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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 !!!
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BP oil well 'kill' plan delayed
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OBAMA NATION

Hawaiian birth? Still ineligible
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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
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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
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Maddow tackles pre-crime and preventative detention
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Police Shooting Victim's Family Storms Out Of Meeting
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H.R. 5741 Slave bill now in Committee
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ECONOMIC NEWS

Home shoppers taking fresh look at renting
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Housing market still in basement
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Outrage remains after Calif. city council votes to cut pay
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Homeless find hope in Pinellas charity-run complex
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City Gets Big Money to Fight Homelessness
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A humane plan to relocate the homeless in Lakewood - Tent City
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For Miami-Dade sex offenders, wandering awaits - Tent City
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Life's a beach for some homeless in Hawaii - Tent City
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Consumer confidence falls to lowest since February
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You Know You Are In A Depression When...
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Greatest Depression in California: People Begin Living Without Electricity and Water
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REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Police: Second Man Goes On Rampage at DMV Offices
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Former sheriff Cpl. accused of illegally accessing computer
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What is wrong with Indiana?
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FL: Tax collector preparing for driver's license transition
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Haekeling the Origin of Biometrics
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Big Brother, Big Business
http://bit.ly/9sV1Bx

Real ID in headlines, Florida, Delaware
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What Happens at DMV Doesn't Stay at DMV
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MORAL DECLINE

MA Schools Are Giving 1st Grade Children Condoms
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HEALTH NEWS

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Leftover H1N1 vaccine, tickborne infections
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IMMIGRATION NEWS

Nebraska city suspends immigration law, goes to court
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Mexican Officials to Patrol Staten Island Following Latest Bias Attack
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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
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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

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OIL SPILL 2010

Ships evacuate spill site as Tropical Storm nears
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Rig Worker: Fire Alarm System on Gulf Rig Disabled Before Oil Spill
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BP admits it 'Photoshopped' official images as oil spill 'cut and paste' row escalates
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OBAMA NATION

A Year After Honeymoon Ends, Whites, Men and Independents Desert Obama
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Obama adviser: U.S. 'ideal place for renewal of Islam'
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Americans now scraping off 'Obama B.S.'
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Is this man Obama's worst nightmare?
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Congressman: Obama buying votes in Kenya
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Obama 'citizenship papers' arrive from remote village
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Florida asked, 'Where's the birth certificate?'
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Obama pal slams WND for eligibility reporting
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OBAMA CARE

Obama's Electronic Health Records Czar: HIV Status and Abortions Need Not be Included
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Your health records available to millions
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POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Sen. John Kerry skips town on sails tax
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Pay czar: ‘Ill advised’ bonuses at 17 bailed-out banks
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Democrats mull taxes for higher earners
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Congress Ranks Last in Confidence in Institutions
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John Boehner measures speaker's chair
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Rangel charged with multiple ethics violations
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Should We Replace Political Hacks With Hackers?
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Lugar is 2d Republican in Senate to back Kagan
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Oakland, California votes to permit large marijuana farms
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POLICE STATE NEWS

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What the Ian Tomlinson case tells us about the police
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REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

4 NC DMV workers disciplined for accepting gifts
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Wal-Mart to Put Radio Tags on Clothes
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Dont lose your license at DMV
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New techniques to find fake IDs
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CHRISTIANITY NEWS

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MORAL DECLINE

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Dad responds when Internet vandals harass his daughter
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How the American sex drive has taken a sordid turn
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ACTS OF KINDNESS

Seeking the Good Samaritan
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ABORTION NEWS

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Abortionist gets medical 'facts' wrong
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IMMIGRATION NEWS

ICE Raids U.S. Citizen
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HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

Christian school sanctioned after firing sports coach for being gay
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Personal Web sites becoming hacker target
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Millions of Home Routers Will Soon Be Hacked
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Microsoft warns of Windows shortcut drive-by attacks
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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send the nomination of Elena Kagan to the full Senate floor on Tuesday.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dear Senator:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Please vote NO on the nominee's confirmation.

Sincerely,

__________________________________________

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OIL SPILL 2010

BP under fire over ‘photoshopped’ image of oil spill command centre
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POLICE STATE NEWS

The no-fly list: Why we can live without the no-fly list
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Woman Strip Searched & Mocked at Airport - Coming Soon to US?
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Police State Watch
http://bit.ly/a0cLrh

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

Toronto G20 Arrest Continues to Stir Up Controversy
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NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS

Weighty guests arrive for annual Bohemian Grove
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REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Woman ends 4-year DMV fight for license
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Real ID Online? New Federal Online Identity Plan Raises Privacy and Free Speech Concerns
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Coalitions seek public comment extension for White House cyber security identity proposal
http://bit.ly/b8YV5B

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

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

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

By Her Own Words, Kagan Will Violate Her Oath
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ECONOMIC NEWS

Mid-Michigan Says Enough To Fed
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One Economic Chart That You Should Permanently Burn Into Your Memory
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Economic Pain
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HEALTH NEWS

Newsweek publishes major story exposing fraud of antidepressant drugs
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2ND AMMENDMENT

Armed Citizens Prevail
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Hackers 1 Click Away From Stealing Your Identity
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Firefox lets hackers grab your passwords
http://bit.ly/a8TZNP

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

U.S. Authorities Shut Down Wordpress Host With 73,000 Blogs
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The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace
http://bit.ly/cqx10P

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contributions by check can also be mailed to:

Friends of Sharron Angle
PO Box 33058
Reno, NV 89533

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

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

Sincerely,

Tim Macy
Vice Chairman
www.GunOwners.org

IN THE NEWS

OIL SPILL 2010

Hell Has Come to South Louisiana
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The real reason the oil still flows into the Gulf of Mexico
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BP: 500,000 pounds of emissions released
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HEALTH NEWS

Microneedles may make getting flu shots easier
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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
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California conservatives welcome chief justice resignation
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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
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Letter: Police state in Chicago
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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
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Orwell's nightmare--big brother is here
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An unkind complicatedness
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ECONOMIC NEWS

The U.S. Middle Class Is Being Wiped Out Here's the Stats to Prove It
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Rust Discovered On Bank Of Russia Issued 999 Gold Coins
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CHRISTIANITY NEWS

N.C. Congregations struggle in aging, decaying churches
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ABORTION NEWS

Police won't interfere with pro-lifers
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WAR ON DRUGS

Feds nab alleged PR drug lord after 10-year hunt
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CRIME IN THE NEWS

Renowned street artist Banksy tags Detroit, ignites controversy
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HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

A gay bishop for the Church of England?
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Gays march in Poland to demand equal rights
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IMMIGRATION NEWS

Man with neo-Nazi ties leading patrols in AZ
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Mexico's Brutality Towards Illegal Aliens Ignored By Obama, Us Media
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US Department of Justice goes after Arizona laws
http://exm.nr/aYtedL

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Hackers Exploit Windows Shortcut File Flaw
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Israeli hacker victims now total 100,000
http://bit.ly/aV09as

Cyber warfare: Indian Army boosts its defences
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Computer hackers break bread, push boundaries of technology
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Turkish hackers attacked Israeli emails and bank accounts
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Trust us, We will Protect Your Data, We're from the Government. I've heard that one time too many. I could go on and on about examples of the government who is entrusted with some of our most intimate details have lost confidence since the passage of Real ID

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stand UP, SPEAK UP, LIVE FREE

IN THE NEWS

CENSUS 2010

Census Workers Sensing Danger?
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OBAMA NATION

Top Clinton Official: Only A Terror Attack Can Save Obama
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New Tea Party Billboard of Obama, Hitler and Lenin Receives Complaints From Other Tea Partiers
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Poll: 55% of Likely Voters Think Obama Is a Socialist
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Ex-prosecutor: Obama's Kenyan activities may be 'criminal'
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Senate-seeker wants Obama birth-certificate treatment
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POLICE STATE NEWS

Freeway speed cameras are going off road
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NC Will DNA law clear up more crime?
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Immortal Technique: Haiti a police state run by US & UN
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Proof Positive YOU live in a POLICE STATE!
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Uncle of shooting victim rejects letter of apology
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Former officer apologizes for shooting unarmed man
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Why do police hate getting their picture taken?
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Red light cameras in Westmoreland County PA spark debate
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Anti-police vandals hit unmarked car in Santa Cruz
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REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

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

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

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

Thousands of Nebraskans waiting on DMV since June
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Real ID Causing Real Problems
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Customer information left exposed by insurance giant
http://bit.ly/dzs46y

ECONOMIC NEWS

22 Statistics That Prove The Middle Class Is Being Systematically Wiped Out Of Existence In America
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Will Thousands Of Police Layoffs Unleash Chaos And Anarchy Across America?
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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

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Wisonsin: Russ Feingold (Democrat)

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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,

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Our founding fathers who risked, life limb and property in order to create a new nation would be sickened by what we call Independence Day.

The Fourth of July is used as a time to get drunk, watch communist made colors explode in the air and distract us from what we should really be doing.

Spending quality time with family should be a top priority and many people use the fourth to do just that, but face it, this holiday is just a shadow of what it once had meant to those who sacrificed all so that we could get away from the tyranny of King George.

Today, we are becoming a nanny state and in some places outright police state like conditions. How many of the founding fathers would have tolerated random id checks? How many of the founding fathers would have tolerated a national id card, income tax, taxes on taxes, gun control laws, free speech zones, the patriot act, the federal reserve, monitoring of all forms of communication, suppression of free speech and intrusion into our religions? The list goes on and on.

Spend time with your family and when the celebrations are over, get to work to help liberty minded candidates get into office. Now since many are unemployed and have some free time on their hands, this could be a great way to use it towards something worth doing.

STAND UP, SPEAK UP, LIVE FREE

GOA Attorney Testifies Against Kagan Before Sen. Schumer's Committee

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 2, 2010

On Thursday, Gun Owners of America had the important opportunity to testify concerning the Second Amendment views of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

William J. Olson, counsel of record on amicus briefs for GOA in both the Heller and McDonald Supreme Court cases, testified at the hearing that Kagan has demonstrated "visceral hostility" to the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

Moreover, Olson demonstrated that Elena Kagan's view of rights is tied in directly to her view of Judicial Supremacy, that is, that our rights "are whatever a majority of the Supreme Court rules at a particular time in a particular case."

But under that philosophy, Olson said, "what the Court grants, the Court may take away."

So what's the bottom line? "f Ms. Kagan does not know whether our inalienable rights to defend ourselves from criminals and tyrants comes from God -- as the Declaration of Independence states -- or from government, she cannot be trusted to protect our God-given right to self-preservation," Olson concluded.

Click here for video of Mr. Olson's testimony.

GOA will have much more to say about the nomination of Elena Kagan in the coming days and weeks. In the meantime, have a happy, and safe, Fourth of July weekend.

Sincerely,
The GOA Team

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The House and Senate are expected to vote on the final version of the fraudulent "financial reform" bill this week.

We need to defeat this bad bill, HR 4173, which is a whopping 2,319 pages long.

To achieve REAL financial reform we need to pass Ron Paul's Free Competition in Currency Act instead. Please send a letter to Congress pushing for both of these outcomes.

You may borrow from or copy the following sample letter for this purpose . . .

In addition to supporting the "Free Competition in Currency Act" please vote NO on the big Obama-Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill, HR 4173. Ron Paul's currency bill addresses the root causes of the financial crisis, while the regulation bill does not.

The financial crisis was caused by . . .

* The Federal Reserve keeping interest rates artificially low
* The Federal Reserve inflating the money supply to satisfy Congress's deficit spending
* Government policies encouraging or forcing financial institutions to issue credit to undeserving people

Together, these policies caused the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the mal-investment of easy money. The result was the Great Recession.

What does the Obama-Dodd-Frank bill do to address these problems?

NOTHING!

Instead, it sets up a "Consumer Protection" agency whose regulations will conflict with other regulatory agencies.

* Congress wants to continue the policy of pressuring lenders to continue lending to borrowers with bad credit
* And then when those borrowers default, financial institutions will be blamed for "predatory lending"
* And I won't be surprised if some of these institutions are bailed out at the same time that they are being scapegoated

Worse, the Obama-Dodd-Frank bill will create armies of new regulators determined to harass Main Street businesses who did nothing to cause the crisis!

Even the one good aspect of the bill, an audit of the Federal Reserve, was severely weakened in the conference committee.

But the main problem with this bill is that it increases the power of the very people who helped create the crisis. Consider these insights . . . http://www.aei.org/outlook/100968

* Donald L. Kohn, vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board: "Many central bankers and economists, myself included, were a little complacent coming into the crisis. We thought we knew enough about the basic structure of markets and the economy. . . . The reality is that we didn't understand the economy as well as we thought we did. Central bankers, along with other policymakers, . . . failed to foresee or prevent a financial crisis."
* Economist Arnold Kling: "The regulators made the same cognitive errors as the regulated."

Politicians and regulators do not know any more about the economy than the businesses and consumers they regulate. But Congress can do much more damage than any business can . . .

* You have vast powers to create laws and regulations that impact the entire economy -- no business or consumer can do that
* You suffer no personal consequence equal to the vast size of the mistakes you make, plus . . .
* You have a disturbing tendency to bailout big businesses and special interest groups to protect them from the consequences of their mistakes

At the heart of the problem is the fact that government is a monopoly. And the solution is for you to restore my freedom to choose. Ending the Federal Reserve's monopoly control over what I use for money is a good place to start . . .

* Americans are essentially forced to use just one currency unit, the dollar
* The dollar's value is NOT determined by the free market, but by the Federal Reserve Board
* This monopoly control by the Fed causes wild price fluctuations and mal-investments in a complex economy

Ron Paul's Free Competition in Currency Act provides the real financial reform we need. It repeals the legal tender law and allows other forms of money to compete.

* Individuals and businesses could negotiate their own terms of purchase, using any form of money they mutually agree on
* The open competition will force the Federal Reserve to stop inflating, thereby ending the booms and busts caused by the Federal Reserve's policies
* Power and choice will be in the hands of the consumer

I insist that you oppose the Obama-Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, HR 4173. Instead, Support the Free Competition in Currency Act!

END LETTER

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Jim Babka
President
DownsizeDC.org

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http://bit.ly/8YmyZ1

Financial Reform in Congress: A Disorderly Failure
http://bit.ly/dxVgF6

OIL SPILL 2010

BP controls access to medical care for Gulf Oil clean-up workers
http://bit.ly/cSONP4

Costner cleanup device gets high marks from BP
http://yhoo.it/bfDXNm

CLEAR Water Tests Positive for Oil, Officials Only Doing Visual Assessments
http://bit.ly/be1wx8

Video: BP Turning Beaches Into Hazardous Dumps?
http://bit.ly/bYSldm

US accepts international assistance for Gulf spill
http://bit.ly/9LyUGb

Oil spill visits get partisan
http://politi.co/b19FpM

BP worker found dead of natural causes
http://bit.ly/9HHqzD

OBAMA NATION

Obama's coffee house loophole
http://bit.ly/9CFBDT

Obama risks all on flip of a COIN
http://bit.ly/doE881

Obama's Twitter Account HACKED, Hacker says He Meant Well
http://bit.ly/by6ITn

POLICE STATE NEWS

Rights group ACLU plans to sue over US 'no-fly' list
http://bit.ly/cGnr9p

G20: never forget
http://bit.ly/8XqAfB

This is what a police state looks like!
http://bit.ly/9qfEoL

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Democrats appease Sen. Scott Brown
http://bit.ly/bE06jp

AZ lawmaker who questioned 9/11/01 seeks governor's seat, challenging Brewer
http://bit.ly/dg3u83

Kagan Declines To Say Gov't Has No Power to Tell Americans What To Eat
http://bit.ly/d6xsT4

Rationing us to Death: The Real Green Agenda!
http://bit.ly/df6WUR

Federal Judges Sitting On Critical Cases Is Inexcusable
http://bit.ly/a5RIlb

Who Will Pay - Wall Street Or Main Street?
http://bit.ly/9Ttsm3

Nullify, Repeal, and Vote them out!
http://bit.ly/d3Y1YZ

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

May Be 50 Undercover Russian Couples In US
http://n.pr/aTzSY1

7 Potential Economic Effects Of A War With Iran
http://bit.ly/bsSS2Q

ECONOMIC NEWS

25 Signs That Almost Everyone Is Expecting An Economic Collapse In 2010
http://bit.ly/dvX68c

Dem Congressman: Dow Jones Will Plummet 1,000-2,000 if Financial Regulation Isn't Passed
http://bit.ly/bVOEQI

Consumer Confidence Collapses Massively In June
http://bit.ly/bW73Sz

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Woman Denied DL Over Missing Marriage License
http://bit.ly/dx1Gfy

Biased State DMV Destroys Naturalization Papers and Other ID, Class Claims
http://bit.ly/aJvwBJ

Lesbian's DC marriage collides with Tennessee's DMV over name change
http://bit.ly/al52Hw

HEALTH NEWS

Medically-Caused Deaths In America
http://bit.ly/dbDt2M

IMMIGRATION NEWS

Banks Financing Mexico Gangs Admitted in Wells Fargo Deal
http://bit.ly/bqGMmf

Whites in state 'below the replacement' level
http://bit.ly/bLPVfG

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

Grad's grievance goes to higher court
http://bit.ly/bi1Qbh

A 'muzzle' on pro-family groups
http://bit.ly/9qAPyp

HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

Wis. Supreme Court upholds 'gay marriage' ban
http://bit.ly/cIaWeH

OUR COURT SYSTEM

Judge frees mom jailed for keeping son from rapist dad
http://bit.ly/aiSyuv

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Hackers vandalise 200 web sites, cripple 150
http://bit.ly/aBXzWt

Hackers Steal $465,000 from Escrow Firm
http://bit.ly/9fXH46

Instant Messenger Programs Targeted By Hackers
http://bit.ly/cteyDz

Hackers access Maine student information
http://bit.ly/9XNRjX

Hackers Target Non-PC Devices
http://bit.ly/bdzh2A

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