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I think that - due to God giving us an unconditional free will - He may temporarily suspend His sovereign will to allow humans to exercise their free will and learn from their mistakes or victories. I also don't think we can't possibly understand everything God allows or prohibits. His ways are not our ways; and His thoughts are not our thoughts.

God does change His mind. God considered Abraham's questions about the number of righteous people in Sodom and Gomorrah to prevent their destruction. Moses changed God's mind about destroying the Israelites on more than one occasion.

HEY ALL MEMBERS of Canada this OCT 8 2018 will be the Canada Thanksgiving dgrimm60

Rachel and Leah were having coffee together and Leah was depressed. "What's wrong?" Rachel asked. "I was married four times in my life and every one of my husbands passed away," replied Leah. Rachel asked, "What did they do for a living?" "Well,” said Leah, “My first husband was a millionaire, the second was an actor, the third was a Rabbi, and the fourth worked for the Chevra Kadisha." Rachel, with a sly grin said, "Oh, I see, one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go..."

Chaim Yankel was thrilled when he called his parents overseas to tell them that they were the proud Bubbie and Zadie to beautiful twin girls, Talia and Devorah. “Oy, such wonderful news!” exclaimed the Bubbie. “Tell me, who do Talia and Devorah look like?” Chaim Yankel paused, smiled, and said, "Each other."

David was trying to encourage his son Moishe to come to shul more often but Moishe said he was having trouble “connecting” to davening. So David told his son, “Think of Davening like you are talking to a good friend, but instead, you are talking to Hashem.” They next Shabbos, everyone was quiet in shul when all of the sudden little Moishie burst out laughing. "Moishie!" scolded his father, "Why are you laughing during davening?" "But Abba," Moishie answered, "You told me that davening is like talking to a friend, and I just told him a really good joke."

What I noticed most of all: The Republicans on the Committee were respectful - of BOTH Ford and Kavanaugh. The Democrats were not respectful of a long serving federal judge. They acted like school-boy bullies!

Excellent points JoeMo! I was just thinking of those myself

5 Things You Didn't Know About Thurgood Marshall On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice to take a seat on the United States Supreme Court. Here are 5 things you probably didn't know about Thurgood Marshall... Thurgood Marshall’s Birth Name Was Thoroughgood. Thurgood Marshall was born Thoroughgood Marshall. He was named after his paternal grandfather, who had chosen the name “Thoroughgood” when he enlisted as a private in the Union Army during the Civil War. Marshall went by Thoroughgood until he shortened it to Thurgood in second grade, saying he “got tired of spelling all that out.” He Was Asked By The United Nations and United Kingdom To Help Write The Constitutions of Ghana and Tanzania. After they won independence from European imperial powers, Ghana and Tanzania were in need of a constitution. The UN and UK asked Thurgood for help – they felt that his success fighting for America’s oppressed minority would help protect the rights of the minority white citizens in those nations. Both constitutions are still in use today. He Has An Airport Named After Him The major airport serving Baltimore and the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, was renamed the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on October 1, 2005. The airport is named after Thurgood Marshall, a Baltimore native who became the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. He would remain on the Supreme Court for 24 years before retiring for health reasons. He Represented And Won More Cases Before The United States Supreme Court Than Any Other American. Arguing before the nation’s highest court didn’t faze Marshall. Before his nomination to the United States Supreme Court in 1967, he served as Solicitor General; during that time, Thurgood Marshall won 14 of the 19 cases he argued before the Supreme Court. Combine that with his many wins at SCOTUS as a lawyer for the NAACP and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (he argued 32 cases and won 29) and Thurgood holds a record that’s as unlikely to be broken. He Was Voted “Least Likely to Succeed” Thurgood’s friends describe him as loud and the life of the party. He joined Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and enjoyed drinking, smoking, and playing cards. After joining the Alpha Phi Alphas, Marshall reveled in fraternity life. He pulled wild pranks on other students and was expelled for a short while when one went too far. His wild and boisterous behavior gave him the reputation as 'apparently the least likely to succeed' among his classmates. But Marshall turned his studies around quickly. He had a knack for debate, shined as an orator, and was known for his energetic football rally speeches.

they're easy to remember! only 3 words ! My high tower ?

See: https://imsda.org/iowa-missouri-conference-president-issues-open-letter-to-constituents-regarding-gcs-compliance-documents-and-committees/

What about the right of the people left behind when a foreign doctor leaves their country behind? Raiding the talent of underdeveloped countries has it's own evils.

It doesn't matter how many supporters they have; what matters is how many collaborating witnesses they have. Ford has zero. I didn't mean to insult you CoAspen. Please accept my apologies. I probably shouldn't have posted that statement.

It's a 'right' because we pay taxes. And yes, we all pay taxes, even if you don't have a formal job. Everything we buy has some sort of tax involved. Taxes provide us with a great many privileges/rights such as the military, fire and police services, vast park and recreational resources, etc. So I will call it a 'right', not to quibble with other definitions!