Posted by tx on August 12, 2009 under US Constitution | 
WASHINGTON — Six Texas congressmen are in the middle of a summertime political tempest sweeping the nation’s capital over legislation to require future presidential candidates to show birth certificates to prove they are “natural born citizens” of the United States eligible to serve as president.
The effort by the lawmakers, including Houston-area Reps. Ted Poe, R-Humble, and John Culberson, R-Houston, stems from a so-called “birther movement” mounted by some conservative Republicans and talk-show hosts who continue to question whether President Barack Obama is a natural born citizen.
The Texans have not adopted the prove-it’s-not-true approach pressed by talk-show hosts such as Rush Limbaugh, who insists “Barack Obama has yet to prove he’s a citizen” and “all he’d have to do is show a birth certificate.” But the lawmakers’ effort lends credence to what some dismiss as a fringe movement fanned by unsubstantiated rumors swirling on the Internet thanks to bloggers such as Californian Orly Taitz. “I believe it is a serious concern” that requires Congress to “subpoena all of Obama’s vital records,” Taitz writes.
The Constitution stipulates that “no person except a natural born citizen” shall be eligible to serve as president. The Presidential Eligibility Act proposed in March by Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., would require campaign committees to submit a copy of the candidate’s birth certificate to the Federal Election Commission with other documentation as necessary to prove eligibility.
Little League test
Poe, a former prosecutor and criminal court judge, says he “never said” Obama was born “anywhere but the United States,” but adds: “To ensure that we eliminate future debates and adhere to the Constitution, we simply should do what Little Leagues all across our country do and require that birth certificates be provided at the time of registration.”
Culberson says any candidate seeking federal elective office “should be required to prove that they meet the requirements laid out in our Constitution.”
Other former candidates have faced similar questions, including Republican presidential nominee John McCain, who was born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936.
“Requiring future presidential candidates to provide their birth certificates in 2012 and thereafter is a commonsense way to avoid unnecessary controversies and conspiracy theories,” adds Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler.
Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock, collaborated on the bill in hopes of quelling stubborn controversies that are distractions and “not good for our nation,” said spokeswoman Michelle Ozanus.
Of the 10 co-sponsors enlisted by Posey, six are from Texas, including Poe, Culberson, Gohmert, Neugebauer, Kenny Marchant, R-Coppell and John Carter, R-Round Rock.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, challenged what she described as a bid to impeach Obama’s birthright as the first black president.
“In all my lifetime whether you are the winner or the loser, I have never heard of anyone raising the question of the birthplace of the duly elected president.”
State officials in Hawaii vouched for Obama’s birth last month. They said state law prevents public release of an individual’s birth certificate.
Posted by tx on July 29, 2009 under Home Page, US Constitution |
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In this MegaVote for Texas’ 31st Congressional District:
Recent Congressional Votes -
- Senate: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010
- Senate: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010
- House: Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act
- House: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
- House: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriation, 2010
- House: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010
Upcoming Congressional Bills -
- Senate: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
- House: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
- House: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010
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| Recent Senate Votes |
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 – Vote Passed (67-25, 7 Not Voting)
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The Senate passed this $3.1 billion bill to fund the legislative branch, which includes a provision to post Senate expenses online for the public to access.
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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison voted YES……send e-mail or see bio
Sen. John Cornyn voted NO……send e-mail or see bio
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 – Vote Passed (84-6, 10 Not Voting)
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On Thursday, the Senate passed this $42.9 billion bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2010, which includes a provision requiring at least 700 miles of a border fence with Mexico be completed by 2010.
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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison voted YES……send e-mail or see bio
Sen. John Cornyn voted YES……send e-mail or see bio
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| Recent House Votes |
Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act – Vote Passed (386-41, 5 Not Voting)
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On Wednesday, the House voted to reauthorize two federal programs that provide research and development grants to entrepreneurs.
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Rep. John Carter voted YES……send e-mail or see bio
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 – Vote Passed (266-160, 6 Not Voting)
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The House approved this $123.8 billion bill to fund the USDA, FDA and other related agencies and programs.
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Rep. John Carter voted NO……send e-mail or see bio
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriation, 2010 – Vote Passed (318-106, 8 Not Voting)
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This $48.8 billion bill funding the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for Fiscal Year 2010 was passed on Thursday.
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Rep. John Carter voted NO……send e-mail or see bio
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010 – Vote Passed (415-3, 14 Not Voting)
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The House passed this $133.7 billion bill funding veterans programs and military construction.
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Rep. John Carter voted YES……send e-mail or see bio
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| Upcoming Votes |
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 – S.1390
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The Senate is scheduled to work on this bill to set funding levels for the military and authorize Department of Defense programs.
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 – H.R.___
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The House is scheduled to vote on this bill funding the Department of Energy, Army Corps of Engineers and related agencies and programs.
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010 – H.R.3170
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The House is expected to vote on this bill funding the Treasury Department, the executive branch, the judicial branch, the District of Columbia and independent agencies.
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Posted by tx on July 21, 2009 under Home Page, US Constitution |
July 20, 2009 Presented by “Congress.org”
In this MegaVote for Texas’ 31st Congressional District:
Recent Congressional Votes -
- Senate: Cloture Motion; Nomination of Robert M. Groves, to be Director of the Census
- Senate: Cloture Motion; To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes
- House: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010
- House: Restore Our American Mustangs Act
- House: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Upcoming Congressional Bills -
- Senate: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
- House: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009
- House: Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
- House: Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act, 2010
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| Recent Senate Votes |
Cloture Motion; Nomination of Robert M. Groves, to be Director of the Census – Vote Agreed to (76-15, 9 Not Voting)
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The Senate agreed to this procedural vote allowing a vote on the nomination of Robert Groves to be the Director of the Census, who was later confirmed by a voice vote.
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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison voted Not Voting……send e-mail or see bio
Sen. John Cornyn voted NO……send e-mail or see bio
Cloture Motion; To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes – Vote Agreed to (63-28, 9 Not Voting)
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The Senate agreed to end debate on this amendment to the Military Construction authorization bill that would include gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability in the definition of hate crimes. The amendment was later approved by voice vote.
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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison voted NO……send e-mail or see bio
Sen. John Cornyn voted NO……send e-mail or see bio
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| Recent House Votes |
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010 – Vote Passed (219-208, 1 Present, 5 Not Voting)
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On Thursday, the House voted on this $24.1 billion bill funding the Treasury Department, the executive branch, the judicial branch, the District of Columbia and independent agencies.
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Rep. John Carter voted NO……send e-mail or see bio
Restore Our American Mustangs Act – Vote Passed (239-185, 9 Not Voting)
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On Friday, the House passed this bill that intends to improve the management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros.
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Rep. John Carter voted NO……send e-mail or see bio
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 – Vote Passed (320-97, 16 Not Voting)
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The House approved this $33.3 billion bill funding the Department of Energy, Army Corps of Engineers and related agencies and programs.
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Rep. John Carter voted NO……send e-mail or see bio
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| Upcoming Votes |
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 – S.1390
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The Senate is scheduled to continue work on this bill to set funding levels for the military and authorize Department of Defense programs.
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Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009 – H.R.2920
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The House is scheduled to vote on this bill intended to reinstitute and update the Pay-As-You-Go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation.
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Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 – H.R.___
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The House is scheduled to work on this bill funding transportation and housing programs for the next fiscal year.
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Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act, 2010 – H.R.___
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The House is also expected to work on this funding bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and other related agencies and programs.
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Posted by tx on July 17, 2009 under Home Page, US Constitution |
Sen. Cornyn also recognized by colleagues for his unyielding efforts to improve military voting
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, who has been a long-time Senate advocate of military voting reform, successfully incorporated several of his initiatives into legislation passed today out of the Senate Rules Committee.
Sen. Cornyn strengthened the MOVE Act by adding two major pieces of legislation – one based on his Military Voting Protection (MVP) Act and another based on his Military Voters’ Equal Access to Registration (MVEAR) Act – to ensure that overseas troops are provided expedited delivery of their completed ballots and also given, along with their families, on-base voter assistance when they need it.
His efforts and leadership on the issue of military voting were also recognized by several of his Senate colleagues who are on the committee, including Rules Committee Chairman Chuck Schumer, Ranking Member Robert Bennett and Sen. Saxby Chambliss.
“Sadly, our troops and their family members face tremendous roadblocks when it comes to voting in U.S. elections, as formally documented in report after report. I am working with my Senate colleagues to tear down these barriers and ensure that every military service member and family member is able to participate in the democratic process and have his or her vote counted.
“It’s highly encouraging the committee has adopted the MOVE Act, which includes comprehensive military voting reforms, many of which I’ve been pushing in the U.S. Senate. We are now one step closer to enacting these important reforms into law and helping our troops get the assistance and resources they need to vote in U.S. elections,” Sen. Cornyn said.
Background
Following the markup, Sen. Cornyn signed onto the MOVE Act, as amended with his military voting reforms included.
Sen. Cornyn has spearheaded efforts on military voting reform, including the MVP Act, which ensures that the completed ballots of troops overseas are delivered to the appropriate state election officials in time to be counted; it passed the Senate last year. He reintroduced it this Congress with bipartisan support, and it currently has 33 co-sponsors. In addition, it has received an overwhelming number of endorsements from prominent Veterans Service Organizations and military support groups.
Building on the success of the MVP Act, Sens. Cornyn and Begich introduced a second military voting reform bill to make sure troops and their family members have voter registration assistance through ‘motor voter’-style services provided to them on military installations. This second, complimentary bill – the MVEAR Act – would help make sure blank absentee ballots reach troops at their current addresses, so they can cast their votes and send their completed ballots back to their home election offices in time to be counted on Election Day.
Posted by tx on July 9, 2009 under Home Page, Principles and Values |
Railroad Commissioner warns Washington of economic dangers of proposed legislation
AUSTIN, TEXAS– Texas Railroad Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones proposed and passed a Position Letter at the Railroad Commission Conference opposing the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, also known as the Cap and Trade bill. The letter was supported and signed by the other two Commissioners.
“It is important that we as a Commission have a unified position on this crucial issue,” said Commissioner Jones. “Texas, which is the leading energy producing state in the nation, stands to be adversely effected by this legislation. Not only will the energy industry be negatively effected, but also Texans will see their energy bills increase dramatically. A new report by the Texas Comptroller shows that if the Cap and Trade legislation were in effect today, Texans would be spending an additional $1100 on goods and services next year.”
The Cap and Trade legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week and now will be taken up by the U.S. Senate. The letter, which can be found here, will be sent to Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Senator John Cornyn.
“Senators Hutchison and Cornyn care very much about the people of Texas and have both indicated they will oppose the measure in the Senate,” said Jones. “However, I believe it is critical for the nation’s top state energy regulatory body to be on record opposing this legislation.”
Elizabeth Ames Jones was elected three times to the Texas House of Representatives before her appointment in 2005 to the Texas Railroad Commission. In November 2006, she was elected to serve a six-year term. She served as Chairman from 2005-2007 and is a recognized leader on energy policy and coastal issues. She serves on the Coastal Coordination Council, the Coastal Land Advisory Board, and is a member of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.
THESE ARE THE TEXAS REPRESENTATIVES WHOSE VOTES HELPED PASSED THE BILL THAT WILL DRIVE THIS COUNTRY INTO A DEPRESSION
IF THESE 5 HAD VOTED “NO”, THE BILL WOULD HAVE FAILED.
SEND THIS LIST TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW.
•Cuellar, Henry, Texas, 28th
•Doggett, Lloyd, Texas, 25th
•Gonzalez, Charlie A., Texas, 20th
•Green, Al, Texas, 9th
•Green, Gene, Texas, 29th
•Hinojosa, Rubén, Texas, 15th
•Jackson Lee, Sheila, Texas, 18th
•Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Texas 30th
•Reyes, Silvestre, Texas, 16th
Posted by tx on July 1, 2009 under Home Page |
The following article was found in “Texas Insider”, an online newletter about Texas politics.
Four Republican Texas Members of Congress today jointly hosted a Texas Energy Summit in Houston to discuss with leading energy experts what the “Cap-and-Trade” National Energy Tax will mean for Texas jobs and Texas families.
The “Cap-and-Trade” National Energy Tax will create an artificial market for greenhouse gas emissions, requiring industries to pay for the right to produce. As the nation’s top energy producer, Texas will be most affected by cap-and-trade through higher energy costs to consumers and significant job loss, especially in energy sectors. The House of Representatives passed the National Energy Tax on Friday, June 26.
“Last week Republicans fought hard to prevent the utter destruction of our economy. Despite the Administration’s repeated promises of transparency, this bill was rushed through before the public or even most members of Congress had time to read it. It now threatens to lock the U.S. into an era of economic stagnation and global decline that will kill American industry and send jobs overseas. And what do we get for all that money and suffering? EPA scientists say it may only drop the average global temperature by less than 1 degree Fahrenheit,” said Congressman Joe Barton. “Every member at this Summit is concerned about how prices are impacting our constituents and Texas economy. But we know we are not helpless – we need to produce more American energy for our families and businesses.”
Held at the University of Houston Clear Lake, the Texas Energy Summit featured House Energy & Commerce Committee Ranking Member Joe Barton (TX-06), Congressman John Culberson (TX-07), Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22) and Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-32).
The Texas Energy Summit expert panelists included Victor G. Carrillo, Chairman of Texas Railroad Commission; Robert Bradley, CEO of Institute for Energy Research; Pat French, Senior Vice President or Texas Alliance for Energy Producers; and Bob Kahn, President of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
“The facts are clear: Nancy Pelosi’s National Energy Tax will kill Texas jobs, raise prices on hardworking families, and do little to clean up our environment,” stated Congressman Sessions. “Congress’ top priority should be creating jobs and growing our economy by advancing American-made energy production and promoting cleaner, more energy-efficient resources and technologies. Instead, Democrats’ answer to the worst recession in decades is a National Energy Tax that will eliminate over 4,000 jobs in my district. This is not the change Texans deserve.”
Congressman John Culberson said, “… To lift our economy out this recession, Republicans are working to cut spending and to cut taxes on individuals and businesses. We are also working to open up domestic sources of oil and gas and build new nuclear reactors for the short term, while promoting conservation and investment in alternative energy and new technology for the future.”
Congressman Pete Olson said, “… The National Energy Tax is simply a shell game to funnel billions of taxpayer and industry dollars through government to fund a restrictive energy plan. This plan allows the government to decide which energy jobs stay and which energy jobs go. That is not the role of government and Americans should be outraged. Heritage Foundation analysis of this bill concluded that my district could lose up 5,000 jobs in 2012 alone. That’s a high price to pay for a job killing plan that won’t even reduce carbon emissions.”
From flipping on a light switch to buying a gallon of milk, the cost of cap-and-trade will be passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices for energy and products. ERCOT estimates that federal regulations on greenhouse gas emissions could boost the monthly electricity bill for the average Texas consumer from $27 – $54.1 The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts estimates that cap-and-trade will cost Texas up to 311,600 jobs by 2020 and cost the average Texas family an additional $1,136 on household goods and services over the next year.
In contrast to the National Energy Tax, the Texas members highlighted energy proposals they support that would create new clean energy jobs, expand natural gas and traditional energy production, reduce Washington bureaucracy and frivolous lawsuits over energy production, and provide tax incentives for conservation, efficiency, and new technologies. To learn more, visit Gop energy plan.
Posted by tx on June 25, 2009 under Home Page, New American Revolution |
Throughout history rebellion meant citizens rising up against government when conditions become unbearable. Such was our case in 1776, when we overthrew the British and established our Republic.
We did so based on the premise that our new government would be elected and the servant of the people, not vice-versa. This new democratic republican system was designed to hopefully eliminate any future need for us, the people, to revolt. If we don’t like the actions of our government, we can now just vote them out of office. For over 200 years, that has worked to generally assure that the actions of Washington reflect the will of the people.
But today we find ourselves with a federal government that is running roughshod over average working Americans with apparent impunity. Over and over the people express their will on the key issues facing the nation, and Washington responds by ignoring them and doing the opposite.
Ironically, we now have a likely unique historical case of the government in rebellion against the people.
Last year’s gas crisis – in the middle of a presidential election year – produced an outpouring of public sentiment on what to do about energy, and an equal outpouring of campaign pledges by federal candidates.
Polls of any kind of course have to be examined with great skepticism. It is only when multiple polls, taken by organizations on the right, left, and center start reporting the same data that the results can be taken seriously. Let’s look at those poll results on energy policy leading up to last November’s election.
According to CNN, CBS, the New York Times, ABC, Stanford University, the Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, FOX News, and too many others to mention, an average 63% of Americans supported lifting the long-time ban on drilling for more domestic oil and gas offshore and in Alaska – by margins from ranging from 55 to 77%.
With these results coming in that close to Election Day, there were big political results. After decades of opposing expanded domestic drilling, Democrats in the House last fall – before the elections – agreed to drop the ban on offshore drilling, and President Bush granted new oil and gas exploration leases nationwide. We were finally on the road to replacing foreign oil with American oil and gas.
So far this year, an average 74% majority of Americans oppose a new federal gas tax, according to Rasmussen, FOX News, CNN, and others, with a range between 65 and 83%.
Gallup, the Wall Street Journal, and NBC report an average 81% of Americans favor using the federal government to encourage alternative energy resources such as wind and solar power, with responses ranging between 72 and 90%. An average 65% also approve of federal support for existing oil, natural gas, and coal exploration and development, and nuclear power now enjoys an all-time high average public approval rate of 60%, according to the latest Gallup and Los Angeles Time/Bloomberg surveys.
Most importantly, the human side of last year’s energy crisis was also evident in multiple polls and has continued into this year, with gas prices having taken off again this spring. An average 72% of American households say high energy prices have created financial hardship for their families, according to polls by Quinnipiac University, USA Today/Gallup, ABC News/Planet Green/Stanford University, and the Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg.
Based on all this, the public provided Congress with some very clear guidelines on what they expect out of new federal energy policy, and all Congress needed to do was draft it and pass it.
1. Expanded wind and solar power – 81% public approval
2. No new energy taxes – 74% public approval
3. Lower energy prices – 72% public approval
4. Continue existing oil and gas support – 65% public approval
5. Expanded offshore and Alaska oil drilling – 63% public approval
6. Expand nuclear power – 60% public approval
Here’s what just passed out of the Energy and Commerce Committee last week, and will advance to a vote in the House tomorrow.
1. Expanded wind and solar power – so far so good, just wait.
2. Raise energy prices – an estimated minimum $1 a gallon on gas, and at least $100 a month on home power bills. And these costs could be much, much higher.
3. A massive $836 billion tax on all energy through the “cap and trade” scheme
4. Block new offshore and Alaska drilling, tax existing drilling
5. Cut support for existing oil and gas exploration and development
6. Make expanded nuclear power impossible by blocking nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, while verbally promising more nuclear power.
What a difference it makes to have the election behind us! Only one out of six highly-approved public agenda items made it into the House leadership’s so-called “Energy Bill”. On the other five – including the ones that make the day-to-day difference in whether our working families continue in hardship, this crowd has done exactly the opposite of what the public needed, asked for and expected.
If this passes into law, count on crushing price hikes on all consumer products and services impacted by energy costs – not just gas and power bills, but food, clothes, practically everything in modern society.
In the middle of the worst economy since the long-stagflation of Jimmy Carter, with 9.4% unemployment and the highest foreclosure rate since record-keeping began in the 1970’s, the majority in the House and Senate are poised to throw a horrible yoke of higher taxes on our struggling working families.
And the phrase “working families” is not just rhetoric. This new plan provides the energy equivalent of food stamps to low income families making less than $42,000 a year, and individuals making less than $23,000, to cover the cost of their tax increase. The resulting tax rate on everyone else is consequently jacked up even higher, putting the financial hardship burden entirely on the U.S. middle class – precisely the group that President Obama promised would not face any tax increases under his Administration.
The current minority of conservatives in the House will do everything we can to fight this, but Washington right now is drunk with power and thinks they can just ignore public opinion and any need to compromise.
So the “cap and trade” energy tax of the far left continues to advance through the halls of Congress, in spite of being opposed by the overwhelming majority of Americans. But that majority can prove them wrong in November 2010, and we better do so or face a permanently diminished future.
Posted by tx on June 23, 2009 under Home Page, Principles and Values |
I receive email updates from the Peter Morrison Report, a free email newsletter for Texas Conservatives. Here is this week’s summary.
Summary of this week’s report:
Over the past couple of weeks, thousands of you have sent faxes and placed phone calls expressing your disapproval of the cowardly Republican leadership in the Texas House, particularly traitors-in-chief Joe Straus and Burt Solomons.
The situation has now gotten so bad that my tech guy has informed me that Straus and Solomons are now refusing your faxes. That’s right, thousands of you took time to write a personal message to them about your concerns, and they turned their fax machines off because they don’t care what you have to say.
Please call the two House traitors, Straus and Solomons, since they refuse to take your faxes. Speaker Straus can be reached at (512)463-1000 or (210) 828-4411 and Rep. Solomons at (512) 463-0478 or (972) 394-3904. Again, call back later if the lines are busy, so that they know we will not give up holding them accountable for their traitorous acts against this state. Tell them how disappointed you are that they blocked this important legislation in this year’s legislative session.
To sign up for an email copy or to read the full report, please go to http://www.petermorrisonreport.com/
We can change the tenor of Texas politics. Call your Texas State Representative and Texas State Senator and demand compliance with the will of those who elected them.
Please help 912candidates.org find candidates for elective office who will reflect our values. Just calling oneself a Conservative to obtain our vote is not enough. These elected representatives must act on Conservative values. They must support our state Constitution. They must abide by the 9 principles and 12 values which have made Texas the greatest state in the union.
Posted by tx on June 9, 2009 under Home Page |
House Blocks $108 Billion Giveaway to Foreign Banks
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was forced to withdraw an attempt by Democrats to give $108 billion in taxpayer money as a bailout to the International Monetary Fund, as House conservatives led by Republicans brought national attention to the attempt, according to United Press International (UPI) (6/5). “House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters at a news conference the bill now appears to have no Republican support. That means she needs to convince at least 18 of the Democrats who voted against it to change their minds.”
“House Democrats are obviously no longer content just to give away trillions to failing American businesses,” said U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX). “They now want to give away over a hundred billion to the IMF to fund bankrupt overseas business interests. And to attempt to do so as an earmark on legislation specifically to support our armed forces in a time of war is an insult to both our men and women in uniform and the taxpayers.
“President Obama is currently doing a good job in continuing the handoff to Iraqi forces while surging in Afghanistan,” says Carter. “We can’t let the wild spending spree of House Democrats block the bipartisan progress we’re making towards victory in both theaters, and this kind of legislative outrage threatens just that.”
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Why was Congress voting on a bill to bailout the International Monetary Fund to help fund bankrupt overseas business interests? Don’t we already have enough trouble here at home? Haven’t we spent enough money that we don’t have? Don’t we already owe enough to the Chinese government? At least some of the representatives in Congress found their courage to stand up to Nancy Pelosi and the Democrat spending machine. We need more people like those brave souls to be elected. Bravo to the conservative Democrats and the Republicans who voted against this bill!
Posted by tx on June 6, 2009 under Inspiration |
I am an American citizen. I have listened and watched with dismay as the President of the United States has traveled throughout the world, apologizing for what he perceives as my nation‘s mistakes. I am writing to you so that you will know that not every American citizen agrees with the current leader of our country about our country‘s history.
Barack Hussein Obama, the Democrat nominee, was elected President of the United States on November 4, 2008. Of those voting in the 2008 election 69,492,376 individuals voted for the current President. John McCain, the Republican nominee, received 59,946,378 votes. There were other candidates who also ran for the office, but the number of total votes cast for them was significantly smaller.
What do these numbers mean? They mean that a significant number of people in the United States did not agree with candidate Obama’s proposals and therefore, did not vote for him. Of those who did vote for candidate Obama, many did not agree with everything he was proposing. Individuals cast their vote for many reasons; some reasons have nothing to do with the political party platform of the candidate or with the ideas and programs being advanced by the candidate.
Of those individuals who voted for candidate Obama, there are many who are now disturbed with the President’s policy of apologizing for America‘s past actions. I did not vote for candidate Obama, because he had no apparent leadership experience. I believed then, and still believe, that candidate Obama’s ideas and ideals were not in the best interests of my country.
More than two thousand years ago, a man, whom many worship as the Son of God, stated “Let him who is without sin among you, cast the first stone”. I remind you of this statement, because in this world’s history, no nation has been shown to be perfect. No nation is entirely blameless in its relations to other nations. No nation can hold itself up as a perfect example of nationhood. This is an imperfect world full of imperfect people and imperfect nations, and it is likely to remain so.
My country has not been without errors in judgment in its 200 plus years of existence. However, my nation, contrary to our President’s assertions, is not responsible for the ills of the world. My government’s choices have not always been proved correct over time, but neither have the choices of other governments been proven correct. My country is not the cause of all the problems in the world and more often than not has provided the best solution to those problems.
Two centuries ago, a group of intelligent and God fearing men and women gave birth to our nation – the United States of America. These men and women had a vision of a place on earth where men and women could live free from oppressive governments and peoples, where men and women could choose their path in life and succeed or fail depending on their ambitions and talents, where men and women could worship their Creator as their consciences demanded.
What these intelligent and God fearing men and women created was a nation which became the most prosperous country the world has ever known. It is a nation where the people have always been generous, even with those who are their professed enemies. It is a nation where people have been willing to fight and die for the rights and the lives of others. It is a nation where people have continued to worship their Creator according to the dictates of their consciences.
There are many well documented reports where the United States of America has stepped forward to help others in times of need. There are many instances where Americans have given hope, food and living materials to those who hate us and wish to destroy us. The freedom and security of many nations has been bought with American treasure and American blood.
Is America a perfect nation? Of course not, no nation is perfect.
Is America responsible for the world’s ills? No.
Is America evil? Absolutely not.
Will America and Americans make mistakes in the future? Yes.
Will individuals still seek to come to the United States by the millions for the opportunity and freedom which we offer? Yes.
Will others, including some of our own leaders, continue to disparage our nation and its lofty principles to serve their own power or appease their own conscience? Unfortunately, yes.
Who am I, you may wonder, to speak out against the words of a man elected to our nation‘s highest office? I am an ordinary American mom living in a small town in the heartland of America. I cherish the freedom given to me by our founding documents to speak my thoughts. I am a descendant of Sicilian immigrants who came to America because there was no work and no food in their homeland, a descendant of French, Irish, Dutch and English immigrants, who risked all to come to this great land for religious and economic freedom. Like many American citizens, I am the product of a multitude of differing cultures which have joined together into one amazing nation – the United States of America. I am proud of my heritage. I am proud of my country and its citizens. I am proud of the goodness that my country has bestowed on me and on the world.
No one, not even an elected President, will ever convince me that the United States of America is not exceptional, that the United States of America is not the greatest and most blessed country the world has ever known.
May God bless you all, and may God continue to bless America!
