President for life

Upon Obama's taking office, Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y., introduced legislation in the House to repeal the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which limits presidents to two consecutive terms or 10 years in office. Serrano’s justification for the bill is that, until 1951, nothing prevented a president from serving more than two terms.
Additionally, a grass-roots movement is under way to make Obama's third term possible. A Web site, End22.com, is dedicated to abolishing the 22nd Amendment and is asking supporters for donations to make it happen.
"We are wise enough to choose our own leader and to decide how long that leader will serve," the Web site states, noting there was nothing in the original Constitution of 1787 that barred a third or fourth term for presidents.
"With our current crises, the American People need to take back their right to elect the leader of their choice. The task is too large and the risk is too great. We must act now!"
Limbaugh acknowledged that Obama may not try to repeal the amendment on his own.
“He may not openly try to change the Constitution. But there might be this movement in the country from his ‘cult-like’ followers to support the notion that a democratically-elected leader who is ‘loved’ and ‘adored’ has carte blanche once elected — just serve as long as he wants because the people demand it, because the people want it, because the people love it.”
Limbaugh said Obama has sympathy for dictators; he relates to them. He inherited his father's Marxism.
“I wouldn't put it past Obama to be plotting right now how to serve beyond 2016, and I think [that’s the reason for the] way he's reacting to what's happening in Honduras. They've got a constitution. They’re a democratically elected set of officials down there, and you had a guy running the country, Mel Zelaya, who was just going to basically rip that country's democracy to shreds and the country moved in to stop him from doing it. And Obama sides with the guy who wanted to rip up the constitution.”
Obama sides with other dictators in the region, as well, and “is nothing if not a hardcore liberal, always more sympathetic, appearing to side with the bad guys on the world stage.”
Some described Obama's followers as a “cult-like bunch” whose “attachment to him is not political, it's not ideological, it is not issue-wise. It is cultish. It includes a wide percentage of minorities who, for different reasons, will come to think that he simply cannot be replaced.
“[If he] succeeds with amnesty, for example, and all the illegal aliens are instantly made citizens — he'll be too important. Just like right now — he's too big to fail as far as the drive-bys are concerned; he's too important to be replaced. No one else can lead the nation, they will say.”
During a news conference Tuesday, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked whether Obama supports Serrano’s House Joint Resolution No. 5, which, if passed, could lead the way for an Obama run at a third term. It was noted that Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., also supports repeal of the amendment.
“You're going to find I tend to get it mixed up with House Joint Resolution Four and Six,” Gibbs said, to laughter from the press corps.
“I think the president is firmly in support of an amendment that would limit his time in the presidency to eight years if he's given that awesome responsibility by the American people.”
“Anybody who thinks [Obama] intends to just constitutionally go away in 2016 is nuts. I think that's what all this ACORN stuff is all about. I think given ACORN money and fraudulent voter registration — whatever it's going to take — these are people who seek power for reasons other than to serve. They seek to rule.”
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Democrats’ Massive Tax Increase Proposals
“The Dirty Dozen”

Raleigh – House Republican Leader Paul Stam (R-Wake) and Senate Republican leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) discussed some of the most egregious tax and fee increases in the proposed Democratic budget. House and Senate members discussed the negative effects of these “Dirty Dozen” taxes and fees on our state’s fragile economy and their impact on families.

The “Dirty Dozen” include:
Estimated Revenue Generated:
2009-2010 2010-2011

A. Increase Upper-Income
Tax Brackets: $256,700,000 $183,100,000
Presented by: Rep. Dale Folwell (R-Forsyth)
· Jobs “killer” – Employers move to other states
· Disincentive for new economic development - employers
· Wrong prescription during recession

B. Increase Sales Tax
Rate ¼ cent: $195,000,000 $200,000,000
Presented by: Rep. Paul Stam (R-Wake)
· Regressive, greatest burden on lower income citizens
· Nondeductible against Federal Income Tax - $30 million/yr. gift to Washington, DC

C. Sales Tax on Repairs,
Installations, Warranties: $176,200,000 $244,000,000
Presented by: Rep. Nelson Dollar (R-Wake)
· Harmful to small businesses
· Burden on consumers who can afford it least

D. Sales Tax on Digital/
Click Throughs: $13,200,000 $17,800,000
Presented by: Rep. Marilyn Avila (R-Wake)
Harmful to economic recovery
Amazon has threatened to pull out of NC. If so, we will receive less revenue
Probably unconstitutional

E. Sales Tax on Local
And Interstate Courier Services: $25,000,000 $91,000,000
Presented by: Rep. Darrell McCormick (R-Yadkin)
Costs passed on to consumers/small businesses
FedEx is losing money
Tax ‘em “coming and going”

F. Franchise Tax on LLCs: $59,000,000 $131,000,000
Presented by: Rep. Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg)
· Inhibit growth of new jobs (most small businesses are LLCs)
· Tax applies even if LLC is losing money
· In many cases, this duplicates property tax

G. Sales Tax on
Amusements/Movies: $23,600,000 $31,600,000
Presented by: Rep. Hugh Blackwell (R-Burke)
Amusements/movies are all business for those in that business
Regressive, nondeductible

H. Increase Fees for Deeds of
Trust and Mortgages for
Emergency Mgmt Division Use: $1,780,093 $3,560.186
Presented by: Rep. Pat Hurley (R-Randolph)
Fee completely unrelated to Emergency Management
Why are borrowers singled out for this fee when those who pay cash for a home pay nothing?
A person who borrows $10,000 pays same $9 as one who borrows $1 million

I. Increase Marriage License Fee: $648,680 $648,680
Presented by: Rep. Mark Hilton (R-Catawba)
Burden on families at the time of life when they are least able to pay
Funds Domestic Violence – But it does not tax those “shacking up” or those married 30 years who are abusing a spouse or “partner”
Insulting to newlyweds to presume they will abuse each other

J. Radiation (X-Ray)
Inspection Fee: $416,282 $813,242
Presented by: Rep. Bill Current (R-Gaston)
Increase medical costs
No evidence of need for new inspections

K. Electricity Tax: $273,500,000 $337,800,000
Presented by: Rep. Wil Neumann (R-Gaston)
Regressive, nondeductible
Tax on all electric consumers – residential and business
Harmful to stressed families in time of recession

L. Pick Your Own $? $?


“Adoption of a state budget that adequately funds North Carolina’s priorities does not require busting the budgets of North Carolina’s families and businesses,” said Sen. Phil Berger. “Now is the time to break the cycle of tax-and-spend policies embraced by North Carolina’s Democratic leaders. Legislative Democrats should not expect North Carolina’s citizens and small businesses to pay the price for Democratic mismanagement.”