The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Amendment IV

I was reading thru the Bill of Rights; you know, the one everyone says promises privacy; and it doesn’t say anything about a person being granted privacy between one person and another. It does talk about how the government can’t seize their “papers.” Hmm, but they won’t let me have my “papers.” I guess it’s because they seized them before I was able to argue.

There are some States that have laws about right to privacy but then again, the Bill of Rights Amendment XIV says:

All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

So even though the States aren’t allowed to make laws that violate the Bill of Rights or Constitution. Well isn’t that interesting.

What are rights though? We talk about them like they come from God and should just happen, but they don’t. We have to fight for them. We have to make them happen. For example, people walk out into the street because they have the “right of way.” Like the almighty hand of God will stop a car from making them road kill. Anyone want to put that to the test? Of course not, but I have seen people do it and no hand. Squealing brakes, definitely.

I give kudos and thanks to the ones who are out there fighting. People like Amy, Robert, Adam, & Darryl. You fight for our rights, our lives and those that are still to come. May God’s hand protect you and give you strength. Just don’t walk out into the street without looking, ‘kay?

Don’t you “pardon me” me, you. I shall give you “pardon me.” I shall “pardon me” you into the middle of next week.

The Widow Twanky to Hercules.

So, been a while. Life has been pretty good. Had a great Christmas and passed my last exam. Otherwise, was I was just taking a break from adoption and enjoying my family.

Not much else has been happening. Soul of Adoption is now closed down but everyone has moved to the new forum Adoption Threads Granted, the move was a bit faster than we had planned since the SofA domain name expired but we pretty much got everyone over. If you haven’t checked it out, you should

So I haven’t taken a complete break, I guess. Just haven’t felt like writing much. Still not sure what to write about. I have a few things bouncing around in my head that I need to get down, but they haven’t formed completely yet.