BOB SCHULZ RESPONDS TO TIME MAGAZINE

WTP Chairman Bob Schulz is featured in the cover story of the Oct. 11, 2010 issue of TIME magazine titled, ""Locked and Loaded: The Secret World of Extreme Militias." NOTE: The TIME article is volatile and highly misleading. What follows is Bob's response. Please send it to as many people as you can. Thank you.  Dear Editor: I am featured in your cover article, written by Barton Gellman, though I cannot understand why.  You have wholly mischaracterized me and the works of my Foundation, in order to shoehorn me into a piece that may work for TIME, but has no relevance to what Gellman and I discussed. The information I provided to Gellman, through more than six hours of face-to-face interviews, plus e-mails and written documentation, has been twisted and wholly taken out of context, rendering it inaccurate, misleading and libelous. There are so many falsehoods in what was attributed to me that I cannot address them all in this letter. I will take them up with TIME management.  For the record, I have never advocated violence, I do not and have never belonged to any militia, nor do I communicate with militias or influence militias in any way that I am aware of.  However, I do fully support the Constitution's guarantee of well-regulated militias in every State. To quote the mandate of the second Amendment, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the Right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Therefore, the absence of well-regulated Militias in every State is repugnant to the constitution.  This article serves neither the truth nor the People of this nation. While it wastes thousands of words regurgitating the intricate details of militia activities, their confrontations with government officials, and a handful of blatantly criminal acts, the article fails to address the fundamental "secret" re-invigorating the Patriot consciousness of Americans across the land.  The "secret" that the mainstream media appears to have an extreme aversion against putting forward or openly discussing, is that over many administrations, with the support of both Parties, the federal government has all but abandoned our Constitution. (Continued...)

Getting to know Rick Snyder

Here is an honest, up front interview that will give you a look at what type of Governor Rick Snyder will be and if he is ready to take of on day one. 

My opinion is that Michigan needs a Governor who has the experience to know what to do, and get the job done. I think that Rick Snyder has that experience. 

Michigan Capitol Confidential - Snyder Interview, Part 1

Michigan Capitol Confidential - Snyder Interview, Part 2

Congress looks at laws that criminalize non-criminal behavior

It's about time someone called a halt to this insanity. Federal prosecutors don't care who's life they ruin and it seems neither do the politicians who pass these laws.

By Lesley Clark | McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON — Abner Schoenwetter, a Miami seafood importer, spent six years in prison, paid tens of thousands of dollars in fines and legal fees and is at risk of losing his home.

His crime? Agreeing to purchase lobster tails that federal prosecutors said violated harvest regulations — in Honduras.

Now Schoenwetter, 64, is a convicted felon with an ailing wife, no job or right to vote and three years of supervised release ahead of him. But he's also a star witness for congressional efforts aimed at stemming what a growing number of legal experts and lawmakers consider "overcriminalization" — the federal government's penchant for writing new laws to criminalize conduct that could be addressed with fines or other remedies.

"We must put an end to the notion that we need to prosecute every individual for every perceived offense," said Rep. Bobby Scott, a Virginia Democrat who chairs a House Judiciary subcommittee that last week held its second hearing on overcriminalization. "We continue to lock up people for offenses that should not even require incarceration." FULL STORY

IMF warns against currency war

(Reuters) - The head of the IMF warned that a growing drive by nations to cap the strength of their currencies risked derailing economic recovery while the dollar dropped further on Wednesday.

Concerns that the Federal Reserve is about to embark on another round of policy easing that could weaken the dollar, tallied with China's polite refusal to let its yuan rise fast, has pushed currencies to the top of the agenda at Friday's meeting of finance chiefs from the Group of Seven nations.

Few hold out much hope of any meaningful agreement at the G7 or the International Monetary Fund meeting that follows.

"It's doing nothing for the American economy, but it's causing chaos over the rest of the world. It's a very strange policy that they are pursuing," Nobel economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz said of U.S. policy.

The dollar extended its losses on Wednesday, falling to an 8-1/2 month low against a basket of currencies and edging toward a 15-year trough versus the yen. FULL STORY

Fraud Factories: Rep. Alan Grayson Explains the Foreclosure Fraud Crisis

My question is: Where has Mike Cox, Attorney General for the State of Michigan been during all the FRAUD foreclosures taking place in our state? I know that complaints have been filed with his office. Was Mike Cox just to busy campaigning for Governor? What about now?

Where are the Judges in Michigan? Other Judges around the country have been putting a stop to this FRAUD upon their courts. Does Michigan need "JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY?"

I know, everyone is asking, "is this an issue because Rose's home is in foreclosure?" NO. My home isn't much, but it is paid for. But FRAUD is against the LAW. We elect people to investigate and enforce the LAW. So what are they doing about this?

Here in Michigan foreclosure cases do not go in front of a jury. Is this why Justice Bob Young told us that Jury Nullification is "CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE?" Is the PRIORITY of our judges to protect the CORPORATE INTERESTS OF THE STATE?

This is Rep. Alan Grayson explaining the crisis of foreclosure fraud and how it links to the entire securitization chain of Wall Street.

Should the US sell GM to China?

by Dan Murphy
September 22, 2010 06:58 AM EDT

After spending billions of dollars to bail out General Motors Co. last year, the US government is eager to unload its 61% stake of the now profitable automaker. That unloading could happen as soon as November, when GM’s anticipated IPO is launched to the general public.

One company showing increased interest in the pending IPO is GM business partner, and Chinese company, SAIC Motor Corp. According to the Wall Street Journal, SAIC has been central to GM’s success in China and is expected to continue to play a major role in future success. In fact, GM’s sales in China rose 19% for the past year, ending in August. That’s contrary to a struggling US and European market.

The sticky issue is the potential political backlash caused by selling an American icon, which was rescued from failure by the American taxpayers, to a non-American company. When the general public is allowed to purchase stock, buying is not limited to domestic investors. Anyone from foreign companies to sovereign wealth funds can purchase shares. FULL STORY

Justice Young: “You’re DONE!”

This column picks up where yesterday’s leaves off: with Michigan Supreme Court Justice Robert P. Young, Jr., at a Q&A session of the Muskegon Tea Party meeting, September 28, 2010.

At any rate, Justice Young in an article published in the Texas Review of Law and Politics (Tex. Rev. Law & Pol. 299, Spring, 2004. 299-) had much to say about our common law. I want to make sure I haven’t taken things out of context, so please read it for yourself, here. Here’s how he sets up his argument: FULL STORY

STATE JURISPRUDENCE, THE ROLE OF THE COURTS, AND THE RULE OF LAW:
THE FEDERALIST

SOCIETY: PANEL II: A Judicial Traditionalist Confronts the Common Law

NAME: Robert P. Young, Jr.*

Shocking: How Your Political System Works

It is important that individuals like Mr. Jimmy Williams discuss their lobbying experiences on news outlets, and we commend him for his efforts. But the only real solution to these problems are the ones that will leave Mr. Williams and those in similar lines of work unemployed. FULL STORY

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Senate Expands IRS Form 1099 Reporting Requirement to Include All Rental Property Owners

More than 10 million Americans are in for a rude awakening in January.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010
By Chris Neefus

(CNSNews.com) – Millions of Americans who own rental property are in for a bit of a rude awakening, beginning in January.

Congress has presented a bill to President Obama that would expand the IRS Form 1099 reporting requirements set out in the health-care reform law to include private citizens who own rental property.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s health care law, requires that small businesses file a Form 1099-MISC with the IRS for any goods they purchase from an outside vendor valued at over $600.

But the new bill, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act (H.R. 5297), extends the mandate to private individuals who own property from which they receive rental income. Those people would also now have to fill out paperwork reporting any expenditure they make on that property valued over $600 for the year.

Section 2101 of the bill accomplishes this by considering anyone receiving rental income as “engaged in a trade or business.”

The provision is a revenue-raising measure designed to offset other small business tax incentives and the Small Business Lending Fund Program created in the bill. It is expected to create about $2.5 billion in revenue, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation, the nonpartisan body that determines the budget effects of bills that Congress produces. FULL STORY

"INSIDE JOB"

Widespread Foreclosure Fraud; Forged Signatures

In Georgia, an employee of a document processing company, Linda Green, for years claimed to be executives of Bank of America, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and dozens of other lenders while signing off on tens of thousands of foreclosure affidavits. In many cases, her signature appeared to be forged by different employees.

Green worked for a foreclosure document company owned by Lender Processing Services. The company is being investigated by a U.S. attorney in Florida for allegedly using improper documentation to speed foreclosures. FULL STORY