JUST SOME POSTS

I have tried to somewhat stay away from the political battles going on, but I have been stewing on some "stuff" for a while now. So, here we go... There seems to be a tremendous outcry of things President Trump has said or done in running the government. (an understatement maybe?) Since neither Civics nor Political Science are taught much at all any more I wanted to remind (or maybe let some know for the first time) some facts about how our government was designed and is set up to be run. ( A note: if you are not into a civics lesson and want to get to the "point" of this - scroll down to the line -------- and start there ) Ultimately, but indirectly, the government is run my us - We the People. We do that through voting every 2, 4, and/or 6 years depending on the elected office. However for all practical purposes the government is run by each of the three branches - the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial. The Judicial at the Federal/National level...

We all know people that are intelligent, but cannot find their way out of a building. I have heard many, many people say of someone "they have no common sense". Intelligence is sometimes defined as the ability to acquire knowledge.  Knowledge  is really about facts and ideas that we acquire through study, research, investigation, observation, or experience.  Wisdom  is the ability to discern and judge which aspects of that knowledge  are true, right, lasting, and applicable to your life and how to implement it. Here are a few words of what I hope is knowledge tempered by wisdom: 1) Not everyone shares your beliefs or opinions. 2) There are over 7 billion people on this planet. That means there are probably well over a      million  beliefs and/or opinions on almost everything. 3) Your beliefs and opinions do not make you right nor them wrong. 4) Others beliefs and opinions do not make them right nor you wrong. 5) Although there are a...