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The area contained in the new CD 7 can be located here, http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us/ , (under “Select Plan,” select “Base Plans,” then zoom in on the map to view CD 7).

CD 7 is the area now represented by John Culberson.

You do not have to reside in CD 7 to attend or help out in any way.  There are a few committee leader and worker positions that need to be filled, some paid. This would be a great opportunity for a college student, especially one who is a Political Science or Business major, a retired person or a self-employed person.

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France’s sugar tax: How sweet it isn’t

Talk about déjà vu all over again!

Just a week after Denmark unveiled its infamous “fat tax,” France is announcing a “sin” tax of its own: a dime-a-liter surcharge on sugar-sweetened sodas.

Now, I’m never going to defend sugar — it’s the single largest dietary contributor to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and an early death in all of Western civilization.

But I’ll always defend your God-given RIGHT to make your own decisions about your diet, your health, and your lifestyle — a right governments around the world want to snatch right out of your hands.

Case in point: France, where the soda tax is only the beginning.
In an even bigger Nanny State overreach, condiments like ketchup, mayo, salt, and dressings are being rationed and even removed from school cafeterias — while yet another new rule requires raw or cooked vegetables at every single school meal.

Put them together, and a kid who wants to turn something gross like haricots verts into a semi-edible side dish will have to smuggle in his own butter and salt.

You get better treatment in prison!

France’s Nanny Staters say these restrictions are “for everyone’s own good” — and that they’re about making the people thinner and healthier. Baloney.

The French drink, smoke, and load up on fatty meats — and yet they’re actually among the thinnest and healthiest people in Europe. It’s the so-called “French paradox,” but there’s nothing paradoxical about it: All those things are actually GOOD for you, just as I’ve said all along.

But leave it to the government to screw it up. And mark my words here, they WILL screw it up. The more they regulate what people can and can’t eat, the fatter and sicker the people will get.

After all, some of the world’s “top” scientists and nutritionists get it wrong on diet advice all the time — so what are the odds that some gasbag politician will manage to get it right?

I can give you those odds right here — and it’s spelled the same in French AND English: ZERO.

Think the Nanny State can’t happen here in the USSA? Think again!

This summer, the State Legislature and Governor of Louisiana passed a law that bans individuals and businesses from transacting in cash if they are considered a “secondhand dealer”.  House Bill 195 of the 2011 Regular Session (Act 389) broadly defines a secondhand dealer to include   “… Anyone, other than a non-profit entity, who buys, sells, trades in or otherwise acquires or disposes of junk or used or secondhand property more frequently than once per month from any other person, other than a non-profit entity, shall be deemed as being in the business of a secondhand dealer. ” The law then states that “A secondhand dealer shall not enter into any cash transactions in payment for the purchase of junk or used or secondhand property.  Payment shall be made in the form of check, electronic transfers, or money order issued to the seller of the junk or used or secondhand property…”  The broad scope of this definition can essentially encompass everyone; from your local flea market vendors and buyers to a housewife purchasing goods on Ebay or Craigslist, to a group of guys trading baseball cards, they could all be considered secondhand dealers. Lawmakers in Louisiana have effectively banned its citizens from freely using United States legal tender.

The law goes further to require secondhand dealers to turn over a valuable business asset, namely, their business’ proprietary client information.  For every transaction a secondhand dealer must obtain the seller’s personal information such as their name, address, driver’s license number and the license plate number of the vehicle in which the goods were delivered.  They must also make a detailed description of the item(s) purchased and submit this with the personal identification information of every transaction to the local policing authorities through electronic daily reports.  If a seller cannot or refuses to produce to the secondhand dealer any of the required forms of identification, the secondhand dealer is prohibited from completing the transaction.

This legislation amounts to a public taking of private property without due process or compensation.  Regardless of whether or not the transaction information is connected with, or law enforcement is investigating a crime, individuals and businesses are forced to report routine business activity to the police.  Can law enforcement not accomplish its goal of identifying potential thieves and locating stolen items in a far less intrusive manner?  And of course, there are already laws that prohibit stealing, buying or selling stolen goods, laws that require businesses to account for transactions and laws that penalize individuals and businesses that transact in stolen property. Why does the Louisiana State Legislature need to enact more laws infringing on personal privacy, liberties and freedom?

Motivating the introduction of this legislation was an increase in criminal activity, necessitating law enforcement to develop additional tools in tracking potential criminals. Thefts of copper and other precious metals have risen recently with higher commodity prices and mounting pressures from the economic downturn.  The added restrictions under this recent legislation have come about under the pretense of cracking down on crime and helping the government take care of you, all at the cost of your individual privacy, economic, civil liberty and freedom.

Interestingly enough, although Pawnshops are still required to obtain clients personal information and transmit their client database information to law enforcement, they are exempt from the restriction of cash payments.  A jeweler next door to a pawnshop cannot offer clients the same payment method offered by its competing pawnshop neighbor.

Act 389 passed by unanimous consent of the Louisiana House of Representatives and only mustered one nay vote (Senator Neil Riser) from the State Senate.  The governor signed the legislation into law on July 1, 2011.

Related video: http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/money-madness/new-louisana-law-bans-cash-transactions.html

HALC member “TrinityTexas77″ shot videos of many of the speakers at this event. This is the video for former Graham County AZ Sheriff Richard Mack. Videos for other speakers will follow soon. Please share but give Miss Trinity credit… Enjoy!

HALC member “TrinityTexas77″ shot videos of many of the speakers at this event. This is the video for former Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina. Videos for other speakers will follow soon. Please share but give Miss Trinity credit… Enjoy!