GS2 - How many laws in the US ?
Sadly, no really knows…too many to count. When federal laws in the United States were first codified in 1927, all the federal laws fit into one binder housed at the Library of Congress. By 1980, it took 50 volumes of binders and over 23,000 pages to list all the federal laws. It continues to grow. The number of federal laws and regulations have become so numerous that the Congressional Research Service and the American Bar Association simply do not have enough staff to adequately categorize every law on the books.
….Stifling regulations drive a wedge between its citizens and the government elected to represent them.
GS2 - US Federal Government Income Tax Collected
1988 - $ 900B Income Tax collected, that is $3,688 for every US citizen 1999 - $ 1.8 T Income Tax collected, approx. $6,451 for every US citizen 2020 - $ 3.7 T Income Tax collected, approx. $11,246 for every US citizen
Amount of Federal income tax collected double 1999 to 2020. Average income tax collected per individual tripled in 32 years (1988-2000). Totals do not include state income tax, sales tax, fuel tax, property tax, cigarette/alcohol tax, edu. tax, estate tax.
GS2 - Here are the facts… Hillary lost to Trump by 304 Electoral College votes to Clinton’s 227. This is the same Electoral system that elected President Obama and every president before him. Clinton spent 50% more on her campaign compared to Trump and still lost. Clinton was not the first woman that ran for president, it was Victoria Woodhull, leader of the Suffragette movement in the US, in 1872. Clinton did win the popular vote and so did 4 other presidential nominees before her but she was the only one that complained about it. … So you are right Hillary. There are some people in polities who cant be confused by facts and you are certainly not living in an evidence based world !
GS2 - Progressive agendas in schools have slowly but surely changed our social mores, behaviours and new laws soon followed. A generation now fully supportive of woman’s reproductive rights, gay marriage, settled science on global warming, legalization of soft drugs, and legalized assisted suicide to name a few. 20 years ago, many of these were soundly rejected by the vast majority of our populous. After 20 years of social engineering, these are now not just accepted but promoted. Change for the good in some cases and terribly damaging in other cases. If you tell a child that a little green can is red… well 20 years later that green can is indeed red. And for those that question the colour of the can, they will be shut down and demonized. You may agree with the engineering that took place in the past 20 years but where are we headed… Legalized human trafficking, legalized narcotics, genetic engineering, polygamy, legalized sex with minors, and eugenics. Today we find these concepts repulsive. The vast majority are not supportive, and yet, rewind 20 years ago. …. as Lincoln said, the philosophy of the school room in one generation most definitely becomes the philosophy of the government in the next… we should be very careful who drives that school room philosophy. Discuss it, debate it and make it transparent for all to see.
GS2 - During her 8 years as first lady (2008-2016), Michelle Obama was an advocate for poverty awareness, higher education, physical activity and healthier eating. Ms. Obama launched the “Reach Higher” initiative to encourage high school students to further their education. She also launched the “Let’s Move” campaign to fight child obesity and was a strong supporter of Mentoring programs for young girls. Whether you agreed with her and her husband’s politics, Ms. Obama held the office of 1st lady with grace, class, civility and decency. She embodied hard work to help others less fortunate then herself.
Sanctity and D
ignity of Human Life
Sanctity of Life: 60M abortions in the US since 1973. More than entire population of African Americans. Exceeds population of 90% of countries. Sober second thoughts… abortion rate dropping since 1996.
Dignity of Life: According to Unicef, 22,000 children die each day . One billion people living on less than $2.00 / day (US). 39M Americans live below the poverty level.
GS2 - Protect life and embrace humanity. Help those in need and stand up for that which is right and moral
GS2 - The gross generalizations, false stereotypes and harmful prejudices practiced by our mass media today are never ending…”Liberals are for high taxes, or soft on crime or just snowflakes.”. “Conservatives are racist or misogynists or xenophobic”. These statements are untrue, fabricated myths. According to JFK the greatest enemy of the Truth is “The Myth - persistent, persuasive and unrealistic”… These persistent untruths are eroding the trust people have in mass media. In 1956, American National Election Study found that 66% of Americans thought newspapers were fair, including 78% of Republicans and 64% of Democrats. Fast forward to 2020. According to Gallup, today only 39% of US adults believe mass media is of fair , including 73% if Democrats and only 10% of republicans. Only 36% of independents believe media is fair. We should all be alarmed by these statistics. Democracy can only flourish when the populous has trust that their media and the exchange of information is fair and objective.
GS2 - Too often the voices of the world remain silent during moral crisis. During the Holocaust, Ukrainian famine, Armenian genocide millions died needlessly. More recently, Rwanda during the100 days in 1994, 800,000 Rwandans were killed mostly Tutsis’ violently butchered in the streets at the hands of the Hutus. 1995, the Ethnic cleansing of the Croats and Bosnians at the hands of the Serbians resulted with 100,000 people killed. Since 2011, 100,000 Syrians killed and over 1 million are now refugees due to the civil war in that country. Since 1972, the American genocide on their unborn; over 60 million babies murdered at the hands of the abortionist. As servants to Humanity, each human life has value regardless of its state and we must care for each human being regardless of our differences. It is our responsibility and the evolution of mankind to raise our voices during moral crisis and to stand as one.