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You Can't Vote with Your Feet without the 10th Amendment
By Shane Musgrove
Published 04/17/10
The will of the people, the power of the states
Some say that you can "vote with your feet" -- a phrase popularized by Ronald Reagan (most often taken out of context) in 1976 and a philosophy some attribute to Ayn Rand which was alluded to in Atlas Shrugged. Nevertheless, taken for only the meaning of the phrase in itself, it is questionable whether that philosophy exists today or if it is even plausible. Others say, "All politics are local," a catchphrase quote from Democrat Thomas O'Neill. However catchy these phrases might be, they are hardly true if we stare realism in the face.
Evidence of this can be seen in the back room dealings, the handling of legislation of the House and Senate, and the constant push against the will of the people. Last week, I watched a live vote on C-Span of the health-care reform bill and was appalled by the remarks, demeanor, and the political bribes that surrounded this legislation. Who was it that said "transparency?" That is a joke - nothing more than a campaign ad to gain power along with the slogan of change and hope. Pelosi, Reid and Obama have no such knowledge of the meaning of transparency. What they do know better than anything is "agenda." For all the Democrats that are waiting to come after me, let me go ahead and say the Republicans have shown the same tactics, so the matter is not unprecedented on either side.
So, the votes were cast -- just a little over enough for a win. Slightly fishy, as I am sure Pelosi knows who is up for a tough race for their seat and who is not. This is an obvious sign that this bill is highly unpopular. I would love to say all this came as a surprise, but it doesn't -- not now, not in this era. The federal government voting against the will of the people in order to fulfill their own wishes and desires is now the common trend. Whether you believe this legislation is right or wrong, you cannot negate the fact that an overwhelming majority of the public was against it.
Are there problems with our health care system? Yes, absolutely. Did the majority of people believe this was the answer? The answer: simply no. Argue with the data, not me. Therefore, the trust in our federal government dwindles and again the approval rating of the Congress drops even lower. As stated last week, give them all ten points of standard deviation and they are viewed as an utter failure by the majority.
They cannot run a Social Security program, the US Postal Service, Medicaid, Medicare, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, yet they can run a health care system? To the non-believers -- do you not love paying Social Security taxes every two weeks? And to what end? Long ago a promise was made that this money would be placed in a trusted fund; not so -- spent, disappeared, and we have still racked up a massive debt. China is on its way to owning the United States. Wherever you stand on the aisles of politics, common logic should say you cannot spend what you do not have no matter how good you think it might be. If the money is not there, it simply is not there. Bluntly speaking, the money is not there unless you want to steal from the rich and possibly the middle class, which is simply socialism. If you have doubts that it is socialism, read Marx. The underlying tenant of Marx's political philosophy: redistribution of wealth from beginning to end. Simply stated, stealing what people have worked hard for because others feel that they are entitled to something. Hope for a utopian society? Not in this life.
Maybe you want this and maybe you do not. My assumption is that the many hard working American's do not. Why would they? Another assumption: those who do not want to work and earn want things handed to them on a silver platter as if they are due to be paid something. Any reasonable person should know that no one in this life is entitled to anything. What do we deserve? At most, we should embrace charity and help those in need - not mandates from an ever increasing federal government.
What is next? No one knows with certainty, but I believe the smiles on Obama's, Pelosi's, and Reid's face will soon change. Yet, another power monger will step in to fill their shoes no matter what party wins the favor of the people. That is, unless we can truly say, "All politics are local." However, this requires the will of the people and the power of the states and a certain degree of boldness regarding state rights.
Thomas Jefferson once had the fortitude to stand against this and established the doctrine of nullification as he opposed an overreaching federal government in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798. A profound statement by Jefferson: "I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people. To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specially drawn around the powers of Congress is to take possession of a boundless field of power, no longer susceptible of any definition."
Therefore, a line is drawn in the sand between the Congress, the States, and the will of the people. Of course, men of valor comparable to Jefferson must be elected at the state level and this solely depends on the people and a gallant effort to bring power back to the states. To this end, it might be plausible that soon we can all confidently say, "All politics are local" and you may truly have the ability to "vote with your feet." If the majority of a state wants it, let it be -- let them say yes. If they do not, let it be -- let them say nay and adopt the doctrine of nullification. Only then will power rest in the hands of the states and the people, which happens to be their diminishing tenth amendment constitutional right.
This diminishing tenth amendment right is a breaking point that we undoubtedly reached long ago. And to that I quote, "Whensoever the General Government assumes un-delegated powers, its acts are un-authoritative, void, and of no force." -- Thomas Jefferson
Copyright © 2010 Campaign for Liberty
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CIA Columbia Obama Cover Up
atlah.org ^ | February 17, 2010 | James David Manning
Posted on Friday, February 19, 2010 2:42:27 AM by capacommie
Hon. James David Manning says Barack Hussein Obama was a CIA operative who used Columbia University as a cover up to go to Pakistan in 1981 when the United States and the Taliban worked together against Russia.
"I am James David Manning, Senior Pastor of the Atlah World Missionary Church in Harlem, New York. I am also the originator of the Columbia Obama trial scheduled for the 14th of May, year 2010. Due to the growing threatening circumstances surrounding this trial, I must now release the full transcript we wish to present, document and prove at the Columbia Obama trial later this year.
Obama was recruited in 1980 by the CIA while a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. The CIA needed Muslims who were fluent in Farsi and other Islamic customs and understandings. Obama was perfect as an undercover agent. The CIA then later enlisted Columbia University to extend its foreign student program to Barack Hussein Obama that he might enroll in the universities around Karachi and in Pakistan, and also the Patrice Lamumba school in Moscow. With a perfect cover as a US student identity, Obama became the lead agent in the arms and money supply to the struggling Taliban army against the Soviet war machine. Obama's cover was flawless, and his skills as an agent incredible. He was more than integral to the Taliban victory later on that decade.
Now I will be presenting documentation to all that I say here in this announcement. But it is public knowledge that Obama traveled to Pakistan in 1981. We don't know how often he traveled between Pakistan and Russia, or his return back to America and back to Pakistan, off and on, during his undercover operation in Afghanistan training and being a money supplier and interpreter for the CIA to the Taliban during those war years. The state Department records have been scrubbed and the State Department employee was killed to cover the passport office break-in of April 2008, Lieutenant Quarles Harris, a young African American who was found shot dead in front of the Judah Praise Baptist church in northeast Washington, DC. Obama learned his Islamic language skills while he spent six years in Indonesia with his stepfather Lolo Soetoro and his mother. When he returned from his CIA assignment in the mid 1980s, he pressured the State Department to allow him to enter Harvard Law School He excelled at Harvard, became the Editor of the Law Review. Where upon his graduation he could have become a Supreme Court clerk or a multi-million dollar salary would have been offered to him at America's best law firms, except for one thing...he did not have a legitimate background as a US Citizen or as a student from Occidental or Columbia. A diligent investigation by a personnel agency of a major law firm would have revealed he was not a US citizen. And how could a "C" student go from Occidental College to America's fifth most difficult school to enter, into Columbia University, and then from there three years later enter into the world's most difficult lawschool, Harvard?
So what does a former CIA operative do when they cannot pass a personnel test? Obama becomes a "Community Organizer" on the South side of Chicago, where no background check is needed. His marriage to Michelle Robinson, a lawyer and connected Chicago politician, although a convenient marriage, now gives him citizenship and the beginning of a solid background. He takes a job at the same law firm where Michelle becomes his trainer and supervisor, a law firm that is heavily influenced by small time criminal, Tony Rezko. Michelle Robinson controls the personnel records, and his hiring takes place without a hitch. When questions were raised during the 2008 campaign for presidency about his Columbia years, he spun those questions and the media by declaring himself to be an Ascetic, a monk, and a hermit, going days on end without speaking or interacting with anyone, and he did not live one campus with the regular Columbia University students. Today, Obama is a man who loves the limelight and can hardly tear himself away from any camera he passes by, wants us to believe that he was once a monk or hermit with no interaction with anyone.
Michael Wolf, former NTA Chairman and graduate of Columbia says he remembers Obama s very smart and a great debater while he was at Columbia, and he was very active in student activities. Now it appears that Michael Wolf remembers things about Obama that Obama does not remember about himself. FOX news during the 2008 campaign, when questions were raised about Barack OBama's Columbia years, interviewed more than 400 people on campus during the years of 1980 to 1984--students, nurses, librarians, custodians, shopkeepers, people in the environment, in their investigation, not one of the 400 people remembers Barack Hussein Obama during his alleged Columbia years.
The Reagan Bush administrations and the Bush 43 administration, all know this about Barack Obama as a CIA operative, and his help to win the war there for the Taliban in Afghanistan during the Russian invasion. They just did not expect Barack Obama to win the Iowa Caucus. When he won that, there was no way they could assassinate him, remove him from the scene. They had to allow him to march over the Clintons and over John McCain that he might be the president. Whatever information he now holds or interaction he holds with the Soviet Union and both the American people as a threat.
We as a government and and as a people are being held hostage by this former CIA operative Barack Hussein Obama who has heavy Muslim beliefs Marxist politics and has an intense hatred for this nation called America. At the trial 14th of May I will document, all these statements that are not public knowledge. But because of growing threatening circumstances I must present my case to the public now. I am James David Manning, Senior Pastor of the Atlah World Missionary Church in Harlem, New York and host of Manning report."
CIA Columbia Obama Trial: 14 – 19 May 2010
Submitted by BFrank on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 19:54
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Current Events
http://atlah.org/atlahworldwide/?page_id=6263
The Columbia Obama Trial – Schedule Of Events
14 May 2010 - Jury processing, swearing in of the judge, establishing the parameters of the case, setting voir dire
15 May 2010 - Opening Statements by the defense, prosecution, and judge, and registering evidence
16 May 2010 - Calling witnesses, present evidence
17 May 2010 - Calling witnesses, present evidence
18 May 2010 - Calling witnesses, present evidence
19 May 2010 - All evidence will be presented, jury will go out and comeback with a verdict
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So, let's recap
"2009".........what a year!
1. The American people inaugurate a half-Arab president with
a total of 142 days experience as a US Senator from the most
politically corrupt state (city) in America whose governors have
been ousted from office. The President's first official act is to
order the close of Gitmo and make sure terrorists civil rights are
not violated. (honest mistake?)
2. The U.S. Congress rushes to confirm a black Attorney General,
Eric Holder, whose law firm we later find out represents seventeen
Gitmo terrorists. (An honest mistake?!)
3. The CIA Boss appointee, Leon Panetta, has absolutely no
experience and has a daughter Linda, who we find out is a true radical
anti-American activist and a supporter of all the Anti-American regimes
in the western hemisphere. (There were socio-economic factors involved!)
4. We got the second most corrupt American woman (Pelosi is #1) as
Secretary of State; bought and paid for. (You can put lipstick on a pig,
but it still stinks!)
5. We got a Tax cheat for Treasury Secretary who did not properly
file his own taxes for 12 years. (He misspoke!)
6. A Commerce Secretary nominee who withdrew due to corruption
charges. (Another honest mistake???)
7. A Tax cheat nominee for Chief Performance Officer who withdrew
under charges. (Hmmm... Another screw-up?)
8. A Labor Secretary nominee who withdrew under charges of
unethical conduct. (Ok, maybe this person was just plain stupid.)
9. A Secretary HHS nominee (Daschle) who withdrew under charges of
cheating on his taxes. (I'm running out of excuses for these idiots!!)
10. Multiple appointments of former lobbyists after an absolute campaign
statement that no lobbyists would be appointed. (Dear God, I am getting a
headache!)
All this occurred just during the first three weeks. . . But who's counting?
America is being run by the modern-day Three Stooges ; Barry,Nancy and Harry,
and they are still trying to define stimulus...it's "spending!!!" The congress passes the $800,000,000,000 (that's $800 billion) pork-loaded spending bill where the government gives you a smidgen of your tax dollars ($13 per week), making you feel so good about yourself [stimulated], that you want to run out to Wal-Mart and buy a new Chinese-made HDTV and go home and watch Telemundo!
Pray for our country.
Here's the good news though - Obama took Air Force One to Denver to
sign the stimulus package, wasting as much as 10,000 gallons of fuel OR
24 JOBS FOR ONE YEAR!! Don't you just love hypocrites?
Obama went to the International Olympic Committee to have them choose
Chicago for a host city, he failed.
Obama went to Copenhagen to lecture them on global warming, he failed.
Obama went to new Jersey to promote the Democratic candidate for
governor, he failed.
Obama went to Virginia to promote the Democratic candidate for
governor, he failed.
Obama went to Massachusetts to promote the Democratic candidate for
senator, he failed.
Speaking of praying, Obama has now been president for a full year
and yet he & wife (first lady) Michelle, the Christian family they
claim to be, have not attended church since the inauguration.
Obama is the 1st president in history who did not attend any Christmas
religious observance. He must miss Reverend Wright!
And finally, he is the 1st president to remain on vacation after a
terrorist attack.
In these times I'll keep my God, my freedom, my gun and my money.
They were pulled. I have been checking periodically.
going to try to figure out the Ibox again today. :)
The ring of power videos
Trying to edit the Ibox.
The big picture videos have been updated. The links in the ibox don't work.
New link......
Yes it does but at least here you can't own a car worth more than 2k I think. Or maybe that has changed. LOL
Hell, I gotta move over there. LOL
LOL Stamps went farmin. :)
A Banana Republic With No Bananas:
Experts on third world banana republics from the IMF and the Federal Reserve have said the U.S. has become a third world banana republic
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2010/04/banana-republic-with-no-bananas.html
After Peak Oil,
Are We Heading Towards Social Collapse?
By Emily Spence
If we do not face up to the truth, the repercussions are clear.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25208.htm
'The System Is Built To Be Gamed'
By Ryan McCarthy
These are the words of an anonymous executive at one of America's 10 largest banks, who after many years of watching the worst of Wall Street's ethics transform his company, has decided to speak out.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25213.htm
Your Tax Dollars at War:
More Than 53% of Your Tax Payment Goes to the Military
By Dave Lindorff'
The 2011 military budget, by the way, is the largest in history, not just in actual dollars, but in inflation-adjusted dollars, exceeding even the spending in World War II, when the nation was on an all-out war footing.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25206.htm
The Only Good Terrorist . . .
Hit Squads To Believe In
By Robert S. Becker
Aligning himself with presidents Kennedy, Nixon, Reagan, and at least one Bushwhacker, President Obama joined an American pantheon that has sanctioned all sorts of overseas shenanigans in the name of national security. Now that's legacy bipartisanship with a vengeance. Literally.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25210.htm
LOL I just ran into that one in my email. In a wmv so I couldn't post it.
Good movie.
"Law is often the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual.":
Thomas Jefferson to I. Tiffany, 1819
Now that's funny. :)
Never seen it before. Good thing she moved that plant...Gladys had a point.
How's this one?
Social Security
For the first time in history, the Democratic Congress will not allow an increase in the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment).
In fact, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation predicts there may not be any COLA for the next three years.
However, the per person monthly Medicare insurance premium will be increased from the 2009 premium of $96.40 to $104.20 in 2010 and to $120.20 for the year 2011.
Congress also gave themselves a $3,000.00 a month Cost of Living Adjustment!!!!!
Send this to all seniors that you know, to remind them not to vote for the incumbent senators and congressmen in the 2010 and the 2012 elections.
Afternoon Larry :)
Yes, OMG. Perfectly good venison gone to waste. Couldn't they have used a skunk or something?
Sniff sniff...kindof makes me wish I were an illegal alien.
For those who don't know, this is in the Rapid City area
People in Pennington County have a warped sense of humor.
This is the pull off at Hwy 385 and Sheridan Lake Rd.
A deer was hit there.
The couch was dumped there previously.
Day two-- the deer was on the couch.
Day three-- the end table and lamp showed up.
Day four-- the TV and TV stand showed up.
The Trooper had to call PENNINGTON CO. DOT because of all the people stopping to take pictures.
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE SIGN.
The cardboard caption in front of the deer on the couch reads,
"Sorry Hunters, Obama ruined healthcare We can't afford to have injured hunters on our conscience, so I'm staying home!
Sorry,the Deer."
IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.
IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.
IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.
IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.
IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.
IF YOU CROSS THE AMERICAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET:
* A JOB
* A DRIVERS LICENSE
* SOCIAL SECURITY CARD
* WELFARE
* FOOD STAMPS
* CREDIT CARDS
* SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE
* FREE EDUCATION
* FREE HEALTH CARE
* A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON
* BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE
* THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY'S FLAG WHILE YOU PROTEST THAT YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH RESPECT
* AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE SITUATION....
42 bank failures already this year. And FAS is up.
I was thinking about that this morning.
Better option for them.
Looks like one to keep an eye on for a short.
Wowser.
As in Grimm's or Wallstreet?
Well well well......maybe with a 30% unemployment rate we can get to DOW 14000?
Lender Processing Services just put out its "Mortgage Monitor Report," and we have a new record: The nation's foreclosure inventories reached record highs. February's foreclosure rate of 3.31 percent represented a 51.1 percent year-over-year increase. The percentage of new problem loans also remains at a five-year high. The total number of non-current first-lien mortgages and REO properties is now more than 7.9 million loans. Furthermore, the percentage of new problem loans is also at its highest level in five years. More than 1.1 million loans that were current at the beginning of January 2010 were already at least 30 days delinquent or in foreclosure by February 2010 month-end. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Jackson, publisher of Housingwire.com, wrote a fascinating article last week that put this into real cash perspective. He cites an older stat of 7.4 million delinquent loans, but you'll get the picture. First he describes a case study of someone who applied for the government's Home Affordable Modification Program. The person had an $1,880.00 monthly mortgage payment on which they'd defaulted, but said person's monthly bank statement showed payments to a tanning salon, nail spa, liquor stores, DirecTV bill with premium charges, and $1,700.00 in retail purchases from The Gap, Old Navy, Home Depot, Sears, etc. Writes Jackson: Even if you assume that just half of the current 7.4 million currently delinquent mortgages fit this sort of 'spending profile' (that is, they are spending their mortgage) and you assume a $1,000 median monthly mortgage payment for most U.S. homeowners - you get a $3.7 billion boost per month to consumer spending. It's certainly enough spending to matter in the overall scheme of things. Other studies have shown that borrowers are more likely to default on loans if they have friends or neighbors who have. On top of that, the rate at which formerly current borrowers are defaulting now is rising. I guess it's just another, innovative way of using your home as your ATM. It currently takes well over a year, in some cases nearly two years, to go from missing a payment to being chucked out of your home.
Can I get an amen.
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
$981,694,536,081
http://www.costofwar.com/
And from their reality...........
'As I watch The Footage, Anger Calcifies In My Heart'
By Haifa Zangana
A novelist and former prisoner of Saddam Hussein's regime gives her reaction to the Wikileaks Iraq video.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25191.htm
The Cowboy President
By Yvonne Ridley
Now that Obama has decided to dispense with judge and jury he is returning the US to the days of the Wild West ... which could make him more of a cowboy president than Bush ever was.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25189.htm