Independent Concerns

The Police State must be Resisted

2013-05-15T08:33:00.002-07:00

“Why are you guys not coming out?,” asks one of the officers, bemused at the fact that someone wouldn’t follow orders. “Because we don’t live in a police state, sir. Martial law has not been established in this country,” responds the homeowner. The officer then orders the couple to get down on the ground and put their hands behind their backs, adding, “We’re gonna kick in the door.” The cops kick down the door and enter the home with guns drawn as the homeowner exclaims, “You have no right to be in here!” Despite the fact that the woman clearly has her hands in the air, a cop tazes her as she screams out in pain. The man is then also tazed. The video clip has caused shockwaves across the Internet and has already gone viral along with an outpouring of support for the family.

Take Heart Patriots, We were Right all along!

2013-05-14T17:39:00.002-07:00

Take Heart Patriots! Even Die Hard Liberals agree that we were right all along. Government can not be trusted and must be constantly restrained by a FREE PEOPLE.

Jon Stewart mercilessly tore into the Obama administration tonight over the revelation that the Internal Revenue Service specifically targeted Tea Party groups for scrutiny. Stewart slammed the government's lack of "managerial competence" and said that thanks to this scandal, conspiracy theorists how have a level of vindication they've never had before. After briefly responding to Bill O'Reilly going after him, Stewart mockingly opined that there is no possible justification for all the wild claims conservatives have made about government overreach, only to be caught up with the IRS scandal. Stewart said the whole tax-exempt status thing is "bullshit," but it's bullshit that should be granted equally. Stewart slammed the IRS director who not only thought an apology was good enough for an IRS-related matter, but admitted she's not good at math. Stewart snarkily replied, "That's a good one, lady who works at the place that calculate people's taxes!" Stewart explained exactly why this scandal has changed the dynamic between the White House and its conservative opponents

IRS and Federal Government OUT OF CONTROL!

2013-05-13T08:26:00.003-07:00

Another Example of our Federal Government OUT OF CONTROL!

Read the Full Article HERE

End Too Big To Fail!

2013-05-02T07:41:00.002-07:00

Ending the Policy of too big to fail is the single most important issue facing the people of the United States today. There is no bigger factor that distorts free markets and unfairly gives the advantage to Big Banks and Wall Street over Main Street and most Americans ability to succeed through hard work. This is a clear bipartisan issue, who's only detractors are from the mega wealthy bank Execs and their bought and paid for government represenatives that the policy continues to support. All Americans should demand that Congress and the Obama administration end the unfair and unsustainable policy of Too Big To Fail!

Boston Marathon Bombing is a Staged Terror Attack

2013-04-17T19:35:00.001-07:00

Particularly clear, cogent explanation of what is obviously a False Flag Operation.

Was Boston an FBI set-up gone bad?

2013-04-17T16:47:00.000-07:00

Global Warming Folks Won't Admit They're Wrong

2013-04-07T12:42:00.004-07:00

Read Richard Rahn's Perspective: It’s hard for believers to admit they’re wrong.

Senator Rand Paul on the Issues

2013-03-26T06:49:00.000-07:00

Excerpt from Senator Rand Paul e-mail:

My budget would cut taxes AND spending. It would eliminate four cabinet agencies and stop our out-of-control deficit spending. In fact, it would pay down $2 trillion in debt in just 10 years.

But that's just the beginning. I also proposed amendments that would:

*** Cut of foreign aid to Egypt and Pakistan, countries that burn our flag;

*** Stop taxpayer funding of union activities to keep American tax payers from footing Big Labor's bills;

*** Ban the use of domestic drones used to spy on the American people;

*** Privatize the TSA, which has become bloated, inefficient, and ineffective;

*** Rein in the out-of-control EPA, whose outrageous restrictions and regulations drive up the price at the pump and create massive new barriers to job creation and economic growth;

*** Pull the U.S. OUT of the United Nations, which has proven itself to be hostile to liberty and freedom. In fact, they're finalizing the U.N.'s "Small Arms Treaty" right now;

*** Stop the Senate from banning guns and forming a national gun registry - two key parts of the U.N.'s "Small Arms Treaty."

In all, I proposed 15 amendments last week, fighting for our values and future.

It has been a long few weeks.

From my 13-hour filibuster to our big win at CPAC, I have counted on your support every step of the way, and you have been there.

But when the Senate goes back into session in two weeks, some of the most important battles of the Obama presidency will take place.

Just consider what's at stake:

GUN CONTROL

This long-awaited fight will be at the top of the U.S. Senate's agenda when they go back into session. And soft-drink banning New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun group has just announced he'll be spending $12 million to turn up the heat on the U.S. Senators.

My plan is to draw a line in the sand saying "no more gun control." But it's never been more important Second Amendment supporters mobilize and fight back NOW.

IMMIGRATION "REFORM"

Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Obama are preparing to steamroll Republican opposition in the U.S. Senate, with effectively the same failed plan Republicans were fooled into accepting in the 1980s with phony future promises of border security.

Any immigration plan MUST begin with border security. PERIOD. My immigration plan does just that and protects those who want to come to the U.S. legally to work hard and make better lives.

NATIONAL INTERNET SALES TAX

During the budget fight, the Senate passed a resolution the big taxers have been wanting for years.

Under the National Internet Sales Tax, big-taxing states like New York and California would be able to start taxing online retailers in low-tax states like Texas. Fortunately, the resolution was non-binding. But it means this will likely be a MAJOR fight in the coming months.

Even with everything at stake, I'm afraid some of my colleagues - even within my own Republican Party - aren't committed to the fight.

I know YOU can help turn the tide.

But I must be able to count on your help going forward, as we continue the fight for our principles during the critical fights that lay ahead.

So if you haven't yet done so, please sign your Statement of Republican Principles petition.

If you already have signed the petition, please agree to forward to at least two or three friends.

My hope is that my colleagues' desks will be flooded with these petitions when the Senate goes back into session.

I can tell you, the impact you're having in Congress is incredible - and is making a tremendous difference.

But these next several weeks will be critical.

I'm standing for you in Congress. Please continue to stand with me.

In Liberty,

Senator Rand Paul

P.S. After a flurry of last-minute madness, the Senate has now recessed for two weeks. But when it goes back into session, some of the most important battles of the Obama presidency will take place.

I must be able to count on your help going forward, as we continue the fight for our principles during the critical fights that lay ahead.

So if you haven't yet done so, please sign your Statement of Republican Principles petition.

If you already have signed the petition, please agree to forward to at least two or three friends.

Obama and the Truth

2013-03-19T16:27:00.003-07:00

President Obama: The only people who don't want to disclose the truth are people with something to hide.

Non-Partisan Gavin Newsom's Citizenville

2013-03-17T14:41:00.001-07:00

Can Gavin Newsom get Citizens and their Government back together again? An excellent read on how government needs to change with a focus on transparency and participation through new technologies. Highly recommended.Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government

Rousing, Transitional #SenRandPaul Speech

2013-03-14T13:20:00.001-07:00

Senator Rand Paul making the case for a significant shift in focus needed for the #NewGop is to remain competitive. Hard to disagree.

Liberals and Conservatives Stand with Rand Paul

2013-03-07T07:42:00.002-08:00

#StandwithRand rapidly moved to number 1 trending on Twitter (no Small feat) by unifying Liberals and Conservatives under the banner of Liberty and Individual Rights in the face of a Federal Government willing to take American Lives even on American soil without judicial process.

False Flag on Internet to Take it Over

2013-03-01T04:48:00.001-08:00

This is no conspiracy theory, this is happening. We must stand together and fight for any hope to maintain a Free Internet.

White House Threatens Respected Journalist

2013-02-27T16:36:00.002-08:00

White House Threatens Respected Journalist Bob Woodward for telling the Truth and then as a follow-up The White House Senior Advisor David Plouffe Tweeted to the effect that Woodward was over the hill and washed up.

Benghazi - False statements and characterizations

2013-02-27T12:35:00.000-08:00

Learn more about the false statements and characterizations of the Terrorist attack in Benghazi by the Obama Administration, which seem directed at insuring the President's re-election.

We Pay Enough Taxes

2013-02-05T17:23:00.001-08:00

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
Cable TV Tax
Capital Gains Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Court Fines (indirect taxes)
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel permit tax
Gift Tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax Interest expense (tax on the money)
Inventory tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Local Income Tax
Lodging Room Tax
Local Special Improvement District Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Professional Registration Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Septic Permit Tax
Service Charge Taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Taxes (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Road Toll Booth Taxes
School Tax
Special Fire District Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Toll Bridge Taxes
Toll Tunnel Taxes
Traffic Fines (indirect taxation)
Trailer registration tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

Let me know what I've missed....I'll add it.

Anonymous Operation Last Resort - DOJ

2013-01-26T16:55:00.000-08:00

Demand A Real Plan - Disarmament leads to Democide

2013-01-03T17:31:00.001-08:00

#RonPaul's Texas Straight Talk 12/31/12: New Year's Message to Congress

2012-12-31T07:11:00.000-08:00

Alexander Hamilton Liberty meme

2012-12-28T10:53:00.000-08:00

Only in America...

2012-12-27T12:08:00.002-08:00

Filed under "Found it on the Internet"

1) Only in America could the rich people – who pay 86% of all income taxes – be accused of not paying their “fair share” by people who don’t pay any income taxes at all.

2) Only in America could people claim that the government still discriminates against black Americans when they have a black President, a black Attorney General, and roughly 18% of the federalworkforceis black while only 12% of the population is black

3) Only in America could they have had the two people most responsible for our tax code,TimothyGeithner, the head of the Treasury Department andCharlesRangelwho once ran the Ways and Means Committee, BOTH turn out to be tax cheats who are infavorof higher taxes.

4) Only in America can they have terrorists kill people in the name of Allah and have the media primarily react byfrettingthat Muslims might be harmed by the backlash.

5) Only in America would they make people who want to legally become American citizens wait for years in their home countries and pay tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege while we discuss letting anyone who sneaks into the country illegally just ‘magically’ become American citizens.

6) Only in America could the people who believe in balancing the budget and sticking by the country’s Constitution be thought of as “extremists.”

7) Only in America could you need to present a driver’s license to cash a check or buy alcohol, but not to vote.

8) Only in America could people demand the government investigate whether oil companies are gouging the public because the price of gas went up when the return on equity invested in a major U.S. oil company (MarathonOil) is less than half of a company making tennis shoes (Nike).

9) Only in America could the government collect more tax dollars from the people than any nation in recorded history, still spend a Trillion dollars more than it has per year – for total spending of $7-Million PER MINUTE, and complain that it doesn’t have nearly enough money.

10) Only in America could politicians talk about the greed of the rich at a $35,000.00 a plate campaign fund-raising event.

11) Only in America can a man with no background, no qualifications and no experience … and a complete failure at his job … be reelected.

5 Guns to buy before a Federal Ban

2012-12-22T08:46:00.002-08:00

The National Debt & What a $1Trillion Looks Like

2012-12-20T15:10:00.004-08:00

Each American needs to understand the seriousness of the U.S. Debt and let Obama know that spending beyond our means is unacceptable.

Under the surface, the Rothschilds long had a powerful influence in dictating American financial laws. The law records show that they were powers in the old Bank of the United States [abolished by Andrew Jackson].

Rothschild quotes:

"Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes the laws."

"I care not what puppet is placed on the throne of England to rule the Empire, ...The man that controls Britain's money supply controls the British Empire. And I control the money supply."

"We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it. The only question is whether World Government will be achieved by conquest or consent."

Reality Check: Are calls for stricter gun laws really about guns

2012-12-19T20:00:00.002-08:00

Obama must not exploit tragedy

2012-12-15T06:40:00.001-08:00

It makes no difference whether you are a liberal, conservative, libertarian, democrat, republican or independent. Americans must and will protect their individual right to bear arms. Obama must not exploit tragedy to pursue more government control and less individual liberty.