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Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that FBI was “simply carrying out their responsibilities” with the raid at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. Hutchinson said, “I think we all have to take a deep breath and say, we’re going to have to wait to see the facts that come out. There is some urgency in it because this is unprecedented, the search of a former president’s home. The American public wants to understand that. And right now, you mentioned the circling of the wagons around Donald Trump. It’s simply because they see the establishment...

A Peculiar People February 3, 2009 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. 1 Peter 2:9-10 Obama ends ban on U.S. funds to aid abortions WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed an executive order ending the ban on federal funds for international groups that...

I believe we need to return to Federalism and Constitutional government. Today I heard a liberal proponent of a California bail-out say that CA residents deserve it because they only get $.80 in benefits for each tax dollar while Mississippi gets $2. For some reason the obvious solution to equity completely escapes this redistributionist. The central government has taken over local or individual responsibilities. We need to eliminate these redundancies and usurpations of local and individual freedom. We must end all central government regulations and agencies dedicated to unconstitutional usurpation of responsibility. This means EPA, Education, USDA, SEC, FDA, HUD,...

TIKRIT, Iraq, April 5, 2006 – An Iraqi army brigade has begun the first phase of assuming responsibility for security operations in Iraq's Salah Ad Din province. The Salah Ad Din province is a key area in the security of Iraq, U.S. officials said. It is in the heart of the country and contains many of Iraq's natural resources and industries that could bring much needed revenue to the country. The 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division, has been partnered with the "Rakkasans" of the U.S. Army's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, since December. During that time, 1st...

If you really want to know the "Powers, Roles, and Responsibilities" of the state governor during a natural disaster, here is some good reading: ------------------------------------------ "Volume One: Natural Disasters A Governors Guide to Emergency Management" View As HTTL: REPORTEMERGUIDE2001 http://www.nga.org/cda/files/REPORTEMERGUIDE2001.pdf --------------------- Related, but more to do with terrorism: Volume Two: Homeland Security A Governors Guide to Emergency Management http://www.nga.org/cda/files/GOVSGUIDEHS2.pdf --------------------- Contents CHAPTER 1: What a New Governor Should Know CHAPTER 2: Assessing Your State's Performance CHAPTER 3: Developing and Implementing State and Local Disaster Mitigation Plans CHAPTER 4: Powers, Roles, and Responsibilities of a Governor and State Agencies CHAPTER 5:...

by J.B. Williams Tuesday, August 16, 2005 Americans spend a lot of time fighting for, talking, debating and writing about our rights. No matter from which side of the political aisle we hale, we love our rights and we love to talk about them. It’s a shame we are not as enthusiastic about the responsibilities that accompany those rights.

On May 24, 2005, I entered the following search words or "phrases" into Google's Advanced Search and received the following results: Iraq beheadings ~ 147,000 results Koran toilet ~ 269,000 results and Quran toilet 163,000 for a total of 432,000 results So, a rumor about a Koran ending up in a toilet is 294% more newsworthy than the countless, documented beheadings of civilian men and women by Muslim savages.  There is more focus on an unsubstantiated rumor from a terrorist who was trained to spread propaganda than the well established fact that human beings are having their heads cut...

I am establishing a juror’s rights and information organization and seeking advice and ideas. How can I accurately determine rights and responsibilties of both jurors and prospective jurors? How best to responsibly locate and contact people who have been selected for jury duty? How to solicit information and experiences of people who have recently served on juries? Any remarks about what you would like to see included by such a group will be appreciated as well. Thanks :

Reports of garbage not being picked up and police officers refusing to go to work for fear of running into thugs are rampant in Iraq these days along with the incessant reports of Iraqi protesters railing against the United States and the coalition forces for not having a fully functioning government and public services established just weeks after the most successful military campaign in the history of the world. So, what needs to be said about this? How about shut the hell up and get your butts back to work! There are a few things that the Iraqi people have...

<p>Unless President George W. Bush backs down, or Saddam Hussein abides by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1441, the war against Iraq should start in a few weeks. But war may not be inevitable if Hussein goes into exile or is removed by his own countrymen. A combined force of 200,000 American, British and Australian troops is now in or near the Gulf area. U.S. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice has branded Hussein "a serial abuser" of U.N. resolutions. She has told U.N. chief weapons inspector Hans Blix, who asked how much more time there is left for inspections, that "time is running out."</p>

The Choice For Men November 20, 2002 by Isaiah Flair Is it ever right to cruelly kill innocent human life? No, of course not. Quite the opposite: It is always very wrong to cruelly kill innocent human life. From the book, "Who Broke The Baby?", by Jeanne Garton: "At a time when society is calling for greater responsibility on the part of fathers... it seems ironic that the law denies them the appropriate legal rights necessary to protect their children when their children are the most dependent and the most vulnerable." Pro-life men fight valiantly for the right to...

The Fall Of Roe December 1, 2002 by Isaiah Flair With the late-January anniversary of Roe vs Wade approaching, the pro-abortion, anti-baby, empathy-free feminists are expected to bring a cake to several University campuses and then hand it out to other pro-abortion, anti-baby, empathy-free feminists. They do the "abortion is good, now eat this cake" deal every year. It's profoundly macabre. What manner of being celebrates the deliberately-caused abortion deaths of innocent, vulnerable, defenseless little prenatal babies? The annual pro-abortion table gets sponsored by the deeply toxic male-bashing feminist sector of society. Feminism, a movement based upon an insatiable...

Full-text state statutes and legislation on the Internet This page seeks to link to sites containing full-text state constitutions, statutes (called codes or compiled laws in some states), legislation (bills, amendments and similar documents), session laws (bills that have become laws), and administrative rules. Updated 11/9/02. The Internet is a good reference tool, but don't assume any information is accurate, complete or current; double-check it elsewhere before relying on it. Links to sites maintained by governments are in bold type. Check the box if you want links to open in a new window AlabamaConstitution, statutes, legislation, session lawsAdministrative Code, Administrative...

We should listen to Karl Rove when he lauds former presidents. For example, Mr. Rove has lately taken to saying that George W. Bush is another Andrew Jackson. As Congress considers Mr. Bush's demand that the Homeland Security Department be exempt from civil service rules, it should recall that those rules were introduced out of revulsion over the "spoils system," under which federal appointments were reserved for political loyalists — a practice begun under Jackson. But Mr. Rove's original model was William McKinley. Until Sept. 11, we thought that Mr. Rove admired McKinley's domestic political strategy. But McKinley was also...

Women and Islam   Muhammad was not a complete misogynist. To him woman was not "an organ of the Devil" (St. Bernard) but a fortress against Satan in that a good wife lessens the danger of extra-marital fornication. "The best treasure a man can hoard is a virtuous wife who pleases him when he looks to her, and who guards herself when he is absent". "The best of the commodities of the world is a virtuous wife". However the man is head of his family and after consulting with his family has final say in decisions concerning it. To the...

Men of today's older generation grew up in the chivalric miasma of their time, which held that women were morally superior to men, and that civilized men protected women against any available vicissitude. A corollary was that women needed protecting. So common has this understanding been throughout history that one may suspect it of being based in ancient instinct: In a less hospitable world, if men didn't protect women, something disagreeable would eat them, and then there would be no more people. So men did. And do. Instincts have consequences, particularly when the circumstances requiring them cease to exist....