Finally!

It's about time this was abandoned. I don't understand how these politicians can talk about this with a straight face. They're here illegally. Work on becoming a citizen through legal means if you're serious about becoming an American. I know it's not the easy route but I would expect no less from another country if an American wished to become a citizen there.

Arresting Veterans on Veteran's Day

Story here.

This sounds a little silly to me. I understand that the intention of the parade was to honor our vets and show support for the troops but people need to understand that supporting the troops and supporting the war are very different. I personally feel that opposing the war is supporting our troops. What better way to show support than to work to bring them home safely?

I admit that much of the anti-war dramatics gets tired but perhaps we should listen to the vets.

Busy Weekend

On Saturday the family went to a nurse in outside of Applebees in Ann Arbor. It was in response to a woman in Kentucky being asked to cover up while nursing while dining. A lot of people showed up and we received many honks of support. It was pretty hot in the sun and some Applebees workers brought us some water. It was a nice gesture and it was appreciated.

Sunday, I attended a Ron Paul rally and listened to Michigan Republican Chairman Saul Anuzis speak. There had to be over 100 supporters there. Saul gave us some of his background and urged us to stick with the process win or lose. I know it's in his best interest to grow the party but he's right. If more of us were more involved with the party at the local level, we would have an easier time getting Ron Paul's message across to Republican members.

Next he explained to us the precinct delegate process and how we go about getting to elected to the state convention to vote. It was informative and hope some of the video of this gets posted so I can review and make sure I completely understand. It makes me wonder if it's made this complicated to keep many people becoming active to make a change.

Lastly he answered questions, mostly about the upcoming Mackinac conference. On a side note he explained his motives for trying to get Ron Paul removed from future Republican debates.

Overall this was a good move by Saul to meet with us. I hope the other supporters follow his advice and get active with the party. This campaign won't get as far as we want working against them.

Slogan

This came to me a few days ago. "If freedom isn't free, why do we give it away?"

Maybe one day I'll have a t-shirt made with this on it.

Absent

I haven't posted in a while. This is largely due to Ron Paul. I spend most of my online free time researching and finding ways to get him elected. If you don't know who he is, I urge you to spend some time reading about him.

More Synthetic Biology

Just read this article.

I really think synthetic biology is a bad idea. This isn't religious fueled opposition. Humans tend to do things without considerations of consequences. I worry pursuing this will come back to haunt us in the future.

I understand the scientists working on this are brilliant but in their workings do they ever stop to consider what could happen as a result of their findings? How would a synthetic lifeform act if released? What could it screw up? Would it evolve in time?

I think they should leave this alone and go to bed with comfort of knowing they could do this if they wanted to but won't because of the danger.

Sodium Benzoate

Another article.

For the past few years I've avoided sodium benzoate but occasionally would overlook it. I don't trust preservatives. After reading this, I'm going be be more strict about not purchasing products that contain it.