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16 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - 6/16 President Obama... · 0 replies · +2 points

Maybe it was just that I wasnt paying close enough attention, but did anyone notice on the NBC Nightly news when they did the rebroadcast of President Obama's speech, that they were no booos on the tape, there was laughter at the one point in his speech, but no audible Booos when he spoke about not placing caps on the malpractice payouts.

17 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - 4/18/09: Earth Day Is ... · 1 reply · +3 points

Actuallly I cant wait for this to pass, I have always wanted to sue a volcano, now this gives me the chance. As volcanos produce more CO2 than any otherthing on the planet when they are active. Except maybe cows, I wouldnt mind suing a cow either, "dont kid your self Jimmy, if a cow could kill you and your whole family it would" (simposon's). If people can marry trees and towers, I should be able to sue a volcano right?

17 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - Goodbye Columbus (Day) · 1 reply · +1 points

Jacob, I agree that history can get ugly and very often has and does. But it is that understanding of that history that allows us to overcome the mistakes made. It all goes back to the "those that dont konw are doom to repeat them," mantra. Learning those mistakes made is the responibility of all us, so that we dont repeat them. That is why when we learn of their mistakes, we also need to learn what were the conditions or the pressures placed on them that created those historical events. Ganining the understanding of each historical figures allows us to walk a few steps in thier boots (as it is) and imagine the decsions that we would make if we were in their place. For all of the flaws of our historical figures, they are part of the family that has made our country. For good or bad.

17 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - Goodbye Columbus (Day) · 3 replies · +2 points

Dont you believe that this is an example of appling modern day ethics, to a historical figure. Blaming a historical figure for his actions with out understanding the social sets of the time. I am not going defend his actions, but history is full of figures that have made poor decsions. America is about overcomming those issues and creating a country that we can be proud of now. When we degrade our history, we are degrading what we have accomplished and how far we have come as a society.

17 years ago @ Breitbart.com - PROMISES, PROMISES: Ob... · 1 reply · +1 points

A new imposed tax against a certin class of Americans, which I thought was unconstitutional*. Once again, as seeking money from smokers is the same seeking the money from AIG officals. Congress once again is going after a certian group of Americans. Lets face it, Smokers are easy to attack. We whom smoke are the one of the last classes of people can be attacked with anyone standing up for us. It is just another example of, "...they came for others and I said nothing to protect them, when they came for me, there was noone left to say anything to protect me..."
*Amendment 9 - Construction of Constitution. Ratified 12/15/1791.
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Bill of Attainder: Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution prohibits Congress from passing Bills of Attainder, laws that punish a single person or specific group of people without affording them a trial.

Kinda like raising the taxes on people who drank tea...
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17 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - 15 AIG Execs Agree to ... · 0 replies · +2 points

Texan2,

In reguards to President Obama taking the Oath of office or not.
The members of Congress who did take thier Oaths are at fault here. I am not looknig to assign blame to one party or the other. Infact, both parties are to blame, not to mention the American people who got caught up in the populus wave of outrage.
Until our citizens decide that their elected leaders need to live up to their oaths, and act like mature leaders accepting respondiblity for all of their actions, the laws which they create, and enforcing the laws created; we will continue to be governed by the Government that we have and one that is hard to respect.

17 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - 15 AIG Execs Agree to ... · 1 reply · +8 points

I postulate that every member of Congress that passed this law, is knowingly violating the Constitution and is complete disgrace to the American People they represent. They show their outrage and using innaporpriate speech angainst the AIG officals. Ineffect attempting to blackmailing the executives with threats of mob violence and institing that they doing the honorable thing. When in fact they should take a collective look at themselves for allowing such an issue to arise in the first place.

It has become far to often over the last 15 years, that Congress conviently chooses to create laws to cover their collective backsides and that of their lobyists instead of admitting their mistakes (by repealing those flawed legislations) and then fixing the issues inaccordance with our pre established laws. Leadership by defelction has become the norm in Washington, instead of Leadership by example.

17 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - 15 AIG Execs Agree to ... · 2 replies · +4 points

Amendment 14 - Citizenship Rights. Ratified 7/9/1868. Note History
1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law.

In closing, the cavalier attitude in which Congress passes laws that they know are unconstitutional is not only a violation of their oath, but is an obvious flanking attack against the Constitution. Lacking the strength of character to change the Constitution directly, Congress is attempting once again to use the courts of America to direct their flawed policy, and to repair their lack of foresight attempting to limit the long ranged ramifications of the Stimulus Bill which they passed and did not adquatly review.

17 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - 15 AIG Execs Agree to ... · 3 replies · +4 points

The Constitution states:

Amendment 9 - Construction of Constitution. Ratified 12/15/1791.
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Bill of Attainder: Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution prohibits Congress from passing Bills of Attainder, laws that punish a single person or specific group of people without affording them a trial.
Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution also, generally speaking, prohibits Congress from passing laws that apply retroactively.
Section 10 Article 1
The Contract Claus: of the Constitution states: “No state shall . . . pass any Law . . . impairing the Obligation of Contracts.”

17 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - 15 AIG Execs Agree to ... · 4 replies · +6 points

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason*, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

The American Constitution was created to limit the powers of the Federal Government. By knowing violating their powers and creating unconstitutional laws they have violated not only thier oath of office, but the faith that "We the People" have placed in them to govern fairly.

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