November 30, 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 write.

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.

A personal paraphrase of the preamble by & for Phil Beaver:  We the willing people of nine of the thirteen United States commit to and trust in the purpose and goals stated herein --- integrity, justice, collaboration, defense, prosperity, liberty, and perpetuity --- and to cultivate limited services by the USA, beginning on June 21, 1788.

Composing their own paraphrase, citizens may consider the actual preamble and perceive whether they are willing or dissident toward its agreement.   

Our Views (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_00d22036-d52c-11e7-b92e-c747204af368.html)

I am grateful to The Advocate and their co-plaintiffs in lawsuits on behalf of citizens, who are hurt by secrecy by the officials the people authorize. That includes the Louisiana Board of Regents.

The biggest problem with the secrecy in the hiring of F. King Alexander is that we do not have access to the warning signs the board had when they made that egregious decision. I think Alexander has harmed LSU on par with the harm Mitch Landrieu did New Orleans.

Taxpayers, civic citizens and dissidents-to-justice might consider joining full subscribers like me who help pay the costs of The Advocate’s law suits. I have been a full subscriber the entire five decades since I adopted Baton Rouge as my home town.

I’d like to influence The Advocate to collaborate with all residents (including members of the Board of Regents), by writing “citizens” rather than “taxpayers” in phrases like “at a cost of more than $100,000 to taxpayers.” Secret, bad expenditures cost all citizens; obfuscating the shared harm is a breach of integrity! LSU is partially funded by the state from its general fund, and unnecessary draws take from services to all citizens, including Alexander.

Also, by using the term “taxpayers,” The Advocate alienates some citizens from concern---those who have not discovered that justice can only come from civic people---people who voluntarily develop fidelity as their normal behavior.

In a lesser way, “taxpayer” alienates some of those aliens from subscribing to The Advocate.

Today’s thought, G.E. Dean (Matthew 21:30-32 CJB)

“The father went to his other son and said the same thing. This one answered, ‘I will, sir’; but he didn’t go. Which of the two did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they replied. “That’s right!” Yeshua said to them. “I tell you that the tax-collectors and prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you!  For Yochanan came to you showing the path to righteousness, and you wouldn’t trust him. The tax-collectors and prostitutes trusted him; but you, even after you saw this, didn’t change your minds later and trust him.”

Dean says, “It is sometimes surprising to see who is most receptive to message of God.”

I think it unwise to judge claims about God:  better to admit to self, “I do not know about God.” Civic justice may be appreciated regardless of motive or intentions.

    

Letters

Magnet schools (Mann) (Nov 26)

A repeat from Nov. 26 posting.

   

Judge nominees (theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/courts/article_bb78b934-d556-11e7-87c2-8fb7330aa700.html)

It seems Kennedy thinks there are better choices and Cassidy disagrees. Not considering the other choices, when McGahn and Cassidy team-up, short-circuits the 5^th circuit’s opportunity for the best person to make it through the process. The people of Louisiana lose, too.

When Louisiana Family Forum is involved, I expect strong-arm politics. If that is the problem, I think their association, chosen or not, is unfortunate for Duncan.

The people of the USA has begun an era when regard for civic morality is at last rising above both religious morality and social morality: appreciation for the-objective-truth is beginning to rise above zeal for dominant opinion/tradition and adult appetites.

Some people resist or stonewall collaboration for civic justice rather than religious “right” and lose. Regarding defense of marriage for procreation, I think Duncan failed Louisiana and the Supreme Court failed the USA. Human equality and dignity is possible for the ovum and spermatozoon and mostly declines at conception.

 
Perhaps it is best for Louisiana if the administration---McGahan---considers Kennedy's choices. Let the judge rise on civic merit rather than religious gestapo (“gestapo” means vicious politics).

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.

November 29, 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 write.

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.

A personal paraphrase of the preamble by & for Phil Beaver:  We the willing people of nine of the thirteen United States commit to and trust in the purpose and goals stated herein --- integrity, justice, collaboration, defense, prosperity, liberty, and perpetuity --- and to cultivate limited services by the USA, beginning on June 21, 1788.

Composing their own paraphrase, citizens may consider the actual preamble and perceive whether they are willing or dissident toward its agreement.   

Our Views (Nov 29)

Landrieu rejected “. . . because of a national political wave”?

The 2014 elections results were 52% GOP 48% DNC, compared to Cassidy’s 56% to 44% drubbing of Landrieu. I hope any hopes of Landrieu Street get replaced by Loser Lane.

Civic citizens may foil political party plans by staying informed and voting personal preference rather than playing the erroneous party game.

Just as neither God nor government act for the people, the parties express their messages according to what their polls say the people want to hear. In other words, they consider the audience and craft one message for three audience segments: party loyalists, moderates who might become party members, and opponents. The message would retain loyalists, attract moderates, and bemuse opponents. Thus, the crafty party pitchers present a confused message that is based on poll-produced opinion about the audience’s hopes.

Party politics is comical. The people may create a better future by most persons 1) acquiring civic information they need, 2) deciding how civic issues would be decided so as to advance personal hopes, and 3) effect personal benefits by voting according to personal preference. Beginning 2018, the age of block voting may be retired by a civic people of the United States. It’s up to each citizen to effect the collective change.

  

Today’s thought, G.E. Dean (Exodus 14:13 CJB)

“Moshe answered the people, "Stop being so fearful! Remain steady, and you will see how ADONAI is going to save you. He will do it today - today you have seen the Egyptians, but you will never see them again!”

Dean says, “God will take care of His own. Have faith in God.”

    

I understand Dean’s argument:  If things are not going well, you are not God’s own. I don’t buy it and am amazed that The Advocate keeps publishing Dean’s propaganda for religious enterprise.

I trust more Alvin Plantinga’s $1.4 million idea that, in my paraphrase, God is not powerful enough to overrule God’s desire that humans should have free will; templetonprize.org/currentwinner.html.

Letters

Public plea for congressional favor (Will and Johnson for CF Industries) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_8ddb5cb6-d466-11e7-80e1-ef206d361a09.html)

“. . . help capital-intensive manufacturers like CF continue to do their part to boost the U.S. economy” got my attention.

I find this a weak argument that favors investors over consumers in an otherwise free marketplace. Will and Johnson would have served themselves better by keeping their Congressional lobbying private.

I want CF Industries doing what they can to lessen Agricultural-fertilizer-pollution of the Gulf of Mexico. Research alternative products, applications methods, and retention in the soil, for example.

To Paul Spillman: "donor class" and "Demicans"

 

nytimes.com/1998/07/19/opinion/in-america-the-donor-class.html

 

americanthinker.com/articles/2016/01/trump_and_the_rise_of_the_donor_class.html

  

Columns. (The fiction/non-fiction comments gallery for readers)

  

LSU backlash coming? (Lanny Keller) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/lanny_keller/article_3dbe31de-d45e-11e7-a768-77d02bdbd333.html)

I appreciate Mr. K’s far-reaching review of LSU’s arbitrary treatment of precious historical facts.

Ever since I attended F. King Alexander’s presidential symposium “Moment or Movement?” I have felt that he, if not LSU itself, is begging ruin. It seems it wants to make itself the Harvard of the south in social “sciences,” polls to manage public opinion, and racialism correctness.

I hope there is an achievable, better future, with a civic people effecting public peace. It can start with most citizens taking the time to write a personal paraphrase of the preamble to the constitution for the USA with the purpose of presenting for collaboration with others the civic agreement they personally would like to trust and commit to for 2018 and beyond.

In my paraphrase “posterity” means children, grandchildren and beyond.

To Matthew Richard: With all the attention to abuse of women I'm surprised the Congressional Black Caucus has not stepped forward to decry MLK Jr's history and moved to eliminate street names and monuments. Even Mitch Landrieu might discover the woe of his arbitrary action.

  

Liberal-thinker in chief (Michael Gerson) desertsun.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/11/27/michael-gerson-reminder-americas-capacity-moral-renewal/899266001/

Gerson informs us that a liberal-democrat writer cannot make up his mind, so he or she just tries to cover all options, ending with a pile of untruths.

In the first place, there is no such thing as moral renewal, unless you hark back to the brief period from June 21, 1788, when the USA was established by 2/3 of the people’s representatives in nine states and March 4, 1789 when the first Congress, with members from only ten states began re-establishing the erroneous British common law and Protestantism, with legislators held as divinely appointed.

Gerson is offensive in: “It is a sign of hope that moral and ethical standards can assert themselves largely unaided by political, entertainment and media leaders — except when they serve as cautionary tales of egregious behavior.” It just makes no sense.

And: “Politicians, including President Obama, were left catching up to the new social consensus.” The LGBTQ movement serves Obama’s collectivism under Alisnky-Marxist organizing (AM) such as OFA of both DC and Chicago and IAF of Chicago.

And: “judgmental old men,” is bitter ageism. Socrates was an old man when democracy falsely accused him.

Gerson’s confusion is clearest at “But people, at some deep level, know that rules and norms are needed.” It should be obvious by now that the human being is too psychologically powerful to submit to rules and norms. Each person, to the best of their ability tries, during their lifetime to live at the edge of fidelity to the-objective-truth, which can only be discovered. In other words, actual reality does not conform to rules and norms.

When it comes to sex, women compete with each other in the abuse of their viable ova. The way things are, women are the origins of life when their viable ovum is fertilized. The authentic woman is attentive to her responsibility to her live ova, takes care of her body and mind, and is selective in her collaborative associations that could expose her ova to liability. She makes certain that any risk to her viable ovum is taken with an authentic man.

Gerson cannot recognize abuse when it is staring him in the source of news. Some women, for their reasons, exposed themselves (and perhaps their ova) to males who were not authentic men.

Gerson is writing himself into irrelevancy.

 

President Trump is getting the job done despite the McCain-Corker-Flake like swamps (Cal Thomas) (townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2017/11/23/can-trumphaters-be-thankful-for-him-n2413061)

“Here's what Atlantic magazine said in its August 2 issue: ‘With the Trump administration's chaos sucking up all the attention, it's been able to move forward on a range of its priorities, which tend to be more focused on regulatory matters anyway. It is remaking the justice system, rewriting environmental rules, overhauling public-lands administration, and green lighting major infrastructure projects. It is appointing figures who will guarantee the triumph of its ideological vision for decades to come.’"

President Trump does not “put taxpayers first.” He puts Americans first for the first time since June 21, 1788, when the religion-politics partnership started restoring common law and Protestantism.

 

The EU mess (Michael Barone) (washingtonexaminer.com/michael-barone-angela-merkel-and-davos-rebuked-in-germany/article/2641555)

I appreciate Barone’s review of the lying media in Europe, too.

“The avowed goal of the EU, “an ever closer union,” has come unglued.”

“Second, climate change and energy. Germany now imports American coal, has higher emissions, and hugely high electric rates.”

“Third, immigration. Europe . . . suffers from increasing Muslim terrorism. Murder and sexual assaults, though covered up by government and press, have been dismayingly frequent.”

I was fikna buy some European stock fund but don’t think I will.

Other forums 

amazon.com/review/edit-review/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_vote_edit?ie=UTF8&asin=B003T0G98U&reviewID=R33E55MK4JFNHE#

As my first book about colonial America, I was delighted. I have the perception that loyal British colonists, starting in about 1720 realized they were being enslaved by Great Britain. They began to request relief, and by 1765 realized if they won their freedom they would also be responsible for liberating the African slaves. They had discovered the freedom to use their lifetimes to pursue the happiness each personally perceived instead of the happiness someone else would impose on them. It was a unique freedom from oppression so as to pursue personal liberty. Civic citizens of the USA may restore that American dream.

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.

November 28, 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 write.

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.

A personal paraphrase of the preamble by & for Phil Beaver:  We the willing people of nine of the thirteen United States commit to and trust in the purpose and goals stated herein --- integrity, justice, collaboration, defense, prosperity, liberty, and perpetuity --- and to cultivate limited services by the USA, beginning on June 21, 1788.

Composing their own paraphrase, citizens may consider the actual preamble and perceive whether they are willing or dissident toward its agreement.   

Our Views (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/our_views/article_a01a94aa-d399-11e7-af94-37e9e47a8492.html)

The caption and paycheck-introduction seem to set the mood. The conclusion leaves the amount and destiny to the giver, with only one stipulation: “so long as it’s a thoughtful donation.” Perhaps the suggestion is “go with your perceptions or emotions,” but give money.

Yet The Advocate arbitrarily constrains gifts as money rather than dedication of personal energy for civic justice.

The human being is the most powerful of all placental mammals: Each developing human controls his or her body, mind and person, whether assistance is offered or not. Unlike a fold, which struggles to walk upon emergence, the human must develop strength and intent, crawl, then walk during about a year’s time. It takes about three decades to acquire the knowledge, understanding and intent to live a full life. By “full” I mean typical both duration of some eighty years and development of each fidelity: to the actual reality (the-objective-truth), to discovery of self, and to civic justice.

Each newborn has natural limitations and begins in subjugation to his or her caretakers and the community---society and civilization. However, each person has the opportunity, brief as it may be, to discover human authenticity, collaborative association, and humankind’s ineluctable march toward civic justice. Humankind is divided on appreciation for justice or not: the choice to be a civic citizen or a dissident. The meaning of a person’s life is determined by speed and reliability of the personal choice to develop fidelity to the actual reality. People often invoke these principles with the vague descriptor “the human condition,” thereby avoiding the integrity (hard work) required for clarity.

The most important acceptance of being human is to understand the hierarchy of needs and take responsibility for your person and civic justice. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs.

Many people like to either donate/receive money rather than contribute to justice. However, money is no substitute for justice. Consider director’s salaries in religious and non-profit organizations, often a quarter million dollars or more, to somewhat understand the solicitation of money.

  

How far has American civilization drifted from General and Fellow-citizen George Washington’s four pillars needed for a nation that might survive? See loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/amrev/peace/circular.html to discover a reason to consider Washington a forsaken father of the USA. Civic justice seemed more important than money or theism. 

 
Our present condition seems to beg consideration of the path the USA could be on.

Our Views (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/our_views/article_ed85549e-d396-11e7-9d86-0b48e20269db.html)

Yes: appreciation and perhaps comfort. 

Thank you, The Advocate.

   

Today’s thought, G.E. Dean (Matthew 20:26-28 CJB)

“Among you, it must not be like that. On the contrary, whoever among you wants to be a leader must become your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave! For the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve — and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Dean says, “Greatness is being a servant in God’s eyes.”

  

Matthew was specific: “among you” refers to the elect---those people chosen by God to believe Jesus. And Matthew did not suggest that followers were to be slaves to the leader, but on the contrary, to serve. Jesus gave his very life.

Dean, by careful choice of words---in only part of the so-called-scripture---turns it to “let him be your minister.”

I followed Dean’s lead for five decades then discovered that my spouse’s Christianity for her drastically differed from my Christianity for me. It was easy to forego my opinions in order to support her for her without objection. By so doing, I discovered I had always trusted and committed to the actual reality or the-objective-truth, which can only be discovered.

Neither Dean’s selective interpretation (is that blasphemy?) nor Matthew’s reasoning impact the actual reality, some of which has not yet been discovered.

    

Letters

LGBT rights? (Latimer and Davis for Louisiana Courts Matter) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_29442c9e-d39c-11e7-9a7c-8b7bd32ca9d8.html)

Civic citizens are for justice. In justice, everyone has the right to be stupid, but no one has the right to impose error on other human beings.

A civic people even correct erroneous Supreme Court opinion. Senator Kennedy has demonstrated the ability to discern the-discovered-objective-truth---in other words, actual reality---rather than opinion.

Public solicitation (Catholic enterprises)

(theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_cf1ef1fe-d391-11e7-8e34-a32be605cc5f.html and theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_030d160c-d393-11e7-858f-17c4ef4798c8.html)

Baton Rouge has an ordinance against solicitation. See http://brgov.com/dept/finance/No_Solicitation_Subdivisions.htm.

Catholic Charities aid illegal aliens under politically corrected labels. See catholiccharitiesusa.org/efforts/immigration-refugee-services. This is a Vatican enterprise that costs the American people, whether they want the expense or not.

Belief in religion is a private practice, which often opposes civic morality. It seems The Advocate is a private enterprise rather than civic servant.

 

Columns. (The fiction/non-fiction comments gallery for readers)

  

Big questions (Maw and Morrison for the Innocence Project Inc.) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/article_be2f58fa-d39d-11e7-890e-1bfcd7989845.html)

It’s hard to imagine a civic people taking a causal view of injustice and vigilantism, but “it’s not my problem” seems to be operative in most quarters.

It’s developed that way since May, 1789, when the first Congress hired Protestant ministers to serve Congressmen---make them seem divine in the British tradition. Thereby, the power of the preamble, a civic agreement to collaborate for justice, was neutralized if not negated.

It seems obvious, once articulated, that the human being is empowered with the ability to control his or her energy. However, political regimes keep that power in check by partnering with religion or an economic ideology such as socialism to keep individual liberty from producing the public integrity offered by the preamble plus the-objective-truth rather than dominant opinion. For the past five decades, Alinsky-Marxist organization (AMO) has prevailed, but it is now on the run, despite OFA of Chicago and DC. First responders such as police, investigators and DA’s are sandwiched between criminals and the religion-political partnerships. Civic citizens may resist the partnerships.

Public morality and justice have a chance at last, but at least 2/3 of the people must collaborate for civic peace.

  

I have enough evidence (George Will) twincities.com/2017/11/26/george-will-college-basketball-season-begins-under-odiferous-clouds/

I quit quitting smoking, after 147 tries, in 1972. Now, I have quit waiting for George Will to not try to ruin my two votes for Donald Trump: one to avoid the GOP swamp and the second to drain the overall swamp. I was never certain a civic people could succeed with President Trump, but his first year makes me think we may. For reasons he understands, George Will has changed approach.

With this well done column on the silliness of African-American studies---in a world that must contend with actual reality or the-objective-truth---is stunning. Congratulations and thank you, Mr. Will.

  

hamodia.com/columns/you-are-what-you-just-ate/

Protein and exercise are critical to your left arm, which in three months will be lessened without the combination. I never read a more convincing article for eating right and exercising, and I encourage everyone to read it.

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.

November 27, 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 write.

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.

A personal paraphrase of the preamble by & for Phil Beaver:  We the willing people of nine of the thirteen United States commit to and trust in the purpose and goals stated herein --- integrity, justice, collaboration, defense, prosperity, liberty, and perpetuity --- and to cultivate limited services by the USA, beginning on June 21, 1788.

Composing their own paraphrase, citizens may consider the actual preamble and perceive whether they are willing or dissident toward its agreement.   

Our Views (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/our_views/article_f3de750e-c979-11e7-9e03-130cf630b736.html)

The Advocate could take interest in educating the public. Why does The Advocate support conflict for dominant political party? As human beings, each person has the opportunity to collaborate for civic peace during their own lifetime. Only the people can deliver civic justice.

The political enterprise of knowing the demographics of a location is an artifact of uninformed, block voting. In block voting, instead of exercising personal psychological human power to stay informed, to know the civic options, and to make the choice that best empowers personal objectives, the person votes according to someone else’s agenda.

It’s like choosing enslavement to a political party rather than exercising the power that only a human being has: the power to choose where to spend personal energy.

It took me seventy-four years to acquire the ability to express that what I want is fidelity to the-objective-truth. I do not think fidelity is doubtful. I do not think fidelity is a hard sell. I’m still trying to understand how the promise of the civic agreement that is expressed in the preamble to the constitution for the USA has been suppressed, even regressed in the 229 years since the people established it.

I’m pretty sure the answer is that the people have been distracted from the reality that justice comes from the collection of just citizens rather than from God or government. However, I am not ready to share the story.

One conviction I have, though, is that the preamble and the-objective-truth impose on a free press the responsibility to chronicle the USA’s progress toward civic justice. The Advocate, more than any other media outlet has first opportunity to journal the people’s (the nation’s) march toward civic peace.

Today’s thought, G.E. Dean (Psalms 24:1-2 CJB)

“The earth is Adonai’s, with all that is in it, the world and those who live there; for he set its foundations on the seas and established it on the rivers.”

Dean says “The Lord is the creator and sustainer of the universe. We should worship Him and Him alone.”

Each human being is in charge of the power and energy in his or her body, mind, and person. Why would a person adopt the concerns and constraints another person specifies? I accept neither Dean’s “should” nor David’s earth-perceived creationism.

Illustrations of liberal-democrat writing

Failures during James Comey’s FBI directorship (theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/26/russia-hacking-fbi-fancy-bear-officials-email)

“Charles Sowell, who worked as a senior administrator in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and was targeted by Fancy Bear two years ago, said there was no reason the FBI couldn’t do the same work the AP had done.”

This AP paragraph was buried at the end, and “two years ago,” takes us to Nov. 27, 2015, and James Comey.

In fellow-citizen Donald Trump’s claims that the press is a civic citizen’s enemy, I side with Trump rather than the Associated Press and its subscriber, The Advocate, Baton Rouge.

    

Vacancies Reform Act expired on November 16, 2017 (muckrack.com/bernard-condon)

This article does not mention that the act under which the Consumer Financial Protection Agency would defy President Trump expired ten days before the suit was filed.

The Atlantic has the same offense against the people: theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/11/cfpb-cordray-trump/546734/.

I searched the web to try to learn if an expired act has expired, but found nothing beyond govexec.com/management/2017/11/time-running-out-acting-officials-authority-under-vacancies-act/142368/

I imagine a future with the arbitrary Together Baton Rouge (TBR) suing the MetroCouncil and the Mayor for not meeting TBR demands, but hope they dissolve before then. I oppose non-profits and political philanthropists. Only a civic people may offer justice.

Letters

Sexual assault (DeCastro) (Nov 27)

“Some [perpetrators] are trusted faith leaders, beloved family members, admired professors or a cute guy you met on Tinder.”

Marci Hamilton’s work convinced me that 30% of Americans have been involved in sexual abuse, either as perpetrator, victim, or both. See for example, her article on abuse in churches: http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=wmborj .

Magnet schools (Mann) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_3883eb2a-c98f-11e7-8b05-3b79ada6d6c5.html)

EBR has 28 programs, with three blue ribbon designations and two were among pioneering national certifications. The district is one of 32 nationwide receiving $millions in federal grants.

In fact, nearly $15 million; theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/education/article_48fe978a-a3b4-11e7-ae1d-4370e840e438.html .

 

Columns. (The fiction/non-fiction comments gallery for readers)

  

Financial wisdom (Michelle Singletary) (washingtonpost.com/business/get-there/we-need-a-watchdog-at-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/2017/11/16/6a69178e-cb09-11e7-8321-481fd63f174d_story.html?utm_term=.8201e7aadf44)

Americans cannot trust the FBI to constrain the liberal democrats, so what makes anyone think a new bureaucracy can be trusted? What is being confronted is the Obama administrative state, with regulatory agencies totally separate from the constitution for the USA, complete with their own their own judicial systems.

Wikipedia: “The CFPB's creation was authorized by the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, whose passage in 2010 was a legislative response to the financial crisis of 2007–08 and the subsequent Great Recession. The CFPB was established as an independent agency, but this status is being reviewed by the U.S. Court of Appeals.”

Writers like Singletary seem part of the problem.

Persons may consider that they are fortunate to be human, because human beings, while born unable to crawl or walk, may over the course of three decades learning the facts, the understanding, and the intent to live a full life have the physical and psychological power to live at the edge of technological and ethical morality so as to develop fidelity leading to personal perfection during their brief time within humankind’s less efficient yet ineluctable march toward civic justice.

Persons who recognize this human power derived from personal energy do not enslave themselves to the administrative state, no matter how seriously writers like Singletary and other liberal-democrats overlook the-objective-truth.

  

Fake economist? (Robert Samuelson) sunjournal.com/trade-policies-have-become-complicated/

Readability in the column was alright until “. . . the dollar’s status as the major global currency . . . drives the dollar’s value higher, making U.S. exports more expensive and U.S. imports cheaper. Given the nature of the resulting trade deficits — and as is obvious from the economy’s present state — the United States can achieve “full employment” and run trade deficits simultaneously.”

It seems to me a 35% tax rate on US business, a burden born by US inhabitants, is the principle cause of a highly priced dollar. A 20% US tax rate will help both US inhabitants and the world, by making US products and services more readily available and in demand.

I don’t doubt Samuelson’s skills, but do doubt his motives. I could be wrong and hope to learn.

  

The national whiner (Jules Witcover) nvdaily.com/opinion/2017/11/jules-witcover-biden-leaves-door-open-for-run-at-president/

In this column, Witcover made his bid for “whiner of the decade.”

It was obvious to people who want to drain the swamp that the greatest democratic threat was Biden. It was obvious that neither Clinton nor Sanders offered hope for an achievable better future.

Viewed as a past fellow-citizen did, Biden did not abide the fourth pillar of requirements for a nation that might survive: “The prevalence of that pacific and friendly disposition among the people of the United States, which will induce them to forget their local prejudices and policies, to make those mutual concessions which are requisite to the general prosperity, and, in some instances, to sacrifice their individual advantages to the interest of the community.”

Understandably, time to heal unfathomable human wounds prevailed.

  

Rick Nolan (David Shribman) post-gazette.com/opinion/david-shribman/2017/11/19/David-M-Shribman-Rick-Nolan-goes-back-to-Washington/stories/201712310244

No wonder a letter to a Congressman goes nowhere. The citizen can only write to a house where no one is at home.

Spread the message and encourage people to read the preamble, write their personal paraphrase for 2018 living, then start promoting the widespread practice of the agreement stated therein. In only a couple months, at least 2/3 of the people may be collaborating for mutually comprehensive safety and security, or civic peace.

  

Other forums 

The Wall Street Journal, “Terrorism Takes no Hoiday,” November 25-26, 2017, page A12.

Writers routinely kill personal integrity by automatically harping on Trump tweets. Jihadists in Egypt relate to USA safety in two ways:  They can fly to America if their intentions are not suggested by their records, and if they are known terrorists, they can fly to Central America, cross into Mexico, travel to the Northern border, and cross into the USA.

President Trump forgivingly labels media-written lies about fellow-citizen Trump’s tweets “fake news”. Thank goodness fellow-citizen Trump first opines that the office of President does not constrain his freedom to express personal opinion and second demonstrates that he will not submit to media attempts to restrict his freedoms.

Peggy Noonan, “The Sexual-Harassment Racket is Over,” The Wall Street Journal, November 25-26, 2017, page A12.

Three points: 1) harassment is common in entertainment roles such as media and movies (why omit music and plays?), 2) the four decades 1977 brought weirdness to the scene that had not been written about in the Kinsey reports seven decades ago, and 3) a clergyman bemoaned the Church’s failures to teach the seriousness of human sexuality.

I’ll start thinking harassment could be over when women stop wearing stiletto heels and acting so as to compete with each other for the attention of men.

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.

Procreation licensing protects human ova

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 write.

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.

A personal paraphrase of the preamble by & for Phil Beaver:  We the willing people of nine of the thirteen United States commit to and trust in the purpose and goals stated herein --- integrity, justice, collaboration, defense, prosperity, liberty, and perpetuity --- and to cultivate limited services by the USA, beginning on June 21, 1788.

Composing their own paraphrase, citizens may consider the actual preamble and perceive whether they are willing or dissident toward its agreement.   

Our Views (Nov 26)

Today's “Our Views” informs readers of the veracity of my complaints against The Advocate: It’s a free and irresponsible press for our hometown and theirs.

On November 23, The Advocate published, under the caption “We should give thanks for our problems,” this idea:  “The obesity epidemic: We Americans, as a people, are simply too fat for our own good, and that’s led to all sorts of serious health problems, including heart disease and diabetes. “theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/our_views/article_5ffbe81e-ca67-11e7-931c-43e818fe3e62.html

Today, The Advocate published “[Capitol disagreements may slight] allotments for school children.” Gov. John Bel Edwards uses Medicaid to cover out of control adult appetites and The Advocate uses child-education for political gain.

I am concerned with rampant child abuse and neglect from un-civic parenting let alone uncivil parents. In “Child incentives brief,” I encourage civic citizens to support planned parenting. In the larger message I propose procreation licensing and suggest criteria, such as chronological age to accommodate developing personal, psychological maturity.

It seems The Advocate promotes taxing the people of Louisiana in order to support obesity and other adult appetites:  In a half week, The Advocate lamented obesity, reported the governor’s arrogance for Medicaid, and suggested shorting child-education.

  

Contrary to assumptions, a responsible press does not merely kibitz the public and government. A responsible press keeps a journal of public progress toward fidelity to the-objective-truth, to self, to immediate family, to extended family and friends, to the people (the nation), to the world, and to the universe, both respectively and collectively. A civic people so authorize the press.

As journalists, the press deserves high esteem:  as biased, kibitzing writers, attempting to influence public opinion rather than public integrity, they are un-civic, to say the least. Owner controlled, The Advocate seems to have the liberty to become a journalist. Perhaps with today’s rampant lying media, it is time for journalism as a business plan, at least in Baton Rouge.

 

Today’s Thought (Proverbs 29:23 CJB)

“The proud will be humbled, but the humble will be honored. The accomplice of a thief hates himself; he hears himself put under oath but discloses nothing. Fearing human beings is a snare; but he who trusts in Adonai will be raised high [above danger].”

Dean says “This is where the thought for the day is explained.”

We see daily in each other’s faces and actions and in the public misery and losses that justice comes from willing people rather than from God or government.

Only gullibility to personal wisdom gives a person the hubris to claim to know the-objective-truth, and the cure for such pride is humility. However, humility is its own reward, so there is no need for honor. I'm impressed by neither Solomon nor Dean.

Columns. (The fiction/non-fiction comments gallery for readers)

  

Death sentencing (James Gill) (theadvocate.com/new_orleans/opinion/james_gill/article_be07a2f6-d127-11e7-881b-876b34d5e3c4.html)

Gill’s hypothetical cannot be satisfied by thought. Even with a law that stipulates a lifer caught killing a prison guard is to be immediately killed by firing squad or hanging, such cases may come to pass, whether by passion or by evil.

I hope the La Supreme Court follows Crichton’s ideas: streamline the death-penalty and execution system so as to lessen misery and loss.

  

Pregnancy termination (Dan Fagan) theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/article_23f08274-d135-11e7-9c4b-3f5dce2cfeea.html

“If you’re like me and believe the safest place in the world for a baby [is] in a mother’s womb, then Judicial nominee Kyle Duncan [seems a poor] candidate for the bench,” because religion rather than civic morality seems to influence his thinking.

  

The-objective-truth informs us that procreation of human beings requires utmost care for ova with potential to become persons. The way things are, an abundance of ova are produced---about 400 during a typical woman’s fertile years, perhaps 70 million/year at today’s population. With 4 million live births per year, about 94% of ova don’t make it to person. I don’t know how many conceptions there are, but I recently guessed 9 million/yr, with 85% of terminations caused by defects detected by physics’ progeny, human biology. The way things are, the woman is in charge of her ova.

Most pregnancy-terminations are managed by physics and psychology of human existence, and the ultimate natural terminations is the mother’s decision to not remain pregnant---whether she has her doctor’s agreement or not. By all means, no judge who has the arrogance to employ his God to overrule her God has civic stake in her ovum’s outcome. Roe-vs-Wade was the Supreme Court’s opinion that pregnancy termination is a matter of privacy between a woman and her duty to her ova.

Perhaps beyond consideration of the Court's opinion, Senator Kennedy is thinking about the many ova that are fertilized, gestated, and delivered, only to become abused and neglected adults---Marci Hamilton influences me to think it’s about 100 million Americans. Also, Kennedy may be thinking that abortion-for-fun can be lessened by education, both in K-12 and adult education, rather than by forcing women to remain pregnant and deliver a child destined to live without parental appreciation. 

  

I think Kennedy should be left alone to take the action he was elected to take:  Make tough decisions based on the-objective-truth rather than emotional opinion.

  

Unabashed opinion (Michael Barone) creators.com/read/michael-barone/11/17/will-political-setbacks-unite-the-republican-party

It seems to me Barone is another lying liberal democrat when he says “. . . leaves Republicans double-digits behind Democrats . . .” with no citation.

Here’s the notoriously liberal CNN view: “. . . 37% of Americans have a favorable opinion of Democrats . . . But the Republican Party isn't doing any better, with just 30% of Americans holding a favorable view.” cnn.com/2017/11/07/politics/cnn-poll-republicans-democrats-taxes/index.html This poll is reported only five days after Donna Brazile announced her notorious book.

I guess “fissiparous” differs from “divisive” by group perspective. Thus, fissiparous Americans have divisive political parties.

  

Habitually abrogating Gov. John Bell Edwards (Jeff Sadow) theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/jeff_sadow/article_2d1aef74-d12b-11e7-9117-b3b0427575bd.html

Gov. John Bel Edwards’ habitual “circumvention of the law makes a mockery of checks and balances.”

Thank goodness the Louisiana Attorney General, Jeff Landry, was also elected and takes the needed court actions to constrain Edwards’ lawlessness.

  

Why promote “African Americans”? (Mark Ballard) theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/mark_ballard/article_e7fa7eaa-d134-11e7-8bfb-b7f80877949c.html

This column expresses a divisive slant against civic citizens---those who want civic peace.

When I was young, I took for granted the personal perception that black people are persons.

Dad, a railroad-machinist when I was a newsboy, did not object to my perception. He allowed me to let a father of three run up three-weeks newspaper bill. A boy of twelve extended help to a grown man with wife and children. He explained that he needed the Knoxville News-Sentinel to look for a job. His full payment gave me self-confidence, but moreover affirmed Dad’s humanity.

When I retired from my route, my only black customer said, “I hate to see that. You’ve been the best on the block.” That sentiment helped me later when bosses tried to say I was “sensitive” rather than constructively aware.

It helped me in the 1970s when we supported public schools and on to LSU and Louisiana College for our children; in 2000 when I asked Donna Brazile if she was teaching voter registrants how to vote for personal interests rather than as a block vote for politicians; when I confronted Maxine Crump’s 2002 white-guilt-indoctrination in the YWCA’s dialogues on racialism; when I opposed F. King Alexander’s 2016 symposium “Moment or Movement?”; and the “slip-it-in” attitude I heard there; as I oppose Alinsky’s Chicago, IAF affiliate Together Baton Rouge.

Is it possible that civic citizens are disillusioned with block voting and are converting to awareness and votes that will actually improve civic morality rather than promote politicians for the politician’s wealth? If so, politicians and clergy would help themselves by reforming before they become victims of the-objective-truth.

Some blacks express “Our people cannot trust a white man,” but more in these parts seem to iterate collaboration for mutual, comprehensive safety and security---in other words, civic peace.

The Advocate could find ways to help establish civic peace rather than division.

  

Out to get Trump’s double voters (Michael Gerson) washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-russia-investigations-spectacular-accumulation-of-lies/2017/11/16/741024bc-cb0e-11e7-8321-481fd63f174d_story.html?utm_term=.495d2e283576

Gerson proves there is no cure for his bias against civic citizens who intend to drain the swamp. Gerson knows why and I would not guess.

Alinsky-Marxist organization (AMO) in Baton Rouge (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_7cda1a6c-cfd2-11e7-807e-4f1ea3298257.html)

I encourage applicants for chief-of-police to not subjugate themselves to Together Baton Rouge, an affiliate of Chicago and Alinsky originating IAF. See togetherbr.org/about.

“Community policing” is advocated by people who want neither civic morality nor civic peace nor moral order but special favor. It’s bad enough that Mayor Broome with her church-and-dialogues-on-racialism platform advocate the imposition of bad police policy. However, the future chief does not need obligations to a clergy-coalition that employs AMO disruptions of civic order, such as mass-crowding Metro-Council meetings so as to intimidate.

 

To Shannon Chapman: I did not find your article, but each time I see one of those "Together Baton Rouge" pins or bumper stickers, I think "Choosing clergy-coalition cunning."

Stents in cardiology (startribune.com/landmark-study-casts-doubt-on-effectiveness-of-stents/454743643/)

I strongly doubt the reliability of this report.

I was suffering angina. I was in a Catch 22 of needing to exercise but not able to walk fast enough. I did not want surgery of any kind. My cardiologist, cooperating with my wishes, prescribed Ranexa. It provided very little relief. If I needed to hurry along, I felt my life was at risk. Therefore, he used stents to open flow.

Now, I feel free to exercise as much as I want to.

I perceive two reasons to doubt the report. Medical care in England may not be comparable to medical care here. And the study may have used social science methods to favor drugs for angina.

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.