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BG or LG with Free or Slave....and National and International government..
I like the above article BG and LG along with Plato and Aristotle. It will help the individuals who believe in LG, but not in terms of 'The Three Unalienable Rights under God'. The idea post-dates Plato and Aristotle. The idea came when the King James Version of The Bible was only 165 years old. Relatively speaking a very short time, which assisted in maintaining the reality for the Word of God which many of the Founders utilized on a daily basis, and knew to be True to the Integrity of an individual which is what this Nation of Ours is all about.
As Mr. Hudnall points out, BG has a constant battle with LG which has been going on since at least Plato and Aristotle's time, and in Chinese history also. Our Founders firm belief in the liberty, life, and happiness for individuals in LG is well said in George Washington's Farewell Address: "The Unity of Government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so for it is a main pillar in the Edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home; your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity, of the very Liberty which you so highly prize. But it is easy to foresee, that from different causes and from different quarters, much pains will be taken, many artifices employed to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth; as this is the point in your political fortress against which the batteries of internal and external enemies will be most constantly and actively (though often covertly and insidiously) directed, it is of infinite moment that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national Union to your collective and individual happiness; that you should cherish a cordial, habitual and immovable attachment to it; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the Palladium of your political safety and prosperity; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned, and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our Country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various parts.
For this you have every inducement of sympathy and interest. Citizens by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations. With slight shades of difference you have the same Religion, Manners, Habits and political Principles. ..".
Right now, BG is the insidious and openly disagree group - Progressive who disbelieve our Founders, individual rights from God (only the group counts), who happened to win the 2008 election, and has truly decided that this BG-Progressive group can change or "..weaken your(LG or Constitutional Conservative) minds to the wisdom of this truth..": the heritage George Washington and Our Founders have left to US(A)! They are wrong.
It is very interesting to see the National and International effects or lack of effects between BG and LG. In order to make the turmoil more explicit, we have to be aware of Saul Alinsky's "Handbook of Liberals" because the Progressives could not function in any argument without its precepts. The one to emphasize occurring on Fox and probably other media is the "Fairness" doctrine from the Progressive viewpoint which is what Obama was after with his anger at the reporting of "politics" on Fox. The Alinsky idea behind Obama's "fairness" or "lack of fairness" is to: pick a large idea (commentary on Fox, reporting any activity in Wash. DC, choosing what, when, why to report what-ever the big issue contains); Freeze it (when the opposition - persona speaks, he/she rarely addresses the exact question with words that the question contains. Usually, choose and take-up the conversation around the question or its issue) to; personalize it (it's always politics, no-one listens to us, those Republicans won't join us in anything with using of minority leaders or whips to add-on a name); Polarize it (repeat as often as possible, in all issues or events, not a question of correct or incorrect presentation of fact, just end really does justify means, and repeat-repeat-repeat)! The end is apparent, confusion because conversation with viewpoints 180 degrees apart can never meet, don't answer questions at least never directly, never-never-never enter into questions of principle because after-all in the Alinsky Book it is all relative and has absolutely nothing to do with fact related to the experience of history.
This confusion expands itself into national and international actions and outcomes: LA Times; Mon. 2/8/10; 2 Articles: #1 is on the left #1 column: regarding Greece's, known Socialist Government with Union virtually running the government for many years with turmoil both financial and employment. Request from help from EU who says 'Yes' without when, how much, of what relief or assist. #2 on the last right Column of Front Page: Near agreement on Jobs Plan. This issue is too difficult for the Progressive since losing Massachusetts to Republicans, and a little side note - Gov. Christie in New Jersey freezing (not to be confused with Alinsky's freeze)all spending. Progressives cannot contemplate a 'government Not spending more taxpayer dollars to help taxpayer working people have jobs; i.e. Just say No to further Government spending of any sort! That is take taxpayer dollars to help jobs, then tax the income from the jobs or the businesses producing the jobs as demand increases for the product(s), with exceptions: One must not interfere with the Federal Judge-'ment' that the pumps that save little fishies in Central California, among the most productive agri. areas in the world, with little farmers who never vote progressive, and lots & lots of workers who don't earn as much as other workers in the Progressive definition of class, must be left alone to lose money, ownership of farms, and employment of agricultural planters, gardeners, harvesters of among the finest products in the world.
To bring these Greece, Jobs / government spending, and a little stretch to Iraq's attempt to have a sovereign Nation with more individual citizens involved, as connected dots can be observed in the methods that include the problem - government without a resource the US(A) calls 'We the People'. Because Democracy, which is the name our Founders used, along with the Frenchman, Frederick Bastiat who wrote about it in "The Law", and which is used by Obama and Associates as "Progressive", cannot work without the people's voted representatives working with the basis of law which is the right of the individual and 'The Three Rights Under God'. So Iraq, cannot have the elected Parliament work for the people and the Nation of Iraq before the stirred-up trouble of al-Saad from Iran. The epitome of wholesale disruption and hopefully for Iran plus al-Saad, the defeat through confusion of the people for the idea they need help from the US(A) to attain - at least some sovereignty for the People. The decisions the Parliament is in process of making, should not be going forward without the people speaking their ideas and without the interference from any 'special' religious faction. The factions should not have any power to undermine the people's wishes with their elected representatives. It is very difficult for any nation experiencing human nature as their religious leaders with absolute decisional power to recognize the mammal Homo-sapiens. As simple as it is to say "a man is a man for all that", the hundreds of years of believing that a man on earth can be as perfect of God, is not inducible to a sovereign group of individuals who for nearly the first time in Islamic History want a word about how their government works; and for the first time in history, representatives the people elect, must respect that support and word of, by and for the people - or more of a Republic! Another dot, Our current Government learning that the voice of 'We the people' or our elected representatives can and Shall represent the principles of the United States of American Before Any Party Affiliation! and the dot Greece, may finally recognize its loss as a Nation because of a Socialistic, ever-hungry, much too large government.
Free or Slave? Your Choice
Written by on February 12, 2010, 01:30 PM
The New Fascists: Part 1 A Political Primer
by James Hudnall, bigjournalism.com, Feb 11th 2010
My dear brothers, never forget, when you hear the progress of enlightenment vaunted, that the devils best trick is to persuade you that he doesnt exist!
Charles Baudelaire, Le Joueur, February 7, 1864
Forget everything you think you know about politics. It is probably wrong.
There is no left or right. Communist, Socialist, Liberal, Conservative, Progressive, Democrat, Republican, those are all meaningless terms. They are used to confuse people so they miss the point. The most important point about politics there is. There are only two schools of political thought and they have predictable results. All the names and labels for them are just smoke and mirrors.
Political ideology is designed by elites to trick the masses into doing what they want. Each side tells you something designed to get your emotions going so they can play you. They get you to agree to give them more power, money and control over your lives by telling you some kind of story.
We need to put that vicious cycle to an end. Its time to understand what their real goals are. But to free your mind, you need to be educated first. Only by seeing the road ahead can you avoid tripping on stones or falling off cliffs.
There are only two real political choices to make. And it has nothing to do with parties. It has to do with core beliefs. You are for one side or another. These sides are diametrically opposed. The best way I can describe the two choices is, freedom or slavery. That is what it boils down to. And the slave in question is you.
Do you want to be a slave or a free person? Its your choice.
Im sure some of you reading this have your guard up now. So take a deep breath and walk with me for a second. I am going to open your eyes.
There are only two forms of government. Every kind of government is a branch or variation of one of the two forms. All the side issues, are just window dressing because the root form of government determines a lot of crucial matters that effect everything else.
The first form has many branches and is called many by names. It is common. It is the oldest form. It is, in fact, ancient. It has many names because so many of those names have fallen into disrepute. So they keep re-branding it and try to sell it in a different package. But no matter what name it takes, it still leads to the same end result.
The second form has very few branches and is rarer than any precious stone. It is something many people want but few have had. The believers in the first form are always trying to destroy this second form. They lie about it. Try to corrupt and subvert it. Because they know it will always be more popular with the people if they knew they had a choice. So the second form must always be defended from the predators from the first, because it is precious. I like to refer to each system as the minus and plus system. But well call them BG or LG here. Big Government or Limited Government.
Those who believe in BG go by many names, and many of these believers dont even know that theyre supporting the same goals as people they think are bad. But they have been tricked into selling out their own freedoms to enrich someone elses. All BG systems lead to the same result. I classify this as a minus system because its negative. The end result of a BG system is bad for most involved.
The BG system is designed to feed all resources to a few at the top. All else are diminished in power and wealth. But the citizens are told that they must support the government and its rules in order to receive some kind of benefits. In order to get the treats the government doles out, you have to give up your freedoms and your property. It sells the idea of some glorious future that is never attained and only gets worse over time. But it always maintains that it will lead to some kind of paradise.
It never does. It usually leads to some kind of hell. But it always finds people to subscribe to its ideas who become fanatical in defense of it, no matter how much the system abuses them. And it deludes many others into wanting it because it preys on their human nature, the very thing that destroys it in the end.
The LG or Limited Government system is the best system for human freedom. As a result it has been very rare in human history. Where it has been allowed to flourish, human beings have flourished. But those who believe in BG are always trying to corrupt and destroy LG societies. This is because LG denies ultimate power to those who seek it. An LG system is more fair because you get what you put in. You have the ability to advance to any level as long as you dont abuse the success that you have made or use it against others.
Before we explore how each system works, we need to understand the mindset of the people who believe in either system. I once did a cartoon illustrating the philosophies in the form of two Greek Philosophers, Aristotle and Plato. Each philosopher created the groundwork for understanding these schools of thought.
LG (Plus) believers are Aristotlian. They are like engineers. If something is proven to work, then they believe in it. They are not opposed to experimentation, but only if it involves proven principles. Ideas that are demonstrated to fail are rejected. They understand that human beings are flawed creatures. Humans are born hungry and spend their lives seeking to fulfill those hungers. In science terms, humans are driven by genetic hard wiring. It is part of their nature. In religious terms, humans are born with original sin. We cant radically change who we are and remain human. We can only seek to improve ourselves through discipline, education, reason and morality.
LG believers understand that humans are often given to a lust for power because we all want some kind of control. LG societies are designed to limit governance so the state can never become tyrannical. It realizes that human nature is a constant so you have to develop a system that works within its framework, and keeps its basic problems in check. That way a politicians greed is limited by what they are allowed to do by laws. The less interference a government has in human affairs, the more free the people are to progress on their own and flourish. LG believers are for individual rights. They believe a perfect society may not be possible, but it can be best achieved by respect for others rights and liberties. They believe in a social contract and the rule of law. They want people to be free in order to live their life without interference, as long as they respect others rights. The LG is there to enable the society to function and keep the peace, but it is not there to dominate or dictate how one should live.
BG (Minus) believers are Platonic. They posit that theres an ideal form of society somewhere in the future, a utopia populated by an idealized form of humanity. This can only be achieved by forcing people to change through rules, laws and governance. It wraps itself in good intentions, but it ignores human nature, believing people can be changed by rules. Making the public follow orders will correct their bad behavior as the state sees it. It does not believe it can be tyrannical because BG systems are always sure theyre correct, not matter what happens. Dissenters are ridiculed or punished. No matter how many mistakes a BG society makes or disasters it causes, it does not admit its fault. BG believers preach dependence on the state. It denies individual empowerment or freedom and instead promotes group think. It pushes the group over the individual to keep people in check. It does not want leaders so much as followers. Its leaders are usually the hungriest for power that make their way to the top by gaming the system.
BG societies are constantly creating diversions to keep the public focused on policies it wants to sell. So it often creates crises of some kind that the people are supposed to rally around. In order to get them to give up more freedom or personal wealth, it often uses scare tactics. Threats of invasion, threats of nature, etc. The elites in a BG system always live vastly better than those at the bottom, but it always promises some kind of equality that never exists in reality. And because the BG system is large and complex it relies on bureaucracies to manage them. But because bureaucracies are made of humans, human nature always corrupts these systems. A bureaucracy becomes inefficient and corrupt in direct proportion to its size. The larger, the less effective, the more corrupt.
BG systems usually lead to economic collapse and stagnation. Usually with dire consequences for millions of people. That is why citizens in BG societies often yearn to go to LG societies. Many of them risk their lives to escape from BG societies that hold them captive. Because in worst case scenarios, BG systems imprison their citizens. They are all, to some extent, anti-freedom. Its a matter of degree.
In contemporary American terms, the common names for BG and LG is progressive or conservative. Those terms have been used misleadingly by the media and others, so I avoided them. In part two I will do side by side comparison of the two systems performed in history. And I will explain the title of this series.
by James Hudnall, bigjournalism.com, Feb 11th 2010
My dear brothers, never forget, when you hear the progress of enlightenment vaunted, that the devils best trick is to persuade you that he doesnt exist!
Charles Baudelaire, Le Joueur, February 7, 1864
Forget everything you think you know about politics. It is probably wrong.
There is no left or right. Communist, Socialist, Liberal, Conservative, Progressive, Democrat, Republican, those are all meaningless terms. They are used to confuse people so they miss the point. The most important point about politics there is. There are only two schools of political thought and they have predictable results. All the names and labels for them are just smoke and mirrors.
Political ideology is designed by elites to trick the masses into doing what they want. Each side tells you something designed to get your emotions going so they can play you. They get you to agree to give them more power, money and control over your lives by telling you some kind of story.
We need to put that vicious cycle to an end. Its time to understand what their real goals are. But to free your mind, you need to be educated first. Only by seeing the road ahead can you avoid tripping on stones or falling off cliffs.
There are only two real political choices to make. And it has nothing to do with parties. It has to do with core beliefs. You are for one side or another. These sides are diametrically opposed. The best way I can describe the two choices is, freedom or slavery. That is what it boils down to. And the slave in question is you.
Do you want to be a slave or a free person? Its your choice.
Im sure some of you reading this have your guard up now. So take a deep breath and walk with me for a second. I am going to open your eyes.
There are only two forms of government. Every kind of government is a branch or variation of one of the two forms. All the side issues, are just window dressing because the root form of government determines a lot of crucial matters that effect everything else.
The first form has many branches and is called many by names. It is common. It is the oldest form. It is, in fact, ancient. It has many names because so many of those names have fallen into disrepute. So they keep re-branding it and try to sell it in a different package. But no matter what name it takes, it still leads to the same end result.
The second form has very few branches and is rarer than any precious stone. It is something many people want but few have had. The believers in the first form are always trying to destroy this second form. They lie about it. Try to corrupt and subvert it. Because they know it will always be more popular with the people if they knew they had a choice. So the second form must always be defended from the predators from the first, because it is precious. I like to refer to each system as the minus and plus system. But well call them BG or LG here. Big Government or Limited Government.
Those who believe in BG go by many names, and many of these believers dont even know that theyre supporting the same goals as people they think are bad. But they have been tricked into selling out their own freedoms to enrich someone elses. All BG systems lead to the same result. I classify this as a minus system because its negative. The end result of a BG system is bad for most involved.
The BG system is designed to feed all resources to a few at the top. All else are diminished in power and wealth. But the citizens are told that they must support the government and its rules in order to receive some kind of benefits. In order to get the treats the government doles out, you have to give up your freedoms and your property. It sells the idea of some glorious future that is never attained and only gets worse over time. But it always maintains that it will lead to some kind of paradise.
It never does. It usually leads to some kind of hell. But it always finds people to subscribe to its ideas who become fanatical in defense of it, no matter how much the system abuses them. And it deludes many others into wanting it because it preys on their human nature, the very thing that destroys it in the end.
The LG or Limited Government system is the best system for human freedom. As a result it has been very rare in human history. Where it has been allowed to flourish, human beings have flourished. But those who believe in BG are always trying to corrupt and destroy LG societies. This is because LG denies ultimate power to those who seek it. An LG system is more fair because you get what you put in. You have the ability to advance to any level as long as you dont abuse the success that you have made or use it against others.
Before we explore how each system works, we need to understand the mindset of the people who believe in either system. I once did a cartoon illustrating the philosophies in the form of two Greek Philosophers, Aristotle and Plato. Each philosopher created the groundwork for understanding these schools of thought.
LG (Plus) believers are Aristotlian. They are like engineers. If something is proven to work, then they believe in it. They are not opposed to experimentation, but only if it involves proven principles. Ideas that are demonstrated to fail are rejected. They understand that human beings are flawed creatures. Humans are born hungry and spend their lives seeking to fulfill those hungers. In science terms, humans are driven by genetic hard wiring. It is part of their nature. In religious terms, humans are born with original sin. We cant radically change who we are and remain human. We can only seek to improve ourselves through discipline, education, reason and morality.
LG believers understand that humans are often given to a lust for power because we all want some kind of control. LG societies are designed to limit governance so the state can never become tyrannical. It realizes that human nature is a constant so you have to develop a system that works within its framework, and keeps its basic problems in check. That way a politicians greed is limited by what they are allowed to do by laws. The less interference a government has in human affairs, the more free the people are to progress on their own and flourish. LG believers are for individual rights. They believe a perfect society may not be possible, but it can be best achieved by respect for others rights and liberties. They believe in a social contract and the rule of law. They want people to be free in order to live their life without interference, as long as they respect others rights. The LG is there to enable the society to function and keep the peace, but it is not there to dominate or dictate how one should live.
BG (Minus) believers are Platonic. They posit that theres an ideal form of society somewhere in the future, a utopia populated by an idealized form of humanity. This can only be achieved by forcing people to change through rules, laws and governance. It wraps itself in good intentions, but it ignores human nature, believing people can be changed by rules. Making the public follow orders will correct their bad behavior as the state sees it. It does not believe it can be tyrannical because BG systems are always sure theyre correct, not matter what happens. Dissenters are ridiculed or punished. No matter how many mistakes a BG society makes or disasters it causes, it does not admit its fault. BG believers preach dependence on the state. It denies individual empowerment or freedom and instead promotes group think. It pushes the group over the individual to keep people in check. It does not want leaders so much as followers. Its leaders are usually the hungriest for power that make their way to the top by gaming the system.
BG societies are constantly creating diversions to keep the public focused on policies it wants to sell. So it often creates crises of some kind that the people are supposed to rally around. In order to get them to give up more freedom or personal wealth, it often uses scare tactics. Threats of invasion, threats of nature, etc. The elites in a BG system always live vastly better than those at the bottom, but it always promises some kind of equality that never exists in reality. And because the BG system is large and complex it relies on bureaucracies to manage them. But because bureaucracies are made of humans, human nature always corrupts these systems. A bureaucracy becomes inefficient and corrupt in direct proportion to its size. The larger, the less effective, the more corrupt.
BG systems usually lead to economic collapse and stagnation. Usually with dire consequences for millions of people. That is why citizens in BG societies often yearn to go to LG societies. Many of them risk their lives to escape from BG societies that hold them captive. Because in worst case scenarios, BG systems imprison their citizens. They are all, to some extent, anti-freedom. Its a matter of degree.
In contemporary American terms, the common names for BG and LG is progressive or conservative. Those terms have been used misleadingly by the media and others, so I avoided them. In part two I will do side by side comparison of the two systems performed in history. And I will explain the title of this series.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
President Obama, his Administration, and their conforming demands
Congressman Bilbray, I Like your KUSI interview and the way you have setup your website here. One issue addition suggestion: The difference between Pres.Obama and his Admin. as Progressive-Democracy-Socialists V. Republican Congress Members recognizing 'We the people' as tea party people, ignoring Declaration and Constitution people, and the irresponsible use of taxpayer resources this Current Administration insists on pursuing to continue as a clear and present danger to the economy of our Nation!
Today's LA Times front page was a beautiful illustration of the outcome of a Socialist Countries: On the left column was an article regarding the near financial collapse of socialist Greece with one paragraph which could have been placed directly into the United States of America's situation now- government freeze, and the chaos it is causing to all Greeks - except those in government! On the right column, the plan for job stimulus and continued government spending here in America's Progressive-Democracy-Socialism! America is a little behind in complete Socialism, i.e. Central Government control of every item of human endeavor personal or otherwise!
The Points: 1) Mr. Bilbray, Republicans in the House Must "Just Say No" to any further government spending. If this President decides to utilize 'executive power or other techniques' to get his way, then he must take the consequences which do include Despotism and Usurpation - he is not listening to law, any American, or the Supreme Law of the Land. Yes, it may only be Integrity and an Oath of Office, and more - the first time in the history of every single, individual, American President in US history, that we call him out on the lack and denial of his Oath and Integrity. 2) Misuse of tax payer or irresponsible use of taxpayer-individual dollars - given and sometimes forced- (Banker's legal contracts for awarding Bonuses; all Medicare/caid recipients MUST join health care without question, appeal, choice, or security of person)to Federal government. There is a Constitutional 'Article' often called "The Davey Crockett" Article which prohibits the government to act against the people and their economy thru their tax dollars (which didn't exist then, but the human nature of Democracy did!)! That is why the United States of America is The Republic We Pledge Our Allegance to: Elected Representatives and the Rule of Law (Three Basic Rights guaranteed by Our Creator in Our Declaration)! Not rule by a group of people sitting around a table to decide if, when, what, how, who, under what circumstances and judgement should or should not be punished for not conforming to what-ever is handy and at hand- for this time in history because tomorrow comes and yesterday is of no importance! Diesel engines in American Ships! You don't need me to tell you, Rep.Bilbray!
When the Pres. behaves in his manner: "You stopped MY(!) 'Deficit Commission', so I have used an Executive Order to reopen the Deficit Commission.". We Must Act to Instruct Him About his Oath and Actions against We the people of which he is only one of us who must become aware of how and when he is the problem! Couple of other examples: Taxpayers also get to support the GW Commission! And business, trade, corporations are 'Not Yelling at nothing' when you read the "Financial Stability Act"!
Do not be 'bipartisan' and compromise Our Constitution (& Declaration because you can't have one without the other)! Do not give-in to this ill advised, ill-educated, one-sided decider of every single individual, individual as a business, and resources the United States of America! He cannot stand and shall not stand, with his Progressive-democracy viewpoint - against any American living at the time of our Founders -- for everyone knew who and what America was about!
Thank you, Cathy
PS: the 'you' isn't intended to point at you Mr. Bilbray -- Spread it around to all the 'you's' who remain American First and Don't let this Admin. confuse Party with Constitution - History - and what it means to say "I am an American"!
PSS- Thank you for the space this takes. It is very thoughtful. No Dem. Senators let people in the way you do!!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
What would you call this union? Plus Connections to Government and Nation
Despotic Usurpers! There are other parts of Federal, State Departments and Bureaus making regulations which are equally despotic. Although it is more out of ignorance than design! Still, these Unions do not support, nor subscribe to "..all men are created equal.. endowed by their Creator... with certain unalienable rights - unalienable because the rights come directly from God. As State employees, many take an Oath to support Our Constitution, which you can see is unalterable in its connection to the Declaration, and almost since the union's founding, has never accepted nor adhered too.
The two - Unions and 'Progressive-Democracy-Socialists' share the above as common 'philosophy'of refusal to accept unalienable rights of man from God; and therefore any part of the Constitution, with its design to protect the individual from government.
This is THE CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER to all natural and naturalized American Citizens. Thanks to re-allowing C-Span back into committee meetings, today, the 'Ways and Means Committee'(Thurs 2/3mtg) met with Treasurer Gaitthner(?sp), to speak about the budget: When Republican set record straight about exactly how much is left over from 2008 and added the several facts about failed Administrative policy to date, Charles Rangle, Ch.said there isn't enough time to answer that..trailed-off sentence: which is the point!
HOW CAN THIS OBAMA and ADMINISTRATION EVEN CONSIDER THE MISUSE OF NEARLY GONE TAXPAYER RESOURCES (A.K.A. GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS-STIMULUS-REGULATION-NEW ENERGY-etc.), EVER CONSIDER ADDING A 'GOVERNMENT'JOBS with UN-NECESSARY - EVEN REGRESSIVE - HIDDEN ADGENDAS??!! HOW CAN THIS OBAMA & ADMINISTRATION CONSIDER 'REDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME' AT 'THE BUSINESS AS INDIVIDUAL LEVEL' by DESIGNATING ONLY SMALL BUSINESS - AS WORTHY OF TAX BREAKS!? Nothing in the United States economy occurs in isolation because of people, basic resources required both natural and man-made raw materials in developing business. This kind of ignorance MAINTAINS THIS ADMINISTRATION AS CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, especially with the China connection not only in business, but also in cyber-space which some specialists recognize as a cyber-war not working in America's favor right now.
Because of the Unions, This Progressive/democracy Administration, the nature of huge indebtedness to 'few men government' of China and other Nations, which adds to our vulnerability along with no oil production or nuclear power source, Our United States of America is more vulnerable than when Hitler was invading Europe and USA had guns to shoot the enemy!
There are no guns in this Our Current war represented by the Above. The worst of the opposition to USA is: 1) Since "Truth is very hard to know (Obama's AutoBiography)", unions, taxpayer resources (government spending), group decisions made based on a 2-head-Roosevelt Dime, disrespect, disregard, and ignorance for both Congress and American People ("they don't understand"), history's lessons, only 'the few' are assisting Obama: Soros, Czars, Cabinet members, and some 'Democratic'- excluding 'centrist'Democrats - are allowed to decide. Even to the extent that Obama declares "..The only trouble with Republicans is they won't listen to our side..!". 2) Since both the Declaration and Constitution are written based on honor, integrity of personal responsibility, and the steadfast to this day belief that All Men Have Intrinsic Value (as well as opposite bad traits), and the Ability to Act in Honor With The Truth of God and The Holy Bible, plus several centuries of history of fallen and troubled Nations, added to the reason Our Country was populated in the first place, and to its 200 y/o each of the 13 Colony's Constitutions, resulting in the Two Most Unique Statements of Mankind's Ability to learn Human Nature ever written by a very special group of gentlemen, then the opposition must ignore the existence of such ideas! The length of this sentence is also the reason it stands above ANY AND ALL OTHER POINTS OF VIEW, especially the clothed wolf called Progressive, covered in the Grizzly Bear skin of Democracy. One founder described Democracy as a beautiful sounding idea: - lets help everyone - that eats itself up and has never, in history, succeeded as a form of government.
But the Unions and this Administration have severe blind and deaf problems resulting from the 2-head-Roosevelt Dime plus the peculiarities of human nature self-contained and in power absent reason.
And they have the luck of an America who has never directly faced an attack on its 224 yr. old(+ in A.D. history) Basic Human Rights and the integrity plus understanding of human nature the Constitution represents in protecting the 'unique-person-individual' as the best method to achieve Life-Liberty-and-The Pursuit of Happiness! 'We the people' continue to grapple with this fact. It is very hard to believe that several generations of Americans, including this President and members of his Administration, cannot and do not subscribe to the United States of America's Declaration of Independence and Constitution which is reflected in each of the fifty State's Constitutions.
'We the people' have to complete 'acceptance' that the opposition means what they say -- equally to We Mean What We Say: "It is our duty to our country to love it, to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to defend it against ALL ENEMIES."(The American's Creed by W.T. Page, Clerk of the House, 1917)!
Unions have to learn that they are American and subject to the same Constitution. Everyone who remains silent during this part of our history - the Renewal of Belief - is in agreement with Progressive - Democracy. 'We the People' must 'go to work' for our children, grand-children, and this Nation into the prosperity of the future, our forefather's with Gods Help Defined For All Men, In All Times and All Places!
When unions eat their own
Written by on February 06, 2010, 05:05 PM
Cop out
Sworn peace officers attempt to break away from statewide public-safety workers union
By Amy Yannello, Sacramento News Review, 2/4/10
Now that Chris Lewis, an investigator for the state Department of Corporations, has won his case against the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association, he and other sworn officers hope to start a new union.
Suppose you happen to be among the 12.3 percent of Americans who belong to a labor union. You enjoy the benefits of being in a union, but at the same time feel the bargaining unit doesnt have your best interests at heart. When the unions contract expires, you take advantage of the opportunity provided by state law to reduce your dues, and then set out to form your own union. Except before you have the chance, the old union boots you out and youre forced to take them to court.
That, in a nutshell, is the situation that Chris Lewis and Scott Edelen found themselves in when they sought to resign from the powerful California Statewide Law Enforcement Association, a public-employees union 7,000 members strong. The CSLEA serves a wide membership that includes state hospital police, Department of Justice special agents, Department of Fish and Game wardens, Department of Insurance fraud investigators, Department of Alcohol and Beverage Control agents and state park rangers. It also represents the interests of about 2,800 sworn peace officers.
The latter group includes Lewis and Edelen, sworn officers who work as special investigators for the Department of Corporations, the state counterpart to the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. They feel that a union consisting of only sworn officers would better represent them.
Im sorry, but as sworn peace officers, we just dont have a lot in common with DMV driving instructors, said Lewis, noting that the CSLEA covers them, too.
In June 2008, CSLEAs collective bargaining agreement with the state expired. State law allows public employees to resign from their unions and pay fair share dues during a specific window of time when theyre not covered by a contract. In November 2008, Lewis and Edelen submitted a severance petition to CSLEA which would have dropped their dues from about $80 per month to about $32 per month. Instead of allowing the pair to resign, CSLEA kicked them out of the union instead an action that Lewis says was done purely out of spite because he and Edelen wanted to start a new union.
The union officially kicked out both men in January 2009. Between February and April, briefs were filed and hearings held at the Public Employment Relations Board. Lewis and Edelen contended that CSLEA violated state law specifically the Ralph C. Dills Act in not letting them to pay fair-share dues and resign from the union.
Despite being contacted by SN&R numerous times, CSLEA declined to comment for this story. In its closing brief filed with PERB, the association argued that it was within its rights to deny Lewis and Edelen the opportunity to reduce their dues. It also insisted that it had not retaliated against the pair, despite the fact that it booted both of them out of the union. Although Edelen and Lewis were subsequently expelled from CSLEA membership, there is no evidence the motive to deny the requests was in retaliation for protected activity.
However, PERB chief administrative law judge Bernard McMonigle didn’t see it that way, finding that CSLEA unlawfully interfered with employee rights when it refused to honor valid requests to withdraw from membership in violation of the Dills Act. McMonigle also concluded that CSLEAs action did constitute a form of retaliation.
CSLEA also argues that Edelen and Lewis cannot prevail here because they have not established an unlawful intent to interfere with their rights under the Dills Act, the judge noted. However, the test of whether a respondent has interfered with the rights of employees under the Dills Act does not require that unlawful motive be established, only that at least slight harm to employee rights result from the conduct.
Not surprisingly, Lewis agrees.
Usually, when you resign from a union, you go to fair share the least amount of money because they’re still the recognized bargaining unit that negotiates contracts and enforces contract provisions, and the law has provided that they’re entitled to some of your money, Lewis said. This is not about being anti-union. Its about them wanting to take as much money as they could from us by denying us that right to resign. If they were truly interested in not having me involved in their union, they would have let me resign. Instead, they took disciplinary action against me and kicked me out. So, yes, it was retaliatory. Absolutely.
The Public Employees Relations Board concurs. In June 2009, it ruled in favor of Lewis and Edelen, but the CSLEA appealed. On December 31, 2009, an administrative law judge for PERB denied CSLEAs appeal and upheld the first courts ruling that CSLEA was in violation of the Dills Act for not allowing Lewis and Edelen out of their union, continuing to charge them full dues and retaliating against them by kicking them out of the union after they had asked to resign.
Because of the ruling, Lewis and others who had applied for fair-share dues will be issued refund checks in the near future, according to PERB officials. Lewis said he didnt know how much his would amount to, but that he was expecting word in the coming week.
Just as importantly, the ruling paves the way for Lewis and Edelen to start their own union, tentatively called Peace Officers of California. Theyve already gained support from more than 50 percent of the 2,800 sworn officers in CSLEA an action that helped spur retaliation from the union, Lewis said. He contends that a new union will grant sworn officers more bargaining clout with the state.
We brought in testimony that showed that two previous governors wanted to give raises to the peace officers, but not to the non sworn, Lewis said, explaining why he thinks the CSLEA does not adequately represent peace officers. The union turned both of those offers down because there were no raises to be given to the non sworn.
According to Lewis, the inability to negotiate wages separately for sworn officers is creating vacancies at the state level because the pay is not on par with sworn officers at the county and city levels.
When you cant compete with pay, you’re not going to be able to compete, so we had recruitment and retention issues, Lewis said. For example, in 2008, Department of Fish and Game wardens were at 1970 staffing levels. (Fish and Game wardens are sworn officers, at the same level as California Highway Patrol officers, which have their own union.)
For its part, CSLEA isnt talking. Repeated attempts over a two-day period to elicit a response for this article went unacknowledged by CSLEA chief legal counsel Kasey Clark.
But its safe to assume that the union isn’t happy at the prospect of losing nearly 3,000 of its cop members, thus making a nice dent in the $6.72 million annually in dues it takes in from its 7,000 members.
Meanwhile, other sworn officers in the CSLEA are following Lewis and Edelens lead.
I’m looking forward to moving to the new union, said Todd Hern, a detective with the state Department of Insurance. Im absolutely pleased with the ruling; I don’t think the union has been doing us any favors. I tried to resign in January 2009, and was told I couldn’t and that I needed to have done it in June 2008but I was deployed with the military at that time, so I couldn’t even do that. They said Id have to wait another three years to resign June 2011even though we don’t have a new contract in place. This new ruling nulls and voids that.
I truly believe that the CSLEA has been doing us a disservice and that everyone law enforcement will switch, Hern concluded.
Sworn peace officers attempt to break away from statewide public-safety workers union
By Amy Yannello, Sacramento News Review, 2/4/10
Now that Chris Lewis, an investigator for the state Department of Corporations, has won his case against the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association, he and other sworn officers hope to start a new union.
Suppose you happen to be among the 12.3 percent of Americans who belong to a labor union. You enjoy the benefits of being in a union, but at the same time feel the bargaining unit doesnt have your best interests at heart. When the unions contract expires, you take advantage of the opportunity provided by state law to reduce your dues, and then set out to form your own union. Except before you have the chance, the old union boots you out and youre forced to take them to court.
That, in a nutshell, is the situation that Chris Lewis and Scott Edelen found themselves in when they sought to resign from the powerful California Statewide Law Enforcement Association, a public-employees union 7,000 members strong. The CSLEA serves a wide membership that includes state hospital police, Department of Justice special agents, Department of Fish and Game wardens, Department of Insurance fraud investigators, Department of Alcohol and Beverage Control agents and state park rangers. It also represents the interests of about 2,800 sworn peace officers.
The latter group includes Lewis and Edelen, sworn officers who work as special investigators for the Department of Corporations, the state counterpart to the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. They feel that a union consisting of only sworn officers would better represent them.
Im sorry, but as sworn peace officers, we just dont have a lot in common with DMV driving instructors, said Lewis, noting that the CSLEA covers them, too.
In June 2008, CSLEAs collective bargaining agreement with the state expired. State law allows public employees to resign from their unions and pay fair share dues during a specific window of time when theyre not covered by a contract. In November 2008, Lewis and Edelen submitted a severance petition to CSLEA which would have dropped their dues from about $80 per month to about $32 per month. Instead of allowing the pair to resign, CSLEA kicked them out of the union instead an action that Lewis says was done purely out of spite because he and Edelen wanted to start a new union.
The union officially kicked out both men in January 2009. Between February and April, briefs were filed and hearings held at the Public Employment Relations Board. Lewis and Edelen contended that CSLEA violated state law specifically the Ralph C. Dills Act in not letting them to pay fair-share dues and resign from the union.
Despite being contacted by SN&R numerous times, CSLEA declined to comment for this story. In its closing brief filed with PERB, the association argued that it was within its rights to deny Lewis and Edelen the opportunity to reduce their dues. It also insisted that it had not retaliated against the pair, despite the fact that it booted both of them out of the union. Although Edelen and Lewis were subsequently expelled from CSLEA membership, there is no evidence the motive to deny the requests was in retaliation for protected activity.
However, PERB chief administrative law judge Bernard McMonigle didn’t see it that way, finding that CSLEA unlawfully interfered with employee rights when it refused to honor valid requests to withdraw from membership in violation of the Dills Act. McMonigle also concluded that CSLEAs action did constitute a form of retaliation.
CSLEA also argues that Edelen and Lewis cannot prevail here because they have not established an unlawful intent to interfere with their rights under the Dills Act, the judge noted. However, the test of whether a respondent has interfered with the rights of employees under the Dills Act does not require that unlawful motive be established, only that at least slight harm to employee rights result from the conduct.
Not surprisingly, Lewis agrees.
Usually, when you resign from a union, you go to fair share the least amount of money because they’re still the recognized bargaining unit that negotiates contracts and enforces contract provisions, and the law has provided that they’re entitled to some of your money, Lewis said. This is not about being anti-union. Its about them wanting to take as much money as they could from us by denying us that right to resign. If they were truly interested in not having me involved in their union, they would have let me resign. Instead, they took disciplinary action against me and kicked me out. So, yes, it was retaliatory. Absolutely.
The Public Employees Relations Board concurs. In June 2009, it ruled in favor of Lewis and Edelen, but the CSLEA appealed. On December 31, 2009, an administrative law judge for PERB denied CSLEAs appeal and upheld the first courts ruling that CSLEA was in violation of the Dills Act for not allowing Lewis and Edelen out of their union, continuing to charge them full dues and retaliating against them by kicking them out of the union after they had asked to resign.
Because of the ruling, Lewis and others who had applied for fair-share dues will be issued refund checks in the near future, according to PERB officials. Lewis said he didnt know how much his would amount to, but that he was expecting word in the coming week.
Just as importantly, the ruling paves the way for Lewis and Edelen to start their own union, tentatively called Peace Officers of California. Theyve already gained support from more than 50 percent of the 2,800 sworn officers in CSLEA an action that helped spur retaliation from the union, Lewis said. He contends that a new union will grant sworn officers more bargaining clout with the state.
We brought in testimony that showed that two previous governors wanted to give raises to the peace officers, but not to the non sworn, Lewis said, explaining why he thinks the CSLEA does not adequately represent peace officers. The union turned both of those offers down because there were no raises to be given to the non sworn.
According to Lewis, the inability to negotiate wages separately for sworn officers is creating vacancies at the state level because the pay is not on par with sworn officers at the county and city levels.
When you cant compete with pay, you’re not going to be able to compete, so we had recruitment and retention issues, Lewis said. For example, in 2008, Department of Fish and Game wardens were at 1970 staffing levels. (Fish and Game wardens are sworn officers, at the same level as California Highway Patrol officers, which have their own union.)
For its part, CSLEA isnt talking. Repeated attempts over a two-day period to elicit a response for this article went unacknowledged by CSLEA chief legal counsel Kasey Clark.
But its safe to assume that the union isn’t happy at the prospect of losing nearly 3,000 of its cop members, thus making a nice dent in the $6.72 million annually in dues it takes in from its 7,000 members.
Meanwhile, other sworn officers in the CSLEA are following Lewis and Edelens lead.
I’m looking forward to moving to the new union, said Todd Hern, a detective with the state Department of Insurance. Im absolutely pleased with the ruling; I don’t think the union has been doing us any favors. I tried to resign in January 2009, and was told I couldn’t and that I needed to have done it in June 2008but I was deployed with the military at that time, so I couldn’t even do that. They said Id have to wait another three years to resign June 2011even though we don’t have a new contract in place. This new ruling nulls and voids that.
I truly believe that the CSLEA has been doing us a disservice and that everyone law enforcement will switch, Hern concluded.
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