Never forget, even for an instant, that the one and only reason anybody has for taking your gun away is to make you weaker than he is, so he can do something to you that you wouldn't allow him to do if you were equipped to prevent it. This goes for burglars, muggers, and rapists, and even more so for policemen, bureaucrats, and politicians.
--Alexander Hope

Stuck on Roof for Katrina

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Only 21% Say U.S. Government Has Consent of the Governed




Only 21% Say U.S. Government Has Consent of the Governed
Thursday, February 18, 2010



The founding document of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, states that governments derive “their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Today, however, just 21% of voters nationwide believe that the federal government enjoys the consent of the governed.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 61% disagree and say the government does not have the necessary consent. Eighteen percent (18%) of voters are not sure.

However, 63% of the Political Class think the government has the consent of the governed, but only six percent (6%) of those with Mainstream views agree.

Seventy-one percent (71%) of all voters now view the federal government as a special interest group, and 70% believe that the government and big business typically work together in ways that hurt consumers and investors.

That helps explain why 75% of voters are angry at the policies of the federal government, and 63% say it would be better for the country if most members of Congress are defeated this November. Just 27% believe their own representative in Congress is the best person for the job.

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Among voters under 40, 25% believe government has the consent of the governed. That compares to 19% of those ages 50 to 64 and 16% of the nation’s senior citizens.

Those who earn more than $100,000 a year are more narrowly divided on the question, but those with lower incomes overwhelming reject the notion that today’s government has the consent from which to derive its just authority. Those with the lowest incomes are the most skeptical.

Seventy-eight percent (78%) of Republicans say the government does not have the consent of the governed, and that view is shared by 65% of voters not affiliated with either of the major parties. A plurality of Democrats (44%) agrees, but 32% of those in President Obama’s party believe the government has the necessary consent.

From an ideological perspective, most moderate and conservative voters say the government lacks the consent of the governed. Liberals are evenly divided.

In his new book, In Search of Self-Governance, Scott Rasmussen observes that the American people are “united in the belief that our political system is broken, that politicians are corrupt, and that neither major political party has the answers.” He adds that “the gap between Americans who want to govern themselves and the politicians who want to rule over them may be as big today as the gap between the colonies and England during the 18th century.”

The book has earned positive reviews from Larry Sabato, Pat Caddell, Bill Kristol, Joe Trippi and others. In Search of Self-Governance is available from Rasmussen Reports and at Amazon.com.

Sixty percent (60%) of voters think that neither Republican political leaders nor Democratic political leaders have a good understanding of what is needed today. Thirty-five percent (35%) say Republicans and Democrats are so much alike that an entirely new political party is needed to represent the American people.

Nearly half of all voters believe that people randomly selected from the phone book could do as good a job as the current Congress

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Friday, February 12, 2010

enough is enough

If this continues I will stop paying for all electronic services & live off the grid.I'm fuckin tired of this Big Government control crap.They are literally taxing us out of existence & I for one say Fuck em,Check out what they are up to,hell there minds are probably made up they are just implementing it slow as to not arouse the populace.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Monday, February 8, 2010

on a more serious note a recent message from Ron Paul

I Got 2 words for ya....WHO DAT!!!



After waiting all my life for a true Championship football team WE have em.And nobody can say they didn't earn it, 13 wins in the regular season & Kickin ASS in the playoffs.We put Kurt Warner into retirement, Maybe Farve Too. Then The WHO DAT's invaded Florida & SPANKED our own homeboy Peyton Manning. Black & Gold Takes the SUPER BOWL
WHO DAT say they gonna beat them saints WHO DAT ! WHO DAT!

Saturday, February 6, 2010

who dat bus

we will see