Something Comon Among the Ceasars?

Oddly, something I noticed among the Caesars of Rome. Their names seem to mostly end in the letters us. I have no idea why. Maybe it’s something to do with language. Then again, maybe, in day, everyone’s name ended in us. Maybe someone knows and can tell me. I only went through high school and no one there told me. Maybe no one there knew either.

At any rate, thought occurred to me that there are those today who would like to add a um to his or her last name. So tell me, just how would Bidenus go over. Maybe some would like the name Pelosius. Then there are some of those up and commers. What’s the name of that California governor. Oh yes. Had to look him up. The memory doesn’t work like it used to.

Regardless, Newsom won’t work. Newsomus just doesn’t work. Wait a minute. He can just modify his name. Just change the om to us. No. That doesn’t work either. No hope for Newsom without a complete name change. Just as well. He doesn’t know how to run a state. Can’t expect him to know how to run a nation the size of the US.

The question has often been asked, “What’s in a name?” I don’t know. I guess those guys back in Rome thought they had to have the us. Maybe they knew something we don’t. Anyone can be a leader. But to be a despot, your name must end in us. Or at least back then.

Controllers

I don’t exactly know why it is but there is always an element of society that likes to be in control. Throughout history, we have had our pharaohs, kings, tzars, emperors, casers and on and on. Invariably, they have two things in common. They say they have the good of the people in mind and they always have huge egos. In some cases, they proclaim themselves to be gods and frequently do all they can to live eternally. (Not with much success)

Well, actually, they have two more things in common. They love to have absolute control over the entirety of their realm, and they want their realm to include the entirety of world.

Hitler and Mussolini had dreams of world dominance. Naturally, had we lost the war, the three empires would eventually have to fight it out to determine if we all would speak German, Italian or Japanese. As controllers, they would have never been willing to share.

It seems as one controller goes down to defeat another stands ready willing and able to take over. Here lately, they’ve been coming at us in bunches. Even before Hitler, Stalin was ready to take his position in history. We finally deal with Hitler and Mao shows up on the world stage.

Then, there are the dozen, or so mini dictators who kept popping up. They showed up in Central and South America. They tried to seize control of Africa. Then, while we drive one dictator out of Cuba, we find out we just installed another. I’m sure the Cuban’s appreciated that. Of course, Castro said it was for the good of Cuban people. I think that was a lie and I suspect there are few Cubans that would agree.

Now, we have Putin, the man that snatched monarchy out of the immature democracy that preceeded him. At least the man is honest. He’s not doing it under the premise of creating a utopian society where all are equal. (You notice, always these utopias always have people who are more equal than others.)

All the folks like me just want to live out our lives in peace. The problem is that every time we turn around someone else comes along and starts a war with us, of course, promising peace and equality.

The Bible tells us that there will be a man who will be successful in taking total control of the world. He will promise peace and prosperity. For a while, there will be peace but not for long. The man will bring war, hunger and a horrible economy. The average family will not be able to purchase a loaf of bread. There will be disease and I would suspect riots. Not many will sit by under these conditions and do nothing.

For seven years the man will be the ultimate controller. At the end of the seven years God will put an end to it. He will put Satan and the man away for a thousand years. During that time, Christ will rule this world. The controllers popping up and taking control will cease. Jesus will see to it.

For sure, you do not want to be around to see those seven years. They will be the worst seven years on this planet.

There is a way to avoid it. Accept Jesus Christ as your savior. Before this all happens, Jesus will take those who are saved out of this world. We who are born into the Kingdom of God will be with Jesus through the whole thing. The suffering will only be for those who refuse to accept Jesus as their savior.

Maybe, possibly sounds like a good idea to accept Jesus as your savior, the earlier the better.

As for those controllers. They will get everything they have coming to them, including the devil. You certainly don’t want to be counted among them.

If Only There Were Fines

I don’t need to quote the first amendment to you. You might even know it better than I do. Basically, hopefully, it protects our freedom of speech and religion, among other things. It seems that the FBI and other officials of the federal government were doing all they could to decrease, even eliminate, those rights by telling the social media to stop people from being able to use the social media to say certain things.

It’s all out in the open now. Even Old Joe’s press secretary has implicitly admitted it in a press conference. Moreover, she said they would do it again if they felt they needed to. Now isn’t that nice. They don’t stop us from saying what we want. They just make sure others do. Same thing. No difference. That gag that was put on conservatives was by the government, by remote control. Moreover, they seem to be proud of themselves for doing it.

My question now is, how are things going to be set right. People have lost their jobs because of what they did. Doctors have lost their practices. Lawyers have been shunned. Some have even gone to jail. Let us not forget the two and three-olds that were tossed out of planes because they refused to wear masks. Certainly, we don’t want to overlook the schools that were shut down by a few power-hungry animals.

Now, let’s see. What do I think should happen now. The people who met with those social outfits should be tried. If found guilty, they should be required to pay fines.

I only wish it were possible. However, I don’t think it is. Odd as it is, even if found guilty, I don’t think that any fines can be levied. I don’t think they can be forced to spend one day in prison. I don’t know. I’m not a lawyer.

Perhaps I can get a lawyer and prove the Director of the FBI caused me harm by impeding my speech. However, no matter how successful I am with my suit, I don’t think I could collect a dime. Though the Constitution does say that the government cannot pass any laws against my freedom of speech, as far as I know, there are no statutes prescribing any penalties or fines for government officials limiting my speech, directly or indirectly.

So, unless I am wrong, and I really hope I am, those that have been wronged have but one recourse…shrug their shoulders and strive on. Perhaps one thing we need to do, if we can ever wrestle the government away from those power hungry dems, we need to put some teeth to the first amendment, and maybe a few of the others too. When a government official crosses the line, let’s make sure he pays, if not with his freedom, then at least with his wallet.

Why Object?

A federal judge made a decision against Old Joe and his cohorts. No more can they meet and agree as to what speech to allow or block.

Now, why should they object…that is unless they are using the social media for limiting our free speech.

Now, let’s see. Isn’t it against the first amendment to limit our speech even if it is indirect?

I think it is. I think a federal judge just agreed with me.

Now. Just how is it that we are to be compensated for all the past damage caused by Old Joe and his socialist comrads.

More importantly, how do we keep keep the socialists from finding another way around the first and most important amendment.

Another Word on Responsibility

Just now heard a joke on the radio. It was supposedly Hunter Biden on the phone, who said, “Say, Pops. Have you seen my laptop?”

Of course, it was not Hunter Biden who was speaking, but it was Hunter who lost his laptop, his gun and “forgot” to report income for two years. Considering that’s likely not a tenth of it, I think we can assume that he is the epidemy of irresponsibility. This was a man who, with the help of his Pops, became an officer in the military. Now let me see. Aren’t military officers supposed to be responsible? I certainly would not want him as my commanding officer. I actually don’t think many would. Certainly not in battle.

So. When we need a person to point out when we want an example of irresponsibility, he’d be the first one I’d think of, he and his Pops. And, of course, all the while, the reporters keep turning a blind eye. That’s irresponsibility too.

The Object of Their Love

The following numbers I took off the internet. I simply queried the wealths and wrote them down. However, I would suspect that the numbers are at least close to accurate.

The Clintons have about 120 million. I suspect that of being a little low. To the best of my knowledge, they had very little employment outside of working for Uncle Sam. To be sure, she made some money in law. He made some as a speaker. They both made a ton or two off their so-called charity. It has become obvious that they both used the charity as a slush fund.

Obama and his wife have about 70 million. Not bad for being a community organizer. Me thinks he found another source somewhere. Regardless, he hasn’t done too bad for himself. I suspect he doesn’t do so much community organizing these days, but he sure messed up our medical system. He said he would save us money. Quite the opposite. Of course, all his doctor bills are paid for, he’s very much welcome.

Biden as VP was worth about 8 million. He was sort of slumming it compared to his compadres. However, it’s not bad considering he did it on senator’s pay. Don’t really know what he has now. Some reports say 9 million. Others say 158 million. If you’re curious, you are welcome to try and get something more accurate. Considering what he owns in real estate alone, I’d guess he has to have 30 or 40 million. It takes a lot to keep those homes in good shape, not to mention the cost utilities and gardening.

Then, of course there’s Hunter. While he is not a government employee, his father is. I would suspect his millions and his father’s millions are likely a little entangled. It just might be difficult to determine what belongs to the one and what belongs to the other. It does make his worth at 230 million a little suspicious.

Now. Is the above accurate? I don’t know. As they say, you can’t always believe what you see on the internet. However, I do believe one thing. They all seem to have a lot of love of money.

Now, let’s see. What is it that the Bible has to say about the love of money?

1 Tim. 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil. (king James)

As an aside, I’d like to repeat a quote from a post I made 3 or 4 years ago. I can’t quote it exactly, but you’ll get the point. No matter how good a government is, it won’t work if evil men are running it. Dr. J. Vernon McGee said that. And may I add, those running this government are just about as evil as you can get. They are right on the brink of destroying the government, the Constitution and the nation… I think intentionally and for their benefit. They do seem to have a real love of money… and they hunger for power.

What a Waste!

If they had just harvested every 3rd tree in those Canadian forests, they could have turned a third of those trees into beautiful furniture, wonderful homes, maybe even a few baseball bats. Instead, they are nothing but ashes. They are good for nothing.

Instead of being turned into something useful, they have generated untold tons of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide (poison for us people. poison for the wild animals.

It’s what happens when a bunch of no nothing do-gooders try to run a country. It’s the obvious result when folks who know nothing about forests try to manage forests.

It’s so sad but clear, we have wasted a lot of board feet of wood and killed tons of trees, all for the sake of trying to save them. Who knows how many animals’ lives were lost, how many square miles of animal habitat have been lost in the name of what… well I really don’t know. I don’t think the do-gooders do either.

Then again, it only matters if it’s the bad Republicans that cause the damage. Do you really think the environmentalists care about any of it? I mean why should they. They answer to no one. Not so much as one Jounalists has brought it up in any way shape or form that I have seen. No reports have been made. No questions asked. They shrug their shoulders, walk away and say, “What a shame. It must be those horrid Republicans and their global warming again.”

I wonder how much global warming was caused by the burning of those poor defenseless trees and the green gasses they produced. I would suspect it was far more than the automobiles. Certainly, far more than lawn mowers or gas stoves.

Believable? Really?

Rarely does a situation come up where you just know the federal government is lying. One such situation was the report on the Kennedy assassination. I don’t have any idea how many believe that one, but it can’t be many. Too many holes in it. Actually, too many obvious holes in it. Too much secrecy. To many efforts to cover things up.

However, I’d like to call a new one to your attention today, the so-called suicide of the former monster we knew as Jeffrey Epstein. Oddly they are trying to say he committed suicide.

Actually, in a roundabout way, I do believe them. I don’t know about you, but I have seen more than one movie where the disgraced man is handed a gun. Then, of course, he is expected to us it…on himself.

I guess such things happened. I don’t know for sure. Likely there were a few German generals that were treated like that. The implication of course, “Avoid the disgrace. Kill yourself and permit your family to live on without the dishonor.”

You might ask, would I suggest that a monster like Epstein commit suicide? Probably not. I really don’t think the man had honor. On the other hand, he did have friends and relatives. Just how important to they were to him, I don’t know. In killing himself, he just might have proved he did care about them.

I mean, it would have been very easy for one of the guards to deliver him a message. Then of course, they would all leave him alone long enough for the threat to work.

With all the famous rich people who have so much at stake, it is easy for me to believe that the threat was made. It is far easier to believe that than the far out story some government officials thought up.

The thing is, it matters not. Just as with Kennedy, they don’t really expect us to believe it. With all that is at stake, no one will ever disprove it. Those that have the courage lack the means. Those who have the means, lack the courage. We don’t really have to swallow the story, just pretend we do.

And so it is, one of the most unbelievable stories in history will stand for the duration. All those involved with the monster, those that took the trip out to his little island can rest easy. No one will ever disclose their secrets. (May I remind a few of you? Pres. Clinton was one of those who took his plane out to the island a time or three. I guess he managed to slip through another one, though it cost the life of his fiend of a friend.)

Differing Points of View

Down through the history of the Republican and the Democrat parties, there have always been differing points of view. However, they both had the good of the country in mind. I don’t like the way President Kennedy did things. I really don’t like the way he managed his personal life, but he fought the communists’ countries fiercely and he always had the good of the nation in mind.

Today things are different. Not only do the parties have differing points of view, but the dems do not have well being of the country in mind. They hate the Constitution and are using its precepts to destroy it. Indeed, it is their desire to destroy the country and meld it into a single world government.

Worse yet, they are willing to ignore any law to accomplish it. They have no problem destroying the home of the brave so that they can install their nation of puppets. And yes, they stand accusing others of lying, while all the time telling their own whoppers. If they are caught in their lies and deceptions, then it’s back to their old ways, deny, deny, deny.

They continually demand compromises from the Republicans. Does anyone remember a dem was willing to give an inch. Invariably, in the end, there is no compromise with them. In the end, they win, and we lose. For if we keep compromising, we relinquish everything including our precious freedom.

Then, there will not be any more differing points of view. They will not be permitted. They won’t be allowed, even in thought. If you say something out of line, it won’t be the government after you. It will be your neighbors. It will be those who live across the street or across town. In the end, it will even be your friends in church, until, of course, there are no more churches.

He Who Counts the Votes

We here in the USA vote using a secret ballot. That is to say, after we vote, no one knows who we voted for. While this is true individually, it is not true in groups. We turn our votes in by precinct. And while no one can tell who I voted for, they can know who the precinct voted for.

It is mostly by necessity. I mean, while we want our votes to be kept private, we want then to be counted. When counting by precincts, we can verify that there are exactly so many people who voted in my precinct and for whom. If they are not accounted for by precinct, it would make it very easy to have unfair elections.

To be sure, it has been said, he who counts the votes wins the election. To prevent this from coming true, every vote is counted at a local level. The totals are counted by total ballots and by totals for each candidate. The total votes counted should agree with the total number of voters. The total votes for each candidate should agree with the total number of votes.

If this method is followed carefully, then fraud ought to be easy to see. I mean, if there are a hundred votes, fifty for each candidate, then there out not be a hundred and five votes in the precinct. On the other hand, there out not be 98 votes.

There are three hitches. First, folks voting outside their precinct. It happens frequently. Although illegal, it generally does not create too much of a problem. The numbers simply aren’t significant. Moreover, as long as the person votes only once in one precinct, the spirit of the law prevails, at least in general part of the election. It can throw off local elections so we ought not do it.

The problem does become significantly worse when many people do it in multiple precincts, which allows them to vote multiple times. Not only illegal by the letter of the law, but very much illegal by the spirit of the law. If something like this happens in mass, it can throw off local, state, and national elections. It is difficult to catch as there are few effective ways to catch it.

It is why we use registration. It is why we should be more careful with our registrations. First, it should be required to register two months in advance of voting. It permits, if they will, cross checking between precincts, counties and states. If someone is registered in two or more places, their vote should not be allowed in any of them until the registration problem is corrected.

The second problem is the simple illegal vote. This is when a person or persons perform the voting for others. This can be people who are no longer living, people who simply have no concept of what is going on, frequently in nursing homes, and people who simply chose not to vote. There is significant evidence that this was happening in 2020 in real numbers.

Again, the answer is registration. More important, we need to clean the registry regularly, probably every ten years. We should look for people who are old and possibly deceased. We should check their residence. If they are not living at the home of record, they should not be permitted to vote. If a person moves, they should still be able to vote, but only if they provide a valid change of address and make sure they are removed from the former registry. This is especially true of people moving into nursing homes.

The third problem is what I call remote voting. This method is full of fraud. The simple way to fight it is to make sure the voter has a real reason to vote absentee. The ballot, before it is sent in should be notarized and the notary needs to know he can go to prison for falsely notarizing, especially in bulk.

Finally, to avoid fraud, all voting for a given state should be in person and on one day. It should start at the same time and end on the same time throughout the state, even if the state is in multiple time zones including absentee votes. Moreover, if I had my way, no results should be reported until all states are done voting. It would keep the results from the eastern states from coloring the results in the west.

Finally, more important, Let’s make sure we don’t follow the above saying. Just because someone counts the votes, he should not be able to alter the outcome. Most important, all those who are taking part in the election, no matter how small, no matter how great, must be required to follow the law. And the law should have teeth to back it up. In at least three cases in the 2020 election, officials did not follow the law and they did not spend a day in prison. Actually, they didn’t even get their hand slapped. At least one proudly announced it.

If we don’t make the officials follow the law, how can we expect people to respect the results.