Today is the final day of 2009 and thinking back it struck me that the Tea Party Patriots weren’t even in existence at the beginning of this year. It’s been quite a year! We’ve been pushed out of our comfort zones and pressed with the realization that “if not us, then who?” We are taking on roles and tasks we never dreamed of or would even agreed to do last year. Let us thank God for each and every patriot locally and across the nation who is doing their part, in whatever capacity they are able to be watchful and eternal vigilant in guarding American values. The need is significant and numerous, we ask that you take part in the governing of this great nation whether in the role of political office or inthe role of encouraging others by way of tea parties or phone calls, writing articles, emails or letters. And please pray for God to restore this nation to be a people who proclaim Jesus Christ as King and Savior.
“Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection and favor.” George Washington
Leading state sovereignty caucus strongly opposes the federal health care bill and supports lawsuits based on two violations of the U.S. Constitution.
The Patrick Henry Caucus adopted a unanimous position Wednesday, December 23, 2009, to oppose the Health Care Reform Bills, and to support a lawsuit against the federal government in order to stop the national health care bill from becoming law.
Calling the law unconstitutional, The Patrick Henry Caucus, which is comprised of legislators from both the Utah House of Representatives and the Utah Senate, vows to fight the federal law on multiple fronts.
The Patrick Henry Caucus has an opt-out provision drafted and ready for presentation to the Utah Legislature next month. The opt-out would make it illegal for Utah agencies to implement any portion of the new federal law. The Caucus is calling on the State of Utah to join in with other States and take the lead on filing a lawsuit to stop the bill, should it receive final approval.
The Caucus believes the law is unconstitutional in at least two respects. First, the law unfairly gives preferential treatment to residents of Nebraska as a result of efforts by Senate Democrats to court the vote of Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson. The Caucus believes that this preferential treatment violates principles of due process and equal protection and is therefore unconstitutional under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.
Second, the law amounts to an excess of Congress’s enumerated powers inasmuch as it requires every American to acquire health insurance. This legislation marks the first time in history that Congress has required every single American to purchase a particular good or service, and cannot be reconciled with the notion that Congress possesses only those limited powers granted by the Constitution.
The Patrick Henry Caucus calls on the leaders from all States to join in the effort to file a lawsuit against the federal government in order to stop this wrongheaded piece of legislation. We must not allow Congress to commandeer one sixth of our nation’s fragile economy while simultaneously undermining the authority of the States.
God Bless,
Representative Carl Wimmer
The Patrick Henry Caucus
Co-Founder
http://www.bringhomethepoliticians.com/
“We, hereby, demand and will pursue the relocation of all US Representatives and Senators to spend no less than 75% of their time in elected office in our State Capitals to telecommute via secured phone, fax, email, and web conference with their federal counterparts.
On the Local level, State Representatives and Senators will be relocated to spend no less than 75% of their time in elected office in the City Halls or Court Houses of our Districts to likewise telecommute with their state counterparts.
This will essentially “embed” politicians among the people they’re supposed to represent allowing them to always be informed with our communities’ positions on each issue and be within close reach to voice our opposition when necessary.
• Restores Balance of Power – Citizens are put back in charge of this country.
• Nonpartisan – This plan favors no political party since all need to be reigned in.
• Anti-Lobbying – Lobbyists spend most of their budget on travel expenses.
• Reduce Corruption – Citizens/Local Media resume their role as government watch dog.
• Cost Effective – The cost of upgrading state and local facilities for this plan is dwarfed by the savings from stopping out of control government spending.
• National Security – Any natural disaster or assault on DC would be far less catastrophic because it would be taking down only one server on a grid of 51.
Petition:
We, hereby, demand and will pursue the relocation of all US Representatives and Senators to spend no less than 75% of their time in elected office in our State Capitals to telecommute via secured phone, fax, email, and web conference with their federal counterparts.
On the Local level, State Representatives and Senators will be relocated to spend no less than 75% of their time in elected office in the City Halls or Court Houses of our Districts to likewise telecommute with their state counterparts.
This will essentially “embed” politicians among the people they’re supposed to represent allowing them to always be informed with our communities’ positions on each issue and be within close reach to voice our opposition when necessary.”
Petition http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/bringhomethepoliticians.html
In the absence of real leadership from politicians and political parties, the American people are turning to places like The Heritage Foundation for solutions to today’s most pressing problems. Heritage is dedicated to the principles that have made our nation great: free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. And, we have a plan to translate these principles into concrete results in Washington and around the nation.
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LuvIowa? Let Us Vote, Iowa. Check out the web site www.LUVIowa.org and sign the petition to pass the Iowa Marriage Amendment through the Iowa legislature if you agree marriage is established by God and should be recognized by the civil power as legally, morally and historically between one man and one woman only.
The Tea Party Patriots wish you a blessed Christmas and new year.
“because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” Luke 1:78-79
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased!” Luke 2:14
This year, the Iowa Supreme Court justices unanimously legalized same-sex marriage. Three of these judges will be on the 2010 ballot for your vote of “yes” or “no”.
Chief Justice Marsha K. Ternus who was appointed by then governor Terry Branstad; Michael J. Streit who was appointed by then governor Tom Vilsak; David L. Baker who was appointed by Governor Chet Culver.
Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel and dean of Liberty University’s Law School, had this reaction. “These activist judges are no more than proselytizing engines of social change,” he offers. “That’s not the role of a judge. They are to be umpires merely calling the balls or strikes. They don’t rewrite the definition of marriage.”
An open letter titled To all Innocent Fifth Columnists was written by Ayn Rand around 1941 encouraging conservative intellections to form a national organization advocating individualism. A Fifth Columnists is defined as a group of people who clandestinely undermine a larger group, such as a nation, from within, to the aid of an external enemy. The origination of the phrase came from the Spanish Civil War in 1936 when a General reported that his four columns of forces entering the city would be supported by a fifth column of his supporters inside the city.
The following is an excerpt from the letter which you can read in its entirety at the link posted below. As you read this you could substitute today’s language such as “socialism”, “nationalization of health care”, “racists” etc. and see the message is as relevant today as it was then. As she says names don’t matter, only the basic principle and there is no middle ground. Read the full letter and you will see the heading of this post makes sense and you will have ‘food for thought’ on the question it raises.
“First and above all: what is Totalitarianism? We all hear so much about it, but we don’t understand it. What is the most important point, the base, the whole heart of both Communism and Nazism? It is not the “dictatorship of the proletariat,” nor the nationalization of private property, nor the supremacy of the “Aryan” race, nor anti-Semitism. These things are secondary symptoms, surface details, the effects and not the cause. What is the primary cause, common to both Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany, and all other dictators, past, present, and future? One idea — and one only: That the State is superior to the individual. That the Collective holds all rights and the individual has none.
Stop here. This is the crucial point. What you think of this will determine whether you are a mental Fifth Columnist or not. This is the point which allows no compromise. You must choose one or the other. There is no middle. Either you believe that each individual man has value, dignity and certain inalienable rights which cannot be sacrificed for any cause, for any purpose, for any collective, for any number of other men whatsoever. Or else you believe that a number of men — it doesn’t matter what you call it: a collective, a class, a race or a State — holds all rights, and any individual man can be sacrificed if some collective good — it doesn’t matter what you call it: better distribution of wealth, racial purity or the Millennium — demands it. Don’t fool yourself. Be honest about this. Names don’t matter. Only the basic principle matters, and there is no middle choice. Either man has individual, inalienable rights — or he hasn’t.
Your intentions don’t count. If you are willing to believe that men should be deprived of all rights for a good cause — you are a Totalitarian. Don’t forget, Stalin and Hitler sincerely believe that their causes are good. Stalin thinks that he is helping the downtrodden, and Hitler thinks that he is serving his country as a patriot. They are good causes, both of them, aren’t they? Then what creates the horrors of Russia and of Germany? What is destroying all civilization? Just this one idea — that to a good cause everything can be sacrificed; that individual men have no rights which must be respected; that what one person believes to be good can be put over on the others by force.”
http://fare.tunes.org/liberty/library/taifc.html
“The Conventions of a number of the States having, at the time of adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declatory and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution”
The Bill of Rights is the name for the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. These rights include such things as trial by jury, free speech, freedom to practice (or not practice) religion, freedom from cruel and unusual punishment, freedom to own and use firearms, freedom from arbitrary searches and property seizures by government.
The Constitution was passed in 1787 and the Bill of Rights was added in 1791. The Bill of Rights was absolutely required by the founders. Some states refused to ratify the Constitution unless a Bill of Rights was added. Because Americans had just escaped one tyranny, they were very worried that a strong central government might turn tyrannical. The Bill of Rights was designed to prevent that from happening.
The Bill of Rights is a list of things the government is forbidden to do (for instance, government can’t search your house or possessions without a warrant, force you to give evidence against yourself in a criminal case, or impose a state religion).
The Bill of Rights did not create or grant any rights. It merely protected rights that all human beings are born with and that all human beings are entitled to by their very nature.
Today, December 15 is a day to celebrate the Bill of Rights. Be thankful that our founding fathers thought wisely to write out the Bill of Rights for our protection. May we the people continue wisely, to guard these rights.
Apathy is the abscence of emotion or enthusiasm to matters of general importance. You might wonder why you should care about congress and the bills they are voting on. Well, consider the price you will pay for not caring – “The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” (Plato)
A correct worldview will tell you people do not tend towards acting good but rather are bent towards evil and that our human nature is naturally greedy and corrupt, especially when given power. It will take vigilance from all us in guarding the governance of our country.
A report on the radio stated a large percentage of people surveyed had not heard of Ms. Nancy Pelosi, nor of Mr. Harry Reid, both being outstanding characters in our government. Wondering how we would fare locally here in northwest Iowa, a friend did a little survey in her office, asking co workers if they knew about these two people. Nope, they had no clue who Pelosi and Reid were. But they knew quite a lot about Dancing with the Stars contestants.