In his remarkable books, Daniel Quinn has made it clear that the version of history our children learn in school is fundamentally skewed and falsified to reflect and condone our culture's world-devouring advance. But this isn't the only fundamental lie our children learn in school about "how things came to be this way." They're also given a false understanding of the origins and future of our disastrous population explosion. In November 1998 Daniel Quinn and biologist Alan D. Thornhill met in dialogue with a small group in Houston, Texas, to forge a new tool designed to unseat the unexamined conventional wisdom that typically shapes all discourse on this subject. This videotape program is that tool. Daniel Quinn is best known as the author the prize-winning novel Ishmael, which is available in 18 languages worldwide and has been used in hundreds of classrooms all over North America from mid-school to graduate school in courses as varied as history, geography, biology, economics, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, religion, and literature. He has addressed students and faculty at the University of Massachusetts, the University of Texas, Salisbury State University, Elon College, Baylor University, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Carnegie Mellon University, Rice University, Kent State University, and elsewhere. Alan D. Thornhill, Ph.D., is Executive Director of the Society for Conservation Biology, an international professional organization representing over 6000 scientists and practitioners (from more than 90 countries) dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity on Earth. Previously he has been the Director of Learning and Communications for the Conservation Science Division of the Department of The Nature Conservancy and an Assistant Professor of Biology in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Rice University, Houston, Texas. He is actively involved in research exploring the ecological effects of human encroachment on natural ecosystems and the use of technology in education and communications.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Food Production and Population Growth - Daniel Quinn & Alan D. Thornhill, Ph.D.
In his remarkable books, Daniel Quinn has made it clear that the version of history our children learn in school is fundamentally skewed and falsified to reflect and condone our culture's world-devouring advance. But this isn't the only fundamental lie our children learn in school about "how things came to be this way." They're also given a false understanding of the origins and future of our disastrous population explosion. In November 1998 Daniel Quinn and biologist Alan D. Thornhill met in dialogue with a small group in Houston, Texas, to forge a new tool designed to unseat the unexamined conventional wisdom that typically shapes all discourse on this subject. This videotape program is that tool. Daniel Quinn is best known as the author the prize-winning novel Ishmael, which is available in 18 languages worldwide and has been used in hundreds of classrooms all over North America from mid-school to graduate school in courses as varied as history, geography, biology, economics, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, religion, and literature. He has addressed students and faculty at the University of Massachusetts, the University of Texas, Salisbury State University, Elon College, Baylor University, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Carnegie Mellon University, Rice University, Kent State University, and elsewhere. Alan D. Thornhill, Ph.D., is Executive Director of the Society for Conservation Biology, an international professional organization representing over 6000 scientists and practitioners (from more than 90 countries) dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity on Earth. Previously he has been the Director of Learning and Communications for the Conservation Science Division of the Department of The Nature Conservancy and an Assistant Professor of Biology in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Rice University, Houston, Texas. He is actively involved in research exploring the ecological effects of human encroachment on natural ecosystems and the use of technology in education and communications.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Graham Hancock - Quest for the Lost Civilization
Around the world, from continent to continent, from pyramid to pyramid, from one ancient site to another, novelist and adventurer, Graham Hancock, searches for evidence of an advanced civilization that may have existed in 10,500 BC, finding unexplained links between the world's earliest cultures.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
The Obama Administration has edited the Bill of Rights
So, the Obama Administration has edited the Bill of Rights on the The White House's Website.
What does it mean when the Executive Branch of the US Government's own website has edited the Bill of Rights without an Act of Congress? I'd say it means we are pretty fucked!
The www.whitehouse.gov Version of the Bill of Rights
The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The Second Amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms.
The Third Amendment prohibits the government from quartering troops in private homes, a major grievance during the American Revolution.
The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure. The government may not conduct any searches without a warrant, and such warrants must be issued by a judge and based on probable cause.
The Fifth Amendment provides that citizens not be subject to criminal prosecution and punishment without due process. Citizens may not be tried on the same set of facts twice, and are protected from self-incrimination (the right to remain silent). The amendment also establishes the power of eminent domain, ensuring that private property is not seized for public use without just compensation.
The Sixth Amendment assures the right to a speedy trial by a jury of one's peers, to be informed of the crimes with which they are charged, and to confront the witnesses brought by the government. The amendment also provides the accused the right to compel testimony from witnesses, and to legal representation.
The Seventh Amendment provides that civil cases also be tried by jury.
The Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments.
The Ninth Amendment states that the list of rights enumerated in the Constitution is not exhaustive, and that the people retain all rights not enumerated.
The Tenth Amendment assigns all powers not delegated to the United States, or prohibited to the states, to either the states or to the people.
The REAL Bill of Rights
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Amendment II
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Amendment III
No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
Amendment VII
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
What does it mean when the Executive Branch of the US Government's own website has edited the Bill of Rights without an Act of Congress? I'd say it means we are pretty fucked!
The www.whitehouse.gov Version of the Bill of Rights
The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The Second Amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms.
The Third Amendment prohibits the government from quartering troops in private homes, a major grievance during the American Revolution.
The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure. The government may not conduct any searches without a warrant, and such warrants must be issued by a judge and based on probable cause.
The Fifth Amendment provides that citizens not be subject to criminal prosecution and punishment without due process. Citizens may not be tried on the same set of facts twice, and are protected from self-incrimination (the right to remain silent). The amendment also establishes the power of eminent domain, ensuring that private property is not seized for public use without just compensation.
The Sixth Amendment assures the right to a speedy trial by a jury of one's peers, to be informed of the crimes with which they are charged, and to confront the witnesses brought by the government. The amendment also provides the accused the right to compel testimony from witnesses, and to legal representation.
The Seventh Amendment provides that civil cases also be tried by jury.
The Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments.
The Ninth Amendment states that the list of rights enumerated in the Constitution is not exhaustive, and that the people retain all rights not enumerated.
The Tenth Amendment assigns all powers not delegated to the United States, or prohibited to the states, to either the states or to the people.
The REAL Bill of Rights
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Amendment II
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Amendment III
No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
Amendment VII
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
China, Eminent Domain, State Sovereignty, WAR, Police State, & Colossal Debt
OK, so if you haven't heard by now, there are sources on the internet claiming that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed a written agreement with China that would give the Chinese government eminent domain to property and businesses inside of the U.S.
The Chinese have lent the US Federal Government $800 billion via Treasury debt securities. As of December 2008, the Chinese had $1.946 trillion USD in their currency reserves. Needless to say, China has a very real power to exert over the U.S.
$30 million per hour "is the rate at which China is adding to its reserves of foreign currencies – mostly dollars..."
Fourteen state congresses in the U.S. have introduced legislation pertaining to the 10th Amendment. The 10th Amendment reads, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
These States declaring sovereignty are Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.
Where do we start with the war? We have over a million people dead in Iraq. When does this become a crime against humanity? When does it become wrong to kill innocent people for profit? Just because a new administration has entered the White House with better rhetoric doesn't justify what is still going on daily in the Middle East and around the world due to U.S. occupation and Covert Operations.
As of 2006, the US was spending $8 million per hour just on the war in Iraq. The cost of the war in Iraq to date is more than $601 billion. That is $1,721 per person, $341.4 million per day, and $4,681 per household.
U.S. Military units are conducting training exercises in American Cities and Towns. According to Pentagon Officials, "The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011." There are constantly pieces of legislation introduced and passed by the U.S. government that destroy the civil liberties of the American people.
The U.S. government confiscates reporters' property, there is a national rash of police misconduct and excessive force cases all over the country. Protesters are greeted by riot police. The riot police do not respect the inherent rights of the protesters. There is a move toward the militarization of local police that is funded by the Federal Government.
Oh, and just recently, the U.S. government placed a very large order for domestic riot gear. There are already troops on active duty inside the U.S. under the command of Northern Command.
I am not even going to attempt to explain the enormity of the debt incurred by the U.S. Government. So, watch this video and see for your self.
"I.O.U.S.A"
Watch on YouTube.com
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)