constitution
If a Catholic priest refuses to marry two Missouri Synod Lutherans, isn’t that exactly what he’s doing, refusing service based on someone’s beliefs?
Most Americans age 50 and above, and all immigrants who have become naturalized citizens, understand that the form of government in our Constitutional Republic, as specified in the Constitution of the United States, has three branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. That one branch cannot wield excessive power, certain “checks and balances” are built into the system to prevent it.
Again, most Americans can tell you that the courts, through their decisions, protect the people against unconstitutional laws passed by the Legislature, that the President may veto a bill sent to his desk, and if they feel strongly enough (i.e. have enough votes), the Congress can override a presidential veto.
That is about as deep as most peoples’ knowledge of the subject goes. Today I would like to share with you some more checks and balances in our brilliant 1791 Constitution.
Before we do that, let’s look at the main purpose of the Federal Government and that is to Continue reading
That’s right.
It’s never “time” for a woman president.
It never has been and it never will be.
Just like it never was “time” for a black president, an Asian president, a Hispanic president, a gay president, a Native American president, or a transgender president.
Or a white president.
That’s right.The debate about gay marriage is all wrong.
The controversy has come to a head in my home state of Minnesota so I thought I would chime in with some information not known by most Americans.
I’ve watched this debate with interest over the years, not
because I’m interested in the topic, but because I’m amazed at how easily we Americans are baited into knock-down-drag-out fights about things that should be intuitively obvious.to Americans….
