Friday, April 15, 2005
Restoring the Constitution, i.e., the Bible
We here at Andromeda are very concerned about two bills, S.B. 520 and H.R. 1070, each with the title, "Constitution Restoration Act of 2005." Our concern, of course, is that they have been languishing in committee.
These bills provide that no Federal court will have jurisdiction over any matter concerning the acknowledgment by the government, or its officials in their official capacity, of "God as the sovereign source of law, liberty or government."
Once this law restores the Constitution, it will be possible for a judge or governmental official to declare that, since God is the source of law, no law shall be construed in a manner contrary to His will or the Biblical law which literally describes His will. And then the judge can certainly base his rulings, and the government official can base his policies, directly on the ultimate source of the law, liberty and government, i.e., the Bible.
This will be particularly good news for women of virtue, as the women of not-so-much virtue will be stoned on their fathers' doorsteps. Deuteronomy 22:20-21.
And for those who think there is "wiggle room" in the Lord's commandments:
These bills provide that no Federal court will have jurisdiction over any matter concerning the acknowledgment by the government, or its officials in their official capacity, of "God as the sovereign source of law, liberty or government."
Once this law restores the Constitution, it will be possible for a judge or governmental official to declare that, since God is the source of law, no law shall be construed in a manner contrary to His will or the Biblical law which literally describes His will. And then the judge can certainly base his rulings, and the government official can base his policies, directly on the ultimate source of the law, liberty and government, i.e., the Bible.
This will be particularly good news for women of virtue, as the women of not-so-much virtue will be stoned on their fathers' doorsteps. Deuteronomy 22:20-21.
And for those who think there is "wiggle room" in the Lord's commandments:
- His law applies not just in the distance past, but always. "Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway." Deuteronomy 11:1
- Following just some of the commandments ain't good enough. "All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers." Deuteronomy 8:1
- Interpreting them is not permitted. "Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you." Deuteronomy 4:2
And dare ye say the Iraq War was illegal, let ye hear the word of the Lord:
Perhaps one more election and the Congress will be righteous enough to get those bills out of committee at last.
"Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people." Deuteronomy 4:6.
"Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:Deuteronomy 12:2-4.
"And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.
"Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God."
Perhaps one more election and the Congress will be righteous enough to get those bills out of committee at last.
"Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people." Deuteronomy 4:6.
Bankrupt
Gone a long time, I guess. Went back to Andromeda, see the 'rents. They live on a dirty street on a dirty planet on the dirty side of the galaxy. In Andromeda, they have no bankruptcy. The people just pay and pay.
The creditors came by while I was there, they needed to re-install the phone.
"We don't want the phone!" wailed my parents. They don't understand anything, because they're so old.
"You have to have the phone!" said the creditors.
It's true what the creditors say. How are they going to call you to get you to pay your bills if you don't have a phone? Silly old parents.
"How will we pay the phone bill?" whined my parents.
"You have to pay it every month. You have to pay your bills!" snorted the creditors. And they are right. Bills must be paid.
"But how?" they cried.
The creditors responded, "You must." That's true, they must, everyone must pay the bills.
The phone rang. The creditors answered it. It was the creditors calling. The creditors agreed to pay in full in ten days. They told my parents, "You must pay in full in ten days."
"But what about our medicine?" wept my stupid old parents. It's always "medicine, medicine!" with them.
"You must pay for that, too," answered the creditors. "In full," they added. "In ten days!" chirps one.
"But we haven't received our medicine!" My parents said this, sobbing into their wrinkled hands.
"You didn't pay the last bill," said the creditors, and they are right, I can see the bill right there, on the wobbly kitchen table.
While I was in Andromeda, I worried terribly about creditors in America. They were only making money hand over fist under the current law, while they tempted and deceived innocent consumers with false promises of low interest rates and high credit limits. But a small percentage of the poorest people were declaring "bankruptcy" due to medical bills, unemployment, etc. These people were not paying their bills!
What a relief to return and find a new law will save the multibillion-dollar, multi-national credit card companies and banks from the small percentage of poor people who were not paying the hidden fees, and surprise interest rates, and secret charges. The new law will make it so many people will not be able to seek bankruptcy at all! They will just pay and pay.
I had a lot bills to pay when I got back. I went to the bank to cash in my stocks and bonds. The bank told me the stocks and bonds I have invested in all my life were worthless, because the companies had paid their executives such high bonuses the companies all went bankrupt. I went back and checked the law to be sure there was no protection at all against bankruptcy abuse by corporations. Hooray! there wasn't!
The creditors came by while I was there, they needed to re-install the phone.
"We don't want the phone!" wailed my parents. They don't understand anything, because they're so old.
"You have to have the phone!" said the creditors.
It's true what the creditors say. How are they going to call you to get you to pay your bills if you don't have a phone? Silly old parents.
"How will we pay the phone bill?" whined my parents.
"You have to pay it every month. You have to pay your bills!" snorted the creditors. And they are right. Bills must be paid.
"But how?" they cried.
The creditors responded, "You must." That's true, they must, everyone must pay the bills.
The phone rang. The creditors answered it. It was the creditors calling. The creditors agreed to pay in full in ten days. They told my parents, "You must pay in full in ten days."
"But what about our medicine?" wept my stupid old parents. It's always "medicine, medicine!" with them.
"You must pay for that, too," answered the creditors. "In full," they added. "In ten days!" chirps one.
"But we haven't received our medicine!" My parents said this, sobbing into their wrinkled hands.
"You didn't pay the last bill," said the creditors, and they are right, I can see the bill right there, on the wobbly kitchen table.
While I was in Andromeda, I worried terribly about creditors in America. They were only making money hand over fist under the current law, while they tempted and deceived innocent consumers with false promises of low interest rates and high credit limits. But a small percentage of the poorest people were declaring "bankruptcy" due to medical bills, unemployment, etc. These people were not paying their bills!
What a relief to return and find a new law will save the multibillion-dollar, multi-national credit card companies and banks from the small percentage of poor people who were not paying the hidden fees, and surprise interest rates, and secret charges. The new law will make it so many people will not be able to seek bankruptcy at all! They will just pay and pay.
I had a lot bills to pay when I got back. I went to the bank to cash in my stocks and bonds. The bank told me the stocks and bonds I have invested in all my life were worthless, because the companies had paid their executives such high bonuses the companies all went bankrupt. I went back and checked the law to be sure there was no protection at all against bankruptcy abuse by corporations. Hooray! there wasn't!
