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Retail gas prices highest in a year

Retail gas prices highest in a year


''A year ago, gasoline prices were plummeting as the financial crisis and recession took hold, and demand for oil and gasoline tumbled sharply.''

Retail gasoline prices chugged higher Friday to a new peak for the year, forcing consumers to dig deeper into already-thin wallets to pay for fuel.
At the same time, natural gas prices also were moving up again and have now climbed 16 percent in the past two months — just in time for furnace season to kick in.
The worst part: Supplies of oil and gas are plentiful. In fact, storage points for gas are so jammed, producers are running out of places to put it and crude supplies are well above average levels.
Gasoline prices are now up 17 straight days after climbing 0.4 cents overnight to $2.695 a gallon, according to auto club AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Services. That is the highest price since Oct. 26, 2008.
Prices are up 5.9 cents from a week ago and 14.8 cents from a year ago.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_bi_ge/us_oil_prices
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The Obama factor: Big retail sales

The Obama factor: Big retail sales


''It's not just Michelle who is causing a stir. During a July 2008 fund-raising event in Seattle, candies nestled in a welcome basket full of goodies, made Barack melt. "Oh my, what were those? Those are phenomenal. I want more," he said, referring to Fran's Chocolates' smoked sea salt caramels wrapped in milk chocolate (Michelle prefers hers covered in dark chocolate.) Since then, the chocolatier has seen a significant increase in sales.''

America's voyeuristic love affair with the rich and famous: what they're wearing, what they're driving and where they play, certainly isn't a new phenomenon. And the obsession is hardly limited to Hollywood -- just look at the First Family. Since the early days of the campaign trail, the media has reported on plenty of intimate details about President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia, that have fed the public's seemingly insatiable desire to learn more about the family. Not only have the Obama family's favorite things translated into media buzz, but for some companies they've translated into big, yet short-lived, bottom-line profits. http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/27/the-obama-factor-first-familys-favorite-things-translate-into/
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'Personhood' movement explodes in 32 states

'Personhood' movement explodes in 32 states


Pro-lifers: Wildfire effort could be death blow to abortion in Obamacare
A pro-life movement seeking to guarantee basic human rights to unborn babies is exploding in 32 states – and leaders say it could be just the key to nullifying abortion provisions in President Obama's health-care "reform."
While abortion was not specifically mentioned in earlier bills under consideration, H.R.3962, unveiled by Nancy Pelosi this week, does in fact state abortion is to be covered. Concerns are mounting that whatever the final form of the legislation, the procedure will become more accessible, requiring health
insurance companies to fund abortions.
Gualberto Garcia Jones is director of Personhood
Colorado and a legal analyst for Personhood USA, a grassroots Christian organization that seeks to legally define every unborn baby as a "person" protected by God-given and constitutionally protected rights, including the right to life. His organization was set up to support personhood efforts across America through legislation and constitutional amendments.
"We're trying to end abortion right now," Garcia Jones told WND. "All of our laws that we're promoting are direct challenges to Roe v. Wade. If we can get a challenge up to the Supreme Court, then that's the ideal thing. That's what we're trying to do."
The personhood approach within the pro-life movement was sparked by a statement in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that opened the doors for legal abortion in the U.S.
Justice Harry Blackmun wrote in the majority opinion for Roe v. Wade, "The appellee and certain amici [pro-lifers] argue that the fetus is a 'person' within the language and meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. In support of this, they outline at length and in detail the well-known facts of fetal
development. If this suggestion of personhood is established, the appellant's case, of course, collapses, for the fetus' right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment." http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=114423
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Jimmy Carter joins The Elders and other aliens

Jimmy Carter joins The Elders and other aliens


''That Jimmy is on the global warming bandwagon Is hardly a newsworthy event; He's a Nobel prize winning fellow-- Well beyond the age of consent. And is given to denigrating his country, At the first op.por.tun.i.ty; And supporting irascible middle-east folk Who would like to move Israel into the sea. And is perhaps best known For turning a phrase, e.g. "lust in my heart" And "national malaise". But still and all, He's a fellow who's ventured To far out "on the wrong side(s), And is more to be pitied than censured.''

Former President Jimmy Carter was in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 31, to join “The Elders,” a group of global leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela, to issue a statement underscoring their concern about climate change prior to negotiations on the issue coming up in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The group, which is chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, included Gro Harlem Brudtland, former prime minister of Norway and the U.N.’s secretary-general’s special envoy on climate change; Martti Ahtisaari, former president of Finland; Ela R. Bhatt, founder of India’s Self-Employed Women’s Association; Mary Robinson, former Irish president; Kofi Annan, former U.N.secretary general; Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil and Graca Machel, international activist on women’s and children’s rights.
The Elders brought 13 of their grandchildren to join them to emphasize the urgency of the issue for future generations. Mr. Carter’s grandsons, Hugo Wentzel, 10, and Jeremy Carter, 22, were among the participants.
http://www.globalatlanta.com/article/22550/
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The republic is dead, now what?

The republic is dead, now what?


''There are no easy paths left for America or Americans. Any last second victory with a miracle field goal is just not there to be found. We left the playoffs in second place. Doesn’t matter that they cheated and the refs were bought off, it is in the books as a loss. Get that fact firmly planted in your minds. This game is OVER!''

Most of us have been in this tragic position before. It feels something like that slow, heavy walk that we experience as we approach the front door of the funeral home. The anticipation of walking through that door into a room that reeks of death is a soul chilling moment that is never forgotten.The statements, the warnings, the what if’s, and how can they do that situations are thousands upon thousands across America. The personal injuries heaped on the heads of true Americans at the border, in the city streets, by apostate church leaders, from judges at all levels, to the arrogant bureaucrats that run our lives and could fill the Library of Congress if printed, are ABSOLUTE proof that the Republic is dead. There is no one left to turn to for relief from an onslaught that would have been a declared war had it come from another country. We as a nation of citizens, have been brutalized so badly by criminals inside the government, that we could have easily justified the use of deadly force to beat back the pillaging of our homes and communities. And diabolically, this has been done by the very people who were allowed a seat of power over us by our own vote. The ongoing war for liberty is being waged on a thousand fronts. City and county governments have been persuaded by government agents to buy into Agenda 21 at all levels and adopt the radical environmentalist agenda. These local maniacs have done so eagerly. They revel in the appearance of solidarity both socially and politically with those who want to see swamp dwelling muskrats be able to retain attorneys should their habitat be threatened. Utterly blind deceit and a spirit of delusion reigns. Churches and cities have joined in efforts to provide illegal aliens (illegal here meaning ILLEGAL) “sanctuary” in direct and open violation of federal law. You know, the kind of federal law that says you can’t shoot FBI agents on sight or that you MUST pay a voluntary illegal federal income tax, or call a sodomite evil, to just name a few minor federal laws. But then, since when has consistency or lawful conduct ever meant anything to BATF, FBI, IRS, CIA, DEA or NTSB agents that were at Ruby Ridge, Waco, Oklahoma City, Flight 800, New York, the Pentagon, Dallas, etc., etc., etc…..We have been misled, lied to, confused, plotted against and abused by lawyers representing all of these entities so many times, that every last one of the perpetrators would have been hung in the public square 120 years ago. http://www.newswithviews.com/Evensen/greg145.htm
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Don't waste your pain

Don't waste your pain

 

 

'Personhood' movement
explodes in 32 states


Pro-lifers: Wildfire effort could be death blow to abortion in Obamacare
A pro-life movement seeking to guarantee basic human rights to unborn babies is exploding in 32 states – and leaders say it could be just the key to nullifying abortion provisions in President Obama's health-care "reform."
While abortion was not specifically mentioned in earlier bills under consideration, H.R.3962, unveiled by Nancy Pelosi this week, does in fact state abortion is to be covered. Concerns are mounting that whatever the final form of the legislation, the procedure will become more accessible, requiring health
insurance companies to fund abortions.
Gualberto Garcia Jones is director of Personhood
Colorado and a legal analyst for Personhood USA, a grassroots Christian organization that seeks to legally define every unborn baby as a "person" protected by God-given and constitutionally protected rights, including the right to life. His organization was set up to support personhood efforts across America through legislation and constitutional amendments.
"We're trying to end abortion right now," Garcia Jones told WND. "All of our laws that we're promoting are direct challenges to Roe v. Wade. If we can get a challenge up to the Supreme Court, then that's the ideal thing. That's what we're trying to do."
The personhood approach within the pro-life movement was sparked by a statement in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that opened the doors for legal abortion in the U.S.
Justice Harry Blackmun wrote in the majority opinion for Roe v. Wade, "The appellee and certain amici [pro-lifers] argue that the fetus is a 'person' within the language and meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. In support of this, they outline at length and in detail the well-known facts of fetal
development. If this suggestion of personhood is established, the appellant's case, of course, collapses, for the fetus' right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment."
 
   

 

 

 

 

Medicare Fraud Last Year:
$60 Billion -- Annual Profits of Top Ten Insurance Companies Last Year: $8 billion


While we're making comparisons, in its real first ten years (2014-23), the Senate Finance Committee bill would cost $1.7 trillion. At the rate of last year's profits, the combined ten-year profits of America's ten largest insurance companies would be $83 billion -- five percent of the costs of the Senate Finance Committee bill. Eighty-three billion dollars may not buy you much in comparison with BaucusCare, but -- on the bright side -- that ten-year tally is somewhat more than what Medicare loses each year in fraud.
 

 

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Hate-crimes law: Blatant fascism

Hate-crimes law: Blatant fascism


''All violent crimes are hate crimes, and all crime victims deserve equal justice. This law [Hate Crimes Prevention Act] is a grave threat to the First Amendment because it provides special penalties based on what people think, feel, or believe.''
~ Eric Stanley, Alliance Defense Fund
Chelsea Shilling, my colleague at WorldNetDaily, I thought did an excellent job in her recent article on this administration's latest act against America,
"Obama signs 'hate-crimes' bill into law."
Hate-crimes bill? How can this be? I thought the Constitution said that Congress shall make no law against religious freedom or the right to hold political opinions and express them.
The Democrats were Machiavellian enough to link this hate-crimes bill to their new $680 billion bill called the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act which many Republicans felt compelled to support to stand behind our troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Why the urgency for a hate-crimes bill?
President Obama said, "After more than a decade, we've passed inclusive hate-crimes legislation to help protect our citizens from violence based on what they look like, who they love, how they pray or who they are." Obama, by the passage of this hate-crimes bill, has succeeded in fulfilling the 1960s countercultural dream of normalizing the abnormal and morally perverse while concurrently denigrating the normal, the good and the godly.
This hate-crimes bill should have been named the ACA – Anti-Christian Act – for this legislation in essence will put a muzzle on ministers and rabbis and forbid them from preaching against the homosexual, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
lifestyles dominating our culture at pain of civil rights lawsuits, fines, arrests and even imprisonment.
Are we living in America or in Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin?
Of the many constitutional problems with hate-crime laws, one of the most venal, surreptitious and reminiscent of George Orwell's "1984" is the fact that these fascist laws punish our very thoughts. It is not so much a hate-crimes law, but in reality a thought-crimes law, for (absent an invalidation by the
Supreme Court) people, particularly Christians, will be severely punished for speaking out against what they consider to be immoral behavior expressly prohibited in the Bible. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=114548
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Exclude illegals from 2010 census

Exclude illegals from 2010 census


A funny thing happened on the way to the 2010 census. A United States senator stood up and said the next census will be a fraud on the American people.
Louisiana Sen. David Vitter set off a firestorm recently when he introduced an amendment proposing that the upcoming census ask respondents if they are U.S. citizens, and if not, if they are here as Legal Permanent Residents. Under his amendment, the census would count all persons, but illegal aliens, tourists, foreign
students or other temporary visitors would not be included for the purpose of the congressional apportionment or divvying up federal funds.
This seems like common sense to most Americans, but in fact, illegal aliens and millions of others here on a temporary basis have traditionally been included in the census count. This was not a big problem in past decades while those numbers were small, but today, we have over 30 million persons in the country who are neither citizens nor Legal Permanent Residents ("green card holders").
Counting these millions of non-citizens as equal to citizens for all census purposes seriously distorts our nation's politics and government. How so? States with high numbers of illegal aliens
profit by gaining more congressional seats and more federal grant monies. This creates a perverse incentive for states to attract illegal aliens to increase their clout in Congress and their share of federal funds. By the same token, states with laws discouraging illegal aliens from taking up residence are penalized by losing representation in Congress.
In September, Sens. Bennett, Enzi and others proposed a new law to fix the problem, the Fairness in Representation Act, but the Democrats who control the Senate have not allowed a
hearing on the proposal.
Concerned about the unstemmed flow of illegal aliens over our border? Don't miss Tom Tancredo's book, "In Mortal Danger: The Battle for America's Border and Security"
The New York Times called the proposal for redoing the questionnaire for the 2010 census "ridiculously expensive." But curiously, they don't object to the Census Bureau's $300 million dollar campaign to encourage illegal aliens and other non-citizens to participate in the census. Nor do they object to the extra money spent for bilingual forms,
Spanish language public service announcements and funds given to far-left groups to set up "Census Information Centers." Can you say, ACORN Walking Around Money? http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=114537
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The Constitution? How quaint Millicent

The Constitution? How quaint Millicent


''Liberals, apparently, just plain don't agree with the Constitution. ("Liberal" in this case isn't restricted to Democrats; I know a whole lot of Republicans who think similarly.) Do they believe the Constitution is a "living document" whose restrictions can be tweaked or abandoned at whim? Or would they prefer to do away with the Constitution altogether? Who knows?''

As our freedoms and liberties have been chipped away in the last few years, how many times have you wanted to ask a politician why? Why are you doing this? Why are you destroying our country? How can you justify trashing the Constitution in order to advance your particular agenda?
A reporter finally – finally! – asked
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a version of this simple and logical question.
CNSNews.com: "Madam Speaker, where specifically does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to enact an individual health
insurance mandate?"
Pelosi: "Are you serious? Are you serious?"
CNSNews.com: "Yes, yes I am."
Pelosi then shook her head before taking a question from another reporter. Her press spokesman, Nadeam Elshami, then told CNSNews.com that asking the speaker of the
House where the Constitution authorized Congress to mandate that individual Americans buy health insurance was not a "serious question."
"You can put this on the record," said Elshami. "That is not a serious question."
Yes, Madam Speaker, it is a serious question. In fact, it is probably the most serious question anyone could ever ask. The reason you're flustered, Nancy dear, is because you know exactly what the answer is … namely, NONE. There is no authority in the Constitution to require people to buy health insurance.
When did government officials start ignoring our national charter – and why does it continue? Find out in "Who Killed the Constitution?"
CNSNews asked
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy a similar question, and Mr. Leahy was similarly flummoxed. Both Pelosi and Leahy finally fell back upon the ol' Commerce Clause (designed to keep states from charging each other tariffs) to justify their agenda. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=114534
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Palestinian Arabs can't handle democracy

Palestinian Arabs can't handle democracy


''Unlike democracy, whose other cardinal principle is equality, Arab-Islamic culture is strictly hierarchical. Top-down leadership is a fundamental principle of Islamic theology. Authority runs down from Allah to Muhammad and from Muhammad to the imam, the ruler of the regime.''

The claim that the Palestinian Arabs are entitled to independent statehood is based on the principles of contemporary or normless democracy. This claim, we shall see, can be refuted by those very principles. The same claim can be refuted by employing the principles of classical or normative democracy. What are the differences between these two types of democracy?
Although both normative and normless democracy emphasizes freedom and equality as basic principles, normative democracy derives these principles from the Genesis account of man’s creation in the image of God. As a consequence, freedom and equality in normative democracy have rational and moral constraints. This is not the case of normless democracy, where moral relativism flourishes and prevents those tainted by relativism from opposing a Palestinian nation-state on moral grounds.
Now, it should be obvious that Arab-Islamic culture is utterly opposed to the basic principles of democracy however the term “democracy” is understood. But if this is the case, then the Palestinian Arabs, in this period of history, have no right to an independent and sovereign state anywhere—certainly not on Israel’s doorstep. Indeed, the creation of such a state, at this time, would serve neither the good of these Muslims nor the good of Israel. Any claim to the contrary by Arabs is but a ploy to truncate Israel and thereby facilitate its destruction. If such a claim is made by Jewish democrats, it merely reflects abysmal ignorance if not intellectual dishonesty.
That Arab-Islamic culture rejects the basic principles of democracy is so obvious that I must apologize to the reader for enumerating the following well-known facts...
http://www.newswithviews.com/Eidelberg/paul123.htm
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Organizing for America(OFA): Help Wanted

Organizing for America(OFA): Help Wanted


“Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

The Obama administration is now recruiting college students that will not only get paid for knocking on doors but will “earn college credits” while advocating for change. It’s called ORGANIZING FOR AMERICA (OFA) and could be a part of Obama’s young and educated civilian army.The OFA website states: “Students and young people were critical in building the movement that helped elect President Obama last year. By becoming a National Organizing Intern, you’ll be part of the grassroots effort to make the change we fought for a reality in 2009 and beyond. As an Organizing Intern, you’ll work side by side with OFA staff and community leaders to help build support for President Obama’s agenda. You’ll learn core organizing principles that are crucial for any campaign and play an important role in building our organization in your state. If you’re passionate about making sure every American has quality health care, reviving our economy and building a clean energy future, don’t miss this great opportunity. No previous experience is needed in order to apply.” I wonder if Mr. Obama read PROVERBS 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” How much training and indoctrination will these young people receive before they become full fledged soldiers in Obama’s Civilian Army? If they haven’t been thoroughly brainwashed while attending the government run public schools, they will most certainly be “educated” by the anti-capitalists, anti-Christian, anti-Constitution left-wing of the Democratic Party. http://www.newswithviews.com/brownfield/brownfield176.htm
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A Halloween media nightmare story

A Halloween media nightmare story


''I'm not going to make this about me – because it's not. But let me tell you just how biased ALL of these shows and networks are when it comes to this eligibility issue. Up until May of this year, I would regularly, at least once a week, get an invitation to be on these shows – especially Fox News.''

There was pompous old Bill O'Reilly again this week attacking one of his favorite targets – "birthers."
He had two guests on with him – neither one cognizant of the facts surrounding the Barack Obama eligibility questions. Both of them happily nodded in agreement to most of the tripe emanating from O'Reilly's big, ill-informed
mouth.
Night after night, show after show,
network after network this goes on.
This is journalism?
Whatever happened to "fair and balanced"?
Whatever happened to getting other points of view?
Whatever happened to the idea of interviewing those with whom you disagree?
Whatever happened to the notion of representing honestly the
opinions of others?
I'm getting flat-out sick of it.
It's not just the Obama flacks at MSNBC and CNN. It's Fox, too. Let's be honest about it. And it's not just the issue of eligibility where minimal journalism standards go right out the window. But it is a perfect illustration of my point.
Now watch the red-hot eligibility story on DVD: "A Question of Eligibility: Is Obama's presidency constitutionally legitimate?"
Not one of these cable networks, let alone the Associated Press, New York Times, Los Angeles Times or the major networks, has reported the significance of the fact that Michelle Obama admitted her mother-in-
law gave birth out of wedlock.
Nevertheless, these ignorant talking heads continue to treat this subject like it's a big joke that only smart people like them understand.
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Fumigation of the White House is in Order

Fumigation of the White House is in Order


''We must clean house – starting with our own White House.''

In time, it seems to happen to all older houses, no matter how well tended they may be.
All manner of
parasites, vermin, roaches, rats, worms and termites find their way into the building. Long before they're detected, they infiltrate the walls, the floors, the roofs – and then chew their way into the structure, the supporting beams and the very foundation of the house itself. Silently, surreptitiously, whole communities of invaders make places for themselves, hidden but thriving, totally unknown by the homeowner.
Then, in time, tell-tale signs are seen. Little droppings, discolored trails, proliferating piles of residue appear in corners, on tabletops, little hanging sacs from
ceilings – alarming evidence that the grand old dwelling has been invaded. Decidedly unwelcome creatures have made this place their home
, and by their very existence will eventually destroy the house and bring it to ruin.
What can be done, when you learn that
your house has already been invaded?
Well, the tried and true remedy is tenting.
Experts come in, actually envelope the whole dwelling in a giant tent – and send a very powerful fumigant, lethal to the varmints and unwelcome creatures, into every nook and cranny of the house. Done thoroughly, every last destructive
insect or rodent is sent to varmint hell – and in a day or two, the grand house is habitable again.
I believe – figuratively, but in a very real way – we need to tent the White House!
For reasons only he can explain, the current occupant has purposely brought a whole flock of social and political voracious varmints with him into our House. He doesn't own it; he hasn't even rented it; we the people have simply given him the keys and invited him to live there for four years, making it convenient to serve us better, to carry out our expressed wishes for our country.
It's not too late to rescue the nation! Read how in "Save America Now! The New Revolution to Save Freedom and Liberty"
To the dismay of millions of us, this occupant seems to think we need an emperor. Even though all polls show that the majority of Americans don't want a whole new government-run health-care system, detest the trillions of dollars in un-payable debt he has foisted on us, question the whole "global warming" scare and disagree with him on many other issues, he boldly announces: "We're going to fundamentally transform America!" And he makes it clear that he is going to cram things down our throats whether we want them or not.
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How to save America

How to save America


''Globalists and progressives will argue that this amendment would slow or stop the process of globalization. Others will argue that the process should have been slowed or stopped years ago. Globalists and progressives will argue that this amendment is a step backward for civilization. Others will argue that civilization needs to return to the values and virtues of America's founders.''

The United States is on the brink of signing a new climate-change treaty that many people believe will be the mechanism that ushers in global governance. Global governance has been under construction for many years. Every new treaty in which the United States participates requires the surrender of a little more sovereignty. International treaties have influenced domestic policy throughout the 20th century, forcing the federal government to impose restrictions on individual freedom – restrictions that are not authorized in the enumerated powers set forth in the U.S. Constitution.
For example, nothing in Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution empowers the federal government to restrict the use of private
property. The Endangered Species Act, enacted to bring the United States into compliance with several international treaties, gives the federal government the power to dictate what a private land owner may and may not do on his own land. This is only one of the more obvious examples of how a treaty is used to extend the power of the federal government beyond the limitations set forth by the Constitution.
When the Constitution was written, senators were chosen by the legislature of each state. The power of the states was substantially diminished by the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913, which called for senators to be elected by popular vote, rather than by the legislature. This loss of the state legislature's power to influence the central government is especially pertinent to the ratification of treaties. The Constitution requires two-thirds of the senators present to vote in the affirmative to ratify a treaty.
Jerome Corsi's latest blockbuster reveals globalists' plan to put U.S. on the chopping block -- "America for Sale: Fighting the New World Order, Surviving a Global Depression, and Preserving USA Sovereignty"
The U.S. Constitution required ratification by three-fourths of the states. The Constitution, along with "… all treaties made, or which shall be made … shall be the supreme law of the land" (Article VI). It makes no sense at all to ratify a treaty that explicitly limits the power of government, and then ratify treaties that require the government to exercise power beyond those authorized by the Constitution.
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Palestinian Arabs can't handle democracy

The Constitution? How quaint Millicent

 

 

 

Hate-crimes law: Blatant fascism


''All violent crimes are hate crimes, and all crime victims deserve equal justice. This law [Hate Crimes Prevention Act] is a grave threat to the First Amendment because it provides special penalties based on what people think, feel, or believe.''
~ Eric Stanley, Alliance Defense Fund
Chelsea Shilling, my colleague at WorldNetDaily, I thought did an excellent job in her recent article on this administration's latest act against America,
"Obama signs 'hate-crimes' bill into law."
Hate-crimes bill? How can this be? I thought the Constitution said that Congress shall make no law against religious freedom or the right to hold political opinions and express them.
The Democrats were Machiavellian enough to link this hate-crimes bill to their new $680 billion bill called the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act which many Republicans felt compelled to support to stand behind our troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Why the urgency for a hate-crimes bill?
President Obama said, "After more than a decade, we've passed inclusive hate-crimes legislation to help protect our citizens from violence based on what they look like, who they love, how they pray or who they are." Obama, by the passage of this hate-crimes bill, has succeeded in fulfilling the 1960s countercultural dream of normalizing the abnormal and morally perverse while concurrently denigrating the normal, the good and the godly.
This hate-crimes bill should have been named the ACA – Anti-Christian Act – for this legislation in essence will put a muzzle on ministers and rabbis and forbid them from preaching against the homosexual, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
lifestyles dominating our culture at pain of civil rights lawsuits, fines, arrests and even imprisonment.
Are we living in America or in Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin?
Of the many constitutional problems with hate-crime laws, one of the most venal, surreptitious and reminiscent of George Orwell's "1984" is the fact that these fascist laws punish our very thoughts. It is not so much a hate-crimes law, but in reality a thought-crimes law, for (absent an invalidation by the
Supreme Court) people, particularly Christians, will be severely punished for speaking out against what they consider to be immoral behavior expressly prohibited in the Bible.

Palestinian Arabs can't handle democracy
''Unlike democracy, whose other cardinal principle is equality, Arab-Islamic culture is strictly hierarchical. Top-down leadership is a fundamental principle of Islamic theology. Authority runs down from Allah to Muhammad and from Muhammad to the imam, the ruler of the regime.''

   

 

 

 

 

Jesus is the punch line … again


Jesus is the punch line … again My friends, I would greatly prefer being hated by the world for loving the Jesus of the Bible than being loved by the world for compromising His words. We might as well get used to the fact that when we stand with Him, we will be detested and the brunt of jokes. Nevertheless, let us work hand in hand as never before to proclaim the love and grace of Jesus Christ to our nation that constantly condemns Him and treats Him as a punch line. 

 

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