Cecil Greenwell - 12/25/2009 Message Subject: Savannah Hello, and Merry Christmas. I was one of the reenactors to your right alongside the GEN McClaws memorial in Savannah. I met you, purchased a shirt and had a photo with you at the Memorial Day Ceromony in Savannah GA. Your speech was awesome. It was a true honor to meet you and hope to do so again Cecil GreenwellSCV and 8th Georgia infantry
Back to the main articles page An Open Letter to Mike / Subject: John Boyle, Asheville Citizen Times- Reporter Dear Mike, Several years back before my Dear Mother passed away, John Boyles, a reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, would write in an article: Why don't HK Edgerton give that Rebel Flag a rest. If he loves it so much, he should bring his mother and daughter over to my garage and [...]
Back to the main articles page 2010 Schedule Schedule for 2010 January 9, 2010 ---------- Lee/Jackson Dinner --- Whitesburg, Kentucky (Pine Mountain Grill) January 16, 2010 ---------- Lee/Jackson Dinner --- Bristol, Tennesee (Fish Tales Restaurant) January 23, 2010 ---------- Lee/Jackson Banquet --- Knoxville, Tennessee (Armory)
From the Charleston Mercury December 21, 1860 The 20th Day of December, in the Year of Our Lord, 1860 Inscribed among the calends of the world - memorable in time to come -- the 20th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1860, has become an epoch in the history of the human race. A great Confederated Republic, overwrought with arrogant and tyrannous oppressions, has fallen from its high estate [...]
The 10th Amendment Movement “If the federal government has the exclusive right to judge the extent of its own powers, warned the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions’ authors (James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, respectively), it will continue to grow – regardless of elections, the separation of powers, and other much-touted limits on government power.” –Thomas E. Woods nullification Nullification: When a state ‘nullifies’ a federal law, it is proclaiming that the law in [...]
Lincolnism Sunday, December 20, 2009 Lincolnism "Hats off to Abe" The recent Healthcare debate has its roots in American history and the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Simply put the political philosophy of Abraham Lincoln is that the central government is the final authority regarding policy for everyone in the country. At the end of the day, the various States, therefore, are subordinate to the control of the central government (centralism). All [...]
Back to the main articles page Here Comes The Attack I have been depicted as a cartoon in the Mountain Express weekly newspaper before, but it was not until I questioned the seating of its former Editor to the Asheville City Council because of his professed status as an atheist did this cartoon take on a different characterization. The cartoon depiction of me no longer carried any resemblance to my person . [...]
Back to the main articles page An Open Report / The End Of The Year On Wednesday, December 16, 2009, I would conduct a series of radio interviews, on the legality of the city of Asheville seating an atheist on it's Council in defiance of the State Constitution prohibiting such an action. Along beside Mr. Bothwell, a spirited debate and interview would be conducted by local radio personality Matt Mattan. That exclusive [...]
Back to the main articles page The seating of an athetist & the North Carolina Constitution / An open Letter to the Attorney General Dear Attorney General Cooper, On December 10, 2009, in an email message to LT. Governor, Walter Dalton, in his capacity as the President of the Senate, and cc.to the President Pro Tempore, I issued a notification that the City of Asheville, North Carolina would placed itself above the [...]
Van Whitmire - 12/23/2009 Wall Posting merry christmas h.k. Hope u ur family and everyome that reads this never forgets the reason for the season...many thanks on the help you have given me on understandin what our heritage really is and best of luck to everyone in the year 2010 :)