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May 22, 2009 » Financial News Update - 05/22/09 NoisyRoom.net: “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the face of tyranny is no virtue.” Barry Goldwater writes:

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May 24, 2009 Margaret - Arkansas writes:

How do we stop the Cap & Trade? If you say “contact your elected officials”, you have practically ensured it will pass. I am sick of “contacting” just to have my elected official vote as they please. If they vote “with” us, some judge or the Supreme Court simply says it is unconstitutional or “interprets” the Constitution differently and we are screwed once again. We can not “revolt”, we have elected these people or allowed them to “rise to fame”. How do we stop (not just talk about)the liberal bleed? It will be too late by 2013.

May 25, 2009 Mr. Tommy Carson City, NV writes:

Frankly, I think the most important legislation all our ‘elected officials’ can work on is - TERM LIMITS! This, of course, will never happen. Becoming a member of the ruling class in this country is like dieing and going to heaven without actually having to die…

May 26, 2009 NYstatehome writes:

The public needs to speak out and loudly. Obama seems to make policy based on public opinion and the latest polls. We need to investigate how the public can stop this inane policies and laws that the liberals want to put into place. We need to look at the legal options which seem to be what the liberals respect the most. See if we can get an injunction to stop this tax and spend spree policies that they have planned. It’s time to say a enough is enough, if they refuse then we have to vote them out of office.

May 26, 2009 Jim - Utah writes:

Re: Mr Carson As I have stated before, “term limits” is up to the voters, since none of our elected representatives will vote to limit their power. Unlike many other states, Utah does not have “Incumbent” listed next to their name on the ballot. We are trying to change that, but in the meantime, do your homework, find out who they are and limit their representation to one or two terms, maximum! We have the power, let’s just use it!

May 26, 2009 Lebo, florida writes:

I am told, “elections have conseqences”. We are basically toast.

In the next 2 years we will see riots, crime off the scale, Socialism at least, and total economic melt-down.

Best advice? Hunker-down, get lots of ammunition, start a garden and start learning Mandrin Chinese language.

Writing your elected officals + 7 dollars will get you some coffee at Starbucks.

Good Luck!

May 26, 2009 tim, santa fe nm writes:

Independent American Party. Check out the platform. We need a new party that will be for us and not them. Get involved.

May 27, 2009 Rochelle, Colorado writes:

I agree with Jim. We have to be knowledgeable, vote carefully and get term limits on the ballot!

May 27, 2009 Delene Evert writes:

Judge Nepolitano is right. Starve the Federal Government. Abolish the income tax. Then get rid of the Federal Reserve who has run the government and robbed American citizens since Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal R. Act which put the constitution aside big time by giving the money system to a bunch of private rich foreign bankers.

Starve the Federal government…then and only then can we take the country back. With our money Obama can and will assemble his army against us. Marshall law. If we don’t starve them they will use the money against us…then Lebo in florida’s advice is sound, get your ammo, plant a garden and learn chinese.

May 29, 2009 Margaret Mueller, CA writes:

Term limits…we have had them in California for our Legislature for what 15 years? — and what good has it done? We still have a Democrat controlled Legislature that arrogantly spends billions while revenue drops. Arnold thought he could lead them to reason, but found out he can’t — they kept spending. Now the voters have rejected increases in taxes to support the bloated California government, but don’t hold your breath waiting for the Legislature to cut as much as needs cutting, or cutting any of their sacred cow programs. Term limits have nothing to do with the way the Congress or our Legislature acts. Term limits do not solve the problem — Americans are not educated or informed to make the connection between party political agendas, taxation and quality of life by either the public school system or the media (which doesn’t understand the connection, either).

June 4, 2009 Richard Fletcher, San Diego writes:

I agree with this arthur, NYstatehom: “The public needs to speak out and loudly. Obama seems to make policy based on public opinion and the latest polls. We need to investigate how the public can stop this inane policies and laws that the liberals want to put into place. We need to look at the legal options which seem to be what the liberals respect the most. See if we can get an injunction to stop this tax and spend spree policies that they have planned. It’s time to say a enough is enough, if they refuse then we have to vote them out of office”