Who you walk with

Representative Boehner:
In a press conference with Mexico’s President Calderon on May 19 Barack Obama opined, “Tell me who you walk with, I’ll tell you who you are.”

Other than a community organizer whose birth certificate and other records are sequestered, who is Barack Obama? Examining who he has chosen to walk with, the picture of who Obama is becomes clear. Obama’s walking companions: Jeremiah Wright, Van Jones, William Ayres, Louis Farrakhan, Hugo Chavez, Daniel Ortega, Rod Blagojevich, Bernardine Dohrn, ACORN activists, marxists, socialists, anti-American activists, opponents to Constitutional Principles ad nauseam.

Who is Barack Obama? Read his autobiographies. Examine with whom he has walked.

Who are our representatives in the US Congress House and Senate? Who are the latest nominees to seats on federal courts, including the Supreme Court? Examine with whom they walk. Those who walk with Barack Obama are accompanied by those with whom Barack Obama has walked in his past and emulates today.

Emmette Boone
College Corner, OH
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“Mr. Franklin, what kind of government have you given us?” “A Republic, madam, if you can keep it.” ~~ Question & answer of Benjamin Franklin on a sunny day in 1787 Philadelphia.

The States Can Stop Obama

The States Can Stop Obama
By Sheriff Richard Mack (Ret.)

By now we have all heard the cliches and seen the posters from the “Tea Parties” espousing freedom, less government, and perhaps most of all, how the federal government had better back off trying to shove their national healthcare down our otherwise healthy throats. The truth of the matter is all the slogans of “Don’t Tread On Me” or “Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death” or “We’re Mad As Hell And We’re Not Taking It Anymore,” don’t mean a thing when compared to reality; the real and actual answer to all the protests, marches, and outrage. The answer is in our own backyards! The States can stop every bit of it! That’s right, the individual States can stop “Obamacare” and all other forms of out-of-control federal government mandates and “big brother” tactics. If Arizona, Hawaii, New Hamshire, Texas, etc. want nothing to do with National Healthcare as proposed by Barack Obama or Congress, then all they have to do is say “No!”

For you skeptics who think the States could no more do this than fly to the moon, let’s look at the law. First, the U.S. Constitution is the ultimate and supreme law of the land. More specifically, the Bill of Rights was established, because some of our Founding Fathers, feared that the Constitution did not go far enough in restricting or limiting the central government. Hamilton was one of a select few who wanted a bigger and powerful federal government.
However, several key states and powerful delegates such as Patrick Henry, said they would not support the formation of a new government if the Constitution did not contain a Bill of Rights, a supreme law to establish basic and fundamental human rights that could never, for all future American generations, be violated, altered or encroached upon by government. So the Framers of our Constitution came up with ten; ten God-given freedoms that would forever be held inviolable by our own governments.

The last of these basic foundational principles was the one to protect the power, sovereignty, and the autonomy of the States; the Tenth Amendment. This amendment and law underscores the entire purpose of the Constitution to limit government and forbids the federal government from becoming more powerful than the “creator.” Let’s be very clear here; the States in this case were the creator. They formed the federal government, not the other way around. Does anyone believe rationally that the States intended to form a new central government to control and command the States at will? Nothing could be further from the truth. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution details what duties the federal government will be responsible for under our new system of “balanced power.” Anything not mentioned in Article 1, Sec. 8, is “reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” (Tenth Amendment) Hence, the federal government was not allowed creativity or carte blanche to expand or assume power wherever and whenever they felt like it. The feds had only discrete and
enumerated and very limited powers. Omnipotency was the last thing the Founding Fathers intended to award the newly formed federal government. They had just fought the Revolutionary War to stop such from Britain and their main concern was to prevent a recurrence here in America.

In perhaps the most recent and powerful Tenth Amendment decision in modern history, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mack/Printz v U.S. that “States are not subject to federal direction.” But today’s federal Tories argue that the “supremecy clause” of the U.S. Constitution says that the federal government is supreme and thus, trumps the States in all matters. Wrong! The supremacy clause is dealt with in Mack/Printz, in which the Supreme Court stated once and for all that the only thing “supreme” is the constitution itself. Our constitutional system of checks and balances certainly did not make the federal government king over the states, counties, and cities. Justice Scalia opined for the majority in Mack/Printz, that “Our citizens would have two political capacities, one state and one federal, each protected from incursion by the other.” So yes, it is the duty of the State to stop the Obamacare “incursion.” To emphasize this principle Scalia quotes James Madison, “The local or municipal authorities form distinct and independent portions of the Supremacy, no more subject within their respective spheres, to the general authority than the general authority is subject to them, within its own sphere.” The point to remember here is; where do we define the “sphere” of the federal government? That’s right; in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution and anything not found within this section belongs to the States or to the People. So where does health care belong? The last place it belongs is with the President or Congress. It is NOT their responsibility and the States need to make sure that Obama does not overstep his authority.

Just in case there is any doubt as to what the Supreme Court meant, let’s take one more look at Mack/Printz. “This separation of the two spheres is one of the Constitution’s structural protections of liberty. Hence, a double security arises to the rights of the people. The different governments will control each other…” What? The Constitution, the supreme law of the land, has as a “structural protection of liberty” that States will keep the federal government in
check? No wonder it was called a system of “checks and balances.” The States (and Counties) are to maintain the balance of power by keeping the feds within their proper sphere. So do the States have to take the bullying of the federal government? Not hardly! The States do not have to take or support or pay for Obamacare or anything else from Washington DC. The States are not subject to federal direction. They are sovereign and “The Constitution protects us from our own best intentions.” (Mack/Printz) Which means the States can tell national healthcare proposals or laws to take a flying leap off the Washington monument. We are not subject to federal direction!

In the final order pursuant to the Mack/Printz ruling Scalia warned, “The federal government may neither, issue directives requiring the States to address particular problems, nor command the States’ officers, or those of their political subdivisions, to administer or enforce a federal regulatory program. Such commands are fundamentally incompatible with our constitutional system of dual sovereignty.” It is rather obvious that nationalized healthcare definitely qualifies as a “federal regulatory program.”

Thus, the marching on Washington and pleas and protests to our DC politicians are misdirected. Such actions are “pie in the sky” dreaming that somehow expects the tyrants who created the tyranny, will miraculously put a stop to it. Throughout the history of the world such has never been the case. Tyrants have never stopped their own corrupt ways. However, in our system of “dual sovereignty,” the States can do it. If we are to take back America and keep this process peaceful, then state and local officials will have to step up to the plate. Doing so is what States’ Rights and State Sovereignty are all about.

KING’S DISCHARGE PETITION

From: “Howard”
Date: July 8, 2010 12:31:28 AM EDT
To: Jean Schmidt , Gertrud Whitaker , Sara
Subject: KING’S DISCHARGE PETITION

Dear Jean,

Thanks for signing on to Steve King’s Discharge Petition which I hope will lead to a new vote in the House on “obamacare.” Perhaps this monster can be throttled to death while still in the crib.

All the best,

Howard
Member, Union Township and
Clermont County RCC
Member, Union Township TEA Party

God Bless The USA

This is all I need to say today. Watch this, and remember to give thanks that we are living in a time and place that we can hold these truths, and fight to restore our country. Remember why we’re here, and resolve to do everything you can to honor these people, and all patriots everywhere fighting alongside you, past and present. Happy Birthday, America. We promise not to let you down

In liberty,
Karen Best
Founder/Cincinnati 912 Project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acnHYKvdBsE&feature=youtube_gdata

“DEEMED”? WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON IN CONGRESS?!

Sent this to Congresswoman Jean Schmidt (OH-2). I encourage each of you to send this or something similar to your congressperson ASAP. Click into www.house.gov to get your rep’s email contact address. Thanks.

Dear Jean,

Please do all you can to stop the Democrat-controlled Congress from “deeming” legislation into law. Apparently they have “deemed” as passed a 1.1 trillion-dollar budget that isn’t a budget. That cannot be allowed to stand. They are spending my taxes without a budget and without debate and a straight up and down vote.

This link describes it.

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=37893

November 2d can’t come soon enough for me and for millions of voters like me.

All the best,
Howard
Eastgate

Register Now for $10 for Defending the American Dream

Americans for Prosperity, Ohio has teamed up with the Cincinnati 9/12 Project for a great grassroots trip to Washington, DC August 27 and 28 for Americans for Prosperity Foundations’s 4th annual Defending the American Dream summit and Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor Rally.

Our Defending the American Dream summit kicks-off on Friday August 27th, and concludes on the 28th by joining Glenn Beck for his Restoring Honor event at the Lincoln Memorial. Please join us for great speakers, grassroots training and AFP Foundation’s “Tribute to Ronald Reagan” Dinner! Past speakers have included Newt Gingrich, Laura Ingraham, Mike Pence, Michelle Bachmann, Herman Cain and many others.

Register now for the summit for just $10 by clicking here. Only a limited number of discounted spots are available, so register now using this discount code: oh2010.

Then click here to register with the Cincinnati 912 Project for your bus and hotel, and join your fellow Ohio activists in Washington, DC for our summit and Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor Rally. Please make sure you register for the 4-day bus ticket.

This is a great opportunity to network with thousands of other citizen activists from across the country who are making a difference just like you. Click here to learn more about our Defending the American Dream summit.

Please email questions to infooh@afphq.org.

Thank you,

Rebecca Heimlich
Ohio State Director
Americans for Prosperity

Defending the American Dream® is a registered trademark of Americans for Prosperity Foundation.

PEP Kickoff- Precinct Education Project- July 10th

When:
Saturday, July 10, 2010 10:30 AM

Where:
Blue Ash Public Library
4911 Cooper Rd
Blue Ash, OH 45242

We’ve spent the last 18 months rallying and protesting the growth of the Federal Government and the loss of our liberties. Rallies and protests are exciting and fun, but rallies and protests don’t reach far beyond the participants. Conservative politicians are starting to listen – and we need to continue pressuring them for a return to the Founding Principles of limited government.

However, to fully restore the Republic, we need to do more.

There are thousands of liberty loving ,like-minded people in our communities who share our values and principles, they just don’t know it yet. For most, their only exposure to 9/12 and Tea Party groups are what has been reported in the main-stream media.

Now is the time to make ourselves known in a quieter way.

The next step is PEP.

PEP stands for “Precinct Education Project”. Our plan is to reach out to our neighbors – precinct by precinct – and encourage them to join us as we work towards electing honest and honorable citizens to all levels of
government, and restoring honor to the political process.

Precinct Level organizing is extremely effective. Organizing for America had – and continues to have – a profound role in promoting the Progressive Democratic agenda. OFA has chosen OHIO as a battleground state – one crucial to their success in November 2010. If we hope to see change in November – at the local, state and federal levels – we need to empower more voters than they do. It’s as simple as that.

Why is 2010 so important to Ohio? Census results will be used to determine the number – and shape – of U.S. Congressional districts. In Ohio, that responsibility falls to the Apportionment Board which consists of the Governor of Ohio, Ohio State Auditor, Ohio Secretary of State plus one Democrat and one Republican. Obviously, the party that controls those 3 state offices controls the redistricting process (aka- gerrymandering).

We are asking you to take the next step to restoring honor to our Republic by participating in PEP.

PEP training sessions will be held over the next several weeks. There you will learn the nuts and bolts of precinct level work, and just how FEW people are needed to create change.

Please join us and take the next step with PEP.

Kickoff is July 10th. Change the Outcome.

Sincerely,
Karen Best
on behalf of the Cincinnati 9/12 Project

Elena Kagan Is Too Dangerous To Sit On The Supreme Court

It should be clear by now that the person seated in Elena Kagen’s place at the hearings is not the real Elena Kagen. This person pretends to be conservative. She is in fact the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing. She has been well coached. Like most phonies she made some major errors. First she lied about the access of the military on her campus. Next she talked about being fair and open minded in cases brought before her. Fair and open minded may work for a benevolent dictator, but it is not the mind set we need for a Supreme Court Justice that is supposed to interpret the law by the Constitution.

I urge you to refuse to allow this person to be put on the Supreme Court where she could sit for forty years and do extreme harm to the rights of all citizens. She has demonstrated either a lack of understanding or a lack of support for the Constitution and the restraints it places on our government.

Jim (Cincinnati 9/12er)

Playing for keeps with the Constitution

Representative Boehner:

A note to my OH representatives in the US Senate is provided here for your information. Please use your influence to encourage others to guard the Constitution while considering Ms. Kagan’s confirmation to the US Supreme Court.

Emmette Boone
College Corner, OH
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Message sent to Senators Brown & Voinovich:

When the enemies of Individual Liberty and the Constitution challenge a candidate for the Supreme Court, they leave no opposition unexplored; they play for keeps.

Proponents of Individual Liberty and Constitutional Principles must likewise make every effort for keeping the Constitution when it evaluates Supreme Court nominees. Nominees who view the Constitution as something less than the Law of the Land, something to be trifled with to the appeasement of shifting political agenda must be identified and refused a seat on that or any other court.

“Fair and open minded”, principles cited by Ms. Kagan, are qualities you hope for in a benevolent dictator. The Rule of Law and the Constitution are Principles demanded of a federal jurist.

Some 160 thousand notes are held in abeyance in the Clinton library related to Barack Obama’s latest candidate for the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan. Those notes and memos offer insight into the character that Elena Kagan would bring to a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court. A hold must be placed on her confirmation until those thousands of notes are released for review.

Those supporting the US Constitution must play for keeps even more aggressively as those who would casually toss the US Constitution on the trash heap of irreverence.

To keep the Constitution, those entrusted with its defense and support must play for keeps: aggressively, with a vengeance, and, as a Marine protects this nation, with extreme prejudice.

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“Mr. Franklin, what kind of government have you given us?” “A Republic, madam, if you can keep it.” ~~ Question & answer of Benjamin Franklin on a sunny day in 1787 Philadelphia

Forty One for Liberty

Representative Boehner:

It is not without notice that the democrat party controlled House passed their latest assault on the Constitution yesterday, this time assailing the First Amendment in the form of HR 5175, the “Disclose Act.”

If there are two members of the US Senate, from either political party, that take their oath of office to support the Constitution seriously, the latest democrat party assault on the Constitution will be halted through the filibuster.

With 41 senate members from the GOP, republicans could stand firm and halt this and other assaults on the Constitution, Free Markets, Limited Government and Fiscal Responsibility.

“Forty One for Freedom, Forty One for Liberty, Forty One for the Constitution” could be the rallying call leading up to the November elections.

It could even be a bipartisan motto, “Freedom, Liberty, and the Constitution” if there were forty one in the US Senate who honor their oath to support the US Constitution. Big “IF.”

Emmette Boone
College Corner, OH
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“Proposed 28th Amendment: Criminal and Civil Prosecution of Constitutional Officeholders who violate the Constitution or betray their oath of office.”