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Many kudos, thanks, accolades, props, and congratulations go out to a dude by the name of Craig Stutzman.

Here's why.

Tax Freedom Day

YAY! It's Tax Freedom Day today!!!

The average American is now free to earn money to pay for things like housing, medical expenses, and food.

On April 23rd.

That's right, up until now, we've all been working to feed Uncle Sam.

Make you feel better?

My New Hero

The Internal Revenue Service has lost a lawyer's challenge in front of a jury to prove a constitutional foundation for the nation's income tax, and the victorious attorney now is setting his sights higher.

He said the free exchange of labor for compensation has been upheld as a right by the Supreme Court, but that doesn't necessarily make the compensation income.

If ever such an argument were to be presented widely, Cryer said, the income to the federal government would plummet. But not to worry, he said, the expenses could be reduced equally by eliminating programs, departments and agencies that also have no foundation in the Constitution.

"The Founding Fathers intentionally restricted the taxing powers of the new federal government as a measure of restraint on its size. By exceeding that limited taxing authority the federal government has been able to obtain resources beyond its intended reach, and that money has enabled the federal government to exceed its authority," he said.

I Am John Doe

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The John Doe Manifesto
By Michelle Malkin, CNSNews.com Commentary -
www.cnsnews.com/ViewCommentary.asp?Page=/Commentary/archive/200703/COM20070328a.html
March 28, 2007

Note: Earlier this month, six publicity-seeking imams filed a federal lawsuit against US Airways and the Metropolitan Airports Commission in Minneapolis/St. Paul. The Muslim clerics were removed from their flight last November and questioned for several hours after their suspicious behavior alarmed both passengers and crew members.

Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Katherine Kersten reported last week that the imams, advised by the grievance-mongers at the Council on American-Islamic Relations, also plan to sue "John Does" -- innocent bystanders who alerted the authorities about their security concerns.

Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., has introduced legislation to protect John Does who report suspicious behavior from legal liability. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty; talk show host Michael Reagan; Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, who heads the American Islamic Forum for Democracy; and Minnesota lawyer Gerry Nolting have all stepped forward to offer free representation to the imams' targets

Dear Muslim Terrorist Plotter/Planner/Funder/Enabler/Apologist,

You do not know me. But I am on the lookout for you. You are my enemy. And I am yours.

I am John Doe.

I am traveling on your plane. I am riding on your train. I am at your bus stop. I am on your street. I am in your subway car. I am on your lift.

I am your neighbor. I am your customer. I am your classmate. I am your boss.

I am John Doe.

I will never forget the example of the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 who refused to sit back on 9/11 and let themselves be murdered in the name of Islam without a fight.

I will never forget the passengers and crew members who tackled al Qaeda shoe-bomber Richard Reid on American Airlines Flight 63 before he had a chance to blow up the plane over the Atlantic Ocean.

I will never forget the alertness of actor James Woods, who notified a stewardess that several Arab men sitting in his first-class cabin on an August 2001 flight were behaving strangely. The men turned out to be 9/11 hijackers on a test run.

I will act when homeland security officials ask me to "report suspicious activity."

I will embrace my local police department's admonition: "If you see something, say something."

I am John Doe.

I will protest your Jew-hating, America-bashing "scholars."

I will petition against your hate-mongering mosque leaders.

I will raise my voice against your subjugation of women and religious minorities.

I will challenge your attempts to indoctrinate my children in our schools.

I will combat your violent propaganda on the Internet.

I am John Doe.

I will support law enforcement initiatives to spy on your operatives, cut off your funding and disrupt your murderous conspiracies.

I will oppose all attempts to undermine our borders and immigration laws.

I will resist the imposition of sharia principles and sharia law in my taxi cab, my restaurant, my community pool, the halls of Congress, our national monuments, the radio and television airwaves, and all public spaces.

I will not be censored in the name of tolerance.

I will not be cowed by your Beltway lobbying groups in moderates' clothing. I will not cringe when you shriek about "profiling" or "Islamophobia."

I will put my family's safety above sensitivity. I will put my country above multiculturalism.

I will not submit to your will. I will not be intimidated.

I am John Doe.

Tulsa GOP Latest: Congressman John Sullivan opposition remarks to H.Con. Res. 63

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman John Sullivan spoke on the House floor in opposition to H. Con. Res. 63, the Iraq war resolution. His remarks can be found below:


"Mr. Speaker:

I rise today in strong opposition to H. Con. Res. 63

It is impossible, despite what the Democrat's have claimed, to both support the troops and not support the increase in troops necessary to win this war. With this nonbinding resolution, Democrats maintain they support the troops, but at the same time disapprove of their mission. This confusing message simply lends encouragement to the Iraqi insurgents and terrorists to believe that every roadside bomb brings them closer to their goal of a terrorist state in the heart of the Middle East.

The simple fact is the deployment of troops to secure Baghdad has already begun. In fact, soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division, who were deployed after President Bush's call for a temporary increase in troops, are already in Iraq doing critical work with the Iraqi Security Forces. The passage of this misguided resolution does nothing except demoralize these brave men and women in uniform and invigorate those who wish Americans harm.

The consequences of failure in Iraq could not be greater. The outcome in Iraq will directly affect America's efforts in the Global War on Terror for generations. A victory for the Islamic militants, such as the al-Qaeda members who are embedded in the al-Anbar province of Iraq and the Iranians in Iraq who are provoking sectarian violence, would embolden the enemy to expand the reach of their efforts. Retreat would result in instability in the region, encourage radical Islamic terrorists and rogue regimes to expand into the region and give terrorists a sanctuary from which to launch attacks against the U.S. and the West.

The bipartisan Iraq Study Group recognized the need of a troop surge to secure Iraq. To this end, I ask unanimous consent to submit pages 27-29 and page 73 of the Iraq Study Group report for the record on this issue and to highlight the grave humanitarian consequences of a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. I am tired of
hearing Democrats constantly criticizing our plans for Iraq, yet they do not have a plan of their own. It is a shame that they have chosen to play politics with our men
and women in uniform.

Democrats now have the responsibility to govern, but they lack both a plan for success in Iraq and the political will to advance a bill that cuts off funding for the troops. They say that the problems in Iraq can only be solved by a political solution. While this is true to some extent, you cannot solve the problems of Iraq diplomatically and politically without first providing security to the Iraqi people. Security must go hand in hand with a political solution. Democrats need to understand that their political choices and rhetoric hurt our troops morale and give comfort to the enemy.

We all agree that it is time for the Iraqi's to step forward, end the sectarian violence and build a responsible government. Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki has promised the American people that in this new campaign, Iraqi troops will be the ones knocking down doors, arresting insurgents, and patrolling the streets, with U.S. troops in a supporting role. We cannot give up at a critical point in Iraq's fledgling democracy.

Failure in Iraq is not an option. If we do not win in Iraq, we leave it up to future generations to tackle the problems of Islamic terrorism in this unstable region. There is no short term solution in Iraq because it is not a short term problem.

Today, our brave men and women in Iraq are rising to the challenge to secure Baghdad from a vicious enemy, risking their lives for their country and our national security. The message the Democrats send with this resolution as we commit our forces to battle is a vote declaring their inevitable defeat.

I encourage all my colleagues to vote NO on this misguided and ill-timed resolution.
I yield back the balance of my time."