GOP candidates blast 'absurd' jailing of Kentucky marriage clerk

GOP candidates blast 'absurd' jailing of Kentucky marriage clerk

From a story located at:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-candidates-blast-absurd-jailing-of-kentucky-marriage-clerk/ar-AAdVzgR

My comment:

Of course, many Republicans support law breaking religious traitors who want to get rid of our secular government. They want 50 independent states to determining civil liberties on a state-by-state basis.

Freedom of speech will not mean the same thing in Kansas as it does in New York. In fact,

civil liberties in each state will have wide variations according to whichever religion is controlling each individual state legislative body. It would be a Holy Mess (no pun intended).

So many of these religious dictators hate the government envisioned by our founding fathers. They want to replace our constitution with bible law. Can anyone tell me what bible law is? Muslims have written down Sharia law. Does anyone know where I can get a copy of bible law? Do Christians make up laws everyone abides by as they go along?

Much of the rhetoric we hear about states’ rights emanates from a fundamentalist Christian view rooted in Dominionism. This perspective of ruling people according to the bible goes back before our Constitution was written.  In the past, this religious view was defeated in the United States. That’s why we have a secular Constitution.

It is not as if fundamentalists didn’t try. They just lost at that time. People were too smart back then. Today, the States Rights Dominionist movement has millions of followers. They have taken over school boards, city councils, state legislative bodies and have elected many governors with the belief they can make up any law they please.

In state after state, eliminating civil liberties is common practice. Passing nullification laws contradicting Federal Law is ordinary. All these egregious acts are perpetrated by people who have lost faith in our form of government and want to install a religious dictatorship. The States’ rights movement and fundamentalist Dominion belief are intensely linked.

These religious dictators have no business running for President, representing the Republican Party. They are very dangerous to the American way of life. It's time these extremists are called out for what they are. They are enemies of state. They are just as destructive as any terrorist group outside our borders. Wrapping themselves in Jesus does not conceal the wolf hiding in plain sight.

As a nation, if we want to amend the Constitution, the single most important issue confronting all of us, is the need to define what “Separation of Church and State” means. There is too much ambiguity on this subject. The reason the word God is not in our Constitution was intentional. We need to amend the Constitution in order to prevent the insidious intrusion of religion into our governing body. 

Judge jails Kentucky clerk for refusing marriage licenses

Judge jails Kentucky clerk for refusing marriage licenses

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/judge-jails-kentucky-clerk-for-refusing-marriage-licenses/ar-AAdUq1U

"AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, SHE CAN ONLY BE REMOVED IF THE LEGISLATURE REMOVES HER THROUGH IMPEACHMENT". This is not true!

The 14th Amendment, Paragraph III, provides remedy for her actions. As an elected official,

she took an oath to defend the Constitution. She broke that oath and engaged in insurrection or rebellion. Though the 14th Amendment, Paragraph III was written to ensure blacks would not be denied citizenship, the 14th Amendment is still on the books and is the law.

In case you are not familiar with the 14th Amendment, Paragraph III, it goes like this:

"No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability".

Under current Sedition Laws Federal Troops can remove this traitor clerk from Kentucky office by force if necessary invoking the 14th Amendment. Impeachment is not necessary.

Abraham Lincoln did not have the tools to stop insurrection. Modern day Presidents have the authority and tools to stop latent Confederate traitors from rebelling against our nation. The 14th Amendment, Paragraph III should be used against any legislator or Executive head of any state, having taken an oath to defend the Constitution, and having voted for nullification laws.

Allowed to fester, this rebellion among Republican traitors will only grow and get worse. Stop it now or regret it later.

Hungary blasts EU on migration; chaos at Budapest station

Hungary blasts EU on migration; chaos at Budapest station

From a story located at:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/hungary-blasts-eu-on-migration-chaos-at-budapest-station/ar-AAdTCE1

My comment:

The displacement we are watching now, due to war, is but a tiny fraction of the chaos coming as the planet heats up. (I'm not trying to lay blame on natural causes or manmade causes. The fact is, the planet is heating up, for whatever reason).

Those in their 20's today will live long enough to witness a worldwide upheaval as oceans rise and inundate major cities around the world. If self-centered Republicans are in control, there will be no help for fellow Americans fleeing the rising tides in New York and Los Angeles.

If current Republican attitudes prevail and even grow, it's not hard to imagine Americans, not affected by the coming catastrophes, turning their backs on fellow citizens and letting them simply die. Witness Katrina and the callous disregard for what happened to fellow Americans in New Orleans. To this day, Republicans lay blame on the dead people of that Cajun city.

Isn't that what Republicans do now? Repeal Obama Care and let thousands of Americans die each year for lack of health care. Shut down Planned Parenthood and let thousands of American women die because they no longer have cancer screenings. Cut funding for school lunch programs and let millions of children go hungry then blame the children if they don't learn much in school.

If current Republican attitudes prevail and migrate to the future, those affected by future calamities are in for a hard time. Let us hope those wanting to "defend the least among us" (Democrats) are in power for the coming years. Otherwise, the dark side of humankind (Republicans) will create even more misery.

Ukrainian leader says Russia sent 3 military convoys to rebel east

From a story located at:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukrainian-leader-says-russia-sent-3-military-convoys-to-rebel-east/ar-BBm2ifj

My comment:

The truth is we cannot stop Putin any more than Putin was able to stop Bush going into Iraq.

When the United States utterly destroys a nation and kills half a million of its citizens based on a lie, it is very hard for Obama or any future President to act all indignant.

The consequences of Iraq and future US diplomacy, has been destroyed. Until America regains its honor and puts on trial the war criminals from the Bush administration, our claims of moral superiority will go unheard.

Yes, Germany was horrible during WWII. However, Germany has admitted their error and has been hunting down German war criminals ever since the end of the war they caused. In the eyes of many people in the world, Germany has regained its honor.

The United States has not regained its honor. Many people in America still brag about attacking a nation that could not defend itself and contributed nothing to 911. Many Americans have made heroes out of our invading troops. Just imagine how the world would react if Germany started glorifying its soldiers who invaded Poland or France. It is the same thing. Both events were without justification.

As hard as it may be to admit, Russian interference into the Ukraine has more validity than our invasion into Iraq. There is a historical justification on Russia's side. There are many Russian citizens in the Ukraine persecuted by the Ukrainian government. Russian interference into the Ukraine is far more valid than our incursion into Iraq.

The Bush administration destroyed the integrity of the United States. Sure, Russian interference into the Ukraine is wrong. However, until the United States does something about the war criminals within our borders and stops making heroes out of murderers, we need to shut up.

America no longer holds the high moral ground in the world. With Republicans advocating more war with an attack on Iran, our nation cannot justifiably object to anything Putin does. Half our nation has become sick warmongers. Nobody is going to listen to us until we fix ourselves.

America is showing signs of insanity

This politics thing is getting very difficult. It is also very discouraging. Watching so many uninformed people back someone like Trump, chips away at my life long belief Americans will always do the right thing.

Actually, I began to lose my faith when millions of Americans elected a proven liar and war criminal for a second term during the Kerry/Bush election. Even those who knew of Bush's criminal behavior cast their vote for him.

The Kerry/Bush election wasn't a statement about Bush. We all knew what a disgusting human being he was. The Kerry/Bush election was really a statement about the American people. That statement said the American people have begun to lose their collective mind and because they are nuclear armed the world better look out.

The election of Obama was only temporary relief from the insanity festering within the public arena. The insanity, which elected Bush for a second term, has resurfaced stronger than ever with widespread support for an inexperienced liar, name caller and huckster.

The truth is Donald Trump may be one of the more moderate Republican candidates. The rest of the field is truly a disturbed collection of odd balls representative of the degree of sickness the American people have descended.

There is nothing normal about the entire Republican field. There are enough hate-filled people in our nation to put one of those defective people into the White House and empower him with an entire compliment of sick individuals in the Congress. Even more destruction to our nation, greater than the damage done by the G.W. Bush administration, is possible.

Trump is proposing behavior of an absolute dictator. The fact millions of Americans cheer for him is very discouraging indeed. Clear thinking and responsible behavior cannot stop the inevitable destruction of our society brought on by a large portion of our population.

Do not think your clear thinking and traditional belief in America will prevail. You are in the minority.

Democrats are losing the media war

Democrats are losing the media war. The 2016 election may have already been lost before

Democrats have their first debate.

Twenty four million people watched the first Republican debate. What those people saw was a unified effort to discredit Barack Obama, Democrats and Hillary Clinton. The attack was coordinated, pointed and very successful. Many voters turned away from Democrats after only one debate and a lack of response from Democrats.

The Republicans will have another debate before the Democrats get off their butts and hold a debate in October. Chances are good another 24 million Americans will see the second debate held by Republicans.

After the second debate, Democrats may find themselves in a hole too deep to dig out from. A very poor campaign strategy by the Democrats is handing the 2016 election to the Republicans.

Today's political page with MSN has twenty-one stories regarding political issues. Fifteen of the twenty-one stories are about Republicans or are negatively biased against Democrats and Hillary. There is not a single mention of Bernie Sanders. It’s like that every day.

Democrats are losing the media war and will lose the White House because of poor campaign strategy. Democrats must speed things up and have a debate before the next Republican debate. Democrats must grab the headlines right now.

Democrats must counter a campaign of lies and deceit by Republicans with the truth. With the current trend of news coverage, Democratic truth will not overcome the advantage Republicans enjoy. Having the first Democratic debate in October is much too late.

Probe of Clinton's server could find more than just emails

From a story located at:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/probe-of-clintons-server-could-find-more-than-just-emails/ar-BBlPY1U

My comment:

The Republican propaganda machine is in full swing. Easily influenced and manipulated Republicans are espousing things they know nothing about. Falsely accusing people of crimes without knowing the facts is bearing false witness and a sin.

What she did on her private server was not legal at the time. There was no law prohibiting her from operating a private server. Condi Rice and Colin Powell did exactly the same thing. Many Republican Lawmakers making the loudest accusations have operated their own email servers for a long time.

It has already been revealed that many of the Emails have been classified top secret retroactively. In other words, those Emails were not top secret when sent. There is nothing here and pursuing Clinton on this matter requires an investigation of Rice and Powell. Let's not forget to investigate Republican Lawmakers who are using private email servers as we speak right now.

The real story about the Clinton Emails is not what she did as Secretary of State but how irresponsible and easily influenced people, are so willing to propagate a lie because of the personal issues they have in their own lives.

Hatred, lying and spreading unfounded rumors even after everything they have said has been proven wrong, is a Republican personality disorder common among the less educated people in our society. One can only hope defective Republicans never get full control of our government.

Jeb Bush leaves door open for use of torture

From a story located at:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jeb-bush-leaves-door-open-for-use-of-torture/ar-BBlINcJ

My comment:

People like Jeb Bush feel safe claiming torture is all right because:

1. Millions of misguided Americans have lost all sense of decency and have developed a sadistic desire for things that have always been illegal, cruel and practiced by barbarians. Sounds like a definition of many Republicans.

2. Obama let the War Criminal George W. Bush get off completely free lacking consequences for all the murder and mayhem he created. Everyone associated with torture, right down to the individual performing the deed in dark locations, is a war criminal and should be put in jail, if not executed.

3. Without proper condemnation, the primitive behavior ordered by George W. Bush will be implemented by Americans repeatedly. Until the day, people practicing torture, are put in jail for the rest of their lives, America will not regain its honor.

In Michigan, Donald Trump Takes Aim at Ford Motor Co.

From a story located at: 

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/in-michigan-donald-trump-takes-aim-at-ford-motor-co/ar-BBlFkFp?pfr=1

My Comment:

This is a sad story and I love the way people get up and cheer for dictatorship. Trump's claim he will not allow Ford to build a plant in Mexico can only be achieved through dictatorship. The minute a leader starts telling

a business how to conduct their activity, interference with private enterprise gets to be a big problem.

Where is the desire to get government out of regulating business? Like most things the Republicans claim to believe, stopping government interference into the lives of people and regulating business is just a hollow claim. A person like Trump would be ideal for Republican "Authoritarian Personality Disorder".

There are many ways to bring jobs back home but it requires action by our Congress. Laws have to be passed and signed into law by an amenable President. Repealing tax advantages for companies shipping jobs overseas is one way. Implementing tariffs is another way. Donald can’t do this by himself.

The "Donald's claim he will not allow Ford to build their plant in Mexico is a hollow claim and appeals only to those ready for a Trump style authoritarian government. Dictatorship can be very attractive. It is odd to me how Republicans cheer for this kind of nonsense and Democrats have to remind voters we still have legal ways to do things. 

Prisoners Speak of Brutal Interrogations Over Escapees

From a story located at:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/prisoners-speak-of-brutal-interrogations-over-escapees/ar-BBlERmn

My comment:

Afghan/Iraq war veterans have come home and became cops or guards. A huge increase in

shoot first asks questions later, proliferating all around the country has occurred since their homecoming. Guards in prisons, behaving the same way they were allowed to behave while in those war zones are upon us. Don’t be surprised if they have come home to behave the same way here at home.

More than half a million dead civilians in Iraq have been reported. Three quarters of those deaths listed as death by gunshot. Gunshots inflicted by American forces. No one controlled the troops. Military commanders turned a blind eye. Killers became very practiced at covering up for each other. Those veterans have come home and joined our police forces. They live next door to you.

Thousands of PTSD victims have come home and diagnosed insane. They are so insane they have been placed on no-buy gun lists because they are a danger to themselves and others. A diagnosis of PTSD has not kept them from becoming cops though. Many have PTSD because of the guilt they bear for what they did in Iraq. Murder became commonplace in that war and now they have joined the Police forces of America.

I wonder, has anyone done a study of these rogue cops and guards to see if they are Iraqi veterans? How many of these cops shooting unarmed people have served in Iraq? How many guards, as the ones in this story, beating people up, practiced this behavior overseas before coming home?

The growth of violence within our police forces parallels the return of our recent veterans. Killing people for no reason, beating people up because they deserved it, mirrors the excuses given by our troops and commanders in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Now that these war criminals have joined Police and Security guard professions here at home, we see ever-increasing reports of murder and mayhem spreading in all corners of our society. Many of the comments to this story speak to how prisoners DESERVE inhumane treatment by prison guard thugs beating up helpless people.

I wonder how many of these commentators were Iraqi veterans? I wonder how much of their behavior came home with them to be practiced on our citizens. The sickness of Iraq will be with us for many more years in ways difficult to measure. Welcome home troops! We’re all holding our breath.