Just over 1 year ago, Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the United States of America & in just a few days he will deliver his first State of the Union Address. However, it will not be his first speech before a Joint Session of Congress. He delivered two non-State of the Union Addresses, his first February 24 & the second on September 9. I would venture a guess that most people do not remember the content of either speech, but do remember that Joe Wilson shouted, “YOU LIE!”

In less than a month voters in Massachusetts will go to the polls to elect a Senator to replace the late Edward "Teddy" Kennedy. There will be three candidates on the ballot, but only one man that, if elected, will stand up to the 99 other Senators in Washington, DC. He will stand up, not just for himself or the people of Massachusetts, but for everyone in the country.

December 15 marks the day that the first ten Amendments were added to the Constitution of the United States of America. However, since 1791, Congress along with the Judicial and Executive Branches have usurped a vast amount of power and left us with the following as a redacted "Bill of Rights".