tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547481.post115946191137012603..comments2024-02-12T13:18:23.282-06:00Comments on From the Anchor Hold: More Penance, More Prayer! (and another polite missive to the congresspeople)Karen Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06090780291629471131noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547481.post-1159754911204698072006-10-01T21:08:00.000-05:002006-10-01T21:08:00.000-05:00Kari, please read more, and try to understand that...Kari, please read more, and try to understand that torture, the abolition of habeas corpus, and placing absolute power in the hands of a president are not things good Americans or real Christians can support. Please repent. Please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547481.post-1159623942783751722006-09-30T08:45:00.000-05:002006-09-30T08:45:00.000-05:00Karen Marie said... I'm not an expert, I just list...Karen Marie said... <BR/>I'm not an expert, I just listen well and carefully to the experts, and know my Bible and Catechism..... <BR/><BR/>As do I, but that doesn't make me know better than those WE have chosen to lead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547481.post-1159601488022904782006-09-30T02:31:00.000-05:002006-09-30T02:31:00.000-05:00It might be well at this point in the debate to re...It might be well at this point in the debate to remember that the U.S. soldiers on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan could be considered to be illegal combatants, since their government has never made a Declaration of War, a first step in invoking the protections of the Geneva Conventions. I'm certain everyone remembers their 8th grade Civics class, and all that time spent on the U.S. Constitution. Something about only the Congress having the power to declare war...<BR/><BR/>Benjamin Franklin said it best, when looking at the current debate: A people that will surrender essential liberties for a temporary feeling of security deserve neither liberty nor security.<BR/><BR/>Two comments in one day. I have to quit reading so much...<BR/><BR/>Tom, 2 of 8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547481.post-1159503582758227492006-09-28T23:19:00.000-05:002006-09-28T23:19:00.000-05:00I'm not an expert, I just listen well and carefull...I'm not an expert, I just listen well and carefully to the experts, and know my Bible and Catechism.....Karen Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090780291629471131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547481.post-1159475765974612502006-09-28T15:36:00.000-05:002006-09-28T15:36:00.000-05:00What qualifies YOU as an expert.What qualifies YOU as an expert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547481.post-1159466872675357042006-09-28T13:07:00.000-05:002006-09-28T13:07:00.000-05:00Lord have Mercy.Lord have Mercy.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645484704486562810noreply@blogger.com