Ban Lawyers from All Judicial Posts

When the idea of this great nation and its democratic government, a government that began as one "of the people, for the people and by the people," was conceived, I am sure that none of our founding fathers would have ever dreamed that America would be in the shape that it is now. With income taxes at exorbitant rates, the plague of frivolous lawsuits and the scourge of government corruption, if George Washington was alive today, I believe he would call for another revolution!

Democracy is a wonderful principle. Unfortunately, there is one major cancer that is terminal to democracy, it is human greed. Instead of American's looking out for the good of the whole country, we have become a people that seek the good of only ourselves. Because of this we see frivolous lawsuits that are bringing this great nation to its knees. The fuel that feeds this fire is the abundance of lawyers in this country. All one has to do is open the Yellow Pages to see how many "ambulance chasers" are in every major city. On an average, these lawyers make a 40% fee for these ridiculous lawsuits they present to our courts. We are seeing the result of this corruption in our health care costs and other things such as car insurance, prescription drug prices and income taxes. If health care costs continue to soar as they have in the past few years, soon only the extremely rich will be able to afford any health care at all.

Many of you may remember the woman that was burned as she spilled her coffee at a McDonald's restaurant's drive through a few years ago. With a "good" lawyer, she was able to walk away with $1 million! Unbelievably, the judge in this case found McDonald's liable for the pain and suffering the woman sustained.

Isn't if amazing that judges are lawyers, as are most of our legislators? It is no wonder that our country is in a downward spiral morally and politically. Perhaps legislators, judges and lawyers should be charged and convicted under racketeering laws! They have the perfect system in America though, to keep not only money but power in their pockets. The legislators, with the help of their legal teams (lawyers), write the laws in "legalese", using Latin and other terms that only a lawyer could understand. It is no accident that laws are written that way. Because of the murkiness of the legislative waters, lawyers must be employed to decipher and interpret those laws. The lawyers are also able to find the loopholes in the laws that they write and sponsor. Are loopholes in our laws accidentally or were they put there purposely? Lawyers have successfully built a self perpetuating kingdom for themselves!

All firemen are aware of the fire triangle. The fire triangle shows that there must be three elements in order for there to be a fire. Remove one element and the fire will not start or continue. The elements are fuel, oxygen and a heat source. In America we have our "law triangle." Each of our three elements in the law triangle feeds off of the other. The legislator writes and votes in the law, the lawyer represents the law or its opponent and the judge decides if the lawyer's case either passes or fails the terms of the law. It is very easy to see how corruption and racketeering can grow in such a system. If the people of the United States were to ban all lawyers from becoming judges or even legislators (thus removing an element from our law triangle), it would stop many of the frivolous lawsuits that plague our nation and drive costs to unbearable levels. In the McDonald's case, a "non-lawyer" judge would have, more than likely, found the woman to be at fault for not being more cautious with a hot cup of coffee and would have thrown the case out of court. He may have also de-barred the lawyer that brought the case before his court. By banning lawyers from being judges in this country, I believe it would free our courts up for more serious matters. It would also cut the costs of a doctor's malpractice insurance, car insurance, income taxes, prescription drug expenses and about every other kind of burden that is being forced on the American people.

I hope I am wrong but I feel very strongly that America is in a death spiral. It actually began the day this democracy was formed. Although hard to recognize during the first one hundred years of this country's life, this death spiral is becoming exponentially worse. It is much like a whirlpool that spins slowly at the outside but the spiral becomes tighter and faster toward the center, or the end.

It used to be, when a nation's leaders were corrupt and the people got to a place that they could take no more, they rebelled and overthrew the government. America is a monster that has become too big for that to happen. The death spiral began to show itself in 1860 with Lincoln's administration going to war to force southern states to stay in the union when the citizens of those states did not wish to be a part of the union any longer. Force, by murder and destruction, was the first severe sign of this death spiral. In the days of the War Between the States, there was a slim chance that the Confederate states could have been victorious in their struggle against a ferocious and brutal government, to remain free. In this modern day, there is not a chance that the people of any state could free themselves from the laws and moral turpitude of this country. America's military might is just too strong. Because of that and the fear instilled by our government (which is run by lawyers), we continue to pay unlawful income taxes. Because of the lawyers, we as citizens, continue to pay ludicrous insurance prices. Because of the lawyers we cannot worship freely as was once guaranteed by our constitution. As a result of lawyers and their seed, we will continue to be oppressed and demoralized. Speak out when you can!

Jay Mc

Gay Student Expelled for Being Gay

News is out that Jason Johnson has been expelled from The University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky after admitting in a MySpace.com blog that he is gay. Well, what does this guy expect? Doesn't he know that homosexuality and Christianity don't mix? Word is that Johnson is considering filing suit against the school. Whatever happened to freedom of religion? If a citizen of this country believes that homosexuality is a sin, that is his protected right under our constitution. Unfortunately, our constitution only works for the minority.

Let me tell you where the church is headed in this country. For evangelical, fundamental Christian churches that preach that homosexuality is a sin, they are headed for persecution. I believe this persecution will begin with lawsuits being filed by groups, such as homosexuals, against these churches and their ministers. The special interest groups, in our example, the homosexuals, will prevail. Next, our government will revoke the tax exempt status of these churches. Also, I believe ministers will be charged with hate crimes if they refuse to allow homosexuals and other minority groups that are "anti-Christian" to attend or partake in church ordinances. Then, I believe the government will eventually either shut down churches that they do not consider to be "tolerant" or they may even take such churches over.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not a gospel of inclusion. It is a gospel of exclusion. When a person converts to Christianity, they are required by God Himself to give up the ways of the world and sins such as homosexuality. If they do not, they are not worthy to be called by the name of Christ.

The horrors I speak of are already on their way. Hate crime has been passed in most of the United States which is a complete violation of our human rights. Unfortunately, for the true "church" to do what it is called to do, I am afraid that persecution is vital. When the church has it easy, they become complacent and do not fulfill the great commission as set forth by Jesus Christ. When it gets to the point that a Christian may have to face death if he/she proclaims their faith in Christ, it will weed out those that are lukewarm. When people see that sincerity in faith, the world will see the truth behind the Gospel and more people will begin to follow Jesus Christ and his teachings.

Way to go University of the Cumberlands! Stand strong for your faith!

Jay Mc

To the Dixie Chicks and the Rest of You Just Like Them, Doo Dah Doo Dah!

Please let me start this by warning anybody that is about read this post, I am P.O'd. It is probably because it is about 6:30 a.m. and I just got home from the first night shift after a week off of work. I'm frequently in a cantankerous mood after working night shifts but anway, here goes.

I was thinking about an article I read a few weeks ago about the Dixie Chicks. They were whining about how mistreated they were when they bashed President Bush in England. I'll be one of the first to admit, I didn't like it! I wouldn't buy their music either before or after the incident. I guess they are coming out with a new CD and one of the songs they wrote talks about a death threat someone made to them after their idiotic rampage in England. Well, to tell you the truth, I really don't think Bubba is going to kill any of the Dixie chicks. It's my guess that he wouldn't waste a bullet on them. He probably was just in a drunken patriotic rage.

The problem I have with the Dixie Chicks and everyone else that is bashing Bush so badly is that they ought to be smart enough to realize that they do not know what is really going on in the world. Oh, I forgot, the Dixie Chicks are musicians so that makes them experts not only on internal affairs in the United States but in the entire world. The same thing goes for Barbara Striesend, who by the way, couldn't spell her way out of a wet paper bag.

For all of you people that say, "The Iraq war is just about oil," you don't know just how right you are. Since I work in the oil industry and have ever since I got out of high school, I feel like I am a little bit qualified in this area. Most of you have no idea how many every day items you deal with are made from oil. Not only is your gasoline and diesel made from crude oil but so are plastics, paints and so many other things. You would be shocked to really know. President Bush did not get us in the quagmire we are in. It started at least as far back as Franklin Roosevelt, if not further back. And, you can't just blame presidents. Where have our congressmen been? None of them have worked to make American less dependent upon foreign oil. The huge wake up call came in the 1970's when Jimmy Carter was president. Anybody reading this remember the gasoline shortage? Now, let me reaffirm what I have already stated, I don't claim to be Republican and I sure don't claim to be a Democrat! I don't think either party is for the typical working American. Both parties are made up of rich people. Just try running for office and see if I'm not correct. Almost all of our congress people are in the game to get what they can get for them, not for the good of the country as a whole.

Whether you are an actor, a musician or an oilworker like me, I hope you will have the common sense to know that we simply do not know what is really going on behind the scenes in the world! Not only did President Bush get information that Sadaam was an imminent threat to the U.S. but Bill Clinton got the same information and was thinking that he might have to invade Iraq too. Not only did Republicans vote to go into Iraq but so did Democrats.

So for all of you whining, snively nosed, pointy toed, soccer mom mentality liberals, quit your whining and for one time in your life, stop and realize that you aren't the smartest people that ever lived with all of the answers to the world's situations! For God's sake, at least ONCE!

JayMc