[ RadSafe ] The republic

[Edmond Baratta]

It was President Eisenhower who added the phrase 'one nation under God'. 
Perhaps it was because we had fought two deadly wars where many people died. 
For those who don't remember ( or weren't born yet) it was World War II and 
the Korean War, he felt it was necessary.  The USA is a Democratic Republic, 
made up of 46  States and 4 Commonwealths, although there are those who want 
to change it is and the way we vote.  There are those who wish to eliminate 
the Senate and only have one House.

I realize this subject may not have anything to do with Radiation Safety, 
but I'm adding my 2 cents.  Harry Reid is responsible for Yucca Mountain 
being stopped, after billions were spent.

Ed Baratta

Edmond 0033 at comcast.net

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From: "Rouse, Raymond Lawrence" <rlrouse at tva.gov>
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> I like the original:
>
> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,
> and to the republic for which it stands,
> indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
>
> Under God was added in 1954.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Forbes, John
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 2:44 PM
> To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] The republic
>
> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,
> and to the republic for which it stands,
> one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Glenn R.
> Marshall
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 12:32 PM
> To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] [ RadSafe Yucca Mtn.
>
> Another problem is the myth that our kids learn in school every day that
> the U.S. is a democracy.  It is not--it's a republic.
>
> And of course, another problem is the fact that DOE, NRC, OSHA, EPA,
> BLM, DOJ, Indian Affairs, and Starfleet Federation all get to have a say
> in and write conflicting regulations and opinions pertaining to
> something as benign as Yucca Mountain.
>
> Glenn Marshall, CHP, RRPT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Bernard L.
> Cohen
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 4:02 PM
> To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
> Cc: Teachout, Anna M. CIV AFRRI/HPD
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] [ RadSafe Yucca Mtn.
>
>  The Nuclear Waste Policy Act is the problem, as explained in the
> attachment.
>
> On 9/20/2010 4:02 PM, Teachout, Anna M. CIV AFRRI/HPD wrote:
>> The Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA, P.L. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2201
>> )recognizes that the federal government has the primary responsibility
>> for permanent radwaste disposal, as well as the important
> participatory
>> roles of the states and the public.  Various agencies within the
> federal
>> government predicted (decades ago) that the site selection process and
>> the construction would likely be controversial because there are so
> many
>> entities involved (Sec DoE, Congress, the President, the states,
> Native
>> American Tribes, and the general public).  Political posturing and
>> anti-nuclear activism haven't made the undertaking any less
> complicated
>> or less expensive.  Democracies can be oftentimes be rather messy, but
>> that doesn't mean we should yearn for dictatorships, does it?
>>
>
> -- 
> Bernard L. Cohen
> Physics Dept., University of Pittsburgh
> Pittsburgh, PA 15260
> Tel: (412)624-9245  Fax: (412)624-9163
> e-mail: blc at pitt.edu  web site: http://www.phyast.pitt.edu/~blc
>
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