tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post1522903459844357859..comments2023-10-18T10:37:21.217-04:00Comments on The Voice of the People: UP AND RUNNINGshirley bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541532464563049507noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-10729657553915616052008-12-28T10:01:00.000-05:002008-12-28T10:01:00.000-05:00Gee, why be such a party pooper and expose the pla...Gee, why be such a party pooper and expose the plagiarism?<BR/><BR/>After all, Legal Bagel is sooo entertaining ...The New Albanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757531658514051905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-58916684999486875872008-12-28T09:50:00.000-05:002008-12-28T09:50:00.000-05:00To visit the site that Legal Beagle copied her com...To visit the site that Legal Beagle copied her commentary from, while passing it off as his/her own words, one can see it here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID<BR/>.17989,filter.all/pub_detail.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-43360897166364406432008-12-22T17:56:00.000-05:002008-12-22T17:56:00.000-05:00I PREDICT ENGLAND WILL GO TO JAIL, OUR CITY WILL F...I PREDICT ENGLAND WILL GO TO JAIL, OUR CITY WILL FILE FOR BANKRUPCY. THERE WILL BE MANY AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS. MY HOPE IS FOR WORLD PEACE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-17723822336062673562008-12-22T09:00:00.000-05:002008-12-22T09:00:00.000-05:00Just to add to legal beagle's nice piece, John Han...Just to add to legal beagle's nice piece, John Hancock also SIGNED HIS NAME LARGE ENOUGH SO THE KING COULD READ IT WITHOUT HIS GLASSES. <BR/><BR/>Other than Shirley, if it was up to the rest of the posters on this board, we would be singing God save the Queen instead of the Star Spangled Banner.Iamhoosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15010741592130752752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-80932047092546020222008-12-21T20:12:00.000-05:002008-12-21T20:12:00.000-05:00Thank you Legal Beagle for your excellent comments...Thank you Legal Beagle for your excellent comments regarding our Constitution. It has been a while since we heard from you.<BR/><BR/>Someone asked about predictions for 2009:<BR/><BR/>I see an awakening in the general population of NA and Floyd Co. More people will join committees and neighborhood associations. They will not just sit back and be told what to do, they will make their voices heard continously instead of just at election time.<BR/><BR/>I know many economists see our economy getting worse before it gets better. Unfortunately I agree that 2009 will be a rough year for many of us. But things will slowly turn around after Mr. Obama's plans go into effect and people are put back to work.<BR/><BR/>That's all I have for now. The two cells in my brain are getting tired.shirley bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541532464563049507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-18569652334017861412008-12-21T20:00:00.000-05:002008-12-21T20:00:00.000-05:00WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN NEW ALBANY IN 2009, ANYONE WAN...WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN NEW ALBANY IN 2009, ANYONE WANT TO PREDICT?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-28946922573240779122008-12-21T12:41:00.000-05:002008-12-21T12:41:00.000-05:00Big shout out to New Albany, HAPPY HOLIDAYS and a ...Big shout out to New Albany, HAPPY HOLIDAYS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-72785537922049652552008-12-20T16:05:00.000-05:002008-12-20T16:05:00.000-05:00Hope you have a great holiday Shirley. I wish you ...Hope you have a great holiday Shirley. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very Happy 2009. See you all next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-42199119520774456772008-12-20T11:52:00.000-05:002008-12-20T11:52:00.000-05:00I know next week most folks will not be as attache...I know next week most folks will not be as attached to their computers, so I thought I would send a Happy Holiday's and Happy Hanukkah greetings to all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-12743232083042995952008-12-20T11:37:00.000-05:002008-12-20T11:37:00.000-05:00Happy holidays everyone, off to finish my Christma...Happy holidays everyone, off to finish my Christmas shopping.<BR/><BR/>What a refreshing blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-86527559920647128442008-12-19T20:39:00.000-05:002008-12-19T20:39:00.000-05:00AREN'T WE TALKING ABOUT THE NEW DEMOCRAT LOIT TAX?...AREN'T WE TALKING ABOUT THE NEW DEMOCRAT LOIT TAX?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-69386656200117675112008-12-19T18:44:00.000-05:002008-12-19T18:44:00.000-05:00That's some good writing there Mr. Beagle.Merry Ch...That's some good writing there Mr. Beagle.<BR/><BR/>Merry ChristmasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-45511720248207080232008-12-19T18:16:00.000-05:002008-12-19T18:16:00.000-05:00Our Constitution would not have been ratified with...Our Constitution would not have been ratified without leaders like James Wilson, John Hancock, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton.<BR/><BR/>John Hancock, the Governor of Massachusetts and also the president of the convention.<BR/><BR/>He had reservations about the Constitution, he had been elected to the convention as declared "neutral" on the question of ratification.<BR/><BR/>The convention had been going on for nearly a month and a kind of stalemate had developed. The opponents did not have enough votes for outright rejection of the Constitution, the proponents did not have the votes to win ratification without amendments, and no one knew how to get valid amendments before ratification.<BR/><BR/>Hancock came up with the solution.<BR/><BR/>He proposed that the convention "assent to and ratify the said Constitution" without conditions, and simultaneously recommended a set of amendments to the First Congress, to be enacted according to the amending provisions in Article V of the Constitution.<BR/><BR/>His amendments dealt with such things as protecting states powers, restricting congressional powers over elections and taxation, prohibiting monoplies, requiring grand jury indictments, limiting the powers of federal courts, and some lesser matters.<BR/><BR/>It was a novel solution, a major breakthrough that certainly saved the Constitution from ultimate defeat.<BR/><BR/>None of them touched on subjects we might have expected, such as religion, press, speech, assembly, or petition.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I think Mr. Hancock would have taken "any one to the proverbial woodshed" for trying to subvert our freedom of speech.<BR/><BR/>Happy Holidays<BR/><BR/>Legal BeagleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-60876968309641361212008-12-19T15:55:00.000-05:002008-12-19T15:55:00.000-05:00Doesn't the BIBLE say not to judge Mr. Baylor? In ...Doesn't the BIBLE say not to judge Mr. Baylor? In Mathew 7:1-5, Jesus words of caution add crucial instructions on how we can "see clearly" in our judgements: "Judge not, that you be not judged." For what the judgement you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye. (meaning the little people's eye.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-4519142165200702972008-12-19T09:36:00.000-05:002008-12-19T09:36:00.000-05:00Mr. Beagle,You are certainly an educated person. ...Mr. Beagle,<BR/>You are certainly an educated person. Nice little essay on the US Constitution.<BR/><BR/>Could you please explain who John Hancock was and why we would not have a Constitution(living or original intent)without him and others of like mind?<BR/><BR/>Thanks, in advance.<BR/><BR/>MarkIamhoosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15010741592130752752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-18292358770038409012008-12-19T09:20:00.000-05:002008-12-19T09:20:00.000-05:00Sorry for the typo's Shirley.Legal BeagleSorry for the typo's Shirley.<BR/><BR/>Legal BeagleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-26559111315207564962008-12-19T09:18:00.000-05:002008-12-19T09:18:00.000-05:00Anonymous 5:25You are absolutely right. Once again...Anonymous 5:25<BR/><BR/>You are absolutely right. Once again, Roger demonstrated that he doesn't understand the Constitution.<BR/><BR/>Constitional rights should really be called "constitutionally protected rights." The Constitution did not confer these rights, but it does explicitly protect some rights - rights deemed so very important that some of the nation's founders wanted them explicitly enumerated just so there'd be no misunderstanding.<BR/><BR/>This is where the Bill of Rights (BOR)comes in.<BR/><BR/>Does he similarly believe that we enjoy freedom of speech only because the First Amendment says so?<BR/><BR/>People loke Roger, who think that rights come from Constitution like, that model - that you only have the rights listed in the Constitution. Why? Because the fewer rights you have, the more power government has. And people like him like big, powerful government so they can solve all of society's problem.<BR/><BR/>It just wouldn't do to have citizens all doing their own things, exercising rights willy-nilly. It makes them too hard to manage. We're more manageable when our options are limited.<BR/><BR/>Roger Baylor likes the "living" Constitution rather than the "orginal intent" version. The latter limits government powers too much for grandiose socialist plans.<BR/><BR/>I hope this helps you all understand his way of thinking. <BR/><BR/>Legal BeagleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-7120303316604014252008-12-19T08:45:00.000-05:002008-12-19T08:45:00.000-05:00NAC understands the Constitution perfectly well, w...<I>NAC</I> understands the Constitution perfectly well, which is why we have strenuously advocated a Constitutionally mandated redistricting on the part of the council.<BR/><BR/>Here's the comment (not a marquee post) that I made yesterday at <I>NAC</I>:<BR/><BR/><B>What's really pathetic about all this, and something that serves as the perfect metaphor for the New Albanian experience, is that FOS doesn't allow comments of any sort. We do, but under reasonable guidelines. Shirley allows all and sundry (but with no foul language, which just means that the slander can proceed in a more genteel manner).<BR/><BR/>Thus, the people who should be talking to each other do not.</B><BR/><BR/>The only mildly controversial word I used is "slander," but to look back over the history of local blog comments is to see very clearly that abuse increases with anonymity. Simple as that. It's easy to call someone else an SOB is you don't have to do it to his face, and anonymous cowards take this course of masked slander with clocklike regularity, all the while insisting that if they weren't able to wear masks, some akways unidentified person would retaliate against them.<BR/><BR/>It's childishness, nothing more, nothing less. You are taken seriously when you stand by your beliefs and take responsibility. I do this. Many others don't. I don't suffer from cognitive dissonance. Others do. I suppose it takes all types to populate a dysfunctional city that would rather die than learn.<BR/><BR/>Until you take responsibility, you remain little. And that isn't a good way to be.<BR/><BR/>BTW, see y'all in the <I>Tribune</I>. My guest column begins on January 8. Story ideas are always welcomed!The New Albanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757531658514051905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-8246765904494691152008-12-19T08:31:00.000-05:002008-12-19T08:31:00.000-05:00Shirley, Fair enough. And the answer that I thoug...Shirley, <BR/>Fair enough. And the answer that I thought(and hoped)that you would give. I doubt that some(many)of the other posters here would be as generous and respectful.<BR/><BR/>Good to see you again last night.<BR/><BR/>MarkIamhoosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15010741592130752752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-77886548246408852952008-12-19T08:25:00.000-05:002008-12-19T08:25:00.000-05:00Why is NAC calling youre blog slanderous?Freedom o...Why is NAC calling youre blog slanderous?<BR/><BR/>Freedom of Speech protects everyone by giving the RIGHT to express themselves.<BR/><BR/>Clearly NAC does not understand the Constitution at all.<BR/><BR/>Just read the crap he chicken scratches and then tell me that's not slanderous BS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-355896142841655312008-12-19T08:10:00.000-05:002008-12-19T08:10:00.000-05:00Good news. In the last month the LOIT Tax was decl...Good news. In the last month the LOIT Tax was declared dead. Now this week the Commissioner's stop the Annexiation. Now that's what I call progress.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas BloggersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-80478789481733199052008-12-19T07:45:00.000-05:002008-12-19T07:45:00.000-05:00Good news to report. In less than a month the LOIT...Good news to report. In less than a month the LOIT Tax was voted dead, and now the Commissioners voted NO to Annexiation. Now that's what I call progress. Maybe England will now see we mean business.<BR/>Shirley, did you attend last nights Council meeting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-60856543312531221722008-12-19T06:52:00.000-05:002008-12-19T06:52:00.000-05:00Mark,I believe the city council says the Lord's Pr...Mark,<BR/><BR/>I believe the city council says the Lord's Prayer before the meeting if there is not a "minister" (no specific religion) to give an invocation.<BR/><BR/>If someone wanted to offer a prayer to Allah I would not object but probably would not participate. If Maury or his Rabbi gave a prayer I would participate. (We Catholics are closer to the Jewish people than we are to Buddists or Muslims). Not trying to be funny, this was a serious answer.shirley bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541532464563049507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-76635005605919237682008-12-19T05:16:00.000-05:002008-12-19T05:16:00.000-05:00I see NAC is slamming you again Shirley for allowi...I see NAC is slamming you again Shirley for allowing anonymous postings. <BR/><BR/>Happy HolidaysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614848837551025247.post-25480973245351540702008-12-18T18:14:00.000-05:002008-12-18T18:14:00.000-05:00Anonymous 1:49That's a good one !!!!!!!!!Anonymous 1:49<BR/><BR/>That's a good one !!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com