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The Alabama Constitutional Amendments Election November 8, 2016Conservative recommendations for the Constitutional Amendments: Amendment 1 - No Amendment 2 - No Amendment 3 - No Amendment 4 - No Amendment 5 - No Amendment 6 - No - Makes it harder for corrupt politicians like Gov. Bentley to be impeached. Amendment 7 - Yes Amendment 8 - Yes - Makes Right to Work part of the Constitution in addition to being a statute. Amendment 9 - No Amendment 10 - No Amendment 11 - No - gives cities huge eminent domain power to benefit business and destroys property rights. Amendment 12 - No Amendment 13 - Yes Amendment 14 - Yes Madison County Local Amendment 1 - Yes The Alabama Constitutional Amendments Election November 6, 2012 Alabama Election September 18, 2012 - The Constitutional Medicaid AmendmentVOTE NO on Sept 18, 2012 for the Alabama Special Election on Amendment the Ala Constitution. Election to provide funding to the Medicaid Program, a welfare program to provide medical services that is state and federally funded.
SYNOPSIS: The State General Fund (GF) budget for FY 2012-2013 of $1.67 billion is short $145.8 million. The State must either cut more spending or find funds to cover this deficiency.
The Legislature voted to balance the 2013 GF by taking money from the Alabama Trust Fund (ATF), CONTINGENT on voters passing a Constitutional Amendment (CA) on Sept. 18. The Governor has stated that if this constitutional amendment fails, he will likely call a special session of the Legislature to find additional cuts to balance the 2013 budget. Why VOTE NO on September 18, 2012 for Constitutional AmendmentIt is not wise to draw down the principal of the $2.4 billion ATF account any time, but especially when inflows from royalties are slowing to a trickle.
Interest income and capital gains
from the ATF are one of largest
revenue sources for the GF.
Taking one-fifth of the principal of the State's $2.4 billion investment/savings account without paying it back is irresponsible, and sets a bad precedent. Alabama September 18 Constitution AmendmentAEA supports the Medicaid Amendment 1 of Sept 18
MONTGOMERY - In the most recent issue of the AEA journal, Executive Secretary Dr. Henry Mabry informed members of the importance of supporting the September 18 constitutional amendment.
Recently, Dr. Mabry, who has an encyclopedic knowledge of the Alabama state budget, agreed to sit down with the Alabama Political Reporter, to share his insight on the state's financial dilemma as well as his thoughts on Medicaid and the impending constitutional amendment to fund critical Medicaid medical services for those on welfare for the state.
It was obvious at the beginning of the session that the General Fund was going to need more revenue, it was obvious last year, it is the same every year, Mabry began. The Governor had proposed that the money to cover the General Fund shortfall come from the Education Trust Fund, we tried to work with legislators to come up with some alternatives to address the problem facing the state.
Since the bulk of revenues in Ala go towards education, any serious reform or budget cuts would clearly hit the education and the scared cows of the AEA. We need to be serious about reforming the Ala Budget, living within our means, and to kick the can down the road is irresponsible. LIBERAL VS. CONSERVATIVE - Liberal groups are aggressively pushing a YES VOTE to Amendment 1 to Alabama ConstitutionWho are these liberal groups pushing a Yes vote?See the list of liberal Groups like the AEA, Senator Roger Bedford, Birmingham News, Huntsville Times, NAACP, Alabama Arise, etc. See full list at: http://www.keepalabamaworking.com/endorsements/ The NAACP supports YES Vote. The NAACP does not wish to cut the welfare medical program, Medicaid http://www.abc3340.com/story/19355681/naacp-supports-sept-18-vote-on-proposed-constitutional-amendment Conservative Groups Vote No to the Sept 18 Medicaid Alabama Constitutional AmendmentWith all of the major conservative groups lining up and uniting against this Constitutional Amendment, it is clear that this is a conservative cause.Straw Poll. At the Morgan County Republican Mens Breakfast in Decatur, a straw poll on Sept 8, reflected 47 votes NO, and only 1 vote YES. These Conservative Groups Say VOTE NO on September 18:
Alabama Prohibition Party,
Alabama Federation of Republican Women,
Conservative Christians of Alabama, Alabama Tea Party Groups Oppose Amendment of Sept 18The below Alabama Tea Parties across the state wish to send a message to all of Alabama. We have had enough - VOTE NO ON SEPTEMBER 18.
Alabama Tea Party and Conservative Groups met on July 23, 2012, with them (25 leaders in attendance) they demonstrated their Opposition to Alabama Medicaid Constitution Amendment.
Wetumpka TEA Party Wetumpka Tea Party
Gary Palmer-President of the Alabama Policy Institute
Senator John Rice, former member of the Ala State Senate and now Alabama Limited Government Association. http://alabamaeagle.org/2012/08/21/vote-no-on-the-proposed-constitutional-amendment-on-sept-18 - Alabama Eagle Forum - Reasons to Vote No on Sept 18
http://www.alreporter.com/archives/290-july-2012/2701-api-speaks-to-red-mountain-republicans.html - Gary Palmer-President of the Alabama Policy Institute Over 70 Conservative and Alabama Tea Party Groups - Just Cannot be WrongThe above list of over 70 Conservative and Alabama Tea Party Groups, and members of the Ala Legislature add up to over 70. The Conservative Moment in Alabama is coming together to oppose the Ala Medicaid Amendment.VOTE NO on September 18
Medicaid fraud costs Alabama taxpayers hundreds of millionshttp://theattackmachine.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/vote-no-on-september-18-statewide-constitutional-amendment - Ala Medicaid FraudMedicaid fraud costs Alabama taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year. In 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimated that the national improper payment rate for Medicaid was 9.4%. The total net payments made for Medicaid in Alabama in 2011 were $5,234,351,464. Using the 9.4% estimate by HHS, Alabama had approximately $492,029,037.61 in Medicaid fraud in 2011 alone. As a taxpayer, I am outraged at the amount of fraudulent money paid to Medicaid beneficiaries and providers in Alabama. This is a blatant abuse of hard-earned tax dollars. Moreover, the dollar amount of Medicaid fraud in Alabama is significantly greater than the $437 million that the statewide constitutional amendment plans to transfer from the Alabama Trust Fund to the Alabama General Fund. This leads to the next question. Why don’t we address the fraud in Medicaid before we take money from the ATF? This is a HUGE red flag. What are practical solutions to the General Fund crisis? 1. Crackdown on Medicaid fraud in Alabama. In FY 2010, the Alabama Medicaid Agency reviewed 48 medical providers and 424 pharmacies, and they recovered $1.3 million in Medicaid fraud. This action led to a cost savings of $8.1 million. Also, the Alabama Medicaid Agency suspended 132 Medicaid beneficiaries for abuse and locked 840 Medicaid recipients into one doctor and pharmacy to prevent potential abuse. Medicaid fraud cases are referred to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit within the Office of the Alabama Attorney General (AG). In fiscal year 2010, the AG’s office handled 32 civil and seven criminal cases regarding Medicaid fraud in Alabama. These cases resulted in the return of $5,238,079 to the Alabama Medicaid Agency. The Alabama Medicaid Agency and the Office of the Alabama Attorney General are cracking down on Medicaid fraud, but it is not enough. With estimates of nearly $500 million in Medicaid fraud in a given year in Alabama, the Medicaid Agency and the AG’s office need to step up their investigation and prosecution of Medicaid fraud. The hard-earned dollars of Alabama taxpayers should NOT fund Medicaid fraud anywhere in the state. Constitution of the United StatesThe Constitution of the United States of America is the foundation of all law and government in the United States. It provides the framework for the organization of the United States Government and enumerates the powers of the Congress as well as those reserved to the states and to the people, those reserved to the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate and to the Judiciary which are tasked to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and to enforce the laws passed by the Congress.The United States Constitution describes three main branches of government: The bicameral legislative branch is composed of a House of Representatives and a Senate known collectively as the Congress. Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution places the power of the government in the Congress which makes all the laws. Articles II and III address the powers delegated to the President and to the Judiciary so that they may execute the laws passed by the Congress. An executive branch led by the President, preserves, protects and defends the Constitution and executes the instructions of the Congress with the advice and consent of the Senate. The president also has certain unique powers reserved to him alone such as the power to pardon, and shared powers such as appointments and treaties made with the advice and consent of the Senate. A Judicial branch headed by the Supreme Court reviews the laws the Congress has made for their constitutionality. Very early on two principles unstated in the United States Constitution, separation of powers and judicial review were inferred, diluting the powers of the Congress and changing what was initially intended to be a Democracy into a Federalist Republic.
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Weekly Christian History Lessons brought to you by Alabama Defenders September 14 Son of a butcher, his family died when a plague swept England, leaving him an emery board estate. He attended Emmanuel College, was ordained, married and sailed for Massachusetts where he pastored the First Church of Charlestown. At age 31, he died of tuberculosis on SEPTEMBER 14, 1638. His name was Rev. John Harvard. The College at Cambridge was renamed for Rev. Harvard. Fifty-percent of 17th-century graduates were ministers, as were 10 out of 12 of Harvard's presidents prior to the Revolution. Harvard's founders wrote: "After God had carried us safe to New England, and we...rear'd convenient places for God's worship...dreading to leave an illiterate Ministry to the Churches, when our present Ministers shall lie in the Dust. it pleased God to stir up the heart of one Mr. Harvard, a godly gentleman and a lover of learning...to give the one half of his estate...towards the erecting of a college and all his Library." As 106 of the first 108 schools in America were founded on Christianity, Harvard's Rules & Precepts stated September 26, 1642:
"Let every Student be plainly instructed, and earnestly pressed to
consider well, the main end of his life and studies is, to know God
and Jesus Christ which is eternal life. John 17:3."
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