encouraging to get a positive reply! I've never had a book published
before. I'm hoping to catch a wave of interest that results form the
November election. The language of the book is simpler than much that
I write, here, each week. When Americans can learn to live
harmoniously, without pitting group-against-group, there will be
hope! We have too much in common to always be fighting for special
advantages. — John A. Armistead —
>
On Sep 18, 5:06 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I look forward to reading your book John!
>
> KeithInTampa
>
> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 4:57 PM, NoEinstein <noeinst...@bellsouth.net>wrote:
>
>
>
> > Fair and Sensible Capitalism can save the USA!
>
> > My book, 'The Shortest Distance; Harmony Through Prosperity', should
> > be on the shelves, soon. Long ago, I realized that the solutions to
> > most of this country's problems need to be solved as far removed from
> > government as possible. I had observed that those public officials
> > whom we elected because of their promises to… "fix" Washington never
> > seemed to do so. Taxes keep rising, and the percentage of "the pie"
> > that comes back home is too small to justify sending any more of our
> > money to Washington.
>
> > The reason why "philosophically conservative" Republicans can't fix
> > our broken government—those times when they have the political majority
> > —is because of entitlement programs like Social Security and
> > Medicare. People like "getting" from government. They all-too-
> > conveniently look-the-other-way when it is suggested that the
> > expenditures, today, are enslaving our grandkids, tomorrow, to pay off
> > the ever-rising national debt.
>
> > Glenn Beck has opted-out of leading our 2nd American Revolution due to
> > his sudden pacifism. He supposes that those in need can be provided-
> > for simply by having most Americans give 10% of their yearly earnings
> > to their places of worship. I'm amazed that Beck doesn't realize that
> > most such contributions never get beyond the physical walls of the
> > often-impressive edifices that people are expected to look-up-to.
> > It's not hard to suppose how Christ would feel about having so much
> > time and money being spent, in His Name, on ritualistic gatherings; on
> > buildings; and on a myriad of social activities for the members. A
> > better use of those members' time would be to spend, say, twelve days
> > a year working on Sunday, for free, in their normal jobs so that there
> > will be more products and services available, at lower cost, for more
> > people. Increased productivity helps people. But more time spent…
> > worshiping usually helps no one.
>
> > Those who watch Beck's TV show on Fox News know that he is a man with
> > ZEAL. No one can fault that! He is also a man of superstition who
> > believes in numerology. His "56 Refounders" flopped. Now, Beck is
> > hanging his hopes—as in "Faith, HOPE, and Charity"—on the number
> > "40". That's how many days the Bible says that Christ spent in the
> > wilderness learning the Truth from God. And it's how many employees
> > Beck continues to mention that he has. That man puts his faith—as in
> > "FAITH, Hope and Charity"—in the number 40. He supposes that 40 days
> > is just the right amount of time for the .7 million people who
> > attended his 8/28 Washington rally to resolve to improve their
> > characters, and to tithe.
>
> > Twenty five years is the time Beck supposes it will take before a
> > George-Washington-like leader can arise from the masses to fulfill
> > Beck's much-too-nebulous "dream" of having the People be in control of
> > government, again. I, on the other hand, would like to have "We the
> > PEOPLE…", again, be in charge of America within ONE year! That goal
> > can be achieved in just the one day it will take to ratify my New
> > Constitution! And there will be no need for anyone to improve his or
> > her character to do so.
>
> > A major hurtle to the above is America's masochistic 'love' of the
> > incessant GAME of politics. Tens of millions of dollars are wasted
> > every six years in every state simply to elect US Senators. That
> > money goes to the biased, elitist media, who continually do everything
> > in their power to make the political GAMES as close to cliff-hangers
> > as possible, so that their pockets will be filled from the ad
> > revenues. Folks, the USA is savable, but not without first bridling
> > our nearly universally corrupt news media!
>
> > An efficient, functioning government (state, local and federal) should
> > be possible without an expenditure of more than 10% of the GNP. When
> > you count hidden taxes that are built into every product sold, the
> > maximum present level of taxation, by those who pay taxes, is above
> > 50%. The 10% goal can only be reached by scrapping 75% or so of
> > government programs, and laying off that many or more government
> > employees. Of course, the acceptability of such drastic reductions in
> > government services can only be assured if NON governmental sources
> > for those same services can quickly be substituted.
>
> > Here is one way to do the above: A poor family, seemingly unable to
> > survive without government help, will be PAIRED with a successful
> > family. In varying ways the successful family "helps out" the poor
> > family. But since it is better to teach the poor "to fish" than to
> > give them fish, the successful family will mentor and advise the poor
> > family how to carry-their-own-weight. That elusive "job"—seemingly so
> > impossible to find—might even be provided by the successful family
> > while the poor family gets trained how to become successful, too.
>
> > No well-working economy based on free Capitalism can solve our
> > problems unless businesses are required to be honest and fair in all
> > of their dealings. Rightly, I've described many Americans, including
> > those in Big Business, as being two-faced. The upside of that is that
> > under ideal circumstances, most people can voluntarily decide to show
> > their best sides. When businesses learn that being honest and fair is
> > good for business, those type businesses will become the norm!
>
> > For the past 15 years I have been tweaking not just the constitution
> > regarding government, but the 'rules' for the overall business ethic
> > in this country. Whenever I'd see examples of businesses behaving
> > badly, I'd add clauses to my New Constitution to be sure such behavior
> > is never encouraged. One example is how adversarial businesses are
> > toward those they supposedly serve. Get harmed by a business, then
> > seek amends that will favorably impact others in similar situations in
> > the future, and you will likely get stonewalled by the legal staffs of
> > the big corporations. My solution to that and hundreds of other
> > problems can be found in the following parts of my New Constitution,
> > and in other places:
>
> > … "Except as allowed elsewhere in this constitution, there shall be no
> > taxes, fees, licenses or other payments that are prorated based on
> > income or personal property; nor taxes on the free transfer of estates
> > to rightful heirs and/or assigns. Without a signed sales order
> > coerced, baited or unsolicited goods are free to the addressee. Any
> > bank billing such goods shall pay the addressee $25.00 per instance.
> > Persons profiting from scam; confusing promos, advertising or
> > contracts; trickery; high-pressure sales tactics; continuing charges
> > for difficult-to-cancel, no longer desired goods or services; or any
> > other willful dishonesty are committing a felony. It is a 5 year
> > felony to dictate or authorize—for undeserved gain—the dunning,
> > threatening or extorting of any Citizen. Banks or businesses that
> > loan or sell on credit shall not discriminate, nor punitively vary
> > charges, interest rates or fees."
>
> > and… "Obtaining a lawyer in civil cases is as fundamental to justice
> > as obtaining a lawyer in criminal cases. No statute of limitation
> > shall apply to any case in which a plaintiff or defendant diligently
> > seeks but can't find a lawyer. Upon request to the court, an unbiased
> > lawyer shall be appointed. In federal cases licensed lawyers from any
> > state or territory may be used regardless of where the trial takes
> > place. The right of the People to obtain justice for any criminal or
> > civil injury is fundamental. Justice departments, law enforcement
> > agencies, and/or the courts shall be the instruments of justice.
> > Should such in any way obstruct justice by improper procedure, bias,
> > or intentional neglect of duty, such persons shall be held as
> > criminally accountable as anyone else for obstruction of justice—a
> > felony. Undue delay by a defendant or their counsel in a civil case—
> > as a defensive tactic—is prohibited, and if present may be considered
> > as evidence supporting guilt. Causing undue delay of appeals,
> > similarly, is prohibited."
>
> > and… "It's a felony for an attorney to acquiesce to their client's
> > ongoing violations of this constitution, and/or their criminal
> > conduct, without censure; or for any reason to conspire to violate, or
> > violate, another person's civil rights; or to stonewall the easy
> > resolution of justified complaints by non action, legal shenanigans or
> > personal bias. Similarly, it's a civil offense for an individual,
> > group or business to require that a justified plaintiff have an
> > attorney before moving to make agreeable amends. *** States shall
> > license no attorney on the payroll or board of another type business,
> > organization or non-judicial governmental agency; nor one who violates
> > this constitution; nor one who because of personal bias, fails to
> > competently defend the civil rights of any Citizen. Incorporation
> > doesn't protect those in such from personal responsibility for
> > maliciousness in: harming any person; irremediably harming local or
> > world environs; or endangering the likely health and safety of local
> > or world Citizens. A crime's seriousness shall be consistent with the
> > mores of the People and the apt juries rather than with government.
> > Judges & justices shall be well mannered, forthright and succinct;
> > courtrooms aren't their property nor forums for venting their
> > feelings. A Citizen can sanction a judge or justice in court for
> > deviating from this constitution or its spirit. Rightful behavior by
> > any law abiding Citizen is appropriate, implicitly, and no Citizen so
>
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