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The Law by Frederic Bastiat: Liberty and the Government
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Group one: These are the
achievers, those who strive, work hard and are rewarded with
the fruits of their toil.
Group two: The non-achievers.
This group seldom exerts the extra effort required to rise
above their station and attain their perceived goals. They
are dissatisfied with their lot in life and spend much of
their lives in envy of the achievers.
Group three: This segment
consists of those who contribute absolutely nothing, yet
demand equity based on the labor and achievement of society
as a whole.
Of these three groups,
some ride bicycles, some drive
Chevys and Fords and others drive Cadillac’s. Some just
don’t.
That’s just the way it is.
In our Republic we have a
Constitution and a Bill of Rights. These are the
cornerstones on which our Republic was founded. Within this
framework are three guarantees, the right to Life, Liberty
and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Man’s life, liberty and
property are held sacred and protected by this
constitutional framework and the government is simply an
extension of mans basic rights. Any attempt to engage in
the confiscation or the conscription of the fruit of one
mans labor, by either man or government, in order to provide
goods or service to another is an act of illegal plunder and
as such should be protested and resisted by all.
And so on to the issues of “Cap and Trade” and
“Government Health Care”.
Whether or not each of these
issues may or may not have perceived benefits in the eye of
the beholder is not the question or the issue. The question
is, “Are they acts of illegal plunder?” and “Are they in
defiance of the very Constitution and Bill of Rights this
country was founded on?” The simple and unequivocal answer
in each of these instances is a resounding yes.
As such they should be
resisted to the extreme. Call your congressman, your
senators, your representatives, your family, your friends
and your neighbors and stop this madness.
If love of country and our way of life are not enough to
instill a sense of reason
The national debt as of this
years budget is an estimated five times the
amount of last years budget. All within one year. With
Health Care and Cap and Trade this number will rise
exponentially.
Do we want to place our faith
and trust in the same people who ran the railroads into
oblivion, who oversee our failing Postal System, the Barny
Franks and Senator Dodd who ran oversight on Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac which triggered our current state of economy, to
those entrusted with our Social Security program, Medicaid
and Medicare who have voted themselves exempt? Do we want
these folks to control our very livelihood and well being?
Our
Judeo-Christian Nation
On April 6th of this year the President traveled half way around the
globe and made several speeches, in one of which he referred to the
United States as having the largest Muslim population. In Turkey he
proclaimed that the United States was NOT a Judeo-Christian Nation.
This may be his belief. However, it should be pointed out that, as in
many instances, "The Anointed One" may be in error.
Watch this video as Congressman Forbes asks the questions "Did America
ever consider itself a Judeo-Christian nation?" and "If America was
once a Judeo-Christian nation, when did it cease to be?" on the floor
of the U
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Protesters:
We’re ‘taxed enough already’ Joan Pringle,
April 21, 2009 - 11:08 AM
Close
to 600 people showed up at one time or another
for the six-hour Anacortes Tea Party Protest at
the corner of Commercial Avenue and 12th Street
on April 15.
“It was
very well-attended; much more than we ever
expected,” said Mary Stevens, who helped
organize the event with her husband Andy
Stevens.
The
protest was part of the National TEA (Taxed
Enough Already) Party that occurred in cities
throughout the country on Tax Day, the deadline
for filing federal income tax returns.
By the
end of the local protest, 587 people had signed
rosters being passed around during the protest.
Mary figures there were about 50 more who showed
up but didn’t sign up.
People
cycled throughout the day, she said, coming and
going and leaving their signs behind for others
to use.
Some of
those signs referenced taxes — such as one that
read “Born Free but taxed to death!” — while
another spoke directly to state legislators —
“Attn: Washington, you have run out of our
money!”
Other
signs read “Stimulate Business NOT Government”
and “Obama’s the pirate holding your grandkids’
future hostage” in reference to the federal
economic stimulus bill. A few people seemed to
have slightly different agendas such as one man
holding a sign that read “I’ll keep my money and
guns, you keep your ‘change.’”
While
Andy Stevens said one beef he had with the
government was over concessions to the United
Nations and foreign powers, Mary complained that
many legislators voted for the stimulus bill
without reading it and with most citizens
against it.
Besides
the good turnout, Mary Stevens said the group
was getting an overwhelming response from
passers-by. Many honked, waved and gave the
protesters the thumbs up.
“This is
an absolutely nonpartisan effort to get our
representatives to represent us,” Mary said.
The
Stevenses also organize the “Patriots Corner”
demonstrations each Sunday on the northwest
corner of the intersection.
Mount Vernon protestors join in
nationwide anti-tax demonstration
Aaron Burkhalter:
Skagit Valley Herald, April 16, 2009 - 10:52 AM
MOUNT
VERNON — The letters T-E-A stood for more than
just a leaf-infused beverage to the crowds of
people standing on all four corners at Riverside
Drive and College Way on Wednesday afternoon.
The letters also became a handy acronym for the
crowd’s sentiment: Taxed Enough Already.
A crowd
Skagit residents stood at the intersection from
12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, protesting big
government, stimulus spending and corporate
bailouts. It was just one of many events
organized across the country to coincide with
Tax Day.
Participants strung tea bags onto their hats and
painted pictures of teacups on picket signs,
echoing a December day in 1773 when colonists
threw tea into Boston Harbor.
“The tea
party has been taken as symbolism for social
upheaval,” said John Swapp, 54, of
Sedro-Woolley, holding a sign that stated, “We
will not be socialists.”
Swapp,
like many others holding signs to a stream of
honking cars, said the government no longer
acknowledges his viewpoint.
“We work
hard, we pay lots and lots of taxes, and I’m
beginning to fear and distrust my government,”
Swapp said. “I think I’m not listened to or
respected by the government.”
Skagit
Democrats largely ignored the protests. Jack de
Yonge, a Democratic activist from Concrete,
dismissed the tea protesters he said were from a
“reactionary wing” of the Republican Party.
“It’s to
be expected, and it’s basically meaningless,” de
Yonge said. “You can’t have a civilization
without taxes, you can’t have schools without
taxes, police, firemen, the list goes on.”
Glenn
Bordner, former chair of the Skagit County
Democrats, said that while the protesters may be
reacting to major Republican losses in the last
election, their anger may be misdirected.
“(President George) Bush didn’t give us smaller
government, he gave us larger government; he
didn’t give us less spending, he gave us more
spending,” Bordner said. “No one likes taxes,
but we have to fund education, we have to fund
highways and the infrastructure we need.”
Bordner
said the protests were largely promoted by Fox
News and Rush Limbaugh, and not a grassroots
movement.
But to
Laura Burt-Thorpe, the organizer for the Mount
Vernon demonstration, the protest was a long
time coming and fueled by a grassroots core of
people fed up with big government.
Burt-Thorpe said she was overwhelmed by the
response to her local event. She came dressed as
Betsy Ross, wearing a colonial-style dress with
a white bonnet and carried red, white and blue
fabric draped over her arm.
“There’s
so many people that want to get on board with
us,” Burt-Thorpe said. “I had no idea I’d get
the response for something like this.”
Burt-Thorpe organized the event in Mount Vernon
after attending a Seattle protest last month.
She said many people would turn out for events
if they didn’t have to drive to a major city.
And if College Way around lunchtime on Wednesday
was any indication, she was right.
Protesters lined all four corners of the streets
with signs reading “No to socialism,” “I am not
your ATM”
and “Give me liberty, not debt.”
In
addition to encouraging people to stand on the
corner with signs, she brought a large black
barrel painted with flames for people to “burn”
mock stimulus bills.
Burt-Thorpe wrote “Stimulus” on a sheet of paper
and tore it into pieces as she threw it in the
barrel.
“The
government is out of control,” she said. “For
years I’ve said we need a Boston Tea Party.”
Burt-Thorpe also took names and contact
information for those who attended, saying that
this would be the first of many events for the
new generation of tea protesters.
Representative
Norma Smith, 10th Legislative District:
Support of our Tea Party!
April 13th, 2009
This is the first, and only I might add, letter from
an elected public official sent, unsolicited, to our group in recognition and
support of the Tax Day Tea Party. Norma Smith will continue to
receive my vote and support. Kudos to Ms. Smith.
Good afternoon!
I understand that on April 15th,
you and others will be advocating for “no new taxes” from your
government. I enthusiastically support your efforts, especially
in this difficult economy, where real people are struggling and
need relief.
Habitual overspending by leadership in Washington state paired
with our national economic situation has us facing what is now
projected to be an almost 9 billion dollar budget deficit. We
must prioritize the way we use our valuable taxpayer dollars, and
minimize the impact we have on essential services. Our focus must
be on leaving earnings in the hands of our families, businesses
and individuals. More taxes will only discourage growth in the
private sector, and hurt those already struggling right now.
Thank you for your involvement in the process and for letting your
voice be heard on such a critical issue for our families and
communities. Please keep in touch.
I
listened to the cuts on this album and they are excellent. I
immediately went Online and purchased the album. I'll be playing it at
our Tea Party and at our weekly "Support Our Troops" vigil, something
we've been doing every Sunday for over 400 consecutive weeks.
This is a great album with a great message and
should be a consideration for any of your Patriotic Events, or just
easy listening.
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Webmaster: Andy Stevens
GRAMMY
NOMINEE REVIVES ROUSING AMERICAN ANTHEMSteve Vaus
Will 'TAKE AMERICA BACK' Get Him Blacklisted Again?
"I still get chills when I hear the original timeless version of
the song. But Vaus' reworked rendition speaks to the hearts and
souls of Americans who are genuinely suffering today because their
country, and everything good about it, is being taken away from
them. This is truly a song for our times."
STEVE VAUS, whose anthem "WE
MUST TAKE AMERICA BACK" got him blacklisted by the
recording industry 17 years ago, has re-recorded the song with
updated lyrics for 2009 -- and, this time, he believes, nothing can
silence his haunting and inspirational track.
In 1992, Vaus signed a recording contract with RCA. The resulting
CD was called "WE
MUST TAKE AMERICA BACK," and the song struck a chord with
listeners.
The track rocketed onto the BILLBOARD TOP 100 CHART. It was the
most requested song at many radio stations coast-to-coast. Vaus'
star was rising. He was immediately put out on a nationwide tour.
But, complaints from a handful of big-city radio stations about
the conservative, patriotic nature of the song, prompted RCA,
inexplicably and inconceivably, to pull the CD off the radio and out
of stores. Vaus' tour was cancelled, days after it began. In fact,
the week Vaus was dropped, the song was still climbing the charts.
It was number 56 still with a bullet. RCA received thousands of
phone calls from outraged listeners but they refused to reconsider
and subsequently prohibited Vaus from re-recording or re-releasing
the song for five years.
"Being gagged like that, I was devastated. Particularly because
in the same timeframe the ACLU made headlines defending the rights
of other recording artists to sing about killing cops and violent
sexual acts. But they had no interest in defending my right to sing
about God and country," said Vaus. "But now, with updated lyrics,
that reflect my frustration and anger with where America is headed,
the song is more relevant than ever. It is a rallying cry. And in
this age of instant internet downloads and podcasts there's no
record company or radio station that can block it."
Vaus was nominated for Grammy Awards in 2007 & 2008 for his BUCK
HOWDY family music cds CHICKENS and AROUND THE CAMPFIRE
President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress have gone on a
spending and debt spree that the country cannot afford. As a
result, a spontaneous grassroots movement is emerging from
every corner of the nation with a message for Congress and the
president: Stop spending us into an inevitable spiral of debt
and higher taxes … now!
To that end, groups of Americans will be meeting in towns and
cities across the nation on April 15 for “Tax Day Tea Parties”
(think Boston Tea Party, not biscuits and fine English china).
These “Ten Tax Facts” are our effort to make sure the American
people are well- informed as they gather together to express
their concern about the direction Washington is headed.
#1 .Under the Obama budget, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
projects that the national debt will double over the next five
years; and it will triple over the next 10 years to $17.3
trillion.
#2. Under the Obama budget, CBO projects that the national
debt will soar over the next 10 years from 40 percent of GDP
today to a shocking 82.4 percent. (Ronald Reagan left office
with the national debt at 42 percent of GDP).
#3. The president’s budget also states that total federal
borrowing will grow by $2.7 trillion this year alone, an
increase of 27 percent in one year!
#4. The budget President Obama proposes for this year
increases federal spending by an incredible 34 percent over
the previous year, with a total of $4 trillion in federal
spending, the highest ever.
#5. The federal budget deficit (not the national debt) would
reach $1.845 trillion this year, according to the CBO, the
highest ever. That would be more than seven times Reagan’s
largest budget deficit of $221 billion, which caused so much
consternation among Reagan’s critics.
#6. The CBO estimates that this Obama budget deficit will
total an astounding 13.1 percent of GDP, more than one-eighth
of the entire U.S. economy, for the federal budget deficit
alone! Under George Bush, the federal deficit for 2008 was 3.2
percent of GDP. The deficit for fiscal year 2007, in the last
budget adopted when Congress was controlled by Republican
majorities, was $162 billion, or 1.2 percent of GDP.
#7. The Obama budget also includes $1 trillion in tax
increases on the upper 5 percent of income earners, mostly tax
rate increases. But the top 5 percent of income earners
already pays 60 percent of all income taxes.
#8. The Obama budget projects that revenues from the corporate
income tax will more than double in 3 years, increasing, in
fact, by more than 124 percent.
#9. Another $645 billion tax increase comes from President
Obama’s anti-global warming cap and trade system, which is
essentially an energy tax on the production and use of carbon
energy, such as oil, natural gas, and coal.
#10. While the Obama administration claims to have cut $2
trillion from the budget over 10 years, fully $1.5 trillion of
those “cuts” actually represents the troop drawdown in Iraq,
which was already scheduled to occur under the Bush
administration. Of the remaining $500 billion in budget
“savings,” fully $311 billion is categorized as “interest
savings” but is actually an additional tax increase on upper
income earners.
It’s not as if you can’t stimulate economic growth while at
the same time cutting government spending. President Reagan
did it. Reagan adopted budget cuts soon after he entered
office equal to close to 5 percent of the federal budget at
the time. Even with his defense buildup, total federal
spending declined from a high of 23.5 percent of GDP in 1983
to 21.3 percent in 1988 and 21.2 percent in 1989. That’s a 10
percent real reduction in the size of government relative to
the economy. Reagan’s policies conquered inflation and started
a 25-year period of economic growth, which would look awfully
good today.
Advertise your event with the people you know and trust you
the most: your friends and family via email. Make your email
short, personal and to the point. Ensure they know what you
need from them and make sure it has perfect spelling and
grammar. Provide them with guidance if they can't attend and
that you need them to pass the email on the at least 10 or
more people.
If
you have a website, provide details about what needs to be
done. If you need somebody to post flyers, for example, let
them know. You need to let people know what kind of help you
need. Be specific in your needs and how long.
Make a distribution list of people helping you. This is easy
to do with most email applications. Email your contacts once
a week with updates and keep it positive; don't kill them
with emails... keep it to once a week. Keep them in the
loop, they deserve it.
Ask them for feedback. The best ideas will come from them
and the majority of your success certainly will. You need to
engage them and their vast array of talent.
Identify those who are internet savvy. These folks can help
your 'digital store front' be a success.... or not. There
are many IT folks who can make big changes in the twenty
first century and they're on your side. Engage them and use
their talents.
Get volunteers to identify local internet forums and chat
rooms to advertise your event. Local colleges, papers and
television outlets will sponsor political forums to
advertise your event. Ensure you have a consistent, positive
message.
Never engage in negative conversations with those who oppose
you. Always keep your message focused on the principles of
our republic and freedom of speech and you will attain
victory in 100% of your discussions.
Contact your
Congressman
or
Senator or
the
Whitehouse
e-Mail, phone or fax. "Say No to Nationalized
Health Care"
Call the Congressional Toll-Free Switchboard:
1-866-340-9281 Here are some important Washington
State phone numbers where you can voice your opinion:
·Governor -
(360) 902-4111
·Senate
majority leader - (360) 786-7604
·House
speaker - (360) 786-7920
·Toll-free
legislative hotline - 1-800-562-6000
·Dan
Kristiansen, Rep - (360) 786-7967
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Close
to 600 people showed up at one time or another
for the six-hour Anacortes Tea Party Protest at
the corner of Commercial Avenue and 12th Street
on April 15.
MOUNT
VERNON — The letters T-E-A stood for more than
just a leaf-infused beverage to the crowds of
people standing on all four corners at Riverside
Drive and College Way on Wednesday afternoon.
The letters also became a handy acronym for the
crowd’s sentiment: Taxed Enough Already.
and “Give me liberty, not debt.” 
I
listened to the cuts on this album and they are excellent. I
immediately went Online and purchased the album. I'll be playing it at
our Tea Party and at our weekly "Support Our Troops" vigil, something
we've been doing every Sunday for over 400 consecutive weeks.
This is a great album with a great message and
should be a consideration for any of your Patriotic Events, or just
easy listening.
