Latest “Deal” from the Senate: Pass Amnesty First, Read the Bill Later | RedState
This latest installment of "pass it to know it" legislation deals with immigration reforms. Pretty serious stuff, no? Like Obamacare(Affordable Care Act), the legislators we all elected will vote on whether to pass the bill without reading or understanding it.
In todays' Congress, laws are written by who know who, possibly by staffers, but more likely by lobbyists. Hundreds or thousands of pages of legalese which would take weeks to read and understand, if even possible. And our elected representatives are expected to read a summary, provided by some who supposedly knows, and vote to pass or not.
You may or may not like the current bill being pushed through the halls. You may or may not like the next one. Are you willing to trust anyone with bills that will have far reaching impact on the lives of our citizens? Would you like the bill behind Door #1, Door #2 or Door #3? Would you let someone else pick the door on your behalf?
That is what's happening in Washington DC in recent years. What are you going to do about it?
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Affirmative Action
Justices Take Pass on Texas Affirmative-Action Case .
Affirmative Action : When legislators believe people to be incapable of deciding who to accept or hire without considering race, they pass a law forcing them to consider race.
Affirmative Action : When legislators believe people to be incapable of deciding who to accept or hire without considering race, they pass a law forcing them to consider race.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Restoring Trust in Government
Thomas Sowell wrote this article about trust and government. Read it Here
"But we the voters are not blameless. Having chosen an untested man to be president, on the basis of rhetoric, style and symbolism, we have ourselves to blame if we now have only a choice between two potentially tragic fates -- the loss of American lives to terrorism or a further dismantling of our freedoms that has already led many people to ask: "Is this still America?""
We elected Barack Obama, who came with little to no experience in government, and even less running any kind of organization as an executive. During the campaign for the 2008 election there were no fewer than 18 books written about or by this man we elected. He then won a Nobel Peace Prize for accomplishing exactly nothing.
This man spoke of fundamentally changing America, and now we see it happening before our eyes.
His administration claims transparency, which would in theory, allow us to see everything we need to see about what and how he operates. I scoff at that claim.
His Attorney General lies about investigations.
His trophy legislation is a 2400 page bill voted on before it was read.
He chooses which laws to enforce regarding immigration and marriage.
His DOJ dropped charges of voter intimidation against those who were already convicted of it.
The NSA is spying on Americans while his appointed claim they do not.
He claims to cut a budget that is ever bigger year after year.
He has travelled more away from DC than any president in history, and that is just election campaigning, fund raising and vacationing.
Fundamentally change America. You bet he did. What do you think?
"But we the voters are not blameless. Having chosen an untested man to be president, on the basis of rhetoric, style and symbolism, we have ourselves to blame if we now have only a choice between two potentially tragic fates -- the loss of American lives to terrorism or a further dismantling of our freedoms that has already led many people to ask: "Is this still America?""
We elected Barack Obama, who came with little to no experience in government, and even less running any kind of organization as an executive. During the campaign for the 2008 election there were no fewer than 18 books written about or by this man we elected. He then won a Nobel Peace Prize for accomplishing exactly nothing.
This man spoke of fundamentally changing America, and now we see it happening before our eyes.
His administration claims transparency, which would in theory, allow us to see everything we need to see about what and how he operates. I scoff at that claim.
His Attorney General lies about investigations.
His trophy legislation is a 2400 page bill voted on before it was read.
He chooses which laws to enforce regarding immigration and marriage.
His DOJ dropped charges of voter intimidation against those who were already convicted of it.
The NSA is spying on Americans while his appointed claim they do not.
He claims to cut a budget that is ever bigger year after year.
He has travelled more away from DC than any president in history, and that is just election campaigning, fund raising and vacationing.
Fundamentally change America. You bet he did. What do you think?
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Sex and the Military - Thomas Sowell PhD
Sex and the Military - Thomas Sowell, PhD
Two very telling quotes from this column are below.
There seems to be something liberating about ignorance and inexperience. You are free to believe whatever you want to, unencumbered by hard facts and, if you have political power, to impose your headstrong ignorance on those with first-hand knowledge.
A more insidious consequence of having ignorant civilians micro-managing the military is that the caliber of a nation's military leaders can be affected when generals have to pass through filters for political correctness to reach the top.
Two very telling quotes from this column are below.
There seems to be something liberating about ignorance and inexperience. You are free to believe whatever you want to, unencumbered by hard facts and, if you have political power, to impose your headstrong ignorance on those with first-hand knowledge.
A more insidious consequence of having ignorant civilians micro-managing the military is that the caliber of a nation's military leaders can be affected when generals have to pass through filters for political correctness to reach the top.
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