Yes, YOU COUNT!

Often times we become so overwhelmed by events and circumstances beyond our control we fall victim to feeling very alone.  That we are not heard and no one is listening.  That our actions are futile and the "system" is to big to fight and the only option left is to "give up."

It is nice, when we feel that way, to run across something that proves us totally wrong.

Today on Washingtons Blog is an outstanding piece that demonstrates even when you feel you are having absolutely no impact, you are in fact, creating change.

The piece quotes historical figures and examples of how few numbers have been able to change history and even kept Nixon from a nuclear attack on Vietnam.

From our perspective one of the more interesting aspects of the piece is the mention of a social experiment whereby individuals will conform to a greater belief even if it is not true.  Add one dissenting person and the proclivity to conform is reduced as much as 10%.  That is the difference one person, YOU, can make!

The rub is however, it can't be done over the anonymity of the internet. It must be done by a real person refusing to follow the herd, with the courage to stand up and speak the truth! 


We are not going to post the whole piece here because it is fairly long.  So this link will take you to it:

It Is Worth Fighting … Even When There Is No Hope of Winning

Even the choice to read the post or not, will make a difference in your life.

Indefinite detention, NDAA 1021 unconstitutional

Last Wednesday  District Judge Kathrine B. Forrest ruled the paragraph in 1021 of National Defense Act pertaining to "indefinite detention" is unconstitutional. 

MANHATTAN (CN) - A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction late Wednesday to block provisions of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act that would allow the military to indefinitely detain anyone it accuses of knowingly or unknowingly supporting terrorism.
     Signed by President Barack Obama on New Year's Eve, the 565-page NDAA contains a short paragraph, in statute 1021, letting the military detain anyone it suspects "substantially supported" al-Qaida, the Taliban or "associated forces." The indefinite detention would supposedly last until "the end of hostilities."
     In a 68-page ruling blocking this statute, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest agreed that the statute failed to "pass constitutional muster" because its broad language could be used to quash political dissent.
     "There is a strong public interest in protecting rights guaranteed by the First Amendment," Forrest wrote. "There is also a strong public interest in ensuring that due process rights guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment are protected by ensuring that ordinary citizens are able to understand the scope of conduct that could subject them to indefinite military detention."

 Link to downloadable pdf copy of  Katherine B. Forrest, District Judge's decision.

Keep in mind it is not over. Congress continues to debate the issue.