tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64792602408193640942024-03-13T23:11:14.714-07:00oma's politicsoma's politics was created to give my viewers a place to discover facts and the real stories behind the headlines of mainstream newskithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13949694428067974927noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479260240819364094.post-30948206102977458632023-10-31T21:46:00.007-07:002023-11-06T08:21:28.638-08:00ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 2023/TEXAS STATEWIDE PROPOSED ADMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION<p style="text-align: center;"> ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 2023</p><p style="text-align: center;">STATEWIDE ADMENDMENTS TO THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION</p><p style="text-align: left;">Let's begin at the beginning and explain how we get proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot: The Texas State Legislature must propose the amendment in a joint resolution of both the Texas State Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. The joint resolution can originate in either the House or the Senate. The resolution must be adopted by a vote of at least two-thirds of the membership of each house of the legislature. That amounts to a minimum of 100 votes in the House of Representatives and 21 votes in the Senate. This is what your elected officials have been doing during this legislature session, including the special sessions:</p><p style="text-align: center;">CONSTITUTIONAL ADMENDMENTS</p><p style="text-align: left;">Proposition 1: recognizes the right to engage in farming, ranching, timber production, and wildlife management and enshrines it in the Texas Constitution.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> i vote YES. government has no right to restrict Americans from these activities.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Proposition 2: provides the option to local municipalities to exempt child-care facilities from property taxes within their jurisdiction.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> i vote NO. they are wanting to exempt government subsidized facilities only and leave hard working Americans to carry the full burden.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Proposition 3: prohibits a net worth or wealth tax on individuals or business entities from ever being imposed in the state of Texas.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> i vote YES. we don't want to penalize success.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Proposition 4: delivers $12 billion in property tax relief by increasing the homestead exemption to $100,000, establishing a 20% cap on the taxable value of certain non-homestead properties and creating elected positions on local appraisal boards.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> i vote YES. property owners do not own their property if they have to pay for it every year (so to speak by being taxed through eternity). currently the appraisal board is comprised of "appointed" by the taxing units. ie, local, state, county, etc. it would be good to have these as elected positions.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Proposition 5: establishes the Texas University Fund to provide performance-based funding to Texas colleges so they can achieve national prominence as major research universities</p><p style="text-align: left;"> i vote NO. we already have a fund. it's called the general fund. they need to manage our tax money better. we don't need to achieve national prominence as major research universities. they waste so much money on some of the funded studies/research as it is.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Proposition 6: creates the New Water Supply for Texas Fund, the statewide water public awareness account, and the Texas Water Fund to address critical water challenges across the state.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> i vote NO. we already have a fund for that. it's called the general fund. maybe they should cut waste if they want to spend money elsewhere. we don't need higher taxes while we are dealing with Biden's inflation. Let's go Brandon</p><p style="text-align: left;">Proposition 7: creates the Texas Energy Fund for the development of reliable electric generating facilities across the state to provide energy security to all Texans.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> i vote NO. we already have a fund for that. it's called the general fund.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Proposition 8: creates the broadband infrastructure fund to facilitate affordable and universal access to high-speed internet statewide.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> i vote NO. we already have a fund for that. it's called the general fund.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Proposition 9: provides a cost-of-living adjustment for retired teachers in Texas. The amount of the COLA increase would be 2/3/6 percent depending on the member's retirement date.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> i have so many questions about this proposition. if the teachers have never received a cost of living adjustment, i could vote YES on this proposition. i understand this will result in transferring $3.3 billion from the general fund to accomplish this.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Proposition 10: exempts medical or biomedical products manufacturer' equipment or inventory from ad valorem taxation to protect our healthcare network and strengthen our medical supply chain.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> i vote NO. our healthcare system needs to be overhauled. money will not fix their problems</p><p style="text-align: left;">Proposition 11: permits conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County to issue bonds similar to other districts of similar size across the state.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> i vote YES but i don't know why El Paso County can't take care of their own issues without a constitutional amendment.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;">Proposition 12: abolishes the office of county treasurer in Galveston County to provide for more government efficiency. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"> i vote YES. we should abolish a lot of government offices</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;">Proposition 13: increases the mandatory age of retirement for state-level justices and judges from age 75 to age 79.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"> i vote NO. in fact, they should have to pass some sort of competency test each election cycle.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;">Proposition 14: creates the centennial parks conservation fund for the creation and improvement of state parks.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"> i vote NO. we already have a fund for that. it's called the general fund. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;">It looks like our legislature was overspending from the general fund and wanting to create other ways to increase our tax burden by creating alternate funding. Tell me that Texans are smarter than politicians.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;">You are invited to leave your comments on this site. We would love to hear from you.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13949694428067974927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479260240819364094.post-59009871383383557422020-09-22T21:10:00.002-07:002020-09-22T21:10:39.694-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS</div>
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Breitbart News reported on June 25, 2014, on a hearing in the House Homeland Security Committee, where a Pennsylvania Congressman, Lou Barletta, raised the issue of an advertisement dated January 29, 2014 for "Escort Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children". This "want ad" suggests that Obama planned for children to be flooding across the U.S. border. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson also mentioned that Obama and Biden have visited with the Mexican President a few weeks ago, suggesting they were in agreement with the children being used to pressure Congress to grant amnesty to all the foreign criminals. </div>
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Donald Trump, incumbent, because he is doing a great job in my opinion</div>
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U.S. SENATE:</div>
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Dwayne Stovall</div>
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U.S. HOUSE, Texas District 8:</div>
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Melissa Esparza-Mathis</div>
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1. I believe in term limits-- She is running against Kevin Brady</div>
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3. Claims to be a Christian who believes in the sanctity of life</div>
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TEXAS SUPREME COURT JUSTICE PLACE 1--CHIEF JUSTICE</div>
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Nathan Hecht, incumbent and only Republican on the ballot</div>
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TEXAS SUPREME COURT PLACE 8</div>
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Brett Busby, incumbent and only Republican on the ballot</div>
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Kevin Patrick Yeary, incumbent and only Republican on the ballot</div>
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TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, Place 9</div>
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David Newell, incumbent</div>
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TEXAS SUPREME COURT PLACE 7</div>
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Jeffrey S. Boyd, incumbent</div>
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TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3</div>
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Bert Richardson, incumbent--i can see no reason not to give him a second term</div>
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TEXAS SUPREME COURT PLACE 6</div>
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Jane Bland, incumbent</div>
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Ryan Sitton, incumbent. I have no information on James Wright, who is also running</div>
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Brandon Creighton, incumbent. I am not happy with his service, since there was no action to protect Texans from flooding and it has just gotten worse since Harvey.</div>
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TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 16</div>
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Will Metcalf, incumbent. I am not happy with his service, since he has done nothing to protect Texans from flooding since taking office.</div>
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TEXAS NINTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS, PLACE 1</div>
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Colleen Cordts Rice--she has a campaign website if you want to learn about her</div>
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TEXAS BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 8</div>
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Position 1, currently held by Elizabeth Harrell</div>
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I am voting "yes" on all 10 Propositions except #1. These are opinion polls, not policy referendums.<br />
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1) Texas should not restrict or prohibit prayer in public schools.<br />
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2) Texas should reject restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms.<br />
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3) Texas should ban the practice of taxpayer-funded lobbying, which allows your tax dollars to be spent on lobbyists who work against the taxpayer.<br />
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4) Texas should support the construction of a physical barrier and use existing defense-grade surveillance equipment along the entire southern border of Texas.<br />
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5) Texas parents or legal guardians of public school children under the age of 18 should be the sole decision makers for all their children's healthcare decisions, including, but not limited to, psychological assessment and treatment, contraception, and sex education.<br />
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6) Texas should ban chemical castration, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and genital mutilation surgery on all minor children for transition purposes, given that Texas children as young as three (3) are being transitioned from their biological sex to the opposite sex.<br />
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7) Texans should protect and preserve all historical monuments, artifacts, and buildings, such as the Alamo Cenotaph and our beloved Alamo, and should oppose re-imagining of the Alamo site.<br />
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8) Texas election officials should heed the directives of the Office of the Governor to purge illegal voters from the voter rolls and verify that each new registered voter is a US Citizen<br />
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9) Bail in Texas should be based only on a person's danger to society and risk of flight, not that person's ability to pay.<br />
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10) Texas should limit our state legislators' terms to 12 years.<br />
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"The constitutional amendment permitting a person to hold more than one office as a municipal judge at the same time."<br />
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The Texas Constitution (Article 16, Section 40) already allows some people to hold more than one office at the same time, such as county commissioner, justice of the peace, notary public, postmaster, etc. I don't think some of these should be allowed. Right now, a municipal judge can hold more than one office at the same time if he is appointed. Usually someone is appointed to fill out someone else's term. This would allow municipal judges to hold more than one paid public office at the same time, meaning he could simultaneously preside over multiple municipalities, regardless of whether they were appointed or elected. I believe each city or municipality should be allowed to elect their own municipal judge.<br />
Therefore, I vote against Prop. 1.<br />
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"The constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board in an amount not to exceed $200 million to provide financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas."<br />
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The money from the debt (bonds) would go to the Economically Distressed Areas Program (EDAP). This is another dedicated fund which is not how any of this is supposed to work.While it would raise money to replenish funds to finance water and wastewater infrastructure in economically distressed areas, money in the general revenue fund will also be used...to the net amount of $3 million dollar through 2021. Dedicated funds are to be avoided and infrastructure improvements should be funded using general revenue.<br />
Therefore, I vote against Prop. 2.<br />
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"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster."<br />
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First of all, I am against property tax. Also, I believe assessing tax on some random "value" is a ponzi scheme. If we have a property tax, it should be on the amount paid for that property, not what someone in office feels it should be worth. Secondly, the state should not impose a burden on local government (who determines property tax) by taking control away from local government to collect that tax. Furthermore, this exemption applies to citizens who qualify before the tax rate is set. Hurricane season does not end when tax rates are adopted by local governments. Finally, this only gives the local government the CHOICE to exempt the tax and imposes predetermined damage categories. I believe the state should not take away local power. Citizens are more aware of who, in local government, are responsible for outcomes of policies and are more likely to vote them out of office if they don't agree with their policies.<br />
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"The constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual income tax, including a tax on an individual's share of partnership and unincorporated association income."<br />
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A personal income tax would grow government because someone has to administer it. With government, it is never one person, but a large bureaucracy. Besides, any net revenue from that tax must be used for the support of education rather than being added to the general fund.<br />
Therefore, I am for Prop. 4.<br />
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"The constitutional amendment dedicating the revenue received from the existing state sales and use taxes that are imposed on sporting goods to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical Commission to protect Texas' natural areas, water quality, and history by acquiring, managing, and improving state and local parks and historic sites while not increasing the rate of the state sales and use taxes."<br />
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Therefore, I vote against Prop. 5.<br />
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"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase by $3 billion the maximum bond amount authorized for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas."<br />
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This proposed amendment would increase the maximum bond amount for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) from $3 billion to $6 billion. CPRIT provides grants and supports programs that advance cancer research. The organization, begun in 2007, is currently set up to receive $3 billion in funding until 2022.<br />
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First of all, who knew that this program even existed? Well, it does. The money from the sale of bonds support a large administration. Most of the rest of the money is handed out to various "research" programs. Oh, except the mismanaging of the funds, which resulted in a ban on CPRIT grants in 2012. The ban was lifted in October, 2013. October is the 10th month of the year, so you could say it was a year or two later. Mismanaging funds is another problem with these unaccountable agencies. This one just wants to double the BILLIONS of dollars they are supposed to manage. Tell me, has cancer been cured? This is a huge waste of money.<br />
Therefore, I vote against Prop. 6.<br />
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"The constitutional amendment allowing increased distributions to the available school fund."<br />
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The School Land Board, an independent entity of the General Land Office, oversees the management, sale, and leasing of more than 13 million acres of land for the Permanent School Fund. The State Board of Education can then make distributions from this fund to the Available School Fund. The revenue generated from the land is used to purchase real estate and make investments to help fund public education through the Available School Fund.<br />
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This proposition would increase from $300 million to $600 million the amount the General Land Office could distribute to the Available School Fund each year.<br />
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This appears, first of all, to be a power struggle between the School Land Board and The State Board of Education, as the School Land Board wants to bypass The State Board of Education and deposit distributions directly into the Available School Fund rather than into the Permanent School Fund. That affects the amount of funds the State Board of Education is required to distribute from the Permanent School Fund to the Available School Fund.<br />
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The School Land Board has a history of making questionable investments at the expense of public education funding, so why would we bypass the checks and balances that are in place to maximize their accountability? Doubling the distribution just sounds ridiculous to me. If there is excess funds available from the management of the School Land Board, they should re-invest it to grow future funds available.<br />
Therefore, I vote against Prop. 7.<br />
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"The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the flood infrastructure fund to assist in the financing of drainage, flood mitigation, and flood control projects."<br />
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Proposition 8 would create the Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF) as a special fund outside of general revenue. A one-time distribution from the Economic Stabilization Fund, also known as the "rainy day fund" would establish the FIF. The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) would distribute the FIF funds to local governments through loans or, in some cases, as grants. The money would be used to establish and maintain flood control structures and drainage infrastructure throughout the state, especially in economically distressed areas.<br />
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Therefore, I vote against Prop 8.<br />
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"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation precious metal held in a precious metal depository located in this state."<br />
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Texas opened a precious metals depository in 2018, run by a private company but overseen by the state government. The Constitution requires all real and tangible personal property to be taxed on its value unless exempted. These ad valorem (property) taxes are imposed at the time of purchase or exchange of precious metals. Prop 9 would exempt from taxation precious metals held in a precious metal depository in the state.<br />
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Texas counties do not enforce the property tax on precious metals, so a constitutional amendment is unnecessary. Besides, it would give preference through a tax break for precious metals over other investment choices. The argument is that the exemption "would increase chances that the Texas depository could join COMEX, the leading marketplace for precious metals exchange. My argument is that if they want to join COMEX, they will find a way.<br />
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"The constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of a law enforcement animal to a qualified caretaker in certain circumstances."<br />
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Proposition 10 would allow change the status of retired law enforcement animals from "surplus property" to a more humane status. This proposition would allow the animals to retire and be transferred to their original handler or another qualified caretaker with no adoption fee. Currently, they can only be auctioned, donated, or destroyed.<br />
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ORIGINAL TEN AMENDMENTS TO</div>
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shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.</td><td width="8%"></td><td class="contenttext" width="46%">The first
ten amendments comprise the Bill of Rights. The first amendment
protects religious freedom by prohibiting the establishment of an
official or exclusive church or sect. Free speech and free press are
protected, although they can be limited for reasons of defamation,
obscenity, and certain forms of state censorship, especially during
wartime. The freedom of assembly and petition also covers marching,
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<td class="contenttext" width="46%">A well
regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the
right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.</td><td width="8%"></td><td class="contenttext" width="46%">Whether
this provision protects the individual's right to own firearms or deals
only with the collective right of the people to arm and maintain a
militia was long debated until the Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that the
amendment protected individuals’ right to possess firearms unconnected
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<td class="contenttext" width="46%">No
Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the
consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be
prescribed by law.</td><td width="8%"></td><td class="contenttext" width="46%">This
virtually obsolete provision was in response to anger over the British
military practice of quartering soldiers in colonists' homes.</td>
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<td class="contenttext" width="46%">The right
of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and
effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause,
supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place
to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.</td><td width="8%"></td><td class="contenttext" width="46%">Applying
to arrests and to searches of persons, homes, and other private places,
this amendment requires a warrant, thereby placing a neutral magistrate
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<td class="contenttext" width="46%">No person
shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime,
unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases
arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual
service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject
for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor
shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself,
nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of
law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just
compensation.</td><td width="8%"></td><td class="contenttext" width="46%">Indictment
by a grand jury requires the decision of ordinary citizens to place one
in danger of conviction. Double jeopardy means that when one has been
convicted or acquitted, the government cannot place that person on trial
again. The self-incrimination clause means that the prosecution must
establish guilt by independent evidence and not by extorting a
confession from the suspect, although voluntary confessions are not
precluded. Due process of the law requires the government to observe
proper and traditional methods in depriving one of an important right.
Finally, when the government seizes property to use in the public
interest, it must pay the owner fair value.</td>
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criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and
public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein
the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been
previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and
cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against
him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor,
and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.</td><td width="8%"></td><td class="contenttext" width="46%">Defendants
in criminal cases are entitled to public trials that follow relatively
soon after initiation of the charges. Witnesses must be brought to the
trial to testify before the defendant, judge, and jury. Defendants are
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at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty
dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact
tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the
United States, than according to the rules of the common law.</td><td width="8%"></td><td class="contenttext" width="46%">Mistrustful
of judges, the people insisted on the right to jury trial in civil
cases. The minimum level, $20, is so low today that it would burden the
federal judiciary, so various devices have been developed to permit
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powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively,
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Any political conversation on facebook or comments on online political stories related to the Republican Presidential primary has people allegedly supporting Donald Trump verbally beating down people who state they are #nevertrump. Those supporting Mr. Trump are violently trying to deny Americans of their First Amendment right of free speech. They love to say, "Just get over yourself!", as though if you are #nevertrump, you are giving the Presidency to Secretary Clinton. Many people have been "blocked" on my facebook due to their desire to control me in that manner.<br />
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I am one of many Americans who are #nevertrump, and I don't worry about the Democrats winning the White House. There are a number of reasons for my lack of concern. One is that many Democrats are voting in the Republican primaries. Many are voting early and often. Many dead people and illegals are voting. They are trying to wreck the Republican party, which I really don't care if they do. The Republicans have been in control of the House and Senate for how long? and they have done nothing rational. Oh, a few use their brains, but the majority vote Democrat.<br />
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Another reason is that I am a real Christian. I know that 2 Corinthians is said, Second Corinthians. I am aware that the generation born in 1948 will not pass away before Christ comes back for His Bride, the Church. So, as for me and my family, I have no concerns about the death and destruction that will be forthcoming when either Clinton or Trump wins the White House.<br />
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When Ted Cruz announced his bid for the Presidency, I was so excited to have someone who not only talked the talk, but also walked the walk. He is the whole package. Anyone who believed anything that came out of Donald Trump's mouth about Senator Cruz, is so very obviously too lazy to invest their time in researching whether statements made are true or false. These are the type of people who are driving this election cycle: lazy and stupid.<br />
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So I am contacting the Republican National Committee and verbalizing my displeasure with their presumptive nominee. I will also be writing in Senator Cruz's name for President in November if he is not on the ballot.<br />
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Americans should unite behind Senator Cruz and have our own "American Spring", even though it would be the fall. I urge you to contact the RNC and denounce Trump for the Republican nominee. There is no good reason to have to choose between a criminal, a communist, and a sociopath. After all, haven't we had eight years of unbelievable evil coming from our government already?<br />
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As far as giving the Presidency to Clinton, don't blame me! You had the opportunity this year to actually vote for a Conservative, not just a Republican. You are the one to blame if Clinton is elected, you and others like you. I am #nevertrump, #neverclinton! <br />
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As we have been studying the Book of Daniel in The Bible, consider the parallels to the current political climate in America. While it is true that our city has not been conquered and our young men captured physically and transported to a foreign land, let us compare our spiritual state to The Hebrew's physical state of those times of Daniel's:<br />
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There were two reasons that God allowed the Chaldeans to capture the Hebrews. 1) The Hebrews failed to keep even one sabbatic year (planting 6 years, resting the land on the 7th). God had told them that if they would give every seventh year to Him, they would have abundance in the sixth, enough to last them until harvest in the eighth year. Whether it was from coveting or just plain humanistic rebellion, they chose to ignore God's law and plant and harvest every year for 490 years. God gave them time to repent and return to Him, but they refused. 2) There was a second and greater reason why God chose to give His heritage over to the power of the Chaldeans: For centuries idolatry had been gaining ground among them. They had disobeyed the second Commandment and turned away from the One True God to serve the false gods of the heathen. Babylon was the home of idolatry; so the Jews were sent there that they might learn to loathe the idols they had loved.<br />
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There was a little company of boys who set themselves against all the evil of the kingdom of Babylon. They determined not to defile themselves; and these were the men to whom God could communicate His mind. This is the big deal today that Christians are being persecuted for whether it is being a virgin football quarterback or not promoting the homosexual lifestyle in our bakery.<br />
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We have our role models: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. They set themselves against all the evil of the kingdom of Babylon and if we are going to get the mind of God in studying His Book, we must remember that it consists of revelations, deliverances and visions given to a spiritually-minded men who was separated from the iniquity of his day. So, in order to understand it, we also need to be spiritually-minded and walk apart from all that is unholy, all that would hinder progress in divine things.<br />
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It has been said that "what is one man's meat is another man's poison." The Bible may become poison to an unspiritual man, if he reads it without being in subjection to God. On the other hand, place The Bible in the hands of a spiritually-minded person--one who has bowed in God's presence, owning his lost condition; who has trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior, and who is now seeking to live for Him, and <i>to let his whole life be subject to His Word</i>--that man sits down to The Bible, and he finds it to be food for his soul, building him up on his most holy faith.<br />
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These Christians know that if you want enlightenment in divine things, you will walk in the power of an ungrieved Spirit, for "the secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him." All true Christians should know this. We have been given unalienable rights to worship our God without fear of persecution.<br />
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In spite of what you are fed from the media, we don't HATE anyone. That is just a bunch of poppy cock that the liberals push, bearing false witness against their neighbor. It is written in 1 Corinthians 6: 9 - 11: "Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men 10) nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11) <b>And that is what some of you <u>were</u>.</b> But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (NIV) <i>We don't hate you, in fact, we identify with you!</i><br />
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However, we are now walking a different path. We love you. It is our prayer that maybe tomorrow you may join us on this wonderful journey. In the mean time, we who know our God will firmly resist "the king of Babylon". Honoring God, we will not be moved!<br />
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kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13949694428067974927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479260240819364094.post-50748629733859251032016-05-31T21:01:00.001-07:002016-06-07T12:24:37.420-07:00ABORTION OR LIFE<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.webmd.com/">www.webmd.com</a> has a slide show of fetal development from "conception" at <a href="http://www.webmd.com/baby/ss/slideshow-fetal-development">http://www.webmd.com/baby/ss/slideshow-fetal-development</a>. This is something that everybody should have been exposed to in school. Do you remember?<br />
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So, where do seven judges in America (The Supreme Court) get their "power" to give a woman the right to end a life? The Preamble of the Constitution states that we "are endowed with certain unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" and these rights come from "our Creator". How did seven judges decide that they are "our Creator"?<br />
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I do not understand, with the forms of birth control we have available to us today, why this barbaric law is on the books. Oh, wait! It is big business. Follow the money. It is not about morality or the life of the "mother", it is about the millions of dollars....blood money!<br />
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Have you ever wondered what a community organizer is? What he does?
How he thinks? There was a television show named "Bonanza" years ago
which might shed a little light on the subject. See if you can google
Season 5, episode 28: A Pink Cloud Comes From Old Carthay. In the
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only the Occupy group defined but also our elected officials, the
"Washington Cartel". It comes from John Phillip's Commentary on the
Proverbs. Dr. Phillips was in Orlando visiting a Native American pastor
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"As a lad I grew up in Chicago and ran with a street gang. In the gang
there were a few types known as 'gators' ( a contraction of the work
'instigators'). These were the gang leaders. They were the ones who
had the ideas. The idea may have been to trash someone's car or to
murder someone. The 'gators' came up with the idea, made the plans,
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"Certain criminal types are born leaders....Nazi Germany illustrates
what happens when people from the gutter become the leaders of the
government. The Nazi leaders were a gang of thieves and mass
murderers. They lied, cheated, and bullied their way to power. They
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Sir Hartley Shawcross of the British delegation described the
atrocities committed in the concentration camps: "People were worked,
beaten, and starved to death - if they were not murdered on arrival.
Human hair was baled for commercial purposes and used for stuffing
mattresses. Tattooed human skin was made into lampshades. Human fat
was used to make soap. Gold teeth were extracted from corpses, melted
into ingots, and shipped to the Reichsbank." He summed it up by saying,
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<i>Chilling, isn't it? The abortion industry is one that comes to mind here, but there are so many more!</i></div>
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kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13949694428067974927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479260240819364094.post-63946475862497785982016-05-21T08:50:00.002-07:002016-05-21T08:50:27.036-07:00A MAN IS A MAN<div style="text-align: center;">
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His DNA says he is a man. Does DNA lie? If DNA lies, why are we convicting people on DNA evidence? If DNA can be used as evidence, HE IS A MAN!!!!!<br />
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We have got to stop being manipulated into bowing down to the froward crowd. Sexual perversion is not to be condoned or promoted. It is time to stand up for common sense and protect our families.<br />
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What job are we paying our elected officials to do? How many times have they turned their backs on common sense and promoted killing of babies, funding the killing of babies, punished Christians for opting out of sexual perversion, "clinging to our guns and Bible"? It is time to burn up the phone lines to D.C. EVERY time a story comes across the wires about our officials allowing some senseless act to be perpetrated, even by our President, we need to bombard D.C. with phone calls. Then, we need to vote them out of office and cut off their pensions. There is no need to pay them to oppress us. </div>
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kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13949694428067974927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479260240819364094.post-31938155315652043722016-05-20T18:50:00.001-07:002016-05-21T08:41:05.615-07:00PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION, LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS<div style="text-align: center;">
PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION, LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS</div>
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I know it has been a while since my last post. I have been busy, what can I say? However, here is how I am voting, and I encourage you to join me, in the Primary Runoff Election in Liberty County, Texas, Precinct 6:</div>
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JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 2</div>
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I know there is an indictment against Mike McCarty, but compared to Todd Fontenot, he is my choice. I am impressed with Keith Strahan. He has run a good campaign without lies like his opponent. Speaking of which, Wayne Christian has been falsely attacked by Gary Gates. We really need to let these scumballs know that we don't tolerate their false smear campaigns. The elected offices should first of all be campaigned for with integrity.</div>
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kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13949694428067974927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479260240819364094.post-26237302553631300382015-11-28T05:26:00.001-08:002015-11-28T13:15:35.666-08:00FRANK VANDERSLOOT ENDORSES MARCO RUBIO<div style="text-align: center;">
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Have you noticed how many times the "news" media get facts wrong? There are no published corrections any more. They just go about their "business" as if all they "report" is fact. Hello, Brian Williams.<br />
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I accessed Fox Cable News recently and there was Jon Scott saying that Presidential candidate Ted Cruz is "a son of immigrant parents". Since when did his American mother become an immigrant? Then Jon and Jenna Lee referred to the foreign invasion of our country as "compassion". Really? Where is the compassion for my children and grandchildren? We have laws in this country that need to be enforced and reinforced to protect natural born Americans. It is manipulation and political correctness run amok! These "reporters" need to research the propaganda they are spreading and report facts. "Fair and balanced" indeed!<br />
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Speaking of "natural born", do you know that only "natural born" citizens are qualified to be President of the United States of America? Marco Rubio's Cuban born parents were not citizens of the United States of America when he was born, which makes him an "anchor baby". He is not a natural born citizen, but simply a citizen; you could even argue that he is a foreigner, also. Therefore, he is not qualified to be President of America. I posted about this back in June of this year. Please see "Marco Rubio's Qualifications for President". Please note that "naturalized" is not the same as "natural born".<br />
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Frank VanderSloot, billionaire, endorsed Marco Rubio recently. When asked why he chose Rubio, his response was, he is "the best informed and most articulate candidate running" right now. Well, Obama was articulate also but his vision and ideals are wrong for this country; and so are Rubio's, Why can't these billionaires pick a candidate that is right for this country? Let me answer this question: they are in it for themselves, not for this country.<br />
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During this political season, pay attention to how all the television media are trying to keep us from voting for Ted Cruz for President. They give shout outs for many candidates for what is reported that they do, positions they take. However, they ignore how Senator Cruz has been standing for The Constitution of The Untied States for years, not just during this political season. Read his biography or go to his campaign page and read about some of his accomplishments. <br />
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The Washington cartel and main stream media are afraid of Ted Cruz. They are against Americans. I say, "test the spirits". Know the truth and the truth will make you free! What do you say?<br />
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The Constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $15,000 to $25,000, providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, authorizing the legislature to prohibit a political subdivision that has adopted an optional residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation from reducing the amount of or repealing the exemption, and prohibiting the enactment of a law that imposes a transfer tax on a transaction that conveys fee simple title to real property.</div>
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<i> Why would you want the county tax money to create and maintain private roads? Only for rich people!</i></div>
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<i> While this looks good on the surface, there should be a lot of discussion on this subject to verify this is the best way to handle the highways. It ties up a lot of revenue specifically on roads, so if there is a downturn in the economy, the state's other services may suffer.</i></div>
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<a href="http://www.breitbart.com/">www.breitbart.com</a> has released the results of the Breitbart September GOP Presidential Primary. Voters were asked for their first, second, and third choice. Out of 171,862 votes cast, the first choice of 36% of the voters was Donald Trump. Ted Cruz won 18% for the voter's first choice, followed by Dr. Ben Carson with 13%. </div>
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So, adding the votes cast for first, second, and third choice were: Dr. Ben Carson with 48%; Ted Cruz with 46%; and Donald Trump with 44%. Maybe this shows that we really need to stop listening to main stream media. Aren't they pushing Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio? smh!</div>
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kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13949694428067974927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479260240819364094.post-14690492346206871362015-07-20T06:18:00.001-07:002015-07-20T06:18:52.950-07:00JOHN MCCAIN, WAR HERO<div style="text-align: center;">
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Donald Trump has stirred up a firestorm for saying that John McCain is not a war hero, even though he was a Prisoner of War. I was personally cussed out on social media for distinguishing the two. After seeking clarification, I conceded the point that the Senator deserves the title of "war hero".<br />
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There really was a difference when I was growing up. Elvis Presley accepted the call to serve. He was labeled "patriotic" for serving. Audy Murphy was labeled "war hero" for his many distinguished, selfless acts of courage in protecting his fellow soldiers, disregarding his own safety. Those captured by the enemy were labeled "prisoners of war". None of the labels were intended to subtract from the commitment or courage of any who served.<br />
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Aren't we all weary of politicians? When Donald Trump attacked Senator McCain regarding his military service, my social media lit up. Those who served in the military felt personally attacked by his remarks. My disclaimer is that I did not enlist. One of my very respected facebook "friends" pointed out that a POW is a hero for "putting their ass on the line and having to endure such a thing". He went on to say that if our men and women faced the enemy and took the fight to them, he would consider them a hero. Point taken.<br />
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kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13949694428067974927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479260240819364094.post-5205998438198680792015-07-16T19:23:00.000-07:002015-07-16T19:24:24.438-07:00WORDS IN OUR LAWS HAVE MEANING <div style="text-align: center;">
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And this in today from William Bigelow at <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/">www.breitbart.com</a>: U. S. Representative Lois Capps, D. from the 24th district in California has introduced a U. S. House resolution calling for the ban of the use of more words. The latest words to be offensive to the democrats are.....wait for it...."husband" and "wife"! Wouldn't you know? In full disclosure, Mrs. Capps has had two husbands according to her facebook page.</div>
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Rep. Lois Capps has decided marriage should no longer reference "husband" and "wife". She is not alone! The bill, H.R. 2976, has 31 Democrat cosponsors in the House, 11 of which represent different districts of California.</div>
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<li>Sam Farr, D - California 20th District</li>
<li>Ruben Hinojosa, D - Texas 15th District</li>
<li>Sheila Jackson Lee, D - Texas 18th District</li>
<li>Barbara Lee, D - California 13th District</li>
<li>Alan Lowenthal, D - California 47th District</li>
<li>Betty McCollum, D - Minnesota 4th District</li>
<li>Patrick Erin Murphy, D - Florida 18th District</li>
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<li>Adam Smith, D - Washington 9th District</li>
<li>Rick Larsen, D - Washington 2nd District</li>
<li>Sander Martin Levin D - Michigan 12th District</li>
<li>Mark Pocan, D - Wisconsin 2nd District</li>
<li>Mike Thompson, D - California 5th District</li>
<li>Niki Tsongas, D - Massachusetts 3rd District</li>
<li>Ami Bera M.D., D - California 7th District</li>
<li>Alan M. Grayson, D - Florida 9th District</li>
<li>Mark DeSaulnier, D - California 11th District</li>
<li>Raul Grijalva, D - Arizona 3rd District</li>
<li>Chellie Pingree, D - Maine 1st District</li>
<li>Eliot Engle, D - New York 16th District</li>
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Please contact these elected Representatives and let them know what the meaning of the word "marriage" is. Now is the time to stand up and be heard! You didn't have anything to do with passing abortion, but here is your chance to take a stand on marriage!<br />
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When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.<br />
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.--That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.--That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to<br />
them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experiences hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former systems of government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.</div>
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He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new appropriations of lands.<br />
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<li>for protecting them, by a mock trial from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhabitants of these States</li>
<li>for cutting off our trade with all parts of the world</li>
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<li>for depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of trial by jury</li>
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<li>for abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighboring province, establishing therein an arbitrary government, and enlarging its boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies</li>
<li>for taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable laws and altering fundamentally the forms of our government</li>
<li>for suspending our won legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever</li>
<li>he has abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection and waging war against us.</li>
<li>he has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.</li>
<li>he is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.</li>
<li>he has constrained our fellow citizens taken captive on the high seas to bear arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.</li>
<li>he has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of frontiers, the merciless Indian savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.</li>
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In every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms; our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.<br />
Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence.<br />
They too have been deaf to the voices of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, enemies in war, in peace friends.<br />
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The Congressman's message was that he supports the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). He said that he represents this business and that business and the other business and all the businesses agree that they want him to support the TPA. None of the constituents on the call was for it. However, Congressman Babin repeatedly schooled us on how great it is and why he supports it.</div>
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Going back to the beginning, let me explain that Obama wants the TPA, commonly referred to as "fast track" so he can negotiate deals with eleven other countries. Those talks, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are currently ongoing. Congressman Babin explained that Australia has made a deal with Japan to sell beef to them and if we don't allow Obama to fast track any deal agreements, the businesses in Babin's district will lose that trade. Let me add, that the Republican leadership (Speaker Boehner) also wants the TPA to pass.</div>
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The constituents on the call tonight voiced our concern about our trust issues with the Obama administration. We told him that we voted for him to go to Washington and oppose Obama. Passing the TPA is not opposing him. While TPA does not prevent our representatives from voting on a final deal that Obama wants, it does prevent amendments. So what ever he presents to Congress will get an up or down vote and passes with a simple majority.</div>
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You remember Jonathan Gruber? Congressman Babin was channeling Gruber tonight. Those of us on the call were just too stupid to understand how great the TPA is. He reminded me of Jeb Bush saying that he can convince Conservatives to accept amnesty.</div>
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Let us take a look at Marco Rubio's basic qualification for holding the office of The President of the United States: He was born in Miami,
Florida in 1971. His parents were born in Cuba. They came to America in 1956 and
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The 14 Amendment of the U. S. Constitution, which was part of the post civil war reforms, was ratified to offer protection to slaves and children of slaves in 1868. There was no limit on immigration at that time, so there were no illegal immigrants. The 14th Amendment offered to protect the rights of native born Black Americans, whose rights were being denied as recently freed slaves. <i>I am sure Sheila Jackson Lee could testify to this, as she has said she is a freed slave.</i> The amendment was written in a way as to prevent state governments from ever denying citizenship to Blacks born in the United States. <br />
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Senator Jacob Howard clearly spelled out the intent of the 14th Amendment in 1866 (two years earlier during the discussion on the amendment) by stating, "Every person born within the limits of the United States, <i>and subject to their jurisdiction,</i> is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United States. This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons."<br />
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Senator Howard's statement was reaffirmed by Senator Edgar Cowan, who stated: "A foreigner in the United States has a right to the protection of the laws; but he is NOT a citizen in the ordinary acceptance of the word..." Which clarifies the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" to exclude people born in America from automatic citizenship whose allegiance to the United States was not complete, i.e. foreigners. (They have not applied for citizenship and gone through the process of becoming an American.) With illegal aliens, who are unlawfully in the United States, their native country has a claim of allegiance on the child. Thus, the completeness of their allegiance to the United States is impaired, which therefore precludes automatic citizenship.<br />
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The bottom line is that he is not considered to be a natural born citizen since his parents were not citizens at the time of his birth. This prevents him from being eligible to hold the office of The President of the United States. Natural born citizens are assumed to hold allegiance to their country of birth.<br />
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<br />kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13949694428067974927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479260240819364094.post-32601918017003453382015-05-30T19:50:00.002-07:002016-01-09T19:54:02.374-08:00TED CRUZ, NATURAL BORN AMERICAN<div style="text-align: center;">
TED CRUZ, NATURAL BORN AMERICAN</div>
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There has been a number of political attacks against Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz related to being born in Canada. Surely these attacks stem from those who are threatened by a truly conservative candidate who is not intimidated by the liberal/democrat media. This post is published to define the meaning of a natural born American. </div>
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First of all, let me explain why Barack Obama had to have a birth certificate from Hawaii instead of Kenya. Barry Soetoro had an American born mother. For him to be an American born in Kenya, his mother had to have physically lived in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for a continuous period of one year prior to the person's birth. </div>
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According to U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs, "a person born abroad out-of-wedlock to a U.S. citizen mother at the time of the person's birth and if the mother was physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for a continuous period of one year prior to the person's birth. The U.S. citizen mother must be the genetic or the gestational mother and the legal parent of the child under local law at the time and place of the child's birth to transmit U.S. citizenship. " It is widely reported that his mother left the country when she was 16 years old and gave birth to him when she was 18. The reports states that she was not living in America for the 12 months prior to giving birth, so he had to be born in the States in order to be a natural born citizen.</div>
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Now, Ted Cruz, much like John McCain and John Kerry, are natural born citizens. Again, according to the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs, "A child born abroad to one U.S. citizen parent and one alien parent acquires U.S. citizenship at birth under Section 301(g) of the INA provided the U.S. citizen parent was physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for the time period required by the law applicable at the time of the child's birth. (For birth between December 24, 1952 and November 13, 1986, a period of ten years, five after the age of fourteen, is required for physical presence in the United States or one of its outlying possessions to transmit U.S. citizenship to the child.) The U.S. citizen parent must be the genetic or the gestational parent and the legal parent of the child under local law at the time and place of the child's birth to transmit U.S. citizenship." </div>
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So, as long as Ted Cruz's mother lived in the United States for 10 years, 5 which was after she turned 14, then gave birth to him any where in the world, he is a natural born citizen of the United States and qualified to hold the office of The President of the United States. Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz's mother was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She grew up there, then went to college in Houston. So, it is documented that she was in The States for the qualifying 10 years.<br />
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1/9/2016: UPDATE: here is a copy of the birth certificate of Ted Cruz's mother:<br />
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CALL TO ACTION/TEXAS/MAY, 2015</div>
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Texas, we have a problem. Here is a house bill that was killed in this session of our state House of Representatives: HB 4105. </div>
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HB 4105's bill title is: Relating to the issuance, enforcement, and recognition of marriage licenses and declarations of informal marriage. It had 90 co-sponsors, all republican. It is currently on the General State Calendar, but I understand there was a "deadline" in there so the bills were killed on 5/14/2015.</div>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="615"> BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="615"> SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Preservation of </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="615"> SECTION 2. The purpose of this Act is to affirm that the </td>
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<b> SO HERE IS YOUR CALL TO ACTION:</b></div>
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<b> </b>PLEASE PHONE LT. GOV. DAN PATRICK, WHO HAS THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO ACT ON YOUR BEHALF, AND ASK HIM TO INTRODUCE THIS BILL INTO THE TEXAS SENATE AND PASS IT THERE. YOU CAN REACH HIM AT (512) 463-0001. ASK HIM TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LANGUAGE HE INTRODUCES INTO THE SENATE BILL IS THE SAME AS WAS IN THE HOUSE BILL. <b>DON'T DELAY, CALL TODAY! </b>HE NEEDS TO HEAR FROM ALL OF US.<br />
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<b> </b>WE ARE ALSO ASKING THAT YOU CONTACT EACH THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES AND<b> </b>INFORM THEM THAT YOU WANT TO PRESERVE NATURAL MARRIAGE: ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN! THIS WILL INVOLVE WRITING A LETTER OR FAXING THEM. I KNOW IT IS MORE WORK THAN MOST OF US ARE WILLING TO INVEST, BUT WE ARE IN A MAJOR BATTLE FOR THE FUTURE OF GENERATIONS TO COME!<br />
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<b> </b>PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND ASK THEM TO JOIN US WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR FAMILIES. DON'T ALLOW A FEW ACTIVISTS OR JUDGES WHO LEGISLATES FROM THE BENCH TO STEAL YOUR FREEDOMS. THIS IS YOUR COUNTRY, THIS IS YOUR BATTLE!<b> </b></div>
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You are also invited to visit Oma at <a href="http://omaswisdom.blogspot.com/">http://omaswisdom.blogspot.com</a> (a Bible study site) and <a href="http://omaslife.blogspot.com/">http://omaslife.BlogSpot.com</a> (a fun site about a variety of topics).</div>
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Here is a little something you can take action from the comfort of your own home to help us keep our religious freedom. Please contact these committee members of the Texas Congress 2015 and ask them to support HB 3567 and HB 4105. There is no time to wait, please take action today and let your voice be heard.</div>
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1) Patricia Harless patricia.harless@house.state.tx.us 512-463-0496</div>
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2) John Kuempel hohn.kuempel@house.state.tx.us 512-463-0602</div>
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3) Dan Huberty dan.huberty@house.state.tx.us 512-463-0520</div>
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4) Charlie Geren charlie.geren@house.state.tx.us 512-463-0610</div>
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5) Marsha Farney marsha.farney@house.state.tx.us 512-463-0309</div>
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6) John Smithee john.smithee@house.state.tx.us 512-463-0702</div>
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7) Tom Craddick tom.craddick@house.state.tx.us 512-463-0500</div>
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1) Sylvester Turner sylvester.turner@house.state.tx.us 512-463-0554</div>
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2) Helen Giddings hellen.giddings@house.state.tx.us 512-463-0953</div>
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3) Renee Oliviera rene.oliviera@house.state.tx.us 512-463-0640</div>
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Please also ask for the support of these bills from the Texas House State Affairs Committee Chairman: </div>
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Rep. Byron Cook byron cook@house.state.tx.us 512-463-3567</div>
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Please also contact Lt. Governor Dan Partick at 512-463-0001 and through his Chief of Staff's email: logan.spencer@ltgov.state.tx.us and tell Governor Patrick that you want him to pass the Texas companion bill to HB 4105 which is SB 673 by Senator Charles Perry. Urge him to support HB 4105 and HB 3567</div>
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You should also contact your local Representative and ask them to support these bills. If you don't know who your Representative is, you can find out at http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us. </div>
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You can read these bills in their entirety at: http://www.capitol.state.tx.ua/Billlookup/Billnumber.aspx.</div>
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Thank you for getting involved. It will take every Christian sacrificing a little time and effort to confront evil and preserve our rights to worship freely.</div>
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You are invited to leave a comment with your thoughts here.</div>
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You are also invited to visit Oma at <a href="http://omaswisdom.blogspot.com/">http://omaswisdom.blogspot.com</a>. </div>
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