From the Waco Tribune Herald....

[MorningGlory]

The writer absolutely GETS it......I agree with every bit of this except the forced tubal ligation or contraceptive implants. That would just be wrong. How about the rest of you?

This was written by a 21 yrold female. It's her future

she's worried about and this is how she feels about the social welfare big

government state that she's being forced to live in! These solutions are

just common sense in her opinion.

This was in the Waco Tribune Herald, Waco , TX , Nov 18, 2011

PUT ME IN CHARGE . . .

Put me in charge of food stamps. I'd get rid of Lone Star cards; no cash

for Ding Dongs or Ho Ho's, just money for 50-pound bags of rice and

beans, blocks of cheese and all the powdered milk you can haul away. If

you want steak and frozen pizza, then get a job.

Put me in charge of Medicaid. The first thing I'd do is to get women

Norplant birth control implants or tubal legations. Then, we'll test

recipients for drugs, alcohol, and nicotine. If you want to reproduce

or use drugs, alcohol, or smoke, then get a job.

Put me in charge of government housing. Ever live in a military

barracks? You will maintain our property in a clean and good state of repair.

Your "home" will be subject to inspections anytime and possessions will

be inventoried. If you want a plasma TV or Xbox 360, then get a job and

your own place.

In addition, you will either present a check stub from a job each week

or you will report to a "government" job. It may be cleaning the

roadways of trash, painting and repairing public housing, whatever we

find for you. We will sell your 22 inch rims and low profile tires and

your blasting stereo and speakers and put that money toward the "common

good.."

Before you write that I've violated someone's rights, realize that all

of the above is voluntary. If you want our money, accept our rules. Before

you say that this would be "demeaning" and ruin their "selfesteem,"

consider that it wasn't that long ago that taking someone else's money

for doing absolutely nothing was demeaning and lowered self esteem.

If we are expected to pay for other people's mistakes we should at

least attempt to make them learn from their bad choices. The current

system rewards them for continuing to make bad choices.

AND While you are on Gov't subsistence, you no longer can VOTE! Yes,

that is correct. For you to vote would be a conflict of interest. You

will voluntarily remove yourself from voting while you are receiving a

Gov't welfare check. If you want to vote, then get a job.

[Guest shiloh357]

Wow! She hit it on the head. Excellent OP/ED piece. Thansk for sharing it.

[MorningGlory]

Wow! She hit it on the head. Excellent OP/ED piece. Thansk for sharing it.

[nChrist]

Sounds like a winner to me!

[joi]

I agree with what you said MG! Good post and good sense for a 21 yr. old!

[gdemoss]

May the Lord God Almighty, who actually owns everything including that which you think is yours, deal with each person who reads and agrees/disagrees with this as they would deal with others. Holding everyone to the standard in which they would impose on another. For those who give to all that ask of them, give into their hands and make their cup overflow. To those who have respect of persons, bring those who have respect of persons contrary to their person upon them, putting them in control of their very own livelihood. Lord God our Righteous Judge, please chasten us that we be not lost with those who do that which is unrighteous.

In Jesus Name,

Gary

[other one]

Well, I think we should go back to the origional voting laws........ male land owners only can vote..... maybe include female land owners, but I'll have to ponder on that for a while......

[other one]

Ok, after pondering for a while and considering all (especially the chances that my wife might actually read this thread) I'm going for all land owners being able to vote.......... but not thier kids...... until they leave home and buy their own land....

[Guest shiloh357]

May the Lord God Almighty, who actually owns everything including that which you think is yours, deal with each person who reads and agrees/disagrees with this as they would deal with others. Holding everyone to the standard in which they would impose on another. For those who give to all that ask of them, give into their hands and make their cup overflow. To those who have respect of persons, bring those who have respect of persons contrary to their person upon them, putting them in control of their very own livelihood. Lord God our Righteous Judge, please chasten us that we be not lost with those who do that which is unrighteous.

In Jesus Name,

Gary

Sounds like a rather "pious" criticsm of good sense. We have too many in this country who are exploiting our generosity just so they can lay around on our dime.

[gdemoss]

May the Lord God Almighty, who actually owns everything including that which you think is yours, deal with each person who reads and agrees/disagrees with this as they would deal with others. Holding everyone to the standard in which they would impose on another. For those who give to all that ask of them, give into their hands and make their cup overflow. To those who have respect of persons, bring those who have respect of persons contrary to their person upon them, putting them in control of their very own livelihood. Lord God our Righteous Judge, please chasten us that we be not lost with those who do that which is unrighteous.

In Jesus Name,

Gary

Sounds like a rather "pious" criticsm of good sense. We have too many in this country who are exploiting our generosity just so they can lay around on our dime.

A mans heart discerns the sense of the words he hears/reads wholly apart from what is said. Your reaction to my post is an insight into yourself. The bible teaches that the love of many will wax cold because iniquity will abound. We must fight the urge to become of those whose love wains. The use of the term 'pious' singled out in your response brought up some scripture to mind.

1 Samuel 17

26And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? 27And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.

28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? 30 And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.

When Eliab, David's brother who was cowering in unbelief because of the Philistines, heard David asking why Goliath was getting away with postulating against them his wicked response is to accuse David of being prideful. And so it is with the attacks from those who are uncircumcised in heart when they see someone who holds to the truth of Gods word.

My request of the Lord to have his hand upon 'us' for who and what we are and to chasten 'us', includes me as well. I have felt his chastening many times in my life and it is never fun. But the end of it was a repentance that manifested itself due to godly sorrow. What I proposed above was a blessing unto all as God only chastens those he loves and those who receive not chastening are not sons.

While it may be true that there are many who are using the system in place to freeload, I must side with the notion that God will rightly judge them and I should not. Instead, I should continue to prepare myself to present the gospel to these people who do these things as they need it badly. God forbid they end up before the judgment seat of Christ without having had the opportunity to repent of their evil and be saved. What the OP presented was to administer extreme restrictions upon all who use the aid provided to get relief when things are not going so well. There is already an unimaginable amount of red tape that one has to go through to get help because someone thought it was the best way to stop abuse. Those who legitimately need the aid are continually burdened with greater burdens due to those who work the system. The words repeatedly spoken 'then get a job' in an economy that has seen unemployment soar into the double digits and is only coming down now due to those who are no longer being tracked because their benefits ran out, is a heart felt response? Jesus broke bread with prostitutes, thieves, tax collector and every other kind of miscreant who walked the face of the earth for the purpose of saving their souls by turning them away from their sin. It was the wicked Pharisees who were calling for the stoning of the same sinners that Jesus was trying to save. The article mentioned is from a girl who has the hard heart of a Pharisee who needs to repent and follow Christ rather than throw stones at people, even those who are deliberately in the wrong. All such judging is evil and will bring the judgment of God upon those who judge others.

I am not telling you these things to try and shame you. I am not speaking down to you from some holy mountain top. It is my heart that you get to see what kind of evil is being done here in response to perceived evil of others. Jesus pleads with us to overcome evil with good. The proposed restrictions are an unnecessary evil to over burden the system worse than it is. The day that I understood why Jesus said give to all that ask of you was a turning point in my own Christian life and by the grace of God I have been given a fleshly heart that gives, even unto my enemies. These heart conditions are rooted in covetousness and bitterness of those who Paul spoke of in Romans chapter 2 when he said therefore you are inexcusable when you judge others but do the same things. We, as Christians, can't afford to do that as when we do the unbelievers blaspheme the word of God on our behalf.

It is by the grace of God that I am what I am. He is the potter. He is the husbandman. He is doing a work in all of us. Let us seek to leave judgment unto the one who understands all of the details involved and trust that he knows what he is doing when he allows the injustice that is happening to continue. Let us focus on godly edification of one another as we wash each others feet in love, not judgment of each other. Jesus' disciples were clean because of the words he spoke unto them and he has given us charge that we are to love each other as he has loved us.

Peace in Christ,

Gary