I've lived in Mtn Home since 1989, so that's...hold on...I'm thinking...WOW! Exactly 25 years! Boy, I think I can almost declare myself an Idahoan. But my family is British and I grew up in Louisiana around lots of other Brits so I still think I'm a little bit of a mutt. Those of you who have been around awhile may remember when I used to blog all the time. My opinions weren't very accepted and there was always an issue because I work for the county. That really wasn't fair because I NEVER blog at work! And I am still entitled to my opinions and thoughts about city and county issues, right? However, it stirred a lot of pots and those pots certainly can make a lot of noise! Since I'm a writer, I took what I wrote in my blog seriously so I spent a lot of time researching things which got exhausting to do when you're not even get a paycheck for it. So I stopped. That was a blessing to many! However, to this day, I still have people stop me and ask me why I wasn't blogging and t! hey missed it. I've missed it. Mainly because there are so many issues that come up and I have no voice except around my friends and I'm sure they are tired of it.

Ben's Infamous Pen

Posted Monday, November 29, 2010, at 8:21 AM

Kelly Everitt and a few others quoted Ben Franklin about security.

"No man's life, liberty or fortune is safe

while our legislature is in session."

I love this fore-father. So I thought that I would share more. He had plenty of things to say that fit with today. (all quotes are from Benjamin Franklin)

"... as all history informs us, there has been in every State & Kingdom a constant kind of warfare between the governing & governed: the one striving to obtain more for its support, and the other to pay less. And this has alone occasioned great convulsions, actual civil wars, ending either in dethroning of the Princes, or enslaving of the people. Generally indeed the ruling power carries its point, the revenues of princes constantly increasing, and we see that they are never satisfied, but always in want of more. The more the people are discontented with the oppression of taxes; the greater need the prince has of money to distribute among his partisans and pay the troops that are to suppress all resistance, and enable him to plunder at pleasure. There is scarce a king in a hundred who would not, if he could, follow the example of Pharaoh, get first all the peoples money, then all their lands, and then make them and their children servants for ever ..."

WOW!!!!!!

How about this controversal statement!

"A Bible and a newspaper in every house,

a good school in every district -

all studied and appreciated as they merit -

are the principal support of virtue, morality, and civil liberty."

OMGoss! He can't be talking that way! Somebody get the PC Police! We need to find this man and fine him for even suggesting such a thing! And if he doesn't stop, I'm sure that the PC police can find something to charge him with and put him where he belongs; Away from good civilized koolaid-loving, lemmings everywhere. We must protect the people from such talk! (note: this is sarcasm, folks!)

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.

As nations become corrupt and vicious,

they have more need of masters."

Hmmm. Virtuous people? We have so fallen short! Now more than ever! God forgive us.

Now I end this Ben's Infamous Pen #1 on a great statement!

"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."

Cheers! We should all just sit down at a good pub and raise a pint to freedom! (7:19am)

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Cheers, & thanks for the points

Jessie

-- Posted by jessiemiller on Wed, Dec 1, 2010, at 6:55 AM

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