Within the media, on the 'net waves and within the latest movements designed to work towards restoring our Republic back to the people, we encounter continuous arguments regarding "Independents'" effects on the Republican Party. We also hear continuous arguments as to how the difference between moderates and conservatives are leading to a deleterious affect on the Republican Party. Those who know my views should recognize that I am an independent philosopher of politics who supports our Constitutional principles as designed by our Founding Fathers. For the sake of argument, allow me to focus on the problems within the Republican Party with a few points of opinion:
1. Senator McCain lost the 2008 election because of his "compromising" approach towards resolving legislative issues during his political career. This is a definition of a moderate Republican and this approach is what disenfranchised so many conservative voters who chose not to vote for McCain. His campaign's mismanagement of Palin's conservative voice led to the same problems with conservative voters. Despite her immediate attraction to conservatives following the VP announcement, the McCain campaign staff became just as guilty of degrading Palin as the liberals, because she was not a compromiser. Check out your political history and you'll see this same mistake of those moderate/compromising Presidents (regardless of partY)of the past.
2. Everyone must clearly define their principles and values of either small government, constitutional principles as written and designed, and defined morals and Christian ethics or those principles of large government involvement, spending policies that leave the country in continuous debt, disregard of constitutional rights and mandates, and lack of Christian ethics (in other words, liberal approaches). There is no longer any room for compromising between the two approaches.
3. The current Republican National Committee is undergoing internal issues as to where their real platform is aimed towards. Moderate thinkers (who haven't been listening lately anymore than liberal thinkers) are in conflict with conservative thinkers in establishing a clear policy and platform. Michael Steele has his hands full in establishing a viable and believable platform for the party. This has been recognized by the RGA (Republican Governors Association) in particular.
4. As We, the People, it is well past time to get past arguing about moderates vs. conservatives. We, the People now have the opportunity to work together in selecting, campaigning and electing candidates on the local, state and federal levels of government who believe in the American spirit and ability, reflects principles and values, morals and Christian ethics that you believe in, supports our Constitutional rights as granted to us, and are running for office not because they want to be or are a politician but because they desire to represent their electorate rightfully, yet have some reluctance to run for office. When you have someone who is reluctant to run for office, you have a true Patriot who sees the need to have honorable men and women to represent We, the People in their applicable areas.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
CALLS FOR MIRACLE PRAYERS
> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:24:05 -0800 (PST)
> From: Holly McDonnell
> Subject: My son Danny
> To: Bill Conant,
Michelle Crooks,
Andy DeGuire,
Hayley Gaekle,
Mary E Herrington,
Dave Jones, Lisa Kantner ,
Sandra Pettit, Martha Tringas ,
Tom Trull, Tara Turner
>
> There is no other way to say this: Danny has been given 8 to 12 weeks to live.
This is a call for a Miracle Prayer. Danny is the young son of a good friend of mine, Holly Pipkin McDonnell. Holly and I grew up together as neighbors and friends for many years. Her young son, Danny, has been suffering thru an aggressive cancer which has migrated thru his body. Despite chemotherapy treatments, now it appears that Danny has a limited time with us on earth, according to the doctors.
BUT I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!! HOLLY AND HER HUSBAND WERE NOT BLESSED WITH THE PRESCENCE OF DANNY ONLY TO BE TAKEN AWAY AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. OUR FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST PERFORM MIRACLES EVERY DAY AND NOW IT IS TIME TO ASK FOR ONE MORE MIRACLE. THE GREATEST PRAYER THAT WE CAN GIVE TO OUR FATHER IS THE UNSELFISH PRAYER FOR OTHERS, NOT FOR OURSELVES. IF WE LOOK TO SACRIFICE A PIECE OF US, IF NOT ALL OF OUR WELLBEING, TO PROVIDE A MIRACLE FOR ANOTHER, THEN WE HAVE GIVEN THE GREATEST GIFT TO GOD THAT HE WOULD EVER ASK FOR.
I ASK YOU TODAY TO PRAY FOR YOUNG DANNY MCDONNELL, SON OF HOLLY PIPKIN MCDONNELL OF MOBILE, ALABAMA AND PLEDGE YOUR SOUL AND HEART TO GOD AND OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN OUR QUEST FOR A MIRACLE HEALING OF DANNY.
Contact your friends through your church, via email, Facebook, phone, or whatever means of communication that you have and spread this word of a Miracle Prayer for Danny. The more voices we can encourage and enlist, the louder our prayers will be so that Our Father, Son and Holy Ghost will know that we, his children, are still true believers of our Lord and Savior, the one True Son of God, Jesus Christ.
Please help. Below is one of my prayers that I submit for Danny's Miracle.
Bill Conant
FATHER, I COME TO YOU TODAY A HUMBLE SERVANT OF OUR LORD. I BESEECH YOU TO TAKE OF ME WHAT YOU WILL IN ORDER TO PROVIDE DANNY McDONNELL WITH THE MIRACLE TO DEFEAT THIS CANCER SO THAT HE MAY LIVE OUT HIS LIFE A TRUE SERVANT OF OUR LORD AND A BELIEVER OF YOU, OUR FATHER. MY WELLBEING IS YOURS TO USE AS NEEDED FOR DANNY AND I WILL BESEECH THIS OF YOU FROM THIS DAY FORTH. FOR, AS YOU TAUGHT US, I BELIEVE THAT A PRAYER OF MIRACLES FOR OTHERS IS STRONGER THAN A PRAYER FOR MYSELF. IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND THE ONE TRUE SON OF GOD, I PRAY. AMEN!
> From: Holly McDonnell
> Subject: My son Danny
> To: Bill Conant
Michelle Crooks
Andy DeGuire
Hayley Gaekle
Mary E Herrington
Dave Jones
Sandra Pettit
Tom Trull
>
> There is no other way to say this: Danny has been given 8 to 12 weeks to live.
This is a call for a Miracle Prayer. Danny is the young son of a good friend of mine, Holly Pipkin McDonnell. Holly and I grew up together as neighbors and friends for many years. Her young son, Danny, has been suffering thru an aggressive cancer which has migrated thru his body. Despite chemotherapy treatments, now it appears that Danny has a limited time with us on earth, according to the doctors.
BUT I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!! HOLLY AND HER HUSBAND WERE NOT BLESSED WITH THE PRESCENCE OF DANNY ONLY TO BE TAKEN AWAY AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. OUR FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST PERFORM MIRACLES EVERY DAY AND NOW IT IS TIME TO ASK FOR ONE MORE MIRACLE. THE GREATEST PRAYER THAT WE CAN GIVE TO OUR FATHER IS THE UNSELFISH PRAYER FOR OTHERS, NOT FOR OURSELVES. IF WE LOOK TO SACRIFICE A PIECE OF US, IF NOT ALL OF OUR WELLBEING, TO PROVIDE A MIRACLE FOR ANOTHER, THEN WE HAVE GIVEN THE GREATEST GIFT TO GOD THAT HE WOULD EVER ASK FOR.
I ASK YOU TODAY TO PRAY FOR YOUNG DANNY MCDONNELL, SON OF HOLLY PIPKIN MCDONNELL OF MOBILE, ALABAMA AND PLEDGE YOUR SOUL AND HEART TO GOD AND OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN OUR QUEST FOR A MIRACLE HEALING OF DANNY.
Contact your friends through your church, via email, Facebook, phone, or whatever means of communication that you have and spread this word of a Miracle Prayer for Danny. The more voices we can encourage and enlist, the louder our prayers will be so that Our Father, Son and Holy Ghost will know that we, his children, are still true believers of our Lord and Savior, the one True Son of God, Jesus Christ.
Please help. Below is one of my prayers that I submit for Danny's Miracle.
Bill Conant
FATHER, I COME TO YOU TODAY A HUMBLE SERVANT OF OUR LORD. I BESEECH YOU TO TAKE OF ME WHAT YOU WILL IN ORDER TO PROVIDE DANNY McDONNELL WITH THE MIRACLE TO DEFEAT THIS CANCER SO THAT HE MAY LIVE OUT HIS LIFE A TRUE SERVANT OF OUR LORD AND A BELIEVER OF YOU, OUR FATHER. MY WELLBEING IS YOURS TO USE AS NEEDED FOR DANNY AND I WILL BESEECH THIS OF YOU FROM THIS DAY FORTH. FOR, AS YOU TAUGHT US, I BELIEVE THAT A PRAYER OF MIRACLES FOR OTHERS IS STRONGER THAN A PRAYER FOR MYSELF. IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND THE ONE TRUE SON OF GOD, I PRAY. AMEN!
Friday, January 1, 2010
A FELLOW PATRIOT WITH AMERICAN POLITICS FOR THE SENATE
I am supporting Chuck Donovan as the Senatorial candidate for 2010 in Georgia. This gentleman is an example of a patriot who has a firm understanding of the problems in our country (from the various issues in our country to the actual causes of our ongoing problems). Chuck would represent Georgia in a far more representative capacity of our great state than Johnny Isakkson has. Johnny has been a great disappointment to me because he allowed himself to be sucked into the lobbyist system in Washington and is influenced by such (ex., lobbyists associated with real estate, which would lead to home mortgaging and banking issues). Following is a response I received from Chuck in mid-December where I had previously sent him some leading questions regarding his candidacy and his persona. I believe that you will see the improvements we would receive by placing Chuck in the Senate this November and will appreciate his principles and values:
Mr. Conant
Pardon my slow response time. I am a third party candidate and all
that implies, including the lack of a large campaign staff, a "day"
job for putting bread on the table, and a family. I did however,
manage to visit your blog and enjoyed what I read there. I offer a
somewhat lengthy reply as both a thorough introduction of myself, and
a proffer for my allowing your email to go so long unanswered.
Just wanted to add my acknowledgment to a fellow veteran, especially
the fact that you are the son of a phellow Phantom phlyer. I also
liked the SR-71 vids. I watched them operate out of Kadena in 1986
during my deployment there.
When I read your email calling yourself, "an independent, with
conservative values", I thought it pretty well described myself and
many of those around me in the Libertarian Party. We also agree that
Johnny and Saxby are disappointments, but as a someone who supported
the Republican Party since before Reagan, I have to add that the
Republican Party itself has been a disappointment. As a young Marine
officer I was taught to "lead from the front". Every opportunity the
Republicans have had to take the lead, they have declined. I started
out in a Labor Democrat family in liberal Massachusetts. Still, I had
the independence of thought to reject all ideas of collectivism and
embrace the general ideals of individual freedom of choice, private
property, freedom of contract and business, minimal government, and
fiscally conservative action by government. This is what I thought
the Republicans have been promising since Goldwater. However, every
time the Republicans had the majority they delivered the exact
opposite. Our government is bloated, and our Bill of Rights is nearly
shredded. I believe our country is in crisis now, and the cause of
the crisis is poor leadership, and unmitigated ignorance and flaunting
of our dear Constitution by both the Democratic and Republican parties.
My answers to your specific questions:
> 1. What attributes to you bring to the table to convince citizens
> of Georgia like myself that you are the best Senate candidate for
> 2010?
Four primary attributes:
1. Unerring respect for:
Natural Rights as described by Locke and articulated by Jefferson
Individual freedom of choice
Private property
Freedom and enforcement of contracts (includes freedom of"non-contract")
2. With that I get the drive to:
- Reduce the size and scope of government to allow individual
choice and individual action to correct the problems we face.
- Fiscally redirect our out-of-control government
- Take away the central government's blank check - the Fed.
- Reduce pay rates for all of Congress, all Federal government
workers at the supervisory level and above, freeze pensions at their
current values and institute 401(k)'s with 2% matching funds. No
additional staff or benefits.
- Significantly reduce Federal government spending, size and scope
- Balance the budget below the amount of annual tax receipts and
apply the balance to reducing the national debt.
3. A full understanding of Austrian Economics
- Keynesian Economics, nothing more than a technical excuse for
those who adore government, is a failure
4. I am not a professional politician.
- I have no one I will need to pay back other than the people of Georgia.
- I am in touch with what it means to be a working American. I
think the Democratic and Republican "leadership" is well out of touch.
Lastly, I am not a Republican or Democrat. Those parties have failed
us all and the people of Georgia should fire the lot of them.
> 2. Is your campaign already organized with staff and county
> directors/leaders to generate support? If not, what is your latest
> status in regards to your campaign organization?
- I currently have a Treasurer. I have some help from friends and
fellow Libertarians, but I am looking for a good campaign manager.
Regional Libertarian Party affiliates have offered their support
around the state. I am in touch with State leadership of the party
and expect to receive the party's nomination at our spring convention.
- I am also in need of funding.
> 3. What are your specific issues, as opposed to the general
> description of your philosophical beliefs (of which I strongly
> support)?
Two main problems as I see it:
1. The Democrats and Republicans are fighting to run our lives.
Their policies only differ in degree. We have to fight to run our own
lives.
2. Too much of what working Americans and working American
businesses produce is taken by government.
We must stop Washington, D.C.'s confiscation of our money, material,
and power. Once we return that to the hands of the people who work
for it, I am confident the American people will work their own way out
of any problem.
ECONOMICS is primary. Get the money right and most of the rest will follow.
1. We absolutely MUST get government spending under control
Take away the central government's blank check - the Fed
Reduce salaries and benefits for government representatives
and department heads
Term limits
2. We MUST significantly reduce the national debt.
3. We MUST either transition the dollar to a commodity backed
currency, or end Legal Tender laws to allow the introduction to our
economy, competing currencies. In this way we will preserve the value
of personal savings accounts.
4. We need a simplified and better tax system. A new system should
be understandable by all, paid into by all, and take less from the
American people and American businesses. I favor a single rate tax
with no exceptions on types of income, and no write-offs or credits.
Any new tax system must not take more from Americans than the current
system.
5. We have an unusual opportunity right now to put our banks
on a 100% reserve requirement standard. Among other things this would:
- End the need for more bailouts
- Make consumers view their banks differently and compare on more
than just interest rate paid.
- Reduce or nearly eliminate bank failures
- End the need for the FDIC
- Ensure the value of the dollar
- End inflation of the dollar
DEFENSE
1. US troops are unconstitutionally deployed to too many places.
Bring them home and sell the bases. Earmark the income from the sales
to pay down the national debt.
2. Reduce troop deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. Allow both
countries to find their own governments no matter what that might be.
(freedom of choice) Maintain a presence in the area to disrupt Al
Queda operations and to intercept funding for further radical Islamic
actions. (I will shortly be publishing an article with more details
on the subject of the Afghanistan war escalation and the "Global War
on Terror".)
3. Engage with China to show them that a unified Korean peninsula
would not be an opportunity for us to deploy US troops on the Korea
China border.
4. Bring the troops home from WWII. The Europeans can afford to
defend themselves.
EDUCATION is necessary for a good society, a good life, and for the US
to compete in the global economy. Our education system is failing,
and the government is at fault.
1. Shut down the Department of Education.
2. Government money spent on a child should go with the child to
whatever schooling the parents choose.
3. End tenure for government employed educators. They should
receive 5 year contracts with requirements to be achieved prior to
renewal.
4. End government involvement in higher education. Our colleges
will compete and re-achieve world status.
Stimulus, Strategic Investment, and Bailouts
End all government actions in these areas
No government has never succeeded in pushing forward an industry, new
or established, by giving it access to the national treasury.
> 4. Is this your first effort in entering politics; in other words,
> would you be considered as a "professional politician" or a citizen
> of We, the People who has decided that you have had enough and
> believe that you can be an asset for Georgia citizens as U.S. Senator?
This is my first effort as a politician, and I think that is a primary trait.
Hope that fills you in. I will be adding more to website as the
campaign progresses: www.DonovanForSenate.com
I would be happy to have your support.
In liberty,
CHUCK
Mr. Conant
Pardon my slow response time. I am a third party candidate and all
that implies, including the lack of a large campaign staff, a "day"
job for putting bread on the table, and a family. I did however,
manage to visit your blog and enjoyed what I read there. I offer a
somewhat lengthy reply as both a thorough introduction of myself, and
a proffer for my allowing your email to go so long unanswered.
Just wanted to add my acknowledgment to a fellow veteran, especially
the fact that you are the son of a phellow Phantom phlyer. I also
liked the SR-71 vids. I watched them operate out of Kadena in 1986
during my deployment there.
When I read your email calling yourself, "an independent, with
conservative values", I thought it pretty well described myself and
many of those around me in the Libertarian Party. We also agree that
Johnny and Saxby are disappointments, but as a someone who supported
the Republican Party since before Reagan, I have to add that the
Republican Party itself has been a disappointment. As a young Marine
officer I was taught to "lead from the front". Every opportunity the
Republicans have had to take the lead, they have declined. I started
out in a Labor Democrat family in liberal Massachusetts. Still, I had
the independence of thought to reject all ideas of collectivism and
embrace the general ideals of individual freedom of choice, private
property, freedom of contract and business, minimal government, and
fiscally conservative action by government. This is what I thought
the Republicans have been promising since Goldwater. However, every
time the Republicans had the majority they delivered the exact
opposite. Our government is bloated, and our Bill of Rights is nearly
shredded. I believe our country is in crisis now, and the cause of
the crisis is poor leadership, and unmitigated ignorance and flaunting
of our dear Constitution by both the Democratic and Republican parties.
My answers to your specific questions:
> 1. What attributes to you bring to the table to convince citizens
> of Georgia like myself that you are the best Senate candidate for
> 2010?
Four primary attributes:
1. Unerring respect for:
Natural Rights as described by Locke and articulated by Jefferson
Individual freedom of choice
Private property
Freedom and enforcement of contracts (includes freedom of"non-contract")
2. With that I get the drive to:
- Reduce the size and scope of government to allow individual
choice and individual action to correct the problems we face.
- Fiscally redirect our out-of-control government
- Take away the central government's blank check - the Fed.
- Reduce pay rates for all of Congress, all Federal government
workers at the supervisory level and above, freeze pensions at their
current values and institute 401(k)'s with 2% matching funds. No
additional staff or benefits.
- Significantly reduce Federal government spending, size and scope
- Balance the budget below the amount of annual tax receipts and
apply the balance to reducing the national debt.
3. A full understanding of Austrian Economics
- Keynesian Economics, nothing more than a technical excuse for
those who adore government, is a failure
4. I am not a professional politician.
- I have no one I will need to pay back other than the people of Georgia.
- I am in touch with what it means to be a working American. I
think the Democratic and Republican "leadership" is well out of touch.
Lastly, I am not a Republican or Democrat. Those parties have failed
us all and the people of Georgia should fire the lot of them.
> 2. Is your campaign already organized with staff and county
> directors/leaders to generate support? If not, what is your latest
> status in regards to your campaign organization?
- I currently have a Treasurer. I have some help from friends and
fellow Libertarians, but I am looking for a good campaign manager.
Regional Libertarian Party affiliates have offered their support
around the state. I am in touch with State leadership of the party
and expect to receive the party's nomination at our spring convention.
- I am also in need of funding.
> 3. What are your specific issues, as opposed to the general
> description of your philosophical beliefs (of which I strongly
> support)?
Two main problems as I see it:
1. The Democrats and Republicans are fighting to run our lives.
Their policies only differ in degree. We have to fight to run our own
lives.
2. Too much of what working Americans and working American
businesses produce is taken by government.
We must stop Washington, D.C.'s confiscation of our money, material,
and power. Once we return that to the hands of the people who work
for it, I am confident the American people will work their own way out
of any problem.
ECONOMICS is primary. Get the money right and most of the rest will follow.
1. We absolutely MUST get government spending under control
Take away the central government's blank check - the Fed
Reduce salaries and benefits for government representatives
and department heads
Term limits
2. We MUST significantly reduce the national debt.
3. We MUST either transition the dollar to a commodity backed
currency, or end Legal Tender laws to allow the introduction to our
economy, competing currencies. In this way we will preserve the value
of personal savings accounts.
4. We need a simplified and better tax system. A new system should
be understandable by all, paid into by all, and take less from the
American people and American businesses. I favor a single rate tax
with no exceptions on types of income, and no write-offs or credits.
Any new tax system must not take more from Americans than the current
system.
5. We have an unusual opportunity right now to put our banks
on a 100% reserve requirement standard. Among other things this would:
- End the need for more bailouts
- Make consumers view their banks differently and compare on more
than just interest rate paid.
- Reduce or nearly eliminate bank failures
- End the need for the FDIC
- Ensure the value of the dollar
- End inflation of the dollar
DEFENSE
1. US troops are unconstitutionally deployed to too many places.
Bring them home and sell the bases. Earmark the income from the sales
to pay down the national debt.
2. Reduce troop deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. Allow both
countries to find their own governments no matter what that might be.
(freedom of choice) Maintain a presence in the area to disrupt Al
Queda operations and to intercept funding for further radical Islamic
actions. (I will shortly be publishing an article with more details
on the subject of the Afghanistan war escalation and the "Global War
on Terror".)
3. Engage with China to show them that a unified Korean peninsula
would not be an opportunity for us to deploy US troops on the Korea
China border.
4. Bring the troops home from WWII. The Europeans can afford to
defend themselves.
EDUCATION is necessary for a good society, a good life, and for the US
to compete in the global economy. Our education system is failing,
and the government is at fault.
1. Shut down the Department of Education.
2. Government money spent on a child should go with the child to
whatever schooling the parents choose.
3. End tenure for government employed educators. They should
receive 5 year contracts with requirements to be achieved prior to
renewal.
4. End government involvement in higher education. Our colleges
will compete and re-achieve world status.
Stimulus, Strategic Investment, and Bailouts
End all government actions in these areas
No government has never succeeded in pushing forward an industry, new
or established, by giving it access to the national treasury.
> 4. Is this your first effort in entering politics; in other words,
> would you be considered as a "professional politician" or a citizen
> of We, the People who has decided that you have had enough and
> believe that you can be an asset for Georgia citizens as U.S. Senator?
This is my first effort as a politician, and I think that is a primary trait.
Hope that fills you in. I will be adding more to website as the
campaign progresses: www.DonovanForSenate.com
I would be happy to have your support.
In liberty,
CHUCK
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