Posted on 05/24/2014 6:48:40 AM PDT by The_Republic_Of_Maine
This is not for a discussion on whether Maine can secede of not, it is an invitation for Born again Christians to consider moving to Maine to help us secede.
I’ll wait for glow-bull warming to grow palm trees along the coast first.
It’s interesting that the constitution establishes generic Christianity without providing for a means of defining it. How is it to be defined? How are sects that fall outside the definition to be dealt with?
Forest, fish and tourism and that’s it, we do have a fair amount of Hydro power but with no coal, gas or oil reserves we do not have Economic Viability!
I cannot give out that information at this time. But I can tell you that the Pastor who finally approved both the written and unwritten is a man who understands the difference between big C and little c Christians.
I honestly wish I could go into great detail, but I have been ordered not to, not yet anyhow. I tend to think that the July 4 release will give more information on it. But please do not hold me to it, I am but the public release guy.
We also sit on oil, natural gas, and according to a mining request made by Jim Irving, god and other precious metals. Along with tons of farm and ranch land.
No there is some other industries in Maine. I saw an ad for 500 acres in Bolton for about 65k. That includes a 3 bedroom home that needs fixing up.
Just curious. What are the real chances of secession actually being voted in?
Does your denomination add anything above what is found in Luke 23: 39-43 for salvation? In other words, does your denomination require a person to do any more that Confess that Jesus is God, that the person is a pond scum sinner deserving of hell, and ask Jesus to forgive him or her and let him or her into His family? If that is all that is required it is Big C, if anything is added it is a small c and I had best not say anything more, but I think I have said enough.
Are you antinomian?
Our current Constitution allows it with a simple majority vote, if the vote were held today we would get between 27 and 29%, but, in four years, by staying with the plan, I would guess we will have in excess of 60%.
So, today, not very good, four years from this June 12th excellent.
Here is the authority:
PREAMBLE.
Objects of government. We the people of Maine, in order to establish justice, insure tranquility, provide for our mutual defense, promote our common welfare, and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of liberty, acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe in affording us an opportunity, so favorable to the design; and, imploring God's aid and direction in its accomplishment, do agree to form ourselves into a free and independent State, by the style and title of the State of Maine and do ordain and establish the following Constitution for the government of the same.Article I.
Section 1. Natural rights. All people are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent and unalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and of pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness.
Section 2. Power inherent in people. All power is inherent in the people; all free governments are founded in their authority and instituted for their benefit; they have therefore an unalienable and indefeasible right to institute government, and to alter, reform, or totally change the same, when their safety and happiness require it.
Age from conception is almost impossible to determine, especially if you want to get it to the nearest day.
antinomian: of or relating to the view that Christians are released by grace from the obligation of observing the moral law.
The Proposed Constitution for the Republic of Maine, nor any law will state any such thing.
A pastor deciding not only which religion, but which denominations of one particular religion qualify is opposed to at least the first 3 sections or the proposal. This proposal sounds like a Christian version of the Taliban enacting sharia rather than anything resembling freedom or democracy.
Just as isreal is a Jewish nation but does not prohibit other religions,so will Maine be a Christian nation but will not prohibit other religions, with the exception of Islam.
"Age from conception is almost impossible to determine, especially if you want to get it to the nearest day."
Our medical experts disagree with you. Counting from the age of conception reinforces the absolute right of the baby in the womb to all rights guaranteed by the proposed Constitution.
Let me make this perfectly clear to you, abortion will be considered first degree premeditated murder it is not up for debate or discussion, if killing babies in the womb are important to you, stay out of Maine after secession.
Go back and read the rest of the parts of the Constitution that are published above and then start packing.
In particular, read this
Section 6. The Militia and the standing army of 1,000. So as to insure and guarantee the rights guaranteed in this Constitution, every natural born male in the Republic of Maine, upon reaching the age of 18 years from conception through age 67 years from conception, has, as a member of the Militia, the obligation to keep and bear arms for the common defense, for his and his families protection, to defend against this government or any government in the future from becoming oppressive, tyrannical, or in any other way obnoxious to freedom, and to secure the rights written in this Constitution. ...
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