Payson Roundup

Haapala (Dan Haapala) says…

Hardest of all issues facing the electorate over the last several decades is that of the appellate courts of the U.S..When the Constitution layed out the three branches of government, the President, the Congress (house and senate) and the Supreme Court, it was noted and obviouse that the court was the weakest of the three. The Courts initial role was determining whether laws passed by the congress and signed by the president were followiing constitutional law. It wasn't until decades later that Chief Justice Marshall gave the court it's current status as all powerful.
The Supreme court is not:However; without control. The Congress has the right to impeach justices. Further the lower appellate and other Federal courts are under the control of Congress and President and if found to be unconstitutional in their decisions can be called to answer to congress and even expelled or impeached thus ending their status.

Our forefathers had the insight to realize that if any one of the three powers became to oppressive to the people, they could be reigned in by the people through their representatives.

My opinion, When a Judge hears a case and is given a chance to render a verdict based on the evidence and arguement presented, they must, regardless of personal feelings, rule on the law and the Constitution of the United States of America. If they don't, and have been shown to oppose the Constitution on numerous occasions, than the body should be found in contempt, impeached and removed from the bench. At least one Presidential candidate agrees.

Haapala (Dan Haapala) says…

Do the representatives of “We the people…” have nothing better to do than to try and find another regulation that restricts our freedom?
When they say 'Sugar' do they mean sugar? Or are they referring to any sweetner currently on the market. Some of them are sugar based, some are not.
It's not sugar, it's not nicotine, it's not tobacco, it's not alcohol, it's individual liberties that are taken without understanding the consequences of our actions. More so, it's not taking responsibility for them. MORe important, The government has no business meddling in our personal lives, for any reason. Not for our own good (They are not our boss, mother, father, or any other ruling entity, they are our SERVANt. Got that, they work for us, they don't tell us what to do.)
I heard on the radio today and interesting analogy of the two parties battling for control of the government. It was said that Democrats want to control business and our money, and Republicans want to control our bedrooms. That gave me pause…..So,.. does that mean that both political parties want to control us? YEs it does. Somewhere, sometime, someplace, We lost the reason of our existance. Our roots. Sometime ago we decided to be introspective and live for ourselves and foresake all others. Of course not all of us, but too many of us.
It is my belief that in order to live a worthy life and be part of a growing and prospering civilization, we only need to follow ten simple rules. They were cast in stone, broken before man could understand them, but they were the principles on which all true and lasting freedom exist. Only ten. We don't need more than that period.

Haapala (Dan Haapala) says…

This is a tough one. First the woman should be charged and found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing a minor with an illegal controlled substance. The results of what happened after, in my opinion, is a civil matter.
We don't need 'What if laws', we just need rules to follow and if we don't follow those rules then we pay for the consequences of our failure.
To the best of my knowledge, I don't believe we have a rule that says ” Tipping over domino one means you are guilty of knocking over domino 212” Why? You have to prove that all the dominos were set up by the person that knocked over domino one.
Then there is the fact that serving minors alcohol is, I believe, a misdemeanor. That makes the follow up more difficult.
ie: If three people go into rob a convenience store (intent) and one of them has a gun (intent with a deadly weapon) and during the robbery the gun is fired and someone dies…..by law all are guilty of murder.
That, however, is not the case in Tom's case. Punish the woman with the violation of the law. Let the victims take her to court and let a civil judge decide.

Haapala (Dan Haapala) says…

I'll briefly follow by asking this.
Who among the challengers and encumbent do you believe will follow in the steps of those I have illuminated.
This is not reality television. This is not American Idol. This is the most important election America will face. In the last 200 plus years, we have had challenges and trials, we have faced adversity and wars and our spirit brought us through. Who will be the keeper of the flame in hand of the Lady in the Harbor, Who speaks our truth more clearly, Who would say no to those with their hand out instead of their hand up asking for help to acheive? Listen to the message of self reliance and personal responsibility. Listen to the message of hope and dreams for a future beyond our limits, that is positive and challenging and easily within the grasp of those who would believe.

“To go where you plot, is folly. There is nothing but disasater awaiting you. The World is what it is
and nothing more.” Had Columbus listened to these words there would be no America.
Lets go beyond these tepid shores to a future yet dreamed of. Lets choose leaders who will take us there and beyond.

Haapala (Dan Haapala) says…

Why has it come down to who I don't want to lead this nation?
When did it become the lesser of two evils instead of the best of the best?
Who really is in charge, and how long have we been fooling ourselves that
our vote and our choice really matters?
Every day for the last several years, The media has been more concerned with
whether or not Lindsay Lohan will go to jail, did the doctor (pill pusher) kill a
drugged out unhappy rock star, Michael Jackson, Where is the child of…..pick
one of many…and did they kill them.
MIllions of Americans are out of work. Some have given up looking. The number
of homeless is increasing as the housing market crumbles. Bankruptcy's are on the rise
and in this political season….we are arguing about who is righteous, who is moral, who is
conservative, who is believable and no where in the media can I find where someone is
asking Why is our leader not being held accountable for the chaos that has come from
his administration.
There are four upstanding men pursuing the highest office in the land. Any one of them
would be better than what we currently have occupying the Whitehouse. What do we hear
about them?
One is too rich.
One is unstable.
One is too Christian.
One is too Isolationist.
Why are there only two choices in a Presidential Election?
Why have the “Democrats:” and the “Republicans” taken from
us the control of the Government.
The Democrats don't want any Republican to take the Whitehouse because
they won't be able to control them.
The Republicans don't want a Candidate in the White House that they
can't control.
There is no way that we the people can win unless we ignore the media and
the pundits and vote across party lines, against the main stream media, against
the reigning power in Washington and vote for the person that will not be controlled.
I, for one, will not be persuaded by the media or by the internet or by the pundits, who
would bring up points about a candidate in an attempt to turn me away. I will vote my
heart.
And my heart tells me that I will vote for a man that will stand against the powers that would
try and maintain their positions. I will vote for a man that will veto a bill, even if it's from his own
party because the bill is the wrong thing for America. I want a President who is not about being
in Charge, but rather is about doing what's right for us all.
There have been far to few of them in our history. George Washington was one. Abraham Lincoln was one. Harry Truman was one. John Kennedy was one. Ronald Reagan was one, and we are waiting for another. Each of the references here made had one thing in common. They pledged their lives for the greater good of man in his strife to excel and be all that he could be. The made choices that were not based on politics but on the pricinples of American exceptionalism and they
were not disuaded by popular opinion when tough decisions were called for.

Haapala (Dan Haapala) says…

Giants or Patriots, how much does it really matter?
This weekend more people will be involved in a all be it minor sports event then they will with their future and they will have no concept of how much their future is in jeapordy.
One of the reasons I like professional sports is because it correctly reflects American life. ” You set goals, make a plan, go out and work your plan and hopefully achieve your goals.” That's it in a nutshell. However, while we are all tied up with making 'OUR' world…are we ignoring the real world and how soon it could end if we are not paying attention.
Here's a simple question, If you make $50,000/ year and spend $100,000/ year, how long will it be before you are in over your head and 'indentured' to someone else? I use the term indentured because that was the civilized form of slavery 400 years ago. When you couldn't pay your debt, you became the slave of your debtor.
Right now, America has more debt than assets. We are broke. Our, and I stress 'Our' government has put us behind the 8 ball to the tune of 16 trillion dollars and the current rulers want to make that even larger.
Were you around when Mexico's Peso collapsed. There was a time when the Peso and the US dollar were equal, but corrupt government spent more than they had and then printed more money than they could back and the result?????? look at the Peso today.
The Dollar? It's headed in the same direction. How do we stop it? Can we stop it?…..Yes.
When a family finds itself over their heads with obligations they can't pay, they have two choices……contact their creditors and hopefully come to an arrangement that helps them work off their debt, OR go bankrupt and push the burden off on the creditor. I'm not saying Bankruptcy is wrong. When you can't pay your debt, and you have to survive then the means to absolve debt is there.
But in order to way-lay the creditors you have to commit to stop spending money you don't have. You have to cut your spending. If it's serious enough that means no Television, No Radio, No Computers and no internet. No going out and being more selective buying food in the stores. It means holding on to the family car just a little longer and taking care of the repairs ourselves. It may even require us getting a second job. Not because we need the money personally but because others are counting on us to deliver.
Sadly few wil read this, it's Super Bowl Weekend. They should, but they won't. What do think the results will be?

Haapala (Dan Haapala) says…

I'm going to continue on this string but for another reason.
For the last several months, and I go back to the beginning of Summer, I've had the feeling that I was being herded into a fenced corral. I admit that I am a conservative and that I would like to see President Obama defeated in 2012. My enlightenment; However, is that I have felt that the messages coming down from on high, are trying to direct me to an alternative candidate to Obama, based upon what 'they' want and not what I want.
Step out of the picture of candidates and ask yourself this. Are the people in power trying to get you to believe that the only way they can stay in power is if you elect their chosen one? Do they want a 'Leader' or do they want someone to control and give them the power of the money?
A couple of poignant questions because that's how I feel.
Here's what I want. A house of Representatives that truly represent their constituants, not the establishment make money and get re-elected. A Senate that votes on issues the states want. And a President that is not under the influence of any political party or group of elected officials or outside lobbyists, but rather one who decides what is best for America's citizens. Give me that.
Give me back an America that is of the people, by the people, and for the people, and no more
Hype.

Haapala (Dan Haapala) says…

More than his comment concerns me. His suggestion that government be a net to catch the poor is anti American. The 'Poor' have always and will always be with us. Growing the number of people who are poor is what the Federal Government has given us since President Wilson.
Some have taken the words from the Statue of Liberty and made them a part of the Federal mantra. They believe that the Governments job is to provide for the poor. They are wrong. The Governments job is to provide for the common defense and general welfare, but that doesn't mean keeping people from being poor. I'll go further and say that it doesn't include food stamps, assuring a minimum wage, providing an education, providing roads and other infrastructure.

Of all the Government in the land of the Free…….the federal government was intended to be the smallest. People were to determine their own rules and what they were willing to submit to for the good of others. It would come from the States in which they lived. And further the original concept of two, appointed by the states legislature, Senators who would go to the Capital and convey the wishes of their state, make the Federal government provide for the wishes of the States and the people residing with that state.
Opinion: The 17th ammendment was the beginning of the demise of the USA. It resulted in the numbing of the power of the 10th ammendment, which gives the power, not delegated by the Constitution, to the states. The states of course had the rule as long as they didn't violate the U.S. Constitution.
There is no majority rule. There should be no citizen iniative, there is freedom and nothing else.
If there is part of this rant that you don't understand, then please either ask or go and find out for yourself the rules under which this nation was founded and discover what is expected of us….not
the government.

Haapala (Dan Haapala) says…

As a Vietnam war vet, the last thing I want to see is American involvement in another war. However, If next year the new Commander in Chief said, “We need all able bodied citizens to enlist and help us eliminate the terrorist threat facing America”, I would be quick to be in line.

Why does any rational nation or people go to war? It's not because they love to kill. It's not because they love to plunder. There may be some who find that exciting, but rational people and nations go to war because they want to defend their way of life.
The irrational powers, who wish to control the lives of those people who hold what they want, and they want to control those resources, believe they must take what they want and use force. (It's referred to in enlightened circles as the commandment, 'Thou shall not steal'). I refer to the first instigators of aggression. War also comes to those who would oppose those aggressions and vigorously defend freedom. I believe that is where America stands. I do not recall any war of American involvement that was started or instituted by America.
There is a great contigent of believers that say the War in Iraq and Afghanistan were instituted by America but I disagree. Those that think I'm wrong will likely respond here,. But as I understand history, the only time America initiated aggression was against British Rule in the first Revolution.
That said, If Iran announces that they have built a nuclear bomb and threaten or plan to use it , they should be turned into a wasteland, 24 hours after their people are told whats coming.

Haapala (Dan Haapala) says…

John, I respectfully disagree. A further Casey comment is coming but my research isn't done.