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          This is called “Can I see your ticket please?”  It was written by a Mexican who is now a naturalized U.S. citizen, and I think it is a great analogy to the current illegal immigration issue.

          Here is the deal: 

          If you had tickets to a sports event, concert, Disneyland, or for an airline flight, and when you got to your assigned seat you found someone else was in that seat, what would you do? 

          You would call for a person in charge of ticket checking and have the person in your seat removed.   You would properly be asked to show your ticket, and you would gladly and proudly do so, for you have bought and paid for that seat.  

          The person in your seat would also be asked for a ticket, which they would not be able to produce.  They would be called gate-crashers, and they would properly be removed.

          Now, in this huge stadium called the USA, we have had tens of millions of gate-crashers.  We have been asking Security to check for tickets and remove the gate-crashers.   We have been asking Security to have better control in checking at the door.   We have asked Security to lock the back doors.

          Security has failed us.   They are still looking the other way. They are afraid to ask to see the tickets.  Many people say there is unlimited seating, and whether there is or not, no one should be allowed in for free while the rest of us pay full price. 

          In Section AZ of Stadium USA, we have had enough of the failures of Security.  We have decided to do our own ticket checking, and properly remove those who do not have tickets. 

          Now, it seems very strange to me that so many people in the other 49 Sections, and even many in our own Section, do not want tickets checked, or even to be asked to show their ticket. 

          Even the head of Security is chastising us while not doing his own job, which he has sworn to do. 

          My own ticket has been bought and paid for, so I am proudly going to show it when asked to do so.  I have a right to my seat, and I want the gate-crashers to be asked to show their tickets, too.

          The only reason that I can imagine anyone objecting to being asked for their ticket is that they are in favor of gate-crashing, and all of the illegal activities that go with it, such as drug smuggling, gang wars, murder, human smuggling for profit, and many more illegal and inhumane acts that we are trying to prevent with our new legislation.

          If you are not in favor of showing tickets (that is, proof of citizenship, passport, green card, or other legal documents) when asked, as I would do proudly, then you must be condoning those illegal activities.   

          Since Obama has never shown his ticket, perhaps he feels obligated to not ask others to show theirs.   I would call this situation destructive political correctness.   Shame on those who promote this blatant dishonesty.

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Because the legislation of medical marijuana is currently in the news, here are my thoughts on the subject recorded a number of years ago.

As a pedestrian observer of the human condition, and of the attitudes of society toward the two most widely used recreational substances, alcohol and marijuana, otherwise known as pot, one wonders why alcohol is universally accepted, condoned, and promoted, while marijuana or pot is maligned and in some places forbidden.  The U.S. Government has declared pot to be illegal, so, many caught with its possession or use are fined, stigmatized, languishing in prison, and otherwise made miserable.  There is documented medical proof that pot can relieve the pain of terminally-ill patients and afford their last days a measure of mellow peace.   Despite this positive use of the substance, the Federal Government continues to declare it illegal even though some states do allow its use for medical purposes.  Alcohol, on the other hand, gets a free ride, despite the fact that its legal use has caused and continues to cause enormous human misery with the breakup of families, neglect of children, loss of jobs, accidents and killings by drunken drivers, and the overall drain on society.  One could argue that while both substances are considered bad, alcohol causes more grief in the world than pot does.  

During a trip to Jamaica many years ago, our tour guide pointed out the abundant marijuana bushes grown wild alongside the roads, and he attributed the longevity and good health of most Jamaicans to their daily drinking of a tea made from the marijuana leaves.  So, one could wonder, if alcohol with nothing good to justify its use is federally legal, shouldn’t pot with some significant proven use, likewise be legal?  Or, put another way, if pot is illegal, surely shouldn’t alcohol also be illegal?  Hmmmmm.

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            This commentary was broadcast about eight years ago.  And so now it is a clarification of the fair tax because once again some national leaders are attempting to replace the IRS with the fair fax.    I believe it is a worthy change for our government, and surely much more fair for all citizens. 

It is well known that the only constants in life are death and taxes.  Death is not negotiable, but taxes are, at least in a sense that they could be made more equitable.  The IRS taxing system is unwieldy, unfair, old-fashioned, and overburdened, but it is here and we are stuck with it because no political leaders will step forward to suggest changes and follow through on those changes.  The IRS is like a mini city which supports thousands of employees.  Only when enough citizens demand of our government representatives that it is way past time for a change, will anything happen.  When a system is so unjust that large corporations making millions of dollars are legally able to use government sanctioned loopholes so they pay no taxes whatsoever, it is time for a change.  Will it happen?  Probably not.   Too many thousands work for the IRS and will be displaced.  So, what?  The rest of us, the little people who have been carrying the load all these years, we are tired of it all.  

To replace the federal income tax, it has been suggested that there be a fair tax, which is essentially a sales tax.  The so-called fair tax has been bandied about for some time.  Briefly, fair taxation is dedicated to fully replacing all the revenue generated under the current federal income tax system with a single rate.  There are 27 benefits from the fair tax, and here are a number of them:   
You keep 100% of your pay and pension.
You never file a tax return.
No more IRS.  
No audits of citizens.   
It has the lowest overall tax rate of any tax system.  
It eliminates all marriage tax penalties.  
All taxpayers are treated fairly.  
No loopholes for anyone or any corporations.    
Social Security benefits will no longer be taxed.   
No taxes for buying necessities for your family.  
Average family incomes will soar more than ten percent.   
No taxes on the poor.   They may be provided with credit cards exempting them from taxes for all purchases.
Mortgage rates will drop between 20-30%.   
Small businesses would never have to track income, payroll tax withholdings, or deductions.    
Even criminals will pay taxes when spending their ill-gotten gains.   
Those who take the most out of society by consuming more pay the most in taxes.   
Individuals will have more control.   People can make choices about how much they want to pay in taxes by deciding when and what to buy.   
Used goods are not taxed.   
Tax evasion will decrease.  It is impossible to hide consumption.   
And finally, the fair tax is more suitable for the information age, the age of non-traceable transactions with the advent of the Internet.

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          What I am about to tell you could easily be referring to our own beautiful Santa Cruz.  It is a city that is in Los Angeles County, and it has 97% Hispanic population, more than half foreign-born, and 40% illegal.  It has achieved quite a goal.  It is now as lawless and chaotic as anyplace in Mexico.   It is called Maywood, California.   This is a warning to every city and town in America. 

          The Maywood City Council announced recently that after years of radical policies, corruption, and scandal, the city was broke and all city employees would be laid off and essential city services contracted out to neighboring cities or to L.A. County government.  

          How did this happen? 

          Maywood was the first California city with an elected all-Hispanic City Council, one of the first sanctuary cities for illegal aliens.   The first city to pass a resolution calling for a boycott of Arizona after that State passed a law to enforce federal immigration laws, because the federal government chose to not enforce them.  Instead the federal government is now suing Arizona for enforcing them.   This is nuts!

          Maywood was the first California city to order the police department not to require drivers to have licenses to drive.   It is the first America city to call on Congress for amnesty to all illegals.

Council meetings were conducted in Spanish.

The City of Maywood started out quite differently.  Back after World War 2, Maywood was a booming blue collar town with good jobs, a multi-ethnic suburb of L.A. 

But, the early 1970s saw these industrial jobs in aerospace, auto and furniture manufacturing, and food processing evaporate under higher taxes, increased regulations, and cheaper land and cheaper labor elsewhere.

The multi-ethnic Maywood of the post war years was transformed in the 1980s and 1990s by wave after wave of Hispanic immigrants, many of them illegal.  

Today, Maywood is broke.  Its police department is dismantled along with all other city departments and personnel.   Maywood is a warning of what happens when illegal immigrants resisting assimilation as Americans bring the corruption and radical politics of their home countries.

Kudos to Roger Hedgecock for alerting us via the weekly newspaper, Human Events.  

I say clearly, the key issue in this typical U.S. dilemma is assimilation.   Ideally, illegals should be sent back to where they came from, and those immigrants who come here legally must understand that English is our only dominant language.   They must learn English, function in English, vote in English.  No more catering to their native language needs, and voting ballots should only be in English.   

And, those in charge of our federal government must close our borders or be impeached.

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          Last week I received an urgent letter for funds to support Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona.   It appears that the powers that be do not like the fact that Arpaio is being too successful in his job.  

          Arpaio is being punished for being “tough on crime”. 

          He continues to fight to stop illegal immigration, and he forces prisoners to wear pink jumpsuits, and he cracks down on the criminal wave coming across our southern border with Mexico.

          According to the Wall Street Journal, “Since February 2007, Sheriff Arpaio has arrested about 30,000 illegal immigrants, and the administration is now attempting to curb the powers of this true American”.    Now, Obama wants to discredit Arpaio and silence him, and remove him from his job. 

          Why, you might wonder, would our leader who promised change, honesty, and transparency want to discard the Sheriff who is doing such a good job for our Country?

          Well, here is the simple answer:   Liberals led by the ACLU have filed 2700 lawsuits against Sheriff Joe – accusing him of illegally profiling Latinos.  But, they are indeed illegal, and they are Latinos from Mexico.  And, that is not profiling.   

          Also, President Obama has been doing a dismal job as President and he knows that if he has any chance of remaining in office for more than one term – clearly he must do everything in his power to convince the Country to give amnesty to the illegal immigrants who are here.  If that happens, of course, those new Americans will keep him in office for two terms.

          Along with amnesty the following will happen:   The illegals will expect Welfare benefits, free healthcare, free hospitalization for childbirths, and free schooling in Spanish.  And, who will pay for those perks?  You and me!

          Most Americans do not get these taxpayer-funded handouts.  Why should those who come here illegally get them? 

The Left likes to think there are 11 million illegals here.  That was the estimate eight years ago.  The amount could now be closer to 29 million.

To make this wonderful tough honest American Sheriff Joe Arpaio the fall guy for Obama’s agenda, I say, it stinks.

Sheriff Joe should remain where he is, and remind convicts they are not serving time in a hotel, and continue to expose illegals.   And, We the People should support Arizona – and remain alert and not allow amnesty for illegals and the U.S. government should close the borders.  

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 While awaiting my turn in the dentist’s office last week, I read a compelling story in last month’s Readers Digest, which many of you will find most unusual and interesting.  It was written by Michael Crowley.  It is titled “Phony Farmers” and the author laments how our federal government for many years has foolishly spent billions in tax dollars to frauds who never had hands-on involvement in farming. 

Furthermore, because of the powerful pressure of lobbyists in federal government, these foolish mistakes are forced to continue to perpetuate. 

How did this system become so corrupt, and under the circumstances will it ever be possible to balance our out-of-control federal budget?

This astonishing story came to light almost a year ago when a Miami television station analyzed records of federal farm subsidies paid to South Florida residents. 

By cross-referencing payments against death notices, the reporter found that at least 234 people listed as deceased were still getting checks from Washington – and some had been dead for over eight years.

Clearly those government checks are being endorsed by certain entities, most of them new companies.

While the original owners of the subsidized small farms were individuals – the present endorsements show that companies now own the farms which could be large and profitable. 

According to members of the Heritage Foundation, farm subsidies are America’s largest corporate welfare program, also the most irritating. 

Also, get this – the agricultural industry has 1200 registered lobbyists in Washington, and they spend $133 million a year to make sure the money keeps flowing.  

So, it looks like this grotesque program will not go away so easily.

My personal feelings are that lobbyists should be outlawed.  They surely were not part of our government when it was born.  Their power is grossly unfair, and they pressure those in government who vote in our behalf.  In fact, they instruct those who vote. 

Unfortunately, lobbyists have already become very entrenched and very powerful, and may never be removed from the lawmaking process. 

P.S. – How naïve of me to think that lobbyists can ever be eliminated from government.  I just did a brief research and learned that even Presidents to be take money from special interests by way of lobbyists.

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So, I just finished reading the political reality of the story of the two Joe’s in America – Joe Legal and Jose Illegal. 

Most of you will anticipate what I am about to say, but I will say it anyhow. 

Because we Americans are a compassionate people, for the past several decades during which our Presidents chose to leave our borders open, of course people came in illegally.  

Most of them were searching for a better life.  OK.

But, many, also, are criminals.

Consequently, we turned ourselves inside out to help the good illegals, so much so that Jose Illegal and his family began to receive and continue to receive many perks and opportunities that are not available to Joe Legal and his family.

This irony must stop because it has become overkill. 

One example – Jose Illegal’s children are admitted to our universities often free of charge or with very low tuition while Joe Legal must pay full tuition for his children.  He is being punished for being legal, and how fair is that? 

When I say our compassion has become overkill – witness the marches and protests springing up from among many illegals, one march with a sign demanding free housing, free food, free education, free everything.

We Americans have spoiled the illegals.  They now feel entitled to all the freebies, and are beginning to demand it like it is their right. 

During the recent campaign for President, our First Lady Michele Obama called ours a mean country, despite the fact that she received a superb education, no doubt gratis, as probably did our President.   No doubt that is also why he spends our money so easily.  He does not know how hard it is to accumulate it, because according to his own resume he never had a real job.

Now, as we speak, the courageous Governor of Arizona wants to stop the enormous financial drain on her State from illegals pouring in and she is asking for proof of citizenship from people coming from the border to Arizona – a perfectly normal request.

So, now our President and federal government are appalled. They don’t want to hurt peoples’ feelings by having them being asked a logical question, and Obama has been threatening to sue Arizona for enforcing the same law which the federal government refuses to enforce.

This reaction from our President is irrational and crazy. 

Also, only a reckless incompetent leader would continue to harp on new laws like Cap & Trade and want to further indebt us with another useless stimulus bill.

Mr. President, many of us are rapidly losing confidence in your ability to lead us.

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The following is an encore presentation of an earlier commentary originally broadcast 11-24-2005.

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To those listeners who do not believe in the existence of God, I respectfully suggest that you do not listen to this commentary. It will have no meaning for you.

Holy Moses and Jesus Christ – undoubtedly the two most compelling moral figures of our current civilization, because they were chosen by God to deliver to the world His messages for the endurance of a good and ethical society.

History records that after God created the world, He also created different civilizations to occupy it one at a time. Each civilization grew and evolved, and because of human lust and power, each gradually became so morally bankrupt that in disgust God decided to discard them and start all over again. The present civilization is now showing unmistakable signs of so much moral decay that God may discard it, also. He is very angry with us – witness the unusual and frequent abundant catastrophes our world is experiencing.

The latest catastrophe could be the announcement recently that 12-year-old boys in elementary school will be offered condoms.

Moses was summoned by God to receive and disburse to His people, the Jews, His Ten Commandments, so that gradually all people would learn to worship God by living productively and morally (like, not stealing, not lying, not killing, not coveting), always honoring parents, etc. – in short, rules to live by to be good human beings.

Our civilization presently is being assaulted by many people who have rejected religion, rejected the family unit, are trying vigorously to legalize same-sex marriage. These same people created legislation to allow pregnant 12-year-old girls to obtain abortions without the knowledge of their parents. Our society is going downhill rapidly. The wrong people are taking over, which does not bode well for the continued existence of this civilization.

Several centuries after God delivered to Moses His Commandments, a very special human being was born, and His name was Jesus Christ. And, I love Jesus Christ. As a young adult, he wandered many places with a unique and simple message which was "Love they neighbor, and turn the other cheek." It is moot to argue whether Jesus was or was not divine. Suffice to say, that His was a very special message because He offered the concept of goodness to the world that needed to hear it. These teachings of Jesus were so new and so foreign to a dog-eat-dog belligerent and destructive world that many embraced his concept and so Christianity was born.

About a couple of centuries ago, our nation, a democracy, was created by our forefathers and in their wisdom they combined the moral beliefs of both Judaism and Christianity in an ethical basis and mission statement for the new incredible Country. So, from its inception the U.S. has been and always will be a Judeo Christian nation. We pray that our democracy will continue to prosper and endure despite the negative pressures of decadent godless forces in our midst. So, God, please continue to bless America.

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