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

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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.
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