Links to the backlash against Republicans

Here’s a protest at Dave Reichert’s office. And here’s a town hall with Rep. Jim Renacci. And one with Rep. Mike Kelly. And one with Bill Huizenga. And Bill Shuster. And Elton Gallegly. And Brian Bilbray. AndNan Hayworth. And Jeff Denham. And Andy Harris. And Marsha Blackburn. And John Culberson. And Bill Johnson. And Mario Diaz-Balart. And Joe Wilson. I could go on. The numbers of actions are in the dozens, and may reach three digits.


(courtesy dane101.com)

Sorry Mitt, Corporations are not people

Some candidates seem to be confused as to the difference between corporations and people.  I understand the source of this confusion since the law has long regarded corporations as "artificial people."  However, corporations are not, "We the People."


Starting with the obvious, corporations do not have to register for the selective service, and even if they did, would have no capacity to give their lives for their country.  Corporations do not have the right to vote or to marry.


Corporations exist to serve us, not to rule us.  "We the People" were not so fond of the British Empire's elevation of the rights of the East India Company over the rights of the American colonists, nor are we very fond of the current Supreme Court and our House of "Representatives" raising the rights of financial institutions and health insurance companies over ours.


The Preamble to the United States Constitution says, "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence [sic],promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."


Corporations do not share the interests of "We the People". Corporations are obligated by law to act for profit and only for profit.  The role of government is to prevent them from becoming monsters that are empowered to control our government and starve our people.


Corporate money has been invested heavily in propaganda designed to convince Americans that corporations are people, so much so that legitimate candidates now feel confident to make that assertion as if it were a matter of undisputed fact.


If elected president, I will ensure that the rights of We the People are always put ahead of the rights of artificial people.  Corporations are our Frankenstein, it is our responsibility to prevent them from damaging our communities.

Israel

My commitment to Israel is unwavering, and my policy is very simple.

Preliminarily, I believe it is fundamental that the United States of America must always adopt a firm policy of encouraging peace and democracy and discouraging terrorism and anarchy.

As such, I will place a moratorium on any encouragement of "land for peace" talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authorities until or unless both sides demonstrate their commitment to peace by not making any unprovoked attacks of any sort across each other for a period of at least 10 years.

The Palestinian Authorities must prove that they are committed to the formation of a true government and peace with Israel. Such proof would require, in my opinion, that there be no missiles lobbed into or other acts of terror on the rest of Israel from Palestinian administered regions of Israel for a period of at least 10 years and of course the same would be expected of Israel.

To the extent the Palestinian Authorities cannot control the conduct of their administratees to prevent attacks on the rest of Israel, their ability to self-govern must be questioned. It is important that, as an aspiring nation, they demonstrate an ability to self-govern first, otherwise, there is no point on having them at the negotiating table.

This policy, presented here in an overly simplistic tone, does not mean that the U.S. will break all diplomatic relations with the Palestinian people, merely that it will not back Palestinian autonomy until such time as it demonstrates its willingness to form a peaceful democracy.

Furthermore, this policy does not mean that the United States will not continue to foster peace in the middle east. In fact, it means we will have to redouble our efforts to enlist our allies, especially Egypt and Jordan, to actively counsel the Palestinian people toward peaceful self-governance.

The U.S. approach toward the demands of the Palestinian people is downright silly from a management perspective. I recall an employee of mine who came and asked me for a raise. I told him that I was unimpressed with his performance and that I didn't think he merited a raise. He told me that his performance would improve dramatically if I increased his pay. I explained to him that people get paid based on their performance, not their promise of performance and that if his performance improved he would get a raise. Naturally, his performance did not improve and he ended up getting fired.

The performance of the Palestinians has not improved since the United States began encouraging Israel to make concessions. It was foolish for Israel to make concessions before the Palestinians made any DEMONSTRATION of commitment to the Peace process. It is time for us to get the horse back in front of the cart.