Walden and the bill rights

H.R. 1540 On December 14 2011 (and every year since) Rep. Greg Walden voted to let the agents of the President imprison people forever without charge, whether they are citizens or not, whether they are arrested on foreign soil or right here in America. All that the government has to do is accuse this person of being a terrorist and they can be tossed into detention, without charges, forever. They'll never be charged with a crime. They'll never have the right to have the evidence against them judged by a jury of their peers in the constitutionally-guaranteed process of a trial. Constitutional guarantees just don't mean what they used to any more. This is the definition of ultimate and unaccountable government power over its people. The Senators of Idaho and Oregon voted against this law. . On February 14 2011, Speaker of the House John Boehner brought H.R. 514 to the floor for a vote after mere minutes of debate, despite a lack of any committee consideration and without any provision for amendment. This bill reauthorizes provisions of the Patriot Act, a law that allows agents of the U.S. government to spy on, search and seize the property, papers and communications of individuals without a constitutionally-guaranteed finding of probable cause for that action. Rep. Walden has followed a unconstitutional course by voting for this bill. H. Amdt 97 If it had passed, House Amendment 97 would have stopped the government's practice of demanding "library circulation records, library patron lists, book sales records, or book customer lists" from librarians and booksellers without probable cause warrants. This amendment would have negated Section 215 of the Patriot Act as applying to libraries and bookstores, returning government practices to a constitutional standard. Rep. Walden voting against this bill. H.Amdt. 327 Section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 gives the President of the United States perpetual authority to use military force anywhere in the world that the President believes holds terrorists. Section 1034 abrogates Congress' constitutional authority and duty to declare war, handing significant power to the president to unleash war wherever and whenever he sees fit, without congressional authorization. House Amendment 327 was offered in May of 2011 during debate on the National Defense Authorization Act. It would have removed Section 1034 and its authorization of endless war from the bill. A YES vote is a vote to remove the endless war authorization. A NO vote is a vote to preserve the president's endless war powers. Rep. Walden has followed a unconstitutional course by voting against this bill.

Walden is BoehnHead

A new year and our representative Walden is becoming a power player in the Boehnor house.  Greg is a party hack and not interested in voting for the best interests of the 2nd District, Oregon or the United States.  Again please look up his record and votes.

GREG has refused his entire career as our representative to say where he stands on the major issues of the day.

He and his cronies in the House are preparing to waste our time on a purely symbolic vote to repeal the Health Care bill.  They have no plan on what they would keep or remove, just a wholesale repeal.  Is it any wonder that his top contributor in the last election was from the Health Care Industry!  BoehnHeaded partisan politics or favors for dollars?
He collected 1.6 million to run last term and spent 1 million.  He has .6 million on hand.  A lot of money spent against Joyce Segar who had no chance at all.
    Please is their not one moderate person in our whole district to run against this BoehnHead?

Greg Walden Hypocrite???

hyp·o·crite  /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/ Show Spelled[hip-uh-krit]

1. a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs. 

 

2.a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, esp. one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements. 

 

Voted NO on requiring FISA warrants- This is a man who beleives in allowing the goverment to spy on it's citizens without a warrant.  Do you agree that the FBI or the County Sheriff should be able to go in your house without a warrant or ever informing you that they had been there?

Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Jan 2009)  

Voted YES on $192 billion additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)- is this a case of I voted no before I voted yes?

READ THE RECORD and decide for yourself.  He represents his masters not the people of the 2nd District.

You would think that after collecting 2 million for being a "representative" would be enough for the self styled libertarian pretender.  But the man is addicted to the government teat while he rails against the excesses of government.

On another note....
Joyce Segars of Ashland has filed to run in the Dem Primary to eventually unseat  Walden.  I am sure Carol Voisin could give her some insight into how vile a republican from the second district can be when the camera is not around. 


Good Luck to Joyce Segars in unseating Greg.  I do think a Non Affiliated would have better luck in the 2nd as Walden is vulnerable.   I think I will write about some of his other votes in the near future.

Walden vs Ron Paul

It is often said around these parts (that would be the signs as you enter the valley) that this is "Ron Paul Country". Well since this is not Texas and has no resemblance to the Gulf Coast it must be his political lean. So this must be Libertarian country.

Just for the sake of argument I will mention that without government the natural resource based economy here would have gone bust many decades ago since this county like many others are Federal Government Welfare zones. In other words this county gets far more money from the Federal and State Governments that is generated in fees and taxes by the citizens of the county.

Now I think many of the tenets of libertarianism are very worthy. Personal Freedom, upholding the constitution and staying out of foreign entanglements would be high on my list. But as is often the case most folks here have no tolerance for the details of the argument.

So what does this have to do with Walden, Oregon Congressman from the 2nd district? It just might be the fact that Walden votes with Ron Paul less than any other republican congressman. Could it be that Walden really has no ideology other than what is best for Walden? Probably. Walden votes with the republican leadership. Follows the obstruction at any cost political philosophy currently in vogue in DC. He had no problem voting to spend trillions of tax dollars when the Republicans lost their way/minds during the first 8 years of the decade.

But now he is willing to take credit for stimulus spending in Oregon that he voted against. This lack of integrity knows no bounds. He rails rightly against the likes of Representative Rangel for probable tax evasion, but where was this righteousness against Tom DeLay, or Foley. Walden recently stated that he could do more for Oregon in DC than Salem. I think it is more an addiction to Washington money and the fact that the Governor gets far less money than a congressman. What good can a republican do in congress for Oregon when the Democrats are in power?

Hopefully someone with personal integrity that does not want to be "congressman for life" will run against greg in the primary. Oregon's 2nd District deserves better than Walden.

Walden Greg Walden

I watched the Sunday morning political shows today and while the same tired arguments made the rounds I was struck by George Will saying that the left said they were not against the war in Afganistan during the Bush administration,  But now they were as Obama escalates the war there.  It seems to me that the left in this case is correct.   Not about the war necessarily but about the fact that even when your people are in power you need to make sure they are doing the right thing for the nation .  Something the conservatives forgot to do, which is exactly why Afganistan is a problem now.

Well the title of this piece is Walden Greg Walden.  My congressional representative.  A letter to the editor spoke of Walden as looking out for rural interests. Ha!

Walden is not overly corrupted by 10 years in congress, but he is absolutely corrupted by partisan politics. I always wonder what has Greg Walden done for his conservative district in Oregon.  Not much.  Oh he gives us the usual pork to keep us happy.  But when you look closely on how he votes, he votes with the party instead of for the real interests of his constituents.  99% of the money Walden attracts for re-election comes from outside his district.  He accumulates over 1 million for his war chest every two years to have a job that pays $350,000 per term.  Odd you would spend so much to have a job that pays a 1/3rd of that.

For those in politics "It is more important to be a representative than it is to represent".  Politics is really a rotten profession/career.  Our own Greg Walden has earned well over 1 million dollars during his tenure.  I would like to make $175,000 a year and per diem,  would'nt you?

Life in the Rural West

What is one to do...

I live in the only county in the U.S. that voted to be a U.N. (United Nations)Free Zone.  This means that anything UN related is forbidden in our County.  Some would say it is a cry for liberty, but I see it more as a fear  of black helicopters and one world government.  The proponents seem more like the "pull my finger" crowd and yet there is a underlying threat to the life of those who speak against them.  Some have found this out the hard way.  Threats have been made, wells poisoned and intimidation is the norm.  Local law enforcement "seems" powerless to stop  these people.  Even writing these words is a bit dangerous.  

This is a place where a local national chain resturant had a money box for a UN related children's charity.  Someone called 911 about it and the box is no longer there.  Recently one of the proponets of this and other anti government activities actually insinuated that perhaps armed rebellion was needed to "save us" in a letter to the editor.

Now here comes one of the problems of real moderates...  I can see and understand their point of view.  I see where they are coming from.   I see that they truly feel  and believe that everyone except them has lost their way.  

 This is how dumb I am.  Even though Fox news tells me every day what the truth is I see both sides of the argument and do not agree with either side.  In the interest of sharing this great republic I choose to see a way that includes everyone.  But I cannot stand the hate that is spewed by their leaders,  their desire to choose violence or their refusal to allow another point of view.

When I talk with these folks about day to day things I truly like them.  So what is one to do...