FIGHTING FOR OUR REPUBLIC BUT NOT GUARANTEED THE RIGHT TO VOTE

You can't afford to not read this. If your state is one of those guilty of not
getting their absentee ballots out to our troops in the battlefield, despite
their pathetic excuses, call your state congressmen, governor and federal
Representatives and Senators and demand that this issue be resolved once and for
all.
The most pathetic excuse I've heard was that mailing the ballots would not
guarantee the receipt of the ballotted votes in time, much less the security of
the ballots. For God's sake, we have the most secure, timely method of getting
these ballots to our troops and back to their state's Election Commission
offices on time. It's called the United States Air Force. I guarantee that
these particular absentee ballots would go "full circle" faster than any other
absentee ballots mailed out by any state.
This Patriot is a good friend of mine and the most honorable American that I've
ever known. So what you will be reading is coming from his heart, is
straightforward, and he is earnestly looking for fellow Patriots to help take
care of the rights of our men and women in the armed services.

Thanks for your help,

William (Wild Bill) Conant


My name is George "Nutzy" _ _ _ _ _. I served my Country with Honor and
> distinction for over 31 years. I have done thing and been places that many
> wouldn't brag about.I lost 3 of my best friends I ever had in my entire life
> in combat. I have myself been shot, stabbed, blown up and left on the side of the
> road for dead. So now you are wondering why I am writing this: because the
> worst thing you can think of is happening to "OUR" Troops. States are making
> a concerted effort to stop military personal in their states (Illinois,
> New York and Calf so far) from being able to vote. This is the worst thing
> that can happen to them. You are basically telling them they can't vote but
> go die for mine. No one, not even the President, should get to vote before
> these national treasures we hold near and dear to our hearts. Those state
> representatives should be removed from office and his pay docked until the
> military men and woman vote. Just in NY alone it has come to over 330 thousand
> votes that could change every election in NY. But not even punishment for
> anyone whose job it was to get these ballots out. This sucks and I think
> everyone needs to start calling in on this one; and people wonder why I left
> the service with a very bad taste in my mouth. Will the Democrats stop at
> nothing to secure they're seat,,,,,Well maybe we need to start doing
> something to put them out of it; Permanently.
>
> Please Call everyone in your state and ask them if they ever served and why
> they are treating our soldiers and sailors like cannon falter. This is
> sickening!!!!

STATES’ RIGHTS, ARIZONA’S IMMIGRATION LAW AND THE ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT

How many times do we have to see the actions of our federal government to finally realize that We, the People will be losing our rights, as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States, to the ongoing effort to be part of a One World Government?
Case in point: SB 1070, the Arizona Immigration Law and the recent onslaught by Central and South American countries to be allowed to interject their opinions of this state law to the federal courts. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has recently ruled to allow the opinions and objections of 11 Central and South American countries into their deliberations of Arizona’s appeal of the delay of certain portions of Arizona’s SB 1070. These countries include Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru. Apparently, the BHO administration thinks that the U.S. has ratified the Free Trade Area of the Americas treaty, which is still under consideration by all countries in the Northern and Southern American continents.
These actions are in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution. In particular, Article 1, Section 7 (defining the limitations and responsibilities of the legislative branch) states “To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;”. We have been invaded by illegal immigrants for decades and Congress still has not created legislation to stop this invasion. We have been invaded from within by Socialists in our own Government who are intent to trample on our Constitution and drive our Republic towards part of a One World Government.
These actions are in direct violation of Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution. This section provides the responsibilities of our Supreme Court and inferior courts in jurisdiction of all cases arising under our Constitution, the Laws of the United States and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority. As stated previously, the United States of America has no treaties or any ongoing treaties which are even close to being made with these Central and South American countries.
These actions are in direct violation of Article IV, Section 4, which states “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion…”. By the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to allow the opinions and objections into the deliberations of Arizona’s SB 1070, the United States are allowing Arizona’s constitutional rights to be invaded by international countries.
These actions are in direct violation of Amendment XI, which states “The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law of equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.” The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is in direct violation of the XI Amendment by allowing the Foreign States (as listed above) direct involvement in this suit by our Federal government against the state of Arizona.

THE OUTRAGE MUST BE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR ACROSS OUR REPUBLIC AGAINST THE JUDICIAL BRANCH AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT!!

MUSLIM PROFILING?? IS THE WORLD JUST PLAIN STUPID???

Received this from a friend. This could use some wider exposure than just through email:

Is the world just plain stupid?

Profiling:

Pause a moment. Take the following multiple choice test. The events are in the public record.


1. In 1968 , Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by:

A. Superman?
B. Jay Leno?
C. Harry Potter?
D. Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo !!


2. In 1972, at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by:

A. Chuck Norris?
B. Sitting Bull?
C. Arnold Schwarzenegger?
D. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo !!

 

3. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:

A. Lost Norwegians?
B. Drunken Frat Boys?
C. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women?
D. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo !!

4. During the 1980's, a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:

A. John Dillinger?
B. The King of Sweden ?
C. The Boy Scouts?
D. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo !!

5. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
A. A pizza delivery boy?
B. Pete Rose?
C. Geraldo Rivera?
D. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 --> bingo !!

6. In 1985, the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:
A. Alex Rodriguez?
B. Davy Jones?
C. The Little Mermaid?
D. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo !!


7. In 1985, TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens , and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
A. Captain Kidd?
B. Charles Lindberg?
C. Mother Teresa?
D. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo !!

8. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
A. Scooby Doo?
B. Joe Montana?
C. Snoop Dogg?
D. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo!!

9. In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
A. Richard Simmons?
B. Ron Artest?
C. Michael Jordan?
D. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo !!

10. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
A. Mike Wallace?
B. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill' s women problems?
C. The World Wrestling Federation?
D. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo !!

 

11. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by:
A. Terell Owens?
B. The Supreme Court of Florida ?
C. Mr. Bean?
D. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo !!

12. In 2002, the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
A. Enron?
B. The Lutheran Church ?
C. The NFL?
D. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo !!

13. In 2002, reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
A. Bonnie and Clyde ?
B. Captain Kangaroo?
C. Billy Graham?
D. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo !!

14. 2004 - Spain Railway bombings:
A. The Pittsburg Pirates?
B. Donald Trump?
C. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid?
D. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo !!

15. 2005 - London Railway bombings:
Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo !!

16. 2006 - Liquid explosives to blow up 10-20 commercial air liners in-flight:
Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40--> bingo !!


Nope, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you?

So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret agents of the President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winning and former Governor Joe Foss, but leave Muslim Males between the ages 17 and 40 alone because of profiling.

As the writer of the award winning story "Forrest Gump" so aptly put it, ''Stupid is as Stupid does!"

Wake Up America !!! Yes, We Need CHANGE IN NOVEMBER 2010!!!

THE ESTABLISHMENT POLITICIANS AND REAL CHANGE

The professional politicians in Washington and across the states (now to be referred to as the "establishment") are falling by the wayside. Yet they think so highly of themselves that some refuse to lose. Some excellent examples are Charlie Crist (FL) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska). The "establishment" still has not grasped the meaning of We, the People.
The "establishment" politicians (both parties) in Washington and across the states honestly don't know what to do with the rest of their lives now that the movement collectively referred to as We, the People are speaking up and telling them "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH". "They" didn't believe in We,the People when this movement began almost two years ago. They listened to the pollsters (main stream media) and “political experts”, both of whom still haven’t figured this out yet. So they assumed that their political lives, their liberty to do as they please when “legislating”, and their pursuit of a lifetime as a professional politician (their version of pursuit of happiness) would just continue on.
The “establishment” should wake up real fast. The movement of We, the People is just getting started. More changes are coming within the next four years. So the “establishment” might as well get ready for some REAL CHANGE!!

ISLAMIZATION OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION

Here is the speech of Geert Wilders, Chairman, Party for Freedom, the Netherlands, at the Four Seasons, New York, on 9/25/08. Geert introduced an Alliance of Patriots and announced the Facing Jihad Conference in Jerusalem, which was held in 2009. Geert has been and is currently still a member of the Dutch Parliament. He has been warning of the "stealth jihad" methodology of the Islamic faith throughout Europe. His claims here became prophetic, both in the increase in intensity in Europe and slowly growing stature in the USA:


"Dear Friends,

Thank you very much for inviting me.

I come to America with a mission. All is not well in the old world. There is a tremendous danger looming, and it is very difficult to be optimistic. We might be in the final stages of the Islamization of Europe. This not only is a clear and present danger to the future of Europe itself, it is a threat to America and the sheer survival of the West. The United States as the last bastion of Western civilization, facing an Islamic Europe.

First I will describe the situation on the ground in Europe. Then, I will say a few things about Islam. To close I will tell you about a meeting in Jerusalem.

The Europe you know is changing.

You have probably seen the landmarks. But in all of these cities, sometimes a few blocks away from your tourist destination, there is another world. It is the world of the parallel society created by Muslim mass-migration.

All throughout Europe a new reality is rising: entire Muslim neighborhoods where very few indigenous people reside or are even seen. And if they are, they might regret it. This goes for the police as well. It's the world of head scarves, where women walk around in figureless tents, with baby strollers and a group of children. Their husbands, or slaveholders if you prefer, walk three steps ahead. With mosques on many street corners. The shops have signs you and I cannot read. You will be hard-pressed to find any economic activity. These are Muslim ghettos controlled by religious fanatics. These are Muslim neighborhoods, and they are mushrooming in every city across Europe. These are the building-blocks for territorial control of increasingly larger portions of Europe, street by street, neighborhood by neighborhood, city by city.

There are now thousands of mosques throughout Europe. With larger congregations than there are in churches. And in every European city there are plans to build super-mosques that will dwarf every church in the region. Clearly, the signal is: we rule.

Many European cities are already one-quarter Muslim: just take Amsterdam, Marseille and Malmo in Sweden. In many cities the majority of the under-18 population is Muslim. Paris is now surrounded by a ring of Muslim neighborhoods. Mohammed is the most popular name among boys in many cities.

In some elementary schools in Amsterdam the farm can no longer be mentioned, because that would also mean mentioning the pig, and that would be an insult to Muslims.

Many state schools in Belgium and Denmark only serve halal food to all pupils. In once-tolerant Amsterdam gays are beaten up almost exclusively by Muslims. Non-Muslim women routinely hear 'whore, whore'. Satellite dishes are not pointed to local TV stations, but to stations in the country of origin.

In France school teachers are advised to avoid authors deemed offensive to Muslims, including Voltaire and Diderot; the same is increasingly true of Darwin . The history of the Holocaust can no longer be taught because of Muslim sensitivity.

In England sharia courts are now officially part of the British legal system. Many neighborhoods in France are no-go areas for women without head scarves. Last week a man almost died after being beaten up by Muslims in Brussels because he was drinking during the Ramadan.

Jews are fleeing France in record numbers, on the run for the worst wave of anti-Semitism since World War II. French is now commonly spoken on the streets of Tel Aviv and Netanya, Israel. I could go on forever with stories like this. Stories about Islamization.

A total of fifty-four million Muslims now live in Europe. San Diego University recently calculated that a staggering 25 percent of the population in Europe will be Muslim just 12 years from now. Prof. Bernard Lewis has predicted a Muslim majority by the end of this century.

Now these are just numbers. And the numbers would not be threatening if the Muslim-immigrants had a strong desire to assimilate. But there are few signs of that. The Pew Research Center reported that half of French Muslims see their loyalty to Islam as greater than their loyalty to France. One-third of French Muslims do not object to suicide attacks. The British Centre for Social Cohesion reported that one-third of British Muslim students are in favor of a worldwide caliphate. Muslims demand what they call 'respect'. And this is how we give them respect. We have Muslim official state holidays.

The Christian-Democratic attorney general is willing to accept sharia in the Netherlands if there is a Muslim majority. We have cabinet members with passports from Morocco and Turkey.

Muslim demands are supported by unlawful behavior, ranging from petty crimes and random violence, for example,against ambulance workers and bus drivers, to small-scale riots. Paris has seen its uprising in the low-income suburbs, the banlieus. They do not come to integrate into our societies; they come to integrate our society into their Dar-al-Islam. Much of this street violence I mentioned is directed exclusively against non-Muslims, forcing many native people to leave their neighborhoods, their cities, their countries. Moreover, Muslims are now a swing vote not to be ignored.

The second thing you need to know is the importance of Mohammed the prophet. His behavior is an example to all Muslims and cannot be criticized. Now, if Mohammed had been a man of peace, let us say like Ghandi and Mother Theresa wrapped in one, there would be no problem. But Mohammed was a warlord, a mass murderer, a pedophile, and had several marriages - at the same time. Islamic tradition tells us how he fought in battles, how he had his enemies murdered and even had prisoners of war executed. Mohammed himself slaughtered the Jewish tribe of Banu Qurayza. If it is good for Islam, it is good. If it is bad for Islam, it is bad.

Let no one fool you about Islam being a religion. Sure, it has a god, and a here-after, and 72 virgins. But in its essence Islam is a political ideology. It is a system that lays down detailed rules for society and the life of every person. Islam wants to dictate every aspect of life. Islam means 'submission'. Islam is not compatible with freedom and democracy, because what it strives for is sharia. If you want to compare Islam to anything, compare it to communism or national-socialism, these are all totalitarian ideologies.

Now you know why Winston Churchill called Islam 'the most retrograde force in the world', and why he compared Mein Kampf to the Quran. The public has wholeheartedly accepted the Palestinian narrative, and sees Israel as the aggressor. I have lived in this country and visited it dozens of times. I support Israel. First, because it is the Jewish homeland after two thousand years of exile up to and including Auschwitz, second because it is a democracy, and third because Israel is our first line of defense.

This tiny country is situated on the fault line of jihad, frustrating Islam's territorial advance. Israel is facing the front lines of jihad, like Kashmir, Kosovo, the Philippines, Southern Thailand, Darfur in Sudan, Lebanon, and Aceh in Indonesia. Israel is simply in the way. The same way West-Berlin was during the Cold War.

The war against Israel is not a war against Israel. It is a war against the West. It is jihad. Israel is simply receiving the blows that are meant for all of us. If there would have been no Israel, Islamic imperialism would have found other venues to release its energy and its desire for conquest. Thanks to Israeli parents who send their children to the army and lay awake at night, parents in Europe and America can sleep well and dream, unaware of the dangers looming.

Many in Europe argue in favor of abandoning Israel in order to address the “grievances” of our Muslim minorities. But if Israel were, God forbid, to go down, it would not bring any solace to the West It would not mean our Muslim minorities would all of a sudden change their behavior, and accept our values. On the contrary, the end of Israel would give enormous encouragement to the forces of Islam. They would, and rightly so, see the demise of Israel as proof that the West is weak, and doomed. The end of Israel would not mean the end of our problems with Islam, but only the beginning. It would mean the start of the final battle for world domination. If they can get Israel, they can get everything.

So-called journalists volunteer to label any and all critics of Islamization as a 'right-wing extremists' or 'racists'. In my country, the Netherlands, 60 percent of the population now sees the mass immigration of Muslims as the number one policy mistake since World War II. And another 60 percent sees Islam as the biggest threat. Yet there is a greater danger than terrorist attacks, the scenario of America as the last man standing.

The lights may go out in Europe faster than you can imagine. An Islamic Europe means a Europe without freedom and democracy, an economic wasteland, an intellectual nightmare, and a loss of military might for America - as its allies will turn into enemies, enemies with atomic bombs.

With an Islamic Europe, it would be up to America alone to preserve the heritage of Rome, Athens and Jerusalem.

Dear friends, liberty is the most precious of gifts. My generation never had to fight for this freedom, it was offered to us on a silver platter by people who fought for it with their lives. All throughout Europe, American cemeteries remind us of the young boys who never made it home, and whose memory we cherish.

My generation does not own this freedom; we are merely its custodians. We can only hand over this hard won liberty to Europe's children in the same state in which it was offered to us. We cannot strike a deal with mullahs and Imams. Future generations would never forgive us. We cannot squander our liberties. We simply do not have the right to do so.

We have to take the necessary action now to stop this Islamic stupidity from destroying the free world that we know.

Please take the time to read and understand what is written here. Please send it to every free person that you know: It is so very important.

OUR REPUBLIC DOES NOT BELONG TO ILLEGALS OR RADICAL ISLAMS

The following is a liteary license of a "supposed" speech by Australian Prime Minister (in 2009) Kevin Rudd, which has been debunked as an hoax by many website sources. Thus, I am going to use my literary license and adopt this "debunked" speech to the USA's problems with radical Islams, Sharia Law and illegal immigrants in our country:

IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT TO THE LAWS AND SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. If you don't like our culture, LEAVE!! Political correctness is over and done!! I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the Jihadists attacks on 9/11/01, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by We, the People.

Our American society and culture has evolved from over 230 years of trials, tribulations and victories by millions of men and women who have sought and fought for freedom. We, the People speak primarily ENGLISH, not Spanish, Arabic, or any other language. So, for you immigrant (legal and illegal) whiners, if you want to become part of our society, learn how to speak English!

Christianity is the primary religion in the USA. This is substantiated because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is documented within our Declaration of Independence, Constitution (as guided by Natural Law/God's Law) and clarified in such writings as the Federalst Papers and Anti-Federalist Papers, to name a few. There is no Constitutional principle to forbid displaying our Christian beliefs in school, despite the bogus "separation of church and state" arguments.

If you are offended by God, then go back to the part of the world where you came from, because God is part of our culture. We will accept your peaceful beliefs, but not any jihadist proclamations. This We, the People will do as long as you accept our peaceful Christian beliefs, and live in harmony and peace with us.

This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will provide you every opportunity to enjoy all of this. But if all you can do is complain and declare infringements on your "rights" regarding our Flag, our Pledge of Allegiance, our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, then I encourage you to take advantage of another freedom afforded to you,THE RIGHT TO PACK YOUR BAGS AND GET OUT OF THE USA.

No one forced you to come to OUR country. You made that choice. So accept this country YOU asked to live in. OTHERWISE, SHUT UP AND LEAVE; NOW!!!!

GIBBS AND OBAMA BECOMING MORE CENTRIST: WHEN IT SNOWS IN HAWAII

Regarding Robert Gibbs' comments degrading the "left", let's keep this in perspective. Gibbs will express what his boss, BHO, wants him to express. So, if one asks, is BHO working on going more centrist like Clinton did after the 1996 elections?: NOOO!!! This is expected, orchestrated, and definitely not done in earnest. For example, just look at the recent signing into law of HR 1586
HR 1586 was originally a FAA modernization and safety improvement act which was completely rewritten by King Harry in the first week of August “in a perfecting nature” which resulted in appeasing labor and teacher unions, and then passed by the House in a recall from recess and signed into law within a week. Pure liberalism at it’s best.
Don’t even think that this latest ploy by Gibbs and BHO, accompanied by this so-called “outrage” by the liberal Congress is in earnest. BHO and the Democratic Party are becoming desperate as they see the power slipping out of their hands come this November.

THE FRAGILITY OF OUR NATURAL UNALIENABLE RIGHTS

The following is a quote from almost 45 years ago. If the citizens of the USA are not truly dedicated to the philosophy behind this quote, then the Republic is on perilous waters: “Our natural, unalienable rights are now considered to be a dispensation of government, and freedom has never been so fragile, so close to slipping from our grasp as it is at this moment... You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children, this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we’ll sentence them to take the last step into a thousand years of darkness. “ – Ronald Reagan
This country survived the devastating economic times of the Socialistic policies of President Carter by implementing the conservative measures of the Reagan years. This prophetic statement has risen again because We, the People remained apathetic towards governmental affairs within our states and our federal government for the following decades. Now, the citizens of the USA are waking up and becoming more involved in our governments’ business (from local up to federal) in an effort to ensure that we are truly being represented by our elected officials.
Yet, we still find ourselves in this same prophetic situation as described by President Reagan. We, the People still have a lot of hard work to perform and it will go far beyond the remaining primaries and general election of this year. It is up to the citizens of our Republic to remain vigilant towards our governments’ affairs. Otherwise, the reality that was spoken of some 45 years ago will become a prophetic reality for our Republic and for our future generations.

OUR REPUBLIC AND HOW WE THE PEOPLE AFFECT THE FUTURE

Our republic, the United States of America, stands at a definitive crossroads in its future. We, the People have the power to determine which direction our republic takes. How we determine our republic’s future depends on how well we understand the history of the USA and the world.

Our republic was developed by a group of patriots who had undergone one of the greatest struggles for freedom. They had the choice of creating a country modeled after empires of the past which depended on the decisions of the elite or establishing a republican form of government where the citizens of the country had a voice in making decisions for the good of the people. Their choice was the latter and they were guided by the principles defined in Natural Law (God’s Law).

Now we, the people have the decision before us as to whether our country is to continue upon the principles of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (as ascribed to us in the Declaration of Independence) or to relinquish those principles to the whims and decisions of the elite. Faith in the teachings of God’s Law and our love for the longest living republic in the history of the world have been the major ideals that have driven we, the people to stand up for our God-given rights.

The rights of life (being free to make our own choices), liberty (being free from misled elitists who believe that they know what is best for each individual and our country as a whole) and pursuit of happiness (being free to strive and work for our paths in life autonomously) are granted to We, the People by the ideals of the Constitution of the United States. Now the decisions as to whether or not we continue to survive as a republic, with these rights intact, have been laid before us.

Many great republics in our world’s history found themselves at this crossroad. Examples include the republican governments in Athens and Sparta, the initial founding of the Roman Republic and the First French Republic. In each case, these republics destroyed themselves by demanding more centralized control, over-extending their causes over the known world, and/or relinquishing their republic to a monarchial style of leadership.

For decades, our republic has been relinquishing various principles over to a centrist style of governing. Now is the time for We, the People to decide if our republic will continue down this direction or if we pull back our republic within the original principles of the Constitution. The choice is ours. The future of following generations of Americans rest upon our shoulders.

TEA PARTY CAUCUS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES??

On July 16, 2010, the House Administration Committee granted a request by Representative Michele Bachmann for the formation of a Tea Party Caucus, just one day after the request was submitted. As a side note, approval of caucus requests normally take days before the Committee even considers such request. I find it interesting that a House Committee dominated by members of the Democratic Party would be so “eager” to grant approval for this caucus. I’ll try to tie this opinion into this editorial in the wrap-up comments. In order to deliberate on establishing a Tea Party caucus, we must remember the original premise behind the We, the People movement (commonly referred to by the media as the Tea Party movement) and some changes that we have endured.
Almost two years ago, the movement by We, the People began which was centered on the frustrations of Patriots across the country on how our government structure, from the local level thru the state and into the federal bureaucracy, was operating the legislative business of our townships, states and our country. This frustration stretches before the Obama (to be referred as BHO) administration to previous administrations. Actions by our elected officials have been committed in contrast to what We, the People expected. The movement recognized that ignorant decisions by our elected officials were being “allowed” by the American citizens because we inherently trusted the promises of our elected officials during their campaigns. Yet We, the People failed in the duty and trust dedicated to us by our Founding Fathers and “sat on our hands” in trust as our country was being led away from the Republic that our Constitutions (federal and state) designed and is slowly and effectively digressing into a Socialist-type “state”. In response, once We, the People decided that we had endured enough, we began a movement that was (and is) designed to reeducate ourselves, our family, friends and fellow citizens on the principles of our Constitution and the philosophies that influenced the decisions of our Founding Fathers in their formation of the Constitution of the United States. We began to study how the Constitution was the Law of the Land and how it influenced the formation of each individual state’s Constitution. With this education under our belt, we accepted the responsibility of spreading this knowledge across our land so that We, the People (as individual American citizens) could look for viable citizens who were Constitutionally-principled, fiscally conservative and morally ethical so that we could convince these like-minded citizens to run for office (again, from local up to the federal levels) as true representatives of We, the People. With our support, We, the People could present these candidates to our fellow citizens and support them in their campaign efforts. This movement was not based on political party ideology; rather it is designed to be party neutral. The goal was (and is) to induct citizens into the political processes who would truly represent the American citizens (not organized lobbyists and overbearing union desires) without party affiliations as a requirement for our support. We were warned from the beginning that this movement would be a hard and arduous endeavor which ran the risk of being influenced by organized political causes/parties in their effort to take over OUR movement as We, the People.
Already we have seen evidence of this warning; from some National Tea party organizations publicly endorsing candidates (ex., Tea Party Express and Tea Party Federation endorsements), some 9/12 organizations openly endorsing only candidates from one particular party, and other National organizations openly endorsing causes and candidates. The purpose of OUR movement was for individual decisions to be made based on justified and vetted decisions about the candidates that we, as individual American citizens, had chosen. Invariably, many national organizations grew out of this movement, some constructive and others not so constructive. As long as the national organizations served as a focal point for helping to start local and state groups, the purpose of OUR movement was being fulfilled. But when some National organizations took it upon themselves to endorse candidates “in the name of it’s members”, they violated the very essence of this movement. The vast majority of local groups have continued to work under the original premise of We, the People and should be highly respected for holding true to their original convictions. Some National organizations, such as Tea Party Patriots, have openly isolated themselves from this idea of endorsements because, as they have openly stated, the decisions of each individual for a choice/support of candidate was left up to the individual. They recognized that the purpose of the National and affiliated state organizations is to provide a pathway towards the “education process” that We, the People must take in order to be able to make sound and justifiable decisions.
Now back to the issue of the Tea Party caucus in the House of Representatives. The various definitions of a caucus are closely related to one goal: REACHING AGREEMENT. Some definitions for caucus, as vetted from various sources, are as follows:
A. Meeting of members of a political party or subgroup to coordinate members’ actions, choose group policy, or nominate candidates for various offices.
B. Closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy.
C. A group of people united to promote an agreed-upon cause
A list of the current caucuses in the House, as found on http://cha.house.gov/member_orgs111th.aspx , shows upon review that the caucuses represent political agendas designed to influence (or act like a lobby) the legislative process. On first glance, this may sound like a good agenda for the Tea Party caucus, which will be chaired by Michele Bachman. But deeper insight indicates that this process of how caucuses are used is part of the ongoing problems that have plagued our legislative branch for decades and decades. Do We, the People need a “caucus” in the House of Representatives to reach agreements on policies? Are We, the People capable or incapable of reaching our own consensus as American citizens on what policies need to be pursued, how they should be written and constructed and then passing on our convictions to our elected representatives? Though I admire Michele Bachmann (currently, my personal presidential ticket in 2012 is DeMintt/Bachmann or Bachmann/DeMintt; it works either way), are her intentions truly honorable in this endeavor to help out the movement of We, the People? I hope so. Or does she truly comprehend the problems that could affect this particular caucus, as similar problems have plagued other current caucuses? Has anyone truly questioned the intentions of the House Administration Committee as to why this committee was apparently over-eager in approving this caucus? To paraphrase a great philosopher, these are the questions that try men’s souls.
The opinions of this caucus and the intentions of some National organizations (Tea Party, 912, etc.) in their current endeavors and the conflicts these endeavors present towards the original premise of the We, the People movement are for each individual citizen to make, preferably after some thorough deliberations. Your decisions may affect the effectiveness of the movement by WE, the PEOPLE in our efforts to RESTORE OUR REPUBLIC.

DESPERATION AND WHO WE, THE PEOPLE ARE

For months, there has been a concerted and desperate effort by Socialist left-wingers in our different levels of government, along with certain organizations like the NAACP, to have someone stand out as the leader of the Tea Party movements, including other “RESTORE OUR REPUBLIC” minded movements. Allow me to address this effort with some education and clarification.
The Tea Party Movement was and is still designed to be a civil disobedience style of protest against our governments' (local, state and federal) bureaucratic policies which are not supported by We, the People, are not Constitutionally-principled and defy being fiscally conservative (to name just a few principles).
The whole essence of this movement, from its beginning, has been to educate ourselves, our family and friends and our local constituency on the principles of our Constitution and the influential philosophies that guided our Founding Fathers during their efforts while writing the Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence. With that education, we were to find and recruit like-minded citizens to encourage and support them in their bids to run for various offices (again, from local up to federal offices). Upon supporting and electing these citizens into office, our work is still not complete. Along with replacing the remaining "professional politicians" who have been part of the Socialist agenda that has been infiltrating our society and our government for many decades, we still have the duty to monitor the activities of those whom are elected into office and ensure that they are "practicing what they preached". If we find those who get indoctrinated into the "bureaucratic fiascos" found in our governments, then we find a better replacement and vote them out of office in the next election. With this ongoing process, which requires hard work and dedication, We the People will reform our government on all levels back to the principles of a true Republic.
Now, as related to the latest baiting by far-left Socialist Democrats, RINOs and organizations like the NAACP, they still don't understand that the Tea Party movement is NOT A PARTY-ORGANIZED effort, but a citizen-initiated movement that has millions of like minded citizens who are willing to get more involved in our governments' actions and demand the changes that will RESTORE THE REPUBLIC for We, the People. This ignorance has fostered their efforts to try and bait "someone" to stand up and act as our leader of the movements. Let me make this perfectly clear: WE THE PEOPLE OF THE TEA PARTY AND OTHER "RESTORE THE REPUBLIC" MINDED GROUPS DO NOT RECOGNIZE AN INDIVIDUAL LEADER. WE THE PEOPLE ARE ALL LEADERS WORKING TOGETHER TO BRING OUR GOVERNMENTS BACK TO CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES, BEING MORE FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE AND ELIMINATING THE BIG LOBBYISTS OUT OF OUR GOVERNMENTAL PROCESSES!! DOWN WITH SOCIALISM; UP WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

POLITICS AND ELECTIONS: THE SAME OLD POLITICAL GAME FOR GEORGIA

POLITICS AND ELECTIONS: THE SAME OLD POLITICAL GAME

Already, two groups have come out (in the second week of July) against Karen Handel in her bid to become the next Governor of Georgia. Call it “the good ol’boy game” against women candidates, or the usual backstabbing methods of a woman candidate’s opponents, it is still just the same old political game as played in Georgia every election year. So, first let’s look deep into the two groups who are already attacking Karen Handel, as of July 8, 2010:
A. Defenders of Democracy: Founded around 2004, this “influential” group’s only outrage against Karen Handel (which actually goes back to Cathryn Cox) has been related to the electronic voting equipment used in Georgia. Their claim is that the use of electronic equipment delegitimizes the right that elections be transparent and accountable to the people. But their reasoning is faulty. The ability to oversee the vote tallies at the end of the voting day, including absentee electronic ballots, are just as open to the public as written ballots were beforehand. Having been a vote proctor using the paper method and now having seen how the electronic method is utilized, there is only one way to make the “Defenders of Democracy” satisfied that votes are tallied correctly: That is by having someone look over each citizen’s shoulder as they cast a vote and then immediately ensuring that the electronic counter has tallied the vote correctly by printing out an immediate vote tally after each vote is cast. As usual, those who think they live in a democracy (our form of government is a Republic, so that we can avoid anarchy as is eventually found in a democracy) believe they always have the best answer for the American citizen. Instead, they appear to want absolute control over a citizen’s right to vote in privacy. I propose that any “grievance” that they have against any candidate, including Karen Handel, is for their own purposes and not necessarily for the republican form of government which we have in Georgia.
Now, I am neither for or against electronic voting equipment. I see benefits in using the current system and I see benefits in using the older paper ballots. But, based on what I read on the website for Defenders of Democracy (http://207.210.65.64/drupal/node/18), their emphasis is not necessarily on what is best for Georgia but what is best on maintaining control and power in Georgia.
B. VoterGA: Founded by Garland Favorito, this group and Mr. Favorito have the same basic problems with the electronic voting process and the same basic solutions as the socialist-style manifesto of Defenders of Democracy, as referred to previously. Mr. Favorito’s arguments against Ms. Handel’s performance regarding her efforts to ensure a fair and verifiable electronic voting system are based on statements from such groups as the Free Congress Foundation (http://www.politicalamazon.com/fcf.html#pasztor) a far-right organization (beginning to see a trend here?), misquoting the reports of the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Testing) as related to their role in evaluating the electronic ballot method (http://www.nist.gov/itl/vote/) , along with two other incidents in Lowndes and Douglas County which involved operator error and were reconciled, even though Mr. Favorito would have one believe that conspiracies abound in these cases. Mr. Favorito filed a lawsuit against the Secretary of State’s office regarding the eligibility of the electronic voting process as a method that could be declared unconstitutional, per Mr. Favorito.
The Georgia State Supreme Court determined in September, 2009 that all allegations of potential fraud, claims of violations of the state and federal Constitutions, and violations of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States were without grounds and were dismissed as unfounded, with arguments of support from the Supreme Court of Georgia (http://www.voterga.org/more/index.cfm?Fuseaction=more_15725 and click on Georgia Supreme Court ruling under the Lawsuit tab). The next step, if Mr. Favorito truly believes in what he is adamantly arguing against, is to file this case with SCOTUS. However, this has not happened since last September. The reason can be found when one investigates who Garland Favorito has donated campaign contributions to since 1998, as regards to candidates for Georgia offices. One example to start from would be http://www.city-data.com/elec2/98/elec-NORCROSS-GA-98.html . Further investigations will show that Mr. Favorito has donated funds to the “Good OL’ Boy” network of Georgia politicians. You know; the same group of elected professional politicians who have failed Georgian citizens in helping the state develop mechanisms that would lower our taxes, trim down on our state government’s overbudget spending habits, and reduce our property taxes, just for starters.

25 YEARS AGO

(DEDICATED TO MY SON)

Twenty-five years ago, I held my son in my arms.
I promised him my love and my protection.
He was our baby then.
He passed the baby stage a long time ago.

When he was five, we sent him to Pre-K,
Followed by elementary school.
He struggled and he triumphed thru school,
As so many children did and have always done.
But he learned and absorbed knowledge.
He was no longer a child.

We watched him grow from a child into a man.
I coached him on the philosophies of baseball and the choices you make,
Mainly that if you don’t enjoy what you are doing,
Then stop doing it and pursue that which makes you happy.
In what was to be his final year in Little League, I became
So physically sick and unable to continue coaching that I was unable
To help him thru the trials and tribulations of the game.
I believe he gave baseball up, for that period of time, to help
His father thru some very physical and emotional neurological pain.
Yet my son, with his mother, stood by my side and was there till
My body and My God decided I and my family had gone thru enough.
My son endured a lot for the sake of his father.
Though he was still young, He was no longer a child.
 
I have watched my son grow thru the influential years
As a teenager.
I have seen him struggle with life’s challenges
During that period.
And I tried to be there for him.
Like I did with his older sister,
I told him of the mistakes I had made
As a young man, what they cost me in years of life
And how I wanted him to learn from my mistakes.
He made choices regarding lifestyles and friendships
That were, I feel, tough for him to make.
Apparently, my lessons I shared with him paid off.
My son grew from a non-typical teenager to a Man.

I damaged my family’s relationship many years ago
When I found myself taking my wife’s place in my heart
For granted; a mistake that had been ongoing for years.
Yet I never accepted it as the truth; I was in denial.
This led to events which led to our mutual divorce.
My son endured the pain of my mistakes
Which increased the pain within my heart.
Yet my son was a Man through it all.

It is said that Time heals all wounds.
For my wife and best friend, that has become true.
We have been back together for a long time now by working together
And trusting one another again, with a better relationship
Than before.
I pray to God every night that the pain and wounds
My son endured have truly healed between he and I.
 
My son was a baby, soon to be a young man.
Now my son is a Man, facing life’s challenges
And meeting those challenges head-on.
Let it be known that I, My Son’s father, will always
Be there to give him my love, my support and my soul
No matter what trials and tribulations he faces.
For I am his father and I will always Love my Son Unconditionally
For Time Eternal.

BHO'S FINAL WAR DECLARATION AGAINST THE SOUTH

So, the BHO administrations and the Justice Department made it official today in suing Arizona over SB 1070, on Constitutional justifications. Now there is irony at its extreme: BHO and the Justice Department trying to use the Constitution to their favor (what a farce). One main argument is based on the Supremacy Clause (Article VI, Clause 2) where all federal laws are the supreme Law of the Land, and all state laws are binding to such federal laws. Well, BHO, you just opened your mouth and stuck your foot into it. Chief Justice John Marshall, in 1819, with the Marbury vs. Madison case, interpreted the clause to mean that the states may not interfere with the functioning of the federal government and that federal law prevails over an inconsistent state law. In the case of Arizona and SB 1070, this state law does not interfere with the functioning of the federal government (which includes protecting our borders), but instead assists the federal statute by implementing the same rules as the federal statute with punishment clauses that are less stringent than the federal statute. Hence, Arizona’s SB 1070 is not interfering with the functions of the federal government (which is required by the Constitution to adhere to any federal statute); it is consistent with the federal statute. As for trying to use Marshall’s statement that federal law prevails over an inconsistent state law, there is not justification from BHO’s Justice Department that SB 1070 is an inconsistent state law when it mirrors the federal statute.
Once again, BHO is proving his arrogance towards the true Law of the Land and will pervert it to meet his ultimate agenda: the End of the Republic and the implementation of all of his Socialist programs. On top of this, by following thru on this federal lawsuit against Arizona’s SB 1070, he is outwardly declaring War on the South. With his “restriction of access” to over a thousand acres of federal land in the Sonoran desert and Buenos Aires National Forest (which has allowed the Mexican drug and illegal immigrant cartels to set up “shop” in these areas), with his completely inadequate response to the greatest environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico (and the federal administration’s proven collusion with BP in controlling/limiting the type of efforts taken to clean up and stop the oil spill), and now his official lawsuit against a Southwestern state law that mirrors the federal statute, President Obama has openly declared his disdain for the Southern portion of the USA. If you don’t agree, prove me wrong. I’m all ears and open for any other interpretation.

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION UNPAID FOR

HR 5618, Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010, was passed by the House on 07/01/10. A previous vote was taken on 6/29/10 but did not achieve the required 2/3 majority vote to pass onto the Senate. However, the House vote on July 01 only required a simple majority. Interesting how the same bill, with no amendments can be passed in Congress under a different set of majority rules, than when it was voted on the first time under more stringent majority rules.
The major contention as to why fiscal conservatives from both parties were voting against HR 5618 was due to how this bill was going to be paid for. Under this resolution, the federal government will cover each states' cost by 100%. The question for fiscal conservatives was where were the funds to cover this cost coming from. This bill, which extends unemployment compensation till April, 2011 for those whose compensation ended several months ago, is to be funded by the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 which, according to the latest CBO analysis report, is no longer fully funded. This bill states that it is subject to the "pay as you go" principle, but the questions still remains unanswered: Where are the funds to pay for this bill? Fiscal conservatives from both parties were lobbying for delegating funds from the unspent portion of last year's budget stimulus to pay for the compensation claims to come. However, the liberal "spend as you go" Socialists in Congress would not consider this option and passed this bill which is forecast to cost over $24 Billion by 2011, per the CBO estimate on 6/28/10.
Now this editorial is not intended to not extend a helping hand to the unemployed who are still looking for work since being layed off or released from work a minimum of three months ago. This editorial is directed at the typical approach by the House to spend tax revenues and supplement with newly printed money, as opposed to using over $200 billion in unused stimulus funds to pay for the unemployment compensation extension.
In addition, in both votes, 29 RINOs (who have voted irresponsibly on fiscal legislation, as researched in the past 24 months) voted for this bill. One RINO (Anh Caro, LA-2) recorded a "NO VOTE" on June 29th, then voted for the bill on 07/01/10. For sake of space, the reader can research HR 5618 on govtrack.us/congress to see the vote tally and the names of the RINOs who voted for this legislation on both occassions. You will see the typical RINOs from Florida [GUS BILIRAKIS (9),LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART (21),MARIO DIAZ-BALART (25),
BILL POSEY(15),ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (18)and BILL YOUNG (10)] and those from Pennsylvania [CHARLES DENT (15),JIM GERLACH (6),TIM MURPHY (18), and
TODD PLATTS (19)]. You will find some interesting names with the remainder of RINOs who voted Aye for HR 5618.

MARXISM: DEAD OR ALIVE??

I was recently in a quick discussion with another individual who stated that he understood that the Marxist philosophy had failed and anyone who wanted to belong to this failed philosophy must be delusional. I agree with the belief that anyone who wants to follow the Marxist philosophy must be delusional. But, despite the fall of the eventual Communist empire of the USSR, Marxism did not fail. WE, the People see it every day. Karl Marx established his philosophy on the belief that Socialism will destroy capitalism and lead to a pure state of communism. For the last 100 years, the socialist movement has been slowly creeping in and eroding our society and our different levels of government. We've especially seen an acceleration of socialist views in the past 18 months. But not before we saw it creep into our society (denial of God's Law as the principle to the Constitution, court systems interpreting the "separation of church and state" well outside of it's intentions as designed by our founding fathers, efforts to remove any references to God in our official documents and history books, etc.) and yet We, the People stood by on many occasions and let socialistic changes to our society and our government occur without standing up as one voice and saying "NOT ON MY WATCH!!"
Today, We the People are standing steadfast and being heard across our Republic as we work to pull out socialism from our society, our government and our livelihood. Just as the Socialist movement took decades of slow inception, We the People have years of hard work to RESTORE OUR REPUBLIC, including bringing the free market economy back to it's full potential.
But back to the original conversation, from which I am still waiting for some answers to some very important questions. Karl Marx is dead but his vision of socialism still lives on and is thriving nationwide and worldwide. So I'll ask to all who read this, just as I asked the individual in the original discussion: What are you going to do to stop this vibrant (not failed) philosophy? Or are you going to be in denial? We the People throughout this Republic have had a choice to make. And it better be the right one for our children and future generations. If you have not made your choice by now, you better make it fast!!

DEFENDING OUR COUNTRY: THE PRESIDENT'S DUTY

DEFENDING OUR COUNTRY: THE PRESIDENT’S DUTY

Article II, Section I of The Constitution of the United States: The Presidential Oath of Affirmation states “I do solemly swear(or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of the President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Any federal law that has justly been approved and entered into the United States Code becomes part of the Law of the Land, the Constitution. Therefore, the protection of our country, in any terms from protecting our borders to protecting our environment, is a direct obligation of the President of the United States. Question: When is the President of the United States of America guilty of violating the Law of the Land? Answer: when he willfully violates the Oath of Affirmation.
The current President, Barack Hussein Obama (heretofore to be referred to as BHO) has willfully violated his oath on many occasions in just the first 17 months of his ongoing term. For the sake of argument, this evaluation will focus on specific events.
BHO, as the leader of his administration, has violated 18 USC 600, which states “Whoever, directly or indirectly, promises any employment, position, compensation, contract, appointment, or other benefit, provided for or made possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress, or any special consideration in obtaining any such benefit, to any person as consideration, favor, or reward for any political activity or for the support of or opposition to any candidate or any political party in connection with any general or
special election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election or political convention or caucus held to select candidates for any political office, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.” In addition, BHO has violated 18 USC 595, which states (in part) “Whoever, being a person employed in any administrative position by the United States…uses his official authority for the purpose of interfering with, or affecting, the nomination or the election of any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.” These violations of federal law occurred on two “recent’ occasions: during the attempt by representatives of the BHO administration, directly (as in the deputy chief of staff Jim Messina) to coerce Andrew Romanoff to back out of his candidacy as Democratic nominee for Senator of Colorado by offering three federal administrative positions and indirectly (as in attempt by former President Clinton by request of Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel) in offering a “high level, non-paying position”, as stated by White House press release, to Rep. Joseph Sestak in lieu of his backing out of his candidacy as Democratic nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania. WHERE IS THE LEGAL OUTRAGE AND JUDICIAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO THESE ADMITTED ACTIVITIES?
BHO openly violated Article II, Section 2 by appointing “czars”/advisors who are openly involved in policy making but were not subjected to consent by the Senate. The childish argument that “this has been an ongoing practice” is not justification for violating the Law of the Land. It is time for this practice to be outlawed by the judicial system and condemned by the Senate. WHERE IS THE LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE OUTRAGE AND JUDICIAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO THESE ADMITTED ACTIVITIES?

For sake of argument, I will submit the following judicial interpretation of Executive Orders: Executive Orders do not require Congressional approval to take effect but they have the same legal weight as laws passed by Congress. The President's source of authority to issue Executive Orders can be found in the Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution which grants to the President the "executive Power." Section 3 of Article II further directs the President to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed." To implement or execute the laws of the land, Presidents give direction and guidance to Executive Branch agencies and departments, often in the form of Executive Orders.
Executive Orders allow the President to make major decisions, even law, without the consent of Congress, which is in contrast to the logic of the Constitution’s “checks and balances” philosophy. On many occasions, Congress have passed laws without any direct method of how to implement them. Basically, these leaves any federal agencies affected by such law with the decision as to how to implement the law. The President is overall in charge of all federal agencies during his or her term(s). This scenario allows for wide open interpretation, which Presidents have followed thru by providing specific details via Executive Orders. This is the case for Jones Act of 1920. One problem in implementing this law, which requires intercoastal shipping of goods in U.S. maritime vessels, deals with the cost incurred by U.S. maritime in moving overseas cargo incoming to the U.S. from foreign to U.S. vessels.
When Denmark offered the use of their numerous scrubbers in the Gulf of Mexico immediately after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster, BHO refused to initiate an executive order to temporarily exclude the requirements the Jones Act, which ultimately resulted in the widespread oil slick, along with the crude oil’s inwater separation that has created plumes underwater. This is a flagrant action by BHO to neglect his duty to protect our shores and territorial waters. A future post will also show how BHO has violated the Jones Act by allowing foreign-flagged ships to engage in commerce in American sea lanes. WHERE IS THE REAL OUTRAGE FROM THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AND FROM THE LEGISLATIVE BODY??

One of the major duties of the President of the United States of America encompasses protecting our country (and therefore our borders) from enemies, foreign and domestic. However, BHO has openly shown his neglect to protect our southern border from illegal immigration. The only actions that BHO has taken are providing personnel to help in an administrative fashion, while the illegal immigration rate continues to increase and brings over violent criminals. What is needed to protect our border is more manpower on the ground controlling the border, along with completion of the border guard fence. However, the BHO administration continues the same actions that were evident in our last administration by refusing to provide the necessary means to stop and turn back any attempts at illegal immigration across our southern border. This has resulted in the passing of Arizona’s immigration law 1070, which will go into effect in July. As a response, the Justice Department announced on June 21, 2010 that a federal lawsuit will be filed against Arizona’s immigration law based on the supremacy clause of the Constitution. What the BHO administration has failed to recognize (or acknowledge) is that Arizona’s state law mirrors federal law Title 8 Section 1325 of the U.S. Code. In addition, the treatment and disposition of any illegal immigrants found in Arizona’s immigration law 1070 is to turn the illegal alien over to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency. In contrast, the federal law (Title 8 Section 1325 of the U.S. Code) declares an illegal immigrant has committed a federal crime and is punishable by criminal fines and imprisonment up to six months. Repeat offenders are treated under the federal law can incur up to two years in prison. As Governor Brewer (Az) said in response to the impending federal lawsuit, “Bring it.” By not providing protection on our borders from enemies foreign and domestic, BHO has once again violated his Oath of Affirmation. WHERE IS THE LEGISLATIVE OUTRAGE AND JUDICIAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO THIS CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION??
Now the latest regarding border protection and comprehensive immigration reform: Today, June 21, 2010, a video tape of a meeting between Arizona’s Senator Jon Kyl and citizens revealed that recently Senator Kyl was involved in a one-on-one conversation with BHO in the Oval Office. Kyl has reported that BHO stated that he would not support increased border protection because it would take away any leverage from Republicans on Capitol Hill in supporting his comprehensive immigration reform practice. Almost, immediately, a White House press corp designee denied that this was ever said, from which Senator Kyl has reconfirmed what he had previously said. The questions for We, the People are : Who do we believe? Does the remark by BHO reflect his obvious stance as regarding enhancing the protection of our Southern Border? I know what my answers are; what are yours? LET THE OUTRAGE BEGIN!!!

POLITICIANS: STAY OUT OF AMERICA'S GAME!!

America's game has always been filled with controversial calls, amazing plays in the field, awesome pitching, etc., etc., etc. The players, managers and owners who still believe in playing the GAME of baseball, not some event where you get rewarded no matter your status/record(which sounds like Saul Alinsky-type principles, doesn't it); those individuals still want the game to stay as is, no "instant replays", just play the game, kick some dirt on the umpire's feet, get in their face when you think they have made a bad call, and then continue to "play the game".
Baseball does not need politicians to stick their nose in probably the only purest American ideal (baseball) and the real players don't want them getting involved either. The pitcher (Andres Galaragga) who lost out on the perfect game due to the bad call was very professional and courteous on the field, to the point of separating his manager from umpire James Joyce after the manager (Leyland) had his "in the face" moment with the ump (part of baseball lore). The umpire (J. Joyce), considered one of the best in the business and admired by all teams, said he felt his heart fall when he looked up on the scoreboard and saw the replay (he's human and humans make mistakes).
All of this is part of the game. This is nothing new and calls similar to this will be made again in the future. The pitcher (Andres Galaragga)accepted the call and was extremely professional and understanding (to the point of forgiving James Joyce when he realized how bad Joyce felt) because he was raised in the true essence of baseball (my opinion as regarding how he learned the game of baseball). Baseball lore was reflected once again in the Tigers-Indians series when Andres Galaragga came out of the dugout in a following game to hand the lineup card to home plate umpire James Joyce. Like a true gentleman and a real baseball player, Galaragga not only presented the lineup card and handshake from Joyce, but gave him a hug as well, delighting the fans and entering another piece of history into baseball lore.
In the meantime, true baseball fans and players need to call, email and fax the offices of Senator Debbie Stabenow, Congressman John Dingell and Governor Jennifer Granholm to stay out of America's game and tend to their real job; the job of representing We, the People, of which they have done a poor job so far. Ask the residents of Michigan, state of one of the highest unemployment rates, sufferer of mass defections of major industries to other states and countries, etc., etc., etc. You get the point; you know the history of what Michigan has suffered as a state. Call, email, and fax these three to stay out of OUR game and do their real game of representing the needs of Michigan.

OIL DISPERSION OR OIL ELIMINATION??

Bioremediation, using engineered microbes for eliminating oil spills, is completely effective and environmentally safe. This was developed in the mid 1980s, tested under the supervision of the Texas Land and Water Commissioners' offices in a controlled environment and was completely safe and effective. This method uses microbes that were developed to use oil as it's food supply. Once the oil has been ingested, oil is broken down within the microbes and the waste product is CO2 and O2. The controlled tests showed that the microbes degenerate to the same waste products once it's food supply (oil) has been exhausted. This method was used on a large scale during the Galveston, TX oil tanker spill in the late 1990(over 5 million gallons of crude oil was released when the tanker was struck by a barge) and was 100% effective. This product, a powder form containing the microbes, has been used in the industrial field since and the supply of this product is readily available. In my career in the nuclear energy industry, in which I was trained and supervised in Hazardous Material Storage and Hazardous Waste (including oil) Response along with other quals, I can justify that this works. Emails and phone calls have been submitted to the Governors of Louisiana and Mississippi, along with correspondence with the states' Hazardous Waste Response Centers (these centers are required for all states by federal law). I find it completely unusual that nothing has been in newsprint or seen during research where the states (and their Hazardous Waste Response Centers) are considering this method. The following video goes over this method: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VfypUzx1tI&feature=player_embedded . The following link is a scientific journal, which like so many others if you do your own research, validate bioremediation for oil ELIMINATION (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100504142110.htm). So the question is: Do we continue to disperse (dilute) the crude oil where it will still show up underwater and eventually in sea life and on the shores? Do we continue to use booms and buoys, which have been proven to be less than 10% effective in collecting the oil ON THE WATER SURFACE and ineffective for the heavier oily material that is going UNDERWATER? Or do we use a proven method that is readily available today ro ELIMINATE THE OIL ON THE WATER SURFACE AND UNDERWATER? You decide and then demand what you choose to be used on the Gulf Coast shoreline and in the Gulf Coast.

A PERSONAL MEMORIAL DAY EVENT

A PERSONAL MEMORIAL DAY EVENT
(and something that I never expected)

Yesterday evening (May 29, 2010), I left shift work with my backpack containing 100 U.S.A. flags to be used for a duty that I had sworn myself to perform. When I had ordered the flags earlier, I knew that I would not be at home this weekend but I could fulfill my oath in the area that I work at during this weekend. My personal duty that I had sworn myself to was to visit the local cemetery and place new flags at the gravesites of veterans of the past. For a relatively small cemetery, I found more graves of heroes than one might expect. From World War I to the current war against terrorism (don’t call them “enemy combatants” or I’ll be knocking on your door), the numbers were significant.
At each gravesite, I announced the rank, name and branch of service, thanked them, as a fellow veteran, for the sacrifice of time from their family (and in some cases the sacrifice of life) which they had made to serve our country. I planted a flag by his or her’s tombstone, came to attention and saluted. There was a feeling of pride that slowly grew as I continued on from one grave to the next.
Near the end (I had about 30 flags left), as I was honoring another veteran, I realized that an older woman was standing by. I had noticed her a few minutes earlier as she was arranging flowers and placing a flag at a gravesite (an area I had yet reached). When I finished at this particular grave, I introduced myself as did she. She then asked if she could buy a flag from me, from which I responded “Ma’am, it is an honor to give you one”. She told me that she was doing the same at the grave of her husband, who had passed away two years ago. He was a retired colonel of the United States Army who was involved in the Korean War (don’t call it a “conflict” or I’ll be at your door again) and the Vietnam War. Buried nearby was her friend who was a nurse at a MASH unit during the Vietnam War. She had passed away just three months ago. I accompanied her to her friend’s grave, and as she planted the flag, I honored her friend’s service. With moist eyes, she took me to her husband’s grave. As I stood at attention and began honoring his service, she held my left hand. When I finished, I looked at a grateful woman with warmth in her face and tears in her eyes. Yes, real men do cry and we are proud to admit it.
After a couple of minutes of composure, I knew that she was ready to go. I escorted her to her suburban and told her that I saluted her sacrifice that she had made in honoring her husband’s wishes to serve his country and that I knew that she had lived a fulfilling life with her husband and family. After a grateful “Thank You”, she told me that tomorrow at 11:00, Memorial Day, she was one of the honorees at the traditional laying of the Memorial Wreath in Veterans’ Park here. I look forward to seeing her tomorrow.
Truly, this was a humbling experience of which I will always reflect on for time eternal. After she left, I continued with my honoring of deceased veterans until I had ran out of flags. On the next occasion, I’ll remember to order much more. I had a personal experience with the remaining veterans whom I had no flags for, but maybe I’ll tell that story another time. I say this because I had an enduring moment of reflection which I feel is important for you to hear.
At this cemetery, there were men and women who had fought (and for some, died) in wars that encompassed the 20th century up to today. They had sacrificed time away from their lives and their families to defend our freedom and liberties that were endowed to us over 220 years ago. I could only ask myself what these brave heroes, as they now sit at the right hand of God, were pondering as they looked upon our nation today. Do they wonder why we, as citizens of this great country, have allowed the slow but methodical erosion of our rights? Do they know, as I believe they do, what our country’s future holds for We, the People? I know that they are proud of our current men and women in uniform who are serving and fighting for our country, particularly as they are all now volunteers, Yet, they must be asking how their sacrifices may have been in vain as our rights are slowly being attacked, our leadership in government usurping their powers and violating the limitations endowed upon them by the Constitution, our Constituion slowly being shredded with the passage of another immoral and unconstitutional bill. This is the Constitution which our servicemen and servicewomen vowed to uphold and defend against enemies, foreign and domestic.
Hopefully, our Heavenly Father and our heroes of the past have given their blessings to We, the People, the ones who have opened our eyes to the disgressions which have been occurring for so many years to our Republic, in our endeavors to educate our fellow countrymen and are working towards the ideal to RESTORE OUR REPUBLIC. We, the People owe it to our fallen heroes, our living veterans and our current men and women in uniform to do our part to protect our country, and therefore our Constitution, from enemies, foreign and domestic.
Finally, one might ask why I titled this blog as “A PERSONAL MEMORIAL DAY EVENT” when the actions described occurred two days before Memorial Day. Because tomorrow morning, Memorial Day 2010, I will have the opportunity to meet a real American hero once again; the elderly wife of a career Army officer and a friend of a brave Army nurse.

ODE TO OUR HEROES

'Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone
In a one bedroom house made of plaster and stone.
I had come down the chimney with presents to give,
And to see just who in this home did live.

I looked all about, a strange sight did I see,
No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.
No stocking by the mantle, just boots filled with sand,
on the wall hung pictures of far distant lands.

With medals and badges, awards of all kinds,
a sober thought came through my mind.
For this house was different, it was dark and dreary,
I found the house of a soldier, once I could see clearly.

The soldier lay sleeping, silent, alone,
curled upon the floor in this one bedroom home.
The face was so gentle, the room in such disorder,
Not how I pictured a United States soldier.

Was this the hero of whom I just read?
Curled up on a poncho, the floor for a bed?
I realized the families I saw on this night,
owed their lives to these soldiers, who were willing to fight.

Soon round the world the children would play,
And grownups would celebrate a bright Christmas day.
They all enjoyed freedom each month of the year,
Because of the soldiers, like the one lying here.

I couldn't help wonder how many lay alone,
on a cold Christmas Eve, in a land far from home.
The very thought brought a tear to my eye,
I dropped to my knees and started to cry.
The soldier awakened and I heard a rough voice,
"Santa, don't cry, this life is my choice;
I fight for freedom, I don't ask for more,
My life is my God, my country, my Corps."

The soldier rolled over and drifted to sleep,
I couldn't control it, I started to weep.
I kept watch for hours, so silent and still
And we both shivered from the cold night's chill.

I didn't want to leave on that cold, dark night
This Guardian of Honor so willing to fight.
The soldier rolled over, with a voice soft and pure,
whispered, "Carry on, Santa, It's Christmas Day, All is secure."

One look at my watch and I knew he was right
Merry Christmas, my friend, and to all a Good Night!

FINAL REVIEW OF NEVADA REPUBLICAN SENATE CANDIDATES

Sue Lowden: FACT - Currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors and Secretary-Treasurer of Archon Corporation, a gaming and investment company (potentially will owe favors to the casino gaming industry if elected, just like Harry Reid does now). FACT - A "professional politician" since 1992, when she served as State Senator until 1996, upon which she was selected as Chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party. FACT - Sue is on record as donating to the past Reid campaigns , even during her term as state Republican Party Chairwoman. During her term as State Senator, Sue Lowden has been quoted on several occasions by the Las Vegas and Reno newspapers of her support of Harry Reid's efforts to stop construction and use of Yucca Mountain. This displayed Lowden's ignorance, like Harry's, of the safety issues designed into Yucca Mountain, much less the boon to regional employment and businesses. As an engineer in the Radiological Control field, I've worked with commercial nuclear reactors for 18.5 years and now with DOE sites going thru decommissioning and remediation. So I have a firm understanding of the assets of Yucca Mountain, both in waste storage and potential reactor fuel reconstitution which could be sold. Does this sound like a Senator who would look out for the constituents of the state of Nevada in providing jobs? FACT -During a state Republican Party Convention, Chairwoman Lowden halted the convention in the middle of the delegate selection process, and then reconvened later which limited the number of proposed delegates to be submitted, which was a violation of state party convention rules. Can we say narcissitic?

SHARON ANGLE: FACT - Recently endorsed by the Nevada Concerned Citizens, whose Chairman Richard Ziser stated to the Review-Journal that his work to abolish gay marriage rights in Nevada (which I applaud him for) was also designed to ensure that gays would not come to Las Vegas, which would mean less revenue to be collected in LV. Should have kept your mouth shut that time, Richard; Las Vegas' casinos certainly appreciated that statement. So, where does Sharon stand on this in terms of how far she would take the gay marriage issue? She stands by her support of the Federal Marriage Amendment, which is a "pat" answer from anyone who claims to be conservative. FACT -In a town hall meeting last September, Sharon stated that custodial work was for immigrants because Americans will not do it. Can we say "elitist"? It has been logistically proven that over 8 million jobs have been taken over by immigrants (of which it is projected 90% are illegal) from American citizens who already had the jobs. So what is her true position regarding illegal immigration?: She says that, as a member of the state assembly, she authored legislation to safeguard our election process by requiring identification for voting in Nevada. However, she obviously didn't have the political strength to even get it considered for recommendation for committee review. FACT -Sharon Angle is a "professional politician", recently serving in the Nevada Assembly from 1999 to 2005 and then running for U.S. Representative of Nevada's 2nd district in 2006. At what point do We, the People realize that the "professional politicians" are the very culprits who have driven our country to the brink of Socialism, locally, within the state and in our federal government? FACT -In 2003, Angle sponsored legislation guided under the philosophy of Scientology for women's state prisons. The state's response (and rightfully so) was " "At a time when our kids might be going without books and teachers it would be impossible to justify spending money on an unproven massage, sauna and vitamin plan for prisoners. These gimmicky programs undermine successful rehabilitative programs". In 2003, the Nevada state budget was already operating in a deficit and Sharon wanted to spend taxpayers' money on "touchy-feely" programs for prisoners. I'll leave that judgment up to you.

DANNY TARKANIAN: FACT -Danny ran for the Clark County state Senate seat in 2004, only to lose by only 1900 votes in a Democratic swing district. In 2006, Danny ran for the Nevada Secretary of State ( a typical Democratic seat) and only lost by 40,000 votes out of over 560,000 votes cast (7%). As a private businessman and proven to fight against the odds, Danny is running a tight race with Sue Lowden and Sharon Angle for the Republican nominee as U.S. Senate. As compared to his opponents, Danny has stuck to his principles and values and not changed his stance on certain issues (not unlike his competition). Despite the fact that he is NOT a "professional politician", he is in the thick of this race and has led on many polls, including consistently polling as being able to beat Harry Reid in the general election. Danny has ran on his agenda as a Constitutionally-principled, morally ethical citizen and has won the support of many Tea Party-related groups within the state and like-minded citizens of Nevada. FACT -Danny has consistently ran against the Reid agenda, including the amnesty proposal and the Yucca Mountain issue (having realized as a businessman that Yucca Mountain is a boon for employment and benefits for the state). This is in contrast to his Republican opponents, where Sue Lowden proposes using Yucca mountain to develop methods for reducing the waste, while Danny has strongly stated how Yucca Mountain can be used for reducing waste and supporting available technology that is already tested and able to perform this intiative sucessfully; much less Sharon Angle who voted for a resolution in 2005 rejecting Yucca mountain as a dead-end nuclear dump; only to recently revamp her issues to support the use of Yucca Mountain. Sounds a little convenient for Sharon, if not also a bit "wishy-washy". Again, this points out the fact that Danny's stand on issues of importance to the citizens of Nevada and the United States have consistently been firm, fiscally and socially conservative, and has always recognized the need for a Constitutionally-principled, morally ethical legislator in Washington to help We, the People RESTORE OUR REPUBLIC.

WASHINGTON ELITE: ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION? THE SAME QUESTION FOR WE, THE PEOPLE

The current sentiment is that the anti-Washington, anti-establishment national sentiment played a major hand in this Tuesday’s primaries. From “professional politicians” to candidates endorsed by party elites, a strong message was sent out that reaffirmed the sentiment reflected in the Massachusetts Special Election earlier this year and the governors’ races in New Jersy and Virgininia last November. This is the same message from We, the People in our efforts to elect Constitutionally principled, morally ethical citizens back into our government (from local to state to federal). However, there are no silver linings for We, the People as a result of Tuesday’s primaries; only more hard work in order to achieve true victory in November.
Blanche Lincoln (D) finds herself in a runoff in her attempt for a third consecutive term as Senator from Arkansas. Her opposition, Lt. Governor Bill Halter, was within just a few thousand votes of Sen. Lincoln ( out of over 300,000 votes in the primary). Perhaps Sen. Lincoln played one too many “political games” during the past year, when it came to the 2009 budget stimulus package and the health care reform statute where she had pledge to filibuster any health care legislation that contained a public health insurance option. Blanche, did you ever finish reading the final bill? We, the People found the option live and well, just hidden to another provision within the bill. As a member of the Washington elite on Capitol Hill since 1993, you would think she would know how the game is played by now. Well, she DOES!! She may pay for it in the June runoff against a politician who will at least admit he is a far-left Progressive.
In Kentucky, Rand Paul defeated Trey Grayson as the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate. Rand Paul, a favorite of the Tea Party groups in Kentucky, is an ophthalmologist who’s only claim into the world of politics (besides being Ron Paul’s son) was in establishing the Kentucky Taxpayers United, a non-partisan citizens watchdog group dedicated to rating the state legislature’s tax honesty. But the true “kiss of death” for Trey Grayson was the endorsement by the Republican Party establishment, as represented by Mitch McConnell. When will the Republican Party get the message: We, the People are looking for Constitutionally-principled CITIZENS to represent us in Washington, not “professional politicians” (which is the label McConnell subliminally stuck on Grayson with his endorsement). Mitch, you should have left Trey alone.
In Pennsylvania, a multi-term Senator since 1981 was defeated in the Democratic primary by a liberal Representative for the Senator’s seat. That Senator was Arlen Specter, Mr. “scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours”. His wheelings and dealings behind closed doors finally caught up with Arlen. But his replacement for the November election, Joe Sestak, is a straight-up hard core liberal who contrasts very well with the conservative Republican nominee, Pat Toomey. Like him or not, We, the People in Pennsylvania have a lot of hard work ahead to ensure Toomey’s victory in November.
Now, for some harsh reality for We, the People to take into deep consideration: First, in Pennsylvania, both Mark Critz (D) and Tom Burns (R) won their primaries for the 12th District’s Representative seat and will face off in November. However, in the special general election to fill in the current seat of deceased Representative John Murtha, Critz defeated Tom Burns by over 10,000 votes (8% of the total votes cast). If We, the People in Pennsylvania don’t stay on top of the campaign between now and November in support of Burns, that seat could still remain in the hands of the far left Progressive/Socialists known as the Democratic Party. But, an important detail occurred during Tuesday’s primaries. In Tuesday’s primaries, where both parties had contested primaries for the same seat, the Democratic Party amassed more total votes in their primaries than in the related Republican primary. I’ll repeat that: IN EVERY CONTESTED PRIMARY (WHERE BOTH PARTIES HAD CONTESTED PRIMARY ELECTIONS FOR THE SAME RELATED SEAT)!!! Either We, the People did not like what we saw in the respective candidates or the push to get out and vote for a Constitutionally principled, morally ethical candidate was not as strong as is desired. Keep this in mind for the following primaries and November’s general election.

As researched by your fellow Patriot,
Wild Bill Conant

OUR “CONSERVATIVE” CHOICES FOR GEORGIA GOVERNOR

This is an overview of the candidates for office of Governor of Georgia who are running as Republican candidates. My question is: What do we want in our Governor in order for that person to be more effective? In my opinion, we want a conservative-minded Governor (economically and morally) who has a record of being ethically moral, dependable in terms of standing by their principles, willing to work outside of the RINO logic of our state and federal government, and Constitutionally principled to the point of standing up for our state’s rights (and the rights of her citizens) as guaranteed by the Tenth Amendment and Articles 1 and 2 of the Constitution of the United States.
After studying trends and straw polls (after debates), I concluded that two of the following candidates will be involved in a runoff after the upcoming state’s Republican party primary:
1. Karen Handel
2. John Oxendine
3. Nathan Deal
4. Ray McBerry
5. Eric Johnson
After further study, I eliminated Eric Johnson because he looks like the only candidate who would definitely lose the state election to Roy Barnes (Yes, former Governor Roy will win in the Democratic primary) in November. Ray McBerry and Nathan Deal also appear to be unable to withstand the Democratic “good ol’ boy “ politics of “dirty pool” (with the Dems relentlessly advertising on scandals against these two), but I have included these two because of their issue positions.
When it comes to states’ rights (remember the Tenth Amendment?!) and how it can be applied to protect Georgia’s citizens from federal legislation that is outside of the limitations as described in Articles 1 and 2 of the U.S. Constitution, Ray McBerry has been the strongest advocate since his last election attempt in 2006 (and before). McBerry went so far as to draw up 8 states’ rights legislative bills (related to health care reform, Second Amendment, etc.) that were introduced on to the House floor at the beginning of this year’s winter session in January. These pieces of legislation spurred additional bills by other state legislators along the same premises (some people just cannot be outdone politically). As a result due to reactions in town hall debates with Oxendine and McBerry present, candidate Oxendine followed suit by proclaiming that he was an advocate of states’ rights. He has just never followed thru and included states’ rights on his list of issues on his campaign website. Overall, McBerry appears to be an individual who believes in his agenda and in the future of Georgia.
However, McBerry has two scandals which, if he is able to make it thru the primary process to become the Republican candidate, could become fodder for the “dirty pool” of Georgian Democratic politics. McBerry carries one scandal of illicit behavior with a minor back in the 80’s which he was declared innocent of. However, this matter keeps bringing up it’s ugly head at the most convenient time; during the Republican run for Governor in 2006 and again during the current race. In addition, McBerry has been connected to the League of the South (LOS), a Southern organization infamous for it’s declaration of secession of Southern states from the Union before McBerry’s involvement in the late 90’s. Instead of directly addressing his involvement with LOS, McBerry has been brazen enough to salute the state flag but NOT the current U.S. flag. His reasoning: he refuses to salute the current flag because it represents the current federal government which has been operating outside the limitations of the U.S. Constitution (a point of which I agree with). McBerry needs to stop providing the fodder for his opposition and recognize that the current U.S. flag, like all previous versions of the flag, represents the United States of America and it’s citizens, NOT JUST an administration in Washington which he rightfully objects to. But this is just my opinion.
Nathan Deal resigned from the House of Representatives in April of 2010 to devote full time to his candidacy. Unfortunately, Deal resigned just shortly before the House Ethics Committee was to decide whether to pursue ethics abuse charges. ANOTHER CANDIDATE, ANOTHER SCANDAL?? SAY IT AIN’T SO!! I’m afraid it is. In December, 2009, House Ethics investigators began looking into whether Deal steered contracts to a salvage company he owns, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Per AJC, Deal, on three occasions in the past year and a half, questioned proposed changes that state Revenue Commissioner Bart Graham wanted to make in the way Georgia inspects rebuilt salvaged vehicles. Deal coordinated his efforts through the office of a political ally, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle. Deal’s salvage company faced some possibilities to lose over $300,000 in contract deals with Commissioner Graham’s proposed changes.
A review of Nathan Deal’s issues and his proposals read like a typical roadmap (in my opinion) of a politician’s responses and ideas. In order to rely on someone to follow thru on their proposals, it is advantageous to look at one’s past political experiences to show how dedicated to their beliefs they may be. A thorough study of Deal’s voting record since he was a member of the House reveals some interesting facts, as analyzed by govtrack.us. Just on Deal’s presence during votes on the floor, Deal has an intolerable record. From August, 2009 to the end of March, 2010, Deal missed up to 60% of the votes on the floor. From February to the end of March, 2010, Deal was recorded as not voting 58% of the time. His “Aye” or “Yes” votes totaled 11 out of 93 votes during the same period. All of these bills were passed unanimously or within 95% of unanimity. And We, the People of Georgia paid for this voting attendance record. Looks like another “professional politician” at work striving to climb the ladder, principles be damned; but that’s just my opinion.
John Oxendine has commented on more than one occasion that he is a morally ethical Christian. I will not dispute anyone’s statements regarding their faith, because as a Christian, I have no right (or desire) to do so and I personally know that John is a Christian. As to being morally ethical, John shows up on both sides of the coin. But more on that later; let’s talk about a couple of his political issues for this race. John appears to be genuinely concerned about transportation problems through Georgia; in particular, navigating thru the Atlanta corridor. John has proposed a western bypass, a northern expressway and an interstate from Columbus to Augusta in order to alleviate traffic problems thru Atlanta and provide relief for interstate travelers, including visitors and business/freight trucks, as they travel thru the state to their destinations. This is a major issue on John’s list. One small problem with this is that these very ideas have been proposed in the past 20 years and have been turned down by state citizens and municipalities whose property would be adversely affected by the proposals. John recognizes this but doesn’t provide any answers as to how to satisfy the needs of those affected by these proposals.
John’s Contract With Georgia lists some strong conservative initiatives which so many of us would find easy to agree with, myself included. Instead of dissecting each initiative and taking for granted that John would follow thru on these “contract proposals”, I’ll simply say that I concur with all of these proposals but I’m going to dissect two proposals for the obvious following reasons. First, proposal # 3 on a “comprehensive statewide transportation system” has already been addressed above so I’ll let it go at that. Proposal # 4 (“Actively assert that the tenth amendment of the U.S. Constitution belongs to the American people and not Washington politicians.”) is a direct result of earlier debates this year where he shared the stage with Ray McBerry, had not comments (either of no substance or no comment at all) on states’ rights when questioned by the audience and was overwhelmed (in my opinion as an attendee on several occasions) by McBerry’s approaches to preserving states’ rights via the Tenth Amendment and the limitations of delegated powers to our federal government by Articles 1 and 2 of the Constitution of the United States. Hence, his reason to be sure to have this point outlined in his “Contract”.
Several scandals and questions of objectivity have followed John Oxendine throughout his tenures as Insurance Commissioner. Previously, state election commission investigations revealed that Oxendine, who wields regulatory power over all insurance companies in Georgia, received $120,000 during a reelection campaign through 10 Alabama-based political action committees set up by Donald V. Watkins, a director of Admiral Life Insurance Co. of America and State Mutual Insurance. Both companies are headed by prominent businessman Delos “Dee” Yancey III and are run out of the same building in Rome. The problem (and John has no excuse to have not known about it since he was up for another reelection) is that individual PAC contributions are limited to 12,000 per person. However, since all of these PAC contributions were funneled into one account controlled by a single businessman, the $120,000 contribution was illegally obtained. Per the Atlanta Journal Constitution , the Ox campaign initially denied any wrongdoing, but announced within a few weeks, that they were returning the money. (Oops, caught red-handed and tries to “buy” his way out).
Another “awkward” incident for John occurred in August, 2009. His father, Judge Oxendine, hired Wayne Reece, a political consultant and fellow board member (with the Judge) of the Warm Springs Rehabilitation Development Fund to work on John’s campaign, at the tune of almost $400,000 that was later discovered to be allocated from the WSRD fund. The WSRD Board determined that both John Oxendine and Wayne Reece tried to conceal the payments. Another “awkward” scenario (in my opinion) lies in the fact that Ivy Oxendine (John’s wife) has been working with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBS of GA), worked her way up to the corporate office in Atlanta and has served as President of the Middle Georgia Association of Health Underwriters as well as State board member of the Georgia Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Kudos go out to Mrs. Oxendine for a successful career. However, my dilemma is in John’s track record as regarding investigations and fines of insurance companies within Georgia. With a little research, you will note a pattern where John Oxendine has extended fines against insurance companies in excess of any fines (and they are very few; look for yourself) levied against BCBS of GA. A little favoritism?; hard to honestly call without some direct evidence, which is truly tough to dig into without strong inside sources. However, it is my opinion, based on the scandals referenced and the “awkward” situations during John’s tenure as IC, that principles are not his best suit and that is a personal attribute that I demand of my legislators at all levels.
Karen Handel is a “case” all to herself. She is so “squeaky clean” it is almost scary. Karen has done some admirable work as Secretary of State, especially when it came to the voter ID question. One may remember that Georgians voted in favor of voter registration photo ID requirements in 2008. However, the “Obama” Justice Department ruled that Georgia could not implement this law. Karen’s staff argued with the DOJ in Washington and found themselves with no alternative but for the state of Georgia to take this thru the federal court system. The federal appeals court in Atlanta ruled against the DOJ’s objection to this statute ( a similar statute in Illinois had already been recognized as constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court) and a recent filing by the Georgia Democratic Party has been overturned by the Fulton County Superior Court on these basis just last month. Though Karen wasn’t SOS at the time of the Fulton Co. Superior Court decision, it was her dedication to ensure that the Georgia voter ID registration law, as approved by Georgian citizens, would be upheld. As is typical in the political world, there have been a couple of allegations against Ms. Handel which were never corroborated and were dismissed by the appropriate agencies. As Secretary of State, with results like bringing in billions in fines from investment firms involving illegal sales of auction sales securities, Handel has followed thru with her conservative approach on her solutions to issues vital to our state, such as implementing potential plans to help stymie the flow of illegal immigration into our state since the federal government has failed to secure our borders, developing sound conservative solutions for our state economy, including health care initiatives, and more fiscally-sound solutions to our state budget. These solutions, along with many others, continue to show how much Karen Handel is willing to fight the “good ol’ boy” network to solve our state’s problems from education to health to water and landscape issues to our state budget deficits. I only wish she were more vocal on how the state of Georgia could use the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and our Georgia State Constitution to work against any federal legislation passed that is outside of the limitations as found in the 1st and 2nd Articles of the U.S. Constitution for our federal legislative and executive branches.
I know whom I am supporting for Governor of Georgia and I would guess that you would guess incorrectly, even after reading this review. I believe that my choice will have the fortitude and principles needed to stand up against the upcoming Democratic Party campaigning methods (and they will be nasty) and become our next Governor. And, yes, I am a believer in the principles of the Constitutions of both the state of Georgia and the United States of America. And I am a true conservative. But, in the end, I can only offer you my opinions of the candidates. Your choice is yours to make. Let’s pray that we all help select the best Constitutionally principled, morally ethical candidate in the upcoming primary who will defeat the “Obama Kool-Aid drinker” from the Democratic primary and become our next successful Governor for the Great State of Georgia.