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“We are a Nation today that has seen it better days. Our career politicians have become elitists that have taken our government away from us and made it their own. We have become a country that is ruled by the elitists rather governed by the people. We are on a path of unsustainable debts. We are on the path of moral decline. We are on a path towards destruction. Our government is not providing for a common defense of the people as evidenced by the invasion along our southern border. Our government is not promoting domestic tranquility as evidenced by our career politicians lying about racial epithets being tossed around. Our prosperity and strength rely on the will of the people and the individual freedom and liberty afforded us in our constitution. As we can plainly see, we will begin to fall like all other great civilizations when the people no longer matter.”

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When The People No Longer Matter

from The Political Lizard Annex by The Lizard

The founding documents of America are rich in their thoughtfulness and wisdom. Our government was developed with the belief of freedom and liberty for all. Read the words of Thomas Jefferson. He said all men are equal and have inalienable rights. The constitution begins with the simple and effective phrase:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Our country was founded on the principle of “the people” not only participating in their government but becoming the government. The wisdom of our founding fathers lies in the fact that the developed the constitution based upon self governance. However, career politicians have become elitists that rule rather than govern. career politicians have come to believe that it is they that know what is best for the country and not the people. The career politicians have taken our country away from the people and decided to give the country to themselves.

The main issue is the two party system in America. The career politicians place their party ahead of the people. Instead of the politicians representing the people, they represent their party. Is there any wonder nothing beneficial ever gets accomplished. Is there any wonder that America has become a country for the extremes rather than the middle? Obama once said “thats what elections are for”. This one statement by the President shows the disdain that career politicians like Obama have for the people of this country. Obama himself relegated he people to the sidelines. Instead of governing Obama wants to rule. Instead of promoting the general welfare of the people, Obama promotes himself. We have many issues in our country but the career politicians are not listening to the people.

Last summer, the pathetic pawns of the media were aghast that “we the people” showed up at our representatives townhalls and called them out. The pathetic pawns pushed the meme that “we the people” should respect the politicians. I have news for the pathetic pawns, the politicians are employed by us, “we the people”. It is the politicians that should respect us not the other way around. The politicians serve at the convenience of the people. “We the people” should be held in reverence not the other way around. “We the People” should not be dismissed except for election day. Our government should be responsive to our needs and not just responsive to the needs of the politicians. Our career politicians have become elitists that are attempting to fulfill a higher level personal need. Our politicians believe they are above us and should be dictating what we need and desire. Our career politicians are pathetic clowns searching for inner salvation at the expense of the people they are supposed to serve.

All we have to do is look around us. The American people were adamantly against the health care proposal, yet the career politicians rammed it through against our will. We attended townhalls but were dismissed as angry mobs. We protested on capitol but were lied about and called racists. We begged and pleaded with our government, but we were ignored. Our politicians were even bribed to accept a government takeover we did not want. In Missouri last week, Proposition C passed and the state outlawed the individual mandate. Senator Claire McCaskill said in one breath the people have been heard. Yet in the next breath she said the vote didn’t really matter.

In California, the people spoke and passed proposition 8. The people of California wanted marriage defined as between a man and a woman. An activist judge struck it down as being unconstitutional. I have a problem with that. It can’t be unconstitutional when voted on by the people. This was not a law passed by the legislature that must pass constitutional muster. No this was passed by the people, the owner of the document. The people make the rules and can change the constitution as written. It is the will of the people, not the will of the courts. The courts in California provided the right for homosexuals to marry, when the people took that right away, an activist judge cried foul and said once given a right can not be taken away without due process. Unfortunately their was due process. That due process was in the form of a constitutional amendment to the California constitution defining marriage.

In Arizona, the people have spoken. Arizonians want the law of the land enforced. Instead of yielding to the will of the people, Obama had his justice department sue Arizona. Another activist judge decided to strike down the meat of the law. Arizona did not change federal law, they just voted in a law that would enforce our immigration laws. Obama says it is an anti immigration law. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is a law to uphold the law of the land. In a lawful society we must obey and enforce the laws. The Arizona law is a pro immigration law meant to protect legal immigrants and residents against those that are in the country illegally. The people of this country want our borders protected.

We the people want the government to promote domestic tranquility. Is it promoting domestic tranquility by allowing a mosque to be built in the shadows of round zero? The people of New York City are against the mosque being built. Yet the city government is going against the will of the people and allowing the mosque to be built. Many activist supporters are claiming the right to religious freedom as why we should allow the mosque to be built. This is a weak argument. No one is stopping the practice of religion. There are plenty of Mosque’s in the city in which to practice their religion. Claiming first amendment freedom of religion here is like claiming freedom of speech when someone wants to place a KKK museum next to Martin Luther King Jr.s gravesite.

We are a Nation today that has seen it better days. Our career politicians have become elitists that have taken our government away from us and made it their own. We have become a country that is ruled by the elitists rather governed by the people. We are on a path of unsustainable debts. We are on the path of moral decline. We are on a path towards destruction. Our government is not providing for a common defense of the people as evidenced by the invasion along our southern border. Our government is not promoting domestic tranquility as evidenced by our career politicians lying about racial epithets being tossed around. Our prosperity and strength rely on the will of the people and the individual freedom and liberty afforded us in our constitution. As we can plainly see, we will begin to fall like all other great civilizations when the people no longer matter.

Source: The Political Lizard Annex

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(NECN: Phoenix, Ariz.) – In launching a Web site aimed at educating the United States on Arizona’s controversial illegal immigration law, Governor Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.) took umbrage with the president’s joke at the recent White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

The event is an opportunity for its speakers to make light of politics, and President Barack Obama did so with Arizona’s immigration law:
“We all know what happens in Arizona when you don’t have ID — adios, amigos.”

It was this joke which became the target of Gov. Brewer’s address regarding new steps the state government is taking to promote the law on a national level.

“It’s fair to ask whether he intends to be the Commander-in-Chief or the Comic-in-Chief,” Gov. Brewer said.  “Since the president’s joke was so inappropriate, I suppose, if I wanted to join in the comedian game, I could suggest that he should not give up his day job.”“Unfortunately, though, he isn’t doing very well at that one, either,” she added as her punchline. In the context of the Correspondents’ Dinner, Mr. Obama’s joke may not be seen by some as “so inappropriate.” Gov. Brewer does not see the issue of border security as a joking matter, regardless of context.

With the signing of its immigration bill into law, Arizona has taken matters into its own hands after what is seen by Gov. Brewer as a failure by the federal government to secure the state’s border with Mexico. Drug trafficking, violence and illegal immigration crossing into the United States from Mexico is a major concern for the state.

“While the president is making wisecracks and playing racial politics, some groups have suggested that Arizona be punished for enforcing laws that our federal government has failed to enforce — that is misguided at best,” Gov. Brewer said.

She suggested those that wish to boycott Arizona businesses — Boston, Los Angeles, etc. — visit the state to witness firsthand the conditions that produced the law.

“Our purpose today is to help the rest of the nation understand the crisis which confronts our state,” Gov. Brewer.  “Our nation’s government is broken, our border is being erased and the president apparently considers it a wonderful opportunity to divide people along racial lines for his personal political convenience.”

“Secure the Border”

The governor announced the formation of a committee that will make recommendations designed to increase border security, based on border control statistics.  A Web site aimed at “educating” the nation on the state immigration law is also being launched.  SecureTheBorger.org‘s banner features photos of Brewer and Sarah Palin side-by-side.

The site lists under its “Support Arizona” section the organizations considering boycotting Arizona because of the law. Among the contacts listed is Boston Mayor Tom Menino.

SB1070 amended

Arizona’s immigration law requires law enforcement officials to question during a “lawful stop, detention or arrest” people suspected of being in the country illegally.  The bill, as it was originally signed into law, required officials to make a “reasonable attempt” during “lawful contact” at questioning people suspected of being in the country illegally.  That phrasing led to fears of possible racial profiling by officers.

Gov. Brewer on April 30th signed into law HB 2162, which replaced “lawful contact” with “lawful stop, detention or arrest.”  In a statement, she wrote that the changes to SB1070:

“Specifically answer legal questions raised by some who expressed fears that the original law would somehow allow or lead to racial profiling.  These new amendments make it crystal clear and undeniable that racial profiling is illegal, and will not be tolerated in Arizona.”

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San Francisco

• San Francisco supervisors, on a 10-1 vote, approved a nonbinding resolution that calls for a boycott of Arizona-based businesses. It asks for, but does not demand, that city departments refrain from entering into new contracts or extending existing ones with companies headquartered in Arizona, unless severing those ties would result in significant costs to the city or violate other laws. (via SF Gate) Good going CA, make sure you go deeper into the red.

Los Angeles

• The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-1 to stop doing business in Arizona unless the state’s tough new immigration law is repealed. The city does about $52 million worth of business with Arizona companies, but it’s likely that only about $8 million worth of contracts can be terminated. (via NPR News) Cant even do a proper boycott.. you either do or don’t.

Milwaukee, WI

• The Milwaukee Common Council Tuesday (5/4) failed to act on a resolution calling for the city to boycott companies based in Arizona. The council sent the measure back to committee. Alderman Robert Puente said his colleagues need to further study the Arizona law. (via WUWM)

Austin, TX

• The resolution, proposed by Council Member Mike Martinez, calls for ending all business-related travel to Arizona by city employees, unless it is related to police investigations, providing humanitarian aid or protecting Austinites’ health and safety. (via Austin American Statesman)

West Hollywood, CA

• The council voted 5-0 Monday night to approve the boycott. The action immediately suspends official travel to Arizona and calls for developing official sanctions. (via CBS2)

Boston, MA

• As the City Council passed a resolution urging that Boston cut business ties with Arizona, Menino said it was important to send “a message’’ that the city disagrees with that state’s response to illegal immigration. (via Boston.com)

Oakland, CA

• The council voted 7-0 Tuesday in favor of the boycott. It calls on city officials to review existing contracts with Arizona-based businesses and not enter into any new ones. It also says staff should not travel to the state on official city business. (via Fresno Bee)

St. Paul, MN

• Mayor Chris Coleman is ordering city departments to no longer travel to conferences in the state of Arizona. (via My Fox 9)

Washington D.C.

• Responding to Arizona’s new immigration law, the resolution requests that the city government and the employee pension fund “divest’ from all Arizona state and municipal bonds and ban city workers from traveling to that state on official business. The resolution, which will be voted on at a later date, does not appear to prevent the city from doing business with Arizona-based companies, as some Hispanic activists had proposed. (via Washington Post)

New York City

• New York’s City Council will consider a resolution calling for a boycott of all things Arizona. Ydanis Rodrigues, a Manhattan Democrat, filed the non-binding resolution Wednesday, a council aide confirmed. (via WSJ)

Boulder, CO

• Employees of the City of Boulder will no longer be traveling to Arizona for business, City Manager Jane Brautigam announced, as a show of the city’s opposition to the recent immigration legislation passed in that state. (via Examiner)