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Upcoming Events
Members, don't forget to check the Events Page, or your email to stay on top of upcoming events as we dig in for the campaign ahead. October marks the most crucial need for all the help we can put in towards winning this election and taking back the House & Senate. Don't forget to email Josh at thstars@gmail.com when you plan on putting in some time!
Intern with Linda McMahon
Have you ever wondered what it was like to be apart of a political campaign? Now is your chance to find out for yourself. Linda McMahon, CT candidate for the U.S. senate, has offered the Torrington High School TARS internships to work with her on her campaign. Along with this, THS is offering credits for volunteering for these internship positions. For more info email Ryan at thstars@gmail.com
Justin Bernier Coming to THS
The THS TARS will be hosting Justin Bernier on February 25th during THS period. This is a great opportunity for the TARS to meet this 5th District U.S. House candidate as well as get caught up on current events. People who attend will also be able to ask any questions to the candidate.
National News
Health Care That Makes Sense: Your Guide To The GOP Plan
Health Care That Makes Sense: Your Guide To The GOP Plan
10 REASONS TO SUPPORT THE REPUBLICAN ALTERNATIVE:
1) Lowers Health Care Premiums
2) Guarantees Affordable Coverage for Patients with Preexisting Conditions
3) Protects Seniors Medicare Benefits
4) No Tax Increases. Period.
5) Encourages Small Businesses to Offer Health Care Coverage, Without Taxing Job Creation
6) Enacts Real Medical Liability Reform
7) Empowers the Doctor- Patient Relationship
8) Prohibits Abortion Funding
9) No Entitlement Expansions Forcing Americans onto a Government Run Plan
10) Reduces the Deficit
For an in-depth look at each reason,Click Here.
For a side by side comparison of the two health care bills,Click Here.
Speaker Pelosi’s Government Takeover of Health Care Will Destroy Small Business Jobs
Health care reform should help small businesses and families tackle the problem of rising costs. Small businesses are the engines of job growth in America, creating between 60-80 percent of new jobs in our economy, and health reform that reduces costs for employers will foster job growth. A Washington takeover of health care will achieve neither objective. Instead, it will increase the cost of employment, penalize workers through reduced hours, wages or employment, and further constrict growth across the economy at a time when it is needed most.
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GOP Health Care Alternative Helps States Reduce Health Care Costs
Republicans believe health care reform should help states, families and small businesses tackle the problem of rising costs. And because health care needs vary from individual to individual, and from state to state, health care reform should increase flexibility for states to develop solutions that fit their needs. A Washington takeover of health care will achieve neither objective. Instead, it will harm states and working families by increasing health care costs and empowering federal bureaucrats to make important decisions that should be left to doctors and patients.
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Republicans’ Common-Sense Reforms Will LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS
Americans want a step-by-step, common-sense approach to health care reform, not Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s costly, 1,990-page government takeover of our nation’s health care system. Republicans’ alternative solution focuses on lowering health care premiums for families and small businesses, increasing access to affordable, high-quality care, and promoting healthier lifestyles – without adding to the crushing debt Washington has placed on our children and grandchildren. Following are the key elements of Republicans’ alternative plan:
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To see the "Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act" (Republican Health Care Plan) in full text, Click Here
For more info go to http://healthcare.gop.gov
Scott Brown Sends a Message
Republican Scott Brown's win in the Massachusetts Senate race kicked off what may have been the best week yet -- a week that happened to mark the end of President Obama's first year in office -- for a minority party thought to be lost in the wilderness in Washington.
One election night was enough to jolt the balance of power in Washington, giving Republicans access to the brake pedal on Democrats' policy agenda. And it put wind in their sails going into the midterm elections in November.
But it was no miracle that put Brown over the top in the Tuesday special election. Rather, it was a coalition of Republicans, independents, disaffected Democrats and conservative "tea party" activists that flocked to Brown's message.
There was a coordinated effort, not necessarily by the party establishment but the new grassroots, to beat Democrat Martha Coakley. On Election Day, tea party activists who've rallied across the country were all over the Bay State, whipping up votes.
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Copenhagen vs. Constitution?
President Obama's mission to save the planet from global warming could end up trampling on the U.S. Constitution, critics say.
When Obama arrives in Copenhagen Friday, he is hoping to cut a deal on a new global-warming agreement. Even though the conference is not likely to produce a legally binding deal, critics say if the president signs an international climate treaty pledging reductions in carbon emissions, he will violate the Constitution.
"President Obama cannot bind the American people to job killing international agreements on climate change without the advice and consent of the United States Senate," former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich wrote Wednesday at the conservative Web site Human Events.
The Constitution states that the president cannot sign treaties without the approval of two-thirds of the Senate, or 60 senators.
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Unemployment Passes 10%
President Barack Obama called the jump in the national unemployment rate "sobering," but defended his administration’s economic policies.
He noted monthly job losses are declining from where they were in January.
"Although it will take time and it will take patience, I am confident our economy will recovery," Obama said Friday in the White House Rose Garden.
Republicans were critical of the administration after statistics showed another 190,000 jobs were lost in October.
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said the $787 billion stimulus package resulted in "a jobless recovery and double-digit unemployment."
"Democrats pledged that the so-called ‘stimulus’ would create jobs immediately and keep the unemployment rate from going above 8 percent," Boehner said. "But since the ‘stimulus’ was signed into law, more than 3 million private-sector jobs have been lost. Americans are asking, 'Where are the jobs?' but all they’ve gotten from Democrats in Washington is more spending and more debt."
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Shocking Chart
Al Gore's Lies
35 Inconvenient Truths
ERROR 1 :Sea level "rising 6 m"
ERROR 2: Pacific islands "drowning"
...ERROR 4: CO2 "driving temperature"
...ERROR 8: Polar bear "dying"
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Inmates Benefit From Stimulus Mistake
The federal government mistakenly sent out stimulus checks to 1,700 inmates, the Social Security Administration said Tuesday -- a $425,000 error.
Social Security spokesman Dan Moraski told FOXNews.com in a written statement that the money went out because official records "did not accurately reflect that they were in prison."
The inspector general's office for the Social Security Administration is now looking into the problem as part of its broader audit on stimulus spending. The Social Security Administration acknowledged the glitch following a report that nearly two-dozen inmates in Massachusetts had wrongly received the $250 stimulus checks.
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Pushed Back!
President Barack Obama's drive for U.S. healthcare reform suffered another setback on Thursday when Senate Finance Committee leaders said the panel would not vote on a compromise plan before senators leave for a month-long August recess next week.
Committee Chairman Max Baucus said there had not been sufficient progress to complete the healthcare bill by the end of next week but talks between three Democrats and three Republicans on the panel would continue.
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Pride of TARS
Our Mission
Our Mission
-To allow students to get involved with their communities.
-To instill traditional morals within teenagers
-To share opinions in order to expand ones political perspective.
-To improve political awareness among teenagers
-To help develop political and Leadership skills within America's future leaders..
I AM A REPUBLICAN BECAUSE
I BELIEVE that the proper function of government is to do for the people those things that have to be done but cannot be done, or cannot be done as well, by individuals, and that the most effective government is government closest to the people.
I BELIEVE that good government is based on the individual and that each person’s ability, dignity, freedom and responsibility must be honored and recognized.
I BELIEVE that free enterprise and the encouragement of individual initiative and incentive have given this nation an economic system second to none.
I BELIEVE that sound money management should be our goal
I BELIEVE in equal rights, equal justice, and equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, creed, age, sex or national origin.
I BELIEVE we must retain those principles of the past worth retaining, yet always be receptive to new ideas with an outlook broad enough to accommodate thoughtful change and varying points of view.
I BELIEVE that Americans value and should preserve their feeling of national strength and pride, and at the same time, share with people everywhere a desire for peace and freedom and the extension of human rights throughout the world.
I BELIEVE that the Republican Party is the best vehicle for translating these ideals into positive and successful principles of government.
