The so-called “have nots” have voted to steal from the “haves.” Instead of working hard and striving, spending your life pursuing a dream and realizing the success (or lack thereof) from your efforts, you can now just steal it from your neighbor. Since most Obama voters don’t understand history, they don’t understand it will last but a short time before “the government” will not only redistribute wealth, they will eliminate liberty along the way to being the all-caring nanny state the citizenry so desperately wants. It makes no difference that I point this out, because they don’t care, and by the time they do care it will be too late. Already it has begun. Do you have a 401(k)? Kiss your money goodbye–the Obama government is going to steal it and share it with everyone else by dumping it into the Social Security black hole. Have money invested in the stock market? If you make a profit, more of your profits will be forcibly taken by the Obama government to fund their giveaways to non-producers. Disagree with Lord Barack, the Messiah, the Anointed One? Here comes the “Fairness Doctrine” which will gut the First Amendment of the Constitution (the right of free speech and dissent). Hey, you voted for this, I sure didn’t!

Here’s some brillant analysis from an article on National Review Online written by Mark Steyn, called The Death of the American Idea. It succinctly outlines the superiority of capitalism and self-determination versus socialism and big government:

I don’t need Barack Obama’s help to “spread the wealth around.” I spread my wealth around every time I hire somebody, expand my business, or just go to the general store and buy a quart of milk and loaf of bread. As far as I know, only one bloated plutocrat declines to spread his wealth around, and that’s Scrooge McDuck, whose principal activity in Disney cartoons was getting into his little bulldozer and plowing back and forth over a mountain of warehoused gold and silver coins. Don’t know where he is these days. On the board at Halliburton, no doubt. But most of the beleaguered band of American capitalists do not warehouse their wealth in McDuck fashion. It’s not a choice between hoarding and spreading, but a choice between who spreads it best: an individual free to make his own decisions about investment and spending, or Barney Frank. I don’t find that a difficult question to answer. More to the point, put Barney & Co in charge of the spreading, and there’ll be a lot less to spread.

I disagree with my fellow conservatives who think the Obama-Pelosi-Reid-Frank liberal behemoth will so obviously screw up that they’ll be routed in two or four years’ time. The President-elect’s so-called “tax cut” will absolve 48 per cent of Americans from paying any federal income tax at all, while those that are left will pay more. Just under half the population will be, as Daniel Henninger pointed out in the Wall Street Journal, on the dole. By 2012, it will be more than half, and this will be an electorate where the majority of the electorate will be able to vote itself more lollipops from the minority of their compatriots still dumb enough to prioritize self-reliance, dynamism, and innovation over the sedating cocoon of the nanny state. That is the death of the American idea — which, after all, began as an economic argument: “No taxation without representation” is a great rallying cry. “No representation without taxation” has less mass appeal. For how do you tell an electorate living high off the entitlement hog that it’s unsustainable and you’ve got to give some of it back?

I recommend you read the entire article. It’s short and insightful.

We now head into the long, dark night. I believe history will look back at this election and say it was the year America’s freedom and liberty, along with its unique identity and special place in the world, died.

Technorati Tags: 2008 presidential election, captialism, socialism, government theft, taxation, government spending

BINGHAMTON - Adopting a child, using a public restroom, even obtaining a passport can be more difficult for people who don’t present themselves as their born gender.

Despite state laws banning discrimination based on sex, gender, race and religion, there are no such protections for transgender New Yorkers.

A Binghamton councilman is looking to change that for residents of his city.

“This community prides itself on being fair and just,” said Sean Massey, D-5th District, “and if there are people that are being left out of that, then we need to provide them with protections.”

The council is considering a comprehensive human rights law, guarding residents against discrimination in employment, housing, credit, education and public accommodations. The law would add protections for transgender residents, who are not mentioned in state or federal anti-discrimination laws. So far, similar laws have been passed in New York City, Albany, Rochester, Ithaca, Buffalo, Suffolk County and Tompkins County.

The Binghamton Human Rights Act also would create a city human rights commission, which would oversee discrimination cases.

This new so-called human rights commission (let’s call it what it is: the transgender gestapo) would unconstitutionally be empowered to hear cases and make binding decisions with the full power of a court. They could also choose to “direct aggrieved parties to the proper state and federal agencies.”

Here is the comment I left on the article at the P&SB website:

This is the kind of garbage hard left socialists push when they gain power, as has the Citizen Action Council (formerly known as the Binghamton City Council). No longer is wrong wrong and right right. Now the most extreme perversions are relabled as a “rights” and “choices”. And if you disagree with said rights? They’re going to “refer aggrieved parties to the proper state and federal agencies.” Translation: They’ll throw you in jail if you dare to disagree with them. Welcome to the Obamanation. And get used to it.

My take: If you’re a MAN, go to the gents. If you’re a WOMAN, go to the ladies room. And if you’re so screwed up you don’t know what you are: DON’T ADOPT a kid and screw them up too.

Think this kind of garbage will only happen in “the liberal northeast”? When/if Obama is elected, this kind of extreme social engineering will spread over the entire country. The night is coming, and I fear it will be a long one.

Technorati Tags: Binghamton City Council, Sean Massey, transgender, human rights, perversion

Tuesday around these parts it was massively windy. I kept looking out my office window, which overlooks my front yard, to keep an eye on my McCain-Palin sign. It’s one of those plastic deals, kind of like a heavy garbage bag, stretched over a wire frame. There are two wire “feet” that poke into the ground. My fear was that the wind would take the sign. As I watched, I saw that little sign nearly bend over to the ground–but it never came out. I’ve checked the National Weather Service’s official records and they report on Tuesday the highest sustained wind speed was 25 miles per hour, with the highest gusts up to 35 mph. Pretty stiff wind! But the sign held.

On Wednesday morning as I walked the dog, I stopped to pull the sign out and re-stick it so it stood tall and straight, and was re-anchored in the ground. Good as new and the wires were plunged into the ground as deep or deeper than before–new holes to be sure it was solid. The winds of Wednesday were quite a bit less than Tuesday with sustained speeds of 21 mph and the highest gust recorded at 26 mph. So the highest gust on Wednesday was only 1 mph more than sustained speeds on Tuesday. I watched the sign and although it swayed a little, it held fast.

Thursday morning when I took the boys to the bus stop, I didn’t notice anything unusual. But by mid-day, I looked and the sign was gone. Poof. Into thin air. I don’t know if it happened overnight Wednesday and I didn’t notice it until mid-day Thursday, or if it happened while I was taking the boys to the bus stop. Just not sure.

I went outside and searched high and low, thinking the wind must have taken it and it would be caught in the nearby treeline, about 50 feet away. Nothing. And it’s a pretty heavy treeline with lots of brush. I checked my (and my neighbor’s) back yards. Nothing. Across the street in case the wind direction had changed. Nothing. The neighbor’s back yard on the opposite side of where the wind was blowing. Nothing. The sign is just gone.

Then I saw a report on Fox News of McCain-Palin signs being taken in other states–especially around Chicago. Some of the filth doing it were caught on video. Makes me wonder…

What do you think? Is your sign still standing? Heard of any disappearing signs? Maybe the socialist slime all around me has finally driven me over the edge? Leave me a comment.

Oh, and here’s just one example of a loser stealing a McCain sign. Enjoy the video!

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Broome County Peace Action will host its annual breakfast remembrance of the two atomic bombings of Japan in 1945 at 8 a.m. Aug. 9 at the First Congregational Church on the corner of Front and Main streets.

The guest speaker will be Frida Berrigan, senior arms and security program associate with the New America Foundation. Following the ringing of the church bell at 9:15 a.m., guests can visit the Peace Park at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango rivers for a singing performance. (Peace Action to hold remembrance event)

Note to Broome County Peace Action: While you’re all down by the river singing Kumbaya, don’t forget to stop by the Broome County Veteran’s Memorial Arena less than a block away from Peace Park. Outside the Arena there’s a memorial with lots of names etched on plaques–different plaques for each war. It would be nice for you to pay tribute to the men and women from this area who died in World War II. If it weren’t for thousands of brave Americans who paid the ultimate price, and the bombs we dropped on Japan, you’d be singing your “peace” songs in Japanese or German.

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Eventually, liberals who attain political power will limit more and more of your freedoms in the name of saving lives and protecting people, to the point that virtually all individual freedom is gone. (Next up: You’ll be forced to use those stupid compact fluorescent light bulbs because incandescent light bulbs have been banned and will soon disappear from shelves–thank you global warming hucksters.) The loss of individual liberty is called fascism when there is a single dictator who controls the levers of power and limits everyone’s freedom. It’s called communism when it’s a committee of people controlling everyone else.

The latest attempt to limit your freedoms in the name of “it’s for your own good” is a ban on trans fats in cooking. From today’s Press & Sun-Bulletin:

The use of trans fat is being hotly debated as bans are put on various “unhealthy” products such as shortening. Those suffering most are the restaurants and bakeries being forced to change (sometimes decades-old) recipes in order to comply with health standards.

New York City, followed closely by Philadelphia, was one of the first to ban trans fat completely. Now Broome County and the rest of New York state might not be far behind. According to Claudia Edwards, Broome County public health director, legislation is pending to ban trans fat in restaurants and bakeries by Dec. 31, 2009. (Trans fat wars: A look at what a potential ban would mean for local restaurants)

Folks, do you now see why it’s so important to elect freedom loving (mostly Republican) people to office–even at the local level? The article does not say where the pending legislation is located, local or state (most likely in Albany), but in either case, we need to stop this madness.

I do not, as a matter of principle, cede the point that trans fats are bad for you. How many times over the years have we heard “eggs are bad for you” and then a year or two later, “a new study has found eggs are good for you.” The same for many other foods and ingredients. These stories come around in the mainstream media like clockwork. Today trans fats are bad. Tomorrow? Who knows.

Here’s another graph from the P&SB story that sounds like something from Communist Viet Nam following the fall of Saigon:

For all local restaurants, trans fat inspections will eventually be incorporated into the regular inspections that already occur. Restaurants that have gone through the education process but remain noncompliant will face fines once the legislation passes.

Did you catch that? They’re going to “educate” restaurant owners. Let’s just call it what it is, “We’ll send them to re-education camps until they get their heads screwed on straight.” Do these people even realize what they’re saying??? What they’re thinking??? It’s bizarre. They’re communists and don’t even realize it because they’re stupid–they haven’t studied history. History teachers have been too busy talking about Woodstock and how America sucks to be bothered with teaching about the fallen condition of man and how that condition manifests itself in evils like communism and fascism. And how freedom and liberty are the virtues that have built our country.

Even if trans fats are bad for you–and I don’t cede that point–it’s still MY choice whether or not to consume them. It’s my choice as a consumer, and my choice as a company (restaurant owner, food manufacturer, etc.) to use it in my manufacturing process. I’ll settle for a compromise and say let’s label products that have trans fats (oh wait, we already do that!)…but don’t make honest, hard working people stop using trans fats because ninny nanny socialists want to control other people’s lives for them. Get out of my kitchen! Get out of my bedroom! Stay out of MY LIFE! Worry about your own life and what you do with it.

Please folks, vote the socialists out of office–anyone on the Democrat ticket who is also on the Working Families (aka Citizen Action) line. We can’t afford these people any more. We certainly can’t afford to keep losing our freedoms, which is surely what will happen if they continue in office.

Technorati Tags: Broome County, New York State, trans fats, trans fat ban, fascism, communism, socialism, Democrat, Working Families Party, Citizen Action

New York’s nanny state is now fully in control of what you can and can’t do. Want to take a puff? It’ll cost you big-time. Want the school nurse to give your child an aspirin? You have to sign forms in triplicate or little Johnnie suffers with a headache. Have an underage daughter who wants an abortion? The abortionist doesn’t even have to tell you, the parent, before cutting up and sucking the baby out. Welcome to the People’s Republic of New York.

So why defend cigarettes? I’m not a smoker and never will be. My smoking friends will be the first to tell you it’s a filthy habit. Cigarettes can cause cancer (although it’s not a certainty that they will). The state does have the right to restrict access to substances it deems harmful, like meth, crack, etc. So what’s the harm with this new tax, you may ask? If the state deems cigarettes harmful in the mode of illicit drugs–BAN THEM. Don’t tax them. This is a not-so-veiled attempt to grab more money from people who can’t afford to pay it. It is theft by our state government. They have already reached into the coffers of legitimate businesses–cigarette manufacturers–and have raided their bank accounts. Remember the big tobacco settlements of a few years ago? Apparently the state doesn’t want to completely kill the golden goose laying the eggs, so now they’ll grab money direct from the citizens.

Why oppose the rise in cigarette taxes? In a single word: freedom. Today it is cigarettes, tomorrow it will be alcohol, snack foods, beef, poultry, soft drinks, and eventually the bottled water you drink. This is an encroachment on individual liberty. According to the founders of our country, we have an inalienable right to liberty–that is, we have the right to freely choose and that right cannot be taken away by the government (unless we let them take it). It is liberty–or freedom–that makes this country great. The freedom to choose our actions, as long as those actions do not harm others, is core to the fabric of our country. The choices we make can be good choices (not smoking) or bad choices (smoking). Either way, it is up to the individual to make the choice. The decision to choose does NOT lie with a ninny nanny bureaucrat or legislator in Albany. These socialist vermin will never stop unless we stop them. Now is that time.

My recommendation to those who smoke: Don’t pay this tax. If you live anywhere near the border with Pennsylvania or another state, cross state lines and buy your cigarettes by the boatload in other states. Go to Indian reservations and buy them there. Order them over the Internet. Whatever you do, don’t pay New York’s illegal cigarette tax. Deny them the revenue they’re trying to steal from you. If you own a convenience or grocery store in New York, stop carrying cigarettes. Store owners should deny the state any tax revenues from cigarettes by simply not selling them.

Some legislators will make lame noises about how smoking will decrease and that’s the ultimate objective of this tax. Don’t believe it. What they want is for smokers to keep right on smoking and paying a higher price so they can use that money to fund their socialist follies. Sickening.

Now is the time to stop New York State in its tracks before it goes farther. Our “law makers” must be sent a loud and clear message that we will not stand for this kind of naked theft from the citizenry. Don’t pay the tax! Don’t buy cigarettes in New York.

Technorati Tags: cigarettes, cigarette tax, New York State, New York legislature, New York cigarette tax

“This is a chance to celebrate the many contributions of the LGBTQ [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer] community, to reject any and all forms of prejudice, and to declare our commitment to the growing movement that advocates for equal protection under the law for all families,” said Mayor Ryan. Justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and fairness are all guiding principles of my administration, and this occasion embodies them.”

This also from the press release:

Mayor Ryan has been a leading advocate for LGBTQ rights. He was the first Binghamton mayor to raise the Rainbow Flag in honor of LGBTQ Pride month, and last year he signed an executive order recognizing same sex-marriage in the City of Binghamton.

This shows you how far left Matt Ryan is. He is illegally recognizing same-sex marriage in the City–a power not accorded to him under the Constitution of the United States, nor the New York State Constitution, nor the City of Binghamton Charter. He has simply declared himself to have dictatorial powers and has issued an executive order.

Here’s a bit more of Ryan’s viewpoint:

“Governor Paterson and the California Supreme Court have taken the next step toward full rights for the entire LGBTQ community,” said Mayor Ryan. “But a lot of work remains. We must eliminate not just discriminatory laws, but also the violence and hate directed at the LGBTQ community. This affects all of us, and it’s imperative that we all do our part.”

Let me offer a few opinions here. I have worked with and have friends who are gay, so please, no gay-bashing on this blog. Likewise, no comments about how I’m prejudiced or hateful toward anyone. Gays, lesbians and all the other terms they use to describe themselves, are citizens and already have full rights as citizens in this country. Those rights include “inherent rights” endowed on them by our common Creator–life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They also include those few rights enumerated and granted by the United States Constitution–free speech, property ownership, bearing arms, etc. And that’s it. They have the same “rights” we all do.

Those rights do NOT include marriage. Marriage is not a right–it is a privilege and denying it to people who are of the same sex is not prejudiced and does not harm them–it protects the fabric of our society. Our society is undeniably based on Judeo-Christian values. That is, the bible and a belief in God is the foundation, the bedrock, of our society. The God of the bible clearly rejects homosexuality. You must deny the bible and the God who created us in order to support it. Until a few short years ago, most countries on this planet recognized that the building block of society, the very fabric of society, is the family–father, mother, children. You cannot interchangeably replace the roles as father father children, or mother mother children, without lasting harm to that society.

Should same-sex couples be denied a house or an apartment because of their sexual practices? No. Should homosexuals be denied a job because of their sexual practices? No, as long as the place they seek empolyment is not a church or religious organization with an honest objection to immoral sexual practices (which includes not only homo- but heterosexual immorality). Should homosexuals be barred from running for political office? No. Should they be granted special recognition and encouraged by our government to form “partnerships” and accorded preferential treatment under tax codes, hiring practices, etc.? NO!

The bottom line is this: There are some moral standards that must be protected–written into law–for the proper functioning of a society. Marriage is one of them. It is an institution created by God, and therefore the rules of it are governed by God. Sorry, whether or not you believe in God is immaterial. Our society was founded on that belief, and on the principles set forth in the bible. The cry will be, “but that’s joining church and state!” It is not. Our entire system of laws, “don’t steal,” “don’t hurt someone else,” “don’t murder,” and so on are all based on the bible–many laws are based on the Ten Commandments (which aren’t displayed in public schools anymore).

The whole “separation of church and state” issue as portrayed today by leftists is a dishonest rewriting of history. No place is that terminology used in our country’s founding documents. The only place it is mentioned is within a single private letter written by Thomas Jefferson. Our Constitution and other founding documents all show that our country was set up to prevent the government from establishing an official religion as had been done in England. It decidedly was NOT about keeping all traces of religious influence out of government!

The very system of having laws to control the excesses of human (sinful) behavior is a distinctly “religious” feature of our society, and the laws themselves derive from that religious framework. You cannot separate morality from law–the law is society’s statement of morality. The question is: Whose morality will our laws reflect? Will our laws continue to reflect the morality of our Judeo-Christian heritage, proven over the centuries to deliver the best life possible and the most individual freedom possible for its citizens? Or will our laws change and reflect the morality of materialism, statism, and godlessness, which ultimately leads to tyranny? That is the great debate we face, among which are skirmishes and battles like recognizing same-sex marriage.

People of faith, and some with no stated faith, consider marriage to be under attack by leftists in our country. Mayor Matt Ryan is one of the people attacking it. For Mayor Ryan, Gov. Paterson, the California Supreme Court and others, know this: We will fight you tooth and nail to the bitter end to protect marriage. The first step in that fight for those of us living in Binghamton–toss Matt Ryan out of office in the next election cycle. It’s “imperative that we all do our part” to save marriage, and save our society. Getting rid of Matt Ryan will be one small step in the right direction.

Technorati Tags: Binghamton, Mayor Matt Ryan, LGBTQ, same-sex marriage, gay pride, gay pride flag, David Paterson, California Supreme Court, Judeo-Christian values

There is no legislative history to judge Obama by, unless you count his three years as a U.S. Senator, two of which he’s spent campaigning for president. You do know he has THE most liberal voting record of any U.S. Senator for the past three years, right? You also know his philosophy, his approach to solving “the great issues we face” is Marxist, right? That means his solutions are really big government programs with more and more control of your life by the government–down to the lighbulbs you can use and the temperature of your thermostat.

The end result of Obama’s philosophy? Less and less individual freedom. America was founded as the freest nation on earth–which is one reason why she has been the greatest nation on earth. If Obama wins in November with an all-Democrat Congress, your individual freedoms will change–drastically.

Since we only have a few year’s worth of undistinguished legislative votes by which to judge Mr. Obama, we’re left to look for other ways to evaluate him and give us insight into how he would govern as president. As a church-goer myself, I’m interested in the church he attends, and the kind of messages preached at that church, as a clue to what Obama believes and consequently how he would govern. I’ve checked out the church Mr. Obama has attended for the last 17 years — Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. It is one of the leading churches in the “Black Liberation Theology” movement, which sounds innocent enough, until you find out what that actually means.

Black Liberation Theology essentially says white people have oppressed black people throughout history and that oppression continues today. It also says white people in the U.S. today are beneficiaries of the fruits of slavery. That is, the “things” white people have today, including their possessions and their social standing, their jobs and their money, are a result of ill-gotten gains from oppressing black people for generations–in the past AND today. Bottom line: If you’re white, you don’t deserve what you have. It is a racist philosophy. It is also a Marxist philosophy as much of Black Liberation Theology is aimed at forcibly redistributing wealth from the “haves” (white people) to the “have nots” (black people). Black Liberation Theology is bigotry and Marxism masquerading as Christianity.

Here is what we know: Barack Obama has set under the teaching and preaching of Black Liberation Theology for 17 years, listening and absorbing it like a sponge. You KNOW he did not disagree with it or he would have left Trinity UCC long ago (like his pal Oprah did). Please don’t insult my intelligence by pretending there were “just a few” outrageous statements uttered by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, pastor of Trinity UCC for the past 17 plus years. Rev. Wright is one of the leaders at the center of the Black Liberation Theology movement! Obama’s statements of “I didn’t know” about the extremist views of Wright and Black Liberation Theology are pandering lies that stupid people choose to believe. Hopefully, if you’re reading this, you aren’t stupid.

Need proof of my assertions? Click on the links at the end of this article and read for yourself what has been written by the founders of Black Liberation Theology. And please, click the image below to watch visiting priest Father Michael Pfleger, “a friend of Trinity,” as he speaks from the Trinity pulpit about “white entitlement” and Hillary Clinton. Notice particularly the standing ovation he’s given for his disgusting diatribe. This single clip tells you all you need to know about what Obama has soaked up for the last 17 years. Do you want someone who believes this garbage as your president? I sure don’t.

Obama’s campaign slogan is, “Change We Can Believe In.” I’d say Barack Obama represents “Change We Can Do Without.”

Further resources:

Wikipedia - Black liberation theology
American Thinker - The Real Agenda of Black Liberation Theology
Trinity United Church of Christ - Mission Statement
Trinity United Church of Christ - Statement of Faith

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I don’t agree 100% with everything in the blogs I link to. No two people agree 100% on anything! But I deem them a good read and worthy of your time, which is why I link to them.

One blog that I monitor is called “Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher”. It’s written by a math teacher in California. His posts are short, to the point, and contain some great truths. I just read one today that I really like: How Generous That Government Is.

Here’s a line from that post that grabbed my attention. I don’t know off-hand, perhaps this is a famous one-liner from some long ago political philosopher. If not, it’s certainly a “new classic” and should be enshrined for all to see:

When government becomes the granter of privileges and not the guarantor of rights, tyranny exists.

That’s one of the best definitions of tyranny I’ve ever read or heard. Thanks Darren, for making me think!

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A few definitions are in order. Marxism is a political philosophy first advocated by Karl Marx (pictured at the right) in the mid-1800s. Marx wanted to centralize control of society into the hands of the State and do away with many (most?) personal freedoms. He thought that those “with money” oppressed those without. His answer? Take money (and power) away from those who have it and give it to those who don’t. That is, he advocated state-sponsored theft. (By the way, Marxism is heavily rooted in atheism, which has no ultimate moral code except that established by the State.)

The Soviet Union was the crowning achievement of Marxist philosophy–a regime that resulted in the murder of millions and the almost total elimination of freedom for its citizens. It was a complete and total failure–a bankrupt philosophy. You would think we might learn from history–but we don’t.

Communism is, among other things, a forceful government takeover to implement Marxism by means of revolution and revolt–as was done in Russia leading to the establishment of the Soviet Union. The sad truth is, Marxists in our country today don’t need a bloody revolution–it’s happening quietly, using our own freedoms against us to eliminate those very same freedoms.

Case in point. The Press & Sun-Bulletin quotes a supposed Republican attending these Marxist/Citizen Action meetings, a 58-year old “former Broome County legislator” by the name of Chris Burger:

He said one of Citizen Action’s major goals is developing a “fair tax plan” to close the gap on the “unhealthy” disparity between the rich and poor. He said some conservatives argue that money is equivalent to free speech and should be virtually unchecked.

“If you follow that logic through, some people have a lot more free speech than others,” said Burger, a former county legislator.

Translation: We’re going to tax people who “make too much money” (as defined by Citizen Action) to fund our socialist shemes, give it to “the poor” (who will keep voting us into office) in order to achieve our idea of “equality” between “the classes.” And in the process, we’ll shut up those conservatives who don’t believe in State-sponsored theft.

Did you know that in the Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx in 1848, one of the ten planks is “a heavy or progressive graduated income tax”? That Marx railed against those who “made too much money”? That another of the ten planks is “centralization of communication and transport in the hands of the State”? If you can tax citizens into silence, would that not be the same as centralizing control of communication and speech? Scary. If you compare the literature from Citizen Action and the Communist Manifesto, you would have a hard time telling the difference between the two.

Some of the Citizen Action people likely don’t even know their Marxists. Some clearly do know as they learned it in college and now want to spread this cancerous philosophy to the entire population.

Citizen Action is a group who advocates legalized theft. They want the State to take away YOUR money so THEY can give it to people who will keep them in power. The longer they’re in power, the more freedoms and the more money we lose. It’s a pretty simple equation.

Get rid of these Marxists at every election before our country and our freedoms are gone–PLEASE!

Technorati Tags: Binghamton, Citizen Action, socialists, Marxists, Marxism, Communism, Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx, progressivism