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GrassrootsPA : Lentz: Feds, not AG, must probe Meehan petitions...

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 19:45:33 +0000

Lentz is off base. Commonwealth court will look at the evidence he produces to support his contentions, and if enough names on the petititons are removed, the candidate/s names will of course be removed from the Primary Ballot. Afterwards, despite the outcome, Lentz can file with the local Election Bureau officials and a hearing there would be held. Again, he'd have the opportunity to prove actual and intentional irregularities. The board would be able to investigate, call witnesses, etc. and finding a basis on the evidence, relay the matter to the local DA. It reads like that already happened and the Delco DA submitted to AG Corbett's office. It would seem other can Corbett will investigate and finding anything posecute. lentz can always appeal, and eventually the case/s could end up at the federal level. Lentz is grandstanding now to get the case in federal court because of his alleged and unproven allegations of connections.

GrassrootsPA : LT Gov hopeful Diamond Goes MTV with Music Video...

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 00:08:12 +0000

Holy perfect pitch

GrassrootsPA : Gov candidates detail income, health...

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:44:32 +0000

thanks, Chris. Signing in that way is easy and adds my 3rd aka for the site. i find the site very welcoming and engaging in debate the way debate should be.

GrassrootsPA : 'Animal hoarder' gets jail for rescuing strays...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:33:06 +0000

OK Those were comments that brought a chuckle, but the woman is clearly suffering from the mental disorder of 'hoarding' in this case animals and trash and skeletal remains of dead cats. Mayo clinic Hoarding http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hoarding/DS00966 She also owns property which the city is "seizing and selling" and that should have everyone up in arms, but sadly they are not. If it was eminent domain for a new business venture, people would be rallying around her and wondering if she wasn't given the jail time rather than probation and mental help to get her out ot the way. The Innocence Project should take up her case, or the ACLU. She should not serve any jail time and her home should not be taken and sold.

GrassrootsPA : Questions raised re: Rep. Jake Wheatley's petitions...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:46:43 +0000

I've always wondered why citizens don't challenge these nomination petitions from the get-go. It's usually the opponent or opponents who might make a challenge to a nomination petition and largely in order to have the opponent fail to meet the requirement for enough names remaining on the petition to stay on the ballot! None of them seem to care if there are a mere handful or hundreds of ineligible names (moved out of the county/state/country) or other wise to be disqualified, let alone any names of deceased and/or forged names that might appear at any time on a nomination petition or at the precinct or via absentees!. The absentees are inherently subject to fraud as names on the voter registry remain even if they are tagged at some point 'inactive' - scheduled for election board review - maybe removal after 2 federal elections and found to be deceased or moved - a simple vote in that name by absentee removes that tag. Only a few election watchers have noted the danger in identifying inactive names. Nobody does anything.

GrassrootsPA : Questions raised re: Rep. Jake Wheatley's petitions...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:37:50 +0000

Any candidate who faces a potential 'investigation' of petitions charged with containing forgeries should worry. That's quite different than a challenge to nomination petitions which might (after court hearing) result in enough ineligible names being removed from such to disqualify the candidate's name from being on the ballot. Even when successfully challenged and names are removed from the ballot, it is unheard of for any independent investigation to follow. By Mr. Wolosik announcing he'll consult with the county solicitor and forward any determinations to the police for further investigation, he is undertaking a step again rarely taken. And if an investigation by police produces testimony and witnesses of forgeries, there certainly is a potential for a DA investigation. and hopefully prosecutions. And hopefully convictions of somebodies for forgery. In fact, all of these nomination petitions anywhere in the state should be investigated as the state's SURE system is woefully inadequate and nearly all of our 67 counties have not pursued a full-scale process to weed out the ineligibles in some cases for decades.

GrassrootsPA : Philly schools a 'dangerous' mess on primary day?...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:19:08 +0000

Yes. And everyday to the minds of children ...

GrassrootsPA : Gov candidates detail income, health...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:29:16 +0000

The telling event for any of them professing they opposed taking the unvouchered expenses was if they let stand the increase in 'pension.'

GrassrootsPA : Gov candidates detail income, health...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:00:51 +0000

Here we go. What loopholes? It's the elected oath-breakers who were always at fault for not following the PA Constitution as it is already written. Reformers use the pay raise as the shot heard round the state to kick the bums out, but the elected could vote to increase the salary, not take the increase in salary in the same term it was passed (unvouchered expenses). Already unconstitutional. What loophole there? None. and the voters spoke on that shortly after with some measure of success. as it's supposed to be. Increase the level of voter partiocipation and education. Don't want a new constitution, you say? delegates cannot be restrained or limited from proposing changes or amendments once in session which completely alter our PA Constitution, in any area. No court can stop the process once begun.

GrassrootsPA : Scarnati to sponsor Constitutional Amendment to protect citizens from health care mandates...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:25:10 +0000

Could you identify those you've left unnamed: the RINO's scrambling to be in our good graces? They. Could you name them, please. As to Scarnati, did he propose any legislation that would have prevented federal intrusion into our state education system which came down during the Bush Administration known as No Child Left Behind? The reference to the Bush Admin program in no way ignores such intrusion by previous Republican and Democrat(ic) Administrations. how'd Scarnati vote on the series of Rhoades bills per NCLB? http://senaterepublicannews.com/reform/accomplish... It's hypocrisy to claim 10th Amendment States' rights in one area of intrusion and not another as basically such are not powers delegated to the United State (F) Federal Government. The intrusion is to be rejected by the (S) State. Not in PA. Take the NCLB monies, take the (F) Federal stimulus monies. I'd like to know when the 10th Amendment little p people's reserved powers kick in.

GrassrootsPA : Scarnati to sponsor Constitutional Amendment to protect citizens from health care mandates...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:54:09 +0000

And there it is. Fox News promo for O'Reilly Factor tonight, John Stossel guest. "Will an Amendment to the United States Constitution over-turn Obamacare?"

GrassrootsPA : Scarnati to sponsor Constitutional Amendment to protect citizens from health care mandates...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:36:49 +0000

Should the state legislature take up Scarnati's proposed amendment to the PA state Constitution, and actually pass it, the measure would have to be passed again in its same form, and then the state Constitutional Amendment goes forward to a referendum question. That would (my understanding) take years, right? Am I wrong on this? Other states may have different methodology for adopting an amendment to their Constitution, but for PA, it's been stated it takes about 5 years, right? So what is the proposal if not grandstanding?

GrassrootsPA : Scarnati to sponsor Constitutional Amendment to protect citizens from health care mandates...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:20:25 +0000

Why isn't Scarnati stating whether it is appropriate (for the state legislature) in this case to propose an Amendment to the United States Constitution? Judge Andrew Napolitano might find that worthy of his support. as he's a proponent of the threat of an Article V Convention. Larry Sabato would be giddy at the prospect of 34 states calling an Article V Convention with one single proposed Amendment to the United States Constitution.

GrassrootsPA : Scarnati to sponsor Constitutional Amendment to protect citizens from health care mandates...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:46:52 +0000

What's to guess, not to be disrespectful of your comment. Our Congress and President either assumed legislative powers unconstitutionally to themselves, or they did not, and either Congress and the President enabled the capital F Federal Government (via IRS, Health & Human Services and Education Dept who knows which other bureaucracies) to totally disregard the Constitution by - in particular, mandating individuals (exempting some Amish and Muslims (Fox Nation)) purchase insurance from private providers (no public entity as of yet)(but some sort of state based exchange system) or our Congress and President did not. The choice is to date, today. Meanwhile, the so-called states' Attorney Generals (to clarify as opposed to Article V states) who embrace the sovereignty 10th Amendment powers when it suits them make little whimpy gesture filing a lawsuit. If that's not for show on the part of the states' Attorney Generals, what is it for? Because a lawsuit will not abolish a tyrannical (F) Federal Government/

GrassrootsPA : Scarnati to sponsor Constitutional Amendment to protect citizens from health care mandates...

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:33:51 +0000

A state lawmaker (and others and the people of the state in referendum) to stop the federal government in its tracks via a state Constitutional Amendment indeed. The PA AG joins in a states' rights lawsuit. The IRS stopped dead in its tracks. Raise your hand if you believe these same characters stopped the No Child Left Behind Act from over-reaching into the affairs of a state, or the people, by refusing federal monies for its implementation. Raise your hand if you believe these same characters stopped the unconstitutional federal mandated Medicaid program. And the individual mandate to purchase HC insurance? Not the brainstorm of Obama - he was against it before he was for it. Guess who all was for it? Health bill included big Republican idea: individual mandate http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100324/pl_mcc... Only true independent-minded revolutionaries will not answer any question/s on any federal or state form to confirm purchase of health care insurance from a private provider. If the state legislature does anything, it should file noticification of evidence of treason. OK Tyranny. Abolish it. Short of this, they're just grandstanding. Same with AGs.

GrassrootsPA : Mayors to legislature on PA cities' future: 'only solution is structural change'...

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:20:52 +0000

This ruse has been going on for decades. What they and other cities seek is expanded taxation capability. Meanwhile, when costs of providing public pensions, salaries, and benefits to city employees including a fire dept. and police dept. where applicable, rise they often dare not cut for fear of losing re-elections. So after decades of near insolvency, the seek Act 47 relief. Then they press for structural changes aka new taxation avenues.

GrassrootsPA : Bonusgate juror's blog post prompts mistrial request...

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:56:52 +0000

This action isn't deserving of a mistrial because of this: Jurors did not gain any access to the 'room 626 ' wherein an alleged crime took place. The building is a public building. Jurors are still citizens with unalienable rights of movement and travel, unless and until such are sequestered for purposes of the trial. they weren't. So the blogger posted the Capitol was the center of this trial on the blog after the trial. Opinion and a wrong one. Activities alleged within Room 626 were. Motion for mistrial, denied.