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ISSUES A view of what has
happened to the purchasing power of the dollar in our lifetime
By Ben Cerruti
 I ran across this graph at http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=17796 which
I think every American should view. A picture is worth a thousand words and this
one illustrates what the Federal Reserve System, aided and abetted by the
Federal Government's deficit spending policies, have caused. There is good
reason why this country has undergone another economic tsunami which will lead
to eventual economic suicide. The only one way to prevent this from
happening is to recognize the event that caused it and then attempt to
reverse it.
In 1913 the 16th Amendment to the Constitution abrogating the original
words "no capitation, or other direct, tax shall be laid unless in proportion to
the census or enumeration herin before directed to be taken" was enacted. This
allowed the imposition of a federal income tax and allowed the Federal
Government to take tax money derived from one State and give it to another.
Along with the act another act established the Federal Reserve System. There is
no mystery why both were enacted at the same time as the progressive legislators
in power at that time needed complete "power of the purse" to establish the
centrallized power of the Federal Government. It is obvious that efforts to
repeal these acts are paramount.
Over the last century, with the ability to essentially buy legislative
influence with campaign contributions and other benefits. progressive elements
have been successful in having legislation passed that induced many to look
towards the Federal Government as the entity to take care of their daily
problems. In doing so the freedom endowed by our creator of life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness have been incrementally eroded. There is no free
lunch and this is becoming apparent with each passing day. In electing a
President whose actions follow the teachings of Karl Marx we find the ultimate
progressive ready to have us all pay the piper by way of a fascistic form of
government. One in which the purchasing power of our "fiat" currency would be
worthless and probably be replaced by a world currency with greatly reduced
value.. It should be apparent that the prosperity experienced in the past
would be diminished since the incentives for entrepreneurs to gain an
adequate return for their investments would in turn be
diminished.
Thus readers, if this makes sense to you as it does to me, strongly
oppose every piece of legislation supported by this present administration, even
though it may seem to be harmless. When legislators themselves do not have the
time to read that on which they vote it must arouse suspicion. There are many
ways to change bills that have been written in either chamber and especially
when the leaders of both houses of Congress come together to reconcile their
respective bills into one that will be submitted to the President.
Finally, there are movements in this country to repeal the acts heretofore
mentioned. When you hear of them please support them. There are more than two
political parties in this country and perhaps the time has come to look at all
of them before making your voting decisions.
Welcome global governance
By Henry Lamb Thursday, September 24, 2009 If there were ever a question about Barack Obama’s dedication to the concept of global governance, it has now been answered fully. His track record to date points toward his commitment to global governance; his speech to the United Nations removes all doubt. In order to fully appreciate the effectiveness of Obama’s pursuit, it is necessary to have an accurate picture of
what global governance really is. The picture of global governance has been deliberately camouflaged by images of black helicopters and imagined blue-helmeted U.N. forces invading nations to enforce its mandates. This is the picture of global governance that its proponents want people to see so they will not see the real events that are constructing the actual global governance. The United Nations consists of a General Assembly, the Security Council, and more than 1300 different agencies, councils, and commissions. Each of these governmental bodies is staffed by individuals who perform administrative duties dictated by the administrative hierarchy. In theory, the policies that guide the administrative hierarchy are established by the delegates from the U.N.’s 192 member nations. Keep in mind that these delegates are a ppointed officials of their government. These delegates meet in luxurious facilities, and mouth platitudes and indictments and, more often than not, eventually approve whatever agenda the administrative staff has laid before them. This form of government is most accurately described as the “Administrator” form of government. To be absolutely clear: global governance is a system of rules and regulations, created by an administrative hierarchy, that dictate how individuals and organizations must behave. Each nation becomes an administrative unit responsible for implementation of U.N. rules and regulations. This is the form of global governance first envisioned by Woodrow Wilson’s alter-ego, Colonel Mandell House, who shared his vision with the world in his book titled “Philip Dru: Administrator.” Wilson’s League of Nations was designed to bring global governance to the world, but the United States balked, and rejected a global administrator. Franklin Roosevelt, who served in Wilson’s administration, surrounded himself with others from the Wilson Years, and began implementing an “Administrator” system of governance in the United States. With the help of a Democratic majority, Roosevelt pushed through Congress a laundry list of legislation that allowed the President, or Administrator, if you will, to undertake many programs for which there is no Constitutional authority. Eventually, the Supreme Court tightened the reins and slowed the transformation of U.S. government. But not before Roosevelt reconstructed the League of Nations using a new name – the United Nations. It is significant that Obama quoted Roosevelt in his speech to the U.N.: “We have learned to be citizens of the world,” said Roosevelt. It is significant that Obama, campaigning in Berlin, told his audience that “I come to you as a citizen of the world. ” Since assuming office as President, he has acted like Philip Dru’s Administrator, campaigning for the position of Administrator of the world. Obama’s actions in office are similar to Roosevelt’s actions in office, except Obama appears to be on steroids. While relying on his teleprompter to mouth platitudes and indictments, Obama has ignored all Constitutional constraints, and surrounded himself with people who reek with Marxist ideology. With the help of a Democratic majority, he is pushing through Congress a laundry list of programs that will essentially change the American system of government – just as he promised in his campaign. Now he has told the world that America has not only “re-engaged” the United Nations, but that America is adopting policies that accept and embrace the global governance pursued by Mandell House, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin Roosevelt. While still a Senator, Obama introduced legislation to comply with the U.N. request to increase America’s contribution to international aid to .07 percent of GDP – to nearly $845 billion per year. In his speech to the U.N., Obama promised the world that America will reduce its defense capability, effectively leaving U.S security in the hands of the International Atomic Energy Agency. He is apparently content to leave the bad behavior of rogue nations such as Iran and North Korea to whatever “consequences” the U.N. may choose to administer. To achieve “peace and security” in the world, Obama threw Israel under the proverbial bus, demanding that Israel stop construction
of their settlements, return to pre-1967 boundaries, and provide “contiguous” territory for a Palestinian state. He forgets that
Israel was quite happy with the pre-1967 borders until its neighbors invaded, a second time, in an all-out effort to push Israel into the sea.
The additional land that Israel captured when it kicked Palestinian butt, was to provide a little more buffer between its sworn enemies and the sea.
WHY DO
WORLD LEADERS SUPPORT THE CO2 GREENHOUSE GAS MYTH? It is disturbing to hear the President of the United States propagate that which is not true. In his speech to the United Nations today he advanced the Global Warming/Climate Change myth. At the same time appearing in the New York Times an article by Andrew Revkin contains the fact that "global temperatures have been stable for a decade and may even drop in the next few years", In addition, there are many scientists, meteorologists and weather experts who have debunked the notion that the creation of excessive amounts of Carbon Dioxide is the cause of global warming if, in fact, it actually exists. When leaders in all major countries in the world including ours claim there is climate change that has been created by mankind caused green house gasses our citizens tend to believe them. When they claim that man made Carbon Dioxide is a green house gas and must be reduced markedly people tend to accept that as a fact. In fact, established evidence proves the propaganda which they are conveying is not the truth. Why would our leaders and others in high places lie to us since on the surface there appears no reason to do so? There is a reason and it should be shocking to those who are willing to acknowledge it. Especially since it could lead to the loss of our country's sovereignty. Let's look at some interesting history on this subject. In a speech to the UN relating to the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change in 2000, French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac said "For the first time, humanity is instituting a genuine instrument of global governance, one that should find a place within the World Environmental Organization which France and the European Union would like to see established." Adding on to this rhetoric was climate change advocate and former VP Al Gore's statement that the proposed Congressional Carbon Cap and Trade bill will help bring about "Global Governance". In a speech made in 1991 we also also heard former President George Herbert Bush refer to a "New World Order". Financier and major political campaign donor George Soros (György Schwartz) has been an avid advocate of a strong central international government to correct for the excesses of self-interest. He is also known to speak Esperanto, a universal language, learned from his father. He is also a member of the Tri-Lateral Commission that has had the issue of global governance on its agenda for many years. Founded 40 years ago by David Rockefeller the commission members also include Zbigniew Brzezinski (he called for a world government in his 1970 book "Between Two Ages"), Henry Kissinger, Madeline Albright, George H. Bush, William J. Clinton, Lynn Cheney Dianne Feinstein. Thomas S. Foley, Richard A. Gephardt, David Gergen, Richard Holbrooke, Brian Mulroney, Charles B. Rangel, John D. Rockefeller IV, Lawrence H. Summers, Paul A. Volcker, William H. Webster, Mortimer B. Zuckermank and other noted national and international persona of various political persuasions. The complete membership list can be seen by clicking on the following link http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/NWO/Trilateral_Members.htm . It meets every year and its agendas to any sharp observer would appear to be leading the world down that garden path to a new world order led by an international government (possibly a reformation of the United Nations). Aiding and abetting this movement is the "Global Warming", recently renamed "Climate Change", that has become a vehicle to create a world wide emergency. What better way to usurp a country's sovereignty than to impose rules and regulations such as those first encompassed in the Endangered Species Act and now being proposed in the Cap and Trade bill. This is an obvious world wide conspiracy that transcends political parties. We have seen this in past months with TV spots showing Newt Gingrich and Nancy Plosive together supporting the reduction of green house gasses that has to increase one's sense of conspiratorial behavior. The questions arises, why do these people support this movement that has no basis in fact? There is a rational answer. There exists in this world an elite class whom I call the "super rich" that follow an ideology that would minimize the chance of potential chaos caused by disgruntled elements of society. Their intent would be to find a way to eventually establish an international world government. That is their ideology and the result would be loss of our sovereignty and distribution of income and accumulated wealth among the rest of us. Essentially socialism that ends up being a two class system with the upper elite class having the power of the purse controlling the masses. The Audacity of Barack
Obama
By Ben Cerruti
He says that he personally, as if a Congress wasn't involved,
will not allow any tax of a family making under $250,000 a year to increase
by one dime. He continues to say this despite the fact that both his
Treasury Secretary and Director of his National Economic Council have said
that such a tax could not be taken off the table. Both of these gentlemen are
economists while B.O. has no such education or experience. In addition, the fact
that the Cap and Trade bill, if passed, would admittedly increase the cost of
everyone utility bills and the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office has
indicated that the proposed Health Care bill could not be paid for without more
tax revenue further contradicts his rhetoric. To expect that the people
will continue to believe he can fulfill this campaign promise is the height of
audacity.
The audacity continues when he says about the proposed health
care plan that people can keep their present medical insurance if they so desire
when Insurance Co's, unjustly so, are being blamed for the high cost
of medical care. In fact, the public option plan is designed to put the medical
insurers out of business and lead to a fully nationalized program. Video clips
have shown Congressman Barney Franks saying as much and B.O., prior to his
election, stating that he favored a single payer plan. Further, he has stated
the seniors should not worry about losing their coverage despite the fact the
health care plan states that they must accept counseling relating to their final
years of life. This is a precursor for government making decisions affecting the
necessity of specific health care to prolong one's life. Decisions that morally
should be left up to the individual and their family. Again the Messiah is
demonstrating his audacity.
The fact that a person is elected President doesn't endow
him/her with omnipotent powers. B.O. does not have the background and experience
to qualify him for anything but what he has been. A community organizer,
essentially supporting socio-political activity such as that exemplified by
ACORN, a corrupt and government supported entity. A civil rights lawyer
and university teacher of constitutional law and later as State Senator
and U.S. Senator his experience was limited. Even his stint in the
U.S. Senate was spent mostly campaigning for President. Yet he wants
to impose a profound change in the governance of the people that will diminish
the freedom endowed to us by our founding fathers that will be virtually
impossible to reverse. He obviously does not have the experience
commensurate with the audacity he portrays.
This audacity is typical of the type of autocrat we see and have
seen leading third world countries countries into socialism. His Marxist
leanings were bred early on in Chicago as an avid student of the
teachings of radical community organizer Saul Alinsky who believed the Marxist
credo that the end justifies the means. This being further amplified with his
association with William Ayers,. a co-founder of Weather
Underground, which conducted a campaign of bombing public buildings during
the 1960s and 1970s. Anyone who takes the time to review B.O.'s background and
then his rhetoric, along with his flagrant disregard for its substance displayed
in his actions, must acknowledge that he is following the Marxist credo espoused
by Alinsky, "the end justifies the means".
He then must be judged to be a Charlatan, a Con-Man, and
like the Pied Piper many Americans appear to be following him on his road to
serfdom for them. Americans still have time to realize what is occurring and to
express their desire to maintain the freedom provided them by our forefathers.
We should pray that this is happening and will continue to the point of
bringing this audacious person to his knees and eventually removing him from
office before he can do any more serious damage.
Medicare is a financial failure as will be Obamacare
By Ben Cerruti
According to the 2008 report by the board of trustees for
Medicare and Social Security, Medicare will spend more than it brings in from
taxes that year (2008). The Medicare hospital insurance trust fund will become
insolvent by 2019. This is not a surprise. There has never been a program in which
government has injected itself that has been able to support itself financially.
Take Social Security. a Ponzi scheme look alike, will start to run a
deficit in 11 years and is predicted to be bankrupt in 2037. Other examples are
Amtrack and the Postal Service who both run continual annual deficits. It would
seem that those in government would use this experience as a guide for what they
consider doing in enacting legislation for other such programs. But that appears
to not be the case.
The Public Option in the proposed health care bill is obviously
another Medicare type program only expanded to cover everyone. Surely it must be
acknowledged that making a program that is going bankrupt larger will only make
the bankruptcy that much more severe. Of course, government has the power to
borrow from the FED that in turn owns a money printing press. Supporting a
program that operates at a loss in this manner, as should be learned from the
past, eventually causes inflation and impacts the ability for private enterprise
to grow and prosper and provide employment for the benefit of all our
people.
B.O. is an economic ignoramus or a devious Marxist
By Ben Cerruti
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THE BASIS OF RATIONALITY
"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it." |
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How to Cure Health
Care
By Milton Friedman The United States
spends a mind-boggling percentage of its GDP on a health care system that
virtually everyone agrees is a disaster. Is there any way out of this
mess? There is-and Milton Friedman has found it.
Since the end of World War II, the provision of medical care in the United States and other advanced countries has displayed three major features: first, rapid advances in the science of medicine; second, large increases in spending, both in terms of inflation-adjusted dollars per person and the fraction of national income spent on medical care; and third, rising dissatisfaction with the delivery of medical care, on the part of both consumers of medical care and physicians and other suppliers of medical care. Rapid technological advances have occurred repeatedly since the Industrial Revolution-in agriculture, steam engines, railroads, telephones, electricity, automobiles, radio, television, and, most recently, computers and telecommunication. The other two features seem unique to medicine. It is true that spending initially increased after nonmedical technical advances, but the fraction of national income spent did not increase dramatically after the initial phase of widespread acceptance. On the contrary, technological development lowered cost, so that the fraction of national income spent on food, transportation, communication, and much more has gone down, releasing resources to produce new products or services. Similarly, there seems no counterpart in these other areas to the rising dissatisfaction with the delivery of medical care. These developments in medicine have been worldwide. By their very nature, scientific advances know no geographic boundaries. Data on spending are readily available for 29 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. In every one, medical spending has gone up significantly both in inflation-adjusted dollars per person and as a fraction of national income. In 1997, the United States spent 14 percent of gross domestic product on medical care, the highest of any OECD country. Germany was a distant second at 11 percent; Turkey was the lowest at 4 percent. A key difference between medical care and the other technological revolutions is the role of government. In other technological revolutions, the initiative, financing, production, and distribution were primarily private, though government sometimes played a supporting or regulatory role. In medical care, government has come to play a leading role in financing, producing, and delivering medical service. Direct government spending on health care exceeds 75 percent of total health spending for 15 OECD countries. The United States is next to the lowest of the 29 countries, at 46 percent. In addition, some governments indirectly subsidize medical care through favorable tax treatment. For the United States, such subsidization raises the fraction of health spending financed directly or indirectly by government to more than 50 percent. What are countries getting for the money they are spending on medical care? What is the relation between input and output? Spending on medical care provides a reasonably good measure of input, but, unfortunately, there is no remotely satisfactory objective measure of output. Ultimately, the purpose of this article is to examine the situation
in the United States. I have mentioned the data on the OECD countries
primarily to document the two (related?) respects in which the United
States is exceptional: we spend a higher percentage of national income on
medical care (and more per capita) than any other OECD country, and our
government finances a smaller fraction of that spending than all countries
except Korea.
By Thomas Sowell (TownHall.com) Those of us who are getting on
in years can remember a time when most people had no health insurance,
when we simply paid the doctors or the pharmacies and went on our way,
without giving it a second thought. I have especially painful memories of
having a hospital bill of $50 for the treatment of a baseball injury back
in 1949. You have no idea how big $50 was for me at that time. It was the
most money that I had ever paid for anything. But the bill got paid off, a
few dollars at a time, over a period of months. When and why did health
insurance, paid by third parties, become widespread in the American
economy? Like so many things that the government does, third-party health
insurance grew out of problems created by previous government
policies.....
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WORLD
ISSUES click on titles to read complete essay Talk by Israeli scientist, Haim Harari (honoraria and bio), at a meeting of the
International Advisory Board of a large multinational corporation,
April, 2004.
As you know, I usually provide the scientific and
technological "entertainment" in our meetings, but, on this occasion, our
Chairman suggested that I present my own personal view on events in the
part of the world from which I come. I have never been and I will never be
a Government official and I have no privileged information. My perspective
is entirely based on what I see, on what I read and on the fact that my
family has lived in this region for almost 200 years. You may regard my
views as those of the proverbial taxi driver, which you are supposed to
question, when you visit a country....
This website has had posted a poll question relating to
Islamic beliefs and recently also posted an essay by 'A Rational Advocate'
whose content was related to that subject matter. The following is an
email dialog that developed from the initial comments made by a visitor
whom shall be called Ms X. The commentary provides an interesting
insight to the rationale of some non-Muslims relating to the subject
matter....
Madrassas and American Public
Schools
By Ben Cerruti Madrassas, Islamic Schools, and American Public Schools do
have a similarity. This similarity lies in the fact that they both
graduate students that have been indocrinated with a unilateral social
ideology. Some may argue that Madrassas deal with religion but, in
fact, the tenets of the Koran that are taught include much involving the
manner in which the society must function....
Will Al Qaeda Terrorism Go Away By Itself?
By Ben Cerruti Evidently there are some in the
Western World that think the answer to this question is yes. In the
U.S.A. we find among them many candidates vying to be the Democratic
candidate for President, acting as if we should have continued passively
after 9/11 and our military activity in Afghanistan, waiting for the next
attack by the terrorists on some target within our 50 states. In
Britain, where our President has visited recently, they attack the actions
of Tony Blair and the Coalition of the Willing in their effort to bring
democracy to Iraq. Their actions convey the feeling that they seem
to be on the side of the terrorists and thus to support the longevity of
terrorism.....
This is a World War
By Ben Cerruti Many pundits, politicians,
members of the press, and others in our society, maintain the view that
the armed conflicts existing around the globe are not necessarily
connected. However, this view does not hold up when the obvious facts
emerge to show that there is a common thread that exists to tie them
together. This thread is terrorism.....
By Ben Cerruti It is apparent that
there is confusion in the mind of many people. It lies in the view that
they think we have engaged in a war in Iraq that is winding up with the
U.S. as winners. The events that have transpired involving mid-east
terrorists over the last 20 plus years, culminating with the events on
9/11/2001, can only lead any rational person to the conclusion that our
war is against terrorism and we are far from winners of that war
yet......
TRUMAN WAS WRONG
By Ben Cerruti What with all the hoopla
over the North Koreans recent nuclear saber rattling one would think that
some mention would be made of what got us here. We hear nothing about the
Presidential decision that led to the permanent separation of Korea into
two states. Fifty two years ago a confrontation between President Truman
and General Douglas MacArthur, over far east policy leading to this
decision, dominated the news. It resulted in the removal of MacArthur from
his position as Commander of the U.N. armed forces then fighting the North
Koreans.....
ARE WE BEHOLDEN TO OIL PRODUCING NATIONS?
By Ben Cerruti A view appears to exist
that America is more dependent on the receipt of mideast oil than the
supplier is dependent on the revenue from its sale. As a result we find
contentious argument both inside and outside of government as to the need
and methods for making our economy less dependent on foreign
oil....
The
following burning question, I would think, should rationally enter the
minds of the greater majority of civilized people in this country and
world. Why would educated young Muslims take the lives of innocent victims
along with their own in the conduct of suicidal missions in support of a
cause? It would appear contrary to any religious belief, including that of
Islam.....
CAUSES OF ISLAMIC TERRORISM
By Ben Cerruti This morning I posed
myself the following questions. (1) Why can’t the causes behind the acts
of terrorism on our country dating back a decade be determined by a
rational analysis? (2) Why can’t we wean ourselves away from dependence on
the resources of the region of the world that threatens
us?......
Why do so many seemingly good
people with a liberal bent become pent up with rage when they read or hear
the word "Christian" in a conservative context. In their diatribe
they invariably relate the word to their villainous foe "the religious
right", or as it is sometimes called, "the Christian right".
Regardless of the possible merits to be found in the presented material,
they lose rationality when they see the word "Christian" even though it
may only be referencing the most positive moral virtues and
perspective.....
State’s Rights – What happened to them?
By Ben Cerruti The creator’s of our
Constitution were so concerned that the Federal Government would usurp the
powers of State Government that they included provisions to lessen that
possibility. However, time has taken its toll on these provisions
and the politics they had hoped to minimize has reared its ugly head in
the Supreme Court to further erode the powers of State
Government.....
By Ben Cerruti In general elections
should a person vote for a candidate or his party affiliation? There are
various reasonable arguments that can be proposed to justify voting in
either manner. Perhaps it would be well to look at the motivation for
voting.......
THE UNREASONABLE POWER OF
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNIONS By Ben Cerruti President Bush had
threatened a veto if the Homeland Security Act did not include provisions
that would allow the new department flexibility in dealing with
employees. Such provisions to include the right to waive collective
bargaining rules and to eliminate the lengthy and difficult procedures to
move or terminate federal employees now existing in federal law.
With difficulty, and some compromise with members of Congress, the Act was
finally enacted with provisions that somewhat minimzed the ability for
public employee unions to adversely affect homeland
security........
A visitor to this web
site recently had comments to make about the essay “Are You Conservative
or Liberal?” written by “A Rational Advocate“. As a result, an interesting
dialog developed that should be of possible interest to other visitors and
it follows.....
ARE YOU LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE?
By Ben Cerruti The answer to this
question, as used in political connotation, requires an understanding of
the respective terms. This process involves the semantics of their use in
discourse. It stands to reason that a mutual understanding of the words
and terms when utilized in discussions is required for communication
between the parties involved to convey true meaning to the
discourse.......
REDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
By Ben Cerruti We
have been witness to a continuing use of class warfare by those in
government, abetted by the media and an assortment of special interest
groups and individuals. In this essay we will consider the methods
they use to establish definitions as it relates to the redistribution of
income......
TRUE CAMPAIGN FINANCING REFORM
By Ben Cerruti What
are the reasons for contributors to provide money to candidates for public
office? Common sense tells us that they are as
follows:
1. Ideological, meaning to promote the ideals in which the contributor believes. 2. Self-seeking, meaning to gain from the candidate commitment to actions that will be economically beneficial to the contributor..... THE CASE FOR TERM LIMITS
By Ben Cerruti There
are those that claim that elections are the most effective method of
holding legislators accountable for their actions. In a truly
democratic system this might be possible but unfortunately ours is not
such a system as experience tells us....
MISUSING
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
By Ben Cerruti There
is a great misuse of meanings of certain words and phrases by many in our
society, with the greatest abusers being many media and political persona
and social opportunists (self-serving individuals and groups). It is
especially disingenuous when this practice takes place in the
categorization of people for the purpose of pitting one category against
the other....
SOCIALISSUES click on titles to read complete essay EUTHANASIA AND ABORTION By Ben Cerruti Hitting recent headlines
was the cognizant U.S. District Judge's confirmation of the Oregon
voter-approved law allowing doctors to assist in the death of terminally
ill patients. I wonder if this Judge is aware of the Hippocratic Oath. The
Hippocratic Oath, of course, is what historically was taken by those
entering the medical profession upon graduation from medical
school........
A visitor to this web
site recently had comments to make about the essay "Homosexuality Is Not Normal" written by “A
Rational Advocate“. As a result, an interesting dialog developed that
should be of possible interest to other visitors and it
follows...
Homosexuality Is Not Normal
By Ben Cerruti Why do homosexual couples who wish to establish a union
between themselves insist on having the government allow them to be
endowed with the same marriage title provided to heterosexual couples? Why
are they not satisfied with being provided the same legal provisions in
the form of a title called "civil union"? A single answer to both
questions is obvious. They want society to consider their relationship
normal. The reason the government should not concede to their demands is
also obvious. Their relationship is not normal because man and woman were
put on this earth with complementary sex organs meant to procreate the
species....
Another visitor to this website recently had comments to
make about the essay "Homosexuality Is Not
Normal" written by “A Rational Advocate“. As a result, the
following dialog developed between the visitor, who is given the name Mr.
H, and A Rational Advocate (ARA)....
WHY GO TO MARS
By Ben Cerruti The Space program had
become another humdrum government program to the average American before
the tragic loss of Columbia. It took that event to awaken us to think
about this program and the reason for its existence at this point in
time......
LEGALLY HACKING YOUR COMPUTER
FILES
By Ben Cerruti The 4th Constitutional
Amendment states:
"The right of the
people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects,against
unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants
shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation,
and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or
things to be seized" - Recently Representative Howard Berman, Democrat
from California, introduced HR5211,a bill to indemnify holders of
copyrights on files who use technological means to enter one's Computer
and disable the use of such files.......
ALTRUISM IS AN ACT NOT AN INNATE
VIRTUE
By Ben Cerruti Altruism is defined as
regard for and concern for the welfare of others. An Altruist is defined
as one who adheres to the practice of Altruism. A problem exists in our
society in the interpretation of actions versus intentions. The
premise I take here is that a person cannot perform an altruistic act that
does not fulfill a personal intent to commit it. Thus the definition of
Altruism contradicts itself.
By Ben Cerruti Published in 1932, a novel by Aldous Huxley, entitled “A Brave New
World”, described a fantasized society of the far future which has, as
time progresses, becomes less a fantasy and more a possibility. This
society controlled by an authoritarian centralized government practices
mass breeding of humans in laboratories, called hatcheries, replacing
normal maternal reproduction......
By Ben Cerruti Love
is a most misused word. Saying things like “I Love Cookies” or
“I Love It” or “I Love to Ski”, when the word that should be used is
“like”, is innocent enough....However, the word love also has another
common misuse, with which we are also all familiar, but this misuse
sometimes gives the user of the term a lot of
grief....
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