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Ohblabla's dream of a "green" economy is getting closer to reality. So sooo tragic yet *convenient* all at the same time. That's weird.....
yeah, I hope he sticks around
LMFAO!!!!
I really hope I'm prepared enough to start playing these in July. Come onnnn Portland!!!!!
Glock 23 here
Did you say shooting range? I knew there was something else about you that I liked
URGENT: Oppose the unconstitutional financial regulation bill
Posted by James Leroy Wilson
Majority Leader Harry Reid wants a vote on Chris Dodd's financial regulation bill as soon as Thursday.
In recent weeks, we've exposed several dangers of this bill, but the most important is that the bill is unconstitutional. In fact . . .
In the bill's 1,336 pages, no provision of the Constitution is ever mentioned!
This is why we need the Enumerated Powers Act (EPA).
The EPA requires that every bill must specify its source of Constitutional authority. This would . . .
* make Congress be more deliberate
* or induce them to make propose tortured constitutional rationales that will discredit them in courts of law and public opinion
Most importantly, the failure of members of Congress to support the EPA exposes their contempt for the Constitution.
The Enumerated Powers Act has 68 cosponsors in the House. You can see their names by clicking "show cosponsors" on this page.
The Senate version has 23 cosponsors which you can see by clicking "show cosponsors" here.
Please tell Congress to oppose the financial reform bill and to pass the Enumerated Powers Act instead.
You may borrow from or copy this letter, or adapt it if one or more of your representatives has already sponsored the bill . . .
The so-called Financial Reform Bill is a great example of why we need the Enumerated Powers Act. It doesn't cite any provision of the Constitution.
That's probably because you know as well as I do that our financial system is already unconstitutional. Nowhere in the Constitution is Congress given authority . . .
* to monopolize our currency by enacting legal tender laws
* to create a national bank such as the Federal Reserve, and authorize it to create money out of thin air
* or to delegate rule-making to the Executive Branch
These unconstitutional powers led to the financial meltdown:
* the monopolized money was inflated by the Fed, which encouraged mal-investment
* and a web of complicated regulations and tax laws distorted Wall Street behavior
Yet, on top of these unconstitutional powers, Congress wants to . . .
* add regulations that deny customer choice
* empower unelected bureaucrats to take over companies without due process or oversight
Instead of reforming the system, this bill makes it worse! Instead of more unconstitutional laws promoting central control and regulation, genuine reform would draw us back to Constitutional limits and promote freedom. For now . . .
Honor your oath of office. Oppose the unconstitutional financial "reform" bill. Promote reform that complies with the Constitution.
The best way to begin is by passing the Enumerated Powers Act.
END LETTER
Please send your letter through DownsizeDC.org's Educate the Powerful System.
And here's a handy url of the blog version of this Dispatch, which you can tweet and share with friends: http://tinyurl.com/2dymbup
Jim Babka
President
DownsizeDC.org
My 14 year has a phone growing out of her ear. I think the world is coming to and end too. lol
I thought you might like that, it's just impossible not to laugh at that
Sweet, you got the right idea! *thumbs up to multitasking*
cici, does your dog eat breakfast like this?
pfff, that's nuth'n.... where's your beer?
BAM!
on your own yacht
oh yeah, that Thursday when the Audit the Fed bill was being presented and voted on in the Senate. Oh yeah I remember that *day*.
"I'm just thinking of butterflies"
LMAO
eeeeexcellent!
berry, your brain seems to wired a little different
it's going ballistic! Portland seems sooooo far away as I watch this!
no argument there......
you sure you don't "work" for the SEC?
yeah been busy surfing pr0n I see.
Economic Law Will Put an End to the Fed's Racket
And probably in the not-too-distant future, says Ron Paul.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul672.html
yeah that's what I kinda thought. LOL
Germany To Ban Naked Short-Selling From Midnight - Lawmaker
Last update: 5/18/2010 12:56:16 PM
FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)--Germany will ban so-called naked short-selling from midnight, a lawmaker with the ruling Christian Democratic Union told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday.
"The ban of naked short-selling will be valid from midnight," Norbert Barthle, the CDU budget spokesman, said Tuesday.
He added that Chancellor Angela Merkel will announce the plan in her speech to the lower house of parliament Wednesday morning.
So-called naked short selling--which differs from short selling in that the sold shares aren't borrowed in advance--came under fire at the height of Greece's struggle to refinance its debt, with many euro-zone governments saying such transactions in credit default swaps, a type of default insurance, artificially inflated Greek funding costs.
-By Andrea Thomas, Dow Jones Newswires; +49 69 29725 500; andrea.thomas@dowjones.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 18, 2010 12:56 ET (16:56 GMT)
http://custom.marketwatch.com/custom/tdameritrade-com/html-story.asp?guid={6eb122f7-deff-4691-a688-ec87f7565547}
Hermon's work is so inspiring, I hope to be able to trade half as good as he can after my first Monkinar!
awww, but of course they do!
you busy trader you! FAZ is going ballistic again! I see that there's not much faith in them there financials eh?
not for the kids, they'll love you!!!!!!
Be sure to pack them some sugary treats! haha It's a little cloudy here today but the wild NJ daisies are blooming as if it was sunny!
Despite the W*&^ thing, I'm doin great! Just looking forward to Portland!
Hi Connie! How'r things today?
YOU'RE FIRED! Gather your personal effects now and evacuate the building!
How's that for bumping it up?
no worries, you'll get some, there are plenty of air-shares to go around
FDA pours salt in the Constitution's wounds
http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/fda-pours-salt-in-the-constitution-s-wounds
It's bad enough when Congress exercises unconstitutional powers. It's even worse when unelected bureaucrats do it. The FDA has decided, all on its own, that it has the power to reduce the amount of salt in your diet.
Depending on your genetic predisposition and health history, this move could be life threatening to YOU.
The FDA wants you to forget that . . .
* the Constitution gives the federal government no jurisdiction over your nutritional choices
* every person is unique -- many people might benefit from less sodium, while others could be harmed by it (see the sample letter below for examples)
DownsizeDC.org's Write the Laws Act (WTLA) would prevent bureaucratic schemes like this. It would . . .
* Restore the Constitution's separation of powers by requiring Congress to approve all regulation
* Restrict executive branch agencies like the FDA to implementation and enforcement
* Prohibit unaccountable bureaucrats from imposing their social engineering projects on your life
Please send a letter telling your Representative and your Senators to introduce and pass the WTLA.
You may borrow from, modify, or copy this letter . . . .
You should be as angry as I am that the FDA is bypassing Congress and imposing a costly salt-reduction program on its own supposed authority. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/19/AR2010041905049.html
As a policy, the proposal is dubious at best. Morton Satin of the Salt Institute raised the following issues in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2010-04-27-editorial27_ST1_N.htm
* Salt is an essential nutrient.
* When salt is significantly reduced the results are mixed: 30% experience a minor drop in blood pressure, about 20% experience a slight increase, and the rest experience no change at all.
* Women consume much less sodium per day than men do. Mandatory reductions may put women at greater risk of hyponatremia.
* Pregnant women on low-salt diets give birth to low weight babies, who then have a lifelong increased salt appetite.
* Several peer-reviewed publications indicate that congestive heart failure patients placed on low-salt diets die, or are readmitted to hospitals, far more frequently than those not placed on low-salt diets.
* Italians eat much more salt than we do, yet their cardiovascular numbers are nearly the best in the world.
* There is no one-size-fits-all prescription for salt consumption, because all of us are unique.
But the fundamental issue is this:
The FDA has no Constitutional authority to create new laws. Only you people in Congress have this power. As this ridiculous salt-reduction plan proves, transferring lawmaking power to unelected bureaucrats is even more dangerous than giving politicians that power.
Congress should . . .
* stop the FDA from implementing this program
* and prevent unelected bureaucracies from imposing rules on me and my neighbors
The best way to accomplish this is to pass the Write the Laws Act. Please introduce this bill.
END LETTER
You may send your letter using DownsizeDC.org's Educate the Powerful System.
James Wilson
Assistant Communications Director
DownsizeDC.org
I knew the alpacas would show up soon!
Nice! A Good Morning to ya ExB!
Thanks! Good morning and a PersonMark for you too odi33!
Sounds like a plan my friend!
I think I'll have some breakfast now.