More Than Just Words
04. Jun, 2009 
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by State Sen. Mike Folmer (PA-48)
Our nation has certainly changed in the 234 years since a group of brave citizens stood on the greens of Lexington and Concord to protect the rights of life, liberty, and property.
Back then, Americans objected to taxes on stamps and tea; today we accept taxes and fees placed on almost every basic human need and want – estate and realty, personal income, earned income, emergency services, Medicare, amusements, cigarettes, cell phones, libraries, social security, marriage…the list goes on and on.
The state and federal government tax citizens to fish, boat, hunt, drive, own a dog, own a house, get married, and die. Proponents argue these taxes cost only a “few” more cents each day.
However, these pennies add up, to the tune of trillions of dollars a week – money that is being foolishly and irresponsibly spent by those who took an oath to the Constitution.
The federal stimulus package is a perfect example of disregard for our constitution. Passed in early 2009, many in congress still cannot justify their vote for the bill or clarify what is contained in the bill. The majority of the explanations we have received come from Washington bureaucrats – many of whom none of us in Pennsylvania voted for.
One thing for certain with the stimulus bill is there are serious strings attached – strings that will require changes in procedures and liberalization of laws and bigger government.
Patrick Henry once said: “In my weak judgment, a government is strong when it applies to the most important end of all governments – the rights and privileges of the people.”
Pennsylvania Senate Resolution 51, which I sponsored, reminds state and federal elected leaders of powers given to the States under the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Our federal and state constitutions begin with the same three words “We the people.” With all the money being thrown around in Washington and in Harrisburg, the people are being forgotten. This applies to both current generations and to future generations.
This needs to change.
An important first step will be remembering that the Constitution is more than just words. It is the document that has separated us from other countries and it is the document that makes us great.
Mike Folmer [send him email] of Lebanon, Pennsylvania is a Pennsylvania State Senator who represents the 48th Senate district, which includes all of Lebanon County and portions of Berks, Chester, Dauphin and Lancaster Counties.
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Patrick Henry,
I do not believe a civil war in the traditional sense will materialize. I seriously doubt our military would fire on their own people. However, I have no doubt what so ever that our domestic police force would not hesitate to march against citizens and engage them in the name of keeping the peace. I see domestic police forces turning to the federal government for support if and when any state was to attempt to break for the herd. I see quite a bit of co operation between federal and state authorities with respect to law enforcment.
(1) Why did I abstain in the presidential election? Because it was the only principled thing to do.
(2) How is it working out for me? Well, let’s put it this way: No-one can call me a hypocrite for saying one thing and turning around and doing another.
Look, people come along at their own pace. Castigating them because they haven’t yet reached your particular level of disenchantedness is simply indication of an ill-temper, and an ignorance of human nature.
Personally, I cast a reluctant vote for McCain, but only because the alien Muslim who won’t show his long form birth certificate scares me. Let’s face it, the fix is in at the top in all presidential elections anyhow. Virtually all front-running contenders from both were members of the Council on Foreign Relations: McCain, Romney, Huckabee, Guiliani for Republicans, and Obama and Clinton for the Democrats. There isn’t one of them from either party who would actually reduce the size of government or return power usurped from the people back to the States. There are some moral and economic issues they differ on, but by and large the same growth of government is 100% guaranteed under each. Obama will do it in terms of welfare, McCain in warfare. Either way we lose.
Another good reason to secede.
Terry,
how was I castigating people?. I insulted no one, I didnt take the tone of an alarmist.. I simply stated what I believe. I think we have candy coated a losing situation long enough.. the Country is going to hell…just how exactly does one go about telling the public this in such a way that they should be looking forward to the trip? and I doubt that the majority of the population is as nieve about it as we have been led to believe, as long as they still have American Idol to come home to, I doubt they mind.. I’m sorry if my words are a little rough on your ears.. but everyone knows you walk orderly in a fire drill.. but if the building is on fire you run like hell…there is nothing politically that can be done to reverse the course. sometimes we just have to tell it like it is.. sometimes people just have to be spared the BS and be told the cold hard facts. there isnt a party to represent us so, how the hell do you expect anything to change?
Larry, I am not sure that civil war would result at all. The federal government would have to be the first aggressor, and that would be difficult to live down in this day of politically correct war where world opinion is more important than results. How could the US ever take the high ground or scold a petty dictator again when it sent the troops out on its own people? Also, God’s providence may arrange things so that there are wars on too many fronts to fight to allow the fed’s to take on a non-threatening seceding State. Could we really fight a war in Iraq, Afghanastan, Iran, and at home at the same time?
I say we take the high moral ground and evoke God’s blessing and protection and let the chips fall where they may.
Patrick,
I think in terms of massive police presence and crackdown when I think of civil war..I’m not sure about the “God’s blessing and protection” statement though.. the far right has muddied those waters pretty effectively regardless of personal beliefs. My god is probebly not the same as yours, but hopefully a seceding state would be a little tolerant of of that.
Patrick Henry Lives:
In all actuality I put a lot of thought to the question of abstaining in the general election of ‘08. For instance, was/is my state a “swing state?” My state being Oklahoma, the answer is obviously No. It was going to go for McCain by a margin of 65-35 (or somewhere thereabouts) irregardless. I knew this before I ever made the final decision to abstain. I also knew that most Oklahoma voters would not abstain in the presidential election. So, I would never castigate someone for voting McCain in the general election. If one lives in a swing state, and/or believes that Hussein Obama presents an existential threat to the United States, then it makes perfect sense to me that he would vote McCain … hesitantly.
Larry:
Okay; I accept your explanation, and offer my apologies.
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2009
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Pride in unbridled, sexual lust and perversion? Pride in “transgender”???? What is next, pride in pedophilia? Pride in bestiality? If not, why not?
Another really good reason to secede.
“When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.” Prov. 28:28.
Patrick Henry Lives:
I’ve personally never supported the FMA (Federal Marriage Amendment). But then again, I’ve never supported any legislation that presupposes “federal” law trumps state law, except that which is explicitly stated in the federal constitution.
My approach to the FMA has always been that if we must have one (and all that that implies — another federal agency, “federal” fraud, waste, and abuse, etc., etc., etc…) then let it come via an Article V, State-initiated method of amendment. Otherwise, let it die the death.
I also did quite a bit of thinking in terms of whether I should vote for the lesser of two evils.. the republicans logic was if you dont vote, you have cast a vote for Obama. that logic never sat well with me.. My State Washington couldnt be closer to the Obama bosom, with our liberal senators Cantwell and Murray both firmly latched to the government teat.My Congressman Doc Hastings (R) is a career man, always playing it safe to ensure his re election. he conveniently abstains from voting on prickly issues that might cause conflict.. he is absolutly useless, unless special interest money is passed his way.
I Voted for Chuck Baldwin, even though he is a little to far right for me. granted the vote was pointless, and I knew this.
I am fully prepared both mentally and financially to move to any State that chooses to break ground in a new direction.
Yes, but with the wide-cast net of federalism, there is not enough diversity left anywhere for you to run and hide. Can you say, “Robots?”
Yet another provocation: The U.S. Justice Department has announced it is opening an investigation to prosecute Roeder, the man who slew baby murderer, George Tiller. Great! The government protects men whose liviihood is to cut up defensless unborn, late term, viable babies. The government protects and promotes sodomy, lesbianism, transgenerism (whatever that is). It is even trying to get SPECIAL enhanced priority protection for homosexuals and other assorted deviants by hate crimes. And it will go after someone who slays an baby murderer, but the rest of us poor slobs, well, we are left to shift for ourselfs. Nay, rather, we are persecuted and marked as “extremists” because our concern for the supreme law of the land is being flouted. But then, seeing fed-gov is the one flouting it, I suppose it all makes too much sense!
Yet another good reason for secesion.
Larry wrote:
“the republicans logic was if you dont vote, you have cast a vote for Obama. that logic never sat well with me.”
Yes; several of my friends, relatives and acquaintances (most of which are registered Democrats) used this line of reasoning with me when they learned that I would be abstaining in the presidential election. Again, it’s the old absurdity that when something is repeated often enough, people begin to believe it … and to parrot it themselves. I, of course, did not hesitate to set them straight on a few peculiarities in the way the president is elected. I don’t recall what the Washington numbers actually were, but if memory serves your state was pretty solid in the Obama camp. Therefore, HOW is it that your denying the RINO McAmnesty your vote is essentially the same thing as casting your vote for Obama? On the flipside, my state was going to go McAmnesty by a two-thirds majority and I knew it (as a matter of fact I’m a little surprised that it didn’t go McCain by a solid five more points given Hussein’s radicalism, but I imagine others abstained like myself.).
But in any event I don’t see your voting for Baldwin as pointless at all. You’re getting someone’s attention. Granted, it’s not positive attention. But did you expect anything else?
True, but that rationale leaves your choice to abstain from voting just as equally worthless. Just to be fair….
The central banks like the Bank of England and the Fed. Reserve have in mind to destroy the value of the dollar for their own purpose which I suspect has everything to do with the debt China holds. A new world currency would give them the foothold on China’s wealth that they do not presently have. Even now China is talking about the need of a Global currency so their plan is working. It will take the destruction of the dollar to make this happen and either McCain or Obama would have made this happen so to the Fed. it mattered not who was elected. The Central Banks are now and have always been the greatest threat to our Constitution and liberty. Whatever the new currency is the Central Bank will control it. Nothing less than action will change what has happened to us and that action must be against the strangle hold the Fed. has of our currency as much as against the burdensome Fed. Govt.
I am inclined to think that the sale of Hummer to China is part of something bigger. I think China needed a carrot to continue takng our debt. It wouldnt surprise me one bit to see China start calling in their notes. Hummer today, Sears and Robuck tomorrow.
Before force can even be contemplated as final recourse its imperative to exhaust all nonviolent remedies and evidence the long train of abuses. Object is to characterize govt. as an organized criminal racketeer. Class Action R.I.C.O. remedy must too be fashioned and allowed to run its course. People throughout all process must maintain the standing of damaged,aggrieved,injured party. Propose too,need for 10th Ammendment standing people to vote 10th Ammendment reservation of rights to reactivate original common law Writs and remedies and give foundational authority to do what is just cause and necessity for both classes of people. This makes all action/redress from a 10th Ammendment position and makes govt. justification less tenable. When States have first run their course of remedies,followed by people exhaution of remedies,that is point in time to consider Constitutional Convention then, people seperation from 14th Ammendment, then and only then State secession. Don’t advocate Convention or State secession,just aknowledging what Founding Fathers envisioned. Pledge henceforth to cease talking about accessing dormant unalienable right to vote no one ever uses or the question of; How do people reserve rights under the 10th Ammendment. Would appreciate those learned in law to answer; What right of people has ever been reserved as a 10th Ammendment right. If its limited to States,why are people even mentioned? Prisoners are denied of civil right to vote making self evident its not the true unalienable right to vote. Perhaps the vote we’re all exercising is a slave vote as thats to whom the 14th Ammendment was created for. Thank you all for your time and consideration. Just trying to think ouside the box. No one wants Civil War:Part Two.
Jeff,
Truth be told, I don’t have much use for the “Republican” party. If it’s not a viable vehicle for conservatism, then it’s completely useless in my opinion. I think (in fact I know) there are a lot Specters in it, which is the reason all of this hand-wringing about the (official) Senate numbers is just complete nonsense. But, you know, some people apparently get their kicks being entertained like that. Personally, I’ve turned my attention inwardly. Which is to say that I care a lot more about what goes on in my State and my local community than what happens in Washington. People had better learn to be self-governing and self-sustaining, quick, fast, and in a hurry. That’s about the best advice I can give ‘em.
Given the nature of the discussion, and the mention several times of Article V and a Constitutional Convention, I thought some of you might be interested in the website Friends of the Article V Convention.
I agree with Terry that the Republican Party is not “a viable vehicle for conservativism.” The Bushes destroyed the Republican Party. They were NOT conservative; they were globalists. Bush Sr’s speech before the joint houses of Congress to argue for the Persian Gulf war was on SEPTEMBER 11, 1990. In that speech he said “Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective — a new world order — can emerge.” http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/war/bushsr.htm
The terroritsts who bombed the World Trade Center chose 9/11 for a reason. TIt was their way of telling the US that they did not want part of our “new world order” and were retailiating for our invasion of Arab lands. What Bush Sr started Bush Jr finished.
However, far from seeing this is bad, I now see it as good. The destruction the Bush/Clinton/Bush/Obama sequil has brought to the country, has also sparked the Tenth Amendment Movement; it is producing a revival of true Constitutional conservatism, and may incite State secession, which would be about the best thing that could possibly happen.
So, I say. Obama: Go for it. Ruin the nation and the dollar! Errect a socialist utopia. Destroy the free enterprise system that lays the golden egg. And may the best States secede!
Terry thanks for the link to Friends of Article V. It is obvious that congress will never call a convention that can only result in a reduction of their powers. It seems to me the states need to communicate via the Govenors of each state and set up a convention. It should be as simple as the Govenors each appointing a representative of their state to attend and recommend amendments that 3/4 of the states will agree upon. I say we bypass congress. Or at the least a class action suit against congress by at least the over 25 states that have made Tenth Amendment Resolutions. Where am I wrong in my thinking? One brave soul to bring the suit and get enough states to sign on would be all it should take.
Okay, but give us a chance to rid ourselves of our leftist governor in Oklahoma first.
Nah…
Where you’re going wrong is that the constitution does not authorize such a scenario. And I very highly doubt that a single state in this union grants that kind of power (which is really a legislative, not an executive function) to its chief executive officer.
I appreciate the work and efforts of the people at FOAVC, but we disagree on a couple of fundamental issues. For instance, the main jist of the FOAVC site is that Congress is denying the States an Article V Convention when the states have met the constitutional requirements for calling a convention on numerous occasions. Well, that is true to an extent. But if you’ll look at the petitions themselves, they span decades and decades of time. There’s not been a concerted effort by the states to petition Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments that is within a reasonable timeframe – say 20 years, just for the sake of argument. So, is it that Congress is actually denying to the states what the states want and demand, or, is it that Congress simply doesn’t pay any attention to it because, as I said, these petitions span decades of time. The folks at FOAVC would argue (I know because I’ve argued with them about it) that it doesn’t matter how many decades of time, nor how many generations come and go, the petitions are on record and Congress is bound by the provisions of Article V to call a convention, therefore. That’s the end of the discussion as far as they’re concerned.
So, in my opinion where you’re going right is more important than where you’re going wrong. And that is that there needs to be a concerted movement among the States within a reasonable timeframe in order to make such a thing happen. Congress would listen then, I can guarantee you.
I want to encourage all TEA Partiers not to waste time focusing on issues like repealing the 16th Amendment or income tax. These things aren’t going to happen. And even if they did, they would not make significant change. Even without the income tax, the federal government is taxing us indirectly through depreciation of the dollar and “print and spend” Keynesian economics. And it is this that is ruining the country.
Commodity money (gold/silver) is the only true money and since government cannot create wealth, to get real money government must levy taxes, which there is a definite limit political realities will allow. Witness California. The voters refused to be taxed more and because California cannot print money, it was forced to cut back on the size and expense of govenrment. The same is true of Washington: Shut down the printing presses and government will be returned to WE THE PEOPLE. However, once money is divorced from gold or silver, the government can do ANYTHING it wants by borrowing monetized debt into circulation. This is what has been happening in the US for decades under the Federal Reserve System, and it is this, not the income tax, that has brought our nation to the brink of ruin.
If we want to get our nation on sound financial and monetary basis, we must abolish the Federal Reserve and reinstitute a gold or silver standard, as called for by the Constitution.
“No State shall coin money, emit Bills of Credit [paper money], make nay thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts” Art. I, Sec. 9.
The federal government can emit bills of credit (sometimes a necessary evil in times on war when money and credit are tight), but to make paper money a “legal tender” unbacked by gold or silver it has no legal authority to do. Moreover, since the Federal Reserve is a consortium of private banks and not part of the government, it violates the Constitution which gives Congress alone power to “coin money and regulate the value thereof.” (Notice that “money” is ultimately coin – gold & silver coin, not irredeemable paper.)
One useful thing we can all do to help this process along is to ask our Congressman to be a co-sponsor of Ron Paul’s HR 1207 to audit the Federal Reserve. There are 186 co-sponsors right now from both parties. There will never be another opportunity like now to make a fundamental change in our system. Please ask your congressman to co-sponsor HR 1207.
Next, we should realize that Washington is almost certainly beyond reform. The fix is in at the top for presidential campaigns. No true conservative who is serious about restoring Constitutional government to America will ever get near the White House. The last presidential campaign was a perfect example. Out of the available candidates, not one (except Ron Paul) even talked about restoring the Constitution. Huckabee, Giuliani, Romney, McCain are all establishment, politicians who would only have continued “business as usual” in Washington: More government, more print & spend fiat money, more loss of reserved States’ Rights.
Moreover, the idea that a Republican Congress can save us is pretty wishful thinking. Most republican candidates don’t have a clue about economics or the printing press money. Most Republican candidates are little better than “soft” Democrats, “moderates” who would compromise principle to broaden their appeal and win control. In short, more George Bush Sr.’s and George Bush Jr.’s who together have destroyed the Republican Party and delivered the White House to a radical socialist (who does not even appear to be a Natural Born citizen of the U.S. or at least is resisting all attempts to see his long form birth certificate which alone can settle the question) – a radical socialist, we say, who only the day before yesterday declared June “Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Transgender Pride Month.” Thanks George!
No. We must demand a Constitutional Convention called by the States to propose Amendments. A Constitutional Convention cannot enact Amendments, it can only propose them. Any Amendment to the Constitution – whether proposed by Congress or by the States in a Convention – can ONLY be ratified by 3/4 of the State Legislatures. Hence there is no danger from a Convention. Just the opposite: certain ruin lies ahead if we do nothing.
We need Amendments radically down-sizing Washington DC and returning our Constitutional form of government back to the ORIGINAL INTENT of the founders, rather than the perverted thing 100-years of bad case law and federal usurpation have straddled us with. Anything less than this and we are just fooling ourselves and wasting our time.
If this doesn’t work, I believe our only remaining option is to work for State Secession from the Union. We simply have no interest in Washington’s agenda, its “new world order”, its print & spend economics, its anti-Christian policies, its abortion on demand, its “gay pride”, its trillion-dollar world empire, or its impending economic ruin and collapse.
States like Texas and others need to break away and gain their independence – for our CHILDREN’S SAKE – for it is they who will suffer most if we continue with “business as usual.”
God’s blessings,
I ain’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I flatter myself that I ain’t the dullest one either. It seems to me that the fed has involved itself in a giant ponzi scheme, which is the reason I find all of the hand-wringing over Bernard Madoff to be, well, hypocritical at best, a mob-style hit at worst.
But economics definitely ain’t my forte, so I’ll quit right there.
The way the paper money racket works is like this:
The Constitution authorizes the federal government to emit “bills of credit,” but withholds this power to the States. “Bills of credit” are paper notes that promise “to pay the bear on demand” a certain sum of gold or silver coin. During the civil war, the federal government floated interest free treasury notes that promised to pay the bearer at some indefinite point in the future. This was money issued debt free directly by the federal government, by-passing the greedy bankers. No interest on the national debt was incurred. Uncle Sam promised to redeem the notes, but did not say when. People could accept them if they wanted, or reject them.
Later, the federal government wanted to make the notes a “legal tender.” A “legal tender” means that the creditor MUST accept them, or the debt will be extinguished. For example, if I contract with you to pay 100 ounces of gold for your building me a factory, if I tender payment in watermelons, you can reject it. I have not made a “legal” tender. A legal tender is one that meets the terms of the contract. An essential principle of contract law is that a creditor or promisee cannot reject a legal tender, and if he does the debt will be satisfied.
The effect of the federal government’s making treasury notes a legal tender was that all creditors had to accept them at penalty of their debt being extinguished as a matter of law. Thus, a contract to pay in gold or silver could suddenly be paid with treasury notes (paper) with no certainty they would ever be redeemed. Quite the boon for debtors! Imagine being able to pay off you mortgage by mailing your lender a roll of toilet paper!
Naturally, this was challenged in court as a “taking without due process.” The U.S. Supreme Court first ruled it unconstitutional. Then, through a court packing scheme and the opening up of a seat or two through the death of other sitting justices, the very next session the case was overturned! Now, suddenly the federal government had power to annul private contracts by making worthless, irredeemable paper a legal tender. (See the Legal Tender Cases.) With this precedent in place, it was only a matter of time before the “promise to pay the bearer on demand” disappeared from our money altogether. Further, by getting legislation in place giving the power of the U.S. Treasury to a private central bank (The Federal Reserve) all limit on the power of the federal government to spend, spend, spend was removed.
Now, instead of taxing us to get money, the federal government just borrows paper notes into circulation. Because they are a legal tender, people must accept them. Now, by flooding the economy with paper the relative value is reduced proportionately the more that is put in circulation. This is a principle of supply and demand, sort of like watering down the milk. Government no longer has to come to us through taxation to get real money (gold or silver) to run itself, it just prints, prints, prints away. And the banksters collect interest on the whole thing when if the Treasury was issuing the note there would be no interest at all!
This allows government to engage in out of control growth and out of control spending. There are no limits to what it can do…that is, until they flood the economy with so much money that it loses all value totally. That is were we are today. The dollar is doomed to crash and all of us with it.
Only by a Constitutional Amendment specifically prohibiting the power to declare money a legal tender and promising the people the right to coin and circulate money of their own can accountability be kept in place and an honest money system be preserved.
And the size and power of government will be restrained and freedom ring!
Abolition of Federal Reserve will never happen. Entire American system has become dependent upon it. Individual ownership of gold and silver is still subject to demand, upon presentment, of one’s 14th Ammendment pro rated share obligation re: all true govt. debt owed. Fatal flaw of 14th is can’t challenge or question whatever is said to be owed and owing. Perhaps Ithica Hour type bartering is a viable solution to exchange goods and services. Only question is will anything be deemed not subject to the Creditor demand for full payment imposed upon Federal and State governments. One factor many never consider is when Federal Reserve returns the Congressional privilege given,whereby restoring full power over money to Congress,the Private Banks which made the Fed now have lien power against the Federal Govt and all 14th Ammenednent persons subject thereof. We’ve all been led to believe we must exist within the body of Govt. rather than the founding intent to live outside of it. Clear intent was seperation,with govt. acting as agents. Entire check and ballance system is predicated upon seperation. Not just seperation of powers between State and Federal but also an intended seperation between govt. and people. Foreclosing upon citizen seperation as a viable remedy forever binds one to being a debt slave, subject to the will of future Creditors lien power claim to all people’s assets not just govt.’s. Having one’s head buried in the 14th Ammendment sand precludes one from seeing whats outside. Effect of seperation not only changes one’s position of law one occupies but also extricates oneself out of aforesaid debt. If Federal Govt. enters final stage of bankruptcy/insolvency,end result may be all 14th Amm.U.S. citizens self contracting out from under the Constitution in exchange for debt forgiveness remedy offered and becoming world citizens subject to U.N. charter.
I am all for nixing the federal reserve., but, there is only so much gold and silver world wide. wouldn’t growth be limited by the amount of gold/ silver on hand? what is the true worth of our economy in Gold value?
I wonder if going to to gold Standard would force down prices because of current gold/silver inventories. there are 300 million pieces of bread in this country and only so much butter to go around…
I am not an economist, but, if I understand it correctly, the way it works is not really complicated. The value of gold or silver goes up as demand increases. So, as we have growth, the value goes up proportionately. Thus, the static volume or amount of gold stays even with the economic growth by simply becoming proportionately more and more valuable.
A good place to get the low down on this would be lew rockwell.com or any one versed in the Austrain school of economics. Any way, bottomline is it is not an issue or impairment to growth.
Patrick Henry wrote:
“A good place to get the low down on this would be lew rockwell.com ”
Excellent site Patrick, thank you!
People! Here is what you do next.
Look at yourselves, your lives, those in your family, don’t look so far away from home for change(that has gotten us in a load of trouble lately). Get your own houses in order first.
The last time your kid got a bad grade in school from a teacher who could not teach, what did you do? Did you tell your child not to worry about it, it was the fault of the teacher, the pubilc school system or the government, or did you perhaps say to your kid that life is not fair and sometimes you just have to work harder than usual to get the job done?
When your friend (who you know takes a lot of “personal days” off at work) was laid off from her factory job and complained that it was because she was a woman, did you tell her that she shouldn’t sue?
We all do things in the course of our lives that encourage the rest of society to shirk responsibility on a bigger scale to another location. If you really want to keep the Federal Government out of our lives, you need to support officials like Senator Folmer and then start at home where the roots of the grass really grow. Freedom-Choice-Consequences-Accepting Responsibility = More Freedom Teach your children well.
Did Gm deserve the bailout? You Ask me I would say NO.. why? When Honda and Toyota were out inventing new cars, GM was busy boasting about its pride and Showing off its hungry hungry Daughter the Hummer