Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Let's Discuss Separation Of Church And State...
I received an email today (recreated below) that prompted me to think about this question. When I researched to find out if the email represented fact, I found that it did. And then I began asking myself some questions. Here's the email.
So what "particular religion" was the writer referring to? Was Jody McLeod promoting Catholic religion? Protestant? Jewish? Mormon? Baptist? Jesuit? Lutheran? Which one? You see, the Constitution doesn't contrive to separate God from us, Only people have done that. The Constitution only contrives to prevent the government from imposing, with no choice, a certain religion on the people. When the founders created the Constitution they were aware of Allah and Buddha. They were aware of Ra and Zeus and all the other Greek and Egyptian gods. So if they were intent on eliminating any influence of a god on society, why did they add God into the founding documents? Why not be all-inclusive and add Allah and Buddha, and all the gods of the past, into the text? Because they were not interested in being inclusive. They understood that we would need a moral compass in which to navigate our existence if we were to survive. They believed that moral compass could be found in God, and it worked well for America until 1962. So what changed?
Although there had been attempts throughout our short history, it wasn't until 1962, in a Supreme Court decision in the Engel vs. Vitale case, that the assault on God in America took root. Until that time the Supreme Court ruled that matters of religion were matters for the state. It's interesting to note that the 1962 Supreme Court decision coincides with the beginning of America's social, moral, intellectual, and economic decline that brought us to the point we find ourselves today - in a fight to preserve liberty and freedom, or to slither into the socialist morass that engulfs many other countries.
If we don't insist that the Supreme Court stop "interpreting" the constitution and instead reverse obviously erroneous and ignorant decisions of the past 50 years, they are going to continue to legislate from the bench and we are all going to be in more serious trouble than we find ourselves today. Who would have thought that could be possible? The job of the Supreme Court is to tell us if something is Constitutional - period. Not to interpret based on individual ideology of the judges.
And we better legislate God back into every facet of our society soon by reversing past decisions, or our nation of freedom and liberty will be lost for good. The Federal Government and the Supreme Court will see to that. Stand up folks. Find the truth inside yourself. Do you believe in God? Do you need God? If the answer is yes, then you better be prepared to fight, because the battle of good vs evil is in full engagement. Believe it, or not. Time is short in terms of the window left open to us to recapture an America based on Christian values and liberty.
If you're good with letting the government take care of the masses, something clearly not intended by the founders; if your good with accepting the Constitution as a living document, something else clearly not intended by the founders, then please take the time to pack and get the hell out of America! We don't need or want you here any longer. Your way of thinking, and the men and women who believe that same way and who have acted on those beliefs, have done enough damage to our country.
Stand With God, Stand For Liberty!
This is a statement that was read over the PA system at the football game at Roane County High School , Kingston , Tennessee by school Principal, Jody McLeod
"It has always been the custom at Roane County High School football games, to say a prayer and play the National Anthem, to honor God and Country."
Due to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court, I am told that saying a Prayer is a violation of Federal Case Law. As I understand the law at this time, I can use this public facility to approve of sexual perversion and call it "an alternate life style," and if someone is offended, that's OK.
I can use it to condone sexual promiscuity, by dispensing condoms and calling it, "safe sex." If someone is offended, that's OK.
I can even use this public facility to present the merits of killing an unborn baby as a "viable! means of birth control." If someone is offended, no problem...
I can designate a school day as "Earth Day" and involve students in activities to worship religiously and praise the goddess "Mother Earth" and call it "ecology.."
I can use literature, videos and presentations in the classroom that depicts people with strong, traditional Christian convictions as "simple minded" and "ignorant" and call it "enlightenment.."
However, if anyone uses this facility to honor GOD and to ask HIM to Bless this event with safety and good sportsmanship, then Federal Case Law is violated.
This appears to be inconsistent at best, and at worst, diabolical.
Apparently, we are to be tolerant of everything and anyone, except GOD and HIS Commandments.
Nevertheless , as a school principal, I frequently ask staff and students to abide by rules with which they do not necessarily agree. For me to do otherwise would be inconsistent at best, and at worst, hypocritical... I suffer from that affliction enough unintentionally. I certainly do not need to add an intentional transgression.
For this reason, I shall "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's," and refrain from praying at this time.
" However, if you feel inspired to honor, praise and thank GOD and ask HIM,in the name of JESUS, to Bless this event, please feel free to do so.. As far as I know, that's not against the law----yet."
One by one, the people in the stands bowed their heads, held hands with one another and began to pray.
They prayed in the stands. They prayed in the team huddles. They prayed at the concession stand and they prayed in the Announcer's Box!
The only place they didn't pray was in the Supreme Court of the United States of America- the Seat of "Justice" in the "one nation, under GOD."
Somehow, Kingston , Tennessee Remembered what so many have forgotten. We are given the Freedom OF Religion, not the Freedom FROM Religion. Praise GOD that HIS remnant remains!
JESUS said, "If you are ashamed of ME before men, then I will be ashamed of you before MY FATHER.."
When I began researching the validity of this email I ran across a thread where a comment indicated the writer could not condone Jody McLeod's actions, claiming that "I do NOT endorse this lady. I cannot agree with the backdoor attempts to promote a particular religion to a captive audience (children, no less), especially from a bully pulpit of authority at a public school funded with public money."
So what "particular religion" was the writer referring to? Was Jody McLeod promoting Catholic religion? Protestant? Jewish? Mormon? Baptist? Jesuit? Lutheran? Which one? You see, the Constitution doesn't contrive to separate God from us, Only people have done that. The Constitution only contrives to prevent the government from imposing, with no choice, a certain religion on the people. When the founders created the Constitution they were aware of Allah and Buddha. They were aware of Ra and Zeus and all the other Greek and Egyptian gods. So if they were intent on eliminating any influence of a god on society, why did they add God into the founding documents? Why not be all-inclusive and add Allah and Buddha, and all the gods of the past, into the text? Because they were not interested in being inclusive. They understood that we would need a moral compass in which to navigate our existence if we were to survive. They believed that moral compass could be found in God, and it worked well for America until 1962. So what changed?
Although there had been attempts throughout our short history, it wasn't until 1962, in a Supreme Court decision in the Engel vs. Vitale case, that the assault on God in America took root. Until that time the Supreme Court ruled that matters of religion were matters for the state. It's interesting to note that the 1962 Supreme Court decision coincides with the beginning of America's social, moral, intellectual, and economic decline that brought us to the point we find ourselves today - in a fight to preserve liberty and freedom, or to slither into the socialist morass that engulfs many other countries.
If we don't insist that the Supreme Court stop "interpreting" the constitution and instead reverse obviously erroneous and ignorant decisions of the past 50 years, they are going to continue to legislate from the bench and we are all going to be in more serious trouble than we find ourselves today. Who would have thought that could be possible? The job of the Supreme Court is to tell us if something is Constitutional - period. Not to interpret based on individual ideology of the judges.
And we better legislate God back into every facet of our society soon by reversing past decisions, or our nation of freedom and liberty will be lost for good. The Federal Government and the Supreme Court will see to that. Stand up folks. Find the truth inside yourself. Do you believe in God? Do you need God? If the answer is yes, then you better be prepared to fight, because the battle of good vs evil is in full engagement. Believe it, or not. Time is short in terms of the window left open to us to recapture an America based on Christian values and liberty.
If you're good with letting the government take care of the masses, something clearly not intended by the founders; if your good with accepting the Constitution as a living document, something else clearly not intended by the founders, then please take the time to pack and get the hell out of America! We don't need or want you here any longer. Your way of thinking, and the men and women who believe that same way and who have acted on those beliefs, have done enough damage to our country.
Stand With God, Stand For Liberty!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Get Radical, Or Get Lost
As the country plummets deeper and deeper into debt, the need to review and revamp entitlement programs has never been greater. And yet, politicians on both sides of the aisle refuse to touch that hot potato for fear of the political repercussions. For social security in particular there is a pretty easy solution. Phase it out, raise the retirement age incrementally over time, and provide motivation for people below the age of 45 to start personal retirement accounts. What's the problem? As a 53 year old I know that may include some things I don't like. Maybe I won't be able to "collect" until I'm 65, 67 or 68 instead of 62. Ok, so be it. The alternative is that at some point in the future no one will be able to "collect" and they also won't be prepared with personal retirement accounts.
We have politicians who relish the tactic of fearmongering. Whoever they can scare into voting their way, they will. Doesn't matter to them what's right for the country, or even if what they tell you is truthful. It only matters that the tactic can be used to get re-elected and increase their power. Politics in Washington isn't just broken, it's not just corrupt, it is a huge Ponzi scheme, a house of cards waiting to crumble. Read Saving Freedom by Jim DeMint, then get out and VOTE the corruption out of Washington. That may mean taking a hard look at your Senators or your Representative. But if they are not complying with the Oath they took, they need to go - pure and simple. Get on board!
Social Security Reform: The New Radicalism
By Joseph C. Phillips
10/18/2010
There is, perhaps, no better testament to how far this nation has drifted from the principles of individual liberty, free markets, and private property than that those proponents of real reform of the Social Security system are now looked upon as radicals.
Senate majority leader, Harry Reid (D-NV), running for his political life, accused his opponent, Sharron Angle, of wanting to “kill Social Security.” Of course, Harry Reid has a rather elastic definition of “the truth,” so his attack lacks a measure of veracity. Angle has taken the position that in order to save Social Security we must stop raiding the (non-existent) lock-box and that “going forward, we need to personalize Social Security the same way that Harry Reid has a personalized account.” Reid has routinely characterized Angle as an extremist. Alas, Reid also suffers from the political malady known as “Venetian memory:” Recalling that which is advantageous and forgetting everything else. You see, in 1999 Harry Reid was all for “putting a small amount of Social Security dollars into the private sector.”
What is also interesting is how fast Angle changed the subject. And who can blame her? Democrat warnings that Republicans want to roll the dice with the retirements of the elderly have been extremely effective. Republicans running for office must distance themselves from the topic of Social Security reform, lest they commit political suicide.
Unfortunately, such scare tactics have also scuttled any hope for finding a real solution to the very real problem of securing the financial future of the Social Security system.
This year, Social Security went into deficit; the program is paying out more than it is taking in. According to the Congressional Budget Office, this deficit will continue for the next four years, “with small surpluses reappearing briefly in 2014 and 2015.” The report continues: “After that, demographic forces are expected to overtake the fund, as more and more baby boomers leave the work force, stop paying into the program and start collecting their benefits. At that point, outlays will exceed revenue every year, no matter how well the economy performs.”
To this happy news, progressives shout that privatization, which really means giving private citizens ownership and control of their Social Security dollars, will lead to disaster. Such pronouncements are really an example of the old political game of saying one thing while doing another. In neighborhoods outside of Washington, D.C., this is also known as lying.
In order to stave off the impending collapse of the system, Congress must either raise taxes, raise the age of retirement, cut services, implement means testing for recipients, or some combination thereof.
In other words, in order to get votes, liberal politicians are convincing citizens that conservatives want to take away their retirement savings. Once in office, those same Democrat politicians will pass laws that will take Social Security away from large swaths of the American public.
As it happens, there is also another way to save Social Security: import workers. In addition to the potential of providing Democrats with several million new voters, “comprehensive immigration reform,” (or amnesty), would also add millions of new workers to pay into the Social Security system. The idea of importing workers to sustain entitlement programs is not new. France buoyed its social welfare programs by importing millions of North Africans; Americans can sustain its entitlement programs by looking south of the border. And like France, we might also look forward to millions of citizens rioting in the streets when the financial rubber finally hits the road. But I digress.
The great irony is that what conservatives are really saying is that workers should be allowed to own the fruits of their labor. What a radical concept!
Actually, it turns out that it’s not all that radical. You see, there are approximately six million state and municipal employees, including policemen, firemen, and school teachers that have been able to opt out of the Social Security system. In fact, prior to 1984, federal employees did not participate in the system. In an effort to shore up the system, federal employees were brought into the fold. That process was vehemently opposed by none other than that old radical, then-Congressman, Harry Reid.
My, how times have changed!
Joseph C. Phillips is the author of “He Talk Like A White Boy” available wherever books are sold.
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We have politicians who relish the tactic of fearmongering. Whoever they can scare into voting their way, they will. Doesn't matter to them what's right for the country, or even if what they tell you is truthful. It only matters that the tactic can be used to get re-elected and increase their power. Politics in Washington isn't just broken, it's not just corrupt, it is a huge Ponzi scheme, a house of cards waiting to crumble. Read Saving Freedom by Jim DeMint, then get out and VOTE the corruption out of Washington. That may mean taking a hard look at your Senators or your Representative. But if they are not complying with the Oath they took, they need to go - pure and simple. Get on board!
Social Security Reform: The New Radicalism
By Joseph C. Phillips
10/18/2010
There is, perhaps, no better testament to how far this nation has drifted from the principles of individual liberty, free markets, and private property than that those proponents of real reform of the Social Security system are now looked upon as radicals.
Senate majority leader, Harry Reid (D-NV), running for his political life, accused his opponent, Sharron Angle, of wanting to “kill Social Security.” Of course, Harry Reid has a rather elastic definition of “the truth,” so his attack lacks a measure of veracity. Angle has taken the position that in order to save Social Security we must stop raiding the (non-existent) lock-box and that “going forward, we need to personalize Social Security the same way that Harry Reid has a personalized account.” Reid has routinely characterized Angle as an extremist. Alas, Reid also suffers from the political malady known as “Venetian memory:” Recalling that which is advantageous and forgetting everything else. You see, in 1999 Harry Reid was all for “putting a small amount of Social Security dollars into the private sector.”
What is also interesting is how fast Angle changed the subject. And who can blame her? Democrat warnings that Republicans want to roll the dice with the retirements of the elderly have been extremely effective. Republicans running for office must distance themselves from the topic of Social Security reform, lest they commit political suicide.
Unfortunately, such scare tactics have also scuttled any hope for finding a real solution to the very real problem of securing the financial future of the Social Security system.
This year, Social Security went into deficit; the program is paying out more than it is taking in. According to the Congressional Budget Office, this deficit will continue for the next four years, “with small surpluses reappearing briefly in 2014 and 2015.” The report continues: “After that, demographic forces are expected to overtake the fund, as more and more baby boomers leave the work force, stop paying into the program and start collecting their benefits. At that point, outlays will exceed revenue every year, no matter how well the economy performs.”
To this happy news, progressives shout that privatization, which really means giving private citizens ownership and control of their Social Security dollars, will lead to disaster. Such pronouncements are really an example of the old political game of saying one thing while doing another. In neighborhoods outside of Washington, D.C., this is also known as lying.
In order to stave off the impending collapse of the system, Congress must either raise taxes, raise the age of retirement, cut services, implement means testing for recipients, or some combination thereof.
In other words, in order to get votes, liberal politicians are convincing citizens that conservatives want to take away their retirement savings. Once in office, those same Democrat politicians will pass laws that will take Social Security away from large swaths of the American public.
As it happens, there is also another way to save Social Security: import workers. In addition to the potential of providing Democrats with several million new voters, “comprehensive immigration reform,” (or amnesty), would also add millions of new workers to pay into the Social Security system. The idea of importing workers to sustain entitlement programs is not new. France buoyed its social welfare programs by importing millions of North Africans; Americans can sustain its entitlement programs by looking south of the border. And like France, we might also look forward to millions of citizens rioting in the streets when the financial rubber finally hits the road. But I digress.
The great irony is that what conservatives are really saying is that workers should be allowed to own the fruits of their labor. What a radical concept!
Actually, it turns out that it’s not all that radical. You see, there are approximately six million state and municipal employees, including policemen, firemen, and school teachers that have been able to opt out of the Social Security system. In fact, prior to 1984, federal employees did not participate in the system. In an effort to shore up the system, federal employees were brought into the fold. That process was vehemently opposed by none other than that old radical, then-Congressman, Harry Reid.
My, how times have changed!
Joseph C. Phillips is the author of “He Talk Like A White Boy” available wherever books are sold.
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Sunday, October 17, 2010
Read This! And The (Socialism) Beat Goes On...And On...And On...
EXCLUSIVE! Democratic Party Coordinates With European Socialists In Bid For “Global New Deal”
Posted by Asst Natl Dir Mellie
October 14, 2009
Is it too much to ask that before the Democratic Party sells America out to the European Socialist movement, they at least enlighten the average American citizen as to their actions?
What are we talking about?
Over the past few years, the highest ranking officials from the Democrat party have been working strategically to advance something called a “Global New Deal” based on Progressive-Democratic-Socialism.
Read the entire article, see pictures and video, all right here.
So there you have it. Overwhelming circumstantial evidence that our Democratic party and leadership have been planning a global new deal and a sharp left turn toward Socialism, with help and coordination from foreign powers.
Were you planning on sitting the coming elections out? I hope you reconsider. We have a Party in America who is actively engaged in destroying American Freedom. And regardless what rhetoric they spew, the facts, if researched, will speak for themselves. Don't listen to what they say, look at what they do and what they have done! And then you say NO to democrats. Let's get rid of the Democrat Party, and expel any/every progressive member in Congress and indeed in all of government, starting November 2nd!!
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Posted by Asst Natl Dir Mellie
October 14, 2009
Is it too much to ask that before the Democratic Party sells America out to the European Socialist movement, they at least enlighten the average American citizen as to their actions?
What are we talking about?
Over the past few years, the highest ranking officials from the Democrat party have been working strategically to advance something called a “Global New Deal” based on Progressive-Democratic-Socialism.
Read the entire article, see pictures and video, all right here.
So there you have it. Overwhelming circumstantial evidence that our Democratic party and leadership have been planning a global new deal and a sharp left turn toward Socialism, with help and coordination from foreign powers.
Were you planning on sitting the coming elections out? I hope you reconsider. We have a Party in America who is actively engaged in destroying American Freedom. And regardless what rhetoric they spew, the facts, if researched, will speak for themselves. Don't listen to what they say, look at what they do and what they have done! And then you say NO to democrats. Let's get rid of the Democrat Party, and expel any/every progressive member in Congress and indeed in all of government, starting November 2nd!!
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Don't Count Your Chickens
We still have more than two weeks before election day. Many of you, like me, have been watching the polls. Over many weeks those polls have shown that Republicans have a decided edge in gaining seats in Congress. Some pundits, especially Dick Morris with his prediction of close to 100 seats, claim that a "republican tsunami" is about to hit the political landscape. Don't believe it. The progressives haven't gotten where they are by underestimating their competition - Conservative America.
There has already been a massive move to get out early voters in many states by the Democrat Party. That is one intentional strategy they employ so that on election night, as exit poll info is broadcast, those polls will lean significantly towards the Republicans. This strategy is designed to create 'voter apathy' in the western half of the nation as the day wears on, creating lower than expected voter turnout and hopefully, a Democrat win in many of the elections across those states.
Where ever you are, continue to impress the importance of voting regardless of what the media claims the vote totals may be. There is no reason to trust the media any longer, so don't listen to them. Press your friends and family to get to the polls. Drive them there if you have to. Ensure that elderly people you know also get to the polls; again, drive them if necessary. I would suggest that every conservative American who can get it off, put in for election as a vacation day. If you don't have anyone to drive, then stay at the polls and be a poll-watcher. This is the strategy we need to employ over the next 10 election cycles (minimum) to ensure there is no voter fraud going on, and that everyone who can vote does vote.
Stay engaged. Do not become disappointed or disillusioned if the results of November 2nd don't mirror your expectations. Continue to press forward with our initiatives as conservative Americans. It took decades for us to get into this mess, and it will take decades for us to get out. Stay the course...
Stand With God, Stand For Liberty!
There has already been a massive move to get out early voters in many states by the Democrat Party. That is one intentional strategy they employ so that on election night, as exit poll info is broadcast, those polls will lean significantly towards the Republicans. This strategy is designed to create 'voter apathy' in the western half of the nation as the day wears on, creating lower than expected voter turnout and hopefully, a Democrat win in many of the elections across those states.
Where ever you are, continue to impress the importance of voting regardless of what the media claims the vote totals may be. There is no reason to trust the media any longer, so don't listen to them. Press your friends and family to get to the polls. Drive them there if you have to. Ensure that elderly people you know also get to the polls; again, drive them if necessary. I would suggest that every conservative American who can get it off, put in for election as a vacation day. If you don't have anyone to drive, then stay at the polls and be a poll-watcher. This is the strategy we need to employ over the next 10 election cycles (minimum) to ensure there is no voter fraud going on, and that everyone who can vote does vote.
Stay engaged. Do not become disappointed or disillusioned if the results of November 2nd don't mirror your expectations. Continue to press forward with our initiatives as conservative Americans. It took decades for us to get into this mess, and it will take decades for us to get out. Stay the course...
Stand With God, Stand For Liberty!
Friday, October 15, 2010
They Better Not Lose Their Nerve!
New Republic: GOP Will Impeach Obama
Thursday, 14 Oct 2010
If Republicans win control of the House, they will impeach President Obama, according to Jonathan Chait of The New Republic. “They won’t do it right away. And they won’t succeed in removing Obama -- you need 67 Senate votes,” Chait writes. “But if Obama wins a second term, the House will vote to impeach him before he leaves office.”
As evidence, he cites Rep. Darrell Issa’s, R-Calif., remarks that the Joe Sestak scandal was an impeachable offense. The White House dangled a job possibility to Democratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate Sestak if he would withdraw from the primary against the White House’s favored candidate Arlen Specter. Sestak didn’t do it, and he beat Specter.
“Should Republicans win control of the House, Issa would bring his hair-trigger finger to the chairmanship of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee,” Chait writes. “The Sestak pseudo-scandal disappeared because there was no process to drive the story forward. Had Issa been running the Oversight Committee, it would have been the subject of hearings and subpoenas.”
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Thursday, 14 Oct 2010
If Republicans win control of the House, they will impeach President Obama, according to Jonathan Chait of The New Republic. “They won’t do it right away. And they won’t succeed in removing Obama -- you need 67 Senate votes,” Chait writes. “But if Obama wins a second term, the House will vote to impeach him before he leaves office.”
As evidence, he cites Rep. Darrell Issa’s, R-Calif., remarks that the Joe Sestak scandal was an impeachable offense. The White House dangled a job possibility to Democratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate Sestak if he would withdraw from the primary against the White House’s favored candidate Arlen Specter. Sestak didn’t do it, and he beat Specter.
“Should Republicans win control of the House, Issa would bring his hair-trigger finger to the chairmanship of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee,” Chait writes. “The Sestak pseudo-scandal disappeared because there was no process to drive the story forward. Had Issa been running the Oversight Committee, it would have been the subject of hearings and subpoenas.”
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Beware the Green Dragon
Watch this video, then go to resistingthegreendragon.com to take a look at the site.
Resisting the Green Dragon full promo from Cornwall Alliance on Vimeo.
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Resisting the Green Dragon full promo from Cornwall Alliance on Vimeo.
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Mr. President, Congress, Can You Hear Us Yet?
Listen! Do you hear it? Do you hear the rumbling of thousands, perhaps millions, of feet trudging over the ground? Can you hear the soft whisperings of freedom being carried on the wind? The jingle of coins carried in pockets, as the masses prepare to move? The thunder of caravans and convoys as they traverse this great land? Listen well, Mr. President. Listen well, Senators and House Representatives. And heed what you hear...
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A 1% Transaction Tax
Here's the Bill, and where it stands in the legislative process.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-4646
On the surface, it may look like a good deal. Let's take a look...
If you make $4000.00 a month, are paid twice monthly, and have direct deposit, you will incur a tax of $40.00 every month for that deposit. If you write checks to pay monthly bills and expenses of $3000.00 you will pay an additional $30.00 of tax. If you take the remaining $1000 and transfer it to your savings account, you will incur another $10.00 tax. So on your $4000.00 per month income, you will pay $80.00 in tax.
Now the administration is going to try to sell this by telling you that the income tax will be "phased out" over the next 5 years. Do you really think that will happen? When they told us that we would incur an "income tax" of 1/2% on only the first $1400 of income in order to sell that tax, did they stick to their word? Probably the people who said it did, but subsequent administrations did not. Nor can we believe subsequent administrations will not renege on this "promise".
And what about transactions in your 401K? Will they be affected? Yep! One day you gain, the next you lose, and all the while a "transaction fee" is being assessed. What a windfall for the government there, and a potentially substantial loss of retirement income over the course years for you.
The Bill is written to include this text:
‘(a) In General- There is hereby imposed on every specified transaction a fee in an amount equal to 1 percent of the amount of such transaction.
‘(b) Specified Transaction- For purposes of this chapter--
‘(1) IN GENERAL- The term ‘specified transaction’ means any transaction that uses a payment instrument, including any check, cash, credit card, transfer of stock, bonds, or other financial instrument.
‘(2) TRANSACTION- The term ‘transaction’ includes retail and wholesale sales, purchases of intermediate goods, and financial and intangible transactions.
So not only are they looking to change the tax code to incorporate a national "sales" tax, they are also going after money unassociated with any sale, as described in the first paragraph of this post. Yeah, let's just open our wallets and give them free reign, and once we do, how long will it be before those "transaction taxes" are raised to 5%, 10% or 15%? The government knows no fiscal restraint. Taking our money without our consent must not be allowed. With a national sales tax, our consent is implicit when we decide to purchase something. With a "transaction tax" that is not the case.
I say yes to a national sales tax, or a flat tax, but no to a transaction tax!
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http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-4646
On the surface, it may look like a good deal. Let's take a look...
If you make $4000.00 a month, are paid twice monthly, and have direct deposit, you will incur a tax of $40.00 every month for that deposit. If you write checks to pay monthly bills and expenses of $3000.00 you will pay an additional $30.00 of tax. If you take the remaining $1000 and transfer it to your savings account, you will incur another $10.00 tax. So on your $4000.00 per month income, you will pay $80.00 in tax.
Now the administration is going to try to sell this by telling you that the income tax will be "phased out" over the next 5 years. Do you really think that will happen? When they told us that we would incur an "income tax" of 1/2% on only the first $1400 of income in order to sell that tax, did they stick to their word? Probably the people who said it did, but subsequent administrations did not. Nor can we believe subsequent administrations will not renege on this "promise".
And what about transactions in your 401K? Will they be affected? Yep! One day you gain, the next you lose, and all the while a "transaction fee" is being assessed. What a windfall for the government there, and a potentially substantial loss of retirement income over the course years for you.
The Bill is written to include this text:
IMPOSITION OF TRANSACTION FEE.
‘(a) In General- There is hereby imposed on every specified transaction a fee in an amount equal to 1 percent of the amount of such transaction.
‘(b) Specified Transaction- For purposes of this chapter--
‘(1) IN GENERAL- The term ‘specified transaction’ means any transaction that uses a payment instrument, including any check, cash, credit card, transfer of stock, bonds, or other financial instrument.
‘(2) TRANSACTION- The term ‘transaction’ includes retail and wholesale sales, purchases of intermediate goods, and financial and intangible transactions.
So not only are they looking to change the tax code to incorporate a national "sales" tax, they are also going after money unassociated with any sale, as described in the first paragraph of this post. Yeah, let's just open our wallets and give them free reign, and once we do, how long will it be before those "transaction taxes" are raised to 5%, 10% or 15%? The government knows no fiscal restraint. Taking our money without our consent must not be allowed. With a national sales tax, our consent is implicit when we decide to purchase something. With a "transaction tax" that is not the case.
I say yes to a national sales tax, or a flat tax, but no to a transaction tax!
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
Saving Freedom
I suggest that if you'd like a look at where America is headed, and why, you pick up a copy of this book by Jim DeMint. There's some awfully good political insider insight into where we are, how we got here, what we're up against in terms of reversing our direction, and it's all written in a very readable style. Here are a few quotes from the book...
"Socialists are now marching under the banner of a new secular-progressive style of freedom; the freedom from responsibility, the freedom to behave destructively without moral judgement, the freedom from risk and failure, the freedom from want, the freedom from religion, and the freedom to have material equality with those who work harder and accomplish more."
"Few in America and in Congress would call themselves socialists. They believe they are liberals, progressives, Democrats, compassionate conservatives, moderate Republicans, or obedient religious adherents. They are good people with good intentions, and they would be deeply offended if anyone called them socialists. Yet they believe almost every need, cause, or activity should be supported, regulated, or controlled by the federal government. Their worldview is packaged with compassion, tolerance, fairness, and enough good intentions to 'pave the road to serfdom'."
"By the end of WWII, the country possessed nearly two-thirds of the world's gold reserves and more than half its entire manufacturing capacity. In 1947, the United States by itself accounted for one-third of world exports. It's foreign trade balance was comfortably in the black. As measured by value, its exports more than doubled its imports.The dollar had displaced the British pound sterling as the global reserve currency... Among the world's producers of oil, steel, airplanes, automobiles, and electronics, it ranked first in each category."
So what happened, you asked? Basically the sixty's and seventy's happened. We've had a negative trade balance every year since 1975!! Have you heard THAT before? It's all in the book. Along with a playbook to recapture our freedom, and possibly our greatness once again! Pick it up!
Stand With God, Stand For Liberty!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Just Thinking...
I wonder how many "shovel ready" jobs will show up in the next two weeks in states where Dems are getting their butts handed to them?
Since the progressives have infiltrated both the Democrat and Republican Parties, and are hell bent on driving us towards socialism at least, where's the downside to voting for an O'Donnell, Angle, Whitman, McMahon, Fiorina or Miller?
When will we hear obama start spinning his first two years this way, "Doing what I did was the only way I could wake up America. I knew it would never fly, but it got the country engaged politically, and you've gotta admit, I woke 'em up. And we're better for it!"
Who will be the last RINO left in office when all is said and done?
Has the Democratic Party been unmasked enough, so that everyone knows it no longer represents a liberal segment of the country, but a socialist segment. And if so, are we seeing the end of that Party as we knew it? Will they rebrand themselves the Progressive Party?
How many people do you know personally who will end up NOT voting on November 2nd? Most of us would scream "NONE!" Let's hope we're not surprised.
Stand With God, Stand For Liberty!
Since the progressives have infiltrated both the Democrat and Republican Parties, and are hell bent on driving us towards socialism at least, where's the downside to voting for an O'Donnell, Angle, Whitman, McMahon, Fiorina or Miller?
When will we hear obama start spinning his first two years this way, "Doing what I did was the only way I could wake up America. I knew it would never fly, but it got the country engaged politically, and you've gotta admit, I woke 'em up. And we're better for it!"
Who will be the last RINO left in office when all is said and done?
Has the Democratic Party been unmasked enough, so that everyone knows it no longer represents a liberal segment of the country, but a socialist segment. And if so, are we seeing the end of that Party as we knew it? Will they rebrand themselves the Progressive Party?
How many people do you know personally who will end up NOT voting on November 2nd? Most of us would scream "NONE!" Let's hope we're not surprised.
Stand With God, Stand For Liberty!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Mirror, Mirror
Maybe today, but certainly by November 1st, the Democrats will look in the mirror... and see Republicans staring back at them. That's where we stand politically. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party are mere reflections of each other. When one party is in power, the other points in the mirror and says. "It's them!" And vice versa. For decades the progressive agenda has been advanced by both parties, and the "establishment" inherent in both parties, and the party machinery itself, is designed to distract every day Americans from seeing the truth. Well the truth is out. It has been exposed by the Tea Party, and all the citizens who have woken up to the things that movement has exposed.
We need to start teaching each other, and our children and grandchildren, that Party labels mean nothing in contemporary politics. What does matter is ideology. And you can choose from two, currently. Progressive or conservative. There seems to be no other option. If you choose anything but the conservative ideology, you are choosing to send the country further and further towards socialism. Because without a hard stand this group of progressives who run our government, our educational systems, and our media will not stand down. They will feel emboldened and empowered because people will have failed to take the necessary stand against them.
So it makes no difference what your political affiliation is. What really matters is in what direction do you want the country to move? If you consider yourself a liberal but still love your country and don't want to see socialism-lite, or socialism-pure at some point in the future, you owe it to yourself to vote as conservatively as possible in this election. There really is no other choice.
Do the right thing. Love your country. Honor the memories and lives of those who have died and sacrificed to give you a life in the greatest country on earth - possibly the greatest culture in history - by voting to keep the founding principles of the country intact. And don't abandon your responsibility to get out and VOTE in every election!
Stand With God, Stand For Liberty!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
NOW YOU KNOW WHY MOST PEOPLE THINK CONGRESS ISN'T PERFORMING!
It's because our Government has been infiltrated by what has all the earmarks of a Communist Espionage Ring. - Commieblaster.com
http://www.commieblaster.com/progressives/index.html?v=zCaJ8uYEY1U
http://www.commieblaster.com/
There is a ton of useful information here! Check out your state, and see who's who in Congress - just in case you don't already know. Any wonder we're in the state we're in? And they keep duping us by playing one party against the other - while progressives RUN both. Start thinking along the lines of Conservative vs. Progressive. ASK anyone running for office where they stand in relation to the Constitution. If they won't answer, or they claim it is a "living" document - don't vote for them. They are required to take an oath, make sure you pin them down as to whether they believe in the oath they will be swearing to.
Stand With God, Stand For Liberty!
http://www.commieblaster.com/progressives/index.html?v=zCaJ8uYEY1U
http://www.commieblaster.com/
There is a ton of useful information here! Check out your state, and see who's who in Congress - just in case you don't already know. Any wonder we're in the state we're in? And they keep duping us by playing one party against the other - while progressives RUN both. Start thinking along the lines of Conservative vs. Progressive. ASK anyone running for office where they stand in relation to the Constitution. If they won't answer, or they claim it is a "living" document - don't vote for them. They are required to take an oath, make sure you pin them down as to whether they believe in the oath they will be swearing to.
Stand With God, Stand For Liberty!
Communist, Socialist, Muslim-Sympathetic
It really doesn't matter what term you use to describe obama. There are others, in addition to the three listed, which would describe him adequately as well. Using any one of them comes down to the same thing though - obama is anti-American, pure and simple. A fact clearly illustrated by his words and actions. Impeachment can't come quick enough for me. I trust the new Congress will look closely at that option come January.
Stand With God, Stand For Liberty!
Stand With God, Stand For Liberty!
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