MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2009 On Monday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
2) H.R. 81 - Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (Sponsored by Del. Bordallo / Natural Resources Committee)
3) H.R. 146 - Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act (Sponsored by Rep. Holt / Natural Resources Committee)
4) H.R. 548 - Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2009 (Sponsored by Rep. Gary Miller / Natural Resources Committee)
5) H.R. 844 - Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009 (Sponsored by Rep. Young (AK) / Natural Resources Committee)
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009 On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for Morning Hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.
Suspensions (6 Bills)
1) H.Res. 91 - Honoring the life and service of Dr. William Spoelhof (Sponsored by Rep. Ehlers / Education and Labor Committee)
2) H.Res. 146 - Designating March 2, 2009, as "Read Across America Day” (Sponsored by Rep. Markey (CO) / Education and Labor Committee)
3) H.Res. 153 - Commending the University of Southern California Trojan football team(Sponsored by Rep. Watson / Education and Labor Committee)
4) H.Res. 77 - Congratulating the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia (Sponsored by Rep. Wittman / Education and Labor Committee) 5) H.Res. 195 - Recognizing and honoring the employees of the Department of Homeland Security (Sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis / Homeland Security Committee)
6) H.Res. __ - Recognizing Beverly Eckert’s service to the Nation and particularly to the survivors and families of the September 11, 2001, attacks (Sponsored by Rep. Slaughter / Homeland Security Committee)
Complete Consideration of H.R. 1106 - Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (Sponsored by Rep. Conyers / Judiciary Committee)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2009 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK On Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. and recess immediately. The House will then reconvene for a Joint Meeting with the Senate at 10:45 a.m. to receive an Address from the Right Honorable Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.
On Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business.
On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.
H.R. 157 - District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 (Sponsored by Del. Holmes Norton / Judiciary Committee)
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Carol M. Browner was born in December 1955 in Miami, Florida. Both her parents were professors at Miami Dade Community College. In 1977 Browner received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Florida, and two years later she earned a J.D. degree from the University of Florida College of Law.
In 1980 and 1981, Browner was General Counsel for the Florida House of Representatives Committee on Government Operations. In 1983 she became associate director of the Ralph Nader-founded group Citizen Action in Washington, DC.
From 1986 to 1988, Browner served as chief legislative assistant to Democrat Senator Lawton Chiles of Florida; in this position, she worked to ban offshore oil-drilling near the Florida Keys. In 1989 she became legal counsel for the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
From 1988 to 1991, Browner was Legislative Director for Senator Al Gore. From 1991-93, she was Florida's Secretary of Environmental Regulation.
After the 1992 presidential election, Browner served as transition director for Vice President-elect Gore. In December 1992, President-elect Bill Clinton named Browner as his choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); she was confirmed by the Senate on January 21, 1993.
In 1995 Browner used her position at the EPA to lobby environmental groups to oppose the Republican-led Congress, faxing out documents condemning the GOP's regulatory initiatives. In a rare show of political unity, Republicans and Democrats alike impugned Browner, accusing her of violating the Anti-Lobbying Act. A stinging letter to Browner from a bipartisan subcommittee of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee stated: "The concerted EPA actions appear to fit the definition of prohibited grass-roots lobbying ... The prima facie case is strong that some EPA officials may have violated the criminal law."
Browner headed the EPA throughout both terms of the Clinton presidency, making her the longest-serving Administrator in the agency's history. After her EPA tenure, she became a founding member of the Albright Group, a "global strategy" organization headed by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright <<>>
Did we not just witness the American president heading up a "Fiscal Responsibility Summit"? With fiscal responsibility in such high demand, one must forget entirely the nearly $1 trillion in irresponsibly distributed 'stimulus' already signed into commitment and the half-trillion dollar supplemental spending bill being presented this week. In a less than three week span, the two spending packages together would instantly represent a more than 10% increase in the national debt accrued over this nation's entire history. Yet when it comes to Defense and National Security, seemingly the only budgets eyed for any significant spending cuts, critical operations and initiatives expect to be short changed and starved of funds.
The Department of Defense's Security Development Plan for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, like the administration's $900 million Gaza aid plan, is directed at the heart of a terrorist haven. But the DoD initiative is directed at curtailing and/or cutting off terrorists from narcotics funding and undermining their stranglehold on and, to the degree that it exists, popular support of the local populations there. An alternative.
The Administration's Gaza reconstruction gift contains none of these counterterrorism dynamics. Not a one. There is but one ultimate distributor in Gaza: Hamas. The Obama administration can claim that "the aid would not go to Hamas but that it would be funneled through nongovernmental organizations," but the fact of the matter remains that the Hamas terrorist organization that dominates Gaza stands to gain from every penny. It most certainly will not be hindered. That equation is nowhere in the calculus.
Dumping $900 million dollars into foolish Gaza reconstruction affords the distributors of all goods and services in Gaza both tangible assets (through the redirection of their funds elsewhere, such as arms, rockets and munitions) as well as the re-consolidation of political power and image rehabilitation. Many Gazans actually blamed Hamas - not Israel - for the wrath incurred in January. This action undermines that intangible shift and affords Hamas recovery from a humiliating wrath of domestic criticism.
This is not a cry from this writer to end all foreign aid. Far from it. But it is a vociferous cry to reconsider the foolishness of assisting Hamas to any degree - let alone to the tune of nearly a billion dollars - in reconstructing Gaza after Hamas' incessant rocket attacks on Israeli cities and towns finally drew the wrath of the Israeli Defense Forces. Would we rebuild Japan with Tojo still in place, or Germany under a surviving Hitler? And would we send them nearly $1 billion while our own economy is incessantly being described as "the worst crisis since the Great Depression"?
And most importantly, would we do this while our own operations are short funding, where our own troops are at ever-increasing risk?
The answer is clearly, no we would not. At least not then. But today, under an Obama administration, the answer is apparently "Yes we can."
Our own generals requested 30,000 troops in order to roll out a new strategy and fight terrorists in Afghanistan and they got but 17,000 committed. Our efforts to combat al-Qaeda's narcotics money tree and undermine their popular support in Pakistan are expected to be short-funded $167.5 million with no redress in sight, yet the commitment is already made to spend $900 million of your tax dollars rebuilding Hamas' home turf.
While some in the media are trying to belittle the Tea Party events that happened today, they seemed to have missed the part where we only spent a week in planning, and only 3 days ago many of us were wondering if anyone would even show up!
But much to our pleasure and surprise, the Tea Party Rallies were a HUGE success! In fact, we here in Chicago had around 400, reports suggest Nashville had 500 or so, and some reports are suggesting that St Louis may have broke 1,000. In total, there were Tea Party protets in more than 40 cities across the country today.
As if this isn't good enough news... the fact that this is just the beginning of a new revolution makes it even better. Indeed, we're just getting started and there is much that needs to be done.
The DontGo Movement is excited to have played a role in the organizing efforts of the national Chicago Tea Party rallies, and we're ready to come out swinging. As many of you know, we're gearing up to launch an independent, grassroots minded news site in each of the 50 states at NewsPlatoon.com. We're also currently organizing state DontGo Movement Coalitions in all 50 states, and we're getting ready to launch a couple large scale eActivism efforts taylored to help continue the movement and help us maintain the level of online energy we currently see with the Tea Party events.
Our new network of 50 state coalitions goes live on Monday, but we decided to go ahead and send you an early invite. Please CLICK HERE to join the new network. Once logged in, make sure you join your state and get plugged in to your local network. http://dontgo.ning.com
This morning, Governor Jindal and I continued our party's fight for reform as the Democrats proposed more wasteful spending and bigger government.
In case you missed it, I hope you take a moment to watch Governor Jindal's appearance on NBC's Today Show this morning. As he did in the Republican address last night, Governor Jindal laid out the differences between Republicans and Democrats. In his own words: "We think it's more important to get the private sector moving rather than just spending government money." You can watch Governor Jindal's entire interview here:
I also wanted to be sure you caught my appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe. It was a lively discussion about President Obama's address and the future of the Republican Party. You can watch it here:
Thank you for all that you do to support the Republican Party.
Sincerely, Michael Steele Chairman, Republican National Committee
Another U.S. soldier on active duty in Iraq is joining a challenge to President Obama’s eligibility to be commander-in-chief, citing WND’s report on 1st Lt. Scott Easterling, who has agreed to be a plaintiff in a lawsuit over the issue, as his inspiration.
“I was inspired by 1LT Easterling’s story and am writing you to inform you that I would like to be added as a plaintiff against Obama as well if you feel it would help your case,” said the soldier, identified for this report only as a reservist now on active duty in Iraq.
His letter was directed to California attorney Orly Taitz who, along with her DefendOurFreedom.us Foundation, is working on a series of legal cases seeking to uncover Obama’s birth records and other documents that would reveal whether he meets the requirements of the U.S. Constitution.
Easterling, who confirmed separately to WND that he is questioning Obama’s authority, wrote to Taitz that, “As an active-duty officer in the United States Army, I have grave concerns about the constitutional eligibility of Barack Hussein Obama to hold the office of president of the United States.”
The second soldier wrote, “I am an Army reservist who was activated last August and am currently serving with a military police battalion in Camp Bucca, Iraq. I will be here until at least June 2009.”
He continued, “When I enlisted last year I had to show my birth certificate, as well as my driver’s license, high school diploma, college transcripts, social security card; I also filled out loads of paperwork to include listing the names, addresses and phone numbers of my family members and had to answer any questions regarding foreign travel.
Where’s the proof Barack Obama was born in the U.S. or that he fulfills the “natural-born American” clause in the Constitution? If you still want to see it, join more than 270,000 others and sign up now!
“I think it is reasonable for Obama to prove his citizenship status thus certifying his eligibility. I too raised my right hand and swore an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States,” he told Taitz. “I believe the case you are filing could very well determine if we are in fact a Constitutional Republic or a nation of mob rule. I would be honored to be a part of your efforts.”
Perhaps anticipating a wave of outrage from Obama supporters, he asked that he be given no “unnecessary publicity,” although his name eventually would become public when a case is filed.
Taitz told WND she was making contingency plans that could include her travel to Iraq should a military case be brought against the soldiers who are speaking their minds about Obama.
“I told him if there is any prosecution, he can get in touch with me. I would even fly to Iraq and work with the attorney there to provide his defense,” she told WND.
She said undoubtedly a part of the defense would be a demand for documentation on Obama’s actual qualifications to serve as U.S. president.
WND has reported on multiple legal challenges to Obama’s status as a “natural born citizen.” While representatives for Obama has called such claims “garbage,” the Constitution, Article 2, Section 1, states, “No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President.”
Some of the lawsuits question whether he was actually born in Hawaii, as he insists. If he was born out of the country, Obama’s American mother, the suits contend, was too young at the time of his birth to confer American citizenship to her son under the law at the time.
Other challenges have focused on Obama’s citizenship through his father, a Kenyan subject to the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom at the time of his birth, thus making him a dual citizen. The cases contend the framers of the Constitution excluded dual citizens from qualifying as natural born.
Several of the cases have involved emergency appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court in which justices have declined to hear arguments. According to a report from the Associated Press today, another such case has been rejected. The appeal by Cort Wrotnowski alleged Obama was a British subject at birth and, therefore, ineligible to be president.
There was no comment from the court, the same treatment the justices have given cases brought by several other lawyers, including Philip Berg, Leo Donofrio and Taitz.
WND reported yesterday when Easterling agreed to be a plaintiff in Taitz’ case.
Taitz told WND she had advised Easterling to obtain legal counsel before making any statements regarding the commander-in-chief, but he insisted on moving forward. His contention is that as an active member of the U.S. military, he is required to follow orders from a sitting president, and he needs – on pain of court-martial – to know that Obama is eligible.
Taitz said other legal cases questioning Obama’s eligibility filed by members of the military mostly have included retired officers, and courts several times have ruled they don’t have standing to issue their challenge.
Easterling, however, is subject to enemy fire and certainly would have a reason to need to know the legitimacy of his orders, she argued.
“Until Mr. Obama releases a ‘vault copy’ of his original birth certificate for public review, I will consider him neither my Commander in Chief nor my President, but rather, a usurper to the Office – an impostor,” Easterling’s statement said.
The Texas and Arizona borders are in fact War Zones. There is no denying this now and thank God. Naturally, the unconstitutional Czarbie Administration is in the river Denial. Or, they are merely liars, afraid to confront the issue as have so many before him, including Graham, McCain and GWB. Period. Ignoring the situation at the Southern Borders in the hopes that it will all blow away is exactly what has poured fuel to the fire already raging.
The violence associated with Mexican drug cartels is now spilling over onto the America side of the border in Arizona and Texas, state officials have admitted.
The New York Times reports that Arizona has seen a dramatic spike in drug-related abductions, home invasions, and even men dressed in SWAT gear wielding military-grade weaponry. [...]
And Napolitano lies. This is what happens when those that promote and approve of the murder of the unborn thus killing off generations of tax payers and voters. Because generations of Americans have been slaughtered all in the name of "I can't keep my legs together", the Leftinistra must create a new voter base and they don't care if they build it from illegal alien-invasionistas. You watch. There will soon be introduced legislation to fast track citizenship to unknown hordes of crooks, rapists and murderers into the voting pools across this Nation. All in the name of the bleeding-heart-liberal-commie-pinko-meme, at that. More emotional crap.
The violence, said Commander Dan Allen of the State Department of Public Safety, is “reaching into Arizona, and that is what is really alarming local and state law enforcement.”
In Texas, state Homeland Security Director Steve McCraw told the El Paso Times that drug violence has indeed crossed the border. [...]
To hell with La Raza and the rest of the Invasionistas that make up the Reconquistas. If the Fed is too cowardly to step in, We The Militia will.
Violence from Mexican drug cartels has spilled over into Texas, state Homeland Security Director Steve McCraw said Monday.
"Yes, absolutely it has occurred; there's no question about it," McCraw said after a hearing before the House Committee on Border and International Affairs.
McCraw answered lawmakers' questions about Gov. Rick Perry's request for another $135 million for border security operations on the same day Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott asked lawmakers for a new tool to help bring down transnational gangs that threaten border communities. [...]
I wonder where these idiots have been? I used to patrol the Southern Borders a while back as Border Boy and we raised a stink about why we were not getting any help. Help didn't come so we took care of business ourselves. This needs to be escalated, evidently. When the Fed will not act according to their Constitutional Obligations, the only alternatives is to allow the screed from the invasionistas to move on unchecked or protect the Nation on our own dime.
[...] This admission comes after news that Texas activated the lowest stage of its border security plan after protests and violence broke out in Mexican border towns last week and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, the former governor of Arizona, told reporters last Thursday that drug-related violence has not crossed the Mexican-American border. [...]
Simply amazing. Thanks DC for a whole bunch of nothing: SOP for you.
United In Hate -- The Left's Romance With Tyranny and Terror is a book that examines the seamy underbelly of the radical Left which considers Western society and its values an anathema. Dr. Jamie Glazov, the Editor of FrontPage Magazine, methodically details the causational factors that have lead modern Leftists to adhere to the death and destruction mantra of tyrannical Islamic Jihadists.
The Twin Towers are destroyed, 2973 people die in the attack and the radical Left cheers; the war in Iraq is won and the Left expels a disgusted sigh; totalitarian thugs kill innocent millions that the Left justifies as a “cleansing” required to forge a utopian society; suicidal Jihadists shred shoppers in malls with nail bombs and are excused by the Left as door-matted victims striking back at their oppressors; women are vilified, stoned, mutilated and killed by radical Muslims as Leftist feminists remain silent, save here in America where they rail mightily against a country club that’s denied membership to a female executive.
What draws Leftists moth-like toward the annihilating fires of unbridled totalitarianism, or drives them to slavishly worship at the feet of dictators that kick them to the curb when they are considered no longer useful? Why does the Left cleave to a radical Islamic terrorism that vows to destroy all non-believers, including them? Dr. Glazov answers these and other “head scratching” questions in a court-ready presentation of the Left’s mindset that will make forensic psychologists proud.
The Left’s hatred and rejection of Western civilization, its freedoms and values, begins with an acute sense of alienation from it, and unable to “fit in” the Left believes radical societal change, regardless of the consequences, is necessary. After all it’s the West’s fault that the Left has no sense of purpose or direction. Although the Left vehemently argues against this premise, its words and actions prove Dr. Glazov’s case.
The ideological descendents of the communist/progressive Left that spent its capital hoping the West would lose the Cold War to the Soviet Union are today’s leftist core. Based on their hatred for the United States, the Left has forged a symbiotic relationship with radical Islam, whose hatred for America equals theirs. Both make it clear that they consider Western civilization evil and unworthy of preservation. Violent revolution is the Left’s path to change; the Jihadists’ follow the path of war and annilation.
Some might think Dr. Glazov has taken a wrong turn in his analysis of the radical Left’s agenda and beliefs. If so, they should read the scurrilous quotes of Michael Moore extolling the virtues of the “Iraqi freedom fighters,” or Ward Churchill’s and Jeremiah Wright’s crowing after 9/11 that “America’s chickens have come home to roost.” Or, they should examine the genuflexing before the world’s tyrants by the likes of Jimmy Carter, Sean Penn and Tom Hayden. Dr. Glazov’s take on the radical Left is correct and as sharp as a tightly focused laser.
Should the book cause even one radical Leftist to re-examine his or her contorted beliefs and return from the “dark side,” Dr. Glazov’s efforts will be a resounding success. A great thought provoking read!
The official release date of United in Hate is March 3. To pre-order the book on Amazon, click here.
Soldier doubts eligibility, defies president's orders 'As an officer, my sworn oath to support and defend our Constitution requires this'
By Bob Unruh Feb. 23, 2009
A U.S. soldier on active duty in Iraq has called President Obama an “impostor” in a statement in which he affirmed plans to join as plaintiff in a challenge to Obama’s eligibility to be commander in chief.
The statement was publicized by California attorney Orly Taitz who, along with her Defend Our Freedom Foundation, is working on a series of legal cases seeking to uncover Obama’s birth records and other documents that would reveal whether he meets the requirements of the U.S. Constitution.
“As an active-duty officer in the United States Army, I have grave concerns about the constitutional eligibility of Barack Hussein Obama to hold the office of president of the United States,” wrote Scott Easterling in a “to-whom-it-may-concern” letter.
Obama “has absolutely refused to provide to the American public his original birth certificate, as well as other documents which may prove or disprove his eligibility,” Easterling wrote. “In fact, he has fought every attempt made by concerned citizens in their effort to force him to do so.”
Taitz told WND she had advised Easterling to obtain legal counsel before making any statements regarding the commander-in-chief, but he insisted on moving forward. His contention is that as an active member of the U.S. military, he is required to follow orders from a sitting president, and he needs – on pain of court-martial – to know that Obama is eligible.
Where’s the proof Barack Obama was born in the U.S. or that he fulfills the “natural-born American” clause in the Constitution? If you still want to see it, join more than 250,000 others and sign up now!
Taitz said other legal cases questioning Obama’s eligibility filed by members of the military mostly have included retired officers, and courts several times have ruled they don’t have standing to issue their challenge.
Easterling, however, is subject to enemy fire and certainly would have a reason to need to know the legitimacy of his orders, she argued.
“Until Mr. Obama releases a ‘vault copy’ of his original birth certificate for public review, I will consider him neither my Commander in Chief nor my President, but rather, a usurper to the Office – an impostor,” his statement said.
Easterling said he joined the Army at age 40 after working in Iraq as a contractor.
“I chose to work … to support my troops and then left that lucrative position when the Army raised its maximum enlistment age to 40. Upon completion of basic training, I entered Officer Candidate School and commissioned as a 2LT in August 2007. After completing the subsequent basic officer leadership courses, I was assigned to Ft. Knox and shortly thereafter deployed to Balad, Iraq,” he wrote.
“I implore all service-members and citizens to contact their senators and representatives and demand that they require Mr. Obama prove his eligibility. Our Constitution and our great nation must not be allowed to be disgraced,” he wrote.
Taitz said Easterling is among the plaintiffs she is assembling for a new legal action over Obama’s eligibility. Others include a list of state lawmakers who also would be required in their official position to follow orders of the president.
“My conviction is such that I am compelled to join Dr. Orly Taitz’s lawsuit, as a plaintiff, against Mr. Obama. As a citizen, it pains me to do this, but as an officer, my sworn oath to support and defend our Constitution requires this action,” he said.
Easterling was “saluted” in a forum on Taitz’ website.
“Lt. Easterling, As a retired US Army SFC, I salute you sir as a true American patriot and hero! Thank you for your unselfish service to our country. It is rare to find someone today with such moral courage to do the right thing regardless of repercussions,” said one contributor.
Said another, “For your voluntary service to our country, we owe you a debt we can never pay.”
As WND reported yesterday, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said during a meeting with constituents in Cullman County he has never seen proof the new president was born in Hawaii.
“Well, his father was Kenyan and they said he was born in Hawaii, but I haven’t seen any birth certificate,” Shelby said. “You have to be born in America to be president.”
Shelby’s office later stated the senator is confident of Obama’s vetting process, although it did not elaborate.
WND has reported on multiple legal challenges to Obama’s status as a “natural born citizen.” The Constitution, Article 2, Section 1, states, “No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President.”
Some of the lawsuits question whether he was actually born in Hawaii, as he insists. If he was born out of the country, Obama’s American mother, the suits contend, was too young at the time of his birth to confer American citizenship to her son under the law at the time.
Other challenges have focused on Obama’s citizenship through his father, a Kenyan subject to the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom at the time of his birth, thus making him a dual citizen. The cases contend the framers of the Constitution excluded dual citizens from qualifying as natural born.
Here is a partial listing and status update for some of the cases over Obama’s eligibility:
At 10:05am Baghdad time 24 Feb 2008 an EFP (explosive formed projectile)was fired up on the second vehicle in the convoy. It hit the driver’s door. My son was the driver. The medic attended to him on sight. Once stable enough he was medivac’d out to the 86th CSH ( combat surgical hospital)where a team of surgeons worked on him. He died in surgery at 11:36am Baghdad time. For 1 hour and 24 minutes he fought his final battle. The others in the vehicle received minor injuries.
At approximately 1pm ( US CST ) two men knocked on my front door. I was at the store shopping when my son called to tell me they were in my livingroom. I knew.
In the past year my family has experienced pain so deep that it is impossible to put into words, joy that we feel guilty for having, people who have amazed me, anger with no outlet, and an emptiness there is no way to fill. I chose to dwell on the amazing people.
Joe, who reminded me early on to look to my son for strength and later imparted the wisdom to let the memories of my son inspire me.
Sgt Lee, who brought my son home to me and then became our friend.
Cliff, who IM’d with me from a hospital in Baghdad and made it ok to have a conversation not about my son. And who told me I don’t fight fair. ( We mom’s don’t)
Doc Strong, Who did everything possible to save my son then had the courage to come to us and sit across from us at a table. Opening himself up to any possibility but giving us comfort.
Howie, Tommy and Peg, Who have all given me a chance to use this voice of a Gold Star Mom to make a real difference. And who answer the phone when I call at any given hour and need to just talk.
Jenn, A BTR host who gets fighting mad when she even thinks someone’s word may hurt me. And that makes me smile every time.
Ron, who befriended me and encourages me to continue to write my heart.
Bravo Company 1/502nd, All of these men and their families who accepted us as one of their own and who make sure my son’s stories are heard by us. Who embrace us and call me Momma Ang.
CPT Ussery, who took the time to invite me to his home and then shared the details he somehow knew I needed to move forward. His and his wife’s friendship is one I will cherish. ( I still want to steal his dog though)
Pat Dollard, who helped me understand that those who we fight in Iraq are not like you and I. I now know what Pokey meant by “soulless Muslim Bastards” They were raised on hate and evil has truly taken their souls. And that my son and all those who fought there truly made a difference in this world.
There are so many people that have touched my life in this past year. People I know I would not have met had it not been for losing my son. As much as I love these people and the gifts they give me, the price was so very high.
I miss Pokey.. Nothing and no one will ever change that. I want him running through the door yelling Mooommmyyy! and asking what’s for dinner. I want him here to run my finger through his hair and have him tell me to stop. I want him to fight with his sister. Then laugh because she gets mad so funny. I want him to take Tony for icees and pickles. I want him to trade CDs with David then complain David has his CDs. I want to make his damned chili mac for him like he asked me to. Of all the food in the world why chili mac was what he wanted me to make for his homecoming I will never know. There will be no 21st birthday party. No wedding. No late night conversations. No making new memories. What we have are a blessing and we hold them dear.
I want my baby home… But a year ago they came and told me he wasn’t going to ever come home again. And since that moment a part of me still screams for them to take it back. He’s gone but he still inspires me. He still gives me strength and courage. And every once in a while he still lays his head on my shoulder.
I love you Pokey. I miss you more than words can say. (Knottie’s Niche)
Thank you for your service Michael (Pokey).....fair winds and a following sea......
"We are telling the federal government that we are a sovereign state and want to be treated as such. We are not a branch of the federal government,” that from Arizona state Rep. Judy Burges. And more and more state legislators and state legislatures are expressing the very same feelings. And they are doing something about it.
A state senator in Oklahoma, Randy Brogdan, has introduced a resolution that would enable his state to "reclaim its 10th Amendment right to reject any and all acts of Congress that go beyond its enumerated powers in violation of the 10th Amendment."
The Tenth Amendment, a part of the "Bill of Rights", says flatly: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
Some legal experts say that the Supremacy Clause in the US Constitution makes all the efforts of the states moot. The Supremacy Clause is a clause in the United States Constitution, article VI, paragraph 2. The clause establishes the Constitution, Federal Statutes, and U.S. treaties as "the supreme law of the land." The text establishes these as the highest form of law in the American legal system, mandating that state judges uphold them, even if state laws or constitutions conflict. Here's the text of the Supremacy Clause lifted from the Constitution:
"This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding."
Whoa! Talk about throwing your weight around!
OK, so what do the state legislators have to say about that, huh? Well, remember Oklahoma state senator Randy Brogdan? His answer, we believe, sets the stage for the coming fight in the Supreme Court. Brogdan is quoted as saying: "Federal law does not trump the Constitution."
We have heard from Arizona and Oklahoma... You have to ask if this is a repeat of the uprising of the states in the 1800's. The answer is no. This is different, and yet, at the same time, it is about the same thing: My Confederate ancestors called it "State's Rights.” That is exactly the underlying cause of the unrest in the states today... States Rights. States involved in the States Sovereignty Movement, as of this writing include: Hawaii, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire and Washington and, of course, Arizona and Oklahoma. Reports tell us that the same sort "resolutions", "bills', and so forth, are soon to be introduced in more than a dozen other states. There's an excellent article at the Washington Times we recommend you read. You'll find it HERE.
As I surveyed a map of the country with the states involved to one degree or another in the States Sovereignty Movement highlighted on it, I must tell you, it made this old man’s heart beat a little faster. For, you see, the states involved were from the north, the south, the east, and the west, and even way out in the Pacific Ocean. No matter how it turns out, no single section of this country will ever bear the stigma of “traitors” as my beloved South has done since the 1860’s. No state, no group of states, should ever have to bear that indignity, especially when what they did was perfectly legal as is what the states in the State’s Sovereignty Movement are doing today.
For even more information on the State’s Sovereignty Movement and a map pf those states involved go HERE.
I fervently hope this gets to the Supreme Court before the Federal Government does something stupid, as it did in the 1860’s. We all know the Federal Government has stretched its legal bounds beyond those intended by The Founders of this country. We know that. Its time they were called on it.
J. D. Longstreet
I have little faith that the Supreme Court will uphold and defend the Constitution J.D.
They have proven themselves to be nothing more than puppets and clowns in recent months;
Are you kidding me????? Just a few days after his nearly 1 trillion (yes that is a "t") Stimulus Bill or as our friend Snooper so affectionately calls it "Crap Sandwich", President Obama is participating in a Fiscal Responsibility Summit today.
With the U.S. government racing toward $10 trillion in spending and loan guarantees to confront the recession, President Barack Obama on Monday will say it’s time to clamp down on federal expenditures.
Huh?
Obama’s decision to convene a “Fiscal Responsibility Summit” amid the current bailout bonanza might strike some as an act of sheer chutzpah, or at least some serious cognitive dissonance.
Here we go. Constitutional Civil Unrest of Disorder? Indeed it is. Screw these upstart neo-Marxists in our midst! The US Constitution? What's that?
Gateway Pundit has the details as posted at Free Republic and Sen Jim DeMint is calling for street demonstrations to save out Nation. As Alan Keyes has done, many in-office politicians are following suit.
Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) was interviewed this week by the Augusta Chronicle. Senator DeMint says the Obama Spendulus Bill was not only the most expensive but perhaps the most irresponsible piece of legislation ever passed by Congress. He is calling for street demonstrations. [...]
Absolutely.
[...] The worst since the adoption of the income tax, DeMint figures.
It's not just the amount of money involved, some $780 billion -- although that, alone, is corrosive enough to American freedom. "I've seen it happen inside government agencies: 'What can we do to get it spent?' It's the only way (the agencies can get money)," DeMint says. "I see that happen in Afghanistan and Iraq, where our aid programs are basically based on people being able to spend the money within a certain period of time so we can say we did something. And it just leads to a bunch of waste." [...]
SPOT ON!
I can hardly wait for the vitriolic "rightwingnutjobs" proclamations to ooze from the primordial mind sets of the American Libtard over Jim DeMints Battle Cry. As we took the streets away from the Anti-Americanists screaming for our Troops to murder their Officers, so too we must Take Our Country Back from the neo-Marxists in CONgress and currently occupying the White House Marxist House.
To members of Conservative Solutions/Let's Get This Right on Facebook.
First of all, thank you for being a member. When we reached out to you to try to KILL THE BILL we had hundreds of attendees who sent made thousands of phone calls and tens of thousands e-mails and faxes.
Let's face it. In the Grassroots and Netroots numbers matter. As one of the founders of Let's Get This Right, I will be attending CPAC2009 at a time that is critical both to the Conservative Movement and the Republican Party.
We currently have 1700+ members. When I leave for DC on Thursday morning I think we can have over 3,000.
I am asking each of you to help make us make more of an impact by inviting 10, 50 or 100 of your friends to join Let's Get This Right on Facebook. We will recognize your effort!
Send me a message that you invited 10 friends to join and we will add you as a Local Netroots Chair.
Send me a message that you invited 50 friends to join and we will list you as a City Netroots Chair.
Send me a message that you invited 100+ friends to join and we will add you as a State Netroots Chair.
Alan Keyes is one of us! He is saying what many of us in the blogesphere and Blog Talk Radio have been saying for a long time. H/T to Snooper at The Snooper Report for this video, and click this link to read Snooper's take on what Ambassador Keyes has to say.
With what appears to be an American administration that will not be standing behind our Israeli brothers like we should, Netanyahu is the RIGHT choice at this time.
The leader of a Messianic Jewish ministry says she is pleased that conservative leader Benjamin Netanyahu will be Israel's next prime minister.
Israeli President Shimon Peres has chosen Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government. Jan Markell, founder and director of Olive Tree Ministries, believes Israelis realized that Israel will need a leader who will be able to act without the support of the United States.
"Basically Israel now has to go at it alone, which is actually fulfillment of scripture. Zechariah 12 through 14 prophesies that to happen. They have to go at it alone in this world. America is going to be tougher and tougher on them under this new administration, which will be more pro-Islam than it will be pro-Israel," she contends. "And they want a leader who will not cave. And the only one that Israel could see that would not cave is Benjamin Netanyahu."
Friday's announcement means that Netanyahu now has six weeks to put together a ruling coalition. The Jerusalem Post says his liberal rival, Kadima leader Tzipi Livni, will not join any Netanyahu coalition. It will be made up with parties to the right of Likud.
Ok, I was just watching a round table discussion on Fox News and one of the topics was about our new Attorney General, Eric Holder calling Americans a "nation of cowards" when it comes to the race issue.
This comes from an African-American man who holds one of the highest offices in our land and was appointed by the first (kinda) African-American president. That president was voted into office by the same "nation of cowards" that AG Holder was referring to.
Will this new administration ever cease with such nonsense that "normal" thinking human beings just have to shake our heads to? Do they ever consider that they sound so pathetic that even there own libtard friends must be wondering where they are coming from.
Snooper posted this article at The Snooper Report about "One of Obama's Bigots". Along with the article is a video from MSNBC showing Holder making his "nation of cowards" remarks. Don't just take my word for it, go there and listen to Holder shoot himself in the foot.
A good president surrounds themself with good people, and President Obama has certainly failed to do so, which speaks volumes about what we will be dealing with until 2012.
If you ask me, and I know - you didn't, Eric Holder is the coward in this story. He stands behind a microphone and makes outrageous remarks and then retreats to wherever it is he hides and doesn't have to face those of us he calls names.
Eric Holder has a long history of making poor decisions -- so I guess we shouldn't really be surprised that he continues to do so.
3) H.R. 714 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes (Sponsored by Del. Christensen / Natural Resources Committee)
4) H.Res. 132 - Honoring the life and memory of the Chiricahua Apache leader Goyathlay, also known as Geronimo, and recognizing the 100th anniversary of his death on February 17, 2009, as a time of reflection and the commencement of a "Healing" for all Apache people (Sponsored by Rep. Grijalva / Natural Resources Committee)
5) H.R. 601 - Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act (Sponsored by Rep. Bishop (UT) / Natural Resources Committee)
6) H.R. 603 - Utah National Guard Readiness Act (Sponsored by Rep. Bishop (UT) / Natural Resources Committee)
7) H.R. 637 - South Orange County Recycled Water Enhancement Act (Sponsored by Rep. Calvert / Natural Resources Committee)
8) H.R. 911 - Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009 (Sponsored by Rep. George Miller (CA) / Education and Labor Committee)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009 On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for Morning Hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.
The House Floor will be cleared at approximately 5:00 p.m. to allow a security sweep of the House Chamber prior to the President’s address. The House will meet again at approximately 8:35 p.m. in a joint meeting with the Senate for the purpose of receiving an address from the President of the United States.
Suspensions (3 Bills)
1) H.Res. 18 - Recognizes the life, achievements and contributions of Paul Newman (Sponsored by Rep. Cohen / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
2) H.Res. 83 - Recognizing the significance of Black History Month (Sponsored by Rep. Al Green / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
3) S. 234 - Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2105 East Cook Street in Springfield, Illinois, as the “Colonel John H. Wilson, Jr. Post Office Building”. (Sponsored by Sen. Durbin / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business.
On Friday, no votes are expected in the House.
H.R. __ - Consolidated Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009 (Sponsored by Rep. Obey / Appropriations Committee)
Possible Consideration of H.R. __ - Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (Sponsored by Rep. Conyers/Frank / Judiciary/Financial Services)
During last week's ISW Capitol Hill Lunch Brief, ISW President, Kimberly Kagan, and ISW Research Analyst, Claire Russo, spoke about the recent Provincial Elections held in Iraq.
Last week, ISW hosted a Capitol Hill lunch briefing on the recent elections in Iraq. If you missed the briefing, be sure to check out the briefing's highlightsby ISW Research Analyst Claire Russo. Included in the main points are:
The Iraqi population demonstrated its understanding that democracy can provide for their needs as, throughout Iraq, they voted for nationalist and secular-leaning parties over the sectarian parties who won in the elections of 2005.
Iraqis voted out incumbents in the majority of provinces, in what appears to be a demand for action at the local level.
The Sunni population of Iraq passed a major milestone in their reconciliation by electing a variety of political parties that illustrate the Sunnis' diverse political objectives.
Iraqis demonstrated their desire for a nation ruled by a strong central government, and despite successful provincial elections, many political obstacles lie ahead.
Foreword: The feds have overstepped their authority thanks to Obama and the rest of the socialist goons in DC. Individual states are NOT going to roll over and play patty-cake with the government.
While most of these resolutions are merely opening rhetoric, they lay the ground work for continuation. Most of these states are fully prepared for the complete follow through and I say it's about time!
You can call, write, email or FAX your state representatives in support of these initiatives. This is the only peaceful way I know of to put a stop to the out of control federal government and the planned socialist take over of America. When the feds start losing tax revenue they will listen.
Make your voices heard!
By Snooper, February 20, 2009
In the Archives tab, there is a Category labeled "Live Free or Die". Henceforth, each and every post, article or piece we publish here at The Snooper Report in regards to the amassing number of States in the USA asserting their Freedom from the tyrannical auspices the Federal Government has become will be found in that Category.
Currently, there are five articles therein and when this one is published, there will be six. As I run across other posts that have the same sentiment, I will include them as I go.
I learned a few hours ago that the Republic of Texas has lept into the fray. HALLELUJAH! I am a Texican and a member of the Republic of Texas. We have been working on this for almost forever and it is finally coming around the bend. The next step is Secession but we may not have to go that far. Not if this initiative is carried through all the way. Anything shy of full State Sovereignty is unacceptable.
As a fellow member at the American Daily Review stated:
This week my home state of Texas joined the anti-socialist movement that is sweeping the nation by telling the Federal government to take a hike.
Joining with the other sovereign state legislation, Texas Representative Brandon Creighton filed a concurrent resolution which states the following:
I have the links listed in the references section so feel free to visit each page.
Currently, there are 19 States telling the Czar to kiss our behinds.
This bill was introduced this morning into the MN House of Representatives. It is currently supported by 16 State Representatives. As with other states attempting to reassert the power of the 10th Amendment, it seeks to affirm our long diminished state sovereignty against the overwhelming mandates of the Federal government.
I hope we Minnesotan liberty lovers can get behind this! ( LINK )
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Prayer List for our Troops
The memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Families of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
James - Basic Training
Kenneth - Basic Training
In Memory of Kevin's cousin -- Mike
CPT Kevin - recovering
Scott (Bottomlinefighter) - recovering from injuries
Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 3:53PM
Mark "Snooper" Harvey 
The leader of a Messianic Jewish ministry says she is pleased that conservative leader Benjamin Netanyahu will be Israel's next prime minister.
leader who will not cave. And the only one that Israel could see that would not cave is Benjamin Netanyahu."
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