The health care legislation reconciliation bill (full text: http://www.opencongress.org/house_reconciliat... allocates $1,000,000,000.00 for Federal administrative expenses for the creation of a Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund. I know my kids will certainly enjoy paying for this along with the remaining almost $1 trillion in cost for this Obamanation of legislation.

SEC. 1005. IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING.

(a) IN GENERAL.--There is hereby established a

Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund (referred

to in this section as the “Fund”) within the Department » read more »

A reader's post to an article by Peggy Noonan's in the WSJ on Deem and Pass published yesterday (3/18/2010) appropriately brings in the relevance of The Declaration of Independence:

"There is guidance for our situation:

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — » read more »

Wyoming shows it's got a pair of brass ones.

According to a law signed into effect yesterday by Democratic Gov. Dave Freudenthal, any agent of the U.S. who "enforces or attempts to enforce" federal gun rules on a "personal firearm" in Wyoming faces a felony conviction and a penalty of up to two years in prison and up to $2,000 in fines. » read more »

My dog sleeps about 20 hours a day. He has his food prepared for him. He can eat whenever he wants, 24/7/365. His meals are provided at no cost. He visits the doctor once a year for his checkup and any other times during the year if any medical needs arise. For this he pays nothing and nothing is required of him. He lives in a nice neighborhood in a house much larger than he needs, but he is not required to do any upkeep. If he makes a mess, someone else cleans it up. He has his choice of luxurious places to sleep; these accommodations are absolutely free. » read more »

Public education indeed:

A school district in Arizona has filed a lawsuit against a handful of taxpayers seeking a court ruling that they have no right to ask for public records, sue the district or even complain to anyone about the educational institution's activities. » read more »

Thought I would post a link to my hubby's new blog, called "A Simple Man's Blog." He just wrote a little blurb about the census so thought I'd send it on.

http://runfromtheleft.blogspot.com/

How can we blast the Government for intruding into places it shouldn't be when we are unwilling to tread in those same places which we are commanded to be.

As Christians our responsibility is to glorify God through obedience to His commands. And clearly, one of His commands is to help the hungry and the poor, and those who are powerless.

7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from your own flesh? » read more »

Judge Napolitano is the youngest life-tenured Superior Court judge in the history of the State of New Jersey. Here is video of Judge Napolitano discussing the constitutionality of the Federal Government regulating health care, along with intrusions into other personal freedoms including the freedom to tell the truth. This is worth watching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=7n2m-X7O...

Chuck Baldwin's latest column, accessible here, tells an interesting story (a parable, really) about a trapper and some hogs. He presents it as a metaphor for America's impending police state^*, and I think he is right on the money.

^*By this, I don't mean the de facto police state that we have today. I mean a police state that openly flaunts its existence, a police state that everyone sees and fears. I don't think we're there, yet.

I've been struggling to listen to the coverage running on CSPAN.org http://www.c-span.org/Topics/Health-Care-Insu... of the White House Health Care Summit. I am convinced that our system of government is hopeless. All I saw was political posturing, lying, a spirit of non-compromise, and two parties who are deadlocked in their positions, not because they think it's best for the American People, but because they want to increase their position of power. In my mind, they should all be tried as traitors to this country and thrown into jail. » read more »