Orson Scott Card: One Party Rule Forever! [Obama's coup d'etat - census to Rahm Emanuel]

rhinotimes.com ^ | February 19, 2009 | Orson Scott Card

[Tolik]

Because the mainstream press refuses to see anything wrong in the Obama administration, even the most outrageous actions are given astonishingly gentle treatment – if they get any treatment at all.

So of course we hear almost nothing about the coup d'etat that is under way in the White House.

People have been talking about a "historic realignment," but of course that is nonsense. Most Americans report mostly conservative viewpoints on most issues. That hasn't changed.

What will change, apparently, is how many voters the Obama administration can produce out of thin air to swing the next election. And as many elections as possible after that.

How is Obama going to accomplish this? He has just moved the constitutionally-required census from the Commerce Department to the White House – specifically putting it under the thumb of his political strategist, Rahm Emanuel.

Here's why it matters:

1. When the census takes place in 2010, the results will be used to determine which states lose seats in the House of Representatives, and which gain. This also determines which states lose electoral votes, and which gain.

2. For many decades population has been shifting from the big northeastern states to the Sun Belt. There is no reason to suppose that the trend is changing, except that California may join the ranks of states losing population this time around.

3. The states losing seats and electoral votes have been mostly states that Democrats count on to deliver big chunks of their vote. The states that gain have been, as often as not, those that deliver their votes to the Republicans.

Of course, as liberals move from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt, they bring their voting habits with them, and some states that used to be solidly Republican are now swing states. But this is not enough for the Democrats.

Remember, the Democratic Party is the one that tried to steal the 2000 presidential election by a highly selective recount in Florida; and when that didn't work, the solidly liberal Florida Supreme Court selectively nullified any election law that might prevent the theft of the election. Only the US Supreme Court put a stop to this openly partisan attempt at election theft.

Well, they're at it again. In a nation that is almost evenly divided between left and right – with a slight lean, most of the time, toward the right – Obama and Emanuel already have the tools that will allow them to do to the country as a whole what was attempted in Florida.

This will be done by the use of statistical manipulation based on highly doubtful premises.

We have been hearing for years about how the homeless, the poor and illegal immigrants have all been "undercounted" in the census. Either they can't be found – or they hide from census officials.

Since these groups tend to vote for the Democratic Party, naturally Democrats have been very concerned to make sure these people are counted in the census.

How many of them are there?

Millions, say some.

We have no idea, say the honest.

"But if we don't count them, then the states that bear the biggest burden of dealing with the homeless, the poor and illegal immigrants don't get their fair share of federal dollars and programs!"

Here's an idea – adjust those dollars and those programs to target those states.

But no, the left wants to go after the census itself. They want to "adjust" the census by adding "estimated" numbers of uncounted homeless, poor and illegal immigrants.

This is functionally identical to the practice of the old Democratic Party machine in Illinois, where dead Democratic voters in Chicago turned out in large enough numbers to counterbalance all the Republican votes downstate.

Now it won't matter how many voters there are. If the census has been jimmied to give Democratic-leaning states more congressional seats and more electoral votes than the actual count of real people would justify, the Democrats will have their "historic realignment" without having to actually persuade anybody new to vote for their candidates.

And Obama has set himself up to rig all future American elections, not through any democratic process, but by fiat. Just like a dictator.

Remember how, when the Patriot Act was passed, we were flooded with outraged stories in the press about how Americans' rights were going to be trampled on?

None of it came true.

But now we have a genuine attack on the roots of the Constitution and the principle of counting only people who can be proven to exist when apportioning the House of Representatives. It's a naked grab for power. It's a coup d'etat.

And the so-called freedom-lovers in the leftist media are absolutely silent about it.

If Bush had put Karl Rove in charge of the census without so much as asking Congress for permission, the howls and screams would have been deafening. Obama does the identical thing ... and the freedom-loving left is fine with it.

Because they don't love freedom. They just love having their views prevail, without regard to democracy or human rights.

And just in case the American people might hear about this naked power grab by Obama, the Democratic Party hasn't given up yet on their effort to apply the Fairness Doctrine to radio – and only radio – so that they can selectively kill free speech and press freedom where it will damage only Republicans and conservatives.

The Democratic Party has demonstrated, time and time again, their absolute hatred of Democracy. They hated Bush for bringing democracy to Muslim countries that used to sponsor terrorism. They hate it when Americans who disagree with them use their constitutional rights to speak out for their viewpoint.

And, most of all, they hate democracy when it leads to their losing power. The years of Republican control of Congress made them so insane that they obviously have vowed: Never again.

No matter how stupidly those ordinary Americans vote, they're going to fudge the census so that Democrats will always keep the White House and the House of Representatives.

If this is allowed to stand, we will never have an honest census, or an honest election, again.

What can we do?

Lobby your state governments to file suit in the US Supreme Court, challenging the right of the president to control the census.

And if that doesn't work, lobby your state legislatures to call for a new Constitutional Convention in order to pass a constitutional amendment that requires that the census be conducted by an independent agency, which is allowed to count only living people who are actually located and named, with no "estimates" and no fudging.

Obama and Emanuel and others involved in this coup are counting on the media to sweep this under the rug, so that Americans won't get all agitated about something as dull as the census.

So don't let yourself get bored or distracted. Your vote is about to be discounted. Your most basic freedom as an American – the right to vote and have a real chance at changing things – is being taken away.

Check with your friends in Mexico and Cuba and the old Communist bloc about how much they enjoyed generations of one-party rule.

Because that's what Obama decided to try for in his first month in office.

[wastedyears]

You notice any resemblance?

[null and void]

Never say never...

[OneWingedShark]

ell, except Gollum has nicer hair...

[wastedyears]

Lol

[mojitojoe]

Orson Scott Card’s article featured on Rush Limbaugh show 10/22/08:

Orson Scott Card: Would the Last Honest Reporter Please Turn On the Lights? (Devastating)
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I hope that everyone sends this to each and every news outlet.

[conservative gal in PA]

Ping

[veritas2002]

You know what we ought to do with the census, fill out all the wrong information. If they catch on, we can just say that we’re illiterate because we were eductaed in the government-run school system.

[Frantzie]

I keep telling people it is going to get worse. This guy makes FDR look like a piker. He is pushing for Chavez status. Open borders and he will let muslims and africans flood in and it will be over.

We better get a case to SCOTUS with military members soon or it is over.

[neverdem]

thanks, bfl

[Tolik]

Ditto. I try to avoid to use word liberal as well. The Left. or leftists, Dems.

[CPT Clay]

What can we do?

Lobby your state governments to file suit in the US Supreme Court, challenging the right of the president to control the census.

And if that doesn’t work, lobby your state legislatures to call for a new Constitutional Convention in order to pass a constitutional amendment that requires that the census be conducted by an independent agency, which is allowed to count only living people who are actually located and named, with no “estimates” and no fudging.

Obama and Emanuel and others involved in this coup are counting on the media to sweep this under the rug, so that Americans won’t get all agitated about something as dull as the census.

So don’t let yourself get bored or distracted. Your vote is about to be discounted. Your most basic freedom as an American – the right to vote and have a real chance at changing things – is being taken away.

Check with your friends in Mexico and Cuba and the old Communist bloc about how much they enjoyed generations of one-party rule.

Because that’s what Obama decided to try for in his first month in office.

[oneamericanvoice]

The liberal label fits them for the reasons you cited and more. There are few today who remember what the traditional was. I had to explain this to my boyfriend.

[Darkwolf377]

The comments on the site are hilarious, right out of the playbook—”Hypocrisy,” “Bigotry,”—all your old commie favorites!

[Jacquerie]

In the case of the US, it will have to be a much more overt coup.

The coup d'etat occurred ten days ago. On Friday the 13th the Congress passed a bill whose contents were known by few. No hearings, no opposition. It was a Leftist Consolidation of Power Bill. Add the Rahm Emanuel census and it is clear that no matter what, the Leftists do not intend to relinquish power.

[EasySt]

"What Obama will probably do is what is called in Spanish an “autogolpe,” that is, a self-coup. This occurs when an elected leader essentially declares the structure that elected him to be null and void and institutes his own personal autocratic government."


Isn't that what Obama is doing by taking over the census?

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Syncro]

CHAOS

Groups like ACORN, the shock troops and brown shirts of their movement, are being paid off with billions of dollars.

It has all been planned. And the goal is not to help the economy. The goal is to achieve chaos, because chaos leads to more government control – and that's what Obama and the Democratic Congress want more than anything.

They don't believe they should be bothered with elections or dissent or any of the nuisances of a free society. They believe they deserve perpetual power, because they are part of the enlightened elite.

They know socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's been tried. But they also believe they can do better. They can make it work, because they are smarter than the guys who have bungled it in the past.

In the meantime, prepare for chaos.

Prepare for harder times than you have seen in your lifetime.

Prepare for more debt.

Prepare for more redistribution of wealth, more unfairness and inequity.

Prepare for one bailout after another.

Prepare for more "emergency" legislation like the so-called "stimulus" bill.

Prepare for unilateral executive action through presidential decision directives.

Prepare for attacks on the free press and free speech.

This is where we are inevitably going with the "change" promises by Obama.

You're going to get change all right.

The government is going to show you how bad it can get, so you will accept its most draconian solutions.

You haven't seen anything yet.

From Here

[Syncro]

Well said

[Syncro]

LEFTIST CONSOLIDATION OF POWER BILL?

STIMULUS BILL - OVERSIGHT - Subtitle: CONSOLIDATION OF POWER BILL

. . . . .  Continued from, STIMULUS BILL - PARTIAL TEXT - SUBTITLE: QUICK PAYOFFS AND SLUSH FUNDS and a CONSOLIDATION OF POWER.

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THIS BOARD, RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCOUNTIBILITY and TRANSPARENCY of the expenditure of about $790,000,000,000 will be performed by a board consisting of seven (7) persons, all appointed by the President. 

I love Section 1229 which establishes an "independent advisory panel" consisting of five members, ALL APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT.   This advisory panel will expire after 90% of the funds have been spent.  That leaves only about ONE BILLION DOLLARS left to be spent without oversight. 

You gotta love it!!!

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• PART 2--ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD

• SEC. 1221. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD.

  SEC. 1222. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.

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  There is established a board to be known as the `Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency Board' (hereafter in this subtitle referred to as the `Board') to coordinate and conduct oversight of Federal spending under this Act to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
  (a) Membership- The Board shall be composed of seven members as follows:
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    (1) The Chief Performance Officer of the President, who shall chair the Board.
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    (2) Six members designated by the President from the inspectors general and deputy secretaries of the Departments of Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Transportation, and other Federal departments and agencies to which funds are made available in this Act.
  (b) Terms- Each member of the Board shall serve for a term to be determined by the President.
  (a) Establishment- There is established a panel to be known as the `Independent Advisory Panel' to advise the Board.
  (b) Membership- The Panel shall be composed of five members appointed by the President from among individuals with expertise in economics, public finance, contracting, accounting, or other relevant fields.
  (a) In General- Paragraph (4) of section 36(f) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
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      `(D) WAIVER OF RECAPTURE FOR PURCHASES IN 2009- In the case of any credit allowed with respect to the purchase of a principal residence after December 31, 2008, and before July 1, 2009--
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        `(i) paragraph (1) shall not apply, and
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        `(ii) paragraph (2) shall apply only if the disposition or cessation described in paragraph (2) with respect to such residence occurs during the 36-month period beginning on the date of the purchase of such residence by the taxpayer.'.
  (b) Conforming Amendment- Subsection (g) of section 36 is amended by striking `subsection (c)' and inserting `subsections (c) and (f)(4)(D)'.
  (c) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to residences purchased after December 31, 2008.

   

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  SEC. 1229. INDEPENDENT ADVISORY PANEL.

  (b) Membership- The Panel shall be composed of five members appointed by the President from among individuals with expertise in economics, public finance, contracting, accounting, or other relevant fields.

                              

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  ABOUT THE HOUSING CREDIT

  SEC. 1301. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT TO REPAY FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT.