Texas 21st Congressional District

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Comment by Debbie Brown on November 2, 2009 at 7:19pm

Is anyone going to DC Thursday?

Comment by Amy Eldred - TX Dist 21 Coord on October 20, 2009 at 12:43pm

Please adjust your evening activities tonite to join Congressman Lamar Smith in a tele-townhall event. The particulars:

Call begins 7:00 PM CST for his constituents in Bandera, Comal, Kendall, Kerr, and Real Counties. If you would like to participate this evening, please dial (888) 886-6603 Ext.13503# at 7:00 PM CST
(If you are not in Dist. 21, you may join the call too if you would like to listen in.)

Please pass this along to others in your email lists that may be interested.

Comment by Bill Pressgrove W. TX. St. Dir. on October 10, 2009 at 9:18pm

While We Are Watching The Right Hand

I don’t know what would be the best way to approach this subject, but what if I were to tell you that in order for you to pay what you owe for all the benefits we get and what the government is spending right now without a health care overhaul, it would be $349,190.00. That is for all the citizens of the United States, all 300 million of us.

If you do the math, and figure out how much it would cost just the tax payers according, CNN Money.com that would be 156.3 million in 2008 instead of all 300 million of us, we would owe $670,230.33 per tax payer. Now I’m going to ask the real hard question, do you think that you can come up with that much money to fix the current financial situation of the U.S. government and balance the books? Even if we just balanced the budget, we have fiscal exposures totaling $107 trillion. Fiscal exposure is the total of all unfunded mandates, such as; Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Prescription Drug programs, and the interest on the national debt.

So while we are watching the right hand playing around with the national health care debate, and even contemplating adding to the fiscal exposure, the real problem is not being addressed or maybe it is being deliberately suppressed. This country is being bankrupted by those we have put into office over the past 50 years. It isn’t a party issue because both parties have been a “party” (no pun intended) to this systematic process. Ever since the Social Security “Trust Fund” was done away with and the funds it produced have been used to supplement the general fund, several similar programs have been initiated like Medicare, Medicaid, and most recently the Prescription Drug Assistance Program. Each of these is either under taxed or unfunded which means it is a drain on the Fiscal Budget of the United States each year. In other words, because these programs make up more than 61% of the budget each year, there is little left for National Defense or any other government purpose and we end up running deficits.

Here’s where the rubber meets the road. I’m 60 years old. I’m one of the “baby boomers”. I have paid into Social Security all of my adult life and Medicare ever since its inception. I can see the handwriting on the wall. If we want to bring this problem under control, the promises that have been made by politicians for so many years to get us to vote for them are going to have to be broken or we are going to cease to be the United States of America. Those who own our debt will mandate changes in our Constitution that will subjugate us to their will, i.e. socialism or even worse communism. We are headed for slavery of the worst kind because we aren’t willing to face up to the fact that if we don’t take the measures we need to take and keep from going bankrupt, we will be at the mercy of our international creditors (mainly China).

We need to bite the bullet and realize that politicians have duped us into thinking that “government” will take care of us in our old age when in reality they have just stolen the money from us and have used it to keep themselves in office instead of doing what is “for the best” of the country. We need to put individuals in office that can make the hard decisions on cutting these unfunded mandates or our fiscal exposure so that our posterity can live in a country that is still free. We need to say, “I will sacrifice so that my posterity can live in freedom.” Maybe if we do, they won’t ever make the same mistake that we have of relying on politicians to take care of us instead of being self-reliant.

I know that this won’t be a very popular paper, but if we are honest with ourselves and if we care for your children and grand children for generations, we will see that we are going to have to be the ones that sacrifice our retirements, free medical for the aged, and a national health care system for everyone just so our posterity can have freedom. In other words, we can’t have our cake and eat it too. May the Lord help us in making the tough decisions we are being forced to make now.

Comment by Bill Pressgrove W. TX. St. Dir. on August 22, 2009 at 3:44pm

From: Darla Dawald
Subject: Fw: About the March on Washington in Sept., Libs are bringing in Union thugs, same weekend
To:
Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 10:04 AM


March and Rally in DC

Dear Regionals:


Please see the attached and be aware. Remember, We are to avoid any violence and also carry video camera's with you at all times. If someone starts trouble immediately contact security or DC Police and Capitol Police.



Do not go out alone...always be out in at least groups of 2. Do not ever encourage or incite things to the thugs to flame or bait them. If you ask for trouble you will get it!

Make sure your leaders or yourself put up a discussion in the state groups so people are aware.

Comment by Bill Pressgrove W. TX. St. Dir. on August 7, 2009 at 11:08am

Amy,
Keep it up girl! We need Lamar to know that we are against any more health care from the Federeal government. Also, do you know why your name isn't on the site as the District Coordinator any more?

Thanks for all you do.

Bill

Comment by Pat Forsythe on August 5, 2009 at 11:31pm

Lamar Smith does seem to vote "my way" most of the time, but I don't see any PASSION from him about this issue. Where is his public statement, where is his voice in this? I'm not seeing any anger on his part at the dismantling of our country. Been up there too long, I think?

Comment by Pat Forsythe on August 5, 2009 at 11:29pm

I called both Smith and Cornyn's offices about one week ago and neither is planning any "town hall" meetings, according to their office staff. I asked both to consider having one and posting dates/places to their website. Neither seemed like they were considering it, though. They both seemed "confused" about why I would want them to. Out of touch?

Comment by Debbie K Chaney on August 4, 2009 at 10:58pm

Does anyone know of any town hall meetings our senators and/or congressman are having in the San Antonio area?

Comment by Amy Eldred - TX Dist 21 Coord on July 16, 2009 at 9:27am

Congressman Smith's Health Care Priorities:

The Democrat’s want a Washington-centered plan, while I support patient-centered reforms. The Democrat’s plan will drastically cut Medicare coverage for seniors, while I support seniors keeping the same coverage they currently have.

The Democrat’s plan will increase our national deficit by adding trillions in new spending, while I support a proposal that will lower costs and allow employers to continue to offer health insurance.

The Democrat’s plan puts health care in the hands of the government, telling individuals the type of treatment they can receive and the doctors they can see, while I support a proposal that ensures that medical decisions are made by patients and their doctors and not government bureaucrats.

The Democrat’s plan drastically raises taxes on the working middle class and businesses by imposing a per capita tax on all health insurance policies (the first-ever tax on health care benefits) and a 2.5 percent tax on individuals who do not have employer-provided insurance or do not purchase through government-run exchange, while I support protecting the working middle class and small business from increased taxes.

The plan I support extends tax savings to those who currently do not have employer-provided insurance and allows states, small businesses, associations, and other organizations to band together and offer health insurance at lower cost.

The Democrat’s plan will force many individuals off their current coverage and will drastically increase the cost of coverage, while I are support letting Americans who like their health care coverage keep it.

The Democrat’s plan for a government takeover of health care will raise taxes, ration care, extend wait times, and let government bureaucrats make decisions that should be made by families and their doctors, while I support a health care alternative that will reduce costs, expand access, and let Americans who like their plans keep them – all without excessive taxes. Raising taxes by trillions of dollars to pay for new entitlements will not help control health care costs or the rapidly rising federal spending and debt.

The Democrat’s are trying to expedite health care reform legislation through Congress; however, I believe legislation as important as health care reform should not be rushed through the process, it needs to be slowed down and addressed thoroughly so that it can have the best outcome for everyone involved.
http://lamarsmith.house.gov/Issues.aspx?Section=13

Comment by Carol Henry on July 3, 2009 at 12:19am

Ray, I discovered on www.thepeopledecide.us that Lamar agrees with my votes about 56% of the time; much better than my 2 senators who agree with me only 21% of the time! Considering the number of and various types of people they represent I can live with 50-60 if he doesn't betray us on the major issues like Health and Cap & Trade. So, I just e-mailed him and told him the issues which are "deal breakers" for me when it comes to having my support in the next election and that, if he voted against me on those, I would actively search for someone else to support & vote for next time. I have also made it a point to e-mail him a thank you when he votes as I did on thepeopledecide.

They are so accustomed to their perks that I don't think they remember what it is really like in the real world, especially some of the senators. The II American Revolution has unofficially begun...if we do our job, maybe this one will be won without a single shot being fired!

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