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Monday, October 26, 2009
Open Letter To Every U.S. Senator.
Please find a way to either co-sponsor or initiate alternatives to the destructive health care proposal that is currently being passed off as the only solution.
Please read these Acts being circulated in the House of Representatives and find a way to bring them to the Senate for consideration.
H.R. 2629, the Coercion is Not Health Care Act, stops government from taking even more of our money and railroading us into its health care scheme by preventing any individual or agency in the federal government from requiring anyone to purchase health insurance. H.R. 2629 also prohibits conditioning the receipt of any government benefit or participation in any government program on the purchase or maintenance of health insurance.
H.R. 1495, the Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 2009, allows all Americans to pay their health care bills through the method that suits them best by providing all Americans with a tax credit for 100% of health care expenses (fully refundable against both income and payroll taxes), allowing individuals to roll over unused amounts in cafeteria plans and Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA), providing a tax credit for premiums for a high-deductible insurance policy connected with a Health Savings Account (HSA) and allowing seniors to use funds in an HSA to pay for a medigap policy, as well as making all medical expenses tax deductible by repealing the 7.5% threshold for the deduction of medical expenses.
H.R. 1498, the Freedom from Unnecessary Litigation Act of 2009, addresses rising medical malpractice costs by providing a tax credit for negative outcomes insurance purchased prior to medical treatment and by preventing medical malpractice awards obtained through binding arbitration from being taxed.
Relying on negative outcomes insurance instead of litigation will also reduce the costs imposed on physicians, other health care providers, and hospitals by malpractice litigation.
H.R. 2630, the Protect Patients and Physicians Privacy Act, allows patients and physicians to opt-out of any government-mandated or -funded system of electronic health care records and repeals the federal law creating an “unique patient identifier.” It also denies the use of federal funds to advance the use of standard unique health identifiers in any federal, state, or private health care plan.
H.R. 3394, the Freedom of Health Speech Act, requires the FTC to actually prove health care claims are false before preventing those claims from being made, and H.R. 3395, the Health Freedom Act, ends the FDA’s attempts to censure truthful health claims.
Vaccines are a medical necessity to fight disease but,
H1N1 is totally medical overkill and of course companies and people are getting rich off of yelling 'fire' in a crowded theatre.
The gov't couldn't pass out candy bars on Halloween to kids without messing up the distribution system.
This is the first I have heard that Obama's kids haven't gotten the vaccine and that is very interesting indeed. It will be even more interesting to see if they get it at all.
How are they even determining if a flu is H1N1 or not? How are they sure that 1,000 have died from it? What are the long term effects of this vaccine? I will never take it... in fact I never take the vaccine for the so called "regular flu".
They declare an emergency to to get rid of their own bureaucracy... that is a typical example of the joke our government is.
Stay strong folks... we will beat the beast in the end one day at a time. Thank you for a great address to the nation Dr. Paul!
The Texas congressman and hero of limited government advocates will visit the key early primary state of South Carolina on Nov. 9 to deliver a speech "on the future of individual liberty and the importance of the U.S. Constitution" at the University of South Carolina, student groups said Tuesday.
Twitter, Facebook,, heck even pick up the phone and call friends and family... they don't want to miss seeing Dr. Paul. The message is great and to be able to tell the Grandkids someday,, when our country is what the Founders intended it to be,,, "I was in the presence of greatness that day in SC!"
Posted by Andrew Ward on 10/08/09 Last updated 10/09/09
The National Independent Consumers and Farmers Association (NICFA) reports that the religious freedom and property rights of the farming community are on trial in Wisconsin:
Emmanuel Miller, Jr., of Wisconsin is the first American to have been tried for NAIS non-compliance, on Wednesday September 23. Wisconsin requires NAIS "premises" registration and many farmers, including Mr. Miller, have refused to comply. Pat Monchilovich, another who refused, goes to trial in October.
Mr. Miller's belief is that he is a free man, and as such he should not be forced to register what he owns with the government, which would lead to the numbering and tracking of his livestock. Mr. Miller is also an Amish man with strong religious beliefs. He believes that the NAIS program may be a precursor to the Mark of the Beast. Paul Griepentrogreports*:
They believed the need for caution in order to prevent them from being drawn into the NAIS program only to discover later that they had violated their beliefs and would then have no recourse to remedy their error. When asked what they would do if forced to register and be subject to fines, jail, or be forced to move they responded that they would accept or endure the consequences and stated: "If a faith is worth living for, it's worth dying for."
Judge Jon Counsell's questioning of the three state witnesses was very telling. According to one witness, the premise registration system was not shown to be a benefit to disease control in the state of Wisconsin, or any other state where it had been implemented. Another witness even contradicted the USDA's business plan by stating that the mandatory premise number was not part of the 15 digit individual animal identifier number.
Mr. Griepentrog's description of the attitudes of the Amish community is very telling of how these family farmers feel about the way the government has treated them:
Having lived in an area with an Amish community I was surprised at their attitude, as it was one of cold anger, born of misinformation and broken promises from persons representing state and national groups that had lulled them into a false sense of security; a blight that exists throughout the anti NAIS movement today.
His hope is "that the people involved will come to the knowledge of the truth without having to face the stark reality of the courts and move to correct this unnecessary program."
Government aggressions against independent farmers and their communities are becoming less and less uncommon. Whether they be primarily legal in the case of Mr. Miller, or physical in the case of the Stowers family in Ohio (click here for an update), these careless power-grabs against peaceful communities need to be scrutinized and protested.
Since agriculture is the basis of civilization it is no surprise that it is under attack by the State.
The State is a nameless oppressor and is destructive of civilization. It has no conscience just like gang members who as individuals act with restraint but under the guise of the gang are ruthless thugs.
It is not just agriculture that is being attacked; it is tyranny everywhere as the tax feeders continually search for ways to justify their existence. Add to that the fact that everything that they do is worse than non-productive and you have a descending spiral.
I'm confused.
Information on the NAIS site seems to state that participation is voluntary.
"It's voluntary.
* Participation is your choice.
* USDA has no plans to make participation in any component of NAIS mandatory.
* Individual States may choose to keep participation voluntary or not, based on local needs.
* USDA strongly believes that the best approach to NAIS is a voluntary system driven by the States and the private sector.
* You decide - based on your needs - to participate in one, two, or all three components of NAIS."
fadestyle is right. Codex Alimentarius is what this is all about. And with the end of 2009, Codex will be largely underway in our country. The UN is forcing all first world countries to adopt Codex guidelines. "Laws" like NAIS is just one way that the federal government is forcing it onto local communities. The Food Bill that's in the House right now is another.
These tyrannical policies need to be defeated. But I have a very small hope that it'll be successful; basically because most of these bills fly under the radar of the average public and don't garner enough attention to be opposed.
fadestyle is right. Codex Alimentarius is what this is all about. And with the end of 2009, Codex will be largely underway in our country. The UN is forcing all first world countries to adopt Codex guidelines. "Laws" like NAIS is just one way that the federal government is forcing it onto local communities. The Food Bill that's in the House right now is another.
These tyrannical policies need to be defeated. But I have a very small hope that it'll be successful; basically because most of these bills fly under the radar of the average public and don't garner enough attention to be opposed.
@jrbowery, the 16th amendment doesn't say that we, as citizens, have to pay the tax that the government levies on us. But they still dupe our employers into taking it out automatically, or threaten us with guns to pay or be jailed/shot. My point is it hasn't stopped the government before. If anything, this is more evidence that the State is not capable of being given any power; even laws that don't give explicit right to the government is still trampled on and abused.
A fully informed jury could put an end to the abuse suffered by Mr. Miller and others. It needs to become common knowledge that juries have the right to judge both the facts of the case and the law. A jury can decide that a law is unjust and not enforce it. They can also decide that the application of an otherwise good law is in a particular case, unjust, and again, vote to acquit. Spread the word, far and wide.
What the article does not address is that in the case of Mr. Miller, there were some diseased animals on his premises. Given the abusive nature of WI bureaucrats, I would not be surprised if they planted the disease in order to make an example for the Amish community. But as the article states, either way, animal ID system does not prevent such occurrences.
jrbowery-
While the USDA program is voluntary, it appears it is voluntary but encouraged for states. In WI, the STATE has made it mandatory, which is in keeping with the mindset here of taxing, licensing and regulating darn near everything. Case in point, after swinging a hammer for 35+ yrs. I now need the state's permission to do contracting. And that came about by "emergency" rule making of the Dept of Commerce. So far, I am "non-compliant" and will so remain.
Posted by Andrew Ward on 10/08/09 Last updated 10/08/09
This past Sunday, Book TV aired their summary of C4L's Northeast Regional Conference with Congressman Ron Paul. Book TV accompanied Dr. Paul as he attended a C4L fundraiser and discussed and signed his new book End the Fed.
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
Re-Awaken Your Memories Of Meeting Ron Paul!
Delightful! Anyone who has had the opportunity to mingle with Ron Paul at any of the events where he is the special guest will have their memories re-awakened.
A real and sincere person who also happens to be a classical liberalism scholar and perhaps the greatest statesman in human history - that is Ron Paul!
Posted by Andrew Ward on 09/29/09 Last updated 09/29/09
The AP reports that the Obama Administration is itching to expand American students' competitive edge in the world by forcing them to spend more of their time in government-monopolized schools. Oy vey...
Obama says American children spend too little time in school, putting them at a disadvantage compared with other students around the globe.
One of the ideas on Obama's desk is to shrink the coveted summer vacation, which is pretty much the only time that children of all ages have to reflect on the time lost in the State's mandatory propaganda centers.
Keep in mind that when the government says we need more of something, you ought to be extremely wary of the product they're pushing. Although more "education" sounds like a bright idea, so did more "stimulus," and I think we all know how helpful that was to the government-damaged economy.
Hmm do you think the federal government will also pick up the bill for paying teachers the longer hours and other problems what would come with a longer school year? In California the state is cutting school days and cutting back on education (in part because of lower attendance state wide and are great state legislator)
Apparently Homeland Security is listening and reporting my conversations. I was just remarking to colleagues how we could improve our national competitiveness dramatically just by shortening the educational requirement by one year. The kids would be more productive in the business community, plus they'd be learning more at the same time, plus they wouldn't conclude that intellectual pursuits were boring. And their would be a culture change: Children would be surrounded by more responsible adults at a younger age, instead of just their confused teenager friends. (And more adults would understand their role to lead.) And the cost for all these gains?... a tax break!
Arnie Duncan did a bang up job managing this monstrous failure of a public school system. Thought control is one thing. Total deterioration of social order is another. Massive school bureaucracy does not work!
Let me get this straight... if something isn't working, do MORE of it? Gee, that's logical.
Parents should encourage their kids to be auto-didacts: to learn in every environment they find themselves in, by observing, asking questions, and digging in hands-on. Government schools aren't the only places where learning takes place; therefore, We the People should be creating an environment where parents (not government) can be more involved, and teach their kids to be responsible for their own self-education.
There's a myth out there that someone or some thing can "give" you an education. Nobody can. It's up to you.
what a blatantly one-sided article (no surprise). let's present the president's position, get his spin on it. get a quote from the 'eduacation' secretary. a couple of blurbs about kids that support the position, and call it a story. let's not bother to present any opposing viewpoints, and present a sliver of research that really doesn't address anything other than the obvious (spending more time studying math will result in a higher math test score...and, so?)
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