Guest Columnists

The bombing in Boston earlier this week angered each and every American. The incident demonstrated that Americans are at risk every day on our streets, in our schools, and in our businesses. The Boston bombing would have been difficult to prevent, as we do not track dangerous commodities such as kitchen pressure cookers, hydrogen peroxide and acetone. I'm sure that some people will blame the authorities for the failure to identify and avert this dastardly act. Already, television news stations are showing video of the bombs clearly visible on the ground near the finish line.

President Obama has pulled a new budget out of his hat this week. For five years he has been financially raping the working classes in America. He has repeatedly raised taxes on the lower and middle classes while squandering our precious dollars funding foreign despots and the sloths of our society. He knows this strategy will garner votes and votes ensure that his party will remain in power in the 2016 elections. This morning he decided to reach into our pockets yet again so he could confiscate another $800 billion in taxes to support his redistribution programs.

The Constitution for the United States of America clearly grants Congress the exclusive power "to declare war, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water"; therefore Congress may not delegate this power under any circumstances unless the Constitution is amended. The Constitution also clearly declares that the President serves as a Commander-in-Chief only when called into service by Congress during times of invasion or rebellion. Therefore, only Congress can initiate war; the President merely executes it.

Governments around the world are seeking new ways to raise cash from their citizens. The European Union and the European Bank have developed a ruthless solution to the financial crisis in Cyprus. Their proposal is to confiscate up to 15 percent of the cash in separate Cypriot bank accounts. The Cypriot Parliament is considering legislation to confiscate between 3 percent and 10 percent of bank account assets in order to qualify for new loans from the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank.