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Voting-I-A-D
11
Nov
In the 2024 election, Harris only won nineteen States. Twelve do not require photo ID’s, Five require ID’s but don’t require it be a photo ID. Two of the States do all voting by mail and there is no way in a mail-in vote to verify who is sending the ballot. While they check the signature against the voter registration, the voter registration could be fake if no ID was required to register or the signature could be forged and with as many signatures as they have to check, it is hard to do the careful examination needed to detect a forgery. That means she did not win in any States which require photo ID’s. She only lost in two States that don’t require ID’s. One has to wonder if she could have won any States if all States required voter ID’s. It is possible she could have won those States without any fraud involved, but the fact that she only won in States that don’t require photo ID’s raises real questions about the integrity of the Democratic Party and why they have been pushing to remove voter ID laws. It not only raises questions about her wins in those States, it also raises questions about everyone else on those ballots. There was also a lot of Senators and House Representatives on the ballots in States without photo ID requirements, as well as State Governors and legislative representatives. Were those races also compromised? It is only common sense that a photo ID should be required of everyone who votes. Mail in ballots used to require a reason such as being out of State during the election but Democrats have opened it in many States to where anyone could do it without giving a reason. While that was a big help during the pandemic, the pandemic is over and there is no reason to allow unlimited mail in ballots. It is much easier to do a careful check of a few thousand mail-in ballots then it is to do a careful check of hundreds of thousands. By limiting it to only those with a valid reason, it limits the number to where it is easier to do a careful check of them. Picture voter ID’s need to be required in every State and mail-in ballots restricted to those with a valid reason.
Politics-AB-AJ
08
Nov
It reminded me of the Democrat’s current fight to protect abortion. First they said it was necessary, like they did slavery. Then they tried to justify it according to Scripture, like they did slavery. It took a little twisting of Scripture because the Bible banned slavery, but allowed servitude for debts, which they used to justify it, even though their slavery wasn’t for debts and wasn’t limited in time like it was in Isreal. Abortion was more difficult because it wasn’t practiced in Bible times, so they couldn’t justify it on that basis. Finally they justified slavery on the basis that it was the compassionate thing to do. The Negro wasn’t able to take care of himself and so the benevolent plantation owner needed to take care of him in return for his service. Today they claim they have to save the baby from a miserable life and help the poor helpless women and girls who find themselves pregnant with a baby they can’t take care of, or just don’t want. It is their whole approach to life. They feel that the average person doesn’t know what is best for them so they have to step in and help them out. When laws and the will of the people go against what they feel is best, they ignore them, because they feel that they know what is best for everyone. Of course, it helps that they get paid well for their compassion. When the Supreme Court opened the door to abortion, they proclaimed that the States didn’t have any right to restrict it but as soon as the Supreme Court declared that the baby was a person protected by the Constitution, they proclaimed that the States had the right to allow it and moved to change the State laws to allow abortion. When some States decided they didn’t want abortion, they used their power in the federal government to bypass the State laws and make abortion available in spite of the wishes of the people of those States. They don’t really care about the rights of the State, or of the people, all they care about is protecting abortion. In fact, they don’t seem to care about the women and girls either because they fight any attempt to enforce basic protections for women like licensing of those performing abortions and inspections of the facilities, informed consent for clients and parental consent for minors. Their whole efforts stem from their belief that the average person doesn’t know what is best for them and they, the liberal politicians, are superior to the average person and have to make people do what they feel is best for them.
Politics-AB-AI
08
Nov
I was reading about events leading up to the Civil War where they proposed a compromise to allow new States to vote on whether they wanted to allow slavery or not. The current federal legislation allowed slavery below the Mason-Dixon line but the new States were territory gained from Mexico who had outlawed slavery. The liberal politicians fought it because they wanted to keep the current law. It showed their duplicity. They wanted their States to determine if they allowed slavery or nor and felt the federal government should not tell them whether to have slaves because they were afraid the federal government would abolish slavery, yet they felt the federal government should determine whether the new States had slavery because they were afraid the States might abolish slavery in their borders. In other words, they didn’t care about State’s rights, all they cared about was protecting slavery from which they profited. They felt the slaves were not capable of taking care of themselves and needed the plantation owners to care for them.
Politics-AB-AH
07
Nov
Voters have short memories but are not as unaware as liberals think. They were fed up with the policies of President Obama and voted in Donald Trump. Democrats did everything they could to win, including making false charges against him of colluding with the Russians. They were shocked to find that the voters still voted in Donald Trump because they remembered the problems caused by Obamacare. The cost of medical insurance skyrocketed and many were forced to get government insurance. They continued to smear his reputation and impeached him twice after one-sided hearings where he was not allowed to defend himself, in spite of the fact that the evidence all proved he was innocent. Unfortunately, voters failed to recognize the prosperity around them that resulted from President Trump’s policies and believed the media’s story that the economy was failing. They had forgotten all the problems caused by President Obama and elected Joe Biden who had participated in President Obama’s medical insurance fiasco. Democrats continued to smear Donald Trump with false charges and tie him up with court cases to prevent him from campaigning, but the voters recognized the terrible state the economy is in and reelected Donald Trump, much to the surprise of Democrats. It seems that voters recognize when things are going bad but fail to recognize when they are going well. However, Trump cannot do it alone. It looks like he will have support from the Senate and hopefully the House which he did not have in his first term. President Trump recognizes the limits of the office of President and does not recklessly ignore the Constitution and the rule of law as President Obama and President Biden did. Unlike President Obama and President Biden, President Trump did not violate the Constitution by making laws and authorizing expenditures, but left it to Congress where the Constitution places that authority. That limited what he could do in his first term because he did not have the support of the Senate and House and they didn’t make the laws and authorize the expenditures he needed.
Politics-AB-AG
07
Nov
AB-AG Ohio voters just rejected an issue to create an appointed redistricting commission which would not be elected or subject to removal by voters in spite of a great campaign of lies and distortions. It didn’t empower voters but would have created a group which was not accountable to citizens. It would consist of fifteen members, which would include Republicans, Democrats, and Independents with a mix of geographical and demographical representatives which sounds good but would depend on who chose them. There would be five of each group but would be chosen through a complex process. They would be chosen by retired judges, a hiring firm, and committee members but citizens had no choice over the selection. It was funded by a group of liberals seeking to weaponize ballot issues and force more progressive candidates It would have repealed constitutional protections against gerrymandering approved by almost 3/4 of voters in Statewide elections in 2015 and 2018 and eliminate the ability of voters to hold representatives accountable. The 2015 bill created a commission to draw State house districts and promised it would protect against gerrymandering by requiring a consensus of the group. The 2018 bill added congressional districts. Critics claimed the current system had failed and wanted to create an independent body of average citizens which sounds good but would depend on who chose them. Former politicians, and lobbyists would not be eligible which sounds good. They said it puts citizens in charge but it was a power grab funded by dark money, most of it from out of State. They would be free to divide any county, city, or town into as many sections as needed. It could divide minority districts in cities like in Detroit. It would have given them unlimited spending power and an unlimited legal defense fund. Supporters of the bill said the present system is the most gerrymandered in the country, and they said the ballot language was false and misleading and didn’t represent the true amendment, but the ballot language is the basis of what people voted on. Liberals are pushing bills all over the country that sound good to get voter approval but contain sections that allow all kinds of dangerous programs like legalizing a lottery, marijuana, and abortion.
Politics-AB-AF
27
Oct
I have never seen such a bold attempt to buy an election in my life. President Biden has continued to promote student loan forgiveness even though the Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional three times already. The President does not have the authority to authorize the expending of billions of dollars without an act of Congress. Younger voters already favor Democrats because of the widespread welfare and social programs. By his continuous promotion of student loan forgiveness, he is cultivating favor with young voters who are piling up thousands of dollars in student loans. Whether he ever gets to fulfill that promise makes no difference as long as it gets him the votes to push Kamala Harris into the White House to continue pushing his liberal policies. In addition, he is trying to buy the votes of Seniors by pushing the cost of living raise for Social Security up before the election, although so far it seems to be going mainly to those on Social Security disability. Those of us on regular Social Security have not seen any raise yet. He also suppressed criticism of the reductions in Medicare payments that Democrats pushed through Congress which will force providers to increase the cost of Medicare Advantage plans to Seniors or reduce the services they provide. When he realized that those increases would come before the election, he authorized billions of dollars in payments to providers to get them to hold off on increases until after the election so it would not alienate Senior voters. Again, he has no authority to authorize expenditures without an act of Congress. He seems to feel that Congress is not needed, and he can authorize whatever he wants. This is still a democracy, but he acts like he is a dictator with unlimited authority. He continues to add billions to the national debt with the stroke of a pen. Republicans are afraid to protest too loudly for fear of alienating young voters and Seniors.
Politics-AB-AE
26
Oct
We often hear about the Council on Foreign Relations and I always assumed it was a group within our State dept. Especially after Hillary Clinton stated that they directed her on decisions relating to foreign affairs. However, I was shocked to learn that it is really a group of business, financial, and government officials who advise American and world leaders on foreign relations. Their website states that they provide forums and information on important topics of foreign relations to business and government leaders as well as to State and local governments, journalists, and students. It is scary to think that they have such far-flung influence over governments and journalists around the world and that Hillary Clinton, as the head of our State dept. was making decisions based on information from an unelected group outside our government. Judging from the decisions she made while Secretary of State, they are heavily interested in the establishment of one world government and their members include some Republicans as well as many Democrats. It explains why she ordered American security forces to stand down and not go to the defense of our embassy when it was under attack. She would rather sacrifice American personnel than to offend an Arab government. It also explains why she and President Obama continually assured the American people that it was only a peaceful demonstration that got out of hand rather than admit that it was a planned military assault on an American embassy. The assault was made with military grade weapons they brought with them and not with stones and bottles they picked up off the street.
Economics-D-I
21
Oct
The Estate Tax- Kamala Harris wants to push our estate tax to the highest in the world to heavily tax the rich. That sounds good. Some States also have estate taxes of their own. They say those who oppose it are rich and are trying to get rid of it. Such rhetoric stems from a basic misunderstanding of what it is. The estate tax is a tax on the estate of someone who dies. The assumption is that only the rich pay the tax. However, those who have a large business generally are not affected by the estate tax because they usually incorporate the business and include their children in the business. As a result, the children don’t have to pay any estate tax because the business assets belong to the business and are not considered part of the assets. The tax hurts family farms and family businesses the most. A farmer may own 1000 acres and leaves it to his children when he dies. His children often have to sell the farm to pay the tax since the farmer probably doesn’t have the savings to pay the tax. All his money is tied up in land, buildings, and equipment. Not only does the family lose the income from the father (the breadwinner) who dies, they also lose the means to continue earning a living (the farm). The same goes for a man who owns a small business, like a grocery store in a small town. Communities also suffer because many of those businesses in small towns close because they cannot find a buyer. It may be the only grocery store, barber shop, or other business of its kind in the town forcing residents to drive to nearby cities for those services. It also leaves those who work for the business out of work. Those who are retired generally have most of their assets in money producing stocks which the family has to sell to pay the tax so their children also lose the income.
Voting-I-D-B
19
Oct
Democrats are condemning Republicans for cleaning up their voter rolls by removing people who have not voted for several years, claiming they are denying these people the right to vote. In some States, they are even suing the State for cleaning their rolls, even though they are required to do so by federal law. The numbers have often been in the thousands of names and more. While removing people from the rolls may sound cruel, it ignores the facts. Many of those people have died or moved out of State and are no longer eligible to vote. The State has continually tried to contact the remaining ones and received no response indicating that either they are not interested in voting or are no longer living at the registered address and are not eligible to vote until they file a change of address. Anyone removed who decides they do want to vote has only to register again and they will be eligible to vote, so no one is being denied a chance to vote. Every name on the roll that hasn’t voted for years is an easy target for corrupt politicians. All they need to do is look up a name of someone who hasn’t voted and send someone to the polls claiming to be that person. Democrats usually don’t require the person to provide identification so it is easy for someone to do it. While Democrats claim that that it is rare for someone to vote illegally, it is known that around four million illegal immigrants were registered to vote in California alone, in the last Presidential election and about one million voted. Over five thousand jurors were removed from the rolls in Virginia because they were not legal citizens, and jurors are selected from voter rolls. It is estimated that over a thousand of them voted. In New Hampshire, where voters can register at the polls using out of State licenses for identification if they sign a statement they just moved into the State, over four thousand people voted, using out of State ID’s, claiming to have moved into the State, however over a thousand had not got a State license or register a car for license plates in the following year indicating that either they were driving on a license that was no longer valid or they had not really moved into the State. Federal law requires States clean their rolls regularly to reduce the opportunity for fraud. Democrats are also fighting the attempts of some States to require those registering to vote provide proof of citizenship. Since some States allow illegal immigrants to get ID’s and even drivers licenses, it is important to show proof of citizenship since an ID or drivers license is no longer a proof of citizenship.