Tag Archives: Politics

A Sadly Changed Country

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Louis William Rose

Back in the 1970’s a man wrote a letter to the editor of the Palm Beach Post. I though that I should share it with you. Hear Hear! Editor: By the mercy of God my grandfather is dead. He would … Continue reading →

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All Lives Matter, If You Don’t Think So, Maybe Yours Doesn’t Matter So Much

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Louis William Rose

Life is cheap. That’s the truth. Hundreds of thousands die every day, some violently, some ignominiously, some of old age or sickness, some in infancy or the prime of life. All tragically. Today you are alive, and your life matters, … Continue reading →

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The Civil Liberty that Protects all Others

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Louis William Rose

It was certainly ironic and fitting that a legislator who voted against allowing guns in a certain place should be shot by a gun in exactly that place.  Yet that was the fate of Clementa Pinckney, state senator and pastor of … Continue reading →

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Parliamentary Procedure the Cornerstone of Liberty

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Louis William Rose

Originally Published in the St Augustine Town Crier The word comes from the Old French, eleventh century “parlement” translated as “talking” and the suffix “ary”, again from the French “of or belonging to.” The word parliamentary means a way of … Continue reading →

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Church Politics

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Louis William Rose

Originally published in the Jacksonville Observer I don’t believe that there is a separation of church and state. If you are a member of church and you vote, you know what I mean. I have been visiting various churches for … Continue reading →

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Mixing Religion with Politics

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Louis William Rose

Originally published in the Jacksonville Observer It is impossible to keep religion out of politics. Why, you ask? Because a few folks involved in politics actually know God, and others have strong religious beliefs that supersede and drive their political … Continue reading →

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What is Wrong

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Louis William Rose

Originally published in the Jacksonville Observer It seems to me that things are terribly wrong and that my fellow citizens are slipping back into the abyss of subjection and slavery. This is a non-partisan observation. I am not laying the … Continue reading →

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President Obama

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Louis William Rose

Originally published in the Florida Student Philosophy Blog God bless the new President of the United States! Now let us do all we can do to help him uphold his oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United … Continue reading →

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