Secrecy is not transparency

Secret negotiations underway to finalize ObamaCare

From the Desk of: Steve Elliott, Grassfire Nation

They are doing it again... Reid and Pelosi are holding
secret, backroom meetings to put the final touches on
ObamaCare. I'm done with government working in the
shadows, away from public scrutiny. See below. --- Steve

We've just received word that congressional leadership will not hold formal Conference meetings to resolve the difference between the House and Senate ObamaCare bills.

They hatched the plan yesterday during a meeting with Obama's team at the White House. As a result, only a select few will work on the final ObamaCare legislation -- out of public view, free of
traditional governing rules, and without a single Republican!

And efforts to open these meetings up to the public have been rebuffed.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded to a C-SPAN
request to televise the reconciliation process by saying,
"There has never been a more open process for any
legislation," and hinted that keeping the public at bay
is the best way to push the legislation through.

"We will do whatever is necessary to pass the bill,"
Pelosi concluded.

With public opposition to ObamaCare continuing to build, Reid and Pelosi are determined to use whatever political shenanigans they can to pass this bill as quickly as possible.

This is utterly despicable.

As an American who dearly loves my country, I cannot stand for this kind of arrogant disregard for our rules and regulations.

These hearings must be brought to light -- in full view of the public and following the normal House-Senate procedures. And we have to be the ones to demand as much!

+ + Their Goal: Keep Us In The Dark And Rush Passage!

It's no secret that Reid, Pelosi and their ilk are determined to pass ObamaCare in time for the President's State of the Union Address. That's just a few weeks away.

That is why we have to diligently use the time that remains to put the ENTIRE Congress on notice demanding these secret meetings be brought to light.

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My staff has identified the key members of Congress that need to hear from you. Each one needs to be told repeatedly that the American people don't like secrets, and won't stand for more murky and sleazy backroom dealings.

I believe tens of thousands of faxes demanding transparency will cause many to reconsider their actions.

Just give me permission to send faxes on your behalf to your two Senators and Representative and key members of Congress (including the Blue Dog Democrats and those most vulnerable in their re-election efforts) and we can begin putting these lawmakers on notice!

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If you prefer to send faxes on your own we've done all the work for you. Simply click here to download targets and letters now:

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After scheduling your faxes, pick up your phone and call your lawmakers every day demanding the ObamaCare merger meetings be brought into full public view.

Urge them to champion the people by opposing ObamaCare, and finally put them on notice that support of these backroom meetings and the ObamaCare bill may cost them their jobs!

Again, we have just a few weeks to take our best action opposing ObamaCare and the sweeping changes that would affect EVERY American.

Click below and take immediate action with me today:

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Thanks in advance for taking action with Grassfire Nation.

Steve Elliott
Grassfire Nation

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If union card check passes

Subtitle: Union bosses will see if workers vote the union way.

Secret ballot gone. Freedom gone.

Should ANY version of “Card Check” pass, it would:

*** Force millions of additional working Americans to pay union dues under the threat of losing their jobs, filling Big Labor’s coffers with hundreds of millions of forced-dues dollars;

*** Dramatically increase the wasteful work rules, hate-the-boss propaganda, slowdowns and bitter strikes that shut down businesses and destroy jobs, ensuring that even more plants are closed and more jobs are shipped overseas or lost forever;

*** Enable Big Labor to pump even more campaign cash into the coffers of its radical, tax-and-spend politicians like Barack Obama and Harry Reid, who, in turn, will look for even greater ways to increase the union bosses’ forced-dues empire.

Obama accomplishments

Obama accomplishments

Politics and Party Planks

Democrats were always crying about the fate of the homeless during Republican administrations. Now that the Democrats have control of the government, there is no mention or concern for the homeless. However, they do want to spend billions and billions on illegal aliens now in our country – health care, homes, meals, tuition, tax free incentives, etc.

A Republican agenda for the coming years COULD be to care for our own homeless population, many of whom are military veterans. At the same time, Republicans could stop illegal immigration.

It is possible that providing for the homeless, stopping illegal immigration, the Fair Tax could be three planks in the Republican platform. All could be winners that Democrats would not support.

Then there is Sarah Palin. With considerable help from the media, Democrats have been constructing negative voter opinions about Republicans since Dwight Eisenhower. Bush 43 was trashed the very moment he became a Presidential nominee. John McCain was considered a good guy by the media until he became the Republican nominee for the Presidency. Then, both ripped him apart.

No Republican escapes the Democrat politics of personal destruction. So, we first need to explain their long-time strategy and ignore the slings and arrows thrown at all Republicans by Democrats and their big friends in the Big Time Dying Media. This takes courage.

However, the Democrats have sealed their own fate by attempting to take over the lives of private citizens with czars, their deadly Health Care bill, Cap and Trade and foolish energy policies. Many scholars consider these initiatives Un-Constitution. If successful, Republicans need to reverse the Democrat conquest of America. If Republicans do not take care of business, there are plenty of Americans who are prepared to vote them out too and start over. … the right jack

UK Health Care

Hic. Hic.

The cash-poor UK National Health Service reported the drinking [i.e., alcoholism] is costing the UK's taxpayer funded medical system $4.4 billion a year on treatment. Costs have doubled in the past five years. Total funding for their health care system is $162 billion annually.

UK officials estimate that 1.1 people have alcohol addiction and 10.5 million drink above sensible limits. The UK population in 2008 was estimated at 61.4 million people.

Alcoholism was a big problem in the USSR and continues to be a huge problem in Russia. Government controllers have increased the price of vodka in an effort to reduce consumption and alcoholism. Alcoholism is three times higher now than it was 15 years ago.

Over 15 million Americans are dependent on alcohol and 500,000 are between the ages of 9 and 12. The highest percentage of heavy drinkers (12.2%) is found among unemployed adults between the age of 26 to 34.

What will the destructive effects of nationalize health care [i.e., poor economy, lost jobs, rationed care] do to the US population. We have previously written about the unintended consequences of government programs [like welfare] and nationalized health care is likely to be no exception to the rule ... the right jack

US Government Quiz

Okay you red-blooded Americans let us test your knowledge of the US Government where 24 out of 30 or 80% is considered a passing grade. Supposedly 96% of all high school Seniors FAILED this test. AND if that's not bad enough, 50% + of all individuals over 50 did too!! Count me in.

I scored a 23 or 76.6%. My right wing, knuckledragging, gun toting, bible thumping, white terrorists, gray panther bride scored a 24 but she is much smarter than I.

Take the test and you will be surprised at what we do not know. Click on the link below and see just how much you really know ...

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Not as easy as you think! Eh?

Truth About Health Care Bills

The Truth About the Health Care Bills
by
Michael Connelly, Ret.
Constitutional Attorney

Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill 3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009. I studied it with particular emphasis from my area of expertise, constitutional law. I was frankly concerned that parts of the proposed law that were being discussed might be unconstitutional. What I found was far worse than what I had heard or expected.

To begin with, much of what has been said about the law and its implications is in fact true, despite what the Democrats and the media are saying. The law does provide for rationing of health care, particularly where senior citizens and other classes of citizens are involved, free health care for illegal immigrants, free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession.

The Bill will also eventually force private insurance companies out of business and put everyone into a government run system. All decisions about personal health care will ultimately be made by federal bureaucrats and most of them will not be health care professionals. Hospital admissions, payments to physicians, and allocations of necessary medical devices will be strictly controlled.

However, as scary as all of that it, it just scratches the surface. In fact, I have concluded that this legislation really has no intention of providing affordable health care choices. Instead it is a convenient cover for the most massive transfer of power to the Executive Branch of government that has ever occurred, or even been contemplated. If this law or a similar one is adopted, major portions of the Constitution of the United States will effectively have been destroyed.

The first thing to go will be the masterfully crafted balance of power between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the U.S. Government. The Congress will be transferring to the Obama Administration authority in a number of different areas over the lives of the American people and the businesses they own. The irony is that the Congress doesn't have any authority to legislate in most of those areas to begin with. I defy anyone to read the text of the U.S. Constitution and find any authority granted to the members of Congress to regulate health care.

This legislation also provides for access by the appointees of the Obama administration of all of your personal healthcare information, your personal financial information, and the information of your employer, physician, and hospital. All of this is a direct violation of the specific provisions of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures. You can also forget about the right to privacy. That will have been legislated into oblivion regardless of what the 3rd and 4th Amendments may provide.

If you decide not to have healthcare insurance or if you have private insurance that is not deemed "acceptable" to the "Health Choices Administrator" appointed by Obama there will be a tax imposed on you. It is called a "tax" instead of a fine because of the intent to avoid application of the due process clause of the 5th Amendment. However, that doesn't work because since there is nothing in the law that allows you to contest or appeal the imposition of the tax, it is definitely depriving someone of property without the "due process of law."

So, there are three of those pesky amendments that the far left hate so much out the original ten in the Bill of Rights that are effectively nullified by this law. It doesn't stop there though.

The 9th Amendment that provides: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people;"

The 10th Amendment states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are preserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

Under the provisions of this piece of Congressional handiwork neither the people nor the states are going to have any rights or powers at all in many areas that once were theirs to control.

I could write many more pages about this legislation, but I think you get the idea. This is not about health care; it is about seizing power and limiting rights. Article 6 of the Constitution requires the members of both houses of Congress to "be bound by oath or affirmation" to support the Constitution. If I were a member of Congress I would not be able to vote for this legislation or anything like it without feeling I was violating that sacred oath or affirmation. If I voted for it anyway I would hope the American people would hold me accountable.

For those who might doubt the nature of this threat I suggest they consult the source. Here is a link to the Constitution:

http://www.archives.gov/ex hibits/charters/constituti on_transcript.html

And another to the Bill of Rights:

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_ri ghts_transcript.html

There you can see exactly what we are about to have taken from us.

Michael Connelly, retired attorney
Constitutional Law Instructor
Carrollton, Texas