Newspapers listed below the
opinion piece are known to have used the peace as letters.
Others may have used the piece without my awareness.
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Election
2006
November 14, 2006
In
the week following the November 2006 election upset, there have been
many reasons, excuses, and takes on the results. The following is my
take on last week's election
When Republicans run as conservative they win. When Republicans run as
moderates and the Democrats as more conservative, the people see little
difference between the two. Republican office holders must curb
spending, and stand, unwavering, on other traditional American values.
When the people see little difference between the Democrats and
Republicans they fall to the old outdated and false adages of “democrats
for the worker” and “Republicans for the rich.”
It is the undecided and those who fancy themselves as independent who
are able to be swayed one direction or the other. It is those that do
not have a loyalty to either party that must be addressed. It is those
in the middle that do not look beyond the sound bites of today’s media
that must be educated. When Republicans run as Conservatives,
conservatives turn out in droves to vote. Independents will vote
conservative when the issues are well defined. The grassroots of the
Republican Party makes it the party of conservatives; the party of the
people. Democrats run as conservative to gain the added votes to win,
and then they legislate as liberal socialists. The apathy and blind
loyalty of the uninvolved long-time democrats keep the socialists of the
democrat party in power.
Republicans must have the backbone to stand on conservative
principles. When the Republicans fail to define a conservative position,
the public are unable to discern any founding principles in either
party. The people will vote for traditional values when they are well
defined. Unfortunately the misunderstanding of McCarthyism is the
blinder to see the truth of the demoralization and socialization of the
Democratic Party. If it were known and believed the various extreme
positions taken by the democrats, the divide between the two parties
would be far greater.
-
Roger W Hancock, www.PoetPatriot.com
© 2006
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Reformation Needed Updated:
September 02, 2006
(Rewritten after being unable to substantiate assertions
in the original article)
The Muslim religion is in need of a reformation. If not a reformation
then certainly the leaders need to speak out to clarify that terrorism
is not, or no longer is the way of Mohammad. Islam was created by
Mohammad by combining what he liked about several other religions.
Understandably, the Muslim would disagree saying it was, “pure
revelation from the Creator of the heavens and earth to the Blessed
Prophet Muhammad.”
Many have died in the name of Mohammad and many in the name of Christ
but there is a vast difference between the two religions in respect to
the alleged atrocities of each. In Christianity it has been zeal,
bigotry, power, fear and ignorance of men that allowed the killing of
others. Some would say it is the same with the alleged atrocities in the
name of Islam. The difference between the two is that the “sacred”
writings of Christianity speak against killing of others while Islam’s
Quram addresses the killing of those who would not convert. In
Christianity one must ignore the New Testament pulling scriptures “out
of context” from the Old Testament to justify violence while the Muslim
need only to consult the 9th Sura (chapter) of the Quran.
There are peaceful followers among both religions, however the extreme
factions that advocate violence are denounced by the mainstream
Christians and in Islam the extreme sects receive little criticism and
sometimes receive verbal support. Most likely they are hesitant to
criticize others who claim to be following the Quran.
The Quran instructs Muslims to not side with Jews, Christians or other
infidels, but to live among them and then when gaining their trust kill
them. In the 9th Sura, or Chapter of the Quran it tells of
the Muslim’s interaction with others. It repeatedly says Allah is
forgiving to those who keep their duty to him.” Vs. 9:5 of the Quran,
“Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever
ye find them, and take them (captive), and besiege them, and prepare for
them each ambush…” In verses 30 through 34 it specifically addresses
Jews and Christians as idolaters, worshipping more than one god. Allah
is merciful only to those who are Muslim and convert to Islam. In verse
36, “wage war on all of the idolaters as they are waging war on all of
you. And know that Allah is with those who keep their duty.” Chapter 9
of the Quran makes it easy for terrorists to prey on and recruit the
faithful brothers of Islam. To attack and kill infidels is only to
follow the Quran.
Terrorists often fail to give the required 12 months living among the
infidels to allow a time to convert. Even though many Muslims do not
follow the 9th Sura, terrorists use it to their advantage to
recruit suicide assassins. Those Muslims who do not follow the 9th
Sura, become Infidels and targets to those who do follow and act. The
Quran is a book of peace if you are a Muslim and a book of hate if you
are not. We must remember not all Muslims follow the harsher elements of
the Quran. But then who are the enemy and who are not?
There are as many as 70 different sects of Islam, with varying degrees
of adherence to the Quran. Islam does not have denominations as does
Christianity. Members of each are usually able to attend any mosques
without discrimination as to the varying Islamic beliefs. The acceptance
of all, allows the growth of the “cult sects” or at least the spread of
false or no longer accepted teachings.
Modern Western societies are accepting of others allowing a meld of
religious philosophies resulting in peaceful coexistence. Islam does not
mean "peace" but means "submit" and in context means, "Submit to Allah."
The writings of the Quran are contrary to such practice allowing only
for the religion of Islam. Such specific language precludes democratic
and other policies of acceptance.
Three attacks by Muslim perpetrators occurred in 2006 within America.
In March Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar gave as his motive “punish the
government of the United States” and “avenge the deaths of Muslims
around the world,” after using his SUV in a killing spree in Chapel
Hill, North Carolina. One of his first statements in court was “for the
opportunity to spread the will of Allah.” In July Naveed Afzal Haq
killed one and shooting 5 others at a Jewish Federation office in
Seattle, Washington. In August Omeed Aziz Popal used his SUV to run down
15 people killing one in a rampage that began at the Jewish Community
Center in San Francisco, California. Very little condemnation came from
the Muslim community.
A Reformation or spokesperson is needed to explain how Islam is not a
threat to others. The Quran instructs that it is not to be changed in
any way, which would make a change unlikely. To clarify Islam as a
religion of peace seems also not likely. The ninth chapter of, the Quran
leaves little room for interpretation, unless the original writings are
found to say otherwise. Islam, unless it ignores specific passages of
the Quran, remains a religion that is incompatible with modern western
societies. Islam needs a new prophet of peace who will be bold enough to
declare the incompatibilities sighting peace over violence. Until such
day the world shall not see peace, for to the devout Muslim must fight
the infidels until all die or come to believe in Mohammad as prophet and
Allah as god. Until that day many of us will fear or at least hold some
skepticism towards our new Muslim neighbors.
-
Roger W Hancock, www.PoetPatriot.com
© 2006
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Peace vs. War
July 22, 2006
Peace... What is
Peace? Lack of War is not necessarily peace. "For when they shall say,
Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them..." I
Thessalonians 5:3 (KJV). Peace must be maintained lest it be lost.
Peace without vigilance becomes a frail victim to oppression. Peace,
just as with liberty is not a right but a privilege one must earn. War
has proven that peace can be achieved when peaceful powers overcome the
oppressive. Peace has proven that it cannot create nor maintain a true
and lasting peace.
Peace does not just happen. Peace does not occur just because
aggressions cease. Peace must be nurtured, it must be maintained, it
must be defended. "Give peace a chance," is a recipe for
oppression. Peace without a military to defend has always invited
invasion. If you do not want peace then all you need do is to "give
peace a chance." If you want peace, look to history to find that peace
has only been achieved when oppressive forces are defeated by
force. Peace exists only when evil has been overcome.
A negotiated peace without force to backup the agreement is as
frail as the paper on which it is written. Albert Einstein, was wrong
when he said, "Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be
attained through understanding." Peace can only be achieved by
understanding when all parties understand. That is the failing when
attempting to negotiate a peace. Evil does not understand nor can one
reason with an evil mind. Peace to exist requires the force of a
righteous nation.
-
Roger W Hancock, www.PoetPatriot.com
© 2006
Peace quotes
from the page;
Quotes of
Roger W Hancock
"Pacifism betrays the pacifist."
- Roger W Hancock, Letters to the Editor, 2004
"Passivism betrays itself by failing to protect the peace."
- Roger W Hancock, email sent to Dave Zink (self
described socialist) on March 24, 2006.
"Peace can only be achieved by understanding when all parties
understand."
- Roger W Hancock, June 5, 2004, After reading a quote by
Albert Einstein.
"Pacifism does not protect against those who would threaten world
peace."
- Roger W Hancock, letter to the editor, 2004
"Peace when left to it's own
device, will live a slow demise."
"- Roger W Hancock, from the poem "Longing for Peace",
July 22, 2004.
"History teaches that pacifism does not protect against threats to world
peace."
- Roger W Hancock, letter to the editor, 2003
"Through history, peace has only been achieved by one nation
overpowering another."
- Roger W Hancock, a Letter to the editor, 2003
"When madmen control nations, peace cannot exist and to watch and do
nothing is a most grievous act."
- Roger W Hancock, a Letter to the editor, 2003
"Pacifism does not protect against those who would threaten world
peace."
- Roger W Hancock, letter to the editor, 2004
"Peace by force; without force, it dies."
- Roger W Hancock, email sent to Dave Zink (self
described socialist) on March 24, 2006.
"War is nasty, war is hell, but war is necessary to fight oppression and
other threats to peace."
- Roger W Hancock, email sent to Dave Zink (self
described socialist) on March 24, 2006.
"The American military are
the peacemakers. An oxymoron, a dichotomy, you bet, but fact."
- Roger W Hancock,
email sent to Dave Zink (self described socialist) on March 24, 2006.
Compilation © July22, 2006 Roger W Hancock
www.PoetPatriot.com
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Patriotism and Dissent
July 4, 2006
Patriotism; pure patriotism is a loyal support of the country. Dissent
opposes the positions inherent in patriotism. Dissent is, however, an
American Tradition. Today people have confused American Patriotism with
American Tradition. Colloquially, Americans errantly use patriotism to
include dissent and other forms of exercising their right to question
the government.
Essentially those who exercise their right to dissent are at that time
unpatriotic. Those who burn the flag are exercising what they believe to
be their right of free speech. To burn the American flag is not
patriotic. To burn the American flag is dissent. To speak out against
an American War is dissent but the dissenting acts are not being
patriotic. The American Patriot may not always be patriotic but loves
his country.
I only question the patriotism of those who support or oppose the basics
of our American form of democracy that has been proven and has produced
the greatest liberty in the world. Those who promote socialism do not
subscribe to the tenets set by America's founding fathers and therefore
are not patriotic.
-
Roger W Hancock, www.PoetPatriot.com
© 2006
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The Militant Islamic Missionary
June 24, 2006
The War in Iraq is over. The fighting is with Islamic terrorists. The
fighting is with Islamic terrorists who attack and kill Iraqi soldiers,
police and civilians. America is in Iraq to help the stability of the
new Iraqi government. The enemy in Iraq is not the Iraqi people. The
enemy is no longer Saddam Hussein’s army that was defeated and
dissipated long ago. The enemy is Islamic jihadists from all over the
Middle East, which include our ally Saudi Arabia. The war in Iraq has
become a battlefront in the War on Terror. The Iraqi and Afghani
fronts in the War on Terror are not against any country. The battles in
Iraq and Afghanistan are against a militant faction of the religion,
Islam.
The War against the militant factions of Islam will end more quickly
when the peaceful factions of Islam begin to speak out and defend
against the evil factions. The Islamic Jihad against the infidels is a
crusade to convert the world to Islam by any means including force.
In the 2000 years since Christ it is estimated that 2 million people
have been killed in the name of Christianity. Since Muhammad created
the religion Islam many more have been killed in a much shorter period
of time under the name of Islam. Islam is a religion with many sects
that tend to be intolerant, militantly forcing their influence on
others. Christianity since the reformation has promoted itself by
peaceful methods and to live peacefully among other religions, even in
the face of persecution in Islamic and other countries. The Islamic
militant sees himself as a missionary, advancing his religion which is
his cause. Many Christian missionaries are aware of possible dangers
and are willing to suffer the sacrifices. The militant Islamic mission
is to kill those who will not convert and scare others into conversion.
Terror is the tactic of the Islamic militant missionary.
- Roger W Hancock,
www.PoetPatriot.com
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Third Parties; Looney Parties ?
June 4, 2006
Third parties in their nature of low support automatically pull a Looney
tune. Third parties often bring to the table of public discourse issues
that need to be addressed. Third parties occasionally have campaign
success on local levels. Though a third party may affect public dialog
they remain impotent in nature. Third parties more often become the
self defeating component in their objective goals. Since the Republican
Party was formed in 1854 for the purpose of ending slavery, movements to
form another party have stopped far short from the support needed to
overtake either the Republican or democrat parties.
Ross Perot was a character who spoke of issues that resounded across America
who intrigued but stopped short of turning our two party system into a
three-some. The Christian Coalition had the potential to become a force
of influence in the Republican Party but failed due to lack of
participation. The Christian Coalition is at least working to advance
their agenda in a venue (within the GOP) that maximizes the value of
their votes. The Constitution Party stands alone as a party that pulls
votes, weakening the strength of the GOP, while increasing the strength
of the democrat party.
The successes of the Constitution Party could have been achieved as well
by acting as a faction within the GOP. Such force to sway power within
a major party brings many votes from the other factions within that
party. The Republican Liberty Caucus is attempting just that.
Republicans are Republicans, not all agreeing with each other but
combining individual power bases to advance the common goals and, of
course, goals of the larger majority factions, and often that of the
founding fathers.
The Christian Coalition, The Republican Liberty Caucus, and the
Constitution Party have the potential, if working together within the
GOP, to effectively advance more of their agendas.
Within the Republican Party coalitions with sufficient power (number of
members) can be trusted to support the Republican Party at the polls. A
third party such as the Constitution Party even with common goals will
siphon votes from the GOP inadvertently advancing the victory of the
democrats. In the presidential elections third parties are only
spoilers to the two larger of our two party system.
The two party system continues to be called such because of the lack of
public support for third parties. It is that loyalty to the two major
parties that have kept them in power even though both, the Republicans
and democrats, have been pulled towards the
left.
- Roger W Hancock,
www.PoetPatriot.com
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A Free
Internet
May 26, 2006
Our government must allow the Internet to remain free and unencumbered
of regulations. Future growth of the economy depends upon freedom of
innovation and investment.
Freedom initiates initiative. Liberty allows for the profiting of
innovation. Free Enterprise allows the rich to get richer, yes, but also
provides jobs and affordable products for those not-so-rich. The
involvement of Government has always produced a stifling of innovation
and investment. The degree of government involvement has a direct
correlation to the amount of suppression of markets.
The government controls over the communications industry, up until
the 80s, did accomplish its virtual goal of a phone in every American
household. During that time the phone companies were allow a guaranteed
return on investment of 11%, without competition. That gave a sound
investment for the stockholders but kept advancement of innovation to a
snails pace. Once the market opened up for competition, innovation and
added investment took off. The opening of telecommunications markets
spurned off the Internet markets.
In the communist countries, where government controls are at their
greatest, there has been very little innovation and investment.
Employment rates are lower with an overall depressed economy. Take a
look at China, as she opens up markets for more of a somewhat free
enterprise, jobs are created and more investment comes into the country.
If we are to enjoy the future markets and investment of the Internet
it must be kept free.
Governments must keep a hands-off policy to avoid suppression of today’s
and tomorrows’ Internet markets.
Roger W Hancock,
www.PoetPatriot.com
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Note: The article Election Reform is to be updated -
apparently some the bills had not been enacted but only passed in the
House or Senate, still needing passage by the other side. I will
check on this after the Memorial Day weekend. My apologies for the
error.
Election Reform
May 25, 2006
The last gubernatorial race has produced a flurry of election
reform bills from the Washington legislature. Democrat control has
prevented meaningful Republican proposals in favor of watered down
versions. Republicans succeeded with “some amendments” strengthening
the election process. It seems the democrats want little integrity in
our elections.
King County with the most discrepancies of the election debacle is now
considering Mail-Only elections. It figures, Elections Director Dean
Logan authored the proposal. Mail-Only has less “checks and balances”
than poll voting. It seems the democrats are attempting to keep as much
possible election fraud as they can.
Among the election bills enacted, changes are:
Citizenship is asked and ID is now required.
Democrats resisted requiring photo identification. Proof of citizenship
is also not required.
Photo identification would minimize a person from registering under
different names. Presentation of Picture identification at the polls
would prevent one from voting under another person’s identification.
Perhaps our driver’s licenses should have a field that shows citizenship
or not. Then we only need to provide proof of citizenship once. That
proof should be kept on file with Washington State in an electronic
format and linked to the license information on record.
Provisional Ballots are to be distinctly different from the regular
ballots used. Ballots cast can only be rejected by a canvassing board,
not by those tallying the count.
Mismatched or missing signatures cannot be corrected during a recount.
Procedures are set to inform the voter, of a missing or mismatched
signature, by mail and with no response a phone call is to be made prior
to the canvassing board meeting.
Upon conviction, felons will now be informed that their voting rights
have been revoked. Previously some had been unaware of their voting
status. After the sentence is served and all fees and restitution are
paid restoration of voting rights becomes automatic.
Voting rights should not be frivolously returned.
Requiring a petition to again gain back the right would instill the
responsibility of the right and privilege of voting to the individual.
This would be a beginning step in their becoming a responsible citizen
once again.
The largest visible change is the Primary being moved to August
providing more time for challenges, mailing of ballots to the military
and citizens overseas, and more time preparing for the General election.
Other changes that should be addressed are comparing signature on the
identification with that signed at the polls or when first registering,
Auditing and reconciliation of all ballots distributed, and an automatic
recount when margin of error exceeds the margin of victory.
The margin of ambiguous votes gave Gregoire the governor’s office,
without having received the most certified votes. Election reform has
begun, yet democrats are determined to maintain the ability to
fraudulently vote.Roger W Hancock,
www.PoetPatriot.com
Tacoma Weekly,
6-22-2006; - A
shortened version was published as "Letter to the Editor" in the
King County Journal,
05-25-2006 (The Papers often edit for space and other
criteria.)
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Political
Monopolies are the will of the people. Attempts to give third parties
greater access to the system without having to obtain support of the
people are un-American. The American two party system came about by the
people. It is the people who give the parties their power. It is the
votes obtained that keep the two main parties vying for power.
Some complain that there should be more political parties. There are
more parties. The others simply do not resonate with enough grassroots’
support to be able to compete with the Republican and Democrats
parties.
The last “other” party to gain support to become a major party was the
Republican Party, that was created to oppose slavery. The Democrat Party
supported slavery, and since has opposed most major Civil Rights
legislation while the Republican Party continues in it support for
equality in opportunity. There has been no issue since then that has
been able to captivate the people and move them from their political
allegiances.
To break up the Two-Party system the people must be convinced that a
better American will result. When a smaller party cannot make that case
they stay a small and mostly ineffectual “Third Party.”
We are left with the two established parties to support our individual
agendas. By default the Republican and democrat parties remain the major
forces, each vying for the majority vote. The American people are split
nearly in half between the two parties partly because neither have the
issue or issues on which to captivate a clear majority of the people.
The two party system is our inheritance. It is the inheritance we
maintain by our votes. Or the inheritance we maintain by our not
voting, whatever the case may be.
- Roger W Hancock,
www.PoetPatriot.com
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The
Washington Quarter
April 9, 2006
Sent to the Governor of Washington and the Washington Quarter Commission
and inserted into a bulk email sent out by the PoetPatriot.
Shortly after the bulk email the Poll was suspended, reset to zero and
only allowed one talley per computer.
Governor Gregoir,
I do hope the unscientific poll over the internet is not the
final say in the selection of the quarter design? There
appear to be attempts to artificially inflate the votes. I
have seen increases of over 100 votes within a 20 second
interval. The poll also does not prevent a person from
voting more than once. I have seen polls that prevent more
than one vote from each computer, by IP Address. This poll
lacks any integrity.
Design Number 1 clearly is more representative of what
Washington State is.
Design Number 2 lacks showing the state's number one crop,
but is a more simpler design.
Design Number 3 lacks representation of the whole state to
concentrate on a small segment of what makes the great State
of Washington.
I cannot believe the Number 3 design was even placed
for consideration with it's obvious lack of Washington's
economy and diversity.
Adding a totem pole to Number 1 or Number 2 would be
prudent, or to have the fish done in the artwork of the
native Indian.
However, to have a "Whale of Indian Art" only, alienates the
citizenry of those who made Washington great as well as the
non-coastal Indian tribes.
I would suggest a compromise of the three. Using
Number two add one clearly drawn apple, perhaps with only
one leaf. Then either change the fish to a design of Native
Indian Art or add a totem pole or other symbol that would be
more reflective of the Native Indian population across the
state.
Roger W Hancock,
www.PoetPatriot.com
Published as "Letter to the Editor" in the
Tacoma Weekly,
04,13,2006 as taken from a PoetPatriot
bulk email.
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Religion entrenched in government.
April 8, 2006
Some claim the founders were very careful to keep
religion out of government. They are wrong. The founders were instead
careful to keep the government out of religion. Some, a minority, felt
and said "separation" but the compromises in our founding documents did
not come to that. Nowhere in our official founding documents will you
find where the church is to be separate from government.
The founders had no problem with and even preferred Christians in
government for their moral and upright values in governing.
They set the safeguard in the Forth Amendment of
the Constitution so that government; whether monopolized by Christians,
Catholics or whoever; could not dictate the worship of the people.
The first schools were Christian Schools. The first
public schools taught the same Christian principles. The founders freely
spoke of God in their governing speeches more so than any President over
the last 40 or more years.
Religion had become so entrenched into the operations of government
that, in various ways, the name of God is included in each and every one
of the 50 state constitutions.
The White House is riddled with Christian symbolism
and portrayal throughout the art and engravings. On the Washington
Monument, on its aluminum cap engraved in Latin, is "Laus Deo" which
means "Praise to God!" At 555 feet and 5.125 inches in height, by
statute, it is to remain the tallest building in Washington D.C. Sealed,
with other items, inside the cornerstone of the Washington Monument is
the Holy Bible. Religion has been and is still so entrenched in American
government that in the past 60 years there have been over 20 US codes of
law, either created or amended, that mention “God”.
- Roger W Hancock,
www.PoetPatriot.com
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The Next Threat is Upon Us
April 4, 2006
Islam is not a
religion that fosters freedom.
Islam is not a religion that fosters tolerance.
Islam was founded upon violent intolerance.
Islam in it's purity commands enforcement.
Islam enforces intolerance with violence.
Islam, a religion of peace? Peace for Muslims!
Unless Mohammad were to be declared a heretic,
there will not be a Muslim renaissance to make
it a tolerant and truly peaceful religion.
Some leaders discount Islam's more violent aspects,
but to do so makes them heretics among the purists.
Mohammad will reign as a prophet of Islam.
Without Mohammed the religion of Islam collapses.
With Mohammed, Islam remains intolerant.
Islam in past decades has been waging a stealth war.
It’s a stealth war of preparation and building strength.
Financial wealth builds strength from Arab oil.
Troop strength begins, training children in intolerance.
Arab countries until recently have been pretty quiet.
The Islamic sects have been gaining strength.
The Islamic sects have been building coalitions.
Arab governments have been supporting the sects.
Now Islamic Terrorism threatens the World.
World War I fought imperialism.
World War II fought fascism and expansionism.
The Cold War fought Communism.
The next global threat is upon us.
Islamic Fundamentalism will fight to the death.
The War on Terror is the World War III we feared.
Will we fight or will we succumb... and die?
Roger W Hancock,
www.PoetPatriot.com
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World War 3 ?
March 3, 2006
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are a prerequisite to heading off World
War 3.
America sat back, as Germany invaded country after country killing
millions, until after World War 2 Began. America stood alone, as the
U.S.S.R. invaded country after country murdering millions, as the
tenuous relationship of powers developed to become the Cold War. The
Nazis and Communists were formidable threats that were suppressed.
Islamic extremists are the next (current) world threat. If we do not
suppress them now we will fight a far greater war later.
Peace when left to its own device will die a slow demise. Peace must be
defended. The terrorists threaten world peace and must be suppressed.
Victory over terrorism now, or World War 3 later.
Roger W Hancock.
www.PoetPatriot.com
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Democrats;
Self-Defeating
January 28, 2006
When democrat leaders allow common sense to prevail only some will come
to their senses. The truly liberal will still hold to false rhetoric
that seems to define the democrat party. When the next anti-Republican
cause comes along, some will again espouse solidarity, until their
arguments are thoroughly shot full of holes or it becomes evident the
public is not buying their lines then again they will join with the
Republicans to reclaim what ever credibility they can muster.
Solidarity within the democrat party requires the embracement of
propaganda to deceive the American people. The goal is, of course,
power. They will say anything for the sake of power. One means used to
obtain their goal is to demonize Republicans to rally liberals to their
side. Accusations need not be true. Anti-American statements are made
without shame. History and the values of our founding fathers are
ignored.
Republicans are often accused of values that uphold the Constitution,
American Heritage and traditions. When the democrats accuse the
Republicans of being conservative they discount their own cause.
Liberalism is not for liberty; liberalism is for liberty to embrace
socialism that will eventually abate our liberty.
Roger W Hancock.
www.PoetPatriot.com
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Democrats
Unqualified -
Alito
aptly qualified.
January 24, 2006
Let us call an “ace an ace” and a “spade a spade.” In opposing Judge
Alito the leading democrats show lack of loyalty to the U.S.
Constitution. Their reasoning would have them opposing most Supreme
Court Justices, through history. Over 90% of all justices who served on
the court were professing Christians. They upheld the wording of the
U.S. Constitution without adding to it as have the more recent liberal
activist judges. One can point out the various cases where the liberal
activist judges have ignored or added to the U.S. Constitution to make
it say what it does not. I have yet to hear of a “Conservative Judge”
that can be accused of the same.
By the way, the use of the terms “Conservative Judges” and “Liberal
Judges” are interesting. Using the labels of today and those of
conservatives by the Democrat leaders nearly all the Judges up until
recently would be called “Conservative.” If conservative is wrong for
the bench then we as a nation have been wrong for over two hundred
years.
Judge Alito has been shown to be no more or less, than aptly qualified
to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Roger W Hancock.
www.PoetPatriot.com
Published as "Letter to the Editor" in the
Lewis News,
01-25-2006;
Detroit News.com, 01-31-06;
Fife
Free Press / Milton-Edgewood Signal, 02-16-2006;
Tacoma Weekly,
02-16-2006 (The Papers often edit for space and other
criteria.)
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Religious Atheism January
17, 2005
Atheism is a religion. Atheism is the belief there is no god. Those
who actively seek to remove Christianity from our schools, government,
and society are proselytizing their faith. They practice, promote and
push their godless values on everyone else while profusely objecting to
any exhibition of other faiths.
Agnostics simply do not know whether a god exists or not, again, those
who effectively join with the atheists in activism to remove religion
from public discourse also push their beliefs, or lack of, to evangelize
their philosophies.
Human beings are religious beings, like it or not. I choose to not
subscribe to the Atheists philosophical religion or the agnostics fence
sitting position. I am not offended by their beliefs, rather I pity
them. I am, however, offended by their hypocrisy in pushing their
religious beliefs to suppress the expression of a living God by our
founding fathers.
The anti-religion religious activists seek revisionism of American
history and traditions to promote their views and beliefs. America has
been a melting pot where people of differing ethnicities, nationalities,
and religions have lived relatively peacefully learning to live
together. Now we have the ‘anti-religious religions’ seeking to cause
dissention among the American people. They attempt to deny and
eradicate the traditions of Americans that have stood for over two
hundred years.
- Roger W Hancock
© January 17, 2006
www.PoetPatriot.com
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Activist Judges January
14, 2005
As
the far-left fail to demonize the integrity of Judge Alito, is it not
prudent to examine our Judges and those in Congress?
Judges are to interpret the law not make law. Those who ignore the U.S.
Constitution should be impeached if not tried for treason for failing to
uphold the Constitution. The Judge who fails to uphold American law is
an enemy to jurisprudence.
Activist Judges evoke non-judicial comments. Activist Judges evoke
foreign law. Activist Judges ignore to adjudicate against the U.S.
Constitution. Activist Judges add to, twist or simply ignore American
law to a desired outcome.
Today’s enemies are the far-left that seek to destroy responsible
American justice. The far-left have infiltrated our Judicial branch and
Congress, not to balance but to obstruct and destroy American traditions
and justice of liberty. Treason is abetting the enemy. That which
attacks American traditions and ideals attacks the security of liberty.
Those who attack America, from within or without, are our enemies.
- Roger W Hancock
© January 14, 2006
www.PoetPatriot.com
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The Court’s Ignorance January
09, 2005
In banning Intelligent Design the courts show their ignorance in
law and science.
The U.S. Constitution is misquoted claiming "Separation of Church and
State." The 1987 Supreme Court ruling banning the balance between
creationism and evolution usurped the court's authority by evoking the
nonexistent phrase.
Science began with the premise that all was created by God and that man
had only to discover the principles God set in motion. Isaac Newton held
the premise of God's providential role in nature. Science is built upon
belief in God. Modern Science has built an agenda, attempting to dispel
God as a consideration. Science without God has more questions
requiring a far greater stretch of one's imagination.
Evolution as a theory is not a fact. If Intelligent Design cannot be
taught in our schools because it is not "scientific fact" then the
schools also cannot teach evolution, for evolution is not "scientific
fact." Were evolution a fact there would be no discussion.
Evolutionists hold to their religious beliefs of atheistic evolutionary
theory. The court has upheld one religious belief to suppress another.
- Roger W Hancock © January 09, 2006
www.PoetPatriot.com
Also posted at
Debate & Discourse, Universal Triumphant of the Apathetic Agnostic
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Abramoff's Scandal
January
08, 2005
When the
"Republican scandal" broke I had not tuned in to the news for a couple
of days and began to hear comments from my democrat friends.
Researching to get beyond the media bites to get to the facts I found
the facts show that 40, a majority of, democrats also took money linked
to Abramoff.
In Washington State Patty Murray took at least $78,991 that has been
tied to Abramoff. She received more than all of the other Republican
senator and house delegation combined. You can add the other Washington
democrats in as well and still not, top Murray.
Many Democrats including Patty Murray are refusing to return the money.
Murray claims the money was legal. I suspect all the contributions were
accepted by all the senators legally, and the only scandal was Abramoff
filtering his money through various tribes to affect races and perhaps
gain some influence where-ever he could. Where Senators were bought
they should be prosecuted regardless of party. So far “influence
bought” is only suspected. The Republicans and some democrats have
taken the high road in returning the money or donating a like amount to
charity. But let us get to the facts that are finally coming out as the
media catches up.
- 2006 Roger W Hancock
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