www.amazon.com now has the exclusive right to sale my first e-book in its Kindle Store.
The title of the e-book is The Black Sword: The Secret U.S. Army in Vietnam
The direct link to the e-book:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KCWVHIK
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From: Parents Rights http://www.parentalrights.org/
“Supreme Court Strikes Blow against Parental Rights
July 2, 2014
The Supreme Court of the United States has been in the news a lot lately with some major decisions regarding the balance of power. But one decision you may not have heard about— a decision to not make a decision—may have the biggest impact on your parental rights.
On Monday—the same day the Court handed down their rulings in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Harris v. Quinn—they also chose to deny cert to (that is, they opted not to review) Pickup v. Brown and Welch v. Brown. In doing so, they left in place a California ban on reparative therapy which treads on parental rights.
In 2012 California passed a law banning licensed counselors from offering reparative therapy to teens suffering from unwanted homosexual attractions. New Jersey passed a similar law last year, and Massachusetts made an effort to follow in 2014. The law does not apply to clergy or other unlicensed counselors (yet), but prohibits licensed doctors, therapists, psychologists, or social workers from offering the treatment.
Naturally, the ban was challenged in court as a violation of the counselors’ First Amendment freedom of speech. A San Francisco-based federal appeals court upheld the ban, saying it regulates conduct and not speech, a distinction that is hard to swallow when the majority of the ‘conduct’ involves speaking. Yet, by denying cert the Supreme Court has left that ruling in place and the ban— which had been on hold pending this final appeal—can now go into effect.
‘This is an outrage,’ says ParentalRights.org President Michael Farris of the decision.
Homosexuality is a touchy subject in our society today. Yet regardless of one’s position on the political spectrum, it is undeniably an intensely personal and private matter for those with such attractions. That is why it is so important that young people be free to work through this issue with their parents who love them, and not be forced into one single, ‘politically acceptable’ path by overreaching lawmakers and bureaucrats. That the California legislature would be so bent on protecting one group’s rights that it would trample on the rights of others is extremely problematic.
The law that the Supreme Court has chosen to leave in place criminalizes a form of therapy with proven results among those who seek it. The law violates the right of parents to make medical, psychological, and therapeutic decisions that they, along with their child, determine to be in the best interests of their child. It also violates the doctor-patient decision-making relationship.
New Jersey’s ban is still being challenged in court, while Massachusetts’ effort appears to have failed after an influx of information from several conservative and ‘ex-gay’ organizations revealed the dangers of the bill: teens whose same-sex attractions arise from sexual molestation or trauma during childhood would be denied the professional care they desire and need. Ten other states where such bills were introduced also saw them derailed through an outpouring of parental outrage against the measures, according to a release from a conservative Massachusetts activist group, MassResistance.
ParentalRights.org opposes such bans because they impose undue interference on the right of parents to make medical and psychological care decisions with and on behalf of their children. If the proposed Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had been in place to protect ‘the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children [as] a fundamental right,’ we are confident we would have seen a different outcome from this case.
Action Items
There is no immediate action we can take to reverse this unfortunate decision by the Supreme Court. But we can continue our efforts to pass the Parental Rights Amendment in order to strengthen the role of parents in this and other decisions for their children.
To that end, please remember this weekend to encourage your friends and family members to visit ParentalRights.org and join our team of activists by signing the online petition. They will then receive emails and alerts just like this one (they can unsubscribe at any time) enabling them to take an active role in promoting the Amendment.
Also please consider joining as an Elite Member. Your $50 annual donation will fund our ongoing efforts to protect parental rights, while giving you access to exclusive member benefits. (This month’s downloads include informative interviews about your parental rights in the medical setting, both from the medical and legal points of view.)
We must work together to expand our efforts until all Americans recognize the threats to their parental rights, and that the loss of these rights will mean the loss of all of our freedoms thereafter.
Sincerely,
Michael Ramey
Director of Communications & Research”
I strongly support parental rights. The family is the bedrock created by GOD for people to develop into adults. Without question, the family is being neglected within the United States. However, I am also a Constitutionalist and I oppose relying upon the federal government, which has NO constitutional jurisdiction in this area, to get involved. The First Amendment, although misused by the courts, should not be misused here to solve the problem. None of the first eight amendments apply to the States even though the courts have said they do.
What is the first word in the first Amendment? “Congress.” The First Amendment places prohibitions upon Congress not upon the States. That is simply a constitutional fact.
You will notice, the above article describes successful efforts to prevent some States from passing this idiotic law. And without question, it is idiotic. However, it is not up the federal government to tell California that it is idiotic just as it is not up to the federal government to tell States what the definition of marriage should be. The federal courts were wrong in declaring State abortion laws unconstitutional, the federal courts were wrong in declaring State laws prohibiting homosexual behavior unconstitutional, and the federal courts would be wrong in declaring the current law under discussion unconstitutional. The federal courts have no business interfering with State laws unless they are in direct conflict with “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States.” None of the three laws mentioned are in direct conflict with the supreme law of the land.
It was NEVER intended that the nation wait with bated breath to learn how the Supreme Court or any other federal court has ruled. The federal courts are for federal issues. And the Tenth Amendment restricts the federal government and the federal courts even further. Basically, the federal government has completely ignored the Tenth Amendment! However, it was put there for a reason.
The Tenth Amendment:
“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.”
And “or to the people” DOES NOT mean the federal government. If it did, the Amendment would be redundant! It WAS NOT passed by a 2/3 vote of both Houses of Congress and by ¾ of the States because it was redundant! It was meant to specifically restrict the powers of the federal government! Many were afraid the federal government was too powerful based upon the Constitution as written. The Tenth Amendment was the guarantee that the federal government powers WOULD NOT be expanded! When the Constitution was written, they knew what they were doing! When the First Ten Amendments were passed, they knew what they were doing.
We have lost our way! It is past time to return to the Constitution and Amendments as written! If we did, we would not have the tyrant President and the usurping federal courts we have today!
Impeach Barack Hussein Obama!
Impeach Barack Hussein Obama!
Impeach Barack Hussein Obama!
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Because gun control works for government, the government killed:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/0sujnvIV4g4
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Hillary Clinton of “What difference does it make?” fame asked to sign her new book. Surrounded by her personal body guards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFZWjbqn4pw
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Video on site
http://conservative50plus.com/blog/gary-bauer-more-babies-have-been-aborted-than-jobs-have-been-created-under-obam
