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Liberty, Sir, Is the Primary Object

BryanGreene2008 writes, "[The] REAL ID Act puts the citizens privacy in grave danger, usurps the constitutional authority of the states (therefore endangering the people of the United States), puts our biometrics and photo in to a database like a common criminal, then refuses those who believe it is wrong to have such ID the right to enter or use those facilities or events which they actually are paying for. Does this make sense to you? The only way I can see it, is that the government is taking advantage of the people and continuing to abridge the citizens rights to gain more and more power."

Posted on Feb 05, 2008 10:09am. (Read More... | 8855 bytes more)

Hickory Posi+ive Thinkers & Doers

apostlemcwilson1 writes, "This group is open to ANYONE who wants to live happy, healthy and wealthy! We will share the teachings of many different life improving strategies including, but not limited to: positive thinking, psychology, law of attraction, social dynamics, psycho-cybernetics, etc.."

Posted on Dec 13, 2007 22:27pm. (Read More... | 1208 bytes more)

Spruce Pine Mayor Advocates Unconstitutional Ballot Access Restrictions

BryanGreene2008 writes, "LENOIR, North Carolina (October 21, 2007) - During the past month, Bryan Greene and his campaign staff have come to find that the people of North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District are beginning to look for someone new to represent them in Congress. They are searching for a true conservative and constitutionalist and are now enthusiastically embracing Bryan Greene and his campaign of freedom and truly limited government for Congress. On October 13, 2007, Bryan Greene and some of his campaign staff attended the Mineral City Heritage Festival in the beautiful town of Spruce Pine, NC. At the festival, Mr. Greene gathered signatures toward the 17,000 minimum (approx.) which are unconstitutionally mandated by NC General Statute §163-122(a)(2). These signatures are mandated in spite of the fact that the North Carolina State Constitution clearly reads in Article 1, Section 10 that “all elections shall be free.” These signatures simply show the state that the individual signer believes that Bryan Greene, just like any other candidate or individual, has the right and freedom to have his name printed on the election ballot and that the voters have the right to more than two choices."

Posted on Oct 26, 2007 10:21am. (Read More... | 4477 bytes more)

NC Election Law - Abridging Our 1st Amendment Rights

BryanGreene2008 writes, "Year after year we hear of individuals whose freedoms of speech, assembly, or religion are violated by either the federal or state governments, demanding that their freedoms be respected. Yet, we never seem to hear of the unconstitutional and deplorable abridgement of thousands upon thousands of Americans’ freedom of speech that takes places every election day in almost every state of the union. This infraction upon our freedom of speech is the infringement on our right to vote by constrictive ballot access laws, and it is a degradation of the very essence of our representative form of government. These ballot access laws restrict thousands of American citizens from being able to vote, or at least being able to vote for the candidate that they feel best represents them. To better understand how these laws restrict the voter’s right at the ballot one needs to be acquainted with the laws and then the implications of those laws. Sadly, one of the most restrictive states in the union for these types of unconstitutional laws is our very own North Carolina. "

Posted on Oct 25, 2007 09:21am. (Read More... | 7877 bytes more)

Congressman Patrick McHenry Hosted Town Hall Meeting

admin writes, "After Congressman Patrick McHenry toured the new addition of the Blue Ridge Regional Hospital earlier in the day, he spoke to a group of concerned citizens at Abundant Life Outreach Center. Some of the subjects of discussion that came up were vet's benefits, immigration issues and healthcare."

Posted on Aug 15, 2007 12:05pm. (Read More... | 2160 bytes more)

Help Make a Difference for Unwanted Pets!

NCCHE writes, "The North Carolina Coalition for Humane Euthanasia strives to end the cruel killing of unwanted animals in our state's shelters. We encourage animal shelters using gas chambers and "heartstick" injections to change to the safer, more cost-efficient euthanasia by intravenous injection (EBI). EBI is recommended by every national humane organization in the United States as the most humane euthanasia method, the kindest and least stressful method for the animals, and the safest, least traumatic method for shelter workers. Documentation shows that animals can struggle and wail for up to ten minutes before death in gas chambers. Some bite themselves and each other in panic, beat their heads against the chamber walls, choke and vomit while being forced to inhale carbon monoxide. Groups of animals are often gassed together. Carbon monoxide is not effective for baby animals, for very old, sick or pregnant animals, since they may not inhale enough gas to die. Even healthy adult animals have survived the first gassing. Shelter employees admit to gassing the same animals up to three times. Intravenous injection usually kills the animal in about 30 seconds and death is certain. Davie, the dog pictured above, survived a gassing attempt at the Davie County Animal Shelter in 2005. While Davie was knocked unconscious, he did not inhale enough gas to be fatal. He was found near death in a plastic bag in a dumpster, after being discarded by Davie County Animal Control. A local citizen found him while taking out her trash. Davie is now a happy member of her family. CO poisoning, even at low levels, can cause many health problems for employees who are exposed. A Tennessee shelter employee died while unloading dead dogs from a gas chamber, after being exposed to carbon monoxide. In another instance, a gas chamber exploded in North Carolina when a broken light bulb was exposed to CO. Another explosion occurred while a shelter employee tried to put an aggressive dog into a chamber; the dog knocked over the gas cylinder. Is it worth the many risks? Humane euthanasia by intravenous injection should not be confused with chest injections, or attempted intracardiac injections, which are cruel and painful if done without anesthesia. IC injections without anesthesia are in violation of AVMA guidelines, and thus violate state law. Intravenous injections are considered the most humane. Whether unwanted animals die cruelly or compassionately is up to you. Your taxes are funding it. Contact your county commissioners and county managers and demand change. Write letters to editors and ask your local media to report on the use of gas chambers in your region. For those who would like more information and documentation, refer them to this website. It is a shame that there is not a loving home available for every animal in North Carolina. We encourage you to spay or neuter your pets to keep overpopulation under control. Until then, the innocent unwanted should not have to die by any method other than humane injection. "

Posted on Feb 03, 2007 20:42pm. (Read More... | 82 bytes more)