I sent out copies of a petition to be signed to friends on my mailing lists. regarding President Elect Obama show proof that he is legally entitled to hold the position of the President of the United States of America. (I have many Mailing lists).
I recieved one reply back from somene I hold as a very dear friend of mine.
I will not discose who this person is. If you think you know who he is. Please respect his rights to voice his opinions. We are entitled to that It is America!!!
And here is the lesson We all should learn if nothing else. We are all able to voice our own beliefs. And we all are not going to agree on everything. But we all have moments when no matter how difficult the problem We need to know we love each other.
I Look up to this man who wrote this still. And I will also stess this is a military veteran whom served his country with an very astounding record, and a Commissioned Officer in the USMC That come to visit my father and visited him regularly, when no one else did. Those whom knew my dad for years would not come and visit my dad in the latter months of his life. But my brother did. And for that, I will always hold him in my heart as a dear and trusted friend..
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From my friend
NOT INTERESTED IN ANY PETITION DEFAMING OUR PRESIDENT-ELECT.
YOU MUST UNDERSTAND GOD'S WILL WAS DONE AND IT IS OUR DUTY TO PRAY FOR AND LIFT THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET UP BEFORE THE LORD.
GET IN THE WORD!!!!
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My Reply
It is not a matter of whether I lift the president elect up in prayer. I do this every day.
It is a matter of whether or not I can agree with certain issues that raise obvious questions and have raised questions long before his nomination was even considered as a running mate.
It is somewhat off topic. Although, it is our duty as Americans to also be defenders of our nations security.
This including the issues that range not only on the constitution and the legal questions whether someone is constitutionally eligible to run and ore hold the highest office in the United States of America. But, other topics as well. From abortion to the affairs of education the debates of our welfare system the budget. It is up to each individual american to ensure they are properly represented from their local elected official all the way up to the President of the United States of America. This is all In accordance to the constitution in which was founded and signed by our Founding Fathers.
America was founded on such principles. The principles of which I solely have to say are fundamental in the very existence of liberty for all people.
"Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." Thomas Jefferson
It was the acts of brave men and women who protested and contested such laws as slavery where change was made.
It was where women who voiced their views and demanded for the right to vote that changed the way the voting system works today.
It was the act of one rebellous person who decided to no longer sit in the back of a bus that changed the course of segregation.
It was the will of one person who demanded they be permitted to attend an all white college that changed the course of where we are today.
Do we have a long way to go? Yes. It was seen in this campaign. Where a woman was not elected upon. Although 60 years ago the thought of a woman running for president was unheard of.
It was the voice of not the forefathers of our wonderful country alone. It was also those whom they offered to represent in the first continental congress that enacted a change in government as the colonies had known ever before.
Under these same principles It is biblically correct to stand up and defend the rights of others.
If we were to allow any acts of our government to go unchecked and American citizens only sat by and prayed we would be doing the bible a terrible injustice. We still may be faced with women being unable to vote. We may have never witnessed what we witnessed this election with a woman and a man of color being able to run for the highest office in the United States of America.
We are requred by God Almighty to be stewards of what we have been given. Each individual must be entitled to express their views and have their questions answered in accordance to the law.
We are commanded in the bible not to sit and be unattentive to issues. If this were the case then King David would have never went before Goliath and contested his might. King David would have never had went to to war to recapture the wives of his people who were stolen.
We are to take an active role in how our nation to be governed.
It is more then just taking to the polls on election day.
Thomas Jefferson spoke of this
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. "
Respectfully submitted
Earl Lofland
