Posts by Little Red Hen

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National ID Cards

by RescueMe in

the u.s. house of representatives approved on thursday a sweeping set of rules aimed at forcing states to issue all adults federally approved electronic id cards, including driver's licenses.

under the rules, federal employees would reject licenses or identity cards that don't comply, which could curb americans' access to airplanes, trains, national parks, federal courthouses and other areas controlled by the federal government.

the bill was approved by a 261-161 vote.

Little Red Hen

Oh yeah, Jeanniebeanz! Better living through Big ~~Government~~ Brother. I fear we (the US) is degenerating into a Player Piano world (Kurt Vonnegut) at best, or a world described by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale) at worst.

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National ID Cards

by RescueMe in

the u.s. house of representatives approved on thursday a sweeping set of rules aimed at forcing states to issue all adults federally approved electronic id cards, including driver's licenses.

under the rules, federal employees would reject licenses or identity cards that don't comply, which could curb americans' access to airplanes, trains, national parks, federal courthouses and other areas controlled by the federal government.

the bill was approved by a 261-161 vote.

Little Red Hen

IP_SEC, the UCC applies to business and commerce.

http://www.experian.com/business/public_records.html

I believe the Bill of Rights applies to all US Citizens. The 14th amendment ( http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment14/ ) was added during Reconstruction,to define citizenship, and confer citizenship on the former slaves. In sec.1 the amendment defines a US Citizen (former negro slaves being given full citizenship), sec.2 affirms the rite to vote to all males (specifically to insure negro enfranchisement), sec.3 keeps former Confederate officials out of the Federal government, sec.4 forbids the Federal gvt. paying any debt owed by the Confederacy. Sec.5 gives Congress the power to enforce this amendment by appropriate legislation.

Ironically, it was not untill 1920 that women were granted full citizenship by allowing them the vote. Even more ironic, Native Americans were not declared full citizens untill 1924.

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National ID Cards

by RescueMe in

the u.s. house of representatives approved on thursday a sweeping set of rules aimed at forcing states to issue all adults federally approved electronic id cards, including driver's licenses.

under the rules, federal employees would reject licenses or identity cards that don't comply, which could curb americans' access to airplanes, trains, national parks, federal courthouses and other areas controlled by the federal government.

the bill was approved by a 261-161 vote.

Little Red Hen

Calling all Legal Eagles! How can this 'national id card' be reconciled to the 10th Amendment of the Bill of Rights? http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment10/

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Also, how can it be reconciled to the ninth Amendment? http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment09/

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Can it or is it being justified by that pesky 'Elastic Clause'?http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/articles.html

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

Inquiring free minds want to know.

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So my neighbor said the awesomest thing to JWs..

by jwbot in

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ok my landlords daughter and her husband max live above us.

they are a really great family, very nice and cool.

anyway once in a while we have a good conversation with each other and a while ago i had told max about my family situation and a little counter-witnessing.

Little Red Hen

we are not going to waste our weed on the witnesses.....

Amen to that, Lisavegas!

Barney, if you really want to sow some mayhem just drop a dime to the Bethel Service Desk. Just have a good story (you can implicate as many of 'em as you can build a story around). Just do it from a payphone, or *67 yours. Even better, if you can use a dub's phone!

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Refusing magazines/books from JW relatives

by JustTickledPink in

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recently my mother dropped in on us and in front of other people, very nicely handed me some trinkets aka dust collectors for my house and some wts magazines.

the way she handed everything to me at once i just held out my hands and took it all.. i threw the magazines away immediately, i consider them trash and don't even want them around... but then decided exactly what i was going to do.

i am going to buy a yard sale cross or virgin mary statue and give it to my mom.. i specifically told her i don't want any publications and she slipped them in anyways.... so, on that note, she hates any religious icons, i am going to give her something that she doesn't want.

Little Red Hen

And by the way... those garage sale trinkets and dishes she dropped off for me... her gift??? Well, she asked me to pay her $27 for them because she went out of her way and picked me some things up. So I actually was nice enough to pay her for them, even though everything wasn't my style or taste. That's how she gives me gifts, recycled garage sale or thrift shop finds that she charges me for. Maybe that is why I felt a bit snarky about the whole thing.

Tickled Pink, $27 for garage sale crap? Could that be her way of getting a 'donation' for the wonderful spiritual feast she delivered?

Off topic, but we have wonderful witness relatives who operate in the same gift-grift style. Is this a standard operating procedure for witnesses, or are we just related to people who have elevated donation solicitation to an art?

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The Sneaky Governing Body and How They Steer a DF'ing Committee

by frankiespeakin in

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i was envolved about 16 years ago in a committee that sole purpose was to disfellowship a respected member of the congregation for being an apostate.

we recieved information from the wt legal department and co and do on how to proceed.

often the co and do would meet with us individually to sort of direct the process.

Little Red Hen

Frankie, out of curiosity, what were the two questions that demanded an unqualified yes?

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The Last Day

by Little Red Hen in

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for all those of the mystical krewe of apostus, laissez le bon temps rouler!

zatairan's with scallops and a king cake for the krew here.

Little Red Hen

Kenneson, I've heard Mamou is great! Real people, family oriented, good food and music. Not a tourist trap like New Orleans. I know it is silly, but I enjoy being on the curb elbow to elbow fighting for five dollar a gross trinkets.

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