Jun 062009
 

Once again you have to rely on the foreign press for this kind of article.


The column here today is in the form of an ‘Open Letter’ to a writer who I will call only “Jim” though I am sure he or she will recognize who I am addressing. Jim expressed his concerns to me regarding the “leaning” of Obama to Socialistic thinking, stating, “His ‘first 100 days’ is a testimony to socialism which in my mind is worse than treason to what our great country has stood for, fought for, and paid for dearly in human lives.”

I get other letters that hold similar views and make like statements, though perhaps not all quite as eloquent. It makes me feel that somehow there are a lot more of these types of people than there are of the types that succeeded in putting this illegal office holding president in our highest and most revered place of governance.

I have to respond to Jim by saying to him and all others of a like mind, “You are on the right track with your thinking.”

The first thing we did wrong was to elect a president who has failed to prove that he legally qualifies for that office according to the requirements of the United States Constitution, the mighty document, put together by our founding fathers which calls for any applicant to be a natural born citizen of the United States. He should have been disqualified as a contender by the leadership of the Democrat Party as soon as he officially entered the race to participate in that party’s primaries.

The leadership of the party declared by any candidate should be responsible for at the very least, insuring Constitutional eligibility of a declared candidate to compete in the primary race for the office.

The Democrat Party either totally ignored their responsibility or deliberately bypassed it. In either case, they abridged their right to hold office themselves by such actions. You can’t just blame the dishonest candidate for entering his or her name while in violation of the Constitutional requirements; the overseers of the Party should share the blame for not making the ineligibility publicly known.

Obama holds office illegally, and can not be removed because of too many “bought and paid for” judges who owe their current positions in our judicial system to people going as far back as Clinton and Carter. George Bush was highly negligent in filling vacancies on the bench when he had a majority in both houses of Congress which could have reversed or at least mitigated the current discrepancy of liberal judges.

This “super elite” group has gotten more power and arrogance than should have ever been allowed to happen. As our country has struggled, these complicits have gained in strength and are probably vastly underwritten financially by the likes of communists like George Soros and the ACLU, both admitted Communist people and organizations.

These two organizations, Soros’s is called MoveOn.org, are in existence solely to bring America to its knees in deference to socialist/communist/Marxist philosophies. They will not finish until our Constitution is officially discarded and a Communist Manifesto is in its place. By that time, all signs of capitalism will have disappeared; large Capitalist manufacturing icons and financial institutions will disappear as the government takes control of our lives from cradle to grave as happens in all socialist countries.

There is not one successful socialist country in the world; United States and Great Britain were once models of successful countries, but the Muslims are succeeding in crippling and taking control of British mainland even to the point of creating “no-go” areas for non-Muslims which are increasing with time. One can only guess how much longer Britain will be able to exist as it has in the past.

Which provides the impetus for the many world-wide enclaves of envious and democracy hating people who wish to see America fall. Among the intelligent members of these dissidents it is known that they will never equal the nirvana of riches and comfort that has been the hallmark of America, it’s just that they don’t want anyone else to have it either. So if they can’t have it, no one should have it and they stop at nothing to make their point.

But the mysterious part of all this is how they have captured so many normal American Democrat minds convincing them that the elevation of all of these socialistic/communist people is good for America. There are, believe it or not, even quite a few Republicans, as high as 25 percent according to one poll, that go along with this brain-washing and nation changing that is being done to otherwise good common sense people.

In spite of all the highly evident information available every day as to the socialistic intentions of this president and his followers, they still insist that what is being done to this country will be beneficial. TO WHOM? Certainly not to us the average citizens and taxpayers who will be burdened heavily with tax bills to pay for the liberal excesses in spending; my guess is the anti-American foreign hate-mongers and even those in our midst will be the only ones benefitting from our government’s collapse.

I’m afraid that by the time they come out of their stupor and realize the dangers they’ve wished on us, it will be too late to salvage much of America.

Source…


May 242009
 

Gee, what a surprise… A wealthy Democrat in a position of power is taking advantage of the system and tries to claim ignorance when she’s caught.


Detroit City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson paid only $68 in property taxes this year because city records say her well-kept, brick Tudor-style home doesn’t exist. Although the home has occupied its west-side plot since 1926, city records have classified the parcel as an empty lot for the past decade.

Watson said she was unaware of the discrepancy until the Free Press contacted her. She said the change came before she was elected to City Council — and without her involvement.

“I pay the taxes. All I know is I had a big drop when my house got hit hard by a tornado,” she said. “We had great damage.”

Watson said she could not recall the specific date the tornado hit, saying it might have been 2002, or perhaps 1993.

She acknowledged, however, that she never reported the incident. National Weather Service meteorologists said the last tornadoes to hit Detroit occurred in 1996 and 1997 — before Watson says her taxes were reduced because of what she called “the natural disaster.”

Watson, who said she receives her property tax bill separate from her mortgage bill, said she never questioned why her taxes dropped — or why they didn’t increase after she repaired her home.

“If it’s an amount that’s been determined by the people who are in the business of assessing … and you pay that, then what’s the issue?” she asked.

Watson’s neighbors in comparable homes pay $2,000 to $6,500 in taxes. “My house has always been there,” she said.

On Friday morning, Watson entered the city tax assessor’s office and asked for a review of her tax bill.

Neighbor: ‘Wow! I’m shocked’

Since joining the City Council six years ago, insisting that Detroit get its fair share has been one of Watson’s signature issues.

On Sept. 29, for example, Watson was the only council member to vote against a tax break for General Motors Corp. in return for building the Chevrolet Volt at its Poletown assembly plant.

As recently as Tuesday, Watson blasted state officials who she said have cut $130 million from the city’s portion of revenue sharing over the years. “They owe us,” she said during a City Council meeting, demanding that the state pay the money to help Detroit through its financial crisis and reduce its deficit.

Watson’s failure to realize she was paying significantly less than she should is noteworthy because she occasionally admonishes city officials for not being more diligent in collecting outstanding property taxes. She says the city needs that money to reduce its deficit, which recent estimates put at close to $300 million.

Watson, who is paid $81,000 a year and gets a city-owned Ford Crown Victoria, said her taxes are paid in full. She said it never occurred to her that her tax bill was a fraction of what it should have been.

“I am paying what the assessor assessed,” Watson said, expressing dismay when the Free Press informed her Thursday of the discrepancy.

She blamed the error on a tornado that she said struck her home several years ago. Just when is not exactly clear. She has guessed that it hit as recently as 2002 or as long ago as 1993. The National Weather Service says the last tornadoes to hit Detroit came in 1996 and 1997.

Watson bought the home on a land contract in 1990. She agreed to pay $40,000. A year earlier, city assessors pegged the home’s value at about $37,000.

Currently, assessors calculate the property’s value at $1,658 because they consider it a vacant lot.

Watson said she noticed the drop in her property tax bill, which she handles herself, but assumed it was because the tornado left a hole in her roof and damaged the home’s foundation.

How assessors would have known that is unclear.

Linda Bade, the city’s chief assessor, did not return messages Friday.

Watson said she did not call city officials or file an insurance claim. She also said she did not seek a reduction in her property taxes. Watson said that when the lower bill arrived, she simply paid it and did not ask any questions.

“I came to the natural conclusion my house isn’t worth much any more,” she said. “This assessment dropped because of something that had nothing to do with me.”

Watson, who was elected to the City Council in 2003, said she was not a city official at the time the taxes dropped.

She said she did not rejoice in the tax break.

“In fact, I was kind of insulted,” she said, adding that she feared the value of her home had plummeted.

However, in 2002, as she prepared to run for City Council, Watson obtained a $60,000 mortgage.

To obtain the loan, Watson acknowledged that her property was appraised. But she said that appraisal did not prompt her to think that her home had regained value and, consequently, would merit an increase in her property tax bill.

She said she assumed the appraisers “used their financial wizardry” to help her get the loan on her home.

When Free Press reporters questioned Watson about her property taxes, she said she would go to the assessor’s office Tuesday and say: “Are you aware you’re charging me for a lot and I live in a house?”

If correcting the error generates a bill for back taxes, Watson said she will be “happy to pay it. I pay my bills.”

Watson instead went to the assessor’s office Friday morning, arriving just after 9.

A clerk confirmed that the property was listed as vacant.

The councilwoman said, no, there was a home on the lot, and told her about the tornado.

Watson asked how soon her property could be reassessed.

“I don’t want special treatment,” she said. “I want someone to look at it.”

The exchange was completed in about 10 minutes. The clerk reviewed her 2002 mortgage. And she gave Watson a form to request an assessment.

“I’ll bring it back,” Watson said, smiling.

One of Watson’s neighbors, informed Friday of Watson’s tax bill, was incredulous.

“Wow! I’m shocked,” Natalie Solomon told the Free Press.

Solomon, who lives across the street from Watson, said, “I know my property taxes.

“That’s not fair.”

Source…



May 122009
 

This is a truly remarkable video that should be required viewing for absolutely every single American. It explains, in clear, simple and understandable terms precisely what type of Government we have, how we came to have it, and how it compares to the other forms of Government throughout history.

Send it to everyone you know! More Americans desperately need to understand the true nature of our Government… our Republic.

The American Form of Government

Hat tip Rocco