*****Is There a Right to Health Care?

Excellent article sent in by KJ on health care

http://www.objectivistcenter.org/cth--14-Is_There_Right_Health_Care.aspx

What Makes The U.S. Great

Are you surprised about the rise of public demonstrations in the U.S. today? Or are you concerned about what is happening in our Government? Perhaps you just wonder what is behind Nancy Pelosi’s facial contortions. I especially liked the opened round lips when she was asked about water boarding. :-)

In accounting classes one of the first things we learned was to set up the books and quality control so that theft is discouraged. Studies show a surprisingly large number of people, when tempted with the opportunity to steal, will do so.

In 1968 a teacher by the name of Jane Elliot did a class experiment showing how easy it is for most of us to participate in behavior like the Germans did under Hitler. One can learn more about that very interesting true story at this link: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divided/

My family once lived in a small town in Arizona. That town was controlled by a religious group that normally is very kind and considerate. But not in that town. If a person displeased them (even if they were of a different faith), they were prevented from keeping their job or obtaining work. The children of those who were the most powerful even received preferential treatment at the expense of the other children in school. They could be quite ruthless. “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

History is full of such examples of the nicest people becoming ruthless or corrupt as they gain too much power:

• The Crusades (in which Christians became too powerful)
• McCarthyism (which resulted from government regulations giving power to a small group) . http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthyism.htm ),
• Roman Emperors, and the Supreme Leader of Iran are but a few examples of Oligarchies.
• At the opposite end is anarchy resulting from no government.

Our founding fathers had suffered the abuses of oppression. They were very learner-ed men, and did a study of history and governments as they formed our early U.S Constitution. They could have set up an Oligarchy with themselves in control. “In fact there were those who wanted George Washington to be their king.”

They studied the pure Democracy of the early Greeks, and found that form of government leads to mob rule (the majority forcing their will on the minority). They also studied the Roman form of Government.

“The Romans built a republic that limited government power and left the people alone. . Since government was limited, the people were free to produce with the understanding that they could keep the fruits of their labor. In time Rome became wealthy and the envy of the world, much like America.”

“In the midst of plenty however, the Roman people forgot what freedom entailed. They forgot that the essence of freedom is the proper limitation of government. When government power grows, people’s freedom recedes. Once the Romans dropped their guard, power-seeking politicians began to exceed the powers granted them in the Roman Constitution. Some learned that they could elect politicians who would use government power to take property from some and give it to others” (“distribution of wealth“, and. “Trickle Down Theory“). “Agriculture subsidies were introduced, followed by housing and welfare programs. Inevitably taxes rose and controls over the private sector were imposed. Soon, a number of Rome’s producers could no longer make ends meet and they went on the dole. Sound familiar?”

" we Americans are ultimately left with only two choices: We can keep our republic, as Franklin put it, or we will inevitably end up with an Oligarchy – the tyranny of the elite.” http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206639/posts .

The X Amendment is very important. It states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people". In other words if the Constitution does not, in writing, give a power to the Federal Government, it is not their power to take, and to do so is Constitutionally illegal. Thus, folks, we are a republic with a built in democracy...the democratic part being "left alone to reap the rewards of our labor". I was never taught these things in school, and for too long did not understand what made America great. How can we protect something if we do not even understand what we are protecting?
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That folks is why so many Americans are now calling for:
1. An audit of the Federal Reserve (which is an oligarchy of a few unelected people in control of our monetary system, and who are refusing to disclose to Congress what they did with three trillion dollars of bail out money, some of which has shown up in foreign countries) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5232639329002339531 ),

2. Saying no to socialized medicine and government regulation. Note: Government regulation is what has created the present high cost of medical insurance and medical care.

read more at.... More On What Drives Up Health Care

No need for protesters to holler, and disrupt meetings. The law, as spelled out in the Constitution, is on their side.....read more at:
Personal Story: Health Insurance

http://www.objectivistcenter.org/cth--14-Is_There_Right_Health_Care.aspx

3. Saying no to the erasing of borders http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html

4. They are calling for the rule of law spelled out in the Constitution (State sovereignty which is not about seceding from the Union. Bill # HM19 says the State of Florida will no longer participate in lawlessness which is prohibited by the Constitution http://flfreedom.org/ ) . Currently 21 States have claimed such. Full Text of HM19 Memorial = http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0019__.xml&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0019&Session=2010
To find your Florida State Representative click HERE

The past success of the Constitution is the reason so many workers, doctors, business owners,… average people are united in grass roots organizations.. The Constitution is a unifying document because it is not about Liberal verses Conservative, Democrat verses Republican, or one faith against another. It is about what 9/11 taught us…Americans

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For your convenience here is a list of some of the grass roots organizations:
Note: The author does not represent or speak for any of the following organizations:

1..First Coast Tea Party- http://firstcoastteaparty.org/ “Mission at FirstCoastTeaParty.org is to promote the principles of our Founding Fathers — individual liberty and responsibility, limited government, and moral leadership.”

I find them to be among the most active and organized. So if you like getting things done, you will likely enjoy this one.

2. Campaign for Liberty- http://www.campaignforliberty.com/ “mission is to promote and defend the great American principles of individual liberty, constitutional government, sound money, free markets, and a non-interventionist foreign policy, by means of educational and political activity.”

This site has an excellent blog open to members for discussions and education about the Constitution, economics and other issues. They are good at practicing what they preach: freedom of speech. If you want information this is an excellent site.

Note: I am sure they do not discuss confidential strategy on the blog or in e-mails. That is likely kept within the core group (as it should be), but questions and discussions are welcome.

3. Numbers USA http://www.numbersusa.com/content/ “website to help you influence Congress to turn away from policies forcing a more and more congested and regimented future for our country, our children and our grandchildren.

But before relying on anything on the Internet, users always need to evaluate carefully the credibility of each website.

This is a non-partisan site. We have strong Democrats, Republicans, Reformers and Independents not only among our advisers but in our offices. It will take officials of all parties to bring federal population policy back to a logical plain.”

This site is focused on one issue…that of immigration. Because of that focus it is very well informed, keeps you up to date on any bills that come to the house concerning this matter, and provides easy on-line faxes from you to your Representatives. They are against any immigrant (legal or illegal) bashing or mistreatment as they know the problem is created by government policies.

4. Americans for Fair Tax: http://www.fairtax.org/site/Clubs?club_id=1000&pg=main&s_oo=YNrvp6nxoHgJvOfq6tY-rQ.. Fair tax gets rid of the IRS, eliminates the income tax, and creates a sales tax. Campaign for Liberty suggests other solutions which also rids of the IRS, eliminates the sales tax, and reduces the size of government (as per the Constitution) thus making it possible to use the same tax solutions that were used by the Founding Fathers. Which is better? That is for you to decide…just do your research before making a decision.

5. T.Boone Pickens Energy Plan: http://www.pickensplan.com/theplan/ alternative energy to reduce dependency on foreign oil. Mr. Pickens explains why this is a National security issue. Being dependent on any foreign government to supply necessities such as oil or food is a national security issue.

6. Peterson G. Peterson Foundation http://www.pgpf.org/ Producers of the documentary I.O.U.S.A (which can viewed on their website)., They discuss the deficit and its consequences.

.To find your Senator, click here. To find your Representative, click here
To find your Florida House Representative click HERE

You May be Labeled a Terrorist If:

Yes, it is quite possible.

During the 60's demonstrations many politicians, not understanding the nature of what was happening, feared there might be an overthrow of the government. As Nixon looked out his window and saw the enormous crowd protesting the war, reports say he shared with close friends that he was very afraid they might storm the White House. (It was also the major event that caused him to end the war).

As a result of this unfounded fear, intellegence agencies began collecting information on protestors. This process increased with the "Patriot Act". It is interesting to note that the peacful activist, Gahandi, was once declared a terrorist. Today we notice the following:

• Two Border Patrol Agents were put in prison for years, while a known drug lord was freed because he agreed to testify against them. This is odd, and I cannot understand why, unless some very powerful people have their hands in the drug trafficing business. Perhaps you can explain a reason for such injustice to innocent citizens. Many are calling for an investigation.
• A man is convicted of owning a machine gun because his simiautomatic malfunctioned.
• A Rancher was sued by illegal aliens for protecting his property which is his legal right in Arizona. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/09/16-illegals-sue-arizona-rancher/
• If you supported Chuck Baldwin, Ron Paul or Bob Barr you are likely labeled with the following: “militia” influenced terrorists and instructs the Missouri police to be on the lookout for supporters displaying bumper stickers and other paraphernalia associated with the Constitutional, Campaign for Liberty, and Libertarian parties. http://www.dailypaul.com/node/85818
• If you oppose NAFTA you could be on that list. I guess any disagreement with those in power can triger such foolishness, and it has nothing to do with if you protest peacefully or not.
• College students are being humiliated if they express ideas that are not of the liberal views now taught in collegas. During the 60's, students were encouraged to think for themselves, and to express their views.

Below is an article from the Campaign for liberty that is asking you to speak up for those falsly labled. Please decide if you wish to sign it.

March 17, 2009

Dear Friend of Liberty,

Maybe you've heard, or maybe not, but the Missouri State Police think you might be a security threat.

Why? Because you support Ron Paul and the Campaign for Liberty. Also, because maybe you own guns, oppose abortion or homeschool.

Even, and I'm serious, because you support the U.S. Constitution.

I know, it's ridiculous...and probably steams you a bit.

But here at Campaign for Liberty we are going to give this foolishness the treatment it deserves. More on that in a moment. Let me give you a bit more background.

As you may be aware by now, the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) recently released a report titled, "The Modern Militia Movement" to over one thousand Missouri law enforcement officers.

• What is the Missouri Information Analysis Center? According to its website,
  "MIAC is the mechanism to collect incident reports of suspicious activities to be evaluated and analyzed in an effort to identify potential trends or patterns of terrorist or criminal operations within the state of Missouri. MIAC will also function as a vehicle for two-way communication between federal, state and local law enforcement community within our region."

The MIAC warned officers that violent militia members are "usually" supporters of presidential candidates like Ron Paul and are also known for opposition to things like the Federal Reserve and the income tax.

The "study" was undoubtably written by some university liberal who knows nothing of the hundreds of thousands of Missourians who share our values. I can only imagine how many hundreds of thousands of Missouri tax dollars funded this.

Both Ron Paul and Campaign for Liberty champion principles of freedom, peace, and prosperity. We believe that the Founder's vision for America can be reclaimed through education and peaceful activism. It is a common practice of elitist intellectuals and backroom bureaucrats to attempt to crowd everyone into groups and stick labels on them, especially when it involves those who support a Constitutionally-limited government.

Anthony Gregory, editor-in-chief at Campaign for Liberty, has posted an excellent new article on our site concerning government broad-brush fear campaigns.

It is important that we respond in the right way when faced with such a government labeling, and the proper way is to go straight to the top in Missouri.

The way to fight thugs and ignorant people in authority is not to cower or rage, but to proudly proclaim who you are and what you believe.

That's why I urge you to sign our Citizen's Petition here today

Our petition spells out in no uncertain terms who we are and what we believe. And it reminds those in charge of enforcing Missouri's laws that we are citizen activists who will not be intimidated nor embarassed into silence.

Simply owning a gun does not make you a threat. It means you are a free citizen.

Supporting our Constitution does not make you worthy of a watchlist, it makes you a Patriot.

So please, sign our Citizen's Petition today. Be sure to stay tuned for more information on how we plan to respond to the MIAC

Finally, I want to ask you a final favor. If you can, please join us next week as we gather in St. Louis for the first Campaign for Liberty Regional Conference and show the people of Missouri what Campaign for Liberty truly stands for and represents.

We will be hosting a free event on Friday Night with Ron Paul and Judge Andrew Napolitano that is open to the public, and the conference will be highlighted by grassroots training on Saturday, March 28.

Learning how to properly mobilize in order to implement liberty-based legislation is absolutely critical to our success as a movement, and our Regional Conference will provide you with the tools you need as we move forward

For more information on our Conference, check out our Regional Conference page. For special travel and hotel information, click here.

Liberty is never free, and demands vigilance.

look forward to seeing you in St. Louis for an exciting weekend of celebration and training!

In Liberty,

John TatePresident, Campaign for Liberty

P.S. And don't forget to fill out our Citizen's Petition, which we will deliver to the Missouri Governor and Attorney General.

****bill to audit the Federal Reserve, HR 1207

Roma Writes: Many people think the Federal Reserve is part of the U.S. Government. It is , in fact, privately owned by an unelected body, and many of their actions have not been transparent . And because they have a tremendous power over our monetary system many are now calling for transparency, and the Federal Reserve is resisting. If they have nothing to hide they would welcome an opportunity to put the distrust to rest.

If you support the idea of transparency please click on the link below to sign the petition:


From Campaign for Liberty March 13, 2009
Dear Friend of Liberty,

Yesterday, I wrote to inform you of Ron Paul’s bill to audit the Federal Reserve, HR 1207.Yesterday’s response was staggering - and overwhelming. In fact, response was so incredible that the traffic simply overwhelmed our servers.

What that means is many who tried to take action couldn’t.I’m sorry if our server being overwhelmed caused you any problems. We believe we have the issue fixed now and are ready for you to come back today. WHETHER OR NOT YOU SIGNED YESTERDAY, will you please click here right away? We want to make sure EVERY friend of Liberty is on board, and due to the problems yesterday, we are asking everyone to try one more time.
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From Campaign for Liberty on March 12, 2009

Dear Friend of Liberty,
Right now, you and I are seeing the worst plundering of a nation’s wealth in the history of civilization – all led by the out of control Federal Reserve.If you and I don’t act today, I’m afraid this crisis will end with the economic ruin of every man, woman and child in the United States.

Just think about the scope of the problem for a minute: The Fed pumps trillions of dollars in fiat currency into a system already overloaded by the massive amount of dollars committed to the economic bailouts in recent months.This TOTALS:More than the socialist New Deal...More than the entire Iraq debacle...More than the 1980’s savings and loan mess...More than the Korean War...COMBINED.

Where will it all end?It’s time you and I put a stop to an out of control Federal Reserve. And Ron Paul has a bill before Congress to do just that.That’s why it’s vital you fill out your personal "Audit the Fed" petition in support of Congressman Paul’s bill.Today, $9.7 TRILLION in taxpayer dollars in bailouts and loans have been agreed to by Congress, the Bush and Obama Treasury Departments, and the Federal Reserve.Poll after poll shows the American people are fed up and are ready for fresh leadership to make their voices heard in Washington.That means it’s a perfect time to unleash the Ron Paul R3VOLUTION on the out of control Fed!Please complete this petition urging your Congressman to cosponsor and a seek roll-call vote on Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed Bill -- the first step toward ENDING THE FEDERAL RESERVE once and for all!

As I know you’re aware, the Federal Reserve’s inner-workings are shrouded in secrecy, and their meetings are off-limits to the public. Just recently, the Federal Reserve told Congress “NO WAY” when asked to account for TWO TRILLION DOLLARS in taxpayer-backed loans!Well, why do you think they refused? They know coming clean with Congress and the American people on how they doled out those two TRILLION dollars would result in an anti-Fed firestorm.So can you imagine the impact of a full-scale audit?You and I will finally be able to show the American people that the Federal Reserve System leads to:*** Constant economic crises -- the housing crisis and the resulting chaos is just one example of an economic bubble created by centrally-planned interest rates and money manipulation;*** The destruction of the middle class -- as fuel, food, housing, medical care and education costs soar, everyone who is NOT on the government dole is forced to make do with less as the value of their money slowly decreases;*** Currency destruction -- history shows us that riots, violence and full-scale police states can result when people finally realize fiat money isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on and REFUSE to accept it.And unless you and I do end the madness in Washington, D.C., we may be closer than we’d like to think to learning that history lesson first hand -- right here on the streets of our towns and cities.

That’s why your commitment to helping the Campaign for Liberty fight this battle is so vital.Just a few months ago, there was no chance of passing any legislation like Ron Paul’s Audit-the-Fed Bill.So I guess there has been one “CHANGE.”But with the piling up of trillions of dollars in out of control “bailouts” of Wall Street and international bankers, even many politicians in Washington, D.C. want to show you they’re “being responsible”.What better way for Congress to do this than by auditing the Federal Reserve to account for the trillions stolen from the U.S. taxpayers?

There will be many battles you and I must fight over the coming months to take back our country. But this one is set to rage in Congress in just a few short weeks.And, it’s a bill we CAN pass!You see, after regulating, taxing, spending, borrowing and printing us into what looks like the worst recession in decades, establishment politicians and power brokers are assuring us they are working hard to “fix” our economic woes.So they want to do something (anything) to show you they care.That’s why Dr. Paul’s bill is positioned to move forward this year.And since very few politicians understand the Federal Reserve System, they do not understand the threat this bill poses to the borrow-and-spend system they continually vote for.And even if Ron Paul’s Audit-the-Fed Bill is defeated, just forcing a vote is a win/win situation.Can you imagine how many politicians will pay the price at the ballot box in 2010 when you and I tell the American people their Congressman somehow lost trillions of taxpayer dollars and voted against even looking for the money?Of course, getting a vote won’t be easy, but you know just as well as I do that Ron Paul has proven he’s not afraid of a fight.

Now, we just need to show Congress that the American people demand action on Ron Paul’s Audit-the-Fed Bill. Here’s how we plan to do that:First, we’re already busy contacting up to five million activists nationwide through mail, phones and e-mail to generate petitions to the U.S. Congress demanding action on the bill.But that’s just the beginning.We’ll work the talk radio stations and grant local media interviews to further turn up the pressure on Congress. And, of course, Ron Paul supporters will own the meet-up groups and social networking sites that first launched our R3volution.And a few days before the vote, if we have the resources, we’d also like to run hard-hitting targeted radio, TV and newspaper ads.This entire program is designed to send one, CLEAR message to Congress -- Any politician who votes against the Federal Reserve Audit should look for another job.

But such a massive effort won’t be easy -- or cheap.So, along with your petition, I also hope you’ll agree to make a contribution of $250, $100, or $50 to the Campaign for Liberty.I know times are hard, but if we don’t take action, the America we see in just a few years could look much different than the one we see today.So please, fill out your petition and give a generous contribution of $250, $100, or $50 to the Campaign for Liberty IMMEDIATELY.Please don’t just ignore this email.Can I count on you to join the fight to ultimately END THE FED by making a generous contribution of $250, $100, $50 -- or whatever you can afford to the Campaign for Liberty?

Sincerely,John F. TatePresident

P.S. Please fill out this petition DEMANDING your Congressman cosponsor and seek a roll-call vote on Ron Paul’s Audit-the-Fed Bill TODAY!