There Is Responsibility Involved In Voting
Jul 8, 2011 Political
Bill Clinton is upset by proposed laws in Florida and New Hampshire. Those laws would not allow people from other states, who happen to be attending college in these two states, to register to vote in the states. The law would require them to vote in their home states.
Clinton likens this to Jim Crow laws. This is nothing more than rhetoric designed to inflame the issue, which really should be a non-issue.
The members of our military who are stationed in a state other than their state of residence are not allowed to register to vote in the states in which they are stationed. They use a little thing called an absentee ballot. They request one, fill it out, and send it in. Then Democrats work really hard to have them discounted.
College kids from all states should be required to do the same thing. This IS the reason we have an absentee ballot process.
What Clinton fails to understand (as do many Democrats) is that voting requires a bit of personal responsibility. Now I know Democrats are not big on personal responsibility (and one only needs to look at Clinton to see that) but it is required nonetheless.
If college students can’t request an absentee ballot, fill it out, and mail it in then they do not need to vote. This is not an undue burden and it certainly does not rise to the level of Jim Crow.
What is it with Democrats and voting? Why do they claim ID requirements will disenfranchise people when the very people they claim will be disenfranchised need IDs to collect from the many government programs from which they benefit?
Why is it some kind of burden for people to fill out an absentee ballot if they will not be home on election day?
This all requires people to be responsible for their vote. If they can’t do that then they do not need to vote.
Hell, will we have to spoon feed them next to ensure they eat properly?
Cave Canem!
Never surrender, never submit.
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Tags: bill clinton, college students, jim crow, laws, Military, personal responsibility, voting
Happy 235th Birthday America
Jul 4, 2011 Political
Happy birthday to the greatest nation in the world, something we should never apologize for. May this birthday mark the resurgence of patriotism and defiance of those who would try to fundamentally transform this nation or change its founding documents in order to enslave our citizens.
Red Skelton’s 1969 description of the Pledge is right on and appropriate even after all this time:
God bless the men and women who serve in our nation’s armed forces and God bless those who oppose tyranny and refuse to allow our nation to continue down the path of government intrusion and control of its people.
Today we celebrate our Independence which started with defiance of authority by brave men who were tired of tyranny. Let us never fear government.
Let us make government fear us.
Cave Canem!
Never surrender, never submit.
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Tags: america, independence, Military, treason, tyranny
A Day To Remember
May 30, 2011 Political
Today is a day set aside to give honor to those military members who have died in the service of this country. As we set off on trips to cook-outs, shopping excursions to the malls and to the pools that will open on this “unofficial start of Summer”, let us take a moment to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for this nation.
Have a safe and happy holiday.
And please, don’t drink and drive, get plenty of sleep, wear sunscreen and commit a random act of kindness…
This cartoon from a post two years ago was spot on…
Cave Canem!
Never surrender, never submit.
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Tags: memorial day, Military
Good News; Bin Laden Is DEAD
May 2, 2011 Political
The US Government is confirming that Osama bin Laden was killed by the US military. The death happened about a week ago** and is now confirmed through DNA testing. Apparently, we have a body. ABC News is confirming the report and Matt Drudge has it up as the top item on his website.
It is a great day for America when we can kill the terrorist leader who brought so much pain to our country and to the rest of the world. The government is not saying how Bin Laden died or what military assets were involved and all of that does not really matter. What matters is that he is dead and we have DNA to prove the cold body on the slab is his.
I would recommend that people remain vigilant. There are terror cells all over the world and that includes this country and there is no telling what they might do in retaliation for the death of Bin laden.
The terrorists will not be happy.
No word yet on whether Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy…
**UPDATE: The original story indicated this took place a week ago. Newer reports indicate it took place this past weekend…
Related:
Blue Star Chronicles
Cave Canem!
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Why Politicians Are Afraid Of A Shutdown
Apr 8, 2011 Political
The Democrats dropped the ball, punted, kicked the can down the road, or any other cliche’ you want to use describing ignoring an issue, on the federal budget. Charlie Rangel said they just didn’t get to it. Maybe they didn’t get to it because they took so much time off to campaign. Maybe it was because they were worried about passing a budget prior to a big election. Who knows but the absolute certainty is that the Democrats were negligent in their duty when they did not pass the budget.
Is is also an absolute certainty that if they had passed a budget we would not be nearing a government shutdown.
Democrats believe that a shutdown would benefit them politically and at least one Republican believes Obama planned this out last year to help him with his reelection. Republicans believe it would benefit them politically and it probably would since Democrats caused it.
But neither party wants the government to shutdown because of something not related to whom would benefit politically. Members from both parties (particularly Democrats) do not want the government to shut down because people would see how little their lives changed because of it. Essential services will continue despite what we have been told. The non essential services would stop and about 800,000 federal employees would be furloughed until a budget passes. This has happened in the past (a number of times) and old people did not die in the streets, they were not forced to eat cat food, and airplanes were able to land with the assistance of air traffic controllers. People were no worse off when the shutdown ended than they were when it began.
In times past that fact went unnoticed and people went back to their old ways. With the majority of the public demanding spending cuts and common sense it is likely that many more will make the point that they were not harmed by any shutdown. They were able to live their lives without the nanny state.
And this has politicians scared. Democrats depend on a voting base that lives off the government or benefits from one government program or another. LBJ enslaved the blacks with his Great Society and they have been dependent on the government ever since. They have also been a reliable voting block just as Johnson said they would (though he used rather racist terms to describe it).
If people finally wake up and realize that life did not end when government stopped working the politicians will be hard pressed to explain why some gee whiz program needs to pass (it will undoubtedly be for the children). People will know that they can get along just fine without the nanny state.
All non essential employees will be furloughed and those who are essential will work and eventually be paid. One thing that is unbelievable is that the government would allow the members of our armed forces to go unpaid. The Republicans introduced and passed legislation in the House that would guarantee that members of our armed forces get paid no matter what. Obama said he would veto it and that it is nothing more than a distraction.
The Commander in Chief of the armed forces would veto a bill that continues pay for the troops and then calls such a bill a distraction. Someone tell me again how it is the Democrats can claim to support the troops when this kind of crap goes on. If the troops are non essential then let’s get them on planes and get them home.
The reality is that the bullets, IEDs, rockets, missiles and the enemy will continue to pose threats to our troops regardless of the budget situation. The wars don’t stop just because there is no budget.
Amazingly, Obama and all the members of Congress will get paychecks. Perhaps we should designate the people who protect Obama everyday as non essential and let him fend for himself.
Don’t worry though. Even with a shutdown Obama and his family will be able to take a mini vacation.
Cave Canem!
Never surrender, never submit.
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Tags: furlough, lies, malfeasance, Military, negligence, Obama, shutdown