Whispers on the Hill Predict Zombie-like Return of SOPA and PIPA
Call it life imitating art. Call it a cynical election year ploy for campaign cash. Call it a desperate Hollywood remake. But don’t call it over. Sources on Capitol Hill claim that, although last week saw the timely and bloody death of two bills whose interference with individual liberty was unparalleled in the digital age – SOPA and PIPA – the fight may not be over.
Many key journalists in the tech industry have already pointed out that SOPA and PIPA were, until the industry and American consumers got a hold of the bills, a “sure thing” set to pass without much, if any opposition from members of Congress. The indefinite delay, prompted by massive outrage and widespread protests last week, prompted a total reconsideration of the bill, with Marco Rubio and Congressional Republicans leading a firestorm of criticism and a mass exodus from the bill. Its worth noting, however, that one of the bill’s key sponsors, Democratic Senator Harry Reid, was quick to note that we haven’t seen the last of the bills.
The Congressional Budget Office has released a report on all unauthorized appropriations and expiring authorizations for fiscal year 2012. The report has been sent to both the House and the Senate.
The purpose of the report is to act as a reminder of all stopgap measures that are in place. The government is running on a series of continuing resolutions.
“How big a deal is this?”asks Business Insider. “Potentially, it’s a very big deal. The amount involved is $969B!”
The report is comprised of two lists. This first one looks at the spending for which the necessary enabling legislation has already expired:
US and EU sign ACTA, global internet censorship treaty
Months before websites all over the internet voluntarily went dark in protest of SOPA, the internet censorship bill which was being considered by congress, Obama signed onto the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
He did so way back in October of last year using his claimed authority to make ‘executive agreements’, which basically means he doesn’t intend to, or even believe he needs to, get the congress to ratify this TREATY.
Yesterday the European Union signed onto ACTA without any debate.
ACTA has become a reality far worse for internet freedom than either SOPA or PIPA ever even threatened to be.
Here’s what you really need to know about ACTA…
Nullify the NDAA: Virginia House Bill 1160
Introduced in the Virginia House of Delegates is House Bill 1160 (HB1160) which “Prevents any agency, political subdivision, employee, or member of the military of Virginia from assisting an agency or the armed forces of the United States in the investigation, prosecution, or detainment of a United States citizen in violation of the Constitution of Virginia.”
The bill is sponsored by Delegate Bob Marshall and was introduced on 01-16-12. It has been assigned to the House Courts of Justice Sub-Committee: #2 Civil. Visit this link for information on this Subcommittee.
JW Sues Obama Administration for Records Detailing Possible Leak of bin Laden Classified Information to Hollywood Director
So let me get this straight. The Obama administration is fighting Judicial Watch tooth-and-nail to avoid releasing photographs of the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden, citing national security reasons. And at the same time, administration officials allegedly leaked information about the bin Laden raid to a Hollywood film director?
That’s what press reports seem to indicate. And we’re now trying to get to the bottom of this emerging scandal.
Catholic Church: Tell Sebelius You Will Not Obey
The Department of Health and Human Services is unconstitutional. It’s nothing more than a trillion dollar a year rape of the American people’s labor to fund more welfare and programs that financially support sin and the death culture.
Last week, under the administration of the impostor president squatting in the White House, a new regulation was announced which would “require virtually all employers to offer insurance coverage of sterilization, abortifacients and contraceptives without deductibles or co-pays in their employee plans by Aug. 1. Churches are exempt, but not religiously inspired hospitals, schools and other charities that hire outside their faith tradition.”
Exempt: houses of worship and their employees, as well as other institutions whose primary purpose is to promote religious belief. Where this unconstitutional “order” will hit hard are religious-affiliated hospitals, colleges and social service agencies.
DHS is headed up by yet another female who oozes evil: Kathleen Sebelius. She joins the ranks of Hillary Clinton, Condelezza Rice, Janet Butch Reno and Jan ‘the man’ Napolitano. Sebelius never misses an opportunity to advocate and fund the killing of unborn babies, which is why Obama/Soetoro selected her for that position. Of course, the U.S. Senate confirmed her appointment including phony conservatives like former Sen. Sam Brownback. What a hypocrite. Here is the roll call vote back in 2009. Sebelius claims to be Catholic. She is not. She should be denied entrance to any Catholic church because you cannot support killing unborn babies and claim to be Catholic.
Obama Administration Gave Electric Car Battery Maker $118 Million Grant, Company Now Bankrupt
The latest taxpayer-funded boondoggle to emerge from the Obama Administration’s infamous Energy Department grant and loan program has cost taxpayers $118.5 million, new bankruptcy filings by electric battery maker Ener1 reveal.
From Bloomberg News:
The company listed assets of $73.9 million and debt of $90.5 million as of Dec. 31 in Chapter 11 papers filed today in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan. Ener1 has been affected by competing battery developers in China and South Korea, “which generally have a lower cost manufacturing base” and lower labor and raw material costs, interim Chief Executive Officer Alex Sorokin said in the petition.
Like Solyndra, Ener1 was a company touted by President Obama as being a shining example of his vision for taxpayer-subsidized clean energy.
John F. McManus on the Real Gingrich
The strategy of most politicians for election or re-election is based on the short memory span of their voters. Or the ignorance of the voters concerning the real record and the real ideology of a politician. That’s why a political system needs those that will sound the alarm when a politician deliberately misleads the voters about his true political views or record.
Watch the video in the link below. Back in the 1990s, John F. McManus, the President of the John Birch Society, delivered a lecture on the real Newt Gingrich – his real record, his real loyalty, and his real political ideology. Mr. McManus revisits his video and shows how Gingrich hasn’t changed his views nor his commitments. An important video to make voters able to make an informed choice when they vote in these primaries:
City Council Candidate Yanked Off Ballot Over English Proficiency
Liberals are crying racism in the aftermath of an Arizona judge’s ruling that a city council candidate be removed from the ballot because she doesn’t speak English proficiently enough to hold public office in the state.
The case comes from San Luis, a Mexican border town in southwestern Arizona with about 25,000 mostly Hispanic residents. U.S.-born Alejandrina Cabrera, who graduated from a public high school in Arizona, is running for a spot on the town’s council yet she barely speaks English. Her attorneys claim that forcing her off the ballot over the language barrier is a violation of her civil rights.
But since 1910, Arizona law has required “that ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language sufficiently well to conduct the duties of the office without the aid of an interpreter shall be a necessary qualification for all state officers. . . .” Additionally, a measure making English the official state language was approved by an overwhelming 74% of Arizona voters in 2007.
DNA sample to be taken from students before allowed to take SAT college entrance exams
Standardized testing is a common method by which colleges and universities evaluate the competency of applying high school students. But an increasing amount of students are cheating on such tests, which has caused lawmakers in New York to consider actually harvesting “digital DNA” from students and applying it to special ID cards that students would be required to furnish both before and after taking the SAT or ACT exams to prove their identities.
The digital DNA card idea was birthed after a major cheating scandal at Great Neck North High School on Long Island. Students struggling with their studies and the standardized test protocol apparently hired Sam Eshaghoff, a former student who performed well on his own SAT exam, to take the test for them in exchange for cash (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/12/29/exclusive-teen-accused-in-l-i-sat-scandal-says-he-provided-reliable-service/).
Georgia Judge Issues Default Judgement Against Obama, Usurper’s Name will Not Appear on Georgia Ballot
Judge Malihi, a state court Judge in Georgia, talked to all attorneys in chambers before the ballot challenge hearing this morning, and Malihi said he is going to enter a default Judgement against Obama and recommend that Obama’s name not be on the Georgia ballot. All of the attorneys expressed a desire to put an abbreviated streamlined case on the record and the judge agreed.
How does the mainstream media spin this?
The Georgia Secretary of State has already indicated that he will follow the judge’s recommendation. That means that Obama will not get any popular vote or electors from the great state of Georgia.
Congratulations to all freedom-loving Americans.
Now, if more than 28 state will do this, anyone can run against Obama and reclaim the White House from these murderous criminal running the show.
41 Obama White House Aides Owed $831,000 in Back Taxes
Here are a few lines from the President’s State of the Union Address:
“Let’s never forget: Millions of Americans who work hard and play by the rules every day deserve a government and a financial system that do the same. It’s time to apply the same rules from top to bottom: No bailouts, no handouts, and no copouts,” he said. “An America built to last insists on responsibility from everybody.”
Remember these words as you read this article.
You and I sweat each year about this time trying to figure out the tax code and ways to keep as much money as we can. Then we have to listen to President Obama telling us that we are not paying our “fair share.”
Now we learn why the President wants more tax dollars from us. His own aides owed the IRS close to one million dollars in back taxes at the end of 2009. Remember Timothy Geithner? He is the current United States Secretary of the Treasury. He was previously the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He didn’t pay Social Security and Medicare taxes for several years while he worked for the International Monetary Fund. He didn’t have to. He’s special. He knows what’s best for us, but he doesn’t have to abide by the same rules.
To show you how stupid Republicans are, here’s what Orrin Hatch said when he learned about the back taxes issue. “I still support him. He’s a very competent guy.” Next time you’re up for an IRS audit, give Orrin a call and ask him if he’ll support you.
The Georgia Ballot Challenge
On January 25, 2012, two letters starting making the rounds, concerning three lawsuits filed alleging Barack Hussein Obama is not eligible to appear on the Georgia primary ballot.
The three attorneys involved in the three lawsuits are Mark Hatfield, Van Irion and Orly Taitz. The cases brought by Hatfield and Irion allege that Obama is not eligible as his acknowledged father, Barack Hussein Obama (Sr), was a British subject at the time of Obama’s alleged birth on 4 August 1961, allegedly in Hawaii; that, as such, Obama does not meet the requirements of natural born citizen as required by Article II, Section 1, Clause 5, United States Constitution. The other case, brought by Taitz, alleges that Obama has presented forged birth certificates, a forged selective service registration, and is using at least one social security number that is not his. At an early court hearing, Judge Malihi agreed to separate the cases but set the hearing date for all three for January 26, 2012, with Hatfield and Irion presenting their cases, then Taitz presenting her case.
The attorney representing Barack Hussein Obama against these allegations in the Georgia Administrative Court is Michael Jablonski of Atlanta. On January 25, 2012, the day before the scheduled hearing, Jablonski sent a letter to Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp in which he basically excoriated Attorney Taitz, questioned the legality of holding the hearing, requested the SOS suspend the hearing, and further, stated that neither he nor defendant Obama would be present at the proceedings on January 26, 2012. His letter can be read in full here: http://www.orlytaitzesq.com/?p=30746.
Secretary of State Brian Kemp responded to Jablonski, rejecting his allegations and stating that if Jablonski and his client (defendant Obama) failed to participate in the proceeding on January 26, 2012, he and defendant Obama would do so at their own peril. That letter can be read in full here: http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2012/01/obamas-attorney-jablonski-slapped-down.html.
There have been rumors making the rounds about subpoenas issued … to the State of Hawaii … to Obama to appear on January 26, 2012 at the proceedings. How true these rumors are is hard to know. I question the legitimacy of the claim of a subpoena issued by the State of Georgia to the State of Hawaii, allegedly concerning documents held by the State of Hawaii regards Barack Hussein Obama, as a Georgia state court would not have that authority, only a federal court would have that authority. The State of Georgia could, however, issue a subpoena for Obama to appear as the defendant.
For three years, American citizens have been trying to confirm Obama’s eligibility to the office of president. For three years, American citizens have been thwarted in that effort by courts who refused to hear cases based on merit, instead ruling that the plaintiffs had no standing.
How to spot a potential false flag attack
False flag operations are covert operations conducted by governments, which are designed to deceive the public in such a way that the operations appear as if they are being carried out by an enemy.
Basically, it is a way for governments to ‘play victim’ in order to mask their own aggression.
History is replete with such operations, but it’s getting harder and harder for governments to conduct false flag operations because they’ve run the play over and over again.
People are paying more attention now, and we’ve seen it before…
USDA Hikes Discrimination Awards For Hispanics
The U.S. government’s minority cash giveaway for “discriminated” farmers has reached a new level, with an improved process that makes it faster and easier for Hispanics to get awards much larger than previously announced.
The goal is to make amends to those who suffered discrimination when seeking farm loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the agency charged with doling out billions in reparation money. A few years ago black farmers got $1.25 billion to settle discrimination allegations and last summer the Obama Administration announced a new pot of “compensation” cash—$1.33 billion—for women and Hispanics.
Originally, under that plan, Hispanics who felt they were victims of USDA discrimination could get up to $50,000 to make up for their suffering. To get the word out the feds launched an impressive bilingual advertising and public relations campaign that includes national outreach tours by top USDA officials as well as Justice Department bigwigs because that agency is sort of overseeing it.
This month the USDA quietly increased the amount of money that each discriminated Hispanic farmer can collect by five times, to $250,000. The agency also announced an “updated claims process” that simplifies and speeds things up so the victims can get their government cash faster. Victims are encouraged to participate in the simplified process and are assured that there is no filing fee or other costs.
The updated process is part of the USDA’s efforts to ensure that all its “customers” have equal access to its programs, according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. It’s also part of the president’s mission to end discrimination at the agency. “The Obama Administration has made it a priority to resolve all claims of past discrimination at USDA, and we are committed to closing this sad chapter in USDA’s history,” Vilsack said.
Under Obama, the agency has served as a key tool to help minorities through a variety of costly programs, mainly the First Lady’s $4.5 billion effort to bring affordable healthy foods to inner cities nationwide. Under the plan, the USDA has dispersed huge sums of money to community groups that promise to make available affordable healthy foods in poor neighborhoods.
The agency has also allocated $8.8 million to train “underserved” Hispanic students to someday work for it. The money is paying for programs that tackle global food security and hunger, climate change, bio-based energy development, childhood obesity (Michelle Obama’s favorite topic) and food safety. In all, 20 “Hispanic-serving institutions” got grants to help the targeted population “develop a skilled American work force” that will someday join the USDA ranks.
Of Course: Maryland Dem Gov Calls for Big Tax Hikes
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley last week proposed a budget that would raise taxes by $311 million.
From the Washington Post:
The Democrat outlined a $15.3 billion general fund budget plan that includes about $311 million in new revenue. About $182 million will come from capping income tax deductions and phasing out exemptions. [...]
The governor’s plan would cap income tax deductions at 90 percent for incomes above $100,000 and 80 percent for incomes above $200,000.
It also would reduce exemptions from $2,400 to $1,200 per person for singles who make between $100,000 and $125,000 and couples who make between $150,000 and $175,000. Exemptions would be eliminated for singles who make more than $125,000 and couples with incomes above $175,000. [...]
About $19 million will come from aligning the state’s cigarette tax with other tobacco products. Tax on cigars and smokeless tobacco is 15 percent of wholesale, which was comparable to the 36 cents per pack cigarette tax in 1999. The governor’s proposal would make it 66 percent of wholesale, which would make it comparable to the present $2 per pack cigarette tax.
The proposal also would require online sellers to begin collecting sales tax, which the governor projects would raise about $19 million, but there are questions about enforcement.
Republicans have ripped O’Malley, who earned an “F” for his fiscal stewardship from the CATO Institute back in 2008, for the proposal. “The governor is balancing the budget on the backs of the middle class and small businesses at a time when we should be looking for ways to make them thrive,” said House minority leader Del. Anthony O’Donnell, according to the Post.
However, the tobacco tax increase portion of O’Malley’s plans looks more likely to constitute a tax increase on lower income earners, who use products like smokeless tobacco more than wealthier Marylanders.
In 2007, O’Malley pushed a $1.4 billion tax increase plan that involved corporate, personal income, sales and cigarette tax hikes. He subsequently abandoned tax increases in favor of cutting spending, but critics charge he now seems to be going back to his old ways.
O’Malley is also borrowing more to spend on construction projects, so should he succeed in raising taxes, it may not be for the last time.
Military Training Exercises in L.A.
Most Americans would consider the following report to be nothing out of the ordinary. But for those in the know, given what has transpired over the last several years, it raises alarm bells:
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Joint military training exercises will be held evenings in downtown Los Angeles through Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The LAPD will be providing support for the exercises, which will also be held in other portions of the greater Los Angeles area, police said.
Training sites “have been carefully selected to ensure the event does not negatively impact the citizens of Los Angeles and their daily routine,” a department official said.
The training, which a department official said would involve helicopters, has been coordinated with local authorities and owners of the training sites, police said.
Police said safety precautions have been taken to prevent risk to the general public and military personnel involved.
The exercises are closed to the public, police said.
The exercises are designed to ensure the military’s ability to operate in urban environments, prepare forces for upcoming overseas deployments, and meet mandatory training certification requirements, police said.
Source: KFI AM 640
Will Florida Republican Leadership AGAIN Block E-Verify?
The Florida Legislative session has started in Tallahassee and so far the E-Verify bill has yet to have a hearing in either the House or Senate.
The E-Verify Bills are:
HB 1315, House Sponsor Rep. Gayle Harrell
SB1638, Senate Sponsor Thad Altman
Will Speaker Dean Cannon and Senate President Haridopolos join the long list of Republican leaders who have blocked E-Verify for Florida? Will Governor Rick Scott again break his campaign promise to help enact E-Verify for Florida businesses? Final judgment will have to wait until the end of the Session on March 5, 2012 but it appears as though Florida’s leaders are again favoring jobs for illegal aliens over jobs for Florida citizens.
You are urged to call and email the key players who decide the agenda:
Message:
Please help get a hearing for HB1315 and SB 1638 in the Senate and House.
You have pledged to make jobs for Floridians your number one priority. Without mandatory E-Verify for all employers there is no assurance that any job you create will go to the legal workers of Florida. Unemployed Floridians should not have to compete with illegal aliens for jobs. Please make enactment of the HB1315 and SB1638, the Verification of Employment Eligibility Act, a top priority and put Floridians back to work, not illegal aliens!
House:
Speaker of the House Cannon, 850-488-2742, dean.cannon@myfloridahouse.gov
House Majority Leader Lopez-Cantera, 850-488-4202, Carlos.Lopez-Cantera@myfloridahouse.gov
Government Operations Subcommittee Chair Patronis (First House Committee Stop), 850-488-9696, Jimmy.Patronis@myfloridahouse.gov
Senate:
Senate President Haridopolos, 850-487-5056, haridopolos.mike.web@flsenate.gov
Majority Leader Senator Andy Gardiner, 850-487-5047, gardiner.andy.web@flsenate.gov
Senate Judiciary Chair Anitere Flores (First Senate Committee Stop), 850-487-5130, flores.anitere.web@flsenate.gov
While the Governor is not directly involved in setting legislative agendas, he can be influential. Governor Scott won on the issue of illegal immigration and other than requiring E-Verify for state agencies and contractors, he has not been the champion of E-Verify that he promised to be. Most notably, Governor Scott waited for his grandstand performance on May 4, 2011 to say he wanted legislation, the day after Senate President Haridopolos and his underlings butchered and finally blocked E-Verify.
Governor:
Governor Rick Scott, 850-488-7146, rick.scott@eog.myflorida.com
Patriot Coalition And Oath Keepers NDAA Resolutions
Patriot Coalition and Oath Keepers have partnered to address the dangerous usurpations of the Constitution and Bill of Rights that was inserted into the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA) by Senators John McCain and Carl Levin.
Attached are the PDF versions of the P.C.O.K. NDAA RESOLUTIONS for state legislators and sheriffs. They are the result of hundreds of hours of legal research and development, and are, in our opinion, both necessary and proper. Our combined legal teams have given much more “due diligence” to drafting these resolutions than most Members of Congress gave to their duties prior to voting for this bill.
Had Congress and the President taken the Hippocratic Oath, “to first do no harm” to our Constitution and Bill of Rights, instead of the apparently “hypo-critic” oath, well…
There is extensive information about the unconstitutional NDAA sections 1021 and 1022 on the Patriot Coalition Blog and on OathKeepers, as well as on our Livestream Channel Page here: http://livestream.com/WRCG
The files can also be downloaded directly here:
AVAILABLE NOW AT THE PATRIOT COALITION SITE:
http://patriotcoalition.com/docs/NDAA-OK-RES.pdf
http://patriotcoalition.com/docs/NDAA-SHERIFF-RES.pdf
AVAILABLE LATER TODAY AT THE OATH KEEPERS WEBSITE:
http://oathkeepers.org/ndaa/NDAA-OK-RES.pdf
http://oathkeepers.org/ndaa/NDAA-SHERIFF-RES.pdf
Jeff LewisNational Director, FIRE Coalition
National Director, Patriot Coalition
Jeff@firecoalition.com
Phone: 252-876-9489
Twitter: http://twitter.com/PatriotWatchdog
FIRE Blog: http://blog.firecoalition.com
Patriot Coalition Blog: http://blog.patriotcoalition.com
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