“The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man, and we see them everywhere brought into…the different circumstances of civil society.”– James Madison (1787)
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Thought For the Day: The Earth Does Not Belong To Man, Man Belongs To the Earth. All Things Are Connected Like the Blood That Unites Us All
“The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.” – Chief Seattle
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When Rock Went To School
When Rock Went To School
by Michael Doyle
Sometimes there is thunder in a perfect mind.
There in that place we have left behind.
We wonder why it is that we all can't walk away.
We're still mesmerized by the songs they used to play.
Every note listened to seemed to fall into place,
Perfect as they were when in their cosmic embrace.
Rested heads know the paths of our inner dreams,
As if played out between the silence and chaos of the screams.
There were no complaints about the roar.
A touch of rock met a gin and tonic pour.
Somehow, the people came together as if they knew.
The roots had grown when Rock went to school.
Riff after riff added up to a song,
In that place, trains rolled all night long.
A singular voice pierced the night in extended range,
And what came together was heavenly framed.
There was something there beyond the next level,
Where Mr. Bones outdanced the best of the Devil.
The magic filled the evening's misty air
With the bass drum stomp and rattled snare.
There were no complaints about the roar.
A touch of rock met a gin and tonic pour.
Somehow, the people came together as if they knew.
The roots had grown when Rock went to school.
So it came with an intro to the band.
The music was the master, taking its command.
Treated to the magic that we knew,
We knew it would be Rock's tale coming true.
This was the way they wanted to live,
As they gave all they had to freely give.
Bleeding every note into 12-bar Rock'n'Roll.
The sound bled from every pore of their souls.
There were no complaints about the roar.
A touch of rock met a gin and tonic pour.
Somehow, the people came together as if they knew.
The roots had grown when Rock went to school.
There in those days, they played the truth.
The boys in the band outgrew their youth.
The sounds vibrated like a welcome friend
That would never come to a natural end.
The kings had come to take their thrones,
Playing twice as hard as the Rolling Stones.
All the musical colors came to flow together,
As the once Yardbirds became next level better.
(c) September 19, 2025 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: Truth Never Envelops Itself In Mystery, and the Mystery In Which It Is At Any Time Enveloped Is the Work of Its Antagonist, and Never Itself
“Truth never envelops itself in mystery, and the mystery in which it is at any time enveloped is the work of its antagonist, and never of itself.” – Thomas Paine
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Thought For the Day: You Have Power Over Your Mind – Not Outside Events. Realize This, and You Will Find Strength
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” -Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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The End of Darkness
The End of Darkness
by Michael Doyle
Running after the goodness of life,
I seek peace away from strife.
I turned the faith that I follow,
Keeping His ways everywhere I go.
Sip after sip of living water,
I have decided to follow our Father.
Seeking as I do, the one true story.
That's to instill the Father's glory.
Step after step, He removes my shame,
As I am moved to heal by His name.
Day after day, evoking His praise,
I bow down throughout my days.
My sins were taken on that cross.
He took it from me at His cost.
I will never know the penalty's cost,
But I am thankful for no longer being lost.
By the blood of Christ, I'm sanctified
With all He took as He sacrificed.
Lifting the world's tragic harshness,
His sanctified light saves me from darkness.
Step after step, He removes my shame,
As I am moved to heal by His name.
Day after day, evoking His praise,
I bow down throughout my days.
(c) September 18, 2025 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: Any Government is Free To the People Under It Where the Laws Rule and the People Are A Party To the Laws
“Any government is free to the people under it where the laws rule and the people are a party to the laws.” – William Penn
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Thought For the Day: Debate and Divergence of Views Can Only Enrich Our History and Culture
“Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture.” – Ibrahim Babangida
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Religious Liberty In America
Religious Liberty In America
by Michael Doyle
The Woke agenda is practically gone.
Now is the time to pick up and move beyond.
The protection of faith is fundamental to liberty.
It is also elemental to America's history.
As long as our day has length,
Belief in God must be defended with strength.
We must not allow disbelief to shape society.
I say this calmly without any anxiety.
No more anti-Christian bias should be allowed.
We will hold our heads high and humbly proud.
No longer afraid to speak our faith and our minds,
The meanness of yesterday will be left behind.
The First Amendment and civil liberty,
Both speak plainly through American history.
We will work together to invalidate religious bigotry.
Faith is and was and will be expressed freely.
Love of God is joined to our love of our country.
This joining together is necessary for our liberty.
The rights of man were given by God, not government.
We must return to this understanding 100 percent.
It is to God that we owe our national resplendence.
It is thusly inscribed in the Declaration of Independence.
God's works are always something quite wonderful,
Wherever His touch is, it becomes something quite beautiful.
So it will be in our great and magnificent country.
We will trace our steps as a matter of belief and liberty.
In doing so, our nation will enjoy freedom's prosperity.
This was, is, and will be the path of our nation's history.
(c) September 17, 2025 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: By Doing Good With His Money, A Man, As It Were, Stamps the Image of God Upon It, and Makes It Pass Current For the Merchandise of Heaven
“By doing good with his money, a man, as it were, stamps the image of god upon it, and makes it pass current for the merchandise of heaven.” – John Rutledge
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 