Lately there has been a great deal of talk about two famous men who shared only a name. The two Men Ted Kennedy and Ted Williams, were each famous however led very different lives. Lets take a look into the two men and you can decide for yourself who the better man was.
Theodore "Ted" Williams was born into poverty, his mother did the best she could to raise he and his very ill brother. Ted later went on the become one of the greatest American Hero's of all time. Arguably one of the greatest baseball hitters of all time, the Splendid Splinter had a swing like no other.
Having played his entire career with the Boston Red Sox, Ted, was more to Boston than just a ball player. Not only did he play baseball, but he was a Fighter Pilot in two wars, and championed one of the greatest charities of all time, the Jimmy Fund.
Later in life, Ted enjoyed fishing and relocated to Florida however his love for baseball never died and he was seen every year at Spring Training in camp with the Sox watching all the young hitters. As he aged, his vision failed him however still being a fan of Baseball and the Red Sox Ted, made a special guest appearance at Fenway Park in the summer of 1999.
Because of complications with the erecting of the new ball park in Milwaukee, the Mid Summer Classic was moved to Fenway Park in Boston. Prior to the game, the living greats were all brought out onto the field, including one Pete Rose who was given special permission to attend the game by Major League Baseball. Then in what can only be described as a scene out of a Hollywood movie can Ted Williams on a golf cart from Center field. The Flash bulbs went wild and yet a pin could have been head dropping from within the hallowed grounds of Fenway. With what seemed like hours the Golf Cart slowly made its way to the infield by the pitchers mound and like children in a candy shop all the great players of the day and from the past surrounded Ted. The last baseball memory of Ted was him throwing that All Star Game First pitch and considering he was almost totally blind the ball sailed right over the plate...
Edward "Teddy" Kennedy was a man completely different than Ted Williams, Kennedy was not a war hero, didn't play baseball, and he sure was not born into poverty. Teddy Kennedy was born into wealth, his Grandfather was a bootlegger and a pretty lowly character. As a young adult Teddy was rumored to have driven his car into a pond while drunk and waiting for more than thirty minutes to go for help, knowing full well that his girlfriend was trapped in the submerged vehicle. Teddy later went on to become a career politician even having run a failed campaign in 1980 against then sitting President Jimmy Carter who later that year went on to suffer the greatest electoral college defeat in the history of the country to the late great Ronald Reagan.
Throughout his career as US Senator Teddy, a Democrat, later a Liberal and near the end of his life and career a closet Communist, fought for things like medicare, social security, and socialized health care. These programs while well intentioned had and will continue to have serious repercussions, medicare and social security are pretty much bankrupt, and socialized medicine while still not in effect will cause devastation among our health care community and looking at the failed socialized systems of Canada and Europe we need to look no further than our own back yards for a system that not only works well but would work a million times better if the government got out of it!
So again I ask you who was the better man? Theodore "Ted" Williams or Edward "Teddy" Kennedy?
Oct 5, 2009
Jul 25, 2009
Usurper Obama Has NO Business In Criticism
Recently (alleged) President Obama made a statement regarding a police officer without knowing the facts. He stated that the police department "acted stupidly" in the arrest of his "personal friend" and this is a clear example of his lack of leadership. The sad part of the whole situation is that it was the (alleged) President who himself turned this justified arrest into a "Race Issue."
The police officer in question is Sgt. James M. Crowley, a veteran of the Cambridge Police force and the instructor of a class to teach other police officers how to avoid racial profiling. Sgt. Crowley has an impeccable record throughout his entire career as a police officer and is commended by his fellow officers.
Now here is the scope of events leading up to the justified arrest. A woman walking down a street in Cambridge, Ma noticed someone attempting to (what she thought to be) break into a home. The witness then called police and stated as such and as always the police respond to the call. The Officer responding was Sgt. Crowley and upon arrival attempted to figure out what was happening. The person on the other side of the door began yelling and screaming and soon became very belligerent. The officer calmly attempted to diffuse the situation while keeping his cool. After minutes of verbal abuse the officer told the person on the other side of the door that if he had anything else to say he could step outside. The man then stepped outside and got into the officer's face continuing the verbal assault. The man was then placed into handcuffs and arrested for Disorderly Conduct.
Take a second and ask yourself, what would I do if this happened to me? Well I know how I would have handled and I will tell you. Upon the arrival of the police officer I would have opened the door to my home, stepped outside and greeted the officer. After inquiring about the reason for his visit I would have proceeded to reach for and remove my wallet from my pocket and handed him my licence. Stating that my name, and address were listed right on the face of the licence and that I was thankful for his prompt call to action. Once everything was cleared up and I explained my complete and utter embarrassment of locking my keys in my house I would have wished the officer a good day and all would be well.
Taking some time to think under pressure and staying cool emotionally will always make things easier. Assuming the worst and reacting with extreme measures or disregard for the situation will cause nothing but stress or lead to an arrest as in this case. The Professor's actions were not only uncalled for they were disrespectful and completely reckless. The police officer had every right in the world to detain this man and was completely justified in doing so.
The police officer in question is Sgt. James M. Crowley, a veteran of the Cambridge Police force and the instructor of a class to teach other police officers how to avoid racial profiling. Sgt. Crowley has an impeccable record throughout his entire career as a police officer and is commended by his fellow officers.
Now here is the scope of events leading up to the justified arrest. A woman walking down a street in Cambridge, Ma noticed someone attempting to (what she thought to be) break into a home. The witness then called police and stated as such and as always the police respond to the call. The Officer responding was Sgt. Crowley and upon arrival attempted to figure out what was happening. The person on the other side of the door began yelling and screaming and soon became very belligerent. The officer calmly attempted to diffuse the situation while keeping his cool. After minutes of verbal abuse the officer told the person on the other side of the door that if he had anything else to say he could step outside. The man then stepped outside and got into the officer's face continuing the verbal assault. The man was then placed into handcuffs and arrested for Disorderly Conduct.
Take a second and ask yourself, what would I do if this happened to me? Well I know how I would have handled and I will tell you. Upon the arrival of the police officer I would have opened the door to my home, stepped outside and greeted the officer. After inquiring about the reason for his visit I would have proceeded to reach for and remove my wallet from my pocket and handed him my licence. Stating that my name, and address were listed right on the face of the licence and that I was thankful for his prompt call to action. Once everything was cleared up and I explained my complete and utter embarrassment of locking my keys in my house I would have wished the officer a good day and all would be well.
Taking some time to think under pressure and staying cool emotionally will always make things easier. Assuming the worst and reacting with extreme measures or disregard for the situation will cause nothing but stress or lead to an arrest as in this case. The Professor's actions were not only uncalled for they were disrespectful and completely reckless. The police officer had every right in the world to detain this man and was completely justified in doing so.
May 8, 2009
The Massachusetts Politicians Do It Yet Again!
If the tax rates in Massachusetts were not high enough already the citizens get word of another obscenity this week. A recent proposal to increase the state's sales tax rate by a whopping 25% was overwhelmingly passed by the state's house of representatives and will now face barely no resistance in the state's Senate.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a proposal to increase the sales tax in the state by a whopping 25% this week. The names of the 51 State Reps who voted with the people and against the increase are listed below:
Arciero D-Second Middlesex. - Consisting of precincts 3, 5 and 7, of the town of Chelmsford and the towns of Littleton and Westford, both in the county of Middlesex. James Arciero (D), Westford.
Ayers D-First Norfolk. - Consisting of precincts 3 and 4 of ward 3, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 4, precincts 2 and 5 of ward 5, and all precincts of ward 6, of the city of Quincy, and precincts 5 and 6 of the town of Randolph, both in the county of Norfolk.
Callahan D-Eighteenth Worcester. - Consisting of the town of Bellingham, in the county of Norfolk; and precincts 1, 2 and 4, of the town of Uxbridge, precincts 1 and 2, of the town of Sutton, and the towns of Blackstone and Millville, all in the county of Worcester
Calter D-Twelfth Plymouth. - Consisting of precincts 1 and 6, of the town of Duxbury, precinct 1, of the town of Halifax, the town of Kingston, precincts 1 and 5, of the town of Middleborough, precincts 1, 11 and 13, of the town of Plymouth, and the town of Plympton, all in the county of Plymouth. Thomas J. Calter (D), Kingston
Campbell D-Fifteenth Essex. - Consisting of precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the town of Methuen, in the county of Essex
Canavan D-Tenth Plymouth. - Consisting of precinct 3, of the town of Easton, in the county of Bristol; and precincts B and C of ward 4, precincts B, C and D of ward 5 and all precincts of ward 6, of the city of Brockton, and the town of West Bridgewater, both in the county of Plymouth
Curran D-Ninth Hampden. - Consisting of precincts A, B, C, D, F, G and H of ward 2, precincts C, D, G and H of ward 5, precinct H of ward 7, and precincts A, B, D and H of ward 8, of the city of Springfield, and precinct A of ward 5 of the city of Chicopee, both in the county of Hampden
Driscoll D-Fifth Norfolk. - Consisting of the town of Braintree, precinct one of the town of Holbrook, precinct three, of the town of Randolph, all in the county of Norfolk.
Fallon D-Thirty-third Middlesex. - Consisting of all precincts of ward 2, precinct 1 of ward 3, all precincts of wards 4, 5, 6 and 8, of the city of Malden, in the county of Middlesex
Fennell D-Tenth Essex. - Consisting of precincts 3 and 4 of ward 1, all precincts of ward 2, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 3, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 4, and precinct 3 of ward 5, of the city of Lynn, all in the county of Essex
Flynn D-Eighth Plymouth. - Consisting of precinct 6, of the town of Easton, and the town of Raynham, both in the county of Bristol; and the town of Bridgewater, in the county of Plymouth
Fresolo D-Sixteenth Worcester. - Consisting of precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5, of ward 5, all precincts of ward 6, and precincts 1 and 5 of ward 8, of the city of Worcester, in the county of Worcester
Garry D-Thirty-sixth Middlesex. - Consisting of the towns of Dracut and Tyngsborough, both in the county of Middlesex
Golden D-Sixteenth Middlesex. - Consisting of precincts 2, 6 and 8, of the town of Chelmsford, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 5, and all precincts of wards 6 and 9, of the city of Lowell, both in the county of Middlesex
Greene D-Twenty-second Middlesex. - Consisting of the town of Billerica, in the county of Middlesex
Harkins D-Thirteenth Norfolk. - Consisting of the town of Dover, precincts 1 and 2, of the town of Medfield, and the town of Needham, all in the county of Norfolk
Kozcera D-Eleventh Bristol. - Consisting of the town of Acushnet, precincts A, B, C, D and E of ward 1 and all precincts of ward 2, of the city of New Bedford, both in the county of Bristol
Kujawski D-Eighth Worcester. - Consisting of the towns of Douglas and Dudley, precinct 4, of the town of Oxford, precinct 3, of the town of Uxbridge, and the town of Webster, all in the county of Worcester
McMurtry D-Eleventh Norfolk. - Consisting of the town of Dedham, precinct 8, of the town of Walpole, and the town of Westwood, all in the county of Norfolk.
Miceli D-Nineteenth Middlesex. - Consisting of precincts 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 4 and 4A, of the town of Tewksbury, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, of the town of Wilmington, both in the county of Middlesex
Murphy, J. D-Fourth Norfolk. - Consisting of precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18, of the town of Weymouth, in the county of Norfolk.
Murphy, K.J. D-Eighteenth Middlesex. - Consisting of precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, all precincts of ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, all precincts of wards 7 and 8, of the city of Lowell, in the county of Middlesex
Nangle D-Seventeenth Middlesex. - Consisting of precinct 4, of the town of Chelmsford, and all precincts of ward 1, precinct 3 of ward 2, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 4, and all precincts of wards 10 and 11, of the city of Lowell, both in the county of Middlesex
Puppolo D-Twelfth Hampden. - Consisting of precincts 1 and 2, of the Town of East Longmeadow , precincts D, F and H of ward 6, precincts B, C, D, E, F and G of ward 7, of the City of Springfield , and the Town of Wilbraham , all in the county of Hampden
Quinn D-Ninth Bristol. - Consisting of the town of Dartmouth, precinct 2, of the town of Freetown, and precincts F and G of ward 3, of the city of New Bedford, in the county of Bristol; and precinct 1 in the town of Lakeville, in the county of Plymouth
Rice D-Second Worcester. - Consisting of the town of Ashby, in the county of Middlesex; and the city of Gardner, and the towns of Ashburnham, Royalston and Winchendon, all in the county of Worcester
Rogers D-Twelfth Norfolk. - Consisting of the town of Norwood, precincts 1, 2, 6 and 7, of the town of Walpole, both in the county of Norfolk
Rosa D-Fourth Worcester. - Consisting of the city of Leominster, in the county of Worcester
Rush D-Tenth Suffolk. - Consisting of precincts 14, 15 and 16, of the town of Brookline, in the county of Norfolk; and precincts 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of ward 20, of the city of Boston, in the county of Suffolk
Sandlin D-Third Hampden consisting of the city of Agawam, the towns of Southwick, Granville, and Russell
SmithD-Twenty-eighth Middlesex. - Consisting of the city of Everett, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of the city of Malden, both in the county of Middlesex
Stanley, T.M. D-Ninth Middlesex. - Consisting of precincts 2, 3 and 4, of the town of Lexington, and all precincts of wards 1, 2, 3 and 4, and precinct 1 of ward 7, of the city of Waltham, both in the county of Middlesex
Timilty D-Seventh Norfolk. - Consisting of Precincts 2, and 4-10, of the Town of Milton, and Precincts 1, 2, 4, 7 and 8, of the town of Randolph, both in the County of Norfolk
Tobin D-Second Norfolk. - Consisting of all precincts in ward 1, precincts 1, 2 and 5 of ward 3, precincts 2 and 4 of ward 4 and precincts 1, 3 and 4 of ward 5, of the city of Quincy, in the county of Norfolk
Torrisi D-Fourteenth Essex. - Consisting of precincts 1 and 3 of ward A, precincts 2 and 3 of ward E, and precincts 1, 2 and 4 of ward F, of the city of Lawrence, and precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the town of North Andover, both in the county of Essex
Jones R-Twentieth Middlesex. - Consisting of precincts 1, 3 and 4, of the town of Lynnfield, and precinct 1, of the town of Middleton, both in the county of Essex; and the town of North Reading, and precincts 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8, of the town of Reading, both in the county of Middlesex
Peterson R-Ninth Worcester. - Consisting of the towns of Grafton, Northbridge and Upton, and precincts 3 and 5, of the town of Westborough, all in the county of Worcester
Hill R-Fourth Essex. - Consisting of precincts 1 and 3, of the town of Boxford, and the towns of Hamilton, Wenham, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and precinct 2, of the town of Middleton, all in the county of Essex
Poirier R-Fourteenth Bristol. - Consisting of precinct B of ward 3, of the city of Attleboro, precincts 2 and 5, of the town of Mansfield, the town of North Attleborough, and precinct 2, of the town of Norton, all in the county of Bristol
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DeMacedo R-First Plymouth. - Consisting of precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14, of the town of Plymouth, in the county of Plymouth
Evangelidis R+First Worcester. - Consisting of the towns of Holden, Hubbardston, Oakham, Princeton, Rutland, precinct 1 of the town of Sterling and the town of Westminster, all in the county of Worcester
Frost R-Seventh Worcester. - Consisting of the towns of Auburn and Millbury, precinct 3, of the town of Sutton, and precincts 1 and 3, of the town of Oxford, all in the county of Worcester
Gifford R-Second Plymouth. - Consisting of precincts 1, 2 and 3, of the town of Bourne, in the county of Barnstable; and the towns of Carver and Wareham, both in the county of Plymouth
Hargraves R-First Middlesex. - Consisting of the towns of Ayer, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell and Townsend, all in the county of Middlesex
Humason R-Fourth Hampden. - Consisting of the city of Westfield, in the county of Hampden
Perry R-Fifth Barnstable. - Consisting of precincts 10, 11 and 12, of the town of Barnstable, precinct 4, of the town of Bourne, precincts 1 and 3, of the town of Mashpee, and all precincts of the town of Sandwich, all in the county of Barnstable
Polito R-Eleventh Worcester. - Consisting of the town of Shrewsbury, and precincts 1 and 4, of the town of Westborough, both in the county of Worcester
Ross R-Ninth Norfolk. - Consisting of precincts 3 and 4, of the town of Medfield, precinct 1, of the town of Millis, the towns of Norfolk and Plainville, precinct 5, of the town of Walpole, and the town of Wrentham, all in the county of Norfolk
Smola R-First Hampden. - Consisting of the towns of Brimfield, Holland, Palmer and Wales, all in the county of Hampden; precincts B and C, in the town of Ware, in the county of Hampshire; and the towns of Sturbridge and Warren, both in the county of Worcester
Webster R-Sixth Plymouth. - Consisting of precincts 2, 3, 4 and 5, of the town of Duxbury, precinct 2 of the town of Halifax, and the towns of Hanson and Pembroke, all in the county of Plymouth
The Massachusetts House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a proposal to increase the sales tax in the state by a whopping 25% this week. The names of the 51 State Reps who voted with the people and against the increase are listed below:
Arciero D-Second Middlesex. - Consisting of precincts 3, 5 and 7, of the town of Chelmsford and the towns of Littleton and Westford, both in the county of Middlesex. James Arciero (D), Westford.
Ayers D-First Norfolk. - Consisting of precincts 3 and 4 of ward 3, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 4, precincts 2 and 5 of ward 5, and all precincts of ward 6, of the city of Quincy, and precincts 5 and 6 of the town of Randolph, both in the county of Norfolk.
Callahan D-Eighteenth Worcester. - Consisting of the town of Bellingham, in the county of Norfolk; and precincts 1, 2 and 4, of the town of Uxbridge, precincts 1 and 2, of the town of Sutton, and the towns of Blackstone and Millville, all in the county of Worcester
Calter D-Twelfth Plymouth. - Consisting of precincts 1 and 6, of the town of Duxbury, precinct 1, of the town of Halifax, the town of Kingston, precincts 1 and 5, of the town of Middleborough, precincts 1, 11 and 13, of the town of Plymouth, and the town of Plympton, all in the county of Plymouth. Thomas J. Calter (D), Kingston
Campbell D-Fifteenth Essex. - Consisting of precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the town of Methuen, in the county of Essex
Canavan D-Tenth Plymouth. - Consisting of precinct 3, of the town of Easton, in the county of Bristol; and precincts B and C of ward 4, precincts B, C and D of ward 5 and all precincts of ward 6, of the city of Brockton, and the town of West Bridgewater, both in the county of Plymouth
Curran D-Ninth Hampden. - Consisting of precincts A, B, C, D, F, G and H of ward 2, precincts C, D, G and H of ward 5, precinct H of ward 7, and precincts A, B, D and H of ward 8, of the city of Springfield, and precinct A of ward 5 of the city of Chicopee, both in the county of Hampden
Driscoll D-Fifth Norfolk. - Consisting of the town of Braintree, precinct one of the town of Holbrook, precinct three, of the town of Randolph, all in the county of Norfolk.
Fallon D-Thirty-third Middlesex. - Consisting of all precincts of ward 2, precinct 1 of ward 3, all precincts of wards 4, 5, 6 and 8, of the city of Malden, in the county of Middlesex
Fennell D-Tenth Essex. - Consisting of precincts 3 and 4 of ward 1, all precincts of ward 2, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 3, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 4, and precinct 3 of ward 5, of the city of Lynn, all in the county of Essex
Flynn D-Eighth Plymouth. - Consisting of precinct 6, of the town of Easton, and the town of Raynham, both in the county of Bristol; and the town of Bridgewater, in the county of Plymouth
Fresolo D-Sixteenth Worcester. - Consisting of precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5, of ward 5, all precincts of ward 6, and precincts 1 and 5 of ward 8, of the city of Worcester, in the county of Worcester
Garry D-Thirty-sixth Middlesex. - Consisting of the towns of Dracut and Tyngsborough, both in the county of Middlesex
Golden D-Sixteenth Middlesex. - Consisting of precincts 2, 6 and 8, of the town of Chelmsford, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 5, and all precincts of wards 6 and 9, of the city of Lowell, both in the county of Middlesex
Greene D-Twenty-second Middlesex. - Consisting of the town of Billerica, in the county of Middlesex
Harkins D-Thirteenth Norfolk. - Consisting of the town of Dover, precincts 1 and 2, of the town of Medfield, and the town of Needham, all in the county of Norfolk
Kozcera D-Eleventh Bristol. - Consisting of the town of Acushnet, precincts A, B, C, D and E of ward 1 and all precincts of ward 2, of the city of New Bedford, both in the county of Bristol
Kujawski D-Eighth Worcester. - Consisting of the towns of Douglas and Dudley, precinct 4, of the town of Oxford, precinct 3, of the town of Uxbridge, and the town of Webster, all in the county of Worcester
McMurtry D-Eleventh Norfolk. - Consisting of the town of Dedham, precinct 8, of the town of Walpole, and the town of Westwood, all in the county of Norfolk.
Miceli D-Nineteenth Middlesex. - Consisting of precincts 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 4 and 4A, of the town of Tewksbury, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, of the town of Wilmington, both in the county of Middlesex
Murphy, J. D-Fourth Norfolk. - Consisting of precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18, of the town of Weymouth, in the county of Norfolk.
Murphy, K.J. D-Eighteenth Middlesex. - Consisting of precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, all precincts of ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, all precincts of wards 7 and 8, of the city of Lowell, in the county of Middlesex
Nangle D-Seventeenth Middlesex. - Consisting of precinct 4, of the town of Chelmsford, and all precincts of ward 1, precinct 3 of ward 2, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 4, and all precincts of wards 10 and 11, of the city of Lowell, both in the county of Middlesex
Puppolo D-Twelfth Hampden. - Consisting of precincts 1 and 2, of the Town of East Longmeadow , precincts D, F and H of ward 6, precincts B, C, D, E, F and G of ward 7, of the City of Springfield , and the Town of Wilbraham , all in the county of Hampden
Quinn D-Ninth Bristol. - Consisting of the town of Dartmouth, precinct 2, of the town of Freetown, and precincts F and G of ward 3, of the city of New Bedford, in the county of Bristol; and precinct 1 in the town of Lakeville, in the county of Plymouth
Rice D-Second Worcester. - Consisting of the town of Ashby, in the county of Middlesex; and the city of Gardner, and the towns of Ashburnham, Royalston and Winchendon, all in the county of Worcester
Rogers D-Twelfth Norfolk. - Consisting of the town of Norwood, precincts 1, 2, 6 and 7, of the town of Walpole, both in the county of Norfolk
Rosa D-Fourth Worcester. - Consisting of the city of Leominster, in the county of Worcester
Rush D-Tenth Suffolk. - Consisting of precincts 14, 15 and 16, of the town of Brookline, in the county of Norfolk; and precincts 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of ward 20, of the city of Boston, in the county of Suffolk
Sandlin D-Third Hampden consisting of the city of Agawam, the towns of Southwick, Granville, and Russell
SmithD-Twenty-eighth Middlesex. - Consisting of the city of Everett, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of the city of Malden, both in the county of Middlesex
Stanley, T.M. D-Ninth Middlesex. - Consisting of precincts 2, 3 and 4, of the town of Lexington, and all precincts of wards 1, 2, 3 and 4, and precinct 1 of ward 7, of the city of Waltham, both in the county of Middlesex
Timilty D-Seventh Norfolk. - Consisting of Precincts 2, and 4-10, of the Town of Milton, and Precincts 1, 2, 4, 7 and 8, of the town of Randolph, both in the County of Norfolk
Tobin D-Second Norfolk. - Consisting of all precincts in ward 1, precincts 1, 2 and 5 of ward 3, precincts 2 and 4 of ward 4 and precincts 1, 3 and 4 of ward 5, of the city of Quincy, in the county of Norfolk
Torrisi D-Fourteenth Essex. - Consisting of precincts 1 and 3 of ward A, precincts 2 and 3 of ward E, and precincts 1, 2 and 4 of ward F, of the city of Lawrence, and precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the town of North Andover, both in the county of Essex
Jones R-Twentieth Middlesex. - Consisting of precincts 1, 3 and 4, of the town of Lynnfield, and precinct 1, of the town of Middleton, both in the county of Essex; and the town of North Reading, and precincts 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8, of the town of Reading, both in the county of Middlesex
Peterson R-Ninth Worcester. - Consisting of the towns of Grafton, Northbridge and Upton, and precincts 3 and 5, of the town of Westborough, all in the county of Worcester
Hill R-Fourth Essex. - Consisting of precincts 1 and 3, of the town of Boxford, and the towns of Hamilton, Wenham, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and precinct 2, of the town of Middleton, all in the county of Essex
Poirier R-Fourteenth Bristol. - Consisting of precinct B of ward 3, of the city of Attleboro, precincts 2 and 5, of the town of Mansfield, the town of North Attleborough, and precinct 2, of the town of Norton, all in the county of Bristol
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DeMacedo R-First Plymouth. - Consisting of precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14, of the town of Plymouth, in the county of Plymouth
Evangelidis R+First Worcester. - Consisting of the towns of Holden, Hubbardston, Oakham, Princeton, Rutland, precinct 1 of the town of Sterling and the town of Westminster, all in the county of Worcester
Frost R-Seventh Worcester. - Consisting of the towns of Auburn and Millbury, precinct 3, of the town of Sutton, and precincts 1 and 3, of the town of Oxford, all in the county of Worcester
Gifford R-Second Plymouth. - Consisting of precincts 1, 2 and 3, of the town of Bourne, in the county of Barnstable; and the towns of Carver and Wareham, both in the county of Plymouth
Hargraves R-First Middlesex. - Consisting of the towns of Ayer, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell and Townsend, all in the county of Middlesex
Humason R-Fourth Hampden. - Consisting of the city of Westfield, in the county of Hampden
Perry R-Fifth Barnstable. - Consisting of precincts 10, 11 and 12, of the town of Barnstable, precinct 4, of the town of Bourne, precincts 1 and 3, of the town of Mashpee, and all precincts of the town of Sandwich, all in the county of Barnstable
Polito R-Eleventh Worcester. - Consisting of the town of Shrewsbury, and precincts 1 and 4, of the town of Westborough, both in the county of Worcester
Ross R-Ninth Norfolk. - Consisting of precincts 3 and 4, of the town of Medfield, precinct 1, of the town of Millis, the towns of Norfolk and Plainville, precinct 5, of the town of Walpole, and the town of Wrentham, all in the county of Norfolk
Smola R-First Hampden. - Consisting of the towns of Brimfield, Holland, Palmer and Wales, all in the county of Hampden; precincts B and C, in the town of Ware, in the county of Hampshire; and the towns of Sturbridge and Warren, both in the county of Worcester
Webster R-Sixth Plymouth. - Consisting of precincts 2, 3, 4 and 5, of the town of Duxbury, precinct 2 of the town of Halifax, and the towns of Hanson and Pembroke, all in the county of Plymouth
Apr 29, 2009
Help Prevent Voter Fraud
With so many questions surrounding the previous three Presidential elections it begs us to ask if we need voting reform. I do not mean to revamp our system or to realign congressional districts or anything of that nature. All I am saying is that we need to figure out what we can do to prevent any fraud going forward.
The 2000 and 2004 elections results while conclusive, proved to somewhat put a dark cloud over our country and our election process. Questions surrounding the vote totals in certain states were common place, however no one could ever conclusively prove that there was any voter fraud what so ever.
Moving on to the 2008 election many more questions surfaced, numerous offices of a certain community organization group by the name of ACORN were raided and the raids provided some shocking and very serious issues. For example the entire starting offensive line of the Dallas Cowboys were fraudulently registered to vote in Las Vegas along with their Quarterback who was registered eight times and even Mickey Mouse who was registered more than twenty times.
So I beg to ask the question, should the states individually completely clear the registered voter logs and start from scratch or is there a better alternative available?
Here is my suggestion, each city and town in every state completely clear their databases of all registered voters and set up over the course of a week or two depending on how large the city or town is for their citizens to reregister. We could also look at this from a different angle, that being that instead of wiping out the database the cities and towns could require that each registered citizen present a state issued ID to a town official in order for them to be a certified voter. This process would cut back on time, expenses and man power. However this time in order to register the citizen would need to present a valid state issued ID ensuring that they are who they say they are.
The next step to preventing voter fraud would be to require each voter to present their ID each election in order to be allowed to vote. This would prove as a second line of defense in addition to having presented it at the time of registration. This process would simply confirm that you are who you say you are and protect your vote.
In addition it would also be a reasonable requirement that no one except for an official from the city or town process voter application cards. This way we can all be certain that ID’s will be thoroughly checked and double checked. Community organizations and get out the vote campaigns are good at getting people involved in the process however they should not be responsible for registrations. By all means they can pass out application cards and what not, however the actual registration process should be kept away from these groups.
One final step in the prevention of voter fraud would be to have the systems updated on either a daily or weekly basis by having the names of anyone who passed away removed. This simple step would prevent people from going in and voting multiple times by passing themselves off as someone who passed away.
While there is no fail safe method to any of this, keep in mind that these are only suggestions and common sense methods that will assist us in preventing voter fraud. By no means are these steps a violation of anyone civil rights or are they discriminatory, in reality they are precautions and efforts to protect them. Perhaps we can achieve some kind of success in the prevention of voter fraud by taking the necessary steps to prevent it instead of simply reacting to it after the fact. The choice is yours, you can either sit back or let everything we have worked for go to waste or be proud to stand up and fight to protect it!
The 2000 and 2004 elections results while conclusive, proved to somewhat put a dark cloud over our country and our election process. Questions surrounding the vote totals in certain states were common place, however no one could ever conclusively prove that there was any voter fraud what so ever.
Moving on to the 2008 election many more questions surfaced, numerous offices of a certain community organization group by the name of ACORN were raided and the raids provided some shocking and very serious issues. For example the entire starting offensive line of the Dallas Cowboys were fraudulently registered to vote in Las Vegas along with their Quarterback who was registered eight times and even Mickey Mouse who was registered more than twenty times.
So I beg to ask the question, should the states individually completely clear the registered voter logs and start from scratch or is there a better alternative available?
Here is my suggestion, each city and town in every state completely clear their databases of all registered voters and set up over the course of a week or two depending on how large the city or town is for their citizens to reregister. We could also look at this from a different angle, that being that instead of wiping out the database the cities and towns could require that each registered citizen present a state issued ID to a town official in order for them to be a certified voter. This process would cut back on time, expenses and man power. However this time in order to register the citizen would need to present a valid state issued ID ensuring that they are who they say they are.
The next step to preventing voter fraud would be to require each voter to present their ID each election in order to be allowed to vote. This would prove as a second line of defense in addition to having presented it at the time of registration. This process would simply confirm that you are who you say you are and protect your vote.
In addition it would also be a reasonable requirement that no one except for an official from the city or town process voter application cards. This way we can all be certain that ID’s will be thoroughly checked and double checked. Community organizations and get out the vote campaigns are good at getting people involved in the process however they should not be responsible for registrations. By all means they can pass out application cards and what not, however the actual registration process should be kept away from these groups.
One final step in the prevention of voter fraud would be to have the systems updated on either a daily or weekly basis by having the names of anyone who passed away removed. This simple step would prevent people from going in and voting multiple times by passing themselves off as someone who passed away.
While there is no fail safe method to any of this, keep in mind that these are only suggestions and common sense methods that will assist us in preventing voter fraud. By no means are these steps a violation of anyone civil rights or are they discriminatory, in reality they are precautions and efforts to protect them. Perhaps we can achieve some kind of success in the prevention of voter fraud by taking the necessary steps to prevent it instead of simply reacting to it after the fact. The choice is yours, you can either sit back or let everything we have worked for go to waste or be proud to stand up and fight to protect it!
Apr 7, 2009
America is the Greatest Nation Because...
What is so great about living in the United States of America? We are only afforded three basic rights, those being Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. We all are given an equal chance to be as successful or as unsuccessful as we desire to be. We are provided with a general sense of safety and security and these two simple functions are two of the three main functions that were given to the Federal Government by the Constitution along with unifying the states that compose the Union.
Once again I ask what is so great about living in the United States of America? Well we will now discuss all the things that make our nation great. We will focus on the good and only the good because this is meant to be a positive story and not a negative one.
The greatest document in the history of not only our free republic but of the world is the Constitution of the United States written by Thomas Jefferson and signed by all of the famous patriots of the day. The document was written in a manor to prevent the nation from becoming a democracy and also to prevent it from tyrannical rule. The document was also drafted to provide each of the nation’s citizens’ three basic rights those again being Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Life, what is life? Well life can be described as any living and breathing human being. We are provided with the basic right of life because without life we would not have a nation. We are all given the chance to live our lives and to live them in the manor we wish to live them and most importantly without the control of any kind by the Government.
Liberty, what is liberty? Liberty is freedom, so long as we the citizens of the United States obey a set of basic laws we are free to live our lives free of any government control. Laws are based on what is right and what is wrong not based on the feelings of politicians.
Pursuit of Happiness is simple, it is exactly what it states, the right to be happy in a life full of liberties. We are provided with a basic right to promote ourselves and to be as successful as we want or desire to be. We are free to do the things that make us happy and that give us warmth and a sense of joy.
The constitution also gave us the ability to amend the document in any way to further uphold the basic rights we are given. For example the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery, this was necessary because the basic right of Liberty was not provided to a certain group of Americans based on their race. Another amendment gave another group of Americans the right to vote. These amendments were not only necessary, they were also very important in providing equal rights under the law.
Unlike most countries around the world we are provided with the rights to free speech and religion along with the basic right to bear arms. Most countries around the world control the media and arms while many others dictate religion.
The difference between a Democracy and a Republic is simple in a Republic laws are based on absolutes where as in a democracy laws are based on a simple majority. Looking at this from a simple point of view we take into consideration a simple child’s game.
If the game were a Democracy the rules for the game would be determined by the majority of the players. Often one player or team would benefit from the rules and would take advantage of them. Rules formed in this manor could potentially create fairness and/or safety issues not to mention tension between players or teams and possibly arguments or even fights.
Whereas if the game were a Republic all parties would have to agree on a set of rules before the game is played. If a certain rule was not agreed upon by all parties then it would have to be altered until agreed on or thrown out completely. In this situation each team would play to a predetermined set of rules agreed upon beforehand and all is fair.
If it is also agreed on beforehand that changes or amendments could be made to the agreed upon set of rules in the future to either prevent or stop one person or team from cheating or for safety reasons then such changes or amendments may be made so long as all parties agree to the rule changes.
A few simple yet major differences that may be described in the context of a simple child’s game and can either cause or prevent any potential issues. Like this child’s game the same situations may be seen in our government. The Constitution was a set of rules for government agreed upon by the founders of our nation. It was agreed that government was limited and each state was free to govern itself and that a set of basic rights would be provided to the people and the states.
In closing I will also discuss charity and charity is something that comes from the heart. We donate our money and our time to charities and causes we believe in. For example many donate in various manors to foundations such as the American Heart Association, the Alzheimer’s Association, the March of Dimes, and the Red Cross just to name a few. People donate to these causes because they believe in them and also because they either want to help in some way to find the cures for diseases or to help those in a time of need.
Charity is not something to be dictated by the government in the form of taxes and as previously stated we are all given an equal chance in life having been privileged enough to have been born here. We are free to help those that we feel deserve the help and those that are at least trying to help themselves. Most importantly we are individually able to determine who to help and how to help them.
Once again I ask what is so great about living in the United States of America? Well we will now discuss all the things that make our nation great. We will focus on the good and only the good because this is meant to be a positive story and not a negative one.
The greatest document in the history of not only our free republic but of the world is the Constitution of the United States written by Thomas Jefferson and signed by all of the famous patriots of the day. The document was written in a manor to prevent the nation from becoming a democracy and also to prevent it from tyrannical rule. The document was also drafted to provide each of the nation’s citizens’ three basic rights those again being Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Life, what is life? Well life can be described as any living and breathing human being. We are provided with the basic right of life because without life we would not have a nation. We are all given the chance to live our lives and to live them in the manor we wish to live them and most importantly without the control of any kind by the Government.
Liberty, what is liberty? Liberty is freedom, so long as we the citizens of the United States obey a set of basic laws we are free to live our lives free of any government control. Laws are based on what is right and what is wrong not based on the feelings of politicians.
Pursuit of Happiness is simple, it is exactly what it states, the right to be happy in a life full of liberties. We are provided with a basic right to promote ourselves and to be as successful as we want or desire to be. We are free to do the things that make us happy and that give us warmth and a sense of joy.
The constitution also gave us the ability to amend the document in any way to further uphold the basic rights we are given. For example the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery, this was necessary because the basic right of Liberty was not provided to a certain group of Americans based on their race. Another amendment gave another group of Americans the right to vote. These amendments were not only necessary, they were also very important in providing equal rights under the law.
Unlike most countries around the world we are provided with the rights to free speech and religion along with the basic right to bear arms. Most countries around the world control the media and arms while many others dictate religion.
The difference between a Democracy and a Republic is simple in a Republic laws are based on absolutes where as in a democracy laws are based on a simple majority. Looking at this from a simple point of view we take into consideration a simple child’s game.
If the game were a Democracy the rules for the game would be determined by the majority of the players. Often one player or team would benefit from the rules and would take advantage of them. Rules formed in this manor could potentially create fairness and/or safety issues not to mention tension between players or teams and possibly arguments or even fights.
Whereas if the game were a Republic all parties would have to agree on a set of rules before the game is played. If a certain rule was not agreed upon by all parties then it would have to be altered until agreed on or thrown out completely. In this situation each team would play to a predetermined set of rules agreed upon beforehand and all is fair.
If it is also agreed on beforehand that changes or amendments could be made to the agreed upon set of rules in the future to either prevent or stop one person or team from cheating or for safety reasons then such changes or amendments may be made so long as all parties agree to the rule changes.
A few simple yet major differences that may be described in the context of a simple child’s game and can either cause or prevent any potential issues. Like this child’s game the same situations may be seen in our government. The Constitution was a set of rules for government agreed upon by the founders of our nation. It was agreed that government was limited and each state was free to govern itself and that a set of basic rights would be provided to the people and the states.
In closing I will also discuss charity and charity is something that comes from the heart. We donate our money and our time to charities and causes we believe in. For example many donate in various manors to foundations such as the American Heart Association, the Alzheimer’s Association, the March of Dimes, and the Red Cross just to name a few. People donate to these causes because they believe in them and also because they either want to help in some way to find the cures for diseases or to help those in a time of need.
Charity is not something to be dictated by the government in the form of taxes and as previously stated we are all given an equal chance in life having been privileged enough to have been born here. We are free to help those that we feel deserve the help and those that are at least trying to help themselves. Most importantly we are individually able to determine who to help and how to help them.
Feb 24, 2009
To My Fellow Citizens
The United States of America is a nation under God, where each person, regardless of race, religion or classification of wealth has the opportunity to not only life but a life of freedoms, Liberties and the pursuit of happiness. Each person is afforded a basic right to an education free of charge and the opportunity to extend that education. If they so choose to take on the responsibilities that come with an extended education they will be vowing to become the greatest teachers, doctors, scientists, lawyers and so many other professionals that the world has ever seen.
Some may say that the American people are a “decent people” however I say and with the greatest pride that we, the American people have always been and will forever be the greatest collection of people on earth. The American People are an example of a civilization based on freedoms, liberties and equal rights that the rest of the world looks at and wishes that they may one day achieve all that we have accomplished as a whole throughout our very brief history.
The United States of America has always been the greatest nation in the world and we will forever be the Greatest Nation. Like a child has made mistakes so too have we and like that child we have learned from our mistakes. We have atoned for the mistakes we made so long ago by our ancestors by amending our constitution. We have in law expressed that those injustices will never be made again. I believe that each and every American will stand here with me today and agree that every citizen of our great nation has the same opportunities, the same challenges and most importantly the same basic rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness that our constitution provides to us.
We as collective group of people must agree that regardless of the color of our skin or the religion we are born into or choose to believe in that we must all be held to the same standards and that those standards may never be set so low that by simply doing the minimum that they will be achieved. Let us push our future generations to become a better generation than we have been. Let us believe that lives lost in order to protect and defend our constitution, our basic rights and our liberties have not been lost in vein.
In the words of John Fitzgerald Kennedy “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.” These words speak volumes of the greatness that comes with freedom and every American today should ask themselves nothing less. No matter if you are ten or one hundred years of age you possess something that we your fellow citizens may learn from. With our basic rights comes a great deal of responsibility and that responsibility must be passed on to future generations. Our children and our children’s children must never allow future generations to forget what so many lives of past generations have died so selflessly to give to us.
In the words of Franklin Delano Roosevelt “There is nothing to fear but fear itself” these words are to be embraced by every one of us. These words may only be words however when spoken together they have a great deal of meaning. We must not fear those who wish to harm us, they only wish to harm us because they hate that we are free and not under tyrannical rule like so many other nations. We are a free and sovereign nation, we are a nation founded on basic laws and those laws based on all things correct and incorrect.
Calvin Coolidge stated that "Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country." What does this mean for the American People? It means that by looking out for the basic principles that our nation was founded on and by allowing them to prevail we will always be as strong as possible. It also means that as Patriots we will not allow government to get to the point where it will take too much control and ruin what freedoms and rights we now have.
Abraham Lincoln so eloquently stated that "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." We must stand strong together defend our constitution, our freedoms and our rights. If we allow these basic principles to be stripped from us we lose our way and we will lose our free republic as we know it today.
In the words of Richard Nixon "We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another." What did he mean by this you may ask? He meant that no government has ever given anything to us and that what we have had we had to get it on our own. It also means that we the people of the United States of America must never allow our government to tell us how to live our lives and that our basic morals and principles will forever take us down the right path.
Thomas Jefferson once stated "My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!" These words ring true today and many Americans have forgotten what makes this country what it is. The citizens of America must take a step back and revisit the foundation of our nation. They must remember that our forefathers fought for our freedoms and later Lincoln’s men fought so that we may truly be equal.
Hubert H. Humphrey stated that "What we need are critical lovers of America - patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it." Working to improve our nation and not destroying it by turning it into Europe which is overrun by socialist governments which have always proven to become communist states. We have never been Socialists or Communists nor will we ever be either of them. Those beliefs are not welcome here in our United States and we will forever be a free nation where capitalists will always be the greatest gifts we ever be given.
The document that is the foundation of our free republic gives us all the rights to freedoms of speech, religion, and self defense. Our constitution also provides that government shall pass no laws infringing on those basic rights. Our Constitution also states that each state shall be free to govern itself independently and that while a federal government is a necessary evil it is necessary to keep our states unified and in order to protect our homeland, our freedoms, our lives and our liberties from all enemies both foreign and domestic. The federal government does not have a right to impose a tax upon the citizens of our free nation in order to take from some and give too many for the sole purpose of the greater good.
I call for government to revert back to the basic principles which our nation was founded upon by eliminating the Internal Revenue Service, the temporary Federal Income Tax, The Federal Reserve and return our currency to the gold standard. I call for each American Citizen to take responsibility for one’s actions and to strive to be the best that you can be and nothing less. We all live in this country and we all have the opportunity to do anything we put our minds to and to you the person who feels that they may not be good enough or strong enough to get to where you want to be, I know what that’s like because I too have been where you now are.
To my fellow American Citizens together we are the greatest people, the greatest nation and the greatest example of what freedom is all about. Collectively we will forever be what we are today so long as we stand our moral ground and strive to be the best we can possibly be. Charity is something that comes from the heart and gives a feeling of greatness to oneself in any possible way so long as it comes from the heart. Charity is not something to be forced upon us by government because a nation with big government is a nation with big taxes and with big taxes come oppression, lost opportunities and a feeling of imprisonment.
In closing I ask that we stand strong together and never allow our family, our friends, our neighbors, or any of our fellow citizens to ever feel that they are not as good as you or I. I ask that you believe in all that is right and in all that is fair to each other and that our justice system simply do what it was intended to do which is not to make law but to uphold it. I ask that you have faith in and allow capitalism to take us to places and provide us with riches the world has never seen. Believe in your hearts that we are the greatest nation in the history of the world and that no person, no government, and no military will ever take that away from us!
God Bless you all, God bless the freedoms and rights provided to us, God bless the Constitution, the Flag of the United States and all that makes us exactly what we are, The greatest nation on Earth. We are Patriots today, we will be Patriots tomorrow and we will forever be Americans so long as we remember the basic principles our free republic were founded on and we keep those principles alive forever.
Some may say that the American people are a “decent people” however I say and with the greatest pride that we, the American people have always been and will forever be the greatest collection of people on earth. The American People are an example of a civilization based on freedoms, liberties and equal rights that the rest of the world looks at and wishes that they may one day achieve all that we have accomplished as a whole throughout our very brief history.
The United States of America has always been the greatest nation in the world and we will forever be the Greatest Nation. Like a child has made mistakes so too have we and like that child we have learned from our mistakes. We have atoned for the mistakes we made so long ago by our ancestors by amending our constitution. We have in law expressed that those injustices will never be made again. I believe that each and every American will stand here with me today and agree that every citizen of our great nation has the same opportunities, the same challenges and most importantly the same basic rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness that our constitution provides to us.
We as collective group of people must agree that regardless of the color of our skin or the religion we are born into or choose to believe in that we must all be held to the same standards and that those standards may never be set so low that by simply doing the minimum that they will be achieved. Let us push our future generations to become a better generation than we have been. Let us believe that lives lost in order to protect and defend our constitution, our basic rights and our liberties have not been lost in vein.
In the words of John Fitzgerald Kennedy “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.” These words speak volumes of the greatness that comes with freedom and every American today should ask themselves nothing less. No matter if you are ten or one hundred years of age you possess something that we your fellow citizens may learn from. With our basic rights comes a great deal of responsibility and that responsibility must be passed on to future generations. Our children and our children’s children must never allow future generations to forget what so many lives of past generations have died so selflessly to give to us.
In the words of Franklin Delano Roosevelt “There is nothing to fear but fear itself” these words are to be embraced by every one of us. These words may only be words however when spoken together they have a great deal of meaning. We must not fear those who wish to harm us, they only wish to harm us because they hate that we are free and not under tyrannical rule like so many other nations. We are a free and sovereign nation, we are a nation founded on basic laws and those laws based on all things correct and incorrect.
Calvin Coolidge stated that "Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country." What does this mean for the American People? It means that by looking out for the basic principles that our nation was founded on and by allowing them to prevail we will always be as strong as possible. It also means that as Patriots we will not allow government to get to the point where it will take too much control and ruin what freedoms and rights we now have.
Abraham Lincoln so eloquently stated that "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." We must stand strong together defend our constitution, our freedoms and our rights. If we allow these basic principles to be stripped from us we lose our way and we will lose our free republic as we know it today.
In the words of Richard Nixon "We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another." What did he mean by this you may ask? He meant that no government has ever given anything to us and that what we have had we had to get it on our own. It also means that we the people of the United States of America must never allow our government to tell us how to live our lives and that our basic morals and principles will forever take us down the right path.
Thomas Jefferson once stated "My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!" These words ring true today and many Americans have forgotten what makes this country what it is. The citizens of America must take a step back and revisit the foundation of our nation. They must remember that our forefathers fought for our freedoms and later Lincoln’s men fought so that we may truly be equal.
Hubert H. Humphrey stated that "What we need are critical lovers of America - patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it." Working to improve our nation and not destroying it by turning it into Europe which is overrun by socialist governments which have always proven to become communist states. We have never been Socialists or Communists nor will we ever be either of them. Those beliefs are not welcome here in our United States and we will forever be a free nation where capitalists will always be the greatest gifts we ever be given.
The document that is the foundation of our free republic gives us all the rights to freedoms of speech, religion, and self defense. Our constitution also provides that government shall pass no laws infringing on those basic rights. Our Constitution also states that each state shall be free to govern itself independently and that while a federal government is a necessary evil it is necessary to keep our states unified and in order to protect our homeland, our freedoms, our lives and our liberties from all enemies both foreign and domestic. The federal government does not have a right to impose a tax upon the citizens of our free nation in order to take from some and give too many for the sole purpose of the greater good.
I call for government to revert back to the basic principles which our nation was founded upon by eliminating the Internal Revenue Service, the temporary Federal Income Tax, The Federal Reserve and return our currency to the gold standard. I call for each American Citizen to take responsibility for one’s actions and to strive to be the best that you can be and nothing less. We all live in this country and we all have the opportunity to do anything we put our minds to and to you the person who feels that they may not be good enough or strong enough to get to where you want to be, I know what that’s like because I too have been where you now are.
To my fellow American Citizens together we are the greatest people, the greatest nation and the greatest example of what freedom is all about. Collectively we will forever be what we are today so long as we stand our moral ground and strive to be the best we can possibly be. Charity is something that comes from the heart and gives a feeling of greatness to oneself in any possible way so long as it comes from the heart. Charity is not something to be forced upon us by government because a nation with big government is a nation with big taxes and with big taxes come oppression, lost opportunities and a feeling of imprisonment.
In closing I ask that we stand strong together and never allow our family, our friends, our neighbors, or any of our fellow citizens to ever feel that they are not as good as you or I. I ask that you believe in all that is right and in all that is fair to each other and that our justice system simply do what it was intended to do which is not to make law but to uphold it. I ask that you have faith in and allow capitalism to take us to places and provide us with riches the world has never seen. Believe in your hearts that we are the greatest nation in the history of the world and that no person, no government, and no military will ever take that away from us!
God Bless you all, God bless the freedoms and rights provided to us, God bless the Constitution, the Flag of the United States and all that makes us exactly what we are, The greatest nation on Earth. We are Patriots today, we will be Patriots tomorrow and we will forever be Americans so long as we remember the basic principles our free republic were founded on and we keep those principles alive forever.
Feb 11, 2009
An Open Letter To The President
"Mr. Obama,
With the average person like myself struggling financially in today's financial world why do you feel that giving corrupt organizations like ACORN billions of dollars? Nationalizing Health care? Violating our rights as citizens of this country by giving to those that are not? And Finally Infringing on the rights of states to govern themselves will stimulate the economy?
Instead, why don't you take the money of the two proposed bailout bills and divide it up equally among each American tax paying citizen? It would amount to approximately $175,000 (TAX FREE) per tax payer this would allow citizens to either pay off debt, purchase a new car or pay down or put a hefty down payment on a home so that they could have a reasonable mortgage payment?
By doing this it would have a direct effect on the economy by allowing the banks to free up funds that are currently tied up by debts currently in the system and possibly affording individuals the opportunity to start up a new small business which in itself would create countless new jobs.
Something else that would stimulate the economy almost immediately would be the removal of all national taxes and implementing a reasonable national sales tax applied to anything not considered a necessity. This in turn would force illegal aliens to pay into the system they are currently stealing from! It would also cut government jobs and eliminate the IRS which truly is an unconstitutional government operation.
Oh yeah and one more thing... Eliminate the Federal Reserve as well because that really is a complete joke and bring back the gold standard for our currency. While your at it break up big national banks and utility companies and force them to allow competition in their markets this will also help to stimulate the economy.
Thank you,
An American Taxpaying Citizen
With the average person like myself struggling financially in today's financial world why do you feel that giving corrupt organizations like ACORN billions of dollars? Nationalizing Health care? Violating our rights as citizens of this country by giving to those that are not? And Finally Infringing on the rights of states to govern themselves will stimulate the economy?
Instead, why don't you take the money of the two proposed bailout bills and divide it up equally among each American tax paying citizen? It would amount to approximately $175,000 (TAX FREE) per tax payer this would allow citizens to either pay off debt, purchase a new car or pay down or put a hefty down payment on a home so that they could have a reasonable mortgage payment?
By doing this it would have a direct effect on the economy by allowing the banks to free up funds that are currently tied up by debts currently in the system and possibly affording individuals the opportunity to start up a new small business which in itself would create countless new jobs.
Something else that would stimulate the economy almost immediately would be the removal of all national taxes and implementing a reasonable national sales tax applied to anything not considered a necessity. This in turn would force illegal aliens to pay into the system they are currently stealing from! It would also cut government jobs and eliminate the IRS which truly is an unconstitutional government operation.
Oh yeah and one more thing... Eliminate the Federal Reserve as well because that really is a complete joke and bring back the gold standard for our currency. While your at it break up big national banks and utility companies and force them to allow competition in their markets this will also help to stimulate the economy.
Thank you,
An American Taxpaying Citizen
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