Contraception – War on Religion, Socialism or simply Election Strategy
Personal Opinion
Personally, I totally oppose abortion of any kind, either by a surgical procedure or by using the morning after pill as a contraceptive. I keep with the State of Virginia whose Senate recently voted “Life starts at conception”.
This is my personal opinion on this topic.
“…And one more misunderstanding I want to clear up – under our plan,
no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience
laws will remain in place.” – President Barack Obama, 9/9/09
In 2009 when President Obama promoted his Healthcare law he courted pro-life Democrats (yes some of them do exist) with the promise that Abortion will not be covered at all.
A promise that has been broken immediately when Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid decided to move the whole negotiation of the Bill behind closed doors, declaring Abortion will be covered, and prohibiting any information on the outside followed by graciously granting Lawmakers “an ample amount of time of 72 hours” to read and vote on almost 3,000 pages of socialism.
In March 2010 President Obama signed an executive order confirming healthcare legislation will comport with a ban on federal abortion funding in order to return support for the legislation from anti-abortion Democrats
In February 2012 Obama declared War not only on Religions, but also on freedom loving Religious Americans by ordering contraception to be paid by every employer including church affiliations.
Contraception vs. Emergency Contraception
I was taught by my parents to use my brain before I go into any action or perform any stupid act, and take responsibility for my actions.
While I have no problem with contraception as preventive birth control, I do oppose the use of the morning after pill under the heading of “emergency contraception” when it is not an emergency, but instead irresponsibility.
Where do I see the difference? The first one is to assure prevention of pregnancy and an “emergency” would be rape.
However, no one, whether it is a religious group or an individual, should have to be “forced” to distribute and/or pay for it by a federal mandate.
Preventive Contraception
If a couple is in a relationship, but is not a hundred percent sure about the future of the relationship, and they are having sex they should be responsible and use contraception.
I personally disagree with sex outside of marriage, but this is a constant occurrence, which becomes even more complicated when there is an unwanted pregnancy.
An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure; so take responsibility in the first place because there are many preventative birth control methods available.
A married couple comes to the conclusion that they already have enough kids or another pregnancy would jeopardize the wife’s life – Additional reasons for contraception.
As far as I am concerned (and I can only speak for myself here) the safest solution for the latter example would be a vasectomy, birth control should not always fall on the woman.
The same rings true for teenagers. While responsible Christian families will educate their children on all forms of preventive contraception to prepare them for their future life they will primarily teach them to save themselves for marriage. Doing this and being a good role model, along with prayer is the best that parents can do.
And should, against all odds, something wrong and an unwanted or unplanned pregnancy occur with their children, they should deal with it like loving parents and support their children the best way they can. The best example here is Sarah Palin.
Actions have consequences and that is a simple fact. I truly admire Sarah for how she dealt with the situation and how tall she stood by supporting her daughter on that.
And again I stress the costs of contraception should not be the tax payers “obligation” this is a personal issue between the 2 parties involved and all of society should not be forced to bare the burden.
Liberal parents on the other hand teach their children that anything goes not worrying about the consequences. Why – because their ideology is to make society responsible for their own failures.
The most dangerous part is when governments adopt this false entitlement policy as an official agenda, stripping the majority of the country of their first amendment rights, and forcing them to adopt a policy that contradicts their moral and religious beliefs through silent agreement on behalf of an immoral life based (not race based) minority.
This is socialism at its best.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
(~~ Ronald Reagan ~~)
Emergency Contraception
Emergency contraception, also known, as the morning-after-pill has to be taken within 72 hours of having sexual intercourse and in my opinion only constitutes an emergency when rape is involved – And no religious hospital should have to be forced to distribute it no matter what the circumstances are if it goes against their core religious beliefs.
An Emergency to me would not be described as sexual encounters at college, followed by the complete problem-solver dispensed in a vending machine, as it happens to be at Shippensburg College in Pennsylvania.
The liberals are always using the “separation of church and state” against conservatives, but in this situation they have forgotten all about it – Hence, the continued hypocrisy.
In other words the issue here has nothing to do with babies eventually born with terminal illness, or any kind of defect, or endangering the mother during pregnancy this issue is solely about “force” and total government control.
Contraception Mandate
I consider Obama’s contraceptive mandate not exclusively a war on religion, but primarily fascism. The war on religion is a welcoming side effect and a tactical tool.
The truth is that his approval numbers are fading and he desperately needs to gain support and the first place he turns to, the left wing extremists. The contraception mandate becomes a win – win situation for Obama.
History proves that every totalitarian ruler first destroyed religion in order to manifest his power. And if he can’t destroy the churches he needs to diminish the faith of the believers in the church organizations, respectively he needs to repress the execution of religious faith of the believers.
That makes Obama on the side of the abortionists /feminists which is a match made in hell.
In secular terms the tactical move could be seen as genius.
First he pushes the contraception mandate on the churches and employers knowing that that will raise a firestorm; and while the media goes ballistic over “the war on churches and the endangerment of the loss of First Amendment Rights” Obama appears to step back from the mandate by turning it over to the insurance companies.
Churches are nothing but organizations; the true churches are the believers in God who attend the church.
Some church organizations and media outlets consider this a victory for religion, Obama looks good and nobody seems to see that the true Christians are still the ones who’s rights are violated.
Now it is not the church organizations that pay for abortions, but the religious believers who are forced to pay for it through the insurance.
Either way you look at it contraception is still being funded by force of a mandate. The religious hospitals may get a temporary reprieve this election year, but mark my words it will not stay that way if Obama is re-elected. This is a comprehensive war against anything that stands in the way of “government” being God.
Once the power of the established churches is broken, the people will have nowhere to turn for assistance, nothing will stop Obama from becoming the sole ruler and dictator he so desperately desires.
The only winner are the godless left wing extremists, the feminists, abortionists, and of course King Obama himself.
The only way to stop this insane war on our freedom and beliefs, and the totalitarian fascism of Obama is to vote him out in November of 2012 – Otherwise the free society of America that has always been admired will be doomed and soon cease to exist becoming a Socialist Marxist Dictatorship.
May God protect and Bless our
America
© Copyright by Tom C. Lehner
Source
Washington Times – Virginia House vote states life starts at conception
From Charleston Gazette – Obama orders birth control coverage
UPI.com – Obama issues executive order on abortion
Fox News – Vending machine at Pennsylvania college dispense `Morning after” pill
America’s future vs. Election Campaign – A letter to the man that occupies the White House
Dear
Mr. Obama,
No, I have not forgotten my manners; purposely I do not address you as Mr. President because you do not epitomize my understanding of a President and therefore an administrator of the property of WE THE PEOPLE.
~~ A Politician thinks of the next election. A Statesman, of the next generation ~~
(James Freeman Clarke, 1810 – 1888)
James Freeman Clarke
You Mr. Obama are definitely a Politician and not a Statesman.
I have followed your presidency since the first day, as a matter of fact since the day you announced your candidacy and I am disgusted.
The past weeks, like every other American, I followed with great concern the Budget negotiations and I am disgusted.
I am disgusted by your conduct, political double mindedness, and by your irresponsible use of the budget negotiations for your very own personal re-election campaign.
In the entire 235 year history of the United States, in my opinion, we have never had such an incompetent, radical, racist, fascist, dictatorial, criminal maneuvering President as you are.
I am not even addressing all the crimes, misdemeanors, fraudulent misuse of tax money, violations against the constitution, and other crimes you have publically committed. That would be too long of a letter to print.
More than 800 days, you and your radical communist gooney’s Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Timothy Geithner and all the other thugs, nationwide known as “The Obama Czars,” held the majority in both chambers and the White House.
In that entire time none of you wasted so much as a thought on the budget, but rather kept spending and spending like there was no tomorrow.
You never thought of the future of America, the future of the next Generation of Americans, on the contrary the only thing you and your criminal bunch of Mafia gangsters thought of was to strengthen the power of your biggest contributors – those radical communist NGO’s and Unions.
In order to push them into power you destroyed Jobs, quit drilling for oil while at the same time promising your socialist friends in South America to buy the oil from them (who cares if Americans have jobs as long as your socialist buddies live good), and you have thrown the once greatest and economically most powerful country, the United States of America, under the bus.
And now that we are close to a default and a downgrading of our credit rating once again you do NOT have the best interest of our
Nation in mind. No, the only thing you have in mind is your re-election campaign and your left-wing campaign contributors.
You know as well as every economist and every American that in order to re-install the power and greatness of the United States of America we need to do six things.
- Pass Cut, Cap, and Balance – because only a balanced budget gives America the financial resources to remain the economical number 1 world power
- Start drilling and re-install Americas energy independency
- Stop socialist healthcare and fix the existing Medicare and Medicaid
- Deregulate Washington, downsize administration and so to stimulate the economy and make the way free for Private enterprises
- Make “Bush Flat-tax” permanent, putting Economical Stimulation on a second pillar
- Depower Unions as job destroyers and make “Right to Work” a constitutional amendment
- And that is the beginning of many more steps to be set.
But let’s be honest for a moment:
Your poll numbers are less than favorable if not to say going down the drain compared to what they were.
Your own party friends are more than critical towards you (after your Libya campaign 7 of them even mentioned publically “impeachment”).
Overall, your re-election was more like wishful thinking than a plan.
You need a plan to a) get your party friends back in line and b) produce yourself as “savior” of the American poor.
In order to achieve that you needed to play two cards
- The race card (way overused and maxed out)
- And the socialists most favorable card – the class-struggle card
Race Card (maxed out and overused)
And the budget negotiations came in handy for you; dragging that discussion out way over 800 days until close to re-election time was the perfect strategy for you.
Now, all you need to do is be a PRESDIENT OF NO and reject every plan to rescue America spreading fear among the elderly who depend on Social Security.
Here are the facts:
- Passing Cut, Cap and Balance – would mean a balanced budget and cut on spending. That would also mean your NGO buddies such as Planned Parenthood, Illegal Immigrant lobbyists, ACLU, NAACP and other socialist criminal organizations as well as Unions would get less money from the taxpayers. – and that means less support and less election contributions for YOU
Fact of the matter is that 60% of the Governmental contributions to those NGO’s are funneled back to you and other Democrats as election contributions.
- Start drilling means American Energy independency and therefore less money for your Muslim friends and strength to America in the world which would make us also UN resistant and free. And that means you cannot sell our great Country to the United Nations, communist Chinese, and radical Terrorist Muslim Nations and make us their puppet
- Stop socialist healthcare and fix the existing Medicare and Medicaid – if it is that good why is it necessary for 1200 companies (80% of them Democrat leaning) to get a waiver – you would have to admit that this socialist system is a failure
- Deregulate Washington, downsize administration and so to stimulate the economy and make the way free for Private enterprises – It’s not in your socialist Agenda
- Make “Bush Flat-tax” permanent and so putting Economical Stimulation on a second pillar – does not go well with your communist ideology of class warfare. You need to produce a gap and hatred between the middleclass and rich in order to appear as the representative of the little man. The truth is that your own biggest supporters such as GE don’t pay any tax at all. The main goal is to make the citizens depending on Governmental welfare and so through the backdoor assure automatic permanent re-election of Democrats.
You compared yourself once to Abraham Lincoln – Mr. Obama Lincoln “freed the Slaves” you want to make citizens slaves
- Depowering Unions as job destroyers and making “Right to Work” a constitutional amendment – That would destroy your re-election support from the radical left, in turn destroying most of your financial contributions.
Bottom Line:
It’s all about you not about America.
Doing the right and best thing for America would mean downsizing the chances of your re-election to Zero and would therefore not be in your personal best interest.
Just as I said in the beginning – you are not a Statesman – you are a politician
In my opinion, you are a disgrace to the office of the Presidency of the United States of America and a criminal individual.
In the good old days there used to be a term called: “A courtesy for a Gentlemen” choosing the honorable way out. Unfortunately, you do not have any honor and you are definitely not a Gentlemen.
I would be satisfied if you resigned, but I am afraid in your communist radical mind you don’t even see how much damage your ideology of existence does to our great country.
I hope and pray that people do not allow themselves to be blinded and do not end up believing that you are rescuing our Nation because that is most certainly UNTRUE.
Mr. Obama – get out of our house, the White House. And take your radical criminal thug Czars with you.
You have done enough damage; you have destroyed theUnited States.
At the beginning of your presidency you declared over and over that you “wanted to be a president of all Americans and unite the country” the truth is you are a racist criminal and our country is more divided today than it was during the Civil war.
Stop it – enough is enough, the only dream we law abiding, constitution-loving, Judeo-Christian Americans still have is this:
An American Dream
May God have Mercy and
Bless
The United States of America
Pledge of Allegiance
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A Taxpaying,
law abiding, Constitution Loving, Christian
American
Texas;
~~ Anno Domini 2011 ~~
Conservative Bowie County Clerk faces Jail for defending the Pledge of Allegiance
How does a Conservative County Clerk in Texarkana, Bowie County/East Texas end up facing jail, fines, and loss of job for defending respectively and adding the “Pledge of Allegiance” as minutes to the County meeting?
“I shall never surrender nor retreat.
Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism, & of everything
dear to the American character, to come to our aid with all dispatch.”
(Excerpt from the Alamo Letter, William B. Travis,
Commandancy of the Alamo/Bexar, Fby. 24th 1836)
What wonderful words to read. Every time I visit the Alamo and read those words I get Goosebumps.
For 235 years the principles of “patriotism”, “Liberty”, “Justice” and everything dear to the American Character have been the backbone and fundamental spirit of this nation.
Men and Women in the U.S. Armed forces have sacrificed everything from family life to their greatest sacrifice, their lives to defend those principles. 185 men died at the Alamo defending the same.
But those times are apparently over.
Texarkana, Bowie County, East Texas – For 12 years the world in East Texas was, according to Judge Sterling Lacy, who identifies himself on his facebook page, a good conservative.
Bowie County Judge Sterling Lacy
The county clerk was always a Democrat, so Judge Lacy, a spineless RINO, who admits he never added the “Pledge of Allegiance” and invocation to the minutes out of fear he could be “sued by organizations such as the ACLU” had nothing to worry about.
What a wonderful thought to know that our Judges have to be scared to be patriots and honor our fallen Heros because a radical left wing organization financed by Tax Dollars could use OUR tax contribution and sue them.
Isn’t America a wonderful country? What do we need foreign enemies for? We have the social terrorist in our own country and we even finance them with tax Dollars.
But in 2010 times changed in Bowie County; Natalie Nichols, a wonderful mother, wife, and fiscal conservative fought a successful election exactly on those patriot, constitutional, fiscal conservative principles and conquered the County Clerk’s office.
Bowie County (TX) Clerk Natalie Nichols
With enthusiasm she started her new calling serving the people of Bowie County, never leaving her patriotic principles out of sight. And as records show she always added the Pledge as well as the invocation.
However, on June 13, 2011 Judge Lacy decided, together with Precinct 4 commissioner Pat McCoy (another spineless RINO Conservative) to remove the Pledge from the minutes. Interestingly, is that they waited for this exact day on purpose.
Precinct 4 Commissioner Pat McCoy
On June 13, 2011County Clerk Nichols was in Dallas, Texas for training and could not attend the meeting.
On June 23, 2011when returning from training Nichols faced the Judge in the next court meeting where she said: “Over the years, many brave men and women have paid the ultimate sacrifice with their blood and their lives to protect this great nation that includes our most sacred flag. I will not dishonor their service or sacrifice. We shouldn’t be fighting to hide our allegiance to the flag; we should be fighting to proclaim it!”
On a County Commissioner Court meeting on July 11, 2011 things got out of hand when Lacy addressed the members of the court about the removal of the Pledge and Prayer from court documents claiming that the minutes were left out “the opening ceremony of devotional Prayer, and Pledge”.
Natalie Nichols immediately replied “that’s not true….the pledge and prayer are certainly there”. Judge Lacy immediately tried to silence here causing Nichols to exasperate “but you are lying.”
Nichols later on apologized for her outburst in court, but still stands to the principles. N.
Nichols also thanks the only lone member of the court who voted against the action saying “we all need to say a huge thank you to
Commissioner Addington for standing up for both God and Country and voting against it”.
Nevertheless, the county judge launched an investigation with Bowie County Sheriff James Prince against Nichols.
They never questioned her or gave her any chance to justify herself, 2 days after the investigation was launched sheriff Prince already turned the case over to the ADA.
Natalie Nichols became aware of the investigation against her through Texarkana Gazette. They did not even have the balls to tell her themselves.
Read the full story and watch the videos here.
Chet Nichols, Natalie’s husband told me on July 18, 2011that they are trying to wrap things up and address the Grand Jury onJuly 28, 2011.
Nichols, who by sec. 81.003 of Texas law, has the authority to record, amend, attest, and seal the minutes with the official county seal, says “they can sue me, remove me from office, but I will not remove the Pledge of Allegiance or the Prayer from the official recording of this court, when the action did in fact take place.”
And this is what you can do to help her and avoid injustice
Join my “Natalie Nichols Facebook Support and Action Page”
Call the Bowie County DA’s office:
Jerry Rochelle,
BowieCountyPlaza
601 Main Street
Texarkana,TX75501
Phone: (903) 735 – 4800
Call the Judge Lacy’s office and let him know what you think of him
710 James Bowie Drive, New Boston,
Texas 75570;
Phone: (903) 628 – 6718
Call your congressman and woman and let them know.
Governor Rick Perry’s office
Telephone Information and Referral Hotline [for Texas callers] :
(800) 843-5789
Citizen’s Opinion Hotline [for Texas callers] :
(800) 252-9600
Information and Referral and Opinion Hotline [for Austin, Texas and out-of-state callers] :
(512) 463-1782
Office of the Governor Main Switchboard :
(512) 463-2000
Citizen’s Assistance Telecommunications Device If you are using a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD),
call 711 to reach Relay
Texas
Office of the Governor Fax:
(512) 463-1849
For email go to the Governors Website: http://governor.state.tx.us/contact/
Lt. Governor Dewhurst’s office
Call by phone
(512) 463-0001
Fax:
(512) 463-0677
Email contact form: http://www.ltgov.state.tx.us/contact.php
Rep. Lavender, George
District 1
Capitol Address:
Room E2.716, Capitol Extension
P.O. Box 2910
Austin,TX78768
Email: george.lavender@house.state.tx.us
Phone
(512) 463-0692
Fax
(512) 463-0902
District Address:
2600 N. Robison, Ste.190
Texarkana,Texas75505
Phone
(903) 791-0386
Fax
(903) 791-0384
Natalie Contact: http://bowiecountyclerk.com
Judge Sterling Lacy contact: http://www.co.bowie.tx.us/ips/cms/countyoffices/countyJudge.html
Commissioners contact: http://www.co.bowie.tx.us/ips/cms/countyoffices/commissionersCourt.html
Sherriff Contact: http://www.co.bowie.tx.us/ips/cms/countyoffices/sheriff.html
District Attorney contact: http://www.co.bowie.tx.us/ips/cms/districtcourt/districtAttorney.html
Natalie Nichols, County Clerk Bowie County (TX)
When Injustice Becomes Law – Resistance becomes Duty
(Thomas Jefferson)
Interview with Natalie is coming next
Sources:
- Travvis letter on Scribd.com
- Bowie County Commissioner Court Minutes from April 2011
- Bowie County Judge Sterling Lacy Facebook Page
- Red Flame Wire
- Natalie Nichols support and Action page
- sec. 81.003 Texas law:
R.I.P. – Bill of Rights and U.S. Constitution
~~ How Liberals Dismantle the Constitution Piece by Piece ~~
There is a war going on. And the war is between WE THE PEOPLE – WE THE CONSTITUTION LOVING AMERICANS versus the constitution dismantling liberals.
We’re already used to seeing hits against the constitution by President Obama and his radical thugs of the Democrat party.
Every single day we witness, among many others, hits against traditional marriage, the constant attacks on the second Amendment rights to bear arm, freedom of person liberty through TSA pet downs at Airports, and the unconstitutional force of Obama Care.
Those attacks are perpetrated by lawmakers who actually took an oath to “Defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic” and yet the very same democrat lawmakers, and their appointed czars and radical pundits work very hard every single day to dismantle the Constitution piece by piece.
The latest and most brutal attack on the constitution took place on May 11, 2011 by Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David when he ruled against the 4th Amendment of the “Right of Privacy”.
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4th Amendment (Search and Seizure)
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall be issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the person or things to be seized.
(Dated back to the English Magna Charta of 1215)
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What wonderful words, now worthless.
What happened: The court’s decision is based on a case inVanderburgh County,Indiana. Cops were called to a domestic argument between a couple, husband and wife, outside their apartment.
The couple went back inside their apartment and the husband told police officers that their service was no longer needed. He blocked the doorway to refuse the Police officers entry to the apartment.
The police forcefully made their way into the apartment and the homeowner shoved the Police officer against the wall and then was hit by a second officer with a stun gun, and then arrested.
The entry of the Police officers into the apartment was never asked for by the wife or the husband so the cops, in my opinion, had no legal authorization to go inside.
Sure one can say that this was Mr. Barnes’ own fault by pushing the officer against the wall; however he has every right to defend his home and once he refused entry to the police any further attempt by the same is a violation of his privacy rights.
In a 3-2 decision Justice David writing for the court says if a police officer wants to enter a home for any reason or no reason at all, homeowners cannot do anything to block the officer’s entry.
As a matter of fact Justice David says that a person arrested following an unlawful entry by police still can be released on bail which allows plenty of opportunities to protest the illegal entry through the court system.
Or in other words up until now the burden of proof rested clearly on the Prosecution (the state), but in this case it appears that it rests on the defendant. Once again if we, the citizens, feel our privacy rights have been violated due to unlawful search and seizure we have to hire a Lawyer and file charges.
Since not everybody can afford high priced Lawyers, this is nothing but a free pass for the police to act as they please.
Just imagine this: As of now any cop if he does not like your face, your car or if he is jealous because you dare to work hard and drive a fancy vehicle can now, according to this law, stop you and search and seize your car whenever he pleases; In front of your family, your kids, and all your friends embarrassing you just as he/she likes.
And there is nothing you can do about it.
I don’t remember when the United States became a Police State with Gestapo Methods.
Justice Steven David, born 1957 was a Chief Defense Counsel for the “Office of Military Commission” the body that was authorized to conduct the military commission to try Guantanamo captives.
He was highly critical of the way the commission had relied on hearsay evidence, secret testimony, and that evidence of abusive interrogation had been suppressed. In fact according to “The Times” he called for the entire military commission system to be scrapped.
In October of 2010 he was appointed by President Obama as Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court.
Since the United States Justice System is based on a “Creative Precedence” system, meaning that, unless the United States High Supreme Court makes a final ruling, many court decisions are based on previous Supreme Court rulings.
We will soon see what this ruling actually means, when illegal or unconstitutional search and seizures become common practice throughout theUnited Statesciting the Indiana Supreme Court Ruling as the precedence case and prototype.
This is the first direct hit against the United States Constitution taking away our most fundamental indefeasible liberty rights.
May God have Mercy on America
Rest in Peace Constitution
Sources:
- NWI Times
- Find Law for legal professionals
- Supremecourt Ruling Barnes vs. State
- Wikipedia on Justice Steven David
U.S. Armed Forces in Libya – What if?
The United States is at War again.
On March 7, 2011 – The French and the United Kingdom first pressured for the establishment of a No-Fly Zone over Libya, but backed down. As of this moment the military interference in an internal Conflict, commonly known as Civil War, was on the table.
The Arab league supported this Idea, but never intended to get involved by themselves just in case something went terribly wrong, and in a military conflict there is always a possibility to blame others.
On March 17, 2011 – the Unites Nations Security Council approved, from pressure of the French President Sarkozy, a military intervention in Libya.
“SC/10200 United Nations security council approves a ‘No-Fly Zone’ over Libya’ (1), authorizing ‘All measures’ to protect civilians.
This fungous declaration leaves a lot of room for interpretation and even more questions.
On March 19, 2011 – the First Air Strikes began in cooperation with Missile attacks from U.S. Battle ships.
President Obama has, illegally and without consent, sent U.S. Armed Forces into a conflict. Though he had plenty of time to consult with the Congress and call for an urgent emergency meeting getting Congressional Approval, President Obama decided to play Golf, pick his favorite NCAA team and travel to South America.
This action is not only highly illegal but also endangers American soldiers. Illegal because we have a constitution and the constitution is clear on when, where and how the president is authorized to engage the Armed Forces in a conflict without Congressional Approval.
The War Power Act from 1973 (2), established by the 93rd Congress after the Vietnam conflict was put in place exactly to prevent any U.S. President to engage the U.S. in a War without approval again.
More important than the Power Act is the United States constitution. Article I – Section VIII (3) rests the power to declare War solely to the United States Congress, and requires both the Commander-in-Chief AND the Congress to commit U.S. Troops; otherwise any Action would be unconstitutional.
Article II – Section II (3) of the U.S. Constitution sure identifies the U.S. President as the civilian oversight of the U.S. Military and Commander in chief, but does not allow him to use the Armed Forces to enforce its political will on foreign Nations.
March 22, 2011 – the first American Airplane, an F-15 Strike Eagle, crashes over Libya (4). And despite the statements from the Pentagon that this Jet was ‘Not’ shot down, but crashed due to technical failure the situation remains the same. According to UK Guardian the Pilots could not have known if the people who found them were friendly or non-friendly since they all were heavily armed.
F-15 Eagle Short Takeoff In Afterburner
Praise the Lord the Fighter Pilots are safe and well, but it could have been the other way around.
There are many questions that now rise from this situation. Speaker of the House John Boehner sent a few questions to President Obama concerning the American involvement in this “Action” I think he asked the wrong questions. So let me as ask a few here:
My first question concerns the UN Resolution – Gaddafi, Libya and the rebels
The UN Resolution declares “All necessary Measures to protect Civilians”. But what does that mean, who is a civilian in this case and who is a participant in an armed internal conflict.
In my understanding of the Geneva Convention (5) a person that is armed and participates in a violent action is not to be considered an unarmed unprotected Civilian and falls under the rules of Engagement.
Muammar al-Gaddafi should have been taken out 30 years ago. But it was the European Countries, especially France, Germany, Austria, Russia and so on who protected him and made him diplomatically eligible (6).
No matter what one thinks about Gaddafi he is the legal Head of Libya, his citizens have supported him for the past 30 years. Now the very same Citizens rebel against him.
I definitely agree and support the revolution, but this is an internal conflict and when the UN claims falsely that the western alliance is to protect “Civilians” this is a fraudulent inflammatory statement because as I mentioned above armed Civilians participating in a violent conflict are not protected under the Geneva Convention.
So here is my first question – why is the United Nations so eager to get involved in that conflict?
In my opinion the United Nations together with the French and the UK in cooperation with the European Union uses the U.S. Armed Forces to interfere illegally to overthrow a uncomfortable Dictator for economical (in favor of the European Union and NOT the U.S.) and political reasons (to strengthen Muslim radical groupings).
My next Questions go straight to the Situation of the American Soldiers.
The fact that we have never officially declared war on Libya raises many questions concerning the legal status of our Armed Forces.
Many Military experts and the NATO command already warn that, should the rebels not prevail, a Ground Force operation would be the next logical step. Taking a closer look at the fuzzy UN declaration the application of Ground Forces is not being ruled out. And that brings me to the point.
Since when – does the United Nations run our Armed Forces for their advantage? Since when is the UN in charge of our Soldiers? Ok you might say – sure since the UN puppet Obama is president – but where is the Congress on this?
What is the benefit – does that mean we now get access to the oil and gas of Libya or does that mean we spend American Tax Dollars (over 70 Million Dollars in the past 3 days in Tomahawk Missiles) to make sure the Arab league and the European Union gets the financial benefit?
What if – the fighter Jet Pilots would have been shot down, not in friendly but enemy territory? Since Gaddafi already declared that he does not accept the UN resolution, he could have considered the Pilots terrorists, spies, or God knows what and punished them at will, even execution.
What if – we send ground forces into Libya? What is the status of the conflict? Is this a Police Action, a war, an expedition – what?
And the question is not so far off because this question involves the treatment of the soldiers and their families when they come home according to the U.S. Veterans Affairs regulations.
Only Combat Veterans participating in an official declared War are eligible for the “War-veteran-Benefits” (7). Every military person knows that the benefits, retirement, and other social assistance for homecoming soldiers have a specific distinction – Soldiers in times of peace and soldiers in combat.
What happens – to the families of the fallen? Do they receive surviving dependents benefits of a soldier at war or the smaller benefits for a soldier in peace?
Remember we have never declared war officially on Libya.
Remember how long it took to accept the Vietnam Veterans legally as War Veterans? It took until 2003, under the Bush Administration to recognize veterans’ benefits for Soldiers exposed to Agent Orange (7). Or the legal battles on legally accepting the fact that Operation Desert Storm participants had been exposed to Chemical Weapons and grant the benefits for this. And it is confirmed that Gaddafi holds Mustard gas weapons.
What if – those F-15 Pilots would have been killed – what regulation would apply to them and their families left behind, since we are not at War with Libya?
Despite the legal constitutional aspect of Obama’s narcissist lone-ranger actions, where he thinks he can do whatever he feels like, once again I think he has confused his job description with that of a dictator. Here in America we have a democracy, a system with “Checks and Balances” a House body and a Senate body it is not a 1 man show; Apparently Harvard Law School no longer teaches the rules of our three branches of government.
I am sure there are tons of questions that can be asked but those are the ones that burn on my heart right now.
As far as I am concerned – all we can do is pray for our men and women in the Armed Forces for their safe return as they follow their loyal calling as Service members. God bless you and thank you for your service.
Pray that they all return home safe because our President in my opinion has not given any serious thought to this unauthorized action and its consequences.
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker of the House Boehner:
Would anybody please explain this to me or answer my questions? Since I am a citizen and a Taxpayer I am entitled to the answers.
God Bless America
Sources:
1) United Nations.org Press Release
2) Almanac of Policy Issues
3) Cornell University Law School
4) L.A. Times
5) ICRC.org
6) (The Hypocrisy of Europe…) tclehner.wordpress.com
7) United States Veterans Affairs Department
Elena Kagan – A dangerous Experiment?
“[J]udges … should always be men of learning and experience in the laws, of exemplary morals, great patience, calmness, coolness, and attention. Their minds should not be distracted with jarring interests; they should not be dependent upon any man, or body of men.”
John Adams
A Day in Court – the Justices Enter
On days when the Court is in session the Justices enter the burgundy draped, gold-trimmed courtroom promptly at 10:00 am. As the Justices enter, all persons in attendance stand. The Justices also stand as the Marshal of the Court chants, “The Honorable Chief Justice and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons having business before the Honorable Supreme Court of the United States are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the Court is now sitting. God save the United States and this Honorable Court!”
Section 2 of Article Three of the United States Constitution outlines the jurisdiction of the federal courts of the United States:
The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority; to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers, and Consuls; to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction; to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party; to Controversies between two or more States; between a State and Citizens of another State; between Citizens of different States; between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.
When B.H. Obama appointed Elena Kagan, Solicitor General of the United States as the new U.S. Supreme Court nominee he sure launched a controversial nomination. It did not take long until the worst Blogs, accusations, and rumors spread through the Internet, media, and other broadcasts. A CBS blogger immediately felt compelled to out Elana Kagan as a Lesbian without getting any conformation, exclusively based on rumors. CBS did well on removing this Blog right away (From Mediaite.com: http://is.gd/c6fJG).There is a difference between hatred spread rumors and actual facts. So let us stick to the facts.
Reading the above shown excerpt of the jurisdiction of the federal courts of the United States and knowing that in the very near future many controversial issues will be brought before the honorable and most powerful Court in the World I can only think that appointing a radical leftist and absolutely inexperienced Professor such as Elena Kagan is one of the most dangerous experiments Obama could possible launch.
The High Court or also called SCOTUS has produced many rather questionable rulings throughout the past centuries getting more and more involved in the daily lives and rights of the American people interpreting the Constitution their own way. I do remember a few years back one very controversial Issue where some of the Liberal Judges interpreted the “thoughts of the founding fathers”.
I cannot even read the thoughts and mind of my living secretary so how can they read the minds of dead people.
Basically, they are suppose to be the defender and preserver of the United States, The American Citizens, and the U.S. Constitution, but they have produced many controversial rulings. Those rulings have become more and more a judicial wrap of their own personal and political ideology.
Just consider the last rulings on terrorists and how they are supposed to be treated and trialed – This shows that the Liberal Justices are weakening America’s Safety and giving terrorists the same rights as U.S. Citizens.
Ann Coulter calls it in her Colum from 5/12/2010 “Supreme Court to face Mecca”. (From HumanEvents.com: http://is.gd/c7cyF).
So why is Elena Kagan such a dangerous experiment?
Because her record, or should I say non existing record, but latest actions speak for itself.
And while many Liberals reject her because in their Radical leftist minds Elena Kagan is not Liberal enough they will support her because their socialist “Messiah” Obama has told them to.
From CBS Early Show (http://is.gd/c7fno): In an interview with Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith lamented President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court: “Liberals feel let down because she would be filling a seat left by John Paul Stevens, they don’t feel like she’s enough – has enough gravitas to fill his shoes.”
Even the current U.S. Supreme Court rejects Elena Kagan according to AmeriPac.org (http://is.gd/c7anY).
The same liberals defend her stating that Conservatives cannot really reject Ms. Kagan because they widely supported her as Solicitor General.
Come on, give me a break, like there is no difference between being an argumentative, non pleading Law theoretic (in Elena Kagan’s case even here unsuccessful) than an actual Judge who has gone through all the procedures.
So what are Elena Kagan’s credentials?
- She has a bright and sharp theoretical legal mind. I do give her that because she has been the Dean of one of the most prestigious Law schools in the World. However, in holding that position she was basically a teacher, interpreting the law and all surroundings such as precedential cases based on her own Ideology.
Other than being a personal friend of B.H. Obama and her strong ties to the inner circle of the Democrat Party – dating back to before the Clintons – that ends her positive credentials. But her limited actions and appearances speak volumes.
Elena Kagan's Political Network
- She was deeply involved shielding Saudis from 9/11 Lawsuits (From RawStory.com: http://is.gd/c6jZn).
That basically means, every Terrorist that feels he has not been treated well, considers his Interrogation Torture (which might be a matter of opinion), or complains about not being treated like a celebrity during capture by the brave U.S. Military, can now file a Lawsuit against the United States, the U.S. Military, or against American Citizens, but we cannot file the same against the perpetrators and terrorists who attack and murder our citizens.
This is thanks to Obama, Reid, Pelosi, Elena Kagan, and several other Federal Judges following Obama’s radical Agenda.
- At first opportunity she banned military recruiters from the college campus, officially in protest over the Pentagons policy on gays. But an appeals court in 2004 struck it down, tying federal funding to it, in turn allowing military recruiters on campus. She acted despite the court’s order that the ruling not take effect until The Supreme Court reviewed the case (from Washington Times: http://is.gd/c5PDs).
That shows clearly her opportunistic mind and how she plans on pushing through her own agenda. I don’t toot the same horn of slandering her as a Lesbian, but it sure is interesting with how much compassion she defends the homosexual issues, even if it’s at the expense of our Military and safety. The issue is that as an inexperienced Supreme Court Judge she could very easily manipulate any hearing in favor of minorities and at the expense of the Majority, meaning downsizing the constitutional rights of the Majorities to support her ideology.
- Kagan passionately stood in front of the U.S. Supreme Court arguing in favor of Obama’s attempt to abrogate the 1. Amendment of the United States (Right of free Speech) and for more Censorship (From Townhall.com: http://is.gd/c5QKv).
Though she lost on that matter in a 9-0 vote this issue of “arguing in defense of censorship” clearly shows her position on upholding the U.S. Constitution – This is not a position of “Freedom and Liberty”, but one that paves the way to a Socialist Totalitarian Progressive Agenda.
Kagan is, as of now, supposed to defend the Constitution. And since there are a lot of Issues yet to come, such as Healthcare, Second Amendment Rights, etc., I doubt that it’s a good Idea to have a Supreme Court Judge who so obviously has issues with our existing Constitution.
Elena Kagan pleading at the Supreme Court for Censorship
- And last but not least one of my personal issues – her family values and status. How can a woman, with no family of her own (I am not talking about her parents and siblings but own family) understand the needs and rightful place of the traditional family as a basis for a functioning society if her leftist immoral Ideology is so publicly endowed for Homosexuals?
Those issues will be brought before her as a U.S. Supreme Court judge and in this position she should be fair and impartial, and listen to both sides, but her previous actions and political statements prove otherwise showing directly her partiality for Gay’s.
She has proven in the past that she is willing to jeopardize all American Values and even the Constitution when it comes to pushing her Left wing radical Agenda.
So, this is the person that Obama has nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace one of the most aggressive liberal member’s of today’s court, John Paul Stevens… Interesting.
I am not sure what is worse, a left wing radical like Justice Stevens, open and honest about his ideology, or a wolf in sheep’s clothing like Elena Kagan who would love to be recognized as a centrist, but in realty has a far left Radical Agenda and disrespect for the U.S. Constitution.
You tell me please. You comments are welcomed and gladly appreciated.
My God have Mercy on America and
tclehner
