Candidate Interviews

Nothing can be more American than exercising the right and fulfilling the responsibility to vote. Here is a great place to learn more...

Saddleback Church and Dr. Rick Warren in their Civil Forum provided a great first look at our upcoming presidential candidates. A series of identical questions were provided to each candidate during their own one hour conversation with Pastor Rick. This telling format gives an excellent glimpse into the the thought process and beliefs of the men wanting to become our next President.

Amendment - Section 5

SECTION 5

United States (US) Citizens shall not possess concurrent citizenship with any foreign entity. Claim of non-citizenship or possession of non-US citizenship documents voids all claims to and revokes US Citizenship.

Only persons voluntarily rescinding their US Citizenship shall be provided with Lawful Permanent Residence status. All others shall be deported once all legal proceedings, incarcerations, and restitutions have been completed.

Multiple citizenship provides no benefit to the US population as a whole, yet it does not place all citizens equally. Those wishing to be citizens and placing the US first in their commitment shall be granted all privileges and responsibilities of citizenship, while those not committed to the US shall continue to be welcomed as residents with the limitations imposed upon all foreign nationals.

Just as important as it is for a common language, all citizens must be as willing as the original signers of the Deceleration of Independence were, to be committed first and foremost to these United States. Our forefathers were committing treason against the British Crown with risk of being executed as traitors, while we on the other hand must only be willing to protect their principals and guidance.

Amendment - Section 4

SECTION 4

Persons born within these United States, territories, and Federal Government controlled land, after December 31, 1999 (local time), shall only obtain citizenship if at the time of their birth at least one parent is a citizen. All others are foreign aliens of their parents' country(ies) and must obtain citizenship through naturalization.

Amendment XIV guaranteed citizenship to former salves and their families. After over 100 years, citizenship has been properly granted to all those it was originally intended to assist. Children of foreign nationals in the USA legally or illegally shall not become US citizens solely based upon the location of their birth.

Simple to Complicated

California Attorney General, Jerry Brown, took the very simple Proposition 8 Amendment language in the proposed law and created his own version with a significant bias.

Here the law is in its entirety...

Section 1. Title

This measure shall be known and may be cited as the "California Marriage Protection Act."

Section 2. Section 7.5 is added to Article I of the California Constitution, to read:

Sec. 7.5. Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.

Very simple and straight forward... but Jerry Brown decided to embellish this text in his "Ballot Label" (wording used on the actual ballot) and "Ballot Title and Summary" (wording used on the Sample Ballot). The Ballot Label reads:

ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME-SEX COUPLES TO MARY.
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

Changes California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. Provides that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Fiscal Impact: Over next few years, potential revenue loss, mainly sales taxes, totaling in the several tens of millions of dollars, to state and local governments. In the long run, likely little financial impact on state or local government.

A description of this action can be located in a local news broadcast. The entire text for the ballot and sample ballot for this (and other propositions) can be found on the Secretary of State website.

Casa D' Ice

Bill Balsamico has become a public figure (and presidential candidate) because of his lack of political correctness and his restaurant's Famous Sign. Bill speaks out frequently about current events that lack any common sense and upset him. Many of his statements, while strong, represent the thoughts of many Americans tired of giving away everything (including those paid for by American's lives) trying to relieve our collective "White Guilt" (see Shelby Steele's book).

Chuck Speaks

Chuck Norris speaking out about cleaning up our language, taking us back to our founding philosophy, and move beyond old slanderous discussions.

Case in point is George Carlin's classic early 1970's monologue of the "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television," which seems tame by what is frequently overheard in today's society.

Value of Responsibility

Daniel Flanagan is an American hero not because he is a celebrity, athlete, politician, or business mogul. He was a average high school dropout and as he termed it "looser." That is until in his early twenties, he became a father, looked himself in the mirror and decided to improve his life for his son's sake. Daniel was courageous enough to examine his life and pull himself up by his "boot straps." It would have been easy in today's society to shirk his responsibility but Daniel recognized his families needs and did hard things along the less traveled path. Read or listen to Daniel's essay about his transformation in NPR's This I Believe segment "The Choice To Do It Over Again"