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Our Magnificent Constitution: Part II It is a document which guarantees opportunities for citizens to pursue individual dreams and passions. But it is also a document which stands guard against the harmful personal aspirations and whims of the people.  It is a treatise of the human spirit and a window into the soul of man.  But more than anything else, it is a body of law which has stood the test of time during the seasons of great tumult within our Republic.  It is almost as if our forefathers threaded an optic nerve into the  parchment - a product fittingly made from treated animal skins.  These men looked not to the season but toward eternity. They strongly desired that America - would last forever. It is the primary difference between dreams and vision .  This document was crafted from the skin of man which was endowed by the Creator, and something  which still stands today as the dominant witness upon the parchment. It is the triumph of a consciou...

Our Magnificent Constitution: Part I Although quite active in politics prior to 9/11,  I had never thoroughly examined our United States Constitution nor compared it to other documents produced... churned out... or duplicated using aspects of our national treasure. After 9/11, I pulled my oath of office off the wall, verbally took the oath again, and got to work. But to understand our law, I also needed a deep dive into Islamic law and the intellectual battlespace in which the best scholars resided. One of the best books in my library is "Freedom for the Thought that We Hate:  A Biography of the First Amendment" by Anthony Lewis (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize).   I have read it twice now.  Also gracing my shelves and a tremendous resource is a book which weighs as much as a newborn baby - which seems appropriate. It is "Constitutional Law" by Gerald Gunther and Kathleen M. Sullivan  (Thirteenth Edition in the University Casebook Series).  Nothing compar...

Prime Minister Designate of Iraq: Ali al-Zaidi   * Here is a dossier for the incoming Prime Minister of Iraq.  It is cross-pollinated from an X account that I look at every couple of days.   Shi'a Muslims are the majority population in the nation of Iraq.  Today, the Coordination Framework officially announced the name of its candidate for Iraqi Prime Minister. The name: Ali Faleh Kazim Al-Zaidi. For those who know him well — the decision is not surprising. For those who don't — the picture is much deeper than it appears. Who is the man? Born in Dhi Qar Governorate. He holds a bachelor's in law, a bachelor's in finance and banking, and a master's in the same field. He served as chairman of the board of Al-Janoub Bank, and currently heads the Holding National Company, Al-Shaab University, and the Ishtar Medical Institute. On paper: A businessman and academic. In reality: A network of interests extending into the deepest intersections of money and politics. Th...

Jimmy Kimmel The man is a bore. Not even remotely clever or funny.  But to call our FLOTUS  "an expectant widow" exposes Mr. Kimmel as an individual who lacks compassion;  someone who has spent his life minus the gift of empathy. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15769137/Melania-Trump-breaks-Jimmy-Kimmel-hateful-violent-skit-calls-ABC-fire-him.html Should he be fired for his remarks?  Nope.  Merely allow his ratings to slide,  future sponsors decline contracts for ad time and allow his stature to diminish in a gradual manner which reflects the smallness of his soul.  If he is fired, he will go out with a roar.  Let him be reduced to a pathetic whimper. There are an estimated 11.6 million widows in the United States.  https://modernwidowsclub.substack.com/p/who-is-serving-widows-in-the-united Sixty thousand children are being raised by widowed mothers in the United States.   Last month three small children from a military famil...

Additional Thoughts: White House Correspondent's Dinner First - a brief look back.  But only if you have the time and inclination to review the Curtis Culwell Center (Garland, Texas) attack.  Your time is a commodity. I try to keep my posts concise, readable, and enjoyable. I chose to attend the Draw Muhammad Exhibit in honor of the staff at Charlie Hebdo and to honor Samuel Paty for his courage. https://thelastenglishprince.wordpress.com/2020/10/19/prophet-muhammad-decapitates-samuel-paty-on-the-streets-of-paris-part-ii/ A handful of posts regarding the attack in Garland https://thelastenglishprince.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/drawing-muhammad-and-ptsd/ https://thelastenglishprince.wordpress.com/2020/05/03/draw-muhammad-event-attack-2015/ https://ibloga.blogspot.com/2015/05/urgent-breaking.html https://thelastenglishprince.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/attack-on-a-first-amendment-event-the-draw-muhammad-exhibition/ An image which denotes lack of situational awareness: https://www.nyt...

Iran: Law of Unintended Consequences The festering cluck (wink) started much earlier, of course.  President Donald J Trump decided to rename the Gulf of Mexico as "The Gulf of America".  The whole thing was silly, of course, because it was totally unnecessary.    UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Laws of the Sea) allows for territorial control of 12 nautical miles from a coastal baseline with a sovereign right for regulation and use of resources.  The remainder? It is a vast network of sea lanes traversed from day to day by the global commerce necessary to sustain the world's population.  The English Channel alone, supports traffic from five hundred ships per day transiting between the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Fast forward. Today, dominating by restriction along the Strait of Hormuz - we have this: United States Fleet assets. It actually is a beautiful image, isn't it? But because Iran first seized the Strait of Hormuz demanding tolls for pa...