During the excitement of this past Christmas and concurrent holidays, I took time to reflect and count my many blessings. I hope you had time to do the same. In the Irving Berlin musical “White Christmas,” there’s a song that goes “When I’m worried, and I can’t sleep, I count my blessings instead of sheep. And then I fall asleep counting my blessings.”
In the rough and tumble competition of politics, it’s easy to get frustrated, hurt feelings, cynical, worried, arrogant, intransigent, angry, etc. Thank heavens (and the relevant legislatures) for holidays, what I call monuments on a calendar, when we can take time to rest and reflect on life. We have time to relax, reconnect with our families and our God, and recalibrate our relationships, attitudes and goals for the future.
Peace on earth is a lofty and worthwhile goal that begins with each one of us. The peace we attain between ourselves and our God, and between ourselves and the people closest to us, is a building block for making the wider world a better place. When we understand the freedom that can be attained through repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation, we can sing along with Vince Gill: “Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be.” …
Miles Dahlby, Chairman
Natrona County Republican Party
PRECINCT ORIENTATION 2 Calling all Republican precinct committees and interested volunteers in Natrona County. Tuesday, January 24th, 2012, 6:30 - 9:00 pm, WY Oil & Gas Commission Bldg, Amoco Park, Casper.
The second of three planned meetings for organizing and equipping the grass roots for a vigorous campaign season. Topics will be preparation for the upcoming Legislative Budget Session (Feb 13), Precinct Caucuses (23 Feb), and County Convention (6 Mar). For maximum impact, please ensure at least one member of your precinct attends.
RSVP to Contact Us on this website, secretary@natronagop.com, Face Book “Natrona County Republican Party” or just show up!
Senate Approves Bill that Legalizes Sodomy and Bestiality in U.S. Military 12/1/2011 (CNSNews.com) – (Updated) The Senate on Thursday evening voted 93-7 to approve a defense authorization bill that includes a provision which not only repeals the military law on sodomy, it also repeals the military ban on sex with animals--or bestiality.
On Nov. 15, the Senate Armed Services Committee had unanimously approved S. 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a provision to repeal Article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
Article 125 of the UCMJ makes it illegal to engage in both sodomy with humans and sex with animals.
It states: "(a) Any person subject to this chapter who engages in unnatural carnal copulation with another person of the same or opposite sex or with an animal is guilty of sodomy. Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense. (b) Any person found guilty of sodomy shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”
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As Americans across the country gas up their cars for their Memorial Day getaways this weekend, their wallets will take a bigger-than-usual hit. That’s because gas prices are up $1.06 from last year according to a study by AAA. In fact, prices have more than doubled since President Obama took office. And while the media has been slow to demand answers of the President, he has been busy trying to deflect attention away from his incoherent energy policy with a number of gas price-related myths.
Heritage latest video takes several of these myths head on and puts them to rest. From overstating the impact of green energy to downplaying the devastating impact of his drilling moratorium, the President should spend less time trying to deflect criticism and more time working to ease pain at the pump.
“No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.” —Thomas Jefferson
“It is not hyperbole to describe [the Supreme Court’s] decision in [District of Columbia v.] Heller as the most significant opinion of this century, and likely, of the last two generations. Two particular thoughts immediately come to mind. First, the extent to which [the] decision effectively opens the door for future litigation regarding the Second Amendment to further clarify the extent of the now confirmed, but long understood, individual right to keep and bear arms. Second, this is an election year. This decision, closely divided as it is, will likely provide a rallying cry for the millions of the Americans who recognize that their Second Amendment rights came down to a single vote. In reading Justice Scalia’s opinion, there is an overwhelming theme that to interpret the Second Amendment as not protecting an individual right would gut the amendment of meaning and defy logic. It is, after all, the Second Amendment, not the two hundredth. This is not an obscure line buried among thousands of pages of text. It is inconceivable that the framers would have given it the priority they did, placing it ahead of so many other critical rights, if they only meant it to apply to militias as the dissenting justices suggest.” — David Schenck
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