The ACLU of North Carolina delivered a petition with more than 22,000 signatures to Gov. Pat McCrory yesterday that urges him to support issuing licenses to illegal aliens.
Just because we can give illegal aliens a NC drivers' license, doesn't mean we should. It is not illegal to deny them one and many states do not.
A NC drivers' license is a privilege reserved for law abiding NC residents, not a right guaranteed to law breaking illegal aliens.
A NC drivers' license confers a "quasi" legal status to illegal aliens and is the most critical document needed to register to vote. The rest are easily forged or stolen (ie: birth certificates, social security cards, etc)
We urge you contact the following people and say "NO to licenses for illegals"!
Anthony Tata- (Sec. of Transportation) 919-707-2800
Sarah Mitchell- (Executive Secretary) smitchell@ncdot.gov 919-707-2820
Gov. McCrory- (Contact page) - http://www.governor.state.nc.us/contact/email-pat
James Forte- (Head of DMV) - jlforte@ncdot.gov 919-861-3015
Your NC Representative- http://ncleg.net/gascripts/members/memberList.pl?sChamber=House (click on members' name for email address)
Your Senator- http://ncleg.net/gascripts/members/memberList.pl?sChamber=senate (click on members' name for email address)
James Johnson
President-NCFIRE
North Carolinians For Immigration Reform and Enforcement
NCFIRE@ncfire.info
www.NCFIRE.info
www.Facebook.com/NCFIRE
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
SPEAK UP – PULPIT FREEDOM SUNDAY – OCTOBER 7, 2012
The future of religious freedom depends on a free pulpit to communicate fundamental, biblical principles to congregations across America. Join a growing movement of bold pastors preaching biblical Truth about candidates and elections from their pulpits on October 7, 2012
MORE: http://bwcentral.org/2012/09/speak-up-pulpit-freedom-sunday-october-7-2012/
Everyone,
You may already know about this, but if not, please take the time to check this important initiative out. The time has certainly come to take a stand for religious liberty. In fact, it's been a long time coming. For all those who remember growing up in a school system where prayer was said or at least religion was respected and the Ten Commandments were displayed to remind us of certain fundamental limits on conduct and remember the safe, moral, family-orientated communities that were conducive to raising families... For all those who remember the consequences in our communities when the great Wall of Separation was erected and the ACLU became a legal force for the promotion of evil and immorality.... For all who are becoming increasingly frustrated over the fact that we are going from a "Nation Under God" to a "Nation Under the Control of the Federal Government"........ For all who were offended to the core when the Democratic delegates took God out of its platform at its Convention in Charlotte and then, even after an ordained Methodist minister made a motion to re-insert the language, they fought that motion with everything they had, in full view of the American people. They denied God three times, and even after that third vote, they expressed their collective will - to remove God from their ideological and political platform. The moderator may have declared that the motion to re-insert "God" had passed, but all those who heard the vote know that that it did not. The boo's that emerged after the moderator's decision was what sealed it and will be seered in our collective conscience for a long time....... We need it will be fresh in our minds on November 6th.
For all those who are frustrated, disappointed, disillusioned, and personally affected by the growing trend on the part of government to show hostility to religion, to promote immorality, to force Americans to choose between duty to government and their rights of conscience, to ignore the rights of the unborn, to promote the misuse of a woman's body, to erode traditional marriage, to fight against the rights of parents to raise their children with religious and other productive values, and to support such groups as the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center and other groups that want "an America without God," then please, please, please take the time to help promote this Pulpit Freedom Initiative.
Contact your churches and see if they will be participating. If they haven't heard of it, please send them the information below. Help spread the word !!
I've pasted the email that I sent the priests at my church. Please feel free to cut and paste and use as you will to send to the leaders of your church.
Father,
I wanted to send you this information about the Pulpit Freedom Initiative on October 7th. It is an Alliance Defense Fund initiative.
I support the NC Family Policy Council and the organization helps to promote the work of the ADF, which is the counter-part to the ACLU, the un-American organization that works tirelessly to erode religion and conservative institutions from all aspects of society. The ADF is a non-profit legal group which takes on cases to advocate for religious liberty, the rights of conscience, the rights of the unborn, and traditional marriage. I'm an attorney and I try to keep up with religion cases here in the state and I know the ADF has been fighting over the years to protect the right of faithful Americans to say a prayer in school and to open public meetings and hearings with a prayer that does not exclude Jesus Christ.
There is a lot of information on the website: http://www.speakupmovement.org/church/LearnMore/details/4702
http://blog.speakupmovement.org/church/tag/pulpit-initiative/ (Why the Pulpit Initiative Movement)
From the website: "The future of religious freedom depends on a free pulpit to communicate fundamental, biblical principles to congregations across America. Join a growing movement of bold pastors preaching biblical Truth about candidates and elections from their pulpits on October 7, 2012."
Alliance Defense Fund, overview - http://www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/about Alliance Defense Fund, on their mission to promote religious liberty - http://www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/issues/religious-liberty
MORE: http://bwcentral.org/2012/09/speak-up-pulpit-freedom-sunday-october-7-2012/
Everyone,
You may already know about this, but if not, please take the time to check this important initiative out. The time has certainly come to take a stand for religious liberty. In fact, it's been a long time coming. For all those who remember growing up in a school system where prayer was said or at least religion was respected and the Ten Commandments were displayed to remind us of certain fundamental limits on conduct and remember the safe, moral, family-orientated communities that were conducive to raising families... For all those who remember the consequences in our communities when the great Wall of Separation was erected and the ACLU became a legal force for the promotion of evil and immorality.... For all who are becoming increasingly frustrated over the fact that we are going from a "Nation Under God" to a "Nation Under the Control of the Federal Government"........ For all who were offended to the core when the Democratic delegates took God out of its platform at its Convention in Charlotte and then, even after an ordained Methodist minister made a motion to re-insert the language, they fought that motion with everything they had, in full view of the American people. They denied God three times, and even after that third vote, they expressed their collective will - to remove God from their ideological and political platform. The moderator may have declared that the motion to re-insert "God" had passed, but all those who heard the vote know that that it did not. The boo's that emerged after the moderator's decision was what sealed it and will be seered in our collective conscience for a long time....... We need it will be fresh in our minds on November 6th.
For all those who are frustrated, disappointed, disillusioned, and personally affected by the growing trend on the part of government to show hostility to religion, to promote immorality, to force Americans to choose between duty to government and their rights of conscience, to ignore the rights of the unborn, to promote the misuse of a woman's body, to erode traditional marriage, to fight against the rights of parents to raise their children with religious and other productive values, and to support such groups as the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center and other groups that want "an America without God," then please, please, please take the time to help promote this Pulpit Freedom Initiative.
Contact your churches and see if they will be participating. If they haven't heard of it, please send them the information below. Help spread the word !!
I've pasted the email that I sent the priests at my church. Please feel free to cut and paste and use as you will to send to the leaders of your church.
Father,
I wanted to send you this information about the Pulpit Freedom Initiative on October 7th. It is an Alliance Defense Fund initiative.
I support the NC Family Policy Council and the organization helps to promote the work of the ADF, which is the counter-part to the ACLU, the un-American organization that works tirelessly to erode religion and conservative institutions from all aspects of society. The ADF is a non-profit legal group which takes on cases to advocate for religious liberty, the rights of conscience, the rights of the unborn, and traditional marriage. I'm an attorney and I try to keep up with religion cases here in the state and I know the ADF has been fighting over the years to protect the right of faithful Americans to say a prayer in school and to open public meetings and hearings with a prayer that does not exclude Jesus Christ.
There is a lot of information on the website: http://www.speakupmovement.org/church/LearnMore/details/4702
http://blog.speakupmovement.org/church/tag/pulpit-initiative/ (Why the Pulpit Initiative Movement)
From the website: "The future of religious freedom depends on a free pulpit to communicate fundamental, biblical principles to congregations across America. Join a growing movement of bold pastors preaching biblical Truth about candidates and elections from their pulpits on October 7, 2012."
Alliance Defense Fund, overview - http://www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/about Alliance Defense Fund, on their mission to promote religious liberty - http://www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/issues/religious-liberty
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Eric Holder and IRS Administrators Due to Advise Hundreds of African-American Pastors on How to Best Participate in 2012 Election
Representative Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri revealed on MSNBC Tuesday that lawyers from the ACLU, IRS administrators, and even Attorney General Eric Holder will soon be speaking with hundreds of pastors in the African-American community on how they can best comport themselves throughout the 2012 election.
“We will have representatives from nine denominations who actually pastor somewhere in the neighborhood of about 10 million people,” he said, “and we’re going to first of all equip them with the information they need to know about what they can say and what they cannot say in the church that would violate their 501c3 status with the IRS.” [Emphasis added]
While they won’t specifically tell people whom to vote for, the respected speakers will discuss “draconian” (hint) voter identification laws, and the Congressional Black Caucus expects the move will only help the Obama’s campaign.
CONTINUED: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/eric-holder-and-irs-administrators-due-to-advise-hundreds-of-african-american-pastors-on-how-to-best-participate-in-2012-election/
“We will have representatives from nine denominations who actually pastor somewhere in the neighborhood of about 10 million people,” he said, “and we’re going to first of all equip them with the information they need to know about what they can say and what they cannot say in the church that would violate their 501c3 status with the IRS.” [Emphasis added]
While they won’t specifically tell people whom to vote for, the respected speakers will discuss “draconian” (hint) voter identification laws, and the Congressional Black Caucus expects the move will only help the Obama’s campaign.
CONTINUED: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/eric-holder-and-irs-administrators-due-to-advise-hundreds-of-african-american-pastors-on-how-to-best-participate-in-2012-election/
Friday, March 9, 2012
N.C. County Stands up to ACLU’s Attack on Public Prayer
North Carolina county has thumbed its nose at the state’s ACLU franchise, which has been warning county officials all over the state to stop opening government meetings with prayer.
As reported by the Associated Press, a “Rowan County commissioner opened the board’s [March 5] meeting with a Christian prayer, despite a warning from the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union that it would violate the law and potentially trigger a lawsuit. As has long been the elected board’s practice, Commissioner Jon Barber (left) opened the public meeting with an invocation asking for a blessing in the name of Jesus.”
The ACLU has been harassing counties all over the Tar Heel State since mid-January, when the U.S Supreme Court declined to review a ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals against the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners in its long-held tradition of opening meetings with predominantly Christian prayers. As reported by The New American, two residents sued the county after a local pastor opened a December 2007 government meeting by thanking God for sending His Son “to forgive us for our sins,” and closed the prayer “in the name of Jesus.”
http://thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/11138-nc-county-stands-up-to-aclus-attack-on-public-prayer
As reported by the Associated Press, a “Rowan County commissioner opened the board’s [March 5] meeting with a Christian prayer, despite a warning from the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union that it would violate the law and potentially trigger a lawsuit. As has long been the elected board’s practice, Commissioner Jon Barber (left) opened the public meeting with an invocation asking for a blessing in the name of Jesus.”
The ACLU has been harassing counties all over the Tar Heel State since mid-January, when the U.S Supreme Court declined to review a ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals against the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners in its long-held tradition of opening meetings with predominantly Christian prayers. As reported by The New American, two residents sued the county after a local pastor opened a December 2007 government meeting by thanking God for sending His Son “to forgive us for our sins,” and closed the prayer “in the name of Jesus.”
http://thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/11138-nc-county-stands-up-to-aclus-attack-on-public-prayer
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Sun Journal Letter to the Editor by CCTA Chairman, Nancy Murdoch
If something is said as truth enough times, many will assume that it is true.
However, regardless of how often it is said, the phrase separation of church and state is not in the Constitution. The phrase came from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Church, and is co-opted by those wishing to establish a secular, progressive state without God's love or wisdom.
The First Amendment simply states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." A prayer before a public meeting does not establish a religion, but prohibiting of prayer certainly is in conflict with the free exercise thereof. Why exactly is the ACLU so offended? Why is the left so adamant about removing any reference to God or our Creator from the public square?
Anyone who has studied the framing of our Constitution or the formation of our Country knows full well that God and religion had a huge part in determining the form of government we would have. Our Founders were not perfect, but they wished to form a more perfect union. They knew that men are not angels and needed the restraints of religion and morality to guide them. Writings from almost all the Founders show a deep commitment to God and morality, and knew that those precepts were needed for a nation of free men and women to survive. Can anyone argue that as we have drifted away from those guidelines that our Country has not drifted away from freedom and more toward serfdom and tyranny?
Often the left has taken the Bible or religion to boost its own agenda, cherry picking verses to back up their idea of social justice or fairness, all the while ignoring the parts not fitting their ideology.
How ironic it is that the ACLU would fight to remove the Ten Commandments from public places, but does not fight for those same principles of honesty and decency espoused therein. When did edicts like thou shall not steal, commit murder, lie, or covet become a threat? Perhaps when it was permissible to overlook the lying, stealing, coveting and adultery of our public officials. We don't like to be reminded of how far we have fallen away from decency and honor.
Is the USA to become like Europe: full of beautiful churches and empty people?
Agree: Yes
However, regardless of how often it is said, the phrase separation of church and state is not in the Constitution. The phrase came from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Church, and is co-opted by those wishing to establish a secular, progressive state without God's love or wisdom.
The First Amendment simply states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." A prayer before a public meeting does not establish a religion, but prohibiting of prayer certainly is in conflict with the free exercise thereof. Why exactly is the ACLU so offended? Why is the left so adamant about removing any reference to God or our Creator from the public square?
Anyone who has studied the framing of our Constitution or the formation of our Country knows full well that God and religion had a huge part in determining the form of government we would have. Our Founders were not perfect, but they wished to form a more perfect union. They knew that men are not angels and needed the restraints of religion and morality to guide them. Writings from almost all the Founders show a deep commitment to God and morality, and knew that those precepts were needed for a nation of free men and women to survive. Can anyone argue that as we have drifted away from those guidelines that our Country has not drifted away from freedom and more toward serfdom and tyranny?
Often the left has taken the Bible or religion to boost its own agenda, cherry picking verses to back up their idea of social justice or fairness, all the while ignoring the parts not fitting their ideology.
How ironic it is that the ACLU would fight to remove the Ten Commandments from public places, but does not fight for those same principles of honesty and decency espoused therein. When did edicts like thou shall not steal, commit murder, lie, or covet become a threat? Perhaps when it was permissible to overlook the lying, stealing, coveting and adultery of our public officials. We don't like to be reminded of how far we have fallen away from decency and honor.
Is the USA to become like Europe: full of beautiful churches and empty people?
Agree: Yes
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
REPORT: Craven County Commissioners Meeting, February 6, 2012
Dear CCTA Members and Friends,
The last meeting of the Craven County Board of Commissioners was held on 6 Feb 12 at the River Bend Town Hall. I believe it was attended by the most people I have ever seen at a CC BOC meeting except the one at Havelock where the football team was introduced. Team members and family and fans made a big crowd. Anyway, I am proud to say that many CCTA members were at the River Bend meeting to protect the principles we believe in.
The meeting got off to a strange start in that the traditional invocation was missing. It was a while before we found out why. The reason is that the ACLU had just won a big victory over Forsyth County and the taxpayers of that county ended up picking up the tab for the ACLU's legal fees of $200,000. The County Attorney, Jimmy Hicks, said he had already been informed by the ACLU of possible lawsuits against two other counties he represents (not Craven). Our Board of Commissioners do not want to risk being involved in such a lawsuit, thus the lack of an invocation.
I feel angry at the ACLU and disappointed in our Board of Commissioners that they have sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution and yet allow a bunch of lawyers to facilitate this infringement on our 1st amendment rights by prohibiting the free exercise of our religion. I realize that among those lawyers are Supreme Court judges. I believe that the Congress should impeach any federal official who flouts the Constitution. Apparently, Forsyth County Commissioners have decided to continue to have prayers that are to God only (not to Jesus). I don't like that either, but, in my mind, it is a better solution than completely eliminating the invocation. At the very least there could be a moment of silent prayer.
A Mr. Michael McMillan gave a good account of activities of the Religious Community Services organization that he heads. They do a great deal of very worth while work, there is no disputing that. At the end of his presentation, Commissioner Dacey reminded him that he and his organization had been forewarned that the county may not be able to continue it's financial support in light of the belt tightening needed for fiscal prudence in these tough time. Commissioner Dacey asked what measures they were taking to obtain private financing to replace the taxpayer funding. The answer he got was that they raise money privately and had done some belt tightening themselves, but had not given up on taxpayer support. I believe I speak for most CCTA members when I say that the government should get out of charity work. It is not right to take what one citizen has earned and give it to another. When will we ever have enough elected representatives with the courage to live by that to affect a change?
The Commissioners also adopted a Child Abuse Prevention Month Proclamation. It was obviously written by a strong advocate of spending as much taxpayer money as possible on this program. You would think from reading it that child abuse can not possibly be prevented except by a large financial commitment from the community as a whole. For instance "child maltreatment occurs when parents find themselves in stressful situations without community resources and unable to cope." I dare say that kids get slapped around without the offender even thinking about seeking community resources. And the proclamation itself asks several community groups and organization to increase their participation in our (the Board of Commissioner's) efforts to prevent child maltreatment. I think the word "our" should have been struck and hoped a commissioner would suggest that, but none did.
The Tax Administrator, Mr. Ronnie Antry asked the Board to credit back almost $12,000 of taxpayer money. One item was $3,259 to one taxpayer for personal property taxes on a boat. Mr. Antry said they had assessed the boat too high. Commissioner Dacey asked if they thought it was the Queen Mary. The tax man sure wants to hit us hard. He seems determined that if he errs it will be on the side of too high.
A public hearing has been set for the James City Community Development Block Grant program again. This time at the next meeting which is at 8:30 AM on Monday, 20 February 12. I thought most public hearings were set for the evening meetings when more people can attend. Anyway, some good changes have been made in this program. Taxpayers will no longer pick up the tab and just hand someone the keys to a new house. Instead, taxpayer money will buy lots in the James City area, and a group of citizens such as Habitat for Humanity will build a house on it. The anticipated owner will have to either help build the house or have volunteers who do. Then there will be an affordable mortgage on the house. Most taxpayer money will be expended on the infrastructure such as drainage, public water and sewer, streets, lighting, etc. All appropriate functions of government. Personally, I wish the federal government would just get out of that business and leave local communities alone, but this is a step toward eliminating the total rip off of the taxpayer by this program.
The Department of Social Services found another $252,708 of State taxpayer money lying around, and the Board voted to spend it in Craven County as it has been offered up to us. Aren't we lucky? And, oh yeah, Health Family Planning got another $25,000 to spend on Contraception to include birth control pills, depo-provera (a birth control shot). I wonder how many kids get this stuff so they can have sex without fear of pregnancy. I'm glad I was born 50 years before kids had the freedom to screw their lives up like this. Aren't we taxpayer lucky to be able to pay for this?
Last, but not least, was the appropriate calling of the Sheriff on the carpet (in absence) for the terrible safety record of his department, poor accident investigation, and his refusal to do anything about it. It seems Commissioner Taylor is leading the charge on this with some help from Commissioner Dacey and others. There seems to have been seven wrecks involving deputies lately causing one death and the destruction of at least two vehicles belonging to the taxpayer and the Sheriff says "well, they drive a lot of miles and stuff happens." Well, that is not good enough. I was there when the Sheriff did appear before the Board and gave a toe tap around instead of really presenting a driver training program. Now he is just defying the Board. I hope he sees the light when the Board reviews his budget in the coming months. It also came to light that the Sheriff's department is short about $10,000 of funds in an account set up so that prisoners could make purchases at the prison canteen. Prisoners put money into the account and spend it somehow at the canteen. The account is now empty and, as I said, should have about $10,000 in it. Someone obviously absconded with the funds. It is being investigated.
I'm sure I missed a few transgressions, but I guess that will do for now.
Hal James
Watchdog and Issues Chairman
CCTA
The last meeting of the Craven County Board of Commissioners was held on 6 Feb 12 at the River Bend Town Hall. I believe it was attended by the most people I have ever seen at a CC BOC meeting except the one at Havelock where the football team was introduced. Team members and family and fans made a big crowd. Anyway, I am proud to say that many CCTA members were at the River Bend meeting to protect the principles we believe in.
The meeting got off to a strange start in that the traditional invocation was missing. It was a while before we found out why. The reason is that the ACLU had just won a big victory over Forsyth County and the taxpayers of that county ended up picking up the tab for the ACLU's legal fees of $200,000. The County Attorney, Jimmy Hicks, said he had already been informed by the ACLU of possible lawsuits against two other counties he represents (not Craven). Our Board of Commissioners do not want to risk being involved in such a lawsuit, thus the lack of an invocation.
I feel angry at the ACLU and disappointed in our Board of Commissioners that they have sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution and yet allow a bunch of lawyers to facilitate this infringement on our 1st amendment rights by prohibiting the free exercise of our religion. I realize that among those lawyers are Supreme Court judges. I believe that the Congress should impeach any federal official who flouts the Constitution. Apparently, Forsyth County Commissioners have decided to continue to have prayers that are to God only (not to Jesus). I don't like that either, but, in my mind, it is a better solution than completely eliminating the invocation. At the very least there could be a moment of silent prayer.
A Mr. Michael McMillan gave a good account of activities of the Religious Community Services organization that he heads. They do a great deal of very worth while work, there is no disputing that. At the end of his presentation, Commissioner Dacey reminded him that he and his organization had been forewarned that the county may not be able to continue it's financial support in light of the belt tightening needed for fiscal prudence in these tough time. Commissioner Dacey asked what measures they were taking to obtain private financing to replace the taxpayer funding. The answer he got was that they raise money privately and had done some belt tightening themselves, but had not given up on taxpayer support. I believe I speak for most CCTA members when I say that the government should get out of charity work. It is not right to take what one citizen has earned and give it to another. When will we ever have enough elected representatives with the courage to live by that to affect a change?
The Commissioners also adopted a Child Abuse Prevention Month Proclamation. It was obviously written by a strong advocate of spending as much taxpayer money as possible on this program. You would think from reading it that child abuse can not possibly be prevented except by a large financial commitment from the community as a whole. For instance "child maltreatment occurs when parents find themselves in stressful situations without community resources and unable to cope." I dare say that kids get slapped around without the offender even thinking about seeking community resources. And the proclamation itself asks several community groups and organization to increase their participation in our (the Board of Commissioner's) efforts to prevent child maltreatment. I think the word "our" should have been struck and hoped a commissioner would suggest that, but none did.
The Tax Administrator, Mr. Ronnie Antry asked the Board to credit back almost $12,000 of taxpayer money. One item was $3,259 to one taxpayer for personal property taxes on a boat. Mr. Antry said they had assessed the boat too high. Commissioner Dacey asked if they thought it was the Queen Mary. The tax man sure wants to hit us hard. He seems determined that if he errs it will be on the side of too high.
A public hearing has been set for the James City Community Development Block Grant program again. This time at the next meeting which is at 8:30 AM on Monday, 20 February 12. I thought most public hearings were set for the evening meetings when more people can attend. Anyway, some good changes have been made in this program. Taxpayers will no longer pick up the tab and just hand someone the keys to a new house. Instead, taxpayer money will buy lots in the James City area, and a group of citizens such as Habitat for Humanity will build a house on it. The anticipated owner will have to either help build the house or have volunteers who do. Then there will be an affordable mortgage on the house. Most taxpayer money will be expended on the infrastructure such as drainage, public water and sewer, streets, lighting, etc. All appropriate functions of government. Personally, I wish the federal government would just get out of that business and leave local communities alone, but this is a step toward eliminating the total rip off of the taxpayer by this program.
The Department of Social Services found another $252,708 of State taxpayer money lying around, and the Board voted to spend it in Craven County as it has been offered up to us. Aren't we lucky? And, oh yeah, Health Family Planning got another $25,000 to spend on Contraception to include birth control pills, depo-provera (a birth control shot). I wonder how many kids get this stuff so they can have sex without fear of pregnancy. I'm glad I was born 50 years before kids had the freedom to screw their lives up like this. Aren't we taxpayer lucky to be able to pay for this?
Last, but not least, was the appropriate calling of the Sheriff on the carpet (in absence) for the terrible safety record of his department, poor accident investigation, and his refusal to do anything about it. It seems Commissioner Taylor is leading the charge on this with some help from Commissioner Dacey and others. There seems to have been seven wrecks involving deputies lately causing one death and the destruction of at least two vehicles belonging to the taxpayer and the Sheriff says "well, they drive a lot of miles and stuff happens." Well, that is not good enough. I was there when the Sheriff did appear before the Board and gave a toe tap around instead of really presenting a driver training program. Now he is just defying the Board. I hope he sees the light when the Board reviews his budget in the coming months. It also came to light that the Sheriff's department is short about $10,000 of funds in an account set up so that prisoners could make purchases at the prison canteen. Prisoners put money into the account and spend it somehow at the canteen. The account is now empty and, as I said, should have about $10,000 in it. Someone obviously absconded with the funds. It is being investigated.
I'm sure I missed a few transgressions, but I guess that will do for now.
Hal James
Watchdog and Issues Chairman
CCTA
Friday, January 20, 2012
CARLTON'S CORNER: Another Blow to Freedom of Religion
This is the final Supreme Court verdict WRT ACLU vs Forsyth County, N.C w/regards to prayer in the name of Jesus in municipality and county funded meeting places-in this case the County Board of Comissioners' Meeting.
I can tell you that this country is in great jeprody. We are quite simply guilty of Apostasy and we, as a Nation, will be punished. The Bible is very clear on the matter.
The fact is, now the door is opened for the gov't to edict exactly how a Christian is to pray anywhere and it may be expected that all municipality and state sponsored meetings will be affected. Some will continue to pray, but not in Jesus' name while others will discontinue prayer altogether rather than abide by nonsectarian criteria which is now essentially the--law of the land!
Look for increasing and insidious actions against Christian gatherings. This is only the start and the ramifications are endless.
We are no longer a country where the majority rules but rather where the minority rules and Christians are the most hated minority of all.
May God help us because we, the people , allowed it!
CARLTON
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Forsyth County prayer appeal
http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012.../bit.ly/AuTcDt
By: Wesley Young, Winston-Salem Journal
January 17, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court this morning rejected Forsyth County's appeal of lower court rulings against the county's policy of allowing sectarian prayers at the opening of meetings of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners.
The court announced this morning that it had denied a hearing to the county, following a Friday conference in which the Forsyth County case came up for discussion.
I'm not surprised," said Forsyth County Commissioner Dave Plyler, who had supported the appeals while voicing skepticism about the county's chances. Plyler thinks the battle over prayer will continue elsewhere.
The Supreme Court let stand a 2-1 ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that found that Forsyth County had endorsed Christianity with its prayer policy, although the policy was neutral on its face. The appeals court said that under the policy a large majority of the prayers referenced Christianity.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision, cities and counties all over the state will be getting letters from the American Civil Liberties Union warning them to stop allowing sectarian prayers.
"We are about to get very busy," said Katherine Parker, the ACLU attorney who argued the case against Forsyth County in the court system. "We have heard from 25 to 30 religious minority individuals in cities and counties all over North Carolina, and we are about to start contacting those (local government) attorneys. We are going to remind them that this is the law, and presume that they will follow the law."
Parker said the Supreme Court's decision not to hear Forsyth County's appeal "underscores that government can't take sides on religion, and that is what Forsyth County has been doing by endorsing one set of beliefs over another."
"Anybody who believes that the government ought to be neutral on matters of religion ought to be happy today," Parker said.
The ACLU will also be sending Forsyth County a bill for about $200,000 in legal fees, Parker said. A local group of prayer supporters had pledged $300,000 for the county's legal defense. Plyler said he's happy that the ending of the suit will not be costing the county money.
The county's defense was handled by the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative Christian organization that had offered legal services to the county for free, although the ADF said from the start that it would not pay any legal fees awarded to the plaintiffs in the county lost.
"I'm surprised and disappointed," said Mike Johnson, the ADF attorney who argued Forsyth County's case before the courts. "We really were expecting that the court would want to take a look at the case. I think that this leaves a very important constitutional law issue essentially unresolved. We believe that sometime soon, the Supreme Court will have to hear one of these cases to resolve the issue."
Johnson had argued that the 4th-Circuit ruling against Forsyth had created a conflict with an 11th-circuit ruling in Georgia that had found no problem with sectarian references. Even within the 4th Circuit, Johnson said, the court ruling has left officials asking "if there is a threshold number of sectarian references" that run afoul of the constitution.
The ADF stands by its belief that sectarian prayers are constitutional before government bodies, Johnson said, and will continue to offer legal services in similar cases.
Citizens who objected to prayers mentioning Jesus filed a federal lawsuit against Forsyth County in March 2007.
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ACLU to Ask More Gov't Boards to Change Prayer Policy
http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-aclu...,2288792.story
FOX8 Staff Writer 5:27 p.m. EST, January 17, 2012
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP)—
The ACLU said it will ask 25-30 other government boards to change their policies on prayer at meetings as a result of Tuesday's Supreme Court decision not to take up Forsyth County's appeal.
Katy Parker, legal director with the ACLU of North Carolina, said they will be sending letters to towns, counties and other boards across the state. She would would not specify which ones in an interview Tuesday.
Winston-Salem Mayor Alan Joines said City Council is expected to go into closed session Tuesday night to discuss its position on prayer at meetings. The ACLU contacted the city at the same time the Forsyth County Commission was, but the city wasn't sued.
In 2007, the ACLU sued the commission on behalf of two women who said prayers before meetings made it seem their government favored one religion over another. Three lower courts ruled in favor of the women.
The county appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which decided Tuesday not to take up the case.
"We are surprised by Supreme Court's ruling," said Rev. Steve Corts with Centergrove Baptist Church. Corts helped raise $300,000 so county commissioners could fight the lawsuit without using taxpayer money.
"The majority of us in Forsyth County are Christians. It burdens and saddens me that a person of faith is muzzled and censored by the government," Corts said.
"You can't have a situation where the majority gets to bully the minority by saying, 'There are more of us, and therefore your rights don't count,'" Parker said.
While the ruling doesn't completely prohibit prayer, several commissioners said they aren't sure if prayer will be brought back, since the prayers can't mention a specific deity.
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http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-aclu-to-contact-more-govt-boards-about-prayer-at-meetings-20120117,0,2288792.story
I can tell you that this country is in great jeprody. We are quite simply guilty of Apostasy and we, as a Nation, will be punished. The Bible is very clear on the matter.
The fact is, now the door is opened for the gov't to edict exactly how a Christian is to pray anywhere and it may be expected that all municipality and state sponsored meetings will be affected. Some will continue to pray, but not in Jesus' name while others will discontinue prayer altogether rather than abide by nonsectarian criteria which is now essentially the--law of the land!
Look for increasing and insidious actions against Christian gatherings. This is only the start and the ramifications are endless.
We are no longer a country where the majority rules but rather where the minority rules and Christians are the most hated minority of all.
May God help us because we, the people , allowed it!
CARLTON
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Forsyth County prayer appeal
http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012.../bit.ly/AuTcDt
By: Wesley Young, Winston-Salem Journal
January 17, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court this morning rejected Forsyth County's appeal of lower court rulings against the county's policy of allowing sectarian prayers at the opening of meetings of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners.
The court announced this morning that it had denied a hearing to the county, following a Friday conference in which the Forsyth County case came up for discussion.
I'm not surprised," said Forsyth County Commissioner Dave Plyler, who had supported the appeals while voicing skepticism about the county's chances. Plyler thinks the battle over prayer will continue elsewhere.
The Supreme Court let stand a 2-1 ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that found that Forsyth County had endorsed Christianity with its prayer policy, although the policy was neutral on its face. The appeals court said that under the policy a large majority of the prayers referenced Christianity.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision, cities and counties all over the state will be getting letters from the American Civil Liberties Union warning them to stop allowing sectarian prayers.
"We are about to get very busy," said Katherine Parker, the ACLU attorney who argued the case against Forsyth County in the court system. "We have heard from 25 to 30 religious minority individuals in cities and counties all over North Carolina, and we are about to start contacting those (local government) attorneys. We are going to remind them that this is the law, and presume that they will follow the law."
Parker said the Supreme Court's decision not to hear Forsyth County's appeal "underscores that government can't take sides on religion, and that is what Forsyth County has been doing by endorsing one set of beliefs over another."
"Anybody who believes that the government ought to be neutral on matters of religion ought to be happy today," Parker said.
The ACLU will also be sending Forsyth County a bill for about $200,000 in legal fees, Parker said. A local group of prayer supporters had pledged $300,000 for the county's legal defense. Plyler said he's happy that the ending of the suit will not be costing the county money.
The county's defense was handled by the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative Christian organization that had offered legal services to the county for free, although the ADF said from the start that it would not pay any legal fees awarded to the plaintiffs in the county lost.
"I'm surprised and disappointed," said Mike Johnson, the ADF attorney who argued Forsyth County's case before the courts. "We really were expecting that the court would want to take a look at the case. I think that this leaves a very important constitutional law issue essentially unresolved. We believe that sometime soon, the Supreme Court will have to hear one of these cases to resolve the issue."
Johnson had argued that the 4th-Circuit ruling against Forsyth had created a conflict with an 11th-circuit ruling in Georgia that had found no problem with sectarian references. Even within the 4th Circuit, Johnson said, the court ruling has left officials asking "if there is a threshold number of sectarian references" that run afoul of the constitution.
The ADF stands by its belief that sectarian prayers are constitutional before government bodies, Johnson said, and will continue to offer legal services in similar cases.
Citizens who objected to prayers mentioning Jesus filed a federal lawsuit against Forsyth County in March 2007.
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ACLU to Ask More Gov't Boards to Change Prayer Policy
http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-aclu...,2288792.story
FOX8 Staff Writer 5:27 p.m. EST, January 17, 2012
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP)—
The ACLU said it will ask 25-30 other government boards to change their policies on prayer at meetings as a result of Tuesday's Supreme Court decision not to take up Forsyth County's appeal.
Katy Parker, legal director with the ACLU of North Carolina, said they will be sending letters to towns, counties and other boards across the state. She would would not specify which ones in an interview Tuesday.
Winston-Salem Mayor Alan Joines said City Council is expected to go into closed session Tuesday night to discuss its position on prayer at meetings. The ACLU contacted the city at the same time the Forsyth County Commission was, but the city wasn't sued.
In 2007, the ACLU sued the commission on behalf of two women who said prayers before meetings made it seem their government favored one religion over another. Three lower courts ruled in favor of the women.
The county appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which decided Tuesday not to take up the case.
"We are surprised by Supreme Court's ruling," said Rev. Steve Corts with Centergrove Baptist Church. Corts helped raise $300,000 so county commissioners could fight the lawsuit without using taxpayer money.
"The majority of us in Forsyth County are Christians. It burdens and saddens me that a person of faith is muzzled and censored by the government," Corts said.
"You can't have a situation where the majority gets to bully the minority by saying, 'There are more of us, and therefore your rights don't count,'" Parker said.
While the ruling doesn't completely prohibit prayer, several commissioners said they aren't sure if prayer will be brought back, since the prayers can't mention a specific deity.
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http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-aclu-to-contact-more-govt-boards-about-prayer-at-meetings-20120117,0,2288792.story
Sunday, December 4, 2011
TEA PARTY NATION--Obama immigration hypocrisy.
Judson Phillips, December 4, 2011
If you look up the word Hypocrisy in the dictionary, you will see a picture of Barack Obama and the Party of Treason.
Real Americans are tired of the illegal immigration nightmare in this country. Real Americans are tired of having to pay for illegals. Real Americans are tired of illegals being treated better than real Americans. Real Americans are tired of being the victims of crimes committed by illegals.
Real Americans have had enough.
States like Arizona, Utah, Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, and Wisconsin have passed strong anti illegal immigration bills.
What is the reaction of the Obama regime? It has sued every state that has tried to push tough illegal immigration bills, though the evidence has shown they are dramatically successful laws.
Now, there have been two developments on the other side of the issue and the question is will the Obama regime sue?
In California, a star member of the Party of Treason has introduced a bill that would give illegal aliens in California amnesty, at least at the state level. California liberal Felipe Fuentes has filed for a referendum that if it passes that would allow illegal aliens who have been in California for four years, have no felony convictions and are allegedly learning English to live and work in California.
Presumably this law will also direct all agencies in the people’s republic of California not to cooperate with immigration authorities as well.
In Chicago, the Board of Commissioners has ordered the Sheriff not to comply with Immigration Detainer orders. A detainer is a document Immigration files on someone who is in custody that tells the agency holding the individual not to release them at the expiration of their sentence or if they make bond so that Immigration can come and pick them up.
Chicago is now simply releasing violent criminals, regardless of ICE detainers.
Great job Chicago. Putting politics ahead of the safety of the citizens of Chicago. Memo to self: Avoid Chicago at all costs.
The Obama regime announced a program called “Secure Communities” which was supposed to be a part of their “tough” immigration policies. The ACLU, a charter member of the Party of Treason immediately screamed about this. They claimed the “Secure Communities” program is used to target illegal aliens who commit very minor offenses.
D’oh!
Earth to the ACLU: They are committing a criminal offense by being in the country illegally.
At the same time the Cook County Commission told the Sheriff of Cook County not to hold criminals, despite Immigration detainers, they also told the Sheriff not to allow ICE agents into see suspected illegals without a criminal warrant.
Of course the safety of real Americans means nothing to the ACLU or to the Party of Treason. Does anyone now expect the Obama regime to sue Cook County for their refusal to allow Immigration to do its duties?
We must insist that who ever is the Republican nominee (Presumably Newt Gingrich at this point) and the Republican congress close the border as soon as they are elected.
If Obama is reelected in 2012, we can expect much worse. Any pretense of immigration enforcement will disappear. As Ronald Reagan said, a nation without borders is not a nation. That is the goal of Barack Obama and the Party of Treason and that is why we must make certain that we win in 2012.
http://www.teapartynation.com/forum/topics/obama-immigration-hypocrisy
If you look up the word Hypocrisy in the dictionary, you will see a picture of Barack Obama and the Party of Treason.
Real Americans are tired of the illegal immigration nightmare in this country. Real Americans are tired of having to pay for illegals. Real Americans are tired of illegals being treated better than real Americans. Real Americans are tired of being the victims of crimes committed by illegals.
Real Americans have had enough.
States like Arizona, Utah, Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, and Wisconsin have passed strong anti illegal immigration bills.
What is the reaction of the Obama regime? It has sued every state that has tried to push tough illegal immigration bills, though the evidence has shown they are dramatically successful laws.
Now, there have been two developments on the other side of the issue and the question is will the Obama regime sue?
In California, a star member of the Party of Treason has introduced a bill that would give illegal aliens in California amnesty, at least at the state level. California liberal Felipe Fuentes has filed for a referendum that if it passes that would allow illegal aliens who have been in California for four years, have no felony convictions and are allegedly learning English to live and work in California.
Presumably this law will also direct all agencies in the people’s republic of California not to cooperate with immigration authorities as well.
In Chicago, the Board of Commissioners has ordered the Sheriff not to comply with Immigration Detainer orders. A detainer is a document Immigration files on someone who is in custody that tells the agency holding the individual not to release them at the expiration of their sentence or if they make bond so that Immigration can come and pick them up.
Chicago is now simply releasing violent criminals, regardless of ICE detainers.
Great job Chicago. Putting politics ahead of the safety of the citizens of Chicago. Memo to self: Avoid Chicago at all costs.
The Obama regime announced a program called “Secure Communities” which was supposed to be a part of their “tough” immigration policies. The ACLU, a charter member of the Party of Treason immediately screamed about this. They claimed the “Secure Communities” program is used to target illegal aliens who commit very minor offenses.
D’oh!
Earth to the ACLU: They are committing a criminal offense by being in the country illegally.
At the same time the Cook County Commission told the Sheriff of Cook County not to hold criminals, despite Immigration detainers, they also told the Sheriff not to allow ICE agents into see suspected illegals without a criminal warrant.
Of course the safety of real Americans means nothing to the ACLU or to the Party of Treason. Does anyone now expect the Obama regime to sue Cook County for their refusal to allow Immigration to do its duties?
We must insist that who ever is the Republican nominee (Presumably Newt Gingrich at this point) and the Republican congress close the border as soon as they are elected.
If Obama is reelected in 2012, we can expect much worse. Any pretense of immigration enforcement will disappear. As Ronald Reagan said, a nation without borders is not a nation. That is the goal of Barack Obama and the Party of Treason and that is why we must make certain that we win in 2012.
http://www.teapartynation.com/forum/topics/obama-immigration-hypocrisy
Friday, December 2, 2011
NC Family Policy Council: Judge Halts License Plates
Special Report - November 30, 2011
Even though over 300 applications for the “Choose Life NC” specialty license plates have been submitted by North Carolina motorists to the State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) as required by law before new plates are produced, the DMV is currently prohibited from producing the plates, because of a federal judges’ ruling Monday.
According to the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF), United States District Judge James Fox issued a preliminary injunction on November 28 that bars the State from producing the “Choose Life” specialty license plates during an ongoing lawsuit brought by abortion advocates. In a lawsuit filed in September challenging the constitutionality of the “Choose Life NC” plates, the ACLU-NCLF argues that the General Assembly violated the First Amendment when it authorized a “Choose Life” license plate without also authorizing a plate supporting abortion. The ACLU-NCLF asked the court to issue a preliminary injunction to prevent the issuance of the specialty plates until the case is decided, and Judge Fox granted that request in his order on Monday.
The lawsuit filed by the ACLU-NCLF alleges that the State is “engaging in viewpoint discrimination” by not also producing a pro-abortion plate. It centers on the General Assembly’s rejection this summer of six proposed amendments to HB 289-Authorize Special Plates (the bill that authorized a “Choose Life NC” plate), which would have added specialty plates with the words, “Trust Women, Respect Choice” or “Respect Choice” to the license plates available for motorists to purchase.
ACLU-NCLF legal director, Katy Parker, applauded Judge Fox’s ruling in a press release. “The state should not be allowed to use its authority to promote one side of a debate while denying the same opportunity to the other side,” Parker said. “We look forward to continuing our arguments in this case, and hope the court agrees that the First Amendment prohibits the blatant type of viewpoint discrimination the state has proposed through this one-sided license plate scheme.”
To date, 30 states, including North Carolina, have approved “Choose Life” specialty license plates. North Carolina’s plate was finally approved by the General Assembly as one of several specialty plates approved in HB 289, after nine years of legislative inaction on similar measures. Several lawsuits related to the “Choose Life” plates have been filed nationwide, with the courts ruling different ways.
On November 8, a federal district judge in New York ruled in favor of the “Choose Life” plate, in a lawsuit brought by the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) against the state for its refusal to approve the Children First Foundation, Inc.’s design for the specialty license plate. As recently as 2008 and 2009, federal appeals courts have ordered and upheld the issuance of the “Choose Life” plates in Arizona and Missouri. Additionally, lawsuits challenging the issuance of the plates have ultimately failed in states such as Florida and Tennessee. However, in 2004, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in a case involving a similar law authorizing “Choose Life” license plates in South Carolina, that the law was unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination, because the legislature authorized only one viewpoint. South Carolina then passed a law that allows an agency to apply for private plates after paying a fee and providing a certain number of applications.
“It is unfortunate that the court has halted production because the General Assembly did not authorize a plate with an opposing viewpoint,” said Bill Brooks, president of the North Carolina Family Policy Council. “Pregnancy resource centers should not be denied the income that will come from these plates. They have already lost thousands of dollars, because legislative opponents never would allow the bills to be considered. Opponents of the plates could have introduced legislation during the more than a decade that ‘Choose Life’ plate authorizing legislation was proposed, yet they never did so. Only when it appeared that the ‘Choose Life’ plate legislation would pass did the opponents propose their own plate.”
http://ncfamily.org/stories/111130s1.html
Even though over 300 applications for the “Choose Life NC” specialty license plates have been submitted by North Carolina motorists to the State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) as required by law before new plates are produced, the DMV is currently prohibited from producing the plates, because of a federal judges’ ruling Monday.
According to the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF), United States District Judge James Fox issued a preliminary injunction on November 28 that bars the State from producing the “Choose Life” specialty license plates during an ongoing lawsuit brought by abortion advocates. In a lawsuit filed in September challenging the constitutionality of the “Choose Life NC” plates, the ACLU-NCLF argues that the General Assembly violated the First Amendment when it authorized a “Choose Life” license plate without also authorizing a plate supporting abortion. The ACLU-NCLF asked the court to issue a preliminary injunction to prevent the issuance of the specialty plates until the case is decided, and Judge Fox granted that request in his order on Monday.
The lawsuit filed by the ACLU-NCLF alleges that the State is “engaging in viewpoint discrimination” by not also producing a pro-abortion plate. It centers on the General Assembly’s rejection this summer of six proposed amendments to HB 289-Authorize Special Plates (the bill that authorized a “Choose Life NC” plate), which would have added specialty plates with the words, “Trust Women, Respect Choice” or “Respect Choice” to the license plates available for motorists to purchase.
ACLU-NCLF legal director, Katy Parker, applauded Judge Fox’s ruling in a press release. “The state should not be allowed to use its authority to promote one side of a debate while denying the same opportunity to the other side,” Parker said. “We look forward to continuing our arguments in this case, and hope the court agrees that the First Amendment prohibits the blatant type of viewpoint discrimination the state has proposed through this one-sided license plate scheme.”
To date, 30 states, including North Carolina, have approved “Choose Life” specialty license plates. North Carolina’s plate was finally approved by the General Assembly as one of several specialty plates approved in HB 289, after nine years of legislative inaction on similar measures. Several lawsuits related to the “Choose Life” plates have been filed nationwide, with the courts ruling different ways.
On November 8, a federal district judge in New York ruled in favor of the “Choose Life” plate, in a lawsuit brought by the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) against the state for its refusal to approve the Children First Foundation, Inc.’s design for the specialty license plate. As recently as 2008 and 2009, federal appeals courts have ordered and upheld the issuance of the “Choose Life” plates in Arizona and Missouri. Additionally, lawsuits challenging the issuance of the plates have ultimately failed in states such as Florida and Tennessee. However, in 2004, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in a case involving a similar law authorizing “Choose Life” license plates in South Carolina, that the law was unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination, because the legislature authorized only one viewpoint. South Carolina then passed a law that allows an agency to apply for private plates after paying a fee and providing a certain number of applications.
“It is unfortunate that the court has halted production because the General Assembly did not authorize a plate with an opposing viewpoint,” said Bill Brooks, president of the North Carolina Family Policy Council. “Pregnancy resource centers should not be denied the income that will come from these plates. They have already lost thousands of dollars, because legislative opponents never would allow the bills to be considered. Opponents of the plates could have introduced legislation during the more than a decade that ‘Choose Life’ plate authorizing legislation was proposed, yet they never did so. Only when it appeared that the ‘Choose Life’ plate legislation would pass did the opponents propose their own plate.”
http://ncfamily.org/stories/111130s1.html
Friday, April 15, 2011
ACLU Targets School Web Filters
The American Civil Liberties Union has partnered with Yale Law School in launching a nationwide campaign to force schools to stop filtering "web content geared toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities."
http://ncfamily.org/stories/110413s1.html
http://ncfamily.org/stories/110413s1.html
Thursday, November 25, 2010
EDITORIAL: Abortion is no minor matter
Parental notice is a right in Illinois and everywhere else
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/nov/22/abortion-is-no-minor-matter/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/nov/22/abortion-is-no-minor-matter/
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
DIVORCE AGREEMENT
LETTER TO AMERICAN LIBERALS, LEFTISTS, SOCIAL PROGRESSIVES, OBAMA AND THE LIKE
Dear American liberals, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists and Obama supporters, et al:
We have stuck together since the late 1950's for the sake of the kids, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each other for many years for the sake of future generations, but sadly, this relationship has clearly run its course.
Our two ideological sides of America cannot and will not ever agree on what is right for us all, so let's just end it on friendly terms. We can smile and chalk it up to irreconcilable differences and go our own way.
Here is a model separation agreement:
Our two groups can equitably divide up the country by landmass each taking a similar portion. That will be the difficult part, but I am sure our two sides can come to a friendly agreement. After that, it should be relatively easy! Our respective representatives can effortlessly divide other assets since both sides have such distinct and disparate tastes.
We don't like redistributive taxes so you can keep them. You are welcome to the liberal judges and the ACLU. Since you hate guns and war, we'll take our firearms, the cops, the NRA and the military. We'll take the nasty, smelly oil industry and you can go with wind, solar and bio-diesel. You can keep Oprah, Michael Moore and Rosie O'Donnell. You are, however, responsible for finding a bio-diesel vehicle big enough to move all three of them.
We'll keep capitalism, greedy corporations, pharmaceutical companies, Wal-Mart and Wall Street. You can have your beloved lifelong welfare dwellers, food stamps, homeless, homeboys, hippies, druggies and illegal aliens. We'll keep the hot Alaskan hockey moms, greedy CEO's and rednecks. We'll keep the Bibles and give you NBC and Hollywood .
You can make nice with Iran and Palestine and we'll retain the right to invade and hammer places that threaten us. You can have the peaceniks and war protesters. When our allies or our way of life are under assault, we'll help provide them security.
We'll keep our Judeo-Christian values. You are welcome to Islam, Scientology, Humanism, political correctness and Shirley McClain. You can also have the U.N. But we will no longer be paying the bill.
We'll keep the SUV's, pickup trucks and oversized luxury cars. You can take every Subaru station wagon you can find.
You can give everyone healthcare if you can find any practicing doctors. We'll continue to believe healthcare is a luxury and not a right. We'll keep "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "The National Anthem." I'm sure you'll be happy to substitute "Imagine", "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", "Kum Ba Ya" or "We Are the World".
We'll practice trickle down economics and you can continue to give trickle up poverty your best shot.
Since it often so offends you, we'll keep our history, our name and our flag.
Would you agree to this? If so, please pass it along to other like-minded liberal and conservative patriots and if you do not agree, just hit delete. In the spirit of friendly parting, I'll bet you answer which one of us will need whose help in 15 years.
Sincerely,
John J. Wall
Law Student and an American
P. S. Also, please take Ted Turner, Sean Penn, Martin Sheen, Barbara Streisand, & Jane Fonda with you.
P. S. S. And you won't have to press 1 for English when you call our country.
Dear American liberals, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists and Obama supporters, et al:
We have stuck together since the late 1950's for the sake of the kids, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each other for many years for the sake of future generations, but sadly, this relationship has clearly run its course.
Our two ideological sides of America cannot and will not ever agree on what is right for us all, so let's just end it on friendly terms. We can smile and chalk it up to irreconcilable differences and go our own way.
Here is a model separation agreement:
Our two groups can equitably divide up the country by landmass each taking a similar portion. That will be the difficult part, but I am sure our two sides can come to a friendly agreement. After that, it should be relatively easy! Our respective representatives can effortlessly divide other assets since both sides have such distinct and disparate tastes.
We don't like redistributive taxes so you can keep them. You are welcome to the liberal judges and the ACLU. Since you hate guns and war, we'll take our firearms, the cops, the NRA and the military. We'll take the nasty, smelly oil industry and you can go with wind, solar and bio-diesel. You can keep Oprah, Michael Moore and Rosie O'Donnell. You are, however, responsible for finding a bio-diesel vehicle big enough to move all three of them.
We'll keep capitalism, greedy corporations, pharmaceutical companies, Wal-Mart and Wall Street. You can have your beloved lifelong welfare dwellers, food stamps, homeless, homeboys, hippies, druggies and illegal aliens. We'll keep the hot Alaskan hockey moms, greedy CEO's and rednecks. We'll keep the Bibles and give you NBC and Hollywood .
You can make nice with Iran and Palestine and we'll retain the right to invade and hammer places that threaten us. You can have the peaceniks and war protesters. When our allies or our way of life are under assault, we'll help provide them security.
We'll keep our Judeo-Christian values. You are welcome to Islam, Scientology, Humanism, political correctness and Shirley McClain. You can also have the U.N. But we will no longer be paying the bill.
We'll keep the SUV's, pickup trucks and oversized luxury cars. You can take every Subaru station wagon you can find.
You can give everyone healthcare if you can find any practicing doctors. We'll continue to believe healthcare is a luxury and not a right. We'll keep "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "The National Anthem." I'm sure you'll be happy to substitute "Imagine", "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", "Kum Ba Ya" or "We Are the World".
We'll practice trickle down economics and you can continue to give trickle up poverty your best shot.
Since it often so offends you, we'll keep our history, our name and our flag.
Would you agree to this? If so, please pass it along to other like-minded liberal and conservative patriots and if you do not agree, just hit delete. In the spirit of friendly parting, I'll bet you answer which one of us will need whose help in 15 years.
Sincerely,
John J. Wall
Law Student and an American
P. S. Also, please take Ted Turner, Sean Penn, Martin Sheen, Barbara Streisand, & Jane Fonda with you.
P. S. S. And you won't have to press 1 for English when you call our country.
Got this via email--John J. Wall, wherever you are, we love you!
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