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The U.S. Military has a code of honor. How about Congress?

05 Thursday Jan 2012

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by Jason McNew (American Thinker)

The U.S. Military remains among the most respected institutions in America. Conversely, the U.S. Congress has achieved abysmal approval ratings. Numerous state legislatures do not fare much better.

Perhaps, like the military, lawmakers could benefit from having a code of honor, or a creed – similar to the NonCommissioned Officer’s Creed.

No one is more professional than I. I am a Noncommissioned Officer, a leader of soldiers. As a Noncommissioned Officer, I realize that I am a member of a time honored corps, which is known as “The Backbone of the Army”. I am proud of the Corps of Noncommissioned Officers and will at all times conduct myself so as to bring credit upon the Corps, the Military Service and my country regardless of the situation in which I find myself. I will not use my grade or position to attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety.

Competence is my watchword. My two basic responsibilities will always be uppermost in my mind — accomplishment of my mission and the welfare of my soldiers. I will strive to remain tactically and technically proficient. I am aware of my role as a Noncommissioned Officer. I will fulfill my responsibilities inherent in that role. All soldiers are entitled to outstanding leadership; I will provide that leadership. I know my soldiers and I will always place their needs above my own. I will communicate consistently with my soldiers and never leave them uninformed. I will be fair and impartial when recommending both rewards and punishment.

Officers of my unit will have maximum time to accomplish their duties; they will not have to accomplish mine. I will earn their respect and confidence as well as that of my soldiers. I will be loyal to those with whom I serve; seniors, peers, and subordinates alike. I will exercise initiative by taking appropriate action in the absence of orders. I will not compromise my integrity, nor my moral courage. I will not forget, nor will I allow my comrades to forget that we are professionals, Noncommissioned Officers, leaders!

I suggest the following; if only there were lawmakers who might bother themselves with following it:

Lawmakers Creed

I am an American Lawmaker, entrusted by the People with the power to devise laws. The powers of the lawmaker are the most serious of those given to government. I will never use these powers to the benefit of myself, or to the benefit of particular interests. Like the Fire Fighter, the Police Officer, and the War-fighter, I choose to serve the People. I am greatly humbled to have earned the goodwill of their votes.

My Oath to support, obey, and defend the Constitution is a serious Oath. I will never propose, nor vote to pass, any law unauthorized by the Constitution. I, nor the government, have any powers other than those given by the People. I will never forget that I am responsible to the People, and that the People are the best judges of their own affairs… READ MORE

On a more intellectual note, the portion of essay below, helps to solidify my own perspective
of how our personal liberties can only be held and pursued on a foundation of moral virtue. Some interesting things in this.

Foundation of Morality

    In searching for the foundation of the laws of our nature, the following reflections occur. In the first place, two things cannot be more intimately connected than a being and its actions: for the connection is that of cause and effect. Such as the being is, such must its actions be. In the next place, the several classes into which nature has distributed living creatures, are not more distinguishable by an external form, than by an internal constitution, which manifests itself in an uniformity of conduct, peculiar to eachspecies. In the third place, any action conformable to the common nature of the species, is considered by us as regular and proper. It is according to order, and according to nature. But if there exist a being of a constitution different from that of its kind, the actions of this being, though conformable to its own peculiar constitution, will, to us, appear whimsical and disorderly. We shall have a feeling of disgust, as if we saw a man with two heads or four hands. These reflections lead us to the foundation of the laws of our nature. They are to be derived from the common nature of man, of which every person partakes who is not a monster.

    As the foregoing observations make the groundwork of all morality, it may not be improper to enlarge a little upon them. Looking around, we find creatures of very different kinds, both as to external and internal constitution. Each species having a peculiar nature, ought to have a peculiar rule of action resulting from its nature. We find this to hold in fact; and it is extremely agreeable to observe, how accurately the laws of each species are adjusted to the frame of the individuals which compose it, so as to procure the conveniencies of life in the best manner, and to produce regularity and consistency of conduct. To give but one instance: the laws which govern sociable creatures, differ widely from those which govern the savage and solitary. Among solitary creatures, who have no mutual connection, there is nothing more natural nor more orderly, than to make food one of another. But for creatures in society to live after that manner, must be the effect of jarring and inconsistent principles. No such disorderly appearance is discovered upon the face of this globe. There is, as above observed, a harmony betwixt the internal and external constitution of the several classes of animals; and this harmony affords a delightful prospect of deep design, effectively carried into execution. The common nature of every class of beings is perceived by us as perfect; and if, in any instance, a particular being swerve from the common nature of its kind, the action produces a sense of disorder and wrong. In a word, it is according to order, that the different sorts of living creatures should be governed by laws adapted to their peculiar nature. We consider it as fit and proper that it should be so; and it is beautiful to find creatures acting according to their nature.

    The force of these observations cannot be resisted by those who admit of final causes. We make no difficulty to pronounce, that a species of beings who have such or such a nature, are made for such or such an end. A lion has claws, because nature made him an animal of prey. A man has fingers, because he is a social animal made to procure food by art not by force. It is thus we discover for what end we were designed by nature, or the Author of nature. And the same chain of reasoning points out to us the laws by which we ought to regulate our actions: for acting according to nature, is acting so as to answer the end of our creation.

essay ii: Foundation and Principles of Morality i – Henry Home, Lord Kames, Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion [1779]

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Colonel Allen West Puts NDAA Myths to Rest

05 Thursday Jan 2012

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SPREAD THE WORD!!! We can breathe a little easier … for a few minutes, at least!

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Islam Against the World … A “Crash” Course

05 Thursday Jan 2012

Posted by blogsense-by-barb in America, American History, Articles, Attitudes, blogsense, Character, Christianity, citizenship, conservative, Courage, Election 2012, Faith, FREEDOM, God, government, Interests, Issues, Leadership, Obama, Participation, religion

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Boko Haram, islam, Israel, Judaism

Islam, the religion of peace, until SHARIA LAW takes over. Then, there can be only 2 choices:

      1. repent and embrace Islam, or die
      2. life the subjugated life of the “infidel” – maybe

The five Pillars of Islam are as follows:

  • Faith or belief in the Oneness of God [not identical to Jehovah / Jesus] and the finality of the prophethood of Muhammad;
  • Establishment of the daily prayers;
  • Concern for and almsgiving to the needy;
  • Self-purification through fasting; and
  • The pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are able.

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“There is none worthy of worship except God
and Muhammad is the messenger of God.”
This declaration of faith is called the Shahadah,
a simple formula that all the faithful pronounce.
The significance of this declaration is the belief
that the only purpose of life is to serve and obey God,
and this is achieved through the teachings and practices
of the Last Prophet, Muhammad.

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Problem seems to be the warring tribes, various offshoots of Islam, just like the many denominations of Christianity, but – for the most part – Christian tribes are not at war with the rest of the world. Although certainly numerous crimes have been committed in the name of Christianity, most people recognize those perpetrators as “outlaws” of the faith, portraying a skewed Biblical message. Not all Muslims are violent or prone to jihad, but until the peace-loving Muslims take control and correct the tenets of their “faith,” the murderous jihads will continue, and the WEST – particularly the USA needs to educate itself about who and what Islam really is! Deal with it!

At some point, however, the WEST needs to realize Islam is NOT simply a religion, but a political system with it’s own religion and its own laws. In contrast, the Quran calls all non-Muslims are unbelievers or infidels. The treatment of the infidels in Islam is divided into two categories. The polytheists, pagans, idolaters and heathens have the choice of converting to Islam or suffer death. The Jews and Christians, whom the Koran calls people of the book, can retain their religion but on the sufferance of accepting humiliation and subjugation to Islam and payment of Jizyah (poll-tax) to the Islamic rulers.

Now I do not claim to be knowledgeable on this topic, but I know a couple EXCELLENT websites to check. I read them almost daily Christians. One is Bare Naked Islam. Another is Creeping Sharia. I highly recommend these websites for information of issues O ilam interest. For decades, Islamic hatred has been focused on Israel, but now, it is bleeding over to those who share the Abraham’s paternity – the Christians.

AMERICA is the CASH COW for Hezbollah


  • Nigeria’s Catholic Bishops Appeal for Help Against Religious Cleansing
  • By Nina Shea at the NRO:

    In its latest move to effect religious cleansing in Africa’s largest country, Boko Haram — the Nigerian Islamist movement that claimed responsibility for the deadly Christmas Day bombings of a Catholic church, an evangelical church, and three police stations — is now reportedly warning all Christians in Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north to evacuate by Friday or else face new attacks. It also vowed to confront Nigerian troops sent to quell four of the northern states it has targeted with violence.

    Catholic archbishop John Onaiyekan, of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, appealed for help. “It’s a national tragedy. We are all unsecured. It’s not only Catholic. Today it’s us. Tomorrow we don’t know who it will be,” he said. Nigeria’s Catholic bishops report that some 200 individuals, mostly Catholic worshippers, were killed in the coordinated Christmas bombings.

    According to the Vatican news agency Fides, Nigeria’s Catholic bishops called on Islamic leaders to speak up and take measures to end the violence. On behalf of the bishops, Archbishop Ade Job, president of the Episcopal Conference of Nigeria, issued a desperate plea: “Members of the Boko Haram sect have claimed responsibility for this shameful crime against God and humanity. We use this opportunity to call on our peace-loving Muslims, especially their leaders from the political, economic, social, and religious spectrums, not only to publicly denounce these acts, but for their own good and good of Nigeria . . . to do everything positive to end this movement.”

    So far, this plea has been met with silence from Nigeria’s Sunni religious leaders. No doubt some are afraid that they too will become targets if they dissent from Boko Haram’s dictates.

    Western analysts debate whether, as U.S. AfriCom commander Gen. Carter Ham asserts, Boko Haram is linked to al-Qaeda, or is, as stated by others, a diffuse group of local Sunni Muslims. In any event, former U.S. ambassador John Campbell, now an expert with the Council on Foreign Relations, who takes the latter view, said that a group calling itself Boko Haram could very well launch the cleansing campaign as threatened…READ MORE

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  • Persecution Christians Seen Rising In Islamic Nations
  • By BosNewsLife News Center with reports from Africa and Asia

    AKARTA/ABUJA/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)– North Korea leads a list of nations where “Christians face the most severe persecution”, but “Muslim-majority” countries represent nine of the top 10 amid spreading Islamic extremism around the world, a major Christian watchdog said in comments obtained by BosNewsLife Thursday, January 5.

    The group, Open Doors, said its annual World Watch List (WWL) placed the Communist-run nation at the top spot for the “10th time” as North Korea built a “bizarre quasi-religion” around the country’s founder Kim Il-Sung. Anyone with “another god” is automatically persecuted, Open Doors said. Up to 400,000 Christians are believed to worship underground, while up to 70,000 Christians are held in “ghastly prison camps”, according to rights investigators.

    “How the death of Kim Jong-Il last month and the coming to power of his son Kim Jong-Un will affect the status of Christians in North Korea is hard to determine at this early stage,” explained Carl Moeller, who leads the Open Doors USA branch of the international group serving “persecuted Christians” worldwide… CONTINUE READING

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  • Iran May Kill Pastor Yosef Nadarkhani In Secret
  • Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has become a face of the persecuted around the world. Since 2009, the Iranian regime has imprisoned Pastor Nadarkhani under the threat of death for his faith in Jesus Christ. His story has illuminated the plight of so many others who also face persecution for their faith…CONTINUE READING

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    A Perceptive Child of 8 Salutes Servicemembers

    05 Thursday Jan 2012

    Posted by blogsense-by-barb in Attitudes, blogsense, Character, Family values, FREEDOM, inspirational, Interests, Lifestyle, Military, Military Veterans, Patriotism

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    Prison Planet.com » US Troops going to Israel

    05 Thursday Jan 2012

    Posted by blogsense-by-barb in America, Articles, Attitudes, blogsense, citizenship, Community interest, Congress, conservative, Courage, Current Events, Democrat, Election 2012, FREEDOM, government, Heroes, Interests, Issues, Leadership, liberal, Military, Military Veterans, National Security, Obama, Opinion, Participation, People, politics, Republican, Seniors, Spirituality, tea party, Tyranny, US Constritution, WE THE PEOPLE

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    via GUNNY G

    Jerusalem. In one of the most blacked-out stories in America right now, the US military is preparing to send thousands of US troops, along with US Naval anti-missile ships and accompanying support personnel, to Israel. It took forever to find a second source for confirmation of this story and both relatively mainstream media outlets are in Israel. With one source saying the military deployment and corresponding exercises are to occur in January, the source providing most of the details suggests it will occur later this spring.

    Calling it not just an “exercise”, but a “deployment”, the Jerusalem Post quotes US Lt.-Gen Frank Gorenc, Commander of the US Third Air Force based in Germany. The US Commander visited Israel two weeks ago to confirm details for “the deployment of several thousand American soldiers to Israel.” In an effort to respond to recent Iranian threats and counter-threats, Israel announced the largest ever missile defense exercise in its history. Now, it’s reported that the US military, including the US Navy, will be stationed throughout Israel, also taking part.

    Also confirming the upcoming US-Israeli military missile exercises is JTA.org – ‘global news service of the Jewish people’. In their account, they report, ‘Last week, plans for Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, to visit Israel in January were leaked to Israeli media; his visit likely will coincide with the largest-ever joint U.S.-Israel anti-missile exercise’.

    While American troops will be stationed in Israel for an unspecified amount of time, Israeli military personnel will be added to EUCOM in Germany. EUCOM stands for United States European Command.

    In preparation for anticipated Iranian missile attacks upon Israel, the US is reportedly bringing its THAAD, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, and ship-based Aegis ballistic missile systems to Israel. The US forces will join Israeli missile defense systems like the Patriot and Arrow. The deployment comes with “the ultimate goal of establishing joint task forces in the event of a large-scale conflict in the Middle East”…READ MORE

    Such a fine, transparent administration, eh?

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    Obama Vows Restraint in use of New Terror Powers (NDAA)

    05 Thursday Jan 2012

    Posted by blogsense-by-barb in America, Articles, Attitudes, Big Government, blogsense, Character, FREEDOM, Interests, Tyranny, US Constritution, WE THE PEOPLE

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    2012 defense bill, aclu, NDAA

    January 05, 2012
    Military.com|by Matthew Cox

    Under the recently signed 2012 defense bill, the Pentagon now has the power to keep home-grown terror suspects off Main Street America for good. Just don’t expect to see that happen while President Barack Obama is in office.

    The commander in chief brought 2011 to a close by signing the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act into law, despite weeks of criticism and warnings from lawmakers and federal officials concerned over the bill’s provisions that authorize the U.S. military to indefinitely detain anyone – including American citizens – suspected of terrorists acts inside the United States. [BOTH parties signed off on this bill, so who is complaining? WE-the-PEOPLE!]

    Federal agencies such as the FBI have expressed concern that the new law could interfere with criminal investigations, jeopardizing the success of current domestic counter-terrorism operations.

    The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has vowed to challenge the NDAA’s controversial provisions, which also authorize the indefinite detention of any person from any battlefield, no matter the country.

    Despite the outcry of opposition (?), however, it seems that very little will actually change in the way the Pentagon does business for now.

    Both the Defense Department and the Army were reluctant to comment on how the detention provisions will affect their day-to-day operations…READ MORE

    Again I say … if there is such an outcry, and the President isn’t planning to implement it, why the heck did he sign it???

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