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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Time to trim the Holiday listing
Time to trim the Holiday listing
Man we have a lot of holidays in the US. Most are excuses to slack off, skip work or school, or have a mattress sale. Most have long since lost their meaning. Lets look at a few we should trim. Man we have a lot of holidays in the US. Most are excuses to slack off, skip work or school, or have a mattress sale. Most have long since lost their meaning. Lets look at a few we should trim.
US Federal (2010 Dates)
Friday, January 1 New Year’s Day
Is there really a need for this? Other than a day everyone can leave work 4 hours earlier the night before and get piss headed drunk on? Don't drink so damn much or stay out so late, you won't need a whole day to recover.
Monday, January 18 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Yay. Big civil rights activist. Big fraking deal. Why not Rosa Parks birthday? Why not Thurgood Marshall or the Little Rock Nine? You want to light a candle in his name, go ahead. Otherwise, get to work slacker.
Monday, February 15* Washington’s Birthday
Well, it used to be. Now its the generic "Presidents Day". Sorry, not all these guys deserve to be celebrated. Some should have served time. Anyway, the country is so far from what Washington fought for, it's like taking the day off gor your great great great grampa's first communion. Utterly pointless.
Monday, May 31 Memorial Day
Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. This one we can keep. The people who died for this country deserve at least 1 day of recognition. Gods knows they get so little thanks other days of the year.
Monday, July 5** Independence Day
The day they supposedly signed some important papers in 1776 that few in Washington DC give 2 ***** about anymore. In any event, this wasn't the day we won our independence, this is just the day they said "We're Free." They were as free as a teenager who said to his parents "You can't tell me what to do". Well, you parents know how well that goes. Here's the rub, it's a holiday dedicated to a myth. The first "Declaration" was on July 2nd, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence. The Declaration of Independence was signed by most of the signers on August 2, 1776. The United States wasn't actually granted it's independence by King George III until September 3, 1783. So, enjoy the hotdogs and fireworks, but it's the wrong day.
Monday, September 6 Labor Day
"Power to the People Komerade". Lets just drop Socialist holidays huh?
Monday, October 11 Columbus Day
A celebration dedicated to a guy who was wrong, lost and gave a bunch of indians the clap and introduced them to slavery and worse. We can drop this one too.
Thursday, November 11 Veterans Day
Do we really need a holiday celebrating the end of WWI? Why not VJ Day? How about holidays to celebrate every war the US has ever been in? How about, we stop getting into wars in the first place. I'm not sure war should be celebrated, are you?
Thursday, November 25 Thanksgiving Day
Lets celebrate stealing land, exploiting the naive, and causing mass death through the exchange of germs. Sounds good to me. Better yet, lets celebrate it every year as a thanks for an avoidable war caused by a power mad tyrant. Even better. Lets just call the whole thing off huh?
Friday, December 24*** Christmas Day
While we're at it, lets take off for Hanukkah, Ramadan, Kwanzaa, and the other 40+ religious holidays in December. Better yet, lets just drop all religious holiday period. Your fictitious invisible buddy wants you to slack off? Let him pay for it.
While we're at it, do we really need the banks closed that often? Flag day, Patriots day, I got a rash on my ass day. Really. Bad enough they only are open 30 minutes 4 days a week.
Here's the only holidays that matter.
A holiday to celebrate the nation.
A holiday to celebrate the men and women who defend it.
Give people 10 other days they can slack off on, and let them choose when to do it. They can call it whatever they want to.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm taking the rest of "I Haven't gotten enough sleep and I've had too much Caffeine" day off.
US Federal (2010 Dates)
Friday, January 1 New Year’s Day
Is there really a need for this? Other than a day everyone can leave work 4 hours earlier the night before and get piss headed drunk on? Don't drink so damn much or stay out so late, you won't need a whole day to recover.
Monday, January 18 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Yay. Big civil rights activist. Big fraking deal. Why not Rosa Parks birthday? Why not Thurgood Marshall or the Little Rock Nine? You want to light a candle in his name, go ahead. Otherwise, get to work slacker.
Monday, February 15* Washington’s Birthday
Well, it used to be. Now its the generic "Presidents Day". Sorry, not all these guys deserve to be celebrated. Some should have served time. Anyway, the country is so far from what Washington fought for, it's like taking the day off gor your great great great grampa's first communion. Utterly pointless.
Monday, May 31 Memorial Day
Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. This one we can keep. The people who died for this country deserve at least 1 day of recognition. Gods knows they get so little thanks other days of the year.
Monday, July 5** Independence Day
The day they supposedly signed some important papers in 1776 that few in Washington DC give 2 ***** about anymore. In any event, this wasn't the day we won our independence, this is just the day they said "We're Free." They were as free as a teenager who said to his parents "You can't tell me what to do". Well, you parents know how well that goes. Here's the rub, it's a holiday dedicated to a myth. The first "Declaration" was on July 2nd, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence. The Declaration of Independence was signed by most of the signers on August 2, 1776. The United States wasn't actually granted it's independence by King George III until September 3, 1783. So, enjoy the hotdogs and fireworks, but it's the wrong day.
Monday, September 6 Labor Day
"Power to the People Komerade". Lets just drop Socialist holidays huh?
Monday, October 11 Columbus Day
A celebration dedicated to a guy who was wrong, lost and gave a bunch of indians the clap and introduced them to slavery and worse. We can drop this one too.
Thursday, November 11 Veterans Day
Do we really need a holiday celebrating the end of WWI? Why not VJ Day? How about holidays to celebrate every war the US has ever been in? How about, we stop getting into wars in the first place. I'm not sure war should be celebrated, are you?
Thursday, November 25 Thanksgiving Day
Lets celebrate stealing land, exploiting the naive, and causing mass death through the exchange of germs. Sounds good to me. Better yet, lets celebrate it every year as a thanks for an avoidable war caused by a power mad tyrant. Even better. Lets just call the whole thing off huh?
Friday, December 24*** Christmas Day
While we're at it, lets take off for Hanukkah, Ramadan, Kwanzaa, and the other 40+ religious holidays in December. Better yet, lets just drop all religious holiday period. Your fictitious invisible buddy wants you to slack off? Let him pay for it.
While we're at it, do we really need the banks closed that often? Flag day, Patriots day, I got a rash on my ass day. Really. Bad enough they only are open 30 minutes 4 days a week.
Here's the only holidays that matter.
A holiday to celebrate the nation.
A holiday to celebrate the men and women who defend it.
Give people 10 other days they can slack off on, and let them choose when to do it. They can call it whatever they want to.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm taking the rest of "I Haven't gotten enough sleep and I've had too much Caffeine" day off.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
United States of America Historical Resources II
United States of America Historical Resources
A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or gained nation, or are runaway territories from within the smaller state. Not all declarations of independence were successful and resulted in independence for these regions.
Declarations of independence are typically made without the consent of the parent state, and hence are sometimes called unilateral declarations of independence (UDI), particularly by those who question the declarations' validity.
Historic Declarations of Independence in US History (Links go to other sites)
Georgia's secession declaration January 29 1861 (Text)
Mississippi A Declaration of the Immediate Causes which Induce and Justify the Secession of the State of Mississippi from the Federal Union January 9 1861 (Text)
South Carolina Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union December 24 1860 (Text)
Texas Texas Declaration of Independence March 2 1836 (From Mexico) (Text)
Texas A Declaration of the Causes which Impel the State of Texas to Secede from the Federal Union February 1 1861 (Text)
United States Declaration of Independence July 4 1776 (Text)
Lakotah Declaration of Independence 2007 (Text)
Virginia Declaration of Rights June 12 1776 (Text)
Other Historical American Documents (Links from usconstitution.net)
It is not my intention to become a repository for a grand collection of historical American documents. There are other sites that have a large collection and the resources to nurture such a project. However, there are some very important documents that are related to the Constitution in much the same way as the Declaration of Independence or the Articles of Confederation are. This select number of documents are listed below. Images of some of these documents are also available.
Declarations of independence are typically made without the consent of the parent state, and hence are sometimes called unilateral declarations of independence (UDI), particularly by those who question the declarations' validity.
Historic Declarations of Independence in US History (Links go to other sites)
Georgia's secession declaration January 29 1861 (Text)
Mississippi A Declaration of the Immediate Causes which Induce and Justify the Secession of the State of Mississippi from the Federal Union January 9 1861 (Text)
South Carolina Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union December 24 1860 (Text)
Texas Texas Declaration of Independence March 2 1836 (From Mexico) (Text)
Texas A Declaration of the Causes which Impel the State of Texas to Secede from the Federal Union February 1 1861 (Text)
United States Declaration of Independence July 4 1776 (Text)
Lakotah Declaration of Independence 2007 (Text)
Virginia Declaration of Rights June 12 1776 (Text)
Other Historical American Documents (Links from usconstitution.net)
It is not my intention to become a repository for a grand collection of historical American documents. There are other sites that have a large collection and the resources to nurture such a project. However, there are some very important documents that are related to the Constitution in much the same way as the Declaration of Independence or the Articles of Confederation are. This select number of documents are listed below. Images of some of these documents are also available.
- The Magna Carta (1215)
- The Mayflower Compact (1620)
- The Albany Plan (1754)
- Declaration of Rights (1765)
- The Boston Port Act (1774)
- The Administration of Justice Act (1774)
- The Massacusetts Government Act (1774)
- The Quartering Act (1774)
- The Quebec Act (1774)
- Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1774)
- Articles of Association (1774)
- Benjamin Franklin's Articles of Confederation (1775)
- Common Sense (1776)
- Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)
- Richard Henry Lee's Independence Resolution (1776)
- Declaration of Independence (1776)
- Articles of Confederation (1778)
- The Treaty of Paris (1783)
- Report of the Annapolis Conference (1786)
- The Virginia Plan (1787)
- Charles Pinckney's Plan (1787)
- The New Jersey Plan (1787)
- The British Plan (1787)
- August 6 Draft of the Constitution (1787)
- September 12 Draft of the Constitution (1787)
- Speech of Benjamin Franklin (1787)
- The United States Constitution (1787)
- The Letter of Transmittal (1787)
- Washington's Letter to Congress (1787)
- Wilson's 4th of July Address (1788)
- Madison Introduces the Bill of Rights (1789)
- Twelve Articles of Amendment (1789)
- Treaty Between the United States and Tripoli (1797)
- Jefferson's Wall of Separation Letter (1802)
- The Star-Spangled Banner (1814)
- The Report of the Hartford Convention (1815)
- Declaration of Sentiments (1848)
- Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
- Confederate Constitution (1861)
- Gettysburg Address (1863)
- Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
- The Pledge of Allegiance (1892)
- The American's Creed (1917)
- The I Have a Dream Speech (1963)
- The Miranda Warning (1966)
- The Lemon Test (1971)
- Barack Obama's Keynote Speech (2004)
- Virginia Joint Resolution 728 (2007)
- Delaware, December 7, 1787
- Pennsylvania, December 12, 1787
- New Jersey, December 18, 1787
- Georgia, January 2, 1788
- Connecticut, January 9, 1788
- Massachusetts, February 6, 1788
- Maryland, April 28, 1788
- South Carolina, May 23, 1788
- New Hampshire, June 21, 1788
- Virginia, June 26, 1788
- New York, July 26, 1788
- North Carolina, November 21, 1789
- Rhode Island, May 29, 1790
- Vermont, January 10, 1791
- Collated list
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
United States of America Historical Resources
United States of America Historical Resources
US Constitution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution
Resources from http://www.usconstitution.net/
Resources from Wikipedia
General
Related documents
State Constitutions
Whenever possible, the sites are hosted by the states themselves. Some states, however, do not supply an easily read or linked-to page. In these instances, trusted third-party sites were used.
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
The following U.S. territories also have constitutions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution
Resources from http://www.usconstitution.net/
- The United States Constitution
- The Text: Single-page : By Section : Plain-text : Spanish : Images
- For Kids: Kindergarten - 3rd Grade : 4th - 7th Grade : 8th - 12th Grade : Teach it
- Related: Explained : Images : Events : FAQ : Not! : States
- Amendments: The Process : Notes : Ratifications : Grid : Failed : Proposed
- The Framers: Sketches : Demographics : The Convention : Convention Timeline
- Topics: Presidential Campaigns : Electoral College : Death of a Candidate : Citizenship : More
- Related: News : Timeline : Notes : Popular Names : Misspellings : Glossary
- Messages: Current : Tools Hall of Fame : Policies : Board Archives
- Other: Research : The Survey : Links : Citation
- The Declaration of Independence
- Text
- Topics: The History : The Signers
- The Articles of Confederation
- Text
- Topics: The Signers : Explained : Compared to the Constitution
- Other
- Lists: Congress : Presidents : Presidential elections : Electoral Votes : States : Nations
- Vermont: Vermont Constitution : Explained : Notes : Civil Unions
- Documents: I Have a Dream : Common Sense : The Mayflower Compact : More
- Other Constitutions: States : Confederate Constitution : Chinese Constitution
- Other Topics: Nations : Political Systems : Philosophers
Resources from Wikipedia
General
- List of sources of law in the United States
- Congressional power of enforcement
- Constitution Day (United States)
- Federalist Papers
- History of democracy
- National Constitution Center
Related documents
- Magna Carta (1215)
- Mayflower Compact (1620)
- Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639)
- Massachusetts Body of Liberties (1641)
- English Bill of Rights (1689)
- United States Declaration of Independence (1776)
- Articles of Confederation (1777)
- Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1779)
- United States Bill of Rights (1791)
State Constitutions
Whenever possible, the sites are hosted by the states themselves. Some states, however, do not supply an easily read or linked-to page. In these instances, trusted third-party sites were used.
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
The following U.S. territories also have constitutions:
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Vote an Incumbant Out Campaign 2010
From MartialTalk-Posted by celtic_crippler 11-18-2009
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Vote an Incumbant Out Campaign 2010
I just heard an announcement about Senator Robert Byrd setting a record just 2 days before his 92nd birthday for serving 57 years in Congress...
57 f'n years!?!?! REALLY?!?!?!
He's served since the Eisenhower administration.
What the hell does this guy have in common with any of you? How can somebody "represent" you, when they can't relate to "you" or your every day problems?
I remember Senator Strom Thurmond once refer to a microphone as a "machine"...
Anyway, our government is full of out-of-touch incumbants that have LONG out-served their usefullness. These bloated parasites have fed off our successes and contributed to our problems for too long.
Why vote them in again? They've had over 1/2 century to screw our country up, and as evidenced by today's environment have done a pretty good job of it too.
"We" share the blame for becoming apathetic and complacent, allowing them to return to office over, and over, and over... so we must STOP.
"We" all know that we can not trust nor count on our current representation to do anything other than pushing us further over the edge.
"We" have to start making changes, real ones, somewhere and there's no better place than at the polls.
"We" know there's no real change on the horizon if "we" trust our county's leadership to bring it about. "We" must do that ourselves... so...
Vote an Incumbant OUT in 2010.
Send a definate message to all that remain that we're mad as hell, and we're not gonna take it any more. You screw up, and do a horrible job and we'll fire your sorry butt!
Spread the word! Vote them OUT! We need fresh perspectives and ideas.
57 f'n years!?!?! REALLY?!?!?!
He's served since the Eisenhower administration.
What the hell does this guy have in common with any of you? How can somebody "represent" you, when they can't relate to "you" or your every day problems?
I remember Senator Strom Thurmond once refer to a microphone as a "machine"...
Anyway, our government is full of out-of-touch incumbants that have LONG out-served their usefullness. These bloated parasites have fed off our successes and contributed to our problems for too long.
Why vote them in again? They've had over 1/2 century to screw our country up, and as evidenced by today's environment have done a pretty good job of it too.
"We" share the blame for becoming apathetic and complacent, allowing them to return to office over, and over, and over... so we must STOP.
"We" all know that we can not trust nor count on our current representation to do anything other than pushing us further over the edge.
"We" have to start making changes, real ones, somewhere and there's no better place than at the polls.
"We" know there's no real change on the horizon if "we" trust our county's leadership to bring it about. "We" must do that ourselves... so...
Vote an Incumbant OUT in 2010.
Send a definate message to all that remain that we're mad as hell, and we're not gonna take it any more. You screw up, and do a horrible job and we'll fire your sorry butt!
Spread the word! Vote them OUT! We need fresh perspectives and ideas.
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