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Thursday, April 28, 2011

In-State Tuition-Federal Violation

WBFF FOX45 - Top Stories - In-State Tuition-Federal Violation Debate-Jennifer Gilbert

The debate continues over in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.

Advocates argue that higher education leads to better paying jobs.

But there's a big problem with that theory, it defies federal law.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Atlas Shrugged

[Atlas Shrugged]Important stuff, and I bet most educators haven't read it. It's interesting that this is now a major film, about how a world is doomed in which the individual is not free to create, that civilization cannot exist where men are slaves to society and government, and that the destruction of the profit motive leads to the collapse of society. Sound familiar?

Ayn Rand: probably the most important intellectual mind in politics in the 20th century.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123146363567166677.html

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Obama: Gas Price Solution Lies in Renewable Energy Sources

Let's see, we can either A) develop new energy sources not yet created, much less proven, but what we know about them is that they're expensive and made overseas, or 2) drill for resources we know we have and know are proven, and have them in the near-term.

If it's gasoline for cars that Obama's talking about, how can we revolutionize the entire industry and make everyone buy new cars in the near term, when we can't afford what we have now?

The man doesn't understand the first thing about economics. Hell, he doesn't understand HOME economics and household budgeting!

The answer is to drill for oil at home in the near term as a stopgap while we develop those new energy sources.  The pie in the sky mentality of liberal politicians is taking us broke.

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says one answer to high gasoline prices is to spend money developing renewable energy sources.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Subject: Next Amendment to the Constitution

I received this in my e-mail inbox today and it blew me away.  YES!  yes yes yes!

Subject: Next Amendment to the Constitution

 The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months&  8 days to be ratified!  Why?  Simple!  The people demanded it.  That was in 1971...before computers, before e-mail, before cell phones, etc.

 Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land...all because of public pressure.

  I'm asking you to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on your address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise.

  In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message.  This is one idea that really should be passed around.



 Congressional Reform Act of 2011



  1. Term Limits.
            12 years only, one of the possible options below.
             A. Two Six-year Senate terms
             B. Six Two-year House terms
             C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms


  2.  No Tenure / No Pension.
               A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.


  3.  Congress (past, present&  future) participates in Social Security.
                All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately.
            All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people.


  4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.


  5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.  Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.


  6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.


  7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.


  8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/2/12.



 The American people did not make the current contract with members of Congress.
 Congressmen made all these contracts to benefit themselves.


 Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.
 The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.

 If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S. ) to receive the message.


 MUCH OF WHAT WE FACE IN TERMS OF PRIVILEGE AND SELFISHNESS IN THIS COUNTRY MIGHT BEST BE CHANGED STARTING FROM THE TOP DOWN.
 If you agree with the above, pass it on.   If not, just delete


 You are one of my 20. I INVITE YOU TO KEEP IT GOING. WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE -- THANKS!