Reinke Faces Life

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_RELUCTANT_JUROR?S
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http://tinyurl.com/2b9spf

Jul 10, 8:24 AM EDT
Jury Duty Excuses Could Bring Charges

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BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — A Cape Cod man who claimed he was homophobic, racist and a habitual liar to avoid jury duty earned an angry rebuke from a judge on Monday, who referred the case to prosecutors for possible charges.

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Why the nerve of that peasant! Who does he think his is? The owner of his own body. The custodian of his time. A sovereign individual. Failing to kowtow to the power of the gooferment!

Maybe when I have time to tilt at windmills, I can throw some sand in the gears.

My argument would be “involuntary servitude”.

From the Thirteenth Amendment: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”

I can not be compelled to serve on a jury!

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http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/
ny-etliveus085286071jul08,0,3908150.story?coll=ny-music-print

http://tinyurl.com/3a7cj7

U.S. leg of Live Earth hits key notes
BY GLENN GAMBOA
July 8, 2007

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However, Etheridge aside, it was nonmusicians at this concert who made the most passionate pleas about demanding action for the environment. “Get rid of all these rotten politicians that we have in Washington, who are nothing more than corporate toadies,” said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the environmentalist author, president of Waterkeeper Alliance and Robert F. Kennedy’s son, who grew hoarse from shouting. “This is treason. And we need to start treating them as traitors.”

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Sorry, but I don’t buy it. Global warming, action on “the environment”, and more force applied to people.

You, sir, are a poltroon. Attempting to manipulate the mob into a frenzy. By your name, you have been born into a clan that seeks to lead the people. And, if they won’t be led, then they will be frightened. And, if they still won’t be led, then they will be forced by the guns of gooferment.

A crass solution at best. Heavy handed at worst.

The Kings of France used force to oppress the people. The people rose up instigated by “leaders”. The French nobility was fed to the guillotine. And, when the “leaders” couldn’t do better, they too were fed to the guillotine. Eventually the mob was ruled by a tyrant.

Force begets force.

I often blog that the hallmark of a bad idea is when you have to force people to do it.

In the madness of crowds, we see people do all sorts of absurd things. Their paradigms (i.e., how they see things) and their memes (i.e., the concepts they have) are flawed. The Egyptians had no zero. The Romans no numerals. The Chinese no alphabet.

Over time, with a great deal of pain, bloodshed, and sorrow, we have found that freedom and liberty “unlock the atom” of human ability.

Conversely, there is no way to force a human to do what they want. They can be a stubborn as the most uncooperative donkey. More dangerous than a spitting camel. And more treacherous than any other animal known. You may beat them into submission, you may force them into submission, you may tax their meager possessions. But be careful, you’d be better off killing them. Because when you push them over that imaginary line, when they have nothing left, or you’ve rendered the ultimate insult, then you will have no other course but to kill them. And, you best do it quickly. Like a wounded bear, you don’t want to have to track them down. They can turn in an instant. With lightening quickness, the strength of a Hercules, and the merciless ness of Attila the Hun.

And, you’ll have deserved every iota. Because you initiated force. Like begets like.

Now I disagree that we have rotten politicians. We have the best politicians that money can buy. And, who put us on this path, your figurative and literal progenitors. Who promised the mob something for nothing to vote your ilk into office.

See government is a meme. And a dangerous one at that. It only exists in the people’s mind. And, once they change their minds and see you and your ilk for what you are — aggressors — you’ll never be able to hide again.

So what exactly are these traitors betraying?

Till you can mount an indictment, this is just playing to the mob.

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http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/07/04/independence-day-3/

http://tinyurl.com/2wvu2p

A COMMENT ON HOMELANDSTUPIDITY

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I usually read this site a lot. But it took a legitimacy hit with this article. Legitimacy in that it’s posted by an American who loves America. This rant sounds like it could have come from a discontent abroad trying to shake our confidence in our government.

Stand firm, and research everything debated before drawing any conclusions as to the articles voracity.

Blayde.

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TRIGGERS MY REPLY

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Yeah, research how much purchasing power the dollar has lost between any two decades. (The answer lots; in the neighborhood of 20%!)

Yeah, research how “drug prohibition” hasn’t wound up EXACTLY like “alcohol prohibition” in the 1920s. (Answer exactly like; right down to the rival gangs shooting everything in sight over turf!)

Yeah, research how much “dumber” the American children are compared to the rest of the world due to gooferment education. Hint: where do politicians send their kids to school? (Answer, we are somewhere between below the average to bottom; socialist big gooferment eddycation works exactly as designed to produce workers for the elite to lead.)

Yes, so do lots of “research”, “stand firm”, as we go down the collective toilet.

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Socialism hasn’t worked anywhere. Perhaps in the small religious sects or religious orders, but that’s a tiny possible exception. Real people need freedom and liberty to thrive.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/
idUSN0619342520070707?feedType=RSS&rpc=22&sp=true

http://tinyurl.com/2e3vlj

New Jersey governor signs toughest U.S. carbon law
Sat Jul 7, 2007 5:13PM EDT
By Timothy Gardner

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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) – New Jersey became on Friday the first U.S. state to mandate sharp greenhouse gas reductions by 2050 to help fight climate change.

The law, signed by Gov. Jon Corzine, a Democrat, makes New Jersey the latest state to bypass the Bush administration by setting mandatory regulations to fight emissions of gases that scientists link to global warming.

“We want to send a message to Washington. Wake up, get with the program and start doing something about greenhouse gases,” Corzine told reporters at Giants Stadium on the eve of former Vice President Al Gore’s international Live Earth concerts.

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The New Jersey Business and Industry Association opposes the law, saying it would raise fees and give sweeping powers to state agencies.

The law also seeks to deal with emissions from vehicles, the largest source of the emissions in New Jersey, by enhancing public transportation, car-pooling and the shipping of goods by rail instead of truck.

But even environmentalists said the effort would be a tough fight as renewable energy currently only provides a tiny portion of the state’s power.

“We need to be careful of congratulating ourselves on this legislation because the hard work is yet to be done,” said Doug O’Malley, the field director for Environment New Jersey, a green group that helped form the law.

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OK here’s my prediction. It will have the opposite effect. Whenever the gooferment gets in front of some parade or other, it leads us “off the proverbial cliff”.

So where is the construction of kool cool nuclear plants?

I’ll be watching for all the state cars that go 55 to save gas! Hypocrites. Did you notice how many clebs jet setted to the save the earth concerts. And, the politicians aren’t giving up anything.

But we can all pay higher taxes and spend more for less. That’s OK. For us little serfs!

Argh!

A plague on all of them.

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http://weblog.infoworld.com/gripeline/archives/2007/06/arbitrary_sneak.html

June 19, 2007
Arbitrary Sneakwrap Takes Some Hits
Ed Foster

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In the end, the main thing these two cases really have in common is the recognition by the judges that sneakwrap licenses in general and mandatory arbitration clauses specifically give the vendor too much power over the customer. We’d all like to think the free market can keep customers from being abused, but it can’t if the only recourse abused customers have is to engage in long, expensive, and secret arbitration procedures. I don’t know if Bragg or Sheehan deserve to win their cases, but I do know that they deserve their day in court.

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Time for some “rough justice” a la the The People’s Court.

I won’t buy anything with an EULA. That’s going to put a dent in their pockets.

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THE ‘DO-NOTHING CONGRESS’ ? BIG SALARY, LITTLE WORK, FREE TRIPS
By Dick Morris Reports <dickmorrisreports@dickmorris.com>

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It’s time for Congress to stop the free travel and focus on the important issues that need resolution. That means showing up for work and making tough decisions.

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Now while I hate the fact that they are wasting money stolen from the taxpayers, at least they are not “legislating”.

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http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?
id=D8PVKGGO0&show_article=1

http://tinyurl.com/3drm8y

Bushes Enjoy Ford’s Theatre Holiday Gala
Jun 25 12:43 AM US/Eastern
By ANN SANNER Associated Press Writer

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Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and civil rights veteran, and Civil War historian James McPherson were awarded Lincoln Medals. The award is given to those who exemplify President Lincoln’s legacy and character through their work, accomplishments or personal attributes.

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Does everyone get sucked in by the liberal media?

Ahh the cult of Lincoln. A fellow who for the benefit of the Northern mercantilists killed a bunch of people. Imprisoned journalists and dissidents. And, got himself shot for being a tyrant.

“Exemplify”?

I’d be embarrassed.

BTW I don’t take five dollar bills either. When I have time, I give people a history lesson.

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FROM MY EMAIL

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Dear Mr. Failor and Mr. Sheffler,

I am amazed at this report. I can’t understand why you would exclude the only candidate from either party that will give us true tax relief, allow everyone the Freedom of Religion that we are being deprived of by the encroaching federal gooferment, and in general shake up the national debate by urging a return to constitutional. I am outraged that you would seek to marginalize “my candidate”. Yes, my candidate. For the first time since Ron Regan, I have sent some modest sums to the Ron Paul campaign because I believe he’s the best candidate I’ve seen since Regan. If you parade a bunch of “stuffed suits” that are all big gooferment clones, then you will lose any credibility that you really want “Tax Relief” or “Freedom of Religion”.

I am forwarding this to every networking contact, fellow alumni, and relative in Iowa. I hope they help you understand how important it is for you to invite Ron Paul. Or, if you persist and don’t, that they understand which organization are “phony labels” and which are really trying to live up to their name.

Ferdinand J. Reinke
Kendall Park, NJ 08824

———————————————————————-From: Ron Paul 2008 [mailto:mail@ronpaul2008.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 4:10 PM
To: reinkefj
Subject: Ron Paul Excluded in Iowa

Ron Paul Excluded in Iowa

June 19, 2007

Iowans for Tax Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance will host a presidential candidates forum on Saturday, June 30th in Des Moines. Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Sam Brownback, Jim Gilmore, Mike Huckabee, Tommy Thompson, and Tom Tancredo will participate.

Ron Paul, however, will not participate. Why? Because he wasn’t invited.

We heard about this forum from numerous supporters in Iowa who asked why Dr. Paul was not going to participate. Those supporters assumed that Dr. Paul was invited.

The campaign office had not received an invitation so we called this morning; thinking we might have misplaced the invitation or simply overlooked it. Lew Moore, our campaign manager, called Mr. Edward Failor, an officer of Iowans for Tax Relief, to ask about it. To our shock, Mr. Failor told us Dr. Paul was not invited; he was not going to be invited; and he would not be allowed to participate. And when asked why, Mr. Failor refused to explain. The call ended.

Lew then called Mr. Steve Sheffler, president of the Iowa Christian Alliance, to talk with him. Mr. Sheffler did not answer so Lew left a message. He has yet to respond.

Why are the Iowans for Tax Relief and the Iowa Christian Alliance excluding the one Republican candidate who scored at the top of every online poll taken after the MSNBC, Fox News, and CNN debates? Why are they denying Iowans the opportunity to hear from the Republican presidential candidate whose popularity is growing by the day?

We couldn’t get answers to these questions from Messrs. Failor and Sheffler. Maybe you’ll have better luck. Their contact information is below.

It’s ironic that on the same day we learned the Iowans for Tax Relief and the Iowa Christian Alliance excluded Dr. Paul from their candidates forum, we received a call from ABC News confirming Dr. Paul’s participation in its nationally broadcast August 5th debate to be held in Des Moines.

Kent Snyder, Chairman
Ron Paul 2008

Contact Information

Edward Failor
Iowans for Tax Relief
2610 Park Avenue
Muscatine, Iowa 52761
Phone: 563-288-3600 or 877-913-3600
Fax: 563-264-2413
E-mail: itr@taxrelief.org

Steve Sheffler, President
Iowa Christian Alliance
939 Office Park Road, Suite 115
West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
Phone: 515-225-1515
Fax: 515-225-1826
E-mail: slscheffler@iowachristian.com

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/ostrowski/ostrowski83.html

Ron Paul Revolution Halftime Report
by James Ostrowski

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In terms of his pursuit of the Republican nomination, it’s already halftime for the Ron Paul Revolution. He announced his campaign in January and by February the nomination will likely be decided. It’s true that most of the country is not paying any attention but that misses the point, as do polls showing Ron Paul with just a few points in the national polls. By the time most of the country starts paying attention, the contest for the nomination will be over.

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It’s interesting how this fellow upsets the political calculation. He sails to the “left” of Hillary and to the “right” of the whole Republican field in the area of the non-internventional wing of the Republican party. He even trumps the fiscal conservatives by being “doctor no” and out liberals the Democrats liberals with his voting record.

If he can stay in for the second half, it should be interesting.

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_170181024.html

Jun 19, 2007 8:32 pm US/Eastern
Bloomberg Leaves GOP
Now Unaffiliated, Will He Run For President?
Marcia Kramer
Reporting

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(CBS) NEW YORK Mayor Michael Bloomberg is leaving the Republican party and will remain unaffiliated with any political party, CBS 2 HD learned Tuesday night.

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Sorry, but I see Hillary’s hand in this muppet.

Like Ross Perot, Bloomberg is at his heart a Democrat. A thirty year democrat, and big Democrat contributor! He became a Republican to thumb his nose a the party bosses. By entering, he can split the Republican vote. Who does that help? Madame Hillary.

So, I see the Clintons trying to repeat the winning strategy — get a rich democrat into the republican race.

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