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Yarmuth stumbles into the truth

By on August 31, 2010 in Big Government, Elections 1

Every line of thought moves toward a logical conclusion.

But few ever carry their thinking far enough to grasp the ultimate ramifications of their ideas. In a recent radio interview, Congressman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) inadvertently walked right up to the edge of the cliff waiting for those who hold to the progressive notion of a “living breathing” Constitution.

Yarmuth appeared on Mandy Connell’s show on WHAS in Louisville the morning of Aug. 27. During a discussion on the federal health care bill, Connell asked Yarmuth where he believes Congress gets the authority to require every American to purchase health insurance.

Predictably, Yarmuth appealed to the commerce clause.

So Connell asked the logical follow-up question: what can’t the federal government do if it can mandate citizens to buy a product?

In a candid moment, Yarmuth provided a revealing answer.

“It really doesn’t prohibit the government from doing virtually anything – the federal government. So I don’t know the answer to your question, because I am not sure there is anything under current interpretation of the commerce clause that the government couldn’t do.”

Wow.

Then the Democrat from Louisville tried to backtrack.

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Constitutional Platform or Just the Best that Money can Buy?

By on June 24, 2010 in Elections, Republocrats 0

Let’s backup a few years.

In 1992, people had had enough of the Republican agenda and Democrat Bill Clinton proved to be the candidate that made the most and best sounding promises that resulted in the Best President that money could buy. He also proved to be one of the most immoral presidents. Under Bill Clinton, Freddie and Fannie were launched and we are now seeing and paying to learn how well that failed among other things!

In 2000, people had had enough of the Democrat agenda and Republican George W Bush proved to be the candidate that made the most and best sounding promises that resulted in the Best President that money could buy. George W. Bush increased our national debt, worked diligently to take away our privacy and freedoms with the Patriot Act, he also insured that our military industrial complex stayed profitable by sending American troops to Afghanistan and Iraq!

By the time 2008 rolled around people were angry and fed up with the Republican agenda and Barack Hussein Obama proved to be the candidate that made the most and best sounding promises that resulted in the Best President that money could buy. Mr. Obama made promises to get our troops out of Iraq, that has not happened, he made promises about a transparent government, that has not happened, he has bailed out banks, auto industries, wall street and more all with taxpayers money, he has managed to stuff unconstitutional healthcare down our throats, he does not have the American flag present at press conferences.

So, now, people are fed up with the Democrat agenda and we are approaching another election on November 2, 2010. Are we now convinced that a Republican is the solution again? Be interesting to see if we have learned anything or if we will continue the insanity of repeating the same things and expecting different results. Will we once again prove to select the candidate that makes the most and best sounding promises that result in the Best Governor that money could buy, the Best Attorney General that promises and money can buy, the Best Secretary of State that promises and money can buy, the best judges, state senators and representatives that promises and money can buy or are we angry enough to realize that this has not worked and seek a Constitutional platform by electing only candidates that will make their allegiance to the Constitution greater than party politics or self.. Our insanity has continued for over 100 years and the results surely speak volumes of failure! What do we have to lose by adhering to what our founder’s envisioned and trying a Constitutional platform?

Have you had enough yet??

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Disclose This!

By on June 18, 2010 in Commentary, Elections, Liberty 1

So the DISCLOSE Act is making headlines these days – and so is the NRA. Here’s what Hans von Spakovsky had to say on the Heritage Foundation blog:

Just as opposition was building in the House to the unconstitutional and burdensome DISCLOSE Act, which is intended to help Democrats in the November election by stifling the political speech of corporations and many non-profit advocacy organizations (but not unions), the National Rifle Association has apparently sold out.

Politico and others are reporting that the NRA has reached a deal to withdraw its opposition to the bill in exchange for an exemption for the NRA from its disclosure provisions. The exemption would apply to “organizations which have qualified as having tax exempt status under section 501(c)(4) of the tax code for each of the 10 years prior to making a campaign-related disbursement, that had 1 million or more dues-paying members in the prior calendar year, that had members in each of the 50 states, that received no more than 15 percent of their total funding from corporations or labor organizations, and that do not use any corporate or union money to pay for their campaign-related expenditures.”

There aren’t too many organizations that will fit within this exemption, but I understand the NRA thinks it is one of those that will. This exemption will not apply to small, less powerful 501(c)(4) organizations, which will be hit the hardest by the onerous, burdensome, and expensive disclosure requirements of the DISCLOSE Act, but it will apply to the large, well-funded and well-connected NRA.

After reading the act, it just reaffirms the position of the Tenth Amendment Center as an organization. a) We are For Profit – meaning, we’re not a 501c3 c4 527 or anything. We refuse to partner with the Federal Government – accepting its bribe of lower taxes – and accepting the risk that what we do will be restricted by their rules.

and…b) Our activism efforts are focused at a state level – so you won’t be seeing TAC ads on federal candidates. Why? Because no matter who wins in 2010 or 2012 or 20-whatever, I can promise you this – government will continue to grow.

So, while this act is obviously another constitutional violation, it won’t affect groups like TAC – while there aren’t many – because we’ve taken the position that the federal government is already a lost cause.

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Let the Cleanup Process Begin

By on June 15, 2010 in Activism, Elections 1

Are you among the growing multitude of Americans that are fedup with tax and spend government; fedup with out of control government; fedup with corrupt government; and fedup with dishonest government?  Let the Cleanup Process Begin!

The first item to consider will be to elect representatives that will make their allegiance to the Constitution greater than party politics or self.  Anything less is just repeating what has not worked for over 100 years.  Let the Cleanup Process Begin

With representatives making their allegiance to the Constitution greater than party politics or self, we can then begin the process of restoring our founder’s vision of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights including the Tenth Amendment.  Let the Cleanup Process Begin.

A government without limits is tyranny and the Tenth Amendment is a check and balance on limits

Take a moment and check out the above link “10-4 Pledge”.  This Tenth Amendment pledge is for anyone seeking a public office.  Make some copies and hand them to candidates at rallies you attend.  Let the Cleanup Process Begin

Thomas Jefferson called the Tenth Amendment a keystone to the Constitution.   

“Whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force; where powers are assumed by the federal government which have not been delegated by the Constitution, a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy.” James Madison, & Thomas Jefferson, Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions, 1798

We are well aware that we are drifting farther and farther from what our Founders intended and closer and closer to a socialist agenda.  Any candidate not willing to Pledge to restore our Founder’s vision of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, including the Tenth Amendment, merely represents more of the same garbage that has mired us, our children and their children in debt, corruption and dishonesty.  WHY would you even consider voting for someone of that caliber again!  Let the Cleanup Process Begin.

Signed Pledges can be emailed to lmoe47@gmail.com  or sent via USPS to:

Minnesota Tenth Amendment Center, 8660 Grospoint Ave S, Cottage Grove, MN  55016

cross-posted from the Minnesota Tenth Amendment Center

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The People’s Action speaks Loudly

By on May 24, 2010 in Elections 1

The People have surely made their actions known in the recent primary elections. A 30 year career party switching politician from Pennsylvania was dumped, a Republican party establishment figure and Secretary of State from Kentucky was trounced …beaten badly by a TEA party advocate

Although this surely is a good sign, we still have a long way to go. Keep in mind that for at least the last century we have been herded around by alternating shifts of Democrats and Republicans, with absolutely nothing changing but the names. The only sure thing demonstrated is that our elected representatives are some of the best liars that money can buy. I can only speak for myself, but I find representatives of this caliber very difficult to believe or trust anymore.

The recent primary elections should surely put the establishment on notice that We the People are actually working to take our government back! We the People are angry about out of control government arrogance, out of control government spending, out of control government dishonesty, out of control government corruption.

We the People have made a great start, but we can hardly allow ourselves to let up. Keep the pressure on. Make a commitment to attend functions that your representatives are at. Write them a letter. Send them an email. Give them a call and tell them what you think and want. Encourage your friends to do the same. Click on our site link “10-4 Pledge” and sign the pledge, if your elected representative does not sign this pledge, look for someone else to represent you. If you find yourself unsure as to who is the best candidate to support, avoid any incumbent. Join the New I.R.S (Incumbent Replacement System. It is really quite simple…but do get involved and do ask questions. We the People have been far too apathetic far too long

Keep in mind, this is not about being a Republican, this is not about being a Democrat this is about having representatives that will make their allegiance to the Constitution greater than party politics or self.

Join us in our journey to take our government back!

Remember in November!

cross-posted from the Minnesota Tenth Amendment Center

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Divided We Fall

By on May 13, 2010 in Activism, Elections, Republocrats 2

The two parties are at it again. The Republican Governors Association is running an ad against Mayor Hickenlooper, the democratic candidate for governor, trying to link him with the unpopular Bill Ritter, but do we really need this? What is the purpose of the ad? What will be the result of the ad in the end?

The purpose of the ad is simple, to paint candidate Hickenlooper in such a negative light that people will vote against him, therefore helping the republican candidate to win the election. But the democrats are going to respond, most likely creating an ad that will attempt to demonize the republican candidate. And so it will go, on and on, ad after ad, the good people of Colorado will be inundated with negative ad after negative ad, and they will be left to wonder; which candidate is the lesser of two evils.

That is our two party system in a nutshell. Demonize the other party’s candidate to the point that your candidate looks less evil than the other party’s candidate. All in the name of “winning”. I ask; what do we win in the end? No matter which candidate wins in the end, the people in both parties are left with the perceptions from the campaign pounding each has received. So we end up with a dysfunctional ability to govern. Democrats won’t listen or be open to anything a republican winner has to say, and the Republicans will not listen to or be open to anything a democratic winner has to say.

People are so disillusioned with the political process, and yet we are told that negative ads are an effective campaign strategy. These ads may be effective for the party that wins, but not for the people, and the ability to govern. Negative ads are an excuse and an easy way to campaign. The most effective way to win a campaign is to convince people through argument and debate that your positions are right for the direction of the state. Topic by topic, vetted in a forum, not bound by commercial time restraints, but real open and elongated debate. Where people have the opportunity to hear every issue discussed ad-nauseam to the point of conclusion. So why don’t politicians do that?

Simple; the people are not willing to sit and listen to it, and the media does everything in bits and bytes. We the people are partly responsible because we don’t do our homework and are not willing to invest in vetting candidates or protecting our freedom. The media is responsible because they play into the two party horse race, and never give anyone else a chance to be heard. They limit the debate instead of nurturing it.

So how does it change? I don’t know but the first step is for people to do more homework. My campaign is an example. I receive dozens of notes encouraging me and saying they respect and admire what I’m doing. But when it comes down to brass tax, people are not willing to take the effort to support alternative campaigns. We are lazy as an electorate and have been duped into believing what the two parties dish out. There are many alternatives to the two parties but the effort to make the change seems too much for most.

The two parties have been losing members for years and there are more people that find themselves unaffiliated than ever before. That’s a good thing, but leaving the party system is not enough. If you want to end the negative ads that divide us as a people, you need to punish the people that are doing it and support alternatives. Maybe I’m not the right candidate but there will be no change to this divisiveness unless we all get involved to change it…

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Georgia Legislature Shows No Courage

By on May 11, 2010 in Activism, Elections 1

The United States of America is comprised of several states for a very good reason. Or shall I say for many good reasons. My favorite analogy in regards to this topic refers to the states as bulwarks. Bulwarks are walls built for defense. These walls are used in ships below the deck to prevent a ship from sinking if it were to hit an iceberg or a land mass. The bulwarks create barriers and only allow water into individual compartments created by these walls. States were designed to this very thing. Say for instance Kentucky makes bad policy decisions and goes bankrupt. Georgia would not be affected. Quite the opposite. Georgia would hopefully see what Kentucky did wrong and decide not to take the same path. This allows the country to keep on floating even when one compartment is full of it.

Another good thing about this system is it prevents the general government from sinking the ship, but only if states step up to the plate and act as bulwarks on behalf of their citizens. When the Federal Government makes law that puts the well being of the individual citizens at risk it is the duty of the state legislatures and Governors to interpose themselves and set up safegaurds. When the Federal Government spends our future into oblivion the states must find ways to protect the citizens.

It is sad to say that the Georgia legislature has come up short when it comes to the defense of our well being. They did next to nothing to ensure a safer future for the citizens of the state of Georgia during the last session. Our individual rights were ignored and politics as usual was continued. They did not pass a single law which would assert Tenth Amendment rights and help ensure a better future for the citizens of Georgia.

This is nothing new. Last session produced little more in the way of setting up protections. Election cycles seem to have a minute effect on policy, at least in the since that it never gets much better. There are very few elected officials who are willing to stand alone and defend our rights. It is up to us to show up at debates, county party meetings, and various speaking engagements and ask the hard/embarrassing questions. We have to put the pressure on our elected officials and not let up.

cross-posted from the Georgia Tenth Amendment Center

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