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Jill Ewald Like many others have already said, this is a terrible day for our country.
Source: apnews.myway.com
House narrowly passes landmark health care bill
Limited Government This response from Nany Peolosi about sums up, unfortunately, the attitude of many politicians today... We are either a country of laws (democratic-republic) or a county of men (tyranny). If we want to do something that is counter to our laws and/or constitution, change the law first!
Source: blog.heritage.org
When CNS News reporter asked Nancy Pelosi “Madam Speaker, where specifically does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to enact an individual health insurance mandate?,” her response was “Are you serious? Are you serious?”
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It seems the only safe place to get a job is in Washington these days: "...federal agencies will, on average, receive a 57% increase in
appropriated funds from 2008-2010. By contrast, real family incomes
fell by 3.6% last year. There's no recession in Washington."
Source: online.wsj.com
The Wall Street Journal writes that the 2009 budget deficit has clocked in at $1.4 trillion. But while claiming that they plan to cut the deficit in half, House Democrats are moving on a dozen spending bills that total 11.8% in more domestic discretionary increases.
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"It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system, that a single courageous State may if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory,and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country." ~Supreme Court Justice
Louis Brandeis 1932. Unfortunately, the Federal Government wants to ign...ore the lessons to be learned by the States ventures in to State Mandated Health Care... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424
Louis Brandeis 1932. Unfortunately, the Federal Government wants to ign...ore the lessons to be learned by the States ventures in to State Mandated Health Care... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424
Source: online.wsj.com
Despite these state-level failures, President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are pushing forward a slate of similar reforms. Unlike most high-school science fair participants, they seem unaware that the point of doing experiments is to identify what actually works. Instead, they've identif...
Limited Government Seriously... When is enough, ENOUGH?! This list of Federal Government waste is insane...
Source: www.heritage.org
Congress has allowed government employees to spend tax dollars on iPods, jewelry, gambling, exotic dance clubs, and $13,500 steak dinners. If lawmakers cannot even reduce this kind of waste, fraud, and abuse, taxpayers will be less likely to trust them to reform Social Security and Medicare.
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A great link to www.downsizinggovernment.org was provided by Phillip Ewald, here is a post from the site which talks about typical government reaction to a downsizing economy: Give yourself more of the money you stole from the American people! "Considering that the “customer base” for this spending has not
increased–the... number of members of Congress has remained fixed at
535–much of the increased spending would seem to have simply fueled
rising compensation for politicians and their staffers"Read More
increased–the... number of members of Congress has remained fixed at
535–much of the increased spending would seem to have simply fueled
rising compensation for politicians and their staffers"Read More
Source: www.downsizinggovernment.org
”Congress is on the verge of giving itself a bump in its annual budget — even as local governments, families and businesses across the country are tightening their belts in the worst recession in decades,” Politico reports.
Phillip
"This website is designed to help policymakers and the public understand
where federal funds are being spent and how to reform each government
department. It describes the failings of federal agencies and
identifies specific programs to cut."
Source: www.downsizinggovernment.org
The Department of Energy oversees nuclear weapons sites, runs electric utilities, and subsidizes conventional and alternative fuels.
Limited Government There are plans to slip the huge Public-Option Healthcare overhaul through the Senate as an admendment in an unrelated bill. This is a strategic move so that when Senators (who are scared to go against the will of the people, and rightly so) vote cloture, they won't have to vote "for" the public option that Americans don't want but for something else... Ahh Politics, where technicalities reign...
Source: www.wnd.com
Health care and insurance are not "rights." Freedom of speech is a right. A fair trial – in which one is judged by a jury of one's peers – is a right. Protection against government discrimination based on race or religion or against being victimized by unreasonable searches and seizures are rights. ...
Limited Government Anyone read this book?
Source: books.google.com
Ron Paul draws on American history, economics, and fascinating stories from his own long political life to argue that the Fed is both corrupt and unconstitutional. It is inflating currency today at nearly a Weimar or Zimbabwe level, a practice that threatens to put us into an inflationary depression...
Source: www.pjtv.com
PJTV is an Internet TV channel that brings conservative, center-right and libertarian viewers the people, information and opinions that the mainstream media do not want us to hear.
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Short, sweet, and to the point: 'Just a week ago, Ms Pelosi
tearfully said, "...our country is great because people can say what
they think and they believe. But I also think that they have to take
responsibility for any incitement that they may cause." Madam
Speaker, we await your leadership on rooting out those who inci...ted the
violence at the G20 Summit, so that they may be held responsible for
their actions.'Read More
tearfully said, "...our country is great because people can say what
they think and they believe. But I also think that they have to take
responsibility for any incitement that they may cause." Madam
Speaker, we await your leadership on rooting out those who inci...ted the
violence at the G20 Summit, so that they may be held responsible for
their actions.'Read More
Source: www.americanthinker.com
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"If the President of the United States could do that [add millions to government healthcare without increasing the deficit], it is hard to
imagine what he would do as an encore. Walking on water would be an
anticlimax."
Source: www.realclearpolitics.com
Many years ago, as a small child, I was told one of those old-fashioned fables for children. It was about a dog with a bone in his mouth, who was walking on a log across a stream.
Limited Government "When was the last time a journalist asked a question about federalism in a presidential debate? Answer: 1960."
Source: blog.heritage.org
Jill Ewald I thought that I should share this here for anyone that may not know about it.
Source: www.opencongress.org
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