Just a Few Questions for Congress and Our President

1. When has the Federal Government ever taken over private business, run it efficiently, and lowered costs at the same time? (Medicare? Medicaid? )

2. If the current health care plans being debated in the House and Senate are so great, why doesn't Congress sign up for them? Why don't they sign themselves and their own families to be serviced by the new "Health Choices Administration?"

3. Is there nothing that the private sector can do that is better than the Federal Government's ability? What part of my life is strictly hands off to the Federal Government?

4. According to the U.S. Constitution, how is my health care any concern of the U.S. Congress?

5. According to the U.S. Constitution, how is the amount of water my toilets use, or the types of roofing tiles are on my house, or the types of light bulbs I have in my house any concern of the U.S. Congress (all these items are in the current Waxman-Markey/"Cap and Trade? Bill before the U.S. Senate)?

6. In this new "Cash for Clunkers" deal, does the Federal Government pay me for voting my Congressmen out of office?

Just wondering. Is there anyone out there in our government asking these questions?

"Jeanette Moll for Congress"

The Liberty Committee is pleased to endorse Jeanette Moll for U.S. Congress. Jeanette hails from the 18th District in Ohio. This is the second largest district in the state of Ohio (fifteen counties).

Jeanette is staunchly pro-life (she and her husband Gary have five children--three of whom are adopted special needs children), a life-long supporter of the NRA and second amendment rights, and a firm believer in the first and tenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Jeanette is a practicing attorney and has a wealth of experience in both private business and government. For more information about her and her opponent, Zach Space, please visit her website at www.MollforCongress.com.

If you believe that our nation is under assault, and you believe we need to sweep Congress of lawless people, then I think you will be very pleased with this dynamic candidate.

"Great Quote of the Day"

I was reading through my latest edition of "Torch" magazine (the news magazine from Cedarville University). The Spring/Summer 2009 edition has some great articles on what went wrong with our economy and why (I greatly appreciate their analysis from a free-market viewpoint). On page 8 there's a quote on the difference between democracy and a republic. Think about this:

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse [i.e. wealth or large sums of money] from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations is 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependence back into bondage."

This is attributed to Alexander Fraser Tytler (1747-1813). Wherever this quote came from, it illustrates many truthful points. One of which is that history teaches us valuable truth. Our Founding Fathers had an iron grasp of classical history. They knew it, learned from it, and passed on to us a republic--if we can keep it.

"Improving the Economy/Strengthening the Middle Class?"

I just received in the mail a piece of typical propaganda from my U.S. Congressman. You know the slogan. It usually begins with stuff like "Working to Improve the Economy" or "Strengthening the Middle Class" as though the politician is out there in their work duds in the factory actually fixing a machine that will improve the economy. The truth is, most of the time, they are the people who messed up the economy with their regulations and taxes and mandates, then they propose something "new" from the government to fix whatever they broke in the first place.

But I digress. . .This particular politician (pick any Party--it applies to most of them), runs off a list of how their proposals for middle class tax cuts have given us peasants an extra $400 or $800. Or how they are personally protecting families from foreclosures (the Federal Governement began this whole mess with the Community Re-investment Act of 1977). Or the Politician talks about how he's going to "tackle" credit card problems with a "Credit Card Bill of Rights.'

A few questions Mr. or Mrs. Congressman: Where were you when 789 legal, profit-making Chysler Dealerships were forced out of business by the Federal Government a few weeks ago? Forty thousand middle class Americans were thrown out of work. And you did NOTHING. Senator or Representative, how is that "improving the economy" or "strengthening the middle class?" Where is any of this you say you are working on found in your job description in Article I of the U.S. Constitution? Where is it in your job description your task to pass bills you don't read, to spend trillions of dollars we don't have, and to create more bureacracies (run by Federal "czars") to ignore the Constitution, trash freedom in our land, and oversee every single aspect of our lives?

I've had enough of this mockery of the U.S. Constitution. Have you? Join me by moving out of Congress these people who believe they are above the law. Check out www.MoveOutCongress.com. Join the movement to restore freedom and the rule of law.

"Confusing the Terms"

Today I read an Associated Press story about 93 year old John Hovan who is being given Spanish citizenship because he fought on the "Nationalist" side in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). The fact that the current Spanish government is giving him citizenship is not a problem with me. The fact that the AP misrepresents who fought what and what each side represented in the war is what disturbs me. Most Americans have no clue that Spain even had a Civil War leading up to World War II, or that it was a practice run for the Nazis and Communists in their fight to exterminate each other.

The AP story says that Mr. Hovan fought on "the side of democracy against Gen. Francisco Franco's fascist forces in the Spanish Civil War." The truth is that there was no side in that war that respresented "democracy"--if by "democracy" you mean a free constitutional government that recognizes life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. On one side you had the Nationalists. They were also known as the "Republicans." Not to be confused with the Republican Party in the U.S. This group was predominantly communist. They were supported by the communists in the Soviet Union. In fact, later in the article the writer describes Mr. Hovan as "a self-described communist." So do communists believe in democracy? The AP would lead you to believe that. Later in the article, Mr. Hovan says that the Great Depression "pushed him toward progressive politics." So communism is "progressive politics?" History teaches us that communism is anything but "progressive"--in fact, the communists were the greatest butchers of the 20th century! Almost 100 million innocent humans were slaughtered by the communists in Mr. Hovan's lifetime!

The other side was the Fascists led by Franco and supported by the other socialists--Hitler, and Mussolini. They were every bit as tyrannical as the communists--whatever difference existed between the groups was that the fascists and nazis wanted to exterminate Jews and others they considered racially inferior. All three groups used established religions to their benefit and all of them operated concentration camps. All three were/are leftist in their politics--they believe in the all powerful state led by dictators who tolerate no dissent.

Today it is fashionable to attach the terms "democracy" and "progressive" to political movements that want nothing to do with personal freedom and the ability to enjoy life and the fruit of one's labor without big government interference. Tyrants hide behind words that sound innocent and harmless. Like the communists and nazis they promise you everything but deliver nothing but total control over your life. Check out their track record and their policies.

Mr. Hovan is welcome to any awards bestowed upon him by the Spanish government. But let's get our terms straight, learn some real history, and tell the truth. When we forget our past and confuse the terms, we will create a nightmare.