"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." Samuel Adams

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Concerns about the Iran nuclear deal


I think the following are legitimate concerns:

1. U.S. intelligence officials report that Iran is already sanitizing is controversial nulcear plant at Parchin. (http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-08-05/iran-already-sanitizing-parchin-nuclear-site-intel-warns)

2. The IAEA chief tells Congress they cannot see the secret side deals they have with Iran.(http://news.yahoo.com/iaea-chief-fails-reassure-us-senators-iran-deal-223150057.html;_ylt=AwrC1Cp.0cJVyRsApzjQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBydWNmY2MwBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwM0BHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--)

3. The President admits that Iran may use the funds they are about to receive to fund terror groups.(http://news.yahoo.com/obama-admits-unfrozen-iran-cash-fund-terror-164816905.html)

4. Secretary Kerry admits the Iranians may use the conventional weapons made available by the nuclear deal to kill Americans or Israelis. (http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/kerry-iran-may-kill-americans-or-israelis_1000220.html)

A final concern I have which I have heard no one address is, What happens in 2030 when all the terms of this deal expire? It seems to me that in all likelihood, Iran will richer and stronger, and if they haven't already, able to quickly make an arsenal of nuclear weapons. It also seems to me that at best, all this deal does is kick the can a little farther down the road. Maybe the hope is that the people will overthrown the regime by then. But what if they don't? Jihadis are patient people. Waiting 15 years to get a bomb, free and clear, is no big deal to them, as long as they eventually get it. I am concerned about what kind of world my grandchildren may have to live it.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

All but inevitable...


In our society, marriage is not simply a governmental institution; it is a religious institution as well. Today’s decision might change the former, but it cannot change the latter. It appears all but inevitable that the two will come into conflict, particularly as individuals and churches are confronted with demands to participate in and endorse civil marriages between same-sex couples. The majority appears unmoved by that inevitability. (Justice Clarence Thomas from his dissent in Obergefell v. Hodges)

Sunday, August 2, 2015