Throughout the history of this world there really have only been two kinds of law. We have given these systems of law very descriptive and easy names to remember. They are Rulers' Law and People's Law. Every legal system can fit under one of these two broad banners. Under Ruler's Law, the king or dictator makes the law. Under People's Law, the people make or accept the law by which they live. It is interesting that some of the most dominant kinds of legal systems have come about when it is claimed to emanate from God. Under Ruler's Law, if the ruler can make the people believe he has a divine right to rule, he can persuade the people to do about anything and the use of force becomes acceptable to many people if done in the name of God. Under People's Law, as was the case in Ancient Israel, when the people accepted Jehovah as their King and accepted His laws as their laws, it had a powerful persuasiveness to right actions. The major difference was that there was no use of force. Not even God would force a leader or laws on a people they did not willingly accept, because He respects the agency of man. Religion has been a powerful force throughout history in either types of law.
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Showing posts with label American History. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
American Minute with Bill Federer: John Adams
John Adams is one of my favorite and under appreciated, Founding Fathers! For more information read: John Adams by David McCullough. ~Lynn
October 30, 2011
John Adams was born OCTOBER 30, 1735.
A Harvard graduate, he was admitted to the bar and married Abigail Smith in 1764.
In the Continental Congress, John Adams recommended Thomas Jefferson pen the Declaration and George Washington be Commander-in-Chief.
John Adams authored Massachusetts' 1780 Constitution and was U.S. Minister to France, signing the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War.
While U.S. Minister to Britain, John Adams helped ratify the Constitution by writing a three volume work: Defense of the Constitution of the Government of the United States.
John Adams was the first Vice-President, serving under George Washington, and in 1796 was elected the 2nd U.S. President.
He established the Library of Congress and the Department of Navy.
His son, John Quincy, became 6th President.
In 1819, John Adams wrote to Thomas Jefferson: "Have you ever found in history, one single example of a Nation thoroughly corrupted that was afterwards restored to virtue?...
And without virtue, there can be no political liberty."
John Adams continued: "Will you tell me how to prevent luxury from producing effeminacy, intoxication, extravagance, vice and folly?...
I believe no effort in favour of virtue is lost."
On June 2, 1778, while in Paris, John Adams made the entry in his diary: "In vain are schools, academies, and universities instituted, if loose principles and licentious habits are impressed upon children in their earliest years....
The vices and examples of the parents cannot be concealed from the children.
How is it possible that children can have any just sense of the sacred obligations of morality or religion if, from their earliest infancy, they learn their mothers live in habitual infidelity to their fathers,and their fathers in as constant infidelity to their mothers?"
In 1774, in his commentary titled, Novanglus: A History of the Dispute with America, from its Origin, in 1754, to the Present Time, John Adams wrote: "It is the duty of the clergy to accommodate their discourses to the times, to preach against such sins as are most prevalent, and recommend such virtues as are most wanted.
For example, if exorbitant ambition and venality are predominant, ought they not to warn their hearers against those vices?
If public spirit is much wanted, should they not inculcate this great virtue?
If the rights and duties of Christian magistrates and subjects are disputed, should they not explain them, show their nature, ends, limitations, and restrictions, how much soever it may move the gall of Massachusetts."
On June 21, 1776, John Adams wrote: "Statesmen, my dear Sir, may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is religion and morality alone, which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand.
The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue, and if this cannot be inspired into our people in a greater measure, than they have it now, they may change their rulers and the forms of government, but they will not obtain a lasting liberty."
In February of 1765, John Adams wrote in his notes on A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law: "I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in Providence for the illumination of the ignorant, and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth."
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October 30, 2011
John Adams was born OCTOBER 30, 1735.
"Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood." --John Adams
A Harvard graduate, he was admitted to the bar and married Abigail Smith in 1764.
In the Continental Congress, John Adams recommended Thomas Jefferson pen the Declaration and George Washington be Commander-in-Chief.
John Adams authored Massachusetts' 1780 Constitution and was U.S. Minister to France, signing the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War.
While U.S. Minister to Britain, John Adams helped ratify the Constitution by writing a three volume work: Defense of the Constitution of the Government of the United States.
John Adams was the first Vice-President, serving under George Washington, and in 1796 was elected the 2nd U.S. President.
He established the Library of Congress and the Department of Navy.
His son, John Quincy, became 6th President.
In 1819, John Adams wrote to Thomas Jefferson: "Have you ever found in history, one single example of a Nation thoroughly corrupted that was afterwards restored to virtue?...
And without virtue, there can be no political liberty."
John Adams continued: "Will you tell me how to prevent luxury from producing effeminacy, intoxication, extravagance, vice and folly?...
I believe no effort in favour of virtue is lost."
On June 2, 1778, while in Paris, John Adams made the entry in his diary: "In vain are schools, academies, and universities instituted, if loose principles and licentious habits are impressed upon children in their earliest years....
The vices and examples of the parents cannot be concealed from the children.
How is it possible that children can have any just sense of the sacred obligations of morality or religion if, from their earliest infancy, they learn their mothers live in habitual infidelity to their fathers,and their fathers in as constant infidelity to their mothers?"
In 1774, in his commentary titled, Novanglus: A History of the Dispute with America, from its Origin, in 1754, to the Present Time, John Adams wrote: "It is the duty of the clergy to accommodate their discourses to the times, to preach against such sins as are most prevalent, and recommend such virtues as are most wanted.
For example, if exorbitant ambition and venality are predominant, ought they not to warn their hearers against those vices?
If public spirit is much wanted, should they not inculcate this great virtue?
If the rights and duties of Christian magistrates and subjects are disputed, should they not explain them, show their nature, ends, limitations, and restrictions, how much soever it may move the gall of Massachusetts."
On June 21, 1776, John Adams wrote: "Statesmen, my dear Sir, may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is religion and morality alone, which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand.
The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue, and if this cannot be inspired into our people in a greater measure, than they have it now, they may change their rulers and the forms of government, but they will not obtain a lasting liberty."
In February of 1765, John Adams wrote in his notes on A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law: "I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in Providence for the illumination of the ignorant, and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth."
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Shifting Culture "Revival, Revolution or Ruin"
I am so excited to tell you about the book my sister has written! It is finally out, and it is a BOOK ALL AMERICA needs to read! And believe me, I am not saying that because she is my sis, but because our country is on the wrong track and in dire trouble! Please take a moment to check it out!
Thanks an God Bless!
Lynn
Shifting Culture "Revival, Revolution or Ruin"
Authored by C. A. Lee
About the author: C.A. Lee is an activist, political speaker and is ferociously patriotic. A spiked-haired, great-grandmother who refuses to remain silent. When asked, "Who are you to write this book?" Lee's reply, "I am the voice of concerned citizens verbalizing what they think, but who fearfully refuse to articulate. Three of my ancestors signed the Declaration of Independence. Their sacrifice and courage gives me the courage to speak out."
Shifting Culture: Revival, Revolution or Ruin is a prime example of citizen activism that reaches out to Tea Party activists, Independents, Democrats and Republicans alike. The majority of Americans, appalled at the downward shift in the American culture and distressed with their government, want to prevent the country they love from slipping into the abyss. Shifting Culture outlines why we should be terrified, who is at fault and how to reverse the damage.
Is the United States of America in need of a revival, awaiting a revolution or on the precipice of ruin? Shifting Culture clearly illustrates how we have been controlled, manipulated and purposefully divided. Readers will finally understand why societal changes have debased our culture, our faith and our country. Citizens will be infuriated at the abuse, corruption and treasonous acts of those placed in power to protect and defend the Constitution and then realize the urgent need to take action.
Shifting Culture offers the reader the power and beauty of our heritage and our Constitution and releases the stranglehold of misinformation, innuendo and blatant lies that shackle political decisions. Lee lays out five critical facets required for the revival and restoration of American culture to combat the evil that is real and persuasive in the United States. Interwoven throughout Shifting Culture are disturbing trails of power and greed, constitutional treachery, deceit and treasonous acts.
Be forewarned. American history began with the settling of America. This current phase will end with the unsettling of Americans. What our country becomes, therefore, is in the hands of American citizens. Shifting Culture is a history reminder, a large dose of common sense, faith, tradition, civics, life-altering choices and consequences. Lee goes against the pundits who believe the Tea Party is hell bent on returning the country to the eighteenth-century and skillfully guides readers through a timeline of events that will enlighten, shock, and anger Americans. Shifting Culture is a call to the silent centered majority of Americans who will not be silenced any longer.
Reviews:
"A MUST READ for anyone who cares about the concepts on which our country was founded." -- Raynor James, Coastal Carolina Taxpayers Association
"Wow... Shifting Culture is a glimpse at America through the eyes of a true patriot. It's a look at the history of this great country and puts into words many of the feelings that other Americans have been trying to express for a long time. The question, "How did we get here and what do we do now?" will be foremost in your mind as you read about the love as well as the heartbreak that this writer feels for our country." -- Joyce Krawiec, FreedomWorks
"Author C.A. Lee loves her country and is struggling to make sense of how it has gotten so badly off-track and what is needed to get us back in line. As she says, "You do not have to be an expert car mechanic to know something is wrong with you car and you certainly don't have to be an expert on politics to know the country is in trouble." Shifting Culture is unlike other books, written by politicians, academia, political pundits, or media-controlled journalists because Lee offers the viewpoint of a "spiked-haired great-grandmother" who remembers the simpler days when Americans' lives and affairs weren't so micromanaged by the federal government. Ms. Lee might be an ordinary citizen without legal or political training or experience, but she shares the same sense of urgency for attention to our country's underlying problems and a restoration of our fundamental American values that millions of citizens share all over this country." -- Diane Rufino, Eastern NC Tea Party
BUY IT NOW: https://www.createspace.com/3536717
It will also be available on Amazon.com by the weekend.
Thanks an God Bless!
Lynn
Shifting Culture "Revival, Revolution or Ruin"
Authored by C. A. Lee
About the author: C.A. Lee is an activist, political speaker and is ferociously patriotic. A spiked-haired, great-grandmother who refuses to remain silent. When asked, "Who are you to write this book?" Lee's reply, "I am the voice of concerned citizens verbalizing what they think, but who fearfully refuse to articulate. Three of my ancestors signed the Declaration of Independence. Their sacrifice and courage gives me the courage to speak out."
Shifting Culture: Revival, Revolution or Ruin is a prime example of citizen activism that reaches out to Tea Party activists, Independents, Democrats and Republicans alike. The majority of Americans, appalled at the downward shift in the American culture and distressed with their government, want to prevent the country they love from slipping into the abyss. Shifting Culture outlines why we should be terrified, who is at fault and how to reverse the damage.
Is the United States of America in need of a revival, awaiting a revolution or on the precipice of ruin? Shifting Culture clearly illustrates how we have been controlled, manipulated and purposefully divided. Readers will finally understand why societal changes have debased our culture, our faith and our country. Citizens will be infuriated at the abuse, corruption and treasonous acts of those placed in power to protect and defend the Constitution and then realize the urgent need to take action.
Shifting Culture offers the reader the power and beauty of our heritage and our Constitution and releases the stranglehold of misinformation, innuendo and blatant lies that shackle political decisions. Lee lays out five critical facets required for the revival and restoration of American culture to combat the evil that is real and persuasive in the United States. Interwoven throughout Shifting Culture are disturbing trails of power and greed, constitutional treachery, deceit and treasonous acts.
Be forewarned. American history began with the settling of America. This current phase will end with the unsettling of Americans. What our country becomes, therefore, is in the hands of American citizens. Shifting Culture is a history reminder, a large dose of common sense, faith, tradition, civics, life-altering choices and consequences. Lee goes against the pundits who believe the Tea Party is hell bent on returning the country to the eighteenth-century and skillfully guides readers through a timeline of events that will enlighten, shock, and anger Americans. Shifting Culture is a call to the silent centered majority of Americans who will not be silenced any longer.
Reviews:
"A MUST READ for anyone who cares about the concepts on which our country was founded." -- Raynor James, Coastal Carolina Taxpayers Association
"Wow... Shifting Culture is a glimpse at America through the eyes of a true patriot. It's a look at the history of this great country and puts into words many of the feelings that other Americans have been trying to express for a long time. The question, "How did we get here and what do we do now?" will be foremost in your mind as you read about the love as well as the heartbreak that this writer feels for our country." -- Joyce Krawiec, FreedomWorks
"Author C.A. Lee loves her country and is struggling to make sense of how it has gotten so badly off-track and what is needed to get us back in line. As she says, "You do not have to be an expert car mechanic to know something is wrong with you car and you certainly don't have to be an expert on politics to know the country is in trouble." Shifting Culture is unlike other books, written by politicians, academia, political pundits, or media-controlled journalists because Lee offers the viewpoint of a "spiked-haired great-grandmother" who remembers the simpler days when Americans' lives and affairs weren't so micromanaged by the federal government. Ms. Lee might be an ordinary citizen without legal or political training or experience, but she shares the same sense of urgency for attention to our country's underlying problems and a restoration of our fundamental American values that millions of citizens share all over this country." -- Diane Rufino, Eastern NC Tea Party
BUY IT NOW: https://www.createspace.com/3536717
It will also be available on Amazon.com by the weekend.
Friday, November 12, 2010
The Bill of Rights By Jan Parys
{Please let me share the “Bill of Rights” since the first and tenth amendments are often being ignored by the current administration and some of the elite in Congress. How long will it be until all of our rights are taken from us?}
The following text is a transcription of the first ten amendments to the Constitution in their original form. These amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the "Bill of Rights."
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Amendment II
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Amendment III
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
Amendment VII
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
The following text is a transcription of the first ten amendments to the Constitution in their original form. These amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the "Bill of Rights."
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Amendment II
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Amendment III
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
Amendment VII
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Mayflower Compact by Jan Parys
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony. It was written by the colonists, later together known to history as the Pilgrims, who crossed the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower. Almost half of the colonists were part of a separatist group seeking the freedom to practice Christianity according to their own determination and not the will of the English Church.
This agreement was signed in 1620. It was in essence a social contract in which the settlers consented to follow the compact's rules and it follows:
"In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord, King James, by the Grace of God, of England, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, e&. Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia; do by these presents, solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid; And by Virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the General good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In Witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord, King James of England, France and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini, 1620."
This agreement was signed in 1620. It was in essence a social contract in which the settlers consented to follow the compact's rules and it follows:
"In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord, King James, by the Grace of God, of England, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, e&. Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia; do by these presents, solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid; And by Virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the General good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In Witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord, King James of England, France and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini, 1620."
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