Obama amnesty runs into a road block in Arizona — Governor Brewer

PHOENIX—Once again Governor Jan Brewer is shaking a finger at the Obama administration. Governor Brewer signed an executive order enforcing Arizona law preventing illegal aliens from receiving government benefits and driver’s licenses.

The blanket amnesty by the decree of the current administration bypasses Congress and violates the separation of powers and the Constitution of the United States.

Executive order 2012-06 states, “The issuance of Deferred Action or Deferred Action USCIS employment authorization documents to unlawfully present aliens does not confer upon them any lawful or authorize status and does not entitle them to any additional public benefit.”

Title 8, Section 1622, according the the EO, authorizes States to determine the eligibility of government benefits to various class of aliens residing in the State. Section 1621 of that Title provides that aliens unlawfully in the United States are not eligible for and State or local public benefit.

This “Deferred Action” program does not give illegals legal status.

The EO cites Arizona Revised Statute 1-501 and 1-502 limiting public benefits to legal residents of the State of Arizona and 283153 prohibiting the Arizona Department of Transportation from issuing driver’s licenses or identifications to persons unless they can demonstrate a lawful presence in the U.S.

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Media blackout on Obama docs baffles Arpaio posse

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Detective Michael Zullo is surprised to say the least. He is chief investigator for Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Cold Case Posse looking into the authenticity of President Barack Obama’s long-form birth certificate. At a recent press conference, he presented his evidence, which he says points to forgery. He expected the media to follow up with questions about the evidence. What he got was unabashed hostility.

“I really didn’t expect them to come out of the gate attacking us as they did,” Mr. Zullo said.

Nearly a month has passed since a July 17 press conference where Mr. Zullo presented evidence which he says proves that Mr. Obama’s long-form birth certificate is a fraud. “They didn’t pick up on anything. They just don’t want to know about this,” he said. “We presented the most compelling stuff that we know we can prove. That’s the other side of it. We can prove this. This isn’t speculation anymore.”

But Mr. Zullo says the mainstream media have turned to bloggers with names like The Fogbow and Dr. Conspiracy to refute the Arpaio team’s findings. “The media seem to gravitate toward these people as if they are the sound voice in this matter and they are anything but. They will give them special homage as far their technical information, but they will not report on ours with any real accuracy,” he said.

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Russian attack submarine sailed in Gulf of Mexico undetected for weeks, U.S. officials say

BY: Bill Gertz
August 14, 2012 5:00 am

A Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine armed with long-range cruise missiles operated undetected in the Gulf of Mexico for several weeks and its travel in strategic U.S. waters was only confirmed after it left the region, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.

It is only the second time since 2009 that a Russian attack submarine has patrolled so close to U.S. shores.

The stealth underwater incursion in the Gulf took place at the same time Russian strategic bombers made incursions into restricted U.S. airspace near Alaska and California in June and July, and highlights a growing military assertiveness by Moscow.

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Cool Country Cruise in back in Williams

The Marvelous Marv Mobile one of the lead show cars in the event. Marvelous Marv provides private tours to the Grand Canyon. But in a bigger vehicle.

WILLIAMS—It must be August. The Cool Country Cruise in stretches the length of Route 66 in Williams from Twister’s to First Street. The annual event draws cars, trucks and motorcycles from around the west. The cars are lining up for the big show tomorrow.

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GM food banned in Monsanto canteen


Monsanto, the biggest promoter of genetically modified food, was hoist with its own petar when it was disclosed that it has a staff canteen in which GM produce is banned.

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Do you have to speak to the Ghost before you know what’s in the bill?

(CNSNews.com)- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) told a recent gathering of the Women’s Political Committee that the spirits of suffragists Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Alice Paul spoke to her at the White House.

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Social Security not deal it once was for workers

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It’s a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

Previous generations got a much better bargain, mainly because payroll taxes were very low when Social Security was enacted in the 1930s and remained so for decades.

“For the early generations, it was an incredibly good deal,” said Andrew Biggs, a former deputy Social Security commissioner who is now a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. “The government gave you free money and getting free money is popular.”

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Official list of write in candidates for Coconino County

UPDATED: August 8, 2012

FLAGSTAFF—The list of write in candidates is final and following is that list. We tried to find the web sites of the candidates to add. If your web site is not listed, please leave a comment on this article.

At the TEA party meeting on Monday, the campaign manager for Gary Robbins explained the procedure for writing in a candidate is to write in the name of the candidate and darken in the oval.

Patty Hansen of the Coconino County Elections office advised in an email that it does not matter if you write first name last or vice-versa, or even if you misspell the name. If the write in board can determine the intent of the voter, it counts as a vote for that candidate. It is helpful, however, to be as accurate as possible.

She also notes that you can request to have an early ballot be mailed to you by going to www.coconino.az.gov/elections or call 928-679-7860 or toll free 800-793-6181. The deadline to request an early ballot be mailed to you is 5 pm on August 17th.

This applies to writing in all candidates for office. Ensure you write their name in the appropriate slot on the ballot and darken in the oval.

This list applies to current write in candidates for the primary only. Write in candidates must have registered with the Coconino County Elections office by July 18th. A write in vote for a person who has not registered and is not on this list will not be counted. Anyone wishing to vie for an office in the General Election in November may still register as a write in for that election.

OFFICIAL WRITE-IN CANDIDATES FOR FEDERAL, STATE & COUNTY OFFICES

AUGUST 28, 2012 PRIMARY ELECTION

U.S. Senate

Libertarian
VICTOR, MARC

Republican
ACLE, LUIS
LYON, JOHN

U.S. Representative in Congress – District No. 1

Libertarian
ALLEN, KIM

Corporation Commissioner

Green
MEADOWS, THOMAS
POUT, DANIEL

Libertarian
GOHL, CHRISTOPHER

Sheriff

Republican
DAVIS, GLEN

Judge of the Superior Court – Division V

Libertarian
HAUSER, STEVE
LODGE, JOE

Republican
ROBBINS, GARY

The remarkable technology of today.

From Edson Stiverson

I was visiting my son last night when I asked if I could borrow a newspaper.

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Open Primaries will not make the ballot in November

UPDATE: This article should have stated that the Open Primaries legislation MAY not make the ballot in November. The ruling in this article is a Superior Court ruling and the backers of the Open Primary initiative could take it to the Arizona Supreme Court and obtain a ruling in their favor.


Save Our Vote Arizona has announced that the Arizona Superior Court has ruled against the organizers of the Open Primaries initiative.

The Open Primary system would have put all candidates, basically, on one primary ballot with everyone being able
to vote with only the top two being on the ballot in November. That would mean, perhaps, two Democrats or two Republicans as a choice for the major offices.

The primary system started about the administration of Andrew Jackson and has been used to select the required number of candidates from the major parties to run for offices. The Open Primary system virtually eliminates the chances of parties such as the Green Party and the Libertarian Party from having candidates on the ballot.

In Arizona, Independent and Non-Partisan voter can go to their normal polling place for the primaries on August 28th and ask for the ballot of a major party and vote.

You can download the decision here: PDF