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Post by brassmonkey on Jun 26, 2009 20:09:02 GMT -5
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Post by homebase on Jun 27, 2009 11:12:36 GMT -5
We're so blessed to have our up to the minute news to keep us informed. *serious sarc
Alex Jones Tv "Where Is Your Line In The Sand!!"
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Post by homebase on Jun 29, 2009 16:34:57 GMT -5
I watched the entire hour long filibuster this morning. Rep. Boehner really pointed out the devastation detailed (not to mention the insanity) in the 300 some pages added at 3am much to Congressman Waxman's objection to the "time" Boehner was taking. Then he (Waxman) gave his time to Pelosi (gag) who just said "pass the bill it's jobs jobs jobs". It's a joke joke joke, but the laugh is going to be on the American people. On the other hand did they read the rest of the 1200 pages? www.breakthematrix.com/node/36973In case you blinked last week and missed it, Cap and Trade was introduced, amended, voted and passed, in a stunning new demonstration of just how ridiculously illogical our political system has become
Here's how it went down:
* The original cap and trade bill, HR 2454, was introduced to congress May 15th
* June 23rd, the thousand-page bill was replaced by a whole new bill - HR 2998 - weighing in at 1200 pages
* At 3:09 am on June 26th, a 300 page amendment was filed
* 16 hours later, the house voted and passed the bill none of them had read
Our government was designed to move slowly, for a reason. When massive new bills are rammed through like this, it's a deliberate attempt to cut the public out of the process.
Here's an example of what happens when they sneak in these last minute amendments - we as taxpayers get saddled with things like the $2.7 billion in tax rebates approved under TARP for a British rum producer. That's right - thanks to TARP, you're now subsidizing the production of Captain Morgan rum, and they're not even a US owned company!
All of these massive "emergency" bills prove one thing: Our representatives' incentives revolve around corporate welfare and special interest favors, and the only weapon we have that can trump their money and resources is our sheer numbers - it's time to make a ruckus.
Start calling your reps to let them know you're voting them out for negligence - they have an obligation to read and understand what they are voting into law, and if the process doesn't allow them sufficient time to do so, they need to change the process. If they don't agree, they're out. It's as simple as that.
Seriously. The gloves are coming off. Who's with me?Career Suicide for Cap and Trade "Yes" votes? |
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Post by homebase on Jun 29, 2009 16:48:26 GMT -5
Cap and Trade Will Lead to Capital Flight
By Ron Paul
Published 06/29/09Excerpt: The real inconvenient truth is that the cost of government regulations, taxes, fees, red tape and bureaucracy is a considerable expense that has to be considered when companies decide where to do business and how many people they can afford to hire. Increasing governmental burden directly causes capital flight and job losses, as Spain has learned. In this global economy its easy enough for businesses to relocate to countries that are more politically friendly to economic growth. If our government continues to kick the economy while its down, it will be a long time before it gets back up. In fact, jobs are much more likely to go overseas, compounding our problems.
And for what? Contrary to claims repeated over and over, there is no consensus in the scientific community that global warming is getting worse or that it is manmade. In fact over 30,000 scientists signed a petition recently directly disputing the claims on which this policy is based. Legitimate environmental claims should instead be directed towards the public sector. The government, especially the military, is the most serious polluter in the country, and is exempt from most EPA regulations. Meanwhile Washington bureaucrats have classified the very air we exhale as a pollutant and have gone unchallenged in this incredible assertion. The logical consequence is that there will come a time when we will have to buy a government permit just to emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from our own lungs!
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