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    Obama and the Constitution

    December 31, 2008

    This article is not meant to scare you – it is only meant to inform. As 2008 ends and we head into a new year – we all head there with the hope of a better year, the hopes of a stronger economy and the hopes of better prosperity. I am heading into 2009 with [...]

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    Why Socialism Has Arrived

    December 30, 2008

    The great thing about blogging is that anyone can express their opinion – whether it is right or wrong – it doesn’t matter because it is “your opinion”. Here is my opinion on why Socialism has been slowly creeping into our Capitalistic society. First of all those people who are the parents today of our [...]

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    Bail Outs – Who’s Next? The States!

    December 30, 2008

    Wall Street, the Banks, Insurance giants, the Mortgage Industry and now the Auto Industry – who is next? There will be other industries who ask for bail outs but right now the ones with their hands out to the government are – the states. Let’s look at one state in particular and analyze their situation. [...]

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    Philanthropic Government

    December 29, 2008

    Right now we have a philanthropic government. Our government has morphed into an institution that freely gives away money to causes that “touch the hearts” of our elected officials. And since our government is loaded with very liberal officials – many things “touch their hearts”. But is this the right thing for a government to [...]

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    The People’s Fund

    December 29, 2008

    Are you happy with how your tax dollars are spent? Do you know how your tax dollars are spent? Or do you just “trust” that your elected officials are spending it in a way that you would approve? Here’s a crazy concept – one maybe you’ll only see on TV or perhaps – in your [...]

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    Constitutional Impediments to War

    December 29, 2008

    . In the last half of the eighteenth century, there came together men of learning and integrity such as the world has not seen before or since. They were to pledge their sacred honor to bring to this land, a nation, overseen by God and a government instituted upon the consent of the governed. rent [...]

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    Separation of Powers – Articles of the Constitution

    December 29, 2008

    The first three Articles of the Constitution have to do with the Separation of Powers within the government. This was an attempt by our founding fathers at assuring that no one branch of our government would ever amass and hold too much power. Article I – The Legislative Branch – This branch includes the elected [...]

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    Preamble ["We the people..."]

    December 27, 2008

    The Constitution of the United States of America We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for [...]

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    The Sad Story of Our Economic Decline

    December 24, 2008

    This is a short synopsis of the time line that led to our current economic decline – in snipits. Also included are most of the names of those to hold responsible for the incredible corruption and greed that underlies our current situation. Names like Chuck Schumer, Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, Henry Paulson, Franklin Raines, George [...]

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    Congress – Insane, Stupid or Just Plain Greedy?

    December 24, 2008

    Senator Diane Feinstein, D- California and Olympia Snowe R-Maine have announced that they will propose legislation next month to force companies that receive bail out money from the fund – to report how they spend it. Do you now need some time to reflect? Some time to absorb the first paragraph? These bumbling fools in [...]

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    Bailout Arrogance – Where Did the Money Go?

    December 23, 2008

    Today’s news is that the banks who received our taxpayer dollars in the form of a “bailout” – have collectively decided to snub their noses at the American public – and have declined to say where the money has gone and what it was spent on. Does this really surprise you? Through their arrogance the [...]

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    What SHOULD Be On the News

    December 23, 2008

    When I was growing up watching the “news”, I always wondered what determined if something was going to be on the news or not. Who determined what should be on the news? And over time I came to realize that what was on the TV news, for all of America to see and absorb -Â [...]

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    It’s Time to Play TAPS For the US Economy

    December 23, 2008

    Let’s try looking at this rationally, while all aspects of our economy turn sour – the wonderkins in charge decide that the best way out of this mess is to print as much money as is needed – to provide “liquidity” to the financial markets. Who actually thinks this is a viable plan? Or is [...]

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    The Magic Growing Government

    December 22, 2008

    Well, fellow Americans, as we begin a new week what kind of wonderful news is coming out of our government? What kind of great news MUST be coming out of Washington? I mean it must be great news after all the country just elected their new President elect and he promises Hope and Change – [...]

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    What More Does It Take?

    December 22, 2008

    What does it take for a society of people to rise up because of disillusionment and frustration? Have you heard enough negative financial news lately? Do you hear any positive financial news? The answer is no. How about these figures. Housing starts were off 47% year over year in November, which was a lot worse [...]

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    The Preamble to the Constitution

    December 22, 2008

    What is the Preamble? Do you know? The Preamble is the introduction to the Constitution. It is not really regarded as being a part of the Constitution – rather its “introduction”. The Preamble sets the tone for the Constitution and lays out its goals. Since the Preamble is not considered part of the Constitution you [...]

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    Bailouts or Takeovers?

    December 21, 2008

    Did the American people – We the People really want these “bailouts” or did the government simply seize this “opportunity” and “takeover” these industries? Do you recall that there were some in top levels of government who called this economic calamity an “opportunity”? They viewed it as an opportunity to gain more power over the [...]

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    History Lesson – The 1787 Constitutional Convention

    December 21, 2008

    When Patrick Henry declared “Give me liberty or give me death!”, he was not alone in his feelings of uneasiness about any sort of national government that could some day take away the powers of the states. The Constitutional Convention was called to ratify the Articles of Confederation because it did not properly lay out [...]

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    Obama’s New Cabinet Choices – All Socialist Disasters!

    December 20, 2008

    Let’s take a look at the new President elects Cabinet choices and determine if our country is in store for this so called “Hope and Change”. Here are his stellar appointees: Sen. Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State. – Will she lead the government towards positive change? For smaller government? Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) [...]

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    Our Economic Solution

    December 20, 2008

    There is a solution to our current economic woes. But a “solution” references that the problems are all resolved. It’s not just saying you have the solution – trying your tactic and finding out it doesn’t work – like our government is doing. After all many different tactics will be and are being used by [...]

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    The People’s Tribunal

    December 19, 2008

    The leader of the People’s Tribunals raps the gavel on the desk and calls this meeting to order. There is a committee of business leaders and representatives from each state – these representatives have never been involved in politics before and have held their respective jobs for at least 3 years each. They are all [...]

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    History Lesson – The Articles of Confederation

    December 19, 2008

    What are the Articles of Confederation? Once the Americans declared their independence from the British they were now on their own. What were they to do? How were they to act and govern? The founding fathers needed to determine just how the “States” would get along with each other. Each state wanted their own independence [...]

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