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Thursday, September 02, 2010
Temecula and Murrieta Local Events Coming Up Where Yours Truly Will Be Speaking and Attending
We the People
have the duty to restrain a government operating outside Constitutional boundaries.
Douglas V. Gibbs
invites you discover your American heritage and birthright. Join us on Thursday, September 2, as we continue to discuss Article I, Section 8. We will be meeting from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm for basic Constitution studies held in the classroom next to Faith Armory, 27498 Enterprise Circle West, #2 in Temecula, California.
Free Pocket Constitutions will be handed out to all attendees.
Join in the cause of preserving our God-given Liberty and
restoring our Constitutional Republic. After all, if you
don’t defend Liberty, who will?
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September 6th
American Patriots - Concerned Citizens - Conservatives
EVERYONE Welcome
Come join us at Breakfast
Richie's Real American Diner
40651 Murrieta Hot Springs Road
Murrieta, CA 92562
Every Monday Morning
Doug V. Gibbs who is running for Murrieta City Council, will be speaking about the Constitution. Doug will answer any questions on the Constitution.
Candidates Patrice Lynes (Temecula) and Emelia Rychner (Murrieta) will also be speaking
We are trying to contact Anne Pica from Menifee to speak. Hopefully she will be able to speak.
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In coordination with the 9-12 Washington DC Rally: Menifee,
Murrieta, Temecula, Wildomar and surrounding Cities Tea Party:
We the People Freedom Rally
September 12, 2010
1 Pm to 5 pm
California Sports Park
40600 California Oaks Road
Murrieta, CA 92562
Rick Amato, San Diego Talk Show Host
will MC the event
Topic and Issues:
Obamacare Immigration Islam Rising
Constitution Eminent Domain
Bring chairs to hear speakers
We will rally on California Oaks after the speeches
Bring signs for the rally on the street.
Email: wethepeopleusa@verizon.net
http://freedomrally.yolasite.com/
Learn about the three Murrieta and Menifee Initiatives on the
November ballot
Voter Registration booth
Movie Islam Rising available
Guest Speakers
Celeste Greig, State President, California Republican
Assembly
Chuck Devore – California Congressman
General Shimon Erem, one of the Founders of the State
of Israeli, Representative from Israel Consul
Kevin Jefferies (depends on schedule)
Doctor from AAPS
Joel Anderson - CA Assemblyman
Jennifer Monk- Advocates for Faith & Freedom
(defenders of Prop 8 & Calvary Chapel Murrieta)
Doug Gibbs – On the Constitution
Pastor Clark Van Wick – Calvary Chapel Bible
Fellowship
Richard Ackerman - Pro Family Law Founder
Ted Hayes – American Activist
Minuteman Steve Eicler, J.D.
Raymond Herrera – President & founder of We the
People, California Crusader
And more to be announced
Local Candidate Speakers:
Doug Gibbs – Murrieta
Emelia Rychner – Murrieta
Patrice Lynes – Temecula
Anne Pica – Menifee District 4
Tom Fuhrman – Menifee District 2
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I will also be speaking at the Riverside Women's Federated Luncheon on Constitution Day, September 17th.
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On September 3rd I will be joining Dick Armey at the California Republican Assembly meeting in Temecula, Ca:
September 3
Dick Armey will be selling and signing his new book:
Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto
Product Description
This groundbreaking manifesto is essential reading for tea party activists—or any American seeking to understand what the Tea Party is fighting for and what's next for the movement
Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe have been on the front lines of one of the fastest-growing and most influential political phenomena in recent memory: the Tea Party movement. As the leaders of the advocacy organization FreedomWorks, they have helped guide and give voice to hundreds of thousands of activists from across the country and have a strong vision for the future of this powerful grassroots uprising.
United by a strong belief in limited government and individual liberty, Tea Party members are changing the American political landscape. Unlike mainstream media accounts that observe the Tea Party movement from the outside looking in, Give Us Liberty chronicles the roots and rise of a new breed of taxpayer activism in the voices of those who were there. Discover the personalities that drove the first meetings, the unknown candidates whose principled stand earned them unlikely victories, the march that gathered more than a million activists, and the bedrock beliefs that brought them together.
In this national call to action, Armey and Kibbe provide an intimate history of the movement, explain how citizens can join the cause, and chart the future of the Tea Party—and America. Give Us Liberty also contains a battle-tested, step-by-step guide to organizing and effecting change in any community.
MURRIETA-TEMECULA REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY CLUB
Serving surrounding cities including
Homeland, Menifee, Murrieta, Perris, Romoland, Sun City, Temecula, Winchester, and others
Friday Night Dinner Meeting– September 3rd, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Former Republican Majority House Leader
The Hon. Dick Armey
Matt Kibbe
President and CEO of Freedomworks
Senator Mimi Walters
Candidate for California Treasurer
Celeste Greig
California Republican Assembly State President
Rick Amato
San Diego Talk Show Host
6:00 PM for check-in / 6:30 PM prompt MTRA Dinner Program
At Temeku Hills Clubhouse
www.temekuhills.com
41687 Temeku Dr, Temecula, CA 92591, (951) 506-3303
Cost $15 members, $25 non-members, $10 for students under 25 and Gold Eagle members
Those who eat and those who don’t NOW pay the same price
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Amsterdam Arrests
By Douglas V. Gibbs
Okay, let's see, the man had three cell phones taped together, a cell phone taped to a bottle of Pepto-Bismo, a box cutter, and knife in his luggage - and because the Muslim's claims are that it was not a terrorist dry run, our leaders believe the Muslims.
How stupid can they be? Of course it was a dry run!
Jeez!
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Source: Unlikely that 2 men arrested in Amsterdam were plotting terror (watch video of arrest) - RGJ
Miracle of the Union
By Douglas V. Gibbs
The primary purpose of the U.S. Constitution was to protect, promote, and preserve The Union. The idea of protecting our rights and property from the federal government is an important part of the Constitution's make-up, but is not the "reason" for the writing of the document. However, upon creating the federal government, the founding fathers realized that a centralized government could take away one's rights and property. Therefore, the founders sought to limit the powers of the U.S. Government, so that our rights and property would be protected.
The sovereign states, however, were so different, it is a great miracle of history that the United States remained united.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Peter Lenz Motorcycle Accident Spurs Debate Over Young Riders
By Douglas V. Gibbs
13-year-old motorcycle racing champ Peter Lenz is dead. He fell off of his bike during warm-ups, and another rider ran him over. Lenz had been riding motorcycles since he was five years old, winning nine national championships in his riding career, but some argue he was too young for such a dangerous sport.
The accident was tragic. There is no arguing that point. But the child, and his parents, knew the risks. That is a part of competition, and living life. I would prefer him out there doing what he loves, then sitting in some bubble somewhere too afraid to go out there because the nanny-state'rs believe the world is just too dangerous.
Besides, imagine how many deaths would occur if these kids did not grow up around motorcycles, and gain the skills over their lives - then suddenly jump on a bike later in life?
Take you sons motorcycle riding, take them hunting, and let them compete in whatever they wish to compete in. Life is full of risks, and of course we would prefer that tragedy not befall them; but if we are going to be afraid of letting them experience life, then why even let them out the front door?
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Motorcycle Rider, 13, Dies After Indianapolis Crash - Fox News
Obama's Iraq Speech A Monument To Himself
By Douglas V. Gibbs
Are we pulling out of Iraq too soon? Yes. Have we actually pulled out? No. Number of times in the speech that Obama mentioned Bush, who's strategy brought about victory? Once? Number of times Obama said the word "I" in an obvious pat on the back of himself? Too many to count.
We were told this was no back patting session. Well, so much for what we were told.
Then again, what did you expect from this narcissistic president with no class?
Well, at least he gave praise to the troops.
It is funny, though, how he spoke in this speech as if he'd been for the war all along - even though he had said in his campaign that he was against the war, against the surge, and that the operation in Iraq was a failure.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Obama: 'Operation Iraqi Freedom Is Over' - Fox News
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Book of Acts: Socialism Failed, Bible Promotes Free Market
By Douglas V. Gibbs
Leftists are always challenging the idea that Biblical Principles inspired the U.S. Constitution, and the founding of this nation. One hard left liberal even accused that "democracy" is found nowhere in the Bible. That may be true, but the failures of socialism/communism, and the Biblical mandate for free market capitalism, is present in Biblical text.
Today, while listening to a Christian radio program, Pastor Chuck Smith discussed a piece of history in the Book of Acts regarding the early church, and how in Jerusalem the young Christian church tampered with a style of communal living (communism), and it failed badly. Because of the terrible failure of the Jerusalem church's foray into socialism, a horrific persecution of the church commenced in Jerusalem. The members of the Jerusalem church fled. They were able to flee because they saw the persecution coming, and turned their short experiment into communal living into an advantage for their escape. They were able to flee quickly because they had sold every personal item they owned. (Acts 8:1)
In some parts of the Bible the accumulation of wealth seems to be looked down upon, but the context is that the accumulation of wealth can easily make a person lose sight of God, so wealth is something that must be balanced with faith, and where faith must remain the dominant force.
In the Gospel of Luke, which is one of those books that seems to sometimes be hostile regarding the act of accumulating great wealth, Luke also offers: Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete [measure] withal it shall be measured to you again (Luke 6:38).
What you just read is the fundamental principle of free market economics: serve the consumer, and the return will be great.
And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth (Luke 22:25- 27).
The quest for gaining a great amount of wealth for its own sake is foolish, Jesus said -- not just in Luke but in the other Gospels, as well.
And He spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God (Luke 12:16-21).
Luke, and Matthew, are often quick to remind us that success is a matter of priorities.
In both the Old Testament, and the New Testament, the Bible speaks regarding economic issues more than any other issue. In the book of Proverbs there are whole sections devoted to financial matters. A good number of the parables of Jesus deal with economics. These passages tell us what our attitude should be toward wealth and how a Christian should handle his or her finances. The Bible also reminds us of our human nature, and how our natural tendencies, and Biblical instruction, can help us evaluate the possible success of a societal economic system.
Two aspects in regards to human nature are given to us in Scripture. We are created in the image of God, which means we are able to control the economic system - and we are sinful by nature, which leads us toward greed and exploitation. This means that we need to have an economic system that protects individuals from human sinfulness in the economic system, while providing the freedom for people to work individually for their wealth.
Since we are created in the image of God, we have rationality and personal responsibility. This means that we have the freedom (free will) to choose between various competing products and services. Unlike animals who are governed by instinct, humans are governed by rationality and can make meaningful choices within a free market system.
In that economic system private property can exist. This is provided by the biblical idea of dominion. In Genesis 1:28, God says we are to subdue the earth and have dominion over the creation. Certainly one aspect of this is that humans can own property in which they can exercise their dominion.
So, since we have both free will and private property rights, we can then assume that we also have the God-given freedom to exchange these private property rights in a free market where goods and services can be exchanged.
When considering our sinful nature, one must realize we are fallible. As fallen creatures our sinful ways can give way to selfishness, greed, and exploitation. Thus, we need some protection in an economic system from the sinful effects of human interaction. Knowing this, we must realize that systems that centralize and concentrate economic power, which unleashes sinful behavior, should be systems to be avoided. This is why it is natural for Christians to reject state-controlled or centrally controlled economies. Instead, Christians are naturally attracted to economic systems that would divide the power, and protect the people from greed and exploitation.
Free market capitalism provides the most freedom, and is most effective when it comes to personal economic gains. In that consideration, it seems that a free market financial system best fits Biblical teachings.
Modern Capitalism began when Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations in 1776. The argument presented by Mr. Smith specifically challenged the centralized British system of mercantilism. Adam Smith presented that the wealth of nations could be increased by allowing the individual to seek his own self-interest and by removing governmental control over the economy.
Adam Smith's presentation argued that people are motivated by self-interest, private property is an important ingredient in any successful economic system, and the role of government must be minimized as much as possible. If these three factors are present, prosperity will follow.
Biblically, private property rests in our being created in God's image. Individual choice, as with a person's voluntary choice to accept Christ, also plays a factor. Economic success can best be achieved if each person is accountable for his own productivity, and that the productivity is of his own choosing. Dealing with the poor also maintains choice. We should give to the poor, but it must be a voluntary action of our own fruition. Taking away one's freedom to choose by forcing a citizen to give to the poor through government mandate is not consistent with free will as provided by Scripture, and is damaging to the poverty stricken, for if they receive unlimited gifts from the public treasury, the incentive to better themselves will be lost.
Keeping more of what you make, and being driven to do so by self-interest, is one of the primary tenets of free market capitalism. The Gospels also appeal to our self-interest. It is in our self-interest to accept Jesus Christ as our Savior so that our eternal destiny will be assured.
This is part of the reason that economic systems that are centralized and concentrate power in the hands of a few greedy people tend to be anti-Christian, and secular in nature. Free will of the people, or voluntary choice, is not something such systems can tolerate. Besides, in centralized systems, the government must be the primary aspect of the citizen's lives, and God is not competition they are willing to tolerate.
Sure, free market capitalism has its flaws as an economic system as well, but it can provide, more than any other system, economic prosperity and economic freedom - using principles consistent with Scriptural teachings.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
In Massachusetts, "Obama style" care is leading to firms canceling coverage
By Kevin J. Price
One of the major ideas behind Obamacare and Romneycare (the Massachusetts government controlled health care program) is to force people to be responsible and get coverage of their own. The methodologies of both programs may actually having the opposite effect. The reason for this is that governments typically do not understand human nature. They do not understand that if a person is attacked, they will either "fight" or "take flight." The great economist Thomas Sowell once asked in a Forbes Magazine column, "are we like trees?" The answer is clearly "no." Unlike wood that will take the blows, we humans (and our businesses) respond according to the attack.
I recently heard syndicated talk show host, Clark Howard, talk about how the city of Washington, DC has passed a tax charging 5 cents for plastic bags you use to get for free from stores, as an environmental measure. What kind of impact did it have? Well, retailers in DC are nothing short of shocked as the usage of such bags was cut in half in just a matter of weeks and that percentage continues to shrink. Money matters in our decision making.
It is being reported that, in Massachusetts, new mandates, few reforms that actually contribute to lowering costs, and artificially high demand created by the government requiring people to have health insurance, have led to a massive increase in health insurance costs in that state. Instead of containing costs -- a "promise" offered both by Obama and Massachusetts reform advocates, there has been a huge increase, which is prompting many small companies in the Bay State to drop coverage for their workers. Those businesses are also encouraging those employees to sign up for state-subsidized care instead. This promises to put an enormous strain on a state that already has a budget crisis, according to the Boston Globe.
Since the state's socialized health care program went into effect a few years ago, insurance brokers have noted a significant increase in the number of terminations among smaller firms. Companies that have seen the biggest jump are restaurants, hair salons, stores, and day-care centers. These same firms are known for their low wages and for having employees that easily qualify for the state's subsidized insurance program.
The 2006 health insurance "reform" included new regulations meant to discourage low wage employees from pursuing state insurance instead of the firm they work for, more pricey plans. For example, Massachusetts made individuals ineligible for state plans if they had been offered private coverage that paid for 33 percent or more of an insurance plan in the six months before they applied. In spite of the prohibition, some firms have let employee plans go in order to test the state's response and their employees were still able to get state coverage. To make matters worse for the state's health care program, it is much less expensive for businesses to merely pay the state's penalties (approximately $295 per employee, per year) than it is to pay thousands in health insurance premiums. $295 does little to pay for the huge cost of the state's health care program. Since the Massachusetts law requires people to have coverage -- the least expensive to individuals, but most harmful to the state's fiscal integrity -- will naturally become a natural favorite to many. This is just one more example of how public policy that fails to recognize human nature will naturally fail. This failure in policy is only fostering more fiscal ruin and could provide a window into the future problems we will face nationally from Obamacare.
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Kevin Price
Host, Price of Business, M-F at 11 am on CBS Radio News
Frequently found on Strategy Room at FoxNews.com
Syndicated columnist whose articles appear on a variety of media outlets.
His http://BizPlusBlog.com/ is ranked in the top 1 percent of all blogs by Technorati.
Kevin Price's Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/PriceofBusiness
It is being reported that, in Massachusetts, new mandates, few reforms that actually contribute to lowering costs, and artificially high demand created by the government requiring people to have health insurance, have led to a massive increase in health insurance costs in that state. Instead of containing costs -- a "promise" offered both by Obama and Massachusetts reform advocates, there has been a huge increase, which is prompting many small companies in the Bay State to drop coverage for their workers. Those businesses are also encouraging those employees to sign up for state-subsidized care instead. This promises to put an enormous strain on a state that already has a budget crisis, according to the Boston Globe.
Since the state's socialized health care program went into effect a few years ago, insurance brokers have noted a significant increase in the number of terminations among smaller firms. Companies that have seen the biggest jump are restaurants, hair salons, stores, and day-care centers. These same firms are known for their low wages and for having employees that easily qualify for the state's subsidized insurance program.
The 2006 health insurance "reform" included new regulations meant to discourage low wage employees from pursuing state insurance instead of the firm they work for, more pricey plans. For example, Massachusetts made individuals ineligible for state plans if they had been offered private coverage that paid for 33 percent or more of an insurance plan in the six months before they applied. In spite of the prohibition, some firms have let employee plans go in order to test the state's response and their employees were still able to get state coverage. To make matters worse for the state's health care program, it is much less expensive for businesses to merely pay the state's penalties (approximately $295 per employee, per year) than it is to pay thousands in health insurance premiums. $295 does little to pay for the huge cost of the state's health care program. Since the Massachusetts law requires people to have coverage -- the least expensive to individuals, but most harmful to the state's fiscal integrity -- will naturally become a natural favorite to many. This is just one more example of how public policy that fails to recognize human nature will naturally fail. This failure in policy is only fostering more fiscal ruin and could provide a window into the future problems we will face nationally from Obamacare.
--
Kevin Price
Host, Price of Business, M-F at 11 am on CBS Radio News
Frequently found on Strategy Room at FoxNews.com
Syndicated columnist whose articles appear on a variety of media outlets.
His http://BizPlusBlog.com/ is ranked in the top 1 percent of all blogs by Technorati.
Kevin Price's Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/PriceofBusiness
No Arms, No Legs, No Worries: Nick Vujicic
I had the wonderful opportunity to see Nick Vujicic speak at my church a while back. He is an inspiration, and begs one to consider. . . Thank God his mother was not pro-abortion.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Tanning Tax Compliance Underestimated
For Immediate Release August 30th, 2010 "The bureaucrats are threatening to make Obamacare, as bad as it is, even worse. The paperwork burden being imposed by the 10 percent tanning excise tax's Form 720 is not even the tip of the iceberg, but it is nonetheless still critical that it be stopped. These are real costs being imposed on American businesses, and they will result in real job losses." —ALG President Bill Wilson. ALG: Tanning Tax Compliance Costs as Much as $120 million Annually, 6,000 jobs August 31st, 2010, Fairfax, VA—The Obama Administration has significantly underestimated the paperwork and compliance costs on businesses associated with the 10 percent tanning excise tax in Obamacare, according to a government watchdog. "Just filling out the paperwork alone will cost the tanning industry anywhere from $60 million to $120 million annually, and as much as 6,000 jobs. That's not even counting the burden that the tax itself will put upon these businesses," Americans for Limited Government(ALG) President Bill Wilson noted. His group's ObamacareWatcher.org has filed comments on the proposed regulation by the IRSthat tanning salons must fill out Form 720 in complying with the tax. "The industry as a whole will spend from 924,000 to 1.84 million hours filling out these forms," Wilson added. His comments note that Forms 720 are typically used for "Domestic petroleum oil spill tax," "Ozone depleting chemicals," "Local telephone service and teletypewriter exchange service," "Use of international air travel facilities," "Aviation gasoline," "Coal-Underground mined," and "Arrow shafts." Wilson wrote, "There is no good reason to lump the small business owners who run tanning salons into a category of multi-national corporations that use international travel facilities." He recommended that no special form be used "until a reasonable estimate of the costs is given to and approved by the Office of Management and Budget." The comments continued, "This new estimate must include detailed analysis so that affected members of the regulated community are on notice as to how the Department calculated the new burden it is now putting on them." In a statement, Wilson noted that it would be better if Congress repealed the tax all together, which he said "might soak the industry for as much as $2.7 billion by 2019," according to the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation. With as many as 20,000 new regulations in the works for the implementation of Obamacare, Americans for Limited Government (ALG) Research Foundation recently launched ObamacareWatcher.org to keep track of the most damaging ones. "ObamacareWatcher.org aims to keep the public informed about what is being proposed on the bureaucratic level to implement thenational health care system, and to make it easy for activists to submit comments on proposed harmful regulations that will restrict the choices individuals can make about their doctors and their health care," said Don Todd, ALG's Research Director. According to a brochure promoting the ALG effort, the Foundation will "respond by providing substantive, thorough comments on regulatory proposals and leading the grassroots response." Wilson concluded, "The bureaucrats are threatening to make Obamacare, as bad as it is, even worse. The paperwork burden being imposed by the 10 percent tanning excise tax's Form 720 is not even the tip of the iceberg, but it is nonetheless still critical that it be stopped. These are real costs being imposed on American businesses, and they will result in real job losses." Attachments: "Obamacare Reg Watcher," Vol. 1, Issue 1, August 2010. Comments Submitted on Obamacare 10 Percent Excise Tax on Tanning Salons, Americans for Limited Government, July 7th, 2010. Interview Availability: Please contact Rebekah Rast at (703) 383-0880 or at rrast@getliberty.org to arrange an interview with ALG President Bill Wilson. ### Americans for Limited Government is a non-partisan, nationwide network committed to advancing free market reforms, private property rights and core American liberties. For more information on ALG please call us at 703-383-0880 or visit our website atwww.GetLiberty.org.
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