Dear brothers and sisters, when challenges in life knock our self-confidence, please remember that disciples of Jesus Christ have access to a different kind of confidence. When we make and keep covenants with God, we can have confidence that is born of the Spirit.
Hello @DougBurgum I am a citizen of American Samoa, and I would like to understand why, in 125 years as a U.S. territory, not a single gubernatorial veto has ever been overridden.
Under our current system, when the sitting Governor vetoes a bill, it returns to the Fono (Senate and House) for a two-thirds vote.
If the vote is successful, the bill is then sent to your office (Secretary of the Interior) for final approval. However, in our entire history, no Governor veto has ever been overturned.
This has effectively granted our local Governors extreme power over the Fono.
If the Fono does not fully comply with the Governor’s wishes, the Governor has the ability to threaten vetoing every single bill for the duration of their 4-to-8-year term, knowing full well that the veto will never be overridden.
This dynamic has essentially turned our Governors into absolute rulers and kings during their time in office and has been abused by many past Governors.
I respectfully urge you to look into this issue and explore ways to ensure a true balance of power among all branches of government (Governor, senate, and house) in American Samoa.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Ono.
@0N0HC That was very hard to watch. Aside from the profanity it was the crudeness of it all. Only positive thing I can say about it is that the soundtrack was good…that’s it!
@Onotalks Well said, truly. As we all enjoy the comforts of being home with our families, we must never forget the men and women of service that continues to battle the front lines to secure said comforts. Bless 🙏🏽
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you from me and mine.
May you all take time today to appreciate the blessings in your life and spend precious time with loved ones, and those who mean the most to you.
Life is a box wrapped with a bow, and the people we love are the treasures in the gifts of your life.
Cherish them, and never miss an opportunity to tell them you love them, and make sure they know you love them.
Life is too short to hold onto grudges or harbor hate in your heart, especially towards those you once loved.
Call them today, reach out to them and forgive them, let them know that everything will be ok.
Life is full of chance for healing and new beginnings.
Let this Thanksgiving Day be one of them.
You can now see how many verified followers you have on X.
I have 370.
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I need to get 500 verified followers in the next 3 days.
Time for me to get to work.
Hustling non stop next 3 days.
Thank you in advance to anyone who helps me reach my goal.
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LETS GOOO!
The woke liberals are destroying women's sports.
Shame on San Jose State University and the Mountain West Conference for allowing a male to play on their women's volleyball team.
America is praying these teams win their lawsuits against SJSU and the MWC.
America supports you and is rooting for you to win your lawsuit against this woke conference.
Americas young daughters work tirelessly all their lives to compete at the highest level and play a sport they love.
But their dreams are being shattered by this woke agenda.
Stop this madness and stop allowing males to participate in women's sports.
Ban all males from participating in female sports, nation wide.
America stands with our daughters!
Let me start with this: Trump was once a Democrat, Elon was once a Democrat, I was once a Democrat -RFK, Jr., was once a Democrat. What we all found is that the Democratic party was no longer about the working class. They were about the Social Elites, Hollywood and Lobbyists. They are no longer the party I grew up with and even campaigned for in the past. My last was Hillary when she ran against Obama in 2008. She treated the people campaigning for her horribly in the end. Then came Obama, who spoke about community organizing and social justice - that is when I knew he wanted to take the Democratic party to a "socialist" society. And under him, we saw "flash mobs in malls" which I believe was the firsts to see how fast they could mobilize for protests and rioting. We were all getting along racially prior to Obama - he decided to set of the racism and the rioting. Suddenly, schools became more dangerous and the economy declined with the mortgage crisis. Many people suffered because of this decline in his 8 years in Office. President Trump was elected because of this. We had the best economy and jobs until COVID-19 hit. The Dems used Covid for the lockdowns and social media to silence and control. They consistently attacked President Trump - even though when he was a Democrat - they all wanted to be around him. For years, people like Oprah wanted him to be President, as well as the Ladies of the View (the videos are out there) Personally my life and my family's life were more prosperous and safe under President Trump. This time I believe more people than ever remembered how good life was with President Trump. We don't want to be a socialist country and stand in bread lines. The Democrats far-left wanted open borders to bring illegals in to anoint citizenship to vote for them. It almost worked until Nov. 5, 2024, when our rightful President Trump was finally Re-elected as the 47th President of the USA. We are I do not believe we will ever be Democrats or Republicans as they have been known ever again. We are now the MAGA/MAHA UNITY PARTY, filled with sane people from Dems/Repub/ and Independents who all have one simple goal to make America the Safest, Healthiest, Prosperous, and Greatest Country in the world. We are open and accept all. We are Straight, Gay, Black, White, Asian, Latino, Indian - you can find us all here - and if that is what you also want for America you will find love and acceptance with us. We don't hate or protest or burn cities to the ground. We all want better lives and affordable futures for ourselves, our families, and our kids. That's what President Trump brings - Unity and Peace through Strength around the world.