Audit the Fed’s new website

http://www.auditthefed.com

It’s now easier than ever to show your support for transparency.

-dm

Update for Federal Reserve Transparency

This is a very important step back toward economic liberty.  More than half of the congress has co-sponsored the bill (including 80 democrats – so truly bi-partisan) and it asks for one simple thing.  Transparency.  After all, it’s our money, and our government… shouldn’t we have a right to know where all of the money the fed prints out of thin air goes?  This clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUreWxKGOkY) seems to indicate not even they know where it goes!

Update – the hypocrisy – government promises transparency… but does not take opportunities to deliver on that promise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tRQHsXujpo

More information on auditing the Fed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx-UYvtSqeI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGAQIJWUJVU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpbW64vRrMc

Update – Freedom Watch – Judge Andrew Napolitano

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGAQIJWUJVU – the Fed’s response (besides hiring the Enron lobbyist)

Congressional report admits economic collapse was government’s fault:

http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/07/09/congressional-report-blames-the-governement-for-the-mortgage-crisis/

You can’t fairly blame the free market anymore – after all we have not had a true free market in this country for decades.  You can try to blame lack of regulators, but some of the big organizations that they say need regulation had literally hundreds of regulators already… and the answer can’t possibly be to give the federal reserve the power to regulate the banks.  Did you know the federal reserve is a private organization?  It’s a bank… for the banks.  Giving it the power to regulate – isn’t that like allowing banks to regulate themselves?  Actually reading the plan, one learns that many of the ‘regulations’ become optional anyway (so it’s a big bank regulating (in many ways) itself… but only if it wants to).  You can read the entire plan here: http://thehill.com/images/stories/news/2009/june/white%20paper.pdf – and a critique of it here: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20147

If I’m wrong about any of this I’d love to hear about it so I can continue the learning process.  If you agree, contact your government here – https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml and tell them to support HR 1207 and government transparency.  Also, feel free naturally to forward this to others if you want.

I hope you all are having a wonderful week!  I wish the best to you.

American capitalism gone with a whimper – By: Stanislav Mishin (Russia)

I received this as a chain letter email – Here’s a copy of the recent Pravda article about the disappearance of American capitalism. This is a Russian newspaper writing about what seems obvious to most of the world; yet, this country seems to be blindsided to it. The irony of this article appearing in the English edition of Pravda (Russian State Newspaper) defies description. - Bob Akins

Why so socialist?

It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American descent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people.

True, the situation has been well prepared on and off for the past century, especially the past twenty years. The initial testing grounds was conducted upon our Holy Russia and a bloody test it was. But we Russians would not just roll over and give up our freedoms and our souls, no matter how much money Wall Street poured into the fists of the Marxists.

Those lessons were taken and used to properly prepare the American populace for the surrender of their freedoms and souls, to the whims of their elites and betters.

First, the population was dumbed down through a politicized and substandard education system based on pop culture, rather then the classics. Americans know more about their favorite TV dramas then the drama in DC that directly affects their lives. They care more for their “right” to choke down a McDonalds burger or a BurgerKing burger than for their constitutional rights. Then they turn around and lecture us about our rights and about our “democracy”. Pride blind the foolish.

Then their faith in God was destroyed, until their churches, all tens of thousands of different “branches and denominations” were for the most part little more then Sunday circuses and their televangelists and top protestant mega preachers were more then happy to sell out their souls and flocks to be on the “winning” side of one pseudo Marxist politician or another. Their flocks may complain, but when explained that they would be on the “winning” side, their flocks were ever so quick to reject Christ in hopes for earthly power. Even our Holy Orthodox churches are scandalously liberalized in America .

The final collapse has come with the election of Barack Obama. His speed in the past three months has been truly impressive. His spending and money printing has been a record setting, not just in America ’s short history but in the world. If this keeps up for more then another year, and there is no sign that it will not, America at best will resemble the Wiemar Republic and at worst Zimbabwe.

These past two weeks have been the most breath taking of all. First came the announcement of a planned redesign of the American Byzantine tax system, by the very thieves who used it to bankroll their thefts, loses and swindles of hundreds of billions of dollars. These make our Russian oligarchs look little more then ordinary street thugs, in comparison. Yes, the Americans have beat our own thieves in the shear volumes. Should we congratulate them?

These men, of course, are not an elected panel but made up of appointees picked from the very financial oligarchs and their henchmen who are now gorging themselves on trillions of American dollars, in one bailout after another. They are also usurping the rights, duties and powers of the American congress (parliament). Again, congress has put up little more then a whimper to their masters.

Then came Barack Obama’s command that GM’s (General Motor) president step down from leadership of his company. That is correct, dear reader, in the land of “pure” free markets, the American president now has the power, the self given power, to fire CEOs and we can assume other employees of private companies, at will. Come hither, go dither, the centurion commands his minions.

So it should be no surprise, that the American president has followed this up with a “bold” move of declaring that he and another group of unelected, chosen stooges will now redesign the entire automotive industry and will even be the guarantee of automobile policies. I am sure that if given the chance, they would happily try and redesign it for the whole of the world, too. Prime Minister Putin, less then two months ago, warned Obama and UK ’s Blair, not to follow the path to Marxism, it only leads to disaster. Apparently, even though we suffered 70 years of this Western sponsored horror show, we know nothing, as foolish, drunken Russians, so let our “wise” Anglo-Saxon fools find out the folly of their own pride.

Again, the American public has taken this with barely a whimper…but a “freeman” whimper.

So, should it be any surprise to discover that the Democratically controlled Congress of America is working on passing a new regulation that would give the American Treasury department the power to set “fair” maximum salaries, evaluate performance and control how private companies give out pay raises and bonuses? Senator Barney Franks, a social pervert basking in his homosexuality (of course, amongst the modern, enlightened American societal norm, as well as that of the general West, homosexuality is not only not a looked down upon life choice, but is often praised as a virtue) and his Marxist enlightenment, has led this effort. He stresses that this only affects companies that receive government monies, but it is retroactive and taken to a logical extreme, this would include any company or industry that has ever received a tax break or incentive.

The Russian owners of American companies and industries should look thoughtfully at this and the option of closing their facilities down and fleeing the land of the Red as fast as possible. In other words, divest while there is still value left.
The proud American will go down into his slavery with out a fight, beating his chest and proclaiming to the world, how free he really is. The world will only snicker.

Stanislav Mishin© 1999-2009. WWW.PRAVDA.Ru. When reproducing our materials in whole or in part, hyperlink to PRAVDA.Ru should be made.

Snopes says:

The item referenced above is indeed taken from the text of an editorial entitled “American Capitalism Gone with a Whimper” by Stanislav Mishin, which was published by the Russian-language news site on 27 April 2009.

To read article from Pravda’s English news site, use this link: http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/107459-0/

Here’s a copy of the recent Pravda article about the disappearance of American capitalism. This is a Russian newspaper writing about what seems obvious to most of the world; yet, this country seems to be blindsided to it. The irony of this article appearing in the English edition of Pravda (Russian State Newspaper) defies description.

Audit the Federal Reserve… why not?

Anyone interested in the Federal Reserve?  It’s easy to be upset about the billions that were allocated for bailouts… but what about some TRILLION dollars that the Fed can print out of thin air, and pass out to their friends?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpbW64vRrMc

You can literally research the Federal Reserve for hours… and I recommend starting.  Inflation (which the federal reserve creates) is a hidden tax on all of us.  If the people truly knew how much money Washington spent, we would not allow many of these programs to exist.  When a government can’t tax the people anymore, they often break the ties to things like gold (which we did in the 70’s) and begin to print money out of thin air.  This devalues the dollars that we have worked hard to collect and works as a hidden tax on the people.

The (private, buy the way) federal reserve has never been truly audited.  Support HR 1207.  Contact your representatives and google or youtube “federal reserve transparency act.”

It’s much better entertainment than American Idol, Lost, etc and is far more significant.

Michael Jackson Chain Letter

This chain letter was sent to me and I thought I’d pass it along for conversation.

-dm

_____________________________

Ed McMahon died last week.  He was a great entertainer, but prior to his radio and TV accomplishments he was a Marine Corps pilot in WWII and Korea, earning six Air Medals and attaining the rank of Colonel.  After his Korean service he was subsequently promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the
CA Air National Guard.

Farrah Fawcett died last week after a long career in Hollywood as an actress.  After she was diagnosed with cancer, she became an activist for cancer treatment and devoted her last remaining years encouraging people to seek treatment.  She documented her plight on film and used it to encourage others to stay positive and upbeat despite their diagnosis and suffering.

Michael Jackson died last week.  He was perhaps one of the great entertainers of modern time.  He will also be remembered for his eccentric lifestyle that included sleeping with a chimpanzee, living in a carnival-like atmosphere at Neverland, his fascination with Peter Pan, and his numerous masks and costumes.  He also admitted to finding pleasure sleeping with young boys and paying out millions of dollars in settlements
to the families of these boys despite being acquitted by a court on one allegation of sexual molestation.

QUESTION 1)  – Which of the above did the House of Representatives declare a moment of silence for?
(Hint – It wasn’t the first two.)

QUESTION 2)  – Which of the above’s family received a personal note of condolence from President Obama?
(Hint – It wasn’t the first two.)

Does this send a message regarding the state of our country?   Need we say more???

Will Obama Pay MY Mortgage?

This email was sent to me as a forward and I wanted to throw it out there for conversation (I did not write the email).

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Dear President Obama,

Thank you for  helping my neighbors with their mortgage payments. You know, the ones  down the street who refinanced their house several times and bought SUV’s, ATV’s, RV’s, a pool, three HDTV’s, an X-Box, two Wave Runners,  new flooring for their home, an enlarged patio, and a Harley..

I was  wondering, since I am paying my mortgage and theirs, could you arrange for me to borrow the Harley now and then?

Richard Ford,
Queen Creek ,  AZ

P.S. They also need help with their credit  cards, when do you want me to start making those payments?

P.P.S. I almost forgot  – they didn’t file their income tax return this year. Should I go  ahead and file for them or will you be appointing them to cabinet posts?
____________________________________________

Tax Day Tea Parties – fair media coverage?

Yesterday I stopped by the Tax Day Tea Party in Santa Ana, CA to see what all was going on.  I’ m currently editing some footage I took there – check back here for that information.

According to organizer, the event reached at least 3,500 participants.  The police were standing by on horses only if the crowd exceeded that number.  In fact, the police were there – perhaps this is another indicator that the crowd was in fact that large.  However, The OC Register and the LA times are reporting estimations between 800 and 1000 participants.  Is it possible the media is trying to marginalize these events?

While there is no way for me to personally know for sure, I can estimate with utmost confidence that there were far more than 1,000 people there, not to mention the people who came late and left early.  In other words, the total number of people that came by definately exceeded the number of people that were there at any given time.

In addition to newspaper coverage, the tone of the news reports on the television seemed pretty editorial as well.  Take this one for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOrPzVECSjo

I’m willing to play devils advocate here – there were a few extreme types at these tea parties.  There always will be extreme folks on the right, and on the left; you can’t fairly group them in with the masses.  The overwhelming majority of folks there were good, old fashion Americans who simply want some say in how their money is being spent.  I don’t think there’s anything at all wrong with that.

-David May

Zune is better than iPod

If you don’t believe me, view the chart here.

I had a Zune 30, a Zune 80, and my Zune 120 is coming in the mail.  Here are my top 5 reasons that the Zune is better.

Face it. Zune rocks.

Zune 120 VS iPod Classic

1. FM Radio Tuner:  The Zune makes listening to the radio possible (which means I can watch and hear TV at the gym – sorry iPod users).  Beyond that, I can purchase/download songs from the radio directly to my cart/Zune.
2. Wireless:  The WiFi built into the Zune allows for multi player games (I can play checkers/etc with another nearby Zune user; games come pre-loaded and you can download software to make your own games).  Wireless also offers streaming audio to the device (I can listen to whatever song I want whenever I want as long as I am in a WiFi zone and have a Zune pass), and wireless file share/sync to computer (I can send picture albums, podcasts, and songs/albums to a nearby Zune – I can aslo sync wirelessly with my computer).
3. Build – Screen Size and Squircle: The screen is larger for the Zune making all the difference.  In addition the navigation is easy and logical.  Up means up, down means down, etc – fancy that iPod users.
4. Zune Pass/Software: For $15 a month, you can  have unlimited downloads, unlimited streaming music on demand, and you can keep ten songs a month forever.  This works on three computers so I’m splitting it with two other people.  That means I get unlimited downloads, unlimited streaming music, and can keep 3 songs per month for about $60 a year.  Incredible.  Not only that, but the software is easy to use, and has incredible music discovery elements, and is very slick looking.
5. Microsoft makes mistakes, but Macintosh makes intentional, mean decisions and rude (in some cases outright dishonest) commercials.

Zune 120 VS 32 GB iPod Touch

1. Zune is $250 (about half of the 32 GB touch)
2. Zune has 120 GB (more than 3 times the size of the 32 GB touch)
3. FM Radio Tuner:  The Zune makes listening to the radio possible (which means I can watch and hear TV at the gym – sorry iPod users).  Beyond that, I can purchase/download songs from the radio directly to my cart/Zune.
4. Zune Pass/Software: For $15 a month, you can  have unlimited downloads, unlimited streaming music on demand, and you can keep ten songs a month forever.  This works on three computers so I’m splitting it with two other people.  That means I get unlimited downloads, unlimited streaming music, and can keep 3 songs per month for about $60 a year.  Incredible.  Not only that, but the software is easy to use, and has incredible music discovery elements, and is very slick looking.
5. Microsoft makes mistakes, but Macintosh makes intentional, mean decisions and rude (in some cases outright dishonest) commercials.

To me the choice is clear – the Zune blows the iPod out of the water.  Where am I going wrong here?

-DM

Christmas Letter – 2008

Merry Christmas!

Please watch this:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVqqj1v-ZBU&feature=related

Then go here: http://www.adventconspiracy.org/

 

Love,
David May - our water blog (click here)

What does the U.S. Constitution tell us about Prop 8 in CA?

In brief, the question I am asking is this: If we strictly interpret the U.S. constitution, shouldn’t we allow equal rights for same sex couples? See below ->

A while ago I posted about the phrase “separation of the Church and state” basically reminding folks that specific phrase is not in the constitution itself, it’s in a letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptists in 1802. The U.S. constitution specifically reads Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Most of the community who support proposition 8 do so because of religious beliefs. If proposition 8 was written to respect an establishment of religion, doesn’t that make it unconstitutional? Remember “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…” In other words, doesn’t Amendment I of the United States Constitution indicate that Proposition 8 cannot be passed?

If I was running for office, this would be my position:

The government’s role in all legal unions between two people should be a consistent process regardless. The process, documents, and rights obtained should be identical. There should no longer be civil unions and marriages -both should share the same name, processes, and rights (on legal documents). As we learned in the Civil Rights movement, there is no such thing as separate but equal.

As far as the religious ceremony, that decision is up to the religious organization per the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Therefore the government should not protect “marriage” as it is religiously defined and is not obligated (nor does it have the power to) preserve it’s sanctity. It should be up to the religious organization if they perform whatever ceremonies they desire – the government should not interfere with religion. Some religious organizations will decide to perform same sex marriages and that is up to them. Others will decide not to perform same sex marriages – that is also up to them. While religious organizations are not forbidden from providing same sex marriages, they should not be required to perform same sex marriages as that is a violation of their first amendment rights.

With this approach, atheists do not have to be “married” either. Legal unions become a two part process. The government protects the equal rights of it’s citizens. Not separate but equal – everything exactly the same. THEN the type of ceremony the couple wishes to have is up to them. Perhaps atheists will just want to have a party. Perhaps they will want a ceremony that is just like a traditional marriage but without a Pastor/Minister up front. This ceremony (which by the way would be optional) can be called absolutely anything (marriage, joining, grabblesnarfinny, etc).

…and this is my thinking:

I believe that the reason “gay marriage” is such a hot button issue is because the word “marriage” is so religiously charged. Typically, marriages are religious ceremonies typically performed by a spiritual authority. However, the benefits that a marriage enjoy are not religious at all – they are tied to the government. From a political prospective, there should be nothing religious about “marriage” at all. To an extent that is true today – people from all religions (as well as atheists) are welcome to engage in “marriage.”

“Marriage” is in quotes because it can mean different things to different religions/people groups. In that case, the word is too small to encompass the variety of things that marriage means. The government’s shouldn’t use religious words to define civic/legal situations – it confuses the citizens.

The opposition to gay marriage say there is a need to preserve the sanctity of marriage. From a strictly political prospective (not a religious prospective) this claim does not seem relevant. I live near Los Angeles where you can rent wedding rings and have a van drive to your house for a quick and easy divorce. From this prospective, I struggle to believe that same sex arrangements pose more of a threat than opposite sex arrangements to marriage in America today. More and more studies show that children are most successful in homes where there are two parents – many of these studies also indicate that it does not matter if it is a man and a woman, two men, or two women. (for an example, click here). The republic is not going to collapse if same sex marriages are allowed – I have yet to see anyone take that position. Again, opposition to same sex arrangements is not political – it’s religious/personal. Making decisions from those standpoints violates the freedoms that our constitution is supposed to be protecting.

I’m interested in comments on this post – please let me know what you think.

What say you?

related links:
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S147999.PDF