Today the House of Representatives voted to tax the recipients of AIG bonuses to be taxed at 90%. These bonuses were contractual obligations, which were recently approved by Barack Obama and Congress. Now, amid public outcry, the House of Representatives wants to seize this legally acquired money from private citizens with a specific tax.
Did you ever imagine Congress would be writing laws to seize money from specific people? Did you ever imagine, Congress would go after individuals? Today, it is AIG employees. Next time it could be you.
March 16, 2009
Barack Obama Officially Has Gun Rights in His Sights
Look at what is on the official White House Web site. This is Barack Obama's official plan for gun legislation. It is tucked away in his Urban Policy agenda.
Address Gun Violence in Cities: Obama and Biden would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade. Obama and Biden also favor commonsense measures that respect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners, while keeping guns away from children and from criminals. They support closing the gun show loophole and making guns in this country childproof. They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent.
We should assume this statement is carefully worded. Breaking down each part of this statement, one could assume the paragraph expresses the following goals.
- national database of gun serial numbers
- traceable, serial-numbered ammunition linked with a national database of sales data
- ban of high-capacity (>10) magazines for all weapons
- heavy regulations on semi-automatic weapons
- heavy regulation on handguns
- enhanced background checks
- increased waiting periods for gun purchases
- mandatory, built-in electronic gun locks, which require a microchip or PIN to fire the weapon
- outlawing all private person-to-person gun sales
- permanent ban of all weapons deemed to be assault weapons
The scariest term in Obama's gun policy is commonsense measures. Any time someone uses the word commonsense to support his position, you can be sure he has some radical plans that he cannot support with logical arguments. If something is presented as commonsense, the presenter is establishing there is no reason for debate.
Your Second Amendment rights are in serious jeopardy. All it will take is one big school shooting for the Democrats to feel obligated to start banning weapons. Hopefully, nothing like that happens, but it probably will. When it does, look for the most egregious and brazen violation of Second Amendment rights in American History. Once these rights are gone, they may never return.
February 26, 2009
Obama Lied to America About Control
When Barack Obama got elected in November 2008, people across America began to get concerned about the loss of their gun rights. In the weeks after the election, gun stores were filled with shoppers. Guns were flying off the shelves and gun prices increased to match the increased demand. Barack Obama, apparently aware of the Second Amendment worries, came out and said that gunowners have nothing to worry about.
On February 25, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Barack Obama administration plans to pursue a new assault weapons ban. Chairman Obama has been in office just a few weeks, and he has already gone back on his promise to gunowners. In fact, gunowners do have something to worry about. They have a lot to worry about. The Obama administration is openly admitting it intends to violate the Second Amendment.
Even worse, in the fall of 2008, when Obama assured gunowners their rights were not in jeopardy, he knew full well he was going to attack their rights in 2009. He was just simply pacifying gunowners to slow down the rate of gun sales. He probably did not like the idea of people stocking up on weapons before he could have a chance to ban them. Now that Obama finally has the opportunity to ban the guns, he is starting to reveal his intentions.
Even if you do not care about your Second Amendment rights, you should be alarmed by this sort of brazen lying. If Chairman Obama will lie to us about gun rights, he will lie to us about anything. What rights do you cherish? How can you trust Obama not to trample on them?
On February 25, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Barack Obama administration plans to pursue a new assault weapons ban. Chairman Obama has been in office just a few weeks, and he has already gone back on his promise to gunowners. In fact, gunowners do have something to worry about. They have a lot to worry about. The Obama administration is openly admitting it intends to violate the Second Amendment.
Even worse, in the fall of 2008, when Obama assured gunowners their rights were not in jeopardy, he knew full well he was going to attack their rights in 2009. He was just simply pacifying gunowners to slow down the rate of gun sales. He probably did not like the idea of people stocking up on weapons before he could have a chance to ban them. Now that Obama finally has the opportunity to ban the guns, he is starting to reveal his intentions.
Even if you do not care about your Second Amendment rights, you should be alarmed by this sort of brazen lying. If Chairman Obama will lie to us about gun rights, he will lie to us about anything. What rights do you cherish? How can you trust Obama not to trample on them?
February 19, 2009
One Man’s Sign Affects Two of His Civil Rights
According to Bridget Nash of the Enid News and Eagle, Chip Harrison, an Oklahoma City man, was driving on the interstate with a sign in his window. The sign read, “Abort Obama, not the unborn.” The man was pulled over by an Oklahoma City police officer who confiscated the sign. The sign was later returned by the police department, but the Secret Service later visited the man’s house and asked to conduct an informal search. The Secret Service walked through Harrison’s house to determine if Harrison was a threat.
Harrison was unwise in the way he worded his sign, but government overreaction over Chip Harrison’s sign lead to infringements on his First and Fourth Amendment rights. Harrison did get his sign back, and he voluntarily allowed the Secret Service to search his house, but this event should be a warning to all that the reach of government is extensive. Who knows what might have happened to Harrison had he not cooperated with the police and Secret Service. Harrison probably has his own special Secret Service file now, but things could have been much worse for him if he had tried to stand up for his freedom of speech and his right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.
Enid News and Eagle Article
"OKC Officer Pulls Man over for Anti-Obama Sign on Vehicle"
Harrison was unwise in the way he worded his sign, but government overreaction over Chip Harrison’s sign lead to infringements on his First and Fourth Amendment rights. Harrison did get his sign back, and he voluntarily allowed the Secret Service to search his house, but this event should be a warning to all that the reach of government is extensive. Who knows what might have happened to Harrison had he not cooperated with the police and Secret Service. Harrison probably has his own special Secret Service file now, but things could have been much worse for him if he had tried to stand up for his freedom of speech and his right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.
Enid News and Eagle Article
"OKC Officer Pulls Man over for Anti-Obama Sign on Vehicle"
November 7, 2008
A Timely Quote from Samuel Adams
"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!”
-- Samuel Adams
November 6, 2008
Every Black Jimmy Carter Has a Silver Lining
Barack Obama will probably turn out to be the Black Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter was elected after a very controversial administration as a liberal, family values, intellectual Democrat. Does this sound familiar? Of course, people soon realized how poorly suited Carter was for the job, but America was stuck with him for four years.
This four-year period was a time of tremendous inflation, rampant liberalism, foreign policy humiliations, and domestic despair. This period of suffering and malaise forced conservative Democrats to look outside of their party for relief. In 1980, Reagan soundly defeated Carter, ushered in one of the greatest times in American history, and created the gold standard of conservatism.
Since Obama is so much like Carter, one must wonder if Obama's administration will also be a tremendous failure. If it is, maybe Obama will pave the way for another great conservative. Right now, the only potential shinning candidate on a hill is Sarah Palin. If she doesn't rise to the occasion, maybe Jeb Bush can grow a beard, change his name to Jeb Shrubbery, and try to make it through the election before people figure out he has some famous relatives. Beyond that, it will have to be Joe the Plumber, Ted Nugent, or some sort of reanimated Thomas Jefferson zombie. (Great conservatives are hard to come by these days.)
The point is we had to suffer through four years of Carter to get eight years of Reagan and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Maybe Obama will wake up America (a nation which has been asleep since the fall of Baghdad), and we will get to see another great eight years and the fall of the Chinese Communist government and the Soviet Union II, which will probably be established by Vladimir Putin just after Obama takes the oath of office in January.
"Mr. Putin, tear down that wall again."
This four-year period was a time of tremendous inflation, rampant liberalism, foreign policy humiliations, and domestic despair. This period of suffering and malaise forced conservative Democrats to look outside of their party for relief. In 1980, Reagan soundly defeated Carter, ushered in one of the greatest times in American history, and created the gold standard of conservatism.
Since Obama is so much like Carter, one must wonder if Obama's administration will also be a tremendous failure. If it is, maybe Obama will pave the way for another great conservative. Right now, the only potential shinning candidate on a hill is Sarah Palin. If she doesn't rise to the occasion, maybe Jeb Bush can grow a beard, change his name to Jeb Shrubbery, and try to make it through the election before people figure out he has some famous relatives. Beyond that, it will have to be Joe the Plumber, Ted Nugent, or some sort of reanimated Thomas Jefferson zombie. (Great conservatives are hard to come by these days.)
The point is we had to suffer through four years of Carter to get eight years of Reagan and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Maybe Obama will wake up America (a nation which has been asleep since the fall of Baghdad), and we will get to see another great eight years and the fall of the Chinese Communist government and the Soviet Union II, which will probably be established by Vladimir Putin just after Obama takes the oath of office in January.
"Mr. Putin, tear down that wall again."
November 5, 2008
Will Poverty Pimp for Food
With the election of a Black President, the poverty pimps like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are now out of business. You may have noticed Jesse Jackson was not on stage with Obama during his Presidential acceptance speech last night. He was out with the masses with tears in his eyes. We do not know if Jackson was crying because he was happy or sad.
Regardless, the era of Liberal Black victimhood is over. From now on, no one can ever seriously claim that Black people do not have a chance for success in America. Maybe the bright side of this is that Liberal Whites will see the election of a Black President as a purging of guilt. Perhaps, racist Black leaders like Jackson and Sharpton will lose their status and voices. If people do not feel guilty anymore, maybe all of the ridiculous racial garbage in American culture will go out of style or at least be recognized as the joke it is.
Regardless, the era of Liberal Black victimhood is over. From now on, no one can ever seriously claim that Black people do not have a chance for success in America. Maybe the bright side of this is that Liberal Whites will see the election of a Black President as a purging of guilt. Perhaps, racist Black leaders like Jackson and Sharpton will lose their status and voices. If people do not feel guilty anymore, maybe all of the ridiculous racial garbage in American culture will go out of style or at least be recognized as the joke it is.
The Day America Embraced Socialism
On Tuesday, November 04, 2008, America officially embraced Socialism. During much of 2008 government has made sharp intrusions into the private lives of Americans. On Election Day, America had the opportunity to reject or accept this trend. Collectively, America has chosen to accept the march toward Socialism by electing candidates who openly espouse these principles. Most Notably, Barack Obama is a man who is extremely liberal and has been unabashedly Socialist throughout his political career. Now that the voters of America have given Barack Obama their strong support in the form of decisive election victory, America has consciously chosen to embrace Socialism. For all intents and purposes, America is now a Socialist nation. With regards to the American spirit of freedom, this is one of the darkest days in the history of the country. We are the generation of Americans who witnessed liberty die to the sound of thunderous applause.
November 4, 2008
America’s Second Black President
Congratulations to America for electing its second Black President. This honor was first earned by President Bill Clinton, who was elected in 1992. The honorable title was later awarded to President Clinton by, prominent Black author, Toni Morrison in the October 1998 issue of The New Yorker. For the last ten years, the phrase has been repeated over and over and has become one of Bill Clinton’s greatest accomplishments and legacies. Not to be outdone, Barack Obama has now followed in the footsteps of the great Black pioneer from Arkansas. Congratulations, Barack Obama, for becoming America’s second Black President. This is another great moment in history.
October 9, 2008
NSA Listens in on Phone Sex of Troops and Other Americans
The NSA has long been conducting warrantless eavesdropping on innocent American citizens, but things have taken another uncomfortable turn. According to ABC News, NSA whistleblowers are saying NSA employees are using recordings of intercepted phone calls as entertainment.
When travelers, journalists, contract workers, US troops, etc. call their families and friends in America from overseas, the NSA may listen in on the phone call. Sometimes the phone calls are about everyday matters like paying the mortgage and family illnesses, but sometimes the calls are of an intimate nature. Sometimes, couples who have been separated for months miss each other and engage in steamy intimate phone play. Apparently, these calls can get quite entertaining, because NSA employees are allegedly passing recording of these calls around like virtual trading cards.
Imagine if you were overseas and called home to engage in an intimate conversation with your spouse. How would you feel to see a group of NSA employees sitting around laughing about your intimate moments?
This is yet another offense in a long line of government intrusions into the private lives of honest Americans. This abuse of privacy also reveals that the work of the NSA must not be as critical as we are told. If the NSA is diligently monitoring the communications of terrorists, how do they have the time to sit around listening to Americans having phone sex? Every minute those voyeuristic perverts at the NSA spend listening to meaningless ear candy is another minute they cannot be spending listening to terrorists.
When travelers, journalists, contract workers, US troops, etc. call their families and friends in America from overseas, the NSA may listen in on the phone call. Sometimes the phone calls are about everyday matters like paying the mortgage and family illnesses, but sometimes the calls are of an intimate nature. Sometimes, couples who have been separated for months miss each other and engage in steamy intimate phone play. Apparently, these calls can get quite entertaining, because NSA employees are allegedly passing recording of these calls around like virtual trading cards.
Imagine if you were overseas and called home to engage in an intimate conversation with your spouse. How would you feel to see a group of NSA employees sitting around laughing about your intimate moments?
This is yet another offense in a long line of government intrusions into the private lives of honest Americans. This abuse of privacy also reveals that the work of the NSA must not be as critical as we are told. If the NSA is diligently monitoring the communications of terrorists, how do they have the time to sit around listening to Americans having phone sex? Every minute those voyeuristic perverts at the NSA spend listening to meaningless ear candy is another minute they cannot be spending listening to terrorists.
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