Jinxed Universe

So I have always considered our Founding Fathers to be inspired men. But, until just recently I never realized how inspired they were. I have begun a collection of quotes from significant people on our history that I like. As I have done this I have started with the Founding Fathers.

Now I'm going to share with you some of their words and you tell me that these guys didn't know what they were talking about and knew exactly what they were doing when they created our government.

Also, see if you can see how any of these quotes apply to us.

"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."
Thomas Jefferson

"Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories."
Thomas Jefferson

"Any people that would give up liberty for a little temporary saftey deserves neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin

"We the people are the rightful masters of both Bongress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow men who pervert the Constitution."
Abraham Lincoln

"Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty."
Thomas Jefferson

"... God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quite under such misconceptions it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty... And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure."
Thomas Jefferson

And Finally My Favorite....

"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home and leave us in peace. We seek not your council, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen."
Samuel Adams

I don't know about you, but I've had it up to my eyeballs with all the crap we are putting up with. I am so pissed off right now with our government that I can hardly see straight. I know that the democrats are killing us, but I have been looking into Orrin Hatch and the crap we are putting up with there. Is he conservative? Yes, I guess. Is he a Utah conservative? No Friggin' Way!!! This guy has Washington government written all over him and he is getting under my skin.

We are being too patient here with our government. The Colonies rebelled with less than we are putting up with. We need to put a stop to this Big Government crap. We need to elect some new leaders that aren't some government shoe-in.

We need to stop being silent and make our voices heard. The more I dive into the thoughts of those who created this nation, the more I understand where we are getting off.

Some of you may have heard of this movie, some may not have. But, the other day I went to the RedBox, and using my free promo codes I rented Expelled. This had Ben Stein in it, I know him at the Eye Drops guy. You know the monotone guy, "Dry eyes need Clear Eyes."

Anyways, so I got the movie. I wasn't sure what to expect, I thought that it was going to be on how horrid our school system is. But no, it was on what is happening in our schools with Creationism. I couldn't believe what they were saying. They were going from university to university and talking to people that had been "fired" for teaching Creationism, or "they just weren't a right fit for our school." Yeah, a huh!

What was the best part was when they were explaining the whole Darwinism idea and how ridiculous it is. They were talking to these scientists and putting their words into English so we could understand what they were really saying. Like how proteins were formed on the backs of crystals to create life. So, Ben Stein showed a casino and said how in order to get life all of the slot machines had to get a jackpot at exactly the same time. The odds of that were so small that literally they said it was basically zero.

Later on they were interviewing an Atheist that has put out a book trying to defunk God. So Ben Stein interviewed him and this guy was so arrogant. One of Ben's last questions was how he thought life came upon this earth, and basically he said ALIENS!!! Can you believe that!?! The idea of God is so out there for him, that Aliens coming down and creating us is a more logical thought in his mind than God! What a looney tune.

I don't know, as I have taken a lot of science classes and understand how things work, I cannot deny the existance of our Heavenly Father. I mean look at our planet. What are the chances that we are orbiting the sun at the exact distance needed to sustain life. Or, the fact that our bodies are organized like they are. This is not chance. We had to be put here, we had to be created, the chances of all this happening is so small that it is zero. Come on, if the chances of the protiens being created on the backs of crystals is basically zero. Then, the chances of all life coming from that is even more zero that the first.

Anyways, if you have time go to your RedBox and rent Expelled. Some of it is pretty slow, I won't lie to you, but it is VERY informative on what people are thinking.

So, today I was talking to my brother who is taking an economics class and had to watch a John Stossel episode, "Is America Number 1." He was talking about how interesting this show was. So, I checked it out on youtube.com.

You must watch this.



We are moving to become just like India, we our going to choke the life out of our own economy. Too many people think that we need to regulate our economy and provide safety nets and provide everything for everyone. This will just kill our economy and cripple our country. With the laws that are being passed currently that is where we are going. Most of these laws have good intentions, but limit our freedom, hence the heading.

The other day I was flipping through the channels and they had on TV, "The Family Guy." I usually don't watch this show, but something caught my eye. Anyways, as I watched this the show brought up a point that really bothered me.

In this episode Brian's brother is gay and wants to get married to his boyfriend, in the Griffin's backyard. Peter agrees to it and Lois doesn't and takes Stewie with her to her parent's house. While there, her parents try to explain why gay marriage is wrong, but they end up convincing Lois that gay marriage is okay, because "if a man and a woman can get married who don't love each other can get married, then why can't two men who do love each other get married?"

So, it was that statement that has just plain rubbed me wrong. I have sat and thought about this for a few days now, thinking about this and trying to find the real reasons why.

I started working on this from how marriage is viewed today and began to work backwards through time.

Right now, marriage can be done by church or state. Any man or woman can get married together whether it is under the sea, in a drive through, in a church or a temple. The marriage can last from anywhere from days to months, to years and even eternity. Has it always been this way? How did marriage all get started? What was the real purpose of marriage?

Today, if you were to ask people what they think of marriage, you would get many different answers. It could range from financial reasons, to pure physical attractions, to wanting a family, to just wanting sex. There is an infinite amount of reasons anyone could want to get married. But, I don't think it has always been this way.

I think that as we look back through time, that marriage once was just performed by the church and only in a chapel. Then, it wasn't just to get married because the girl was pregnant. And before that it was only between two people that abstained from sex before they were married.

How can all of this be true? I believe that the origin of marriage used to be an exclusive act, that was reserved for those who truly loved each other and were willing to make covenants with our Heavenly Father that bring us to a higher standard, that helps us come closer to perfection.

For someone to get married in the temple, think of all of standards that both the man and woman need to meet. They must attend church regularly, they must pay tithing, they have to be endowed, the man must hold the priesthood. These aren't easy acts that can be picked up at the drop of a hat, these are things that are lifelong commitments.

Marriage is another step, now that we have met these standards we are allowed to be married, which means more commitments between each other and our Heavenly Father.

It is only after we make these covenants that we can rightfully use our procreative powers and create children. This way, the children that are brought into this family will be taught the same principles that their parents are working to keep.

So, I don't believe that marriage is for everyone, not even for all men and women. I believe that the real purpose of marriage is to move yourself, along with your spouse, closer to perfection. Too many times in our day, we try to move perfection closer to us, rather than us moving closer to perfection.

Look how many people are trying to get the church to allow them to lower the marriage standard and allow gay marriage. How many times have you seen the church take a stand on "political" issues. I think that we will see more of this as everyone continues to lower the standards.

A few years ago I was in a politics class at Weber. It was so fun to be in and have an opportunity to debate different issues. Anyways, one of my topics I had to write about in that class was about the our Judiciary System, mainly the Supreme Court. So, in writing the paper I began to study the current Judges and some of the past ones. I then began a study of what they do and how they do it. As I got more and more into it and began to see some of the ridiculous stuff that they have done, the more I knew there was a problem.

So, to start this off I want to explain how a federal judge gets into his position, because this is different on the state level. Basically, he is appointed by the President. He will make a nomination and then the Senate will approve the nomination. Then once that judge is in place, they are in that position until they die, retire or are impeached.

Now that we know how they are put in, we need to know what their role is in the government. The job of a judge is to interpret the laws that are passed and make sure they adhere to the constitution.

I wouldn't think this job would be that difficult to do, but as I have looked into some very important cases, I have seen that there are some on the Supreme Court that have issues. Let me start this off with a story.

In early September 1993, Simmons then 17, discussed with his friends, Charlie Benjamin(age 15) and John Tessmer(age 16), the possibility of committing a burglary and murdering someone. On several occasions, Simmons described the manner in which he planned to commit the crime: he would find someone to burglarize, tie the victim up, and ultimately push the victim off a bridge. Simmons assured his friends that their status as juveniles would allow them to "get away with it." Simmons apparently believed that a "voodoo man" who lived in a nearby trailer park would be the best victim. Rumor had it that the voodoo man owned hotels and motels and had lots of money despite his residence in a mobile home park.

On September 8, 1993, Simmons arranged to meet Benjamin and Tessmer at around 2:00 a.m. the following morning for the purpose of carrying out the plan. The boys met at the home of Brian Moomey, a 29-year old convicted felon who allowed neighbor teens to "hang out" at his home. Tessmer met Simmons and Benjamin, but refused to go with them and returned to his own home. Simmons and Benjamin left Moomey’s and went to Shirley Crook’s house to commit a burglary.

The two found a back window cracked open at the rear of Crook’s home. They opened the window, reached through, unlocked the back door, and entered the house. Moving through the house, Simmons turned on a hallway light. The light awakened Mrs. Crook, who was home alone. She sat up in bed and asked, "Who’s there?" Simmons entered her bedroom and recognized Mrs. Crook as a woman with whom he had previously had an automobile accident. Mrs. Crook apparently recognized him as well.

Simmons ordered Mrs. Crook out of her bed and on to the floor with Benjamin’s help. While Benjamin guarded Mrs. Crook in the bedroom, Simmons found a roll of duct tape, returned to the bedroom and bound her hands behind her back. They also taped her eyes and mouth shut. They walked Mrs. Crook from her home and placed her in the back of her mini-van. Simmons drove the van from Mrs. Crook’s home in Jefferson County to Castlewood State Park in St. Louis County.

At the park, Simmons drove the van to a railroad trestle that spanned the Meramec River. Simmons parked the van near the railroad trestle. He and Benjamin began to unload Mrs. Crook from the van and discovered that she had freed her hands and had removed some of the duct tape from her face. Using her purse strap, the belt from her bathrobe, a towel from the back of the van, and some electrical wire found on the trestle, Simmons and Benjamin found Mrs. Crook, restraining her hands and feet and covering her head with the towel. Simmons and Benjamin walked Mrs. Crook to the railroad trestle. There, Simmons bound her hands and feet together, hog-tie fashion, with the electrical cable and covered Mrs. Crook’s face completely with duct tape. Simmons then pushed her off the railroad trestle into the river below. At the time she fell, Mrs. Crook was alive and conscious. Simmons and Benjamin then Mrs. Crook’s purse in to the woods and drove the van back to the mobile home park across from the subdivision in which she lived.

Her body was found later that afternoon by two fishermen. Simmons was arrested the next day, September 10, at his high school.

We see from this story that Chris had planned out in his mind to murder someone, he even planned where he was going to do it. When given the chance, he followed through on his horrid plan.

So, what happened to Chris you say? Well, he was sentenced to death by the State of Missouri. But, then here comes the juicy stuff.

The case was then appealed to the Supreme Court, because he was a minor and you know "he didn't know what he was doing." In 2005 the case was presented and the Supreme Court decided that the death penalty for minors was unconstitutional.

Now when the justices come out to make a ruling, what they do is they put out their decision in writing with the majority's reasoning for their decision and then the "dissent", meaning those who did not agree with the majority and why. This is significant, because if you read why they decided to do away with the Juvenile Death Penalty. Here is the exact quote.

"The Court also looked specifically at the abolition of the juvenile death penalty in the United Kingdom, finding it of particular importance owing to the origins of the Eighth Amendment and the historical ties between the two countries."

Um, hello, hello!! Have you ever heard of the Revolutionary War!!!! I think that was when we broke any law binding ties between us and England.

There were four justices that didn't agree with this, but just one short of a happy meal for Chris.

So, to recap here. The duty of the judges are to interpret the laws and make sure they stick with the Constitution.

Hmmm, whose Constitution? Ours?

Well, it looks like to me that the five clowns that ruled on this haven't spent enough time reading our own Constitution and too much of everyone else's.

Now, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I can't tell you how many times our Congress has passed a law against abortion, pornography and the like and the Supreme Court has overruled these laws stating they are unconstitutional.

Ah, excuse me isn't that Congress' job to make laws and then you are to back them up even if you don't agree with them? Once Congress has passed the law, it becomes your job to protect it, not fight it.

I can't tell you how important it is to pay attention to what our government is doing. This isn't a Showtime Rotisserie, where you can "Set it and Forget it." These guys will do anything they want unless we stand up to them.