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First Principles: Our Peculiar Security Is In the Possession of A Written Constitution. Let Us Not Make It A Blank Paper By Construction

Posted on April 2, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Our peculiar security is in the possession of a written Constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction.” – Thomas Jefferson (1803)

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First Principles: The True Key For the Construction of Everything Doubtful In A Law Is the Intention of the Lawmakers

Posted on March 23, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“[T]he true key for the construction of everything doubtful in a law is the intention of the law-makers.” – Thomas Jefferson (1808)

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First Principles: Our Peculiar Security Is In the Possession of A Written Constitution. Let Us Not Make It A Blank Paper By Construction.

Posted on November 13, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Our peculiar security is in the possession of a written Constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction.” – Thomas Jefferson, letter to Wilson Nicholas, 1803

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First Principles: The True Key For the Construction of Everything Doubtful In A Law Is the Intention of the Law-Makers

Posted on November 12, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The true key for the construction of everything doubtful in a law is the intention of the law-makers. This is most safely gathered from the words, but may be sought also in extraneous circumstances provided they do not contradict the … Continue reading →

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Build Up, Don’t Tear Down

Posted on June 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Why is destruction and all that so popular as the way to express grievances that do need to be addressed? Build Up, Don’t Tear Down by Michael Doyle We should be building up All for a drink from the winner’s … Continue reading →

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All Life Is Sacred

Posted on June 16, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Perhaps I repeat myself in saying that elevating one skin tone or sex over another is as wrong as having the first offense kept in place. Love and respect for each other is what is needed. All lives are sacred. … Continue reading →

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Holding Hands With the Sun

Posted on April 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Falling in love with art is an intimate construction within ourselves expressed both outwardly and inwardly. Holding Hands With the Sun by Michael Doyle An experience of the narrative Doodles swirled in declarative Filling out the feels An imaginative look … Continue reading →

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In Sacred Witness

Posted on November 3, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In this season of thankfulness and gratitude, poem #2: In Sacred Witness by Michael Romani Then was a time for counting coup But along the way, I grabbed a clue That just maybe we should be less about glory In … Continue reading →

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Adulting Conversation

Posted on May 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Today’s world is perceived as fraught with danger. Linguists have determined that the more risk we believe society is in, the more we increasingly decline in adulting and the more we use words like “adulting”… Adulting Conversation by Michael Romani … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accept, Adult, Adulting, Change, Communication, Construction, Conversation, Danger, Deal, Fascination, Fix, Future, Hope, Insult, Introduction, Keep It Real, Language, Linguist, Live and Learn, Perception, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rhyme, Risk, Rope, Talk, Tic, Turn, Verbal Punch, Words | Leave a comment

First Principles: To Understand the Constitution and Law Generally Determine the Intent of the Lawmakers

Posted on November 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The true key for the construction of everything doubtful in a law is the intention of the law-makers.” – Thomas Jefferson (1808)

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