FEATURE ARTICLES. LOOKING AT THE U.S. SUPREME COURT: APPOINTING A NEW MEMBER, WHAT DOES THE CONSTITUTION SAY? PT 1.

With the Passing of JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA, A VACANCY

OPENED UP ON THE NINE MEMBER COURT. However, as it

happened Several Times during his TENURE AS PRESIDENT, BARACK

OBAMA FACED REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION THAT CARED LITTLE

FOR FACTUAL DATA, OR THE SWORN DUTY THEY HAVE TO UPHOLD 

THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. 

This, of course, doesn't include the POSSIBLE DAMAGE THAT COULD

BE CAUSED BY HAVING A SUPREME COURT THAT IS NOT ABLE TO

PERFORM ITS FUNCTION ADEQUATELY.

So, in the INTEREST OF FINDING THE TRUTH IN THE MATTER, LET US

TURN TO THE BODY OF DOCUMENT, AND READ WHAT IT HAS TO SAY.

BY DOING THIS, WE MAY FIND AN ANSWER THAT WOULD HAVE ENDED

THE CONTROVERSY MANY MONTHS AGO. ( IF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

HAD THE COURAGE TO LOOK AT THE LEGAL SYSTEM, AND FIND A WAY 

TO COMPEL THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TO FULFILL THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL

DUTIES).

Consider the Following, TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE TEXT:

Article II, Section 2,

"... shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate,shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments."

IGNORING THE CONTROVERSY, WHAT CAN WE REASONABLY

INFER FROM THIS PASSAGE?

See PART 2.

WORTHWHILE OR WORTHLESS- A CONSUMER GUIDE TO AVOIDING SCAMS AND SCOUNDRELS. LOOKING OUT FOR BAD ADVICE, SCAMS, AND CON ARTISTS ON THE INTERNET. PT 2.

Many of the Ways you can be Cheated, Duped,or Mislead on the Internet, are just Updated Versions of those That Have Been Used For Decades.  It's just Repackaging, for Modern Advances in Technology.

However, The Internet also allows the Relative Anonymity of Conducting Business without In-Person, Face to Face Interaction, to Help Motivate the Hesitant or Reluctant to Act on Dubious Offers They May Have Avoided, if it consisted or involved Active Participation with Others.

Unfortunately, it is Far Easier to Lie to someones Face When its Done from a Screen, AND NOT IN REAL TIME...

...AND YOU CAN GET IT JUST RIGHT, NO MATTER HOW 

MANY TAKES AND RETAKES IS NEEDED.  

Here are some examples we will look at in future posts.

#1- Your Home Computer is Used to Create a More Personal Relationship with the Pitchman.

#2-  Seeing is Believing, or Not.

#3-  It's a lot Easier to get People to Part with Their Money when They can Shop at Home, and Don't Have to Consistently Take Out a Wallet.

#4-  Television and Radio Ads are Regulated to a Far Greater Degree than Internet

Websites.

#5-  Taking Away the Stigma, and Bringing Gambling to the Privacy of Your 

Own Home.

#6-  The Encouragement to "ACT NOW BEFORE ITS TO LATE", which is sometimes just a way of saying, "NO NEED TO LET ANYONE ELSE SEE WHAT IS TRANSPIRING ON THE SCREEN."

#7-  Whats in a Name?

Include:  

-  Sound A Likes, Knock Offs and Other Imitators.

-  Impressive and Formidable Sounding Website

Names, Attempting to Camouflage the Garbage Their 

Selling.

LOOK FOR MORE ON THIS SUBJECT IN FUTURE POSTS.

WORTHWHILE OR WORTHLESS- A CONSUMER GUIDE TO AVOIDING SCAMS AND SCOUNDRELS. GOING ON A DIET? YOU CAN LOSE MORE THAN JUST WEIGHT. PT 6.

There is one more part of the Fitness\Diet Industry, that many consumers know little about.

Yet, it is this area of the Industry, that Advertisers rely on the most to create new customers.

                                                                    

Look at the photos above. For that matter, view some of the other pictures, published along with the Texts that are part of this Article. Men and Women working out, but who already seem to be in good physical condition. These pictures are common sales tools, even though the reason for using them is sometimes deceptive.

Welcome to the WORLD OF THE FITNESS MODEL.

An industry that has been around for years, it includes Men and Women who market Themselves, either individually or through an agency, as "INCENTIVES."

Incentives?  Would does this mean?  That to sell a product that encourages regular use, it could be a SUPPLEMENT OR GYM\WORKOUT CENTER, the Models are meant to represent the "AFTER PHOTOS." Naturally, the Prospective Client is suppose to think that they are in the "BEFORE" Category. 

The INCENTIVE?  PURCHASE THE PRODUCT, CONSUME OR USE AS DIRECTED, AND YOU TOO CAN LOOK LIKE THIS.

This seems, on the surface, to be perfectly valid.  After all, if it worked for those Filmed or Photographed in the Ad, why wouldn't it have the same affect on everyone else?

Unfortunately, it often doesn't work that way.

I'm sure you have seen on Television, Interviews with satisfied customers that claim marvelous results by using the product.  Phrases like;

-  "In only ten minutes a day, using the '........,' I was able to cut three inches off my waist in just two months."

-  "Taking  '.....'  for only one month, seemed to melt the fat away."

LOOK FOR PT 7.

WHAT A SHAME.- A look at the low points in the modern media. HUMILIATION TELEVISION; IT DOESN'T GET ANY LOWER THAN THIS. PT 11.

As I see more and more private information shared by individuals on Facebook publicly, the reason people go onto T.V. "Dating Shows" seems to become more apparent:

THERE EXISTS IN SOME PEOPLE AN ALMOST PATHOLOGICAL NEED FOR ATTENTION, AND THE MORE OUTRAGEOUS AND OVER THE TOP, THE BETTER.

Now on Dating Shows, like every other "Reality Show", conflict and embarrassment lead to the ultimate payoff, at least for those who create and sponsor these shows:

THAT TO SEE SOMEONE DEGRADED AND REDUCED TO A LEVEL THAT IS ALMOST SUB-HUMAN, WHICH APPEARS TO BE THE GOAL OF EVERY EPISODE, IS THE VOYEURISTIC THRILL THAT THE TARGET AUDIENCE DESIRES.

Now as mentioned above, we can visit Facebook and find people who are willing to relate all types of personal information to anyone who wants to read it.  Sometimes we wonder if the individual actually takes the time to realize what they are doing, and the possible consequences of relating such information to the public at large. 

Yet, time and time again, if you spend any amount of time on Facebook, it seems the same people share private information that most of us would never consider making known to anyone, but a very few.  In addition, they often receive responses that are hardly complimentary, and can be full of ridicule and derision.

To most of us, such reactions would give pause, in that maybe we should remove the information.  In fact, it would be a learning experience, telling us to think twice before sharing to much private information.  While this would seem to be the reasonable and rational course to take, there by avoiding future unpleasant exchanges on the internet, there are those who will ignore the consequences and continue this pattern of behavior.

It is these individuals that the "Dating Shows" are looking for, those whose need for attention is so acute that anything provoking a response, either positive or negative, is desirable.

This type of personality is often easy to manipulate.  Once their need for attention, usually overt and as public as possible, becomes apparent, then perceptive individuals can use this to an end that feeds the public appetite for "BREAD AND CIRCUSES."

Look for PT 12.