Sunday 29 August 2010

Stolen Valor - Stolen Constitution
Congress since 1948 has found that it is in the public interest to protect the reputation and meaning of the Medal of Honor – and to protect the public from being deceived – by imposing criminal penalties against unscrupulous imposters who falsely represent that they have received the Medal of Honor or other medals of valor. The Stolen Valor Act of 2006 (18 U.S. Code Section 704) is the latest enactment providing those protections. However, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.....
http://www.newswithviews.com/Lloyd/rees104.htm
by Attorney Rees Lloyd


The Lost Art of Critical Thinking
Contrary to popular application, the “critical” in critical thinking doesn’t mean categorizing political opponents as “idiots”! Far from it. Thinking reasonably, reflectively, and deeply is an essential (that is, critical) skill. Its focus determines what one believes—and how he acts out those beliefs. For good reason, the God of the Old Testament implores His own to “come, let us reason together.” Note that He doesn’t compel them to rally for the........
http://www.newswithviews.com/Rae/debra175.htm
by Debra Rae


Everything for Quality
It is the fate of those living today to inhabit the culture of quality: quality time, quality assurance (indeed, total quality assurance, or TQA to those in the inner rings), quality of life and quality experiences of every kind, promised and proclaimed as the genuine grace of living drains away in echoing slogans, digitalized voices and recorded prompts: “press 1 for this, press 2 for that, press three to make a payment, press 4 to hang up, press five to hang yourself and, of course, press six to repeat these options, and so on......
http://www.newswithviews.com/Narrett/eugene154.htm
by Professor Eugene Narrett



Justice Dept. Out of Control, Say Growing Number of Americans
When Attorney General Eric Holder should be prosecuting terrorists, he is wasting time manufacturing baseless lawsuits against patriotic sheriffs such as Joe Arpaio and harmless pro-lifers. This [latest] action by the Attorney General is an abuse of power and an example of misplaced priorities, according to a growing number of Americans. With terrorists lurking throughout the nation, illegal aliens preying on American citizens, and government corruption a daily occurrence, the U.S. Department of Justice is......
http://www.newswithviews.com/NWV-News/news216.htm