Comments on: Vote for Principles Over Party, Politics and Pocketbook http://www.latterdayconservative.com/blog/vote-for-principles-over-party-politics-and-pocketbook/ LDS Prophets, America, Freedom, Liberty, Constitution, Mormon Politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:05:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Benjamin http://www.latterdayconservative.com/blog/vote-for-principles-over-party-politics-and-pocketbook/#comment-52 Benjamin Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:45:00 +0000 http://www.latterdayconservative.com/wp/?p=14#comment-52 I am disappointed by the inclusion of the Patriot Act in your video. There may be some concern about having phone calls monitored. However, there is also the need to adjust with the conditions of the times. Phones and internet did not exist during the original time of the Constitution, although searches and seizures can be performed in an organized manner. Patriot Act is there to accomplish this. There should be organized rules governing the use of phone calls and internet use in prosecuting crime, so that both the guilty who try to use it as a medium to carry out their horrible plots can be prosecuted, whilst the innocent simultaneously protected, as the right against unwarranted searches and seizures is also important. Not to say that the Patriot Act is perfect, but it does deserve plenty of discussion as to how good/bad it is and how we should modify/replace it, and that can be done somewhere else. I am disappointed by the inclusion of the Patriot Act in your video. There may be some concern about having phone calls monitored. However, there is also the need to adjust with the conditions of the times. Phones and internet did not exist during the original time of the Constitution, although searches and seizures can be performed in an organized manner. Patriot Act is there to accomplish this. There should be organized rules governing the use of phone calls and internet use in prosecuting crime, so that both the guilty who try to use it as a medium to carry out their horrible plots can be prosecuted, whilst the innocent simultaneously protected, as the right against unwarranted searches and seizures is also important. Not to say that the Patriot Act is perfect, but it does deserve plenty of discussion as to how good/bad it is and how we should modify/replace it, and that can be done somewhere else.

]]> By: Benjamin Kemer http://www.latterdayconservative.com/blog/vote-for-principles-over-party-politics-and-pocketbook/#comment-51 Benjamin Kemer Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:34:40 +0000 http://www.latterdayconservative.com/wp/?p=14#comment-51 What I have to say about politics is this: 1) People let their own preconceived judgements of politicians and party override attempts to appeal. 2) People carry a commitment to their political party which could be better committed to the gospel, and sharing it with others. 1) In the case of #1, I see plenty of this attitude on both sides of the aisle. People seem to forget that all sorts of candidates actually got great accomplishments done as a result of appeal to them regardless of party. Harry S. Truman granted support in our post World War II Europe because Church leaders made hard appeals to him. Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a National Holiday, as a response to appeal from the King family and numerous other Civil Rights Leaders, and lastly, the White House was willing to follow up to the requests of a few people who wanted to know that the transcript of Obama's speech wasn't politically charged, and simply an encouragement applicable to all, they got their sane answer "yes", and deserve far more honor for actually making the request than the many others who simply tried to avoid or advocate panic over the coming days preceding the speech in school. People should think about many of these situations and make the modest, respectable requests to the government leaders rather than throw arguments around such as "disagreeing with our president is racist", "dissenters are nazis", or "they are socialists in their healthcare ideas", such as various media hosts do. They should honestly try writing their own appeals, and find out whether or not your Congressman/Congresswoman, or even the White House, will respond, if you really don't try this, you are also part of the problem, and seriously need to overcome the blinders of ignorance and prejudice, or simply party politics, and should move on from this, real progress is made because people are willing to work and appeal even with people they don't fall head over heels for in politics. There is no party or individual politician that is God's politician, there are people who we must excercise our constitutional rights to encourage and consistently express themselves to their politicians, they can listen, if people actually apply plenty of effort to ask them. People should remember the parable of the widow and the unjust judge on this matter. 2) I seriously have to meet plenty of members of my church, which while political affiliation is fine, mention so much about it, but not all as much about where they stand on gospel principles. Why not share this? We have a hard work in the mission field to accomplish, and honestly member missionary efforts help the Lord more than the politics of the day, from any major party. What I have to say about politics is this:

1) People let their own preconceived judgements of politicians and party override attempts to appeal.

2) People carry a commitment to their political party which could be better committed to the gospel, and sharing it with others.

1) In the case of #1, I see plenty of this attitude on both sides of the aisle. People seem to forget that all sorts of candidates actually got great accomplishments done as a result of appeal to them regardless of party. Harry S. Truman granted support in our post World War II Europe because Church leaders made hard appeals to him. Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a National Holiday, as a response to appeal from the King family and numerous other Civil Rights Leaders, and lastly, the White House was willing to follow up to the requests of a few people who wanted to know that the transcript of Obama’s speech wasn’t politically charged, and simply an encouragement applicable to all, they got their sane answer “yes”, and deserve far more honor for actually making the request than the many others who simply tried to avoid or advocate panic over the coming days preceding the speech in school.
People should think about many of these situations and make the modest, respectable requests to the government leaders rather than throw arguments around such as “disagreeing with our president is racist”, “dissenters are nazis”, or “they are socialists in their healthcare ideas”, such as various media hosts do. They should honestly try writing their own appeals, and find out whether or not your Congressman/Congresswoman, or even the White House, will respond, if you really don’t try this, you are also part of the problem, and seriously need to overcome the blinders of ignorance and prejudice, or simply party politics, and should move on from this, real progress is made because people are willing to work and appeal even with people they don’t fall head over heels for in politics.
There is no party or individual politician that is God’s politician, there are people who we must excercise our constitutional rights to encourage and consistently express themselves to their politicians, they can listen, if people actually apply plenty of effort to ask them. People should remember the parable of the widow and the unjust judge on this matter.

2) I seriously have to meet plenty of members of my church, which while political affiliation is fine, mention so much about it, but not all as much about where they stand on gospel principles. Why not share this? We have a hard work in the mission field to accomplish, and honestly member missionary efforts help the Lord more than the politics of the day, from any major party.

]]> By: April http://www.latterdayconservative.com/blog/vote-for-principles-over-party-politics-and-pocketbook/#comment-50 April Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:26:31 +0000 http://www.latterdayconservative.com/wp/?p=14#comment-50 Very interesting blog. I would like your feedback on a blog of mine. It is entitled "How conservatives hurt their own cause", and is located in the top right-hand column. stricklandhappenings.blogspot.com Very interesting blog.

I would like your feedback on a blog of mine. It is entitled “How conservatives hurt their own cause”, and is located in the top right-hand column.

stricklandhappenings.blogspot.com

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