There is dangerous legislation being considered on Capitol Hill...The Cyber Security Act. If enacted would essentially hand over complete control of all electronic communications to Federal government control.
Go to: www.aclj.org and the sign the Petition To Stop The Cyber Security Act
12/31/09
12/22/09
8/18/09
Health Care Bill Requires Free Translation Services Strike Section 1221 (b) from H.R. 3200
Urgent alert! Please act now!
Health Care Reform legislation now pending in Congress would require doctors and hospitals to provide interpreters and translation services free of charge to non-English speaking patients.
That will add $billions to the cost of health care and give immigrants even less incentive to learn English.
The "America's Affordable Health Choices Act," H.R. 3200, Section 1221 (b) says Medicare health care providers that fail to "substantially provide language services to limited English proficient beneficiaries" face severe fines and penalties.
This is outrageous. Medicare is already bankrupt. Now medical providers also will have to provide free translation services.
Send a free email message to your congressional representatives and demand that they remove entitlements to language translation services from health care reform legislation!
Please "Take Action" now!
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Urgent alert! Please act now!
Health Care Reform legislation now pending in Congress would require doctors and hospitals to provide interpreters and translation services free of charge to non-English speaking patients.
That will add $billions to the cost of health care and give immigrants even less incentive to learn English.
The "America's Affordable Health Choices Act," H.R. 3200, Section 1221 (b) says Medicare health care providers that fail to "substantially provide language services to limited English proficient beneficiaries" face severe fines and penalties.
This is outrageous. Medicare is already bankrupt. Now medical providers also will have to provide free translation services.
Send a free email message to your congressional representatives and demand that they remove entitlements to language translation services from health care reform legislation!
Please "Take Action" now!
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7/23/09
Abrotion in Healthcare Reform Bill
Gov’t-Run Health Care = Taxpayer-funded abortion: a cornerstone of the Freedom of Choice Act will be a direct mandate under the new healthcare plan, forcing Americans to subsidize abortions. Everybody’s taxes, yes, yours too, could be increased to help pay for abortions. See what you can do at www.stoptheabortionmandate.com
7/17/09
Health Care Bill
TAKE ACTION: Health Care Bill May Mandate Abortion Coverage
staff reports
'This will affect Americans across the country throughout all walks of life.'
Under the largest piece of health care legislation in decades, virtually every American would be required to have health care coverage that meets "minimum benefits standards" established by the Obama administration. Those benefits would include abortion unless Congress acts to explicitly exclude abortion from the health plan.
Three U.S. House committees are set to consider the monster bill this week and next, and life advocates are sounding the alarm.
"This legislation will mandate and subsidize abortion and then tax the Americans who stand for one of the very principles that this nation was founded on — the right to life," Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa., said at a news conference Wednesday.
"This will affect Americans across the country throughout all walks of life. It will affect the insurance companies that are forced to cover abortion. It will affect the employers, who will be forced to purchase plans that cover abortion. It will affect the individuals, who are forced to pay for coverage of abortion."
Carrie Gordon Earll, senior analyst for bioethics at Focus on the Family Action, said the legislation would set the pro-life movement back decades.
"Three of the major pro-life policy issues we've highlighted in recent months — the Freedom of Choice Act, which would enshrine abortion into federal law; pro-life spending restrictions like the Hyde Amendment, which bans spending tax dollars for abortion in most cases; and the freedom of conscience rights of health care providers who don't want to commit abortions — all come together under this 'reform' package," she said.
Go To: http://www.capwiz.com/fof/callalert/index.tt?alertid=13746776&type=CO
staff reports
'This will affect Americans across the country throughout all walks of life.'
Under the largest piece of health care legislation in decades, virtually every American would be required to have health care coverage that meets "minimum benefits standards" established by the Obama administration. Those benefits would include abortion unless Congress acts to explicitly exclude abortion from the health plan.
Three U.S. House committees are set to consider the monster bill this week and next, and life advocates are sounding the alarm.
"This legislation will mandate and subsidize abortion and then tax the Americans who stand for one of the very principles that this nation was founded on — the right to life," Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa., said at a news conference Wednesday.
"This will affect Americans across the country throughout all walks of life. It will affect the insurance companies that are forced to cover abortion. It will affect the employers, who will be forced to purchase plans that cover abortion. It will affect the individuals, who are forced to pay for coverage of abortion."
Carrie Gordon Earll, senior analyst for bioethics at Focus on the Family Action, said the legislation would set the pro-life movement back decades.
"Three of the major pro-life policy issues we've highlighted in recent months — the Freedom of Choice Act, which would enshrine abortion into federal law; pro-life spending restrictions like the Hyde Amendment, which bans spending tax dollars for abortion in most cases; and the freedom of conscience rights of health care providers who don't want to commit abortions — all come together under this 'reform' package," she said.
Go To: http://www.capwiz.com/fof/callalert/index.tt?alertid=13746776&type=CO
7/6/09
Time to Stop Funding Planned Parenthood
A troubling development is underway in Washington. Planned Parenthood is at it again. The pro-abortion organization is working on Capitol Hill to secure more funding - more taxpayer dollars for its work. According to its own annual report, the largest abortion provider in the world already receives almost $350 million of its annual $1 billion budget from the federal government. Now, as the U.S. House of Representatives considers how to spend taxpayer dollars for the year ahead, Planned Parenthood is again asking for more.
On Wednesday, the House Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee will take the first step in determining how much federal funding Planned Parenthood will receive. We believe this amount should be zero. That is why we are working with Representative Mike Pence and Senator David Vitter to support legislation that would prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving any Title X family planning money. This is the time to stop funding Planned Parenthood. That's why this legislation is so important. As the legislative process unfolds, I will continue to keep you updated. Take a moment and stand with the ACLJ in sending a powerful message to Congress - stop funding Planned Parenthood now. You can add your name to our petition here. https://www.aclj.org/Petition/Default.aspx?sc=3460&ac=1
On Wednesday, the House Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee will take the first step in determining how much federal funding Planned Parenthood will receive. We believe this amount should be zero. That is why we are working with Representative Mike Pence and Senator David Vitter to support legislation that would prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving any Title X family planning money. This is the time to stop funding Planned Parenthood. That's why this legislation is so important. As the legislative process unfolds, I will continue to keep you updated. Take a moment and stand with the ACLJ in sending a powerful message to Congress - stop funding Planned Parenthood now. You can add your name to our petition here. https://www.aclj.org/Petition/Default.aspx?sc=3460&ac=1
6/26/09
Help stop the attack by Congress on religious freedom Focus Action Petition – Hate Crimes and ENDA
About the Petition:
Nancy Pelosi's Democrat-controlled Congress has continued an all-out assault on our freedoms of speech, thought and religion with two bills being pushed as a reward to homosexual activists.
These two bills, the Hate Crimes Act and ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act) are both designed to ultimately silence any moral opposition to homosexual behavior – thus threatening our Christian beliefs.
The Hate Crimes bill – which Sen. Ted Kennedy (D – Mass.) has unsuccessfully attempted to foist on our country for years – would be the first step toward ultimately gagging our pastors and other ministry leaders who are faithfully preaching the Scripture about God's plan for human sexuality. The bill is supposedly designed to increase penalties for violent crimes committed against members of specially
protected groups, such as homosexuals – but if it passes, our pastors and others who dare to share biblical truth about homosexuality may soon find themselves facing legal prosecution, just like Pastor Ake Green of Sweden, who was sentenced to prison for preaching against homosexual behavior.
ENDA is even more threatening to our Christian beliefs because it could require faith-based nonprofit organizations such as Focus Action to hire homosexuals or others who are hostile to our deeply held religious beliefs. What is at stake with these two pieces of legislation is nothing less than our freedom to hold and share beliefs that do not embrace and condone homosexuality and the homosexual agenda. For more information about the Hate Crimes bill, click here.
The Hate Crimes bill is moving in Congress now and must be stopped and we expect ENDA won't be far behind.
We know you'll also want to share this important petition with your friends and family, so you'll receive an e-mail you can forward to them as soon as you sign. We will continue to keep you updated about these bills and what else you can do to express your outrage about these threats to our beliefs – our members of Congress need to hear from all of us! Thank you for taking the time to make your voice heard in defense of our most precious liberties.
http://www.focuspetitions.com/125/petition.asp?CID=125&RID=21278847
About the Petition:
Nancy Pelosi's Democrat-controlled Congress has continued an all-out assault on our freedoms of speech, thought and religion with two bills being pushed as a reward to homosexual activists.
These two bills, the Hate Crimes Act and ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act) are both designed to ultimately silence any moral opposition to homosexual behavior – thus threatening our Christian beliefs.
The Hate Crimes bill – which Sen. Ted Kennedy (D – Mass.) has unsuccessfully attempted to foist on our country for years – would be the first step toward ultimately gagging our pastors and other ministry leaders who are faithfully preaching the Scripture about God's plan for human sexuality. The bill is supposedly designed to increase penalties for violent crimes committed against members of specially
protected groups, such as homosexuals – but if it passes, our pastors and others who dare to share biblical truth about homosexuality may soon find themselves facing legal prosecution, just like Pastor Ake Green of Sweden, who was sentenced to prison for preaching against homosexual behavior.
ENDA is even more threatening to our Christian beliefs because it could require faith-based nonprofit organizations such as Focus Action to hire homosexuals or others who are hostile to our deeply held religious beliefs. What is at stake with these two pieces of legislation is nothing less than our freedom to hold and share beliefs that do not embrace and condone homosexuality and the homosexual agenda. For more information about the Hate Crimes bill, click here.
The Hate Crimes bill is moving in Congress now and must be stopped and we expect ENDA won't be far behind.
We know you'll also want to share this important petition with your friends and family, so you'll receive an e-mail you can forward to them as soon as you sign. We will continue to keep you updated about these bills and what else you can do to express your outrage about these threats to our beliefs – our members of Congress need to hear from all of us! Thank you for taking the time to make your voice heard in defense of our most precious liberties.
http://www.focuspetitions.com/125/petition.asp?CID=125&RID=21278847
6/25/09
6/23/09
Nancy Pelosi Schedules Household Energy Tax Vote this Week!
House Voting on Energy Tax!
Nancy Pelosi Schedules Household Energy Tax Vote this Week!
Take Action!
June 23, 2009
Late last night, during yet another closed-door meeting in the House of Representatives, the liberal Majority maneuvered to bring the highly unpopular 946-page energy-rationing bill, better known as the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill, to the House floor for a vote by the end of this week!
Sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, H.R. 2454 imposes a system of "cap-and-tax" in order to combat so-called "global warming." This massive, across-the-board household energy tax is being disguised by congressional liberals and is being sold under the slogan "cap-and-trade," which simply means giving the government power to put a cap on the amount of carbon emissions (CO2) produced by the production of electricity, gasoline, and heating oil, and forcing businesses to actively lobby Congress for higher cap levels and to buy permits for the emissions they are allowed.
Rather than calling it "cap-and-trade," it should be called "cap-and-tax"-as it caps Americans' standard of living and taxes our use of products whose manufacture emits CO2.
If passed and signed into law, H.R. 2454 will further cripple our economy and drain your pockets in the following ways:
It will raise your household electricity rates by 90 percent, gasoline by 74 percent, and residential natural gas prices by 55 percent by 2035, after adjusting for inflation.
It imposes an annual burden of $144.8 billion per year on U.S. households, and it will reduce household earnings by a projected $37.8 billion.
It will further cut U.S. employment levels by 965,000 jobs by reducing economic output by $136 billion per year-this translates to a $1,145 increase in energy costs per American household.
It will force low-income households to disproportionately bear the across-the-board energy cost increase, as a larger percentage of the poor's income goes toward energy costs, as opposed to wealthier households.
It sets the stage to effectively kill the coal industry as it will be taxed so heavily, it will not be able to sustain itself.
If enacted, H.R. 2454 would be the biggest government takeover of the economy since the Second World War, which is the last time energy, food, and other basic commodities were rationed. Waxman-Markey amounts to a $2 trillion tax increase on middle-class Americans. Not only would this be the biggest tax increase in the history of the world, but it is yet another example of President Barack Obama violating his campaign promise not to raise taxes on the middle class. This cap-and-tax bill is simply an underhanded way of facilitating a colossal transfer of wealth from consumers to big businesses.
Household energy taxation with the ultimate goal of energy-rationing is dangerous, not only for your pocketbook, but also for the well-being of your family and your standard of living.
H.R. 2454 is a hidden tax and it must be defeated this week in the House!Take Action:
The Democrat Majority has announced that amendments to this bill can be made no later than 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 25th. We expect a floor vote to occur soon after that, so please begin calling your Representatives and tell them to vote NO on cap-and-tax!
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
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Nancy Pelosi Schedules Household Energy Tax Vote this Week!
Take Action!
June 23, 2009
Late last night, during yet another closed-door meeting in the House of Representatives, the liberal Majority maneuvered to bring the highly unpopular 946-page energy-rationing bill, better known as the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill, to the House floor for a vote by the end of this week!
Sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, H.R. 2454 imposes a system of "cap-and-tax" in order to combat so-called "global warming." This massive, across-the-board household energy tax is being disguised by congressional liberals and is being sold under the slogan "cap-and-trade," which simply means giving the government power to put a cap on the amount of carbon emissions (CO2) produced by the production of electricity, gasoline, and heating oil, and forcing businesses to actively lobby Congress for higher cap levels and to buy permits for the emissions they are allowed.
Rather than calling it "cap-and-trade," it should be called "cap-and-tax"-as it caps Americans' standard of living and taxes our use of products whose manufacture emits CO2.
If passed and signed into law, H.R. 2454 will further cripple our economy and drain your pockets in the following ways:
It will raise your household electricity rates by 90 percent, gasoline by 74 percent, and residential natural gas prices by 55 percent by 2035, after adjusting for inflation.
It imposes an annual burden of $144.8 billion per year on U.S. households, and it will reduce household earnings by a projected $37.8 billion.
It will further cut U.S. employment levels by 965,000 jobs by reducing economic output by $136 billion per year-this translates to a $1,145 increase in energy costs per American household.
It will force low-income households to disproportionately bear the across-the-board energy cost increase, as a larger percentage of the poor's income goes toward energy costs, as opposed to wealthier households.
It sets the stage to effectively kill the coal industry as it will be taxed so heavily, it will not be able to sustain itself.
If enacted, H.R. 2454 would be the biggest government takeover of the economy since the Second World War, which is the last time energy, food, and other basic commodities were rationed. Waxman-Markey amounts to a $2 trillion tax increase on middle-class Americans. Not only would this be the biggest tax increase in the history of the world, but it is yet another example of President Barack Obama violating his campaign promise not to raise taxes on the middle class. This cap-and-tax bill is simply an underhanded way of facilitating a colossal transfer of wealth from consumers to big businesses.
Household energy taxation with the ultimate goal of energy-rationing is dangerous, not only for your pocketbook, but also for the well-being of your family and your standard of living.
H.R. 2454 is a hidden tax and it must be defeated this week in the House!Take Action:
The Democrat Majority has announced that amendments to this bill can be made no later than 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 25th. We expect a floor vote to occur soon after that, so please begin calling your Representatives and tell them to vote NO on cap-and-tax!
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
http://capwiz.com/eagleforum/issues/alert/?alertid=13612686&queueid=[capwiz:queue_id]
6/22/09
6/15/09
DON'T LET FREEDOM OF SPEECH SLIP AWAY!
Add your name to the group of 1165 people who have already signed using the Internet!
We face an imperative issue. The Broadcaster Freedom Act must pass Congress in order to protect the free speech of Christian and conservative broadcasters. We must speak out now to permanently prohibit the Federal Communications Commission and President Obama from reinstating the so-called “Fairness Doctrine,” legislation that would force broadcasters to strike an “even balance” on the issues at their own expense. Exercise your rights as a concerned citizen and call on Congress to vote on this vitally important legislation, the Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 (H.R. 226; S. 34). Please read the form below carefully and declare your membership with the ACLJ by adding your name to our Petition of Protest.
A Petition in ProtestAgainst the So-Called “Fairness” Doctrine
To All Members of the United States SenateTo All Members of the United States House of Representatives
The so-called “Fairness” Doctrine is extremely dangerous. It would have a chilling effect on the free speech of conservative and religious media outlets. It contradicts the constitutional principle of free speech and our First Amendment rights. I urge you to use your full influence to keep this legislation from being considered and to stand in full support of Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 (H.R. 226; S. 34). The “Fairness” Doctrine is unconstitutional. It deserves no reference in American landscape, apart from its place in failed history. Please uphold and preserve constitutional free speech for all. GO TO:
http://www.aclj.org/Petition/Default.aspx?sc=3451&ac=1
Add your name to the group of 1165 people who have already signed using the Internet!
We face an imperative issue. The Broadcaster Freedom Act must pass Congress in order to protect the free speech of Christian and conservative broadcasters. We must speak out now to permanently prohibit the Federal Communications Commission and President Obama from reinstating the so-called “Fairness Doctrine,” legislation that would force broadcasters to strike an “even balance” on the issues at their own expense. Exercise your rights as a concerned citizen and call on Congress to vote on this vitally important legislation, the Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 (H.R. 226; S. 34). Please read the form below carefully and declare your membership with the ACLJ by adding your name to our Petition of Protest.
A Petition in ProtestAgainst the So-Called “Fairness” Doctrine
To All Members of the United States SenateTo All Members of the United States House of Representatives
The so-called “Fairness” Doctrine is extremely dangerous. It would have a chilling effect on the free speech of conservative and religious media outlets. It contradicts the constitutional principle of free speech and our First Amendment rights. I urge you to use your full influence to keep this legislation from being considered and to stand in full support of Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 (H.R. 226; S. 34). The “Fairness” Doctrine is unconstitutional. It deserves no reference in American landscape, apart from its place in failed history. Please uphold and preserve constitutional free speech for all. GO TO:
http://www.aclj.org/Petition/Default.aspx?sc=3451&ac=1
6/2/09
Stop the Abortion Bailout
President Obama's 2010 Budget recommendations signal the Abortion Bailout is in full swing! Here is the 2010 edition of the Abortion Bailout Package:
Taxpayer funding for abortions in the District of Columbia
$317 million in taxpayer funding for “Title X” Health Clinics (aka your local Planned Parenthood affiliate)
$50 million for the UNFPA, an international aid organization connected to coercive abortion as part of China’s coercive one-child policy In December 2008, Abortion groups submitted a 50 page proposal to the Obama-Biden Administration. To date President Obama has fulfilled 11 of the 15 policies requested for the first 100 days. With more of the Abortion Bailout to come, we can surely expect to see some of the other demands to come in the months ahead:
Include Abortion coverage in any taxpayer-subsidized national health care program
Expand taxpayer-funded abortions on military bases
Expand taxpayer-funded abortions through the Peace Corps program
GO TO:
http://www.sba-list.org/c.ddJBKJNsFqG/b.5154927/k.FBFF/Stop_the_Abortion_Bailout_Action_Center/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=ddJBKJNsFqG&b=5154927&aid=12290
Expand taxpayer-funded abortions for federal prisoners
We must act now! Send a letter to your Senators today demanding that they keep your tax dollars out of the pockets of abortion providers.
President Obama's 2010 Budget recommendations signal the Abortion Bailout is in full swing! Here is the 2010 edition of the Abortion Bailout Package:
Taxpayer funding for abortions in the District of Columbia
$317 million in taxpayer funding for “Title X” Health Clinics (aka your local Planned Parenthood affiliate)
$50 million for the UNFPA, an international aid organization connected to coercive abortion as part of China’s coercive one-child policy In December 2008, Abortion groups submitted a 50 page proposal to the Obama-Biden Administration. To date President Obama has fulfilled 11 of the 15 policies requested for the first 100 days. With more of the Abortion Bailout to come, we can surely expect to see some of the other demands to come in the months ahead:
Include Abortion coverage in any taxpayer-subsidized national health care program
Expand taxpayer-funded abortions on military bases
Expand taxpayer-funded abortions through the Peace Corps program
GO TO:
http://www.sba-list.org/c.ddJBKJNsFqG/b.5154927/k.FBFF/Stop_the_Abortion_Bailout_Action_Center/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=ddJBKJNsFqG&b=5154927&aid=12290
Expand taxpayer-funded abortions for federal prisoners
We must act now! Send a letter to your Senators today demanding that they keep your tax dollars out of the pockets of abortion providers.
5/29/09
Guess who Census banned as 'partners'
Guess who Census banned as 'partners'Agency seeks out ACORN, but 'blacklists' other groups
Posted: May 28, 200911:50 pm EasternBy Bob Unruh© 2009 WorldNetDaily
The U.S. Census Bureau, reflecting what apparently is becoming a political position that involves more than one federal agency, has listed "hate groups," "law enforcement" "and "anti-immigrant groups" among those that would be refused permission to become a partner with the 2010 Census.
The news comes in a series of documents obtained by Judicial Watch under the Freedom of Information Act about the census operations.
WND previously reported when the Department of Homeland Security released an "extremism" report that warned local law enforcement officers nationwide to watch out for "potential terrorists" including those who:
Oppose abortion
Oppose same-sex marriage
Oppose restrictions on firearms
Oppose lax immigration laws
Oppose the policies of President Obama regarding immigration, citizenship, and the expansion of social programs
Oppose continuation of free trade agreements
Are suspect of foreign regimes
Fear Communist regimes
Oppose a "one world" government
Bemoan the decline of U.S. stature in the world
Are upset with loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs to China and India, and more
At the time, a lawyer pursuing a lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano over the "extremist" report said he was not reassured by her later promise to "reword" the document.
"She says, 'Well, we're going to reword the document – and we're going to make it more precise,'" Richard Thompson, president of the Thomas More Law Center, told WND. "That's scary because we know they are still going to maintain some kind of targeting for various people that she's never apologized to or never retracted [her accusations]."
At issue is the agency's "Rightwing Extremism" report called "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate
Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment." WND has posted the report online. http://wnd.com/images/dhs-rightwing-extremism.pdf
The report linked returning veterans with the possibility of terrorism and when it was released, created such a furor for Napolitano she has given several explanations for it, including that she would have reworded the report and that it was issued by a rogue employee.
Thompson said no apology had been offered to most of the members of the various groups on which the government was painting a bull's-eye.
Now come the documents from the Census Bureau, which said it wants to work with groups that "partnered" with the census in 2000, various other "national organizations" and other groups that "served one of the 'hard to count' clusters."
The Census Bureau identified those groups as "the economically disadvantaged," "the unattached mobile singles" and "high density areas with ethnic enclaves."
The list of banned groups was found in an e-mail from Barbara A. Harris, the chief of the agency's program for partnering with outside groups, to other staff members. She said the "criteria for NOT partnering with a group" included a failure to have worked with the organization in 2000, to be a national organization or other factors
Her note then said "hate groups" were not eligible, nor were "law enforcement, anti-immigrant groups, (or) any groups that might make people fearful of participating in the census."
"This is the Napolitano memo Part 2," Judicial Watch chief Tom Fitton told WND.
The documents indicate, "there may be an ideological agenda at work, in a discriminatory effort to keep conservatives away," he suggested. "What's a real slander is to suggest that the Fraternal Order of Police may be the equivalent of a hate group."
The census, he said, should be politically neutral, counting numbers, not political opinions.
"One can be opposed to illegal immigration and you should be able to partner with the government," he said. "It screams out violations of the First Amendment."
Census Bureau spokesman Stephen Buckner told WND the list of excluded groups was assembled by Harris, who heads the federal agency's partnership program.
He admitted the list probably "unfairly" lists law enforcement officers along with anti-immigrant groups. But he said the choice of groups with which to work is important, because there are population groups who, for example, don't trust law enforcement, or don't trust members of "anti-immigrant" groups.
"We don't want to partner with an organization that is blatantly trying to exclude one group (illegal immigrants) for one reason or another," he said.
Bucker told WND the goal is to count every living person in the United States at the time of the census, and "negative reactions" from members of the groups to be counted should be factored.
However, he declined several opportunities to answer WND questions about the Census Bureau's partnership with groups such as ACORN, whose members repeatedly have been accused of illegal election activities, and whether there are population groups in the U.S. who would react negatively toward activities by that "partner."
"All we've asked ACORN to do is simply share the word," he said.
But according to Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, among the 126 pages of documentation obtained from the government is confirmation of the high level of influence that ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, has in the 2010 Census.
Judicial Watch said the documents describe 18 different areas of responsibility that ACORN asked to be given.
The Obama administration has downplayed ACORN's involvement, saying the organization with which Obama worked earlier in his political career, would be allowed to "recruit" census workers.
But the documents show that ACORN also is an "executive level" partner with the ability to "organize and/or serve as a member on a Complete Count Committee."
The census documents regarding ACORN also show the organization also signed up to "encourage employees and constituents to complete and mail their questionnaire; identify job candidates and/or distribute and display recruiting materials; appoint a liaison to work with the Census Bureau; provide space for Be Counted sites and/or Questionnaire Assistance Centers, sponsor community events to promote participation in the 2010 Census."
The documents also show the Census Bureau wants ACORN to teach other organizations about the process, Judicial Watch said.
"Given its history of illegal activity and fraud, ACORN should be nowhere near the 2010 Census," said Fitton. "And shame on the Obama Commerce Department for continuing to demonize conservatives by lumping together law enforcement and anti-immigration groups with 'hate groups.' This discriminatory policy raises First Amendment concerns. Indeed, these documents provide further evidence that the Obama administration is politicizing the 2010 Census."
U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, meanwhile, has called for congressional hearings into ACORN's finances that apparently includes a procedure called a "forensic
audit."
http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=99452
Posted: May 28, 200911:50 pm EasternBy Bob Unruh© 2009 WorldNetDaily
The U.S. Census Bureau, reflecting what apparently is becoming a political position that involves more than one federal agency, has listed "hate groups," "law enforcement" "and "anti-immigrant groups" among those that would be refused permission to become a partner with the 2010 Census.
The news comes in a series of documents obtained by Judicial Watch under the Freedom of Information Act about the census operations.
WND previously reported when the Department of Homeland Security released an "extremism" report that warned local law enforcement officers nationwide to watch out for "potential terrorists" including those who:
Oppose abortion
Oppose same-sex marriage
Oppose restrictions on firearms
Oppose lax immigration laws
Oppose the policies of President Obama regarding immigration, citizenship, and the expansion of social programs
Oppose continuation of free trade agreements
Are suspect of foreign regimes
Fear Communist regimes
Oppose a "one world" government
Bemoan the decline of U.S. stature in the world
Are upset with loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs to China and India, and more
At the time, a lawyer pursuing a lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano over the "extremist" report said he was not reassured by her later promise to "reword" the document.
"She says, 'Well, we're going to reword the document – and we're going to make it more precise,'" Richard Thompson, president of the Thomas More Law Center, told WND. "That's scary because we know they are still going to maintain some kind of targeting for various people that she's never apologized to or never retracted [her accusations]."
At issue is the agency's "Rightwing Extremism" report called "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate
Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment." WND has posted the report online. http://wnd.com/images/dhs-rightwing-extremism.pdf
The report linked returning veterans with the possibility of terrorism and when it was released, created such a furor for Napolitano she has given several explanations for it, including that she would have reworded the report and that it was issued by a rogue employee.
Thompson said no apology had been offered to most of the members of the various groups on which the government was painting a bull's-eye.
Now come the documents from the Census Bureau, which said it wants to work with groups that "partnered" with the census in 2000, various other "national organizations" and other groups that "served one of the 'hard to count' clusters."
The Census Bureau identified those groups as "the economically disadvantaged," "the unattached mobile singles" and "high density areas with ethnic enclaves."
The list of banned groups was found in an e-mail from Barbara A. Harris, the chief of the agency's program for partnering with outside groups, to other staff members. She said the "criteria for NOT partnering with a group" included a failure to have worked with the organization in 2000, to be a national organization or other factors
Her note then said "hate groups" were not eligible, nor were "law enforcement, anti-immigrant groups, (or) any groups that might make people fearful of participating in the census."
"This is the Napolitano memo Part 2," Judicial Watch chief Tom Fitton told WND.
The documents indicate, "there may be an ideological agenda at work, in a discriminatory effort to keep conservatives away," he suggested. "What's a real slander is to suggest that the Fraternal Order of Police may be the equivalent of a hate group."
The census, he said, should be politically neutral, counting numbers, not political opinions.
"One can be opposed to illegal immigration and you should be able to partner with the government," he said. "It screams out violations of the First Amendment."
Census Bureau spokesman Stephen Buckner told WND the list of excluded groups was assembled by Harris, who heads the federal agency's partnership program.
He admitted the list probably "unfairly" lists law enforcement officers along with anti-immigrant groups. But he said the choice of groups with which to work is important, because there are population groups who, for example, don't trust law enforcement, or don't trust members of "anti-immigrant" groups.
"We don't want to partner with an organization that is blatantly trying to exclude one group (illegal immigrants) for one reason or another," he said.
Bucker told WND the goal is to count every living person in the United States at the time of the census, and "negative reactions" from members of the groups to be counted should be factored.
However, he declined several opportunities to answer WND questions about the Census Bureau's partnership with groups such as ACORN, whose members repeatedly have been accused of illegal election activities, and whether there are population groups in the U.S. who would react negatively toward activities by that "partner."
"All we've asked ACORN to do is simply share the word," he said.
But according to Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, among the 126 pages of documentation obtained from the government is confirmation of the high level of influence that ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, has in the 2010 Census.
Judicial Watch said the documents describe 18 different areas of responsibility that ACORN asked to be given.
The Obama administration has downplayed ACORN's involvement, saying the organization with which Obama worked earlier in his political career, would be allowed to "recruit" census workers.
But the documents show that ACORN also is an "executive level" partner with the ability to "organize and/or serve as a member on a Complete Count Committee."
The census documents regarding ACORN also show the organization also signed up to "encourage employees and constituents to complete and mail their questionnaire; identify job candidates and/or distribute and display recruiting materials; appoint a liaison to work with the Census Bureau; provide space for Be Counted sites and/or Questionnaire Assistance Centers, sponsor community events to promote participation in the 2010 Census."
The documents also show the Census Bureau wants ACORN to teach other organizations about the process, Judicial Watch said.
"Given its history of illegal activity and fraud, ACORN should be nowhere near the 2010 Census," said Fitton. "And shame on the Obama Commerce Department for continuing to demonize conservatives by lumping together law enforcement and anti-immigration groups with 'hate groups.' This discriminatory policy raises First Amendment concerns. Indeed, these documents provide further evidence that the Obama administration is politicizing the 2010 Census."
U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, meanwhile, has called for congressional hearings into ACORN's finances that apparently includes a procedure called a "forensic
audit."
http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=99452
5/28/09
San Diego County officials shut down home Bible study
San Diego County officials shut down home Bible study
County official interrogates pastor and his wife
A San Diego pastor and his wife have been told they cannot have a Bible study in their home. The couple says they were interrogated by a San Diego County official, then threatened with ever increasing fines if they refuse to stop the Bible study. (See news article here)
Sign Petition:
Petition text:To: San Diego County Board of SupervisorsI am upset that you would shut down a home Bible study of 15 people and yet allow similar secular events.I ask that you stop interfering with people's right to hold Bible studies in their homes. Your actions appear to have an anti-Christian slant and should cease immediately.
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County official interrogates pastor and his wife
A San Diego pastor and his wife have been told they cannot have a Bible study in their home. The couple says they were interrogated by a San Diego County official, then threatened with ever increasing fines if they refuse to stop the Bible study. (See news article here)
Sign Petition:
Petition text:To: San Diego County Board of SupervisorsI am upset that you would shut down a home Bible study of 15 people and yet allow similar secular events.I ask that you stop interfering with people's right to hold Bible studies in their homes. Your actions appear to have an anti-Christian slant and should cease immediately.
https://secure.afa.net/afa/activism/SignPetition.asp?id=1850&sid=916670548
5/21/09
Sign the Fight FOCA Petition
The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) would eliminate every restriction on abortion nationwide.
FOCA will do away with state laws on parental involvement, on partial birth abortion, and on all other protections.
FOCA will compel taxpayer funding of abortions.
FOCA will force faith-based hospitals and healthcare facilities to perform abortions.
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FOCA will do away with state laws on parental involvement, on partial birth abortion, and on all other protections.
FOCA will compel taxpayer funding of abortions.
FOCA will force faith-based hospitals and healthcare facilities to perform abortions.
CLICK HERE
NYC terror case latest of many homegrown plots
May 21, 9:20 PM (ET)By MICHAEL HILL and JIM FITZGERALD
NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) - The four men were ex-convicts who envisioned themselves as holy warriors, ambitious enough to concoct a plot to blow up synagogues and military planes, authorities said. But they were amateurs every step of the way. They had trouble finding guns and bought cameras at Wal-Mart to photograph their targets. One was a convicted purse snatcher, another smoked marijuana the day the plot was to be carried out.
Muslims fueled by hatred of America and Jews, they spent months scouting targets and securing what they thought was a surface-to-air missile system and powerful explosives - all under the watch of an FBI informant.
NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) - The four men were ex-convicts who envisioned themselves as holy warriors, ambitious enough to concoct a plot to blow up synagogues and military planes, authorities said. But they were amateurs every step of the way. They had trouble finding guns and bought cameras at Wal-Mart to photograph their targets. One was a convicted purse snatcher, another smoked marijuana the day the plot was to be carried out.
Muslims fueled by hatred of America and Jews, they spent months scouting targets and securing what they thought was a surface-to-air missile system and powerful explosives - all under the watch of an FBI informant.
5/18/09
Oppose the Release of ANY Guantanamo Facility Detainee into the United States
Petition opposing the release of Guantanamo Facility Detainees
Would you like to have any of these men living in your community? Near your family?
Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, who al Qaeda’s military commander called a “highly professional jihadist”
Walid Bin Attash, who survived a suicide bombing attack against a U.S. embassy in Africa
Gouled Hassan Dourad, leader of the al Qaeda terrorist cell in DjiboutiWith President Obama’s Executive Order closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, the very real possibility exists that ruthless, cold-blooded terrorists like these will be moved to facilities in the continental United States. Why? Because they are so dangerous no other countries want them!! There is also discussion in Washington about releasing some of the detainees on American soil – and then providing them tax-paid public assistance benefits!! WE’RE SURE YOU AGREE – THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!! Opposition is building to these proposals, both in Congress and at the grassroots. We need you to take action TODAY to let our elected officials know that we OPPOSE transferring or releasing any of the Guantanamo detainees into America. ACTION ITEM #1 Click here to sign our petition to Congress entitled: “We Oppose the Release of ANY Guantanamo Facility Detainee into the United States and Providing Any Tax-Paid Public Benefits to Any Detainee” Please sign this petition right away, and then follow the directions at the bottom of the petition to forward it to everyone you know! We need to get as many people as possible to sign this petition right away! It only takes a few moments to add your name to our petition and then forward it on to your friends and family. They need to know there are plans being discussed in Washington to transfer and even release many of these dangerous enemy combatants on to American soil. Give them the chance to add their voices to yours by forwarding our petition on to them as soon as you have signed it. Lisa Piraneo, our Director of Government Relations, will then deliver this petition to the appropriate congressional leaders.
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Would you like to have any of these men living in your community? Near your family?
Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, who al Qaeda’s military commander called a “highly professional jihadist”
Walid Bin Attash, who survived a suicide bombing attack against a U.S. embassy in Africa
Gouled Hassan Dourad, leader of the al Qaeda terrorist cell in DjiboutiWith President Obama’s Executive Order closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, the very real possibility exists that ruthless, cold-blooded terrorists like these will be moved to facilities in the continental United States. Why? Because they are so dangerous no other countries want them!! There is also discussion in Washington about releasing some of the detainees on American soil – and then providing them tax-paid public assistance benefits!! WE’RE SURE YOU AGREE – THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!! Opposition is building to these proposals, both in Congress and at the grassroots. We need you to take action TODAY to let our elected officials know that we OPPOSE transferring or releasing any of the Guantanamo detainees into America. ACTION ITEM #1 Click here to sign our petition to Congress entitled: “We Oppose the Release of ANY Guantanamo Facility Detainee into the United States and Providing Any Tax-Paid Public Benefits to Any Detainee” Please sign this petition right away, and then follow the directions at the bottom of the petition to forward it to everyone you know! We need to get as many people as possible to sign this petition right away! It only takes a few moments to add your name to our petition and then forward it on to your friends and family. They need to know there are plans being discussed in Washington to transfer and even release many of these dangerous enemy combatants on to American soil. Give them the chance to add their voices to yours by forwarding our petition on to them as soon as you have signed it. Lisa Piraneo, our Director of Government Relations, will then deliver this petition to the appropriate congressional leaders.
GO TO: http://tool.donation-net.net/entrance/enter.cfm?dn=1097&source=2011&CFID=6834202&CFTOKEN=68017331
5/12/09
Radical Islam’s Vision for America
The Third Jihad
Radical Islam’s Vision for America
The Hidden War
There’s a war going on and the major battles take place right here in America. It’s a hidden war against the freedom and values we all take for granted. The enemy is taking advantage of our country’s democratic process, and using it to further its own aims.
Most people, busy with their daily struggles don’t even realize there’s a war.
And that’s just the way the Radical Islamists would like things to remain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJy9tpGHGXM&feature=player_embedded
Radical Islam’s Vision for America
The Hidden War
There’s a war going on and the major battles take place right here in America. It’s a hidden war against the freedom and values we all take for granted. The enemy is taking advantage of our country’s democratic process, and using it to further its own aims.
Most people, busy with their daily struggles don’t even realize there’s a war.
And that’s just the way the Radical Islamists would like things to remain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJy9tpGHGXM&feature=player_embedded
5/10/09
Every human being deserves equal protection
Gohmert: "Every human being deserves equal protection no matter who they want to go to bed with" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnHQy1_lYuI&feature=PlayList&p=5A620960FB7562AA&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=24'Hate
Crimes' fate now up to peopleCongressman: 'If you don't raise enough stink, there's not a chance of stopping it' http://o.wnd.ha-hosting.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=97503
Crimes' fate now up to peopleCongressman: 'If you don't raise enough stink, there's not a chance of stopping it' http://o.wnd.ha-hosting.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=97503
5/8/09
Parental Rights in Danger
Help preserve the vital child-parent relationship.
Visit www.ParentalRights.org
Visit www.ParentalRights.org
5/7/09
Hate Crimes" legislation
May 5, 2009 - Tuesday
The enactment of so-called "hate crimes" legislation is a long-stated objective of the homosexual agenda. It is one step closer to being law.
The House of Representatives passed the Hate Crimes Bill 249-175. When the Republicans tried to stop protections from possibly going to pedophiles and other suspect categories the supporters of the bill voted to protect those perversions. When Representatives tried to insert protections for religion, protecting the Bible from being described as hate speech, the Democrats voted those protections down!
It has now been referred to the Senate.
We need your help to stop it.
What "hate crimes" legislation does is lay the legal foundation and framework for investigating, prosecuting and persecuting pastors, business owners, and anyone else whose actions reflect their faith, as documented in the video below (click to view and take action):
The act would establish a new FEDERAL offense for so-called "hate crimes" and add "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" as protected classes. It will mandate a separate federal criminal prosecution for state offenses.
The American credo calls for equal justice under the law, not equal justice unless you happen to be homosexual, then you get special treatment.
ALL people deserve to be protected from crime, not just certain groups. Sign our petition TODAY to say equal protection under the law means equal protection for ALL. Please join the over 60,000 people who have already signed this petition.
http://www.frcaction.org/get.cfm?i=AL09E01&f=error/invalid_item_code
The enactment of so-called "hate crimes" legislation is a long-stated objective of the homosexual agenda. It is one step closer to being law.
The House of Representatives passed the Hate Crimes Bill 249-175. When the Republicans tried to stop protections from possibly going to pedophiles and other suspect categories the supporters of the bill voted to protect those perversions. When Representatives tried to insert protections for religion, protecting the Bible from being described as hate speech, the Democrats voted those protections down!
It has now been referred to the Senate.
We need your help to stop it.
What "hate crimes" legislation does is lay the legal foundation and framework for investigating, prosecuting and persecuting pastors, business owners, and anyone else whose actions reflect their faith, as documented in the video below (click to view and take action):
The act would establish a new FEDERAL offense for so-called "hate crimes" and add "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" as protected classes. It will mandate a separate federal criminal prosecution for state offenses.
The American credo calls for equal justice under the law, not equal justice unless you happen to be homosexual, then you get special treatment.
ALL people deserve to be protected from crime, not just certain groups. Sign our petition TODAY to say equal protection under the law means equal protection for ALL. Please join the over 60,000 people who have already signed this petition.
http://www.frcaction.org/get.cfm?i=AL09E01&f=error/invalid_item_code
5/6/09
Senate poised to give special protection status to pedophiles
Senate poised to give special protection status to pedophiles
Your calls are needed today!
The U.S. Senate is set to give legally protected status to pedophiles and 30 other sexual orientations. The Senate refused to define what is meant by sexual orientation in S. 909, the "Hate Crimes" bill. This means that the 30 different sexual orientations will be federally protected classes.
To see the orientations that will be protected by the Hate Crimes bill (S. 909), click here.
The House has already passed this bill, and the Senate will vote as early as Wednesday. Pres. Obama has said he would sign the bill.
• Call your two senators today and demand that he or she vote against S.909. Please forward this to all your family and friends. The Senate refused to define the term "sexual orientation," which means that all sexual orientations are protected. For the direct line to your senators office, click here.• Pastors, it is time to take a stand. Share this information with your members, and ask them to call.
http://capwiz.com/afanet/callalert/index.tt?alertid=13282571&type=CO
Your calls are needed today!
The U.S. Senate is set to give legally protected status to pedophiles and 30 other sexual orientations. The Senate refused to define what is meant by sexual orientation in S. 909, the "Hate Crimes" bill. This means that the 30 different sexual orientations will be federally protected classes.
To see the orientations that will be protected by the Hate Crimes bill (S. 909), click here.
The House has already passed this bill, and the Senate will vote as early as Wednesday. Pres. Obama has said he would sign the bill.
• Call your two senators today and demand that he or she vote against S.909. Please forward this to all your family and friends. The Senate refused to define the term "sexual orientation," which means that all sexual orientations are protected. For the direct line to your senators office, click here.• Pastors, it is time to take a stand. Share this information with your members, and ask them to call.
http://capwiz.com/afanet/callalert/index.tt?alertid=13282571&type=CO
5/4/09
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