There are always those who want peace at all cost and those who will settle for an early compromise for the sake of their own comfort and peace of mind. Indeed, there are people even now who would agree that injustice and corruption became synonymous with much of the behind the scenes misbehavior of our courthouse, but they too would say “we have won” so let’s “cool it”, rather than finish the job of restoring justice and truth here in our county.
But the odor of things not done right lingers and its stench will either lead us to right the wrongs that were done or it will embolden those who will take a mile when given an inch. We have only “won” when the change that was long fought for and hoped for occurs for all… No one should be left as a casualty. We win only when justice is the norm and it is expected – past and present. We can not say we have cleaned up this mess when the bitter smell of unfairness is still in the air and the excess of a self serving good ole boy system can still be seen and some are left bearing the burden of a hand far heavier than that of justice.
An example of such a thing is the much talked about and much litigated Janet Harrelson case. Much of what was alleged has been overturned by higher courts, but the unpleasant odor of impropriety by our public officials has never been tried in our courts. The good ole boy system’s practice of vigilantism chose what they chose so they had in their hand puppet judge and jury. They pronounced their guilt and in many ways symbolically lynched the accused. Those who can not smell the foul odor of selective prosecution are not only in need of a nose doctor, they need an eye, ear, nose, and throat specialists.
Janet Harrelson’s assertion that she was instructed by public officials in how to help get her incarcerated son to Dayton and how to spend some time in a private home with him before he was returned to prison are not only believable, they are practically the only plausible explanation for what happened. One must have to be blind and deaf and dumb to believe just because she was the County treasure-elect that she could pull off such a thing by herself.
Are we now, because we have won one election, going to sweep past cover-ups under the rug for the sake of “minding our own business” or are we going to try lay down the foundations for keeping our local government clean and accountable? Our Founding Fathers said the foundation could only exist if we remained “vigilant”.
Shouldn’t we now ask those questions that were not asked then? Is there an environment in the courthouse now that will allow the truth to be told? Shouldn’t we pursue justice “for all”? Who helped Harrelson? Who lied to her? Who lied to investigators and who lied on the stand?
And was this organized in advance by some? And if it was, what laws does that break? When listening to the evidence in the past, some have been struck with the focus John Archer placed on making sure Harrelson was indicted before her inauguration. Additional information has revealed that Judge Cain had gone out of town. Archer may not have had all of his ducks in a row. Despite the time of night, Archer still pushed Cain, who was taking his wife on an anniversary date, to do his public duty and pre-empt Harrelson from the swearing in day the following day. Archer may have caught Cain off guard as he pulled Cain into a plan that would be bad politics for him. For years Judge, Cain has fielded questions about Archer’s actions that night. Archer called so late and set such a priority on his legal action against Harrelson that Cain was thinking more about how to properly handle his petition rather than how it would appear. There is no other plausible explanation for how a District Judge could end up at his house at midnight with Bill Buchanan, KSHN radio, and a pile of legal paper and witnesses on such an important matter. John Archer was focused on whacking Janet Harrelson; Judge Cain was focused on his anniversary, and no one was worried about the politics of a “midnight court” for the Judge.
On the night of Archer’s legal maneuvering, where were all of Archer’s fellow Democrats who Harrelson say okayed her actions? Whether they were hiding under the rug or swept under the rug, it is time for openness and fairness in our courts. The truth needs to come out. The courthouse needs to have a fresh fragrance. We are not a county run arbitrarily by District Attorney, Mike Little and his corrupt acts. And we are not a county that takes lightly all of these counts against Harrelson that were overturned. WE THE PEOPLE have reclaimed most of the courthouse. It is now time to repair the damage done where possible. Let the chips fall where they may.
Soon others who were involved in this injustice will be called to task for their conspired actions.
EXCLUSIVE: LOCAL DEMOCRAT ACTIVIST SUED FOR FRAUD
Anyone who has ever been involved in or knows anything about Liberty County politics will be familiar with the name John Christian Archer. Archer has made himself known for his involvement in politics, from running for state office as a young man to running the political scene of Liberty County. On the exterior, it would appear to most that Archer was a lover of his country and his county. But on closer review, those who know Archer realize that he is a master manipulator in the political arena. It was Archer whose redistricting plan for commissioner’s precincts was pushed through back in the early 2000’s and gave part of the Dayton area to the Raywood, Liberty and Devers commissioner. This was Archer’s answer to keeping the democrat voter balance in the precincts in order to keep the democratic commissioner’s in office. Can anyone spell gerrymandering?
John Archer also trained his staff well. His long-time legal assistant was no other than Liz Beausoleil, wife of questionable Liberty attorney Mark Beausoleil, who is alleged to have committed mail fraud by removing mail addressed to Judge Chap Cain and taking it to Beaumont to make copies of the check enclosed.
What was working in John Archer’s mind when he presented a 'Petition to Remove' Janet Harrelson from the office of County Treasurer back late one night in December 2002?
In a petition filed today, January 18, 2011- Harrelson alleges that the Petition to Remove, filed by Archer, was a fraudulent act. In the Petition to Remove, Archer accused Harrelson of abusing her position as County Treasurer, a case Harrelson was acquitted of by the 9th Court of Appeals in Beaumont. Thus, the allegation was fraudulent. Secondly, Archer requested Harrelson be removed from office due to breach of fiduciary which is not a reason, by statute, for removal. Archer, a Liberty County attorney, should know how to read the statutes, so we can only assume that he just didn’t care that he was filing a fraudulent document, fully knowing that doing so was not legal.
Archer recruited 15 other individuals, many of them elected officials, to sign off on the petition to remove Harrelson from office. One such official was former District Clerk, Melody Gilmore. It remains unknown as to whether Gilmore was a player in this case, but it was recently discovered that the case removing Harrelson from office was non-suited in 2007, without notice being served on Harrelson’s attorneys, which leads to an additional claim of fraudulent concealment.
Janet Harrelson through her Attorney, Joseph Willie has sued Liberty County and John Archer of Liberty, Texas.
Stay tuned…
John Archer also trained his staff well. His long-time legal assistant was no other than Liz Beausoleil, wife of questionable Liberty attorney Mark Beausoleil, who is alleged to have committed mail fraud by removing mail addressed to Judge Chap Cain and taking it to Beaumont to make copies of the check enclosed.
What was working in John Archer’s mind when he presented a 'Petition to Remove' Janet Harrelson from the office of County Treasurer back late one night in December 2002?
In a petition filed today, January 18, 2011- Harrelson alleges that the Petition to Remove, filed by Archer, was a fraudulent act. In the Petition to Remove, Archer accused Harrelson of abusing her position as County Treasurer, a case Harrelson was acquitted of by the 9th Court of Appeals in Beaumont. Thus, the allegation was fraudulent. Secondly, Archer requested Harrelson be removed from office due to breach of fiduciary which is not a reason, by statute, for removal. Archer, a Liberty County attorney, should know how to read the statutes, so we can only assume that he just didn’t care that he was filing a fraudulent document, fully knowing that doing so was not legal.
Archer recruited 15 other individuals, many of them elected officials, to sign off on the petition to remove Harrelson from office. One such official was former District Clerk, Melody Gilmore. It remains unknown as to whether Gilmore was a player in this case, but it was recently discovered that the case removing Harrelson from office was non-suited in 2007, without notice being served on Harrelson’s attorneys, which leads to an additional claim of fraudulent concealment.
Janet Harrelson through her Attorney, Joseph Willie has sued Liberty County and John Archer of Liberty, Texas.
Stay tuned…
FONTENOT PLAYS RACE CARD
The county commissioner for the Liberty area has now thrown down the race card almost twenty months before he faces his re-election bid in November 2012. For reasons unknown, Todd Fontenot(D) did not wait until the traditional campaign season started and instead used the Martin Luther King celebration at Turkey Creek Baptist this Sunday to reveal his judgment that Governor Rick Perry is a racists.
Among several speeches focused on honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and assessing the progress this country has made because of his leadership, Commissioner Fontenot, a two term Democratic incumbent, focused part of his time reminding the audience that Republican Governor Rick Perry did not refer to Barack Obama as “President Obama”. Liberty Dispatch is not sure when and where Fontenot is talking about and we are not sure whether Fontenot is calling everyone who fails to use the term “President” when they refer to Obama is a racist. But we are sure that Governor Perry has also referred to President Bill Clinton as Clinton.
In context, Commissioner Fontenot was asserting that the lack of respect Governor Perry has shown by not including the title “President” when referring to Obama is an example of the continued racism still lingering in the white community in this country. But whether Fontenot’s rhetoric is purely partisan and motivated by an opportunity to excite a mostly black audience or whether Fontenot actually believes what he is saying, many of us would like to point out to anyone spewing this kind of divisive thinking that there are many reasons people across this country have done the same thing Perry has done and it have nothing to do with skin color. Here a just two reasons:
1) Some people simply do not believe using titles every time a public official’s name comes up is a priority – disagree as we may, this has nothing to do with race
2) Some people do not respect Barack Obama and believe his policies are destructive to this country – but their disrespect has nothing to do with race.
Perry has served as the Governor of our state longer than anyone in Texas history. A google search of Perry and racism doesn’t help Commissioner Fontenot substantiate his charges at all. A search does reveal questions about how the President has treated the leader of our state however. A search does reveal an unwillingness of this President to marshal more federal assets to protect the Texas border. A search does reveal a ‘talk to the hand” attitude by this President when he is told his healthcare plan will bankrupt this state. Google searches and personal experience by voters in Commissioner Fontenot’s precinct reveal growing problems many of us have with this President, none having to do with his heritage. So, if Mr. Fontenot wants to chide Governor Perry for bad manners, he should please leave race out of his comments
While Liberty Dispatch believes there is still work to be done to build the color blind society Dr. King spoke of, we do not believe character assassination of our Governor helps build that world nor does it build a good working relationship between our county government and state officials. We are therefore calling for Commissioner Fontenot to issue a public apology to Governor Perry. Because spreading the idea Perry is a racist was done in the black community, we suggest the apology be made there to.
Neither Todd Fontenot or Regis Fontenot will ever be the Afro-American voice in Liberty County. Their hands are unclean and not deserving of any community leadership role much less public office.
Fontenot's use of MLK day to promote himself and his commissioner reelection bid demonstrates his sleazy self promoting and self dealing.
The coming months will be very revealing.
Among several speeches focused on honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and assessing the progress this country has made because of his leadership, Commissioner Fontenot, a two term Democratic incumbent, focused part of his time reminding the audience that Republican Governor Rick Perry did not refer to Barack Obama as “President Obama”. Liberty Dispatch is not sure when and where Fontenot is talking about and we are not sure whether Fontenot is calling everyone who fails to use the term “President” when they refer to Obama is a racist. But we are sure that Governor Perry has also referred to President Bill Clinton as Clinton.
In context, Commissioner Fontenot was asserting that the lack of respect Governor Perry has shown by not including the title “President” when referring to Obama is an example of the continued racism still lingering in the white community in this country. But whether Fontenot’s rhetoric is purely partisan and motivated by an opportunity to excite a mostly black audience or whether Fontenot actually believes what he is saying, many of us would like to point out to anyone spewing this kind of divisive thinking that there are many reasons people across this country have done the same thing Perry has done and it have nothing to do with skin color. Here a just two reasons:
1) Some people simply do not believe using titles every time a public official’s name comes up is a priority – disagree as we may, this has nothing to do with race
2) Some people do not respect Barack Obama and believe his policies are destructive to this country – but their disrespect has nothing to do with race.
Perry has served as the Governor of our state longer than anyone in Texas history. A google search of Perry and racism doesn’t help Commissioner Fontenot substantiate his charges at all. A search does reveal questions about how the President has treated the leader of our state however. A search does reveal an unwillingness of this President to marshal more federal assets to protect the Texas border. A search does reveal a ‘talk to the hand” attitude by this President when he is told his healthcare plan will bankrupt this state. Google searches and personal experience by voters in Commissioner Fontenot’s precinct reveal growing problems many of us have with this President, none having to do with his heritage. So, if Mr. Fontenot wants to chide Governor Perry for bad manners, he should please leave race out of his comments
While Liberty Dispatch believes there is still work to be done to build the color blind society Dr. King spoke of, we do not believe character assassination of our Governor helps build that world nor does it build a good working relationship between our county government and state officials. We are therefore calling for Commissioner Fontenot to issue a public apology to Governor Perry. Because spreading the idea Perry is a racist was done in the black community, we suggest the apology be made there to.
Neither Todd Fontenot or Regis Fontenot will ever be the Afro-American voice in Liberty County. Their hands are unclean and not deserving of any community leadership role much less public office.
Fontenot's use of MLK day to promote himself and his commissioner reelection bid demonstrates his sleazy self promoting and self dealing.
The coming months will be very revealing.
CLEVELAND, TEXAS: Kooky City Council Members Attack Voters and Petitioners
Liberty Dispatch doesn't weight in much in Liberty County concerning individual city issues- unless corruption is involved.
One issue which has arisen that has perked our interest is the alleged disturbing illegal activities by some Cleveland, Texas city council members.
An apparent petition has been circulated in Cleveland to recall Barbara McIntyre, Durlene Davis and Cedric McDuffie of the Cleveland city council for corrupt and self dealing activities. In the middle of the skirmish between a handful of Cleveland city council members and the voters of Cleveland, subject council member/s have retaliated against the public and activist.
One outspoken member of the corruption in the Cleveland city council and recall petition organizer is a local Methodist Pastor, Carl E. Lundberg.
Further proving her self-dealing corruption, Barbara McIntyre has used the City of Cleveland's stationary and letterhead to gain an illegal advantage against Pastor, Lundberg. McIntyre has written a claimed defaming and illegal letter to the IRS in attempt to have petition supporters harassed and oppressed.
As a result of McIntyre's actions, Liberty Dispatch believes McIntyre has committed official oppression and obvious official misconduct offenses. The Texas Attorney General, Texas Ethics Commission and Solicitor General's office should be immediately brought in to investigate the Cleveland City Texas' council for corrupt acts. Unfortunately, on the county level no official corruption will be investigated or referrals made because of Liberty County DA, Mike Little's sweetheart and ex employee Durlene Davis being a council member. How can a corrupt DA and his office investigate corruption? Answer- it cant/he cant.
The voters and activist of Cleveland, Texas should be encouraged to keep up the fight for a clean government and even step up the heat on the corrupt. They should use any legal means to annihilate the corruption in Cleveland which threatens the very future of the children in that community.
Where is Cleveland Texas' city attorney to allow this kind of illegal behavior and actions which can easily result in winnable lawsuits against the City of Cleveland.
Liberty Dispatch supports Pastor, Lundberg's actions and hopes to see his goals realized in his obvious fight of good versus evil.
One issue which has arisen that has perked our interest is the alleged disturbing illegal activities by some Cleveland, Texas city council members.
An apparent petition has been circulated in Cleveland to recall Barbara McIntyre, Durlene Davis and Cedric McDuffie of the Cleveland city council for corrupt and self dealing activities. In the middle of the skirmish between a handful of Cleveland city council members and the voters of Cleveland, subject council member/s have retaliated against the public and activist.
One outspoken member of the corruption in the Cleveland city council and recall petition organizer is a local Methodist Pastor, Carl E. Lundberg.
Further proving her self-dealing corruption, Barbara McIntyre has used the City of Cleveland's stationary and letterhead to gain an illegal advantage against Pastor, Lundberg. McIntyre has written a claimed defaming and illegal letter to the IRS in attempt to have petition supporters harassed and oppressed.
As a result of McIntyre's actions, Liberty Dispatch believes McIntyre has committed official oppression and obvious official misconduct offenses. The Texas Attorney General, Texas Ethics Commission and Solicitor General's office should be immediately brought in to investigate the Cleveland City Texas' council for corrupt acts. Unfortunately, on the county level no official corruption will be investigated or referrals made because of Liberty County DA, Mike Little's sweetheart and ex employee Durlene Davis being a council member. How can a corrupt DA and his office investigate corruption? Answer- it cant/he cant.
The voters and activist of Cleveland, Texas should be encouraged to keep up the fight for a clean government and even step up the heat on the corrupt. They should use any legal means to annihilate the corruption in Cleveland which threatens the very future of the children in that community.
Where is Cleveland Texas' city attorney to allow this kind of illegal behavior and actions which can easily result in winnable lawsuits against the City of Cleveland.
Liberty Dispatch supports Pastor, Lundberg's actions and hopes to see his goals realized in his obvious fight of good versus evil.
“A Dream Not Yet Realized”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere!”- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In 2011, decades after these words were spoken by Martin Luther King, Jr., and after one of the greatest speeches of our time, Dr. King’s memorable “I Have a Dream” speech, these words still ring true as we each endeavor to improve our community and quality of life. As this writer reflects upon the past, the present and our future, I am reminded that that we still have work to do to make this a better America, a better state, and a better community.
I wonder how many of us have taken the time and made the effort to try and understand just what Dr. King was saying when he spoke this small but eloquent and powerful phrase. I can imagine that some of us only looked as far as was necessary to understand the phrase itself. Others may have applied these words in a context that relate to race relations and racial injustice. Additionally, there may have been many other connotations utilized or applied to the statement.
I would like to suggest another meaning to the statement. One more universal and one which I believe apply to society as a whole. The celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday as a national holiday did not come to be because people of color needed a national hero. It did not happen because black people across the land demanded that a black man be given be a day to be recognized by the citizens of this nation as a national holiday. It was not a token gift to United States citizens because we needed another national holiday.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, as does other holidays named for several our country’s great leaders, exists because there needed to be a memorial to what many of our citizens, (i.e., people of all races, color, creed, and national origin) accomplished in their effort to improve the quality of life our country, our communities, and the relationships among those peoples who make up our communities. The relationships that have manifested themselves in the many injustices that plagued our national and local government, our policies and practices, our societal standards, our economies, and our conduct at home and abroad.
Martin Luther King. Jr. was a believer- A believer in God and man. He was a believer that God could and would make a difference in the lives of all who believed in him. He was also a believer that all men are created equal. A believer that our laws handed down from God, as well as by man, should be applied equally to all men everywhere.
We are a community. The existence of injustice anywhere IS a threat to justice everywhere. This is true because any single act of injustice plants a seed that has the potential to grow into a destructive cancer. A cancer filled with the power to destroy the confidence of our citizens in our systems, leaders, and each other. Questions arise about our motives, our decisions, and our actions. Fear about whether justice is diligently being sought by those charged with the responsibility of leading and guiding us in our search for a better life can and do arise. Doubt takes over instead of a belief in a life whose quality is rooted in equality and justice.
Lest we never forget, we can never achieve justice, unless we have first discovered the truth. The truth is a necessary and mandatory element of justice. We are an ever changing and evolving society. It takes all of us to make a better community with an improved quality of life. Every citizen, neighbor, teacher, business owner, judge, policeman, office holder, etc. are an integral part of what our community is and represents.
Speak the Truth as a way of Life. It is our contribution to fighting injustice. Think about it.- JDE
The “Dream” is a real possibility. We must not ignore the fact that the “Dream” is not yet realized as long as injustice remains a part of the fabric of this community. Let us join hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder to stamp out injustice.
James D. Evans, III
In 2011, decades after these words were spoken by Martin Luther King, Jr., and after one of the greatest speeches of our time, Dr. King’s memorable “I Have a Dream” speech, these words still ring true as we each endeavor to improve our community and quality of life. As this writer reflects upon the past, the present and our future, I am reminded that that we still have work to do to make this a better America, a better state, and a better community.
I wonder how many of us have taken the time and made the effort to try and understand just what Dr. King was saying when he spoke this small but eloquent and powerful phrase. I can imagine that some of us only looked as far as was necessary to understand the phrase itself. Others may have applied these words in a context that relate to race relations and racial injustice. Additionally, there may have been many other connotations utilized or applied to the statement.
I would like to suggest another meaning to the statement. One more universal and one which I believe apply to society as a whole. The celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday as a national holiday did not come to be because people of color needed a national hero. It did not happen because black people across the land demanded that a black man be given be a day to be recognized by the citizens of this nation as a national holiday. It was not a token gift to United States citizens because we needed another national holiday.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, as does other holidays named for several our country’s great leaders, exists because there needed to be a memorial to what many of our citizens, (i.e., people of all races, color, creed, and national origin) accomplished in their effort to improve the quality of life our country, our communities, and the relationships among those peoples who make up our communities. The relationships that have manifested themselves in the many injustices that plagued our national and local government, our policies and practices, our societal standards, our economies, and our conduct at home and abroad.
Martin Luther King. Jr. was a believer- A believer in God and man. He was a believer that God could and would make a difference in the lives of all who believed in him. He was also a believer that all men are created equal. A believer that our laws handed down from God, as well as by man, should be applied equally to all men everywhere.
We are a community. The existence of injustice anywhere IS a threat to justice everywhere. This is true because any single act of injustice plants a seed that has the potential to grow into a destructive cancer. A cancer filled with the power to destroy the confidence of our citizens in our systems, leaders, and each other. Questions arise about our motives, our decisions, and our actions. Fear about whether justice is diligently being sought by those charged with the responsibility of leading and guiding us in our search for a better life can and do arise. Doubt takes over instead of a belief in a life whose quality is rooted in equality and justice.
Lest we never forget, we can never achieve justice, unless we have first discovered the truth. The truth is a necessary and mandatory element of justice. We are an ever changing and evolving society. It takes all of us to make a better community with an improved quality of life. Every citizen, neighbor, teacher, business owner, judge, policeman, office holder, etc. are an integral part of what our community is and represents.
Speak the Truth as a way of Life. It is our contribution to fighting injustice. Think about it.- JDE
The “Dream” is a real possibility. We must not ignore the fact that the “Dream” is not yet realized as long as injustice remains a part of the fabric of this community. Let us join hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder to stamp out injustice.
James D. Evans, III
Word on MLK
MLK was a great leader because he understood what the Bible teaches us all.
1. HONOR GOD AND GIVE HIM ALL THE PRAISE.
2. DENY YOURSELF AND TAKE UP YOUR CROSS AND FOLLOW ME. (MLK KNEW HE WAS A TOOL OR AN INSTRUMENT FOR GOD AND HE KNEW HE WAS HERE TO DO GOD'S WORK. HE DID NOT ALLOW PRIDE TO GET IN HIS WAY BECAUSE HE KNEW GOD'S WILL SHALL BE DONE.)
3. LOVE YE ONE ANOTHER. (THIS IS WHAT MLK WAS TALKING ABOUT)
We have a lot to be thankful for but maybe more people need to realize we are not here for our own selfish reasons. This is where I believe we fall short as human beings.
This is the message I believe MLK was speaking of then and it is the message we should live by today.
ANTHONY R. SCOTT
1. HONOR GOD AND GIVE HIM ALL THE PRAISE.
2. DENY YOURSELF AND TAKE UP YOUR CROSS AND FOLLOW ME. (MLK KNEW HE WAS A TOOL OR AN INSTRUMENT FOR GOD AND HE KNEW HE WAS HERE TO DO GOD'S WORK. HE DID NOT ALLOW PRIDE TO GET IN HIS WAY BECAUSE HE KNEW GOD'S WILL SHALL BE DONE.)
3. LOVE YE ONE ANOTHER. (THIS IS WHAT MLK WAS TALKING ABOUT)
We have a lot to be thankful for but maybe more people need to realize we are not here for our own selfish reasons. This is where I believe we fall short as human beings.
This is the message I believe MLK was speaking of then and it is the message we should live by today.
ANTHONY R. SCOTT
A SANTA CLAUS MENTALITY
When choices were made by those in charge of local government in the county seat of Liberty County, Santa Claus won out. Anyone driving through Liberty during the holidays had an opportunity to see a very symbolic representation of the way our public officials have been doing business on our behalf here for years when looking at the new and very expensive Christmas decorations taxpayers paid to have displayed on electric poles.
When celebrating Christmas in a country and a state and a county and a city that elects its public officials by determining who the majority wants as leaders, we had leaders choose to emphasize celebrating the mythical Santa clause to the exclusion of displays that rejoiced over the birth of Jesus – despite that most people here believe Jesus to be the Son of God and the single most important person ever to walk the face of this earth.
Before those who have chosen themselves in their own private coronation of who should be kings and queens start playing the “separation of church and state” card or the politically correct idea that we should not offend anyone, please know that either atheism or just pure ignorance of the Constitution and the history of its application for the two hundred years before you arrived makes your arguments look stupid. All of your selective quotes and all of self proclaimed expertise will not erase the decades and the nearly two centuries of Christ being celebrated on public building, in public buildings, and around public buildings with public dollars. Though it may have sent a thrill down your leg, the Barack Obama psycho-nonsense that says to this generation that “we are who we have been waiting for” will begin and end with the arrogant and the self deceived.
Back to the parallels or coincidences or the implications of choosing the rosy cheeked winking Santa over the Creator of the world as we celebrate Christmas around here. Isn’t it ironic that from the same pool of public officials in and around the county courthouse we have a bunch of winks as taxpayers have long had to endure the corruption overflowing from our public officials? Haven’t we seen some line their little red Santa suits with money meant to help our community? Of course we have! And rather than see their cheeks grow rosy and fat from self dealing, would it not have been better to insist on the kind of character and servant hood Jesus Himself embodied when he walked this earth?
Why did the majority allow the minority to wink at us and do what they wanted to do? We should never have, and we should never again, let elected leaders or people that get pay checks from our tax money strip us of our standards. We should, with no apologies, hold them accountable. “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s” is a very important statement Jesus made about government – and in a representative democracy it makes each of us responsible to be vigilante about the decisions our government makes.
Am I advocating for more spiritual, more Christ-centered Christmas decorations? Yes, but it is a by-product of something much bigger that we should do. Am I advocating a ban on Santa Claus? I am advocating an emphasis on truth. We should insist on the government representing WE THE PEOPLE who live and pay taxes here. The non Christians who live amongst us and who pay taxes should be prepared in a representative democracy to live by the standards of the majority. All of the quotes about prohibiting the majority from trampling the rights of the minority have been used by these intellectual pretenders as a starting point to erode and eventually get rid of the standards laid out in the Ten Commandments and elsewhere that come from the God.
If our values come from the Santa mentality, the same arrogant people who have tried to be our puppet masters can bend and twist what is right and wrong around their likes and dislikes and their agenda. They can prosecute or dismiss court cases based on their own friendships, business dealings, bribes, or political considerations. They can profit off of FEMA and it be okay. They can ignore allegations of misconduct in office or they can declare themselves innocent as they slam the gavel. They can bury evidence and lie for each other and to satisfy the public use those complicit in the media to make it all seem okay, but it is not.
The truth is while Santa may wink and be bought off with milk and cookies and Jesus definitely commands us to love and to forgive, our duty because WE THE PEOPLE are responsible for what our local government does and we should send those people home or to jail if they are not doing right. They may think there is only Santa Claus to answer for but we who know better should stop them from holding positions that hurt the public and hurt their souls. When this life is over their will not be a lack of evidence that helps us receive some kind of inconsequential admonishment.
When celebrating Christmas in a country and a state and a county and a city that elects its public officials by determining who the majority wants as leaders, we had leaders choose to emphasize celebrating the mythical Santa clause to the exclusion of displays that rejoiced over the birth of Jesus – despite that most people here believe Jesus to be the Son of God and the single most important person ever to walk the face of this earth.
Before those who have chosen themselves in their own private coronation of who should be kings and queens start playing the “separation of church and state” card or the politically correct idea that we should not offend anyone, please know that either atheism or just pure ignorance of the Constitution and the history of its application for the two hundred years before you arrived makes your arguments look stupid. All of your selective quotes and all of self proclaimed expertise will not erase the decades and the nearly two centuries of Christ being celebrated on public building, in public buildings, and around public buildings with public dollars. Though it may have sent a thrill down your leg, the Barack Obama psycho-nonsense that says to this generation that “we are who we have been waiting for” will begin and end with the arrogant and the self deceived.
Back to the parallels or coincidences or the implications of choosing the rosy cheeked winking Santa over the Creator of the world as we celebrate Christmas around here. Isn’t it ironic that from the same pool of public officials in and around the county courthouse we have a bunch of winks as taxpayers have long had to endure the corruption overflowing from our public officials? Haven’t we seen some line their little red Santa suits with money meant to help our community? Of course we have! And rather than see their cheeks grow rosy and fat from self dealing, would it not have been better to insist on the kind of character and servant hood Jesus Himself embodied when he walked this earth?
Why did the majority allow the minority to wink at us and do what they wanted to do? We should never have, and we should never again, let elected leaders or people that get pay checks from our tax money strip us of our standards. We should, with no apologies, hold them accountable. “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s” is a very important statement Jesus made about government – and in a representative democracy it makes each of us responsible to be vigilante about the decisions our government makes.
Am I advocating for more spiritual, more Christ-centered Christmas decorations? Yes, but it is a by-product of something much bigger that we should do. Am I advocating a ban on Santa Claus? I am advocating an emphasis on truth. We should insist on the government representing WE THE PEOPLE who live and pay taxes here. The non Christians who live amongst us and who pay taxes should be prepared in a representative democracy to live by the standards of the majority. All of the quotes about prohibiting the majority from trampling the rights of the minority have been used by these intellectual pretenders as a starting point to erode and eventually get rid of the standards laid out in the Ten Commandments and elsewhere that come from the God.
If our values come from the Santa mentality, the same arrogant people who have tried to be our puppet masters can bend and twist what is right and wrong around their likes and dislikes and their agenda. They can prosecute or dismiss court cases based on their own friendships, business dealings, bribes, or political considerations. They can profit off of FEMA and it be okay. They can ignore allegations of misconduct in office or they can declare themselves innocent as they slam the gavel. They can bury evidence and lie for each other and to satisfy the public use those complicit in the media to make it all seem okay, but it is not.
The truth is while Santa may wink and be bought off with milk and cookies and Jesus definitely commands us to love and to forgive, our duty because WE THE PEOPLE are responsible for what our local government does and we should send those people home or to jail if they are not doing right. They may think there is only Santa Claus to answer for but we who know better should stop them from holding positions that hurt the public and hurt their souls. When this life is over their will not be a lack of evidence that helps us receive some kind of inconsequential admonishment.
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