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• b, richard

  08/14/2009 11:56 PM

  Wild About Huck
  08/14/2009 09:53 PM

  A heartfelt Amen! to your post.
  This has been the theme of most of my posting since joining Huckpac.
  We need to elect more people who will uphold the Constitution, like Mike Huckabee. (I need not mention my favorite Congressman here, but he fits the mold as well - in fact, he uses the same statement you used regarding a LOT of legislation that has been passed over the years).

• Dr. David

  08/14/2009 10:33 PM

  

  President Obama told a town hall meeting in Montana today that we do not have a health-care system, we have a disease-care system, because we wait until people are very sick, and then administer expensive treatments that come too late.

  Now where do you suppose he would have gotten that idea from.....

• Wild About Huck

  08/14/2009 09:53 PM

  

  Gov. Huckabee,

  Will you please show me where in the Constitution it gives Congress the authority for this so called "healthcare" bill in the first place?

  Sincerely,
  Minda Martine
  Tempe, AZ
  

• Jill 4 America

  08/14/2009 09:02 PM

  

  Maxine -

  It is no telling what kind of traps are laid out there for us and what a shame to be from a source that we should be able to trust. It is against the law what they are doing but I also hear that once they have these records in their possession it is against the law if they destroy them. So it is a catch-22. I don't think they have any intention of destroying them anyway or they would not have collected them in the first place. I agree, it will be interesting to see if this stops now.
  On second thought maybe I need to go and check some of my old email that I have not opened yet .... way behind here! .... I hope NOT to find any.

  
  08/14/2009 05:22 PM
  Richard,
  I wish that my Father was here and the two of you could have a real interesting discussion on John Stormer and his books about communism, etc.
  I guess that is why I haven't completely read through that book 'None Dare Call it Treason' is because IT WILL ruin a good night's sleep. The enemy never sleeps does he? .... I just hope the Christians are all out of here before things get too rough.

• b, richard

  08/14/2009 05:22 PM

  Just some (non) trivia:
  As an aside, they seem to have quite a fixation on "committees" and
  "czars".
  Also,
  These appointments have already been made even before Obama took over:

  If somebody would inform you, that the former Ex-head of the inhuman and despicable Soviet secret service 'KGB', General Yevgeni Primakov, as well as Markus Wolfe, the ex-boss of the ''STASI'', the equally feared former East German ''State Security Police'' - (Staats Sicherheitsdienst) - have been hired by the United States Gov't for "HOMELAND Security", as experts to reinforce the control in the US of all it's citizens: would that make you sleep badly ? Im sorry to wreck your night's rest, but it seems that it just happened to you, or, better said: to all of us globally.
  One of these inhuman critters has since passed on to his masters,
  but the other still survives.
  I wonder if Obama kept him on?

  Study the Communists and how they took and maintained control.
  John Stormer has written books on this.

  I believe Jill4America is aware of this fine Christian patriot --
  (John Stormer, that is).

• Ron and Dottie in Fl

  08/14/2009 05:19 PM

  

  It appears some in Congress recently took a stab at correcting the toxic derivative crisis. They keep putting it on a back burner. I thought it was an under lying problem to the financial market bailout. It appears legislation in 106th (2000) Congress S.2697, H.R.4541. S.3283, H.R.5660, H.R.4577 was tied to passing Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000.

  I am having a difficult time making sense of this. Perhaps some of you can shed more light on derivatives. I am going to cut and paste some information I collected from the Congressional web site. The fix to part of the bailout problem appears to be in limbo.

  The following Bills appear to be attempts to correct the legislation that favored the derivative market.

  1 . [110th] Derivatives Trading Integrity Act of 2008 (Introduced in Senate)S.3714.IS

  S.3714
  Title: A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Tom Harkin [IA] (introduced 11/20/2008) Cosponsors (None)
  Latest Major Action: 11/20/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

  1 . [111th] Derivatives Trading Integrity Act of 2009 (Introduced in Senate)S.272.IS

  S.272
  Title: A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Tom Harkin [IA] (introduced 1/15/2009) Cosponsors (None)
  Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

  1 . [111th] Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act (Introduced in Senate)S.961.IS

  S.961
  Title: A bill to authorize the regulation of credit default swaps and other swap agreements, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Carl Levin [MI] (introduced 5/4/2009) Cosponsors (1)
  Cosponsor Susan Collins (ME)
  Latest Major Action: 5/4/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  Perhaps Congress is expecting to keep the problem out there so the Cap and Trade market can profit from it as well.

  I hope this makes sense to some of you.

  r24189 for the Fair Tax and less government.

  
  

• b, richard

  08/14/2009 05:00 PM

  Under their Bills:

  The healthcare "committees" would probably have looked at the prognosis and did a cost analysis, found a bad ROI, and referred you both to an "end of life" counselor.

  If the patient was my age, or had any chronic conditions, it would have went directly to the end of life counselors.
  Check out the book "ecoscience" penned by Obama's science adviser...
  They're all eugenicists, that bunch...
  It kinda reminds me of the movie "Mars Attacks".
  Hoping to appease the situation, they ask the Martian leader what the Martians wanted.......
  THEIR REPLY:
  "We want you to die"
  

• mxnwilson

  08/14/2009 01:04 PM

  

  Jill--

  I have also received these unrequested emails from the White House. I had been deleting them, but I still have the one I received yesterday as the Major Garrett's exposure to these emails caught my attention.

  I have the same question that Major Garrett has--where are they getting these email addresses? I have signed many petitions, but can't recall any that I could have sent to the White House. I have also participated in several PollingPoint polls, the last one being called "GovPollingPoint." So now I am wondering why Gov. was placed in the name of this poll since the other polls dd not include it.

  As I recall, I'm sure I did not receive these emails until after I had participating in this poll. It's going to be interested to see if I continue to receive these emails after this exposure.

• Dr. David

  08/14/2009 11:53 AM

  

  Jill Davis 08/14/2009 11:08 am. Except perhaps for a few misguided souls, I think the HuckPACkers are not against health care reform. However, they don't want a lack of reform to be enacted into legislation disguised as reform, that will further enrich those who should not be profiting from the illness of others, or lead to an even more inefficient and wasteful system than we already have. All reform proposals must be analyzed carefully to make sure that real reform occurs.

  If the American people learn the facts, they will do the right thing as they always have. Your story is one more illustration that helps us understand the situation as it now exists, and I, at least, appreciate that you contributed it.

• Davis, Jill

  08/14/2009 11:08 AM

  I've worked hard my entire life. I have private insurance. In 2005 my husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor. (Did I say that we both worked hard and that we both had insurance? Because I want you folks on here to understand that.)

  My husband died six months later. We could not afford to go out of our immediate area for care because we had no 'out of network' benefits. So the quality of his brain tumor care was average -- not the top of the line that we may have received if we could have afforded MD Anderson in Texas.

  In the end, his total bill (and he died within 6 months of diagnosis) was $560,000 for which I, his widow, was left with 10% of.

  I have about $25,000 in student loans because I went to college. I've worked my entire life and now have lost my husband's income and am left with $56,000 worth of health care bills plus my student loans. I can barely pay my mortgage and will probably file for bankruptcy.

  If either of the bills under consideration were in place when my husband became ill, our outcome would be somewhat different. We would have qualified for better care (he may have lived a few additional months) and my total out of pocket expense would not have been more than $5,ooo.

  How can that be bad? If I file for bankruptcy the good citizens of this country will pay a lot more for me than I want them to, but I don't think I have a choice.

  And, did I say that I've worked hard my entire life? Worked hard and I get to have nothing. Not because of anything I did, but because of an out of control health care system -- they did absolutely nothing but steal our money and do nothing for the $500K we paid.

  So, know this. When you're against health care, you're against people like me.

• Jill 4 America

  08/14/2009 10:16 AM

  

  Goff, Steve
  08/14/2009 12:28 AM ... good catch!
  Someone has to be the defender of ALL the truth. Half truths become lies.

  I could do without Geraldo Rivera on Fox. He will stand up for those illegals no matter what. He doesn't seem to be objective at all to me when it comes to health-care or most anything else. I haven't heard him say anything favorably in response to the plight of seniors and the end of life 'NO CARE BILL'.... All I hear is illegals, illegals, illegals !!
  Those who have paid into this health care system with outrageous premiums for many long years, should now be just cast aside with limited coverage and 'death panels' as Palin describes.
  The president has 'broken trust' with the American people and once you have did this then it is extremely hard to get it back.
  I never had that trust to begin with but for the many who did, I believe finally that many are waking up .... a little too late though .... as I think we have a president who is not listening to the voice of the people even when they are in the majority ....
  truly unlike any president to date in my memory who wants to totally disregard their voice.
  I think he will try to push this bill through no matter what with just a few minor changes. Maybe a little dressing it up after being passed. (didn't think that was lawful) I WOULD LOVE TO BE WRONG.

  I am assuming it will help the conservative republicans to regain seats in 2010 because I don't think many of these democrats have a backbone to think or respond independently of the president on this bill or any other.

  I again called my House rep. yesterday. The voice on the other end sounded scared and very guarded on every word they said.

  My questions were:
  How is he going to vote?
  answer "I don't know"

  Has he read all 1,000 pages of this bill? answer "Yes"

  Did he tell you this?
  answer "Yes"

  Is he going to show up in person at the Town-hall meeting on August 22nd?
  answer "I don't know"

  DONOR NO. R23777

• Goff, Steve

  08/14/2009 12:28 AM

  Did anyone see Fox New's healthcare "fact check" in regard to abortion which stated claims that the bill would provide government mandated abortions were false?

  Here is an e-mail I sent fox news on that very same subject:

  I'm commenting in regard to the healthcare "fact check" piece on abortion that you ran earlier today. I feel that you were not objective in your reporting.

  You stated that there were two bills: one which had an amendment banning the tax payer funding of abortion and one which did not. You used this to say that the bill would not mandate tax payer funded abortions and that any claims that said so were false. The problem was in what you didn't say.

  You know very well that the Democratically controlled congress rejected an amendment that would have banned abortion in the original bill. This is a very significant fact, and if you were reporting objectively you would have mentioned it. There's no way of telling which bill will be passed, and the primary bill rejected the amendment for a reason. If you're going to do a "fact check" you may want to report on ALL of the facts.

  I would comment more, but I'm positive that you are getting many other e-mails and phone calls that are similar to mine. If these town hall meetings teach you anything, they should teach you that the average American is smarter than most think. With that being said, I am happy that you are there to stand in the gap, but I could not remain silent on this issue, there is just too much at stake, so I am asking you, please live up to creed of "fair and balanced," and report all of the facts surrounding the different elements of this debate.

• Jill 4 America

  08/13/2009 06:54 PM

  

  Anyone else get an unrequested email from the White-house?

  Fox news correspondent 'Major' was questioning 'what's his name? - the Press. Sec' about those emails today that a number are saying that they received from the W.H. without asking to be on their list.

  I did get an email from the white-house about two months ago and wondered "where did this come from?"
  I thought that maybe I just was looking for a congressman's telephone number and that is how it happened, but according to 'Major' it should only be those who requested to be on their list and I DID NOT !!

  Of course, I unsubscribed and I haven't heard anymore.

  The Press Secretary was very uncomfortable with the subject and wanted to move on to another question today.

  Isn't all of this TRANSPARENCY just grand !!!

• Jill 4 America

  08/13/2009 06:39 PM

  

  I am sick of this madness!! Let's just give all of these illegals full representation in America and take it all away from our true citizens. Seems to me that the republicans are going to have to start addressing some of these other issues as well or how will we win some of these elections if we are going to battle the illegals, ACORN (formally), and the Census Bureau that was moved into the White-House !!
  PRES OBAMA, NANCY PELOSI, REED, EMANUEL and COMPANY - YOU ARE NOT A TRUE AMERICAN !! GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM !!__________________________________

  Census plan would illegally redistribute House seats
  Chad Groening - OneNewsNow - 8/13/2009 4:00:00 AM

  An immigration reform activist says she's outraged that an advocacy group for illegal immigrants is pushing for those individuals to take part in the 2010 census.

  The Chicago Tribune reports that the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) has been going door-to-door in 11 Midwestern states, passing out flyers and encouraging the Latino population to participate in the upcoming census.
  
  Susan Tully, national field director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, says it is unfortunate that a large number of the Latinos that MALDEF is targeting are illegal aliens.
  
  "We get this unbalance by counting people who have no legal right to be here and somehow claiming that this is their civil right to be counted. In fact, if you go on MALDEF's website, that's exactly what they're calling it," she points out. "They're actually counting people who have no legal presence, no legal right to be here, and taking representation away from American citizens in areas by counting illegal aliens."
  
  A recent Wall Street Journal editorial pointed out that some states will gain more House seats than they deserve following the next census because illegal immigrants will be counted. Tully agrees that it is unfair for states in much of the Midwest that do not have as high a percentage of illegal aliens.
  
  "They can get seats taken away from states for representation in the Midwest. And these seats are given then to places where they have huge populations of illegal aliens like California, Texas, and New York," she concludes.
  
  Tully argues that before people are counted for the census, they should be required to show proof they are citizens or legal residents of the United States.
  http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=639656

• b, richard

  08/13/2009 02:22 PM

  
  Captain Obvious
  08/13/2009 12:53 PM

  Keep posting, And that goes for all the Huck-Packers...

  If not, you risk hearing more of my rants than you all need to!

  Like to see it active here.

  BTW, A lot of the more principled
  (from their perspective anyway) folks of a "left bent" have been disenchanted with the Democrats, (especially with Obama as President) since they took power in Congress in the 2006 elections.
  I don't necessarily agree with any of their politics, I only want to underline their feelings of betrayal

  Even Cindy Sheehan ran against Pelosi
  Though out-raised by over 10 to 1,
  Pelosi could only beat her by slightly over 4 to 1...
  How much was Mike outraised by? I believe it was about $21M to 6M in Q4 of 2007 anyway. He barely lost but should have won.

  In Cindy's case:

  Nancy Pelosi Dem 194,098 71.8%
  Cindy Sheehan Ind 43,653 16.2%

  
  Nancy Pelosi (D)*
  Total Raised: $2,365,432
  Total from Registered Lobbyists: $70,400

  Cindy Sheehan
  Total Raised: $216,114
  Total from Registered Lobbyists: $0

  Peace activist Naomi wolf, who was an Obama supporter, has acknowledged our slide into facism continues under Obama.

  I'm not positive, but I believe I have read pieces where Amy Goodman wasn't too thrilled with the "change" either.

  Principled people see through this usurper whatever side of the chart they come from...

• Captain Obvious

  08/13/2009 12:53 PM

  

  Sorry to keep posting--but I had one of those great ideas--

  Let's find a leader who listens to the people--maybe even so far as posting an average citizen's picture with a plaque noting "this is our boss". Then let's support him to the best of our ability.

  Oh, wait...we are doing that here!

  R23745

• Captain Obvious

  08/12/2009 11:24 PM

  

  May I second Maxine's note? Don't miss Tamera Clay's post.

• All-in-for-Mike

  08/12/2009 10:21 PM

  

  Speaking of courageous dissenters...

  Gov. Huckabee, I'd like to suggest a VERY intriguing guest for your TV show.

  Ms. Susan Gong is running for the Virginia House of Delegates (46th District). She has led a very interesting life which brought her to this point.

  She was born and raised in China, and was jailed for pro-democracy activities. She later was able to study at Beijing University. Eventually she earned a scholarship to Harvard, where she earned her Ph.D. She became an American citizen in 2001, and says it was the proudest moment of her life.

  She was a Democrat and even campaigned for John Kerry. She campaigned a short while for Obama, until she realized that his campaign reminded her of China's political regime!

  She ended up campaigning for John McCain, and is now a Republican.

  I thought she might make an interesting guest on your show!

• mxnwilson

  08/12/2009 09:06 PM

  

  Tamera Clay-

  Your idea is brilliant! I really enjoyed reading it and would encourage others to scroll down and read it also!

• b, richard

  08/12/2009 08:36 PM

  Not to quote the title of this thread, but....

  "Who Is Afraid of Dissent?
  by Mike Huckabee"

  Anyone posting....
  Do it while it's still free...
  Do it while you still can....

  Is that the
  "Chimes of Freedom" (song)
  I hear in the distance????

  Far between sundown's finish and midnight's broken toll
  We ducked inside the doorway, thunder crashing
  As majestic bells of bolts, struck shadows in the sounds
  Seeming to be the chimes of freedom flashing

  Flashing for the warriors, whose strength is not to fight
  Flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight
  And for each and every underdog soldier in the night
  And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

  Even though a cloud's white curtain in a far off corner flashed
  And the hypnotic splattered mist was slowly lifting
  Electric light still struck like arrows, fired but for the ones
  Condemned to drift or else be kept from drifting

  Tolling for the searching ones, on their speechless seeking trail,
  For the LONESOME HEARTED lovers, with too personal a tale
  And for each unharmful gentle soul misplaced inside a jail
  And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

  Starry eyed and laughing, as I recall when we were caught
  Can't find no track of hours for they hang suspended
  And we listened one last time, and we watched with one last look
  Spellbound and swallowed till the tolling ended

  Tolling for the aching ones whose wounds cannot be nursed
  For the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones and worse
  And for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe
  And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

  The Byrds "Chimes Of Freedom

  Maybe its just the site....
  Or are we getting quiet???

• Goff, Steve

  08/12/2009 07:22 PM

  Fox News did a good job reporting on Obama's comments in regard to his grandmother and end of life care, but there is a much more effective and telling interview that he did with the New York Times on April 4th, 2009. In this interview he made the same statements, but he expounded a little further. Here are the words that followed the quotes about his grandmother and end of life care to include the interviewer's question which lead to Pres. Obama’s shocking response:

  OBAMA: “I mean, the chronically ill and those toward the end of their lives are accounting for potentially 80 percent of the total health care bill out here.”

  LEONHARDT: (interviewer) “So how do you — how do we deal with it?”

  OBAMA: "Well, I think that there is going to have to be a conversation that is guided by doctors, scientists, ethicists. And then there is going to have to be a very difficult democratic conversation that takes place. It is very difficult to imagine the country making those decisions just through the normal political channels. And that’s part of why you have to have some independent group that can give you guidance. It’s not determinative, but I think has to be able to give you some guidance. And that’s part of what I suspect you’ll see emerging out of the various health care conversations that are taking place on the Hill right now."

  This is truly breathtaking! Not only has Obama admitted that he will have bureaucrats involved with people's "end of life care", but he has admitted that he will establish an "independent group” that is not through the "normal political channels" to take care of these decisions. Obama has admitted in his own words that an independent panel will make end of life decisions for seniors and the chronically ill.

• Talk, Frank

  08/12/2009 06:54 PM

  http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/columnist/raasch/2009-08-06-newpolitics_N.htm?obref=obinsite

  The above link is to a USA Today article on the health care bill. The article has some good points in it.

  Here is one good point it makes about the "death panels". This point puts the "death panels" into a clearer context and is a powerful argument against the bill.

  "Confusion and fear are also being spread over a much-debated passage of a House bill designed to cover consultations between patients and doctors over end-of-life issues.

  Opponents point out the passage was proposed by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, described by the Family Research Council as "a Democratic congressman from Oregon who has been a major proponent of the state's assisted-suicide law."

  The Family Research Council's website includes testimonials from Oregon residents who say they have been denied cancer treatment but offered counseling for assisted suicide."

• Captain Obvious

  08/12/2009 05:10 PM

  

  Jeff Hawkins--

  None of us really understands all the ramifications of the health care plan--it's eleven hundred some pages long and nobody has had time for even a cursory reading--much less detailed analysis of what it will look like if it is (God forbid) rolled out over the entire country.

  When our local school district changed from a 7-hour school day to the block schedule, the block plan was introduced in one school first. When it proved successful there, it was introduced to another school with somewhat different demographics. After several years of trial, it became a district-wide schedule.

  Have you heard any plans to do a trial run on this health-care behemoth?

  Will our elected officials submit themselves and their family to the same health care plan they are forcing upon us?

  Our elected leaders are so intent upon giving us their "facts" when we'd like the truth, please!

  And if you want to see demonstrations that are violent and out-of-control, check on some (rare in the MSM) footage of REAL organized and orchestrated mob actions by leftists--including posters calling for the assassination of then-President Bush.

• Whitten, Jimi

  08/12/2009 04:21 PM

  Specter breaks out the comedy act and declares that the people showing up at townhalls are "not necessarily representative of America" - where does he think they are from if not middle America?!?! Are the people in DC so insulated and isolated that they cannot see that the people do not trust them and do not want their version of healthcare (for us) crammed down our throats?

  I still think the fastest way to make this all go away is to require that all House and Senate members be COVERED by any law they pass for us!!!

• b, richard

  08/12/2009 03:16 PM

  Many may have thought it trivial when a strict adherence to the Constitution was emphasized in the previous elections. Now we learn...
  Almost every time the Constitution was not strictly followed (as in the oath of office they all took ), history has shown the wisdom of the founders to be far superior to the so-called "enlightened" (as in Luciferian) globalist CFR / Tri-lateral Commission folks who, much like parasites, have infiltrated into all levels of our government.
  Is it time to take a page from "Old Hickory's" book and
  ROOT THEM VIPERS OUT
  Hope the ballot box works, if not I don’t like what comes afterward….
  Lets hope the sleeping giant has finally woke up...
  

• b, richard

  08/12/2009 02:48 PM

  Read the Declaration of Independence.
  In light of Congress daily voting for legislation not specifically authorized by the Constitution,
  executive orders, originally intended for administrative acts, such as purchasing supplies, etc. are now used as a mini-legislature at the beckon call of the President.
  It now appears that all of our communications with our elected representatives have been blatantly ignored as evidenced by the banker bailouts. Where is our redress of grievance? Elections are controlled through (not by) the media and the two winged single Dema-Publican party.
  We're at 1984 and getting vocal in whichever way we can in the hope that the answer will not have to be 1776.
  Hitler kept it orderly, not many lived to complain. Any opposition was promptly put down. He even used religion to bolster his position. I once heard his favorite verse was Romans 13.
  Well, our Constitution is the authority, the rule of law, the chain that binds a would-be tyrannical government.
  Unfortunately they may be choosing to de-legitimize their authority by their constant violation of the very document that each has taken a sacred oath to uphold.
  I have yet to use such "in your face" tactics at a public venue, but is the alternative to be run over roughshod?
  Surely freedom is fading in the distance... I wonder if liberty is easier kept than having to be later retaken?
  Anyone else care to share on this?

• Clay, Tamera

  08/12/2009 01:54 PM

  Gov, Huckabee
  We the people should read this declaration in every meeting we attend and then have everyone in attendance sign it and turn it over to our representatives:

  The (YOUR STATE HERE) Declaration

  When, in the course of human events it becomes necessary for “we the people” of the United States to remind our federal government of its constitutional limits, duty demands that we communicate our grievances and petition for redress under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

  We begin by reaffirming the core values on which our forefathers founded this Constitutional Republic.

  We hold these truths to be self evident – that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

  That to secure these rights our forefathers instituted a limited federal government which derives its just powers from the consent of the governed – but the history of our federal government is one of continual over-reaching beyond it’s constitutional mandate to secure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity.

  We are, therefore, peaceably assembled here in (YOUR TOWN & STATE) on (DATE, 2009) to demand that the federal government immediately cease it’s abridgment of the People’s rights, and the State’s rights.

  We call on our U.S. Representative (REP NAME )to read this -our petition for redress- on the House floor so that it may be entered into the official record of the House. We call on our U.S. Senators (NAMES) to enter our petition to the Senate record. We call on our President Barack Hussein Obama to veto all legislation and desist from Executive Orders which contravene the will of the people herein expressed.

  Whereas, the encouragement of private and public debt by the federal government has brought America to the brink of financial devastation, and has made us a debtor nation;

  Whereas, history proves government spending has never succeeded in curing an economic downturn, but rather serves only to deepen and prolong it, snowballing debt for future calamity;

  Whereas, government takeovers of banks and financial institutions move America ever further from the free-enterprise principles that have brought the nation prosperity for 233 years, and bring it closer to Socialism;

  Whereas, bailouts of private corporations represent a counterproductive response to what is; essentially, a government-induced crisis, and effectively make the President the CEO of private corporations;

  Whereas, the current level of irresponsible government spending is bankrupting this country, burdening our children and great-grandchildren with never-ending debt, and making the United States a servant to lender countries such as Communist China;

  Whereas, redistribution of wealth by government for the purpose of achieving “social justice” is immoral and a proven failure:

  We hereby demand an end to all further “stimulus” spending, corporate bailouts, “earmarks,” pork projects, welfare programs, higher tax rates and attempts to nationalize industries. We reject socialism, no matter how it is packaged. And we pledge to hold accountable any and all elected officials who continue to pursue this course that is rapidly leading America to ruin. We remind the government that we are guaranteed a Republican form of Government in the constitution.
  (Article 4, Section 4)

  We hereby petition Congress to repeal the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 which unconstitutionally delegated to the Executive Branch the spending decision of 700 Billion dollars. We call on the government to immediately divest itself of GM, AIG, and all private corporations, and to provide an exert accounting of all TARP funds spent to date. We demand the repeal of H.R. 1106, which forces American families to pay the mortgage for those who received loans they did not qualify for.

  We petition Congress to repeal the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 (H.R. 1105), and that the budget bill under consideration be killed -which has a net tax hike of $1.35 trillion.

  We petition Congress for passage of H.R. 450 the Enumerated Powers Act, to require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.

  We petition Congress for a final end to the death tax which effectively doubly taxes every citizen’s income and usurps our right to transfer wealth to our posterity. This abridges our constitutional right to be safe in our effects, papers and property.

  We reject the cap-and-trade energy tax, which will cause electricity rates to unnecessarily skyrocket.

  We reject the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 which will force onerous certification and inspection requirements on family farms and could make private vegetable gardens unlawful and turn the farmer’s market into a black market. (H.R. 875)

  We reject the deceptively named Employee Free Choice Act which takes from the American worker the right to privately ballot whether to organize labor, or not, and makes them subject to union intimidation and bullying. (H.R. 800)

  We reject the so-called “Ed Kennedy Serve America Act” which forces our youth into involuntary servitude and subjects them to years of indoctrination. This is a violation of the 13th Amendment to our constitution which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except when duly convicted of a crime. (H.R. 1388)

  We reject all encroachment upon our 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms. An armed populace is the greatest preservative of the Republic against tyrants. We reject all attempts to limit access to ammunition. We reject the reinstatement of the Failed 1994 Gun and Magazine ban.

  As Ronald Wilson Reagan has said:
  “There are those in America today who have come to depend absolutely on government for their security. And when government fails they seek to rectify that failure in the form of granting government more power. So, as government has failed to control crime and violence with the means given it by the Constitution, they seek to give it more power at the expense of the Constitution. But in doing so, in their willingness to give up their arms in the name of safety, they are really giving up their protection from what has always been the chief source of despotism – government.”

  We reject government run Health Care which would give bureaucrats the power to ration health care. This leads to an Orwellian society where government ultimately decides the time and circumstance of every citizen’s death.

  We say that we do not trust in the nanny-state, we choose instead to believe in the Constitution, in our fellow Americans, in the free enterprise system, and in our God.

  To these principles we pledge our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor, and witness our determination by our signature affixed below. We demand that our elected representatives make it their highest priority to address these grievances or face certain expulsion from office, and we strongly suggest they add their signature to ours.

  Signed in YOUR COMMUNITY , YOUR STATE, DAY & MONTH, 2009 by WE THE PEOPLE.

• JULIEE 4 HUCKABEE, CA

  08/12/2009 01:48 PM

  

  Dear Governor Huckabee,

  It is an honor to have you post alongside us on the Huck*Pac blog! Thank-you for taking the time to read our comments. The fact that you sincerely listen to the American people is what sets you apart from the majority of political leaders.

  I am not "afraid of dissent", but I am afraid of Health Care Reform being forced upon our country. What is "Un-American" is the attempt to intimidate those who disagree with them. This is in violation of our First Amendment Rights. Were anti-war protestors and pro-abortion protestors labeled "Un-American" by the establishment?

  It is crucial that Americans have "truthful" and "thorough" answers to their Health Care Reform questions. Your Huckabee Health Care Special was excellent. I would like see a series of these Health Care Specials, in order to have more detailed answers and information.

  Thank-you again for blogging with us, and for your exemplary leadership!

  God Bless,

  Juliee 4 Huckabee, 2012!

• Sunny in California

  08/12/2009 11:42 AM

  

  RONALD REAGAN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST SOCIALIZED MEDICINE & SOCIALISM!!

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiyfG4WMxA0

• Goff, Steve

  08/12/2009 02:46 AM

  Brian Snow,

  Excellent comments. The video that you posted displays the dishonesty of Obama, and gives further proof that he is abusing his power. Why hasn't fox news been posting these videos?

• Goff, Steve

  08/12/2009 02:15 AM

  President Obama has abused his authority as the President of the United States. Our founders did not establish our system of representation in order to have our leaders craft bills and ram them through without reading or debating the issues, especially when it is something as encompassing as healthcare or trillion dollar bailouts, and especially when they have questionable issues such as the government gaining access to our bank accounts, “end of life therapy”, denial of services to special needs people, etc. When our leaders do things like this they are representing themselves and not the people. This is nothing less than an abuse of power. The President lied about the reason for passing the bill. It is evident to anyone with even half of a brain that the reason the bill was rushed without being read is because the President new that the people would revolt if they found out what was in it. So I will ask you again: is this representation? This President has lied to the American people, used the position of President to influence congress to pass a 1000+ page bill through without reading it, slandered and threatened the American people, and is now connected to a group which has attacked civilians seeking to exercise their 1st amendment rights. The questionable nature of the bill, along with the reckless spending is out of favor with the majority of Americans, and the threat that these actions pose to our country, along with the treatment of the American people by an administration that has overstepped its bounds are large enough offenses that may indeed warrant impeachment. Serious questions need to be launched about SEIU’s involvement in writing this bill, their weekly meetings with the President, and their use of force on American citizen. We cannot continue along this path. I believe we need a nationally concerted effort to launch a petition to impeach the President for the offenses listed above. We also need to make recall efforts at the local levels for those who refuse to represent the people. (Especially if they refuse to honor the people’s wishes, whether it be healthcare or impeachment.) The other alternative is to vote them out of office next year, and elect enough Republicans to the Congress and Senate to give us a large enough majority to impeach. We will need two thirds in the Senate to impeach. Thirty six seats are available in the Senate, I doubt if this a significant enough number to pull this off through Republican vote. The only alternative is to make a truly bi-partisan move and remove President Obama from office.

• Pillette, M.

  08/11/2009 11:05 PM

  Their comments are very insulting. During the Bush years it was "patriotic" to dissent and now it's unAmerican. Do they think that we suffer from short term memory loss? Good Americans are concerned about government take-over and its inefficiency to run a business. They pass bills without reading them. They pass bills with pork barrel spending. They pass bills that we can't afford. Americans are starting to understand what's going on with Congress. They don't want to be public servant or represent. They want to be the parent who pats the child on the head and wants them to be obedient. Also, I have seen the way that they "debate" with one another. Our "representatives" have deplorable behavior. Barney Frank with the head of AIG; Barney Frank with Senate envy comments; Boxer with the General; Pelosi with everyone.

  There are a couple of things that I want to see:
  - no gov options;
  - reform yet free market;
  - no paid abortion;
  - no physican assisted suicide;
  - no more debt

• b, richard

  08/11/2009 10:23 PM

  Whose to say that the ones doing stupid things are not plants, you know, the bubba version of an agent provocateur? Or maybe they could be making a point about "what kind of government" ignores the citizens, relegating them to more of a position of "subject".
  Government taking over business would be socialism, you know, like owning the "means of production".
  Clearly there is some of this going on here. And don't forget...
  The "Central Banks" aka UN-Federal Reserve dictating to our government when and how much bail-outs they require to satisfy the "impossible to satisfy" derivatives bubble....
  Now that smacks of fascism....
  Swastikas in terms of antisemitism are rightfully repulsive, but in terms of bringing attention to the Corporate Central Bankers calling the shots, in essence running the government.... For obvious reasons, I would just stay clear of such symbols, but it's interesting to contemplate the path we may be about to embark on...

• Hawkins, Jeff

  08/11/2009 09:47 PM

  I am honestly confused by this whole health care debate. I do not understand the issue and doubt seriously I will find any frank discussion about what is or is not in the bill. Of course what would make it easier is if there were only one bill and not five. How can we know what is in or out when we do not even know which one will be voted on?

• M, Dave

  08/11/2009 09:28 PM

  There is a very good opinion piece in the WSJ, written by John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods Market:

  The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare

  Eight things we can do to improve health care without adding to the deficit.

  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204251404574342170072865070.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

• Whitten, Jimi

  08/11/2009 08:59 PM

  People yelling at townhall meeting, drawing swastikas (that is way wrong) and so the president attacks insurance companies? Maybe he should try listening? I have to wonder if it ever occurred to him that we, the people, do not want his brand of health care?

• b, richard

  08/11/2009 07:31 PM

  SPEAKING OF NOT BEING AFRAID OF DISSENT....

  Here is a good account of peacefully daring to bring up....
  (drum rolls, please)
  THE CONSTITUTION...
  at one of those Health Care Town Hall Meetings
  Like a silver bullet to a bunch of vampires, I guess....

  Article has links to a capture of the actual audio of the encounter.
  (of course, cameras were confiscated)

  C4Lers Ejected From Georgia Health Care Town Hall For Mentioning Constitution

  http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=23472

  
  

• BDS

  08/11/2009 06:48 PM

  

  OBAMA'S TRUE INTENTIONS:
  A SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

  No folks, you're not crazy, delusional, or "making stuff up."

  The "public option" is the "trojan horse" for an eventual single-payer system. That's what Obama wants, and he's on record saying so.

  PROOF HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-bY92mcOdk

  Of course it's not explicit in the Obamacare bills; it's implicit, and Obama has admitted as such in past commentary. Only now that they have met our stiff opposition are they the ones hiding their true intentions, painting themselves as mainstream Americans and us as "un-American" right-wing extremists for exercising our First Amendment rights.

  Don't let them call you a liar. They're the liars!

  Please find a townhall meeting or a tea party. The month of August is your last chance.

  http://www.teapartypatriots.org/

  http://912dc.org/

• BDS

  08/11/2009 06:32 PM

  

  BIG PHARMA PAY $150 MILLION TOWARD
  PRO-OBAMACARE AD CAMPAIGN

  They're paying off the president and the Dems to be nice to them after Obamacare is enacted. So much for the government keeping Pharma "honest." Now they're in bed together.

  http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZGMzYzIyYzNkOGUyZWM5YTVkNDg5NmM0NjNkM2IyNDQ=
  

• Ridings, DeLinda

  08/11/2009 06:20 PM

  

  Gov. Huckabee,

  I was able to watch President Obama's town hall meeting today. It was almost disgusting how he danced around the important issues. One of the reasons I support you and am committed to Huckpac is that our message is clear and consistent. I appreciate a leader where there is no curtain to have to hide behind because in each speech the message is different. I like to know that the values you live by are the ones you support. Thank you for your leadership and I am proud to represent you through Huckpac.

• yarnell, Walter

  08/11/2009 06:09 PM

  I have heard several town hall speakers answering questions today say this healthcare bill does not mention Abortion therefore eluding to the fact that abortion won't be covered, but the fact that it is not specifically mentions opens the door to allowing this procedure as any other surgical procedure...They also said that the bill would not cover illegal aliens, but the liberals will push for amnesty to make all illegals legal therefore they can be covered....this is the kind of double talking coniving answers the politicians make knowing full well what they are doing. The people just do not trust politicians ....

• Jill 4 America

  08/11/2009 05:42 PM

  

  Doctor David 08/11/2009 04:34 PM thanks ... I think I can agree with you here. Like you say, he is very intelligent but I don't really think he can see the whole picture of the fall-out or the unraveling once it is put in place and tested. I do not believe that he works alone and he makes an excellent puppet for others to achieve their ambitions.
  As far as the "hiding of his true intentions or facts", I think that could be a possibility as well. As you know, I am one of those 'birthers' ... I have still been turning over everything looking for those documents. ha!
  I am really serious...

• Olga H

  08/11/2009 04:42 PM

  

  How can we trust a system of administrators who talked citizens into having taxes deducted automatically from their hard earned labor (Payroll Tax), while promising them a government run old age pension fund (Social Security), with only 2% of their income. This was under Franklin Roosevelt and the new Payroll Tax paid for his New Deal and World War. A few years later under LB Johnson, the Social Security Fund was suddenly transferred to the General Fund and has now increased to 7.5% and 15% if you're self employed (small business owners). Now these same bright administrators in a new generation, tell us that they've spent all our government run Retirement Fund, Social Security money, but they know how to handle our Health Care if we will only trust them and sign all our rights over to them, including our banking and estate information. Isn't this letting the fox into the hen house?

• BDS

  08/11/2009 04:42 PM

  

  DEAR WHITE HOUSE:
  I'M TURNING MYSELF IN
  From: Brian Snow (snowbriand@hotmail.com)
  Sent: Thu 8/06/09 2:34 PM
  To: flag@whitehouse.gov
  To Macon Phillips, Linda Douglass and the rest of the White House Gestapo:
  
  Per your request that Americans report e-mails on the Health Care Bill contrary to the President's presentation, I'm turning myself in for circulating the following e-mail that I composed about two weeks ago. No one made me do it; not the RNC; not some "special interest group." I authored and distributed this e-mail then sent it to my friends, many of whom forwarded it to their friends. I'm not ashamed; In fact, I'm glad to have exercised my right of free speech in helping the "Free Our Health Care Now" petition to pass the million-signatures milestone a few days ago. Moreover, I hope my e-mail is forwarded to the tenth or even twentieth generation and that the health care petition picks up ten million signatures by September.
  
  It's your camp who have been misrepresenting the contents and the implications of the Health Care Bill and attempting to rush it through Congress before Americans can figure out what it really contains. Your tactics - and the tactics of the DNC - to suppress the right of Americans to have this conversation smack of fascism. Back off.
  
  Brian Snow
  - email attached

• Dr. David

  08/11/2009 04:34 PM

  

  Jill 4 America 08/11/2009 2:45 pm. Regarding Barack Obama's understanding of the health care issue, he is as much at the mercy of his advisors and statistical experts as Ronald Reagan was when he was arguing that we could reduce the national debt by cutting taxes. Obama is an intelligent man with a good ability to analyze complex issues, but to a large extent it is a numbers game, with projections for future spending depending on the assumptions that are made. And those assumptions often depend on the wishful thinking of the people making them. That is why Mike Huckabee is undoubtedly right when he argues that health care reform is going to be bigger and cost more than the Democrats believe, if the reform is left to them. Even small distortions based on faulty assumptions multiplied many times over can lead to huge problems for the country.

• Entrekin, Shannon

  08/11/2009 02:46 PM

  I completely disagree with the way Congress is handling healthcare reform. I do not trust the federal government to put forward a reasonable plan that will not only take good care of me physically, but will also be fiscally responsible. A prime example of that is the way the federal government has run Medicare/Medicaid. Instead of re-inventing the healthcare wheel the government ought to be looking at how to fix the current money drains: Medicaid & Medicare. What should be done is for Congress to completely revamp both of them, merge them into ONE healthcare system with ONE budget, and, to help offset the government cost, open eligibility to everyone that is a US citizen with the premiums based not only on family size, but on family income.
  The system is already in place, it just needs to be updated and eligibility opened to any citizen of the US. That is the way to make healthcare accessible to all without ‘Big Brother’ having complete control and without an enormous added tax on the people.

  And I'm not too keen on the idea of someone telling me when and how I can take care of my own health. Keep up the good work Gov Huckabee!

• Jill 4 America

  08/11/2009 02:45 PM

  

  Hi Gov. Huckabee,

  Nice to see you as one of the gang today... ha!
  But I have always felt that you were one of us anyway unlike most of those other politicians in Washington.
  Thank-you for your continued truthfulness, forthrightness and loyalty to the concerns and needs of all Americans.

  I have been listening to the Arlen Specter and Pres Obama town-hall meetings. I found the Specter meeting to be more interesting and enlightening.
  My question is: What will be the attorney's interpretation of all the pages on the health care bill? That is what counts and not what the president thinks or understands it to be. Do you think that the president really understands it all himself and/or is he hiding something?
  He tries to paint it all with a pretty rosy picture. Many unanswered questions here and there did not seem to be very many in the audience asking questions with opposing views of this bill. (this is with the pres. town-hall mtg)

  I am sure you will give us your thoughts on these town-hall meetings today. It is needed!

  Thank-you Governor Huckabee

  Donor No. R23777

• mxnwilson

  08/11/2009 01:58 PM

  

  Wow, Gov. Huckabee! This is awesome. I have always hoped that you would post a comment with us although I love to read your blogs as well.

  This was a very pleasant surprise for me, and it's good to know that you do read our comments. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness as well as your leadership!

• huckabee, mike

  08/11/2009 01:05 PM

  

  Hello everyone. I wanted to take a few minutes and let you all know how important your comments are to me. I do read them often, and sometimes find really good ideas that Huck PAC can implement. But more important than that is the fact that I need to know what you think. I blog frequently so that you know exactly where I stand on the issues. It is just as important that I know where you stand. If you disagree with me, I want to hear that. If you have ideas that will help Huck PAC grow I want to hear those. Most of all, though, I want to know what you think of the issues I raise in each video and blog. Thank you all for being a part of the Huck PAC family. Your participation is important to me.

• Ron and Dottie in Fl

  08/11/2009 12:46 PM

  

  To Lucchesi, Carol Lynn
  08/11/2009 01:01 AM

  You wrote a good letter. Huckpac'ers you need to read this one.

  R24189 For the Fair Tax and less government.