Constitution Radio with Douglas V. Gibbs
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Saturday, January 25, 2014 beginning at 2:00 pm Pacific
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Today's Guest: San Bernardino County Sheriff Candidate Paul Schrader
- Member of Sheriff Mack's Constitutional Sheriff's Posse
- Advocate of the 2nd Amendment
- Seeks Fiscal Responsibility
Book of the Week: 25 Myths of the United States Constitution by Douglas V. Gibbs (Goes on sale next week!!!)
Constitution Quest Question of the Week: The Executive Branch, The U.S. Senate, and Treaties
5 Big Stories of the Week, January 25, 2014
Honorable Mention: Missouri Seeks Nullification of Federal Gun Laws
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/22/missouri-lawmakers-weigh-bill-that-seeks-to-nullify-federal-gun-laws/?intcmp=latestnews
Honorable Mention: Liberal Wendy Davis lied about life history. . .
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20140118-as-wendy-davis-touts-life-story-in-race-for-governor-key-facts-blurred.ece
Honorable Mention: New York Governor Cuomo to Conservatives, “Get Out!”
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/20/governor-andrew-cuomo-pro-life-people-not-welcome-in-new-york/
5. People in Red States not signing up for Obamacare
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2014/01/22/red_states_apply_brakes_to_obamacare
And they are not signing up in blue states by the numbers being touted. . .
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2014/01/20/obamacare_enrollment_numbers_faked
4. Pulitzer Prize winning photographer banned by AP after altering photograph by digitally removing an item from the image
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/01/pulitzer-prizewinning-photographer-banned-by-ap-after-181705.html
3. IRS is not the only ones targeting Conservatives
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/va-gov-bob-mcdonnell-wife-indicted-corruption-article-1.1586861
http://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/breaking-dinesh-dsouza-has-been-released-on-500k-bond-4639/
http://politicalpistachio.blogspot.com/2014/01/war-feds-subpoena-christies-campaign.html
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2014/01/22/bipartisanship_didn_t_help_bob_mcdonnell
As for the NSA’s role, even democrats are starting to think it has gone to far. . . Against citizens, not republicans:
http://dailycaller.com/2014/01/19/sen-leahy-on-nsa-spying-we-need-to-stop-government-from-controlling-american-people-video/
2. Scott Walker’s State of the State of Wisconsin
Highlights of Conservative Policies in Action:
- Role of the Unions Deemphasized
- Unemployment Rate Rapidly Falling to the lowest since 2008
- Initial unemployment insurance claims are at a 12-year low; more than 100,000 jobs have been created over the past three years.
- Creation of 13,000 new businesses - “When I spoke about our jobs goal more than four years ago, I also made a pledge to help the people of Wisconsin create 10,000 new businesses by 2015. Tonight, I am proud to announce we exceeded that goal with nearly 13,000 new businesses created so far.”
- According to the latest national report, personal income grew 4.4% over the year; faster than the U.S. In fact, Wisconsin ranked as the 4th best state in the country for personal income growth from the second quarter to the third quarter in 2013.
- Home sales are up by nearly 11% and housing permits are up 12.9%
- The tourism industry has grown by $2 billion to $16.8 billion.
- Milk production went up at double the national rate over the past year. And agricultural exports grew by 6% through the first three quarters of 2013, while dairy exports grew by 34%.
- Wisconsin’s budget now has a $912 million surplus
- Governor Scott Walker is going to rebate the money in the form of a billion dollar tax cut to the people who he said own the money. He's going to cut income taxes and property taxes, and he made the point that it's not just a gimmick of budgeting or accounting. It's the result of serious, significant policy changes. “What do you do with a surplus? Give it back to the people who earned it. It’s your money.”
- Much of the surplus was achieved by cutting taxes. “In the budget, we dropped the number of tax brackets and cut tax rates for everyone who pays income taxes in our state. On top of that, we passed $100 million worth of property tax relief this past fall. For the third year in a row, property taxes actually went down on a median-valued home in Wisconsin. In fact, with the tax controls we already put in place, property taxes on a typical home in December of 2014 will actually be lower than they were in December of 2010.” and “It seems like a long time ago, but taxes went up $1.7 billion in Governor Doyle’s last budget in 2009. Four years later, our budget lowered the tax burden by nearly $1 billion.”
- Wisconsin has also introduced programs to educate people, and help workers receive the training necessary to increase their skills. This was done by providing funding to increase the number of courses available, and to provide a roadmap to people how to obtain these opportunities. Programs to assist the disabled in the job market have also been initiated. These programs are not entitlements, or charity offerings, but programs that provide incentive for both companies, and potential employees. “We are also doing more to get skilled tradesmen and women into the workforce. Through November, the number of apprentices is up 34% from the previous year.”
- Improvements in education have been achieved. “A recent report by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance showed the reforms we put into place in 2011 gave schools the tools to more than make up for the budget adjustments. Plus, schools can hire and fire based on merit, they can pay based on performance, which means we can put the best and brightest in our classrooms and pay to keep them there.
Every child, regardless of where they live or what their parents do for a living deserves a chance to have a great education at the public school, charter school, choice school, virtual school, or home school environment right for them. With this in mind, we increased funding for our traditional public schools by $387 million and expanded the choice program for other families across the state.
We are proud of our positive reforms in education. ACT scores continue to be higher than the national average, graduation rates are better than when I took office, and also, third grade reading scores are up.
We are also working to make college more affordable for students and their families. As the father of two sons who are in college, I can relate. After years of 5.5% average tuition increases, we now have a two-year tuition freeze, for the first time in the history of the UW System.”
- Wisconsin is reducing government dependence: “Most importantly, we are helping people transition from government dependence to true independence. We are helping people live the American Dream, which comes, not from the heavy hand of the government, but from the dignity that comes from work. Our reforms offer people more freedom, more opportunity, and, ultimately, more prosperity.
Our reforms are based on common sense. We ask those receiving unemployment checks to seek work four or more times a week instead of two. We ask adults without children seeking food stamps to enroll in employment training. We’re not making it harder to get government assistance; we’re making it easier to get a job.
We are putting in place similar reforms for Medicaid, too. Years ago, under Governor Doyle, eligibility for BadgerCare Plus went up, but not enough funds were budgeted, so many people living in poverty were put on a waiting list. This year, for the first time in Wisconsin history, everyone living in poverty will be able to access health care under Medicaid.
For those living above poverty, we transition them into the marketplace. I believe Medicaid is for those living in poverty, and our goal should be to help lift more and more people out of the depths of economic despair.
Our Wisconsin Plan is unique as we are able to cover everyone living in poverty, reduce the number of uninsured, and still not expose Wisconsin taxpayers to the uncertain potential cost of the federal Medicaid expansion.
Helping more people transition from government dependence to true independence is not only good for the taxpayers, it is good for employers, too, as more and more jobs are created in our growing economy and employers need more skilled workers to fill those positions. Most importantly, it is good for the people, who can now control their own lives and their own destinies.”
- Oh, and notice the mainstream media is silent about this; oh, and also remember, Wisconsin is a hardcore blue state with a strong history of unions, and yet one conservative sticking to his guns, doing what he said, and applying conservative principles, has turned the State of Wisconsin around.
http://fox6now.com/2014/01/22/transcript-gov-scott-walkers-state-of-the-state-address/
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/scott-walker-to-tout-states-economy-tax-cut-plan-in-annual-speech-b99189785z1-241513471.html
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/democrats-say-surprlus-should-fill-budget-holes-before-tax-cuts-b99188731z1-241324921.html
1. Experts Say Best Way to fight Global Warming is Communism
http://www.climatedepot.com/2014/01/14/un-climate-chief-christiana-figueres-laments-u-s-democracy-is-very-detrimental-in-war-on-global-warming-lauds-china-for-doing-it-right-on-climate-change/
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/heatherginsberg/2014/01/19/un-climate-chief-says-communism-is-best-way-to-fight-global-warming-n1779973
But. . .
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/air-pollution-china-is-spreading-across-pacific-us-180949395/
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