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Thank you very much, Mr Legislator
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| 21 March 2003
| Charlene Sanders
Posted on 03/21/2003 8:43:26 PM PST by steplock
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Dear Mr. Arkansas Legislator:
First of all, thank you very much for taking the time to respond to my email. You are one of 5 who bothered.
I am sickened by the lack of attention on the part of legislators toward the citizens of Arkansas who voted for and placed them in office. I know email has become a battle ground of sorts.
Some people use it to jam their legislator's mailboxes full of rants about whatever strikes their fancy. Maybe that's why most of the 'elected officials' have chosen not to respond.
There are important things before us as a state as well as a nation. We must be sober and vigilant.
We must have clear, logical thinkers at the Capitol at every level. If we can't make logical decisions about how our state is to be run, or if we keep electing folks to high political office who can't think logically - Woe is us! I personally believe this to be the main problem with most judges who sit on the bench!
They make their decisions based on Case Law, which is Opinion, rather than on the Positive Law of the Constitution.
Opinions can change hourly - and they can be manipulated. Facts persuade. Feelings (opinions, 'I feel', and 'I think') manipulate.
Try this the next time someone asks you how you 'feel' or what do you 'think' about this or that:
Don't answer the question with "I feel" or "I think" ... Simply respond: "I know..."
You'll sense those words, "I feel" and "I think" aching to come out of your mouth. Bite your tongue! Don't say them! Just respond with "I know..."
After a while you'll get a sense of being un-manipulateable. You'll discern yourself becoming a WALL. It's a psychological defense measure against manipulative people who want to 'massage' you into their way of thinking!
Just try it and see what happens!
I told a few of you that I am not a home schooling parent. But if I do not defend other people's right to homeschool, then I am not defending my own right to homeschool, should I decide to!
My thanks to those of you who have responded in the agreement with me. I know that at least 5 of our elected officials are 'straight thinking' people!
Sincerely,
Charlene Hot Springs, Arkansas |
Pass this on to you state representative and/or state senator, county reps and judges even. They ALL have the same problem in responding to the electorate.
TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: Arkansas
KEYWORDS: arkansas; education; homeschool; law
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posted on
03/21/2003 8:43:26 PM PST
by
steplock
To: steplock
Email from Democratic Party...
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This sounds so much like Terry McAuliffe and Hillary Clinton that it is unreal!
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posted on
03/22/2003 1:40:47 AM PST
by
kcvl
To: steplock
I Know that this is an excellent letter.
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posted on
03/22/2003 4:38:43 AM PST
by
vannrox
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