I am not an advocate for frequent
changes in laws and constitutions.
But laws and institutions must go
hand in hand with the progress
of the humand mind. As that becomes
more developed, more enlightened,
as new discoveries are made, new
truths discovered and manners and
opinions change, with the change
of circumstances, institutions
must advance also to keep pace
with the times.  We might as well
require a man to wear still the
coat which fitted him when a boy
as civilized society to remain
ever under the regimen of their
barbarous ancestors.

We hold these truths to be self-
evident: that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their
creator with certain inalienable
rights, among these are life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness, that
to secure these rights governments
are instituted among men. we …
solemnly publish and declare, that
these colonies are and of right
ought to be free and independent
states … and for the support of this
declaration, with a firm reliance
on the protection of divine
providence, we mutually pledge
our lives, our fortunes and our
sacred honour.

Almighty God hath created the
mind free. All attempts to influence
it by temporal punishments or
burthens … are a departure from
the plan of the holy author of
our religion … no man shall be
compelled to frequent or support
any religious worship or ministry
or shall otherwise suffer on
account of his religious opinions
or belief, but all men shall be
free to profess and by argument
to maintain, their opinions in
matters of religion. I know
but one code of morality for
men whether acting singly or
collectively.

God who gave us life gave us
liberty. Can the liberties of a
nation be secure when we have
removed a conviction that these
liberties are the gift of God?
Indeed I tremble for my country
when I reflect that God is just,
that his justic cannot sleep for-
ever. Commerce between master
and slave is despotism. Nothing
is more certainly written in the
book of fate than that these
people are to be free. Establish
the law for educating the common
people. This it is the business
of the state to effect and on
a general plan. 

The rest of my photos from Washington DC can be found here:

And for that candidate to win?  That is a great feeling.  Reality will set in soon enough for but now, I’m gonna enjoy this afterglow.

Bonus: Dole’s desperate religious fearmongering failed and Hagan won.

Still not sure if Obama will win NC but, at this point, it doesn’t matter. What a great night.

If not, I’m planning to be 100% debt free in 10 months and will immediately thereafter being saving to leave.  I don’t want to be a part of a country that hates itself so much that it would elect McCain after 8 years of George W Bush.

Don’t let me down, guys.

Thanks.

If it is a sincere question, it will be repeated and reconsidered for answer eligibility.

We were in and out in less than 30 minutes. I would have posted this while sitting in line but there was this sign in the elevator…

I didn’t mind when G. W. Bush was first “elected”; I preferred him over Gore. I don’t think many of us were capable of predicting how much evil Bush and Cheney could get away with, let alone attempt, in 8 years but we are no longer the same innocent prosperous nation we were when Clinton left office. We KNOW what a powerhungry administration is capable of now if power and money are all that drives them. And when I saw McCain stand before the Republican National Convention performing as a puppet, repeating the lines written by the same pens that wrote the lines Bush smugly recited in the times we needed an honest, intelligent, and capable leader, I knew EXACTLY how evil, damaging, dangerous, and completely out of his own control McCain will be if he is elected

And that scares the shit out of me.

And so, this year I will be casting my vote against McCain in the best way I know how: by voting for Obama. I will not be voting for the lesser of two evils, because I do not think Obama is evil. I am sure McCain’s new masters are. And I feel I must do what I can to prevent any further damage to my great nation. Enough is enough.

The sign in the photo is at Obama Headquarters here in my hood (Elizabeth) in Charlotte, 28204. I won’t vote often but I will vote early. And then turn my attention towards helping others vote and get the word out about why this election is so damn important. But probably just by donating cash, because I am still a lazy bastard