Comments by Bobby Tony | Eastern NC Now

1. Gene is it not that I have not met public servants who have forgotten from whence they came, it is that politicians are just minor actors in a long running play. If I am going to the theater to watch Macbeth I would prefer that the actors actually repeat the lines that he wrote and not go adlibbing off into some soliloquy: not in the original play.
2. I guess I will appear unduly cruel, but why a welfare check at all? This is possibly the richest country in the world with sufficient philanthropist in just the liberal community alone to provide held and aid. Churches have abandoned the admonition to care for the poor specifically because the government took over that responsibility.
3. There are many good politicians in office, but still the system has grown and grown into the mess it is now. My point is we should not put our confidence in an ever-changing cast of characters but rather require rigid adherence to the system. I am not familiar with Beaufort County, but just reading the some of the local post, I note that public meetings without public notice illustrates why it is not government we should look to for help. Even good and well-intended people need to be restricted to the
authority, which they are delegated by the people. In the end it is as Stan says those who suffer in silence or do not vote are as much the problem as those who serve.
4. I have read ATLAS SHRUGGED but not lately. I have not seen the movie and will research it. The story represents exactly what I am trying to point out in my comments. In many ways, I would say that the COMMAN MAN HAS SHRUGGED under the assault of his rights and freedom by a government-gone wild under both “R&D”. Unfortunately, the common man cannot retire to his personal Atlantis. Thus the tag line “Who is John Galt”.
Good Discussion.

Commented: Sunday, July 12th, 2015 @ 5:32 pm By: Bobby Tony

“Nullification is the doctrine, which states that any law that is made without legal authority is immediately null and void and therefore unenforceable.”
Below my two cents worth without benefit of legal training and some logical gaps I am sure.
We all practice nullification when we choose to disregard something we disagree with. In government, the law is not enforced. In private matters, it is the civil disobedience of not following the law.
The legal argument is who has the overriding authority to enforce a law. The constitution places the determination of legality in the courts but the enforcement in the executive branch.
Ignoring the law is nullification by another name.
A fundamental tenant of political arguments is to disparage the opponent when you cannot refute the facts. Thus, terms like racism, homophobic and etc. are used to divert from the argument to the participant.
States’ Rights are the form whereby individual states can refuse to enforce laws that they deem illegal. It is based on the principle from the Constitution that what is not given to the Federal Government is left to the States.
Today we have local jurisdictions practicing nullification. Sanctuary city refuse to enforce the immigration laws not because they are illegal but because they disagree with the law.
That is call anarchy and is a natural progression of a failure to make compromises based on rule by law rather than majority rules.
I have very limited legal training, but my understanding is that in the legal world “right and wrong” are not the issue. The issue is “correct or incorrect” based on the rule of law.
In my opinion, Lincoln was “incorrect” in his application of the law during the Civil War but the South was “Wrong” in its practice of slavery which was against the “certain unalienable Rights” principle expressed in the Declaration of Independence which Diane points out: after all, the Declaration itself was a secessionist document
Poorly worded or crafted laws leave open the argument of the latter but simple laws leave little legal room. “Thou shalt not steal”, is a simple example leaving little legal room for debate.
How did I do?

Commented: Sunday, July 12th, 2015 @ 6:55 am By: Bobby Tony

Another informative and complete post regarding the possible abuse of governments and the demonization of dissenters. For those with short attention span please reread the next to last paragraph and view the Video.

Commented: Saturday, July 11th, 2015 @ 12:42 pm By: Bobby Tony

It is interesting that Jefferson included a paragraph in his original draft of the Delcaratoin Of Independence attacking slavery but it was removed as the southern delegations would not sign the document without the deletion. Years later Jefferson blamed the exclusion on both Georgia an South Carolina as well as the slave traders in the North.
Here is an excerpt.

"He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating & carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither. "

The balance of the passage can be found here.

www.blackpast.org

Commented: Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 @ 4:34 pm By: Bobby Tony

A great series which I have saved as a PDF from the icons at the top of the post. Passionate men debating the future of their country as well as their own presented by a passionate woman who presents it clearly and powerfully.

Commented: Saturday, July 4th, 2015 @ 6:59 am By: Bobby Tony

To my knowledge it was never made into a movie. Atlas Shrugged(1957)probably had a more profound effect on free thinking than many realize but I doubt that it is on the reading list of any colleges today. It is well worth the read even if in summary form.

Commented: Friday, July 3rd, 2015 @ 8:45 am By: Bobby Tony

Kurt is still on my reading list , which would you suggest first?

Commented: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 @ 4:57 pm By: Bobby Tony

I use a SUE-Dough-Nim also with the emphasis on SUE as in boy named Sue and dough as in money and nim as in nimrod.

Commented: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 @ 4:21 pm By: Bobby Tony

Cursing in front of the kids.
My uncle from Italy was a very volitile and excitable man but then I repeat myself. When he lost his temper he would go on an Italian rant which ended with paio di scarpe. As a kid, I immediately took it up as a great way to curse in Italian without anyone including me being able to know what I was saying. It wasn't until later when my mother told me what it meant that I realized that he did not want to cuss in front of the kids.
www.collinsdictionary.com

Commented: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 @ 2:11 pm By: Bobby Tony

Here is an old family recipe for an In Sink Sandwich
1 Very Ripe Tomato
2 pieces of White Bread
Salt and Pepper
A bunch of Mayonnaise
Preparation: Slice the tomato very thick, slather on the bunch of mayo on both pieces of the bread. Lay the bread on a plate mayo side up. Place the sliced tomato on each slice of bread. Salt and pepper until you heart is content.
Carefully put the two sides together on the kitchen counter next to the sink.
Pick up the resulting sandwich and eat it over the sink so the juices don’t run down your arm.
Hence, the In Sink Sandwich

Commented: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 @ 12:29 pm By: Bobby Tony

TMac is correct Christopher, You are very perceptive in noting that current events relate to History. If we don't learn from history we are doomed to repeat it. Keep relating and don't let us old fogies discourage from your opinions. They are just a valid as ours.

Commented: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 @ 9:55 am By: Bobby Tony

"Who is John Galt"? If you don't know then we may indeed be in real trouble.

Commented: Wednesday, July 1st, 2015 @ 6:23 pm By: Bobby Tony

That's about the same for an Italian family. Mom always cooked plenty and we would say when is Pharaoh's Army suppose to arrive?

Commented: Wednesday, July 1st, 2015 @ 1:40 pm By: Bobby Tony

If Stan ever adopts the old Emory Professor's 80 word rule for comments, I would have to sort to the trick of the youngsters in text messages. If I were an Indian back in the day, I would burn up several blankets making a comment.

Commented: Monday, June 29th, 2015 @ 8:02 pm By: Bobby Tony

Since her father was a radio Preacher and I was a good Baptist, I tried to persuade her to listen to her father's broadcast from the Back Pew ( or seat).

Commented: Monday, June 29th, 2015 @ 6:08 pm By: Bobby Tony

I reviewed the profile to be sure and sometimes we can use the "Y" word without resorting to the "H" word. .....I think?

Commented: Saturday, June 27th, 2015 @ 8:24 am By: Bobby Tony

Diane, I forgot to add that it sometimes takes a transplanted “Yankee” (not that there is anything wrong with that) to translate into plain English what we Southerners mean with our meandering prose.

Commented: Saturday, June 27th, 2015 @ 8:06 am By: Bobby Tony