Seeing the Obvious...

Our government allows millions of illegals to enter the country, purchase arms (heavy duty ones, at that), gives them everything while it takes away our rights, infringes on our privacy, and is deliberately harming our small and mid-sized businesses, while trying to dis-arm us... Has it occurred to these illegals that even IF they do manage to destroy us, and 'take over the country', that THEY will have a big price to pay for that 'privilege'? Don't they realize that these bargains they are striking will ultimately cost them? Don't they see they are being set up as the next 'cheap labor pool'??? Sure, they are getting a bunch of promises....but do they not see that eventually, they, too, will be in the very same position we are now in? That their promised land will be yanked out from under them, their wages reduced, their housing stolen, their cost of living soared, their families destroyed, and their rights reduced? Don't they see they are bargaining with the very source that has played chess with all the nations of the world for centuries? And that WE ALL are the pawns in their game? That we are all expendable in the eyes of those who hold power and control(for now...)? Maybe they need to realize the obvious....

For God's Sake! DON'T mention the word God!

A girl wrote a poem about her relations for Veteran's Day. The poem honored her two grandfathers who served during the Vietnam War. Because she stated in the poem "He prayed to God for peace," and she wrote of one of them, "He prayed to God for strength”, her poem was censored due to a person who called the school district and whined and complained. President and Chief Executive Officer Ken Paulson of the First Amendment Center has responded to the article written in that local paper (that originally printed the article about the poem being censored) to which I had written to him about. Here is what he wrote to me: "Thanks for sharing your view, but we agree that the school should not have censored the child. A newspaper in North Carolina published an inaccurate story, which others have picked up. Here's what the First Amendment Center published: http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/poetry-and-emotion-when-a-6-year-old-is-censored Ken Paulson First Amendment Center" Mr. Paulson also sent a follow-up: "Thanks for your note. FYI, the paper has promised to correct the record and run my column on Tuesday" The newspaper printed the following statement, claiming it was apparently a quote from Mr. Paulson, which MISLED the public on The First Amendment Center's position on the matter: "The reason for these restrictions is to prevent the government from endorsing a specific faith or religion". "She had every right to mention God, (but) that dynamic changed when they asked her to read it at an assembly.” The newspaper went on to claim, "Paulson said that because the students were a captive audience - they were at a mandatory assembly with no place else to go if they didn't want to attend - administrators had the right to remove the word "God." My initial statement about the article is as follows: Persons of reason beg to differ!! And, clearly, censoring being appropriate was NOT the actual position of Mr. Paulson, nor The First Amendment Center. Think about it. Since when is the government a school? Or a school the government? Just because the district may get funds from the government, does not make them The Government. Nor do they represent the government. Removing the word God from the poem is ridiculous. She, in her poem, was simply stating 'someone' prayed to God. That is certainly NOT endorsing a SPECIFIC faith or religion. There are MANY faiths and religions that use the term God. Not to mention, our own government clearly has 'In God We Trust' on it's currency, and in the Pledge of Allegiance it states, 'One Nation Under God'- there is NO specific faith or religion mentioned in either. No one takes offense at using the currency because the word God is on it;Yes, even atheists use the currency. Not to mention, children and adults have sworn their allegiance for a many, many years in classrooms which required the Pledge to be said by all students. For many,many years, public schools opened their day with a prayer. And I'm sure there are many poems with the word God in them that were read in public assemblies, and in school assemblies. Those who chose not to hold the same beliefs were (and are) free to do so- no one stopped them. Whoever the persons (the veterans) were who 'prayed to God' were NOT attempting to make the government, nor anyone else, endorse a specific faith or religion; it was simply a statement made by the writer of what the veterans were doing; the veterans, nor the writer of the poem, was trying to convince anyone of any specific faith or religion. It wouldn't be any different if a Muslim wrote a poem about their warriors praying to Allah- no one would take that statement as an endorsement of Islam. They would take it that the warrior was simply praying to whatever God that warrior thought appropriate. A sentence that says a person prays is not pushing any government to endorse praying, or pushing a belief held by individuals onto those who chose not to have such a belief. People who have open minds do not take offense at those who hold differing opinions and beliefs. It is only the small-minded person who takes offense at such nonsense. People are going way too far in claiming censoring was O.K. and/or appropriate, and those that insist on doing so are NOT protecting anyone's 1st Amendment rights by denying the use of the word God in a poem that clearly states the veteran was the one praying to his/her believed deity. It is Not being specific on any faith, nor any religion. Those forced to attend an assembly are not forced to listen, or make to gross interpretations. Whoever made the complaint clearly does NOT comprehend free speech. Since the article did not specify who (what 'parent') made the complaint, it makes one question whether it was actually someone from the school district. How would a parent even know about what poem was to be read in the assembly? Only those responsible for the assembly would have known the content of the presentation beforehand. The word God does NOT force anyone to have a belief in God. Someone writing about someone else praying to God is NOT forcing anyone to pray to God. If the complainer does not wish to believe in God, that is their prerogative. However, their choice of lack, or absence, of faith, or a difference in faith, is NOT liberty to stop anyone else in expressing themselves. Writing about anyone else's activities that may express the fact that that person may have a belief in a higher entity is in no way endorsing a specific faith nor religion. Those who are so offended by the word God need to find a different currency to use as long they are in the U.S. Those who are so small-minded are the same type who would promote book-burning for the same lame reasons, and jeopardize great works of art due to hate-crime-thinking attitudes. And please bear in mind that - whoever you are- your complaining about the word God is not likely to affect the greater majority of people all over the world who happen to believe in a God; they aren't likely to change their belief, nor their toleration of you just because you take offense at a three letter word. Get over it- you are not going to change the world for all your whining and screaming. People taking offense at the word God are free to do so, but not at the expense of others' rights to express themselves freely. If the girl was asked to read the poem at an assembly honoring our Veteran's, be big enough to take it for what it's true intent was- an honor to our veterans. Just because some precious child of a small-minded parent happened to be made to attend the assembly does not mean that that child had to LISTEN to the poem, Nor does it mean the child of said parent needs to take offense at the word God just because the parent isn't big enough to accept that there are many others in the world who think and believe differently. No doubt, parents who are big enough minded to accept other people's beliefs, or lack of them, are praying for the whiners to grow up!

Help Turtle Island

An Open Letter to Friends of Turtle Island Preserve Turtle Island Preserve is in danger. Please read this letter, and, if you feel moved to do so, carefully follow the suggestions for support provided at the end. Recently, local county government authorities have targeted Turtle Island Preserve, attacking our way of life, and forcing our educational camp to close to visitors. On the morning of September 19th, eleven county officials (being paid by tax payers) barged into our living room unannounced, uninvited, and unwelcome. A large caravan of county vehicles blocked our private road, miles away from any public area. The men (some armed) presented a search warrant two and half miles into the interior of our private land, a most intimate zone of refuge where we do not even take visitors, and then spent the next half of the day violating our privacy and photographing our buildings and personal homes. The unwanted invasion team came prepared with topographic maps, aerial photographs, GPS equipment to discern coordinates, laptops, pages of highlighted photographs of unknown origins, and even a county 4-wheeler to more easily get around the property. Much time and tax-payer money had clearly been spent preparing for this deployment against our 501c3 non-profit education center. The primary focus of this action centers on our buildings and construction methods. The American heritage buildings that we keep alive and teach about are "unacceptable" in today's modern world. The very building techniques and materials that all of our ancestors thrived with are now being deemed unacceptable and targeted as illegal because they don't fit into the cookie-cutter code status that is so extremely far from what we are about. The buildings and lifestyle of our working farm and education center teach about true American freedom. The invasive attack was a surreal wake-up call to the illusion of the American myth: "Land of the free." Those of you who have visited Turtle Island Preserve know that our structures are unique in that they are built with materials harvested here on the farm and adhere to natural and historical methods. Our buildings are unquestionably structurally sound, but do not fit the wording or application of modern building codes, as the methods used to build them predate the conception of modern building codes. The veteran, licensed engineer we hired to assess the structural concerns expressed by the county stated that our buildings are "Better than code." If modern, cookie-cutter buildings fit our purposes or needs, we would have built them. But they certainly do not. To comply with current, modern building codes and regulations, with no variance or allowance for natural, traditional, historical, cultural or educational models, is at the very least a compromise to our integrity, our mission, and our value to the community and the world. If we were forced to function like every other public facility, the values, ethics, and practical knowledge we teach would be lost. Trying to force a modern framework around a facility that is specifically designed to be primitive does not make sense. The methods we teach go back tens of thousands of years. The modern building codes go back only 40-50 years. For the past twenty-six years, Turtle Island Preserve has been a functioning farm and education center for primitive skills, cultural heritage, and traditional/natural living. We are run by volunteer laborers and administrators, good citizens who believe in the worth of volunteering their time to share natural traditional living in hopes of making life for people more meaningful and our impact on the earth a gentler footprint. Our non-profit education center has brought thousands of people from all over the world, of all ages, faiths, and socio-economic backgrounds and enabled them to develop a personal relationship with the natural world. In many cases, these are people (usually children) who would not have the opportunity to gain that experience elsewhere. What they get here, they keep forever. Eustace Conway, full-time volunteer director of Turtle Island Preserve for the past 26 years, now faces the threat of criminal charges. That's right, for dedicating his life to celebrating and preserving American cultural heritage, his American government is condemning his interest in exercising what he believes is an inalienable human right to build and live in the traditions of our ancestors. He said, "If this was a joke or something out of a science fiction novel about corrupt government control, maybe I could laugh about it... but it is very, unbelievably, maliciously true... and I can only cry about it, and ask for the voices of friends to support me and citizens that care about the 'American Dream' of freedom to speak up for their rights and interests now." Our recent studies show us that there may be no variance for any private, state, or federal interpretation sites that exhibit natural/primitive historic structures or practices. The recent attack on our home and lifeways makes us question the confines of our state building and county codes on our most fundamental freedoms of American heritage, Appalachian regional culture, and a three million year precedent of inalienable human rights concerning structures and living. We are working with legal counsel and structural engineers to present a clear and thorough assessment of our structures, practices, and mission to authorities who are not personally familiar with Turtle Island Preserve. We have drawn up a petition and begun a letter writing campaign, all of which we'll present to the North Carolina Building Codes Council on December 10, 2012 in the hopes of educating the council about the unique importance of Turtle Island Preserve and securing a variance for our continued operation without sacrificing our integrity and commitment to historic structures and natural lifestyle. We need your help in raising a voice. This matter will not be resolved positively without your support. Please help support Turtle Island Preserve by taking the following steps: 1. Sign the petition at www.change.org. 2. Join the letter writing campaign! Write your own letter in support of Turtle Island Preserve, or use the letter included here - just print, sign, and send to the Chairman of the North Carolina Building Codes Council. Either way, be sure to send us a copy of your letter, too. Addresses are attached. It is impossible to overstate how important your swift support is to the future of Turtle Island Preserve. With the North Carolina Building Codes Council meeting just three weeks away, we need all the voices we can get, and as quickly as possible. Please set aside a few minutes to sign the petition, send a letter, and stand with us as we work to save Turtle Island Preserve. Keep checking Facebook for updates, and for more information on the Building Codes Council meeting or if you have any questions at all, please email mail@turtleislandpreserve.com or call our office at 828-265-2267. In appreciation, The Staff and Community Members of Turtle Island Preserve Addresses: Dan Tingen, Chairman North Carolina Building Codes Council 322 Chapanoke Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 Turtle Island Preserve 2683 Little Laurel Road Boone, North Carolina 28607 Please sign the petition! They need about 2,000 more signatures

Learn from the past

"The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, and the public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." - Cicero, 55 BC One needs to learn from the past....

What we can look forward to

Came across this today: Line by line provisions of the Obama Healthcare Plan. Peter Fleckstein (aka Fleckman) is reading it and has been posting on Twitter his findings . This is from his postings (Note: All comments are Fleckman's) Pg 22 of the HC Bill MANDATES the Govt will audit books of ALL EMPLOYERS that self insure!! Pg 30 Section 123 of HC Bill - THERE WILL BE A GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get Pg 29 Lines 4-16 of the HC Bill - YOUR HEALTHCARE IS RATIONED!!! Pg 42 of the HC Bill - The Health Choices Commissioner will choose YOUR HEALTHCARE Benefits for you. You have no choice! Pg 50 Section 152 of the HC Bill - HEALTHCARE will be provided to ALL non US citizens, illegal or otherwise Pg 58 of the HC Bill - Government will have real-time access to individuals finances & a National ID Healthcard will be issued! Pg 59 Lines 21-24 of the HC Bill - Government will have direct access to your bank accounts for electronic fund transfers Pg 65 Section 164 of the HC Bill - Payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in Unions & Community Organizations (ACORN) Pg 72 Lines 8-14 of the HC Bill - Government is creating an HC Exchange to bring private HC plans under Government control Pg 84 Section 203 of the HC Bill - Government mandates ALL benefit packages for private HC plans in the Exchange Pg 85 Line 7 of the HC Bill - Specs of Benefit Levels for Plans = The Government will ration your HC! Pg 91 Lines 4-7 of the HC Bill - Government mandates linguistic appropriate services - Example: Translation for illegal aliens Pg 95 Lines 8-18 of the HC Bill - The Government will use groups i.e., ACORN & Americorps to sign up individuals for Government HC plan Pg 102 Lines 12-18 of the HC Bill - Medicaid Eligible Individuals will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid. No Choice Pg 124 Lines 24-25 of the HC Bill - No company can sue the Government on price fixing. No "judicial review" against Government Monopoly Pg 127 Lines 1-16 of the HC Bill - Doctors/AMA - The Government will tell YOU what you can make Pg 145 Lines 15-17 of the HC Bill - An Employer MUST auto enroll employees into public option plan. NO CHOICE Pg 126 Lines 22-25 of the HC Bill - Employers MUST pay for HC for part time employees AND their families Pg 149 Lines 16-24 of the HC Bill - ANY Employer with a payroll of $400k and above who does not provide the Public Option must pay 8% tax on all payroll PG 150 Lines 9-13 of the HC Bill - Businesses with payrolls between $251k and $ 400k that don't provide the Public Option must pay 2-6% tax on all payroll Pg 167 Lines 18-23 of the HC Bill - ANY individual who doesnt have acceptable HC according to Government will be taxed 2.5% of income Pg 170 Lines 1-3 of the HC Bill - Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt from individual taxes (Americans will pay) Pg 195 of the HC Bill - Officers and Employees of HC Administration (GOVT) will have access to ALL Americans financial/personal records Pg 203 Lines 14-15 of the HC Bill - "The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax". Yes, it says that Pg 239 Lines 14-24 of the HC Bill - Government will reduce physician services for Medicaid. Seniors, low income, poor affected Pg 241 Lines 6-8 of the HC Bill - Doctors, doesn't matter what specialty you have, will all be paid the same Pg 253 Lines 10-18 of the HC Bill - Government sets the value of Doctor's time, professional judgement, etc. Literally value of humans Pg 265 Section 1131 of the HC Bill - Government mandates and controls productivity for private HC industries Pg 268 Section 1141 of the HC Bill - Federal Government regulates rental & purchase of power driven wheelchairs Pg 272 Section 1145 of the HC Bill - TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS - Cancer patients, welcome to rationing! Pg 280 Section 1151 of the HC Bill - The Government will penalize hospitals for what the Government deems preventable readmissions Pg 298 Lines 9-11 of the HC Bill - Doctors that treat a patient during initial admission that results in a readmission - The Government will penalize you Pg 317 Lines 13-20 of the HC Bill - OH MY GOD!!! - PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. The Government tells Doctors what/how much they can own Pgs 317-318 Lines 1-3 and 21-25 of the HC Bill - PROHIBITION on expansion - Government is mandating that hospitals cannot expand Pg 321 Lines 2-13 of the HC Bill - Hospitals have opportunigy to apply for exception BUT community input required. Can you say ACORN?!! Pg 335 Lines 16-25 and Pgs 336-339 of the HC Bill - Government mandates establishment of outcome based measures. HC the way they want. Rationing Pg 341 Lines 3-9 of the HC Bill - Government has authority to disqualify Medicare Advanced Plans, HMOs, etc. Forcing people into the Government Plan Pg 354 Section 1177 of the HC Bill - Government will RESTRICT enrollment of Special needs people! Pg 379 Section 1191 of the HC Bill - Government creates more bureaucracy - Telehealth Advisory Committee. Can you say HC by phone? Pg 425 Lines 4-12 of the HC Bill - Government mandates Advance Care Planning Consultant. Think Senior Citizens and the end of their life! Pg 425 Lines 17-19 of the HC Bill - Government will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney, etc. Mandatory! Pg 425 Lines 22-25 and Pg 426 Lines 1-3 of the HC Bill - Government provides approved list of end of life resources, guiding you into death Pg 427 Lines 15-24 of the HC Bill - Government mandates program for orders for end of life. The Government has a say in how your life ends Pg 429 Lines 1-9 of the HC Bill - An "advanced care planning consultant" will be used frequently as patients health deteriorates Pg 429 Lines 10-12 of the HC Bill - "advanced care consultation" may include an ORDER for end of life plans. AN ORDER from GOVERNMENT! Pg 429 Lines 13-25 of the HC Bill - The Government will specify which Doctors can write an end of life order Pg 430 Lines 11-15 of the HC Bill - The Government will decide what level of treatment you will have at end of life Pg 469 of the HC Bill - Community Based Home Medical Services = Non profit Organizations. Hello, ACORN Medical Services has arrived!!! Pg 472 Lines 14-17 of the HC Bill - PAYMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. 1 monthly payment to a community based organizations. ACORN? Pg 489 Section 1308 of the HC Bill - The Government will cover Marriage and Family therapy. Which means they will insert Government into your marriage Pgs 494-498 of the HC Bill - Government will cover Mental Health Services including defining, creating, rationing those services Thanks for re-electing someone who will do this to our citizens Oh, please note anyone over 76 does not get to have cancer treatment...so don't get old.

Help is needed

It came to my attention today that John Taylor Gatto is in need of assistance. He is the author of 'The Underground History of American Education', among other books. If you haven't read it, I strongly encourage you to do so asap!
Mr. Gatto has been putting together a documentary film called 'The Ultimate History Lesson'. The the unthinkable happened. He had a stroke, and then a series of strokes. Needless to say, the financial burden of all this has been overwhelming, and he needs our help.
To read more about John Taylor Gatto, please go to:


To assist, go to:


What John Taylor Gatto has given the world through his writings and other efforts is critical for all of us. Let us help him in his time of need.

To Get Out of the Mess...

The only way for people to be free of the 'game' is to be self-reliant. Once we re-learn how to be self-reliant, we are no longer dependent on any of the game-players for our 'politics', food, 'money',or anything else. Being self-reliant takes away the self-imposed control by those who clearly do not have our best interest at heart.
Boycotting one faction on a multi-tentacled monster is not going to seriously slow the action down. They've got their bases covered. Forming a political alliance plays into their game, just as a consumer alliance would also, simply because these control networks go far deeper than most suspect. For example, let's say you buy Stonefield youghurt- it's organic, etc- well, it's owned by Dannon, who has ties with Lever, who has ties with Pepsico, who is in cahoots with Coca-Cola under World Beverage Partners...Each company has lists of hundreds of subsidiaries- they aren't competitors; they are all joined at the hip.
The way to NOT support them is to make your own, or find someone who can/does & trade for something you can do/make.
Or say, 7th Generation- green products, right? Nay. They BUY their products from a variety of "unknown" sources & slap their label on them.
Most of these mega corps have the same directors on several boards of several other corporations. Take UPS. Not just a shipping company, but they have connections to GM, Coca-Cola, etc., etc.;they own communications,finance,& conglomerate of other non-shipping companies. Same with Coca-Cola;owns water bottling companies, has hands in utilities, manufacturers, clothing, personal goods, name it. ALL have someone with some political position. Even though most of their company headquarters are no longer in the US; they have heavy foreign ties (and most are NOT US companies any longer).It isn't about greed; it's about control.
If you don't want someone controlling you, you have to do things for yourself ie.self-reliance Start w/family, then neighborhood, then community, etc. Keyword:network
Everybody knows how to do something, and that something can be traded/exchanged to achieve self-reliance. Without support,the big guns cannot control.
Stop using/giving them money, stop using their 'network', stop using their products, etc. It may take time to get your/our thing going, but not too long- after all, there are things essential to living, and necessity is the mother of invention.
We've managed before;we can manage again. Only THIS time, govern our/yourselves.That is what our Founding Documents give us the right to do. Uphold that right by DOING it, instead of handing over that job to others who do NOT have your/our best interests at heart. If every nation did that, we'd have a great place because we'd finally experience freedom.
America is the place to get that ball rolling- and it CAN be done. Self-reliance is the foundation of freedom. If you want a free country, become self-reliant. Stop waiting for a saviour to fix the problems. We (as a country) created the problem by giving up our self-reliance. We trusted others to handle things for us. That trust was misplaced. We're the only ones who will/can fix that.

The Truth About Ron Paul

People need to know the truth about what's going on...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BpL6eQyXDs

Dear U.N.,

Dear U.N., Rome Club, and Bildenberg group and all your buddy fiends,

Thank you all so much for deciding that the world population must be reduced by 90%. We're sure you have made this decision in the world's best interest.

We applaud you all for being the first to sacrifice your lives, and the lives of all your associates and families towards this effort. We're sure the rest of us will be eternally grateful for your commitment in making the world a better place.

We know that without your sage leadership, our world will be so much better off. Thanks again for alleviating the rest of us from your inhuman values and unethical actions by dying first and setting such a fine example of martyrdom. God speed!

"For Protection..."

Currently, there has been a major land grab going on, disguised as being "for Protection...","For Future generations...","To increase usage and economic prospects...", etc., etc.
Colorado is currently going through this hood-winking, along with many other areas nationally.Below is a map from 1997, showing lands already controlled by numerous federal agencies. Remember- this map is 15 years old, and many areas controlled by these entities has greatly increased since then. Add to it lands controlled by utilities, railways, large corporations, airports, etc. and the land becomes more diminished for private use,(homes and small business)the backbone of our nation. Other States are suffering likewise.

Courtesty of : http://www.sangres.com/maps/publicland.htm

You can see from the above map that west of the I-25 there is a severe shortage of private land. The checkerboard pattern in the eastern plains is the result of two sections of each township being designated "School Land", and said land was 'given' to the State Board of Land Commissioners. Most of the BLM and the School Land properties are leased for agriculture (cattle grazing). Approximately 450,000 acres of School Land is leased by the Colorado Division of Wildlife for seasonal hunting purposes.( Question: Since land-owners are paying for schools with their tax dollars...perhaps we need to see exactly where is the money from 'School Lands' actually going?)

The Map [circa 1997 ] does NOT show county owned lands, nor any lands Preserved Lands under Conservation of any organization (government or otherwise), nor any lands controlled by the Department of Defense, which further add to the shortage.

Many people in Colorado are unaware of the existence of 'School Lands'. State School Board Lands are lands that were granted by the Federal Government to Colorado at statehood, mainly to provide income to provide for and support public schools. Why are Colorado's property taxpayers providing and supporting these schools when the State has the means to do so? Where, exactly, are the monies from these leased lands going? Clearly, proof needs to be provided to the public showing that the revenue generated from School Lands has consistently been used to provide schools and support the schools. It is well known that the taxpayers have been paying that for many, many years, and perhaps this burden has been erroneously borne by the taxpayer instead having of the revenue generated from the School Lands used for its designated purpose. These lands are managed by the State Board of Land Commissioners through an agency known as the State Land Board. In addition to agricultural and hunting purposes, these Lands are leased for surface uses and mineral extraction, and the lessee has the right to deny access.

The 'public' lands shown on the map are managed by several additional federal and state agencies and local governments. Unknown to many, USFS, for example, for many years has contracted out their duty of management of many areas to 'concessionaire' companies- privately owned companies who are supposed to maintain the areas for the USFS. Often this is not done in an appropriate nor responsible manner, and many visitors also are subject to vandalism and theft while visiting those areas, as well. When a governmental agency finds that these designated areas are not generating enough income, they are SOLD- often to FOREIGN interests. Forest Rangers have been forced into 'retirement' because they disagreed with this policy and attempted to alert the public of the practice.

Fees are commonly now charged to enter our Parks (which was NOT the norm when these Parks were established- Our tax dollars already pay the USDA, of which the USFS is a part....One has to question why are we paying to access and use lands we own? They are, after all, OUR parks). Access is often denied or restricted, and people can go to jail over taking so much as a pinecone home as a momento. National Parks and Monuments and other governmentally managed lands now normally charge a fee for entry, additional fees for camping, permits, etc. In many places, people cannot even get close to what they'd like to see, as it is often fenced off. While camping and some forms of recreation may be encouraged in some specific areas (and those are rare), hunting and some other outdoor activities are strictly forbidden or restricted.

One also has to pay attention to terminology. What was once termed Public Lands, changed to Federally Managed Lands, and is now called Federally owned lands.

Out of the alleged 66+million acres, BLM claims that 2/3rds of Colorado is privately owned. The map clearly indicates otherwise, and that map is 15 years old! Then, of course, one has to account for another huge chunk removed from private use by public utilities and major corporations, and lands that are immersed in water. Only approximately 8 million acres of Colorado was cropland, according to federal sources for the same year as the map, and those have been dramatically reduced since then. Many privately owned farms were bought by developers who then built thousands of homes. A good portion of these homes now stand vacant due to foreclosures, and are subject to vandalism. As the banks went belly-up, the homes and many acres of real estate now is in the hands of the FDIC, who is auctioning them off. The main buyers are foreign interests.

The BLM manages 8.4 million surface acres and the USFS manages 14.3 million acres in Colorado, and the Wilderness acreage is well above 3.5 million acres. These acres are controlled by agencies which impose 'authorized' uses. In addition, there are collectively millions more acreage that is controlled by counties and local governments.
Legal access to federal land is provided by a system of public and agency roads and trails, with the exception of millions of roadless acres within Wilderness areas. Agency officials may restrict access or control the use of these roads and areas. Restrictions may be imposed without public input, consent, or knowledge.

The other issue that seems to be ignored is the or National Monuments that there will be an positive economic benefit, and that it will offer more areas for tourists to visit. The truth is, that is rarely the case.

Their well constructed pleas are deliberately designed to appeal to our emotions, claiming that we would be 'saving' something for our children and future generations. Lack of access and imposed fees and restrictions actually reduce areas open to the public. It has also been repeatedly documented that areas that hold these designations have actually suffered a reduction in jobs, as well as a marked decrease in revenues. Politicians and special interest groups would have us believe otherwise. With these lands being sold without our knowledge and consent, there is no guarantee that there will be anything left for future generations, either.

Another thing the public is unaware of is that these 'public' lands might fall into the same control as many national monuments that are now controlled by the UN. This is, indeed, a truly dangerous situation. 68% of our national monuments are listed as World Heritage Sites, which is controlled by the UN. Although we applied for this status and it doesn’t give them ownership, it does give them regulatory control.

The Feds they are using, in most cases, the Endangered Species act and other EPA acts to either retain or regain control of these lands. Also they use the Powers or the Endangered Species act to fulfill the required “Public Good” of eminent Domain.

As a side note: It is part of a plan as outlined by the UN. See p11 on The Wildlands Project. This is a plan many years in the making.
http://www.middletownca.com/UNDERSTANDING-AGENDA21.pdf That the UN would like to control the USA is of no news, They have been trying to get the US to sign on to Treaties that give them all kinds of control over us. Kayoto, Waterways, Intellectual Property (which they partially got with WTO and DMCA), and thousands of others.

Removing MORE land from public access by designating it as National Monument and Wilderness is UN-NECESSARY!
Much of the area of these lands are barely accessible due to terrain.

If tourism was such a grand success, Colorado would easily be able to alleviate the debt we're in without reducing State workers pay, without increasing taxes at every turn, and without major cuts all over. Tourism is not just 'down' due to the economy of the country. Tourism has always been, and will always be a TEMPORARY and fluctuating source of revenue. Ask any artist who tries to rely on tourism. Ask any hotel owner. Ask any trinket shop that caters to tourism.

To keep pushing for tourism is insane, especially in this economy when people are losing their homes, and jobs. Do you really think they can afford vacations?? NO. And if they can afford to vacation, how much extra money are they now willing to toss on casual incidental expenses or trinkets? They are more concerned with putting food on their own table.

Tourism is a LOSING proposition- it only is a TEMPORARY means of income in the best of economies, and it is NEVER long lasting. We do NOT need tourism, and we've wasted more than enough money trying to push for more of it. Look around you! The economy has been collapsing everywhere, with NO sign of it getting better for many more years. And Colorado is running about three years behind the rest of the country.

The first indications of failing economies is cars go up for sale; then businesses are closing and there are numerous storefronts to rent; then, the foreclosures start, and the businesses are going belly-up, even with the partnering of larger businesses in other states. Major job losses result with the downed businesses...people can't pay their bills. Increased uses of charities, food banks, and the like. Yet, the real estate industry keeps trying to tell us that we are recovering? Just because people bought in at high prices does not mean they won't be seriously losing money on their homes now- IF they even still have possession of them. We are just beginning to see what the rest of the country has been going through for the past few years.

Colorado needs to be promoting a Business friendly environment, and encourage businesses that are self-reliant, businesses that offer basics- and STOP relying on tourism! Tourism is NOT 'sustainable', and the only jobs it provides are service-industry LOW paying jobs, most of which are 'seasonal' and/or temporary. Those jobs are the first to go in crushed economies. Colorado does NOT need this type of employment; Colorado needs to push for entrepreneur businesses, businesses that produce products we all need, and push for a very strong agricultural business base for ORGANICALLY grown and healthy foodstuffs.(NO Monsanto/Dow!!). If we want a healthy, productive populace here, we must be conscious of the foods we grow and eat. We want innovative, ethical businesses lands and cutting them off from the taxpayers- which is what happens with ALL 'public' lands- they are hardly 'public', with all the restrictions and closures. NO. This is NOT a good idea at all. ENOUGH with the land grabs, which is exactly what this is, and it is poising as doing us a favor. NONE of this serves the people.
And, by the way, the video our Senator is displaying is nothing but promotional hoopla- winter in Colorado does NOT have green summer trees- only evergreens in their dormant state. Who is he trying to fool? Also, according to all maps showing the 'public lands', CLEARLY the private land is no where near the 2/3rds you politicians keep tooting it as being. Once one factors in all the land the individual counties hold, on top of myriad State and Federal agencies, the people are lucky to have maybe 1/4 available for private land. Again, WHO are they trying to fool??

We, the people of Colorado, deserve a reality check from our 'representatives'- They clearly are NOT serving the people.
For ONCE, we MUST do what is BEST for the PEOPLE instead of the politicians, special interest groups, and con artists- It is time to DEMAND they do as we want and need instead of the opposite of what we want.

Input from others:
"Over 15 percent of the Colorado mountains are currently managed as Wilderness but account for less than 4 percent of visits to the region.

Most people will never set foot in a federally designated Wilderness area, as there is no access for most users of public lands. Mechanized travel is strictly forbidden in designated Wilderness areas, and until recently motor vehicles could not be used for emergency response in Wilderness.

The closure of public lands to 96 percent of users has drastic economic impacts to communities"

"A recent Utah State study found that counties with significant Wilderness designations average $1,446 less in per household income, $37,500 less in average payroll and generated $92,900 less in tax revenue than similarly located counties. The negative economic impacts of Wilderness restrictions caused the Utah Legislature to adopt a resolution requesting the federal government not to designate additional Wilderness due to the negative economic impacts. Wilderness limitations result in thousands of dollars in lost salary to families and tens of thousands in lost payroll and revenue for local communities to maintain roads and operate schools".

"The Forest Service recently reported to Senator Udall that designated Wilderness directly contributed to the mountain pine beetle epidemic and limited the response of the Forest Service to this threat". Now, there are thousands and thousands of acres ravished by the epidemic- thousands of acres of dead trees!

Udall's proposal directly undermines the years of public involvement and meetings that occurred in the development of the Colorado Roadless Rule.

Research indicates the number of people pursuing these activities has significantly declined since the early 1990s.

There is simply no need for more Wilderness; the risk to Colorado communities is simply too great.
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Closing such a large swarth of the state from economic activity will have dramatic negative effects on education funding, employment, local and state tax revenues, energy production and quality of life.
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The Udall bill would devastate Colorado's local economy during the current economic recession and render impossible any long-term economic opportunities
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"Wilderness legislation has been introduced to each Congress due to the vigorous lobbying of well-funded special-interest groups and out-of-state supporters. Unfortunately, these groups and the bill's lead sponsor, Senator Udall, fail to acknowledge the harmful effects it will have on the residents of Colorado.
The negative economic impacts will be immense, in mining, farming, energy development, ranching and private land ownership & development. Further, it represents a model of wilderness designation that engenders conflict, ignores local input and leads to gridlock. Simply put, this bill is a relic of a bygone era. It amplifies rather than alleviates public land disputes, ignores local input and leads to gridlock. Simply put, this bill is a relic of a bygone era. It amplifies rather than alleviates public land disputes".
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re: Hinkley's bill, which was very similar:
"It is important to note that this flawed and antiquated bill is not supported by a single federally elected official from Utah. This fact speaks volumes".
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From the cattlemen's viewpoint:
"National Monuments Background
Currently, the Antiquities Act allows the President near-unchecked authority to designate new national monuments on federal lands. While meant to fend off potential destruction and theft of U.S. archeological landmarks, monument designations have been used indiscriminately, resulting in the severe restriction of multiple uses such as grazing. Additionally, they have had multiple adverse effects on adjacent private property.
There are now 71 national monuments in 26 states, spanning roughly 136 million acres. In early 2010, a Department of Interior document was leaked, which included a list of 14 areas in the West for possible designation as National Monuments by President Obama. The proposed areas span about 13 million acres and include proposed purchase of a number of private land holdings (if land owner's disagree or refuse to submit to these plans, use of eminent domain would secure their properties!). The administration has refused to release all documents relating to the monument plans.
through the purchase of adjacent private land." Those that oppose suffer the effects of eminent domain- either way, they lose their land.
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"First, any private land that’s so designated removes that land from the tax base – as much of southern Utah has already experienced. Which is one of the reasons many of the locals are opposed.

Second, neither NP or Wilderness designation has become an invitation for greatly increased usage. I know – the environmental organizations don’t want to believe or acknowledge that, but as a backpacker with over 20,000 miles under my boots and having spent time (meaning having hiked ) in well over 100 of the National Parks in the system (including ALL of those in Utah), I’ve seen the effects up close and personal. It’s rarely a pretty sight. The human race loves to love things to death.

And last, if the idea is to “protect” those places, then, at least initially, it will fail simply because “protection” requires money and manpower. Neither of which is likely to magically appear in the present financial climate. Nor in what I see as the probable future political climate (and that’s NOT related to the Democrat/Republican or liberal/conservative divide)".

This Land Grab is going on all over the United States. It is taking control away from the people.

Manipulation and Proaganda

Please feel free to copy and adjust by adding your State and Governor's name. Then forward this along to your Representatives in the House and Senate, and your local Legislative branch:

ATTENTION: a radical new education initiative is being introduced at schools across our nation. The promise of better education has few in the local communities asking about the origins or the agenda of the International Baccalaureate. We must look further into the intent of this program immediately.

N.H.HB 1403: New Hampshire Works to Protect NH Students from UN Agenda Disguised as the International Baccalaureate and all other States needs to follow suit and do the same!

The People of this Nation promote the US Constitution and OPPOSE the International Baccalaureate program, which is an arm of the United Nations' UNESCO division.

IB is not committed to a melting-pot concept, but to one-world governance. Accurate history, correct geography, honoring perspectives or even other nationalities all wind up in a hodge-podge called “diversity” or “multiculturalism,” which has no substance- it is merely lip-service. Globalism venerates the collective, not the individual; one-world government is pushed instead of national sovereignty; centralization of power is a U.N. agenda and takes away national and local control. That is why “social studies” are minimizing our Western culture, as it is doing in countless other countries.


New Hampshire, the Live Free or Die state, is the first state in the union to fight back against this attack in our classrooms. The U.N. Program is against American and state sovereignty, and the International Baccalaureate indoctrinates children with a globalization viewpoint, which does NOT support individual state sovereignty. New Hampshire is presently set to pass a new law that will ensure American values will be continued to be taught in the classrooms, so programs like the IB will be held in check and hopefully kept out of our schools all together.

Here is New Hampshire's HB 1403:

HB 1403 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
28Mar2012… 1286h
2012 SESSION
12-2674
04/01
HOUSE BILL 1403
AN ACT relative to providing pupils with curriculum and instruction regarding state and national sovereignty and establishing a committee to study the implementation of the International Baccalaureate program in New Hampshire.
SPONSORS: Rep. Pettengill, Carr 1; Rep. Cohn, Merr 6; Rep. Cox, Merr 6; Rep. Hill, Merr 6; Rep. Kreis, Merr 6
COMMITTEE: Education
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires that school curriculum and instruction shall only meet school approval standards if such curriculum and instruction promotes state and national sovereignty and is not subject to the governance of a foreign body or organization. The bill also establishes a committee to study issues relating to the International Baccalaureate program in New Hampshire.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
28Mar2012… 1286h
12-2674
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to providing pupils with curriculum and instruction regarding state and national sovereignty and establishing a committee to study the implementation of the International Baccalaureate program in New Hampshire.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Substantive Educational Content of an Adequate Education. Amend RSA 193-E:2-a by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII. In continuing recognition of the duty to provide public school pupils with fundamental knowledge and learning as established by the New Hampshire constitution and the Constitution of the United States of America, a public school or public academy shall be deemed to meet school approval standards only if the curriculum and instruction of the school or academy promotes state and national sovereignty and is not subject to the governance of a foreign body or organization. Proof of governance of a foreign body or organization may be demonstrated in several ways, including, but not limited to:
(a) Use of a specific name to promote the school, such as “world school”; or
(b) Required inspections or visits to ensure compliance with programs, rules, or polices of the foreign body or organization; or
(c) A requirement that arbitration of disputes relating to the implementation of any program be conducted outside of the state of New Hampshire, or be settled by, or in accordance with, any source of legal authority other than state or federal law.
2 Intent. Based on the concerns that the education committee of the house of representatives has found to date relating to the International Baccalaureate program, the study committee established in this act shall study issues related to the implementation of the International Baccalaureate program in the state of New Hampshire.
3 Committee Established.
I. There is established a committee to study issues relating to the implementation of the International Baccalaureate program in New Hampshire.
II. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
IV. The committee shall study:
(a) Personal security and information security issues for students participating in the International Baccalaureate program;
(b) Whether sending money outside of the United States to purchase the International Baccalaureate curriculum and related materials violates federal law;
(c) International Baccalaureate programs which have been implemented in school districts in New Hampshire; and
(d) Any other issue related to the implementation of the International Baccalaureate program in a school district in New Hampshire which the committee deems appropriate.
V. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
VI. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the chairpersons of the house and senate education committees, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2012.
4 Effective Date.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect July, 31, 2012.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.


End of Bill.


Take note Legislators. If you are serious about representing your constituents, who are demanding the return of control of our schools back to our state and community, you will follow New Hampshire's lead and push this legislation to your Governor's desk for his support. It is imperative that all U.S. States also enact like legislation to protect our students from programs such as IB.

The initial and primary goal of the UN was to “dissolve sovereign nations”, a fact that has been conveniently covered up in the textbooks, but their agenda has never changed. The dissolution of sovereign nations would put an end to our liberties, and set the stage for global governance- and the people of this nation do NOT support the UN and their agenda. The UN must be stopped on ALL levels. Critical to our freedom as a free nation, We must get OUT of the UN, and get the UN OUT of the USA!
Respectfully,
(your signature)


We MUST stop the brain-washing, manipulation and propaganda of those who wish to homogenize nations and put us all under global governance!

News...Smooz

It came to my attention a few weeks ago that there was an unusual amount of skulduggery going on in the political arena. The person who mentioned this incident to me apparently was informed by one of the delegates who alleged that there is an out-right war going on at these caucuses and conventions.
Now, that of course, does not seem too surprising, but what does is that there seems to be a changing of the guard happening. In Minnesota, where there was a pro-Paul majority of delegates, some surprising -and deviously twisted- occurrences apparently took place.
While at the conference, delegates for Paul were asked to step outside, only to find themselves locked out- and replaced- by delegates brought in who happened to be pro-Santorum. Locked out? Replaced?
The news made no mention of this, with the exception of a short blurp that Minnesota had voted Santorum...
If you think there is no manipulation of news because you watch FOX, think again.
Here's a few items that will make you re-examine your position...


and
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/mar/17/rupert-murdoch-margaret-thatcher

Apparently, there are many States that had an actual majority of delegates for Paul, yet we constantly find that the media down plays Paul, and refuses to even mention him most of the time. In my travels, people are always astounded by the 'end-result' of these caucuses and conferences, because they seemed fairly sure Paul would be top dog.
Perhaps Paul IS the actual people's choice, yet we are 'forced' to concede to another candidate because we are MADE to BELIEVE- by the MEDIA- that Paul "doesn't stand a chance"...
It seems that if this keeps up, people will become outraged at this manipulation of events and news- regardless of one's choice of candidate.

It makes one question how many other States this same scenario has been played in, with a switching of delegates by the power controllers took place? Also, it makes one question how many delegates for Paul were replaced elsewhere, and if Paul actually holds the lead- and more importantly, why there seems to be such a fright of him being the people's choice and winning?

I guess we can expect more nefarious activity at the final polls and the counting of the votes...
OR MAYBE the voters will wake up to these despicable games, and demand removal of all the ones participating in the manipulation game- which, ultimately would leave the candidate who they deem is best FOR the people as our Leader.

Now, that would be a most interesting turn of events... If that candidate turned out to be Paul, he would have to be living in a well hidden and concealed tank or some such...at least until removal of the power controllers and their cronies was accomplished...otherwise, he'd share the same fate as Lincoln and Kennedy...

Maybe 'control' is like an incurable disease...those doing the manipulating, in an effort to control, remind me of a self-annihilating parasite- the more control one gets, the more one wants, until the host is entirely killed off....

Those attempting to bring everything within their grasp are under the illusion that only 500,000 or 600,000 'servants' are needed to meet their needs. Apparently, being addicted to power has not entered the picture; those desiring this scope of control will not be able to stop, and thus will ultimately annihilate themselves after destroying everything and everyone else.

Let us hope that people realize the danger of not ridding themselves of the power mongers....

On a more spiritual note, it has been said that 2012 will bring the uncovering and exposing of long hidden truths. Perhaps, 2012 will actually bring about truth being exposed, and people will make the needed changes that suit having a decent future in a much more aware and conducive fashion than ever before.
Think how refreshing that would be!

Privacy

For those who are offended by all the data collecting now taking effect with the "#1" search engine (and all their partners, there is an alternative.

Punch in Ixquick.com

It is a really good search engine that does not collect your data, and even states it is the world's most private search engine.
Works a hair slower, so as to protect its users, and is very good. You can easily download it to Firefox right from the page, or set it as your home page.

There is also a sister site: startpage.com Either one are a much more preferable option.

To get them to set as your standard search engine:
punch in about:config in the address bar
scroll down until you get to browser.search.selectedEngine user set string Google
click on Google and type in Ixquick HTTPS
close the page

Now, Ixquick will be your new search engine, and you can go up to the search engine space up in your toolbar, go to manage search engines, and move Ixquick to the top.
Next time you open a page, it will be there as your search engine.
Simple, and private :)

You can add startpage to the search engine choices by that site, as well. You do NOT have to go back thru the about:config process. You can just add it as an extra choice via the toolbar by directly downloading from startpage.com site if you want more than one safe search engine.

Back to the string...

Back to the article concerning controlling the masses...
Here is the end of that article that was sent:
"A beginning point in controlling people is understanding human needs, and understanding the individual to be controlled. Another method to control people is to wear clothes of authority.
Not everyone has a price and can be bought out easily. However, everyone will respond to their needs being met. An important military intelligence officer, James K. Van Fleet, wrote about how to manage people. In military intelligence, they keep files on people where they identify which subconscious desires of people are important to the person at the time, and this information can be used to manipulate a person into compliance.
The Intelligence agencies, like all others who desire to control people, know that if they find out what the person wants above all else in life, they can control that person. There are several important areas that are monitored that allow these controllers to see what is important to the person at the moment. These are:
1. emotional security
2. ego-gratification
3. love
4. reassurance of worth or recognition of efforts
5. a sense of roots or a sense of belonging somewhere
6. a sense of personal power
7. immortality
8. creative outlets
9. new experiences
Once controllers monitor these areas, they determine which needs are priority needs for the person, and then they will use what they call "the depth approach" to subconsciously gratify those needs in a way that they gain control over the person.
Modern companies are doing this, as well. Cameras or cookie dough aren’t sold, but making a family memory with the children is. Dish soap isn’t sold, but rather soft beautiful hands are sold. Cosmetic companies don’t sell an item;they sell an image;they sell you hope. Fruit and vegetable dealers don’t sell produce, they sell health and vitality. Car dealers don’t sell cars, they sell prestige and images. Refrigerators and freezers aren’t sold, emotional security from having a full frig or freezer is sold. They have learned to genuinely appeal to those 9 subconscious desires.
But, Buyer Beware! Anything the people get is going to come at a price. The people will have to do something in return for the promised favors bestowed by the controllers. In truth, the controllers don't keep their promises- instead, another calamity 'happens' so that attention is diverted away from what was 'promised', and the patterns starts all over again. For example, Americans were 'promised' safety by submitting to having our rights infringed upon with the Patriot Act, yet safety was never given. Instead, other 'circumstances'/threats etc. have surfaced, allowing those in control to keep shaving away the rights, and meanwhile the peoples own comforts of home, livelihood, and personal security (ie. separation from their children through lock-downs at schools, etc.)has been severely compromised.
The elite do have the resources, considering their power and wealth, to make good on their promises- if they wanted to do so. Obviously, making good on promises is not in their best interests- it is not the name of their game. However, the people's price of obedience to bend to their controller's wishes may well be a total loss of family, rights, and liberty.
Another important factor is that the controllers/abusers want to get the active cooperation of the person being used. This can be accomplished by lies (or facts, if they are convenient) which appeal to the person’s views of right and wrong. They will listen to what a person needs, and solve it for them (not always in the way the person would want the situation to be solved, however). Rather than control by force, subtle or gentle manipulation will accomplish the goal.
The isolation that seems to be self-imposed (but actually is not) that the controllers impose on individuals and populations to prevent real relationships with 'outsiders', and the strong bonding of the people to its controlling entity (trauma bonding, etc.) that is administered via the mind control, actually provides a chance for freedom IF the people survive after the controllers are no longer alive (many people are already programmed subconsciously to self-annihilate ).
As the controllers isolate the people from each other and from mainstream society, they can begin to offer them things that will satisfy their long suppressed emotional needs. These are given in a way that they further lock the person in to the control.
Many of these controlling entities will have already taken into consideration who the population will be passed onto. This is a much bigger picture than just a few select people attempting to control a nation- it is found worldwide, and many, many people are involved in this controlling scenario. It encompasses even simple choices we think we may be making on our own, for example, in the grocery store (as to products we select) or video store (as to what type of movie we will rent or purchase).
Today, we see constant programming going on to keep people isolated...'don't spend time in the sun without sunscreen!'...in other words, stay indoors, isolated, and if you do go out, put this special cream on so that you do not get full benefit of the Sun's vitamin D that is necessary for well-being. And take a chemically produced 'vitamin', instead.
As time goes on, the controllers will weave an ever firming, ever tightening web of control around their assets. They will often use rapport. If a problem develops, it will be addressed with appeals to patriotism, greed, ambition, or fear. Whatever works is the motto of the game.
When one wants to control a group of people, as a leader of a country, Machiavelli’s book is great. Some of those principles can be scaled down to working with individuals.
Another way to control a person is to identify who the key people are in their life and then influence those people. Some of the work in controlling populations and individuals goes on behind the scenes, without the people ever even realizing it.
One of the things important to successfully controlling people is that they know who they are taking orders from. In the military, officers get frustrated because they end up getting conflicting orders from conflicting jurisdictions. This happens with the control of ordinary people too, when too many Chiefs and not enough Indians are around.
Another critical factor to successfully controlling people is knowing what your competition is going to do. Because the controlling entities work with the intelligence agencies, they often know who, what, where, when, and how their 'enemies' are going to challenge them. People such as therapists and ministers, and 'free-thinkers' who challenge the controllers trauma-based programming have nice growing dossiers in various files (ie. CIA, etc.).
Are we able to govern ourselves, and what governing structures can we keep? Since the structure of our minds itself has been tampered with, what can we really trust? Can the mind work correctly to help itself heal? These overwhelming concerns are legitimate questions.
Yes, our minds can function outside of the control of the programmer’s hierarchical arrangement, however, we must return to truth; we must become self-reliant, and stop 'buying into' the false comforts the controllers continually offer up to us. We must stand together as a nation, and rely only upon ourselves. We can also stop the brunt of the programming done by our schools, jobs, and entertainment by choosing to educate our own children, work for ourselves (barter with our neighbors, etc.), and turn our attention to wholesome entertainment (turn off the TV, etc.). We can begin to use our minds more creatively in ways that promote love and compassion- doing things together, creating a self-reliant community and a trusting environment. Once people begin interacting with their families and neighbors, they may be surprised to find out they'll have a treasure-trove of talent and skills that can be exchanged and developed to enhance self-reliance. Getting used to life without controllers is a choice one makes to experience freedom."

Along with brain-washing our young with Prussian styled compulsory 'education', manipulating media, and a multitude of 'marketing strategies, most people can begin to recognize that controlling the masses has been 'standard fare' in most countries for a long time. With a bit of perseverance, people everywhere can begin to undo this madness. An interesting turn of events is happening in Britain- the people are organizing to take to task the small elite group who have brought ruin to their country. It would not be surprising to see this begin to happen in other countries, as well, as people begin to see the depth and effect this sort of activity has had on countless peoples of many nations.

Remember the old adage "You can fool some of the people all of the time and you can fool all of the people some of the time...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time". 'Nuff said.

ALERT!! IRS Online Fillable Forms CALCULATING WRONG!!!

I am compelled to interrupt the post string to ALERT taxpayers that using the Online Fillable Forms on the www.irs.gov website may be to their detriment!
Yesterday, as I was filing, I noticed that on form 8812, the number automatically calculated for Lines 2 and 3 were INCORRECT! The number on Line 2 SHOULD have been the number on Line 3, and the number on Line 3 SHOULD have been the number on Line 2. These automatically calculated & entered numbers could NOT be deleted, NOR fixed by any means. This means that, on this particular form, whatever number (in this case, an INCORRECT number) was on Line 3 was then automatically calculated was responsible for these online fillable forms. The phone numbers on the articles gave the same exact number (the one that reaches the conferencing company, and NOT the company responsible for the fillable forms for the IRS). The artithis may NOT be the ONLY form where errors are happening.
One must ask 'WHO is this benefiting?'

One significant problem with people who were raised using only calculators, and hence, trusting the figures generated by machines, is that they cannot/do not check these figures by doing the math long-hand. They BELIEVE those automated calculations to be correct, and mistakenly assume that these machines cannot make any errors. Furthermore, most of these people who were raised using calculators do not generally have the skill or know-how to do math the 'old-fashioned way', using a pen and paper and their own brain.

This error with the IRS Online Free Filing Fillable Forms can- and already may -lead to millions and millions of taxpayers either RECEIVING LESS ON THEIR REFUND than what is owed to them, or they may end up PAYING MORE TAX than they actually owe.

Again- WHO is benefiting? The IRS CLAIMS these forms are furnished by independent companies that are not part of the IRS. In researching the particular alleged company yesterday, I found the phone number (supposedly to resolve problems) given to me BY the IRS man did not actually GO to the alleged company, but instead, went to a Conferencing company. This company assured me that they only organize conferences for other companies, and had nothing to do with the company the iRS said they did, nor did they have anything to do with the IRS. I tried the number twice;both times reaching this Conferencing company.
When I researched further, I did find a few articles referring to the company the IRS said was responsible for these online fillable forms. The phone numbers on the articles gave the same exact number (the one that reaches the conferencing company, and NOT the company responsible for the fillable forms for the IRS). The articles also gave a second number, supposedly for use 'internationally'. However, the second number was a Disconnected phone line.

It made me wonder where the excess money owed to taxpayers was ultimately going to...Is it STAYING in the US Treasury, even though it is owed to taxpayers? OR is it being funneled off to somewhere else? In either case, it would behoove the taxpayer to DOUBLE CHECK ALL FIGURES if they are filing using the online Free Filing forms.

When I finally -after several hours- was able to reach someone who could do something about the errors generated automatically with these programs, I was told that the IRS has been "riddled with errors on these programs" and is working to resolve them. Of course, this may not be easily done, since REPORTING any errors takes HOURS and lots of PERSERVERANCE- the IRS may not even KNOW about ALL the problems UNLESS they ARE reported! Most people will not go to such lengths to report them. I did because I thought it was important that it gets corrected, as it may assist other taxpayers- some of whom won't even realize they are getting ripped off!

So PLEASE BE CAREFUL when filing online. I would advise to do your forms long-hand, and double check everything BEFORE attempting to use the online fillable forms (or any other online method). This will allow you to check to see if the figures are correct, and if they've been entered on the correct lines.

A fellow with the IRS actually went online, attempted to fill it out correctly, and agreed that the form was transposing the information to my detriment. So, this is not a matter of my making a mistake. This is ACTUALLY happening.
I do not know how many people have already filed and DID NOT CATCH this erroneous filing information, but I daresay that there have been many who will suffer from the computer program entering incorrect figures, on the wrong lines.

Even Tax Experts, like H & R Block or any CPA, MAY NOT BE AWARE of these computer program flaws. People should double check their filings, even if they have already filed!! PLEASE be mindful.

If anyone else finds or has had similar problems, you can report them to the IRS Website Support Team at:
1-800-876-1715, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Looking a bit deeper....

Continuing from the previous post, on with the subject of controlling the masses, the article goes on to say:
"Something to remember is that duplicity- the use of mirror or imitation images- in controlling people has been around a very long time. The elite were taught, by Machiavelli, for example, how to rule through duplicity--that is, to rule using imitation images.

In order to control individuals and nations, often the first thing which is attacked is the sense of identity. As a moral, spiritual being, the sense of identity is critical to their overall perception of who they are. Controlling entities target both individuals and nations to destroy their ethical self-respect. These, the individual and the nation, must be brought to think of themselves as less than human.
Another primary tool or tactic employed is to traumatize the person or group who is to be controlled, and then provide relief when a negative lie is accepted.
An important trauma used is rejection, because it creates a desire for performance and/or retaliation, and gets people trapped in a bondage loop. Lies put people into bondage, as well. Images are a type of lie, that lead to bondage. This is why so many images and lies are placed in front of us on a daily basis. These images and lies are inherently bondage-makers. These tools are used to essentially capture people ( via their minds) and force them into a bondage state.
Fear and self-preservation are grounded in death, if one actually examines those. To preserve ourselves, we will allow ourselves to be enslaved. (Eventually, mind-controlled people and society in general, in order for peace, safety and self-preservation will transfer their allegiance to the controllers, or master programmers).
Another tactic used in mind control is Isolation. (How many families actively interact with their neighbors daily today? Or are most people so exhausted that when they get home, they just eat, watch tv and go to bed?) Slowly we are programmed to believe that we are incapable of feeling and that we have no feelings. As infants, we are taught not cry during our own suffering, and are constantly being de-sensitized and encouraged to feel incapable of caring for the suffering of others.
These controllers can basically make or remake reality to be what they want, and the people subjected to this mind controlling come to accept whatever they are presented with as truth. Not just individuals, but whole nations are programmed to believe it as truth.
Learning plays an important part in perception. Those attempting to control others try to get their people to subscribe to certain philosophies and ideas. This will make it hard for people to rebel against those doing the controlling. Once a belief is embedded in the brain and accepted as truth, it will remain there tenaciously. The person feels the authority coming from or presented from this 'teacher', and often attributes the 'teacher' with special gifts and abilities. The person, after all, is hardly in a position to question the teachings being given from these authorities. Circular reasoning, lies, and other tricks and tools are used to convince the person that the false world presented to them is true.
We might hear 'science' present a statement such as,"Through genetics, we can insure better health, essentially design a better man, a man with far more capabilities than before. Those who disagree with using this technology are trying to keep humankind back in the dark Small Arms Treaty- under the pretense of trying to prevent guns being smuggled- when, in fact, it is designed to take away all nations, including America's, right to bear arms.
One of the ways to control a person is to get them angry and then, channel that hate. Wars have been used for centuries to control their people by the oligarchies that run things. Right now, the so-called New World Order is carrying out a Drug War, an Environmental War, and many other conflicts ( Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc) for the express purpose to control us. They, no doubt, have a mock-alien invasion planned to further justify more control over our lives, as well. They will use whatever tactic necessary to keep people in a state of fear. Each tactic is deliberately designed to make and keep people subservient.
Mankind, over the centuries, has created an entire industry around warfare. There are long standing traditions within military units, that for some reason, must be "upheld" by the men and women who serve in those units. It has been proven repeatedly that when people buy into the philosophies of war, they can generally be persuaded to give up, or do anything to contribute to that war. Of course, any sacrifice will be minimal compared to the large numbers of people whose lives are sacrificed.
One of the critical purposes of this type of trauma-based mind-control is to produce robotic soldiers who will do anything. Normal military training is usually sufficient for most military needs, however. Perhaps a 'controlled public' ultimately has some ulterior use for the controllers, and perhaps the the military doesn’t want the public to know about those plans, or perhaps does not even know the controllers plan.
The programming that has been integrated into the minds of people has been ingenious and very complex. As this program with ultimate control progresses over the years, the programming becomes more sophisticated, and improvements on past mistakes are continually being made.
No doubt these major controllers will do whatever it takes to serve their ends, so do not expect this to be an easy thing to end. Every intelligence service since time began has sought methods of owning people, enslaving people and ensuring they stayed loyal. There are no moral or financial or ethical restraints on what is being done. They are adept at controlling people, and have centuries of history to attest to that.
It can be ended, and must be done. We must learn to care for ourselves, and take care of our needs ourselves. It is not just a matter of taking back our countries- we must take back our souls and minds, and our bodies and our economies..
People must first realize the extent of what has been going on by these controllers in order to keep people in such a suppressed state."
There have been many methods used in order to suppress people, with education being a very critical tool. By deliberately extending the length of 'childhood', inventing 'adolescence', and brainwashing and programming children from very early on through their late teens, (and often longer, well in to their twenties or thirties) with mandated compulsory 'education', the controllers are greatly assisted in creating a 90+% 'human resource' or workforce, lead by 5+% 'managers', for a 1% elite group of 'designers'.
This program has not been designed to assist educating and advancing people, but rather programming them for placement into a corporate-minded work force, often doing menial or degrading jobs not equal to the persons natural abilities. The programming is not meant to bring out the best or promote innovation and self-reliance, but rather to keep people dull, subservient and dependent.
If we take a hard look at the state of our world today, we can see how this is being played out. Each country and region thinking that the economic issues are more local than they really are, when, in fact, this same programming has been instituted into every corner, affecting every nation and community. Being groomed for slavehood hardly is appealing to anyone, yet that is what has been happening.
As each nation falls prey to the controllers overall plan, controlling the masses expands to insidious proportions. It certainly has not served any individual or country; it simply serves those who wish to control.
We will explore more on the subject of controlling the masses with a continuation of the article in the next post. Until then, be mindful.

Those who wish to control

This article, sent to me, is about what most of us do not want to recognize or acknowledge. Perhaps we need to look more closely...
"The following quote, on how to brainwash a nation, comes from a communist manual. It could just as well have been written by controllers that are in our world today..

"The first thing to be degraded in any nation is the state of Man, himself. Nations which have high ethical tone are difficult to conquer. Their loyalties are hard to shake, their allegiance to their leaders is fanatical, and what they usually call their spiritual integrity cannot be violated by duress. It is not efficient to attack a nation in such a frame of mind. It is the basic purpose of [mind-control] to reduce that state of mind to a point where it can be ordered and enslaved. Thus, the first target is Man, himself. He must be degraded from a spiritual being to an animalistic reaction pattern. He must think of himself as an animal, capable only of animalistic reactions. He must no longer think of himself, or of his fellows, as capable of ‘spiritual endurance’ or nobility... "

Appropriate ingredients basic to the controlling of a group of people (or individuals) is the same-- fear and trauma. These methods have been systemically been used repeatedly to conquer the unwilling and unwitting independent person or nation for many centuries with unbridaled success.

A system of values is then drilled into the people. Any person who is not brought up or taught to dedicate personal rights and possessions to [the system], will end up with all types of forces brought into their lives, such as insecurity, worry, anger, envy, jealousy and tension. (ie. Loss of choice as to what our child learns in school, loss of job, loss of home, food and gas prices and availability of necessities, etc.)

If people are allowed free will, they often will reject the life style programmed into them, which has often been layered into their minds over time to insure that moral weaknesses exist.

It may be shocking to realize that people are specifically programmed to resist Life's grace and love, and to have, instead, something, or some group to direct hate towards. This is deliberate and not is left to chance. It is accomplished by utilizing a number of things in the person's life.

A major area that is tampered with is the self-image a person has of themselves. This self-image is what we think of ourselves, and it is geared on a spiritual level. A person who is consistently belittled and compared to others (at school, at work, TV commercials and 'entertainment' programs that are broadcast daily making a person look and/or feel inadequate, etc.) begins to lose their self-perceived self-image.

When people are not allowed to accept themselves as they normally would 'see' and feel about themselves, they end up resisting the goodness that Life has to offer. Another repercussion of this constant bombardment is that they cannot accept the goodness in others, as well.

To constantly have negative and positive scenarios thrown into people's minds, which are diametrically opposed to each other’s qualities, only insures that if they would discover each of the influence in their minds, that they would reject wanting to learn about one or the other part, and would go into denial of whichever part’s existence they are rejecting. This is how the programming and mind-control is being linked into a belief system.

Thoughts of wholesomeness, health, love and compassion have slowly been replaced with thoughts of violence, unworthiness, hate, insecurity through the bombardment of negative and often traumatic news and images that people are presented with on a daily basis.
Rejection is also a common tool used by people everywhere in the world in behavioral environments.. Rejection is used by people to protect themselves, however, it creates a sine wave of hills and valleys. When people feel rejected, they will either try to perform to meet up to expectations, or they will retaliate against being rejected. Both behaviors are extremes.

Retaliation and rejection are both tools of bondage commonly used by a controlling entity. A controlling entity will deliberately use these tools to get a person to feel either rejected or angry. If a person (or nation) latches onto either side of the sine wave, they will set in motion a dynamic where they will end up with the other side of the curve. The reason for this is because the human mind has an innate desire to balance things out. If we feel rejection, then we may reta2C drugs, and even death.

In addition, we have become so dependent on other outside sources for our own survival that we have a deep fear that is often not consciously acknowledged. We have to depend on other outside sources for our education, our food and often even our water supply, as well as how we utilize our transportation (buy gas, etc.), or are able to clothe ourselves, and right on down the list, including the toilet paper we purchase. All this fear of self-preservation (whether individual or societal) by remaining in the programming (or unconsciously accepting what is presented to us on a daily basis) will be transferred to loyalty to the ones doing the controlling. It is exactly where these controllers want us to be. Entire nations become totally dependent on them for everything. That is the plan. In that way, we become- or have become, as the case may be- subservient to them. Anytime people reject truth for safety and peace, because of our fear for self-preservation, we accept a lie, and eventually we come to believe the lie as truth.

Remember the old adage, 'the truth shall set you free'? All these manipulations and lies lead to bondage. They create strongholds that are nearly impossible to break away from.. If truth sets you free, then slavery would mean, by definition, "not to have truth."
An important tool used in mind-control programming is the creation and use of images. Think about worship- it is image oriented. We have a natural bent to want to see what we think is important to us. This is the power of images. The eyes, and what they behold is a primal and foremost important tool used in programming and accepting belief. What you see is integrated into the mind easily and accepted as reality. Thus, if you are subjected to violence on an everyday level, you will come to think that it is a common part of living. You will ultimately believe it is far more common than it actually is. It de-sensitizes your reaction to it- it becomes common fare/expected, and one no longer is repulsed by it. The person may even come to enjoy it- watching 'action' films by preference to watching something more loving. Because images are so prominently used today, a balanced outlook and/or discussion of the spiritual ramifications of images (& their creation) is a rare subject.

Something to remember is that duplicity- the use of mirror or imitation images- in controlling people has been around a very long time. The elite were taught, by Machiavelli, for example, how to rule through duplicity--that is, to rule using imitation images."

Ponder that...

Surprise, surprise!

I recently received this, and thought I'd pass it along. DO check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3aCfR8rmrw&feature=youtu.be

I found it was well researched, and you can check out the information for yourselves.

I have no idea why anyone would think a 20 year old would have the necessary skill to be President, however, apparently there are some who think it possible....

hmmmm

Maybe we need to put some energy into this!

Since our reps are more interested in re-election than doing what is right for our Nation by upholding our Constitution, maybe we need to start recalling all those who have voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. Voting yes to this was not only unconstitutional, it has removed habeas corpus, thus given the military power to arrest anyone, indefinitely detain them without proof, real cause or recourse. That includes you!
Here's an interesting link about recall, and how to go about it:


If you have any doubt as to whether your Senators and Representatives voted for this unconstitutional bill, you can check by looking at the two links provided by , here:

Voting record of NDAA 2012 in the Senate:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=s2011-230

Voting record of NDAA 2012 in the House:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2011-375

One thing all these reps forgot is that they also can be turned against, arrested, held indefinitely, without proof of any crime, and without recourse. Unless, of course, they somehow manage to exempt themselves....

Take Action!!

It is definitely time to take action!
First of all, there was only ONE man who stood up and opposed the this. For Rhode Island.
According to WorldNetDaily:"When Congress adopted and Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, alarms were raised over the possibility that it would allow the indefinite and rights-free detention of those who are called "belligerents," even if they are American citizens. While the argument over those provisions rages, one lawmaker in has jumped into action to protect the danger he sees for residents of his state". This can now be done without ANY PROOF.
Where are all the other Senators and Representatives on this? Why are they NOT protecting the rights of Americans and UPHOLDING our Constitutional rights??

Secondly, SOPA and PIPA are definite threats to our internet as we know it. These propsed actions will take away our freedom to communicate freely, and invader our privacy even more than what is already happening. The sad thing is that those who are for these actions ALREADY have the means available to protect their copyright material, so this kind of action is totally UNNECESSARY. There are thousands who are opposing this, and many will protesting by black-out- which will be happening very soon!

Third, we have an officer who thinks it is OK to take away people's weapons- even though that person had the proper permits- to protect themselves against their own gun??? What is up with that? You know if one place manages to pull this stunt off, others will follow suit. Our 2nd Amendment was put into place to protect us from these very types of incidents- tyrannical government!

PLEASE contact your reps on these matters. You can find out their contact info here:

Things that are going on are definitely NOT in OUR best interest! Let us take back the control of this country now. This governmental system was set up to be OUR servant - NOT the other way around!
Make your voice be heard!

Infusing Energy

In order to infuse energy into changing the way things have been to something far more positive, it may be prudent to read John Taylor Gatto's book called "THE UNDERGROUND HISTORY OF AMERICAN EDUCATION". You can find this book at http://www.johntaylorgatto.com

Once one sees how and when this country got in the mess we are in, the better able we are to put things right.

This book is a real eye-opener, and Mr. Gatto explains this in a very well researched manner.

Ask your library to get a copy, or purchase one yourself. Very important read, to be sure!

Check these out

If you are at all concerned about the coming election, please take the time to review these videos.
Ron Paul - Predictions in Due Time (Original)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGDisyWkIBM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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The Amazingly Accurate Predictions of Ron Paul (Be sure to view Hillary Clinton's statements @ about 3:30 into the video!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_li-BCXKZA&feature=related



It seems to me that someone who upholds our Constitution, and can see the bumps in the road years ahead of time, and who has solutions is our best leader.
Aren't you tired of being lead down alleys and getting the daylights beat out of you by these other dishonest candidates??

Who is Rick Santorum?

In this on-going series, we will now ask 'who is Rick Santorum?'

So, Who is Rick Santorum?

According to an article written by Erick Erickson ,”we’re going to hear a lot about Universal Health Services (“UHS”). Santorum’s involvement in UHS is one of the significant bits of his private sector experience.
After his 18 point loss in 2006, UHS appointed Rick Santorum to its Board of Directors.
On May 16, 2007, Santorum acquired 10,000 options to purchase Class B common stock. On November 21, 2009, he received another option for 5,000. In 2010, it was options for 15,000 shares and another 15,000 as recently as January 21, 2011, as Santorum begin to entertain thoughts of running for President.
On June 15, 2011, Santorum resigned from the board of UHS.
Here’s why the media will be interested.
On March 2, 2010, nearly three years after Santorum was appointed to the UHS board of directors, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against UHS for billing Medicaid for “inpatient psychiatric care that was not provided.” The company received Medicaid funds to provide psychiatric counseling and treatment to boys ages 11 to 17.
According to the Department of Justice, UHS “[took] advantage of troubled children in order to feed their own desire for wealth.”
On July 29, 2010, an employee of the same Virginia adolescent psychiatric facility that was sued by DOJ filed suit against UHS for reprisal against her due to her “investigation of, reporting of, opposition to and refusal to participate in, her employer?s blatant and systemic criminal fraud against Medicaid engaged in by defendants[.]” See Barbara Jones v. Universal Health Services, Inc.,
According to Barbara Jones, the whistleblower who brought suit against UHS, local company management encouraged employees to conduct “drive by therapy sessions” as they passed patients in the hallway and then record the brief interactions as a thirty minute individual therapy sessions to be billed to Medicaid. Jones also testified in her court filings that she was ordered by the local CEO to fabricate a Medicaid billing form and was told, after she refused to do so, that she would not be
paid until the form was fabricated.
UHS tried to have the complaint dismissed not because of the veracity of the changes, but because it claimed Barbara Jones wasn’t an employee of UHS and therefore was not protected under a whistle blower statute.
Santorum possibly did not know about any of this, but in 2007 the federal government filed a lawsuit against UHS for Medicaid fraud going back all the way to 2004 — or well before Santorum was on the board. It’s kind of hard to claim complete ignorance of federal charges against a company on whose board he sat for over four years”.

Another article posted on http://mylibertynow.wordpress.com has this to say about Santorum:
“Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum was blacklisted in 2006 by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a non-profit legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions.
Illegal tax-paid school for his children
Reasons for the blacklisting included evidence of Santorum enrolling his children in Pennsylvania State-paid online classes while the were actually registered in Virginia, a political slight-of-hand that cost Pennsylvania tax-payers over $70,000.
AccuWeather bill
Santorum received $2,000 from a private weather information service two days before introducing a bill that would bar the tax-paid National Weather Service from distributing its information directly to the public. Santorum’s bill would have the National Weather Service use tax money to collect weather data, like it does today, but then mandate that it route the information to various private weather information companies, which would then presumably sell the same information to the public.
To add insult to injury, Santorum accused the National Weather Service of poorly predicting Hurricane Katrina, using the disaster as fodder for his palm-greased weather bill.
US Tobacco bill
Santorum received $3,000 from U.S. Tobacco Corporation a day after he voted against an amendment to a bill that would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the tobacco industry.
Beer companies
Santorum received $6,000 from the Miller Brewing Company six months after Santorum introduced a bill that would cut federal excise tax that large brewing companies have to pay on beer in half.
Puerto Rico
Santorum received $48,765 from donors in Puero Rico. $34,500 was from hospital executives, administrators, and healthcare industry workers. Months prior, Santorum introduced a Puerto Rico hospital bail-out bill to coincide with the reform package Congress enacted that same year.
In April of the same year, Santorum introduced the Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursment Equality Act of 2005, and has since raked in $44,750 from Puerto Rico, $10,000 confirmed from healthcare executives and administrators.
Energy interests
Santorum received at least $16,400 for his campaign committee and at least $8,500 to his PAC “America’s Foundation” after crafting a provision in the National Energy Security Act of 2000 to federally subsidize construction of a $612-million coal-to-diesel plant in Pennsylvania.
The legal watch-dog group concluded their report of Santorum by stating,
Federal law prohibits public officials from directly or indirectly demanding, seeking, receiving, accepting, or agreeing to receive or accept anything of value in return for being influenced in the performance of an official act. It is well-settled that accepting a contribution to a political campaign can constitute a bribe if a quid pro quo can be demonstrated.
“Value conservative” indeed!”