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Recently Vice President Joe Biden gave an interview on Yahoo! Finance Tech Ticker with Aaron Task. Several things were discussed but there are a couple that I would like to address. First the VP went on about how the average tax refund was up about $250 over last year and his statements made about the new taxes imposed by the health care reform bill. Continue reading Let’s be fair and do the “Right Thing” The Cato Institute just had a free webcast Film Premier showing of the new DVD movie “10 Rules for Dealing with Police” from Flex Your Rights. It is a short film, only about 45 minutes long, and it is narrated by William “Billy” Murphy, former judge and defense attorney in Maryland. Using skits and . . . → Read More: 10 Rules for Dealing with Police Now that the national health care reform bill has passed the House, and will go back to the Senate for final debate, there are several states that are lining up to file suit against the Federal government to stop it from becoming law. As a matter of fact Idaho and Virginia have already passed state laws that will, for all intents and purposes, nullify the new health care reform bill by declaring their citizens do *not* have to purchase health insurance. The Florida, Texas and South Carolina Attorney’s General are already preparing suits against the Federal government stating that this bill is unconstitutional. As Florida’s Attorney General Bill McCollum said, “The health care reform legislation passed by the U. S. House of Representatives … clearly violates the U.S. Constitution and infringes on each state’s sovereignty,”. South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster said, “The health care legislation Congress passed tonight is an assault against the Constitution of the United States. It contains various provisions and federal mandates that are clearly unconstitutional and must not be allowed to stand… A legal challenge by the States appears to be the only hope of protecting the American people from this unprecedented attack on our system of government.” Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said, “To protect all Texans’ constitutional rights, preserve the constitutional framework intended by our nation’s founders, and defend our state from further infringement by the federal government, the State of Texas and other states will legally challenge the federal health care legislation.” (emphasis mine) Man, I’ve got to tell you, THIS IS SOME EXCITING STUFF! Continue reading States Rights part deux
However, the first pillar of this bill would be a “biometric Social Security card” From a Washington Post article written by Sen. Schumer himself: “Our plan has four pillars: requiring biometric Social Security cards to ensure that illegal workers cannot get jobs; fulfilling Continue reading Papers please! Can it happen here? National ID Card A new bill introduced by Senator John McCain (R of Arizona), S.3081, would allow the U.S. government to detain American citizens “indefinitely” if you are deemed a threat. The “Enemy Belligerent, Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010,” which is cosponsored by 8 Republicans and 1 Independent, allows for the indefinite detention in military custody if you are deemed a “High-Value Detainee.” You may think this would be used only for terrorists. You would be wrong. The definition of a “High-Value Detainee” is as follows “The regulations required by this subsection shall include criteria for designating an individual as a high-value detainee based on the following: Continue reading Can the Government make you Disappear? They can now! S.3081 Or put another way, what differentiates Legal Rights and Natural Rights? Legal (also called Civil or Statutory) rights are rights conveyed, or granted, by a particular political body, like a State or one of it’s subordinate authorities like a county or city, written into law or other legal statutes by a local governance committee, like a legislature or city council. These rights, codified into law or statute by the polity, are usually, but not always, contingent upon local laws, customs and beliefs. Natural (also called Moral or Unalienable) rights are the exact polar opposite. These rights are the individuals from birth, as Thomas Jefferson put it, “endowed by their Creator” and are not dependent upon any polity for their continuance or codification. These rights are not contingent upon any local customs or beliefs as they are, ultimately, the individuals rights alone and so are some of the few “unchanging truths”. As they are unalienable rights, they can not be bought, sold or transferred. It is, however, entirely up the the individual as to whether or not they exercise these rights. Having said that, even though the individual may choose not to exercise certain of these rights, he or she still retains the right until their death. Continue reading Civil Rights as opposed to Moral Rights
In Article 1, Section 2, the Constitution includes the phrase: [An] Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. In my opinion, this is exceptionally vague, as Congress is seemingly given very broad powers here. It does seem that the only requirement allowed per the Constitution is an enumeration, or a count, of the people. However, Continue reading The Census and You |
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Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) are working on an “immigration reform” bill. That’s great news, right? We need reform in immigration because the status quo is just not cutting it anymore.
People are beginning to get their census forms, so now is a great time to discuss your obligations in filling out the census.