Minutemen Protest SF City Hall for protecting illegal aliens.
a sanctuary city ?
Protesting San Francisco's policy shield of illegal aliens,
Illegals and MS13 were linked to the recent murder of SF residents Tony Bologna and his sons.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Southern Arizona's four border counties will receive $9.85 million
Southern Arizona's four border counties will receive $9.85 million in federal money that will allow them to continue paying law enforcement officers overtime to focus on border enforcement.
The Department of Homeland Security announced the award Friday. The grant money is to be used in a program called Operation Stonegarden that allows law enforcement agencies to pay overtime or buy equipment to help the Border Patrol's efforts, said Laura Oxley, spokeswoman for Arizona's Department of Homeland Security.
Examples of the equipment include off-road vehicles, night-vision goggles and license plate readers, to name a few.
Arizona's total is a 36 percent increase from the last time Homeland Security gave out money for Operation Stonegarden in 2006, Oxley said. That time around, the state received $7.24 million.
Pima County only received a fraction of the $17 million it requested, said Capt. Frank Duarte, commander of the Pima County Sheriff's Department Homeland Security division.
"We are grateful for the money; however, the need is so tremendous that we could have used more," Duarte said.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department plans to use the money to pay deputies overtime to patrol known drug- and people-smuggling areas of the county, something they've been doing using money received in 2006. That money ran out, though, a few months ago, he said.
Pima County's share will be divided between the Sheriff's Department, Tucson police, Sahuarita police, Marana police, South Tucson police and the Tohono O'odham Nation, Duarte said.
The Tohono O'odham Nation will receive $175,500 of the grant money, said a press release from the office of Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz.
see www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/249946.php
Contact reporter Brady McCombs at bmccombs@azstarnet.com.
The Department of Homeland Security announced the award Friday. The grant money is to be used in a program called Operation Stonegarden that allows law enforcement agencies to pay overtime or buy equipment to help the Border Patrol's efforts, said Laura Oxley, spokeswoman for Arizona's Department of Homeland Security.
Examples of the equipment include off-road vehicles, night-vision goggles and license plate readers, to name a few.
Arizona's total is a 36 percent increase from the last time Homeland Security gave out money for Operation Stonegarden in 2006, Oxley said. That time around, the state received $7.24 million.
Pima County only received a fraction of the $17 million it requested, said Capt. Frank Duarte, commander of the Pima County Sheriff's Department Homeland Security division.
"We are grateful for the money; however, the need is so tremendous that we could have used more," Duarte said.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department plans to use the money to pay deputies overtime to patrol known drug- and people-smuggling areas of the county, something they've been doing using money received in 2006. That money ran out, though, a few months ago, he said.
Pima County's share will be divided between the Sheriff's Department, Tucson police, Sahuarita police, Marana police, South Tucson police and the Tohono O'odham Nation, Duarte said.
The Tohono O'odham Nation will receive $175,500 of the grant money, said a press release from the office of Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz.
see www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/249946.php
Contact reporter Brady McCombs at bmccombs@azstarnet.com.
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what your Congress is up to this week?
WHIP NOTICE WEEK OF JULY 28, 2008
MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008
On Monday, the House will meet in Pro Forma Session at 11:00 a.m.
TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for Morning Hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (32 Bills):
1) H.R. 6340 - The "Charles L. Brieant, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse" Designation Act (Sponsored by Rep. Lowey / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
2) H.R. 5170 - Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act (Sponsored by Rep. Carney / Homeland Security Committee)
3) H.R. 5983 - Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act (Sponsored by Rep. Langevin /Homeland Security Committee)
4) H.R. 5531 - Next Generation Radiation Screening Act (Sponsored by Rep. Peter King / Homeland Security Committee)
5) H.R. 2490 - To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot program for the mobile biometric identification in the maritime environment of aliens unlawfully attempting to enter the United States (Sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis / Homeland Security Committee)
6) H.R. 6193 - Improving Public Access to Documents Act (Sponsored by Rep. Harman / Homeland Security Committee)
7) H.R. 3815 - Homeland Security Open Source Information Enhancement Act (Sponsored by Rep. Perlmutter / Homeland Security Committee)
8) H.R. 6098 - Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act (Sponsored by Rep. Reichert / Homeland Security Committee)
9) H.R. 6576 - The Reducing Information Control Designations Act (Sponsored by Rep. Waxman / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
10) H.R. 6073 - To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically (Sponsored by Rep. Foxx / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
11) H.R. 6113 - To require each agency to include a contact telephone number in its collection of information would assist people with filling out government forms (Sponsored by Rep. Boyda / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
12) H.Res. 194 - Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans (Sponsored by Rep. Cohen / Judiciary Committee)
13) H.Res. 1357 - Recognizing the significance of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 by President Ronald Reagan and the greatness of America in her ability to admit and remedy past mistakes (Sponsored by Rep. Matsui / Judiciary Committee)
14) H.R. 6083 - To authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center (Sponsored by Rep. Spratt / Judiciary Committee)
15) S. 3295 - To provide that the Secretary of Commerce shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes (Sponsored by Sen. Leahy / Judiciary Committee)
16) H.Res. 1324 - Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate in National Night Out (Sponsored by Rep. Stupak / Judiciary Committee)
17) H.R. 6445 - To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled (Sponsored by Rep. Cazayoux / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
18) H.R. 1527 - Rural Veterans Access to Care Act (Sponsored by Rep. Moran (KS) / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
19) H.R. 2192 - To establish an Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans Affairs (Sponsored by Rep. Hodes / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
20) H.R. 4255 - United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act (Sponsored by Rep. Filner / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
21) H.R. 6225 - Injunctive Relief for Veterans Act (Sponsored by Rep. Herseth Sandlin / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
22) H.R. 6221 - Veteran-Owned Small Business Protection and Clarification Act (Sponsored by Rep. Boozman / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
23) H.R. 674 - To repeal the provision of law requiring termination of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 2009 (Sponsored by Rep. Gutierrez / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
24) H.R. 5892 - Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act (Sponsored by Rep. Hall (NY) / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
25) H.Res. 1332 - Recognizing the importance of connecting foster youth to the workforce through internship programs (Sponsored by Rep. Cardoza / Education and Labor Committee)
26) H.Res. 1288 - Supporting National Campus Safety Awareness Month (Sponsored by Rep. Sestak / Education and Labor Committee)
27) H.Res. 901 - Congratulating Timothy "Tim" Tebow (Sponsored by Rep. Crenshaw / Education and Labor Committee)
28) H.Res. 1151 - Congratulating the University of Tennessee women's basketball team (Sponsored by Rep. Duncan / Education and Labor Committee)
29) H.R. 6560 - To establish an earned import allowance program (Sponsored by Rep. Rangel / Ways and Means Committee)
30) H.R. 6580 - The Hubbard Act of 2008 (Sponsored by Rep. Kind / Ways and Means Committee)
31) H.R. 6513 - Securities Act of 2008 (Sponsored by Rep. Kanjorski / Financial Services Committee)
32) H.R. 6309 - Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Sponsored by Rep. Ellison / Financial Services Committee)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.
Suspensions (15 Bills):
1) H.R. 6456 - To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State (Sponsored by Rep. Berman / Foreign Affairs Committee)
2) H.Con.Res. 361 - Commemorating Irena Sendler, a woman whose bravery saved the lives of thousands during the Holocaust and remembering her legacy of courage, selflessness, and hope
(Sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky / Foreign Affairs Committee)
3) H.Res. 1266 - Congratulating Albania and Croatia on being invited to begin accession talks with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and expressing support for continuing to enlarge the alliance (Sponsored by Rep. Gallegly / Foreign Affairs Committee)
4) H.Res. 1279 - Recognizing the Special Olympics' 40th anniversary (Sponsored by Rep. Terry / Foreign Affairs Committee)
5) H.Res. 1370 - Calling on the Government of the People’s Republic of China to immediately end abuses of the human rights of its citizens (Sponsored by Rep. Berman / Foreign Affairs Committee)
6) H.Res. 1369 - Recognizing nongovernmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (Sponsored by Rep. Lee / Foreign Affairs Committee)
7) H.Con.Res. 374 - Supporting the spirit of peace and desire for unity displayed in the letter from 138 leading Muslim scholars, and in the Pope's response (Sponsored by Rep. Wamp / Foreign Affairs Committee)
8) H.Con.Res. 358 - Commending the members of the Nevada Army National Guard and Air National Guard (Sponsored by Rep. Heller / Armed Services Committee)
9) H.Res. 415 - Honoring Edward Day Cohota, Joseph L. Pierce, and other veterans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent who fought in the United States Civil War (Sponsored by Rep. Honda / Armed Services Committee)
10) H.Res. 1248 - Recognizing the service of the USS Farenholt and her men who served our Nation with valor and bravery in the South Pacific during World War II (Sponsored by Rep. Ellsworth / Armed Services Committee)
11) H.Res. 1316 - Honoring the service of the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on the Landing Ship Tank (LST) amphibious landing craft during World War II, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, Operation Desert Storm, and global operations through 2002 (Sponsored by Rep. McGovern / Armed Services Committee)
12)H.Con.Res. 296 - Expressing support for the designation of August 2008 as "National Heat Stroke Awareness Month" (Sponsored by Rep. Boozman / Energy and Commerce Committee)
13) H.Res. 896 - Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month Act (Sponsored by Rep. Baca / Energy and Commerce Committee)
14) H.R. 3957 - The Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act (Sponsored by Rep. Matheson / Science and Technology Committee)
15) H.R. 2339 - The Produced Water Utilization Act of 2007 (Sponsored by Rep. Hall (TX) / Science and Technology Committee)
H.R. 6599 - The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs FY09 Appropriations bill (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Edwards (TX) / Appropriations Committee)
H.R. 1338 - Paycheck Fairness Act (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. DeLauro / Education and Labor Committee)
Possible Motions to go to Conference
Possible Motions to Instruct Conferees
Members are advised that Conference Reports may be brought up at any time Sincerely,
Roy Blunt Republican Whip
MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008
On Monday, the House will meet in Pro Forma Session at 11:00 a.m.
TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for Morning Hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (32 Bills):
1) H.R. 6340 - The "Charles L. Brieant, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse" Designation Act (Sponsored by Rep. Lowey / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
2) H.R. 5170 - Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act (Sponsored by Rep. Carney / Homeland Security Committee)
3) H.R. 5983 - Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act (Sponsored by Rep. Langevin /Homeland Security Committee)
4) H.R. 5531 - Next Generation Radiation Screening Act (Sponsored by Rep. Peter King / Homeland Security Committee)
5) H.R. 2490 - To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot program for the mobile biometric identification in the maritime environment of aliens unlawfully attempting to enter the United States (Sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis / Homeland Security Committee)
6) H.R. 6193 - Improving Public Access to Documents Act (Sponsored by Rep. Harman / Homeland Security Committee)
7) H.R. 3815 - Homeland Security Open Source Information Enhancement Act (Sponsored by Rep. Perlmutter / Homeland Security Committee)
8) H.R. 6098 - Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act (Sponsored by Rep. Reichert / Homeland Security Committee)
9) H.R. 6576 - The Reducing Information Control Designations Act (Sponsored by Rep. Waxman / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
10) H.R. 6073 - To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically (Sponsored by Rep. Foxx / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
11) H.R. 6113 - To require each agency to include a contact telephone number in its collection of information would assist people with filling out government forms (Sponsored by Rep. Boyda / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
12) H.Res. 194 - Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans (Sponsored by Rep. Cohen / Judiciary Committee)
13) H.Res. 1357 - Recognizing the significance of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 by President Ronald Reagan and the greatness of America in her ability to admit and remedy past mistakes (Sponsored by Rep. Matsui / Judiciary Committee)
14) H.R. 6083 - To authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center (Sponsored by Rep. Spratt / Judiciary Committee)
15) S. 3295 - To provide that the Secretary of Commerce shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes (Sponsored by Sen. Leahy / Judiciary Committee)
16) H.Res. 1324 - Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate in National Night Out (Sponsored by Rep. Stupak / Judiciary Committee)
17) H.R. 6445 - To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled (Sponsored by Rep. Cazayoux / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
18) H.R. 1527 - Rural Veterans Access to Care Act (Sponsored by Rep. Moran (KS) / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
19) H.R. 2192 - To establish an Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans Affairs (Sponsored by Rep. Hodes / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
20) H.R. 4255 - United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act (Sponsored by Rep. Filner / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
21) H.R. 6225 - Injunctive Relief for Veterans Act (Sponsored by Rep. Herseth Sandlin / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
22) H.R. 6221 - Veteran-Owned Small Business Protection and Clarification Act (Sponsored by Rep. Boozman / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
23) H.R. 674 - To repeal the provision of law requiring termination of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 2009 (Sponsored by Rep. Gutierrez / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
24) H.R. 5892 - Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act (Sponsored by Rep. Hall (NY) / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
25) H.Res. 1332 - Recognizing the importance of connecting foster youth to the workforce through internship programs (Sponsored by Rep. Cardoza / Education and Labor Committee)
26) H.Res. 1288 - Supporting National Campus Safety Awareness Month (Sponsored by Rep. Sestak / Education and Labor Committee)
27) H.Res. 901 - Congratulating Timothy "Tim" Tebow (Sponsored by Rep. Crenshaw / Education and Labor Committee)
28) H.Res. 1151 - Congratulating the University of Tennessee women's basketball team (Sponsored by Rep. Duncan / Education and Labor Committee)
29) H.R. 6560 - To establish an earned import allowance program (Sponsored by Rep. Rangel / Ways and Means Committee)
30) H.R. 6580 - The Hubbard Act of 2008 (Sponsored by Rep. Kind / Ways and Means Committee)
31) H.R. 6513 - Securities Act of 2008 (Sponsored by Rep. Kanjorski / Financial Services Committee)
32) H.R. 6309 - Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Sponsored by Rep. Ellison / Financial Services Committee)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.
Suspensions (15 Bills):
1) H.R. 6456 - To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State (Sponsored by Rep. Berman / Foreign Affairs Committee)
2) H.Con.Res. 361 - Commemorating Irena Sendler, a woman whose bravery saved the lives of thousands during the Holocaust and remembering her legacy of courage, selflessness, and hope
(Sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky / Foreign Affairs Committee)
3) H.Res. 1266 - Congratulating Albania and Croatia on being invited to begin accession talks with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and expressing support for continuing to enlarge the alliance (Sponsored by Rep. Gallegly / Foreign Affairs Committee)
4) H.Res. 1279 - Recognizing the Special Olympics' 40th anniversary (Sponsored by Rep. Terry / Foreign Affairs Committee)
5) H.Res. 1370 - Calling on the Government of the People’s Republic of China to immediately end abuses of the human rights of its citizens (Sponsored by Rep. Berman / Foreign Affairs Committee)
6) H.Res. 1369 - Recognizing nongovernmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (Sponsored by Rep. Lee / Foreign Affairs Committee)
7) H.Con.Res. 374 - Supporting the spirit of peace and desire for unity displayed in the letter from 138 leading Muslim scholars, and in the Pope's response (Sponsored by Rep. Wamp / Foreign Affairs Committee)
8) H.Con.Res. 358 - Commending the members of the Nevada Army National Guard and Air National Guard (Sponsored by Rep. Heller / Armed Services Committee)
9) H.Res. 415 - Honoring Edward Day Cohota, Joseph L. Pierce, and other veterans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent who fought in the United States Civil War (Sponsored by Rep. Honda / Armed Services Committee)
10) H.Res. 1248 - Recognizing the service of the USS Farenholt and her men who served our Nation with valor and bravery in the South Pacific during World War II (Sponsored by Rep. Ellsworth / Armed Services Committee)
11) H.Res. 1316 - Honoring the service of the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on the Landing Ship Tank (LST) amphibious landing craft during World War II, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, Operation Desert Storm, and global operations through 2002 (Sponsored by Rep. McGovern / Armed Services Committee)
12)H.Con.Res. 296 - Expressing support for the designation of August 2008 as "National Heat Stroke Awareness Month" (Sponsored by Rep. Boozman / Energy and Commerce Committee)
13) H.Res. 896 - Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month Act (Sponsored by Rep. Baca / Energy and Commerce Committee)
14) H.R. 3957 - The Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act (Sponsored by Rep. Matheson / Science and Technology Committee)
15) H.R. 2339 - The Produced Water Utilization Act of 2007 (Sponsored by Rep. Hall (TX) / Science and Technology Committee)
H.R. 6599 - The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs FY09 Appropriations bill (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Edwards (TX) / Appropriations Committee)
H.R. 1338 - Paycheck Fairness Act (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. DeLauro / Education and Labor Committee)
Possible Motions to go to Conference
Possible Motions to Instruct Conferees
Members are advised that Conference Reports may be brought up at any time Sincerely,
Roy Blunt Republican Whip
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Senator Mccain cashes his monthly social security check of $1,929.75 every month.
Senator Mccain cashes his monthly social security check of $1,929.75 every month.
This in addition to his salary of $169,300 as a senator and a pension from the Naval.
I thought he married money with his latest wife, Cindy, with an estimated yearly income
$6,000,000 (read $6 million)
oh well.......
This in addition to his salary of $169,300 as a senator and a pension from the Naval.
I thought he married money with his latest wife, Cindy, with an estimated yearly income
$6,000,000 (read $6 million)
oh well.......
Saturday, July 05, 2008
note from Bob Barr
Dear Friend,
This weekend, millions of Americans will celebrate our Independence Day. They will gather in parks and on front lawns, fire up their grills and enjoy an evening of fireworks, family and friendship.
Children will wave sparklers in the air, tracing figure eights, while fathers will light seemingly endless fuses of fountains and firecrackers.
Most revel on the Fourth of July as a matter of tradition - and it is a good one. I have celebrated this day throughout my life, even when I lived in nations that did not cherish freedom.
When I reflect on our Independence Day traditions, I am deeply grateful that Americans continue to celebrate this historic day, but I am also saddened by our combined failure to stop the continued encroachment upon our freedom.
Each July 4th, I look back at our year and can literally count the ways in which the path set forth by our forefathers has been distorted and, many times, betrayed.
We live in a nation bursting with people who love liberty but governed by men who lust for power.
For over 100 years, those designing men have been enabled by a political system that favors and protects the powerful.
Republicans and Democrats have maintained and significantly increased their hold on the reigns of our government regardless of the damage that has been done to the men, women and children who work, love, live and die in our great nation.
Today's America does not resemble the intent clearly laid out within that document that was signed by patriots 232 years ago.
They put more than ink to paper when they signed the Declaration of Independence; they placed their lives, families, prosperity and honor on the line for liberty.
Our founders knew that we are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights. They held no tolerance for the thought that we are granted rights by government.
Our rights, our decisions, our very lives are ours. It is through individual responsibility by which we prosper or fail - not by state decree or legislation.
When Jefferson added the word "among" into the phrase, "among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness," he was defiantly stating that our rights are self-defined, short of depriving another of their life or liberty.
Since the day that the Declaration of Independence was signed, we appear to have lost the meaning and intent of the words: independence, freedom and liberty.
Instead, those words have been echoed with abuse on campaign trails and government buildings by politicians who use them as Orwellian tools to mean just the opposite.
We now use "freedom" as an excuse to invade sovereign nations.
The protection of "liberty" is now an excuse to take it from us.
But today, during this election year, we have the opportunity to change the course of events.
We have a chance to send a message to Washington that will rock its foundation.
Together, we can make the word LIBERTY ring true with deafening accord.
My candidacy for President of the United States is not one of vanity or shallowness. I, probably just like you, have had my eyes forced open by a government that wants to take all that it can from me and my family.
I am running for president to stand firm and demand a return of my liberty, my privacy, my labor and the peaceful heritage of my nation.
I ask you to stand with me.
Together we face the two-party behemoth that will do all that it can to silence us.
That's why I need your help today and in the future.
I respectfully ask that you support my candidacy by making a donation today.
Given the state of our economy, I know that times are tough. They are tough for all of us and that's why we so desperately need real change in our nation.
If you can, please donate today, as your contribution is urgently needed to move our campaign forward.
As important, over this coming weekend as you are spending times with friends and loved ones, take a minute and attempt to educate them as to the true meaning of liberty and how it has been lost in our nation and ask them to stand with us.
Respectfully,
Bob Barr
P.S. Please donate today so that we can meet our goal by Independence Day. This show of support as we near this historic day is very important to me. Donate today.
This weekend, millions of Americans will celebrate our Independence Day. They will gather in parks and on front lawns, fire up their grills and enjoy an evening of fireworks, family and friendship.
Children will wave sparklers in the air, tracing figure eights, while fathers will light seemingly endless fuses of fountains and firecrackers.
Most revel on the Fourth of July as a matter of tradition - and it is a good one. I have celebrated this day throughout my life, even when I lived in nations that did not cherish freedom.
When I reflect on our Independence Day traditions, I am deeply grateful that Americans continue to celebrate this historic day, but I am also saddened by our combined failure to stop the continued encroachment upon our freedom.
Each July 4th, I look back at our year and can literally count the ways in which the path set forth by our forefathers has been distorted and, many times, betrayed.
We live in a nation bursting with people who love liberty but governed by men who lust for power.
For over 100 years, those designing men have been enabled by a political system that favors and protects the powerful.
Republicans and Democrats have maintained and significantly increased their hold on the reigns of our government regardless of the damage that has been done to the men, women and children who work, love, live and die in our great nation.
Today's America does not resemble the intent clearly laid out within that document that was signed by patriots 232 years ago.
They put more than ink to paper when they signed the Declaration of Independence; they placed their lives, families, prosperity and honor on the line for liberty.
Our founders knew that we are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights. They held no tolerance for the thought that we are granted rights by government.
Our rights, our decisions, our very lives are ours. It is through individual responsibility by which we prosper or fail - not by state decree or legislation.
When Jefferson added the word "among" into the phrase, "among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness," he was defiantly stating that our rights are self-defined, short of depriving another of their life or liberty.
Since the day that the Declaration of Independence was signed, we appear to have lost the meaning and intent of the words: independence, freedom and liberty.
Instead, those words have been echoed with abuse on campaign trails and government buildings by politicians who use them as Orwellian tools to mean just the opposite.
We now use "freedom" as an excuse to invade sovereign nations.
The protection of "liberty" is now an excuse to take it from us.
But today, during this election year, we have the opportunity to change the course of events.
We have a chance to send a message to Washington that will rock its foundation.
Together, we can make the word LIBERTY ring true with deafening accord.
My candidacy for President of the United States is not one of vanity or shallowness. I, probably just like you, have had my eyes forced open by a government that wants to take all that it can from me and my family.
I am running for president to stand firm and demand a return of my liberty, my privacy, my labor and the peaceful heritage of my nation.
I ask you to stand with me.
Together we face the two-party behemoth that will do all that it can to silence us.
That's why I need your help today and in the future.
I respectfully ask that you support my candidacy by making a donation today.
Given the state of our economy, I know that times are tough. They are tough for all of us and that's why we so desperately need real change in our nation.
If you can, please donate today, as your contribution is urgently needed to move our campaign forward.
As important, over this coming weekend as you are spending times with friends and loved ones, take a minute and attempt to educate them as to the true meaning of liberty and how it has been lost in our nation and ask them to stand with us.
Respectfully,
Bob Barr
P.S. Please donate today so that we can meet our goal by Independence Day. This show of support as we near this historic day is very important to me. Donate today.
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