10 The Julian News
October 31, 2012
by Bill Fink
Ideas
In a little less than a week )
Tuesday, November 6) the
United States of America will
have voted for its President
every four years for two hundred
and thirty three years. That's
what, fifty-nine elections?
During times of peace, in times
of war and during times of social
tumult we have never missed an
election, and never failed to have
a peaceful transition of power
(except for maybe that little thing
that happened after Lincoln was
elected).
In the view of the world and even
in the view of many Americans,
the United States is viewed as
a young country. I was thinking
few. Compared to our over two
hundred years of governmental
existence, it would make you
• think that we are doing something
right.
Our revolution was certainly a
bloody affair with approximately
20,000 casualties over the
course of a few years of battle.
But compared to let's say, the
French Revolution and the
immediate capitulation of the
Monarchy of King Louis the XVI,
the "Reign of Terror", still lasted
over five years with over 600,000
deaths by the razor (guillotine)
and out and out slaughter and
torture by the marauding mob. It
took the ascension of a dictator
(Napoleon) to gain control of
the population and then go off
war to kill and be killed by the
thousands more. And I thought
the French were lovers.
In other revolutions or
political takeovers by dictators,
the Bolsheviks, Stalin, Hitler,
Mac, Ho Chi Minh, Pol Pot,
Castro, Milosevic, to name
a few, hundreds of millions
were executed, imprisoned or
"reeducated" (and no one got to
vote on this). These revolutions
(takeovers) resulted in the
concentration of power of the
few with oppression of the many.
These were not revolutions
of ideas of how to liberate a
people like our revolution. Our
for over two hundred years.
Our nation changes slowly and
not by whim as our Constitution
dictates. We can and do change
through the amendment process.
It is a difficult process though and
was designed that way so that the
winds of fad and current causes
must be well thought out, tested
in our judiciary and approved by
a large majority of the Congress
and the people through our
states, before an addition of
an amendment becomes the
law and bedrock of our society
through our constitution.
So here we go again, another
brutal electoral process of electing
the head of our government and
the peaceful transfer of power.
Don't tell me the incivility is
worse now than it ever was. The
term mudslinging goes back to
the John Quincy Adams, Andrew
Jackson campaign of 1828
and involved hurling epithets of
murder, adultery and prostitution
among other choice accusations.
Seems like "policies of the past
that got us in trouble in the first
place" or "you're entitled to that
big house and the airplane but
not your own version of the
facts" is kind of tame by older
standards.
So as passionate as we are
for our candidate of choice, we
Americans are more passionate
for our vision of America by the
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than any I can think of off-hand, civilization and the life of the One last word from the : 't
other than perhaps England. common citizen more than American Legion Family, VOTE! '
Consider most of Europe with any nation before or after.
their ancient cultures. France, The American experiment in
Germany, Italy, Czechoslovakia, democracy has advanced the Julian High School Boys
has seen. I cannot think of
any democratic nation that has
attacked another democratic
nation. Maybe this democracy
thing is no longer an experiment.
It has been out of the laboratory
Basketball is next up for a benefit
breakfast hosted by the Sons of
the American Legion this Sunday,
November 4th. I could go on
about what a great feed this is
and that it's all you can eat, But
the money raised goes to another
school program that could use a
little injection of funds and you can
help.
All these country's governments
are younger than ours. China,
Russia, Australia, Japan, the
Philippines are all governmental
babes in the woods compared to
America. And these are just a
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when the fire approached they
panicked and decided to leave,
and were caught in the fire front,
and if not for some heroic efforts
of firefighters would have most
certainly perished. Homes can
replaced, you can't.
With my fingers crossed and
prayers said I will be content to
hear only the wind and not the
roar of the flames and wail of a
siren. Be safe.
Cris Cornette
Battalion Chief
Julian Cuyamaca Fire
Protection District
2645 Farmer Road
Julian, CA. 92036
District Office Phone
(760) 765-1510
Cal Fire Julian
Station 50
1587 Hwy 78
Julian, CA. 92036
(760)765-1510
Cris Cornette, has been a resident of
Julian since 1969, became a Julian
Volunteer firefighter in 1980, started
with CDF/Cal Fire in 1982 most of his
earrer has been in Julian, he retired May
of 2011,and currently is a Volunteer
Battalion Chief with ,hdian-Cuyamaca
Fire Protection District.
Dear Editor,
,, I make the Burma style signs
for the American Legion family
that you see coming into town
on Hwy. 78. This is one of my
contributions to advertise events
for the American Legion family.
This is the organization that puts
on benefits that help our schools,
scout troop, a little girl named
Brook, the Warrior Foundation,
Fisher House and many others.
We do this by hosting breakfasts,
dinners, dances and barbecues.
Why on God's green earth
someone would steal the signs is
beyond me. I am not happy about
it. If you have any information
about this vandalism call the
Legion at 760 765-0126 and
ask for me, Jeff Philip or leave a
message. Hope to see you on
the highway again soon.
Jeff Philip
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