Does your one vote really count?
Does one vote really count? Yes.
In fact, contrary to what people may believe, election histories prove that just one vote is often the difference between victory and defeat for a candidate or issue. Consider these historical examples:
BY ONE VOTE: Americans in 1775 chose English over German as the official language of America.
BY ONE VOTE: Thomas Jefferson won the Presidency over Aaron Burr when the election was thrown into the House of Representatives.
BY ONE VOTE: John Quincy Adams became President in a deadlock between himself and Andrew Jackson in 1824.
BY ONE VOTE: 1845 ONE vote brought Texas into the Union.
BY ONE VOTE: 1868 ONE vote saved President Andrew Johnson from impeachment.
BY ONE VOTE: 1876 ONE vote gave Rutherford Hayes the Presidency of the United States and ... ONE vote changed France from a monarchy to a republic.
BY ONE VOTE: 1923 ONE vote gave Adolph Hitler leadership of the Nazi party.
BY ONE VOTE: 1939 ONE vote passed the selective service act.(Draft Registration).
BY ONE VOTE: 1948 ONE vote per precinct in California gave Harry Truman the presidency.
BY ONE VOTE: 1960 ONE vote per precinct elected John F. Kennedy President of the U.S.
BY 87 VOTES: Lyndon B. Johnson was elected to the U.S. Senate over his opponent in a race in which there where
988,295 votes cast.
Thinking people who hold to Biblical principles must not avoid the responsibilities of citizenship. To do so not only condemns our society to a moral abyss, but places each of us in violation of God's commandment to love our neighbor as we love ourselves.
Pray before you vote. Ask God for wisdom on your selections. Research the candidates and the ballot issues. Voting is not only a privilege, it is a responsibility to your family, your neighbors and to future generations.
Is involvement with the government scriptural?
Both the Old and New Testaments contain instructions to God's people concerning their role in government. Some of the things that the Bible directs believers to do in relation to government are:
Pray (1 Timothy 2:1-2)
Participate (Romans 13:6-7)
Improve your community (Nehemiah 2:17-18)
Exercise stewardship (Genesis 1:28)
Speak the truth publicly (Daniel 5)
Reporters Moonlight as Corporate Hacks
"I'm not writing editorials for them," says Brownsville Herald environmental reporter Hector Garza-Trejo, in defense of his writing for Twin Plant News, a slick El Paso monthly that calls itself "the magazine of the maquiladora industry since 1985." (As this article was going to press, Garza-Trejo left the paper to work for a local law firm.) Meanwhile, Herald business reporter Tony Vindell has written articles and taken photos for the bi-monthly Maquila: Voice of Free Trade, which once listed him on its masthead as a contributing writer. "I don't see the conflict," says Vindell, who describes his free-lance pieces as "feature stories" about the maquiladoras. "They're not very controversial."
Totalitarian Medical Health Control Plan - Sooner than you Think
http://www.progressiveconvergence.com/index.htm
KEY LEGAL CASES INVOLVING FREE SPEECH and the FIRST AMENDMENT
(TO U.S. Bill of Rights, Rights that ALL American Citizens have)
Hague v. C.I.O., 307 U.S. 496 (1939).
The United States Supreme Court held that citizens have a "guaranteed access" to streets, parks, and other "traditional public forum." The privilege to use the streets and parks for communication of views may be regulated in the best interests of all, but it must not, under the guise of regulation, be abridged or denied. Mere inconvenience to the government will not outweigh free speech interests. The government must use the least restrictive means of achieving legitimate, content neutral objectives.
Schneider v. State, 308 U.S. 147 (1939). The United States Supreme Court did not allow cities to completely forbid leaflet distribution in order to prevent littering. The objective of keeping the streets clean does not outweigh the right to distribute literature in public.
Freedman v. Maryland, 380 U.S. 51 (1965). Public officials may
not be given overly broad discretion to grant or deny permits or licenses for free speech.
Cantwell v. Connecticut, 310 U.S. 296 (1940). Speech may
not be prohibited merely because it offends some listeners.
Kunz v. New York, 340 U.S. 290 (1951). The United States Supreme Court did not allow a permit to include any restrictions on a speaker's right of free expression. Permits may not be used as a prior restraint on free speech activities. Inappropriate or illegal activities may only be punished after they have occurred.
Forsyth County v. The Nationalist Movement, 112 S.Ct. 2395
(1992). A city may not consider the listeners' reaction to a speaker when permitting free speech activities.
Cox v. Louisiana, 379 U.S. 536 (1965). Hecklers may
not be allowed to veto a speaker's right of free speech. Police must control a crowd rather than arrest the speaker in order to maintain order. Regulations may be imposed on free speech to control traffic flow.
Gregory v. City of Chicago, 394 U.S. 111 (1969). Peaceful marching, chanting, and singing is protected by the First Amendment.
Grayned v. Rockford, 408 U.S. 104 (1972). Free speech expression may be regulated for noise content in appropriate places such as hospitals or schools
while classes are in session. The general test is to ask whether the expressive activity is basically incompatible with the normal activities of a particular place at a particular time. Unamplified speech is permissible for "street preachers" on public streets.
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Immigration / Invasion Links - Get Involved !
-Grassroots for Each State
http://www.alipac.us/index.php
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-2433.html
http://www.teamamericapac.org/
Recent polls of Hispanics on immigration
California Immigration/Invasion Issues
American Hispanics Fed Up With Illegal Immigration
http://dontspeakforme.org/
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