… . ·          * This group is gender balanced; that means that we try our best to keep an equal number of men and women in the group. It is waste of your time and ours if the group is 80% female or male.  Because I pay dues to keep this site up and do not charge my members fees for most events, I and the other members of the Leadership Team reserve every right to decline any membership request for any reason without being subjected to flaming, or emails wanting to debate why your membership was d …

… If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it. 6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results. 7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with whomever I want. Government cannot force me to be charitable. 8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion. 9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me. THE 12 VALUES Honest …

… If you break the law you pay the penalty. 6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results. 7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. 8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion. 9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me. The 12 Values * Honesty, * Reverence, * Hope, * Thrift, * Humility, * Charity, * Sincerity, * Moderation, * Hard …

… If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it. Justice “I deem one of the essential principles of our government… equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political.” Thomas Jefferson 6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results. Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness “Everyone has a natural right to choose that vocation in life which he thinks mos …

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