Gay Marriage or Gay Union

States changing their State Constitution may not be the end of the discussion.......

The Constitution, Article IV, Section 1,

Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And the Congress may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved and the effect thereof.

Section 2, Paragraph ,

The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states.

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Individuals complaine that the government not abiding by the term Habeas Corpus is not legal.

First the term Habeas Coprpus is defined as:

"(that) you have the body. It refers to various writs requiring that a detained person be brought before a court to decide the legality of the detention or imprisonment."

The Constitution, Article I, section 9, paragraph 2

"The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it."

Article III, Section 3 paragraph 1,

Treason against the United States, shall consist of levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

Paragraph 2,

The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason.

What part of citizens or foreigners plotting to destroy the United States is not rebellion or invasion? It appears to me people caught should be tried on the spot and hanged for spying not imprisoned for treason.

Shame on Us

War is not a movie. When a person is killed they are gone forever. When they are grievously wounded they remain that way as long as they live. Think of the number of our military we have allowed our President to send into war situations, with no countrywide recognition that it is a war situation, and they comeback and can never dress themselves alone again. They cannot perform any personal hygiene act, alone, ever.

War is as close to Hell as one will get while in the world and we let our President sacrifice our military personnel on the altar of politics....

No matter how many people are around you, when the bullets start flying you are alone................

How Will American Businesses Compete?

A Harris Poll of 23,000 U. S. residents employed full time within key industries and key functional areas showed some surprising results.

The overwhelming majority agree the vast majority of the workforce in their organization possesses far more talent, intelligence, capability and creativity than their present jobs require or even allow.

About the same percentage acknowledge that they are under immense pressure to produce more for less.

People face the expectation to produce more for less in a terribly complex world, yet they are simply not allowed to use a significant portion of their talents and intelligence.

Additional results showed:

• 50% were satisfied with the work they have accomplished at the end of the week;
• 37% said they have a clear understanding of what their organization is trying to achieve and why;
• 20% were enthusiastic about their team’s and organization’s goals;
• 20% said they have a clear “line of sight” between their tasks and their team’s and organization’s goals;
• 20% percent fully trusted the organization they work for;
• 17% felt their organization fosters open communication that is respectful of differing opinions and that results in new and better ideas;
• 15% felt their organization fully enables them to execute key goals;
• 15% felt they worked in a high-trust environment;
• 13% have a high-trust, highly cooperative working relationships with other groups or departments;
• 10% felt that their organization holds people accountable for results.

Key industries included:

• Accommodation/food/services;
• Automotive;
• Banking/finance;
• Communications;
• Education;
• Health care;
• Military;
• Public administration/government;
• Retail trade;
• Technology services; and
• Telecommunications.

Key functional areas included:

• Accounting;
• Administrative;
• Assistant/secretary;
• Advertising/marketing professional;
• Business executive;
• Computer specialist;
• Education administrator;
• Financial professional;
• Government professional;
• Health care professional; and
• Sales agent/representative.

A comparison would be to a soccer team where:

• only four of the eleven players on the field would know which goal is theirs;
• two of the eleven would care;
• two of the eleven would know what position they play and know exactly what they are supposed to do;
• nine of the eleven would, in some way, be competing against their own team members rather than the opponent.