Live Free Radio Keep Living Free

This week, Senator Kay Hagan voted to gut the First Amendment rights of groups like GOA by supporting the so-called DISCLOSE Act.

Next week, she will be faced with a vote that will either protect or undermine your Second Amendment rights as the Senate votes on the confirmation of anti-gunner Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court.

Senator Hagan claims to support the Second Amendment and tells folks back home that she is not a mere puppet of the community organizer who occupies the White House. And she wants you to think she is not beholden to anti-gun Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

So, will she stand up for your gun rights and vote against a nominee who quite possibly could become the most anti-gun member of the Supreme Court?

She hasn't said yet.

Remember, she voted for Sonia Sotomayor after being assured that she recognized the Second Amendment as being an individual right.

How did that turn out? In the recent McDonald case, Sotomayor joined the minority dissent that could "find nothing in the Second Amendment's text, history, or underlying rationale that could warrant characterizing it as 'fundamental' insofar as it seeks to protect the keeping and bearing of arms for private self-defense purposes."

Now comes Elena Kagan offering the same empty promises about respecting the Supreme Court's decisions in Heller and McDonald.

Kagan said nothing in her confirmation hearings that would preclude her from gutting the Second Amendment every chance she gets. In fact, everything that's known about Kagan paints a portrait of a forceful, politically-driven gun control advocate.

That being the case, there is NO WAY any senator who claims to support the Second Amendment could vote to confirm Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court!

Please contact Senator Hagan and urge her to OPPOSE Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. If you would like more specifics on Kagan's anti-gun history, please check out our previous Kagan alert at http://gunowners.org/a072010.htm.

Action: Below is a sample prewritten letter that you can use to communicate with Senator Hagan. Please go to her website and paste in the prewritten letter or your own comments urging her to vote against anti-gun extremist Elena Kagan.

Contact info:

Phone: 202-224-6342
Webform: http://hagan.senate.gov/?p=contact

Prewritten letter:

Dear Senator Hagan,

The confirmation hearings on Elena Kagan are over. Nothing that was said over the course of the week offered any assurances that Kagan would not be an anti-gun judicial activist.

Senator, you claim to support the Second Amendment and have attempted to assure voters that you do not follow lock-step with the agendas of the President and anti-gun Majority Leader.

Will you stand up for the right to keep and bear arms and vote against the confirmation of Elena Kagan, a nominee who quite possibly could become the most anti-gun member of the Supreme Court?

Last year, you voted for Sonia Sotomayor after being assured that she recognized the individual right to keep and bear arms... then she turned right around and ruled against the Second Amendment in the McDonald case.

Now comes Elena Kagan offering the same empty promises about respecting the Supreme Court's decisions in Heller and McDonald.

Kagan said nothing in her confirmation hearings that would preclude her from gutting the Second Amendment every chance she gets. In fact, everything that's known about Kagan paints a portrait of a forceful, politically-driven gun control advocate.

That being the case, there is NO WAY any senator who claims to support the Second Amendment could vote to confirm Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court!

Please defend my gun rights and vote against Elena Kagan, and insist that the President nominates someone who truly respects the Second Amendment.

Sincerely,
____________________________________________________

IN THE NEWS

OBAMA NATION

Obama official led Soros 'fund' supporting world government
http://bit.ly/dpaUOQ

UPDATE: White House Reacts to Guest's Criminal Past
http://bit.ly/9zCRty

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Gov.'s spokesman answers News10 viewer questions on California state budget and furlough order
http://bit.ly/c3652u

House Rejects Bill to Aid Sick 9/11 Responders
http://bit.ly/cLgalg

Ethics charges set stage for Rangel to face House trial
http://bit.ly/aCIPIT

Sen. Jim Webb Continues to Hinder Extension of Agent Orange Benefits for Vietnam Vets
http://oneoldvet.com/?p=20206

POLICE STATE NEWS

Is It Too Soon to Worry about an American Police State or Too Late?
http://bit.ly/cxwVCM

'Privacy pasties' sold to fliers embarrassed by full-body scanners at airports
http://bit.ly/dtFvto

Morris County faces lawsuit from officer who refused to fire gun while pregnant
http://bit.ly/9DJ3fW

ECONOMIC NEWS

The End of Capitalism?: Part 2B. Social Limits And The Crisis
http://bit.ly/aAQjMS

Fallen Soldiers' Families Denied Cash as Insurers Profit
http://bit.ly/aO5LK9

When the Tax Hikes Are Coming
http://yhoo.it/9y8Nzp

AP survey: A bleaker outlook for economy into 2011
http://bit.ly/a68rqO

Bullard Urges Fed Buy Bonds If Deflation Risk Grows
http://bit.ly/cmb2J6

Americans Buy IPads While Broke in New Abnormal Economy
http://bit.ly/aRILeO

2ND AMMENDMENT

Homeowner Shoots Man Accused Of Breaking In
http://bit.ly/bf60vv

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Data breaches blamed on organised crime
http://bit.ly/9o5AM3

Scant news about new rules
http://bit.ly/d0VqnL

HEALTH NEWS

Lawsuit: Antimicrobial Soaps Damage Reproductive Organs
http://bit.ly/bNfJqr

National campaign guiding ill adults to end lives advertises on Hillside billboard
http://bit.ly/dtjO4u

Food: The Ultimate Secret Exposed
http://bit.ly/aruss7

IMMIGRATION NEWS

What Boycott? Arizona Tourism is Booming
http://bit.ly/9eBjEa

Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling
http://yhoo.it/bXINg9

Mexican Flag Flies as Dozens Arrested at Illegal-Immigration Law Protests
http://bit.ly/aXlwYh

BIG SIS: Amnesty by bypassing congress?
http://bit.ly/bgx99g

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Woman's nude photos exposed by tech support
http://bit.ly/c59SGa

Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic
http://bit.ly/8XRMK9

Leaked Afghan war files pose 'dangerous' risks: Gates
http://bit.ly/9jm9Vk

Hacker Proves Facebooks Public Data Is Public
http://tcrn.ch/9JvvmU

Convention hackers told to keep it conventional
http://bit.ly/9YgSyk

Malware openly available in China, researchers say
http://bit.ly/bzIbPm

Security researcher demonstrates ATM hacking
http://bit.ly/dbDHqW

'Iranian Hacker' takes down town of York's Web site
http://bit.ly/dsJI3M

Hackers attacking online bank accounts
http://bit.ly/aZaDJh

Albanians Hack Serbian Websites: War Over Kosov...
http://bit.ly/cq25Wb

Senator Clair McCaskill and her fellow Democrat Senators with the exception of Sen Harry Reid who is doing all he can to save his job this year voted to support the Disclose Act. Of course it sounds like a good idea.

"A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign influence in Federal elections, to prohibit government contractors from making expenditures with respect to such elections, and to establish additional disclosure requirements with respect to spending in such elections, and for other purposes. http://tinyurl.com/33xo4gw"

However, when you get to the meat of the legislation, you learn that this legislation is nothing more than to shut up grassroot organization from speaking up and holding legislators accountable for their support of socialist legislation like Obamacare , Cap & Trade and bailouts that cost We the People ore than just tax dollars.

Americans will speak up against the likes of Claire McCaskil. Unfortunately for the people of Mo, she will be in office until 2012 and by then she will hope that people will forget how she ignored the majority of her constituents on Obamacare, the bailouts and the disclose act that would help preserve her fellow Democrats jobs.

We the People do not care if you call yourself, Republican, Democrat or Independent, if you are not listening to us, then we will vote you out. We will speak up, we will gather together and we will defeat you at the polls.

STAND UP, SPEAK UP, LIVE FREE!

IN THE NEWS

OIL SPILL 2010

LAB TESTED Gulf Coast Water Samples are 'VERY TOXIC' - Sea Spray is POISONOUS !!!
http://bit.ly/959iuO

BP oil well 'kill' plan delayed
http://bit.ly/9U7SQI

OBAMA NATION

Hawaiian birth? Still ineligible
http://bit.ly/9AyDuk

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Sen. Grassley and 11 Senators Again Press Administration for Answers on Executive Action Amnesty
http://bit.ly/acnuWR

Sen. Grassley is right to vote against Kagan
http://bit.ly/d8x0h9

Grassley Defends Vote On Disclose Act
http://bit.ly/bQr6aP

Top Judiciary Republican calls Kagan 'dangerous'
http://bit.ly/bQEo5E

FBI director defends bureau over test cheating
http://yhoo.it/9yTelG

Why does Senator Claire McCaskill & Fellow Democrats Hate the Constitution
http://bit.ly/daFFwR

Washington reacts to 'Top Secret America' revelations
http://bit.ly/9WKQ6D

The Free Speech Gag Bill Stalls on the Floor of the Senate!
http://bit.ly/dnN5wR

NC: Contractor Boozed Up With State Employees
http://bit.ly/aBNslc

Mass. Legislature approves plan to bypass Electoral College
http://bit.ly/dkUr5o

Audit: US can't account for $8.7B in Iraqi funds
http://bit.ly/bV2Leo

US Braces For Blowback Over Leaked Documents
http://bit.ly/bpsWnF

Collecting rainwater now illegal in many states
http://bit.ly/a2N537

Rangel Trying To Weasel Out Of Ethics Charges
http://bit.ly/agSIUM

Romney volunteer defects to Ron Paul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhrqFh3o4CM

POLICE STATE NEWS

Class Suit Against Orlando's Red Light Cams Begins
http://bit.ly/aZRfMv

Maddow tackles pre-crime and preventative detention
http://bit.ly/cIzhwm

Police Shooting Victim's Family Storms Out Of Meeting
http://bit.ly/956RKx

H.R. 5741 Slave bill now in Committee
http://bit.ly/b1gm48

ECONOMIC NEWS

Home shoppers taking fresh look at renting
http://bit.ly/dnyQuv

Housing market still in basement
http://bit.ly/atlOXd

Outrage remains after Calif. city council votes to cut pay
http://bit.ly/cAbKUb

Homeless find hope in Pinellas charity-run complex
http://bit.ly/atHMc4

City Gets Big Money to Fight Homelessness
http://bit.ly/aBbZdb

A humane plan to relocate the homeless in Lakewood - Tent City
http://bit.ly/a7mJLi

For Miami-Dade sex offenders, wandering awaits - Tent City
http://bit.ly/cj7DZn

Life's a beach for some homeless in Hawaii - Tent City
http://bit.ly/ayPJGm

Consumer confidence falls to lowest since February
http://bit.ly/awLcdY

You Know You Are In A Depression When...
http://bit.ly/9nWEmL

Greatest Depression in California: People Begin Living Without Electricity and Water
http://bit.ly/9cu2fC

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Police: Second Man Goes On Rampage at DMV Offices
http://bit.ly/cTFM0g

Former sheriff Cpl. accused of illegally accessing computer
http://bit.ly/adir2i

What is wrong with Indiana?
http://bit.ly/9rbjSD

FL: Tax collector preparing for driver's license transition
http://bit.ly/dgigjX

Haekeling the Origin of Biometrics
http://bit.ly/cUIdY1

Big Brother, Big Business
http://bit.ly/9sV1Bx

Real ID in headlines, Florida, Delaware
http://bit.ly/dmZF3V

What Happens at DMV Doesn't Stay at DMV
http://bit.ly/90LFlZ

MORAL DECLINE

MA Schools Are Giving 1st Grade Children Condoms
http://bit.ly/cVX1vt

HEALTH NEWS

Southwest Forces Standby Flier Off Plane To Free Two Seats For Passenger Of Size
http://bit.ly/a5fUxY

Leftover H1N1 vaccine, tickborne infections
http://bit.ly/cceCXp

IMMIGRATION NEWS

Nebraska city suspends immigration law, goes to court
http://bit.ly/9u6QiS

Mexican Officials to Patrol Staten Island Following Latest Bias Attack
http://bit.ly/cuYYBF

Judge Blocks Key Parts of Immigration Law in Arizona
http://nyti.ms/94MyxI

Anti-Illegal Immigrant Group Calls for 'Safe Passage' Of Illegals Out
http://bit.ly/8XWgdl

Egypt's Facebook Face Off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_tBr7MSoxQ

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Aussie Julian Assange behind invulnerable site for whistleblowers
http://bit.ly/bwviXC

FBI says cyber mastermind of botnet arrested in Slovenia, more arrests planned
http://bit.ly/da8Nlw

Second life for WIKILEAKS that matters
http://bit.ly/9YvmyH

Hackers to get eavesdropping lessons on cell calls
http://bit.ly/cvMSEQ

Internet crooks craft creative counterfeiting scam
http://bit.ly/9IIGVx

Hackers winning the security battle, says Cisco
http://bit.ly/aFOx1I

Hacker on Why He Turned in Alleged Wikileaks Source
http://bit.ly/d4Q111

WikiLeaks purveyor of secrets is guarded about himself
http://bit.ly/aWtrhQ

Super hackers taken down in Slovenia
http://bit.ly/cnxyXZ

Senate Scheduled to Vote on Free Speech Stranglehold Bill
-- DISCLOSE Act Vote Set For Tuesday

Monday, July 26, 2010

Just as gun owners are engaged in the intense battle over anti-gun Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced a new version of a bill that will gut the First Amendment rights of groups like GOA.

The so-called DISCLOSE Act, which passed the House last month, puts severe and unconstitutional limits on our ability to hold individual congressmen accountable in the weeks leading up to an election.

Chuck Schumer, who would like to do away with the Second Amendment, is now also trampling all over the First Amendment as a way to protect himself and his anti-gun colleagues from voters like you.

You may recall that the DISCLOSE Act passed the House only after a controversial carve-out was added to exempt the NRA from the bill's provisions. Unfortunately, the NRA -- which had originally opposed the bill because it was unconstitutional -- withdrew its opposition after the carve-out was inserted.

The exemption was maintained in the Schumer version of the bill.

Ironically, while the bill is called the DISCLOSE Act, Schumer and Majority Leader Harry Reid are using the rules of the Senate to bypass any committee hearings -- where the merits of the bill could be debated and the American people could see just how the Constitution is being undermined.

The bill will most likely come to the floor on Tuesday afternoon, where it will take 60 votes to "close off debate" on the measure.

So it is imperative that Second Amendment supporters contact their two Senators right away and urge them to oppose the DISCLOSE Act.

Some Senators may complain that this is not a Second Amendment issue. To the contrary, if GOA is hindered in communicating to the public about members of Congress and legislation they may be voting on, that undermining of the First Amendment will certainly have an effect on the Second Amendment.

The type of speech GOA is involved in -- political speech -- is first and foremost what the framers of the Bill of Rights had in mind when they wrote that "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech."

Please urge your Senators to protect ALL of your constitutional liberties.

ACTION: Please contact your Senators and urge them to oppose the new version of the Disclose Act. You can use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://gunowners.org/activism.htm to send your Senators the pre-written e-mail message below.

----- Pre-written letter -----

Dear Senator:

I stand with Gun Owners of America in opposing Senator Schumer's new version of so-called DISCLOSE Act.

It is outrageous that the House of Representatives passed this legislation with a deal to exempt certain large organizations from its terms. This smacks of the money-for-votes fiasco which helped grease the skids for passage of ObamaCare and which has already lowered Congress' reputation to unprecedented depths.

I was glad to see that Senator Mitch McConnell blasted this deal, which was especially aimed at carving out special exemptions for the NRA leadership in exchange for their promise to sit on their hands and not oppose the DISCLOSE Act. "If there is one thing Americans loathe about Washington, it's the backroom dealing to win the vote of organizations with power and influence at the expense of everyone else," McConnell said.

"Just as it wasn't the Democrats' money to offer in the health care debate, free speech isn't theirs to ration out to those willing to play ball -- it's a right guaranteed."

Another irony with the whole process surrounding this legislation is that while the bill is called the DISCLOSE Act, Sen. Schumer and Majority Leader Harry Reid are bypassing the committee process -- where the merits of the bill could be debated and the American people could see just how the Constitution is being undermined.

Gun Owners of America represents hundreds of thousands of Second Amendment supporters. Any bill that hampers the right of groups like this to communicate with the public is also an attack on my rights.

Please vote NO on Sen. Schumer's DISCLOSE Act.

Sincerely,

____________________


Stand up, Speak up, Live Free!

IN THE NEWS

OBAMA NATION

Obama's Comeback Strategy: Appearing On "The View"
http://bit.ly/d9ug3S

White House says Wikileaks is endangering lives
http://bit.ly/dlzpAX

Judges evade Obama birth-certificate query
http://bit.ly/cIKxBF

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Goldman reveals bailout cash went overseas
http://bit.ly/dhrfU0

U.S. Rescue May Reach $23.7 Trillion, Barofsky Says
http://bit.ly/1xgpju

DWI charge slides for NT politician's daughter
http://bit.ly/cbTJd7

Why The Tea Party Loves Big Brother
http://bit.ly/dldcTu

POLICE STATE NEWS

USA - Becoming a police state
http://bit.ly/a3AMaq

Atlantic City prepares for takeover of many city functions in planned partnership
http://bit.ly/dBDsug

"The Police State Has Got to Go": Activists Protest Police Violence in Overtown
http://bit.ly/b5xyWI

Blind Couple Reunited With Baby Taken Away by State
http://bit.ly/9IdKFd

2ND AMMENDMENT

Woman 2, thugs 0 after home invasion
http://bit.ly/abhSXh

ECONOMIC NEWS

Broke Texas Turns to Private Toll Roads
http://bit.ly/bhBEqR

Sued over crash, Toll Road firm claims immunity
http://bit.ly/biCRj4

The Middle Class in America Is Radically Shrinking
http://yhoo.it/aiUiGO

Bank reform brings mortgage aid for the unemployed
http://bit.ly/bXYQrU

Midas calls out customer
http://bit.ly/91OS2L

Midas Customer Pays Bill
http://bit.ly/bKmjdn

LA suburb residents march over high city salaries
http://bit.ly/bsF36t

Geithner bored by complaints from business about Obama policies
http://bit.ly/aZ7oEz

No new recession, let tax cuts die: Geithner
http://bit.ly/c52gA9

Geithner hails 'very encouraging' recovery, stresses private growth
http://bit.ly/d8DgiG

Desperate Cities Begin Giving Away Land, Taxing Non-Profits
http://bit.ly/9VePH3

The Age of Insecurity Is Here
http://bit.ly/dvvXyU

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

DMV must get a handle on Real ID to ease delays
http://bit.ly/9LmPaH

UT at Arlington says health center server breach may have exposed prescription records
http://bit.ly/cClRLv

NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS

The Death of Paper Money
http://bit.ly/dD15uc

Gateway to a paperless society
http://bit.ly/c3pczl

HEALTH NEWS

Pilot Films Jet Spraying Chemtrails
http://bit.ly/du4D5G

Raw-food raid highlights a hunger
http://bit.ly/d6jsiL

IMMIGRATION NEWS

Mexico prison 'let inmates out to kill'
http://bit.ly/bK50vy

Carly Fiorina, Trying to Have Immigration Both Ways?
http://bit.ly/ca3PjL

Obama: Immigration plan 'cannot pass without Republican votes'
http://bit.ly/cwXcgv

Immigration: Another look at those "myths"
http://bit.ly/c9QXlb

Texas Border City on Lockdown - Video
http://bit.ly/c8axRH

Human Smuggling Kingpin Sentenced
http://bit.ly/ceIEkc

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Hackers shut down EU carbon-trading website
http://bit.ly/cyYqWm

Embezzling wife of Deep River Selectman spared jail time
http://bit.ly/cd49qm

NASA's Twitter account falls victim to hackers
http://bit.ly/ch4L1p

Credit card hackers make themselves at home at hotels
http://bit.ly/czVnIc

How hackers can snoop on private web sessions too
http://bit.ly/9OzOYo

Hackers Create First Industrial Control Trojan
http://bit.ly/c4btPA

Some will say that we don't have many liberties left and not doubt they are correct in some ways.

But how many actually care about preserving what we have and restoring what we are rightfully entitled under the US Constitution?

It is shameful in a way that people will complain about the condition of our nation and the loss of our freedoms, but will do absolutely nothing more.

I have heard people say, "you cant defeat them using the political process" and "You cannot defeat them in the courts."

That type of mindset will only lead to frustration and I tend to believe that people who live their lives believing their is nothing we can do are either provocateurs, saboteurs or cowards.

Yes, there are people who call themselves anarchists who enjoy provoking law abiding citizens to breaking the law and then there are those who want to sabotage your efforts because they fear you are making advances. Finally the cowards will sit at home and whine and complain but do not have the courage to stand up and speak up about those things they deem are wrong with this nation.

Face it, it you are truly concerned about the loss of liberty, you will get involved in the political process and if need be the judicial as well.

Run for office, start, class action lawsuits, get behind a candidate that will preserve and restore liberty. We must strive to take our country back one city, one county and one state at a time.

Stand Up, Speak Up, Live Free

IN THE NEWS
OIL SPILL 2010

Ships evacuate spill site as Tropical Storm nears
http://bit.ly/bvwFAq

Rig Worker: Fire Alarm System on Gulf Rig Disabled Before Oil Spill
http://bit.ly/d5hXWe

BP admits it 'Photoshopped' official images as oil spill 'cut and paste' row escalates
http://bit.ly/c2RWTN

OBAMA NATION

A Year After Honeymoon Ends, Whites, Men and Independents Desert Obama
http://bit.ly/9OhT0D

Obama adviser: U.S. 'ideal place for renewal of Islam'
http://bit.ly/8YJ306

Americans now scraping off 'Obama B.S.'
http://bit.ly/92kPsn

Is this man Obama's worst nightmare?
http://bit.ly/cxKbuo

Congressman: Obama buying votes in Kenya
http://bit.ly/95qBrq

Obama 'citizenship papers' arrive from remote village
http://bit.ly/aXOqZK

Florida asked, 'Where's the birth certificate?'
http://bit.ly/aNvoq7

Obama pal slams WND for eligibility reporting
http://bit.ly/dCsUgx

OBAMA CARE

Obama's Electronic Health Records Czar: HIV Status and Abortions Need Not be Included
http://bit.ly/d9lVOb

Your health records available to millions
http://bit.ly/kZXyS

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Sen. John Kerry skips town on sails tax
http://bit.ly/ao7DfB

Pay czar: ‘Ill advised’ bonuses at 17 bailed-out banks
http://bit.ly/aFCsSd

Democrats mull taxes for higher earners
http://bit.ly/b6SsRL

Congress Ranks Last in Confidence in Institutions
http://bit.ly/amSnkJ

John Boehner measures speaker's chair
http://politi.co/cU7mlZ

Rangel charged with multiple ethics violations
http://bit.ly/aglVVg

Should We Replace Political Hacks With Hackers?
http://bit.ly/bmMixg

Lugar is 2d Republican in Senate to back Kagan
http://bit.ly/cpbKPa

Oakland, California votes to permit large marijuana farms
http://bit.ly/d35z7Y

POLICE STATE NEWS

Pentagon workers tied to child porn
http://bit.ly/aueDJE

Blinding laser beam newest police tool
http://bit.ly/cieLBB

Month-long Chester State Of Emergency Ends, Gunfire Erupts
http://bit.ly/d4SMJQ

What the Ian Tomlinson case tells us about the police
http://bit.ly/byQUbe

ECONOMIC NEWS

Checks are coming: Obama signs unemployment bill
http://bit.ly/d24ruz

Why isn’t the market collapsing?
http://bit.ly/bvUulm

One In Ten Have No Job. More Have No Security
http://bit.ly/9Qz22M

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

4 NC DMV workers disciplined for accepting gifts
http://bit.ly/9Gsmuu

Wal-Mart to Put Radio Tags on Clothes
http://bit.ly/ajuCcF

Dont lose your license at DMV
http://bit.ly/9BnHDn

New techniques to find fake IDs
http://bit.ly/cCUPno

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

Christians killed because innocence 'doesn't matter'
http://bit.ly/bhjpF3

'Lose Christianity or face expulsion'
http://bit.ly/a8Zy3k

MORAL DECLINE

Innocent man may be labeled a sex offender for 'rest of his life'
http://bit.ly/bmQSXv

Dad responds when Internet vandals harass his daughter
http://bit.ly/bE0Rkd

How the American sex drive has taken a sordid turn
http://bit.ly/9kKyoD

Lawyer: Bethlehem man "terrified" before tackling teen
http://bit.ly/cqyFEw

ACTS OF KINDNESS

Seeking the Good Samaritan
http://bit.ly/dmx36L

HEALTH NEWS

Swimming pool disinfectants linked to cancer
http://bit.ly/c60nBl

ABORTION NEWS

Abortion businesses ignore closure order
http://bit.ly/bjXi2F

Abortionist gets medical 'facts' wrong
http://bit.ly/cKETf2

IMMIGRATION NEWS

ICE Raids U.S. Citizen
http://bit.ly/csZ4ab

HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

Christian school sanctioned after firing sports coach for being gay
http://bit.ly/bcC5U1

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Personal Web sites becoming hacker target
http://bit.ly/bV0sAi

Millions of Home Routers Will Soon Be Hacked
http://bit.ly/aycqwy

Microsoft warns of Windows shortcut drive-by attacks
http://bit.ly/9bqFYQ

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send the nomination of Elena Kagan to the full Senate floor on Tuesday.

The 13-6 vote was not a surprise. Democrats outnumber Republicans 12-7 on the committee, and their ranks include the anti-gun extreme wing of their party, such as Charles Schumer, Dianne Feinstein and Dick Durbin.

Six Republicans opposed Kagan, with only turncoat Lindsey Graham of South Carolina voting to confirm the anti-gunner.

As this important battle moves to the Senate floor, it is important to keep the heat on all Senators -- especially Democrats coming from rural states who claim to support the Second Amendment.

If a handful of these Senators vote NO on Kagan, her confirmation could be defeated.

While Kagan does not have a record of judicial opinions, her views on the Second Amendment are no mystery. Some things that have come to light since her nomination include:

* While serving in the Clinton administration, Kagan drafted an executive order to ban certain semi-automatic firearms;

* As a law clerk, she advised against the Supreme Court considering Sandidge v. United States in a case that questioned the constitutionality of the D.C. gun ban, writing that she was "not sympathetic" to the gun owner's Second Amendment claims; and

* Kagan was also part of the Clinton team that pushed the firearms industry to include gun locks with all gun purchases and was in the Clinton administration when the President pushed legislation that would close down gun shows.

During her hearings, Kagan ducked and dodged questions about the Second Amendment, and she refused to declare whether she believes the Second Amendment protects an individual right.

Kagan insisted that the Supreme Court decisions in Heller and McDonald are precedent and "settled law," but this in no way precludes her from ruling that almost any gun law -- including gun owner registration, purchasing limits, waiting periods, private sale background checks, and more -- are consistent with the Constitution.

Recall the confirmation hearings of Sonia Sotomayor, the newest Supreme Court Justice. Sotomayor assured the Senate, and the American people, that she accepted the Court's ruling in Heller that the Second Amendment protects an individual right.

Yet, in the McDonald case, Sotomayor joined the dissent in writing that "I can find nothing in the Second Amendment's text, history, or underlying rationale that could warrant characterizing it as 'fundamental' insofar as it seeks to protect the keeping and bearing of arms for private self-defense purposes."

Now Kagan has made the same promises to the Senate, but the available evidence portrays her as a forceful advocate of restrictive gun laws and driven by political considerations rather than the rule of law.

As GOA attorney William J. Olson, who testified at the hearings, noted: "If [Kagan] were to go on the Court, with what we know about her now, she could be the most anti-gun justice on that Court."

There is NO WAY any Senator who claims to support the Second Amendment could vote to confirm anti-gun radical Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court of the United States!

ACTION: Please urge your two Senators to oppose the confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. You can use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send your Senators the pre-written e-mail message below.

----- Pre-written letter -----

Dear Senator:

I stand with Gun Owners of America in opposing the confirmation of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court.

While Kagan does not have a record of judicial opinions, her views on the Second Amendment are no mystery. Some things that have come to light since her nomination include:

* While serving in the Clinton administration, Kagan drafted an executive order to ban certain semi-automatic firearms;

* As a law clerk, she advised against the Supreme Court considering Sandidge v. United States in a case that questioned the constitutionality of the D.C. gun ban, writing that she was "not sympathetic" to the gun owner's Second Amendment claims; and

* Kagan was also part of the Clinton team that pushed the firearms industry to include gun locks with all gun purchases and was in the Clinton administration when the President pushed legislation that would close down gun shows.

During her hearings, Kagan ducked and dodged questions about the Second Amendment, and she refused to declare whether she believes the Second Amendment protects an individual right.

Kagan insisted that the Supreme Court decisions in Heller and McDonald are precedent and "settled law," but this in no way precludes her from ruling that almost any gun law -- including gun owner registration, purchasing limits, waiting periods, private sale background checks, and more -- are consistent with the Constitution.

There is NO WAY any Senator who claims to support the Second Amendment could vote to confirm anti-gun radical Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court of the United States!

Please vote NO on the nominee's confirmation.

Sincerely,

__________________________________________

IN THE NEWS
OIL SPILL 2010

BP under fire over ‘photoshopped’ image of oil spill command centre
http://bit.ly/cIo9CE

POLICE STATE NEWS

The no-fly list: Why we can live without the no-fly list
http://bit.ly/c4rCBX

Woman Strip Searched & Mocked at Airport - Coming Soon to US?
http://bit.ly/alvIze

Police State Watch
http://bit.ly/a0cLrh

National Security: A Global Police State-Within-a-State
http://bit.ly/aZDLTR

Toronto G20 Arrest Continues to Stir Up Controversy
http://bit.ly/9bjZ18

NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS

Weighty guests arrive for annual Bohemian Grove
http://bit.ly/bnV1N2

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Woman ends 4-year DMV fight for license
http://bit.ly/9G8gys

Real ID Online? New Federal Online Identity Plan Raises Privacy and Free Speech Concerns
http://bit.ly/cWHJuF

Coalitions seek public comment extension for White House cyber security identity proposal
http://bit.ly/b8YV5B

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

NAACP retracts criticism of USDA worker
http://bit.ly/b6qqom

MI Judge Suspended
http://bit.ly/cmxoWX

Lindsey Graham joins panel's Dems to approve Kagan
http://bit.ly/Akx7w

By Her Own Words, Kagan Will Violate Her Oath
http://bit.ly/dwwFTt

ECONOMIC NEWS

Mid-Michigan Says Enough To Fed
http://bit.ly/bPSG4F

One Economic Chart That You Should Permanently Burn Into Your Memory
http://bit.ly/8ohSa1

Economic Pain
http://bit.ly/bLp0PT

HEALTH NEWS

Newsweek publishes major story exposing fraud of antidepressant drugs
http://bit.ly/cdqx18

2ND AMMENDMENT

Armed Citizens Prevail
http://bit.ly/9VWzng

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Gary McKinnon campaigners praise PM for raising hacker's case with Obama
http://bit.ly/9gfmDM

Hackers 1 Click Away From Stealing Your Identity
http://bit.ly/bgA9H0

Firefox lets hackers grab your passwords
http://bit.ly/a8TZNP

Virus targets Siemens industrial control systems
http://bit.ly/dsyn8k

U.S. Authorities Shut Down Wordpress Host With 73,000 Blogs
http://bit.ly/auDsyQ

The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace
http://bit.ly/cqx10P

Only July 15th, GOA members rallied behind U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle, who's taking on anti-gun Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada.

While Reid claims to support your gun rights, our alert highlighted 42 Reasons why Harry Reid MUST be defeated.

Well, that list has now grown as two additional anti-gun votes were added.

In March of this year, Sen. Reid voted against an amendment offered by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) to prevent Veterans from losing their Second Amendment rights without due process of law.

The amendment was offered to the massive ObamaCare bill, which Reid was so intent on passing that he wouldn't allow a pro-gun amendment to get in his way.

And in November of last year, Reid voted to confirm the highly controversial Richard Hamilton to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Hamilton has stated that the Founding Fathers intended judges to amend the Constitution through "evolving case law."

So, you can now view the 44 Reasons why Harry Reid MUST be defeated!

And while you're there you can now also vote in a GOA Poll to let us know whether you think Harry Reid is pro- or anti-gun.

But there's more that we all must do to win this important race. Please forward this alert to as many freedom-loving Americans as you can and urge them to support Sharron Angle.

Harry Reid's goal is to raise $25 million in this race against Sharron Angle.

That means it's crucial for one million pro-gun Americans to send Sharron Angle $25. If one million of us from across the country chip in, Sharron will match Reid's campaign war chest and WE WILL WIN!

So please, urge all your friends, gun club members and other pro-gun groups to go to www.sharronangle.com and make a contribution.

Contributions by check can also be mailed to:

Friends of Sharron Angle
PO Box 33058
Reno, NV 89533

There is no race in the country more important than this one. If any gun owner or sportsman has any doubt if Reid is pro-gun or anti-gun, just read the 44 Reasons to Defeat Reid, then decide, and also take the GOA Poll.

Thank you again for standing with Gun Owners of America and Sharron Angle and for forwarding this is email to as many pro-gunners as you can.

Sincerely,

Tim Macy
Vice Chairman
www.GunOwners.org

IN THE NEWS

OIL SPILL 2010

Hell Has Come to South Louisiana
http://bit.ly/anEcjH

The real reason the oil still flows into the Gulf of Mexico
http://bit.ly/deaB71

BP: 500,000 pounds of emissions released
http://bit.ly/b1E8zL

HEALTH NEWS

Microneedles may make getting flu shots easier
http://yhoo.it/d0YLcQ

Scientist leading GM crop test defends links to US biotech giant Monsanto
http://bit.ly/cxLX1Y

POLITICS & GOVERMENT

FEC fines Biden more than $200,000 for violations
http://bit.ly/asTNUW

David Kelly's Dental Records Were Stolen
http://bit.ly/cc5yTb

NC House panel formed to examine prayer rules
http://bit.ly/dhksKk

California conservatives welcome chief justice resignation
http://bit.ly/dfPtew

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Drivers' need for documentation boosts state coffers
http://bit.ly/cnMKuo

Is privacy going the way of the dodo?
http://bit.ly/dv6Xq2

POLICE STATE NEWS

Anatomy of Blacklisting in the USA and UK
http://bit.ly/bozhF2

Letter: Police state in Chicago
http://bit.ly/clCsCj

Dave's frisk-list nix imperils NYers
http://bit.ly/caMN7d

The Abyss of Tyranny
http://bit.ly/c7vzEM

Russian upper house increases KGB successor's power, to activists' dismay
http://bit.ly/9q8JPb

NC Highway Patrol Sergeant Under Criminal Investigation
http://bit.ly/cASXLf

Orwell's nightmare--big brother is here
http://exm.nr/9w6IK6

An unkind complicatedness
http://bit.ly/aRnqyl

ECONOMIC NEWS

The U.S. Middle Class Is Being Wiped Out Here's the Stats to Prove It
http://bit.ly/cpGYEI

Rust Discovered On Bank Of Russia Issued 999 Gold Coins
http://bit.ly/aUI22Q

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

N.C. Congregations struggle in aging, decaying churches
http://bit.ly/dqUw3N

ABORTION NEWS

Police won't interfere with pro-lifers
http://bit.ly/9ozh7Y

WAR ON DRUGS

Feds nab alleged PR drug lord after 10-year hunt
http://bit.ly/a9XQBq

CRIME IN THE NEWS

Renowned street artist Banksy tags Detroit, ignites controversy
http://bit.ly/9TV3TZ

HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

A gay bishop for the Church of England?
http://bit.ly/9L5OM7

Gays march in Poland to demand equal rights
http://bit.ly/dz03rx

IMMIGRATION NEWS

Man with neo-Nazi ties leading patrols in AZ
http://bit.ly/aMUbxW

Mexico's Brutality Towards Illegal Aliens Ignored By Obama, Us Media
http://bit.ly/aQeLMF

US Department of Justice goes after Arizona laws
http://exm.nr/aYtedL

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Hackers Exploit Windows Shortcut File Flaw
http://bit.ly/cDMo8q

Israeli hacker victims now total 100,000
http://bit.ly/aV09as

Cyber warfare: Indian Army boosts its defences
http://bit.ly/c4glbB

Computer hackers break bread, push boundaries of technology
http://bit.ly/adtTWQ

Turkish hackers attacked Israeli emails and bank accounts
http://bit.ly/cvyLsX

Trust us, We will Protect Your Data, We're from the Government. I've heard that one time too many. I could go on and on about examples of the government who is entrusted with some of our most intimate details have lost confidence since the passage of Real ID

You can see many examples of personal data from medical records, bank, universities and more, lost lap tops, stolen data from workers, data breaches, lost backup tapes and much much more at www.privacyrights.org Beth Givens has dedicated a great deal of time and effort to ensure that your information is kept private and only used for the purposes for which you have provided it to various businesses.

Congress when they passed the Real ID in 2005 knew full well the American People would not be deceived into accepting a national ID card. But they touted the Real ID as a means to protect us from terrorists and to ensure that our drivers licenses' would be secure.

So along with the Real ID Act of 2005, one piece of additional legislation was to be adapted to protect our identifying information. It is known as the Drivers Privacy Protection Act or DPPA. This piece of legislation not only does not protect our private information, but it actually allows the DMV to sell, share or rent any and all of your data to private corporations for whatever they want to do with it.

The Data that can be shared
Name,
Complete Address
Date of Birth
Socialist Security Number
Your Photo
Medical Information
Any other information you may have provided such as immigration documents, birth certificates and marriage records.

The 5th Circuit court of Texas just ruled that Companies Can Buy Bulk DMV Records

"Private companies can use this information to prevent insurance fraud, verify a worker's driver's license, notify the owner of a towed or impounded vehicle, and conduct research and surveys, among other permissible uses. Government agencies, law enforcement officers and licensed private investigators are also authorized to use DMV records.

The panel concluded that it's legal for someone to buy DMV records in bulk "for the purpose of making permissible actual use" of those records, "even if that person does not actually use every single item of information therein.

Defendants included research companies, online database operators, grocery chains, insurance companies, employee screening services, technology businesses and consulting companies."

I toured NC and spoke to many groups and churches about the dangers of Real ID and the Drivers Not so Private Privacy Protection Act.

Perhaps, people will listen now. Perhaps, they will urge their legislators to stop this madness, or perhaps instead vote in those who will repeal or re-write this law to include some real protections for Americans, or perhaps Americans will remain silent on the issue and become the easy target of identity thieves.

Stand UP, SPEAK UP, LIVE FREE

IN THE NEWS

CENSUS 2010

Census Workers Sensing Danger?
http://bit.ly/bcKlcW

OBAMA NATION

Top Clinton Official: Only A Terror Attack Can Save Obama
http://bit.ly/c7Ko4x

New Tea Party Billboard of Obama, Hitler and Lenin Receives Complaints From Other Tea Partiers
http://bit.ly/aRJKtL

Poll: 55% of Likely Voters Think Obama Is a Socialist
http://bit.ly/bD2zPD

Ex-prosecutor: Obama's Kenyan activities may be 'criminal'
http://bit.ly/9c7cc9

Senate-seeker wants Obama birth-certificate treatment
http://bit.ly/cAvfLR

POLICE STATE NEWS

Freeway speed cameras are going off road
http://exm.nr/d25qDw

NC Will DNA law clear up more crime?
http://bit.ly/bMmZHo

Immortal Technique: Haiti a police state run by US & UN
http://bit.ly/aoaRGS

Proof Positive YOU live in a POLICE STATE!
http://bit.ly/9x5wvs

Uncle of shooting victim rejects letter of apology
http://yhoo.it/bjthJl

Former officer apologizes for shooting unarmed man
http://bit.ly/9XUTUs

Why do police hate getting their picture taken?
http://bit.ly/axXoPL

Red light cameras in Westmoreland County PA spark debate
http://bit.ly/9bnTkN

Anti-police vandals hit unmarked car in Santa Cruz
http://bit.ly/bcrKuo

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Companies Can Buy Bulk DMV Records, Court Says
http://bit.ly/cjJNQ6

Hackers falsifying data on businesses to obtain loans
http://bit.ly/a1YGG3

Q&A with gubernatorial candidate Randy Brogdon
http://bit.ly/b0JceW

Thousands of Nebraskans waiting on DMV since June
http://bit.ly/dCSgfL

Real ID Causing Real Problems
http://bit.ly/ck4yoF

Customer information left exposed by insurance giant
http://bit.ly/dzs46y

ECONOMIC NEWS

22 Statistics That Prove The Middle Class Is Being Systematically Wiped Out Of Existence In America
http://bit.ly/98BW1V

Will Thousands Of Police Layoffs Unleash Chaos And Anarchy Across America?
http://bit.ly/8ohSa1

Word to homeowners about Hardest-Hit program: 'Be persistent ... and patient'
http://bit.ly/aGfS63

Financial reform bill clears key Senate hurdle
http://bit.ly/aSjabq

The U.S. Economy Is A Dead Horse
http://bit.ly/8ohSa1

Road Warrior-level collapse imminent
http://bit.ly/b1fDcQ

Local state employees protest outside DMV in El Centro
http://bit.ly/bSX6wA

California state workers protest 60% paycut
http://bit.ly/dxOVpd

Empty Store Shelves Coming to America
http://bit.ly/ahnRHy

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Senators move to revive estate tax at reduced rate
http://yhoo.it/ahrXKx

Law Remakes U.S. Financial Landscape
http://bit.ly/9h5u8e

More people openly carrying weapons in Michigan
http://bit.ly/9GIYLf

Rush Limbaugh Sells Condo, Vetoes NY Taxes
http://bit.ly/aR8rf3

Support Ron Pauls Parental Consent Act
http://bit.ly/ajwN03

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION NEWS

April welfare costs for children of illegal aliens exceeds $52 million
http://bit.ly/aPwyAD

Undocumented immigrants lose government food aid
http://bit.ly/al3hrz

U.S., Mexican Officials Say They Can't Confirm Arrest of Hezbollah Operative on Border
http://bit.ly/aATpSM

Reid Declines Vote on Illegal Worker Plan
http://bit.ly/9IzSeL

South Dakota to Back Arizona in anti-Illegal Immigration Debate
http://bit.ly/bQBcWa

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

Missionaries plead not guilty in festival case
http://bit.ly/a3gDQ9

HEALTH NEWS

Big Pharma nanotechnology encodes pills with tracking data that you swallow
http://bit.ly/bBqORS

IMMIGRATION NEWS

Republican governor hopefuls ads take on illegal immigration fight
http://bit.ly/bRn2jP

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Insurance companies hire weather modification company to minimize damage
http://bit.ly/bUU5Pi

Strange Animals Thought to Be Chupacabras Killed in Hood County, Texas
http://bit.ly/azBJrR

25,000 PCs Affected By Microsoft Zero-Day Vulnerability
http://bit.ly/aTDMpt

Millions of Routers Susceptible to Hackers
http://bit.ly/cysI5G

Hacking the Electric Grid? You and What Army?
http://bit.ly/buUWEL

Hackers target the Web sites of local banks
http://bit.ly/bTVkXO

Real Names For Internet And Cell Phones - China Effort
http://bit.ly/daUxoS

Hackers' Homes Raided by FBI
http://bit.ly/9eXcfn

The Senate will vote on the Frank-Dodd financial (non)reform bill (H.R. 4173) this week and possibly as soon as today. Although it has the votes to pass, it doesn't yet have the 60 votes needed to break a filuster.

This bill will only strangle our already-ailing economy, and will do nothing to prevent future financial collapses or bailouts. Please tell your Senators to support the filibuster and oppose Frank-Dodd through our Reduce Regulations campaign.

You may borrow or copy from this letter . . .

Reducing regulations would actually be the best reform of the financial system. The fraudulent Dodd-Frank bill will only create powerful new armies of regulators who won't actually reform anything.

As David C. John and James L. Gattuso of the Heritage Foundation point out . . . http://www.kentucky.com/2010/07/09/1342459/reinforcing-too-big-to-fail.html

* At 2,300 pages, none of you will have read the bill or know what, exactly, is in it
* The bill empowers regulators to seize private property and "wind down" firms they, and they alone, judge to be "failing."
* A Committee to guard against "systemic risk" won't possibly possess all the knowledge to do their job, and will only discourage and stifle innovation
* The Consumer Protection bureau will reduce the number of options and choices of informed, responsible customers
* The new bureau will also issue supposedly "consumer-friendly" regulations that will conflict with the goal of other regulators of protecting the safety and soundness of financial firms
* By abolishing retail debit card fees (a practice that had nothing to do with the crisis), banks will be forced to raise revenue other ways such as eliminating free checking (and some banks have already begun to do this)
* The bill does nothing to reform Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, two firms that played a huge role in causing the financial crises - which makes future bailouts probable

It gets worse . . .

* A provision to audit the Federal Reserve was gutted in the final bill
* Section 342 seems to require quotas for women and minorities for government agencies and contractors, as if current laws and current departmental civil rights enforcers weren't enough http://tinyurl.com/3997jfu

I don't see how this bill provides ANY benefit to me or to the nation. Instead of reforming our financial system, it just empowers politicians and bureaucrats to reward your friends and punish your enenemies.

A REAL reform bill would . . .

* require greater accountability in the market by forcing even large firms to face the threat of bankruptcy
* abolish "government sponsored enterprises" like Fannie and Freddie
* provide a real and thorough audit of the Fed, whose decisions did so much to cause the crisis

Please introduce real reform that would unleash our over-regulated economy. And I DEMAND you oppose Dodd-Frank!

END LETTER

You can send your letter through DownsizeDC.org's Educate the Powerful System.

If you live in one of the following states, it would also be particularly helpful to call your Senator:

Iowa: Chuck Grassley (Republican)
Maine: BOTH Susan Collins (Republican) AND Olympia Snowe (Republican)
Massachusetts: Scott Brown (Republican)
Washington: Maria Cantwell (Democrat)
Wisonsin: Russ Feingold (Democrat)

You will see your Senator's phone number when you are logged into the system.

And we encourge all of you to tell your friends to take action! Forward this to your friends and share it on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/downsizedc

Thanks for doing your part to Downsize DC!

Jim Babka
President
DownsizeDC.org

IN THE NEWS

CENSUS 2010

Census workers might show up at your door
http://bit.ly/czYxkG

You Have a Right to Question the Census Worker
http://bit.ly/clk5Zx

Census Workers, Local Officials Harass, Take Possessions of Homeless
http://bit.ly/a0pSdL

OIL SPILL 2010

Toxicologists: Corexit “Ruptures Red Blood Cells, Causes Internal Bleeding”
“Allows Crude Oil To Penetrate “Into The Cells” and “Every Organ System”
http://bit.ly/90pjHu

More Evidence Of BP Corexit Chemical Rain Blowing Into Fort Worth Texas
http://bit.ly/bR0QD3

Residents outraged: BP dumping oily waste in Gulf landfills
http://bit.ly/dwQDJt

128 BP Oil Cleanup Workers Sickened in Louisiana – Told NOT to go to Public Hospitals
http://bit.ly/bQy6zf

BP Claims Cap Progress As Oil Spews Freely
http://yhoo.it/c0dwAh

New BP Data Show 20% of Gulf Spill Responders Exposed to Chemical That Sickened Valdez Workers
http://nyti.ms/911p6u

The illusion of the BP Oil Spill & NWO Agendas
http://bit.ly/9BlpAq

OBAMA NATION

White House officially hands cyber oversight to DHS
http://bit.ly/aRg9ZS

Obama’s Summer of Misery and Hardship Tour Hits the Road
http://bit.ly/d5oHcq

POLITCS & GOVERNMENT

MO Senate chief ousts panel chairman Purgason for blocking Ford bill
http://bit.ly/dsGPbN

Man threw horse manure at police officer in State College, authorities say
http://bit.ly/99hAWn

Cuba offers to free political prisoners
http://bit.ly/cuCbOG

Protesters slam G20 mass arrests
http://bit.ly/93q5dc

The Murder of Dr. David Kelly
http://bit.ly/cGGZ8E

POLICE STATE NEWS

Agents Provocateurs: Police State Canada
http://bit.ly/9Lro3i

Fingerprints Now Required At Poway Skate Park
http://bit.ly/c5Qmkc

Senate bill would make airport body scanners mandatory
http://bit.ly/9iEL3J

Feds 'Disappear' Edgar Steele - Mystery Deepens
http://bit.ly/cVfQGx

Free speech in Barack Obama's America: Whatever you say, say nothing
http://bit.ly/bITirQ

ECONOMIC NEWS

Pelosi's comments off the mark
http://bit.ly/bWxAOA

India's 'Hearts Of Darkness' - Horrific Sweat Shops
http://bit.ly/cbefJk

Central banks start to abandon the U.S. dollar
http://bit.ly/cBcKbi

More and more Americans preparing for social unrest
http://bit.ly/dkispw

Retail Sales in U.S. Probably Fell for Second Month as Economy Moderated
http://bit.ly/azGbCM

Presenting The Wall Of Worry: The 50 Ugliest Facts About The US eCONomy
http://bit.ly/9lLAnw

NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS

The mystery of Lord Mandelson's finances
http://bit.ly/9OfX3A

HEALTH NEWS

Parents Demand Recall of Pampers With Dry Max
http://bit.ly/bb0BYh

Monsanto's Roundup - Be Warned
http://bit.ly/chmIPY

Aspartame Jumps Premature Births Up To 78%
http://bit.ly/cOKINQ

Australian vegetables poisoned as police probe sabotage
http://bit.ly/aLgofc

ABORTION NEWS

Iowa AG still beating around the bush
http://bit.ly/9iqaOl

HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

Appeal likely in 'lunatic' marriage rulings
http://bit.ly/9i6VxZ

Transgender seeks millions for 'distress'
http://bit.ly/cJbFji

MORAL DECLINE

D.C. Jury to Watch Porn
http://bit.ly/cJFVfv

Lesbian couple's savage assault leaves male neigbour who made pass at them for dead
http://bit.ly/cf4V4X

MILITARY NEWS

DARPA Wants Instant, On-Demand Airstrikes, Removing Middlemen from the Bomb-Dropping Proces
http://bit.ly/cRH1FM

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

iTunes Hackers Strike Again, This Time With Travel Apps
http://bit.ly/9zrCN2

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 updates to stop this week
http://bit.ly/9V7DXO

Time For Blue Dog Democrats To Show Their True Colors
Urge Sen. Kay Hagan to vote NO on Kagan

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://gunowners.org

Friday, July 9, 2010

The nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court presents an opportunity for pro-gun "Blue Dog" Democrats to vote to protect the Second Amendment -- or stop pretending to be pro-gun.

During her confirmation hearings last week, Kagan ducked and dodged questions about the Second Amendment, and she refused to declare whether she believes the Second Amendment protects an individual right.

While Kagan blathered on and on about precedent and "settled law" with regard to the Supreme Court decisions in Heller and McDonald, this in no way precludes her from ruling that almost any gun law -- including gun owner registration, purchasing limits, waiting periods, private sale background checks, and more -- are consistent with the Constitution.

As GOA attorney William J. Olson, who testified at the hearings, noted: "If [Kagan] were to go on the Court, with what we know about her now, she could be the most anti-gun justice on that Court." (See www.gunowners.org/kagantestimony for video of that testimony.)

Senator Kay Hagan claims to support the Second Amendment. Well, if that's the case then there is NO WAY she can vote to confirm anti-gun radical Kagan to the Supreme Court of the United States!

ACTION: Contact Sen. Hagan and urge her to oppose Elena Kagan for the U.S. Supreme Court. Please urge your family and friends to do the same. A pre-written letter is provided below for you to copy-and-paste or to guide your comments.

Contact info:

Sen. Kay Hagan
Phone -- (202) 224-6342
Webform -- http://hagan.senate.gov/?p=contact

----- Pre-written letter -----

Dear Senator Hagan:

You claim to be a supporter of the Second Amendment. If that is the case, there is NO WAY that you can vote to confirm radical anti-gunner Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court.

During her confirmation hearings last week, Kagan ducked and dodged questions about the Second Amendment, and she refused to declare whether she believes the Second Amendment protects an individual right.

While Kagan blathered on and on about precedent and "settled law" with regard to the Supreme Court decisions in Heller and McDonald during the Senate hearings, this in no way precludes her from ruling that almost any gun law -- including gun owner registration, purchasing limits, waiting periods, private sale background checks, and more -- are consistent with the Constitution.

As GOA attorney William J. Olson, who testified at the hearings, noted: "If [Kagan] were to go on the Court, with what we know about her now, she could be the most anti-gun justice on that Court."

I am sure you have seen the recent polls -- fewer than four in ten Americans want to see Kagan confirmed to the Court. I hope you will follow the will of the American people on this one, and not blindly follow the President who, himself, is at near record lows in the polls.

I urge you in the strongest possible terms to oppose the confirmation of Elena Kagan and join a filibuster of her nomination.

Sincerely,

IN THE NEWS

OIL SPILL 2010

BP aims to fix oil spill 'by end of July'
http://bit.ly/bX70YB

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Gates Names to Central Command General Who Called Shooting Enemies 'Fun'
http://bit.ly/aNkxN6

Companies brace for end of cheap made-in-China era
http://yhoo.it/dabsHU

DOJ in bed with New Black Panther Party?
http://bit.ly/d0t9Uc

Perspective: Whitewashing black racism
http://bit.ly/ad9JZ0

Obama Raises $500,000 for Robin Carnahan in Missouri Senate Race
http://bit.ly/dqHkzE

Court paves way for enmity toward Christians
http://bit.ly/9IReNK

Gov't shouldn't influence medical matters
http://bit.ly/bq98DB

Judges order newspapers to 'unpublish' 5 articles - 1st Ammendment Attacked
http://bit.ly/aU0tvj

US Cuts Aid After Millions Siphoned Off to Dubai
http://bit.ly/auTcdl

U.S. Plans Cyber Shield for Utilities, Companies
http://bit.ly/aeU6pB

U.S. House plan overturning Obamacare halfway there
http://bit.ly/dbpFE0

Snitching to the IRS
http://bit.ly/dfuljL

The secret code in U.S. Cyber Command's logo
http://yhoo.it/bDjhlo

POLICE STATE NEWS

NSA to Spy on Critical Infrastructure, Says WSJ
http://bit.ly/bbzpdp

Jury finds Officer Guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Deadly BART Shooting
http://bit.ly/9zDSV4

Protesters Riot in The Streets of Oakland Following Verdict
http://bit.ly/9yJmAJ

Raw Video: Riots in Calif. After Bart Verdict
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ksqr1p_G8

CTV 'spy cars' rake in £8m in fines after catching nearly 200,000 victims
http://bit.ly/dDvSyN

Mark Of The Beast Rears Its Head In Pennsylvania
http://bit.ly/9V9GkR

Google Street View 'broke Australian privacy laws by collecting personal data through WiFi'
http://bit.ly/c1GEpB

Treason in New York, National Guard Confiscating Guns from Citizen
http://bit.ly/bgLK5H

Right-To-Travel NH Native Sparks Anti-FSP Vitriol
http://bit.ly/bV1g0r

Free Our Friends! Community Update on G20 Detainees
http://bit.ly/cxbky3

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Real ID Act stymies drivers
http://bit.ly/9clUUK

License Plate Agency In Forest City NC Shut Down Arrests Made
http://bit.ly/ax1t1t

ECONOMIC NEWS

Highlandville, MO family sells off everything to travel, volunteer with family
http://bit.ly/98TIZe

Wall Street's 'revolt' against the Dems
http://bit.ly/9ohXsg

CNBC Guest Says Absent Plunge Protection Team Stepping In, Market Would Fall
http://bit.ly/bxQWFV

Sluggish Economy Could Be Last Straw For Struggling Dems
http://bit.ly/9XAHsx

Greenspan Says Economy May Be Undergoing a `Pause'
http://bit.ly/aLLfOf

40 percent of Florida homes sales are foreclosures
http://bit.ly/c8sdNA

Wyoming threatens to sell prime Grand Teton land
http://bit.ly/9u7S5u

BREAD & CIRCUSES

As the United States Collapses, Media Worships LeBron James
http://bit.ly/9oMAsb

HEALTH NEWS

The Truth About Sunlight, Cancer and Vitamin D
http://bit.ly/bm9gNo

Schwarzenegger signs landmark egg bill into law
http://bit.ly/9OT1RB

Is olive oil the key to understanding why the Mediterranean diet helps prevent cancer?
http://bit.ly/bXEpCd

Plague-infected rats reported in Myanmar's capita
http://bit.ly/ckkrJn

HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

NBC changes rules to allow gay `Today' wedding
http://yhoo.it/crqmjP

PCUSA divided over 'gays'
http://bit.ly/bOWlBA

ABORTION NEWS

Black Children are an Endangered Species
http://bit.ly/aGsVLF

Too Many Aborted
http://www.toomanyaborted.com/

IMMIGRATION NEWS

Voters Oppose Suit Against Arizona; Dems Say It Helps
http://bit.ly/aYafQD

Reporter’s Question on Obama’s Illegal-Immigration Policy Leaves Gibbs Stammering
http://bit.ly/diHOlT

Individuals Donate $500,000 to Arizona to Defend Immigration Enforcement Law
http://bit.ly/aGHosw

Obama creates 'protected class' of illegals
http://bit.ly/b2sqZU

Schoolyard Killer Sentenced To Life In Prison
http://bit.ly/dxOZV5

MORAL DECLINE

Teacher Faces Sex Charges
http://bit.ly/bfT85j

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

7 Things Hackers Hope You Don't Know
http://bit.ly/bzI6Xh

Database Admin Gets 12 Months For Hacking Employer
http://bit.ly/aoX481

Dangers of Free Public Wifi
http://bit.ly/dbJv6W

Hackers pose as US senator in email fraud bid
http://bit.ly/do9Q72

Pirate Bay offline briefly after security breach
http://bit.ly/ao6TNK

WEATHER NEWS

Thousands evacuated in Texas and Mexico as storm approaches
http://bit.ly/9T9sKi

PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO FIGHT TAXPAYERS BEING FORCED TO FUND MORE CAMPAIGNS THIS WEEK

Dear Grassroots activist:
With no public notice, the North Carolina State House Speaker, Representative Joe Hackney, (D-Chapel Hill) has just now (3:00 PM Wednesday July 7th) announced he will hold a stealth vote to force you into funding political campaigns against your will. The vote will be held later today and another vote will likely come tomorrow.

Take action now by clicking here.

Despite your massive opposition there are some Raleigh lawmakers that are continuing to push a massive expansion of using taxpayer money to fund political campaigns!!

Let's be clear. We must stop this movement now. The other side will not rest. Every time they add one more elected office to the list you are forced to fund, they move on to the next one, with the goal of using your tax dollars to fund anybody who runs for political office, from the dog catcher to the Whitehouse.

Senate Bill 20 and House Bill 120 would permanently expand taxpayer financing of political campaigns to State treasurer and some municipal races. Taxpayers should not be forced to fund campaigns they disagree with.

Recently the members of American for Prosperity helped stop a scheme to raise taxes and spend millions of your dollars to fund political races. But we need your help again.

AFP-NC urges you to TAKE ACTION and contact your lawmakers and ask them to against Senate Bill 20 and House Bill 120 and/or any bill that expands forced taxpayer support of political campaigns.

Sincerely,
Dallas H. WoodhouseState Director
Americans for Prosperity - North Carolina

STAND UP + SPEAK UP = LIVE FREE

IN THE UNEWS

OIL SPILL 2010

A punch in the gut to BP relief recipients?
http://bit.ly/dCwpZ4

OBAMA NATION

Obama condemned for invoking race and religion in border dispute
http://bit.ly/caNOeo

Obamas New Iran Sanctions: An Act of War
http://bit.ly/dxo93l

Obama warns corruption erodes faith in government
http://bit.ly/bEcAye

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Accused Russian Spy Anna Chapman Reacts to Racy Photos
http://bit.ly/cZe2ez

TAKE ACTION NC State House To Hold Stealth Vote To Fund Political Campaigns
http://bit.ly/9T6vJD

State of Emergency declared in Chester, PA
http://bit.ly/bnTLH1

Hawaii governor vetoes same-sex civil unions bill
http://bit.ly/a0fXwV

Ron Paul on CNN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u8h1hFYUfw

POLICE STATE NEWS

Gulf Coast now a BP police state as law enforcement conspires with BP to intimidate journalists
http://bit.ly/cEBIMi

The BP/Government police state
http://bit.ly/cC0Heg

Envious Bulgarian PM Snubs Police State Talk
http://bit.ly/aXImSq

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Computer problems hit dozens of DMV offices
http://bit.ly/dCycDJ

ECONOMIC NEWS

Mass. town will charge to keep street lights on
http://bit.ly/cKbqIS

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION NEWS

Jan Brewer: We Will Beat All Lawsuits Against Arizona Illegal Immigration Law
http://bit.ly/c7pHwB

Governor Jan Brewer Exerts her Political Influence
http://bit.ly/8Y7acZ

Statement by Gov. Jan Brewer Regarding the Federal Lawsuit Against AZ
http://bit.ly/d9uXSl

Ariz. Dem blasts Obama immigration lawsuit
http://bit.ly/b0G2ES

Two Thirds of Arizonans think children of illegal immigrants should not be entitled to U.S. citizenship
http://bit.ly/doTXkg

Illegal Immigration Costs U.S. $113 Billion a Year, Study Finds
http://bit.ly/d3hzUD

Justice Department Files Suit Against Arizona Immigration Law
http://bit.ly/aBlA2D

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

Principals wrong in 'Candy Cane' case
http://bit.ly/bbBMBZ

California school district adopts Bible course
http://bit.ly/alXjnA

Presbyterians to consider redefining marriage
http://bit.ly/agIBem

ABORTION NEWS

Gov't a no-show in pro-lifer's arrest case
http://bit.ly/9yCxNl

GLOBAL WARMING

Cap-and-trade is not the way to control carbon emissions
http://bit.ly/4rOM7A

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Hackers accessing your accounts through apps?
http://bit.ly/c6GNKo

Credit Card Hackers Visit Hotels All Too Often
http://nyti.ms/ckrTdi

Hackers Cause Problems For YouTube And Apple
http://bit.ly/9TM8wB

Hackers Target George Bush Library Website
http://bit.ly/9y4HGE

Google issues fix for hacked YouTube
http://bit.ly/bSC0G3