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I’ve always said that peace cannot exist without justice.  Peace without justice is anarchy.  It is justice that allows peace to prosper.  Without justice, those who wish to do harm can do so without regard to its consequences.  Furthermore, justice provides the people with knowing that actions against them will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

The Attorney General of the United States recently dropped all charges against the Black Panthers for voter intimidation.  YouTube has a few videos of the voter intimidation.  Justice Department did not release an official statement but simply dropped the charges.  Most charges are dropped when there is not enough evidence to move forward with a trial, but with the video evidence, it seems like this is not the case.

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Last week, I finally received the records I requested in back in March.  However, WMATA did not provide the proper format.  In my letter, I specifically requested “a format suitable to be viewed in a spreadsheet application. This includes, but is not limited to, Microsoft Excel, Google Spreadsheets, XML, or CSV (Comma Separated Values). I will not accept this report as a printed document.”  The reports were sent to me in PDF format.

WMATA instituted it’s largest ever fare hike, costing Metro riders at least $.30 more per trip.  The excuse this time is “to close a $189 million budget gap for the fiscal year.”  This was the same excuse used when Metro proposed an emergancy $.10 fare hike.

On June 10, 2010, the WMATA Board approved the FY2011 budget. From the FY2010 budget, there was a $189 million shortfall.  The changes to the FY2010 budget were as follows:

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Original letter (in reply to Virginia cannot allow offshore oil drilling):

Kellen Lauer is misguided in opting to support so-called clean energy in lieu of oil.  Citing the gulf disaster only furthers this point.  The technology behind clean energy is still developing.  Furthermore, the energy transformation for many “green” sources is so low that they are not yet economically viable.  For example, solar power only converts less than 10% of the energy it receives.

I agree with the fact that we must continue to develop renewable energy sources.  But until they meet or exceed the power outputs of oil, we must continue to find sources of oil.  We don’t stop driving cars because we see accidents everyday.  Neither should we stop drilling because of an oil spill.

If Senator Jon Kyl’s story is true, congress should seriously start considering articles of impeachment on Obama.  The President’s sworn duty is to protect this country first and foremost.  If Obama is using political manuvering to not secure our borders, he is neglecting the job that people have voted him to do.  The Chief Executive is to execute the laws of the land, not write them.  If he wanted to do that, he should have stayed a senator.

Impeachment is not meant to be an easy process but when the President refuses to do his job, congress needs to get the courage to do the right thing and begin impeachment proceedings.  However, time has shown that courage is something that both the executive and legislative branch seem to lack.

With the Republican primary coming up, I had to do some research to find out who I would be supporting to run against the idiotic Jim Moran, who has been “representing” the eighth district of VA since 1991. If elected again, it would be his eleventh term. If there was a better poster child for term limits, I don’t know him.

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Jim Moran has become the tool of the establishment.  He has co-sponsored a bill that would close the so-called gunshow loophole.  Moran is one of the unlucky politicians who are up for election this November.  He will be up against the winner of the Republican primary that’s coming up in June 8th.  Here’s my scathing letter to him:
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