Fifty Shades of Gold do not Make a Rule

The supposition that all superstitions enjoy a commonality that compels all men to follow its proposed “Golden Rules”, while on its face very appealing, an in depth look finds otherwise. From a historical perspective and usually when subjected to any kind of duress, these golden rules are immediately tossed in pursuit of self-interests and the disadvantages thereby imposed on those less likely to be able to vigorously defend their ground or position. In recent times men have sought to make rules and have proclaimed them as laws that are forged through consensus and not through some mythical or mystical ordination.

Laws that serve everyone equally are continually questioned and refined to meet the ever-increasing scrutiny and demands of all that they serve. Laws that are cast in stone and proclaimed as inviolate are a violation of the principles that simply state that laws need to be continually evaluated to assure that these laws do indeed continue to meet our evolving humanity and cultural quest to improve our understanding of one another.

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When The $moke Gets In Your Eyes – The Sequel

A full capacity crowd attended the Mesquite City Council Meeting on June 27, 2017 to show support or opposition to Resolution 928 to enact a moratorium on the July 1, 2017 deadline for the retail sale of recreational marijuana in the City of Mesquite. The City Council then discussed their resolve to delay the June 30, 2017 end of “Prohibition” of recreational marijuana retail sales. I suppose a resolve to declare a law is only as good as a law declaring a resolve. Mayor Al Litman who had introduced the topic in his mayoral address and comments stated that he strongly opposes the resolution.

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Act to Resolve and Be Absolved from Acting

A full capacity crowd attended the Mesquite City Council Meeting on June 27, 2017 to show support or opposition to two city council proposed resolutions pertaining to a “repeal and replace” of the Gold Butte National Monument declaration and an effort to enact a moratorium on the July 1, 2017 deadline for the retail sale of recreational marijuana in the City of Mesquite. Not to be outdone by the national effort to repeal and replace things, the Mesquite City Council decided to do its own “repeal and replace” in the form of a resolution to overturn the Gold Butte National Monument declaration. Mayor Litman was somewhat surprised and dismayed about the way that the resolution 927 was drafted and placed on the agenda without his knowledge. Mayor Litman also noted that he received some 100 phone calls and emails voicing opposition (99% opposed) to this resolution.

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Cracks In The Growth Ceiling !

Most business and government development models advocate growth as solutions to social and economic problems. Growth in real terms requires an ever-increasing population and an incessant search for the resources required to service the burgeoning global population. Growth expectations are a cultural remnant of the feudal societies of the middle ages.
The monarchist ruling parties required strong adherence to growth goals to facilitate expansion of power through violent wars and economic monopolies. Population growth was needed to replenish the ranks of those lost on the killing fields as well as a source of cheap labor to supply the machinery to wage these constant power struggles. Cultural dogma was veiled under well orchestrated and mass marketed righteousness and ascertains that population growth was a valued principle.

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Can’t Buy Me Love

The Beatles and their song “Can’t buy me love” is the only thing that comes to mind, upon contemplating the Georgia special election results of the most expensive congressional race ever. Money can’t buy an election when absent of love. And love is what the voters did not feel for the democrat once again. And it was not the hate from Republicans but the cold shoulder from the Democrats that put the democratic candidate in the loss column.


The party once again flush with cash did their best (worst) by ignoring their constituents and hoping that their war chest would put them back in control. The party’s message is devoid of issues that resonate strongly with the voters not just in Georgia but throughout populist America.
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Hangovers be Dammed – Bring On The Next Party

What happened to the party? And I do mean the party or the celebration of freedom, liberty, justice, and truths that were self-evident. We didn’t feel the need to make this country great again, for we knew how great it was. We reached out to all with empathy and compassion and love. But now we are faced with a change that has altered that celebration of our many accomplishments and replaced that celebration with a fear of impending doom and a longing for conquest and enforcement of dogmatic ideals and values with the point of the sword.
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Cross Partisan – Coming Soon But Will Not be Available in your Area.

Early in the legislative year the concept of cross partisan politics was loosely bandied about in Carson City. In anticipation of seeing the results of non-partisan politics in action I paid a visit to the Capital late in the 79th session of the Nevada legislature. I sat in on a few committee sessions and was reacquainted with the term cross partisan and also noted it in the passage of a bill of interest arising from the current healthcare debate and of also of note for the City of Mesquite and the town of Bunkerville.

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You Shall Know Them By Their Health Care Policies

In 2008 President Obama took office along with legislative majorities in both houses and a universal health care plan, single payer plan and eventually a buy-in to Medicare plan were high priorities on the legislative agenda. A compromise destined for failure (all too obviously torpedoed by the insurance companies) was hobbled together over two years of deal making and breaking and eventually passed without a mandate for universal participation.

Since the passage of the Affordable Healthcare Act in 2010 a resounding chant echoed in the halls of congress.

View from behind the Wall

Repeal Obamacare!

Six years later the chant was modified by the Trump campaign and it became “Repeal and Replace Obamacare” and “replace” was defined as “lower premiums and better coverage”. The Hillary campaign overwhelmed with “Benghazi” and “email issues” embarked on a campaign of carefully phrased soundbites regarding healthcare and a paranoid campaign staff obsessed with controlling the message about almost anything else.
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Earth Day – A Celebration by Those Who Value Science

On Saturday April 22, 2017, many within the Southwest regions celebrated Earth Day by enjoying the areas national and state parks and basking in some of the finest weather we have to offer. Many also felt a need to demonstrate and speak about the value that science brings to our lives and took to the streets all over the world including Las Vegas and St. George, Utah. Erin O’Brien a biology professor at Dixie State University organized a March for Science traversing the St. George Ancestor Square and downtown Park areas. The march was attended by some two hundred participants and observers.

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Words Are Of The Utmost Importance.

In our current world gone insane we can easily see the root cause of the wild and crazy events surrounding us in an ever-increasing cloud of insecurity, fear and lies that are a long way from any discernable truths. We know that we cannot always be counted on to act responsibly and cautiously with words. Words are important and we should have learned from those that use words in such careless ways and we should have learned from the results of careless words in the calamities of the 20th century bloodbaths (total lives lost over 150 million) and those lives were lost because of stupid words pertaining to making countries great, superior and portraying their murderous aggression as beautiful. Nothing beautiful about destruction. Romanticizing and waxing poetically about destruction is not decent even when the destruction is necessary to stop those that are already insane.


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