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freewebb — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:29:09 GMT

Demand A Recusal
PROOF That Liberal Justice Kagan Was Involved in Defending Obamacare — Now It’s Headed to Supreme Court! DEMAND Congress IMPEACH HER If She Doesn’t Recuse Herself Off Of This Case! THIS JUST IN: Internal memos and newly-discovered emails have been uncovered that offer PROOF that Justice Kagan WAS involved in the “Obamacare” case — which means that the law REQUIRES she NOT participate in ANY decision at the Supreme Court regarding it! In an article blog, Hans von Spakovsky writes: “An internal memorandum from the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) reveals that Justice Elena Kagan “substantially participated” in a health care case ...
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The Income-Inequality Myth
As we listen to President Obama, Occupy Wall Street, and much of the mainstream media working themselves into a lather over inequality in America, one thinks of Harrison Bergeron, the 1961 short story by Kurt Vonnegut that posited a society based on perfect equality, “not only equal before God and the law … equal every which way.” The government employed a “Handicapper General” to ensure that no one was smarter, more athletic, or more productive than anyone else. Beautiful people were forced to wear masks, athletic people had to carry weights, and intelligent people wore radios in their ears to interrupt their thoughts with loud noises. Yet for all the sound and fury — and beating drums in Zuccotti Park — almost everything that people presume about inequality in America is wrong.
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Petition: No Small Arms Treaty
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Barack Obama and the United Nations want to end private gun ownership!

The United Nations wants to pass a treaty banning and confiscating your guns, all in the name of "world peace." Doing that would obliterate the Second Amendment of our Constitution, and leave law-abiding American citizens unarmed while criminals and terrorists wreak havoc!

The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution reads: "...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed."

But, Barack Obama doesn't care about the United States Constitution. He is willing to do anything to make sure his anti-gun agenda is implemented. Even if he has to bypass Congress, Mr. Obama will see to it that your gun rights will be severely restricted. In fact, he has a lot of well-financed organizations assisting him in his quest for a gun-less America, like the Brady Campaign.

Conservative Action Alerts is committed to stopping Obama's radical anti-gun agenda and protecting the right of every American to keep and bear arms. Please send sign and send your free messages to Congress and Barack Obama below and tell them you oppose the U.N. Small Arms Treaty.

PROOF That Liberal Justice Kagan Was Involved in Defending "Obamacare" -- Now It's Headed to Supreme Court! DEMAND Congress IMPEACH HER If She Doesn't Recuse Herself Off Of This Case!

THIS JUST IN: Internal memos and newly-discovered emails have been uncovered that offer PROOF that Justice Kagan WAS involved in the "Obamacare" case -- which means that the law REQUIRES she NOT participate in ANY decision at the Supreme Court regarding it!

In an article at the conservative Heritage Foundation's "Foundry" blog, Hans von Spakovsky writes:
"An internal memorandum from the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) reveals that Justice Elena Kagan "substantially participated" in a health care case in San Francisco in which the Justice Department argued over the effect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). This raises grave new doubts about the appropriateness of Kagan's participation as a justice in the Obamacare lawsuit scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court in March... By May 2010, emails show that Kagan was well aware of the possible conflict, writing that the OSG's message pertaining to her involvement in the matter 'needs to be coordinated.'"
DID YOU READ THAT? Not only was Elena Kagan involved in defending Obamacare... she KNEW it was a conflict, and tried to cover it up!

ELENA KAGAN MUST RECUSE HERSELF -- OR BE IMPEACHED!

It's Kagan's involvement in another case, Golden Gate Restaurant Association v. San Francisco, which reveals still more about the extent to which Kagan formulated the government's legal opinion regarding the PPACA and why she should seriously consider disqualifying herself from the pending Supreme Court case.

Neal Katyal of the Solicitor General's office wrote a "Memorandum for the Solicitor General" dated May 13, 2010, on the subject of "CURRENT CASES THAT YOU HAVE WORKED ON." This memo was sent to Kagan "to guide your decisions about which cases to participate in pending your nomination." It contains a list of cases "in which we feel that you have substantially participated" (emphasis added). The second case listed is "Golden Gate." Internal emails reveal that the case was "discussed with Elena several times" and that she exchanged multiple private emails with the counsel drafting the brief.

As Spakovsky writes, the fact that Kagan "substantially participated" in a case in which her office filed an amicus brief that discussed Obamacare in detail and provided an opinion on its effect on the issues in that case raises new and serious questions about her impartiality -- particularly when viewed together with the evidence of her internal communication regarding the legal challenges to Obamacare. The Solicitor General's office itself said in an email on May 11, 2010, that the "Golden Gate case presents special considerations because of the possible nexus to the Health Care bill." So even internally, the Justice Department recognized the "nexus" between the Golden Gate case and the PPACA.

28 U.S.C. §455 (a) requires a justice to disqualify herself from any proceeding "in which [her] impartiality might reasonably be questioned." Section (b)(3) mandates that a justice disqualify herself from a case in which she "has served in governmental employment and in such capacity participated as counsel, adviser or material witness concerning the proceeding or expressed an opinion concerning the merits of the particular case or controversy."

It's not like Kagan WON'T recuse herself from cases that are coming up, which she had prior interest in -- so she SHOULD be willing to do so WHENEVER necessary. When the Arizona immigration law finally comes before the U.S. Supreme Court, giving the States the possibility to do the job that the Federal government has refused to do... liberal Justice Elena Kagan will NOT be there. Kagan has RECUSED herself.

Why? Because while she was serving as solicitor general, Kagan had been involved in the administration's decisions related to the Arizona immigration lawsuit that will soon be decided by the high court.

At her hearings, she said she would recuse herself from any case in which she "officially formally approved something" or "played a substantial role." But that is not the test that the federal statute imposes. It requires Justice Kagan to disqualify herself if she, as a federal employee (solicitor general) "participated as counsel" or as an "adviser," or she "expressed an opinion concerning the merits of the particular case in controversy."

But Elena Kagan was JUST as involved in OBAMACARE -- CNSnews has just reported on the "smoking gun" to prove it. But she still REFUSES to recuse herself from THAT case!

Just like is happening with the Arizona immigration law, "Obamacare" -- the infamous "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" designed to drive America into a more socialistic healthcare system -- is finally going to be going before the U.S. Supreme Court, to decide once and for all whether or not it's even Constitutional.

But more and more evidence is emerging that the Elena Kagan is BREAKING THE LAW if she doesn't recuse herself... and who should be IMPEACHED and REMOVED FROM THE BENCH if she doesn't step aside!

And since it's being reported that she's refusing to recuse herself from the Obamacare case... SHE WOULD NEED TO BE IMPEACHED TO FORCE HER OFF OF IT!

Congress needs to FULLY INVESTIGATE whether Kagan lied to Congress, and whether she needs to recuse herself instead of being allowed to hear the upcoming case on Obamacare -- and YOU AND I need to FORCE Congress to do that investigation!

And send a FREE message directly to YOUR Congressmen HERE!

Federal Court Supports Illegal Obama Multiple Sales Regs

freewebb — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:03:32 GMT

Gun Owners of America Federal Court Supports Illegal Obama Multiple Sales Regs

First, the good news: Fox News is reporting that due to an amazing outpouring of opposition, the vote on the so-called anti-piracy legislation -- which could muzzle websites like GOA’s -- has been postponed. Thank you all for your activism … and please stay tuned to further updates on this issue.

Now for the bad news : You know what they say about Friday the 13th.

Well, this past Friday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a setback to gun owners. The issue involved a lawsuit challenging Barack Obama’s illegal multiple sales regulations. [NSSF v. Jones, Acting Director, BATFE.]

Through those regulations, Obama has demanded, by regulatory fiat, that firearms licensees in four southwestern states report multiple sales of certain long guns to the federal government.

In upholding this action, Judge Rosemary Collyer -– a Bush appointee! –- ignored the Constitution, the Supreme Court’s decision in the Heller case, and the clear language of federal law.

Of course, this once again underscores the danger of putting all our eggs in the “court basket.” It’s not a bad idea to challenge unconstitutional measures in the courts, but it’s problematic if we look to them as being the ultimate defenders of our gun rights. Clearly, they are not.

Among other things, Judge Collyer ignored the obvious language of the 1986 McClure-Volkmer Act, which prohibits the ATF from demanding any information on gun owners other than information explicitly allowed by statute.

Specifically, the section states: “Such [licensees] shall not be required to submit to the Attorney General reports and information with respect to such records and the contents thereof, except as expressly required by this section.” (18 U.S.C. 923(g)(1))

Paragraph (g)(5) allows the Attorney General to demand information by issuing a “demand letter,” but participants in the drafting of McClure-Volkmer affirm that this was not intended to trump the paragraph (1) limitation, in order to statutorily mandate reporting requirements.

To interpret paragraph (g)(5), as Obama and Attorney General Holder have interpreted it, is to say that there are NO limits on the information the Attorney General can demand -– up to and including every 4473 in the country.

In opening this door, Collyer cited much narrower decisions in the Fourth and the liberal Ninth Circuit, but expanded them beyond any judicial precedent. Citing a test that looked at whether the ATF’s action constituted a “clear error of judgment” or was “arbitrary or capricious,” Collyer gave all of the benefit of the doubt to Obama -– and none to the Second Amendment, which wasn’t even considered in her 21-page opinion.

The decision will presumably be appealed to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals -– a supposedly “conservative” circuit that nevertheless upheld ObamaCare.

But the larger issue is this: Congress can block these regulations by simply cutting off the money to implement them. Last fall, we demanded that the House include such a prohibition in its giant money bill. But congressional leaders ignored the Second Amendment community on this and a variety of other pro-gun issues, including defunding ObamaCare.

It is late in the game. But there is still an opportunity to prohibit funding for the multiple sales regulations on the annual Department of Justice Appropriations bill and the “continuing resolution” which will inevitably follow around September 30.

True, a lot of damage will have been done by that point. But we cannot allow to stand the precedent that the Attorney General can seize any and all gun-related information, simply by saying he wants it.

ACTION : Click here to ontact your representative. Tell him Congress must act to block funding for the unlawful, anti-gun Obama multiple sales regulations.

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THE UNITED NATIONS IS COMING FOR OUR GUNS!

freewebb — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:37:19 GMT

THE UNITED NATIONS IS COMING FOR OUR GUNS!

The Second Amendment to our United States Constitution is under international attack...and Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton fully support this takeover of our freedoms!

The United States has endorsed a United Nations Small Arms Treaty that threatens the rights of American citizens to own firearms:

It would enact tougher licensing requirements, which means more red tape for law-abiding Americans
It would allow the government to confiscate and destroy all "unauthorized" civilian firearms
It would ban the trade, sale and private ownership of all semi-automatic weapons
It would create an international gun registry, giving Obama and his administration the ability to end private ownership completely

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John R. Bolton says the United Nations "is trying to act as though this is really just a treaty about international arms trade between nation states, but there is no doubt that the real agenda here is domestic firearms control."

Conservative Action Alerts is committed to stopping Obama's radical agenda, and protecting the right of every American to keep and bear arms. Please CLICK HERE to FAX every United States Senator and tell them you oppose the U.N. Small Arms Treaty. We need your immediate response, before it's too late!

Larry Bell of Forbes magazine says the treaty targets "our Constitutional right for law-abiding citizens to own and bear arms."

And Bolton warns, "After the treaty is approved and it comes into force, you will find out that it has this implication or that implication and it requires the Congress to adopt some measure that restricts ownership of firearms."

The Treaty would be administered by a United Nations agency called the "Implementation Support Unit." Every country would be required to submit a report to the ISU outlining "all activities undertaken in order to accomplish the implementation of this Treaty, including... domestic laws, regulations and administrative measures."

My gun - or your gun - or any patriotic American's gun - should NEVER be subject to international law. PERIOD!

Will you please help us to fax every United States Senator to make sure he or she defends our Constitution and does NOT sign the United Nations Small Arms Treaty? We cannot sit back and allow Obama to destroy our liberties with the help of the United Nations! Please CLICK HERE to FAX every Member of Congress RIGHT NOW and tell them you oppose the U.N. Small Arms Treaty.

Barack Obama is no friend of the Second Amendment. He is the most anti-gun President the United States has ever had.

As a state senator in Illinois, Obama worked aggressively to expand gun control laws.

As President, he appointed the anti-gun Andrew Traver as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, and then used that agency to push gun sales to criminals - in order to present "evidence" that the Second Amendment should be restricted or abolished.

Now, he's planning to use the United Nations - and we must stop him from going around our Constitution and ending our Second Amendment rights.

Bolton said, "The administration knows it cannot obtain this kind of legislation purely in a domestic context...They will use an international agreement as an excuse to get domestically what they couldn't otherwise."

Will you please help us to fax every United States Senator to make sure he or she defends our Constitution and does NOT sign the United Nations Small Arms Treaty? We cannot sit back and allow Obama to destroy our liberties with the help of the United Nations! Please CLICK HERE to FAX every Member of Congress RIGHT NOW and tell them you oppose the U.N. Small Arms Treaty. We need your immediate response, before it's too late!

The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution reads: "...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed."

But, that right is under threat by the United Nations, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

The United Nations claims this Treaty is intended to stop terrorist groups, and insurgents. But - WHO will decide what constitutes a terrorist group? Is it someone who is a member of the Tea Party? The NRA? Or perhaps, just the Republican Party?

Conservative Action Alerts stands with you in your fight for your gun rights. That's why we have been very action in making sure your freedoms have not been infringed upon. But, Obama is not going to stop his gun control crusade, so that means those of us who respect and admire the U.S. Constitution must keep up our crusade to protect our rights and our sovereignty.

WILL YOU HELP PUT A HALT TO THIS GUN CONTROL SCHEME WHILE THERE IS STILL TIME?

Please help us FAX TODAY to voice your disapproval of the U.N. Small Arms Treaty, and make sure every every single United States Senator knows the American people OPPOSE it!

When Obama took his oath of office, he swore to defend the U.S. Constitution, but he has butchered it at every turn, using EXECUTIVE ORDERS, PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS, APPOINTED CZARS and whatever else he can find at his disposal to thumb his nose at the American people and do whatever he wants!

Little by little, Obama is chipping away at our rights, and we have to be very vocal with our representatives and make sure they uphold the U.S. Constitution that Obama has such disdain for.

Will you please help us to fax every United States Senator to make sure he or she defends our Constitution and does NOT sign the United Nations Small Arms Treaty? We cannot sit back and allow Obama to destroy our liberties with the help of the United Nations! Please CLICK HERE to FAX every Member of Congress RIGHT NOW and tell them you oppose the U.N. Small Arms Treaty.

Our individual, AMERICAN RIGHT to keep and bear arms must not be allowed to be under the jurisdiction of any international agency or organization.
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P. S. Supporters of this bill will tell you there is nothing to worry about - and there won't be, as long as alert citizens like you make sure this never becomes a reality! Conservative Action Alerts is dedicated to protecting your rights under the United States Constitution. We must stop this Treaty immediately, and that is why I must receive your help today!

Please CLICK HERE to FAX every single United States Senator to let them know that you OPPOSE the United Nations Small Arms Treaty!

You can also CLICK HERE to send a FREE message directly to YOUR U.S. Representative and Senators!

they Un and Obama

freewebb — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:53:00 GMT

Behind the Scenes, Obama Continues Pushing UN Gun Control Treaty
-- Voters can stop this global tyranny by electing an Obama-proof Congress

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

Friday, October 22, 2010

In late September, several dozen UN representatives met at the University of Massachusetts in Boston to further discuss their plans for global gun control.

While our President may have a history of being absent for important events -- missing over 300 votes while in the U.S. Senate, dissing important dignitaries who visit our country, etc. -- he was sure to have his administration represented at this meeting.

The final report for the Boston Symposium on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is posted online and states that:

"In the end, we seek to achieve an ATT that will establish the highest possible common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms, including small arms and light weapons, in order to contribute effectively towards peace and stability. This Symposium has brought us one step closer to achieving that goal."

So, they are one step closer to their goal. What are there goals for our firearms?

Apart from using generic phrases like "highest possible common international standards" (aka, gun controls), the gun banners are very careful not to publicly post specific anti-gun proposals that would excite the American public against them. But Paul Gallant and Joanne Eisen, who have attended these UN meetings, spell out what the proposed ATT will really entail.

Writing together with another noted firearms author of the Independence Institute, Dave Kopel, they say that an Arms Trade Treaty would impose:

* Microstamping on firearms, thus increasing the cost of each gun by about $200;

* Registration of all firearms, which is often a prelude to gun confiscation;

* Restrictions on gun sales, especially private transfers (thus, no more gun shows as we know them);

* Embargoes on firearms and materials (such as nickel and tungsten) that would limit access to many of the firearms which are sold in this country.

I'll never submit to any stinkin' gun control laws!

You might think: "I don't care what the UN imposes on us, I will never comply with their gun controls."

Oh really? So, you'll never buy a new gun from a gun dealer? Because if you do -- and that gun has been manufactured according to UN treaty standards -- then the microstamping technology on that gun will cost you a couple hundred dollars extra.

Not only that, the signature impressions that the firing pin leaves on your spent cartridge cases will be registered with the government under your name.

No problem, you say, you're not a criminal -- so who cares if the signature from your firing pin is registered with the government.

Well, do you ever take your guns to a shooting range and leave your spent brass? According to Kopel, criminals could easily implicate innocent gun owners by going to gun ranges, collecting the empty casings and dumping them at crime scenes. Moreover, the common practice of selling or giving away once-fired brass could disappear overnight.

Do you still think that a UN treaty won't affect you? The "master minds" at the UN plan to register every firearms sale that passes through a gun dealer and to cut off (make illegal) any private sale that you might attempt as a means of circumventing their controls.

But we can beat this travesty by electing an Obama-proof Senate this November!

Even if the President signs the Arms Trade Treaty -- and he most certainly will when it's completed -- we can strangle this hideous creature in its cradle if he can't get two-thirds of all the Senators to support him.

Help GOA stop UN gun control

That's why GOA is here, fighting to make sure he can't impose a UN gun ban on every American citizen.

GOA has published its 2010 Voter Guide which is available at the GOA website.

And the GOA Political Victory Fund has helped pushed several pro-gun candidates over the hump in their primaries and into the lead for the general election. You can go to the GOA-PVF site to get more details on these races.

Finally, you can help Gun Owners of America continue to spread the word about pro-gun candidates by going to http://gunowners.org/ordergoamem.htm and contributing to the organization that is on the front lines defending your gun rights without compromising one inch.

This is crunch time. We are less than two weeks away from one of the most important elections in our lifetimes.

Revealed The Moral Bankruptcy Of The Senate-vote them out

freewebb — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:38:00 GMT

ObamaCare Has Revealed The Moral Bankruptcy Of The Senate
-- It's time for us for to repeat this loudly and often

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

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Here's where we're at on socialized health care. The House and Senate have passed ObamaCare bills, but the two versions are very different. So, the bill can't go to the President until they iron out the differences.

Make no mistake about it. This legislation moves us down the road towards socialism, and it will result in even more gun owners being disqualified from owning firearms.

We need to regroup and renew our efforts to kill ObamaCare -- an outcome which is still very doable.

Now, repeat this phrase over and over: A MORAL CESSPOOL.

If we are going to defeat the anti-gun ObamaCare legislation, these words are going to have to be repeated millions of times over the next month.

The U.S. Senate has become a moral cesspool.

The U.S. Senate has become a moral cesspool.

The U.S. Senate has become a moral cesspool.

Why is this refrain so important? There are several reasons why, but consider this: Throughout this fight over ObamaCare, Senators have lied about guns... they've lied about the deficit... they've lied about the costs of health insurance premiums and how the bill will affect senior citizens. They have lied over and over to their constituents about all these issues.

That's why it's time that we tell Democrat Senators how corrupt their vote for ObamaCare really was. Obviously, they won't agree. So let each Senator make the argument that, "I am not a crook."

That argument never wins elections.

Already, Democrat Representatives and Senators are either switching parties or announcing their retirements. They know the American people are disgusted with the moral bankruptcy of the U.S. Congress -- a situation that has become obvious to anyone who watches the nightly news.

Consider the following despicable practices which were perpetrated in order to push ObamaCare through the Senate last month:

1. Lies

* For months, Senators claimed there were no anti-gun provisions in the ObamaCare legislation. But everyone knew they were lying. So last month, a provision was inserted into the Senate bill which claims to allay the concerns of gun owners -- but leaves the most important problem unremedied. If they weren't lying to begin with, then why try to fix what they claimed wasn't there?

* Senators are now insisting that the current Senate health bill protects the rights of gun owners, even though this version would still allow the BATFE and FBI to troll through the ObamaCare database for gun owners who would be disqualified because of their medical information. This could result in millions of Americans -- who are suffering from PTSD and other similar conditions -- being put into the NICS system and denied the right to buy firearms.

2. Bribes

* A $100 million bribe to treat Sen. Ben Nelson's state different from all others, in exchange for Ben Nelson's vote.

* A $100-300 million bribe to treat Sen. Mary Landrieu's state different from all others, in exchange for Mary Landrieu's vote.

* $10 billion for community health centers operated by groups similar to ACORN, in exchange for Sen. Bernie Sanders' vote.

* A bribe to Sen. Max Baucus in order to treat Libby, Montana, different from any other town.

* A bribe to Sen. Chris Dodd consisting of a $100 million medical center in Connecticut.

* Bribes to Sens. Kent Conrad, Brian Dorgan, Bill Nelson, etc., etc., etc.

* In fact, there are so many bribes in the Senate version of the ObamaCare bill that the bribe-meister himself, Majority Leader Harry Reid, publicly bragged that if your senator doesn't have a bribe in this bill, it "speaks poorly" of him.

3. Extortion

* Threats to take away Sen. Joe Lieberman's chairmanship because of his opposition to the government run "public option."

4. Fraud

* Senators are claiming that the Senate-passed version reduces the deficit, even though:

a. $247 billion of the bill's costs are being snuck through in separate legislation;

b. The "savings" rely on $465 billion of Medicare "cuts," which no one believed were achievable; and

c. The "savings" rely on making new taxes take effect 3-5 years before any of those tax monies are spent.

* Senators are claiming that the bill would make Medicare solvent -- but this claim can only be made by fraudulently double-counting the effects of the phony Medicare cuts.

* Senators are claiming that health care costs would be brought under control, when the government's own Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that costs would go up $245 billion.

* Senators are claiming that premiums would be brought under control, even though the Congressional Budget Office found that policies under the "exchange" (i.e., those policies which you would have to buy, under penalty of law) would be 10-13% more expensive than if Congress did nothing.

5. Secrecy

* The final version of the 2407-page bill wasn't revealed until less than 48 hours before Congress began voting on it.

Now that the Christmas holidays are behind us, we need to get back to work. Please take the time to contact your Senator, so that we can protect the rights of gun owners by defeating socialized medicine.

ACTION: Over the next month, the term "moral cesspool" needs to become part of the political lexicon. Below, you will find that two sample communications are attached -- one for Democrat Senators, the other for Republicans.

So please send your letter, and then get your relatives, your friends, your neighbors, your gun clubs, churches, etc., to do the same.

You can use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send a pre-written message to your Senators -- the appropriate e-mail will automatically be sent to your Senator, based on whether he or she is a Republican or Democrat.

----- Pre-written letter for Democrat Senators -----

Dear Senator:

The U.S. Senate has become a moral cesspool, and you need to begin doing something about it before this whole country is sacrificed on the altar of the Senate's moral decay.

I am disgusted with the lies, bribes, and fraud which you have advocated by voting for the Senate ObamaCare legislation:

* Millions of American taxpayer dollars were spent in the states of Ben Nelson, Mary Landrieu and Chris Dodd to obtain their votes. In fact, so many bribes were shelled out that the chief bribe-meister, Harry Reid, publicly bragged that if a senator doesn't have a bribe in this bill, it "speaks poorly" of him.

* The Senate bill was passed on the claim that the Reid bill reduces the deficit, even though:

a. $247 billion of the bill's costs are being snuck through in separate legislation;

b. The "savings" rely on $465 billion of Medicare "cuts," which no one believed were achievable; and

c. The "savings" rely on making new taxes take effect 3-5 years before any of those tax monies are spent.

* Senators claimed that health care costs would be brought under control, when the government's own Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that costs would go up $245 billion.

* Senators also claimed that premiums would be brought under control, even though the Congressional Budget Office found that policies under the "exchange" (i.e., those policies which you would have to buy, under penalty of law) would be 10-13% more expensive than if Congress did nothing.

There is still time to change course. I implore you to change your vote on ObamaCare.

Sincerely,

----- Pre-written letter for Republican Senators -----

Dear Senator:

Thank you for voting against the ObamaCare fiasco.

For months, Senators claimed there were no anti-gun provisions in the ObamaCare legislation. But everyone knew they were lying. So last month, a provision was inserted into the Senate bill which claims to allay the concerns of gun owners -- but leaves the most important problem unremedied.

Some Democrat Senators are now claiming that the current Senate health bill protects the rights of gun owners, even though this version would still allow the BATFE and FBI to troll through the ObamaCare database for gun owners who would be disqualified because of their medical information. This could result in millions of Americans -- who are suffering from PTSD and other similar conditions -- being put into the NICS system and denied the right to buy firearms.

Bottom line: Please do everything in your power to kill the ObamaCare legislation. What can you, as a senator, do about this?

Please take away the incentive that the suicidal Democrats have for selling their votes on ObamaCare for posh nominations in the Obama administration after they are defeated at the polls or retire.

You can do this by announcing you will place a "hold" on the nominations of Blanche Lincoln, Evan Bayh, Chris Dodd, Brian Dorgan, and Michael Bennet -- nominations which will inevitably be made next year as a payoff for their votes on behalf of ObamaCare.

It's time that the bribes stopped, and you can make this happen.

Remember when

freewebb — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:45:00 GMT

Remember when Ronald Reagan was president?
We also had Bob Hope and Johnny Cash still with us.
Now we have Obama with no hope and no cash.

Over five thousand years ago, Moses said to the children of Israel " pick up your

shovel, mount your asses and camels, and I will lead you to the promised land".

Nearly 75 years ago, Roosevelt said, " Lay down your shovels, sit on your asses, and

light up a camel, this is the promised land".

Now Obama has stolen your shovel, taxed your asses, raised the price of camels, and

mortgaged the promised land.

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those that vote for the HealthCare bill,something smells of ....??

1.when you all vote to exempt yourselves from the insurance you are forcing on us

2.when you use="Bernie Madoff accounting" for double counting
the savings from Medicare as a means to pay for the Senate health care bill

3.all of the other stuff thats pulled in the name of the American people
I believe we should Yell one of 2 things:

1.impeachment
Impeachment is a formal process in which an elected official is accused of
unlawful activity, and which may or may not lead to the removal of that official
from office.

2. recall-we know that fedral officials are not subject but lets make it a voter recall

in 2010 and 2012 and vote them out.....show them who the real boss
is...........
recall election (also called a recall referendum or representative recall) is
a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a
direct vote (plebiscite), initiated when sufficient voters sign a petition.

Impeachment and recall

freewebb — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:36:00 GMT

Remember when Ronald Reagan was president?
We also had Bob Hope and Johnny Cash still with us.
Now we have Obama with no hope and no cash.

Over five thousand years ago, Moses said to the children of Israel " pick up your

shovel, mount your asses and camels, and I will lead you to the promised land".

Nearly 75 years ago, Roosevelt said, " Lay down your shovels, sit on your asses, and

light up a camel, this is the promised land".

Now Obama has stolen your shovel, taxed your asses, raised the price of camels, and

mortgaged the promised land.

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those that vote for the HealthCare bill,something smells of ....??

1.when you all vote to exempt yourselves from the insurance you are forcing on us

2.when you use="Bernie Madoff accounting" for double counting
the savings from Medicare as a means to pay for the Senate health care bill

3.all of the other stuff thats pulled in the name of the American people
I believe we should Yell one of 2 things:

1.impeachment
Impeachment is a formal process in which an elected official is accused of
unlawful activity, and which may or may not lead to the removal of that official
from office.

2. recall-we know that fedral officials are not subject but lets make it a voter recall

The Donkeys are at it again

freewebb — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:46:00 GMT

call on this now and put a stop to it!!!!!!!!!!!

Senate Bill SB-2099 will require us to put on our 2009 1040
federal tax
form all guns that you have or own. It may require fingerprints
and a
tax of $50 per gun. (if it is later found that you had guns
that you
declined to declare and or pay the tax on you could be charged
with a
felony)

The bill was introduced on Feb. 24th and will become public
knowledge 30

days after it is voted into law.. This is an amendment to the
Internal
Revenue Act of 1986. This means that the Finance Committee can
pass this
without the Senate voting on it at all..

The full text of the proposed amendment is on the U.S. Senate
homepage

You can find it by doing a search by the bill number, SB-2099.
http://ron.dotson.net/guns/sb2099.htm

You know who to call; I strongly suggest you do. Please help
STOP this bill !!!

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The things you should vote no on and preserve your American rights..

You will soon loose them the way we are going, don`t just blindly
believe what a politician tells you research the truth for yourself then
decide, or are you just to lazy to do that?

Socialism is not what this county was founded on, it is not what the
founding fathers had in mind.

You should tell your Gov. you do not want CAP and Trade, you do not
want Gov. run Health Care, you do not want Gun control, you do not
want your rights eroded. by the Democrats any longer. They don't care
what we want-its what they want. In todays society if your still voting a
straight ticket your crazy,no one party has all the answers.

Don't act like a sheep and follow blindly with the misguided thinking
that all the news you hear is the truth, don't let them alter you vote with
twisted truths. Pretty soon some moron who thinks there agenda is the
best will tell us ,we were responsible for the dinosaurs being extinct........
The real danger is those folks who shift their opinion like blowing dirt
and do believe everything that the liberal press or politics say to them.
Jefferson said the power of the press belongs to those who own it..

If you don`t want Acorn running the next census and knowing 23 pages
of your life then go here: SIGN THE PETITION: Stop ACORN from
Accessing Taxpayer Dollars-http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/TaxDollars/

Are you tired of some of the democrats and republicans raming bill down
your throat and the don`t even read them? get mad and stop them beofe its
to late, just tell them to stop and do what the people want not what they want
without even asking.......................

Energy and Gas Prices-We must do short term drilling while
we fix the alternative energy for the long term....they knew 30
years ago this needed to be done-it was talked about...................

Congress must open up domestic supplies of energy to
exploration if we are to reduce your pain at the pump.

From reserves in the mountain West to ANWR to the outer-continental
shelf, we have untapped resources that can increase energy supply
and reduce prices,and kepp our money at home, And, constantly
improving technology gives us the ability to explore while preserving
our natural heritage for generations.

And, we must never stop exploring alternative energy. France gets
80% of its energy from clean, safe nuclear energy.

Come on America speak up-you have sat back to long and just
let the government do what they want,you can still make a change...........

Obama’s Plan Would Repeal Medicare

Obama’s Phony War on Terror

Cap-and-Trade Bill Would Cripple Economy

Healthcare Reformers Defeat the Purpose
the choices would eventually go away,and then there would only be one choice
because it is the cheapest-not necessairly the best-it is
government control we don't need

a few of the democrats want to force their views on us and do
not want to do what we the people want

they need to stop trying to prosecute the past and come back
to the present and devote there energy to this

How can they vote on something they haven't read?????????

we need to vote them out!!!!!!!!!!!

Time to put the heat on your Senators as hearings begin

freewebb — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:48:02 GMT

Should We be Surprised by Sotomayor's Radical Views?
-- Time to put the heat on your Senators as hearings begin

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
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Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org/

"I will be talking [to Judge Sotomayor] about the question of
foreign law and the question of [her] commitment to the Second
Amendment, the right to keep and bear arms.... President Obama, who
nominated Judge Sotomayor, has a rather limited view of what the Second
Amendment guarantees." -- Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), June 2009

Monday, July 13, 2009

Today, the U.S. Senate commences hearings on Justice Sonia Sotomayor,
who was nominated by President Obama to replace the retiring Judge
David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court.

In many ways, Sotomayor's views are out-of-step with our American
heritage and with the views of Americans in general. For example,
Sotomayor believes that our fundamental law is constantly evolving and
that rights are constantly changing with the times.

But should we be surprised? The President who nominated her holds some
of the most radical views ever held by a resident of the White House.
His take on the Constitution -- and the Second Amendment in particular
-- has stationed him to the far left on the political spectrum.

Consider just a small snapshot of his record over the years:

* As President, Obama has nationalized much of the car and banking
industry and is now looking to do the same with health care. Even the
Marxist President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, joked on live television
last month that he and Fidel Castro need to be careful or else "we
are going to end up to [Obama's] right."

* As a U.S. Senator, Obama was ranked by the National Journal in 2007
as the most liberal legislator in that chamber. Realize that such a
ranking put Obama to the left of 99 other Senators -- including an
open, self-avowed socialist, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

* Like many socialists, Obama has supported some of the most extreme
positions on gun control: supporting a ban on handguns, opposing the
repeal of the draconian DC gun ban, opposing the right of self-defense
for residents in the Chicago suburbs, and much more.

Obama's brand of far-left politics sees the Constitution as moldable as
a ball of wax. In a 2001 interview, he criticized earlier Supreme
Courts for "never ventur[ing] into the issues of redistribution of
wealth.... It didn't break free from the essential constraints that
were placed by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution."

Sotomayor appears to have the same view of our highest document, as she
stated in 1996 that law is not "static and predictable," but
"constantly overhaul[ed] and adapt[ed] [by lawyers and courts] to
the realities of ever-changing social, industrial and political
conditions."

ACTION: Please urge your two Senators to vote AGAINST the Sotomayor
nomination. Tell them to cast a pro-gun vote on EVERY vote related to
Judge Sonia Sotomayor (whether it's a vote on sustaining a filibuster
or a vote on final passage).

Please 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.

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

Dear Senator:

Judge Sonia Sotomayor's views are out-of-step with our American
heritage and with the views of Americans in general. Not surprisingly,
the Rasmussen polling firm reported on July 1 that more Americans
oppose her nomination than support her.

Sotomayor believes that our fundamental law is constantly evolving and
that rights are constantly changing with the times. But a majority of
Americans disagree. Multiple polls have found that almost
three-fourths of all Americans believe that the Second Amendment of the
U.S. Constitution protects the rights of "individuals" to own
guns. Not so for Judge Sotomayor:

* She ruled in United States v. Sanchez-Villar (2004) that "the
right to possess a gun is clearly not a fundamental right."

* And earlier this year, Sotomayor was part of a three-judge panel
which ruled in Maloney v. Cuomo that the Second Amendment does not
apply to the states. This makes her more liberal than the Ninth
Circuit, which stated in the Nordyke case in April that the Second
Amendment does apply to the states.

Please cast a pro-gun vote on EVERY vote related to Judge Sonia
Sotomayor (whether it's a vote on sustaining a filibuster or a vote on
final passage).

I would like to hear back from you on this. Although rest assured, Gun
Owners of America will keep me up to date on any further developments.

Sincerely,

Step One of their plan to repeal the 2nd Amendment.

freewebb — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:10:07 GMT

The Obama Administration has revealed its intention to
reinstate the so-called "assault" gun ban -- Step One of
their plan to repeal the 2nd Amendment.

Having already taken advantage of our country's current
economic woes to speed the largest, most pork-laden
spending spree in history through the Democrat-controlled
Congress, the Obama team is again using fear tactics to
impose bad policy.

Attorney General Eric Holder announced his desire to once
again deny law abiding Americans their 2nd Amendment rights
, using the ongoing violence in Mexico as justification.

Holder blames the legal availability of semi-automatic
rifles in the United States -- and their subsequent misuse
by foreigners committing crimes outside our borders -- on
our right to own these firearms. The Obama administration's
top law enforcement official then added that a new gun ban
"will have a positive impact in Mexico, at a minimum."

The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the individual's right to
firearm ownership just last year -- but now the Obama
Administration is again after our guns.

We cannot allow the rights of American citizens to be
denied because of the misdeeds of foreigners outside the
United States.

The mainstream media are clearly revealing their biased
support of infringing our right to buy and own firearms. In
an ABC News piece about Holder's gun ban announcement, a
recent State Department travel advisory is referenced which
warns visitors to Mexico of gun battles between government
troops and "cartels employing automatic weapons and
grenades."

American gun owners know that the "assault" gun ban has
nothing to do with these fully-automatic machine guns and
explosives, which are already unavailable to the general
public.

It is clear that the Obama Democrats are looking for any
excuse to once again threaten our freedoms. Their
nanny-state, Big Brother mentality has no place in our
Constitutional Republic. Don`t be fooled we are not the
only country that the bad boys can get automatic weapons
from.

taking away your guns-this is just a start

freewebb — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:40:00 GMT

**** Alert *** Alert *** Alert ****

DEAR GUN OWNER

Because Barack Obama's campaign promise
not to take away our guns is a lie.

He's not even in office, yet he's fired the opening salvos in a war against the future of the Second Amendment, our hunting and shooting traditions, and YOU.

Obama's FIRST attack on YOU : Appointing Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel to be White House Chief of Staff. In Congress, Emanuel earned an "F" rating from NRA, and while working in the Clinton Administration, he was known as the "point man on gun control." He is an avowed enemy of the Second Amendment and will wield enormous power in the battle for the future of our firearm freedoms.

Obama's SECOND attack on YOU : If Hillary Clinton is confirmed as Secretary of State, she'll rip the Second Amendment right out of the Bill of Rights. She'll be our nation's top diplomat with the power to determine whether the United Nations will pass, and Obama will sign, a global gun ban treaty that will surrender our Second Amendment rights and our national sovereignty.

Obama's THIRD attack on YOU : Nominating ex-Senator and former Majority Leader Tom Daschle-an avowed enemy of NRA-to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. NRA was responsible for defeating Daschle when he ran in South Dakota for re-election to the Senate. If Daschle is confirmed, he could hold the ultimate power to declare guns a "public health menace" and regulate away our essential liberties.

Obama's FOURTH attack on YOU : Nominating Eric Holder to be Attorney General. As former Assistant Attorney General, Holder was a key architect and vocal advocate for the Clinton era's sweeping gun ban agenda. He supported national handgun licensing, mandatory trigger locks, and ending gun shows as we know them.

Just recently, Holder opposed the District of Columbia's Heller decision that declared the Second Amendment an individual right. Holder also called for reviving the Clinton gun bans and, as Attorney General, would fight in court to prevent the landmark Heller decision from being made applicable to state and local governments.

Worst of all, if Holder is confirmed as the nation's top law-enforcement officer, he would control BATFE and wield enormous power to harass gun owners and sue America's arms makers out of existence.

Obama's FIFTH attack on YOU : In the job application for the Obama Administration, he made it clear that gun owners are second-class citizens and told 80 million gun owners not to even bother applying for a job. In the "White House Personnel Data Questionnaire" he asked:

           "Do you or any members of your immediate family own a gun? If so, provide
           complete ownership and registration information. Has the registration ever
           lapsed? Please also describe how and by whom it is used and whether it has
           been the cause of any personal injuries or property damage."

This chilling notice to gun owners-that they are not welcome to serve in his Administration-shows the deep hostility for Americans' Second Amendment Freedoms that Obama and his Administration have in their hearts.

On its face, that question endorses gun registration-a mandate in only five states in our nation-and buys into the anti-gun premise that firearms are inherently dangerous and gun owners are prone to misusing them.

That's an outrageous mindset, especially for the President-elect whose sworn duty will be to uphold the U.S. Constitution, including our right to keep and bear arms.

Obama CLEARLY wants to make gun registration the law of the land.

First for employees under his control...AND THEN FOR YOU.

Working with a Congress dominated by gun haters like Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Feinstein, John Conyers, Henry Waxman, and Charles Schumer!!!

Rubbing salt in gun owner wounds is the Brady Campaign, which just issued a completely bogus poll claiming that two-thirds of the Americans-including 60% of all gun owners-favor gun registration, licensing of firearm owners, and other sweeping restrictions on our firearm freedoms!

Add it all up and you have the potential
for a Second Amendment disaster that's unlike
any other NRA members have ever battled.

That's why we need the strongest possible commitment from EVERY NRA member, starting today. That's why I'm hoping you'll validate your new NRA membership card the moment you receive it.

Because our greatest strength is you.

Only by working with you can NRA hold the line against these threats from every quarter. We are the one force that has the strength to keep Americans free and our rights intact for future generations. With you at our side, we will fight and we will prevail against all odds.

Thank you for your loyalty to NRA and the cause of Freedom.

Forward this E-Mail to Friends
and Urge Them to Join NRA Today!

The challenges America faces

freewebb — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:48:00 GMT

Dear Friend,

The challenges America faces may appear overwhelming. But
you and I both know that if we adhere to the founding
principles of individual liberty, federalism, and truly
limited government, there is no obstacle the American
people cannot overcome.

But the forces driving our country away from those First
Principles are strong. They demand an ever-increasing
growth in government, higher and higher taxes, and a
judiciary that makes law and social policy instead of
sticking to the wisdom of the Constitution.

It’s clear that we need men and women in Washington and in
the statehouses across America who believe, as we do, in
the fundamental principles of limited government restricted
by enumerated powers.

That is why I an announcing the formation of Fred PAC, a
political action committee dedicated to helping elect
candidates who stand for the principles you and I hold dear
– principles that are the only sure salvation for America.

Please visit our website at fred pac Learn how you
can help.

THE CONSTITUTION

freewebb — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:45:00 GMT

Everyone concentrates on the problems we're having in this country lately -- illegal immigration, hurricane recovery, alligators attacking people in Florida ..

.... not me -- I concentrate on solutions for the problems -- it's a win-win situation.

Think about this:
1. Cows
2. The Constitution
3. The Ten Commandments
COWS
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the state of Washington? And, they tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow.
THE CONSTITUTION
They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq .... why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it has worked for over 200 years, and we're not using it anymore.
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse is this -- you cannot post 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' and 'Thou Shall Not Lie' in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians ... it creates a hostile work environment.
Also, think about this ... if you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone -- YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM!

It is time for America to speak up!

The challenges America faces

freewebb — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:57:00 GMT

Dear Friend,

The challenges America faces may appear overwhelming.
But you and I both know that if we adhere to the founding
principles of individual liberty, federalism, and truly limited
government, there is no obstacle the American people
cannot overcome.

But the forces driving our country away from those First
Principles are strong. They demand an ever-increasing
growth in government, higher and higher taxes, and
a judiciary that makes law and social policy instead
of sticking to the wisdom of the Constitution.

It’s clear that we need men and women in Washington
and in the statehouses across America who believe,
as we do, in the fundamental principles of limited
government restricted by enumerated powers.

That is why I an announcing the formation of Fred PAC,
a political action committee dedicated to helping elect
candidates who stand for the principles you and I hold
dear – principles that are the only sure salvation for America.

Please visit our website at www.FredPAC.com. Learn how you can help.

the American way is not socialism

freewebb — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:26:00 GMT

Thomas Jefferson once wrote, the natural progress of things
is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground, in
debate on the Bill of Rights James Madison wanted the
American people have the right to be armed in order to
prevent the kind of tyranny that dominated the rest of the
world especially Europe. Trust me,one of the reasons in the
past that we never got attacked directly is because of
private gun ownership. Countries that have gun control
still have high crime.

In the last century totalitarian regimes such as Soviet
Union and Nazi Germany successfully confiscated firearms
from their citizens in order to force them to submit more
easily.

The second amendment ensures that Americans have the
ability to secure their rights and defend them from
government suppression if necessary. It is that right that
a government of the people by the people and for the people
must never extinguish.

When someone stands on a stage, in a stadium, surrounded by
people giving a speech and he's the only one on this stage,
does that remind you of someone in 1930s Germany doing the
same thing with the cheering crowd. Is this the part of the
new world order that the Democrats are moving towards….

I used to like the Democratic Party, they were the party of
the people but now there are leaning towards things they
shouldn't, they are becoming socialistic, just as the
party's did in early Europe, before those countries were
taken over.We fought wars against socialism, it is not the
American way.

Someone once said Congress is brain-dead, well they have
been brain-dead for years, they're supposed to represent
the American people, but they only represent themselves in
their own self-interest while the American people are
losing their jobs, they vote themselves raises, give
themselves early retirement after one term, this is not why
we elected them to office.

They've known from me years they need to do something about
greenhouse gases, the environment, alternative energy, but
in the past have only paid lip service to these issues...
so here we sit 20 years later and nothing has been done.
But they attack items like the 2nd amendment and try to
change it,(this take our mind off of the things that are
really important) that they can`t do anything about,like
jobs,homes,food,etc…………….

It takes more than a new president to get issues corrected,
without Congress who are always in power, and still nothing
is ever done about the important issues,year after year.

Maybe we should vote them out and start over.

While I don't always agree with the Republican choice, it
is far better to vote for them, than to vote for Democrats
and socialism and the changes it will bring, let me get
this straight, race has nothing to do with it, it is what
that party believes in, they think they know better than
the people what's good for them, and they want to tell us
how to run our lives.

To get my vote back, they need to become the party of the
people again, and leave things like gun ownership alone and
get on with the really important issues.

ANTI-GUNNERS DON CAMO FOR ELECTIONS 2008

freewebb — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:45:00 GMT

ANTI-GUNNERS DON CAMO FOR ELECTIONS 2008
ANTI-GUNNERS DON CAMO FOR ELECTIONS 2008

Seeking to pick up the baton dropped by the ham-fisted Americans for Gun
Safety, the American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA) has arrived
on the scene to become the latest front group for the anti-gun movement
in America.

Our tireless efforts and resulting victories at the ballot box have made
it clear that openly campaigning against the Second Amendment is a
political loser.

The anti-gun groups have undertaken a concerted effort to mask their
long-term agenda, but only as a mark of pure, calculating political expedience.
It surprised no one when Handgun Control, Inc., decided to change its
name to the decidedly vague "Brady Campaign."

But the effort to paint the anti-gun agenda with the comfortable warmth
of "gun safety" rhetoric moved from tactical to strategic with the
formation of Americans for Gun Safety (AGS) in July 2000.

Funded solely by New York City dot-com billionaire Andrew McKelvey—
previously a member of the Handgun Control, Inc., board.....

the democratic and republican canidates must be made to answer one
question "do they support the 2nd amendment? and the right to bear Arms"
everyone thinks courting the younger generation vote is the way to go

but they forget how strong our vote is.
which ever one says yes to the 2nd amendment in no uncertain terms can

probably garner more than 40 million votes, but so far all canidates are
being extrmely quite on this issue,makes you wonder what their hidden
agenda is?
Candidates who championed gun control in contested races were nearly
non-existent. but this was to be expected,if they don`t talk about
it-you won`t know they are against you.................

ask the canidate about Second Amendment rights

freewebb — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:15:00 GMT

Even while we are busy defending our Second
Amendment rights against efforts to enhance the
Brady Law, there is a movement afoot to restrict
our First Amendment rights as well... a movement
that can make the defense of our liberties that
much harder.
You may have heard of this effort as the "Hush
Rush" bill or, just simply, as the Fairness
Doctrine. No matter how you look at it, however,
there is nothing fair about it.

You must ASK the canidates how they feel about the
2nd amendment,they are being quiet on this for a reason
so ask or loose your rights again

Who does congress think they are?
the certainly don`t ask us before they
try to enact this stuff..they do what they want
no matter how we feel on a subject
do they really represent us?
or do they just think enough of us don`t care
so they just do what they want!

URGENT ALERT!!!

freewebb — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:54:00 GMT

You may have heard of this effort as the "Hush
Rush" bill or, just simply, as the Fairness
Doctrine. No matter how you look at it, however,
there is nothing fair about it.

Better termed the UnFairness Doctrine, it would
radically limit the type of information you hear
in the media and would greatly restrict access by
Gun Owners of America to the airwaves.

Access to talk radio has been crucial for GOA. If
we had to depend on network news alone, one would
think that crime is out of control. Talk radio
has given Second Amendment supporters the
opportunity to present the data that more guns in
the hands of the public has actually lowered
crime.

On June 28, the House of Representatives voted
309 to 115 for an amendment -- offered by pro-gun
Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) -- to defund enforcement
of the unFairness Doctrine. This was a great
victory. But even though the amendment -- which
was added to a Federal Communication Commission
appropriation (HR 2829) -- was a victory for
supporters of the First Amendment, it does not
give lasting comfort to supporters of free
speech.

The vote on the appropriations amendment applies
only to FCC actions in 2008. Since no one thinks
that the Commission would move to reimpose the
unFairness Doctrine until after 2008, what is
needed is enactment of S. 1748, the Broadcaster
Freedom Act which was introduced by Senator Norm
Coleman (R-MN).

The so-called Fairness Doctrine is openly touted
as a way to squelch conservative's market-driven
dominance of talk radio. For example, Sen. James
Inhofe of Oklahoma reports overhearing a
conversation between Senators Hilary Clinton (NY)
and Barbara Boxer (CA). The two Senators were
complaining about conservatives' success in the
free market of ideas on radio and said "We've got
to have a balance. There's got to be a
legislative fix for this."

The UnFairness Doctrine is on its face an attack
on free speech. Were folks like Senators Clinton
and Boxer truly interested in balance, they would
want to extend their unFairness Doctrine to the
Public Broadcasting System and the network news
programs, almost all of which tilt to the left.

The anti-free speech forces in Congress may want
to gag talk radio because Air America has
staggered into bankruptcy. Air America, which was
the left's failed attempt to compete with
conservative talk radio, has almost no audience.
It got its clock cleaned and has only itself to
blame. It should not be allowed to hide behind a
phony "Fairness Doctrine.

Remember, the First Amendment protects free
speech, not fairness. Free speech is a
constitutional doctrine; using the power of
government to mandate political "fairness" is a
socialist doctrine.

http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm

============

You may recall that in recent years, GOA has
enlisted your aid in fighting so-called "gang"
legislation, which typically includes attempts to
apply federal RICO anti-racketeering statutes to
minor gun infractions -- thus harassing and
prosecuting otherwise law-abiding gun owners as
though they were Mafia bosses.

Well, Feinstein's S. 456 is the latest vehicle
for such underhandedness.

At issue is section 215 of the bill. In essence,
your family, gun shop employees, or even church
bowling league would be considered an organized
"gang" and subjected to draconian prison
sentences if you did any of a number of things,
such as:

* having a gun (loaded OR unloaded) in your
glovebox as you -- inevitably -- drive within
1,000 feet of a school, even if you didn't know
the school was there;

* selling a gun out of your store while being
entrapped in a Bloomberg-style "sting" operation;

* teaching your son to shoot without giving him a
written letter of permission (which must be on
his actual person), even if you are standing
right behind him at the range the whole time; or,

* simply being one the 83,000 veterans whose
names were illegally added to the Brady system by
President Clinton (or, presumably, one of the
thousands more who will be on the list if the
current Veterans Disarmament bill passes), if you
continued to possess a firearm.

Now, there's a lot of legal verbiage in S. 456,
which is quite large as bills go. Feinstein and
her anti-gun cronies will counter that the
situations listed above aren't enough -- you also
have to commit a crime of violence while engaging
in them.

Oh yeah? Consider how many people defending
themselves from carjackers or their businesses
from hold-ups are indicted by anti-gun
prosecutors merely for exercising their right to
self-defense. And what judge is going to say that
the "gun crimes" in those instances aren't crimes
of violence?

Further, any anti-gun prosecutor could simply
state that family members or gun shop employees
are "co-conspirators" or are "aiding and
abetting" actual criminals using guns.

And of course, we have had plenty of warning of
what happens when prosecutorial powers are
enormously expanded. Take the original RICO Act
itself, for example. We were told that it was
needed to shut down the Mafia -- a tool to be
used in the fight against organized crime. But in
the years since its passage, the RICO Act has
become the overzealous prosecutor's version of
going nuclear... wrapping everything up in one
big package of conspiracy charges and twenty
years to life prison terms.

It just isn't right that you, your spouse, and
your two teenage boys could be treated like the
Gambino family just because you brandished your
firearm to scare away a carjacker... without
firing a shot! And prison terms of 10, 20, or
even all of your remaining years aren't right in
such instances, either!

In short, section 215 of S. 456 is unacceptable.
It must be deleted, period. To our knowledge, the
entire Second Amendment community -- spearheaded
by GOA and the NRA -- is adamantly opposed to
Feinstein's scheme.

It should be noted that there is lots of talk on
Capitol Hill about how to "handle" the problems
of S. 456 with a minimum of fuss. The most likely
scenario is that there would only be two
amendments allowed -- one Republican and one
Democratic. Once that is done, the Senate would
immediately proceed to a vote on the bill...
which may or may not be a recorded vote. Gun
owners should bear in mind that, regardless of
which politician is saying otherwise, there is NO
GUARANTEE that the Republican amendment would
even attempt to totally strike section 215. The
amendment might not help matters that much, and
might not pass anyway.

So this attempt to placate gun owners with a
"roll of the dice" amendment vote is nothing more
than the usual smoke-and-mirrors designed to give
politicians cover from the wrath of a known
activist constituency.

GOA doesn't believe in gambling with your rights.
Our position is firm and unalterable: section 215
must go away, now. The time to kill a snake is
before it strikes. And this snake could strike at
any time; a vote on final passage could occur as
early as this week.

So here's what you can do to help kill the snake.
Any individual senator can place a "hold" on a
particular piece of legislation until his or her
concerns are addressed; if the Leadership ignores
those objections, it becomes extremely difficult
to move the legislation forward. The "hold" is a
legislative tactic that we have used to great
advantage in the past. We need at least one
Senator to take that step and place a hold on S.
456.

ACTION:
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm

Please utilize the Take Action feature to send
your Senators a pre-written message asking them
to place a "hold" on S. 456 until such time as
section 215 is deleted from the bill.

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URGENT ALERT!!!
Anti-gun Zealots Trying To Ram Disarmament Bill Through Senate
-- Immediate action required

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

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

You'd think that when rabid, anti-gun legislators like Sen. Charles
Schumer and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy join together to pass anti-gun
legislation, it would raise a few red flags.

But these two New York Democrats are currently planning to roll over
gun owners with H.R. 2640 -- legislation which would bar you from
owning guns if:

* You are a battle-scarred veteran suffering from Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder; or

* As a kid, you were diagnosed with ADHD.

Not to mention the fact that your ailing grandfather could have his
entire gun collection seized, based only on a diagnosis of
Alzheimer's (and there goes the family inheritance).

Gun owners have been desperately fighting this bill for several
months. You will remember that it passed in the House with an
unrecorded voice vote in June and was later passed out of the Senate
Judiciary Committee -- also without a recorded vote.

Sen. Schumer is pushing hard to pass this legislation -- dubbed the
Veterans Disarmament Act -- so he is circulating an
"agreement" which
would waive the Senate rules in order to bring up and pass the bill.

This agreement could come about in the next few hours or the next
couple of days!

This agreement is extremely diabolical, as it would eliminate the
ability of pro-gun senators to offer amendments which would clean up
the legislation... and would grease the skids for immediate passage!

But there is good news: In order for Schumer's "agreement" to
prevail, he must get "unanimous consent." This means that just ONE
single senator can block it.

ACTION: Please contact your two U.S. Senators RIGHT AWAY and urge
them to OBJECT to Senator Chuck Schumer's "unanimous consent
agreement" to steamroll H.R. 2640, the McCarthy anti-gun bill.

You can use the pre-written message below and send it as an e-mail by
visiting the GOA Legislative Action Center at
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm (where phone and fax numbers
are also available).

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

Dear Senator:

Currently, anti-gun zealot Chuck Schumer is trying to get "unanimous
consent" to steamroll the Senate in connection with Carolyn
McCarthy's anti-gun bill, H.R. 2640.

If this bill is passed, an American would be barred from owning guns
if:

* He is a U.S. veteran suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder;
or

* As a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD in connection with the IDEA
program.

Not to mention the fact that an ailing grandfather could have his
entire gun collection seized, based only on a diagnosis of
Alzheimer's from a Medicare home health provider (and there goes the
family inheritance).

Gun owners don't support this legislation, better known as the
Veterans Disarmament Act. The Military Order of the Purple Heart is
opposed to it, having stated on June 18 of this year, that "For the
first time the legislation, if enacted, would statutorily impose a
lifetime gun ban on battle-scarred veterans."

Please place a hold on the McCarthy bill and object to any unanimous
consent agreement to discharge the bill.

Sincerely,

Gun Ban Lifted In Peters, PA

freewebb — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:34:00 GMT

Gun Ban Lifted In Peters, PA
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Peters, Pennsylvania City Council on Aug 27 rescinded a controversial and unpopular ordinance banning firearms from most township-owned buildings and parks, but not before getting an earful from angry residents and gun rights activists.
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Soros-linked group hit with huge fine

freewebb — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:17:00 GMT

Soros-linked group hit with huge fine
- The Politico.com
The Federal Election Commission has fined one of the last
cycles biggest liberal political action committees $775,000
for using unregulated soft money to boost John Kerry and
other Democratic candidates during the 2004 elections.

America Coming Together (ACT) raised $137 million for its
get-out-the-vote effort in 2004, but the FEC found most
of that cash came through contributions that violated federal limits.