Obama Doesn't Need No Senate

US-China climate deal aims to prod others to act
Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution states "The President shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur".
So, where is the discussion of Senate ratification ?? NO PRESIDENT has the authority to sign a treaty and then just implement it without the Senate ratifying it !!!
The other question that no one asks is how will this treaty be implemented and how much will the cost of electricity and goods rise to meet this goal ?? How many jobs will be lost ?? If the goals are met what effect will this have on the environment ??
Politics aside, these things need to be debated in the Senate and a vote held. If Obama attempts to implement this without Senate approval, that is a clear violation of the Constitution and grounds for impeachment.

RIP Courageous Lady

Brittany Maynard, Death With Dignity Advocate Dies At 29
It was courageous for her to be so open about this and it is about time that this country has the discussion on this issue. Everyone is going to die..it is just a question of when and how. We as a culture watch our dearest loved ones die in horrible pain and torment yet would NEVER subject our pets to the same thing because it is cruel !! Then some clergy who supposedly represent Jesus who was/is the epitome of compassion say that it is somehow good to suffer and die horribly in pain and wait for a miracle that isn't going to happen ??? There was no hope for her--she was dying and was losing her mind and dignity. If I was in her shoes, I would have done the same thing.

Thoughts on Patient Zero

 Ebola victim family looking to Sue

Boohoo for this criminal who was not an American citizen, faced charges in Liberia if he had lived for lying about being exposed to Ebola and leaving the country and lying to enter the U.S. He then exposed countless people to Ebola and was given excellent care before he succumbed to the disease. Now his family is angling to file a lawsuit !!!  This is what's wrong with this country and I'm sorry he died but this guy who knowingly spread Ebola to others is no different than those with Aids who knowingly spread it to others---a bad person and a criminal whose family doesn't deserve a dime !!!

What's Wrong with Voting in the United States

Editorial: Barriers to voting

Sure, let's make it easier to "vote often and vote multiple times". These "easy voter" laws have led to massive voter fraud in recent years. In my opinion, you must be a verified U.S. citizen before you are registered to vote, it must be verified that you are only registered to vote in 1 place (sorry New Yorkers who vote in both places every election), picture ID must be shown before voting and electronic voting machines should be banned. In addition, each precinct and counting place has observers from the two major parties and at least one 3rd party.
If they did that then voter fraud would end and the citizen's votes would actually matter again (unlike now where it is a sick joke and voter fraud is rampant).

Stupid to Provoke Russia into WW3

Yury Dolgoruky submarine to test-fire Bulava missile with full missile set aboard
Obama & the Neocons---keep trying to provoke Russia into a war--yeah that's a great idea.

Can the President Declare War without Congress ??

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140912/WIRE/140919873/1118?Title=Can-Obama-wage-war-without-consent-of-Congress-

Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the United States Constitution, sometimes referred to as the War Powers Clause, vests in the Congress the power to declare war, in the following wording:

[The Congress shall have Power...] To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water.

So that would be a big NO and ANY President who attempts to do so should be impeached immediately (cough..Bush and Obama and Clinton..cough). A "resolution" from Congress is not sufficient either, only a formal declaration of war. If everyone insisted on this we wouldn't have been in Iraq and Afghanistan, Attacked Libya, attacking people with drones in other countries constantly, the Balkans under Clinton, Vietnam, and Korea for year after bloody year with no conditions for victory.

Why Americans Pay is Stagnant

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140908/WIRE/140909611?p=1&tc=pg

I laugh when I read "The trend has mystified analysts." The truth is that it shouldn't. Over the last 20 years we as a country replaced every good paying manufacturing job with a low paying service job. Our economy runs on consumer spending and as these good paying jobs have left, the economy has weakened. Now even highly skilled jobs are being offshored which keeps salaries low. You add in inflation of at least 5% per year (it's truly higher) and then $20,000/year in 1994 is now really $10,000/year in 2014. That is why people "make the same money" but everything seems so expensive. The fact is that your dollars are worth less every year due to inflation. If inflation is 5% a year and you get a 3% raise, you really lost 2% and it is compounded every year. Simple and until we stop these "free trade" agreements that are decimating our economy, nothing will change.