by Marvin J. Ramirez
Marvin J. Ramirez
As I was closing this edition to send it to the printer, the telephone rang. A young woman’s voice asked for my name, and I identified myself.
“We are calling about No on Proposition H,” said the woman in Spanish.
“What about it,” I said.
“Do you know about Proposition H, about the consequences for the community if it passes?”
What would they be? I asked.
“If the city buys PG and E, they are going to increase the cost to the consumer,” she said. Her simple response should be a good angle to sell to the voters, especially those who pay gas and electricity. To me, it meant something more than that.
“Can we count on your support,” she continued. I said: “yes, you can count on my support.
And I meant it. Not because of what she said about the energy increase to the consumer – but because I don’t believe anymore in giving the government any more power than what it already has.
In 1933, upon the United States filing for bankruptcy, and Congress dissolving the Federal Government for insolvent, North Americans, those born here or immigrants, lost most of their rights, and one of those was the right to own their property. What they own now is right to possession.
This happened at the birth of the Emergency Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act.
That is why people who think they own their home or business, have to pay taxes on their home and business. They actually have to ask for permission to the state to conduct business via a Business License, and ‘own’ a home via paying an annual Property Tax.
And, if you don’t believe me, read this.
The following are excerpts from the Senate Report, 93rd Congress, November 19, 1973, Special Committee On The Termination Of The National Emergency United States Senate. They were going to terminate all emergency powers, but they found out they did not have the power
to do this, so guess which one stayed in, the Emergency Act of 1933, the Trading with the Enemy Act October 6, 1917 as amended in March 9, 1933.
“Since March 9, 1933, the United States has been in a state of declared national emergency. Under the powers delegated by these statutes, the President may: seize property; organize and control the means of production; seize commodities; assign military forces abroad; institute martial law; seize and control all transportation and communication; regulate the operation of private enterprise; restrict travel; and, in a plethora of particular ways, control the lives of all American citizens.”
“A majority of the people of the United States have lived all of their lives under emergency rule. For 40 (now 63) years, freedoms and governmental procedures guaranteed by the Constitution have, in varying degrees, been abridged by laws brought into force by states of national emergency from, at least, the Civil War in important ways shaped the present phenomenon of a permanent state of national emergency.”
In the Soviet Union, China or Cuba, who owned all the property? The government. People don’t own anything. Who support the government? The people by force. The people are the slaves and the government is god. The government owns everything, including the people, because we have allowed it.
If you want the government to be even more almighty and powerful, then vote for Prop. H. It will give the government more power, and the last vestiges of private enterprise will be all gone soon.
Don’t destroy private enterprise, VOTE NO ON PROP. H. Don’t let those pro-government forces convince you that Prop. H is good. It sounds good for the environment, but is not good for the concept of liberty and free enterprise, which is the symbol of sovereignty and independence for all people on Earth.
We also recommend to vote this Tuesday like this:
SAN FRANCISCO MEASURS
Prop. A – YOU MAKE YOUR OWN DECISION.
It has flows. We should wait until there is public input before voting on a bond of such magnitude. Let’s wait until the next election to approve one with more disclosed information.
One of the only opposition voices, George Wooding, said the following, and I think it makes sense: “The much bandiedabout figure of $887.4 million isn’t totally accurate.
Tucked away on page 31 of the Department of Public Health’s 47-page proposal for Prop. A is a chart noting that, in addition to the $887.4 million in principal debt, the anticipated interest will be nearly $640 million – making the city’s total debt service $1.527 billion (this information, incidentally, is not to be found in the 10-page summary available to voters). What’s more, while Prop A’s text only anticipates $75 million in furniture, fixtures and equipment will be needed from the general fund, numbers more than twice that high have been publicly quoted.” You can read the complete article on this at: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2008/10/no_a_for_effort_meet_the_nearl.php.
- Prop. B: Affordable housing | Vote YES.
- Prop. C: Ban city employees from serving on commissions | Vote NO.
- Prop. D: Pier 70 development | Vote YES.
- Prop. D: Signatures for recall | Vote NO.
- Prop. F: Election schedule | Vote NO.
- Prop. G: Unpaid parental leave | Vote YES.
- Prop. H: Energy and public power | Vote NO.
- Prop. I: Office of an Independent Rate Payer | Vote NO.
- Prop. J: Historic Preservation Commission | Vote NO.
- Prop. K: Will decriminalize prostitution | Vote YES. We don’t need to continue increasing the city’s revenues capitalizing on sex victims by arresting sex workers.
- Prop. L: Community Justice Center | Vote NO.
- Prop. M: Harassment of tenants | Vote YES.
- Prop. N: Real estate transfer tax. | Vote YES.
- Prop. O: Access line and phone users tax | Vote YES.
- Prop. P: Transportation Authority Board | Vote NO.
- Prop. Q: Payroll expense tax | Vote YES.
- Prop. R: Renaming sewage plant to George W. Bush | Vote NO.
- Prop. S: Budget setasides and replacement funds | Vote NO.
- Prop. T: Substance abuse programs | Vote YES.
- Prop. U: Troops deployment money | Vote YES.
- Prop. V: JROTC No military recruitment at schools | Vote NO.
STATE PROPOSITIONS
- Prop. 1: High-speed passenger train | Vote YES.
- Prop. 2: Standards for confining farm animals | Vote YES.
- Prop. 3: Children’s hospitals bond | Vote NO.
- Prop. 4: Parental notification before abortion | Vote NO.
- Prop. 5: Sentencing for nonviolent drug offenses | Vote YES.
- Prop. 6: Law enforcement funding and criminal penalties | Vote NO.
- Prop. 7: Renewable energy generation | Vote NO.
- Prop. 8: Same-sex marriage ban | Vote NO.
- Prop. 9: Victims’ rights and parole | Vote NO.
- Prop. 10: Alternative fuel vehicles, renewable energy bonds | Vote NO.
- Prop. 11: Redistricting changes | Vote YES.
- Prop. 12: Veterans housing and farm bonds | Vote YES.
SF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RACE
- District 1: Eric Mar.
- District 3: David Chiu.
- District 4: Ron Dudum.
- District 5: Ross Mirkarimi.
- District 7: Sean Elsbernd.
- District 9: 1) Mark Sánchez 2) Eric Quezada 3) David Ramos.
- District 11: 1) John Ávalos 2) Julio Ramos 3)Myrna Lim.
JUDGE
- Gerardo Sandoval
COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
- Milton Marks
- Chris Jackson
BOARD OF EDUCATION
- Bárbara López.
UNITED STATES PRESIDENT
- Ralph Nader/Matt González.
CONGRESS 8TH DISTRICT
- Cindy Sheehans.
STATE SENATE
- District 3: Mark Leno.
- District 13: Tom Ammiano.
