From Stephen R. Jesionka, Master Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, (Retired) People have a right to freedom of speech in America. But, military members do not have UNLIMITED free speech. They cannot criticize the US, the president, the government, or the armed forces, as this is against military law. Of the 47 Republican, US senators who signed the recent letter to the Iranian government, three are currently serving as US military officers in the US armed forces reserves. By signing the letter to Iran, these three officers violated US military law. These three senators wear two hats: one of a US senator and one of a US military officer. But these are two different hats; one hat does NOT negate the other. Military members take an oath several times during their careers, part of which is: “I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same,……” The US senators who are also active reserve military officers are: Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina - Colonel Graham belongs to the US Air Force active reserves. Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa - Lieutenant Colonel Ernst belongs to the Iowa Army National Guard. Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska - Lieutenant Colonel Sullivan belongs to the US Marine Corps Reserves. The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) forms the basis of military law. Here is a list of the UCMJ Articles that the senators /officers violated: Article 88 - “Any commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the president, vice president, congress, secretary of defense, secretary of a military department, secretary of transportation, or the governor or legislature of any state, territory, commonwealth, or possession where they are on duty or present shall be punished as a court martial may direct.” Article 89 - “Disrespect towards a superior commissioned officer.” The president of the United States is the commander-in-chief of all US armed forces. Article 133 - “Conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman or lady.” Article 134 - “Any conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces, disorder and neglect prejudicial to the good order and discipline of the armed forces.” Since 1990, at least four flag or general grade (four star) US military officers have been required to retire from the military because of actions or comments made contrary to the policies of the US. Of these four generals, three were required to retire under a Republican president. The three officers listed above are by far junior to a four star general. These three officers have disrespected, humiliated, and embarrassed the United States, the president, and the US armed forces. They must resign their military commissions and retire from the military IMMEDIATELY.

We the People agree with Vice President Biden's feelings about the letter, which he described as "beneath the dignity of an institution I revere." The 44 Democrats and 2 Independents of the Senate only need 5 Republican votes to officially censure their colleagues for committing an egregious breach of international diplomacy with their unwanted and inappropriate letter to Iran. Censure Less severe than expulsion, a censure (sometimes referred to as condemnation or denouncement) does not remove a senator from office. It is a formal statement of disapproval, however, that can have a powerful psychological effect on a member and his/her relationships in the Senate. https://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_index_subjects/Censure_vrd.htm

It should be the citizens decisions to change the make up of the local governing body. North Carolina senator Trudy Wade introduced a bill that would redrstrict the city council and take away the at large seats. This would reduce the individuals say in how the city works. We are a very diverse city and everyone deserves representation. If this happens to Greensboro, who is next? Chapel Hill? Asheville?

It is about a lack of due process that cruelly and unusually punishes children and families who have committed no crime. My own perfect son, Wayne Robert Wagatsuma was one of the 1,000 children killed in CPS service plans in 1988. I was forced to take my four year old son to a babysitter, by CPS, and he drowned on the first day of the forced activity.

Congress is poised to give another gift to Wall Street lobbyists and I need your help to stop it. A set of lobbyists are pushing to roll back the Wall Street reforms we helped put in place after the 2008 financial crisis. They're hoping we've all forgotten the damage they wrecked on the economy. And instead of standing up these attacks, Sen. Toomey has repeatedly sided with Wall Street lobbyists. He sided with the Wall Street lobbyist by voting to block all nominees to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, one of the chief protections under Wall Street reform. He also backed a move to require that financial regulations be required to calculate how much they cost big banks, to try and undermine reform. [1] As a former Wall Street banker, Toomey worked to promote some of the same gimmicks that fueled the 2008 financial crisis. In fact, he thinks getting rid of Wall Street reform is critical to helping the economy, saying "The trend in deregulation...is one of the biggest reasons for the sustained economic expansion." [2] Meanwhile, the senator has been given $1,544,899 since 2013 in campaign contributions from banks, despite the fact that he isn't up for re-election until 2016. [3] If we want to push back, we need to make sure Sen. Toomey hears from us, not just from the Wall Street lobbyists. 1. Americans for Financial Reform, "Where They Stand on Financial Reform." http://goo.gl/LxRJFK 2. Mother Jones, "Pat Toomey: The Wall Street Years." goo.gl/94j9vK 3. Americans for Financial Reform, "Wall Street Money in Washington." http://goo.gl/xm3EKB

I have had multiple personal experiences with the NMLB where they were helping steal $47,000.00 of my registered llamas and goats and destroying my income, breeding program and blood lines. I have caught the NMLB creating fraudulent paperwork to give a stray horse to their buddies, and they have knowingly allowed two of my horses to get stolen and taken to an auction in another county without filing any charges of the multiple felonies entailed. The NMLB "refused" to do anything about one of my horses that was shot and killed as a registered Appaloosa 11 month old filly, destroying my future breeding, income, blood lines, and of course the multiple value of the animal for use as working livestock as well as a pet. Recently, I had been care-taking a stray horse with food and water on open range, and decided to have the NMLB take the animal as an "estray" to protect it from being roped and abused by some that had talked to me and as the legal way to gain actual ownership of the animal. This was a 3 year old colt with much Arab in him and very sweet and gentle. The NMLB sold the colt to a killer to be destroyed rather than awarding me as second highest bid a horse I had already cared for. I have sued the NMLB several times in District Court and each time they escape prosecution claiming "public immunity" and with claims under the 11 Amendment, where we have "criminals" in our government that the law protects without conscience. Undeniably, both the 11th Amendment and the idea of persons "above all laws" in public immunity are against the other provisions of the Constitution including "equal protection" of the 5th and 14th Amendments. Clearly, stipulations should be made at any auction to save the animal as with a BLM adoption, rather than simply take a few dollars more in bid to have the animal killed. The outrageous corruption of the New Mexico Livestock Board is simply an exaggeration of the mindset of rustlers and thieves with no conscience. NMSA 29-1-2 mandates that the owner be found and the livestock returned to the owner. Livestock is "personal property" protected in ownership by federal law. "All citizens of the United States shall have the same right, in every State and Territory, as is enjoyed by white citizens thereof to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property. " The NMLB takes personal property without due process of law under violations of the 4th, 5th and 14th Amendments, making their agency in violation of the Constitution and in violation of the Supremacy Clause Article VI. To the NM State Legislature and Governor Susana Martinez: abolish the NMLB and prosecute some of the directors and inspectors under "unlawful killing of animals without cause". as was clearly done with this young colt. NMSA 30-18-1. Cruelty to animals; extreme cruelty to animals; penalties; exceptions. A. As used in this section, "animal" does not include insects or reptiles. B. Cruelty to animals consists of a person: (1) negligently mistreating, injuring, killing without lawful justification or tormenting an animal; or (2) abandoning or failing to provide necessary sustenance to an animal under that person's custody or control. C. As used in Subsection B of this section, "lawful justification" means: (1) humanely destroying a sick or injured animal; or (2) protecting a person or animal from death or injury due to an attack by another animal. D. Whoever commits cruelty to animals is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. Upon a fourth or subsequent conviction for committing cruelty to animals, the offender is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978. E. Extreme cruelty to animals consists of a person: (1) intentionally or maliciously torturing, mutilating, injuring or poisoning an animal; or (2) maliciously killing an animal. F. Whoever commits extreme cruelty to animals is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978. G. The court may order a person convicted for committing cruelty to animals to participate in an animal cruelty prevention program or an animal cruelty education program. The court may also order a person convicted for committing cruelty to animals or extreme cruelty to animals to obtain psychological counseling for treatment of a mental health disorder if, in the court's judgment, the mental health disorder contributes to the commission of the criminal offense. The offender shall bear the expense of participating in an animal cruelty prevention program, animal cruelty education program or psychological counseling ordered by the court. H. If a child is adjudicated of cruelty to animals, the court shall order an assessment and any necessary psychological counseling or treatment of the child.

Sign the people's warrant for Governor Christie's Arrest! Suspect may be hiding out on Wall Street, in Dallas, Iowa or New Hampshire. Wanted for: • Undermining local democracies at Newark, Camden, Jersey City and Paterson Public Schools while expanding the for-profit charter school industry; • Overlooking predatory lending and illegal foreclosures by Big Banks such as Wells Fargo & HSBC; • Raiding Public Workers’ retirements and sending funds to Blackstone Group, and his wife’s employer, Angelo Gordon and Co.; • Giving sweetheart deals to environmental polluters like Exxon • Leaving over 10,000 families out in the cold since Super Storm Sandy by running a recovery program that hasn’t helped New Jersey families. Miscellaneous information: Christie is known to kanoodle with powerful interests in the Finance, Insurance and Real Estate industries. During Christie’s 2009 and 2013 campaigns for Governor of New Jersey, he collected $2,175,000 from these industries. These legal, but morally questionable contributions do not include fundraising by Christie for the Republican Governor’s Association. “The Decider” holds an international passport and travels frequently on other people’s dimes. Sometimes New Jersey taxpayers foot the bill, other times, special interests doing business with the State of New Jersey foot the bill. Suspect also enjoys the benefits of an appointed Attorney General who conveniently overlooks the Governor’s improprieties.

Koch fiend Cory sleazed his way into office and he has started a rampage of bowing down to the Kochs, the NRA, Netanyahu and everything else that is disgusting and rightwing and wrong. Every moment he is in office is a moment when America IS IN DANGER.

There are serious consequences of the letter 47 Republican senators sent to the government of Iran: “This kind of letter is unprecedented and undiplomatic. In truth, it told us that we cannot trust the United States. —March 10, 2015 in a meeting with top clerics It is a matter of national security to mitigate the harm that has been done and assure Iran that the US can be trusted.

47 GOP Senators signed an open letter to the government of Iran in apparent violation of the Logan Act which makes it a crime for any citizen to engage in "“any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government . . . with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government . . . in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States.” This action endangers delicate negotiations that could result in an Iranian nuclear weapon.

The Republicans in the U.S. Senate have overreached the scope of their authority and are attempting to undermine the U.S. President's power to negotiate foreign policy in violation of The Logan Act. If this action is allowed to go unpunished, it will have dramatically negative consequences, not only for President Obama, but for any future U.S. president and will seriously undermine the United States of America's ability to be the leading country of the free world.

Because I think someone has broken the law.