Short, succinct and excellent. I'd encourage you to keep this one on your sidebar and post it! Thanks to RMLN member Steve Maloney for sharing it with us.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Tedisco Update: Obama raises stakes in NY vote
If you have friends in NY, get them energized. The vote is March 31st in this special election and Jim Tedisco wins, we win. Not only do we gain a much-needed seat in Congress, but we send a powerful message to the Obama team. They are fighting tooth and nail for this seat and throwing everything they have at winning. If you can spare time to make phone calls, go to his website and volunteer. If you can send $5, $10, $50, $1,000 to help, do it. https://www.icontribute.us/jimtedisco/initiative/lipstick
Obama raises stakes in NY vote
Uses campaign database to support Dem candidate
President Obama on Wednesday endorsed the Democratic candidate in a New York special congressional race that will be decided next week, raising the stakes in an already high-profile contest that is being viewed as the first political bellwether vote of the Obama era.
The president praised businessman Scott Murphy as an ally for change in an e-mail sent Wednesday morning to around 60,000 supporters on voter lists run by the Democratic National Committee and Organizing for America (OFA), the Obama presidential campaign's database that has been turned into a semi-independent political organization.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/25/obama-raises-stakes-ny-vote/
From the National Republican Trust
An Urgent Message From Scott Wheeler
Re: Defeating Obama's Candidate in SpecialCongressional Election
Dear Newsmax Reader:
The race between Republican Jim Tedisco and liberal Democrat Scott Murphy is very tight.
As you know, this special congressional election in New York is very important. If Tedisco wins, it will send a powerful message to Washington and the media: Americans don't want Obama's radical, socialist plan for America.
That's why we at The National Republican Trust have already committed more than $500,000 to help defeat Wall Street Democrat Scott Murphy and elect Republican Jim Tedisco.
Today, we are launching our new TV ad exposing Scott Murphy's support for the AIG bonuses — bonuses that were protected by Obama's stimulus plan that was not even read by members of Congress before they voted for it!
Please take a moment to watch our new TV ad — Go Here Now.
You can make a powerful difference!
Yours for America,
Scott Wheeler
Executive Director
P.S. The Democrats are continuing to money into the race and are even trying to lock up TV air time. It's urgent we make our last minute TV buys.
https://www.icontribute.us/jimtedisco/initiative/lipstick
Obama raises stakes in NY vote
Uses campaign database to support Dem candidate
President Obama on Wednesday endorsed the Democratic candidate in a New York special congressional race that will be decided next week, raising the stakes in an already high-profile contest that is being viewed as the first political bellwether vote of the Obama era.
The president praised businessman Scott Murphy as an ally for change in an e-mail sent Wednesday morning to around 60,000 supporters on voter lists run by the Democratic National Committee and Organizing for America (OFA), the Obama presidential campaign's database that has been turned into a semi-independent political organization.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/25/obama-raises-stakes-ny-vote/
From the National Republican Trust
An Urgent Message From Scott Wheeler
Re: Defeating Obama's Candidate in SpecialCongressional Election
Dear Newsmax Reader:
The race between Republican Jim Tedisco and liberal Democrat Scott Murphy is very tight.
As you know, this special congressional election in New York is very important. If Tedisco wins, it will send a powerful message to Washington and the media: Americans don't want Obama's radical, socialist plan for America.
That's why we at The National Republican Trust have already committed more than $500,000 to help defeat Wall Street Democrat Scott Murphy and elect Republican Jim Tedisco.
Today, we are launching our new TV ad exposing Scott Murphy's support for the AIG bonuses — bonuses that were protected by Obama's stimulus plan that was not even read by members of Congress before they voted for it!
Please take a moment to watch our new TV ad — Go Here Now.
You can make a powerful difference!
Yours for America,
Scott Wheeler
Executive Director
P.S. The Democrats are continuing to money into the race and are even trying to lock up TV air time. It's urgent we make our last minute TV buys.
https://www.icontribute.us/jimtedisco/initiative/lipstick
Introducing our newest members!
First a short "programming note" - In a previous post I shared info on the upcoming Values Voter Summit. I was working from a printed copy of the flyer and missed the comment "invited speakers include" above all the names. Based on those who spoke last year (http://www.frcaction.org/index.cfm?c=VVS ) I'm going to guess that pretty much all of those I mentioned will probably accept. As I noted in my previous post, I'm waiting on the official press release (I called them this morning & asked to be added to the list). I'll keep you updated!
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Some of these are fairly new blogs! Love it when more people choose to start blogging conservative. Given there are six new members I've chosen to include some of their posts rather than try to describe each for you. Please visit. Please let them know you visited. Please follow as many as you possibly can.
* http://chatteringclassmember.blogspot.com- Chattering Class Member
Rahm Emanuel Paid $320K for Helping Freddie Mac?
Told you so
I hate to say it, but "told you so". Who am I chiding? This time it's the mining industry. They believed Obama when he said he was going to take care of them, despite saying he was going to kill the industry (yes, that's a broad paraphrase) to others...
ACORN busing protesters to AIG HOMES!
So, who's behind those buses heading to AIG homes to...
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* http://shelbybarker.blogspot.com - The Right Majority
* http://crypticcynic.blogspot.com - Cryptic Cynic
What's the difference between a liberal and conservative protester?
The difference between a liberal and a conservative protester is that liberals get paid to protest. Conservatives do it from the heart and mind without pay.
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WHO IS THE WIZARD?
There are many jokes on the internet right now that refer to TOTUS, the President’s teleprompter. I hear it even has its own official seal. The references are mostly in regards to O being fed information through his teleprompter and his apparent dependency...
RESOLVE
On December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor was bombed and it marked our entry into WWII.After the Pearl Harbor attack, Japan’s Fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is attributed to have said, “I fear that all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a...
Meanwhile, Back in Tax-A-Lot
Once upon a time in the land of Tax-A-Lot most of the serfs were working very hard to improve their lives by growing small gardens in the back of their huts.
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* And... the Intellectual Redneck is now the Bluegrass Pundit (like it!). http://www.bluegrasspundit.com/ The old blog url is forwarding, but it would be a good idea for everyone to change their links 'cause you never know how long that's going to work.
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Just in case I neglected to introduce you to any of our newest members, here's a list of the last twenty members who've joined the Read My Lipstick Network:
http://conservababeblog.wordpress.com/ - Conservababe
http://raisingeden.blogspot.com/ - Raising Eden
http://feedyouradhd.blogspot.com/ - Feed Your ADHD
http://palinforus.blogspot.com/ - Palin for Us
http://jeannieology.wordpress.com/ - Jeannieology
http://www.notoriouslyconservative.com/ - Notoriously Conservative
http://www.comebackconservatives.blogspot.com/ - Common Sense Conservatism
http://thenewsfactor.com/ - The News Factor
http://the-spyglass.blogspot.com/ - The Spyglass
http://www.truthfullyright.blogspot.com/ - Conservatism for a Millennial
http://rosieshades.blogspot.com/ - Rosie Shades
http://conservativewomenunited.blogspot.com/ - Conservative Women United
http://ladyinliberty.wordpress.com/ - Don't Tread On Me!
http://www.recoverycountdown.com/ - Recovery Countdown
http://stixblog.com/ - Stix Blog
http://www.pal2pal.com/ - Pal 2 Pal
http://www.runsarah2012.blogspot.com/ - Sarah Palin for President 2012
http://shelbybarker.blogspot.com/ - The Right Majority
http://crypticcynic.blogspot.com/ - Cryptic Cynic
http://chatteringclassmember.blogspot.com/ - Chattering Class Member
http://conservativejohngalt.blogspot.com/ - We Need a Conservative John Galt
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Some of these are fairly new blogs! Love it when more people choose to start blogging conservative. Given there are six new members I've chosen to include some of their posts rather than try to describe each for you. Please visit. Please let them know you visited. Please follow as many as you possibly can.
* http://chatteringclassmember.blogspot.com- Chattering Class Member
Rahm Emanuel Paid $320K for Helping Freddie Mac?
Told you so
I hate to say it, but "told you so". Who am I chiding? This time it's the mining industry. They believed Obama when he said he was going to take care of them, despite saying he was going to kill the industry (yes, that's a broad paraphrase) to others...
ACORN busing protesters to AIG HOMES!
So, who's behind those buses heading to AIG homes to...
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* http://shelbybarker.blogspot.com - The Right Majority
Rush Limbaugh the Right's Thinker
Today I am writing about a recent article that my Grandfather sent to me. The article was entitled “Rush Limbaugh: Icon of Anti-Morality”
A Call to a Generation
What exactly is a trillion dollars?Let’s take a moment to wrap our minds around this question. If I were to spend 1 million dollars every single day since the day Jesus was born, I still would be short of reaching that one trillion dollar mark...
* http://crypticcynic.blogspot.com - Cryptic Cynic
What's the difference between a liberal and conservative protester?
The difference between a liberal and a conservative protester is that liberals get paid to protest. Conservatives do it from the heart and mind without pay.
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* http://ladyinliberty.wordpress.com - Don't Tread On Me!
The Fight: Explaining the Federal Reserve to Others
It’s Friday, so it’s time for a fun post (kind of).
Here’s just a little about the Federal Reserve. A fun time!
“The central bank is an institution of the most deadly hostility existing...
Angry CNN Moment: A Worried Thought
The internet.
As the media covers more and more on the internet’s involvement with politics, social networking, and its importance in shaping modern society, I begin to worry...
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* http://conservativejohngalt.blogspot.com/ - We Need a Conservative John Galt
Steve Maloney: We need an American version of Daniel Hannan
What if your country held an urgent auction for its massive debt and no one bought it? That happened this week to Great Britain...
Message from Mary Tedisco (re: Jim Tedisco election)
Hey everybody,Thank you all for your support, comments and help over the past eight...
Brit Hume's Remarks in Accepting MRC's 'Award for Media Excellence'
Remarks delivered by Brit Hume, commentator for the Fox News Channel and former anchor of FNC's Special Report with Brit Hume, in accepting the third annual ...
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* http://conservativewomenunited.blogspot.com/ - Conservative Women UnitedWHO IS THE WIZARD?
There are many jokes on the internet right now that refer to TOTUS, the President’s teleprompter. I hear it even has its own official seal. The references are mostly in regards to O being fed information through his teleprompter and his apparent dependency...
RESOLVE
On December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor was bombed and it marked our entry into WWII.After the Pearl Harbor attack, Japan’s Fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is attributed to have said, “I fear that all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a...
Meanwhile, Back in Tax-A-Lot
Once upon a time in the land of Tax-A-Lot most of the serfs were working very hard to improve their lives by growing small gardens in the back of their huts.
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* And... the Intellectual Redneck is now the Bluegrass Pundit (like it!). http://www.bluegrasspundit.com/ The old blog url is forwarding, but it would be a good idea for everyone to change their links 'cause you never know how long that's going to work.
---
Just in case I neglected to introduce you to any of our newest members, here's a list of the last twenty members who've joined the Read My Lipstick Network:
http://conservababeblog.wordpress.com/ - Conservababe
http://raisingeden.blogspot.com/ - Raising Eden
http://feedyouradhd.blogspot.com/ - Feed Your ADHD
http://palinforus.blogspot.com/ - Palin for Us
http://jeannieology.wordpress.com/ - Jeannieology
http://www.notoriouslyconservative.com/ - Notoriously Conservative
http://www.comebackconservatives.blogspot.com/ - Common Sense Conservatism
http://thenewsfactor.com/ - The News Factor
http://the-spyglass.blogspot.com/ - The Spyglass
http://www.truthfullyright.blogspot.com/ - Conservatism for a Millennial
http://rosieshades.blogspot.com/ - Rosie Shades
http://conservativewomenunited.blogspot.com/ - Conservative Women United
http://ladyinliberty.wordpress.com/ - Don't Tread On Me!
http://www.recoverycountdown.com/ - Recovery Countdown
http://stixblog.com/ - Stix Blog
http://www.pal2pal.com/ - Pal 2 Pal
http://www.runsarah2012.blogspot.com/ - Sarah Palin for President 2012
http://shelbybarker.blogspot.com/ - The Right Majority
http://crypticcynic.blogspot.com/ - Cryptic Cynic
http://chatteringclassmember.blogspot.com/ - Chattering Class Member
http://conservativejohngalt.blogspot.com/ - We Need a Conservative John Galt
Jim DeMint Discusses Flaws of National Service Act
This is almost 15 minutes, but it is well worth spending the time to hear Jim DeMint discuss S 277, National Service Act.
Hat Tip Ken Emanuelson (via Facebook)
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Answering a few questions on S 277 and HR 1388
I had a few legitimate questions on the "mandatory" aspect of HR 1388 & its companion Senate version, S 277. Also had one of the typical swipes without any supporting references from a 'gee you're a Rush Limbaugh loving type who doesn't know anything' lib (they just can't resist trying to slap you, can they? Peace, love and hugs back atcha.).
Here's a bit from Michelle Malkin:
Here's an interesting interview and bit with Rahm Emanuel:
Wording from the bill (believe this is the House version; the Senate wording is on Barracuda Babes):
Here's another opinion (stressing opinion):
Prison Planet.com
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
On March 18, Rep. George Miller, a Democrat from California, tacked an amendment on H.R. 1388, entitled “Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act,” or GIVE (to government), Obama’s plan to require mandatory service for all able young people. Miller’s amendment will “prohibit organizations from attempting to influence legislation; organize or engage in protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes; and assist, promote, or deter union organizing,” according to GovTrack.us, a site that tracks Congress.
http://truth11.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/give-mandatory-service-act-strips-first-amendment-of-%e2%80%9cvoluntee/
Here's a page of WordPress blog links on the subject:
http://en.wordpress.com/tag/mandatory-service/
Here's a page from Free Republic with loads of links to blogs and articles on the subject:
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hr1388/index
Now it's up to you go decide whether this one is an issue... or not.
Quite a few Republicans are treating this as just the standard re-authorization of the volunteer service group. Could be they're correct, however I would bet the vast majority simply haven't actually read the bill because they have bigger issues on their plate and they think this is ho-hum standard housekeeping. Plus, while the issue is being bandied about on conservative blogs, I think many have been distracted by AIG, the economy, and other issues (some valid, some created) helping to keep this out of the media.
This may, and I stress may, just be the bill that slides through without a question that ultimately changes the future. Only time will tell.
One more quick thought - even if it IS a dangerous bill due to those sneaky little words being slipped into the language, if we work hard and get some balance back in Congress in 2010 and 2012, we can reverse it. Hopefully.
Programming note: We pass along alerts and info from our bloggers for YOU to research and write about. It's up to you to research and verify, although we try to vet info as much as possible. If it's questionable, we don't share. We try (try ;-) not to get too opinionated in this particular blog about individual issues. We try to primarily focus promoting our member bloggers, on preserving the rights inherent in the Constitution, protecting conservative values and highlighting conservative candidates. The ladies who run the Read My Lipstick Network have strong opinions about issues and we don't always agree, which is why we have our own individual blogs. Love to have your opinions on the issues and always appreciate when you send us your research to share with our readers and Network members.
Here's a bit from Michelle Malkin:
Especially troublesome to parents’ groups concerned about compulsory volunteerism requirements is a provision in the House version, directing Congress to explore “whether a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory service requirement for all able young people could be developed, and how such a requirement could be implemented in a manner that would strengthen the social fabric of the Nation and overcome civic challenges by bringing together people from diverse economic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds.”Barracuda Babe's blog post included the actual wording from the bill which includes the "mandatory" aspect.
Those who have watched AmeriCorps from its inception are all-too-familiar with how government voluntarism programs have been used for propaganda and political purposes. AmeriCorps “volunteers” have been put to work lobbying against the voter-approved three-strikes anti-crime initiative in California and protesting Republican political events while working for the already heavily-tax-subsidized liberal advocacy group ACORN.
Here's an interesting interview and bit with Rahm Emanuel:
Wording from the bill (believe this is the House version; the Senate wording is on Barracuda Babes):
(6) Whether a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory service requirement for all able people could be developed, and how such a requirement could be implemented in a manner that would strengthen the social fabric of the Nation and overcome civic challenges by bringing together people from diverse economic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds.
Here's another opinion (stressing opinion):
Prison Planet.com
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
On March 18, Rep. George Miller, a Democrat from California, tacked an amendment on H.R. 1388, entitled “Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act,” or GIVE (to government), Obama’s plan to require mandatory service for all able young people. Miller’s amendment will “prohibit organizations from attempting to influence legislation; organize or engage in protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes; and assist, promote, or deter union organizing,” according to GovTrack.us, a site that tracks Congress.
http://truth11.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/give-mandatory-service-act-strips-first-amendment-of-%e2%80%9cvoluntee/
Here's a page of WordPress blog links on the subject:
http://en.wordpress.com/tag/mandatory-service/
Here's a page from Free Republic with loads of links to blogs and articles on the subject:
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hr1388/index
Now it's up to you go decide whether this one is an issue... or not.
Quite a few Republicans are treating this as just the standard re-authorization of the volunteer service group. Could be they're correct, however I would bet the vast majority simply haven't actually read the bill because they have bigger issues on their plate and they think this is ho-hum standard housekeeping. Plus, while the issue is being bandied about on conservative blogs, I think many have been distracted by AIG, the economy, and other issues (some valid, some created) helping to keep this out of the media.
This may, and I stress may, just be the bill that slides through without a question that ultimately changes the future. Only time will tell.
One more quick thought - even if it IS a dangerous bill due to those sneaky little words being slipped into the language, if we work hard and get some balance back in Congress in 2010 and 2012, we can reverse it. Hopefully.
Programming note: We pass along alerts and info from our bloggers for YOU to research and write about. It's up to you to research and verify, although we try to vet info as much as possible. If it's questionable, we don't share. We try (try ;-) not to get too opinionated in this particular blog about individual issues. We try to primarily focus promoting our member bloggers, on preserving the rights inherent in the Constitution, protecting conservative values and highlighting conservative candidates. The ladies who run the Read My Lipstick Network have strong opinions about issues and we don't always agree, which is why we have our own individual blogs. Love to have your opinions on the issues and always appreciate when you send us your research to share with our readers and Network members.
Not trying to bore you... but a bit more on the National Service Act
From Michelle Malkin:
To GIVE and to SERVE: the $6 billion National Service boondoggle
My syndicated column today looks at the massive expansion of government-funded “national service.” Debate began yesterday in the Senate, where the $6 billion SERVE Act’s primary co-sponsors are Sens. Ted Kennedy and…Orrin Hatch. And there’s the rub. Since its inception, AmeriCorps has been a bipartisan-supported beast. The Evil Party and the Stupid Party strike again. If this does lead to the establishment of a civilian national security force, as Obama signaled during the campaign, Republicans who vote for this Trojan Horse will have no one to blame but themselves.
To GIVE and to SERVE: The $6 billion National Service boondoggle
by Michelle Malkin
Creators Syndicate; Copyright 2009
Maybe it’s just me, but I find federal legislation titled “The GIVE Act” and “The SERVE Act” downright creepy. Even more troubling: The $6 billion price tag on these bipartisan bills to expand government-funded national service efforts. Volunteerism is a wonderful thing, which is why millions of Americans do it every day without a cent of taxpayer money. But the volunteerism packages on the Hill are less about promoting effective charity than about creating make-work, permanent bureaucracies, and left-wing slush funds.
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/25/to-give-and-to-serve-the-6-billion-national-service-boondoggle/
And more thoughts from Barracuda Babes:
Mandatory government service for our kids?
There's been a LOT of discussion across the conservative Internet regarding HR 1388 ("Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act" (GIVE Act)), now S 3577 (National Service Reauthorization Act) in the Senate.
I've watched and been reading the email alerts and various blogs, but haven't really had time to fully delve into the details. I still haven't had time to read the entire bill itself, not that I'd grasp it fully if I did given the way they legaleeze the language! Plus, I note there have been a number of amendments.
It seems innocent enough.
After all, every President in recent years has had some sort of somewhat similar volunteer service group.
However....
www.barracudababes.blogspot.com
To GIVE and to SERVE: the $6 billion National Service boondoggle
My syndicated column today looks at the massive expansion of government-funded “national service.” Debate began yesterday in the Senate, where the $6 billion SERVE Act’s primary co-sponsors are Sens. Ted Kennedy and…Orrin Hatch. And there’s the rub. Since its inception, AmeriCorps has been a bipartisan-supported beast. The Evil Party and the Stupid Party strike again. If this does lead to the establishment of a civilian national security force, as Obama signaled during the campaign, Republicans who vote for this Trojan Horse will have no one to blame but themselves.
To GIVE and to SERVE: The $6 billion National Service boondoggle
by Michelle Malkin
Creators Syndicate; Copyright 2009
Maybe it’s just me, but I find federal legislation titled “The GIVE Act” and “The SERVE Act” downright creepy. Even more troubling: The $6 billion price tag on these bipartisan bills to expand government-funded national service efforts. Volunteerism is a wonderful thing, which is why millions of Americans do it every day without a cent of taxpayer money. But the volunteerism packages on the Hill are less about promoting effective charity than about creating make-work, permanent bureaucracies, and left-wing slush funds.
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/25/to-give-and-to-serve-the-6-billion-national-service-boondoggle/
And more thoughts from Barracuda Babes:
Mandatory government service for our kids?
There's been a LOT of discussion across the conservative Internet regarding HR 1388 ("Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act" (GIVE Act)), now S 3577 (National Service Reauthorization Act) in the Senate.
I've watched and been reading the email alerts and various blogs, but haven't really had time to fully delve into the details. I still haven't had time to read the entire bill itself, not that I'd grasp it fully if I did given the way they legaleeze the language! Plus, I note there have been a number of amendments.
It seems innocent enough.
After all, every President in recent years has had some sort of somewhat similar volunteer service group.
However....
www.barracudababes.blogspot.com
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Specter delivers death blow to labor's 'card-check' bill
By Kevin Bogardus, The Hill
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) announced Tuesday he will not vote for cloture on card-check, giving an apparent death blow to the most important congressional issue to organized labor.
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Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) announced Tuesday he will not vote for cloture on card-check, giving an apparent death blow to the most important congressional issue to organized labor.
> Read More
More on HR 1388 and S 277
From Writer1 (My Note: is Writer1, not Janet, RMLN) on America c2c- Coast 2 Coast:
MY NOTE: I just wanted to give to you some info regarding HR 1388 and S-277. (My oops, I keep writing HB instead of HR for some blond reason - Janet (& yes, I'm really blond), RMLN)
24 MAR 09
S.277 Title: A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 1/16/2009) Cosponsors (37)
Related Bills: H.R.1388
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34. Cosponsors (37)-------------------->
The Senate is considering S-277 (Sen. Kennedy's version) on the floor right now (1:50pm MST) which is the Senate's attempt at modifying a bill already in existence from 1998.
My NOTE: The House version HR 1388 was voted for Cloture last night. I'm not sure of the status of that measure. If both bills conflict there can be a status to put both into Conference (or committee) for a hammering out of both bills to make it into one. If they cannot agree neither versions of this bill do not get forwarded to the President.
The 1st and 2nd Amendments are endangered only to those who choose to enter this program. (emphasis mine - RMLN) The rest of Americans are left unaffected.
The affect of putting millions into this program and having them used to be silenced can be a problem.
Again, most Federal employee's cannot lobby congress, etc.
So that's all I have to chime in with today.
I had called Sen. Reids office yesterday and gave my opinion. You all can this too.
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There are 2 versions of Bill Number S.277 for the 111th Congress
1 . Serve America Act (Introduced in Senate)[S.277.IS]
2 . Serve America Act (Reported in Senate)[S.277.RS]
There are 4 versions of Bill Number H.R.1388 for the 111th Congress
1 . GIVE Act (Introduced in House)[H.R.1388.IH]
2 . GIVE Act (Reported in House)[H.R.1388.RH]
3 . GIVE Act (Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House)[H.R.1388.EH]
4 . GIVE Act (Placed on Calendar in Senate)[H.R.1388.PCS]
MY NOTE: I just wanted to give to you some info regarding HR 1388 and S-277. (My oops, I keep writing HB instead of HR for some blond reason - Janet (& yes, I'm really blond), RMLN)
24 MAR 09
S.277 Title: A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 1/16/2009) Cosponsors (37)
Related Bills: H.R.1388
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34. Cosponsors (37)-------------------->
The Senate is considering S-277 (Sen. Kennedy's version) on the floor right now (1:50pm MST) which is the Senate's attempt at modifying a bill already in existence from 1998.
My NOTE: The House version HR 1388 was voted for Cloture last night. I'm not sure of the status of that measure. If both bills conflict there can be a status to put both into Conference (or committee) for a hammering out of both bills to make it into one. If they cannot agree neither versions of this bill do not get forwarded to the President.
The 1st and 2nd Amendments are endangered only to those who choose to enter this program. (emphasis mine - RMLN) The rest of Americans are left unaffected.
The affect of putting millions into this program and having them used to be silenced can be a problem.
Again, most Federal employee's cannot lobby congress, etc.
So that's all I have to chime in with today.
I had called Sen. Reids office yesterday and gave my opinion. You all can this too.
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There are 2 versions of Bill Number S.277 for the 111th Congress
1 . Serve America Act (Introduced in Senate)[S.277.IS]
2 . Serve America Act (Reported in Senate)[S.277.RS]
There are 4 versions of Bill Number H.R.1388 for the 111th Congress
1 . GIVE Act (Introduced in House)[H.R.1388.IH]
2 . GIVE Act (Reported in House)[H.R.1388.RH]
3 . GIVE Act (Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House)[H.R.1388.EH]
4 . GIVE Act (Placed on Calendar in Senate)[H.R.1388.PCS]
HB 1388 "Forced Servitude Bill Is Now S 277
I'm getting a LOT of emails regarding this Bill. As I type it may already have passed and be on its way to the President's desk. I hope not based on what I've read. I highly encourage you to do an Internet search on this bill, read the info and then act. According to the info I've rec'd a lot of dangerous items were slipped into this supposedly benign bill.
In the House Bill the word "mandatory" was included in regards to the 3 years of "voluntary" service. Also I've read that included in the Bill is language that revokes your right to assemble or protest (H Amdt. 49 os HB 1388) and some sort of gun-control and land grab (S 22)
S 277 Full Text http://www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/bills/?billnum=S.277&...
S 277 PDF http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/t2GPO/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov...
S 277
I am in the Facebook group that is trying to stop the Bill and have read some of the House amendments through being a member. I am not sure if the language all translated over to the Senate version. I usually try to research info myself before passing it along, but I frankly don't have time and so am trusting in the info I've rec'd from others.
I understand this is on the Floor NOW. Time is short, call.
In the House Bill the word "mandatory" was included in regards to the 3 years of "voluntary" service. Also I've read that included in the Bill is language that revokes your right to assemble or protest (H Amdt. 49 os HB 1388) and some sort of gun-control and land grab (S 22)
S 277 Full Text http://www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/bills/?billnum=S.277&...
S 277 PDF http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/t2GPO/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov...
S 277
I am in the Facebook group that is trying to stop the Bill and have read some of the House amendments through being a member. I am not sure if the language all translated over to the Senate version. I usually try to research info myself before passing it along, but I frankly don't have time and so am trusting in the info I've rec'd from others.
I understand this is on the Floor NOW. Time is short, call.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Phone number to call re: National Service Reauthorization Act
HR. 1388 The GIVE Act has been relisted in the Senate as S. 3577
THE NATIONAL SERVICE REAUTHORIZATION ACT!
CALL YOUR SENATOR TODAY!!
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
Please read: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=111-s20090319-55
They want NO DEBATE on this bill!!
(I'm getting alert after alert on this... just does to show how critical it is that you get involved! Please.)
THE NATIONAL SERVICE REAUTHORIZATION ACT!
CALL YOUR SENATOR TODAY!!
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
Please read: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=111-s20090319-55
They want NO DEBATE on this bill!!
(I'm getting alert after alert on this... just does to show how critical it is that you get involved! Please.)
Brownshirt Bill Alert - HR 1388 is now S 3577 Vote is Today!
They are now trying to mask it!!!
HR 1388 has been listed again!
Now S 3577 and called the NATIONAL SERVICE REAUTHORIZATION ACT!!!!
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=111-s20090319-55
Senator Reid passed a motion Thursday night to vote for cloture at 6pm, March 23.
That's Monday. TODAY!!!
This thing may be passed without debate. CLOSURE BY 6PM!!! CALL YOUR SENATORS!!!
BURN UP THE PHONE LINES!!! STOP THIS BILL!!!!
THANKS JENNY FOR GETTING THE WORD OUT!!!!
(rec'd via the Facebook group trying to stop the Bill. This one is important, PLEASE get involved!)
HR 1388 has been listed again!
Now S 3577 and called the NATIONAL SERVICE REAUTHORIZATION ACT!!!!
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=111-s20090319-55
Senator Reid passed a motion Thursday night to vote for cloture at 6pm, March 23.
That's Monday. TODAY!!!
This thing may be passed without debate. CLOSURE BY 6PM!!! CALL YOUR SENATORS!!!
BURN UP THE PHONE LINES!!! STOP THIS BILL!!!!
THANKS JENNY FOR GETTING THE WORD OUT!!!!
(rec'd via the Facebook group trying to stop the Bill. This one is important, PLEASE get involved!)
Friday, March 20, 2009
More New Members of the Read My Lipstick Network
Four great new blogs have joined our ranks.
http://www.recoverycountdown.com/ - Recovery Countdown
Isn't the name hopeful? Positive? This is a cool site. I think many of our bloggers and readers are going to be checking this one frequently as it's chocked full of great articles, tips and news.
http://stixblog.com/ - Stix Blog
Loved the "Dear President Obama" letter. I found myself scrolling down to read every single cartoon on the page.
http://www.pal2pal.com - Pal 2 Pal
Seasoned opinion with an attitude and sometimes a wink. I found myself reading one post, then heading to the next.
http://www.runsarah2012.blogspot.com/ Sarah Palin for President 2012
I may have already told you about this phenomenal blog. It's late, I'm way behind on everything and I'd rather tell you about it twice than overlook it. Excellent blog. Love the top banner, too.
I hope you'll all go visit, say hello, read and comment on the blogs, and follow those that interest you. I know it's not possible to follow all of our members. I try!
http://www.recoverycountdown.com/ - Recovery Countdown
Isn't the name hopeful? Positive? This is a cool site. I think many of our bloggers and readers are going to be checking this one frequently as it's chocked full of great articles, tips and news.
http://stixblog.com/ - Stix Blog
Loved the "Dear President Obama" letter. I found myself scrolling down to read every single cartoon on the page.
http://www.pal2pal.com - Pal 2 Pal
Seasoned opinion with an attitude and sometimes a wink. I found myself reading one post, then heading to the next.
http://www.runsarah2012.blogspot.com/ Sarah Palin for President 2012
I may have already told you about this phenomenal blog. It's late, I'm way behind on everything and I'd rather tell you about it twice than overlook it. Excellent blog. Love the top banner, too.
I hope you'll all go visit, say hello, read and comment on the blogs, and follow those that interest you. I know it's not possible to follow all of our members. I try!
NFRW: ACORN is Back!
They will serve as a "national partner" with the United States Census Bureau. ACORN's role will be to hire nearly 1.4 million workers to canvass for the 2010 census.
Why should we be alarmed?
ACORN has a long history of voter fraud charges and now they are going to be a part of the 2010 census! Republicans are already leading the fight against ACORN's illegitimate role in the census. "
ACORN has been accused of voter fraud, embezzlement, and more... and yet this is a group that the federal government wants helping with the census?" asks Bobby Eberle of GOPUSA.
"It's a concern, especially when you look at all the different charges of voter fraud. And it's not just the lawmakers' concern. It should be the concern of every citizen in the country," Rep.. Lynn A. Westmoreland, R-Ga., vice ranking member of the subcommittee for the U.S. Census, told FOXNews.com. "We want an enumeration. We don't want to have any false numbers."
Why should we be further alarmed?
The census count not only determines congressional allocation, but it also provides the raw data by which government allocates spending on everything from roads to schools. Fraudulent or invalid data could skew congressional redistricting and enable public policy decisions that would unfairly favor the Democratic Party.
(National Federation of Republican Women)
Why should we be alarmed?
ACORN has a long history of voter fraud charges and now they are going to be a part of the 2010 census! Republicans are already leading the fight against ACORN's illegitimate role in the census. "
ACORN has been accused of voter fraud, embezzlement, and more... and yet this is a group that the federal government wants helping with the census?" asks Bobby Eberle of GOPUSA.
"It's a concern, especially when you look at all the different charges of voter fraud. And it's not just the lawmakers' concern. It should be the concern of every citizen in the country," Rep.. Lynn A. Westmoreland, R-Ga., vice ranking member of the subcommittee for the U.S. Census, told FOXNews.com. "We want an enumeration. We don't want to have any false numbers."
Why should we be further alarmed?
The census count not only determines congressional allocation, but it also provides the raw data by which government allocates spending on everything from roads to schools. Fraudulent or invalid data could skew congressional redistricting and enable public policy decisions that would unfairly favor the Democratic Party.
(National Federation of Republican Women)
W.A.M.: HR1388 Petition
URGENT REQUEST TO ALL ACTIVIST BLOGGERS & FORUM LEADERS
March 20, 2009
The House of Representatives sailed through HR1388 this Wednesday- without conscience or attention to consequence - in keeping with their voting record so far this year. A version of this
measure is now in the hands of the Senate. If passed into law, it will fulfill Obama/Axelrod's largest linchpin to take over our country and our society- by taking over our youth (and even attempt to lure in our needy senior citizens by "paying" them to co-operate.
More details on this looming danger-the greatest we have faced since Obama took over are revealed at Wake Up America movement website. COVERING UP THIS GIVE ACT IS THE REASON for all the intentionally-timed commotion on AIG.
What they stand to gain on this National Service Laws rewrite is far greater than anything they lose on temporary criticism for their AIG conduct! Among its other shockers it allows for a national Commission of AmeriCorp to create MANDATORY SERVICE - with virtually unlimited power - to be required all our children- to teach and disseminate Values of this adminstration's design!
AN URGENT PETITION to the SENATE - for the signature of you and your readership- is ready and waiting for everyone's signature. W.A.M. will send with all signers on Monday A.M. so do act fast!
(After signing this PETITION, you will gain immediate access to other ACTION TOOLS on this critical issue.)
RIGHT NOW: will you please OFFER PROTECTION to our country's future generations, your children, your aged relations (plus all existing American charities and authentic community service groups) by POSTING THIS LETTER TO THE SENATE on YOUR WEBSITE OR FORUM TODAY! (Also please forward to all email lists - below dotted line on this send.)
This Letter to the Senate will briefly update your readers on what's really happening in D.C.
and give them an opportunity to make our voices heard immediately. WE MUST STOP THE
GIVE ACT- we can only do so by acting TOGETHER IMMEDIATELY!
PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE LINK TO THE NO-G.I.V.E Petition - where more details on this dreadful distortion of "National Service" are also located:
http://www.wam08.org/TakeaStand.html
URGENT: STOP the G.I.V.E. ACT from TAKING AWAY OUR RIGHTS
THE SENATE NEEDS TO HEAR FROM ALL OF US NOW! The House passed this!
HERE IS A FAX LETTER to SEND YOUR SENATORS showing WE KNOW what's really GOING ON in D.C. All are welcome to send this letter as is- or revise to suit. Link below will provide free FAX access plus all contact info for all US Senators after you sign the Petition.
For more information and to sign NO G.I.V.E Petition, go to:
http://www.wam08.org/TakeaStand.html
Letter:
To: U.S.Senator (name here)
Fax # here
Regarding: Taking Away American Rights in the name of G.I.V.E Act
As a voter and political activist, I am appalled at the lack of diligence and conscience with which our Congress has been conducting itself. It is clear to all informed citizens by now that the AIG fiasco lies directly in the lap of Congress itself.
Whatever the Treasury Secretary did or did not know, it is known that the Stimulus Bill which Capitol Hill made law contained a loophole for the controversial AIG bonuses. If you all were taking responsible time to study legislation before you, irresponsible outcomes like this would not be happening!
Other incidents of questionable contents which your bodies have voted through to law this year are too numerous to mention. When the consequences of these new laws also become more apparent to the American public, will you all just continue to play the blame game - without accepting responsibility for your negligence? Like the billions for A.C.O.R.N., L.C.C.R. and the recent CARD CHECK push to make American workers and businesses subject to the demands of an International Union (SEIU). At least one of these organizations is already recognized for criminal conduct. We need you to pay attention!
We the People are disgusted with the misuse of Mainstream Media to divert attention from critical issues as one scandal after another is used to distract the public from the controversial, misguided, massive spending which you, as a body, are voting through. This includes your own recent pay raise while the rest of America is losing financial ground, stock value, jobs and their homes.
The current legislation to rewrite the “National Service Act” into a government-run indoctrination of American youth - and government take-over of the role of charitable institutions and community service organization (including pay-offs to involve hapless senior citizens) is absolutely the very last straw! The lengths to which the Obama regime is going to push its agenda into a permanent alteration of the face and fabric of our nation - all under the guise of “rushed emergency measures” - has become glaringly obvious and revolting to all our country stands for!
If you have the integrity to hold the Senate seat to which We the People have elected you - and you perform with due diligence on this measure - you will certainly stop this G.I.V.E Act take-over from becoming law. This letter from one voter is an urgent plea, representing millions of Americans, who look on in horror as our trusted officials undercut our economy - with ill-timed and ill-advised sweeping, rushed revisions of our nation’s laws which undermine our entire way of life.
I pray you will recall we are meant to be “One Nation Under God” - not one nation under Obama and urgently request that you demonstrate respect for your constituents, our Constitution and the United States by doing the job we have hired you to do. Please apply the full power of your office to withdraw any and all legislation re: U.S. National Service standards and requirements and its further funding and return your attention to the really critical matters at hand - to preserve our security, liberties and prosperity- not to undo them all in this dangerous manner.
Your actions on this matter will be scrutinized and your responsible conduct on costly, damaging National Service revisions will move quickly to public attention with lasting consequence!
From a voter and activist in the state you are sworn to represent,
March 20, 2009
The House of Representatives sailed through HR1388 this Wednesday- without conscience or attention to consequence - in keeping with their voting record so far this year. A version of this
measure is now in the hands of the Senate. If passed into law, it will fulfill Obama/Axelrod's largest linchpin to take over our country and our society- by taking over our youth (and even attempt to lure in our needy senior citizens by "paying" them to co-operate.
More details on this looming danger-the greatest we have faced since Obama took over are revealed at Wake Up America movement website. COVERING UP THIS GIVE ACT IS THE REASON for all the intentionally-timed commotion on AIG.
What they stand to gain on this National Service Laws rewrite is far greater than anything they lose on temporary criticism for their AIG conduct! Among its other shockers it allows for a national Commission of AmeriCorp to create MANDATORY SERVICE - with virtually unlimited power - to be required all our children- to teach and disseminate Values of this adminstration's design!
AN URGENT PETITION to the SENATE - for the signature of you and your readership- is ready and waiting for everyone's signature. W.A.M. will send with all signers on Monday A.M. so do act fast!
(After signing this PETITION, you will gain immediate access to other ACTION TOOLS on this critical issue.)
RIGHT NOW: will you please OFFER PROTECTION to our country's future generations, your children, your aged relations (plus all existing American charities and authentic community service groups) by POSTING THIS LETTER TO THE SENATE on YOUR WEBSITE OR FORUM TODAY! (Also please forward to all email lists - below dotted line on this send.)
This Letter to the Senate will briefly update your readers on what's really happening in D.C.
and give them an opportunity to make our voices heard immediately. WE MUST STOP THE
GIVE ACT- we can only do so by acting TOGETHER IMMEDIATELY!
PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE LINK TO THE NO-G.I.V.E Petition - where more details on this dreadful distortion of "National Service" are also located:
http://www.wam08.org/TakeaStand.html
URGENT: STOP the G.I.V.E. ACT from TAKING AWAY OUR RIGHTS
THE SENATE NEEDS TO HEAR FROM ALL OF US NOW! The House passed this!
HERE IS A FAX LETTER to SEND YOUR SENATORS showing WE KNOW what's really GOING ON in D.C. All are welcome to send this letter as is- or revise to suit. Link below will provide free FAX access plus all contact info for all US Senators after you sign the Petition.
For more information and to sign NO G.I.V.E Petition, go to:
http://www.wam08.org/TakeaStand.html
Letter:
To: U.S.Senator (name here)
Fax # here
Regarding: Taking Away American Rights in the name of G.I.V.E Act
As a voter and political activist, I am appalled at the lack of diligence and conscience with which our Congress has been conducting itself. It is clear to all informed citizens by now that the AIG fiasco lies directly in the lap of Congress itself.
Whatever the Treasury Secretary did or did not know, it is known that the Stimulus Bill which Capitol Hill made law contained a loophole for the controversial AIG bonuses. If you all were taking responsible time to study legislation before you, irresponsible outcomes like this would not be happening!
Other incidents of questionable contents which your bodies have voted through to law this year are too numerous to mention. When the consequences of these new laws also become more apparent to the American public, will you all just continue to play the blame game - without accepting responsibility for your negligence? Like the billions for A.C.O.R.N., L.C.C.R. and the recent CARD CHECK push to make American workers and businesses subject to the demands of an International Union (SEIU). At least one of these organizations is already recognized for criminal conduct. We need you to pay attention!
We the People are disgusted with the misuse of Mainstream Media to divert attention from critical issues as one scandal after another is used to distract the public from the controversial, misguided, massive spending which you, as a body, are voting through. This includes your own recent pay raise while the rest of America is losing financial ground, stock value, jobs and their homes.
The current legislation to rewrite the “National Service Act” into a government-run indoctrination of American youth - and government take-over of the role of charitable institutions and community service organization (including pay-offs to involve hapless senior citizens) is absolutely the very last straw! The lengths to which the Obama regime is going to push its agenda into a permanent alteration of the face and fabric of our nation - all under the guise of “rushed emergency measures” - has become glaringly obvious and revolting to all our country stands for!
If you have the integrity to hold the Senate seat to which We the People have elected you - and you perform with due diligence on this measure - you will certainly stop this G.I.V.E Act take-over from becoming law. This letter from one voter is an urgent plea, representing millions of Americans, who look on in horror as our trusted officials undercut our economy - with ill-timed and ill-advised sweeping, rushed revisions of our nation’s laws which undermine our entire way of life.
I pray you will recall we are meant to be “One Nation Under God” - not one nation under Obama and urgently request that you demonstrate respect for your constituents, our Constitution and the United States by doing the job we have hired you to do. Please apply the full power of your office to withdraw any and all legislation re: U.S. National Service standards and requirements and its further funding and return your attention to the really critical matters at hand - to preserve our security, liberties and prosperity- not to undo them all in this dangerous manner.
Your actions on this matter will be scrutinized and your responsible conduct on costly, damaging National Service revisions will move quickly to public attention with lasting consequence!
From a voter and activist in the state you are sworn to represent,
Sign Petition to Protect Pro-Life Medical Professionals
President Obama said it. He wants to hear from you.
But he's given you a deadline: You've got two weeks to voice your concerns - to speak out for America's pro-life medical professionals ... and their moral conscience - before it's too late.
Right now, the Department of Health and Human Services is accepting public comment on this very critical issue - but the deadline is quickly approaching.
Stand for life and speak to the President on this serious issue! Add your name to our online PETITION TO PROTECT PRO-LIFE DOCTORS now!
Here's some background....The Conscience Clause was implemented by former President George W. Bush to give physicians and nurses the choice to act according to their moral conscience - to not participate in abortion procedures if it conflicts with their personal convictions.
Now, President Obama wants to change that. He's angling to remove Conscience Clause protection for healthcare providers and force them into performing abortion procedures. In other words, if you've got strong moral convictions - or pro-life Christian views - President Obama says they don't matter.
I'm urging every committed, pro-life member of the ACLJ to raise the volume on this critical issue. The President says he wants to hear from you ... so add your name to the online PETITION TO PROTECT PRO-LIFE DOCTORS now and speak out for life!
I cannot stress this strongly enough - this move by President Obama to remove Conscience Clause protection is nothing more than a ''piecemeal application'' of the deadly Freedom of Choice Act.
The Obama Administration is on the march against pro-life America. And they're moving fast. Piece by piece, one issue at a time, they're dismantling every advance for life that was made under the previous Administration.
So we can't wait. We must be vigilant and forceful on behalf of life. And we must let the President know exactly where we stand on this issue.
Voice your concerns NOW. Tell President Obama to respect the conscience rights of pro-life medical professionals by adding your name to our PETITION TO PROTECT PRO-LIFE DOCTORS immediately.
And be sure to use our online forward-to-friend tool to invite your friends, family, and colleagues to add their names as well!We've got two weeks to make our voices heard. Please let me hear from you quickly!
American Center for Law and Justice
P.O. Box 90555, Washington, D.C. 20090-0555
Phone: (800) 296-4529
But he's given you a deadline: You've got two weeks to voice your concerns - to speak out for America's pro-life medical professionals ... and their moral conscience - before it's too late.
Right now, the Department of Health and Human Services is accepting public comment on this very critical issue - but the deadline is quickly approaching.
Stand for life and speak to the President on this serious issue! Add your name to our online PETITION TO PROTECT PRO-LIFE DOCTORS now!
Here's some background....The Conscience Clause was implemented by former President George W. Bush to give physicians and nurses the choice to act according to their moral conscience - to not participate in abortion procedures if it conflicts with their personal convictions.
Now, President Obama wants to change that. He's angling to remove Conscience Clause protection for healthcare providers and force them into performing abortion procedures. In other words, if you've got strong moral convictions - or pro-life Christian views - President Obama says they don't matter.
I'm urging every committed, pro-life member of the ACLJ to raise the volume on this critical issue. The President says he wants to hear from you ... so add your name to the online PETITION TO PROTECT PRO-LIFE DOCTORS now and speak out for life!
I cannot stress this strongly enough - this move by President Obama to remove Conscience Clause protection is nothing more than a ''piecemeal application'' of the deadly Freedom of Choice Act.
The Obama Administration is on the march against pro-life America. And they're moving fast. Piece by piece, one issue at a time, they're dismantling every advance for life that was made under the previous Administration.
So we can't wait. We must be vigilant and forceful on behalf of life. And we must let the President know exactly where we stand on this issue.
Voice your concerns NOW. Tell President Obama to respect the conscience rights of pro-life medical professionals by adding your name to our PETITION TO PROTECT PRO-LIFE DOCTORS immediately.
And be sure to use our online forward-to-friend tool to invite your friends, family, and colleagues to add their names as well!We've got two weeks to make our voices heard. Please let me hear from you quickly!
American Center for Law and Justice
P.O. Box 90555, Washington, D.C. 20090-0555
Phone: (800) 296-4529
RedState: GOP Wants Your Story
During this unprecedented time in our nation's financial history, Americans everywhere are experiencing hardships and personal crises they never would have imagined.
But with these difficult times often come great courage and perseverance.
Republicans in the United States House of Representatives want to know your story.
While President Obama's team tells us that only the most successful Americans will soon be subject to a massive tax hike, the simple truth is that every single American who flips on a light switch is taxed under the President's budget. In fact, an MIT study examining the effects of an energy tax similar to the President's plan will cost American households an average of $3,128 per year. Republicans want to hear how this tax increase will affect your ability to pay your health care premiums, send your children to college, start a small business, or otherwise achieve your American Dream.
Please go here and share with the House Republicans what you will have to give up to send Barack Obama the extra $3,128 he demands from you.
Sincerely yours,
Erick Erickson
Editor, RedState.com
But with these difficult times often come great courage and perseverance.
Republicans in the United States House of Representatives want to know your story.
While President Obama's team tells us that only the most successful Americans will soon be subject to a massive tax hike, the simple truth is that every single American who flips on a light switch is taxed under the President's budget. In fact, an MIT study examining the effects of an energy tax similar to the President's plan will cost American households an average of $3,128 per year. Republicans want to hear how this tax increase will affect your ability to pay your health care premiums, send your children to college, start a small business, or otherwise achieve your American Dream.
Please go here and share with the House Republicans what you will have to give up to send Barack Obama the extra $3,128 he demands from you.
Sincerely yours,
Erick Erickson
Editor, RedState.com
President Obama: Respect My Pro-Life Convictions
The following is a petition (link at the end). In addition to signing the petition, if this is an issue for you as it is for me, PLEASE bombard the White House with calls. I think we just need to make it part of our daily routine to call the White House and voice our concern about this and any other issue on the table. We need to be sending emails, calling, writing letters and sending up message balloons to ALL of our elected officials.
Congress and the White House are seemingly completely disconnected from mainstream America, from what the majority of America. We need to stand up, speak out and get involved or we're doing to lose everything we hold precious in our country.
Writing blogs is no longer enough. We definitely need blogs, we need social accounts, we need to be networking and sharing and getting the word out. However, we now have to put some feet with our words. Find out about your local Tea Party, contact your local Republican or Libertarian Party. Fire up your Democrat friends. Start neighborhood discussion groups. Act.
Our country is being destroyed one bill at a time. They're chipping away little by little, sneaking in language that has long term negative repercussions.
Here's the petition. Please sign it, then call, too.
You have strong convictions, but President Obama says that doesn’t matter. He’s ready to rescind the Conscience Clause.
The Conscience Clause was implemented by former President George W. Bush to give physicians and nurses the choice to act according to their conscience — to not participate in abortion procedures if it conflicts with their personal convictions. If President Obama makes this damaging move, if he reverses the Conscience Clause, pro-life doctors and nurses will be forced into performing abortion procedures, despite their individual beliefs.
The announcement was made Friday, March 6, 2009. Since the official announcement was made, the public now has 30 days to file comments with the White House ... so we’ve got 30 days to make our voices heard at the White House.Make a difference in this nation and stand for the freedom to act according to your conscience. Sign the online “Petition to Protect Pro-Life Doctors” below now. It will be delivered and filed at the White House no later than April 8, 2009. Get the word out now.
BE HEARD!
Petition to Protect Pro-Life Doctors
President Barack Obama, As citizens of the United States of America, we enjoy the freedom to act according to our good conscience. This is not a freedom or responsibility we take lightly, nor one which should be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness.We strongly urge you today to uphold the personal convictions of America’s pro-life healthcare providers. Do not use your hand to force them by law to act against their good conscience when it comes to participating in abortion procedures. Please respect the personal convictions of the citizens of America and do not rescind the Conscience Clause.
Be heard! Sign — add your name!
http://www.beheardproject.com/
Congress and the White House are seemingly completely disconnected from mainstream America, from what the majority of America. We need to stand up, speak out and get involved or we're doing to lose everything we hold precious in our country.
Writing blogs is no longer enough. We definitely need blogs, we need social accounts, we need to be networking and sharing and getting the word out. However, we now have to put some feet with our words. Find out about your local Tea Party, contact your local Republican or Libertarian Party. Fire up your Democrat friends. Start neighborhood discussion groups. Act.
Our country is being destroyed one bill at a time. They're chipping away little by little, sneaking in language that has long term negative repercussions.
Here's the petition. Please sign it, then call, too.
You have strong convictions, but President Obama says that doesn’t matter. He’s ready to rescind the Conscience Clause.
The Conscience Clause was implemented by former President George W. Bush to give physicians and nurses the choice to act according to their conscience — to not participate in abortion procedures if it conflicts with their personal convictions. If President Obama makes this damaging move, if he reverses the Conscience Clause, pro-life doctors and nurses will be forced into performing abortion procedures, despite their individual beliefs.
The announcement was made Friday, March 6, 2009. Since the official announcement was made, the public now has 30 days to file comments with the White House ... so we’ve got 30 days to make our voices heard at the White House.Make a difference in this nation and stand for the freedom to act according to your conscience. Sign the online “Petition to Protect Pro-Life Doctors” below now. It will be delivered and filed at the White House no later than April 8, 2009. Get the word out now.
BE HEARD!
Petition to Protect Pro-Life Doctors
President Barack Obama, As citizens of the United States of America, we enjoy the freedom to act according to our good conscience. This is not a freedom or responsibility we take lightly, nor one which should be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness.We strongly urge you today to uphold the personal convictions of America’s pro-life healthcare providers. Do not use your hand to force them by law to act against their good conscience when it comes to participating in abortion procedures. Please respect the personal convictions of the citizens of America and do not rescind the Conscience Clause.
Be heard! Sign — add your name!
http://www.beheardproject.com/
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Thanks to friends on Facebook and Twitter
As most of you know, Facebook shut down the Read M Lipstick account last night without any warning. They said it was because the account was a group, not an individual.
At first I said fine, my mistake. However, as the day has gone on and I've been out trying to reconnect with friends I have come across hundreds of Facebook accounts set up as group names. Churches, groups, obvious fake names and even some pretty blatant slurs with a letter twisted to fool the monitors.
I'm more convinced now that we were simply targeted. Especially since I've been receiving emails and comments from others who had the same thing happen.
Well, we have another account set up in my personal name (Janet McGregor Dunn) and we've hit 99 friends in one day. That's pretty darned good for a partial day effort. Most of it is thanks to friends in the Network, Twitter friends and all those on Facebook who've been sending out emails to their conservative friends asking them to friend us!
We still have a long way to go. Hundreds and hundreds of contacts have been lost.
I think it's time we targeted Facebook and took it over for conservatives.
It's easy to set up an account, it's easy to keep up with it. Give it a shot. Find Janet McGregor Dunn and friend me. I'll be happy to help you get going!
At first I said fine, my mistake. However, as the day has gone on and I've been out trying to reconnect with friends I have come across hundreds of Facebook accounts set up as group names. Churches, groups, obvious fake names and even some pretty blatant slurs with a letter twisted to fool the monitors.
I'm more convinced now that we were simply targeted. Especially since I've been receiving emails and comments from others who had the same thing happen.
Well, we have another account set up in my personal name (Janet McGregor Dunn) and we've hit 99 friends in one day. That's pretty darned good for a partial day effort. Most of it is thanks to friends in the Network, Twitter friends and all those on Facebook who've been sending out emails to their conservative friends asking them to friend us!
We still have a long way to go. Hundreds and hundreds of contacts have been lost.
I think it's time we targeted Facebook and took it over for conservatives.
It's easy to set up an account, it's easy to keep up with it. Give it a shot. Find Janet McGregor Dunn and friend me. I'll be happy to help you get going!
Send a message to Obama re: Right of Conscience
President Obama has decided that if a doctor or nurse refuses to participate in procedures they believe are morally wrong, like an abortion, they can be punished by their employer.
We have just a couple of weeks to tell President Obama and HHS how horrified we are that he intends to take away the Right of Conscience for health care professionals. By law, President Obama is required to open this policy change up to public comments for 30 days.
Our time is almost up!
Send your comments today. http://www.sba-list.org/HHS
Recently we received an e-mail from Mary, a health care worker and SBA List member, in Virginia, who told us, “I can assure you that my colleagues and myself will leave the profession rather than be forced to participate in such activities...I will not go against the beliefs I have lived my entire life following. Our country already has a critical shortage of nurses, doctors, and technicians to care for the growing population who require experienced, dedicated workers to provide the extremely difficult and highly technical procedures available. We have to take an oath to 'do no harm' before we receive our license to work. I honor my promises, no matter the cost to me personally."
Mary, we are with you! We are shocked and heartsick about this. Maybe others are too. We are making our voices heard!
This does not apply only to abortion.
President Obama’s actions are a direct assault on the rights and freedoms of all doctors and nurses.
Click below to be taken to a page where you can tell the Obama administration to protect the rights of conscience for thousands of people like our friend Mary!
http://www.sba-list.org/HHS
Make your voice heard. Especially if you are a health care professional, but its best that they hear from as many of us as possible.
Doctors and nurses should not be forced to participate in abortions.
The deadline is fast approaching. Please make your voice heard now.
Thanks,
Emily
(I rec'd the above from Team Sarah)
We have just a couple of weeks to tell President Obama and HHS how horrified we are that he intends to take away the Right of Conscience for health care professionals. By law, President Obama is required to open this policy change up to public comments for 30 days.
Our time is almost up!
Send your comments today. http://www.sba-list.org/HHS
Recently we received an e-mail from Mary, a health care worker and SBA List member, in Virginia, who told us, “I can assure you that my colleagues and myself will leave the profession rather than be forced to participate in such activities...I will not go against the beliefs I have lived my entire life following. Our country already has a critical shortage of nurses, doctors, and technicians to care for the growing population who require experienced, dedicated workers to provide the extremely difficult and highly technical procedures available. We have to take an oath to 'do no harm' before we receive our license to work. I honor my promises, no matter the cost to me personally."
Mary, we are with you! We are shocked and heartsick about this. Maybe others are too. We are making our voices heard!
This does not apply only to abortion.
President Obama’s actions are a direct assault on the rights and freedoms of all doctors and nurses.
Click below to be taken to a page where you can tell the Obama administration to protect the rights of conscience for thousands of people like our friend Mary!
http://www.sba-list.org/HHS
Make your voice heard. Especially if you are a health care professional, but its best that they hear from as many of us as possible.
Doctors and nurses should not be forced to participate in abortions.
The deadline is fast approaching. Please make your voice heard now.
Thanks,
Emily
(I rec'd the above from Team Sarah)
New Facebook Account; RMLN Shut Down
I should have read the fine print I guess... Facebook shut down the Read My Lipstick Network account. Seems they have a rule that you have to be an individual, no groups, companies, etc., etc.
We just lost hundreds and hundreds of friends on the old account, not to mention I now have to set up everything again.
I've set up a new account under my name, Janet McGregor Dunn. I'd appreciate it if you'd take a moment and go "friend" me. I'll still be running the Read My Lipstick Network stuff through that account same as before. It was "mine" anyway as I was the only one in our group with the time to keep up with it (and I had a lot of my personal friends and family on there).
Hassle, hassle, but no one's fault but my own for using Read M Lipstick instead of my name...
I had a number of friends on there who weren't using names either, some who are members of our Network. If there's a way to change your name without losing all the contacts, you might want to see about doing it.
Look forward to sharing with you on Facebook! Now, back to getting my Twitter account to feed to Facebook and to reconnecting with as many friends as possible!
We just lost hundreds and hundreds of friends on the old account, not to mention I now have to set up everything again.
I've set up a new account under my name, Janet McGregor Dunn. I'd appreciate it if you'd take a moment and go "friend" me. I'll still be running the Read My Lipstick Network stuff through that account same as before. It was "mine" anyway as I was the only one in our group with the time to keep up with it (and I had a lot of my personal friends and family on there).
Hassle, hassle, but no one's fault but my own for using Read M Lipstick instead of my name...
I had a number of friends on there who weren't using names either, some who are members of our Network. If there's a way to change your name without losing all the contacts, you might want to see about doing it.
Look forward to sharing with you on Facebook! Now, back to getting my Twitter account to feed to Facebook and to reconnecting with as many friends as possible!
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