Dave Ramsey explains why the government stopped making you pay your taxes by hand, and what would happen if it started again.
RAMSEY: “If we brought this back, there would be a revolution. People would burn Washington, DC, down.
“If the tax person from the IRS had to stand in the lobby of your company, and you got paid in cash, and you had to take your cash and hand it to the tax collector and count it out every time you got paid, people would realize how big a tick on your butt the government is, how big a parasite the government is.
“And they would, I’m telling you, there’d be pitchforks and torches.
“If you actually saw and physically had to take possession of the money and then give it back in cash to the government when you got paid, people’s faces would melt off.”
KAMEL: “Just the amount of $100 bills you’re just giving to the IRS for doing nothing. That hurts. It would be a Tea Party round two.”
RAMSEY: “So it was a really brilliant idea to do income tax withholding.”
KAMEL: “Just make it all behind the scenes.”
RAMSEY: “Brilliant psychological trick.”
Good news! We have a Congressman attempting to ban Flock cameras at the national level! Call 202-224-3121 and ask them to connect you to your Representative.
Virginia is rolling out a state issued digital ID.
It is voluntary to use at this point so do not use it.
Once they get you to use it and it becomes convenient they will add more and more information to it.
Then comes a social credit score attached to your ID, and we've seen how that works in China. We can't let it happen here!
The only way we win is enough of us refuse to go along so the key is to warn everyone and spread the word.
We must resist and refuse to go along!
They didn’t call it “Sentinel” or “Guardian.”
They called it “Flock.”
As in: something you herd, track, count, and keep from wandering off the reservation.
They see us as livestock.
Zero respect.
@peggyflanagan Peggy could you make a statement on your stance about current MN Governor Walz pardon yesterday MN Voters deserve to know where you stand on this.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Board of Pardons granted a pardon to Tou Lue Vang, an immigrant convicted of s-xually ab*sing a 10-year-old, helping prevent his deportation, according to NYT.
Want to see Congress address birthright citizenship after the SCOTUS ruling?
📞 Call your senators at (202) 224-3121. Tell them to support my constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship.
🚨 Flock has a hidden weakness many don’t know: public records requests.
Activists have successfully forced at least 8 cities to shut down Flock programs, either by exposing unauthorized data access or showing the footage was publicly accessible.
One of the most effective ways to take down Flock cameras? FOIA/PRA requests.
Here’s a template to file one in your city:
To the Custodian of Records:
Pursuant to the (your state here) Public Records Act (your state's public records act code.), I request access to and copies of the following public records relating to the (your local police) Police Department’s surveillance camera network reportedly consisting of more than 2,600 cameras deployed throughout the city.
Please provide records covering the period January 1, 2020 through present unless otherwise specified.
1. Policies and Legal Authority
All policies, procedures, memoranda, directives, or legal analyses governing:
-The deployment and operation of surveillance cameras within __________
-Any legal justification for the program under federal or state constitutional law
-Policies governing Fourth Amendment considerations or privacy protections
-Any City Council ordinances or resolutions authorizing the camera network
2. Contracts and Vendors
All contracts, agreements, memoranda of understanding, purchase orders, or amendments with vendors or service providers related to:
-Surveillance cameras
-Automated license plate readers
-Real-time crime centers
-Video analytics, facial recognition, or artificial intelligence
-Data storage or cloud services used for camera footage
Please include vendor proposals, RFP responses, and bid documents.
3. Camera Locations
Records identifying:
-The number and location of cameras deployed
-Maps, GIS datasets, or inventories of surveillance devices
-Any classification of cameras as public, private-partner, or third-party integrated cameras
(If precise coordinates are withheld, provide generalized location records or district-level inventories.)
4. Data Retention and Access
All records describing:
-Video retention schedules
-Policies for deletion or archiving of footage
-Which agencies or departments have access to the camera network
-Any data sharing agreements with other agencies including but not limited to:
-(your state) Highway Patrol -Federal agencies (FBI, DHS, ICE, etc.) -Regional task forces
5. Private Camera Integration Programs
All records relating to programs that integrate privately owned cameras into the police network, including:
-Agreements with homeowners, businesses, or HOAs
-Terms of participation
-Data access rights granted to the police department
6. Surveillance Technology Capabilities
Records describing whether the system includes or supports:
-Facial recognition
-License plate recognition
-Behavioral analytics
-Crowd detection
-Real-time monitoring centers
7. Crime Reduction Claims
All records, reports, studies, or internal analyses supporting claims that the surveillance network caused reductions in crime, including:
-Statistical reports
-Internal evaluations
-Communications discussing the effectiveness of the system
8. Communications
Emails, memoranda, and internal communications between (your city) Police Department personnel, City officials, or vendors referencing:
-Expansion of the camera network
-Privacy concerns
-Public opposition or legal review
Search terms should include: “camera network”, “surveillance cameras”, “real time crime center”, "Aerodome", "Raven", “ALPR”, “Flock”, “facial recognition”, and “camera integration”.
Format
Please provide records in electronic format via email or download link.
If any records are withheld, please provide the specific statutory exemption relied upon and produce all reasonably segregable portions of responsive documents.
Fee Waiver
This request concerns matters of significant public interest involving government surveillance and constitutional rights, and any fees should be waived or minimized.
I look forward to your response within the statutory timeframe.
Justice Alito is correct — today's decision was a serious mistake by the Supreme Court.
That's why Congress must fight to end birthright citizenship.
The 14th Amendment was never meant to reward illegal aliens for breaking our laws.