'Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.' - Benjamin Franklin
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Just a little rant to blow off some steam. 8-}
Love y'all! Have a JESUS-filled day! ^i^
So, I'm still wondering... where's the big economic relief? Every time THEY do something 'wonderful' for us, it gets worse. I spent well over an hour on the phone yesterday with J*****r bank about my credit card account. Due to a minor time miscalculation on my part, I went a TINY bit over my limit... for the first time ever. If I had gotten a payment in before finance charges hit, it wouldn't have happened. I have ALWAYS paid more than the minimum and have NEVER been late. So I asked for a one-time customer courtesy waive of the $39 OL fee. Absolutely no way no how would they even consider it. (In the past, they've been much nicer about OOPSes). OK, so I tightened my belt till my bellybutton mashed my backbone and paid more than enough to cover everything before the next statement. Was I surprised to see another $39 OL fee, even though my online statement said I was under the limit. Apparently, on the day between pay- and state-, a monthly deal I forgot to switch came in and ended up pushing me like $6 over. The first outsourced rep was no help at all. I asked to speak to a supervisor. Sorry, the super is busy, but he'll call you back. Been there, done that, still waiting. Finally, I'd had enough and said, 'close the account'. This involved transfer to another rep. Wonder of wonders... an American! She was super-sweet and very understanding, but had no authority to help me out. She was also very wordy and used way too many words to make her point. But that was better than the usual drones, so I listened. She told me exactly how much I needed to pay - by the 20th - to avoid any more problems. Turns out, if I had not paid so much, that one charge would have been denied and it wouldn't have gone OL. >:\ And she gave me the address to send a copy of the email that told me how much I should pay last time to avoid another fee... which I did... HA! Eventually, she transferred me to someone who might be able to reverse the fee now. This person was downright snotty and informed me that not only could she not reverse either OL fee, but even if I made a payment on the spot, I WAS going to have another OL fee. I never did figure that out and after going back and forth for about 10 minutes, I gave up and had her close the account then and there. By the time I hung up, my stomach was in knots and I'm sure my BP was through the roof. I walked outside till the skeeters ran me in, then made a payment, switched the monthly payment that caused the whole problem, printed the email to send them - heaven forbid they take my word or have records of their own correspondence - and plopped myownself in front of the puter with a huge glass of tea. This is the third account I've cancelled - most are raising interest rates to outrageous rates while they can. So, things are better now, right?
'A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the public treasure. From that moment on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most money from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's great civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through the following sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith, from spiritual faith to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependency, from dependency back to bondage.'
This comes from the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ)
What you're seeing - in the headlines, day after day - some are calling the ''Selling of America.''
One of the President's high-up State Department appointees recently declared that the U.S. Constitution should be a ''guidepost'' - but not binding!
This is a direct attack on what our Founding Fathers established.
Please go to their site and sign this petition today!
President Obama:
Don’t Surrender our National Sovereignty!
President Obama is embarking on a new and troubling direction for our nation. Some are calling it the “Selling of America” — surrendering our national sovereignty in the interest of international cooperation. This is contrary to our very founding. We must hold America’s leaders accountable! Stand with the ACLJ and send a powerful message to President Obama — America is NOT for sale. The U.S. is a sovereign, independent world leader — and must not surrender its autonomy. Please read the form below carefully and declare your membership with the ACLJ by adding your name to our Letter of Protest.
LETTER OF PROTEST
TO:
President of the United States, Barack Obama
As a concerned member of the American Center for Law and Justice and a proud citizen of the United States of America, I join with Chief Counsel Jay Alan Sekulow in protesting your Administration’s push for “transnationalism.” America’s sovereignty is not for sale. It should be protected at all costs, esteemed as our Founding Fathers envisioned, and governed under the authority given by our United States Constitution.
Ceding America’s independence in the interest of international cooperation is unacceptable. It is subservient to our national interests and stands as a threat to American democracy and the future protection of our citizens.
The United States is a powerful, sovereign, independent world leader and must not surrender its autonomy. I respectfully raise my voice in protest: America is not for sale.
Please click here to print a copy.
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