Really...

“Upon the altar of God I pledge eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man ”
~Thomas Jefferson  
There was a time in America when our elected officials were held to a higher standard than the rest of the populace.  Unfortunately that time has passed.  In 1797 William Blount was impeached for concocting a plan to incite the Creek and Cherokee Indians to aid the British in conquering the Spanish territory of West Florida; today this sort of thing is common practice.  Some have even suggested that our U.S. government was the one to give the training and equipment to Osama Bin Laden in order to help with our efforts in the Middle East.  In 1873, a judge by the name of Mark Delahay was impeached for being a drunkard.  But we currently have a president that admittedly used cocaine, marijuana, and 'thought' about trying heroin.  In 1926, a federal judge was impeached for abusive treatment of lawyers and litigants appearing before him.  On November 3, 1989, Walter Nixon was impeached for lying under oath before a grand jury.  Then, just a decade later on February 12, 1999, Bill Clinton was acquitted because it depended on "what your definition of is... is."  Later on, it was alleged that Bill Clinton sold nuclear secrets to china. And Senator Barney Frank admitted to running a male prostitution ring. 
Why are we the American people settling for such poor morals in our leaders?  Is this really what we have come to accept as normal?  Morals filter down in society, they never filter up.  If you have a good, compassionate leader, you have happy calm citizens; if you have a wicked leader you end up with angry citizens.  Morals filter down in the large political system as well as through the smaller family system.

For us to continue to accept these type of people as leaders means that we as a people no longer have morals, we no longer have ideals that we hold sacred, we no longer have the ability to change our own world.  Instead we allow our selves to be ruled by the slime, by the filth, and by the wicked.  We the people have embraced acceptance, coddled conformity, and boldly knelt as no American has knelt before.  Good job. 

Blog Stage 6

Pick A Side Already

According to the ancient philosopher Aristotle, “Nature abhors a vacuum.”

If religion has no place guiding a nation let us look at a true historical comparison.  In France, shortly after America gained its independence, they too began a revolution.  They removed God from their equation and as a result they have gone through more than a dozen constitutions.  Their god became ‘reason,’ and reason is where man received his rights.  When society dictates what is right and what is wrong, some sad things become true… 

1, Hitler was right, because the German people loved him. 

2, If I help the little old lady across the street or run her over with my car it makes no difference if the majority of people agree.

3, The purpose of life is nonexistent.

In such a system morals become flexible, people do whatever feels good, and people lose their heads. 

In the United States we are founded as a nation under God.  If religion has no place in government, then why did it work so well for so long?  In France the lack of God at the government level has led them through a number of constitutional failures.  (1791, 1793, 1795, 1799, 1802, 1804, 1814, 1815, 1830, 1848, 1852, 1875, 1940, 1945, 1946)  And on the other hand, the nation born from the idea, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This has lasted more than two hundred years.  If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.  There is not a single revolution in history that worked out as well as it did for the United States.

Religion is not just the right flavor of faith, or a belief in the afterlife, it is a viewpoint by which all of our actions are influenced.  It is where we get the ideas of right and wrong.  It is what gave the world direction since time began.  

Yes, making abortion illegal is forcing a belief upon a people.  However, what person in Washington does things with no regard for self.  Better yet, what self-sufficient person does things without any self-regard? And yes morality should be defined in its most basic terms of life, liberty and security.  But where would you find those morals if you completely remove religion from the equation?  You find them in the corruptible uncertain wavering standards of person to person, and eventually… you end up eating cake. There is no difference between illegal abortion affecting a percentage of the population and the removal of prayer from schools.  If it is right then it is right, and if it is wrong then it is wrong, but as a society let us keep things consistent.  

When you understand why this country was founded by the English to begin with, you realize that the reason that we have a country is because people were trying to flee from religious persecution.  England basically told the early settlers that if they didn’t like how things were, with the king’s specific breed of religion being forced upon them, then they could get out.  So what is wrong with that theory today?  If you want to live in a country that was founded upon religious persecution, religious principles, and by so gave us the right to choose toe either believe or  not to believe in “God”  then I guess you have the right to get out. 

Obama is Going Around Congress to Pass Portions of his Jobs Plan (NOT AN ASSIGNMENT!!!!)

I came across this article on Yahoo News about Obama's new dictatorship. He is bypassing Congress because they won't give him what he wants.
"We can no longer wait for Congress to do its job,' Obama said. "So where Congress won't act, I will."
If I'm not mistaken that's a dictatorship, Obama. He also said that Republicans in Congress 'aren't getting the message'. Maybe because they know a dictator when they see one.
There are numerous occasions where Obama has either walked out of debt talks or vetoed bills because he didn't get what he wants. He then turns around and blames Republicans, Bush, technology, a Japanese earthquake, and Ronald Reagan for all the country's heartache and sorrow.  And along with everything else, Obama believes that the Constitution is flawed....how do you swear to uphold and protect the Constitution if you find it flawed?? You can promise to change the constitution if you find it flawed. You can promise to change the laws if they are flawed, but Mr. President your policies are flawed. Your polices do not work, have not worked, will not work. And if I remember correctly, Mr. President, you said if your polices do not work, you would be a one term president. Instead you just take your ball and go home cause you don't like how the other kids on the block play... tough titty said the kitty, but the milk's still good. All the other presidents had to operate within the boundaries of the law...what makes you any different? Why don't checks and balances apply to you? Why do you need more time???


Obama bypasses Congress
Constitution is Flawed
Obama Blames...
One Term President

Conclusive Long-Term Effects of Income Tax in the United States

Income tax makes up a large portion of tax revenue. However, it is a relatively new concept in terms of American history. There was no income tax law in the United States until 1862, where congress passed the first income tax law in order to help fund civil war efforts. The concept of income tax was only introduced in a time of war. However, income tax went in and out of effect through the years until 1913 when it became a permanent fixture in the United States Constitution; despite the fact that less than twenty years earlier the U.S. Supreme Court ruled income tax unconstitutional.  Up to that point, the national government relied on various sales taxes and the economy flourished under those circumstances.
The simple economics show us that in a hypothetical society where there is 100% income tax and everything is provided: people are less likely to work hard, create, invent, and innovate.  The lack of any one of these things could lead to a stunted economy.  On the other hand, consider a society where there is no income tax.  The more money that an average household has, the more goods they buy.  More goods production equals more job growth.  This is a constant cycle.  A true consumer based market allows room for innovation and change.  In the first society, the lack of a consumer based market, leaves no room for change.  The idea of this is how it has always been prevails.
With that in mind, with our high national unemployment rate, national debt situation, and failing economy; doesn't a national sales tax make more sense than income tax?  Coupled with stricter social assistance policies; a national sales tax would force our economy to bloom.  It would force the employable that are on social programs to get a job to produce goods to stimulate the economy. We could truly change the way things are.
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Jesse Jackson Jr., Constitution be Damned.....wait, what? (NOT AN ASSIGNMENT!!)

I found this article this morning and it really grinds my gears to hear an 'American' blatantly make ridiculous statements about our president, economy, and next year's election. So junior here, believes that Mr. Obama idealizes Abraham Lincoln; because he feels that Abraham Lincoln was fighting against states in rebellion, however Lincoln wasn't fighting states in rebellion he was fighting for human rights as he saw it from his religious viewpoint.
Junior also compares the congress now to the congress of Abe Lincoln's time AND that congress is now 'determined to wreck or ruin at all costs".
He believes in a 'direct hiring' of 15 million unemployed Americans at $40,000 a head which is some 600 billion dollars in a another stimulus plan. And then just another 104 billion to bail out the states...that brings it to 704 billion dollars so far. AND for ANOTHER 104 billion, we bail out the CITIES. At a cost of 808 BILLION we put to work 15 million people for the government.  He has already spent 11 trillion dollars on 'helping to stimulate the economy' and the economy is worse than it's EVER BEEN and Mr. Jackson thinks we should go around congress, our checks and balance system, and around the constitution.  But correct me if I'm wrong here, if Obama does that won't that make him a dictator??
Democrats will do anything to keep their precious "prodigy" in office....even Suspend elections.

Link to article: Mr. Jackson...are you for real?

Ron Paul calls out Hernam Cain.....like a gangster (NOT AN ASSIGNMENT!)

I came across this article the other day and it tickled me so much, I thought I'd share it with my fellow classmates. As many of you may know, the 2012 election is everywhere already and it's not even November 2011 yet. I have been watching the candidates and listening to what they are saying and at first, I will admit, I liked Herman Cain (BUT NOT AS MUCH AS RON PAUL). He seemed like a smart guy, until he started saying stuff like we shouldn't audit the federal reserve and "...everybody knows everything about the fed". And Ron Paul called him out about it at the debate. Of course Cain denied calling anyone "ignorant" and the such. So without further ado, here is a link to the article with the actual video. ENJOY!

LINK: Debate Video

FBI.....Frettin' the Small Stuff

I came across  Alex Jones' blog, for those of you who don't know he is a radio host/investigative journalist/documentary filmmaker in Austin. It is interesting because it talks about the U.S. government raiding and confiscating wood from India at the Gibson factories in Memphis and Nashville Tennessee. The FBI had a warrant based on IT'S INTERPRETATION of India's laws. Apparently, Gibson violated India's export law. So they raided the factories and took the "evidence". I think that the government is trying to deindustrialize us. With the list of 4,000 new regulations by the EPA (928 new regulations within the past two years), along with all the other hoops you have to jump through our country is going down in flames. We are pushing more and more for 'big government', but I don't think anyone actually realizes what that means. If you believe that "redistributing the wealth' is a good thing, well I hate to break it to ya but you're a socialist. This can't go on very much longer, America. We are losing our freedoms everyday and nobody cares.
Everyone has heard of Gibson and probably seen at least one of their guitars before. The types of wood Gibson uses is mahogany, spruce, maple and holly from Canada, the Pacific Northwest and the Northeast. Now I'm no wood connoisseur or anything like that, but my instinct tells me that you can't just take any ol' piece of wood and make a guitar out of it AND expect it to sound halfway decent. In the warehouse where the guitars are kept there are misters in the ceilings to keep the inside of the building at 45% humidity.
Now with all that said, it sounds to me like the government is going out of it's way to blast you in the butt anyway they can. They will force you to use lower quality materials whether it leaves your company screwed or not. If they can get you to go out of business, even better. The government is operating under the guise of 'helping us'; when they're really not. Here's some advice America: Great minds don't think alike, great minds think for themselves.

Link for article: Alex Jones
Link for resources I used:4,000 New EPA Regulations, Making a Gibson