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Mission Statement[i]
Create a more secure, democratic, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community.

American diplomacy in the 21^st century is based on fundamental beliefs: our freedom is best protected by ensuring that others are free; our prosperity depends on the prosperity of others; and our security relies on a global effort to secure the rights of all. The history of the American people is the chronicle of our efforts to live up to our ideals. In this moment in history, we recognize that the United States has an immense responsibility to use its power constructively to advance security, democracy, and prosperity around the globe. We will pursue these interests and remain faithful to our beliefs.

FY 2004-2009 Department of State and USAID Strategic Plan

According to the U.S. State Department, for the fiscal years 2004-2009, the United States mission is to createsecurity, democracy and prosperity throughout the world not only for U.S. citizens, but the people of the world as a whole. While I find this statement to be extremely generous and altruistic, I can’t help but wonder why the U.S. State Departments mission statement is a contradiction rather than an axiom. The premise is fraught with controversy which necessitates discussion.  Typically, actions speak louder than words; I shall endeavor to discuss both the actions and the words of the U.S. State Department.

I suggest we take a look at this mission statement which was taken directly from the U.S. Department of State website and fully examine its meaning. Let’s start with the statement: the creation of a more secure, democratic, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community. While I would agree the United States has acted in an honorable fashion in the past, such as, the sacrifices made by the American people to end Hitler’s reign of terror. This effort, of course, was not just an American effort; it was an effort by many people of many nations who worked together for a common and righteous goal. I believe the end result was in fact, a more secure, just, and prosperous world. But let’s fast forward to the end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty first century and examine our actions.

Iraq is a good example of the U.S. State Departments mission. How many bombs and bullets does it take to create security, democracy or prosperity in Iraq? From January 1991 to December 2011 the expenditure of munitions by the United States and its allies in Iraq hasn’t actually created security, democracy or prosperity; it has created instability, inequality and poverty. I’m not suggesting Saddam Hussein wasn’t a ruthless dictator, I am suggesting he was an ally and protégé of the CIA and the U.S. State Department. So how did this war that basically lasted 20 years (I include the years between Operation Desert Storm and the 2003 Iraq War, when the U.S. military maintained a no-fly zone by bombing Iraq), create a secure, democratic and prosperous Iraq as a result of our CIA protégé Saddam Hussein and the U.S. State Department mission?

Iraq had one of the highest standards of living in the Middle East after the Ba’ath party stepped away from the CIA following the coup in 1968. This increased standard of living happened over the next 22 years, basically through the nationalization of the Iraqi oil industry[ii]. Now that the U.S. military has left Iraq, after 20 years of war, the Iraqi standard of living is improving somewhat, yet in 2008 the World Food Programme[iii] estimated “3.1% of Iraqi households were described as “food insecure” and living with hunger and fearing starvation.” This is a sad but “considerable improvement to the 15.4% figure from the survey in 2005.” In 2010 the BBC reported, “23% of Iraqis live below the poverty line[iv].” However, I find it hard to believe Iraqi’s are more secure as a result of its people fearing starvation or because of the 20 year killing spree in their country by the west, or the 8 years of war with Iran for certain favors by Saddam’s mentor, the CIA and the U.S. State Department. Figures for documented civilian deaths from violence in the 2^nd Persian Gulf War, also known as the 2003 Iraq War, alone are between 107,055 and 116,979 people according to IBC (Iraq Body Count) [v].

“…In the case of Iraq, the question that emerges from this consideration is,

“Was there any other way to remove Saddam?” In this case, the answer, as

described above, is yes, but the U.S. government is not sufficiently dexterous

or focused to accomplish lower cost, longer-term solutions.

The conclusion is that American leaders and the American people must assume

that a foreign policy objective must be so important that it is worth doing very

badly--because it is probable that the U.S. government will, in the event, do

it very badly.Good intentions are not enough. Our good intentions, when

acted upon, have done much damage.”

Charles Duelfer[vi]

Excerpt from, Hide and Seek: The Search for Truth in Iraq

I can only wonder how 20 years of war with the U.S. from 1991 to 2011, along with the decades of meddling by the CIA and the U.S. State Department has created a more secure, democratic and prosperous Iraq? If you look at Iraq today you will find a country besieged by violence; the daily Al Jazeera reports of violence in Iraq are all similar, “Iraq: A country still in shambles[vii],” “Scores killed in Iraq attacks[viii],” and “Has sectarian violence returned to Iraq[ix].” Daily reports from the BBC are almost mirror images, “Deadly blasts hit Baghdad, Kirkuk and other Iraq cities[x],” “Iraq violence: Eight killed in Baquba café bomb attacks[xi],” and “Bomb attack in Iraq kills three Lebanese Shia pilgrims[xii].”

Should the United States aggressively fight and act as the policemen of the world? I would argue our Navy should and does protect international waters to keep open all shipping lanes as well as protect mariners on the high seas, but this is just as much a duty and responsibility of other nations Navies as it is ours. But why should the U.S. military actually be required (other than to simply follow orders), or if it is even legal, to act in other nations at the behest of the U.S. State Department as their minions to further a misguided U.S. State Department foreign policy agenda? I’m not certain within how many countries a combative role is played by the U.S. military, or if it is even possible to know the true number, but reports indicate “direct action has been taken by the U.S. military in Yemen and Somalia[xiii].” In 1980, “The Reagan-Bush administration begins funding the Contra War[xiv],” according to Stanford.edu, “This ten-year war is fought at the cost of 60,000 lives, 178 billion dollars, and the Nicaraguan infrastructure and economy.” Other reports state, “The U.S. funded the rebels, illegally mined a harbor, taught the rebels terror tactics, and destroyed the elected government’s infrastructure. Nicaragua lost approximately a quarter of its population and the rest were terrorized[xv].” Or the U.S. involvement in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1990’s as stated in a report, “Croatian troops were being trained by…Military Professional Resources, which was licensed by the U.S. State Department. Some believe the U.S. actually instructed Croatia when to proceed with their attack and promised to reward them[xvi].”  Further evidence the U.S. acts as the policemen of the world, are U.S. military operations in Africa as reported by Al Jazeera in, “Timeline; US military activity in Africa…from 1993 to 2011[xvii].” I do believe the Congress should act solely based upon what is best for the people of our nation when we are attacked. I must also note; many of the operations in Africa during that time were security and evacuation operations of U.S. citizens, U.S. government personnel at U.S. embassies and third nation citizens which are acceptable under the U.S. Constitution. But the true purpose of the U.S. military is for the common defence as stated in the U.S. Constitution. However, without express consent from another sovereign nation asking for our assistance, we have no authority to act within those borders and we should not be compelled to act within those borders as the world’s policemen. Unless the United States has been attacked byanother nation or our citizens in those nations have been attacked, where is our obligation?

While our fundamental beliefs may be to ensure that others are free, prosperous and secure in their rights; our beliefs, as set forth in the U.S. Constitution[xviii], undeniably are intended for the citizens of this great nation; the United States of America. Can we actually defend policies of the U.S. State Department which bring our economy and the economies of other nations to the brink of ruin[xix]? The U.S. State Department must believe the power of the United States, whether wielded constructively or destructively is a responsible way to advance their form of security, democracy and prosperity around the globe. Reuters reports approximately 250,000 deaths, 365,000 wounded and 7.8 million people displaced in Iraq alone and a possible dollar cost of 3.7 to 4.4 trillion for Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan according to Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies[xx]. The report also noted even with the deaths of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, “Iraq and Afghanistan are far from stable democracies.” The National Priorities Project breaks down the costs of the 2003 Iraq War and the Afghanistan War in Cost of War to the United States, which clearly shows, ‘prosperity’ is definitely not part of the U.S. State Department equation[xxi]. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter recently accused the Obama administration of sanctioning the widespread abuse of human rights[xxii] and violating 10 of the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights[xxiii]with regard to drone attacks. How do these violations of individual human rights ‘secure the rights of all’ as described in the U.S. State Departments mission statement?

Should the U.S. engage in activities which cause massive death and destruction in other sovereign nations, such as Iraq[xxiv], without just cause? Chief inspector for the U.S.-led Iraq Survey Group, Charles A. Duelfer stated to a Senate panel, “We were almost all wrong” on Iraq. If Mr. Hans Blix[xxv], head of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) from March 2000 to June 2003, stated the war was illegal, and Dr. David Kay[xxvi]chief inspector of the U.S.-led ISG (who resigned 23 January 2004) and his successor Mr. Charles A. Duelfer, all stated there were no weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq, then where was the just cause for the invasion?

Perhaps as a Republic, we should demand the Congress of the United States act in a manner as set forth in Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution with concern to the Declaration of War and not hand that power over to the Executive Branch of government, which has the power to Make War, but not declare war. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit didn’t see it that way[xxvii]. The U.S Constitution also states in Article II, Section 1 with regard to the duties of the President, “Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:--“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”” If the U.S. President and the U.S. Congress fail to act in a manner as set forth in the U.S. Constitution, then haven’t they violated the U.S. Constitution?

We should act if possible, to provide freedom, prosperity and human rights to everyone on the planet through diplomacy. Unfortunately, the U.S. State Departments attempts in this area are generally at gunpoint or through bribery. But first and foremost, the Constitution of the United States of America was and is intended to “establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and to our Posterity.”

An example of the U.S. State Departments policy of diplomacy at gunpoint is the invasion of Iraq in March of 2003. Prior to the invasion, the UN Security Council was advised by Mr. Blix the lead weapons inspector, that Iraq was cooperating and had given access, but no weapons of mass destruction (WMD) were found. After the invasion, the U.S.-led Iraq Survey Group didn’t find one WMD[xxviii]. The transcript from an interview with Margaret Warner of PBS and chief inspector for the U.S.-led ISG, Mr. Duelfer, states there were no WMD in Iraq[xxix]. An example of the U.S. State Departments policy of diplomacy through bribery is a $7.5 billion dollar aid package to Pakistan. The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated the money would mainly go to seven signature  projects[xxx]. The New York Times report further stated, “Pakistanis see the aid as a crude attempt to buy friendship and an effort to alleviate antipathy toward United States drone attacks against militants in the tribal areas.”

The founding fathers of this nation created a Constitutional Republic, they never intended to create a democracy[xxxi], nor did they intend to export such ideals around the globe. I would unequivocally state, the chronicle of American efforts throughout the history of this great nation have been to uphold such lofty ideals as stated in the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence; which among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness[xxxii]. U.S. citizens have historically been a generous people, who are concerned with the general welfare of others; within the United States as well as outside of her borders. Yet nowhere within the U.S. Constitution does it state, “We the People of the United Stateswill provide these ideals to the entire globe, whether they like it or not.”

Perhaps the U.S. State Departments desire for democracy around the globe should be examined as well as the word itself. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary[xxxiii] defines democracy as “a government by the people; especially: rule of the majority” and “a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.” However, if we look at the etymology of democracy, I believe we find something entirely different. According to The Olin Revelation[xxxiv], typically, the traditional viewpoint is “democracy is derived from two Greek words: demos, meaning the common people, and kratos, meaning rule.” Other ancient Greek words also “meant or are related to” common people, such as “idiotes” meaning “unskilled person” (“people who didn’t participate in public life”), or “laos” which is where “we get the words laymen and laity” it also means “people of the same community.” However, kratos“appears to be closely associated with acts of strength, courage and/or violence.” So one could easily say and define democracy as “governance by force,” which seems to fit in with the U.S. State Departments mission statement as well as its actions.

                       “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety,

                                                      deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

                                                              Benjamin Franklin[xxxv]

Assume the U.S State Department is concerned with democracy and freedom for the U.S. and others around the globe. Why do their actions point away from so-called democracy and freedom? Under Section 411 of the USA PATRIOT Act, the Secretary of State has the power to designate groups, whether foreign or domestic, as terrorists[xxxvi]. Terrorist activity is defined and states, “…’engage in terrorist activity’ means, in an individual capacity or as a member of an organization--to commit or incite to commit, under circumstances indicating an intention to cause death or serious bodily injury, a terrorist activity.” By definition, the Secretary of State could label a home-owner a terrorist for killing an intruder within the home in the middle of the night as well as label members of the military or law enforcement agencies who act within the scope of their duties, as such. Another example, is the U.S. State Departments desire to have their own drones as reported by Nextgov, “The procurement…marks the start of a project to provide…UAV assets that could be deployed anywhere in the world[xxxvii].” Of course this is proffered under the guise of security for diplomats, which is undoubtedly a euphemism for spying.

The New York Times reported on 9 December 2011 about a formal complaint to the UN Security Council by Iran, “The hostile and aggressive behavior of the United States in sending a sophisticated radar-evading spy drone over Iranian territory[xxxviii].” Congress has not made a Declaration of War with regard to Iran, yet we violate their airspace with a surveillance drone. I’m certain the U.S. Department of State considers this to be security for the American and Iranian people, just as their desire for a worldwide fleet of drones is for the protection of the world. However, the U.S. State Department is not alone in this endeavor. The U.S. Congress has passed a bill which requires the FAA to open American airspace to drones by 2015. PRESSTV[xxxix] reports, “There are serious policy questions on the horizon about privacy and surveillance, by both government agencies and commercial entities” according to, Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Project on Government Secrecy[xl]. I can only wonder how this possibly furthers a more secure, democratic and prosperous world. However, I do believe the definition of democracy as “governance by force”applies.

The National Security Agency (NSA) is building a new massive complex in Bluffdale Utah. According to Reader Supported News (RSN) as well as The Extinction Protocol, “near-bottomless databases” will collect and store “all forms of communication, including the complete contents of private emails, cell phone calls, Google searches, as well as all sorts of personal data trails—parking receipts, travel itineraries, bookstore purchases and other digital “pocket litter[xli].”” This is a clear violation of the 4^th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which states, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated[xlii].” The upshot according to a senior intelligence official, “Everybody’s a target; everybody with communication is a target.” I believe this is a perfect example of the U.S. government’s desire to control peoples every move; to do away with Justice, to discard domestic Tranquility, to completely forget about the general Welfare, and to remove peoples Blessings of Liberty not only for themselves, but for their Posterity as well. None of what is happening is about security, democracy or prosperity; this is all about governance by force. Invasive government tactics such as these, whether domestic or international, are a threat to our Freedom, our Liberty and our way of life.

I freely state without reservation, the President of the United States, the U.S. Congress and Judiciary as well as the U.S. State Department have nothing but utter contempt and disdain for the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Our Republic has been decimated by those who wish to do the same on a global level. I cannot believe we have been using our power constructively over the last number of decades, or we would have been trying to form a more perfect Union, as our founding fathers envisioned, rather than foisting the U.S. governments and the U.S. State Departments depraved policies on ourselves and on other peoples. By allowing these “Nabobs of Obfuscation and Deceit” the unfettered power to destroy people and nations, “We the People” of the United States are, in fact, also guilty of violating the U.S. Constitution by allowing Hypocrites and Prevaricatorsthe absolute power which they so desperately crave. We have neither advanced security in the U.S. nor abroad. We have not advanced Liberty or prosperity around the globe, and we certainly have not advanced Liberty or prosperity right here in the United States of America.

                “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground.”

                                                                  Thomas Jefferson[xliii]

God Bless this Great Republic, the United States of America. Completed on this 2^ndday of July, in the year of our Lord 2012.

Brett L. Baker

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IN  ANOTHER  FOUR  YEARS  WE  WILL  THINK  HELL  FEELS  GREAT  COMPAIRED  TO   AMERICA.

IN  ANOTHER  FOUR  YEARS  WE  WILL  THINK  HELL  FEELS  GREAT  COMPAIRED  TO   AMERICA.

Howdy all!  Well, I’ve been busy for the last few days, so I have not been able to share with you.  But, I ain’t gone yet!

So,..

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. ~ John 8:32

The steady character of our countrymen is a rock to which we may safely moor; and notwithstanding the efforts of the papers to disseminate early discontents, I expect that a just, dispassionate and steady conduct, will at length rally to a proper system the great body of our country. Unequivocal in principle, reasonable in manner, we shall be able I hope to do a great deal of good to the cause of freedom & harmony. ~ Thomas Jefferson, letter to Elbridge Gerry, 1801

We the People are a tough bunch of buggers.  American arrogance; is that a bad thing?  Heck no.  We have earned the respect of the world by our power.  And, we have earned the respect of the world by our honor, our charity, our kindness, our fortitude, our ingenuity, our tenacity, our reverence of youthful innocence, our unwillingness dip our flag to others.  (And they wonder why We the People get so bent out of shape at the sight of our lead employee bowing to any other leader!)  We are the anchor of our nation.  We are the steadfast.  We are the leaders of our nation.  And, yes; we are the ones who elected our president.  It doesn’t matter what name you marked up in 2008.  The president is the president.   At least we know now that the other choice wasn’t much better, outside of his VP choice. 

We are unequivocal in our principle.  Yet many of our countrymen don’t yet realize we are in trouble.  Those of us, who do know, have the responsibility to enlighten our friends and neighbors.  We have the responsibility to protect our nation, our Constitution, and our arrogance.  True American exceptionalism is a product of true American arrogance.  It is time to put our arrogance to work; to do a great deal of good for the cause of freedom and harmony.  We are not violent.  We are not silent anymore.  We will not accept any tyranny.  We will not accept any socialistic, Marxist or any similar form of government.  We will keep our guaranteed republic, thank you very much!  And we expect, no DEMAND that you follow the laws that have been established! ALL to the letter!  If there is an immigration law, ENFORCE IT.  If there is a speed limit, ENFORCE IT.  And, if there is no other way to eliminate the ACA (Obamacare), then ALL Americans should abide, STARTING WITH EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF EVERY BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT.  Turn your private doctors over to the hospitals.  Turn in your swanky dentist offices.  And get in line along with us.  No exemptions, none.  No business, no rich, no poor, no politician, no religious group, no union, no NOTHING gets a free ride; not on my back!  If this president wants a single payer health care plan, then the 3 branches of government join FIRST.  Then, let’s see how long it lasts.

Arrogance; Exceptionalism; the true nature of the American.  Understand this truth, and the truth will set you and us all free.

Take care, God bless,

AND STAND WITH ISRAEL!!!

Tom Kiley

Now is the time to start letting your representative in congress know where you stand.  It doesn't matter what political party they are in.  Push for face to face discussions where you can ask questions about where they stand and politely request straight forward and clear answers.

request (do not demand) a meeting to discuss matters of concern

limit he discussion to no more than 3 issues and and include those issues in your request

do not be too confrontational, your purpose is to try to get them to inform you of their views and principles

take any discussion notes or ocuments with you to use in your discussion

avoid any irrational discussions

be polite and respectful even if you have to bite your tongue

take notes which can be used later in the campaign for your favorite candidate

do not reveal your party affiliation, keep them in the dark about that

do not reveal your tea pary affilliation unless the person you r talking with is a tea party candidate

 do not take vague or evasive statements without tryng to get clarification

compare notes with any of your friends or neighbors who has met with the same person as you

provide your favorite candidate with any pertinent info that theymay use in their campaign

let us do everything we can to remake congress in the true american image

    I have asked my representative why he is so fearful of obama.    No one wants to critizie this jerk and

I for one would like to know why.   Can anyone enlighten me

    Seems to me that while we debate about obama care that the simpliest way to take care of it, is

to fail to fund it.    I will do my part in voting for conservative candidates of like mind 

ALL  WE   HAVE  TO  DO  IS  WORK  REAL   HARD  FOR  MITT  ROMNEY,   DO NOT  LET  US  DOWN  LIKE  MCCAIN.

ALL  WE   HAVE  TO  DO  IS  WORK  REAL   HARD  FOR  MITT  ROMNEY,   DO NOT  LET  US  DOWN  LIKE  MCCAIN.

Recently my stance on illegal immigration has come into question. Some have thought I have forgotten how this wonderful country of ours was founded. After all, if you are not an American Indian, you or your ancestors are or were immigrants.
Around the turn of the century 1899/1900 all four of my grandparents immigrated to the United States from Italy. They did not have work visas or immigration papers so they were put on Ellis Island, New York. They had to wait there until they could prove their worth to the U.S. In other words, they had to show they had a trade, they had to sign papers promising they would become U.S. Citizens, etc. While they were waiting, they had to pull their own weight on the island. Their shirts were stenciled with the letters WOP (with out papers). They were doused with lice powder and basically stored until there was room for them on the immigration rosters. That’s right, rosters. There used to be a quota of immigrants allowed from each country per year. They were very grateful for the chance to become citizens of this wonderful country. Soon, they were allowed to enter society. They were sponsored and got jobs. They married and had children, my parents. They learned to read and write English. They became citizens and were VERY proud of that. They made sure their children could speak fluent English before they ever went off to school.
Now that you understand how I feel about immigrants, let us get back to illegal immigration. Why is that a problem? Here are some things to ponder. Every city has laws controlling how many people are allowed to live in a single family residence. There are even building codes stating that there is only one kitchen sink allowed per household just to make sure only one family lives there. There are laws controlling how many cats or dogs you are allowed per household. Why you ask? To make sure the people living in those houses and the animals living in those houses have enough room, resources, sanitary conditions, etc. to live healthy lives and keep disease from spreading out of control. What does that have to do with immigration? Every country has an infrastructure. These include schools, law enforcement, doctors, hospitals, etc. The infrastructure is paid for and sized for the legal citizens of a country. When there are more people taking from this infrastructure than put into it, it becomes overtaxed. Schools become over crowded. Health care goes down, etc. These are just some of the reasons a country needs to control immigration, not to mention making sure criminals, terrorists, etc. do not get in.
The problem has become a travesty due to rampant disregard for this country’s welfare and laws by politicians whose only agenda is increasing their voter base.

All our "Wounded Warriors" should have a Congressman's Health Insurance and Pension Plan or Vice Versa!!

Young people want to stay on their parent's Insurance (and in their parent's home) until they are 26 because they can't find a job!

Hope everybody had a happy 4TH!
GBAAIGWT...Cal

I’ve been listening to this Healthcare garbage since the courts said it was a TAX. Tax the people who don’t have health insurance but have the money to buy it. Maybe this is fine for some people.
Now if the people in Corrupt DC would open their PEA brain and listen, theirs 46% of American people who do not pay any taxes, and who know just how many have not paid their Taxes at all. Those are the one that have money coming out their ears. Now if theirs 54% of the people paying taxes but have health insurance, who do you think is going to pay for these folks that don’t pay taxes but they want healthcare?
This dummy in the Outhouse and also these Nut cases in Corrupt DC. Why is it that when the people elect these nut cases that they have to make a stop at the hospital to get common sense removed from their brain.

If we could only manage to march in the streets and raise cane the way the liberals do, we could get some attention.... The problem is "We the TEA Party people are too busy working" We must find a way to be as radical as the radical left is! Am I crazy or is this right?

The national taxpayer advocates office is an independent orginization within the I R S to help taxpayers who are experiencing ecoonomic difficulties.

The mid year repot identifies challenges and issues for the upconing year.

note: those tax provisions that expired at the end of 2011 are the following

The so called AMT patch which will resul in at least 27millions more tapayers being subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax

The Itemized deductions for state and local taxes paid (11 Million taxpayers), and the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums( about 4 million taxpayers)

The provision allowing persons age 70 1/2 to make tax free withdrawals from their I R A "s to make charitable contributions

Those proivisions expireing 12/31/2012 inclded

The Bush era cuts in marginal taxes, reduced tax rates on dividend and long term capital gains, various marriage penalty provisions, certain components of the child tax credit, the earned income tax credit, the adpotion credit and the moratoria on the phase outs of itemized deductioins and personal exemptions.

While most of these expirig provisions will increase the bottom line tax an millions of middle class citizens,  the removal of them the effect of the phase out for itemized deductions and personl exemptions will mean the more affluent citizens will be subject to phase out formulas and reinstate those formulas fror those taxpayers.

The case load of the taxpayer advocates has trippled each year of the past 3 years resulting in an inability to provide the service  leaving many taxpayers with problems regadring tax frauds and tax related related identtity theft, high and dry.

 The demands placed on I R S persdonell has adversly affectred the IRS"s ability to respond to the taxpayer

assistance orders and the taxpayer advocate directives issued by the taxpayer advocate office and the IRS has ignored and sought to limit th Advocates authority to issue those directives.

The IRS has yet to compy with proposed and inal directives designd to assist victims of preperar fraud.

In June 2011, the advocates office issued a proposed directive to the head of the IRS operating division to implement a procedure for adjusting acounts of taxpayers who have been victim ized. The IRS has refused to acton directive.

In January 2012 the advocate issued a direcive to address problems taxpayers were facing in connenction the correspondance examintion process, including probems with bsolete regulations.

It goes on and on about how the taxpayers are getting ripped off by he executive and legislative branches of government.

Folks, I am in Las Vegas preparing for the Campaign to Defeat Obama July 4th Telethon. We are raising funds to wage campaigns in four states which Obama won last election. Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Nevada are “in-play” this time around. Fifty electoral votes are up for grabs. Fifty electoral votes to Romney means fifty votes not going to Obama. I am co-hosting the telethon.

The driver who took me to my hotel said Las Vegas is struggling, thousands have been laid off and the housing market is in the tank. We both questioned, how on earth could Harry Reid have gotten reelected. But that's another story.

I could say this is our last July 4^th as free Americans. However, I refuse to believe that. Yes, the task before us is quite challenging. Obamacare equals the end of freedom in America – government control of every aspect of our lives including who lives and who dies. A death panel will decide whether or not it makes economic sense to approve grandma's transparent. And by the way, to all those knuckleheads who believe the lie – Obamacare “ain't” free and it will be rationed.

Decades of indoctrination by liberal media and public schools has created a generation unlike their parents – people who were grateful for an opportunity to earn a living and did not feel entitled. Our parent's mindset was Government Welfare was something you took as a last resort until you got back on your feet. Obama has 47% of the country on food stamps and is running ads to recruit more.

The massive dark cloud of Obamacare looms large over our heads. Many patriots are depressed. I refuse to join their chorus. I still believe God has His Hand on America.

Patriots, we must vote out Obama and repeal Obamacare. This will require maintaining the House, winning the Senate and dethroning our socialist dictator.

This is why I and my committed team of patriots along with Conservative leaders across America are spending this Independence Day raising funds to take back America! God help us.

Lloyd Marcus, Proud Unhyphenated American

     GOD   HAS  ALREADY  BLESSED  AMERICA   BEYOND   WHAT  WE  DESERVE.       FATHER   HELP   MY   NATION   BE  ON   YOUR   SIDE  IN   EVERTHING.   JESUS  CHRIST.

It really is happening.

The new tax, which Congress passed in 2010, affects the net investment income of most joint filers with adjusted gross income of more than $250,000 ($200,000 for single filers). Starting on Jan. 1, 2013, the tax rates on long-term capital gains and dividends for these earners will jump from their current historic low of 15% to18.8%, assuming Congress extends the current law....

The new rules present big challenges for taxpayers. But if you start thinking about them now, at least you can minimize the damage.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304830704577496580986417316.html

Send American sailors to guard the Persian gulf using  Air Craft Carrier Battle groups which  are "BLUE WATER NAVY SHIPS and in brown water they have little room to maneuver and are sitting ducks.

And the result is OIL prices spike by 15-20%

Great plan