Government Healthcare
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 7/19/2009 ----- Original Message ----- From: ShellyTo: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 3:05 PM Subject: amazing interview... Hi Tom, Kris and I just saw an amazing interview with Wendell Potter. Brave guy! He is a former...
Social Security Part 1: The Problem
Social Security Part 1: The Problem By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND5/12/2005 NYT Op-Ed “Shameless Photo-Op” 4/7/2005 Summary of NYT Editorial: This anonymous Op-Ed piece criticizes President Bush for posing next to the file cabinet in the Bureau of Public Debt in...
The Metastasis of Moral Hazard and its Effect on Gold
The Metastasis Of Moral Hazard And Its Effect On Gold Stewart Dougherty 8/26/2009 Link to Original article: http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_08/dougherty082609.html To those who study the numbers, it is now obvious that America's fiscal situation is hopeless....
Bear Stearns and Full Disclosure
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 5/8/2010 What was the culpability of Wall Street leaders in the collapse? While Wall Street and the banking industry was not the source of the subprime mortgages, they bundled and sold them to unsuspecting investors as AAA rated investments....
Rick Perry’s Positions
by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 8/30/2011 A Critique of Rick Perry’s Positions by the LA Times Social Security: Perry sees it as a misguided product of the New Deal. In "Fed Up!", Perry envisions a future in which "there will be a retirement safety net that is no longer...
Call me Senator Not “Maam”
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND & Jim Hill 6/28/2011 Re: Barbara Boxer From: Jim Hill, Pilot Babs: You were so right on when you scolded the general on TV for using the term, “ma’am,” instead of “Senator”. After all, in the military, “ma’am” is a term of respect when...
A Republican/Tea Party Sinner
By Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 8/26/2011 ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert T. To: Thomas Abshier Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 4:02 PM Subject: another Repub bites the dust...
Racism, Hate Speech, & Conservatives
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 4/29/2011 Dear Lenny, embedded within your essay is my commentary, on a small part of the concepts that you introduced. I mean no offense on a personal level, but I do mean to destroy the validity of the ideas you speak. I enjoy strong...
History of the Social Security Card
(Received at an email) Here are some facts about the history of Social Security. Up until the 1980s, Social Security Cards expressly stated the number and card were not to be used for identification purposes. But, since nearly everyone in the United States now has a...
The Lawyer’s Party
The Lawyers’ Party A LAWYER WITH A BRIEFCASE CAN STEAL MORE THAN A THOUSAND MEN WITH GUNS. "First, let's kill all the lawyers." Shakespeare The Lawyers' Party By Bruce Walker The Democratic Party has become the Lawyers’ Party. Barack Obama is a lawyer. Michelle Obama...
Republican Party Bashing
Republican Party Bashing by: Thomas Abshier ---- Original Message ----- From: John K. To: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 3:01 PM Subject: Garrison Keillor "We're Not in Lake Wobegon Anymore" Dear Thomas, I found the following article on the...
Patriotism
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 2/28/2004 EDITORIAL DESK | February 15, 2004, Sunday My War By Larry David (NYT) 645 words Late Edition - Final , Section 4 , Page 11 , Column 2 DISPLAYING FIRST 50 OF 645 WORDS - “I couldn't be happier that President Bush has stood up for...
High Stakes: Kerry vs Bush
From: Terre' Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 10:43 PM CAMPAIGN 2004 High Stakes Quite simply, Kerry must be stopped; and Bush must win PAUL JOHNSON The great issue in the 2004 election (it seems to me as an Englishman) is, How seriously does the United States take...
Capital Punishment
by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 8/16/2011 On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:56 AM, From: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND To: John Dear John, Thomas: Since you brought up the issue of capital punishment, I shall now address it, since I did purposely did not include it in the argument re:...
The Spectrum of Governmental Control
THE WORLD AT RISK Throughout history, some part of the world has always been in turmoil. But before the era of worldwide instant communications, we were unaware of the conflicts and could enjoy what we thought were periods of peace. With 24-7 worldwide news coverage,...
Supreme Court Worship
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 4/8/2011 "Whoever attentively considers the different departments of power must perceive, that, in a government in which they are separated from each other, the judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous...
Sporting Event Prayer
by Nick Gholson Times Record News, Wichita Falls, TX 9/5/1999 (received as an email attributed to Andy Rooney, 6/5/2010) I don't think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake the world's foundations. Nor do I believe that not praying will result in more...
Responsible Technology
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND An effort to genetically create a Roundup-tolerant grass seed stalls because of market, scientific and regulatory dilemmas Sunday, September 12, 2004 ALEX PULASKI The following discussion thread took place between Thomas & Jonathan. The...
Guns in Church
Christian Gun Ownership and Concealed Carry as a Christian Responsibility By Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 6/26/2009 Dear Tom, I was at Starbucks and ran across an interesting article on the front page of the NY Times. Pastor Urges His Flock to Bring Guns to Church...
Moral Issues – Legislating in a Christian Nation
by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND America has forgotten its moral and spiritual roots as a Christian Nation. Christian men & women must come forward to serve in the public debate to help craft legislation reflecting Christian values & principles. Our...
Christian Education – Raise up a Child in the Way that He should Go
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND As a society, we have attempted to monitor the quality of education, such as in the "No Child Left Behind" program. But, the down-side of such programs to ensure a quality education is the threat and possibility of a central regulating...
Separation of Church and State – The Founders’ Intent
by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND May, 2004 The Danbury Baptists wrote Jefferson a letter of praise on October 7, 1801, telling him: "Among the many millions in America and Europe who rejoice in your election to office, we embrace the first opportunity... to express our...
The Culture War
By: Thomas & Margo Abshier, NDs ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven To: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 1:17 PM Subject: Bush, Katrina, Supreme Court Nominees, Judicial Activism, and Social Conservatives Steve: Religious beliefs...
A Vision for America
by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan" To: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 10:51 PM Subject: Capitol Hill Blue: Bush's Depression: Been There, Reported That...
Civility, Government, and the Christian Society
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 4/21/2004 Dear Thomas, Why do you bold sections of your passages from Alexis de Tocqueville on your website where de Tocqueville is stating that Christian morality parallels civic freedom in America? I believe the two can work together, not...
Reverse Everson
Reversing a Grievous Judicial Errorby Promoting an Accurate Historical Perspective of the Founder’s True Intent Regarding the Separation of Church and State By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Summary: A historically inaccurate interpretation of the concept of ‘the...
Legislating Morality
By Margo Abshier, ND It happened in 1992, at our national professional association annual convention. A gay colleague, who is also a lawyer, came rushing at me and screamed, "Margo, you can't legislate morality." What happened next was one of the most shocking things...
Legislating in a Christian Nation
by Thomas Lee Abshier, ND The Founders intended that America be a Christian Nation, and they intended that we legislate social behavior using the standards of Biblical principle. But, they erected a Constitutional wall against Congress establishing a single...
America’s Heritage as a Christian Nation – Quotes
Quotes from our Founders: “No King but King Jesus” was the Battle Cry of the Revolutionary War. James Madison, President, Founding Father, major contributor to US Constitution: 6/20/1785: “Religion is the basis and foundation of government… We have staked the...
This is why there are no jobs in America
By: Porter Stansberry Monday, May 23, 2011 http://www.thedailycrux.com/content/7742/Porter_Stansberry 10/8/2010, WND This Is Why There Are No Jobs in America I'd like to make you a business offer. Seriously, this is a real offer. In fact, you really can't turn me...
Economics Quotes and Humor
The folks who are getting “free stuff” don't like the folks who are paying for the “free stuff”, because the folks who are paying for the “free stuff” don’t want to pay for both the “free stuff” and their own stuff. The folks who are paying for the “free stuff” want...
“The Communist Manifesto” – Humor
I am a visitor from another planet, which is not too hard to believe, as my critics will tell you without blushing. Upon landing from outer space, I encountered a fellow, Christian, who was wise in the ways of the world. I found his insights and observations about...
Success Quotes
That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to...
Quotes on Government and Life
"The first principle of society consists in the marriage tie, the next in children, the next in a family within one roof, where everything is in common. This society gives rise to the city, and is, as it were, the nursery of the commonwealth." -Marcus Tullius Cicero...
Competing World Views – Abortion vs Life
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 3/27/2010 Dear Candidate, In your email response to me regarding abortion, and your decision to not engage this issue during your campaign, you stated: "I believe the issue to be extremely complicated for the reason that it pits two...
No Compromise with Life
By: Margo Diann Nissley-Abshier, ND 3/27/2010 Dear Candidate, This letter was started as a response to your reply to my email of March 21, 2010. We are very busy, as I am sure you are also, and even made a quick trip back to your home state of Montana recently, so I...
Abortion, Stare Decisis, and Roe v. Wade
Letter to a 2010 Senate Candidate Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 3/18/2010 Dear Candidate (Jim Huffman): A friend sent me an email (attached below), where he summarized your positions on a number of the issues. I agree with you on all except your stand on abortion. In the...
Abortion vs Life
By: Margo Diann Abshier, ND 11/19/2002 Hypocrites or Hypocrisy: America, the CHOICE is Yours As a licensed physician, the political, moral and ethical issue of abortion has been a vexation to me for many years. In recent political campaigns, some candidates and their...
Cheney’s Daughter
by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 10/14/2009 From: Jonathan To: "Thomas Lee Abshier, ND" Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 10:45 AM Subject: Cheney's daughter Dear Thomas, Bush said in the debate he did not know whether homosexuality was a choice or fate. Jonathan Dear...
The Spiritual & Social Consequences of Homosexuality & Homosexual Marriage
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND I oppose any legal acknowledgment of homosexual marriage or domestic partnership. As a nation, we should never support any public policy which opposes God's Law as clearly presented in the Holy Bible. The Bible is the philosophical, moral,...
Legislating Sexuality
by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND It's Not Just About Sex by: Albert Mohler June 28, 2005 David Steinmetz is a professor at the Divinity School of Duke University. In a recent article, he raised a very significant insight about the controversies over homosexuality in several...
Lawrence v Texas – A Supreme Court Coup
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND When the Supreme Court overturned the right of Texas to outlaw sodomy, they did so against the intent and context of the US Constitution. In doing so, the Supreme Court has created a New Constitution. We are now under a New Regime. We are...
The Bible and Homosexuality
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 4/23/2004 Dear Thomas, I was drawn to your Web page by your listing in the recent voter's pamphlet. I served as a senator in the student government at a local Community College. I recently also hosted (at my own expense and without help) a...
The Bible, Sex, Marriage, and Sexual Sin
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND It has become common in America for many people to engage in sexual affairs and/or pornography (both of these practices are referred to as "fornication" in the Bible) and/or practice homosexuality. The general tone of the culture has moved...
Godliness vs. Homosexual Marriage
Godliness vs. Homosexual Marriage By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 5/19/2008 www.Townhall.com, a forum for conservative columnists, has today posted a column by Steve Chapman, 5/18/2008, declaring the correctness of California Supreme Court’s moral position requiring the...
Approval Demanded by the Homosexual Spirit
Approval Demanded by the Homosexual Spirit by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND10/20/2008 Finally, "Straight Talk" From the Homosexual Agenda by: Austin Nimocks Monday, October 20, 2008 Back in August, my jaw hit the floor when I read a column Corvino wrote that was...
Society, Homosexuality, and Libertarianism
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 6/24/08 A Critique of Libertarian Considerations regardingLimited Government, The Meaning of Marriage, Free Will, and the Christian Nation -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:12 PM To: John...
Homosexual Marriage & Societal Decay
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 4/25/2009 The following essay was written in response to an email from a conservative friend attempting to justify why homosexual marriage would have unpleasant societal side effects. I have used the comments of this email as seed concepts...
Coping with Trauma
In mid-May, 2004, jihadists executed Nick Berg by sawing off his head. The execution was videotaped and posted on the Web for the world to view. Children were shown the video in classrooms. Teachers were suspended for this indiscretion. The Talk Show circuit was...
The Long Prelude to WW III
The War by Militant Islam against the United States and Christianity Middle Eastern Terrorists have repeatedly attacked US interests since 1979, but these attacks have been treated as criminal violations rather than acts of war until the attack of September 11th,...