Wow!! Our society and country is going in a really negative direction. Things you would not think possible in a country that prides itself on being proactive and proud of its heritage. Foundational parts of our heritage are being stripped away, ridiculed and erased from history books and many are completely unaware of what is going on. People ordered to remove "OFFENSIVE" flag from their office (The US FLAG!!!! not in a foreign country, no right here in the US, in Texas!!), Homeowners Association threatening to tow a Disabled Vietnam Vet's car with Marine stickers on it if he does not remove the "Advertisements", and most concerning California couple told to stop holding BIBLE STUDY in their home,
(IN THE US!!! Religious Freedom, Freedom to meet, Freedom of Speech).
The words Scary and sad do not even begin to describe the recent changes. This first part really makes me mad, as a Navy brat and a very patriotic person this is a travesty and the outcry should be triple that the Oct.Mom case received and I just heard about this on face book! this should have been on Good Morning America, the Night line, and all those other shows that are so wrapped up with other News like Angenia Jolee's pregnancy and her and Brad Pitts latest travel with their numerous children, or Jon and Kate plus 8's latest drama. Our flag, our motto "In God We Trust", support signs and stickers for our military (Air force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy) should not only be allowed but should be much more promenent and plentiful on display AND they should also be protected from banning rules and removing them from personal property should be criminally punished.
Stories like this one are all too frequent...buried on Internet news pages and seldom talked about. We are too busy worrying about the Oct Mom and Jon and Kate plus 8's drama that we are missing the real call to actions. Our focus is being distorted and we are missing the big picture. Our freedom is being stripped away, piece by piece and we are voting the villians into office, we are creating this Association and funding things that we are protesting and standing against yet have no idea what is going on in Congress that is completely against our beliefs and is harming our efforts. Why isn't there such an uproar in this neighborhood that CNN and Fox new are having "BREAKING NEWS" Local official are calling a special session of City Council to take up the persecution of a local Veitnam Vet by his Homeowners Association". Where is the ACLU to defend this man?? Where is the Veterans Association???
Homeowners Association Threatens to Tow Vietnam Veteran's Car Over Marines Decals - Local News News Articles National News US News - FOXNews.com
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Texas Woman Ordered to remove "Offensive Flag" from office.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,522659,00.html
Also, where are the churches, and fellow believers on this story??? Where is Focus on the Family and other religious news, I did not hear about this from Pat Robinson on CBN, again I was informed by a well-informed friend on face book. "Couple orders to stop having Bible study in their California home".
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,522637,00.html
** Our government is funding (we are paying taxes to support!) Abortions here in the US and throughout the world. Adoptions are in jeopardy with the funding of clinics in foreign countries that have corrupt governments and uneducated and poor women who are oppressed.
** Our government is writing legislation and making policies to limit who can receive healthcare and what kind of healthcare they will receive based on their age. (It is not bad enough how we treat our elderly now, but who knows what the cut off will be ?? {55} because most of the "Baby Boomers are in that category and make up a huge chunk of the population and represent a section of money the government wants. As an almost 40 year old, this makes me very angry and outraged. It should not be a categorical decision, I know 20 year olds that are more problematic and less productive than my 86 year old father-in-law who puts most people to shame. He cuts his 5 acres of grass, cuts down trees, cleans the house, cooks, shops and cares for his spouse.
** Our government is looking at legislation to give everyone healthcare, by taking away benefits and raising premiums of working americans. Remember the last time the well intenteding government passed laws about healthcare coverage in the 80's??? We had an employer that cared enough to provide 100% coverage for the employee and when the new law that required 80% coverage was passed we lost a benefit that we worked for immediately.
We need to get involved, educated and speak to our representatives that we elected to their positions, they do not belong to the Political party they are there to represent us and vote to uphold our Constitution and to improve our lives. We need to organize into groups of well versed, organized and prepared to take action people that are not going to allow this spiralling and destructive behavior to continue.
We are beginning to look a lot like Babylon and remember what happened to them.
Showing posts with label Advocacy. Show all posts
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Does our government and our educational system represent what "WE THE PEOPLE" want and need?
I am not sure what is happening with our society and government these days but, whatever it is; stupidity or the working of the devil or both it is not good for us or our children. When my son, Charles, who just turned 13 can sit and listen to the President speak and ask questions like, "How is he going to make that plan work when he doesn't have any money", or "How is that good for most of the people?". Or when the Governor cuts the State Employees pay and raises their health insurance premiums, "How are they going to pay their bills and pay for the insurance?" Shouldn't some of the adults who voted for these people who are passing these budgets and bills ask the same thing.
Why are the employees suffering? What is being done to recover the thousands of dollars wasted in the Wake County Recycling department, and the Wake County School System and The garage scheme. The have been a few cases of embezzelment too. What is being done to the Administrators and Auditors and Supervisors of these individuals that allowed these "Thefts" to occur and did nothing to report it or stop it? These problems were found by an outside audit. (Accountability and Truth always shine light on the activities done in the dark!)
Are you and informed and involved citizen? Do you think about the local happening and government activity?
Why does Wake County have so much more trouble with their budget and providing the services to their residence? They get more money because they have more residence. Surrounding counties have lots of room in their schools and they are able to provide services with the help of the community and parent involvement. Most parents will buy extra paper, paper towels, ect that are going to benefit their child's classrooms. Why not access the resources that are available to fill the short falls to maintain the quality. Why not work together as a Region? Wake Forest and Youngsville are literally a bounce away from each other yet in two different counties and each has a different school system that have to purchase and maintain buses, staff, textbooks, electronic devices, computers etc. Most of Franklin County is Traditional, meaning the schools are closed for the summer. Some have summer school programs but not all of them and could be utilized by Wake County for their Year-around tracking system. Vance County and Granville County are also stone throws from Franklin County and separate and not really equal, these counties are poorer and continuing to decline because of the jobs and companies leaving (THANKS NAFTA!!). Franklin, Vance and Granville could work together also and utilize the resources available in each community. Information and education of the community and businesses that reside in the counties is poor to nonexistent. Finding assistance and information becomes a daunting task and one most people do not have the time or energy to do and so most things can be found in Raleigh, everyone takes the business, money and support to Raleigh and the local economies suffer.
Why did we move away from Neighborhood or Community schools?
It is easier to service 800 children and utilize resources in small communities that it is to try to service thousands of children from vast geographical locations with no "community connection". Some one should address these wastes and the impact on the children. Someone should try to reduce these large Corporate entity school systems that are like vaccums on funding and producing little for the money. Drop out rates and successful students going onto college and professional jobs is not a bragging point for North Carolina. More of the college population is out-of-state students than they are local.
Is there anything we can do? There is some good news~
Life is all about choice and hopefully wise choices. In North Carolina we do have a choice of Homeschooling or sending our children to private schools but our funding still goes to the public school system (HMMMM! the school systems receive money and yet do not have to provide services or books for those students, yet they have short falls every year and every year the amount of Homeschoolers grows). Now if we choice a charter school (and are able to get in due to the limited number of spots) they receive money from the government. Shouldn't the funding for education be equal and those providing the services and achieving the marks receive the funding?
Someone has taken the initative and started fighting for a better way! Want to join them?
If you agree with this philosophy check of this website and join the group fighting for the "Parents Right to Choose Education" http://www.pefnc.org/category/categories/about-us Get involved in the fight to bring integrity, logic and ethics back into education. Research your local schools and your county government and see what is being done and where you can get involved to make our society and our government the institutions they use to be, and the ones we will be proud to be a part of again, When We the People is more than an "old saying" on a piece of paper in the museum downtown.
Why are the employees suffering? What is being done to recover the thousands of dollars wasted in the Wake County Recycling department, and the Wake County School System and The garage scheme. The have been a few cases of embezzelment too. What is being done to the Administrators and Auditors and Supervisors of these individuals that allowed these "Thefts" to occur and did nothing to report it or stop it? These problems were found by an outside audit. (Accountability and Truth always shine light on the activities done in the dark!)
Are you and informed and involved citizen? Do you think about the local happening and government activity?
Why does Wake County have so much more trouble with their budget and providing the services to their residence? They get more money because they have more residence. Surrounding counties have lots of room in their schools and they are able to provide services with the help of the community and parent involvement. Most parents will buy extra paper, paper towels, ect that are going to benefit their child's classrooms. Why not access the resources that are available to fill the short falls to maintain the quality. Why not work together as a Region? Wake Forest and Youngsville are literally a bounce away from each other yet in two different counties and each has a different school system that have to purchase and maintain buses, staff, textbooks, electronic devices, computers etc. Most of Franklin County is Traditional, meaning the schools are closed for the summer. Some have summer school programs but not all of them and could be utilized by Wake County for their Year-around tracking system. Vance County and Granville County are also stone throws from Franklin County and separate and not really equal, these counties are poorer and continuing to decline because of the jobs and companies leaving (THANKS NAFTA!!). Franklin, Vance and Granville could work together also and utilize the resources available in each community. Information and education of the community and businesses that reside in the counties is poor to nonexistent. Finding assistance and information becomes a daunting task and one most people do not have the time or energy to do and so most things can be found in Raleigh, everyone takes the business, money and support to Raleigh and the local economies suffer.
Why did we move away from Neighborhood or Community schools?
It is easier to service 800 children and utilize resources in small communities that it is to try to service thousands of children from vast geographical locations with no "community connection". Some one should address these wastes and the impact on the children. Someone should try to reduce these large Corporate entity school systems that are like vaccums on funding and producing little for the money. Drop out rates and successful students going onto college and professional jobs is not a bragging point for North Carolina. More of the college population is out-of-state students than they are local.
Is there anything we can do? There is some good news~
Life is all about choice and hopefully wise choices. In North Carolina we do have a choice of Homeschooling or sending our children to private schools but our funding still goes to the public school system (HMMMM! the school systems receive money and yet do not have to provide services or books for those students, yet they have short falls every year and every year the amount of Homeschoolers grows). Now if we choice a charter school (and are able to get in due to the limited number of spots) they receive money from the government. Shouldn't the funding for education be equal and those providing the services and achieving the marks receive the funding?
Someone has taken the initative and started fighting for a better way! Want to join them?
If you agree with this philosophy check of this website and join the group fighting for the "Parents Right to Choose Education" http://www.pefnc.org/category/categories/about-us Get involved in the fight to bring integrity, logic and ethics back into education. Research your local schools and your county government and see what is being done and where you can get involved to make our society and our government the institutions they use to be, and the ones we will be proud to be a part of again, When We the People is more than an "old saying" on a piece of paper in the museum downtown.
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