Shortly after Social Security was passed in 1935 opponents filed lawsuits based upon the constitutionality of the landmark bill.
FDR had promoted Social Security as an "insurance program" and sold it to the American people as such. However, once the case reached the Supreme Court the FDR administration argued in defense of the program that Social Security was constitutional because it was not an insurance program, moreover a tax and entitlement program.
The Supreme Court agreed in Helvering v. Davis (1937) and Social Security has been with us ever since.
Fast forward to 2009-2010, it truly is 1937 all over again.
In 2009 President Obama sat down with George Stephanopoulos on the Sunday show this week and adamantly proclaimed that the Health Care Reform bill "was not a tax".
See here for yourself:
Now, in July 2010 the New York Times (and many more news sources) report a different story. A story with bait and switch echos to the days of FDR.
According to the Times the "Obama administration and its allies now defend the requirement as an exercise of the government's "power to lay and collect taxes.""
Really?! This coming from a President who we've been told taught Constitutional law?!
The President was either a lousy Constitutional scholar or he was flat out lying on ABC's This Week. By virtue of the fact that he claimed the "tax" question was not even a legitimate argument is rather shocking given how his Administration plans to defend the Constitutionality of "Obamacare."
It truly is 1937 all over again.
Seventy years later the entitlements promised in Social Security threaten out nation's financial viability. Add Medicare and all the other entitlement programs since, and now Obamacare and we have to ask ourselves how will we ever pay for this?
Monday, July 19, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Michelle Obama Race Baiting with little or no proof.
Michelle Obama Visits NAACP on Eve of Tea Party Condemnation - ABC News
While some black members of congress have claimed racial epitaphs were thrown their way last summer during the often heated health care debate.
Not one camera out of hundreds of cameras at many many Tea Party events have ever produced one racial slur or epitaph and yet the First Lady of the United States is willing to go before the NAACP and deride the Tea Party movement for its alleged "racism."
Perhaps Michelle Obama should look within her own "political" house and clean it up before making such accusations. In case Mrs. Obama needs some help I've provided some examples here for her reference.
Jesse Jackson referring to Cavs owner Dan Gilbert of acting like a "slave owner". Granted Dan Gilbert acted like a foolish child with LeBron's departure, however, that is no reason for the likes of Jackson to start stirring up remarks that paint Gilbert as some racists.
Or perhaps we should look to the comments of the minister that married Michelle Obama to her husband the President Reverend Jeremiah Wright.
Or perhaps we should ask Attorney General Eric Holder who has called Americans "cowards" when it comes to dealing with racism in this country why his office withdrew charges against the New Black Panthers for blatant hatred, racism and moreover violation of Federal Law in the intimidation of voters at polling booths.
Mrs Obama I have video of racism of people who are aligned to your political beliefs. Where is your video?
While some black members of congress have claimed racial epitaphs were thrown their way last summer during the often heated health care debate.
Not one camera out of hundreds of cameras at many many Tea Party events have ever produced one racial slur or epitaph and yet the First Lady of the United States is willing to go before the NAACP and deride the Tea Party movement for its alleged "racism."
Perhaps Michelle Obama should look within her own "political" house and clean it up before making such accusations. In case Mrs. Obama needs some help I've provided some examples here for her reference.
Jesse Jackson referring to Cavs owner Dan Gilbert of acting like a "slave owner". Granted Dan Gilbert acted like a foolish child with LeBron's departure, however, that is no reason for the likes of Jackson to start stirring up remarks that paint Gilbert as some racists.
Or perhaps we should look to the comments of the minister that married Michelle Obama to her husband the President Reverend Jeremiah Wright.
Or perhaps we should ask Attorney General Eric Holder who has called Americans "cowards" when it comes to dealing with racism in this country why his office withdrew charges against the New Black Panthers for blatant hatred, racism and moreover violation of Federal Law in the intimidation of voters at polling booths.
Mrs Obama I have video of racism of people who are aligned to your political beliefs. Where is your video?
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Kill some crackers and their babies
Breitbart.tv » Before the Obama Justice Dept Dropped Charges Against Him, Black Panther Advocated Killing White Babies
US Attorney General Eric Holder once stated that Americans were "cowards" when it came to confronting race and racism in America.
Was he talking about Americans or himself?
Mr Holder you are the coward. Or is that racist?
US Attorney General Eric Holder once stated that Americans were "cowards" when it came to confronting race and racism in America.
Was he talking about Americans or himself?
Mr Holder you are the coward. Or is that racist?
Monday, May 17, 2010
Arizona Immigration Enforcement Law
I'm disgusted with the media, politicians and celebs that are trashing this law.
The law says nothing more than for local law enforcement officials to enforce the Federal Immigration laws!!
Don't believe me, read the law for yourself.
sb1070s.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Don't believe the hype!
The law says nothing more than for local law enforcement officials to enforce the Federal Immigration laws!!
Don't believe me, read the law for yourself.
sb1070s.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Don't believe the hype!
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
50 Examples of Government Waste | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.
50 Examples of Government Waste | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.
Every year on tax day (April 15th for those who don't pay taxes) I post to Facebook and MySpace a "feel the rage".
Every year I also have liberal friends reply with the obvious lunacy of "Gee Neal, don't you want highways,parks, library's, schools, and police and fire protection?"
Well of course I do, but what our government takes from us and how it applies the confiscation of our property is criminal.
I do this exercise every year to promote awareness and get people thinking.
If each individual in America were to sit down and start adding up everywhere they pay taxes and truly start asking themselves "am I getting my money's worth?" I am certain the answer would be rather obvious.
In fact if private companies were to operate in such a fashion their executives would be put in jail and they would be run out of business.
The link above is a great example of where you are 50 examples provided by the Heritage Foundation promoting where you are not getting your money's worth.
So yeah.. feel the rage...
Every year on tax day (April 15th for those who don't pay taxes) I post to Facebook and MySpace a "feel the rage".
Every year I also have liberal friends reply with the obvious lunacy of "Gee Neal, don't you want highways,parks, library's, schools, and police and fire protection?"
Well of course I do, but what our government takes from us and how it applies the confiscation of our property is criminal.
I do this exercise every year to promote awareness and get people thinking.
If each individual in America were to sit down and start adding up everywhere they pay taxes and truly start asking themselves "am I getting my money's worth?" I am certain the answer would be rather obvious.
In fact if private companies were to operate in such a fashion their executives would be put in jail and they would be run out of business.
The link above is a great example of where you are 50 examples provided by the Heritage Foundation promoting where you are not getting your money's worth.
So yeah.. feel the rage...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Small Minds Lynn Ashby's Treason Season - Monday, November 02, 2009 - Copyright 2007 Ourtribune.com
Treason Season - Monday, November 02, 2009 - Copyright 2007 Ourtribune.com
Lynn Ashby's editorial "Treason Season" from November 2 railed against those here in America that are advocates for the War on Terrorism. His underlying theme was to allude that advocates for the War on Terror are akin to the rise of the National Socialist Party in Germany. He never goes any deeper than the accusation except to start attacking individuals rather than draw relevant historical comparisons.
Typical of most opinion makers on the left Mr. Ashby focuses his attention on attacking the individuals he opposes rather than the substance of their arguments.
Moreover, and more offensive, he tries to pin an emergence of an evil in our country on Christians and Christian "hate."
Mr. Ashby completely overlooks that it was not "Christian hate" that crashed two planes into the World Trade Center. It was not "Christian hate" that video taped the beheading of journalist Daniel Pearl. Nor was it "Christian Hate" that teaches Palestinian children that suicide bombing is a wonderful or glorious thing.
Mr. Ashby ignores the fact that Christians donate millions of dollars every year and some risk their very lives to serve as missionaries, forfeiting vacation time that could be spent here in the USA and instead risk their very lives to help build infrastructure, provide food & medicine to underprivileged people around the world. Members of my own church have risked their lives to help minister to the needs of people in Africa where Muslim warlords kill people who do not accept their faith of Islam (especially Christians).
Interestingly enough Mr Ashby quotes Eleanor Roosevelt: "Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." However, instead of discussing "ideas" or "events." Mr. Ashby spends the bulk of his article denigrating "people."
By way of example:
-Christians are haters and responsible for the emergence of a new evil in America.
-Dick Army and Rush Limbaugh are greedy.
-Bloggers are fat people in bathrobes living in basements.
-Web sites like the Huffington Post or Drudgereport are not legitimate because they don't spend $3 million a year establishing bureaus in war zones.
-Fox News viewers are ignorant.
At no point does Mr. Ashby ever take on any of the arguments he opposes based upon their "ideas" or the substance thereof. Instead he insults the people who proctor or support the ideas he opposes.
Maybe Mrs Roosevelt was on to something when she said "Small minds discuss people."
Lynn Ashby's editorial "Treason Season" from November 2 railed against those here in America that are advocates for the War on Terrorism. His underlying theme was to allude that advocates for the War on Terror are akin to the rise of the National Socialist Party in Germany. He never goes any deeper than the accusation except to start attacking individuals rather than draw relevant historical comparisons.
Typical of most opinion makers on the left Mr. Ashby focuses his attention on attacking the individuals he opposes rather than the substance of their arguments.
Moreover, and more offensive, he tries to pin an emergence of an evil in our country on Christians and Christian "hate."
Mr. Ashby completely overlooks that it was not "Christian hate" that crashed two planes into the World Trade Center. It was not "Christian hate" that video taped the beheading of journalist Daniel Pearl. Nor was it "Christian Hate" that teaches Palestinian children that suicide bombing is a wonderful or glorious thing.
Mr. Ashby ignores the fact that Christians donate millions of dollars every year and some risk their very lives to serve as missionaries, forfeiting vacation time that could be spent here in the USA and instead risk their very lives to help build infrastructure, provide food & medicine to underprivileged people around the world. Members of my own church have risked their lives to help minister to the needs of people in Africa where Muslim warlords kill people who do not accept their faith of Islam (especially Christians).
Interestingly enough Mr Ashby quotes Eleanor Roosevelt: "Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." However, instead of discussing "ideas" or "events." Mr. Ashby spends the bulk of his article denigrating "people."
By way of example:
-Christians are haters and responsible for the emergence of a new evil in America.
-Dick Army and Rush Limbaugh are greedy.
-Bloggers are fat people in bathrobes living in basements.
-Web sites like the Huffington Post or Drudgereport are not legitimate because they don't spend $3 million a year establishing bureaus in war zones.
-Fox News viewers are ignorant.
At no point does Mr. Ashby ever take on any of the arguments he opposes based upon their "ideas" or the substance thereof. Instead he insults the people who proctor or support the ideas he opposes.
Maybe Mrs Roosevelt was on to something when she said "Small minds discuss people."
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
When you can't win the argument on merits, play the race card!
Carter: Racism plays major role in opposition to Obama - CNN.com
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First California Congresswoman Diane Watson makes the accusation in a fund raising event that any white people that oppose Barack Obama's socialist agenda are simply against him because he's black.
Last week New York Times left wing columnist Maureen Dowd claimed that it was racism that compelled Congressman Joe Wilson to call President Obama a liar. Never mind that Congressman Wilson was party to several amendments killed by Democrats to the health care bills that would have mandated enforcement of ensuring illegal aliens were excluded from coverage. Imagine his frustration when President Obama stood before both
And now we have former President Jimmy Carter making a similar argument that people simply oppose Barack Obama because of his skin color.
First and foremost any Democrat or liberal that starts throwing around the race card in the health care debate, the massive expansion of government debate or the government take over of private company debates are relying on nothing more than their lack of intellectual capacity to argue these issues on the merits alone.
I personally find it offensive and racist in their own rights. However, I will note that as the playing of the race card becomes more prevalent, the more I am convinced that Conservatives (not Republicans) are winning the war of ideas with the American public.
However, allow me to apply the same logic used by Congresswoman Diane Watson, Columnist Maureen Dowd and former President Jimmy Carter. Their argument is racism is the only reason people are rejecting President Obama's socialist agenda.
By their own logic they too are admitting they are racists themselves, when they oppose prominent African American's who espouse capitalistic free market political values and philosophies. To name a few of these individuals:
Micheal Steele Chairman of the Republican National Committe.
Ward Connerly, political activist in support of campaigns against racial preferences.
JC Watts, former Congressman from Oklahoma and author of "What Color is a Conservative"
Thomas Sowell, columnist and author of numerous economic and political books such as "Black Rednecks, White Liberals","Economic Facts and Fallacies","The Vision of the Anointed","Basic Economics" and much much more.
Maureen Dowd, Jimmy Carter and Dianne Watson I guess by using your own logic you are racist but then again, I'm not a big fan of your logic.
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