Fw: I'm moving :)
--- On Fri, 8/28/09, burndog2000-minutemen wrote: Dear Mr. President, Senate and House of Representatives: Re: Moving to Mexico I'm planning to move my family and extended family (18-20 mouths) into Mexico for my health, and I would like to ask you to assist me. We're planning to simply walk across the border from the U.S. into Mexico, and we'll need your help to make a few arrangements. We plan to skip all the legal stuff like visas, passports, immigration quotas and laws. I'm sure they handle those things the same way you do here. So, would you mind telling your buddy, President Calderon, that I'm on my way over? Please let him know that I will be expecting the following: 1. Free medical care for my entire family. 2. English-speaking government bureaucrats for all services I might need, whether I use them or not. 3. All Mexico government forms need to also be printed in English. 4. I want my kids to be taught Spanish by English-speaking (bi-lingual) teachers. 5. Schools need to include classes on American culture and history. 6. I want my kids to see the American flag on one of the flag poles at their school. 7. Please plan to feed my kids at school for both breakfast and lunch. 8. I will need a local Mexican driver's license so I can get easy access to government services. 9. I do plan to get a car and drive in Mexico, but, I don't plan to purchase car insurance, and I probably won't make any effort to learn local traffic laws. 10. In case one of the Mexican police officers does not get the memo from their president to leave me alone, please be sure that every patrol car has at least one English-speaking officer. 11. I plan to fly the U.S. flag from my house top, put U S. flag decals on my car, and have a gigantic celebration on July 4th. I do not want any complaints or negative comments from the locals. 12. I would also like to have a nice job without paying any taxes, or have any labor or tax laws enforced on any business I may start. 13. Please have the president tell all the Mexican people to be extremely nice and never say a critical things about me or my family, or about the strain we might place on their economy. I know this is an easy request because you already do all these things for all his people who come to the U.S. from Mexico. I am sure that President Calderon won't mind returning the favor if you ask him nicely. Thank you so much for your kind help. Sincerely, US Citizen Taxpayer --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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. -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
KGB Letter Details Kennedy Proposal During Reagan Presidency
Perhaps Mr. Obama will include this in his eulogy at the funeral. http://sweetness-light.com/archive/kgb-letter-details-ted-kennedys-offer-to-help-ussr KGB Letter Details Kennedy Offer To USSR This letter which details Senator Edward Kennedy’s offer to help the Soviet Union defeat Reagan’s efforts to build up the nuclear deterrent in Europe was unearthed by a Times of London reporter in the 1990s after the KGB files were opened. It got little or no attention, however, until the publication of Paul Kengor’s book The Crusader – Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism. But even then the actual text of the letter (which is in the book’s appendix pp 317-320) has gotten short shrift: Appendix TEXT OF KGB LETTER ON SENATOR TED KENNEDY _ Special Importance Committee on State Security of the USSR 14.05. 1983 No. 1029 Ch/OV Moscow Regarding Senator Kennedy’s request to the General Secretary of the Communist Party Comrade Y.V. Andropov Comrade Y.V. Andropov: On 9-10 May of this year, Senator Edward Kennedy’s close friend and trusted confidant J. Tunney was in Moscow. The senator charged Tunney to convey the following message, through confidential contacts, to the General Secretary of the Center Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Y. Andropov. Senator Kennedy, like other rational people, is very troubled by the current state of Soviet-American relations. Events are developing such that this relationship coupled with the general state of global affairs will make the situation even more dangerous. The main reason for this is Reagan’s belligerence, and his firm commitment to deploy new American middle range nuclear weapons within Western Europe. According to Kennedy, the current threat is due to the President’s refusal to engage any modification on his politics. He feels that his domestic standing has been strengthened because of the well publicized improvement of the economy: inflation has been greatly reduced, production levels are increasing as is overall business activity. For these reasons, interest rates will continue to decline. The White House has portrayed this in the media as the “success of Reaganomics.” Naturally, not everything in the province of economics has gone according to Reagan’s plan. A few well known economists and members of financial circles, particularly from the north-eastern states, foresee certain hidden tendencies that many bring about a new economic crisis in the USA. This could bring about the fall of the presidential campaign of 1984, which would benefit the Democratic party. Nevertheless, there are no secure assurances this will indeed develop. The only real threats to Reagan are problems of war and peace and Soviet-American relations. These issues, according to the senator, will without a doubt become the most important of the election campaign. The movement advocating a freeze on nuclear arsenals of both countries continues to gain strength in the United States. The movement is also willing to accept preparations, particularly from Kennedy, for its continued growth. In political and influential circles of the country, including within Congress, the resistence to growing military expenditures is gaining strength. However, according to Kennedy, the opposition to Reagan is still very weak. Reagan’s adversaries are divided and the presentations they make are not fully effective. Meanwhile, Reagan has the capabilities to effectively counter any propaganda. In order to neutralize criticism that the talks between the USA and the USSR are non-constructive, Reagan will grandiose, but subjectively propagandistic. At the same time, Soviet officials who speak about disarmament will be quoted out of context, silenced or groundlessly and whimsically discounted. Although arguments and statements by officials of the USSR do appear in the press, it is important to note the majority of Americans do not read serious newspapers or periodicals. Kennedy believes that, given the current state of affairs, and in the interest of peace, it would be prudent and timely to undertake the following steps to counter the militaristic politics of Reagan and his campaign to psychologically burden the American people. In this regard, he offers the following proposals to the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Y.V. Andropov: 1. Kennedy asks Y.V. Andropov to consider inviting the senator to Moscow for a personal meeting in July of this year. The main purpose of the meeting, according to the senator, would be to arm Soviet officials with explanations regarding problems of nuclear disarmament so they may be better prepared and more convincing during appearances in the USA. He would also like to inform you that he has planned a trip through Western Europe, where he anticipates meeting England’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Re: Sen. McCaskill – Health Care Listening Sessions
On Aug 28, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Fred B. Ellison wrote: • The PASS ID Act would gut the REAL ID Act and return us to the pre-9/11 standard of identity validation, which allows state DMVs to rubber-stamp the identity documents of driver’s license applicants without verification of their authenticity. Validation without verification was the process that enabled 9/11 hijackers to secure driver’s licenses using fake documents. Will you heed the lessons of 9/11 and oppose the PASS ID Act. The 9/11 hijackers had quite real and legal paperwork. They came here on VALID visas. REAL ID would not help keep them off planes as foreigners visiting this country do not need a driver's license to get on a plane (they have to go home somehow!). REAL ID would allow criminals ONE-STOP SHOPPING to steal our identity information from its centralized 'biometric database' that tens of thousands of government employees will have access to. The data from the REAL ID database would be for sale on the open market within months of implementation and criminals will access the database to create fake data or falsify information that is there, just like the fake ids and Social Security information which criminals manipulate now. REAL ID is a dangerous solution to a problem we do not have. The so-called PASS Act does not go far enough in gutting REAL ID. The Federal government has NO ROLE or authority in regulating drivers' licenses. For the most part, state governments know EXACTLY who the illegal aliens are. The problem is that they are overwhelmed by aliens and do not know what to do. When illegal aliens, even those who have committed violent crimes, are turned over to Immigration, they are often not deported and even if they are, they can come right back over the open border. The fact that states cannot get rid of the illegal aliens has lead to attempts to make sure that they are at least licensing and insuring their vehicles. THAT is why drivers' license checks are so poor. Mandating 'tougher standards' will not solve the problem because people are deliberately not following the rules WE ALREADY HAVE. We have to get rid of the incentive for employers to bring in the illegals, we need to get rid of the welfare state which attracts them, and we need to have the Federal government ACTUALLY DEPORT people who should not be here and who the states routinely hand over to them (and make sure it is harder for them to just walk back across the border). None of this requires any changes to drivers' licenses, a big taxpayer hand-out to companies handling 'biometric data', or the pillaging of our personal privacy rights. We worked hard to pass a bill in MIssouri disallowing participation in REAL ID. We will oppose the same measures if they appear under the guise of the PASS Act. Until the Federal government actually does something with illegal aliens arrested and put in their custody, no amount of documentation or fancy IDs will help the problem. Sincerely, Eric Vought Faith does not absolve us from trying to understand our world and make moral distinctions with the eyes and brain given us. Religion is as much responsibility as direction: Duty not Distinction. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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. -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Sen. McCaskill – Health Care Listening Sessions
Well said, Eric. On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Eric Vought evou...@pobox.com wrote: On Aug 28, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Fred B. Ellison wrote: • The PASS ID Act would gut the REAL ID Act and return us to the pre-9/11 standard of identity validation, which allows state DMVs to rubber-stamp the identity documents of driver’s license applicants without verification of their authenticity. Validation without verification was the process that enabled 9/11 hijackers to secure driver’s licenses using fake documents. Will you heed the lessons of 9/11 and oppose the PASS ID Act. The 9/11 hijackers had quite real and legal paperwork. They came here on VALID visas. REAL ID would not help keep them off planes as foreigners visiting this country do not need a driver's license to get on a plane (they have to go home somehow!). REAL ID would allow criminals ONE-STOP SHOPPING to steal our identity information from its centralized 'biometric database' that tens of thousands of government employees will have access to. The data from the REAL ID database would be for sale on the open market within months of implementation and criminals will access the database to create fake data or falsify information that is there, just like the fake ids and Social Security information which criminals manipulate now. REAL ID is a dangerous solution to a problem we do not have. The so-called PASS Act does not go far enough in gutting REAL ID. The Federal government has NO ROLE or authority in regulating drivers' licenses. For the most part, state governments know EXACTLY who the illegal aliens are. The problem is that they are overwhelmed by aliens and do not know what to do. When illegal aliens, even those who have committed violent crimes, are turned over to Immigration, they are often not deported and even if they are, they can come right back over the open border. The fact that states cannot get rid of the illegal aliens has lead to attempts to make sure that they are at least licensing and insuring their vehicles. THAT is why drivers' license checks are so poor. Mandating 'tougher standards' will not solve the problem because people are deliberately not following the rules WE ALREADY HAVE. We have to get rid of the incentive for employers to bring in the illegals, we need to get rid of the welfare state which attracts them, and we need to have the Federal government ACTUALLY DEPORT people who should not be here and who the states routinely hand over to them (and make sure it is harder for them to just walk back across the border). None of this requires any changes to drivers' licenses, a big taxpayer hand-out to companies handling 'biometric data', or the pillaging of our personal privacy rights. We worked hard to pass a bill in MIssouri disallowing participation in REAL ID. We will oppose the same measures if they appear under the guise of the PASS Act. Until the Federal government actually does something with illegal aliens arrested and put in their custody, no amount of documentation or fancy IDs will help the problem. Sincerely, Eric Vought Faith does not absolve us from trying to understand our world and make moral distinctions with the eyes and brain given us. Religion is as much responsibility as direction: Duty not Distinction. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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. -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
