Kindle Notes & Highlights
she was a lost child of God, just like everyone else. She had made mistakes, but she could be forgiven.
Excellent advice!
He’s trying to help us be more like Him, a loving parent. And maybe that means teaching us to be a little more loving regardless of what we look like, how we act, what culture we may come from, or who we are. We all just need to learn how to walk in other people’s shoes, and I guess that having us look different helps us learn that a little better.”
Love this!
They realized that divisiveness and tribalism had ruined the United States, so the first sections of the Philadelphia Constitution outlined that only independent candidates could run for office. The party system was outlawed. Sure, like-minded people could form groups to further a cause, but the ballots could not contain party affiliation. Voters had to research and align themselves with a candidate that shared their positions and ideals. And, of course, elections were by popular vote only. Every single vote mattered.
This could be a whole story by itself.
This person had to have tenure as a legislative representative and could only serve one term. The Framers felt that a president should not dedicate any time toward any type of re-election.
Excellent!
Progress was the key. The country needed to fly together in a singular direction, taking into account different points of view and ideas. Everything was debatable as there are two or more sides to every political argument. The point, though, was to consider each without prejudice and go forward together.
Excellent!
