" THE SYNTHESIS " 10-6-2011 SPECIAL EDITION: CELEBRATING 5 YRS. FREE FROM GOVERNMENT GLUTTONY.... my personal story, my passion, and pertinent relevance that drives the Tea Party movement https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rJBlrKpbz2cmx1bN7uyKLCAykV9om1qnim8j-IPkqKE/edit?hl=en_US
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CNS> Obama Has Now Increased Debt More than All Presidents from George Washington Through George H.W. Bush Combinedow.ly/1eZQSx
"THE ECONOMIC STABLIZATION ACT OF 2011-2012" also known as the "Government Gluttony Reform Act of 2011": http://lnk.ms/VwdTY
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“THE ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT OF 2011-2012” also known as the “Government Gluttony Reform Act of 2011”:
This petition to act is issued to the Governor of every state, the respective 50 states of the United States. While every state may not choose to enact this, half of the states or the majority possessing Conservative policies and leadership may act accordingly to their state budget issues to promote fiscal responsibility.
by 2011teaparty
Since 1971, The U.S. gov't has only run a budget surplus for 4 yrs! Demand a BB amendment! #hhrs
@TheTeaParty_net join us in prayer, every morning at 221 AM and 221 PM, to pray for a Balanced Budget Amendment.
As of 10/1/11, a Balanced Budget Amendment has not been introduced for an up or down vote, nor has the repeal bill https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jK6-kGCB_Dbb5K98YSS9o9kSNBwLJsSb7XQ5GQSvTks/edit?authkey=CIS_je8I&hl=en_US been introduced in place of H.R. 4872. Therefore, even though there has been this repeal bill submitted since August of 2010, Congress has been occupied with federal funding issues, the debt ceiling, and the interest on the deficit.
As we push for entitlement reform, this Act should work as a stabilization mechanism to absorb the shock of sustained unemployment, and from Congressional tug-of-war. State governments can not be held in the balance of whether or not the federal government faces shutdown again in March, before addressing these issues now at state level. It is imperative that we consider other legislation or ideas that we can apply to budgetary finance to alleviate these burdens, to prepare a plan for faltering recovery and lack of positive change.
Every Governor should write Congress with a copy of this letter or link, in support of the Balanced Budget Amendment. States by law, are required to balance the budget yearly without carrying a deficit. The same should be true of Congress and the federal budget, as states can not print more money against the Federal Treasury and value of gold to manipulate the dollar, nor can states engage in the buying and selling of debts for profit, or in exchange for lucrative favors from constituents for campaign financing.
We are ending and withdrawing from the wars and occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, less concerned with fighting more ground wars, and though Pakistan has presented its own challenges with seeming coup, the success of drones and our smoking out the Taliban by driving them from their strongholds to Yemen has changed our location, tactics, and appropriations. We are putting everything on the table to deal with the deficit.
Furthermore, we may begin to audit our own state budgets for weaknesses or deficits, and then fine leadership accordingly for not adhering to federal law. California is the most glaring abuse of federal law, and it has the most state debt, carrying an unlawful deficit of nearly $10 billion. A circular and audits are to be sent to the federal government by 1/1/12, to develop a consensus on how to strengthen the state of California, or if they will have to be put on federal probation until new leadership is elected.
With Cut, Cap, and Balance narrowly now passing in the House, now is not the time to let go of the Congressional rope, and we must hold fast to fiscal responsibility and supporting the House GOP and Tea Party Freshmen in their endeavors.
Here are several other ideas that we can use to restrict federal gluttony that Democrats call “deficit spending”: the Balanced Budget Amendment must be more than just a declaration to balance the budget and reconcile the deficit. Congress has tried for the better part of 20-30 years to balance the budget.
For once, Senator Harry Reid is right: the debt ceiling is not an issue not unknown to Congress and senior leadership, during their tenure, and it will still be an issue after they’re gone. Yet, whomever has had majority control of the House or Senate in the past has been able to make the concessions necessary to move past gridlock. Only in recent years, we have been at an impasse. With as much as Senator Harry Reid blames the Tea Party, he can not blame them for the money that has been wasted since he raised the debt ceiling in 2006, while Obama was a Senator. Both of them were against it then, but they have gone against their own principles in raising the debt ceiling and Congress, and in making open declarations of war.
With that said, the Balanced Budget Amendment must have four components, or it is not even worth voting for, as it will only be a symbolic or roll call vote. (Taken from Glenn Beck’s “Broke”)
1) Spending can not be higher than the prior year’s amount, plus the rate of inflation and population growth.
2) If, at the end of a given fiscal year, the estimates were wrong and the budget is still not balanced, the difference would automatically be cut from the next fiscal year according to a very specific predetermined formula.
3) An exception can be included for a war declared by Congress, or a national calamity. The benchmark for meeting the definition of the latter would need to be quite high, think something in the range of 90% of the members of Congress agreeing. That may seem like an unrealistic bar, but how many politicians would have voted against declaring 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina a national calamity?
4) Federal expenses can not be pawned off on the states.
Without these 4 provisions being spelled out on paper, a Balanced Budget Amendment is useless, as Congress has quibbled and puckered about how to handle funding for years, and Congress must restrict itself to the four umbrellas of original design, and these cuts will be in another Act, on the model of governance. The audits will determine which programs are proposed to be cut based on that model, in accordance with these Conservative principles of the Balanced Budget Amendment.
Other legislation that Conservative leaders have in their quiver are:
1) Passing a line-item Veto amendment - which Clinton successfully used as a scalpel to cut out spending. While Obama talks about it, it is necessary to place it in his hand as a tool, to see if he would use it. So far, his OMNIBUS BILL PACKAGES have yielded economic disaster, and he is not the President who possesses the bipartisanship or leadership integrity to use it, yet we may certainly pass it for his successor as we press to impeach him for constitutional abuses.
2) the S.A.F.E. Act of 2010 - gives us all the provisions of the BBA without the controversy of an up or down vote on it, without having to sandwich the BBA as tagline legislation, when it is a constitutional amendment. The S.A.F.E. Act forces everyone to put their cards on the table about spending. Nothing is left to the imagination of taxpayers, nothing is hidden in subcommittee decisions, and nothing is decided by a controversial or super delegation or a dozen appointed legislators or Super Congress. I propose the S.A.F.E. Act as an alternative, if we are not satisfied with the outcome by Thanksgiving of this year and the automatic spending cuts scheduled to kick in, already this January 2012.
3) The GWB JR. VETO - would give Obama’s successor the power to freeze spending line-by-line, rather than outright deny it. This gives Congress and the President the ability to approve bills and delay funding, as needed, rather that starting from scratch on legislation no one finds makes the grade.
4) Return Impoundment Authority - Jefferson, using this, returned money to the budget deemed frivolous or unnecessary expenses. This authority gives the President the ability to seize and return funds to the Treasury. This gives the President authority to not automatically fund entitlements, while keeping pork out of bills.
5) Expand PAY-GO to include all budgetary items for funding review, rather than just non-discretionary selective items. This expands the current “YOU CUT” programs to keep integrity in entitlements, when they are subject to taxpayer cuts. We call this: “fund what you want to have”, rather than the government functioning as a financing machine off of Social Security and Federal Reserve IOU’s. (The debtor credit, where our debt is sold to other countries).
6) Pass a “Common Sense Lobbying Act” with these provisions, it prevents lobbying abuses of nepotism, favoritism, and grant preference given to large donors. This Act, next to repealing over 200 regulations from Obama, would be the icing on the cake to give us a course of action on financial reform legislation already passed. In other words, after four years you can become a lobbyist after leaving public office, and no family members of current Congress members can lobby.
7) No war or funding for war, unless it is appropriated for intelligence that can be issued except through Congress as a declared act of war. This restores our dealings and transparency with other countries, while keeping the amounts appropriated readily viewable to the taxpayers. This way, we don’t have the military lobbying the President; the military would go through an appropriations committee that oversees Homeland Security, and the President would adjust his budget accordingly to balance that with defense cuts or other cuts.
8) Commission Appointees - in the future, Congress must select private sector, educated, business people to Financial Reform Committees. That way, they are not politically motivated in making cuts or have vested interests in protecting programs.
9) Implement California’s Prop. 11 - to prevent gerrymandering and reduce inequality in voting districts and representation by Citizen Appointed Commission, like a jury.
10) No bonds issued to foreign countries - debt would then be locally managed and controlled.
11) SEIU ACT - Unions can not control the entire job market and monopoly rules would apply.
12) Congressional Reform Act - it used to be that Congress was a part-time endeavor, and they actually farmed or worked, which made them public servants, not political harlots. We should elect members of Congress who work, pay in, and run their own business. Prohibit fundraising during session, which reduces the time and money to investigate fraud, and place term-limits.
13) Introduce the Legislation Integrity Act - no more omnibus bills, fine the leadership for not having a yearly budget on time, and if the bill doesn’t fit a parameter of reasonable length, purpose, and funding amount in clear view, it does NOT get brought to the floor, period!
Post Office's Rescue Plan: Junk Mail By JENNIFER LEVITZ
Many consumers are irked by the catalogs, credit-card pitches and other "junk mail" they receive. But the U.S. Postal Service loves it—and wants to deliver more.
The agency, beset by historic losses and a plummet in first-class mail, is running promotions, easing rules and planning television and radio ads to encourage more businesses to send pitches by standard mail, the official term for bulk mailings used by marketers to prospect for customers.
"What we want to do is to make standard mail more interesting for customers so we can grow the total volume," Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said in an interview. "We don't call it junk mail—it's a lucrative avenue for anyone who wants to reach customers."
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The volume of first-class mail—used for everything from birthday cards to thank-you notes—continued its decline in fiscal 2011 that ended Sept. 30. It fell 7% versus a year ago through August, the latest figures available.
But advertising mail increased 3% after remaining flat in fiscal 2010, and now accounts for 48% of all mail, according to the postal service. The mailings, requiring at least 200 pieces or 50 pounds, have average postage fees of 19 to 21 cents a piece and a delivery time of two to nine days.
The postal service is trying to promote advertising mail that "matches up digital and hardcopy" mail, as a way to show companies that physical mail can drive consumers to their websites, Mr. Donahoe said. In July and August, the agency gave a 3% discount to any piece of advertising mail that had a special code that could be read by a smartphone.
The agency is also encouraging small businesses to use direct mail. It generated 501 million pieces of new advertising mail and $75 million in revenue between March and late September by easing rules on bulk mailing. Businesses can bring as many as 5,000 pieces of advertising mail a day to the post office, to be delivered by a carrier to every home on a route, without an exact name or address on the envelope, for 14.2 cents apiece. In the past, the postal service required envelopes to be fully addressed, which meant merchants had to purchase mailing lists.
EMQ FamiliesFirst, a nonprofit social-service agency in Campbell, Calif., gets more new donors through online pitches, but finds that online donations go up after a print piece is also sent to the house, said spokeswoman Kristine Austin.
Overall, the postal service says it makes money on advertising mail—but it could make more. Contributing to the agency's record $8.5 billion shortfall in fiscal year 2010 was a loss of $1.7 billion on several mail products that didn't cover costs, including advertising-mail flat packages—typically catalogs—advertising-mail parcels, and the separate category of periodicals, according to the Postal Regulatory Commission. The postal service said in fiscal 2010 standard mail covered nearly one and a half times its cost.
First-class mail accounted for 50%, or $34 billion, of the postal service's total revenue in the 2010 fiscal year. Advertising mail had higher volumes but brought in $17.3 billion, or only 26% of total revenue, due to hefty discounts and lower rates.
Consumers received 82.5 billion pieces of advertising mail through the postal service in 2010, down 20% from a 2007 peak of 103.5 billion pieces, but far more than the 63.7 billion pieces they received in 1990.
Only 1.4% of households made a purchase, opened a checking account, or otherwise responded in 2010 to advertising mail sent to potential new customers, according to the Direct Marketing Association, a trade group. That's down from 1.7% in 2005.
Email pitches to potential new customers have an even weaker response rate, at 0.62% in 2010, according to the trade group, which added that response rates are higher for advertising mail sent to existing customers. Still, email's low costs and ubiquity have been shaking up the direct-marketing business for more than a decade.
Boosting advertising mail is just one tactic the financially strapped postal service is turning to as it seeks to boost revenue. It also recently announced it's launching a campaign to sell off its property, from huge processing facilities to post offices, including some built in the 1930s New Deal era.
The agency will study selling 252 of its 487 mail-processing centers in the hope of saving up to $3 billion annually. It sold $140 million in post offices and other property so far in fiscal year 2011. The postal service also may close one in 10 of its 32,000 post offices to save money.
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The postal service is "continuing to work with the commission to more equitably allocate costs," said agency spokeswoman Yvonne Yoerger.
The agency, however, is limited by law on how much it can raise postage rates, and said it doesn't want to drive away customers. "Yes, products should cover their costs, but... our volume is already declining and we don't want to further push people out," she said. A bill filed recently by Sen. John McCain, (R., Arizona) would require all mail to cover its costs. Some consumers feel that in some cases, they are subsidizing advertising mail that they don't want.
"It's astonishing... they should have to pay the same rate as everyone else." said Wallace Embry, a retired chemist in Columbia, Tenn. "I rip most of it up," he said.
Postmaster Donahoe said while people may complain, he believes they like their coupons and other advertising mail and may trust it more than email.
Write to Jennifer Levitz at jennifer.levitz@wsj.com
Leader Cantor Statement On Senate Repatriation Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) released the following statement regarding legislation introduced today by Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) that would lower the corporate tax rate to allow American companies to bring home trillions in profits held overseas. In May, the House introduced a bipartisan repatriation bill as part of the House Republicans’ plan for job creators.
“American companies currently pay one of the highest tax rates in the world. Real tax reform is extremely important, but in the interim, encouraging businesses to bring overseas earnings back home to America will spur investment, economic growth and job creation. At a time when we need to take every possible step to ensure that America remains the best place to do business, Senator McCain and Senator Hagan’s legislation is the latest evidence of bipartisan support for repatriation and I applaud their effort.”
The Supreme Court and the Future of Liberty
By Mark Alexander · Thursday, October 6, 2011The most critical case since FDR
"There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." --James Madison
Marbury v. Madison: Chief Justice John Marshall established Court as supreme expositor of the Constitution
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has convened for its 2011/12 term, and one case before the court will determine whether the central government can nationalize another one-sixth of the American economy. Call itThe American people v. ObamaCare.Marbury v. Madison: Chief Justice John Marshall established Court as supreme expositor of the ConstitutionFor the record, that would be one-sixth of what remains of free enterprise after all the nationalization already undertaken by Barack Hussein Obama, ostensibly to "save the economy." If Obama and hissocialist cadres continue to undermine free enterprise at the current pace, his goal of "fundamentally transforming the United States of America" into a socialist democracy will be assured, regardless of the victors in the next election cycle.
Indeed, the rapidly growing ranks of Americans already dependent upon government subsidies (approximately 32-35 percent), many of whom are content to vote for the redistribution of others' incomes rather than work for their own, greatly influences national elections. That dependent electorate, combined with the government's control over tens of millions of other American incomes by way of nationalization and regulation, increases the number of its dependents to about 40 percent, which poses a perilous threat to Liberty. Think about it this way: Forty percent of Americans are, to varying degrees, fiscally addicted to the public treasury. Is it any wonder that American Liberty is under siege, and that its future is in question?
Responding to a complaint by 26 states, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the "individual mandate" in so-called "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (ObamaCare). The mandate itself is an unprecedented statist requirement that every American buy an insurance product or service and have proof of coverage. As such, it is a gateway measure for governmental authority to define not only the type of coverage but also the degree.
If SCOTUS fails to uphold the Circuit Court's ruling, ObamaCare will be well on its way to increasing the number of Americans whose incomes are directly regulated by the central government to well over 50 percent. The implications for "free and fair" elections are ominous, given that a majority of Americans would then have an economic interest in electing only those who promise to continue doling out the "free" goodies.
As you recall, when asked about the constitutionality of ObamaCare legislation prior to its shamefully rigged House and Senate passage, Democrat leadership simply scoffed and rebutted, "Nobody questions that." Despite the unmitigated arrogance of those on the Left, who treat our Constitution as a doormat, the Supreme Court will have to answer that question.
That answer will depend on whether the number of justices who abide by their oaths "to support and defend" the United States Constitution and Rule of Law as enshrined within it outnumber those justices who have utterly abandoned their oaths in favor of the rule of men under the so-called "living constitution." Put simply, the Supreme Court will be charged with upholding the supreme contract between "We, the People" and our government.
The Obama administration is trying to fast-track this critical decision. How is SCOTUS likely to rule? Here is the current High Court breakdown.
On the side of Rule of Law, those more inclined to adjudicate based upon what our Constitution actually prescribes and proscribes, are four justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts (age 56), appointed by George W. Bush in 2005; Justice Antonin Scalia (age 75), appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1986; Justice Clarence Thomas (age 63), appointed by George H.W. Bush in 1991; and Justice Samuel Alito (age 61), appointed by George W. Bush in 2006.
On the Left are Ruth Bader Ginsburg (age 78), appointed by Bill Clinton in 1993; Stephen Breyer (age 73), appointed by Clinton in 1994; Sonia Sotomayor (age 57), appointed by Barack Obama in 2009; and, Elena Kagan (age 51), appointed by Obama in 2010.
On the fence would be the ninth justice, Anthony McLeod Kennedy (age 75), a heretofore unreliable justice appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1988, in the wake of the Democrats' vicious and unprecedented assault on Reagan's original appointee, Robert Bork, one of our nation's pre-eminent jurists.
My prediction in the ObamaCare case is a 5-4 split, with Kennedy voting with the majority -- which majority, I cannot predict. As Leftists in both the legislative and executive branches have entirely abandoned their obligation to uphold our Constitution, fending off a substantial threat to Liberty now rests in the hands of one loyalty-confused Supreme Court justice.
If the Court upholds the 11th Circuit's decision, it will be the most significant strike against national legislation since rulings against Franklin Roosevelt's socialist regime in the 1930s.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi correctly concludes that affirming the 11th Circuit's decision would be a major step to "define the boundaries of Congress' power" and "defend Americans' rights and freedoms."
However, if the Supremes do not uphold the 11th Circuit's decision, batten down the hatches. Until which time ObamaCare can be fully repealed by congressional majorities which do abide by their oaths, House Republicans can and must use the authentic powers granted by our Constitution to de-fund ObamaCare and block enactment of any further provisions. Of course, that will require leadership...
In closing, may I remind you that the next president will have the opportunity to nominate one or more Supreme Court Justices?
'Furious' mess has Justice in full panic
Last Updated: 4:52 AM, October 6, 2011Posted: 10:22 PM, October 5, 2011
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Michael A. WalshSo now the Fast and Furious affair has reached Stage 2 of the classic Washington scandal: House Republicans have called for a special counsel to investigate Attorney General Eric Holder himself for possible perjury.
Justice Department documents indicate that Holder knew of the operation way back in July 2010 -- far earlier than the “in the last few weeks” that he told congressional investigators under oath last May.
Memos from Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer and others to Holder clearly show the scope, if not the nature, of the disastrous project: “This investigation, initiated in September 2009 . . . involves . . . straw purchasers [who] are responsible for the purchase of 1,500 firearms that were then supplied to Mexican drug cartels.”
That’s the crux of the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ infamous “gunwalking” program, allegedly designed to track illegal gun sales to Mexican drug gangs by turning a blind eye toward, and possibly facilitating, arms sales in Arizona and elsewhere. The death toll so far is more than 200.
The heavily redacted memos don’t explicitly implicate ATF and other federal agencies in an illegal scheme, as ATF whistleblowers have alleged. But if there’s a coverup going on, why would they?
And coverup there seems to be. On top of stonewalling Rep. Darrell Issa’s House investigation of the mess, Justice has floated a series of contradictory excuses:
* There was no such program.
* Even if there weres, Holder never knew about it.
* Even if he should have known about it, he might not have read Breuer’s memos.
* Even if he read Breuer’s memos, he misunderstood the simple question: “When did you first know about the program, officially, I believe, called Fast and Furious?”
With the recent exposure of another apparent “gunwalking” operation, Wide Receiver, that may date back to the Bush administration, some are already pushing a “Bush-did-it-too” meme. If true, it shows the rot at Justice goes deeper than we thought -- but it has nothing to do with whether Holder may have committed perjury.
If Holder is so innocent, why, sources inside Justice say, are folks there engaging in a panicked orgy of finger-pointing and blame-shifting?
A trial balloon has reportedly been floated within Justice to essentially eliminate the ATF by firing 450 agents and transferring the embattled agency’s duties to the Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI.
While the bulk of the national press corps is off inspecting Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s back forty for residual signs of racism, CBS’ Sharyl Attkisson and Fox’s William La Jeunesse have been doing the heavy lifting on Fast and Furious -- and getting some tough pushback from Obama officials.
On the Laura Ingraham radio show yesterday, Attkisson told of being “yelled at” by Justice flack Tracy Schmaler and being “screamed” at by White House official Eric Schultz for being “unfair.”
Said Attkisson: “They will tell you that I’m the only reporter -- as they told me -- that is not reasonable. They say The Washington Post is reasonable, the LA Times is reasonable, The New York Times is reasonable, I’m the only one who thinks this is a story, and they think I’m unfair and biased by pursuing it.”
CBS has reportedly yanked Attkisson from further media appearances this week. But isn’t independent inquiry the function of a free press? Nobody thought there was a story in Watergate, either, until Woodward and Bernstein proved otherwise.
There’s still plenty of time for Justice and the other implicated agencies to come clean. But to date, all we’ve heard is dog-ate-my-briefing-book excuses and desperate attempts to change the subject.
It’s possible that Fast and Furious was a rogue, poorly conceived sub-operation of the legitimate Project Gunrunner, begun in 2005 to track and interdict illegal weapons traffic. But Holder’s track record in previous congressional testimony leaves ample cause for skepticism.
As former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy pointed out yesterday at National Review Online, Holder’s current amnesia recalls his misleading testimony to Congress about another scandal, President Bill Clinton’s pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich. Even though Holder helped arrange the pardon, he told the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2001 that Rich’s name was “unfamiliar” to him.
With the 2012 elections looming, the chances of Holder’s appointing a special prosecutor to investigate himself are slim and none. The Obama administration will bury the scandal -- unless the media and public demand otherwise.
Michael Walsh’s new thriller, “Shock Warning,” is out this week on Amazon Kindle.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/furious_mess_has_justice_in_full_WYXAPQoFlBaBVer5Q47oiO#ixzz1Zw2mdw4K
October 06, 2011
Taxpayer-Funded Sex Jaunts at Dept. of Justice
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Justice official financed romantic travel with taxpayer money
By Chuck Neubauer, The Washington Times
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
First there were $16 muffins and $8 cups of coffee; then came emails suggesting that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. fudged the truth about "Operation Fast and Furious"; and now it's a Justice Department official using taxpayer funds to "facilitate a physical relationship with a woman in Florida."
And the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee wants to know why the department did not take stronger action against the official, then a supervisor in the Civil Rights Division, after his misuse of funds was discovered.
READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON TIMES
What do you think?
Read more: http://nation.foxnews.com/justice-department/2011/10/06/taxpayer-funded-sex-jaunts-dept-justice#ixzz1Zw304wyH
Demand Congress Investigate Bankrupt Solyndra
98,647 Letters and Emails Sent So Far
After receiving $535 million dollars in loan guarantees from the federal government, the solar company Solyndra has laid off all its employees and closed its doors. Emails show that the White House put pressure on administrators to give Solyndra this money, despite evidence of fiscal insolvency. The Bush administration had rejected Solyndra's application, but the Obama administration pushed it through. The American people deserve to know why this application was fast tracked--where did our money go, and who is responsible for this incredible failure! The media has no interest in honestly investigating President Obama as he seeks re-election. Join us as we demand that Congress investigate the $535 million dollar boondoggle known as Solyndra.
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To Governor Bill Haslam, Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey, Representative John Duncan Jr., Senator Lamar Alexander, Senator Bob Corker, leadership of the of the respectable state of Tennessee:
Please answer my question in writing, regarding LDCR Walter Fitzpatrick, III being incarcerated.
My name is Aja Brooks, I am the editor for "The Synthesis", an online collection of weekly articles published by other writers and Tea Party Literature. The purpose for my inquiry is to get a statement from the court or Governor of the state of TN, regarding the circumstances and incarceration of LDCR Walter Fitzpatrick, III, retired from the US Navy.
RETIRED NAVY COMMANDER AGAIN JAILED AS A RESULT OF FALSE INDICTMENTS
by Sharon Rondeau
Is the Monroe County courthouse running a criminal enterprise to enrich those running the shadow government there?
(Sep. 29, 2011) — Several readers of The Post & Email have confirmed that Walter Fitzpatrick has been returned to the Monroe County, TN jail. Fitzpatrick was arrested when he walked out of his sentencing hearing on September 23, 2011 after reading a statement which claimed that the court had no jurisdiction over him.
The phone number to inquire about his well-being and treatment at the jail is 423-442-3911. However, Monroe County sheriff’s deputies have been known to lie. The address where letters can be sent is here.
The Post & Email has contacted Gov. Bill Haslam‘s office, the Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives, State Sen. Stacey Campfield, State Sen. Mae Beavers, and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey’s office. None of them has responded to our request to investigate corruption within the judiciary in Monroe County and greater Tennessee.
We contacted the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts regarding Gary Pettway, who served as a rubber-stamp grand jury foreman for at least 27 years without having been duly appointed or sworn in but received no response.
From: Sharon Rondeau
Sent: Tue 9/20/11 1:09 PM
To: Laura Click (laura.click@tncourts.gov)
Hello, Laura, we have uncovered irrefutable proof that the grand jury foreman in Monroe County was never properly appointed nor sworn in: http://www.thepostemail.com/2011/09/20/monroe-county-chief-court-clerk-admits-grand-jury-foreman-of-27-years-illegitimate/
To whom do I report this?
We have already gone to Attorney General Robert E. Cooper, Jr., the Tenth Judicial District office, the state senator and state representative for Monroe County, the U.S. Congressman, John Duncan, and the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary, which is under scrutiny itself by the legislature.
Who in the state of Tennessee will take action?
Thank you.
Sharon Rondeau
Editor
The Post & Email
There seems to be a problem in the execution of the Patriot Act, on the citizens of the United States and on our military.
In 2006, my Habeas corpus was violated: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_corpus I have written Congress at length, as we had only considered extending the Patriot Act through December, because of various abuses of its application like this. The vote was taken for such extension, but I then received a letter from Senator Johanns that the Act would be extended until 2015, which is not what we supported or voted for, especially after signing this:
THE TEA PARTY TREATISE 2011
Now, I can read from Fitzpatrick's remarks, that he served in our military in a time when it was honorable and when he believed courts to be the same, and I believe that he is not asking the state of Tennessee for a free pass.
I do believe that the court here in Monroe County has exceeded its authority over a military officer, especially with Fitzpatrick's options for legal defense and counsel as a retired veteran, and with his ability to sue Monroe County for his unlawful detainer. Citizens who often feel the malaise of the Patriot Act are reluctant to sue their County or municipality, because we feel a responsibility to the whole in providing a judiciary, even when it has slapped us in the face or egregiously abused its power over us, who are educated enough to know that they have done so, because of the Patriot Act's misapplication.
My question: why is Fitzpatrick still being detained, why did the judge feel it necessary to disrespect a uniformed officer in such a fashion?
Given these circumstances:
LDCR Walter Fitzpatrick, III (US Navy-Ret.) was taken by force on a public street on 23 September, 2011 in Monroe County, TN, and thrown in prison under a 6 month sentencing by a corrupt judge in an unlawful court. Here are the facts:
· There were no formal charges against him ever issued;
· No one signed a complaint, and there were no witnesses to any unlawful acts;
· He was charged with an act that was never proven to have occurred, and, in fact, never did occur;
· An unlawfully seated Grand Jury, with no sworn or lawful Grand Jury foreman, presented a No True Bill of a non-crime;
· A warrant was sworn out for LCDR Fitzpatrick’s arrest – for not showing up in court for a hearing that did not need his presence, and he was not even notified of. As a result:
· LCDR Fitzpatrick suffered a home invasion: a ‘no-knock’ forced entry by sheriff’s deputies. The homeowner (LCDR Fitz) resisted the invasion –and was instead assaulted, tasered, and wounded (ear almost torn off), and was himself charged with (counter) assault and resisting arrest.
He was held for 2 months in 2010 under deplorable conditions in the Monroe County jail for resisting that criminal and unwarranted home invasion.
On September 23, 2011, LCDR Fitzpatrick appeared in the Monroe County Court for ‘sentencing’ on a non-crime conviction (not the home invasion) by an unlawful court and an unlawful Judge based on a NO True Bill presentment by an unlawful Grand Jury led by an unlawful and unsworn foreman (Mr. Gary Pettway – ‘foreman’ for 27 years in a row, in violation of TN law that allows for no consecutive 1 year terms, even if lawfully sworn).
LCDR Fitzpatrick read a statement that he did not recognize the Court or the Judge or its validity – based on the foregoing, and walked out.
The Judge sent armed deputies after him, to capture him and bring him back into the unlawful Court, so the Judge could then have the audacity to say, in effect and with unlawful prejudice: I was going to give you Community Service, but since you disrespected this Court, I’m sentencing you to 6 months in prison.
It is precisely situations like this, that good citizens turn against government, why established government gets investigated, and why there is unnecessary turmoil and mistrust of government created in society.
Now, I pray that you release him with a letter of written apology from the arresting officers, and I pray he not mount a lawsuit against the state of Tennessee.
Truly,
Ms. Aja Brooks
GA Tea Party Chief
What is the Tea Party Treatise, you ask, and why was it written??
The Tea Party Treatise is a Citizen Drug and Safety policy, geared towards anti-corruption and personal wellness of the individual. It is also an agreement honored by those who sign it, who are interested in being Patriots without giving up our rights afforded as citizens of the United States, including legal issues of unlawful detainer.
In times of government gluttony, it is necessary to get specific with leadership, that we expect them to uphold the Constitution, and that we declare that personally and specifically in respect to public state and federal laws, and the interpretation in place by the Treatise. The law in and of itself is not; it is often the misapplication, abuse, or lack of understanding of its interpretation that brings unintended turmoil to society.
The Treatise is to correct abuses of the Patriot Act, and it is written to be used as a document for legal recourse to sue municipalities in which local law enforcement has applied a federal law to search and seizure without presenting you a signed warrant by a judge, entailing the nature for why they are investigating you, or asking to search your person, property, or dwelling. Hence, the death of Kathryn Johnston and no-knock warrants.
While it is not our mission to sue entities, unlike the chaff Westboro Baptist Church, (who cries religious discrimination to rob others and amass mammon for their church payroll and protesting activities), as a Cherokee, my intention is to live in peace with others with as little government intrusion as possible. I don’t have to pay taxes, but I do, and I have certain expectations of the system as a whole to act with integrity, to correct its mistakes, and to serve the people who pay taxes.
It is with great pleasure I inform you that I have not been arrested in 5 years, and that I fulfilled many childhood dreams of running my own business and pursuing journalism. These were not won by expecting anyone to fulfill this for me or provide me with the funds to do it; it has taken all of my money, time, and resources for the better part of 8yrs. now, and my endeavors have not been met with controversy: I have had my life threatened, I have been jailed without due process, I have had my Habeas corpus held in judicial limbo of politics and corrupt law enforcement. I have seen the arresting officer leave the County of my residence, the Sheriff involved with the corruption lose his election, and the ties to corruption at the Georgia Capitol fall. 
I have few close friends, and a lot of people who would outright kill me if they could for the inconvenience of truth I brought them, and for exposing them and pushing for their removal from various offices.
October 06, 2011
Secret Obama Panel Can Put Americans on 'Kill List'
16Secret panel can put Americans on "kill list'
By Mark Hosenball, Reuters
WASHINGTON | Wed Oct 5, 2011 7:59pm EDT
(Reuters) - American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according to officials.
There is no public record of the operations or decisions of the panel, which is a subset of the White House's National Security Council, several current and former officials said. Neither is there any law establishing its existence or setting out the rules by which it is supposed to operate.
The panel was behind the decision to add Awlaki, a U.S.-born militant preacher with alleged al Qaeda connections, to the target list. He was killed by a CIA drone strike in Yemen late last month.
When it is all said and done, I will be able to say, I fought the good fight and finished the race God set before me.
THE TEA PARTY TREATISE 2011
By Aja Brooks · Last edited about 7 months ago · Edit Doc · DeleteTHE TEA PARTY TREATISE 2011
From this day forth, the Tea Party: comprised of various social, religious, and political groups, whose focus is fiscal responsibility and government accountability; meaning that the government is accountable to the people whom they serve and represent, petition the powers that be to rescind the Patriot Act, because it is unconstitutional. Our citizenship binds us to an irrevocable Oath, to do what is best for our country. With that stated, there are many laws that impose the government’s will that are not shared by current American sentiment or reflect the will of the people. This dissent has grown to an unimaginable din within a few short years, due to economic and financial repression, coupled with government ineptitude.
The first order of the “The Tea Party Treatise” is to bring social order and peace to our communities with respect to individual rights and community responsibility. Existing laws have been abused by Public Safety entities and the Judiciary to violate Habeas corpus, under the guise of preserving national security. This causes people to mistrust our leadership and government, and rightfully so. The Patriot Act bolstered existing laws to trump the Constitution and The Bill of Rights, which was never its original purpose, as it was written initially with good intentions and composed to serve as a balancing mechanism of justice. However, it is the interpretation of this Act, in accordance with other laws, that we find to be beyond the original design of limited government.
The imposition of mandatory one year sentences for breaking any provision of the Act, even if done so to preserve oneself and countrymen from danger, betrays justice in thwarting due process by underscoring the presumption of innocence before conviction of guilt. The Act punishes citizens for crimes against their country and discounts the guarantee of a quick and speedy trial, often with delays and imprisonment that punish an individual prior to a hearing or trial taking place, as the punishment is mete prior to proper hearing or trial, with a result of unlawful detainment, hefty fines, probation fees, and five to seven years probation with voting rights restricted. Soldiers are being crucified as “war criminals” and meeting a similar fate by same unconstitutional processes.
For these reasons, and for these about to be discussed, we implore the rights of our citizens and soldiers be fully restored by repealing the Patriot Act. Studies have shown consecutively for four years, that more people are dying from prescription drugs, than any other legal or illegal drugs combined:http://drugwarfacts.org/cms/?q=node/30
Annual Causes of Death in the United States
1. (2009 - opiate treatment and overdose deaths in Europe) "More than 60 per cent of drug treatment demand in Asia and Europe relate to opiates that are, especially heroin, the most deadly drugs. Deaths due to overdose are, in any single year, as high as 5,000-8,000 in Europe, and several times this amount in the Russian Federation alone."
2. Source:
3. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, "Addiction, Crime and Insurgency: The transnational threat of Afghan opium" 4. (Vienna, Austria: October 2009, p. 7.
4. http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/Afghanistan/Afghan_Opiu...
5. see table annual causes of death by cause)
Tobacco
435,000 1
Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity
365,000 1
Alcohol
85,000 1
Microbial Agents
75,000 1
Toxic Agents
55,000 1
Motor Vehicle Crashes
26,347 1
Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs
32,000 2
Suicide
30,622 3
Incidents Involving Firearms
29,000 1
Homicide
20,308 4
Sexual Behaviors
20,000 1
All Illicit Drug Use, Direct and Indirect
17,0001, 5
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Such As Aspirin
7,600 6
Marijuana
07
6. (2006 - alcohol deaths) "In 2006, a total of 22,073 persons died of alcohol-induced causes in the United States (Tables 23 and 24). This category includes not only deaths from dependent and nondependent use of alcohol, but also accidental poisoning by alcohol. It excludes unintentional injuries, homicides, and other causes indirectly related to alcohol use as well as deaths due to fetal alcohol syndrome."
Source:
Heron MP, Hoyert DL, Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Kochanek KD, Tejada-Vera B. Deaths: Final data for 2006. National vital statistics reports; vol 57 no 14. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2009, p, 11.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_14.pdf
7. (2006 - suicide) The US Centers for Disease Control reports that in 2006, there were a total of 33,300 deaths from suicide in the US.
Source:
Heron MP, Hoyert DL, Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Kochanek KD, Tejada-Vera B. Deaths: Final data for 2006. National vital statistics reports; vol 57 no 14. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2009, Table B.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_14.pdf
8. (2006 - drug induced causes) "In 2006, a total of 38,396 persons died of drug-induced causes in the United States (Tables 21 and 22). This category includes not only deaths from dependent and nondependent use of legal or illegal drugs, but also poisoning from medically prescribed and other drugs. It excludes unintentional injuries, homicides, and other causes indirectly related to drug use, as well as newborn deaths due to the mother’s drug use."
Source:
Heron MP, Hoyert DL, Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Kochanek KD, Tejada-Vera B. Deaths: Final data for 2006. National vital statistics reports; vol 57 no 14. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2009, p, 11.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_14.pdf
9. (2006 - homicide) "The US Centers for Disease Control reports that in 2006, there were a total of 18,573 deaths from homicide in the US.
Source:
Heron MP, Hoyert DL, Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Kochanek KD, Tejada-Vera B. Deaths: Final data for 2006. National vital statistics reports; vol 57 no 14. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2009, Table B.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_14.pdf
10. (2003 - HIV, leading cause of death, and race) The Centers for Disease Control reported that in 2003, HIV disease was the 22nd leading cause of death in the US for whites, the 9th leading cause of death for blacks, and the 13th leading cause of death for Hispanics.
Source:
Heron, Melonie P., PhD, Smith, Betty L., BsED, Division of Vital Statistics, "Deaths: Leading Causes for 2003," National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 55, No. 10 (Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, March 15, 2007), p. 10, Table E, and p. 12, Table F.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr55/nvsr55_10.pdf
11. (2000 - illicit drug use) "Illicit drug use is associated with suicide, homicide, motor-vehicle injury, HIV infection, pneumonia, violence, mental illness, and hepatitis. An estimated 3 million individuals in the United States have serious drug problems. Several studies have reported an undercount of the number of deaths attributed to drugs by vital statistics; however, improved medical treatments have reduced mortality from many diseases associated with illicit drug use. In keeping with the report by McGinnis and Foege, we included deaths caused indirectly by illicit drug use in this category. We used attributable fractions to compute the number of deaths due to illicit drug use. Overall, we estimate that illicit drug use resulted in approximately 17000 deaths in 2000, a reduction of 3000 deaths from the 1990 report."
Source:
Mokdad, Ali H., PhD, James S. Marks, MD, MPH, Donna F. Stroup, PhD, MSc, Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH, "Actual Causes of Death in the United States, 2000," Journal of the American Medical Association, (March 10, 2004), G225 Vol. 291, No. 10, 1242.
http://proxy.baremetal.com/csdp.org/research/1238.pdf
12. (2000) "The leading causes of death in 2000 were tobacco (435,000 deaths; 18.1% of total US deaths), poor diet and physical inactivity (400,000 deaths; 16.6%), and alcohol consumption (85,000 deaths; 3.5%). Other actual causes of death were microbial agents (75,000), toxic agents (55,000), motor vehicle crashes (43,000), incidents involving firearms (29,000), sexual behaviors (20,000), and illicit use of drugs (17,000)."
Correction: According to a correction published by the Journal on January 19, 2005, "On page 1240, in Table 2, '400,000 (16.6)' deaths for 'poor diet and physical inactivity' in 2000 should be '365,000 (15.2).' A dagger symbol should be added to 'alcohol consumption' in the body of the table and a dagger footnote should be added with 'in 1990 data, deaths from alcohol-related crashes are included in alcohol consumption deaths, but not in motor vehicle deaths. In 2000 data, 16,653 deaths from alcohol-related crashes are included in both alcohol consumption and motor vehicle death categories."
Source:
Mokdad, Ali H., PhD, James S. Marks, MD, MPH, Donna F. Stroup, PhD, MSc, Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH, "Actual Causes of Death in the United States, 2000," Journal of the American Medical Association, (March 10, 2004), G225 Vol. 291, No. 10, p. 1238, 1240.
http://proxy.baremetal.com/csdp.org/research/1238.pdf
Source for Correction: Journal of the American Medical Association, Jan. 19, 2005, Vol. 293, No. 3, p. 298.
13. (1999 - marijuana) "Indeed, epidemiological data indicate that in the general population marijuana use is not associated with increased mortality."
Source:
Janet E. Joy, Stanley J. Watson, Jr., and John A Benson, Jr., "Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base," Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, Institute of Medicine (Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1999), p. 109.
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309071550&page=109
14. (1998 - hospitalization) "Our study revealed that experiencing an ADR [Adverse Drug Reaction] while hospitalized substantially increased the risk of death (1971 excess deaths, OR 1.208, 95% CI 1.184-1.234). This finding reflects about a 20% increase in mortality associated with an ADR in hospitalized patients. Extrapolating this finding to all patients suggests that 2976 Medicare patients/year and 8336 total patients/year die in U.S. hospitals as a direct result of ADRs; this translates to approximately 1.5 patients/hospital/year."
Source:
C. A. Bond, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP and Cynthia L. Raehl, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, "Adverse Drug Reactions in United States Hospitals," Pharmacotherapy, 2006;26(5):601-608.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/531809
15. (1998 - marijuana)
"3. The most obvious concern when dealing with drug safety is the possibility of lethal effects. Can the drug cause death?
"4. Nearly all medicines have toxic, potentially lethal effects. But marijuana is not such a substance. There is no record in the extensive medical literature describing a proven, documented cannabis-induced fatality.
"5. This is a remarkable statement. First, the record on marijuana encompasses 5,000 years of human experience. Second, marijuana is now used daily by enormous numbers of people throughout the world. Estimates suggest that from twenty million to fifty million Americans routinely, albeit illegally, smoke marijuana without the benefit of direct medical supervision. Yet, despite this long history of use and the extraordinarily high numbers of social smokers, there are simply no credible medical reports to suggest that consuming marijuana has caused a single death.
"6. By contrast aspirin, a commonly used, over-the-counter medicine, causes hundreds of deaths each year.
"7. Drugs used in medicine are routinely given what is called an LD-50. The LD-50 rating indicates at what dosage fifty percent of test animals receiving a drug will die as a result of drug induced toxicity. A number of researchers have attempted to determine marijuana's LD-50 rating in test animals, without success. Simply stated, researchers have been unable to give animals enough marijuana to induce death.
"8. At present it is estimated that marijuana's LD-50 is around 1:20,000 or 1:40,000. In layman terms this means that in order to induce death a marijuana smoker would have to consume 20,000 to 40,000 times as much marijuana as is contained in one marijuana cigarette. NIDA-supplied marijuana cigarettes weigh approximately .9 grams. A smoker would theoretically have to consume nearly 1,500 pounds of marijuana within about fifteen minutes to induce a lethal response.
"9. In practical terms, marijuana cannot induce a lethal response as a result of drug-related toxicity."
Source:
US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, "In the Matter of Marijuana Rescheduling Petition" (Docket #86-22), September 6, 1988, p. 56-57.
http://druglibrary.net/olsen/MEDICAL/YOUNG/young4.html
16. (1998 - adverse drug reactions) "Adverse drug reactions are a significant public health problem in our health care system. For the 12,261,737 Medicare patients admitted to U.S. hospitals, ADRs were projected to cause the following increases: 2976 deaths, 118,200 patient-days, $516,034,829 in total charges, $37,611,868 in drug charges, and $9,456,698 in laboratory charges. If all Medicare patients were considered, these figures would be 3 times greater."
Source:
C. A. Bond, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, and Cynthia L. Raehl, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas, "Adverse Drug Reactions in United States Hospitals" Pharmacotherapy, 2006;26(5):601-608.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/531809
17. (1996 - NSAIDS) "Each year, use of NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) accounts for an estimated 7,600 deaths and 76,000 hospitalizations in the United States." (NSAIDs include aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, ketoprofen, and tiaprofenic acid.)
Source:
Robyn Tamblyn, PhD; Laeora Berkson, MD, MHPE, FRCPC; W. Dale Jauphinee, MD, FRCPC; David Gayton, MD, PhD, FRCPC; Roland Grad, MD, MSc; Allen Huang, MD, FRCPC; Lisa Isaac, PhD; Peter McLeod, MD, FRCPC; and Linda Snell, MD, MHPE, FRCPC, "Unnecessary Prescribing of NSAIDs and the Management of NSAID-Related Gastropathy in Medical Practice," Annals of Internal Medicine (Washington, DC: American College of Physicians, 1997), September 15, 1997, 127:429-438.
http://www.annals.org/content/127/6/429.full.pdf
Citing: Fries, JF, "Assessing and understanding patient risk," Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology Supplement, 1992;92:21-4.
The Tea Party also recognizes that cigarettes are considered by definition to be “narcotic leaves”, and by far the most dangerous because of the additives of 30 different assorted chemicals or more, which laces natural tobacco into a different class of legal and unregulated narcotic drugs! In an effort to balance good judgment and freedom that possesses responsibility, we demand the government to recognize the Constitution as the law of the land, and that the government can no longer impose criminal mandatory minimum sentences for personal amounts of illegal drugs, as defined by the laws of Canada and Mexico:
CANADA http://www.cfdp.ca/index.htm
- March 2008: Vienna NGO [Non-governmental organization] Committee on Narcotic Drugs, Final Report of Vancouver Consultation, February 4–5, 2008: Beyond 2008: An International NGO Forum, Vancouver, Canada, prepared by the Centre for Addictions Research of BC
- February 2008: Health Officers Council of British Columbia releases its paper, Regulation of Psychoactive Substances in Canada: Seeking a Coherent Public Health Approach: "Every year, psychoactive substances (alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs, and certain prescription drugs) cost Canadians over $40 billion. They are linked to more than 47,000 deaths and many thousands more injuries and disabilities. Inadequate, inappropriate, and ineffective regulation of these substances contributes in large measure to this terrible toll. Conversely, adequate, appropriate, and effective regulation holds great promise to protect public health and reduce this devastating situation."
- November 20, 2007: Conservative Government introduces amendments to Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, imposing mandatory minimum penalties for several offences and increasing the maximum penalty for cannabis grow operations. To see the Bill (Bill C-26, introduced in the House of Commons on November 20, 2007), click here(version française). Here are the Department of Justice press release (version française) and backgrounder (version française). Remember that these are self-interested government documents that cast the Bill in a very positive light. Here is an explanation of how the mandatory minimum penalties (version française) would work. To see critical commentary in the press, click here. The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network has prepared a briefing document (version française) that is highly critical of mandatory minimum sentences such as those proposed in the Bill.
- February 22, 2007: Press conference held in Ottawa to challenge statements by US drug "czar" John Walters and to discuss adverse impacts of US "war on drugs" approach to drug issues. To see video of press conference, click here.
- January 2007: BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS study criticizes lack of proof of effectiveness of current law enforcement-based drug strategies: "Currently, through Canadaʼs Drug Strategy, the federal government continues to invest heavily in policies and practices that have repeatedly been shown in the scientific literature to be ineffective or harmful. Specifically, while the stated goal of the Canadaʼs Drug Strategy is to reduce harm, evidence obtained through this analysis indicates that the overwhelming emphasis continues to be on conventional enforcement-based approaches which are costly and often exacerbate, rather than reduce, drug-related harms." For full report, published in Canadian HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review, click here.
- December 2006: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network releases Model Law on Drug Use and HIV/AIDS.
- New! Reform Options (options proposed by organizations interested in reform of current drug laws and policies)
- Cannabis law reform in Canada (including Senate and House of Commons committee reports (2002), statistics, legislation and bills before Parliament)
- Video archives: "Moving Beyond the War on Drugs", a conference at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston in April 2002 brought together experts from around the world to discuss drug policy issues. A video of the entire conference is archived on the Rice University website. To see the presentations, including that by Eugene Oscapella of the Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy on American influences on Canadian drug policy, click here.
- Terrorism and Drug Prohibition
- August 22, 2001: Canada's Fraser Institute issues policy papers calling drug prohibition "a complete failure." Here are the Institute's media release and the policy papersthemselves. See also June 1998 Fraser Institute analysis of media treatment of drug policy issues in Canada. Click here for report.
- July 26, 2001: Britain's internationally respected The Economist magazine: "Prohibition has failed, again. It has long been clear that the laws on drugs are doing more harm than good. For understandable reasons, governments and voters alike are reluctant to face the facts. The case for legalisation is strong, both in principle and as a practical matter." (Click here for The Economist's full survey on illegal drugs).
MEXICO http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-08-20-mexico-drugs_N.htm
Mexico enacts 'personal use' drug law
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday — a move that prosecutors say makes sense even in the midst of the government's grueling battle against drug traffickers.
Prosecutors said the new law sets clear limits that keep Mexico's corruption-prone police from shaking down casual users and offers addicts free treatment to keep growing domestic drug use in check.
"This is not legalization, this is regulating the issue and giving citizens greater legal certainty," said Bernardo Espino del Castillo of the attorney general's office.
The new law sets out maximum "personal use" amounts for drugs, also including LSD and methamphetamine. People detained with those quantities no longer face criminal prosecution.
Espino del Castillo says, in practice, small users almost never did face charges, anyway. Under the previous law, the possession of any amount of drugs was punishable by stiff jail sentences, but there was leeway for addicts caught with smaller amounts.
"We couldn't charge somebody who was in possession of a dose of a drug, there was no way ... because the person would claim they were an addict," he said.
Despite the provisions, police sometimes hauled in suspects and demanded bribes, threatening long jail sentences if people did not pay.
"The bad thing was that it was left up to the discretion of the detective, and it could open the door to corruption or extortion," Espino del Castillo said.
Anyone caught with drug amounts under the new personal-use limit will be encouraged to seek treatment, and for those caught a third time treatment is mandatory.
The maximum amount of marijuana for "personal use" under the new law is 5 grams — the equivalent of about four joints. The limit is a half-gram for cocaine, the equivalent of about four "lines." For other drugs, the limits are 50 milligrams of heroin, 40 milligrams for methamphetamine and 0.015 milligrams for LSD.
Mexico has emphasized the need to differentiate drug addicts and casual users from the violent traffickers whose turf battles have contributed to the deaths of more than 11,000 people since President Felipe Calderon took office in late 2006.
But one expert saw potential for conflict under the new law.
Javier Oliva, a political scientist at Mexico's National Autonomous University, said the new law posed "a serious contradiction" for the Calderon administration.
"If they decriminalize drugs it could lead the army, which has been given the task of combating this, to say, 'What are we doing?' " he said.
Officials said the legal changes could help the government focus more on big-time traffickers.
Espino del Castillo said since Calderon took office, there have been over 15,000 police searches related to small-scale drug dealing or possession, with 95,000 people detained — but only 12% to 15% of whom were ever charged with anything.
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In an effort to go after manufacturers and criminal elements of society, it is necessary to have the full cooperation of citizens, who are not placed under duress as a result of telling the truth or who may be threatened to be killed for standing up for what is right in cooperating with the authorities; especially if a citizen feels another person’s life, liberty, or property are endangered or are under threat of coercion.
In exchange for the reinstatement of our implied, lawful, and privileged rights as citizens of the United States, we do solemnly swear the following: that we support our law enforcement agencies and military groups, and that we assist them as required of us as citizens in any matter that may be of importance, no matter how seemingly trivial or inconsequential. We will willingly cooperate with search and seizure, if a warrant has been presented in writing and signed by a judge for lawful investigation; excluding the following as deemed by existing laws: evidence obtained by fruit of the poisonous tree, this is including but not limited only to “no-knock warrants”, violation of Habeas corpus/unlawful detainment, and unethical use of confidential informants who are not paid government employees/who do not work for the government. This includes other protocol: relating to proper arrest procedures, Miranda rights and so forth, and the admonition to completely eradicate confidential informants placing a $60,000 bounty on a person’s head, in a barter system or corrupt contract made between law enforcement and criminals that legally jeopardize another person without proper hearing/trial. That any law enforcement agencies and entities can and will be sued to the tune of $60,000 per person, for each violation of the law, as they are required to uphold the laws that they are sworn to protect.
Our government must stop playing with a deck that is stacked against its own citizens. With this in mind, the Tea Party does not represent oppression, tyranny, or enslavement that exists in this world in various forms; the Tea Party is America, Commerce, and Freedom. In the interest of preventing the first three aforementioned and to preserve the last three as the latter is stated, the Tea Party hereby reclaims our full rights as afforded to us by the Constitution.
In an effort to reduce the number of deaths from prescription pills and to squelch profiteering from addiction and disease, the Tea Party pledges to not support destructive behavior, and to report it dutifully in the best interest of preservation of life, liberty, and happiness. While the Tea Party does not wish to nanny, we also do not wish to nurture or encourage life-threatening behavior or lifestyles, we will not remain silent to the demise of others!
Prescription pills have in recent years claimed the lives of some of the most beautiful, brilliant, and unique individuals of our time: Heath Ledger, Anna Nicole Smith, and many others who sought help and relief and got death in return. May God forgive us if there was anything that we could have done to spare the thousands upon thousands who have died: well over 25,000 lives in recent memory, more than Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined.
Is it any wonder other countries mock our freedom, when our government has trod upon us and squished us like grapes, drunken with gluttonous greed from the power struggle from the War on Drugs? No longer does the Tea Party accept these limitations unlawfully imposed upon us, as the emerging Third Party, and we will no longer be surmised as the “silent or not-so silent Majority”, whose voice has been sold to representation of minority and special interest groups by way of seats, with political corruption and banking schemes! We hereby declare our freedom from tyrannical government, by our rights reserved from and by the Constitution of the United States! From this day forth, we are not expected to follow or observe laws and regulations that infringe upon our rights as citizens, in the interest of free and secure government. We stand for nothing less than this!
Anyone who stands for this may cite this as a legal document, in conjunction with other Patriotic documents, to support their position as a citizen under what has been penned here as “The Tea Party Treatise”. Signed this day, by my own hand, with applicable penalty of perjury in order to keep integrity, honesty, and ethical behavior as the expectations of ourselves and others, guarding against any enemies of our collective freedom.
I, x_________, sign this petition, known as “The Tea Party Treatise” in recognition of the Constitution, as a physical representation of my privileges as a citizen, in accordance to my duties and Oath as a citizen of the United States of America.
x___Aja Brooks__
Please fee free to sign your own copy, and send it to your representatives to restore the broken contract between us and them, to agree to unity and purpose under one flag, the United States of America.
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Aja Brooks this is the biggest accomplishment of my life
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Josh Telep Ohl ill do as soon as i get a chance 4 sure dont sweat it
Aja Brooks thank u ttyl :D
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Aja Brooks TEA PARTY TREATISE WINS OVER GA GENERAL ASSEMBLY WITH PASSAGE OF SB 36:
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Statement from Sen. Buddy Carter on General Assembly Passing Patient Safety Act
ATLANTA (April 14, 2011) – State Sen. Buddy Carter (R-Pooler) released the following statement Thursday after the Georgia General Assembly approved the Patient Safety Act of 2011 (Senate Bill 36). Carter authored SB 36, a bill that aims to help Georgia doctors and pharmacists curtail prescription drug abuse in the state. The Act would create an electronic database of all controlled substances dispensed in Georgia pharmacies over a one-year period.
“Today we can finally say that Georgia will no longer be a safe haven for illegal “pill mills” and controlled prescription abuse. Almost every other state in the nation already has some sort of monitoring system in place to track potential controlled substance prescription abuse. Every state surrounding Georgia has electronic databases that can identify and stop illegal activity concerning controlled substances, making our state a prime location for this epidemic to rise. In 2008 alone, out of the 640 drug overdose deaths in Georgia, 540 involved legal prescriptions.”
With the passage of the Patient Safety Act, doctors and pharmacists around the state now will have the right tools to effectively crack down on prescription drug abuse in our state, prevent illegal activity, and most importantly help save lives. I want to thank the General Assembly for their support of this important and long-overdue legislation and I now look forward to working with Governor Deal to get the Patient Safety Act signed into law.”
- Sen. Buddy Carter.
Final changes include measures that restrict other states’ access to Georgia’s database, moving the database to one year of prescription records, increasing identification requirements for persons retrieving prescriptions for other patients, and making sure all Schedule II drug prescriptions are placed on security prescription paper.
SB 36 now heads to Governor Deal for his signature.
For more information on the Patient Safety Act, please follow the YouTube link below for Carter’s video presentation on SB36.
Sen. Buddy Carter serves as Chairman of the Senate State Institutions & Property Committee. He represents the 1st Senate District. He represents Bryan County and portions of Chatham and Liberty counties. He may be reached at 404.656.5109 or via e-mail at buddy.carter@senate.ga.gov.
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
April 14, 2011
For Information Contact:
Matt Colvin, Broadcast Director
matthew.colvin@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028
Posted April 14th, 2011 in Buddy Carter, Senate Press Release. Tagged: Statement from Sen. Buddy Carter on General Assembly Passing Patient Safety Act.
April 14 at 8:05pm · Like
Obama Plan Makes Social Security Look Like Welfare
By Debra Saunders (Archive) · Thursday, October 6, 2011Who poses the biggest threat to destroy Social Security? President Barack Obama.
In December 2010, Obama signed a tax deal with his provision for a one-year, 2 percent Social Security payroll tax holiday. It lowered workers' payroll deductions from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent in 2011. This year, Obama proposed increasing the tax holiday for another year, with workers paying half the old rate -- 3.1 percent -- as part of his American Jobs Act. According to the White House, a typical family earning $50,000 a year could expect to save $1,500.
Obama deftly co-opted the argument that Republicans successfully have used to extend the Bush tax cuts. Last month he argued that if Washington fails to extend the 2011 tax cut, "middle-class families will get hit with a tax increase at the worst possible time."
Clever.
The president also proposed halving the employer contribution to 3.1 percent for an employer's first $5 million in wages and waiving the full freight for some new hires. Add it all up and Obama wants to cut Social Security payroll taxes by $240 billion next year.
First Washington raided the Social Security trust fund to pay for increased spending. Now Washington is raiding the trust fund to pay for tax cuts.
Stanford University economist John Taylor, who has been an adviser to John McCain, studied the temporary tax cuts proposed to stimulate the economy under George W. Bush and Obama. "These are, at best, short-term boosts, which disappear quickly," Taylor told me, and they "don't reduce the unemployment rate."
Economist Will McBride of the Tax Foundation also believes that the Obama plan would not provide the needed job stimulus. He noted that in 2010, the Social Security fund started paying out more than it takes in. Slashing revenue "just exacerbates that problem." McBride fears that if the Obama jobs bill passes, "Moody's and Fitch will downgrade us (the U.S. credit rating), as well as S&P."
The White House promises that "Social Security will still receive every dollar it would have gotten otherwise." Oh, joy, another IOU.
Be afraid. If a one-year tax holiday becomes a bigger two-year tax holiday, it could snowball. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., fears that the cut will be renewed in perpetuity. "If this becomes permanent, then Social Security would be exhausted in 2021, instead of 2037," DeFazio told the Washington newspaper The Hill. DeFazio wants to increase payroll taxes on incomes higher than $250,000 -- the current cap is $106,800 -- to fully fund Social Security. Now, I think DeFazio's proposal would poison any economic recovery -- but at least he is thinking about the fund's solvency.
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan predicts that the Obama plan could change the way Americans look at Social Security. At the Hoover Institution last week, Ryan told me that if Washington "de-links Social Security's financing from labor and reward -- from payroll taxes to benefit -- we're risking changing the social-insurance nature of the program and turning it into a welfare program."
Close to 40 percent of Americans pay no federal income taxes.
Now Obama wants to halve the only payroll tax they pay. That would leave a bigger tax burden on those who do pay federal taxes. And yes, Social Security would start looking like welfare.
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THIS TEA PARTY 2011 TREATISE BIRTHED A VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR STATE AND OUR COUNTRY IN MY HEART. NOT A BIG GOVERNMENT POLICE STATE, BUT A STATE AND GOVERNMENT THAT SERVED THE PEOPLE WHO PAID TAXES AND PURSUED INDIVIDUAL WELLNESS.
I DON’T MEAN THAT JUST IN MATTERS RELATED TO HEALTH, THOUGH THAT IS A BIG PART OF IT, I ALSO MEAN FINANCIAL HEALTH, AS HEALTH IS THE FIRST WEALTH.
IT IS EASY TO SEE WHY WE ARE AGAINST MEDICARE PART D, THAT IT IS A PRIVATE MATTER, NOT A GOVERNMENT CONTRACT THAT FUNDS AND SPAWNS CORRUPTION LOCALLY:
WHY KAREN HANDEL WASN’T ELECTED GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA/WHY IT’S SO BAD THAT SUE EVERHART REMAINS FRIENDS WITH KAREN HANDEL:
Nothing could be more true when it comes this, than GA Republican candidate for Governor Karen Handel losing her lead to Nathan Deal, because at least 2,500 or more GA voters recognize that she did not collect 25% of state sales tax revenue from local businesses, (trying to pad her votes as much as she did the GA budget) and how she failed to charge former Sheriff Victor with misappropriation:
AND remember it’s all about Karen, campaign gear... I guess the money had to come from somewhere to print these... :
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CloseClayton police burn $12M in drugs
By Marcus K. Garner
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
9:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Clayton County police burned more than $12 million worth of drugs that had accumulated in the departments crowded evidence room, authorities said.
Police received a court order from a Superior Court judge to allow them to burn nearly 10,000 pounds of marijuana, crystal meth and other assorted narcotics, Clayton County police spokeswoman Lt. Tina Daniel said.
"This is in response to the audit of the police department," Daniel said.
As part of a scathing indictment of former Police Chief Jeff Turner's management of the department, county Chief of Staff Alex Cohilas cited a narcotics evidence room that was "in shambles."
The burns happened on two different occasions, last week and Tuesday, in an undisclosed, secure location, Daniel said.
"This is just a small part of the police department's aggressive efforts to fight illegal drug use and sales in Clayton County," police chief Timothy Robinson said.
The burn was done with the aid of the Clayton Fire and Emergency Services, the Clayton County Sheriff's Office and the Clayton County District Attorney's Office.
Find this article at:
http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton-police-burn-12m-273741.html
SHE NEVER CHARGED FORMER SHERIFF VICTOR HILL WITH MISAPPROPRIATION OR BREACH OF PUBLIC TRUST, SHE ALSO DIDN’T PROSECUTE GA BUSINESSES TO PAY UP 25% OF STATE TAX REVENUE FOR VOTE BARTERING, AND SHE COVERTLY SUPPORTED H.R. 4872 SO SHE COULD GET IVF TREATMENTS AND BE GA’S NEXT OCTOMOM!
The stem cells from aborted bodies used to mass manufacture vaccines or to treat diabetes, MS, or AIDS have not been successful; however, aborted stem cells have been proven to cause rejection as manifesting in intestinal inflammation, autism in a certain percentage of vulnerable people, or causing cancer! 
The government does not care if aborted stem cells give you autism or cancer, as long as they get their money back by turning you into a cash cow for insurance companies with chemotherapy treatments, which you may or may not survive. DMSO has been show to cure cancer, but because the government can't patent it and make money off of it, they'd rather see you pay up and die from chemo! There is no reason to massively fund stem cell research when the risks outweigh the benefits to the quality of life of the patient. It is unethical to say the least, and it is despicable for our government to think they can get a cut off of deciding who lives and who dies!!
I BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS TURNED SNITCHING INTO AN ‘UNPAID’ JOB TITLE CALLED “CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT”. WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT GOING STRAIGHT OR COOPERATING WITH POLICE, BUT THE COPS HAVE REPLACED DUE PROCESS WITH A “CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT”, WHO BY GIVING UP 3 NAMES UPON ARREST, OR DOING ANOTHER VERSION OF IT BY HIRING A HIGH PROFILE ATTORNEY:
1)PAYING A LOT OF MONEY TO A LAWYER TO HAVE THEM TURNING OVER EVIDENCE TO POLICE BEFORE TRIAL, TO COP A BETTER PLEA OR FAVORABLE SENTENCING
2)DOING A CONTROLLED BUY FROM EACH OF THE THREE PEOPLE THAT YOU RATTED ON TO DELAY SENTENCING OR RECEIVE MORE FAVORABLE PUNISHMENT
WHICH DOES NOTHING BUT MISREPRESENT YOUR TAX DOLLARS IN THE FORM OF MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING, THAT COSTS YOU $15,000 FOR EACH PRISON TERM, THAT EQUALS ONE YEAR COUNTED AS 4 MONTHS TIME SERVED, OR 85% OF THAT TIME, IF YOU ARE VIOLENT OFFENDER, WHICH THEN COSTS YOU THE TAXPAYER $51,000, PER PERSON!
= TO SATISFY WARRANTLESS INVESTIGATIONS THAT SHOULD BE CONDUCTED BY POLICE WHO ARE ON POLICE PAYROLL, WHO ACTUALLY ISSUE WARRANTS, INSTEAD OF RELYING ON CRIMINAL LIARS:
**THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE MUST ADDRESS AS AN ISSUE OF GOVERNMENT WASTE AND FRAUD, ALONG WITH THE GOVERNMENT PLAYING A ROLE IN ENDANGERING INNOCENT PEOPLE BY THE USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS:
IN LIGHT OF THESE ISSUES WITH CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS AND CORRUPTION ISSUES, TWO PEOPLE IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FIELD HAVE ASKED ME TO INVESTIGATE GRAVES AND THE METHAMPHETAMINE 6, SO HERE GOES THE START OF MY INQUIRY -- LOCATION BEING KEY, PEOPLE:
The Methamphetamine 6 and the end of politics as usual
6:29 pm June 2, 2010, by jgalloway
Voters in north Georgia had tired of politics as usual. They demanded something different.
Now they have it — a 9th District congressional race that, instead of ending on Tuesday, will go on and on like a painful but riveting summer soap opera.
The featured player is certain to be former state House member Tom Graves of Ranger, whose lush black hair, easy manner and tea party credentials made him the man to beat in a May 11 special election to fill out the final six months of former congressman Nathan Deal’s term.
Former state House member Tom Graves of Ranger
Graves walked away with 35 percent of the vote. Odds are good that he’ll win the Tuesday runoff against former state senator Lee Hawkins of Gainesville, a dentist.
Under normal circumstances, the fairy tale would end there. Graves’ defeated opponents would gracefully exit — offering only token, underfunded resistance leading up to a July 20 primary and a full, two-year term in Congress. (No Democrat remains in the contest.)
But we are done with politics as usual, and have shifted to politics of the bizarre — courtesy of an extended-stay motel in Calhoun, nicknamed by its current proprietor as the Methamphetamine 6. In honor of the habits of its clientele.
At the crack of Memorial Day weekend, news broke of a lawsuit filed by the Bartow County Bank, which alleged that Graves and Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) had defaulted on a $2.2 million loan used to purchase the establishment.
The business case for the Oglethorpe Inn is unclear. But Georgia offers some tasty tax breaks for on-scene movie companies, and perhaps a series of slasher flicks was contemplated.
The 32-year-old motel and debt, Rogers and Graves say, now belong to another company owned by a fellow who wears an electronic monitor on one ankle.
Moreover, Rogers and Graves accuse the bank of reneging on a deal. The bank allegedly made a promise to two sitting state lawmakers — Graves resigned his seat this spring — that it would convert the obligation to a 2.5 percent, interest-only loan. On $2.2 million.
A $2.2 million loan was used to purchase this aging motel in Calhoun. Jeremy Redmon
Take a few minutes to sort through your mortgage checks and see how your bank deal compares.
The most damaging feature of the lawsuit is the bank’s accusation that Graves fraudulently transferred two properties — including his residence in Ranger — to a trust in an attempt to frustrate the bank’s efforts to collect on the debt.
Graves supporters say times are hard everywhere, but especially in north Georgia — where real estate has plummeted like a red-tailed hawk on a doomed pigeon.
Graves denies any wrongdoing. “This country has a judicial system in place where business disputes like this lawsuit can be successfully and fairly resolved,” he said.
But the crucible of Washington is not famous for patience.
Assume a Graves victory next Tuesday. His supporters are enthusiastic, and last-minute developments rarely have a significant impact on campaigns.
Graves will be sworn in as soon as the vote is certified. Just as quickly, a complaint against him — third parties can be found, so the author does not matter — will be lodged before a congressional ethics committee to force a speedy assessment of the facts.
Which means that regardless of what happens Tuesday, many of the combatants of the 9th District will refuse to leave the field.
Hawkins took 23 percent of the vote last month. In a statement issued Wednesday, the former senator would not concede defeat in next week’s balloting . But he added this: “Mr. Graves has obviously used some very bad judgment in his financial dealings, and that controversy now apparently won’t end on Tuesday regardless of who wins.”
Likewise, Steve Tarvin of Dalton, a self-made textile executive, declared Graves’ financial situation “unfortunate,” but said he would not withdraw. Tarvin won 15 percent of the vote in May.
“I’m in it. I feel like I’m the true heart of the 9th District. I feel like in July, it’s going to be a different story,” Tarvin said. Of seven candidates who signed up for the July 20 contest, only two have said they would withdraw.
But none have sent the necessary notarized statement to Secretary of State Brian Kemp. As of now, all seven names will appear on the Republican ballot — a near guarantee that a runoff will push the soap opera into August.
The contest is already forcing signs of a split within Georgia’s Republican delegation.
Graves has the support of U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland of Coweta County. But U.S. Rep. John Linder this week accused Graves of lying about the amount of campaigning he’d done on behalf of the Fair Tax.
Kate Monaghan, communications director for the Graves campaign, said her candidate expected a strong showing on Tuesday, equal to the vote in May. And she pointed out that U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor of Virgina, the House minority whip, endorsed Graves this week.
Monaghan singled out the dentist in Gainesville — the population center in the district is weighted toward that city — for criticism.
“Regardless of how much mud Lee Hawkins throws, the voters want a candidate who will not compromise when it comes to cutting taxes, opposing wasteful Washington spending, and creating jobs for Georgians,” she said.
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I WILL SAY THAT I WILL FOLLOW UP ON THIS FURTHER, BUT IT HAS CONNECTIONS MOST LIKELY TO THE MONEY TREE LENDING SCANDAL AND FORECLOSURES:
**RIGHT NOW THERE IS A LOT OF TURMOIL BREWING OVER STATE BUDGET ISSUES, AND HOW MUCH MONEY LAW ENFORCEMENT/GA PRISONS ARE APPROPRIATED FOR 2011, AND IF YOU DON’T THINK POLITICS PLAYS INTO ANY OF THIS, CONSIDER THIS:
SO MUCH MONEY, IN FACT, NATHAN DEAL HAS ADDRESSED THE PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUDICIARY REFORM FOR A COMMITTEE THAT WILL MEET AT THE GA CAPITOL NOW THROUGH JANUARY 2012, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF GA STATE TROOPER LECROY IN DECEMBER 2010, WITH JANUARY 2011 BEING THE BLOODIEST MONTH ON RECORD EVER FOR OFFICERS IN UNIFORM...
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LEGISLATION LAGS...
WHEN JUSTICE IS DELAYED, THINGS START BLOWING UP.....
read more things like this in "The Synthesis":
by Aja Brooks on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 3:28pm
WHEN JUSTICE IS DELAYED, THINGS START BLOWING UP. IT DOESN’T MATTER IF IT IS IN EGYPT, WISCONSIN, OR GEORGIA.... FOR EXAMPLE, DELAYS IN THE COURT PROPERLY DISPOSING OF CASES BECAUSE POLICE HAVE FAILED TO INVESTIGATE THINGS PROPERLY, ALLOW CRIME TO FLOURISH, AND LEGISLATION TO STALL....
(I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU READ THIS, YOU’RE LIKE: WHO CARES IF IT TAKES 2YRS. TO PASS LEGISLATION TO MAKE ANTIFREEZE BITTER?! )
http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/georgia-house-oks-bill-841064.html
http://www.methwipe.com/facts.html
WELL BEAR WITH ME UNTIL YOU GET TO THE NEXT SEVERAL ARTICLES PLEASE. IT’S JUST LIKE ATLANTA, GA BEING RANKED #2 AS THE MOST DANGEROUS CITY BY THE FBI, AND PEOPLE WERE IN TOTAL DENIAL FRIDAY ON CBS46 NEWS ABOUT IT, SOME SAYING THAT CRIME HAS GONE DOWN, BUT WE’RE RANKED SO HIGH BECAUSE OF CRIMES TO PROPERTY.
THIS IS BECAUSE ATLANTA HAS GROWN TO BE HUB OF WEAPONS DISTRIBUTION AND OTHER DRUGS, SO MUCH SO THAT THE FBI RECENTLY ARRESTED 127 EAST COAST MAFIA MEMBERS, THE LARGEST OPERATION IN 30YRS. PEOPLE WAKE UP!! IT’S RIGHT UNDER YOUR NOSE, AND PEOPLE DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW THEY’RE USING OUR SOUTHERN CULTURE AGAINST US. OUR ABILITY TO RESPECT OTHERS AND TO MIND OUR OWN BUSINESS IS NOW WORKING AGAINST US IN THESE TIMES:
http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/3-children-dead-from-843409.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/26907744/detail.html
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ELECTED OFFICIALS, POLICE OFFICERS, AND TEACHERS DON’T DO THEIR JOBS???
- WE HAVE A STATE BUDGET IN THE RED, GOVERNMENT WASTE, AND CORRUPTION
- WE HAVE A POLICE PAYROLL AND JUDICIARY FUNDED BY THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT OF SOCIETY, CRIMINALS BARTERING TIME OFF THEIR SENTENCE IN EXCHANGE FOR INFORMATION WHICH LEADS TO CRIME WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY. MORE PROPERTY DAMAGE, MORE GANG CONFLICTS/GANG WARS, MORE INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO AREN’T GUILTY OF THESE CRIMES OR CORRUPTION WINDING UP DEAD AS COLLATERAL DAMAGE.
- TEACHERS WHO TEACH THEIR STUDENTS TO CHEAT EDUCATE THEIR STUDENTS TO BECOME GANG MEMBERS, CRIMINAL MASTERMINDS, AND CORPORATE GREED SHARKS.
WHILE WE ARE FINALLY IN A TRANSITION FROM GOVERNOR PERDUE, BLESS HIS HEART, THE TWO PEOPLE HE DEPENDED ON MOST LET HIM DOWN, WE HAVE FINALLY TORN DOWN SATAN’S THRONE AT THE CAPITOL WHEREIN KAREN HANDEL SUPPORTED UNETHICAL USE OF STEM CELLS, ROY BARNES THE SAME, AND THURBERT BAKER DIDN’T DENY GEORGIA’S METH PROBLEM, BUT HE WOULDN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT CHARGING FORMER SHERIFF VICTOR HILL FOR MISUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND KAREN HANDEL REFUSED TO CHARGE HIM WITH BREACH OF PUBLIC TRUST!!
I SENT BAKER LEGISLATION LIKE OREGON’S, THAT WOULD HELP THEM CUT THE NUMBER OF METH LABS DOWN TO A NUMBER THAT THE GBI CAN MANAGE OVERSEEING. THEY CAN’T OVERSEE HUNDREDS OF BONAFIDE METH LABS, THEN DEAL WITH ROLLING METH LAB DU JOUR, AND THEN DEAL WITH THE CLANDESTINE LAB OF THE MONTH!!
DID BAKER DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT??? NO !! FOR EVERYTHING THAT MAN IS AND WHAT HE STOOD FOR, HE FAILED TO BE EFFECTIVE IN PUBLIC OFFICE.
WHILE THIS DIDN’T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS HAS BEEN A GROWING CRESCENDO FOR ABOUT 10YRS.: MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, HOW DO WE UNDO 10YRS. OF SOWN CORRUPTION THAT HAS MANIFESTED AT ALL LEVELS OF SOCIETY???
ANSWER:
- EVERYONE MUST TAKE EQUAL SHARE OF THE BLAME, OWN UP TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL ROLE IN THE MESS, PUBLICLY CONFESS IT, AND EITHER STEP DOWN OR MAKE COMMITMENTS TO MOVE FORWARD.
- EVERYONE MUST RECIPROCATE THEIR MISDEEDS: RESTORE WHAT THEY STOLE: MEASURE IN TIME, MONEY, OR PERSONAL POSSESSIONS.
- EVERYONE MUST TAKE CARE NOT TO REPEAT THE SAME MISTAKES, BY LEARNING FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND STEPS.
- TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, WE MUST HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE.
NOW THAT’S REAL SIMPLE. YOU DON’T HAVE TO REMEMBER 10-STEP PLANS 12-STEP RECOVERY PLANS, THOUGH IT WOULDN’T HURT TO EXERCISE YOUR MORALITY BY JOINING A GROUP OR COMMITTING YOURSELF TO SUCH PERSONAL DISCIPLINE.
I TAKE THESE FOUR STEPS FROM WHAT I WAS TAUGHT BY READING THE BIBLE AND WHAT I LEARNED AT CHURCH. THEY ARE GENERALIZED, WATERED DOWN, AND SUITABLE TO POST IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE WITHOUT STIRRING MASSIVE CONTROVERSY OR ELICITING LAWSUITS BY THE ACLU.
GUESS WHAT?!
SUBSEQUENT TO RUNNING THE STORY ABOUT CORRUPTION IN SPALDING COUNTY, I HAVE RECEIVED HARRASSING PHONE CALLS FROM THOSE WHO ARE RELATED TO THE DUNCAN FAMILY, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT CAPTAIN DUNCAN IS NOW MAD AT ME FOR RUNNING THESE STORIES, WHEN THEY SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED AND DISAPPOINTED IN THEMSELVES FOR TARNISHING THE BADGE:
OTHER WAYS THAT YOUR MONEY IS BEING WASTED BY CROOKED
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND A JUDICIAL SYSTEM FUNDED BY THOSE WITH A PERSONAL AND VESTED INTEREST IN PROBATION IN SPALDING COUNTY, GA:
IS THIS THE RESURRECTION OF DEE STEWART’S 2005 CHOP SHOP (previously located at 2241 North Walkers Mill Rd. Griffin, GA 30223), CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS, OR A LITTLE OF BOTH? YOU DECIDE....
LOCATION OF PREVIOUS CHOPSHOP IN 2005: 
----- IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT CAPTAIN DUNCAN AND SHERIFF STEWART COOPERATE WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. ALLEGATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE OF CORRUPTION: DRUG USE BY DUNCAN AND THE DUNCAN FAMILY, STOLEN PROPERTY FOR DRUG DEBTS ON HIS PROPERTY, AND STOLEN PROPERTY ON STEWART'S PROPERTY. THE CITIZENS OF SPALDING COUNTY WILL WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU'VE MISMANAGED YOUR POSITIONS BY MISREPRESENTING YOUR CHARACTER IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION:
HOW YOU'VE EXPLOITED IT FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL GAIN AS FAR BACK AS 2005, WHEN STEWART RAN A CHOP SHOP OPERATION FROM THE IMPOUND LOT THROUGH MIKE MORGAN. MIKE MORGAN WAS WORKING AS A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT FOR A METH RING:
(KEY CHAINS FROM THE SHED AT THE 2005 CHOP SHOP, PROCURED AS EVIDENCE OF THE CHOP SHOP WHEN OTHO WILLIAMSON WAS A MECHANIC IN 2005, BEING USED BY MIKE MORGAN, WHO I HAD WORK ON MY CAR, WHEN I DISCOVERED THIS TERRIBLE SECRET RIGHT BEFORE MIKE MORGAN SHOT THE WINDOW OUT OF MY 1998 RED CHRYSLER CIRRUS. MY KEYS ARE IN THE MIDDLE, THE SPARE SET WITH THE GREEN TICKET. I ALSO HAVE THE HARD DRIVE TO THE COMPUTER USED AT THE CHOP SHOP, BEFORE MIKE MORGAN DESTROYED IT, AND I HAVE KEPT IT FOR EVIDENCE.)
- THEY WOULD BUST PEOPLE, IMPOUND THEIR CAR, AND STEWART WOULD REWARD HIM BY PERMITTING HIM TO HAUL OFF THESE CARS IMPOUNDED TO CHOP THEM UP/GET FAKE TITLE WORK AND RESELL THEM. (I HAVE THE KEYS OF SOME OF THESE VEHICLES TO PROVE IT/WITNESSED THE TITLES BEING TRANSFERRED INTO THE MORGAN FAMILY IN 2005.)
- MIKE MORGAN DISCHARGED A FIREARM INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY VEHICLE WHEN I WAS HAVING IT WORKED ON BY OTHO WILLIAMSON, AND THEY NEVER WROTE UP A REPORT. THEY TOLD ME TO HAUL MY VEHICLE OFF OF THE PROPERTY, OR I WOULD BE GUILTY OF TRESPASSING. I HAVE QUIETLY WAITED 5 YEARS TO BRING THIS TO LIGHT, AND IT IS TIME THIS BE BROUGHT FORWARD. SPALDING COUNTY CITIZENS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW HOW THEIR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING WASTED TO PROTECT THE GUILTY AND PERPETUATE GANG CRIME.
THEY WILL VOTE YOU OUT, IF THE FBI CAN'T COMPLETE THEIR INVESTIGATION IN A TIMELY MANNER! IN THE INTEREST OF PEACE AND JUSTICE, YOU MUST MAINTAIN IT. YOU CAN'T BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM BY PERPETUATING CRIME!
(NOT SHOWN)
Frankie Gibehart
1704 Patterson Rd.
Griffin, GA 30223
- Frankie Gibehart is a convicted felon, in possession of a shotgun and pistol, according to eyewitness accounts/source will remain unnamed, as several neighbors are complaining that they hear him abusing his wife whose name is Carol.
- Carol had surgery last year, and Frankie punched her in the stomach, which resulted in a staph infection. Those who visited Carol and Frankie contracted staph, including staph being spread to Megan Coursey/McDaniel(s) daughter Brooke, and Terry and Amanda Lucas. The staph was spread around to Ponderosa, with people who washed their hands still getting staph in their respiratory tract. (Frankie remarked to ambulance workers that Carol was not sick enough to where she couldn't walk her fat @ss to the ambulance on her own --- :( ).
- Neighbors witnessed Frankie burying a black man's body under a pile of shingles in his yard, (the body should still be there, unless it has been moved) but they have been too fearful of him because he brags about this to people/to discourage them to report this to law enforcement, as it is known that Duncan is so scared of Frankie himself, that when he pulled him over for DUI, he simply followed Frankie home and did not charge him with DUI.
- Neighbors are also tired of Frankie threatening them over his dogs, he owns 9, and even though Animal Control has been out there, they have not taken the dogs into custody for Frankie failing to restrain them. When anyone walks by the property, and these dogs are out, these two from the pack of 9 dogs charge the road after pedestrians:
one dog is brown, named Babygirl, Rotweiler lab mix
the other dog is black and white, named Big'un, missing hair and is mostly pit bull
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My Photos>Apr 9 2011 -12PM
Jackie on left, as the neighbors' dog is unrestrained encroaching upon the easement
Jackie on left, as the neighbors' dog is unrestrained encroaching upon the easement
Up close shot of dog not on his own property, barking and snarling
Dogs are not in the house, they're not on the porch, they're patrolling past their property lines
Dog comes to the road to chase someone on foot walking by past their driveway
All 3 of the most aggressive of the dogs pictured here
The dogs assemble in a 3-pack formation, barking and snarling.
Up close shot of the dogs loose up by the road, who run out in front of cars as well/poses danger to motorists
Dogs not on their property, refusing to leave the driveway as they lunge at the cars and snap at the neighbors, trespassing.
Jackie's face, afraid to go back by herself as dogs are on her sister's driveway
Three different sets of neighbors have complained to me since Christmas of 2010 that the Spalding County Sheriff’s Department refuses to heed their concerns regarding a house that they have reported at various times for the following concerns: unrestrained dogs that have bitten children that cross the road and trespass onto neighboring properties that appear to have mange/not fed on a regular basis, septic tank has no cover, property was previously cited for trash and waste against County codes, Frankie beating Carol numerous times, and Richard being a convicted sex offender not listed on public registry due to loophole in the law when incident occurred before registration was required.
(current google search yields no records, nor does Facebook)
LOCATION: 1704 Patterson Rd. Griffin, GA 30223 property belongs to Frankie’s sister and her husband who have a cozy relationship with Dee Stewart/nepotism
RESIDENTS: FRANKIE GIBEHART, CAROL HEYBYE, AND RICHARD GIBEHART
*Neighbors allege that Dee Stewart refuses to prosecute Frankie for drunk driving; they allege that they drive a red truck, a blue truck, and a silver vehicle without proper licensure, tag, or insurance. They insist that their tag sticker was stolen from their vehicle because of this.
*Neighbors allege that there is a body of a dead black man buried under a stack of shingles on the property.
*Neighbors also allege that Carol engages in bestiality, and that she was caught sexually compromised with a dog in their bathroom by Frankie.
*Neighbors names will remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, as Frankie has threatened violence against them before, and they have been under duress.
*Neighbors allege that as recent as Sunday afternoon 4/3/2011 after 2pm, CASH-FOR-CARS 404.374.8926 unloaded 6 cars onto the property, some in working order/some not:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTIONS: 3 silver cars, 1 black car, 1 gray, 1 red.
ONLY 2 HAVE VISIBLE TAGS: 454 FBE Spalding, BDI 2499
-Frankie Gibehart receives a Social Security check even though he works, and he receives food stamps, and he takes his brother Richard Gibehart’s food stamps in lieu of rent or payment for drugs. Frankie is paying his probation by these means, paying back the system with its own money.
-Carol Heybye was most recently incarcerated for 2 weeks in Henry County, then 30 days for failing to do her community service as ordered by the court/was cited for improper tag, no license, no insurance.
-They have been known to consort with crack cocaine dealers (named ******* ) and do prescription pills. Someone overdosed in their home. Carol committed insurance fraud by doctor shopping, claiming 2 prescriptions for pain pills on her insurance, and has been banned from being written any prescriptions for pain pills based on her insurance company’s suspicion that she was selling prescription pills without a license/for personal profit:
(others implicated in this ring who are fugitives of justice/SCSD ignoring enforcement and permitting use of the following under “3 FOR FREE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT POLICY”:
LEFT TO RIGHT: ALI HUNTER, LANNY BURDETTE JR., APRIL BECKHAM, NAKIA BURNS,
MEGAN COURSEY/MCDANIEL(S)
Which lead to this: 
LAST NOVEMBER, WARRANTS WERE TRUMPED UP ON WAKA AND GUCCI MANE, BECAUSE OF LACK OF DUE PROCESS AND UNETHICAL USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS. GETTING JEALOUS OVER A MUSIC PROJECT DOESN’T MEAN THAT YOU MAKE ALLEGATIONS ABOUT SOMEONE’S CHARACTER THAT ARE NOT TRUE! (AHEM, LANNY!)
WHEN THESE CHARGES DID NOT STICK, TERRY LUCAS AND LANNY BURDETTE BOTH CONTINUED TRYING TO ESCAPE LEGAL PROSECUTION BY SCSD PROCURING EVIDENCE BY USE OF THE POISONOUS TREE, WHICH IS NON-ADMISSABLE IN COURT. ONE STILL HAS NO COURT DATE, AND OTHERS WERE LIED TO ABOUT A SCRAP YARD. THESE COURT CASES AND DATES ARE STILL PENDING.
Five Griffin residents arrested on drug charges
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According to Spalding County Sheriff Dee Stewart, five Griffin residents — Otho Williamson, 35
Michael Shane Cowart, 34
Brandon Joseph Adams, 27
Terry Shannon Lucas, 33
Susan Renee Maddron, 32 
were arrested April 8 on numerous drug- and weapons-related charges after the execution of a search warrant at 1578 Patton Road Lot 68.
“During the search of the residence, a small amount of methamphetamine was located. All five subjects were subsequently arrested.”
(For the complete story, see the April 15 print edition of The Griffin Daily News.)
(MAY IT BE NOTED THAT TERRY LUCAS AND BRANDON ADAMS ARE IMPLICATED IN A HUGE COPPER THEFT RING, INVOLVING UP TO 17 RENTAL PROPERTIES, AND OTHER HOUSES/AC UNITS/PROPERTIES AND THOUGHT BY USING THIS “3 FOR FREE” POLICY THAT THEY COULD MAKE OTHERS PAY FOR THEIR LAW-BREAKING, BUT CHARGING THE PENALTIES ONTO THEM, SO THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE THEIR GANG ACTIVITY UNTIL COURT...)
GO FIGURE~!
Read more: Griffin Daily News - Five Griffin residents arrested on drug charges AFTER THESE ARRESTS, COINCIDENTALLY, THIS OCCURS. TERRY LUCAS MAY ALSO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BRITO HOUSE BLOWING UP... ONLY THE NARCOTICS OFFICERS KNOW FOR SURE, AND THEY WON’T HOLD ANYONE ACCOUNTABLE, IT SEEMS....
FOLLOW-UP TO UNETHICAL USE OF
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS:
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WARRANT OFFICER’S HOME, OFFICER PEAVY (WHO WAS INSTRUCTED BY SHERIFF DEE STEWART AND CAPTAIN DUNCAN NOT TO SERVE WARRANTS ON THE INFORMANTS WHO WERE GIVEN O.R. BONDS IN EXCHANGE FOR NAMES, DEPRIVING WAKA FLOCKA, GUCCI MANE, AND OTHERS DUE PROCESS BY INADMISSABLE EVIDENCE OBTAINED BY FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE):
IN GRIFFIN, GA 4-27-2011/4-28-2011
13-Year-Old Says Wind Pulled Her Out Of House, Flung Outside
Thursday Mornings Storm Destroyed Spalding County Home
By Jennifer Mayerle, CBS Atlanta Reporter
POSTED: 11:12 pm EDT April 28, 2011
UPDATED: 12:36 am EDT April 29, 2011
GRIFFIN, Ga. -- An EF-3 tornado hit Spalding County and that's where an incredible story of survival comes for the daughter of a sheriff's deputy. The walls came down around the13-year-old and the wind literally pulled her out of her home.
“It just kind of turns your stomach to see this because not even 24 hours ago everything was fine, everybody was happy,” said the girl's brother, 16-year-old Corey Peavy.
Everything changed in an instant for the Peavy family. As they sift through what's left, they recall what happened.
“By the time I heard the noise, it was too late. We didn't have enough time,” said mom Stacey Peavy.
The storm early Thursday morning decimated their house. The roof ripped off, walls fell down and their van was bulldozed by the winds. The family said the scariest moment came when 13-year-old Kylie was flung outside.
“My windows started busting open and my wall like, like, fell over,” said Kylie Peavy.
“When I got into her room and the walls went up, I yelled for her and I just heard her scream, ‘Mommy, mommy,’” said Stacey Peavy.
“And I just got like, slung out. When I fell outside, everything started falling over and it was a whole bunch of stuff,” said Kylie Peavy.
Stacey said she somehow pulled Kylie inside.
“We got to my husband because he couldn't get to us and we hid in our closet and waited,” said Stacey Peavy.
When the storm passed, their home was unrecognizable. Corey Peavey said despite losing his home, he's thankful.
“It was a miracle my sister came out, I mean I was scared she wouldn’t,” said Corey Peavy.
“We’re hanging in there. All of it can be replaced, my kids can't,” said Stacey Peavy.
PEOPLE DO CARE ABOUT ALL IN AND OUT OF GEORGIA!!!(-)
WE WILL KEEP ALL OF THOSE FAMILIES THAT LOST THEIR LOVE ONES IN THIS HORRIBLE WEATHER!! WHEN YOU THINK YOU GOING THRU ALOT SOMEONE OUT THERE IS GOING THRU WORSER!!! MAY GOD LIFT ALL STORM VICTIMS UP IN PRAYER!!! THEY WILL BE BLESS TO REBUILD THEIR COMMUNITIES BACK UP TO BE STRONGER IN SPIRIT AND TO BE STRONGER IN THEIR LIVES!!! MAY YOU BE STRONG AND HAVE WILL POWER TO GET THRU THIS DEVESTATING AFFECT THAT NATURE BRING UPON OUR HUMAN LIVES!!!!
RIP TO THE ONES THAT LOST LOVE ONES!!!
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Yeah, a 13 year old? They are not known for over- dramatizing at all.
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Yeah, a 13 year old? They are not known for over- dramatizing at all.
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I'm glad that God spared the Peavy family. May they take it as a divine warning not to shake hands with those who are currently being used as the devil's helpers! You see what happened to Ponderosa and elsewhere; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows he also reaps. Drug addiction takes what most people own in worldly possessions, but it takes the 10% that is set apart for God. When law enforcement makes deals with people who are addicted to drugs, who worship it as an idol and who can't stop, drug addiction destroys communities and destroys people spiritually. Now you see the war in the spiritual realm reflected in the natural, with the covering of protection removed from this area, of people who posted there to pray. Partying is not everything; especially when you don't want to see your friends die of an overdose when they are like family to you. God can restore everything to the Peavy family, but I pray that this only strengthens their faith in what they can not see. 4-28-11 was an 11yr. anniversary that I almost died so it was already a day with bad significance for me, but God spared my life then, and he spared it again last night. 200 deaths could've been 2,000, easily 20,000: had no one heeded my emails, texts, and messages from the ridge before it hit Griffin. Everything happens for a reason, and I pray that the Peavy family heed it for the warning that it is.
THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE AREA WHERE THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS LIVED:
IT SEEMS AS IF THIS WAS DIVINE JUSTICE. THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS NOW SUFFERING THOUGH FROM THE DECISIONS THAT CORRUPT LEADERSHIP MADE. IN THESE TIMES, IT REMINDS ME OF THE STORY OF EZEKIEL WHERE HE WARNED OF IDOL WORSHIP AND NO ONE LISTENED TO HIM, LIKE WHEN JEREMIAH WHO SINCERELY WEPT IN PRAYER TO SEE HIS PEOPLE TAKEN CAPTIVE.
ON A GOOD NOTE, THOSE WHO WERE WRONGLY ACCUSED GOT TO SEE THE SYSTEM WORK FAIRLY ON THEIR BEHALF:
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Best news all day, I just found out: I just couldn't live with myself having someone accused of something just because they wanted to do music together and someone got jealous and sent the cops to their house! I have tears streaming down my face, this is a great day! Thank you for keeping your faith Waka, I'm sorry the cops said those things to your Momma, I hate what Lanny did to Robert and to you and Gucci. I'm glad that you did not resist or talk back, it could've been so much worse: HCPD have been known to be @ssholes, to treat you as if you're guilty and you have to prove your innocence. They dropped the charges, because they didn't want you to sue for them obtaining evidence by use of the poisonous tree. I am so glad you kept your faith, I knew it the whole time!!! :D
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John Amis, AP After months of back-to-back run-ins with the law, Gucci Mane has finally caught a break. The Atlanta native's current prison sent
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AND THAT IS WHY I AM ENDORSING WENDELL BEAM FOR SHERIFF OF SPALDING COUNTY, FOR A RUNOFF ELECTION OCTOBER 18TH, AND NOT CAPTAIN DUNCAN:
DHL makes donation in Daly's memory
By Kathy Jefcoats (132)kjefcoats@news-daily.com
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Joyce Daly, mother of slain Clayton County Sheriff's Deputy Rick Daly, is pictured with three of her son's former co-workers Friday at the Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes office in Stockbridge.
#The mother of a Clayton County sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty in July said Friday her son would be pleased to see something positive come out of such a senseless tragedy.#Deputy Rick Daly's family attended a presentation of donations from employees at DHL to the Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes. His mother, Joyce Daly, spoke on behalf of his wife, Cheryl; son Fayette sheriff's Lt. Toby Daly; daughter Amber Wright; and sisters Suzanne Brown and Judy Dempsey.
#"These kids are our future," she said. "If we don't help them, who will? What better way to honor his memory. He loved kids. He's happy today if he can see us down here."
#Daly is the first countywide officer in Clayton to die by gunfire in the line of duty. Police have charged Veasna Johnathan Bun, 17, with murder in his death. Joyce Daly said she sees parallels in the lives of the children in the youth homes and Bun.
#"Some of these kids could've ended up like Johnathan Bun," she said. "Who knows what would have happened if he'd had more help? I wish there had been more done for him. He's just a kid."
#The Georgia Sheriffs Youth Homes have provided stability, security and structure to the state's at-risk children for more than 50 years. They are sustained through community and corporate donations, said Terry Norris, executive director of the Georgia Sheriffs Association and the youth homes. The Daly family has asked donations for Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes be made in lieu of flowers for anyone wanting to honor Daly's life.
#Friday's donations of money and household, personal and school items were coordinated by the worldwide shipping corporation, DHL, as part of the company's Global Volunteer Day. Daly's sister, Suzanne Adams, has worked for DHL for 23 years.
#"They really went above and beyond," said Adams. "For them to do this for me, it's just wonderful."
#Adams said the family has been overwhelmed by support since her brother was killed, so it was important for them to return the generosity.
#"It's exciting that our family can give something back to show our appreciation," she said. "Kids are so important. Rick would have loved this, to honor his memory in this way. We want to keep doing good things and not let it be a tragedy. He'd be the first one to help if this had happened to another officer."
#Sumter County Sheriff Pete Smith is president of the Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes. He told the group Friday that here is nothing in those boxes that the kids can't use.
#Clayton sheriff's Chief Deputy Garland Watkins spoke for his department.
#"This was an unfortunate tragedy, but we can get past it and we'll get past it together," he said. "We lost him, but isn't it grand what he's still able to do?"
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This Reuters report comes as news to the Huck folks it seems. Just got off the phone with one of them.
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@SarahPalinUSA you took your eye off the ball with that old coot writing that book about you&you need to come out of the cave or stay there
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@SarahPalinUSA we are very sore that you did not sue the DNC over Obama's fraud, and that you have delayed in asserting your positions.
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@SarahPalinUSA I have been honest with you: I do not support you as President, but VP, because people will accept you in that role.
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Word has it that Sarah Palin is NOT running for President in 2012.In a letter sent out to supporters Wednesday, she says:
October 5, 2011
Wasilla, Alaska
After much prayer and serious consideration, I have decided that I will not be seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for President of the United States. As always, my family comes first and obviously Todd and I put great consideration into family life before making this decision. When we serve, we devote ourselves to God, family and country. My decision maintains this order.
My decision is based upon a review of what common sense Conservatives and Independents have accomplished, especially over the last year. I believe that at this time I can be more effective in a decisive role to help elect other true public servants to office.
From the bottom of my heart I thank those who have supported me and defended my record throughout the years, and encouraged me to run for President. Know that by working together we can bring this country back – and as I’ve always said, one doesn’t need a title to help do it.
I will continue driving the discussion for freedom and free markets, including in the race for President where our candidates must embrace immediate action toward energy independence through domestic resource developments of conventional energy sources, along with renewables. We must reduce tax burdens and onerous regulations that kill American industry, and our candidates must always push to minimize government to strengthen the economy and allow the private sector to create jobs.
Those will be our priorities so Americans can be confident that a smaller, smarter government.
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Soros-Backed Voting Study Promoted By Soros-Funded Media
Thu Oct 06 2011 09:44
Once again the media is completely ignoring the fact that an initiative it’s covering was funded by left-wing financier George Soros. The Soros-funded Brennan Center for Justice released a report opposed to new laws needed to combat voter fraud. This story was in turn promoted by Soros-funded progressive news sites that brought it to the national stage.
The Brennan Center for Justice, part of New York University’s Law School, reported that voting law changes “could make it significantly harder for more than five million eligible voters to cast ballots in 2012.” This 64 page report went on to explain that the effects “fall most heavily on young, minority, and low-income voters, as well as on voters with disabilities” and that the “wave of changes may sharply tilt the political terrain for the 2012 election.”
None of the five stories by The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, or CBS News noted that this study was funded by Soros. However, when the Koch Brothers fund a libertarian or conservative initiative the media tend to make note of it.
Each outlet had one story on the topic, but only CBS News said the Brennan Center for Justice as a “the liberal think tank” which the other stories failed to say. The Wall Street Journal did imply it when they said the Center was “named after the liberal Supreme Court justice William Brennan.” These articles did include liberal and conservative views, such as The New York Times which said “Republicans, who have passed almost all of the new election laws, say they are necessary to prevent voter fraud” and a quote from the Heritage Foundation.
The story first showed up in a preview by The New York Times on Oct. 2. The findings then made the rounds on liberal blogs and were written up by other outlets. This Soros-funded report was then promoted by the Soros-funded lefty media, which reaches more than 300 million people every month.Members of the Media Consortium, which received $425,000 from the Open Society Foundations, pushed the story when it first broke.
The Nation article was titled “GOP Voting Laws Could Swing the 2012 Election” and described “The GOP War on Voting.” The Nation Institute received $77,000 from the Open Society Foundations since 2000, on top of being a member of the Media Consortium. ColorLines said the report “puts forth an ominous prediction.” AlterNet linked to a Loop21 article subtitled “New voting restrictions try to ensure President Obama is a one termer.”
Other members followed a similar tune. Campus Progress said “the report paints a troubling picture,” while Think Progress just said there were a “slew of GOP-backed laws that restrict voting rights” These two blogs are both part of Democrat John Podesta’s Center for American Progress, which took in $7.3 million from the Open Society Foundations.
As the Business & Media Institute has reported, a study by the Media Consortium detailed how progressives had created an "echo chamber" of outlets "in which a message pushes the larger public or the mainstream media to acknowledge, respond, and give airtime to progressive ideas because it is repeated many times." According to the report called "The Big Thaw," "if done well, the message within the echo chamber can become the accepted meme, impact political dynamics, shift public opinion and change public policy."
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*| Quinnipiac: 77% of Voters Say We’re in a Recession By Jim Geraghty   Tags: Barack Obama Good morning, Mr. President! Let’s see what the latest numbers are this morning… American voters disapprove 55 – 41 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing, an all- time low, and say 77 – 20 percent that the economy is in a recession, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Voters say 44 – 11 percent that the economy is getting worse, not better, while only 29 percent say the economy will improve if the president is re-elected. Voters also disapprove 48 – 34 percent of the way Obama is handling the Israeli- Palestinian dispute. The president should be a strong supporter of Israel, voters say 63 – 20 percent, but they split 39 – 40 percent on whether Obama is a strong supporter, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University survey finds. The Israelis and the Palestinians are equally to blame for the failure to achieve Middle East peace, 64 percent of American voters say, while 22 percent blame the Palestinians and 6 percent blame the Israelis. “The trend isn’t good for President Barack Obama. His disapproval has gone up 9 points since the summer, from 46 percent in July to 52 percent in September to 55 percent today,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. ”Especially troubling for the president is that voters say 49 – 39 percent thatRepublican presidential contender Mitt Romney would do a better job on the economy. GOP contender Rick Perry would do only slightly better, voters say, and Republicans in Congress would not be much better. I originally wanted to write the headline, “Obama Disapproval Hits New High, Again,” but I realized I wrote that one two days ago. Different poll, same results. |
Poll: Voters fear worse economy with Obama
Updated 22h 35m ago
By Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP
President Obama not only has a political problem with the economy, but with voters' confidence in his ability to handle it.By a margin of 44-11%, voters say the economy is getting worse, not better, according to a newQuinnipiac University poll -- and only 29% say the economy will get better if Obama is re-elected.
The Quinnipiac poll also says that voters believe Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would do a better job on the economy than Obama, by a margin of 49-39%; Rick Perry gets the nod over Obama by a margin of 45-42%.
Overall, visitors disapprove of the job President Obama is doing, by a margin of 55-41%.
"The trend isn't good for President Barack Obama," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "His disapproval has gone up 9% since the summer, from 46% in July to 52% in September to 55% today."
Some good news for Obama in the Quinnipiac poll: More voters continue to blame predecessor George W. Bush for the state of the bad economy, by a margin of 51-32%.
"The political challenge for the president will be whether he can make voters believe his eventual GOP opponent is a carbon copy of the former president," Brown said. "The fact that voters are unsure whether the economy will improve if he is re-elected is not a good sign for Obama."
Brown also said: "The president is stuck at a politically unhealthy level for someone who wants to be re-elected. His standing with the American people is obviously closely related to their views of the economy."
More from the new Quinnpiac poll:
The president's job approval among Democrats, 77-18%, is lower than his disapproval among Republicans, 91-7%. Independent voters disapprove 56-38%.
Men disapprove 60-36% and women disapprove 51-46%. Black voters approve 81-15%, but disapproval is 62-34% among white voters and 50-45% among Hispanic voters.
A Plan to Limit Dishonesty in Congress
Ernest IstookOctober 5, 2011 at 8:40 pm
Give two U.S. Senators credit for trying to do something about the smoke-and-mirrors games in Washington.
The “Honest Budget Act” by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) goes to the heart of public distrust of Congress, namely the dishonest budget gimmicks and accounting tricks.
The public is rebelling because too many “budget cuts” have turned out to be spending increases or, at best, promises that a future Congress will curtail spending.
By no means does the senators’ legislation fix all the problems, but it’s definitely a good start. They take aim at what they calculate are $350-billion in gimmicks used during recent years, by both political parties. Their checklist includes:
–No budget, no spending. It’s been over two years since the Senate has adopted a budget plan. The proposal is to prevent any new spending whenever an overall budget has not been approved by Congress.
–Quit crying wolf. So-called “emergency spending” is exempted from budgetary limits, so they propose that any claimed emergency must have supermajority approval. (As Heritage has noted, “routine expenditures [are] given the emergency designation simply to evade spending caps.”)
–No phony piggy bank raids. We have hundreds of billions in unspent money that was appropriated in prior years–$703-billion was the total at the start of fiscal year 2011. Rather than canceling those old, unused and unnecessary obligations from prior years, Congress re-directs them to new spending that is then exempted from normal spending limits. The proposal would curtail the practice.
–A freeze should be a freeze. Remember President Obama’s claims last year that federal workers’ pay has been frozen for two years? The claim is phony, because of backdoor “step increase” adjustments that have averaged 2-3% increases. Under the plan, those would be frozen until 2013.
–No time games. Billions of dollars of revenue and spending have been “deemed” to occur a day earlier or later, so that they’re credited to a different federal fiscal year. The IRS won’t let taxpayers ignore the actual calendar, so Congress shouldn’t either.
The Sessions-Snowe plan is good. As they say, the goal is, “No more gimmicks, tricks, or empty promises. America deserves an honest budget.
Their plan will not, however, curtail all of Washington’s huge bag of tricks. Many more are described in a Heritage guide, “Things You Never Knew About Appropriations—But Should.”
And even if Congress fixes its process, that won’t fix the rhetoric—the false claims that are routinely made about the contents of spending bills. But the longest journey begins with a single step, and the senators’ plan would start that journey on the right foot.
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Potato Lobby Turns Up The Heat In School Lunch Battle
09:24 am
by PHIL GALEWITZ
Joel Page/AP
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is a strong supporter of spuds in schools
When the potato lobby speaks, it always puts its best spuds forward. Yesterday at a National Press Club lunchtime briefing to promote the nutritional value of the vegetable, that meant a full bar of baked potatoes, french fries (baked, not fried), sour cream, cheddar cheese, chopped tomatoes, spinach and broccoli. Yes, according to sources close to the food, it was scrumptious.The group, which has been fighting the U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposed school nutrition guidelines to limit white potatoes and other starchy vegetables to 1 cup a week, rolled out some big guns today, in the form of lunch ladies, to butter up the press.
The National Potato Council released a survey of 245 school food service directors showing how most think the new rules would lead to higher costs, more wasted food, and lower participation in the school lunch program.
Schools are looking for healthier ways to prepare food. "Today's school lunch is not your school lunch you remember," Dayle Hayes, a registered dietician, said at the briefing.
The keynote speaker at the National Potato Council event, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, didn't stop for a bite, even though her home state is one of the biggest producers of potatoes. She said she had other plans for lunch.
Collins has been giving the potato lobby her time all year. She'sspoken out frequently against the USDA's proposal.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told The Salt recently, the move is an effort to reduce the amount of french fries kids eat and clear a space for other vegetables, like carrots or green beans.
The proposed limits don't sit well with Collins. "This means if a school serves a medium baked potato on a Monday it could not serve a full serving of corn or more potatoes for the rest of the week," she said. "That makes no sense whatsoever." She has vowed to strike the USDA's potato language when the agricultural spending bill reaches the Senate floor.
Collins and other potato supporters stressed the nutritional value of the spud, including potassium and dietary fiber. They also said potato bars, which are growing more common in public schools, help entice kids to eat other vegetables and important foods like low fat cheese and broccoli and spinach.
And those oft-maligned french fries? the council says only 10 percent of schools even have a fryer today.
A final ruling from the USDA is expected early in 2012 — and Vilsack says the department is taking into account the concerns that have been raised about potatoes.
Collins noted she and her five siblings ate some type of potato almost every day growing up in rural Maine, and none of them are overweight.
Kaiser Health News is an editorially-independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health care policy organization that is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.
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NOWADAYS, THE GOVERNMENT IS BEHAVING MORE GREEDIER THAN A MISERLY MILLIONAIRE.....
Senate Democrats add millionaire tax to jobs bill
Oct 5 08:20 PM US/Eastern
BY STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Struggling to deliver the big jobs package proposed by President Barack Obama, Senate Democrats are using the issue to force Republican senators to vote on tax increases for millionaires, picking up on a White House theme that the nation's wealthiest Americans aren't paying their fair share.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Wednesday he is changing Obama's jobs package to add a 5 percent tax on income above $1 million, a proposal that is sure to be blocked by Republicans.
The $447 billion package still includes Obama's proposals to cut payroll taxesand provide money for teachers, firefighters, the unemployed and infrastructure. The tax on millionaires is expected to pay for the package, so it wouldn't add to the budget deficit.
Democrats are banking on Republicans to oppose both the higher taxes on million-dollar earners and the president's call for new spending aimed at reducing joblessness, leaving them open to a charge of protecting the wealthy at the expense of the unemployed.
"Republicans will be hard pressed to explain why they allowed teachers and firefighters to be laid off, rather than have millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share," said Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. "Republicans will struggle to defend putting off repairs to crumbling schools in order to protect tax breaks for the wealthiest 1 percent of America. This is the contrast that will be on display in the Senate next week."
Reid said he plans to bring the bill up for a vote in the Senate next week, though without Republican support, it won't get the 60 votes needed to advance. Republican leaders said they won't support tax increases, even on the wealthy, because they would hurt an already weak economy.
"I understand our Democrat friends want to jettison entire parts of the bill altogether—not to make it more effective at growing jobs, not to grow bipartisan support," said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. "No, they want to overhaul the bill to sharpen its political edge."
The new 5 percent tax would be applied to adjusted gross income above $1 million—that's income before itemized deductions are subtracted—including income from capital gains and dividends. The top tax rate on earned income is currently 35 percent. The top capital gains tax rate is 15 percent.
The tax increase would raise about $450 billion over the next decade, paying for the entire jobs package, Reid said. It would take effect Jan. 1—a year earlier than the tax increases in Obama's original package.
Obama has said raising taxes during a weak economy is not a good idea and, campaigning for his jobs bill in Cincinnati last month, he made a point of noting that his tax increases would not kick in until 2013. "Nobody is talking about raising taxes right now," he said.
On Wednesday, White House press secretary Jay Carney said he was not familiar with details of the Senate Democratic plan and would not comment on the specific timing of the millionaire surtax. But he added that "if we have to make choices here, that this trade-off is an acceptable one whenever the revenue increases kick in because of the urgent need we face to address an economic problem."
Democratic leaders in Congress point to recent polls showing support for increasing taxes on the wealthy.
A Washington Post-ABC News released this week said 75 percent of respondents supported raising taxes on Americans with incomes over $1 million a year. That same poll found that 52 percent of respondents supported Obama's jobs package, and 36 percent opposed it.
Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, recalled that previous proposals to raise taxes on millionaires had failed, with some Democrats joining Republicans in opposition.
"Some of my Democrat colleagues were right to reject a similar proposal when they controlled both chambers of Congress," Hatch said. "Given the weak state of our economy, they'd be wise to reject it again."
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Associated Press writer Jim Kuhnhenn contributed to this report.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Slurred Michael Jackson voice fills LA courtroom
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Researchers analyzed data from autopsies of almost 2,700 people in Finland who died of sudden cardiac death — in which the heart abruptly stops beating and death occurs rapidly — between 1998 and 2007, along with the patients' hospital records and questionnaires completed by their relatives.
Coronary artery disease was deemed to be the cause of death in 78 percent of cases, while causes unrelated to coronary artery disease were found in about 22 percent, the University of Oulu researchers said in a journal news release.
Coronary artery disease is a narrowing of the blood vessels that bring blood and oxygen to the heart, caused by a buildup of plaque on the arterial walls.
Of the deaths not related to coronary artery disease, the most common underlying cause of death in people younger than 40 was fibrotic cardiomyopathy (28.3 percent). Cardiomyopathy is a weakening and enlargement of the heart muscle that makes it harder for it to pump blood.
Alcohol consumption was the most common cause (about 26 percent) in people ages 40 to 59, and obesity was the most common cause (almost 23 percent) in people older than 60.
The findings reinforce coronary artery disease as one of the most common causes of sudden cardiac death, but also identify other causes of sudden death in different age groups.
The study was published Oct. 3 in the October issue of the journal HeartRhythm.
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Slurred Michael Jackson voice fills LA courtroom
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disturbing sounds and images from Michael Jackson's life and death played a key role on Wednesday in the manslaughter trial of his doctor, with jurors hearing a recording of the self-styled King of Pop speaking in a slurred voice and viewing a photo of his dead body.
Prosecutors also showed pictures of a jug of urine found by Jackson's bed after his June 25, 2009 death, and a coroner's investigator testified she found a large collection of sedatives and painkillers in the "Thriller" singer's room.
A recording of a May 2009 conversation between the singer and his physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, marked one of the most dramatic moments in the doctor's week-old trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter.
Jackson is heard speaking slowly, in a low and at times incoherent voice, slurring his words.
"My performances will be up there helping my children and always be my dream," Jackson said.
"I love them because I didn't have a childhood. I had no childhood. I feel their pain."
"Elvis didn't do it. Beatles didn't do it. We have to be phenomenal," Jackson is heard saying of his planned 50 London comeback concerts. He said he wanted to use the profits from the shows to fund a children's hospital.
Jackson's brother Jermaine Jackson wiped away tears while listening to the tape.
Prosecutors are seeking to prove through the tape Murray knew the powerful effects of the drugs they claim he was giving Jackson, well before the singer died in his care.
Murray denies involuntary manslaughter -- or criminal negligence -- in Jackson's death from what medical examiners have said was an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol combined with sedatives.
The doctor has admitted giving Jackson propofol that day as a sleep aid. But his attorneys claim Jackson gave himself an extra, fatal dose of propofol when Murray was out of the room.
Coroner's investigator Elissa Fleak testified on Wednesday she found a large collection of drugs and medical paraphernalia scattered through Jackson's bedroom and an adjoining walk-in closet. They included vials of propofol and the sedative lorazepam.
There were also other drugs in a wicker basket beside Jackson's bed that were prescribed by doctors other than Murray. Some bottles were made out to "Mick Jackson" or "Omar Arnold."
Fleak said it was she who took a photo of Jackson lying dead on a hospital gurney that was shown to the jury on Wednesday.
Murray faces a maximum of four years in prison if convicted.
(Editing by Vicki Allen and Todd Eastham)
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*Bachmann: Social issues receiving ‘virtually no’ attention
By Geneva Sands-Sadowitz - 10/06/11 09:24 AM ETRepublican presidential contender Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.) said she took time this week on the campaign trail to focus on social issues, claiming that those concerns are being ignored by many candidates.
The congresswoman told Fox News she was highlighting her views on abortion, marriage and family because there has been "virtually no" conversation about these topics in the GOP race.
"We can't forget that in the midst of the number one issue that the campaign will be about, which is jobs and the economy, which it should be, we can't forget that there's another group of issues that are very important for a lot of voters," said Bachmann on Fox News's "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren." "That's the pro-life issues, marriage, family, faith, religious liberty."
Bachmann said she was meeting with the faith community in Iowa to let voters know where she stands on these issues.
During the interview Bachmann praised Apple co-founder and chairman Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday at age 56.
"To lose him is to lose a part of American genuis," said Bachmann.
"He was such a unique thinker and to lose him there isn't really replacement for him. I think we all saw the demise was coming, but when it came it was a very sad moment," she added.
An icon of American business on par with Henry Ford and Walt Disney, Jobs left a permanent imprint on the development of consumer technology.
"Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it," President Obama said in a White House statement.
Alcohol, Obesity Major Causes of Sudden Heart Death
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TUESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) — Obesity and alcohol consumption are among the leading causes of sudden cardiacdeath not caused by coronary artery disease, a new study finds.Researchers analyzed data from autopsies of almost 2,700 people in Finland who died of sudden cardiac death — in which the heart abruptly stops beating and death occurs rapidly — between 1998 and 2007, along with the patients' hospital records and questionnaires completed by their relatives.
Coronary artery disease was deemed to be the cause of death in 78 percent of cases, while causes unrelated to coronary artery disease were found in about 22 percent, the University of Oulu researchers said in a journal news release.
Coronary artery disease is a narrowing of the blood vessels that bring blood and oxygen to the heart, caused by a buildup of plaque on the arterial walls.
Of the deaths not related to coronary artery disease, the most common underlying cause of death in people younger than 40 was fibrotic cardiomyopathy (28.3 percent). Cardiomyopathy is a weakening and enlargement of the heart muscle that makes it harder for it to pump blood.
Alcohol consumption was the most common cause (about 26 percent) in people ages 40 to 59, and obesity was the most common cause (almost 23 percent) in people older than 60.
The findings reinforce coronary artery disease as one of the most common causes of sudden cardiac death, but also identify other causes of sudden death in different age groups.
The study was published Oct. 3 in the October issue of the journal HeartRhythm.
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2011teaparty Tea Party Chief @SenatorReid ENFORCE THE LAW YOU CREATED AGAINST WALL STREET; go after who has not paid us back, there are still some, and stimulus funds.
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2011teaparty Tea Party Chief @SenatorReid should you not fine those who are unethically accruing wealth from others?? Why did we pass that financial reform as law then?!
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