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Bobby Tony, I dig you fain self-promotion; it humors me greatly.

I, moreover, appreciate your "taking the bait", because, I definitely, nay, desperately need your to lend a little class to BCN ... or was that crass? Hmmmmm.

Commented: Friday, July 20th, 2018 @ 9:53 am By: Stan Deatherage

Bobby Tony! This is gold.

Spin this into a post that we can post, then re-post to a higher position ... then re-post to a higher position ...etc.

What a timeless juxtaposition of the banal.

Commented: Thursday, July 19th, 2018 @ 11:22 am By: Stan Deatherage

Your point is well taken. It is most difficult to maintain optimism in today's environment, but like the two boys trying to explain why there was so much sh!t around, I choose to be the one who believes there must be a pony around somewhere.

I agree the experiment of socialism has been tried and failed by some of the most rightous and pius of citizens.

townhall.com

Commented: Friday, July 13th, 2018 @ 7:29 pm By: Bobby Tony

I grant that universal suffrage in voting tends to initially favor the Democrats, but once that group begins to experience the American Dream, they will discard the nanny state. I base this on the fact that many of them are in fact leaving the very type of government that the Democrats are trying to create here.

Even though the founders themselves tried to gerrymander the qualifications for voting, I can't help but believe that they had ultimate faith in the common sense of a voting public to be able to listen, read and discuss various opinions and collectively come to a reasonable conclusion. I base this on the knowledge that once they had set up the elective system, they proceeded to tear into each other in print, speech and innuendo without any qualms relating to truthfulness.

I assume that makes me extremely naive in believing that Nixon's Silent Majority eventually came to the conclusion that he was indeed a crook and as a result he lost the support of even the most ardent Republican partisans. At some point, I expect the Left Leaning Liberals will eventually come to the same conclusion regarding Democratic –Socialism.

On second thought, I guess that faith will confirm my naivety or stupidity regarding the human ability to self-govern ourselves. My biggest fear is that we have strayed from the Constitutional protections under assault by activist judges and the reversal of that trend my be this administrations greatest contribution to our history. Time will tell.

Commented: Thursday, July 12th, 2018 @ 7:49 am By: Bobby Tony

We have been debating voting requirements since the beginning and I doubt we will ever reach a mutually acceptable conclusion. Everyone sees an opportunity to increase their power by tinkering with the eligibility of voters. That is one of the main reasons I am in favor of very limited government because we just can't trust human nature when they have access to the power of control.

Chapter 5. Was the Founding Undemocratic? The Property Requirement for Voting

www.vindicatingthefounders.com

Commented: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 11:54 am By: Bobby Tony

Just for clarification, I have voted in every election since I was first Eligible in 1964. In all but the presidential elections the majority wins. For that reason I was taught to always be in the "counted votes column" regardless of the turnout or the issues.

Here is a joke post from one of my non-published articles on citizenship. Hopefully people see the humor in this and not the sinister ramifications.

Commented: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 10:15 am By: Bobby Tony

I was going to weigh in on this subject because I have an Opinion on Brett Kavanaugh, but it does not really matter now, so I thought I would just comment on this article.

It dawned on me when I recently started a review of the record of Brett Kavanaugh who is Donald Trump's nomination for the Supreme Court that I don't really have a vote in this upcoming battle. I may have some influence based on the degree I wish to voice my opinion but I don't have a Vote.

As I have aged I find that I have increasingly had time to study the founding principles of our government. As a younger man I did not have the time or interest to delve into the minutia of day to day political decisions. I often thought that the basic GENIUS of our system of government lay in the idea that we could elect people who would study and become proficient in the mechanics of running a government. So it should come as no surprise to me that this PRIVILEGE (some would call it an AFFLICTION) of voting is the very foundation upon which our country is built and the reason we have existed for 240 plus years. We get to vote and elect those we wish to make most of the decisions for us. We are given recurring opportunities every two years to assert our wishes on the elected officials who serve at our leisure. If I have a serious difference of opinion on how those elected officials behave or vote, I and my fellow citizens have a signed document which prescribes the exact remedy for almost any situation that is likely to occur.

My real chance to influence the direction of the Supreme Court or the country for that matter occurred in 2004 & 2010 & 2016 when I voted for Johnny Isakson for Senator from Georgia. It occurred again in 2014 when I voted for David Perdue for Senator from Georgia. It finally occurred again in 2016 when I voted for Donald Trump for President of the United States. Below are the three people that I selected to pass judgement on Brett Kavanaugh. I doubt I had ever heard the name when I selected these people, but I was not selecting Brett Kavanaugh, I was selecting someone who I expected to provide the due diligence that I had not taken the time to complete.

• US Senator: Johnny Isakson 2004, 2010, 2016,
• US Senator: David Perdue 2014
• President of the United States: Donald Trump 2016

So my only official influence in this matter occurred in just four visits to the polls. I won't have another chance for these three officials until 2020 & 2022. That kinda of makes my current opinion mute on the subject of Brett Kavanaugh. It might be well for others to remember that this is not a "Johnny come Lately" event. It started all the way back in 1788 when the whole process was ratified.

In the final analysis, you should feel free to march, protest, bitch and moan, celebrate or just ignore it all. After all each of us has three people who will make the choice now and perhaps we should have thought about that when we elected them to ride up top of the Stage.

I am tempted to repeat the Abraham Lincoln's quote about Opinions but I'm not positive he ever said it. Maybe I should GOOGLE it so I won't be accused of posting FAKE NEWS!

I was pretty satisfied when Ronaldo Maximus was up on top of the Stage and so Far I think The Donald is doing a passable job.

Commented: Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 @ 1:20 pm By: Bobby Tony