The Dragon Wakes www.amazon.com Wales in the 14th Century was a country in ruins. After a hundred years of English occupation, famine, plague and oppression the country exploded into revolt led by the mysterious Owain Glyndwr. Owain was a successful member of the Anglo-Welsh aristocracy and seemed the model of the new Welshman ...
..........................."Ymhob pen y mae 'piniwn."-" In every head there is an opinion."-Welsh proverb....
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
urgent!
Earl T. Williams Jr 29 acres of land containing priceless archaeology surrounding Garth Celyn has come onto the market for sale. The Trustees of Ymddiriedolaeth Garth Celyn are urgently raising funds to purchase this land to save it from falling into the clutches of developers. The Welsh actress Catherine Zeta Jones has made a generous donation towards the appeal and is taking a personal interest in the project
Kathryn Pritchard Gibson At this moment all donations of any amount count and the Trustees welcome them all. A developer has put in an offer and everything is on a knife edge.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
The Electoral Collage comes up in the election of President!
Many feel that the Electoral Collage is one of the most controversial parts of the American Constitution! It has been a problem in the elections of 1876, 1888, and 2000 where Presidents lost the popular vote but won the presidency by the Electoral College. It is said that the Electoral College has created what we now call "swing states." In effect with some states with few Electoral College votes get little attention during the campaigns.
The Electoral Collage represents the great philosophy of the founding fathers and their intent with the American Constitution. If you remember in school the teachers like me talking about the concern for "Checks and Balances." It gives what one might say compromise or interests! But one must look at the onset of a new nation the colonists had little opportunity to vote for their leaders as they were appointed by the crown. In eight of the thirteen colonies at the time of the Constitution the legislature appointed governors! Many felt that the country was too large to elect a president and in the south 2/3 of a person counting slaves presented a problem. states did not want to be outdone by bigger states. This produced also the equal number of senators from each state.
The Congressional idea of selecting a President opened the appointment for conflicts of interest and limiting the Presidency! The electoral College became an alternate of the Congress. The idea to prevent conflict is again a question in election of 2012 being so close! It will present again a river of complaints!
Lets look at the Electoral College so their are less questions on Nov. 6th. The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution. It was a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of "qualified citizens." (men) The Electoral College consists of five hundred and thirty eight electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President. each states entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators. (Under the 23rd Amendment of the Constitution, the District of Columbia is allocated 3 electors and treated like a state) Each candidate running for President in your state has his or her own group of electors. The electors are generally chosen by the candidate’s political party, but state laws vary on how the electors are selected and what their responsibilities are.. The presidential election is held every four years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. You choose your state’s electors when you vote for President because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidate’s electors. Most states are winner take all with the exception of Maine and Nebraska each have a variation of “proportional representation.” Following the election each governor prepares a “Certificate of Ascertainment” listing all of the candidates who ran for President in your state along with the names of their respective electors. The Certificate of Ascertainment also declares the winning presidential candidate in your state and shows which electors will represent your state at the meeting of the electors in December of the election year. Your state’s Certificates of Ascertainment's are sent to the Congress and the National Archives as part of the official records of the presidential election. This meeting of the electors takes place on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in Dec. after the presidential election. The electors meet in their respective states, where they cast their votes for President and Vice President on separate ballots. Your state’s electors’ votes are recorded on a “Certificate of Vote,” which is prepared at the meeting by the electors. Your state’s Certificates of Votes are sent to the Congress and the National Archives as part of the official records of the presidential election. Each state’s electoral votes are counted in a joint session of Congress on the 6th of January in the year following the meeting of the electors. Members of the House and Senate meet in the House chamber to conduct the official tally of electoral votes. The Vice President, as President of the Senate, presides over the count and announces the results of the vote. The President of the Senate then declares which persons, if any, have been elected President and Vice President of the United States. Then the President-Elect takes the oath of office and is sworn in as President of the United States on January 20th in the year following the Presidential election.
See also:
Romney-Biden May Be Winning Ticket in Unlikely Voting Tie www.bloomberg.com On Jan. 20, Mitt Romney takes the presidential oath of office. Standing close by is his new vice president, Joe Biden.
The Electoral Collage represents the great philosophy of the founding fathers and their intent with the American Constitution. If you remember in school the teachers like me talking about the concern for "Checks and Balances." It gives what one might say compromise or interests! But one must look at the onset of a new nation the colonists had little opportunity to vote for their leaders as they were appointed by the crown. In eight of the thirteen colonies at the time of the Constitution the legislature appointed governors! Many felt that the country was too large to elect a president and in the south 2/3 of a person counting slaves presented a problem. states did not want to be outdone by bigger states. This produced also the equal number of senators from each state.
The Congressional idea of selecting a President opened the appointment for conflicts of interest and limiting the Presidency! The electoral College became an alternate of the Congress. The idea to prevent conflict is again a question in election of 2012 being so close! It will present again a river of complaints!
Lets look at the Electoral College so their are less questions on Nov. 6th. The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution. It was a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of "qualified citizens." (men) The Electoral College consists of five hundred and thirty eight electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President. each states entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators. (Under the 23rd Amendment of the Constitution, the District of Columbia is allocated 3 electors and treated like a state) Each candidate running for President in your state has his or her own group of electors. The electors are generally chosen by the candidate’s political party, but state laws vary on how the electors are selected and what their responsibilities are.. The presidential election is held every four years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. You choose your state’s electors when you vote for President because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidate’s electors. Most states are winner take all with the exception of Maine and Nebraska each have a variation of “proportional representation.” Following the election each governor prepares a “Certificate of Ascertainment” listing all of the candidates who ran for President in your state along with the names of their respective electors. The Certificate of Ascertainment also declares the winning presidential candidate in your state and shows which electors will represent your state at the meeting of the electors in December of the election year. Your state’s Certificates of Ascertainment's are sent to the Congress and the National Archives as part of the official records of the presidential election. This meeting of the electors takes place on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in Dec. after the presidential election. The electors meet in their respective states, where they cast their votes for President and Vice President on separate ballots. Your state’s electors’ votes are recorded on a “Certificate of Vote,” which is prepared at the meeting by the electors. Your state’s Certificates of Votes are sent to the Congress and the National Archives as part of the official records of the presidential election. Each state’s electoral votes are counted in a joint session of Congress on the 6th of January in the year following the meeting of the electors. Members of the House and Senate meet in the House chamber to conduct the official tally of electoral votes. The Vice President, as President of the Senate, presides over the count and announces the results of the vote. The President of the Senate then declares which persons, if any, have been elected President and Vice President of the United States. Then the President-Elect takes the oath of office and is sworn in as President of the United States on January 20th in the year following the Presidential election.
See also:
Romney-Biden May Be Winning Ticket in Unlikely Voting Tie www.bloomberg.com On Jan. 20, Mitt Romney takes the presidential oath of office. Standing close by is his new vice president, Joe Biden.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
The President Failed and then failed to tell the truth! Still people will vote for him Why-Wake up!
the President Failed and then failed to tell the truth! Still people will vote for him Why-Wake up!
EXCLUSIVE: CIA operators were denied request for help during Benghazi attack, sources say Fox News has learned from sources who were on the ground in Benghazi that three urgent requests from the CIA annex for military back-up during the attack on the U.S. Consulate and subsequent attack nearly seven hours later were denied by officials - who also told the CIA operators to stand down ... They were told to "stand down," according to sources familiar with the exchange. Soon after, they were again told to "stand down."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/26/cia-operators-were-denied-request-for-help-during-benghazi-attack-sources-say/#ixzz2AY22LMbE
Saturday, October 13, 2012
BBC News - Churches and chapels in Wales 'may unite'
13 October 2012
Churches and chapels in Wales 'may unite'
Congregations are falling and resources are tight for many churches and chapels
Churches and chapels in Wales are being asked to discuss radical proposals which could result in closer unity.
Five denominations - including the Church in Wales, Presbyterians and Methodists - could ultimately share bishops, ministers and buildings.
The proposed Church Uniting in Wales would also include Presbyterians and some Baptists.
A conference in Aberystwyth will discuss the plans in response to declining funds and congregations.
The event on Saturday, called The Gathering, brings together five denominations known as the five Covenanted Churches in Wales.
The group - which together have 2,500 churches - was set up in the 1970s with the aim of working more closely together.
But economic concerns are prompting discussions of even closer unity to share resources and governance at a time when many congregations are dwindling and money is tight.
The proposal is also aimed at giving the churches a stronger shared voice in the political arena.
“Our lack of unity does not help our message of reconciliation”
Dr Barry Morgan Archbishop of WalesIf given the go-ahead, a new breed of bishops would be created and be interchangeable between all denominations in the united group.
Ordained ministers would also be free to serve in all churches and chapels in the Church Uniting in Wales.
Under the plans to share resources and buildings, however, no church or chapel would be forced to close or merge and there would be no obligation to take part in the sharing of clergy.
Also, within the group, the individual denominations would remain.
A spokeswoman for the Presbyterian Church of Wales said the plans were "quite new and quite radical".
"All the denominations are realising we are getting smaller numbers but we do have strengths and resources remaining so it's a case of working out how best to use the resources," she said.
"For example, in some towns you might have two churches and a chapel. They might have a vicar but no-one in the chapel.
"If the churches united, the vicar could also serve the chapel."
She added that it was "important" for the churches to be seen to be working together and that united they would have a "stronger voice".
'A way forward'
The Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, said Saturday's conference would see the "largest ecumenical gathering in Wales for many years".
"Our lack of unity does not help our message of reconciliation," he said.
"I hope that we can find a way forward together as churches in Wales."
The Rev Gethin Abraham-Williams, chair of the Commission of Covenanted Churches, added that he hoped the conference would lead to the creation of a new "ecclesial community committed to common mission in the world'."
A set of reports outlining the plans for more unity will be launched at The Gathering on Saturday.
Official representatives from each of the five Covenanted Churches will then take them back to their local churches and will respond to the recommendations.
In July, a report said that the Church in Wales needed to reform and modernise to secure its future and one of the recommendations was for it to work more closely with other denominations.
The study by three leading Anglicans highlighted "very low morale" in some parishes and said the situation was one of "dire seriousness".
It looked at how the church could adapt to cope with the decline in clergy, falling congregations, a surplus number of churches and a large repair bill for its buildings.
Monday, October 8, 2012
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