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Eminent Domain Violates The Fourth Amendment
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The taking of houses by Eminent Domain in the United States of America is prohibited by the Constitution in the Fourth Amendment. Make some noise about this!
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I am a solo singer/songwriter. My music is mostly soft although my songs could easily be performed in mostly any style.
For me, it's all about the song. That mysteriously magical thing that happens when a lyric is married to a melody. The writing process is invigorating and exciting while simultaneously being exasperating and difficult. It is that moment when music is being composed and a lyric is being written when I am truly the "artist at his easel." The creative process continues when the song is brought into the studio to be recorded because, as in writing, the production and arrangement processes also have their own sets of challenges. Those challenges are always dictated by the song itself and the task at hand at that moment is to be true to the song and carefully craft a recording that reflects what the song is about. Part three, for me, is to then take that song and perform it. It is the purest form of displaying this work of art called a song and is the only place where the magic of the creation is reflected back to me from a room full of interested listeners. And at that moment it is only as magical as the audience makes me believe it is. My CDs are all available on CDBaby.com.
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Pop Indie Pop
Author
Larry Whitler / music by M. Oldfield, L. McKennitt
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1992 Larry Whitler
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April 25, 2006
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MP3 3.6 MB 192 kbps 2:38
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This is an editorial piece originally broadcast on NewsTalk 1370 WOCA in Ocala, Florida. The voices are WOCA staff which include Bill Ezrin, Doris Reid, Tish Moeller, Carol English, Jordan English, Alex Whitler, Robin MacBlane, and Chris Chrissinger. The music background is sampled from Mike Oldfield and Loreena McKennitt.
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They call it eminent domain. They say it gives government the right to take away your homes. They say the fifth amendment gives them this right. But they got it wrong. They forgot about the FOURTH amendment. They forgot that when the founding fathers wrote the portion of the Fifth Amendment regarding the taking of private property for public use they meant portions of LAND for roadways, not HOUSES. The term “private property” meant LAND. The fourth amendment forbids the seizure of houses. The founding fathers would not have contradicted themselves. The Supreme Court betrayed the very document they swore to uphold. Remind Congress of The Fourth Amendment. Remind the Supreme Court of their vow to uphold the Constitution. Our homes are at stake. Our churches are at stake. Our Constitution is at stake.
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