http://www.drudge.com/user/Alexandrite New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 http://www.drudge.com/news/114854/texas-official-obama-sides-terrorists http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6092712.html Cynthia Dunbar, a Republican member of Texas' State Board of Education, stands behind an online column she wrote Nov. 2 stating that Barack Obama would plot with terrorists to attack the U.S. "I perceive it will be a planned effort by those with whom Obama truly sympathizes to take down the America that is threat to tyranny," Dunbar wrote. The column, which has been <a href="http://www.christianworldviewnetwork.com/print.php?&ArticleID=4140">removed</a> from the Christian Worldview Network site where it originally ran, reads as follows: <blockquote> <p>By Cynthia Dunbar<br /> Posted: 11/02/2008</p> <p>MARTIAL LAW UNDER AN OBAMA ADMINISTRATION</p> <p>Can we truly even imagine an America under an Obama Administration? I sincerely believe that an Obama Administration would ultimately mean one thing ... the end of America as we know her. First, I cannot understand how we can potentially elect a man who most likely has violated the Constitution in his very attempt to serve as Commander and Chief. "No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President;" U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section I</p> <p>If Obama were a natural born citizen who never lost his citizenship through his adoption while living in Indonesia, then why does he obstinately refuse to present valid documentation? The fact that a Federal Court Judge did nothing should not surprise any of us. After all, we know all too well the attack this great Country undergoes on a daily basis from our own militant leftist Judicial Branch. Can you imagine how much worse this will get with Obama appointees?</p> <p>There is one glimmer of hope in all of this. There is a difference between a voidable contract and one that is simply void. A voidable contract is able to be ratified whereas a void contract is void at its inception and cannot be cured at any point. If in fact Obama is not constitutionally eligible to be President, this is not something he can ever cure. His election, his swearing in and oath of office, his service of 3 days, 3 months, 3 years does not ever truly convey to him the authority of President of the United States. It is void at its inception and, as such, is open to a valid legal attack at any time.</p> <p>So we can imagine the blatant disregard for our Constitution, but what other threats does an Obama administration pose? We have been clearly warned by his running mate, Joe Biden, that America will suffer some form of attack within the first 6 months of Obama's administration. However, unlike Joe, I do not believe this "attack" will be a test of Obama's mettle. Rather, I perceive it will be a planned effort by those with whom Obama truly sympathizes to take down the America that is threat to tyranny. What nobody seems to be discussing is the fact that if such an attack takes place, what about Martial Law? What happens to expand executive power when a state of civil disorder is declared?</p> <p>Supreme Court Justice Holmes in the unanimous decision of Moyer v. Peabody, stated the following:</p> <p>" ... [I]t is familiar that what is due process of law depends on circumstances. It varies with the subject matter and the necessities of the situation.... In such a situation we must assume that he had a right under the ... constitution and laws to call out troops.... That means that he shall make the ordinary use of the soldiers to that end; that he may kill persons who resist and, of course, that he may use the milder measure of seizing the bodies of those whom he considers to stand in the way of restoring peace. Such arrests are not necessarily for punishment, but are by way of precaution to prevent the exercise of hostile power. So long as such arrests are made in good faith and in the honest belief that they are needed in order to head the insurrection off, the [Executive] is the final judge and cannot be subjected to an action after he is out of office on the ground for his belief. . . When it comes to a decision by the head of the State upon a matter involving its life, the ordinary rights of individuals must yield to what he deems the necessities of the moment. Public danger warrants the substitution of executive process for judicial process."</p> <p>Granted, this is not the same position that was taken by the Court in ex parte Milligan (71 US 2 [1866]). That Court resoundingly said, "Martial law ... destroys every guarantee of the Constitution." Reminding Americans of similar actions that had been taken by the King of Great Britain, which in turn were part of the basis for the Revolution, the courts stated, "Civil liberty and this kind of martial law cannot endure together; the antagonism is irreconcilable; and, in the conflict, one or the other must perish."</p> <p>Factually, such militaristic rule is to be established by the Legislative Branch. "The Congress shall have Power To ... provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;" U.S. Constitution Article 1, Section 8 However, the Constitution further states that the President, " ... shall from time to time give to the Congress Information on the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient;" Article II, Section 3 Should the Senate and the House be under Democratic control and Obama comes to them advising of a threat to our Nation, is there any doubt that Obama will have his way? Additionally, since we've clearly seen that Obama appears to have no respect for the Constitution itself, why should we expect that if elected, all of a sudden he will try to comply with its restraints?</p> <p>I fear for our great nation and her potential demise should we as Americans elect Sen. Obama. I shall take no joy in saying "I told you so" if Obama gets elected. But just for the record, remember, "I told you so."</p> <p>Cynthia Noland Dunbar, Esq. has been a licensed, practicing attorney for over 17 years and has dedicated much of her practice to the area of appellate law. She has studied and researched the law on numerous Constitutional and Common Law issues that framed our nation. A graduate of Regent University Law, she was the founding editor of the Regent University Law Review. She regularly speaks on constitutional, pro-life, conservative and legislative issues, and avidly defends our nation's identity. She recently released her book <i>One Nation Under God: How the Left Is Trying to Erase What Made Us Great</i>, available now on Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Nation-Under-Cynthia-Noland-Dunbar/dp/0979322723/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223014446&sr=1-1 </blockquote> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:30:01 -0500 alexandrite http://www.drudge.com/news/114854/texas-official-obama-sides-terrorists#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.114854 news, 114854 http://www.drudge.com/news/114719/focus-family-compares-obama-nazis http://crooksandliars.com/node/23926 Friday evening James Dobson's Focus on the Family Action sent out a fundraising email to members that likened the victories of Barack Obama and congressional Democrats in Tuesday's election to the Nazi bombing of England during World War II. "Our nation has never faced the kind of anti-family, pro-abortion assault that we're likely to see in the coming weeks and months," the email states. The author of this vile letter is Tom Minnery, Senior Vice President of Focus on the Family Action. It was nearly inevitable that anger over losing the 2008 election would soon provoke right-wing extremists to violate Godwin's Law. Obama's victory in Colorado may have been particularly galling for the Colorado Springs based Focus on the Family, which has been heavily involved in the political campaign this year advocating for conservative issues. James Dobson personally endorsed the McCain-Palin ticket this fall. <p>Focus on the Family has not so far posted this hateful fundraising letter on the web. Here is the opening section of the letter: <p><b>Dear Friend, <p>The spirit of Winston Churchill was alive and well on Tuesday night at Focus on the Family Action headquarters. <p>You may recall that in the most desperate days of World War II when Great Britain was being pounded daily by Hitler's Luftwaffe that Winston Churchill called on his countrymen not to despair from danger but to rise to the challenge.</b> <p>It goes on in exactly the same vein, saying that: <p><b>Our nation has never faced the kind of anti-family, pro-abortion assault that we're likely to see in the coming weeks and months. We don't have to guess what the Left will do now that they control Congress and the White House; they've told us.</b> Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:30:18 -0500 alexandrite http://www.drudge.com/news/114719/focus-family-compares-obama-nazis#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.114719 news, 114719 http://www.drudge.com/news/113708/bucklys-son-resigns-national-review http://crooksandliars.com/logan-murphy/christopher-buckley-resigns-national- Christopher Buckley Resigns From National Review - The Hate ContinuesBy Logan Murphy Wednesday Oct 15, 2008 12:20pm<p> We are witnessing the implosion of the the modern day, Bush/McCain/Rove Republican Party. With William Kristol feuding with the McCain campaign, and Kathleen Parker receiving death threats for truthfully stating that Sarah Palin was in over her head, we now find William F. Buckley's son Christopher is the latest victim of GOP rage. Bloodied and brutalized for endorsing Barack Obama, Buckley has come to the realization that today's GOP has been rejected by America and that it barely resembles the party he has always known. From the New York Times: <p> Christopher Buckley, the author and son of the late conservative mainstay William F. Buckley, said in a telephone interview that he has resigned from the National Review, the political journal his father founded in 1955. <p>Mr. Buckley said he had "been effectively fatwahed by the conservative movement" after endorsing Barack Obama in a blog posting on TheDailyBeast.com; since then, he said he has been blanketed with hate mail at the blog and at the National Review, where he has written a column. <p>Mr. Buckley said he did not understand the sense of betrayal that some of his conservative colleagues felt, but said that the fury and ugly comments his endorsement generated is "part of the calcification of modern discourse. It's so angry." Quoting Ronald Reagan, he added, "I haven't left the Republican Party. It left me." Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:42:20 -0400 Alexandrite http://www.drudge.com/news/113708/bucklys-son-resigns-national-review#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.113708 discussion, 113708 http://www.drudge.com/news/113680/waterboarding-got-white-house-ok http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/14/AR2008101403331.html?hpid=topnews The Bush administration issued a pair of secret memos to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 that explicitly endorsed the agency's use of interrogation techniques such as waterboarding against al-Qaeda suspects -- documents prompted by worries among intelligence officials about a possible backlash if details of the program became public. The classified memos, which have not been previously disclosed, were requested by then-CIA Director George J. Tenet more than a year after the start of the secret interrogations, according to four administration and intelligence officials familiar with the documents. Although Justice Department lawyers, beginning in 2002, had signed off on the agency's interrogation methods, senior CIA officials were troubled that White House policymakers had never endorsed the program in writing. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:33:14 -0400 alexandrite http://www.drudge.com/news/113680/waterboarding-got-white-house-ok#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.113680 news, 113680 http://www.drudge.com/news/112838/palin-0-2-real-interviews http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/09/24/ill-get-back-to-you-when-pressed-palin-cant-give-specifics-on-mccains-pro-regulation-record/#comments Yeah, I'm not counting SEAN HANNITY'S ass kiss fest as an interview.<p>Not only did that wimpy loser hack Gibson make Palin look uninformed after being handpicked by McCain...Now she's looking stupid being interviews by KATIE COURIC!<p>Yes. You really just read that. I'll get back to you: When pressed, Palin can't give specifics on McCain's "pro-regulation" record By: SilentPatriot on Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 7:30 PM - PDT <p> Couric: You've said, quote, "John McCain will reform the way Wall Street does business." Other than supporting stricter regulations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac two years ago, can you give us any more example of his leading the charge for more oversight? <p> Palin: I think that the example that you just cited, with his warnings two years ago about Fannie and Freddie - that, that's paramount. That's more than a heck of a lot of other senators and representatives did for us. <p> Couric: But he's been in Congress for 26 years. He's been chairman of the powerful Commerce Committee. And he has almost always sided with less regulation, not more. <p> Palin: He's also known as the maverick though, taking shots from his own party, and certainly taking shots from the other party. Trying to get people to understand what he's been talking about - the need to reform government. <p> Couric: But can you give me any other concrete examples? Because I know you've said Barack Obama is a lot of talk and no action. Can you give me any other examples in his 26 years of John McCain truly taking a stand on this? <p> Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has done, that has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership abilities. And that is what America needs today. <p> Couric: I'm just going to ask you one more time - not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation. <p> Palin: I'll try to find you some and I'll bring them to you. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:14:34 -0400 Alexandrite http://www.drudge.com/news/112838/palin-0-2-real-interviews#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.112838 discussion, 112838