Beck Blubbers over Bachmann

MoonHowler

Who is this THEY people keep talking about? I keep hearing about this evil THEY wherever I go.

Did Beck just call Senator McCain a dirt-bag? tak tsk. How rude. Even if you don’t like Senator McCain, and sometimes I don’t, I wouldn’t publicly call him a dirt-bag.

Washington doesn’t take away anyone’s honor. Only you yourself can destroy your honor. Some people aren’t up to the task of defending their own honor. Michele Bachmann knew what she was getting into. She campaigned on it as a matter of fact, when she ran for president. She didn’t catch the big fish and now she is going home. Nothing wrong with that. She capitalized on the outrageous, make up lies about others and now goes back home. Safe landing, Ms Bachmann.

McDonnell to restore voting rights for non-violent felons

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mcleanpatch.com:

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) announced Wednesday that he will automatically restore on a individual basis civil rights to nonviolent felons as long as they have done their time, paid their court costs and don’t have any pending felony charges on their record.

The change, which takes effect July 15, will eliminate the two-year period a released felon must wait to submit an application for restoration of his or her rights, giving them the opportunity to vote as soon as possible.

Good for Governor McDonnell to waive the waiting period for applications.  On paper it sounds like he capitulated quite a bit.  Actually he just shortened the time a released felon had to wait to reapply for voting rights.  What about those involved in violent felony?  For example, would those convicted of man-slaughter from drunk driving be considered ‘violent?’  Will those people ever be able to get their voting rights back?

If a person has a violent past and keeps his  or her nose clean for x number of years, can they ever apply for voting rights?

It seems to me that good behavior for a certain period of time (maybe 3 to 5 years) should restore all rights of citizenship.

What rights to convicted felons lose?  Should these rights ever be restored regardless?

 

Conquering Everest

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60 years ago Sir Edmund Hillary reached the top of Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. (May 28, 1953) At the time they didn’t know if it was even humanly possible to reach the summit. Even though the crew used oxygen, they weren’t sure something else wasn’t going to kill them on the spot.

Below is a view of the world from the top of Mt. Everest.

“Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.” Sir Edmund Hillary