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Mary Evelyn 23244 5352 Strawb...	RE: SOUND OFF ON ANY TOPIC YOU WANT TO. 3/11/2013 3:27:08 PM
	This is a horrific article. Friends our great country in much worse shape than many of you realize and I honestly do not know just what it will take for enough people to open their eyes to just how bad it really is. N.J. Mother Arrested, Guns Confiscated- By Attending Property Tax Dispute Forum March 9, 2013 By: Harriet Baldwin Eileen Hart and her husband, Keith, are property owners in Newfield, New Jersey. On Saturday, March 9 there was an informal meeting at the Gloucester Community Center, to discuss the findings on "revaluations" by Appraisal Systems, Inc.- a company which has been contracted by the state of New Jersey- to assess the fair market property values for each county or borough- for the tax assessor's offices. There has been much derision caused by these "revaluations" by homeowners, because property values have fallen dramatically- and the real estate market has been hit very hard . There is nothing "fair" about the market or the home values that have been assessed, according to many New Jersey families. Ms. Hart attended the meeting, armed with- as she said "her Constitution and the facts." Said Hart "I tried to express my opinion and tell them that my Constitutional rights had been violated. I began quoting the Constitution, line by line. Ms. Hart tried to explain, that Appraisal Systems, Inc. was attempting to inspect her property without her husband being present. As an Orthodox Jew, this is against the tenets of her religion. Her husband had to be present. According to Ms. Hart, she was unable to express this concern. A representative of Appraisal Systems, Inc. -(List of Appraisal System Employees at this link) apparently took offense to her objections and brought in Robyn Glocker-Hammond, the Tax Assessor - who stated that her job was to "enforce the law." (This writer was under the impression that Tax Collectors collected taxes. They are NOT "law enforcement." But then, I am not a Tax Collector in New Jersey. ) Relates Hart: "She also wouldn't let me speak and told me to sit down and shut up and listen as well. That's when the young man came toward me. I knew he was going to put his hands on me. I saw him out of the corner of my eye. I said to him "Don't you dare touch me." Then they threw us out of the auditorium. The young man from Appraisal Systems, Inc. was the one going postal, and I believe if HE HAD A GUN, he would have shot me, Keith and Khloe on the spot. I was calm the entire time." When the Harts left the gathering, they were followed into the parking lot of the community center, and the same young man who had been so upset by Ms. Hart's comments in the community center, started screaming and shouting at her, took down the license plate number of her vehicle and said - "See if you are able to pay your property taxes NOW!" Eileen didn't understand what that shouted threat meant, until she returned to her home with her family. When they arrived, there were 5 police cars from the Franklinville Police Department. They advised her that the Clayton Police wanted to talk to her about the allegations. States Hart "For the record, both the police officers DID acknowledge that it was "an allegation." Her purse was taken from her and she was put into a "paddy wagon," transported to the police station- Her young daughter witnessed the events and was traumatized to see her mother being treated like a common criminal. She was arrested and booked for "terroristic threats" and "contempt." At the police station, she was handcuffed to a chair. The cops ran a background check- and it revealed that she had absolutely NO criminal record. It also showed that she was the lawful owner of two hand guns. She was advised to turn in the guns over to the court (surrendered or confiscated) - and they would be held for "safe keeping." If she did not- she was told by the police- her bail would be VERY high. And- if she could not make the bail- she would sit in the county jail until an unknown date. The complaint (in part) states: The State of New Jersey vs. Eileen B. Hart -"The Defendant was yelling and screaming and making the threatening comment. "If the door is locked. I'll be back with a gun." Ms. Hart denies she ever made this statement, as does her husband, Keith. However, this is how the complaint was written up by Clayton County Sergeant J. Dick- who, it may be noted, was not present during the meeting. She surrendered her guns and was released on her own recognizance. This is not America, ladies and gentleman. This is TYRANNY. Eileen Hart's parents were survivors of The Holocaust. To her- this is like "Deja Vu all over again." Google it. # # #

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Mary Evelyn 23244 5352 Strawb...	RE: SOUND OFF ON ANY TOPIC YOU WANT TO. 3/13/2013 2:13:20 PM
	More liberal hypocrisy....................... Arizona assault rifle purchase by Giffords' husband triggers outcry By David Schwartz \| Reuters PHOENIX (Reuters) - The husband of Gabrielle Giffords, who with his wife is a top campaigner for curbs to military-style weapon ownership, has drawn criticism for buying an assault rifle in Arizona, a purchase he said meant to highlight the need for gun control. Former astronaut Mark Kelly, who with Giffords founded a new lobbying group this year to curb gun violence, said it took only "a matter of minutes" to complete the background check for the AR-15 assault weapon he purchased at a gun shop in Tucson. "Scary to think of people buying guns like these without a background check at a gun show or the Internet," he wrote in a posting on his Facebook account. "We really need to close the gun show and private seller loop hole." News of his purchase was quickly met with stinging rebukes from gun rights supporters on social media, who called Kelly a hypocrite for buying the gun in the first place. "What a two faced coward you are Kelly - it's ok for you to own one and protect your family but not the rest of us?" one Facebook poster wrote. The group founded by Kelly and Giffords, Americans for Responsible Solutions, is pushing for a ban on high-powered semiautomatic weapons like the AR-15 rifle that he bought, as well as high-capacity magazines. Giffords was shot through the head in January 2008 when a gunman opened fire on a constituent event in Tucson, killing six people and wounding a dozen others. She stepped down from Congress a year later to focus on her recovery. She and Kelly launched their gun control campaign in the wake of an assault rifle attack on a Connecticut school in December that killed 26 people, including 20 elementary school children. The group is also calling on the U.S. Congress to mandate universal background checks for all gun buyers, and seeks to raise $20 million for the 2014 congressional elections - matching the powerful National Rifle Association's spending in last November's election. Kelly could not be reached for comment on Tuesday. He told CNN that he made the purchase to have "first-hand knowledge" about buying such a weapon. "For a weapon that's so deadly and really designed for the military, especially with the high-capacity magazines, it is a pretty easy thing to do, even with a background check," he told CNN's Wolf Blitzer this week. Kelly has not yet received the AR-15 because of a local ordinance requiring that the weapon be held for 20 days to ensure it was not stolen or used in any criminal activity. He said in the Facebook posting that he plans to turn it over to the Tucson police department once he receives it. Doug MacKinlay, the owner of Diamondback Police Supply where Kelly bought the gun, said Kelly was initially turned down when he walked into the store several weeks ago because his identification was from Texas. Kelly lived in Houston but has since moved to Arizona. Kelly said he showed Arizona identification and was able last week to buy a .45 caliber pistol and the assault weapon that he spotted while making the purchase. MacKinlay now regrets the sale. He told Reuters he would not have sold Kelly the rifle if he knew that the $1,000 purchase was going to be used to make a political statement. "I would have told him politely that we would not be completing the transaction," MacKinlay said. "We do not support his stance that civilians should not be able to purchase assault-style weapons. Not by a long shot."

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Mary Evelyn 23244 5352 Strawb...	RE: SOUND OFF ON ANY TOPIC YOU WANT TO. 3/13/2013 7:37:01 PM


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Mary Evelyn 23244 5352 Strawb...	RE: SOUND OFF ON ANY TOPIC YOU WANT TO. 3/22/2013 2:04:34 PM
	Most Americans Agree with GOP on the Issues... Until They Find Out the Republicans Support Them Kyle Becker On March 20, 2013 Rush Limbaugh breaks down a poll that shows Americans agree with Republicans on most issues… until they find out the GOP supports them. Rush lays it out simply: the GOP has an image problem, not a policy problem. The Hill’s poll shows that the overwhelming majority of Americans agree with Republicans on budget proposals, for example, until they find out the GOP supports them. As the Daily Caller pointed out: [Respondents preferred the Republican plan to the Democrat plan]… when pollsters presented likely voters with general ways to reduce the budget — 65 percent believing budget deficits should be reduced mostly by spending cuts, compared to 24 percent who saw raising taxes as the preferable way. Yet when asked which party they trusted more on budget issues, a plurality of likely voters said they trusted Democrats more — 35 percent to Republican’s 30 percent, 36 percent were uncommitted. Voters simply do not trust the Republicans on the economy because they are framed as greedy old misers, while Democrats are compassionate and for the poor. In reality, however, the Democrats receive far more funding from special interest groups, including corporations, than Republicans — up to six times as much. And when it comes to policies leading to perpetual poverty, what better example than the Great Society programs that have wrecked inner cities or the economic policies of President Obama, which are leading to record food stamps, unending high unemployment, and escalating poverty? It may seem trite, but Republicans need to go out of their way to show two things: that they care about people and their problems (which plenty of GOP do anyway); and the Democrat Party is actually the party of the rich (which is true). Along with the rebranding effort already underway at the RNC, this political strategy would help the GOP better connect with prospective voters. Limbaugh Rips GOP Being 'Manipulated' By Dems, 'Suckered' Into Aiding 'Their Own Official Demise' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgU71EVo8KI&feature=player_embedded#!

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Mary Evelyn 23244 5352 Strawb...	RE: SOUND OFF ON ANY TOPIC YOU WANT TO. 3/24/2013 10:36:58 PM
	IF YOU CAN GET ARRESTED....................... if you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for being in the country illegally — you might live in a nation founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion — you might live in a nation founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If you have to show identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book, but not to vote who runs the government — you might live in a nation founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If the government wants to ban stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines with more than ten rounds, but gives twenty F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt — you might live in a nation founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If, in the nation’s largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not a 24-ounce soda because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat — you might live in a nation founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If an 80-year-old woman or a three-year-old girl confined to a wheelchair can be strip-searched by the TSA, but a woman in a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched — you might live in a nation founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more — you might live in a nation founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If a seven-year-old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher is “cute,” but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable — you might live in a nation founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If children are forcibly removed from parents who discipline them with spankings, while children of addicts are left in filth- and drug-infested “homes” — you might live in a nation founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government intrusion, while not working is rewarded with EBT cards, WIC checks, Medicaid, subsidized housing, and free cell phones — you might live in a nation founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If the government’s plan for getting people back to work is to provide incentives for not working through 99 weeks of unemployment checks, without any requirement to prove they sought, but couldn’t find, work — you might live in a nation founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big screen TV, while your neighbor buys iPhones, wall-sized plasma do-it-all TV’s and new cars, and the government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage — you might live in a nation founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If being stripped of the ability to defend yourself makes you more “safe” according to the government — you might live in a nation founded by geniuses but run by idiots. What a country!!!!

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