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Title: No Matter Who Wins The White House, The New Boss Will Be The Same As The Old Boss
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The Rutherford Institute
URL Source: https://www.rutherford.org/publicat ... ss_will_be_the_same_as_the_old
Published: Apr 17, 2015
Author: John W. Whitehead
Post Date: 2015-04-17 18:21:32 by Hondo68
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Keywords: 3 felonies a day, 30,000 drones, one parent in prison
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“What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.”—Author Tom Clancy The American people remain eager to be persuaded that a new president in the White House can solve the problems that plague us. Yet no matter who wins this next presidential election, you can rest assured that the new boss will be the same as the old boss, and we—the permanent underclass in America—will continue to be forced to march in lockstep with the police state in all matters, public and private. Indeed, as I point out in my new book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, it really doesn’t matter what you call them—the 1%, the elite, the controllers, the masterminds, the shadow government, the police state, the surveillance state, the military industrial complex—so long as you understand that no matter which party occupies the White House in 2017, the unelected bureaucracy that actually calls the shots will continue to do so. Consider the following a much-needed reality check, an antidote if you will, against an overdose of overhyped campaign announcements, lofty electoral promises and meaningless patriotic sentiments that land us right back in the same prison cell. FACT: For the first time in history, Congress is dominated by a majority of millionaires who are, on average, fourteen times wealthier than the average American. According to a scientific study by Princeton researchers, the United States of America is not the democracy that it purports to be, but rather an oligarchy, in which “economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy.” FACT: “Today, 17,000 local police forces are equipped with such military equipment as Blackhawk helicopters, machine guns, grenade launchers, battering rams, explosives, chemical sprays, body armor, night vision, rappelling gear and armored vehicles,” reports Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. “Some have tanks.” FACT: Thanks to an overabundance of 4,500-plus federal crimes and 400,000-plus rules and regulations, it is estimated that the average American actually commits three felonies a day without knowing it. In fact, according to law professor John Baker, “There is no one in the United States over the age of 18 who cannot be indicted for some federal crime. That is not an exaggeration.” FACT: The number of violent crimes in the country is down substantially, the lowest rate in forty years, while the number of Americans being jailed for nonviolent crimes such as driving with a suspended license is skyrocketing. FACT: Despite the fact that women only make up 8 percent of the prison population, they are more likely to be strip searched, though not more likely to carry contraband. FACT: Despite the fact that we have 46 million Americans living at or below the poverty line, 16 million children living in households without adequate access to food, and at least 900,000 veterans relying on food stamps, enormous sums continue to be doled out for presidential vacations ($16 million for trips to Africa and Hawaii), overtime fraud at the Department of Homeland Security (nearly $9 million in improper overtime claims, and that’s just in six of the DHS’ many offices)HurricaHur, and Hollywood movie productions ($10 million was spent by the Army National Guard on Superman movie tie-ins aimed at increasing awareness about the National Guard). FACT: Since 2001 Americans have spent $10.5 million every hour for numerous foreign military occupations, including in Iraq and Afghanistan. There’s also the $2.2 million spent every hour on maintaining the United States’ nuclear stockpile, and the $35,000 spent every hour to produce and maintain our collection of Tomahawk missiles. And then there’s the money the government exports to other countries to support their arsenals, at the cost of $1.61 million every hour for the American taxpayers. FACT: It is estimated that 2.7 million children in the United States have at least one parent in prison, whether it be a local jail or a state or federal penitentiary, due to a wide range of factors ranging from overcriminalization and surprise raids at family homes to roadside traffic stops. FACT: At least 400 to 500 innocent people are killed by police officers every year. Indeed, Americans are now eight times more likely to die in a police confrontation than they are to be killed by a terrorist. Americans are 110 times more likely to die of foodborne illness than in a terrorist attack. FACT: On an average day in America, over 100 Americans have their homes raided by SWAT teams.There has been a notable buildup in recent years of SWAT teams within non-security-related federal agencies such as the Department of Agriculture, the Railroad Retirement Board, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Office of Personnel Management, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Education Department. FACT: The FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) facial recognition system, which is set to hold data on millions of Americans, will include a variety of biometric data, including palm prints, iris scans, and face recognition data. The FBI hopes to have 52 million images by 2015. NGI will be capable of uploading 55,000 images a day, and conducting tens of thousands of photo searches a day. FACT: Comprising an $82 billion industry, at least 30,000 drones are expected to occupy U.S. airspace by 2020. FACT: Devices are now being developed that would allow police to stop a car remotely, ostensibly to end police chases. FACT: Everything we do will eventually be connected to the Internet. By 2030 it is estimated there will be 100 trillion sensor devices connecting human electronic devices (cell phones, laptops, etc.) to the Internet. Much, if not all, of our electronic devices will be connected to Google, which openly works with government intelligence agencies. FACT: In 2015 mega-food corporations will begin rolling out high-tech shelving outfitted with cameras in order to track the shopping behavior of customers, as well as information like the age and sex of shoppers. FACT: If knowledge is power, it’s no wonder Americans are in hot water. According to a study by the National Constitution Center, 41 percent of Americans “are not aware that there are three branches of government, and 62 percent couldn’t name them; 33 percent couldn’t even name one.” FACT: The United States is one of the highest TV viewing nations. According to a Nielsen report, the average American over the age of two “spends more than thirty-four hours a week watching live television . . . plus another three to six hours watching taped programs.” FACT: Only six out of every one hundred Americans know that they actually have a constitutional right to hold the government accountable for wrongdoing, as guaranteed by the right to petition clause of the First Amendment. FACT: According to a Gallup poll, Americans place greater faith in the military and the police than in any of the three branches of government. However, when asked to name the greatest problem facing the nation, Americans of all political stripes ranked the government as the number one concern. In fact, almost eight out of ten Americans believe that government corruption is widespread. Perhaps the most troubling fact of all is this: we have handed over control of our government and our lives to faceless bureaucrats who view us as little more than cattle to be bred, branded, butchered and sold for profit. If there is to be any hope of restoring our freedoms and reclaiming control over our government, it will rest not with the politicians but with the people themselves. When all is said and done, each American will have to decide for themselves whether they prefer dangerous freedom to peaceful slavery.
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#1. To: hondo68 (#0)
And due to dipshits breaking the law
dipshits breaking the law I hope you're happy that these girls dreams were crushed by "The Man"!
I didn't see the price list. How much was a glass of lemonade? I went to the state fair last summer and it either 5 or 6 dollars per. Ripoff city. I used the water fountains. Too bad I didn't have my powdered booze.
Fact: Your fellow SHEEP Americans vote them in. They get what they deserve. Unfortunately, you get it too. Just like your forefathers designed.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
“If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever.”
What you are not mentioning in your meaningless rant is that you thrived as a school cross guard for twenty years and now receive some sort of a publick stipend for your past, do-nothing work. Yeah, wearing a badge shutting down a lemon aide stand really ensured respect for cops otherwise known as, do nothing, fat, lazy porkers having time for free donuts and coffee at some local Chinese take out.
Being able to argue that he was wrong would be my greatest wish come true,but I can't. We are already down to "Masters and serfs",and America is in her death throes.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Your nightmares are your own. And self-inflicted.
How can you NOT break one law or another just by going about your daily business? Most people probably break several laws every day of their lives,and don't even know they are doing it.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
I'm certainly unaware of it.
I was driving 58 in a 55 MPH zone on my way to lunch today. I was aware.
Learn something every day. Did not know Chinese take out joints had donuts.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Your admission deserves a SWAT team at your door. Please ensure your dawg or kitty-kat is out front of the house to minimize the spray of bullets.
And with any luck at all you will continue to be unaware of it. One day somebody with a badge and a pen will point it out to you,though.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Tell it to the judge. Clueless is no excuse.
The biggest culprit are local ordinances. Most folks don't know what their local assemblyman pass. The scary fact Mark Levin offered is that a good number of these local laws sit on the books never challenged for their state and federal constitutionality.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
:) In Texas on the highways as long as you keep it under 15mph over the limit the cops don't bother. Unless you are driving in an 80mph zone on the toll road. If you go 5mph over the limit there you can get snagged. I see cars pulled over on the toll road all the time. Makes me wonder how fast they were really driving.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
All these illegal aliens deliver free stuff to the local kops. Sometimes it is a donut or a koffee but most of the time they get a free pass to ransack your home. The kops are not good people by selfish intent to ransack the system. They work for themselves under the colour of law.
Surprised you are allowed to walk out amongst the "publick"... when you can't tell the difference between "publick" funded and private funded. Nice propaganda rant tho
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
I've helped deport hundreds of taco munchers. Never received anything but a smelly patrol car. Enjoy working your whole life. lol
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Nice propaganda rant tho Progaganda? What, exactly, is your so-called professional background that ensures an ample stipend for any earlier work? You were a local grade school cross-walk guard for twenty years, correct? You caught two J-walkers in all your time of being on "professional staff" while doing nothing about life all around you other than following some "rules."
Really? If this chit-chat channel could sum up all the local kops deporting all these illegals, we could get this government back on track of the US Constitution as opposed to pickin' on little girz with a homemade lemon-ade stand. BUT NOOOOOO! You say you are retired and livin' off the fat of the land. My God, man you are a fuckin' waste of time.
I'm not gonna work forever, Bucky. That's for poor financial planning chumps like you. Maybe you should have protested cops a little less and layed off the glass pipe and a little more 401K... and you wouldn't be such a ferguson type.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
It's called a billion dollar mutual fund... called the NYS retirement system. Unlike kookifornia and Pa, New York's retirement system is HEALTY AND VOID OF TAX FUNDING.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Primarily because they were written in order to be able to punish anybody that pissed them off but had committed no real crime. They save them for special occasions. Like grounds for obtaining search warrants.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Very few people are that fortunate. It's a lucky,lucky man or woman that can work their whole lives. Sorry to hear that you see work in a negative light,although that is probably the reason you decided to become a cop. No real work,and early retirement.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
I honestly feel sorry for you and anyone else that doesn't love working. Since being forced into retirement,I have spent 10's of thousands of dollars putting up a workshop and buying tools and things to work on with those tools. Every day I am out there working is a gift,and every day I'm stuck here in the house for physical/medical reasons with nothing to do but argue with idiots on the web and watch tv I see as wasting my life away.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
And probably higher once you get out past Abilene on your way to El Paso.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I was headed home one day (going down 75S into Dallas) doing about 80 or so and some young kid blew by me like I was standing still. A couple of minutes later the highway came to a complete stop, the kid had run underneath a semi and spread himself and his passenger all over the road. Seen the pictures of the accident on the late news and none of the pieces left were very big.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Since being forced into retirement,I have spent 10's of thousands of dollars putting up a workshop and buying tools and things to work on with those tools. Every day I am out there working is a gift,and every day I'm stuck here in the house for physical/medical reasons with nothing to do but argue with idiots on the web and watch tv I see as wasting my life away. Save your sorrow, Pete. Last week I replaced a fence in the back yard. A few days ago I put stone work around my weeping cherry tree. TODAY I'm digging a 17 X 17 hole, plus a brick walkway, 10 inches deep to put 1425 red bricks for a patio. When the patio is finished.... I'm tearing my kitchen down to the studs and putting 13K worth of cabinets and granite. And I also work 4 hours a day when I'm not golfing, shooting or hunting. I stay busy not having to babysit the dysfuntional.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
The topic is subjective at best... however it appears your opinion on working Vs retirement is the only correct "opinion"... making it a Sneaky-Fact. You must be the most right person you know.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Not only that . The laws are never taken off the books even if there are news laws that make the old laws obsolete . My view is that all laws should have grandfather clauses . If Congress or local legislatures, town boards etc. want them then they have to vote to retain them . If nothing else ,the time it takes to renew old laws would significantly cut into their time to create additional mischief .
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Our forefathers designed a fairly straightforward approach to limited, but functional government. What we have now is best described as one designed by Rube Goldberg. We are not a free people any longer, and our govt does not serve or protect. It is full from stem to stern with thieves and perverts. You may find many decent people within the governments workings, but I am willing to bet most of them are welders, ship fitters, machinists etc.
A horrible ending. I witnessed two motorcycle accidents in my life. Once driving by as a kid in my friends mom's car. She said "don't look" of course I did. I saw a headless slumped over body and a bunch of EMTs looking around puzzled where the head was. Then as a MAJ before OIF 1 deployment saw a couple on a Harley no helmets trying to learn how to ride a motorcycle on the wildlife refuge outside of Sill. Thankfully they were not going fast but hit hard and hit their heads on the road. Happened two car lengths in front of me. I assisted until EMT got on site. The young lady had blood coming out of her nose and ears and was going into shock. Her husband a Soldier in my buddies unit had a broken leg and looked like a concussion. The dude was screaming a lot and that worried his wife going into shock. I told him to bite his lip that his wife needed assurance from him. Took forever for EMT to get out there given it was the boonies. When they did show they called Life Flight. I was getting ready to go when I saw bubba EMT dude and Refuge police try to mark an uneven field for the bird to come in. I told them that they would not land there. The cop asked me kind of annoyed where he should land them. I told him to move the cars gawking at the accident site and use the road. Then a ground ambulance showed up and took them both.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
There can be no question that I am the absolute authority on what is right for me. If I needed a second opinion,I'd get married.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
True... and retirement may not be for you, but retirement is a must for me. No more working weekends, holidays, overnights, 16 hour days, vacations cancelled... my family life suffered. I'm putting my feet up... I'll never live in servitude to a PD ever again.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
I've never witnessed a really bad one but I was almost in one when I was younger. Women started to run a red light realized what she was doing and then stopped right in the middle of the road in front of me. I ended up going behind her across a guys front yard and ended up in his bushes. I got up took my helmet off and was going to give her a piece of my mind but she was already gone. Musta had a bunch of money burning a hole in her purse and was late meeting her friends at the Mall. Once had a guy on a bike hit my car when it was raining. The guy in front of me slammed on his brakes to turn left which caused the biker to lay it down and slide up under the back of my car. Had to get the bumper jack out to lift the car enough to get him and his bike out from under it. He wasn't hurt but boy was he mad at the guy in front of me. What I couldn't figure was why was he riding in the rain to start with, he should have been pissed off more at himself.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
due to a wide range of factors ranging from overcriminalization and surprise raids at family homes to roadside traffic stops
#2. To: Biff Tannen (#1)
The D&R terrorists hate us because we're free, to vote second party
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#3. To: hondo68 (#2)
#4. To: hondo68 (#0)
FACT: For the first time in history, Congress is dominated by a majority of millionaires who are
#5. To: Biff Tannen, hondo68 (#1)
― George Orwell, 1984
#6. To: GrandIsland, hondo68 (#4)
Fact: Your fellow SHEEP Americans vote them in. They get what they deserve. Unfortunately, you get it too. Just like your forefathers designed.
#7. To: hondo68 (#0)
#8. To: Orwellian Nightmare (#5)
#9. To: Biff Tannen (#1)
And due to dipshits breaking the law
#10. To: sneakypete (#9)
#11. To: Biff Tannen (#10)
#12. To: buckeroo (#6)
free donuts and coffee at some local Chinese take out.
#13. To: Fred Mertz (#11)
#14. To: Biff Tannen (#10)
I'm certainly unaware of it.
#15. To: Biff Tannen (#10)
I'm certainly unaware of it.
The D&R terrorists hate us because we're free, to vote second party
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#16. To: sneakypete, tomder55, liberator (#9)
Most people probably break several laws every day of their lives,and don't even know they are doing it.
#17. To: Fred Mertz, CZ82 (#11)
I was driving 58 in a 55 MPH zone on my way to lunch today. I was aware.
#18. To: redleghunter, Grandisland (#12)
Did not know Chinese take out joints had donuts.
#19. To: buckeroo (#6)
publick
#20. To: buckeroo (#18)
these illegal aliens deliver free stuff to the local kops. Sometimes it is a donut or a koffee but most of the time they get a free pass to ransack your home.
#21. To: GrandIsland (#19)
Surprised you are allowed to walk out amongst the "publick"... when you can't tell the difference between "publick" funded and private funded.
#22. To: GrandIsland (#20)
I've helped deport hundreds of taco munchers.
#23. To: buckeroo (#22)
BUT NOOOOOO! You say you are retired and livin' off the fat of the land. My God, man you are a fuckin' waste of time.
#24. To: buckeroo (#21)
What, exactly, is your so-called professional background that ensures an ample stipend for any earlier work?
#25. To: redleghunter (#16)
The scary fact Mark Levin offered is that a good number of these local laws sit on the books never challenged for their state and federal constitutionality.
#26. To: GrandIsland (#20)
Enjoy working your whole life. lol
#27. To: GrandIsland (#23)
I'm not gonna work forever, Bucky. That's for poor financial planning chumps like you.
#28. To: redleghunter (#17)
In Texas on the highways as long as you keep it under 15mph over the limit the cops don't bother.
#29. To: redleghunter (#17)
(Edited)
I see cars pulled over on the toll road all the time. Makes me wonder how fast they were really driving.
#30. To: sneakypete (#27)
(Edited)
I honestly feel sorry for you and anyone else that doesn't love working.
#31. To: sneakypete (#26)
Sorry to hear that you see work in a negative light,although that is probably the reason you decided to become a cop. No real work,and early retirement.
#32. To: redleghunter, all (#16)
The biggest culprit are local ordinances. Most folks don't know what their local assemblyman pass. The scary fact Mark Levin offered is that a good number of these local laws sit on the books never challenged for their state and federal constitutionality.
#33. To: GrandIsland (#4)
#34. To: CZ82 (#29)
#35. To: GrandIsland (#31)
(Edited)
You must be the most right person you know.
#36. To: sneakypete (#35)
There can be no question that I am the absolute authority on what is right for me.
#37. To: redleghunter (#34)
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