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Jimmie's Thoughts: January 2013
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Thursday, January 31, 2013. THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A STRICT CONSTRUCTIONIST. THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A STRICT CONSTRUCTIONIST. Dr Jimmie R. Applegate. Constitutional Conservatives believe the “Founding Fathers” of the United States of America were guided by divine wisdom when they wrote the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Amendment is a case in point. Amendment is two lines long. So th...
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Jimmie's Thoughts: February 2013
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Sunday, February 17, 2013. FROM THE “CRADLE TO THE GRAVE” OR. FROM “GIDDY-UP TO WHOA”? Dr Jimmie R. Applegate. In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama proposed skills and training for jobs begin as early as possible in life. So let’s do what works and make sure none of our children start the race of life already behind”. He also said that federal monetary grants willl be available “to serve children 3 and younger, starting from birth”. He proposed ensuring that citizens when preven...
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Jimmie's Thoughts: AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM UNDER SIEGE
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014. AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM UNDER SIEGE. AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM UNDER SIEGE. Jimmie R. Applegate. American exceptionalism is under siege, and the battle line has been very clearly drawn. To the right of the battle line are the bald, pale and gray religious American males, their mature spouses and mature seniors of various racial, ethnic and national backgrounds. Without question activists on the left outnumber the entrenched on the right. In addition, since Republicans are in the...
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Jimmie's Thoughts: February 2014
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014. AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM UNDER SIEGE. AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM UNDER SIEGE. Jimmie R. Applegate. American exceptionalism is under siege, and the battle line has been very clearly drawn. To the right of the battle line are the bald, pale and gray religious American males, their mature spouses and mature seniors of various racial, ethnic and national backgrounds. Without question activists on the left outnumber the entrenched on the right. In addition, since Republicans are in the...
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Jimmie's Thoughts: March 2012
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Saturday, March 17, 2012. SOCIALISM IN THE UNITED STATES? SOCIALISM IN THE UNITED STATES? Dr Jimmie R. Applegate. It has been said “there are two places only where socialism will work; in heaven where it is not needed, and in hell where they already have it”. If socialism is so hellish, why are liberal progressive philosophies and entitlement programs attractive to, and supported by, so many? When more people in the electorate receive entitlements than pay income taxes and become ever more loud and chall...
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Jimmie's Thoughts: December 2011
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Saturday, December 31, 2011. Dr Jimmie R. Applegate. The bipartisan Washington State Congressional Redistricting Commission has drafted the state voting district map to include the first ever “Majority-Minority Voting District”. From the beginning of the redistricting process activist individuals and Hispanic groups (ACLU, One America, Paul Opostolidis, Aaron Case) lobbied persistently for the creation of such a district. Large blocs of Asians and blacks”. Baker, Mike “10. 8221; and, “Is race the m...
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Jimmie's Thoughts: Surfside Water Meter Testimony
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Surfside Water Meter Testimony. Testimony Before the Board of Trustees of the Surfside Homeowners Association. Water Meter Resolution 01-2011. December 3, 2011. Dr Jimmie R. Applegate. I am Jimmie R. Applegate. Sabine and I have had a home in Surfside for 40 some years. And Mr. Miller,. You are welcome to record my comments. Thank you for doing so. And to the Trustees thank you for holding this “after the fact” meeting to solicit reactions to the Water Meter Resolution you adopted November 19. Many of yo...
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Jimmie's Thoughts: February 2012
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Thursday, February 16, 2012. Dr Jimmie R. Applegate. Behind the ‘victim’ mentality that keeps you safe from the reality that the reason your life sucks is because of you.”. The author summed the content of these two paragraphs in the final nine words, “….the reason your life sucks is because of you.”. Eleanor Roosevelt said the same thing in ten words, “And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”. But wait a minute, sloppy banking practices were unofficially encouraged by Senator Chri...
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Jimmie's Thoughts: January 2012
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Sunday, January 29, 2012. WASHINGTON'S FUTURE: BOOM OR BUST? Dr Jimmie R. Applegate. The Washington State Legislature was gaveled to order on January 9, 2012 to begin a 60 calendar day session that is scheduled to end March 8, 2012. As I write this 23 days, or more than one-third, of the session has passed without overt consideration given to the major problems facing the legislators. To be fair, perhaps more is going on behind closed doors than I am aware of. I certainly hope so. Among them are those ca...
