Showing posts with label law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label law. Show all posts
Monday, July 2, 2012
A Prayer
Oh, heroes who love mercy more than life, confirm thy liberty in law, and bless thy good with brotherhood.
Friday, June 8, 2012
What's Fairness Got to do with Obeying the Law? | Aaron Ross Powell | Libertarianism.org
I believe that this article can lead to a useful dialogue on basic assumptions that can help us better understand one another.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
"Silks"
I've begun listening to an unabridged audio novel. I am finding it a pleasure; a surprisingly great pleasure. It is well written by Dick Francis and Felix Francis and very nicely read by Martin Jarvis. I has been titled Silks and might be described as a suspense, mystery, thriller.
So far, it has been a personal view of English law and a wonderful view of a kind of horse racing I wish there were more of in the United States. The story is delivered in an intelligent, flow of transparent English of good character. Feelings are strong rather than raw and clothed in decent taste rather than naked.
The facts of silks and gowns are manly.
Mason, our protagonist, is a barrister at criminal law and an amateur jockey,and,perhaps, a bit of a detective. This story, of over ten hours, looks to be a matter of life or death, related more to courtroom action than to action on the track. But it is a mystery and I expect steeplechase action.
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I'm well into the story now. It may not be quite as good as I had hoped, but I am enjoying it a lot. Its a bit of a novel of manners and attention taking mystery.
So far, it has been a personal view of English law and a wonderful view of a kind of horse racing I wish there were more of in the United States. The story is delivered in an intelligent, flow of transparent English of good character. Feelings are strong rather than raw and clothed in decent taste rather than naked.
The facts of silks and gowns are manly.
Mason, our protagonist, is a barrister at criminal law and an amateur jockey,and,perhaps, a bit of a detective. This story, of over ten hours, looks to be a matter of life or death, related more to courtroom action than to action on the track. But it is a mystery and I expect steeplechase action.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I'm well into the story now. It may not be quite as good as I had hoped, but I am enjoying it a lot. Its a bit of a novel of manners and attention taking mystery.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Habit Affirmations
~ I am ready and willing to learn to be a better listener this season.
~ I am ready and willing to learn to better attend to the urging of the best within me this month.
~ I am ready and willing to learn to acknowledge that self is one with all this week.
~ I am ready and willing to learn to practice listening to the best within me this me this day.
~ I am ready to learn to decide this hour to meditate more regularly.
~ I am ready and willing to learn to act more promptly on my better insight this hour.
~ Meditation clarifies my mind through ordering my thoughts this second.
~ I am ready and willing to learn to consider this moment what I do to make a difficult decision.
~ I look at the information I have on hand with which to make the decision here.
~ I do what I can to get the information I need to make the decision now.
~ I make the decision as soon as seems good with the decision I have on hand here and now.
~ I keep the nature of my decision well in mind right here and right now.
~ I observe the results of my decision this year.
~ I lay-out the data, information, facts in a few simple sentences here.
~ I honor my feelings now.
~ I contemplate my three or four complete core sentences related to my difficult decision one at a time and all together this moment.
~ I describe my difficulty in making the decision in one short sentence now.
~ I am ready to learn to work through the problem area of a difficult decision by using the 12 Steps today.
~ I am ready to learn to re-frame the decision here.
~ I am ready to learn to drop the decision for now.
~ I am ready to learn to act lawfully right here and right now.
~ I am ready to learn to adjust my apprehension of the law this year.
~ I am ready and willing to learn to better attend to the urging of the best within me this month.
~ I am ready and willing to learn to acknowledge that self is one with all this week.
~ I am ready and willing to learn to practice listening to the best within me this me this day.
~ I am ready to learn to decide this hour to meditate more regularly.
~ I am ready and willing to learn to act more promptly on my better insight this hour.
~ Meditation clarifies my mind through ordering my thoughts this second.
~ I am ready and willing to learn to consider this moment what I do to make a difficult decision.
~ I look at the information I have on hand with which to make the decision here.
~ I do what I can to get the information I need to make the decision now.
~ I make the decision as soon as seems good with the decision I have on hand here and now.
~ I keep the nature of my decision well in mind right here and right now.
~ I observe the results of my decision this year.
~ I lay-out the data, information, facts in a few simple sentences here.
~ I honor my feelings now.
~ I contemplate my three or four complete core sentences related to my difficult decision one at a time and all together this moment.
~ I describe my difficulty in making the decision in one short sentence now.
~ I am ready to learn to work through the problem area of a difficult decision by using the 12 Steps today.
~ I am ready to learn to re-frame the decision here.
~ I am ready to learn to drop the decision for now.
~ I am ready to learn to act lawfully right here and right now.
~ I am ready to learn to adjust my apprehension of the law this year.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Defining "Politics"
It seems that in the 7th century BC Zaleucus, writer of the Locrian Code, thought that the purpose of politics was to reconcile societal fractions and to uphold equality before the law Sounds like good politics to me today
Men, know to us, have been defining 'politics' for about 5000 years. It seems that for most of that time it has been about citizens. Politics, these days in a republic, is that which citizens do as citizens. Its how people make collective decisions. It is a learned art and skill. We taught our children a bit about it at home and in their civics classes at school. In a republic politics are the affairs of citizens.
To be a citizen one need be the citizen of something. These days the thing (or process) is often called the state.
Politics may be called the art of civil administration. It is the way we do governance. That is, politics is the act of people practicing governance. It is the duty and honor of American citizens to understand and participate in the governance of Country, State, County, City, etc. Its the way we decide who gets the gold and who goes to jail.
Other political duties of citizens of the republic are to oppose corruption, and to support equality before the law, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech. It used to be important to be civil too.
The skills and art of politics may be practiced where-ever resources are used or cooperation is desired: church and corporation are institutions that come to mind.: school, sports, and marriage are others.
A principle constituent of the art of politics are the skills of that purposeful, cooperative talk often called dialogue.
Some young neighbors of mine call it a fair-fighting way of getting what you want.
Men, know to us, have been defining 'politics' for about 5000 years. It seems that for most of that time it has been about citizens. Politics, these days in a republic, is that which citizens do as citizens. Its how people make collective decisions. It is a learned art and skill. We taught our children a bit about it at home and in their civics classes at school. In a republic politics are the affairs of citizens.
To be a citizen one need be the citizen of something. These days the thing (or process) is often called the state.
Politics may be called the art of civil administration. It is the way we do governance. That is, politics is the act of people practicing governance. It is the duty and honor of American citizens to understand and participate in the governance of Country, State, County, City, etc. Its the way we decide who gets the gold and who goes to jail.
Other political duties of citizens of the republic are to oppose corruption, and to support equality before the law, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech. It used to be important to be civil too.
The skills and art of politics may be practiced where-ever resources are used or cooperation is desired: church and corporation are institutions that come to mind.: school, sports, and marriage are others.
A principle constituent of the art of politics are the skills of that purposeful, cooperative talk often called dialogue.
Some young neighbors of mine call it a fair-fighting way of getting what you want.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Costa Rica
I haven't been to Costa Rica for a very long time.
I hear that there have been some very big changes.
I don't remember Ticos being fanatic about the law. I do remember them being more law abiding and naturally democratic than most Latin American peoples.
Now I understand that the are helping Taiwanese to break very good Costa Rican laws about shark fishing.
What happened?!
I hear that there have been some very big changes.
I don't remember Ticos being fanatic about the law. I do remember them being more law abiding and naturally democratic than most Latin American peoples.
Now I understand that the are helping Taiwanese to break very good Costa Rican laws about shark fishing.
What happened?!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Obama
"Obamacare" does not exist. Our congress has made some changes in the relationship between insurance companies and the medical establishment.
We may have given too much power to the Executive Branch, but it is still our representatives in Congress who make the laws.
We may have given too much power to the Executive Branch, but it is still our representatives in Congress who make the laws.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Who Paid For It
Who will look at the law and tell us about it?
We are especially interested in who paid for it. You might also remind us why we should trust the validity of your info.
We are especially interested in who paid for it. You might also remind us why we should trust the validity of your info.
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