The Department of Education needs 27 Remington shotguns.

Now, what exactly does the Department of Education need with 27 shotguns?  No idea.

Check out the order after the jump…

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Here is partial text of the bill:

“No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such restaurant, including food prepared to be consumed on the premises of such restaurant or off of such premises.”

The bill was introduced by Felix Ortiz (D- Brooklyn).  He was just on FoxNews and he said that this legislation will increase consumer choice…

He also said that the consumer would have the right to ask how much sodium is used.

I’ve read the bill…I don’t think so…

And, I’m not quite sure how more government control on my food intake will increase my choice…

Check out the full text of the bill after the jump…

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
       ________________________________________________________________________

                                         10129

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                     March 5, 2010
                                      ___________

       Introduced  by  M. of A. ORTIZ, MARKEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
         PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

       AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
         use of salt in the preparation of food by restaurants

         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
    2  399-bbb to read as follows:
    3    S  399-BBB.  PROHIBITION ON SALT; RESTAURANTS. 1. NO OWNER OR OPERATOR
    4  OF A RESTAURANT IN THIS STATE SHALL USE SALT IN ANY FORM IN THE PREPARA-
    5  TION OF ANY FOOD  FOR  CONSUMPTION  BY  CUSTOMERS  OF  SUCH  RESTAURANT,
    6  INCLUDING  FOOD  PREPARED TO BE CONSUMED ON THE PREMISES OF SUCH RESTAU-
    7  RANT OR OFF OF SUCH PREMISES.
    8    2. WHENEVER THERE SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION AN  APPLICATION
    9  MAY  BE  MADE  BY  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
   10  STATE OF NEW YORK TO A COURT OR JUSTICE HAVING JURISDICTION BY A SPECIAL
   11  PROCEEDING TO ISSUE AN INJUNCTION, AND UPON NOTICE TO THE  DEFENDANT  OF
   12  NOT  LESS THAN FIVE DAYS, TO ENJOIN AND RESTRAIN THE CONTINUANCE OF SUCH
   13  VIOLATIONS; AND IF IT SHALL APPEAR TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE  COURT  OR
   14  JUSTICE  THAT  THE  DEFENDANT  HAS,  IN  FACT, VIOLATED THIS SECTION, AN
   15  INJUNCTION MAY  BE  ISSUED  BY  THE  COURT  OR  JUSTICE,  ENJOINING  AND
   16  RESTRAINING  ANY  FURTHER  VIOLATIONS,  WITHOUT REQUIRING PROOF THAT ANY
   17  PERSON HAS, IN FACT, BEEN  INJURED  OR  DAMAGED  THEREBY.  IN  ANY  SUCH
   18  PROCEEDING,  THE  COURT  MAY  MAKE ALLOWANCES TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS
   19  PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH SIX OF SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF  SECTION  EIGHTY-THREE
   20  HUNDRED  THREE  OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, AND DIRECT RESTITU-
   21  TION. WHENEVER THE COURT  SHALL  DETERMINE  THAT  A  VIOLATION  OF  THIS
   22  SECTION  HAS  OCCURRED, THE COURT MAY IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE
   23  THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR  EACH  VIOLATION.  EACH  USE  OF  SALT  IN
   24  VIOLATION  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE VIOLATION. IN
   25  CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH PROPOSED APPLICATION, THE ATTORNEY  GENERAL  IS
   26  AUTHORIZED  TO TAKE PROOF AND MAKE A DETERMINATION OF THE RELEVANT FACTS
   27  AND TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE  CIVIL  PRACTICE  LAW  AND
   28  RULES.
   29    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
   30  have become a law.

        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD16210-01-0

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ABC News Interview (Part 1)

ABC News Interview (Part 2)

Also, see FOX News’ Megyn Kelly and Monica Crowley weigh in on the Speaker’s statements on America Live.

Check out the video here.

The Man-Child is so frustrated with the whole thing.  This has backfired the most stunning of ways.

He accused Eric Cantor of using props and theatrics by using the text of the bill.

Obama is so frustrated, he has had to resort to calling the very subject of the summit a prop.

How much do you want to bet Bami finds some way to worm his way out of continuing the dog and pony show?

His schedule is to die for:

He works 20 hours a month.

He makes $59,090 a month.

That equals about $3,000 an hour!

So why was he ousted again?

Read–CNN Money

Last month, 182,261 people were laid off last month from these mass layoffs.

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Remember, these people will become abusive…

“I met with some people while I was home dealing with domestic abuse. It has gotten out of hand.  Why? Men don’t have jobs.”

He went on to say,

“Women don’t have jobs either, but women aren’t abusive, most of the time.”

Well, I don’t really know what to say.

I can only imagine that he’s trying to drum up support for his $15 billion jobs bill.

Rush just made an interesting point.  Democrats and Progressive-Democrat policies have caused massive lay-offs.  So, by Harry Reid’s logic.  It’s his fault.

Read–The Hill

Romney said,

“It’s hard to imagine the U.S. Senate without John McCain.”

Let’s face it, McCain has supported big government policies, big government spending, and progressive politics.

It makes sense for Sarah Palin to endorse McCain.  If she didn’t, the State Run Media would be falling all over themselves to attack her.

Palin’s endorsement makes sense, Romney’s doesn’t.

What Romney is showing me is that he’s willing to ignore politicians’ progressive policies.  Sounds like a stunt that backfired…

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Many of the conservative candidates are running on a quasi-libertarian platform because when the pendulum swings too far in one direction, it swings back hard in the other.

“CPAC has become increasingly libertarian and less Republican over the last years,” Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said, “[that’s] one of the reasons I didn’t go this year.”

Texas Rep. Ron Paul–an outspoken libertarian–won the CPAC straw poll with 31% of the vote.  The crowd booed at the announcement; however, cheered wildly at the announcement of the second place winner, Mitt Romney.

President Barack Obama and his elitist Democrat cronies have called the Republicans the party of no.  You bet your ass we’re the party of no!  If standing up for the Constitution and for the American people, and standing against big government means being called the party of no, it’s a small price to pay.

There is a push by many to return to the Constitution as it is written in order to bring about change in the political climate.  This push will undoubtedly resonate with the American people.

“It begins with the principles of our founding documents, principles that recognize that our rights come from God, not from our government,” Marco Rubio said in his opening speech at CPAC.  Rubio is running in the Republican primary for a Florida Senate seat.

Rubio received much applause during his speech, and speakers after him used his name as an applause line.

February 22, 2010, Rasmussen Reports had Rubio ahead of his competitor with 54% of the vote.

CPAC was not just a stop on the conservative campaign train, many bloggers, pundits, researchers, and columnists took the CPAC soap-box to call out Obama; Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid; and others.

Referring to Obama’s Executive Order ordering the closing of Guantanamo Bay, Erick Erickson called out Obama.

“Air American is shut down and gitmo is still open,” Erickson, who runs the conservative news website Red State, said.

Some used some controversial laugh lines to get a point across.  Jed Babbin of Human Events, suggested that waterboarding should be used as an interrogation technique.  To make the idea more attractive to liberals, he said, “the CIA will be limited to using Perrier.”

Some people were a bit more restrained in their criticisms.  Tucker Carlson of Fox News said that conservatives should stop referring to the left wing media as the mainstream media because there’s nothing mainstream about framing news stories to fit an ideology.

“Assume you’re mainstream. Assume you really are representing America when you tell the truth–honestly, forthrightly and without fear,” Carlson said.

Others were not as level headed in their criticisms of the media.

Andrew Breitbart accused the mainstream media and salon.com of partaking in the politics of personal destruction.

And still, there were others who offered a common sense approach.  Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said the conservative motto should be “2+2=4.”

This election year and that in 2010 will usher in a new era of Change.  HopeandChange brought the American people more of the same.  And with the Conservative promise of smaller government, lower taxes, and defense of the Constitution, the Conservatives will surely offer change you can believe in.

Reportedly, Scott Brown will release the following statement following the vote:

“I came to Washington to be an independent voice, to put politics aside, and to do everything in my power to help create jobs for Massachusetts families. This Senate jobs bill is not perfect. I wish the tax cuts were deeper and broader, but I will vote for it because it contains measures that will help put people back to work.I was disappointed with the continuation of politics-as-usual in the drafting of this bill, as it was crafted behind closed doors, without transparency and accountability. I hope for improvements in that process going forward. All of us, Republicans and Democrats, have to work together to get our economy back on track. I hope my vote today is a strong step toward restoring bipartisanship in Washington.”

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The Bill still requires one more Republican vote in order to pass due to the absence of another senator.

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I really don’t know what to think about this.  Did his hotness go down a few notches?  No.  Do I think that he made a mistake?  Yes.

Do I hate him for it?  No.  Was this a dumb decision?  Yes.

We can safely assume that Olympia Snowe will vote for the bill.

Does Scott Brown really want to be in that same realm?