Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
You Can't Have It Both Ways
The FAR left extremists (I'm talking about the crazies, not normal, open-minded liberals) like to say that the U.S. is no longer the dominant world power because of _______insert reason. Europe likes to tell us how terrible we are and that the world no longer supports "super-powers". But what does every country in the world do when they have a problem? The good ol' USA. WW1? We weren't directly threatened, but we joined in. WWII? What would've happened to Europe if the U.S. didn't take over? Korea? "Call the U.S. will take care of it!" Vietnam? We had to go because the French screwed it up in the late 50's. Panama? " The U.S. will take care of Noriege!" Iraq (Desert Storm) "the U.S. uses a lot of fuel, let them take care of Saddam!" Bosnia/Herzegovina/Kosovo? "Send in the NATO--but make sure it is the U.S. that spends all the money and sends all the troops. Starving people in Africa?" Afghanistan? I seem to remember terrorist bombings in Europe in the last 10 years, but "the let the colonies take care of it!" The U.S. grows plenty of food, they can feed the world! Global Warming? Blame the U.S., but make sure they are growing food for the rest of us. My point is, the world likes to complain about how bad the U.S. is and that we aren't/shouldn't be the dominant country in the world, but wer'e the first ones EVERYONE calls when they need help-YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS PEOPLE!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Friday, June 13, 2008
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Radical Islam
On Thursday, June 12th, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of radical Islam, 5-4.
They ruled that the rights endowed in the Constitution are also inherient in the Islamic militants and can be extended to them in a time of war.
These rights are INHERIENT in the citizens of this country, the United States of America. Hense, the constitution of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. It does not mean that we have to pass these rights on to enemey combats of a foreign country, fighthing in a WAR. What do you think is going to happen to these miltiants once they are extradited back to their home lands, i.e Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afganistan? They will be immediately shot, be headed or actually tortured. They are much better off in Guantanamo Bay then a Islamic Gulag.
Congress cannot "suspend" habeas corpus by denying it to people who have no right to it in the first place. The right against suspension of habeas corpus is found in the Constitution (art. I, 9). Constitutional rights belong only to Americans — that is, according to the Supreme Court, U.S. citizens and those aliens who, by lawfully weaving themselves into the fabric of our society, have become part of our national community (which is to say, lawful permanent resident aliens). To the contrary, aliens with no immigration status who are captured and held outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and whose only connection to our country is to wage a barbaric war against it, do not have any rights, much less "basic rights," under our Constitution.
When eight Nazi saboteurs were rounded up after being dropped off on Long Island by a German submarine in 1942, after all, they were not treated like domestic criminal defendants. They were tried by a military commission; six were promptly shot.
Furthermore, The Constitution mandates three co-equal branches of government. It does not mandate that the Supreme Court is the Supreme branch. That right was claimed by John Marshal in Marbury v. Madison.The Constitution clearly makes the President the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, giving Congress the power of the purse, which can serve as a check on the Executive’s power to wage war. The Supreme Court has no dog in that particular hunt.The President should, as Jackson so famously did, ignore the decision as one with no authority over the conduct of war. If we had a President whose guts matched his rhetoric and swagger, this is what would happen.
They ruled that the rights endowed in the Constitution are also inherient in the Islamic militants and can be extended to them in a time of war.
These rights are INHERIENT in the citizens of this country, the United States of America. Hense, the constitution of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. It does not mean that we have to pass these rights on to enemey combats of a foreign country, fighthing in a WAR. What do you think is going to happen to these miltiants once they are extradited back to their home lands, i.e Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afganistan? They will be immediately shot, be headed or actually tortured. They are much better off in Guantanamo Bay then a Islamic Gulag.
Congress cannot "suspend" habeas corpus by denying it to people who have no right to it in the first place. The right against suspension of habeas corpus is found in the Constitution (art. I, 9). Constitutional rights belong only to Americans — that is, according to the Supreme Court, U.S. citizens and those aliens who, by lawfully weaving themselves into the fabric of our society, have become part of our national community (which is to say, lawful permanent resident aliens). To the contrary, aliens with no immigration status who are captured and held outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and whose only connection to our country is to wage a barbaric war against it, do not have any rights, much less "basic rights," under our Constitution.
When eight Nazi saboteurs were rounded up after being dropped off on Long Island by a German submarine in 1942, after all, they were not treated like domestic criminal defendants. They were tried by a military commission; six were promptly shot.
Furthermore, The Constitution mandates three co-equal branches of government. It does not mandate that the Supreme Court is the Supreme branch. That right was claimed by John Marshal in Marbury v. Madison.The Constitution clearly makes the President the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, giving Congress the power of the purse, which can serve as a check on the Executive’s power to wage war. The Supreme Court has no dog in that particular hunt.The President should, as Jackson so famously did, ignore the decision as one with no authority over the conduct of war. If we had a President whose guts matched his rhetoric and swagger, this is what would happen.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
It's been awhile.....
So it's been awhile since I posted on this blog. Since my last entry a lot has been going on in my life. I recently got back from a trip to South Korea. I was there for 15 days and spent 18 hours in a plane to get there. That amount of time in transit to another country seems unreal to most, but it actually flew by quite quickly. I had 2 full seats to my self and managed to sleep and read Barak Husseins', The Audacity of Hope( There is not enough time to cover what I thought of this book in this entry).
While there I spent the majority of my time in Seoul visiting some good friends from college. While there I saw so much and did so much it, it has all become somewhat of a blur now. From the time I got off the plane it was non-stop. I saw palaces, ate Kimchi(a Korean dish made of fermented cabbage and spices), went to the DMZ, ate loads of weird food, took in the crowed markets of Seoul, drank Sojo and other random assortments of liquor, met some pretty cool Koreans, took pictures with random Koreans, inhaled enough industrial chemicals in the air to kill a large horse, smoked too many cigs, walked so much I thought my feet would fracture at times, enjoyed a pleasant Seoul cab ride,went to a Korean baseball game, camped out on a beach, went for a bike ride around the Han, and hung out with all my best friends from college. I also managed to make it to the port city of Pusan, which lays on the South East coast of Korea. It is the only area that was not taken by Communist forces in the Korean war. While in Pusan we went to the Bemosa, walked around the markets, ate some good food, went to the beach, and drank too much Sojo, wicked hangover.
My trip to South Korea was as beautiful as it was eye-opening. South Korea as a country is a miracle. To think that most of Korea was completely wiped off the map 60 years ago by wars and famine, and now has become a bustling city of 25 million people (10 million in city central, 15 million in the surrounding suburbs) is astounding. South Korea lays on the peninsula in the Pacific between Japan and China and boarders its hostile brother to the North, the DPRK, The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, the last Stalinist regime. This geographical location has invited centuries of imperialism, subjugation, and conquest by Russia, China, Japan, and the 20th century Communist movement. It's even a miracle that South Korea has survived and maintained an intact sense of national identity. It's often referred to as the "miracle on the Han River". From a third world country with people starving and living huts to a booming economic super power with the highest income growth in history, South Korea has defied all odds and is the pinnacle of what freedom and capitalism can achieve. Koreans are a very nationalistic people and this is reflected in their language, social and political structure.
This trip to SK was one of the best trips I've ever made. The Koreans are some of the most welcoming and friendliest peoples I've ever met. Where else in the world can you walk in crowded subway, drop some won(Korean currency) and a Korean will run after you to give it back? Although the city of Seoul may be very polluted and densely populated it still presents a certain kind of rouged beauty. This unique beauty that SK represents is a combination of a modern drive to succeed with a reflection on what the past, both positive and negative has given them. While walking in the streets you will see men in suits rushing to the office. You will see military, both Domestic and American casually walking around. You will see men and women wearing face masks to protect themselves from the harsh pollution. All the while this all takes place with a background of blue skies and high mountains.
Getting to the point of my rant, I had a wonderful time in Korea and it made me respect a whole new culture and people that I would have otherwise never visited or come across. It also made me realize that the world DOES NOT hate America like the media elites like to tell us so. It is the LEFT that hates America.
While there I spent the majority of my time in Seoul visiting some good friends from college. While there I saw so much and did so much it, it has all become somewhat of a blur now. From the time I got off the plane it was non-stop. I saw palaces, ate Kimchi(a Korean dish made of fermented cabbage and spices), went to the DMZ, ate loads of weird food, took in the crowed markets of Seoul, drank Sojo and other random assortments of liquor, met some pretty cool Koreans, took pictures with random Koreans, inhaled enough industrial chemicals in the air to kill a large horse, smoked too many cigs, walked so much I thought my feet would fracture at times, enjoyed a pleasant Seoul cab ride,went to a Korean baseball game, camped out on a beach, went for a bike ride around the Han, and hung out with all my best friends from college. I also managed to make it to the port city of Pusan, which lays on the South East coast of Korea. It is the only area that was not taken by Communist forces in the Korean war. While in Pusan we went to the Bemosa, walked around the markets, ate some good food, went to the beach, and drank too much Sojo, wicked hangover.
My trip to South Korea was as beautiful as it was eye-opening. South Korea as a country is a miracle. To think that most of Korea was completely wiped off the map 60 years ago by wars and famine, and now has become a bustling city of 25 million people (10 million in city central, 15 million in the surrounding suburbs) is astounding. South Korea lays on the peninsula in the Pacific between Japan and China and boarders its hostile brother to the North, the DPRK, The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, the last Stalinist regime. This geographical location has invited centuries of imperialism, subjugation, and conquest by Russia, China, Japan, and the 20th century Communist movement. It's even a miracle that South Korea has survived and maintained an intact sense of national identity. It's often referred to as the "miracle on the Han River". From a third world country with people starving and living huts to a booming economic super power with the highest income growth in history, South Korea has defied all odds and is the pinnacle of what freedom and capitalism can achieve. Koreans are a very nationalistic people and this is reflected in their language, social and political structure.
This trip to SK was one of the best trips I've ever made. The Koreans are some of the most welcoming and friendliest peoples I've ever met. Where else in the world can you walk in crowded subway, drop some won(Korean currency) and a Korean will run after you to give it back? Although the city of Seoul may be very polluted and densely populated it still presents a certain kind of rouged beauty. This unique beauty that SK represents is a combination of a modern drive to succeed with a reflection on what the past, both positive and negative has given them. While walking in the streets you will see men in suits rushing to the office. You will see military, both Domestic and American casually walking around. You will see men and women wearing face masks to protect themselves from the harsh pollution. All the while this all takes place with a background of blue skies and high mountains.
Getting to the point of my rant, I had a wonderful time in Korea and it made me respect a whole new culture and people that I would have otherwise never visited or come across. It also made me realize that the world DOES NOT hate America like the media elites like to tell us so. It is the LEFT that hates America.
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