tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40944825500053484602012-02-12T19:21:30.651-08:00Political Positions, Personal Opinion, Crazy Thoughts, and Religious Beliefs of <a href="http://jesuschrist.lds.org/SonOfGod/eng/?cid=wpatsblg02">Latter-day Saint</a> Men (<a href="http://mormon.org">Mormons</a>). <p></p> “In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children” – <a href="http://classic.scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/46/12#12">Alma 46:12</a>sjhollisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201588148968616623noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-49120599852126870652011-12-26T14:36:00.000-08:002011-12-26T14:36:24.562-08:00

The real problem with the Federal Reserve, is not that it exists, but that it is a private corporation operating as a governmental protected monopoly with little accountability or oversight. The answer is not to "End the Fed", but to end the unconstitutional "Legal Tender" laws, and get congress back into the business of setting monetary standards as is required by Artical I Section VIII

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This is a list of areas were I differ slightly from, or would add additional details or clarifications to the Library Party of Texas's 2010 Party Platform.  This list may seem long, but I do, for the most part, agree with the Libertarian's much more so then any other political party I've had the opportunity to be a part of or even learn about; especially on a Federal Government level.

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Practical Self-Defense Running around a track for 30 minutes every other day, or playing games like Volleyball, certainly helped with the physical fitness aspects of things, but does nothing to help us understand how to protect ourselves from other potentially physically damaging encounters.  Certainly I had health classes that at least attempted to teach me about personal respect, eating

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In November 2011 I started to seriously consider running for office.  I have certainly though of doing it before, but after receiving a number of general inquires, via mass e-mail, from the Texas and National Libertarian parties I figured it would at least be a great learning experience.  I certainly don't expect that I'll win, but hopefully it will be educational for myself, and for others

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Today in church my wife and I had an opportunity to speak.  Her's talk was about Prayer, and mine was about remembering the oath and covenants we have made.  Here are my notes from my talk.  I due to time limitations was not able to speak on all of these notes.  The one's that were missed are in strikeout. Marriage: I first met my wife a little over nine years ago [in] my condo.  This was

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As you may have noticed, I've not posted any new blog entries recently. I've decided to focus my postings to these two locations:     Dallas Area Independent Political Examiner.     Facebook. You can also check out my newly updated list of links to the right --> Thanks, Spaldam's Rants Bloggers.

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The Heritage Foundation wants to know: What Would You Cut? askheritage.orgAmerica is at a tipping point. Federal spending now exceeds tax revenues by $1.6 trillion a year. That 40 percent of total budget. Let's start with the department of education. Don't just cut it, eliminate it. What good has it really done for our country? I think it's done more harm then good. But even that is only a

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Two years ago, Barack Obama was inaugurated as president of the United States .  Are you better off today than you were two years ago? Numbers don't lie, and here are the data on the impact he has had on the lives of Americans: January 2009January 2011% chg Source Avg. retail price/gallon gas in U.S.$1.83$3.10469.6% 1 Crude oil, European Brent (barrel)$43.48$99.02127.7% 2 Crude oil, West TX

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First of all, if you’re not certain why we should even try to balance the Federal Budget, you may find a previous artical of mine helpful. After a couple of temporary funding bills, Congress has finally passed a budget to keep the government running for the rest of the fiscal year (about 6 months).  This was an important housekeeping measure that had been put off way too many times already by

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"Traditional Jews long understood that the home is not just a dorm and restaurant: It is the center of the child’s world, and it is the heart of the family. As such, it demands protection. Heart infections kill. Influences that are only offensive on the streets can be deadly in the den . . . In March 1975, four leading, traditional Jewish scholars issued an advisory warning about television to

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Most financial experts know that keeping the interest rates low and deficit spending high spells certain inflationary trends, as borrowing money is so cheap, it encourages expansion of the monetary supply and thus inflation.  We saw this recently with the Housing market bubble that burst just a few years ago.  People were feverishly buying houses thanks to government rules that encouraged lenders

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There once was a many with a brain He decided to go buy a train Not some little choo choo But a really big mammoth of a laroo He even bought the tracks So we could go across the country and back One snowy night while creeping down the track He started up a mountain on a highly sloped stack That took him right next to another's path What a mistake as the tracks were too packed - S.J. Hollist

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The Christmas Grinchs are back again this year, despite all the progress I though I saw last year with people protesting those establishments that attempted to remove "Christmas" from their stores due to a fear over offending a few customers.  It just seems like bad business to me, to remove from your store any references to the one Holiday a year that causes most retail locations to actually be

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Our entire financial system is based on debt and borrowing.  Mortgages are designed around the expectation that the properties value will always go up (and inflationary practices in governments and financial institutions almost insure this); credit cards are given out and limits increased to keep people at the edge of there ability to re-pay, and everyone will tell you, you have to barrow to buy

sjhollisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201588148968616623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-37326679801327881282010-11-05T22:38:00.000-07:002010-11-05T23:01:44.825-07:00

Watch the latest video at &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://video.foxnews.com"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;video.foxnews.com&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; The complete text of the news conference can be found here. His speech and answers seemed very sincere to me, but also naive. In fact, I'd have to say that the more sincere you believe he was, the more us

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Elder Dallin H. Oaks, an apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently stated United States Constitution's fundamental principles must be understood, valued and protected. Elder Oaks made these remakes as the key note speaker at Utah’s Constitution Day Celebration that took place at in the Tabernacle at Temple Square in

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From the LDS Church Newsroom: "A series of high-level meetings between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) and an official from the People’s Republic of China is expected to lead to “regularized” operations for the Church in China." “It is important to understand what the term regularizing means, and

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SALT LAKE CITY 4 August 2010 - The LDS church released the following statement on the ruling by Judge Vaughn R. Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Perry et al v. Schwarzenegger et al: “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regrets today’s decision.

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Recently in Church our lesson focused on the dangers of pornography; and just as is typical in many christian churches that believe in abstinence before marriage, the teacher awkwardly stated that he didn't want to get into too much detail, but speak about it in more general terms. I made a comment to my concerns that we often times are not bold enough about this topic; however, with the limited

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Between 1847 through 1869 (and even beyond the 1890s), estimates of 60,000 - 80,000 Mormon pioneers migrated to the Utah mountains on journeys that took months to complete. Today, July 24th, Mormons all around the world celebrate these faithful pioneers who made these treks.  The specific date, commemorates the arrival of the first company of Mormon pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847.

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The LDS Church's official doctrine on the purpose of government: 1. Governments should preserve freedom of conscience and worship: "... governments were instituted of God for the benefit of man; and that he holds men accountable for their acts in relation to them, both in making laws and administering them, for the good and safety of society . . . government can [only] exist in peace [when]

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The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 2nd, 1776. On this day, 234 years ago, a small group of men dedicated themselves to a higher purpose, an ideal they believed in so greatly, they signed their name to its expression and in doing so put their very lives at risk.By signing the Declaration of Independence, 56 men stood in direct defiance of the British government. Today as we all

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I remember hearing the tall tell stories our parents you to tell about how they walked up hill to and from school every day; sometimes in freezing buzzards or pelting rain. We'll it seems the liberal media has resurrected this story, except this time they are using it to make us gun toting crazy red necks thing twice about going to the shooting range. According to Google Maps it's 1.23 miles

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When putting bigger tires on a Gen1 or 2 Tacoma... you tend to have issues with the front wheels rubbing on what is commonly referred to as the "Pinch Weld". It's what holds the fender to the cab, and tends to stick out just a little to far so that when turning while compressing the springs, the tires hit them. So I cut a bit of plastic off, And hammered them down. Problem solved. O, and

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