This being my (hopefully) article for any outlet outside of our little town with past articles being local in an almost two-year battle against our local LEO’s being able to enter our property without a warrant to see if we had an old car in our garage or yard for health and safety reasons. They cause disease you know(?) unless in a garage or covered by a tarp(?) according to our “Honorable” city council.
I bring this up because during one intense discussion (ahem) I was told by our "The Honorable" mayor that the city council's actions are "HONORABLE". Now being a public school kid, I headed for the dictionary, Honorable -
in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor. WOW! Is that deep or is just me? So being the inquisitive, some say, nosey individual I am, I had to pursue further and look up "HONOR" which according to that same dictionary means
honesty, AND integrity in one's beliefs and actions. Why is this so important? Well many times I see politicians being introduced as, "The Honorable" that in my opinion have NO honor and according to an article by Mary K. Mewborn at Washington Life -
you can become Honorable by getting elected to the White House or Congress, or by having the President nominate and the Senate confirm you to an ambassadorship or other political post (judge, commissioner, etc.). Once you are made an Honorable, you stay that way for life, regardless of what an independent counsel or district attorney may subsequently uncover about any untoward activities and even in a democracy (which we are not or weren't) it was only natural that ways had to be found to distinguish the elite from the hoi polloi, the rulers from the ruled. The conferment of titles, although prevented by the Constitution, was effectively achieved by political success. Governors of states also become Honorables for life, ditto state legislators and mayors. About 100,000 of them.
Further, although our US Constitution expressly forbids the granting of titles. OUR US federal government state department presents it as
appropriate form and procedure. (insert Scooby-doo confusion noise here). Rulers from the ruled? Against the SUPREME LAW OF LAND? That's HONORABLE?
This leads me on to the meat of my article: the elections. Whether one is a Republican, Democrat or in my opinion more appropriately described by the esteemed governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura Rebloodlicans and Democrips (2 gangs fighting for the turf that is AMERICA) or like me just a plain-old-American, I beseech my fellow Americans to look beyond the party and determine if the (hold on to your seat) INDIVIDUAL is a person of HONOR. Remembering the definition
honesty, AND integrity in one's beliefs and actions. If you need a model look at a man or woman wearing a military uniform, they live their oath.
I admittedly am a never was Democrat (crip) and am now a recovering Republican (bloodlican). I myself could never be a (D) because to this day cannot figure out why if we can afford "welfare programs" why we do not change it to education/ community work program. 20 hours (re)educating and 20 hours working in their community. Nor could I any longer be an (R) both since the unpatriotic patriot act and when running for national (R) delegate from my state I received an email from one of our state "The Honorables" stating my going was really a gift from the party because of my support and that my vote really meant nothing because they have already decided.
So what are plain old and young Americans to do? How about we simply look for those that
honor their
oaths INSTEAD OF THEIR PARTY which by definition (remember public school kid); is, a solemn appeal to GOD, or to some revered person OR ENTITY (like "We the People"), to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise.
I think IT would go a long way in helping cure the woes our nation is now in. How? I'm glad you asked. We use that which men and women of
honor placed into law long ago.
18 U.S.C. § 1621: US Code - Section 1621: Perjury generally
Whoever -having taken an
oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an
oath to be administered, that he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by him subscribed, is true, willfully and contrary to such
oath states or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to be true; or in any declaration, certificate, verification, or statement under penalty of perjury as permitted under section 1746 of title 28, United States Code, is guilty of perjury and shall, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. This section is applicable whether the statement or subscription is made within or without the United States.
I bet it would take one, just one state and/ or federal attorney general to prosecute one of "The Honorables" State houses and the congressional dome would be shaking.
SUPPORT AND DEFEND NEVER ENDS. THAT IS HONOR.
Plain ‘ol American is a disabled veteran married to his dream girl and a grandpa. familyman41@embarqmail.com
