Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Debra Medina Surges In Latest Poll

Medina is within the margin of error with Kay Bailey Hutchison. Perry is still in the lead, however. All the momentum is on Medina's side and Conservatives and Libertarians across the country should be supporting and helping Medina. If she were to win, or even come close, the shock waves would ripple through out the entire Republic. All politicians would have to start taking a limited federal and state government position seriously or risk facing angry voters willing to support non establishment candidates.

This is another sign that there is hope for the Republic. People are waking up every where and saying no more to out-of-control government; whether it be federal or state. One of the key issued that Medina has championed is true property rights. Could you imagine if you actually owned your property instead of just leasing it from the government through property taxes?

Catholic League News Release

PLANNED PARENTHOOD RIPS CATHOLICISM

Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a new report by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) on sex education:

The goal of IPPF is to sexually engineer society, and one way to accomplish this feat is to smear religious conservatives, especially Catholics. This new report not only substantiates this charge, it makes it clear that Planned Parenthood wants to bring its irresponsible ideas to bear on kids.

“IPPF uses the terms young people, youth and adolescents interchangeably to refer to people who are between 10 and 24.” In other words, 5th graders should be treated the same way graduate students are when it comes to their “sexual and reproductive health and rights.”

The entire program is based on a faulty assumption. IPPF says that “The taboo on youth sexuality is one of the key forces driving the AIDS epidemic and high rates of teenage pregnancy and maternal mortality.” Nonsense. In the 1950s, there was no sex education in the schools, the pill was not commercially available and AIDS didn’t exist. Yet the out-of-wedlock birth rate was comparatively miniscule and sexually transmitted diseases were relatively rare. All because of taboos.

According to IPPF, it’s those Catholics—who are indistinguishable from radical Islamists—who are the problem. “Fundamentalist and other religious groups—the Catholic Church and madrasas (Islamic schools) for example—have imposed tremendous barriers that prevent young people, particularly, from obtaining information and services related to sex and reproduction.”

So the kids in Sister Mary’s class who learn about responsible sex are analogous to Imam Mohammad’s kids who are either denied sex education or are told that homosexuality is punishable by death. Finally, why is it that public school students, who know so much more about sex than those dunces in the parochial schools, are precisely the ones walking around with the highest rates of illegitimacy, abortion and herpes?

Susan A. Fani
Director of Communications
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
catalyst@catholicleague.org
New York, NY 10123
212-371-3191
212-371-3394 (fax)

http://catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1769

Founding Fathers Quote

There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.

George Washington

Monday, February 08, 2010

Chuck DeVore On Glenn Beck

For those of us who support DeVore this appearance was not surprising, but for anyone who isn't aware of him I think you will be impressed by his rock-solid, conservative stand and devotion to the Constitution. If we are going to restore the Republic we need senators like Chuck DeVore.

Is Palin Headed To Kentucky?

It looks like Palin will be headed to Kentucky to give Rand Paul some much needed support against the establishment and why does the establishment hate him so much? Read this and you will know.

Improvements

Just wanted to point out that I added a few pages to the blog. You can find them right below our main photo. I will be adding more, but so far I have Endorsements and Catholic Prayers.

DeVore Web Ad: Up to our iPods in Debt - Thanks to Barbara Boxer

Chuck Devore for US Senate

Sarah Palin Defends Rand Paul


Well, the talking heads went after Sarah Palin for endorsing Rand Paul. No surprise there, they can't stand anyone who believes in states rights and limited government. Palin masterfully responded. You can read her and Rand Paul's campaign response here.

It is funny, we have maybe 3 out of 100 senators who actually believe in states rights and the thought of a fourth drives the establishment crazy. Thanks to Sarah for standing behind her convictions. Let's show the establishment that these kind of attacks backfire. To donate to Rand Paul please go here.

Founding Fathers Quote

The law of nature and the law of revelation are both Divine: they flow, though in different channels, from the same adorable source. It is indeed preposterous to separate them from each other.

James Wilson

Sunday, February 07, 2010

Endorsement: Debra Medina For Texas Governor

Debra Medina For Texas Governor

I have been actually been supporting Debra Medina for Texas governor for a while now and have donated to her campaign, however I recently realized I had not posted her link or endorsed her on this site. Debra will be the limited government, states rights governor that Texas deserves.

If you are tired of losing your freedoms and hard earned livelihood to government thievery then Debra is your governor. Her stands on property rights, gun ownership, securing the border, and restoring state sovereignty align with the Constitution and recent tea party protests. Please take the time to get to know Debra and her stands and consider supporting her.

Imagine the message it will send if we put Constitutionalist, conservatives like her into office all over this Republic. Imagine how much we will benefit, how fast the economy will rebound, and what a limited government will look like. It can happen if you make it happen.

Time is running out; early elections begin soon so make sure you act quickly.

Debra Medina On Freedom Watch With Judge Napolitano

Exciting News

I am happy announce that we have our sixth child on the way and he or she will be here sometime in August. I am really hoping for a boy, but will be extremely excited and happy either way. I have discovered through my three daughters and two sons that girls are indeed more difficult. After all, you have to immediately start worrying that some day they will start to date;-)

What I have not been able to figure out is how my wife keeps getting pregnant. It has got to be something in the water;-) Of course, I probably should not have said that; some of the hateful liberals whose comments I am always having to delete will think I mean it. I have just taken it on to replenish the Catholic faithfuls' ranks;-) On a serious note, I want to thank God for this blessing and ask for a healthy pregnancy for my wife and a healthy baby. God is great.

Psalm 128

1 Blessed is every one who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways! 2 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. 3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. 4 Lo, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the LORD. 5 The LORD bless you from Zion! May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life! 6 May you see your children's children! Peace be upon Israel!

The Census - When Is Enough, Enough

Gary D. Barnett has another good piece out on the census. I hope y'all take the time to read it.

The Census Gestapo!

by Gary D. Barnett

Recently by Gary D. Barnett: Privacy in America Is Dead


Just when I thought the census invasions were over, at least until the actual count next spring, the census Gestapo, or "Complete Count Committees" (CCC) are forming all around this nation-state. Once again, the long arm of government is using state and local political types to form neighbor watching and neighbor invading "community" committees. One should not take this lightly, as this is a massive government-organized army out to invade the privacy of virtually everyone. The normal culprits will be involved in this idiocy, including government agencies, education, business, faith-based organizations, nosy community "leaders," local do-gooders, and of course the government-controlled media.

As I said in the past in my article, "In Preparation for the 2010 Census," the 2010 census count in my opinion will be the most aggressive ever. Not only has government become much more tyrannical in the past ten years, but towns, cities, counties and states are starving for more tax revenue due to this government-caused economic debacle. Although this census is being touted by the U.S. Census Bureau as a short-form only census, only 10 questions, don’t be fooled by this deceitful ruse. In the past, one out of every six households received the long form or "The American Community Survey" which is 52 pages long and very intrusive. It is simply used as a personal information gathering and monitoring tool for government. This practice has been scrapped in its present form, but now instead of being sent every ten years, will be mailed out to many every single year. What this means is that those sent the long form each year will now be under more pressure than ever to complete and send it in. Instead of the possibility of receiving one of these long forms every ten years, you could receive one in any given year. Since the state aggression is ratcheting up for these more intrusive invasions, some of us will have to defend ourselves from the Department of Commerce on a regular basis. This is absurd!

According to the CCC guide, [see here] "Determining congressional seats and federal funding is just a hint of the many important uses of census data." This must be news to those of us who can actually read and understand the constitution. The census was to be taken (an enumeration or simple head count) to establish the apportionment of representatives and direct taxes among the several states; nothing more. As I’ve mentioned in the past, no change in national representation has occurred in almost 100 years, and the apportionment of tax dollars has become nothing more than a tax redistribution scheme to enrich the elite few and to expand the socialist welfare state. In other words, a complete bastardization of the census process has taken place, and now it is nothing more than a scam!

But now, with Complete Count Committees in place, things have not only gotten worse, but much worse. First let’s look at some of the examples given for the many uses of the census. This comes under the very dubious heading: "Census data are widely and wisely used." Nothing could be further from the truth. Here are some of the uses:

Title 1 grants to educational agencies
Head Start programs
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (food grants)
Public transportation
Road rehabilitation and construction
Programs for the elderly
Emergency food and shelter
Empowerment zones (What in the world is this?)
The data help the private sector as well as state and federal governments determine where jobs and job programs are needed
Census data help potential homeowners research property values, median income, and other demographic information about a particular community.
Corporations use population data for market research to determine locations for commercial enterprises, such as food stores, pharmacies, and other essential services.

This of course is a short list. At the end of the guide, another 50 reasons are listed. And you thought the census was used to determine representative and direct tax apportionment only. No, quite the opposite is the case.

As should be obvious, local and state governments have been co-opted to help advance the Census Bureau’s reach and scope. Since the states and local communities depend so heavily on federal largess, this by design, and the census is the mechanism used to decide who gets what, they have become willing accomplices. In a local newspaper article recently, the statement was made that "$1,000.00 a year per person comes to communities based on census figures. Missing 10 people in a census can cost a community $100,000.00 over 10 years." Scare tactic? I would say so. No wonder the state and local governments are so heavily involved.

The Complete Count Committee is something I haven’t talked about in the past, but it is a very important aspect of the census count, and is based upon a co-opting or conscription of sorts of many state and local governments and communities. The CAC guide claims that the Census Bureau can’t do the census alone, and requires the assistance of individuals, groups and organizations across the nation. The CCC "is a voluntary committee established by tribal, state and local governments, and/or community leaders, to increase awareness about the census and motivate residents in the community to respond." While this language may seem benign to some, it is in fact descriptive of even a more intrusive venture.

These committees are run in a top down manner not that much unlike a military structure. I would call it the "chain-of-command" for census counts. The U.S. government via the Department of Commerce is the head, and then the governor of each state takes charge of his domain. He then is to appoint individuals as members to serve on the committee, creating in essence, a state Complete Count Committee. This committee will normally be chaired by an individual selected by the governor. "The operation of the Complete Count Committee flows from the highest elected official or community leader to the chairperson, the committee members, and/or to the community at large." This is based on a sub-committee structure, from highest to lowest, and sub-committees should include government, education, faith-based, media, community-based organizations, business, and recruiting. This is no innocent community project, but a planned government/private (fascist) partnership ready to assault the rest of us.

These committees are to use every possible method at their disposal to force compliance. They are to identify targets for aggressive outreach and set up strategic partnerships with counties, schools, state agencies, and community organizations. They will also set up non-response follow-up. They are to exhaust every avenue possible to promote the census count, including but not limited to stuffing all public utility and property tax bills with census propaganda. Banners, brochures, posters, parades, and newsletters are just a few other things mentioned to advance the count in the CCC guide; all paid for by tax dollars, of course.

In addition to the use of all public and community-based organizations, and municipalities, the census Nazis also are using the public (government) school system to help in this coercive effort. In the process, the state is indoctrinating kids attending these rotten institutions from "prekindergarten through twelfth grade, as well as postsecondary education institutions. (Ages 3 and up in other words) "Census in Schools" is also taking place in 2010, with an emphasis on kindergarten through eighth grade. The importance of this in-school census is to "educate all of the K-12 students about the importance of the 2010 census." No one should be surprised by this, but what an obvious totalitarian approach. Just how long will it be until the "Census in Schools" program is teaching kids to turn in parents who don’t cooperate with census takers? The "Hitler Youth" of socialist Germany comes immediately to mind! What an outrage!

The bottom line is this: The 2010 Census will be the most aggressive and the most intrusive we have seen. Threats of fines for non-compliance will be more evident this time around. Neighbors and friends will be encouraged by government to put pressure on any who refuse to go along with this invasion of privacy and destruction of rights. Neighbors will also become informants. There will be a "Nonresponse Follow-up" team, as I mentioned earlier, set up for those unwilling to give up their private information to these goons. "A field operation designed to obtain a completed interview from households where a questionnaire was not returned" will send "enumerators" to these households to obtain completed interviews. If attempts to contact the residents of a household are unsuccessful, an "enumerator" will obtain as much information as is possible from a neighbor, a building manager, or another reliable source. In other words, the government will use whatever method possible to get private information about you, your family, your personal finance, your cultural or ethnic background and any other information it wants.

What will it take before most get fed up with this oppressive and heavy-handed government? When will more stand against this despotic beast? I don’t know about the rest of you, but I have had enough!

August 12, 2009

Gary D. Barnett [send him mail] is president of Barnett Financial Services, Inc., in Lewistown, Montana.

Copyright © 2009 by LewRockwell.com. Permission to reprint in whole or in part is gladly granted, provided full credit is given.

Gov. Palin Came Out With Both Barrels Blazing

Gov. Palin's speech last night was awe inspiring and full of red meat for Conservatives. Listening to the callers who called into CSPAN afterwards it was well accepted and she helped herself. Though, for some of the naive callers it appears that she will have to explain in detail that developing our own energy resources does create jobs and I would like to hear a little more about shrinking the government and returning power back to the states. But, given the limited time she could only give so much detail and I give her a solid ten.

Sarah Palin Keynote Speech at National Tea Party Convention

Founding Fathers Quote

If it be asked what is to restrain the House of Representatives from making legal discriminations in favor of themselves and a particular class of the society? I answer, the genius of the whole system, the nature of just and constitutional laws, and above all the vigilant and manly spirit which actuates the people of America, a spirit which nourishes freedom, and in return is nourished by it.

James Madison

Pet Peeves

So, the other day I took my wife out to lunch and went clothes shopping for the kids; now I love having lunch with my wife, but hate shopping. I knew it would be a long day when we drove down to Sheboygan and Plymouth and was immediately confronted with a series of round-abouts. They have to be one of the most irritating inventions in society. Half the people don't know how to use them and the other half are mad they have to use them.

Then once we arrived at the store I immediately thought something was wrong; instead of girls clothing we apparently had accidentally stepped into the call-girl section. Once the shock wore off my wife informed me it was the young girls section. Apparently, it is now appropriate to dress your young daughter in shorts that do not cover anything and shirts that leave nothing to the imagination. The only reason the store would be full of items like this is that people must be buying them; and judging from what I saw last summer, quite a few people.

Needless to say, my daughter ended up with a couple of tasteful shirts and jeans and I will look elsewhere for summer attire. I hope our society quickly re-evaluates the message it is sending to the young girls and women of our society.

The Founding Fathers - Extremists, Terrorists

Their signature on the Declaration of Independence made the Founding Fathers, and their families, extremists and terrorists. The British government had to squash the rebellion or risk losing the colonies and all the wealth they gained from them. Because they were willing to fight for their freedom rather than live in subjugation they, and their families, suffered dearly. Most of us today don't have the stomach to even hear what they endured; those who were unlucky enough to have lived.

Today we have our own neopresident and congress making allegations of extremism and terrorism against conservatives who believe in gun rights, freedom of religion, the sanctity of life, secure borders, capitalism, and God given freedom. So I ask this; who are the Founders of our day going to be? I mean those who are willing to stand up against this tyrannical rule. It is going to be all the conservative, Constitutional, tea party candidates who are out there running right now. They are ready to sign their John Hancock against this out-of-control government and strike the blow that will strip it of it's ill-sought and unrestrained powers.

Not only is it your duty to seek them out and get them in office, but it is your duty to begin raising the next generation of Founders. Your children will rule someday; give them the tools and the knowledge and foundation they need to honor the Constitution and those who sacrificed to preserve it. Educate your children at home about true American history. The information is out there. The time and investment you put into it will pay off as your children are exposed to a liberal, progressive agenda in their schools . When the day comes they too will take their stand against those who would threaten their freedom; as is their heritage as an American.

Brain Surgery And Politics

Those who don't know anything about brain surgery should stay out of the operating room and those who don't know anything about the Constitution should never be elected to political office. Unlike brain surgery, however, the Constitution is pretty much common sense; which is why liberals and progressives have so much trouble with it.

Whether due to defect or lacking in their upbringing the concept of common sense has escaped them. This is why government has no business meddling in the lives of the American people. This is why the government was restrained by our Constitution and that restraint is why liberals and progressives are out the destroy it. It is the only thing standing between us and the tyranny from which our Founding Fathers went to war to escape.

Stand firm against such unrestrained power; after all, they only have what powers you allow them to have. Your vote is one of the most precious and powerful tools you have. Don't throw it away. Make it count and give it to someone who knows the government's place; under the Constitution and in service to the people.

Family, Football, And Food

For the first time in four years I am not scheduled to work during the Super Bowl. I am so ready for a day with my family, watching some great football, and pigging out on all the snacks. Life is great (once in a while;-) Seriously, though, Go Saints!