Biography of JAMES MADISON

One of my favorite Presidents is James Madison. He was a two time elected President and the first President to defend the young United States from foreign invasion. below is the introduction to his biography;

"It is not easy to appreciate James Madison's importance to American history. His writing avoided the wit and informality that Franklin excelled in, and he left no record of himself by which he could be more intimately known. He led no armies and gave no stirring speeches; his work as the major contributor to the U.S. Constitution took place in long sessions of intricate negotiations behind closed doors. Even in his greatest published work, The Federalist, he was a pseudonymous collaborator with two other men. In his own time and afterward he was thought by many to be a mere subordinate of his older Virginia colleague Thomas Jefferson. His virtues as congressman, secretary of state, and finally as the fourth president were those of prudence, self-control, a broad sense of history, and a loyalty to the republican ideology he held to all his life; none of these will make him seem heroic to an age that looks for originality and easily observable achievements."

Link to full Biography HERE: http://www.bookrags.com/biography/james-madison-dlb/

I urge everyone to read about this fascinating President and founder of what has become the Democratic Party.


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WHY WE NEED TERM LIMITS!

We Need To PUSH for TERM LIMITS.

Arlen Spector's recent defection to the Democratic Party underscores why we need term limits. Senators and Congressman get elected and go into office without a pot to pee in and come out multimillionaires. That is one reason we need term limits

Their ability to accumulate money which only goes to aid in the accumulation of power ensconces our legislators in an almost heredity right to a position in their minds. Power not only corrupts but it insulates the legislator from the true feelings and position of the people.

Where do they get the money? The military industrial complex, corporations, foreign governments, anyone who has the money that feels they can influence a vote. The legislator gets this money as "contributions". Contributions my aunt fanny, this is outright bribery! It is also traitorous. They won't investigate themselves, so who can do it.

Only you using your vote can make changes. Vote incumbents out of office, Vote for representatives that you can trust to initiate some type of term limits legislation.

Our government has become corrupt because of money and the quest for power.

Arlen Spector is just the tip of the iceberg. Just think of your senator or congressman and see what his assets were before being elected and if he has been there more than 2 terms check his net worth.

I think you will be surprised and how self aggrandizing these people have become.


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H.R. 1728 Help Appreciated

The House of Representatives is considering a Bill that would over regulate Mortgage Lenders and make Banks the primary lenders for Home Loans and effectively cut out mortgage brokers. Your help would be appreciated;

IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED! Today the House Financial Services Committee will hold a mark-up session on H.R. 1728 to decide which provisions will be included in the bill. Please contact your Congressmen and urge them to support the Childers/Miller Amendment (which imposes a 12-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct ["HVCC"]). Click here to find your Congressman's contact information.In addition, please stress the importance of Title I, Section 103 that was carefully drafted and negotiated as part of HR 1728. This Section does its part to ban incentivized compensation from all distribution channels while still protecting mortgage brokers' ability to earn a living. It offers true consumer protection.You must act NOW! Below are talking points to assist in your conversations. Preserve your ability to make a living by urging your Congressmen to vote for the Childers/Miller Amendment in H.R. 1728!
Talking Points:I. Support the Childers/Miller AmendmentA) Imposes a 12 month moratorium on the HVCC.B) Additional information about the HVCC is available here. II. Title I, Section 103: YSPA) Protects small business.B) Bans incentivized compensation from all distribution channels.C) Provides true consumer protection: protection from incentive-driven practices while still allowing competition in the market.D) Consumers want zero-point or no cost loans. In order to make a living and compete with larger banks, brokers must be able to earn indirect compensation as part of the rate or financed into the mortgage amount

Grade Obama's First 100 Days

Obama's First 100 days are strife with political mistakes, outright lies, unfulfilled promises, unfilled cabinet seats, and a myriad of other problems. He has spent more money in the first 100 days of his administration that all of his predecessors combined. He has had his administration do more in the intrusion of the daily lives of citizens than any previous president. He has done more to limit freedoms than any other administration. He has Divided the country along Party Lines. He has embarrassed the citizens of the country by his comments on his European travel.

I would like to see a discussion on this post about his social agenda of which many Americans are seemingly unaware.

"From the conscience clause to stem cell research, President Obama has shifted social policy to the left in his first 100 days in the White House. But the reversal of several of his predecessor's regulations has garnered hardly a whimper -- leaving many to wonder how much social issues matter to Americans amid two wars and an economic crisis." From FoxNews Politics http://tinyurl.com/corrs for full article.

I feel that his effort to get his agenda thru Congress is due to coming elections next year that would probably produce and uncooperative majority in at least the House of Representatives.

What do you think?


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LETTER TO PRESIDENT....couldn't say it better!

April 17, 2009
The White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington , DC 20500


Mr. Obama:
I have had it with you and your administration, sir. Your conduct on your recent trip overseas has convinced me that you are not an adequate representative of the United States of America collectively or of me personally.

You are so obsessed with appeasing the Europeans and the Muslim world that you have abdicated the responsibilities of the President of the United States of America . You are responsible to the citizens of the United States . You are not responsible to the peoples of any other country on earth.

I personally resent that you go around the world apologizing for the United States telling Europeans that we are arrogant and do not care about their status in the world. Sir, what do you think the First World War and the Second World War were all about if not the consideration of the peoples of Europe ? Are you brain dead? What do you think the Marshall Plan was all about? Do you not understand or know the history of the 20thcentury?

Where do you get off telling a Muslim country that the United States does not consider itself a Christian country? Have you not read the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States ? This country was founded on Judeo-Christian ethics and the principles governing this country, at least until you came along, come directly from this heritage. Do you not understand this?

Your bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia is an affront to all Americans. Our President does not bow down to anyone, let alone the king of Saudi Arabia . You don’t show Great Britain , our best and one of our oldest allies, the respect they deserve yet you bow down to the king of Saudi Arabia . How dare you, sir! How dare you!

You can’t find the time to visit the graves of our greatest generation because you don’t want to offend the Germans but make time to visit a mosque in Turkey . You offended our dead and every veteran when you give the Germans more respect than the people who saved the German people from themselves. What’s the matter with you?

I am convinced that you and the members of your administration have the historical and intellectual depth of a mud puddle and should be ashamed of yourselves, all of you.

You are so self-righteously offended by the big20bankers and the American automobile manufacturers yet do nothing about the real thieves in this situation, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Frank, Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelic, the Fannie Mae bonuses, and the Freddie Mac bonuses. What do you intend to do about them? Anything? I seriously doubt it.

What about the U.S. House members passing out $9.1 million in bonuses to their staff members – on top of the $2.5 million in automatic pay raises that lawmakers gave themselves? I understand the average House aide got a 17% bonus. I took a=2 05% cut in my pay to save jobs with my employer. You haven’t said anything about that. Who authorized that? I surely didn’t!

Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be receiving $210 million in bonuses over an eighteen-month period, that's $45 million more than the AIG bonuses. In fact, Fannie and Freddie executives have already been awarded $51 million – not a bad take. Who authorized that and why haven’t you expressed your outrage at this group who are largely responsible for the economic mess we have right now.

I resent that you take me and my fellow citizens as brain-dead and not caring about what you idiots do. We are watching what you are doing and we are getting increasingly fed up with all of you. I also want you to know that I personally find just about everything you do and say to be offensive to every one of my sensibilities. I promise you that I will work tirelessly to see that you do not get a chance to spend two terms destroying my beautiful country.

Sincerely,

Every Real American

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ARROGANT AMERICANS, MR. PRESIDENT?

FROM Peter Heck - Guest Columnist - 4/14/2009 7:50:00 AM

As I was sitting in church waiting for the start of the service, my grandpa came walking towards me pointing his finger. No matter how old I get, and no matter how long he's been out of the U.S. Navy, that's still an intimidating sight. As he approached me, his voice quivered as he said, "We saved that continent twice...how dare my president apologize for this country's arrogance." My grandpa is right. Americans need not apologize to the world for their arrogance; rather, Americans should apologize to their forefathers for the arrogance of their president. Barack Obama's first foreign trip as President of the United States has confirmed the naiveté so many of us feared during the election cycle.

But worse than that, it has also demonstrated that our president suffers from either a complete misunderstanding of our heritage and history, or an utter contempt for it. Neither is excusable. Garnering cheers from the French of all people, President Obama declared, "In America, there is a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges, there have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive." Consider that Obama spoke these words just 500 miles from the beaches of Normandy, where the sand is still stained with 65-year-old blood of "arrogant Americans."

Indeed, columnist Mark Whittington observes, "One should remind Mr. Obama and the Europeans how America has 'shown arrogance' by saving Europe from itself innumerable times in the 20th Century. World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and the wars in the Balkans were largely resolved by American blood, treasure, and leadership." But all that appears lost on the president's seemingly insatiable quest to mend fences he imagines have been tarnished by the bullish George W. Bush. If Obama wishes to continue trampling the presidential tradition of showing class to former office holders and publicly trash Bush for his own personal gain, so be it. But all Americans should make clear that no man – even if he is the president – will tarnish the legacy of those Americans who have gone before us.

Ours is not a history of arrogance.

It is a history of courage, self-sacrifice, and honor.

When abusive monarchs repressed the masses, Americans resisted and overthrew them. When misguided policies led to the unjust oppression of fellow citizens, Americans rebelled and overturned them. When millions of impoverished and destitute wretches sought a new beginning, Americans threw open the door and welcomed them. When imperial dictators were on the march, Americans surrendered their lives to stop them. When communist thugs threatened world peace, Americans bled to defeat them. When an entire continent was overwhelmed with famine and hunger, Americans gave of themselves to sustain it. When terrorist madmen killed the innocent and subjugated millions, Americans led the fight to topple them. This is the legacy that generations of Americans have left.

If President Obama seeks stronger relations with the world community, perhaps he should begin by reminding them of these very truths, rather than condemning his own countrymen on foreign shores. This "obsessive need to put down his own country," has caused blogger James Lewis to call President Obama a "stunningly ignorant man" who has evidently never spoken to a concentration camp survivor, a Cuban refugee, a boat person from Vietnam, a Soviet dissident, or a survivor of Mao's purges.

Unfortunately, I can no longer bring myself to give Mr. Obama that benefit of the doubt. Not after looking at the pain in my grandpa's eyes...a man who still carries shrapnel in his body from his service to this country. As a student and teacher of history, I recognize that America has made mistakes...plenty of them, in fact. But one of the great things about our people has been their courage and humility in admitting and correcting those mistakes. God willing, they will prove that willingness again in four years and correct the mistake that is the presidency of Barack Obama.

John F. Kennedy Said . . . "A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten."

How Prophetic!

Have we forgotten Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Reagan?

Would like to see your thoughts.

Message from RNC

Recently in his speech in France, Barack Obama called America "arrogant." I'm sure the French loved it -- And so did the liberal press.

But who is this president who calls the American people arrogant?

This is the same politician whose supporters anointed him "The One" and a candidate who boasted that his election would be remembered as "the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal."

This is the same man who indicated his disdain for small town and working Americans when he said they "cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them," while addressing a group of San Francisco caviar and champagne liberal elitists.

How arrogant is that? Arrogant enough?

In truth, President Obama seems to champion the twisted "Blame-America First" mentality of the worst of the American left.

More importantly, it shows an absence of wisdom to criticize the United States while on foreign soil, and then join with the Pelosi-Reid Democrats in Congress to do everything possible to end American exceptionalism and create a weak, dependent socialist state patterned after the examples of Europe.

He has taken steps towards nationalizing American auto companies; firing executives while leaving in power the same Union Bosses who funded his campaign and helped cripple the U.S.'s manufacturing base.

He has refused to let financial firms pay back taxpayer-funded bailout loans so he can make them hostages to the whims of the Federal government.

As a lawyer, Obama once sued the same financial institutions on behalf of radical groups like ACORN for failing to use leftist social engineering criteria for lending instead of an applicant's ability to repay a loan.

He campaigned on "transparency" and "integrity" in government and then has nominated a rogue gallery of tax evaders, Washington bureaucrats, and lobbyists to run his Administration.

Obama brazenly follows his chief of staff's maxim of "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste...This crisis provides the opportunity for us to do things that you could not do before" to cripple our free markets with massive taxation and spending that wrests away our freedoms and puts even our great-grandchildren in debt. And now, anyone who dares speak out against or challenge Obama's ultra-liberal agenda, such as the hundreds of thousands of patriots who attended last week's Tea Parties, should expect to be labeled "unhealthy" by this Adminstration.

Now, THAT is arrogance!

You know that Barack Obama's hubris and charisma conceal the inexperience and lack of wisdom that our country cannot afford in its president. And though the teleprompter and mainstream media liberals may delay America's realization of the peril the Obama White House portends for our future for a while, the eventual failure of leftist policies and ineffective leadership will not.

We must be ready when that time comes.

Please help the Republican Party's effort to spread the word about the Democrats' arrogance of power and support GOP Members of Congress as they work to hold the Obama Democrats accountable to the American people, by making a contribution of $1,000, $500, $100, $50, or $25 to the Republican National Committee today. Your gift will also help support the recruitment and election of principled candidates who will defeat the Democrats in 2009 and 2010 and lay the groundwork for ending Barack Obama's grip on power in 2012.

Post of Emails From and To Maria Conchita Alonzo

This post is to alert you on the severe Repression of Freedoms and problems of Latin America.

It is a communication between myself and Ms. Maria Conchita Alonzo. She is one of the most outspoken critics of repression of Latins both here in the USA and in Central and South America.

She MUST Be Heard!

Maria,

Thank you for your kind reply. I hate politics too. I think that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. I fully support you “MISSION” to let the world know what is happening “next door”.

I feel that the security of Latin America should be our TOP CONCERN here in the USA and have expressed my views to my congressman and senators. Even though we are engaged in the mid east and should support Israel, we must make Latin America a priority and not forget what is "Next Door"!

I think we should start in our hemisphere to help our latin American cousins in their struggle for freedom. I descend from a Spanish Explorer and feel a real connection with the people of Mexico , Cuba,Venezuela, Nicaraugua, Panama, and all of the other countries South of our Borders. I have a friend in Guatemala I met thru “Catholic Mountain”, a web site for Catholic men around the world, that I communicate with weekly. Although I do not speak Spanish, I am trying to learn. I see so many immigrants being taken advantage of by ruthless employers who do not help them to assimilate into our culture and keep their own at the same time.

I think you are doing a tremendous job communicating your “mission” and wish I could see more of you on TV political commentary shows so your views can be “aired”!

Wishing you all the Best from the great state of Mississippi, USA!

Sincerely,

Cliff (not Chris..he is my son) Treadaway

From: maria c Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 9:05 PMTo: cliff@treadaway.org

HELLO CHRIS, THIS IS MARIA CONCHITA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS! THAT IS SO NICE OF YOU. IF I LIKED POLITICS I WOULD PROBABLY BE UP THERE WITH THE CONGRESS PEOPLE FIGHTING A LITTLE :-) BUT, I HATE POLITICS, ALTHOUGH I HAVE MADE MY MISSION TO LET THE WORLD KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING NEXT DOOR THAT SLOWLY WILL DESTROY NOT ONLY THE DEMOCRACY OF LATIN AMERICA, BUT THAT OF THE USA, CHAVEZ HAS ALREADY STARTED. WHERE ARE YOU FROM?ALL THE BESTMC >

Cliff has sent information.> Email: cliff@treadaway.org

I think Ms. Alonzo is not only one of the world's most beautiful women but has one of the most beautiful souls in America. I think she should take more of a role as a true American leader by running for Congress. She thinks like Monroe, Jefferson, Paine, and Washington. I believe she is a true patriot and is concerned about not only her original people but the Americans that support what she stands for.

Respected Conservative Organization

The Club for Growth is one of the most highly respected CONSERVATIVE organizations you will find. I highly reccommend it for our readers.

The site is http://www.clubforgrowth.org/index.php

It has posted a Ranking of Senators and Representatives and how they voted on Conservative issues.

If you want to inside information on conservative issues and how your Senator or Representative voted, go to the site and join.

From Dick Morris Reports by Email

President Obama showed his hand this week when The New York Times wrote that he is considering converting the stock the government owns in our country's banks from preferred stock, which it now holds, to common stock.This seemingly insignificant change is momentous. It means that the federal government will control all of the major banks and financial institutions in the nation. It means socialism.
The Times dutifully dressed up the Obama plan as a way to avoid asking Congress for more money for failing banks. But the implications of the proposal are obvious to anyone who cares to look.

When the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) intervention was first outlined by the Bush administration, it did not call for any transfer of stock, of any sort, to the government. The Democrats demanded, as a price for their support, that the taxpayers "get something back" for the money they were lending to the banks. House Republicans, wise to what was going on, rejected the administration's proposal and sought, instead, to provide insurance to banks, rather than outright cash. Their plan would, of course, not involve any transfer of stock. But Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) undercut his own party's conservatives and went along with the Democratic plan, ensuring its passage.
But to avoid the issue of a potential for government control of the banks, everybody agreed that the stock the feds would take back in return for their money would be preferred stock, not common stock. "Preferred" means that these stockholders get the first crack at dividends, but only common stockholders can actually vote on company management or policy. Now, by changing this fundamental element of the TARP plan, Obama will give Washington a voting majority among the common stockholders of these banks and other financial institutions. The almost 500 companies receiving TARP money will be, in effect, run by Washington.And whoever controls the banks controls the credit and, therefore, the economy. That's called socialism.Obama is dressing up the idea of the switch to common stock by noting that the conversion would provide the banks with capital they could use without a further taxpayer appropriation. While this is true, it flies in the face of the fact that an increasing number of big banks and brokerage houses are clamoring to give back the TARP money. Goldman-Sachs, for example, wants to buy back its freedom, as do many banks. Even AIG is selling off assets to dig its way out from under federal control. The reason, of course, is that company executives do not like the restrictions on executive pay and compensation that come with TARP money. It is for this reason that Chrysler Motors refused TARP funds.With bank profits up and financial institutions trying to give back their money, there is no need for the conversion of the government stock from preferred to common -- except to advance the political socialist agenda of this administration.Meanwhile, to keep its leverage over the economy intact, the Obama administration is refusing to let banks and other companies give back the TARP money until they pass a financial "stress test." Nominally, the government justifies this procedure by saying that it does not want companies to become fully private prematurely and then need more help later on. But don't believe it. They want to keep the TARP money in the banks so they can have a reason and rationale to control them.The Times story did not influence the dialogue of the day. People were much more concerned with the death of 21 horses at a polo match. Much as we will miss these noble animals, we will miss our economic freedom more.

John Adams Said...

"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.".....John Adams

Do you trust President Obama. Most of his change seems to be endangering Public Liberty, IMHO!

Please Comment!

Blair Holt's Firearm Act of 2009

H.R. 45 full text here http://tinyurl.com/85zz2l , is the most serious threat yet to our 2nd amendment Rights!

It carries criminal penalties for possessing a gun! Read the text of the Bill and call your Congressman that this is a severe infringement on the Bill of Rights!

ATTEMPT TO CONTROL INTERNET

Another attempt is being made to limit YOUR Freedoms by the OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.

Senate Bill 778 Establishes a National Cybersecurity Advisor, ANOTHER CZAR!

This position will have the power to draw on other Agencies within the Federal Govt. as written in section 7 of the bill

EXCERPT from the Bill;
(7) may consult with Federal departments, agencies, and other entities, and draw upon their resources in connection with the performance of the Advisor's functions, and assign to the head of any such department, agency, or entity the performance of duties incidental to the administration of laws of the United States relating to cybersecurity to the extent not inconsistent with the performance of their official duties.

Let me Summarize, the "Internet Czar" will have the power to use the FBI, NSA, BATF and any other agency in the Federal Government to monitor and assign duties to these agencies concerning "cybersecurity".

I see this as an attempt by the Federal Government to CONTROL the Internet and gather information on YOU, the citizen of this country AND is a VIOLATION OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

EXCERPT FROM The Bill
S. 778 Introduced by Sens. Rockefeller, Snowe, Nelson
To establish, within the Executive Office of the President, the Office of the National Cybersecurity Advisor

full text of the BILL S.778 at http://tinyurl.com/clhyzu

H.R. 97 violates Bill of Rights

Your Right to Free Speech is Under ATTACK! The following Bill in the House seeks to regulate Federal Elections and stifle and penalize free speech prior to federal elections.

Write or call your congressman and senators that this bill is unconstitutional. The Obama Administration is seeking to stifle criticism 60 days prior to Elections.

YOUR RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH IS UNDER ATTACK!

Revolutions have started for less than this.

Below is an excerpt from H.R. 97 and your Bill of Rights!

First Amendment to the Constitution

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Excerpt from H.R. 97
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2009''.SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DECEPTIVE PRACTICES IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:``Sec. 618. Deceptive practices in Federal elections ``(a) Whoever, within 60 days before a Federal election, knowingly communicates election-related information about that election, knowing that information to be false, with the intent to prevent another person from exercising the right to vote in that election, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
(1) the term `Federal election' means any general, primary, run-off, or special election for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, or Delegate or Commissioner from a territory or possession.

Don't be fooled by the title...It is not about intimidation it is about stifling free speech.

Discuss, comment, and take action!!

Immigration?

"Illegal immigration is crisis for our country. It is an open door for drugs, criminals, and potential terrorists to enter our country. It is straining our economy, adding costs to our judicial, healthcare, and education systems." Timothy Murphy

Go here for a good discussion of LEGAL IMMIGRATION http://tinyurl.com/c4htm9

Flooding in Iowa (From Email)

Where are the Hollywood celebrities holding telethons asking for help in restoringIowa and helping the folks affected by the floods? Where is good old Michael Moore? Why is the media NOT asking the tough questions about why the federal governmenthasn't solved this problem? ......Asking where the FEMA trucks and trailers and food services are? Why isn't the Federal government moving Iowa people into free hotels in Chicago and Minneapolis ? When will Spike Lee say that the Federal government blew up the levees that failed in Des Moines ? Where are Sean Penn, Bono, and the Dixie Chicks?

Where are all the looters stealing high-end tennisshoes, cases of beer and television sets?

When will we hear Governor Chet Culver say that he wants to rebuild a 'vanilla' Iowa .. because that's what God wants? Where is the hysterical 24/7 media coverage complete with reports of shootings at rescuers, of rapes and murder? Where are all the people screaming that Barack Obama hates white, rural people? My God, where are Angelina Jolie and rad Pitt, Oprah, and Ray Coniff Jr? How come you will never hear about the Iowa flooding ever again? Where are the government bail out vouchers? The government debit cards?

There must be one hell of a big difference between the value of the people of Iowa and value of the the people of Louisiana .

Tell people about this post unedited, un-doctored, factual information ..... to get Americans thinking

HEADLINES OF THE FUTURE!

HEADLINES FROM YEAR 2029
Ozone created by electric cars now killing millions in the seventh largest country in the world, Mexifornia, Formerly known as California.
White minorities still trying to have English recognized as Mexifornia's third language.
Spotted Owl plague threatens northwestern United States crops and livestock.
Baby conceived naturally! Scientists stumped.
Couple petitions court to reinstate heterosexual marriage.
Iran still closed off; physicists estimate it will take at least 10 more years before radioactivity decreases to safe levels.
France pleads for global help after being taken over by Jamaica . No other country comes forward to help the beleaguered nation!
Castro finally dies at age 112; Cuban cigars can now be imported legally, but President Chelsea Clinton has banned all smoking.

George Z. Bush says he will run for President in 2036.

Postal Service raises price of first class stamp to $17.89 and reduces mail delivery to Wednesdays only.

85-year $75.8 billion study: Diet and exercise is the key to weight loss.

Average weight of Americans drops to 250 lbs.
Global cooling blamed for citrus crop failure for third consecutive year in Mexifornia and Floruba.

Japanese scientists have created a camera with such a fast shutter speed they now can photograph a woman with her mouth shut.
Abortion clinics now available in every High School in United States.Senate still blocking drilling in ANWR even though gas is selling for 4532 Pesos per liter and gas stations are only open on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Massachusetts executes last remaining conservative.
Supreme Court rules punishment of criminals violates their civil rights.
Average height of NBA players is now nine feet seven inches with Only 3 illegitimate children.
New federal law requires that all nail clippers, screwdrivers, fly swatters and rolled-up newspapers must be registered by January 2030.

IRS sets lowest tax rate at 75 percent.

Floruba voters still having trouble with voting machines.
Now, send this to whomever you want and as many as you want; then, guess what....NOTHING will happen. No miracles, no money, absolutely nothing, except you might make someone smile or very very scared. I Love This Country!
It's The Government That Scares Me!

George Washington Said

George Washington said "The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. "

WHAT DO YOU THINK, SHOULD WE ALTER THE CONSTITUTION WITH A TERM LIMITS AMENDMENT? Or an Amendment that money contributed for a campaign must come from the contributors in the state in which a candidate is running for office?

Chris Dodd of Connecticutt has been in Washington for 35 years, an ultra liberal, yet he got contributions of abt 4500 dollars from 5 constituents recently from his own state, yet he got over 650,00 dollars from out of state contributors. He can only be successful with out of state money!

POST YOUR COMMENTS!!

Freedom of Speech

Thomas Sowel said "What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don't like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don't expect freedom to survive very long."

Was the DHS in violation of 1st Amendment in issueing the alert about "right wing" extremists?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Tea Parties

What do you think of National (NBC, CBS, ABC, & FOX) Coverage of the Tea Parties?

I was involved in one and I can truly say they were not "ORGANIZED" nor funded by any outside group!

National Media)NBC, CBS, ABC) haven't got a clue!

I am beginning to wonder if leftists/liberals who consider themselves so educated....really are!

The obviously haven't read the Constitution, and have lost touch with the "silent" majority, which is not going to remain silent very much longer. I am afraid we are headed for a violent confrontation between "old fashion" American Values and the Liberal leftists who do not "let a good chrisis go to waste".

What do YOU think?

This is your forum!

Read the Link to this post

DHS being used as a political TOOL!

The Department of Homeland Security has issued an alert saying essentially that law enforcement be aware of returning veterans being possible recruits for Radical groups also an alert aimed at the tea parties.

Do you think this violates your First Amendment Rights. See article here http://tinyurl.com/cpgx6q .

Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

I think this is a threat to free speech by the Obama Administration.

WHAT DO YOU THINK!

Change of FORMAT

I am changing the format of this blog for discussion of today's news and how it relates to the Constitution. For instance, the firing of GM's CEO, was it Constitutionally legal? I don't think so. Under what law did the president Obama have the right to fire him? Another instance is the law passed by the house to retroactively tax bonuses given by a non governmental business at 90%?

The Constitution - Article 1 Section 3&4 DISCUSS

Section 3 - The Senate
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, (chosen by the Legislature thereof,) (The preceding words in parentheses superseded by 17th Amendment, section 1.) for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; (and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies.) (The preceding words in parentheses were superseded by the 17th Amendment, section 2.)
No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.
The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States.
The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.
Section 4 - Elections, Meetings
The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Place of Chusing Senators.
The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall (be on the first Monday in December,) (The preceding words in parentheses were superseded by the 20th Amendment, section 2.) unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day.

The Constitution - Article 1 Section 1

Article I - The Legislative Branch Note
Section 1 - The Legislature
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Section 2 - The House
The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.
No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
(Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.) (The previous sentence in parentheses was modified by the 14th Amendment, section 2.) The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five and Georgia three.
When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.

In regards to the backward tax on executives bonuses

Ex post factoex post facto adj. Formulated, enacted, or operating retroactively. [Med Lat., from what is done afterwards] Source: AHD
In U.S. Constitutional Law, the definition of what is ex post facto is more limited. The first definition of what exactly constitutes an ex post facto law is found in Calder v Bull (3 US 386 [1798]), in the opinion of Justice Chase:
1st. Every law that makes an action done before the passing of the law, and which was innocent when done, criminal; and punishes such action. 2d. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was, when committed. 3d. Every law that changes the punishment, and inflicts a greater punishment, than the law annexed to the crime, when committed. 4th. Every law that alters the legal rules of evidence, and receives less, or different, testimony, than the law required at the time of the commission of the offense, in order to convict the offender.

I will be posting one part of the Constitution each day and would appreciate your comments on each.

Today's discussion is on the Preamble.

What does it mean?

Preamble Note
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Concerned

I am concerned about the continual drift of our country, it's culture, and it's media, and it's leaders, from strict contructionist interpretation of the Constitution.

This Blog is for you to sound off on any issue concerning the degrading situation of the United States Culture and Government and lack of adherence to the Constitution.

Remember.....E. Pluribus Unum.

Cliff