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Senate Scheduled to Vote on Free Speech Stranglehold Bill
-- DISCLOSE Act Vote Set For Tuesday
Monday, July 26, 2010
Just as gun owners are engaged in the intense battle over anti-gun Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced a new version of a bill that will gut the First Amendment rights of groups like GOA.
The so-called DISCLOSE Act, which passed the House last month, puts severe and unconstitutional limits on our ability to hold individual congressmen accountable in the weeks leading up to an election.
Chuck Schumer, who would like to do away with the Second Amendment, is now also trampling all over the First Amendment as a way to protect himself and his anti-gun colleagues from voters like you.
You may recall that the DISCLOSE Act passed the House only after a controversial carve-out was added to exempt the NRA from the bill's provisions. Unfortunately, the NRA -- which had originally opposed the bill because it was unconstitutional -- withdrew its opposition after the carve-out was inserted.
The exemption was maintained in the Schumer version of the bill.
Ironically, while the bill is called the DISCLOSE Act, Schumer and Majority Leader Harry Reid are using the rules of the Senate to bypass any committee hearings -- where the merits of the bill could be debated and the American people could see just how the Constitution is being undermined.
The bill will most likely come to the floor on Tuesday afternoon, where it will take 60 votes to "close off debate" on the measure.
So it is imperative that Second Amendment supporters contact their two Senators right away and urge them to oppose the DISCLOSE Act.
Some Senators may complain that this is not a Second Amendment issue. To the contrary, if GOA is hindered in communicating to the public about members of Congress and legislation they may be voting on, that undermining of the First Amendment will certainly have an effect on the Second Amendment.
The type of speech GOA is involved in -- political speech -- is first and foremost what the framers of the Bill of Rights had in mind when they wrote that "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech."
Please urge your Senators to protect ALL of your constitutional liberties.
ACTION: Please contact your Senators and urge them to oppose the new version of the Disclose Act. You can use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://gunowners.org/activism.htm to send your Senators the pre-written e-mail message below.
----- Pre-written letter -----
Dear Senator:
I stand with Gun Owners of America in opposing Senator Schumer's new version of so-called DISCLOSE Act.
It is outrageous that the House of Representatives passed this legislation with a deal to exempt certain large organizations from its terms. This smacks of the money-for-votes fiasco which helped grease the skids for passage of ObamaCare and which has already lowered Congress' reputation to unprecedented depths.
I was glad to see that Senator Mitch McConnell blasted this deal, which was especially aimed at carving out special exemptions for the NRA leadership in exchange for their promise to sit on their hands and not oppose the DISCLOSE Act. "If there is one thing Americans loathe about Washington, it's the backroom dealing to win the vote of organizations with power and influence at the expense of everyone else," McConnell said.
"Just as it wasn't the Democrats' money to offer in the health care debate, free speech isn't theirs to ration out to those willing to play ball -- it's a right guaranteed."
Another irony with the whole process surrounding this legislation is that while the bill is called the DISCLOSE Act, Sen. Schumer and Majority Leader Harry Reid are bypassing the committee process -- where the merits of the bill could be debated and the American people could see just how the Constitution is being undermined.
Gun Owners of America represents hundreds of thousands of Second Amendment supporters. Any bill that hampers the right of groups like this to communicate with the public is also an attack on my rights.
Please vote NO on Sen. Schumer's DISCLOSE Act.
Sincerely,
____________________
Stand up, Speak up, Live Free!
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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.
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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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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
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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
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Thousands of Nebraskans waiting on DMV since June
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Real ID Causing Real Problems
http://bit.ly/ck4yoF
Customer information left exposed by insurance giant
http://bit.ly/dzs46y
ECONOMIC NEWS
22 Statistics That Prove The Middle Class Is Being Systematically Wiped Out Of Existence In America
http://bit.ly/98BW1V
Will Thousands Of Police Layoffs Unleash Chaos And Anarchy Across America?
http://bit.ly/8ohSa1
Word to homeowners about Hardest-Hit program: 'Be persistent ... and patient'
http://bit.ly/aGfS63
Financial reform bill clears key Senate hurdle
http://bit.ly/aSjabq
The U.S. Economy Is A Dead Horse
http://bit.ly/8ohSa1
Road Warrior-level collapse imminent
http://bit.ly/b1fDcQ
Local state employees protest outside DMV in El Centro
http://bit.ly/bSX6wA
California state workers protest 60% paycut
http://bit.ly/dxOVpd
Empty Store Shelves Coming to America
http://bit.ly/ahnRHy
POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
Senators move to revive estate tax at reduced rate
http://yhoo.it/ahrXKx
Law Remakes U.S. Financial Landscape
http://bit.ly/9h5u8e
More people openly carrying weapons in Michigan
http://bit.ly/9GIYLf
Rush Limbaugh Sells Condo, Vetoes NY Taxes
http://bit.ly/aR8rf3
Support Ron Pauls Parental Consent Act
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ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION NEWS
April welfare costs for children of illegal aliens exceeds $52 million
http://bit.ly/aPwyAD
Undocumented immigrants lose government food aid
http://bit.ly/al3hrz
U.S., Mexican Officials Say They Can't Confirm Arrest of Hezbollah Operative on Border
http://bit.ly/aATpSM
Reid Declines Vote on Illegal Worker Plan
http://bit.ly/9IzSeL
South Dakota to Back Arizona in anti-Illegal Immigration Debate
http://bit.ly/bQBcWa
CHRISTIANITY NEWS
Missionaries plead not guilty in festival case
http://bit.ly/a3gDQ9
HEALTH NEWS
Big Pharma nanotechnology encodes pills with tracking data that you swallow
http://bit.ly/bBqORS
IMMIGRATION NEWS
Republican governor hopefuls ads take on illegal immigration fight
http://bit.ly/bRn2jP
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Insurance companies hire weather modification company to minimize damage
http://bit.ly/bUU5Pi
Strange Animals Thought to Be Chupacabras Killed in Hood County, Texas
http://bit.ly/azBJrR
25,000 PCs Affected By Microsoft Zero-Day Vulnerability
http://bit.ly/aTDMpt
Millions of Routers Susceptible to Hackers
http://bit.ly/cysI5G
Hacking the Electric Grid? You and What Army?
http://bit.ly/buUWEL
Hackers target the Web sites of local banks
http://bit.ly/bTVkXO
Real Names For Internet And Cell Phones - China Effort
http://bit.ly/daUxoS
Hackers' Homes Raided by FBI
http://bit.ly/9eXcfn
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