Why Hillary’s Private Email is a BFD

Hillary Clinton

A week after the story of Hillary’s email scandal broke, we finally heard from the former Secretary of State. In her address, Hillary gave a prepared statement full of snarky and sarcastic comments, then took a few questions from some friendly sources in the media, and hoped to move on. After all my friends, “what difference does it make?” to quote Hillary after the Benghazi scandal.

Madam Secretary, I suggest it makes a big difference. For example, if you’ve lied and destroyed government documents to protect your political career, then our citizens have the right to know and our government has the obligation of investigating and prosecuting if there is sufficient evidence.

From what we've learned thus far, Hillary established a private server in her home prior to her confirmation as Secretary of State. It has been alleged that she did so to circumvent the common sense requirement for security of communications and to preserve emails (correspondence) pursuant to federal regulations.

Hillary admitted that looking back, she might do things differently. She explained that for convenience sake, she used her personal devices rather than have to carry and use two devices… The audacity…Most would agree that it’s more likely than not that Hillary planned on running for president in 2016 a few minutes after Barak Obama was elected in 2008. If she knew that sooner or later she would be running for the highest office in the land, one would think that she would have also decided then and there that she would lead an open and transparent life until it was her time to run.

Instead, it appears that Mrs. Clinton, regardless of what she or her surrogates might say, chose to violate several federal laws regarding retention of government documents, failing to secure secret documents and potential perjury. All I can think is that it must have been sheer unmitigated gall, to believe that she is so far above the law that she can do whatever she wants without consequences.

Hillary Clinton

Hillary and her surrogates insist that she has done nothing wrong and suggest that this is more about being treated unfairly because she is a woman. Beware my friends; she is using the same tactic that President Obama and his surrogates have used so successfully over the past six years. In his case, any disagreement with his policies is really because of his race. Hillary’s manipulative tactic to avoid any criticism is to claim gender discrimination. Anyone who disagrees is guilty of being anti-woman.

It’s hard to see the facts through all the noise, but it appears that Hillary has broken several federal laws and even her friends have begun to sadly admit that this scandal isn’t likely to simply go away. I believe it’s time for an investigation by the Department of Justice.

There are rules and regulations governing how government employees, including Cabinet Secretaries must preserve records and documents, either paper or electronic. One can visit the National Archives site to read the regulations. http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/publications/agency-recordkeeping-requirements.html. Why not take a minute and read the preamble and description of the actual regulations regarding the preservation and control of government documents.

If one were to believe the Clinton Campaign, “Everything is OK; Mrs. Clinton has not broken any laws that could result in potential jail time like retired General David Petraeus. Unfortunately, that assertion is meaningless and disingenuous because Hillary controls all her electronic documents, not the government.

To be fair, Mrs. Clinton did offer up nearly 55,000 emails, this clearly proves she is cooperative and has nothing to hide… Well, at first glance, 55,000 may seem like a lot of emails but when one breaks down the numbers, the results raise more questions than answers.

For example, how many emails a day do you suppose you might receive, 25, 50, over 100, more? As for me, I usually receive well over a hundred emails a day, some days, when there’s increased activity or a problem that needs my attention, the number is well over 200 a day.

If one divides the 55,000 emails that Hillary has turned over from the approximately 1,460 days she served as Secretary of State, then it appears Secretary Clinton only received or sent an average of 37 emails a day. 37… can you believe it? To be fair, Hillary indicates she deleted about 35,000 emails so perhaps in total, she received and sent about sixty emails a day… Her assertions are unbelievable, that’s why we need an independent investigation, let’s take the politics out of the equation and investigate the facts.

The Secretary of State for the largest superpower in the world and she only receives 37 emails a day? Well, perhaps things were really slow during her term as Secretary of State, perhaps the IG report disclosing Billions of Dollars of expenditures without documentation or lost records didn’t generate many emails. The crisis’s and debacles of Benghazi, Libya, the Arab Spring, Yemen, Boco Haram, Syria, Russia, Ukraine, and ISIS suggest that there could have or perhaps should have been tens of thousands of emails on these topics alone.

As I watch this administration manipulate and at times desecrate our Constitution, and see how Mrs. Clinton has once again ignored the spirit if not the letter of the law, I almost want to pull the blanket over my head and simply stay in bed.

The truth is; we need to stand up and be counted. As citizens, it’s easy to feel hopeless, after all, what can one person do? I say to you my friend, that together we can do a lot, and we must.

The White House has created a website where citizens can sign a petition to the president. If one is successful in obtaining more than 100,000 electronic signatures, then the president will publicly comment on and possibly take action on the action proposed. I have created just such a petition at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/appoint-special-prosecutor-investigate-hillary-clinton-violation-federal-laws-high-crimes-and-misdemeanors/tMpZDdwZ

If you, like me are fed up and frustrated with the way our elected officials have continued to act; then I propose you do a little homework and then cast your vote for the following petition;

We the undersigned respectfully ask the President of the United States to direct Attorney General designate Loretta Lynch to appoint a special prosecutor to fully and independently investigate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for numerous violations of federal law during and after serving as Secretary of State.

By taking the extraordinary action to circumvent the US government email system that has more robust security protocols, it appears that Mrs. Clinton has violated numerous regulations regarding protecting and preserving government documents, secret or otherwise, and violating national security protocols.

A special prosecutor will help ensure there is no conflict of interest or undue political pressure.”

Will you take a few minutes, become familiar with the facts, and then if you agree that this scandal deserves an investigation, sign the petition?

Voting may not seem like a big deal… but it is! Together we can make our voices heard, we’ve had enough of the scandals out of Washington. Where there’s smoke, there’s generally fire, it’s time for the Department of Justice to investigate.

Your vote counts, if you agree, after voting please share this article with your friends.

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Some Readers Shared with me that Overreach: Blood of Patriots is Really Scary because it’s so Plausible

One of my readers, Bill, an Air Force Veteran, shared a portion of Title 10 US Code that allows the president to use executive authority to suppress an insurrection, armed or otherwise.

It allows the president with the stroke of a pen to raise forces from any state or direct our own military to suppress an insurrection in another state.

Pay close attention to #333 below, especially the quote “any part or class of its people is deprived of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection”

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10 US Code

§331. Federal Aid for State Governments

Whenever there is an insurrections in any State against its government, the President may, upon the request of its legislature or of its governor if the legislature cannot be convened, call into Federal service such of the militia of the other States, in the number requested by that State, and use such of the armed forces, as he considers necessary to suppress the insurrection.

§332. Use of Militia and Armed Forces to Enforce Federal Authority

Whenever the President considers that unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion against the authority of the United States, make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in any State by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, he may call into Federal service such of the militia of any State, and use such of the armed forces, as he considers necessary to enforce those laws or to suppress the rebellion.

§333. Interference with State and Federal law

The President, by using the militia or the armed forces, or both, or by any other means, shall take such measures as he considers necessary to suppress, in a State, any insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy, if it—

(1) So hinders the execution of the laws of that State, and of the United States within the State, that any part or class of its people is deprived of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection named in the Constitution and secured by law, and the constituted authorities of that State are unable, fail, or refuse to protect that right, privilege, or

Immunity, or to give that protection; or

(2) Opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws. In any situation covered by clause (1), the State shall be considered to have denied the equal protection of the laws secured by the Constitution.

§334. Proclamation to Disperse

Whenever the President considers it necessary to use the militia or the armed forces under this chapter, he shall, by proclamation, immediately order the insurgents to disperse and retire peaceably to their abodes within a limited time.

So, this is pretty scary, yes? With a pen and a phone, peaceful protesters could be declared insurgents, by ignoring an order to disperse, the newly declared insurgents could then be subject to arrest, confinement or worse.

Remember to vote in 2014 regardless of party affiliation, voting is not only a right, it’s your responsibility.

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Finally, Overreach: Blood of Patriots is now available from the Apple store and on Kindle from Amazon. Thanks to everyone who has already purchased a book from Amazon, may I ask another favor? Would you please consider leaving a review on Amazon? Reviews are critical at this stage of marketing; any consideration will be greatly appreciated.

One reader wrote, “JD Ludwig has written one of those old-fashioned, good guy verses bad guy stories that make you just want to stand up for something important. It’s a literary cross between Seven Days in May and Atlas Shrugged, a novel that some will call “reactionary”, some will call “fanatical”, and some will call “patriotic.” I call it, “a damn good story”. It’s full of humor, and details about how the US military and the US Government works. It is full of fun, interesting, inspiring and despicable characters. It is full of… well, life and honor, and standing up for what matters. Okay, I’ll sit down now, but read the book! Before a drone visits your neighborhood…”

If you haven’t bought the book yet, waiting for the kindle or iPad version, I hope you’ll consider giving Overreach a read. We will launch the marketing and PR campaign on January 16th so we need all the sales and reviews we can get before then.

While I can’t know who has bought a book, I can see who leaves reviews. As a small token of my appreciation for your support, I would like to send everyone who leaves a review before January 16th an autographed advance copy of the next book in this series, Overreach- Blood of Tyrants, due out this summer.

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Elected Officials Failed Performance Review

To: All Elected Officials

From: Your Employer, U.S. Citizen

Date: October 21, 2014

Re: Performance Review and Employee Counseling Statement

As your employer, the U.S. Citizens submit this counseling statement to all individuals seeking election. Overall, employee performance the past decade has been dissatisfactory and requires immediate improvement. This counseling statement will be added to your permanent file and should be consulted frequently if you wish to keep your job. All new applicants should heed these performance requirements.

We have listed nine areas that need immediate improvement and suggest you review the same prior to November 4th, 2014. Your public acknowledgement of deficiencies in job performance is necessary to determine your future employment. Failure to acknowledge this counseling statement may result in your immediate replacement.

Remember why we hired you: You campaigned hard for the position and spent a fortune. We hired you because we believed you were sincere about working to meet the needs of our country, not so you could become rich and famous. Be sure your advertisements include your achievements, we are not interested in how methodically you can tear apart your opponent.

Work Hard: Based on our observations, the country and parts of the world are a real mess. We expect you to focus on solving the country’s challenges, not focusing on partisanship, parties, and perks.

Work within the Confines of the U.S. Constitution: The Constitution is not some outdated document to ignore when you wish to advance your agenda. It is the foundation of the Rule of Law in our great land. You took an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. We expect you to honor that oath!

Work well with each other: We are sick and tired of the bullying and partisan behavior in Washington. There is much work to be done. We require you to speak civilly with one another. Displaying smirks, sneers or showboating for personal gain or “name recognition” is not helpful and is beneath the dignity of your office. We don’t tolerate this type of behavior with our children and we will not tolerate this behavior from our employees. Find ways to seek consensus on the big issues, and listen twice as much as you speak

Spend more time working and less time trying to get re-elected: We understand that some election cycles occur every two years. Be advised we are sympathetic to your fears of losing your position. We suggest you replace the motto “you can never stop complaining” with “you can never stop working.” Work hard and communicate well with us and at reelection time and we will gladly return you to office.

Communicate Honestly: There are times when you have not been honest and forthright, this is completely unacceptable! We expect you to speak the truth, even when it’s inconvenient or uncomfortable. We are not a nation of liars. Communicate honestly with your constituency and we will honor you for it.

Obey the Law: When we hired you for your position, we did not grant you a license to misbehave or break the law. As your employers, we are compelled to obey the law, we expect you to do so as well. We expect you to follow the letter and the spirit of the law.

Admit you have an Addiction to Publicity: We recognize that it is very difficult to resist the temptations of fame and power. However, this addiction is simply not acceptable. Pride and arrogance are to be avoided at all times. We do want you to speak out when you have something meaningful to offer.

Do the Right thing: We believe if you start each day with a firm resolve to serve the people honest and to work to the best of your abilities, you will find your job is meaningful and tremendously rewarding. We acknowledge there is strong peer pressure and outright threats to pursue someone else’s agenda. If you resist and do the right thing for America, then we will back you up. We respect backbone and integrity. Remember, if everyone stays quiet when great problems arise, small problems can grow quickly and threaten the very well being of our citizens and our great country.

If you take this counseling statement to heart and commit to following these guidelines we will eagerly support you. If you choose to ignore this warning, we will give another worthy candidate the opportunity to do better in 2014.

While we hope to work with you for many years to come we must be abundantly clear that your job performance has been unacceptable. As such, we require you make a clear public commitment to these basic job requirements or we will have no choice but to replace you, either now or at your next job review in 2016.

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12 Rules You Have to Know this All and What You Think About this Rules

It's hard nowadays to read or watch the news without becoming discouraged or angry. It seems at times like our government is out to wreck our country. For several years we've been hearing about how the president and his surrogates have been operating under a plan designed by Saul Alinsky - a well known community activist from Chicago who died in 1972. I decided to read up a little about Mr. Alinsky and confess that a lot of what seems to be happening seems right out of his playbook. I've copied his 12 Rules below. Let me know what you think: 

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RULE 1: “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people. “Have-nots” must build power from flesh and blood.

• RULE 2: “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone.

• RULE 3: “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.

• RULE 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules.

• RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.

• RULE 6: “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones.

• RULE 7: “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” Don’t become old news.

• RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new.

• RULE 9: “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.” Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist.

• RULE 10: “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog.

• RULE 11: “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem.

• RULE 12: “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions

Research and Writing History of Overreach Series

Overreach Series

Life's been busy and I've been working on the next book in the Overreach series. I lost two people who were very dear to me this summer and it was like a kick in the gut. 

On an awesomely happy note, Sally and I welcomed our first two grand children to the world during the same time.

Carly was born in May and Luke was born in June... Both Mom's, Jackie Michelle and Jenny are doing well and the babies are "Of Course the most beautiful babies"...

Research for Blood of Tyrants has been troubling... things are getting even scarier than they were last summer, but once I sat down and started to write, things have progressed well. It's taking longer to write book two because I'm trying to make sure it's better than the first one. (At least that's my goal)

At this pace it looks like we'll be published before December, but time will tell, we might be able to get it out sooner.

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