The Supreme Court has done it again.
Desecrated the U.S. Constitution in a recent holding granting corporations (global ones, at that, since there was no distinction even made in their opinion between U.S. based or global corporate entities) the ability to contribute unlimited funds to candidates for state or federal office.
In a roundabout way, it did nothing more than reaffirm that under the First Amendment, the language regarding the rights of the "people" also can be interpreted to mean the "corporate" and that corporations are not property (which they most definitely are, since they can be bought and sold and for which many are publicly funded even at this point in our history, and even sold over a "global" exchange, building foreigners wealth and thus foreigners gaining now more and more influence in our political system progressively) but also persons.
Corporations cannot be both - people and property, but this decision in effect stated exactly that, as did the errant ruling which started this progression into corporate socialism way back when in effect inserting another entity under the Constitution and Bill of Rights the founders never intended, "corporate personhood." (Remember the Boston Tea Party and East India Company for a clue how they felt about global corporations, and thus granting privileges and immunities to corporate "sovereign" subjects of the "crown.")
What has happened to our Constitution, and a judiciary that has strayed so far from both the intent and actual language contained within that document resting not a mile from those hallowed halls?
Where are our lawyers being educated now in this country, and who is in charge of the teaching programs at our law colleges?
The American Bar Association, it appears, a British based association at that and carryover from Great Britain which appears that the agenda is reinstituting "progressively" British monarchial style sovereign rights and sovereign rule over the citizens of this country by now our federal (and state) governments without a new Constitutional Convention, or the "consent of the governed."
Amending the Constitution now even more progressively, without the power to so do, just goes to show the arrogance now of those on the Hill of all three branches of our government, and the political nature now of the U.S. Supreme Court which was supposed to be a "check" on the government with respect to Bill of Rights protections for the PEOPLE against the CORPORATE, especially commercial corporate entities as "commerce" to be regulated actually not given rights at all (since it does state "We the People" and not "We the Corporate") and definitely not a facilitator of the new government it is progressively instituting with each and every decision now coming down the pike as of late especially, "global corporate socialism."
How can you have a representative government of any nature when global and national companies can now donate massive sums throughout the nation in each and every district in order to facilitate their agendas, most of which are at the cost of the general public at large?
The founders understood that the entire basis of a representative government demanded that no candidate for any public office would be allowed to accept "backing" or "funding" for his political aspirations from any person or entity residing or with their legal "home office" domicile outside their legislative district.
Is that concept so totally "foreign" and convoluted for the U.S. Supreme Court justices, who are holders of doctorate degrees in the "law" mind you, to understand?
Where were these justices educated? Great Britain?
I would state that this case was purposely brought in order to set another unconstitutional "precedent" now throughout the nation, although the Supremes actually also have "legally" no power granted except to render decisions on the matters placed before it based on the facts of the particular case "at bar."
Not broad based precedent power for their decisions, but limited jurisdictional powers in both original and appellate jurisdictions, and even those provisions have progressively been misconstrued, broadened and thus also circumventing the Constitution now being made applicable in some form or another throughout each and every state down to now dictating and minimizing in again inserting or redefining the English language the provisions with respect to trials by jury for civil and criminal matters in some of their recent determinations.
While the court fails to hear lawful petitions brought before them on Bill of Rights issues by the people, or even such matters as the legal citizenship status of the holder of the highest office in the land, it accepted this case in order to once again circumvent the Constitution, and all those founders fought and died for.
A government "of the people, by the people, for the people" and not the commercial corporate interests in any manner whatsoever.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/22/AR2010012204341.html
Saturday, January 23, 2010
New Home Buyers: Beware the LIBOR
Although the mortgage meltdown is still continuing primarily in the West and Southwest and Sunbelt States since the only real assistance that has been facilitated by the new Obama Administration has been directed toward new home buyers and pushing refinancing (which actually stimulates the bankers and Wall Street once more with all those upfront fees and costs for those new loans), hopefully take the advice of one who lost hers in this tsunami for various reasons - escalating property taxes due to the short lived "boom", property insurance costs due to its then increased valuation tied to those rates, auto insurance costs due to the open borders thefts and higher than normal accident rates for the Phoenix metro area, and ease and enjoyment of it due to covenants and restrictions on the property that increased in severity and costs of my enjoyment of it inflicted by "the state" after its purchase during my 12 year "ownership" of it.
Read the fine print, especially with respect to the basis for the loan itself.
My loan actually was sold by one of those "riskier" lenders due to a refinance that I was forced into for some of the above reasons, and was based upon a London market based rate - the LIBOR.
Not even U.S. prime, mind you, but a London banking rate.
Since the British pound or Euro is at higher levels in the currency exchange market, of course, that also made the increases in the ARM rate that was also a part of the loan terms increase even more than one based on the U.S. dollar and U.S. prime.
How those banks could sell loans based on the British market in this country, I haven't a clue.
But new home buyers and refinancers look out and read that fine print and make sure it is based on at least U.S. prime, since it doesn't appear any further regulation of those banks was at all part of this "rescue" for those still at this juncture losing theirs.
In fact, absolutely no regulation at all has been included addressing the terms of some of those loans in their "usurous" terms and interest rates, and of course the huge junk fees that were charged in order to even get some of those loans to begin with.
Last month again saw more foreclosures, and also a slower market than the year before.
Apparently, the buying public is getting wise to the fact that a home purchase at this point in this country is becoming more of a liability, than an asset and a "high risk" investment that can be snatched from them during the next banker/Congressional manipulated meltdown.
Take a clue from one who learned at an advanced age (56) and after 12 years of "non-ownership" and one who this was not the first home purchase, and had legal knowledge and experience - be careful before signing on the dotted line since it seems the market is now geared toward the sharks, and not the Constitution with respect to home or land property rights and ownership.
The tsunami was one huge "taking," facilitated by Congress and the Fed in their negligence since those loans were primarily sold in the West Coast market and strangely Michigan for several years during that boom and bust cycle, and fixed rate and assumables have almost gone the way of the dinosaur for added banker profits - meaning you may qualify for that home today, but since those rates are based on a foreign currency and market better now than that of the U.S. - it will be, of course, Americans and not foreigners (from Canada and Europe now living in the U.S.) who will lose those homes.
Or those that can't speak English in order to even read those now forty to fifty page loan documents to begin with.
And remember that any lawyer legally required at closing by the states, works more for the industry than for you since most are referred by those title companies, banks or realtors getting those huge fees also at close of escrow.
Beware the LIBOR.
Read the fine print, especially with respect to the basis for the loan itself.
My loan actually was sold by one of those "riskier" lenders due to a refinance that I was forced into for some of the above reasons, and was based upon a London market based rate - the LIBOR.
Not even U.S. prime, mind you, but a London banking rate.
Since the British pound or Euro is at higher levels in the currency exchange market, of course, that also made the increases in the ARM rate that was also a part of the loan terms increase even more than one based on the U.S. dollar and U.S. prime.
How those banks could sell loans based on the British market in this country, I haven't a clue.
But new home buyers and refinancers look out and read that fine print and make sure it is based on at least U.S. prime, since it doesn't appear any further regulation of those banks was at all part of this "rescue" for those still at this juncture losing theirs.
In fact, absolutely no regulation at all has been included addressing the terms of some of those loans in their "usurous" terms and interest rates, and of course the huge junk fees that were charged in order to even get some of those loans to begin with.
Last month again saw more foreclosures, and also a slower market than the year before.
Apparently, the buying public is getting wise to the fact that a home purchase at this point in this country is becoming more of a liability, than an asset and a "high risk" investment that can be snatched from them during the next banker/Congressional manipulated meltdown.
Take a clue from one who learned at an advanced age (56) and after 12 years of "non-ownership" and one who this was not the first home purchase, and had legal knowledge and experience - be careful before signing on the dotted line since it seems the market is now geared toward the sharks, and not the Constitution with respect to home or land property rights and ownership.
The tsunami was one huge "taking," facilitated by Congress and the Fed in their negligence since those loans were primarily sold in the West Coast market and strangely Michigan for several years during that boom and bust cycle, and fixed rate and assumables have almost gone the way of the dinosaur for added banker profits - meaning you may qualify for that home today, but since those rates are based on a foreign currency and market better now than that of the U.S. - it will be, of course, Americans and not foreigners (from Canada and Europe now living in the U.S.) who will lose those homes.
Or those that can't speak English in order to even read those now forty to fifty page loan documents to begin with.
And remember that any lawyer legally required at closing by the states, works more for the industry than for you since most are referred by those title companies, banks or realtors getting those huge fees also at close of escrow.
Beware the LIBOR.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Al Qaeda Now Blamed For Christmas Incident?
It appears now the "top story" that has gained media attention once again in order to deflect the Christmas Eve passage of the Senate of the largest unconstitutional tax on the American people during a time of economic recession that has ever come down the pike (the Health Care Deform Bill), is the story of the attempted bombing of a U.S. bound airline on Christmas Day by a citizen of Nigeria now connected by the Obama Administration to Al Qaeda, with a Yemen connection to a sect of this terrorist group operating there apparently.
It has amazed me and many other Americans how conveniently some of these terrorism attacks are planned and announced to the U.S. public. A public that has become increasingly disturbed at the turn this "War on Terror" has taken now for nine long years, and in which Mr. Obama was actually voted into office based on his positions that he would be the "alternate" candidate to the Bush Administrations "pro-interventionist" agendas with respect to the Middle East and the continuing war in Iraq, as opposed to the actual original Congressional authorization addressing directly those that claimed responsibility for the civilian and military attack on the U.S. in New York those many years ago.
The excuses now and rhetoric coming out of this Administration parallels once again those of the last. And it appears an agenda more so in order to ratchet up the terms of the Patriot Act and those "science based technology" and gadgetry measures that have been initiated by the new huge and ever-increasing Department of Homeland Security.
Which Department, by the way, was the biggest job stimulus and also tax increase also on the American people for both the government and its budgetary needs, and also Silicon Valley in addition to the ongoing war and profits they are making in the war and military industrial sector.
Ms. Napolitano, of course, is pointing fingers along with Mr. Obama at "security failures" that lead to the attempt. Which was carried out in Amsterdam, apparently, on a flight bound for the U.S.
Of course, this country also has afforded VISA waivers post 9-11 during the last 100 days of the Bush Administration for citizens of over 34 different countries to enter here merely upon a 48 hour security check over the internet.
And also has afforded most of the U.S. national and international airlines to afford foreign governments and individuals to invest in a great deal of America's infrastructure.
Including its airlines.
So if foreigners and foreign governments are allowed to become major shareholders in the U.S. airline industry itself, just how is Homeland Security going to deal with the fact that many and most of those foreign governments, if they own major stock in many of those airlines, also have access to intel on much of the security measures that are now in effect throughout the U.S. due to their ownership itself?
How convenient that this attack also was planned on Christmas Day, as the attacks of 9-11 using a U.S. emergency code in order to carry out the plan - a code that is unique really to this country, and holiday that is celebrated by Christians throughout the world.
If it was al Qaeda, don't you think these terrorists would be using their own religious holidays in order to facilitate this "holy war" and attacks on the U.S,, rather than Western holidays and cultural practices? I mean, this is suppose to be a "holy war" as portrayed by the media by this group of extremists that the U.S. just so happen to train during the Clinton Administration and wars with the Soviets in Afghanistan, right?
Even though those which claimed responsibility for the attacks of 9-11 were actually Saudi citizens, by and large, and not from Afghanistan at all.
Mr. Obama and Ms. Napolitano could be exchanged quite easily on those podiums for George W. Bush and Michael Chertoff, the rhetoric now so eerily familiar to most Americans.
And so, apparently, is the timetable for this continuing "war," and apparently the methods and madness of using "terrorism" threats and attacks, and patriotism, in order to continue to justify a war that appears to be expanding under this Administration, rather than being effectively ended as "unjust" (and clearly unconstitional, under America's "legal" form of government) at this point, to begin with.
And now merely the main job stimulus for the media, the ever increasing government security departments and divisions, public/private governmental contractors, and Silicon Valley and its "science based technology" fields.
And also strange that this "attack" would originate in the Netherlands, the home of the international and world government "courts" that also have been questioning the U.S. continued agendas in the Middle East in expanding also this "redress" now for over nine years, isn't it?
Is this rather small terrorist group being portrayed as engaged in merely a "holy war" for their Muslim extremist beliefs, really that politically savvy and adept in both choosing their targets, and their dates of attacks using Western "holidays" and cultural customs as their strike dates and focus?
Most of them do not even speak much English at all, and doesn't appear that in the areas in which most live, get much in the way of Western broadcasting or information to begin with, except with the satellites that the West (British - not truly American citizen owned corporate entities mostly) has placed there.
Which foundation actually is due to a British accord signed prior to World War I creating the nation of Israel, which also really is the primary "religous" basis for this continuing war - the U.S. continued alliances under that accord and the Israli government with the British government most of all now even sixty years after World War II - with Israel one of the richest countries now in the world, with a military on par to that of the West (since the U.S. did train many of their pilots and military personnel, as it did those terrorists also).
Terrorism comes in all forms. And appears the terrorism on the American people isn't restricted to Middle Eastern religious sects, with those now "have a plan" ads that taxpayer's are paying to the national media through another public/private partnership while this war continues.
With Hillary Clinton recently promoting U.S. corporate investment in Iraq as now as the Chamber of Commerce and Marketing Director and Ambassador for Iraq in recent months in media reports in order to stabilize the Iraqi economy now - while the U.S. economy continues to tank and promoting "outsourcing" U.S. goods to Iraq apparently rather contrary to the messages and rhetoric of the 2008 elections and dissatisfaction of the American people of this federally backed and sponsored "global" economic agenda at their expense - our continued presence in this region is clear has both mainstream political parties unconditional support and backing.
Capitalizing on such an incident such as this for now over a week, with the recent blame now once again on al Qaeda for a Nigerian citizens claimed "intent" is beginning to sound more like another "spin" in order to continue to use these segregated incidents to appear to be doing something in order to end this war, but really doing absolutely nothing at all other than to redemonstrate the "threat" of external attacks - yet while opening the gates, and increasing the "approved" countries for facilitated entry more and more thus increasing the risk of outside attacks such as these once again.
These "official" positions and stories really are getting truly incredible at this point, and the spins and excuses hollow and exercises in public relations manipulations for once again providing that although the face may change, in our now one party "global socialist" Congress and Administration, the "change" is merely the faces before the cameras and pay grades.
It has amazed me and many other Americans how conveniently some of these terrorism attacks are planned and announced to the U.S. public. A public that has become increasingly disturbed at the turn this "War on Terror" has taken now for nine long years, and in which Mr. Obama was actually voted into office based on his positions that he would be the "alternate" candidate to the Bush Administrations "pro-interventionist" agendas with respect to the Middle East and the continuing war in Iraq, as opposed to the actual original Congressional authorization addressing directly those that claimed responsibility for the civilian and military attack on the U.S. in New York those many years ago.
The excuses now and rhetoric coming out of this Administration parallels once again those of the last. And it appears an agenda more so in order to ratchet up the terms of the Patriot Act and those "science based technology" and gadgetry measures that have been initiated by the new huge and ever-increasing Department of Homeland Security.
Which Department, by the way, was the biggest job stimulus and also tax increase also on the American people for both the government and its budgetary needs, and also Silicon Valley in addition to the ongoing war and profits they are making in the war and military industrial sector.
Ms. Napolitano, of course, is pointing fingers along with Mr. Obama at "security failures" that lead to the attempt. Which was carried out in Amsterdam, apparently, on a flight bound for the U.S.
Of course, this country also has afforded VISA waivers post 9-11 during the last 100 days of the Bush Administration for citizens of over 34 different countries to enter here merely upon a 48 hour security check over the internet.
And also has afforded most of the U.S. national and international airlines to afford foreign governments and individuals to invest in a great deal of America's infrastructure.
Including its airlines.
So if foreigners and foreign governments are allowed to become major shareholders in the U.S. airline industry itself, just how is Homeland Security going to deal with the fact that many and most of those foreign governments, if they own major stock in many of those airlines, also have access to intel on much of the security measures that are now in effect throughout the U.S. due to their ownership itself?
How convenient that this attack also was planned on Christmas Day, as the attacks of 9-11 using a U.S. emergency code in order to carry out the plan - a code that is unique really to this country, and holiday that is celebrated by Christians throughout the world.
If it was al Qaeda, don't you think these terrorists would be using their own religious holidays in order to facilitate this "holy war" and attacks on the U.S,, rather than Western holidays and cultural practices? I mean, this is suppose to be a "holy war" as portrayed by the media by this group of extremists that the U.S. just so happen to train during the Clinton Administration and wars with the Soviets in Afghanistan, right?
Even though those which claimed responsibility for the attacks of 9-11 were actually Saudi citizens, by and large, and not from Afghanistan at all.
Mr. Obama and Ms. Napolitano could be exchanged quite easily on those podiums for George W. Bush and Michael Chertoff, the rhetoric now so eerily familiar to most Americans.
And so, apparently, is the timetable for this continuing "war," and apparently the methods and madness of using "terrorism" threats and attacks, and patriotism, in order to continue to justify a war that appears to be expanding under this Administration, rather than being effectively ended as "unjust" (and clearly unconstitional, under America's "legal" form of government) at this point, to begin with.
And now merely the main job stimulus for the media, the ever increasing government security departments and divisions, public/private governmental contractors, and Silicon Valley and its "science based technology" fields.
And also strange that this "attack" would originate in the Netherlands, the home of the international and world government "courts" that also have been questioning the U.S. continued agendas in the Middle East in expanding also this "redress" now for over nine years, isn't it?
Is this rather small terrorist group being portrayed as engaged in merely a "holy war" for their Muslim extremist beliefs, really that politically savvy and adept in both choosing their targets, and their dates of attacks using Western "holidays" and cultural customs as their strike dates and focus?
Most of them do not even speak much English at all, and doesn't appear that in the areas in which most live, get much in the way of Western broadcasting or information to begin with, except with the satellites that the West (British - not truly American citizen owned corporate entities mostly) has placed there.
Which foundation actually is due to a British accord signed prior to World War I creating the nation of Israel, which also really is the primary "religous" basis for this continuing war - the U.S. continued alliances under that accord and the Israli government with the British government most of all now even sixty years after World War II - with Israel one of the richest countries now in the world, with a military on par to that of the West (since the U.S. did train many of their pilots and military personnel, as it did those terrorists also).
Terrorism comes in all forms. And appears the terrorism on the American people isn't restricted to Middle Eastern religious sects, with those now "have a plan" ads that taxpayer's are paying to the national media through another public/private partnership while this war continues.
With Hillary Clinton recently promoting U.S. corporate investment in Iraq as now as the Chamber of Commerce and Marketing Director and Ambassador for Iraq in recent months in media reports in order to stabilize the Iraqi economy now - while the U.S. economy continues to tank and promoting "outsourcing" U.S. goods to Iraq apparently rather contrary to the messages and rhetoric of the 2008 elections and dissatisfaction of the American people of this federally backed and sponsored "global" economic agenda at their expense - our continued presence in this region is clear has both mainstream political parties unconditional support and backing.
Capitalizing on such an incident such as this for now over a week, with the recent blame now once again on al Qaeda for a Nigerian citizens claimed "intent" is beginning to sound more like another "spin" in order to continue to use these segregated incidents to appear to be doing something in order to end this war, but really doing absolutely nothing at all other than to redemonstrate the "threat" of external attacks - yet while opening the gates, and increasing the "approved" countries for facilitated entry more and more thus increasing the risk of outside attacks such as these once again.
These "official" positions and stories really are getting truly incredible at this point, and the spins and excuses hollow and exercises in public relations manipulations for once again providing that although the face may change, in our now one party "global socialist" Congress and Administration, the "change" is merely the faces before the cameras and pay grades.
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