The Real Problem: The Executive Branch is Out-of-Control

Here's the real deal:

The office of the President is grabbing all sorts of power that it does NOT have.

The push against the Roman Catholic church is simply the latest salvo against our rights as citizens.  The Roman Catholic church's belief is that contraception and possible abortificant pills are wrong.  Thus, Roman Catholic institutions don't offer these medications as part of their insurance plans.

Forcing them to offer these is against their official religious beliefs.  And, despite President Obama's so-called accommodation, this is what is happening.  Religious beliefs are being trampled upon. 

Whether Roman Catholic institutions "pay" for birth control or not, they are being forced to participate in this.  This "accommodation" is extremely disingenuous.

Let's take this one step at a time.

This is NOT an issue of whether most women (including Roman Catholic women) want contraception.  Apparently, most women practice contraception in America. 

This is NOT an issue of Catholic bishops forcing their beliefs down others' throats.  The bishops are not going to prevent any woman from obtaining birth control.  Period.

This is NOT an issue of preventing women from obtaining birth control.  Birth control is easily available.  Even more importantly, birth control is not really a health issue (despite what so many are touting), nor should it necessarily be an insurance issue.  Pregnancy  is not a disease.  And health insurance is for preventative care (such as mammograms and pap smears) or for very expensive or catastrophic medical expenses.  Birth control is not a catastrophic medical expense.

Let's look at this from another direction---

What right does President Obama have to force insurers to provide medications for free?

Absolutely none. 

Uh, Mr. Obama, Birth Control Isn't the Problem



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President Obama supposedly fixed the problem of forcing Catholic institutions to provide contraceptive and abortion services against their beliefs.

Now Catholic institutions will just have to buy health insurance that provides contraceptive and abortion services without cost to said Catholic institutions.  That's right, for free.

But the  insurance for Catholic hospitals, universities and etc. will still have those provisions.

And, who will pay for these services? One guess.

That's right!! The rest of us!!

But this is NOT the Basic Problem.

The problem is that the President has no constitutional power to tell religious institutions what they will or will not do.

NOR does he have the power to tell any of us what will or will not purchase.

NOR does he have the power to make laws.

NONE of this is constitutional.

Please go and take a look at this art work.

Hey! Did You Know????

Well, you probably didn't.

No one is reporting this little item.  Not the mainstream media, not the majority of the conservative media.

You have to search to find this little nugget:

That President Obama was subpoenaed last week in Georgia over his eligibility to run for President.



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And no, it wasn't about where he was born.

Contrary to what you might be thinking, the issue is whether Obama is a "natural born" citizen.  You see, his father, according to the birth certificate that Obama finally came up with (rather quickly, after all the hullaballoo about not being able to find it!) was NOT a U.S. citizen.

And according to the Supreme Court, in Minor vs. Hzppersett (1874), "natural born" citizens--who are eligible to be President of the United States--are those "children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners."

That is, you are a "natural born" citizen if BOTH of your parents are U.S. citizens.

But, even that isn't really the issue.

The issue is that Obama feels himself above the law of our country.

Obama's attorney stated the President didn't have to attend.

The judge replied, in so many words, "show me where the President doesn't have to obey the law."   (My paraphrase)

So the lawyer went up to the state level and tried to get the President excused.  Sorry, said the Georgia Secretary of State, that's a judicial issue--go hash it out with the judge.

And so, Obama just ignored the judge.


President Obama did not show up for court, nor did he send any legal representation.  He just decided that the subpoena was not binding on him, the President. 

So, is our President above the law?  Seems so.

Obama is Going to Disney World

President Obama is going to Disney World tomorrow to talk about tourism.  He will be promoting "visa reform" for travelers from other countries to visit the U.S.

Obama's visa changes will probably be through executive order rather than through Congress.  Constitution, anyone?


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 Unfortunately, tourists to Disney World tomorrow will lose their extra hours in the Magic Kingdom (a perk for those staying in the Disney hotels), will see the parade at a different time due to Obama's speech, and will have to endure extra-heavy security and loss of parking at the Magic Kingdom and the Contemporary Resort Hotel.

Freedom of Speech--It's One of Our Guaranteed Rights



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Today, several big websites (including Wikipedia, Craigslist, and Google among many others) are having a "black-out" in protest against the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) bill.

This bill is ostensibly supposed to stop foreign counterfeit companies from selling pirated goods in the U.S.  However, it requires internet service providers to monitor and shut down--without due process--any sites suspected of selling counterfeit goods or even having a link to a real or suspected counterfeiting site.

This is using a sledge hammer to swat a fly, to say the least.

Very upset about this protest, former senator Chris Dodd (Democrat-Connecticut) lambasted these black-outs as "an abuse of power" and a “gimmick” “designed to punish elected and administration officials who are working diligently to protect American jobs from foreign criminals.”
Irony in action.

Mitt Romney Is Not Paying Less on His Income Tax

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He is paying capital gains taxes.  Fifteen percent is currently the going rate for capital gains taxes.

BECAUSE that money has already been taxed, at the normal income tax level.

Capital gains taxes are lower to encourage investment, and because it's already had income taxes taken out.

You know, actually, the government shouldn't be able to tax your money more than once.  IMHO.

I Just Can't Stay Away...

But I WON'T talk about the primaries.

At least, not much