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Debates of Oct. 27th, 2005
House of Commons Hansard #143 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was surplus.
- Question Period
- Official Languages
- Order in Council Appointments
- Agricultural Marketing Programs Act
- Criminal Code
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Unanticipated Surpluses Act
- CKTB Radio
- Chalk River Laboratories
- Year of the Veteran
- Gisèle Bergeron
- Lakeshore General Hospital
- Year of the Veteran
- Immigrants
- Richard Lamontagne
- Saint-Joseph-de-Madawaska Fire Brigade
- Canada-U.S. Relations
- New Canadian Program
- Literacy
- The Environment
- Literacy
- Aboriginal Veterans
- Women's History Month
- Philippe Bonneau
- Sponsorship Program
- Justice
- Aboriginal Affairs
- The Environment
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Health
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Softwood Lumber
- Border Security
- David Dingwall
- Technology Partnerships Canada
- Haiti
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Health
- Justice
- Cigarette Taxes
- Health
- Cigarette Taxes
- Literacy
- Canadian Wheat Board
- Agriculture
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Foreign Affairs
- Presence in Gallery
- Business of the House
- Privilege
- Business of the House
- Unanticipated Surpluses Act
- Official Languages Act
A message from Her Excellency the Governor General transmitting supplementary estimates (A) for the financial year ending March 31, 2006, was presented by the Minister of Finance for the President of the Treasury Board and read by the Acting Speaker, Mr. Marcel Proulx, to the House.
Official Languages
Routine Proceedings
October 27th, 2005 / 10 a.m.
Mauril Bélanger Minister for Internal Trade
Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to speak in my capacity as the Minister responsible for Official Languages.
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the report entitled "Review of the implementation of the Action Plan for Official Languages", a mid-term report.
I also wish to table its companion document entitled "Canada's Linguistic Duality: A Framework to Manage the Official Languages Program".
I wish to thank my parliamentary secretary, the hon. member for Saint Boniface, as well as the entire staff at the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages and at the Privy Council for the excellent work they have done.
Agricultural Marketing Programs Act
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Ralph Goodale for the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-69, An Act to amend the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Criminal Code
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Mount Royal
Irwin Cotler Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-70, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conditional sentence of imprisonment).
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Interparliamentary Delegations
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Bernard Patry Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, or APF, on its participation in the meeting of the Bureau of the AFP, held in Brussels, Belgium, on July 5, 2005, and the 31st annual session of the APF, also held in Brussels, from July 6 to 9, 2005.
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Carol Skelton Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK
Mr. Speaker, it gives me great honour to present, on behalf of the constituents of my riding of Saskatoon--Rosetown--Biggar, a petition calling on CN Rail not to take the terminal out of the town of Biggar. My constituents are disappointed and disturbed that CN is taking the terminal out of Biggar and request that it be a good corporate citizen and start acting on behalf of the citizens of Canada.
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Greg Thompson St. Croix—Belleisle, NB
Mr. Speaker, 30 years ago the Government of Canada said no to the passage of supertankers through Head Harbour Passage. That was the right decision 30 years ago.
Today, the petitioners, citizens of the province of New Brunswick and other Maritime provinces, are asking the Government of Canada to do the right thing this time and say no to the passage of LNG tankers through Head Harbour Passage to protect our environment, our citizens and our economy.
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Marcel Proulx)
Is that agreed?
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Some hon. members
Unanticipated Surpluses Act
Government Orders
10:10 a.m.
Ralph Goodale Minister of Finance
moved that Bill C-67, An Act respecting the allocation of unanticipated surpluses and to amend the Income Tax Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased today to launch second reading debate on an important new fiscal management tool for both the Government of Canada and the Parliament of Canada: Bill C-67.
This proposed legislation to provide the legal basis for fair, balanced and transparent allocations of any future unanticipated federal surpluses is perhaps the most significant governmental and parliamentary innovation in this field since that crucial time in the mid-1990s when our government fought and won the hard battle to eliminate annual federal deficits. Such deficits had become a chronic bad habit year after year, indeed, for 27 consecutive years prior to 1997.
To put things in context, the economy that we inherited from our Conservative predecessors exactly 12 years ago this week was very nearly a basket case. The fiscal condition of the country was appalling.
There was virtually no growth. Jobs were being shredded. The national unemployment rate was in double digits. The annual deficit was close to $40 billion. Federal debt was approaching 70% of GDP. Interest rates were high. Our precious social programs were in real jeopardy.
Some international observers were even speculating about Canada losing its economic sovereignty.
Things had to change and they did change, after 1993, and surprisingly quickly. We balanced the nation's books by 1997.
This is the first point to note about this new legislation. For Canadians to be able to have a spirited debate about how best to manage ongoing budgetary surpluses, anticipated or not, we first of all must have a surplus to argue about. Less than a decade ago, when we were mired deep in red ink, such a discussion about allocations would have been entirely hypothetical and wildly unrealistic.
This legislation and this debate are really a celebration of success, a celebration of the discipline and prudence which led to the elimination of annual federal deficits and the achievement of eight consecutive balanced budgets, with more yet to come on our planning horizon.
What is the evidence of that success?
From its peak at 68.4% of GDP, Canada's debt ratio today stands at just 38.7% and is on a steady downward track to reach 25% within this coming decade. Our debt load used to be the second worst in all the G-7 group of world leading economies. It is now the best.
The proportion of our debt in foreign hands has dropped from 43% to just 15%.
Debt servicing costs used to gobble up close to 38¢ out of every dollar the Government of Canada raised in revenue. Now it takes only 17¢ to service our debt obligations.
We have earned a triple-A credit rating for Canada, meaning major cost savings for all borrowers, new home and vehicle buyers, other consumers, businesses, the provinces and municipalities as well as the Government of Canada.
We are now saving more than $3 billion every year in federal debt charges that we no longer have to pay. That money is available for better things, like health care, child care, learning, innovation, and infrastructure.
Since balancing the federal budget and keeping it balanced, Canada has enjoyed the best job creation rate in the G-7, the highest ever participation rate in the Canadian job market, the lowest unemployment level in nearly 30 years, and the second fastest growth in living standards in all the G-7.
Fiscal success is about a whole lot more than just a bunch of statistical bragging rights. It makes a real-life difference in the lives of Canadians.
Among only a very few countries in the world, we have earned the freedom and the opportunity to debate our options about what to do with budgetary surpluses. Every other nation in the G-7, and most others around the world, envy that Canadian situation.
That is point number one.
Point number two, what we are talking about in Bill C-67 is only that small portion of government revenues described as unanticipated surpluses.
Contrary to some early and rather misinformed speculation, this legislation is not, and I repeat, not the government's primary instrument for making our major policy decisions about how much to devote each year to program spending or to ongoing debt reduction or to tax cuts.
The vehicle for making these fundamental decisions and for laying out the government's economic and fiscal plans is and of course remains each year's federal budget, and that will not change.
As we put together each budget, using the best external private sector analysis and econometric modelling, and using prudent assumptions and forecasting techniques, we will fashion the government's behaviour to invest appropriately in public programs and services and to cut the tax burden on Canadians, while balancing our books and running a planned or anticipated surplus of $3 billion.
As members of this House know very well, that amount is our annual contingency reserve. If it turns out not to be needed to keep Canada in the black in any given year, that $3 billion goes directly to reduce the federal debt.
But what happens to any larger than expected surplus, that is, any unplanned or unanticipated amount over and above the basic $3 billion? Due to the combined effects of the Financial Administration Act and generally accepted accounting principles, any and all such unanticipated surpluses go, just like the contingency reserve, exclusively and automatically to debt reduction.
There is no opportunity for debate, no flexibility and no choice. There is no judgment brought to bear by either the government or Parliament. It all goes to debt reduction, effectively by default.
There is no way of knowing exactly what that unanticipated amount, if any, might be until five or six months after the end of each fiscal year. That is when we get each year's annual audited financial report with the firm and final numbers.
Experience since we first achieved our positive balance in 1997 has shown that surplus amounts above the basic $3 billion can sometimes be significant, so last year we asked the former chief economist and executive vice-president of the BMO Financial Group, Dr. Tim O'Neill, the dean of private sector analysts, to review our federal fiscal forecasting process and to offer advice about how it could be made more precise. He drew upon not only the best information and opinion within Canada but also the best global advice from the International Monetary Fund.
Dr. O'Neill concluded that if the government is going to retain its strict rule against running deficits, and that is a rule that the vast majority of Canadians now insist upon, if that rule is to remain in place--and the government certainly agrees that it must--then surpluses beyond the basic $3 billion will be inevitable, and there should be a more formal and structured way of dealing with them, not passively by default, but through conscious decision making.
Bill C-67 is a reflection of Dr. O'Neill's recommendations. We did not pull this unanticipated surplus mechanism out of thin air. We took Tim O'Neill's advice. We also listened to parliamentarians. Spokespersons for every party in this House have at one time or another called for something along the lines of Bill C-67.
I could cite members in all three opposition parties, but let me just content myself with the hon. member for Medicine Hat. He is quoted in the September 30 edition of the National Post as saying:
We want to ensure that surpluses are put to some end--services that make a difference in people's lives, or a reduction in taxes that hurt productivity, or debt repayment.
The government agrees and that is exactly what Bill C-67 does.
Let me make this point. Our search for a fair, balanced and transparent process for dealing with unanticipated surpluses does not imply, and let me say that again, does not imply that ongoing debt reduction is not an ongoing priority. It most certainly is.
As a matter of intergenerational fairness, it is important to continue to bring down the mortgage from previous heavy spending that our current generation is passing along to our children and our grandchildren to pay. And as a matter of practicality, reducing past debt helps to build future flexibility to deal with the expensive requirements of the big baby boomer generation that is soon to retire.
That is why we remain solidly committed to a $3 billion annual contingency reserve for debt reduction, plus the fiscal anchor of a targeted debt to GDP ratio of 25% by 2015. I am happy to report that we are fully on track to reach that goal.
As and when the Canadian economy turns in a surprisingly robust performance, to the extent that the available surplus exceeds what was originally anticipated, then we believe the government and parliamentarians should at least have the opportunity to consider their options and to make appropriate choices within a commonsense policy framework. That is what Bill C-67 is all about.
As I said before, it is not our principal means of decision making. That will always come before the fact, before the end of any fiscal year, through the budget itself. Bill C-67 is the fallback mechanism to deal with any late-breaking good news that emerges after the end of any fiscal year but before the final audited annual financial report is available in August or September.
What is that commonsense policy framework in Bill C-67?
Based upon the sound advice that Canadians have offered over 12 years of detailed budget consultations, Bill C-67 provides for an unanticipated surplus to be divided transparently and equally, one-third, one-third and one-third, among: (a) further debt reduction, consistent with rock solid and ongoing fiscal responsibility; (b) further investments in Canadians' most crucial social and economic priorities, like health care, families, learning, innovation or infrastructure; and (c) further personal tax reductions, both immediately and for the long term.
The one-third that goes to debt reduction, in addition to the basic $3 billion in the contingency reserve, will help ensure that Canada continues to reap the huge benefits of being a world class fiscal performer. It will help to keep our credit rating high and our interest rates low. It will help maintain the foundations necessary for greater competitiveness and productivity.
The one-third that can be devoted to further investments in the social and economic well-being of Canadians will be subject to specific parliamentary approval every year. It is not possible, of course, to identify the needs and priorities in advance through an enabling bill like Bill C-67.
Bill C-67 would provide the standing authority to invest one-third of any unanticipated surplus, but exactly how that is to be done and for what purpose would be a yearly decision to be taken in a timely manner by members of Parliament.
Here is how it would work. In or around the time of each budget, the Minister of Finance will identify his proposals for investing one-third of any unanticipated surplus, should one later materialize. It would then be up to the House of Commons to approve those plans, or not, before the end of the fiscal year. It is a completely transparent and democratic process. It allows for intelligent decisions to be made that are appropriate to the changing circumstances of each passing year.
Finally, the one-third of any unanticipated surplus for tax relief may well be the key innovation in Bill C-67.
Over and above the permanent tax reductions that we have implemented already in every budget since we first balanced the books in 1997--more than $100 billion worth so far--and over and above the future tax reductions that we intend to provide in the main body of each federal budget going forward, Bill C-67 will help to ensure that Canada's sometimes surprising economic success will continue to be translated into improvements in disposable incomes and living standards, through personal tax cuts.
The fiscal year ends on March 31. The audited annual financial report of the Government of Canada, which would document any unanticipated surplus, comes out later, in August or September. That is the point in time when any one-third share available for personal tax reductions would be quantified.
To make the benefit available at the earliest possible moment, the government would provide each personal taxpayer with a tax credit against the income taxes they would otherwise have to pay for that very calendar year, that is, the actual year in which the unanticipated surplus is identified. For subsequent years, subject to the initial certification of the Minister of Finance that such a tax cut were indeed sustainable over the long term, the benefit would be reflected in a permanent increase in the basic personal amount that each Canadian taxpayer can earn and retain totally tax free. This would provide permanent tax relief for all Canadians across the board and it would help to take thousands of low income taxpayers off the tax roles altogether.
Bill C-67 is fair, balanced and transparent. It is rooted in democratic procedures. It responds to previous concerns by members of Parliament and is consistent with the advice of external experts. Most important, Bill C-67 is a reflection of the often repeated common sense of most Canadians, which is to say, if the country is fortunate enough to generate additional surplus dollars beyond those normally expected and planned for, then divide that good fortunate in three equal shares to contribute simultaneously to further debt reduction, accelerated investments in the priorities that matter the most to Canadians and lower taxes to boost disposable incomes.
Unlike our friends on the Conservative right wing, we do not subscribe to some monotone mantra that there is no problem in the world that a tax cut could not fix. Do tax cuts and nothing else, they say, "Abraca tax cut and poof, everything will be fixed".
Unlike the Bloc, we do not believe that the Government of Canada should simply raise taxes only to transfer all the money to the premiers, plundering any surplus and leaving the Government of Canada weak and emasculated.
Unlike the NDP, we do not agree that we can forget about the tax burden, forget about debt reduction and just spend, spend, spend our way to paradise.
Instead we strive for balance, transparency and fairness. We want to give careful attention to debt reduction, program investments and personal tax reductions together. We want to achieve all that in an open and democratic manner, and that is what Bill C-67 does.
Unanticipated Surpluses Act
Government Orders
10:30 a.m.
Monte Solberg Medicine Hat, AB
Mr. Speaker, I thank the minister for his speech. Obviously I do not agree with most of it, but the Conservative Party absolutely believes in lower taxes for middle class Canadians. We believe that is the right solution after a period of time when the government has ratcheted up spending by 52% since 1999 and has looked after bureaucrats, politicians and Liberal friends, and guess what, even the NDP that he criticized for driving up spending. He is the one who went along with the proposal to raise spending by $4.6 billion.
I will not take up a lot of time right now giving a speech because I will do that in a minute.
I want to ask the minister an important public policy question. He has spoken about the nature of the bill, but he really did not state whether he or the government regard Bill C-67 as confidence motion.
Unanticipated Surpluses Act
Government Orders
10:30 a.m.
Ralph Goodale Wascana, SK
Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to have the hon. gentleman's comment and his participation in this discussion. I hope, as the House procedure around the bill unfolds over the next period of time, we will have ample opportunity to get into the detail. It is important that the detail be well understood. It also is important that all parties ventilate fully their respective positions on this legislation.
Tax reductions for middle income Canadians may be one of those rare instances where he and I are in agreement with each other. I indicated very clearly in encounters that I had with Canadians in prebudget consultations this summer, in places like Halifax, Charlottetown, Montreal, Toronto, Chatham, Kent, Hamilton, Brantford, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton and Vancouver, that I had addressed the importance of improving disposable incomes of Canadians and doing so by a variety of means, but significantly doing that by reducing the personal tax burden, which is very much a part of my thinking and planning as the economic agenda of the government goes forward.
On the specific comment of process, Bill C-67 is not regarded as a confidence bill. Any particular spending item that flows from the process in Bill C-67 will be subject to some future parliamentary vote, bill or appropriation. The legislation in itself does not trigger specific spending or specific appropriations. It provides the framework or the process within which that will be handled in the future. The specific decisions about what future appropriations would be would be subject to future debates and future parliamentary votes. This is a procedural bill. It is a process or framework bill and therefore it is not a matter of confidence.
Unanticipated Surpluses Act
Government Orders
10:35 a.m.
Louise Thibault Rimouski—Témiscouata, QC
Mr. Speaker, first, I would like the minister to explain in plain and simple terms, so that it is easy to understand, for the benefit of both the members of this House and the people listening, the real reasons why such unanticipated surpluses exist, given that the minister began his speech by boasting about having always had a very transparent and balanced approach.
Second, will the minister recognize that these surpluses are due in large part to the fiscal imbalance and that they actually represent shortfalls for the provinces and for Quebec?
Third, with respect to the one-third that he intends to allocate to investments, at the time of making these new investments, does the minister plan to respect the jurisdictions of the provinces and Quebec?


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Coppin State breaks ground for STEM center
Groundbreaking Ceremony for Coppin State University's Science and Technology Center
On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., Coppin State University will host a formal groundbreaking for the University's new Science and Technology Center (STC).
The $80 million dollar, 150, 332 square feet construction, will house science related disciplines including natural sciences, biology, physics, chemistry, general science and environmental sciences. In addition, space in the Center will support programs for dentistry, pharmacy, medicine and provide a technology based learning environment.
"The new Science and Technology Center reflects a remarkable transformative power at Coppin, the new state-of-the-art-facility will enable access to cutting edge, high performance sciences and technology education that would allow the wide range of teaching, learning and research activity," says Dr. Patel Maqbool, associate vice-president for Administration and Finance. "It is designed to integrate fields of study with high social and community impact, a major addition to our beautifully growing urban campus."
Dr. Maqbool adds, "Coppin students will have competitive access to learning environment, so crucial for their academic and professional careers. The STC not only impacts the student body but also contribute to economic development, sustainable environment and quality of life in West Baltimore."
The new facility will be located on the Southside of North Avenue adjacent to the Health and Human Services Building. STC is projected to be completed by January 2015 and is tracking to achieve LEED Gold certification.
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Items from Paul Walker crash site are headed to auction
. Would you buy something from it? What if it was 50 years from now?
The person who took it should be arrested for stealing evidence from a crime sceneReplyCancel
I want to hear what Poni-Tayl has to say. Everybody, Ssshhhh!!'ReplyCancel
Sorry but he was no James Dean. In 50 years no one will remember who he was. Don't buy any of it if you think it will make you rich in 50 years.ReplyCancel
But I'm not hearing an effing thing, Sugar! All morning! And we made her feel so welcome.ReplyCancel
I find this sort of collecting to be so bizarre. Just…why? :/ReplyCancel
Why would anyone want that? "Oh cool, someone died in this." Logic.ReplyCancel
I've watched enough episodes of supernatural to know better.ReplyCancel
So.weird, right, Rhysie?? I stayed in a Bed & Breakfast in Lubbock, TX (holla JSierra!) and stayed in a Buddy Holly theme room, where they had displayed the pair of glasses he was wearing when he died. Sooo not a cool artefact. Why would you want that?ReplyCancel
No disrespect to Mr. Walker, who was, by all accounts, a prince of a guy, but I didn't find him interesting enough as an actor/celebrity to be at all interested in his belongings now, and texas rose is definitely right. His acting was not such as to make his relics worth purchasing decades hence. Nobody will remember him but people who enjoyed the Fast & Furious as kids.ReplyCancel
No and no!
Several years back here in Oregon a guy kidnapped and killed two teenage girls from the same school a couple of weeks ( I think ) apart. Turns out to be the girls neighbor, and the father of one of their friends. It was a huge media spectacle and there was a make shift memorial set up outside the killers house, where the bodies were discovered. One day my ex ( EX!! ) fiancé went up to the memorial and stole one of the cards that was left there for the girls as a keepsake. I thought that was so beyond bizarre and disturbing. Hence the beginning of the end of our relationship!ReplyCancel
In college, I temped for a guy who collected dead celeb stuff. I won't even go there with some of the things he had. My "job" was to last a few weeks and involved finding certain items. I lasted a few hours – it was so macabre, I just went to lunch and never came back.ReplyCancel
No…Let him rest in peace.ReplyCancel
I do not like calla lilies. Remember when calla lilies used to be everywhere in design and print in the early 90's? I do like Gerbera daisies.ReplyCancel
50yrs from now, no one will remember who he is.ReplyCancel
No, but there is a market for that stuff…every so often it comes up on ebayReplyCancel
Its very disrespectful , not to mention macabre. Items resonate with the life force of the people that own them ( if those items were loved or had strong emotional meaning) to have deaths imprinted would be nerve racking to someone sensitive to them.
Of course, anyone sensitive wouldn't do this , so …pleasant dreams ghouls , you deserve it.
Some person bought and destroyed John Wayne Gacy's paintings. Hopefully that's the fate of these items, too.ReplyCancel
There will always be demand & this a market for these items. I think the best way to deal with this inevitability is to somehow find ways to ensure that any profit from these kinds of items goes to the victims or to related charities.ReplyCancel
@Steampunk My thoughts exactly … macabre is the word. What does it say about the person scavenging stuff from the site of someone's tragic death. I once bought a signed book of poetry written by someone who I knew had just died (a friend of a friend of a friend), and I still feel guilty about it.ReplyCancel
Oh dear, I just bought yellow calla lilies at lunch time.
But yes, I do remember what you're talking about. I spent too much money on a picture frame my sister HAD TO HAVE for her wedding photo with calla lilies on it because she had [FAKE] calla lilies in her bouquet.ReplyCancel
I think it is disturbing. I also disagree with those who say he won't be remembered. He was in some of my favorite movies growing up!! Pleasantville, Joy Ride, She's All That, Varsity Blues… I think my generation will miss him most. Still bummed about itReplyCancel


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JBaymore wrote:Here is an Ido-style chawan I threw in New Hampshire, bisque fired here, and then took 1/2 way around the world and fired in MunGyeong, Korea using their glazes and fired in a Korean-style climbing kiln.
YES !!! you're is weel glazed and arrive without any crashes !!! ! Mine had collapsed


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Skip to comments.Union Protester Threatens to Kill Conservative Steven Crowder
Posted on 12/11/2012 1:07:31 PM PST by Nachum
As reported earlier, conservative comedian Steven Crowder was physically assaulted by union protesters today in Lansing, Michigan. Video has surfaced of Crowder being punched repeatedly in the face and one man is heard yelling, "I'll kill a motherf*cker with a gun!"
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
Where are the police on this one?
At their union meeting probably
They are so inspiring, don't you just like "feeling that union love"
Conservatives need to be prepared to protect themselves from thugs like this AND to protect themselves from the legal establishment after the fact. I assume that if there was a cop around he was waiting for provocation to arrest Crowder.
We are union.
All your stupidity are belong to us.
And THAT is the reason that I will nevah knowingly purchase anything made by a union.
Michigan cops are just uniformed union muscle with guns. Fortunately, as cops, they don't really know how to use their guns unless a dog shows up.
The police? They were probably off threatening someone else.
In their defense, they might have been off shooting someone's pet.
To paraphrase a line from George Carlin, "They were probably out shooting someone's dog."
Crowder just now (on Hannity) wants a steel cage match with the punk that sucker-punched him. I'll volunteer as the undercard match with Bill Ayers.
And, from the looks of the crowd, almost entirely white.
These guys are terrorists and they are also "Amish", in FReeper slang.
This face should be posted everywhere with the sign, "Guilty of Stupidity."
That guy looks like me. When did this happen? I need to firm up an alibi.
If the "MF'r" carries a gun, won't that make him harder to kill?
Don't we have laws against racketeering? Seems like Crowder could sue the union.
Is that a name on his jacket?
Word to yo Muthuh!
Ain't no fat old guy gonna walk away with a severe attitude adjustment.
I'm down with arguing our viewpoints. Prefer to discuss them, really.
But, you hit me in the face and it's "Game On, Like Donkey Kong".
Instinct assumes you mean to severely injure or kill me.
I will have a violent allergic reaction.
My late father referred to unions as "The Great Society For The Advancement Of Mediocrity."
With unionized police, I wouldn't take bets on what the occupation of the thug might be.
The union thug (excuse the redundancy) will not be prosecuted. Instead he will rise through the ranks.
THAT is the reason that I will nevah knowingly purchase anything made by a union.......................... And that's the reason why everything being produced is being outsourced to other countries. Just what do we get by paying Union Dues? Its like a pyramid scam. So what if they get you a raise, or better benefits, when they do, up goes the cost of the product, which in turn makes the consumer pay more. Remember when a candy bar was 5 cents and the work week was 50 hours? OK, its down to a 40 hour week, but how much is a candy bar, the 25 cent Gal. of Gas, the $1500 new Chevy? Thanks to Unions the wages have gone up, but at what cost? How far does a dollar go today? In 50 - 60 years not much has changed, most are exactly where they would have been if this was 1955. 5K in 55' is like 35K - 45K today. If you made 55K in 55', you'd be upper middle class, and you could afford a Rolls Royce without making monthly payments.
But the reason I truly despise unions is because of their inherent anti-American nature.
If the Founders shared one unifying attitude it was the one best described by John Adams - that we should be a nation of laws, not men.
They were fighting against a clubby system in which you got ahead by being an insider and the insiders protected their racket by swindling or threatening outsiders. The rules were ignored, or enforced selectively.
Union hatred of meritocracy and love of mediocrity is all about that clubby, incestuous attitude - of being "connected", of "he's one of ours", of "give me my taste."
Isn't Mr. Crowder a submission (read MMA) fighter? Said so in his vid arguing against the gun control left.
Seems to me, without the mob behind him, the union thug would be at a slight disadvantage in a one on one.......
happy thoughts.
Obama voters—what more can be expected of them.
All of these aholes are helping in the destruction of America Obama style.
This country means nothing to them.
Unions march with communists, socialists, and anarchists for a reason. They despise American exceptionalism.
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Shouldn't he be sent to the university of civility that the leftists erected in Tucson, after one of their most-favored Communists was shot by another leftist? Sure, the Kenyan illegal was all preachy then about "civility" and "respect."
Just slap him in the turkey neck.
That is absolutely correct in all aspects. Adolph Hitler himself was an unabashed supporter of Big Labor:
I am convinced that we cannot possibly dispense with the trades unions. On the contrary, they are among the most important institutions in the economic life of the nation.
Before everything else, the trades unions are necessary as building stones for the future economic parliament, which will be made up of chambers representing the various professions and occupations.
— Fascism A Socialist Leftwing Ideology.
And of course, the very name of the NSDAP party, rooted in the German union movement, tells all:
Good job holding your cool and exposing these thugs for who they are, Steven. I'm sorry to hear that a couple of the punches landed and that they chipped your tooth (among other things). Maddening.
Communist scum is what they are..I bet the media defends these scum bags during the nightly news..these idiots represent Obama's America
And 2 individuals for assault and personally sue them as well.
I am sure their is an attorney that will make him a seven digit man before he is through with these "types"....
Can't we use the pictures to identify these commie scum, hunt them down and give them a little street justice ourselves? You know, just so they will be much more polite next time.
Violent criminal commies!?! I'm shocked.
Don't know the name on the jacket or shirt but the union paunchy guy punches like a little girl. He tuckered out after a couple girly punches.
These people need to be arrested
I can in total honesty verify that my 5'2" 80yo mother can hit harder than that union twinkie. And on a technical note, he left himself so wide open for a left roundhouse kick that it made me drool.
These guys are so soft they're an embarrassment to Caucasians everywhere. Have to find a new classification for them...Twinkasians?
One guy looked like he swallowed the twinkies, the guy who baked them and the truck they came in...Lardzilla
I can't decipher the name on that thug's jacket. Possibly 'Jorge'.. The union thugs won't out him, that's for sure.
Steven freeps occasionally.
Hope you are ok Steven! Sure hope you are going to sue the hell out of the thug too!!
You forgot to include organized crime, too!
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The Department of Energy assembled an all-star Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future. With such political and industry heavyweights as Brent Scowcroft, Lee Hamilton and John Rowe, the...
Life After Yucca
Reviving hope for spent-fuel storage.
When the Obama administration declared the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project dead in January 2010, plant owners and regulators across the country were outraged—but not surprised.
Since the 1980s, the industry has seen about $7 billion of the Congressionally-mandated nuclear waste fund poured into the Yucca Mountain project, with apparently nothing to show for ratepayers' money. 1 With about one-third of the fund now spent, the cancellation of DOE's Yucca Mountain project has further diminished the belief that the U.S. DOE ever will site a repository for spent nuclear fuel.
The reaction from states and localities has both shaped and complicated the path forward in the United States. In Utah, for instance, a proposal in the late 1990s to site an interim storage facility for dry casks containing spent nuclear fuel rods met with fierce local opposition, spearheaded by then-Governor Mike Leavitt. The opposition in Utah continues today, primarily because decision makers are convinced that waste received never would be removed (see "Utah Gov. Leavitt: 'No Such Thing as Interim Storage'") .
Utah's position and the intense battle over Yucca Mountain in Nevada exemplify the almost universal opposition to such facilities throughout the United States.
However, some rays of hope still shine on this bleak picture of siting failures. One example is found in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M. Here, a deep geologic storage site has been operating since 1999, storing transuranic wastes, the radioactive material created during the processing of nuclear weapon fuel. WIPP has received more than 8,000 shipments of such waste, delivered without incident via an accumulated 10 million miles of transportation.
People in the Carlsbad community have supported WIPP because of their familiarity with salt mining, as well as the comprehensive process that DOE followed in siting the facility over a 25-year period. Additionally, Carlsbad values the jobs the facility provides.
Spent-fuel repositories are advancing in other Western countries too, most notably Sweden and Finland. Both countries recently selected sites for permanent, deep geologic storage of spent nuclear fuel, with strong public support in local communities.
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Melissa and Mike before the prom
Several group pictures at her friends house
Melissa and Mike before the prom
Several group pictures at her friends house
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I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
wow what a dress she is pretty happy for you all.
thank you for sharing beautiful photos
When it seems the magic slipped away...
We find it all again on Christmas Day.
*Seeing isn't believing.Believing is seeing.*
Beautiful picture's OM....
Merry Christmas to all...
What gorgeous fabric! Did you make her gown? Your daughter is very pretty.
Your daughter is beautiful OM Love her dress. Great photos Thanks for sharing
Merry Snowy Christmas
Love & Peace to the World
Thanks friends! No I didn't make the dress - I used to sew all the time, but stopped in my early 20's - many years ago!!!
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Skip to comments.Election Conspiracy?
Posted on 12/06/2012 6:49:48 AM PST by patriot08
Americans are no longer citizens of a republic, but subjects of a reigning oligarchy composed of self-serving politicians, who are subservient to international financiers and enabled by a dishonest and partisan press.
The outcome of the 2012 Presidential election was determined by massive voter fraud. This was done in two ways (1) illegal voters and (2) erasing votes.
In the face of numerous signs and symptoms of a stolen election, there is no investigation. There is only silence.
The Republican Party is dead or should be.
There is a report claiming that he Republican Party signed a legal agreement with the Democrat Party in 1982 not to pursue suspected vote fraud.
If there is no guarantee of election integrity, then elections become only window dressing for tyranny
Continhttp://www.newyorkdailysun.com/election-conspiracy/959ue at
(Excerpt) Read more at newyorkdailysun.com ...
Once that faith is gone, bad things will happen.
Whoa whoa whoa! Where the Hell did this come from? Can anyone substantiate this?
There are threads on FR about it.
I've heard about, though don't know much. Supposedly Democrats had a lawsuit pending about disenfrachised blacks, or something, and after abitration with a judge they agreed to drop it if Pubs agreed not to file their own chalknowss in future. I've often wondered why Dems don't sue more often for all the "intimidation" and "suppression" they screech about, so who knows?
This wouldn't stop private citizens from filing suit, however, so I don't see why a Pub or Dem couldn't just file as John Q.
another version
Surprise! The judge who denied the RNCs appeal to vacate the 1982 Consent Decree is an Obama appointee, Judge Joseph Greenaway, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.Judge Joseph Greenaway, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit.
New Voter Fraud website investigating swing state fraud that elected Obama:
Like having Satan's only begotten son elected...
The judge would just tell them they don't have standing. They'd probably run up against a judge like the one pictured below.
This country is doomed, and the Stupid Party doesn't help.
The most important element in the USA is both maintaining the perception that our elections are honest, but more importantly making damn sure that votes go where intended and the vote counts can not be altered, corrupted or manipulated by electronic voting or other methods. It is why I strongly favor popular vote over the electoral college. It makes vote rigging more difficult.
Instead of electronic voting I'd favor using indelible purple ink on thumb and paper ballots that then are hand counted separately by three interest groups R/D/I and requiring that the counts be reconciled before the counters can leave the polling station. This electronic voting is a recipe for losing our democracy. The Ds ranted about this with Bush yet they did nothing to correct it when they had the chance, instead they ranted about voter ID.
The Ds/Rs are in collusion for power and to keep any challengers out, not serving the people of the USA. Read my long standing profile.
How does the popular vote make vote rigging harder than the electoral college method?
That's not true. The 1982 consent decree doesn't prevent the GOP from pursuing suspected vote fraud, it prohibits the GOP from doing doing a set of specific things in the name of "ballot security." Specifically, the GOP agreed to
(a) comply with all applicable state and federal laws protecting the rights of duly qualified citizens to vote for the candidate(s) of their choice;
(b) in the event that they produce or place any signs which are part of ballot security activities, cause such signs to disclose that they are authorized or sponsored by the party committees and any other committees participating with the party committees;
(c) refrain from giving any directions to or permitting their agents or employees to remove or deface any lawfully printed and placed campaign materials or signs;
(d) refrain from giving any directions to or permitting their employees to campaign within restricted polling areas or to interrogate prospective voters as to their qualifications to vote prior to their entry to a polling place;
(e) refrain from undertaking any ballot security activities in polling places or election districts where the racial or ethnic composition of such districts is a factor in the decision to conduct, or the actual conduct of, such activities there and where a purpose or significant effect of such activities is to deter qualified voters from voting; and the conduct of such activities disproportionately in or directed toward districts that have a substantial portion of racial or ethnic populations shall be considered relevant evidence of the existence of such a factor and purpose; and
(f) refrain from having private personnel deputized as law enforcement personnel in connection with ballot security activities.
Most recent example: Party Over Principle: Boehner Boots Conservatives off Budget Committee ... C.) were kicked off the Financial Services Committee.
Excerpt from Halt Voter Fraud:
Have our brilliant founding fathers provided us with a means to save our American Republic???
The electors of each state will meet on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December (December 17th 2012). A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President and Vice President. Four or five Governors of battleground states can save our American Republic. (Rick Scott, John Kasich, Tom Corbett, Bob McConnell and Scott Walker for example.) The total number of Electoral College votes in blue states with a Republican Governor is a combined 141 Electoral College votes.
If we target only five of these states (Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin) and have the local individual state activist groups submit resolutions in their states to withhold their Electoral College votes (BECAUSE OF MASSIVE FRAUD, etc ) there will be no winner in the Electoral College. We extend our chance to save our country and our LIBERTY.
We are pleading for four or five patriotic state activist groups to join our cause (HALT Voter Fraud NOW), organize efforts in their individual states and petition their Governors with a formal, widely supported resolution to recognize the massive voter fraud and the suppression of the military vote - and refuse to issue their states Certificates of Ascertainment in mid-December.
Left leaning Federal Judges, would certainly use those provisions to interdict official Republican efforts to control the very abuses that have been reported in the last few Federal elections. They are virtually all in precincts where the ethnic composition was a significant factor.
There are certainly ways to attack what has been going on; but the timidity of the RNC is bolstered by the very language that you quote.
William Flax
How does the popular vote make vote rigging harder than the electoral college method?
Col Sellin is a prolific writer on these topics, and his articles are all over the net!
A retired USAR officer, fired by Petraeus a couple years back, etc.
Interesting reading.....
Semper Watching!
There should be no question but that we must demand the fullest possible investigation, followed by the criminal prosecution of those involved in any of such antics.
How, frankly, can this point even be debated?!
William Flax
I read that.
That works both ways, though. It also means that there are more opportunities to manipulate votes - there are plenty of big cities in blue states where additional votes could be manufactured if those states now matterd and if there was a nationwide voter fraud effort. NYC, LA, SF, Boston/Cambridge, Chicago, Seattle, Detroit, DC, the list goes on.
I am convinced the voter fraud argument is crap. It's just an excuse for having an idiot candidate and being led by the likes of Karl Rove.
HOWEVER, I am VERY suspicious of election fraud, i.e. electronic voting machines. You want fair elections? Start there and demand that we go to paper ballots. No more E voting. It is absurd to me that we tolerate that.
Precisely why TERM LIMITS are absolutely necessary! Get 'em out before they can establish their criminal empires.
Yeah, that'll stop it. They won't be premarking hundreds of ballots in the back room of the union hall or RAT HQ (but, I repeat myself). They won't "find" boxes of paper ballots after they know how many are neded. Their minons won't vote in multiple locations under multiple identities. Is the < /sarc > tag really needed?
"Popular vote means every state counts"
No, almost the exact opposite. Popular vote means simple majority counts and states are irrelevant. A handful of big cities could choose the president. At least with the electoral college suburbs and elsewhere can duke it out with the Democrat centers of population.
But Roveians and their enablers aren't the sort to employ this excuse. They're more likely to blame the Tea Party. Voter fraud may be an excuse, just not for that.
Guess we'll need to agree to disagree on this one.
My definition of a democracy is one vote, one person and ensuring that those who vote are eligible. Every vote must count, and that means that no one can shift votes even if for my candidate, that all votes can be audited and recounted, and that an elite few called "electors" are not used to consolidate our votes. We must have honest accurate voting and it must be overseen by all involved, and the desire of the media for prompt results needs nullified.
"My definition of a democracy..."
There's the rub. We are not a democracy. The electoral college was designed deliberately to frustrate one man one vote, and we are, or were, the better for it.
So then if we aren't a true democracy then why do politicians claim we have freedoms? Personally I believe I alone as a benevolent dictator could run this country much fairer and much better than the crop of corrupt beholden politicians of both Parties that are owned and will vote for laws that favor only their benefactors.
"if we aren't a true democracy then why do politicians claim we have freedoms?"
Freedom is not dependent on democracy. It is endangered by it, rather, though not only by it.
"Personally I believe I alone as a benevolent dictator could run this country much fairer and much better..."
Perhaps, though power corrupts. More importantly, why present as alternatives democracy so far as we have it and dictatorship? Can't you imagine anything else, perhaps more conducive to the freedoms you mention? Like for instance the US as laid out in the Constitution.
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LOL i was really bored and had the whole day to read the series...It's pretty good though not really into the whole romance crap.
LOL i was really bored and had the whole day to read the series...It's pretty good though not really into the whole romance crap.
Avatar And Sig By Freakshow!!I dream of a better world where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned.I Have Patty Hurst Syndrome!
I'm more weirded out now than when I first read this Series..
It's getting soo soo easily-understandably-complicated.... -.-
"With a thrust it's a Spear; with a sweep it's a Naginata, when you hold it, it's a Longsword; a Cane can become each of those things!"-
Kugatachi Danki
Bored? Play BattleDawn
"The Best Strategy MMO Browser Game"
@ Raymond....Lol you are right in a way. This latest chapter I had to read twice just to fully understand it.
Heh, i just finished reading all the chapters that are out... Was pretty good. Im not a big fan of the romance, but sometimes it can add a good twist or something. I got used to it, anyway.
Id agree with raymond, though..
Now, about yuuki.. did everyone else just kinda know, but just not sure really how, (from not too far in, either) that she would turn out like she did? (trying not to spoil it for those who haven't read it, although i probably could in here though.. but meh) I mean, i never quite knew how, but i was like 95% sure about it..
But yeah, its a good read...
New release just came out.
Gotta say though im pretty disappointing in the direction this manga is taking.
Chapter 61 just came out....Although im beginning to believe im the on;y one on MS that's still reading this manga.
You might as well be. I quit this manga this week. I haven't read 61. Something about the manga puts me at edge. I think mangaka will kill my favorite character Kaname and leave yuuki to Zero. If the mangaka assure me that she would resolve the Kaname, Yuuki, and Zero situation peacefully without killing Kaname, then I'll pick up the manga again. I think Kaname is just too great a character for Yuuki and Zero. He should be left in peace.
This manga bores me and I think I read the newest chapters just to look at the below average sscans.
But that whole origin of Kuran stuff is making sense.
A perfect story, a perfect main character!
This is the feeling of this manga!
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Tonight: the Oil at the 'Nucks
Jason Gregor
September 23 2008 04:11PM
It seems the Oilers are expecting a more physical game tonight, and coach MacTavish doesn't want to be out-muscled, so they made a last minute decision and will add Adam Huxley to the line up.
At practice the morning the lines were:
Nilsson – Cogliano – Trukhno Eberle – Brodziak – Lerg Sestito – Spurgeon – Stortini Potulny – Brule – McDonald
Gilbert – Grebeshkov Roy – Strudwick Taylor – Young
Those were the lines at practice, but when the bus was being loaded, Huxley's bags were thrown in, and it seems that Lerg won't be making the trip. Lerg has had a very good camp so he will probably play tomorrow against Florida. But tonight Huxley will draw in, and it's expected that Darcy Hordichuk, Rick Rypien, Byron Ritchie and others will dress tonight for the 'Nucks.
One of the biggest criticisms of MacTavish has been his unwillingness to allow tough guys to play their role. We all remember the game in 2005 when he told Georges Laraque not to fight Brian McGratton, but it's hard to come up with other examples in recent memory. If anything, MacT's coaching fuse has become shorter the past few years, especially when it comes to the Canucks.
Last year, the Canucks and Oilers had as close to a melee as we will see in today's NHL, when they had 14 fighting majors. Remember last February, when even Sam Gagner got in the action going after Ryan Kesler? Well expect the rivalry to be more heated this year. It started last night when Mason Raymond took a run at Gagner. Even though he missed, the Oilers responded with Benson, Peckham and Smid all trying to get at Raymond.
MacTavish doesn't want to be out-muscled tonight so Huxley draws in at the last minute. I guaranteed that Benson would go last night, and tonight that guarantee is even easier to make.
Huxley, the pride of Wainwright, will be looking to dance early. I don't expect the game to match the 14 majors we saw last year, but MacT wants to make sure no one tries to run Nilsson, Cogliano, Brule, etc. While the Oilers don't have a bona fide top-ten tough guy, I expect them to be in the top third in fights this season. Most of those fights won't make the highlight reel, but they will show up.
Look for Cogliano's line and the G pairing to get lots of PP time tonight. After seeing the #1 unit, 83,10,26,44 and 71 get most of the PP time last night, expect the same for Cogliano and company tonight. I expect the kids line and the G-men to be the #2 unit most of the season, sprinkled in with a mix of Penner and Pisani at times.
Expect a strong game from Gilbert Brule tonight. Brule is not only making his Oiler debut, but he's doing it in his hometown.
"I'm excited to get started. I had lots of good junior years in Vancouver so I'm comfortable going there. I need to make a good first impression, and I'm sure I might only get three or four games so I have to make them all count," said he said.
Brule is also well aware that the only opening right now is the 4th line LW, and while he will play centre tonight, he is comfortable playing the wing if needed.
"The past two years in Columbus I played the wing, and in junior I switched from wing to centre now and then. I just want to make the team, and I don't care where they put me as long as I'm in the line up."
Brule could make a good first impression tonight if he showcases his gritty side. It has become obvious that MacTavish recognizes the Canucks are a tough team to play against. They have loads of agitators, and if Brule can create some offence, lay some hits and be involved physically tonight, he could get the coach's attention.
—Jason Gregor is the sensibly-dressed host of Just A Game, which airs from 3pm to 6pm on the Team 1260.
September 23 2008, 05:29PM
PLEA to Tambourine Man: Please trade STAIOS
outKast: I don't see why you want to trade Staios. What kind of return would he bring: a fringe bottom 6 forward (we have lots of those and they are young), a old tired defense (like himself), or a young inexperience defenseman (which we don't need). The only way I could see trading him if he was packaged with cogs or sugertits (and a high draft pick) to bring back a superstar defenseman- which are hardly in surplus.
Staios will be fine: give him till the end of TC to get up to speed and limit his minutes to about <20 a game.
PLEA to tambourine man trade moreau before he hurts himself
September 23 2008, 06:00PM
I say Strudwick fights before Huxley. Bold move, but Strudwick needs to make some noise for himself if he wants to beat out Ladi.
Then Huxley fights. Then Stortini. Then Brule. Then, for good measure, Roy who will break a bone in his wrist, missing 14 games.
Just pointing out, Byron Ritchie is no longer a Canuck.
September 23 2008, 07:14PM
Tonight's game appears to be offered live on the Oilers website.
September 23 2008, 08:48PM
Grebs isn't looking so hot tonight. Wonder if he was hanging out with BoBo and Kovalenko last night...
September 23 2008, 08:56PM
Okay, so it may be a bit out of order, but I've got both fighters on my card so far.
September 23 2008, 10:52PM
September 23 2008, 11:45PM
Just got home from the game. Strudwick looked out of place. Didn't do anything for me. Slower than I had expected. I expect Smid to get most of the games. Truhkno has all kinds of skill and upside. Quite a few "errors" though if you're into that sort of thing. Brods was the best oiler tonight. Roloson was probably second best. Brule had a few good shifts, he looked like with the right linemates he could work out. Eberle was nice to watch actually, he's a player, not a pro yet though. Huxley wrestled Brown to the ice twice and in both fights gave him an extra shot on the ice once they were down. A little bush league if you ask me... still it was nice to see an oiler win a fight. McDonald looks like he could be an NHL player. Nice guy to have in the system.


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Rice served as national security adviser during President George W. Bush's first term and secretary of state during his second term. She is currently a professor of political economy and political science at Stanford University, where she has taught off and on since the early 1980s.
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Land use is always a big topic of discussion for Emery County residents. At the recent Emery County Public Lands Council meeting, Randy Johnson, who is now a public lands consultant for Washington County in their pursuit of a land use bill, spoke to the council. He said Governor Olene Walker wanted to do something about the wilderness stalemate and met extensively with counties and state government on the issue. It was decided they could do three things, do nothing, author a statewide plan or address land planning issues on a county by county basis. Counties were encouraged to step forward if they had an interest.
Washington County was the first county to step forward with Millard following a few months later. Washington County is now to the point where the language in their bill is being finalized and the bill will be introduced in the United States Senate by Sen. Robert Bennett. Beaver and Iron counties have expressed interest and are loosely patterning their bills after Clark and Lincoln counties in Nevada.
These bills are not wilderness bills, but land use plans which deal with wilderness. In Nevada, the committee worked to consider everything on the land, power, water, grazing, everything pertaining to the land. Congress is beginning to see the impacts people live with in order to provide these types of services to other parts of the country.
"You will not see a wilderness bill meet with any success. The bill needs to include total land use. Washington County set up a council similar to this public lands council. People with as many points of view as possible are represented on this council, including SUWA, Sierra Club and the Wilderness Society. They established the ground rules that there would be a free interchange of information and not a forced consensus. The purpose of the council was to gather data. A layer of information was created for the working group. They were asked what data they wanted before them and that data was gathered. As information was discussed, every acre of the land was scrutinized. The counties were encouraged to dream big and list economic development opportunities as well during this process. This group reached out to everyone in the county, and listened to all who wanted to present before the working group. All agencies played an advisory role as well as the state people," said Johnson.
The bill will be written with all the information and data gathered in the planning meetings. The bill looks at the water corridor, power and transportation lines, road loops, changed boundaries on a WSA, added wilderness to a primitive area and incorporates tortoise habitat and water projects.
All counties are looking to Washington County to see what success they will have in the process. "If their bill is defeated, it doesn't bode well for others, but most of the counties feel it will be worthwhile because the information gathered will be used to upgrade and update county plans, many of which are 10-15 years old," said Johnson.
The environmentalists have committed to things which Johnson said he was surprised with, but probably in the end they will oppose the bill. "There is a good deal of support for these kinds of bills in Congress," said Johnson.
Commissioner Ira Hatch wondered where Johnson saw Emery County in the process. Johnson said much of what you see in other counties has been patterned after what Emery County has done in the past. "Add to what you've already done. Build on the National Conservation Area, comprehensive plan. That plan is now 10-12 years old. It's not taboo now to talk about power corridors and energy production. Update that comprehensive plan," said Johnson.
Hatch said he was glad to see the new approach with land use plans and not strictly wilderness bills.
"It has to be this kind of a package. If we're successful in Washington County, it could be helpful to Emery County. The mayors are also drawn into these plans. Build on what you've done and work on more detail. Next year there might be legislation which could include several counties at a time. In Washington County they met once a month and it took a year to gather all the data. I think Emery County could do it in half that time. If you start the process this year it would be ready for early next year," said Johnson.
The plans are all subject to the approval of the county commissioners from that county. Johnson said that Sen. Bennett is both engaged and excited to be involved in the process.
Johnson said environmentalists have created a standard for wilderness that is not feasible. What is untrampled? What is roadless? Wilderness is what Congress says it is.


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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
The loss of two of our Emery County residents this week, William and Charmaine Sharp has been very tragic. To die at the hand of a family member is very disturbing. I've been acquainted with the Sharp family for the 10 years I've worked here at the newspaper.
Bill was an avid letter writer. He wrote about politics and one of his favorite topics was abortion. The Sharp's are a Catholic family and speaking out against abortion was something Bill was very adamant about.
Charmaine was the family school teacher and the children were all home schooled. They are a very nice caring family. My mother is also a Catholic and I would accompany her to the Mission San Rafael many times and the Sharp family was always there. Bill was a Deacon and would do scripture readings and the children helped out as altar servers.
They would sit near the front of the church and take up one and sometimes two pews with their large beautiful family. I loved to watch the little girl with her bright, red curly hair.
They were always polite and very reverent.
When my sons took Hunters Education, then some of the Sharp children took it at the same time. Bill always made sure the children were safe with their guns. They were hunters and had guns in their home. It's especially tragic that a hobby they enjoyed is now a source of sadness.
I didn't know their son who was mentally disturbed. But, I do know the Sharp's as loving parents were concerned for their son. Mental illness is hard to understand and hard to treat. It can have devastating affects on a family and has changed this family in a way that can never be repaired. The son will be without his family and the siblings have been left without their parents.
There was hardly ever a time when Charmaine came into the office when she didn't have a child in tow. Bill was very outspoken and I really liked and admired that. There are so many people who like to gripe about how things are, but they never do anything to change it. They just complain. They don't have the guts to write letters to the editor, they just complain amongst themselves and nothing ever changes or gets done.
I am glad that Bill stuck up for what he believed in and had the courage to do something about it. A letter from Bill was always good for a rebuttal article or two from people who didn't believe the same way he did.
On the day of this tragedy, I tried to talk to the family members. They didn't want to talk to me, which is fine. But, in cases like this when you don't talk and tell your story, then there are always those people the press will find on the street that are willing to talk. They might not get the story correct. They might portray your family in an unfavorable light. Whether they knew your family or not they will put in their two cents worth.
That bothers me. I would rather let the family tell their story in their own way. At a time like this there doesn't need to be a lot of speculation or overanalyzing. They are a typical family just trying to raise their children the best way they know how and make a living in the coal mine.
The Sharps are a close knit family who will in this time of tragedy bond together and make the best of a bad situation. Their parents wouldn't want them to fall apart. They would want them to be strong and stick up for what they believe in and carry on in the best way they know how. They would want them to take care of those younger brothers and sisters and help them to have the best life they can, even though the parents are absent now their memory can be kept alive and the children can still learn and grow from their parents example. They tried their best, their time was cut short, but their memories shall live on in the hearts of the children and with all those who knew them.
As a county, please rally around this family and give them your love and support as they will need it in the days ahead as they rebuild their lives.
I thought I was done with this article, but then last night I attended a football game and someone there was in a cell phone conversation with someone and was saying some things which I didn't appreciate. He was telling the person on the other end of the line about the Sharp family. Well this made me mad, I know this man hasn't been in the community very long and certainly not long enough to pass judgment on the Sharp family. I don't think there is any one of us who isn't just a little odd. There's no such thing as a normal family. Would you want your family judged if this happened in your family, well I think not.
Then I had another caller this morning who had read a story about the Sharps in the Salt Lake Tribune and she felt the Tribune had portrayed the family in a bad light. She wanted to ask us here at the Progress to not do that. She wanted it pointed out the Sharps are Catholic and had their children baptized into the Catholic religion. So I dug up the Tribune article and read it. Well, I have eight children and seven grandchildren and I raise a garden and bottle fruit and my family shoots wild game for meat also. Not that I can't afford beef, but I prefer game meat. I did sense from the article that maybe they were trying to point out that maybe that's not normal. But, to me it's a personal choice how many children to have. If you can take care of them, and you love kids, then why not. William was a very good provider and worked hard in the coal mines for more than 30 years. He hasn't retired yet, because he knew he needed to keep working to support his family. Garden food is better for you and wild game hasn't the preservatives that other meat has. If they were trying to live a more healthy lifestyle then who are we to criticise them.


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