June 22, 2017

Phil Beaver works to establish opinion when the-objective-truth has not been discovered. He seeks to refine his opinion by listening when people share experiences and observations. The comment box below invites readers to express facts, opinion, or concern, perhaps to share with people who may follow the blog.

Note 1:  I often dash words in phrases in order to express and preserve an idea. For example, frank-objectivity represents the idea of candidly expressing the-objective-truth despite possible error. In other words, a person expresses his “belief,” knowing he or she could be in error. People may collaboratively approach the-objective-truth.
 Note 2: It is important to note "civic" refers to citizens who collaborate for the people more than for the city.

  

Our Views I agree.

 

Today’s thought, CJB (Revelation 2:3-4). “You are persevering, and you have suffered for my sake without growing weary. But I have this against you: you have lost the love you had at first.” 

Dean says God wants our love more than anything, without explaining the loss Revelation expresses.

Beyond discovering and being faithful to the-objective-truth, what more can a human being do?

Letters.

Daggers for Cassidy  (Lee). (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_4dcd56ee-55ed-11e7-a92c-67b70218e331.html)

It seems to me Ms Lee has not encountered the reality of politics. Perhaps readers would benefit from the 70 vs 4 story of three of us standing to read this petition:

“Petition for Senator David Vitter on July 16, 2007 in Greensburg, LA:  We are people of faith in what-is and choose to perform and behave virtuously. Therefore, we do not pray to supernatural beings. Governance is the duty of we the people and you work for us. Yet, in public meetings, you, a Senator, impose prayer. We have no interest in your prayer. Conducting prayer in a civic meeting breeches the United States Constitution and oppresses the people. We respectfully, earnestly petition you to stop this practice and any semblances of it. We have handouts for anyone interested in this petition.”

In the consequential debate, Vitter said he could get more votes by continuing the practice. He asked people who want the practice to stand, and I recall a count of about 70. Then he asked supporters of the petition to stand: 4 stood. He suggested perhaps a lawsuit would lead to remedy.

 

In 2014, Greece vs Galloway informed us that legislative prayer is for legislators, and citizens who complain are niggling.

Perhaps the same spirit exists in legislative town meetings: They’re for legislators. Citizens who’d like change are niggling.

Writing a letter to the editor is much more civic than disrupting Cassidy’s meeting. However, I am not hopeful that Lee would care to hear our proposal to collaborate for comprehensive safety and security. Many people want something else and demand it.

The preamble can improve communities (Corona). (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_28f172a4-55ef-11e7-be75-27f49f9f30ab.html)

On September 17, 1787, 2/3 of states representatives signed the preamble and the rest of the draft constitution for the USA. Only the preamble survives verbatim.

The free-population then, excluding 20% slaves and natives, was 99% Protestant with 5% able to vote. The preamble, a civic agreement, acquired the false modifier “secular.” There were 1/3 dissidents to the preamble and other constitutional provisions.

This next Constitution Day will mark 230 years, 12 generations. Religious practice diversified to only 14.7% traditional Protestants with over 24% non-theists; 100% are able to vote, excluding felons. Sectarian religious commonality no longer exists.

A new integrity is needed, and we suggest collaboration for comprehensive safety and security using the preamble, with religious pursuits personal for the individual and his or her chosen, private associations. Comprehensive safety and security may be discovered through fidelity to the-objective-truth.

On Constitution Day, 2017, we hope 2/3 of Baton Rouge residents will be collaborating for comprehensive safety and security with all lawful religious groups flourishing.

keep Sadow (Tasker). (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_27dc991a-55d7-11e7-90b0-cf162d7fd83f.html)

Sadow seems a thinker rather than a writer. I assume Tasker’s looking for a writer. I like Sadow’s preparation and thoughts.

I admit. Sadow heaps blame on the guilt I feel for voting for Edwards and before that Dardenne. Those two taught me in my eighth decade that sometimes it’s better to express “no vote.”

   

Columns. (The fiction/non-fiction aspect of writers is fun)

Real Republican (Rich Lowry). (politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/14/lowry-hes-a-republican-now-215265)

Writers are funny. Lowry should start by defining “a Republican.” Then, he might have the basis for some part of the GOP claiming they are like President Trump. However, to claim that Trump is one of them just does not work. But writers could not care less about what they write.

  

Where writers really lose it though, is when they imagine prescience. If the Democrats are smart, three years from now, Lowry will be writing about how Trump become the candidate for president favored to defeat the GOP candidate. After all, according to writers, candidate Trump had a 1% chance when he announced his bid.
 

The-objective-truth yields to neither writers nor thinkers, and I do not know the-objective-truth.

  

Trump is doomed (Michael Gerson). washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-gops-hard-messy-options-for-destroying-trumpism/2017/06/19/d6483a56-5517-11e7-a204-ad706461fa4f_story.html?utm_term=.1fffc2189134

Writers should not try to be prescient. Gerson looks delusional after the 5 to 0 victory in this week’s congressional elections. He may stop predicting the future.

According to Gerson’s sources, Hillary Clinton is president and will soon take over the country.

   

Other forums 

Dona Bean

It’s not a good job unless you do a good job. You know it’s good when someone says, “I appreciate you.”

4^th Annual Ratification Day Celebration, June 21, 2017

The fifth annual event will be titled:  Personal Independence Day, thanks to Dona Bean.

  

Phil Beaver does not “know” the-indisputable-facts. He trusts and is committed to the-objective-truth of which most is undiscovered and some is understood. He is agent for A Civic People of the United States, a Louisiana, education non-profit corporation. See online at promotethepreamble.blogspot.com.