The Right Lane update 6.18.13

The pursuit of Constitutionally grounded governance, free markets and individual liberty

"There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." --George Washington

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Distrust Growing: 70% Believe IRS Decision to Target Conservatives Was Made in DC

While the controversy over the National Security Agency surveillance program has dominated the news recently, concern about the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of Tea Party groups and other conservative organizations remains high and is inching up. Despite the large number of controversies engulfing official Washington, the number of people following the IRS scandal has actually increased in recent weeks. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 82% of voters nationwide are now following the IRS targeting story, including 44% who are following the story “Very Closely.” The overall number of voters who are following is up from 74% a month ago.

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Evolution and Creationism; the great debate

The world falls into two categories.  Those that believe in Evolution and those that do not.  For the "do" crown, there can be many reasons that are personal that I will not go into here.  For those that choose "not", it is very clear logic that is ALWAYS jumped on by many.  People that choose to believe in God know all they know about God from the Bible.  One who knows God knows everything they know from the bible therefore cannot pick and choose what to believe or what not to believe.  That would be a dichotomy that cannot be surpassed.  Simply God is and his Word is; take it all or not.  For believers, the Bible is very clear on the origin of the earth and man.  As a Christian, one MUST believe God's word or fall from grace.  There are as many Biblical accounts to explain what we see in the world as there are scientific.  So, what do you choose to believe?  The religion of science and evolution or God's account recorded in the Bible.

This is not complex.  It is a matter of choice for many.  Expressing more loudly the science supporting the religion of evolution is meaningless.  Making fun of those that choose to believe in God and therefore NOT to believe in evolution is bigotry at its worst.  One cannot "see" evolution no more than they can "see" God.  Foolish statements about Unicorns circling a moon {comparing belief in God}  is simple ignorance and disregard for those holding religious beliefs.  I would think intelligent people (or life?) are capable of a broader acceptance of others views.

Why are believers in God so adamant in their opposition to teaching Evolution only?  It leaves out the other point of veiw completely.  As I have recently read on many blogs and articles, the reaction is to attack the person as being stupid for not accepting science.  Again a sophomoric response to a serious difference in beliefs.

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Liberalism is Bankrupt  By Marta H. Mossburg
The high priests of liberalism must be tossing and turning in their organic cotton bedding and downing more small-batch artisan whisky each night trying to cope with the abject failure of their cause. They know, even if the masses do not yet fully understand, that their worldview no longer makes sense in light of the scandal after scandal in Washington and that the end result could be a great, if slow, deconversion on the scale of the millions who no longer believe in the Christianity its philosophy replaced.

Government, they have told us, is inherently good, like the people it helps. Its largesse helps the poor, its inclusiveness expands rights for all and fairness motivates it. And it is intrinsic to individual success – as the hypothetical "Julia" portrayed in Barack Obama's recent presidential campaign tried to prove. (See http://www.barackobama.com/truth-team/entry/the-life-of-julia/.)

This worldview diagnoses government problems as merely a question of bad management or lack of funding, which is why federal government workers and contractors have become in the past decade some of the most highly educated and best paid people in America. And it is why programs which fail to meet goals expand and quality is almost always measured by "inputs" – how much money is spent, how many people are signed up, how many training courses are completed, for example -- instead of "outputs" like knowledge acquired and people living independent, productive lives.

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57% Fear Government Will Use NSA Data to Harass Political Opponents

There is little public support for the sweeping and unaccountable nature of the National Security Agency surveillance program along with concerns about how the data will be used.

Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters nationwide believe it is likely the NSA data will be used by other government agencies to harass political opponents. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 30% consider it unlikely and 14% are not sure. 

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Obama’s Egyptian Buddies Prove He’s Guilty of High Treason! by Dave Jolly

Article 3, Section 3 of the Constitution of the United States of America reads:

“Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.”

1)  Has President Barack Hussein Obama committed treason according to the US Constitution?

Yes he has and is still doing so.   Ever since the overthrow of Egypt’s former dictator, President Obama has been a close ally to the Muslim Brotherhood and their Egyptian leaders.  Obama has pushed to send billions of dollars in aid to Egypt.  At one point, Congress stopped all monies heading to the land of pyramids because of their questionable leadership and ties to terrorism.  Obama took it upon himself to override Congress’s blockage of funds and sent them their millions of dollars.  Obama has also provided Egypt with fighter jets and other military arms. Egypt’s leaders have now publicly admitted that America is an enemy like Israel that needs to be battled with.  In a closed secret meeting, Egypt’s leadership including President Morsi discussed how they could stop Ethiopia from completing its construction of a dam along the Nile River before it enters into Egypt. Although the meeting was supposed to be secret, they failed to realize that TV cameras were rolling and that their meeting was being broadcast live on Egyptian television.  The broadcast caught a number of the leaders saying that the dam in Ethiopia was a secret plot by both America and Israel to undermine Egypt and that they must figure out how to stop it from being completed. The television broadcast caught Magdi Hussein, the leader of the Islamic Labor Party saying:

“I’m very fond of battles. With the enemies, of course, with America and Israel, but this battle must be waged with maximum judiciousness and calm. Even though this is a secret meeting we must all take an oath not to leak anything to the media unless it is done officially by Sister Pakinam. We need an official plan for popular national security, even if we did …”

The Egyptian leaders’ own words identify America as an enemy in the same category as Israel.  Therefore, I contend that we have proof that Egypt and President Morsi are our enemies.

2) Do we have the testimony of two or more witnesses to Obama’s crime of treason?

Yes!  It’s a matter of public record that Obama bypassed Congress to give aid to our enemies in the form of money and military supplies, some of which may be used against Americans.

I don’t know how to make the case of treason any more clear than it is.  Barack Hussein Obama is guilty of treason as defined the Constitution of the United States of America by willfully, and against the consent of Congress, rendering aid and military supplies to a proven enemy of our country.  He needs to be charged and tried for his high crimes and punished accordingly. Obama makes Benedict Arnold look like a loyal patriot compared to his own treachery.  Had Arnold not fled to England with the British troops, he would have been caught and hanged for his treachery.  I think we should give Obama the same option of fleeing the country or be hanged for high treason. So, if we are pursuing Bradley Manning and now Snowden in the NSA for their acts, how do we explain away the above?

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US Supreme Court Votes to Allow Voter Fraud by Dave

The Democrats have just won a huge victory in the US Supreme Court that could effectively keep them in power indefinitely. In 2004, Arizona voters passed Proposition 200 which required everyone wanting to register to vote to produce the necessary documents to prove that they were a US citizen.  Prop 200 required anyone renewing a driver’s license with an issue date after 1996 or applying for a new license using the federal registration application form to produce a US birth certificate, passport or any other official document proving US citizenship.  Failure to do so would result in the state rejecting the voter registration form.

You would think that this was a great law to insure that the thousands of illegal's in the state would not be allowed to vote in any election since the law requires that only citizens of the country have the right to vote.  But that’s not good enough for liberal Democrats and the illegal's who want more rights than citizens have, so they challenged the constitutionality of the law, even though it was passed by a majority of the people.  When the case was heard by the 9^th US Circuit Court of Appeals (which is THE most liberal court in the land), Proposition 200 was overturned.  The 9^th Circuit ruled that the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 superseded state law and since it did not require proof of citizenship, the Arizona law was struck down.

The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 was pushed through a Democratic controlled Congress and signed by then President Bill Clinton.  Known as the Motor Voter Act, the federal law allowed for anyone applying for or renewing a driver’s license to register to vote.  It also provided a means for anyone applying for any form of social services to be given the opportunity to register to vote.

Arizona appealed the liberal court’s decision and the case was then heard before the US Supreme Court. On Monday, the Supreme Court voted 7-2 against Arizona and its citizens.  The ramifications of the decision also affect similar laws in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas and Tennessee.  About a dozen other states have been considering adopting their own immigration and/or voter registration laws to prevent non-citizens from being able to vote.

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas voted to uphold proposition 200.  In his dissention, Thomas wrote:

“[The Constitution] authorizes states to determine the qualifications of voters in federal elections, which necessarily includes the related power to determine whether those qualifications are satisfied."

Anthony T. Caso, Associate Professor at Chapman University School of Law reacted to Monday’s decision saying that it opened the door for non-citizens to vote.  He also said:

"The court's decision ignores the clear dictates of the Constitution in favor of bureaucratic red tape."

Justice Antonin Scalia, who did vote against Arizona stated that states can submit a request to the federal government for the inclusion of additional identification information.  Indicating that other states have submitted such requests, Scalia stated:

“[The Election Assistance Commission] recently approved a state-specific instruction for Louisiana requiring applicants who lack a Louisiana driver's license, ID card or Social Security number to attach additional documentation to the completed federal form.”

This does open the door for Arizona to submit such a request, however the chances of approval are slim considering the liberalness of the most of the federal government. Therefore, any non-citizens and illegal aliens who obtain a valid driver’s license or applies for any form of social aid can fill out a federal voter registration card and just answer yes to being a US citizen and they will be allowed to register and vote in the elections.  No proof of citizenship can be required.  Just imagine the 11 million illegal's that will be applying for driver’s licenses and welfare, being able to vote illegally in local, state and federal elections.  They could totally change the outcome of many elections in the future and keep their liberal buddies in control for years to come.  Elections from here on out will be won by voter fraud instead of legally.

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Beware of ‘comfort care’

Infanticide is the new abortion. I’m not saying infanticide will be the new abortion, but that it is. Wherever abortionists kill late-term babies—across the fruited plain—inconvenient live births occur. And inconvenient live births are taken care of. If your patient is shelling out a thousand bucks to end the life of her baby, you are not about to send her home with a baby and a formula starter kit.

Infanticide was the unseen presence throughout the Gosnell trial, formally listed among the charges but never addressed until Judge Jeffrey Minehart sprung an 11th hour surprise by spelling it out in his instructions to the jury. Till then the two months of heated debate had seemed to be between murder and innocence. When the judge finished his presentation, reporters rushed the defense attorney for clarification. He tossed off a thumbnail sketch while packing his suitcase: Murder involves killing; infanticide is withholding help.

The judge had been more specific in his definition of infanticide: (1) the defendant is a physician; (2) the physician attended the birth of a live child, i.e., a “human being” who was “completely expelled from the mother” and exhibiting signs of life; (3) the physician failed to provide that child care; (4) the physician did so “intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly.”  This took me back to the first week of April when a witness for the prosecution described what she does at her hospital with aborted babies born alive: She administers “comfort care,” which turns out to be draping the baby with a cloth “until it passes.” Why, that sounded positively Florence Nightingale-like. Such wording does not conjure a struggle for life, or a gasping for breath.

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"The people can never willfully betray their own interests: But they may possibly be betrayed by the representatives of the people; and the danger will be evidently greater where the whole legislative trust is lodged in the hands of one body of men, than where the concurrence of separate and dissimilar bodies is required in every public act."

--James Madison, Federalist No. 63, 1788