Thursday, February 26, 2015
State Rules That Lobbyists And Politicians Can Legally Have Sex
State Rules That Lobbyists And Politicians Can Legally Have Sex
Should lobbyists and politicians be legally allowed to have sex with one another?
That is the debate that many people are having in North Carolina, where the state’s ethics commission recently decided that sex between lobbyists and politicians is perfectly legal.
The new law brings up a subject that many rarely think about, the fact politicians are literally in bed with representatives of groups that are interested in influencing government.
The issue was raised late last year, when Joal H. Broun, the secretary of state’s lobbying compliance director, sent a letter to the commission asking whether or not it was legal for politicians to engage in sexual intercourse with lobbyists.
Last week the commission released their answer, saying that:
“Consensual sexual relationships do not have monetary value and therefore are not reportable as gifts or ‘reportable expenditures made for lobbying’ for purposes of the lobbying law’s expenditure reporting provisions.”
The response concluded that:
“This interpretation does not address the legal, moral or other ramifications of two adults not married to one another engaging in consensual sexual relations with one another.”
Should lobbyists and politicians be legally allowed to have sex with one another?
That is the debate that many people are having in North Carolina, where the state’s ethics commission recently decided that sex between lobbyists and politicians is perfectly legal.
The issue was raised late last year, when Joal H. Broun, the secretary of state’s lobbying compliance director, sent a letter to the commission asking whether or not it was legal for politicians to engage in sexual intercourse with lobbyists.
Last week the commission released their answer, saying that:
“Consensual sexual relationships do not have monetary value and therefore are not reportable as gifts or ‘reportable expenditures made for lobbying’ for purposes of the lobbying law’s expenditure reporting provisions.”
The response concluded that:
“This interpretation does not address the legal, moral or other ramifications of two adults not married to one another engaging in consensual sexual relations with one another.”
It Looks Like Another Chicago Warehouse — but It’s Actually a Secret ‘Black Site’ Where Americans Are Detained: Report | Video | TheBlaze.com
It Looks Like Another Chicago Warehouse — but It’s Actually a Secret ‘Black Site’ Where Americans Are Detained: Report | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"It looks like just another warehouse, but the building, located on Chicago’s west side known as Homan Square, is actually a secret “black site” operated by the Chicago Police Department, according to a new report by the Guardian.
Local attorneys and a protester who spent nearly a day in the facility claimed Americans can be detained at the secret location without access to legal counsel for 12 to 24 hours. Further, the sources said the facility operates like a CIA black site and violates Americans’ basic constitutional rights."
"It looks like just another warehouse, but the building, located on Chicago’s west side known as Homan Square, is actually a secret “black site” operated by the Chicago Police Department, according to a new report by the Guardian.
Local attorneys and a protester who spent nearly a day in the facility claimed Americans can be detained at the secret location without access to legal counsel for 12 to 24 hours. Further, the sources said the facility operates like a CIA black site and violates Americans’ basic constitutional rights."Ann Arbor transit official urged MDOT not to lease costly railcars
Ann Arbor transit official urged MDOT not to lease costly railcars:
"LANSING — The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority — which is at the center of two proposed commuter rail services in southeast Michigan — urged the Michigan Department of Transportation not to lease rail passenger cars that are now sitting idle, costing taxpayers more than $1 million a year in rent, according to records obtained by the Free Press.
In 2009, more than a year before MDOT signed a contract to lease and refurbish the double-decker railcars, which since have cost the state about $12 million, an Ann Arbor transit official told MDOT the cars were not suitable for proposed commuter rail services because they didn't meet federal requirements and tried to steer state officials toward other cars available for sale at a much lower price, the records show."
In 2009, more than a year before MDOT signed a contract to lease and refurbish the double-decker railcars, which since have cost the state about $12 million, an Ann Arbor transit official told MDOT the cars were not suitable for proposed commuter rail services because they didn't meet federal requirements and tried to steer state officials toward other cars available for sale at a much lower price, the records show."
History for February 26
History for February 26 - On-This-Day.com
Nicolas Joseph Cugnot 1725 - Inventor, Victor Hugo 1802 - Author, Levi Strauss 1829
William "Buffalo Bill" Cody 1846 - Frontiersman, showman, John Harvey Kellogg 1852, Jackie Gleason 1916
Fats Domino 1928 - Musician, Johnny Cash 1932 - Musician, Mitch Ryder 1945 - Singer
1907 - The U.S. Congress raised their own pay to $7500.
1919 - In Arizona, the Grand Canyon was established as a National Park with an act of the U.S. Congress.
1929 - U.S. President Coolidge signed a bill creating the Grand Teton National Park.
1930 - New York City installed traffic lights.
1993 - Six people were killed and more than a thousand injured when a van exploded in the parking garage beneath the World Trade Center in New York City. The bomb had been built by Islamic extremists.
1998 - In Oregon, a health panel rules that taxpayers must help to pay for doctor-assisted suicides.
Nicolas Joseph Cugnot 1725 - Inventor, Victor Hugo 1802 - Author, Levi Strauss 1829
William "Buffalo Bill" Cody 1846 - Frontiersman, showman, John Harvey Kellogg 1852, Jackie Gleason 1916
Fats Domino 1928 - Musician, Johnny Cash 1932 - Musician, Mitch Ryder 1945 - Singer
1907 - The U.S. Congress raised their own pay to $7500.
1919 - In Arizona, the Grand Canyon was established as a National Park with an act of the U.S. Congress.
1929 - U.S. President Coolidge signed a bill creating the Grand Teton National Park.
1930 - New York City installed traffic lights.
1993 - Six people were killed and more than a thousand injured when a van exploded in the parking garage beneath the World Trade Center in New York City. The bomb had been built by Islamic extremists.
1998 - In Oregon, a health panel rules that taxpayers must help to pay for doctor-assisted suicides.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
http://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2015/02/zombie-school-by-tammy-derouin-my.html
If the schools were once our way to study and learn from the
past, the press was once our source of news and current information. The press served as an additional “check” to
keep the government accountable. The
government has commandeered the press to promote their agenda. A once free press has become a puppet press,
a tool of the state. The once tenacious bull
dogs, those who searched for and demanded the truth, have become little yip,
yip lap dogs who quiver when their master raises an eyebrow.
Zombie School
By Tammy Derouin
Our schools have been forced into a national curriculum,
controlled by the current powers that be and their cronies. What an excellent way to change our history
and our traditions. What an excellent
way to gain control of the youths by filling their minds with propaganda. Theories in the real world become facts in
Zombie School.
Didn’t Hitler take control of the youths in Germany? Oh yes, they were called Hitler’s
Youths. I wonder if that will be taught
in Zombie School. Surely, it will be
include in the chapter where Hitler also took control of the press, confiscated
weapons, never accepted any blame, created an enemy and then pointed his finger
at them, all the way to the gas chambers.
Millions of innocent Jews were murdered because one man deceived a
nation. One man, who was in the minority,
took control. He painted a picture full
of lies and deceit but he used pretty pastels to depict his Final Solution.
Here’s The Guy Rudy Is Talking About: Frank Marshall Davis, Communist Party No. 47544
Here’s The Guy Rudy Is Talking About: Frank Marshall Davis, Communist Party No. 47544:
"Rudy Giuliani is being roundly criticized for several recent statements he has made about President Barack Obama, including the claim that Obama in his youth was influenced by a literal communist. I cannot address all of Giuliani’s remarks, but I can certainly speak to the influence of the communist he referred to. In short, Rudy was correct; and he even had Obama’s exact age (nine) right when he was first introduced to this person.
“From the time he was 9 years old, he was influenced by Frank Marshall Davis, who was a communist,” Giuliani said."
"Rudy Giuliani is being roundly criticized for several recent statements he has made about President Barack Obama, including the claim that Obama in his youth was influenced by a literal communist. I cannot address all of Giuliani’s remarks, but I can certainly speak to the influence of the communist he referred to. In short, Rudy was correct; and he even had Obama’s exact age (nine) right when he was first introduced to this person.“From the time he was 9 years old, he was influenced by Frank Marshall Davis, who was a communist,” Giuliani said."
The slow-motion collapse of a civilization-----Japanese robot bear nurses soon to care for rapidly ageing population
Japanese robot bear nurses soon to care for rapidly ageing population - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):
"Robotic nurses with cute bear faces developed by Japanese engineers could soon be the future carers of the nation's growing elderly population.
Japanese research institute Riken developed the Robear to support healthcare workers, with enough power to lift frail patients from bed and support unstable patients on their feet.
...A historically low birth rate and ever-increasing life expectancy means Japan's population of elderly people is growing, while the pool of youngsters to look after them is shrinking.
Japan's declining population puts it on course to lose half its workforce by 2060, and possibly its status as an economic superpower.
Despite calls for large-scale immigration into the racially homogenous country, residents remain reluctant, meaning an increasing reliance on robots, especially to perform physically difficult work."
"Robotic nurses with cute bear faces developed by Japanese engineers could soon be the future carers of the nation's growing elderly population.
Japanese research institute Riken developed the Robear to support healthcare workers, with enough power to lift frail patients from bed and support unstable patients on their feet....A historically low birth rate and ever-increasing life expectancy means Japan's population of elderly people is growing, while the pool of youngsters to look after them is shrinking.
Japan's declining population puts it on course to lose half its workforce by 2060, and possibly its status as an economic superpower.
Despite calls for large-scale immigration into the racially homogenous country, residents remain reluctant, meaning an increasing reliance on robots, especially to perform physically difficult work."
Watch: Sheila Jackson Lee just admitted something that other Democrats have refused to | TheBlaze.com
Watch: Sheila Jackson Lee just admitted something that other Democrats have refused to | TheBlaze.com:
"Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on Tuesday admitted that Democrats in the Senate are blocking a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security — something that many other Democrats have been unable to say in public.
“Last night, the Senate rightly so, the Democrats held up and blocked, and the bill was not successful, to have [DHS] funding tied to the elimination of the executive… actions,” Jackson Lee said on C-SPAN. “Rightly so.”
"Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on Tuesday admitted that Democrats in the Senate are blocking a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security — something that many other Democrats have been unable to say in public.“Last night, the Senate rightly so, the Democrats held up and blocked, and the bill was not successful, to have [DHS] funding tied to the elimination of the executive… actions,” Jackson Lee said on C-SPAN. “Rightly so.”
Democrat Admits What Amnesty Is All About - The Rush Limbaugh Show
Democrat Admits What Amnesty Is All About - The Rush Limbaugh Show:
"RUSH:
"An Oregon Democrat believes that the fight for amnesty for illegal immigrants is the 'civil rights battle' for Millennials that will decide who controls the country for the next three decades. 'Immigration reform is probably the biggest issue of the 21st century,' Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) reportedly said at an 'Immigration Day Action' event this weekend. 'It will decide who is in charge of this country for the next 20 or 30 years.'"
"RUSH:
"An Oregon Democrat believes that the fight for amnesty for illegal immigrants is the 'civil rights battle' for Millennials that will decide who controls the country for the next three decades. 'Immigration reform is probably the biggest issue of the 21st century,' Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) reportedly said at an 'Immigration Day Action' event this weekend. 'It will decide who is in charge of this country for the next 20 or 30 years.'"Justice Dept. Closes Civil Rights Investigation Against George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin Case | TheBlaze.com
Justice Dept. Closes Civil Rights Investigation Against George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin Case | TheBlaze.com:
"The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it will not file civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, the Florida man who claimed self-defense in his shooting of 17-year old Trayvon Martin, and instead has closed the case.
“After a thorough and independent investigation into the facts surrounding the shooting, federal investigators determined that there is insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt a violation of these statutes,” Justice said. “Accordingly, the investigation into this incident has been closed.”
"The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it will not file civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, the Florida man who claimed self-defense in his shooting of 17-year old Trayvon Martin, and instead has closed the case.
“After a thorough and independent investigation into the facts surrounding the shooting, federal investigators determined that there is insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt a violation of these statutes,” Justice said. “Accordingly, the investigation into this incident has been closed.”
What Patricia Arquette Got Wrong about the Constitution
What Patricia Arquette Got Wrong about the Constitution:
"As a result, voting eligibility varied by state. Certain states denied blacks the right to vote—but a majority did not. And—here comes the whopper—women were voting in New Jersey at the time of the Founding! For the first time in recorded history, women voted alongside men in elections. And it happened right here in America—the first country in the world dedicated to the proposition that all men and women are created equal.
The 19th Amendment, therefore, did not give women the right to vote. It guaranteed women the right to vote. By the time it was ratified in 1920, more than three-fourths of the states already allowed women to vote in some or all elections. Ultimately, the seeds of women’s suffrage were sown in the Declaration of Independence’s dedication to equality."
"As a result, voting eligibility varied by state. Certain states denied blacks the right to vote—but a majority did not. And—here comes the whopper—women were voting in New Jersey at the time of the Founding! For the first time in recorded history, women voted alongside men in elections. And it happened right here in America—the first country in the world dedicated to the proposition that all men and women are created equal.
The 19th Amendment, therefore, did not give women the right to vote. It guaranteed women the right to vote. By the time it was ratified in 1920, more than three-fourths of the states already allowed women to vote in some or all elections. Ultimately, the seeds of women’s suffrage were sown in the Declaration of Independence’s dedication to equality."Another democrat predator from the party of Clinton liberals------Senior State Dept. official arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor
Senior State Dept. official arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor | Fox News: "EXCLUSIVE:
A senior State Department official in charge of federal counterterrorism programs was arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor, Fox News has learned.
Fairfax County Police officials say Daniel Rosen was arrested by a county detective about noon at his Washington, D.C. home after he allegedly sought to arrange sex with a minor.
Rosen, who is the director of counterterrorism programs and policy at the State Department, was arrested and transported to the D.C. jail and charged with one count of Use of a Communications Device to Solicit a Juvenile.
It was not immediately known if he was still incarcerated or had posted bail."
14 Signs That Most Americans Are Flat Broke And Totally Unprepared For The Coming Economic Crisis
14 Signs That Most Americans Are Flat Broke And Totally Unprepared For The Coming Economic Crisis | Zero Hedge:
The following are 14 signs that most Americans are flat broke and totally unprepared for the coming economic crisis…
#5 More than half of all students in U.S. public schools come from families that are poor enough to qualify for school lunch subsidies.
The following are 14 signs that most Americans are flat broke and totally unprepared for the coming economic crisis…
#1 According to a survey that was just released, 24 percent of all Americans have more credit card debt than emergency savings.
#2 That same survey discovered that an additional 13 percent of all Americans do not have any credit card debt, but they do not have a single penny of emergency savings either.
#3 At this point, approximately 62 percent of all Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.
#4 Adults under the age of 35 in the United States currently have a savings rate of negative 2 percent.
#6 A study that was conducted last year found that more than one out of every three adults in the United States has an unpaid debt that is “in collections“.
#7 One survey discovered that 52 percent of all Americans really cannot even financially afford the homes that they are living in right now.
#8 According to research conducted by Atif Mian of Princeton University and Amir Sufi of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, 40 percent of Americans could not come up with $2000 right now without borrowing it.
#9 That same study found that 60 percent of Americans could not say yes to the following question…
“Do you have 3 months emergency funds to cover expenses in case of sickness, job loss, economic downturn?”
“Student Success Act” to Crush Religious Freedom, Private School Autonomy, Parental Rights: #NO on HR5 | COMMON CORE
“Student Success Act” to Crush Religious Freedom, Private School Autonomy, Parental Rights: #NO on HR5 | COMMON CORE:
"2. FEDERAL TAKEOVER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
On page 567, Section 6564, we read that “…Other than the terms and conditions expressly approved by State law under the terms of this subpart, control over public education and parental rights to control the education of their children are vested exclusively within the autonomous zone of independent authority reserved to the states and individual Americans by the United States Constitution, other than the Federal Government’s undiminishable obligation to enforce minimum Federal standards of equal protection and due process.”
By tying inalienable parental rights to the receipt of funds and federal “obligations,” the bill just claimed authority to take parental rights away, under conditions it has just defined.
Even in the statement of purpose on page 11, the bill minimizes parents and maximizes itself, by “affording parents substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children”.
To reduce parents to a recipient of government-granted “opportunities to participate in” the education of a child is de-parenting. It’s far, far different from Utah’s legal code, which states in multiple places that: “A student’s parent or guardian is the primary person responsible for the education of the student, and the state is in a secondary and supportive role to the parent or guardian.”
Our government is determined to take all of our rights away. They must be stopped!
"2. FEDERAL TAKEOVER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
On page 567, Section 6564, we read that “…Other than the terms and conditions expressly approved by State law under the terms of this subpart, control over public education and parental rights to control the education of their children are vested exclusively within the autonomous zone of independent authority reserved to the states and individual Americans by the United States Constitution, other than the Federal Government’s undiminishable obligation to enforce minimum Federal standards of equal protection and due process.”
By tying inalienable parental rights to the receipt of funds and federal “obligations,” the bill just claimed authority to take parental rights away, under conditions it has just defined.
Even in the statement of purpose on page 11, the bill minimizes parents and maximizes itself, by “affording parents substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children”.
To reduce parents to a recipient of government-granted “opportunities to participate in” the education of a child is de-parenting. It’s far, far different from Utah’s legal code, which states in multiple places that: “A student’s parent or guardian is the primary person responsible for the education of the student, and the state is in a secondary and supportive role to the parent or guardian.”
Our government is determined to take all of our rights away. They must be stopped!
Yep. Snyder's government is too broke to fix the roads...........$4.1 million state grant announced for Muskegon Community College's Downtown Center
$4.1 million state grant announced for Muskegon Community College's Downtown Center | MLive.com:
"MUSKEGON, MI -- A $4.1 million state grant announced by Gov. Rick Snyder Tuesday will provide a big boost for Muskegon Community College's new Downtown Center.
MCC was one of 18 community colleges chosen to receive more than $21.5 million in funding for skilled trades equipment.
The money will be used for several MCC programs, including welding, machining, electrical technology and manufacturing automation, that are moving into the Downtown Center at the former Muskegon Chronicle building.
"This serious investment -- one of the largest of its kind in the country - will tap our top-notch community colleges and help new students and adults looking for new opportunities gain the skills sought by companies looking to grow and expand, creating more and better jobs in Michigan," Snyder said.
West Shore Community College in Scottville received nearly $424,000 for its registered nursing, protective services and welding programs."
"MUSKEGON, MI -- A $4.1 million state grant announced by Gov. Rick Snyder Tuesday will provide a big boost for Muskegon Community College's new Downtown Center.
The money will be used for several MCC programs, including welding, machining, electrical technology and manufacturing automation, that are moving into the Downtown Center at the former Muskegon Chronicle building.
"This serious investment -- one of the largest of its kind in the country - will tap our top-notch community colleges and help new students and adults looking for new opportunities gain the skills sought by companies looking to grow and expand, creating more and better jobs in Michigan," Snyder said.
West Shore Community College in Scottville received nearly $424,000 for its registered nursing, protective services and welding programs."
Justice Dept. Reveals Border Logic: ‘Integrity of the Border’ Best Served by Protecting Illegal Immigrants | TheBlaze.com
Justice Dept. Reveals Border Logic: ‘Integrity of the Border’ Best Served by Protecting Illegal Immigrants | TheBlaze.com:"The Justice Department argued Monday that by stopping the Obama administration from conferring benefits to illegal immigrants, a federal court is actually making it harder for the administration to enforce U.S. immigration laws.
The argument is likely to ring hollow with opponents of Obama’s plan to protect millions of illegal immigrants from deportation and let them work in the United States. Those opponents say Obama’s plan skirts U.S. immigration laws, and that last week’s court decision to block Obama’s plan was an effort to return to the rule of law."
‘The Incarnation of Hell…on Planet Earth’: Author Reveals Why Everyone Should Fear the Islamic State and Its ‘Apocalyptic Worldview’ | TheBlaze.com
‘The Incarnation of Hell…on Planet Earth’: Author Reveals Why Everyone Should Fear the Islamic State and Its ‘Apocalyptic Worldview’ | TheBlaze.com:
"In his forthcoming book, “Defying ISIS: Preserving Christianity in the Place of Its Birth and in Your Own Backyard,” Moore, who is attending the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville, Tennessee, this week, offers stories of “horror and hope,” taking readers into some of the heart-wrenching and disturbing first-person accounts of the atrocities carried out by the Islamic State.
Moore, who doesn’t mince words when talking about the terror group, warns in the book that a Christian genocide is underway in the Middle East, as the Islamic State drives Bible-believers from their homes, seizes their possessions and brutally murders children and families.
“ISIS is the incarnation of hell, itself, on planet Earth,” Moore told TheBlaze in an interview."
"In his forthcoming book, “Defying ISIS: Preserving Christianity in the Place of Its Birth and in Your Own Backyard,” Moore, who is attending the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville, Tennessee, this week, offers stories of “horror and hope,” taking readers into some of the heart-wrenching and disturbing first-person accounts of the atrocities carried out by the Islamic State.Moore, who doesn’t mince words when talking about the terror group, warns in the book that a Christian genocide is underway in the Middle East, as the Islamic State drives Bible-believers from their homes, seizes their possessions and brutally murders children and families.
“ISIS is the incarnation of hell, itself, on planet Earth,” Moore told TheBlaze in an interview."
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)