AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP 101

Vice President Joe Biden said at a Florida fundraiser Sunday that the 60-seat threshold for passing legislation in the Senate put a dangerous new roadblock in the way of American government.

"As long as I have served, ... I've never seen, as my uncle once said, the constitution stood on its head as they've done. This is the first time every single solitary decision has required 60 senators," Biden said. "No democracy has survived needing a supermajority."

Despite that dire warning, Biden said he's "optimistic" the country will appreciate the administration's accomplishments: "The American people are very smart, and we'll demonstrate by November that the project is working."

Joseph Biden

Vice President

United States of America

The filibuster, Electoral College, should both be stopped at any cost. Term limits need to be enacted immediately. So that senators and representatives all serve two years, twice if elected again. Organized religion should be fined heavily when they try to stop, change or get involved in the country�s political system.

The filibuster is total nonsense!

Popular vote should be the only conclusion to any election.

Almost as insane as the population of ---641,481--- in North Dakota getting the same level of representation in the Senate as ---36,756,666--- in California.

But until we can deal with the overall problem of EXTREMELY disproportionate level of representation in the Senate that is making the country artificially conservative, let's deal with the filibuster that is only adding to that problem.

"Lifecoaches"

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Whew! Where do we start? I am almost speechless. If this is what we have in this country as far as representatives and "educated" citizens, will the last person leaving please turn off the lights and bring the flag?

We live in a REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC. We do NOT live in a democracy. We have a Representative Republic for several reasons, the most important is that EVERYONE in this country has a say, through their representatives. In the senate, each state is represented equally. That is to say that New York has no more influence than Idaho.

In the house of representatives, each state has the number of representatives assigned to them based on population. New York may have 23 while Idaho may have 3. It is the same idea behind the Electoral College. It is set up so that the larger states like New York, California, Texas and Florida can't elect a president alone. The smaller states have their say too. So states like Idaho, North Dakota, Iowa and Kansas have their say as well.

That's the beauty of this country and of our founding fathers.

Now it is unbelievable that a Vice President and a senator for 30 years doesn't understand this process. The process served Biden well for 30 years. He was a master at using it to his party's advantage, now when things aren't going that smoothly for his party, well we have to blow the whole thing up and start over?

Biden knows the process, he knows how to use the system. He has been a part of filibusters. He has been part of super majorities. He has also been part of those who have maneuvered to change senate rules to benefit his party.

The notion that "Organized Religion should be fined heavily when they try to stop, change or get involved in the country�s political system." is NONSENSE! "Organized Religion" is made up of American citizens who have every right to make their views known. As citizens, they have the right to vote and vote in blocks. If a senator or representative is worried about a block of voters, then so be it.

Should there be term limits? You Betcha!

Should the Electoral College be abolished? NO.

Should this country change from a Representative Republic? NO

Should American citizens learn civics and how their country work? YES

KUDOS TO JASON

Although this correspondent has been accused of being a political hack, I do try and give props when props are due. Such is the case today. Congressman Jason Altmire deserves props for what he has done.

For those of you who don't know, or who have been under a rock for the past week, there was a major earthquake in Haiti. A couple of local girls from Ben Avon (outside of Pittsburgh) run an orphanage down there. Well, the orphanage was reduced to rubble. Cries for help rang out around Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. Congressman Altmire was contacted a moved heaven and earth to get ALL of the orphans out of Haiti and as of this morning, in Pittsburgh.

We say well done to Congressman Altmire!

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WELL, WHAT A WICKED WEB WE WEAVE!

This story comes to us from KDKA Radio.

There is more to the story of the orphans being brought back from Haiti. It appears that Mary Beth Buchanan (NO friend of this blog) had everything set up and ready to go. She had the doctors from AGH (Allegheny General Hospital), Kentucky Adoption (who had the legal authority for this orphanage), medical supplies and planes in place. The only thing she did not have was a release from the State Department.

Enter Jason Altmire and Ed Rendell. They swoop in with a team from UPMC (Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital), planes and a release from the State Department.

Kentucky Adoption was has legal authority has been left out of the loop and has no idea what is going on. They are demanding answers and have started legal proceedings.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Some steps have been left out for brevity, but the events are correct.)

So here is Buchanan a possible candidate against Altmire, she has everything in place, ready to go and Altmire and Rendell swoop in and become the knights in shining armor. To Buchanan's credit, she is downplaying the events saying only that she is glad all the children are in Pittsburgh and safe.

We're use to Rendell's bottom feeding. It is no surprise that Fast Eddy would ace out AGH and replace them with his hack friends at UPMC. It is also no surprise that this piece of dog excrement that has resided in Harrisburg for the last eight years would orchestrate such an endeavor.

In a related development, Anderson Cooper at CNN is looking into how and why Rendell was able to get an aircraft into Haiti when doctors and nurses who are desperately needed are unable to get flights into the country and why he was able to hold up flights coming into the country.

It is sad, so very sad that politics even enter into this picture. For someone to use this for ANY political gain is wrong on so many levels. IF any of this is correct, then Jason Altmire is another piece of dog excrement. This corespondent was teetering on endorsing Altmire especially if Mary Beth Buchanan was the Republican nominee. While I do not agree with many of his positions, Altmire has stood up against BHO on several key issues. If, however Altmire is truly just another piece of dog crap, he neither deserves, nor should be given kudos for anything.

More to come as more details come to light.