THREE Simple Requirements

Presidential Eligibility: Three Simple Requirements WHAT IF “BIRTHERS” WERE “AGE-ERS”?

Article: The Post & Email

John Jay, who insisted on including the "natural born citizen" clause in the U.S. Constitution

Everyone knows, or should by now with all of the “birther” hullabaloo, Article II of the Constitution and its three requirements for the Commander-in-Chief: He must be a “natural born Citizen,” at least thirty-five years old, and have resided for at least fourteen years within the United States.

Most Americans, according to the media, accept Obama’s alleged place of birth as Hawaii and his US citizenship. Many, though, especially in “tea party” circles, express frustration with his seeming lack of “transparency,” want to see more than the short-form birth certificate posted on the internet, and ask questions like: “Where do we put the plaque?” Everyday Americans must show a birth certificate and other credentials to get jobs, drivers’ licenses, loans, passports, play on sports teams, etc., and they wish that Obama would just present his so we can get on with it. These viewpoints earn them the dreaded label of “birther.”

The majority of “birthers” consider themselves “Constitutionalists,” and whether or not they have questions about Obama’s Hawaiian birth, they do have reservations about the “natural born” part— because of his Kenyan father, who was not an immigrant and never a US citizen, resulting in Obama Jr. admittedly being a dual citizen at birth. Scholars and attorneys could debate the definition of “natural born” for hours. Combine that question with the current political correctness of birthright citizenship, dual citizenship/allegiance and immigration, and the arguments become even more heated.

But what if the eligibility issue was much simpler to grasp:  What if it had to do with the simplest of the three Presidential criteria—Age?

Imagine this:

A man runs for President, and the mainstream media doesn’t investigate, amid rumors and questionable statements and evidence, whether or not he is in fact at least 35 years old. An online organization which calls itself a “fact-checker,” even though its employees have no actual credentials or legitimacy for doing so, posts a digital image purported to be his driver’s license showing he is 35 years old. The media never directly asks this candidate his age, and he never directly offers it.

The man “seals” and/or relies on federal and state privacy laws in keeping his birth, medical, school and college records and other documents hidden from the public, making it impossible to verify his eligibility. Friends, fellow students, and colleagues are strangely silent.

Concerned citizens, before the general election, before the electoral votes, before the inauguration and after, attempt to pursue every avenue of inquiry and protest. Some urge their national party headquarters to raise questions and ensure he is properly “vetted.” Others file complaints with their secretary of state or state attorney general to ascertain that they verified that he was constitutionally eligible to be on the ballot. Some petition their electors to ask questions. They ask their senators and congressmen to object at the meeting of the Electoral College.

But nothing was done. All inquiries are answered with a reference to the digital image posted on the internet on Factcheck or Snopes as proof.

And he wins the election.

Citizens file lawsuits asking the courts to intervene (some even before the election), and not one case is ever heard on its merits; rather, many are thrown out because of “lack of standing” or that the plaintiff’s injury was not “particular,” but rather, deemed to affect all members of the general public equally.

The courts dismiss cases because they said the man was definitely 35, not based on an examination of any actual evidence, but because the issue had been “raised, vetted, blogged, texted, twittered and otherwise massaged by America’s vigilant citizenry.”

A judge refers to the digital image posted on the internet without ensuring that it met electronic security standards for evidence.

Plaintiffs are offered the remedy of voting in the next election.

Other judiciaries throw out cases based on the “political question” doctrine—stating that whether or not he was 35 (or if it even mattered) was decided by 69 million voters, and therefore the courts should not intervene.

Many others argue that the Founding Fathers’ age requirement is old-fashioned and unnecessary for Americans today.

The mainstream media, instead of doing any in-depth questioning or investigating of their own, ridicule those who do, calling them tin-foil hat wearers, extremists, crazy, and “Age-ers.” His fans cry: “We won” and “Get over it.”

The “Age-ers” are called “racist” or accused of “hate” because it so happens the man is also an African-American.
And this President, in a speech calling for civility, implies that questions about his age are uncivil.

Now, substitute “natural born citizenship” for “age,” and “birthers” for “age-ers” in the above scenario. What a mess.

Unlike the nebulous “general welfare” or “interstate commerce” clauses, Article II eligibility is one of the most straightforward provisions in the Constitution.  And for some reason, we can’t even get this right, according to recent polls and surveys, to the satisfaction of a large percentage of Americans.

Our Founding Fathers would be disappointed to find that the three branches of government, along with the media, have failed to uphold, refused to investigate, and ridiculed those who question—a very, very simple provision in the Constitution.  Its laws can be amended, but they should never be simply ignored.

We can argue the constitutionality of the various legislation proposed and passed by this administration, but the very legitimacy of our Commander-in-Chief, who has sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution, is arguably the most important issue, as it is the most symbolic of all.  The buck stops at the President’s desk.  Either his power is granted, and thereby limited, under the Constitution—or he is placed, or places himself, over and above it and the law.

Mr. Obama:  You swore an oath to uphold the Constitution.  Now please act as though you took that oath seriously. Assure “We the People” that you are in fact eligible to hold your office in the first place. Welcome a judicial interpretation of the founders’ “natural born” requirement, even if it means you may not have the right to hold your office. Your personal ambition should not come before your patriotism. It is not “uncivil” to be asked questions about your citizenship; it is uncivil for you to refuse to answer and to allow your staff to belittle the very citizens you represent.

And to those who derisively label as “birthers” those who do take the Constitution and his oath seriously:  You should also care, very much.

Because the only thing standing between you and the government that is supposed to represent you and protect your liberty and freedom is that now very fragile document.

“When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property. “—Thomas Jefferson

You Obamatrons should thank Fishleg and me. We (OKAY – the Post & Email did, but hey.) broke this down SO much that even the most DIE-HARD Obama knobslobbing moron could understand. It’s not about race. It’s not about BHussein. It’s about the UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. Do you fucking get it yet? Probably not. If you were dumb enough to mark BHussein on your ballot in the first place; there probably isn’t much hope for you. Enjoy life as a simpleton with a double-digit I.Q. I can’t speak from experience, but from what I hear; Ignorance is bliss.

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Not Paranoid When They are Out to Get YOU

House Democrats are suspicious of each other, none of them trust their Senate counterparts, and vice versa, and a Soviet mole has infiltrated the highest levels of British intelligence. Sorry, that last part is from a John le Carré thriller, though it might take a novelist to do justice to the ObamaCare-induced paranoia that now engulfs Congress—not to mention the double game that the White House may well be running.

Last week President Obama sanctioned “reconciliation,” a complex tactic that would jam ObamaCare into law on sheer power politics. But what if this gambit is really a false-flag operation, meant to lure House Democrats into voting for a bill that they would otherwise oppose? That’s the question many rank-and-file Members are now asking themselves, and they’re right to be worried.

The cleanest option for Democrats would be for the House to pass the Senate’s Christmas Eve bill word for word, thereby bypassing a Senate filibuster under the normal rules and forwarding ObamaCare directly to the Rose Garden signing ceremony. But Speaker Nancy Pelosi has repeatedly said the votes simply don’t exist for the Senate bill as is.

Liberals don’t think the middle-class insurance subsidies are large enough. Big Labor hates the “Cadillac tax” on high-cost health coverage because extremely generous benefits typically come out of collective bargaining. The pro-life Democrats led by Michigan’s Bart Stupak can’t abide federal funding for abortion. Everyone detests the enveloping corruption, such as the Nebraska Medicaid bribe for Ben Nelson, which has become so politically toxic that the opponents now include Ben Nelson.

Thus the convoluted scheme the White House has mapped out. The House would first pass the Senate bill, and then pass a reconciliation bill that addresses these objections—in effect converting the process into a makeshift and unprecedented vehicle for amendments. Mrs. Pelosi can’t rope in the 216 votes she needs without an iron-clad promise of another round of Senate action.

Iron-clad promise—or double-cross? After all, the White House would much prefer the Senate bill, because by its lights the cost-control programs are tougher than what the House prefers. And from a political perspective, a bill that can be signed immediately and that the press will portray as an historic achievement is far better than the drawn-out and gory battle that would be reconciliation. Republican Senators will have many procedural knives at their disposal, and the process will force Democrats to cast further votes and spend more months debating a deeply unpopular bill.

In other words, perhaps Mr. Obama has embraced this reconciliation two-step only to renege as soon as the House gives him what he wants. While some House Democrats would be furious, they’d soon be defending the Senate bill by necessity against the GOP. The moderates who vote for it might be collateral damage, but the White House has already concluded that this is the price of building its cradle-to-grave entitlement citadel.

Mr. Obama’s closing arguments are lending credence to rank-and-file fears that they’re getting played. Democrats are telling reporters that Mr. Obama has been telling them in private meetings that his Presidency, and the party’s claim to any achievement, rests on passing a bill. With barely any mention of substance, the right bill is any bill, by any political means necessary.

The White House also announced that it now wants the House to pass the Senate bill by March 18, before Mr. Obama departs for a foreign tour in the Pacific. But this barely leaves any time for the Congressional Budget Office to score Mr. Obama’s reconciliation fixes. Then there’s House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s far-fetched suggestion to Mr. Stupak and the antiabortion bloc that Democrats can take care of their concerns in a third bill, which everyone knows will fail in the Senate if it even comes to the floor.

In this wilderness of political mirrors, anything is possible. Spooked Democrats shouldn’t be surprised if they wind up being double-crossed for the ostensibly greater good of Mr. Obama’s legacy. (WSJ)

Trust Mr “Hope and Change”?

Mr “No tax if you make less $250,000 per year”

Mr “they (Republicans) have no ideas”

Trust Me.

Why ever would you be worried?

Look at that face. And he speaks so well (and put on a Negro Dialect when he wants to- according his aides).

It’s Not all about Him.

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Then you read this, also in The Wall Street Journal:

Everyone knows Democrats are planning to use the budget reconciliation process to get ObamaCare through the Senate. Less well known is that Democrats are plotting add-ons to that bill to get other liberal priorities enacted—programs that could never attract 60 votes.

One of these controversial measures rewrites the Higher Education Act to ban private companies from offering federally guaranteed student loans as of this July. Congress has already passed laws in recent years discouraging private lenders from making loans without a federal guarantee. But most college financial-aid departments still want private companies to originate and service the guaranteed loans. That’s because the alternative—a public option run by the Department of Education—has been distinguished by its Soviet-style customer service.

The Democratic plan is to make this public option the only option mere days before colleges send out their financial aid packages to incoming students. The House and Senate budget committees issued instructions last year to look for savings in the student-lending program, so the Democrats have prepared in advance their excuse to jam these changes through the reconciliation process.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan portrays the changes as eliminating subsidies to private companies, but no one should misinterpret these comments to mean that taxpayers will benefit. The plan that passed the House includes $67 billion in “savings,” according to a Friday estimate from the Congressional Budget Office. But the bill also has more than $77 billion in new spending.

The net loss to taxpayers isn’t limited to $10 billion. After inquiries from Senator Judd Gregg (R., N.H.) and Rep. John Kline (R., Minn.) last year, CBO explained that “savings” estimates are artificially high because of government accounting rules that undercount the risks of default when the government is originating the loans, while the new spending estimates are artificially low. This could be significant. Many colleges oppose the government plan specifically because the feds don’t make the same effort to prevent defaults that the private lenders do.

Taxpayers have even more reason than academics to fear the impact, in part because the public may not learn the details before this plan becomes law. Democrats aim to bring their education revolution to the floor without a committee vote or even a hearing in the Senate.

Democrats might seek to enact the bill passed by the House last summer, an even more ambitious plan sketched out in the President’s 2011 budget, or some mystery meat prepared by chef Tom Harkin, who chairs the Senate education committee. So far he won’t tell anyone what’s on the menu, and he may not have to. The limited 20 hours of reconciliation debate will no doubt be consumed by ObamaCare, but another new entitlement could be hustled into law under cover of bloviating lawmakers.

Both the House-passed bill and the President’s budget increase Pell Grants and also create automatic future increases, so individual grants will grow faster than inflation every year. Colleges will pocket the money by raising tuition, so we have yet another federal program ensuring that higher education costs continue to rise even faster than health-care spending.

Mr. Obama’s budget also calls for making Pell Grants a mandatory entitlement. At least now they are subject to annual appropriation and their growth can be slowed when tax revenues fall or other priorities rate higher. Mr. Obama would prefer spending that is quite literally out of control.

“Various changes that the President proposes to the Pell Grant program would add another $0.2 trillion to the deficit between 2011 and 2020,” CBO said Friday. That could turn out to be a very optimistic estimate if unemployment remains high and more people seize the educational opportunity to which they have just become entitled. Still another taxpayer trap will be sprung if the President’s proposal to forgive some debt incurred by “overburdened” borrowers is included in the bill.

The federal education takeover is another example of the Democrats’ willingness to use whatever tactics are necessary to advance their agenda to concentrate power in Washington—while they still can.
Then you have your answer.

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Just another day in the life....

Today was a relatively stress free day after mailing out shipments on Saturday and delivering Miche bags and shells today to all the great customers that have placed an order-they are greatly appreciated!

I am sad to announce that we might not see the release of the Madelyn shell until next week-I’m disappointed, as there has been great interest in the Madelyn shell. I will update as soon as this shell is released, and keep everyone updated on the April releases! I’m so pleased that we have new shells every month, it gives me such enjoyment to open the packages!

I spent the morning with my grandkids, and my daughter for coffee. Of course, I was required to bring her a new shell, the Laney. I’m glad she likes it!  I wonder how long it will take for my grand daughter to start showing interest in the bags as well, but for now her Polly pockets and her play purses seem to be enough!

I will be submitting an order this evening, if you have something you want please contact me before midnight!

Yours,

Polly

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P.S. PURPLE ELLIE, JADE, AND ORANGE SHEILA ARE RETIRED SHELLS–WE HAVE  A LIMITED SUPPLY, GET THEM BEFORE THEY’RE GONE!

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Thought for 3-5-10 - wake up and smell the coffee

A letter to the President and Congress:

I already know you aren’t stupid. Stupid people can’t lie as well as you can. So that leaves only a deceitful spirit. If you have a deceitful spirit then you hate the truth. If you hate the truth, then you hate God. And if you hate God, then you hate me. That makes you my enemy.

If you treacherous, socialist leaning, lying bastards continue on this course and ignore the will of the majority of the tax paying citizens in this country then you qualify as traitors. There will be judgment.

I quote here from the Declaration of Independence: “That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.”

Do you understand that? Do you get it? You are on real thin ice. If my life depends on the present course of events, then so does yours. You had better wake up and smell the coffee. We don’t want hope and change. We don’t want a new logo, we don’t want more taxes and we sure as hell don’t want more government intrusion into our lives.

Do you think we will not do this? If so, you qualify for insane. This is your last chance. You either get with the program or you’re gone. You will end up nothing but a bad memory.

The local news media today said that the reconciliation process is ‘clearly an attempt to railroad the Senate’. Here’s a history lesson for those of you who obviously do not understand the issue.

The reconciliation process was ‘invented’ in 1974 to streamline the budget process. It was designed to be used with tax and spend issues. It seems clear that it was never intended to be used to ramrod such comprehensive and complicated as issue as health care reform.

A number of democrats have already jumped ship announcing that they will not seek re-election. Arkansas’ own Rep. Berry, a fervent democrat, was quoted in today’s paper that even he will not support the legislation unless it has strong language prohibiting abortion. You can expect more democrats, in the coming weeks, to find ways to avoid losing their jobs in November.

Nancy, you and Harry and Joe had better come to your senses. Your retirement looms dead ahead. I would start doing some retirement and estate planning.

I can’t leave without offering one final admonishment. If this health care plan is so good, then why in the hell are you exempt from it? Did you ever hear the old adage, ‘what’s good for the goose is good for the gander’? I guess not, or maybe you don’t understand it.

Socialism is taking part of what’s mine and giving it to someone else to make us even. Sorry, that dog don’t hunt. Not in my lifetime. Not here. Not now. Not ever. Enjoy your retirement.

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A Travis Letter to all Americans

Yesterday on March 2 the State of Texas had its independence day. For those out there not familiar with Texas History on March 2nd 1836 A.D., at the same time as 185 brave Texians fought for their lives at the Alamo (February 23 to March 6, 1836), Texans signed the Declaration of Independence.

This was a sign to all Americans – we are willing to fight for our right to be free men with liberty and justice for all.

We never forget Col. William Barett Travis, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, and the other 185 Hero’s who have fought bravely at the Alamo and gave their lives for us to be free just as today we have men and women all over the world sacrificing the greatest good they have to provide the blanket of freedom under which we live in – The unsung American Soldier.

And the battle cry, “DONT FORGET THE ALAMO” is still in every Texans ear.

All throughout History not politicians, Newspapers, or any other organization has given us freedom, but the American Soldier.

Today we are at War again. It is a different kind of war. It is a social war that is going on right now in the United States, a war between Socialists (and backdoor communists) surrounding our current President Barack H. Obama and patriotic Americans fighting for their Constitutional Rights, their freedom, and everything that is dear to the American People.

Today’s War is not fought with guns and cannons, today’s war is fought with words, blogs, and the media, but nevertheless this war again is about our Freedom, our Liberty, our Constitution, our Heritage, and our right to be proud Americans.

I would like you to listen to the Words of a great Patriot and Role model to many Americans what the words Republic, Freedom, and America in general means to him – Marion Robert Morrison also known as JOHN WAYNE

Here I would like to apologize to all my fellow Texans for using the letter of Col. William Travis as a template for my own letter. At these changing times we all are in fear for the loss of our freedom and everything dear to us I truly think that Americans need a message as Inspiring as the Letter from Col. Travis calling for Aid.

In loving memory to Lt. Col. William Barett Travis – Defender of the Alamo – Hero

My letter to the American People:  

American, Patriot, Lover of the Constitution, Free man,
Member of the Tea Party Movement. Christian Reagan Conservative & Proud defender of the Constitution of the United States of America;

Spofford Texas, March 3rd 2010

To the People of Texas & all Americans in the world
Fellow Citizens & Compatriots

We are besieged by a million or more of the Socialists under Barack H. Obama and his Czars. We have sustained a continual bombardment & cannonade of Socialist Agenda’s attacking our constitutional rights, our freedom and our liberties for the past 13 Months and have yet stood tall and defended what is dear to the American People.  

The enemy has demanded surrender at discretion; otherwise our civil liberties will be put to the sword if the country is taken by the Marxist – socialists.

We have answered the demands with an increasing movement, protests, petitions, and gatherings to defend what belongs to us and what we love – The Constitution of the United States of America, and our flag still waves proudly from the walls. 

We shall never surrender nor retreat.

Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, Freedom, Justice, and Patriotism & of everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid with all dispatch.  

The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily through polluted Media, Examples from foreign socialist countries and well placed Czars in Law-Enforcements or Intelligence Units to undermine our liberty of free speech & will no doubt increase to several millions within a short period of time.

Therefore I call upon you, to come and join our cause. Bring your friends, neighbors and families, & bring your signs and Flags and proudly wave the Star Spangled Banner at the gatherings.

This country has been built on men and women willing to sacrifice for our liberties and our soldiers who give their lives for the same.

So I call upon you to give America one hour a day, use your phones, write your representatives, and jam their phones, Emails & Fax machines. Call the White House, go to our gatherings & Make your voice heard.

Your voice does matter – your voice that says: I WANT TO KEEP MY FREEDOM – Listen to me.

If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his own country together with my fellow patriots. 

Victory or Death

Tom Carl Lehner

P. S. The Lord is on our side

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Spots at the end 'o day

This may have been the longest day ever, judging by how long it has taken to get the pix selected, tweaked and posted.

When I left Bounce’s band, the youngsters were moving from grazing mode to play mode.

While I sat with Bounce and Alegre, the babies had grazed their way farther along the slope. I turned from the ultra-relaxed mare and stallion to see the three playmates kicking up their heels down to what must have been a crossing spot over a shallow arroyo that ran just behind Bounce and Alegre and come back toward us on the other side. I wanted to include these couple of pix to show some behavior but also again to show the size difference between Whisper and Liberty.

This “initiation” has been going on since Molly briefly lingered with the band. What is it we say about human little boys who “torment” and harass human little girls …?

Meanwhile …

Mama and Daddy are nearby and unconcerned. Alegre was a few feet behind Bounce, but I liked the juxtaposition of their faces, so I cropped in.

I had seen most of the horses I had particularly wanted to see – not Poco and Roach – and I think they remain the horses I haven’t seen in the longest time, since early winter. I headed out of the basin and saw Grey/Traveler and Houdini and Terra on my way out. I debated driving down the county road to try to spot the pintos again – and/or David and Shadow and/or Bruiser, Twister and Cinch. The sun had dropped below clouds, and end of the day in the basin is always so gorgeous …

I thought, no way will I get lucky two visits in a row and see the pintos right off the road, but I decided to drive down anyway, just to see what I could see.

Deer were out by the hundreds, at least – all does and last year’s fawns from what I could tell. With the lack of snow, the Disappointment is a friendly place for them right now.

Shot right through the window of the Jeep from the Disappointment Road.

I drove on down … and who do you suppose I saw, not only right off the road again but even closer to the road this time??

Kiowa leads Milagro and Copper through the mud, which was sloppy-messy in the southern part of the herd area.

Chipeta was buzzing around trying to incite jealousy or I’m not sure what … Mesa was mostly just annoyed …

… especially when it worked on Ty, right (this pic taken immediately after the pic above).

She calmed down a bit when she got back around to Kiowa and nursing Milagro. That’s almost-3-year-old Reya in the background.

Spook in the middle now (isn’t she a big girl? 2 in May) and widened to include Copper.

Sometimes the older “babies” just aren’t ready to give up Mama … Spook, cutting off Milagro to be close to Kiowa.

Corazon is still with the band; I just realize he didn’t make it into my pictures this visit.

And there you finally have all the pony sightings of that lovely day last month (can you believe it’s March?!)! The horses are all wintering extremely well, I think, as you can tell by their luxurious coats and ripe little bellies!

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Obama And The Democrats Renew The Patriot Act

They voted for it, he signed it. All their outrage about it that the media amplified? Pure show.

The crickets chirping right now? That’s how the ACLU and all other leftist protesters really feel about protecting your rights. They don’t actually care: they’re just about prosecuting conservatives.

On the other hand, they did a good enough job waking up Americans to the fact that Government is the major threat to their rights. The threat just comes from the left as much, if not more, than from the right.

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