How to Fix America and Our Problems,, The C.A.R.P. Party Platform

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                               Author's Rant 

     Recent events have made me add this short forward to the following post as these events make clear why we need to fix things in America. (Forward 972 words and explains why we need change, Post total 3292 words which lays out solutions on how to fix the problems America needs to fix.)

     The recent school shooting in Florida broke a very sad record in America. It bumped Columbine from the top ten list of the worst school shootings. The problem is not guns. The two worst mass killings in America did not involve guns at all. Oklahoma City and 9/11 both happened without a shot being fired.  The problem is a lack of respect for the sanctity of life. As God has been removed from our society we have fallen into a state of Anarchy. 

     The only way to restore order is to make the consequences of civil disobedience so severe that no one wants to pay the price. Criminals have more rights in America than the average citizen, and is better served by the court system. It is time to reverse the corruption of our system of government. It can start by passing laws recommended in this post, or we can sit by complacently till the the talons of anarchy tear into our own lives.

     Congress can fix this problem bymaking some drastic changes. They could start by decriminalizing marijana which will open enough prison cells to start incarcerating the people who violate the tougher new laws. Our present drug laws are useless and a waste of money on agencies that only perpetuate their own existence thru incompetence and indifference. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both raised and sold marijuana on their farms. The financial and beneficial job creation from regulation instead criminalization, will manifest itself in the form of job creation, product production and industrial potential which far outweight the threat of a few thousand pot heads. God made clear in Genesis 1;29 that all plants bearing seed were for our use.  In Genesis 1:31 God said he had finished creation and it was good.

      Most people have seen the scenes of plastic polluting the ocean. There are ways to turn that around. One group built a solar powered skimmer that can remove debris from the ocean, A better solution is to solve the problem before it gets there. Hemp based materials could be made into trash bags which are biodegradable. In Canada a company made the body of a car from hemp based materials. These changes would reduce the demand for petroleum based materials. Reducing the pollution from the plastics manufacturing process.

   For those who think this is the raving of a wannabe pothead, I am seventy plus and have to leave the room when people are smoking legal stuff as I can't get my breath. My goal is to put an end to the evil that is slowly taking over our system of government. Getting back on track God definitely knows the potential for misuse. He must have believed we would act responsibly. Alcohol is a far bigger problem for mankind than pot,but Jesus turned water into wine. So was Jesus wrong? Or are our priorities a little messed up  God gave directions about what to do when a life is taken. He did not hedge, he made it clear in Genesis 9:5-6 
           I created humans to be like me, and I will punish any animal or person that takes a human life. If an animal kills someone, that animal must die. And if a person takes the life of another, that person must be put to death. 

     The laws I am recommending are what God commanded. They at least use his guidance for creating our laws. 



                                How to Fix America

    The recent tax fiasco proved to me that America is totally broke and needs a major overhaul. The last election set the stage and from there it has been steadily downhill. When Congress can add one and a half trillion dollars to the national debt and call it a tax cut I realize they are delusional. The fact that the professing Republi-can’ts, which is my term for Republicans, put the weight of the party behind a man who is neither, a politician nor a Republican, show me that keeping control of the White House outweighs the needs of America.

     The reason for calling them Republi-can’ts is pretty simple, they can’t fix the budget, they can’t fix healthcare, they can’t fix the immigration problem, and they can’t stop spending money the government does not have to spend.  While blaming it on the Dum-Ol‑Craps, another party with a ton of problems of their own.

    Recently we watched as the Republi-can’t  Congress showed that they truly have no conscience, morals or values as they stood on the steps of the White House and kissed a Pig’s Ears. If you raise the national debt by one and a half trillion dollars over ten years that is not a tax cut in any way, shape or form. At its best, it is a case of slopping the hog trough of the wealthy at taxpayer expense. The true picture of how abominable of a deal it is can be seen in the fact that they failed to pass a health care bill. The results of which will leave over nine million children without health care coverage. Not to preach but that action goes against the principles this nation was founded on. One of the duties given to Congress by the Constitution is to provide for the welfare (as defined by Webster) of America. When I think of welfare it does not include the rich. The following Biblical quote shows who it should include and the price that will be paid, it also addresses the issue of immigrants.

   

        Exodus 21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. 23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; 24And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

   The vote on the tax bill shows that neither party has a viable solution to the problems facing America. Supposedly the definition of insanity is doing something the same way over and over and expecting to get a different result. If that is the case, America is insane and needs other parties to change the direction things are going.

     The Declaration of Independence states,  Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

      It also says. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,

     America has come to a point where it is our duty to fix the system. It can be done by either creating new parties with more reasoned solutions to America’s problems or rising up in revolution. While I prefer the former, my opinion is that the present direction of our government will lead to its inevitable collapse.

     My solution to the problem is to create my own party which I call the Constitutional Antifederalist Reform Party or CARP, the acronym is pretty much self-explanatory just check out Webster if you don’t get it. My party believes the Constitution rules and state’s rights are equal to the federal government. It is our opinion that the Federal government has managed the government to their advantage. There was no West Virginia before the Civil War which was created by secession.  Which is something the Federal Government holds to be wrong, unless it is in their favor. The following solutions are based on the Constitution.

      The Constitution gives Congress three duties.  1. They are to levy taxes and pay the bills of the United States. 2. They are to provide for the security of the United States.  3. They are also supposed to provide for the Welfare and infrastructure of the United States. While it is not stated I believe the Founding Fathers expected the Congress to keep a balanced budget also, but nowhere does it state they are to lavish wealth and benefits on the wealthy.

    The need to create taxes and the authority is not contested. While the government is to provide the funds to operate the government, it should also account for how those funds are to be disbursed in a clear and concise budget which is a matter of the public record. The following views, ideas and suggestions are what I view as part of the platform for CARP. Anyone and any party is welcome to share the ideas and push to get them implemented which might save America from collapsing under the weight of the presently mismanaged system.

                                                     Article 1

    The expenditures of government funds need to be done in compliance with the directives of the Constitution. The first order of business is to raise and fund a military. The first expenditure should be the pensions of those who served our country.  The 1st priority should be given to disability payments of those who served and were disabled while on active duty. The 2^nd priority should be to the pensions of those who are retired from military service. The 3^rd item is the payroll of the active duty soldiers and military. The 4^th is the expenditure for equipment and supplies necessary for the defense of our nation.

                                                    Article 2

     The government is commanded to provide for the welfare of the people in this country.  I prefer to use Webster’s definition of welfare, which is far closer to our Founding Father’s definition than Congress. Therefore the first article to be taken care of by welfare is the healthcare of every citizen. Healthcare for every citizen is a duty of government. We need to get the insurance companies out of the healthcare business. Their only goal is to maximize their profits. Healing the sick is not even part of their equation.

    As far as I am concerned there are two possible ways to accomplish this.  One is to expand the present social security deduction to ten percent and remove the present caps. The reason for this is that those who are Blessed and have profited from the system are helping those who provided the labor to get them to where they are at. You don't quit giving ten percent to God and the church, you should not quit giving to the retirement and halthcare system either as long as you are alive to enjoy its benefits. The retirement system would remain the same except for the removal of the caps. The difference between social security and the ten percent would be used to provide healthcare for the needy. If that amount will not cover the healthcare a new ten percent tax should be levied just for that purpose and the social security system should be left as is. A federal law should be made and enforced that the federal government may not borrow funds from the retirement fund and within ten years all funds that have been borrowed must be repaid. Those actions should secure the social security system. Removing the caps on the system will let the wealthy pay a fair amount into the system. The rich use the infrastructure just as do the poor, but they pay virtually nothing into the system.

       Figuring out which system works would be the requirement of government. Those who are not working will be able to apply for government housing and food cards.  They will not receive money from the government as long as they are dependent on the system for food and housing.   They will have medical coverage so they should survive. It is not the responsibility of the government to provide luxury like television and internet.  Whichever system is chosen all members of the government must be under the same system as the general populace. They are not entitled to a special system of their own.

 

                                                  Article 3

    To fix and maintain the infrastructure system one half of all business taxes collected shall be spent on maintenance and upkeep of the interstate system. The money spent in this manner will create jobs and income from those jobs will in turn be taxed.

 

                                                Article 4

4a. Weapons will be put into two categories.

Constitutional weapons, in this category would be muzzle loaders, like the ones that were used to gain our freedom from Great Britain. It would also include shotguns, breach action guns, pump shotguns, lever action guns, revolvers and any other weapons that requires a break in firing between rounds.

Recreational Weapons, in this category are all weapons that can be fired continuously by simply pulling the trigger. All recreational weapons would be licensed and taxed annually just like cars. If I have to license my recreational canoe, gun owners should be forced to do likewise. There will be no licenses, limitation, or fees placed on Constitutional weapons.

The nonregistration of Constitutional weapons means they are not in a database and no one can go on a computer and see how many weapons you have. Some of the single shot Constitutional weapons are accurate at two miles away. The skill of the marksman will accomplish as much or more than filling the air with bullets. This does not control or take away gun rights. The Federal government has already done that in banning the ownership of certain types of weapons, like machine guns. Licensing guns is not unfair, the government already licenses cars, boats, planes and many other things. In Indiana even horse and buggies are not exempt from the requirement, the Amish have to plate their vehicles.

This may not solve the gun problem but it will make those who have weapons responsible for paying the fees that help finance the programs

4.b Commission of a crime with a gun will result in a Federal Felony Conviction and no less that ten years in prison.

4.c use of a weapon causing bodily injury will result in a sentence of forty years to life,  If a life is taken it will result in a life sentence without parole.

These sentences are not unfair. It should not be a problem as killing people and robbery are not the intent of honest gun owners. In England police officers do not even carry guns. Their view is that they are to serve the public, not to suppress the public. England averages about 40- 60 gun deaths per year, which are mostly suicides.  In 2014 the number of gun deaths in Japan was six. Seems to me we have a problem with a lack of respect for life in America.

                                                 Article 5

I want to preface this article with something that should be considered. Jesus turned water into wine. Surely he knew the dangers of alcohol. Proverbs 31:4-9 address the use of alcohol, the Bible does not ban it. It does command the wise use of alcohol for specific purposes.  God created all plants and said they were made for our good. The abuse and misuse will happen of almost anything given the opportunity. Cars and guns are perfect examples, they can save lives or they can take lives. Which happens is determined by the one using them.

All seed bearing plants will be legal and will be decriminalized. Genesis 1:29 states man has the right to use all plants bearing seeds and in verse 31 God looked on what he had created and said it was good. It is if used for what its function was meant to be. Each state will be able to make and enforce its own laws, which is the way it should be. Most of the illegal crops can be used to make beneficial products from rope, clothing and building materials. While cutting down and in some cases replacing many of the petroleum based products like nylon used in carpets and clothes.  The industry and jobs created will more than replace the cost of incarcerating addicts. People in prison for drugs will be released and offered treatment.

Decriminalizing plant based drugs does not mean that they can’t be regulated. In fact regulation to collect taxes on commercial products and make sure drugs are grown safely and not polluted just to make and extra dollar will be necessary. Every citizen has the right to grow anything they want "for their own perssonal use"

While heroin and cocaine are made from plant based products they are manmade.

Manmade products should be manufactured under license from the government. Those making and selling drugs without a license should be charged with attempted murder. With the number of overdose deaths that is not an unfair charge. I would recommend a sentence of forty years to life.  The penal institution will be the final authority if a person is rehabilitated or not. A second offense is a mandatory life sentence.

These points don’t fix all the problems but sure give a good start.

1. Congress should be required to put forth a balanced budget.

2. Congress should be required to pay off all of this nation’s debt within ten years.

3.  Create a national healthcare system which all people can use and the Congress must use the same system.

4. Congress should put forward and amendment to the Constitution to do away with the Electoral College. When it was created it took weeks to cross the country and served a purpose to complete an election expeditiously.  Today the outcome can be determined in hours and as our most recent election showed it is no longer needed. In this day and age it is used to manipulate the outcome.

5. When it comes to the issue of abortion.  It should be strictly between a woman and her physician.  The government should have no role in the matter, including the paying for an operation that is made by choice.

                                                  Article 6

The Supreme Court should be reduced to its original seven members. This should be done by attrition. The judges should also be forced to retire at eighty years of age.

                                                   In Conclusion

     While I cover a number of points, there is only one that matters, either this nation turns back to God, or God will turn his back on this nation. The rainbow was created by God to show his mercy. Gays have corrupted it into a banner for lifestyle that does not agree with Christianity or the values it holds. Their lifestyle choice ensures them a trip to hell, but that is their choice. The Bible says EVERY KNEE,  will bow before God, they can argue they won't bow, or hell does not exist. They are the ones who have to live with the consequences of their actions, that is a choice every person must make.

America..A Nation of Bald Faced LIars.

 Too Beard, or Not Too Beard

      If you check out my profile picture you will discover that I have a full beard.  My thing with beards started when I was in the Army.  Every time I went on leave I would let my beard grow till I had to return to military duty.  It aggravated my wife quite a bit. When I left the service in 1978 I started growing a beard on a serious basis.  I made up my mind I was not going to shave it off and I didn’t for quite a few years. Somewhere along the way I found a Biblical basis(Leviticus 19:26-30, and 21:5) for not shaving my beard.  I also found a reason for not trimming my beard and several other things that are pretty much standard for me today.

      Leviticus 19:26Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times. 27Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. 2

        My wife was constantly on my case to shave it off or at least trim it. She liked it the few times I trimmed it in a Kenny Rodgers style.  That all ended when she went on my truck with me.  We stopped at a mall somewhere along I-10 in Louisiana to get something to eat.  It ended up being a pizza place.  As we were sitting and eating a little girl about probably three to four years old walked up to our table.  She took hold of my arm and in the sweetest southern drawl possible said, “Mr. Santa Claus can I give you a kiss?” My heart melted as I said, “Sure” She left and went back to her table and watched us the whole time we were eating. My wife was smiling from ear to ear and she said, “Now I know why you don’t shave your beard. Experiences like that are priceless.”  I agreed that they are and since then she no longer gives me the hard time she used to.  When she seems like she might I just say, “Remember Louisiana?”

     There are a couple other benefits to having a beard that I can’t explain or prove but I know it is true.  At least in my case it’s true.  When I was in the military for 13 years I caught every cold or sniffle that came through the barracks.  Since I started growing a beard I hardly ever get sick. I have been sick only a handful of times since I got out in 1978.  I have asked other people I have met who have a beard and they generally agree they have had similar experiences.  So there may be something to having a beard.  That being said I have shaved seven times I know of since leaving the service.  Each time I have a new Grandchild I shave it off, and now every time I have a new Great Grand Child I shave it off. I have six grandsons and one granddaughter.  Also I have twin great grand-daughters, two of the grandsons are twins also.

    There is a story in II Samuel 10 that relates how some of Kind David’s men went on a mission for him and the people he sent his men to abused them by shaving off half their hair and half their beards.  When King David heard of it he had his men go into a private place until their beards and hair grew back. It says in the Bible the men were humiliated.  It implies being without a beard was not good.  In America beards were very common.  Even in the pictures of the Civil War many American soldiers had beards.  It wasn’t till the time of the Spanish American War that shaving became a standard practice.

       Most American military units banned having beards for a number of years. About the time of the Vietnam War some of the Navy personnel started growing beards again as a part of Navy tradition.  The Army however has stayed pretty much away from it.  While on vacation in September I met an Officer at a skydiving center near Ft. Bragg who had a full beard.  He explained that he was growing it to make it easier for him to blend in with the Afghan community where he would be serving shortly.  So the Army is willing to make exceptions. If people stood up for what they believe maybe more would have them.

      If you happened to read the verses I referenced for Leviticus you noticed there were several other things we were commanded to do or not to do. Not trimming beards was not the only thing I learned that we should not be doing if we are following God’s Word.  We should not get marks in our skin (tattoos), shave our heads, eat anything with blood in it, or listen to enchantments or those who claim to have gifts of visions, or fortune telling.  You can find most of this in Leviticus 19:25-30 and 21:5.  If that is not bad enough Leviticus 20:1-5 makes it pretty clear that abortion is a crime against God as he is the author of life, not death.  In fact God said anyone who participated and did not punish those who did killed children, he would kill them and destroy their nation.

     The recent decision by our government to take away the health care of nine million children may also have consequences for our nation.  Genesis 22:21-24lays out some pretty plain things that God hates and from my reading the treatment of immigrants, of which almost all Americans were at one time or another, will be judged,

       21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. 23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; 24And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

     Sadly many of the things mentioned are standard practice in the world we live in today.  Today’s world has a sort of smorgasbord view of the Bible. Most people pick and choose the things they do not want to obey.  Many say the Old Testament does not apply any more.  Yet they will tell you creation is still valid.  Their view on the Ten Commandments will depend on the denomination they follow.

      When I found the verse on marks in the skin it verified something I had learned growing up.  It condemned me for some time as I already had a tattoo, but I realized God can forgive most anything.  Then I found two verses in the Bible that literally changed my life.  I found them while I was going through some trials in my life that God gave me a very clear answer to.  Listen to him, not man.  The verse I found at that time in my life was 1st John 2:27. It makes very clear who we are to listen to and follow.  The second verse he gave me was Jeremiah 17:5 and it makes clear my trust should be in Him and not in any man.  The issue that bought it up was the issue of tongues.  I finally came to believe what the Bible says on the matter and contrary to some denominations it has nothing to do with your salvation.  That is entirely in the hands of God and His Mercy and Grace.

      Reading the Bible and listening to God can cause you problems also. Genesis 1:29 tells us something God said we had the right to.  Yet many of the laws of man today go against that teaching.  Even our Declaration of Independence says we have certain rights given by God.  My only question is who is benefitting from the present laws, God or Satan?  The Bible says every Word of God is true and every man a liar.  Based on that verse, it becomes clear to me Satan is twisting the Word of God to accomplish his will on this earth.  The Bible also says,”My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge.” He did not say the evil ones, the lost, or the sinners.  He said very clearly “My people are destroyed”  The only way we have of avoiding destruction is knowing what His Word says and standing on that alone.

      Genesis 1: 31says, that God looked on what he created and said it was good. Making laws against creation is like saying God is wrong.  The Supreme Court and our Congress would do well to wake up and turn this nation back to God, before God decides to do what His Word says and start killing us. The Bible says you reap what you sow and this nation has killed millions of people worldwide, Maybe God is about to make some payback with the Korean situation and the  Mad Man we have in the White House.

Second Timothy makes it clear what it will be like in the end. Read it, think about it and admit it is a pretty good description of this nation .  For those who don’t know, reprobate means Godless and that doesn’t sound anything like the Christian nation we claim to be.

       II Timothy 3:1This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,  4Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.  9But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

     It is not enough for this nation to know what is right, this nation must act on what it knows. Decriminalizing marijuana would be a step in the right direction. Start treating the addicts, not incarcerating them. Making it acceptable to seek help for your problem, instead of forcing them to hide for fear of persecution, remove the profit incentive for the criminal elements. After prohibition was lifted the whole country did not become alcoholics. Regulate the drugs so they do not use chemicals that destroy people for an extra dollar.  Create industry to fully maximize the industrial potential of the plant and tax it so the people using it pay for the treatment of addicts, not the honest hard working taxpayers. It is funny how to stop a few thousand pot heads from getting high, our government lays a major burden on taxpayers that the industrial development could pay for.

       California may have fired the last shot that has a chance of saving our nation and turning it around.