Comments on: A good Citizen’s List of Resolutions for the New Year http://janechastain.com/2009/12/31/a-good-citizens-list-of-resolutions-for-the-new-year/ Fri, 18 May 2012 03:47:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Mike Wil http://janechastain.com/2009/12/31/a-good-citizens-list-of-resolutions-for-the-new-year/#comment-2759 Mike Wil Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:07:47 +0000 http://janechastain.com/?p=499#comment-2759 Good resolutions all - I admire your engagement. However, I tire of complaints regarding "activist judges". This is a term that comes exclusively from the right and needs reexamination. There is a knee-jerk reaction that any judge that doesn't poll the people before making a decision is an agenda-following "activist judge". Judges, though, are supposed to interpret the law and the constitution. To assume that judges who disagree with even a majority of citizens are "activists" is to misread the situation. Good resolutions all – I admire your engagement. However, I tire of complaints regarding “activist judges”. This is a term that comes exclusively from the right and needs reexamination.

There is a knee-jerk reaction that any judge that doesn’t poll the people before making a decision is an agenda-following “activist judge”. Judges, though, are supposed to interpret the law and the constitution. To assume that judges who disagree with even a majority of citizens are “activists” is to misread the situation.

]]> By: Monica Brett http://janechastain.com/2009/12/31/a-good-citizens-list-of-resolutions-for-the-new-year/#comment-2745 Monica Brett Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:39:01 +0000 http://janechastain.com/?p=499#comment-2745 Great thoughts and deeds Jane. Now all good Americans do your duty and like Jane ACT!!! We must take our country back and only action by the citizens (you) will keep us free. Our eyes have been opened the truth cannot be hidden any more Stand Up Americans. Great thoughts and deeds Jane. Now all good Americans do your duty and like Jane ACT!!! We must take our country back and only action by the citizens (you) will keep us free. Our eyes have been opened the truth cannot be hidden any more Stand Up Americans.

]]> By: Anne LeBlanc http://janechastain.com/2009/12/31/a-good-citizens-list-of-resolutions-for-the-new-year/#comment-2738 Anne LeBlanc Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:43:31 +0000 http://janechastain.com/?p=499#comment-2738 Horray for you, Larry. I'll add another one: I will identify at least one organization in my community that supports my values at legislation or election time and I will work with that organization throughout the year in some way, however small. A pro-life group I'm with takes a pro-life booth to churches and any public events we can get into. Some of the events are purely health oriented. However, others are more issue-action-oriented. I'm going to be taking copies of the New Years' Resolutions to those action-oriented fairs. We have an rather festive annual meeting once a year for everyone and this set of resolutions will be at the next one. Go, Jane! Horray for you, Larry.

I’ll add another one: I will identify at least one organization in my community that supports my values at legislation or election time and I will work with that organization throughout the year in some way, however small.

A pro-life group I’m with takes a pro-life booth to churches and any public events we can get into. Some of the events are purely health oriented. However, others are more issue-action-oriented. I’m going to be taking copies of the New Years’ Resolutions to those action-oriented fairs. We have an rather festive annual meeting once a year for everyone and this set of resolutions will be at the next one.

Go, Jane!

]]> By: Larry Bohannon http://janechastain.com/2009/12/31/a-good-citizens-list-of-resolutions-for-the-new-year/#comment-2736 Larry Bohannon Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:31:59 +0000 http://janechastain.com/?p=499#comment-2736 Another addition. I will not vote for anybody who supports the killing of unborn babies. Another addition.

I will not vote for anybody who supports the killing of unborn babies.

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