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Today in History: James Madison Vetoes “Bonus Bill” as Unconstitutional
This article is a reminder of just how far this country has strayed from constitutionalism that the main author of the Constitution vetoed the spending bill related to roads. Today many people want to feds to do everything.
Property Assessor’s race
—–Original Message—–
From: “Todd Orr” <toddorr4assessor@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 2:27pm
To: Tona
Subject: Re: Changes that you’d like to see
Tona,
Communication is vital. As I’ve talked with the public while campaigning, most of the community doesn’t know what the Property Assessor’s job entails. I want an opportunity to change that. As Assessor, you have to communicate with the public, the staff, other elected officials, and the County Commission. In order to have good communication, you must begin by building a relationship. I believe I can begin doing just that.
I also want to have an open door policy with the public. As Property Assessor I want constituents to feel welcome to come to the office to see me if they have questions or concerns. I’ll be in the office to meet with them and will return phone calls promptly. Much of this job is about being a resource to the community. Getting information to them in a timely manner and being able to address their concerns is vital.
I want to ensure Fair and Equitable Appraisals. From all accounts that I’ve gathered, the staff in the Assessor’s office does a fantastic job. I want to make sure they have up-to-date training to help them perform their duties even more efficiently. I believe continual training is essential.
I hope this answers your questions. I would appreciate your vote in the Republican Primary on Tuesday, March 3. Also I hope you know early voting started yesterday. Thank you for reaching out to me.
Todd
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 8:18 PM Tona wrote:
Dear Mr. Orr,
What changes would you like to see in the Blount County Property Assessor’s Office?Sincerely,
Tona
Forget the Russians: It’s the Federal Reserve Seeking to Meddle in Our Elections
Monday September 2, 2019
By Ron Paul, M.D. and former US Representative
The US Constitution never granted the federal government authority to create a central bank. The Founders, having lived through hyperinflation themselves, understood that government should never have a printing press at its disposal. But from the very beginning of America’s founding, the desire for a crony central bank was strong.
In fact, two attempts were made at creating a permanent central bank in America prior to the creation of the Fed. Fortunately, the charter for The First Bank was allowed to expire in 1811, and President Andrew Jackson closed down the Second Bank in 1833.
But, unfortunately, a third attempt was successful and the Federal Reserve was unconstitutionally created by Congress in 1913. Americans have been living under a corrupt and immoral monetary system ever since. The Federal Reserve is the printing press that has financed the creation of the largest government to ever exist. Endless welfare and endless military spending are both made possible by the Federal Reserve. The Fed can just print the money for whatever the US establishment wants, so those of us who long for a Constitutional and limited government have few tools at our disposal.
Despite all the propaganda claiming “independence,” the Fed has always been a deeply political institution. Because the Fed is a government-created monopoly with key government-appointed employees, its so-called “independence” is a mere fiction. However, the US Congress created the Fed with legislation; it can also abolish the Fed with legislation.
Last week, the facade of Federal Reserve “independence” was dealt a severe blow. Ironically, the person who broadcast to the world that the Fed is anything but “independent” was ex-New York Fed President Bill Dudley. Dudley wrote that, “Trump’s re-election arguably presents a threat to the United States’ and global economy, and if the goal of monetary policy is to achieve the best long-term economic outcome, the Fed’s officials should consider how their decisions would affect the political outcome of 2020.”
The timing of Dudley’s threats to use Fed monetary policy to affect the outcome of a US election couldn’t come at a more striking time. After all, for more than two solid years Americans have been bombarded with fabricated stories about Russians rigging our elections. And yet here is a Federal Reserve official threatening to do the same exact thing – but this time for real!
Whether it’s the mainstream media, the CIA, the FBI, or now the Federal Reserve, more and more Americans are waking up to the fact that there is a Deep State in America and its interests have nothing to do with American liberty. In fact, our liberty is what the Deep State wants to abolish.
When it comes to the Federal Reserve, I stand firmly by my conviction that it needs to be audited and then ended as soon as possible.
America’s Founders were not perfect. They were human beings just as capable of error as we are. But they had a remarkable understanding of the ideas of liberty. They understood that liberty cannot exist with a government that has access to a printing press. Sound money and liberty go hand-in-hand. If we want to enjoy the blessings of Liberty, we must audit and then end the Federal Reserve!
Budget hearing on proposed $8.3M property tax increase Monday June 10th at 5 PM
The Blount County Budget Committee will hold its annual budget hearing meeting on Monday June 10th at 5 PM in room 430 at the courthouse.
The proposed budget will increase the amount of property tax collected from the businesses and citizens of Blount County by approximately $8.3 million over the current budget.
The increase is due to the proposed budget including a tax rate of $2.47 rather than the certified rate of $2.25. The value of a penny in the current budget is $347,000 but under the reappraisal the penny will be worth $378,000, meaning that property owners will be taxed $8.3 million more in the new (proposed) budget.
State Rep. Jerome Moon will be at AFP Knoxville Office tonight for Legislative Wrap-up
Ultimate Guide to the Government Shutdown
Federal government shutdown shows we can live with less government
What has America learned 100 years after the prohibition amendment?
Why Do We Blame Women For Prohibition?
Today marks the 100 year history of the ratification of the alcohol prohibition amendment. Prohibition of alcohol was a failure, like prohibition of marijuana. At least 100 years ago, the federal government sought an amendment to take such action, where today it just acts, often without authority.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/01/13/prohibition-women-blame-history-223972
Too Much Partisanship in Washington? No, Too Much Bipartisanship!
By Ron Paul Monday December 10, 2018
Washington is once again gripped by the specter of a government shutdown, as Congress and President Trump negotiate an end-of-year spending deal. A main issue of contention is funding for President Trump’s border wall. Sadly, but not surprisingly, neither Congress nor the administration is fighting to cut, or at least not increase, spending.
Federal spending has increased from 3.6 trillion dollars to 4.4 trillion dollars since Republicans gained control over both chambers of Congress in 2014. Some may try to defend congressional Republicans by pointing out that for two years the Republican Congress had to negotiate spending deals with President Obama. But federal spending has increased by 7.5 percent, or over 300 billion dollars, since Donald Trump become President.
A big beneficiary of the Republican spending spree is the military-industrial complex. Republicans have increased the “defense” budget by eight percent in the past two years. President Trump and congressional Republicans claim the increases are necessary because sequestration “decimated” the military. But Congress, with the Obama administration’s full cooperation and support, suspended sequestration every year but one, so the planned cuts never went into full effect. Congress and Obama also “supplemented” the official military budget with generous appropriations for the Pentagon’s off-budget Overseas Contingency Operations fund. Spending on militarism increased by as much as 600 billion dollars over the amounts allowed for under sequestration.
President Trump has proposed reducing the projected military budget for fiscal year 2020 to 700 billion dollars. This would be a mere two percent cut, yet the usual voices are already crying that this tiny reduction would endanger our security. If history is any guide, the military-industrial complex’s congressional allies and high-priced lobbyists will be able to defeat the president’s proposed reductions and convince President Trump to further increase the military budget.
This huge military budget has little or nothing to do with America’s legitimate security needs. In fact, as candidate Trump recognized, America’s military interventions in the Middle East have endangered our security by empowering terrorist groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda.
While the warfare state has been a big beneficiary of the Republican spending spree, the GOP has hardly neglected the welfare state. Domestic spending has increased seven percent since 2016. Except for a half-hearted attempt to repeal Obamacare and some food stamp reforms that were included in and then dropped from this year’s farm bill, Republicans have not made any effort to roll back or even reform the welfare state.
The farm bill, which Congress is expected to pass this week, will spend as much as 900 billion dollars over the next ten years. Much of that spending will be on taxpayer subsidies for wealthy farmers and even “farmers in name only.”
Trump’s budget deals have been supported by the majority of Democrats. Even those who have called for the president’s impeachment are more than happy to vote with him when it comes to increasing spending and debt. These Democrats are the mirror image of 1990s Republicans who made a big spending deal with President Clinton while simultaneously trying to impeach him.
We suffer from too much bipartisanship when it comes to the welfare-warfare state. This bipartisanship has resulted in a national debt that is rapidly approaching 30 trillion dollars. This will inevitably lead to a major economic crisis. The way to avoid this crisis is to replace the bipartisan welfare-warfare consensus with a new consensus in favor of limited government, peace, free markets in all areas including currency, and auditing then ending the Fed.