[MoLiCo] WND: Obama Orders Mental Health Testing for Schoolchildren
http://www.wnd.com/2014/11/schools-to-mine-kids-for-mental-health-issues-with-feds-money Using “gun violence” as its cover, the Obama administration has quietly unleashed a cache of federal dollars that will be used for testing students for signs of mental health issues in K-12 schools. Critics say personal information scooped up in the screenings will be logged into databases that will follow the child throughout his or her academic career and beyond. Public schools, which have increasingly taken on aspects of psychiatric clinics in recent years, will get infused with more than $150 million in federal grants to further this agenda under the auspices of Obama’s 2013 executive action titled “Now is the Time to Do Something About Gun Violence.” Obama took the action following the Sandy Hook, Connecticut, school shooting, putting Vice President Joe Biden in charge of a task force on “gun violence.” These are the goals that came out of Biden’s task force: • Strengthen the background check system for gun sales • Require background checks for all gun sales • Pass a new, stronger ban on assault weapons • Limit ammunition magazines to 10 rounds • Finish the job of getting armor-piercing bullets off the streets • Give law enforcement additional tools to prevent and prosecute gun crime • End the freeze on gun violence research • Make our schools safer with new resource officers and counselors, better emergency response plans and more nurturing school climates • Ensure quality coverage of mental health treatment, particularly for young people. The last two measures are where the mental health screenings for students come into play. On Sept. 22, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced $99 million in new federal grants to school districts for mental health services. The money will be used “to train new mental health providers, help teachers and others recognize mental health issues in youth and connect them to help and increase access to mental health services for young people.” On Sept. 23, the U.S. Department of Education announced another $70 million in “School Climate Transformation grants.” More than half of the money “will be used to develop, enhance, or expand systems of support for implementing evidence-based, multi-tiered behavioral frameworks for improving behavioral outcomes and learning conditions.” The goals of such measures include “connecting[ing] children, youths, and families to appropriate services and supports,” and increasing “measures of and the ability to respond to mental health issues among school-aged youth.” Both HHS and DOE cited Obama’s “Now is the Time” declaration as the basis for the new programs. “The administration is committed to increasing access to mental health services to protect the health of children and communities,” Burwell said. Of the DOE’s $70 million package, $13 million is allocated to aiding school districts in creating “high-quality school emergency plans.” Another $14 million goes toward “Project Prevent grants” for violence-plagued schools to “be used for school-based counseling services, or referrals to community-based counseling services for assistance in coping with trauma or anxiety.” Such designs hint at broader motives and agendas, reports Professor James F. Tracy in an article for Global Research: “1) the federal government’s continued aggressive transformation of the healthcare system; and 2) psychiatry and drug manufacturers’ shared mission to persuade an increasing segment of the national and global population that it has one or more undiagnosed mental or emotional ‘disorders’ that require analysis and treatment. Introducing psychiatric explanations and methodologies into school environments guarantees a growing customer base for the psychiatric profession and pharmaceutical industry. Alongside government’s increasing control of healthcare, the technocratic surveillance and management of everyday thought and behavior is likewise emerging as part of what is deceptively termed ‘wellness.’ In reality such efforts ensure an ever-expanding bureaucracy, handsomely line the pockets of a select few, and further normalize a culture of learned helplessness and control within an environment that already privileges conformity as a matter of routine.” A very dangerous trend Jane Robbins, senior fellow at the American Principles Project in Washington, D.C., said the federal government’s interest in testing students, not only for academic knowledge but for psychological and behavioral traits, has been a problem for many years. “Never let a good crisis (a school shooting) go to waste, right?” Robbins told WND via email. “This appears to be part of the broader goal of focusing education less on academic knowledge and more on students’ feelings, mindsets, attitudes, etc. — so-called social and emotional learning (SEL).” She
[MoLiCo] Fwd: [SpringfieldC4L] MO Against Common Core mtg, SGF, 10/22, 6:30p, Doling
Original message Subject:[SpringfieldC4L] MO Against Common Core mtg, SGF, 10/22, 6:30p, Doling From:'Mr. Bill' apollo6953-polit...@yahoo.com [SpringfieldC4L] springfield...@yahoogroups.com To: Cc: For those in Springfield, here is the notice for a meeting concerning Common Core. There are about 3 other meetings the same week in Jefferson City, St Louis, Sikeston. If possible, please attend 1 of these meetings. For more information: http://www.moagainstcommoncore.com/apps/calendar/showEvent?calID=6700794eventID=247963117next=showMonth%3fcalID%3d6700794%26year%3d2014%26month%3d9 Bill Boone, Chairman, Central Committee Greene County Libertarian Party -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] FW: Springfield Citizens United Asks for Your Help
Dear Liberty Minded Friend, I write this letter in high hopes you will receive the same with an open mind and understanding perspective. I present this argument on behalf of Springfield Citizens United, a group assembled to protest the Springfield, Missouri City Council's attempt to pass legislation making sexual orientation and gender identity a category of “protected classes” in our city's legal code. This law will make it illegal to discriminate in hiring and housing due to one's sexual orientation or gender identity. The proposed law is written in Council Bill 2014-189, and is being voted on by Springfield City Council on October 13, 2014. In short, our opposition stems from several major concerns: 1. This law, if passed, will expand the police powers of the Mayor's Commission on Human Rights. It will give this unelected, untrained body serving only at the will of the Mayor (accountable to him only) unprecedented abilities to inquire, investigate, and suggest to prosecutors and other government officials actions to be taken against private business owners and citizens of the community. Springfield Citizens United believes putting this power and oversight in the hands of such a board will cause great harm to individual and business liberties and private property rights. 2. If passed, this law will require business owners to perform services to the general public regardless of the fact that doing so may violate their own conscience and moral values, using the threat of penalty to force a business owner to participate in actions against his/her will. We believe that doing this will create an atmosphere that is the antithesis of freedom of thought and the freedom to exercise one's own conscience on one's own property. 3. It will open the door for biological males, including heterosexual sexual predators, to legally use women's restrooms in restaurants, grocery stores, and shopping outlets inside the City of Springfield. This concern is not derived from the issue of transgender individuals using women's restrooms, rather insincere sexual deviants who are using this law to their advantage. This places in direct jeopardy our mothers, wives, and daughters to the threat of insincere deviants; this must not be deemed acceptable by the Springfield community. 4. This law will place senior citizens and other private citizens who rent property at risk of losing their home if a disgruntled tenant decides to use this law against the landlord, this due to the fact there is no “Mrs. Murphy's Clause” in this law. This clause is a common legal measure to protect private home owners from a law that is intended for businesses. We believe this is a direct attack on private property rights. We wish to note that those found in violation of this ordinance will be subject to $1,000 fines and up to six months in jail. Springfield Citizens United was organized from Libertarian, Conservative, religious and non-religious organizations that all agree on several things. We agree that this is not a fight against the LGBT community, rather an effort to protect Springfield's 1st Amendment right to the free exercise of religion; we agree that this is not an attack on the Gay Rights Movement, rather a defense against an attack on our property and intellectual rights by the extreme wing of that movement; we agree this is not about natural progress in a civil society, but it's antithesis – that being “progress” by force of government. Our organizations' hope is that you will see past what the headlines make this situation out to be, and recognize that the members of SCU have family, friends, and business associates who have “alternative lifestyles.” Again, this is not about intolerance; it is merely requesting the same tolerance we are being told we need to display be displayed by all parties. If you live in Springfield, own rental property in Springfield, or own, manage or work for a business in Springfield, please take action to oppose the ordinances. Also, please forward this email to anyone you know who fits into one of those categories and who is likely to oppose the ordinances. To take action, we encourage you to petition Springfield City Council http://springfieldmo.gov/145/City-Council to vote no on this Ordinance. You can do so by: · calling (417) 864-1651 tel:%28417%29%20864-1651 (in which you can also request a visit), or · faxing (417) 864-1649 tel:%28417%29%20864-1649 , or · emailing at citycoun...@springfieldmo.gov. Also, please attend the City Council meeting in which this law will be discussed and voted on. The meeting is on October 13, 2014 at 6:30 PM, and will be at 830 N. Boonville Ave (NE Corner of Chestnut Expwy and Boonville Ave) on the 3rd floor. In closing, I was once asked what the definition of freedom is, and I appeal to you that my answer be heard and applied to this issue: Freedom is the
[MoLiCo] FW: Corrupt Craft (Paul Jacob on sneaky politicians and the people who applaud their antics)
Forwarded message From: p...@libertyifund.org To: fbelli...@yahoo.com Sent: Wed, Sep 24, 2014 8:26 AM CDT Subject: Corrupt Craft (Paul Jacob on sneaky politicians and the people who applaud their antics) September 24, 2014 CORRUPT CRAFT Some political opponents win your respect, even if not your agreement. Others . . . well, not so much. Earlier this week, a publication called Arkansas Business editorialized against Issue 3 on the Natural State's November ballot, calling it a freakish hybrid, a gambit to trick voters into expanding term limits for state legislators. This constitutional amendment was proposed with overwhelming support from state legislators, who designed it to hoodwink voters into gutting their term limits. The measure hides that consequential change from six years in the House to 16 years and from eight years in the Senate to 16 years inside a so-called ethics amendment. The ballot wording only tells voters that the measure is setting term limits, which Arkansas Business correctly points out conveys something close to the opposite of what the amendment would do, adding it's certainly misleading. Now, Arkansas Business is no fan of term limits. The editorial concludes, Arguments can be made for each of these proposals [in Issue 3], including longer term limits . . . But we can't endorse the current form, as much as we'd like to. Arkansas Business seems clearly offended by the deception. How endearingly unsophisticated! Meanwhile, more elite opinion applauds the brilliance of the scheme, the amazing skill of these politicians applying their sneaky technique. Arkansas voters soundly rejected term-limit changes in 2004, reports Governing magazine, paraphrasing University of Arkansas Professor Janine Parry, but this time proponents craftily inserted their language into a broad package that, among other things, prohibits corporate contributions to candidates and lobbyist gifts to elected officials. Craftily? What on earth is their craft? Fraud? This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. comment, view source material: http://thisiscommonsense.com/?p=18954 print and share: http://thisiscommonsense.com/pdf/CS3728.pdf social media: http://www.facebook.com/thisiscommonsense http://twitter.com/#!/pauljacob Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge and Citizens in Charge Foundation. The opinions expressed in Common Sense (and at Townhall.com, where Paul has written weekend columns since 2003) are his own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Think Freely Media, Liberty Initiative Fund or Citizens in Charge. Forward email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=5w4om8iabm=1109020606174ea=redactor%40wirkman.coma=1118616509475 This email was sent to fbelli...@yahoo.com by p...@libertyifund.org. Update Profile/Email Address http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oom=001gdnpK5SLH4jtY7HDZj5zew%3D%3Dch=0b597b70-7e1a-11e3-a055-d4ae52843d28ca=cd900e9e-b27b-4ab2-b9ce-fb9492a52a64 Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe(TM) http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=unm=001gdnpK5SLH4jtY7HDZj5zew%3D%3Dch=0b597b70-7e1a-11e3-a055-d4ae52843d28ca=cd900e9e-b27b-4ab2-b9ce-fb9492a52a64 Privacy Policy: http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp Online Marketing by Constant Contact(R) www.constantcontact.com Think Freely Media | 180 West Adams Street | 6th floor | Chicago | IL | 60603 -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] FW: For Some Reason (Paul Jacob on politicians' rationales for subsidy)
Forwarded message From: p...@libertyifund.org To: fbelli...@yahoo.com Sent: Thu, Sep 18, 2014 8:21 AM CDT Subject: For Some Reason (Paul Jacob on politicians' rationales for subsidy) September 18, 2014 FOR SOME REASON Yesterday, the House voted to extend the legal ability for the Export-Import Bank to run . . . for another nine months. The people's legislature passed the stop-gap measure, 319-108, with both bipartisan support and bipartisan opposition. Just last month, President Obama expressed dismay that Republicans would be against it. For some reason, he intoned, right now the House Republicans have decided that we shouldn't do this. . . . He pretended to incredulity and puzzlement. He gave the usual reasoning for the subsidized financial guarantees, and insisted that every country does this. When, he asked, did that become something that Republicans opposed? Obama could've asked all those members of his own party who opposed it. But then, he could have asked himself. Back in 2008, he very clearly put the Ex-Im Bank on the theoretical chopping block. Candidate Obama gave the big business bank up as a program that didn't work and one that had become little more than a fund for corporate welfare. So why the change of mind, Mr. Obama? Has the Ex-Im ceased being a fund for corporate welfare? No. It's still there, propping up big businesses doing business abroad indeed, multinationals abroad, the kind of companies that Obama's Occupier friends despise so deeply. What has changed? He's in power, now. And that power derives from the mighty federal purse, filled by taxing hundreds of millions of Americans, and used to give hundreds of millions and billions in benefits to the few, the insiders. President Obama and the congressional leadership of both parties are tighter than ever with special interests. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. comment, view source material: http://thisiscommonsense.com/?p=18921 print and share: http://thisiscommonsense.com/pdf/CS3724.pdf social media: http://www.facebook.com/thisiscommonsense http://twitter.com/#!/pauljacob Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge and Citizens in Charge Foundation. The opinions expressed in Common Sense (and at Townhall.com, where Paul has written weekend columns since 2003) are his own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Think Freely Media, Liberty Initiative Fund or Citizens in Charge. Forward email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=5w4om8iabm=1109020606174ea=redactor%40wirkman.coma=1118558169357 This email was sent to fbelli...@yahoo.com by p...@libertyifund.org. Update Profile/Email Address http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oom= Priva http://ui.constant Online Marketing by Constant Contact(R) www.constantcontact.com Think Freely Media | 180 West Adams Street | 6th floor | Chicago | IL | 60603 -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] SW Mo Thinker: Scalawags, Carpetbaggers, and Uncle Toms - A Brief History
http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/scalawags-carpetbaggers-and-uncl e-toms-a-brief-history/ Scalawags, Carpetbaggers, and Uncle Toms - A Brief History August 25, 2014 http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/scalawags-carpetbaggers-and-unc le-toms-a-brief-history/ Politics http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/category/politics/ civil rights http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/civil-rights/ , civil war http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/civil-war/ , democrat http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/democrat/ , george bush http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/george-bush/ , history http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/history/ , lyndon johnson http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/lyndon-johnson/ , martin luther king jr http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/martin-luther-king-jr/ , racism http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/racism/ , reconstruction http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/reconstruction/ , republican http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/republican/ Sitting down with my daughter for her freshman-year homework nightly has been a treat. The most flavorful treat yet has been her history homework. We started by working through the Civil War and the era of Reconstruction. It was a wonderful refresher in how reconstructed our minds have become. Between what we are taught and a reality that exists, there is a great moat that nobody dares to cross because doing so would include the admission that one doesn't care to protect their own emotional, psychological, and political well being. Those who cross will be called names and derided until they submit. For as long as I can remember, the racially driven politicians, educators, and voters of this nation have associated the minority vote with Democrats. The Democrat Party looks out for the little guy; they want to make sure no minority is left behind. But the difference between political posturing and historic reality is stark. I want to spend this time looking back on history and what we as Americans have apparently lost sight of. That is the fact that though the iconic Democrat Hillary Clinton can pose as a plantation worker http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/17/clinton.plantation/ at the podium, she and her party have a dark secret: their party is not, nor has it ever been, the party of Civil Rights. As I was reviewing the unit on the Civil War and Reconstruction with my daughter, we came across Hirum Revels, a Mississippi Senator during the mid-1850s. From the US Senate website https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/First_African_American_ Senator.htm we learn on February 25, 1870, visitors in the Senate galleries burst into applause as senator-elect Hiram Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, entered the chamber to take his oath of office. Why the applause? No, no - calm down! It wasn't because he was merely a Republican. It was because he was the first Black American to serve in Congress. That's right! This glass ceiling for Black Americans in politics was broken by a Republican. What do Senator Revels, Blanche K. Bruce, and Edward W. Brooke, III, all have in common? Yes they were all US Senators - but also they were the first three Black US Senators and also all three were Republicans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_United_States_Senator s . As a matter of fact, the first Black American to serve in the Senate as a Democrat was Carol M. Braun, who took office in 1993. It's amazing how the Party of Progress was only 123 years behind the curve of electing this minority to the two-seat per state Senate. But then what do we expect? Let's take a look at the history of the Democratic Leadership of the past. I like quotes, so let's start with those: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-relentless-conservative/the-democratic-pa rtys-two_b_933995.html I'll have those Ners voting Democrat for the next 200 years. -President Lyndon B. Johnson, Democrat I am a former Kleagle [recruiter] of the Ku Klux Klan in Raleigh County . . . The Klan is needed today as never before and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia. It is necessary that the order be promoted immediately and in every state in the union. -Senator Robert Byrd, Democrat I did not lie awake at night worrying about the problems of the negroes. -US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Democrat Going beyond quotes alone, let's not forget President Woodrow Wilson http://www.bu.edu/professorvoices/2013/03/04/the-long-forgotten-racial-atti tudes-and-policies-of-woodrow-wilson/ - Democrat. While in office he thought it was a good idea to have a showing of Birth of a Nation. This movie was adopted from the book, The Clansman, which - among other racially sickening views, saw the Ku Klux Klan as an organization to be hailed. A great set of further quotes from Democrats and platform statements of their party can be found consolidated in the Wall Street Journal extra, http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB122513867582273213
[MoLiCo] FW: Bombshell: DOJ Admits Lois Lerner's Emails Not Missing
On Tuesday, August 26, 2014 12:32 PM, Judicial Watch i...@news.judicialwatch.org wrote: http://newsimages.judicialwatch.org/clients/JudicialWatch2195/Lerner_Email. jpg Dear Friend Supporter, We wanted to make sure you saw the breaking developments in our IRS investigation. In a bombshell admission, forced out by Judicial Watch lawsuits, the Obama Administration has disclosed that backs-ups of Loris Lerner's IRS emails do still exist... http://newstracking.judicialwatch.org/l/a/74i/8d/16tk/rnh/il2k/click.emaild irect Please donate right now to keep the heat on Obama's IRS. Judicial Watch Statement on Discovery of Backups for Missing Lois Lerner IRS Emails Judicial Watch announced the following developments in our IRS missing emails investigation. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton stated: Department of Justice attorneys for the Internal Revenue Service told Judicial Watch on Friday that Lois Lerner's emails, indeed all government computer records, are backed up by the federal government in case of a government-wide catastrophe. The Obama administration attorneys said that this back-up system would be too onerous to search. The DOJ attorneys also acknowledged that the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) is investigating this back-up system We obviously disagree that disclosing the emails as required would be onerous, and plan to raise this new development with Judge Sullivan. This is a jaw-dropping revelation. The Obama administration had been lying to the American people about Lois Lerner's missing emails. There are no missing Lois Lerner emails - nor missing emails of any of the other top IRS or other government officials whose emails seem to be disappearing at increasingly alarming rate. All the focus on missing hard drives has been a diversion. The Obama administration has known all along where the email records could be - but dishonestly withheld this information. You can bet we are going to ask the court for immediate assistance in cutting through this massive obstruction of justice. Here is the second set of http://newstracking.judicialwatch.org/l/a/74i/8d/16tk/6nh/ll2k/click.emaild irect sworn declarations by IRS officials http://newstracking.judicialwatch.org/l/a/74i/8d/16tk/5nh/al2k/click.emaild irect in response to Judge Emmet G. Sullivan's investigation into the missing emails of Lois Lerner and other IRS officials. The declarations were provided after close of business on Friday, August 22. We've got the IRS up against a wall. An accomplishment we could not have done without you and supporters like you. http://newstracking.judicialwatch.org/l/a/74i/8d/16tk/rnh/il2k/click.emaild irect Will you donate now to help us finish the job and expose these emails? Sincerely, Your Judicial Watch Team http://newstracking.judicialwatch.org/l/a/74i/8d/16tk/rnh/il2k/click.emaild irect Make a Contribution http://newstracking.judicialwatch.org/l/a/74i/8d/16tk/knh/vi2k/click.emaild irect Facebook http://newstracking.judicialwatch.org/l/a/74i/8d/16tk/jnh/ni2k/click.emaild irect Twitter http://newstracking.judicialwatch.org/l/a/74i/8d/16tk/onh/gi2k/click.emaild irect YouTube http://newstracking.judicialwatch.org/l/a/74i/8d/16tk/dnh/xl2k/click.emaild irect RSS http://newstracking.judicialwatch.org/l/a/74i/8d/16tk/hnh/ui2k/click.emaild irect Visit JudicialWatch.org 425 3rd St, SW Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20024 This email was sent to: ellen.baumgart...@sbcglobal.net http://newstracking.judicialwatch.org/l/a/74i/8d/16tk/5nh/al2k/exclude.htm Unsubscribe http://newstracking.judicialwatch.org/t/l/a/74i/8d/16tk/5nh/al2k/msg.gif -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] FW: Springfield Missouri City Ordinance
Original message Subject:Springfield Missouri City Ordinance From:Mark Kiser pastormarkki...@yahoo.com To:aebrumm...@yahoo.com Cc: Good afternoon folks, It is time to rally the troops and put boots on the ground. Springfield City council is bring back the homosexual, gender identity ordinance! So here's what I know. The Mayor, City Council members, and clerk...have no real idea what their doing. They diffidently cant agree. We talk with Brenda at the clerks office this week and she told Reclaiming Missouri for Christ she is not sure when or what they (City Council) will bring forward, or will the proposed ordinance have the same number. That's scary. Action alert: Please contact Springfield City Council (this week) and let them know we STILL oppose this ordinance.even with religious organization exemption. Be nice in your email, but boldly tell/proclaim the truth. Even the Task Force couldn't agree on what direction to go. Simply there is no need. Below are the email addresses: Mayor Bob Stephens- rsteph...@springfieldmo.gov jseifr...@springfieldmo.gov chos...@springfieldmo.gov crushef...@springfieldmo.gov jcomp...@springfieldmo.gov jr...@springfieldmo.gov dburli...@springfieldmo.gov cfis...@springfieldmo.gov mcarr...@springfieldmo.gov **Please remember. The only way to win this battle is if the Lord Himself is fighting for us. Last time the shock and awe worked. It will work again. Jesus was not crucified for being nice, He was crucified for telling the truth. Thank you for you time and help. Let's keep up the heat and fight the good fight of faith! **Please forward this email to all that may be concerned. Have a blessed day! Mark Kiser Going as a forerunner before Him. Luke 1:17 -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] The Washington TImes: Chicago Crime Rate Drops as Concealed Carry Applications Surge
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/24/chicago-crime-rate-drops-as- concealed-carry-gun-pe/ Chicago crime rate drops as concealed carry applications surge City sees fewer homicides, robberies, burglaries, car thefts as Illinois residents take arms By Kelly Riddell http://www.washingtontimes.com/staff/kelly-riddell/ - The Washington Times - Sunday, August 24, 2014 An 86-year-old Illinois man with a concealed carry permit fired his weapon at an armed robbery suspect fleeing police last month, stopping the man in his tracks and allowing the police to make an arrest. Law enforcement authorities described the man as a model citizen who helped others avoid being victims at an ATT store outside Chicago where he witnessed the holdup. The man, whose identity was withheld from the press, prevented others from entering the store during the theft. Police said the robber harassed customers and pistol-whipped one. Since Illinois started granting concealed carry permits this year, the number of robberies that have led to arrests in Chicago has declined 20 percent from last year, according to police department statistics. Reports of burglary and motor vehicle theft are down 20 percent and 26 percent, respectively. In the first quarter, the city's homicide rate was at a 56-year low. It isn't any coincidence crime rates started to go down when concealed carry was permitted. Just the idea that the criminals don't know who's armed and who isn't has a deterrence effect, said Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association. The police department hasn't changed a single tactic - they haven't announced a shift in policy or of course - and yet you have these incredible numbers. As of July 29 the state had 83,183 applications for concealed carry and had issued 68,549 licenses. By the end of the year, Mr. Pearson estimates, 100,000 Illinois citizens will be packing. When Illinois began processing requests in January, gun training and shooting classes - which are required for the application - were filling up before the rifle association was able to schedule them, Mr. Pearson said. The temperature would be 40 below, and you'd have these guys out on the range, having to crack off the ice from their guns to see the target, Mr. Pearson said. But they'd do it, because they were that passionate about getting their license. The demand has slowed this summer, but Mr. Pearson expects the state to issue about 300,000 concealed carry permits when all is said and done. Illinois became the 50th state in the nation to issue concealed weapons permits. An individual permit costs about $600 and requires at least 16 hours of classes. The Chicago Police Department has credited better police work as a reason for the lower crime rates this year. Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy noted the confiscation of more than 1,300 illegal guns in the first three months of the year, better police training and intelligent policing strategies. The Chicago Police Department didn't respond to a request for comment from The Washington Times. However, the impact of concealed carry can't be dismissed. Instead of creating more crimes, which many gun control advocates warn, increased concealed carry rates have coincided with lower rates of crime. A July study by the Crime Prevention Research Center found that 11.1 million Americans have permits to carry concealed weapons, a 147 percent increase from 4.5 million seven years ago. Meanwhile, homicide and other violent crime rates have dropped by 22 percent. There's a lot of academic research that's been done on this, and if you look at the peer-reviewed studies, the bottom line is a large majority find a benefit of concealed carry on crime rates - and, at worst, there's no cost, said John Lott Jr., president of the Crime Prevention Research Center based in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. You can deter criminals with longer prison sentences and penalties, but arming people with the right to defend themselves with a gun is also a deterrence. Within Illinois, Cook County, which encompasses Chicago, has the state's largest number of concealed carry applications, with 28,552 requests, according to the county's website. Accounting for population, however, less than 1 percent are carrying. Mason County has the top per-capita rate in Illinois, with 14 percent of its residents holding concealed carry licenses, followed by Shelby County, with 9 percent. When I talk to folks that are supporters of concealed carry here, a lot of them want to get their permits so they can keep a gun in the car just so they have it when they travel to bigger towns and cities, said Shelby County Sheriff Michael Miller. Shelby County is in southwestern Illinois, about an hour and 45 minutes driving time from St. Louis. Its crime rate is low, and the majority of charges are domestic-related, Sheriff Miller said. He doesn't anticipate concealed carry to change the statistics much. These are
[MoLiCo] FW: Candid Cameras for Cops (Paul Jacob on the rational response to disputed events such as the fateful shooting in Ferguson)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=f9073caf-b26c-4caa-bc54-74892e4d0bf3a=1109020606174d=1118284886507r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VF5PAPrCIClsPYU7GRb-MDxDAwSlriZ2dPpJjIEV_meC1tqcIWQE86OHznYChMb0_fsfL8-HKJWvqjDGk_xS77fk5JZdILrcKhQuWVYdc8_MR6N-oTrAD8d-AxWUjt42YIVIrOKlHwtRzR42YsC9DaoRMu2IJDs2r_qyx0xDfZNLWrI2Uv3piA==c=n7VdZ8EhQeEA-hkfyGgdP5hgWYDcycH5TBPQBtKDlRoNsKI3hEZRCQ==ch=09zsJBo0h7Vy9eA9hpq43Roe08mESfaiZATcazIYluKCBmnNjjQ_qA== August 22, 2014 Candid Cameras for Cops Should policemen be required to wear cameras? Some already do. The rationale for the proposal is this: when police wear cameras that — with a few carefully defined exceptions — must be on whenever officers are on the job, they do their jobs better. With respect to the furor in Ferguson http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VF5PAPrCIClsPYU7GRb-MDxDAwSlriZ2dPpJjIEV_meC1tqcIWQE8xFQOA_MrvHWWQltO8bEWdMtTYsAJLkxbFThMM0GzZXNIIzU0mUTVAzOr9ntvzNOWJsqvJ7BpneBUHfZ8Nl3lb9IDlntUCZ-U4kWtqNi9FXjkoTRRzpln-Zc7NLr23i69IkPTmi8ll2-0CfVMasQSLJsMFEqqN9ocdzcZMxiCNDFKpI6iEPy6ukuZ5z_SYCgKg==c=n7VdZ8EhQeEA-hkfyGgdP5hgWYDcycH5TBPQBtKDlRoNsKI3hEZRCQ==ch=09zsJBo0h7Vy9eA9hpq43Roe08mESfaiZATcazIYluKCBmnNjjQ_qA== , Missouri, a big question is what exactly happened there the day a cop shot and killed Michael Brown. Officer Darren Wilson claims self-defense; he and eyewitnesses disagree about details. It would have been helpful to have video of what happened. (We do have video http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VF5PAPrCIClsPYU7GRb-MDxDAwSlriZ2dPpJjIEV_meC1tqcIWQE8xFQOA_MrvHWco-cDQlhsyMdgoUnWC_vmxh4wpi7GCnrspXU7v1RhrZm2oYFExWQrLwGrh8oLt1nBAF16dNPvdJKsdjdpAxaZfM1xEiEdQqfxGnAiEKuXlPQpqv16AdRbQ==c=n7VdZ8EhQeEA-hkfyGgdP5hgWYDcycH5TBPQBtKDlRoNsKI3hEZRCQ==ch=09zsJBo0h7Vy9eA9hpq43Roe08mESfaiZATcazIYluKCBmnNjjQ_qA== of an immediately preceding incident: of Brown, a large man, robbing cigars from a local store and shoving the protesting store owner, a much smaller man.) http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/UniformPoliceCamera.png Or consider another case I've discussed http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VF5PAPrCIClsPYU7GRb-MDxDAwSlriZ2dPpJjIEV_meC1tqcIWQE8xFQOA_MrvHWDpE4HVoEqg8thT1f95ga94NzjoOqEU7U-lvwQbc7yCejDAUlJ9FdvRGKMk-AhGfiHKkkyTVLoUqSz3BAQjih7JWcncZ0dzVh1y71KH1u7N4042FfKivaH1q5-TmuWBcEdk7zb43KFluv18vk6Nn6yv1Q79NqLElxc=n7VdZ8EhQeEA-hkfyGgdP5hgWYDcycH5TBPQBtKDlRoNsKI3hEZRCQ==ch=09zsJBo0h7Vy9eA9hpq43Roe08mESfaiZATcazIYluKCBmnNjjQ_qA== , that of Eric Garner, the New York City cigarette seller killed by an officer's chokehold despite Garner's repeated insistence that he couldn't breathe. That death was recorded on a bystander's cell phone. What if it hadn't been? The shock has spurred renewed calls http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VF5PAPrCIClsPYU7GRb-MDxDAwSlriZ2dPpJjIEV_meC1tqcIWQE8xFQOA_MrvHWyJ4bcVrwc2KPrCcAhzWZbDmSJ8PwZHq2zmYph4POEg_h69FOErv_W4H1_RgX3uHR0WcCeoYXLvcmfj3TkNpQKqVhfQLGFwHJ0ryKSKullwVIqtex0CfL_NiDrMd7ruDk1JElBAjGSB-Tt9VVPqBDRVdhSFUCFak-q5C9WV7oPFcuvWiXFpy-E6DPlbUn8qCwKZ7Bg6CH3ro=c=n7VdZ8EhQeEA-hkfyGgdP5hgWYDcycH5TBPQBtKDlRoNsKI3hEZRCQ==ch=09zsJBo0h7Vy9eA9hpq43Roe08mESfaiZATcazIYluKCBmnNjjQ_qA== to begin outfitting NYPD with cameras. But there's no reason to limit pilot programs to the Big Apple. Some police work, like meetings with confidential informants, cannot be recorded without making the work impossible. But cops who are on the beat, entering a home, stopping motorists and the like should be recorded while doing these things. With appropriate safeguards against malfunction, the cameras could both prevent unnecessary violence and support officers who are in fact justified in using deadly force. Until the advent of universal peace and harmony, let's give the cameras a try. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VF5PAPrCIClsPYU7GRb-MDxDAwSlriZ2dPpJjIEV_meC1tqcIWQE8xFQOA_MrvHW0ueYw1n_4uEfJHnk4nQtQtbSw3WzYlPjCUJMxUVmbU7kOPBdRoHOLNzqZfDqV9lY8NBIdkfApVXYKzllzeTqpBvEnnPrzeP06iYnrTvflWIaON7F3KJD9dMt18YzJlduc=n7VdZ8EhQeEA-hkfyGgdP5hgWYDcycH5TBPQBtKDlRoNsKI3hEZRCQ==ch=09zsJBo0h7Vy9eA9hpq43Roe08mESfaiZATcazIYluKCBmnNjjQ_qA== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VF5PAPrCIClsPYU7GRb-MDxDAwSlriZ2dPpJjIEV_meC1tqcIWQE8xFQOA_MrvHWUNoZVuSkn7Y7gyADANODpb-FcKvl41u1zmUcKb3sIwuYrzHNhjRbY6Y7mPKkWNhomi3zUCSzgXxSN9mqiDOP9IP3aPqT4ekCe9cb7xqvlsCzbFdhKd0Ew5c818H8axxWcBg9r1hWiLw=c=n7VdZ8EhQeEA-hkfyGgdP5hgWYDcycH5TBPQBtKDlRoNsKI3hEZRCQ==ch=09zsJBo0h7Vy9eA9hpq43Roe08mESfaiZATcazIYluKCBmnNjjQ_qA== Today On August 22, 1952, France closed its penal colony on Devil's Island. At first a leper colony, by the end of the 19th century it had been transformed into a prison tasked primarily with housing enemies of the French state. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Screenshot-2014-08-21-22.07.14.png Reason is not
[MoLiCo] FW: What's Going On Here? (Paul Jacob on a corruption-fighter in Tennessee)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=80da4b49-d78e-4101-bdbb-60c67048f498a=1109020606174d=1118262410098r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SqncMDbXHqlF0KN_Gk0rtxl1quvmBNemC0YI3V-sqZ9nDSDCdrAT7-p3AlpgEGUdBAI5_5SWZemxXUtoa1oh3MMqWkXhCBGQel3MOt1ReRSEjE0kXROAAvZLTN_FJLTwjTHd9v5EWUgGcKTAq9A1zhU1hv5lsWmmTEjHwdOi1OJaPJAwzEWKuw==c=RVnBaBv7KBCbwQK3RheYdNCsorZZt68RTUcaRKnGc7C-b8h5Diw7zQ==ch=B1HlO8kQFPurwqf8lhyLY18dtw4eVOqNWNk3xjzkVOwcc106HN_Tow== August 20, 2014 What's Going On Here? Sometimes asking What's going on here? (repeatedly) can keep a problem in the public eye -- when many who should know better would rather sweep it under the rug. In this case, the problem is $1.6 million unaccounted for in recent Penn Forest Township budgets. The Tennessee township's annual budget is only $4 million or so. Former supervisor Paul Montemuro is one of those chastising the current board of supervisors. If they'd just agree to conduct the forensic audit of the couple of years leading up to 2008, I would shut up, he says http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SqncMDbXHqlF0KN_Gk0rtxl1quvmBNemC0YI3V-sqZ9nDSDCdrAT75VFMXLViu2GolNuVlfNxglSb7SgDaIu4mIFuJZwno6_nYct4AQyrw07mv3e9FLA-5Gk8tleeQHJpp2y8ZtPZ8fz-JJTg-JJ-IrMj_5LAAxbKOxMX-5qqX49gdSaknR6RyqAhtJ0kf-ed4O_-r1jYW3TBuJvFNBHz5usIQf0rvhwRBJex8uY1BSAUaLuM76eYbgeBS__x3ghc=RVnBaBv7KBCbwQK3RheYdNCsorZZt68RTUcaRKnGc7C-b8h5Diw7zQ==ch=B1HlO8kQFPurwqf8lhyLY18dtw4eVOqNWNk3xjzkVOwcc106HN_Tow== . The board approved that audit in 2012 but has not followed through. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/Schutter.png Another fellow not shutting up is township auditor Matt Schutter, elected last November as a Libertarian. Throughout 2014 he has demanded that the audit go forward and township spending be fully accounted for, and has also asked the state attorney general to launch an investigation. Schutter tells Common Sense that despite sundry harassment, he won't relax the pressure any time soon. The board in July meeting voted that no one of the public can speak in a supervisors meeting about the money, Schutter explains. At the August meeting, I informed them that they were violating the First Amendment. He then formally advised the supervisors that he would pursue further legal action (under 42 USC 1983! http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SqncMDbXHqlF0KN_Gk0rtxl1quvmBNemC0YI3V-sqZ9nDSDCdrAT75VFMXLViu2GqJKGd4GEnQHSftzmDcLTbxM31wC1h533THl0rll0Utc0SM3CHK7r3UvHuY5ZPhDGK--PZVrECYTUqa7LgUmNh5FrnN_UHsTHaPZhm1ANn8oGUFsJst5Bz0FGxUGf3WC_9MVu2wq2YVR3hOs_tO_GeA==c=RVnBaBv7KBCbwQK3RheYdNCsorZZt68RTUcaRKnGc7C-b8h5Diw7zQ==ch=B1HlO8kQFPurwqf8lhyLY18dtw4eVOqNWNk3xjzkVOwcc106HN_Tow== , pertaining to civil action for deprivation of rights) if they continue violating their oaths of office. Let's send about 535 guys like this to Congress. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SqncMDbXHqlF0KN_Gk0rtxl1quvmBNemC0YI3V-sqZ9nDSDCdrAT75VFMXLViu2GTTGC4c5BDvRakr7H5V13AJ9etIWhli-6W42-Kp_4Kydr9l7-CYhQVbgDvQ5eckDWB3nFKJymfbfLy-Nx2xWV4pQ_veAq-9TyOaUI3ZWViUxwWbvL4QVV_1uQJUbjzmvuc=RVnBaBv7KBCbwQK3RheYdNCsorZZt68RTUcaRKnGc7C-b8h5Diw7zQ==ch=B1HlO8kQFPurwqf8lhyLY18dtw4eVOqNWNk3xjzkVOwcc106HN_Tow== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SqncMDbXHqlF0KN_Gk0rtxl1quvmBNemC0YI3V-sqZ9nDSDCdrAT75VFMXLViu2GTm7nMoqVPUZzivsmGPmr0Ifnz7a9WD9vKPYlBqkPHvhUMwJZTTTVbNVYjjtOzhdWs9OJt5oBidrbWzei2oRK0ByTGGarVd7lXJmoWmzunPh9ePFNi9X_9tKUXzJWI6-xsKUTr4kGCOg=c=RVnBaBv7KBCbwQK3RheYdNCsorZZt68RTUcaRKnGc7C-b8h5Diw7zQ==ch=B1HlO8kQFPurwqf8lhyLY18dtw4eVOqNWNk3xjzkVOwcc106HN_Tow== Today http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ronpaul.png On August 20, 1991, Estonia issued a decision to re-establish independence on the basis of historical continuity of the Baltic country's pre-World War II statehood, sloughing off Soviet rule since 1940. On August 20, 1935, Ron Paul (pictured) was born. Paul is now famous for his heroic congressional record, his several presidential campaigns, and for books such as End the Fed and Liberty Defined. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/JamesMill-copy.png A nation is poor or is rich according as the quantity of property which she annually creates, in proportion to the number of her people, is great or is small. Now commerce tends to increase this annual produce by occasioning a more productive application and distribution both of the land and of the labour of the country. —James Mill Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President
[MoLiCo] FW: Regarding Amendment 3 and Common Core
From: Sarah Baumgartner Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 2:40 PM I believe the amendment for teacher evaluation is on the highlighted area of the first paragraph. I do not know if it matches the wording on the petitions that were signed by the citizens though. Ellen B. On Sunday, August 17, 2014 8:19 AM, Mary Byrne mary.byrn...@att.net wrote: For those of you in MO -- Amendment 3 will be on our Nov. ballot. http://themissouritimes.com/12106/press-release-constitutional-amendment-rel ating-teacher-performance-evaluation-systems-certified-november-ballot/ I received the following question (in italics) this morning. Below the question is my response. Is amendment 3 linked to common core besides both linking teacher evals with student assessment scores? In a way, yes -- Amendment 3 is tied to common core, in that, it is the students' SBAC test scores that will be used to evaluate the teachers. The common core standards and aligned assessments (meaning SBAC) and the building of the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) are mentioned as items 2 and 3 in the four assurances agreed to by Governor Nixon when he applied for the State Fiscal Stabilization funds (see p. E-1 of his application that is the Four Assurances page attached) As you know, Sinquefiled's team exchanged communication with Chris Nicastro and others in the education elite who knew the conditions of SBAC and the Statewide Longitudinal Data System, and though Sinquefield himself may not know all the details, Chris Nicastro certainly did. SBAC is aligned to common core state standards copyrighted to the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers (see the PPt slide -- the copyright means teachers evaluations are tied to standards and privately controlled tests that neither their school district nor their statewide teachers association have any input). I think teachers are uninformed about the implications of the copyright. Look on page 2 of the attached MOU between the SBAC consortium and the USED (this is the agreement that was signed to give SBAC the USED money to float it until next month). The middle of the page shows language that the U.S. DoE will have access to the teacher evaluation data -- this would violate contract law, unless the school boards are no long the teachers' employers. Also, Look at page 15 of file called Secretary to Secretary Checklist which illustrates the framework for the Statewide Longitudinal Data System (which MO has developed). The two documents describe the system to eliminate local control of education, and centralize the management of classrooms -- including teacher evaluations -- in the federal government. Amendment 3 is not really necessary for the SBAC/SLDs teacher evaluation plan -- it is already in the works, but, if it passes, it will add state constitutional support for the hijacking of local school district. NOTE: the above comment simply answered the question about the link between CC and Amendment 3. The fact that SBAC has no validity or reliability data to justify its use for ANYTHING, and that the Value Added Model (VAM ) of teacher evaluation assumes a mathematical impossibility (parsing out the effects of teacher instruction on a student's observed test score) was not included in the response. Both of these issues are fundamental to the concepts assumed by our MO DoE in promoting this travesty. School boards MUST insist on integrity in assessment and their role as employers in the board-teacher contracts to kill this absurd amendment. But that's just my opinion . . . -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] Southwest Missouri Thinker: War: A Nasty Little Secret
http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/2014/08/18/war-a-nasty-little-secret/ War: A nasty little secret August 18, 2014 http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/2014/08/18/war-a-nasty-little-secret/ Current Events http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/category/current-events/ , Politics http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/category/politics/ Gaza http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/gaza/ , Hamas http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/hamas/ , Iraq http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/iraq/ , ISIS http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/isis/ , Israel http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/israel/ , Radical Islam http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/radical-islam/ , Syria http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/syria/ , War http://swmothinker.wordpress.com/tag/war/ Peace is purchased through strength. It's not purchased through weakness or unilateral retreats. -Benjamin Netanyahu With the news of America re-inserting itself in Iraq http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/09/world/meast/iraq-crisis/index.html through airstrikes, we also have word that ISIS (Radical Islamic Terrorists) is changing tactics http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/08/12/iraq-militants-changing-tactics- complicating-us-airstrike-mission/ in order to counter the United States. The UN has now stated http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iraq-crisis-un-warns-ya zidis-refugees-trapped-on-mount-sinjar-are-facing-imminent-genocide-from-is- militants-9665003.html that genocide is possible at any time. Several hundred miles away, the Israeli government and Hamas (Radical Islamic Terrorists) have seemingly had a volley of bombings and other military attacks http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/13/gaza-israel-talks-ceasefire-en d-approaches between intermittent cease fires aimed at ending the violence over the past couple of months. This post is not aimed to talk about these two instances, or any other particular instance at that. It is, however, intended to discuss something that has been on my mind and pressed in my heart while watching all of these events unfold on the news. It may seem a bit brutal, but it's the truth as I see it. I recall standing on a runway in Taqaddum, Iraq, in October 2005. It was a cool night and the sky was clear. As I loaded on to the C-130 cargo plane to be taken out of Iraq, I was overwhelmed with a feeling I will never forget. It was a feeling of gratitude for the men and women who never made the trip home that I was about to take; a feeling of loss for the families that would never hold their loved one again; a feeling of relief that I wasn't one of them; a feeling of guilt for the feeling of relief I had. After 47 convoy missions, after being under fire more times than I can count on my ten fingers, after loading the wounded and dying on helicopters and in to hospital emergency rooms, after receiving the command to lock and load my rifle more than 90 times, after all of this - I was going home. I say this not out of pride or for bragging purposes, but to make clear that what you are about to read is not written by some professor in a suit sitting in an ivory tower; not by a historian who has read a whole lot about what he hasn't experienced; and not by some politician who knows nothing of the reality of war when he stands in front of a microphone saying we need to leave the battlefield. then go back then go back. With all that out of the way - here goes: The nasty little secret about war? It's a horrible business. There are no winners in war; only those who hold out on submission the longest. When you read of men dying on the battlefield, it's not glorious. Chances are they were in complete medical shock and had no clue what was going on or they were screaming for their mother at the top of their lungs in blood curdling anguish. This act, war, is not meant for the pansy-toed, light footed individual. It's rough, it's mean, it's vicious, and it's relentless. Your stomach may turn, you may have the natural fear any man would, but you still have to proceed with the mission and placing emotions aside. Chances are that politics aside, the victor of war is the one with the most resolve. The one who feels they have the most to lose. The one who feels their cause is most just. There is a lot more I could point out about war - the bullet points could go on for miles, but it is the last point I noted that I want to concentrate on. We can avoid it if we want; we can say what we will about our enemy and their capabilities. But the fact is this: whether it's al Quaeda, ISIS, Hamas, Iran, or Syria, what we are really fighting is Radical Islam - and the more we deny the real threat the more we are sitting around while they are strengthened and emboldened. This enemy is a group of people who say they want to decimate another culture as a whole. They state they want a Caliphate. With many other goals that involve force and violence, this enemy is willing to decapitate their enemy, cut children in half
[MoLiCo] FW: The Right to Remain Recording (Paul Jacob on the evolving case law on the citizen/police relationship)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=b57c391c-2384-4058-861c-a1e49aeee4b2a=1109020606174d=1118218063253r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001sabCbcdUfq8wnajX0v3yn_Amqq6smeWkJUG40kLctzrjq94gEwP-dMKo3ptHctfKxhNgERMphTDHl51OQQ_P5ji7NRtm7XdlkJbYPaKskHqNGUOXMg4BybcnxP-0tJ7U_kXLKkNcgRjJCsrS8KHzQIsOOyA-q7bLXzN_90RHwG_KcDgrYiZ0dg==c=B6HMLmJrdz0MX9Hoq1SFDJEJI3cVPXouMitqjKt15nw5fkB6pcuK8Q==ch=V3HUXktNtkXKJtMGXbwsAQ9QokP5auYRu9bulfL_m6QazKAW8hXuSA== August 15, 2014 The Right to Remain Recording Every once in a while, a judge makes a judgment so sensible, it's as if he had this Common Sense column in mind. U.S. Magistrate Judge Edmund Brennan has determined http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001sabCbcdUfq8wnajX0v3yn_Amqq6smeWkJUG40kLctzrjq94gEwP-dNMP8scq3yd6ZAY7iZRbS2cE7beYI6zYsiHb-_RJeVRzhgevefECzkYq5_Zh0wlacYHaYT-V_Sv3-UcWBM6WueRIApzeKG8Z1ZiyWl7ooFIa5HLxrLK_YhSbIhkTDWmbwL6tR9G6iA1JEKVYNwbKi9igNrrf6GqPhYZrZMN7yWsTZaVABAcm9Dc=c=B6HMLmJrdz0MX9Hoq1SFDJEJI3cVPXouMitqjKt15nw5fkB6pcuK8Q==ch=V3HUXktNtkXKJtMGXbwsAQ9QokP5auYRu9bulfL_m6QazKAW8hXuSA== that the same right to video-record police in public also applies within a would-be videographer's home. The case http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001sabCbcdUfq8wnajX0v3yn_Amqq6smeWkJUG40kLctzrjq94gEwP-dNMP8scq3yd6tYU4kwvWx2vyBeba7BEQAWG4d-NoFBl8Tp25WxPd_EI_QxMcEH8lGN-w-YTq8S6WtOFHJLTQ5t5DagS0Y-DtKyPm1lFyJw1kR5x1fu7Hgx8WvqfwNS2XKaCGZXoUQaHN7OVk-ySFcqP1IIO9w_IA22uJUV1u5p3Rb3cc2Us-zT7YAKNJ-ZZVyoemdyCrYlEJHd293ETVN4GxMaTHBjwgx1_4KXPOjun6rwBhlWsUtS_ZgzktYO9XqA==c=B6HMLmJrdz0MX9Hoq1SFDJEJI3cVPXouMitqjKt15nw5fkB6pcuK8Q==ch=V3HUXktNtkXKJtMGXbwsAQ9QokP5auYRu9bulfL_m6QazKAW8hXuSA== involves a 2011 search of the home of Mary Crago, which was subject to search without warrant http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001sabCbcdUfq8wnajX0v3yn_Amqq6smeWkJUG40kLctzrjq94gEwP-dNMP8scq3yd6rhdUn5NS-wAS2U8v3R0fpyS_4tfzuUvM4DR4m-KaK9Vf-foesFUPQkGOrgeP5_gdV8RMPFHozvk1-_-qCPPf-WSRsrK4y-f0gRShfoH8_5RKlWgKY_5cGGr4MFq0BLtsl69JG1DCTrw4hkL6yl09v1ZNuf8RJ97d44SRFAFKMXg0XIPS7Uw5SPIF0kokIYDFc=B6HMLmJrdz0MX9Hoq1SFDJEJI3cVPXouMitqjKt15nw5fkB6pcuK8Q==ch=V3HUXktNtkXKJtMGXbwsAQ9QokP5auYRu9bulfL_m6QazKAW8hXuSA== under the terms of her probation. Defendant Kenneth Leonard deleted a video recording she made of the search, telling her that recording it was prohibited. In court Leonard has contended that no right to video-record police officers has been established for persons on probation or in a non-public setting. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/Kodak-zi8.jpg To this, Judge Brennan responds that if a plaintiff has a clearly established constitutional right to record from a public place where the plaintiff has the lawful right to be, a plaintiff surely has such a right in his or her home. Brennan sees no no principled basis for the assumption that we have a protected right to record officers performing their duties in public that does not extend to those performed in a private residence. The public's interest in ensuring that police officers . . . do not abuse [their] authority . . . does not cease once they enter the private residence of a citizen. If anything, it is even more urgent to protect a citizen's right to document proceedings when an officer's actions are shielded from public view — from other witnesses. But of course. It's just Common Sense, isn't it? I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001sabCbcdUfq8wnajX0v3yn_Amqq6smeWkJUG40kLctzrjq94gEwP-dNMP8scq3yd6YBzbG5nQajVbVZhaI1kO0dEn79X8BE91_kLW1hKJL0ISL8SpPRxqrF2uxNU9If_G9rMOXFQcOfHz2GBlH4m6UXM6SHDKB-JMmTxfaVtuOc9quUxwqIJ3a_-oO-n7aFudc=B6HMLmJrdz0MX9Hoq1SFDJEJI3cVPXouMitqjKt15nw5fkB6pcuK8Q==ch=V3HUXktNtkXKJtMGXbwsAQ9QokP5auYRu9bulfL_m6QazKAW8hXuSA== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001sabCbcdUfq8wnajX0v3yn_Amqq6smeWkJUG40kLctzrjq94gEwP-dNMP8scq3yd6Ysm4wn9XBX4Ff9cSb0a9dgitmzaDdlhUSBMwucLwicfpTBEqQ6IS9BKC5vvJ1jit6WXTmFY14g1Yb9riSGCRHD23mtOiqS0IkK5yDUuba_MDSsUFupyY2n2f9SN64LGOwbU7PNw1N-s=c=B6HMLmJrdz0MX9Hoq1SFDJEJI3cVPXouMitqjKt15nw5fkB6pcuK8Q==ch=V3HUXktNtkXKJtMGXbwsAQ9QokP5auYRu9bulfL_m6QazKAW8hXuSA== Today On a sad August 15 in 1971, President Richard Nixon removed the last vestiges of the once-great bulwark of capitalism, America's adherence to the international gold standard, ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors. The dollar has remained fiat money ever since, but did not succeed in retaining its previous value. But then, the dollar under the previous quasi-gold, Bretton-Woods Agreement wasn't stable either, which is why Nixon had to close the gold window. Thought If you see what is right and fail to act on it, you lack courage. —Confucius Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest!
[MoLiCo] FW: Absence of Talk (Paul Jacob on the right way to think about the Ferguson riots)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=f3638198-e619-440f-9d47-adae726a3f86a=1109020606174d=1118207957740r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Ju4ljLy0teGhBFnTIUnjUB4y2yvYj-W4bqlDZOxNOOrknQPNocgq2ZWWhA3yBG7Dfa3WA5xiAGuTHUGXlimNBqcuSM36AEMQyX2CnMtJz9KB_DXVhjgPDUW_X97e_tBCcmVCiXOXsOJLTVpolakTjSyn62cjOj5SRWvNA9G5Z2dWm2VuiawqYg==c=3TPk59dfGLA2reJE5PqPntEy1K_mwfQiNWgJIU6LpyofpkJRZNyavg==ch=R5V7GEoTuLXw7aKeUTtWYqlZG6PjKXWBVmhiFcahE4Hodfk5Mp55Dg== August 14, 2014 Absence of Talk Yesterday morning, Paul Waldman of the Washington Post wondered why libertarians and limited government conservatives weren't all over the Ferguson riot suppression, and the police shooting that sparked the whole fracas. He recognized that Reason magazine's website has covered it, but, he noted http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Ju4ljLy0teGhBFnTIUnjUB4y2yvYj-W4bqlDZOxNOOrknQPNocgq2djLe6UK_2YG2FjKpqBDJpH5-ZOaFE4ajEr0mXK3ifwvQintQdBIJXJHmu2adYCSV_07k3hQiL5zTJvlUpLW-bICek9dXcte0ZNNQNAZW2BhC82nLsvQJXkVRC-fIBgSvl7O4DTzlmUn1ZdkMy73uRPiUk6h-jMg05Wjlc3qFeDDF17E5aCVyVtJq84sxnz--5ZIisPvj0SKitnjubqhj_t3HY4rxkKv34rw7_xIr6Fqf49apAeh6Rs=c=3TPk59dfGLA2reJE5PqPntEy1K_mwfQiNWgJIU6LpyofpkJRZNyavg==ch=R5V7GEoTuLXw7aKeUTtWYqlZG6PjKXWBVmhiFcahE4Hodfk5Mp55Dg== , the politicians and conservative media figures who claim to be the most fervent advocates of individual freedom and to care the most about misuse of government power have been silent. One might be tempted to conclude they believe that when somebody's grandson has to pay taxes on their inheritance, it's a horrifying injustice that demands redress, but when somebody else's grandson gets shot walking down the street, that's just how things go sometimes. Or maybe one should yield, instead, to the temptation to wait and see what they say when they say it. Rep. Justin Amash tweeted http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Ju4ljLy0teGhBFnTIUnjUB4y2yvYj-W4bqlDZOxNOOrknQPNocgq2djLe6UK_2YGKoK5Na4xlXHgVU4T-fc5Y6j1MocZS8CFe-Gt9OnSkAcxAHGPi0ve4-ny0XslE1zE9_qY_iFnxNkOyzqpUpxmx5YgoqUUozIb1nDO5RD0D5Up4oaYuqOAOdL8rgP6Gto-aLGIvy_Yq1wT7rMmXRb6Z1jMwfq2QeXugLusrN6v9yMxb3bN9MyIXQ==c=3TPk59dfGLA2reJE5PqPntEy1K_mwfQiNWgJIU6LpyofpkJRZNyavg==ch=R5V7GEoTuLXw7aKeUTtWYqlZG6PjKXWBVmhiFcahE4Hodfk5Mp55Dg== about it later in the day. But Waldman got his licks and innuendo in first. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/Amash-TWEET.png The whole thing smacks of bad government to me — deadly misgovernment — but I can understand why many folks might want to reserve judgment. Weighing on the wait-and-comment-later side of this particular debate, it is worth acknowledging that the information so far has been awfully confusing. Especially since the Ferguson government has been cracking down on reporting and video recording, as well as being not very forthcoming about the initial shooting or the autopsy.* The 24-hour news cycle is bad enough. The 24-hour commentary/reaction cycle is doubly daunting. Forgive me if I don't have anything profound to say yet. I'm sure, when the facts become clearer, at least I will make my thoughts known. Isn't it too early to make comments about comments not made? This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. * Those are good reasons to be protesting in Ferguson. There are no good reasons for looting Ferguson businesses. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Ju4ljLy0teGhBFnTIUnjUB4y2yvYj-W4bqlDZOxNOOrknQPNocgq2djLe6UK_2YG90m2k31UG2rmKTS29LdqcN1MITuS3q6pl27ZgoFUlZzRBPIhT5tj_ToRnTcLqJsdtyg1d8eHJHFng-2ZUTJlJ3KYaol0qmMw0qK-qEprVyJxU4dbRGbAnfSTfP1r-Xsxc=3TPk59dfGLA2reJE5PqPntEy1K_mwfQiNWgJIU6LpyofpkJRZNyavg==ch=R5V7GEoTuLXw7aKeUTtWYqlZG6PjKXWBVmhiFcahE4Hodfk5Mp55Dg== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Ju4ljLy0teGhBFnTIUnjUB4y2yvYj-W4bqlDZOxNOOrknQPNocgq2czye8acRmPAeY9QXPaIqodrw16PiiOBPkw-h4QvLlrfAgFq55OcehCry5V_rv3iGoELpLR-ZS2G7Ah1B_qpWnnBGJXorgiJ3O6tRfxLICYkatpIFYD3t0eEKQ1pup83IYY4PKIGiQ01ioc8LVbU9j0=c=3TPk59dfGLA2reJE5PqPntEy1K_mwfQiNWgJIU6LpyofpkJRZNyavg==ch=R5V7GEoTuLXw7aKeUTtWYqlZG6PjKXWBVmhiFcahE4Hodfk5Mp55Dg== Today On August 14, 1980, Lech Wałęsa led strikes at the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards. Thought And this is man's prerogative and no further; so much and no more may be given or received thereof: even so much as is conducent to a better being, more safety and freedom, and no more. He that gives more, sins against his own flesh; and he that takes more is thief and robber to his kind — every man by nature being a king, priest and prophet in his own natural circuit and compass, whereof no second may partake but by deputation, commission, and free consent from him whose natural right and freedom it is. —Richard Overton Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is
[MoLiCo] FW: The Inequality Problem (Paul Jacob mulls over the conscience - and acuity - of a progressive economist)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=9a2fa109-645d-44d0-88d7-b00fbd9405dfa=1109020606174d=1118185256656r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ezZL9yWIprTkjEBABfnRK7vQPsb9QsJFTfyJpBNAHqP_Upq2nf9g11p9cZRlCPJN3gBmmuT7YmETMG3Q134wO7uh_f6vQPugelYdviiAfnDMTf9CI-CiDKVYx_iDS1Un9B6-AoMew2F_ptj1_PqTt4mqV2XHOlqOduQXMUC5ngl2EOXQKkDobw==c=5FdtHXwyTA7gFR5OQGgxeUlbt9q3WdwxVXZvI9UeN9rwvVTbtKVDtw==ch=mRnH2L7g_ZO7SxhmnFqknPsAhv76Ymm3_9g3afU9ZbqPmflcYsHYxQ== August 12, 2014 The Inequality Problem Ah, the Paul Krugman Problem! How does Nobel Laureate economist-cum-New York Times progressive-blogger come to his conclusions? The other day, the eminent Scott Sumner noted — in The power of wishful thinking? http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ezZL9yWIprTkjEBABfnRK7vQPsb9QsJFTfyJpBNAHqP_Upq2nf9g1-TNtaJAei5bN7kGWDqWhHH8f3qH87kbSLhsgeKaB43zBrHKzchZCTe2AxyYs4DtEm_mRJY6jVZAZSJ-l2vkVBWqNOhLqJYYmePzi16uTMe6pWmArVNCyXoQmohySfRGcjQo3AmLlmRpFWsKEJfehUjEg-LzJ3qucVvoEWnG_E8c0ah4sKKdb3k=c=5FdtHXwyTA7gFR5OQGgxeUlbt9q3WdwxVXZvI9UeN9rwvVTbtKVDtw==ch=mRnH2L7g_ZO7SxhmnFqknPsAhv76Ymm3_9g3afU9ZbqPmflcYsHYxQ== — that in the space of one year Krugman seemed to gain a great deal of certainty about how vital it is to reduce inequality. Sumner quotes Krugman from a year ago, when he frankly admitted that he'd like to agree with Joe Stiglitz's thesis about inequality, but just wasn't able to persuade himself. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/doesnotequal.png Unfortunately, Krugman hasn't given us a lot of reason to follow his lead, his new-found faith in Stiglitzian equality. Sumner cites a possible inspiration for Krugman's new tune: Krugman's employer, the New York Times, has, as editorial policy, shifted leftward on such issues. And then Sumner waxes philosophical: Sometimes an economist will change his view on a single issue because of some new empirical study (although that actually doesn't happen as much as you'd think, or as much as you might like). But what about when an economist suddenly swings sharply to the left or right on a whole range of unrelated issues? Many people do go through radical conversions; you can find interesting conversion testimonies of a religious nature, if not so many in political economy. As for me, the subject of inequality continues to fascinate, like picking at a scab. I suspect that rising inequality is caused by the very institutions that Paul Krugman regards as bedrock: institutions that redistribute money from one group to another; institutions that regulate behavior for the benefit (we're told) of the worse off; institutions altogether progressive. Surely there would be more downward mobility for the rich and upward mobility for the poor in a freer society than in a more Krugman-approved society. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ezZL9yWIprTkjEBABfnRK7vQPsb9QsJFTfyJpBNAHqP_Upq2nf9g1-TNtaJAei5bznLm-VuJUl2vov1Q8kaZcecRyMKzW8D7Gnwh6vErjPzuQy6lJrzv9qBSu1ph8drTrD31uEQs_VFJvm7yZe270tGSjQBRf48YJxF6n4-_jBbNILfiamrsqy5lCVPJvzjTc=5FdtHXwyTA7gFR5OQGgxeUlbt9q3WdwxVXZvI9UeN9rwvVTbtKVDtw==ch=mRnH2L7g_ZO7SxhmnFqknPsAhv76Ymm3_9g3afU9ZbqPmflcYsHYxQ== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ezZL9yWIprTkjEBABfnRK7vQPsb9QsJFTfyJpBNAHqP_Upq2nf9g1-TNtaJAei5bse1oVrjrtXJwEUiRBMxn6UCQbjekQRNiPahg5vH1GayNNeJEVaQF1jyh-SmUOd4KmKKkDeQ-4YY-W1oDyqzre8aZrt5unWsK6Te1NQZ2Ln15-HAuFc4t6aEPAQwQnc173-i0r2hPGB8=c=5FdtHXwyTA7gFR5OQGgxeUlbt9q3WdwxVXZvI9UeN9rwvVTbtKVDtw==ch=mRnH2L7g_ZO7SxhmnFqknPsAhv76Ymm3_9g3afU9ZbqPmflcYsHYxQ== Today On August 12, 30 BC, Queen Cleopatra commited suicide, ending the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and providing grist for literary works such as Shakespeare's great tragedy, Antony and Cleopatra. On this day in 1898, an Armistice ended the Spanish-American War, a war commemorated best by sociologist and economist William Graham Sumner in his classic essay The Conquest of the United States by Spain. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wgsumner.png Certain ills belong to the hardships of human life. They are natural. They are part of the struggle with Nature for existence. We cannot blame our fellow-men for our share of these. My neighbor and I are both struggling to free ourselves from these ills. The fact that my neighbor has succeeded in this struggle better than I constitutes no grievance for me. —William Graham Sumner Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://libertyifund.org/
[MoLiCo] FW: Rapid-Response Counterfire (Paul Jacob on fighting back with the apt word and image)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=b93ed165-bda3-4937-b75a-f7b9cdd1a410a=1109020606174d=1118117036544r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001emsw2RPFzYO885QKjrB_OjYBa89Ywxi9emji0Od1tApc-xr2QFYNerdAkz4p0gw45S8R13ENrFVQE3_39hr86Tmu7uxBbsJw_af_K_3ktjPP8pwofVw9Oa9GR8a47ViHszZTWOcjNiPT4kLU2Yr93AA7iwOJ_ECm8QC0BT4_-0ceJ49hC0BXQQ==c=mnzPzqrnJJLZ8izmJMnpjcjC6LTEG5O3Ce3ysLLueiJleBdhrgHylw==ch=XQ4mSeJiDmQeA3WgFhcAkPmaGRkKURdGC9b5GE7mRJ0fSdAfr-9QHg== August 5, 2014 Rapid-Response Counterfire If somebody tries to polemically gun down your rights, button your flak jacket and shoot back. It may take years — say, if you're John Locke answering Robert Filmer. Sometimes you've got only seconds. You're on a gab show being watched by millions. Somebody says something unwise, illogical and destructive — but possibly persuasive to a certain percentage of viewers. Unless you reply, instantly, with something wise, logical and constructive, you lose your chance. If it's dueling YouTube videos, maybe it takes a couple of days to blast the enemy and win a viewership the size of a small city. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/bullseye.png The offending celluloid I have in mind is a Bloomberg-funded skit http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001emsw2RPFzYO885QKjrB_OjYBa89Ywxi9emji0Od1tApc-xr2QFYNeh0nnxZvXpP5AW42acmajIuVz5FRrUGHMfhQVLwOBnEz9UK6cLIBVy56bcHhY2CR6nb36b3-qb7IOHxHWQ02OLZYuFjpYtiuZWA_D4e3WBRcvCwd4EMrGEnmb1AU5MbmbQ==c=mnzPzqrnJJLZ8izmJMnpjcjC6LTEG5O3Ce3ysLLueiJleBdhrgHylw==ch=XQ4mSeJiDmQeA3WgFhcAkPmaGRkKURdGC9b5GE7mRJ0fSdAfr-9QHg== that opens with the caption Warning: this video depicts scenes of domestic violence. An armed ex-boyfriend breaks into a woman's home and threatens to take their kid. The woman calls the police — minutes away when seconds count. The video implies that the way to stop gun violence against women is to get rabid-ex-boyfriend-empowering guns off the streets. Two days later, Liberty PA had posted a parody-rebuttal http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001emsw2RPFzYO885QKjrB_OjYBa89Ywxi9emji0Od1tApc-xr2QFYNeh0nnxZvXpP52BgImtXN2HflXAGRvszoDjPm3wThM5O6Je_kJ1K9EG0dJPRquZqAcddks7rkgPvsEMm16gDW_mrL5fQkhMyITmi1v-g-KO0e1GuvKP3p2yNaco86GjyfIA==c=mnzPzqrnJJLZ8izmJMnpjcjC6LTEG5O3Ce3ysLLueiJleBdhrgHylw==ch=XQ4mSeJiDmQeA3WgFhcAkPmaGRkKURdGC9b5GE7mRJ0fSdAfr-9QHg== . This time, the prospective victim flourishes a shotgun to scare off the ex. Opening caption: Warning: this video depicts scenes of self-defense. Closing caption: Stop gun control against women. Bull's-eye. The video-rebuttal didn't cost much more to make than the quick wit and time of a few alacritous participants. Within a couple days — credit partly yours, O modern technological infrastructure! — it had garnered 72,000 hits. On Fox's Red Eye and elsewhere the inanity of the original propaganda piece was pointed out. But it was the Liberty PA video response that really brought the point home. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001emsw2RPFzYO885QKjrB_OjYBa89Ywxi9emji0Od1tApc-xr2QFYNeh0nnxZvXpP5IsjPX8xuuI1TgC8obyw_p3Gwpc4s7R1hPadZswfwZom8egLCjQ0YyZTQ7pFTuymNQMRgIF3Wy2xYzHIgdA4Cg_In7UeE-0aEGcng3wExF-_okbzFQ6y31WsLSXzUK4u0c=mnzPzqrnJJLZ8izmJMnpjcjC6LTEG5O3Ce3ysLLueiJleBdhrgHylw==ch=XQ4mSeJiDmQeA3WgFhcAkPmaGRkKURdGC9b5GE7mRJ0fSdAfr-9QHg== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001emsw2RPFzYO885QKjrB_OjYBa89Ywxi9emji0Od1tApc-xr2QFYNeh0nnxZvXpP5SRVBexFUNOrYSE-UgPfDUv62E8x0is5u8qJdftBnJ1J_ADwRPlAK3_OuLJ0zFJjkTneu21fVDCYVFacKmcosJ4zIb05cSyInXX57MWcjAVTwt3ygIaeguNpQ_5eTTJWfCg9sRLsD67A=c=mnzPzqrnJJLZ8izmJMnpjcjC6LTEG5O3Ce3ysLLueiJleBdhrgHylw==ch=XQ4mSeJiDmQeA3WgFhcAkPmaGRkKURdGC9b5GE7mRJ0fSdAfr-9QHg== Today http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ronald-reagan.jpg On August 5, 1861, the U.S. Army abolished flogging. The same day 23 years later, Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor became the site for the Statue of Liberty as the first foundation stone is laid. The island was later renamed Liberty Island. President Ronald Reagan (pictured) fired 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers (who had ignored his order for them to return to work) on August 5, 1981. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/389px-Herbert_Spencer.jpg The truth is, that those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded. —Herbert Spencer Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://libertyifund.org/
[MoLiCo] FW: The Deliberate Agrarian
http://thedeliberateagrarian.blogspot.com/ The Deliberate Agrarian _ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDeliberateAgrarian/~3/_eCsG5rJGrg/esther-stermer-was-conspiracy-theorist.html?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=email Esther StermerWas AConspiracy Theorist Posted: 05 Aug 2014 09:11 AM PDT Dateline: 5 August 2014 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GIUa6CvHvOM/U-DCZwWC01I/LJk/u0iCnYJa73M/s1600/article-0-191B7BF405DC-367_634x354.jpg Esther Stermer (seated 2nd from left) was a conspiracy theorist. She didn't believe the German government. I have friends who are holocaust deniers. They assert that six million Jews did not die in WW2. They say the number was much lower. Furthermore, they are adamant that Jews were not gassed to death by Zyklon B pesticide. I have listened to them. I have read some of their literature. I think they might be right in many of their claims. HOWEVER, there is no question that a great many innocent people (primarily Jews) were severely persecuted, put in concentration camps, and died at the hands of the German government. How many died and how they died is beside the point in my mind. What the German government of that day did was an atrocity. It was reprehensible. And it should never be forgotten. Those sentiments are in my mind after watching http://www.noplaceonearthfilm.com/ No Place On Earth last night. It is a documentary about how a Jewish family in rural Western Ukraine managed to survive the Nazi persecution. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KwMjWQkpuGI/U-DDLu6ZdgI/LJw/puIMpY1Er-o/s1600/SecretofPriestsGrotto.jpg I also have The Secret of Priest's Grotto, a 2007 book that I acquired a couple of years ago. The book (and the movie) tells not only the amazing story of this family's survival, but how the story was brought to light by a man in New York City (Christos Nicola) who was exploring a newly discovered cave in Western Ukraine (in 1993) and came upon several evidences of human habitation. Nicola was intrigued by the discovery. He asked some of the old-timers in the village near the cave if they knew who had lived in the cave. He learned that some Jews had hid there during the war. That was it. No more information could be found. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lqkhsZIokTU/U-DCHBD4LCI/LJc/cNl1_CslOPU/s1600/040622_caves_hmed_1p.grid-6x2.jpg STERMER…. Christos Nicola looks at the names written on the ceiling of Priest's Grotto in 1942 by the Jews who hid there. Back in New York, Nicola started a web site to try and learn more about the story of these Jewish survivors. Four years later, he got an e-mail. It was from the son-in-law of a man who, as a young boy, had lived in the cave with his family. That e-mail led Christos Nicola to a discovery of human survival that, when you learn the details, and imagine yourself in the same situation, is absolutely amazing. 38 Jews hid in the cave for over a year. They ranged in age from two to seventy-five. It was not a pleasant existence. They barely survived. The heroine of the story is Esther Sterner. Esther, the mother of six, was a well-read woman who, in our day and time might be considered a conspiracy theorist. She was skeptical of the government and mainstream propaganda. The German government wanted the Jews to move into the ghettoes, which, for those who don't know, are densely populated areas of cities. In the book, Esther's son says this of his mother… My mother never trusted authority. Shulim continued. The Germans, Russians, the Ukranians. It didn't matter. She taught us early on that no matter who it was, if they told you to do one thing, you always did the opposite. If the Germans said go to the ghettoes, you'll be safe there, you went to the forest or the mountains…. You went as far away from the ghettoes as you could go. Another quote… My mother always said 'We are not going to the ghetto. We are not going to go to the slaughterhouse. She said to my brother Nissel, 'Go into the forest, find a hole, any place. But we are not going there. Nissel found a cave and the family lived there for several months, until the Germans found them. All but two of the Jews managed to escape the discovery. They regrouped and found another cave—a cave that almost no one else knew about. How could 38 people survive in a muddy, cold, dark cave for over a year? Well, you'll have to watch the movie, and get a copy of the book too. One aspect of their survival that is not discussed much is that they had a few non-Jewish friends who helped them... for awhile. If I understand the story correctly, most of the villagers turned against them, and the few friends they had stopped helping them, except one man. The one man lived in the woods and it was he who told Nissel of the second cave. When the Germans were finally driven away by the Russian army (the battle raged for awhile on land above the cave), their
[MoLiCo] FW: Old Rules Gotta Go (Paul Jacob on the revolution now occurring)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=d4a3eb07-586b-41c2-9a3e-a3eb0bc881c3a=1109020606174d=1118090178401r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ai4Xhr_IONUNaVrgIm-i9H4BUD6s5TjAhwdr4Jnh70IUBWU486J4aQTjZZ7tPbTGJWXigoC9oXcSmtQwKvvalax3zMq0f3BQHFUdXPENCgdv1BZPSiVRSpXYSD1hwnUsqowo03EclrNHY28rBKe1poJ7pr8N4aWuvSX6ltPeXEYHIH38SYBFUw==c=d79FN0Fu1kHBj_h0_kUEYmMw-wE42pLqltGR_q-QdlURbXos_1R86w==ch=uDdBNRZeqd0F7U-dHhheFVmAGG1DPL7cEFbIFi3PHFGzdpcAhHsxhw== August 1, 2014 Old Rules Gotta Go Old hat. Long in the tooth. Creaky as an outhouse door. These are just some of the expressions that apply to how our cities, states and metro areas are run — by ancient principles that do not serve the common good. Last weekend I wrote http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ai4Xhr_IONUNaVrgIm-i9H4BUD6s5TjAhwdr4Jnh70IUBWU486J4ad7fH_yIcKK2Ms_D9iwhFvYlsH5s1pvjg1JlPHtBeyDpK9Hq5bvNMPpGNFUgAHwIYeg31ykB91mJL2UdLGvpzAHjChhh3N65uLypKExlwN4jTR56J62_C-vjbcJAS2H2xD7mx93M3TJRIVt_dWBGXZeHEkNEX3lJr9SmHhDkTs94hSC7tZo_yvc=c=d79FN0Fu1kHBj_h0_kUEYmMw-wE42pLqltGR_q-QdlURbXos_1R86w==ch=uDdBNRZeqd0F7U-dHhheFVmAGG1DPL7cEFbIFi3PHFGzdpcAhHsxhw== about the ongoing revolution in transit, the peer-to-peer online app services offered by Uber, Lyft and the like. These ride-sharing services allow normal folks to give and receive car rides at great convenience. They blow mass transit out of the water and throw taxi service sideways. Super-convenient, they make it cheap and safe for people to co-operate in new and productive ways. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/taxi.png Art Carden, at EconLog http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ai4Xhr_IONUNaVrgIm-i9H4BUD6s5TjAhwdr4Jnh70IUBWU486J4ad7fH_yIcKK2rgpzZNp5ja0NIPxBfiM65gAJEnENAHrt2dnXtxVIJ-hN4oL6kWOFEslZda5EVt1Rk8tvnAogUN-TZy0ybuEqIEZd4PkmMG0cYQn_BAYIKyfCIaVY5-cC3Sv9tMqe-zQ3FH8dIPzbS8rh38nPt7qqlkcoEF4zq1QBCeIkOONAhk4=c=d79FN0Fu1kHBj_h0_kUEYmMw-wE42pLqltGR_q-QdlURbXos_1R86w==ch=uDdBNRZeqd0F7U-dHhheFVmAGG1DPL7cEFbIFi3PHFGzdpcAhHsxhw== , notes the social waste that governments add to the system. While the new app-based services provide true solutions to the high transaction costs of negotiating among many people, governments give us squabbles: the battle over the rules governing the conditions under which people will be allowed to do certain things is pure social waste, Carden argues. The social waste is reflected in the resources consumed in the fight over the rules. We've gotta have rules, of course. But they needn't require micromanagement, massive restrictions, or high taxes. The new era will be run (if allowed) on the basis of convenient co-operation, transaction costs reduced by communications technology. The old era that still rules the roost runs on clunky old ideas that Carden rightly calls mercantilism, the political ideology that Adam Smith http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ai4Xhr_IONUNaVrgIm-i9H4BUD6s5TjAhwdr4Jnh70IUBWU486J4aUUCIM_fq1kaxVp8TISk4VQoAz2qTGX9bFFtKIbilSNRrwqgtorSst4LuQMkAxEbazkXax84m_74uAZKkUvX8PTG8-1tvqFi4hbGi1NpDqlWlo79G_3jHKgg4BfSQjXYsVWHYBnl7ak0wWZxnGGIaNA-OiHo40Di0A==c=d79FN0Fu1kHBj_h0_kUEYmMw-wE42pLqltGR_q-QdlURbXos_1R86w==ch=uDdBNRZeqd0F7U-dHhheFVmAGG1DPL7cEFbIFi3PHFGzdpcAhHsxhw== argued against . . . in 1776. Government should undergird free markets, not intrude and dominate by licensing near-monopolies. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ai4Xhr_IONUNaVrgIm-i9H4BUD6s5TjAhwdr4Jnh70IUBWU486J4ad7fH_yIcKK2Tm_SZHDmlHxPIZtAuC8-f-JZGe3E9fulfxhlDxITTq4UnvYS0U611ZADyrkjPhnTeg1MXNYLQhZagzpq980CWWw9mymnDAWsy3NyH-R3jv-ILlYC_l5V7qsonq1Ljtgcc=d79FN0Fu1kHBj_h0_kUEYmMw-wE42pLqltGR_q-QdlURbXos_1R86w==ch=uDdBNRZeqd0F7U-dHhheFVmAGG1DPL7cEFbIFi3PHFGzdpcAhHsxhw== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ai4Xhr_IONUNaVrgIm-i9H4BUD6s5TjAhwdr4Jnh70IUBWU486J4ad7fH_yIcKK203DbMZ6BAdEyshxrcCD58BSKDXZCX66weveGJ6vehsXFa88gG9lNrccGz241R4tvd02vOyHOLcGF367X_0lZVbPnGhIRTRUmi2qnq9fLVu4enn0lsbc3fS1yNn30imu8WD2vq4ijzRI=c=d79FN0Fu1kHBj_h0_kUEYmMw-wE42pLqltGR_q-QdlURbXos_1R86w==ch=uDdBNRZeqd0F7U-dHhheFVmAGG1DPL7cEFbIFi3PHFGzdpcAhHsxhw== Today On August 1, 1834, Great Britain's Slavery Abolition Act 1833 took force, freeing slaves throughout the British empire. Technically, it freed slaves under the age of six. On the August 1 date in 1838 and 1840, the rest of the empire's slaves were freed, practically speaking. http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/180px-Tom_Woods_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg August 1 births include Francis Scott Key (1779), composer of the poem The Star-Spangled Banner; American authors Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (1815) and Herman Melville (1819); and Thomas E. Woods, Jr. (1972), historian and popularizer of Austrian economics (pictured). Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/de_tocqueville.jpg Democracy does not attach men
[MoLiCo] FW: Property as Persons (Paul Jacob on the weirdest element of modern law)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=4d9efec7-55a9-4102-b15d-bdabcaeb2892a=1109020606174d=1118076862287r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Uo-bCOnrvw2ggKcjeFt_k34FjDk-71TWJD7MARL4ltzskEwifSSQo_P4k-MMFxZmZQciQLL-juGjnzRV9disH5rDK7HW9PlexTMkv459O1bNG6lVzoiIowoFmheuzQT6qMQaKgBg0zWBrYeo-KtYPZzD0HRER8fTAi81ipRgHJ4ju3iVr3sNQw==c=Gb4evNwHOJAYDox92PMPMwFNdE9_9_PHN4UHu-Zz4Zz7-OWh0x1Njg==ch=6wHRb7SB5pCeWEFycDnb5j11Bi4vSkboVbe-Fcm0dqZDWAOU-deShw== July 31, 2014 Property as Persons Think corporate personhood is bad? Well, there's a far stranger notion in American law: civil forfeiture. That's where corporeal property is said to have personhood, and thus can be sued — rather than its owner. This goofy doctrine allows governments — state and local, as well as, of course, federal — to take property from people without establishing that the owner had done anything wrong by strict standards of evidence and rules of culpability. The property is just nabbed, really. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/RandPaul-sepia.png It's a horrible atavism, an old idea from the bad old days before a rule of law was established. And it encourages governments to be kleptocratic. Whole law enforcement agencies fund their luxuries and perks by this method. A typical example? In 2003 a Nebraska state trooper stopped Emiliano Gonzolez for speeding on Interstate 80, writes http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Uo-bCOnrvw2ggKcjeFt_k34FjDk-71TWJD7MARL4ltzskEwifSSQo26ymWs0RHZxZNR3zJyC_iZT8H0yk_ZxSOJ7xoTb3Pg9zWe2OLwAV1X13JRBdAM_qCCL6gze133_LOKN5I1TMmliNvieiE3JX5ZmYhmjyZ548_o0keR6s4Bqt389CKVsBRivUaDPgpv3RJspbL2TJRQBz96V4QIsW3QyVduqXuqHRCJ1HoGWUzOIiS0ImyMPpw==c=Gb4evNwHOJAYDox92PMPMwFNdE9_9_PHN4UHu-Zz4Zz7-OWh0x1Njg==ch=6wHRb7SB5pCeWEFycDnb5j11Bi4vSkboVbe-Fcm0dqZDWAOU-deShw== Jacob Sullum at Reason, and found $124,700 inside a cooler on the back seat of the rented Ford Taurus he was driving. Gonzolez said the money was intended to buy a refrigerated truck for a produce business, but the cops figured all that cash must have something to do with illegal drugs. So the government took the money. This sort of takings — confiscation — helps drive the drug war, of course. But it often takes from the innocent as well as the criminal. Since suing the property conforms to neither normal civil nor criminal law, it's all rigged in the government's favor. It's scandalous that courts have ruled it constitutional. Something has to be done to curb its use in America. Rand Paul wants to reform civil forfeiture. Seems like an awfully small step. How much better to abolish it! This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Uo-bCOnrvw2ggKcjeFt_k34FjDk-71TWJD7MARL4ltzskEwifSSQo26ymWs0RHZxl_9pZbt9pKtEDBnmyvcOa8nvfH2tUFfXZuGT96O2ATepIEhXsXAwN4PnbsCj72oE116TLs3-4e7fiscbVytxLQ3p8mzoTHEaqTmXTbAENa_1j8idAzue3O1gNjSXGjGbc=Gb4evNwHOJAYDox92PMPMwFNdE9_9_PHN4UHu-Zz4Zz7-OWh0x1Njg==ch=6wHRb7SB5pCeWEFycDnb5j11Bi4vSkboVbe-Fcm0dqZDWAOU-deShw== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Uo-bCOnrvw2ggKcjeFt_k34FjDk-71TWJD7MARL4ltzskEwifSSQo26ymWs0RHZx6nzSrZd4Ao4aYK6B-tbiiinyZbVU-2253HMVTY2gh4ZZ0YfbJ7JyD6glH6ULEMh-VvkpCVcBzD5zkddv-TzUZyiT7AG6tNArloyQNFoKXjQFH3s90S55jBG3ulwJBm-WFAS6pT6thTQ=c=Gb4evNwHOJAYDox92PMPMwFNdE9_9_PHN4UHu-Zz4Zz7-OWh0x1Njg==ch=6wHRb7SB5pCeWEFycDnb5j11Bi4vSkboVbe-Fcm0dqZDWAOU-deShw== Today http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/defoe.png On July 31, 1703, Daniel Defoe — who would later become famous as the author of Robinson Crusoe and other literary works — was placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel. The sedition pertained to a satirical pamphlet he had published, The Shortest-Way with the Dissenters; Or, Proposals for the Establishment of the Church. The mob pelted him with flowers. On the same date in 1912, Milton Friedman was born. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/de_tocqueville.jpg The advantages which freedom brings are only shown by the lapse of time; and it is always easy to mistake the cause in which they originate. —Alexis de Tocqueville Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://libertyifund.org/ (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge and Citizens in Charge Foundation. The opinions expressed in Common Sense (and at Townhall.com
[MoLiCo] FW: Foreign Policy Evacuation? (Paul Jacob on failure and the failure to recognize it)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=847195cb-197f-482d-b8b1-6c160b3b1a48a=1109020606174d=1118066994741r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IvBIXNMmcT-PO_WTgCRo9thZkG2HL1gWt7Z7C3MGdg3yg3Pn0TsIM3mlfX0i_Yimn9fMGvPRrm9cagTDx7Q3UTEKLxL8DPyeshJOWrQDJoI2F4qqKfwrXTJPI8p5rzxP5fJjh4RQUnAWI1gOZzbaqL25BHCcgYf_Cycy4G0QBkWVTPVeR837Gg==c=DlM58Pye5bnv9r35S-KVgiGoJF_mjiBmoymnON-trzUPX16wYp5qEA==ch=SNib6kEyiMLBFuChVF7hgPzB9_C_k-Jw13W3zWFdr3i8sjwnybA2pQ== July 30, 2014 Foreign Policy Evacuation? Last week, the United States http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IvBIXNMmcT-PO_WTgCRo9thZkG2HL1gWt7Z7C3MGdg3yg3Pn0TsIM6aVvz5XK4n-AK2lyh_pj4yQeyhpT91hHmFK2EumpQ5BPSheoAGB3YUTE4L_Sp38n6w5GeAE3kpEIKnYq_cpB8t7RxeLxlPMYcAS9SL4RmNrP-3i_ConQmtG8Y8N0Mqa0bFOmOoW3HTF414wCmazWp12WKuyBPylFSDTJ48FAv3iJNuFCEF3_KWaOCOGrKQDb6P_VMyuub7McgMdVNcRN_O6d-WaYS5wzYDCrkk-LmVXt2KroCvqgnem4kb4FAaCtA==c=DlM58Pye5bnv9r35S-KVgiGoJF_mjiBmoymnON-trzUPX16wYp5qEA==ch=SNib6kEyiMLBFuChVF7hgPzB9_C_k-Jw13W3zWFdr3i8sjwnybA2pQ== closed and shuttered the embassy in Tripoli, Libya, evacuating from the country its personnel — 158 diplomats and 60 Marines. Fighting between two rival militias reportedly got so close that the embassy was actually being hit by stray small arms fire. I certainly don’t object to the decision to pull people out. Seems prudent, especially in light of the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which left four Americans, including our ambassador, dead. But the protective move sends an unmistakable signal about Libya and US foreign policy. Obama’s 2011 military intervention into Libya via NATO — famously promoted as “leading from behind” — has clearly and obviously failed. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/DoS-SEAL.png Libya is in chaos, unsafe for Americans . . . or Libyans. President Obama is hardly the sole leader deserving blame. Military campaigns launched by President Bush, who led from in front, haven’t worked, either. After years of “pacifying” Iraq, at the cost of thousands of American lives, and building up Iraq’s military forces, the Iraqi army disintegrated at the first sign of conflict. The Iraqi government remains thoroughly corrupt. Sadly, the same fate awaits the end of our nation-building stint in Afghanistan. A recent Washington Post story quoted Sgt. Kenneth Ventrice, a veteran of three tours in Iraq and now serving his second in Afghanistan, saying, “It’s going to fall a lot faster than Iraq did.” These foreign interventions are failures. But the biggest failure? Not to learn from our mistakes. This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IvBIXNMmcT-PO_WTgCRo9thZkG2HL1gWt7Z7C3MGdg3yg3Pn0TsIM6aVvz5XK4n-FwaPUNM-zxJ1ChmUq7GojaOKtWm21UkF4DaZlH-DnyFdUaLl_65BOuWX3FACMTn0FW7jnGMmYdNM7Hb1HcMH2nkcF4cFTlAsSv6hNnMLbE5mGdWgGDe981U-xe-AXw4pc=DlM58Pye5bnv9r35S-KVgiGoJF_mjiBmoymnON-trzUPX16wYp5qEA==ch=SNib6kEyiMLBFuChVF7hgPzB9_C_k-Jw13W3zWFdr3i8sjwnybA2pQ== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IvBIXNMmcT-PO_WTgCRo9thZkG2HL1gWt7Z7C3MGdg3yg3Pn0TsIM6aVvz5XK4n-dM8KXYkVodeJDeAWJBjp6oZTAXv9Edgn678lcAJKptLoeHAiIM-dcnTYo0YDYkHcmxmvQV7wjXVFBrLhGXzTodU_hEr5cxA2cyr75apzetlPDGxv0IcupEwLB1h3hql156pJBld_bJI=c=DlM58Pye5bnv9r35S-KVgiGoJF_mjiBmoymnON-trzUPX16wYp5qEA==ch=SNib6kEyiMLBFuChVF7hgPzB9_C_k-Jw13W3zWFdr3i8sjwnybA2pQ== Today http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jimmystevens.png On July 30, 1980, the Pacific Islands nation of Vanuatu gained independence — it had previously been a French-English colony, New Hebrides — with foreign government aid from a variety of First World nations, placing as prime minister the very statist Walter Lini. Lini’s first act was to send troops to crush the Nagriamel secessionist movement on the island of Espiritu Santo, imprisoning its leader, Jimmy Stevens (pictured), in August. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/de_tocqueville.jpg Men cannot be cured of the love of riches; but they may be persuaded to enrich themselves by none but honest means. —Alexis de Tocqueville Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://libertyifund.org/ (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge and Citizens in Charge Foundation. The opinions expressed in Common Sense (and at Townhall.com
[MoLiCo] FW: Amendment 7: Missouri road tax proposal is a cynical grab by special interests
Missouri Alliance forFreedom http://email.geniusmailer.com/cimages/e5b2ffb95eb5960da4d27e74228b7fcd/logo2X.gif Dear , John Lamping: Missouri road tax proposal is a cynical grab by special interests There are so many bad things about Amendment 7. Any one of them is reason enough alone to vote no. First, this would be the largest tax increase in Missouri’s state history. This proposal would increase our state sales tax by 17.75 percent to nearly 5 percent on all taxable purchases. The increase, combined with existing local sales taxes, would place Missouri as the ninth highest combined state and local sales tax burden in the country. John Lamping St. Louis and Kansas City would have higher sales taxes than Chicago and New York. The tax would raise $500 million dollars the first year and would grow over time, resulting in $6.1 billion in new taxes collected over the next 10 years. This will make our cities and our state less competitive. Second, the tax is unfair. For the first time in infrastructure taxation, we would not be implementing a “use” tax. Traditionally, roads have been paid for by fuel charges and tolls. It makes sense that those that use the roads should pay for the roads. While we have little in the way the way of tolls, Missouri has one of the country’s lowest per gallon gas and diesel tax rate. Not only does this proposal not raise the use tax, it ensures by law that fuel taxes could not be increased! Even though truckers are 40 percent of interstate traffic and 60 percent of interstate wear and tear, their cost to use the roads would be unchanged. Third, the tax is cynical. The proponents assume you’re not paying attention. Over $3 million dollars will be spent on TV ads without mentioning the tax to convince 50.1 percent of those that vote on August 5 (turnout expected to be less than 15 percent of registered voters) to agree to raise their taxes. But Missouri already had money for roads. This year’s General Assembly voted to reduce taxes beginning in 2017, and when ultimately phased in, would reduce taxes by $600 million a year, money that could have been used for infrastructure. So, why not just redirect the $600 million to roads and not increase the sales tax? Recall this year’s tax cut calls for an 8.3 percent reduction in the state income tax rate over seven years. At the same time, it is a 50 percent tax cut for business organized as LLCs. Many of the supporters of the sales tax — trucking companies, road builders, and materials suppliers — are organized as LLCs. So while they push for a $500 million tax increase for all Missourians, they can expect their state tax burden to fall by 50 percent over the next seven years. Even many of those who publicly support the tax acknowledge its flaws and wish there was another way. Others in support are being coerced with promises of bike paths and light rail. There is another way. Vote no and demand a better policy solution. John Lamping of Ladue represents Missouri's 24th Senate District. To read the original column by Sen. John Lamping in the Kansas City Star http://email.geniusmailer.com/ct/21437210:21675099886:m:1:667039106:9FAD2BAB43412B259C4B8404DE3E9AB2:r click here http://email.geniusmailer.com/ct/21437210:21675099886:m:1:667039106:9FAD2BAB43412B259C4B8404DE3E9AB2:r . http://email.geniusmailer.com/ct/21437211:21675099886:m:1:667039106:9FAD2BAB43412B259C4B8404DE3E9AB2:r Get Involved http://email.geniusmailer.com/ct/21437212:21675099886:m:1:667039106:9FAD2BAB43412B259C4B8404DE3E9AB2:r Contribute http://email.geniusmailer.com/ct/21437213:21675099886:m:1:667039106:9FAD2BAB43412B259C4B8404DE3E9AB2:r www.MissouriFreedom.com http://email.geniusmailer.com/ct/21437214:21675099886:m:1:667039106:9FAD2BAB43412B259C4B8404DE3E9AB2:r Twitter http://email.geniusmailer.com/ct/21437215:21675099886:m:1:667039106:9FAD2BAB43412B259C4B8404DE3E9AB2:r Facebook http://email.geniusmailer.com/ct/21437216:21675099886:m:1:667039106:9FAD2BAB43412B259C4B8404DE3E9AB2:r Google+ PAID FOR BY MISSOURI ALLIANCE FOR FREEDOM. MISSOURI ALLIANCE FOR FREEDOM IS A NON-PARTISAN SECTION 501(C)(4) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. CONTRIBUTIONS TO MISSOURI ALLIANCE FOR FREEDOM ARE NOT DEDUCTIBLE AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. This message was intended for: felli...@advfabtech.com You were added to the system June 21, 2014. For more information click here http://email.geniusmailer.com/p/isSmR08rNz . Update your preferences http://email.geniusmailer.com/p/osSmR08rNz | Unsubscribe http://email.geniusmailer.com/p/osSmR08rNz http://email.geniusmailer.com/imagelibrary/N-21675099886-D63A518E8A98E5030F784340468523D3.jpg -- -- This is a Free Speech forum.
[MoLiCo] FW: Yes, You Are a Suspect (Paul Jacob rounds up the usual targets for investigation)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=b046f408-4078-451b-9557-a6aea988ea05a=1109020606174d=1118027244876r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001X8Ya_8KACfGm_yhcTjxBjl9IWow3ZsQm1hE8OTSenyE61vpK4DaDAvFVKHhF22f7WCIB-wakd-yojJKs-XEJMpf_t0Ma_gaLnamh5POAce6mI9-O0LMRaZMYc4rIfMU3j5oRZGOHb5NxlTWFlPIGPtCmxPI4kzbjice4pLuiKTUuTMVmVup6Aw==c=DyO4oJdaO6OES5gVMWjISP6V-E0B9In76FV9xlpenaunJrLld4FadQ==ch=bCIIkFgWVbAuI2z7kjA6dlVBSJbF78xY31VQaw9j7LUd93fuvSPPbA== July 28, 2014 Yes, You Are a Suspect Sometimes the Internet makes a mistake. The other day, one of my favorite websites embedded a Fox News video http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001X8Ya_8KACfGm_yhcTjxBjl9IWow3ZsQm1hE8OTSenyE61vpK4DaDAr37zF-R7eB2B9lxndVHe9cZjQpd9lb_v7HmEMjyTAdQ3UQPE9Fwju4whgrsaeYj_KMVbe6jtweyT0j8w3q31-JqI44b0JZwf3fosQ2kVegrAwdYm7ZwQZgouxBEzL52W9na2FmFSfRSYyhGqCLgqWpc4kXSDBK9ZAjrqO4ZvSOZa2UiYMK6qdHebaE9Zo4EaujFMKf14amnsVDKN4u0Qz73dwOrAMU_GA==c=DyO4oJdaO6OES5gVMWjISP6V-E0B9In76FV9xlpenaunJrLld4FadQ==ch=bCIIkFgWVbAuI2z7kjA6dlVBSJbF78xY31VQaw9j7LUd93fuvSPPbA== about NSA spying. Fox News entitles their video Citizens Treated As Suspects. At the site showcasing Fox's story, though, the headline reads: The NSA Grabs Information from Non-Suspects; Ninety percent of those spied upon are under no suspicion. Can this be right? When you're treated as a suspect, you are a suspect, aren't you? You're being suspected of … something. At least of being somebody who might be up to something worth snagging in an all-embracing fishing expedition. If you're not guilty, somebody else leaving comparable data traces is, surely. On the other hand, no matter how innocent you feel, you gotta be guilty of something for which the government could come after you, right? I do not say you have done something actually wrong. Only something some policeman or bureaucrat could hassle you for. We live in an era when parents get arrested for letting their kids play in the park http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001X8Ya_8KACfGm_yhcTjxBjl9IWow3ZsQm1hE8OTSenyE61vpK4DaDAr37zF-R7eB2zfAbiZHM74gPcFGSoWszg9WfjLvKjSsrrmwas7pQNGFzTsklQZW2AwtwH5nzEDREqHvr_LAwcVeiOt6TA6KKS1d0_6dEFP6t_NLK1EZivDv43eLsEY0BdeLmCm40246d_fcDXWjd6lf4pxJbKXShVO8217ApHsZdGF781lmNGP_tZGMYWp_b-vLdcvg-NKMWGGMyOXWu0B1i2aQ3VuYgUVxjD_8dXXlbbi-9e67Ivrv6A2RLh8sMKfu8nmCYAlEvc=DyO4oJdaO6OES5gVMWjISP6V-E0B9In76FV9xlpenaunJrLld4FadQ==ch=bCIIkFgWVbAuI2z7kjA6dlVBSJbF78xY31VQaw9j7LUd93fuvSPPbA== . http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/NSA-insignia.png Fox News reporter Shephard Smith says that most Americans caught up in the particular NSA surveillance net discussed in his story are just ordinary, everyday blokes — not reasonably suspected of anything NSA-spy-worthy. This is unsurprising given all we've been learning http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001X8Ya_8KACfGm_yhcTjxBjl9IWow3ZsQm1hE8OTSenyE61vpK4DaDAr37zF-R7eB21paa8_3INITjGEieWvnFOiE5KeMUWFw1pBWZ3mzlLd2sKesYAmrJhm0gXiJJG34YMygddZ6y2gSkqputRPGKGn256CUKry5hu2MO9UQUfsdlZZQIQPZhbSB08YtjiYgcJcHDw1y8GlNzZzFzIBR1tAVpVNtAtu_-c=DyO4oJdaO6OES5gVMWjISP6V-E0B9In76FV9xlpenaunJrLld4FadQ==ch=bCIIkFgWVbAuI2z7kjA6dlVBSJbF78xY31VQaw9j7LUd93fuvSPPbA== from the NSA documents released by whistleblower Edward Snowden (see ProPublica's revelation-chart http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001X8Ya_8KACfGm_yhcTjxBjl9IWow3ZsQm1hE8OTSenyE61vpK4DaDAr37zF-R7eB2q3ueK43RKmZ5OmIseXIwfziHI2s65wFDFjV3avXMOqF1XSe78eVJtFx3vQjXTJIIZ4_98-S8Y4slMBBe5pcBaSSX6ERwHisUktz9joxSuc1Ei6TIgp3QD0HS7MOaZndUDfa5n4g33nU=c=DyO4oJdaO6OES5gVMWjISP6V-E0B9In76FV9xlpenaunJrLld4FadQ==ch=bCIIkFgWVbAuI2z7kjA6dlVBSJbF78xY31VQaw9j7LUd93fuvSPPbA== ). These days, in the eyes of our government we are all suspects. Continuously. And there's something very suspicious about that. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001X8Ya_8KACfGm_yhcTjxBjl9IWow3ZsQm1hE8OTSenyE61vpK4DaDAr37zF-R7eB2vnDNnmth7pB_uIFn7VKSU5ijV6d2wJ4uOmeoQfoJoMuFhvhZLIcRrnMdhGTvYmLorGAnWG3u_J9JLP3a47UG7sW9cjw6XLlVtVGz2GUAbRG08TT_FDNUnxK9guoVn7HEc=DyO4oJdaO6OES5gVMWjISP6V-E0B9In76FV9xlpenaunJrLld4FadQ==ch=bCIIkFgWVbAuI2z7kjA6dlVBSJbF78xY31VQaw9j7LUd93fuvSPPbA== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001X8Ya_8KACfGm_yhcTjxBjl9IWow3ZsQm1hE8OTSenyE61vpK4DaDAr37zF-R7eB26-i3qVZBKudTScgKLkFRqNDkiXHidtWoQyF1Al2GVTiC8E7QvGPDSOdr_8TxBGw82WxbnHN-Ai7bgrmcGdGT-IWmCCJabxL_OgUMPKz9oxytr4rTycEsVWmjuxWOz5z5fkEM42x99Cs=c=DyO4oJdaO6OES5gVMWjISP6V-E0B9In76FV9xlpenaunJrLld4FadQ==ch=bCIIkFgWVbAuI2z7kjA6dlVBSJbF78xY31VQaw9j7LUd93fuvSPPbA== Today On July 28, 1821, José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from Spain. In that same date in 1868, the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was certified. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screenshot-2014-07-22-18.21.27.png Every man's memory is his private literature. —Aldous Huxley
[MoLiCo] Fwd: The Fiscal Times - The Immigration Problem We're Not Talking About
The Immigration Problem We're Not Talking About http://cdn.thefiscaltimes.com/cdn/farfuture/_89eRQ3pyJNYkMBH2KIyIl_hvoQVn8xa MG8cdWMZbq4/mtime:1378418532/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero/public/ articles/01102013_illegal_immigration_article.jpg?itok=VKp7ABLO REUTERS/Joshua Lott http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/print/66045 Printer-friendly version http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/printpdf/66045 PDF version a a Type Size: Small By Rob Garver http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Authors/G/Rob-Garver , The Fiscal Times July 28, 2014 One of the biggest factors driving the surge of unaccompanied children making the dangerous journey from Central America to the United States' Southern border has been the incorrect impression that, once they arrive, they will be allowed to stay. Unfortunately, by vastly understaffing the country's immigration courts, the U.S. government has made that myth appear to be reality. Imagine this. What if the first wave of children in this migration of tens of thousands had been deported back to Honduras, El Salvador, or Guatemala a few months after they left home in the first place? It seems likely that word would have got around that, contrary to rumor, the United States was not providing blanket amnesty to children. Related: http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/07/27/Plans-Send-National-Guard -Border-Spark-Controversy National Guard Border Fix Is Fraught With Danger In fact, according to the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, the vast majority of unaccompanied children crossing the border are designated for deportation once they come before a judge. The problem is that wait time for a hearing in immigration court is measured not in weeks or months, but in years. According to Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), there was a backlog of 375,503 cases http://trac.syr.edu/phptools/immigration/court_backlog/ in the immigration court system as of the end of June. That's more than twice the number of pending cases in 2008. It also translates into an average wait time, according to TRAC, of 587 days for an initial hearing, with wait times in some jurisdictions averaging much longer. In Omaha, for instance, the average case takes 839 days to get in front of a judge. In Los Angeles, it's 820, and in Phoenix it's 808. And these are just averages. Immigration activists report some children waiting three to five years for a hearing. Worse yet, in some cases, the initial hearing is only part of the process; some drag on for years even after they first come before a judge. Part of the reason is that the federal immigration court system is gravely understaffed when considering the magnitude of the task in front of it. There are currently about 243 immigration judges, or one to every 1,545 pending cases. Related: Jeb Bush Warns GOP on Immigration Reform http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/07/24/Jeb-Bush-Warns-GOP-Immigr ation-Reform This means that families in Central America who send their children north can report to friends and neighbors that those kids are in the United States and aren't coming back anytime soon, creating an incentive for other parents to send their children on the perilous trip. The worst part about this is that it was a completely predictable and avoidable problem. There is a growing call among those most concerned about the influx of illegal immigrants to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, which many blame for the current crisis on the Southern border. Originally passed in 2000, and meant to protect the victims of human trafficking from being returned to dangerous circumstances, the law barred the immediate deportation of children who enter the US illegally, and who are not from Mexico or Canada. The immigration caseload, flat or declining in the years immediately before 2000, has been on a nearly uninterrupted rise ever since. But all the law guarantees is a hearing - not amnesty. And the passage of a law promising a hearing to a large segment of illegal immigrants who would not otherwise be entitled to one ensured an increased workload for the immigration court system - a promise the U.S. government largely ignored. Related: Perry Tests Obama by Sending Troops to the Border http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/07/23/Perry-Tests-Obama-Sending -Troops-Border It's sort of ironic the one part of the immigration system that is underfunded is the one that provides due process to immigrants, said Daniel Costa, Director of Immigration Law and Policy Research for the Economic Policy Institute in Washington. In recent years, he said, funding for immigration enforcement operations increased 300 percent - that's the part of the system charged with apprehending illegal immigrants and bringing them before a judge. Over the same time frame, said Costa, the funding for the courts rose only 70 percent. If there wasn't an immigration court crisis,
[MoLiCo] FW: Vote No sales tax increase - amendment 7
Greetings! Please Vote No on Amendment 7 Amendment 7 is a ¾ cent sales tax for 10 years expected to generate over 5 billion dollars within that time period. MoDOT (Missouri Dept of Transportation) will receive 90% of the money from the tax. Cities and counties will get the other 10%. The agency's major project is the rebuilding / expansion of I-70 with a cost estimate between $2 and $4 billion. Groceries and Fuel are exempted from the tax. Fuel taxes can not be increased during the 10 years. While some consider that a plus, its a ridiculous policy to put into our constitution that users of our roads can not be taxed to pay for the roads via fuel taxes. 6 reasons to vote NO! on amendment 7 #1 Road repairs should be paid for primarily by those who use them the most - via taxes on gas or diesel fuel. Amendment 7 strays from this common sense policy. If this passes, a Grandmother on social security will pay more every time she shops in Missouri, while truckers who drive through Missouri will not pay any more than they did before. 55% of Missouri's truck traffic has neither an origin nor destination in Missouri. They do the most damage to our roads yet they get a free pass for 10 years. It's just bad policy to increase taxes on our lowest income citizens and let the big rig trucks not pay for their wear and tear on our roads. #2 Amendment 7 would be the largest tax increase in the history of Missouri and would double MoDot's budget.Yes MoDot has less money today than during the Shovel Ready days of Obama Stimulus money MoDot spending surged during the past few years with one time projects and federal stimulus money. Now they want you to fund that level of spending to become the new normal. #3 Local sales tax rates would zoom to over 10% in some locations . Missouri would be come the 7th highest rate for sales tax in America. #4 MoDot has been on a campaign promising 'candy' to anyone who might support this tax increase. Airports, new sidewalks for cities, light rail. Sharing your money with cities and counties. Many promises outside of MoDot's true mission. While their efforts in the past couple of years are very questionable. I-35 is a good case in point. In the last year, MoDot resurfaced nice smooth areas of I-35 south of Cameron. But they left untouched the worst part of that 10 mile stretch. #5 If you believe the lottery saved our schools, then you might believe this tax increase will save our roads. It is a general revenue tax increase - earmarked for roads, bridges, bicycle paths, new buses, etc. but one must observe how the whole budget process works in Jeff City to really understand that a targeted tax increase does not work like it appears. Lets compare to your house hold budget. Maybe you want to pay off your credit card bill so you have a garage sale this month and raise an extra $500. the bill comes and you send them all the garage sale money; $500! Now do you send your regular payment of $400 too? or do you take the 400 and go shopping? Politicians in Jeff City would go spend the 400 on other stuff and then proudly tell you that they dutifully spent the 500 just as promised. Amendment 7 looks like a slush fund to me. just another tax increase. #6 Kansas City and St Louis highways have been under construction for as long as anyone can remember. The 'interstate systems' built for those cities are quite frankly amazing. Both cities now have have some of the most dense highway networks in the nation. St. Louis Kansas City have the most highway lane-miles per capita of any major American city. Good Job MoDot, now you can stop all that building and focus on keeping our roads smooth and pot hole free and do it without a tax increase. A short version of this article was published as a letter to the editor in the St Joe News Press Today. You can read and comment on it here http://www.newspressnow.com/opinion/your_letters/article_2d1d8a66-5073-5255-ab54-b75abf6dfb34.html?mode=jqm More details and additional talking points are in this article http://transactionkc.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/transportation-tax-talking-points-final.pdf by a group opposing amendment 7 You can help defeat amendment 7 - Forward this message to your email contact list - Write a letter to the editor to your local paper - Call talk radio and discuss amendment 7 - Vote No on Amendment 7 on Tuesday August 5 This issue was polled about a month ago and it very close. The efforts that you and your friends make to defeat it in the next week could be the difference of passing or failing. In Liberty, Paul Hamby Maysville Missouri 816 632 0602 cell p.s. you can view all 5 of the amendments / referendums on the august ballot here; August 5 2014 ballot issues http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/2014ballot/
[MoLiCo] Organic Consumers Association: Vote NO on Amendment 1
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=128 9425 MISSOURI: URGENT: Protect Farmers. Vote NO on Amendment 1! Dear Supporter, http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/images/MO%20Right%20to%20Farm.jpgOn August 5, 2014, Missouri citizens will be asked to vote for Amendment 1, which pretends to protect family farmers. Don't be fooled. Amendment 1 is nothing more than a free pass for industrial factory farms seeking immunity from state and local laws that are supposed to ensure food safety, and protect workers, communities and the environment from toxic chemicals and waste. Help stop the misleading Right to Farm amendment in Missouri. Pledge to vote no' on Amendment 1 and http://action.votenoon1.com/page/s/join-the-campaign sign up to volunteer today! The Right to Farm movement was originally conceived http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_23742.cfm to protect family farmers from encroaching suburban development. But today, the movement has been taken over http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article603633.html by corporate agribusiness. All across the country, ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council) is pushing Right to Farm amendments http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Right_to_Farm_Laws , similar to Missouri's Amendment 1, in order to promote their corporate agendas. Who funds ALEC? Companies like Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Cargill, and DuPont, and lobbying groups like the National Pork Producers Council, the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, and the Illinois Soybean Association. Supporters want you to believe Amendment 1 is necessary to protect Missouri farmers' rights. But Amendment 1 will strip local governments, and even the state legislature, of their ability to stop industrial farm pollution. And it will guarantee the right of foreign corporations to own Missouri farmland. On August 5, 2014 Missouri citizens will be asked the following (vaguely worded) question at the polls: Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to ensure that the right of Missouri citizens to engage in agricultural production and ranching practices shall not be infringed? Posed like this, an uninformed voter might think, why not? Don't be fooled! Vote No on Amendment 1 on August 5, 2014! -Melinda and the whole team at OCA Sign up to volunteer to help stop Amendment One today! http://action.votenoon1.com/page/s/join-the-campaign Read more here http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article603633.html#storylink=c py Learn more here http://votenoon1.com and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MOfoodforamerica Donate here https://action.votenoon1.com/page/contribute/contribute Fact sheets here http://action.votenoon1.com/page/-/Puppy%20mill%20fact%20sheet.pdf?nocdn=1 and here http://action.votenoon1.com/page/-/Farming%20fact%20sheet.pdf?nocdn=1 -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] FW: When the State Spanks Parents (Paul Jacob on the new anti-parent paternalism)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=72907abd-6c4f-49fa-a929-6e886b1f0b27a=1109020606174d=1118027244238r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A_ANsv4MTU0GUZ45vA2IDKesdF5GVCa1X7Rxhkm35p24A5nGuW_QWcvzhQ4qk3JXEvZcaaBYZzbbALu-pOArkCq1ZS9MuUq0o0-ATsDnPjjif2gsErrzQARV4G6JcxySGzBLdNVyoHlDt6ixkYqhrUJ_KzFncwHlICah1lAvboGfCTbzUyWzdQ==c=Xrc2mqxKSj15wNSeJbFtjjOGLYsgZU5nfu-80aoZEsshX3Ye4kFGJA==ch=Xdyhrz0ZmcRtGLZGMLGyOgUwAJzFDN1nfRLkpsZqyqJbpMzHD-7tHg== July 25, 2014 When the State Spanks Parents Be a parent, go to jail? Should it be normal for parents to get arrested for making normal parental decisions just because someone else believes it's a mistake? I'm not talking about demonstrable child abuse. I'm talking about the kind of decisions Radley Balko cites in a column on the criminalization of parenthood http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A_ANsv4MTU0GUZ45vA2IDKesdF5GVCa1X7Rxhkm35p24A5nGuW_QWcpwbbRcwJZJOPyYApz4EbcuYFdCtON04lCGhnQor7X4AmxO4Mi6_w-GhAp8tk8Jr4b2AhZgNUldEdlDejEsR7HpX4dpXFzgKv8g5oeVjmlfRJprW5FJAR7t2rtEGowARazB4LjJuxlIdy3HGUgIdmf2eFjgO6A1FpFkJWQzYm7N0Xk0LpR5v494tHy6OMMcH6Dt6HWUhxirJ4p4MX_Zvv45fSU_WtMwi7hOypQMEOjRtUEkAm-d2oI=c=Xrc2mqxKSj15wNSeJbFtjjOGLYsgZU5nfu-80aoZEsshX3Ye4kFGJA==ch=Xdyhrz0ZmcRtGLZGMLGyOgUwAJzFDN1nfRLkpsZqyqJbpMzHD-7tHg== . In one case, a South Carolina working mom was jailed http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A_ANsv4MTU0GUZ45vA2IDKesdF5GVCa1X7Rxhkm35p24A5nGuW_QWcpwbbRcwJZJjkUJ8iDDjs43UZxIuZTW4CGhA6_ZyAv-59mY3L093Zus0zahmaZZsPBcg-Vyewftb53Q8QJCNomMQukAJ4VIxTMBWl_9EUrnwQ6CbOUBuOKmWJPMrZ1WsefZSxn2rLji6DiXru4rlpXG4LEaBMcPKW3kQISdzD2_Px47aYjIFu7H4cWAqfAD7mJwJeow6V08GTV5RXV4kkdclNth9BYg-g==c=Xrc2mqxKSj15wNSeJbFtjjOGLYsgZU5nfu-80aoZEsshX3Ye4kFGJA==ch=Xdyhrz0ZmcRtGLZGMLGyOgUwAJzFDN1nfRLkpsZqyqJbpMzHD-7tHg== for unlawful conduct toward a child for letting her nine-year-old play in a well-attended park while she worked at McDonald's. Social services took the child. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/spanky.png In another case, an Ohio father faces six months in jail because, unbeknownst to him, his eight-year-old son http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A_ANsv4MTU0GUZ45vA2IDKesdF5GVCa1X7Rxhkm35p24A5nGuW_QWcpwbbRcwJZJCasgcbnVjM_RU6M4zZ0cABBNJbO56ypoFRvHkerDtHJpe4rdc0YX_O865qJD6Lc8ZeheTXRTB9ODK2mH8Q7Cj_Gy6Cp6_ISWDOXXP7OeSAfQzTIl9U2mP4km7mRx5CSmZeCSIfMNserh7705jZKqdYR_qSdwa0Wtf0lBKtQQhKGR3bIj_VOkfvX98X4dDU2clTgflwcLwRY=c=Xrc2mqxKSj15wNSeJbFtjjOGLYsgZU5nfu-80aoZEsshX3Ye4kFGJA==ch=Xdyhrz0ZmcRtGLZGMLGyOgUwAJzFDN1nfRLkpsZqyqJbpMzHD-7tHg== skipped church to play with friends in the neighborhood. In a third, an Illinois woman was arrested for leaving a stubborn eight-year-old in her car for a few minutes http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A_ANsv4MTU0GUZ45vA2IDKesdF5GVCa1X7Rxhkm35p24A5nGuW_QWcpwbbRcwJZJNIuo5bNfvZ_QfKOE0ZlM0-RL4sP4-QsEa99y0a7ZW2EpVEh6wuSNMbLmpaWC8jJSfGi2UKA_RxX7acRRa5UJ2DejGmb_YzqBWkuBK3u2NkOOEyUBe40IxhZQ5_XhfQf3qbrZmnGwPp7erAUjiGEcXKCzFdoNfka93GTHDVWbNWQ=c=Xrc2mqxKSj15wNSeJbFtjjOGLYsgZU5nfu-80aoZEsshX3Ye4kFGJA==ch=Xdyhrz0ZmcRtGLZGMLGyOgUwAJzFDN1nfRLkpsZqyqJbpMzHD-7tHg== while she dashed into a store. We may disagree with what the parents did here (to the extent they could have done anything different). But arrest? Jail? For six months? One minute? In the world that these incidents prefigure, the only way for parents to be safe in using our judgment will be to stop using it. This would be life under the tyranny of experts and busybodies: to always project what the most skittish and punitive authority would require and to do that instead of what we ourselves consider appropriate given all relevant, sometimes difficult circumstances. Final question: What lesson does this brave new regime teach the children? This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A_ANsv4MTU0GUZ45vA2IDKesdF5GVCa1X7Rxhkm35p24A5nGuW_QWcpwbbRcwJZJ1tkwBqE1NqbCvWSWa5Fl9k_C3f-uLpO4h-SfzXUwVtRVTqTpMOu4oD7c1_soeehdaXCXO5fnVWRtzJ6TMU3f4hlYC3Xe7XNFCtOPNf8yWPoJ2-NxH9LR_2pMMfgNU7suc=Xrc2mqxKSj15wNSeJbFtjjOGLYsgZU5nfu-80aoZEsshX3Ye4kFGJA==ch=Xdyhrz0ZmcRtGLZGMLGyOgUwAJzFDN1nfRLkpsZqyqJbpMzHD-7tHg== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A_ANsv4MTU0GUZ45vA2IDKesdF5GVCa1X7Rxhkm35p24A5nGuW_QWcpwbbRcwJZJuQiOCuYwGMeOTneOU_JGB2exvgfYE4tXQEZRAI3B67x3S3i79vUkxe3i-IP8i3kJdAMxAeXgH75hDrW0FfpA6188VNU--ad9JgFA3qnWdMlySt3FflQSRQljpiQUxj7Qsx3MnmTmGEk=c=Xrc2mqxKSj15wNSeJbFtjjOGLYsgZU5nfu-80aoZEsshX3Ye4kFGJA==ch=Xdyhrz0ZmcRtGLZGMLGyOgUwAJzFDN1nfRLkpsZqyqJbpMzHD-7tHg== Today On July 25, 1861, the U.S. Congress passed the Crittenden-Johnson Resolution, stating that the war with the seceded states of the Confederacy was being fought to preserve the Union, not to end slavery. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screenshot-2014-07-22-18.21.27.png The most shocking fact about war is that
[MoLiCo] FW: Legislators, Tramps and Thieves (Paul Jacob on politicians proving the need for strict term limits . . . and honest ballot language)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=f2d21ef1-34e7-40c4-8a42-5c51f4f8bbb3a=1109020606174d=1118016182024r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yq5rvW1MPJLoRgcX7ah6zeyPJZOQjRKgqkMPNe1rukU9AKn3368afYf8d5Gdt4PPGozYgbXoaTbEJlPWkeG0XxryJ8NjmRwmYsKcPwURMyKhV21t4tbCsHfzMLYjgDNIeeiCUo-91J6CuLJ-QeRcIfUeqYGC6cSb__Xbn8ddULF413IKtvO03A==c=KVXOPqEbwLKd5UmWY927nWqj3VItRZXRHX1wPmEOEwBxpDqg10Egxw==ch=5kGPuX0WljKegEg_4jKTzfiLA9PIt0ku8gLrtw1-HxVQ3-t3vnWR0w== July 23, 2014 Legislators, Tramps and Thieves In the closing days of Arkansas's 2013 legislative session, solons of the Natural State surreptitiously voted to put a measure on the state ballot, without fanfare or ballyhoo. Five months later, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette finally noticed what happened, and published an editorial, Outrage of the Year http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yq5rvW1MPJLoRgcX7ah6zeyPJZOQjRKgqkMPNe1rukU9AKn3368afX4S_6HJmb3Oc5UAhD_1fmY63JKQ9AzBSXgrEHbXCgppBmbmhPhTqmzUFFW3OK90M3et34yuyJvOIJkJMdPqfCcqsayB6naQTo8xr9jhEi8nRXFGCXBFfIKTOUvZzWF4B35o0OxeFfxoOgYNWjjXttDX6erXfsEIfy_NHANQRwN69fcrcO7rsZ7iE2YQGS0e4i-rT99NDmGZc=KVXOPqEbwLKd5UmWY927nWqj3VItRZXRHX1wPmEOEwBxpDqg10Egxw==ch=5kGPuX0WljKegEg_4jKTzfiLA9PIt0ku8gLrtw1-HxVQ3-t3vnWR0w== .' It has just been reprinted. The outrage hasn't changed. The measure would extend time in office for state representatives from 6 to 16 years and for state senators from 8 to 16 years. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TimJacob.png But what an Arkansan will read on the ballot seems a tad different: An Amendment Regulating Contributions to Candidates for State or Local Office, Barring Gifts From Lobbyists to Certain State Officials, Providing for Setting Salaries of Certain State Officials, and Setting Term Limits for Members of the General Assembly. Setting term limits? No sir. Term limits, already set by voters, would be drastically weakened. But the good people of Arkansas are beginning to hear the good news, the truth, thanks to the campaign being waged http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yq5rvW1MPJLoRgcX7ah6zeyPJZOQjRKgqkMPNe1rukU9AKn3368afX4S_6HJmb3OTogpzNmg188nwe8LLhDsa5lsTAtQ_lOT-KSHmKo9LdLNjxCOhQDfmsO68HY_pAuxWbfuf3aoXOnDD_HVBAPCv4Z8wF8GbUs6wnwJpjR3a_6rGvSDAhpB7g==c=KVXOPqEbwLKd5UmWY927nWqj3VItRZXRHX1wPmEOEwBxpDqg10Egxw==ch=5kGPuX0WljKegEg_4jKTzfiLA9PIt0ku8gLrtw1-HxVQ3-t3vnWR0w== by Arkansas Term Limits against what will be Issue 3 on the ballot. The group is led by Bob Porto and my brother, Tim Jacob, who are traveling the state speaking to audiences. Not surprisingly, the people are shocked and angered upon hearing the manifest fraud their representatives are perpetrating. At a recent talk, Jacob called it http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yq5rvW1MPJLoRgcX7ah6zeyPJZOQjRKgqkMPNe1rukU9AKn3368afX4S_6HJmb3OHgNTort8ALYSFcSI7qUxS9vIsY-rizRUxx3Mg8z-no5kN8eN0hvThC9FkSznhl0PGymyzR8BWezKTHG3gk0hdSb7F3JGYRfZsOPa7NO0YRU7Yuz4kGmbQpfQ5tZzaUGlO0bE14cnLpAN8q_ZWq9ShO1R-Oly7LEMYrrdXxwxAyBp8S9dMd2UcbPHm2-pmJcTD1ZMW3l246E=c=KVXOPqEbwLKd5UmWY927nWqj3VItRZXRHX1wPmEOEwBxpDqg10Egxw==ch=5kGPuX0WljKegEg_4jKTzfiLA9PIt0ku8gLrtw1-HxVQ3-t3vnWR0w== an attempt to deceive the voters, noting they have done it on purpose. Yet another argument for strict term limits . . . and fully informed voters. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yq5rvW1MPJLoRgcX7ah6zeyPJZOQjRKgqkMPNe1rukU9AKn3368afX4S_6HJmb3ODy7rrGSQK4lCQeL5hopXTXThy1JIKtrJznBgU-5oDhdLC0RVvQB3z0eEg8Z3KEYIf3C4AGeWDzkhjgRXac8PL702yUMFUbLyQOuvpgCadM8-R8Bok3m1TNgVeCxBliFic=KVXOPqEbwLKd5UmWY927nWqj3VItRZXRHX1wPmEOEwBxpDqg10Egxw==ch=5kGPuX0WljKegEg_4jKTzfiLA9PIt0ku8gLrtw1-HxVQ3-t3vnWR0w== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yq5rvW1MPJLoRgcX7ah6zeyPJZOQjRKgqkMPNe1rukU9AKn3368afX4S_6HJmb3OOKsawrJRPMMM30J8ykHIXB4Z7tyEc1RroVDCCBVKrLjbjcw032icWmbFhctWJWT1FeX4uMTQVjYIIrS7K7s24tHUOJiySWGQu1M8Ff33Rs5c7kkpL5xPU_kPEOdZqnI8ohPvuiVCzR0=c=KVXOPqEbwLKd5UmWY927nWqj3VItRZXRHX1wPmEOEwBxpDqg10Egxw==ch=5kGPuX0WljKegEg_4jKTzfiLA9PIt0ku8gLrtw1-HxVQ3-t3vnWR0w== Today July 24 is Pioneer Day in Utah, and Simón Bolívar Day in Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screenshot-2014-07-22-18.21.27.png That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach. —Aldous Huxley Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://libertyifund.org/ (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge and Citizens in
[MoLiCo] FW: Overkill America (Paul Jacob on the latest case of police brutality gone wild)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=90d153e8-a0e9-4d8f-b073-06fca6a1ea08a=1109020606174d=1117984611658r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M9mbqRu_KsZzCgyX7wPc6zmh-KYuIuAEGhdOin6XcgMUh83X2K3S8U4HLj-aSzAHoWEwr0kZkIvV-8OOsdNYWhiHW4HTyCbcPsht3lqUSZYKhkDRZ6kT28dOTRMnTFDu38ipHHBaBBvvAx3sqL0vap-V_kgentjMc10R5EvLzxDjczm0W9HJ9Q==c=Oql0dW9qM6vdCan84p4caA6YJjyj6iOPtstA9g8H_T_CQ8HiaJvSBA==ch=N_7LWq2149A6Fbwc61ZXGefCPaKd9GZ8iRv-YzNUTQRO0OFLJvD26Q== July 21, 2014 Overkill America The death of Eric Garner, a 43-year-old Staten Islander, by police chokehold http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M9mbqRu_KsZzCgyX7wPc6zmh-KYuIuAEGhdOin6XcgMUh83X2K3S8WrVTzIL1ELjlpnv2UiJGlIjRmOScLRwVGrpLcsZ-lV78DhUuoLl-xZ2ooFKSYPAejcY10TRQWiJlw5TjTKP7iIxfWoPKbXM_2_IxvihSMJ8X-tCjCUZyLFsf5pk58NVqB3RZ0qMGoUtmsjKs3AUz7ihcrZ9KC7Bgyjp7vTlw4K6CawJtdUx-Lx5m4EngSTSlVzXXhEJUcZb4wpr44HZv9g=c=Oql0dW9qM6vdCan84p4caA6YJjyj6iOPtstA9g8H_T_CQ8HiaJvSBA==ch=N_7LWq2149A6Fbwc61ZXGefCPaKd9GZ8iRv-YzNUTQRO0OFLJvD26Q== , not only sparked in me the usual combination of sadness, anger and frustration — there was an additional element: would this do it? Would the nation's shock, incredulity, indignation amount to anything? Lots of questions. But one thing not being focused on in the standard reports was noted http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M9mbqRu_KsZzCgyX7wPc6zmh-KYuIuAEGhdOin6XcgMUh83X2K3S8WrVTzIL1ELjLFfE8JTfM9QqnNvJj89LTAeXOjtIT_9AOhuhOpqzVG35tQaAlM79lrMpdsHwWg-sj6vHpN6GabOe3z6hNHm3z45cMqDViTdaNGOyADyTuPmFLEN6iPBx_jHNsKsvTPatAueX1EPev0T8qrUNgjySHKSyP7hBE49obd1DWSF3dubKnVsilNCasOxLREW8963uc=Oql0dW9qM6vdCan84p4caA6YJjyj6iOPtstA9g8H_T_CQ8HiaJvSBA==ch=N_7LWq2149A6Fbwc61ZXGefCPaKd9GZ8iRv-YzNUTQRO0OFLJvD26Q== by Scott Shackford of Reason. It's not merely a question of why the bust went so violent. Why, he asks, a bust at all? We should be concerned that the reason why the police swarmed Garner in the first place is getting lost. He allegedly possessed 'untaxed cigarettes.' That is it. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/dollarscents.png A tax matter. The police are arresting people — and going into overkill mode in the process — on tax matters. Couldn't this such issues be handled by mere citation, followed by a court summons? With an arrest the last resort? Why go all violent when violence is not really in order? But maybe it's not just about the taxes. Or contraband. Maybe this is also about drugs. (Yes, tobacco's a drug.) We've long had a War on Drugs in this country. It has not gone well. As I suggested last week http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M9mbqRu_KsZzCgyX7wPc6zmh-KYuIuAEGhdOin6XcgMUh83X2K3S8WrVTzIL1ELjGyr1KCT4wNpbWLNX-ljglzRWmyQf8Yb-wjORCgBf5CGfyw0PoINYsAP79ZNwkdYUosz6FaWb6IGIPiOHxCE3npFEC0eNYo5cwM6Fpwt0XcaGpmvsbaSbu3FhM2PrPsPa6KybSQiAncoMeQ48KDDUk8EI7I1baSdK4qzS0QwJLzOtEH-YfatfKQ==c=Oql0dW9qM6vdCan84p4caA6YJjyj6iOPtstA9g8H_T_CQ8HiaJvSBA==ch=N_7LWq2149A6Fbwc61ZXGefCPaKd9GZ8iRv-YzNUTQRO0OFLJvD26Q== (as well as yesterday, on Townhall http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M9mbqRu_KsZzCgyX7wPc6zmh-KYuIuAEGhdOin6XcgMUh83X2K3S8WrVTzIL1ELj1u0j8IZL5M3_npn3NK86Ta4LAn2He-BHSgUi_YaeeFiew5gAxT0pbAMUs0CaLIxZLQoJFy0f8GdpYW2ragF58nsF68QcryOzMow5QZLL6kTjAfGPWPhEQyLl622CodegR9-AglBCPKemtMkhtiXyS-82Cy2pEf43As23wet1Cwm8b0PIRjNWtf_mrhzKKMcup-169q47Dj03fP7VUNOPB5G94RVoJOK6c=Oql0dW9qM6vdCan84p4caA6YJjyj6iOPtstA9g8H_T_CQ8HiaJvSBA==ch=N_7LWq2149A6Fbwc61ZXGefCPaKd9GZ8iRv-YzNUTQRO0OFLJvD26Q== ), the effects have not only been wide and deep, but inevitable. War is like that. Expect the unintended consequences. Scott Shackford suggests that New York lower the city's high sin taxes on cigarettes. But maybe the whole mindset of the modern state needs changing. Big things, like murder, slavery, etc., those are worth fighting about. Let's not go to war over the little things. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M9mbqRu_KsZzCgyX7wPc6zmh-KYuIuAEGhdOin6XcgMUh83X2K3S8WrVTzIL1ELjHLrGc6y29gpXFRYIA2Jmpo3kQHj9M36BxW8d-7Xt9YBw3sjz7kxYe_nFsxJb4n1FkU0W1lHmpaQ04yiTKJVVWrFCUGHxfx6YVXYGlSdBHG4Nr-Rh2SXbOGB59BrhDbNtc=Oql0dW9qM6vdCan84p4caA6YJjyj6iOPtstA9g8H_T_CQ8HiaJvSBA==ch=N_7LWq2149A6Fbwc61ZXGefCPaKd9GZ8iRv-YzNUTQRO0OFLJvD26Q== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M9mbqRu_KsZzCgyX7wPc6zmh-KYuIuAEGhdOin6XcgMUh83X2K3S8WrVTzIL1ELjMHI26Jc1L3MYPOo-hbUKxvTEl1wLeGu0Dht5qaaCsnkVk2e-d95uRbxYh231N_34mAhkAcgaJx7pYCZcy_8tP55KWuPuoM4hnjPA5zbS35A_OUHoO3W-SGTRTNqdWEPCiH_-2vkGfws=c=Oql0dW9qM6vdCan84p4caA6YJjyj6iOPtstA9g8H_T_CQ8HiaJvSBA==ch=N_7LWq2149A6Fbwc61ZXGefCPaKd9GZ8iRv-YzNUTQRO0OFLJvD26Q== Today http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/JohnTScopes.jpg On July 21, 1925, in Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in a public school classroom, and fined $100. The ambiguous legacy of the trial
[MoLiCo] FW: GCRW Hosting Josh Hawley Event
http://us1.forward-to-friend2.com/forward?u=c205186e1b6ade9c311fd694did=a1e816ff1fe=4b6fa744a6 Forward this email to a friend | Email not displaying correctly? http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c205186e1b6ade9c311fd694did=a1e816ff1fe=4b6fa744a6 View it in your browser. http://greenecountygop.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c205186e1b6ade9c311fd694did=61d540d301e=4b6fa744a6 The Greene County Republican Women will be hosting Josh Hawley on Wednesday, July 23rd at the Springfield Pregnancy Care Center, 1342 E. Primrose Street, at 8:30 AM. Josh is the founder of Missouri Liberty Project, a group which has been working hard to give Missouri a voice in efforts to defend our constitutional rights. Recently, Josh litigated the Hobby Lobby case regarding religious liberties and the NLRB v. Noel Canning case regarding the Obama administration's abuse of the recess appointment power, which was decided yesterday. Josh is an expert on constitutional law and is very dedicated to preserving the constitution. Here is a link to a story from The Pathway and his interview with Megyn Kelly on FoxNews. The Pathway: http://greenecountygop.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=c205186e1b6ade9c311fd694did=7970c0444be=4b6fa744a6 http://www.mbcpathway.com/2014/06/30/interview-hobby-lobby-attorney-joshua-hawley/ Fox News: http://greenecountygop.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=c205186e1b6ade9c311fd694did=31a4ffd215e=4b6fa744a6 http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/06/30/kelly-file-judge-napolitano-hobby-lobby-lawyer-talk-scotus-ruling http://greenecountygop.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c205186e1b6ade9c311fd694did=007d955c4ce=4b6fa744a6 Join us on Facebook Calendar of Events July 23 - GCRW hosting Josh Hawley event, 8:30 am, Pregency Care Center July 25 - Pachyderms, 11:30 am, Tower Club July 25 -August 3 - T.A.R.G.E.T. Republican Booth July 26 - T.A.R.G.E.T. BBQ August 5 - Primary Election August 5 - Primary Election Watch Party, 7:00 pm, Muse, 2160 W Chesterfield August 8 - Pachyderms, 11:30 am, Tower Club August 14 - GCRW, 11:30 am, Tower Club August 22 - Pachyderms, 11:30 am, Tower Club August 19 - Central Committee Meeting, 5:30 pm, Election Training Center, 1126 Boonville August 22 - Pachyderms, 11:30 am, Tower Club October 7 - Central Committee Meeting, 5:30 pm, Election Training Center, 1126 Boonville November 4 - General Election You are receiving this e-mail because you signed up at our office, over the phone, by e-mail, at http://www.greenecountygop.org, or at an event. Our mailing address is: Greene County Republican Committee 1345 E. Sunshine, Suite 102 Springfield, MO 65804 http://greenecountygop.us1.list-manage.com/vcard?u=c205186e1b6ade9c311fd694did=62c2598d1d Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2009 Greene County Republican Committee All rights reserved. Paid for by Greene County Republican Committee, Justin Hill Treasurer http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletterutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=monkey_rewardsaid=c205186e1b6ade9c311fd694dafl=1 Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp http://greenecountygop.us1.list-manage.com/track/open.php?u=c205186e1b6ade9c311fd694did=a1e816ff1fe=4b6fa744a6 -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] FW: Six Flags Over California (Paul Jacob on an initiative to split the Golden State into smaller chunks)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=ac64635b-7062-48d4-a4fe-ab23040feedfa=1109020606174d=1117964582819r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qJKpf6eZ-WSpXbl5kdndULCg20Ea_Ev1rkLqtPoS6SdztkSM8ggX_Q41LjN1TQRGM627h5bEk6od1wirIdPlp0ttYLz8jxb4eBXgNrFYuZ3dMtZfE_FSntIyN5EVHm5uXIYmGA8Ccu-uqu344jpkBn9CJ0i6zFOND4AdKhB-TWzh34JlGFpZ1w==c=6sMdVWyMTMGcG634iYP751e7ivy8CKSuwVt1rDje8CU4j6Qz6HZDnQ==ch=6GhmhUZVTNGCSrswKI9TwR_cFR9VCXLCW8iifBZ1UTHBwsyeXx7KeA== July 18, 2014 Six Flags Over California Though the Democrats who run the failed state of California insist that Governor Jerry Brown is leading them to a new era of prosperity, the results are mixed at best. The state is riddled with public employee pension problems, environmental over-regulation, and high taxes, to list just a few. The problem? The whole system of representative democracy is skewed to insiders. The ratio of voters to representatives is way too high -- twice as high as the next nearest state. The best thing California has going for it is the right of citizen initiative. Typically, it (and the voters) get blamed for the unwillingness of their representatives to stay within their means. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/6cal.png Enter Timothy Draper, Founder and Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a billionaire Silicon Valley professional. He has been promoting an initiative http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qJKpf6eZ-WSpXbl5kdndULCg20Ea_Ev1rkLqtPoS6SdztkSM8ggX_fIFb63eN95zNWKoyKw-IhbJDf8EnPxxYB8Ncky99tVSwUlctfb7e1LBAQpiwKsLDc6-4DAGge4u6XMdO7ALXlMhMqxLNf-yrHPlModb0fvC6vtSd4d0abEjRfPZx4ky-O7SVqxX6i7qPjH_9E960PTMoaulijgkVQhuI2coBqXFf79a-z2tcSk=c=6sMdVWyMTMGcG634iYP751e7ivy8CKSuwVt1rDje8CU4j6Qz6HZDnQ==ch=6GhmhUZVTNGCSrswKI9TwR_cFR9VCXLCW8iifBZ1UTHBwsyeXx7KeA== to split California into six smaller states http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qJKpf6eZ-WSpXbl5kdndULCg20Ea_Ev1rkLqtPoS6SdztkSM8ggX_fIFb63eN95zQx8m5ccyGSNS7BfId7_MpGx5d8U3snThoIklcKhs_GdwNolWrWmIGW7-0mgsZ5sMHFNYpEogTKz_ozY89n2K3_m8J3Fro9P_xJ98yfiO_M7Xlc1LWNYqsQ==c=6sMdVWyMTMGcG634iYP751e7ivy8CKSuwVt1rDje8CU4j6Qz6HZDnQ==ch=6GhmhUZVTNGCSrswKI9TwR_cFR9VCXLCW8iifBZ1UTHBwsyeXx7KeA== : provisionally dubbed Jefferson (northern counties that have a long history of separatist unrest), Silicon Valley (which could become the richest per capita state in the union), North California (a coastal region from San Francisco south to Monterey County), Central California (a big expanse of many interior counties), West California (four west coast counties including Los Angeles), and South California (five counties including San Diego). Draper insists that his idea is the something structural, something fresh that the state needs to prevent further decline. The initiative has received enough petition signatures to qualify for a 2016 ballot. But is it a waste of time? Even if Californians vote for it in great numbers, the U.S. Constitution requires a formal request from the state legislature. And the California Assembly is not likely to cede so much power. Which would provide another valuable lesson about how anti-Californian California's leaders are. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qJKpf6eZ-WSpXbl5kdndULCg20Ea_Ev1rkLqtPoS6SdztkSM8ggX_fIFb63eN95zoZg4pNsFEmt9oLeTsmSTU3mTluki5HrNGtgtybTy8i4bWbvQiVZ85TgwkwXqLPL0cnDTbqwnEW0JyGAo1h-gDYQPtZ3ZVRY8KQ0U_uR3ZbS1a8q-PV-JtIQ2g7C8iuMwc=6sMdVWyMTMGcG634iYP751e7ivy8CKSuwVt1rDje8CU4j6Qz6HZDnQ==ch=6GhmhUZVTNGCSrswKI9TwR_cFR9VCXLCW8iifBZ1UTHBwsyeXx7KeA== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qJKpf6eZ-WSpXbl5kdndULCg20Ea_Ev1rkLqtPoS6SdztkSM8ggX_fIFb63eN95zZ7Bj70e5hVjwgG9XkfZYtlEyFAfO0fo6jPrvNBdb0zWjJV6b4cuJAqY1zLR6bK3pjrL4BqEPG7p_iVmk6Z9ltF0VSk1Mb0PxqwqK6suaud-SvYsxqmLlo3n_RdVWeZwVUa1nQusDcOo=c=6sMdVWyMTMGcG634iYP751e7ivy8CKSuwVt1rDje8CU4j6Qz6HZDnQ==ch=6GhmhUZVTNGCSrswKI9TwR_cFR9VCXLCW8iifBZ1UTHBwsyeXx7KeA== Today On July 18, 1872, Queen Victoria gave her Royal Assent to the Ballot Act, which established secret voting in Great Britain. The bill had been introduced by Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screenshot-2014-07-14-19.57.01.png To restore America we need less Marx and more Madison. —Glenn Beck Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://libertyifund.org/ (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge and Citizens in Charge Foundation. The opinions expressed in Common Sense (and at Townhall.com
[MoLiCo] FW: The Deliberate Agrarian - New American Independence?
http://thedeliberateagrarian.blogspot.com/ The Deliberate Agrarian _ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDeliberateAgrarian/~3/MpugjukXWJQ/americas-new-declaration-of-independence.html?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=email America's NewDeclaration of Independence Posted: 18 Jul 2014 05:17 AM PDT Dateline: 18 July 2014 http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hXBxv-Upblk/U8j0FVS-XDI/LC4/0zjQctdhyJU/s1600/MDEBT.jpg War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength. —George Orwell (1984) As one more evidence that America has fully entered the world of Orwellian doublespeak, I offer the Independence Card shown above. It is the state of Maryland's version of an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. An EBT card is the modern equivalent of what used to be known as food stamps. The government issues the card to people who are needy. The people take their card to stores and use it to get free food. A recent statistic I found stated that 20% of Americans now use EBT cards. 238 years ago, when America's Declaration of Independence was signed, the word independence meant something different than it apparently now means in America. According to Noah Webster's 1828 dictionary, this is what the word independence used to mean: A state in which a person does not rely on others for subsistence; ability to support one's self. This brings to my mind an interesting reality… Back during The Great Depression, needy people in America did not have EBT cards. There were soup kitchens set up to help feed the poor… http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uCx3nmcOVCM/U8j-Ci7FMLI/LDI/OiNVifk3sag/s1600/q7739601.jpg In the current form of economic depression America finds itself in, soup kitchens are not necessary because the poor (20% of America) now have EBT cards. And EBT cards can be used to buy a lot more than just soup… http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cdi2qCmWs_M/U8j_28_qKeI/LDU/nkA5PaSUZkM/s1600/aae259a7_tampa.jpg This blog post is not being written to disparage all people who use EBT cards. I know friends and family who use EBT cards, and need the assistance. My purpose here is to point out that America is truly in an economic depression. Besides that, I just want to make it clear that people who are dependent on the government for their subsistence are really not independent. In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. —George Orwell http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RJWaa3ZdjvA/U8kJd0j3V0I/LDw/qrC-lIwpuE8/s1600/great-depression-soup-kitchen.jpg http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDeliberateAgrarian/~4/MpugjukXWJQ?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=email You are subscribed to email updates from The Deliberate Agrarian http://thedeliberateagrarian.blogspot.com/ Email delivery powered by Google Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] FW: Let Us Drive (Paul Jacob on the latest development in the continuing story of online ride sharing management)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=6ef3be77-f9c5-4e4a-98eb-340c5d87a899a=1109020606174d=1117951844031r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001numeLjFoNsHm_wSOASNwJF6GgLyHLt2llYV9ymNoqbSY1cCnUBoDmYIxDomk-OFOQQNUFIHqq4w4o14lXUSVWXwvb5dqW-ywkCsCJSfdYZmq8ZjCoKGgWz5B8i8ECt1xyCPlufFY-99SwJur9zH-euDCGyfI_L94-uiHCsNKsswQr1RKWYpy4w==c=UbvF8gzIVcaiCUDSPR9KQPb8Tm8wG_RB2gWvX7qxD381DVQ6dJP4Rg==ch=iPPmGgIYaTgCAaaKgF3nImilI2VIVr4mMdVXsZHtWT3aa1MEX_Qlfg== July 17, 2014 Let Us Drive How about letting us drive? Who's us? Passengers—taxi-ride buyers. Plus anyone else who participates in the market transactions that take us places. Many Orlando, Florida cabbies are eager to work http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001numeLjFoNsHm_wSOASNwJF6GgLyHLt2llYV9ymNoqbSY1cCnUBoDme3IyD6zAlVbQ5LFYjoBsFBw7KBuuXp32dTr82Upwxa9yHabMbbZjsZMjZajEBI5FHheL13VIs10Jr0oW3bJ9uC19jnQG7ZkCYMjyU2O-h8zOWl4oWCShX7YAZPEyQZxacyZgaDw0XNkxaUiuVz1TDG74lNg0rpsSiWlaon6X1cSoN1WGFe48n02qVfRgvY6nvuGpXPzF1sSbj4LZmRsuioB-XsHT-689XVLNYXnBwwZt_He0H3_ZqE=c=UbvF8gzIVcaiCUDSPR9KQPb8Tm8wG_RB2gWvX7qxD381DVQ6dJP4Rg==ch=iPPmGgIYaTgCAaaKgF3nImilI2VIVr4mMdVXsZHtWT3aa1MEX_Qlfg== with the ride-sharing company that makes the smartphone app Uber. They're tired of leasing cabs for $129 a day while scrambling for enough price-controlled fares to earn a decent living after paying that steep cost. Uber drivers provide their own car and let the firm's technology connect them to customers. Uber gets 20 percent of fare revenue. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/limo-taxi.png The politics are mostly hostile to the innovation in places like New York City where markets are mangled by super-high license fees and other regulations. The politics are also tough in Orlando, which has been cracking down on Uber drivers. But the mayor and Uber executives have been talking about a deal under which Uber could operate if it submits to . . . regulation. (Sigh.) Cab companies in the City Beautiful expect to rapidly lose revenue if innovators like Uber and Lyft get to operate freely. But Orlando taxi drivers expect to gain. If you talk to 1,000 drivers, says one, 950 will tell you they are going to Uber. Says another: Let Uber come here. It's going to be good for the customer and the driver. Let them come. Also kill all regulations, including fare caps, that make it harder for cab companies to adapt. Let terms of trade be driven—regulated—by traders. Not by governments. http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001numeLjFoNsHm_wSOASNwJF6GgLyHLt2llYV9ymNoqbSY1cCnUBoDme3IyD6zAlVbWowP3bFTClDWzr2jmCUBwTxEAevxudfc9HMj7C71wnMLxUek-xMuoNW5WwKHivTc0RS7vyhnFburDBcopCGibQojTSeha2sKwkZqR29k5sL_pPH-s-Rv9UMRzv6xGXJd13iEIfUXtFchtTS9McsE1RfEj8_IWfC8Y-G4YyRGXDQGvrczz2TrPIkzcZ4GmPc3tOKrvxcOU5nKN0JaX0O41HhgXqjKHlQYZ-HXXQMZ5ZVkXvah7pyyiKgaDegf1wt4SOtbiZWwnBQg8F-T3iOHgAjS8wJN5aaAc=UbvF8gzIVcaiCUDSPR9KQPb8Tm8wG_RB2gWvX7qxD381DVQ6dJP4Rg==ch=iPPmGgIYaTgCAaaKgF3nImilI2VIVr4mMdVXsZHtWT3aa1MEX_Qlfg== This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001numeLjFoNsHm_wSOASNwJF6GgLyHLt2llYV9ymNoqbSY1cCnUBoDme3IyD6zAlVb_ODx61v77BKtuKQnl83bbzf0l8c_CdVa795yobwF8y_j-nbJzkyRLeSMhf4ntafzOP8cXKf0yMrvLYufMz8YEs8loNuFQexDodbX8tGlkGNBexSrHZLOAnJFgV463pegc=UbvF8gzIVcaiCUDSPR9KQPb8Tm8wG_RB2gWvX7qxD381DVQ6dJP4Rg==ch=iPPmGgIYaTgCAaaKgF3nImilI2VIVr4mMdVXsZHtWT3aa1MEX_Qlfg== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001numeLjFoNsHm_wSOASNwJF6GgLyHLt2llYV9ymNoqbSY1cCnUBoDme3IyD6zAlVbEB_c2DRTj7wmJHnR-UBZYj1sX06MKijitcG3OKS6x0TAJ--2v1PhwXPmEaXa_6uB2Oi5gWvauBO7MDZzXSIq9ccOqQSTdzaCDUscDa9qGDFnn1ERvnUIVhBxlBEjr72vcdSpd2N7Elk=c=UbvF8gzIVcaiCUDSPR9KQPb8Tm8wG_RB2gWvX7qxD381DVQ6dJP4Rg==ch=iPPmGgIYaTgCAaaKgF3nImilI2VIVr4mMdVXsZHtWT3aa1MEX_Qlfg== Today http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/corrigan.jpg On July 17, 1938, pioneer aviator Donald Corrigan took off from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn — New York City's first municipal airport — with a flight plan for a return trip to his previous disembarkation point, Long Beach, California. He wound up the next day in Ireland. One occasionally hears the phrase Wrong Way Corrigan applied, today, to anyone who similarly takes a slight liberty, skirting official rules or practices — or simply goes the wrong way. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screenshot-2014-07-14-19.57.01.png We're giving our freedoms away. The American experiment was about freedom. Freedom to be stupid, freedom to fail, freedom to succeed. —Glenn Beck Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive
[MoLiCo] FW: Needed Info
From Eric Vimont Hi Friends, Here is an article from a fellow that I have great respect for. The economic warning is well founded, and the reason that we need community restored A.S.A.P., or at least to be working toward that goal. No Victim - No Crime Eric Vimont 366-0999 http://thedeliberateagrarian.blogspot.com/ -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] FW: Open Letter to Mr. Obama
From: Mary Byrne [mailto:mary.byrn...@att.net] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 6:22 AM To: Undisclosed Recipients Subject: Open Letter to Mr. Obama At our lunch meetings, we have discussed the sentiment expressed in this YouTube post. Thought you would enjoy knowing we are not alone: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=JVAhr4hZDJEvq=medium#t=19%2a http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=JVAhr4hZDJEvq=medium#t=19%2a Mary Byrne President, Greene County Republican Women -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] FW: Mercy as a Calling (Paul Jacob on what the people can do even when their government fails)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=80924c26-c212-482a-92f9-cf011f6676fca=1109020606174d=1117931183345r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Eels8oxLDtr8dGZpakJNkS5sFKtWA56A4eVUZdiXloe0sqgCu57CSQN5LN-BGHXmEcs6oOjbmdojkZHR-2fq1_RG89Tz6KsfHGfrMTURVnk7ghPxgrGzucSrq9u5klWcyg4lW-jkriVP3DfNLHo83Pu0cq4AomiOhfZQSDdUvpTQove-EoKp_Q==c=m3xqUqPdhC_yBqt04LDDqLWQ1alvm5USvz9Bpg6l19QIjDj83N2icw==ch=PJSfFBEvkdNamlWLtzBGdEAw0YhaOj_Ift3BFqEw-HcdWTlE0RLf3g== July 15, 2014 Mercy as a Calling The cause of immigration reform hit a huge speed bump in recent weeks, with the arrival at the border of thousands upon thousands of children from war-torn Central America. War-torn? Yes. Gangs ( micro-governments in the olden style) fed by drug money have turned the Latin American states to our south into war zones, alas not too dissimilar to the gang warfare that beset some of our great American cities. Only worse. No wonder the people in those countries are scared, and desperate. Coyotes are taking advantage of U.S. politicians' inability to secure the border, or even cook up a coherent immigration policy, and charge large amounts of money to transport children to safety in the U.S. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/GlennBeck.png Where they are gathered and detained. In the midst of all the partisan bickering (a legitimate clash of ideologies, really) stands one hero: Glenn Beck. While President Obama avoids the border crisis http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Eels8oxLDtr8dGZpakJNkS5sFKtWA56A4eVUZdiXloe0sqgCu57CSRWjLBg86QMBKejaH0wIjPTeVbqX56M-TjM4-n8lH1vbvx4opb_5Gsm1g1GVTmiABWLZxRZqoOyOHx7lY99SToMwVnMfB_ibYQ_8yQJ4t6l-T8TLWjMs1E93RgYyXaoTM-CuEDjUTE39ez78ZZB0dHiNbmPv1tQM6g==c=m3xqUqPdhC_yBqt04LDDqLWQ1alvm5USvz9Bpg6l19QIjDj83N2icw==ch=PJSfFBEvkdNamlWLtzBGdEAw0YhaOj_Ift3BFqEw-HcdWTlE0RLf3g== as if avoidance solves problems, radio/TV/Internet sensation Beck is taking his trucks and buses and volunteers directly to the area Obama avoids, the detention centers and surrounding cities and churches. He's taking food, clothing, and comforts for the children. Last night on The O'Reilly Factor he explained that governments are instituted to provide justice. He laments the lack of justice on immigration coming from Washington. But the business of the people, of caring Americans, is not primarily justice. It's mercy, Beck says. He's raised millions http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Eels8oxLDtr8dGZpakJNkS5sFKtWA56A4eVUZdiXloe0sqgCu57CSRWjLBg86QMB3BwU_SsbdEtU8qgp0-o6hCZSng_V2G3Tdm9ZiHzUfkw1VBZOxihCiztdKTmVjj_jsXr4q1Sqe2f6n-bxUCa7Jg6zdOgHO7vHn3tc-7zmH3c=c=m3xqUqPdhC_yBqt04LDDqLWQ1alvm5USvz9Bpg6l19QIjDj83N2icw==ch=PJSfFBEvkdNamlWLtzBGdEAw0YhaOj_Ift3BFqEw-HcdWTlE0RLf3g== , and he's personally taking aid to where it's needed. Heroic. And very neighborly. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Eels8oxLDtr8dGZpakJNkS5sFKtWA56A4eVUZdiXloe0sqgCu57CSRWjLBg86QMB3VTbBrtqW-qWPVlI1k5jnCLNB88uGbQkF53MUWBxjAZ8A1ccBjje-V1ROJnkxyxCgG7r9tdqyTu-AF7a_9_CHsAxPsosj77FVcpeULjH38fE05a61HiSsMxqGQCjEXUTc=m3xqUqPdhC_yBqt04LDDqLWQ1alvm5USvz9Bpg6l19QIjDj83N2icw==ch=PJSfFBEvkdNamlWLtzBGdEAw0YhaOj_Ift3BFqEw-HcdWTlE0RLf3g== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Eels8oxLDtr8dGZpakJNkS5sFKtWA56A4eVUZdiXloe0sqgCu57CSRWjLBg86QMB-fyp1Ryjm2M7_g5VxtwQEvpmqBmAhQSYYdV4Kasx4B6c7ReDvPZ7M99cDXQidR0i2aHGTyF-YkERF5qbo48wPIDbCSgYy9I7oDqwRDE8wGvTRWr3AVbwxWzrmHPYnn9vYKNH7i3Sbwo=c=m3xqUqPdhC_yBqt04LDDqLWQ1alvm5USvz9Bpg6l19QIjDj83N2icw==ch=PJSfFBEvkdNamlWLtzBGdEAw0YhaOj_Ift3BFqEw-HcdWTlE0RLf3g== Today http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/carter-malaise.jpg On July 15, 1976, Jimmy Carter accepted the nomination of the Democratic Party to run for the presidency. Three years later, as president, he gave his infamous malaise speech, in which he focused on energy but did not mention the one thing that actually helped turn the '70s' energy crisis around: the phased deregulation of oil prices that had started three months earlier, under his own directive. Instead of touting this deregulatory effort, Carter did the usual political thing and promised a number of new government programs, spoke exensively on a crisis of confidence meme, and vaguely talked of a spiritual crisis. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screenshot-2014-07-13-21.51.42.png Oratory prevailed over science and experience. —Andrew Dixon White Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund
[MoLiCo] FW: Border Problems, Solutions? (Paul Jacob on the latest crisis of good intentions gone horribly wrong)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=cac825f0-ec1e-43bb-a648-aa83be0ee10da=1109020606174d=1117920583064r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IGrnrYOlSWhpCWuNpAFnV_359KiFe2Ifx6W68w50ETHUCEm24tUC0DE3zEMik10h39WtADnGVlEoFiW8mUjd77t6snKzGC0aLl-GT0SZkE8UcsnSkoPSuLHFePsr_645lgoI-TUNVbGXah73wZLY69LUc5WNCkU3dA88j5cIZeAC_ptJN7jpJg==c=PbhAkbWaIWzan-HrsGbz_s-jAxtB9u33loulIve53F1jV5dWadB31Q==ch=vZcqOEQehxHkVUdmwFhRobTPavffw7-9AgQbmmt0-s3t7q5LYKAkqw== July 14, 2014 Border Problems, Solutions? Bill Maher began the panel segment of his latest Real Time with Bill Maher episode taking on the children at the border problem. He identified the underlying cause: drug cartels. His solution? Legalize all psychoactive drugs, particularly cocaine. Wait a minute. The best response to a border crisis is to legalize drugs? Seems orthogonal to the issue. Out of left field. Which is not to say I don't support legalizing drugs. But I try not to bring it up every discussion. Could Maher have drugs a tad too much on his brain? http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/BillMaher.png Be that as it may or may not, for the facts http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IGrnrYOlSWhpCWuNpAFnV_359KiFe2Ifx6W68w50ETHUCEm24tUC0NF1D4xYTZKmdHYCUt6G4zhffFqPQ5U6kThtktMan5w2_nXneBYw36b62xUUi8SGmJO0QIwQ15_ywRAV8trhPt1_8qbPmyipUQiXlMU9cm9HAG2lCc7LynyDWk7yE-_dgkKPwd4gfnoziVOypJB0JAjMjvxEQoRndVumxvVJxzSfw6SkC5uRgd4=c=PbhAkbWaIWzan-HrsGbz_s-jAxtB9u33loulIve53F1jV5dWadB31Q==ch=vZcqOEQehxHkVUdmwFhRobTPavffw7-9AgQbmmt0-s3t7q5LYKAkqw== I then turned to . . . Cato Institute. Only to have the good folks at Cato back up Maher's assertions. On July 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IGrnrYOlSWhpCWuNpAFnV_359KiFe2Ifx6W68w50ETHUCEm24tUC0NF1D4xYTZKm3ID3ZfZIxajbpS6k-EfETyS0pXNib4lr87FvV9foP79-Lg7JjTKJJBwCDvjHdo6kCnCk0NtRA4Ne4T-yEXKtVNPNrNFQH3frkJpm8gyq4W8UpSG9p3FlqDtSK5VZHA5E2WnZWBaL72wQStxz3o_SUa9AHVDNtn4KX9_TEAEwlvq8ma0L_Izv9rXGI6drrImrc=PbhAkbWaIWzan-HrsGbz_s-jAxtB9u33loulIve53F1jV5dWadB31Q==ch=vZcqOEQehxHkVUdmwFhRobTPavffw7-9AgQbmmt0-s3t7q5LYKAkqw== , Ted Galen Carpenter, a Cato senior fellow, pinpointed the growth in drug cartels' power in Central America as central to the whole issue. The drug cartels are driving vulnerable populations northward to the United States to enhance their own profits. But the whole picture is more complicated. A month earlier, Alex Nowrasteh, Cato's immigration policy analyst, focused http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IGrnrYOlSWhpCWuNpAFnV_359KiFe2Ifx6W68w50ETHUCEm24tUC0NF1D4xYTZKm1uCROBQfjvHPmzRm2orAJlClY2qC6XGecBuLkISyZXUpOrIVxuqLS5pXYccfgUQen1QepA4XEvecqF10dXmEhjNWX6Ki8MZvlEwrQKrBoh9IQQj39aAN_MzzV-vaJ4czamqq5HyvGKs14xPVMeg8MT7o0VdC1r1nbjDjd_Gt_61AmZtDmqaRPd2V9j896a95M6FhpfHyYJA=c=PbhAkbWaIWzan-HrsGbz_s-jAxtB9u33loulIve53F1jV5dWadB31Q==ch=vZcqOEQehxHkVUdmwFhRobTPavffw7-9AgQbmmt0-s3t7q5LYKAkqw== on two American border policies that likely and unintentionally incentivized some of the migration and the smugglers that carry many of the migrants, leading to the current debacle of thousands of unaccompanied minors now being housed — in poor conditions — in detainee centers. True to form, Nowrasteh notes that some American politicians who blame American law for the surge actually voted for that American law in the past. Which is more horrifying: The idea that politicians make things worse? Or that comedians make more sense than our elected representatives? This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IGrnrYOlSWhpCWuNpAFnV_359KiFe2Ifx6W68w50ETHUCEm24tUC0NF1D4xYTZKmVWCF6mKSVdZfH2ewfFsdL8SxlhJwnGUaQ2O01nKW2_u1F5KqhMUOAj3fjIkPmgXJ5eNcRjsBQXQSHpIEmtyFUGZW4wqBPwG48xMu9S5jIwUSNfSmmMergNA4JVv1bzCic=PbhAkbWaIWzan-HrsGbz_s-jAxtB9u33loulIve53F1jV5dWadB31Q==ch=vZcqOEQehxHkVUdmwFhRobTPavffw7-9AgQbmmt0-s3t7q5LYKAkqw== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IGrnrYOlSWhpCWuNpAFnV_359KiFe2Ifx6W68w50ETHUCEm24tUC0NF1D4xYTZKm-WwbEAqmqssL5N0aS1dvH3H-FNR6RIu1o5NMzYF1u_x6QcdFmEtr3owwV4f2UeooryRWJL7vp5jcomih3WB4aZ2uhhlbumo9jTciVZgpFej7GCfQSOHt44luyWo-rkckPSmgYxOl_Ek=c=PbhAkbWaIWzan-HrsGbz_s-jAxtB9u33loulIve53F1jV5dWadB31Q==ch=vZcqOEQehxHkVUdmwFhRobTPavffw7-9AgQbmmt0-s3t7q5LYKAkqw== Today On July 14, 1789, Paris citizens storm the Bastille. On the same date nine years later, in America, the Sedition Act prohibited the writing, publishing, or speaking false or malicious statements about the United States government. The passage of this repressive law spurred the formation of the first opposition party in the United States, with Thomas Jefferson as its leader and figurehead. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screenshot-2014-07-13-21.51.42.png The decline in the purchasing power of paper money was in obedience to the simplest laws in economics, but France had now gone beyond her thoughtful
[MoLiCo] FW: Why are pastors silent on current events and social issues?
From: Christians Uniting for Political Action [mailto:i...@cupasalt.org] Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 9:18 AM To: felli...@advfabtech.com Subject: Why are pastors silent on current events and social issues? Having trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=321f8e34-daf3-4283-9e6d-1f5f9f1766f3c=ccd31540-0a29-11e4-8821-d4ae52754aa9ch=ccd908b0-0a29-11e4-8821-d4ae52754aa9 http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=321f8e34-daf3-4283-9e6d-1f5f9f1766f3a=1103664399339d=1117916974423r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=ccd31540-0a29-11e4-8821-d4ae52754aa9ch=ccd908b0-0a29-11e4-8821-d4ae52754aa9 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nmtv1vG-5PQOS2r6nmzqQdhpzcJyIDyrv0ze61A4gwCbv5Zxay2qv1DP4dYcNmY4ZP9Bi9eIGUNaApJpHv-YP9ED1F9YO8V-UKJi-qNJAQT64B0iqF4_CW5yc4-Mmc2qQrsBOnXNx4We5RNUpjfrNRE114lUI_SSs2XbtgcKnTU=c=agdaToAgfvKkpQ2Nw5HPgidvfDWWUK3NePvrOEHsS6hwYV6tx2vNAg==ch=XSGE_i8BHd7dp7r00uXAO2U6kgdsAdgnOfrXWSgZETBkBiUNrnRUzw== Christians Uniting for Political Action http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/yvanle_TR6_Spacer.png http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/yvanle_TR6_Spacer.png http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/yvanle_TR6_Spacer.png http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/SpacerImage.gif Why are pastors silent on current events and social issues? I attended a wedding a couple of weeks ago and during the reception I was asked the question, why are pastors so uninvolved in speaking to the social issues and absent from the political area? I had two answers; the first is in the words of Francis Schaffer, affluence and personal peace. I focused on the personal peace. I have heard pastors say things like, I don't want the controversy, or they just sit in silence waiting for the conversation to change. These types of responses tell me everything I need to know. It may seem that our spiritual boat is safe in the shallows and the chances of it rocking or taking on water is avoided. This indifference to the political storms may seem like it will protect the flock and keep the peace, but in reality it exposes the flock to forces that wish to subdue the powerful influence of the kingdom of God. While the Church is sitting in safe harbor those who wish to enslave all of mankind are drilling holes in our boat. How safe are we hunkered down in the bow while under attack? We are ambassadors of the kingdom of God and we are soldiers, also. We have plenty of defensive gear in our arsenal, but equally important are our offensive weapons, like truth. If this truth is only spread amongst ourselves, then everything that surrounds us is left to decay, which will ultimately affect us. The reality is that the ungodly are terrified of the politically active Church. They cannot afford truth to be proclaimed in an arena where lies and deception rule. Furthermore the godless believe that they own the earth. The tragedy of this lie is that many pastors believe that the devil is the legitimate heir of the earth, too. Nothing could be further from the truth according to Ps 2:8, where God promises His Son the nations and the ends of the earth for His possession. Ps. 2:10-12 goes on to warn the judges and kings to be careful not to make the Son angry lest He judge you. Ps 24:1 the earth is the Lord's and everything in it. Col. 1:16 speaks to the fact that visible as well as invisible thrones, dominions, principalities and powers were created through Him and for Him. The Satanic left is protected by a very thin wall of lies and deception. With the slightest breath of truth we can blow their walls down and liberate millions. If there is a shed of truth to this, then why won't we? This leads me to the second answer that I didn't get to discuss with my friend at the wedding. This one is much more involved and more controversial, but is absolutely necessary to discuss if we are to take the ship into the deep waters. The subject is eschatology. My first statement in regards to this subject is, if your belief in end time's doctrine causes you to suffer from political paralyses, you may need to revisit the subject. God does not license us to section off parts of life and assume that God is not interested. I love this country and it just breaks my heart to see it dismantled by the godless. My prayer is that the Church ceases Her inactivity. We are so focused on leaving the earth when our commission is on the earth. Pr. 29:2 when the righteous are in power the people rejoice. We are the largest single demographic in the country and the most capable of governing, but we see ourselves as grasshoppers. Wake up Church and spread salt and light into every sphere and jurisdiction that touches reality. I will be dealing with the second response in my next post.
[MoLiCo] FW: Mr. Majesty (Paul Jacob on our uncrowned king)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=60b19437-e37d-4565-9964-0394c4caf712a=1109020606174d=1117900026084r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WCAwZ0AG5Ec1dQkav8BXmkHPFGF-ohMSa93pDfFU6Bn0FHGmAZljVxRY7mwo4HEz2FnnEBhAbJ09gqKYNpTubdSSVD_ImRzIiiz72-jLA72GcIYQbnRV2T0n9j3Izfb_OL3WDtiNdyA5H1ac55Gkvs86Vq35xZpCos8DYT3B4XiYrPgoARWsQw==c=bLey6LF6WHdrugiQiFdn2YTecQQtWEwJ6USwBjgILutOj2T3qp-QFg==ch=12q07XRloVxR8Ctu-URAll7eEa28CbaNz2qmwdd4tPF9Ca_6Iwemvg== July 11, 2014 Mr. Majesty Are American presidents becoming (or have they long since become) tantamount to elected kings? Cato Institute scholar Gene Healy has penned volumes about the super-sized presidency (The Cult of the Presidency and False Idol: Barack Obama and the Continuing Cult of the Presidency, for two). So he's well-qualified to assess conservative law professor F.H. Buckley's Once and Future King: The Rise of Crown Government in America. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/crownedObama.png Buckley both credits our Constitution for protecting our liberty and indicts it for fostering the modern assaults on that liberty. Our government has lapsed into an elective monarchy, which also afflicts parliamentary systems but to which presidential systems are especially susceptible. For presidentialism fosters the rise of Crown government. It encourages messianism by making the head of government the head of state, insulating him from legislative accountability and making it harder to remove him. Though Healy finds http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WCAwZ0AG5Ec1dQkav8BXmkHPFGF-ohMSa93pDfFU6Bn0FHGmAZljV-_iYYKzGX1tQNey61AnR597pFa0u21qmWLKPROYSFDIdMBQU317PEreXn-5F477w4MwVHKIs35Dt4rqpYCS0msb8SERdhvxpVZGBQmIHD3hsPSQBFu0wqXYYFy_M52shHvLpLRjsLLBnVpVBolE1ImdFpXC4YjXhenZaLKiCyfvq4U5TFwzKskVhog426mXUA==c=bLey6LF6WHdrugiQiFdn2YTecQQtWEwJ6USwBjgILutOj2T3qp-QFg==ch=12q07XRloVxR8Ctu-URAll7eEa28CbaNz2qmwdd4tPF9Ca_6Iwemvg== the argument well-defended in many respects, he isn't entirely convinced. He'd like more evidence, for example, that parliamentary systems are as better equipped to reverse big and bad policies as they are at imposing them. I'll let these two argue the nuances regarding which form of out-of-control national government is most dangerously constituted. We can be grateful, at least, that our own elected king is curbed by term limits much less easily shucked than has proved the case in other presidentially governed countries. Like these others, we may have an elected monarch. But, pre- and post-FDR, he is not a monarch-for-life. Not yet. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WCAwZ0AG5Ec1dQkav8BXmkHPFGF-ohMSa93pDfFU6Bn0FHGmAZljV-_iYYKzGX1tqVBOQ4IgaK_Ig3BGkpb4AojAfopxhP3dX42cjMluNCOPqKRfXNwvzt64NIgm4bQia7OYZk0GoPVaIdPFTH_CAq6N6PfRjLyhS6rBGapuYhDHipGYB10FqI3KkejX56zbc=bLey6LF6WHdrugiQiFdn2YTecQQtWEwJ6USwBjgILutOj2T3qp-QFg==ch=12q07XRloVxR8Ctu-URAll7eEa28CbaNz2qmwdd4tPF9Ca_6Iwemvg== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WCAwZ0AG5Ec1dQkav8BXmkHPFGF-ohMSa93pDfFU6Bn0FHGmAZljV-_iYYKzGX1tChT0ItYOmLf0wlp_z23qr80SPLN7AB0okF0M9A4f3jA2rWIxTTbUKN2mq_TDLR6pgfd1lwfkA-a-6zP7BFay4AALFMsyyggDlAvFPgfSk_R-ZBdchJVFaVFboF8BNuXmU7jOMI5agrc=c=bLey6LF6WHdrugiQiFdn2YTecQQtWEwJ6USwBjgILutOj2T3qp-QFg==ch=12q07XRloVxR8Ctu-URAll7eEa28CbaNz2qmwdd4tPF9Ca_6Iwemvg== Today http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/king.jpg On July 11, 1977, Martin Luther King, Jr., was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Thought I consider it an incontrovertible truth, that whatever by the constitution government even may do, if it relates to the abuse of power by acts tyrannical and oppressive, it some http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/luthermartin.png time or other will do. Such is the ambition of man, and his lust for domination, that no power less than that which fixed its bounds to the ocean can say to them, “Thus far shall ye go and no farther.” Ascertain the limits of the may with ever so much precision, and let them be as extensive as you please, government will speedily reach their utmost verge; nor will it stop there, but soon will overleap those boundaries, and roam at large into the regions of the may not. —Luther Martin Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://libertyifund.org/ (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge and Citizens in Charge Foundation. The opinions expressed in Common Sense (and at Townhall.com
[MoLiCo] FW: Greek Recipe for Disaster (Paul Jacob on how not to stimulate a recovery - don't do as the Greeks did)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=68894496-acb9-4d4d-b3e5-57c19bc5bbc1a=1109020606174d=1117886403005r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tn00zdsF62tzP4GqF2gkFm55YlljIMtAfPiFA6kdqe7XUBB8iSg5XFgpm6XPNuTsJWN06VOp6KbvFuUczi-Y-BxF1ZhzKNCjm9VoODFkDrpdozLpozRL4mlhpIACrK_g4E2DxKs6oUX3JNE74GEK-ltE8Ww3U8giHR3BpkSrtNP5vqlxKQ1xvA==c=20OvYsiQik-RnbaN0WeQqx6_khPUPxrzRr-xr0wTWjAF08E65TKkSg==ch=8G2njBRtiP5ZE0oCVYpmKM69AxHD8NivpGkdV7ohdUBj1wGHgW6KPw== July 10, 2014 Greek Recipe For Disaster Several years ago, Despina Antypa http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tn00zdsF62tzP4GqF2gkFm55YlljIMtAfPiFA6kdqe7XUBB8iSg5XO4-vSRpdQX70lSnHPoPXvaVULKkz3SoKRfZky5C-iVg1j_V0momVdmRj4j8_ipogYye4xp2DErwatiia4PEWGVRX39A8eu3GaZ7vSxl6qgvFiNG3MpJpD5IBDBjRbs-Kop0MiIBL3vdqgCi4yi40P-mzmDW5PT2dNLoNP4LYdSDzHlvoHzvzMJts5ilFB0QU05EXVxJEF2Nl2hhx8GvfVEh4nqcfPp06ZsNwo6aAIiAc=20OvYsiQik-RnbaN0WeQqx6_khPUPxrzRr-xr0wTWjAF08E65TKkSg==ch=8G2njBRtiP5ZE0oCVYpmKM69AxHD8NivpGkdV7ohdUBj1wGHgW6KPw== and her husband worked at a leading newspaper in Athens. Then came the economic crisis http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tn00zdsF62tzP4GqF2gkFm55YlljIMtAfPiFA6kdqe7XUBB8iSg5XO4-vSRpdQX7lkjeECcZwkO5vspVDtZJVm5AKsR4EiHqH9I-YWSmJOjZCBg6viXRwTckZoe8-gKKXOVFrmrHXDJPNWxU5U3vyVGoXkrgsHJA0doHUEKE6yar9O5ZEkJynVAxXhgAtqnB1LKXwRKpV0wqjTsbnDNczNd3RD7PD7fVHSicn9fgybzcIoZ41qNIymU8gMjwzvadyQQT_DcePT4=c=20OvYsiQik-RnbaN0WeQqx6_khPUPxrzRr-xr0wTWjAF08E65TKkSg==ch=8G2njBRtiP5ZE0oCVYpmKM69AxHD8NivpGkdV7ohdUBj1wGHgW6KPw== . The bad news was “just a whisper” at first. But when friends began losing work, she had the foresight and discipline to plan a new career. One unrestricted by language or country — just in case they ever had to leave Greece. She chose pastry, taking classes every weekday for two years, practicing techniques on weekends. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/amphora.png Sure enough, in 2011 the couple lost their own jobs. Despina threw herself into the task of confecting a signature delicacy good enough to sell; some 3,000 trials and errors (“mostly errors”) later, she was satisfied. Then came the work of developing a website, packaging, selling. Orders poured in. The labors were paying off. Except that— The business was killed in its crib by bureaucrats. The Greek government demanded a lot, including * advance taxes equal to “50 percent of estimated profit in the first two years” (money never to be returned were the business to fail); * minimum square footage for her shop much greater than necessary; and * a separate toilet for walk-in customers (although there would be no walk-in customers). The arbitrary burdens proved too great. In 2013, her husband got a job offer that meant moving to Brussels. They jumped at the chance. There they forged the new life they could have forged in Greece — had they been allowed to. It seems that the road to recovery is not helped by hobbling the runners. This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tn00zdsF62tzP4GqF2gkFm55YlljIMtAfPiFA6kdqe7XUBB8iSg5XO4-vSRpdQX792dcxUQhumlFmj2wpHPM2X526LT0skfaYgdXgJlXDiF-Y-6CTnOn6Imi-mZPDnQ_pjeVrS55xx4me1mOKk_t-dHwylYud65p-h8BMzvDl0hyOEUVKQH-OeSgqNd5HlhAc=20OvYsiQik-RnbaN0WeQqx6_khPUPxrzRr-xr0wTWjAF08E65TKkSg==ch=8G2njBRtiP5ZE0oCVYpmKM69AxHD8NivpGkdV7ohdUBj1wGHgW6KPw== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tn00zdsF62tzP4GqF2gkFm55YlljIMtAfPiFA6kdqe7XUBB8iSg5XO4-vSRpdQX7dG5hmVelFoHKw5bY-nAJUp6G3uUP42QPkUqveODa7qL90m2HQcMzAqqN60lsY629jh3GJcQG6dRjNLRa1cBokt0z5OhJQMh8Ns1vPjLRoekywZ4tbsy-BFwfYWBBFTTdX8YzdCsZrFc=c=20OvYsiQik-RnbaN0WeQqx6_khPUPxrzRr-xr0wTWjAF08E65TKkSg==ch=8G2njBRtiP5ZE0oCVYpmKM69AxHD8NivpGkdV7ohdUBj1wGHgW6KPw== Today On July 10, 1832, U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoed a bill to re-charter the Second Bank of the United States, in effect ending formal central banking in the United States until the establishment of the Federal Reserve in 1913. There were many, many regulations placed upon banking, however, and rumors of free banking in America have been severely exaggerated. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/luthermartin.png Those who would wish to excite and keep awake your jealousy and distrust are your truest friends; while they who speak peace to you when there is no peace—who would lull you into security, and wish you to repose blind confidence in your future governors—are your most dangerous enemies; jealousy and distrust are the guardian angels who watch over liberty—security and confidence are the forerunners of slavery. —Luther Martin Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit
[MoLiCo] FW: 5 Years of Over $100 Billion in Improper Payments
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[MoLiCo] FW: Audit the Fed Dog and Pony Show?
Suggestion: Email Congressman Long at the above address about H.R. 24 Campaign for Liberty http://www.chooseliberty.org/images/Header-3.jpg Fred -- On Thursday, the House Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing titled Legislation to Reform the Federal Reserve on Its 100-Year Anniversary. On its surface, it appears House Leadership is getting serious about scheduling a vote on Audit the Fed. But unfortunately, Thursday's hearing is nothing more than a dog and pony show. You see, while the hearing is supposed to be about reforming the Fed, Audit the Fed (H.R. 24) didn't even make the agenda. If House Leadership and committee members are serious about reforming the Fed, they should bring Audit the Fed to the floor for an up or down vote immediately. With 224 cosponsors - a clear bipartisan majority of House members - holding a vote virtually guarantees passage of Audit the Fed. But the massively popular Audit the Fed bill won't be discussed at Thursday's hearing. That's why it's vital you sign your Audit the Fed petitions http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/20962127:21358810172:m:1:618953597:A20B1E0F3EB0A66A2F013059D411CA11:r IMMEDIATELY. As you'll see, these petitions INSIST House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Majority Leader-elect Kevin McCarthy, and Committee on Financial Services Members STOP protecting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and hold an IMMEDIATE roll call vote on H.R. 24. But they’ll only act if you and I make our voices heard loud and clear. So please, Fred, help C4L http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/20962127:21358810172:m:1:618953597:A20B1E0F3EB0A66A2F013059D411CA11:r turn up the heat on Congress by signing your Audit the Fed petitions IMMEDIATELY. If you’ve already taken action, please forward this email to a friend. And if you can today, please chip in $5 or $10 to help Campaign for Liberty mobilize a grassroots army of Americans to force a House roll call vote on H.R. 24. In Liberty, http://www.chooseliberty.org/images/normsig1.jpg Norm Singleton Vice President of Policy P.S. For more information on how critical this fight is, I've included Dr. Paul's original email below. _ Campaign for Liberty http://www.chooseliberty.org/images/rpheader.jpg Dear Fred, Even after almost six years of pumping U.S. dollars - created out of thin air - into the American economy, April’s jobs report showed that the American people are not benefiting from the recommendations of the so-called “experts.” All the Fed’s quantitative easing was “supposed” to dig us out of the Great Recession long before now. . . But another 800,000 Americans just dropped out of the labor force, leaving just over 60% of working-age adults with full-time employment - the lowest number since Jimmy Carter’s presidency. So what’s the Fed’s solution? More of the same. More “print-now, ask-questions-later” policies. More Federal Reserve-fueled dollar destruction. . . More printing money to pay the bills - fueling our ever-growing $17.5 TRILLION in national debt, which threatens to wipe out every last shred of American wealth! But Fred, the good news is - thanks to your support - Audit the Fed (H.R. 24) has reached 224 cosponsors in the U.S. House - a clear majority! Now - with the November elections rapidly approaching - it’s absolutely critical you sign the petition to House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and your U.S. Senators I'll link to in just a moment! As you’ll see, these petitions: 1) INSIST Republican House Leadership STOP protecting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and schedule an IMMEDIATE roll call vote on H.R. 24; and 2) URGE your U.S. Senators to stand with my son - Senator Rand Paul - in his efforts to force the U.S. Senate on record on Audit the Fed. Won’t you please sign your petition IMMEDIATELY http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/20962127:21358810172:m:1:618953597:A20B1E0F3EB0A66A2F013059D411CA11:r ? http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/20962127:21358810172:m:1:618953597:A20B1E0F3EB0A66A2F013059D411CA11:r Tun on Images Politicians always listen better when they’re running for office. So NOW is the time to take action. It’s an especially important time to make our voices heard because many establishment politicians have been shaken by Eric Cantor’s stunning primary defeat. They know that if they continue to resist grassroots Americans, they run the risk of being “Cantor’d” themselves. As Eric Cantor’s time in Congress comes to a close, he will continue as Majority Leader until July 31. So he still needs to hear from you. Passing Audit the Fed would give him a chance to end his time in Leadership by doing what’s right for our nation’s economic future. If you and I can FORCE Congress to Audit the Fed, the American people will finally see that the Federal Reserve System leads to: ***
[MoLiCo] FW: Now Okay to Walk and Talk in DC (Paul Jacob on the transit of informed tourist aides)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=08919546-a492-4e19-b277-b150a003ca38a=1109020606174d=1117857248273r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc=4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d28 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vc8OV7FVwi6WQxevMPFbtIiLwR6_FybkbxIOY1kdaqkmi2BWESdsbRy4uFqzS8rv0SrJetWn94zIeSkthnKTTrM4oGvYoL95HVa8dyGi-Rn5Yxd8-UoKLJj79HGM9ZKqkNLVQXJma1vp_qiLL-xIj2ljAYe-bbluTkMYLpN3J_-2f41J2h7vbw==c=Az2X3yPSQlRuhK76o8bdCoP6pr2WACu1-t71UTzREprVeZb9JjyPcg==ch=uu0-p2tjZNM07PtaPd6XlJuFgQ1I7wDoHv2eQz8ixQltZy0zK4Itcw== July 7, 2014 Now OK to Walk and Talk in DC Tourist guides in our nation’s capital now get to talk through http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vc8OV7FVwi6WQxevMPFbtIiLwR6_FybkbxIOY1kdaqkmi2BWESdsbULiyYrD6hThHlel1GwV76FVl8lKTgy7z1UbCvZsqcdD9bZ0u3k2p1LGDcyVcySqlmuylq55Be0mtUPODXCewl2Lg9yHa3eEa-ZqyO5NjGKIe-E3X1TDRvfjs3Zk-8v3K0BMfyA8IrHX2jHewjPxhpVTkYdRArkgzQHMqIbYaWOie6AM7t92EepSNLVfLvjR5b1TmwyJmg7wM2OtclXmlWrCQbe6eTwywJoSDdMOQ2duyn5h-Yasc1NZR-9-mUDouc6PecjEWcBUc=Az2X3yPSQlRuhK76o8bdCoP6pr2WACu1-t71UTzREprVeZb9JjyPcg==ch=uu0-p2tjZNM07PtaPd6XlJuFgQ1I7wDoHv2eQz8ixQltZy0zK4Itcw== what they’re walking through. DC circuit Judge Janice Brown rules that Washington, DC, wrongly burdens First Amendment rights when it prohibits talking about points of interest or the history of the city while escorting or guiding a person who paid you to do so, that is, unless you pay the government $200 and pass a 100-question multiple-choice exam. Until her ruling, the city could jail guides for 90 days and/or fine you up to $300 for daring to walk and talk professionally without going through the hoops of regulation and licensing. Chastising slovenly argumentation in other courts, Brown observes that the record is wholly devoid of evidence supporting bans on the speech of tour guides Tonia Edwards and Bill Main, the stand-up persons who challenged the requirements. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/tonia-edwards-bill_main.png The suit’s prospects may have been enhanced by the freedom-of-speech angle. But although the importance of the First Amendment cannot be overstated, violating it is only one of many ways that governments infringe on our right to engage in peaceful productive activity. The assaults seem endless. Too many people are too unwilling to mind their own business, too eager to interfere with yours. So we must be eternally vigilant. By we, I largely mean with respect to this case and thousands like it the folks at Institute for Justice, who came to the aid of Edwards and Main, and who incessantly champion http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vc8OV7FVwi6WQxevMPFbtIiLwR6_FybkbxIOY1kdaqkmi2BWESdsbULiyYrD6hThhBJ83xhBoVcObcY5kbT8VRcn3eylip2-oW5yNDgPJXfPpcbzwvjlcVLtPtp-CeIXqcgJ0_DAnlVkFUMe-foQrf4JIBTZjtTsS97K7SqohgqQ8eo2SHMRIHF2Q_xFj6LjUw_9oqDzt_o=c=Az2X3yPSQlRuhK76o8bdCoP6pr2WACu1-t71UTzREprVeZb9JjyPcg==ch=uu0-p2tjZNM07PtaPd6XlJuFgQ1I7wDoHv2eQz8ixQltZy0zK4Itcw== the rights of people seeking only to peaceably earn their bread. This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vc8OV7FVwi6WQxevMPFbtIiLwR6_FybkbxIOY1kdaqkmi2BWESdsbULiyYrD6hTh70XKMxS7gxx0aBS-vO5Ly136chFz-SnKN4pugCEsclXIGBoHfuoXqcU96W4IKMD2DoK3o8fyv-pDykDlK8fM3JAqEnV7ZrLaUPhlCGVWsE4kHWV2rLBPu-PPvVlkPPWUc=Az2X3yPSQlRuhK76o8bdCoP6pr2WACu1-t71UTzREprVeZb9JjyPcg==ch=uu0-p2tjZNM07PtaPd6XlJuFgQ1I7wDoHv2eQz8ixQltZy0zK4Itcw== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vc8OV7FVwi6WQxevMPFbtIiLwR6_FybkbxIOY1kdaqkmi2BWESdsbULiyYrD6hThNkHFIFmhKFkPARpZA_gwsrsUny5cCv9YHfxFHPBvE-NrODwqecLfuc4CDdiYTMcwSVk5uT7ZQel_7Mtl0q31UFfIDY3xDEO-L2-rM0E3qDYzk8qjM5wCx1cctTg1j-XEejdmkspIhNM=c=Az2X3yPSQlRuhK76o8bdCoP6pr2WACu1-t71UTzREprVeZb9JjyPcg==ch=uu0-p2tjZNM07PtaPd6XlJuFgQ1I7wDoHv2eQz8ixQltZy0zK4Itcw== Today July 7 is Independence Day in the Solomon Islands, commemorating the island nation's political separation in 1978. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/111washington_g.jpg Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty. —George Washington Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://libertyifund.org/ (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge and Citizens in Charge Foundation. The opinions expressed in Common Sense (and at Townhall.com
[MoLiCo] FW: Empowering Abuse of Power (Paul Jacob on Illinoisan insiders' stranglehold on their anti-democratic, un-republican system)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=dd511dc3-6481-47d7-ad24-98a4ef1a7ae3a=1109020 606174d=1117804844899r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001DUYjNKAPVDQ2uwgBoaB6AECA6TmQY4cieboSegf2EQhN 203UQ0pW5xxY8Wsy59GXd8ca6vDCauvrYpfZ8-oEnBiwfty1DZ_IVYV0XqtuxthRQZN2p6Lx1EjT 1EXSngLxPP7Jl2dGFEchiDOd2CJhJrXDcG7u1Td_2oKH2EQBuodAU9PNuO1k_Q==c=wcgKRLM_v umu10v03Mx_5bB9GBqxGb7vh5wcyxA4MNe0VJ8NuV8f5Q==ch=qRBrxropsvYngU4uFY4-dnCHz 0BvHYcdbAJQaysuMbwWT9Q9WkXFBw== July 1, 2014 Empowering Abuse of Power Have a yen to cling indefinitely to political power? You probably oppose term limits . . . as well as the citizen initiative rights enabling voters to term-limit you. And when voters possess both initiative rights and a willingness to exercise them, it wouldn't surprise me if you pray that any judge assessing a duly petitioned-for term limits question deems it unconstitutional. Even if it's garnered 596,140 signatures, 300,000 more than the minimum valid signatures required. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/time-expired.jpg You guessed it: Not a hypothetical scenario. And not, of course, about you. GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner is leading to impose eight-year term limits on all legislative service in Illinois. The petition has more than enough valid signatures http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001DUYjNKAPVDQ2uwgBoaB6AECA6TmQY4cieboSegf2EQhN 203UQ0pW5zUeoOT9s4NsX0VXaP9X3PX7BCNLyhDnurq9RsUSTOnaZHw8hQqctM_HclpC5L3eqNE1 Ed8x6BuMICBaTYq1yKUrWywvPRWlplBM7mawa7pJRV7LXL9FcIKLti7gW46Srezys-m81dp1hbIL XLYulHCorUEO0yc_fNaONxk_oUYWcaDdRX5YmjIN-vgq1F24Xmtgzb1vt2r3c=wcgKRLM_vumu1 0v03Mx_5bB9GBqxGb7vh5wcyxA4MNe0VJ8NuV8f5Q==ch=qRBrxropsvYngU4uFY4-dnCHz0BvH YcdbAJQaysuMbwWT9Q9WkXFBw== to reach the ballot. But incumbents sued, citing an early 1990s decision by the Illinois Supreme Court that declared a different term limits question unconstitutional. Cook County Judge Mary Mikva agrees; precedent dictates a very narrow provision for allowing the voters to directly enact term amendments to the Illinois Constitution. Her June 27 ruling is being appealed. The state's notoriously corrupt political class may wish upon a constellation, but wishing won't make the cited precedent relevant. As Jacob Huebert, senior attorney at the Liberty Justice Center, argued in a recent op-ed, term limits are exactly the type of provision the Constitution's framers thought citizens should be allowed to propose and vote on. He added, This isn't just a common-sense reading of what the Illinois Constitution says; it's also what its framers said explicitly when they included this provision. The stated aim of republican constitutions in America has never been to protect incumbents from effective citizen oversight and control. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001DUYjNKAPVDQ2uwgBoaB6AECA6TmQY4cieboSegf2EQhN 203UQ0pW5zUeoOT9s4NsgTp-9Fm00s15m90yGDERF_psj82x2LpTUTxJMlJGFdogss3O8QcbLfHY Yi14NTkxwwYsde8zVUabi5Ql200cXJzaL1r2I6lflLOIz6WuuV3i66YACLTEb8MLFmRso00nc=w cgKRLM_vumu10v03Mx_5bB9GBqxGb7vh5wcyxA4MNe0VJ8NuV8f5Q==ch=qRBrxropsvYngU4uF Y4-dnCHz0BvHYcdbAJQaysuMbwWT9Q9WkXFBw== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001DUYjNKAPVDQ2uwgBoaB6AECA6TmQY4cieboSegf2EQhN 203UQ0pW5xgg4xTCgd579MxVwaHqpf7QiR5JPNwgZOQ1RglsCYKU3_VC7CSGBLaH06wCUSJiAsvb j5SLuyNXotrQNKmngun_6LJjIaYGEBoqoAr6r6sIS4-QYFBS2SOVV63sut7kE_vpyf2g54RDTZAS y49cOsE=c=wcgKRLM_vumu10v03Mx_5bB9GBqxGb7vh5wcyxA4MNe0VJ8NuV8f5Q==ch=qRBrx ropsvYngU4uFY4-dnCHz0BvHYcdbAJQaysuMbwWT9Q9WkXFBw== Today http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LlewellynRockwell.p ng On July 1, 1944, American activist and founder of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Lew Rockwell, was born. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/George-Washington.j pg.w300h396.jpg If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. -George Washington Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://libertyifund.org/ (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge and Citizens in Charge Foundation. The opinions expressed in Common Sense (and at Townhall.com http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001DUYjNKAPVDQ2uwgBoaB6AECA6TmQY4cieboSegf2EQhN 203UQ0pW5_nsvyeSsoYQluwwoHUMT72ucZCsS856ThBLtmNVWkzTZTpJsVNqgkf55q7U2kfHablK wtDL143HkN-Lt4mR_KjhkU-hSwkTWPBHACQCb9zHIItfa_zoSBQ=c=wcgKRLM_vumu10v03Mx_5 bB9GBqxGb7vh5wcyxA4MNe0VJ8NuV8f5Q==ch=qRBrxropsvYngU4uFY4-dnCHz0BvHYcdbAJQa ysuMbwWT9Q9WkXFBw== , where Paul has written weekend columns
[MoLiCo] FW: Free Talkers Now (Paul Jacob on partisans who take sides against free speech in politics)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=f8b062aa-7436-4956-b828-81dbfb210e36a=1109020 606174d=1117792419911r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fTHgHTcQbzwGXyWLzFiGVK7kAkODRWJZD5VBsflg_net uOCZh2IG7fSPQyZ8hAGf-YR2a_fllLvPnZFagndpzMdnLKoAZPsHKw_7r1hfM9tF38AH8G7CaoF_ MJekLg0qLWMqZRWBm98pPQmbp1RyQymgnzCW-BRSxzjbIpPTpwkFOQ7tkV3iHA==c=T7rgWH2Xz i3emIhvsx28YUzW_ZNtcGKLlWsIb3gjKMCHFygTvPu7Yg==ch=xm-7vrqTmwhH8Pv1HuK81EvbR BpQdxk3Sbsrp8MLUX__ND50-HCsGA== June 30, 2014 Free Talkers Now Ah yes, criminal schemes. The Weekly Standard reminds us http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fTHgHTcQbzwGXyWLzFiGVK7kAkODRWJZD5VBsflg_net uOCZh2IG7QxaPT8kjkmui2qmgq1vFkhWacTPb4dQFZCwo4VM7OcbQMizKPfTgwW5qFNCgqUO2mX6 HUoWiTaehXX1ElWk9e_gEhvX8nY5NP9mXEi1Ju9wL0fr8ln0e6DIyD9J7LOAeVJGc_yIkP10RIzB gNoZWvZB3bBKJpMW0hqXitpGUEnRWAMCZ8MMI3LxZ_GZvXJ5rftbfLQ4snrThC3aX7blSdhSn1aX tQKPKCVt-6a8UfKH2tYgfI7-mWJcn7JTPcNOLA==c=T7rgWH2Xzi3emIhvsx28YUzW_ZNtcGKLl WsIb3gjKMCHFygTvPu7Yg==ch=xm-7vrqTmwhH8Pv1HuK81EvbRBpQdxk3Sbsrp8MLUX__ND50- HCsGA== that when partisan Democrats declare Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to be at the center of a 'criminal scheme' in which Walker's campaign illegally coordinated political activity with outside organizations, they neglect the fact http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fTHgHTcQbzwGXyWLzFiGVK7kAkODRWJZD5VBsflg_net uOCZh2IG7QxaPT8kjkmuT5QAGvNiGrlUAKrPr9yxCxJrjP4eTLxspgc0X_nHVb1YGP3Rlo5SMSPu iyZOh0uMBLWSKHLQh8GFlHuGuJdtfmi65u5n3663_79oDmMvwe6HLQqUxkMRcOuZxiGO9IT83pb2 Epqr3MFbaboKhLP64Q==c=T7rgWH2Xzi3emIhvsx28YUzW_ZNtcGKLlWsIb3gjKMCHFygTvPu7Y g==ch=xm-7vrqTmwhH8Pv1HuK81EvbRBpQdxk3Sbsrp8MLUX__ND50-HCsGA== that two judges have already determined http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fTHgHTcQbzwGXyWLzFiGVK7kAkODRWJZD5VBsflg_net uOCZh2IG7ZRy1RLRObKbG2B7H4he8a6Xdakx3SeIO_7N_K4GrIPHTrKJ-5B9Iebzb3M1ksKs7WGa 5_9Rotm-OYIci6uR3tXsAGA4h9PtafRSrFl8aeVXAVg9UOD0VQb_6JpvqVk9NN72fbJuV-yI6hRr 2-FYBD4BTzFsZ19Qmg==c=T7rgWH2Xzi3emIhvsx28YUzW_ZNtcGKLlWsIb3gjKMCHFygTvPu7Y g==ch=xm-7vrqTmwhH8Pv1HuK81EvbRBpQdxk3Sbsrp8MLUX__ND50-HCsGA== that the case against Walker is worse than bogus. Political coordination seems to be an infinitely elastic category of pseudo-crime applicable to anyone a political apparatchik chooses to target. You politically coordinate if you're a) political active, b) share political values with any other activists, and c) read the newspapers, talk on television. If political coordination is criminal, so is freedom of speech and freedom of association. It's all the same species of delinquency. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/ericokeefe.png Wisconsin district attorneys abused power to harass reformers like Governor Walker, my colleague Eric O'Keefe, and others into (what they hoped would be) silence and ineffectuality. Despite a gag order intended to shut up the victims, though, Eric has spoken out http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fTHgHTcQbzwGXyWLzFiGVK7kAkODRWJZD5VBsflg_net uOCZh2IG7QxaPT8kjkmuclJl-ZB7NWoDYEdcXcOzgU_RNSaQ9obS1xjiM9c6-fRsZTQAKFY4h3rc 4J3W2WGMdI6aiY2GdZe4Hyb4CtHouL2Qy7JJOlCJqEEgzRYBUDXHfP9713-u9Nk71lwW9_SgEVEf iGFj0_byyZgqZVErWgire_1UU7X8X4xuWJp0xR2oSZZ200995A==c=T7rgWH2Xzi3emIhvsx28Y UzW_ZNtcGKLlWsIb3gjKMCHFygTvPu7Yg==ch=xm-7vrqTmwhH8Pv1HuK81EvbRBpQdxk3Sbsrp 8MLUX__ND50-HCsGA== ; and he's sued Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm. In May, federal Judge Rudolph Randa observed http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fTHgHTcQbzwGXyWLzFiGVK7kAkODRWJZD5VBsflg_net uOCZh2IG7QxaPT8kjkmuzUoyymFQK8jnns7IKyQcY0W0jISXUeJWdHILNvx-chd6x2_Ax9ijpdw6 OPmWaEkLp1P7P9uIvG22nP8qTtBEJHM0KmWQA-GR6grgJWbHcJKnQEkmarx7KXQMs2mNW9GkT3TA dYNpkAaWOzrMQwBSvzUO7pNaFFMr_aAX7PFhTsdwU54PATo4Kg==c=T7rgWH2Xzi3emIhvsx28Y UzW_ZNtcGKLlWsIb3gjKMCHFygTvPu7Yg==ch=xm-7vrqTmwhH8Pv1HuK81EvbRBpQdxk3Sbsrp 8MLUX__ND50-HCsGA== , for one thing, that the theory of 'coordination' forming the basis of the investigation, including the basis of probable cause for home raids, is not supported under Wisconsin law and, if it were, would violate the United States Constitution. Randa granted a preliminary injunction (pdf http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fTHgHTcQbzwGXyWLzFiGVK7kAkODRWJZD5VBsflg_net uOCZh2IG7QxaPT8kjkmup76JWvMTZCPOLhD9rlx-AVUvybHsmNV75NRCa5-aJ-cJdEFKZHHYN-j5 sMawDPqT7ewfw68fAddtHX-RsFL5l3ryfZKU0EQmCP7mAIgEsdmD7ZQki8aE6PHu4m0sZEzhzHdb MvG8-1gIswn5MzGylQ-1_V45G_6ibi3-SDBbo2Sk1iyPt78s0f73nky_WxP1Vp1q4SOf57MyONhR j0CKIiI5IVZv--x4VfI9vX7Kft1TUwa9N2nQcqwzCpLGNLRac=T7rgWH2Xzi3emIhvsx28YUzW_ ZNtcGKLlWsIb3gjKMCHFygTvPu7Yg==ch=xm-7vrqTmwhH8Pv1HuK81EvbRBpQdxk3Sbsrp8MLU X__ND50-HCsGA== ) to stop the probe. I'm hopeful that the bad guys won't win here. We still have the First Amendment.* This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. _ * Though, 44 U.S. Senators are proposing to repeal it http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fTHgHTcQbzwGXyWLzFiGVK7kAkODRWJZD5VBsflg_net uOCZh2IG7QxaPT8kjkmufCzqSy7p5PDx0h9AYRofiHAPp_Shpit0uombUlU-TX9foCcSWPCWnPnH
[MoLiCo] FW: Lawmakers on ISIS: Be Very Afraid
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[MoLiCo] FW: Bong Hits, Car Misses (Paul Jacob on convergent progress)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=415135b1-a78c-45b0-8a3b-7cb8b41c855ca=1109020 606174d=1117759533438r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Kpf7NGrsSr6p0JECT2_Y5qGcyM6Swl_BIxLI1MswirzA gO-CHhF8ydydLFnVttmIJokhK9Qr_5jBQVIVpcBLwxYoP43DZh4t78s40xQXeCeafmiJx9acep79 irls0DKfDQCcIu6LFcx5gH-tQmY4mPvgPw3JxxU7lL3wNPCGC3xPMTj7-t2BGQ==c=Sz0jeYyyV m-4wC5-_l9_JYxKNfS8yq-jp_dnIpFjRCXvng4-XDsNAA==ch=EuwNtYpRik3-7MEFhaAgAcP6l CBDhl1lNm9ltM_wOjXsub8GEblSMQ== June 26, 2014 Bong Hits, Car Misses Two social developments are about to collide - for our good? First up, the relaxing of the Drug War approach, at least against marijuana use. The Drug War didn't work. Increased drug use, even in prisons, suggests there was something fundamentally wrong with the strategy. With medical marijuana legalized in 19 states http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Kpf7NGrsSr6p0JECT2_Y5qGcyM6Swl_BIxLI1MswirzA gO-CHhF8yUgLwEkWGdMFqLUk2B22a_YMO52biFySqjZxccP-L4ypCQ-qH2aQFeCKrlPiY5C4Di4F BuC1rjLBIjM2NYtdMokowMLICbQS_VNRwJqkW1g_puI-3NRBuCFU58HGiN_kdfM2y-B2w6KgWkoQ u1zx03RLGGnRj35_cFn5IpHVxvjfc=Sz0jeYyyVm-4wC5-_l9_JYxKNfS8yq-jp_dnIpFjRCXvn g4-XDsNAA==ch=EuwNtYpRik3-7MEFhaAgAcP6lCBDhl1lNm9ltM_wOjXsub8GEblSMQ== , and near-complete decriminalization in Washington and Colorado, we will see what happens when the black market is cut out of the social picture. Will people become less responsible? More? Will there be little change? http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/googledriverless.png The worst thing about drug use is incitement to violence; the second worst thing is decreasing personal responsibility, perhaps especially relating to automobile usage. Marijuana's violence-promotion seems completely a factor of the black market. But, like alcohol mis-use, marijuana imbibing can impair motor functions, and lead to traffic accidents, even fatal ones. That's quite bad. How to control this? Well, Washington State's decriminalization law, I-502, had built in a THC indicator for inebriation: the five nanogram rule. Alas, evidence suggests it's, well, the wrong number. Too extreme, too picky, too low, as Jacob Sullum reports at http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Kpf7NGrsSr6p0JECT2_Y5qGcyM6Swl_BIxLI1MswirzA gO-CHhF8yUgLwEkWGdMFKIvMPUnEEU4XXbKM18iPDxYSzADkXjjFuzt1MzWt03w0E4YyM7r_KTZO kmXf5xj2FU2Hs8l8q9LzuIOW4puPboldWGMUc2l0E4QGKykwonjWO-P2Cc7noDKp4LZqBxTbBHPP RTw7LKVu7qCJfTxBPb5EbMTEazHsc=Sz0jeYyyVm-4wC5-_l9_JYxKNfS8yq-jp_dnIpFjRCXvn g4-XDsNAA==ch=EuwNtYpRik3-7MEFhaAgAcP6lCBDhl1lNm9ltM_wOjXsub8GEblSMQ== Reason. Obviously, how to incentivize good driving and responsible drug use, and dis-incentivize reckless driving and drug abuse, will continue to be a problem. Still, a second social development may provide a long-term alleviation of the problem: driverless cars. The successes of the Google self-driving prototypes, and the legal preparation for this, may soon provide a real and safe alternative to inebriates driving around helter skelter. Progress comes in unexpected ways. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Kpf7NGrsSr6p0JECT2_Y5qGcyM6Swl_BIxLI1MswirzA gO-CHhF8yUgLwEkWGdMF3X5n_uUexmj_XMI3Uvg8wXuvv8JFfDOV5KCsusPDZWMKi6qHkUZppz82 i5m-WkvyEP-hMVXMCIMEdNOyc3KU5j-iI44Slle-iwnf1N9nAytLbaMNHaQMFM24Rh9_JeUKc=S z0jeYyyVm-4wC5-_l9_JYxKNfS8yq-jp_dnIpFjRCXvng4-XDsNAA==ch=EuwNtYpRik3-7MEFh aAgAcP6lCBDhl1lNm9ltM_wOjXsub8GEblSMQ== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Kpf7NGrsSr6p0JECT2_Y5qGcyM6Swl_BIxLI1MswirzA gO-CHhF8yUgLwEkWGdMFo5vsQcy1OoqxtPS8zACr4F3tf1C0FY64fPBeHhjC2R25NGTWqa640L6H 3FP_i0h4pux90V8wSkdkYerUjQMx3OFp5jzOG1Y6koxWurPQJ_ocFo1ETRcUIAKvuMvsO_BDKfBu ppBfErQ=c=Sz0jeYyyVm-4wC5-_l9_JYxKNfS8yq-jp_dnIpFjRCXvng4-XDsNAA==ch=EuwNt YpRik3-7MEFhaAgAcP6lCBDhl1lNm9ltM_wOjXsub8GEblSMQ== Today On June 26, 363, Roman Emperor Julian was killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. On this same date in 1960, Madagascar gained its independence from France; in 1963, U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave his Ich bin ein Berliner speech. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/George-Washington.j pg.w300h396.jpg My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth. -George Washington Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://libertyifund.org/ (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge and Citizens in Charge Foundation. The opinions expressed in Common Sense (and at Townhall.com http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Kpf7NGrsSr6p0JECT2_Y5qGcyM6Swl_BIxLI1MswirzA
[MoLiCo] FW: IRS Says We Wuz Wrongish (Paul Jacob on the continuing evasions)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=db1c1916-97c8-453f-b2e3-857c20c0552da=1109020 606174d=1117747453711r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013O-dJi3ADW8EevLH57TI6W6TuPIpHS7gYTJgusN8iqZ8 RV6kjh0B8YT-rQC9_EPEKagRlXb35SXiBJsO9o8BY7ggPYzvH1LIA9Psv4V1ejFwzAdJ9dp375N0 XMZ7cPn_7uF5AfMSddTq8fX1Sjhqxg1WBmgK92r1q0IwgoL1fhqJlYu7R01xiA==c=C1N1ll7zh n7Cmlb3_hJfFIS3T0zjQm2G-u8zZfkX01TZNu1Hn8KYWQ==ch=pxt6YWbB0Lm-JRZXdfFUrgKLy R5hPKK2q6TMBBBsVjMOPf9f7GCVQg== June 25, 2014 IRS Says We Wuz Wrongish The IRS has a Love Story relationship with citizens. Being the IRS means never having to say you're sorry. Actually, in real life, as opposed to cinematic catch phrases, people who care about each other do often feel a need to genuinely apologize about actual wrongs. But the IRS doesn't care about us except insofar as we have wallets. And doesn't feel sorry about anything they do to get our cash or to protect their turf except insofar as they get caught. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/LoisLerner.png Getting caught isn't so bad. The worst is a little public embarrassment and maybe having to fork over some of the money provided by all taxpayers to a subset of all taxpayers. Example: the agency has agreed to pay $50,000 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013O-dJi3ADW8EevLH57TI6W6TuPIpHS7gYTJgusN8iqZ8 RV6kjh0B8T5Z8aXSJRRAZUHptJXcVCaSgfLea_Coq3UOXldPEaS097THKxqQ7qUxmugIEAcVZJKC y4-442fIHp2y1VeC7pX_WUZly66K-PnLOTowM5n25KdxFtfNQhI55rDiSclAuVeU9KzTTKRpEXdI p1YU5BhmQha0SnauWAFnsnBnx07TJ1za7UNPURUrrERMUh36k1OMqOByRnqfdaSFVGWwr-gsxYzI _w1bisQzPNBB5Z3JJ3lMIYxfLJ8MTVuJYzGJ_iZtewsrH8jJc06JHJE-dUlBmFvcV6q3u38x_4n_ N5b3c=C1N1ll7zhn7Cmlb3_hJfFIS3T0zjQm2G-u8zZfkX01TZNu1Hn8KYWQ==ch=pxt6YWbB0 Lm-JRZXdfFUrgKLyR5hPKK2q6TMBBBsVjMOPf9f7GCVQg== in damages to the National Organization for Marriage, whose tax return and donor list the IRS illegally divulged to an opposing political group two years ago. The guilty IRS employee has still not been identified. And the IRS is not really regretful. All spokesman Bruce Friedland will say is that privacy law prohibits us from commenting http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013O-dJi3ADW8EevLH57TI6W6TuPIpHS7gYTJgusN8iqZ8 RV6kjh0B8T5Z8aXSJRRAZOp4HH_ZxVbKlUmd372m5yuUGgmwmnjAg9XLog5wtUE2StSkiWjQddD1 ZsHJX-_Ai9g5TrQyy0HI7PyWAStBeEKVu0ZH7QHEJIVPB2kHB4YFBRzS5UhUPhX5uiD8M9VxfRW8 3BHlECd3blCQN6kEDW0vCsOl9rJYD1IQJLFqUphjSY-OHZBTB1TTsOqmSGjlhM4dO-RFVa16TiGr TvMcgYRfAFMNUP8hc=C1N1ll7zhn7Cmlb3_hJfFIS3T0zjQm2G-u8zZfkX01TZNu1Hn8KYWQ== ch=pxt6YWbB0Lm-JRZXdfFUrgKLyR5hPKK2q6TMBBBsVjMOPf9f7GCVQg== . This isn't the only recent occasion on which IRS has divulged private tax-return info for ideological purposes. What about an employee's abuse http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013O-dJi3ADW8EevLH57TI6W6TuPIpHS7gYTJgusN8iqZ8 RV6kjh0B8T5Z8aXSJRRAcs_4oBH2TeJRanaH-p21gJRuhpnCOyY9Z_KsW--uA17HLlQfTztHZKDU CUjNUXa7Mf2IzBaQ6OtuRWZBkD4ycjKWq3I0PmixAQtl0hweYsZoiF3Ut0oi94ljPQcAWIIZGapO 6NkOllDirknULjtH91mlzj--b9GyuOwkMCX_QGMioEflrLIA00EEKZcdpRAo7ZIJvu7pAudVnrdj 112xLVzg9H1qgqY7c=C1N1ll7zhn7Cmlb3_hJfFIS3T0zjQm2G-u8zZfkX01TZNu1Hn8KYWQ== ch=pxt6YWbB0Lm-JRZXdfFUrgKLyR5hPKK2q6TMBBBsVjMOPf9f7GCVQg== of the private tax information of U.S. Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell during a political campaign? What about Lois Lerner's illegal provision http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013O-dJi3ADW8EevLH57TI6W6TuPIpHS7gYTJgusN8iqZ8 RV6kjh0B8T5Z8aXSJRRA92S_gSIxc7a2UvmQzxFCLxxMzBwHw9frjnVZdc3Bbx7SahpoHCnFkspq WUdTfv2_zKeUnEU5f_JhT1rAV04zUVW6Py5RvYtHVQxuhErctFcghsiCalBQZ5CFsRB5soY2crwC kKqbvrizgMc2SnSaZeS3-_SzAeMBL_v55G9AnLTDNrIHlIcB-PlpuU3aUIkWrLeU_Vz5_7IUyvlI ba4h4gyJ6l75kUzzLMklhs3e8dMDbMAWD-H-LQ==c=C1N1ll7zhn7Cmlb3_hJfFIS3T0zjQm2G- u8zZfkX01TZNu1Hn8KYWQ==ch=pxt6YWbB0Lm-JRZXdfFUrgKLyR5hPKK2q6TMBBBsVjMOPf9f7 GCVQg== of tax data on tax-exempt organizations to the FBI? Yes, the IRS targets us ideologically, in addition to the other ways they target us. And they're not sorry. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013O-dJi3ADW8EevLH57TI6W6TuPIpHS7gYTJgusN8iqZ8 RV6kjh0B8T5Z8aXSJRRADCIFe_XheKjsx8dcpkiZJoQ8wM78GAgqKq4s236ZRoMxBCmjiDD9jL3O _AK_LYT-WLnnC5ApKW6koNFgHNvSm4o63k8nS4sjsNTD2Lq6Itib3goflhwAJOb4qlEVu606c=C 1N1ll7zhn7Cmlb3_hJfFIS3T0zjQm2G-u8zZfkX01TZNu1Hn8KYWQ==ch=pxt6YWbB0Lm-JRZXd fFUrgKLyR5hPKK2q6TMBBBsVjMOPf9f7GCVQg== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013O-dJi3ADW8EevLH57TI6W6TuPIpHS7gYTJgusN8iqZ8 RV6kjh0B8T5Z8aXSJRRAa3D_3dv9joaDwnDCViNVAsuwUzV4tbbvuDrNz0YOOTQOPlzCZfAugGwd 1cFoarWrCD3TAwFHW78t9AZUNrKcjB1HC0CXMlwdYSE5rWIBYdJNyn0OdeIB07Q1pusnMFPJiIFu aGUdmE0=c=C1N1ll7zhn7Cmlb3_hJfFIS3T0zjQm2G-u8zZfkX01TZNu1Hn8KYWQ==ch=pxt6Y WbB0Lm-JRZXdfFUrgKLyR5hPKK2q6TMBBBsVjMOPf9f7GCVQg== Today Virginia became the tenth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, on June 25, 1788. Other events on the 25th of June include Custer dying at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876); Igor
[MoLiCo] FW: A Clever Change (Paul Jacob on small defeat)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=14337c5a-4017-420c-8317-a7cb850121a6a=1109020 606174d=1117725234751r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qjhkoREyG167A0v6mDOuMQho5rt3syLkPEAgPbj_uoim 9P1NLUtrfjfZCDXve1KzWOnXJLNT1cL7b2regOejYbzi3_pZsSkT_q5kJylAb4jw8jrLSMGTbij1 WY1uVOxN8ee_gDF9YdyLx5WHASpQmyPH03VvclvgQjcD5mV5unzBL3_t1tG2jQ==c=rYIS6Rb7g CADG66SZ2GMl3zeVc3jRIZ3G85U1gPBmhjfupl4ehg4kw==ch=MSf_TzE9-_cxbmoYqRx06oUj0 vt9ixHkE2LcvKlfryJgr2VfOE7EfQ== June 23, 2014 A Clever Change Time, gentleman, please! North Dakota legislators had introduced HCR 3034 and passed it at the pleadings of Secretary of State Al Jaeger. The old-timer had argued his office needed more time: time to review petitions, time to accommodate legal challenges to ballot measures. Democracy can be such a fast-moving target, er, process, you know. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/timepieces.png HCR 3034 became Measure 1 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qjhkoREyG167A0v6mDOuMQho5rt3syLkPEAgPbj_uoim 9P1NLUtrflzbBx-cVnUOIOScEkqRl6EGMp2KYbMPqiexbm6W-haVkSGUmc-qgdExyE93EleQBRfd l-7vaYXDgsefwDQ-vcAr2E_tCnimZUKD3GYzcltJvGsug-tB1KVATYLs-w42hKxIu_bDQ678D1-_ nv3pIjkBrSGpDUb2shQCN3o6NkOp7NsF2i7Te4eQ-5UXnLI08L212VxsKMxklCXjaVTK35xtAF39 VpMOLw==c=rYIS6Rb7gCADG66SZ2GMl3zeVc3jRIZ3G85U1gPBmhjfupl4ehg4kw==ch=MSf_T zE9-_cxbmoYqRx06oUj0vt9ixHkE2LcvKlfryJgr2VfOE7EfQ== , a constitutional amendment to change one thing: the length of time citizens had to circulate petitions. It moved the deadline for signature turn-in from 90 days prior to an election to 120 days prior, thereby cutting 30 days from the citizens and giving it to the Secretary of State, who assured everybody that his extra time would safeguard the credibility of the petition process. The measure passed two weeks ago, in part because it was conducted in a low-turnout primary election. Most times politicians avoid citizen input altogether, in their fight against initiative. But in this case, politicians nudged citizens into sacrificing their own advantages to make it easier for the insider class. It's admittedly not catastrophic. Worse anti-initiative measures have passed elsewhere. But could there have been a telltale sign of the malign intent here, not seen by the voters? Nixing those 30 days did at least one crucial thing: it disallowed signature gathering at the biggest and most popular event in the state: the state fair. Could it be that it was not time at issue, but timing? This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. P.S. You can follow initiative and ballot access news at Citizens in Charge http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qjhkoREyG167A0v6mDOuMQho5rt3syLkPEAgPbj_uoim 9P1NLUtrfh-oiC7Hs1KVnQ5gApC_2gspOg8K9WmLVo8-_ROkG7RXhhrzLcsDhrmvXbnrMH3WtR09 GQ5hrkytJ14N4pZVqlwrt1sDSWbpuETbtjGmqP09IR_fJ2An2DsKwnW3d6N3IA==c=rYIS6Rb7g CADG66SZ2GMl3zeVc3jRIZ3G85U1gPBmhjfupl4ehg4kw==ch=MSf_TzE9-_cxbmoYqRx06oUj0 vt9ixHkE2LcvKlfryJgr2VfOE7EfQ== . Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qjhkoREyG167A0v6mDOuMQho5rt3syLkPEAgPbj_uoim 9P1NLUtrflzbBx-cVnUOqHJjP4dcKHOsGUfJMGL7OsGVyxChPSNxUS3JsjHlHr9759mZsRBtz_ww SY4wSvzfVMfimg7JPoUXnFUaA6i5FymjBy10LNnXjSUDWO1tcRKHyBd-H6-vW32iFqltiRq3c=r YIS6Rb7gCADG66SZ2GMl3zeVc3jRIZ3G85U1gPBmhjfupl4ehg4kw==ch=MSf_TzE9-_cxbmoYq Rx06oUj0vt9ixHkE2LcvKlfryJgr2VfOE7EfQ== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qjhkoREyG167A0v6mDOuMQho5rt3syLkPEAgPbj_uoim 9P1NLUtrflzbBx-cVnUOBDCVCoLbojXVbZqkG0_ubXPviPpZ3zwLt4RGIKVIm5q4bPE7rgpWeHkd bGb9qxR8f-fHA4-S66iqjOxPn9X8ddt7oFZLJhEYHhZg3KOEgjYH6MSsLGNxFRreh-_OraeNTXJD 1MBs6Uc=c=rYIS6Rb7gCADG66SZ2GMl3zeVc3jRIZ3G85U1gPBmhjfupl4ehg4kw==ch=MSf_T zE9-_cxbmoYqRx06oUj0vt9ixHkE2LcvKlfryJgr2VfOE7EfQ== Today Today is Estonia's Victory Day, which has been celebrated on 23 June every year since 1934. The date recalls the victory in the 1919 Battle of Vonnu (near Cesis, Latvia) of the Estonian military forces (and Latvian North brigade) and their allies over German forces (Baltische Landeswehr) who sought to re-assert Baltic-German control over the region. The battle was part of the 1918-1920 Estonian War of Independence, where the main adversary of the newly independent Estonia was Communist Russia. Today, Victory Day also marks the contributions of all Estonian nations in their fight to regain and retain their independence. Estonian celebration of June 23 is ceremonially tied to the following Midsummer Day celebrations on June 24. According to Estonian laws, the state flags are not to be lowered during the night between the days. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/AuberonHerbert.png I venture to prophesy that there lies before us a bitter and an evil time. -Auberon Herbert (1838-1906) Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png
[MoLiCo] FW: MRA Meeting Tomorrow, June 21, 10:00am
HEADS UP7TH DIST MRA MEETING TOMORROW...SEE YOU AT THE LIBRARY CENTER SOUTH!! On Friday, June 20, 2014 9:28 AM, Jim Kendall mora.presid...@gmail.com wrote: Don’t forget the MRA meeting tomorrow, Saturday, June 21. The meeting starts at 10:00 am at the Library Center on south Campbell in Springfield and will consist of three parts: (1) 7th Congressional District MRA. This part will last approximately 30 – 45 minutes and will feature a speaker from the Missouri Alliance for Freedom. The purpose of the Missouri Alliance for Freedom is to “protect and grow individual, religious, and economic liberty throughout Missouri.” (2)Missouri Republican Assembly. I anticipate this meeting will be relatively short and I will give an update on MRA and National Federation of Republican Assemblies. (3)Meeting of the MRA Board of Directors: filling vacant officer positions, a discussion of growing the MRA throughout the state of Missouri, and any other business as required. The Board of Directors consists of the President, First and Second Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, National Committeeman and Committeewoman, and Director (President) of each Congressional District Republican Assembly. I anticipate all meetings will conclude by noon. I hope you can join us on June 21, 2014 Jim Kendall President, MRA Merilyn: Please forward to 7th District MRA Mitch: Please remind people in the central Missouri area -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] FW: Gun Control of the Very Best Kind (Paul Jacob on actually deterring crime)
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[MoLiCo] FW: Term Limits Poster Boy #98,992,938 (Paul Jacob on a possible pledge breaker)
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[MoLiCo] FW: Big Business Versus Big Liberty (Paul Jacob on the story behind the story of the Cantor loss and the Brat victory)
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[MoLiCo] FW: Do Not Pass Dumb, Do Not Collect Your Wits (Paul Jacob on another batch of idiotic outrage)
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[MoLiCo] FW: Brat Beats Cantor (Paul Jacob on the need to replace failed leadership, 'viva la revolution')
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=d7f0d5a4-afde-4272-ae36-00f1249523a3a=1109020 606174d=1117612033922r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cyYb39NVx-D0BGrrMGM7RAwo7zJxspAGSTLE6iLxKgqH fsPSDnQABkpzNBkleSJExbwvtqoisQbgcxQQZciEhBkKeYNE523YcI7-PT7_nn4SNKw-UEH_ybH5 aeneCj5MwDiS5xU99WlxIbgHYTc7Jg_MyEvcIc94nbbuWCIQZ4oQSHCNnPyixg==c=1W89cgc89 u67QKSw8A2cNzzsHdnR4a479g_L0DrpIGqIs2VD8Mlr3Q==ch=KfsSP-Ez0DrbsbyDwoCf_x3sw EpoQqBLRAeNc2qwIkwONk9rtHMdpA== June 11, 2014 Brat Beats Cantor Yesterday, House Majority Eric Cantor (R-Va.) received a solid thumping by Tea Party-supported Dave Brat in Virginia's Republican Party primary. That bounce in my step today? Not http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cyYb39NVx-D0BGrrMGM7RAwo7zJxspAGSTLE6iLxKgqH fsPSDnQABv_ypbPBwEFzAs1-1TOF66jlSA5QavQR9YHiVes2blQh5A1RAXsE4JcGdo_lIm9oVTNr P6vXLLbAHzfoQfXRAZVPjrz4EoaUiKLdjS-_du5D2gx2oOWtSym35pEwvan091AfzyCulC6QprLJ ZhhkndIYzuKijoNbOg==c=1W89cgc89u67QKSw8A2cNzzsHdnR4a479g_L0DrpIGqIs2VD8Mlr3 Q==ch=KfsSP-Ez0DrbsbyDwoCf_x3swEpoQqBLRAeNc2qwIkwONk9rtHMdpA== schadenfreude. Americans have always loved the underdog, and certainly Brat qualified as one: Cantor was expected to crush his underfunded challenger. Slate's Dave Weigel reported http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cyYb39NVx-D0BGrrMGM7RAwo7zJxspAGSTLE6iLxKgqH fsPSDnQABv_ypbPBwEFzBW4bLKmbPLBn4gCujDx8kEx8Ihy4d1A97BwT4rCaX0zuzxCVP2H6t4LF 7YHG2kdTGRC9KchKNr7r4Ibh3ly1qZU-P9Q3z3qtB60uGg3ti10LGivRI0DS1vcCeWwD15CWcBdS wYV8c2ztK9qa_B6_VJA1zu_D8P6SV2e8ptpUCUZiraeOK-MlbdgYrArv9jnDFArP3pl-1ixISa3d 19ATz9wx7rOY4VGI77AZwDZbxY-Qyj2IYJTVeQ==c=1W89cgc89u67QKSw8A2cNzzsHdnR4a479 g_L0DrpIGqIs2VD8Mlr3Q==ch=KfsSP-Ez0DrbsbyDwoCf_x3swEpoQqBLRAeNc2qwIkwONk9rt HMdpA== that the Cantor campaign spent nearly $1 million in the final weeks, while Brat struggled to spend six figures. Dave Brat and Eric Cantor http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/brat-cantor.png Brat, a Randolph Macon College economics professor, says he's a free-market guy, and proudly admits, I do want to scale down Washington, DC. He also signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge and dubbed himself Cantor's term-limit. By a dozen percentage points, no less. Brat hammered http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cyYb39NVx-D0BGrrMGM7RAwo7zJxspAGSTLE6iLxKgqH fsPSDnQABv_ypbPBwEFz_iWa-95XHd2i_NblSQi2IQnqMQSUHip2m_Wgxfhsx001YNtx2gf_UDsH 2h31fQ7GIDzkoqFT58uGSogQyxrw-KlOzP89oEvzxeOZYRHOLTNxGidiLrhNiQ==c=1W89cgc89 u67QKSw8A2cNzzsHdnR4a479g_L0DrpIGqIs2VD8Mlr3Q==ch=KfsSP-Ez0DrbsbyDwoCf_x3sw EpoQqBLRAeNc2qwIkwONk9rtHMdpA== Cantor on the immigration issue - on which I side with neither Brat nor Cantor - but the defeat of this major congressional leader was about far more than that single issue. It was about leadership and trust . . . or the lack thereof. Our so-called leaders aren't leading. And the Republican grassroots refuse to blindly follow. Well-known conservative activist Brent Bozell, head of ForAmerica, a group that attacked Cantor, called the upset an apocalyptic moment for the GOP establishment, adding, The grassroots is in revolt and marching. Several TV talking heads spoke about the fear the Republican congressional leadership has of its own party's rank-and-file. Great! I hope Republicans will keep GOP politicians scared. And Democrats will do the same with theirs. And Libertarians and Greens will help stir the caldron. This is the biggest upset since those crazy term limits folks took out House Speaker Tom Foley back in 1994. And I feel fine. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cyYb39NVx-D0BGrrMGM7RAwo7zJxspAGSTLE6iLxKgqH fsPSDnQABv_ypbPBwEFzY_utPP5hLI14-PzluZmngDjG-LvU_RDQMv1X31OqljInb_J_FjQrxC5e yOb8veqb_NDof7WT4Mk_ff5RxSi86mYG8j56Yxxcx133C1EtJlot3gGC0r3Bt237c5n5rSvGc=1 W89cgc89u67QKSw8A2cNzzsHdnR4a479g_L0DrpIGqIs2VD8Mlr3Q==ch=KfsSP-Ez0DrbsbyDw oCf_x3swEpoQqBLRAeNc2qwIkwONk9rtHMdpA== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cyYb39NVx-D0BGrrMGM7RAwo7zJxspAGSTLE6iLxKgqH fsPSDnQABv_ypbPBwEFzca0srxMkM9o360YuGgqq4cGJZburENKqIt7o4lVI33zSsunz5NoSnXO_ 0Dx12q9xgg66rfEWUPHpX5lSFOaw9sw_ixRvaQMmwODLUIwuISSut5i0kIRkPiSWYDVazzZHYiVm uyuYAAw=c=1W89cgc89u67QKSw8A2cNzzsHdnR4a479g_L0DrpIGqIs2VD8Mlr3Q==ch=KfsSP -Ez0DrbsbyDwoCf_x3swEpoQqBLRAeNc2qwIkwONk9rtHMdpA== Today On June 11, 1776, the Continental Congress appointed John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman to draft a declaration of independence from Great Britain. Thought David D. Friedman http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Screenshot-2014-06- 09-19.32.59.png Property rights are not the rights of property; they are the rights of humans with regard to property. They are a particular kind of human right. -David D. Friedman Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest!
[MoLiCo] FW: Don't Empower Venezuelan Government (Paul Jacob suggests a boycott)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=19241716-bfc2-4a66-9073-4e157da555cca=1109020 606174d=1117586811238r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MrNdOS3lqA_sNXYfxy-ltNBjWLJp-RjoCThjGB_nt3q2 DutV4JHi3n9ce5L0d5wmArbpIak_VRvIxoK6hv5qrwh2-iCt2cFhx7wwCEIrCO-zuDi6IYMCSjd0 Qixqh1syz1MhyX6WUGANMfvClsTTEvdrTj375PauJr3VZ5GjP2ubcXqCHugmUg==c=6gSixUUg2 3NJfJ-ToBpVfwP6Zuwhg3k_r1c7djWhKIPXXNDdT5_EJA==ch=S1cD9R80bAnr7pLJyhbmAaZVG OJ-p6vAAplSt_WucA53K9UBn_GiJQ== June 9, 2014 Don't Empower Venezuelan Government If you run a company that buys oil from Venezuela, stop. If you purchase fuel from a company getting its product from Venezuela, stop. If you run a government that imposes lots of arbitrary restrictions on the exploration, development, and/or transport of oil, stop that also. But don't wait for the last to happen if you can do the first. Or second. And the second means: Don't buy gas from Citgo. Leopoldo López http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/LeopoldoLopez.png We have long had more than sufficient cause to refrain from financially empowering Venezuela's autocratic regime, and to make it a lot easier for domestic buyers and sellers to shun dealings with dictators who happen to be sitting http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MrNdOS3lqA_sNXYfxy-ltNBjWLJp-RjoCThjGB_nt3q2 DutV4JHi3rs7OccGDDf8bcz8hwZczKJiDP3ahk6hmp1miK4yIDc2Jk0KUQQz9USCtTL90WhT_gHx AgedCRwE26_qlVr7cXD_WWCJy-uNfTkZgQ2AVbnBrnK1q5iDswTZ_roFcmGPiWIGliHOzws82ix9 TVx7JyGmSx4BWa4rZEq4_CbGRfggc=6gSixUUg23NJfJ-ToBpVfwP6Zuwhg3k_r1c7djWhKIPXX NDdT5_EJA==ch=S1cD9R80bAnr7pLJyhbmAaZVGOJ-p6vAAplSt_WucA53K9UBn_GiJQ== on a lot of oil. These reasons didn't fade after the death last year of Hugo Chavez. News from the communist country http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MrNdOS3lqA_sNXYfxy-ltNBjWLJp-RjoCThjGB_nt3q2 DutV4JHi3rs7OccGDDf8fhtDlmtTx_iKDSuDngo3SjI5mSu0wPBtoaTj8QgYGD0ljMs4okeRq2sH _MdPdF7lyxojqqQwIg6ychpqJNYr1E1fat6C6kRjHpL_mrTyS8YPjCwdVaJsZzIrZBYwZwbdQwp2 1RC5matSpCPUA-khtLyP6yGtru-Uhy44lxDzh99IJu-PGWm6NtQnzogVFmGoc=6gSixUUg23NJf J-ToBpVfwP6Zuwhg3k_r1c7djWhKIPXXNDdT5_EJA==ch=S1cD9R80bAnr7pLJyhbmAaZVGOJ-p 6vAAplSt_WucA53K9UBn_GiJQ== underscores the viciousness of the Venezuelan tyranny. Organizations like the Human Rights Foundation have called attention to the plight of all those detained and abused for peacefully protesting the regime by formally declaring http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MrNdOS3lqA_sNXYfxy-ltNBjWLJp-RjoCThjGB_nt3q2 DutV4JHi3rs7OccGDDf8kCf3kDh3pS6NsvF0y17lT24sSeG0Gr-DJJDmOfJKiLU2cY75VLAQkrQt 0UNbhHSoCLvKT4oM9tlEti1vTnDVEDXTotRADH3yGCL0qovpLT4=c=6gSixUUg23NJfJ-ToBpVf wP6Zuwhg3k_r1c7djWhKIPXXNDdT5_EJA==ch=S1cD9R80bAnr7pLJyhbmAaZVGOJ-p6vAAplSt _WucA53K9UBn_GiJQ== opposition leader Leopoldo López, detained since February, to be a prisoner of conscience of the Maduro government; and by vocally condemning the government's torture http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MrNdOS3lqA_sNXYfxy-ltNBjWLJp-RjoCThjGB_nt3q2 DutV4JHi3rs7OccGDDf8N6ghDZXl3AWBMc-Kj9iMPmgEV9z9pNST5YszPexPbvnZT7Mza8Xz4jog 7_aCIT2Ayytrggqng8LwSxq9V1akhNMWIL_Ari0hk9rn8zb1m8_bBgD6cZRUe-QWn1EzKSAcYKhu sOv85Gx8HNiJ7VZ_bLH0llWiFo6mpr-7vapevaz6PJBMF0AfElR4RbL6A0fa-pKydTLXwngiD9Ui S3Z4gEr6XhukHuvSW56hFEwDAWK5Dqlh-x43mA==c=6gSixUUg23NJfJ-ToBpVfwP6Zuwhg3k_r 1c7djWhKIPXXNDdT5_EJA==ch=S1cD9R80bAnr7pLJyhbmAaZVGOJ-p6vAAplSt_WucA53K9UBn _GiJQ== of student protestors Marco Aurelio Coello and Christian Holdack, also detained since February. Communist governments steal everyone's stuff; that is the pain that everybody who works for a living sees and feels. They also tend to resort to repression and torture of any who dare object to their repressive policies. Persons free to boycott such tyranny should boycott it. Now. In order to do so, we need not wait for a government or even have the support of our own government. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MrNdOS3lqA_sNXYfxy-ltNBjWLJp-RjoCThjGB_nt3q2 DutV4JHi3rs7OccGDDf8gpkFjMGebGkeBw2xOK-Ghxqw4i-pqatDSx30KDvTfLD9A83i_zZ3HCme 4N8iYZYlF2FsA5X5OgP9eBi6eq1-2nxOsgPs1XtQudyfoi8MvcEp5F3WVhuqQBS7jPf1-AQ9c=6 gSixUUg23NJfJ-ToBpVfwP6Zuwhg3k_r1c7djWhKIPXXNDdT5_EJA==ch=S1cD9R80bAnr7pLJy hbmAaZVGOJ-p6vAAplSt_WucA53K9UBn_GiJQ== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MrNdOS3lqA_sNXYfxy-ltNBjWLJp-RjoCThjGB_nt3q2 DutV4JHi3rs7OccGDDf8yWqM97rM9WlrR5V3KwdygORpjo12d3IF16ODN1W4msLoKRVw86eCkmKz 5NTJdeczWryeNbTo8i6I_ZDwwAJBplmRB8-sVk883sjeJkBfj1xJA2kuCiLqZUYFmoBEOVTVmHK3 zgtEu7g=c=6gSixUUg23NJfJ-ToBpVfwP6Zuwhg3k_r1c7djWhKIPXXNDdT5_EJA==ch=S1cD9 R80bAnr7pLJyhbmAaZVGOJ-p6vAAplSt_WucA53K9UBn_GiJQ== Today http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/nero.jpg Roman Emperor Nero committed suicide on this day in June, 68 AD, ending Rome's Julio-Claudian Dynasty, later written about with verve by Suetonius and Robert Graves. Thought Isaiah Berlin
[MoLiCo] FW: Bypassing McDonalds to Fly (Paul Jacob on the likely consequence of the latest minimum wage hikes)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=3db0db2c-8e52-4b86-ad20-acdfe4ee1be9a=1109020 606174d=1117567463805r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fymoJWpufI9B3RjPIXzQUQpHoeBDBbkSbtuvRo0VL4ni onoDUBmq4LghEaBL0Rbv1tNuAVHQXSq31MQodpTl2NtaISthE-_Dfs7jyUNCMkZU3oH-NXH5Wi3V Yqd3RC7px17rejqNsbx1hfSx4SpfK5bhLFVeit4IYIlzlbB1yHPWa849wOU9Lg==c=Ddf1s0XM6 et0jS97CUuwavw4s-pMO_6sMfDg7JiSpnOz90x06x7wWA==ch=UyJX2IeWGvGB1g1HLXZzKSCYK -28SLEspwPE74XETUPAt-EYCosNwQ== June 6, 2014 Bypassing McDonalds to Fly When a professional academic economist and poverty specialist like Prof. Robert Plotnick http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fymoJWpufI9B3RjPIXzQUQpHoeBDBbkSbtuvRo0VL4ni onoDUBmq4JM6h6qPq7vELHTwUtCfWoOOgBpOrMz30IDji97D6UmC6LobbvamtDqJooEuhbgPyJby 7OlxEF-6M_4Mm4EhRjaLT2oMs3ZAl0iCJ1cKgsaq9uYzhUZtnsX9VlEGh_6bmt3F3iYQLj3-c=D df1s0XM6et0jS97CUuwavw4s-pMO_6sMfDg7JiSpnOz90x06x7wWA==ch=UyJX2IeWGvGB1g1HL XZzKSCYK-28SLEspwPE74XETUPAt-EYCosNwQ== defends a radically higher minimum wage law, as has been put in place in SeaTac, Washington, and was just enacted http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fymoJWpufI9B3RjPIXzQUQpHoeBDBbkSbtuvRo0VL4ni onoDUBmq4JM6h6qPq7vEiObqxWxNFSB_faBz1VQa08A2Y1GBWx45b9ndM4fOzqoyMvFa8Qn-Md4m y-YEcEoxGSlUu3Pykw_pDxF0COxoZfiRpr9TdOGQX1LOMcpUUcV9x27S2DIY9XQbrSIXeOtWZ_Gx q4233txG1A1DW_tszg==c=Ddf1s0XM6et0jS97CUuwavw4s-pMO_6sMfDg7JiSpnOz90x06x7wW A==ch=UyJX2IeWGvGB1g1HLXZzKSCYK-28SLEspwPE74XETUPAt-EYCosNwQ== (with elaborate postponement/implementation periods) in Seattle, I raise an eyebrow. What am I missing? But then I read what he actually said: http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fymoJWpufI9B3RjPIXzQUQpHoeBDBbkSbtuvRo0VL4ni onoDUBmq4JM6h6qPq7vE6xVgvbmFJ2_a2yR0sFkDwA5eR9vG2a1Rgzioc3m6-_aQ4vFyRr0j1XYk oTsOqkhGA2NqTIbNq5zxhJHhXnccIkiWSK1VmZVXjuKIX-J2POZbGlbUaG1dyk9HISaMz-h8dClC m0J_iVQ=c=Ddf1s0XM6et0jS97CUuwavw4s-pMO_6sMfDg7JiSpnOz90x06x7wWA==ch=UyJX2 IeWGvGB1g1HLXZzKSCYK-28SLEspwPE74XETUPAt-EYCosNwQ== People aren't going to stop flying out of Sea Tac [airport] because it costs a little more to buy a hamburger or a beer, he says. No. They won't. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/dollarscents.png But that's irrelevant. With prices higher for fast food, there's certainly going to be no increase in fast food purchases. People will still go to the airport, but more often avoid the fast food joints, in SeaTac or Seattle. And, over time, as businesses struggle with reduced revenue, or at least reduced profits, fewer of those businesses will survive. And folks with better qualifications - say, better language skills, better people skills, or a higher work ethic - will move in to the forced higher-wage area (the $15/hour minimum in both Sea Tac and Seattle is the highest city rate in the nation) and will replace less skilled workers. Increasing poverty, not decreasing it: stultifying progress, both personal and in general. Already the horror stories are piling up: check out the stories in the Seattle Times. (See economist David Henderson's discussion on EconLog http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fymoJWpufI9B3RjPIXzQUQpHoeBDBbkSbtuvRo0VL4ni onoDUBmq4JM6h6qPq7vEBjmqUviAmHOuFUi9Tm427lNvxQBzKhKg3vREc3VMPAjcPL3MGIXgtah4 b6W5e0zwgNwpqLXAY12T1rxSHorhh2AHHDKIgYPA3LU0IaeFFzn5pjW0rTQkRzlUowatJpcLHLLt 9jrC1JCo8p7FY8nJF5C43t605oPD8rmIWgkvi5s=c=Ddf1s0XM6et0jS97CUuwavw4s-pMO_6sM fDg7JiSpnOz90x06x7wWA==ch=UyJX2IeWGvGB1g1HLXZzKSCYK-28SLEspwPE74XETUPAt-EYC osNwQ== .) One of the problems was inadvertently suggested by our president, who recently intoned, Let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty. Great. We'll have fewer low-income workers working full time. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fymoJWpufI9B3RjPIXzQUQpHoeBDBbkSbtuvRo0VL4ni onoDUBmq4JM6h6qPq7vEE5eFbJNiiGQ-9MyGfBk993J9kDXaoXBwuWYtTqVojy1OC8jwz6NTgFQk 7RfskhACGNbumBj-HQHsgxvOTQmWSJ1aLPl_dGdD6KshGWg49SSheoRNqcswuYeKIuJDxsLwc=D df1s0XM6et0jS97CUuwavw4s-pMO_6sMfDg7JiSpnOz90x06x7wWA==ch=UyJX2IeWGvGB1g1HL XZzKSCYK-28SLEspwPE74XETUPAt-EYCosNwQ== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fymoJWpufI9B3RjPIXzQUQpHoeBDBbkSbtuvRo0VL4ni onoDUBmq4JM6h6qPq7vEGxG3WC0mxsPq3eJX_l7HloZsIvhyc4pTv0EHbPK7HEaSsTARezpCS3aG mIVIt8Cj9SUV_SHTT5gxPoBzpLBADv0quqy1OS-AMKEIzq5M7LBBAS-skb5o3Lq_VixsLwO7cRtR o0Cnx4Q=c=Ddf1s0XM6et0jS97CUuwavw4s-pMO_6sMfDg7JiSpnOz90x06x7wWA==ch=UyJX2 IeWGvGB1g1HLXZzKSCYK-28SLEspwPE74XETUPAt-EYCosNwQ== Today http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Screenshot-2014-05- 30-21.19.12.png June 6 marks major life events of two eminent British philosophers, Jeremy Bentham's death (1832) and Isaiah Berlin's birth (1909). Bentham was known as a philosophical radical and a major influence on the British utilitarian tradition. He authored numerous books, including Defence of Usury and An Introduction to
[MoLiCo] FW: Reset the Net? (Paul Jacob on what you can do to put a bump in the spies' spying)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=2afa87a0-daed-4673-876d-4ee01c592f81a=1109020 606174d=1117555927545r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VmRLVQa4Aln39U5fwJe6G1a_jO2ZL5VL4z2JXtmoYUQj 4_6Lv9qoZkm5dX4aD-HTx-MQrAND3Fj15_oldy4UWKgesxJQkZFuR-t3UKVfRsCbM1aQ4k03T7tE jYeZN2P1H8eUGw3yqC_i5c6FBCVWRJeOSI8jFwio-wBfTCRckNn3q-wg-ouD5Q==c=XMJlJoUba h3INdNp7MjPF7XlTrqu4vsXD_S6jLNHprBtjLlEz2V33A==ch=DTgHqlJLL9rBMfmNcvypXNwDd oil41dAmKDD0PHeq7swFzi6HwEspg== June 5, 2014 Reset the Net? I don't know on which version the current Internet is said to be. Internet 4.0? Web 3.1? HTML something-or-other? (You may notice: I'm not a tech guy.) But it's changing. Streaming video and the fast development of cloud computing are revolutionizing the way we think about the common space beyond our computers. Oh, and then there are all the post-PC devices - smart phones and tablets and the like - metamorphosing with Ovidian avidity. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/Snowden-reset.png Nevertheless, there's one big element that outshines them all: government surveillance. Shhh. This is just between me and you, but . this is not just between you and me. The NSA and other branches of our government insist on listening in. In the past year, since Edward Snowden's NSA leaks began hitting the news stream, we've learned more and more about how intrusive our government spies not only want to be, but can be; not only can be, but are. So, to celebrate the first anniversary of the beginning of the Snowden Era, folks at the Electronic Freedom Foundation http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VmRLVQa4Aln39U5fwJe6G1a_jO2ZL5VL4z2JXtmoYUQj 4_6Lv9qoZhduHomRn88VYobK7zg1hz4cZIyLL_m4hoVCmVE29HoAJFOOrsszgWsraM3yxqPZrDSc 6ZBZwsqFvBLwLI-5RhBOQRtrnkSsfYd8nxtHTMxYnRGbUWzaV-T-ZKrIGwKQmmPEwIDXaRDj0c8L _1AwBm-oastXwEScreRIwizYd4_MNEPEOoRX_LM=c=XMJlJoUbah3INdNp7MjPF7XlTrqu4vsXD _S6jLNHprBtjLlEz2V33A==ch=DTgHqlJLL9rBMfmNcvypXNwDdoil41dAmKDD0PHeq7swFzi6H wEspg== , in co-operation with good netizens everywhere, have proclaimed today, June 5, Reset the Net Day. A day of protest? More a day of preparation. What can you do to make your Internet presence a bit more secure? Well, according to the EFF activists, and according to Snowden himself, there are many things you can do. Encryption is one of them. My advice? Don't ask me about it. Consult the experts http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VmRLVQa4Aln39U5fwJe6G1a_jO2ZL5VL4z2JXtmoYUQj 4_6Lv9qoZhduHomRn88V4PI_J8P4gL6nhcFy9TMu8Xdt-JCA0foCTUS_fziwwP0FcHQc9H5U2AdB L-rdyWRjUY2yIpaaiRjB82NSUzpWw7VcQ9xE8B98iDugQYy13VeClAGFFqOPsQ==c=XMJlJoUba h3INdNp7MjPF7XlTrqu4vsXD_S6jLNHprBtjLlEz2V33A==ch=DTgHqlJLL9rBMfmNcvypXNwDd oil41dAmKDD0PHeq7swFzi6HwEspg== . Let's think more carefully about life under the eyes of our overlords. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VmRLVQa4Aln39U5fwJe6G1a_jO2ZL5VL4z2JXtmoYUQj 4_6Lv9qoZhduHomRn88VU0hgpTnySMsey8PTpWcYnUZ8Sn5hKY0EcBTOo7H_ojYF0O-7WoS3ZUA3 vUzCO1EhQ33muJIXZuPn_0K-c7MLIl_bmdMHQLWbJ8zEqVIt9nqflCH1a5EWCXydvqUxyVqMc=X MJlJoUbah3INdNp7MjPF7XlTrqu4vsXD_S6jLNHprBtjLlEz2V33A==ch=DTgHqlJLL9rBMfmNc vypXNwDdoil41dAmKDD0PHeq7swFzi6HwEspg== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VmRLVQa4Aln39U5fwJe6G1a_jO2ZL5VL4z2JXtmoYUQj 4_6Lv9qoZhduHomRn88VosHbfOHjHH51-dF2Ant11jvFBXviJqGBFF2VhBLQ78LlYVh4iawwV-Jm cL_R5arurx3Sh6mGGHF3OvoBO-meetld45C8qJNnu4FKk1Z7rh0CXux0Ondww75b552p9QQ2XzXG kX3IYD8=c=XMJlJoUbah3INdNp7MjPF7XlTrqu4vsXD_S6jLNHprBtjLlEz2V33A==ch=DTgHq lJLL9rBMfmNcvypXNwDdoil41dAmKDD0PHeq7swFzi6HwEspg== Today On June 5, 1851, Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, started its ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper. Thought Isaiah Berlin http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IsaiahBerlin.png The fundamental sense of freedom is freedom from chains, from imprisonment, from enslavement by others. The rest is extension of this sense, or else metaphor. -Isaiah Berlin Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://libertyifund.org/ (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge and Citizens in Charge Foundation. The opinions expressed in Common Sense (and at Townhall.com http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VmRLVQa4Aln39U5fwJe6G1a_jO2ZL5VL4z2JXtmoYUQj 4_6Lv9qoZq_hZ03RJnHI43ZTQNqpAGV9WX0zXasGRct6Yo2d-wgOAM7nEKriU4UBwDnax2Npt1qs r3ChERg3qgz7D8IcGmNTTWbpn0T6_YGdbqtFk_w5v41J5LxsVbU=c=XMJlJoUbah3INdNp7MjPF 7XlTrqu4vsXD_S6jLNHprBtjLlEz2V33A==ch=DTgHqlJLL9rBMfmNcvypXNwDdoil41dAmKDD0
[MoLiCo] FW: The Unknown Citizen (Paul Jacob on moments of courage and inspiration that shall not be forgotten)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=3f3964c1-c44a-436d-905d-9d04d0e93ae8a=1109020 606174d=1117545915102r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PRgF6cQd8OTwxdC5NtFhJuWVCSttgDEh5XUitL6G2afu KH5aMUD5vTJpKNGYJVhuM5iJ_8k9Dav4U_c81wEQ_kXliMhzvI7wS7OuAgb5kzAzMTss94mWJ4s8 6pAOrg1HzMO_d0FeFtaLYOVLs1D_xFf3UcmAqcthITMJbeG1SvRa9hljdPxZQA==c=ZqnsQueG8 NZmwMraHcPJB0gGH2EAJg7cKUGgL0_ZQDDMJ1QqM1yBag==ch=Lp7BU99h-JEEzgUcY0NlPKqAt Ma1DHFNTzVpB95coV9jaKRTh0p9uw== June 4, 2014 The Unknown Citizen No one knows his name. Or whether, when he was whisked away by several people who suddenly appeared in the square, he was rushed to the safety of friends or into police custody. He's Tank Man http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PRgF6cQd8OTwxdC5NtFhJuWVCSttgDEh5XUitL6G2afu KH5aMUD5vWVe9pXxktBcMWXavL_0HClWgNJORFbDYz3_xAXxpWlpYAdISV573cszsHz79j3uiuTk N2geUQcELmjSUQNx6HfkrsiLsJWehS_MJmXr9T6opXr_WXqv03uYWe0MdAVvlGQM7FZrpFgV39af 4oHcQ3SH7o9hWKjHvQXe1-yzhvA5NMU6PklfnXwrv10YzqBzSw==c=ZqnsQueG8NZmwMraHcPJB 0gGH2EAJg7cKUGgL0_ZQDDMJ1QqM1yBag==ch=Lp7BU99h-JEEzgUcY0NlPKqAtMa1DHFNTzVpB 95coV9jaKRTh0p9uw== . His claim to fame is largely symbolic, blocking a whole line of People's Liberation Army tanks for several minutes as they were taking a victory lap through Tiananmen Square mere hours after crushing the encampment of protesters. Tank Man stood in front of these massive treaded war machines, moved with them when they maneuvered to go around him, and, once the tanks stopped, he climbed on top of the one in front, banging on it and yelling at the driver. For seven weeks, protests had taken over much of Tiananmen Square in the heart of the Chinese capital. Students began the demonstrations, which were then joined by working folks. They spoke truth to power and crowds swelled to hear calls for press freedom and individual liberty and basic democratic rights to control government. Remember Tiananmen: 25th Anniversary http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/Tiananmenp.png But on this day 25 years ago, the Chinese communist leaders, the Butchers of Beijing, ended this Springtime burst of life and liberty by ordering the military to fire on civilians* and roll their tanks over people to clear the square. The Chinese government acknowledges that hundreds died; others put the death toll as high as 6,000. Tank Man and the pro-freedom movement lost. An obviously emotional ABC reporter told American viewers that the voices of those who died calling for freedom and liberty are likely to be remembered long after the sound of the gunfire that attempted to silence them has faded away. Tragically, to this day, the Chinese government imprisons pro-democracy activists who speak out, blocks Internet searches for Tiananmen Square protests, and uses a massive police presence and arbitrary detention of radicals to prevent any commemoration of what happened a quarter century ago. Still, the image of that lone Chinese worker, satchel in hand, serves as a symbol of the desire for freedom, for the defiance of tyranny. It is forever etched in the minds of liberty lovers everywhere. We cannot bring freedom to the Chinese people. They will have to continue to struggle to achieve that on their own. What can we do? We can remain inspired by the bravery shown by Tank Man - and by bloggers and activists in prisons throughout the world. Working through non-governmental organizations, such as the Human Rights Foundation http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PRgF6cQd8OTwxdC5NtFhJuWVCSttgDEh5XUitL6G2afu KH5aMUD5vWVe9pXxktBcfL3Sf8n3vCDOJNCxuJYcFTyY_f4tzQOSCyS8py9VPF_ZdixkW2jEv2lR Ph_WXLa02RI60mgmzA3cu67TanYAvRRjIlPSlK9PmxFFIeZ-5j03wju70owekQ==c=ZqnsQueG8 NZmwMraHcPJB0gGH2EAJg7cKUGgL0_ZQDDMJ1QqM1yBag==ch=Lp7BU99h-JEEzgUcY0NlPKqAt Ma1DHFNTzVpB95coV9jaKRTh0p9uw== , we can assist the cause of individual freedom by bringing attention and pressure against tyrants trying to eliminate those who agitate for it. And we can let these courageous people know they aren't alone against the tanks and truncheons. http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PRgF6cQd8OTwxdC5NtFhJuWVCSttgDEh5XUitL6G2afu KH5aMUD5vWVe9pXxktBcy1CxX8mU1kzx7g7HRas8Jb8L4Jujwk9Eo-IPDQu-E4uuDn06CwsEzLhX JDncpXSIeAx50zE2EJlWzWlC0HjVfhephU5iVsJN10Js-GmdR69G45RIR8dtS6ls_latFqAG4WFh KaJRCwkdDdthkpY1ItkqIzjHv7mrc=ZqnsQueG8NZmwMraHcPJB0gGH2EAJg7cKUGgL0_ZQDDMJ 1QqM1yBag==ch=Lp7BU99h-JEEzgUcY0NlPKqAtMa1DHFNTzVpB95coV9jaKRTh0p9uw== Stand Up for Freedom The most important thing we can do is to make certain that our freedoms, the rule of law, and citizen control of government through constitutional limitations and democratic checks on power continue to be defended, protected and expanded. That really begins when responsible, caring, freedom-loving individuals come together with their neighbors, online, in social networks, at the workplace, through civic groups, at church or school to stand up for our right to be
[MoLiCo] FW: Legal, Shmegal (Paul Jacob on the difficulty of making our Emperor abide by the rule of law)
Is this not an impeachable offense? Fred http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=03f55af7-101f-496e-941d-6a1da4c2b780a=1109020 606174d=1117533542554r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8tB1ZwwN0jl-S8Th-IQ0NAB6Z7t86Di_YYo0GuxXTKi sZ0M5SX3hp6fCyf-LcFIPQLelbNtxB2-Uj6bs3XwE1cVYdHneW8ZwMkuZZZwzAYyTAZZRR7L2rvK SFd757z6W4AMj9OAmuWRWZYCVeZUN3xTcSGuEDvRY-WoN19MIpTwaRijOJ2-Dg==c=moRc2oMCS LgkUD9FM_41Xj-z5RYAuHp3GLXh-edfmnw7PhnsRXbSSQ==ch=DdWNvSPxzldObLZytD_zqJeWR uoXFKNxYLvVA4oLCw5ywuoNkL07VA== June 3, 2014 Legal, Shmegal Lots of unanswered questions about the prisoner swap of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Will negotiating this swap cause more Americans to be taken prisoner? Did Sgt. Bergdahl desert his unit five years ago? Was he responsible for the deaths of other soldiers who had to search for him in dangerous terrain? [Bergdahl] served with honor and distinction, National Security Advisor Susan Rice told the media. How dangerous are the five released prisoners? Can we be confident they won't return to the battlefield? Bowe Bergdahl http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/BoweBergdahl.png Only one question has been clearly answered: the Administration broke the law. By law, the president must notify Congress 30 days before the release of anyone held at Gitmo. Obama didn't do so. Oh I think he clearly broke the law, said CNN Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin. The law says 30 days notice. He didn't give 30 days notice. George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley concurred, telling CNN, I don't think there's much debate that they're in violation of the law. Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM), a former Ambassador to the United Nations, admitted as much, but called the law impractical, asking, What is [Obama] supposed to do, give them 30 days? Well, yes. The law, after all, was passed by a Republican House and Democratic Senate, and signed by Obama himself. The president added a signing statement, at the time, expressing his view that Congress didn't have the power to so limit him. Obama, like his predecessor, ignores the law, pretending that a president's signing statement is an all-powerful pocket veto. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8tB1ZwwN0jl-S8Th-IQ0NAB6Z7t86Di_YYo0GuxXTKi sZ0M5SX3hotxgC2V0EOd5SzxqF09rZEHo1l8F6HiJTfNc3q8vTiIWQZaOGjqsrKEX62CByfrWpOe Ep5xdP-smeSG8LLg4qzKUR2r0O0C1UhfPxPpqN0TlI4o-WRMbGg7BzjoGFVctnphxMEdjHv3c=m oRc2oMCSLgkUD9FM_41Xj-z5RYAuHp3GLXh-edfmnw7PhnsRXbSSQ==ch=DdWNvSPxzldObLZyt D_zqJeWRuoXFKNxYLvVA4oLCw5ywuoNkL07VA== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8tB1ZwwN0jl-S8Th-IQ0NAB6Z7t86Di_YYo0GuxXTKi sZ0M5SX3hotxgC2V0EOdsTdvG9T4P3l01vV2G5LEiHPRVoRXdLxAj91ZVQAyAvzeBDEKF1TArSyn KpF-XQMov_WqfqnmjgAgqk2iBxcL_JAu_r8o6cdeBV3Fo5Yl5HXJmU8m7F6BGkX4ddXQ4i6FxCEq 9it-8Lc=c=moRc2oMCSLgkUD9FM_41Xj-z5RYAuHp3GLXh-edfmnw7PhnsRXbSSQ==ch=DdWNv SPxzldObLZytD_zqJeWRuoXFKNxYLvVA4oLCw5ywuoNkL07VA== Today On June 3, 1959, Singapore adopted a constitution. On the same date in 1976, the United States was presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Screenshot-2014-05- 04-20.08.15.png For a trivial offence, a free man shall be fined only in proportion to the degree of his offence, and for a serious offence correspondingly, but not so heavily as to deprive him of his livelihood. -Magna Carta, Clause 20 Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TFM-logo-220square.png Common Sense is sponsored by Think Freely Media, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists other nonprofits in promoting freedom in a persuasive manner. Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://libertyifund.org/ (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge and Citizens in Charge Foundation. The opinions expressed in Common Sense (and at Townhall.com http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8tB1ZwwN0jl-S8Th-IQ0NAB6Z7t86Di_YYo0GuxXTKi sZ0M5SX3hgG03FWySJYb9srNfxqwtauIbPaESKXqBgKrvOwhX-ZW7urMq3duOHtzoRjjzo7AqIAQ fa83gqq2r_OdjM905yQje2QyQ7KvVAghvdDMy5Am56I6ehjvCkY=c=moRc2oMCSLgkUD9FM_41X j-z5RYAuHp3GLXh-edfmnw7PhnsRXbSSQ==ch=DdWNvSPxzldObLZytD_zqJeWRuoXFKNxYLvVA 4oLCw5ywuoNkL07VA== , where Paul has written weekend columns since 2003) are his own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Think Freely Media, Liberty Initiative Fund or Citizens in Charge. Make Common Sense http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8tB1ZwwN0jl-S8Th-IQ0NAB6Z7t86Di_YYo0GuxXTKi sZ0M5SX3hp6fCyf-LcFItEggXVI3KMI-i6iPMZMNOsbFI_zKOeOhvOdzVtmTIqosdrj3eUiXzo-7 5ayq4urxE62XGbCKTdsZsgsPmz0HR1Ilo58gW5EGmExTH6WoUKr96C2uQqXmJQ==c=moRc2oMCS
[MoLiCo] FW: Michigan Charter School Board President Resigns Over Common Core
From: Mary Byrne [mailto:mary.byrn...@att.net] Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 7:11 AM To: Undisclosed Recipients Subject: Fw: [New post] Michigan Charter School Board President Resigns Over Common Core Just in case you haven't seen this letter from a charter school board president, I thought I'd pass it along to you as commentary from an insider who has seen CC from its underbelly. You may not agree with all of his word choices, but, this is evidence that the resistance to Common Core is growing and will continue to grow as people who care about children are moved to speak out about what they've seen. M On Sunday, June 1, 2014 9:35 AM, Scathing Purple Musings comment-re...@wordpress.com wrote: Bob Sikes posted: Brian Polet, board president of Eagle Crest Charter Academy in Holland, Michigan has resigned. Scathing Purple Musings has received permission to print his letter of resignation in its entirety: Respond to this post by replying above this line http://bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com/author/sikes1977/ http://bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com/author/sikes1977/ Michigan Charter School Board President Resigns Over Common Core http://bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com/author/sikes1977/ by Bob Sikes http://bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com/author/sikes1977/ Brian Polet, board president of Eagle Crest Charter Academy in Holland, Michigan has resigned. Scathing Purple Musings has received permission to print his letter of resignation in its entirety: http://bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com/author/sikes1977/ Dear Eagle Crest Charter Academy, National Heritage Academies, and Central Michigan University, http://bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com/author/sikes1977/ Effective June 30, 2014, I officially resign as board president and from the board of directors of the Eagle Crest Charter Academy. Having been a part of the ECCA board since 1998, I have enjoyed watching it grow from a fledgling 100+ student body to a well-respected institution of learning, not only in the West Michigan area, but in the state as a whole. Throughout those years, the challenge this board has been to ask the question, “Is it good for our children?” We have now reached a “no” to the answer of that question: Common Core State Standards and its Orwellian sibling, Smarter Balance Assessments. Over the past few months it has come to light that this Academy has suffered the chaos over the past two years of what is commonly called Common Core. Equally apparent is the vim and vigor that CMU and NHA have supported implementation of CC despite a lack of national testing, trials and experience. http://bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com/author/sikes1977/ This copy-written, corporate-driven education model has been developed by non-teachers and edu-crats from Washington to Lansing to the detriment of students, parents, taxpayers and local school boards. Without control of curriculum and a limited control of budgets, CC has effectively removed local control from parents and put it the hands of ESPs, the Dept. of Ed and state boards. http://bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com/author/sikes1977/ As a logical conclusion to this hokum, ECCA has fallen victim to this Soviet-style education. The chaos that has ensued is not the consequence of bad management by NHA, but a result of a flawed educational system. http://bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com/author/sikes1977/ More disturbing to me is the inability to guarantee the data privacy of our students. Neither NHA or the State Board will be able to protect a child's data from corporate vultures, marketers, and political interest groups from being used in a malevolent way. Equally troubling is the ability for educational personal to manipulate tests and assessments to move any student into certain fields or vocations and to modify behavior without consent or knowledge of the parent. http://bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com/author/sikes1977/ Sadly, as a volunteer I have no “skins” in this game. This puts the board and its individual members at a decided disadvantage against the combined efforts of CMU and NHA. With this in mind, I want no part of a lousy educational model and I refuse to sign my name to a product that confuses, disorients, diminishes and fails to protect our students. http://bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com/author/sikes1977/ In conclusion, my conversations with CMU and NHA has made it quite clear that this is the model they want. They can have it. With CC, we no longer have the Socratic model of education, but a new Bill Gates vocational schooling for worker bees and drones. Plainly, I have not left education, education has left me and more importantly, our students. http://bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com/author/sikes1977/ Thank you for the opportunity to serve these many
[MoLiCo] FW: Virginia's New Boss (Paul Jacob criticizes the continued corruption at the top spot in his state)
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[MoLiCo] FW: A Sweltering Storm of Orthodoxy (Paul Jacob on the ongoing global warming hysteria)
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[MoLiCo] FW: Assault on Political Speech, Deferred (Paul Jacob on the continuing IRS scandal)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=1658cc60-55e7-4144-8291-049eaeaba2cba=1109020 606174d=1117477894257r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001W4gEBZpf_lQMByHkcAQVIJYhs9iHNjLsHBf5arZjj17h cB0OFkxMgo1OAtDgIhMiWthJa7TrJUpC-Z5X07vpU2OEqFVBYx7FVI-gqLopZwWixcku0xlyOwNb AIj3TJJ2k9Imaj8tmf5MEvR8wmgXqdEXuhJXV45ysAYhnjAvxOhD7EkurDx2jA==c=lRcYQ7UJt 66-CFQfq3XuMem-ZUp-f3HjEz5YPfr3DTeb5-w99gQZBA==ch=DkSbsh7kxT6OEm6m-fiUYH2P5 4fi-ZWxguMP8LY2-8OJhoZNnaG_Qg== May 28, 2014 Assault on Political Speech, Deferred It's like jumping from ice floe to ice floe while being shot at. Great if you can reach the next slab of ice while the shooters pause to reload. But then what? Having been caught targeting right-leaning applicants for tax-exempt status, the IRS decided to clear up the ambiguity in rules for tax-exempt organizations that had led to this confusion. The solution, they decided http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001W4gEBZpf_lQMByHkcAQVIJYhs9iHNjLsHBf5arZjj17h cB0OFkxMgkgknNEUkorFplSVALhYM32OAF8pVVJrNHHZKXxrqKVxUMmnU5iEI_Sa_wMXj15gjd2g DozhUn_Lsfn2WJpDtWiz8n8qRPAY7HjlB0S2FmAHvwScxyHxhSwk32K_Lpvn57tNqVg3NSngxoqR O2WiWBi-sLuOcNeV6c_Zafx-C-Qxsy7-iA8Vg6UabqzzkXjuaA==c=lRcYQ7UJt66-CFQfq3XuM em-ZUp-f3HjEz5YPfr3DTeb5-w99gQZBA==ch=DkSbsh7kxT6OEm6m-fiUYH2P54fi-ZWxguMP8 LY2-8OJhoZNnaG_Qg== , should be to make it impossible for a tax-exempt organization that ever mentions political candidates or elections to avoid getting into trouble with the IRS. No. What Americans needed post-scandal is what we have needed all along: more restrictions on the government, not on our freedom to speak out. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/upchuckschumer.png Persons of all political stripes saw the danger in the Draconian new rules IRS was proposing, resulting in an unprecedented 150,000 public comments -- mostly negative. So the IRS is backing down for now http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001W4gEBZpf_lQMByHkcAQVIJYhs9iHNjLsHBf5arZjj17h cB0OFkxMghiHuqn1Uog9l3DPhzQFGwdktZlc2WWJp3yVg_MJQ2_Z6W0kpkpkqfUCwe-MLMaUUypU wMZjU-ElQS4s2z809A_a76P8pqhsWlzFctRBnNOXZow9_-SRuaihnAD-ED05Y-isB1_WcH6OYYTW uAQBQypTfBkpFjOz8Olt4uICloHOIyegxJrkkJfMcqgRoUtb2vB3Sb4Wwvb9PJWhf9uTWhEYMNtA ztF_TQhYSgGjlhC6c=lRcYQ7UJt66-CFQfq3XuMem-ZUp-f3HjEz5YPfr3DTeb5-w99gQZBA== ch=DkSbsh7kxT6OEm6m-fiUYH2P54fi-ZWxguMP8LY2-8OJhoZNnaG_Qg== . . . but says it will try again. Not everyone is happy about the reprieve. This delay is deeply disappointing and a real setback for democracy[!!] and faith in government[!!!], says Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer. The only hope we have is when the IRS goes back, they don't succumb to any form of political pressure and enact a very tough rule that will equally curtail liberal and conservative groups. Only hope for what? Equal-opportunity repression? It bodes ill that any major political figure could be so open about wishing to stomp on our freedom of speech. The battle for our basic rights is far from over. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001W4gEBZpf_lQMByHkcAQVIJYhs9iHNjLsHBf5arZjj17h cB0OFkxMghiHuqn1Uog96_uKtdZL5vOyc1vOTCmeDOrae319ikpavNNZjHYhHIPmW6TETmMfHs8l 8rlGwxKRSjtxcM_3mxKkSbr5imHdDrgfPN_yF0ZkZ9gacZr8vkNmzUuVQH2JPXuIZTIncC3ec=l RcYQ7UJt66-CFQfq3XuMem-ZUp-f3HjEz5YPfr3DTeb5-w99gQZBA==ch=DkSbsh7kxT6OEm6m- fiUYH2P54fi-ZWxguMP8LY2-8OJhoZNnaG_Qg== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001W4gEBZpf_lQMByHkcAQVIJYhs9iHNjLsHBf5arZjj17h cB0OFkxMghiHuqn1Uog9oC5JyDckWR9H3ilYniYnxkL90M1B-p8zueNxZszPxfwVR-YvbaqIffYv 9wMYuR3lN7jLWLjioItS5K--f96uD3EXnEAy9qw0swmMuJ7PUXSOVa6gaLLE9HH3yXsc76Ntc8mh AJ6D6gc=c=lRcYQ7UJt66-CFQfq3XuMem-ZUp-f3HjEz5YPfr3DTeb5-w99gQZBA==ch=DkSbs h7kxT6OEm6m-fiUYH2P54fi-ZWxguMP8LY2-8OJhoZNnaG_Qg== Today On May 28, 1952, the women of Greece gained the right to vote. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Screenshot-2014-05- 26-23.36.03.png Knowledge is the conformity of the object and the intellect. --Averroës Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/GCF-vertical-logo.png Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001W4gEBZpf_lQMByHkcAQVIJYhs9iHNjLsHBf5arZjj17h cB0OFkxMgo1OAtDgIhMikvqd_O4kJslsS_d7u_B6EFA2xjgO9p21h1t3-oanDt1mnws2RU-sNiBN ZWBfwnBDHX1z1RnTnLAYiX6EoRN4EBWLhSbWqN9KVlQGu4NM4gU=c=lRcYQ7UJt66-CFQfq3XuM em-ZUp-f3HjEz5YPfr3DTeb5-w99gQZBA==ch=DkSbsh7kxT6OEm6m-fiUYH2P54fi-ZWxguMP8 LY2-8OJhoZNnaG_Qg== as well as a board member of Great Communicators Foundation, which sponsors both Common Sense http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001W4gEBZpf_lQMByHkcAQVIJYhs9iHNjLsHBf5arZjj17h cB0OFkxMgo1OAtDgIhMiWthJa7TrJUpC-Z5X07vpU2OEqFVBYx7FVI-gqLopZwWixcku0xlyOwNb AIj3TJJ2k9Imaj8tmf5MEvR8wmgXqdEXuhJXV45ysAYhnjAvxOhD7EkurDx2jA==c=lRcYQ7UJt
[MoLiCo] FW: Senator for the VA (Paul Jacob on the Kabuki dance our self-avowed socialist senator is performing)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=50ac165f-d69e-411b-bcad-c6d93c2d62a9a=1109020 606174d=1117466954753r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BIVoM6AujUrtz3T6lxm4JTBhLSnO5Jp7VA6iOxxcvgOF k8__ERnPwKcHMdiHnqPd-b3h2WAAHuakCOmAHwdwf3LsrPtfWHiScg5ilj2EEXkyphQlNeQEe8Gs MyTJJ7oNfRdORABWo7mXZphz5YnO1IjyA8PHgYJXc7gn81KbEauMbfzyXI3_Pg==c=CD8J4cvp2 D-khEEuCv0lDOZ6kgKRXSaHh0-10WQWpjDyBRApCjoVlg==ch=hyca_oTIRZ1QaX3sFeNCeGo62 aZ2zsM72os_5yDT2jbGpkNKruHZ4Q== May 27, 2014 Senator for the VA Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont socialist, has been all over the media discussing the VA scandal. However, I can't find Mr. Sanders reflecting on his own role in the fiasco. Last September, Sanders argued http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BIVoM6AujUrtz3T6lxm4JTBhLSnO5Jp7VA6iOxxcvgOF k8__ERnPwFptGqqrkNDVCGZOWj395EhDcYb9M7gJKLn4Uhzi_chf0qDBf1jiEk9cJ1-jsDgK1yUV BuFoqChGyWj684poSMGiBReOMUju55EA7OI2TQhaavcGyssh2DZkCM-UltE4T4PZQI2rCE2Qdu-T LbPwI9rXcK3ywytBx1N66hwGuX9zqwI2ticmNcTYGE-5CjIBjjZg7n8qEtOIMrUkTadoRRc=c=C D8J4cvp2D-khEEuCv0lDOZ6kgKRXSaHh0-10WQWpjDyBRApCjoVlg==ch=hyca_oTIRZ1QaX3sF eNCeGo62aZ2zsM72os_5yDT2jbGpkNKruHZ4Q== , The VA is making progress in reducing the disability claims backlog. I meet very often with General Shinseki, (and) with (VA Under Secretary) Allison Hickey to see the progress that they are making. Apparently Sanders, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, needs new glasses. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/Bernie_Sanders.png As the public and the president were discovering the depth and breadth of the scandal, the Vermont senator moved quickly to defend the VA http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BIVoM6AujUrtz3T6lxm4JTBhLSnO5Jp7VA6iOxxcvgOF k8__ERnPwFptGqqrkNDVfrM1LRErOTVuaoKMteYwXM5tf2sXXkn2BRn6ioovtz8kLLtU9qx3SBrv oq8b3UmA8VEZNtF1B3GUJJoyIMwdSq19yuGhAgMFvxFC3Pnm1s6gnDgjPF0k5G1N0jH4WuEJ_9eB qUkDsPSmCveLfToJf3J2G3oIbCbuok_3giQ3rNgPS8GFKgVBMRgpvX-Njwy7bDrhJYaE8FUdGV9O LC2BnEvBlEX33wvZAahKAsrkE0d7GnkTtjwWiA==c=CD8J4cvp2D-khEEuCv0lDOZ6kgKRXSaHh 0-10WQWpjDyBRApCjoVlg==ch=hyca_oTIRZ1QaX3sFeNCeGo62aZ2zsM72os_5yDT2jbGpkNKr uHZ4Q== : The Veterans Administration provides very high-quality healthcare, period. It's not perfect. Not perfect indeed. Sanders also warned of a rush to judgment, noting emphatically, We don't know how many veterans died. As the scandal spread nationwide, the good senator . . . freaked out. There is right now as we speak a concerted effort to undermine the VA, he told http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BIVoM6AujUrtz3T6lxm4JTBhLSnO5Jp7VA6iOxxcvgOF k8__ERnPwFptGqqrkNDVsq3K6yB0sX8iKd765Y0hdfEYMCEQWaeQ5DGCDqI7nh0AwIavI0maVDNS 2tm593PZudU75WKUvwgurVJ9lVQ5pBna7q_bT7FlhP21U1fDAj6CDFMjkqTlmA==c=CD8J4cvp2 D-khEEuCv0lDOZ6kgKRXSaHh0-10WQWpjDyBRApCjoVlg==ch=hyca_oTIRZ1QaX3sFeNCeGo62 aZ2zsM72os_5yDT2jbGpkNKruHZ4Q== MSNBC's Chris Hayes. What are the problems? Sanders asked himself http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BIVoM6AujUrtz3T6lxm4JTBhLSnO5Jp7VA6iOxxcvgOF k8__ERnPwFptGqqrkNDVn57ZUjgHdJNrPpreyOtNDkqQ6M_rGxKpB2FJg7EtmvtCL_qHMRNaHcuQ wKYZyXtqV8WOQiY4LU_lLrQcrHRvc2hBwNwmT6A-Zjbt7PED5Q-B9POWCJnJ6Q==c=CD8J4cvp2 D-khEEuCv0lDOZ6kgKRXSaHh0-10WQWpjDyBRApCjoVlg==ch=hyca_oTIRZ1QaX3sFeNCeGo62 aZ2zsM72os_5yDT2jbGpkNKruHZ4Q== . The problems is . . . you have folks out there now -- Koch brothers and others -- who want to radically change the nature of society, and either make major cuts in all of these institutions, or maybe do away with them entirely. How possible future cuts might prevent the VA from getting the job done at present remains unclear. On Thursday, Sanders blocked http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BIVoM6AujUrtz3T6lxm4JTBhLSnO5Jp7VA6iOxxcvgOF k8__ERnPwFptGqqrkNDVhD6oPJphLJiHFJpS6orBIdcaqEpmFrDb8VfVa0Pa2FOINWM16qgG7kn- V7wismuL2J9RedvLmb1bOu5HFBuoy3mjvA0PDyX_ZuechIU_e4bavsTQOmdhmiRpDi9aqt-CCEob Dt7z6M6OsyNss5X7fiwx9pD6IRf0HKnE4cP4wF_GjKE-fp6NDVx2nMs9BJttRWhHVbGsbzJYUok_ agjR5Du2FbO2kcgN_NAvtqfVc6KouOaofXa8MAAQE1aOJXhr1pJUj9Uwy6I=c=CD8J4cvp2D-kh EEuCv0lDOZ6kgKRXSaHh0-10WQWpjDyBRApCjoVlg==ch=hyca_oTIRZ1QaX3sFeNCeGo62aZ2z sM72os_5yDT2jbGpkNKruHZ4Q== Senate consideration of HR 4031, which had passed the House by a whopping bi-partisan 390-33 vote. The bill would have given the VA Secretary the power to replace managers who weren't producing for patients. Senator, let our vets go . . . let them escape the bureaucracy to seek the care they deserve. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BIVoM6AujUrtz3T6lxm4JTBhLSnO5Jp7VA6iOxxcvgOF k8__ERnPwFptGqqrkNDV5O4OMbL4ulUv-m4v34Z4JqwRfaChc3W_MDYeWn_6h00zgJfbOR0aDfhY ift_iw88weAEVUvOXFvWHBXuuvwy-ekLODCBNJIZJselJ5UKaitvJXuZqB2HZZgWXIlsNVYoc=C D8J4cvp2D-khEEuCv0lDOZ6kgKRXSaHh0-10WQWpjDyBRApCjoVlg==ch=hyca_oTIRZ1QaX3sF eNCeGo62aZ2zsM72os_5yDT2jbGpkNKruHZ4Q== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BIVoM6AujUrtz3T6lxm4JTBhLSnO5Jp7VA6iOxxcvgOF
[MoLiCo] FW: Administrative Error (Paul Jacob on the dying need for freedom of choice for veterans)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=a910f82c-cedb-4e29-bbfc-ceb439caa6b5a=1109020 606174d=1117442387202r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001LYS5SHRirYjFhBIa0mAkLz_sAj4wwQ53WDmct6t2TMOT MTWVjVx_Lb60As45ULrPJWgOIpzCh4CdhXjUbO8i7m_jFBajQKJp1UwJfoHKjs8uESEvQ4aUVEwO S5tdvaeipq2eD_qSaWDpMKdWIAKuY2dURUhfiPAcGAH_JuEnCBVloDzHc_ga4A==c=hTKHAXowu _kFM1_heYaJ5RYgHiGpFCSy-c3wP0iXQ9OAqm--nloSkw==ch=Mf1DD275pcBLmQafUlz34B2bk 4SlEKO_2rbNZy1NtWpwFFRq_pEmQQ== May 23, 2014 Administrative Error It was merely an administrative error. Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System Director Sharon Helman was awarded an $8,500 bonus, even while her operation was under investigation for falsifying patient wait times and possibly causing the deaths of 40 veterans. The bonus http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001LYS5SHRirYjFhBIa0mAkLz_sAj4wwQ53WDmct6t2TMOT MTWVjVx_LQJ0BwAzga8AokPmXyJxVPcuk6efW-hRl7TtFf_P33lQyKzHuh1XMoUx_P7E__lOEarf EkazQX3OEdv4zmG9ofVC9krmcf26IX3G8iafzigYGdcxEqtlIsfREaKfuGNwb75nZQ8PTF8mk9rW XzzjGjZRnbp6zwHese8gNdFI1yq68TqD-INb-YD_DfxYmImqNTLmx9EXiKCIZcLzkZr2nzqryWWS C7Yf3nkjertLCqHElilLawtOABE=c=hTKHAXowu_kFM1_heYaJ5RYgHiGpFCSy-c3wP0iXQ9OAq m--nloSkw==ch=Mf1DD275pcBLmQafUlz34B2bk4SlEKO_2rbNZy1NtWpwFFRq_pEmQQ== has now, after much publicity, been rescinded. Rep. Andy Harris http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/repAndyHarris.png Sadly, the veterans who died in a fraudulently inefficient system cannot be brought back to life. The hefty bonus money adds cruel insult on top of a much more serious injury -- one we now know extends far beyond Phoenix. The investigation has spread to 26 facilities. Major veterans organizations demand http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001LYS5SHRirYjFhBIa0mAkLz_sAj4wwQ53WDmct6t2TMOT MTWVjVx_LQJ0BwAzga8ADD38i6F648ogMPxv4N1CZo6FuEbJY_nWjS-Vq5y9uokWS57LNT2Lzf6a iQN9YJEPBDR1GVKSktdask94wFn7bJMzcFSxu2-PtaATBsiHpPI-NcttMu3nWDnFN-zM2Jrbf5FC 6kT9_rqR1Psaq41mbjvzFE7FOq5NytvQEEqQT6yL2D7hNr_upxCGq3sBwgHn_8sGAYL-I4s=c=h TKHAXowu_kFM1_heYaJ5RYgHiGpFCSy-c3wP0iXQ9OAqm--nloSkw==ch=Mf1DD275pcBLmQafU lz34B2bk4SlEKO_2rbNZy1NtWpwFFRq_pEmQQ== that Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki resign, or that the president (who once again discovered the crisis from media reports) replace him. That'd be a logical first step, signaling in deeds, not just words, that folks will be held accountable. The personnel changes shouldn't stop there. And those guilty of fraud should also face criminal charges. Still, some gloss over this scandal. Montana Senator Jon Tester says Shinseki should stay and that the VA has done http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001LYS5SHRirYjFhBIa0mAkLz_sAj4wwQ53WDmct6t2TMOT MTWVjVx_LQJ0BwAzga8AhCqDIR-WNxon4q-6Im3QG5W3x87Xm9CkulxhZ-j_NJVV2O877qzSdMkA KnpZ75cEv_iHPyMqSD_yN0ofoD1AeZHU7cXKh3ojEmRX5V7sDFq4UTwU4h1t8Q==c=hTKHAXowu _kFM1_heYaJ5RYgHiGpFCSy-c3wP0iXQ9OAqm--nloSkw==ch=Mf1DD275pcBLmQafUlz34B2bk 4SlEKO_2rbNZy1NtWpwFFRq_pEmQQ== a remarkable and a pretty darn good job. A Washington Post editorial played down the scandal, noting that Delayed treatment has been an issue for decades. The Post is half-right. The problem of this federal healthcare bureaucracy shortchanging vets is certainly not new. But Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) is 100 percent right. The Navy vet and doctor, with years of VA experience, wants to offer vets a choice http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001LYS5SHRirYjFhBIa0mAkLz_sAj4wwQ53WDmct6t2TMOT MTWVjVx_LQJ0BwAzga8A_-rUdC8Jlxi8-pwC6RbuLrJFpeOhK5j7S0-MKNwP3uuTPNuacKZsQ0zy 2df-H9Kw40NEQ9l2Lh8SDFShM7Kend9OXbb4hX-jjodVuFqSoJoCcWer-nSU5DHP62nM7Fp7CX3I roIe96HrzKJ5lpYDZWWmjqsOUBpEJrWjscPgf37j009CD9UtkgyyIh6DmQs7GL6XOK9n3XxyfSb5 gG5wkD5OKwXpNvRlc=hTKHAXowu_kFM1_heYaJ5RYgHiGpFCSy-c3wP0iXQ9OAqm--nloSkw== ch=Mf1DD275pcBLmQafUlz34B2bk4SlEKO_2rbNZy1NtWpwFFRq_pEmQQ== between the VA or a voucher to pay for their private care. It's a solution aimed at protecting the vets who need care, rather than the VA bureaucracy. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001LYS5SHRirYjFhBIa0mAkLz_sAj4wwQ53WDmct6t2TMOT MTWVjVx_LQJ0BwAzga8Af0iYg9Ume5Kt9UeP-VstvrLzRL9gMxwS6MAELdVTXFhZvvQZC6-QvsAc Eu3VmGE5RxHSgnIA0jlLFr0YAVKrBHJ7sfavE3l4IRvw4xgseIWzGjHq4v1Gth_eC-OwPyiyc=h TKHAXowu_kFM1_heYaJ5RYgHiGpFCSy-c3wP0iXQ9OAqm--nloSkw==ch=Mf1DD275pcBLmQafU lz34B2bk4SlEKO_2rbNZy1NtWpwFFRq_pEmQQ== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001LYS5SHRirYjFhBIa0mAkLz_sAj4wwQ53WDmct6t2TMOT MTWVjVx_LQJ0BwAzga8AAh2RQ_6fNmwvqtztMAEYnqFAvi9LP2rYt6EBcWP3EAQvQX-VtO6ddKwE MNL6eMGbWtH2itfZ_V430b0oHcT6SL7Wzn-ywlfjcARMQqMSkczBhGW0396Kw6q-6CnenLqrAOdv 4dju-dI=c=hTKHAXowu_kFM1_heYaJ5RYgHiGpFCSy-c3wP0iXQ9OAqm--nloSkw==ch=Mf1DD 275pcBLmQafUlz34B2bk4SlEKO_2rbNZy1NtWpwFFRq_pEmQQ== Today On May 23, 1788, South Carolina became the 8th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. Other May 23 events include: * 1813: South American independence leader Simón Bolívar entered
[MoLiCo] FW: If you like your privacy you can keep it
header http://www.rand-2016.org/images/email-header.jpg Dear Fred, Did you see my email below? You see, I've filed my class action lawsuit against the NSA. But that's not the only way to fight unconstitutional spying! I've also introduced the Fourth Amendment Protection Act in Congress to fight this battle on multiple fronts. Unfortunately, not enough Americans have signed the petition supporting this legislation. That's why, if you haven't already, http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19948169:20605612831:m:1:580434554:27913132AF772D6B5DE1F35049BF869B:r please sign the petition right away! And if you've already signed, http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/forwardthis/ft.php?mID=4017770em=fellison%40advfabtech.comch=b43e10886738b5dd13821b5cec1e48dd please forward it to as many people as you know. Without your help, and the help of people like you, we don't stand a chance. Thank you for all you've done, and continue to do, for our Fourth Amendment rights. In Liberty, sig http://www.rand-2016.com/images/rand_sig.png Senator Rand Paul http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19948169:20605612831:m:1:580434554:27913132AF772D6B5DE1F35049BF869B:r Click here to Sign the Petition _ From: Rand Paul [rand.p...@rand2016.com] Subject: If you like your privacy you can keep it Dear Fred, Thanks to your outrage forcing Congress to put pressure on the President to rein in the out-of-control NSA domestic spying program, President Obama was compelled to address this abuse of the Fourth Amendment. But in what has become typical for President Obama, fancy rhetoric is utilized to cover up the same disastrous policies. The collection of emails, phone calls and text messages rolls on but under a different configuration. That sounds like If you like your privacy, you can keep it. But looking at this administration’s track record, trust us gets thrown out the window Starting a Tea Party organization is wrong and singles you out for harassment. We’ve already seen the outright smearing of law-abiding gun owners and the derision of those who cling to their guns and religion. We see the Obama administration covering up Benghazi, then tapping Susan Rice – who helped mislead the American people in the wake of that outrage – for a promotion. http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19948169:20605612831:m:1:580434554:27913132AF772D6B5DE1F35049BF869B:r Click to sign And to make matters worse, President Obama is demanding we trust him when he claims lawyers who work for the executive branch will construct safeguards to protect our rights. You and I know the fox can't guard the henhouse. This is madness and someone needs to slam the breaks on policies that stomp all over the Fourth Amendment. This is a defining moment for our country. Is any politician above law? That's why I hope you'll agree to http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19948169:20605612831:m:1:580434554:27913132AF772D6B5DE1F35049BF869B:r stand with me by fighting back against President Obama trampling all over the Constitution. So please http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19948169:20605612831:m:1:580434554:27913132AF772D6B5DE1F35049BF869B:r sign your Fourth Amendment Protection Act petition right away. I need your help to crank up the heat on my colleagues to push this legislation through Congress. And after you sign your petition, I hope you'll agree to http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19948169:20605612831:m:1:580434554:27913132AF772D6B5DE1F35049BF869B:r make your most generous contribution to help me mobilize millions of Americans through email, direct mail, online and social media ads to join this first-of-its-kind effort to stand up to President Obama and tell him enough is enough! In liberty, sig http://www.rand-2016.com/images/rand_sig.png Senator Rand Paul P.S. After sign your petition; please http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19948169:20605612831:m:1:580434554:27913132AF772D6B5DE1F35049BF869B:r make your most generous contribution to help me mobilize millions of Americans to this historic fight. http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19948169:20605612831:m:1:580434554:27913132AF772D6B5DE1F35049BF869B:r Click to sign http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19948170:20605612831:m:1:580434554:27913132AF772D6B5DE1F35049BF869B:r Like Rand Paul On Facebook Paid for by Rand Paul for Senate 2016. http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19948171:20605612831:m:1:580434554:27913132AF772D6B5DE1F35049BF869B:r www.RandPaul2016.com http://www.paramountcommunication.com http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/imagelibrary/N-20605612831-CB9B13E3E664C2874865018E9D1844B0.jpg -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said
[MoLiCo] FW: Nashville's Trojan Horse (Paul Jacob on the newest dirty trick to tamper with term limits)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=29deca37-2797-40d6-91ea-553a2749b410a=1109020 606174d=1117420157790r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GpntQg5_WdSwY82nZLjoRyHJCv3ryACkiTVGqFVq3Pmc xpTaE3ozU4P10q__kByLJ1_Rpdlom5M63a7bcHVzQawjDuEG93eozwCzoPqIsKI5LeYHuJZEE6-c cdwfHJfOXttfRYQGUjrJ0ghsFkRvTUgMnnVsclRUx70VwQc0mi02rf3Ksaxmug==c=lJz45oapn bfgNa1MgsP8MozRwn6nD--ApQsWTPXCGduiEdig3gcUdg==ch=aE9WItnm3E2L0tC4BIDg_fNVt KxgrY51szpbz4mtI6gwbZKYPco2eA== May 21, 2014 Nashville's Trojan Horse Beware of politicians bearing gifts. The titans on the Metro Nashville Charter Revision Commission voted, last week, to recommend that a charter amendment be placed on the ballot, weakening term limits for the Metro Council and reducing representation on it. Taken together, reports http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GpntQg5_WdSwY82nZLjoRyHJCv3ryACkiTVGqFVq3Pmc xpTaE3ozUzsFMfFyRr92ITigpcSCDbWycdm0bE4F6IjexPWP9TWVCEIoHGUgXyPJklRneCBnn6ay Re2aVyAJBOeolZIPvpLVGaKxboVJ2s38PUTt9pNRMUp9YclOSTVhKxf48_ttlGTc3JfoN5R25_R5 61KFevhxFRbYeysVw-MPAMTGLCfLngvbjrlVo8kiNsh6RjY1EZqCDdznKt0SgEUPR565uMVisvaB cIjFZYLwpl3V87vSN4AYtp6FsKNC2hQjhPUy-QUA3zFMCAh_c=lJz45oapnbfgNa1MgsP8MozRw n6nD--ApQsWTPXCGduiEdig3gcUdg==ch=aE9WItnm3E2L0tC4BIDg_fNVtKxgrY51szpbz4mtI 6gwbZKYPco2eA== The Tennessean, the proposed changes could throw the 2015 council elections into upheaval by eliminating one of every three seats while offering new political life to more than half of the current council. Nashville Metro Council http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/NashvilleMetroCouncil.png The amendment now goes to the council, needing 27 of 40 members to vote yes. Almost that many are term-limited next year, so the measure may go on the ballot as early as August. A former Metro law director on the Charter Revision Commission argued there shouldn't be any term limits at all, but Councilwoman Emily Evans, the amendment's sponsor, admitted to reporters that reducing the size of the council was likely the only way to get voters to agree to a weakening of term limits. She noted, You have to give the public something. While voters tend to favor reducing legislative bodies, perhaps to save on costs and unnecessary drama, the other direction makes more sense: smaller districts, where each citizen is more important to his or her representative and that representative can accumulate less power. A 2005 attempt to cut the size of the council was blocked by strong public opposition, so that may not be the sweetener the politicians think. As for term limits, voters passed them in 1994 and have three times blocked council attempts to weaken or kill the limits. Nashville voters know a Trojan Horse when they see it. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GpntQg5_WdSwY82nZLjoRyHJCv3ryACkiTVGqFVq3Pmc xpTaE3ozUzsFMfFyRr92d7KMocEkQL5e1kHwAuHFCJVe-St9uJaXTj8hPaywoKCAN4bIwUEJNwp5 pzy091WBQwCQ0EItuVhHyfKIb5Su_jJS1lNoYM2_3NjqPwEGu6XtjDcxJNFNQGFJuG2EDYmUc=l Jz45oapnbfgNa1MgsP8MozRwn6nD--ApQsWTPXCGduiEdig3gcUdg==ch=aE9WItnm3E2L0tC4B IDg_fNVtKxgrY51szpbz4mtI6gwbZKYPco2eA== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GpntQg5_WdSwY82nZLjoRyHJCv3ryACkiTVGqFVq3Pmc xpTaE3ozUzsFMfFyRr92KpbiQQb5YXug7oI4IJ3CqBfByNEL4VfWKafvpGGXHzpJbizE9E2OP7HM g8pztmX6zjl2deoyzPbiMze8YR9opJf54udXOtnD1K0OrE1BLLFvVwEhNM-nHgrOjV_784JUAxfp 7Yx7fKc=c=lJz45oapnbfgNa1MgsP8MozRwn6nD--ApQsWTPXCGduiEdig3gcUdg==ch=aE9WI tnm3E2L0tC4BIDg_fNVtKxgrY51szpbz4mtI6gwbZKYPco2eA== Today On May 21, 1851, slavery was abolished in Colombia, South America. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Screenshot-2014-05- 20-20.17.00.png If I were asked to answer the following question: What is slavery? and I should answer in one word, It is murder, my meaning would be understood at once. No extended argument would be required to show that the power to take from a man his thought, his will, his personality, is a power of life and death; and that to enslave a man is to kill him. -P.J. Proudhon Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/GCF-vertical-logo.png Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GpntQg5_WdSwY82nZLjoRyHJCv3ryACkiTVGqFVq3Pmc xpTaE3ozU4P10q__kByLJLxyz8Xp7NeV11T3ofAjphe-QVJT2l4ZkTl_Dl6Hcj-6hiWZKQswRgpF 0cRUqer85QnxMJob5q5tuhe_MKayh-7UQ7KMeySnysJVQuOYCr8=c=lJz45oapnbfgNa1MgsP8M ozRwn6nD--ApQsWTPXCGduiEdig3gcUdg==ch=aE9WItnm3E2L0tC4BIDg_fNVtKxgrY51szpbz 4mtI6gwbZKYPco2eA== as well as a board member of Great Communicators Foundation, which sponsors both Common Sense http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001GpntQg5_WdSwY82nZLjoRyHJCv3ryACkiTVGqFVq3Pmc xpTaE3ozU4P10q__kByLJ1_Rpdlom5M63a7bcHVzQawjDuEG93eozwCzoPqIsKI5LeYHuJZEE6-c
[MoLiCo] FW: Preparing for a Bailout (Paul Jacob on a strong sign of a coming Obamacare bailout)
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[MoLiCo] FW: Can you pick up the phone?
header http://www.rand-2016.org/images/email-header.jpg Dear Fred, A crucial cloture vote on David J. Barron's nomination to the First Circuit Court of Appeals could come as soon as today. That's why I'm asking for your immediate action. You see, Barron was the author of 2 memos outlining the Administration's legal justification for targeting Americans abroad for execution without trial. There is no valid legal precedent to kill an American citizen not engaged in combat. And Harry Reid is trying to push this nomination to prevent the Obama administration from being held accountable for their executive power grab. So please call 202-224-3121 and urge your Senators to vote no on his nomination. Send a clear message that our rights to due process and a trial by jury aren't subject to the legal whims of any administration. This nomination is just the latest example of the Obama administration's blatant disregard for the Constitution and separation of powers. The Executive cannot assume the role of the judiciary branch. If an American commits an act of treason they should be tried and convicted. If an American commits an act of treason on a foreign battlefield then they may be lawfully killed. But in noncombat situations, the Fifth and Sixth Amendments still apply and can't be wiped away. That's why it's urgent you call your Senators at 202-224-3121 IMMEDIATELY. Demand they stand up for the Bill of Rights and vote no on the Barron nomination. The clock is ticking and a cloture vote could come as soon as today so it's vital you take action right away. Thank you for all that you do. In Liberty, http://www.rand-2016.org/images/rand_sig.png Senator Rand Paul P.S. President Obama has nominated David J. Barron, the author of two memos justifying the killing of American citizens abroad without trial to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. That's why it's vital you contact your Senators right away by calling 202-224-3121 and demand they vote no on this nomination. After you contact your Senators please http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19887877:20555892536:m:1:580434554:A5FE01A97C12E3AF4CE4C12204A7A4FC:r chip in a contribution so I can continue to lead the fight in the Senate to defend the Bill of Rights. http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19887878:20555892536:m:1:580434554:A5FE01A97C12E3AF4CE4C12204A7A4FC:r Like Rand Paul On Facebook Paid for by Rand Paul for Senate 2016 http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19887879:20555892536:m:1:580434554:A5FE01A97C12E3AF4CE4C12204A7A4FC:r www.randpaul2016.com This message was intended for: felli...@advfabtech.com You were added to the system February 13, 2014. [More information http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/p/is-yYJ7LNH ] Update your preferences http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/p/os-yYJ7LNH | Unsubscribe http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/p/os-yYJ7LNH http://www.paramountcommunication.com http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/imagelibrary/N-20555892536-43393FE4FEC57320D1DE25E5BA9E4E55.jpg -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] RE: Common Core
The actual link to his 47 minute video is: http://www.jbs.org/videos/mediaitem/429 I just finished watching this and some of the information that he has brought to the light of day is extremely disturbing. I find it hard to believe that the people behind Common Core are so bold to think that they can get away with this takeover of the educational system. We need to get this information out to as many people as possible, especially parents with children in school. EmailSignatureFBE From: Sarah Baumgartner [mailto:ellen.baumgart...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 11:36 AM To: felli...@advfabtech.com; jelli...@advfabtech.com Cc: Glenn Gohr Subject: Common Core I don't remember who I sent this to so please ignore any previous ones that I might have sent. EB Please go to the second video on this site. It is the shortened version and is 40+ minutes long. EB http://www.jbs.org/videos/mediaitem/427-brilliant-anti-common-core-speech-by -dr-duke-pesta -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] FW: The 22 Franc Minimum Wage (Paul Jacob on a win for common sense in Switzerland)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=d1268537-7f4a-43af-9a78-58ca485d23baa=1109020 606174d=1117398927953r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Ln4PsiqfKvg2DiWJ18HMdWmi-cdXfpVHFDaBmvcD7As1 I4s-Z_R5nYva6HcdfiZRl17EDhGH5eVAIUMVubqJq2slbr06Izz-nPcZdG-V_eJychinDyFD-7Jm rT2bNruCojK55SZ-hI5Dt-dP5zoM54ViEuSOuRjM9Yv_RWLqECOueDu53sNEiw==c=HwInCK9dx _MFB4luDqJXj0L0MIEQw6RH76UGlJWUHQcBD3OY9gwgSA==ch=_fZMSzVcCdcA7qX1o0VeLSCbW U4BRk0oYA1lghNiQF5t3bfaWQUqSg== May 19, 2014 The 22 Franc Minimum Wage Fox News's Bill O'Reilly and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney agree with America's progressives: raising the minimum wage is common sense. The Swiss had a chance to prove their solidarity with that notion yesterday, when they voted on whether to establish a minimum wage in the country, a rather high one of 4000 francs per month (something close to 22 francs per hour). They voted the proposal down. Overwhelmingly. By over 76 percent. http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Ln4PsiqfKvg2DiWJ18HMdWmi-cdXfpVHFDaBmvcD7As1 I4s-Z_R5nTYAuhLZqcBLC9MEyC4Tbom7MXuuQZRrn5sJceQUMt9dQufONMPm2jw49KWcShYXOgM0 SiKd7dHz0f0Z0jGigcEONh_LoHpDXq4MG5y9HGap9S0QefXtX8qRo7zgI-Md-UmeWFgDIMBNOpJm DZzG4xjSfIJVWo5AHKLP14Fw7NxHc=HwInCK9dx_MFB4luDqJXj0L0MIEQw6RH76UGlJWUHQcBD 3OY9gwgSA==ch=_fZMSzVcCdcA7qX1o0VeLSCbWU4BRk0oYA1lghNiQF5t3bfaWQUqSg== Frederic Bastiat's classic essay, What Is Seen and What Is Unseen Unlike in America, this minimum wage would have affected a huge hunk of the population. One out of ten Swiss workers earns less than the proposed minimum. In America, only about a single percentage of workers earns close to the national minimum. This matters, as Frédéric Bastiat clearly explained http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Ln4PsiqfKvg2DiWJ18HMdWmi-cdXfpVHFDaBmvcD7As1 I4s-Z_R5nTYAuhLZqcBLE9hmw13krHxo0Or2gVVCqgrfC_quK6KAiaYiZPyZbr9JqEGyd-81Z8q8 fmgSSV4NVpWwImXKwhSsE7GTDKHhhP_-T3t0nvrZEkGSAV3gkeveBl2HB9KWTFsZn6URTYlrfpbr zdR7vek=c=HwInCK9dx_MFB4luDqJXj0L0MIEQw6RH76UGlJWUHQcBD3OY9gwgSA==ch=_fZMS zVcCdcA7qX1o0VeLSCbWU4BRk0oYA1lghNiQF5t3bfaWQUqSg== , because price regulations can have two effects: a loss of production, or none at all -- either hurtful or superfluous. No effect, when the price floor (as in a minimum wage) is set lower than the level most prices are already at (or, for which workers already work). But when the price floor gets set higher, goods go off the market -- with too-high wage minimums, workers with low productivity cease to get hired. Swiss voters could scarcely afford to risk the jobs of ten percent of the workforce. In America, raising the minimum wage is usually a matter of sacrificing a few people (whom voters mostly don't know -- Bastiat's unseen http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Ln4PsiqfKvg2DiWJ18HMdWmi-cdXfpVHFDaBmvcD7As1 I4s-Z_R5nTYAuhLZqcBLC9MEyC4Tbom7MXuuQZRrn5sJceQUMt9dQufONMPm2jw49KWcShYXOgM0 SiKd7dHz0f0Z0jGigcEONh_LoHpDXq4MG5y9HGap9S0QefXtX8qRo7zgI-Md-UmeWFgDIMBNOpJm DZzG4xjSfIJVWo5AHKLP14Fw7NxHc=HwInCK9dx_MFB4luDqJXj0L0MIEQw6RH76UGlJWUHQcBD 3OY9gwgSA==ch=_fZMSzVcCdcA7qX1o0VeLSCbWU4BRk0oYA1lghNiQF5t3bfaWQUqSg== ) while rejoicing in the higher wages of those workers retained (the seen). In Switzerland, the government declared http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Ln4PsiqfKvg2DiWJ18HMdWmi-cdXfpVHFDaBmvcD7As1 I4s-Z_R5nTYAuhLZqcBL_suYmtvgF7IONEkyVSWZHbLM1mYpI9_gAw5WuKDlgda2vqpMqaJz57o9 Bv2PumHFfd-riQO2bGQwW7QqXhENdKA3mOQD1rypn0foGIOQWsyOtTQumiyKi_CGig8KqWcHpI_r VTGv2Sx2r9JuTMgEZ9hUcZlAareovctXbeCT6g8y-lC1Mmt6GVmxaRjzPElCVkRydQCmpejllMAM tNSUCH5SMvFFA2vvc=HwInCK9dx_MFB4luDqJXj0L0MIEQw6RH76UGlJWUHQcBD3OY9gwgSA== ch=_fZMSzVcCdcA7qX1o0VeLSCbWU4BRk0oYA1lghNiQF5t3bfaWQUqSg== the down vote a victory for common sense. Which it was. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Ln4PsiqfKvg2DiWJ18HMdWmi-cdXfpVHFDaBmvcD7As1 I4s-Z_R5nTYAuhLZqcBLe9aiHGBlUaKsTNTjV2L0Z7apOrQAv6SBS1dBP1XvZAvBDS6RILQepbi4 yWs4lpBtLea8GJfBn2unmaEPnsu3M_tEniTR5I6SuQV25QO5Cy1yDxuY5_qtEJNp8f4kCmZ5c=H wInCK9dx_MFB4luDqJXj0L0MIEQw6RH76UGlJWUHQcBD3OY9gwgSA==ch=_fZMSzVcCdcA7qX1o 0VeLSCbWU4BRk0oYA1lghNiQF5t3bfaWQUqSg== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Ln4PsiqfKvg2DiWJ18HMdWmi-cdXfpVHFDaBmvcD7As1 I4s-Z_R5nTYAuhLZqcBLZKZ7bcv-w2TDw0FxBi8SBAoKhrPeZQUDbFGrm9RhYDQrJebOqM9ocVHs BUYdBpUPM0yzOxs5B9ubwLqg-snf6AzWFYbYZhyXZG4DJudpu8GdBp9JES5jmf4GGCM85IRGglcj 0MGOQaE=c=HwInCK9dx_MFB4luDqJXj0L0MIEQw6RH76UGlJWUHQcBD3OY9gwgSA==ch=_fZMS zVcCdcA7qX1o0VeLSCbWU4BRk0oYA1lghNiQF5t3bfaWQUqSg== Today On May 19, 1897, Oscar Wilde was released from Reading Prison. His Ballad of Reading Gaol would later become a classic, and his only great work following his imprisonment. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/frederic_bastiat.jp g Legislation that limits or hampers exchanges is always either hurtful or superfluous. Governments that persuade
[MoLiCo] FW: Politicians Need Petition Experience (Paul Jacob on two lessons from the comedy of errors confounding Congressman Conyers)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=3d6d05b2-bb91-42fc-99b7-3d4eb8e8a=1109020 606174d=1117369674423r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fUilMoEJomgmj4CL9uEA0I54gEdXDwB9F_zT98aXXtWI mg66WWsl0aG3UdcX7KljyW855x1J5VCj3dngjDtqEjJQ9FVuGdhD1b3WXz57-vLAwx3vTiCnWmGl -AOKBh5y4xfX50cVBYjL4uav3oXRv0XPmADYoQwWEtaBltLicbuWz7qcd8reBA==c=LP6ibYlD4 N2omzg8RMXLTKBbn4yeYL_srXVUeqCAdpqovrp1FuzZ-A==ch=yjb_n8v_wm59uBp6sgs1pL8c3 eV_1ZC6zN31SBWgYfpxqU1BGzfFYw== May 15, 2014 Politicians Need Petition Experience On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), the 49-year, 25-term congressman representing bankrupt Detroit, made big news http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fUilMoEJomgmj4CL9uEA0I54gEdXDwB9F_zT98aXXtWI mg66WWsl0W0RMt4xHdniJRxkVpCzVAeUk32aML_J64D6snserUD5YL6Xi_ABhKJcMw46hNVezktU 0Le3rRwgFNZz7CdzoI48wD9vTRdOwYBOA3ShpzFod8Q7JFYoYEHXdK6LEn36EkRlhl5d7EQTo6eH 68o4QEgDKFTNwkhxU9YMIrihpQpPOSROeF8vuHWrP7zdPkkZ1b5IrxlTECMDg8rc7OmRgdI3s-EF NmSlwBfADRUvMg0C5mdj4pyJcDQbH0SGb8GZUG3sqcBmTc0Xk1RiPOZRwnA=c=LP6ibYlD4N2om zg8RMXLTKBbn4yeYL_srXVUeqCAdpqovrp1FuzZ-A==ch=yjb_n8v_wm59uBp6sgs1pL8c3eV_1 ZC6zN31SBWgYfpxqU1BGzfFYw== . According to the Wayne County clerk, Conyers failed to gather enough voter signatures to earn a spot on the Democratic Party Primary ballot this Fifth of August. John Conyers http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/JohnConyers.jpg Still, I stand by my Townhall column's prediction http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fUilMoEJomgmj4CL9uEA0I54gEdXDwB9F_zT98aXXtWI mg66WWsl0W0RMt4xHdniQPFvpzu5vUnbMa3eysovF7llwxLWnUdWeOsCjAM0wWxuJtwi6xsPTQoz yt6BEFpB0y3x7hKDjU5fMFl2I9DIHoj9F0CCw3dgQ0zY5-BviOgj8COBwmm56qfPNcdF4N2rc=L P6ibYlD4N2omzg8RMXLTKBbn4yeYL_srXVUeqCAdpqovrp1FuzZ-A==ch=yjb_n8v_wm59uBp6s gs1pL8c3eV_1ZC6zN31SBWgYfpxqU1BGzfFYw== : the congressman will be on that ballot. Conyers ran afoul of a law requiring petition passers to be registered voters. It is unconstitutional. The ACLU filed suit on Monday http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fUilMoEJomgmj4CL9uEA0I54gEdXDwB9F_zT98aXXtWI mg66WWsl0W0RMt4xHdninG_WHu96v9FhDa3xJzB7-uhUHEy3i_dhwVklANkVWPmDm_qIjn6FGhSe Ku_MHphHO1qXo_XJQzQM6S8wj2euSCq43y7cpnnFicXgac6gl7Kb-QOEr3mQNl1JKy9myuCveRlO OxyqAaE1tvOYscJpAIK2yZXqhRdl46c-XPibQHWAzoZyO1enrSwG1_aK0p6QDFvTE1Y7jfvyDEN1 Wy8J7Ks6apr6KRINdGwh-XnQnPFNhWY2brBkkg==c=LP6ibYlD4N2omzg8RMXLTKBbn4yeYL_sr XVUeqCAdpqovrp1FuzZ-A==ch=yjb_n8v_wm59uBp6sgs1pL8c3eV_1ZC6zN31SBWgYfpxqU1BG zfFYw== to overturn it. Conyers only had to manage a mere one thousand signatures, which hardly seems too tough for a seasoned incumbent. Conversely, Michiganders petitioning for a statewide ballot measure must secure 258,087 voter signatures - 322,609 for a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment. Conyers isn't alone in flunking Petition Drive 101. Two years ago, Republican Congressman Thaddeus McCotter resigned after several staff members falsified signatures on his petition http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fUilMoEJomgmj4CL9uEA0I54gEdXDwB9F_zT98aXXtWI mg66WWsl0W0RMt4xHdnil_LwhEX3_KdWgj6cM_FDKsNQET5HzBP4Rb0-aDm6K1w7-0D7vL-ovhka IcCAEMVn79x6elrrlK_fNiSSKGa8z-qS5lnsAWJFI74Bgq0CLlhgZYz4Q10MF03JoioLrWsuz9JB EhnnAobiI7RglSZoi6LgXO7FlStD1AVbP2H9lj8eEr0CpCfdlyffmLK5UJUbwknbAuc_ZPBIMHB3 krRVzP0S7qkxx0ffUhzeURv4RmfZsE7nG7yFNWMx_XxKwF9WIyh6WAkWanAMDYiSiIa86Q==c=L P6ibYlD4N2omzg8RMXLTKBbn4yeYL_srXVUeqCAdpqovrp1FuzZ-A==ch=yjb_n8v_wm59uBp6s gs1pL8c3eV_1ZC6zN31SBWgYfpxqU1BGzfFYw== . Michigan's policy, making major-party politicians gather a small number of voter signatures to obtain ballot status - independent and minor party candidates must often collect much larger numbers - is not a mere useless hurdle. If adopted universally, it could provide a large number of examples that our powerful politicians actually have surprisingly weak support. Moreover, making politicians petition might stir their sympathy for the struggles citizens face in gathering signatures. Working my day job with Citizens in Charge http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fUilMoEJomgmj4CL9uEA0I54gEdXDwB9F_zT98aXXtWI mg66WWsl0SnYKxVKuQELNpC6jLJJy3ykxjuf-4CeYJi3kvKCZi6Pb0Ut9XfrgcgF9CAns37denN6 M2RiFALN0T-j8Y7KcyNw2P6BTnZX5L9vGhKocg34OiBCFW64DiBpsXNfiPGFRw==c=LP6ibYlD4 N2omzg8RMXLTKBbn4yeYL_srXVUeqCAdpqovrp1FuzZ-A==ch=yjb_n8v_wm59uBp6sgs1pL8c3 eV_1ZC6zN31SBWgYfpxqU1BGzfFYw== , I witness constant attacks on the initiative petition process from legislators, who claim it's too easy to put issues on the ballot. Which, of course, means that those politicians haven't ever tried. Politicians often tell us how important experience is. Give them some. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fUilMoEJomgmj4CL9uEA0I54gEdXDwB9F_zT98aXXtWI mg66WWsl0W0RMt4xHdniToZVmyY-bJzlX6KdgA6IsQOOR8nkap7XQ6AZy8Ie5EDGa-fxGvt-bbqD q5bBIQoT1cc3mgj4AgKXfH7jnbEJlLT-dyH7TQ74G7xxgtM2I6H1YUvyEoL1-_WnJFK9kkvwc=L
[MoLiCo] FW: The Next Coalition (Paul Jacob on the movement that could take down the insider state)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=52e506b9-70bc-4d52-8e5f-3dfa6fae009aa=1109020 606174d=1117380813975r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017B90RpChwZeDQgdOYMlk0ilV_QUOJ3tWKPtvsAQGGBpk qkCd9bBYGmX00NjJU8_HcCFaXBYTomEUTbtPbPfrThMDCoDzAfr5ov1bMSTYo2to4Fd-QOnR6Voi U551YmTXx2jvlndDEqj0jntaI9Ym5fLN38Be15_NwhLsUP1hf92tCmhzk0C-5Q==c=_Xgo_agOn mmGU7njM3IRNAGCyrMg9UHZzv8ji1Cd_JMrei6___QFoA==ch=ZfhbWaQd_gH9O2tIw6Izg3jl0 n6WUy42ClxoprD8QDaZY-vP6DOurg== May 16, 2014 The Next Coalition Can the American people squeeze out the middle . . . like popping the world's biggest zit? Ralph Nader thinks the answer is Yes, if by the middle we mean the political center, where the Republican and Democratic Party higher-ups want to be, and where most folks in Congress find themselves. Unstoppable, by Ralph Nader http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/unstoppable.png Huge swaths of the American people, he says, are ready for some big changes. But the ruling insider class stands in the way. What is needed? A coalition of progressives and libertarians and other independents willing to work together on issues like * initiative and referendum rights in every state and locality; * stricter ethical standards for representatives; * an end to bailouts of businesses and investors; * a rational attack on the eternal and sumptuous giveaways to contractors for the Pentagon; and much more. Nader thinks a coalition like this is, as the title of his book has it, http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017B90RpChwZeDQgdOYMlk0ilV_QUOJ3tWKPtvsAQGGBpk qkCd9bBYGg4glgTfztGITVZFaifusZhbiSmbOvdhoV3M0pKzNJ_uhC0pxeMQiwvnPt80HMt_CjEX FxWZftAJh9tMmtqoq1Aeuk7nOOMx7CN9tGjpYNrdTcalTp9y6AZWU1yuL_v2DTjIfG5lQh4B2-hS UYYSdGXCX60Of_6rCeHAV2h-piwXcFDYQHBa6Tw=c=_Xgo_agOnmmGU7njM3IRNAGCyrMg9UHZz v8ji1Cd_JMrei6___QFoA==ch=ZfhbWaQd_gH9O2tIw6Izg3jl0n6WUy42ClxoprD8QDaZY-vP6 DOurg== Unstoppable. His book hasn't been getting the attention it deserves. (Even from me: I'm at Disney World as I write this, and somehow reading of books hasn't exactly taken over my schedule.) Nader, one of the most influential activists in American history, has hit a nerve, but not a lot of media outlets. I'm told he did chat with the folks on Fox Business News's The Independents, but he could use more readers and more listeners. Interestingly, Nader tips his hat to my day-job outfit, Citizens in Charge http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017B90RpChwZeDQgdOYMlk0ilV_QUOJ3tWKPtvsAQGGBpk qkCd9bBYGhEmbvRPKNt3_IrmQ-We4wsilEpGFB-NRzuYL_t7P75mvMv50QHeyFAlocq6cmp5qD3- 2OWtKhCNmXJCp7zSOerK8eKvf6EpxavWVSycISIdkFOcpEgAaVLLYXc9ZJKv5g==c=_Xgo_agOn mmGU7njM3IRNAGCyrMg9UHZzv8ji1Cd_JMrei6___QFoA==ch=ZfhbWaQd_gH9O2tIw6Izg3jl0 n6WUy42ClxoprD8QDaZY-vP6DOurg== , as already at work doing what needs getting done, putting citizens (not well-connected businesses and pressure groups) at the center of the government. By working for greater ballot access and initiative rights everywhere. So, join us. (And I promise: no more pimple-popping metaphors.) This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017B90RpChwZeDQgdOYMlk0ilV_QUOJ3tWKPtvsAQGGBpk qkCd9bBYGg4glgTfztGIe20PjZGyFGs96BSyi37U1jnUs3to6ojIsLfh0FINKIO0Klowl_eOMK7K FdGpHMzr7T2rcoRH2VXd-OYCp81tkQs5792CA5akUm8monh0Lk19dO3cdPZdw_8Tm9vLiOwMc=_ Xgo_agOnmmGU7njM3IRNAGCyrMg9UHZzv8ji1Cd_JMrei6___QFoA==ch=ZfhbWaQd_gH9O2tIw 6Izg3jl0n6WUy42ClxoprD8QDaZY-vP6DOurg== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017B90RpChwZeDQgdOYMlk0ilV_QUOJ3tWKPtvsAQGGBpk qkCd9bBYGg4glgTfztGIrJE8kDFQmJd0WlUslKCwwzwXaRK199sNafXLouViCl4EFOa5mJpitek2 zb993gH3IxFmmL-LQ3KZ0JGlwO4450-7DusycTXqDdlaPsz0mG6rh5pKFDBinmFp2iO-QNwaLGAO 4MjhE0c=c=_Xgo_agOnmmGU7njM3IRNAGCyrMg9UHZzv8ji1Cd_JMrei6___QFoA==ch=ZfhbW aQd_gH9O2tIw6Izg3jl0n6WUy42ClxoprD8QDaZY-vP6DOurg== Today On May 16, 1843, one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove, Missouri, set off for the Pacific Northwest, blazing what became known as the Oregon Trail. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/JamesMill-copy.png There is nothing in the world, where a government is, in any degree, limited and restrained, so useful for getting rid of all limit and restraint, as wars. The power of almost all governments is greater during war than during peace. But in the case of limited governments, it is so, in a very remarkable degree. -James Mill Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/GCF-vertical-logo.png Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017B90RpChwZeDQgdOYMlk0ilV_QUOJ3tWKPtvsAQGGBpk qkCd9bBYGmX00NjJU8_HyBtVENNFBiy5EZzKI9f25_rfQdjDgKpQqlbSHj_s9qcLjsEZ2Gak7_Z_ Mo4zopch8OtiBoNSqTFLhzIVwdQnk-4t3g5k3sdt2kq9JYLT5Q4=c=_Xgo_agOnmmGU7njM3IRN
[MoLiCo] FW: Internet Tax Mandate House Showdown
Campaign for Liberty http://www.chooseliberty.org/images/rpheader.jpg Dear Fred, After U.S. Senate passage and a recent House hearing, I’m afraid you and I could be quickly approaching a FINAL showdown on the U.S. House floor over the National Internet Tax Mandate. My fears may have been confirmed when a pro-Internet sales tax Representative recently said he expected Congress to approve the Mandate this year! There’s no time to waste. Unless you act today, you and I could be staring straight at an election year economic DISASTER - all brought on by Big Government statists in BOTH parties’ unholy alliance with their crony “capitalist” backers! So won’t you please sign your petitions to your U.S. Representative and Senators and return them IMMEDIATELY? I'll give you the link to sign in just a moment, but first let me explain exactly what's at stake in this fight. If passed, EVERY American will feel the pinch of the new Internet Tax Mandate - even those who don’t use the Internet or just log on to check email once in a blue moon! Not only that, but it would hand the federal government massive new controls over state tax policies and set the stage for government at ALL levels to take yet another helping of your money via the Internet. In fact, one member of Congress stated he supports the Internet Tax Mandate because it would make it easier to impose a national sales tax on American citizens! Fred, I know if you listen to the so-called “experts,” nothing “controversial” is ever supposed to happen in Congress during election years. But looking for ways to pocket more of our hard-earned money isn’t “controversial” to the politicians in Washington, D.C. It’s politics as usual - especially when so many slick Washington, D.C. lobbyists representing supposedly “capitalist” corporations are just begging for this National Internet Tax Mandate! Yes. You read that right. Worried that many mom-and-pop small businesses all over the country are starting to outcompete and outsell their clients, slick corporate lobbyists are now DEMANDING passage of the National Internet Tax Mandate to help “cut down” on their competition! And the politicians in BOTH parties - whose eyes sparkle at the thought of rolling in more taxpayer dough - seem more than happy to oblige. I hope you’re as outraged as I am by this unholy alliance. Using taxes, regulations, subsidies, and government FORCE to drive out competition and drive up profit margins is the very opposite of free market capitalism. Truthfully, I wonder how long our American system of government will last if politicians in BOTH parties continue to auction off government-guaranteed success to the highest lobbyist bidders. But that’s EXACTLY what some crony “capitalists” want. In fact, one supposedly “pro-business” organization bragged they were preparing to spend up to $50 million this election year to DEFEAT candidates who refuse to play ball on issues like the National Internet Tax Mandate! The ugly truth is this radical scheme could be devastating to the last shreds of American economic growth. Under the National Internet Tax Mandate: *** All Americans would pay more for the “privilege” of shopping online, as big-spending governors of BOTH parties work with the federal government to implement the Mandate. Big-spending governors are running their states into bankruptcy, and - instead of reducing spending - they want Congress to force YOU to bail them out with Internet sales tax revenue! *** Tax collectors in one state would now be free to pursue retailers across state lines. For example, if a customer in New York makes a purchase from an online retailer in Texas, that retailer MUST collect New York’s exorbitant sales taxes and send them to New York’s tax collection agencies. *** New and higher taxes would CRUSH economic growth and set the stage for massive new regulations that threaten the very existence of the Internet. That’s why it’s vital you act TODAY! Because of the action of good folks like you, Campaign for Liberty’s members and supporters have so far been able to derail this scheme - even after the Senate’s passage of the National Internet Tax Mandate last year. But House Republican leaders are openly working on their own version. Whether they pass the Senate version or some similar scheme, I’m afraid the U.S. House may be our last chance to stop the National Internet Tax Mandate. But it’s also critical your U.S. Senators hear from you as well, just in case another version of this legislation comes up in the Senate. So please sign your petitions to your U.S. Representative and Senators IMMEDIATELY http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19737486:20442560338:m:1:618953597:EE998F4BD1F9E1B31884001BA4F2EB32:r:10 . http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19737486:20442560338:m:1:618953597:EE998F4BD1F9E1B31884001BA4F2EB32:r:10 And if you can, please
[MoLiCo] FW: Land Un-Grab? (Paul Jacob on too much public property)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=0d876b1c-ffbf-4a59-b953-5726f2f81d5ba=1109020 606174d=1117336395948r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ogVkXald7qh7QQ18eDGul6sGgFkaCudpgW8WEEZchjGi mBzoVSmdBleiGKCuU2K9GNh9CxEbaYIx-cOWNIxLPmQ-vrlUwxe6UsnkBQG0ITyxqcKqLHP2PU2L NyYIqRDGjUbXFS1NAOnrLknhDzyZahko6ELpp9Zq00lXUMEr8aXKttwd1J2F0w==c=oW2G8Bx34 hZ1CxmQrC7GVqfrwTYEHRVahgwpLKjtQSdmatGFKuUnYQ==ch=B4tvm98dcQ7D5KDCeok0AuLp7 v7gOLFWrmuoOkcdoff7ZZ_BexNIeQ== May 13, 2014 Land Un-Grab? When I took up the Cliven Bundy story, just before Bundy spewed his racist farragoes, I concentrated not on him, but on the broader issue: too much federal government ownership of real property in the tiny state of Nevada http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ogVkXald7qh7QQ18eDGul6sGgFkaCudpgW8WEEZchjGi mBzoVSmdBkmizmrK_NI60etDNiqEe80SxW_ESxqIlVJdZJ7NXFK8c5CzueT7paxX8asqnu4Hgxjt LHdMxy9GHPvfuausDApx4sMZDQhykxxZOB-PxlLwm5hG9Zgvtfv9yWYGcPBQkwsMngChWsSWrdyC oc0CW9-d3fiIealI6Fc3UkK4imMTHdYn1AOHlIY=c=oW2G8Bx34hZ1CxmQrC7GVqfrwTYEHRVah gwpLKjtQSdmatGFKuUnYQ==ch=B4tvm98dcQ7D5KDCeok0AuLp7v7gOLFWrmuoOkcdoff7ZZ_Be xNIeQ== and elsewhere. Since then an expert has weighed in on my side: Terry Anderson of the Property and Environment Research Center. Sorta. http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ogVkXald7qh7QQ18eDGul6sGgFkaCudpgW8WEEZchjGi mBzoVSmdBkmizmrK_NI6-Rnn2TEagLkJmK1Ikp4WoPSRukOIjCwlZV4JOjhmRV4v-82ZvMkLBWZk 74nIRckMVVx5GZVL6m1WyAs9ipLxaDeAVzbOiRcGZw6aIQh6F1q__UYq09qhfbS5bALp9kLxxyMX KKqP-LZXjdAG1dS0dg==c=oW2G8Bx34hZ1CxmQrC7GVqfrwTYEHRVahgwpLKjtQSdmatGFKuUnY Q==ch=B4tvm98dcQ7D5KDCeok0AuLp7v7gOLFWrmuoOkcdoff7ZZ_BexNIeQ== Barbed Wire Fences in Grazing Lands - a technological way to establish private property on the range I supported privatization of grazing lands. But I mentioned that forest land should at least be 'state-ized,' that is, transferred to the states. And that, it turns out, is what the current crop of Sagebrush rebels want for grazing land. But there's a downside to such a transfer. Grazing fees would likely go up. Anderson titles his piece Careful What You Ask For http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ogVkXald7qh7QQ18eDGul6sGgFkaCudpgW8WEEZchjGi mBzoVSmdBkmizmrK_NI6FvMwnOScLLtLcVr202reTF_Y8Wakw021YffSqBHPn5pnXm-b6LM_ou1M uaQE64VKyAsKDI_oiahCjK8zKREmzpdBBJdfCaOfCkrg92LPKQRFLuWMegZ9lhZAKl0OH2HpxCn1 _rtsVDs=c=oW2G8Bx34hZ1CxmQrC7GVqfrwTYEHRVahgwpLKjtQSdmatGFKuUnYQ==ch=B4tvm 98dcQ7D5KDCeok0AuLp7v7gOLFWrmuoOkcdoff7ZZ_BexNIeQ== . And that cuts both ways. The environmentalists who want to centralize even more control in Washington, D.C., think that booting out privately owned ungulates would accrue benefits to the ecosystems. They are wrong, Anderson explains: But no moo may mean fewer tweets, clucks, and bugles from wildlife. As private ranchers demonstrate, good land management can control noxious weeds, improve water quality, sequester more carbon, and generate more wildlife habitat. Yes, cattle grazing has improved the ecosystem. Anderson prefers privatization. But that remains politically unlikely. The Cato Institute's Randal O'Toole suggests a compromise: http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ogVkXald7qh7QQ18eDGul6sGgFkaCudpgW8WEEZchjGi mBzoVSmdBkmizmrK_NI6GiXSVH0Ako8ufYwCpHyO-MNf6QopVbB-REUQ2crZCauGSn_ykaJ_koiU go0RE6qLxx7ejVFRptFdbdL_w8O-87qzySQJom5d7PLbr2kmp3c5-JT3Wfc1vx64cp_smhOeEApq z8CH1CaUbsLe4-n5wLhu2nJ_s2xH9v_uvddIW_yYwvhqjQxUMlleDwydeDEi8X2KM1wfsydQb9fY eYc3kAb_XC5QlbFascn5ACj1buI=c=oW2G8Bx34hZ1CxmQrC7GVqfrwTYEHRVahgwpLKjtQSdma tGFKuUnYQ==ch=B4tvm98dcQ7D5KDCeok0AuLp7v7gOLFWrmuoOkcdoff7ZZ_BexNIeQ== fiduciary trusts, where the feds retain land title. Centuries of common law bolster the idea, says O'Toole, who assures us, under this form of oversight, trustees preserve and protect the value of the resources they manage, keep them productive, and disclose the full costs and benefits of their management. Both of these alternates are better than current government mismanagement and overkill. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ogVkXald7qh7QQ18eDGul6sGgFkaCudpgW8WEEZchjGi mBzoVSmdBkmizmrK_NI6q7dnEBudUgIAkXPT61iyuoTBgQD-G3jnbB3-jLrIaObQ-SHPcVBnz6Gv 5DRRiCw2OnLO1zlQyZUVAbUE_hQiSOHrdPcpMVfn-WdflH3E6L2DAy-Ym0rm8UirSGlkfQd3c=o W2G8Bx34hZ1CxmQrC7GVqfrwTYEHRVahgwpLKjtQSdmatGFKuUnYQ==ch=B4tvm98dcQ7D5KDCe ok0AuLp7v7gOLFWrmuoOkcdoff7ZZ_BexNIeQ== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ogVkXald7qh7QQ18eDGul6sGgFkaCudpgW8WEEZchjGi mBzoVSmdBkmizmrK_NI6oPLRFHl66nDPbmV2ctDIczbtp1IJd6z0lgifDMP-pEygAORGJ4_EVx3E 4WZpvP0bcU8c6ipIlKb-JMqWQKtL3NpJCqkzDqQpIKDKLeZdpqpa8UpAfe66tT2_nide0ycUnSq1 DMct560=c=oW2G8Bx34hZ1CxmQrC7GVqfrwTYEHRVahgwpLKjtQSdmatGFKuUnYQ==ch=B4tvm 98dcQ7D5KDCeok0AuLp7v7gOLFWrmuoOkcdoff7ZZ_BexNIeQ== Today On May 13, 1888, Brazil abolished slavery with the passage of the Lei Áurea (Golden Law). Thought George Orwell
[MoLiCo] FW: HB1490 Common Core Bill Voted Out of the House
From: Mary Byrne [mailto:mary.byrn...@att.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 1:43 PM To: Undisclosed Recipients Subject: Fw: HB1490 Common Core Bill Voted Out of the House Hello all, This is an update on HB 1490. Even if the bill passes out of the senate (which I believe it will), the bill is only an indication of progress; it is not a victory. The governor insisted on the real strength of the bill being removed if we expect him to sign it. Which means, we have more work to do regardless of the outcome of this bill. We'll be building alliances and preparing for January 2015, even as this legislative session comes to a close. That said, we have climbed a very high mountain just to get this far. The legislature is VERY aware of common core and DESE's lack of transparency. We can rejoice in our progress and affirm our resolve to see common core defeated. M - Forwarded Message - From: MCACC nomocommonc...@gmail.com To: mary.byrn...@att.net Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 1:02 PM Subject: HB1490 Common Core Bill Voted Out of the House HB1490 Voted Out of the HouseMay 13, 2014 By a final vote of 131:12 the Missouri House voted to adopt the Conference Report on HB1490, the common core bill. They were not successful in getting an emergency clause added to the report meaning that if the Governor vetoes the bill, the soonest the legislature could consider an override would be September 10th.The bill moves on to the Senate which reconvenes at 3:00 this afternoon. phone: Forward this email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=vb8gwxlabm=1112117832757ea=mary.byrne53%40att.neta=1117353380518 http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=unm=001XnEa1DbmdlgoYFuaBRtSqg%3D%3Dch=1066ffd0-301c-11e3-91c7-d4ae527b6fccca=c7df9150-db37-4d4e-8041-bbb5562a3c6a http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=unm=001XnEa1DbmdlgoYFuaBRtSqg%3D%3Dch=1066ffd0-301c-11e3-91c7-d4ae527b6fccca=c7df9150-db37-4d4e-8041-bbb5562a3c6a http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=unm=001XnEa1DbmdlgoYFuaBRtSqg%3D%3Dch=1066ffd0-301c-11e3-91c7-d4ae527b6fccca=c7df9150-db37-4d4e-8041-bbb5562a3c6a This email was sent to mary.byrn...@att.net by nomocommonc...@gmail.com | http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=unm=001XnEa1DbmdlgoYFuaBRtSqg%3D%3Dch=1066ffd0-301c-11e3-91c7-d4ae527b6fccca=c7df9150-db37-4d4e-8041-bbb5562a3c6a Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=unm=001XnEa1DbmdlgoYFuaBRtSqg%3D%3Dch=1066ffd0-301c-11e3-91c7-d4ae527b6fccca=c7df9150-db37-4d4e-8041-bbb5562a3c6a MCACC | 16309 Autumn Crest Ct. | Ellisville | MO | 63011 http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=unm=001XnEa1DbmdlgoYFuaBRtSqg%3D%3Dch=1066ffd0-301c-11e3-91c7-d4ae527b6fccca=c7df9150-db37-4d4e-8041-bbb5562a3c6a -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] FW: Keep the Pressure On
http://moliberty.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=22a126fd8d25cc75ecd2a51a0id=10b9f74007e=5df59db5ad Dear Fred, Senator Dempsey is not planning to put the “Protect Private Property Rights” bill, HB1647 on the Senate’s calendar, so it can be brought up for a vote. He does not want to protect Missourian’s property rights. That is the current message we are getting from Senator Dempsey and his office. Why can't he do the right thing and put this on the calendar? Tom Dempsey is stalling, avoiding his constituents, and ignoring their pleas for him to do his job. If this bill does not pass, it is because of one man, Senator Tom Dempsey. Fred, we need your urgent and patient persistence to call Senator Tom Dempsey's office, email his office, and demand that, “HB1647, Protect Private Property Rights” be put on the calendar now. Senator Tom Dempsey (District 23, St. Peters, MO) Phone: 573-751-1141 Email: mailto:tom.demp...@senate.mo.gov tom.demp...@senate.mo.gov Call and email Tom Dempsey. Tell his office know that you are aware, he is the obstacle standing in the way of protecting Missourian's property rights, by stalling on HB1647 Protect Private Property Rights Bill, and to put it on the Calendar now. Don’t hang up until you get a commitment from him or his assistants that he will put it on the calendar. Don't let them give you any more excuses for the delay. After you call Senator Tom Dempsey, please call the Senate Majority Floor Leader, Ron Richard. Senator Ron Richard must call for it to be brought to the floor for a vote. Senator Majority Floor Leader Ron Richard Phone: 573-751-2173 Tell Ron Richard, “You called Senator Dempsey to put HB1647, Protect Private Property Rights, on the calendar, and ask Senator Richard to call it to the floor for a vote”. For Liberty, Lucas Staus Executive Director MO’ Liberty PS: Fred, its very important that Senator Dempsey and Senator Richard are flooded with phone calls and emails until they bring “HB1647, Protect Private Property Rights” up for a vote. So please call them now. Senator Tom Dempsey (District 23, St. Peters, MO) Phone: 573-751-1141 Email: mailto:tom.demp...@senate.mo.gov tom.demp...@senate.mo.gov Senator Ron Richard Phone: 573-751-2173 PSS: Fred, if you haven't read Amy Fox's previous email, please take the time to read it below. _ https://gallery.mailchimp.com/22a126fd8d25cc75ecd2a51a0/images/moliberty3_e1397869950489e1a1096baa39.png Dear Fred, In Nevada, the Bundy Ranch was swarmed with Federal agents a few days ago. They came to take control of property. You probably heard this story over and over again on the news. Fortunately, there was enough public scrutiny, and some brave individuals who prevented the Federal government from taking control. At least for a little while longer. You might have been wondering, as all these events unfolded, if it happened there, could it happen here, or maybe you have already accepted this unfortunate possibility, and are desensitized to its manifestations taking place in Missouri. Fred, is your property safe from bureaucrats planning to take control of your property? You see the Federal Government doesn’t need to send in the Bureau of Land Management, or the SWAT teams to take control of your property. They have more sneaky ways to take away your wealth and property, and then redistribute it where they see fit! Right now I promise you there are multiple city councils across the State of Missouri, which are doing exactly that. At this very second, they are scheming, planning, and in fact hiring professional consultants to coach them on the most effective way to get away with it. The citizens are unaware of the schemes and instead are welcoming it with open arms. Many elected officials do not understand the sinister nature of these policies. Others will simply deny or distort the facts, dismissing any real discussion. I know that sounds unbelievable, and I wish it were. However, I am afraid it is chillingly true. Let me explain how this works… First, these councils are approached by non-governmental organizations and non-profits that plant a seed, a novel idea of economic growth and free money for their cities. Next, the city has “visioning meetings”, directed and controlled by outside professional consultants. At these meetings, these outside professionals, cleverly act as if their scripted discussions are organic and full of local input and buy-in. In truth, they are in complete control of the presentation, they are just following a formula. They are trained to bring forth problems that will only be solved by their pre-determined solutions. Solutions like, new regulations, increased fees, and restrictive zoning. Using fancy words such as “sustainability”, “smart growth”, “livability”, and a whole host of other catch phrases that sound
[MoLiCo] FW: Six Corporations
The news media wants America to have McNews each and every day. Any other opinions are not often welcome. 6 Corporations That Control Your Perception / Think Tank http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hxMaAAmaX0 Only 118 people... sit on the boards of 288American corporations. Curtis J. -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to missourilibertycoalition+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MoLiCo] FW: Bigots Hate Competition (Paul Jacob on the economics of discrimination)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=bcfd6130-0a07-488a-9e01-e05fe3ff9f14a=1109020 606174d=1117336322524r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WfLnzN2URyJNvGFuFuWqPgWEpS6xPNDtUq_72BtFrqPk zBRRbj3_MrXVakx8mn6RTHGIht7qwcsTGCX2_scEuc9kXL2WL0T61S0QFmf0Lx3OSIhm4l8mTdEQ 9wDP3aa8ljLBTPurgnsF0Vb-YazPU6UXZBlsjY52DF8UqYlVrkkCKPH2dwJcTg==c=NJSgjTOHn ZwMfnjzxRpM_TdwVdVnrJDf-sR5e03S51sMgAPyzwqY7g==ch=bV0de4TIPuPzpe81LoC-mW6fu 9sPnADEMxHTUvXgDabE3kT5HhbxAg== May 12, 2014 Bigots Hate Competition Apparently, economics is hard. But some things are pretty straightforward. For example, both parties to a trade gain: it's called mutual benefit through exchange. Another basic principle? Employers hire labor expecting productivity. Businesses don't hire workers who can't produce enough to more than cover their wages - and managers fire workers when they prove they aren't productive enough. And yet another? Competition for trade increases the quality of products, reduces price, or both and tends to equalize prices for goods of the same quality. Gary Becker: 1930-2014 http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/GaryBecker.png An appreciation of late economist Gary Becker on reason.com http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WfLnzN2URyJNvGFuFuWqPgWEpS6xPNDtUq_72BtFrqPk zBRRbj3_MlUxLcV8LPrKjmboJR4iyhGH9Owg-ARXuHJMgQZIQml92ix9xRZZWUHXh27QjB6h4BA7 MgBt_D99vcOReFmBYxD_mIlyUmxS-_V-BDFQ4xmCCTkukvGe4KI=c=NJSgjTOHnZwMfnjzxRpM_ TdwVdVnrJDf-sR5e03S51sMgAPyzwqY7g==ch=bV0de4TIPuPzpe81LoC-mW6fu9sPnADEMxHTU vXgDabE3kT5HhbxAg== shows the consequence of the latter principle in a perhaps unexpected area: discrimination. A company that pays someone less than they are worth encourages worker flight, jumping ship. Companies that refuse to hire qualified women or minorities when they could underbid similarly productive workers (demanding higher wages) could find themselves out-competed by less discriminatory businesses. Indeed, studies suggest they could find themselves less profitable and even out of existence. Nobel Laureate Gary Becker saw this, and realized that free markets impose a check upon bigotry. Regulations that limit competition in industry also stifle gender workforce participation and increase inequality. [C]ountries such as Japan that have avoided deregulation, shareholder capitalism, and open markets, summarizes Elizabeth Nolan Brown http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WfLnzN2URyJNvGFuFuWqPgWEpS6xPNDtUq_72BtFrqPk zBRRbj3_MlUxLcV8LPrKRyyGADDDgNgR2GkXejg3nM5wdxO-oYH6AhOV58SzzNbiXIGkKvSdOxTe RrWBxVyaivGDbEzk2GevzhtJinlyxhdSIalKQq-2eGG8Sv6sXa81jRNq1LYUukhqEkKyeMT9aY54 Brs3YCo56yK9AA-4_1q_iGCH1VUQiS3-u7uNuosrr8QwFwkq0Q==c=NJSgjTOHnZwMfnjzxRpM_ TdwVdVnrJDf-sR5e03S51sMgAPyzwqY7g==ch=bV0de4TIPuPzpe81LoC-mW6fu9sPnADEMxHTU vXgDabE3kT5HhbxAg== , tend to lag in both productivity and workplace gender equality. There are many good reasons to favor free markets. They not only make us wealthier, they discourage prejudicial behavior. Competition punishes bad behavior even while it emphasizes win-win scenarios. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WfLnzN2URyJNvGFuFuWqPgWEpS6xPNDtUq_72BtFrqPk zBRRbj3_MlUxLcV8LPrKj1Gzr3Z3lAYvTNTG5LGkWunj87VNtpoa-YvF0ck7bjmY9ikmsx5y2Iks MfN1PL_Xsa0iHuBDumsWOkqj6HcbWQVUmorLK8I5QOfb_TgOYZCpl_NyEVOZenyp1tHbgApic=N JSgjTOHnZwMfnjzxRpM_TdwVdVnrJDf-sR5e03S51sMgAPyzwqY7g==ch=bV0de4TIPuPzpe81L oC-mW6fu9sPnADEMxHTUvXgDabE3kT5HhbxAg== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WfLnzN2URyJNvGFuFuWqPgWEpS6xPNDtUq_72BtFrqPk zBRRbj3_MiyJuIih03_f_7KEjSkRfsfIbjY05yGWm4971Wop0eP94OqkWlg-3am19l4s-h2UmQxY nGt_uA0GfagWda3rb_gPyRYfU26qnWItyDdWWbClJjjFqX05IBDSzu1_pLg7Q4lAf_RoEJGr82nJ G5vAqG8=c=NJSgjTOHnZwMfnjzxRpM_TdwVdVnrJDf-sR5e03S51sMgAPyzwqY7g==ch=bV0de 4TIPuPzpe81LoC-mW6fu9sPnADEMxHTUvXgDabE3kT5HhbxAg== Today On May 12, 1943, during World War II, Axis forces in North Africa surrendered. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Screenshot-2014-05- 11-17.09.54.png I was not sympathetic to the assumption that criminals had radically different motivations from everyone else. -Gary Becker Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/GCF-vertical-logo.png Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WfLnzN2URyJNvGFuFuWqPgWEpS6xPNDtUq_72BtFrqPk zBRRbj3_MrXVakx8mn6RWUpVhENUFydnfKiNga6FRPuK5fHGF6Zyq5oz747-GqVkX9eJb0leJ3F6 0qbf5BL_jtI95wwigBL8efTvyMW_Yvipva4qHzBkrqQxJjYXul4=c=NJSgjTOHnZwMfnjzxRpM_ TdwVdVnrJDf-sR5e03S51sMgAPyzwqY7g==ch=bV0de4TIPuPzpe81LoC-mW6fu9sPnADEMxHTU vXgDabE3kT5HhbxAg== as well as a board member of Great Communicators Foundation, which sponsors both Common Sense http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WfLnzN2URyJNvGFuFuWqPgWEpS6xPNDtUq_72BtFrqPk
[MoLiCo] FW: FDA Chief Gets It Right (Paul Jacob on getting policy right, in a modern bureaucracy of all things)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=05332b7d-63d9-425a-9f32-807f9ee23d4aa=1109020 606174d=1117318680284r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00192-DX-ZqR25SED7p_-qKhF6o-2YKG1srqklG02gDLCpi S6WWZumxlJoepoyyDStpQMPrYPbxVZoVE7Ll9ChcLTjzRxihz_wAjZIapj41GYAdtRpCMtf_NHsq n0iRtsUslQvyQD1kgKwx6ecRIMesrbzrIcFomh1Gw4a4CVDo945s2E_Fd3YSEg==c=XsaykMzO0 dvTNiCEjERXQ3HJZjNrF2hUJ2jpgF_og_8O0RVyUUr6hQ==ch=CDlMicA6SqT6MPUR2iQ-VNZSF XTugexORc8rtsQqEldfZsalx3GkCA== May 9, 2014 Maximum Political Freedom Freedom battles tyranny across the globe, with the right to speak out politically essential for freedom to prevail. A decision handed down http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00192-DX-ZqR25SED7p_-qKhF6o-2YKG1srqklG02gDLCpi S6WWZumxlCKxgrvp1nVILoTyZveY6rYUdBPqiuaHAjSNbP23ft5q69EoBFc4dQ6eD27bffVGyiAA mCwZJCwwlQ-L1dDieBIdh9pgJIV8S0SPCCWv0a0DcC56BTv6eQcbknWDhnIiDqEKQd6V9pydjhNY zhLy6xa3z_bom77otg==c=XsaykMzO0dvTNiCEjERXQ3HJZjNrF2hUJ2jpgF_og_8O0RVyUUr6h Q==ch=CDlMicA6SqT6MPUR2iQ-VNZSFXTugexORc8rtsQqEldfZsalx3GkCA== this week by U.S. District Judge Rudolph T. Randa, in a case brought by Eric O'Keefe http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00192-DX-ZqR25SED7p_-qKhF6o-2YKG1srqklG02gDLCpi S6WWZumxlCKxgrvp1nVInvcrHanUaesUTMQFx_F6veqo7iCl7uxBsSnP4m5gHHOSwfEfOAkazutC kkyI0GGBVfW3b2_A6FPiVz7Pgg7IgrQK3f115dH4oem3OIMolMVRfYoMZsvZtZLBSHxZ_X7vL8pu wQ6JE1Ym1Tsy1GFIpPR535DpFa7-XbFifOq7nsW6s9dS7Ebq9g==c=XsaykMzO0dvTNiCEjERXQ 3HJZjNrF2hUJ2jpgF_og_8O0RVyUUr6hQ==ch=CDlMicA6SqT6MPUR2iQ-VNZSFXTugexORc8rt sQqEldfZsalx3GkCA== and Wisconsin Club for Growth, inspires much hope to protect speech and prevent tyranny here in America. O'Keefe, the group and all or nearly all right-of-center groups and individuals in Wisconsin who engaged in issue advocacy from 2010 to the present were targeted by the Milwaukee County District Attorney and others in a bizarre, secretive politically-motivated criminal investigation http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00192-DX-ZqR25SED7p_-qKhF6o-2YKG1srqklG02gDLCpi S6WWZumxlCKxgrvp1nVIMd5MHdNn6E1hsj7dBg1g955QMkxNhBxbOic7Dtz8JDFclKmcj1SAynHd ouaeS2d4cWeiYkp6_dvzdd1kIDW770YW54lZIX2uGK0Hu5jcZCR7p6q4EuA-dwgVx6qsDuzeUgyn -ULHGIeOnFxbeniABCRLkHxuFMFT_mT-vyXKJgLcAJdyn0kvVBVyixhjbpZf_qStinHQFUE=c=X saykMzO0dvTNiCEjERXQ3HJZjNrF2hUJ2jpgF_og_8O0RVyUUr6hQ==ch=CDlMicA6SqT6MPUR2 iQ-VNZSFXTugexORc8rtsQqEldfZsalx3GkCA== . Armed agents raided homes at dawn, seizing computers, mailing lists, files, etc. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/EricOKeefe.jpg O'Keefe and conservative state leaders were then slapped with subpoenas (demanding all their documents) and a gag order. This effectively silenced them from talking about the investigation. Under the circumstances, these groups found themselves unable to raise funds or engage in political activity since. The thrust of the case against them was the mere assertion that spending on TV ads about collective bargaining or other issues was campaign spending for Governor Scott Walker. Judge Randa found no evidence of express advocacy for Walker and, therefore, no lawful basis for the outrageous persecution. The plaintiffs have been shut out of the political process merely by association with conservative politicians, his decision read, adding a warning that, historically, attempts to purify the public square lead to places like the Guillotine and the Gulag. O'Keefe's Wisconsin Club for Growth spends what some call dark money -- donors are not disclosed -- but the judge explained that our constitutional system cherishes and protects the free discussion of political ideas by groups like O'Keefe's as possibly the best way . . . to address problems of political corruption. This is Common sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00192-DX-ZqR25SED7p_-qKhF6o-2YKG1srqklG02gDLCpi S6WWZumxlCKxgrvp1nVIa64BzCZ0c9jWW0ZMymTYRthstYxngSs3uDJWvRUF14BwkKQ6azePKKpL _iQ0VOGPs2TwDxClq9G3bDMpCfGW8_SjiBWUfx1vR_jcDcRE0iMkxPNAtEu_91vGQeRwRVV1c=X saykMzO0dvTNiCEjERXQ3HJZjNrF2hUJ2jpgF_og_8O0RVyUUr6hQ==ch=CDlMicA6SqT6MPUR2 iQ-VNZSFXTugexORc8rtsQqEldfZsalx3GkCA== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00192-DX-ZqR25SED7p_-qKhF6o-2YKG1srqklG02gDLCpi S6WWZumxlCKxgrvp1nVIKfzF_yESbiT1rzjjFaVHmlBAd2fLF-7rw8sQqy8E5ZZkVvU8tfaVG3nj O0rFy_wQyyFgp0MyyN6CSSFuiA9IWcxHWYwesEFG1WX07RffINaxfuJsiLbFbz4irdmwAH7dcgdw nV4RUro=c=XsaykMzO0dvTNiCEjERXQ3HJZjNrF2hUJ2jpgF_og_8O0RVyUUr6hQ==ch=CDlMi cA6SqT6MPUR2iQ-VNZSFXTugexORc8rtsQqEldfZsalx3GkCA== Today On May 9, 1800, abolitionist revolutionary (and, technically, terrorist) John Brown was born. In 1883 on this date Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset was born. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ortega.png All modern art begins to appear comprehensible and in a way great when it is interpreted as an attempt to instill youthfulness into an ancient world. --José Ortega y Gasset Video Click HERE
[MoLiCo] FW: About those unemployment numbers
Go HERE http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/q/123hGMyaEX73L6tfVTJG/wv to view this message in your browser. Response Action Network http://4781148dc2b0e7d2d12c-855359dc0303f3f1b093c795eb9ca1d5.r1.cf1.rackcdn.com/ranlogo.gif Response Action Network Newsletter Here is your weekly update on the politics and policies affecting our liberties. ABOUT THOSE UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OpLw6pCGeSj4Gzo55oXw http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OqOsp3ySRwRs7uj7JqjH http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OqOsp3ySRwRs7uj7JqjH Response Action Network http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OqOsp3ySRwRs7uj7JqjH The recent data on unemployment shows that despite an unprecedented federal intervention in the economy, the jobs just aren't coming back http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OrRoHHv5ubpPypeanrFS : The number of women not in the labor force has risen to an http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OsUl0lri6PYcZk9d1t23 all-time high. There was a http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OtXhiZnuJuwAqf4fFuoe loss of jobs in the 25-54 age group, And - in 20% of American families - http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16Ov0dBDjHm94XR9ZijvKp no one works. Despite what you may have heard, the huge numbers of people dropping out of the labor force http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16Ow39UhfTYNDli4UkXx6A can't be attributed to retiring baby boomers. And with all this, the unemployment rate went down in April. That's a neat statistical trick. Or maybe we should call it a lie. NORTH KOREA'S HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT . . . ON THE U.S. http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16Ox66cVc6BsbIIZPnBysL http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16Oy92vz8je6K69UKqfzOW http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16Oy92vz8je6K69UKqfzOW Response Action Network http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16Oy92vz8je6K69UKqfzOW Stung by criticism from a UN report that the communist dictatorship continues to be one of the worst offenders of human rights in the world, North Korea's government decided to put together its own version of a human rights report http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OzbYOd4vQLitAPFsTBb7 . With hilarious results: The U.S. is a living hell as elementary rights to existence are ruthlessly violated. There's no question that our government (state, federal and local) could do better when it comes to respecting the rule of law and the limits placed upon its power. But a living hell? We are left to wonder whether the North Koreans were taking all their data from Harry Reid's speeches on the Senate floor . . . PITY JOHN CONYERS http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OBhRpuWV64pesFvybDTt http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OCkNI8T7IIXBTAqAPFfE http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OCkNI8T7IIXBTAqAPFfE Response Action Network http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OCkNI8T7IIXBTAqAPFfE The aging liberal Congressman from Detroit - who has been in office since 1964 - may have to run a write-in campaign http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16ODnK0MPklnvZkvlDtGBP this November after problems with his nominating petitions surfaced: On Friday, Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett told local media two people helping the Conyers campaign weren't registered voters at the time they collected signatures to put Mr. Conyers on the ballot. That development means 'the congressman at this point will not have enough signatures,'' Ms. Garrett was quoted by the Detroit News as saying. http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OEqGjqLwY24mLqgG7HY0 Both the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press said Ms. Garrett was basing her information on a letter Wednesday from Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey saying that the two people who collected signatures were legally registered to vote as of April 28. Mr. Conyers turned in his signatures on April 18, the Free Press said. We fully expect that Conyers will find a way to be in the November ballot. But we will also have to laugh if he's forced to resort to a write-in campaign. THE SAD STATE OF THE NEWS MEDIA http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OFtCC4HJAGCKclbILJkb http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OGwyUIDWdlb7Dg6LpKGm http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OGwyUIDWdlb7Dg6LpKGm Response Action Network http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OGwyUIDWdlb7Dg6LpKGm Former CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson has a few things to say about the press and its increasingly lackadaisical attitude toward covering stories that appear controversial (like the Benghazi attack and the Justice Department's botched Fast and Furious gun running scheme). Watch the video at this link http://responseactionnetwork.msgfocus.com/c/16OHzvdmA8PZJv4b1O3M2x where she lays out how the press is letting the public down, and how the
[MoLiCo] FW: FDA Chief Gets It Right (Paul Jacob on getting policy right, in a modern bureaucracy of all things)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=40039637-9827-4632-a3c4-b3df8fc9f113a=1109020 606174d=1117307383149r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WlFLL5uxRdNKwrG2WH-mkODnfV6dY5mQSAW4B3whHBMf kj5ZLagEU886TxKrRrkp9u2xD180CVe2X4Meadq5Ymp6Gy_CUv12jgxco5esEZaVbS3dZyvqhnGm EokQGZdJIyTt2ICFmuzHKGXcGO_1MODltiZT6yAsK9-WuBJ3hJOq-yFAf2IBnA==c=0YyBzmq71 wy2KWVkyQJE17CvbDD2O62O45EHcjMap4N4Wp0VDeG5Ow==ch=nBLqsKePcl7EZtuuJ6f16jED3 8rrBbROHdmqWYEUZZrwD44yWoHQzw== May 8, 2014 FDA Chief Gets It Right We want safe foods and drugs. But should we want the Food and Drug Administration? Or more regulation from it? We can use third-party investigations of the nature and effects of pharmaceuticals; but a government agency doing the investigating sure has its drawbacks. The bureaucracy's coercive regulations and costly mandates should certainly not trump individual judgments about whether one may use a drug. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/zohydroER.png The FDA exists, however, and its massive presence in modern medicine isn't going away any time soon. Luckily, some of its decisions are better than others. And now that it has authorized sale of the painkiller Zohydro ER, we can say it made the right call here. The rightness of the decision is highlighted rather than contradicted by mounting political pressure http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WlFLL5uxRdNKwrG2WH-mkODnfV6dY5mQSAW4B3whHBMf kj5ZLagEU_dP9KVvfw1cYvhfJYepFuJiUUoawDyZDcAMhUSxn5sT6h1Awh93FdC-ckSsRxP9aZi8 1cadywD6GVQziuVbNt0qJXJCY2vRc_qNeLuXQInp6Nfrvwq1atq40mxDcFXpL2oRhCszjDPYk-Vt ANB3Kc-u5RvKr5h6yil-Bs24MKV4b2EP_W0TmigepmD5kFS43xGUW0rwJI0vr463WvKYsyIEIcnG EfS-nYjB1faSZ-QRKokUwHvLCWfZKxC7c7pjFg==c=0YyBzmq71wy2KWVkyQJE17CvbDD2O62O4 5EHcjMap4N4Wp0VDeG5Ow==ch=nBLqsKePcl7EZtuuJ6f16jED38rrBbROHdmqWYEUZZrwD44yW oHQzw== to reverse it. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, a Republican, are among those demanding that Zohydro be outlawed. Their main complaint seems to be that the drug's very effectiveness makes it more addictive, and more prone to abuse, than other painkillers. Officeholders from 29 states have chimed in to demand a ban. I don't know the ratio of benefits to risks in taking this drug. I know that if I'm writhing in pain, and other painkillers can't do much to alleviate it, but Zohydro ER can, I want the freedom to decide for myself http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WlFLL5uxRdNKwrG2WH-mkODnfV6dY5mQSAW4B3whHBMf kj5ZLagEU_dP9KVvfw1cl3nGAW1zYSYRax5L6e2S_rxI1LRZWUH9lnmJg5gSSfcCVeNx6YJC99s7 q9N-wc9hL6GxYIJQY9OSGPvnMJ5KKpIuTYs9qb8A2Ve23eUwWYRl7LzS8RmcHpw9aGQQqe51O9JX 6yTaMoLcfs9nUDnyZEgwQ37YJrfMEmEwopp2FmB1XsoPKLAxR-W4fmJi7lq6ABcudWjIlITqDHiF jzDrJu-uewSeeSlUc=0YyBzmq71wy2KWVkyQJE17CvbDD2O62O45EHcjMap4N4Wp0VDeG5Ow== ch=nBLqsKePcl7EZtuuJ6f16jED38rrBbROHdmqWYEUZZrwD44yWoHQzw== whether the benefits are worth the risks. We have the right to make such decisions about our own lives. In the meantime, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg deserves credit for resisting political demands that the agency rescind its approval. My prescription for her? Don't back down. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WlFLL5uxRdNKwrG2WH-mkODnfV6dY5mQSAW4B3whHBMf kj5ZLagEU_dP9KVvfw1cFN1SvtiFZyPYhDGrCGaUDDS5Z8BmBel9WhDyrHEg7bc6UNWQ-715LypM qM_Lq8L3EpHg6TAYXOSO5dtDxXyrO6HsV2aF5riy9fwnzHDOrVTF4Q0ADwbPhh6vCfzLnfBhc=0 YyBzmq71wy2KWVkyQJE17CvbDD2O62O45EHcjMap4N4Wp0VDeG5Ow==ch=nBLqsKePcl7EZtuuJ 6f16jED38rrBbROHdmqWYEUZZrwD44yWoHQzw== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WlFLL5uxRdNKwrG2WH-mkODnfV6dY5mQSAW4B3whHBMf kj5ZLagEU_dP9KVvfw1cSd_O_Df6KpzPn7IOtynZ1qlugKBG7i7QsnCIdTAKTTvdkdXkjKsdSDTO ZNQdMEy9HlLeHof0F45gsCSesSiNA1yt0wGzwBWM7edZy1rMRSJRKqz_unUgLWmCQKSQfLXltsEt NMeMGz0=c=0YyBzmq71wy2KWVkyQJE17CvbDD2O62O45EHcjMap4N4Wp0VDeG5Ow==ch=nBLqs KePcl7EZtuuJ6f16jED38rrBbROHdmqWYEUZZrwD44yWoHQzw== Today On May 8, 1899, Austrian-English economist and philosopher Friedrich August von Hayek was born. He signed the bulk of his books written in the English language as F.A. Hayek, and is best known for The Road to Serfdom, The Constitution of Liberty, The Fatal Conceit, and many essays, several of them which are widely cited, including Individualism, True and False and The Use of Knowledge in Society. Years earlier, on the same date in 1873, English philosopher and economist John Stuart Mill died. Now best known for On Liberty and Utilitarianism, Mill's letters were edited into book form by Hayek. On May 8, 1946, two Estonian school girls (Aili Jõgi and Ageeda Paavel) blew up the Soviet memorial which stood in front of the Bronze Soldier in Tallinn. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ortega.png Life is fired at us point blank. --José Ortega y Gasset Video Click HERE
[MoLiCo] FW: Your property isn't safe yet!
From: Missouri Campaign for Liberty [mailto:misso...@campaignforliberty.com] Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 11:01 AM To: Fred Ellison Subject: Your property isn’t safe yet! Campaign for Liberty http://www.chooseliberty.org/images/Header-3.jpg Dear Fred, HB1647, the bill to Protect Private Property Rights, has passed out of committee and needs to be put on the calendar immediately and brought up for a vote. This bill must pass, with only one week left on the calendar. Please contact Senator Tom Dempsey and ask him to put HB1647 on the calendar and up for a vote. President Pro Tem Senator Tom Dempsey Phone: (573) 751-1141 Email: tom.demp...@senate.mo.gov Then, contact your Senator at this link http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19643218:20378953232:m:1:618953597:08988BCE4B8992A830ED55173D0CD731:r , and tell them to support HB-1647 and protect private property rights! Don’t forget to click here to sign the petition http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19643219:20378953232:m:1:618953597:08988BCE4B8992A830ED55173D0CD731:r to protect your property rights. Imagine being told you must vacate your home because a group of government bureaucrats have decided to give that land to a private business. Well, that goes on in states and cities across the nation. And the Supreme Court has said it's constitutional! Fred, is your property safe from federal agents stepping in and kicking you out? Maybe it’s safe today, but how about tomorrow? The good news is the Missouri House just passed Representative Mike Moon’s HB-1647, which protects private property rights. However, this bill must pass the Senate next and time is running short! The bad news is, this bill will be likely be vetoed by Governor Jay Nixon - so we will need to rally the votes to override this veto. HB1647, the bill to Protect Private Property Rights, has passed out of committee and needs to be put on the calendar immediately and brought up for a vote. This bill must pass with only one week left on the calendar. Please contact Senator Tom Dempsey and ask him to put HB1647 on the calendar and up for a vote. President Pro Tem Senator Tom Dempsey Phone: (573) 751-1141 Email: tom.demp...@senate.mo.gov Then, contact your Senator at this link http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19643218:20378953232:m:1:618953597:08988BCE4B8992A830ED55173D0CD731:r , and tell them to support HB-1647 and protect private property rights! Don’t forget to click here to sign the petition http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19643219:20378953232:m:1:618953597:08988BCE4B8992A830ED55173D0CD731:r to protect your property rights. You see, the government doesn’t need to send in the SWAT team to steal away your property. No. . . they have more sneaky ways to take away your wealth and property - and then redistribute it where they see fit! Right now, I promise you there are multiple city councils across the state of Missouri that are scheming to take away your property and the citizens are completely unaware, or have already welcomed it with open arms. I know that sounds unbelievable, and I wish it were. However, I am afraid it is chillingly true. In fact, many of the people implementing these policies have no idea they are doing it. Let me explain how this works. . . First, these councils are approached by non-governmental organizations and non-profits that plant a seed - a novel idea of economic growth and free money for their cities. The city begins conducting studies controlled by out of state consultants. The studies direct city employees regarding certain zoning policies that will implement sustainability, smart growth, and a whole host of other catchphrases that sound innocent and progressive. These studies bring in money for the city and job security for city employees, and it also comes with promises of more money and development. These promises come with a lot of strings attached. What are these strings, you may ask? The policies must be followed to receive the funding. That means a few people decide who can get the money, who can develop the land, and what purposes the land can be used for - it can even be as ridiculous as determining how much turf grass you can have on your property. While these policies may not immediately impact your property at first, when you intend to build something on your property or go to sell your property, they may affect your ability to use your land the way you wish. You see, a property’s value is tied entirely to its use. Fred, by rendering your property useless, or at least useless for the intent that you planned to use it, they have achieved their goal, and that is the redistribution of wealth - your wealth, that is. You are left with only one option. . . surrender your property to them. You can put a stop to this, and you must! Please contact Senator Tom Dempsey and ask him to put HB1647 on the
[MoLiCo] FW: Abridge Too Far (Paul Jacob explains the axiom 'it can always get worse')
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=a640d2e8-6bef-43d8-b935-af8e7f9a859ba=1109020 606174d=1117294856332r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SNeh30AgI8XT_ql4eMkA-sKnMcHW3onKqyF-YFMPVjUi pTGlCNn3YRnFoqOI48S7Iy_owSIc4gwHW13k6azArxZxPyxktu_x2lpX2_N9MYIjPb5pZtCoLl9U GRyKg8lc9TNgMK38lBynX2V7saWfG4VmS73Ycz55C6jGnL19WS0OIhlJtZnegg==c=avnm6jA6R FXNWzc07tskzk2jYqYccMCNZsJoEJaLJKsl1MgZPrUFKw==ch=b5LIYvfATE1jMO03QuE1AdUAl -uv2WaX1Ajtf1Y-twAy8cNNgYtBNA== May 7, 2014 Abridge Too Far Sick and tired of too much money in politics? Worried the average citizen's voice is being drowned out? Thirty-six Democratic U.S. Senators have just the thing: a re-write of the First Amendment. They've co-sponsored a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Senate Joint Resolution 19 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SNeh30AgI8XT_ql4eMkA-sKnMcHW3onKqyF-YFMPVjUi pTGlCNn3YcoNrXecvO-K_wZ5LjD0kUGUNTZwkxhcV7XOlyVfll7laixLHIzY7okOu3_cIpCV8aQP oEQkUJAJt1F6dvtWUO5qDtgut4WfH-tZpGfWiW8VvU2c5u2VbZO7G0Ln7jt841LliUBsxZ9RsUbv x_oWMMhbBzB7l3EC_-2OlPhED3oKUjC2vdlNutTzJa9VWCPTz9AuE3JzgJ-Kc=avnm6jA6RFXNW zc07tskzk2jYqYccMCNZsJoEJaLJKsl1MgZPrUFKw==ch=b5LIYvfATE1jMO03QuE1AdUAl-uv2 WaX1Ajtf1Y-twAy8cNNgYtBNA== . We would give the power back to the Congress, says chief sponsor Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM). Wait. That's amending reality. Congress never had any such power. The instructions in the Constitution are quite clear: Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ... These 36 solons reverse course with the wording http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/tom-udall.png ... Congress shall have power to regulate the raising and spending of money and in-kind equivalents with respect to Federal elections, including through setting limits on -- 1. the amount of contributions to candidates for nomination for election to, or for election to, Federal office; and 2. the amount of funds that may be spent by, in support of, or in opposition to such candidates. Our brand new constitution would not contain a single word of restraint. Instead, powerful congressional incumbents would wield complete and total control over all money to be raised or spent by their competitors. And note: they already enjoy a tremendous name recognition advantage over their challengers. What happens when incumbents limit campaign spending too low for challengers to compete? Its negation of rights is so sweeping that the amendment actually states, Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress the power to abridge the freedom of the press. No worries for the New York Times, then. But just how much of the First Amendment do the rest of us get to keep? This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SNeh30AgI8XT_ql4eMkA-sKnMcHW3onKqyF-YFMPVjUi pTGlCNn3YcoNrXecvO-KVPG-2X9WZYWz_ChcP2pZpkf91jew5lIWNAy7yK22jJyuduArKTYy3rzY 0H4FqeX9qtIJYvfijMvYu_I7bC03_QYOCHrf23K2wlSO_vjeQyp1P6o7E9I96nINDXCt0Yryc=a vnm6jA6RFXNWzc07tskzk2jYqYccMCNZsJoEJaLJKsl1MgZPrUFKw==ch=b5LIYvfATE1jMO03Q uE1AdUAl-uv2WaX1Ajtf1Y-twAy8cNNgYtBNA== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SNeh30AgI8XT_ql4eMkA-sKnMcHW3onKqyF-YFMPVjUi pTGlCNn3YcoNrXecvO-KP5U6vD8FPEGEIYDk_IMQ9OrVN2aTdTQxmpSTD8IV4L2jOOwrKyLQzj2s sgU8-9a4ckTR2vxRU-uXXmio_2F4tQqWVq-krLxBRiZ5vomZ2sVNSsYJJX59TeGURN7q73B8oWEV mU3nCvk=c=avnm6jA6RFXNWzc07tskzk2jYqYccMCNZsJoEJaLJKsl1MgZPrUFKw==ch=b5LIY vfATE1jMO03QuE1AdUAl-uv2WaX1Ajtf1Y-twAy8cNNgYtBNA== Today On May 7, 1992, Michigan ratified a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. The amendment had been written by James Madison and was part of the original twelve amendments that became the ten amendments making up the Bill of Rights. It bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a pay raise until after the next election, so that voters have a chance to decide whether those voting for the raise will be in Congress to receive it. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ortega.png The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God forgot inside one of His creatures when He made him. All our other faculties keep us within the realm of the real, of what is already there. The most we can do is to combine things or to break them up. The metaphor alone furnishes an escape; between the real things, it lets emerge imaginary reefs, a crop of floating islands. --José Ortega y Gasset Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/GCF-vertical-logo.png Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SNeh30AgI8XT_ql4eMkA-sKnMcHW3onKqyF-YFMPVjUi
[MoLiCo] FW: Red Light Camera Stealth Tax Bill on Calendar!
Dear Missouri Citizens, Representative Hinson’s bill, House Bill 1557, which LEGITIMIZES Red Light Cameras, passed the Missouri House earlier this session and is now on the informal Senate calendar. We must stop this bill immediately! Please click here to find your Missouri Senator http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19513087:20287750044:m:1:618953597:9FBDC25DFC929FA320B4C6D7145415C6:r , and call and email them and DEMAND they vote NO on HB 1557 and support nothing short of a FULL BAN on Red Light Cameras. Read details regarding this bill in the email below from St. Louis Coordinator Heather Coil and then call and write your Senator right away. In Liberty, Deb Wells Senior Director of State Operations Campaign for Liberty Campaign forLiberty http://www.chooseliberty.org/images/Header-3.jpg Dear Fred, Cha-ching, cha-ching. . . This is the sound that inspires Representative Dave Hinson. This is the sound that gets his attention. It's also the reason he supports plastering every roadway in Missouri with Red Light Cameras. Every Red Light Camera in Missouri is an ATM machine for Dave Hinson and his allies in the Missouri House and Senate. Instead of cutting out wasteful spending to make ends meet, Dave Hinson invents new schemes to rob us of every penny we earn. Every time you're blinded by the flash of a Red Light Camera in Missouri, you can thank Dave Hinson. Every time you have to slam on the brakes at a shortened yellow light, thank Dave Hinson. Every time you're hit with a Red Light Camera ticket that costs you and your family big bucks – even when you weren’t even driving the car - thank Dave Hinson. Dave Hinson is assessing the Red Light Camera stealth tax unfairly on drivers. And even worse, Dave Hinson and his colleagues are treating you like you are stupid. You see, while we have been working tirelessly to promote House Bill 1976 which BANS Red Light Cameras and Automated Traffic Devices (like speed cameras), Dave Hinson and his money-hungry friends in the Missouri House and Senate probably think you aren’t paying attention. They probably think they can sneak a bad bill past you and pull the wool over your eyes. They probably think that you don’t care enough about your constitutional rights, privacy, and safety to stop them. But they are WRONG! Hinson’s bill, House Bill 1557, which LEGITIMIZES Red Light Cameras, passed the Missouri House earlier this session and has been moving quickly, but quietly, through the Senate. We must stop this bill immediately! Please click here to find your Missouri Senator http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19513087:20287750044:m:1:618953597:9FBDC25DFC929FA320B4C6D7145415C6:r , and call and email them and DEMAND they vote NO on HB 1557 and support nothing short of a FULL BAN on Red Light Cameras. But before you do, let me explain why this is so important. Missouri courts have been throwing out Red Light Camera tickets for years. But Dave Hinson wants these tickets to stick – and he isn’t concerned about compromising you and your family’s safety to do it. You see, current Missouri law states that running a red light is a moving violation and must assess points to your drivers license. Since most Red Light Camera tickets don’t assess points and violate this Missouri law, they are often thrown out in the courts by anyone who challenges them. But since the company that runs the cameras, American Traffic Solutions, donates to Hinson’s campaign, he found a way to please his donors and trick the public at the same time. Hinson introduced a bill to make it legal for Red Light Cameras to not assess points. This little change to Missouri law in Hinson’s bill makes Red Light Cameras LEGAL in Missouri. And he probably thinks you are too stupid to realize it. He probably thinks you don’t care enough about your privacy to care – that you don’t mind him putting your safety at risk so he can secure more campaign donations for himself and his colleagues. So won’t you sign our No More Red Light Camera Petition http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19513088:20287750044:m:1:618953597:9FBDC25DFC929FA320B4C6D7145415C6:r and then click here to find your Missouri Senator http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19513087:20287750044:m:1:618953597:9FBDC25DFC929FA320B4C6D7145415C6:r , and call and email them and DEMAND that they vote NO on HB 1557 and support nothing short of a FULL BAN on Red Light Cameras before it is too late? Why am I so insistent that you do this? Because your constitutional rights, privacy, and safety are too important not to. Because you are too good to stand idly by while a politician passes laws to line their pockets. ELEVEN members of the Missouri Senate are receiving donations from American Traffic Solutions - just like Hinson. That is almost 1/3 of the Senate! We must let them know they were elected to represent the PEOPLE –
[MoLiCo] FW: Term Limits Now (Paul Jacob says we need term limits in Illinois and everywhere, now more than ever)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=b98299b5-9393-4517-ad97-d68bd830bc09a=1109020 606174d=1117243754560r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mf-3fpheWN1EfFjAARRXCTV-WekivHyYD8AJckiToXcW 3eixrYFvYNHiPo8Nqrz2zD1Yc-bhIxPil-W4-WeuiHKlG4P81gr2GPrSGuG24hRnBBwXdkCHVS8k eXKzkPd2iJqm7lRVzE6-KDHIsL7f8_C-xyhq-x_4Hyqr2j9Jg4cQruE5RUBjJg==c=ellbwOP7t FA0oR-YwViXpsLp8xD20QQLTl5c222givu0EOnr_CEcyQ==ch=6kbT2HPaQzpjGHrPoLr_oc3Co HFtLgiUWgydrGkVOCUzhrFPexUNQQ== May 1, 2014 Term Limits Now Government of, by and for the people. Yeah, right. If government were of, by and for us . . . well, for starters, we'd have term limits. Especially in Illinois. The Land of Lincoln has become the nation's capital of corruption - four of the last seven governors went on to serve time in prison. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/TermLimitsandReform.jpg The state's most powerful politician is House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving speaker in state history. Madigan is powerful, yes, but not at all popular - rated negatively by a substantial 65 percent of the public. So much for popular government. But yesterday, the negativity of Illinois politics was met quite positively - and head-on. The Committee for Legislative Reform and Term Limits delivered http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mf-3fpheWN1EfFjAARRXCTV-WekivHyYD8AJckiToXcW 3eixrYFvYFNAzHKLU5PTwo5ts4pzhGrpS1nqddI-jUYNkAD6PNZEzBDIpt58P46gxO4_c-oNu09r GMMH4TvY7aWsgzzsIkDkS9E6Lcc9HlUd3KhRotd6husQpcW2m1EMY6K2KXwwMqfcjcPk_7NRZdFc -8LQ3iUBh8mD8TvYTIJARX0TV2icIWgNwd4MshHyjWvfEDTmu1vgXMANyka_c=ellbwOP7tFA0o R-YwViXpsLp8xD20QQLTl5c222givu0EOnr_CEcyQ==ch=6kbT2HPaQzpjGHrPoLr_oc3CoHFtL giUWgydrGkVOCUzhrFPexUNQQ== to the state Board of Elections a 36-foot long box, weighing nearly two tons, filled with 68,000 pages of petitions containing nearly 600,000 voter signatures. That's more than enough http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mf-3fpheWN1EfFjAARRXCTV-WekivHyYD8AJckiToXcW 3eixrYFvYFNAzHKLU5PTy1hyrDfAGCuZojuXfIY_3r-5o-DsYjDY140AyHFboai8J-S-HvTHMTyK sv-yIddJwSH2oTAgfVScQf0YRQi6EAnd3ruDOu6zx5aJq_pDGBrrMtEiJ5aJcjbiTpcHVG-dRdRA j2l4h8IVcoGGkV3kphdHCSjNkYE3-mNxRBdE1CZJGdY4wRiCBw==c=ellbwOP7tFA0oR-YwViXp sLp8xD20QQLTl5c222givu0EOnr_CEcyQ==ch=6kbT2HPaQzpjGHrPoLr_oc3CoHFtLgiUWgydr GkVOCUzhrFPexUNQQ== signatures to place the constitutional amendment onto the ballot. The measure will limit state legislators to eight years in office. It will also reduce the size of the state senate and increase the size of the state house, while upping the legislative vote needed to override a governor's veto to the same two thirds threshold found in 37 other states. Yet, hours before all those voter signatures were presented to officials, an attorney connected to Speaker Madigan filed a lawsuit hoping to block the vote. The news report on the lawsuit quoted sources who asked not to be identified for fear of risking their ability to secure state grant dollars. Term limits. Now. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mf-3fpheWN1EfFjAARRXCTV-WekivHyYD8AJckiToXcW 3eixrYFvYFNAzHKLU5PTFw-793i-JMOqoRJYNuRHv2QcwxioBVl5utnfB_18GnmIvP3ZwSvB09eS -OusLUshVMBUhjqgiz3HfG9Wc8CEMll-bEkv6oSkmzgm-pfN7WofG3ZNA06wtvn8beNhdhmwc=e llbwOP7tFA0oR-YwViXpsLp8xD20QQLTl5c222givu0EOnr_CEcyQ==ch=6kbT2HPaQzpjGHrPo Lr_oc3CoHFtLgiUWgydrGkVOCUzhrFPexUNQQ== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mf-3fpheWN1EfFjAARRXCTV-WekivHyYD8AJckiToXcW 3eixrYFvYFNAzHKLU5PTrPJhz0hz1iLFghxpI14aOp2cXDNK3-EUyG9_ruJcLFiIJLgLMzHW7Pdy 2KWrTuLnehEFQ_fCOm6h60vzSuEkNmVWNr0I9U-e8-4Cw5uuLBnXD9Y7K_pu3678VUH2ZLYc-tob wung5ZM=c=ellbwOP7tFA0oR-YwViXpsLp8xD20QQLTl5c222givu0EOnr_CEcyQ==ch=6kbT2 HPaQzpjGHrPoLr_oc3CoHFtLgiUWgydrGkVOCUzhrFPexUNQQ== Today On May 1, 1851, Queen Victoria performed the ritual function of opening the Great Exhibition in London. Thought Herbert Spencer http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/389px-Herbert_Spenc er.jpg All socialism involves slavery. -Herbert Spencer Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/GCF-vertical-logo.png Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mf-3fpheWN1EfFjAARRXCTV-WekivHyYD8AJckiToXcW 3eixrYFvYNHiPo8Nqrz2ZGeCuPJDM_7gnuc1NVvv9W_1swMnyHDl2jM8HMqWyxsnlFBd3BQKdef4 kiefyeJDhJ9gaIgcfehTvxGGzZVgoswJLgc-LSrxs1o5F-TDJJc=c=ellbwOP7tFA0oR-YwViXp sLp8xD20QQLTl5c222givu0EOnr_CEcyQ==ch=6kbT2HPaQzpjGHrPoLr_oc3CoHFtLgiUWgydr GkVOCUzhrFPexUNQQ== as well as a board member of Great Communicators Foundation, which sponsors both Common Sense http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mf-3fpheWN1EfFjAARRXCTV-WekivHyYD8AJckiToXcW 3eixrYFvYNHiPo8Nqrz2zD1Yc-bhIxPil-W4-WeuiHKlG4P81gr2GPrSGuG24hRnBBwXdkCHVS8k
[MoLiCo] FW: Tickets going fast
Campaign for Liberty http://www.getlibertynow.org/images/Header_3.jpg Dear Fred, A few days ago, I shared exciting details about the One-Day Political Leadership Schools coming to Missouri. The response has been tremendous, and tickets are going fast! Are you ready to effect major political change and reclaim your lost liberties? Are you ready to make the politicians finally listen and undo the harm they have done over the years? This isn’t a seminar on ideas or theories – this school is about how to create meaningful change. You will learn: •How to be respected and feared by the political class •How mass movements fail and why •Why Confrontation-Based lobbying is superior to Access-Based lobbying •How to choose battles that will grow your organization •How to pass and defeat legislation •How to target legislators who vote against you and which to go after first •And much more! If you are frustrated by politicians who say one thing at the Tea Party Rally but break their promise at the Capitol, you need to be at one of these schools. The Des Peres, MO class will be held on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Lodge Des Peres, located at 1050 Des Peres Road in Des Peres , MO. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. The Springfield, MO class will be held on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Baptist Bible College, Administration Building Room 202, located at 628 E. Kearney St. in Springfield, MO. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. The Complete One-Day Political Leadership School promises to be an experience you won’t soon forget. Seating is limited, so we can’t guarantee that tickets will be available at the door. Click here to purchase your ticket for the Des Peres, MO http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19444119:20234418447:m:1:618953597:1D5378EF16C898C384B96FCA5922FFE8:r school today. Click here to purchase your ticket for the Springfield, MO http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19444120:20234418447:m:1:618953597:1D5378EF16C898C384B96FCA5922FFE8:r school today. In Liberty, Deb Wells Missouri Campaign for Liberty P.S. Campaign for Liberty believes that greater constituent pressure upon the political class is a healthy thing. If you believe in limited government, you are welcome to attend — no matter what organization you belong to. P.P.S. The remaining tickets won’t last long. Click here to purchase your ticket for the Des Peres, MO http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19444119:20234418447:m:1:618953597:1D5378EF16C898C384B96FCA5922FFE8:r school today. Click here to purchase your ticket for the Springfield, MO http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19444120:20234418447:m:1:618953597:1D5378EF16C898C384B96FCA5922FFE8:r school today. http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19444121:20234418447:m:1:618953597:1D5378EF16C898C384B96FCA5922FFE8:r C4L website http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/p/sW6X8QvLNV?show=1h=1ch=1CID=20234418447 Share this on social media http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/forwardthis/ft.php?mID=3943241em=fellison%40advfabtech.comch=9712f553eeb54df4c700abc96d8f0cb4 Forward this email to a friend http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19444122:20234418447:m:1:618953597:1D5378EF16C898C384B96FCA5922FFE8:r C4L on Facebook http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19444123:20234418447:m:1:618953597:1D5378EF16C898C384B96FCA5922FFE8:r C4L on Twitter Because of Campaign For Liberty's tax-exempt status under IRC Sec. 501(C)(4) and its state and federal legislative activities, contributions are not tax deductible as charitable contributions (IRC § 170) or as business deductions (IRC § 162(e)(1)). http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19444121:20234418447:m:1:618953597:1D5378EF16C898C384B96FCA5922FFE8:r www.CampaignForLiberty.org This message was intended for: felli...@advfabtech.com You were added to the system April 16, 2014 [More information http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/p/iW6X8QvLNV ]. View this email as a web page http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/p/vW6X8QvLNV . Update your preferences http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19444124:20234418447:m:1:618953597:1D5378EF16C898C384B96FCA5922FFE8:r | Unsubscribe http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/p/oW6X8QvLNV http://www.paramountcommunication.com http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/imagelibrary/N-20234418447-2DD2162D430648DC47AE2FA08E815D8D.jpg -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups missourilibertycoalition group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving
[MoLiCo] FW: Don't Miss This!
From: Reach Liberty reachforlibe...@gmail.com Subject: Don't Miss This! Date: April 24, 2014 at 7:54:48 PM CDT To: k.16.theob...@gmail.com Reply-To: Reach Liberty reachforlibe...@gmail.com May 3rd Foundations for Conservative Leadership training. http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=e4519e92c1e=f54de464c9 View this email in your browser http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=8a9e722309e=f54de464c9 http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=8a9e722309e=f54de464c9 http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=8a9e722309e=f54de464c9 Don't MISS this! As we watch the federal level news, doom clouds our eyes and despair falls over our hearts. One more hideous executive order from the Obama machine, and we want to run for the border. But hope isn't lost! Freedom is a rising tide right now in America. You see it in the actions of the brave souls who marched on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) thugs at the Bundy Ranch. And you see it in the state legislatures that are passing nullification and interposition laws banning the federal government overreach. And that's exactly why you need to be at the Foundations for Applied Conservative Leadership on May 3rd. I can't stress how critical this training is! http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=ba4d6b6e6fe=f54de464c9 Click here to sign up for the Springfield class on Saturday May 3rd http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=ff3de1cd16e=f54de464c9 . Everything you think you know about politics – including any cynicism or pessimism – will be turned upside down at this school. Our training class Springfield are less than one week away! Some of you will know what I'm saying when I talk about spending a lot of time and energy on fighting for liberty, and feeling like nothing ever changes, except for the worse! There is a reason for that! The way we are being told to do politics isn't the way to win. I was fortunate enough to take the class a few months ago, and I've got more hope for America than I've had since I found out America was in trouble in 2008. Don't waste another minute - click below and save $5 from the at-the-door price. http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=6f4225700be=f54de464c9 Click here to sign up for the Springfield class on Saturday May 3rd http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=ece6a05acae=f54de464c9 . I also attended a 3-day training a month ago. When I suggested that we would have over 50 people at the Springfield training, they said we were about to witness a vast acceleration of real, healthy change in Missouri. And I don't want you to miss this! I'm tired of feeling bullied by the very ones whose main purpose is to protect our liberties! I think it is time we united in effective action and brought the fight to the statists! Here were some of the points you have to look forward to that really gave me hope: - The reason we lose isn't because of voter fraud or corruption. It's because we aren't unified in our activism, and our methods are nearly worthless to effect change! - We have been told certain myths by the political class that make their lives easier, and make it easier for them to continue to under-perform - And of course you'll learn what the greatest lie in politics is! Can you guess it? This special event will be a turning point in your life. I know, it sounds too good to be true. But when you come out of this class, you will be empowered to take action and will see how we can take back our government. There is no substitute for this training. Click here right now to reserve your seat before it is gone. http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=fd3524f6f1e=f54de464c9 Springfield class Saturday May 3rd http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=907ea6ca32e=f54de464c9 . In Liberty, Kyle Theobald Reach Liberty Organizer In cooperation with Campaign for Liberty 417.597.4499 PS: Did I mention that they LOSE money on these schools?! They put on the schools at a loss because it's that important to them to prepare us for the political battles ahead. So what are you waiting for?! http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=d7987b9260e=f54de464c9 Click here NOW to register for the Springfield class on Saturday May 3rd. http://meetup.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=59b3d3c918e=f54de464c9 Schedule: 8:15am - Registration opens 9:00am - School starts promptly 5:00pm - School ends promptly Reach out if you have any questions! Sincerly, Kyle Theobald 417.597.4499 If we have your
[MoLiCo] FW: What is the deal with Diehl?
From: Missouri Campaign for Liberty [mailto:misso...@campaignforliberty.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 9:30 AM To: Fred Ellison Subject: What is the deal with Diehl? Dear Fred, Please read Heather Coil’s important email below. Missouri House Bill 1976 needs to be brought to the floor for a vote immediately, so please call and email Representative John Diehl now: Phone: 573-751-1544 E-Mail: john.di...@house.mo.gov Then click here to sign Missouri Campaign for Liberty’s NO MORE RED LIGHT CAMERAS Petition http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19432913:20220392486:m:1:618953597:4006919608788AE3439D0931C8AFE2C8:r . In Liberty, Deb Wells Senior Director of State Operations Campaign for Liberty Image removed by sender. Campaign for Liberty TWO YEARS. That’s how long a staffer for House Majority Leader John Diehl threatened we will have to wait to pass legislation to BAN Red Light Cameras and Automated Traffic Devices. Why? Because he is upset that we called him and his cronies out for receiving money from American Traffic Solutions. Do you think we should have to wait TWO YEARS to get rid of these invasive, money-grabbing machines? Should Missourians be robbed of their due process rights for TWO YEARS just because leadership would rather keep getting checks from the Red Light Camera companies than represent you? I SAY NO! If John Diehl cares about your rights, he won’t make you wait two years. He won’t make you wait another minute! And he won’t let the money he received from the Red Light Camera companies stop him from doing the right thing and bringing HB 1976 to BAN Red Light Cameras up for a vote IMMEDIATELY! Please call and email Rep. John Diehl today and demand he support and hold a vote on HB-1976 IMMEDIATELY. Rep John Diehl (R-District 87) Phone: 573-751-1544 E-Mail: john.di...@house.mo.gov We can do this RIGHT NOW. . . this legislative session. But I need your help. Click here to sign our NO MORE RED LIGHT CAMERAS Petition http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19432913:20220392486:m:1:618953597:4006919608788AE3439D0931C8AFE2C8:r ! Time is of the essence. The legislative session is quickly coming to a close. House Majority Floor Leader Rep. John Diehl is holding our bill to repeal Red Light Cameras hostage in the Missouri House of Representatives. It is Diehl’s job to bring bills up for perfection and a vote, but he is refusing to give his support and dragging his feet. Why won't John Diehl allow an up or down vote in the House on HB-1976? Maybe it's because Diehl receives more campaign contributions from American Traffic Solutions (ATS) - the company that runs the Red Light Cameras - than any other member of the Missouri House. ATS gave him $1500 in 2013 alone - and first quarter campaign donation reporting for 2014 shows that ATS is paying off more of our legislators every single day. Every Red Light Camera in Missouri is an ATM machine for John Diehl and his cronies in the Missouri House and Senate. Instead of cutting out wasteful spending to make ends meet, John Diehl supports the “scamera” scheme to rob us of every penny we earn. Please call and email Rep. John Diehl today and demand he support and hold a vote on HB-1976 IMMEDIATELY. Rep John Diehl (R-District 87) Phone: 573-751-1544 E-Mail: john.di...@house.mo.gov The bill is on the calendar – it’s ready to be brought up. We have done everything we need to do; it’s time for Diehl to represent Missouri and bring HB 1976 up for a vote and BAN Red Light Cameras once and for all! Tell John Diehl: * We will NOT accept stall tactics. * We will NOT accept him waiting until the end of the session - giving us NO TIME to get it through the Senate and put into law – to bring this to a vote. * We will NOT allow him and other members of the legislature to water this bill down with amendments until it is useless. * We will NOT be bullied out of our safety, privacy, and constitutional rights by an elected official * We will NOT wait TWO YEARS! You see Fred, John Diehl is the Majority Leader in the House, and he thinks he runs the state of Missouri. But he's wrong - this is our state. For too long he's been able to kill bills in the House just because he doesn't like them. We must FORCE Diehl to support our bill and hold a vote in the House on the bill IMMEDIATELY. Tell John Diehl we won’t wait two years – and it is wrong of his staff to even threaten it! Insist that Diehl represents the PEOPLE of Missouri, not the Red Light Camera companies that are paying him. It's downright immoral and against common sense not to repeal Red Light Cameras in Missouri, but then again: ** John Diehl probably doesn't care that in 2012, a Kansas City, Missouri study found that accidents increased 29% in traffic lanes with Red Light Cameras. ** He probably doesn't care that one Kansas City intersection had a 121% increase in
[MoLiCo] FW: DOJ Op Is Tyranny (Paul Jacob on a new affront to the Bill of Rights)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=9cf84c37-b497-4dc9-976b-bc4e46561e7ba=1109020 606174d=1117217311191r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00129OStfQ4I49j7EXW_mlxuG_L0rLjDLTkzXwiVAxYnhHA 9KZBWm2EO_Smem6L3sU13Uikme-cI2rZjfbmj3axykUWOqay4LOZDlAsmWGcwe8zbqDT23cVkgox fShSh1X3xmT-ce13PwtQGQekpTYnbkmc4IVksvFicNoPKc_I8cj4bTLB7G88-w==c=AQf0LQcoW uz9F02qZHFqwffhl_A2qPwjFsMeLSYRBnB4J-RULQGXQg==ch=wOG20cVsSZz5ZxryIXvHnkFEb R3qLzXzIFxiNguCBmVZwYFomg6GTw== April 29, 2014 DOJ Op Is Tyranny Tyrants traditionally lash out at any number of people and groups they find dangerous or inconvenient: churches, entrepreneurs, voluntary associations, you name it. In America, our government has been having difficulty not showing some amazingly tyrannical leanings. Mass spying and data accumulation, partisan tax programs, and now . Operation Choke Point. http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00129OStfQ4I49j7EXW_mlxuG_L0rLjDLTkzXwiVAxYnhHA 9KZBWm2EOytF5D0IJBsZ4yyKoIbsCtabvek02D4G2sTNltpNXlPKQ4a0C1jmsbx9tXmzBgVJveOG DAQzdJXjGbY5duB58iRb-8n_x9CdEc5s2CSoV7tkPGrxZEx2quffeDimMhvqIw==c=AQf0LQcoW uz9F02qZHFqwffhl_A2qPwjFsMeLSYRBnB4J-RULQGXQg==ch=wOG20cVsSZz5ZxryIXvHnkFEb R3qLzXzIFxiNguCBmVZwYFomg6GTw== In the Wall Street Journal, Frank Keating, CEO of the American Banking Association, wrote that government officials in this wing of the U.S. Department of Justice are asking banks to identify customers who may be breaking the law or simply doing something government officials don't like. Banks must then 'choke off' those customers' access to financial services, shutting down their accounts. One target? Porn stars, according to a variety http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00129OStfQ4I49j7EXW_mlxuG_L0rLjDLTkzXwiVAxYnhHA 9KZBWm2EOytF5D0IJBsZU_6sjfrEFC5AERZPA6uO4HlCAFqmEUNoKGP30S0J6Ry10fI9yu04OwZU 90dPa1aA6rY5OKuTSaI-Iqv4UHDfuPOEwQtnj0VR-CXx8OKg8fUkRLNi0u1wQaovec5DsSVnfEsC zMzuZmJkkz8pjfWJdb0rHWyvpjIEVpX_-DTZl-J-zEL4P4OtCHhH_ZaU7N2Kc=AQf0LQcoWuz9F 02qZHFqwffhl_A2qPwjFsMeLSYRBnB4J-RULQGXQg==ch=wOG20cVsSZz5ZxryIXvHnkFEbR3qL zXzIFxiNguCBmVZwYFomg6GTw== of reports http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00129OStfQ4I49j7EXW_mlxuG_L0rLjDLTkzXwiVAxYnhHA 9KZBWm2EOytF5D0IJBsZL7Pg2JgyxnO2vnwR6eTSPCzs23eodHMwQ9Q6vl9BBFgEKEIn0aLFq--i eYlKiuZnttW__vAowG_WNW8ZJhr4M6o0ebKKJ-rKmF4_Tzw0-E8AfrnFMZPRE4ZT3NN6HAx2luPa z1qyalWPPjUoRhSPk-YkTu4CvPT3GeLwnTmHyL89Vw5CeIGnIYmGEs7wPwUo-o-P3lpatuToxiFb 1BzbTDyGwAE829zVaZ7VYUSmdk4pWz4t6pjmMhDGb6xLCqmrc=AQf0LQcoWuz9F02qZHFqwffhl _A2qPwjFsMeLSYRBnB4J-RULQGXQg==ch=wOG20cVsSZz5ZxryIXvHnkFEbR3qLzXzIFxiNguCB mVZwYFomg6GTw== . Teagan Presley, adult film actress and stripper, had her Chase account abruptly closed - along with her husband's. She was told that she was high risk. Other adult industry professionals have revealed similar treatment. Don't blame the banks; they're being coerced by the DOJ. According to Keating, a bank that won't shut down a questionable account when directed to do so, Justice slaps the institution with a penalty for wrongdoing that may or may not have happened. As distasteful as the porn industry may be, this DOJ program is worse. It's full-blown rogue government. It may have been designed to prosecute those breaking the law via fraud and identity theft http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00129OStfQ4I49j7EXW_mlxuG_L0rLjDLTkzXwiVAxYnhHA 9KZBWm2EOytF5D0IJBsZey1Gvh51tEMUfGTDZxlPwYlEHufG75lrTKqffevlRsXhQWN93D73pYqE IS7SWWevVshdwBHXwRg8ms66oAPVL9Ndm67QTNdSMQv8VSJCwvzdnFr6KPunYBCm7sLRbyfX1grx 60mib0dVyfyCqYzrQVDEx7_VvQWiqFrFGRb6uvVUOfuiYWV1dQeFuXDxEELNSuy03k61fj2ldhsd oivoG1Tv-f_DgyaHToOwtfNND2sGQA-ebkj0olFijvKBNmxIkGdxq18A82FjkKd4_CVxU5Ho8X7c -fVgc=AQf0LQcoWuz9F02qZHFqwffhl_A2qPwjFsMeLSYRBnB4J-RULQGXQg==ch=wOG20cVsS Zz5ZxryIXvHnkFEbR3qLzXzIFxiNguCBmVZwYFomg6GTw== , but its modus operandi is outside the law, bullying regulated banks into punishing other businesses and people, without any court proceedings taking place. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00129OStfQ4I49j7EXW_mlxuG_L0rLjDLTkzXwiVAxYnhHA 9KZBWm2EOytF5D0IJBsZFjMh-7M0tzas-FG6hg7cj14zXxKjHs19ooC2MjuH8zOO8XQkT37aS4n6 cyFkAG64Eoa2ThXap1HrYkwzaaPwiHIpw7rhheH-pFRF1LqCj0egJ8bpIjiELLtIXWd8S1YEc=A Qf0LQcoWuz9F02qZHFqwffhl_A2qPwjFsMeLSYRBnB4J-RULQGXQg==ch=wOG20cVsSZz5ZxryI XvHnkFEbR3qLzXzIFxiNguCBmVZwYFomg6GTw== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00129OStfQ4I49j7EXW_mlxuG_L0rLjDLTkzXwiVAxYnhHA 9KZBWm2EOytF5D0IJBsZySg7VQ3nhJtLGxAyAwwLn7BQf3xw_YDstIeSgWz_u6FFcM88pKDqg-GW ceD4FKuPKOouu4xC-GmgmMmgDOEB4GJ-E-2KzU872AF9oCd_-BEYsrGNX-brFU7uJxD5iWwaG6cp 27iics4=c=AQf0LQcoWuz9F02qZHFqwffhl_A2qPwjFsMeLSYRBnB4J-RULQGXQg==ch=wOG20 cVsSZz5ZxryIXvHnkFEbR3qLzXzIFxiNguCBmVZwYFomg6GTw== Today On April 29, 1945, U.S. troops liberated the Dachau concentration camp. Thought Herbert Spencer http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/389px-Herbert_Spenc er.jpg It is not . chiefly
[MoLiCo] FW: What Private Builders Build (Paul Jacob on what government must not be praised for)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=f356b253-03c8-4c02-8d47-17b90657159da=1109020 606174d=1117205481721r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Q8nW7YSrfpoJnBJGzfauiAy7y9NbKvCgBHt1l71uZJKt zPuhtiRwcHQ9e4yIveg6uq0K45JaVkg2UYQlRajo-GgU-6Q3IH8iFnetneUfGFXpSXXM6dS0mHJQ ctoeB_xBdhEW5b_9_qAwq5SmSh1Lv51EUFONIRu9ZAWtbZxjGrYsG4BDIdiE6g==c=xf7HHoW-i 2SqEDVzlrXEnViLWge153v2GETk5b9t0piysbUL3jm-Mg==ch=WWyMCyBzrUVJVBrwbcLGmUhh4 BzbtCjKHmJropIhEqDQ7MaRb7xtDQ== April 28, 2014 What Private Builders Build In 2012, President Obama caused an uproar among those of us who praise individuals for their individual achievements. Sneering http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Q8nW7YSrfpoJnBJGzfauiAy7y9NbKvCgBHt1l71uZJKt zPuhtiRwcA9lHNtvgqIt3K8Y0ovza1vAifl4bLSJfQcE3LvHPiPpmd2UyAtV408s9_duCGhaOUmM QtyMhF4w3vXWfQz17jPJCmMjOeaKAzl-VPwpqWlXGJN_8NP8ju8L7OahFuXN-p30pOal5YLIrNZt 2FjO0Rs=c=xf7HHoW-i2SqEDVzlrXEnViLWge153v2GETk5b9t0piysbUL3jm-Mg==ch=WWyMC yBzrUVJVBrwbcLGmUhh4BzbtCjKHmJropIhEqDQ7MaRb7xtDQ== at persons proud of their success, Obama stressed the truism that in a society, achievers get help from other people. On his short list of invaluable assistance: government's helpful building of roads and other infrastructure. Like many of us http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Q8nW7YSrfpoJnBJGzfauiAy7y9NbKvCgBHt1l71uZJKt zPuhtiRwcKbneAB1cP_N-X7f--CbA8syQNrKwqI0admHcQafgYY7uokcHlIo7yWG0bLdfb7FzcS5 8eZBV914gRBlvfF13hKd09J0z0ZjAE65mRI6OTf8WRzKgzevSU08s_oyTITnIOuUTAvtjMsVRtx7 Jr_GhKkTOCm0NX1MfFfkZs6MMuNRQ9AXrbOSVRjh2ykirRhe4g==c=xf7HHoW-i2SqEDVzlrXEn ViLWge153v2GETk5b9t0piysbUL3jm-Mg==ch=WWyMCyBzrUVJVBrwbcLGmUhh4BzbtCjKHmJro pIhEqDQ7MaRb7xtDQ== , Donald Boudreaux criticizes the president's philosophical assumptions. But he adds http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Q8nW7YSrfpoJnBJGzfauiAy7y9NbKvCgBHt1l71uZJKt zPuhtiRwcA9lHNtvgqItU4KKFVU3gDKsfMg8jtOi_8QEhisCAMdGwPe1LZzdwsRY_k0zfjjF5t8E K8BQ_giQ8-kQEXODmW8XA3U11XzHBBd8Of6BxrzDnHjzFw5a7LnAotboM1J3xN88GjXchKq0Mlu7 Yi8Rrr0KkqLkeyH8DaghkrhEaqZAcw9iJcSupcmXiPPqbv8gZU7DXANJVCsMGtBqvuH3QAA=c=x f7HHoW-i2SqEDVzlrXEnViLWge153v2GETk5b9t0piysbUL3jm-Mg==ch=WWyMCyBzrUVJVBrwb cLGmUhh4BzbtCjKHmJropIhEqDQ7MaRb7xtDQ== that Obama is also wrong to imply that it's government which makes most or all of the infrastructure on which we rely. http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Q8nW7YSrfpoJnBJGzfauiAy7y9NbKvCgBHt1l71uZJKt zPuhtiRwcA9lHNtvgqItCZfG5PaRwm5u7PrFRvDoOfFjV3lHOQmNcboL54UEMMJTPyudoVwxrDgn Ph51BEFIDEYaemevW_togYndKpYcvqGnZEK5nVLsytNVCAm0TQhsHn9BH9yP-c_lj-GSPVUDFi1t NSYQVcw=c=xf7HHoW-i2SqEDVzlrXEnViLWge153v2GETk5b9t0piysbUL3jm-Mg==ch=WWyMC yBzrUVJVBrwbcLGmUhh4BzbtCjKHmJropIhEqDQ7MaRb7xtDQ== [A] great deal of infrastructure is built privately. FedEx, for example, is infrastructure: It's a combination of vehicles, warehouses, organizational knowledge and other specific capital that businesses and households rely upon to transport freight and packages. . . . Of course, FedEx isn't a road or a bridge. But so what? FedEx, no less than a road or bridge, enhances our abilities to pursue our private goals. [I]nfrastructure isn't only those things supplied by government. Moreover, we don't benefit from government's monopolization of the segments of infrastructure provision that governments do monopolize. If government hadn't permitted competition in packages from UPS, Fed-Ex and others, Obama could have added you didn't ship that package to you didn't build that road. But how could this justify disparaging individual achievement, or be anything to boast about? Government's commandeering of enterprises reduces quality and alternatives. The answer to You didn't build that, if and when it's true, is: Well, let us. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Q8nW7YSrfpoJnBJGzfauiAy7y9NbKvCgBHt1l71uZJKt zPuhtiRwcA9lHNtvgqItWMFU0TQ3FuTrt605SJmlu7yipw5l1NRVQ__91QsQ9ai2XAbgqMMyh5pr snbHYrAMYC74UqfP7seWi0cZS3nxb5Zdf5K0X-BcEC5BUPgHWBvIUal5-GXgNcsIlX0lT7P9c=x f7HHoW-i2SqEDVzlrXEnViLWge153v2GETk5b9t0piysbUL3jm-Mg==ch=WWyMCyBzrUVJVBrwb cLGmUhh4BzbtCjKHmJropIhEqDQ7MaRb7xtDQ== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Q8nW7YSrfpoJnBJGzfauiAy7y9NbKvCgBHt1l71uZJKt zPuhtiRwcA9lHNtvgqIt4ZuulKAykxuzna4W5IkpL5iPS3WwM9Lse6c1-I_QyAOM6a4g_57YULod ahfVrgQ1jj01MVSaLdhA7fTkGHc-X5lVgcqXq5N5elAWjt_wMWQ1NzTNklbuAp0lw-EBUZOQeYjn 3aupwlc=c=xf7HHoW-i2SqEDVzlrXEnViLWge153v2GETk5b9t0piysbUL3jm-Mg==ch=WWyMC yBzrUVJVBrwbcLGmUhh4BzbtCjKHmJropIhEqDQ7MaRb7xtDQ== Today On April 28, 1789, Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors were set adrift by the rebel crew of the HMS Bounty, which returned briefly to Tahiti and then set sail for Pitcairn Island. On the same date in 2001, millionaire Dennis Tito became the world's first space tourist. Thought Herbert Spencer http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/389px-Herbert_Spenc er.jpg The present social state is
[MoLiCo] FW: Don't Miss This! - Leadership Training, May 3rd
From: Reach Liberty reachforlibe...@gmail.com Subject: Don't Miss This! Date: April 24, 2014 at 7:54:48 PM CDT To: k.16.theob...@gmail.com Reply-To: Reach Liberty reachforlibe...@gmail.com May 3rd Foundations for Conservative Leadership training. http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=e4519e92c1e=f54de464c9 View this email in your browser http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=8a9e722309e=f54de464c9 http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=8a9e722309e=f54de464c9 http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=8a9e722309e=f54de464c9 Don't MISS this! As we watch the federal level news, doom clouds our eyes and despair falls over our hearts. One more hideous executive order from the Obama machine, and we want to run for the border. But hope isn't lost! Freedom is a rising tide right now in America. You see it in the actions of the brave souls who marched on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) thugs at the Bundy Ranch. And you see it in the state legislatures that are passing nullification and interposition laws banning the federal government overreach. And that's exactly why you need to be at the Foundations for Applied Conservative Leadership on May 3rd. I can't stress how critical this training is! http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=ba4d6b6e6fe=f54de464c9 Click here to sign up for the Springfield class on Saturday May 3rd http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=ff3de1cd16e=f54de464c9 . Everything you think you know about politics – including any cynicism or pessimism – will be turned upside down at this school. Our training class Springfield are less than two weeks away! Some of you will know what I'm saying when I talk about spending a lot of time and energy on fighting for liberty, and feeling like nothing ever changes, except for the worse! There is a reason for that! The way we are being told to do politics isn't the way to win. I was fortunate enough to take the class a few months ago, and I've got more hope for America than I've had since I found out America was in trouble in 2008. Don't waste another minute - click below and save $5 from the at-the-door price. http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=6f4225700be=f54de464c9 Click here to sign up for the Springfield class on Saturday May 3rd http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=ece6a05acae=f54de464c9 . I also attended a 3-day training a month ago. When I suggested that we would have over 50 people at the Springfield training, they said we were about to witness a vast acceleration of real, healthy change in Missouri. And I don't want you to miss this! I'm tired of feeling bullied by the very ones whose main purpose is to protect our liberties! I think it is time we united in effective action and brought the fight to the statists! Here were some of the points you have to look forward to that really gave me hope: - The reason we lose isn't because of voter fraud or corruption. It's because we aren't unified in our activism, and our methods are nearly worthless to effect change! - We have been told certain myths by the political class that make their lives easier, and make it easier for them to continue to under-perform - And of course you'll learn what the greatest lie in politics is! Can you guess it? This special event will be a turning point in your life. I know, it sounds too good to be true. But when you come out of this class, you will be empowered to take action and will see how we can take back our government. There is no substitute for this training. Click here right now to reserve your seat before it is gone. http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=fd3524f6f1e=f54de464c9 Springfield class Saturday May 3rd http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=907ea6ca32e=f54de464c9 . In Liberty, Kyle Theobald Reach Liberty Organizer In cooperation with Campaign for Liberty 417.597.4499 PS: Did I mention that they LOSE money on these schools?! They put on the schools at a loss because it's that important to them to prepare us for the political battles ahead. So what are you waiting for?! http://meetup.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=d7987b9260e=f54de464c9 Click here NOW to register for the Springfield class on Saturday May 3rd. http://meetup.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=c150ba1f154a6739f222ca900id=59b3d3c918e=f54de464c9 Schedule: 8:15am - Registration opens 9:00am - School starts promptly 5:00pm - School ends promptly Reach out if you have any questions! Sincerly, Kyle Theobald 417.597.4499 If we have
[MoLiCo] FW: Value the Vote (Paul Jacob on what voters value and what they don't value)
http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=2cac0d12-6254-4e8c-b12a-5fa749f6bfdda=1109020 606174d=1117175919135r=3o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gifc =4b973610-7e19-11e3-9448-d4ae52843d28ch=4d1ac8d0-7e19-11e3-94b9-d4ae52843d2 8 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qdWoOL8S2hlkqk68S9lOQg7gMgTZodplj3ukQvdiZsCb wk9evZ211kwN5bM2cEp-A8kaEOH2d3kZZ6-4ydo1-M4BIND2obUeYrXVd4iVUoYP6y4BV5fn3PW2 lQrjbv6SvudbgyLS9CwyC1fxsEskbufaIr9MoBSfG9T8y-x2RNiE2UGGJOYnUQ==c=pbDGyz_dk EEe7Qs8C91JDSUp6mcV7i_LRxxNzYuc2V0b46N5AKyK2Q==ch=pjyCNKj2YuvP1isCstGJvUmt0 ksLe0YXuN_8zIOEdE-0aK2AFUnG3Q== April 24, 2014 Value the Vote What happens when politicians create a special new election date in order to place a tax increase before voters . when least expected? Did I mention that, as the Seattle Times reported, Proposition 1 enjoyed massive support among politicians, labor unions, environmentalists, social-equity groups and business coalitions? Or that the YES campaign outspent the NO side by $654,922 to a mere $7,700, a nearly 100 to 1 margin? http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/KingCoMetro.png The answer: On Tuesday, voters in one of the most liberal counties in America said NO. A solid 55 percent rejected the ballot measure. Proposition 1 would have hiked King County's 9.5-cent sales tax by 0.1 percent and imposed a $60 annual car-tab fee. The idea was to provide more funding for mass transit and local roads, with 60 percent of that revenue going toward the area's mass transit system. Transit officials argued that without the additional dough they'd have to make deep service cuts. The voters are not rejecting Metro; they are rejecting this particular means of funding Metro, explained County Executive Dow Constantine. We know the people of King County love and value their transit service. Love? Perhaps. Ridership is reportedly at a near-record high, about 400,000 a day. Value? Not so much. This very progressive electorate expressed, with utmost clarity, their unwillingness to pay higher taxes for transit. Further, there's an unmistakable signal in the refusal of King County Metro officials to consider raising the price of their beloved service to become sustainable. Isn't it only fair to ask those riding the bus to pay the fare? This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qdWoOL8S2hlkqk68S9lOQg7gMgTZodplj3ukQvdiZsCb wk9evZ211nPhS3WvY_yDtwvUriW4eBeINASGzfgHydCrrflYcebjaxQu01NrwVvVWaOumO5ASr-D WgrR2l4l0PTq8JJQkDEdf2mPOSQ9UTcyEvIrO_Xc5ml1J0uacBZFPs76hfO-ddEqqc6hudnAc=p bDGyz_dkEEe7Qs8C91JDSUp6mcV7i_LRxxNzYuc2V0b46N5AKyK2Q==ch=pjyCNKj2YuvP1isCs tGJvUmt0ksLe0YXuN_8zIOEdE-0aK2AFUnG3Q== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qdWoOL8S2hlkqk68S9lOQg7gMgTZodplj3ukQvdiZsCb wk9evZ211nPhS3WvY_yDcsJcNC3SBvj69tQkM8DxLejRYG9a1PNH1nY8bSC1eU7yqHJM677cbxlw wgu_lj-kFNYibbZO7-yB8xDY3yaNvwv_UwrMUjfibhjzatt5XLD6yvr8yuYBA3VN9G93NKDf7S4o HEGZOSc=c=pbDGyz_dkEEe7Qs8C91JDSUp6mcV7i_LRxxNzYuc2V0b46N5AKyK2Q==ch=pjyCN Kj2YuvP1isCstGJvUmt0ksLe0YXuN_8zIOEdE-0aK2AFUnG3Q== Today On April 24, 1792, the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, was composed by Capt. Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle. Eight years later to the day, the United States Congress approved a bill establishing the Library of Congress. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/THomasReid.png There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words. -Thomas Reid Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/GCF-vertical-logo.png Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qdWoOL8S2hlkqk68S9lOQg7gMgTZodplj3ukQvdiZsCb wk9evZ211kwN5bM2cEp-k53ExO08YYwUMhNasLKOITLNnDrv5ySjGbN8bRXWQQaSVx_NiFsF_GPn e9SWU6QKsHN9MK1VlwkSiAxKuDPfRBGuuGJWL5I0Ad4X0G6qNQA=c=pbDGyz_dkEEe7Qs8C91JD SUp6mcV7i_LRxxNzYuc2V0b46N5AKyK2Q==ch=pjyCNKj2YuvP1isCstGJvUmt0ksLe0YXuN_8z IOEdE-0aK2AFUnG3Q== as well as a board member of Great Communicators Foundation, which sponsors both Common Sense http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qdWoOL8S2hlkqk68S9lOQg7gMgTZodplj3ukQvdiZsCb wk9evZ211kwN5bM2cEp-A8kaEOH2d3kZZ6-4ydo1-M4BIND2obUeYrXVd4iVUoYP6y4BV5fn3PW2 lQrjbv6SvudbgyLS9CwyC1fxsEskbufaIr9MoBSfG9T8y-x2RNiE2UGGJOYnUQ==c=pbDGyz_dk EEe7Qs8C91JDSUp6mcV7i_LRxxNzYuc2V0b46N5AKyK2Q==ch=pjyCNKj2YuvP1isCstGJvUmt0 ksLe0YXuN_8zIOEdE-0aK2AFUnG3Q== and Paul's weekly Townhall Column http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qdWoOL8S2hlkqk68S9lOQg7gMgTZodplj3ukQvdiZsCb wk9evZ211kwN5bM2cEp-feBJz9by_Oye4MUhdxsGJYAhVgu1y8NE_7ct9W3g-f0dWdHW0tXDuYy6 bzauYhohZc-Rc2HYtrzPRpC8FmIKjVdTcFatURvPzj99BqK3hV4L0kZkRE1FBNssT16X9o6mGfGM bGFHOzU=c=pbDGyz_dkEEe7Qs8C91JDSUp6mcV7i_LRxxNzYuc2V0b46N5AKyK2Q==ch=pjyCN Kj2YuvP1isCstGJvUmt0ksLe0YXuN_8zIOEdE-0aK2AFUnG3Q== . The opinions expressed in Common Sense and at Townhall are Paul Jacob's and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Liberty
[MoLiCo] FW: The Colluders (Paul Jacob on the unraveling of the excuses for the IRS in the ongoing Tea Party targeting scandal)
http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012dJgHTbHU3KU6J7xwNlHl2gOWKZtE0AT0mkQfIzKPkXo KonvkqTL_C7ohp2wxPmDmXSjVk8Tvt2x2bvbxi4bFBryS3calDN-LwBauy8-nS_XFF8eEs3OjKgk Ez0VPtGwhrTP0jE__d6ok4ANN6fmhSBxdHVGIhLuQUAqtsfesvpzRbkL6GpWHA==c=-d0X7ygGV GFyHAyJdhgppv7RiF-xuuSs-7D4na9T7qj7K4Fz2-OMcw==ch=HrvqfQDY32QyvxeGgDzBvyRlm tLs5JRK7W8cqyIgo7dIoUHy257RNQ== April 21, 2014 The Colluders Inadvertent? Un-partisan? No direction from above? Such were many of the early claims http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012dJgHTbHU3KU6J7xwNlHl2gOWKZtE0AT0mkQfIzKPkXo KonvkqTL_DmVTMXymiWDs2JQkXxQAoYWKS2AJZyVPgRmWkKL16dXXxlc9rxtMbVe2T1tJjV2phYQ 4j41_VmBomjujq_MNXHySq8jqy_jGgbVpCRBHt-lJ4bfmpi9WCjgxiO_K7was_xbZCPvx5W43JQX gXQRFs2dNS4_LSwQldLnBrkHzjhuYXURbYYpYe92nfrTDbl4pDie1-lWUVIJ9uedstrJSYVxfNdd AOfUk7WyyXkZyCU0c=-d0X7ygGVGFyHAyJdhgppv7RiF-xuuSs-7D4na9T7qj7K4Fz2-OMcw== ch=HrvqfQDY32QyvxeGgDzBvyRlmtLs5JRK7W8cqyIgo7dIoUHy257RNQ== in response to the scandal over IRS's targeting of Tea Party and conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status. The characterization was not vindicated when Lois Lerner - who ran the agency's division dealing with exempt organizations until she resigned in semi-disgrace -a sserted her Fifth Amendment rights rather than tell us what she knows. Sundry revelations http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012dJgHTbHU3KU6J7xwNlHl2gOWKZtE0AT0mkQfIzKPkXo KonvkqTL_DmVTMXymiWDKpLDEdMo2PcKteBPtckJPjStH4iaPE56aeehzRFlqKa2MscoPwuZzV-b zgEms2sDPixCKIS-EZhLEuY5DAHNHXOeZqX36a2TgUUbuUlNLrTXLNVeaX7S9HwT0j7kB_MG2ugL Yw_w6C5e4U7XQCiuDQ==c=-d0X7ygGVGFyHAyJdhgppv7RiF-xuuSs-7D4na9T7qj7K4Fz2-OMc w==ch=HrvqfQDY32QyvxeGgDzBvyRlmtLs5JRK7W8cqyIgo7dIoUHy257RNQ== since the scandal broke have further exploded the claim that lowly functionaries acted independently of high officials. Now Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer for True the Vote, which combats voter fraud, is being vindicated in charges of collusion between Lerner and congressional Democrats. From THE KELLY FILE http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/megan-cleta.png [T]he only difference between what happened in Watergate when Richard Nixon asked the IRS to go after his political enemies was when Richard Nixon asked, they refused http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012dJgHTbHU3KU6J7xwNlHl2gOWKZtE0AT0mkQfIzKPkXo KonvkqTL_DmVTMXymiWDLIBXQnKVRSBbtdXm5bruJ1AhleCfx3a9SLhm8pNfY7MDhTXfgY3MmkHl pPqL-rt2P1MLaVVmSaAu0mVSQXqPaMHIbJgwfLcxxk_wgEG_SAcl5EH_rXdsP6gN4TB3OqYX6sEJ YgOSOemm4xts8SXln4hqj4Hxg53Dt9tswsR9dBQ=c=-d0X7ygGVGFyHAyJdhgppv7RiF-xuuSs- 7D4na9T7qj7K4Fz2-OMcw==ch=HrvqfQDY32QyvxeGgDzBvyRlmtLs5JRK7W8cqyIgo7dIoUHy2 57RNQ== , according to Mitchell. When these Democratic politicians said, 'Go do something about these conservative groups because they're challenging us. . . .' the IRS [did] their bidding to try and silence these groups. Mitchell appeared on http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012dJgHTbHU3KU6J7xwNlHl2gOWKZtE0AT0mkQfIzKPkXo KonvkqTL_DmVTMXymiWDOTo64i-Xig8u9qLcubOc-HqX42TYygvQuX2nl7SHnl7HAxIokZGfdp9G UqbHTOJBMtAzaijn4K9O3kNntVQgQhwCPgvZ2Vpy-0DxgR-kQqeyyhObMbttRU6iKG7flTKoxbKv w72vRMYqA1CLm3BR0ehNTw4FowH2KT4j-7Kmcdw5-LrOnUraukMwyfNa7GER2lKLO00KDT-YorLj wTXHqRF5NrrC3vkPvJvmDxAcJKmObgPiwAupl8UJFUeX9arLc=-d0X7ygGVGFyHAyJdhgppv7Ri F-xuuSs-7D4na9T7qj7K4Fz2-OMcw==ch=HrvqfQDY32QyvxeGgDzBvyRlmtLs5JRK7W8cqyIgo 7dIoUHy257RNQ== The Kelly File to discuss recently released IRS email implying coordination between Democrat Elijah Cummings of the House Oversight Committee (of nothing to see here http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012dJgHTbHU3KU6J7xwNlHl2gOWKZtE0AT0mkQfIzKPkXo KonvkqTL_If3OVJkn4kiyYmQDBpOrofz5X3diJON7Ou1A39Rxd6vL87iIPiBQ5nWmi0ePInHEoPb uIP9hIhY5_MTKur2L0BRd0H3Ur9DYtFWxvkKWRSGkCd3KFTzerGQKu9kiTSFUefGuFqzghb6VP77 PZTnNGvznxszzFhDv-MWHxa0F45j5b29ixqqT6z4DAE0XfCVpLWPWGPeg6XEc=-d0X7ygGVGFyH AyJdhgppv7RiF-xuuSs-7D4na9T7qj7K4Fz2-OMcw==ch=HrvqfQDY32QyvxeGgDzBvyRlmtLs5 JRK7W8cqyIgo7dIoUHy257RNQ== fame) and the IRS. After applying for tax-exempt status, True the Vote received sets of nearly identical questions - on widely separate occasions - from both the IRS and Cummings. That's not only collusion, it's guileful sharing of taxpayer information that is supposed to remain confidential. Disturbing, but not surprising http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012dJgHTbHU3KU6J7xwNlHl2gOWKZtE0AT0mkQfIzKPkXo KonvkqTL_DmVTMXymiWDNODRtu-4tuUnQG8-0f4gzQhydxHwYzLYcaX2xalIfFRy8BM71aeQZztp 3uLEv__zGkZ23f45BCa9jIhlE7njtocAR6qBFDDI-NXVFbPFO3_RsZuYSa8LkOOR4uSGiJbSLand fAJTASaD1OnUO2sF3G7RicK_RJ604DU8nraxu8M=c=-d0X7ygGVGFyHAyJdhgppv7RiF-xuuSs- 7D4na9T7qj7K4Fz2-OMcw==ch=HrvqfQDY32QyvxeGgDzBvyRlmtLs5JRK7W8cqyIgo7dIoUHy2 57RNQ== . This is Common Sense. This is Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012dJgHTbHU3KU6J7xwNlHl2gOWKZtE0AT0mkQfIzKPkXo KonvkqTL_DmVTMXymiWDBun1gOep3e12Je27DSsH0GY_fPRVBCrduZk8NhsDDrWZVwZYP4mBrG77 PnRQki30oC82GNlSH0_c2682I-T0MPy8sq6QRsHayOSNxlI_bVFzaMTZt74dcz9ZGoZqIJ8Zc=- d0X7ygGVGFyHAyJdhgppv7RiF-xuuSs-7D4na9T7qj7K4Fz2-OMcw==ch=HrvqfQDY32QyvxeGg DzBvyRlmtLs5JRK7W8cqyIgo7dIoUHy257RNQ== |
[MoLiCo] FW: The Tiny State of Nevada (Paul Jacob on the undue size of the federal government's property holdings)
http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ynIJBHKHscLabJ8Wmq331XX7Qk1OARKKof2pz75kCNSx -7emX1wHrzVZ-iJzHr4_hEF0BnCQcCxZqIFwkJ4HYQO6cOwYEzM6qIUpY-U9emTRg1ba4Zt2F2ZN 3GV121F_EtXKwhratXjDSq0-yvgTbmZHL0GhxCJe4sDUfmAmPLNb3OjQzOPdTQ==c=a1ep93DZD TZi6ddPwRLsALCvAvJHLTZM_Oxinbi1LnTpyxIKOjz5DQ==ch=6j6vcrgJscX0o6Y8GkFwLqhpV aNJNlOc4sBZv5JvcrSwKiB5RUiRZw== April 18, 2014 The Tiny State of Nevada Nevada isn't really that big of a state. Oh, sure, it appears large on the map. But 81 percent of that land mass isn't Nevada. It's federal government property, run by various branches of the nation's central government in Washington, D.C. Much of the controversy surrounding the Cliven Bundy ranch, and the rustled cattle, and the standoff with the federales, has to do with federal government land. http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/tinynevada.png From my reading of the Bundy family ranch affair, it appears that the legal question is not one of taxes, but of usage fees; not of endangered tortoises, but cattle. But mostly about land. My sympathies are with the Bundies. They seem to have a very old adverse possession case against the government. I wasn't surprised to learn that federal judges didn't look very kindly to the Bundies' customary rights. Federal judges prefer legislated law to common law. We're a long way from our roots, folks. But the issue lurking behind all other issues is the over-dominance of the federal government in twelve western states. Five of them have over half of their land titled to and run by the federal government: Orgeon, Idaho, Alaska, Utah and Nevada. This imbalance gives just too much power and purview to federal agencies, who are then tempted to run roughshod over locals. That is, state citizens. Cliven Bundy may be dead wrong legally, but politically, he has a point. The federal government should privatize all or most of its grazing lands and desert lands. Its forest lands should at least be state-ized - given back to the states. This is a federal republic, right? Not an empire? The states are not supposed to be mere conquered provinces. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ynIJBHKHscLabJ8Wmq331XX7Qk1OARKKof2pz75kCNSx -7emX1wHr4awPjOpSGGMNiEaCy7R2p61PUO1gQZmXiUyJMIUUFMfK_sU0u2PvEgSmbBTrFXeMweH esIYiIA9fofpkZSGpIBuBTAWbXCjb5N2p0pQEYkr3eIhgSIPitWwf5JIW_rl27WTFaB3Da1Tc=a 1ep93DZDTZi6ddPwRLsALCvAvJHLTZM_Oxinbi1LnTpyxIKOjz5DQ==ch=6j6vcrgJscX0o6Y8G kFwLqhpVaNJNlOc4sBZv5JvcrSwKiB5RUiRZw== | View/Print the PDF http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ynIJBHKHscLabJ8Wmq331XX7Qk1OARKKof2pz75kCNSx -7emX1wHr4awPjOpSGGMUZ-3tGaY2lq3udD13xuWyOs2abekVbWprG6r8JA5DOISzzJdjyoUFxAn utj_ZblVJynNB0X64haQW9FRg1l_ZTpcCQ4W7EKrn-P5DcbW7rwd63eha59J2KLh8yywwzs5Zprd cXsaAPE=c=a1ep93DZDTZi6ddPwRLsALCvAvJHLTZM_Oxinbi1LnTpyxIKOjz5DQ==ch=6j6vc rgJscX0o6Y8GkFwLqhpVaNJNlOc4sBZv5JvcrSwKiB5RUiRZw== Today On April 18, 1689, Bostonians rebelled against the government of Sir Edmund Andros. On this day in April, in 2007, the Supreme Court of the United States, split 5-4, upheld the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. April 18 marks the 1772 birthday of David Ricardo, English political economist and one of the most influential thinkers in economic theory. Thought http://thisiscommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Picture-11.png When all is said, slave-mindedness is the despicable thing. -Albert Jay Nock Video Click HERE http://thisiscommonsense.com/2014/02/15/video-our-pension-problem/ to see Paul's latest! http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/GCF-vertical-logo.png Paul Jacob is President of the Liberty Initiative Fund http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ynIJBHKHscLabJ8Wmq331XX7Qk1OARKKof2pz75kCNSx -7emX1wHrzVZ-iJzHr4_8sU8bT04PN5Cp0VIgsI2XtRutRlHz3kWBdxCsDMZytrif59k_1dx8Dcp oUDIQeYsPAjqRCklkX8SuHQL_85crx2OlYW2ZXPkBWPBdmYPIIk=c=a1ep93DZDTZi6ddPwRLsA LCvAvJHLTZM_Oxinbi1LnTpyxIKOjz5DQ==ch=6j6vcrgJscX0o6Y8GkFwLqhpVaNJNlOc4sBZv 5JvcrSwKiB5RUiRZw== as well as a board member of Great Communicators Foundation, which sponsors both Common Sense http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ynIJBHKHscLabJ8Wmq331XX7Qk1OARKKof2pz75kCNSx -7emX1wHrzVZ-iJzHr4_hEF0BnCQcCxZqIFwkJ4HYQO6cOwYEzM6qIUpY-U9emTRg1ba4Zt2F2ZN 3GV121F_EtXKwhratXjDSq0-yvgTbmZHL0GhxCJe4sDUfmAmPLNb3OjQzOPdTQ==c=a1ep93DZD TZi6ddPwRLsALCvAvJHLTZM_Oxinbi1LnTpyxIKOjz5DQ==ch=6j6vcrgJscX0o6Y8GkFwLqhpV aNJNlOc4sBZv5JvcrSwKiB5RUiRZw== and Paul's weekly Townhall Column http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ynIJBHKHscLabJ8Wmq331XX7Qk1OARKKof2pz75kCNSx -7emX1wHrzVZ-iJzHr4_caOyuwPCn_iQ6OE-jcQTiXtBbnv0Roy1kt9Y9oBVEuAL4aAp4YEq2xJf NVNexwoWXTJMYOX61F-y5s4d4JaTG_AdumX6cORqEWYS4Mmwu_I8VqjtTjBWoy9-gry1Ex9kNut1 3qts85k=c=a1ep93DZDTZi6ddPwRLsALCvAvJHLTZM_Oxinbi1LnTpyxIKOjz5DQ==ch=6j6vc rgJscX0o6Y8GkFwLqhpVaNJNlOc4sBZv5JvcrSwKiB5RUiRZw== . The opinions expressed in Common Sense and at Townhall are Paul Jacob's and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Liberty Initiative Fund or the Great Communicators Foundation. Make
[MoLiCo] FW: The Next Step
From: Rand Paul [mailto:rand.p...@randpacusa.com] Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 8:05 AM To: FRED ELLISON Subject: FW: The next step http://www.randpacusa.com/images/logo_email.jpg Dear FRED, Did you see my email below? You see, I just filed my class-action lawsuit against the NSA. But that's not the only way to fight unconstitutional spying! I've also introduced the Fourth Amendment Protection Act in Congress to fight this battle on multiple fronts. Unfortunately, not enough Americans have signed the petition supporting this legislation. That's why, if you haven't already, http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19157988:20025116174:m:1:580434554:50C9841510C1525C644A60A97FE96DE8:r:25 please sign the petition right away! And if you've already signed, http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/forwardthis/ft.php?mID=3907851em=fellison%40advfabtech.comch=b43e10886738b5dd13821b5cec1e48dd please forward it to as many people as you know. Without your help, and the help of people like you, we don't stand a chance. Thank you for all you've done, and continue to do for our Fourth Amendment rights. In Liberty, sig http://www.rand-2016.org/images/rand_sig.png Senator Rand Paul http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19157988:20025116174:m:1:580434554:50C9841510C1525C644A60A97FE96DE8:r:25 Click to sign _ From: Rand Paul [rand.p...@randpacusa.com] Subject: The next step http://www.randpacusa.com/images/logo_email.jpg Dear FRED, My class-action lawsuit against President Barack Obama’s NSA and its unconstitutional spying on Americans is officially on. Now, I’m looking for ten million Americans to stand with me and take the next step to TAKE BACK our rights. Can I count on your help? Without it, I truly fear where our fragile Republic could be headed . . . Recent news reports revealed that Barack Obama’s NSA is looking through billions of our emails and phone records every day! I’ve created a special Fourth Amendment Protection Act petition, and I’m counting on you to fill it out IMMEDIATELY. As you’ll see, this petition insists that my colleagues in Congress stand with me as I fight to stop President Obama from shredding our Constitution’s Fourth Amendment! The truth is, I believe this is an absolutely critical and defining moment for our country . . . My hope is this will be remembered for decades as the moment the American people stood up to their government and demanded our liberties be respected. But I fear without your help, it could be the moment the American people quietly shrink from a fight and instead surrender their last bit of protection from complete government control of their lives. http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19157988:20025116174:m:1:580434554:50C9841510C1525C644A60A97FE96DE8:r:25 Click to sign I know there are those who argue that Americans must give up every last bit of our liberty to win our country’s ongoing fight against terrorism. “Trust us,” they say. I also know their promises of safety can be tantalizing. But today we know President Obama’s IRS routinely targeted his political opponents and grassroots conservatives. The Justice Department targeted reporters and their families for wiretapping and harassment for daring to criticize the administration. And we see the Obama administration covering up Benghazi, then tapping Susan Rice -- who helped mislead the American people in the wake of that outrage -- for a promotion. “Trust us” is out the window. And even if our rulers were angels -- and you and I had nothing to fear from an overbearing and intrusive government -- the NSA’s spying doesn’t even keep us safe. One of my colleagues, defending this massive program, stated that last year’s Boston bombing proved why we need programs like this. Actually, it proves quite the opposite. Instead of acting on real intelligence warnings from at least one other nation about the dangers the bombers posed, government agents were busy secretly sifting through the personal phone and email records of hundreds of millions of Americans. I believe instead of unreasonably targeting every American for spying, our federal government should focus on only the truly dangerous! This is an astounding assault on the Constitution, and I truly fear what could happen to our country if you and I allow this to go on. That’s why, in addition to suing the Obama administration over this outrage, I’ve introduced the Fourth Amendment Protection Act in the U.S. Senate. http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/19157988:20025116174:m:1:580434554:50C9841510C1525C644A60A97FE96DE8:r:25 Click to sign This bill will prevent the government from sifting through the emails of American citizens and require them to obtain a warrant before searching the data of specific terrorist suspects. If we don’t act, how long until these spying capabilities suffer some “mission creep” and they start using the GPS
[MoLiCo] FW: Hearing Notice: Articles of Impeachment against Governor Nixon
From: Mary Byrne [mailto:mary.byrn...@att.net] Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 12:09 PM To: Undisclosed Recipients Subject: Fw: Hearing Notice: Articles of Impeachment against Governor Nixon Several of our members have expressed interest in knowing more about the articles of impeachment filed against Governor Nixon. State Representative Mike Moon is among the three representatives who filed. For more information, and an opportunity to make your opinion heard by your state legislator, see below: - Forwarded Message - From: Ron Calzone r...@mofirst.org Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 3:48 AM Subject: Hearing Notice: Articles of Impeachment against Governor Nixon http://www.mofirst.org/emails/Impeachment-HR-Hearings-1.php Click here to view this in your browser. Dedicated to the sovereignty of Missourians. HEARING NOTICE: Articles of Impeachment Against Governor Nixon House Hearing April 23rd http://www.mofirst.org/ Missouri First Home Impeachment http://www.mofirst.org/?page=issues/impeachment/impeachment-facts.php Resource Page April 17, 2014 Mary, Should the Governor Nixon be impeached? Article VII Section I of the Missouri Constitution says, “All elective executive officials of the state, and judges of the supreme court, courts of appeals and circuit courts shall be liable to impeachment for crimes, misconduct, habitual drunkenness, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or any offense involving moral turpitude or oppression in office.” Notice that most of the constitutional grounds for impeachment are NOT criminal in nature. The purpose of impeachment is to “check” an official who is damaging the People and his office in some way, even if no crime has been committed. It doesn't even have to be a malicious act – notice that “incompetency” is grounds for impeachment. In1843 Judge John Leland was impeached for deficiency in legal knowledge, negligence, tardiness, and inattentiveness. Impeachment is NOT a Finding of Guilt When the House of Representatives votes to impeach an official, they are not saying he is guilty – all they are saying is that there's enough evidence to hold a trial. In Missouri, unlike virtually all the other states, the actual impeachment trial and determination of guilt is left up to seven judges. When the governor is the object of the impeachment, the Senate selects “seven eminent jurists” from among sitting judges across the state. So the question before the House Judiciary Committee http://www.house.mo.gov/CommitteeIndividual.aspx?com=029year=2014code=R next week, and possibly the whole House later on, is, “Is there enough cause to hold an impeachment trial of Governor Nixon?” I think there is. What do you think? Please learn more about impeachment and fill out a witness form, either for or against impeaching Governor Nixon, and we will deliver it to the committee. (See more details below the witness form link.) Hearing On Wednesday! Fill out your witness by Tuesday. Committee: Judiciary http://www.house.mo.gov/CommitteeIndividual.aspx?com=029year=2014code=R Date: Wednesday, April 23 Time: Upon noon adjournment Room: HR 1 HR 380 http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HR380year=2014code=R : Marshal, HR 476 http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HR476year=2014code=R Moon, HR 923 http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HR923year=2014code=R Brattin Articles of Impeachment against Governor Nixon Please double check the hearing schedule http://www.house.mo.gov/HearingsDateOrder.aspx before traveling to the hearing. Witness Form - I will hand deliver your witness form and also make your testimony available online for the committee to read. Generic Witness Form: Witness form link for HR 380, 476, 923 http://www.libertytools.org/LibertyTools/witness/witness2.php?template=51 The House Resolutions -- Articles of Impeachment Tuesday, April 22nd, the House Judiciary Committee will hold public hearings for three separate articles of impeachment: * HR 380 http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HR380year=2014code=R : Adopts Articles of Impeachment for Governor Jay Nixon for the issuance of Executive Order 13-14, which recognizes same-sex couples for the purpose of filing joint married tax returns in spite of the Missouri's Constitution marriage amendment. * HR 476 http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HR476year=2014code=R Adopts articles of impeachment against Governor Nixon for failure to issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly without delay as required by state law * HR 923 http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HR923year=2014code=R Adopts articles of impeachment for the Governor based on his failure to discipline or dismiss executive branch employees responsible for the released of concealed carry endorsement information to
