Thursday, May 2, 2013

http://legiscan.com/NH/text/HB638

New Hampshire House Bill 638

NH Legislature Page for HB638 – PermaLink

Bill Title: Recognizing the original Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. [Track Bill]

Status: 2013-03-20 – Laid on Table (Rep Vaillancourt): Motion Adopted Division Vote 275-64 [HB638 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2013-HB638-Introduced.html

HB 638 – AS INTRODUCED

2013 SESSION

13-0796

09/01

HOUSE BILL 638

AN ACT recognizing the original Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

SPONSORS: Rep. Tremblay, Rock 4; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock 5; Rep. Christiansen, Hills 37

COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill recognizes the original Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

13-0796

09/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen

AN ACT recognizing the original Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Preamble and Statement of Intent. The general court hereby finds that:

I. In 1810, a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibited titles of nobility and which later became known as the original Thirteenth Amendment, was introduced, passed both houses of Congress, and was sent to the states for ratification. On December 9, 1812, shortly after ratification by Virginia, New Hampshire became the thirteenth state to ratify the amendment. The amendment was therefore ratified by the requisite number of states and became Article XIII of the United States Constitution.

II. During the War Between the States, otherwise known as the Civil War, the country was under martial law, and all executive orders made by President Lincoln were, in effect, law. After the war, laws made during that period were to be abated; yet, vestiges of martial law remained and presidents continued to write executive orders.

III. The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871, otherwise known as the Act of 1871, created a corporation in the District of Columbia called the United States of America. The act revoked prior legislation relative to the district’s municipal charter and, most egregiously, led to adoption of a fraudulent constitution in which the original Thirteenth Amendment was omitted.

IV. Today, what appears to the public as the United States Constitution is not the complete document, as it was never lawfully amended to remove the Thirteenth Amendment. Instead, the document presented as the United States Constitution is merely a mission statement for the corporation unlawfully established in the Act of 1871.

V. The purpose of this act is to recognize that the original Thirteenth Amendment, which prohibits titles of nobility, is properly included in the United States Constitution and is the law of the land. The act is also intended to end the infiltration of the Bar Association and the judicial branch into the executive and legislative branches of government and the unlawful usurpation of the people’s right, guaranteed by the New Hampshire constitution, to elect county attorneys who are not members of the bar. This unlawful usurpation gives the judicial branch control over all government and the people in the grand juries. As long as the original Thirteenth Amendment is concealed from the people, there shall never be justice or a legitimate constitutional form of government.

2 New Chapter; Thirteenth Amendment. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 1-A the following new chapter:

CHAPTER 1-B

ORIGINAL THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT

1-B:1 Original Thirteenth Amendment. The following shall be recognized as the original Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution:

Article XIII

If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive, or retain any title of nobility or honor, or shall, without the consent of Congress, accept and retain any present, pension, office or emolument of any kind whatever, from any Emperor, King, Prince or foreign power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United States, and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them or either of them.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

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Title of nobility.

Article I, Sec. 9, cl. 8; … No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States; or “State” Article I, Sec. 10. cl. 1. Cf. Contract Clause; Hierarchy; License; Nobility; Prince; The Missing Thirteenth Amendment, http://www.nidlink.com/~bobhard/orig13th.html … http://www.apfn.org/apfn/13th.htm

“If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive, or retain any title of nobility or honour, or shall without the consent of Congress, accept and retain any present, pension, office, or emolument of any kind whatever, from any emperor, king, prince, or foreign power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United States, and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them, or either of them.” Journal of the Senate, p. 508 (1810); http://www.amendment-13.org/va1819images.html  … http://www.amendment-13.org/va1819images/va19stdept1.jpg

Cf. ORS Chapter 77 (Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading and Other Documents of Title); U.C.C. ARTICLE 7 (Documents of Title); http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/077.html

Mar. 15, 2013 4:42pm Becket Adams

The Blaze.com

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul on Thursday introduced the “Life At Conception Act,” saying that the “right to life is guaranteed to all Americans.”

“I plan to ensure this is upheld,” the Republican senator added.

“Sen. Paul introduced S.583, a bill that would implement equal protection under the 14th Amendment for the right to life of each born and unborn human,” the senator’s office said, per a press release.

“This legislation does not amend or interpret the Constitution, but simply relies on the 14th Amendment, which specifically authorizes Congress to enforce its provisions,” his office adds.

Here is what Section 1 of the 14th Amendment states:

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

The bill has 15 cosponsors (all Republican) including Sens. John Barrasso (Wyo.), John Boozman (Ark.), Richard Burr (N.C.), Daniel Coats (Ind.), Thomas Coburn (Okla.), Michael Enzi (Wyo.), Deb Fischer (Neb.), Charles “Chuck” Grassley (Iowa), John Hoeven (N.D.), James “Jim” Inhofe (Okla.), Mike Johanns (Neb.), Jerry Moran (Kan.), James Risch (Idaho), John Thune (S.D.), and Roger Wicker (Miss.)

“The Life at Conception Act legislatively declares what most Americans believe and what science has long known — that human life begins at the moment of conception, and therefore is entitled to legal protection,” Sen. Paul said.

“The right to life is guaranteed to all Americans in the Declaration of Independence and ensuring this is upheld is the Constitutional duty of all Members of Congress,” he added.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/15/rand-paul-introduces-life-at-conception-act/

WASHINGTON — The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to disburse packages six days a week, an apparent end-run around an unaccommodating Congress.

The service expects the Saturday mail cutback to begin the week of Aug. 5 and to save about $2 billion annually, said Postmaster General and CEO Patrick R. Donahoe.

“Our financial condition is urgent,” Donahoe told a press conference.

The move accentuates one of the agency’s strong points – package delivery has increased by 14 percent since 2010, officials say, while the delivery of letters and other mail has declined with the increasing use of email and other Internet services.

Under the new plan, mail would be delivered to homes and businesses only from Monday through Friday, but would still be delivered to post office boxes on Saturdays. Post offices now open on Saturdays would remain open on Saturdays.

Over the past several years, the Postal Service has advocated shifting to a five-day delivery schedule for mail and packages – and it repeatedly but unsuccessfully appealed to Congress to approve the move. Though an independent agency, the service gets no tax dollars for its day-to-day operations but is subject to congressional control.

Congress has included a ban on five-day delivery in its appropriations bill. But because the federal government is now operating under a temporary spending measure, rather than an appropriations bill, Donahoe says it’s the agency’s interpretation that it can make the change itself.

“This is not like a ‘gotcha’ or anything like that,” he said. The agency is essentially asking Congress not to reimpose the ban when the spending measure expires on March 27 and he said he would work with Congress on the issue.

The agency clearly thinks it has a majority of the American public on its side regarding the change.

Postal Service market research and other research has indicated that nearly 7 in 10 Americans support the switch to five-day delivery as a way for the Postal Service to reduce costs, the agency said.

“The Postal Service is advancing an important new approach to delivery that reflects the strong growth of our package business and responds to the financial realities resulting from America’s changing mailing habits,” Donahoe said. “We developed this approach by working with our customers to understand their delivery needs and by identifying creative ways to generate significant cost savings.”

But the president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Fredric Rolando, said the end of Saturday mail delivery is “a disastrous idea that would have a profoundly negative effect on the Postal Service and on millions of customers,” particularly businesses, rural communities, the elderly, the disabled and others who depend on Saturday delivery for commerce and communication.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/02/06/5169161/postal-service-to-cut-saturday.html#storylink=cpy

Hello everyone – Just a quick reminder about Rep. Greg Walden’s upcoming town halls here in southern Oregon – hope to see you there:

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

What:            Jackson County Town Hall Meeting

When:           10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Where:          Jackson County Library, 205 S. Central, Medford

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

What:            Josephine County Town Hall Meeting

When:           2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Where:          Anne Basker Auditorium, 500 SW 6th Street, Grants Pass

Thursday, January 31, 2013

What:            Klamath County Town Hall Meeting

When:           9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.

Where:          Oregon Institute of Technology, Mt. Mazama Room, College Union Building, 3210 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls

As always, don’t hesitate to contact myself or Greg’s other team members with questions.

Colby Marshall

Deputy Chief of Staff

Representative Greg Walden (OR-02)

14 N. Central Ave., Suite 112, Medford, OR 97501

541-776-4646 (Southern Oregon)

colby.marshall@mail.house.gov

www.walden.house.gov

Washington, DC – Rep.  Doug LaMalfa will take the oath of office and be sworn in to the 113^th Congress on Thursday afternoon, January 3, 2013, by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).  Speaker Boehner will conduct a ceremonial swearing-in for Rep. LaMalfa following the oath of office on the floor of the House of Representatives.

July 18, 2012

Listen LIVE !

http://www.ksyc1039.com/live

McClintock objects to PacifiCorp’s accelerated surcharge

News in Jefferson Country from Pie N Politics.com editor Liz Bowen: U.S. Congressman Tom McClintock, from California’s fourth district, is going to bat for citizens in Siskiyou County.

Yesterday, McClintock sent a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission objecting to an accelerated collection of thirteen million dollars for Klamath dam removal. Pacific Corp has asked for a second surcharge to be placed on its customers for dam removal. The first surcharge is already in place on local power bills in Siskiyou County.

Congressman McClintock actually claims demolition of the four Klamath Dams is not a done deal.

One of the requirements of the Klamath Hydro-Electric Settlement Agreement is approval of federal legislation with funding. That legislation is stuck in the Water and Power Subcommittee and, hum,  Congressman McClintock is chairman of that committee.

Accordingly, McClintock said that many Representatives in Congress are opposed to destroying the four Klamath hydro-electric dams, which are capable of producing one-hundred-fifty-five mega watts of reliable electricity.

And he added that the Iron Gate Fish Hatchery produces over five million salmon each year, which will be lost if the Iron Gate Dam is removed.

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Full Committee Oversight Hearing on “Taxpayer-Funded Litigation: Benefitting Lawyers and Harming Species, Jobs and Schools”

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 10:00 AM

Add to my calendar

COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
10:00 a.m.

OVERSIGHT HEARING ON:

• “Taxpayer-Funded Litigation: Benefitting Lawyers and Harming Species, Jobs and Schools”

WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Witnesses are by invitation only. A witness list will be made available once it is confirmed.

Related Files:

• Full Committee Hearing Notice – June 7, 2012

PNP comment: Hum, I wonder who all the businesses and Greenie groups are that support more Wilderness? — Editor Liz Bowen

Letter from OR. Senator Ron Wyden:

Dear Mrs. Blossom:

Thank you for contacting me to share your concern over the Rogue Wilderness Area Expansion legislation.  I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue.

As you know, the Wild Rogue Wilderness, and the Rogue River that runs through it, embodies one of the nation’s premier recreation destinations, providing numerous rafting and fishing opportunities.  That’s why I introduced the Rogue Wilderness Area Expansion Act (S. 2001), with Senator Merkley, designating an additional 60,000 acres of wilderness and ensuring these lands are protected for future generations.  Additionally, this bill received a hearing on March 22, 2012.

In general, I believe in a multiple use approach to managing our public lands.  Furthermore, as part of the wilderness designation process, I worked to address the recreational and community needs around the Wild Rogue Wilderness.  I have worked with the timber industry and conservationists to find a compromise that protects one of America’s treasures with additional wilderness designations and more targeted protections for the Rogue’s tributaries.  I am pleased that nearly 60 local businesses—and over 100 organizations and business in total—support protecting the Wild Rogue, and that support grows every day.  The input of local interests and communities is critical to the success of any wilderness proposal.

While we may disagree on this issue, I trust there are many other issues upon which we do agree.  As I  work in the Senate to represent Oregon, please know that I will keep your views in mind.

Thank you again for keeping me apprised of issues that are important to you.  Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I may be of further assistance on this or any other matter.

Sincerely,

Ron Wyden
United States Senator

To write to me, go to http://wyden.senate.gov/

PNP comment: Good news. Now if only these problems with government over-regulations can be reversed. — Editor Liz Bowen

Additional Media Contacts:
Justin Harclerode (Transportation Republicans): 202-226-8767
Blake Androff (Transportation Democrats): 202-225-4472
Allison Myhre (Rep. Peterson): 202-225-2165
Catherine Gatewood (Rep. Gibbs): 202-225-6265

House Bill Halts Administration’s Power Grab & Expansion of Water Regulation

WASHINGTON – Legislation was introduced in the House today to halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers’ attempts to illegally expand federal power under the Clean Water Act and extend the government’s regulatory reach to every ditch, puddle and pond in the country.

Leaders of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Agriculture Committee introduced H.R. 4965, a bill to prohibit the Obama Administration from finalizing or implementing the EPA and Corps Clean Water Act “guidance” in order to significantly broaden the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Act.  This guidance would allow the unprecedented regulation of waters, occasionally wet areas and land use decisions not previously subject to federal regulation.  Any regulatory expansion under the Clean Water Act must follow proper, transparent rulemaking procedures – not the unlawful, backdoor conversion of publicly unvetted agency guidance into de facto federal regulation.

“The Obama Administration is doing everything in its power to increase costs and regulatory burdens for American businesses, farmers, and individual property owners,” said the bill’s sponsor, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL).  “This federal jurisdiction grab has been opposed by Congress for years, and now the Administration and its agencies are ignoring law and rulemaking procedures in order to tighten their regulatory grip over every water body in the country.  But this Administration needs to realize it is not above the law.”

“The public has a right to be heard on federal actions affecting their lives,” said Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall II (D-WV).  “The voices of our constituents should, and must, have an impact on the decision-making process; yet, here again, the EPA is seeking to impose its will via interim guidance and then asking for the public’s views after the fact.  This method of operation leaves citizens with little faith that the government understands or cares about the effect its actions have on their lives, and it leads to unworkable, inequitable Federal regulations that undermine the People’s faith in their own government.”

“The new authorities granted in this guidance would allow the EPA and the Corps of Engineers the authority to regulate almost any body of water in the U.S.,” said Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK).  “That means farm ponds, stock tanks, and seasonal runoff ditches could conceivably be included under new regulations.  The economic impact on farmers, ranchers, and rural communities would be devastating.  This legislation allows us to restore and protect our natural resources by working together and balancing state and federal authority.  President Obama and his EPA must stop this pattern of over-regulation and intrusion into individual and state rights.” 

“I believe in protecting our waterways, and that the Clean Water Act is the law of the land,” said Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN).  “This policy is too important to be done administratively and should go through a formal process, that’s why I am joining my colleagues on both sides of the aisle and supporting this bill.  I was opposed to this Clean Water Act expansion when the Bush Administration tried it and now when the current Administration is trying it.  We should not be regulating every puddle, pond and ditch.  We need to provide certainty in our permitting process so agriculture and businesses can predict and plan for the future.”

“This bipartisan effort should be a message to not only the EPA, but to all federal agencies that it is unacceptable for unelected bureaucrats in Washington to expand their authority on their own initiative,” said Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Bob Gibbs (R-OH).  “This legislation is critical to beat back the overreach of the EPA and I am proud to sponsor it alongside the Chairmen and Ranking Members of both the Agriculture and Transportation Committees.”

In February, EPA and the Corps sent a final guidance document entitled “Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act” to the Office of Management and Budget for regulatory review.  Mica, Lucas, and Gibbs joined Senate Republicans in writing to the Office of Management and Budget to oppose changes to the scope and meaning of the Clean Water Act sought by the Administration through guidance.

Statutory changes to the Clean Water Act must be submitted to Congress for legislative action, and regulatory changes require a notice and comment rulemaking, according to the Administrative Procedure Act.

The legislation introduced today prevents the Administration from skirting the law and would require a formal rulemaking for any attempt to change the definition of “waters of the United States” and increase the federal government’s power under the Clean Water Act.

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http://agriculture.house.gov