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George Washington said the following: “The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.” "The National Initiative for Democracy is a proposed law developed by The Democracy Foundation, over the past decade, along with a plan to get it enacted by the people (not by the government) creating, for the first time, a government 'by you, the people.'"

"A federal judge in San Francisco ordered an indefinite delay yesterday of a central measure of the Bush administration’s new strategy to curb illegal immigration."

HATING HORATIO Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler Wednesday, 24 January 2007 Ancient Rome's greatest historian was Titus Livius, known to us as Livy (59 BC-17 AD). In the Second Book of his monumental history of Rome, Ab Urbe Condita (From the Founding of the City), he tells the famous story of Horatio at the Bridge. In 510 BC, Rome was threatened with destruction from an invading army of Etruscans. All Romans living in the countryside had abandoned their homes and fled for protection inside the city. The city walls were heavily garrisoned, but the most vulnerable point was a wooden...

AT&T WORLDNET – 7/21/02 REUTHERS Report: Bush Was Warned of Harken Company Troubles Updated 7:15 AM ET July 21, 2002 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government records show that President Bush while in private business had confidential information in 1990 about financial problems facing a Texas oil company just months before he sold stock in the firm, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. In recent weeks, Bush has been confronted with renewed questions from reporters about circumstances surrounding his sale of Harken Energy Corp. stock in 1990. Bush was an outside director of Harken at the time of the sale. He has...

Released: December 27, 2000 John Zogby's 21st Century Trends As we focus on the new century and the millennium, what are the general trends that will dominate our thinking as we plan to conduct the world of business, government, and our own private lives? I've identified eight of these major trends. Below, are the eight trends with excerpts. 1. The Nearly Unlimited Opportunities for Self-Actualization The new information technologies that dominate so much of our lives have produced a new set of issues for us to contend with. And many of these new issues are the product of solutions to ...

Virtually anyone can be a Democrat. Just simply quit thinking and vote that way. But if you want to be a GOOD Democrat, there are some prerequisites you must have first. Compare the below and see how you rate. 1. You have to believe the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal funding. 2. You have to believe that the same teacher who can't teach 4th graders how to read is somehow qualified to teach those same kids about sex. 3. You have to believe that guns, in the hands of law-abiding Americans, are more of a ...

The Reliable Source By Lloyd Grove Washington Post Staff Writer; With Beth Berselli Friday, August 4, 2000; Page C03 PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3 –– Renegade Reagan Drubs George W. If he were well enough to visit the convention hall here, Ronald Reagan would be worshiped like a Republican god. When his wife, Nancy, arrived Tuesday for a cocktail party in her honor, the entire GOP A-list, from George and Barbara Bush on down, showed up to kiss her ring. But today the Reagans' son Ron caused a stir of his own. "The big elephant sitting in the corner is that George ...

NAME THIS COUNTRY: 709,000 regular (active duty) service personnel 293,000 reserve troops; Eight standing Army divisions; 20 Air Force and Navy air wings with 2,000 combat aircraft; 232 strategic bombers; 13 strategic ballistic missile submarines with 3,114 nuclear warheads on 232 missiles; 500 ICBMs with 1,950 warheads; Four aircraft carriers, and; 121 surface combat ships and submarines, plus all the support bases, shipyards and logistical assets needed to sustain such a naval force. Is this country Russia? . . . No Red China ? . . . No Great Britain ? . . . Wrong Again USA? . . . ...

Top World News Fri, 07 Apr 2000, 1:28pm EDT Reno Assures Elian's Father That U.S. Will Deliver Son Quickly By Paul Basken Washington, April 7 (Bloomberg) -- The father of Cuban shipwreck survivor Elian Gonzalez met with Attorney General Janet Reno and the nation's immigration chief and received assurances that U.S. officials would quickly deliver his son to him. Juan Miguel Gonzalez, who arrived yesterday in the U.S. from Cuba, ``conveyed to Ms. Reno and Ms. Meissner the depth of his pain and his feelings and his love for the child,'' and asked for U.S. officials to quickly deliver ...

And the Winner Is . . . House Democrats Spacey Heads a Cast of Fund-Raisers By Juliet Eilperin Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, March 25, 2000; Page A01 Kevin Spacey, the wisecracking Academy Award nominee known for playing a murderer and a pot smoker, does not have much in common with the rather strait-laced Richard A. Gephardt, except for this: Both men are pushing hard for the Democratic Party to regain control of the House. A longtime supporter of President Clinton, Spacey is now putting his considerable star appeal at the disposal of the House minority leader. Last June, he ...

ARTICLEFOXNews.com is conducting interviews with the emerging leaders and newsmakers in Internet politics. Dick Morris is a former adviser to President Clinton and a contributor to the Fox News Channel. He has a book and a Web site with the same name — Vote.com. He lives in Connecticut and New York City. Lisa Meyer: In your book Vote.com, you put forth the idea of a new political state called the Fifth Estate. Could you explain what you mean by the Fifth Estate? Dick Morris: The Fifth Estate is the Internet. The Internet is going to be taking the role that ...

Texas-gun-owners by (JOHN JOHNSON) Grammatical Analysis of 2nd amendment, 1991 I read an article once that gave a grammatical analysis of the 2nd amendment it broke it down into what each of the clauses meant and how they interacted with each other does anyone know what this article was or any other articles which break the 2nd amendment down grammatically? The Unabridged Second Amendment by J. Neil Schulman If you wanted to know all about the Big Bang, you'd ring up Carl Sagan, right? And if you wanted to know about desert warfare, the man to call would be Norman ...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/hotnews/stories/22/intruder.dtl Old, neglected gun kills armed intruder By Jim Herron Zamora OF THE EXAMINER STAFF Tuesday, February 22, 2000 A.D. Parker didn't pay much attention to the old revolver he kept stashed under his bed. He bought the .38-caliber Smith & Wesson 51 years ago and by his own reckoning fired it only seven or eight times -- and not at all for about 30 years. He rarely oiled the weapon and, for decades, just left it beneath a rug under his bed. But in the one brief moment in his life when the 83-year-old Parker really needed a gun, ...

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2000 1:06 PM Subject: Truth for animal lovers Subject: Another "truth" for animal lovers Rites of Passage Some of the most poignant moments I spend as a veterinarian are those spent with my clients assisting the transition of my animal patients from this world to the next. When living becomes a burden, whether from pain or loss of normal functions, I can help a family by ensuring that their beloved pet has an easy passing. Making this final decision is painful, and I have often felt powerless to comfort the grieving owners. That was before I ...

On 12 Jan, Ms Cindy Williams wrote a piece for the Washington Times denouncing the pay raise(s) coming service members way this year-citing that the stated 13% wage gap was bogus. A young airman from Hill AFB responds to her article below: Ms. Williams: I just had the pleasure of reading your column of 12 Jan 00, "Our GIs Earn Enough," and I am a bit confused. Frankly, I'm wondering where this vaunted overpayment is going, because as far as I can tell, it disappears every month between DFAS (The Defense Finance and Accounting Service) and my bank account. Checking ...

Mayor Proposes Using Tobacco Funds To Pay Off Corruption Lawsuits Updated 9:28 a.m. ET (1428 GMT) February 18, 2000 By Robert Jablon LOS ANGELES — Mayor Richard Riordan's plan to sacrifice up to $300 million from the national tobacco-settlement to pay for a barrage of anticipated lawsuits stemming from the city's police corruption scandal has quickly come under fire. Damian Dovarganes/AP Mayor Riordan: 'This is the best use of these dollars' "The money from the tobacco settlement ... is supposed to save lives, not save face," said Dr. Richard F. Corlin, a Santa Monica physician and speaker of the American ...

REMARKS AT JSCOPE 2000 JANUARY 27, 2000 By General Charles C. Krulak, Commandant, U. S. Marine Corps WE STUDY AND WE DISCUSS ETHICAL PRINCIPLES BECAUSE IT SERVES TO STRENGTHEN AND VALIDATE OUR OWN INNER VALUE SYSTEM. IT GIVES DIRECTION TO WHAT I CALL OUR MORAL COMPASS. IT IS THE UNDERSTANDING OF ETHICS THAT BECOMES THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH WE CAN DELIBERATELY COMMIT TO INVIOLATE PRINCIPLES. IT BECOMES THE BASIS OF WHAT WE ARE -- OF WHAT WE INCLUDE IN OUR CHARACTER. BASED ON IT, WE COMMIT TO DOING WHAT IS RIGHT. WE EXPECT SUCH COMMITMENT FROM OUR LEADERS. BUT MOST ...

Home Offices Protected Under Workplace Rules, Government Says 7.46 a.m. ET (1246 GMT) January 4, 2000 ARTICLEWASHINGTON — The Labor Department has concluded that companies who let employees work at home are responsible for federal health and safety violations at the homes, The Washington Post reports. An Occupational Safety and Health Administration advisory makes employers responsible for ensuring an employee's home office has ergonomically correct furniture, proper lighting, ventilation systems and emergency medical plans and equipment, the newspaper said in Tuesday's editions. The OSHA letter says that when an employee works at home "the employer is responsible for correcting hazards ...