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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

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

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

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
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India's 'Hearts Of Darkness' - Horrific Sweat Shops
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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
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NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS

The mystery of Lord Mandelson's finances
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HEALTH NEWS

Parents Demand Recall of Pampers With Dry Max
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Monsanto's Roundup - Be Warned
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Aspartame Jumps Premature Births Up To 78%
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Australian vegetables poisoned as police probe sabotage
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ABORTION NEWS

Iowa AG still beating around the bush
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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'
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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

While Anne Margaret may miss Birdie. A great deal of Americans will not shed a tear for his passing. It will end decades of a man who belonged to the KKK and participated in their hateful ways.

Perhaps this will open the doors to prevent more unborn children for dying. Robert Bryd was called a champion of civil rights unless of course you happened to be black or an unborn child.

I sure hope that he was able to ask God to forgive him and repent of his sins before he passed. Even the thief on the cross was able to see the kingdom of heaven so there is always hope.

Our next hope is that pro abortionist Elena Kagan does not get confirmed as the next supreme court justice. Someone who has no experience as a judge or even an attorney and is blatantly biased has no place on the highest court of the land. Remember, justice is supposed to be blind without bias. Kagan is far from it.

STAND UP, SPEAK UP, LIVE FREE


IN THE NEWS

BYE BYE BIRDIE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t3cBTb3xPc

Special Election To Replace Byrd Will Be In 2012
http://bit.ly/bkCz78

Robert Byrd, the KKK, the Second Amendment Ruling
http://bit.ly/bEzbLN

Pro-Abortion Senator Robert Byrd Dies; Death Affects Election, Pro-Abortion Kagan Hearings www.lifenews.com/state5212.html

Weekend at Birdy's? www.livefreeradio.net/index.php/byrdie-watch-2010-what-happened-to-senat

MADE IN CHINA

Dallas store sells U.S. flag with 61 stars
http://bit.ly/bpKs5p

CENSUS 2010

Two Census Bureau managers fired for creating at least 10,000 bogus questionnaires
http://bit.ly/bGUjhQ

OBAMA NATION

Health Care Law: Can Obama Administration Meet the Deadlines?
http://bit.ly/d1d4Fg

Obama's immigration gamble
http://bit.ly/dBgyZK

Obama's approval rating at all-time low
http://bit.ly/c87uek

Obama calls for bank tax as next step in reform
http://bit.ly/bq7XTR

LTC Lakin Waives Preliminary Hearing, Case To Now Proceed Directly To General Court Martial
http://bit.ly/9iFvXg

DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICANS

Americans don’t know why we celebrate 4th of July
http://bit.ly/9BIUdm

POLICE STATE NEWS

Maywood, RIP: When Police Kill a City
http://bit.ly/bROSZC

Is the U.S. a Fascist Police-State?
http://bit.ly/boigKB

Police State Spying Powers Increase under Obama, Napolitano
http://bit.ly/9JBEJw

Lawsuit likely over "baby DNA" being secretly stored in military database
http://bit.ly/aK1kju

U.S. government panel now pushing "vaccinations for all!" No exceptions…
http://bit.ly/bqWMX8

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

White House seeks comment on trusted ID plan
http://bit.ly/bHgydQ

OIL SPILL 2010

Oil washes onto Mississippi coast for first time
http://bit.ly/d9WA3F

Storm could push oil inland, delay new BP fix
http://bit.ly/dfBsaN

BP Defends CEO Hayward; Storm Alex Looms
http://bit.ly/dq6iWW

The Real Truth About BP and What is Happening in the Gulf
http://bit.ly/d8X7Hz

BP burning sea turtles alive
http://bit.ly/9lCWqO

G20 NEWS

Banks told to hoard in case of crisis: G20 hammers out deal to avoid future bail-outs
http://bit.ly/9YCOCM

G20 Summit cops get police-state powers
http://bit.ly/b8G9i9

Intimidation in the security zone
http://bit.ly/bSIite

'Secret' law lets police arrest for failing to show ID near summit
http://bit.ly/8Z2l7w

Peaceful Protesters Attacked, Arrested While Cop-Car Arsonists Left Alone
http://bit.ly/9flj3J

The Toronto G20 Riot Fraud: Undercover Police engaged in Purposeful Provocation
http://bit.ly/9D5MRa

Corralled for 4 hours, crowd dispersed by G20 police
http://bit.ly/d3KtZl

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Parasite threatens Afghan opium production: UN
http://bit.ly/axL0gn

Homeschoolers alarmed by Kagan nomination
http://bit.ly/cNHIZQ

Supreme Court: Gun rights, Vatican sex-abuse
http://bit.ly/d9BAN5

Alito: Decision 'a serious setback for freedom of expression'
http://bit.ly/dwS5ED

States Must Honor Gun Rights, U.S. High Court Says
http://bit.ly/9lvng7

Court strikes Chicago handgun ban
http://bit.ly/armYC4

How many Americans are targeted for assassination?
http://bit.ly/aeZXAj

ECONOMIC NEWS

The Third Depression
http://nyti.ms/d7nEKa

Huge tent city takes root in Hawaii
http://bit.ly/cHW79J

Taxes coming for $1 trillion in commercial real estate
http://bit.ly/djqMeo

States of Crisis for 46 Governments Facing Greek-Style Deficits
http://bit.ly/bnIkA4

Bernanke needs fresh monetary blitz as US recovery falters
http://bit.ly/b4BBfr

1.3 Million Americans About To Lose Their Jobless Benefits This Week
http://bit.ly/cRPTpO

Unemployment Extension Unsuccessful; Americans turn on Each Other
http://bit.ly/9e7vMB

PUBLIC OPINION

85% Say Freedom of the Press More Important Than Helping Newspaper Industry
http://bit.ly/cfzyKU

48% See Government Today As A Threat to Individual Rights
http://bit.ly/a9DHAV

HEALTH NEWS

Reusable bags may present health risk
http://bit.ly/c8Cq2U

UK Doctors call for total NHS ban on homoeopathy
http://bit.ly/db8bRg

Americans are treated, and overtreated, to death
http://bit.ly/bemMjY

Two New Studies Cite Heart Risk in Glaxo's Avandia
http://bit.ly/bnMFKt

TAKE ACTION NOW Help Stop "Milk Police" by Taking Action
http://bit.ly/c5T9hU

PUBLIC EDUCATION

Patriotic students sue school district
http://bit.ly/bfV3mR

IMMIGRATION NEWS

Florida pushes for Arizona-style law
http://bit.ly/aE38a6

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Hacker Suspect A The Firewall
http://bit.ly/dB5osd

Robin Hood of hacking
http://bit.ly/9eksLV

FBI Investigating Possible DSHS Hacker Dept. of State Health Services
http://bit.ly/aJmjHE

CIA: Cyber Warfare Could 'Paralyze' U.S.
http://bit.ly/9MNaeo

ATM security flaws could be a jackpot for hackers
http://bit.ly/cnWAf1

Why the World Won't Heed Hackers' Security Lessons
http://bit.ly/cOTcVG

TERRORISM USA

Ohio 6-Year-OId Alyssa Thomas Turns Up on Terror Watch List
http://bit.ly/bLMQol

Downsize DC MAY be on the verge of another victory, but it's up to you to keep up the pressure.

You see, last November, a Senate committee unanimously approved a poisonous "food safety" bill, S.510.

Seven months later, however, the bill still hasn't reached the Senate floor.

Why?

Because of you!

DC Downsizers and a broad coalition of farm activists objected to the draconian regulations that would destroy small farms and the organic food industry.

In response, Sen. Jon Tester proposed some amendments that would exempt family farms and small food processors. Other Senators have proposed other amendments, and Majority Leader Harry Reid is facing division within his own party on the bill.

It's possible that Sen. Reid won't bring S.510 to the floor at all this year. This would be ideal.

It's also possible that the Senate will debate the bill sometime in the coming weeks, so let's be prepared . . .

* tell Congress you oppose this dangerous food "safety" bill
* and at the very least, insist on Sen. Tester's amendments

Please send your message using DownsizeDC.org's Freedom to Farm campaign.

You may borrow from or copy this letter . . .

In general, I oppose federal "safety" regulations. Our food supply would be safer if the free market and the states supplied the regulations.

* Private trade associations and certification boards will compete to win consumer confidence in the safety and reliability of their products
* Firms that sell liability insurance would have flexible, site-specific safety requirements instead of one-size-fits-all regulations
* Consumers would be more likely to purchase from local growers and sellers that they know and trust
* States could learn from each other the most effective government regulations, if any are needed

In principle, then, I believe you should oppose S.510 and work to repeal most of the federal laws and regulations on the books.

I also demand that you make the bill "less bad" by insisting on the inclusion of Sen. Tester's amendments. These amendments would exempt . . . http://tester.senate.gov/Newsroom/pr_041410_foodsafety.cfm

* Producers that add value to food through processing and whose adjusted gross income is less than $500,000 per year;
* Producers who sell their food directly to market (such as farmers’ markets).

Please support other amendments that would make the bill less burdensome for farmers and small processors. There will never be a 100% guarantee that all food will always be safe, but . . .

* recent food-borne illness outbreaks have not been caused by family farms and other small businesses
* if outbreaks were to occur, the number of victims will be small and the effects will be localized

In contrast, excessive fees and regulations could wipe out many small farms and businesses. This would make our food LESS safe because no amount of regulation or inspection will prevent every outbreak, and outbreaks in the corporate food chain will have far more victims and more widespread effects.

We do not need more federal regulation. We would be safer if we had more freedom.

END LETTER

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

And we encourage you to share this message with your friends. Retweet it.

Thanks for being a DC Downsizer!

James Wilson
Assistant Communications Director
DownsizeDC.org

IN THE NEWS

OIL SPILL 2010

Is It Raining Oil In Louisiana?
http://bit.ly/b0xQtB

Judge Blocks Offshore Drilling Moratorium
http://bit.ly/9LLmEj

Judge who nixed drilling ban has oil investments
http://bit.ly/9MkxFL

Oil gushing at spill site after vent damaged
http://bit.ly/aWl4ep

BP Is Burning Sea Turtles Alive, Gulf Captain Says
http://bit.ly/bglJPc

OBAMA NATION

Obama Lord of the Flies
http://bit.ly/9HfwCy

Obama embraces incremental response to gay agenda
http://bit.ly/aWg7at

Obama vows to end homelessness in 10 years - How about he starts with the change he promised?
http://bit.ly/9hvwHX

Defiant Obama defends health care overhaul
http://bit.ly/cRYCeW

Is Obama defying federal law?
http://bit.ly/aMMTw1

Obama's 'two fathers' reference inappropriate
http://bit.ly/9pCoJf

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

McChrystal Resigns Over Critical Remarks, Obama Names Petraeus as Replacement
http://bit.ly/bow7JL

Comments That Cost McChrystal His Job
http://bit.ly/d1vUHe

California Bans Handheld Phones While Biking
http://bit.ly/b1s1hI

Georgia Governor Explores R&amp Partnerships in Uruguay, Argentina - Taking Away US Jobs
http://bit.ly/bcM6XO

Kill the ‘Kill Switch’
http://bit.ly/cVnyya

Calls to action on some G20 protest websites - Infiltratrators of inside ops?
http://bit.ly/aq7U4h

Degeneration of democracy
http://bit.ly/9Ko8Wo

White House summons US general to explain himself
http://bit.ly/cbhmIu

Uk Judged Most Repressive State In The West
http://bit.ly/dANHdV

ADA campaigns to 'Ditch Fitch'
http://bit.ly/cENjG3

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

National ID card to allow e-payments in future
http://bit.ly/bgo0OZ

POLICE STATE NEWS

The Police State’s 'Cardinal Rule': The Mundane Must Submit
http://bit.ly/beaSpE

Australia Takes Further Step Towards Police State With Cyber Crime Proposals
http://bit.ly/bKbF4D

Police state in, power suits out as Toronto goes into security shock
http://bit.ly/aYxm9f

ECONOMIC NEWS

Cigarette Tax Will Mean $10 Packs
http://bit.ly/dxdJsa

Middle Class--Not the Rich or the Poor--Pay Majority of Federal Taxes, Says CBO Data
http://bit.ly/aIGct3

World's rich got richer amid '09 recession: report
http://bit.ly/cjYike

Existing Home Sales Tumble Unexpectedly in May
http://bit.ly/bj5AtK

New-home sales plunge 33 pct with tax credits gone
http://bit.ly/9E4vg6

Squatters take over homes, causing different housing crisis
http://bit.ly/9QK0gt

Budget deficits reflect economic conditions, not just government policy
http://bit.ly/asZGZk

From Hope To Barely Holding On
http://bit.ly/cEi3n9

Is America Destined to Starve?
http://bit.ly/9nTxqd

$75M mansion near Orlando selling 'as is
http://bit.ly/9AQCNf

HEALTH NEWS

Subway chain apologizes for Salmonella outbreak - Eat Fresh?
http://bit.ly/98i4qE

Illinois Subway workers to undergo tests in effort to halt outbreak
http://bit.ly/bfpIgx

Consumer group targets McDonald's Happy Meal toys
http://bit.ly/bIpOP3

San Francisco requires stores to post cellphone radiation levels
http://bit.ly/buZp1I

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

Christian deportation 'sets dangerous precedent'
http://bit.ly/akJSGi

Spiritual Warfare: Knowing Your Enemy
http://bit.ly/9hPkzv

IMMIGRATION NEWS

Midwest town on cutting edge of crackdown on illegals
http://bit.ly/9GqAzU

White House rumored to be planning stay of deportation for millions of illegals
http://bit.ly/dx5cSj

Immigration vote stirs emotions in Neb. town
http://bit.ly/cJCaDQ

White House sharply disputes Kyl assertion on immigration
http://bit.ly/cBSVf2

Angry AZ governor vows to fight White House
http://bit.ly/d1WF9T

TERRORISM USA

Boeing among defense firms fighting cyberterrorism
http://bit.ly/d6B2kS

NORAD to conduct emergency response exercises over DMV this afternoon
http://bit.ly/cUVUqu

HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

Home Depot's 'gay pride' support spotlighted
http://bit.ly/9cunzT

Obama inches toward 'gay' agenda
http://bit.ly/bVDdrd

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Apple collecting, sharing iPhone users' precise locations
http://bit.ly/dwW0oC

States launch joint probe of Google Wi-Fi snooping
http://bit.ly/bMTYv2

FBI Warns of New Scam That Hijacks Your Phone
http://bit.ly/9g5rJt

Hackers Aren't Only Threat to Privacy
http://bit.ly/ajF0zj

Computer hacker demands sexually explicit videos
http://bit.ly/bjRNIk

VeriSign refutes security vulnerability claim
http://bit.ly/d6TUqj

Security: You May Be Your Company's Biggest Security Threat
http://bit.ly/crA8yg

WICKED WEATHER

Earthquake Shakes New York: Did You Even Notice?
http://nyti.ms/9ApxhD

Threat to Free Speech Lights a Fire in the Grassroots

-- Vote has been temporarily postponed; keep up the heat!

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

“[T]he NRA -- on whose board of directors I serve -- rather than holding steadfastly to its historic principles of defending the Constitution and continuing its noble fight against government regulation of political speech instead opted for a political deal borne of self-interest in exchange for ‘neutrality’ from the legislation's requirements.”

-- NRA Director Cleta Mitchell, June 17, 2010

Thursday, June 17, 2010

The above quote -- part of an editorial authored by NRA Director Cleta Mitchell -- ran in The Washington Post today.

Like Mitchell, bloggers and editorial writers around the country have lit up the Internet with the story that we have been alerting you to over the past 48 hours. Here are just some of the headlines:

* “The NRA sells out to Democrats on the First Amendment,” The Wall Street Journal

* “Conservatives take on the NRA over deal on disclosure bill,” The Washington Post

* “The National Rifle Association’s Excuse Holds No Water,” RedState.org

The conservative movement (and to be honest, many liberal organizations as well) are coming together to loudly protest the DISCLOSE Act -- legislation that threatens to gag our ability to effectively hold individual congressmen accountable in the days and weeks leading up to an election.

It is imperative that we continue hammering the Congress. But rather than cry “uncle,” liberal Democrats are now trying to buy off more groups with an exemption for those that have at least 500,000 members (rather than the higher threshold of one million, which would have applied to few groups other than the NRA).

Of course, how is the government going to know how many members an organization has? According to the legislation, each organization will have to certify to a government commission how many members they have. But what if the commission wants documentation; will the organization have to “disclose” the names of their members?

GOA, of course, will never do this. Furthermore, you should know that your Gun Owners of America can NOT be bought off. We will continue opposing this bill on principle, urging all gun groups to stick together in this fight. As we stated yesterday, we realize that: “We must all hang together, or we will all hang separately.”

GOA applauds NRA Director Cleta Mitchell for the courageous stand she took today. (You can read her editorial here.) We hope that the NRA leadership will heed her wisdom and take a stand against this bill. If they don’t, we wouldn’t be surprised if NRA members start demanding a change in their leadership. After all, the NRA has engaged in many good fights over the years, and it would be a shame to lose this VERY IMPORTANT battle because high-ranking staff led the NRA down the wrong path.

ACTION:

1. Please call your congressman today and urge him or her to oppose HR 5175. We’ve asked you to send emails before, but now on the eve before the vote, it is crucial that the phones ring off the hook. If they’re not ringing, they won’t be worried.

You can use the Talking Points below to call your Representative toll-free at 1-877-762-8762.

2. If you haven’t yet urged the NRA staff to change its position on HR 5175 and stand with Gun Owners of America, please do so. NRA Director Cleta Mitchell was absolutely correct, and the NRA leadership should heed her wisdom. You can call the NRA at (800) 392-VOTE (8683).

3. Please help Gun Owners of America to continue fighting for your rights. You can go to http://gunowners.org/contribute-to-goa.htm to help us alert as many people as possible to the DISCLOSE Act threat.

----- Talking Points for contacting your Representative -----

1. I stand with Gun Owners of America in opposing the DISCLOSE Act (HR 5175).

2. The Bill of Rights is clear in saying that Congress has no authority to pass legislation like this. Just like the Second Amendment says our gun rights “shall not be infringed,” the First Amendment says “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech.”

3. The Supreme Court was right earlier this year in the Citizens United case. Sen. John McCain -- the author of the Campaign Finance Reform law (otherwise known as the Incumbent Protection Act) -- was wrong. Americans, and the groups they choose to associate with, should be able to criticize Congress in the days and weeks leading up to an election WITHOUT BEING GAGGED OR FORCED TO JUMP THROUGH HOOPS that are mandated by Congress.

IN THE NEWS

OIL SPILL 2010

Judge Napolitano on BP Oil Spill & Obama Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Oqutclvexk

Judge Napolitano on BP Oil Spill & Obama Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMZrINBrKec

Judge Napolitano on BP Oil Spill & Obama Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQJzjQqPLR8

CENSUS 2010

Refusing To Be Counted
http://bit.ly/dnmI7Y

OBAMA NATION

Obama Wants $50 Billion more for Stimulus, Networks Nearly Silent
http://bit.ly/a8m2m5

Obama said he's a Muslim
http://bit.ly/cq4p2L

POLICE STATE NEWS

NH Police-State Checkpoint This Coming Weekend
http://bit.ly/9ET5xt

Biker: DMV stole my motorcycle
http://bit.ly/dtsvgr

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

PA Senate Unanimously Votes to Nullify Real ID
http://bit.ly/cvudYs

Delaware DMV unveils new secure ID cards
http://bit.ly/cl1HpW

DMV Worker Charged with Sexual Abuse
http://bit.ly/bi1iRm

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Anti Abortion Right to Life vanity plates: DMV offers Choose Life plates
http://bit.ly/c3CEyJ

Justice Elena 'rubber stamp' Kagan?
http://bit.ly/9c7Xxz

When opinions become laws
http://bit.ly/biC1Su

Japan pledges corporate tax cuts to boost growth
http://bit.ly/aACev5

Folmer bills make it through Senate
http://bit.ly/aU3Y2c

Chinese workers revolt against the unions
http://bit.ly/dmszXV

Cap & Trade Image
http://bit.ly/14igvB

ECONOMIC NEWS

Solo Cup plant closing is shock to employees
http://bit.ly/aVHjMc

California Considers Selling Ad Space On License Plates
http://bit.ly/bIjbEW

Out-of-work job applicants told unemployed need not apply
http://yhoo.it/cRPafm

US Banks May End Free Checking Accounts
http://bit.ly/b2Qgiu

2ND AMMENDMENT

NRA exemption shows campaign disclosure bill's cynical, fatal flaws
http://bit.ly/aryFUC

Warning: The Constitution Can be Hazardous to Children!
http://bit.ly/989aH8

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

Rights restored to Michigan pastor
http://bit.ly/bWLP8W

Church league denies team with lesbian coach
http://bit.ly/bsFrX7

ANOTHER ABORTION PILL

FDA panel gives ellaOne a thumbs-up
http://bit.ly/ahm633

FOOD RECALLS

Campbell Soup recalls 15M pounds of SpaghettiOs
http://yhoo.it/9ATmCJ

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Google Probing Possible Google Trends Hack
http://bit.ly/bjXuVu

XP flaw exploited by hackers
http://bit.ly/aSV41c

The Biggest Threat to Apple
http://bit.ly/9blmqQ

Spies, WikiLeaks, and hackers, oh my!
http://bit.ly/9U4pST

New program aims to help hackers report stolen credit cards and other personal data
http://bit.ly/9sLjlf

AT&T Apologizes for Another Privacy Gaffe, Suspends iPhone Pre-orderin
http://bit.ly/dpVZxD

Hackers put sexual content on Tory Twitter
http://bit.ly/bLmwq7

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The ability of American citizens to communicate with their elected officials is one of the most important rights that help preserve our freedoms. In fact, of all the forms of speech protected by the First Amendment, political speech is at the top of the list.

This is exactly what the Supreme Court said earlier this year, in Citizens United v. FEC, when it ruled unconstitutional huge portions of the McCain-Feingold law, otherwise known as the Incumbent Protection Act.

Now, in an effort to undo the victory at the Supreme Court, liberals in Congress are attempting to pass the so-called DISCLOSE Act, which would severely limit the ability of GOA to communicate to our members and the general public.

This unconstitutional bill could come to the floor of the House as early as Thursday.

Sadly, as we reported yesterday, some in the pro-gun community have abandoned the principle of protecting the free speech rights of all Americans, so long as their ox is not being gored in this instance.

The NRA, which had previously opposed the DISCLOSE Act, has now accepted a deal to exempt that organization from the bill.

This is a startling about-face by the association.

When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of political speech in Citizens United, NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre praised the decision, saying, "This ruling is a victory for anyone who believes that the First Amendment applies to each and every one of us.... This is a defeat for arrogant elitists who wanted to carve out free speech as a privilege for themselves and deny it to the rest of us." (Emphasis added.)

That's a far cry from the NRA statement to Congress this week regarding legislation specifically designed to undo that Supreme Court decision.

"On June 14, 2010, Democratic leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives pledged that H.R. 5175 [DISCLOSE Act] would be amended to exempt groups like the NRA, that meet certain criteria, from its onerous restrictions on political speech," reads the statement.

"As a result, and as long as that remains the case, the NRA will not be involved in final consideration of the House bill."

Apparently it's ok to "carve out" a little free speech if you're in the role of the "elitists."

But the misguided NRA exemption will leave millions and millions of gun owners and sportsmen belonging to dozens of different organizations out in the cold.

We cannot allow this to happen. An attack on our First Amendment rights is a direct assault on our Second Amendment rights. After all, if GOA can't alert you about legislation affecting your Second Amendment rights, then we cannot protect those rights.

Of course, that's precisely what the politicians in Washington want. Shut out the voices of the "commoners" like gun owners and Tea Party activists who are coming to -- in the words of Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky -- "take our government back!"

There's a reason the Bill of Rights is considered as an entire unit, and an attack on one part of the Constitution poses a threat to the whole document.

In short, if GOA loses this battle, all political organizations -- of any size -- will ultimately lose.

ACTION: Please ask your congressman to vote against the anti-gun DISCLOSE Act. This bill could come to the floor of the House as early as Thursday, June 17, 2010. Here's what you can do:

1. Urge your congressman to oppose HR 5175. You can use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send a pre-written message to your Representative.

2. Urge the NRA to change its position and stand with Gun Owners of America. You know that GOA is the organization that consistently refuses to compromise on principle. Even still, GOA has fought alongside the NRA many times to fight unconstitutional legislation, and it is imperative that we fight side-by-side on this issue as well. It has often been said that, "We either hang together or we will hang alone." But impress upon the NRA management that being the last one hung doesn't make the situation any better. You can call the NRA at (800) 392-VOTE (8683).

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

Dear Representative:

Please oppose the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 5175).

The manner in which this bill is moving forward is as despicable as the health care bill -- with backroom deals and special favors being doled out in order to ram this down the throats of the American people.

This bill is a threat to the privacy of individuals and, by gagging the voices of groups like Gun Owners of America, it is silencing my voice as well.

My ability to protect my Second Amendment rights relies on the First Amendment's right to freely and openly communicate with government officials, who at one time were called "public servants."

I agree with GOA that this bill is an unconstitutional sham that will have a chilling effect upon my free speech.

Please vote NO on HR 5175.

Sincerely,

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Celebrate Independence Day on July 4 at Yellowstone National Park. On that day, law-abiding citizens will be openly carrying their handguns, rifles or shotguns at the boardwalk around Old Faithful.

The start time is High Noon on July 4, 2010. This is an informal, non-sponsored and no-host celebration of Independence Day on July 4. Each and every person is totally (100%) responsible for themselves including transportation, food, drink, lodging, etc.

The weather can be cold and rainy, even snowy, in Yellowstone National Park on the 4th of July -- so plan accordingly. Wyoming state laws and National Park Service Rules apply at Old Faithful. If you have any questions, please contact your personal attorney, the Attorney General of Wyoming, or the Yellowstone National Park Service.

Point of Contact: Tim Ravndal, PO Box 287, Townsend, Montana 59644, 406-266-5212 or 406-439-5860, thornyacre@dishmail.net

IN THE NEWS

OIL SPILL 2010

New York Artist Announces Solution to Gulf Oil Crisis
http://bit.ly/cm1Ig0

OBAMA NATION

There's a pipe spewing a gazillion gobs of oil into the gulf, so let's build more windmills
http://bit.ly/d9v3cR

MSNBC Trashes Obama's Address
http://bit.ly/aycJe0

Govt, Congress eye greater power in cyber attacks
http://bit.ly/avdcvx

New Bill Gives Obama ‘Kill Switch’ To Shut Down The Internet
http://bit.ly/aH0QAs

POLICE STATE NEWS

America's Prototype Police State Puerto Rico
http://bit.ly/9FQRMT

Seattle Cop Punches Woman in Face
http://bit.ly/asPTwK

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

PA Senate Makes Push To Block 'Read ID' Mandate
http://bit.ly/c4JM6B

Treasurer's site exposes taxpayers' information to hackers
http://bit.ly/9BwgI8

Spammers hack into IUSB dean's e-mail account
http://bit.ly/d2o2Zy

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

American Jailed For Hunting Osama Bin Laden
http://bit.ly/9mBW8A

One more milestone in the Prop. 8 saga
http://bit.ly/bobDNJ

Instead of budgeting, Congress is....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZw1bLbmD2U

Watchdog Urges Probe Into Whether Greene Was 'Induced' to Run for Senate
http://bit.ly/drPfhP

Clyburn Claims 'Hacking' Behind Greene's Surprise Win in SC Senate Race
http://bit.ly/drPfhP

Modern-Day Slavery on D.C.'s Embassy Row?
http://bit.ly/aYRhVS

NC Turnpike Authority Supports Proposed Mobility Fund - Wake County
http://bit.ly/ct4Zgg

NC Inspection changes still confusing motorists
http://bit.ly/c859yI

ECONOMIC NEWS

How Worthless Can They Be?
http://bit.ly/dvyJWY

French workers' fury as retirement age is raised... to 62
http://bit.ly/dlLIqh

Britain: Record 7.8m workers are not full-time thanks to lack of jobs
http://bit.ly/bOxGpE

HEALTH NEWS

Chemical in antibacterial soaps produces toxic dioxins
http://bit.ly/9V5gPy

Feeding Grains to Cats and Dogs
http://bit.ly/cdn8Xf

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

Religious billboards a nuisance?
http://bit.ly/aBBVTy

HIGHER EDUCATION

Dear University Alumni Office
http://bit.ly/bZGLsm

IMMIGRATION & BORDER NEWS

Mexican Matador Arrested After Fleeing Bullfighting Ring
http://bit.ly/d3U0J3

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

AT&T, Apple sell out of launch-day iPhone 4s
http://yhoo.it/9P25hf

Hacker in AT&T-iPad security case arrested on drug charges
http://bit.ly/c3NGSz

Defence firms face cyber spying at arms bazaar
http://bit.ly/cRmnVL

Hackers exploit Microsoft XP security flaw
http://bit.ly/9aEPS1

French ISP waves red rag at hackers
http://bit.ly/9YE0x8

Google engineer Tavis Ormandy faces the heat
http://bit.ly/a5cWzh

THE PRICE OF FAME

When Insiders Expose the Ugly Side of the Entertainment Industry
http://vigilantcitizen.com/?p=3925

DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE?

American Apparel Denies Hiring Based on Beauty, Says Looks for 'Strong Sense of Style'
http://bit.ly/cRdBrJ