Americans earning millions refuse to respect our Flag and National Anthem

The sports people show disrespect during the beginning of their respective games. This is supposed to be tolerated.

These supposedly athletes earn millions because they live in the freest nation God ever gave to human beings. If the fans did not go to these games or demonstrate outside of where they play then maybe they would get the message, “Free speech is one thing, but disrespecting our forefathers who fought for this nation, and the symbols that the world notices how free the citizens are, is intolerable and should not be applauded or supported.”

Supposedly they do the above because they do not like President Trump. Grow up people. I voted for him even though I may not agree with everything he says and does, he was not and is not a politician. He is an American fighting to see that America remains free and not settle for things whenever it hurts this nation and its citizens!

Because we have Free Speech in the United States does that mean that we can say or do whatever we want, even if it hurts others and our free nation? If I behaved this way when working at WalMart I woudl have been fired.

I am someone who loves watching football, but as of today I will not waste my time on selfish, arrogant millionaires who believe they are right and everyone else is wrong.

Ida M Temple

AMERICANS STAND UP-We Refuse To Remain Silent

Thank you for reading this update. As the organizer of the Mansfield Tea Party, we now offer a newsletter to those who wish to receive it and have the strong desire to protect, respect, and honor the greatest nation, United States of America, that God ever gave to human beings!. 

Most of the citizens, as well as this nation, are the greatest in the world. But being human we make mistakes and sometimes wrong decisions. Is that because at times we do not hear what others are saying?

When we do the above, then this nation could become lost for the children who have no voice in the decisions made to protect them. We must listen, read, and be aware of what is taking place in the United States. THIS IS HOW WE LEARN AND GROW! It will always be the goal of most of the Americans Standing Up! 

For those who wish to have their voice heard, this is your forum, just speak up and if you wish to have it published in this newsletter, let us know.

Thank you and remember;  

"Never doubt that a small group of concerned citizens

can change the world; it's the only thing that ever has."

Margaret Mead

Justice For All?

Is there justice equality in America? Many seem to believe not! Over the past few years in the United States, there have been protests about those who have been arrested or charged and who might have been treated unfairly because of their race, gender, political party, or an immigrant.

As a female who has never had been treated this way, I can only state about an incident that happened to me years ago.

While working I had been robbed and had to pick him out from mugshots. Because his face stayed with me I had no problem identifying him. The prosecutor asked questions and I had to point the guy out again. But the defense refused to. I can only assume that because I was not lying he believed he could not get me to be unsure of my accusation. 

The U.S. legal system is in part inherited from English common law and depends on an adversarial system of justice. In an adversarial system, litigants present their cases before a neutral party. The arguments expressed by each litigant (usually represented by lawyers) are supposed to allow the judge or jury to determine the truth about the conflict. Besides presenting written or oral arguments, evidence and testimony are collected by litigants and their lawyers and presented to the court.

Many federal and state rules exist regarding how evidence and testimony are presented, trial procedure, courtroom behavior, etiquette and how evidence and testimony are presented. These rules are designed to promote fairness and allow each side an opportunity to adequately present its case. Of course, sometimes evidence could be tainted or some witnesses might lie under oath.  Could this be why there are people in prison because somebody lied or the evidence was fabricated?

Yes, I am white, and the suspect mentioned above was a young black guy. But that should never be the reason for him being treated justly or unjustly. We must be judged on our attitudes, honesty, how we treat others, and never on our ethnicity. I only mention ethnicities because it seems today that many suspected lawbreakers want to use bigotry or gender as an excuse why they were charged.

My tolerance over the past few years has become non-existent because of some not taking responsibility for our actions and blaming others. To be respected we must respect others. Adults

Should follow this rule because the children are watching and many will follow in our footsteps. I remember as a kid when Mom asked me not to be rude or disrespectful, my response was, “How come others can do it but I can’t. Her response was, “Because you are better than that and being nasty is not becoming of you.

This does not mean I am perfect, by no means. But I treat others the same way they treat me and live by “What goes around comes around!”Do you believe that if all of us followed the above rule, that the world might be a more peaceful, better place that God had in mind for the human race?

Look for my most recent book "A Citizens Outrage (Whatever was Wrong is Now right!)

Ida M Temple - Activist Writer