Foreign Policy Showdown - Rand Paul Emphatically States: Obama Will Not Get Away With a Syria Strike On My Watch

1971, Secretary of State John Kerry famously questioned: “How can you ask a man to be the last one to die for a mistake?” I would ask Secretary Kerry how can you ask a man to be the first one to die for a mistake? That is what he would be doing if the U.S. intervened in the Syrian civil war. 

While the death and destruction stemming from the Syrian civil war is difficult to watch, I believe the U.S. must exercise maximum restraint and uphold the constitutional requirement that grants Congress, not the president, the right to declare war. The president’s announcement that he will seek congressional approval before unilaterally going to war is a step in the right direction.

From a strategic standpoint, there are three questions that should always be asked and sufficiently answered before going to war: What is the U.S. national interest? What is the military objective? What is the exit strategy?

We should also be skeptical of the Islamic rebels that our nation would be fighting alongside. Our knowledge of the relationship with these rebels is murky at best. What reason do we have to believe that they have America’s best interest? The enemy of my enemy is not always my friend. On one side, we have Assad; on the other, we have Al-Qaeda. On one side we have Islamic jihadists; on the other, we have Christians. We have priests and civilians kidnapped and killed by Islamic rebels. It seems on all sides we have chaos and it is unclear if any side will, in the end, be a friend to the United States.

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OBAMA BYPASSING CONGRESS TO ENACT NEW TAXES

Surprised?

Obama is sidestepping Congress once again. This time, the unconstitutional act is in an effort to raise $6 Billion in new taxes to put WiFi in public schools across America. Rather than waste his time with the Constitution and Congress, Obama is going straight to the FCC to lobby for the new taxes. The new tax will apply to every American who uses a cellphone.



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Virginia 7th District Republican Primary Candidate Interviews

DISCLAIMER: The Virginia Liberty Party Endorsed Floyd Bayne

Kirby Harris wrote an earlier column about Eric Cantor having a challenger in the Republican Primary (here), so I thought I would follow it up with interviews. 

With the Republican Primary for Virginia's 7th District fast approaching on June 12th, a few days ago I extended an invitation to both candidents, Eric Cantor and Floyd Bayne, giving both candidates the exact same amount of time to respond to my request. As I figured would happen, Eric Cantor stood me up in 2012 like he did in 2010 (read about it here). Floyd Bayne granted me an interview.

Read Part One       Read Part Two

*Stay tuned for Kirby's interview with independent occupy candidate for the 7th District congressional seat Dr. Vivek Jain.

The Virginia Liberty Party Endorses Ken Vaughn for Congress

The Virginia Liberty Party Party Endorses Ken Vaughn for Congress in Virginia's 11th District Republican Primary.

He is a liberty candidate, and the 11th District needs his representation protecting and restoring our liberties to bring in true conservative values.

Visit his website here.

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We need to replace Big Government Republicans who ignore and break the Constitution with Limited Government, Conservative Constitutionalists like Floyd Bayne.




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All Our Republican Virginia Congressmen and our Senators Mark Warner and Jim Webb Voted for Spy Drones

What if you were told that Congress had just passed a bill called the FAA Reauthorization Act. And slipped into the bill was a law that orders the Federal Aviation Administration to develop regulations for testing and licensing of commercial drones by the year 2015. Also you were told that Obama is expected to sign it into law.

Would you believe it? Would you think I was talking about the plot in a novel about a bad dystopian society? The short lived cult classic Dark Angel had such flying spy drones called hover drones that spied on the people.

Or would you believe this was reality? Impossible you might say, this is America. Why would our Congress and President allow flying spy machines to keep a watch on us.

Well I am afraid to say its reality. Both houses of the Us Congress just passed this bill, its expected to land on the President's desk and he is expected to sign it into law.

Our leaders are supposed to protect our liberties and privacy. That's what the leaders of the Democrats and Republicans tell us. The Republicans say they are against big government, but what else are Spy Drones.

Republicans voted overwhelmingly for this, with eight voting against it, one who is Presidential Candidate Ron Paul (see the record of his vote here). And the Democrats overwhelmingly voted against it with two voting for it.

  

   Ayes: 223 (Democrat: 2; Republican: 221)

  Nays: 196 (Democrat: 185; Republican: 11)

  Abstained: 13 (Democrat: 5; Republican: 8)

*click the blue numbers to see the source

Tea Party Vote

Supposed limited government Tea Party Darlings Sen. Marco Rubio [R, FL] and Rep. Allen West [R, FL-22] voted for this as well. I guess their true anti-liberty anti-true Tea Party colors are showing.

Virginia's Votes

All eight Republican's in our Virginia Congressional Delegation failed us and voted for the measure. Both our Virginia Democratic US Senators voted for it. All three of Virginia's Congressional Democrats voted against it.

To contact the Virginia politicians and let them know how you feel about how

they voted in regards to this atrocity, then click their name and follow the link.

VOTED FOR THE BILL

US Congressmen:

Rob Wittman [R, VA-1],      Scott Rigell [R, VA-2],      Randy Forbes [R, VA-4],

Robert Hurt [R, VA-5],      Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6],      Eric Cantor [R, VA-7], 

Morgan Griffith [R, VA-9],      Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]

US Senators:

Sen. Mark Warner [D, VA]            Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]

VOTED AGAINST THE BILL

Robert Scott [D, VA-3],      James Moran [D, VA-8],      Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11]

* DON"T BE FOOLED THE THREE DEMOCRATS THAT

VOTED AGAINST THIS ARE NO FRIENDS TO LIBERTY!

To read more on this read the Examiner Article and the Washington Times Article.                               

All Republican Virginia Congressmen and our Senators Mark Warner and Jim Webb Voted for Spy Drones

Visit the Article Here

Col. Karen Kwiatkowski Blasts Bob Goodlatte for unapologetically backing SOPA

Conservatives are fed-up with big government. Yet, Bob Goodlatte behaves like government isn't big enough.   Consider this --Bob Goodlatte spent 2011 CO-AUTHORINGand INTRODUCING the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).   SOPA makes the federal government EVEN BIGGER. If passed, SOPA will dramatically increase the federal government’s role in our lives, online and offline.   It authorizes the Attorney General to block websites accused of copyright infringement from search engines and ISPs. And it allows the Attorney General to “commence action” against them without a court order. SOPA will result in fewer independent websites, blogs,media sources, start-ups and tech industry jobs. And as a result, lower quality.   How will it do this, you ask? Simple. It increases the cost of doing business for U.S. tech firms, payment network providers and advertisers.  In addition to increasing legal and compliance costs for small businesses, it also increases the size and scope of the federal government.    SOPA expands the State Department, Attorney General's Office, Copyright Office and other agencies and creates a new set of bureaucrats. Read the rest from Karen here

Real ID might not be as dead in the water as was orginally thought.

History

In 2005, both houses of Congress passed The Real ID Act, then signed by so-called conservative George W. Bush. The Act failed pass as a stand alone bill several times, but only passed when the sponsors had it tacked onto the back of an Iraq Defense spending bill.

In turn, thirty-four (34) states, including Virginia, enacted anit-real ID legislation that outlawed such provisions that were in the Act from becoming law in their state.

Virginia passed Anti-Real ID Act (SB 1431, HB 1587) which prohibits compliance with Real ID provisions. (Enacted 3/31/09)

Current Virginia Attorney General Ken T. Cuccinelli was the chief patron in the Virginia Senate and Delegate Bob G. Marshall was the Chief Patron in the Virginia House.

Other Senate Patrons: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr., Frederick M. Quayle, Jill Holtzman Vogel

Other House Patrons: Charles W. Carrico, Sr., Anne B. Crockett-Stark, Sal R. Iaquinto, Brenda L. Pogge

Which states enacted legislation and what such legislation entailed.

Virginia Anti-Real ID Patrons 


Dangers of Real ID

• Real ID mandates RFID readable chips thta cna be read by any one who buys a reader.
• Unfunded Mandates on the State governments costing Billions.
• A central database that must be shared with all states, localities and in some cases foreign entities.
• No statutory limitations on “official purpose”
• Creates a federal identity document that every American will need in order to fly on commercial airlines, enter government buildings, open a bank account, and more. 

The language says that those who don't have it can't participate in "Federal Activity", which is rather vague language that could be stretched into anything that comes under Federal Jurisdiction.

Here is a list of a few things that come under Federal Jurisdiction, law or oversight:

Getting a loan to buy a home, opening a bank account, getting any regular loan, getting a student loan, a car loan, refinancing your home, buying a gun, selling products across state lines, flying in a plane, driving your car (if your doesn't offer a state Drivers license alternative to real ID), getting a JOB, possibly crossing state lines (especially if the next state doesn't recognize your non-Real Id state license) and the list goes on and on and on. To see more about the dangers to your liberty and privacy click Here


Real ID Resurfaces

Computerworld.com reports:

"A controversial 2005 bill designed to create a national standard for driver's licenses may not be quite as dead in the water as many might have assumed, according to a report released this week by the Center for Immigration Studies." (Read More Here)

It goes on to say how the Federal government is trying everything they can to re-implement this draconian Nazi style identification system which will limit your freedom of choice and movement . The States rejected it but they keep trying to find new ways to enforce it on us against the wishes of the states and the People.

So tell every one you can to call their Local, State and Federal Officials and urge them to fight a national ID of any kind.

Check out  Kirby Harris' Articles in his Column at the Richmond Examiner.

Virginia Liberty Party - 2010 Midterm Election Virginia US House Endorsements

Here is a reminder of the Virginia Liberty Party's Endorsements for Virginia US House 2010 Mid-term Elections:

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Virginia Liberty Party 2010 US House Endorsements for Virginia

Make sure you check out our endorsements for the US House in Virginia.

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Virginia Liberty Party Endorsements for the 2010 US House of Representatives

1st District

Endorses No Republican Candidates for US Congress in the Republican Primary.

We currently have no endorsements for the General Election to date.


2nd District

The Virginia Liberty Party, now endorses Ben Loyola in the Republican Primary after interviewing Ben, and since Hutchison has dropped out of the General Election race.

Visit Ben Loyola's Website: http://www.benloyola.com/issues/
(make sure you click the titles for full issue description)

Originally we endorsed Independent Constitutional Conservative Liberty Candidate Doug ‘Hutch’ Hutchison in the General Election against Incumbent Democrat Glenn Nye. Hutchison has endorsed Loyola.

Visit Doug ‘Hutch’ Hutchison’s website: http://hutchforcongress.com/


3rd District

Endorses Libertarian Party Candidate for US Congress James Quigley in the General Election against the Incumbent Democrat Bobby Scott.

Visit James Quigley’s Website:
http://www.jamesquigley4congress.com/


4th District

We currently have no endorsements for the General Election to date.


5th District

Endorses Mike McPadden as the Republican Nominee for US Congress in the Republican Primary, and in the General Election against Incumbent Democrat Tom Perriello.

Visit Mike McPadden’s Website:
http://mcpaddenforcongress.com/


6th District

Endorses Libertarian Party Candidate for US Congress Stuart Bain in the General Election against Incumbent Republican Bob Goodlatte.

Visit Stuart Bain’s Website:
http://bainforcongress.org/


7th District

Endorses Independent Candidate for US Congress Floyd Bayne in the General Election against Incumbent Republican Eric Cantor.

Visit Floyd Bayne’s Website:
http://www.floydbayne.com/


8th District

Endorses No Republican Candidates for US Congress in the Republican Primary, but instead endorses Libertarian Party Candidate for US Congress Matt Mosley in the General Election against the Incumbent Democrat Jim Moran.

Visit Matt Mosley’s Website:
http://www.mosley2010.com/


9th District

Endorsed Adam Light as the Republican Nominee for US Congress in the Republican Convention.

Visit Adam Light’s Website:
http://www.lightforcongress.com/

We currently have no endorsements for the General Election to date.


10th District

Endorses Libertarian Party Candidate for US Congress William Redpath in the General Election against the Incumbent Republican Frank Wolf.

Visit William Redpath’s Website:
http://redpath2010.com/


11th District

Endorses No Republican Candidates for US Congress in the Republican Primary, but instead endorses Libertarian Party Candidate for US Congress David Dotson in the General Election against the Incumbent Democrat Gerry Connolly.

Visit David Dotson’s Website:
http://dotson2010.charles-eby.com/