Today's Nuze: March 30, 2005 

A DISASTER FOR RACE RELATIONS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA

Race warlords in Georgia are screaming.  They are mightily upset.  "Governor Perdue, don't sign this bill!!!!"  Oh the humanity.  This hideous and horrible bill is being cast by race pimps as "a disaster for race relations in the State of Georgia."  One black legislator said that this new bill was "spitting on the grave of Martin Luther King, Jr."  This bill is so bad that black lawmakers staged a walkout when the measure was debated earlier this month.  They said that it could turn back the clock on civil rights.  "It's an attack on the rights of minorities."

So, what's going on?  Well, it seems that both the Georgia House and Senate have passed bills requiring all voters to show some kind of picture ID before they can cast a vote. [HB 244 | SB 84]  Any one of six different types of picture ID will do.  A driver's license will work, even if it is expired.  The law provides for free state-issued picture IDs for anyone who wants one.  Still, the race pimps aren't satisfied.

You know what's going on here, don't you?  Voter fraud is a reality, and across this country most of the votes that are illegally cast are cast for Democrats.  It is Democrats who are driving the demands that non-citizens be allowed to vote in local elections.  It is Democrats who are even insisting that illegal aliens be permitted to vote in some areas.  It is Democrats who have opposed each and every move, no matter where, to attempt to clean up the election process by making sure that people who vote are actually legally qualified to vote.  It is Democrats who want felons to vote!  They know that felons will, by and large, vote for Democrats.

I'll say it again.  Most illegally cast votes are cast for Democrats.  Democrats have been at the forefront of every move to loosen voting restrictions and to counter any attempt to combat voter fraud. 

Now .. if you really want to hear Democrats howl ... make it easier for military personnel to vote.  Military personnel, you see, usually vote Republican.

SENDING LAURA TO AFGHANISTAN ISN'T ENOUGH

President Bush's ratings are at a new low.  That really is a shame.  The news coming out of Iraq is very positive right now.  The Iraqis are just about to seat their first popularly elected government in about fifteen camel generations.  The news in Afghanistan is also good, and the idea of freedom and allowing people to participate in the selection of those who will rule them is gaining traction virtually throughout the Middle East.  So ... Bush is trying to bolster his falling approval ratings by sending Laura to Afghanistan and by touting his successes in Iraq.

May I make some suggestions here?  May I suggest that the principal reason for the precipitous drop in Bush's popularity ratings might be due to the fact that Americans .. not all, but many ... are just a little bit upset that Bush so eagerly injected the federal government into what should be a private family matter?  Right now we have the staffs of two United States Senators, Harkin, a Democrat from Iowa, and Martinez, a Republican from Florida, working to put together a law that would require federal court review of any family dispute about a patient without a living will.  Why a federal court review?  Why can't this be handled in the state courts?  Why do we have to expand the scope and power of the Imperial Federal Government to the point that the tentacles of government reach into the very heart of intra-family relations?  What can the federal courts do here that the state courts cannot?  Estate matters, wills and such, have always been adjudicated by local courts.  What is the role of the federal government here?

If you haven't read The Handmaid's Tale yet, Neal thinks now would be a good time.

We all know the answer here, don't we .. and the answer points us to one of the principle reasons for the decline in Bush's approval ratings.  There is one reason that the Congress got involved in this unpleasantness in Florida.  One reason that Bush rushed back to Washington to sign legislation injecting the federal government into that situation, and one reason Harkin and Martinez are working on their legislation to expand the powers of the federal government.  That reason is pressure from anti-abortion advocates and religious extremists. 

Definition needed.  Just how do you define a religious extremist?  I define a religious extremist as anyone who wants to use the power of law -- and that means deadly force -- to force their religious principals on someone else.  Someone who openly calls for a theocracy in America, as Randall Terry has done, is an extremist.  Randall  Terry is at the center of the Florida controversy.  Bush's actions were seen by some as pandering to Randall Terry.  These Florida hospice protestors who wandered down the street about 10 days ago to harass an auto shop owner for daring to work on a Sunday would be examples of religious extremists.  Bush's actions were seen as pandering to these zealots.  This frightens people.  Many Americans become a little concerned when they see their president going out of the way to meet the demands of people who openly call for a theocracy and who hammer someone who is working on Sunday to make ends meet while raising his two sons alone.

Now ... I can assure you that what I have written thus far here in Nealz Nuze will bring more hate mail with more of those childish "I'm never going to listen to you again" closes. To many it is absolutely forbidden to say anything that can be construed as negative about anyone who expresses a strong Christian belief.  To do so means that you don't love Jesus.  If you say that you don't want to live under Randall Terry's idea of a Christian theocracy, you don't love Jesus.  If you say that a man working hard to support his family shouldn't be harassed because he works on Sunday, you don't love Jesus.  If you say that while you admire the religious devotion shown by some devout Christians, but that you don't want them telling you how to live your life, you don't love Jesus.

If George Bush wants to calm people down, and send his approval ratings back up again,  perhaps he could assure the Americans that he believes that America is not going to become a theocracy under his watch, and that the rule of law does, and will continue to hold sway over the wishes of those who want to order the lives of others along strictly defined religious lines.  But the, that would mean that he doesn't love Jesus.

IRS: $300 BILLION UNPAID TAXES

The deadline to file your taxes with the Imperial Federal Government of the United States is fast approaching -- April 15 is a little over two weeks away.  With this in mind, the IRS weighed in yesterday with a handy reminder about "paying your fair share."  Usually, whenever you hear this, it means you should grab your wallet and run.  But when the IRS, an agency with the ability to put you in jail, speaks up, it's worth listening.

According to IRS Commissioner Mark Everson, the gap between taxes paid and taxes owed is $300 billion.  He says this is even after enforcement efforts and collections of late payments.  So who owes the money? According to the IRS, it's individuals, not businesses.  The largest source of this uncollected amount comes from underreported business income, such as those who are self-employed, money from rent, royalties, etc. He didn't mention eBay this time.

At any rate, near the end of his remarks, Mr. Everson said something quite interesting. He said that despite increased audits, "No one should think we can totally eliminate the gap.  That would take draconian measures and make the government too intrusive."  What he means is that in order for the IRS to recover every penny owed, they would have to monitor every financial transaction, something that people wouldn't tolerate.  So what's the answer?

The answer is the Fair Tax plan.  As long as the federal government taxes income and relies on voluntary compliance, the system is going to be very inefficient and people are going to pay as little of their taxes as they can.  But there is another way.  Instead of taxing income, the feds should tax consumption. 

What if when you got paid, you actually received the gross amount on your paycheck, with no deductions for federal income tax?  Then, when you spent money, you would pay a 23% sales tax on goods and services, with a monthly rebate check coming your way for taxes on goods and services.  You would file no yearly income tax return, there would be no IRS to speak of, and compliance would be at or near 100%.

Read more about it at Fairtax.org, then contact your Congressperson and tell them to support the FairTax Act.

HELL NO KOFI WON'T GO

The Volcker report [pdf] investigating the Iraqi Oil-For-Food program came out yesterday, and things aren't looking too good for U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.  Chief among the report's findings:

• It criticized Kofi for not determining the exact nature of his son's relationship with a company that won a major oil-for food contract
• It blames Annan for not effectively investigating the connections between his son and the company when he learned about them in January 1999
• The report accuses Kojo Annan and his company of trying to hide their relationship from the U.N.

Kofi held a press conference pretending that the report exonerated him of any wrongdoing.  When asked if he would be stepping down, he said "Hell no."  As the noose tightens and there are more investigations and more reports, how long before Kofi throws in the towel?

The Oil-For-Food program run by the United Nations is one of the biggest corrupt slush funds in the history of the world.  We haven't even scratched the surface of who was paying who and nobody even knows where all the money went.  That Kofi Annan could stand up there and pretend to not know what was going on is an insult to every nation that pays dues into that worthless organization.

Time for Kofi (and the entire UN) to go.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is causing quite a stir out on the left coast.  In office for only 16 months, the governator is kicking ass and taking names.  As you might expect, those being kicked aren't too happy about it.  But what Arnold is doing should be a template for every governor in the nation.

Each political party in the country, once it seizes control of the legislature, goes about trying to re-draw the boundaries of Congressional districts.  This is done by both Democrats and Republicans to maximize incumbency and make it statistically impossible for any real opposition to occur.  This Gerrymandering is nothing short of outright political corruption, but it has been going on so long that it has become accepted.  Enter Arnold Schwarzenegger. In an attempt to drain the Sacramento swamp and reform the system, he wants to take the power of redistricting away from the politicians and put it in the hands of an independent panel of judges.  And he's not giving in.

He is taking on the teacher's union by backing merit pay and changes in tenure requirements. He wants to replace the expensive state pension system with private accounts.  The list goes on and on.  And he shows no signs of backing down. In fact, he says if the legislature won't act on his proposals, he'll take the issue straight to the public with California's proposition system.

It's too bad Arnold can't run for president....we could use more like him.

TRAMP STAMP SHOWDOWN

The discussion this week turned to back tattoos. Neal and Royal each have their own opinion of them. Do you know of a back tattoo you think is sexy? Maybe we can use it.

Belinda's youngest "Orville"

Police officer suspended for nearly keeping doctor for delivering baby.

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