I have a friend whom I admire very much because he, a common citizen, is running against a very well monied incumbent Congressman in West Texas. Though Jim Riley is a (OMG!) Democrat, he stands for many things I believe in. In particular he stands against representatives who DO NOT REPRESENT THE PEOPLE that elected them. For instance, Rep. Conaway did his level best to get the licenses approved so that Waste Control Specialists could move their poison into Andrews County. Granted about six hundred or so people in Andrews (politicians and hysterical citizens, mostly) actually WANTED this nuclear garbage DUMPED in their backyard. Otherwise, they screamed at us, Andrews would "die." The irony here is SO great.
The remainder of the people Conaway "represents" (around THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND) did not want this radioactive quagmire anywhere NEAR the Permian Basin. But our "Representative" apparently voted his "conscience" on this issue, as well as stumped around the area in favor of Harold Simmons, the billionaire owner of this and many other enterprises. Conaway has not done it ALL himself, but he definitely led the local charge to bring the WCS nightmare to West Texas. So Jim Riley is fighting a largely uphill battle against Representative Conaway, who is backed by Harold Simmons and his ilk.
I would be able to vote for Jim Riley without a single reservation, EXCEPT for my one reservation. Jim Riley supports President Obama, and indeed wants to see Obama re-elected in 2012. Jim's stance is the same is many Democrats. They want Obama re-elected NO MATTER WHAT! This is very alarming to me, especially when I think of all the good Jim Riley could do for our local congressional district. But it pains me to see Jim, or ANY other candidate for office, present such blind support for President Obama. Jim thinks deeply about the issues that effect his local constituents, yet still supports the most UNPATRIOTIC President this nation has ever seen. I cannot believe that a veteran of the armed forces can support a President who turns his back on the flag of this nation and refuses to salute or show honor to the flag in any way. I cannot understand why Jim, or millions of other Democrats, support this man, unless they too feel such disloyalty for Old Glory and all that it stands for. I do not believe Jim Riley is unpatriotic in any way. Thus his support for Obama is puzzling.
Over the years since Obama was elected, I have heard many hysterical Republicans and others screaming that he should be impeached. I had to ask, for what? Although I have only agreed with one thing Obama has accomplished during his first term, I had to stand up in a position I did not like very well and say that Obama had done nothing that was impeachable, much less that warranted his removal from office. But in October 2011 President Obama crossed that line and should have been both impeached AND REMOVED FROM OFFICE. Yet there was surprisingly little outcry for this, even from the previously hysterical Republicans who had earlier screamed for his removal.
You see, in October 2011, President Obama crossed the line from just an unpatriotic President, and became a common criminal with a very uncommon power, the power to reach out and murder two Americans several continents away from the United States. Obama became a President who violated all forms of "due process" and indeed became policeman, prosecutor, judge, and jury all in one over-inflated-ego package. Through the use of drone warfare, the President ordered two American citizens stalked, then killed. A drone located the two individuals, who by the way, were CHARGED WITH NO CRIME, then either fired a missile, or led an American military jet over Pakistan airspace and the jet fired a missile, killing the Americans. We (the People) will never be sure, and it does not really matter. What matters is that a President of the United States took it upon himself (with advisement of course) to usurp all Constitutional authority and violate the rights of these two American citizens by murdering them. Do you STILL support this President?
Some of you may say, "Okay, Barack Obama has done this thing, but I support all his other programs and goals." Let's think about this statement and what it means. Is President Obama is such a great man and great politician that his other programs outweigh his flagrant disregard for the Constitution of the United States (I am assuming here too that you are not repulsed by his lack of patriotism)? President Obama has violated a number of Amendments in the front portion of the Constitution that we have come to call the Bill of Rights. Remember those? Remember also that our "Government" did not GIVE us these rights. NO...these Rights were granted by the Creator. Even our great document, the Constitution, does not GIVE us rights, but only enumerates the rights WE ALREADY HAVE. What the Constitution DOES is LIMIT GOVERNMENT. I know that is an alien concept today, but at one time our government was limited. And, almost immediately the Constitution was ratified, the Obamas of that by-gone era began TRYING to consolidate more power to the "Government," as Barack Obama has done so well in our own day.
The logical progression of Mr. Obama's usurpation of Constitutionally protected due process of American citizens abroad is the usurpation of due process here at home. Sound far fetched? Mr. Obama's edition of the Homeland Security Office has been busily providing drones to various law enforcement agencies over the past four years. These drones have been used for various missions, most of which were "secret" in the sense that citizens of the various jurisdictions have no idea their law enforcement agencies even HAVE drones. I suspect that Homeland Security provided these drones with the proviso to local law enforcement that the drones be available for Federal use when requested/demanded. (Disclaimer - the foregoing was my opinion). If President Obama is willing to use drones against ANY American citizen, is it so hard to be believe that he would be willing to use drone technology against EVERY American citizen that he deemed, through his "due process," to be a threat to America? Is it such long step from here to using drones against political dissidents? From there, it is just another short step to using drones against political rivals!
So if you truly believe in democracy, in the Constitution, in our inalienable rights, then how can you still support President Obama? He has already tried to force Americans to buy health insurance (Incidentally Gingrich supported this concept while in Congress). What is the next thing the government will decide Americans "need" and therefore, try to FORCE Americans to buy? What will Obama's Government force us to do next? Am I saying that we should blindly support the Republican candidates just because we don't like Obama? No, because because frankly Newt Gingrich parallels Obama on many issues. Most alarming to me, BOTH men are members of the Council on Foreign Relations. Unfortunately, it is necessary to choose the lesser of two (or several) evils. I understand that most Democrats would rather eat hot nails and live scorpions than vote for anyone other than a Democrat candidate. I understand. But I hope that you will pick a candidate that does not literally and symbolically turn his back on the flag of this great nation and on the Constitution, the law of this great nation. I personally could live with a Democrat President if that were necessary. But I implore you, Democrats, if you want a Democrat for President, please...PLEASE find one that will truly support and defend our Constitution, because ultimately that President will be supporting and defending you and me...We, The People of The United States of America.
The remainder of the people Conaway "represents" (around THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND) did not want this radioactive quagmire anywhere NEAR the Permian Basin. But our "Representative" apparently voted his "conscience" on this issue, as well as stumped around the area in favor of Harold Simmons, the billionaire owner of this and many other enterprises. Conaway has not done it ALL himself, but he definitely led the local charge to bring the WCS nightmare to West Texas. So Jim Riley is fighting a largely uphill battle against Representative Conaway, who is backed by Harold Simmons and his ilk.
I would be able to vote for Jim Riley without a single reservation, EXCEPT for my one reservation. Jim Riley supports President Obama, and indeed wants to see Obama re-elected in 2012. Jim's stance is the same is many Democrats. They want Obama re-elected NO MATTER WHAT! This is very alarming to me, especially when I think of all the good Jim Riley could do for our local congressional district. But it pains me to see Jim, or ANY other candidate for office, present such blind support for President Obama. Jim thinks deeply about the issues that effect his local constituents, yet still supports the most UNPATRIOTIC President this nation has ever seen. I cannot believe that a veteran of the armed forces can support a President who turns his back on the flag of this nation and refuses to salute or show honor to the flag in any way. I cannot understand why Jim, or millions of other Democrats, support this man, unless they too feel such disloyalty for Old Glory and all that it stands for. I do not believe Jim Riley is unpatriotic in any way. Thus his support for Obama is puzzling.
Over the years since Obama was elected, I have heard many hysterical Republicans and others screaming that he should be impeached. I had to ask, for what? Although I have only agreed with one thing Obama has accomplished during his first term, I had to stand up in a position I did not like very well and say that Obama had done nothing that was impeachable, much less that warranted his removal from office. But in October 2011 President Obama crossed that line and should have been both impeached AND REMOVED FROM OFFICE. Yet there was surprisingly little outcry for this, even from the previously hysterical Republicans who had earlier screamed for his removal.
You see, in October 2011, President Obama crossed the line from just an unpatriotic President, and became a common criminal with a very uncommon power, the power to reach out and murder two Americans several continents away from the United States. Obama became a President who violated all forms of "due process" and indeed became policeman, prosecutor, judge, and jury all in one over-inflated-ego package. Through the use of drone warfare, the President ordered two American citizens stalked, then killed. A drone located the two individuals, who by the way, were CHARGED WITH NO CRIME, then either fired a missile, or led an American military jet over Pakistan airspace and the jet fired a missile, killing the Americans. We (the People) will never be sure, and it does not really matter. What matters is that a President of the United States took it upon himself (with advisement of course) to usurp all Constitutional authority and violate the rights of these two American citizens by murdering them. Do you STILL support this President?
Some of you may say, "Okay, Barack Obama has done this thing, but I support all his other programs and goals." Let's think about this statement and what it means. Is President Obama is such a great man and great politician that his other programs outweigh his flagrant disregard for the Constitution of the United States (I am assuming here too that you are not repulsed by his lack of patriotism)? President Obama has violated a number of Amendments in the front portion of the Constitution that we have come to call the Bill of Rights. Remember those? Remember also that our "Government" did not GIVE us these rights. NO...these Rights were granted by the Creator. Even our great document, the Constitution, does not GIVE us rights, but only enumerates the rights WE ALREADY HAVE. What the Constitution DOES is LIMIT GOVERNMENT. I know that is an alien concept today, but at one time our government was limited. And, almost immediately the Constitution was ratified, the Obamas of that by-gone era began TRYING to consolidate more power to the "Government," as Barack Obama has done so well in our own day.
The logical progression of Mr. Obama's usurpation of Constitutionally protected due process of American citizens abroad is the usurpation of due process here at home. Sound far fetched? Mr. Obama's edition of the Homeland Security Office has been busily providing drones to various law enforcement agencies over the past four years. These drones have been used for various missions, most of which were "secret" in the sense that citizens of the various jurisdictions have no idea their law enforcement agencies even HAVE drones. I suspect that Homeland Security provided these drones with the proviso to local law enforcement that the drones be available for Federal use when requested/demanded. (Disclaimer - the foregoing was my opinion). If President Obama is willing to use drones against ANY American citizen, is it so hard to be believe that he would be willing to use drone technology against EVERY American citizen that he deemed, through his "due process," to be a threat to America? Is it such long step from here to using drones against political dissidents? From there, it is just another short step to using drones against political rivals!
So if you truly believe in democracy, in the Constitution, in our inalienable rights, then how can you still support President Obama? He has already tried to force Americans to buy health insurance (Incidentally Gingrich supported this concept while in Congress). What is the next thing the government will decide Americans "need" and therefore, try to FORCE Americans to buy? What will Obama's Government force us to do next? Am I saying that we should blindly support the Republican candidates just because we don't like Obama? No, because because frankly Newt Gingrich parallels Obama on many issues. Most alarming to me, BOTH men are members of the Council on Foreign Relations. Unfortunately, it is necessary to choose the lesser of two (or several) evils. I understand that most Democrats would rather eat hot nails and live scorpions than vote for anyone other than a Democrat candidate. I understand. But I hope that you will pick a candidate that does not literally and symbolically turn his back on the flag of this great nation and on the Constitution, the law of this great nation. I personally could live with a Democrat President if that were necessary. But I implore you, Democrats, if you want a Democrat for President, please...PLEASE find one that will truly support and defend our Constitution, because ultimately that President will be supporting and defending you and me...We, The People of The United States of America.
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