Some Housekeeping Notes

     I would like to start off by saying "Thank You" to all of you that have been frequenting Guerrilla Conservative.  I would like to thank even more those of you that have clicked on my ads.  As most of you know I'm currently unemployed and believe it or not I can get paid doing what I was doing anyways --voicing my opinions here at Guerrilla Conservative.

     In the near future, maybe even later today, I want to start going plank by plank through my "platform" for voters.  If you would like to refer back you will find the platform in the archives back in March.  I want to explain the logic behind each part of the platform and how/why I came up with each plank specifically.

     Eventually I want to do a thesis of sorts on the role of Christians regarding their involvement in the political process.

     Once again, thank you very much and don't forget to click on an ad for me.

Tom

Liberal Vs. Conservative

If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one. If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.

If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn`t eat meat. If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.

If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life. If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.... See More... See More... See More

If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation. A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.

If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels. Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down.

If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church. A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced.(Unless it's a foreign religion, of course!)

If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it. A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.

If a conservative reads this, he'll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh. A liberal will delete it because he's "offended".
 

Fun and Informative

http://electoralcompass.com

This website is just a little bit outdated since it is from pre-Presidential Election but its still fun and informative.  If the link doesn't work just copy/paste.

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Thanks,

Tom

Life Isn't Fair

Life isn't fair.  That's something that any of us that are adults already know.  The problem is that liberals especially prey on the desire all of us have for fairness.  Is it fair that a hard-working man and woman can barely afford the nice things in life?  That sometimes they can barely afford to keep gas in the tank and food on the table?  Is it fair that a rich man that didn't work for his riches can waste more money in a day than most of us will see in a year?  Is it fair that no matter what our medical system now or in the future the rich will always be able to get better?  Obviously the answer to all of these are no.  But that doesn't mean anybody owes anybody anything or that anybody did anything wrong.  The following is a poem, of sorts or a set of maxims that I would like you to read and think about.

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot lift the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer.
You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot establish security on borrowed money.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
From the Ten Cannots by The Reverend William John Henry Boetcker

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Tom

The Truth Shall Set You Free

Here is a link to a story about selective censorship.

http://www.thomasmore.org/qry/page.taf?id=14

and the judge's decision (there's some good logic in here.)

http://www.thomasmore.org/downloads/sb_thomasmore/NietoOrderGrantingSummaryJudgment040110.pdf

Remember all those comments about "now the Tea Party shows its true colors?"  Now read this next article..and don't hold your breath waiting for an apology from even one of your left-leaning friends or the politicians that made the accusations.  We on the right value life more than that.

http://biggovernment.com/hoftandjackson/2010/04/01/its-time-for-the-black-caucus-race-hustlers-to-apologize-for-slandering-tea-party-patriots/

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Thanks,

Tom

What are the limits?

There are 4 Constitutional defects in the new Health Care Law:

These primarily address what Congress has ordered the states to do and what it has ordered individuals to do.

1.  It has ordered the states to increase/collect taxes and to spend the taxes as the Federal Gov't has ordered.

2.  It has ordered individuals to purchase health insurance that is approved and acceptable to Federal bureaucrats.

3.  Transfers regulation of health care from the states to the Federal gov't.

4.  Puts a Federal bureaucrat between patients and physicians.

Can the Federal government tell the states how to spend state-generated taxes?  No.  None of this falls anywhere near the enumerated powers, the "general welfare" clause or the "commerce clause."  When the states created the Federal government they specifically retained for themselves the power to legislate for the health, safety, welfare and morality of their citizens.

Even though the interpretation of the Commerce Clause has been broadly interpreted since the FDR era and used to wedge Federal authority where it doesn't belong that is not its original intent, or even reasonably near it.   The Commerce Clause give Congress the power  "to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with Indian Tribes."  The power is to REGULATE, to make regular, to standardize, etc.  This clause was added into the Constitution specifically because no such clause existed in the Articles of Confederation and the lack thereof cause certain problems.  For instance, one state could charge a tariff against the other states when certain other states had no tariff, or one state could refuse to allow import of a certain product from a certain state while allowing import of the same product from another.  The idea was to allow Congress to make commerce between the several states REGULAR, or standard.  Given the current interpretation of the Commerce Clause you can literally justify any action whatsoever with it.  I will not take the time to explain that in this posting but most on the left and right, including my leftist Constitutional Law Professor agreed.  However, the Supreme Court of the United States has made mistakes before and corrected them and its high time they start scaling back the scope of authority justified under the Commerce Clause.

The regulation of health care has been done by the states for the past 200 years.  Furthermore, Congress cannot constitutionally order us to do eat or to take our vitamins, they are both beneficial to ourselves and sometimes to those around us, but that is outside the scope of their authority, just like ordering us to purchase health care insurance.  The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has held that the most private of all conversations are the conversations between a patient and physician and between a client and attorney, yet the Health Care law recently signed by President Obama (POTUS) violates that privacy by requiring physicians to share that information with Federal bureaucrats, and allowing those bureaucrats to direct the physician how to administer care to the patients!

Congress can't run the Post Office or Amtrak, it has bankrupted Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.  Can our Congress be entrusted to run our health care system?  Of course not.

It seems our current Congress most of all, and past ones, even Republican ones, recognizes no limits to its power or authority.  This is absolutely 180 degrees out of sync with the foundational philosophy which gave rise to our system of government and our Constitution.

If you are of the political mindset that the Constitution means whatever the people, or Congress, the President or the courts say it does -- that it can be molded to meet the times I ask you one question.  What then ARE their limits?

Tom

An Article by Buchanan about Facts about the Left.

Patrick J. Buchanan has an article about the actions of the Left, as opposed to allegation about the Right. Good info.

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=133893

Documented Actions from the Left

On Sunday, March 21, 2010 Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on her way to 'pass' the Health Care Bill, unnecessarily walked with her supporters, through the protestors of the bill. They emerged from the crowd and alleged that Barney Frank was called 'faggot' and that the black congressman had the 'n-word' chanted at them (15 times they allege). Even though there were TV cameras on all news channels documenting their arm-in-arm march, not one camera or recorder of any kind got any evidence whatsoever of these alleged slurs. I'm not saying there isn't a racist or a bigot on the right, there are nutbags in any group, political in nature or not. What I am saying is that these allegations are totally false and that Pelosi and her ilk are trying to stir up anti-right sentiments falsely.

What I plan on doing here and on Facebook is to document the racism, bigotry and lying on the left. Please spread the information you learn here. There are plenty of good sincere people on the left, many of them my personal friends. What I am attempting to correct is the pre-conceived notions that any of this kind of behavior is normal from those on the right.

One of the first things you need to do is to read "Liberal Fascism" by Jonah Goldberg. It will document for you the truth of many political historical notions.

This first link is documentation of the truth about the egg-throwing that the media blamed on Tea Party supporters.
http://biggovernment.com/amarcus/2010/03/30/video-the-egg-man-of-seachlight-nevada/

Next is a link from the National Black Republicans, a history of the racial record of the parties. It is definitely worth your time.
http://suwanneegop.com/NBRA%20Civil%20Rights%20Newsletter-2.pdf

If any actions that are alleged against the Tea Parties are true I will be the first to condemn them, however I haven't seen any yet. On the other hand, proof of violence and un-civil behavior from those on the left abounds. Keep checking on the Guerrilla Conservative blog for more documentation of such.

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Thanks,
Tom

A New Platform (if you want my vote)

     I've been meaning to log on and post something new for quite some time but obviously that didn't happen.  I constructed this list of planks (platform) last spring.  I was trying to think of a system of deciding who to vote for in the future and I thought I would need a list of things that a candidate would need to embrace (how's that for a lib-term) in order to EARN  my vote.  First of all, don't forget -- if the candidate is an incumbent then I'm concerned with how they have voted and/or governed in the past, NOT what they say now that a large contingent of the American people have wakened, but what their past actions say to me, the voter.  I'm not saying that they will have to agree with me 100% but that they be an high enough percentage of a solution that I individually have decided is acceptable.  That is an individual decision at which each American will need to arrive.

Plank #1

The U.S. is to remain sovereign in all aspects.  No submission to international law except when dealing specifically with other sovereign nations (historic int'l law).  Never in regards to our citizenry.  No submission to the United Nations in any way.

Plank #2

The U.S. Constitution should be amended with a Balanced Budget Amendment designed to protect the American People and its interests.

Plank #3

The U.S. Constitution should be amended with an Amendment limiting the terms of Members of the House of Representatives and Members of the U.S. Senate.

Plank #4

Overhaul of tax law (FairTax or a flat tax would be acceptable).  FairTax only to be implemented in the event that the 16th Amendment is repealed.

Plank #5

Immigration

a. SECURE the border(s)

b. Deport ALL illegals (not referring to Mexicans or other Central Americans specifically) - no amnesty = Fairness and Rule of Law re-established.

c. Overhaul quota system. After the uncontrolled flow of illegal immigration is halted we can assess the needs of our nation in accordance with current labor trends thereby allowing many more people in legally from around the world -- in accordance with the needs of and for the benefit of the American people.

Plank #6

Only legislate Constitutional environmental/conservation laws that:

a. Respects commerce - find solutions not simply problems!

b. Respects resources owned by the American people.

c. Respects private property.

d. Take power back for the EPA and establishing DUE Process into the environmental equation.

Plank #7

Begin to create legislation to return power to the several states.  Return to Constitutional principles (I don't mean original only but with 14th Amendment and all others, they too are the U.S. Constitution.)  Illegalize unfunded mandates for example.

Plank #8

In the interest of Plank #7:  Repeal the 17th Amendment.  Causing U.S. Senators to be elected by the people created a slightly more powerful House of Representatives.  It caused our country to go away from the Federalist model, the interests of the States were no longer represented in our system.  That is how the uninformed public have elected themselves so many freebies from the Federal Government, quite often at the expense of the states.

Plank #9

a.  Tie Congressional salaries to national economic performance, thereby making members of Congress shareholders in the interests of our nation as a whole.  I'm not enough of an economics guru to suggest a specific formula but it could contain things such as GDP, Wall Street, Rise and fall of things like national debt, deficits, trade deficits, etc.

b. Members of Congress must return to the private sector after serving.  Within the private sector they may not be employed by any entity over which they received campaign donations (unless they were employed with them before serving).  Furthermore, they may not be employed within any industry governed/regulated by any committees in which they served, and they may not perform as a lobbyist or be employed by any lobbying group. These restrictions will be in force for a length of time equivalent to that which they served in Congress.

c.  All unspent campaign finances will be returned to contributors on a ratio equivalent to (total contributions:contribution of individual contributor).

Plank #10

a. Require ALL legislation to begin with a Constitutional justification a line item #1, and line item # 2 should be a statement expressing the drafter's intent.

b.  During ALL debate the actual drafter (writer or writers) of ALL legislation should be present for Q&A.  The particulars of who/what/when/where and contact information to everyone that had a direct hand in drafting legislation should be available to the public.

Plank #11

ANY candidate that wants my vote MUST be a proponent of repealing unconstitutional legislation, starting with:  TARP I & II (any unspent funds at the time of repeal); Obama's stimulus package (any unspent funds at the time of repeal); Obama's and Pelosi's Health Care "reform" legislation in totality.  

This platform is designed to:

1. Unite

2. Create a U-Turn in America's direction.

3. Address the disease, not the symptoms.

I welcome comments and suggestions.  I want the reader however to keep in mind that my goals with this platform is not to address specifics but to return power to the states and the people in a way that we can begin to address the multitude of issues that ail our Republic.

Thanks for reading,

Tom