Religion has its bounds of authority!

Christianity went through a time of reformation in which the bounds of religious authority in the lives of its believers became clear: the realm of the body was that of the physical; the religious realm was and is spiritual.  And if physical, capable of fact and knowledge; but if spiritual or community influence, subject to belief and opinion.

Just today, CBS news is reporting that a Jewish community is in the throes of a measles epidemic that some parents don't recognize nor think it will affect their children's health.  Put bluntly, these parents are endangering the lives of their children on behalf of their religious convictions.  But these demonstratives have no meaning in a physical world of body and flesh.

India and Nepal are lands where Buddhism sway parents on what to believe about the nature of illness and cleanliness.  They have there rivers and streams that can cause serious disease; yet humans and animals are freely permitted to pollute.  Something urgent must be done to rectify this problem in the physical realm, causing religious belief to become thought of as (scientific) knowledge.

"How well is the X-federal branch of government doing/federal project doing?"

The GAO evaluates the performance of agencies and departments, even sub-departments of the federal government rather nicely.  I've learned a lot over the years by reading some of them.  The GAO people are dedicated and filled with excellent ideas to improve an organization they are tasked to study!  And, of course, there's the voting public that through their vote express some overall opinion.

But the question needs to be asked of the various projects, some of which last for years and years "how well are you doing?"  Maybe, there's some clandestine group that asks the question of some project management team, that I've never crossed paths with, but I find if so, they're not having much of an impact.

I raised the question with those who had a say in the US involvement over the years in overseeing the training of the current crop of Chinese leadership in government, technology, and business.  How often did they express evaluative comments on how the training was going that we provided?   I think, personally. we did a fantastic job, far and above what could have been expected.

That's another thing.  I thing I like most about the US military brass is their commitment to de-centralization: they set the ground-rules and let the tasked commander do his job--with their help from above ever omnipresent, of course.  I've talked to a lot of decision-people who are under this chain of command; and they enjoy their work very much!

Anyway, I think a group like the GAO is needed to be on the job in the projects arena, to be sure. 

WHACKO-Theory corollary (important): An asterick should be placed by Trump's name in Presidents List

President Trump missed a photo shoot with the prime dictators in the world today--Russian and N. Korean Presidents--meeting no doubt in part to discuss how to sway American voters in the upcoming 2020 US national election.  Communists must be gloating over the fact that the intelligence agencies of the United States have been unable to substantially overwhelm the Administration's current view with a dosage of reality that in the 2016 election Russia had a part.  And clearly, these two dictators are not US buddies. For Trump, if Russia had been such a threat to the 2016 voting in America, all the blame must be heaped on the former President, a Democrat, Obama.

Trump has even attempted to ameliorate the Russian sanctions since 2017 by lessening their effects, certainly to add no more--a move that might devastate the faltering Russian economy.

So, Russia and the counterpart in North Korea can agree with Trump that so far as Americans are concerned, it's Springtime and everything's beautiful!  And, Americans are simply unaware of  these foreign attempts by Russian hacks and their opinion swayers to put Trump over on them. 

Next century, I am sure, historians of American history will insist that an asterisk be placed next to Trump's name in the list of American Presidents, suggesting that there was undue foreign influence in the American voting behavior of 2016.

 

WHACK-O Theory Important! Russian intrusion into the US voting system is causing a Constitutional Crisis

Please remember that this is a Whack-o Theory.

What's the fallout of the Russian invasion of our computer apparatus and files?  I contend it has led to a Constitutional Crisis in which the three branches of government cannot function as meant by the Constitution's framers.

Essentially, I believe that the Republic is being transformed into a one-man dictatorship wherein the Congress will not be allowed to carry forth its duties of prompt branch oversight--since its subpoenas are not being honored by the Administration without a prolonged fight in the administration's judicial system.

Importantly, in my opinion, the military has not had a say in mapping a defensive strategy to take on the Russian invasion onto our shores, fighting this intrusion with stated strategies of battlements.

The Republicans ought not to allow a foreign power to invade us.  This is not a matter of public opinion; this is a fight to save the Constitution from external bombardment and to preserve the internal separation and integrity of the several branches of government, such that the legislative arm of the federal government is not impeded nor sacrificed for the sake of a fledgling dictatorial Executive.

Indeed, this is a matter, to me, of grave consequence for the preservation of the Constitution and the rule of law it has provided for lo these many centuries.  The US Military must stand to protect the Constitution's implied guarantees of prompt enforcement of regulatory duties and judgments .     

UK almost Independent of EU and maybe you'll not have any strings!

Hold on.  You're almost independent without any obstacle a parting deal would present to your new start!

No deal is best, but if there's too much fear standing in the way of this momentous event, then I suppose you'll succumb to sentiment for the EU.

Anyway, the world awaits your courageous effort to break free and be independent once again.  This is important for all the world, because it should open up efforts across the world toward forging a brand new future for the planet!  Go to it; and don't be disturbed nor distracted from your goal of becoming once again a world power of momentous energy and will.  To the future independent UK!!!

Whether or not.Ms. May remains at the PM position is a matter of UK politics, but what you're embarked on, the project of independence, is critical to the world's future development! 

Russians Mad About Muslim treatment in Chechnya

I heard on a news broadcast the other day that the Russian people are incensed how Putin put down the Muslims in Chechnya over the past ten years!  Some Russians regard it as actions amounting to waging a genocide!  Hooray, that the Russian public is finally holding President Putin accountable for the atrocities against those Russian citizens who declare a faith he evidently abhors. 

More than 100 countries are identified as host countries for US military

CNN reported this past week that there's more than 100 countries worldwide (actually, I think its about 200 countries) who permit US installations on their soil.  By so doing, they enable close ties for military assistance and training of each host country's military as requested and/or needed.  President Trump has said that while the US welcomes opportunities to serve the host countries, each would be assessed some kind of payment stipend on a "case-by-case" basis.

It is interesting to note that the area of the world where this program has seen the greatest enthusiastic welcome is in the Middle East, particularly in the Qatar region, CNN reports.