616 Search Results for "law"

• Who's really in charge?

  • From: dlindberg102
  • Description:
    I received this letter from a friend and I really think it hits the nail on the head as to why we are in such difficult times.  Thanks for allowing me to use it Ron.
    
    OBAMA'S "CZARS"-- Read who is really running our country and realize what their job positions are :
    OBAMA'S CZARS
    CZAR Position Summary
    
    Richard Holbrooke
    Afghanistan Czar
    Ultra liberal anti gun former Gov. of New Mexico. Pro Abortion and legal drug use. Dissolve the 2nd Amendment
    
    Ed Montgomery
    Auto recovery Czar
    Black radical anti business activist. Affirmative Action and Job Preference for blacks. Univ of Maryland Business School Dean teaches US business has caused world poverty. ACORN board member. Communist DuBois Club member.
    
    Jeffrey Crowley
    AIDS Czar
    Radical Homosexual.. A Gay Rights activist. Believes in Gay Marriage and especially, a Special Status for homosexuals only, including complete free health care for gays.
    
    Alan Bersin
    Border Czar
    The former [failed] superintendent of San Diego Pub. Ed. Ultra Liberal friend of Hilary Clinton. Served as Border Czar under Janet Reno – to keep borders open to illegal’s without interference from US
    
    David J. Hayes
    California Water Czar
    Sr. Fellow of radical environmentalist group, “Progress Policy”. No training or experience in water management whatsoever.
    
    Ron Bloom
    Car Czar
    Auto Union worker. Anti business & anti nuclear. Has worked hard to force US auto makers out of business. Sits on the Board of Chrysler which is now Auto Union owned. How did this happen?
    
    Dennis Ross
    Central Region Czar
    Believes US policy has caused Mid East wars. Obama apologist to the world. Anti gun and completely pro abortion.
    
    Lynn Rosenthal
    Domestic Violence Czar
    Director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Vicious anti male feminist. Supported male castration. Imagine?
    
    Gil Kerlikowske
    Drug Czar
    devoted lobbyist for every restrictive gun law proposal, Former Chief of Police in Liberal Seattle. Believes no American should own a firearm. Supports legalization of all drugs
    
    Paul Volcker
    E conomic Czar
    Head of Fed Reserve under Jimmy Carter when US economy nearly failed. Obama appointed head of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board which engineered the Obama economic disaster to US economy.. Member of anti business “Progressive Policy” organization
    
    Carol Brower
    Energy and Environment Czar
    Political Radical Former head of EPA - known for anti-business activism. Strong anti-gun ownership.
    
    Joshua DuBois
    Faith Based Czar
    Political Black activist-Degree in Black Nationalism. Anti gun ownership lobbyist.
    
    Cameron Davis
    Great Lakes Czar
    Chicago radical anti business environmentalist. Blames George Bush for “Poisoning the water that minorities have to drink.” No experience or training in water management.
  • Blog post
  • 1 day ago
  • Views: 52

• Pinellas County Public Records

  • From: AntonieLivingston
  • Description:

    Pinellas county public records offers a wealth of information about documents that falls under public domain such as birth, death, marriage, and divorce details. They contain other information such as criminal cases, traffic offenses and violations, and tax details among many others. Considering that these files are already in the public domain; hence, they can be accessed for free at various sources.
    
    One of the best ways to get your desired documents is to visit the office of the county service center which is situated along 2431 Tampa road somewhere in palm Harbor. They usually maintain complete database of documents such as the ones mentioned above. You may also call them at their phone number (727) 4643000 and make the request for your desired papers which they will send to your given address.
    
    Another method is to go online and visit the official web site of the locality you are currently located. In order to get there, just type in the keywords at Google or Yahoo search engines and look for the official site of the State. This will bring you to the place where you can gain free access to huge information about the locality including the aforementioned documents. In most cases, some of the information is limited and if you want more details, you can always use the services of third party commercial companies where they also maintain complete and updated information regarding your search.
    
    However, such access may require minimal service fee considering the fact that the companies also incur various expenses in the retrieval of files and updating their database; apart from their operational expenses in maintaining the site. Hence, be prepared to shell out some few bucks if you want to get more detailed information; but the benefits of the comprehensive results from your investigation or seek out is worth the investment made.
    
    In any case, it all depends on you; if you can already find the information you want at Pinellas county public records through their site, then much better because you incur no expenses at all; otherwise, you always have the second option.

    Run your free public records now to find records like birth and death, marriage and divorce filings, criminal law, county public records, phone number, address and more.

  • Blog post
  • 1 day ago
  • Views: 30
  • Not yet rated

• What is the Best Website to Fi

  • From: AntonieLivingston
  • Description:

    If you are searching for someone and you are looking for the best website to find people then read on as I shall discuss the different ways to get the information that you want that will eventually help you in finding the individual that you are longing to establish contact. Searching for someone is becoming easier nowadays with the availability of online access; many people were able to find their long lost friend or relative with the help of internet access through various search engines that allow them to locate the email address, contact numbers, current employment information and present home address of the individual. Because of this person finder search engines are becoming popular nowadays because of the numerous benefits that many users were able to enjoy.
    
    If you are searching for a particular individual, you have several options to select from that will help you find the person; one of the best free way among them is to use the free engines of Google and Yahoo by simply typing the full name in the search box. This option may or may not work best for you because it mainly depends on the availability of the details of the person online; such as posting his resume or personal profile in one of the web sites; or if he is maintaining his own blog or website using his real name where it also reveals contact details.
    
    If this option already generated relevant information that led you to start communicating with the individual, then much better because you were able to contact him without any cost on your part; however, if the results were not sufficient enough then you have another option to choose from. The next method would be to join social website to find people like Facebook and Myspace where you are able to communicate with your former classmates and friends; you can ask anyone among them who also knows the person and get the contact details. This is another way where you can get the information for free which can make you achieve your goal.
    
    If all else failed, then your last option is to use website to find people with excellent search engines that are capable of allowing you to locate the individual using their huge database which contain public documents that include relevant data like the contact details of the individual; including other vital information such as present employment and home address among many others. Examples of such websites are peoplefinder and other pubic records places like publicrecordspro.

    Run your free public records search now to find records like birth and death, marriage and divorce filings, criminal law, county public records, phone number, address and more.

  • Blog post
  • 1 day ago
  • Views: 26
  • Not yet rated

• Washington State Public Record

  • From: AntonieLivingston
  • Description:

    There are so many reasons why a lot of people want to go through Washington State public records. It is a sad fact that crime rate in the United States of America has indeed risen over the years. And this is precisely why it becomes an imperative for people to go through these public records, not just for their own safety as well as that of their loved ones, but also for the safety of their very businesses and organizations. Many people feel a bit wary about looking into a person's criminal background simply because it implies a certain probe into someone's privacy. However, we all have that inherent right to do such a thing, especially when it comes to hiring employees. And this is not limited to just the hiring process at all! Here are some situations that make going through Washington State public records the ideal thing to do.
    
    No.1 Changes made in childcare provision
    
    It is quite common for day care providers to move from one city of Washington State to another, so there are constant changes made here. We all have heard so many disturbing news stories about childcare facilities dealing with molestation allegations. As parents, this is more than enough reason to browse through the publicly-accessible database of private individuals. After all, you are entrusting your child to the care of a total stranger. Even if that childcare provider is employed under a facility you have come to trust, you should still go through Washington State public records for this.
    
    No.2 Renting or leasing property
    
    Property is at stake here. No landlord can say for sure that he or she knows just about everything regarding tenants. There will always be some surprises along the way. To ensure the pleasantry of these surprises, it comes as a must to scrutinize your potential tenant before handing him or her over the contract. After all, it is your property that is placed at risk here. Why would you want to allow a criminal to rent your apartment or your commercial building, right? Truth be told, you might even be dubbed as an accessory here, if the situation worsens. Harboring a fugitive is indeed dangerous, which is all the more reason why you should look into Washington State public records.
    
    No.3 Dating new people
    
    Online dating has become massive these days, and we all know that the information people share online are not necessarily true. Even if your dating site is a reliable and safe one, you should still exercise your own measures to ensure your safety. Do not feel guilty about pulling a background check on your potential date. Go ahead and conduct your own search through Washington State public records, to make sure your prospect is indeed someone you can trust.

    Run your free public records search now to find records like birth and death, marriage and divorce filings, criminal law, county public records, phone number, address and more.

  • Blog post
  • 1 day ago
  • Views: 24
  • Not yet rated

• Double Dipping With DROP

  • From: RightAway
  • Description:

    The Florida State Legislature wrote into law the Deferred Optional Retirement Program which allows state educators to retire, receive a lump sum retirement payout, then be rehired.

    The latest and most public person taking this option is Seminole State College President, E Ann McGee. McGee makes $230,000 a year and will be retiring November 30th of this year. She will receive a lump sum payment of over $390, 000. And then (get this) she will be rehired on January 1st, 2010 which is in the parameters of the law.

    This practice has happened elsewhere in Seminole County. Remember Seminole County Schools Superintendent Bill Vogel? Remember when the Seminole Country School Board voted against giving teachers raises, but approved one for Vogel. Well, prior that, Vogel had retired under the DROP program receiving undisclosed amount of retirement, then came out of retirement to become Seminole Schools Superintendent. This is also occuring in several Seminole County Schools, and I suspect other county school systems as well.

    What is most disturbing about this, while it is legal, is that teachers cannot get raises, extra curricular activity programs are being scrubbed (including many sports programs), students cannot get the required education (Winter Springs HS for example has gone from an "A" to "C" school), yet a select few administrators are getting their pockets lined.

    Is this happening in your schools system? What other types of budgetary abuses have you witnessed?

  • Blog post
  • 2 days ago
  • Views: 68

• If Your Standards Are Too High

  • From: ExciteM
  • Description:

    ...Lower Them!

    Team Obama has lowered its own standards to "gin up" the stimulus job numbers. Here's how:
    
    #1: Stimulus recipients by law must report jobs ‘created or saved’. Inherently, the recipient is biased toward reporting some jobs created or saved; who wants to give money to agencies that don’t ‘create’ jobs? I can only imagine the creative thinking.
    
    #2: Redefining what a job is. According to the 41-page guide for reporting stimulus jobs, a job = one year’s worth of work, or 2,080 hours. It’s the total number of hours worked, not how many people were hired. Under this definition, a job was created if 12 people worked for one month each. Do you think a month’s work would change anyone’s economic life in a meaningful way? This is the main problem: we thought Mr. Obama meant real jobs, not temporary ones. This is closely related to #3.
    
    #3: Establishing its own standard of success. For years the brightest minds at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Treasury Department, the General Accounting Office, the Federal Reserve, and other agencies have published, and the economy has depended on, sound measurements of employment activity. The White House has chosen to ignore these standards of measurement and instead create its own, based on political promises, and to create its own bureaucracy for reporting. The referee is referee of his own work – no independent evaluation is welcome or needed.
    
    #4: Jobs reporting free-for-all. The White House is clear in its 41-page guide: responsibility for accuracy of the jobs numbers belongs to the primary recipient of stimulus funds. No federal agency will be auditing the numbers. Whatever comes in, comes in. Recipients and sub-recipients alike can report numbers; if they are double-counted (as has been reported by Associated Press), it is the primary recipient’s responsibility to correct (That will happen when all the stars in the Orion constellation burn out and disappear from the sky).
    
    #5: Where the people came from to fill jobs does not matter. Again, it’s the hours of work that count, not the number of people who got jobs or whether they were unemployed beforehand. We’re supposed to believe these jobs are pulling people off the unemployment line. Not true. Former Council of Economic Advisors chairman Ed Lazear wrote about this in Monday’s Wall Street Journal.

    And another success story: In Arizona's 9th Congressional District, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. At least that's what the website set up by the Obama Administration to track the $787 billion stimulus says.
    
    There's one problem, though: There is no 9th Congressional District in Arizona; the state has only eight Congressional Districts.
    
    There's no 86th Congressional District in Arizona either, but the government's recovery.gov Web site says $34 million in stimulus money has been spent there. Sort of makes wanto to go "huh".
    
    In fact, www.recovery.gov lists hundreds of millions spent and hundreds of jobs created in Congressional districts that don't exist.
    
    
    Two thoughts:

    1.) Many of the ‘created’ jobs are government jobs. Please remember that a government job depends on tax revenue to exist (or at least it used to). Oh, you thought these were private sector jobs that come from real economic growth?

    2.) Even if true, the reported 640,000 jobs created, at a cost of $159 billion, comes out to $249,000 per job. This is success?

    The following link provides more detail "ginned up" data:

    http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/maps/Bogus-jobs-created-or-saved-by-the-Stimulus.html

  • Blog post
  • 4 days ago
  • Views: 44

• NYC Terrorist Trial

  • From: ExciteM
  • Description:

    As we all know by now, Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other terrorist masterminds will be tried in NYC very soon, even though they have pled guilty in Gitmo.
    
    What follows are the incontrovertible facts surrounding this impending trial.
    
    Let’s just say that, for sake of argument, the judge appointed to reside over this trial is completely impartial and beholden to the law and the U.S. Constitution, and has no political agenda or ideology whatsoever. Let’s also assume that the judge is not a Democrat and not vehemently opposed to all counter-terrorism efforts since 9/11. And let us also assume that this judge will fully uphold the constitution without any countering political retribution. Clearly this is a huge long-shot.
    
    Here’s the heart of this trial: virtually no prosecutorial evidence can be admitted. Why you ask?
    
    It’s simple, interrogations of any suspect are inadmissible, no matter how mild or harsh, without consent of the lawyers of the accused. Furthermore, there has to be proof that KSM and his fellow co-conspirators were effectively issued their respective Miranda Rights. Since we were treating them a enemy combatants, not criminals, and since they are not U.S. citizens techniques were used to gain valuable information, that wouldn't have been used if they were civil criminals. 
    
    Additionally, in the impending USA versus KSM and the co-conspirators, all classified sources and methods would have to be fully revealed. This means that ALL intelligence agencies would have to reveal ALL of the USA’s deepest secrets and would essentially be forced to disband. The CIA, FBI, NSA, DoD, DoJ, and all other agencies would essentially render themselves forever ineffective!
    
    After acknowledging all of these facts, it is clear that without any admissible evidence, beyond “hear-say”, all these defendants will have their cases dismissed. There is absolutely no way that the prosecution of these terrorists will be allowed to continue!
    
    As bad as this all clearly is, it gets worse! These terrorists and all others at Guantanamo would be allowed restitution for their incarceration, costing the U.S. taxpayers hundreds of millions and even billions of U.S. tax dollars!
    
    Think about this for a moment. Thanks to President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder (whose lawfirm represents some the Gitmo detainees), the families of the 6,000 murdered Americans will be forced to endure the pain of not only this immense breach of justice, but an immense tax burden of financially rewarding terrorists for their horrific crimes against ALL Americans and humanity.

  • Blog post
  • 5 days ago
  • Views: 66

• Deadbeat Dads and Debtors Pris

  • From: MeBubbleHead
  • Description:

    Now with the recession and many out of work, whats happening to the guys paying child support. I suspect more are being sent up the river to prison work gangs. The law should have had a provision for a recession.  Now we are seeing what the words mean "debtors prison". I know it's rough on the moms too, hope they don't do anything drastic.  You can always drop the kids off at the local orphanage if you can't make it.

  • Blog post
  • 5 days ago
  • Views: 69
  • Not yet rated

• A Letter you might want

  • From: voidthis1966
  • Description:

    A letter you might to send to so call Sen. or Rep.

    [Sen.] or [Rep.] [FIRST NAME] [LAST NAME]
    Washington, DC

    RE: STOP Judge David Hamilton Now!

    
    Dear [Sen.] [LAST NAME]:

    Please accept this petition, asking you to OPPOSE AND FILIBUSTER President Obama's nomination of anti-life, anti-liberty, and anti-Christian Judge David Hamilton to the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals. 

    Whereas, Judge Hamilton issued anti-liberty, anti-Christian injunctions which prohibited any prayers offered "in Jesus name" by civilian guest pastors visiting the Indiana legislature (which bad decision was later overturned by the 7^th Circuit), and

    Whereas, Judge Hamilton issued anti-life rulings striking down a reasonable law requiring abortionists simply inform women about alternatives to abortion in the presence of a physician or nurse (which bad decision was also overturned by the 7^th Circuit), and

    Whereas, the American Bar Association rated Judge Hamilton as 'not qualified' during his original appointment to the federal bench,

    Therefore, Judge David Hamilton is too extremist and unfit to serve in a place of such authority as the 7^th Circuit Court, the same court which frequently overturned his bad anti-life, anti-liberty, and anti-Christian rulings.

    We therefore request you OPPOSE AND FILIBUSTER the nomination of the anti-life, anti-liberty, and anti-Christian Judge David Hamilton to the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals. 

    We the undersigned pray to God you will oppose Judge Hamilton, in Jesus' name.

    
    Sincerely,

    [YOUR NAME]
    [ADDRESS]
    [CITY], [STATE] [ZIP]
    Concerned U.S. Citizen

  • Blog post
  • 5 days ago
  • Views: 44

• Our country deserves better

  • From: dlindberg102
  • Description:

    Am I so out of step with the majority in this country? Why is it that every time I turn on the TV or pick up a newspaper I find myself getting angry? This week I couldn’t believe that our illustrious Attorney General, Eric Holder was there on Television telling us that they were bringing our sworn enemies to New York for a civilian trial. Where in our Constitution does it say we have to give our legal rights to our enemies? In my mind I am asking who benefits from this stupidity, the families of the victims, the fire fighters who lost their brethren, the police and port authority who still hear the screams of the dying in their sleep. How about us, the general public who witnessed planes full of everyday people crashing into the buildings, or the bodies of innocent office workers hurling themselves out of the twin towers to keep from burning alive. None of the above is the answer in case you wondered. There is one answer that comes to mind but I can’t even fathom anyone could be so callous, It’s been stated that Attorney General Holders former law firm, the one that he will surely return to when this country finally regains its senses, represents several terrorists already. Could this be a motive? Are they that arrogant that they would even consider this?
    
    
    
    
    Are we so intimidated by European opinion that it is really necessary that we close Gitmo? We have been so smothered in political correctness that it is affecting our ability to survive as a world power. Who has earned the right to judge our system of government? What part of Europe didn’t we save from tyranny? What would China be today if we hadn’t stopped the Japanese in WWII? How have our enemies treated our captives, from WWII through Korea, Viet Nam, or in The Middle East? The people held in Guantanamo have it better than they did in their own countries. I call them people only because I am so influenced by political correctness that I find it hard to call them what they really are. In our history we have always been the savior of the world not the bad guy. This administration seems to be of the belief that we have a lot to apologize for. Even though I didn’t vote for him I actually thought that after Obama was sworn in, he would see the world for what it really is and temper his agenda for the good of America. I was wrong, his agenda seems to be to destroy the America we grew up in and remake it into a socialist society. To accomplish this goal he has to break the spirit of our people and render them impotent to his will. He has surrounded himself with a group of people who actually despise our country. Socialist, Communist and some of the loudest voices against American freedom are entrenched in his cabinet and his army of Czars.
    
    
    
    In history we learn what is in our future, if you bother to read the history of Germany and the Soviet Union you will see where we are headed. When the President goes to Copenhagen and signs the treaty on Global Warming, we as a sovereign nation will cease to exist. When we give others the right to make and enforce our laws we will have fought all wars, and left all our battle fields littered with our dead for nothing. America will no longer be the shinning city on the hill that so many have held in reverence. The United States that has been the benefactor to the world deserves better. Shout and shout loud, make these egotistical, narcissists hear your demands. Let them know that this is our land, and we’ll defend it with all we have.

  • Blog post
  • 6 days ago
  • Views: 102

• Protest NYC Terrorist Trial

  • From: RightAway
  • Description:

    It is clear to me that the Usurper in Chief, and his conflict of interest driven Attorney General are hell bent in bringing down the foundations of our great country. This trial is a slap in the face to fine citizens of NYC and the friends and family who lost loved ones on 9/11.

    There is a site you can visit: www.thebravest.com . The site is supported by the NYFD, and memorializes those brave men and women who lost their lives trying to save others that historic and horrific day.

    On this site you can add you name to the long list in a letter of protest to Obama, the letter is as follows:

    President Barack Obama

    The White House

    1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

    Washington, D.C. 20500

    Dear President Obama:

    On September 11, 2001, the entire world watched as 19 men hijacked four commercial airliners, attacking passengers and killing crew members, and then turned the fully-fueled planes into missiles, flying them into the World Trade Center twin towers, the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.  3,000 of our fellow human beings died in two hours.  The nation's commercial aviation system ground to a halt.  Lower Manhattan was turned into a war zone, shutting down the New York Stock Exchange for days and causing tens of thousands of residents and workers to be displaced.  In nine months, an estimated 50,000 rescue and recovery workers willingly exposed themselves to toxic conditions to dig out the ravaged remains of their fellow citizens buried in 1.8 million tons of twisted steel and concrete. 

    The American people were rightly outraged by this act of war.  Whether the cause was retribution or simple recognition of our common humanity, the words "Never Forget" were invoked in tearful or angry rectitude, defiantly written in the dust of Ground Zero or humbly penned on makeshift memorials erected all across the land.  The country was united in its determination that these acts should not go unmarked and unpunished. 

    Eight long years have passed since that dark and terrible day.  Sadly, some have forgotten the promises we made to those whose lives were taken in such a cruel and vicious manner.

    We have not forgotten.  We are the husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers and other family members of the victims of these depraved and barbaric attacks, and we feel a profound obligation to ensure that justice is done on their behalf.   It is incomprehensible to us that members of the United States Congress would propose that the same men who today refer to the murder of our loved ones as a "blessed day" and who targeted the United States Capitol for the same  kind of destruction that was wrought in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania, should be the beneficiaries of a social compact of which they are not a part, do not recognize, and which they seek to destroy: the United States Constitution.  

    We adamantly oppose prosecuting the 9/11 conspirators in Article III courts, which would provide them with the very rights that may make it possible for them to escape the justice which they so richly deserve.  We believe that military commissions, which have a long and honorable history in this country dating back to the Revolutionary War, are the appropriate legal forum for the individuals who declared war on America.  With utter disdain for all norms of decency and humanity, and in defiance of the laws of warfare accepted by all civilized nations, these individuals targeted tens of thousands of civilian non-combatants, brutally killing 3,000 men, women and children, injuring thousands more, and terrorizing millions.

    It is morally offensive to offer Constitutional protections to individuals charged with murdering 3,000 individuals, in essence, to jeopardize justice for war crimes victims, in order to make an appeal to the Muslim world.   The use of Article III courts after the 1993 World Trade Center attack didn't stop any of the subsequent terrorist plots, including the attack on Khobar Towers, 19 Americans killed, the 1998 East African Embassy bombing, 212 killed, the USS Cole bombing, 17 sailors killed.  The attacks of 9/11 were a resounding rebuke to the view that federal courts were an appropriate counterterrorism strategy.  Afterward, we didn't send law enforcement personnel to apprehend the perpetrators, we sent the United States military, who captured them and held them pursuant to the 2001 Authorization of the Use of Military Force (AUMF).

    The American people do not support the use of our cherished federal courts as a stage by the  "mastermind of 9/11" and his co-conspirators to condemn this nation and rally their fellow terrorists  the world over.   As one New York City police detective, who lost 60 fellow officers on 9/11, told members of the Department of Justice's Detainee Policy Task Force at a meeting last June, "You people are out of touch.  You need to hear the locker room conversations of the people who patrol your streets and fight your wars."   

    On May 21, you stated that military commissions, promulgated by congressional legislation and recently reformed with even greater protections for defendants, are a legal and appropriate forum to try individuals captured pursuant the 2001 AUMF, passed by Congress in response to the attack on America.  Nevertheless, you announced a new policy requiring that Al-Qaeda terrorists should be tried in Article III courts "whenever feasible." 

    We strongly object to the creation of a two-tier system of justice for terrorists in which those  responsible for the death of thousands on 9/11 will be treated as common criminals and afforded the kind of platinum due process accorded American citizens, yet members of Al Qaeda who aspire to kill Americans but who do not yet have blood on their hands, will be treated as war criminals.  To date, you have offered no explanation or justification for this contradiction, even as you readily acknowledge that the 9/11 conspirators, now designated "unprivileged enemy belligerents," are appropriately accused of war crimes.   We believe that this two-tier system, in which war criminals receive more due process protections than would-be war criminals, will be mocked and rejected in the court of world opinion as an ill-conceived contrivance aimed, not at justice, but at the appearance moral authority.

    The public has a right to know that prosecuting the 9/11 conspirators in federal courts will result in a plethora of legal and procedural problems that will severely limit or even jeopardize the successful prosecution of their cases.  Ordinary criminal trials do not allow for the exigencies associated with combatants captured in war, in which evidence is not collected with CSI-type chain-of-custody standards.  None of the 9/11 conspirators were given the Miranda warnings mandated in Article III courts.  Prosecutors contend that the lengthy, self-incriminating tutorials Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others gave to CIA interrogators about 9/11 and other terrorist operations--called "pivotal for the war against Al-Qaeda" in a recently released, declassified 2005 CIA report--may be excluded in federal trials.   Further, unlike military commissions, all of the 9/11 cases will be vulnerable in federal court to defense motions that their prosecutions violate the Speedy Trial Act.   Indeed, the judge presiding in the case of Ahmed Ghailani, accused of participating in the 1998 bombing of the American Embassy in Kenya, killing 212 people,  has asked for that issue to be briefed by the defense.  Ghailani was indicted in 1998, captured in Pakistan in 2004, and held at Guantanamo Bay until 2009.    

    Additionally, federal rules risk that classified evidence protected in military commissions would be exposed in criminal trials, revealing intelligence sources and methods and compromising foreign partners, who will be unwilling to join with the United States in future secret or covert operations if doing so will risk exposure in the dangerous and hostile communities where they operate.  This poses a clear and present danger to the public.  The safety and security of the American people is the President's highest duty.   

    Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey recently wrote in the Wall Street Journal that "the challenges of terrorism trials are overwhelming."  Mr. Mukasey, formerly a federal judge in the Southern District of New York, presided over the multi-defendant terrorism prosecution of Sheikh Omar Abel Rahman, the cell that attacked the World Trade Center in 1993 and conspired to attack other New York landmarks.  In addition to the evidentiary problems cited above, he expressed concern about courthouse and jail facility security, the need for anonymous jurors to be escorted under armed guard, the enormous costs associated with the use of U.S. marshals  necessarily deployed from other jurisdictions, and the danger to the community which, he says, will become a target for homegrown terrorist sympathizers--like the recent Fort Hood shooter--or embedded Al Qaeda cells.

    Finally, there is the sickening prospect of men like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed being brought to the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan, or the courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, just a few blocks away from the scene of carnage eight years ago, being given a Constitutionally mandated platform upon which he can mock his victims, exult in the suffering of their families, condemn the judge and his own lawyers, and rally his followers to continue jihad against the men and women of the U.S. military, fighting and dying in the sands of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan on behalf of us all. 

    There is no guarantee that Mr. Mohammed and his co-conspirators will plead guilty, as in the case of Zacarias Moussaoui, whose prosecution nevertheless took four years, and who is currently attempting to recant that plea.   Their attorneys will be given wide latitude to mount a defense that turns the trial into a shameful circus aimed at vilifying agents of the CIA for alleged acts of "torture," casting the American government and our valiant military as a force of evil instead of a force for good in places of the Muslim world where Al Qaeda and the Taliban are waging a brutal war against them and the local populations.   For the families of those who died on September 11, the most obscene aspect of giving Constitutional protections to those who planned the attacks with the intent of inflicting maximum terror on their victims in the last moments of their lives will be the opportunities this affords defense lawyers to cast their clients as victims.    

    Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-conspirators are asking to plead guilty, now, before a duly-constituted military commission.   Mr. President, the families of their victims have a right to know, why don't you let them?

    Respectfully submitted,

     

    The list of signatures is endless, and starts with family of one of a passenger of American Flight 77 that flew into the Pentagon.

     

    You can add you name by clicking on this link: http://www.keepamericasafe.com/petition_signup/ 

     

    If you are as outraged as I am, then let you voice be heard. 

     

     

     

  • Blog post
  • 1 week ago
  • Views: 236

• WE THE PEOPLE.. " Must Read"

  • From: mcb1369
  • Description:

    Politicians are the only people in the world  who create problems and then campaign against them.
    
    Have you ever  wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?
    
    Have you ever wondered, if  all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have  inflation and high taxes?
    
    You and I don't propose a federal budget.  The president does.
    
    You and I don't have the  Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of  Representatives does.
    
    You and I don't write the tax code, Congress  does.
    
    You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.
    
    You  and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve  Bank does.
    
    One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one  president, and nine Supreme Court justices equates to 545 human  beings out of the 300 million are directly, legally, morally,  and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague  this country.
    
    I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve  Board because that problem was created by the  Congress.  In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty  to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central  bank.
    
    I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a  sound reason.. They have no legal authority.  They have no  ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a president to do one  cotton-picking thing.  I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash.  The  politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what  the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility  to determine  how he votes.
    
    Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy  convincing you that what they did is not their fault.   They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.
    What  separates a politician from a normal human being is an  excessive amount of gall.  No normal  human being would have the gall of a  Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating  deficits..  The president can only propose a budget.   He cannot force the Congress to accept  it.
    
    The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the  land, gives sole responsibility to the House of  Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes.  Who is the speaker of the House?   Nancy Pelosi.  She is  the leader of the majority party.  She and  fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want.  If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if  they agree  to.
    
    It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million can  not replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of  incompetence and irresponsibility.  I can't think of a  single domestic problem  that is not traceable directly to those 545 people.  When you fully  grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal  government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to  exist.
    
    If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it  unfair.
    
    If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in  the red ..
    
    If the Army &Marines are in  IRAQ ,  it's because they want them in IRAQ
    
    If they do not  receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available  to the people, it's because they want it that way.
    
    There are no  insoluble government problems.
    
    Do not let these 545 people shift  the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can  abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to  regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can  take this power.  Above all, do not let them con you into  the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like "the  economy," "inflation," or "politics" that prevent them from doing  what they take an oath to do.
    
    Those 545 people, and they  alone, are responsible.
    
    They, and they alone, have the  power.
    
    They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the  people who are their bosses.
    
    Provided the voters have the  gumption to manage their own employees.
    
    We should vote all of  them out of office and clean up their mess!
    
    Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel  Newspaper.
    
    What you do with this article now that you have  read it.......... Is up to you.
    
    
    This might be funny if it weren't so darned true.
    Be sure to read all the way to the end:
     
          Tax his land,
          Tax his bed,
          Tax the table
          At which he's fed.
     
          Tax his tractor,
          Tax his mule,
          Teach him taxes
          Are the rule.
     
          Tax his work,
          Tax his pay,
          He works for peanuts
          Anyway!
          Tax his cow,
          Tax his goat,
          Tax his pants,
          Tax his coat.
          Tax his ties,
          Tax his shirt,
          Tax his work,
          Tax his dirt.
     
          Tax his tobacco,
          Tax his drink,
          Tax him if he
          Tries to think.
     
          Tax his cigars,
          Tax his beers,
          If he cries
          Tax his tears.
     
          Tax his car,
          Tax his gas,
          Find other ways
          To tax his ass.
     
          Tax all he has
          Then let him know
          That you won't be done
          Till he has no dough.
     
          When he screams and hollers;
          Then tax him some more,
          Tax him till
          He's good and sore.
          Then tax his coffin,
          Tax his grave,
          Tax the sod in
          Which he's laid.
     
          Put these words
          Upon his tomb,
          Taxes drove me
          to my doom...'
     
          When he's gone,
          Do not relax,
          Its time to apply
          The inheritance tax.  
          Accounts Receivable Tax
          Building Permit Tax
          CDL license Tax
          Cigarette Tax
          Corporate Income Tax
          Dog License Tax
          Excise Taxes
          Federal Income Tax
          Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
          Fishing License Tax
          Food License Tax
          Fuel Permit Tax
          Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)
          Gross Receipts Tax
          Hunting License Tax
          Inheritance Tax
          Inventory Tax
          IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
          Liquor Tax
          Luxury Taxes
          Marriage License Tax
          Medicare Tax
          Personal Property Tax
          Property Tax
          Real Estate Tax
          Service Charge T ax
          Social Security Tax
          Road Usage Tax
          Sales Tax
          Recreational Vehicle Tax
          School Tax
          State Income Tax
          State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
          Telephone Federal Excise Tax
          Telephone Federal Universal Ser vice FeeTax
          Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
          Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge=2 0Tax
          Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
          Telephone State and Local Tax
          Telephone Usage Charge Tax
          Utility Taxes
          Vehicle License Registration Tax
          Vehicle Sales Tax
          Watercraft Registration Tax
          Well Permit Tax
          Workers Compensation Tax
     
          STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.  We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
    What in the hell happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'
    And I still have to 'press 1' for English!?
    

  • Blog post
  • 1 week ago
  • Views: 79

• The Great American Give Away!

  • From: BornToBeWild
  • Description:

    Amnesty Bill 2009, S-9 Act of 2009, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, Senator Harry Reid, Obama, this new administration are the leading corporatists who wish to give away our country CHEAP!  And you think unemployment is high now, just wait cuz here comes criminal reps for supporting their cause!

    Our government is at it again. We now have been introduced to the Flake-Gutierrez Bill for immigration reform, otherwise known as HR 1645, The Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy, (STRIVE) Act, introduced on the floor March 22, 2007.

    Illegal aliens do not have to pay back taxes; they only have to enter into an agreement with the IRS to eventually pay the taxes. (Section 602)

    The bill also requires taxpayers, you and I, to fund grants to private organizations to help illegal aliens apply for amnesty. (Section 662)

    If an illegal alien applies for this amnesty and is denied for using fraudulent documents, the U.S. government cannot use that information to have that alien removed. Any government employee who divulges that information will be fined $10,000. (Section 604)

    If you are currently in the U.S. on a legal visa, for whatever purpose, you do not qualify for this amnesty. However if you are in this country on an overstayed visa you do qualify. (Section 601)

    The bill does not send illegal immigrants to the "back of the line". There are over 3 million aliens who have been approved for green cards as relatives of U.S. citizens or permanent residents and who have been waiting patiently for visas to become available. They will continue to have to wait overseas for years, even decades, for their visas to become available. Under the Flake-Gutierrez bill, millions of illegal immigrants who will claim to have been here illegally since 2006 can work in the U.S. and be eligible for permanent residence eight years after enactment (Section 602)

    Employers who hired illegal aliens are absolved from all civil and criminal liability for having hired illegal aliens prior to this bill. (Section 607)

    This bill rewards illegal behavior with "the fruits of the crime." If I steal a car, an Amnesty might keep me out of jail. However, do I get to retain the car? If I kidnap and rape a woman, an Amnesty might keep me out of prison for life. However, does the law hand her back to me? If I cheat on my taxes, Amnesty might enable me to avoid penalties and interest. However, we still have to pay any amount due. By contrast, this bill rewards each and every illegal alien with permanent US residence.

    Even the $1000/$500 fines (assuming they are ever collected) are a farce. Obviously, illegal aliens have earned far more than $1000/$500 working in the US and imposed considerably greater costs on American society. To put this in perspective, if I steal $10,000 and then have to return $1,000, is that really a fine or just a partial repayment of my ill-gotten gains?

    This bill also grants Amnesty to every corporate exploiter of illegal aliens. The details (and there are plenty) really don't matter. If you profited from breaking our laws and exploiting illegals, then why even bother having laws to protect this nation. Clearly, this will encourage corporations to fully enforce our immigration laws in the future.

    This nation is now plagued by extremely violent (they mutilate their victims) illegal alien gangs. How would this bill address this quite serious problem? By giving illegal alien gang member’s legal US residence and a "path to citizenship is not exactly a plus, given that all illegal alien gang members are subject to deportation now, and a few are actually deported (most are protected by sanctuary policies).

    "Deporting illegal-alien gang members has been a top ICE priority. This bill would end that: Under it, a gang member qualifies for the Z-visa privileges as long as he simply signs a renunciation of gang affiliation."

    Indeed, the bill makes the gang problem considerably worse. How? The community networks that support these gang members will only expand via the Amnesty further embedding these criminals in our nation even if they don't get Amnesty. Worse, many will marry (if only on paper) and bear children (even if they contribute nothing to them) and use these marriages and children to avoid deportation.

    Worse, the bill gives the US government just 24 hours to determine if an illegal alien is eligible or not. This means that most gang members will get an ID card entitling them to remain in the US. The bill does allow these cards to be cancelled if subsequent evidence shows that the illegal alien is ineligible for Amnesty. However, the US government has no way to retrieve the cards handed out to MS-13 members. Worse, vast numbers of gang criminals will fall through the cracks of the system simply because the US government simply has no way to check the 12-20 million Amnesty requests that will flood the system.

    Sadly, the immigration bill would reward most (almost all?) illegal alien terrorists with legal US residence and a "path to citizenship". Not exactly a plus for the American people. Indeed, this bill is huge step backwards in the War on Terror. This isn't exactly a hypothetical point. Terrorists have repeatedly benefited from Amnesty programs (see the CIS reports) in the past.

    http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1068587.html

    http://www.cis.org/ZogbyPoll-EffectsOfAmnesty

    Obama’s given reason for this bill is to secure illegals to healthcare and as usual, he doesn’t tell about everything else that this bill will establish for further support for illegal immigrants/terrorists!  But then again…it’s nothing new or surprising from this administration!  To add…it will cripple the war on terrorists here at home!

    This Bill will be passed and linked to the Healthcare Plan and will propose unlimited damages to our country!  This bill along with a number of other bills is TREASON against the citizens of this country!

    Here’s some links for your nightmare reading;

    http://24ahead.com/s/hilda-solis

    http://www.americanworker.org/agjobs_handout.htm

    http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/08/obama-push-immigration-reform/

     

    http://www.npg.org/comments062606cis.html

     

    S-9 Stronger Economy, Stronger Borders Act of 2009, sponsored by Senator Harry Reid which will reduce the border fence from 800 miles down to 200 miles and allow for chain immigration where not only can an illegal get amnesty and citizenship, but can also import his extended family giving them the same rights!  This is giving away our country cheap and is TREASON against the citizens and the country!

    http://www.aim.org/aim-column/senator-reids-amnesty-for-terrorists-bill/

    Obama appointed Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis who states, "We are all Americans, whether you are legalized or not".  All Obama's appointed positions were made for a reason and promoted positions given to carry out his agendas which goes against the country, our security, and the American citizens!

    Solis hopes to push initatives granting in-state rates to illegal immigrants, and to expand health care for undocumented workers.  The contributions of undocumented immigrants and the benefits they provide to the U.S. economy more than balance the meager health care resources which they are eligible to receive.

    We do need REFORM but not in the way our government is performing, but in the way the American People should be acting upon!  It is time for a NEW "CHANGE"!  The REFORM of our government and cut of government growth and spending is the only way to regain once was our country back to the American Citizens!

     

  • Blog post
  • 1 week ago
  • Views: 43

• BOGUS LAWS

  • From: BornToBeWild
  • Description:

    There are so many laws being passed that you have to wonder what your tax dollars are paying for, really!  So many stupid, wasteful, bogus, and critically insane laws are being passed that would make laugh and wonder what were they thinking!

    What senceless and/or demeaning laws do you know about and would like to share?

    Here's one...people can go to jail and/or be fined up to $250,000 fine for not having healthcare insurance!  (not a law yet but could be if obamacare passes)  Explain that to those who really can't afford it and to those who are unemployeed now!  {isn't that a typical government move, to take advantage of the people in this country when things are at there worst by what government has made of it, political gain is their priority goal, not the people or this country} 

  • Blog post
  • 1 week ago
  • Views: 94

• Real reason for swine flu scar

  • From: FlaNative
  • Description:

    I knew it....  I knew there was a reason Obama and company were attempting to make the swine flu more than it is.  I knew there was a reason for the exaggerated numbers of people alleged to have the swine flu.

    Some Congressmen now want to FORCE businesses to pay for sick time!!  Yea, yea...you liberals are jumping up and down with joy.  When your done, ask yourself, how many small businesses will go under because of this?  How many employees will small business have to lay off or not hire to pay for this? 

    First Obamacare, next forced pay for sick days...what's next?  A gov't agency to come wipe your nose for you????

    Even if they’re feeling horrible, some workers say they can’t afford to call in sick. That’s because they don’t get paid if they don’t come to work.

    Now, U.S. Senators are talking about a way to fix this problem by forcing employers to pay their sick workers.

    If your employer tells you to go home because you were sick, they will be forced to pay you for up to five sick days - even if the company does not have a paid sick time policy.

    Nearly one-third of American workers fit into this category.

    But even though the government is urging businesses to be flexible when it comes to the H1N1 virus, some workers choose to try to suffer through their sickness.

    That’s because they can’t pay their bills from a sick bed.

    Senators say there are some jobs, however, like cafeteria workers and those in the food service industry, who can cause the virus to spread quicker by going to work.

    "If they're sick and they're serving food to children in the cafeterias, you just have great chances to see the H1N1 influenza spread rapidly,” says California Representative George Miller. "What we’re saying is that if the employer directs you to go home then he’ll provide you a paid sick leave for that day."

    The five paid sick day policy is just a proposal right now but if it becomes law, it will only apply to companies that employ more than 15 people.

    Tuesday, Senators will hear from supports as well as critics who say the government should leave these decisions to businesses.

    http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=11476264

  • Blog post
  • 1 week ago
  • Views: 43
  • Not yet rated

• Justice Dept. Asked For News S

  • From: zcat
  • Description:

    *Another bully tactic from the White House....idiots!

     

    In a case that raises questions about online journalism and privacy rights, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day.

    The grand jury subpoena also required the Philadelphia-based Indymedia.us Web site "not to disclose the existence of this request" unless authorized by the Justice Department, a gag order that presents an unusual quandary for any news organization.

    Kristina Clair, a 34-year old Linux administrator living in Philadelphia who provides free server space for Indymedia.us, said she was shocked to receive the Justice Department's subpoena. (The Independent Media Center is a left-of-center amalgamation of journalists and advocates that – according to their principles of unity and mission statement – work toward "promoting social and economic justice" and "social change.")

    The subpoena (PDF) from U.S. Attorney Tim Morrison in Indianapolis demanded "all IP traffic to and from http://www.indymedia.us" on June 25, 2008. It instructed Clair to "include IP addresses, times, and any other identifying information," including e-mail addresses, physical addresses, registered accounts, and Indymedia readers' Social Security Numbers, bank account numbers, credit card numbers, and so on.

    "I didn't think anything we were doing was worthy of any (federal) attention," Clair said in a telephone interview with CBSNews.com on Monday. After talking to other Indymedia volunteers, Clair ended up calling the Electronic Frontier Foundation in San Francisco, which represented her at no cost.

    Under long-standing Justice Department guidelines, subpoenas to members of the news media are supposed to receive special treatment. One portion of the guidelines, for instance, says that "no subpoena may be issued to any member of the news media" without "the express authorization of the attorney general" – that would be current attorney general Eric Holder – and subpoenas should be "directed at material information regarding a limited subject matter."

    Still unclear is what criminal investigation U.S. Attorney Morrison was pursuing. Last Friday, a spokeswoman initially promised a response, but Morrison sent e-mail on Monday evening saying: "We have no comment." The Justice Department in Washington, D.C. also declined to respond.

    Kevin Bankston, a senior staff attorney at the San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation, replied to the Justice Department on behalf of his client in a February 2009 letter (PDF) outlining what he described as a series of problems with the subpoena, including that it was not personally served, that a judge-issued court order would be required for the full logs, and that Indymedia did not store logs in the first place.

    Morrison replied in a one-sentence letter saying the subpoena had been withdrawn. Around the same time, according to the EFF, the group had a series of discussions with assistant U.S. attorneys in Morrison's office who threatened Clair with possible prosecution for obstruction of justice if she disclosed the existence of the already-withdrawn subpoena -- claiming it "may endanger someone's health" and would have a "human cost."

    Lucy Dalglish, the executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of The Press, said a gag order to a news organization wouldn't stand up in court: "If you get a subpoena and you're a journalist, they can't gag you."

    Dalglish said that a subpoena being issued and withdrawn is not unprecedented. "I have seen any number of these things withdrawn when counsel for someone who is claiming a reporter's privilege says, 'Can you tell me the date you got approval from the attorney general's office'... I'm willing to chalk this up to bad lawyering on the part of the DOJ, or just not thinking."

    Making this investigation more mysterious is that Indymedia.us is an aggregation site, meaning articles that appear on it were published somewhere else first, and there's no hint about what sparked the criminal probe. Clair, the system administrator, says that no IP (Internet Protocol) addresses are recorded for Indymedia.us, and non-IP address logs are kept for a few weeks and then discarded.

    EFF's Bankston wrote a second letter to the government saying that, if it needed to muzzle Indymedia, it should apply for a gag order under the section of federal law that clearly permits such an order to be issued. Bankston's plan: To challenge that law on First Amendment grounds.

    But the Justice Department never replied. "This is the first time we've seen them try to get the IP address of everyone who visited a particular site," Bankston said. "That it was a news organization was an additional troubling fact that implicates First Amendment rights."

    This is not, however, the first time that the Feds have focused on Indymedia -- a Web site whose authors sometimes blur the line between journalism, advocacy, and on-the-streets activism. In 2004, the Justice Department sent a grand jury subpoena asking for information about who posted lists of Republican delegates while urging they be given an unwelcome reception at the party's convention in New York City that year. A Indymedia hosting service in Texas once received a subpoena asking for server logs in relation to an investigation of an attempted murder in Italy.

    Bankston has written a longer description of the exchange of letters with the Justice Department, which he hopes will raise awareness of how others should respond to similar legal demands for Web logs, customer records, and compulsory silence. "Our fear is that this kind of bogus gag order is much more common than one would hope, considering they're legally baseless," Bankston says. "We're telling this story in hopes that more providers will press back and go public when the government demands their silence."

    http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/09/taking_liberties/entry5595506.shtml?tag=mncol;txt

  • Blog post
  • 1 week ago
  • Views: 49

• House Obamacare highlights

  • From: FlaNative
  • Description:

    So, what exactly is in the 2,000 odd pages of the House healthcare bill??  More and more examples of how bad this is will be coming out in the next few days, as people have a chance to actually read it!!  Most congressmen in the House haven't read the entire bill yet!  Here are a few examples:

    Sec. 202 (p. 91-92) of the bill requires you to enroll in a "qualified plan."

    Sec. 224 (p. 118) provides that 18 months after the bill becomes law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services will decide what a "qualified plan" covers and how much you'll be legally required to pay for it.

    On Nov. 2, the Congressional Budget Office estimated what the plans will likely cost. An individual earning $44,000 before taxes who purchases his own insurance will have to pay a $5,300 premium and an estimated $2,000 in out-of-pocket expenses, for a total of $7,300 a year, which is 17% of his pre-tax income. A family earning $102,100 a year before taxes will have to pay a $15,000 premium plus an estimated $5,300 out-of-pocket, for a $20,300 total, or 20% of its pre-tax income. Individuals and families earning less than these amounts will be eligible for subsidies paid directly to their insurer.

    • Sec. 59b (pp. 297-299) says that when you file your taxes, you must include proof that you are in a qualified plan. If not, you will be fined thousands of dollars. Illegal immigrants are exempt from this requirement

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574519671055918380.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

  • Blog post
  • 1 week ago
  • Views: 47

• Obama v. Bush

  • From: ExciteM
  • Description:

    Answers Below

    1. President Bush was famous for lacking "intellectual curiosity," while President Obama has been called "the smartest guy ever to become President." Who reads more books: Bush or Obama?
    
    2. Bush was often considered to be in the grip of Big Oil. In contrast, Obama is a Harvard-educated lawyer. Which industry contributed more than five times as much as the other to politicians: the oil & gas industry, or lawyers/law firms?
    
    3. Bush's Christian faith was at the core of his political identity, and he was considered to be in the grip of the "religious right," while Obama is considered more open-minded. In fact, Obama has said, "my faith is one that admits some doubt." Which one refers to Jesus more in public speeches?
    
    4. Bush was criticized for excessive federal spending and running up huge deficits. Bush's deficit in 2008 was the largest in history. In fact, President Obama said,
    
    It's a little hard for me to take criticism from folks about this recovery package after they've presided over a doubling of the national debt ... What I won't do is return to the failed theories of the last eight years that got us into this fix in the first place.
    
    Whose deficit was more than triple the size of the other's: Bush's in 2008 or Obama's in 2009?
    
    5. While Obama criticized Bush for "a doubling of the national debt," the federal debt held by the public went from 35.1% of GDP in 2000 to 40.8% of GDP in 2008 -- an increase of 16% as of fraction of GDP. What is it expected to be in 2016 under Obama's budget plan?
    
    6. Obama criticized Bush for Guantanamo, military tribunals, wiretaps, troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and "signing statements." Which one of these Bush practices has Obama ended?
    
    Answers:
    
    1. Bush. Obama started reading a book in April and had not finished it by June, putting him on a pace of no more than ten books per year. Bush read forty to ninety-five books a year while President, not counting a new and complete reading of the Bible every year. Bush scored 1206 on his SAT, putting his IQ in the 125-130 range, smarter than 95% of the population and in the company of Lincoln, Rousseau, and Thackeray. He graduated from Yale and earned an MBA from Harvard. Obama earned a law degree from Harvard, but has not released any of his academic records. Despite what you might have heard, we know nothing of his IQ, test scores, or grades from any of the schools he attended.
    
    2. Law firms. In the 2010 cycle so far, Lawyers/Law Firms have contributed $33,779,866 (81% to Democrats), and the Oil & Gas industry has contributed $6,293,631 (34% to Democrats). In the 2008 cycle, the numbers were $233,499,989 (76% to Dems) from lawyers and $35,564,322 (23% to Dems). In all, lawyers contributed about six times more to politicians than the Oil & Gas industry.
    
    3. Obama. Per Eamon Javers at Politico, "As president, Barack Obama has mentioned Jesus Christ in a number of high-profile public speeches -- something his predecessor George W. Bush rarely did in such settings."
    
    4. Obama's 2009 deficit, the largest in U.S. history. It was more than three times that of Bush's record 2008 deficit. Per the Congressional Budget Office, the 2008 deficit was $455 B, and the 2009 deficit was $1,417 B. As a fraction of GDP, it was the largest deficit since 1945.
    
    5. The CBO expects the debt held by the public to be 77.1% of GDP in 2016 under Obama's plan, or an increase of 89% as a fraction of GDP, and the highest level since 1950.
    
    6. None.
    
    * Guantanamo is still open and probably will be into 2010, maybe longer.
    * Obama is keeping military tribunals and clandestine wiretapping programs.
    * Obama plans to keep most troops in Iraq until the summer of 2010. Even then, he is talking of keeping about 50,000 troops there (compared to about 124,000 now). The number of US troops in Afghanistan increased from 37,000 in January 2009 to 62,000 by August 2009, and Obama is expected to send over 30,000 more. Total number of US troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan has increased under Obama so far (from about 184,000 in January to 186,000 in September).
    * Obama has used signing statements himself. Randall Hoven

  • Blog post
  • 1 week ago
  • Views: 170

• Michael Connelly – Retired att

  • From: zcat
  • Description:

     

    "From Michael Connelly – Retired attorney, Constitutional Law Instructor, Carrollton, Texas
    
    Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill 3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009. I studied it with particular emphasis from my area of expertise, constitutional law. I was frankly concerned that parts of the proposed law that were being discussed might be unconstitutional. What I found was far worse than what I had heard or expected. 
                
    To begin with, much of what has been said about the law and its implications is in fact true, despite what the Democrats and the media are saying. The law does provide for rationing of health care, particularl y where senior citizens and other classes of citizens are involved, free health care for illegal immigrants, free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession.
                
    The Bill will also eventually force private insurance companies out of business and put everyone into a government run system. All decisions about personal health care will ultimately be made by federal bureaucrats and most of them will not be health care professionals. Hospital admissions, payments to physicians, and allocations of necessary medical devices will be strictly controlled. 
                
    However, as scary as all of that it, it just scratches the surface. In fact, I have concluded that this legislation really has no intention of providing affordable health care  choices. Instead it is a convenient cover for the most massive transfer of power to the Executive Branch of government that has ever occurred, or even been  contemplated. If this law or a similar one is adopted, major portions of the Constitution of the United States will effectively have been destroyed. 
                
    The first thing to go will be the masterfully crafted balance of power between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the U.S. Government. The Congress will be transferring to the Obama Administration authority in a number of different areas over the lives of the American people and the businesses they own. The irony is that the Congress doesn’t have any authority to legislate in most of those areas to begin with. I defy anyone to read the text of the U.S. Constitution and find any authority granted to the members of Congress to regulate health care. 
               
    This legislation also provides for access by the appointees of the Obama administration of all of your personal healthcare information, your personal financial information, and the information of your employer, physician, and hospital. All of this is a direct violation of the specific provisions of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures. You can also forget about the right to privacy. That will have been legislated into oblivion regardless of what the 3rd and 4th Amendments may provide. 
                
    If you decide not to have healthcare insurance or if you have private insurance that is not deemed “acceptable” to the “Health Choices Administrator” appointed by Obama there will be a tax imposed on you. It is called a “tax” instead of a fine because of the intent to avoid application of the due process clause of the 5th Amendment.  However, that doesn’t work because since there is nothing in the law that allows you to contest or appeal the imposition of the tax, it is “definitely depriving someone of property without the due process of law”. 
                
    So, there are three of those pesky amendments that the far left hate so much out the original ten in the Bill of Rights that are effectively nullified by this law. It doesn’t stop there though. The 9th Amendment that provides: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people;” The 10th Amendment states: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are preserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Under the provisions of this piece of Congressional handiwork neither the people nor the states are going to have any rights or powers at all in many areas that once were theirs to control. 
                
    I could write many more pages about this legislation, but I think you get the idea. This is not about health care; it is about seizing power and limiting rights. Article 6 of the Constitution requires the members of both houses of Congress to “be bound by oath or affirmation” to support the Constitution. If I was a member of Congress I would not be able to vote for this legislation or anything like it without feeling I was violating that sacred oath or affirmation. If I voted for it anyway I would hope the American
    people would hold me accou ntable. 
                
    For those who might doubt the nature of this threat I suggest they consult the source. Here is a link to the Constitution: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
    
    And another to the Bill of Rights:
    
    http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html
    
    
    There you can see exactly what we are about to have taken from us.
    
    Michael Connelly 
    
    Retired attorney,
    
    Constitutional Law Instructor
    
    Carrollton, Texas "
    

  • Blog post
  • 1 week ago
  • Views: 36
  • Not yet rated

• Grayson's Answer, What Do You

  • From: Meb452m
  • Description:

    Zcat had posted a link for a petition against the Cap and TAX, so I added my John Henry and a little message as well. There is no science to support this legislation, the people don't support it, and the economy cannot support it either. It seems only idiots and imbeciles reign.
    
    Here is my answer in reguards to my vote and comment :

    Dear Michael:

     

    Thank you for sharing your concerns regarding H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act. Hearing from you helps me better represent Florida's Eighth District.

     

    Like you, I understand that in these hard times, it is important that we recognize the economic impact energy mandates may have on American consumers and that we pursue both reasonable and effective initiatives. H.R. 2454 provides a comprehensive strategy to help reduce America's dependency on foreign oil, significantly cut carbon emissions by 2050, bolster the development and implementation of renewable energy sources, and increase overall energy efficiency standards.

     

    The measure will also bolster the economy by creating 95,000 jobs in the state of Florida alone, which is of critical importance at a time when so many jobs have been eliminated. H.R. 2454 contains a commitment of $50 million for the creation of a new National Hurricane Research Center in the Eighth Congressional District. I fought hard for this funding because damages from hurricanes in terms of human lives, infrastructure, and property, have grown in scope and cost, and it is critical that we continue to make progress in furthering our understanding of the science behind hurricanes. Doing so will ultimately help vulnerable communities in my district, in Florida, and elsewhere in the United States prepare for and reduce the impacts from hurricanes. On June 26^th, the American Clean Energy and Security Act passed the House and was referred to the Senate for a vote. If the bill passes the Senate and is signed into law by the President, it will take effect in 2012.

     

    I appreciate hearing your thoughts on this important issue. If I can ever be of assistance to you or your family, please do not hesitate to contact me.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    
    

     

    

  • Blog post
  • 1 week ago
  • Views: 31
  • Not yet rated