spring is in the air - here in southern indiana

Columbine - that I planted in honor of Spring

may relocate here - after

pretty good huh

or here

nick & clone troopers guard fairy barbie & tinkerbell

neighbor's beautiful flowering trees

even dandylions welcome - here

lovely flowering tree in yard

fairy barbie's older cousin fairycan't wait until this opens - up    blowin' win there's win-d

and the greatest of these - is this - won

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                What do YOU think - folks?

                                                      

Peoples' Park - OWSers No More

what I saw on my walk today

pretty flowers

they'll stone ya/like a...

red bottle /blue corknice

they simply adore little Jack

our 13th Prezmailbox w/flag

abstract fire hydrantmay relocate here 

or here

me in backyard

Constitution Quiz

The Constitutional Convention met in the city of

a.  Philadelphia
b.  New York
c.  Boston
d.  Trenton


The Preamble begins with

a.  When in the course of human events...
b.  We the citizens need to form...
c.  As people of the United States...
d.  We the people of the United States...


Which of the following is not included in the Preamble?

a.  to form a more perfect union
b   to promote the prusuit of happiness
c.  to provide for the common defense
d.  to establish justice


The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is (1994)

a.  Byron White
b.  Anthony Scalia
c.  Clarence Thomas
d.  William Renquist


Members of the House of Representatives are elected for

a.  six years
b.  two years
c.  four years
d.  life


The person who takes tghe President's place if he or she is unable to serve a full term is the

a.  President pro tempore
b.  Speaker of the House
c.  Chief Justice
d.  Vice President


Only Six Questions Tonight - More Another Time - And Harder Too.

Answers Available Upon Request - Folks.

The Constitution Quiz

This Quiz is from the Social Studies Activity Book -
Understanding the U.S.Constitution - Mark Twain Media
Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company. Inc.

There are 100 Questions in this Quiz - so I'll start with the first 10 tonight -
and continue it - for the next 10 days.

On second thought - I'll do this first thing tomorrow.  Please bear with me.

Thanks.

just fr u bl - nlee u

abstract at hospital

backyard growing up

tree at hospital

Mom & Dad

abstract at hospital

you

chico & buck

me

my identical idiot housewife twin sister 

my older traditional f*t sister

my grandma & her parents

my sisters - me on far left

chico & buck again you & michael

 the long & winding stairs

continuing coverage on our Really cool Constitution - by stidh

I was going through the Constitution of the United States of American -
article by article - but I just got tripped up.

I'm trying something different now.

I'll be back later tonight to write about that.

Thanks.

article two

Article Two has Four Sections.


Section 1:

~Length of Term of President and Vice President


~Electors


~Salary for the President and how he cannot get any other money
at the same time he is President


~Oath of Office

Section 2


~Commander in Chief


~Power of Treaties


~Power to fill Vacancies

Section 3
~State of the Union Address


 
Section 4


~Impeachment

stidh's take on Article III

Section 1

~Supreme Court
  Inferior Courts (set up by Congress)

Section 2

~Judicial Power 
concerning Ambassadors
Trials except Impeachment

Section 3

~Treason
~~~

Treasonous Acts should be punished - but in 2012 we have the ablilty
through DNA and other well developed knowledge - even just experience -
so that we need to make sure that we have the right person(s).

stidh's take on article two

Just my Opinion - Folks.


Article Two


Section 1:

~The Presidency should be limited to One Six Year Term Only.

   But if after another Person or Party has a chance to do the Job -
   that first President can run again. (But after he has been out of
   That Big White Prison for six years I can't imagine he'll want to
    it again  - but you never know.)

~Get Rid of the F *ing Electoral System and be done with it.
  Let's let the People get out and Vote.

~I forgot to mention this part in the previous post - but basically
  let's just make sure that the Voting process is Fair.

~The President deserves a good salary - and if he wants to work for
  free or give his Salary to Charity - good for him.

~The Oath of Office.

  Personally I heard that you are not supposed to Swear on the Bible.
  And this is 2012 - for G-d's Sake  - so the President-Elect should be
  allowed to put his hand on any book he chooses while he takes the
  Oath - even Bill Maher's New Rules.  : ]

Section 2

~The President should be rightfully be Commander in Chief as long
as he promises to not let the Pentagon talk him into Wars that simply
are not necessary or Right.  And he should consult first with Smart
People. (Certainly he can Pray about it if he is so inclined.)

~He should be able to make Treaties with the consent and good
advice of Congress.

~Yes - appointing the people he chooses to fill Vacancies is one of
Perks of  being President and get over it folks.  You know you will do
the same when the President of Your Party is in office.   Geeeez!

~SOTU speech - Is there really anything more exciting than this folks?
When the POTUS is announced by the really cool Head Guy and then
makes his way to the Front with all the Kiss*ss People trying to shake
his hand without looking too anxious.

Then the really Hot First Lady in the Purple Sleveless Dress (out of
season of course) is recognized  and seated next to her are all the recent heroes.
And then the best part is when the People of Congress jump to their
feet to applaud if they are of the same Party of the President and the
others don't.  And the SC is lucky cause they just sit there the whole
time.

This is what it's all about People.   I love it so much.

God  Bless  The  United  States  of  America!

~Impeachment - Good idea but let's do it for the right reasons.

stidh's take on article one

This is me going through Article One of the Constitution of the United States.

This is not me thinking that my Opinion is worth anything.

This is just me going through Article One and saying what comes to my mind.

I am not going to mention any part of Article One that does not come to my mind.

Know what I mean?
~~~

Section 8 of Article One has a lot in it.

I thought as I read through Section 8 that it seems that the Founding Fathers
were in a hurry - maybe they knew that the Constitution was Good and they
just wanted to include all the things that they felt were important - but not
necessarily in the exact right order.

I didn't know what Post Roads were but wondered if that meant the Pony Express.

It says:  To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization,  and uniform Laws on the
subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States.  I didn't get why those two
thoughts were connected in the same place - as they didn't seem to have a connection -
to me.

I don't know what Marque and Reprisal means when they talk about:
To delcar War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules
concerning Captures on Land and Water.

This is something that really spoke to me:

To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use
shall be for a longer Term than two years.

That means to me that they were saying that they hoped that War - the purpose
of having Armies - would not be something dominant or long lasting in the United States.

There were other terms that I didn't understand  - buy really the thing about
not wanting to appropriate money for more than two years was the most
important thing I got out of all of Article One.
~~~

I would welcome any correction or discussion on this - especially from anyone
who has studied the Constitution or just has an Opinion.

Thanks.

article one

Article One has Ten Sections. 

These Sections deal with:

1.    Congress - which is divided into a Senate and the House of Representaives.

2.    Logistics of the House - which seems funny that they talk about the House
       first since they mention the Senate first above.

3.    Senate - Logistics.

4.    Elections for Senate and House and when they meet.

5.    Business of the House.

6.    Salaries for Senators and Representatives and positions they cannot hold
       while they are Senators or Representatives.

7.    Which Branch of Congress should handle Taxes
       Bills
       President is in Charge

8.   Taxes
       Borrowing money
       Commerce  with other Countries ~ States~Native Americans
       Naturalizaton/Bankruptcies
       Making money (literally - not earning it)
       Punishment for counterfeiting
       Post Offices/Post Roads (?)
       Science/Arts/Writers/Inventors and Their Rights
       Tribunals on lower level than Supreme Court
       Piracy on High Seas
       Declaration of War/Taking Prisoners (of War)
       Money to Suppor Armies for Two Years only
       Navy
       Rules for Government Control of Army and Navy
       Whether to have a Draft
       Logistics of Military
       Where the Government should be set up Physically
       Covering themselves on setting up laws

9.    Immigration
       Writ of Habeas Corpus
       No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law
       More about Taxes
       No Tax or Duty on Things Exported from States
       No Favortism allowed on innerstate Commerce
       Making sure that no one fools around with the Treasury
       No Titles in this Country  (like Royalty)

10 .  States can't make Treaties
        About States Rights' to impose Duties
        States have nothing to do concerning Troops


Word about Article One:

I have read through Article One and will come back - maybe today later -
and make comments.

Sorry about the italics in Article 9 - I don't know why that happened.

Any remarks I make - and I will be making some - are strictly my
Opinion and an attempt to understand what is laid down here in
Article One.  It will take the form of a discussion - of sorts.


If anyone has read this - Thanks.





    

in the beginning

In order to the most perfect opinion about The Constitution of the United States -
it is best to start at the beginning:


We The People of the United States

in Order to form a more perfect Union

establish Justice

insure domestic Tranquility

provide for the common defence

promote the general Welfare

and secure the Blessings of Liberty - to ourselves and our Posterity

do ordain and establish


this


Constitution for the United States of America.
~~~

Just look at it for a moment folks.

And then tell me that those words don't choke you up and bring
a few tears to your eyes.

And why do these words do that?

Because this is what it is all about folks.


Of course you already knew that - didn't you.





I 'get it.'




sometimes it just takes me a little longer to do that








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