Try this on for size: On June 25, 2007, the House passed the, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Act, HR 1281, which will prohibit and punish deceptive practices that aim to keep voters away from the polls on Election Day. This bill protects every American citizen’s right to vote by making voter deception, for the first time, a crime.
This was gleaned from the web site of none other than Nancy Pelosi! This just might actually mean that there IS a God after all. Why my obvious joy over a new law covering something which was already a crime? Because NOW the Republicans might actually be able to file Federal charges against the Democrats in the House and, possibly, the Senate when they are “locked out” on votes or tricked into not being present.
Want an example? On June 16th 2009 at 6:30 pm Congressional Democrat leaders informed their colleagues [that] there would be no further votes that day. Being the trusting souls Republicans generally are… our side packed up and headed home for the night.
Two hours later house leadership calls for everyone to return to the house floor for “emergency votes” on a series of amendments to an appropriations bill. As you might expect almost no Republican House member made it to the vote. If fact most didn’t even find out until well after the fact.
Two of these “emergency votes” dealt with giving OUR tax money to ACORN, a group which is under investigation for voter fraud in 16 different states, and the third vote was on an amendment asking for an investigation into Ms. Pelosi for her claims that the CIA “lied” to her in briefings.
I’m a regular sort of guy but, it seems to me, that the party in power (Democrats) were afraid to have an open and honest debate on these amendments. This lead to their ploy of misleading the opposition about further votes which effectively prevented them from performing their constitutional obligations as Representatives. In short… WE were disenfranchised in this process because OUR elected representatives were deliberately deceived by the Democrats.
Now in reading this bill it is clearly aimed at “regular” voters and “Federal” elections. However, could the Republicans not make the case that voter intimidation and deceptive practices are a crime no matter when or where they occur so long as it is the business of the people which is being conducted and that business requires a vote to be cast?
Politics being what they are I realize that this would be a double edged sword. In order to minimize all that nasty “debating” over fine points of legislation majority parties have routinely blocked minority input. This is particularly true when the minority has no hope of mustering enough votes for blocking action later. As the old saying goes…. There are two things you don’t want to see being made… Sausage and Legislation. Both can be messy processes.
None the less those folks in the House and Senate are our Representatives. Either side preventing the other from full participation in the legislative process does a disservice to the American Electorate. They, in essence, disenfranchise the electorate and prevent our voice from being heard.
On other fronts it seems that, for now, cap and trade is going nowhere. Democrats, however, being masters of incrementalism, will simply chop the larger legislation into more “bite size” pieces and sneak it into other legislation which must pass to keep some critical item funded.
Thus instead of the monster simply appearing on the scene “Frankenstein” will eventually be brought to life as all it’s separate bit’s and pieces are sewn together. In the end this will turn out opposite of the movies. The monster the left will create will destroy the village and all it’s people through insanely punitive taxation.
Meanwhile, we the people can never take our eyes off those in Washington. HINT: If the House and Senate are in session YOU are loosing rights and freedoms! Think not? What are laws and regulations but limits on either your rights or your freedoms or both? Even now the left is working on yet another way to destroy our way of life.
They are working on legislation which will mandate that ANY house sold in the United States MUST meet current California energy standards. HUH? States Rights anyone? Like everything else the left does.... It “sounds” like a good idea on the surface. With the left you must always look deeper.
If you are the owner of a fairly typical home and nearing retirement… your house was probably built in the late 50’s or 60’s somewhere. It’s served you will over the years but now you and the wife are ready to enjoy your golden years together. You’d like to sell the home… invest some of the money and perhaps get a little motor home and tour the country. SORRY!
No…. if this turkey passes you’re be forbidden from selling your home as it is. No… you’ll have to first bring the entire structure up to whatever the current California building code standards are. This is inclusive of all structural, electrical, material and energy efficiency standards.
There hasn’t been an earthquake where you live since the Triassic…. BUT you are REQUIRED to make sure your home is built to California earthquake standards. You have to make sure that it is equipped with the most current and most energy efficient appliances. (Which all must also meet California standards)
Does the wall and ceiling insulation meet California standards? How about the shingles? Those have to resist those pesky California wild fires you know…. Even though you happen to live in Minnesota.
Bottom line…. If you own a home now…. You’re stuck with it forever…. OR you’re rich enough to jump through all the government hoops to bring it up to California code.
And if you DO have money…. That’s not going to last long either because “someone” is going to have to pay for this 9 TRILLION dollars in debt the Democrat Party wants to strap us with.
In case you might have forgot….. President Obama and his Party have managed to spend in 6 months more money than have ALL the presidents who preceded him.
I don’t know about you but MY wallet can’t shell out the extra $4000 in taxes that obligates *every* American to pay. Between my wife and I what that means is that one of us will be working for the government full time without pay.
Unless the Democrats pull something else sneaky… there IS another election coming…. We CAN give control of the country back to the people who make it work…. And not just the blue splinter on either coast. Get busy NOW…. Or risk the fall of America.
This was gleaned from the web site of none other than Nancy Pelosi! This just might actually mean that there IS a God after all. Why my obvious joy over a new law covering something which was already a crime? Because NOW the Republicans might actually be able to file Federal charges against the Democrats in the House and, possibly, the Senate when they are “locked out” on votes or tricked into not being present.
Want an example? On June 16th 2009 at 6:30 pm Congressional Democrat leaders informed their colleagues [that] there would be no further votes that day. Being the trusting souls Republicans generally are… our side packed up and headed home for the night.
Two hours later house leadership calls for everyone to return to the house floor for “emergency votes” on a series of amendments to an appropriations bill. As you might expect almost no Republican House member made it to the vote. If fact most didn’t even find out until well after the fact.
Two of these “emergency votes” dealt with giving OUR tax money to ACORN, a group which is under investigation for voter fraud in 16 different states, and the third vote was on an amendment asking for an investigation into Ms. Pelosi for her claims that the CIA “lied” to her in briefings.
I’m a regular sort of guy but, it seems to me, that the party in power (Democrats) were afraid to have an open and honest debate on these amendments. This lead to their ploy of misleading the opposition about further votes which effectively prevented them from performing their constitutional obligations as Representatives. In short… WE were disenfranchised in this process because OUR elected representatives were deliberately deceived by the Democrats.
Now in reading this bill it is clearly aimed at “regular” voters and “Federal” elections. However, could the Republicans not make the case that voter intimidation and deceptive practices are a crime no matter when or where they occur so long as it is the business of the people which is being conducted and that business requires a vote to be cast?
Politics being what they are I realize that this would be a double edged sword. In order to minimize all that nasty “debating” over fine points of legislation majority parties have routinely blocked minority input. This is particularly true when the minority has no hope of mustering enough votes for blocking action later. As the old saying goes…. There are two things you don’t want to see being made… Sausage and Legislation. Both can be messy processes.
None the less those folks in the House and Senate are our Representatives. Either side preventing the other from full participation in the legislative process does a disservice to the American Electorate. They, in essence, disenfranchise the electorate and prevent our voice from being heard.
On other fronts it seems that, for now, cap and trade is going nowhere. Democrats, however, being masters of incrementalism, will simply chop the larger legislation into more “bite size” pieces and sneak it into other legislation which must pass to keep some critical item funded.
Thus instead of the monster simply appearing on the scene “Frankenstein” will eventually be brought to life as all it’s separate bit’s and pieces are sewn together. In the end this will turn out opposite of the movies. The monster the left will create will destroy the village and all it’s people through insanely punitive taxation.
Meanwhile, we the people can never take our eyes off those in Washington. HINT: If the House and Senate are in session YOU are loosing rights and freedoms! Think not? What are laws and regulations but limits on either your rights or your freedoms or both? Even now the left is working on yet another way to destroy our way of life.
They are working on legislation which will mandate that ANY house sold in the United States MUST meet current California energy standards. HUH? States Rights anyone? Like everything else the left does.... It “sounds” like a good idea on the surface. With the left you must always look deeper.
If you are the owner of a fairly typical home and nearing retirement… your house was probably built in the late 50’s or 60’s somewhere. It’s served you will over the years but now you and the wife are ready to enjoy your golden years together. You’d like to sell the home… invest some of the money and perhaps get a little motor home and tour the country. SORRY!
No…. if this turkey passes you’re be forbidden from selling your home as it is. No… you’ll have to first bring the entire structure up to whatever the current California building code standards are. This is inclusive of all structural, electrical, material and energy efficiency standards.
There hasn’t been an earthquake where you live since the Triassic…. BUT you are REQUIRED to make sure your home is built to California earthquake standards. You have to make sure that it is equipped with the most current and most energy efficient appliances. (Which all must also meet California standards)
Does the wall and ceiling insulation meet California standards? How about the shingles? Those have to resist those pesky California wild fires you know…. Even though you happen to live in Minnesota.
Bottom line…. If you own a home now…. You’re stuck with it forever…. OR you’re rich enough to jump through all the government hoops to bring it up to California code.
And if you DO have money…. That’s not going to last long either because “someone” is going to have to pay for this 9 TRILLION dollars in debt the Democrat Party wants to strap us with.
In case you might have forgot….. President Obama and his Party have managed to spend in 6 months more money than have ALL the presidents who preceded him.
I don’t know about you but MY wallet can’t shell out the extra $4000 in taxes that obligates *every* American to pay. Between my wife and I what that means is that one of us will be working for the government full time without pay.
Unless the Democrats pull something else sneaky… there IS another election coming…. We CAN give control of the country back to the people who make it work…. And not just the blue splinter on either coast. Get busy NOW…. Or risk the fall of America.
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