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Wednesday, March 9, 14, 2011

Will Congress Lay the Groundwork for Gun Confiscation?

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

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

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

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

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

Talk about the fox guarding the hen house!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

OBAMA CARE

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

POLICE STATE NEWS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

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

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

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

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

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

HEALTH NEWS

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

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

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

WICKED WEATHER

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

MORAL DECLINE

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

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

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

IMMIGRATION & BORDER NEWS

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

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

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

YOU TUBE

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

MADE IN THE USA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HACKER NEWS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I received a disturbing twitter message from someone who claims to be in Egypt. They are making claims that the military who is their to temporarily calm things down after their oppressive leader Mubarak fled, is beating, shocking, torturing, arresting and even killing the protesters.

Is the military doing the work that Mubarack would have done while he was there or is there something more to what is happening?

The BBC reported last week Arrests and deaths as Egypt protest spreads across Middle East. You have to ask were the demonstrators really seeking a democracy?

Simply put, they were already living under a dictatorship and a democracy isn't far from it. A democracy can be simply defined as a government that does what is believes is best for the people.

On the other hand, a republic, like the one the US founded upon can be defined as a government that is LIMITED by a Constitution and equally protects the rights of all people equally.

The Mideast is in a turmoil and the people of Egypt want to Live Free however, it appears that they and many others around the region are living under autocratic and military rule.

If truly successful, the people of the mideast will revolt against their leaders and overcome their oppressive governments.

Our hearts and prayers goes out to anyone living under such rule.

GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. Psalms 69:34 (KJV)

IN THE NEWS

GOOD NEWS

Woman flushes $10,000 ring down the toilet; Plumber rescues ring from sewer line
http://nydn.us/gGMAdz

WISCONSIN PROTESTS

The Truth About Teaching - Makes You Wonder Why Teacher Think They Are Underpaid
http://bit.ly/g6Krkf

Hidden Provisions In Wisconsin Bill
http://bit.ly/fd4OAq

Wis. governor refuses to give in to protests
http://usat.ly/hqZteV

War on Working Americans and the Battle of WI
http://exm.nr/f5AwSf

OBAMA CARE

Healthcare conscience laws gutted
http://bit.ly/i60tu8

HEALTH NEWS

J&J Recall Watch: 70,000 Syringes of Injectable Antipsychotic Pulled
http://on.wsj.com/g2ANZ3

POLICE STATE NEWS

Big Brother is Watching You, So Get Your Butt to Class
http://aol.it/e281H7

What is the real story behind pamphlets?
http://bit.ly/eRAQH3

Hate speed traps? Three Texas cities have most in the country
http://bit.ly/ekDDh4

Undercover TSA agent gets through new airport scanners... whilst carrying a HANDGUN
http://bit.ly/gv7XUI

Private eyes are watching ‘U’
http://bit.ly/fRAWYt

Alaska lawmaker refuses TSA pat-down at Seattle airport
http://bit.ly/dVQJLb

New York's Finest Police Cover-Up
http://bit.ly/8Zy8an

A Nation of Cringing Wretches
http://bit.ly/e7Qwfk

U.S.: Intel is to build new state-of-the-art factory in Arizona
http://bit.ly/eFCHdJ

How the U.S. Government Forged a Surveillance Society
http://bit.ly/gUQVeU

America slowly transformed into Big Brother police state worse than George Orwell's 1984
http://bit.ly/dYAeM5

Thousands of cameras watch China's Uighurs, inhibiting discourse
http://bit.ly/i2URe2

Facebook & Google are CIA Fronts
http://bit.ly/ihjutP

Arizona Seeks to Force Hospitals Into Immigration Fight - More About Enslaving US Citizens
http://bit.ly/hXDjNw

Physicians Say Arizona Bill Would Deter Immigrants From Seeking Care - Doubtful But this is a bad bill
http://bit.ly/heBMsN

Election officials oppose requiring ID to vote
http://bit.ly/dVu4CM

TN Senate approves photo ID requirement for voters
http://bit.ly/eurf9L

G-Cloud: introducing the neo-database state
http://bit.ly/eoLzJo

Raytheon offers ‘pain gun’ to troubled India
http://bit.ly/i1fqB1

TSA Workers Admit To Stealing Huge Amounts Of Cash From Passengers
http://bit.ly/eGTYyf

All children to be registered in national biometric database
http://bit.ly/frsyl7

Pleasure police spoiling river fun
http://bit.ly/ij6Zmo

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Governor vs. Nullification Bills
http://bit.ly/fB7nT7

Lies, War, the Patriot Act, and Tea Party Infiltration
http://bit.ly/dRhwqA

Tea party vision for Mont. raising concerns
http://bit.ly/fQdWYl

'Mentally ill' Senator refuses to quit after sending picture of himself dressed as a tiger
http://bit.ly/eIEkr3

Obama to GOP: 'Make my day'
http://bit.ly/g35RzA

'Multiculturalism' a failing proposition
http://bit.ly/gc3gnI

Law professor says Egypt was a common destination for torture of detainees sent by U.S.
http://bit.ly/g7fKic

'Curveball': I lied about WMD to hasten Iraq war
http://on.msnbc.com/eK6Rel

Uncle Sam wants you ... to repay the home tax credit - WTH?
http://on.msnbc.com/e76V9h

Egypt Welcomes The New Boss Same As The Old Boss
http://bit.ly/g2v8Lx

Tea Party Caucus Leader Michele Bachmann Votes for PATRIOT Act - Another Wolf in Sheeps Clothing
http://bit.ly/hj3J1k

Ron Paul: I Can Beat “Warmongering” Obama - Please Mister 'I Will Always Be A Republican'
http://bit.ly/h7eB8q

NC Citizen activist grates on state over traffic signals
http://bit.ly/fK1nqh

ECONOMIC NEWS

Force Protection lays off 100 U.S. workers
http://bit.ly/gCeQQt

US Mass-Layoff Events Up By 51 In January
http://bit.ly/eWQ1uX

Lenders, Guvamint and For Profit Schools: A Love Letter from Your Bill Collector
http://bit.ly/eQm2RD

Home Sales Probably Fell, Durables Rose
http://buswk.co/ehegqd

Daimler trucks adding jobs in Mt. Holly, Gastonia
http://bit.ly/dSDRUV

Dim view of housing market weighs on economy
http://yhoo.it/epyXEA

Housing Market Looks Sickest in Cities That Once Seemed Immune
http://nyti.ms/gcTojo

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Consumers Complain: DMV Computer System Down
http://bit.ly/fl5PTo

W.Va. Drivers Could See DMV Fee Hikes
http://bit.ly/em45Km

FL Who can take Department of Motor Vehicles seriously?
http://bit.ly/e98K4T

NC DMV Offices To Close For Driver Registry Update
http://bit.ly/eNAKBM

DMV knocked for pure personnel management
http://bit.ly/h0RA34

Waiting for a new DMV license?
http://bit.ly/dFE9D6

Photo ID bill a costly solution in search of problem
http://bit.ly/fYWBDJ

State Adds Points For Drivers Caught Using Cell Phones
http://bit.ly/dQrbOt

One Drawback to Your Enhanced Driver's License
http://bit.ly/hWVKks

Driver's license office decentralizing
http://bit.ly/fPyM0q

House Debates Spending and REAL ID Is on the Chopping Block
http://bit.ly/flSU7Q

Illegal alien pleads guilty in DMV bribery scheme
http://bit.ly/h5X30y

States Revise Rules on Driver's Licenses for Illegal Immigrants as National ID Approaches
http://fxn.ws/fKokgW

Former DMV employee charged with issuing licenses to illegal aliens
http://exm.nr/hvw3CQ

Nationwide upgrade to upset many DMV, AAA services
http://bit.ly/fPyCD9

ABORTION NEWS

Planned Parenthood 'lying through their teeth'
http://bit.ly/efZ0LR

House de-funds Planned Parenthood, blocks funds for ObamaCare
http://bit.ly/dZLKqk

Abortion funding - 'Offensive to every American'
http://bit.ly/i02LDA

PUBLIC EDUCATION

Iowa wrestler defaults rather than face girl
http://bit.ly/g3uoqd

'Spit wads' ... expulsion ... now a lawsuit
http://bit.ly/hjVVKd

MADE IN THE USA

The Loss of American Manufacturing Jobs
http://bit.ly/gNcchs

At Smithsonian, Americana Made in China
http://abcn.ws/hFzZ2q

"World News with Diane Sawyer" Launches "Made in America" Challenge
http://abcn.ws/ffZpHM

U.S. Council on Competitiveness Releases Proposals from CEOs to Boost Manufacturing
http://bit.ly/f9mXzw

Made in the USA still the goal of some companies
http://bit.ly/hFEuM9

Manufacturing Big in Billings
http://bit.ly/e2g8IZ

Why the U.S. Needs Manufacturing
http://bit.ly/dGbrYk

Goal of many more green jobs is elusive
http://bit.ly/dVKRJ5

China Trade Gap Breaks Record, Destroys Jobs
http://bit.ly/eyDlPL

A History of Wrecking U.S. Manufacturing
http://bit.ly/f9bQAO

Chinese Manufacturer Investing in Lafayette
http://bit.ly/dLk7A6

MORAL DECLINE

Synthetic Cocaine Sold As Legal Substitute To Real Drug
http://bit.ly/givHd2

Mother 'attacked flatmate with deadly weapon because she took her Girl Scout cookies'
http://bit.ly/fvW05b

Lara Logan Was Separated From Crew For 20-30 Minutes
http://bit.ly/ikpqtG

Lara Logan, CBS Reporter and Warzone 'It Girl,' Raped Repeatedly Amid Egypt Celebration
http://bit.ly/gsTmUx

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

School yanks religious discrimination definition
http://bit.ly/eDot8p

HACKER NEWS

Hackers Accused of Accessing Major Energy Co. Info for Up to 1 Year or More
http://bit.ly/gJwMtd

Snow Creek resort, ski customers may have been victimized by hacker
http://bit.ly/euQYUl

For Smartphones, Safeguards Against Swindlers
http://nyti.ms/i8TASs

'Enormous worries' over possible Harris County IT contractor link to hacker group
http://bit.ly/dPxOoU

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust website targeted by hackers
http://bit.ly/epN7zZ

Iranians hack into VOA website
http://bit.ly/iaR3Nj

Met called after hackers send obscene emails from university database
http://bit.ly/e6Go5J

199 govt websites defaced in last 6 months
http://bit.ly/hzPXRx

PS3 hackers home raided by police
http://bit.ly/fPmU0T

Shell, Exxon and BP named as Chinese hacker victims
http://bit.ly/eO3Zcr

Smartphones to outsell PCs - better security needed
http://bit.ly/gybyRr

How Hackers Could Exploit Federal Government Shutdown
http://bit.ly/etSdqe

Hacker admits Digital River theft
http://bit.ly/fLpUaW

Exxon, Shell, BP Said to Have Been Hacked Through Chinese Internet Servers
http://bloom.bg/hPtLlA

Hackers Steal Millions From Carbon Registries
http://read.bi/dEnjC1

Ex-Hacker Dishes on New Book and How to Protect Yourself from Cybercrime
http://bit.ly/hnKiYP

Hacker Hits Battle Ground High School Website
http://bit.ly/hLlI4l

How Anonymous hacked the security firm hacker
http://bit.ly/edRy6v

Information Warfare: We Are Not Amused
http://bit.ly/iiFYHm

Bureaucrats blase over BlackBerry security risks, ignore warnings
http://bit.ly/fLT6fD

Federal departments warned they were vulnerable to...
http://bit.ly/dL6eMc

Canada Hit by Cyberattack From Computers in China
http://nyti.ms/dTuc0E

Huge loss of federal data to hackers feared
http://bit.ly/g9GlAC

Hackers group Anonymous link California company to alleged Chamber plot
http://bit.ly/epRWcm

No government immune to hackers
http://bit.ly/fSkqDv

Hackers after weapon information
http://bit.ly/haBpDw

Hackers turn websites to the dark side
http://bit.ly/eEcb1i

Hackers target European carbon registries
http://usat.ly/e8MVG8

Kim Kardashian Falls Victim to Twitter Hacker
http://bit.ly/icKKyI

Foreign hackers attack Canadian government
http://bit.ly/gsMgbi

Traffic hackers beware
http://bit.ly/fBCvEg

Anonymous Hackers Release Stuxnet Worm Online
http://fxn.ws/hYt59A

Hackers target US secrets
http://bit.ly/faTlVd

Credit cards compromised as hackers target beauty site
http://bit.ly/hMv7kG

Hackers steal card data from Day's Jewelers
http://bit.ly/fGNq5L

Maine jewelry store chain's computers hacked
http://bit.ly/fg9enN

Government Employs Hackers in Brave New Scheme
http://bit.ly/ghdaNZ

DARPA to pay hackers and hobbyists for help
http://bit.ly/dMe4Q2

Beware: Hackers Are Targeting Facebook
http://bit.ly/i79hTZ

Credit card details stolen by Lush hackers
http://bit.ly/fkQvnP

Lush websites targeted by hackers
http://bit.ly/guJqRQ

Lush takes down hacked website
http://bit.ly/gfEcJQ

'Anonymous' hackers planning 'real-world attacks'
http://bit.ly/h9yIlh

Hackers try breaking into Canadian government computer networks
http://bit.ly/fX2qPM

New Hacking Tools Pose Bigger Threats to Wi-Fi Users
http://nyti.ms/dO6nc1

Russian Hackers Siphon $100,000 From Borough's Account, Officials Say
http://bit.ly/guFpP7

Hackers rip off Ephrata Boroug
http://bit.ly/hsCCH5

Spanish hacker tries to blackmail Nintendo, fails, News from GamePro
http://bit.ly/dIucix

Spy vs. Spy As Hackers Square Off Over DC Dirty Tricks
http://bit.ly/fExZVC

Those concerned with liberty and freedom are not all that pleased with how their newly elected Tea Party members have voted on the Patriot Act Provisions.

Twitter is on fire with disparaging comments about the so called tea party members who voted in support of the renewal provisions of the act.

Most Americans want our nation kept safe, but they do not want it done at the loss of their liberties. Domestic spying, warrantless wiretapping, and the list goes on and on.

The GOP was not able to get the votes they needed for a two-thirds majority this week, so they are taking a new route to get their unconstitutional agenda passed.

They will hold another vote. This time only a majority vote passes or fails. Perhaps, it is time Americans stand up, call, fax and email their supposed representatives and tell them to vote no on the extension of the patriot act.

While they are at it, they should be calling both house and senate members. Because the Democrat controlled senate is working on their own version of the legislation in case the the GOP Controlled House isn't able to pass their version.

The GOP and the Democrats both are ignoring the will of the people. Working hand in hand to shred our liberties. Perhaps, now is the time to tell them, all that they can be replaced by third party candidates come 2012.

Call today (202) 224-3121 TELL THEM NO TO PATRIOT ACT Provisions & Repeal it.

GOD'S Word for Today
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death. Proverbs 11:19 (KJV)

IN THE NEWS

OBAMA NATION

Obama's budget seeks $8 billion more for high-speed rail - More Wasteful Spending
http://usat.ly/hx2ekK

POLICE STATE NEWS

Forget Your "Junk" The TSA Wants to Feel Up Your Mind
http://bit.ly/fNc9xo

Police state in a small town
http://bit.ly/hN4udc

The American Police State
http://bit.ly/fPnCSe

House rejects measure to extend key Patriot Act Provisions - Don't Worry They Have'nt Given Up Yet
http://wapo.st/hRx80K

Will identifying private citizens who filed FOIA requests have a chilling effect?
http://bit.ly/hHW3HB

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Dept. Of Revenue, Amazon Reach Settlement In Privacy Case
http://bit.ly/fB4sXy

NC DMV Offices To Close For System Update
http://bit.ly/ef3EEB

Renewing your license in CT? You'll need a passport or birth certificate
http://bit.ly/hR3Mr9

CA Driver's license so sophisticated not even the state can get it right
http://bit.ly/ea1Ptd

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

'5' Is the Magic Number
http://bit.ly/e8PRCP

News items you may have missed
http://www.devvy.com/

Rebate Sought for Electric-Car Buyers - Another Taxpayer Funded Scheme
http://on.wsj.com/g4ZEDY

GOP lawmakers in NC push to limit federal power
http://bit.ly/hLmsEG

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE WAR ON DRUGS

Why can’t the US legalize drugs? There’s ‘too much money in it,’ Clinton says
http://bit.ly/fakDtw

ECONOMIC NEWS

What the Chinese Know That We Don't
http://bit.ly/gWJwrl

Foreclosures raise US economic stress
http://bit.ly/eg7gVP

New-Home Recovery Seen as Post-Super Bowl Selling Season Starts
http://bloom.bg/hDoo8G

Official Unemployment Rate Is An 'Official' Lie
http://bit.ly/g97sfc

Program to aid displaced workers set to expire
http://bit.ly/hRBPBz

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

How about the rights of Christians in military?
http://bit.ly/heMPeU

'Chrislam' - a Christian-Islam mixture
http://bit.ly/i4fe59

Muslim convicted in 'honor killing'
http://bit.ly/fuYoUg

MORAL DECLINE

Ohio Highway Patrol Trooper, Wife Arraigned on Drug Charges
http://bit.ly/erxouX

MTV's 'Skins' - a depraved and dangerous display
http://bit.ly/hRLiFd

'Bullying' just a front for pushing agenda
http://bit.ly/fE9RLU

Naked man, friends charged in attempted theft
http://bit.ly/ih7BpK

PUBLIC EDUCATION

Mandatory Arabic indoctrination
http://bit.ly/h2eAvJ

DC school vouchers resurrected
http://bit.ly/fUuCUj

MADE IN THE USA

Republicans bash EPA over greenhouse gas rules
http://reut.rs/i5SWBV

Marble Manufacturer Champions For More U.S. Manufacturing Jobs - Just what the USA Needs More Marbles
http://bit.ly/dPlFDy

Texas Expo to Showcase U.S. Manufacturing
http://bit.ly/gnio0b

Is the US still ahead of Chinese manufacturing?
http://bit.ly/fEDfLE

U.S. Lags as an Exporter of Manufactured Goods
http://bit.ly/dIJRtB

Exporting Jobs
http://bit.ly/ebPQZX

How 'American' Are Your Solar Panels?
http://bit.ly/dKAgYQ

BMW pitches its commitment to U.S. manufacturing
http://bit.ly/hXvfws

HACKER NEWS

GOP seek Nasdaq data after reports of hacking
http://bit.ly/hb2TZR

Security site gets 'pwned'
http://bit.ly/fWmFmA

Did anti-hacker upgrade bring down Wells Fargo ATMs?
http://bit.ly/hB1kTA

Smartphones are prime targets for spammers, hackers
http://bit.ly/hxeUKY

WikiLeaks Backers `Anonymous' to Be Probed by U.S. Grand Jury
http://bloom.bg/eUi3D5

Hackers turn their attention to mobile technology
http://bit.ly/fg7gyn

Lawmakers want answers on exchange hack attacks
http://reut.rs/dEHTz8

Did Nasdaq hackers grab Holy Grail of insider information?
http://usat.ly/g7793p

Russian hacker avoids jail after $9 million RBS WorldPay ATM heist
http://bit.ly/fnqY6o

Anonymous Hackers Target HBGary
http://bit.ly/fABNp7

Quote of the Day: "If Big Brother (of Orwell's 1984) comes to America, he will not be a fearsome, foreboding figure with a heart-chilling, omnipresent glare as in 1984. He will come with a smile on his face, a quip on his lips, a wave to the crowd, and a press that (a) dutifully reports the suppressive measures he is taking to save the nation from internal chaos and foreign threat; and (b) gingerly questions whether he will be able to succeed." -- Michael Parenti, Source: "Inventing Reality" (1986)

Washington sources tell us that a Patriot Act renewal bill is scheduled for a vote in the House TOMORROW, Tuesday February 8.

They will attempt to pass the bill, H.R.514, under "suspension of the rules," which requires a two-thirds vote.

Defeating this will only require 1/3 of Congress. That will buy us time, and time is what we need to educate Congress that the Patriot Act is unnecessary and dangerous.

HOWEVER, our sources also tell us we're likely to lose this vote, UNLESS WE ACT IMMEDIATELY.

We have previously written about the Patriot Act and provided sample letters to oppose it:

* January 28: http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/how-the-patriot-act-led-to-40000-fbi-crimes

* February 4: http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/do-you-need-the-patriot-act

Here's another. PLEASE tell Congress to oppose this bill and to REPEAL the Patriot Act.

You may borrow from or copy this letter . . .

I'm disturbed by Congress's negligent oversight of the Patriot Act . . .

* You haven't established that any of the powers given to the FBI and other federal agencies have actually PREVENTED acts of terrorism
* You have failed to investigate the FBI, or hold it accountable, for possibly tens of thousands of abuses https://www.eff.org/pages/patterns-misconduct-fbi-intelligence-violations

As a result . . .

* I don't feel that the Patriot Act has made us "safer"
* I'm more afraid of federal agents than I am of terrorists

Instead of renewing provisions of the Patriot Act, you should REPEAL all of it. And then you should hold hearings to investigate FBI abuses.

END LETTER

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

The more people who participate, the better the chance of success. Please forward this message to friends.

You can also follow us on Twitter and re-tweet. The Patriot Act opposition movement is using the hashtag #patriotact
And while "Tweeting" any news of interest to other DC Downsizers, please use the hashtag #downsizedc

And THANK YOU for taking action!

Jim Babka
President
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.

GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY

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POLICE STATE NEWS

Video: Google to Take over News?
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Mother banned from taking pictures of her newborn baby at Maryland hospital.
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Republicans Move to Make PATRIOT Act Permanent
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How The US Became A Police State
http://bit.ly/gyMdrN

Seven-year-old charged after bringing toy ‘Nerf’ gun to school - Ridiculous
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SI cops cuffed for writing bogus summonses
http://nyp.st/hwWsrO

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Son of Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling Found Dead
http://aol.it/fkYtCX

Madoff whistleblower tries new shield tactic
http://reut.rs/fTXNQz

Madoff trustee targets profits made by Mets owners
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Chase was complicit in scheme
http://on.msnbc.com/dKnMIn

Magazine Ban, Gun Show Ban and Even a Gun Ownership Ban..
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Kobach, Mah square off again at delayed hearing on voter ID
http://bit.ly/ec3tih

Fury Builds Over Blackouts Caused By De-Industrialization Of America
http://bit.ly/e9fneB

Former Conn. gov., family get low-number plates
http://bit.ly/gCPIRi

D.C. Council Is Nation's Second-Highest-Paid
http://bit.ly/gNIR0J

'Mubarak has to go now'
http://bit.ly/ghEwvo

The Real Cost of the GOP's Push for Voter ID Laws
http://bit.ly/ep04u2

NC: Gop Legislature Blasted For Voter Id Bill, Week Of February 3-9, 2011
http://bit.ly/fAXVTQ

Steelman outraises Sen. McCaskill at start of campaign
http://bit.ly/g0W427

FTC Settles Complaints Against Credit Report Resellers
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REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

NH woman pleads guilty in sale of DMV licenses
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Credit Report Resellers Exposed Consumers to Identity Theft
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California man suspected of 17 years of ID theft
http://bit.ly/gPx4il

First Is Not Always Best: Innovative DMV Program Cannot Assess Who Has Auto Insurance
http://bit.ly/ewIQqm

Rockholt pleads guilty, will be star witness against others charged in DMV bribery scandal
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ECO FACISM

Student Punished Over Ziploc Bag As Eco Fascists Move to Futher Control Society
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ECONOMIC NEWS

The Scariest Jobs Chart Ever Looks Totally Awful
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Even Donald Trump Is Warning That An Economic Collapse Is Coming
http://bit.ly/flZJAX

Dollar Edges Up Ahead Of US Factory Orders, ISM Non-manufacturing Data
http://bit.ly/dU9sEc

U.S. services sector jumps in January
http://reut.rs/h0h3yc

Dollar Falls against Majors after U.S. Manufacturing Data
http://bit.ly/gvFedE

U.S. Industrial Manufacturers are Optimistic about 2011
http://bit.ly/hLh8if

Top 500 U.S. Manufacturing Firms Had Sales in 2010 of $4.5 Trillion, Greater Than Germany's GDP
http://bit.ly/gUFOUr

BUY AMERICAN

U.S. Manufacturing Employment Rose in January
http://bit.ly/gwpcxy

Manufacturing alive and well in US
http://bit.ly/fNH9Kt

U.S. Manufacturing Activity Surges in January to Seven-Year High
http://bit.ly/hFudMn

U.S. factories out-produce Chinese manufacturers by more than 40%
http://on.msnbc.com/h9Iu0E

OBAMA CARE

States should treat ObamaCare like REAL ID
http://bit.ly/hLYf9W

Take action to protect your health care rights in NC
http://bit.ly/g1pnhS

Senate Democrats Block ObamaCare Repeal, Concede on 1099 Repeal
http://bit.ly/hx096B

DRUG WARS

Nine pounds of heroin seized in Lawrence
http://bit.ly/g5TfhY

HACKER NEWS

Hackers jack up their exploits of vulnerabilities in January
http://bit.ly/dY2Vsy

Experts warning of new 'supertrojan' computer virus
http://bit.ly/euLnPn

Android Market Could Open Phone To Hackers
http://bit.ly/hDeFJO

Security f law opens Windows to data thieves
http://bit.ly/i8emUW

Anonymous hackers strike back against governments of Egypt, Yemen
http://bit.ly/e1iON6

Hackers Use Facebook Mania to Spread Malware
http://bit.ly/iiqsMJ

Hackers halt EU Emissions Trading System ... again
http://bit.ly/gMTrJx

Android 2.3 Bug Allows Hacker to View microSD Card Contents, Google Working on Fix
http://bit.ly/hqgFIm

Quote of the Day: "True, it is evil that a single man should crush the herd, but see not there the worse form of slavery, which is when the herd crushes out the man." -- Antoine De Saintexupery (1900-1944) Source: Citadelle, 1948

A Florida court has struck down all of Obamacare as unconstitutional, but it will remain the law of the land until the Supreme Court rules.

So let's maintain our pressure on the Senate! I sent the following letter to my Congressional reps this morning . . .

The President and Congress promised that Obamacare would bring down healthcare costs. But Medicare's Chief Actuary, Richard Foster, just testified to the House Budget Committee that this claim is "false, more so than true." This makes me think I was lied to.

President Obama also promised that everyone who likes their current health insurance would be able to keep it. But many people are already losing their old health insurance because of Obamacare. This feels like another lie.

Candidate Obama promised that his healthcare bill would contain no requirement that would enrich health insurance companies by forcing citizens to buy their products. He even said, "Well, if things were that easy, I could mandate everybody to buy a house, and that would solve the problem of homelessness. It doesn’t." http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/federal-judge-cites-quotes-president-rul

Mr. Obama made quite a point of this when debating Hillary Clinton, but the law that people now call by his name, Obamacare, does exactly what he PROMISED it would not do. I'm quite certain I was lied to.

Politicians constantly promise to protect me from rapacious businesses, but that's another fraud. I can already protect myself by refusing to do business with companies I don't like. But how do I stop doing business with the federal state?

The best I can do is convince a majority of my fellow citizens to elect a Congress that will stop coercing me, but that's nearly impossible. So it's really you I need protection from, especially when you conspire with big businesses to pick my pocket for my own supposed benefit, as with Obamacare.

I'm angered by the hypocrisy. When a business does something wrong you politicians always erect some cancerous regulatory scam, like Sarbanes-Oxley, to punish the innocent along with the guilty, but do you hold the federal state to the same standard? NO! Not at all. Instead, it's lies, lies, lies, and fraud, fraud, fraud. Enough!

The Senate needs to repeal Obamacare, just like the House did. DO IT NOW!

END LETTER

You can copy or borrow from my letter above to send your own letter to Congress. Use our Educate the Powerful campaign on behalf of consumer controlled healthcare: healthcare: https://secure.downsizedc.org/etp/campaigns/114

The hardwired portion of the letter to Congress for this campaign reads . . .

True healthcare reform requires less government involvement, not more.

We always provide the first sentence of every letter to Congress so as to prevent our system from being used for purposes we disagree with.

If you agree with our position on this issue then please tell Congress!

Perry Willis
Vice President
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.

GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Romans 8:1 (KJV)

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State within its rights to block unconstitutional Obamacare
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POLICE STATE NEWS

Decades in the Making: The U.S. Police State
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Law enforcement considering another push for red-light cameras
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TSA testing non-nude imaging on some scanners
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Ski-Mask Wearing Thug Assists Police At Checkpoint In Houston County
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Counterterror NYC Explains the City's Shiny New Police-State Look
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Verichip is now called PositiveID! Roll up your sleeve for the implantable human microchip
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Can police officer disobey order?
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REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

License to print money?
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Hefty bill to secure our licenses
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Drugs, Cash And Phony Documents Seized In Joint Ice, Dmv Bust
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FL Renewing your drivers license? - Be prepared for Real I.D. Act rules
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Some frustrated by long wait for new driver's license
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A step over the line
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Readers Respond: Photo ID A burden for voters, or a much-needed reform?
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Motorist avenges self on D.M.V. funny satire story
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POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Nullification: Answering the Objections
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Don't detach names from government salaries
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The State Department's School for Revolutionary Bloggers
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Troy man to be deported for helping Nazis kill Jews
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Judge rejects mental-health claim in Nazi-tie case
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US judge orders ex-Ukraine police officer deported in slaying of Jew during WWII
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Tunisia state security officer shares inside view
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Egypt Turmoil Threatens U.S. Economy - As if it is not already in chaos
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Protests Against Hosni Mubarak Prompt Worries From Middle East Leaders
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You Cant Spell Mubarak Without Barack (or Bush, or Clinton, or Bush)
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US, Israel and Turkey evacuate citizens from Egypt
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The future of the Middle East is being decided in Cairo
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Egypt - A Controlled Burn?
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Egypt has limited war chest to avert financial crisis
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Egyptians form makeshift militias to stop looters
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Legislative Emergencies, Real Ones and the Governor's
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Voter ID bill just not fair to little folks
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Nullifying good journalism
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Mississippi Governor Juggles White House Hopes, State's Past
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Nearly 11 Percent of US Houses Empty
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Rich Man, Poor Man (The Power of Compounding)
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HEALTH NEWS

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Dogs detect colon cancer
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CHRISTIANITY NEWS

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IMMIGRATION NEWS

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HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

Military to unveil homosexual indoctrination plan
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IN THE NEWS

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WILD WEATHER

Gov. Nixon declares state of emergency for severe winter storm, mobilizes National Guard
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MORAL DECLINE

'Wolf pack' arrested in Upper Darby teen-bullying case
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HACKER NEWS

Navy Short of Tools to Detect, Nab Cyberintruders
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Egypt Back Online, Hackers Ready In Case It Goes Down Again
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Phone hacking scandal
http://bit.ly/hpOp4q

How to secure your Facebook accoun
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5 New Online Security Threats to Avoid
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How To Get Android Honeycomb On Your Nook Color
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A Group Of Hackers Attacks Egyptian Government Websites
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S stands for a secure connection
http://bit.ly/hcJHHC

Dating Site PlentyofFish Hacked in Bizarre Scheme
http://bit.ly/gwDkMM

Hacker threat to Internet Explorer
http://bit.ly/i6Ji0s

Hackers' Egypt Rescue: Get Protesters Back Online
http://bit.ly/elIJjn

Internet Explorer users exposed to hackers
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Hackers toy with Microsoft Kinect
http://bit.ly/fQVgjX

Black Ops Hackers Use 'Scare Tactics'
http://bit.ly/fdlhvR

Hacker Steals $12 Million In Zynga Poker Chips
http://bit.ly/gcJJX2

We Were Hacked, Almost Extorted So I Emailed The Hacker's Mom
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Hackers Caught in $38.5 Million Emission-Rights
http://on.wsj.com/f6TGvZ

Former Mayor targeted by hackers
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What To do if Hackers Take Over your Facebook Account
http://bit.ly/fy03BC

FBI Raids Pro-Wikileaks Hackers
http://bit.ly/fvqG3A

British free teen pro-WikiLeaks hackers
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Hackers steal Co-op patrons' personal information
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