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1:42 pm in Conservatism, Ethics, Freedom, Government, Politics, Privacy by admin
The government is increasingly monitoring Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites for tax delinquents, copyright infringers and political protesters.
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10:22 am in Conservatism, Freedom, Government, Money, Politics by admin
By what Constitutional provision is the office of Czar justified?
The answer is NONE!
Is there a single U.S. statute dealing with anything to do with a Czar?
The answer is NONE!
By what authority does these appointed Czars lord over American industry?
The answer is NONE!
What legal relationship is there between Congress and these Czars?
The answer is NONE!
By what Constitutional authority does the Executive branch appoint Czars?
The answer is NONE!
What branch of government does the office of Czar fall under, Executive, Legislative or Judicial?
The answer is NONE!
Are the dictates of the Czars enforceable by the Judicial branch of government or any enforcement agency of the government of the United States?
The answer is NO!
Do American industrial leaders have to obey the dictates of the Czars?
The answer is NO!
Are Czars elected by the citizens of the United States?
The answer is NO!
Can Czars be impeached by Congress?
The answer is NO!
Does the Constitution provide the Czars any diplomatic credentials including immunity?
The answer is NO!
Are the Czars answerable to the citizenry?
The answer is NO!
Are our elected representatives protecting us from this unconstitutional oligarchy of Czars?
The answer is NO!
Have our elected representatives the legal authority to use taxpayer revenue to pay the salaries of the Czars?
The answer is NO!
Are our tax dollars paying the salaries of the Czars.
The answer is YES
Does this smack of coup de tat?
The answer is YES!
Are you going to do anything about it?
The answer is…?
I think we might wish to consult a couple of the founders on this for guidance in the matter.
From the Declaration of Independence: When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.
Thomas Jefferson: Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.
Thomas Jefferson: The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson: The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson: Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.
Thomas Jefferson: All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
Thomas Jefferson: When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.
George Washington: Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.
George Washington: Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.
George Washington: The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
via Constitutional Republic or Oligarchy of Czars – Smart Girl Politics.
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6:04 pm in Ethics, Freedom, Government, Security by admin
One day the President is pointing the finger and blaming the intelligence services, saying there is a systemic failure,’ said one agency official. ‘Now we are heroes.
via Spy chiefs turn on President Obama | NowPublic News Coverage.
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8:16 am in Ethics, Government, Politics, Security by admin
Decision to Release Interrogation Memos
by Karl Rove
Published: April 20, 2009President Obama’s decision last Thursday to release U.S. Department of Justice memos outlining the Bush administration’s use of interrogation tactics was a mistake. One that has undoubtedly made America less safe and has undermined the Central Intelligence Agency’s ability to effectively gather information on groups that want to harm our country.
The declassified memos show the integral role medical professionals played in the interrogation process by making certain that detainees were "not likely to suffer any severe physical or mental pain or suffering as a result of interrogation." Now public, this knowledge is sure to serve as a psychological victory for future detainees and a barrier for the CIA in its pursuit for critical information about terrorist organizations.
I encourage you to read at least one of these memos. You’ll be reassured about the precautions the Bush administration took to guarantee compliance with the federal prohibition on torture. You might even characterize its diligence as overcautious.U.S. Department of Justice Memos Disclosed by the Obama Administration, 4/16/09 (PDF Downloads)
- Interrogation of al Qaeda Operative, Memorandum for John Rizzo, Acting General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, August 1, 2002
- Application of 18 U.S.C. 2340-2340A to Certain Techniques That May Be Used in the Interrogation of a High Value al Qaeda Detainee, Memorandum for John Rizzo, Acting General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, May 10, 2005
- Application of 18 U.S.C. 2340-2340A to the Combined Use of Certain Techniques in the Interrogation of High Value al Qaeda Detainees, Memorandum for John Rizzo, Acting General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, May 10, 2005
- Application of United States Obligations Under Article 16 of the Convention Against Torture to Certain Techniques that May Be Used in the Interrogation of High Value al Qaeda Detainees, Memorandum for John Rizzo, Acting General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, May 30, 2005
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BACK IN 2004, MOVEON MADE A POLITICAL SPOT about how Bush was saddling our kids with too much debt. The folks at RedState have updated it for 2009. Best political parody of the season.
Posted at 2:52 pm by Glenn Reynolds
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