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At 9:59pm on May 9, 2009, Michael C. Dewey said…
At 6:19pm on March 16, 2009, Michael C. Dewey said…
At 6:04pm on March 16, 2009, helen said…
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At 9:52pm on March 15, 2009, craig leonard batley {{{BATman}} said…
Man, I would so like to see peace in our time..

{Smedley was here.}
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At 11:57pm on March 4, 2009, Michael C. Dewey said…
At 3:52am on July 22, 2008, chris rice said…
Guantánamo children
Cori Crider, lawyer for Reprieve
The Guardian,
Saturday July 19, 2008
Article history

In a submission to the UN in May, the Pentagon said that no more than eight youths, aged 13 to 17 at time of capture, were held at Guantánamo Bay. But a prisoner list released in 2006 in response to US freedom of information act litigation names 21 inmates under 18 when they arrived. A separate defence department admission brings the total to 22. Testimonies collected by the charity Reprieve, which represents 30 inmates at Guantánamo, indicate the actual number is much higher.

Guantánamo's child prisoners came from all over the world: they were Afghan, Yemeni, Saudi, Russian, Uighuri, and Canadian. Five of them are still there.

They are: Mohammed el Gharani, aged 14-15 when he was seized while praying in a Karachi mosque; Hassan bin Attash, aged 16-17 when seized in Pakistan, and rendered to Jordan where he endured 16 months of torture before being transferred; Faris Muslim Al Ansari, an Afghan-Yemeni who was 17 when captured; Mohamed Jawad, an Afghan who was 17 when seized and faces trial by military commission; and Omar Khadr.

Saudi citizen Yasser Talal Al Zahrani, 17 when captured, joined a prison-wide hunger strike in 2005. He was found dead in his cell in June 2006 after apparently killing himself.
At 3:50am on July 22, 2008, chris rice said…
QUOTE"You conspiracy theorist have let everyone know about the problems, I mean screaming the problem. Yet there is never a solution. So what about the congress. Are we to go their and kick their ass during session Or jump them one by one as they leave out. What destroy all the voting booths on election day so "another crook" can't get it in. Hey if that's your plan.......well............. Let's fucking do it, I'm game, put your money where your mouth is. And we will need bail money."

1. I don't believe in conspiracies. What I believe is that there are atleast 35 pedophiles living within a 20 mile radius of you. This is a fact. I believe that we use to have the best schools on the planet but now Ca. schools rank one above Mexico's, the problems are just too many to list them all but you get the picture. These aren't conspiracies they are facts.

2. I believe that there are solutions and they are posted at votestrike.com The reason 'they' have made you believe that there are no solutions is because they can only make money off of the problem. If they 'solved' Iraq they couldn't profit off the war, could they. Example- you can solve our immigration mess by simply enforcing the laws that have been on the books for 20 years. No fence, no round ups, no concentration camps. No new laws, no new IDs.

3. Back in the day WE would've tarred and feathered these politicians FOR LESS but today people have to sit around wondering what to do.

4. I've put my time and money into this. My site runs no ads and we do NOT ask for or accept donations.

5. And a detailed plan already is posted (votestrike.com) there. Historically it only requires 1/3 of the population to overthrow a corrupt government. According to every poll congresses approval rating is 9 to 12% the presidents around 20%. With 80% of the country angry about the direction the countries headed in and 70% that want the war to end.

6. I have military signing up for the strike, who's going to be arresting who?

DO THE MATH.

Why We Strike

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July 20, 2008
Welcome To The Real
By chris rice

"It was not by accident or coincidence that the rights to freedom in speech and press were coupled in a single guaranty with the rights of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition for redress of grievances. All these, though not identical, are inseparable. They are cognate rights, and therefore are united in the first Article’s assurance." - Judge Wiley B. Rutledge

"Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government; and to reform, alter, or totally change the same, when their protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it."
-John Adams, Thoughts on Government, 1776



EXIT STRATEGY: General Strike USA


Corporate America's greatest historical victory was destroying the idea of Union. As well as, of course, destroying actual unions along the way, wherever possible, and with relish. Many individual unions are still around, obviously. Some are trying to make a comeback and regain relevance. But destroying the idea of the workers of the lower and middle class uniting was the real victory.

Because it largely destroyed the idea of Solidarity, as well. The idea of the non-ruling classes banding together to protest and work against the excesses of the ruling class. And the very real idea that we, if we choose to, can shut the whole thing down.

If someone were to suggest, for example, that we begin a general strike ... for the sole purpose of removing this regime from power, how readily and with what well-practiced assurance would you find yourself producing the words "It won't do any good"? Plausible and even courageous in the mouth of a patient who knows he's going to die, the sentiment fits equally well in the heart of a citizen-ry that believes it is already dead.

Individually we find that we are powerless against corporate media or Big Oil or Washington. Our choices are limited. Our effectiveness diminished. This is not by accident. Unions, social gatherings, clubs that all flourished before the 1960s have all been destroyed by those who find you & me to be a threat.

Without direct action, republican democracy is truly disempowering: our only means of influence are to beg the Very Serious And Important Intermediary - the congressman, the governor, the president, etc. - to do something on our behalf.

We all know how well that has worked out.

Today people will tell you that protest are ineffective. And they are. But real change does not come from the ballot box. Great social change like the eight hour work day, child labor laws, a woman's right to vote, civil rights, etc., etc. all came about through blood & sweat & great effort.

The Establishment wants us to focus all of our energy on elections because elections are the controlled space whereby popular ferment can be contained by rules, regulations, etc. But there are many different methods of direct action - ie. taking matters into our own hands - that can wield a tremendous amount of power.

The only effective action left to take now in order to stop the gears and levers of this lemming-like perpetual motion machine of destruction is---to do nothing. That's right, nothing. To go on strike.

It is one thing to endure abuses and to carry on in spite of them. It is quite another thing to carry on to the point of abetting the abuse. We need to move the discussion of our nation's health to the emergency room. We need to tell the doctors of the body politic that the treatment isn't working-and that until it changes radically for the better, neither are we.

How much better if we could say to our next administration: Don't talk about Bush. We dealt with Bush. We dealt with Bush and in so doing we demonstrated our ability to deal with you. You have a mandate more rigorous than looking good beside Bush. You need a program more ambitious than "uniting the country." We are united-at least we were, if only for a while, if only in our disgust.

And really, what have we got to lose? Especially relative to what could be gained from a new feeling of solidarity, from a new feeling of power, from a new feeling that WE matter.

Taking the day off, not buying anything. That part is easy. What's the hard part? Spreading the word, getting the message out, reminding The People that they have the power to shut it down.

Would the politicians in congress, and presidential hopefuls, do what people wanted them to do if they thought they were going to get absolutely zero votes this November if they didn't do what people wanted them to do?

They are politicians. What would they do?

I think they would do things faster than you ever thought possible.

Nothing else we have done in the past has had much or any result in accomplishing our goals-- not millions marching in the streets before the invasion of Iraq, not letters, phone calls, sit ins, petitions, town hall meetings, not electing a Democratic majoriy in 2006. "We the people" have not been, and are not being, heard.

Yet what you need is not marches, demonstrations, rallies or wide associations; all of them are important. What you need is direct action. The sooner people understand that, the sooner we'll begin to change things. --Arthur Scargill

General strikes shut down the normal operations of a city, state, or nation for a period of time. These strikes aim to force action on a single issue or broader set of concerns.

The reason for this shutdown is not to hurt this country in any way shape or form. But is in fact a peaceful method of sending a message to Washington, D.C.

The General Strike is a national call to action, from citizens to other citizens.

It is not about a single issue. It is not an anti-war protest, a gas price protest, a civil rights protest, an election fraud protest. It is not about torture, surveillance, corporate media, or the environment.

This strike is about all these issues and more.

The strike targets key issues facing the American public, issues that have not been addressed in any meaningful way by any branch of government.

Unions, corporations, & the major parties have failed to deal with pressing matters of war & peace, income inequality, crime & punishment & the meaning of citizenship itself, it has fallen to the American people to set things right!

Public protest is an important part of democracy, just like a free press, a judiciary, and congress. Our causes are many but it's time to make our voices as one.

1) Sign up with your email address HERE in order to get updates,
e-alerts@votestrike.com


2) Send this URL to all your friends, post it to forums, put it on your personal pages, http://www.votestrike.com There will be ZERO mainstream media discussion of this General Strike BEFORE it happens. ZERO. So, we must BE OUR OWN MEDIA and promote it. Link to this site from sites and blogs. Mention it with links in your comments on blogs. PROMOTE IT.

3) Join the Consumer Fast already underway. Click here: Shut'EmDown


4) YOU will need to plan/set up & hold your own local protest details here: http://votestrike.com/shut_em_down/

I also encourage those of you who have signed up to vigorously promote your protest. To contact local activist groups, through www.meetup.com, www.tribe.net, Myspace, all social networks via the internet, your church groups, etc.

It is imperative for YOU to promote the General Strike for it to have any success. This should include, but not be limited to: writing/publishing articles, essays, poems, posting in forums, commenting in blogs, starting your own blog, newspaper ads, online ads, local random phone calls, letters to editors, opeds, freeway banners, bumper stickers, car signs, yard signs, street signs, every online newspaper allows comments (NY Times, Washington Post, etc.), call in to talk radio shows, print & distribute flyers............

IF YOU FAIL AT PROMOTION BUSH & CO. WILL WALK AWAY.........SCOTT FREE, with congressional medals of honor & big fat speaking checks from Halliburton.,


5) YOU will need to organize enough people locally to shut your town down on 9/11.

A web tool being used for practical organization is meetup.com. You can just type in your ZIP code, join a group with which you share ideas/feelings and which meets near your location, and start organizing. Use these key words to search for meetup groups near you. There's bound to be some! 9-11; peace; impeach Bush; civil rights; grassroots; stop PATRIOT Act; democracy for America; human rights; against Bush; election reform

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By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer Mark Sherman, Associated Press Writer
Sat Oct 10, 9:40 am ET

WASHINGTON – Congress is set to allow the Pentagon to keep new pictures of foreign detainees abused by their U.S. captors from the public, a move intended to end a legal fight over the photograph… Continue

Posted on October 10, 2009 at 11:04am —

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FBI disclosure stokes fears
By: Josh Gerstein
September 30, 2009 05:05 AM EST

The FBI’s release of portions of its internal manual for investigations is stoking fears among some civil liberties and Muslim organizations that the federal law enforcement agency is engaged in intrusive surveillance of political a… Continue

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Rally with Michael Moore and Public Citizen tomorrow

Wall Street banksters wrecked the economy with abusive loans and wild speculation - putting millions of Americans out of their jobs and homes. Now the same crowd is trying to block Congress from cracking down on its destructive practices. They've got an army of lobbyists swarming the capital daily, trying to block real reform - like a strong Consume Financial Protection Agency.

Stand up to the banksters!

Rally in DC for real financial reform


Rally with Michael Moore and Public Citizen tomorr… Continue

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US Soldier Gets 100 Years in Prison for Rape, Murder of Iraqi Girl

Morgan Barker
Posted on February 23, 2007

A US soldier was sentenced Thursday to 100 years in prison for his role in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the slaying of her family.

FORT CAMPBELL, United States--Sergeant Paul Cortez, 24, said he was among five soldiers who plotted the March 2006 rape and murders in Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad, while they were drinking gin and whiskey and playing cards at a traffic checkpoint.

Cortez was in tears as members of his 101st Airborne… Continue

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Ex-CIA chiefs seek halt to interrogations probe



By PAMELA HESS, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON – Seven former CIA directors asked President Barack Obama on Friday to quash a criminal probe of harsh interrogations of terror suspects during the Bush administration.

The CIA directors, who served both Democratic and Republican presidents and include three who… Continue

Posted on September 20, 2009 at 5:41pm —

 
 

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   The work we did around the country and in DC yesterday was powerful and instrumental.  There were over 50,000 of you in DC in less than a week's notice.  The lines outside the Congressional Office Buildings to pass through security were at or near historic levels. 



The votes in favor of health care reform are fewer today than they were when we woke up yesterday morning.  We are making a difference. But it still may not be enough yet. 



Congressman King and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann called me this afternoon to specifically make a plea to you, the Tea Party Patriots.  The Congressmen are concerned that we hit a crescendo and they want to make sure that our efforts were not in vain.  We all know how much is at stake.



So, here is what these 2 Congressmen are asking Tea Party Patriots who are within driving distance of DC to do:  come back tomorrow, Saturday, November 7 at 1:00 pm.  Yes, I am as exhausted as you.  I just got back to Atlanta and am now going to be back in DC tomorrow. Yes, I wonder why they did not just call this morning so I could stop those of you who were in DC from California, Illinois and other places and you could stay one more night.  



Here is the plan and is going to sound crazy.  The plan is for us to literally surround the Capitol and to make a lot of noise doing it.  A LOT OF NOISE.  So, bring your musical instruments, trumpets, boom boxes, snare drums, cymbals, noise makers, bag pipes, boat horns and even your crying babies.  We are going to make sure they hear us NOW!!!!  You I'm only joking about the crying babies.  The longer we can postpone the vote on health care, the better chance we have of stopping the government from taking it over. 



If there is anyway for you to drive or fly to DC and be there at 1:00 eastern, please reply to tppyes@gmail.com to let me know.  If you can be there within a 4 - 6 hour drive or a 1 - 2 hour flight, consider making this sacrifice one more time. 



Our Founding Fathers pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.  They made it possible for us to make our voices heard with the gift they left to us:  the Constitution.  Many, many of us have sacrificed time out of our lives, our fortunes whether large or small, and are promising our sacred honor to protect the Constitution and our way of government for future generations.  As much as I want to tell these two Congressmen they are crazy to ask us to do this, I realize that Tea Party Patriots has been fighting this issue since May.  If it comes down to this scheduled vote tomorrow night and the health care bill passes the House by 8 or less votes and I had not made this plea to you, I will always wonder "what if?"



We are so close to turning the tide in the House of Representatives. Please join me again tomorrow as we make ourselves heard louder and louder and louder with our voices and instruments and other noise makers. 



If you cannot be there (and we truly understand if you cannot), here is what you can do:


  • Call the Congressmen listed below in your state and tell them to vote no.  Tell them a vote yes on this bill will be viewed as betrayal to the Constitution.


  • Forward this email to anyone you know who might be able to drive or fly to DC tomorrow or who will be willing to make phone calls

  • Listen live on Tea Party Patriots Blog Talk Radio





Your Fellow Patriot,

Jenny Beth Martin

Tea Party Patriots, National Coordinator

jennybethm@gmail.com

770-878-1550



P.S. Many of you have expressed concern because the event in DC yesterday turned into a partisan love fest.  Know that yesterday's event was a press conference.  Tea Party Patriots as an organization was not invited to join this press conference specifically.  Tea Party Patriots did not plan the event.  We did not invite ourselves to be on the agenda. 



When you the grassroots told us you were going, we made sure to be there to assist you in contacting your Congressmen and navigating the House Office Buildings. 



I have a personal, verbal commitment from both Congressman King and Congresswoman Bachmann that it will not be that way tomorrow.  The next few days, our focus must be health care.  We will address partisan politics in the coming weeks after dealing with health care. Be assured this is your movement.  The other National Coordinators and I will do all we can to protect your movement for you.  We will ensure that Tea Party Patriots' agenda stays focused on the core principles that unified us on April 15th, July 4th, July 17th, in August, and on September 12.  The are fiscal responsibility, Constitutionally limited government, and free markets.   














Targeted House of Representative Members




Rep. Michael Arcuri, New York 24th

http://arcuri.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-3665, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-1891

Local Office Number: (315) 252-2777/2778, Local Fax Number:  (315) 252-2779

 

Rep. John Boccieri, Ohio, 16th

http://boccieri.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-3876, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-3059

Local Office Number: (330) 489-4414, Local Fax Number: (330) 489-4448

 

Rep. Allen Boyd, Florida, 2nd

http://boyd.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-5235, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-5615

Local Office Number: (850) 561-3979, Local Fax Number: (850) 681-2902

 

Rep. Christopher Carney, Pennsylvania, 16th

http://carney.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-3731, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-9594

Local Office Number: (570) 585-9988, Local Fax Number: (570) 585-9977

 

Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, Virginia, 11th

http://connolly.house.gov/index.html

DC Office Number: (202) 225-1492 DC Fax Number: (202) 225-3071

Local Office Number: (703) 256-3071, Local Fax Number: (703) 354-1284

 

Rep. Henry Cuellar, Texas 28th

http://cuellar.house.gov/

DC Office Number: 202-225-1640, DC Fax Number: 202-225-1641

Local Office Number:  (210) 271-2851, Local Fax Number: (210) 277-6671

 

Rep. Steve Driehaus, Ohio, 1st

http://driehaus.house.gov/

DC Office Number:  (202) 225-2216, DC Fax Number:  (202) 225-3012

Local Office Number: (513) 684-2723, Local Fax Number: (513) 421-8722

 

Rep. Chet Edwards, Texas, 17th

http://edwards.house.gov/

DC Office Number: 202-225-6105, DC Fax Number: Fax: 202-225-0350

Local Office Number: (979) 691-8797, Local Fax Number: (979) 691-8939

 

Rep. Brad Ellsworth, Indiana, 8th

http://www.ellsworth.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-4636, DC Office Fax: (202) 225-3284

Local Office Number: (812) 465-6484, Local Fax Number: (812) 422-4761

 

Rep. Bob Etheridge, North Carolina, 2nd

http://etheridge.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-4531

Local Office Number: (919) 829-9122

 

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona, 8th

http://giffords.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-2542, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-0378

Local Office Number: (520) 881-3588, Local Fax Number: (520) 322-9490

 

Rep. Deborah "Debbie" Halvorson, Illinois, 11th

http://halvorson.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-3635, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-3521

Local Office Number: (815) 726-4998, Local Fax Number: (815) 726-8024

 

Rep. Paul W. Hodes, New Hampshire, 2nd

http://hodes.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-5206, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-2946

Local Office Phone: (603) 223-9814, Local Fax Number: (603) 223-9819

 

Rep. Jay Inslee, Washington, 1st

http://www.house.gov/inslee/

DC Office Number:  (202) 225-6311, DC Fax Number: (202) 226-1606

Local Office Number: (360) 598-2342, Local Fax Number: (360) 598-3650

 

Rep. Paul Kanjorski, Pennsylvania, 11th

http://kanjorski.house.gov/

DC Office Number: 202-225-6511, DC Fax Number: 202-225-0764

Local Office Number: 570-825-2200, Local Fax Number: 570-825-8685

 

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Ohio, 9th

http://www.kaptur.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-4146, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-7711

Local Office Number: (419) 259-7500, Local Fax Number: (419) 255-9623

 

Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, Arizona, 1st

http://kirkpatrick.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-2315, DC Fax Number: (202) 226-9739

Local Office Number: (928) 226-6914, Local Fax Number: (928) 226-2876

 

Rep. Ron Klein, Florida, 22nd

http://www.klein.house.gov/index.html

DC Office Number: (202) 225.3026, DC Fax Number: (202) 225.8398

Local Office Number: (561) 544-6910, Local Fax Number: (561) 544-2864

 

Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, Florida, 24th

http://www.kosmas.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-2706, DC Fax Number: (202) 226-6299

Local Office Number: (407) 208-1106, Local Fax Number: (407) 208-1108

 

Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio 10th

http://kucinich.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-5871

Local Office Number: (216) 228-8850

 

Rep. Jim Langevin, Rhode Island, 2nd

http://langevin.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-2735, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-5976

Local Office Number: (401) 732-9400, Local Fax Number: (401) 737-2982

 

Rep. Stephen Lynch, Massachusetts, 9th

http://www.house.gov/lynch/

DC Office Number:  202-225-8273, DC Fax Number:  202-225-3984

Local Office Number:  617-428-2000, Local Office Fax: 617-428-2011

 

Rep. Daniel B. Maffei, New York, 25th

http://maffei.house.gov/

DC Fax Number: (202) 225-3701, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-4042

Local Office Number: (315) 423-5657, Local Fax Number: (315) 423-5669

 

Rep. Ed Markey, Massachusetts, 7th

http://markey.house.gov/

DC Office Number: 202-225-2836

Local Office Number: 781-396-2900

 

Rep. Alan B. Mollohan, West Virginia, 1st

http://www.mollohan.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-4172, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-7564

Local Office Number: (304) 292-3019, Local Fax Number: (304) 292-3027

 

Rep. John Murtha, Pennsylvania, 12th

http://www.murtha.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-2065, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-5709

Local Office Number: (814) 535-2642, Local Fax Number: (814) 539-6229

 

Rep. Glenn C. Nye III, Virginia, 2nd

http://nye.house.gov/index.html

DC Office Number: (202) 225-4215, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-4218

Local Office Number: (757) 326-6201, Fax: (757) 326-6209

 

Rep. Tom Perriello, Virginia, 5th

http://perriello.house.gov/index.html

DC Office Number: (202) 225-4711, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-5681

Local Office Number: (434) 293-9631, Local Fax Number: (434) 293-9632

 

Rep. Gary Peters, Michigan, 9th

http://peters.house.gov/index.html

DC Office Number: (202) 225-5802, DC Fax Number: (202) 226-2356

Local Office Number: (248) 273-4227, Local Fax Number: (248) 273-4704

 

Rep. Nick Rahall, West Virginia, 3rd

http://www.rahall.house.gov/index.html

DC Office Number: (202) 225-3452

Local Office Number:  (304) 325-6222

 

Rep. Laura Richardson, California, 37th

http://richardson.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-7924, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-7926

District Office Number: (202) 225-7924, District Fax Number: (202) 225-7926

 

Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, Texas 23rd

http://www.rodriguez.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-4511, DC Fax Number:  (202) 225-2237

Local Office Number: (830) 757-8398, Local Fax Number: (830) 752-1893

 

Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, Maryland, 2nd

http://dutch.house.gov/

DC Office Number: 202-225-3061, DC Fax Number: 202-225-3094

Local Office Number: 410-628-2701, Local Fax Number: 410-628-2708

 

Rep. Linda Sanchez, California, 39th

http://lindasanchez.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-6676

Local Office Number: (562) 860-5050

 

Rep. Kurt Schrader, Oregon, 5th

http://schrader.house.gov/index.html

DC Office Number: (202) 225-5711, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-5699

Local Office Number: (503) 588-9100, Local Fax Number: (503) 588-5517

 

Rep. David Scott, Georgia, 13th

http://davidscott.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-2939, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-4628

Local Office Number: (770) 210-5073, Local Fax Number: (770) 210-5673

 

Rep. Adam Smith, Washington, 9th

http://adamsmith.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-8901

Local Office Number: (253) 593-6600, Local Fax Number: (253) 593-6776

 

Rep. Peter Visclosky, Indiana, 1st

http://www.house.gov/visclosky/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-2461, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-2493

Local Office Number: (219) 795-1844, DC Fax Number: (219) 795-1850

 

Rep. David Wu, Oregon, 1st

http://www.house.gov/wu/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-0855, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-9497

Local Office Number: (503) 326-2901, Local Fax Number: (503) 326-5066



Rep. John Adler, New Jersey 3rd

http://adler.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-4765, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-0778

Local Office Number: (732) 608-7235, Local Fax Number: (732) 608-7268

 

Rep. Jason Altmire, Pennsylvania 4th

http://www.altmire.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-2565, DC Fax Number: (202) 226-2274

Local Office Number: (724) 378-0928, Local Fax Number: (724) 378-6171

 

Rep. Brian Baird, Washington 3rd

http://www.baird.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-3536, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-2478

Local Office Number: (360) 695-6292, Local Fax Number: (360) 695-6197

 

Rep. John Barrow, Georgia 12th

http://www.barrow.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-2823, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-3377

Local Office Number: (706) 722-4494, Local Fax Number: (706) 722-4496

 

Rep. Melissa Bean, Illinois 8th

http://www.house.gov/bean/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-3711, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-7830

Local Office Number: (847) 517-2927, Local Fax Number: (847) 517-2931



Rep. Marion Berry, Arkansas 1st

http://www.house.gov/berry/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-4076, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-5602

Local Office Number: (870) 972-4600, Local Fax Number: (870) 972-4605



Rep. Rick Boucher, Virginia 9th

http://www.boucher.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-3861, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-0442

Local Office Number: (276) 628-1145



Rep. Dennis Cardoza, California 18th

http://www.house.gov/cardoza/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-6131, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-0819

Local Office Number: (209) 383-4455, Local Fax Number: (209) 726-1065



Rep. Travis Childers, Mississippi 1st

http://childers.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-4306, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-3549

Local Office Number: (662) 841-8808, Local Fax Number: (662) 841-8845



Rep. Jim Costa, California 20th

http://www.house.gov/costa/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-3341, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-9308

Local Office Number: (559) 495-1620, Local Fax Number: (559) 495-1027



Rep. Artur Davis, Alabama 7th

http://www.house.gov/arturdavis/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-2665, DC Fax Number: (202) 226-9567

Local Office Number: (205) 752-5380, Local Fax Number: (205) 752-5899



Rep. Joe Donnelly, Indiana 2nd

http://donnelly.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-3915, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-6798

Local Office Number: (574) 288-2780, Local Fax Number: (574) 288-2825



Rep. Parker Griffith, Alabama 5th

http://griffith.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-4801, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-4392

Local Office Number: (256) 551-0190, Local Fax Number: (256) 551-0194



Rep. Baron Hill, Indiana 9th

http://baronhill.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-5315, DC Fax Number: (202) 226-6866

Local Office Number: (812) 288-3999, Local Fax Number: (812) 288-3873



Rep. Steve Kagen, Wisconsin 8th

http://kagen.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-5655, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-5729

Local Office Number: (920) 437-1954, Local Fax Number: (920) 437-1978



Rep. Daniel Lipinski, Illinois 3rd

http://www.lipinski.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-5701, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-1012

Local Office Number: (312) 886-0481, Local Fax Number: (773) 767-9395



Rep. Jim Marshall, Georgia 8th

http://jimmarshall.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-6531, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-3013

Local Office Number: (478) 464-0255, Local Fax Number: (478) 464-0277



Rep. Jim Matheson, Utah 2nd

http://www.house.gov/matheson/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-3011, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-5638

Local Office Number: (801) 486-1236, Local Fax Number: (801) 486-1417



Rep. Michael E. McMahon, New York 13th

http://mcmahon.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-3371, DC Fax Number: (202) 226-1272

Local Office Number: (718) 351-1062, Local Fax Number: (718) 980-0768



Rep. Michael Michaud, Maine 2nd

http://michaud.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-6306, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-2943

Local Office Number: (207) 942-6935, Local Fax Number: (207) 942-5907



Rep. Harry Mitchell, Arizona 5th

http://mitchell.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-2190

Local Office Number: (480) 946-2411



Rep. Collin C. Peterson, Minnesota 7th

http://collinpeterson.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-2165, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-1593

Local Office Number: (218) 847-5056



Rep. Mike Ross, Arkansas 4th

http://ross.house.gov/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-3772, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-1314

Local Office Number: (870) 881-0681, Local Fax Number: (870) 881-0683



Rep. Ike Skelton, Missouri 4th

http://www.house.gov/skelton/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-2876

Local Office Number: (816) 228-4242



Rep. Bart Stupak, Michigan 1st

http://www.house.gov/stupak/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-4735, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-4744

Local Office Number: (906) 786-4504, Local Fax Number: (906) 786-4534



Rep. Gene Taylor, Mississippi 4th

http://www.house.gov/genetaylor/

DC Office Number: (202) 225-5772, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-7074

Local Office Number: (228) 864-7670, Local Fax Number: (228) 864-3099










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JOE LEGAL vs. JOSE ILLEGAL












This says it better than any other E-mail I've had, and convinces me we have to do something to make our Congressmen stop looking the other way..........



























 JOE LEGAL vs. JOSE ILLEGAL



You have two families: "Joe Legal" and "Jose Illegal". Both families

have two parents, two children, and live in California .





Joe Legal works in construction, has a Social Security Number and makes

$25.00 per hour with taxes deducted.





Jose Illegal also works in construction, has NO Social Security Number,

and gets paid $15.00 cash "under the table".






Ready? Now pay attention...






Joe Legal: $25.00 per hour x 40 hours = $1000.00 per week, or $52,000.00 per year. Now take 30% away for state and federal tax; Joe Legal now has

$31,231.00.





Jose Illegal: $15.00 per hour x 40 hours = $600.00 per week, or

$31,200.00 per year. Jose Illegal pays no taxes. Jose Illegal now has $31,200.00.





Joe Legal pays medical and dental insurance with limited coverage for his family at $600.00 per month, or $7,200.00 per year. Joe Legal now has $24,031.00.





Jose Illegal has full medical and dental coverage through the state and local clinics at a cost of $0..00 per year. Jose Illegal still has

$31,200.00.





Joe Legal makes too much money and is not eligible for food stamps or welfare. Joe Legal pays $500.00 per month for food, or $6,000.00 per year. Joe Legal now has $18,031.00.





Jose Illegal has no documented income and is eligible for food stamps and welfare. Jose Illegal still has $31,200..00.





Joe Legal pays rent of $1,200.00 per month, or $14,400.00 per year. Joe Legal now has $9,631.00.





Jose Illegal receives a $500.00 per month federal rent subsidy. Jose

Illegal pays out that $500.00 per month, or $6,000.00 per year. Jose Illegal still has $ 31,200.00.





Joe Legal pays $200.00 per month, or $2,400.00 for insurance. Joe Legal now has $7,231.00.





Jose Illegal says, "We don't need no stinkin' insurance!" and still has $31,200.00.





Joe Legal has to make his $7,231.00 stretch to pay utilities, gasoline, etc.





Jose Illegal has to make his $31,200.00 stretch to pay utilities,

gasoline, and what he sends out of the country every month..





Joe Legal now works overtime on Saturdays or gets a part time job after work.





Jose Illegal has nights and weekends off to enjoy with his family.





Joe Legal's and Jose Illegal's children both attend the same school. Joe Legal pays for his children's lunches while Jose Illegal's children get a government sponsored lunch.. Jose Illegal's children have an after school ESL program. Joe Legal's children go home.





Joe Legal and Jose Illegal both enjoy the same police and fire services, but Joe paid for them and Jose did not pay.






DO YOU GET IT, NOW?





Should we vote for or support any politician that supports illegal aliens?  Your call...



It's way PAST time to take a stand for America and Americans!!


 





IN  GOD WE TRUST


Action Alert for Nov. 5th

ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT!



Did you know that the House will vote on a health care bill this week? We have an action plan. Big events are happening all week!







Dear Fellow American Patriots:



Wow! Has this not been one big roller coaster ride???



The bottom line is we are now in the final countdown.



The entire House will vote on a health care bill this week, as early as Thursday afternoon.







For months we have all been working feverishly to make sure that government run health care legislation is not passed. We have done it all:







We’ve yelled.



We’ve called.



We’ve emailed.



We’ve written.



We’ve rallied.



We’ve even marched on the Capitol.







Still our cries and concerns have not been heard.



We have cried tears of despair and shouted in frustration, but still many are not listening.







We know you all are so very tired. We know that each of you work tirelessly each and everyday, trying to do your part, to make a difference. Each of you has done a great job at speaking your hearts.







Some are calling for more angry protests, even storming the Capitol, but let’s not give the media another chance to falsely portray us as an unruly mob.







INSTEAD, LET’S REMIND THEM WHY WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY.



Together, with the doctors of Take Back Medicine and the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, the Patriots of Tea Party Patriots Live, Resistnet, and the Tea Party Express, are going to STAND TOGETHER, speak from the heart, and remind Washington we will stand together to protect this country!







On Thursday, November 5th, Representative Michele Bachman (MN) will stand on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. She will be joined by other Members of Congress and many Patriots from across this country. People will be traveling from coast to coast, to stand shoulder to shoulder with other Patriots in Washington this week.







We know most of you can’t get to Washington again so soon…..



So let’s join Representative Bachman and other Patriots by turning out at State Capitols and Congressional district offices across the country.







Instead of yelling or protesting, let’s sing “God Bless America” at 12:30 pm EST at every location across the country. Let’s send a message that says “WE STAND TOGETHER!”













ACTION STEPS ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH:



1. GO TO U.S. CAPITOL at 12 noon EST



If you can make it to D.C., stand up with the other patriots who will be standing with Representative Bachman.



At 12:30, everyone will sing “God Bless America.”



After singing with Patriots from across this country, Patriots will deliver hand written letters to your Representative telling them to VOTE NO on government controlled health care.







2. GO TO DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES at 12 noon EST



At 12:30 pm EST, at the exact same time around the country, in Washington, D.C. and at your local Congressional offices, join together and sing “God Bless America.”



After singing with Patriots from across this country, deliver handwritten letters to the Representatives telling them to VOTE NO on government controlled health care.







3. GO TO STATE CAPITOL at 12 noon EST



At 12:30 pm EST, at the exact same time around the country, in Washington, D.C. and at your local Congressional offices, join together and sing “God Bless America.”





4.Twitter “We Stand Together” and use hashtag #killbill at 12:15pm.



You can update your location and progress throughout the day using Twitter hashtag #killbill. Please send us your videos and pictures. There will be live broadcasting of some events throughout the day. You can broadcast your own event by using Ustream.tv or Next2Friends.com.





5. Call the White House (202.456.1414) at 1:00pm



Tell the White House “We Stand Together."





6. Call your local Congressional office at 1:15 pm.



You can find the number here or you can dial the Washington, D.C. Congressional switchboard (202.224.3121) to contact the DC office.







7. Email your Representative at 1:30 pm.



You can email your Representative here.





Phil Russo and Jason Hoyt from Tea Party Patriots LIVE radio show will be doing interviews and broadcasting video from the steps of the U.S> Capitol during Representative Michele Bachmann's press conference on Thursday, November 5th at 12 noon EST. You can get more information here.



Please RSVP here for if you will be participating in this week's Congressional House Call. If you are not making the trip to Washington, please let us know how you will fight against government controlled health care here.





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