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October,
2003
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This
month's articles:
- Education Plan
from Antiquity Could Save Maine Taxpayers
- "Nursery"
Water Could be Poisonous
- Autopsy: No
Arabs on Flight 77
- If You Can't Read,
You Can't Vote
- 1 in 10 College
Enrollees Can't Read
- Injured US Soldier
Billed for Hospital Food
Education Plan From
Antiquity Could Save Maine Taxpayers
By: David Deschesne
In the early 1800s, Thomas Jefferson proposed
a bill for the education system of that day. It reflected the values every
parent wants in their children and, ultimately, society, while keeping the
burden on the taxpayers minimal. It demanded accountablility and performance of
both students and teachers. It also placed parents in ultimate control of their
children’s education - not the State.
Jefferson first proposed dividing the County
into hundredths where each section would have land set aside for its own school.
The State would pay to build the school, but after that the community it served
would pay to maintain it.
Second, each student was allowed three years
of education at the public expense - no more.
If a parent wished for his child to continue
further, he could, but that parent or guardian would have to pay tuition for
each and every year thereafter. There was no mandatory timetable of 12 years,
such as today. When the parents determined their children have had enough
education, they withdrew them from the school and stopped paying tuition. Their
taxes were very low because they only supported free public education for three
years to those students whose parents wished to send them. This system allowed
the parents to focus on the quality of education being provided by the teacher
during that three year "free" period. If the teacher did a lousy job,
that meant the parent would have to pay tuition from the fourth year on for any
inadequacies in the education. The parent would demand quality both during the
free period and subsequently during the tuition paying period when he directly
had to pay for the service.
Every year, the Superintendent would choose
one or two third-year students from each district (hundredths) who excelled in
their studies, but were too poor to pay for further education. Those students
were sent, at the public’s expense to the grammar school to learn Greek,
Latin, Hebrew advanced Mathematics, etc.
After the first year at the grammar school,
all students on the public dole were assessed. The top third of students were
allowed to continue on for another year on the public expense. After the second
year the top student from that third was allowed to continue for 3 more years on
the public dime. This amounted to about the eighth grade. By the time three
years were up, those top students from all grammar schools were assessed and the
leading student was allowed to go on to William and Mary’s College at the
public expense. The rest had to pay their own way.
This system inspired creativity and
excellence. Also, because the schools did not require massive drugging of their
pupils as today’s do, and the distractions of sex education and scantily-clad
young female students wasn’t prevalent, the basics of Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic
would be taught quite effectively within a short period of three years.
Those teachers who performed well retained
their jobs and those few students who excelled, but needed financial support
were allowed to continue on at the public’s expense all the way to college.
Not all children received free unlimited education, only the top performers. In
this way, the taxpayers got "their money’s worth" without funding an
over bloated governmental bureaucracy that is today’s education system.
There was no requirement for children to
attend a publicly funded school, only the opportunity for them to, should their
parents so choose. Private schools and homeschooling were also options which
parents exercised quite frequently to enhance their children’s education
experience.
"Nursery" Water
for Babies Could be Poisonous
By: David Deschesne
A major retailer and some drug stores are now
marketing a form of "Nursery" water, intended for babies, which may be
toxic to their health.
Fluoride, commonly found in toothpaste and
some city water supplies, is derived from industrial byproducts, such as
dangerous fluorine gas which was originally used as a chemical warfare agent in
World War I
The nursery water in question features a
disclaimer which warns the parent to "consult with a physician" prior
to use. This is a more subtle warning than that found on fluoridated toothpastes
which reads: "If more than used for brushing is accidentally swallowed, get
medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away."
"...no convincing scientific proof has
ever been generated that fluoridated water makes for stronger bones and teeth.
It is known, however, that chronic fluoride use results in numerous health
problems, including osteoporosis and osteomalacia, and also damages teeth and
leaves them mottled. The salts used to fluoridate our nation's water supply, sodium
fluoride and fluorosalicic acid, are industrial byproducts that are never found
in nature. They are also notoriously toxic compounds, so much so that they are
used in rat poison and insecticides. The naturally occurring form of fluoride,
calcium fluoride, is not toxic - but this form of fluoride is not used to
fluoridate water." - Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Phyllis
and James Balch, ©2000, p. 38.
As fluoride builds up in the body's bone and
muscle systems, recent studies have shown it to cause a decrease in learning
abilities and mental capacity, as well as brittle bones.
Most so-called "Nursery" waters are
derived from city water supplies. So, in addition to poisonous fluorine, they
may also contain chlorine, and elements of dead bacteria which have not been
filtered out.
Read labels on all bottled water carefully and
drink with caution.
Autopsy: No Arabs On
Flight 77
By Thomas R. Olmsted, M.D
www.sierratimes.com/03/07/07/article_tro_flight77.htm
I am an ex Naval line officer and a
psychiatrist in private practice in New Orleans, a Christian and homeschool dad.
It troubled me a great deal that we rushed off to war on the flimsiest of
evidence. I considered various ways to provide a smoking gun of who and why Sept
11th happened. Astute observers noticed right away that there were no Arabic
sounding names on any of the flight manifests of the planes that
"crashed" on that day.
A list of names on a piece of paper is not
evidence, but an autopsy by a pathologist, is. I undertook by FOIA request, to
obtain that autopsy list and you are invited to view it below. Guess what? Still
no Arabs on the list. It is my opinion that the monsters who planned this crime
made a mistake by not including Arabic names on the original list to make the
ruse seem more believable. When airline disasters occur, airlines will routinely
provide a manifest list for anxious families. You may have noticed that even
before Sep 11th, that airlines are pretty meticulous about getting an accurate
headcount before takeoff. It seems very unlikely to me, that five Arabs sneaked
onto a flight with weapons. This is the list provided by American of the 56
passengers:
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/victims/AA77.victims.html
On September 27th, the FBI published photos of
the "hijackers" of Flight 77 <http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/penttbom/aa77/77.htm>:
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP),
does a miraculous job and identified nearly all the bodies on November 16th
2001. <http://www.dcmilitary.com/army/stripe/6_48/national_news/12279-1.html>
The AFIP suggest these numbers; 189 killed,
125 worked at the Pentagon and 64 were "passengers" on the plane. The
AA list only had 56 and the list just obtained has 58. They did not explain how
they were able to tell "victims" bodies from "hijacker"
bodies. In fact, from the beginning NO explanation has been given for the extra
five suggested in news reports except that the FBI showed us the pictures to
make up the difference, and that makes it so. Now, being the trusting sort, I
figured that the government would want to quickly dispel any rumors so we could
get on with the chore of kicking Osama/Sadaam’s butt (weren’t these
originally two different people?). It seemed simple to me. . .produce the names
of all the bodies identified by the AFIP and compare it with the publicized list
of passengers. So, I sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the
AFIP and asked for an expedited response, because we were getting ready to send
our boys to war on the pretext that Osama/Sadaam had done the deed. Fourteen
months later, a few US soldiers dead, many Iraqi civilians pushing up daisies,
and I finally get the list. Believe me that they weren’t a bit happy to give
it up, and I really have no idea why they choose now to release it.
No Arabs wound up on the morgue slab; however,
three ADDITIONAL people not listed by American Airline sneaked in. I have seen
no explanation for these extras. I did give American the opportunity to
"revise" their original list, but they have not responded. The new
names are: Robert Ploger, Zandra Ploger, and Sandra Teague. The AFIP claims that
the only "passenger" body that they were not able to identify is the
toddler, Dana Falkenberg, whose parents and young sister are on the list of
those identified. The satanic masterminds behind this caper may be feeling
pretty smug about the perfect crime, but they have left a raft of clues tying
these unfortunates together. Stay tuned for part two to take a much closer look
of the cast of characters on this ill-fated flight.
If you Can't Read, You
Can't Vote
"No person shall have
the right to vote or be eligible to office under the constitution of this state,
who shall not be able to read the constitution in the English language and write
his name; provided, however, that the provisions of this amendment shall not apply
to any person prevented by a physical disability from complying with its
requisitions, nor to any person who now has the right to vote, nor to any person
who shall be sixty years of age or upwards at the time this amendment shall take
effect." -29th amendment to
the Maine Constitution, adopted September 12, 1892.
1 in 10 College Enrollees
Can't Read
Northern Maine Community College, formerly
Northern Maine Technical College, now boasts an enrollment of about 1100
students. However, at least 10 percent of those students can’t read or write
well enough to participate effectively even though they have either a High
School diploma, or GED.
The remedial reading/math class at NMCC now
assists 157 students in the art of reading, writing and mathematics -
an art we gave government-run public schools 12 years to perfect in them.
According to a source at NMCC, students can be
brought up to par with their contemporaries in about one to two years. Some have
asked why public schools can’t get those same results in twelve?
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By Rep. Henry Joy
In the first session of the 121st Legislature,
I submitted a bill calling for a review of the Board of Overseers of the Bar.
My first bit of education in the matter was that the JUDICIARY not the
Legislature had created the Board. My next bit of education was why would
anyone question the validity of the lawyers of the State of Maine being overseen
by other lawyers.(?) Especially when the Board had been created by the
Judiciary. One must first remember that all judges are selected from a
pool of lawyers. While they have an appeal process, the appeals board
consists of three members, two of which are lawyers. While the bill went
nowhere, the responses that came on my e-mail indicated that I had hit a
sensitive spot. The most telling of these was from an address listed as VictoryUSA@jail4judges
. It seems that this organization is attempting to assist States in
establishing laws to help citizens remove incompetent or corrupt members of the
Judiciary.
Perhaps the JAIL part of the
address needs to be explained -- Judicial Accountability Initiative Law.
The organization has a straightforward bill to present to each state for
adoption. One bit of caution that is included -- It must be a citizen's
initiative so that the Legislature cannot twist the intent of the bill through
amendments. Some former members of the Judiciary Committee have attempted
to point out deficiencies in individuals appointed for judgeships, but have been
overridden by other committee members. Usually the committee is stacked
with attorneys so the outcome is predictable when it comes to judicial
appointments. An activist citizen has pointed out the weakness and lack of
knowledge of the laws governing family courts, but to no avail. Even when
shown to be uneducated or incompetent in these areas, reappointment still
occurs. Perhaps the only way to successfully implement this law through
the referendum process is to somehow galvanize into action all those individuals
who have their families destroyed by the so-called Child Protective Division of
DHS with the assistance of these uneducated judges who continue to ignore
Federal laws mandating the process. Everyone with an interest in this
potent law should contact Ron Branson at the above E-mail address. It is
on its way to being implemented all across the country. It is a powerful
tool to help people take back control of their country.
Henry Joy Represents District
#141, Island Falls, Oakfield, Sherman, Benedicta, Patten, and surrounding areas.
Fun Facts!
By: Robert Deschesne
Gene Simmons, best
known as the long-tongued "demon" from the 80s band KISS, may
not be as dumb as he looks. Mr. Simmons, who was born in Israel, can
speak 5 languages; Hebrew, Turkish, Hungarian, Spanish, and English. He also
holds a B.A. in Education!
Starting with only one
penny, doubled every day (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, etc.) for 30 days, you would end
up with $10,737,418.24!!!
The total area of
Texas is 261,914 square miles. If you gave every man woman and child 900 square
feet of land to live on - the area of an average mobile home - Texas would hold
over 6.7 billion people! The population of the entire world in 2003!
Injured US Soldier Billed
for Hospital Food
Condensed
from: ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, SEPT. 11, 2003
Marine Staff Sargeant, Bill Murwin, was billed
$243.00 for food, after a 4 week stay at a military hospital in Germany.
SSG Murwin was injured in Iraq when a grenade exploded
inside of his HUMVEE. After his stay in Germany he was transfered to National
Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where part of his left foot was
subsequently amputated.
The invoice for the food was a result of a
1981 law little known to civilians, but has caused much grief to the families of
injured military servicemen.
Upon hearing of this case, Congressman Bill
Young (R-FL) paid Murwin’s tab and introduced a bill to repeal the oppressive
law. You can research further at www.sptimes.com
(So why can't we be paid in cash)
Editor: All Bank, payroll, business and
personal checks are not now , and have never been, legal tender in the United
States. According to House Joint Resolution HJR 192 passed in June, 1933,
"Federal Reserve Notes (cash) and circulating notes of Federal Reserve
Banks and national banking associations." are the only official legal
tender to settle all debts public and private in the US. So why won’t the
courts uphold public policy by allowing us to compel our employers to pay us in
cash? The Constitution prohibits the government from passing a law
"impairing the obligation of contracts" so when an employer pays with
a check, and the bank won’t cash it, the contract between you and your
employer has thus been impaired. The following is one man’s story of such a
fight which he has been waging for some time, now..
By: Don Cline
Have you ever heard that eventually (date
unspecified) "No man may buy or sell without the Mark of the Beast"?
Well, I hold no claim to prophecy, but as of
right now, no man (or woman) may receive his/her earned wages without the
permission of some twerp in a bank.
There is a law in every State (except
Louisiana) that says "A check or other draft does not of itself operate as
an assignment of funds in the hands of the drawee (bank) available for its
payment, and the drawee is not liable on the instrument until the drawee (bank)
accepts it." (UCC 3-408) (Parenthetical ‘bank’ added for clarity.)
The banks are now using this exemption from
liability to justify interference with an account-holder’s payment by check.
If you have a check made out to you by an account-holder, the bank it is written
on is not required to cash it and is not liable if it refuses to cash it.
This wasn’t a problem until recently, when
banks started requiring a fingerprint to cash checks over the counter, and
requiring extra identification not required by law, and requiring payment of a
fee to give the check-holder his property that is already his by right.
It should not be a problem now, because the
same Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) also says that if the bank refuses to cash a
check for any reason or no reason, the person who signed it is required to pay
it. But employers who write payroll checks to their employees are refusing to
cash the payroll check their banks dishonor - claiming that it is up to the
employee to find someone willing to "negotiate" the check. In other
words, if the employee doesn’t feel inclined to waive his right to privacy by
giving his fingerprints to a banking organization, and waive his right to
contract by joining "bank-approved institutions" so as to acquire
extra ID, and waive his right to be secure from having to pay a fee to receive
his own property lawfully due him, and waive his right to due process of law
prior to probable cause of wrongdoing being established, then he doesn’t eat
or pay rent.
All of this is flatly illegal. It is illegal
for an employer (or any other check-writer) to refuse to cash a check dishonored
by the bank on which it is written, and it is illegal for a bank to interfere in
the payment of wages in any manner not authorized by statute - if it does, and
the check-writer refuses to cash the check, then the check-writer has
"assigned the funds to the bank" and the above exemption does not
apply. The bank is liable.
But an Arizona Justice of the Peace and an
Arizona Superior Court Judge has now ruled that the bank is within its rights to
refuse payment of a payroll check for any reason at all - which includes taking
a dim view of your hobbies, such as gun ownership, or political affiliations -
and if it does so, the employer who wrote the check does not have to pay it
either.
Both of these rulings are in direct and openly
flagrant violation of not only the appropriate statutes, but are also in
violation of the ancient Doctrine of Legal Tender - the doctrine that says that
if you don’t receive legal tender as defined by law in payment of a debt, then
the debt is not paid.