Congressional Candidate Lieutenant Colonel Allen West

A big YEEHAW for the Supreme Court

The last few days has been full of surprises. For the first time in my adult life I am proud of Massachusetts and now the Supreme Court surprises me by taking a stand for free speech in striking down most of McCain-Feingold. Laws that limit free speech are BAD no matter how good the intentions. YEEHAW for the Supreme Court!

The Second Shot Heard Round the World in Massachusetts

In the predawn light of April 19, 1775 the Minutemen (trained to be ready in a minute) of Massachusetts Colony (having been warned by Paul Revere, William Dawes and other riders) gathered in the town square of Lexington to face the approaching British force.

Over 700 Redcoats arrived in Lexington to come face to face with 50-70 armed farmers and laborers. Captain Parker told the patriots "Don't fire unless you are fired on; but if they want a war, let it begin here."

The British officer on horseback swung his sword and yelled, "Lay down your arms, you damned rebels, or you are all dead men. Fire!"  They fired. The Minutemen dispersed (conflicting eyewitness reports on whether they fired back or first or not) and regrouped to fight the first battle of the American Revolution in Concord.

On January 19, 2010 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the cradle of the first American Revolution, joined the second American Revolution by firing another Shot Heard Round the World. How appropriate and ironic. This shot was more like a cannon than a musket but it was also fired against a despot that seems determined to destroy everything Americans hold dear.

Those who are called tea partiers (and many things much worse) are well aware that Scott Brown is no Reagan Conservative, but he is very conservative for MA and he is right on the issues that count the most right now. He does represent the populist revolution by Americans everywhere by standing against socialism, high taxes, attacks on civil liberties and government corruption and by his election MA has joined this populist revolution.

May God Bless America again and Let Freedom Ring!

Watch now how many of the politically elite (in their own mind) who have insulted and denigrated the populist (read American people) now fall over each other in trying to become 'just one of the regular folks." More interesting to me, and frightening will be the ones who become even more condescending and insulting toward the American populist. Shall we start with Obama?

How many ways did Obama insult the regular folks in his campaign stump for Coakly on Sunday.. shall we count the ways? And even better, (or worse rather) ... Obama claims that the good citizens of Massachusetts voted for the Republican Scott Brown because they were still angry at Bush. OH YEAH??? They vote for a Republican because they are still angry at a Republican?

What about Obama's claim that the reason the American people are angry and against his policies is because he has been too busy trying to clean up the Bush mess that he hasn't connected with the people and explained things enough. EXCUSE ME? I couldn't believe he really said that, I had to listen to it again. Fox News is reporting that Obama has connected with the people in one form or another 411 times during his first year That is an incredible amount of time before the cameras.

Compare Clinton's response to the mid-term elections of 94 to Obama's reaction to the election of Scott Brown (a political earthquake equal to the mid-term elections during Clinton's administration.) Clinton stood up and said, "America, we hear you." He changed his governance and became a pretty good Republican president. But Obama??? He says "America, you must not be hearing me."

Let me be one of many voices responding to the president...

Mr. President, we did hear you over and over!! We just DON'T LIKE what you said!

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Music, Lyrics and vocals by Bob Dorough

{The British are comin'!  The British are comin'!}
Now the ride of Paul Revere
Set the nation on its ear,
And the shot at Lexington
Heard round the world.
When the British fired
In the early dawn,
The War of Independence had begun,
The die was cast, the rebel flag unfurled.

And on to Concord marched the foe,
To seize the arsenal there you know,
Waking folks, searching all around.
Till our militia stopped them in their tracks,
At the Old North Bridge, we turned them back
And chased those Redcoats back to Boston town.

And the shot heard round the world
Was the start of the revolution.
The minutemen were ready, on the move.
Take your powder, take your gun,
Report to General Washington,
Hurry men, there's not an hour to lose.

Now at famous Bunker Hill,
Even though we lost, it was quite a thrill.
The rebel Colonel Prescott proved he was wise.
Outnumbered and low on ammunition,
As the British stormed his position,
He said, "Hold your fire till you see the whites of their eyes."

Though the next few years were rough,
General Washington's men proved they were tough.
Those hungry, ragged boys would not be beat.
One night they crossed the Delaware,
Surprised the Hessians in their lair,
And at Valley Forge they just bundled up their feet.

Now the shot heard round the world
Was the start of the revolution.
The minutemen were ready, on the move.
Take your blanket, take your son,
Report to General Washington.
We've got our rights and now it's time to prove.

Well, they showed such determination
That they won the admiration
Of countries 'cross the sea like France and Spain.
Who loaned the colonies ships and guns
And put the British on the run,
And the Continental Army on its feet again.

And though they lost some battles too,
The Americans swore they'd see it through.
Their raiding parties %shut up, hit and run.%
At Yorktown the British could not retreat,
Bottled up by Washington and the French Fleet,
Cornwallis surrendered and finally we had won.

From the shot heard round the world,
To the end of the revolution,
The continental rabble took the day.
And the father of our country
beat the British there at Yorktown,
and brought freedom to you and me and the U.S.A. 
God bless America! Let freedom ring!

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The only person I found online (so far) that was also fascinated by the historic irony of Massachusetts firing the second shot heard round the world was Armstrong Williams in the Hill blog. I really liked his piece.

Devastating shot heard 'round the world from the commonwealth
By Armstrong Williams - 01/21/10 12:48 PM ET

... Even the magic of Kennedy's mystique after his death could not prevent the unknown candidate in the pickup truck from pointing out that the emperor had no clothes. It took an everyday American like us in that pickup truck to ignite a national revolt against President Obama and his public policy agendas.

It is not coincidental that the rejection of socialism, high taxes and government restrictions on personal healthcare choice, all implicit in the healthcare legislation, should take place in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. History reminds us that Massachusetts was the cradle of the American Revolution. It began with high taxes, and restrictions on civil liberties imposed by the British Crown. The people of the Bay State refused to succumb to a new despot imposing higher taxes and restrictions on freedom. Just as Massachusetts paved the way for the American Revolution, it has now set the stage for the national rejection of Obama's hidden social agenda.

Visit www.armstrongwilliams.com.

Scott Brown Goes to Washington

This election wasn't just about ObamaCare and the Democrats in power.  This was WE THE PEOPLE shouting loud and clear!!! 

Can you hear us NOW??? What will it take for you to listen. We are FED UP with government by and for the politicians. MA were the ones with the bullhorn tonight but they are saying what WE THE PEOPLE all over the nation are determined be said and heard.

Thanks to you citizens of Massachusetts... home of first Tea Party and home to many of our greatest Patriots. They must be very proud of you tonight!

My favorite line in Scott Brown's acceptance speech was: Taxpayer money should be used to make weapons to destroy terrorists not to pay lawyers to defend them. (paraphrased according to memory)

Unbelievable!!! MA joins the Tea Party Revolution

The citizens of America yelled at Townhalls all across the nation, "Stop! Stop the spending! Stop the corruption! Stop attacking our civil rights!

The Obamanists yelled at a America: "Shut up and get out of our way, we don't care what gun-toting, God loving, right-wing nuts have to say!"

The citizens of Massachusetts said: "Don't fire unless you are fired on; but if they want a war, let it begin here."

The Obamanists yelled at America: "Lay down your arms, you damned rebels, or you are all dead men. "

On January 19, 2010 the citizens of Massachusetts said: "FIRE!"

For a number of reasons I took a Holiday Hiatus and for other reasons could not get myself back to writing. Some thought perhaps I had gone into rehab for political junkies, but no, I have been listening and reading... just not writing while I was focusing on other things.

I thought to restart the Republic of Loriland Blogs (Fuss, Cuss and Discuss; The Camel's Back; and ...Of Cabbages and Kings) after Christmas then I thought I would do celebrate the New Year with a relaunch and reflection of the past year, then perhaps on my birthday as my personal New Year's Day.

Finally, on the eve of what might be a historical election (MA special election) I decided to get started and do it all. So what if it is now almost three weeks past New Year's, a week after my birthday, it's my party (blog) and I can do what I want to; so I will be reflecting on the past year, personally, politically and philosophically. I will also be sharing my views on current affairs

Vote for MRCs Year's Worst Reporting Awards

I voted for the Media Research Center's 22nd Annual Awards for the Year's Worst Reporting and got so involved that I decided to write a post even though I have been taking a writing hiatus for the holidays.

A few stats about MRC's nominees

10 Different Print/Online Publications were nominated

Newsweek got 7 nominations

Times Mag got 6 nominations

NY Times got 4 nominations

MSNBC got the most broadcast nominations at 21

8 of those were given to Chris Matthews and 6 to Keith Olbermann.

ABC had 20 nominations

World News getting 8 and Nightline 4

NBC got 19 Nominations

Nightly News got 10, Today Show 6, and Meet the Press 2

CNN got 15 nominations with Newsroom getting the most at 5

CBS got 14 nominations and Katie Couric got half of those at 7

Go to MRC and make your picks before reading mine that I specify after the jump... VOTE

CRUISIN' & MUSIN'

WHITE HOUSE WAVES WHITE FLAG
When Fox's White House Reporter, Major Garrett, started getting invites to the off-air sessions, with Robert Gibbs during the Obama Does Asia Tour, one could have thought that the WH was extending an olive branch and calling for a cease-fire... But, with Obama granting Major a one-on-one interview... I think we can classify this as a full surrender.

Niles Gardiner of the Telegraph UK says:

I predicted last month that the White House would lose its war with Fox News. That now looks to be the case with the announcement by Fox News White House correspondent Major Garrett that Fox is one of five networks selected to interview Barack Obama in Beijing this evening, with each allotted ten minutes with the President.

The decision to include Fox in tonight’s interview roster, alongside the likes of NBC, ABC and CBS, is a humiliating about-turn for the White House after it spent weeks rubbishing Fox’s credibility.

Today’s announcement is not only a big symbolic win for Fox, but also a victory for press freedom in America. It is the role of the media in a free society to actively question the policies and actions of government and its elected officials. The White House’s war against Fox smacked of authoritarianism in a nation built around the principles of free speech, free enterprise and limited government. Its decision to back down is good news for all US media outlets, of whatever political stripe.

Read all of Gardiner's article HERE.
See Major Garret's interview with Obama HERE.

JUDGE LEVIES BLAME FOR LEVEES
U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is culpable for the New Orleans disaster. Judge Duval found monumental negligence" in the operation and maintenance of a shipping channel called the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, known locally as MRGO.

Flood victims, arguments that the widening of the channel and subsequent loss of protective wetlands turned MRGO into a speedway for Katrina's storm surge won over the government's argument that the Corps was immune from liability and had properly maintained the navigation channel.

If the ruling survives the appeal process, the taxpayer will have a huge bill to pay as all the other New Orleans flood victims file their own suits.

Although the judge did not include standard liberal Blame Bush language, you can bet that the liberals will be sure to fill in the blanks. The bad condition of the levees is something I have been aware of since I was 17 (many, many years ago and no I am not going to say how many) but I was not aware, that it was under the jurisdiction of the Corps.

ANOTHER OBAMA NOMINEE HAS TAX ISSUES
Can anyone blame us if we start wondering if Obama knows anyone that just plays it straight, by the rules, and pays their taxes... in full, on time? You would think that after having ridden in this rodeo before that Team Obama would at least check to see if people have any tax issues they need to worry about BEFORE they nominate them. Or is this symptomatic of the Audacity of Arrogance and they simply are not concerned with character or appearance?

The AP reports that Lael Brainard, Obama’s nominee for Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs (don't laugh, its true) was late paying real estate taxes in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The AP said it was the fifth Obama nominee with tax issues. I know it is easy to lose track, but I think they overlooked a few... let's see there is Timothy Geithner, Tom Daschle, Hilda Solis, Nancy Killefer, Ron Kirk and Kathleen Sebelius and Lael Brainard makes seven. FireAndreaMitchell thinks "AP might be using the Recovery.gov standard for adding up things."

MEMO ABOUT JIHADIST NIDAL MALIK HASAN SURFACES
While visiting FireAndreaMitchell.com I read a very interesting posting about a NPR article that uncovered a memo written by a top psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center was so concerned about what he saw as Nidal Malik Hasan’s incompetence and reckless behavior that he put those concerns in writing.
The 2007 Memo About Maj. Nidal Hasan: Read a transcript of the May 2007 memo obtained by NPR in which Dr. Scott Moran, the chief of psychiatric residents at Walter Reed, outlines his concerns about Hasan.

OBAMA EXPLAINS HIS SOLUTION TO UNINSURED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
This VIDEO explains why Obama didn't fight putting language into ObamaCare that would prohibit access for Illegal Immigrants to Universal Health Care/Insurance Reform. (Hint: It's starts with A-M and ends with N-E-S-T-Y)

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WASTE $98 BILLION
"Washington (AP) - More than $98 billion in taxpayer dollars spent by government agencies was wasted, much of it on questionable claims for tax credits and Medicare benefits, representing an increase of $26 billion from the previous year."

And this is the same government which proposes to pay for ObamaCare by stopping waste in Medicare? If the government could or would stop waste, why have they not already done so?

GOTCHA

Attorney General Eric Holder, in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, defended his decision to bring five 9-11 conspirators – including the alleged mastermind -- to New York to stand trial in federal civilian court.

“There was not a political component to my decision,” Holder told Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.).

SAY WHAT? Let's just check out the truth of that statement.

Holder listed five areas of “misinformation” that has been raised in the public debate since his announcement that he was bringing the terrorists to NYC for trial.

“First, we know that we can prosecute terrorists in our federal courts safely and securely because we have been doing so for years,” he told the committee.

So safety and security is NOT a concern? Why then will the taxpayers have to ante up $75-$100 million PER YEAR (according to Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY) to beef up security (in addition to the cost of the trial, legal team, housing etc.) And we have to do this even though the necessary security is already in place and paid for at Gitmo.

“Second, we can protect classified material during trial.” Holder said the Classified Information Procedures Act establishes “strict rules and procedures” for using classified information in trials, and it has been used in various terrorism cases.

OH, yeah, we have carefully protected classified information which is why an attorney for a terrorist from the first World Trade Center bombing was put under indictment for passing classified information to the terrorists... real secure. Oh yeah, and wasn't it classified information that was provided during discovery at another trial that made Bin Laden and Al Quieda aware of how they were being tracked?

“Third, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will have no more of a platform to spew his hateful ideology in federal court than he would have had in a military commission.”

Holder noted that Mohammad – in appearing before military commissions last year – “declared the proceedings an inquisition, he condemned his own attorneys and our Constitution, and professed his desire to become a martyr.” While his rants were heavily covered by the media, “few complained at that time that his rants threatened the fabric of our democracy.”

And if Mohammed does rant and rave, “I have every confidence that the nation and the world will see him for the coward he is. I’m not scared of what Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has to say at trial, and no one else needs to be afraid, either,” Holder said.

Excuse me, Mr. Holder, do you seriously believe that American Citizens do not want to give this vile creature a very public platform from which to spew his putrid vitriol BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID???? Mr. Holder, perhaps it is you who should be afraid, very afraid... about keeping your AG job.

“Fourth, there is nothing common – there is nothing common – about the treatment the alleged 9-11 conspirators will receive.” Holder said he expects prosecutors to seek “the ultimate and most uncommon penalty for these heinous crimes” – the death penalty.

Being Texan, I guess I don't find it quite so uncommon to give the death penalty to the worst murderers. However, that does not justify bringing this circus to our shores when they can receive the "ultimate and most uncommon penalty" right there, safely tucked away at Gitmo.

“Finally, there are some who have said that the decision means that we have reverted to a pre-9/11 mentality, or that we don’t realize that this nation is at war.” Not true, Holder said: “I know that we are at war. I know that we are at war with a vicious enemy who targets our soldiers on the battlefield in Afghanistan and our civilians in the streets here at home.”

Holder said he has personally witnessed the devastation of war – when he recently accompanied President Obama to Dover Air Force Base to witness the return of soldiers killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan; and “in the faces of the families who have lost loved ones abroad”; and in the daily intelligence reports he views each day.

Sorry, Mr. Holder, I don't buy it. You spent a couple of hours at Dover AFB and that is suppose to convince us that you understand that we are at war while you are determined to try war criminals in a civilian court? Mr. Holder, do you have ANY understanding what is required to fight a war?

ATTY GEN. HOLDER: “One thing I would say: that, with regard to those people who are captured on the battlefield, we make the determinations every day as to who should be Mirandized, who should not. Most are not Mirandized. And the people who are involved in that decision involve not only lawyers and agents but also military personnel who make the determination as to who should be Mirandized. But again, the notion that a conviction of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would depend on his getting Miranda rights is simply not accurate.”

Let me get this straight... Soldiers capture a terrorist on the battlefield and they, along with lawyers and agents determine if the captured terrorist should be Mirandized? You propose that our soldiers stop and what... radio their superior officer so he can give a call to the lawyers and agents to determine if Miranda is required?

I am not the only one that didn't buy this BS... PATRIOT SALUTE to Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for his questioning of AG Holder.

 GOTCHA!

The video clip is worth the watch... but you can read the transcript by clicking on "Jump for More Info and Links" TIP: Turn the sound down and let the video load until almost finished (while you are reading all the other good stuff) and then pull the bar back to the beginning, less streaming problems that way.

PATRIOT ALERT: Call for Action to stop Team Obama from bringing 9-11 terrorists to civilian court in NYC

FROM KEEP AMERICA SAFE
Americans, it is time to unite, not as Republicans or Democrats, not as Conservatives or Liberals or Progressives. It is time to unite as CITIZENS.

President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder have forgotten that their chief duty is the safety and the security of the American people. IT IS TIME FOR US TO REMIND THEM.

AG Eric Holder will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, November 18, to testify about the administration’s plan to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed back to the scene of Al Qaeda’s greatest single atrocity–Ground Zero–where he will brag about the slaughter of 3,000 innocent men, women and children and his lawyers will tell a “jury of his peers” that HE is a victim of the U.S. Government.

This is insanity.

Please join 9/11 Families for a Safe & Strong America, the firefighters of TheBravest.com and Keep America Safe in Washington, D.C. to tell Eric Holder, President Obama and their supporters in Congress: “WE WILL FIGHT YOU ALL THE WAY!”

This week letters were sent to President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates questioning the wisdom of bringing these terrorists onto US soil to try them in civilian courts for their grievous crimes against this great country, including the murder of 343 New York City firefighters. (Read It Here)

Keep America Safe has partnered with theBravest.com and 9/11 Families for a Safe & Strong and America to bring attention to this travesty.

Sign The Letter To President Obama Here
UPDATE: The letter now has in excess of 100,000 signatures…
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OTHER THINGS TO DO
Vist Keep America Safe it has a lot of information on security issues such as CIA investigation that damages our national security and the personal security of CIA agents. Read their plea now! Additional resources: War on Terror, CIA Interrogation Program, Guantanamo Bay Facility, Iran, Afghanistan, Human Rights and Democracy

VIDEO: Barack Obama knows how to give a great speech. But when it comes to America's defense. The rhetoric doesn't match the reality. If you think America's President must act to defend America instead of just talking about it.

Read Michelle Malkin

Bombshell: Obama bringing KSM to NYC for trial; former Bush AG Mukasey responds: “High risk of attack”

It’s Friday. The president is flying off to Asia. Congress is not in session. Perfect time to drop a bombshell on the American people: The Obama administration is bringing 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed to New York City for a civilian trial.
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An E-mail was sent by DOD’s Director Victim Witness Program to victims, survivors, and family members of jihadi attacks (via Sgt. Tim Sumner, brother-in-law of FDNY Joseph G. Leavey, 45, Ladder 15, WTC) that informed them that the AG Holder would be making the announcement

Tim's Response: We have an announcement as well: we will fight with every remaining breath in our bodies both their bringing KSM and the rest of the 9/11 conspirators to federal courtrooms within walking distance of where they slaughtered our loved ones. And whomever finds Manhattan’s federal courthouse near Ground Zero a “sentimental favorite” for the 9/11 trials is a damn fool and they ALL ought to be fired. Pass that message on, far, wide, and up and down the chain-of-command.

If this White House thought Tea Party activists were an “angry mob,” wait until they see the backlash from 9/11 family members and their supporters nationwide. We’re not going to sit down and shut up about the reckless, security-undermining Obama 9/10 agenda and conflict-of-interest-ridden AG Eric Holder.

Call them out.

OTHERS AGAINST THIS INSANITY
Senator Joe Lieberman (IN-CT)
Senator Jim Webb (D-VA)

Rudy Giuliani Slams Obama Admin Over Transfer of 9/11 Terrorists (Part 1)
Rudy Giuliani Slams Obama Admin Over Transfer of 9/11 Terrorists (Part 2)

WA POST: Daniel Pearl's dad is sickened by Obama's 9/11 trial decision

His son's beheading in 2002 was caught on a gruesome video that shocked the world. "The 21st century saw three shocks," Pearl said. "The first was 9/11. The second was the killing of my son. And the third was the shock today." The reporter's outraged father, a UCLA professor, said a public trial would allow the admitted mass murderer to "boast about his cruelty" and encourage other terrorists to inflict harm. Pearl said the prosecution of Mohammed should be done in closed session to avoid giving terrorists a platform.

From Best of the Web (By JAMES TARANTO: WSJ)

New York's Gov. David Paterson is not happy with the White House's decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other enemy combatants to New York for civilian trials, reports WCBS-TV: "This is not a decision that I would have made. I think terrorism isn't just attack, it's anxiety and I think you feel the anxiety and frustration of New Yorkers who took the bullet for the rest of the country," he said. Paterson's comments break with Democrats, who generally support the President's decision. "Our country was attacked on its own soil on September 11, 2001 and New York was very much the epicenter of that attack. Over 2,700 lives were lost," he said. "It's very painful. We're still having trouble getting over it. We still have been unable to rebuild that site and having those terrorists so close to the attack is gonna be an encumbrance on all New Yorkers." Paterson also said that the White House warned him six months ago this very situation would happen.

Whoa, hold on a second, Governor? The White House told you six months ago that they were going to put your constituents through this? Gee, thanks for letting us know. Here's a question: If the White House made up its mind about this six months ago--that would be in May, roughly four months after President Obama's inauguration--why did it wait until last week to make the announcement? That it was the week after an election is bound to raise suspicions that the timing was politically motivated.

The Obama Fundamental Transformation of America Continues with AMNESTY

The Obama Fundamental Transformation of America will continue unabated when Congress moves to overhaul immigration laws early next year. The Democrat Congress will make amnesty the main thrust of the overhaul, because his O'liness wants it and, since a majority of voters drank the Change Flavored Kool-Aid, 'O' will get what he wants. Just as the House passed ObamaCare the Senate will, most likely, pass its version.

Congress may wait to start the Amnesty Debacle after ObamaCare is passed. However, since Illegal Immigration is such a high intensity issue, it will serve as a distraction while the House and Senate version of ObamaCare is being merged behind closed doors.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Obama's "point person" on immigration policy issues, spoke to the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress and reassured them that Obama surely did intend to fulfill his campaign pledge to push for a comprehensive immigration package that would lead to legal status for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants.

"We will never have fully effective law enforcement or national security as long as so many millions remain in the shadows," Napolitano said. "The U.S. government has built more than 600 miles of fencing and pedestrian barriers on the 2,000-mile border with Mexico, and more than doubled the ranks of the U.S. Border Patrol, to 20,000 officers," Napolitano said.

She went on to make the argument that because of a shrinking job market and increased enforcement, Border Patrol arrests last year were less than half the 2005 level of 1.2 million this is the ideal time to push for changes. "Trust me: I know a major shift when I see one, and what I have seen makes reform far more attainable this time around."

There are some that would disagree... "It is ironic that a poor economy is their justification for amnesty," said Rep. Lamar Smith, (Texas). "How can they claim that enforcement is 'done' when there are more than 400 open miles of border with Mexico, hundreds of thousands of criminal and fugitive aliens and millions of illegal immigrants taking American jobs?"

Joe Markham of the LA Times:

"The substance of her case is divorced from the reality of America's economy today," said Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which opposes creating a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. "The arguments against amnesty are far stronger today than they were in 2007. You have a much tighter job market."

Despite Napolitano's optimism about passing reform next year, the 2010 congressional elections remain an obstacle. "Congress does not want to debate amnesty during an election year," said Jon Feere, a legal policy analyst at the Center for Immigration Studies, which favors "low-immigration" policies. "The year after that, Obama is looking at reelection himself, and he's not going to want to make immigration an issue." John Vinson, president of the American Immigration Control Foundation, which advocates tough immigration laws, said, "The American people are not sympathetic to people who break laws."

It isn't race or ethnicity that bothers most legal residents of this country. It is our failure to make non-hyphenated Americans out of them. Instead of becoming English-speaking Americans, too many are retaining the language, customs, culture and political agendas of their native lands. No nation can long survive such an invasion without assimilation.

Below are some pictures from past protests...

 

Dems Pander to Notion That Texas Belongs to Mexico

I don' t think Democrats have changed their spots since 2006. You can be sure they will be pandering to the Hispanics in the upcoming battles over Illegal Immigration. Most DC Demwits would probably hand Texas over to Mexico or Aztlan given half a chance (yeah, they really are that stupid) however, as a native of the Lone Star State, let me assure you there will be no Mexico or Aztlan taking over Texas. We had a little skirmish down here in the 1830's. At that time, a small rag-tag band of miscreants defeated one of the best funded and organized military in the world. This time, we have all the guns.

"Aztlan" — is a movement to establish Hispanic hegemony in the southwestern USA, and then split this region off from the rest of the country. Insights into the movement this concept has inspired can be found at La Voz de Aztlan. The strategy is simple: conquest by immigration. This is basically how the USA ended up with the Southwest in the first place, since this region was once part of Mexico. The difference is, it had not been heavily settled then. Now it is home to three of America's five largest cities (Los Angeles, Houston, Phoenix).

The strategy seems to be working. Los Angeles is considered the capital of "Aztlan." It is now run by a Mayor who was once Chairman of the UCLA chapter of MEChA, a vehemently racist organization devoted to "Reconquista," or the driving of non-Hispanics out of the southwestern quarter of the United States.

Runaway immigration has resulted in mayhem in France. Worse is in store for America, unless we assert control over our borders immediately and limit immigration to numbers that can be successfully assimilated.

http://www.aztlan.net/
http://www.mayorno.com/
http://www.mayorno.com/WhatIsMecha.html
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=36996
http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20051103-111739-3190r.htm

Video below was taken when a fight broke out among for and against Amnesty protesters Saturday, November 14... and remember, this is the very beginning of what is promising to be a very hot, contentious issue.

Tea Party Protesters Assaulted by Illegal Alien Amnesty Supporters in Ft. Lauderdale

VIDEO NOTES
Supporters of President Obama's Amnesty plans attacked Tea Party Against Amnesty & Illegal Immigration demonstrators in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Sat. November 14, 2009. One of the men attacked is 62 years old. Dave Caulkett of FLIMEN (Floridians for Immigration Enforcement) is assaulted and then kicked in the face while he is down. The other camera man from the Tea Party is hit with several signs. For more information about these assaults please contact Americans for Legal Immigration PAC ALIPAC via http://www.alipac.us
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Those attacking the Americans that oppose Amnesty for illegal aliens were organized by ANSWER Florida. Here is the exact text of their e-mail invitation which was a prelude to these violent assaults on Americans that stand with the 80% of Americans that oppose Amnesty for illegal aliens:

"That is why we are calling on all people to come out tomorrow, to organize a militant confrontation with the so-called "tea baggers." Beating back these forces will require us to organize together, take the streets, fight the racists wherever they show their faces and drive them out of every community."

Protest Tomorrow to Shut Down Racist
"Anti-Amnesty" Rally
Saturday, November 14 12:00PM
Fort Lauderdale, Corner of Oakland Park and Federal Highway

The ANSWER Coalition is calling on all its members, allies, and friends to join us tomorrow to confront and shut down the racist "Anti-Amnesty Tea Party" in Ft. Lauderdale.

The "Anti-Amnesty" rallies being held across the country tomorrow have been initiated by fascist, white supremacist organizations that include the Minutemen and the so-called Americans for Legal Immigration.

... Racism is like anything else in this world: in order to make it fall, you must smash it! That is why we are calling on all people to come out tomorrow, to organize a militant confrontation with the so-called "tea baggers." Beating back these forces will require us to organize together, take the streets, fight the racists wherever they show their faces and drive them out of every community.

The racist demonization of immigrants only serves the interest of the ruling class during this historical economic crisis. The same bankers, CEO's, and politicians, both Democrat and Republican, which have for decades devastated the economies of countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, have once again devastated the economy in this country. The same ruling class that devastates the lives of working people in other nations through war and super-exploitation are the ones throwing workers out of their homes, denying them healthcare, and laying them off from their jobs in this country.

Racism is consciously used as a tool by the ruling class because they know that as long as working people are divided and fighting each other, the people are not fighting the bankers, CEO's, and politicians. Only under a brutal system that puts profit over people can you have a whole section of society whose only crime is being forced from their nations because of imperialism and forced to work in the most hostile of conditions in this country. Only racism can justify this reality.

The continual devastation of working people because of this crisis, however, is not the fault of one group of workers. On October 28th, President Obama signed the largest military budget in U.S. history-$680 billion dollars, which does not include the cost of the criminal occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. The new administration is also continuing to hand out the $9.5 trillion dollars in working people's tax dollars to bailout the already rich.

The money to end the suffering of all working people tomorrow is there. It is our choice as to whether we will allow the right of a few to profit from labor of workers to continue, or whether we will rise up as one class of working people to and take political power into our own hands.

We are building a movement that will beat back racism so that working people of all nationalities can unite and fight against our one, shared enemy: capitalism. Amnesty, full rights for ALL immigrants, is a demand that should be raised not just by the immigrant communities, but by every working class community in our struggle to solve this crisis by our own means.

Join us tomorrow, and join us in building the movement against racism and capitalist exploitation! For more information, contact 305-710-3189 or info@answerfl.org!
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If the freedom of speech extends to burning the American flag, then it extends to burning all flags. If that’s not the case, then we’ve ceased to be a free nation.

When you see the Mexican flags and flags – other than American flags – being hoisted at these demonstrations, we are getting this message: ‘Yes, we are here illegally. No, we do not believe this to be your country. We do not believe in your laws . . . and we don’t believe you’re going to do anything about it.

Conquered people only have the rights their conquerors and quisling accomplices see fit to dole out to them. If we are not prepared to fight for this country and its constitution we all best get used to being a controlled people working for the enrichment of the State and living on whatever crumbs it decides to let us have.

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Christian license plate ruled unconstitutional in South Carolina by liberal judge Cameron Currie

 

 Plates ruled unconstitutional in SC and FL

Excerpt from the ruling by U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie:

The "I Believe" Act cannot be seen by any reasonable observer either as facilitating expression of a broad diversity of viewpoints ... or as a permissible accommodation to Christians..... Both positions are belied by the facts that the "I Believe" Act (1) authorizes a single plate with a uniquely Christian message, (2) was sponsored and approved solely as the result of governmental action, and (3) presents its message in a manner that is not available except through the legislative approval process (necessary to allow the inclusion of both motto and symbol). ....

The "I Believe" Act had its genesis in Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer’s desire to do here what had been unsuccessful in the state of Florida–to gain legislative approval of a specialty plate promoting the majority religion: Christianity. Whether motivated by sincerely held Christian beliefs or an effort to purchase political capital with religious coin, the result is the same. The statute is clearly unconstitutional and defense of its implementation has embroiled the state in unnecessary (and expensive) litigation.

In her 57-page ruling, Currie also ordered the state of South Carolina to pay legal costs of the people who filed the lawsuit.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof... --US Constitution Amendment 1

How does providing an optional license plate that no one is required to use, that one has to pay extra for, thereby not being funded by the state be construed as an establishment of religion?

Separation of church and state is NOT in the constitution, it is a term made up by those whose true mission is to totally eradicate Christianity... Starting with disallowing all reference or public display of Christianity and forcing all worship to be conducted behind closed doors.

Eventually, we will have to worship in secret if we continue to allow the anti-Christian forces to succeed in turning this country into something that was never envisioned nor intended by our founding fathers.

Considering some of the plates already available in SC, one might think the judge had her own ax to grind. For example:

Just a few of the other 'by choice' plates available in SC: Amateur Radio, Ancient Free Masons, Beaufort Water Festival, Boy Scouts of America, Boykin Spaniel Foundation, Carolina Panthers, Cattleman's Association, Choose Life, Driven by the Arts, Earth Echo, Education, Endangered Species, Homeownership: The American Dream, Gone Fishing, In God We Trust, In Reason We Trust, Nascar (6 choices) National Multiple Sclerosis Society, No More Homeless Pets, Secular Humanists of the Low Country, Shag, Share the Road Palmetto Cycling, Shriners, Sons of Confederate Veterans, South Carolina Ducks Unlimited, Square Dance, Surfrider Foundation, Technology Alliance, United We Stand, Working for the Wild Turkey, many colleges and universities along with many fraternity and sorority plates.

A few that caught my attention: