[geeks] just to stir things up, a few predictions

[Michael Horton]

Matthew,

you should spend the time to look at john kerry's record.  without going
to the congressional record, you can visit the website of his campaign
and, especially, the websites of those organizations who support him.
at that point, you can compare his positions, his supports, and his
record with the constitution.

being an old man, i have watched and read the mainstream media for
decades.  what i have said is considered
"common knowledge" (by the academic definition) and thus needs no
referencing.  (for example, the swiftboat issue, not being so well
documented, does not meet the academic definition of "common knowledge"
and would have to be investigated.)  i have noted both a general trend
over those called "liberals" and those called "conservations", that is,
those loosely considered "democrats" and "republicans" and a specific
trend between john kerry and george w. bush.  the term "liberal" (and to
a smaller degree "democrat") means a move to enlarge the federal
government.  any attempts to enlarge the federal government is most
likely an attempt to push the federal government into an area not
defined in the us constitution.  specifically, john kerry has taken this
position much more frequently than george w. bush.  (as a governor, one
can suggest and implement things not permissible by the us constitution
and still be well within the limits the us constitution sets.  this is
because the state governments are not limited in the areas of medical
care, welfare, education by the us constition.)

specifically, john kerry has supported making private medical records
public information.  this is more frightening to me that what i assume
the "life long republican" was referring to.  the specific medical bill
that he supported included: 1. a restriction of travel and re-settlement
from one area of the country to another *without* federal government
approval; 2. a nationalizing of 17% of the us economy.  having lived
under socialized medicine for a number of years, i have seen first hand
the failure of government medical care.

john kerry, by announcing that he will raise taxes, will move the
federal government even deeper into the medical care industry.  while
our system is not perfect, the thought of a bureacrat deciding if i live
or die is not a comfort (i *have* seen this happen).  these tax
increases are also linked with further intrusion into the once local
educational system.  (constitutionality is a separate issue from the
"need" of more spending on education and, of course, military education
in the academies, etc. is funded through the defense budget.)  john
kerry's insistence on letting the europeans have a say in our
government's policy is also undesirable.  to seek counsel from other
sources is commendable but what john kerry has actually said goes beyond
counsel.  while many people do not see the necessity for nations, at
this point in human history, i do.

probably the most troubling of john kerry's position is his misuse of
"religion".  if one studies any religion, its purpose is to impact the
lives of its adherents.  a failure to acknowledge this fact is telling.
if one is going to be a roman catholic, there are certain things that
must be present in one's life.  the roman catholic church and the
catholic (universal) church before it, have always been "pro-life".  one
of the reasons that abortion has been illegal for centuries was because
of the union of the catholic (universal) church and the jewish religion
in opposing it.  a failure of a roman catholic to be "pro-life" is
horrendous.  if, on the most person level ("religion"), one is
openly/verbally inconsistent, what does it say of the other areas of
one's life.  (by the way, i am not a roman catholic--just a student of
history.)

well, a beating/meeting is calling me,

ciao,

MH





-----Original Message-----
From: geeks-bounces at sunhelp.org [mailto:geeks-bounces at sunhelp.org] On
Behalf Of Matthew Braun
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 11:33 AM
To: The Geeks List
Subject: Re: [geeks] just to stir things up, a few predictions


You can't just throw an accusation like that out there without
providing an argument to back it up. Otherwise, an informed debate such
as this one degenerates into "Uh huh!" "Nuh uh!" "Did too! " "Did not!"
fest.

I'm very curious as to what you see Kerry as having done to violate the
constitution; while I will vote for him, I would like to know more
about what I'm getting with my vote.

--
"I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's;
I will not reason and compare: my business is to create."

On Oct 25, 2004, at 9:42 AM, Michael Horton wrote:

> uh, are you ignoring all the things that john kerry is doing/has done
> that violate the us constitution?
>
> his list is far longer than george w. bush's.
>
> if the judgement is based solely on violating the constitution, one
> will
> vote for the republican candidate far more times than the democrat
> candidate.
>
> so, please tell us the *real* reason you are supporting "waffle
> house"!
>
>
>>
>> That is the single, solitary, and ONLY reason this previously
>> lifelong
>
>> Republican voted for John "waffle house" Kerry.  I WILL NOT reward
>> someone for pissing on The Constitution when he is sworn to uphold
>> and
>
>> defend it.
>
>



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