Please let them file a civil suit. PLEASE.
All this b/c of an anonymous tip. :(

[quote]After being threatened to this extreme, the family felt they had no choice but to let the social worker into their home to interview the children, who were now crying and wailing. During the interview, the social worker would not let the witness the family provided be present. She also proceeded to lift the shirts and clothing of each child, even those whom the allegations did not concern.

The social worker found nothing—but said still she wanted the family to “undergo a formal psycho-social assessment.”

When the Smiths asked “Why?” the social worker replied, “This is done in all investigations with homeschooled children!”

Needless to say, the Smiths declined the assessments, and relied on HSLDA to take care of the rest.

Klicka sent the social worker a letter outlining all the ways in which she had broken the law:

1. By entering the home and interviewing the children through intimidation;
2. By not letting them know the allegations at the initial visit; and
3. By interviewing children whom the allegations did not concern.

Klicka explained that the case should be closed immediately, as there was no evidence against the family. He also explained that the daughter’s issues with depression were being handled adequately by medical experts and psychologists familiar with the situation.

The family has not been hassled by this social worker since, and the case is closed. HSLDA is considering a civil rights suit.[/quote]

Social Worker really oversteps her bounds - ALL homeschoolers have psychosocial evaluations

This one is more for the ladies, I think. :)
There's definitely some love in these pictures of our new first family's wedding and afterwards. I love the picture outside after the wedding.

It is going to be wonderful to watch them grow in their new role. They are a beautiful coupon and a beautiful family.

The Obama Anniversary Album

A few weeks ago we got a letter from State Farm that they were going to be driving by our home and taking pictures, not to worry, it was just a standard check.

So we didn't worry. Well, I suppose we should have worried, because there is no way their drive-by could have been JUST a drive by. See, we live up on a hill, and most of our yard is fenced in.

Today, we got a letter that they were dropping our coverage if we did not do certain things. One was that we are to remove all personal property from our yard and porches. The second, was that we are going to have to remove the ladder from our pool.

Our pool is behind the fence, and has been covered for 2 months now. The offensive ladder goes from the deck down into the pool and cannot be seen unless you get behind our fence, go to our pool, remove our pool cover, and look.

I was upset. I complained to a friend. She said that her son had got a similiar letter because he had a single loose piece of fleishing(sp?) on his roof, and that she knew someone that just had their policy terminated and got a refund of their premium because they found a trampoline in their yard.

I've never heard of such. We've had this home for 16 years now and have, in all that time, never filed a single auto or home insurance claim. Never. We are so private that I doubt we ever WOULD unless we had very serious property destruction.

So just...thought I'd warn folks that a 'drive-by' letter obviously means they are coming to snoop around and get in your stuff.

I had a hard time finding this one in the normal news. I thought I'd post it in case anyone was interested.

Final roll call vote on the bail out for HOUSE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnXQk5EGxKo

"These monkeys taste for alcohol matches our own. In line with the human population, most monkeys drink in moderation.
Unlike us, monkeys that are heavy drinkers make better leaders."

Great little documentary clip!

Drunk Monkeys

"Air Force Research Laboratory officials here recently completed an extensive bioeffects research program for an invisible, counter personnel, directed-energy weapon known as the Active Denial System.

Data showed that millimeter waves do not promote cancer or cause reproductive problems, and researchers also defined skin and eye exposure thresholds, as well as levels at which effective repel occurs.

Results demonstrate that the Denial System, or ADS, can be used operationally while maintaining a significant safety margin, thus making the device a landmark nonlethal weapon."

Tazed, blinded, and burnt, the people no longer even tried to protest....

Energy Beams that heat your skin until you run

""Who could turn down a deal like this? I did.

"The globalization of the debt puts the United States in the position that in order to repay the money that we borrow from the banks (for the banks) we could be forced to accept International Monetary Fund dictates which involve cutting health, social security benefits and all other social spending in addition to reducing wages and exploiting our natural resources. This inevitably leads to a loss of economic, social and political freedom.""

What Kucinich has to say on the bail out. It is a 'teachable moment.'

No nudity anywhere.

Porn you can watch at work

I read the stupid 110 p proposed law. I am far from a financial analyst. I am just an everyday citizen trying to make heads or tails of this monster.

I figure hardly anyone has time to read this stuff. Well, I fell down a hill and hurt my hurt ankle for the 40th time and I'm flat on my back and doped up for a while, so here is my informal, jotted, best attempt at understanding it, and some of my thoughts while reading it.

1st paragraph - what are the other purposes? lol wtf

pg 5 excludes any central bank owned by a foreign country....good; funds definition is weird, have to skip ahead to find out what it is. :(

Don't like this - any financial instrument that the secretary after consultation with the fed, determines a need for, after transmittal to congress. Says not a thing about congressional approval - only transmittal.

by page 7 it is already looking like a bureaucratic nightmare.

pg 8 omg too much authority is being given - treasury gets executive authority

Is it possible this monster will be able to make or break anyone they want?

pg 13 interesting - all financial institutions can participate....no discrimination of SIZE (ok, ??? I thought the problem was only the too big to fail.) Looking a lot like socialism here....

pg 15 Financial stability oversight board
They can only review and make recommendations - they can't directly censor it seems - problems they find have to go to a special inspector GENERAL for ASSETS RELIEF PROGRAM or the attorney general.
(Everyone is pretty much appointed by the executive branch.)

They will meet every month. They report to the congressional panel 2x a year.

Then THIS oversight board is going to terminate. I'm not clear on when? Looks quick? pg 17 bottom

pg 19, pretty much says the treasurer will bring congress a detailed invoice and the bill and
"a description of the vehicles established to exercise this authority"
They need to make a report 1 week after they spend every 50 billion bucks

THE Secretary manages purchased assets.
pg 22 Ok, how much further can we get from the constitution?

Money from revenues goes into treasury to go towards the public debt.

(I'm reading this as, we are broke and we need to make money, so high risk it is...) ????????? Is our only option a high risk gamble?

At this point, since the sec of treasury will be buying and selling revenues with the tax payers money, I am kinda wondering how much access he will have to intelligence data.

And this authority thing is bugging me. I don't understand it. if someone leaves their home, and the fed has the mortgage, to what length can they go to get that money owed? IE, will that person ever get a tax refund again, ever? You cannot go bankrupt against federally held loans as it is.

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Bail Out Proposal 9-29 for discussion

THis is so crazy, it is funny.

Until I consider the congregation is most likely tax exempt.

I've never heard a preacher say tits before. He's a good speaker - but man, what he is saying....I'd have to hit him.

Preacher trashes his own race, congregation, Obama