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According to the Tenth Amendment,“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.” The Ninth Amendment reads: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
That is plain English. Yet, the Supreme Court, in dealing with ObamaCare and gay marriage, trampled both Amendments. In doing so, lengthy opinions were issued which changed the meanings of "plain English" and stretched judicial reasoning beyond the limits of insanity and tolerance.
Whether or not you agree with the outcomes, the Court had no authority, implied or otherwise, to render those decisions.
This is the most egregiously activist Supreme Court since the Earl Warren Court, and may even surpass that notoriety.
This is the biggest damage to American Democracy in my lifetime, and I totally and firmly resent it.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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Alaska, Washington, New Mexico, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, D.C., and Maryland all recognized gay marriage prior to Friday's Supreme Court ruling... that's 15 states and the District of Columbia. The remaining 35 states either had laws against it or were in the process of litigating, which means they are against it.
If those 35 states stick together and ignore the Supreme Court decision on the basis of Constitutional State Rights, just what is this illustrious fascist government going to do about it?
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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I'm not going to add much to the uproar and the flack over yesterday's Supreme Court decision; pretty much everything I would say against the decision is being quite adequately said. What I have to say will, I hope, give you pause to think.
If you remember correctly, about a month ago Obama came out and warned the Supreme Court that they'd better damned-well do the "right thing" about the decision. And, if you remember correctly, he came out and warned the Court when they made their first decision upholding ObamaCare. I suggest to you that in both instances word reached the White House that the rulings were coming down against his prized health care; that's what prompted him to issue his pointed and very public warnings.
I further suggest to you that those warnings caused Chief Justice John Roberts to change his vote and that, my friend, explains the total stretch of legal imagination involved in the reasoning and majority opinions of both cases.
Did the Supreme Court do exactly what Obama ordered it to do?
Late on the day before, we learned that the I.R.S. had destroyed backup tapes of I.R.S. computers which contained copies of Lois Lerner's emails regarding the targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups. They did that after Congress had subpoenaed them, and now have the audacity to say that those who committed the act were doing "routine" erasing of backups and that they didn't know about the subpoenas. Those emails could well have been between Lerner and the White House. Those who "inadvertently" destroyed the tapes didn't know... every other citizen in the country knew about those subpoenas, but they didn't know.
Did, Koskinen and the I.R.S. do exactly what Obama's White House ordered them to do?
And now, there's Congress. The Republicans have had almost six years to come up with their own version of a new national health care act, but they haven't. They are quick to say they have "several" available, but yet have not publicly aired even one of them. And, we have the fast-track international trade bills which are just as bad for this country, if not worse than ObamaCare; although the country is against the trade bills, Congress got them passed... and nobody has read them.
Did both Houses of Congress and both political parties do exactly what Obama ordered them to do?
Obama obviously controls the Supreme Court, the I.R.S. and the Congress. And there's not a damned thing you or the rest of America are willing to do about it?
Yes, the Emperor truly does reign.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, patriotically submitted.
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We
have now been informed by the "intellectual establishment" that the
murders in Charleston would not have occurred had guns and the
confederate flag been banned in this country. The availability of a
gun and constant exposure to the confederate flag evidently drove Dylann
Roof nuts; therefore, as some attorney will soon eloquently argue, Roof
was the real victim here.
Well, shame on America.
Perhaps,
when we logically apply that argument elsewhere, the flag of the
Democratic Party causes members to make asses out of themselves?
Just sayin'........
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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There was a time in this country... in days gone way, way by... when we were a principled nation; we knew what was right and we never wavered the perseverance of that right and justice in the country and in the world. Oh, we didn't go out of our way to pick a fight, but we surely let everyone know where we stand.
History usually has a way of repeating itself. Way back when, even before I was born, Hitler was marching across Europe and systematically burning Jews in ovens. We turned our backs on the atrocities being committed by the Nazi party and allowed Hitler to continue gaining strength and burning Jews. We had to wait for the Japanese to attack Pearl Harbor before we realized that we either had to do something or allow the forces of good to perish from the face of the earth.
From that, you would expect that we would have learned our lessons: don't allow evil to exist and take root in the world; don't allow human suffering at the hands of vicious, sadistic oppressors. Be prepared to stand up and fight to defend what is right and what is good.
But, here we are again and we forget those lessons while I.S.I.S. has taken root in the Middle East and foments the beheading of its enemies, sells women into slavery and rapes them repeatedly at will, destroys antiquities, tortures children and prisoners... and we are comfortable, once again turning our backs and dismissing the atrocities faster than we can change the channel on our televisions sets.
"We're tired of war and we simply don't give a damn what's going on with I.S.I.S. If you get in their way, that's your problem, not ours." Even if there IS another Pearl Harbor just around the corner, even if carnage and horror exists, even if a sea of humanity is being tortured...even as the heads of those unfortunate souls roll in streets soaked with blood... we can always change the channel and watch something else.
Sleep well tonight, America. And while you're at it... have a great Fourth of July.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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Well more than a year after the scandal broke about the rotten service at V.A. hospitals and when Obama and his new V.A. Secretary, Robert McDonald, promised the nation to get the problems fixed, things have gotten much worse according to a report on TOWNHALL.COM.
"The number of veterans seeking health care but ending up
on waiting lists of one month or more is 50 percent higher now than it
was a year ago when a scandal over false records and long wait times
wracked the Department of Veterans Affairs, THE NEW YORK TIMES
reported.
"The VA also faces a budget shortfall of nearly $3
billion, the Times reported in a story posted online ahead of its
Sunday editions. The agency is considering furloughs, hiring freezes
and other significant moves to reduce the gap, the newspaper reported." That's a terrific way ti improve service...
As is typical with Obama and all of his cronies, no one is accepting responsibility for the increase in waiting times; they're blaming "more patients."
"And perhaps the most alarming revelation from the new wait time
information? The VA, aka government healthcare run by bureaucrats, is actively determining who does and does not receive proper care through rationing and yes, death panels."
Seniors in this country should be prepared to face the same increase in wait times for services, overall declining services and "death panels..." another one of the many broken promises Obama has thrust upon Americans. After all, you will recall, when Obama was originally out there campaigning to sell ObamaCare, he was saying how it would be modeled after the V.A. system.
In the meanwhile, vets who have returned home from the battlefield are getting more lip service and less health service from the V.A.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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How simplistic they think life is. Get rid of guns; stop killings. Get rid of soft drinks; stop obesity. Get rid of the confederate flag; stop racism.
How about get rid of sex; stop radical left-wing zombies?
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
You would think, in light of the relatively minor provocations of Ferguson, New York City and Baltimore, that the nine murders in Charleston would have fueled violent riots at the very least. Granted, the shootings were not cops vs. Blacks, but all nine of them were clearly, admittedly and blatantly... racially motivated.
Instead, the residents of the city of Charleston came together, united in grief and steadfast in their purpose of routing out evil from their community.
When Roof walked into that church, the picture clearly shows him opening the door with his right hand and keeping his left hand on his pistol, evidently tucked into his pants on his back side. He was a scum with purpose, set on doing his evil deeds. And he sat among his intended victims, listening to the scriptures with them as they opened up their hearts and welcomed `a stranger... a white stranger... into their midst.
He broke their trust: he killed them. And, he's made no apology about doing it.
There is a difference between Baltimore and Charleston. God and good live and thrive in Charleston; they've been chased out of Baltimore. Charleston is obviously a city of love; Baltimore is a city filled with hatred.
Isn't it time that Baltimore and the rest of this country got back to God and good? Isn't it time that we chased evil and hatred back to the hell from which they originate? Don't we need to neutralize those who foment anger and division... the Sharptons and Obamas of the world? We have allowed them to turn us against each other, to divide us and to marginalize God in our daily lives.
Let us stand united once again, united with God as we were when we built this great nation. Let us be divided no more, for divided we shall indeed crumble into disgusting, decadent dust.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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The gunsmoke had barely cleared the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina and already Barack Hussein was making the horrible shooting disaster into a political opportunity to seize guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens across the country. My God... I know... "never let disaster stand in the way of political opportunity."
The guy who evidently committed this heinous act was previously arrested on drug charges, subsequent to which his father purchased him a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol.
Was it the gun's fault? Was it my fault or your fault? Would mandatory gun registration have prevented this crime? Would this guy have used explosives instead, if he didn't have a gun? Nine innocent people died in that church; how many died on the nation's highways or were stabbed to death? How many died on the streets of Chicago where some of the toughest gun control laws in the country exist? If one of those churchgoers had been legally carrying a concealed weapon, would all of those nine unfortunate people now be dead?
How long did it take the cops, those who would protect us, to reach the crime scene after the first call came in?
If this so-called president would only pursue I.S.I.S. with the same vengeance he uses to pursue gun control, I.S.I.S. would no longer exist.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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The Obama Administration and the Congressional Democrats would have us believe that if we get more involved in Iraq, it'll mean another war against Iraq... that we'll have to defeat them all over again.
These times are not about Iraq. They're not about Yemen, Libya, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Lebanon, Iran... they ARE about I.S.I.S.
I've said several times that I would be inclined to let those countries all fight it out and to keep us totally out of it. But, when it comes to I.S.I.S., that is a camel of a different color.
I.S.I.S. poses a direct and imminent threat to the United States and its allies. And that fact has to be dealt with. So far, none of the countries on the above list seem to have demonstrated the ability to handle I.S.I.S.
We need to get the messaging straight; We are NOT talking about going back into Iraq, but we ARE talking about going after I.S.I.S., wherever they are.
So, who is going to do it? More urgently... WHEN?
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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Isn't this little episode revealing?
When Hillary spoke to the Women in the World Summit on April 23rd,, she said: “Rights have to exist in practice – not just on paper. Laws have to be backed up with resources and political will. And
deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs, and structural biases
have to be changed.”
In other words, she practices he Obama Doctrine: "I have the right to do what I want regardless of the law, public opinion, religious belief or the will of the people."
Well, kiss my butt.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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BREITBART.COM is reporting that hundreds, if not thousands of violent crimes have been committed by illegals who were released from prison for other crimes and scheduled for deportation, but who never left the country.
“Between FY 2010 and FY 2014, there were 121 unique criminal aliens who
had an active case at the time of release and were subsequently charged
with homicide-related offenses. Of these 121 individuals who were bonded
out, 33 were released on a bond set by [The Department of Justice’s
Executive Office for Immigration Review] and 24 were released pursuant
to the Supreme Court decision in Zadvydas v. Davis,” ICE has revealed.
In a letter
dated Friday to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Secretary of State John
Kerry, and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Grassley and
Sessions point out that the murders are the shocking tip of the iceberg. “This disturbing fact follows ICE’s admission that, of the 36,007
criminal aliens it released from ICE custody in FY 2013, 1,000 have been
re-convicted of additional crimes in the short time since their release,” Grassley and Sessions wrote.
Now, isn't that just ducky?
By the way, this situation stems from the same administration that is releasing murderous terrorists from GITMO.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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There's been a second hacking of federal personnel records about which nobody is talking. This one gets into the sensitive background information submitted by intelligence and military personnel for security clearances. When you apply for such a clearance, you get right down to the nitty gritty about traffic tickets, mental exams, indebtedness... you name it. Forms also require the listing of contacts and relatives, potentially
exposing any foreign relatives of U.S. intelligence employees to
coercion. Both the applicant's Social Security number and that of his or
her cohabitant is required.
And now the hackers have that information on every current and former federal employee and military member going back at least ten years, maybe back to 1980. Officials said they believe the hack into the security clearance
database was separate from the breach of federal personnel data
announced last week, a breach that is itself appearing far worse than
first believed. This puts the enemy in perfect position to blackmail or otherwise coerce federal employees and military personnel into becoming spies.
So, big deal, you propose; I've never been in the military and never worked for the government. When I fill out the paperwork for a security clearance and list you as a relative or personal reference, it is standard protocol for the investigators to check you out to see if you have a criminal background, nefarious connections or if you are a member of the Communist Party. In other words,, your information could be in the files that were hacked.
How does it feel to be butt-naked on Main Street? How does it feel to know that your government that you pay taxes to support has allowed this to happen and, furthermore, that it does not seem to be at all concerned about it?
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
I never thought I'd be thanking the Democrats, but they showed some rare patriotic Americanism yesterday; they defied Obama's demagoguery on the issue and participated in voting town the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade deal, (TPP). In a 302-126 vote, the House killed a worker aid bill that was tied to
the president's main agenda item...legislation that would give Obama
"fast-track" authority to negotiate trade deals.
At the behest of Obama and his cohorts, details of the legislation were kept hidden from the public, just like the infamous details of the ObamaCare bill. We'd have to "pass it to know what's in it." Most Congressmen and Senators had no time to read the Bill when it finally came up for a vote. House Republican leaders, who have been Obama's biggest supporters on
the trade issue, said after the vote they could try again next week. "We are not done with it," House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said. "We need to finish this job." That is their stance regardless of the fact that Americans are opposed to it.
The legislation included no meaningful protections against
currency manipulation by some of America's trading partners, whose
actions have ruined millions of middle class jobs. It seems to me that we should be concentrating on resolving our own economic problems, problems that have been exacerbated by the continuing flow of American jobs to other countries. We should also be changing our tax laws and business regulations to encourage American corporations to bring their overseas investment dollars back into the country, thereby creating more jobs in all sectors of the economy.
The proposed trade deal would not, in my opinion, improve things in the country one damned bit.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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I'm not taking a position on the police action in McKinney, Texas because the facts are not all out on the table. All I know is what I saw on the video we have all seen and it was, indeed ugly.
Alberto Iber, Principal of North Miami Senior High School, was fired for an editorial in the newspaper which reads: “He did nothing wrong. He was afraid for his life. I commend him for his actions.” Miami-Dade County Public Schools released a statement on June 10
announcing that Iber had been removed from his position at the high
school and reassigned to an administrative position. The district said they require their employees to conduct
themselves “in a manner that represents the school district’s core
values.”
In other words, you have no right to free speech and the school system has the right of censorship.
The school system has no more of an idea as to what took place in Texas than you or I do. Yet, it has apparently reached the conclusion that the cop was in the wrong, as was Iber for voicing his opinion on the matter.
The school system, bulwark of education about our government and our Constitution, has seen fit to impose it's own prejudicial standards in violation of the Fifth Amendment. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is the one who should be fired.
Some day, I hope the real Americans who still remain in this country will get the courage to stand up for what they supposedly believe in.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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China, knowing that Obama is a weak leader, has been encroaching into the South China Sea by turning coral reefs into islands and building military bases on them. When Obama whined recently that the move wasn't nice, China basically told him to go pound some of his own sand. CONSERVATIVEBYTE.COM is now reporting that China is planning to demand that the U.S. secure its debt to China by putting up American businesses and high-value land as collateral; in the event we miss a payment, they take over the country.
Now, just what do you think Obama is going to o about that?
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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Here's the scenario: you're on the battlefield, stuck in a foxhole and without ammo; a hundred feet away is your enemy, stuck in his foxhole. One of you is going to die. Now, the enemy doesn't know what your next move is going to be, and you don't know his. One thing is certain: if you don't have a strategy, you sure as hell don't holler over to the other guy, "Hey there! If you come after me, I don't know what in the hell I'm going to do about it, because I'm out of ammo."
We've all known in our hearts and souls that Obama is like a deer in the headlights: he has no strategy and he doesn't have the slightest idea about what he's going to do about I.S.I.S. But, to stand up in front of the world and broadcast that fact is about as dumb a move as anyone in charge of our national security can be. In essence, he's saying, "Come and get us, because we have no plan to deal with you."
He's done that twice, now.
The really tough part of this situation is that we are complacent enough to think that our military will step into the fight and do something if they have to. The real problem with that is, Obama is the Chief of Staff; therefore, the military can't do anything without his permission or direction. Yes... that's the real Catch 22.
Right now, this inept imbecile who struts like a dictator is acting worse than a baby in a crib; even a baby in the crib cries for help when he doesn't know what do do about his fear or discomfort.
But, it's no laughing matter. Our southern border is wide open; our northern border would be wide open, too, if we didn't have such a strong ally in Canada. I.S.I.S. is by no means confined to a stretch of desert in Iraq. We have a super-weak, narcissistic "president" who is beyond reform. We have a government that is full of incompetent leaders. We're like defenseless zombies standing out in the cornfields with our pants down to our ankles, waving red flags at a herd of charging bulls.
We're ripe for the plucking.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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At the outset, don't get me wrong; I am 100% pro-cop. They are the enforcers of our laws, the good guys who set examples and who nag at our consciences. Without them, the country would be as lawless as the old west and anarchy would surely reign.
But, they're also a fraternal organization, and fraternal brothers and sisters look after each other and take their backs. Which leads me to the point: any cop on any police force knows the good cops from the bad cops. The good cops have an obligation to straighten out the bad cops; if they can't get the job done by brotherly chats of advice, then they need to take their issues up the ranks. If you have a guy on the force who is a hot head, who is reactionary and who doesn't use good common sense or think things through before dealing with confrontation or crime, that cop needs to be counseled.
When you have a cop who does something dumb, such as pulling a gun on an unarmed teen or beating a suspect beyond consciousness, that cop gives the whole force a bad name; and he gives the press and the public an excuse to berate cops in general. Granted, things escalate, tensions rise, the heat of the battle takes charge. But, cool-headed, trained cops are going to come out on top of those situations without opening the barn door to criticism or second-guessing.
Good cops are professionals in every sense of the word and although it's not written in any training manual, one of their duties is to take the less professional cops under their wings and either straighten them out or report them to someone who can.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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For the very first time in 6-1/2 years, the American people felt like it had a leader Saturday when American Pharoah pranced around the track at Pimlico to what appeared to the novice as an easy win. That was the first good news to come out of the East Coast of the United States in a very long time.
Obama is said to be wondering why a damned horse gets to wear three crowns when he himself only gets to wear one.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
Now that we're down the road a year since Barry traded five top Taliban Gitmo prisoners for one useless, hopeless deserter, now that Barry has spent an entire year defending his illustrious trade, and now that his back is to the wall over his stupid audacity... now, after all of that, Obama says he did the deal because he wanted to convert the Taliban terrorists into being spies for the U.S.
If Obama expects us to swallow that story, he truly does not know the difference between horse shit and apple butter.
Period.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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The NEW YORK TIMES has reported that Iran's nuclear stockpile has increased by at least 20% during the time negotiations have been ongoing, despite an Obama assertion that processing was halted while talks continued. Western officials and experts cannot quite figure out why. One
possibility is that Iran has run into technical problems that have kept
it from converting some of its enriched uranium into fuel rods for
reactors, which would make the material essentially unusable for
weapons. Another is that it is increasing its stockpile to give it an
edge if the negotiations fail.
One of the terms of the ongoing negotiations is that Iran must reduce its stockpile by 96% shortly after the deal is signed. In light of the situation as it is, one must ask: if they reduce their current stockpile by 96%, what is to prevent them from building a new stockpile? And, why is the administration not leveling with the American pubic about the situation as it exists?
One of the problems that has been addressed is where would the 96% of the stockpile being reduced be sent or how would it be disposed of? While the suggestion was it should be sent out of the country, Iran's position is that it should be kept in Iran in kind of a "quarantine," but also that we would not be allowed to inspect it periodically.
Obviously, Iran is flipping the big finger at Obama. Nevertheless, he seems content to go along and play the game by their rules while telling us, Israel and the rest of the world that everything is going to be just ducky.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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THE BLAZE is reporting "Face the Nation” moderator Bob Schieffer, who signed off the air this
weekend after more than two decades hosting the CBS Sunday morning show,
told Fox News’ Howard Kurtz that it’s possible the media weren’t
skeptical enough of Barack Obama during his first presidential run in
2008. “Maybe we were not skeptical enough,” Schieffer acknowledged. But, he went on to place the bulk of the responsibility on Obama’s opponents. “It was
a campaign … it is the role of the opponents to make the campaign. I
think as journalists — what we do is watch the campaign and we report
what the two sides are doing.”
As if to say, "Yeah, we made a mistake, but it was not our fault." How many times have we heard that line since Obama took office?
The responsibility of the "Fourth Estate," (journalists), is to dig out the facts and to report them, fairly and objectively. Journalists in this country have predominantly been educated in left-wing liberal institutions and have had their eyes and ears adjusted accordingly. In the process, they have neglected to learn the fundamental requirements of good journalism... fairness and objectivity. And, it naturally follows that their political leanings have come to be in sync with the liberal wing of the Democratic Party.
Unfortunately, things have evolved to the point that there are very few sources of journalistic information available to Americans these days that we can trust to be fair and impartial. To that extent, journalism and the fourth estate have become as useless to us as teats on a boar hog.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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It's like a horrible game of Obama Monopoly... health insurance costs are going up another 30%. In fact, the average annual increase in health insurance premiums since Obama took office has been 26% per year for six years!
It's now gotten to the point were, with insurance being mandatory, the government has set the stage for people to begin selling off assets, closing savings accounts and cutting back drastically on their overall standards of living just so they can comply with this legal rape of their pocketbooks. Turning this into a mandatory expense is illegal, unethical and an unconstitutional seizure of our hard-earned money. In the meanwhile, the insurance companies, hospitals, attorneys and pharmaceutical companies are enjoying record-high profits.
What's worse is that there is no sign that Congress or the courts are going to do anything about it.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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Oh, you need to be frightened out of your wits. Since the NSA phone surveillance has officially ended, the world is going to come to an end. The FBI and CIA will no longer be able to monitor terrorists and our entire national security system will collapse. Shudders!
That's all one big lie.
It seems as if the government wants the public to cave in on something the government wants to do, when the public doesn't want it done, the government always resorts to a scare tactic. Good God, Felix, if you don't jump on board with the ObamaCare program, millions of Americans will die.
If the government wants to spy on you, grab your telephone records, listen in on your calls or whatever, the law provides that they can show up with their reasons to a judge who will ascertain their validity and then issue them a warrant. That, my friends, is the legal system our forefathers set up to protect us from illegal search and seizure by the government while still providing the government with the ability to ensure national security.
All this NSA thing is about is that the government is lazy and wants to avoid the "hassle" of proving their need to a judge, so they want you to give up your right to protection from illegal search and seizure to make things more convenient and easy for them. Hence, the scare tactic.
I'm all for stopping and catching terrorists, too; but, let's do it the legal way and dispense with the hysteria.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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Several times over the last few days we have heard the proposition that if Iraq won't help themselves against I.S.I.S., then we can't help them either. In other words, if the Iraqis drop their weapons and run when they get into a fight with ISIS, that's their problem, not ours.The inference in this line of thinking is that the only reason we are providing weapons and air power there is that we want to protect Iraq.
I beg to differ.
Strictly taken, if this is only about saving the nation of Iraq and if Iraqi's won't step up to the plate and defend themselves, I could agree with the proposition that it's not up to us to carry their battle for them. However, the truth is that this is not about Iraq... it's about the ISIS agenda.
If ISIS is allowed to defeat the Iraqi's and to establish a Caliphate there, then ISIS gains the status of being a nation and the character of the battle between radical Islam and the "infidels" changes. Additionally, allowing ISIS to win in Iraq will draw tens of thousands of more radicals into their ranks. With swelling bank accounts, increasing troop strength, the acquisition of more weapons, ISIS will morph into the most formidable enemy the world has faced since Hitler.
Let's not kid ourselves and let's not allow the meatheads of the world take our focus away from the real facts. Iraq is about us vs. ISIS, and we need to start acting accordingly before the battle comes here.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
