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DownsizeDC.org was the first organization to protest the REAL ID Act, six years ago.

Thankfully, countless other groups took up the charge, and secured nullification in 24 state legislatures.

Because of all that pressure, the Dept. of Homeland Security is once again extending the deadline for states to implement REAL ID.

Let's build on the momentum. Tell Congress to kill REAL ID.

You may borrow from or copy this letter . . .

I am pleased Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano extended the deadline for states to implement REAL ID from this May to January, 2013. If she hadn't done this, people in states that haven't implemented REAL ID could have been denied the right to board an airplane.

But the Secretary can't repeal REAL ID. Congress can, and should.

The REAL ID Act . . .

* Forces innocent American citizens to carry an "internal passport" or National ID card in the form of a standardized state driver's license . . .
* Where their personal information is barcoded and put in a central database . . .
* Which makes them MORE vulnerable to identity theft

REAL ID also violates fundamental liberties. It will be needed not only to board an airplane or enter federal buildings, it could also be required to earn a living, and even to purchase firearms or prescription medication!

In states that have implemented REAL ID, innocent citizens are forced into longer and multiple visits to the DMV, and to track down records and documents to "prove" their identity.

And states are forced to spend money they don't have to comply with it. No wonder two dozen states have chosen to "nullify" REAL ID.

The REAL ID Act is a phony piece of legislation that exploited anti-Moslem and anti-Mexican sentiment. But it can't prevent either terrorism or illegal immigration! The only people it regulates are innocent Americans.

America is better than that.

Show us that YOU'RE better than that. Repeal REAL ID and replace it with nothing.

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Jim Babka
President
DownsizeDC.org

GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY

But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him Daniel 5:20 KJV

IN THE NEWS

Japan nuclear crisis

President of Fukushima nuclear plant company admitted to hospital
http://bit.ly/dGP8Yb

Evacuees turned away from shelters
http://bit.ly/eQ57tg

Workers 'losing race' to save reactor
http://bit.ly/faUgJW

Radiation levels in seawater jump
http://bit.ly/gHjALy

CORPORATE WELFARE IS NOT CAPITALISM

Ten giant U.S. companies avoiding income taxes
http://bit.ly/eqeNn7

Exxon Mobil paid no federal income tax in 2009
http://bit.ly/bVYNMF

NYT: How G.E. made $5.1B in the U.S. tax-free
http://on.msnbc.com/gXz83a

How General Electric pays no tax at all and actually MAKES $3.2billion from the rest of us
http://bit.ly/fhzCCa

YOUR GOVERNMENT AT WORK

Government Responds to Nuclear Accident by Trying to Raise Acceptable Radiation Levels
http://bit.ly/fIPJwr

ECONOMIC NEWS

Unpaid jobs: The new normal? Just Say No! Don't Let Greedy Business Owners Expolit You For Free Work
http://bit.ly/dTS56W

Broke And Getting Broker: 22 Jaw Dropping Statistics About The Financial Condition Of American Families
http://bit.ly/hAeP72

Dying Detroit: Haunting photos
http://bit.ly/fMRb0w

British pound tumbles to 7-week low as US recovery accelerates
http://bit.ly/ezqrxe

Will Japan's quake change global manufacturing forever?
http://ti.me/fMgEvX

Toyota tells U.S. plants 'prepare to shut down
http://bit.ly/dUTmv8

'Just In Time Manufacturing' Tested By Japan Crisis
http://bit.ly/fRZUQE

Alabama Governor to announce new jobs for Thomasville from Communist Chinese company
http://bit.ly/gaswIO

MADE IN THE USA

A bold call to bring American manufacturing back
http://bit.ly/htBxWX

The Future of Manufacturing is Local
http://nyti.ms/flvgLP

U.S. manufacturing may be slowing
http://bit.ly/e7zOyD

First "Made In USA" Wind Turbine Certified
http://bit.ly/fSxKmc

Goods Orders Unexpectedly Fall, Claims Drop
http://bloom.bg/gYRShi

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

3rd-grader denied playground witnessing
http://bit.ly/i3lppD

Apple suppresses diversity, yanks Christian app
http://bit.ly/eF5d3K

MILITARY NEWS

Extreme dieting leads to death: Army recruit, 20, sheds about 85 pounds in less than 4 month
http://bit.ly/ij8TAh

LIBYA NEWS

Obama's Libya speech 'pedestrian' and 'confusing'
http://bit.ly/f8Td4G

Obama On Libya - Defending The Indefensible
http://bit.ly/hO9sxW

Clinton: UN resolution gives us authority to arm Libyan rebels
http://ind.pn/hMzXE2

Barack Obama says operation is example of 'how world should work'
http://bit.ly/f2vmpo

Libya rebels flee as Gaddafi retakes Brega
http://bit.ly/enUuXm

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

GE 'zero' US tax furor reignites calls for reform
http://bit.ly/eLYRlm

Intel's new $5 billion plant in Arizona has Obama's blessing
http://usat.ly/h6tMNr

The Shadows Behind Our Secret Governments
http://bit.ly/h9XVxE

Reauthorization of school vouchers on docket
http://bit.ly/eAG3NF

Middle East conflicts reveal media bias
http://bit.ly/f9CYk8

Donald Trump's lawyer on birth certificate controversy: No one doubts where Trump was born
http://bit.ly/gPdjXF

Angry Trump Fires Back: Here's My Official Birth Certificate. Where's Yours?
http://bit.ly/eaKIF4

Brain cancer settlement boosts Gavers foundation
http://bit.ly/e4F5gn

Islamic group doctors video, slams city rep
http://bit.ly/fyQRwM

Nothing runs ... like a Democrat
http://bit.ly/i4WOL2

U.S. Sen. Portman calls for health care repeal at local visit
http://bit.ly/fXkJrE

Obama's Tricky Trip to El Salvador
http://bit.ly/dJEzmN

Mayor Caraway to police: State Rep. Caraway held knife during disturbance, has "chemical imbalance"
http://bit.ly/hhzx8t

Democrat Senator Claire McCaskill Caught in Tax Evasion Scandal
http://bit.ly/gDgoUp

Fighting for Constitutional Government in America
http://bit.ly/emBX42

Squirming to justify Libya
http://bit.ly/guZhsC

POLICE STATE NEWS

Is New York a pro-abortion police state?
http://bit.ly/ikr8Ll

Miami-based Pacific National fined $7 million for violations of Bank Secrecy Act and the USA Patriot Act
http://bit.ly/eFZBvS

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

CA: DMV says expect 90 day wait for license or ID's
http://bit.ly/gh7Jg7

Driver's licenses go high-tech in Mich.
http://bit.ly/dWLIEz

Yet Again with the National ID
http://bit.ly/a9zDpK

NC: DMV to lay off 39 auditors
http://bit.ly/fgyohm

High Court Leaves Intact State Ruling on DMV Records
http://bit.ly/hOqLzc

Good News: REAL ID Delayed Again
http://bit.ly/gvXJZW

Hey, DMV: Can we please receive our licenses now?
http://bit.ly/hDZH2X

Councilwoman, former clerks involved in DMV scandal in court
http://bit.ly/gi5ibY

State Police rabbi's 'official' plates under fire
http://bit.ly/dOji4K

DMV Computers Down All Week, Likely Not The End Of Problems
http://bit.ly/ftGFV4

Maine To Implemnt Real Id?
http://bit.ly/eeJkUC

DMV license sting yields three arrests
http://bit.ly/g6Bu1j

DMV System Crashes Again
http://bit.ly/hpcpgE

Rep. Miller Introduces the LEAVE Act that Includes National ID Cards for Everyone
http://bit.ly/hLmHzo

Two Queens school bus drivers busted for fraudulently obtaining licenses
http://nyp.st/gRRoWH

DMV System Down For Second Week
http://bit.ly/fPCseh

WI -State to start mailing out driver's licenses REAL ID COMPLAINT
http://bit.ly/geXw0Q

Ex-trooper offered plea deal in DMV case
http://bit.ly/i42jhK

A 95 Year old American WW2 Vet Finds Out He is Not a US Citizen
http://bit.ly/hecW3d

Real ID: They never stop
http://bit.ly/dE6ymU

MISSING COBRA ALERT

Bronx Zoo's missing cobra speaks out on Twitter
http://yhoo.it/e0aDrw

HEALTH NEWS

Fluoride spill at water facility literally burns holes in parking lot cement
http://bit.ly/f424zM

Nine dead after infection breaks out at Alabama hospitals
http://bit.ly/fD4D2G

HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

Support for 'gay' rights rising among Catholics
http://bit.ly/eH1Cgt

7th-grader stands up for faith
http://bit.ly/gFTq7D

Arkansas case: Children's needs vs. adults' wants
http://bit.ly/ielrHJ

California's Prop. 8 in force -- for now
http://bit.ly/hsI43L

MORAL DECLINE

Jesuit school cozies up to abortion broker
http://bit.ly/gGEYTL

HACKER NEWS

Australia is 'at war' with hackers
http://bit.ly/evL7jy

NASA spaceship control network vulnerable to hackers
http://bit.ly/ecaEJR

Chinese hackers suspected in email breach
http://bit.ly/gGVjRt

Data breach to cost firm $110,000
http://bo.st/emmU0s

AU: Hackers hit PM, ministers' PCs
http://bit.ly/gDy82F

Hackers, pirates and how to stop them
http://bit.ly/egBoIR

Facebook threatens students; hackers steal information
http://bit.ly/espsSI

Twitter Hackers Send Lil Wayne On Strike
http://bit.ly/g77RUT

Hacking of county system apparently extends beyond 2007
http://bit.ly/he9rpF

NASA's inspector general says space station, Hubble were vulnerable to hackers
http://bit.ly/gGVvsD

FBI probes security breach linked to Iran hackers
http://bit.ly/hNe8XI

Hacker group defies U.S. law, defends exposing McAfee website vulnerabilities
http://bit.ly/fU5qHq

Government tight-lipped on Gillard hacking claim
http://bit.ly/fL2GVx

McAfee Not Good at Securing Own Website
http://bit.ly/e4L8KM

New Report Says Hackers Turning Attention To Corporate Espionage
http://bit.ly/eNBUU4

NASA computer systems 'too vulnerable to crippling hacker attacks'
http://bit.ly/gob9t7

Boston bar chain settles data breach allegations
http://bo.st/gYTF4V

Hackers Step Up Attacks on Security Firms
http://bit.ly/exxjen

Google, Yahoo, Skype targeted in possible 'state-driven' hack from Iran
http://lat.ms/i6dh60

RSA's Data Breach: Steps Banks Should Take to Protect Customers
http://bit.ly/dIwtRr

Zynga Hacker to Serve Two-year Jail Sentence
http://bit.ly/dZvKxG

British Poker Hacker Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
http://bit.ly/f8KVLn

SEC wants new rules after hackers, flash crash
http://reut.rs/hNzd2v

Memorial Facebook page falls victim to internet hackers
http://bit.ly/gHzaDi

Iranian hacker says certificate attack retribution for Stuxnet worm
http://bit.ly/hjYwFY

Change In Corporate Culture Leaves Businesses Vulnerable To Hackers
http://bit.ly/eKiYHD

Law Protects Hackers' Ability To Screen DUI Checkpoints
http://abcn.ws/i0V77V

MySQL Website Falls Victim to SQL Injection Attack
http://bit.ly/eccAkw

Hackers target business secrets
http://bbc.in/i35KOm

Arlington man gets more than 9 years in hacking case
http://bit.ly/e3B4tA

Iranian hacker targets Dorset healthcare trust
http://bit.ly/g4pS16

Hackers make off with TripAdvisor's membership list
http://bit.ly/dFDOgo

Hackers exploit chink in Web's armor
http://cnet.co/hnNm2T

Porn hacker sentenced
http://bit.ly/hm8vfi

Hackers fake SSL certificates for web services
http://bit.ly/gQ4r6F

Sophisticated Hackers Hit European Commission
http://bit.ly/fmAEJS

PS3 Hacker Geohot Flees to South America to Escape Sony
http://bit.ly/fQsQDN

Teenage hackers shut down a php cloud hosting firm
http://bit.ly/dUjoJc

Not since “Rosemary’s Baby” – a ground-breaking film about the birth of the son of Satan – has a one-year-old brought so much bad news during its first year of life.

But, believe it or not, ObamaCare turned one-year-old this week. And what a year it’s been!

Remember the promises that ObamaCare would reduce the deficit? Well, that didn’t happen.

Remember the promises that ObamaCare wouldn’t affect your gun rights in any way? Well, the law will still compile all your health-related medical records into a massive computer database, which the FBI will be able to cull in order to determine whether you have a condition which would justify a gun ban.

GOA has reported on people like Wayne Irelan, who returned from Iraq with a Purple Heart and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. When his wife took over the family’s finances, the VA began paying Sgt. Irelan a small stipend.

The Veterans Administration then used this as a basis to define him as “mentally incompetent” and stripped him of gun rights -- just like the other 150,000-plus veterans who have also been disarmed.

Remember the dismissive pronouncements concerning Constitution-loving Americans who didn’t believe that Congress could force them to buy health insurance? Now, 27 states (a majority) have obtained judgments that ObamaCare is unconstitutional.

The Obama administration is going on a vitriolic attack against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, whom it fears will be the deciding vote to throw their legislative abomination into the garbage can of history.

But we can’t count on the Supreme Court to do the right thing. Not with a court including Left-wing crazies like Sonya Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, nor with a Senate contingent that was not willing to stand up to them.

We have to INSIST that Congressmen who ran under the banner of REPEALING AND REPLACING the health care law will actually vote to defund ObamaCare on the next available spending bill.

ACTION: Contact your senators and representative. Insist that they oppose any more “continuing resolutions” or other government spending bills unless they defund ObamaCare.

CLICK HERE to Tell Your Senators to DEFUND OBAMACARE NOW

GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. - (Psalms 45:7 KJV)

IN THE NEWS

GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND

Hideaki Akaiwa: Real-Life Action Hero Saves Family from Tsunami
http://bit.ly/fkWofj

OBAMA NATION

Marines on ground in Libya
http://bit.ly/gL0XB0

UN Trumps Constitution, Congress, in Presidents Undeclared War on Libya
http://bit.ly/fpnmaC

Obama taking heat from all sides for Libya action
http://yhoo.it/hTTvJI

Is Boehner Letting Us Down by Taking Obama Off the Spending Hook?
http://bit.ly/gC1EEA

Obamas in Brazil to build U.S. trade ties
http://bit.ly/gZRjKf

OBAMA CARE

ObamaCare -- one year and ailing
http://bit.ly/gtWqSU

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

U.N. treaty would strip parent's rights
http://bit.ly/goZscn

Dr. William Pepper presents, The Case For a New Building 7 Investigation
http://bit.ly/hsTQH7

Food Service Giant Sodexo Files RICO Suit Against SEIU
http://bit.ly/fCQePj

Contact Armed Services Comittee Now 1-31-11
http://bit.ly/fcduyF

WE ARE AT WAR Be part of the solution
http://bit.ly/gGkMPI

2012: Our National Fiscal Armageddon?
http://bit.ly/g0ugkL

Unrest in Middle East rings prophetic
http://bit.ly/gcf4N9

Wisconsin unions: Judge halts Wisconsin union law
http://lat.ms/dIjU3t

WI-Capitol access may be limited
http://bit.ly/i1QjhK

ECONOMIC NEWS

Get ready for the meltdown of the US Treasury Bond market
http://bit.ly/gcfEfR

Census: Detroits population plummets 25 percent
http://bit.ly/hivMaH

FTAA NEWS

More Free Trade Agreements? When NAFTA Failed?
http://huff.to/h7P1tL

A FEW GOOD MEN?

U.S. army forced to issue an apology over 'trophy' photos of soldiers grinning over bloodied Afghan corpses.
http://bit.ly/fxmbkk

POLICE STATE NEWS

Autistic Man Forced To Strip In Public By TSA
http://bit.ly/f8ifuu

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

DMV gets stalled with computer problems
http://bit.ly/gFyvlm

Saturday, March 26, 2011 Transactions Temporarily Limited at the Endicott DMV
http://bit.ly/gG2H8I

After ID theft, life forever and ever intertwined with criminal
http://bit.ly/ehqMkV

California drivers still waiting for new high-tech licenses
http://bit.ly/gBBuQx

Fontana DMV worker pleads guilty to felony
http://bit.ly/gUbzUC

NC Ex-DMV worker remains focus of ID theft investigation
http://bit.ly/hLicIa

CA drivers awaiting new licenses face long delays
http://bit.ly/gVEyt1

Database Upgrades To Limit DMV Offices Saturday
http://bit.ly/fq2CQb

DMV gets stalled with computer problems
http://bit.ly/dRfFwD

2ND AMENDMENT

Beauty queen 'shoots intruder dead with her pink gun during fight with her fiancé'
http://bit.ly/fnWY4K

MORAL DECLINE

Woman drove impaired with grandkids in car
http://bit.ly/hjzhwE

Authors challenge feminist ideals
http://bit.ly/erL1Dp

Police briefs: Man accused of peeping
http://bit.ly/gymwn0

HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

Democrats continue assault on marriage
http://bit.ly/fvUCWC

A new take on 'gay marriage'
http://bit.ly/epyamK

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Ohio Woman Celebrates 119th Birthday
http://bit.ly/dZNGmp

WWII vet, 95, learns he's not a U.S. citizen
http://bit.ly/hZJyem

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

Race or faith -- which comes first?
http://bit.ly/eHG8xE

MADE IN THE USA

Solectria Renewables to Boost Manufacturing in Massachusetts
http://bit.ly/f2d7TS

First Solar to build new factory in Arizona
http://bit.ly/gGt4nG

US manufacturers look to bring operations back onshore
http://bit.ly/hRiI1b

Zippo hopes to take lighters beyond the 'click' and into branded kiosks, specialty stores
http://bit.ly/dOJ64x

HACKER NEWS

Adobe releases patch for vulnerability to hackers
http://bit.ly/fbwqhE

FBI eyes QLD teen hacker
http://bit.ly/ggiyNp

'Zombies Ahead,' Warns Electronic Road Sign in SC
http://aol.it/g9t00M

Caution urged in wake of RSA security breach
http://bit.ly/gepwqu

Blogger who posted hacked nude pics of starlets goes into hiding
http://nyp.st/fx5OVB

Vanessa Hudgens Leaked Nude Photos
http://bit.ly/hXmWi6

In Kingpin, a New Look at Cybercrime
http://nyti.ms/hUIG3l

FBI Probing Hackers Seeking Celebrity Nude Pics
http://bit.ly/fLZ92k

Hackers breach EMC security division
http://bit.ly/fzpMfN

Hacker Known as "GhostExodus" Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Federal Prison
http://bit.ly/elpFWq

Online Casino Hacker Sentenced
http://bit.ly/goAZfs

Hackers Luring Victims Using Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear Disaster
http://on.wsj.com/gQ8q1h

RSA's Secure IDs Hacked - What to Do
http://nyti.ms/iggkxO

Business warned to be on guard after RSA confirms breach of SecurID system
http://bit.ly/getjSF

Anonymous hacker group logs published
http://on.msnbc.com/gyGbzj

The "library records" provision of the so-called Patriot Act could also be known as the "gun records" provision, because it also allows the FBI to seize the forms you use to buy guns.

This infamous provision, Section 215, is a direct assault on your Fourth Amendment rights because it allows the FBI to obtain personal information about you, without a warrant and without your knowledge.

Section 215 is set to expire in May, along with two other provisions. But Congress will probably renew these provisions unless it hears from YOU.

Tell Congress to repeal the ENTIRE Patriot Act, and renew NONE of its provisions.

You may borrow from or copy this letter . . .

The FBI already had powerful tools to combat terrorism before the Patriot Act. The FISA court would allow the FBI to obtain records of suspected terrorists from motels, car rental agencies, storage facilities, and similar businesses.

But the Patriot Act's Section 215 dangerously broadens this power. Now, the FBI can . . .

* Merely claim, without providing ANY evidence, that the information it seeks is "relevant" to a terrorism investigation
* Acquire personal information on anyone, including U.S. citizens not suspected of terrorism (or any other crime)
* "Gag" institutions and businesses so they can't tell people they are being investigated
* Obtain even the most private information, such as emails, medical records, library history, and gun purchase forms

Section 215 violates not only the Fourth Amendment, but also the First and Second Amendments. The federal government has no business knowing what I read or how many guns I own.

The Justice Department's own Inspector General has found that the FBI uses Section 215 powers tens of thousands of times per year, mostly targeted at innocent Americans.

This makes me suspect that the real purpose of Section 215 isn't to protect me, but instead to allow the FBI to spy on, intimidate, and blackmail people it doesn't like, just as it did in the J. Edgar Hoover days.

If you don't want to be compared to J. Edgar, then don't allow the FBI the power to invade the privacy of innocent Americans. Oppose renewal of Section 215. Instead, repeal the Patriot Act!

END LETTER

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James Wilson
Assistant Communications Director
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.

GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Isaiah 26:3 KJV

IN THE NEWS
JAPAN DISASTER

Ann Coulter tells O’Reilly: Radiation is ‘good for you’ - Moronic Comments for a Moron
http://bit.ly/eh052w

Reports Of “Harmless” Radiation Reaching California Are a Whitewash
http://bit.ly/g7JSr7

Nuclear plant chief weeps as Japanese finally admit that radiation leak is serious enough to kill people
http://bit.ly/fLVMe3

Mayor of town near stricken Japanese nuclear plant claims his people have been 'abandoned'
http://bit.ly/fmEUId

Nuclear opponents in Texas seize on Japan crisis
http://bit.ly/h8qAAu

U.S. Government Blocking Americans From Obtaining Potassium Iodide?
http://bit.ly/gcKHom

POLICE STATE NEWS

Fed instructs teachers to Facebook creep students
http://bit.ly/gl6sV5

OBAMA CARE

King opposes 'perpetual funding' for ObamaCare
http://bit.ly/fSHcAg

OBAMA NATION

'Organizing for America' goes Hamas
http://bit.ly/f6TD8L

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

U.S. Arming Libyan Rebels Via Egypt
http://bit.ly/i2uHdJ

“Humanitarian Wars are Good for Business”…. Speculators Applaud
http://bit.ly/gf4gg0

Reminder: Today's a state worker furlough day
http://bit.ly/hunmQ0

House vote on NPR -- sign of things hoped for?
http://bit.ly/fPZrFE

Egypt disbanded security agency a potential threat
http://bit.ly/hLxoZ4

Nullification: Alive and Well on the Left and Right
http://bit.ly/h9XsAy

Nullifying Tyranny by George C. Leef
http://bit.ly/hEK3tu

House Republicans reject climate change science
http://bit.ly/h9OxIM

Clinton: UN no-fly zone requires bombing Libya
http://yhoo.it/feLbSe

Clinton: No interest in job if Obama wins in 2012
http://yhoo.it/dWkFfa

DOMA will be defended, despite administration
http://bit.ly/g78mgK

N.C. lawmaker wants state to produce its own currency
http://bit.ly/hnwXpv

FTAA NEWS

GOP senators push for Western Hemisphere trade deal
http://bit.ly/e8YgBu

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Fairfax computer glitch makes DMV experience even worse
http://bit.ly/i3j6KA

California drivers still seeing month-long delay for new license
http://bit.ly/hszZcz

Mass. woman gets 6 years prison for license fraud
http://bit.ly/e1O22x

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

'Gender-neutral' Bible draws criticism - Making God Politically Correct
http://bit.ly/eNnq88

ABORTION NEWS

Federal funding of abortion continues
http://bit.ly/gL4oqA

MADE IN THE USA

Japanese food company to open factory, headquarters in W. Sacramento
http://bit.ly/fzSyMw

Factories leading the charge for U.S. growth
http://bit.ly/hUCKKx

First Solar to Build Plant to Double U.S. Capacity
http://on.wsj.com/fum2qm

P&G opening toilet paper plant in Utah
http://bit.ly/h5IGnB

HACKER NEWS

Hackers Exploit BlackBerry Browser Bug
http://bit.ly/gXseDQ

Digital graffiti: Zombie-loving hackers hack road sign
http://bit.ly/hMTa3Q

Experts: Vehicle systems can be hacked
http://bit.ly/evHLQW

Japan-America Society of Tenn. website hacked, replaced with profanity
http://bit.ly/hHTYVj

Twitter offers encryption to beat hackers
http://bit.ly/gJOHi4

Vanessa Hudgens Meets With FBI Over Hacked Nude Photos
http://fxn.ws/ftHqjx

Authorities Close in on Celeb Hacker Ring
http://bit.ly/hwzsZI

Hackers tackle secure ID tokens
http://bbc.in/gw3wkN

PSA: RSA's SecurID Anti-Hacking Dongle Hacked By Hackers Unknown
http://bit.ly/dHcFIo

Hacker group takes down school web site of bullied Australian kid
http://bit.ly/heWOZc

Browser-based attack easier for hackers
http://bit.ly/dSPxqv

DoD, Private Contractors Potentially Vulnerable in RSA Cyber Attack
http://abcn.ws/epfBV8

DDoS 'becoming more popular among hackers'
http://bit.ly/f1HZ9s

Are Miley Cyrus' hacked and leaked pictures her own fault?
http://bit.ly/evZxGV

Did a 16-year-old girl help take down HBGary?
http://bit.ly/fGVENw

Ex-Anonymous Hackers Plan To Out Groups Members
http://bit.ly/hpeD0v

Hackers Steal Compromising Photos of Almost Every Female Celeb in Hollywood
http://bit.ly/hYvfz8

Jessica Alba and Selena Gomez reportedly `victims of hackers`
http://bit.ly/eMxSsQ

Miley Cyrus, Scarlett Johansson among 50 celebs targeted by hacking ring
http://bit.ly/hGS0dU

Hackers Steal Sensitive Data From EMC's Security Division
http://bit.ly/fkV1jX

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

On Wednesday, the U.S. House ignored the wishes of millions of American voters and passed a do-nothing “Continuing Resolution” (CR) to fund the government for the next three weeks.

The CR now heads to the Senate for an expected vote on Thursday. Gun Owners of America has written Senate members to let them know of its opposition to that CR.

The first issue is ObamaCare. Republicans ran for election promising that they would repeal it -– or at least defund it. But it is increasingly apparent that some members of the leadership lack the courage to defund ObamaCare on the short-term CR … or on the long-term CR on April 8 … or on the debt limit.

So when, exactly, do they intend to show us that their word is worth the paper it is written on?

The problem for gun owners is that ObamaCare will allow the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives(ATF) to troll its health database for Americans who suffer from ailments such as PTSD –-millions of whom could find themselves subject to a gun ban under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4).

The second issue for us is that the three-week CR fails to include the Boren-Rehberg amendment, which would block efforts by the ATF to set up an illegal gun registry of multiple firearms sales.

Without defunding ObamaCare –- and without incorporating the Boren-Rehberg amendment -– this CR will continue to fund these unconstitutional activities, thereby endorsing them.

We are particularly sickened by cowards who are so afraid that Barack Obama will shut down his own administration that they are willing to allow him to dictate every provision in each CR.

ACTION: Contact your Senators and tell them to vote against the three-week CR.
Click here to use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center to send your legislator a pre-written e-mail message.

GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? Corinthians I 1:20 (KJV)

DISASTER IN JAPAN

Obama Fiddles While Fukushima Burns
http://bit.ly/h4jxma

Japan warned over nuclear plants, WikiLeaks cables show
http://bit.ly/gcNeco

US Says Spent Fuel Rods Dry - Japan Says No - Radiation Surges
http://bit.ly/h4Gbdy

Heroic Fukushima 50 Battle Radiation Crisis - Walking Dead?
http://bit.ly/hFceRb

Operators Order Workers Back InTo Fukushima Plant After Radiation 'Drops'
http://bit.ly/hhdwRS

Plutonium threat at Japan reactor, expert warns
http://cnet.co/euLIiX

Radiation levels spike, death toll rises
http://bit.ly/hQi0fJ

Good news from Japan for local people
http://bit.ly/eGnWcU

Toyota will match American workers' donations for quake relief
http://bit.ly/eri4Mm

POLICE STATE NEWS

Dad of gas-soaked stun gun victim sues Pa. police
http://on.msnbc.com/gnFy3T

Salem MA: Police, state warn about 'rolling roadblocks'
http://bit.ly/hmFcNB

FL: Senate Will Reinstate E-Verify Requirement
http://bit.ly/gIwg6E

TSA admits bungle as tests on body scanners show TEN times more radiation than expected - OOPS Sorry
http://bit.ly/gk2UbV

Baby girl in NJ kept away from mother for five years after she refused to sign C-section consent form
http://bit.ly/h76eSK

Progressive Insurance to start pushing tracking devices - How long until mandatory?
http://bit.ly/ffXu0i

Egypt ponders how to deal with police snoops who spied on their fellows
http://bit.ly/f723Tg

Miami police buy military drone that can see into houses
http://bit.ly/eV3z8M

Internet user arrested for linking to other websites
http://bit.ly/hvftAt

Are the Real Criminals the ones operating Police CCTV?
http://bit.ly/fH1Gl3

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Does Rep. Aderholt Support or Oppose Having a National ID?
http://bit.ly/gOsOHs

Feds delay Real ID requirements
http://bit.ly/gUhVMD

Six Indicted For Conspiring To Purchase And Issue Unlawful TN Driver's Licenses
http://bit.ly/hw06ZH

State wins delay of 'Real ID' driver's license program
http://bit.ly/e5CH91

Man sentenced for buying driver's license
http://bit.ly/ifVTaz

DHS Extends REAL ID Act Deadline Again
http://bit.ly/gWcOLB

NAFTA IN THE NEWS

Canada's NAFTA two-step
http://bit.ly/hpMCRJ

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

White House wants new copyright law crackdown
http://cnet.co/fUDLmm

John Feffer: The Age of Activism
http://huff.to/fXZxFV

US backing for One World Currency stuns markets
http://bit.ly/17QQda

ACTION ALERT: Contact your Senators and tell them to vote against the three-week CR
http://bit.ly/eoCVWl

Energy independence - a national priority
http://bit.ly/fNe0lh

ECONOMIC NEWS

Prices go down but jobs leave
http://bit.ly/fSv9bJ

Data security in demand, pays well
http://bit.ly/hplSKO

New GA solar module plant to create 350 jobs
http://bit.ly/fnk8GF

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

VA: DMV Experiences Licensing Outage
http://bit.ly/gA0WJS

Give Schweitzer credit for resisting federal intrusion
http://bit.ly/dUyevq

National REAL ID Program Delayed
http://bit.ly/f72NFD

DMV Investigator Runs Red and Causes Accident
http://bit.ly/fExBnD

Parts of economy that have beat Great Recession Economic Report
http://bit.ly/gt19GM

Gasoline cost to jump $700 for average household
http://reut.rs/i2THAL

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Indiana Elections Chief Charged with Voter Fraud
http://bit.ly/gllyKC

2012 Presidential Race: A Principled American for Our Republic
http://bit.ly/gqw12D

Maine town becomes first to declare food sovereignty
http://bit.ly/hq8LFm

Eric Holder: Black Panther case focus demeans 'my people'
http://politi.co/eUuf43

Holder: Whites Can't Be Victims of Racial Injustice Because They Haven't Suffered Enough
http://politi.co/eUuf43

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

Freedom from Religion goes after senior citizens
http://bit.ly/hidxfF

An opportunity to convey the vision of Christ's love
http://bit.ly/ihFiHl

Christianity becomes a 'qualified' right
http://bit.ly/feckME

PUBLIC EDUCATION

Head Start Fails Children
http://bit.ly/f8SZtL

HEALTH NEWS

Absorbing chlorinated water 'a cancer risk'
http://bit.ly/hvBwgL

How the War on Obesity Went Pear-Shaped
http://bit.ly/eeFTA1

FDA works to avert cancer drug shortage
http://bit.ly/fvI2Es

FDA to oversee J&J plants after flood of recalls - Who's overseeing the FDA?
http://reut.rs/ebOGu3

USDA Backs Production of Rice With Human Genes - Thanks for looking out for our health USDA
http://wapo.st/bvEy90

MADE IN THE USA

Menendez Leads Bi-Partisan Fight to Protect 300 Shirt Manufacturing Jobs in Newark and Perth Amboy
http://bit.ly/fllHZk

Smithsonian pledges to open an American merchandise shop
http://wapo.st/hH1jue

U.S. Trade Deficit Soars, Led by China, Manufacturing, and High-Tech Goods
http://bit.ly/gbkjxR

Can China compete with American manufacturing?
http://ti.me/fDuzvJ

US: Longshot founders back local manufacturing: Apparel and textile news & analysis
http://bit.ly/i1528w

U.S. Manufacturing Can Return To Global Leadership Status
http://bit.ly/hyCTne

Take Five: Economist seeing self-sustaining recovery in U.S.
http://bit.ly/gmSPN4

Former Maytag workers feel betrayed by the 'American Dream'
http://bit.ly/gewZe6

ABORTION NEWS

Funding measure omits pro-life amendment
http://bit.ly/dJvBoy

EUTHANASIA

Infant rescued from Canadian hospital
http://bit.ly/eJ61Ml

IMMIGRATION NEWS

Don't look now! Amnesty is back
http://bit.ly/f9ZCtR

Letter to Americans for Legal Immigration in Regards to Utah Bill HB 116
http://1.usa.gov/htZiZa

House of Representatives Definition of "Natural Born Citizen" = Born of citizen "parents" in the US
http://bit.ly/gpiHDw

Those born of non-citizen parents may not be eligible for POTUS
http://bit.ly/f1SQTj

HACKER NEWS

Twitter turns on HTTPS to counter hackers
http://bit.ly/fWU0ip

Hackers learn new trick to duck Firefox, Chrome anti-phishing measures
http://bit.ly/g7ZpMk

McKinnons case goes to the Lords after pleas from hackers mother
http://bit.ly/faBukX

Bank of America Unit Tried to Hide Foreclosure Information, Hackers Say
http://nyti.ms/eVmoYI

Hackers Take Advantage of IE MHTML Weakness
http://bit.ly/fajbVv

News of the World alleged to have paid hackers
http://bit.ly/hamYZn

Louis Vuitton Attack
http://bit.ly/hQbjoE

Hackers to release Bank of America 'fraud' emails
http://bit.ly/guJ2Ov

Hackers caught cheating in virtual stock market game
http://cnet.co/fslRUI

Hackers worry power industry
http://bit.ly/eWXauY

Hackers circulate spam using fake Japan quake videos on Facebook
http://bit.ly/hzghz1

Twitter Settles With Feds Over 2009 Obama Hack
http://bit.ly/f1YdT5

Businesses have recourse when hackers strike
http://bit.ly/dU8oaf

Chinese hackers hijack Google security tool - Corrupting the Android coppers
http://bit.ly/fABDfu

Point Scam Costs Microsoft $1.2 Million
http://bit.ly/i5KJ1S

Making sport of browser security, hackers topple IE, Safari
http://bit.ly/gsbLcK

Hackers quietly looting firms
http://bit.ly/gSte0s

Hackers Exploit BlackBerry 6 WebKit Browser Steal Contacts and Images!
http://bit.ly/dS8Vtv

VoIP Hacker vs. VoIP Server Honeypots
http://bit.ly/fZ0j2O

MORAL DECLINE

Two charged with suffocation murder of Texas pastor
http://bit.ly/eWYeW6

Wednesday, March 9, 14, 2011

Will Congress Lay the Groundwork for Gun Confiscation?

Within the next 90 days, Congress will vote on whether to reauthorize legislation to specifically allow the government potential access to millions of gun records (4473’s).

Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act, which must be reauthorized soon, is of particular concern.

This section allows the FBI to seize business records -- including the 4473 forms that gun buyers fill out. The only significant caveat is that the FBI must claim that the seizure of records is needed pursuant to “an authorized investigation.”

But since a secret court is required to rubber-stamp the government’s request (unless it fails to make even a specious case), the FBI can easily abuse its authority. The Inspector General found that, between 2003 and 2006, the FBI may have violated the law over 6,000 times with respect to their authority under various provisions of the PATRIOT Act.

So just imagine that it’s your gun records that have been seized. Under such circumstances, the gun dealer is specifically prohibited, under penalty of law, from telling you that the FBI has confiscated the records of your firearms purchases. Under the PATRIOT Act, any limitations on the use of the seized records shall be at the sole discretion of the Department of Justice.

Talk about the fox guarding the hen house!

It is imperative that Congress protect gun owners from rogue government agents who would abuse their authority to register gun owners.

We’ve already seen the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives attempt to register gun owners recently when they tried to require certain gun dealers to report anyone who, within a five day period, tried to purchase two or more semi-automatic rifles (that are .22 caliber or greater and can accept a detachable magazine).

Historically, gun registration has been a prelude to gun confiscation, as documented by the Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership almost 20 years ago. They showed how several foreign governments in the Twentieth Century had used gun control -- and quite often gun registration -- to confiscate firearms. In each case, such confiscation was a prelude to genocide.

ACTION: Contact your two senators and insist that any language to reauthorize Section 215 also contain language to protect 4473’s from the Obama administration’s scrutiny. You can use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send your legislators the pre-written e-mail message below.

GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 KJV

IN THE NEWS
CALL TO ACTION - BOYCOTT BECK, LIMBAUGH & HANNITY

Limbaugh/Hannity Parent Company Admits Hiring Actors to Call Radio Shows
http://bit.ly/ibL7l8

Limbaugh, Hannity, Beck Respond To Report That Parent Company Hires Actors for Call-ins
http://bit.ly/ecf8ux

OBAMA CARE

ObamaCare A Bad Deal for Young Adults
http://bit.ly/3Bt6eh

POLICE STATE NEWS

DHS, TSA plans for massive increase in surveillance go too far
http://bit.ly/hNwHtS

Traffic tickets increase as N.J. towns look for revenue
http://bit.ly/fQnKN4

TSA Surveillance: Peep Show, Police State, Privacy Invasion or All Three?
http://bit.ly/hom2YS

The Perpetrators of Our Tyranny and Corruption
http://bit.ly/dK5Cm1

Hefty warning tickets could be boon to local governments
http://bit.ly/fa5wLt

TSA, DHS plan massive rollout of mobile surveillance vans
http://bit.ly/g4pd89

Prepare To Give Up All Private Data For Any Gold Purchase Over $100
http://bit.ly/hiCRzG

U.S. Navy to develop Transformers-style robot swarm
http://bit.ly/geqmH2

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Enhanced driver's licence not so popular
http://bit.ly/eXSzCn

REAL ID Buried for Another 20 Mos., But Not Dead
http://bit.ly/hlSmvv

Federal government oversteps its bounds and trespasses State
http://bit.ly/g7gMgO

State Lawmaker Speaks Out Against Unfunded Federal Mandates
http://bit.ly/hEPGtB

GOP resurrecting RealID bugaboo
http://bit.ly/gMfyp4

Privacy and Security Fanatic: Real ID: DHS National ID Nightmare that Won't Die?
http://bit.ly/hwfTlQ

National Real ID deadline postponed until Jan. 2013
http://bit.ly/gY9U0I

DHS extends Real ID compliance date to January 2013
http://bit.ly/gn5a95

Homeland Security sees the light. Or do they?
http://bit.ly/fuleaJ

Illinois, and other states, get reprieve from expensive 'Real ID' law
http://bit.ly/evpj7E

House Republicans attempt to revive Real ID
http://bit.ly/e5wcNt

Homeland Security bows to Real ID outcry
http://cnet.co/h1e5KZ

CBS News Homeland Security bows to Real ID outcry
http://bit.ly/enf1Af

Homeland Security Delays Launch of 'Real ID' Again
http://fxn.ws/gOcO1S

US Homeland Security postpones Real ID deadline
http://bit.ly/gGoZzR

REAL ID Law Now Delayed a Third Time
http://bit.ly/i3xQ6p

Feds delay launch of new driver's license system
http://bit.ly/equgTa

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

NPR exec slams tea party on hidden camera
http://bit.ly/fP5GqN

Angry residents of CA city vote on council recall - Good Job People of Bell, CA
http://bit.ly/h7Lj9B

Egyptians storm state security HQ
http://bit.ly/edYy59

Protesters climbing the State Security building walls to try and save documents from burning in Egypt
http://bit.ly/g5Dgl4

SC State Reps Have More Than Their Heads Screwed on Properly by Jerry McConnell
http://bit.ly/eQu0hl

HEALTH NEWS

Colo. hospital blew whistle on contaminated wipes - Triad Knew About This in 2009
http://on.msnbc.com/fgU0Xt

Vaccine and Medication Lottery
http://bit.ly/eMesGY

Killer gas puts 200,000 homes at risk of lung cancer, government warns
http://bit.ly/g02yAu

WICKED WEATHER

Arkansas Suspends Drilling of Injection Wells after Earthquake Swarm
http://bit.ly/ifIl67

MORAL DECLINE

Christian parents jailed in Germany
http://bit.ly/fvdRYT

American Apparel founder sued for $250m for 'turning teenage employee into sex slave'
http://bit.ly/fvXsmJ

Wis. girl admits to milk slaying
http://bit.ly/gfAI0Q

IMMIGRATION & BORDER NEWS

Michigan Bill Requires Police and State Agencies to Check Immigration Status
http://bit.ly/ggjCq8

Mexico police chief seeking asylum in US
http://on.msnbc.com/fvSmql

Utah Legislative Leaders & Special Interests Force Through Amnesty/Guestworker Program
http://bit.ly/eQtK2d

YOU TUBE

Dr. David Janda explains rationing and why Dr. Rob Steele must defeat Dingell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HnkxIh62dQ

MADE IN THE USA

How to make it in America
http://bit.ly/h7mtyV

US Automakers Look Overseas For Hybrid Development
http://on.wsj.com/eghcuk

Ohio's Struggling Manufacturing Sector Finds Clean Energy Clientel
http://reut.rs/gJ7QJ8

Is China Ahead of the U.S. on Clean Energy?
http://on.wsj.com/i2pgx1

"Made in America: Innovations in Job Creation"
http://bit.ly/eCLmXk

Labor costs often determine manufacturing business success
http://bit.ly/i6TZQC

Research and Markets: Computer Manufacturing in the US 2011
http://bit.ly/gJpS6P

Fisker offers to build cars for others in U.S.
http://cnet.co/h5YD0w

Made in America: small businesses buck the offshoring trend
http://bit.ly/fsvNRZ

HACKER NEWS

Hackers' threat to base holding Bradley Manning
http://bit.ly/fWA5V6

Hackers target Finance Ministry, G-20
http://usat.ly/hOwAS4

'Spectacular' Cyber Attack Targets French Government
http://fxn.ws/gqmHRG

Chinese Government Hackers Gone Wild
http://bit.ly/ga3KzZ

Linux Security Mailing List Infiltrated, Crippled by Hackers
http://bit.ly/ebi3Zm

Hacking of DuPont, J&J, GE Were Undisclosed Google-Type Attacks
http://buswk.co/dWfiuz

US probes hacker threat over WikiLeaks soldier
http://bit.ly/fFh1n2

Hacker group vows 'cyberwar' on US, businesses
http://on.msnbc.com/fGEQra

Hackers spear-phish, infiltrate French Ministry of Finances
http://bit.ly/e1lJxV

Hackers breach French Finance Ministry, take G20 files
http://bit.ly/fDaBeq

Hackers break into French government G20 files
http://bit.ly/g8upGc

Hackers target 'Women's Day' site
http://bit.ly/epfJnZ

Employee incompetence is a hacker's best friend
http://bit.ly/fwikav

WordPress back up after attacks 'from China'
http://bit.ly/e4VzPt

French ministry confirms cyber attack
http://bit.ly/dYQeI4

Losing smartphone more dangerous than losing wallet
http://bit.ly/gZUE7v

Hackers Target French Finance Ministry, G-20 Plan
http://abcn.ws/eQ8l4m

Big targets for hackers
http://bit.ly/eWW6UL

Judge OKs subpoenas for PS3 hacker's accounts
http://cnet.co/eWYred

Chinese Hackers Access Korea's Global Hawk Purchase Plans
http://bit.ly/gzULjA

Help us pass the
“Read the Bills Act” (RTBA)

You can read the text of RTBA by clicking the Background tab above, or you can start by reading a summary of the legislation below. Following that summary is a description of our strategy for passing RTBA, and then a call to action.
Part 1: What RTBA does and why

Most Congressmen are lawyers, and many others are businessmen. They know what “fiduciary responsibility” is. For Members of Congress, fiduciary responsibility means reading each word of every bill before they vote.

But Congress has not met this duty for a long time. Instead . . .

* They carelessly pass mammoth bills that none of them have read. Sometimes printed copies aren't even available when they vote!

* Often no one knows what these bills contain, or what they really do, or what they will really cost.

* Additions and deletions are made at the last minute, in secrecy.

* They combine unpopular proposals with popular measures that few in Congress want to oppose. (This practice is called “log-rolling.”)

* And votes are held with little debate or public notice.

* Oh, and once these bills are passed, and one of these unpopular proposals comes to light, they pretend to be shocked. “How did that get in there?” they say.

There's a basic principle at stake here. America was founded on the slogan, “No taxation without representation.” A similar slogan applies to this situation:

“No LEGISLATION without representation.”

We hold this truth to be self-evident, that those in Congress who vote on legislation they have not read, have not represented their constituents. They have misrepresented them.

And since Congress has repeatedly committed “legislation without representation,” strong measures to prohibit these Congressional misrepresentations are both justified and required.

To this end we have created the “Read the Bills Act (RTBA).” RTBA requires that . . .

* Each bill, and every amendment, must be read in its entirety before a quorum in both the House and Senate.

* Every member of the House and Senate who plans to vote in the affirmative – to vote for tax increases, for spending bills, for the retention or creation of programs, in support of laws and regulations – must sign a sworn affidavit, under penalty of perjury, that he or she has attentively either personally read, or heard read, the complete bill to be voted on.

* Every old law coming up for renewal under the sunset provisions must also be read according to the same rules that apply to new bills.

* Every bill to be voted on must be published on the Internet at least 7 days before a vote, and Congress must give public notice of the date when a vote will be held on that bill.

* Passage of a bill that does not abide by these provisions will render the measure null and void, and establish grounds for the law to be challenged in court.

* Congress cannot waive these requirements.

The effects of these provisions will be profound . . .

* Congress will have to slow down. This means the pace of government growth will also slow.

* Bills will shrink, be less complicated, and contain fewer subjects, so that Congress will be able to endure hearing them read.

* Fewer bad proposals will be passed due to “log-rolling.”

* No more secret clauses will be inserted into bills at the last moment.

* Government should shrink as old laws reach their sunset date, and have to be read for the first time before they can be renewed.

And all of these things will enable a larger DownsizeDC.org to more effectively lobby Congress for small government.
Part 2: Our Strategy for passing RTBA

Our plan for passing this legislation is simple, but powerful.

* We have submitted a copy of RTBA to every member of Congress.

* We are asking every member of the House and Senate to sponsor this legislation and work for its passage.

* We are mounting a campaign to recruit thousands, and perhaps millions of Americans to lobby Congress to support RTBA.

* We are promoting this campaign with a variety of tactics, from Internet networking, to media interviews, to whatever it takes.

* We will run targeted radio ads, letting citizens know that their Congressman is failing to support this badly needed reform.

The need for this reform is so self-evident that nearly every person in America should support it, and few oppose it. We see no reason why we should not be able to overwhelm Congress with calls to pass this legislation.

* We dare Congress not to pass it. The more they resist, the larger and stronger we will grow.

* We dare anyone to challenge it in Court. The more the lobbyists attempt to defeat this reform, the larger and stronger we will grow.

* We dare the Courts to declare it un-Constitutional. If they do, we will grow larger and stronger as a result — probably big enough to begin a campaign to amend the Constitution to forbid “LEGISLATION without representation.”

There is simply no reason that any normal, tax-paying American should oppose RTBA. And the more the “powers that be” resist these reforms, the larger and stronger we will grow.

We win either way. And thus, we believe, we will win in the end.
Part 3: A Call to Action

You can help pass RTBA. All you have to do is register to use our easy Electronic Lobbyist system and send a message to your Representative and your Senators asking them to pass RTBA. Registering to use our system will also enable you to lobby Congress on other issues, and to receive our free email newsletter, Downsizer-Dispatch. This free email newsletter will keep you posted on progress with RTBA and other Downsize DC lobbying campaigns. To send your message to Congress in support of RTBA click here.

Thank you.

Jim Babka
President
DownsizeDC.org

GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 (KJV)

IN THE NEWS

OBAMA NATION

A 2200 calorie White House meal? Michelle Obama accused of hypocrisy
http://bit.ly/gGm0ZX

Gov. Chris Christie has backed Mrs Obama's anti-obesity campaign - Does this mean he's going on a diet too?
http://bit.ly/gybjeI

Mike Huckabee Gains 25 Lbs - Lay off those Big Mac's Mr. H
http://aol.it/38P8bH

POLICE STATE NEWS

Training for the Police-State
http://bit.ly/gWi6wD

TSA-Friendly Sneakers Cash In on Security Theater
http://bit.ly/hgA83W

TSA screenings prompt cries of police state tactics
http://wapo.st/h24ZNB

Smile Patriots, You're On Big Brothers Crime Cameras
http://bit.ly/fFlzVA

Putting The Screws On Internet Security: Will There Be Cyber Cops?
http://bit.ly/egtzyZ

Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators
http://bit.ly/i6ZPsp

America's Total Surveillance Society
http://bit.ly/hHDF7w

New York City Council determined to pass police state pregnancy center gag law next week
http://bit.ly/fVxbGc

Pomona College: Police State?
http://bit.ly/fVDWCB

Indiana deputy AG fired after he urged police to 'use live ammunition' on protesters
http://bit.ly/efWRIT

Food Shortages In East Libya Imminent
http://bit.ly/dHppF9

US doctors used citizens as guinea pigs - Of Course This All Stopped in the Fifties - Yeah Right
http://bit.ly/f28ViN

China again cracks down on planned protests across country
http://bit.ly/gjjXWN

China puts on a show of force to block rally
http://on.msnbc.com/eMlGla

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Real ID act goes into effect on May 11 - Only It Doesn't Really
http://bit.ly/edvipL

REAL ID Drivers License Deadline for States Postponed Until 2013
http://bit.ly/hOPBzQ

REAL ID Law Now Delayed a Third Time
http://bit.ly/i3xQ6p

Letter: DMV won't accept retired military ID
http://bit.ly/ev4lOz

Is the REAL ID Rebellion Coming to Florida?
http://bit.ly/gN71Pd

House Republicans Push Obama Administration to Implement National ID System
http://aol.it/gd0mTk

Lawmakers spar over REAL ID extension
http://bit.ly/iaDfVp

Terror Arrest Does Not Justify REAL ID Revival
http://bit.ly/gOIO0L

House Republicans attempt to revive Real ID
http://cnet.co/e0QwHL

Spread the truth and defund the Real ID Act
http://bit.ly/dJ3Aop

IA:House committee rejects U.S. requirement for REAL ID
http://bit.ly/gKpc47

The saving grace of federalism
http://bit.ly/eWP6MT

Increase for DMV Fees Passes WV Senate
http://bit.ly/ffmfGS

License Plates for Bicycles Whats Next: the Bureau of Big Wheels?!!!?
http://bit.ly/gwhSVn

Sentencing rescheduled in DMV fraud case
http://bit.ly/i5UmNz

WISCONSIN PROTESTS

State Rep. in Wisconsin Tackled to the Ground By Police
http://bit.ly/dF4wjj

Wisconsin governor tells absent senators: Return or 1,500 get laid off
http://bit.ly/eNffd3

Democrats defiant in the face of arrest
http://bit.ly/f7ipRW

Wisconsin Protestors Claim Victory after...
http://bit.ly/faCI7s

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Ohio sets stage for national union-rights fight
http://yhoo.it/fvNIaN

Obama's views on Islam affect energy policy
http://bit.ly/hDpuQg

ATF Allows Flow of Guns Into Mexico
http://bit.ly/htaKN5

Fla. high court: Governor can reject rail funding
http://bit.ly/fgqgnm

Rep. Kris E. Roberts: Rejecting federal aid will destroy New Hampshire
http://bit.ly/i0jz39

Reminder: President Obama isn't a Supreme Court justice
http://bit.ly/fl7xl1

House approves rule for 1099 repeal
http://bit.ly/f240Qd

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Ted Kennedy rented entire brothel in Chile
http://bit.ly/f2NivE

Waste throws wrench into Los Angeles community colleges' massive project
http://lat.ms/huVcxS

Fraternal Order of Police Expresses Support for Wisconsin Protesters
http://bit.ly/fRhQ0u

Wausau firefighters, cops join massive gathering in Madison
http://bit.ly/fLCXbU

Wisconsin police union joins protesters in statehouse
http://bit.ly/f3lOBH

Senator manages to avoid arrest after fight with jealous girlfriend thanks to 'legislative immunity'
http://bit.ly/gwatGE

Nullification bills fail on House floor
http://bit.ly/gMwI3x

Montana Legislators Stick Up for the Constitution
http://bit.ly/ewTj96

Vicious Attack On Rightmarch President William Greene At Tea Party Protest
http://bit.ly/gf5b7h

ECONOMIC NEWS

Men are biggest losers in U.S. economic downturn
http://bit.ly/huCvFP

Oil Price Shock; You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
http://bit.ly/eHxCSE

HEALTH NEWS

US Pediatric Influenza Deaths Spike Higher In Week 8 Report
http://bit.ly/hgxqAu

Court overturns order to destroy GM sugar beets - Don't Buy Sugar Beets Until They Are Non-GMO
http://bit.ly/e5qXSb

1 in 4 cancer cases missed: GPs send away alarming number of patients, delaying vital treatment
http://bit.ly/fct2za

MORAL DECLINE

Police: Woman on bath salts injures child
http://bit.ly/eG8G4v

Stroke victim has feeding tube removed and left to starve to death because she has no health insurance
http://bit.ly/eAXO2O

Sacked Indian workers burn factory boss in his car
http://bit.ly/fIaEyo

MADE IN THE USA

Service Robots: Rise of the Machines (Again)
http://buswk.co/fmE3Y4

U.S. Manufacturing: Innovation or Bust
http://bit.ly/i6QW0v

Bringing back jobs from offshore to revive American manufacturing
http://bit.ly/g23Dth

ISM U.S. Manufacturing Index Shows Unexpected Increase In February
http://bit.ly/fiyuyS

U.S. manufacturing up, but costs climb
http://bit.ly/fQYxOC

Testimony and Then Questions About Manufacturing in America
http://bit.ly/eKGVwJ

Is U.S. Manufacturing Dead?
http://bit.ly/eqGqSX

What Will America Make & What Does Make Mean?
http://bit.ly/fxA1h3

Manufacturing thriving in north central Ohio
http://bit.ly/gM2SAZ

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Gmail Reset Erases Messages? Users Report All Emails DELETED
http://huff.to/h0GRfa

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

Expect anti-Christian discrimination to 'ramp up' in U.S.
http://bit.ly/g1Lfmt

HOMOESEXUAL AGENDA

Patience not a homosexual virtue
http://bit.ly/hTSwkc

House will defend DOMA
http://bit.ly/gMWYOB

HACKER NEWS

AOL Seeking IT Security Chief
http://bit.ly/fvSCjg

Anonymous hackers declare war on corporate execs, military officials who target WikiLeaks
http://nydn.us/hRCf2Y

WordPress under hacker attack
http://bit.ly/hbhTG9

Phone hackers rack up $10K bill
http://bit.ly/hnAaaz

Virus experts warn next big threat is to mobile phones
http://bit.ly/gkjeXk

Is Starbucks a Sweet Spot for Hackers Looking to Steal Identities?
http://bit.ly/gmfHES

DHS: Computer hackers a top concern for homeland security
http://lat.ms/gfBlOv

The best Web security against hackers and spammers: advanced math!
http://lat.ms/efkMHa

More Foreign Companies Fall Victim to Hacks Originating from China
http://bit.ly/ehY0vf

Online adverts booby-trapped with malware by hackers
http://bit.ly/hoE1ID

5 tax security strategies for small business
http://bit.ly/eZsliu

Australian ATMs gives out 'free' money
http://bit.ly/hNX0Hj

Thousands of home computers infiltrated after hackers infect high-profile websites with booby-trapped ads
http://bit.ly/eOcjjT

Schumer asks Twitter, Yahoo, Amazon to adopt HTTPS
http://bit.ly/gOy2nf

How To Protect Your Facebook Fanpage From Hackers
http://bit.ly/fEu9RU

Google, Mozilla Patch Browsers Before Pwn2Own Hacker Contest
http://bit.ly/hQyxAD

PC fraudsters pose as microsoft windows employees
http://bit.ly/eLwy4h

Ashton Kutcher's Twitter Account Gets Punk'd
http://bit.ly/hzua8S

Ashton's 'kudos' for Twitter hacker
http://bit.ly/feoPkJ

Infected Android app runs up big texting bills
http://bit.ly/hUBxzS

Rules keep hackers from helping government, ex DHS head says
http://bit.ly/e3tsBj

Morgan Stanley hit by China-based hackers
http://bit.ly/fQTwwW

Morgan Stanley Attacked by China-Based Hackers Who Hit Google
http://bloom.bg/hVyIm5

Hacked Android App Makes Crooks Cash With Silent Texts
http://aol.it/gmbD2R

Reputed ATandT Hacker Makes Bail, Released
http://bit.ly/gQSQmk

Computer Expert: US Was Behind Stuxnet Virus
http://bit.ly/fhtSBd

Schumer to urge Web providers to boost security
http://on.wsj.com/e5C5qa

Kuwait Hackers hijack several Israeli websites
http://bit.ly/eiw3Eu

Sen. Chuck Schumer calls on Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo and more to beef up protection from hackers
http://nydn.us/iauyDI

Hackers exploit Libyan unrest to target human rights groups
http://bit.ly/eVt5GB

Enable Facebook encryption to thwart hackers
http://bit.ly/eNXmJB

Does hacker insurance make your business a bigger liability?
http://bit.ly/e99Qms

Has your smartphone been hacked?
http://bit.ly/h9Q1aM

Hackers Vs. Billionaires: Anonymous Takes Down Koch-Supported Websites Amid WI Protests
http://bit.ly/g0aPOI

'Anonymous' Hackers Take Down Koch Brothers-Backed Americans For Prosperity Website
http://huff.to/gqfrwM

Hacker writes easy-to-use Mac Trojan
http://bit.ly/eQW2kH

MORE MAINSTREAM MEDIA WEIRDNESS

Why Was Stephen Colbert Wearing an 'Anonymous' Mask?
http://bit.ly/fPbaFR