Obama's latest Law abridges free speech; Obama's latest Executive Order enables Martial Law; Contraception for college students a done deal; Some Senate Democrats considering repeal of Obamacare cost-control board; The left wants us to despair; Agenda 21 and DREAM Act in Maryland; Americans have become timid; No praying allowed at food pantry; Drug testing for unemployment benefits in AZ; Mayor ignores ballot initiative results; Wheelchair lifts at all pools; 72% want voter I.D.; Holder Ignoring Supreme Court on Voter I.D.; Texas will take fight to Supreme Court; Yawning now "suspicious activity"; 26% approve of Obama's handling of gas prices; Gun sales up;

Judge Napolitano opines: The First Amendment to the Constitution prohibits the government from infringing upon the freedom of speech, the freedom of association and the freedom to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Last week, President Obama signed into law the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011. This law permits Secret Service agents to designate any place they wish as a place where free speech, association and petition of the government are prohibited. And it permits the Secret Service to make these determinations based on the content of speech.
Thus, federal agents whose work is to protect public officials and their friends may prohibit the speech and the gatherings of folks who disagree with those officials or permit the speech and the gatherings of those who would praise them, even though the First Amendment condemns content-based speech discrimination by the government. The new law also provides that anyone who gathers in a "restricted" area may be prosecuted. And because the statute does not require the government to prove intent, a person accidentally in a restricted area can be charged and prosecuted, as well.
[As Judge Napolitano explains, this abridges our rights of association, our right to redress the government for grievances, establishes NO-free-speech-zones, and gives to the Secret Service the power to arrest and bring felony charges to peaceful protesters.  Since the President is given the power to give Secret Service protection to anyone of HIS choosing, such as his campaign manager or his Press Secretary, anyone disagreeing with them is subject to the whims of the Secret Service.]
This abominable legislation enjoyed overwhelming support from both political parties in Congress because the establishment loves power, fears dissent and hates inconvenience, and it doesn't give a damn about the Constitution. It passed the Senate by unanimous consent, and only three members of the House voted against it. And the president signed it in secret. It is more typical of contemporary China than America. It is more George III than George Washington. http://lewrockwell.com/napolitano/napolitano45.1.html

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Whitehouse.gov reports: The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other agencies, as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, shall: [Some are fearful that especially with THIS President in place, with his agenda of totally transforming America, this rewrite of former law meant to add the new Department of Homeland Security will give the President all the law he needs to declare Martial Law.  It sure seems that a malevolent President could take this law and run with it.]

(1)  collect and maintain data necessary to make a continuing appraisal of the Nation's workforce needs for purposes of national defense;

(2)  upon request by the Director of Selective Service, and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, assist the Director of Selective Service in development of policies regulating the induction and deferment of persons for duty in the armed services;

Sec. 308.  Government-Owned Equipment.  The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President
(a)  procure and install additional equipment, facilities, processes, or improvements to plants, factories, and other industrial facilities owned by the Federal Government and to procure and install Government owned equipment in plants, factories, or other industrial facilities owned by private persons;
(b)  provide for the modification or expansion of privately owned facilities, including the modification or improvement of production processes
This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.    http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/16/executive-order-national-defense-resources-preparedness
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Daily Caller writes: The Obama administration moved forward Friday afternoon in implementing the controversial contraception rule, saying that student health insurance plans must cover preventive services.
After a month of intense debate, the administration finally put the rule in writing Friday and asked the public to comment on the proposed rule for the next 90 days.
People wishing to comment on the rule should visit regulations.gov and follow the instructions under the “More Search Options” tab.
Conservative Catholics pushed back against the contraception rule this week, but the White House indicated that its decision is final, and that Obama has no intention of talking or negotiating with the Catholic bishops challenging the regulation. The administration faces multiple lawsuits, which could reach the Supreme Court.  [Look for more regulations, as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, under Obamacare, has the right to rule in whatever way she deems right - with no authority for Congress to overrule.]

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/03/16/obama-administration-student-plans-must-cover-contraception/#ixzz1pNi7cuK3
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The Hill reports: Several Senate Democrats up for reelection tell The Hill they haven't ruled out bucking President Obama by voting to repeal the health law's cost-control board.
The House is expected to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board next week, putting pressure on the Senate to follow suit. While the bill has broad bipartisan support in the House, no Senate Democrats have so far signed onto repeal legislation despite coming under increasing pressure to do so.
We're looking at it, let's put it that way," said Sen. Joe Machin (D-W.Va.). "We'll weigh the pros and cons" if the bill hits the floor.
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), another conservative Democrat in a tight race, said via a spokesman that she would take a  "hard look" at the proposal if it ever came before the Senate.
Senators are also hearing from a wide array of powerful stakeholder groups, including the American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association, that are lobbying hard to get the board nixed.
The intense lobbying is putting Obama's deficit-cutting efforts at risk. The IPAB is one of the few provisions of the healthcare reform law that has the potential to cut federal healthcare spending, by recommending cuts to Medicare provider payments if costs start to grow too fast. http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/politics-elections/216535-vulnerable-senate-dems-dont-rule-out-voting-against-obama-cost-control-board
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American Thinker opines: The left wants you to despair.  It is part of their game plan and a partial explanation for why President Obama has been throwing so many awful, intolerable new offensives our way.  From demanding that Catholics pay for abortion services to offering our most critical military secrets to our enemies, his goal is not merely to destroy this country, but to disable our resistance with an overwhelming string of demoralizing offensives.  And just when we start to get a handle on one of them, he initiates another ten.
But despair never won any battle.  Not a single one.  So don't despair.  It is a useless emotion, and a deliberate trap set by your enemies.  Take up the gauntlet and fight on with renewed enthusiasm, because the worm is turning.
There is not a better example of this right now than the state of Maryland.  Not only do endlessly corrupt Governor Martin O'Malley (Obama's Mini-Me) and the state legislature endorse criminality with their Sanctuary policies, but they fund it through the illegal aliens' ACORN, CASA de Maryland, and other similar groups.
To top it off, last December O'Malley signed off on PlanMaryland, an executive order enacting a statewide planning document mandating Agenda 21 "smart" growth policies.  This destructive Plan was publicly opposed by eighteen of Maryland's 23 counties.  Baltimore City was all for it, of course.
Their redistricting efforts angered both Republicans and Democrats.  Their pandering to illegals has infuriated minorities, including legal immigrants, because it is costing them jobs.  Fully 30 percent of DREAM Act repeal petitions were signed by Democrats.

Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/03/encouraging_signs_in_maryland.html#ixzz1pTK5amch

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Front Page Magazine opines: Americans, unlike Americans of yesteryear, have become timid and, as such, come to accept all manner of intrusive governmental acts. Can you imagine what a rugged American, such as one portrayed by John Wayne, would have done to a government tyrant who confiscated his daughter’s lunch or facilitated her abortion without his permission?
Seeing the compliant nature of smokers, they’ve moved to ban smoking on beaches, in parks and on sidewalks in some cities. Now they’re calling for higher health insurance premiums for smokers. Had the tobacco zealots demanded their full agenda when they started out, they would not have achieved anything.
Using the anti-tobacco crusade as their template and finding Americans so compliant, zealots and would-be tyrants are extending their agenda.
Because Americans are so compliant and willing to suffer silently at the gasoline pump, the Obama administration is willing to press on as handmaidens of environmental extremists who want to halt the exploration of our country’s vast oil supplies, which are estimated to be triple those of Saudi Arabia.  http://frontpagemag.com/2012/03/16/americans-have-become-compliant/2/
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Fox News reports: An Indiana congressman is looking into possible "misinterpretation" of federal guidelines after a local food pantry was cut off from federal aid for asking clients to pray.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/15/indiana-congressman-joins-food-fight-after-pantry-loses-federal-items-over/#ixzz1pDwoqA95

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AZ Central reports: The Arizona Senate has approved a measure requiring a drug test for everyone applying for unemployment benefits.
The bill also asks the Department of Economic Security, which administers unemployment benefits, to set up a random drug testing system. Anyone who fails either an initial or random test would be ineligible for benefits for a period of time.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/2012/03/05/20120305senate-oks-bill-requiring-unemployment-drug-tests.html#ixzz1octfnZzM

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Expose Obama writes: In a display of the arrogance of power for which the left have become so well known,Democrat El Paso Mayor John Cook decided not only to overrule the results of a 2010 ballot decision,he is hoping to jail those who dared circulate a recall petition in response to his contempt for the will of the voters.
By a 55-45 margin,El Paso voters passed the ballot proposition which stated:“The city of El Paso endorses traditional family values by making health benefits available only to city employees and their legal spouse and dependent children.”
And the people’s recall initiative succeeded as,with the required number of signatures and necessary approval of Governor Rick Perry,a new election was scheduled for April of this year.
Naturally,Mayor Cook went to court,filing suit against Brown and those who worked on the recall petitions. After all,should the wishes of simpleton voters actually begin to take precedence over the will of those who know what is best—that is,Democrat politicians– the ramifications for the agenda of the left would be disastrous!
But Judge Javier Alvarez ruled in favor of Brown and the people of El Paso,stating that he did not believe it proper for a judge to overrule the expressed will of the people at the ballot box. http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/03/14/liberal-mayor-overrules-voters-threatens-opponents-with-jail/
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[Here are the unintended consequences of a required wheelchair lift at all swimming pools: people who can't afford an expensive resort are going to motels with pools for a summer vacation.  The motels are CLOSING THEIR POOLS instead of spending the large bucks to get the permanent lifts...  Following outrage from New Media and pool owners, this regulation has been put on hold - for 60 days.]
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Pat Dollard reports: The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 72% of Likely U.S. Voters believe voters should be required to show photo identification such as a driver’s license before being allowed to vote. That’s in line with findings from December but remains down slightly from the 75% to 82% of voters who have supported a photo ID voting requirement in surveys since June 2006. Only 22% are opposed to the photo ID requirement. (To see survey question wording, click here.) http://patdollard.com/2012/03/rasmussen-3-in-4-americans-support-voter-id-laws/

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Expose Obama writes:  The proposed Texas law and a similar South Carolina statute rejected by the DOJ last year were both victims of Eric Holder’s deliberately disingenuous use of the 1973 Voting Rights Act,which requires states or areas with “a history of voting discrimination” to have proposed changes to their voting laws “pre-approved” by the federal government.

And just as it had in the case of South Carolina,the DOJ barred the revision to the Texas law by completely ignoring a decision of the United States Supreme Court.
In 2008,the Supreme Court ruled the newly enacted State of Indiana statute requiring all who come to the polls to present a state issued,picture ID as legal and constitutional. http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/03/16/holder-ignores-supreme-court-ruling-steps-up-voter-fraud-efforts/
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The Right Scoop writes: Perry defended Texas’ right to institute a voter ID law, saying they’ve had several cases of fraud problems that a voter ID would cure. He also suggested he can only surmise that those opposed to the law must only want to win elections by fraudulent means.
And when it comes to beating Eric Holder and the DOJ, he says that he’s ready to take this case all the way to the Supreme Court, who he notes has already ruled in favor of states implementing voter ID laws. http://www.therightscoop.com/perry-well-take-voter-id-case-to-supreme-court-to-win/
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Prison Planet reports: Infowars has obtained a document from the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness that lists banal bodily activities such as yawning, staring and goose pumps as “suspicious activity” indicative of terrorism. http://www.prisonplanet.com/dhs-terror-document-lists-yawning-goose-bumps-as-suspicious-behavior.html

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[A Washington Post poll released Monday found only 26 percent of voters approve of Obama’s handling of rising gas prices.]

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Wyoming News reports: Fear - and gun sales - are up.

At least that's what gun store owners in the Capital City are saying when they talk about the rising numbers of sales here and across the U.S.

Gun owners are stocking up on ammo and a variety of guns in a rush that local retailers haven't seen since President Barack Obama was elected. In the wake of the 2008 election, prices soared as the availability of weapons and ammo shrank. http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2012/03/18/news/01top_03-18-12.txt

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