THE DEMOCRAT PARTY & TRANSPARENCY?                                                         February 1, 2009

The Democrat party and transparency, not quite, i.e. Governor Beebe satisfying numerous enablers with one piece of legislation—The Tobacco Tax.

The sale of tobacco is a legal business, albeit heavily taxed and regulated, but legislators have relegated it to a tax producing punching bag. Another .50+ cents per pack is scurrilous by any standard.  Therefore; instead of committing two immoral and unethical acts, overtaxing a legal business and using some of the tax money gained from over taxation for one alleged legitimate enterprise, Trauma Centers, and who of you know the number of unconstitutional endeavors contained in the Tobacco Bill, try 20. That said; why not outlaw the use of all tobacco products which would result in a real health initiative.  Because you’ll lose the revenue? Follow the money.

Beebe and his legislative handlers want to build trauma centers. In Utopia that’s a fine idea, but in the throes of a depression and the above mandating state government expansion…not a good idea, we don’t need another welfare magnet.  Particularly in view that under Beebe’s watch, state government has increased by over 1,000 employees (to deal with illegals and their associated never ending problems/crises?). The real Trauma Centers are the cities of Arkansas who have huge unemployment numbers, while illegal foreign nationals are stealing thousands of poultry and construction jobs, orchestrated by the Poultry Federation, the Associated General Contractors, the Catholic Church leadership, Farm Bureau Insurance, Stephens, Inc, and the rest of the deceptive “Arkansas Friendship Coalition”.  Members of the legislature, your sole duty is to protect Arkansas citizens by addressing the needs of struggling citizens instead of bullying the tobacco industry for nefarious activities.  Is it probable, if you pass this tobacco travesty you will drive smokers across the nearest state line to patronize Indian Smoke Shops?  Looking at that possibility in political speak would offer you all a chance to create another blood-sucking bureaucracy. Now in the matter of TRANSPARENCY:  Gov. Beebe, House Speaker Robbie Wills, & Senate President Bob Johnson, tell us specifically what your plans are for the millions of dollars generated, not being dedicated to the Utopic Trauma Centers, i.e. how many dollars to be spent on programs for illegals to satisfy the surreptitious Arkansas Friendship Coalition’s insatiable appetite for open borders and cheap labor, while creating more magnets for illegals to invade our state?  While this is going on, Beebe is on his belly begging the Fed for more Medicaid and SCHIPS when it is past time to CUT, CUT, CUT. Illegals and many if not most, welfare recipients do not qualify as endangered species.

Many of you legislators have been cloistered so long in your petty charades, protecting your own economic hides; you’ve lost contact with reality and the concepts of individual rights. Example: Professional politician Shane Broadway initiated a study in 2005 to provide a tool for state agencies to better serve Arkansans (translation—more welfare recipients and a bombastic increase in illegals). The most poignant part of the study centered on Hispanics showing a volcanic increase in their numbers. Witness the expanding barrios in Springdale, Siloam Springs, Rogers, Dardenelle, Danville, DeQueen, Fort Smith, Mena, Waldron, etc…you get the picture. An obvious admission that the Arkansas state government plans to do NOTHING about the proliferating Mexican and OTM invasion, accompanied by the Governor’s and legislature’s arrogance, and in my mind criminal behavior, and have no problem saddling middleclass Arkansans with the economic burdens precipitated by those companies and individuals hiring illegals and the illegals themselves. These unaddressed crises are causing an economic and political genocide of middleclass Arkansas.   Any thinking individual readily concludes Arkansas has the most corrupt government money can buy.  If you question the latter statement, enumerate the players.  Here’s some help…Tyson’s, Walton’s, Farm Bureau (Stanley Reed), George’s, Warren Stephens, and so on. Legislators, where are your allegiances?

Examples of egotistical myopia are recent pay raises for the Governor and Legislature, signed by the Governor. In a pathetic grandstand play, Beebe rejected his raise.  If Beebe had any Constitutional credibility he would have refused to sign the pay raise Bill for all.  Individuals who are in any way receiving an employment check from any government entity should NEVER receive a pay raise unless the taxpaying producers who generate the revenue can afford it and vote for it.  No one has forced you onto the government teat with all its self-serving perks.

Now comes House Speaker Robbie Wills with the statement of the ages which provides a vivid example of why citizens detest government…”I haven’t billed a legal fee in 6 months (why?), I’ve got a baby coming in May, so yes, I’m going to accept my raise”.  Robbie, now is a great time for you to resign and get back to work to support your family and believe me, you will not be missed.

Another example: President Bob Johnson is going to keep his raise and he says, “I’m going to work to earn every bit of it”.  Bob, the question for you is…what kind of work are you going to do?  How about a few suggestions: determine the taxpayer cost for your outrageous law conferring free pre & post natal care for illegal Mexican women and OTM’s; oh yes, the dollar cost for the Ark. State Police to advertise in Spanish, awarding driver’s licenses to illegals; Parks & Tourism advertising in Spanish and their relationship to Cranford, Johnson/Aristotle ad agencies; Secretary of State Charlie Daniels and his nepotistic realm authorizing driver’s licenses for illegals; and MUCH more.

Rep. Steve Harrelson praised Beebe’s decision not to accept the raise, while Harrelson unabashedly accepted his…that kind of logic from an OXFORD scholar?

So you see Bob, you can earn that raise if you address all the corruption that you now lord over, and begin to protect the citizens for a change instead of your enablers.  The issues mentioned are never discussed or debated in a public forum…Why is that?

How many of you Arkansas legislators have the Constitutional pride and guts to tell Gov. Beebe to shove his illegal Bill, camouflaged as the Tobacco Tax Bill.

A vote AGAINST the Tobacco Tax Bill and FOR HB 1093 will help insure sovereignty, stability and the rights of taxpaying citizens!

Kindest regards,

Joe McCutchen

Fort Smith

Cc: Citizens

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