Let the Oil Companies Keep Government Subsidies

Let the Oil companies keep their big government subsidies!  But tie the receipt of the subsidies to alternative energy sources ONLY!  If the money is not used to discover and/or fund R&D of known or new alternative energy resources then they don't get the money.  Here in Tennessee we have hills, lots of them, with plenty of wind and a readily available cooperative grid to feed into (which is mandated by law). 
Old Luke up the hill could use some lease money for a power turbine, if a company was willing to put one on his ridgetop.  Most wind turbines will produce enough energy to power from 200 to 600 homes depending on the turbine.  They have a life span of over 20 years and provide opprtunies for training, education, reskilling, and employment.  They are pollution free and only cost approximately 2 million dollars to install.
Oil exploration and drilling operations cost many times that amount and drilling is a dirty environmentally unsafe venture.  Here are just two out of hundreds of links to give you more information on wind power if you haven't already researched this topic.  Don't even let me get started on the dangers of FRACKING!.

http://www.nationalwind.com/files/NationalWindTurbineFacts.pdf
http://www.environment911.org/127.14_Wind_Turbine_Facts

SuperPAC's

We need to gather as a United people and let the Supreme court know that just because it has the power to do something does not mean it is ethical to do so.  Super PAC's are politically unethical and place money in the hands of those who can and will do harm to our American way of life. This is evident in the recent attacks on women's health rights issues and big money attacks on individuals in this latest 2012 Primary. Many of these attacks would not have happened if "millions of dollars" had not been used by these political affiliations. These Super PAC's are not required to coordinate their adds with the PAC coordinators.  "Super" political action committees can raise unlimited amounts of money from corporations, labor unions and individuals. As of March 1, 2012 Super Pac's have donated over 78 million to the current campaigns.  The last index reveals that the average income per capita has dropped to $26,364 per year. Just the Super PAC donations equal the wages of over 2800 Americans.  This is just freaking wrong.

A recent Supreme Court case, also known as Citizens United, gave rise to Super PACs, which are rapidly reshaping American politics. This landmark case held that the First Amendment can prohibit the US Government from restricting political expenditures by corporations and unions.
Super PACs can spend that money to support and oppose candidates in U.S. presidential and congressional races — just as long as they don't directly coordinate with the campaigns.

It is now official.  Unlimited funds can be generated by almost any source.  This eliminates the premise that candidates are running on their own merits and beliefs.

Sandra Fluke had her 1st Amendment Rights Violated by Rush Limbaugh

The 1st Amendment pertaining to Freedom of Speech has had exceptions made to this precious freedom over the years... and for good reason.  This is why our forefathers created a document that not only outlined our American way of life but made it flexible for future generations.  The 1st Amendment was amended in 1941 in Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire.
The Court, in a unanimous decision, Justice Frank Murphy advanced a “two-tier theory” of the First Amendment.  Certain “well‐defined and narrowly limited” categories of speech fall outside the bounds of constitutional protection. Thus, “the lewd and obscene, the profane, the libelous,” and (in this case) insulting or “fighting” words neither contributed to the expression of ideas nor possessed any “social value” in the search for truth.
Justice Murphy wrote:
There are certain well-defined and narrowly limited classes of speech, the prevention and punishment of which have never been thought to raise any constitutional problem. These include the lewd and obscene, the profane, the libelous, and the insulting or "fighting" words those which by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace. It has been well observed that such utterances are no essential part of any exposition of ideas, and are of such slight social value as a step to truth that any benefit that may be derived from them is clearly outweighed by the social interest in order and morality.
False light laws are "intended primarily to protect the plaintiff's mental or emotional well-being." If a publication of information is false, then a tort of defamation might have occurred.
It is because of this landmark decision that I have suggested that Sandra Fluke sue Rush Limbaugh for violation of her freedoms under the 1st Amendment.  Wouldn't it be nice to never hear his voice over the airwaves again?  AHHHHHHHHHHHH  Peace and Quiet.

The Problem with Republicans is..............

To the Republicans there are no real problems.
Just problems with issues, & no real solutions to issues with real problems.