Saturday, March 13, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Defending the Free Market of Food
Defending the Free Market of Food
Just another true story about our right to grow our own food being an illegal act without permits......
Just another true story about our right to grow our own food being an illegal act without permits......
Ohio AG Dept. & State's Top Cop Sued For Food Co-Op Raid, Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Ohio AG Dept. & State's Top Cop Sued For Food Co-Op Raid, Wednesday, January 7, 2009: "Wednesday"
Here's a story about a small farm co-op that was raided. They are now in a law suit against Ohio.
Here's a story about a small farm co-op that was raided. They are now in a law suit against Ohio.
Now the evil people on the hill say we will not be allowed to grow our own garden without a permit!!
http://blogs.healthfreedomalliance.org/h-r-875-food-safety-administration-full-text/
This new branch of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce will now tell our farmers how to farm, what equipment to use and what pesticides are acceptable due to the food borne pathogens caused by unhealthy practices or products, so they say. Any pathogens come from imported food from Mexico and China-not our US farmers or backyard gardners. This is one of the main goals of communism and fascism. Control the food, control the people. Fight against HR875, speak up! Our evil congress and executive office may try to attach this bill to another bill so it can be passed under the radar. Gardners, beware!!!
This new branch of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce will now tell our farmers how to farm, what equipment to use and what pesticides are acceptable due to the food borne pathogens caused by unhealthy practices or products, so they say. Any pathogens come from imported food from Mexico and China-not our US farmers or backyard gardners. This is one of the main goals of communism and fascism. Control the food, control the people. Fight against HR875, speak up! Our evil congress and executive office may try to attach this bill to another bill so it can be passed under the radar. Gardners, beware!!!
Death Of The Internet: Censorship Bills In UK, Australia, U.S. Aim To Block “Undesirable” Websites
Death Of The Internet: Censorship Bills In UK, Australia, U.S. Aim To Block “Undesirable” Websites: "Australia"
Citizens I say to heck with Terrorism. The only terrorism is our government!!!! It's time to demand that terrorism threats and laws surrounding terrorism is found unconstitutional. Even before tyranny reared its ugly head in all its glory, there has always been some threat of terrorism but prior governments did not use that excuse to put a halt to our rights. Body scanners, EMP, HARP, Lazer guns, GFS-13, LRAD, SSSS, traffic cameras, fines for not filling out the entire Census, fines for those who do not have healthcare, cybersecurity law (read the above article to see what is happening in New Zealand, Australia and the UK). The Patriot Act eliminates and infringes on Amendment 1 and 4 and gun restrictions infringe on our rights to bear arms. Why are we accepting this? SAY NO!!! Resilence, Perserverance, Revolution! To heck with the terrorists! We can protect ourselves!! Government-take a long vacation!!!
Citizens I say to heck with Terrorism. The only terrorism is our government!!!! It's time to demand that terrorism threats and laws surrounding terrorism is found unconstitutional. Even before tyranny reared its ugly head in all its glory, there has always been some threat of terrorism but prior governments did not use that excuse to put a halt to our rights. Body scanners, EMP, HARP, Lazer guns, GFS-13, LRAD, SSSS, traffic cameras, fines for not filling out the entire Census, fines for those who do not have healthcare, cybersecurity law (read the above article to see what is happening in New Zealand, Australia and the UK). The Patriot Act eliminates and infringes on Amendment 1 and 4 and gun restrictions infringe on our rights to bear arms. Why are we accepting this? SAY NO!!! Resilence, Perserverance, Revolution! To heck with the terrorists! We can protect ourselves!! Government-take a long vacation!!!
Lew Rock Well
Lew Rock Well: "HOW DEEP of a Hole ARE WE IN....
The coming inflation is of unprecedented proportions.
Request your Free gold and silver guide today!"
The coming inflation is of unprecedented proportions.
Request your Free gold and silver guide today!"
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Palos Township Liberty Tree Tea Party
- Have you lost your job or know someone who has?
- Are you going into foreclosure or know someone who has?
- Have you lost earnings on your your retirement account or know someone who has?
- Are you tired of career politicians and the corruption in Washington and our state?
- Do you stand by our Bill of Rights, the US Constitution and Illinois Constitution?
- Do you hunger for knowledge and good discussions?
- Are you finally ready to do something for country, state and neighbors?
"For true patriots to be silent, is dangerous"
--Samuel Adams, 1766
Monday, March 8, 2010
Proposed Constitutional Convention
STATE CONSTITUTION OF 1970
History and Highlights
Illinois’ sixth Constitutional Convention convened in Springfield on Dec. 8, 1969.
One hundred and sixteen members — two elected from each Senatorial District — met
at a nonpartisan convention to revise, alter or amend the 1870 Constitution.
After nine months of in-depth study and debate, the members presented their
work-product to the people — a Constitution they considered to be workable for 25, 50
— or as in the case of the 1870 Constitution — 100 years. Features of the 1970
Constitution are highlighted below:
Bill of Rights. Preserves individual rights set out in the 1870 Constitution — freedom
of speech and religion, protection against self-incrimination, etc., and guarantees
freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national ancestry and sex
in the hiring and promotion practices of an employer or in the sale or rental of property.
Other provisions guarantee women the equal protection of the laws and prohibit
discrimination based solely on physical or mental disabilities.
Suffrage and Elections. Lowered residency requirements, provided that registration
and election laws be general and uniform and provided for a bipartisan board to
supervise the administration of such laws. Reduced the majorities required for adoption
of constitutional amendments and for calling a Constitutional Convention.
Legislative. Designated that the presiding officer of the Senate be elected from the
membership. Vacancies in the General Assembly are filled by appointment as provided
by law, and the appointee serves until the next General Election; the person appointed
is to be a member of the same political party as the member elected. Alternative
methods of reapportionment are outlined in the event the General Assembly fails to
redistrict itself. Most importantly, the General Assembly is required to convene annually.
Executive. Authorized agency reorganization by executive order; this enabled the
Governor to reassign functions or reorganize agencies directly responsible to him. In
addition to the Governor’s veto power over entire pieces of legislation and specific
items in appropriation bills, he has the power to reduce appropriations. The Governor
and Lieutenant Governor run as a team. A Comptroller replaced the Auditor of Public
Accounts; the chief state school officer became appointive (see Education).
Judicial. Retained the elective method of selecting judges and provided for the
reclassification of circuit judges. A Judicial Inquiry Board was created to hear complaints
about the official conduct of judges. The Courts Commission hears complaints
filed by the Judicial Inquiry Board.
Local Government. Instituted the concept of home rule for Illinois. Major local
governments were given wide authority to exercise power and perform functions relating
to their affairs.
Finance. Provided for an annual, balanced executive budget, a uniform system of
accounting for local governments and an Auditor General appointed by the General
Assembly.
Revenue. Provided that any income tax must be at a non-graduated rate and the
rate for corporations cannot exceed the rate for individuals by a ratio greater than 8 to
5. Permitted the classification of real property for tax purposes in counties over 200,000.
Abolished the personal property tax by 1979. Allowed homestead exemptions, exemptions
of food, etc., from the sales tax, etc. Required a three-fifths vote of the Legislature
or voter approval for general obligation borrowing; only a simple legislative majority
is required for revenue bonds.
Education. Stipulated that all persons are to be educated to the limit of their
capacities and gave the state primary responsibility for financing educational institutions
and services. Provided for a State Board of Education. The board appoints the
chief educational officer of the state in lieu of the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
an elective office under the 1870 Constitution.
Constitutional Amendments
The Constitution was adopted in convention, Sept. 3, 1970; ratified by the people,
Dec. 15, 1970; and became effective July 1, 1971. Since its adoption, 10 amendments
have been approved and adopted. A brief explanation of the amended articles follows:
First Amendment — 1980 — Legislative Article (Cutback Amendment).
Eliminated cumulative voting and reduced the size of the House of Representatives
from 177 to 118 members. As of 1970, voters in multi-member legislative districts divided
three votes between candidates for representative, with each district electing three
representatives, no more than two of whom could be from the same party. With the
1982 effective date of the amendment, districts were divided into two single-member
representative districts in which voters cast a single vote for state representative, and
one legislative district from which they cast one vote for senator.
Second Amendment — 1980 — Revenue Article (Delinquent Tax Sales). In an
effort to prevent abuse in scavenger sales by tax delinquent property owners, the minimum
redemption from scavenger sales was reduced to 90 days for vacant non-farm
real estate, improved residential real estate of seven or more units, and commercial and
industrial real estate when at least five years of taxes are delinquent. After adoption of
this amendment, the General Assembly established six months from the date of sale as
the minimum redemption period for properties falling within these classes.
Third Amendment — 1982 — Bill of Rights Article (Bail and Habeas Corpus).
Allows state criminal court judges to deny bail to persons accused of crimes carrying a
possible life sentence. Prior to its passage, only persons accused of an offense punishable
by death could be ineligible for bail.
Fourth Amendment (Amended Third Amendment) — 1986 — Bill of Rights
Article (Bail and Habeas Corpus). Allows state criminal court judges to deny bail to
persons accused of certain crimes when the court determines that the persons may pose
a threat to the community.
Fifth Amendment — 1988 — Suffrage and Elections Article (Voting Quali -
fications). Reduced the voting age for every U.S. citizen voting in state elections from
21 years to 18 years and the permanent state residency requirement from six months to
30 days preceding any election.
Sixth Amendment (Amended Second Amendment) — 1990 — Revenue Article
(Delinquent Tax Sales). Reduced the period of delinquent taxes to two years for the
minimum six-month redemption period following tax sales on delinquent commercial,
industrial, vacant non-farm and large multi-family residential properties only.
Seventh Amendment — 1992 — Bill of Rights Article (Crime Victims’ Rights).
Provides rights for crime victims, beginning with the right to be treated with fairness,
dignity and respect for their privacy throughout the criminal justice process.
72
Eighth Amendment — 1994 — Bill of Rights Article (Rights After Indictment).
Changes the rights of the accused in a criminal prosecution by replacing language giving
the accused the right “to meet the witnesses face to face” with language giving the
accused the right “to be confronted with the witnesses against him or her.”
Ninth Amendment — 1994 — Legislative Article (Effective Dates of Laws).
Previously, any bill passed after June 30 could not take effect before July 1 of the following
year unless the bill passed the legislature by a three-fifths vote. This amendment
changed the date when the three-fifths vote requirement takes effect from July 1 to June
1. As a result, any bill passed after May 31 will not take effect until June 1 of the following
year unless the legislature passes it by a three-fifths vote.
Tenth Amendment — 1998 — Judiciary Article (Retirement-Discipline). Adds
two citizens appointed by the Governor to the Illinois Courts Commission. The
Commission, which includes one Supreme Court Justice, two Appellate Court Judges
and two Circuit Judges, hears complaints filed against judges by the Judicial Inquiry
Board.
The 1970 Illinois Constitution mandates that voters decide if the Illinois
Constitution needs to be revised or rewritten every 20 years by convening a Con sti -
tutional Convention. In 1988 voters in the General Election defeated the proposal calling
for a Constitutional Convention. The vote was 75% against. In November 2008, voters
again rejected a call for a Constitutional Convention. The vote was 3,062,365 against the
proposal and 1,493,013 for it.
History and Highlights
Illinois’ sixth Constitutional Convention convened in Springfield on Dec. 8, 1969.
One hundred and sixteen members — two elected from each Senatorial District — met
at a nonpartisan convention to revise, alter or amend the 1870 Constitution.
After nine months of in-depth study and debate, the members presented their
work-product to the people — a Constitution they considered to be workable for 25, 50
— or as in the case of the 1870 Constitution — 100 years. Features of the 1970
Constitution are highlighted below:
Bill of Rights. Preserves individual rights set out in the 1870 Constitution — freedom
of speech and religion, protection against self-incrimination, etc., and guarantees
freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national ancestry and sex
in the hiring and promotion practices of an employer or in the sale or rental of property.
Other provisions guarantee women the equal protection of the laws and prohibit
discrimination based solely on physical or mental disabilities.
Suffrage and Elections. Lowered residency requirements, provided that registration
and election laws be general and uniform and provided for a bipartisan board to
supervise the administration of such laws. Reduced the majorities required for adoption
of constitutional amendments and for calling a Constitutional Convention.
Legislative. Designated that the presiding officer of the Senate be elected from the
membership. Vacancies in the General Assembly are filled by appointment as provided
by law, and the appointee serves until the next General Election; the person appointed
is to be a member of the same political party as the member elected. Alternative
methods of reapportionment are outlined in the event the General Assembly fails to
redistrict itself. Most importantly, the General Assembly is required to convene annually.
Executive. Authorized agency reorganization by executive order; this enabled the
Governor to reassign functions or reorganize agencies directly responsible to him. In
addition to the Governor’s veto power over entire pieces of legislation and specific
items in appropriation bills, he has the power to reduce appropriations. The Governor
and Lieutenant Governor run as a team. A Comptroller replaced the Auditor of Public
Accounts; the chief state school officer became appointive (see Education).
Judicial. Retained the elective method of selecting judges and provided for the
reclassification of circuit judges. A Judicial Inquiry Board was created to hear complaints
about the official conduct of judges. The Courts Commission hears complaints
filed by the Judicial Inquiry Board.
Local Government. Instituted the concept of home rule for Illinois. Major local
governments were given wide authority to exercise power and perform functions relating
to their affairs.
Finance. Provided for an annual, balanced executive budget, a uniform system of
accounting for local governments and an Auditor General appointed by the General
Assembly.
Revenue. Provided that any income tax must be at a non-graduated rate and the
rate for corporations cannot exceed the rate for individuals by a ratio greater than 8 to
5. Permitted the classification of real property for tax purposes in counties over 200,000.
Abolished the personal property tax by 1979. Allowed homestead exemptions, exemptions
of food, etc., from the sales tax, etc. Required a three-fifths vote of the Legislature
or voter approval for general obligation borrowing; only a simple legislative majority
is required for revenue bonds.
Education. Stipulated that all persons are to be educated to the limit of their
capacities and gave the state primary responsibility for financing educational institutions
and services. Provided for a State Board of Education. The board appoints the
chief educational officer of the state in lieu of the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
an elective office under the 1870 Constitution.
Constitutional Amendments
The Constitution was adopted in convention, Sept. 3, 1970; ratified by the people,
Dec. 15, 1970; and became effective July 1, 1971. Since its adoption, 10 amendments
have been approved and adopted. A brief explanation of the amended articles follows:
First Amendment — 1980 — Legislative Article (Cutback Amendment).
Eliminated cumulative voting and reduced the size of the House of Representatives
from 177 to 118 members. As of 1970, voters in multi-member legislative districts divided
three votes between candidates for representative, with each district electing three
representatives, no more than two of whom could be from the same party. With the
1982 effective date of the amendment, districts were divided into two single-member
representative districts in which voters cast a single vote for state representative, and
one legislative district from which they cast one vote for senator.
Second Amendment — 1980 — Revenue Article (Delinquent Tax Sales). In an
effort to prevent abuse in scavenger sales by tax delinquent property owners, the minimum
redemption from scavenger sales was reduced to 90 days for vacant non-farm
real estate, improved residential real estate of seven or more units, and commercial and
industrial real estate when at least five years of taxes are delinquent. After adoption of
this amendment, the General Assembly established six months from the date of sale as
the minimum redemption period for properties falling within these classes.
Third Amendment — 1982 — Bill of Rights Article (Bail and Habeas Corpus).
Allows state criminal court judges to deny bail to persons accused of crimes carrying a
possible life sentence. Prior to its passage, only persons accused of an offense punishable
by death could be ineligible for bail.
Fourth Amendment (Amended Third Amendment) — 1986 — Bill of Rights
Article (Bail and Habeas Corpus). Allows state criminal court judges to deny bail to
persons accused of certain crimes when the court determines that the persons may pose
a threat to the community.
Fifth Amendment — 1988 — Suffrage and Elections Article (Voting Quali -
fications). Reduced the voting age for every U.S. citizen voting in state elections from
21 years to 18 years and the permanent state residency requirement from six months to
30 days preceding any election.
Sixth Amendment (Amended Second Amendment) — 1990 — Revenue Article
(Delinquent Tax Sales). Reduced the period of delinquent taxes to two years for the
minimum six-month redemption period following tax sales on delinquent commercial,
industrial, vacant non-farm and large multi-family residential properties only.
Seventh Amendment — 1992 — Bill of Rights Article (Crime Victims’ Rights).
Provides rights for crime victims, beginning with the right to be treated with fairness,
dignity and respect for their privacy throughout the criminal justice process.
72
Eighth Amendment — 1994 — Bill of Rights Article (Rights After Indictment).
Changes the rights of the accused in a criminal prosecution by replacing language giving
the accused the right “to meet the witnesses face to face” with language giving the
accused the right “to be confronted with the witnesses against him or her.”
Ninth Amendment — 1994 — Legislative Article (Effective Dates of Laws).
Previously, any bill passed after June 30 could not take effect before July 1 of the following
year unless the bill passed the legislature by a three-fifths vote. This amendment
changed the date when the three-fifths vote requirement takes effect from July 1 to June
1. As a result, any bill passed after May 31 will not take effect until June 1 of the following
year unless the legislature passes it by a three-fifths vote.
Tenth Amendment — 1998 — Judiciary Article (Retirement-Discipline). Adds
two citizens appointed by the Governor to the Illinois Courts Commission. The
Commission, which includes one Supreme Court Justice, two Appellate Court Judges
and two Circuit Judges, hears complaints filed against judges by the Judicial Inquiry
Board.
The 1970 Illinois Constitution mandates that voters decide if the Illinois
Constitution needs to be revised or rewritten every 20 years by convening a Con sti -
tutional Convention. In 1988 voters in the General Election defeated the proposal calling
for a Constitutional Convention. The vote was 75% against. In November 2008, voters
again rejected a call for a Constitutional Convention. The vote was 3,062,365 against the
proposal and 1,493,013 for it.
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