Comments on: The White Flag Democrats’ grand new scheme: A war “surtax”

By: Miss Ladybug

Miss Ladybug — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:12:42 +0000

If we, The United States of America, submit to having everything we do having to be “pre-approved” by an international body, or we grant an international body the ability to tax us, we are no longer a sovereign nation. It will be the end of the greatest democracy in human history. I hope I don’t have to ever see that. He||, we already have Supreme Court justices citing law/precedent in foreign countries when making rulings that should ONLY pass a test on constitutionality for The Constitution of the United States of America…

By: dakine

dakine — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:06:32 +0000

My apologies ladybug. Splitting hairs I guess, but our elected officials make decisions on behalf of the US as it relates to the UN, so I really don’t think the “taxation without representation” argument flies. Sorry, but we’re all being represented in that regard. Obviously though I get your primary point…you don’t like the UN.

By: Miss Ladybug

Miss Ladybug — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:34:12 +0000

dakine~

gayle was the one to use the term “taxation without representation”. You said she was wrong because she’s not some pre-American Revolution colonist. I said you were wrong and I still stand by my assessment re: the UN. It’s bad enough we have taxpayer money helping fund that useless institution, but they are going for even more power (as on that other thread I referenced). As soon as “member nations” grant that cesspool taxing authority, it IS taxation without representation because one member state (even a permanent member of the Security Council) can’t change that, no matter what our Congresscritters or President might do or say.

By: The Mahablog » Tots and Taxes

The Mahablog » Tots and Taxes — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:26:50 +0000

[...] to raise $140 billion a year to pay for the war. And this takes us to the most brilliant comment by Michelle Malkin yet: “Nothing screams impotence louder than a desperate, last-ditch effort to tax the war on [...]

By: dakine

dakine — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:56:54 +0000

Regardless ladybug, the US is a member country in the UN and is obligated to provide certain funds in connection therewith. You don’t like it, get it changed. Your original sort of silly statement was “Taxation w/o Representation”. That statement remains factually false and doesn’t advance the discussion.

By: white pebble » The return of the Hippies

white pebble » The return of the Hippies — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:01:34 +0000

[...] Michelle Malkin » The White Flag Democrats’ grand new scheme: A war “surtax” Nothing screams impotence louder than a desperate, last-ditch effort to tax the war on terror to [...]

By: gayle

gayle — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:15:01 +0000

Boomer, not only that, but they are endangering ALL of our lives each and every day.

They are more concerned about illegals and terrorist having rights, that are unconstitutional……than its own taxpaying citizens.

Talk about treasonous behaviors?

By: Boomer

Boomer — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:29:13 +0000

I would love nothing more than to see every “surrender monkey Congress critter” frog marched off to ”Federal bang me in the butt prison” (to quote the movie Office Space). Don’t know how much more I can take of their reckless disregard for our Military personnel by recklessly endangering their lives by giving hope to our enemies.

By: CharlieT

CharlieT — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:22:07 +0000

Assume for a moment that Al Qaeda leadership made public pronouncements that if they did not achieve victory in Iraq by a date certain they would cease all combat/terrorist activities in Iraq and leave forever. And assume that they had the authority and capacity to make that happen. Can any sane person doubt that American soldiers would take aid and comfort from the knowledge that all they had to do was continue the fight until the day victory was given to them? I was an American soldier for a quarter century, I know I sure as heck would have taken aid and comfort from knowing that the enemy was going to quit the fight on a date certain and further that they were already announcing that they had lost. So why do Harry Reid and his fellow surrender democrats think that their pronouncements do not give aid and comfort to the jihadists? Do they not listen to what the enemy is saying in their propaganda videos and posting on their websites? Do they ignore the fact that Al Qaeda is quoting them and using their statements to bolster the flagging spirits of their fighters who are getting their brains beat out militarily? Harry Reid and his surrender democrats should have Robert Bird pull out his well-worn copy of the U.S. Constitution and read Article 3 that defines treason as “giving aid and comfort” to the enemies of the United States and Section 3 of the 14th Amendment that renders any person who has “given aid and comfort to the enemies” of the United States as ineligible to be a member of Congress. Have them read 18 United States Code § 2381 that makes treason (“giving aid and comfort to the enemy”) punishable by death. If Harry Reid were merely unpatriotic in time of peace, he could be ridiculed or ostracized. Being treasonous in time of war merits much more severe sanction.

By: 30 pcs of silver

30 pcs of silver — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:04:34 +0000

AMEN, to Rush…

By: Miss Ladybug

Miss Ladybug — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:48:09 +0000

Jason over at CounterColumn says all best are off now about not calling the Libs "unpatriotic". Today, Rush called them "phony patriots".

By: Frank DiGiorgio

Frank DiGiorgio — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:32:05 +0000

But don’t question their patriotism, or support of the troops.

I know you’re being sarcastic but it’s long past time when we should start questioning their patriotsm.

I question the patriotism of any DemocRAT who says they support the troops but wants to pull out without finishing the job or won’t provide funding to complete the job.

By: skma

skma — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:01:20 +0000

Me three. There are many ways to help our troops (thanks Miss Ladybug in post #35!) but a war bond drive might bring in wider awareness…

By: Old War Dogs

Old War Dogs — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:07:23 +0000

2007.10.02 Politics and National Defense Roundup …

Iraq’s Golden Silence
IBD: Ever since the Sept. 10 testimony of Gen. David Petraeus, we’ve heard less and less from the mainstream media about the war in Iraq. The old adage “no news is good news” has never been truer. ……

By: ajmontana

ajmontana — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:30:42 +0000

Me too.