Romney's Lies Revisited

Eventually Ted Cruz will tell many more lies than Romney but it is important that we take one of the biggest Republican liars and use him for a yardstick. When it comes to pants on fire lies, Cruz has already beaten Mitt Romney.

UPDATE!  Click here to read about Ted Cruz's Criminal Financial Schemes and Romney Style Tax Evasion.

All False statements involving Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

The number actually hasn't changed much

"Regulations have quadrupled. The rate of regulations quadrupled under this president."

Mitt Romney

Not one year, not 'breaks,' not Fisker or Tesla ... it goes on

"In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world … into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1."

Mitt Romney

The deficit is actually down slightly from what Obama inherited

Says President Obama has "doubled" the deficit.

Mitt Romney

Wrong before, wrong now

"Right now, the (Congressional Budget Office) says up to 20 million people will lose their insurance as Obamacare goes into effect next year."

Mitt Romney

Plenty of non-payers support Romney

The "48, 49 percent" that supports President Barack Obama are "people who pay no income tax."

Mitt Romney

Suit seeks fewer restrictions, not more

President Obama’s lawsuit claims it is unconstitutional for Ohio to allow servicemen and women extended early voting privileges during the state’s early voting period.

Mitt Romney

A gross distortion

President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."

Mitt Romney

Not the stimulus, not to buy foreign cars

Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters.

Mitt Romney

Where's the evidence?

" ‘Obamacare’ puts the federal government between you and your doctor."

Mitt Romney

No fuel for this claim

Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas.

Mitt Romney

Cherry-picked number that lacks key context

"Obamacare … means that for up to 20 million Americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they like and they want to keep."

Mitt Romney

Not supported by evidence

"Obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt."

Mitt Romney

Spending increased by about 5 percent a year on his watch

When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, "we didn’t just slow the rate of growth of our government, we actually cut it."

Mitt Romney

Health care law doesn't 'cut' Medicare

Says Barack Obama "is the only president to ever cut $500 billion from Medicare."

Mitt Romney

No support for giveaway claim

"The president gave the (auto) companies to the UAW."

Mitt Romney

Obama did mention Israeli fear about rockets

"This president went before the United Nations and castigated Israel for building settlements. He said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip."

Mitt Romney

That omits deals with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama

Says President Barack Obama has opened up no new trade relationships with other nations.

Mitt Romney

Repeal would ultimately increase deficit

Eliminating "Obamacare" ... "saves $95 billion a year."

Mitt Romney

Nothing to do with right-to-work state

Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it couldn’t build a factory in South Carolina because South Carolina is a right-to-work state.

Mitt Romney

Other presidents cut benefits - and Obama hasn't

All False statements involving Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Reduces deficit over the long haul

Repealing the health care law "would save $95 billion in 2016."

Mitt Romney

Obama's been an author, attorney and community organizer

Says Barack Obama "never worked in the private sector" before he was elected president.

Mitt Romney

Overstates state of union-Boeing spat

Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it "can't build a factory in a non-union state."

Mitt Romney

It's bad, but several other recoveries were weaker

"This is the slowest job recovery since Hoover."

Mitt Romney

Making it correct requires stretching the numbers

"Today there are more men and women out of work in America than there are people working in Canada."

Mitt Romney

Not a sincere apology in the bunch

Several times, Obama "has apologized for what he deems to be American arrogance, dismissiveness, and derision; for dictating solutions, for acting unilaterally ... ."

Mitt Romney

Obama has stayed pretty close to campaign goals

"He (Obama) has done several things well. Most of those things are places where he changed his view from where he had during the campaign. So, for instance, he's left our troops in Iraq and they're being more successful there. He boosted our effort in Afghanistan, which is the right course to take. He did not close Guantanamo, thank heavens."

Mitt Romney

He should check their resumes

"I was pretty proud of being the only guy on the stage that ever had a job in the private sector."

Mitt Romney

Campaign is ankle-deep in lobbyists

"I don't have lobbyists running my campaign."

Mitt Romney

Even he admits it's not true

"I just talked about guns. I told you what my position was, and what I did as governor, the fact that I received the endorsement of the NRA."

Mitt Romney

Flubbing a key number in Red Sox lore

The Red Sox waited "87 long years" to win the World Series.

Mitt Romney

Z-visas have many requirements

"The Z-visa that was offered in that Senate bill let everybody who's here illegally, other than criminals, stay here for the rest of their lives."

The Bill of Rights

There is a lot of talk in the alternative media and from pundits such as Alex Jones, Jessie Ventura, Adam Kokesh and Cenk Uygar of the Young Turks that the US is becoming or has become a police state. Ron Paul has called out current system a mild form of fascism while former President Jimmy Carter has said that the America is not longer a functioning democracy. The only thing that stands between freedom and tyranny is the the Constitution of the United States of America. The first 10 amendments of the Constitution is the Bill of Rights.

The Preamble to The Bill of Rights

Congress of the United States
begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.

RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following Articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States, all, or any of which Articles, when ratified by three fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution; viz.

ARTICLES in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the original Constitution.

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Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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Amendment II

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

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Amendment III

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

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Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

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Amendment V

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

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Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.

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Amendment VII

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

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Amendment VIII

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

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Amendment IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

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Amendment X

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.