It's Not Rich People's Fault!

Isn't America supposed to be the land of opportunity? The country where so many people risk their lives trying to get to?

So, after risking life and limb to make a future for themselves, they're now going to be punished for their hard work and success?

The only thing getting in the way of more people becoming successful is government - not rich people. Of course, this administration needs a scapegoat for everything.

Case in point: for 17 years I worked for myself as a massage therapist. During the last two years of my career, the government started getting involved in all aspects of my business. The town required a license. The State required a certification and proof of education. The Treasury Department now wanted us to collect sales tax. And to keep in good standing, I had to take additional educational requirements. These classes usually take place all day Saturday - the day I had the most business. So, aside from all the paperwork that needs to get filled out, paying of sales tax, I'm also expected to give up a full day of work for a class. After being in the business for 15 years, I can say that there wasn't much new or innovative that was worth me paying $300 for a course.

Who had the most influence in being a pain in my business and put up roadblocks to my business? It's certainly wasn't the rich guy.

He was the one busy giving me a salary.

A CALL FOR ACTION, PARDON BRIAN AITKEN

If you honor justice and the right to keep and bear arms, please petition Gov. Chris Christy to pardon Brian Aitken, convicted and sentenced to 7 years in prison for an inadvertently running afoul of New Jersey’s Byzantine gun laws.

You can find the news story here and a petition drive here.

Free Brian Aitken Rally

The following was posted at: http://conservativenewjersey.com/free-brian-aitken-rally

Please make every effort to attend:

The New Jersey Second Amendment Society is holding a rally on Sunday December 12, 2010 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm. The rally is being held at the American Legion Post 129 on 2025 Church Road in Toms River, NJ. We encourage all freedom loving people to come and show your support for Brian.

Our goal is to raise awareness of the plight of Brian Aitken, and to petition Governor Christie to grant Brian clemency and release him before Christmas. If you have been following Brian’s story, you know that he was arrested with his handguns unloaded, disassembled, and locked in a case in the trunk of his car. Brian has never before been convicted of any crime. Despite these facts, he was convicted of “unlawful” possession of firearms, and sentenced to seven years in prison. If you would like more information on Brian’s situation, please visit www.nj2as.com.

This is a gross miscarriage of justice. You are encouraged to bring signs in support of Brian and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

The following people are scheduled to appear. The list is growing daily, so check our website for updates:
NJ101.5 Radio Personality Dennis Malloy
Pro Second Amendment Attorney and Author Evan Nappen
Noted Pro 2A Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll
Assemblywoman Allison Little McHose
Members of Brian’s family
NJ2AS Officers and Board members

If you believe in the basic human right of self-defense and defense of family, please attend this important event and voice your support for Brian and his family.

More Liberal Hypocrisy

I don't think it's possible to ever run out of examples.


Last night I was watching the Bill O'Reilly segment on Niki Diaz, the illegal alien who obviously entered the country illegally, obtained a phony social security card and lied to Meg Whitman about her status.


Of course, bleeding hearts don't want her deported, despite the federal crimes she's committed. It would be soooo unfair.


So, I guess the only one who can be punished is Meg Whitman. The illegal alien is still here and flaunting herself all over the place. Meg Whitman gets hits with a $5,000 fine.

Suppose Meg Whitman did find out she was here illegally and because she felt that she was "part of the family" didn't fire her or report her to the authorities. Would the left have painted her with the brush of "compassion"? No - they would have painted her with the brush of "look how she takes advantage of the illegals for her own gain."

Of course, the Nurse's Union used Niki Diaz for their gain. The ends justify the means when it's to their benefit.

Meg Whitman gets punished. Nike Diaz breaks all the laws and gets to stay here and show off her illegal alien status without a peep from anyone in charge.

Where We Have Some Real Power

At our Tea Party meetings, we all hear about the frustration over what's happening on the federal level of our government. We are constantly being baraged by policy we don't want and feel we have no recourse to stop. This ultimately brings about a feeling of hopelessness.

But the situation isn't hopeless. We forget that our real hand of power is our affect on the local level of government. Once we can start to turn around our local governments, we then have the power to turn around the state and eventually the federal government.

Of course, this is not an overnight process, but once you see the real changes you can have on your town's budget and policy, it starts to effect the upper levels. And you get the added power of confidence in affecting government.

Our local taxes continue to be raised, but who's attending those town council meetings? Policy is being enforced in your town, but are you attending the meetings when the decisions are being made?

If you want to be a real thorn in a politicians side, just show up at your town council meeting - see what's going on and question what's going on.

You'll really start to tick them off then - and honestly, what could be more fun?

Letter: Response to Tea Party letter

Back in October the following letter was published in NorthJersey.com. After that, our response.

Letter: Response to Tea Party letter

Thursday, October 21, 2010
Last updated: Thursday October 21, 2010, 1:25 AM

Bloomfield Life

Response to Tea Party letter

To the editor:

We are nearly at mid-term elections and media pundits are in a frenzy pushing their opinions on events past and future. We may differ on most issues, but one thing many Americans do agree on is that this country is floundering and in deep moral and financial crisis, whatever government officials and most news outlets say to reassure us.

Our people are more polarized than ever, and the income gap between the rich (the two to five percent of the population that has seen their income soar) and the rest of us is larger than ever, leaving millions of adults and children hungry, without homes and without jobs. Many in the middle class have lost their safety net, retirement and health benefits. No wonder people are angry!

We want to explore how we have gone from the land of opportunity to a land of many desperate and impoverished people. We ask if the democratic process can survive under such circumstances, especially when our constitutional rights are being increasingly violated. We need to listen more to one another and work toward reconciling differences. How did we get here and how do we extricate ourselves from this downward spiral? We ask readers to think outside the media babble before they vote.

Tea Party priorities are increasingly in the news. In an Oct. 7 letter to the editor, three members of the Essex County branch expressed their views about the state of affairs in our country. This letter will respond to some of the issues they raise.

One of the priorities the writers believe our country needs is adherence to the U.S. Constitution. We couldn’t agree with you more. The U.S. Constitution has established the limits of federal power for almost 220 years. We know you are concerned about the power of the Legislative Branch when it comes to health care, but what about the power it has ceded to the Executive Branch since Sept. 11, 2001? Hasn’t our system of checks and balances been compromised?

Are you concerned about the warrantless wiretapping program implemented by the National Security Agency? The NSA’s ability to wiretap without obtaining a warrant violates the fourth amendment to our Constitution, which guarantees our right to privacy; it also violates our first amendment rights in abridging our freedom of speech.

How about the U.S. Patriot Act? Are you upset about the increased ability of federal enforcement agencies to monitor your Internet use or tap your phones, more sanctioned violation of your first and fourth amendment rights?

And what about the U.S. use of torture to gain information from prisoners and detainees, a violation of the eighth amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment, as well as a violation of international law?

Much of the power acquired by the Executive Branch under the George W. Bush administration remains in effect today, as President Obama has been reluctant to give back that power to the Legislative Branch. Why not speak out about how both presidents have been pushing the limits of the U.S. Constitution, if not outright violating it?

Lastly, why not speak out against the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of January 2010, in the matter of the FEC (Federal Election Commission) vs. Citizens United? In this case, the U.S. Supreme Court equated corporate spending on electoral campaigns with free speech, effectively allowing corporations to spend without limit to influence the outcome of elections. Companies like Exxon, Bank of America and Prudential can now throw millions of dollars into supporting a candidate that will help them make more profits while other legitimate candidates’ voices with less money will be drowned out.

Let’s make sure the federal government adheres to the U.S. Constitution, but let’s be consistent and speak out against all such violations.

The Essex County Tea Party calls for lower taxes. The real question to us is lower taxes on whom? An incredible fact is that the income tax rate on the middle class and poor has steadily climbed in recent decades while the taxes on the richest one percent have gone down. Shouldn’t the rich pay more than the rest of us?

And what about corporations? An Internet search revealed that most large companies pay no income taxes, according to a Government Accountability Office report in August 2008! Ordinary citizens could not get away with such an outrage.

We are surprised that the Essex County Teac Party does not talk about the huge drain on our country of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, including our pilotless drone planes that are bombing Pakistan. These wars have already cost American taxpayers over a trillion dollars! Tens of thousands of veterans have come home with physical and mental injuries, tragic in and of itself, not to mention the huge cost to the American taxpayer for their medical care.

Our bombs and weapons have killed and injured hundreds of thousands of men, women and children abroad. This has resulted in great anger against us in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, which is not making us safer at home or overseas.

The Tea Party writers state that they "want to make sure that our elected officials are doing their jobs lawfully and spending our money wisely." We agree. However, we are wondering why you do not talk about how these wars, supported by a majority of politicians, may bankrupt our country, while causing agony at home and abroad?

And why not speak out against the billions of our tax dollars spent to bail out the banks and insurance companies that fooled millions of families into buying unfair mortgages? These corporations lied to these people, many of whom are now living under crowded conditions with relatives, in cars, shelters or in tent cities across our country. Wouldn’t it be wise to call for a bailout of unfortunate families made homeless due to such deceit?

We invite the Essex County Tea Party to address the questions we raise, and we look forward to a continuing dialogue on how to move our country in a positive, more peaceful direction.

Trish Comstock, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom

Madelyn Hoffman, Director of NJ Peace Action

Jane Califf, Essex/Passaic Green Party, Bloomfield Recycling Committee Secretary

 

Our Response:

 

We would like to take this opportunity to respond the very thoughtful letter from Trish Comstock, Madelyn Hoffman and Jane Califf, published on October 21^st.

We want to preface this article with a disclaimer. The “Tea Party Movement” is a broad, grass-roots coalition with people of many political persuasions. Some are traditional conservatives, some libertarian and many fall in-between . This article should not be taken as representative of all or even a majority of people affiliated with a particular Tea Party organization. In fact there are many in Tea Party people who would vehemently disagree with parts of this article. That said, we will try to respond point by point.

“Our people are more polarized than ever…” Really? Even more polarized than during the civil war? Quite the contrary, our country has always been politically divided. Hamilton (Federalist 6) knew there would be divisions among the American people and designed the Constitution to withstand what they called “factions.” But more to the point, we reject the idea that people are angry based on class warfare. They are angry because of what they see as government out of control.

“Hasn’t our system of checks and balances been compromised?” We don’t think so. The balance of power between the branches ebbs and flows from administration to administration. Certainly this last election will push the balance back toward the congress and away from the White House.

Let’s look at it from a Constitutional perspective. It is the constitutional responsibility of the executive branch, first and foremost, to defend the country “from all threats, foreign and domestic.” Generally speaking we are more willing to give the government the benefit of the doubt on issues of national defense and security, since this is one of the primary purposes of the federal government. Not all Tea Party members would agree with this. Some might be more inclined to agree with you. However, in the absence of any evidence of systemic abuse, we believe the federal government is exercising its powers lawfully.

“Are you concerned about the warrantless wiretapping program implemented by the National Security Agency?” We do not believe that the so-called “warrantless wire-taps” violate the fourth amendment for several reasons. These intercepts happen only when at least one participant is outside the US. People outside the US are not entitled to constitutional protections. Also, these intercepts are overseen by the FISA (Foreign Intelligence Security Act) courts to insure due-process. Thirdly, it has been argued that the office of the president has inherent national security powers that come from his constitutional responsibility as commander-in-chief. Remember also that the fourth amendment protects the “right of the people to be secure… against unreasonable searches and seizures…” and not all searches and seizures. It does not guarantee a right to absolute privacy in every circumstance. .

We do not see any merit to the argument that authorized national security wiretaps violate our first amendment right to free speech. Surly you are not arguing that conspiracy to commit terrorist acts is protected speech, are you?

“And what about the U.S. use of torture…” The US does not use torture as it is against US law to do so. We would fully expect that anyone torturing a detainee would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. On the other side of the coin, foreign detainees (illegal combatants) captured during war are not entitled to US constitutional protections. They should not be tried in civilian courts but in military courts where intelligence sources and methods can be protected.

“Much of the power acquired by the Executive Branch under the George W. Bush administration remains in effect today…” In matters of national defense the executive has wide constitutional authority as commander-in-chief. The executive has nowhere near as much power in domestic matters. This is how it should be. We note that many presidential historians recognized the substantial weakening of the executive under the Clinton administration. The Bush administration just showed a historical trend toward a more powerful executive in time of war.

“Lastly, why not speak out against the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of January 2010, in the matter of the FEC (Federal Election Commission) vs. Citizens United?” We believe in free speech for everyone. We want to point out that the Citizens United case also allows for campaign spending by incorporated groups like the Sierra Club and labor unions. The free exchange of ideas is critical to a thriving democratic republic such as ours. We also stand for transparency. Groups should at a minimum brand their ads so that people know who is funding them.

“The Essex County Tea Party calls for lower taxes. The real question to us is lower taxes on whom?” The real answer is lower taxes on everyone. Under current US tax policy, to top 5% of earners pay about 40% of tax revenue. The bottom 40% of earners pays no income tax at all. We find that objectionable. Every American citizen should have some “skin in the game.” But we can’t afford lower taxes without major spending cuts and not just at the margins. Congress will have to bite the bullet and implement cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Why should we be paying for Social Security and Medicare to the likes of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett? And why should taxpayers not have same say over where at least a portion of their Social Security tax money is invested?

“And what about corporations?” Ask any economist and (Caution: non-PC pronoun in use) he will tell you that no company actually pays corporate income tax insofar as it doesn’t affect their bottom line. You and I pay those taxes as higher prices to the goods and services we buy. Companies simply raise the prices of their goods and services to make up for the taxes they pay. So let’s not kid ourselves about who is paying the corporate income tax. In fact, for publically held companies, the corporate income tax constitutes double taxation. Once at the corporate level and then again when the stockholder’s dividends get taxed. We do not begrudge any company to use the law to its best advantage, as long as they are within the law. If our politicians were as smart as they seem to think they are, they would make it easier for companies to do business in the US, not harder.

“We are surprised that the Essex County Tea Party does not talk about the huge drain on our country of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan…” You’re not really surprised, are you? One thing Tea Party people can agree upon is that the power to wage war rightfully belongs to the federal government. We may disagree on whether a given military action is right or wrong but that power is specifically enumerated in the constitution. The power to establish giant healthcare bureaucracies is clearly not.

“And why not speak out against the billions of our tax dollars spent to bail out the banks and insurance companies…?” On this issue you may find common cause with many Tea Partiers. We believe that no bank should be “too big to fail.” If it is, it should be broken up, not bailed out. But given the crisis as it existed in the waning days of 2008, we believe the choice was to intervene or watch the US economic system collapse. Conversely we do believe the government should have allowed General Motors to enter into bankruptcy. We do not believe the federal government has any valid reason for being in the automobile business. We certainly believe that economic “stimulus” bill (as distinct from the TARP bill) was a complete waste of the taxpayer’s money. Congress should make it a priority to repeal the stimulus bill and salvage as must of the unspent money as possible.

We want to thank the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, NJ Peace Action, the Essex/Passaic Green Party, Bloomfield Recycling Committee Secretary and of course NorthJersey.com for the opportunity to respond.

What We Believe, Part 5: Gun Rights

What We Believe, Part 4: Natural Law

What makes some laws worth obeying, while others demand to be overturned? In Part 4, Bill examines the difference between Natural Law and Political Law.

TSA - Unfriendly, Anti-American Skies

The point I want to make is that law-abiding American CITIZENS are forced to choose between being seen naked or being "sexually assualted", all while illegal aliens breeze over our border with not so much as glance.

Once again, the illegals have more rights and freedoms than American Citizens.

Have you had enough yet?

The Liberal Mindset. What a Hypocritical Joke!

As we've always known, the huge difference between liberals and conservatives is that liberals want everyone else to pay for their ideas and causes. Conservative believe that the individual pays their way.

Case in point. There is a very left leaning woman where I work. She is very much into the environment. Hates when we use paper towels to wash dishes or lay them on the counter to place the washed dishes. We should have a drying rack and sponges. So, she goes and purchases these items so that we don't waste paper towels.

But here's the rub. She expensed those charges on her expense account! So, for an issue that is so near and dear to her heart, she couldn't find it in herself to make that small purchase. Our company had to subsidize her cause - just like they want the government to subsidize all their causes - using our money!

The Tea Party is a very dear cause to me. To organize this group costs money. Money for a website, business cards, tables at street fairs, banner, etc.. Guess who subsidizes these efforts? Me - that's who. Yes, we take collections at our meetings, but it's never enough to cover these costs.

The point is that this is my cause and what I believe in. I haven't looked to others who have no interest to pay for it.

Liberal hypocrisy runs rampant.

Of course, she's a high level employee. I'd probably risk my job by confronting her. You know how libs hate facts and to be proven wrong. It's part of the mental disease!

What We Believe, Part 3: Wealth Creation

In Part 3 of the series, Bill shows how wealth can be created from thin air.

What We Believe, Part 2: The Problem with Elitism

In Part 2 of his series on what Tea Party Conservatives believe, Bill looks at the problems and dangers associated with elitism and elitist philosophy.

What We Believe

Bill Whittle chalks out the basics of Tea Party Conservatism. In this segment, Bill talks about the advantages of small government and free enterprise.

Tea Party Goes International!

The strong sentiment for limited government, free markets and individual rights isn't just growing nationally. The Tea Party is moving worldwide!

http://http://blog.heritage.org/2010/10/14/the-tea-party-goes-international/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell

On the Right Track to Repealing Part of Obamacare

The State's have been given the green light in pursuing their case against the individual mandate.

Off we go!

http://http://us.mc1146.mail.yahoo.com/mc/welcome?.gx=1&.tm=1287150711&.rand=1cjptrnrnspjd#_pg=showMessage&sMid=0&&filterBy=&.rand=1656271276&midIndex=0&mid=1_1215256_AEa3iGIAABeGTLhdKQ16mQztgJw&f=1&fromId=morningbell@heritage.org&m=1_1215256_AEa3iGIAABeGTLhdKQ16mQztgJw,1_1214545_ABS3iGIAAH%2BMTLhTgwEtuyD6ebg,1_1213962_ADy3iGIAAVtmTLhPcgwg7ARosxU,1_1213346_AEu3iGIAARGoTLgrNQQ%2BLkns9e0,1_1212808_ADy3iGIAAX0iTLfhwQ60q2l6R%2Bw,1_1212098_ABS3iGIAACeTTLeueQfNNV8wqYQ,&sort=date&order=down&startMid=0&.jsrand=2905350

Barney Frank: Tea Partiers have tied me to the railroad tracks!

Poor Barney Frank!

He claims the Tea Partiers and right wing extremesits are trying to railroad him.

I thought he did that himself. But what do I know?

http://http//www.resistnet.com/forum/topic/show?id=2600775%3ATopic%3A2833038&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_topic

Obama Throws MSM Under the Bus

Obama criticizes CNN's 24/7 news cycle. This is the same network which helped propel his rise to President.

Will he have any friends left??

http://http//pajamasmedia.com/eddriscoll/2010/10/14/and-after-all-theyve-done-for-him/

Obama Loses Support in Poll as Joblessness Prompts Growing U.S. Discontent

This is turning out to be a Happy News Day.

http://http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-12/obama-losing-supporters-in-poll-as-joblessness-prompts-voters-discontent.html

Tea Party Wants to Ambush More GOP Senators in 2012

Tea Party activists, keen to build on their success in toppling GOP incumbents in primaries this year, are already targeting more Republican veterans in the 2012 election!

But let's not forget our NJ State Assembly races coming up in 2011. Yet another big year for the Tea Party!

Read more here:

http://http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703298504575534431246487468.html?KEYWORDS=tea+party

Something REALLY Good to Look Forward to When Republicans Take Over!

Can't wait for all the probes into the questionable acts of this administration.

The brakes will be put on the trampling of our Constitution!

http://http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_issa12.29423b0.htm

Bad Things Happen While You Sit on the Sidelines

I know we are all busy with our lives, but this is a crucial time in our country. A time like no other.

While we went about our lives, we ignored what the government was doing. And now we have an unprecendented (where have I heard that word before) mess to clean up.

But it's not just about getting out the vote on November 2nd. It's making sure that we put ourselves in a position so that this can never happen again!

Yes, the sleeping giant has been woken, but he can't go to sleep on the job ever again.

How do we everyday citizens prevent history from repeating itself?

We become informed, engaged and involved!

We've become informed by attending Tea Party meetings and keeping up on all that Fox News has to report. We've become engaged by talking to our family and friends about the current issues facing our country. Now we must enact the third phase and Get Involved!

Getting Involved means attending your town council meetings, school board meetings and working to get elected or written in on County Committee. By having our eyes and ears in these places, laws can't be passed without our knowlege or our opposition. Remember, all politics are local and your influence is greatest on the local level.

We can't afford to sit on the sidelines any longer. If we do, we won't have a United States of America even worth preserving or protecting.

Let's all make a pledge to Get Involved in local politics and have our point of view represented so this part of our history will never happen again!

Your Tax Dollars At Work

 

$918,856 Federal Study: Bar Fights Tend to Happen in Darker, Dirtier Bars Frequented by Heavy Drinking, Less Agreeable People

By Dan Joseph

(Associate Press photo/Toby Talbot)

(CNSNews.com) - The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism paid $918,856 in tax dollars to fund a five-year study of “Alcohol and Bar Violence” that determined, among other things, that bar fights tend to occur in venues that are relatively dark, dirty, noisy, hot, and crowded and that are frequented by a clientele of younger, less agreeable, less conscientious, more impulsive heavy drinkers.

Restoring America at Great Adventure

Kudos to the members of the Sussex County Tea Party who pulled off an amazing event!

They were able to get top speakers - Glenn Beck and Judge Napolitano - and a great time was had by all.

My highlight was being able to meet Glenn Beck and having a front row seat at the event!

I Want Your Money

I’d love to see this movie!

Here's to You Mr. Jefferson

It All Comes Down To LOCAL Politics!

Dr. Murray Sabrin, an economist and author, spoke at our last Essex County Tea Party meeting.

While most of us were getting aggravated with what goes on at the federal level, he said something else, to which I commented, "So that means we need to get involved on the local level?"

That has been my mantra - Get Involved in Local Politics!

That is where the real power of the people lies. That is the forum to change what happens in your community and your county. That's where a big bulk of your tax payer dollars go.

When you attend town hall meetings you let your elected officials know you are watching them and holding them accountable.

When you join County Committee you can be part of the selection board that chooses candidates!

As muncipalities and counties go, so then goes the rest of the state.

While I love filling up our meetings, I'd love to see concerned citizens going to town council meetings, holding their elected officials feet the fire and making them accountable for their decisions.

When you show up, they can't run!

The O'Donnell Attacks

Don't you just love the nonsense the Democrats point out about Christine O'Donnell, all the while forgiving the huge sins of their own party?

But that's par for the course.

Lieberman plaguerized his paper in college. Tim Geitner doesn't pay taxes. Bill Clinton was doing sordid things with "that woman" while in the White House. Hillary Clinton tried to contact Eleanor Roosevelt through seances.

But Christine O'Donnell is the one with problems?

I'll take her issues any day of the week!

Lisa Murkowski Go Home!

Boy, talk about a spoil sport and a whole lot of sour grapes!

Doesn't Lisa Murkowski realize the people spoke when they cast their votes last week??

Now she needs to quietly go away.

The egos and feelings of entitlement of these people is unbelievable. And that's what is turning everyday Americans against the established and entrenched politicians of both parties. They don't listen to us, and Ms. Murkowski is still refusing to listen even after the voters spoke loud and clear!

So, instead of uniting the party, she will go ahead and be divisive, which just goes show what her true colors were all along.

Thanks for nothing!

These Are Exciting Times!

Well Tea Party members, you can all be proud of the part you have in taking back America!

Your voice, enthusiasm and loyalty to Conservative values is raising the hairs, not only on the left, but on entrenched Republicans. Our fight is not only against the progressives of the Democratic party, we have to fight to replace the RINOs of the Republican party.

That message was heard loud and clear on Tuesday and the "old boys club" is not taking it too well.

For those of you who think you and your vote don't make a difference, I'm sure your mind has been changed.

"We the people" will no longer be ignored.

November is almost here.

Our distracted commander in chief

Charles Krauthammer paint a horrifying picture of Obama as commander-in-chief. "...Obama's military leadership can only be called scandalous."Obama's vision of America's place in the world is alien to me and to the majority of Americans.

Read his piece: Our distracted commander in chief

Statist Takeover

Day by Day Cartoon by Chris Muir

Click to enlarge.

Bill Whittle: Ground Zero Mosque Reality Check

Excellent video!

Who but Hoover? Maybe Obama

by J. Robert Smith at the American Thinker

Who but Hoover? Maybe Obama

The Left’s Ongoing War on Logic

Stigmatizing opposition and appealing to emotion is all the left ever had, as they certainly can't point to facts.

by Bernard Chapin at Pajamas Media

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-lefts-ongoing-war-on-logic/

Islamophobia? Not Really

By Jonah Goldberg

“Here’s a thought: The 70 percent of Americans who oppose what amounts to an Islamic Niketown two blocks from Ground Zero are the real victims of a climate of hate, and the much-ballyhooed anti-Muslim backlash is mostly a myth.”

Constitution Day Colloquium

Attend the Constitution Day web casts on various aspects of the constitution. Sep 16-17, 2010. Sponsored by the Kirby Center and Hillsdale College.

http://www.hillsdale.edu/KirbyCenter/

Moral Myopia at Ground Zero

Supporters of the mosque fail to see its true significance.

By Charles Krauthammer….

Find this excellent article here

My First Piece of Hate Mail

While at first it was shocking to open the email and read the words, I'm really not that surprised.

He called me a foul name in response to a flyer I sent protesting the mosque. As we have all discovered, if you are against the building of a mosque near the Ground Zero site, you are a bigot and a racist. But acccording to this guy, I was much more than that.

The left is so anti-religion, yet this is the cause whose bandwagon they jump on. What a bunch of hypocrites. They bash the Constitution, then want to use it only for their purposes.

We get the whole arguement about freedom of religion. That's not what this is about. The fact that this group of developers is vehemently opposed to putting this mosque in another location is proof of the fact that this is not about "building bridges." There are already 100 mosques in NYC. Why must this one be built right there?

Those on the left are never open to honest dialogue in a reasonable manner. It seems without fail, they must restort to the lowest of lows and use the foulest language to convey their feelings. Since they have no real, logical argument, I guess that's how they express their frustration.

Think about it, it really must be frustrating to try to express feelings that don't make sense.

Yet, conservatives are the "unfeeling haters" amongst us.

Well, if that's the behavior of such caring individuals, I'll stay where I am.

My Hero - John Galt

I recently read "Atlas Shrugged" and felt as though Ayn Rand was here, right now, writing about what is happening in our country. Once I got to the part in the book where the government wanted to start regulating what people ate, I was blown away. I thought, "Wow, these people never change the game plan!" It's the same recycled nonsense over and over again. Amazing.

These socialists keep trying to sell people the same garbage and don't care that they keep getting the same outcome - no one wants what they have to sell!

With this "health care reform" we will have to deal with, I have begun to wonder what would happen if doctors just gave up their practices? What if they walked away, like John Galt did? What if doctors refused to negotiate with a government who only wanted to take their knowledge, experience and expertise with an offer of nothing in return?

Who would then be at whose mercy? And who, among us, would be brave enough to do it?

"Those Voices Don't Speak For the Rest of Us"

Watch this video. Send it viral!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wusgcG4rfo

The Coming Constitutional Debate: A Citizen's Guide

We will be giving a talk at our general meeting on August 23rd on the US Constitution based on a paper by former Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law at Hillsdale College.

You can download the paper here.

Constitutional Amendments and Citizenship Rights

An excellent article by Jonah Goldberg on National Review Online:

From the article:
Liberal devotees of the “living Constitution” always made a fair point. The Founding Fathers never envisioned a world with jet planes, split atoms, stem-cell therapies, one-click porn, or MTV’s Jersey Shore. Similarly, the ratifiers of the 14th Amendment would be stunned to learn, in July of 1868, that they had just created an adamantine right for homosexuals to marry one another and receive state benefits to boot, as a federal judge in California recently decided (overruling, I might add, the will of California voters).

Some Links

Conservative and Related Websites of Interest

National Review Online – The original magazine of conservative thought. Founded by William F. Buckley Jr.
The Weekly Standard – Conservative weekly news and commentary magazine
Townhall.com – Syndicated conservative columnists
The Wall Street Journal – Opinion and Commentary
David Horowitz Freedom Center
The American Enterprise Institute
American Thinker
Americans for Prosperity
The Heritage Foundation
The Cato Institute – Libertarian think tank.
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education – Dedicated to free speech on campus
New Jersey Family Policy Council


Free Market Economics
EconTalk - Library of Economics and Liberty
Café Hayek - Free market blog
Free To Choose Network – The ideas of the late economist, Milton Friedman

A Constitutional Reading List

Some good books to read on the constitution and America's founding documents.

The Heritage Guide to the Constitution
We Still Hold These Truths: Rediscovering Our Principles, Reclaiming Our Future
How To Read The Federalist Papers
Four Pillars of Constitutionalism: The Organic Laws of the United States


On the Second Amendment

That Every Man Be Armed

The Living Constitution

From Powerline Blog: The reductio ad absurdum of "living constitution" jurisprudence

William McGurn: Are Americans Bigots? - WSJ.com

From the Wall Street Journal. William McGurn writes what many of us have been saying all along. A good essay worth reading. Are Americans Bigots?

Thomas Sowell

See Thomas Sowell's latest article here: Applauding Immaturity at Hunter College High School

Meeting May 24, 2010

Join us on Monday, May 24, 2010 for our general meeting.

Bloomfield Civic Center
84 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003

7 - 9 p.m.

HEALTH CARE UPDATE

Please call the Governor’s office today and insist that New Jersey join the 18 other States (so far) that are filing lawsuits against the Federal Government declaring the Health Care reform unconstitutional.

Believe it or not, the Governor still can't decide whether or not to join in the lawsuit!

Call the Governor at 609-292-6000. If you are more comfortable faxing a written letter, you can fax your remarks to 609-292-3454. Get your family and friends to do so as well.

FINANCIAL REFORM
Take Action on Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation
Senator Dodd’s Regulation Plan: 14 Fatal Flaws
1. Creates a protected class of “too big to fail” firms.
2. Provides for seizure of private property without meaningful judicial review.
3. Creates permanent bailout authority.
4. Establishes a $50 billion fund to pay for bailouts.
5. Opens a “line of credit” to the Treasury for additional government funding.
6. Authorizes regulators to guarantee the debt of solvent banks.
7. Limits financial choices of American consumers.
8. Undermines safety and soundness regulation.
9. Enriches trial lawyers by authorizing consumer regulators to ban arbitration agreements.
10. Subjects firms to hundreds of varying state and local rules.
11. Subjects non-financial firms to financial regulation.
12 .Imposes one-size-fits-all reform in derivative markets.
13. Allows activist groups to use the corporate governance process for issues unrelated to the corporation or its shareholders.
14. Does nothing to address problems at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Read More at the Heritage Foundation

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NJ SUPREME COURT
During last year's campaign, Governor Christie promised to change this runaway court. Here's what the Governor said when asked if any of the current justices possessed the qualities he would look for in a judge:
"On the New Jersey Supreme Court right now? No," he said. "I want someone who is extraordinarily bright, and I want someone who will interpret laws and the [state] Constitution, not legislate from the bench."
Now, Governor Christie has his chance.
On May 20th, liberal Justice John E. Wallace will be up for reappointment. Justice Wallace is a supporter of the Abbott decisions. He has ruled in favor of eminent domain abuse. And he even let a convicted cop killer, Thomas Trantino, walk.
Justice Wallace needs to go and Governor Christie needs to live up to his promise to appoint a conservative judge to the bench. If he does not, the New Jersey Supreme Court will remain a rogue, activist court that fails to uphold our constitution and safeguard our rights.

Call Governor Christie now at 609-292-6000. Tell him not to re-nominate Justice Wallace! If you are more comfortable faxing a written letter, you can fax your remarks to 609-292-3454.

Core Principles of the Tea Party

Follow the link below to learn the core principles of the NJ Tea Party movement.

http://www.njteapartycoalition.org/Documents/NJTPC.pdf

First Meeting Scheduled

The Essex County Tea Party Coalition will be holding its first meeting on:

Tuesday, April 27th @ 7 p.m.

Bloomfield Public Library
2nd Floor Conference Room
90 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ

We look forward to seeing you there!