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Defendants, Obama, USA, Congress, Senate, House, Cheney, and Pelosi have filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs' complaint/petition. Their main argument is that the plaintiffs do not have standing and that all the defendants have immunity from all of plaintiffs' constitutional claims. The current defense motion to dismiss the complaint/petition was returnable Friday, July 20, 2009. Plaintiffs’ opposition was due by Monday, July 6, 2009. The defendants took over 4 months to file their motion. I was only given 2 weeks to respond. Given the critical importance of this case, the complexity and novelty of the constitutional issues, and the need...

“HI, I’m Judy Nichols. Welcome to my rant.” Thus was born Rantings of a Crazed Soccer Mom, the blog of a stay-at-home mother and murder-mystery writer from Wilmington, N.C. Mrs. Nichols, 52, put up her first post in late 2004, serving up a litany of gripes about the Bush administration and people who thought they had “a monopoly on morality.” After urging her readers to vote for John Kerry, she closed with a flourish: “Practice compassionate regime change.” The post generated no comments.

Is First Lady Michelle Obama sporting a taste for ultra-expensive fashion pieces, or is she cementing her status as a savvy shopper? Back in April she wore a pair of $540 Lanvin sneakers at a Washington food bank. Earlier this week (while strolling the wooded landscape outside of Moscow), she carried a sexy black clutch, which Italian luxury house VBH boasts is their shiny black alligator manila bag – with a retail sticker price of $5,950. The White House flatly denies that Obama bought such a high-priced accessory, and says that she was carrying a patent clutch that retails for...

ScienceDaily (Aug. 18, 2008) — A new study conducted by researchers at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland shows that a century-old drug, methylene blue, may be able to slow or even cure Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Used at a very low concentration – about the equivalent of a few raindrops in four Olympic-sized swimming pools of water – the drug slows cellular aging and enhances mitochondrial function, potentially allowing those with the diseases to live longer, healthier lives. A paper on the methylene blue study, conducted by Hani Atamna, PhD, and a his team at Children's, was published in...

One look at Michael Jackson and one could see that Jackson was a man given over to his idiocracies. From the facial reconstructive surgeries to the melanin drained from his skin and the sad "Betty Davis" eyes epitomized how superficial change from the traditions of our fathers (in Jackson’s case his hair, skin, nose and chin) combined with a totally narcissistic escapist fixation on a fantasy world filled with frivolities and excesses was the untimely cause of his death. Likewise such behaviors will be the premature ruination of any people directly or any nation indirectly. Yes it is true that...

... In his Moscow speech, Obama delivered what is by now familiar as his trademark mix of historical omissions and revisions, sweeping statements about the "arc of history" and phrases of hope, change and moral equivalency. He brought up, yet again, America's "imperfections," dismissed as outdated the brand of American moral certitude and leadership that brought victory in World War II and called for collaboration, convergence and partnerships forged on common ground and progress toward a shared future. Call it Brotherhood 2.0. ... But missing from Obama's philosophy is the immense role played by the U.S. America stood for decades...

WASHINGTON – House Democrats at work on health legislation are narrowing in on an income tax surcharge on the highest-paid wage earners to help pay the cost of subsidizing insurance for the 50 million who lack it. Pushing to complete a comprehensive health care bill by Friday and bring it up for committee votes next week, House Democrats abandoned earlier money-raising proposals, including a payroll tax. They planned to meet behind closed doors Thursday to fine-tune the details. The action in the House stood in contrast to the Senate, where Democrats edged away from their goal of passing health care...

Backed by 104 Massachusetts legislators -- bill is "major goal" of MA homosexual lobby this year. On Tuesday, July 14, there will be a public hearing at the Massachusetts State House on the most extensive, oppressive, and far-reaching "transgender rights and hate crimes" bill ever seriously considered in America. This bill forces the acceptance of "transgenderism", cross-dressing, and other various "gender expressions" throughout virtually every part of society, under the threat of fines and jail time for even disagreeing in public.

Congressman Barney Frank wants to prevent unemployed homeowners from losing their houses by giving them government money to pay their mortgages.

State workers, brace yourselves for another furlough day. The governor's latest budget proposal assumes almost 20 percent in employee wage cuts: 15 percent from the three-day furloughs that started this month, plus another 5 percent across-the-board whack. "Three days (furlough) plus the 5 percent," said H.D. Palmer, Department of Finance spokesman when asked Wednesday to clarify the governor's budget proposal. The Legislature won't go for the pay cut, but the governor can then add a furlough day for reasons we'll explain. State employee union leaders say Schwarzenegger is abusing his authority and stiffing state workers once again. "It's outrageous," said...

Even some of the drive bys know they can't keep defending the porkulus when the economy keeps getting worse

SACRAMENTO — On the stump, as he tries to sell his deficit-cutting plan to voters, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has tried to show a softer side toward those who will get hit hardest, often returning to a variation of a line he rolled out in an address to the Legislature in May: "I see the pain in their eyes and hear the fear in their voice." But every once in a while, the megamillionaire and movie star reveals himself as somewhat detached from the struggles of the poor. Last weekend, in a New York Times Magazine article, he spoke of getting...

Is First Lady Michelle Obama sporting a taste for ultra-expensive fashion pieces, or is she cementing her status as a savvy shopper? Back in April she wore a pair of $540 Lanvin sneakers at a Washington food bank. Earlier this week (while strolling the wooded landscape outside of Moscow), she carried a sexy black clutch, which Italian luxury house VBH boasts is their shiny black alligator manila bag – with a retail sticker price of $5,950. The White House flatly denies that Obama bought such a high-priced accessory, and says that she was carrying a patent clutch that retails for...

Google blocks MassResistance blog! Posts warning notice that our factual transgender rights reports (with photos) are "objectionable"! Unbelievable censorship by the politically correct left. Read what we published and judge for your self! Is 1984 getting closer? Just a week after our website was attacked, now this. Starting on Tuesday, if you went to the MassResistance blog (see specific links below) you will probably be greeted instead by a big screen warning: "Some readers have contacted Google because they believe this site is objectionable." It gives you the opportunity to continue or not continue going into the site. (Note: After...

Ahem !!, Excuse me Mr. President are you listening? Obviously he isn't. The latest set of Rasmussen Polls report that the public is losing confidence in President Obama, they think that the government is doing too much, and their confidence in the economy is falling quickly. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows only 30% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-eight percent (38%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of –8. This is a drop of 16 points in the past month....

Here's the reason Californians don't trust Sacramento: In July 2003, the state controller's office figured there were 230,000 state employees. Since then, every budget deal has featured legislators' howling protestations that they've been forced to make horrific budget cuts, yet the controller now estimates the state has 244,000 employees. While state businesses have been forced to lay off good people, state government kept growing. Even now, Sacto's focus has been on moving state workers out of positions bankrolled by the general fund and into state jobs underwritten by other sources. "Government has always been viewed correctly as an institution that...

Well, actually just one scene ... A Facebook friend posted this shot from a Free Honduras rally. Translation for you gringos is underneath.

Oil billionaire Thomas Boone Pickens Jr. has dropped plans to build a giant wind farm in the Texas Panhandle. Pickens, who made much of his fortune buying up oil and gas companies in the 1980s, put off the wind power project because of the difficulty of getting credit for it in the sour economy.

The Bank of England surprised financial markets and economists Thursday, after opting not to expand its 125 billion pound ($202 billion) quantitative-easing program at its July meeting as it kept interest rates at a record low of 0.5%. -snip- The British pound jumped sharply in the immediate wake of the move and held gains afterwards, rising 1.1% to $1.6233 versus the dollar. British government bonds, known as gilts, fell after the decision. The committee didn't rule out an expansion of the program in the future, however. -snip- Despite signs the recession has moderated its pace, BOE officials, including Governor Mervyn...

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