Posted on 03/05/2007 8:24:25 AM PST by AuntB
Those of us who have been involved in property rights battles appreciated Helen Chenoweth-Hage. What a great loss to all of us due to her untimely fatal accident last year. Talk about your dream ticket for the presidential race.
A poster from Idaho, Helen's home state, on a polictical forum states:
"We are very particular about our conservatives.We like principles and backbone. We elected Helen Chenoweth/Hage and Bill Sali. Helen loved Duncan Hunter and spoke of him often, that is why I loved him before he ever decided to run."
Helen and Duncan had a great appreciation for each other and accomplished much while they were both in congress, especially protecting private property rights.
It was announced this week that the Mt. Soledad Cross, which the ACLU sued to have removed, will in fact remain per the Supreme Court, largely due to the actions of Duncan Hunter.
In a field hearing held by COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES on the Endangered Species act in 1999 in Hemmet, California, Chenoweth and Hunter were in the forefront to protect the average American citizen property owner. They questioned, with little mercy, the bureaucrats who through archaic regulations and unnecessary paperwork were thwarting use of private land by it's legitimate owners. Hunter's comments speak for themselves.
Mr. HUNTER: I think that shows some of the misguided policies, and, Mr. Chairman, I think this falls on our back as well as those of the Administrators. In this effort that is to protect the environment and the perversion that I think we have made of some of the regulations, we have actually damaged the environment. We have massive traffic jams that are a result of people not being able to afford homes in the areas where they work. One reason they cannot afford homes is because we are protecting their environment in the communities where they work. So we have them put out tons of smog on the freeway to get 60 miles away where they can afford a home. So I think that working America has a real stake in seeing to it that we pull back regulation, make it more reasonable and make it more applicable to folks like the gentleman who was in here, Mr. Turecek. I do not know if you saw him, but average people that have pieces of land that they want to develop, to give them a fighting chance at it. Mr. Kading, I appreciate all of the witnesses, but I especially appreciate you being here and laying out the perspective of a working man."
Recently, Hunter has stated this concerning property rights and the Kelo property rights/eminent domain decision by the Supreme Court:
"I am deeply concerned with the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision greatly broadening local government’s use of eminent domain in Kelo vs. New London and believe it is important that Congress protect the property rights of private landowners and curb the government from excessive regulatory takings. It is for this reason that I voted in favor of expressing the grave disapproval of the House of Representatives regarding the majority opinion in the Kelo case.
Additionally, I cosponsored H.R. 3268 , the Eminent Domain Tax Relief Act of 2005, which abolished the capital gains tax on private property taken by the government through eminent domain. I also voted in favor of a legislative amendment offered to H.R. 3058, the FY2006 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, prohibiting federal funding from being used to improve or construct infrastructure support on lands acquired through the use of eminent domain of private property for private development."
Hunter was awarded the American Farm Bureau Federation Friend of Farm Bureau award for the 105th Congress. The "Friend of Farm Bureau" is given each session of Congress to those members of Congress who were nominated by their respective state Farm Bureau and approved by the American Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors.
Helen and Duncan worked on other projects such as controlling trade agreements like Nafta and getting out of the World Trade Organization.
Afta NAFTA - "GOP sponsors of the NAFTA Accountability Act in the 104th Congress included such high-profile conservatives as Duncan Hunter, Zach Wamp, Helen Chenoweth, and Gerald Solomon. In a speech before Congress on March 12, 1996, Hunter claimed that between one and five million jobs had been lost to corporate downsizing over the past three years. "We seem to be giving our own country away" through NAFTA, GATT, the World Bank, and foreign adventurism, he said: "billions and billions to other countries while our own people head for the unemployment office or have to settle for jobs in fast-food restaurants."
From March 27, 2000: Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) has managed to win seven co-sponsors so far for a resolution that he introduced earlier this month calling on the United States to withdraw from the World Trade Organization. Responding to the congressman's call to co-sponsor the measure, issued in a letter March 10, have been Reps. Helen Chenoweth (R-Idaho), Duncan L. Hunter (R-Calif.)........
This morning we read an article about Diane Alden, who has been an important journalist in the property rights battle and conservatism in general.
The bio on Adlen states, " Diane's heroes include Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II, Joan of Arc, St. Padre Pio, Lou Dobbs, the Minutemen, Phyllis Schlafly, Helen Chenoweth-Hage, Barbara Cubin, George Putnam, Marc Bernier, Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo, Jeff Sessions, Mark Kirkorian, Frank Gaffney, Steve Farrell, Peter Brimelow, William Hawkins, her dad Neil Alden, as well as the unsung heroes who have blogged and supported real conservatism and American interests as opposed to the partisan or corporate variety. Most particularly her heroes include the men and women of the Armed Forces of the United States who lay it on the line every single day." [snip]
To All;
We all have our opinions about trade and how it effects our national security. With that said, I will take the opinion of someone who sits on the Armed Service Committee and who also has had his kid go off to war with the equipment he has purchased over some armchair suedo economist from Free Republic who's only response to most arguments is to ask what the definition of is, is.
By Hunter's own words to C-pac, we only have one manufacture of "amour plating" state side. This is a good thing? Do you feel comfortable with this? If you do, than most likely you have never left the comfort of your super comfotable leather chair that sits in front of your PC to go fight in a war. Having 7.62 x 39mm rounds whizzing past your "free trade with commies religion" head just might change your mind.
Disclaimer: I have not gone to war, but I lay awake praying for many close friends that are in harms way right now.
I have never denied they cheat. China cheats. Better?
I've posted no "feelings".
What was this?
They do not overpay for our products, they peg their currency to the dollar.
Until you post a fact that shows their pegged, below market currency doesn't make their imports, like oil, more expensive for them, then I'll just leave that in the feelings column.
I just don't ignore the obvious malfeasance that you do.
I'm not ignoring anything. I'm not ignoring your poor grasp of math and I'm not ignoring the fact that the Chinese Communists are evil bastards who should be strung up.
The same way all predatory pricing has done so in the past. Undercut the other guys industry, leaving you with a virtual monopoly in the end, then raise your prices. Small example. Bought my daughter 2 strollers 3 years ago. Nice one, made in Wash. state. $250. Another nice one made in England for $150. They were one of very few non chinese models. They were better quality, but I tend to look carefully at that, since I'm an engineer. The Chinese "comparable" models were approx 30% cheaper. 3 years pass, had another daughter, and now needed a dual stroller. Guess what, the vaunted English company's strollers are now made in China and the US Co sold off to a conglomerate and is now partially made in China. And guess what, the prices are still outrageous. Now china mkes the low end, the mid level and the high end strollers.
Sure, who cares about strollers? I don't. But I do care about machine tools, high end electronincs, chips, auto parts, furniture, metals, etc etc.
"Sure, who cares about strollers? I don't. But I do care about machine tools, high end electronincs, chips, auto parts, furniture, metals, etc etc."
Exactly!
...one of the commentators saying the only reason that Hunter beat all those guys in the republican primary is because he represents all those pesky conservative values.
Would you rather have a $13 trillion economy growing at 3.3% or a $1.8 trillion economy growing at 10%? Do you trust the commies when they say their economy is growing at 10% annually?
At their present pace they may eclipse us in the not too distant future, and be the industrial behomoth on the planet.
We thought that about the Japanese as well. We learned that you cannot export your way to being the largest and healthiest economy in the world. Contrary to what the protectionists believe, the U.S. is still winning the innovation race. China has a lot of challenges ahead of them that include a banking system on the verge of disaster and a bunch of corrupt tyrants who run their largest industries and the government. Their only way of maintaining their success is through reform.
All the while manipulating "free trade" agreements, blocking imports they deem too competitive, getting high tech companies ot not only manufacture there, but to give them their technology
All that technology transfer hasn't helped them much. They still suck at innovation. Like I said before, economies that rely on manipulation and outright cheating cannot be successful in the long term
I just explained to you that it is their national goal to undercut US manufacturing. Subsidizsing their exports, blocking imports of competitive products, manipulating their currency for maximum exports are worth it to the Chinese even if a 747 ends up costing more because of it. Oh, and BTW, they have designs on the airplane market as well.
Any examples where this happened?
And guess what, the prices are still outrageous. Now china mkes the low end, the mid level and the high end strollers.
Prices higher than before? At what level, wholesale or retail?
On the other hand, they're probably disinclined to blow up their best customer.
It cuts both ways.
Is that your admission that their weak currency makes oil, and all their other imports, more expensive for them? Excellent! Glad I could correct your misperception!
Thanks!! I agree with all his postions you posted. And what does this have to do with your statement that I asked you to source?
Dog Gone:
" But Hunter wants government to manipulate the markets and he's considered a friend of the farmers because he wants to use your tax dollars to manipulate agriculture as well."
Dog Gone: Try this feeling.
Voted NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)
Voted YES on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement. (Jul 2004)
Voted NO on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement. (Jul 2003)
Voted NO on implementing free trade agreement with Chile. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
Voted NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
Rated 24% by CATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record. (Dec 2002)
http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Duncan_Hunter.htm
Thank goodness someone gets it right.
You asked me to source my comments about his trade policy which is the only reason I weighed in on this thread.
Apparently that's not good enough for you.
Please justify your reasons why you support his vote for a free trade agreement with Australia but not with other friendly countries.
And if you're too lazy to do your research for yourself on his voting record regarding manipulating agriculture, here's a link:
http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_member.php?vote_id=3174
I'm sure you do agree with all his positions. You just can't justify them.
>>>And if you're too lazy to do your research for yourself on his voting record regarding manipulating agriculture, here's a link:
http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_member.php?vote_id=3174
I somehow doubt AuntB would ever be lazy enough to need to reference left wing Manifesto propaganda.
Sheeple do though.
The
Millennial Manifesto
a Youth Activist Handbook
by, for, and about
the millennial generation.
Including:
I. Introduction 1
1. Millennial Revolution (History & Voting) 13
2. Raising Giants (Internet, Culture, & Media) 25
3. America's New Corps (Volunteerism & the Environ.) 41
4. Hip Hop Human Rights (Civil & Human Rights) 51
5. Small World (Globalization & Internationalism) 65
6. Render Unto Caesar (Religion & Values) 75
7. Playing With Fire (Guns, Drugs & Prisons) 85
8. We The People (Money, Class, Corps, & Unions) 97
9. Public Trust (Education, Health, Retirement, & Taxes) 107
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Youth Activism Resource:
Youth Vote Coalition
The Youth Vote Coalition is a national, nonpartisan, diverse coalition of organizations established to increase civic participation and political activity among youth. If you want support with your voting efforts, start here.
www.youthvote.org
If IRV legislation were to pass, then it would enable people to vote guilt-free for third or fourth party candidates and also protect the major parties from losing an election to a party that does not command a majority of the population's support. It is revolutionary because it would guarantee a majority vote for the victor without the expense and negative effects of a runoff election. To win, it would be more difficult to appeal to a small set of “base” votes and win over their support; you'd actually have to get people to consider you as their second pick, too. This could also lead to cleaner campaigns since candidates would need to appeal to a broader base. IRV is particularly useful in primary elections when you have multiple candidates. The 2003 MoveOn.org web primary for the Democratic Party resulted in no clear winner of the nine candidates, despite the fact that Dean received almost 44 percent of the vote, nearly doubling the second place finisher.4 If MoveOn had used IRV, which would have been especially easy online, then the organization could endorse a candidate who commanded a majority of the voters support.
The technology is available to make such voting possible and easy. It is currently being used in San Francisco, as well as in other cities and countries all over the world. Most importantly, it is being done in dozens and soon hundreds of college student government elections all over the country. By the time Millennials start running for President, IRV will be used in elections. With our increasingly diverse society, we will need to use a method that guarantees an election winner supported by a majority of the voters.
Voter Turnout
While there are a number of proposals out there to increase voter turnout, there are also many people who argue that we don't need greater turnout. Their argument is that it is better to have well informed voters than simply more voters. This is all well and good, but why can't we have both!?
The government should actively look at ways to promote voting. For example, elections could be held on a Saturday, or over a two-day period. Polls could be open longer. Youth could be recruited to be poll workers to help teach the basics of democracy to our generation. The average age of poll workers in Palm Beach County, Florida is 72-years-old;5 nationally it is 68-years-old.6 This is over three times the age of your first time eighteen-year-old voter! Recent election law is beginning to address the poll worker problem, but we can bridge this gap if we take the initiative.
Online Voting
Online voting could revolutionize participation. Imagine this scenario: during lunch, you check out espn.com to see how your fantasy football team is doing, pay your cell phone bill online, and still have time to go vote, too. Online voting would increase the information voters have access to. With access to candidates' bios, incumbent voting records, and party platform information easily available at the time of voting, there would be no excuses for not making an educated vote. It sure would make absentee voting easier, too. Some people are concerned about the costs of this system, the ramifications of the digital divide, voter intimidation, and the authenticity of each vote. But the technology is there to do this and to make it legitimate.
In 2000, Youth E-Vote sponsored an online election with students from kindergarten to twelfth grade. Fifty-six percent of over one million registered students voted for George W. Bush to become their President. The experience was a very positive one for the Millennials involved. “If you think about it, all of us will be casting votes over the Internet someday -- we may as well begin now!” noted Bryant Hall, a participating high school junior from Galesville, Maryland.7
Already, the Net is educating the public a great deal. Project Vote Smart is an outstanding, non-partisan organization located in Montana. They are using web pages (vote-smart.org) and 1-800 numbers to provide non-partisan candidate information. The League of Women Voters has a great site with similar content as well. Dnet.org tells you all about the candidates who will be on your ballot on Election Day. Sadly, many politicians and professional political advisors are fighting against these online systems. Project Vote Smart gives candidates an opportunity to say where they stand on a wide variety of issues, but candidates fear that their opponents will use this information against them. If say-nothing television commercials have replaced meaningful efforts to take stands on issues, then it is long past time for reform. If candidates are working to keep you ill informed, then we have to rise up and demand a better system!
Youth Activism Step #10
Maintain Momentum
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Full Manifesto available for downloading Here
pissant (I love that screen name!), thanks for the ping!
I'm proud to say I made my first donation to Hunter's campaign! Now where do I get some bumper stickers?
Duncan Hunter Is The Man!!
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