Too Late to Pawn America

Remember the song, "This Land is Your Land, this Land is My Land" . . .?  Apparently members of Congress don't.  Considering the fact that this land was stolen from the inhabitants that revered the privilege allowed by their Creator, I don't understand how anyone of any party could consider selling it in all good conscience, but then . . . perhaps it's the good conscience that has already been sold.

http://investmentwatchblog.com/congress-pushes-national-park-sale/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/10/21/stateline-foreign-tourists/3143151/  This doesn't seem so much like selling the land, just sort of making a proposition . . .  If we showcase and sell ourselves well enough, our President seems to think tourism will be the job creation that will save our Middle Class???

I'm not a Florida Republican, but in all fairness to the current politicians of both ilks, this idea of selling the land or giving it for development may not be so "far fetched" and foreign as those who are offended would feign.  After all, that is exactly how this country was founded.

It does seem that ideas get "thrown out," then "thrown around," then some are legislated without further mention, while others are tabled for a time, but once any idea has been thought about, much less spoken before a group, it is an idea that has take root somewhere.
http://wilderness.org/blog/national-parks-sale

Selling off or developing national land may simply be the continuation of 'sowing and reaping."

What Have We Become?

Where will it go from here?  In the "glitch" with EBT cards we saw some startling images in the news feeds.  That was just a small glitch that didn't really even involve hungry people.  Granted tension was high with our government shut down, but as far as I can tell, the only thing that was really shut down were the parks and memorials.  Everyone got their "I paid into it check" and their "I need it benefits."  So, what happened and what is to come?

As I viewed these images, I got a really sick feeling.  What if the glitch was more than a glitch, regardless of accidental or intentional?  What if the programs ceased?  When did we become a society of entitlement beyond need?  And this is clearly an indication of that very notion.  Was it panic that prompted those shoppers to take hundreds of dollars worth of food they knew was not paid for?  Was it fear that the glitch was permanent?  Or was it simply an opportunity to take advantage?  I can't see their hearts, but our Creator does not condone theft.

It almost seems the cards and programs have taken the reality out of begging and in some cases, the shame out of laziness.  Unfortunately, this could again be a reality, in a few months, on a wider scale.

http://www.naturalnews.com/042479_EBT_cards_Walmart_looting.html#

More From Maricopa County, AZ

Sheriff Joe Arpaio has brought Maricopa County to the Headlines more than once, but in an effort to bring  news that may be breaking new ground, I will simply present the link with this introduction.

Scripture about spirits going to dry places . . . Maricopa County AZ, definitely a dry place in the USA; has put a preacher in jail, whoredom renamed psychosexual drama in the adult entertainment industry, and now this in the high school.  Not to mention federal oversight of the Sheriff's department . . .

Public education continues to push the envelope as to what will become acceptable or at least subjects that will be removed from the "taboo topic" list.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/20131009teacher-suspended-after-parents-complain-about-plays-content.html

http://www.kpho.com/story/23641844/drama-teacher-leads-to-rehearse-play-about-bestiality-pedophilia

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.  Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.  Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.  
                               Found in the account of the Gospel according to Matthew

Concern for the Children

Although this paragraph is rather vague as to the agenda beyond "listening post," I would like to remind our readers, we do not need our politicians to raise our children.  If our politicians feel the need to involve themselves in our children's lives, they could start by setting a good example of work ethics and honesty . . .

We've set a date for our listening post for those with comments on Children's Services. On Tuesday the 8th of October at the Pineville Community Center starting at 9:00 a.m. we will have several hours to hear from area folks. I am asking anyone who wishes to speak to call my office at the Capitol and ask Elaine to put you on the agenda. Because we expect there to be several folks who wish to speak, we will limit times to 5 minutes each so that everyone has a chance to express their opinions. The number is 573-751-9801. I would like for there to be time for questions as well, but we'll just have to see. I intend to hold more than one meeting in the district and I am working on arrangements to hold one in Seneca also.

When I read this paragraph, I just couldn't get the image of the man in Illinois being escorted out of a Town Hall meeting, out of my mind.  Then reading about his subsequent arrest was truly embarrassing, as an American.  Now the charges were dropped, but I remember the man's face as he looked around at the other parents, trying to get them to stand up for their rights as parents and protect their children.  I also remember the expression of intimidation on the security guard who ended up being an off duty police man.

I cannot imagine how parents of school aged children even try to teach them to respect our representatives, our teachers, or our law enforcement.  I guess I'd have to at least attempt to explain the old adage, "respect your elders . . . but."