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Serving my country in various capacities, I have seen a lot and care a lot about a lot. I’ve seen extremists in all systems of belief, both religious and political. I’m quite torn about this as the people in our own country have been polarized and intolerant of each other. We took an oath to defend this country against enemies both foreign and domestic. So what am I supposed to teach our kids? To me, it appears as if there are enemies within our HOR in DC. I know that our country has been on a platform of freedom. I know freedom isn’t free. There is always a price. I just see freedoms being taken away. We cannot even have valid voting anymore. I’m just getting very concerned that our kids will have a civil war to contend with in our future.
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We have people in the HOR, who believe they are better & know more than the average person on the street... They have taken very liberal steps to sway the public... Let me be clear here, not every Rep. falls into that category, but the left wing seems to be the issue... Some have been in office too long, like they own their seat & can do whatever they want... I could go on, but to me it is important to recognize & teach our children & grandchildren, about our forefathers, about our Country's history, good & bad...and the differences between them... Discipline is very important, church based on one's religion is also important...Teach children to take the high road, not the opposite...They will then grow up knowing right from wrong, understanding compassion & love, from no compassion & Hate or dislike...,Patience instead of immediate gratification in any scenario... It is really important for parents to be parents, not like a child's peer friend. 'nuff said... Great Post @pfc James (LURCH) Janota !!!
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MSG Stan Hutchison
SSgt William Bull - Actually, I agree, But I do not think we could ever implement term limits. So, we get the same folks voting for the same folks,,,
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
The SCOTUS ruled congressional term limits are unconstitutional:
"U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that states cannot impose qualifications for prospective members of the U.S. Congress stricter than those specified in the Constitution. The decision invalidated the Congressional term limit provisions of 23 states. The parties to the case were U.S. Term Limits, a non-profit advocacy group, and Arkansas politician Ray Thornton, among others."
"U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that states cannot impose qualifications for prospective members of the U.S. Congress stricter than those specified in the Constitution. The decision invalidated the Congressional term limit provisions of 23 states. The parties to the case were U.S. Term Limits, a non-profit advocacy group, and Arkansas politician Ray Thornton, among others."
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SGT Mary G.
What! I was not paying attention to anything other than classes and classwork thenm and missed that in 95. It seems an unreasonable decision - even unconstitutional. It is like determining that since term-limits are not included in the constitution the states can not set term limits, even though they should be able to BECAUSE it is not covered in the constitution or by subsequent federal law.
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MSG Stan Hutchison - We can mandate voting like is done in some 3rd world countries. If the majority really does favor something, then they need to speak up.
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The biggest issue with a discussion like this is we view it from our own perspective.
Personally, I firmly believe it is wrong, and extremely dangerous, to consider those with opposing ideology as enemies. We are not. I consider most conservatives as loyal, patriotic Americans. The same is true of those of us that are liberal.
Neither side should be considered "enemies."
Are there enemies living here in our country? Highly likely. But they are not identifiable by political party or ideology.
Personally, I firmly believe it is wrong, and extremely dangerous, to consider those with opposing ideology as enemies. We are not. I consider most conservatives as loyal, patriotic Americans. The same is true of those of us that are liberal.
Neither side should be considered "enemies."
Are there enemies living here in our country? Highly likely. But they are not identifiable by political party or ideology.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff - Don't you mean more Left Wing hyperbole? Did someone cut a big chunk out of the discussion?
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
CPT (Join to see) - Why are you commenting on something from 2019? I have no idea what this discussion was even about at this point, 4 years later. I don't have the time to sift through comments and figure it out.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff - Sorry about that. It was posted by RP as a "recent" conversation.
I apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for the heads up.
I apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for the heads up.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
CPT (Join to see) - "the difference between an agnostic and an atheist in your opinion."
Sure.
Any religion
An agnostic says "Maybe it happened, maybe not.
An atheist says" Hell no, it did not happen."
Sure.
Any religion
An agnostic says "Maybe it happened, maybe not.
An atheist says" Hell no, it did not happen."
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