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little kings

Aug 20, 2009 Political

Well, its good to be king, if you are only really a kinglet- you know, like piglet, only without the good connotations.
Apparently, if you are Henry Waxman or Bart Stupak, you feel that you can do anything you wish, even if it flies in the face of the Constitution and the capitalist free market. What scum they are.

Ever since the “bailouts” of the banks and lending institutions, these little kings have decreed that there will be no excessive pay or bonuses with taxpayer money (ignoring, of course, the pay raise they gave themselves, those hypocrites), but that was in the case of taxpayer subsidized bailouts, and partying on the taxpayer’s dime is a little gauche- and these little kings should know, because they party with the best of them. 

But since the memo went out from  Nancy the numbskull (quite literally- I understand excessive botox does numb the nerves in a head- some of them possibly vital) to demonize the insurance companies, now the mental pygmies Waxman and Stupak are leading the charge to investigate the pay of insurance CEOs and other honchos. What moral midgets they are.

Two powerful House Democrats have sent a letter to insurance companies asking them to provide detailed information about their conferences and retreats, executive pay, and other business practices.

The letter comes in the midst of a campaign by Democrats, as part of their push to build support for a health overhaul, to portray the insurance companies as the villains of the health-care system. Insurers say they are working with Congress on an overhaul and resent being cast as the bad guy.

The letter is from Rep. Henry Waxman (D., Calif.), who is chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Bart Stupak (D., Mich.), who heads the panel’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

online.wsj.com

It might appear that these a**holes are trying to show the Resident how tough they are, but the bottom line is that  what they are doing in this instance, in essence threatening these companies with the weight of a government “kangaroo investigation” into executive compensation. They have no right, period. Not when these companies haven’t taken the taxpayer’s money. In a free market, which is what our system is based on, people are free to earn as much as they can, the whole purpose of this system is to get ahead. 

If you are constrained in how much you can earn by government dictate, then you are living under a totalitarian regime, that much is certain, and this is not the United States I know and love.

The letter, sent Monday, did not refer to the health overhaul debate, saying only that the committee “is examining executive compensation and other business practices in the health insurance industry.” The letter requests the companies’ help, but is not a subpoena.

Chris Curran, a spokesman for Cigna Corp., said the company had not yet received a letter from Mr. Waxman, but like the rest of the industry, expects to get one shortly. He said the company planned to respond appropriately.

Mr. Curran defended the company’s executive compensation program, saying it is designed to reward executives and attract talent, and added that more than 90% of the compensation of Cigna’s CEO is performance-based.

Much of the information requested in the letter is available in public documents, Mr. Curran added, and the company has no problem turning it over.

online.wsj.com

The government does not actually have the powers to do what these liberal pimps want to do. Not when there is no taxpayer assistance involved. It is just a naked power play by some very insecure people, and someone needs to challenge them so this can go to the Highest Court in the land.

It’s way past time for the third branch of the government to weigh in, because the “fourth branch” of the government is gutless, and will not be critical of their new “buddies”.

They are BFFs on each other’s Facebook- why would they want to spoil that?

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Republican Lawmaker wants to Inhibit Free Speech

Mar 10, 2008 Political

Republican Tim Couch of Kentucky is introducing legislation making it a crime to post to the Internet anonymously. His bill would make it a crime for a person who runs a website to allow anonymous comments and would require people to register with the website using their real names.

Couch proposes a first offense $500 dollar fine to those who allow anonymous comments. Subsequent “violations” would cost $1000. Couch states that this is to cut down on online bullying which he claims happens a lot in his home state.

The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law that abridges free speech. Couch is a member of his state legislature and it would have to enact this law which would abridge free speech. Certainly he is not in the US Congress but he would be part of a government body trying to curb free speech. If a website owner wants to delete bullying comments or ban commenters then that is the web site owner’s prerogative. The government (state or otherwise), on the other hand, is forbidden from doing this by the First Amendment.

Couch might believe that this would stop online bullying but I have my doubts. I also doubt he is strictly motivated by the bullying “problem.” People could register using any name that appears legitimate. How would a webmaster know? Why would a webmaster be fined because John Doe commented? We don’t get the names of every person who joins a protest and some of the signs they carry have messages that could be considered bullying and certainly some of their actions amount to bullying. Will we require those who carry disparaging signs to disclose their names?

Couch is trying to stifle free expression and that is a violation of our Constitution. Perhaps the bullying he refers to comes from those who write about the stupidity of members of government, such as say….Tim Couch.

It is not the job of government to be the nannies of all Americans whether at the state or federal level. The government works for us, not the other way around. We have the right to express ourselves as we wish and website owners are free to police their sites as they see fit, not as Mr. Couch sees fit. Perhaps Mr. Couch would better serve his constituents if he did some serious work rather than try to play nanny to Kentucky citizens who can do quite well without an intrusive government or its officials.

As Ronald Reagan once said; “We are a nation that has a government – not the other way around.” One could substitute state for nation and it would still be just as meaningful.

Maybe Mr. Couch should reexamine his conservative values and either straighten them out or switch parties.

Source:
Action News WTQV

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MD Judge: OK to Violate Constitution

Jan 10, 2008 Political

Last November, Maryland’s Governor called a special session of the legislature in order to tackle a budget deficit that the same legislature was responsible for giving us. Governor O’Malley asked them to raise every tax imaginable and they obliged him by raising even more than he could have imagined. The Governor claimed that the increases would not affect nearly 90% of the residents but in the end each and every person will pay more money. The increase in the sales tax will particularly hurt the poor and middle income residents.

During that session the Maryland Legislature took an action that violated the State Constitution. The Maryland Constitution states that one chamber needs the permission of the other before taking a recess of greater than three days. The Senate took off longer than three days without permission which is a violation. To make matters worse, a clerk falsified documents to make it appear as if everything had been done appropriately. I am absolutely certain that the clerk did not take it upon herself to do this and was given instructions to do so by one of the Democratic leaders. However, since the State’s Attorney General refuses to have it investigated, we may never know for sure. All actions give the impression of impropriety and perception is often the truth for people who, according to the talk shows, believe something fishy took place.

The Republican Party of Maryland filed suit to have the tax increases, the largest in state history, nullified. The contention is that if they were done in violation of the Constitution then they are not valid. Unfortunately, a judge decided that while the Democratic leadership “erred” nullifying the tax increases would be “too drastic” a remedy. What Judge Thomas Stansfield is saying is that even though the law makers broke the law it is OK and what they accomplished by breaking the law is satisfactory. Making them pay for their abuse would be “too drastic.”

How many times has a murderer been released because his Constitutional rights were violated? Has any judge ever stated that releasing a guy who was not read his rights or was denied a lawyer would be too drastic? We have a Constitution for a reason and if we are not going to follow it then we should just flush the damned thing down the toilet. Lawmakers, many of whom are lawyers, should be held accountable for breaking the law. I am quite sure if I were before this chowder headed judge for drinking and driving he would not say that while I “erred” fining me or putting me in jail would be “too drastic.” He would say that I violated the law and that I had to pay for that violation.

Why is it the people who are supposed to uphold our laws, the ones we give power to make those laws, are not held to that exact standard?

We need to get rid of this judge and we need to get to the bottom of the crime involving falsifying the records. Perhaps if the Republican lawmakers threaten the clerk with a few years in jail she might be able to shed some light on the matter.

Is it any wonder that Martin O’Malley, the dim witted, jackass Governor of Maryland has a lower approval rating than President Bush? Considering that Maryland is an overwhelmingly Democratic state, that is saying something.

The next election is three years from now and those idiots think people will forget but there are many of us who will keep reminding the public. We need to vote all these jackasses out of office and replace them with people of honor. Additionally, Thomas Stansfield is a Republican Judge who will need to run for reelection. The people need to boot him to the street.

Your (dis) honor, if it is against the Constitution it is illegal. Anything that results from the illegality should be nullified. I know I never went to law school but if I did I would have at least paid attention.

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