Hey Mike,
This is Jim Ed. Charles and Betty Avery's youngest son.
Was hoping you could identify most of these people in the attached photo. The bored kid on the porch is my dad. I recognize Momma Vanna, Papa Drury, Aunt Ruth, Uncle Andrew. I'm assuming your grandparents are in this group picture as well.
Also, you claim to be fifth generation Arkansan. I'm assuming you are referring to Alexander William Avery. Is this correct.
Sincerely,
James E. Avery, DVM
Mike,
Simply Jim here. Whether you like it or not it me and you as if 6 is to 9, eve to adam, etc..
From the we were born at my disadvantage, you benefited.
Whatever your opinion of me, whether true blue dog democrat or not; I'm aware you campaigne from black and white, you govern from gray.
I believe I'm a true liberal, who had learned a lot from life. I believe Jesus also a true liberal, a truly virtuous person; he died because it disadvantaged him, an example not to be afraid doing what's right regardless of outcome. I see you, calling yourself a Christian, nothing like that. Like it or not; it was me having been raised as child with the help of the same the Church you attend now; the one having to accept some responsibly for failing me as a child if they fault me in anyway as a man.
Bottom line. You get the god you have; not the one you want. By definition, there is only one God. I go with that. Don't be so stupid like all the other, believing when I say I'm atheist, that leave you last one standing. If so stupid to believe I'm Godless, what the hell is it you think is my Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
The Garden of Eden......occured to anyone maybe we've ruined that place already, actually never left it. And God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. Believe it was Adam THEN Eve. Why is that? God not a real man? Besides that, just image the way they smelled back then. Probably didn't matter which side up she landed when Adam flipped her onto the ground.
That point aside, up next came Abel and Cain. Which one would you bet most likely used the word...FAGGOT, NIGGER, JEW, SOCIALIST. How far you suppose Cain got, wouldn't he have just sneaked quickly back without anyone noticing, throught the back door.
Fuck all the other Lipsynching Christian who so quickly dismiss me or even picket the funeral of Faggots like me to your advantage pretending you're not looking. Pissed me off been doing that for years! Us left to deal with them alone.
Then along comes a dead soldier, maybe a Faggot, and Elizabeth Edwards, with talk of them picketting those funerals. The general public lite up like wildfire condeming Rev.Phelps; and even some Elizabeth, an atheist.
I know it's to your disadvantage just being paired with me publicly in anyway; buy you;ve gained from me at my expense.
I do not own a gun!
Have no reasons to believe anyone could stop me from buying a gun (assuming I would be told if not a list somewhere)! I have no desire to find out either.
But.....if someone blew your BRAINS out; I will have to give them the benefit of the doubt and believe, they had very good reasons to justify their actions the same as you have none justifing calling yourself a Christian.
And if someone were to burn down the United Methodist Church of Prescott with everyone locked inside; my family, even an old artist and his wife having the time of their life as he paints like a child, mother paying $500 dollars for a painting hanging in my home. People jokingly tying it value to the death of man having lived longed past that of one truly virtuous. Then post purchasedly told they be fans of FoxNews.
Totally discussing their behavior. Every God DAMN ONE of them so far. No wonder I'm atheist having been so observant. But God DAMN! Thrown for a loop. Nothing like followers of Jesus at all. From my perspective, that makes me God just understaning Jesus story as just a man, not that of a Messiah, but one overlapping that of Mary's. The Story of an innocent child, raped while bethrottled to Joseph, made even better him knowing, as they fled fearing for Mary's life......not Jesus. People so easily forgetting, she would have been stoned. Then, Mary having to mother that child; constantly relieving the pain, the horror, just the sight of him.
But eventually, how could a mother not eventually come to love that child; one wanting the love of his mother trying so hard all his life to end her pain; himself, her son, being a man where women were, and still are,treated as property. I'm sure there were many with most not ending well at all; still happening today half a world away, while we debate abortions. But as he tried, eventually he came up with the Trinity being just a language tool he stumbled upon, many having failed; his pain being so common. Of course he found a following; the same, although no where near trivial, like Penicillin.
Go get your grandmother, my mother claims a friend; then take her to see Betty Jo Wolfe. Ask her if she needs anything. I'm not expecting anything really; not at this point having seen what I'm dealing with. Everything from my perspective supporting the Mayan calender ending next year. Unless maybe, just me having the unfortunate luck my family.
She's been told, not to call me without something to offer helping me. She stressing me out more believing it's helping me talking to someone not really listening; when really she's afraid her son is going to die and no one would ever know if it weren't for her call. She is right. My only fear is not the dying, as it only happens once; but that I"m Head of Household with two cats, a fact most people so flippenly dismiss as if we were just opinions not needing to be included. Find a place in your heart, at least offering to pray with her for me. I'm aware she's just an old woman who only vote, not blood related in anyway at all.
Like she said recently, "You know Jesus better than I do!"
I truly believe, "I do you a well."
Not saying I know the answer. It beat anything I've heard so far, morphed and changed back by men more to there liking , sad thing being he not here backing them up falling for it all over; along with the like of Paling and Coulter telling men like Obama "to man up".
My Mother! My own Mother! Not even budging on that, me turning blue as I try convincing her. Stop being so God Damn Stupid. It's him I'm fighting with for all of us. And it's because of Obama she won't let go a Jesus and join me.
Just like a scene out of a Movie, THE GOOD SON.
She killing me trying to pull me into heaven with her.
Make that Fucking Bitch let go of me. I've had enough of my Mother. Pretty soon I'll be spitting on her till the night I go out dancing, dying once I run out of Daddy's money, if not turning my story into a movie or book or whatever.
IF can't be invited to give the Palm Sunday Sermon, really an angry testimonial, the chruch to blame or take credit for who I am, either way, won't be pretty, United Methodist Chruch of Prescott Arkansas; don't be too surpised if UPS walks down isle delivering ElSpotro painting, donating it to the Church. Maybe he'll buy it back. If he still around, floating a spell.
Something he learned from Noah Ark. Imagine that! An 90 year old man telling a man in his 40's to chill, float awhile when overly stressed. After me already hearing Glenn Beck with his stupid "everything he knows, learned from the Titanic.
Just like three ladies from Ark believing my intervention; after me being the one telling them I had an addiction.
The nerves of Betty Jo, leaving here after realizing defeated, but not before saying to me, "I do believe you are living a decadent lifestyle. Now that's was one Stupid Bitch needing beheaded.
Hell Betty Jo/the mother refusing to accept Simply Jim a man superior to her, making him appear, by default, the AntiChrist.
From: Congressman Mike Ross <mike.ross@mail.house.gov>
To: jeaverydvm87@att.net
Sent: Fri, April 23, 2010 11:10:55 AM
Subject: From the Office of Congressman Mike Ross (AR-04)
Dear James:
Thank you for contacting me and sharing your thoughts and concerns regarding these important issues. It is great to hear from you.
I truly appreciate your comments regarding the Tea Party Movement. Please be assured that I will continue to monitor this issue and keep your thoughts in mind should I be called to vote on any related legislative initiatives in the U.S. House of Representatives.
My parents raised me in a Methodist church, and now my wife and I are doing the same with our children. I am a proponent of having God involved in our daily lives in order to remind us of our values, principles, and the ability to treat those around us with respect. This country was built upon the religious principles of its founders and these principles must remain the basis for our American way of life.
Over the years, my faith and the values I learned from my parents and church have served me well in facing life's challenges. Please know that as a fifth generation Arkansan, I will continue to represent the Christian values in Washington I was raised on and still believe in strongly today.
I look forward to our continued dialogue as we discuss ideas and strategies that will strengthen and help our communities meet the challenges of the future.
Thank you again for contacting me and please do not hesitate to contact me again in my Washington, D.C. or district office most convenient to you if I can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Mike Ross
Hey Mike,
What kind of person would buy a gun? Probably someone who would want to use it.....?
If a law abiding citizen wants to become a criminal, I suppose he would start off buying a gun......? SHIT! If I was going to break into someone's house, I would want one too! Might need it in self defense! Who knows......a criminal may live there! No one thinks they are a criminal until they get caught!
If you found a gun in your wife's panties drawer, what would you do after the background check came back showing a clean record? Would you believe her if she told you she ...just...forgot to tell you?
If not married yet, would you still marry the love of your life, after she confided to you she owned a gun......and guns were illegal?
What makes you so sure things couldn't get bad enough for you to turn the gun on your own family before self?
No one knows they married a criminal until it too late!
Have you ever really sat down with the wife and asked her.....how...... she felt about guns in the house?
What is it.......
makes you a Democrat, and not just another conservative (definition being someone who only votes self interest)?
From: Congressman Mike Ross <<MikeRossNews@mail.house.gov
To: JEAveryDVM87@att.net
Sent: Mon, July 12, 2010 2:09:51 PM
Subject: Legislative Update: Protecting Your Second Amendment Rights
Dear friends,
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided on a case that is a landmark victory for the Second Amendment and those of us who support law-abiding citizens’ right to own a gun. In McDonald v. Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the city of Chicago’s 28-year-old strict ban on handgun ownership – an unfair law I have worked years to overturn.
As you may know, the Second Amendment to our Constitution says that: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
For many years, those opposed to gun rights argued the Second Amendment only applied to the federal government. They argued that states and local governments had the right to restrict or ban gun ownership altogether. The two biggest examples were Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Illinois. Both of these cities had far-reaching handgun bans, preventing law-abiding citizens from buying or possessing a handgun even for self defense.
In 2008, I led Congressional support for an amicus brief or “friend of the court brief” expressing the opinion of the Congress that Washington, D.C.’s gun ban was a violation of our constitutional rights. And, the Supreme Court agreed, striking down D.C.’s gun ban in its decision of District of Columbia v. Heller in 2008. However, Washington, D.C., is technically federal jurisdiction, so the question of whether states or local governments could ban guns remained in doubt. That was, until this latest decision.
Last Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in McDonald v. Chicago that the Second Amendment’s guarantee of an individual right to bear arms applies to all levels of government – local, state and federal. The Court equated this fundamental right to bear arms for self defense with the other provisions in the Bill of Rights, such as our Freedom of Speech, Religion and Free Assembly.
McDonald v. Chicago is a common sense decision that reaffirms a basic constitutional right afforded to us by our Founding Fathers. As the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court has now ruled the Second Amendment is a fundamental, individual right applicable to all the states and I commend its decision.
As I supported repealing the D.C. gun ban, I again led Congressional support for another pro-Second Amendment amicus brief before the Supreme Court for this case - McDonald v. Chicago. Eventually, 251 Members of Congress and 58 Senators signed the pro-Second Amendment amicus brief and filed it with the U.S. Supreme Court for this landmark case. The brief had the most signers of a congressional amicus brief in the history of the Supreme Court.
I firmly believe that banning guns will not keep guns out of the hands of criminals, but it will keep guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens trying to defend themselves against criminals. That is why I have led the efforts in the House to gather congressional support for pro-Second Amendment petitions to the Supreme Court during its consideration of these historic gun rights cases.
The McDonald v. Chicago decision upholds an important part of our way of life and our heritage. It means that government at all levels – federal, state and local – cannot significantly limit law-abiding citizens’ rights to use guns for lawful purposes. This decision is a victory for all Americans who still believe in the Bill of the Rights and our Constitution.
As an avid hunter and outdoorsman and pro-gun Democrat, I will continue to work to protect our Second Amendment rights in Congress and I will continue to oppose and fight any efforts in Washington to restrict the ‘right of the people to keep and bear Arms.’
Sincerely,
Mike Ross
As you may know, the Second Amendment to our Constitution says that: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
For many years, those opposed to gun rights argued the Second Amendment only applied to the federal government. They argued that states and local governments had the right to restrict or ban gun ownership altogether. The two biggest examples were Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Illinois. Both of these cities had far-reaching handgun bans, preventing law-abiding citizens from buying or possessing a handgun even for self defense.
In 2008, I led Congressional support for an amicus brief or “friend of the court brief” expressing the opinion of the Congress that Washington, D.C.’s gun ban was a violation of our constitutional rights. And, the Supreme Court agreed, striking down D.C.’s gun ban in its decision of District of Columbia v. Heller in 2008. However, Washington, D.C., is technically federal jurisdiction, so the question of whether states or local governments could ban guns remained in doubt. That was, until this latest decision.
Last Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in McDonald v. Chicago that the Second Amendment’s guarantee of an individual right to bear arms applies to all levels of government – local, state and federal. The Court equated this fundamental right to bear arms for self defense with the other provisions in the Bill of Rights, such as our Freedom of Speech, Religion and Free Assembly.
McDonald v. Chicago is a common sense decision that reaffirms a basic constitutional right afforded to us by our Founding Fathers. As the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court has now ruled the Second Amendment is a fundamental, individual right applicable to all the states and I commend its decision.
As I supported repealing the D.C. gun ban, I again led Congressional support for another pro-Second Amendment amicus brief before the Supreme Court for this case - McDonald v. Chicago. Eventually, 251 Members of Congress and 58 Senators signed the pro-Second Amendment amicus brief and filed it with the U.S. Supreme Court for this landmark case. The brief had the most signers of a congressional amicus brief in the history of the Supreme Court.
I firmly believe that banning guns will not keep guns out of the hands of criminals, but it will keep guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens trying to defend themselves against criminals. That is why I have led the efforts in the House to gather congressional support for pro-Second Amendment petitions to the Supreme Court during its consideration of these historic gun rights cases.
The McDonald v. Chicago decision upholds an important part of our way of life and our heritage. It means that government at all levels – federal, state and local – cannot significantly limit law-abiding citizens’ rights to use guns for lawful purposes. This decision is a victory for all Americans who still believe in the Bill of the Rights and our Constitution.
As an avid hunter and outdoorsman and pro-gun Democrat, I will continue to work to protect our Second Amendment rights in Congress and I will continue to oppose and fight any efforts in Washington to restrict the ‘right of the people to keep and bear Arms.’
Sincerely,
Mike Ross
"Whether it be tornadoes, floods, ice or fire, we have experienced our fair share of natural disasters over the years. You can’t stop a natural disaster. So, after each event, you look at warning and response times and determine what could be done to save more lives in the future. "
Has anyone ever stopped long enough to think.....that with every life saved.......isn't that just another mouth to feed, another person needing a job, another car stuck in rush hour traffic, probably playing a game on his cellphone instead of reading the newspaper, doesn't believe man is causing global warming, thinks every problem we face has a technological fix........and of course......pic wouldn't be complete without a spouse and kids to go with all that.
My question is, if our very being/exsistence can only be explained by intelligent design, then how can any disaster be man-made. Maybe God is trying to kill us.
From: Congressman Mike Ross <MikeRossNews@mail.house.gov>
To: JEAveryDVM87@att.net
Sent: Wed, June 30, 2010 2:11:31 PM
Subject: Legislative Update: Oil Spill Subpoena Power
Dear friends,
Americans certainly aren’t immune to devastating disasters. Neither is Arkansas for that matter. Whether it be tornadoes, floods, ice or fire, we have experienced our fair share of natural disasters over the years. You can’t stop a natural disaster. So, after each event, you look at warning and response times and determine what could be done to save more lives in the future.
However, man-made disasters are different. Man-made tragedies are often preventable, which we have learned in the BP Gulf oil spill. This man-made disaster has already taken thirteen lives and ruined thousands of miles of coastline and sensitive ecosystem. The economic and environmental impact will almost certainly be far-reaching and long-lasting, affecting commerce and energy prices throughout the United States.
We must learn from man-made disasters like the BP Gulf oil spill so as to do everything in our power to prevent another similar tragedy in the future. We immediately do the same after every airplane crash, every military accident and every building collapse. If we wait too long, people’s memories fade and critical data gets lost. That is why we must act and begin the learning process now.
I support the President’s recently-signed Executive Order that establishes the bipartisan National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. The Commission—co-chaired by former Senator Bob Graham of Florida and former EPA Administrator Bill Reilly—is tasked with providing recommendations on how we can prevent future spills that result from offshore drilling and diminish any impact.
However, if this Commission is to have any real power to demand honest answers and cooperation from BP, it must have the legal authority to do so. That is why last week I voted to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.
Giving the bipartisan Commission subpoena power is key to ensuring that it can conduct a complete analysis of the systemic industry and regulatory failures that led to this tragedy and avoid future disasters. Subpoena power will ensure the Commission cannot be stonewalled by BP or any other entity in its search for answers and can get testimony from crucial participants, like those who spotted a dangerous leak signaling a problem with the blowout preventer prior to the initial explosion.
Congress has previously granted subpoena power to commissions investigating national crises, including the Warren Commission following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the Three Mile Island Commission following the 1979 incident at the Pennsylvania nuclear power plant.
We must learn how to prevent tragedies like the BP Gulf oil spill so that we can continue drilling for oil in the safest possible manner because we absolutely need to drill. Our way of life is dependent upon a stable supply of oil and natural gas. If we aren’t getting it here at home, then we’re forced to buy it from foreign countries. That’s why I opposed the President’s six-month moratorium on drilling, which a federal judge recently overturned. I also opposed his decision because many in south Arkansas work on oil rigs and this moratorium could leave them without a job and could increase prices we see at the gas pump.
Moving forward, our number one priority must absolutely be to stop the leak and clean up the oil. At the same time, we must ensure that all oil companies are using the latest technology, that they’re not cutting corners, and that there is smart, effective oversight. These things can be fixed without a six-month moratorium.
This oil spill is a wakeup call that must result in better government oversight, more advanced technology, stronger response plans and improved safety standards by BP and every oil company in America.
Above all, this disaster is a learning experience that will help us prevent a tragedy like this from ever happening again. I am hopeful the Commission’s work and the ongoing congressional hearings can provide the answers and solutions necessary to begin that process.
Sincerely,
Mike Ross
Americans certainly aren’t immune to devastating disasters. Neither is Arkansas for that matter. Whether it be tornadoes, floods, ice or fire, we have experienced our fair share of natural disasters over the years. You can’t stop a natural disaster. So, after each event, you look at warning and response times and determine what could be done to save more lives in the future.
However, man-made disasters are different. Man-made tragedies are often preventable, which we have learned in the BP Gulf oil spill. This man-made disaster has already taken thirteen lives and ruined thousands of miles of coastline and sensitive ecosystem. The economic and environmental impact will almost certainly be far-reaching and long-lasting, affecting commerce and energy prices throughout the United States.
We must learn from man-made disasters like the BP Gulf oil spill so as to do everything in our power to prevent another similar tragedy in the future. We immediately do the same after every airplane crash, every military accident and every building collapse. If we wait too long, people’s memories fade and critical data gets lost. That is why we must act and begin the learning process now.
I support the President’s recently-signed Executive Order that establishes the bipartisan National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. The Commission—co-chaired by former Senator Bob Graham of Florida and former EPA Administrator Bill Reilly—is tasked with providing recommendations on how we can prevent future spills that result from offshore drilling and diminish any impact.
However, if this Commission is to have any real power to demand honest answers and cooperation from BP, it must have the legal authority to do so. That is why last week I voted to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.
Giving the bipartisan Commission subpoena power is key to ensuring that it can conduct a complete analysis of the systemic industry and regulatory failures that led to this tragedy and avoid future disasters. Subpoena power will ensure the Commission cannot be stonewalled by BP or any other entity in its search for answers and can get testimony from crucial participants, like those who spotted a dangerous leak signaling a problem with the blowout preventer prior to the initial explosion.
Congress has previously granted subpoena power to commissions investigating national crises, including the Warren Commission following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the Three Mile Island Commission following the 1979 incident at the Pennsylvania nuclear power plant.
We must learn how to prevent tragedies like the BP Gulf oil spill so that we can continue drilling for oil in the safest possible manner because we absolutely need to drill. Our way of life is dependent upon a stable supply of oil and natural gas. If we aren’t getting it here at home, then we’re forced to buy it from foreign countries. That’s why I opposed the President’s six-month moratorium on drilling, which a federal judge recently overturned. I also opposed his decision because many in south Arkansas work on oil rigs and this moratorium could leave them without a job and could increase prices we see at the gas pump.
Moving forward, our number one priority must absolutely be to stop the leak and clean up the oil. At the same time, we must ensure that all oil companies are using the latest technology, that they’re not cutting corners, and that there is smart, effective oversight. These things can be fixed without a six-month moratorium.
This oil spill is a wakeup call that must result in better government oversight, more advanced technology, stronger response plans and improved safety standards by BP and every oil company in America.
Above all, this disaster is a learning experience that will help us prevent a tragedy like this from ever happening again. I am hopeful the Commission’s work and the ongoing congressional hearings can provide the answers and solutions necessary to begin that process.
Sincerely,
Mike Ross
"Jobs and economic recovery must always be this nation’s top priority and these two bills will be key to pushing Arkansas and America forward through these tough economic times."
That's easy for you to say, Peckerwood.
DON'T ASK/DON'T TELL. You still be red.
Being a 2nd class citizen.......it's touches every aspect of our lives more than you realize.
Picture a straight jacket placed on a sane man. He goes crazy right? Now pic the same straight jacket on a new born baby. Warm and cozy at first .......as he grows into it.
At least Lady MacBeth saw red.
From: Congressman Mike Ross <MikeRossNews@mail.house.gov>
To: JEAveryDVM87@att.net
Sent: Wed, June 9, 2010 11:58:25 AM
Subject: Legislative Update: Promoting American Jobs & Innovation
To: JEAveryDVM87@att.net
Sent: Wed, June 9, 2010 11:58:25 AM
Subject: Legislative Update: Promoting American Jobs & Innovation
Dear friends,
The United States has led the modern world in innovation. Americans invented the light bulb, the airplane and the Internet. We were the first country to put a man on the moon and to cure polio. Hard work, risk and determination built this country. However, now we face a new challenge. The 21st century, global economy we find ourselves in today is one of the most competitive Americans have ever seen. We are in the midst of a global technological revolution and our way of life depends on how serious we recognize the educational and economic challenges that lie ahead.
Last month, I helped pass two key pieces of legislation that invest in American innovation and help protect American jobs. The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, H.R. 5116, and the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, H.R. 4213, both passed the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support from both Democrats and Republicans and now head to the Senate for consideration.
America must remain the world’s technological leader and we can’t let places like China and India invent, build and sell us the technology that will power the next century. The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act will invest in modernizing the manufacturing industry, foster American innovation through research and education and promote job growth. It will spur American innovation through basic research and development, clean energy research and strengthening math and science education in an effort to prepare students for first-rate employment.
The COMPETES Act also requires the National Science Foundation to invest at least five percent of its research budget in high-risk, high-reward basic research. In addition, the Act makes permanent the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Department of Commerce, which works with business to overcome barriers to apply new technologies, products and services.
The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act will cut taxes by over $4 billion for working families, putting more of Americans’ hard-earned money back into their own pockets. These tax benefits are fully paid for by closing the tax loopholes that big businesses have exploited to ship jobs overseas and that allowed Wall Street billionaires to pay a much lower tax rate on their income. The bill also allows more in college tuition deductions, extends the research and development (R&D) tax credit for businesses and helps rebuild American roads and bridges.
Specifically, the legislation makes significant investments in Arkansas highway and transportation projects alone, creating jobs and modernizing our infrastructure to attract and support new commerce moving to the state. And, it strengthens American-made energy and supports many of Arkansas’s farmers and foresters with tax incentives for the production of biodiesel and renewable diesel and fuels and electricity derived from biomass.
This bill also helps farmers recover who have been affected by natural disasters, high feed prices and the closure of poultry processing plants by providing critical financial assistance for 2009 agricultural losses for crops, including specialty crops, livestock, aquaculture, cottonseed, and poultry. It’s been a rough year for Arkansas farm families who provide the food and fiber for our nation and are critical to supporting our way of life and we must have their backs.
It is past time we see ‘Made in America’ make a comeback. My number one priority is and has always been keeping jobs in this country and putting hard-working Americans back to work. I want American factories to start humming again and American workers to see the rewards of a hard day’s work.
These two key pieces of legislation invest in each of the key areas of economic recovery: tax cuts that put more money back into your pockets; tax relief that allows businesses to focus on innovation and hiring; aid that allows our farmers to recover and grow; and, investments that will strengthen our infrastructure. Jobs and economic recovery must always be this nation’s top priority and these two bills will be key to pushing Arkansas and America forward through these tough economic times.
Sincerely,
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Mike Ross
The United States has led the modern world in innovation. Americans invented the light bulb, the airplane and the Internet. We were the first country to put a man on the moon and to cure polio. Hard work, risk and determination built this country. However, now we face a new challenge. The 21st century, global economy we find ourselves in today is one of the most competitive Americans have ever seen. We are in the midst of a global technological revolution and our way of life depends on how serious we recognize the educational and economic challenges that lie ahead.
Last month, I helped pass two key pieces of legislation that invest in American innovation and help protect American jobs. The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, H.R. 5116, and the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, H.R. 4213, both passed the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support from both Democrats and Republicans and now head to the Senate for consideration.
America must remain the world’s technological leader and we can’t let places like China and India invent, build and sell us the technology that will power the next century. The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act will invest in modernizing the manufacturing industry, foster American innovation through research and education and promote job growth. It will spur American innovation through basic research and development, clean energy research and strengthening math and science education in an effort to prepare students for first-rate employment.
The COMPETES Act also requires the National Science Foundation to invest at least five percent of its research budget in high-risk, high-reward basic research. In addition, the Act makes permanent the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Department of Commerce, which works with business to overcome barriers to apply new technologies, products and services.
The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act will cut taxes by over $4 billion for working families, putting more of Americans’ hard-earned money back into their own pockets. These tax benefits are fully paid for by closing the tax loopholes that big businesses have exploited to ship jobs overseas and that allowed Wall Street billionaires to pay a much lower tax rate on their income. The bill also allows more in college tuition deductions, extends the research and development (R&D) tax credit for businesses and helps rebuild American roads and bridges.
Specifically, the legislation makes significant investments in Arkansas highway and transportation projects alone, creating jobs and modernizing our infrastructure to attract and support new commerce moving to the state. And, it strengthens American-made energy and supports many of Arkansas’s farmers and foresters with tax incentives for the production of biodiesel and renewable diesel and fuels and electricity derived from biomass.
This bill also helps farmers recover who have been affected by natural disasters, high feed prices and the closure of poultry processing plants by providing critical financial assistance for 2009 agricultural losses for crops, including specialty crops, livestock, aquaculture, cottonseed, and poultry. It’s been a rough year for Arkansas farm families who provide the food and fiber for our nation and are critical to supporting our way of life and we must have their backs.
It is past time we see ‘Made in America’ make a comeback. My number one priority is and has always been keeping jobs in this country and putting hard-working Americans back to work. I want American factories to start humming again and American workers to see the rewards of a hard day’s work.
These two key pieces of legislation invest in each of the key areas of economic recovery: tax cuts that put more money back into your pockets; tax relief that allows businesses to focus on innovation and hiring; aid that allows our farmers to recover and grow; and, investments that will strengthen our infrastructure. Jobs and economic recovery must always be this nation’s top priority and these two bills will be key to pushing Arkansas and America forward through these tough economic times.
Sincerely,
Mike Ross
Hey peckerwood,
"These patriots answered the call of duty, and, because of them, we remain the leader of the free world and a beacon of hope and opportunity for all. Because of ordinary folks stepping up for an extraordinary cause, we enjoy historic freedoms today. We are free to choose our leaders, free to choose where we work and what we do, free to pray and read the Bible and free to worship at the church of our choice."
It's not freedom if there's only one choice that you find acceptable. If the definition of a conservative is someone conservative on every issue exept those that affect him; then someone could still be a conservative even thought he always voted democrat only because there were no issues that didn't affect him. That makes all the difference between someone who was only self-serving and someone who thinks picking which church to serve his LORD is freedom..
I believed you voted "no" to repealing DON'T ASK/DON'T TELL. This letter screamed reactionary instead of visionary answers to our world's problems. You be RED peckerwood.
Makes me think of a story.
It was a lovely day in the woods. The birds sang in the trees, the frogs croaked in the pond, the crickets chirped in the grass and a rattle snake slid along a small path, which led through the middle of the woods, to warm herself in the sun. She rolled up and slept a little. It was peaceful and nice. A man came along the path who saw the sleeping snake and wanted to kill it.
He grabbed a large stone and just as he wanted to throw it onto the sleeping snake she woke up. „Brother, why do you want to kill me, I haven’t done anything to you!" You are poisonous and must die!" called the man. "But brother, I am poisonous but I’m not doing anything, I won’t kill you!" " You, kill me?" laughed the man. "I am a human and am much larger and stronger than you and I have this stone. I am going to kill you with it!" "I am not a snake’s brother anyway!" the man screamed “…and you are going to die now!" He lifted up the stone. In that instant, the snake struck out like lightning and bit the man in the neck. He immediately fell to the ground and as he lay there dying, he heard the snake say: “If you had listened to me, brother, and hadn’t wanted to kill me, this wouldn’t have happened and you might have had a long life." Then the snake rolled back into the sun and slept on this wonderfully peaceful day in the woods.
Just to make sure there is no confusion.......you are not the snake.
Freedom/equality/fairness begins at home.
Only then will our soldiers get the best support/less need to put them in harms way.
It's hard to win a war with an Albatrose hanging around around our soldier's necks.
From: Congressman Mike Ross <MikeRossNews@mail.house.gov>
To: JEAveryDVM87@att.net
Sent: Mon, May 31, 2010 7:39:25 AM
Subject: Legislative Update: Remembering Fallen Patriots
Dear friends,
Memorial Day is a special time. It is a time when we pay tribute to those we have lost in service to our country. But, it’s also time to renew our commitment to those veterans and active duty service members both here at home and throughout the world.
America has a long list of heroes who have served bravely in the United States Armed Forces. Men and women in uniform have served our great country in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf Wars and now in the global war on terror. These patriots answered the call of duty, and, because of them, we remain the leader of the free world and a beacon of hope and opportunity for all. Because of ordinary folks stepping up for an extraordinary cause, we enjoy historic freedoms today. We are free to choose our leaders, free to choose where we work and what we do, free to pray and read the Bible and free to worship at the church of our choice.
The largest assault on our freedoms in a generation came on September 11, 2001, when our nation was cowardly attacked by terrorists who underestimated the resolve of the American people. Terrorism continues to be a real and constant threat today, not only to those of us here in America, but to freedom-loving people all across this world. These terrorists have and will continue to target free, democratic societies.
Our troops are fighting a new kind of war and enemy and we must have their backs. Regardless of how you may feel about our ongoing and continued presence in the Middle East, it is important that we all remain committed to supporting our troops and ensuring they have the resources and equipment they need to do their jobs as safely as possible.
I visited Iraq in 2004 and Iraq and Afghanistan in 2008. In Iraq, I visited the 39th Brigade from the Arkansas National Guard and my mission was simple—to thank our troops for their service and to ensure they were getting the equipment and support they needed to carry out their missions.
Since entering Congress, I have made supporting our veterans and our troops a focus of my work in our nation’s capital. I firmly believe our veterans have given the ultimate contribution to their country and it is essential that we support them and their families. They leave as a soldier and return as a veteran.
On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, we must pledge that when soldiers return home, we leave no veteran behind—that we as a government will keep our promises to our veterans and to those who serve and protect us today.
We owe a lot to our veterans and those currently serving our country, and we owe even more to those who died fighting for the freedoms we too often take for granted. While these heroes deserve special recognition this Memorial Day, they deserve our deepest gratitude and respect every day of the year.
May God bless our troops and veterans and may God continue to bless the United States of America.
Sincerely,
Mike Ross
Memorial Day is a special time. It is a time when we pay tribute to those we have lost in service to our country. But, it’s also time to renew our commitment to those veterans and active duty service members both here at home and throughout the world.
America has a long list of heroes who have served bravely in the United States Armed Forces. Men and women in uniform have served our great country in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf Wars and now in the global war on terror. These patriots answered the call of duty, and, because of them, we remain the leader of the free world and a beacon of hope and opportunity for all. Because of ordinary folks stepping up for an extraordinary cause, we enjoy historic freedoms today. We are free to choose our leaders, free to choose where we work and what we do, free to pray and read the Bible and free to worship at the church of our choice.
The largest assault on our freedoms in a generation came on September 11, 2001, when our nation was cowardly attacked by terrorists who underestimated the resolve of the American people. Terrorism continues to be a real and constant threat today, not only to those of us here in America, but to freedom-loving people all across this world. These terrorists have and will continue to target free, democratic societies.
Our troops are fighting a new kind of war and enemy and we must have their backs. Regardless of how you may feel about our ongoing and continued presence in the Middle East, it is important that we all remain committed to supporting our troops and ensuring they have the resources and equipment they need to do their jobs as safely as possible.
I visited Iraq in 2004 and Iraq and Afghanistan in 2008. In Iraq, I visited the 39th Brigade from the Arkansas National Guard and my mission was simple—to thank our troops for their service and to ensure they were getting the equipment and support they needed to carry out their missions.
Since entering Congress, I have made supporting our veterans and our troops a focus of my work in our nation’s capital. I firmly believe our veterans have given the ultimate contribution to their country and it is essential that we support them and their families. They leave as a soldier and return as a veteran.
On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, we must pledge that when soldiers return home, we leave no veteran behind—that we as a government will keep our promises to our veterans and to those who serve and protect us today.
We owe a lot to our veterans and those currently serving our country, and we owe even more to those who died fighting for the freedoms we too often take for granted. While these heroes deserve special recognition this Memorial Day, they deserve our deepest gratitude and respect every day of the year.
May God bless our troops and veterans and may God continue to bless the United States of America.
Sincerely,
Mike Ross
Dear Mike,
Thanks for your reply, although a very "safe" one. Was hoping for something hinting of humily and grace; which without, there is no point of debating. As a head of a household and as a citizen of good standing with a reputation to uphold, guess I can't blame you. Took the liberty of clipping a few paragraphs out of some articles with links to their source. No need to respond .
Nevertheless, George and Martha made a good marriage, and together raised her two children from her previous marriage, John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis, affectionately called "Jackie" and "Patsy" by the family. Later the Washingtons raised two of Mrs. Washington's grandchildren, Eleanor Parke Custis and George Washington Parke Custis. George and Martha never had any children together — his earlier bout with smallpox (possibly followed by tuberculosis) may have made him sterile. The newlywed couple moved to Mount Vernon, near Alexandria, where he took up the life of a planter and political figure.[34]
Washington's marriage to Martha, a wealthy widow, greatly increased his property holdings and social standing. He acquired one-third of the 18,000 acre (73 km²) Custis estate upon his marriage, and managed the remainder on behalf of Martha's children. He frequently bought additional land in his own name. In addition, he was granted land in what is now West Virginia as a bounty for his service in the French and Indian War. By 1775, Washington had doubled the size of Mount Vernon to 6,500 acres (26 km2), and had increased the slave population there to more than 100 persons. As a respected military hero and large landowner, he held local office and was elected to the Virginia provincial legislature, the House of Burgesses, beginning in 1758.[35]
Washington began to pull himself out of debt by diversification. By 1766, he had switched Mount Vernon's primary cash crop from tobacco to wheat, a crop that could be sold in America, and diversified operations to include flour milling, fishing, horse breeding, spinning, and weaving. Patsy Custis's death in 1773 from epilepsy enabled Washington to pay off his British creditors, since half of her inheritance passed to him.[36]
During these years, Washington concentrated on his business activities and remained somewhat aloof from politics. Although he expressed opposition to the 1765 Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the colonies, he did not take a leading role in the growing colonial resistance until after protests of the Townshend Acts (enacted in 1767) had become widespread. In May 1769, Washington introduced a proposal drafted by his friend George Mason, which called for Virginia to boycott English goods until the Acts were repealed. Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts in 1770, and, for Washington at least, the crisis had passed. However, Washington regarded the passage of the Intolerable Acts in 1774 as "an Invasion of our Rights and Privileges". In July 1774, he chaired the meeting at which the "Fairfax Resolves" were adopted, which called for, among other things, the convening of a Continental Congress. In August, Washington attended the First Virginia Convention, where he was selected as a delegate to the First Continental Congress.[37]
As a colonial militia officer, albeit a high ranking one, Washington was acutely conscious of the disparity between officers in the militia and the regular British Army establishment. His eldest brother Lawrence had been fortunate to be awarded a commission in the British Army, as "Captain in a Regiment of Foot", in summer 1740, when the British Army raised a new regiment (the 61st Foot, known as Gooch's American Regiment) in the colonies, for service in the West Indies during the War of Jenkins' Ear.[29][30] Each colony was allowed to appoint its own company officers—the captains and lieutenants—and Colonel William Blakeney distributed signed commissions to the various governors.[31] Fifteen years later, when General Braddock arrived in Virginia in 1755 with two regiments of regulars (the 44th and 48th Foot), Washington sought to obtain a commission, but none were available for purchase.[32] Rather than serve as a militia lieutenant colonel, where he would be outranked by more junior officers in the regulars, Washington chose to serve in a private capacity as aide-de-camp to the general; as an aide, he could command British regulars.[33] Following Braddock's defeat, the British Parliament decided in November 1755 to create a new Royal American Regiment of Foot—later renamed King's Royal Rifle Corps. Unlike the earlier "American Regiment" of 1740–42, all of the officers were recruited in England and Europe in early 1756.
That's not even getting into the fact that neither Obama or Palin would have been allowed to run for President. ;^)
How Christian Were the Founders?
IN 1801, A GROUP of Baptist ministers in Danbury, Conn., wrote a letter to the new president, Thomas Jefferson, congratulating him on his victory. They also had a favor to ask. Baptists were a minority group, and they felt insecure. In the colonial period, there were two major Christian factions, both of which derived from England. The Congregationalists, in New England, had evolved from the Puritan settlers, and in the South and middle colonies, the Anglicans came from the Church of England. Nine colonies developed state churches, which were supported financially by the colonial governments and whose power was woven in with that of the governments. Other Christians — Lutherans, Baptists, Quakers — and, of course, those of other faiths were made unwelcome, if not persecuted outright.
Here we have christian competing with each other. Seems no one likes being persecuted, e.g. the Mayflower, but everyone wants the right to persecute. Exactly what values, principles are God's values, principles? Like it or not, Texas ...Has a Whorehouse In It! Sorry, that slipped. I can be a bit of a smartass.
I'm curious, of all the money put in the offering at the Methodist Church or donated to the church, how much actually goes to charity? As a kid, not being able to hear the peacher semons, remember reading the budget; how much money they needed and how much they've taken in so far. What keep it's from being just another "country club", looking after their own, with bills to pay?
I'm curious, of all the money put in the offering at the Methodist Church or donated to the church, how much actually goes to charity? As a kid, not being able to hear the peacher semons, remember reading the budget; how much money they needed and how much they've taken in so far. What keep it's from being just another "country club", looking after their own, with bills to pay?
Tragedy of the commons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Central to Hardin's article is an example (first sketched in an 1833 pamphlet by William Forster Lloyd), of a hypothetical and simplified situation based on medieval land tenure in Europe, of herders sharing a common parcel of land, on which they are each entitled to let their cows graze. In Hardin's example, it is in each herder's interest to put the next (and succeeding) cows he acquires onto the land, even if the carrying capacity of the common is exceeded and it is temporarily or permanently damaged for all as a result. The herder receives all of the benefits from an additional cow, while the damage to the common is shared by the entire group. If all herders make this individually rational economic decision, the common will be depleted or even destroyed to the detriment of all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons
These herders, could they not all claim "they worked hard for their money and deserve to keep it?"
Rosewood massacre
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosewood_massacre
Let's not be naive. Only the majority persecutes whether all participates or not. After the damage is done, loyalty (family, country, religion, friends) always wins over justice. Even the Supreme Court justicies, who are suppose to be above that (not just call "ball and strikes" per Roberts) have blood on their hands.
"Those who fail to learn from the past condemn us all to repeat it."
"You can't be neutral on a moving train."
"My parents raised me in a Methodist church, and now my wife and I are doing the same with our children. I am a proponent of having God involved in our daily lives in order to remind us of our values, principles, and the ability to treat those around us with respect. This country was built upon the religious principles of its founders and these principles must remain the basis for our American way of life."
James E. Avery, DVM
From: Congressman Mike Ross <mike.ross@mail.house.gov>
To: jeaverydvm87@att.net
Sent: Fri, April 23, 2010 11:10:55 AM
Subject: From the Office of Congressman Mike Ross (AR-04)
Dear James:
Thank you for contacting me and sharing your thoughts and concerns regarding these important issues. It is great to hear from you.
I truly appreciate your comments regarding the Tea Party Movement. Please be assured that I will continue to monitor this issue and keep your thoughts in mind should I be called to vote on any related legislative initiatives in the U.S. House of Representatives.
My parents raised me in a Methodist church, and now my wife and I are doing the same with our children. I am a proponent of having God involved in our daily lives in order to remind us of our values, principles, and the ability to treat those around us with respect. This country was built upon the religious principles of its founders and these principles must remain the basis for our American way of life.
Over the years, my faith and the values I learned from my parents and church have served me well in facing life's challenges. Please know that as a fifth generation Arkansan, I will continue to represent the Christian values in Washington I was raised on and still believe in strongly today.
I look forward to our continued dialogue as we discuss ideas and strategies that will strengthen and help our communities meet the challenges of the future.
Thank you again for contacting me and please do not hesitate to contact me again in my Washington, D.C. or district office most convenient to you if I can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Mike Ross
Hey Mike,
Read a little of your website. Thought some clarification might be in order. Probably sounded like just another "crazies" with my parallels. I have a habit of collecting quotes that explain better my understanding of the world and the business of politics.
“The existence of a world without God seems to me less absurd than the presence of a God, existing in all his perfection, creating an imperfect man in order to make him run the risk of Hell.”
He is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong.
Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in the face of continued defeats. Because whatever true progress humanity makes is through the rationality of the occasional individual and because any one individual we may win for the cause may do more for humanity than a hundred thousand who hug their superstitions to their breast.
In dark ages people are best guided by religion, as in a pitch-black night a blind man is the best guide; he knows the roads and paths better than a man who can see. When daylight comes, however, it is foolish to use blind, old men as guides.
tragic vision of humankind, which “believes in the existence of inherent limitations and flaws in the way we think and act and requires an acknowledgement of this fact as a basis for any individual and collective action.”
"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so"
The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself. ~Jane Addams
Quality of a good leader is one who is able to disappoint his own people at a rate they can absorb
Taxation is man's punishment for not building a civilized society.
gaffe in politics is when someone accidentally tells the truth.
Quality of a good leader is one who is able to disappoint his own people at a rate they can absorb.
You campaign from black and white; you govern from grey.
Ted Kennedy’s political and human desires:
That human beings be measured not by what they cannot do but by what they can do. That quality health care becomes a fundamental right and not a privilege. That the old politics of race and gender die away. That newcomers be accepted, no matter their color or place of birth. That the nation stand united against violence, hate and war. And, in echo of his famous words, that the work begins anew, the hope arises anew, and the dream lives on.
As I try to discuss the issues with people I work with, I'm learning the hard way the difference between a bleeding heart liberal and a true blue democrat. If it's not his problem, one has to have enough money in the bank, enough of a good life, to speak up for the less fortunate. Doesn't mean he wants to know or meet them. He just knows of them. It pits one against family and friends. Whatever flaws one might have, it gets amplified and used against them. Think Bill Clinton vs John Edwards. The other one doesn't live long enough to vote, loses his right to vote, no longer voting, or ends up dead. Think Baby Grace, felons, victims of homicide, lack of healthcare, dying during childbirth.
A truly virtuous man would come to the aid of a stranger equally as he would a close friend; then again, a truly virtuous man would have no friend.
I'm beginning to see BLUE DOG DEMOCRATS in the same light as LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS (wealthy +/- rascist); voting self interest than with their heart. I can understand your vote on the health care issue from a politician's point of view as related to getting elected. You know I'm atheist because I told you so; but how am I to know you really are a true Christian? A license won't stop someone from being a reckless driver; but it would be nice to see someone having to pass a test before claiming to be a Christian.
Doing the right thing for the wrong reason has no moral worth.
Whether the topic be WAR AND PEACE, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK OR WHITE, MALE OR FEMALE, HETEROSEXUAL OR HOMOSEXUAL, RICH OR POOR, RIGHT OR WRONG, SAINT OR SINNER; there has to be a common interest before there is a conflict, something different before there is an advantage. Just take 1 to reason, 2 to disagree, 3 to vote. Morales is not something that you vote on; it's our lack of morales that leads to voting to begin with.
It's been my observation that Evil always wins unless Good is very, very careful.--(Star trek).
I've come to believe there is no such thing as a truly virtuous man. That Jesus didn't die for our sins; he lived by example. I'm beginning to see most Americans no differently than the crowd that voted his fate.
What a wasted crucifixion.
From: Congressman Mike Ross <mike.ross@mail.house.gov>
To: jeaverydvm87@att.net
Sent: Sat, April 17, 2010 9:36:27 PM
Subject: Re: Your Message
Thank you for contacting my office via email. I hope to respond in more detail to you soon, but in the meantime, I wanted you to know that I have received your comments. I appreciate you taking the time to get in touch, and please write again soon!
If you need immediate assistance, please contact my office at 1-800-223-2220.
Mike Ross
Member of Congress
4th District of Arkansas
From: Congressman Mike Ross <mike.ross@mail.house.gov>
To: jeaverydvm87@att.net
Sent: Sat, April 17, 2010 9:36:27 PM
Subject: Re: Your Message
Thank you for contacting my office via email. I hope to respond in more detail to you soon, but in the meantime, I wanted you to know that I have received your comments. I appreciate you taking the time to get in touch, and please write again soon!
If you need immediate assistance, please contact my office at 1-800-223-2220.
Mike Ross
Member of Congress
4th District of Arkansas
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