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Tea Time with Max Pappas: Senator Marco Rubio, Part 3
pIn this third and final episode, Senator Rubio talks about the importance of holding politicians accountable once they are elected. He emphasizes that many legislators really do respond to feedback from constituents.br /br /As this interview was also broadcast live, the Senator takes a couple of questions from FreedomWorks members, about the Buffett Rule, and about gas prices and energy production./pdiv
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Buckle Up For Another Political Showdown - America's Credit Card Is Maxed Out Again
pstrongIncreasing Debt Ceiling, No Budget, Unrestrained Spending, And A Spinning Debt Clock... Obama’s Road To American Serfdom/strong/ppstrongimg src=http://www.freedomworks.org/files/imagecache/full/serfdom_0.jpg alt=American Serfdom title=American Serfdom’s credit card is maxed out again.nbsp; And, on cue, our pompous Demogogue-in-Chief emerged before America, feigning command over the situation. nbsp;Predictably, Obama preemptively scolded Congress for strongtheir/strong anticipated reckless and ideological misbehavior and fighting.nbsp; Because, they can’t “stronghold the American and global economy hostage to one party’s ideology/strong”, since it’s their “strongresponsibility to ensure that the U.S. pays its bills and maintains its creditworthiness/strong”./ppThe a href=http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-warns-republicans-over-debt-ceiling-fight/2012/05/16/gIQAZcHBUU_story.htmlWashington Post/a reported,/pblockquotep“During lunch at the White House with top leaders of the House and Senate, Obama called the political deadlock last year “not acceptable” and emphasized that he expects a “serious bipartisan approach” to tackling the budget and the federal deficit this year, White House press secretary Jay Carney said./ppObama stressed the need to “avoid fighting old political fights,” Carney told reporters after the meeting. “It’s simply not acceptable to hold the American and global economy hostage to one party’s political ideology. It’s the responsibility of Congress to ensure that the United States of America pays its bills, maintains its creditworthiness.”/p/blockquotepMeanwhile, as Obama was admiring himself before his audience, the Senate Democrats were busy refusing to pass a budget.nbsp; Again.nbsp; Republicans proposed four fiscal blueprints for responsible spending, and the Democrats rejected all of them.nbsp; And, of course, proposed none of their own.nbsp; Again.nbsp; In complete violation of the law, it has been over 1,100 days since our country has had a budget. nbsp;That is obscene on so many levels, but, most importantly, because it creates an unnecessary and imminent threat to the stability of our country, and our national security./ppAccording to a href=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/16/democrat-led-senate-votes-down-4-gop-budgets-for-1/The Washington Times/a,/pblockquotepThe a href=http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/senate/Senate/a on Wednesday rejected every single budget being offered this year, leaving the chamber - and therefore the a href=http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/federation/federal government/a - without a plan to address a href=http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/medicare/Medicare/a, Social Security and the other major entitlement programs that are driving deficits and debt./ppIn repeated votes, Democrats who control the chamber defeated four Republican proposals, including a plan that passed the House in March. The entire a href=http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/senate/Senate/a also unanimously rejected President Obama’s 2013 budget, voting 99-0 against it, following a 414-0 vote against it in the House earlier this year./ppa href=http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/congress/Congress/a is required by law to pass a budget by April 15, then write the annual spending and tax laws to carry out the budget’s targets./ppBut for the third straight year, Democrats didn’t offer a plan of their own in the a href=http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/senate/Senate/a. The last time it did pass one was in 2009, when Democrats controlled all the levers and wrote the measure that paved the way for them to pass Mr. Obama’s health care law./p/blockquotepIn other words, the Senate Democrats are “strongholding the American and global economy hostage to their political ideology/strong” and betraying their “strongresponsibility to ensure that the U.S. pays its bills, and maintains its creditworthiness/strong.”nbsp; But, to protect the U.S. against a horrific fate would require a budget…something the Democrats refuse to provide./ppNot far from here lies Greece, a once proud country built on an ancient foundation of historical greatness.nbsp; A country that hasnbsp;a href=http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/05/merkel-to-greece-shape-up-or-ship-out-of-the-eugreek-minister-warns-of-civil-war/declined into complete fiscal, social, and political chaos/anbsp;because of the failure of a grand scheme by its citizens to borrow and spend their way into prosperity.nbsp; Their government is in shambles and the citizens are cleaning out the banks in droves.nbsp; Who needs Spartans when a country can be reduced to a scene of carnage simply through its debt and governmental incompetence?/ppIn a href=http://www.amazon.com/The-Road-Serfdom-F-Hayek/dp/B001HWT06U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8amp;qid=1337262861amp;sr=8-2The Road to Serfdom/a,nbsp;a href=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/670307.Friedrich_A_von_HayekFriedrich von Hayek/anbsp;labeled what we are witnessing today./pblockquotep“Everything which might cause doubt about the wisdom of the government or create discontent will be kept from the people. The basis of unfavorable comparisons with elsewhere, the knowledge of possible alternatives to the course actually taken, information which might suggest failure on the part of the government to live up to its promises or to take advantage of opportunities to improve conditions--all will be suppressed. There is consequently no field where the systematic control of information will not be practiced and uniformity of views not enforced.”/p/blockquotepBut, concurrent with Washington's spectacular display of insanity and Obama's passionate drive to divert America's greatness, economic freedom, and liberty into serfdom, Mitt Romney was in the Heartland giving a speech about our crisis of debt. nbsp;Romney's message, calling Obama's prairie fire of debt a nightmare mortgage for America, was smartly wrapped in the imagery of a prominently displayed a href=http://lonelyconservative.com/2012/05/mitt-romney-brings-up-national-debt-clock-msnbc-brings-up-bush/national debt clock/a./ppObama's failed policies of Socialism are taking us down Hayek's road. nbsp;If we don't change direction we might as well hold the chains ready for our children./pdiv
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Kev Vote on Republican Budgets in the Senate: See How They Voted Here!
pToday, May 16th, in an attempt to do the job that the Democrat-controlled Senate has failed to do for 1,113 days, Senate Republicans forced votes on five budget proposals.nbsp; As expected, all five budget proposals failed, with not a single Democrat voting for any one of them.nbsp;/ppFreedomWorks issued a a href=http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/mkibbe/key-vote-yes-on-the-toomey-lee-and-paul-budgetsKey Vote notice/a in favor of the budget resolutions being offered by Senators Toomey, Lee, and Paul.nbsp; Although Senator Paul's budget a href=http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/jborowski/real-conservative-senators-should-vote-for-senatorwas the most effective proposal/a for solving our country's spending crisis, all three offered bold solutions and would have been a dramatic improvement on the current unsustainable spending.nbsp;/ppHere's how the votes turned out on all five budgets up for a vote today:/pulliPresident Obama’s budget proposal, a href=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SC00041:S.Con Res. 41/a, which was introduced by Senator Sessions of Alabama in order to give the Democrats a chance to vote on the President's plan to dramatically raise spending and taxes.nbsp; Unsurprisingly, the Obama budget received zero votes from either party, as it is absurdly unsustainable and indefensible.nbsp; a href=http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112amp;session=2amp;vote=00097Roll Call Vote 97/a./liliCongressman Paul Ryan’s budget as passed by the House, a href=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HC00112:H.Con.Res. 112/a, failed 41-58.nbsp; a href=http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112amp;session=2amp;vote=00098Roll Call Vote 98/a./liliSenator Toomey’s Budget, a href=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SC00037:S.Con.Res. 37/a, failed 42-57. a href=http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112amp;session=2amp;vote=00099Roll Call Vote 99/a./liliSenator Paul’s budget, a href=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SC00042:S.Con.Res. 42/a, failed 16-83. a href=http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112amp;session=2amp;vote=00100Roll Call Vote 100/a./liliSenator Lee’s Budget, a href=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SC00044:S.Con.Res. 44/a, failed 17-82. a href=http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112amp;session=2amp;vote=00101Roll Call Vote 101/a./li/ulpIt is worth noting that there are four Republicans who voted with the Democrats against all five budget resolutions: Senators Brown (MA), Collins (ME), Heller (NV), and Snowe (ME)./pdiv
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Can We the People Govern Ourselves?
pstrongemThere will always be a party for giving more to the rulers, that the rulers may be able in return to give more to them.nbsp; Hence as all history informs us, there has been in every State amp; Kingdom, a constant kind of warfare between the governing amp; governed: nbsp;the one striving to obtain more for its support, and the other to pay less.nbsp; And this has alone occasioned great convulsions, actual civil wars, ending either in dethroning of the Princes, or enslaving of the people. Generally indeed the ruling power carries its point, the revenues of princes constantly increasing, and we see that they are never satisfied, but always in want of more./em/strong/p pstrongem- /emBenjamin Franklin, a letter to the Constitutional Convention/strong/p pnbsp;/p h3strongCan emWe the People/em Govern Ourselves?/strong/h3 pstrong/strongCan democracies survive?nbsp; Can strongemWe the People/em/strong govern ourselves? Maybe, but democratically elected politicians must significantly alter their behavior.nbsp;/p pRecently, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analyzed the fiscal gap of state governments in America.nbsp; What they have found is elected officials have promised too much and saved too little. nbsp;The combined debt of the States is over $4 trillion.nbsp; These are debts to be paid by future taxpayers.nbsp; To eliminate their debts, state governments must increase tax revenues by 12.7% annually or reduce spending by 12.7%./p pBenjamin Franklin once warned about predatory interest groups, using government to extract favors – paid by all the tax payers./p p’s debt, which must be paid by future workers. nbsp;This is a common curse of democratically elected governments - politicians buy votes today and push debts off to future generations. nbsp;/p pBob Williams, CEO of State Budget Solutions, a href=http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/2012/05/gao-predict-disaster-state-budgets/559086 target=_blankidentifies /athe sources of America’s disabling debt – accounting gimmicks, reckless spending and devious politicians:nbsp;stronga href=http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/2012/05/gao-predict-disaster-state-budgets/559086/a/strong/p p% and California is attempting to increase its income tax from 10 to 13 percent to help pay for government employees' benefits./p pPolitely, Bob Williams states that time is of the essence:/p p– politicians pleasing their current voters at the expense of the future taxpayers./li/ul ulliSecond, support, support, support the politicians with the character, fortitude and competence to institute the essential reforms.nbsp; This is only a first step, but is essential in the short run. /lilistrongemWe the People/em/strong must limit the power of government – federal, state, and local – to strictly defined functions./liliPoliticians must be held accountable for all violations of the limits of the government’s power.nbsp; “Held accountable” includes monetary damages, which includes a politician’s pension. /liliMany states and local governments will not produce leaders interested or capable of instituting the necessary reforms. Teams of policy and politically savvy experts – restructuring experts - will be needed.nbsp; Policy and financial experts to define the essential government functions, implement efficiency controls, and allocate the necessary money.nbsp; strongemWe the People/em/strong must insist on empowering the experts to initiate necessary reforms.nbsp; Similar to the military base closure commission established by the federal government, the experts would recommend changes, subject to an all or nothing vote of the elected representatives.nbsp; Possible better, the vote could be all or nothing by the people./li/ul pThere is no perfect solution.nbsp; There has never been a perfect system of governance.nbsp; America has had the best system of government, which in recent years has been overrun by predatory special interest groups and conniving politicians. Almost every political entity in America has accumulated enormous debt, which must be paid by future workers.nbsp; At some point, the future workers are going to refuse to pay for the past recklessness and corruptions of elected politicians.nbsp; Reformation must begin immediately.nbsp; Bob Williams has identified two essential reforms – Reality-Based Budgeting and pension reform.nbsp;/p pAgain, time is of the essence or greater disruptions and bankruptcies will occur – much greater and more violent than the social and economic unrest occurring now.nbsp;/p pMuch more important, self-governance is precious - unique.nbsp; Only strongemWe the People/em/strong can restore and improve our system of self-governance.nbsp; Only structural reform will restore freedom and prosperity in America.nbsp; Politicians must be held accountable.nbsp;/p pBenjamin Franklyn understood that predatory interest groups would corrupt the political process, with the rulers demanding more taxes which enslaves the people:/p p
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Live Online Event: FreedomWorks Hosts Live Webcast with Senator James Inhofe
pTonight, May 16th, at 7 PM, FreedomWorks will host a free, live webcast with Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma to discuss his plan to halt the EPA’s latest round of job-killing regulations.nbsp; While you watch, you can post questions for the Senator.nbsp; Watch the webcast by clicking a href=http://www.facebook.com/FreedomWorks/app_196506863720166HERE/a./ppBesides taking your questions, Senator Inhofe will discuss:/pulliThe EPA’s war on American energy and jobs./liliHis Senate Resolution to prohibit the EPA from implementing Utility MACT – their most destructive regulation yet./liliHis new book on climate change, entitled “The Greatest Hoax”./li/ulpstrongWho:/strong Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma, Max Pappas, FreedomWorks Vicenbsp; President of Public Policy and Government Affairs, and Wayne Brough, FreedomWorks Chief Economist and Vice President of Research.br /strong/strong/ppstrongWhat:/strong A live, streaming webcast to discuss Senator Inhofe’s efforts to stop the EPA’s runaway 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