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For the first time in a long time, I took time to think about what my true focus should be on in the new year. As I prayed the following words came to my heart.

Dear Lord,
Please make give me a new heart and increase my compassion.
New hands to do the work you want me to do.
New feet to go the places you want me to go.
New eyes to see the things you want me to see.
A new resolve to share the truth with as many people as possible.
Lord in all that I do, may I bring honor and glory to all to you.
In Jesus Name, Amen.

Our nation has an opportunity to change, but it must happen one person at a time. We need to move forward by looking back on things that have not worked and things that have.

Freedom and Liberty should not be given up easily, Men, women and children should not be subjected to being fondled by those whoa were hired to keep airports safe if they refuse to be irradiated by back-scatter devices at the airports.

National ID Cards, national databases, executive signing orders, internet control, food control and many other un-American pieces of legislation needs to be overturned.

It will take a strong resolve and it will take a large number of like-minded Americans to make it happen.

As long as we put our faith and trust in God and we stand together, we can be victorious at the polls and in our state legislators as well as the federal legislatures.

Stand up, Speak Up, Live Free!

GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 (KJV)

IN THE NEWS

HEALTH ALERT
Labs Seek Clues After 3,000 Birds Die in Ark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8GfTTOUJMQ

1,000 Birds Fall from Arkansas Sky in Hitchcockian Scene
http://bit.ly/i32OJv

Nightmare: First Birds Drop Dead, Now 100,000 Fish Die In Arkansas River!
http://bit.ly/hz3dCG

USDA Certified Organic’s Dirty Little Secret: Neotame
http://bit.ly/hBLUGc

HEALTH NEWS

Pesticides used in California ‘salad bowl’ growing region destroying health of workers, children
http://bit.ly/g0J3lm

Declassified NZ Defence Force Reports Reveal Chemtrail Linked To Outbreak Of Illnesses
http://bit.ly/bQDegJ

Big Pharma Prepares To Exploit New Swine Flu Scare
http://bit.ly/f5ItEQ

OBAMA CARE

House GOP plans two-pronged assault on health law
http://politi.co/gqeg11

Medicare reg resurrects 'death panels'
http://bit.ly/hkWqw8

OBAMA NATION

Furor Over Obama Appointments; Health Tests Ahead for CBO
http://fxn.ws/gr6Rqj

Obama aide: Don't 'play chicken' with debt ceiling
http://yhoo.it/gyYfVa

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Police: State rep stole his personnel file
http://bit.ly/eRINr4

First Candidate Enters Virginia Senate Race
http://bit.ly/dEASeb

'New world order' still in flux, says author
http://bit.ly/hlbwb9

'UK govt. responsible for clashes'
http://bit.ly/gYNoaG

McGuinty sheds light on G20 law controversy
http://bit.ly/eKIxCd

Take That! by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
http://bit.ly/hpYviH

While You Were Shopping, Congress Attacked! Merry Christmas!
http://bit.ly/gMUgIY

FCC passes first net neutrality rules
http://wapo.st/hka3P0

Kansas town sued for taxing church attendance
http://bit.ly/gfwqSF

POLICE STATE NEWS

United States To Advance Police State in 2011: Rights Denied at Airports Will Spread into Communities
http://bit.ly/hEVGnv

Will TSA Airport Security Be Ending Soon?
http://bit.ly/g5jAJv

Aaron B. Tobey Strips at Airport to Protest TSA...
http://bit.ly/h5iNPo

More TSA Lies In Attempt To Cover Up Security Failures
http://bit.ly/hHLUeI

Blacklisting, No Fly lists in the police state
http://bit.ly/eqNmeJ

America's Police State Mentality in the Electronic Age
http://bit.ly/e7oD8b

TSA, Youth Corps Now Officially part of Obama Gestapo and Marxist Senators vow to Create Official Dictatorship
http://bit.ly/gkCNiQ

Stop the Police State, Repeal the PATRIOT Act
http://bit.ly/fzeXAF

Brian Reed Shot by MPD as Jesse Watson's Family Launches Wrongful Death
http://bit.ly/h3VUX6

‘Big Brother’ police keep millions of innocent people on file who dial 999 to report a crime
http://bit.ly/fuyt6R

Big Sis Photocopies Credit Cards, Confiscates Advent Calendars
http://bit.ly/evtz5K

Gerald Celente: What’s in store for 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGC7zRxo8k0

Indiana Grandmother, a Muslim Convert, Being Investigated for Possible Terror Link
http://fxn.ws/esvI6F

Related Indiana Grandmother Link
http://bit.ly/fUqRzq

Proposed Law Could Put Black Hats in Stripe City for 10 Years
http://bit.ly/edBRGp

DriveMeCrazy App Lets You Report Bad Drivers to the DMV
http://bit.ly/hlPDAS

US spent billions to set up domestic intelligence network
http://bit.ly/h0WNEb

'FBI, Mossad turn US into police state'
http://bit.ly/hxMKg6

Police State: "Lefty" San Francisco Can Throw People in Jail For Sitting on a Sidewalk
http://bit.ly/h2Bx03

Houston Police Spy Drones: Whatever Happened to Serve and Protect?
http://bit.ly/dSECTc

London arrests based on CCTV identification. Britain adopts Chinese model of policing protest?
http://bit.ly/fjfOuZ

We're all spying on each other
http://bit.ly/fKxhR2

Expanding Surveillance
http://bit.ly/dZ2oZ6

Police State Injustice: Canada's Security Certificate Process
http://bit.ly/eFvMwi

Waffle crackdown exposes Leafs Police State
http://bit.ly/dLfMoU

'European' Police State
http://bit.ly/eAGdLa

Two arrested for posting video clips showing police sweep of nightclub
http://bit.ly/fH2V5V

Man faces five year prison sentence for reading his unfaithful wife's emails
http://bit.ly/ezPeQG

Husband may get Jail Time For Email Snooping
http://bit.ly/gtAO6D

Boo-kashenko: Face of 'Police State' as cops baton crowds in Belarus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn4aYepU-eM

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Computer issues halt service at Norfolk, Smithfield DMVs
http://bit.ly/erhyvk

Computer problem slows DMV operations
http://bit.ly/fr4bgG

Camera Issues Cause Headaches For Drivers At N.J. DMVs
http://bit.ly/eIH0Fz

Florida stops online testing for learner's permits
http://bit.ly/eIeycK

ECONOMIC NEWS

Jobs Are Trickling In, But Millions Have Given Up Looking For Work
http://huff.to/gMlz7a

American Cities That Are Running Out Of People
http://yhoo.it/dYBJOC

Oil's surge in 2010 paves the way for $4 gasoline
http://yhoo.it/goUMmB

Apple Forces eBay to Pull Steve Jobs Figurine
http://bit.ly/hjpOcR

FREE TRADE OF THE AMERICAS

State Department Issues Background Note on United Mexican States
http://bit.ly/dPo1Fn

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

EGYPT: Hundreds protest to denounce terrorist attack on Coptic Christians
http://lat.ms/gJdyXr

Christians, police clash after Egypt church bomb
http://bit.ly/fHzsBS

AFTERMATH - Pretty Spooky

Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans Tour
http://bit.ly/apQMnu

IMMIGRATION NEWS

14 states may target birthright citizenship
http://yhoo.it/eD0huR

Immigrant and Civil Liberties Advocates Protest Mass. Participation in DHS "Secure Communities" Program
http://bit.ly/hq5zTz

HACKER NEWS
Genome Hackers Is Your DNA Safe?
http://bit.ly/fvEDIV

Mobile network cracked by hackers
http://bit.ly/dUNyjd

Security patch for Microsoft Word helps protect against attacks
http://bit.ly/hdAEKo

Is your Internet TV vulnerable to hackers?
http://zd.net/gDiZEQ

Government denies overlooking cyber threats
http://bit.ly/ez45dc

FBI in hunt for pro-WikiLeaks hackers
http://bit.ly/hFiRnq

Operation: Payback Hackers Wanted By FBI
http://bit.ly/eKzwKo

Online scam sets off nightmare scenario for Plainfield man victimized by hackers
http://bit.ly/gFysPv

Honda warns customers of email database breach
http://bit.ly/f1mLRY

What you missed: URL-shortening services gave hackers a new entry point
http://bit.ly/hRPhi4

2011's Biggest Security Threats
http://bit.ly/fxF7a4

Microsoft patches critical Outlook drive-by bug
http://bit.ly/b4kQwB

Microsoft warns of Word attacks
http://bit.ly/foPhbb

Attacks On Microsoft Word Very Possible, Apply Patch ASAP
http://bit.ly/ijtshw

Warning as hackers said to be targeting smartphones and social media platforms
http://bit.ly/fvY2Tz

Hackers to target Google and Apple in 2011
http://bit.ly/g6ojPV

Hackers eavesdrop on GSM phone calls with aid of $15 cell phones
http://exm.nr/gT2eGW

IE 0day accidentally leaked to Chinese hackers
http://bit.ly/hvHkcy

Chinese hackers dig into new IE bug, says Google researcher
http://bit.ly/hrOnPT

Hackers make a mockery of security
http://bit.ly/flwkAs

Female inmates at Bedford Hills prison to staff DMV call center
http://bit.ly/eyDwtb

DMV to alert towns, cities of tax cheats
http://bit.ly/gyaV1W

Ex-DMV employee charged with fraud
http://bit.ly/hOYaLY

No Real I.D. in Nevada
http://bit.ly/ePNCaM

Electronic medical records in the age of WikiLeaks
http://bit.ly/i9Ppt9

State weeks behind in issuing driver's licenses
http://bit.ly/gSMfUy

Real Victory against REAL ID
http://inewp.com/?p=6045

ID cards – RIP
http://bit.ly/dRJlFV

Hackers take control of Pa. woman's online ID
http://bit.ly/eJTNGh

Email Marketing: The Can-Spam Act
http://bit.ly/9dQB0P

FBI raided Texas firm in probe of hackers
http://bit.ly/g2Q1F0

Local Credit Union Members Victimized In International Credit Card Fraud Case
http://bit.ly/fvd31X

Fashion Hacker Nabbed For Leaking Cond© Nast Images; Refuses To Talk About It Unless Compensate
http://bit.ly/g5dKWy

BBB Advises Consumers to Beware of Free Wi-Fi Scam at Airports
http://bit.ly/fbYT6b

Hackers Hit Honda, Steal Millions of Customers' Data
http://bit.ly/gryoEv

Microsoft Cloud Data Breach Heralds Things to Come
http://bit.ly/dYRLyi

Automobile Computers May Soon Be Target Of Hackers Or Worse
http://bit.ly/h68HG9

Hacker blamed for theft
http://bit.ly/gsR8te

Website for Tour company CitySights NY hit by hackers
http://bit.ly/fYK8Ro

Protect yourself from gift card hackers
http://bit.ly/hMCxSR

Cyberbullies and hackers targeting sucessful women
http://bit.ly/gJE4iE

Hackers steal an alleged 5.5 million euros from Dutch bank
http://bit.ly/dFulxv

Germany to set up cyber defence centre against Chinese hackers
http://bit.ly/efFV2B

Hackers target Swedish foreign minister's blog
http://bit.ly/hSAHIR

Beware of hackers when using open networks
http://bit.ly/fZcx2U

Computer Users Jeopardize Security With Poor Password Practices
http://bit.ly/gEsN7U

Most common passwords released
http://exm.nr/eatWlG

Strengthening Your Passwords Can Save You Heartache
http://bit.ly/ha91MH

New York Tour Firm Breached, 110,000 Bank Cards Accessed
http://bit.ly/hMxoJu

Irate hackers bring down sports body's Web site
http://bit.ly/ft0sP6

Hacker's Reason for Poaching Conde Images: Getting Them on the Web First
http://bit.ly/efVHMa

DDOS: Hackers Bad Behavior Threatens World Order
http://bit.ly/fm5UPQ

Indictment says hacker took $274K from Digital River
http://bit.ly/e9b9WX

IE Bug Gives Hackers Control Over Your PC, Microsoft Offers Band-Ai
http://aol.it/flsUGq

MORAL DECLINE

Gastonia Police: Alcohol Sales To Minors Is An Obvious Problem
http://bit.ly/igjkD8

In praise of marriage
http://bit.ly/i2Jy9M

Pope’s child porn 'normal' claim sparks outrage among victims
http://bit.ly/hHRZGR

Man Who Removed Fingerprints To Hide Identity Pleads Guilty To Using Forged Document
http://bit.ly/fcTBNY

Father, son arrested on drug charges
http://bit.ly/g3nMAT

HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

Selection of 'gay' leader no step toward Christian unity
http://bit.ly/i9gBrZ

Catholic Church silent at wrong time
http://bit.ly/g9PsVv

"Repeal the Real ID Act" is DownsizeDC.org's oldest active campaign.

That's because REAL ID - which is a de facto national ID card - lays the foundation for a future police state.

That's why so many people have fought against it so hard for so long. And thanks to that resistence REAL ID still hasn't been implimented, six years after it became law! A big part of this is because of your pressure.

And now there's more good news . . .

There's a silver lining in the monstrous, 1,926-page appropriations bill (H.R. 3082). This bill rescinds funding for a REAL ID "hub." The House already passed the bill, and the Senate will consider it as soon as TODAY.

This hub would have created a centralized ID verification system, where states share driver information with each other. Without this hub, REAL ID suffers a fatal blow.

That's why we're asking you to tell Congress to support this cut in REAL ID's budget, and to repeal REAL ID altogether.

You may borrow from or copy this letter . . .

I'm glad that the House is rescinding funding for a REAL ID hub in the H.R. 3082 budget bill. My Senators should ensure that this rescission remains in the bill.

But you should do more. Repeal REAL ID entirely.

* REAL ID assumes I am a foreign terrorist or illegal immigrant, and that I must "prove" my innocence
* I am punished with higher fees, more red tape, and longer DMV lines
* And my private information will be centralized, making me more susceptible to identity theft and other dangers

Furthermore . . .

* The REAL ID law still exists as an unconstitutional, unfunded mandate on the cash-strapped states
* 21 states will still be out of compliance when it is scheduled to take effect in May, 2011 http://www.seattlepi.com/local/431425_realid08.html?source=mypi
* By de-funding the verification hub, there's no longer any point in forcing the states to implement REAL ID

This is America, land of the free. It's not the land of "Your papers, please." Help restore liberty to America and repeal REAL ID.

END LETTER

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

And please share this good news with your friends. Share this on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/downsizedc

Jim Babka
President
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.

GOD's WORD FOR TODAY

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.Proverbs 29:25 (KJV)

IN THE NEWS

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facecrook: Offences linked to social networking sites increase 7,000%
http://bit.ly/fZC9MR

HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

In a historic vote, the Senate overturns ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
http://yhoo.it/ekrKEf

OBAMA NATION

Obama’s new tax on…Rainwater!?
http://bit.ly/g1733Q

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

State Employees Don't Have to Pay Bridge Tolls - Yeah That's Fair
http://bit.ly/h9NVCh

North American Union-SPP agenda re-manifests through Knowyourborder.gov
http://bit.ly/iaf9GI

Forget WikiLeaks. How about the photocopier?
http://bit.ly/hvBdCY

G20 fallout resonates
http://bit.ly/dLa0xm

On The Chopping Block - Social Security, Medicare And Medicaid
http://bit.ly/etJDmt

Assange Wined And Dined At US Embassy
http://bit.ly/hWWjGp

Revealed: How the CIA protected Nazi murderers
http://ind.pn/hUbNV3

The Fix Is In - Expect Democrats To Buckle
http://bit.ly/hlr8Ub

OBAMA CARE

Most Driven Into Debt by Medical Bills HAVE Health Insurance
http://bit.ly/hMMxfw

CORPORATE SCHEMES

More Johnson & Johnson Experimentation - But I Thought They Were the Family Company?
http://nyti.ms/gS5kq1

Bags from Gap’s ‘FEED USA’ campaign actually made in China
http://yhoo.it/hAmpYS

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION & BORDER NEWS

DPS urges holiday travelers to avoid Mexico
http://bit.ly/gVDBKq

YouTube - Illegals in my Yard Christmas Song (Unedited Version)
http://bit.ly/7nn1lu

WSSU Professors Asked Faculty to Support DREAM Act
http://bit.ly/fhOfdp

Prof: Hispanics should replace 'old white men'
http://bit.ly/hnovoY

Will Claire McCaskill Suppoer the DREAM Act Or Not?
http://bit.ly/hCO9AB

POLICE STATE NEWS

Monitoring America: How the U.S. Sees You
http://bit.ly/fLjhdZ

Red Light Cameras: Safety Devices or One More Step Toward a Surveillance State?
http://bit.ly/hjlZYr

One more step toward a surveillance state?
http://bit.ly/dZCrA7

U.S. UPS scrutiny of public
http://bit.ly/g2VtPi

U.S. Collecting Information About Americans To Strengthen FBI Investigations
http://huff.to/fuEy18

Local agencies help collect data on Americans
http://bit.ly/ebx8rM

Privacy Courtesy of an Internet Police State? Thanks but No Thanks
http://bit.ly/g83Ati

W.Va. troopers under investigation out of agency
http://bit.ly/fWmC8c

2010 Villain: The G20 Integrated Security Unit
http://bit.ly/goPvrb

Tattle-Tale On Bad Drivers With DriveMeCrazy App
http://bit.ly/hAASkE

Professors: TSA scanners simple to dupe
http://bit.ly/gpD3ZN

iPhone snitch network launched
http://bit.ly/edvSMd

Charges Dropped Against Man Arrested For Saying “Homosexuality Is a Sin”
http://bit.ly/hTWd1u

Heathrow Responds To Big Freeze By Freezing Passengers
http://bit.ly/fQSUwT

TSA under fire after businessman boards international flight with loaded handgun
http://bit.ly/dPDLGW

TSA Too Busy Groping, Perving, Playing God To Notice Guns And Bombs
http://bit.ly/fM4Mf0

The CIA secretly agreed to pay $5 million to shield the architects of its waterboarding programme
http://bit.ly/fj8KI2

Mother's exasperated rant at passport agency call centre worker earns her a visit from the Secret Service
http://bit.ly/fxzcWQ

Washington subway police to begin random bag checks
http://reut.rs/hgHtnV

L.A. dry run shows urban nuke attack ‘a survivable event’
http://usat.ly/gaBAWx

Austin Joins Rebellion Against Naked Body Scanners
http://bit.ly/g3wjre

Warrant needed to snoop on your emails, court finally rules
http://bit.ly/eVEdc8

New Jersey looks to ban TSA searches
http://bit.ly/fa8iKY

‘Birther’ Faces 18 Months in Prison for Refusing Deployment to Afghanistan
http://abcn.ws/e03ldj

New high-tech licenses slow down DMV delivery
http://bit.ly/fmSRbw

Trimming the Powers of the Federal Police Stat
http://bit.ly/fBbDw7

Please don't ignore small restrictions on our liberties
http://bit.ly/fdUvIT

Police Arrested Twelve Year Old Boy for Refusing Vaccine at School
http://bit.ly/g8G6kH

Texans Against Tar Sands - Canadian Company Taking Peoples land in TX
http://on.fb.me/fU6QkJ

Dalton McGuinty's police state: Blizzard
http://bit.ly/dQqgdY

The Potential Cost Of Speaking Out
http://bit.ly/hJJxlY

Activist Calls Wal-Mart: Everyone is a Suspect, The Wal-Mart – DHS Connection (VIDEO)
http://bit.ly/eBPCoX

Violated by TSA at Tampa airport
http://bit.ly/dUH726

Hate to see when police use unreasonable force
http://bit.ly/gTCsqD

Police-state tactics against protesters in Britain
http://bit.ly/dJU9Mz

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Bridgeport man arrested for paying off DMV worker
http://bit.ly/habc3m

Colorado flunks test of its information security systems
http://bit.ly/elaHgk

Organizations Ask Virginia DMV to Accept Immigrant Work Permits for Licenses Again
http://bit.ly/htn0rZ

Cop Talk: DMV has no reason to check medical records
http://bit.ly/eRCWJH

Another Nail in REAL ID's Coffin
http://bit.ly/eilmPC

Colo. cities concerned, but officials don't lose sleep over cybersecurit
http://bit.ly/gSmGSJ

Audit says Colo. computers at "high risk" of an online attack after hired hackers gain acces
http://bit.ly/exxRP9

Florida DMV to Cancel Online Testing Program, Adding Wait Time to DMV Offices
http://bit.ly/ehOPX4

Expect 2-month wait to get new California driver's license
http://bit.ly/hpsVfW

End of Privacy: Your Facebook ID is marketers' Holy Grail
http://yhoo.it/hp7rF5

House Strips Funding for Secure Driver's License Program
http://bit.ly/hwXQuR

Despite being outmoded, a confidential license plate program keeps growing
http://bit.ly/hmnNPU

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Bank of America stops handling WikiLeaks payments
http://bit.ly/dEGKPF

McCaskill Masquerading as a fiscal moderate
http://bit.ly/eUZEGP

FCC Manipulates Net Neutrality With Typical Liberal Trickery
http://bit.ly/fMt6T0

No ‘substantive’ damage from Wikileaks, Biden admits
http://bit.ly/ffGaTd

Indiana Land Owner, Dick Thompson Facing Eviction Sells Land and is Leaving Corrupt County
http://bit.ly/fR9Sdm

The Age Of Rage: Europe Is Exploding
http://bit.ly/f7v5bm

US may charge Assange with conspiring to leak cables: report
http://bit.ly/e0W6oa

Senate GOP likely to force confrontation of FCC net neutrality rules
http://bit.ly/fiGoLD

Chinese rush to gold as inflation fears bite
http://bit.ly/fSl4ss

Halliburton reportedly agrees to pay Nigeria $250 million to drop bribery charges against Cheney, firm
http://bit.ly/fCleAP

Tax package heads toward passage in Senate
http://yhoo.it/ih2T5T

ECONOMIC NEWS

Some Michigan Schools May Not See Inspections
http://bit.ly/fTFVCI

10 Trends for 2011
http://bit.ly/dEa6Rb

Snow storms could put 1,000 firms out of business
http://bit.ly/ijLTWC

America's worst cities for finding a job
http://on.msnbc.com/eTDptd

Desperation Sets In: More Than 100,000 People Apply For Low Paying Flight Attendant Positions
http://bit.ly/gBbQU7

Need A Job? Too Bad! The Good Jobs Are Being Shipped Out Of America
http://bit.ly/gyZAp6

When Americans Lose Everything, They Start To Lose It
http://bit.ly/hukTvq

16 Nightmarish Economic Trends To Watch Carefully In 2011
http://bit.ly/ieTJjG

Yahoo rings in holidays by trimming work force 4% as 600 people lose their jobs
http://yhoo.it/hIpeFa

Sales being lost as lenders adopt much tougher rules for homes' worth
http://on.msnbc.com/gpsvfi

State Employees Don't Have to Pay Bridge Tolls - Yeah That's Fair
http://bit.ly/h9NVCh

North American Union-SPP agenda re-manifests through Knowyourborder.gov
http://bit.ly/iaf9GI

G20 fallout resonates
http://bit.ly/dLa0xm

On The Chopping Block - Social Security, Medicare And Medicaid
http://bit.ly/etJDmt

Assange Wined And Dined At US Embassy
http://bit.ly/hWWjGp

Revealed: How the CIA protected Nazi murderers
http://ind.pn/hUbNV3

The Fix Is In - Expect Democrats To Buckle
http://bit.ly/hlr8Ub

Start A Business? In The United States? Are You Kidding Me?
http://bit.ly/dUfb6h

CHRISIANITY NEWS

Mark your calendars for Jesus' return - A Reason Why you should never make predications like this
http://bit.ly/eSOCvw

Christian broadcaster censored
http://bit.ly/f8dTiy

Chaplain: Congress redefines morality
http://bit.ly/giB5C8

How Great Is That Darkness
http://bit.ly/gosNrU

MORAL DECLINE

White Teen Couple Attacked By Blacks On WA Bus - Was This a Hate Crime?
http://abcn.ws/fLrFbU

Mother killed, 6 hurt in gunbattle at Calif. mall
http://yhoo.it/el6Egw

Police Seize $22,000 in Sex Toys and Other Explicit Items from Spencer’s Gifts
http://bit.ly/gXGtKx

The Death Of Common Sense
http://bit.ly/guZ5jU

Sault Ste. Marie police chief suspended over drunken-driving arrest
http://bit.ly/dIsUVm

Grandma: Teacher Used Duct Tape to Stop 5 Year Old's Thumb Sucking
http://bit.ly/fSzsF2

Utah Girl tied up during Home Burglary
http://bit.ly/hsKQBJ

Woman robbed by 2 people she had considered friends
http://bit.ly/fWyktm

STRANGE NEWS

Randy Quaid's wife misses Calif. court hearing
http://bit.ly/ebnKrc

HEALTH NEWS

EPA Complicit in Colony Collapse Disorder?
http://bit.ly/hiOJmz

Warning: Christmas colored chips, cookies and treats may be poisoning your children
http://bit.ly/hT8k8l

HACKER NEWS

English Defence League member list stolen by hackers
http://bit.ly/g1Mla4

Survey reveals passwords are weakest link in online security
http://bit.ly/gLoT0M

Most hacker attacks are quietly blocked
http://bit.ly/hgVk9D

Researchers Create Controlled Botnet to Foil..
http://bit.ly/h7kpI9

Romanian Police Arrest 42 VoIP Hackers
http://bit.ly/hgOnE2

Performance management - Hackers attack e-retailers on peak shopping days
http://bit.ly/hlHsgt

$4 Million Price Tag to Clean Up after OSU Hacker Attack
http://bit.ly/ifiTFv

CMP tells forum its 'smart' meters are safe from hackers, fire - Yes and Democrats are fiscally conservative
http://bit.ly/hxCykt

Hacker warning over internet-connected HDTVs
http://bit.ly/dIFi8y

Twitter and LinkedIn users among millions told to change passwords after hackers strik
http://bit.ly/g9sDfz

Hacker breaches OSU computers
http://bit.ly/fseApE

13 million deviantART e-mail addresses exposed by hackers
http://bit.ly/eDIr72

FBI Memos Reveal Cost of Hacker Attacks
http://bit.ly/hra36d

McDonald's and Walgreens: email addresses, birth dates stolen by hackers
http://bit.ly/hgynTT

Email, Birthdays of McDonald's Customers Hacked
http://abcn.ws/f0STU5

The Top 50 Gawker Media Passwords
http://on.wsj.com/gRD03P

The legal risks of joining a botnet which is participating in DDoS attacks
http://bit.ly/dJFn9z

Assange granted bail but still jailed, 3 hackers arrested, Air Force blocks access to cables
http://bit.ly/eAgIzf

Iowa's AMBER Alert to be tested
http://bit.ly/hDdltx

'Anonymous' Hackers Take the Battle to Fax Machines
http://bit.ly/gcIZzJ

Pro-Wikileaks hackers face retaliation
http://bit.ly/ewL5An

Gawker, McDonald's, DeviantART Attacks Suggest Massive Hacker Race for Glory: Expert
http://bit.ly/ethc0x

Gawker Media boss to meet with FBI after hackers stole readers' email addresses and passwords
http://bit.ly/eS9Mh5

Gawker security still not solved
http://bit.ly/fGfCtT

Spam Attack Hits Twitter, Tied To Gawker Breach
http://n.pr/giYeiq

Forget WikiLeaks. How about the photocopier?
http://bit.ly/hvBdCY

NY officials want global effort for online attacks
http://on.wsj.com/f9M4F9

Operation Payback has new target: Corporate fax machines
http://bit.ly/eV4YVj

WikiLeaks Indirectly Reveals IT Holes in Data and Payments Protection
http://bit.ly/eQk9c0

Hackers Are Old News: Why All The Hype On Cyber Terrorism
http://bit.ly/fVaSBl

Walgreens warns hackers sent fake emails to customers trying to get credit card numbers
http://bit.ly/gnh0Ui

Hackers could use leaked Gawker info to attack government workers
http://bit.ly/he0zJR

GAWKER HACKED!
http://read.bi/ehoM0k

Hackers Steal McDonald's Customer Data
http://bit.ly/fjL61Z

McDonald's Customer Data Compromised through Contractor
http://bit.ly/gXlj8V

Dream Act supporters want Education on taxpayers dime and a pathway to citizenship.

Claims that it is not fair to deny a child who was brought into the country illegally has spewed forth without considerable thought.

Not surprisingly, Ousted house members Republicans and Democrat supported the Legislation of the bad Dream.

It may not be the child's fault that their parents have broken the laws of this land but it is also not the fault of hardworking taxpayers who are bursting at the seams with high taxes and high unemployment.

Americans do not want to pay for the education of those who entered into this country regardless of how it happened. They certainly do not want reward lawbreakers with a pathway to citizenship.

Sorry, but as a child, if my parents made bad finacial and or legal choices, the whole family suffered including the children. Yet, we are supposed to reward them?

Tell your senators, to stop this bad dream and prevent it from being a nightmare.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?

GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27 (KJV)

IN THE NEWS

OBAMA NATION

Michele's $635 Pair Of Toeless Shoes
http://bit.ly/eqFSdi

OBAMA CARE

More Health Waivers - HMMM INTERESTING
http://bit.ly/gtBqMW

POLICE STATE NEWS

Khloe Kardashian slammed for comparing TSA searches to rape
http://bit.ly/eDk9sd

Fingerprint scanner use raises privacy concerns in N.C.
http://bit.ly/eraQfC

UPS to require photo IDs for shipping packages
http://yhoo.it/i51m3P

TSA: No more overseas airmail packages over one pound allowed
http://bit.ly/hHKB6u

Alabama students sue authorities over alleged police brutality
http://bit.ly/gQY45O

Toronto journalist witnessed police brutality
http://bit.ly/fSOUJM

Attention Wal-Mart shoppers You're now living in a police state
http://bit.ly/dJj02C

Critics Of Big Sis/Wal-Mart Spy Campaign Branded Insane
http://bit.ly/hcfK1i

Boycott Wal-Mart If You Want to Help Save America From Big Brother
http://bit.ly/easUGr

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

DMV won't renew license that veteran has had for 40 years
http://bit.ly/gk3keq

Two get probation for manipulating vehicle emissions test results
http://bit.ly/dEyk64

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Democrats attempt to revive food safety bill
http://bit.ly/hH0fL1

State still says 'no way' on new federal ID rules
http://bit.ly/gESyeX

Senate Democrats plan vote on 'don't ask, don't tell'
http://bit.ly/gq7GHr

States Must Boot Federal Dept. of Education
http://bit.ly/g0WHiP

Durham council off to a colourful start
http://bit.ly/eMnaOd

House Democrats' bill freezes most agency budgets
http://bit.ly/fJT03k

Tea Parties Boil Over in Orlando
http://bit.ly/eRgpt3

Little Sarko Requests 'Short' Security Men For India Visit
http://bit.ly/iaXGtc

IMMIGRATION & BORDER NEWS

Immigration measure faces stiff headwind in Congress
http://wapo.st/eCAWsh

Protestors Arrested at Chicago ICE Office
http://bit.ly/fTYmUf

ECONOMIC NEWS

Oil prices hit $90 milestone
http://bit.ly/ftawWA

Euro at risk of collapse, says Treasury watchdog as economic crisis sweeps Continent
http://bit.ly/hKUvny

MORAL DECLINE

Pagan prisoners given time off to worship the Sun God
http://bit.ly/e1mfAV

Parents on trial for praying while sick child died
http://bit.ly/dIPY5Y

College teacher accused of flashing class
http://bit.ly/i2icAf

'Naughty' joke gets Santa Claus fired from Macy's
http://bit.ly/fjePIK

GLOBAL WARMING

Fort Lauderdale breaks cold record for Dec. 7
http://bit.ly/fM8epN

WIKILEAKS NEWS

Judge denies WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange bail
http://bit.ly/eBVnfK

Hackers Defend WikiLeaks by Attacking PayPal and PostFinance
http://on.mash.to/h6Zcg6

Hackers take down website of bank that froze WikiLeaks funds
http://bit.ly/gnOKIk

Assange Accuser Worked with US-Funded, CIA-Tied Anti-Castro Group
http://bit.ly/f8nmXG

Wikileak Wars: Facebook supports them, Twitter is shaky, hackers take down Swiss bank that refused them
http://bit.ly/eBv0Sx

Anonymous hacker activists defend Julian Assange & WikiLeaks
http://bit.ly/i8WvPV

HACKER NEWS

Iowa's AMBER Alert back online after hacker attack
http://bit.ly/ffu1ug

NASA's wrist slapped for security breach
http://bit.ly/fHqNh6

Legal firm hit by hackers
http://bit.ly/hJfbqi

MasterCard.com (and Visa.com) Taken Down By Wikileaks-Supporting Hackers?
http://bit.ly/i6iYFh

How internet browsers can be hacked so firms know every website you have visited
http://bit.ly/gEx3HB

$200,000 hacked from Gregg County
http://bit.ly/gkSUKv

Hacker fails in attempt to cancel Pearl City High classes
http://bit.ly/eEFwqn

Read the Bills Act and Food Safety: What Happens When Your Senators Don't Read the Bill
Posted by John Markley

A funny thing happened on the way to the "food safety" bill's passage. As the letter below says, Senators violated a provision of the Constitution when they passed their version (S.510), and House leaders will not accept this violation.

Meanwhile, all 42 Senate Republicans have vowed to filibuster ALL legislation unless bills to fund the government and to prevent the New Years Day tax increase are considered first.

We are pleased with this development, because it makes final passage of the dangerous "food safety" bill much more difficult.

But it should also be pointed out that if DownsizeDC.org's Read the Bills Act (RTBA) had been in force, the Senate would not have made this mistake. And so we're asking you to tell Congress to introduce and pass the Read the Bills Act.

You may borrow from or copy this letter . . .

The "food safety" bill that passed the Senate, S.510, is further proof that we need the Read the Bills Act (RTBA). S.510 includes new taxes, whereas the Constitution requires all tax bills to originate in the House.

This means the 73 Senators who voted for it either . . .

* Knowingly violated their oath of office to support the Constitution, or . . .
* They didn't read the bill!

The Read the Bills Act (RTBA) would have prevented this . . .

* It requires all bills that come to a vote to be read before a quorum in each chamber
* It also requires that they be posted online, in their final form, seven days before a final vote

If the RTBA was in force, surely many people would have caught this mistake BEFORE the bill's passage.

If you take your oath of office seriously, you wouldn't knowingly pass a bill that clearly violates the Constitution. The RTBA would prevent that from happening. I therefore expect you to introduce this bill soon.

END LETTER

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

We also invite you to add your blog or website to the Read the Bills Act Coalition. By joining, you help spread the word about the RTBA, and in return we will list your site on our blog and announce it in a Downsizer-Dispatch reaching over 30,800 readers. You may learn more and join here.

This month we welcome Live Free Radio to the coalition.

Finally, in November the House passed 22 bills totaling 426 pages, and the Senate passed 13 bills totaling 598 pages. You can see summaries of these bills on our blog.

James Wilson
Assistant Communications Director
DownsizeDC.org

GOD'S WORD FOR THE DAY
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. (Joshua 1:9 KJV)

IN THE NEWS

CHRISTMAS SCROOGE

Chase orders Southlake bank to remove Christmas tree - Don't Use Your Chase Credit Card This Christmas
http://bit.ly/hLq7Dx

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

Repeal could cost military chaplains
http://bit.ly/gX6zXM

New Yorkers see 'light at the end of the tunnel'
http://bit.ly/eJdB6T

Pastor: Church should have fought civil unions
http://bit.ly/eTwwiV

Park Service: Dissing Christians just dandy
http://bit.ly/ikhfPF

Pastor, ministry aim to set Skid Row free
http://bit.ly/gA3eUp

MORAL DECLINE

NC bar gives up license after patrons seen having sex, police say
http://bit.ly/hUmnmq

ABORTION NEWS

Restricting pro-life clinics out of business
http://bit.ly/gu2IeS

State's attorneys support parental notice
http://bit.ly/g5BHkT

OBAMA NATION

Obama's 'vendetta' against domestic energy productio
http://bit.ly/hcmQKz

OBAMA CARE

ObamaCare on its way to Supreme Court?
http://bit.ly/hcua7f

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

EC launches antitrust probe against Google
http://bit.ly/ikAUlX

Google offering $5.3 billion for Groupon?
http://bit.ly/hOs7A2

HEALTH NEWS

Mobile Phones and Cancer
http://bit.ly/eVs3Wq

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Clock ticking on food safety act
http://bit.ly/gP8CcM

Home schoolers don't want CEDAW
http://bit.ly/gIspGe

Death tax - bad for customers, 'cash cow' for insurers
http://bit.ly/eeAWph

Deficit-cutting commission gets it wrong
http://bit.ly/i3YqLD

Judicial activism - a major constitutional threat
http://bit.ly/hnbcoo

Mosque developers 'adding insult to injury'
http://bit.ly/eF2vSB

State turns up heat in power clash with feds
http://bit.ly/eE9Yue

Texan calls for jail time for enforcing Obamacare
http://bit.ly/eMwpIU

Senate vote kills off two separate bids to extend tax cuts for 'average' Americans
http://bit.ly/g4756a

ALERT: Public Comments Sought on Federal "Fusion Centers"
http://bit.ly/eg8fq6

The humiliation of Charles Rangel: U.S. House censures veteran Democrat over ethics violations
http://bit.ly/gTTSLy

Trillions In Secret Fed Bailouts For Global Corporations And Foreign Banks
http://bit.ly/fgi3f8

Anti-'insulting' act imposing on free speech
http://bit.ly/gsSw0T

Peace & Justice League Protests SOA in G.A
http://bit.ly/elkeM2

Our rights and freedoms make us a democracy
http://bit.ly/hvS6a9

New Brazilian government ratifies Lula da Silva regional foreign policy - FTAA
http://bit.ly/fARZwA

Fox News Guest Threatened For Opposing Dream Act Amnesty
http://bit.ly/e2GGjb

Euro soars on possible US support for more IMF aid
http://bit.ly/fWcDIs

Courts: Using another's SSN not a crime
http://bit.ly/gY3uVt

List of Senators Who Passed the S-510 Food 'Safety' Nightmare Bill
http://bit.ly/egy3da

Feds won't end drilling ban off Fla.
http://bit.ly/gxYe8f

Lawmakers stand firm on taxes as talks start
http://bit.ly/hGomLd

Hot mic catches senator saying lame duck agenda is "all rigged"
http://bit.ly/hpxklX

WIKILEAKS NEWS

Latest Updates on Leak of U.S. Cables, Day 9
http://nyti.ms/ieNuyo

Columbia students told job prospects harmed if they access WikiLeaks cables
http://bit.ly/gxg5uo

These leaks spell doom for web freedom
http://bit.ly/ePTXgi

WikiLeaks will release encrypted ‘doomsday file’ if site blocked
http://bit.ly/i5h2Rc

Wikileaks Cables Fallout: There is No International Consensus on an Attack Against Iran
http://bit.ly/bIMFML

PayPal cuts WikiLeaks from money flow
http://bit.ly/eRflWi

Julian Assange's lawyers say they are being watched
http://bit.ly/i803Xq

WikiLeaks sold classified intel, claims website's co-founder
http://bit.ly/fuKvCR

Clinton uses WikiLeaks disclosures to draw a laugh
http://bit.ly/h5U0QM

POLICE STATE NEWS

Senior citizen arrested at DMV by Capitol Police
http://bit.ly/hNzZqC

Ventura Show FEMA Episode Censored: Watch It Here While You Can!
http://bit.ly/eCWU4A

KC police's raid, use of stun grenade draw probe
http://bit.ly/hx4cIy

Pattern emerging on police violence
http://bit.ly/eX213O

You can't hide from prying eyes
http://bit.ly/dXGOxO

Schumer introducing legislation to make distribution of body-scanner images illegal
http://nydn.us/h7TGlU

NFL commercial makes joke of TSA selective screening
http://bit.ly/fODau2

TSA-Style Pat Downs Hit The Streets
http://bit.ly/gHduBL

Intelligence Contractor Floats Body Cavity Bomb Propaganda
http://bit.ly/eGG016

FEMA Camps: 3 Million Americans Live in Nuclear Plant Danger Zones
http://bit.ly/hsNUoN

Angry boss walks through police cordon and grabs ‘bomb’ to prove it’s just bag of old clothes
(and is arrested under the Terrorism Act)
http://bit.ly/ibKeLW

Hold the brownies! Bill could limit bake sales
http://yhoo.it/fJpIK3

Students Say Schools' Use of Mace Creates a 'Police State' in Birmingham
http://bit.ly/hfK6gL

Clearwater, FL approves red light cameras
http://bit.ly/f7HbOK

Radiation scientists agree TSA naked body scanners could cause breast cancer and sperm mutations
http://bit.ly/ifAZLR

TSA checkpoints coming to bus stops
http://bit.ly/hbANnb

Body scans unsafe, obtrusive
http://bit.ly/eAzfNt

The Web becoming a police state courtesy of US Government and Entertainment business
http://bit.ly/f9jaad

Forum: America has become a police state
http://bit.ly/fBIQvt

The TSA, Interposition and the Spirit of 1809 Tenth Amendment Center
http://bit.ly/gJ5LG0

The TSA and the State House(s)
http://bit.ly/h1T752

Feds tracking credit cards, store purchases without warrant: report
http://bit.ly/hTo37o

CNN Reporter Put On Watch List After Criticizing TSA
http://bit.ly/eeMmrx

Google Admits Doing Evil - Pays $1
http://bit.ly/g1WcVB

TSA Makes Woman In Wheelchair & Lingerie Miss Flt
http://bit.ly/h9D5Of

Huckabee calls for leaker to be executed - What a Christian
http://bit.ly/eWuSVN

Bob Barr Investigates TSA Stand Down On National Opt Out Day
http://bit.ly/dFJzft

Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie gets the TSA treatment at LAX
http://bit.ly/efE6bf

In bra, panties and wheelchair, woman goes through Oklahoma City airport screening
http://bit.ly/gJ0bwB

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

DMV looks at ears, eyes, mouths as well as faces
http://bit.ly/fQVK7V

Nationwide Alert Issued to Find Fraud Suspect's Real Identity
http://bit.ly/gkxQ47

'Don't Tread on Me' License Plates Become a Growing Trend in the U.S.
http://fxn.ws/ejcWOz

Homeland Security wants your driver's license name and your Social Security name to match
http://bit.ly/g0L5r1

CHP officer punched at Stockton DMV office
http://bit.ly/fN2gZS

ECONOMIC NEWS

Silvergoldsilver.com Runs Out Of All Precious Metals In Hours
http://bit.ly/eNdMhX

Irony: Printing Presses Break Leaving $110 Billion In Worthless $100 Bills
http://bit.ly/ih3QZN

No end in sight to U.S. economic crisis as ‘scariest jobs chart ever’
http://bit.ly/fu6Kz2

Market Celebrates Just Announced Record Foodstamp Usage By Closing At 2010 Highs
http://bit.ly/hZJnPQ

Jobless Recovery?: 25 Unemployment Statistics That Are Almost Too Depressing To Read
http://bit.ly/gRcWnn

Stress & Worry: American Dream is ‘to pay my rent’
http://bit.ly/eKs3Kb

Is the College Debt Bubble Ready to Explode
http://yhoo.it/fbyXFX

Unemployed, and Likely to Stay That Way
http://yhoo.it/h7EUWv

City Lays Off Quarter Of Its Entire Work Force
http://bit.ly/fUmMvV

The Gold Confiscation Con
http://bit.ly/g4bqj1

Chinese Gold Imports Surge By 500% Through October
http://bit.ly/hq9rfh

12 Simple Things You Can Start Doing Right Now To Prepare For The Coming Financial Apocalypse
http://bit.ly/9BsY2v

Delaying Tax Vote Could Crash Stock Market
http://bit.ly/he7LhG

AP Video More bad economic news
http://bit.ly/etj9Rf

“Like The Great Depression”: Hundreds Line Up In Freezing Cold For Federal Aid To Pay Heating Bills
http://bit.ly/fYIElm

Manufacturing expands for 16th straight month
http://bit.ly/i7oH2p

BUSINESS NEWS

Want JP Morgan to crash? Buy silver
http://bit.ly/hZQ0ZW

HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

Ex-'gay' speaks of 'purification' journey
http://bit.ly/gg9wcz

Prop. 8 - all eyes on Ninth Circuit panel
http://bit.ly/ebiin7

Evangelicals counter-culture on homosexuality
http://bit.ly/fglKsj

Who will get last word on Prop. 8?
http://bit.ly/hcgEwB

CRIME NEWS

AP Video Toddler rescued from rapist
http://bit.ly/dVYeJh

HACKER NEWS

Indo-Pak cyber war intensifies
http://bit.ly/hJ1XB8

Chinese hackers 'slurped 50 MB of US gov email
http://bit.ly/guqNjA

China's `Patriotic Hackers' Attack U.S. Sites Including Google, NYT Says
http://bit.ly/fB1nXo

Hackers Steal Music From Lady Gaga & Other Top Artists
http://bit.ly/g7yW88

Computer voting ripe for hackers
http://bit.ly/fsb39R

Leaked US embassy cables: Diplomats fear that China used Microsoft source code for cyber warfare
http://zd.net/hPBA8E

Beijing used hackers to find US secrets
http://bit.ly/e0XUi5

US works to secure networks as hackers advance
http://bit.ly/hxHvSA

23-Year-Old Russian Hacker Responsible Was for One-Third of Global Spam
http://gaw.kr/fIrpg2

What security wrought in 2010
http://bit.ly/hr925Y

GAO Finds Hackers Could Exploit Wireless Vulnerabilities
http://bit.ly/guHQIK

HISD: Hacker gained access to personal data of all students, employees
http://bit.ly/dWkI02

Hackers issue bogus Amber Alert
http://bit.ly/ghe72A

Cops probe star hacker ring
http://bit.ly/hZsf5A

China, and hackers, react to WikiLeaks release
http://bit.ly/fFjAZq

Hackers attack government Web sites
http://bit.ly/g3VeIN

Don't let crooks, hackers trash your good name
http://bit.ly/fqC8ul

Chad Ochocinco Blames Hackers for Tweet Insulting NFL for Recent Rule Changes
http://bit.ly/hAhP7y

Experts suspect 'patriotic' hacker behind attacks on WikiLeaks site
http://wapo.st/hTRsBL

China arrests hundreds of hackers, says situation grim
http://bit.ly/fICX6Z

Businesses must educate staff and upgrade security, expert warns
http://bit.ly/i8LwJh

Indian cyber group hacks 36 Govt websites
http://bit.ly/fQ9UQO

Hacker Fail: Two College Kids Discover Police Are Not as Dumb As They Thought
http://bit.ly/gnykXB

Hackers blackmailed major pop stars
http://bit.ly/e6kNJn

Hack of alert system shows vulnerabilities
http://bit.ly/hYhcTl

Canada vulnerable to hacker threat, experts warn
http://bit.ly/egDm3L

Most New Malware Disappears Within A Day: Study
http://bit.ly/e9x9bX

Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Nasa And The World Bank Team Up With Hackers From Around The World
http://bit.ly/fpGY0u

OIL SPILL NEWS

Updates on the continuing problems from the BP oil rig disaster
http://bit.ly/9n9ENN

Peak Denial About Peak Oil
http://bit.ly/aNIvxq

The Truth About ANWR Drilling
http://bit.ly/d31x73

Toxicologist now dealing with at least three autopsies in Gulf
http://bit.ly/czSsUo

Obama Nominates Rabid Anti-gunner to Head the ATF
Gun Owners of America
http://gunowners.org

Monday, November 29, 2010

It was not a good sign that Barack Obama kept his nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives a secret until after the midterm election --- and then quickly announced that anti-gun zealot Andrew F. Traver would be named to fill the slot.

After being blasted before November 2's election by the liberal New York Times for failing to beef up the ATF by appointing a director --- for fear of the wrath of the "gun lobby" --- Obama gets right past the election and, presto chango, a nominee appears. How 'bout that?

And not just any nominee.

As special agent in charge of Chicago's ATF field division, Traver had taken the lead in calling for a ban on semiautomatic firearms.

And Chicago, of course, has been the epicenter of anti-gun government activism. It is not surprising that Traver has also been active in the virulently anti-gun International Association of Chiefs of Police, which has worked to empower Handgun Control-type activists and has commissioned panels to:

* support one-gun-a-month and lock-up-your-safety laws, as well as "ballistic fingerprinting" files on all firearms;

* espouse an "effective" ban on .50-caliber firearms, and a redefinition of "armor-piercing" ammunition that could effectively ban handgun use;

* mandate gun-destruction policies for law enforcement and enhanced funding to go after guns;

* prohibit all private gun sales and make "prohibited persons" out of a much wider variety of persons committing simple misdemeanors;

* back a repeal of the Tiahrt amendment; and,

* allow federal health and safety oversight of the firearms industry (through agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Food and Drug Administration).

It is disconcerting that ANY organization espousing these views would be taken seriously. That an activist in such an organization would be put in charge of the ATF is truly troubling.

ACTION: Contact your Senators. Urge them to support a filibuster of the Traver nomination to head the ATF. You can use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center to send your Senators the pre-written e-mail message below.

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

Dear Senator:

It was not a good sign that Barack Obama kept his nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives a secret until after the election -- and then quickly announced that anti-gun zealot Andrew F. Traver would be named to fill the slot.

As special agent in charge of Chicago's ATF field division, Traver had taken the lead in calling for a ban on semiautomatic firearms.

And Chicago, of course, has been the epicenter of anti-gun government activism. It is not surprising that Traver has also been active in the virulently anti-gun International Association of Chiefs of Police, which has worked to empower Handgun Control-type activists and has commissioned panels to:

* support one-gun-a-month and lock-up-your-safety laws, as well as "ballistic fingerprinting" files on all firearms;

* espouse an "effective" ban on .50-caliber firearms, and a redefinition of "armor-piercing" ammunition that could effectively ban handgun use;

* mandate gun-destruction policies for law enforcement and enhanced funding to go after guns;

* prohibit all private gun sales and make "prohibited persons" out of a much wider variety of persons committing simple misdemeanors;

* back a repeal of the Tiahrt amendment; and,

* allow federal health and safety oversight of the firearms industry (through agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control, the Consumer Product Safety Commission or the Food and Drug Administration).

It is disconcerting that ANY organization espousing these views would be taken seriously. That an activist in such an organization would be put in charge of the ATF is truly troubling.

Please support a filibuster of the Traver nomination to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Sincerely,

___________________________________________________________________

GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. Romans 12:14(KJV)

IN THE NEWS

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Congress Shuts Down Two Music Sites with COICA Bill
http://bit.ly/fjEYgG

Any U.S. attempt to dictate to Latin America would set back democracy movement
http://bit.ly/hldujy

Illegals to Get Taxpayer Funded Debit Cards
http://bit.ly/hJKCyC

Union Rep. Calls for Seizing Private Property & World Socialism
http://bit.ly/esBJhM

National insecurity at new high
http://bit.ly/fjYhgu

Power-Mad Bureaucrats and the Men Who Encourage Them
http://bit.ly/hI6v4j

Tea party hackers keep palin dancing
http://bit.ly/9cYgR3

Can Congress Repeal Health Care And Get America On Track Again
http://bit.ly/aF3H1P

Civil Disobedience Summary
http://bit.ly/gWi6iv

Latest from the No More Mosques Period campaign
http://bit.ly/e4gfot

POLICE STATE NEWS

Airport security the PC way
http://bit.ly/hOVBw5

Are you feeling all comfy and safe yet?
http://bit.ly/e6dqRH

Janet Napolitano Considers Advanced Screenings for Mass Transit
http://bit.ly/i4KrrB

Police State USA and the TSA Gestapo Empire
http://bit.ly/gXcJ7a

Czars U.S.A: Illusion of Democracy Grim, Dry Run for Military Police State
http://bit.ly/dEo62y

Sign the Petition to Congress to Investigate the TSA
http://bit.ly/g23aOI

Police State - Barack Obama
http://bit.ly/gGL8qO

How easily we shuffle toward a police state
http://bit.ly/hGfASI

Police abuse abhorrent
http://bit.ly/e60GFQ

NATO: The Armed Fist Of The Global Police State
http://bit.ly/ahV4tH

The U.S. Police State Outrages Continue
http://bit.ly/9Cdz3m

UK police want new censorship powers
http://bit.ly/ifVeon

Moving ever more toward police state
http://bit.ly/gMChV3

How to Navigate Body Scans and Pat-Downs Bend Over & Take It
http://bit.ly/gllHnS

UK: Official! The Police no longer need a warrant!
http://bit.ly/97Mue0

Blanket-law mania creates police state, not justice
http://bit.ly/flz7Ys

Whoopi Goldberg: TSA Pat-Downs Are Necessary
http://huff.to/c6pO9l

REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

DMV Worker Fired For Snooping On Crystal Bowersox Returning To Work
http://bit.ly/gXg2Bf

'Fake' DMV Employee Arrested in Los Angeles, Police Search for Potential Victims
http://bit.ly/hvg5Hh

California DMV delayed in processing licenses
http://bit.ly/fyWe0S

ECONOMIC NEWS

Federal Regulators, the snag in the economy
http://bit.ly/g5hjAc

The Stench of US Economic Decay Grows Stronger
http://bit.ly/htcJPv

Online Holiday Shopping Tips
http://bit.ly/hbsOCV

CHRISTIANITY NEWS

Religious beliefs cost British doctor her job
http://bit.ly/eYvEtB

MORAL DECLINE

Contractor found guilty of swindling customers in York County
http://bit.ly/gr8tAB

Former Muslim guilty in church embezzlement
http://bit.ly/efQvin

HACKER NEWS

Tech War: ICE vs. Online Hackers
http://bit.ly/fQJrdm

How To Prevent "Electronic Pickpocketing"
http://bit.ly/e8f0JE

Twitter Hacker Sends Out Fake Tsunami Warning
http://bit.ly/g2u9HH

Wikileaks 'hacked ahead of secret US document release'
http://bbc.in/gNhimg

'Patriotic' hacker claims credit for WikiLeaks attack
http://on.msnbc.com/h52zvL

Cyberthieves fleece Detroit-area firm
http://bit.ly/eu0sTh

Two former students charged in university hack in MO
http://bit.ly/eVqA2z

Malware Authors Crank Engines, Reach 20 Million Mark in 2010
http://bit.ly/ho2OX8

Android phones hit by SD Card data stealing flaw
http://bit.ly/gokEL6

Targeted Trojans: The silent danger of a clever malware, from Symantec
http://bit.ly/eOphYN

Scottish hacker jailed for 18 months after widespread malware attack
http://bit.ly/dIEIiE

Hacker jailed for 18 months: Matthew Anderson spied on computer users using webcams
http://bit.ly/gYmODQ

Federal Reserve Hacker Indicted
http://bit.ly/8YVlSB

Feds Nab Hacker Suspected of Stealing 400,000 Credit Card Numbers
http://bit.ly/bqyVuE

Credit Card Crooks Target Hotels
http://bit.ly/gYlB4R

Cyberthieves use human money mules for risky work
http://bit.ly/fGVm1s

Heath Department Tracking Down Hackers
http://bit.ly/hSITIZ

Cyberthieves still rely on human foot soldiers
http://bit.ly/fxQWpz

With Kinect Controller, Hackers Take Liberties
http://bit.ly/eoAwEm

Computer expert faces jail term
http://bit.ly/cQp9a2