June 4, 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.

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Our Views (Let us, The Advocate, show spinelessness). After pointing out that the gas tax needed a 70% vote, The Advocate presents this “spineless” idea: “Given the hot partisanship in the Republican-led House, Gov. John Bel Edwards kept a low profile on the issue.”

  

I expressed my support for 20 cents gas tax increase many times, even though I am on fixed income. I do not like the parking lots working people suffer on major roads.

  

From prison reform task force to roads to flood victims to education---no matter where you turn---Louisiana’s No. 1, the people who want safety & security get no help from Gov. Edwards.

  

The Advocate stands by their man, regardless of the people.

  

Today’s thought (June 3, Christopher Simon, Matthew 6:25). In addition to food, clothing, and shelter, there must be savings for retirement.

When someone wants a service or product, they must pay the provider enough to live on plus enough to save for retirement. If the service provider is not aware enough to save, the savings should be set aside for them.

Columns.

The Legislature does not represent the people (Jeff Sadow). Thank you again for your research.

I was not aware that bills are manipulated for political power by selection of committee, for example GOP dominated B vs DNC dominated C.

I’m for changing the possibility of such arrangements, however it may be done---constitutional convention or other.

My work as agent for A Civic People of the United States, where “civic” means citizens for humanity more than for the city or state or country, has the goal of 2/3 of inhabitants collaborating for broadly-defined-civic-safety-&-security. It could solve the serious problem that the two-party system creates in the people’s quest for justice. In other words, with a super-majority of people collaborating for civic justice, the party system would not survive.

If you want to help, don’t miss our next meeting, at 7:00 PM, June 21, 2017, Goodwood Library, Conference Room B. See The Advocate calendar for more information.

  

Evidence Dr. K is lost (Charles Krauthammer). You make a good case that President Trump is confronting NATO with five decades of USA frustration over European free-loading.

You present the absence of evidence that NATO members are actually contributing their fair share or making public progress. Yet you complain that Germany is whining.

I think you want my two votes for Donald Trump to fail, and I voted for the people. What is your excuse for taking Angela Merkel’s side in a negotiation with the President of the USA?

Have you turned liberal democrat? Were you a fake critic of Barack Obama?

Death penalty proponent (Page 1A). Hat’s off to Hugo Holland for a great civic service and witness to safety & security according to the-objective-truth instead of religious beliefs.

Holland was fired from his first job as prosecutor when the guy who took over essentially told him he “was not Christian enough.” Christians may read Matthew 7:1, CJB, “Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.” In fact, Pope Francis should have read CJB before chiding candidate Donald Trump over “building walls” instead of bridges (Dona Bean).

I don’t condone Holland’s “eye for an eye” motto, though, as it is refuted in Matthew 5:38-42. The list of possessions to be freely given on aggression by the other party does not include life itself. People quote the Bible with more erroneous religious beliefs.

I appreciate Holland’s recent work, but hearing that our DA, Hillar Moore, III wants to keep the death penalty was enough to convince me that my opinion is well grounded: The death penalty is essential. Furhther, I think DNA evidence can be used to make the process more efficient.

I wish The Advocate would do a feature on the necessity to keep religion out of civic morality, where “civic” refers to the people collaborating for justice in life leaving hopes for the afterdeath a private pursuit. The Church-idea that civic justice lets a person live after raping someone and then killing the rape-victim may be refuted and purged from the argument by a civic people.

Civic morality divides inhabitants according to understanding, trust, and commitment to the preamble to the constitution for the USA: a civic people vs dissidents. Early on, some Christian leaders labeled the preamble “secular,” obfuscating the fact that it is neutral to religion. 

Nevertheless, many citizens including Christians reject erroneous Bible beliefs (a lot of the Bible) in order to collaborate for justice.

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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.