, just avoid the very appearance of evil, not in the hear no evil, see no evil, or speak no evil manner, but in a open, fair, candid, transparent, sunny, meeting, without the smoke filled back room, wheeling and dealing.  Keep it all above board, in the light of day . . . if what you are doing, can't withstand the light of day, don't fucking do it!

The Keystone Pipeline is Huge . . . Think, Call Your Congressional State Delegates, You May Come UP with the Winning Argument, FOR or AGAINST!

FOR GOD SAKE, GET INVOLVED! 

Local newspaper articles, just from today . . . EPA newsletter raises concerns; Rock Creek given air quality permit, and Jewel Basin sale trimmed down . . . once this stuff is gone, it is gone! 

GOOD STUFF--THE SOUND OF JOY--ABSOLUTE REFINEMENT . . . MISSOULA MONTANA GETS PERFECT SCORE IN NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STUDY! 157 GIFT-FILLED BOXES TO BRIGHTEN CHRISTMAS FOR THE NEEDY YOUTHS IN FLATHEAD COUNTY . . . A TASTE OF HOME! KING OF KINGS, WE NEED A MIRACLE . . . THE CONFINED ARE SET FREE, IN JESUS NAME, IN JESUS NAME! THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT INJUSTICE IS THAT GOD IS AGAINST IT! BUT WE STILL NEED TO BE HIS HANDS, HIS EYES, HIS FEET AND HIS MOUTH TO FREE THE CAPTIVE! THE INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION IS A WAY TO TAP IN AND HELP OUT ACROSS THE WORLD . . . RISE UP AND CARRY YOUR CHILDREN ON YOUR SHOULDERS . . . WOULD TO GOD ALL MEN WERE PROPHETS! GET OUT OF YOUR STERILE WORLDS, AND SAVE THIS PLANET! PEACE IS POSSIBLE!

The Great Convergence

The national Human Rights Campaign gave Missoula a perfect score of 100 points for inclusion of lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender people in its municipal laws and policy.  The study is based on 47 criteria that fall under six broad categories.  They are: non-discrimination laws, relationship recognition, municipality's employment policies, inclusiveness of city services, law enforcement and municipal leadership on equality matters.  Awesome, that is beyond impressive, not only are these people members of this city, state and national and entitled to full rights, fellowship and friendship, under the law, but to not afford them all that all citizens of this country are entitled to, violates, the 14th amendment, due process and equal protection, along with uniform operation of law!  Way to go Missoula, a perfect score is way cool!  Mayor John Engen and your city council, should be congratulated and emulated!  Good job!

Stillwater Christian School students will  make a brighter Christmas for 157 children around the world with gift-filled shoe boxes.  Kindergarten through eighth grade students participated recently in Operation Christmas Child, a program of the nondenominational evangelical Christian nonprofit called the Samaritan's Purse.  Students also raised $700 to help cover shipping costs.  This is when to get the kids, to make them caring, loving, serving and involved adults, who share their blessings of prosperity in this country, with less fortunate kids, throughout the world, who are lucky to get food at night.  Kudos to the adults, the program, and all who are giving the gift of love, to children all over the world . . . we are all children of the same God, with the same Savior . . . and it is more blessed to give than to receive!

Children of God . . . Common Traits

Last night at the Samaritan House, a vivacious, outgoing, and fun group of young adults, came from a church, to serve a great dinner, share conversation, and generally engage in a great evening.  As more young people, came to serve, that are even staying at the transitional housing shelter, I thought, having had several other groups, of equally serving, caring and sharing young people, and I am sorry I don't know which churches they were from, since there are a ton of them in Kalispell, and new churches cropping up all the time, which is a great sign of the atmosphere of the community, but I thought, wow, there is no difference from one church group of kids, or young adults, from another, and they remind me of the Mormon youth from Utah, being more familiar with them than others . . . so as the young people finished their service, and came a joined us in sharing the evening, I asked them, what church they were from, having had little contact with the Mormon Church since I have been in Montana for the last, 2 or so years; and one of them said, we are from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints!  No wonder they reminded me of the kids back home in Utah!

I know that I am often mad, criticize, and bash Mormons and Utah, but that is in the political arena, not the religious side of the Utah equation.  There always needs to be a separation of church and state!  If you lump state and church into one, there is a chance as political differences, systems, and preferences rage, the tender testimonies of your youth and children, are not confused one with another, and can hold to the truths of their faith, believing in Jesus Christ and God the Father, without, getting that tangled up, with politics as usual . . . you know the old saying, don't discuss politics and religion with family and friends! And there is a damn good reason for that!  But is was fun, knowing the comings and goings, the foundations, idiosyncrasies, insider jokes and stories, having been raised in a common denomination, starting at a common place of understanding.  I love the youth of any church, I find them open, teachable, willing to change, and thus, very refreshing, and the group last night were no different. 

Older Generation, Not Allowed to Enter the Promised Land . . . Why?  Think About It!

This morning at Fresh Life Church, Pastor Levi was talking about Moses & the Children of Israel, either be allowed, or not allowed to enter the Promised Land, and those people who were alive at the time Moses, led them out of Pharaoh's chains, and who made the golden calf, and partied while Moses was on the mount with God, getting the 10 commandments, were not allowed to enter the promised land, and they were marched around in a circle in the wilderness, until every last on of the old guard, or the parents, die and were buried in the spot they dropped in, and for Moses' anger, he also was not allowed into the promised land, but the kids of these people were, even though they complained a bit, Joshua and Aaron, were allowed to lead them to their destination of a land of milk and honey!  Unless you become as a little child, you cannot enter into the Kingdom of God, or symbolically you can't enter into the Promised Land, with Moses, being a prototype of Christ, leading God's people to their inheritance.

We as adults, can't be so entrenched in our prejudices, discriminatory thoughts, and exclusive behaviors to become unworthy of entrance into the land of milk and honey, so to say, or the Kingdom of God.  When God, says, Judge not, that yea be not judged; love your neighbor as yourself; love the Lord your God, and your fellowmen, he means it!  Most of the revolutions in the world, come from the youth, and all that I have seen, generally are getting to or striving for something better or higher than the generation before them.  I know that we consider the Golden Generation as the greatest generation, and they did many great things, but I would say, they were more of a physical nature, buildings, bridges, businesses, but the kids today, are open minded, and getting closer to the ideals of the Good News of the Gospel of Christ, and of the ideals set forth in the U.S. Constitution, the Preamble, creating a more PERFECT UNION!  And that is why we need not look to the past, or we may turn into a pillar of salt, like Lot's wife, and look forward, with a bright light and belief in a better tomorrow, reaching tolerance and love, unknown to mankind, ever at any time in history.

Young Pastor Introduces Me to International Justice Mission--Thanks

The author of the book, Good News About Injustice: A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World, by Gary A. Haugen, the president and CEO of International Justice Mission (IJM), a human rights organization based in Washington, D.C.  Prior to founding the IJM, he worked in the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice and was director of the United Nations' genocide investigation in Rwanda. Haugen is a graduate of Harvard University and received a J.D. or law degree, from the University of Chicago.  He is also the author of Terrify No More and Just Courage.

In 1996, one year before IJM became operational, several colleagues and Haugen, asked seventy Christian ministries serving globally in missions and relief and development to be the church's eyes and ears in the world.  These ministries represented tens of thousands of Christian workers in more than a hundred countries.  When asked in our survey, every single ministry indicated that they had workers serving in communities where people suffered injustice and abuse in circumstances where local authorities could not be relied on for relief.  These seventy ministries named the following categories of injustices as the most widely observed:

• abusive child labor
• abusive police or military
• child pornography
• child prostitution
• corrupt seizure or extortion of land
• detention or disappearance without charge or trial
• extortion or withholding of wages
• forced prostitution
• forced migration
• genocide murder of street children 
• organized racial violence
• public justice corruption
• state, rebel or paramilitary terrorism
• state-supported discrimination or abuse of ethnic minorities
• state-sponsored religious persecution
• state-sponsored torture

Of course these are just words on a list.  It took the stories from those Christian workers to give them meaning.  The book is great, and will raise your social, ethical, humanitarian and Christian determination to see that these things are changed.  You only know what you know, so learn and make a difference, PLEASE!

The Bible Declares the World's Need For Salvation & Justice

The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in their paths . . . no one who walks in them will know peace.  So justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us.  We look for light, but all is darkness.  (Isaish 59:8-9)

This is a quote from the book, page 63, Biblical Christians understand that Christ has called us to be his witnesses to the uttermost parts of a very dark world--a dark world of injustice.  Preparing our minds for action in the world means coming to grips with the notion that the world we are sent into as salt and light is a world that needs salt and light precisely because, among other things, it is full of the corruption and darkness of injustice.  All those old Scriptures about the world, which always seemed rather melodramatic when I [Haugen] heard them in my suburban church as a kid, turned out to be much more worthy of my attention than I ever knew.

There is Uncommon Courage for Common Christians:  The Gift of God's Word, can do much to curb the abuses, violence, torture, theft, and death, in this dark world.  You can find this organization on the Internet, and get involved, if you find it in your heart to do.  I know that many of you are concerned about the streets in America, with exactly the same problems.  I don't think God cares where you serve, he just cares that you do, in deed, serve your fellow men, women and children, in whatever way, means, and funds you can.  I guess the charge is, Just do something . . . 

Movie I Watched, Free on YouTube, Child Slavery & Prostitution . . . Something Garden?

Anyway, the title of the movie is not important, but the message was, startling and different, with many of the issues, brought up above, again, I am not mentioning this by way of criticism, just in bringing awareness, so those readers will be more aware, and do anything they can, to further the fight against injustice both in America and in the world at large.  In this movie, a cute, upper middle class, blonde, blue eyed, little girl, was kidnapped, and put into child pornography and prostitution.  She was told that her parents didn't want her, and these new guys were told by her father to take care of her, allegedly working for him.  She is taken far from home, and there is a young black boy, who is also inducted into this prostitution and pornography ring. 

The two children become fast friends, turning to stories and fantasy, to escape the terrible conditions of their captives, making tents, paper animal cut outs of stories, and learning to rely on each other as family and for survival.  The story skips, after showing the horrors of the life they are forced into, to a point, where both teens are out on their own, and still as deep of friends as they can possibly be, still living on the streets, and pimping themselves out, but living in a dangerous world, of drugs, money, and street life, with all the violence, threats, and dangers.  Eventually, the young girl, visits a shelter, and leaves her long time brother/co-captive/survivor . . . at the shelter, John Malcovich, is the counselor, and he questions the girl about her background, and then shows her a picture of her picture as a missing child, and told her, that her parents were not dead, that they looked and looked for her.  She breaks down in tears, and wonder if her parents will want her after everything that she has been through . . . he assures her they will.

In the next scene, a social worker takes her home, her parents welcome her with open arms.  She also learns that she has two new siblings, that her parents decided to have, to replace her, or fill the void.  It is Christmas time, she looks at this mother, father, and their two young children, and you could almost see from the look on her face, that she just knew, that she had seen too much, done too much, and she almost looked at them in their naive, almost childlike state, of complacency, worried only about their children, their concerns, and getting Christmas presents.  There is a look of disgust in a way.  Where you can see, that it is not them who needed to accept her, that was easy, they were so simple.  But, rather it was her, who needed to accept them, and she could tell, that she was, so far beyond, or so distant, from the reality of their little sterile world, worrying only about their immediate needs, and that of their family.  She goes up to the bedroom and gets her jacket, leaves, and goes to find, the only real family she had, the black young man, who loved her and understood what she had been through, even went to it to.

We Need to Get Out of Our Little Sterile Worlds, And Bring Light Into a Dark and Scary World, That Can Be So Much Kinder, So Much Safer for Everyone, and It is Love for All our Fellowmen, that will Do It!