William, what is it that attracts you - a warmonmger - about such an extreme peacenik anti-war group?
OffWorld --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , wle...@... wrote: > > > > > > ____________________________________ > From: john.f.t...@... > Reply-to: no-re...@... > To: wle...@... > Sent: 6/11/2009 2:31:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time > Subj: C4L Activists Achieving Success in States All Across America > > > > > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807768:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807768:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) > June 11, 2009 > > Dear Friend of Liberty, > In less than a year, Campaign for Liberty has grown to almost 160,000 > members, and our largest legislative push to date (_Audit the Fed_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807769:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807769:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B> > 57A4B8FD) ) has _gained the support_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807770:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807770:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) of almost > half the House of Representatives. > But there's more news, exciting news, than that! > I have tried to keep you up-to-date on the fast-moving situations and > challenges we face from Congress and the White House, but you also should know > about the tremendous work being done by C4L members like you all across the > country. > Here are just a few of the successes we are having at the state level: > Virginia: In September 2008, HB 1587 was introduced into the Virginia > legislature to prevent Virginia from complying with any part of the federal > REAL ID Act (which C4L Virginia Co-Interim Coordinator Donna Holt renamed > "Dangerous ID") or any other federal mandate that compromised the economic > privacy or biometric data of Virginians. > Having such a great bill with which to stand up against a horrendous civil > liberties violation,Virginia C4L held a âStop Dangerous IDâ Rally with > other freedom-loving groups, organized supporters to call and write their > Virginia legislators, and saw the fight through until Governor Tim Kaine signed > the bill into law in March. > Virginia C4L also remained vigilant, rallying members when Governor Kaine > attempted to pass an amendment to another bill, SB 1046, that would have > restored compliance with REAL ID. This amendment was defeated in the House by > a vote of 67-32. > Congratulations to Donna and her Virginia team! > California: Last summer, we reported that seven Ron Paul supporters had > won seats on the Alameda County GOP Central Committee but were _challenged_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807771:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807771:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C> > 380B6505E8B57A4B8FD) on the basis that they hadn't been Republicans long > enough. Those supporters _beat back the challenge_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807772:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807772:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) > and took their places on the Committee, where they have used their new > positions to great effect. > (Note: As we were getting ready to send this email, C4L received an update > from our friends on the Alameda County GOP. Ron Paul supporters now control > 16 seats on the 30 member committee, and the California Republican Party > is filing briefs in support of the recent appeal contesting our supporters' > victory in court and calling for their removal from the Alameda County GOP > Central Committee.) > Not only were C4L members in Alameda County successful in getting Democrat > Representative Pete Stark to co-sponsor Ron Paul's Audit the Fed bill (HR > 1207), but in March, the Alameda County GOP passed a _resolution in support > of HR 1207_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807773:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807773:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) that has become a blueprint for other > groups throughout the nation. > Since March, HR 1207 resolutions have been passed in areas including > _Sonoma County_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807774:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807774:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) , California, _Contra Costa County_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807775:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807775:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B> > 6505E8B57A4B8FD) , California, _Clark County_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807776:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807776:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) , > Nevada, and _Prince William County_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807777:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807777:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) , Virginia, and by > groups such as the _Republican Liberty Caucus of California_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807778:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57 <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807778:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57> > A4B8FD) and the _Louisiana State Republican Central Committee_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807779:5674403132 <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807779:5674403132> : > m:4:315552929:CB351E915144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD) . > Missouri: Less than two weeks before Campaign for Liberty's _first-ever > Regional Conference_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807780:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807780:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) in St. Louis, Missouri, the > Missouri Information Analysis Center released a _detailed report_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807781:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807781:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B> > 57A4B8FD) titled "The Modern Militia Movement" to Missouri law enforcement > officers. > This report grouped together Ron Paul and C4L supporters with violent > extremists in a broad brush effort that targeted almost anyone who holds a > limited government view. > C4L members mobilized, petitioned, called, and put on so much pressure that > the Missouri Highway Patrol retracted _the entire document_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807782:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B5 <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807782:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B5> > 7A4B8FD) . Our Missouri members are continuing to work with local > government officials to investigate the origins of the report, hold those > responsible accountable, and prevent it from happening again. > Montana: In 2004, longtime Ron Paul supporter Gary Marbut, president of > the Montana Shooting Sports Association, wrote the Montana Firearms Freedom > Act, which declares federal firearms laws relating to the vast majority of > guns built, used, and kept within the state of Montana to be null and void. > The MFFA was carried in the 2005 and 2007 sessions of the Montana > Legislature by former Ron Paul staffer turned legislator, Rep. Roger Koopman > (R-Bozeman), but was twice defeated in the state Senate. In early 2009, another > Ron Paul supporter, freshman legislator Joel Boniek of Livingston, Montana, > pushed the bill through the House, and Campaign for Liberty members joined > other freedom-minded activists to _successfully lobby_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807783:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807783:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> > ) for its passage in the Senate. _HB 246_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807784:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807784:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) was > signed into law by Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer on April 15, 2009. (An > appropriate day to challenge federal overreaches!) > Adding teeth to the recent state sovereignty movement, the Montana Firearms > Freedom Act, created and driven by Ron Paul supporters, is one of the most > bold stands ever taken by a state. According to Gary, "Now clones of the > MFFA have been introduced in AK, TX, TN, SC, and MN. The TN clone has > passed the House and Senate with considerable majorities. I hear serious talk > about more clones of the MFFA to be introduced ASAP in FL, GA, MO, OK, KS, > CO, AZ, WY, UT, ID, and WA." > As Dr. Paul has noted on many occasions, freedom is popular! > State Conventions: Over the past several months, state C4L groups have > made their presence known at state party conventions, where they are spreading > the message, signing up members, and helping steer their state's parties > toward freedom. Check out these reports from _Virginia_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807785:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807785:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) > , _Georgia_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807786:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807786:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) , _South Carolina_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807787:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807787:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B> > 8FD) , _Wisconsin_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807788:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807788:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) , and _Michigan_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807789:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807789:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A> > 4B8FD) . > In addition to these tremendous stories, C4L members are _petitioning > their representatives_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807790:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807790:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) about HR 1207 and _persuading > them_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807791:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807791:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) to audit the Fed, _winning seats_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807792:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 1 <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807792:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 1> > 5144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD) locally and _reclaiming_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807793:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807793:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) educational > systems, as well as _speaking out_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807794:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807794:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) and _planning > events_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807795:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807795:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) to promote the cause. > We are making a difference because our members refuse to back down in the > face of historic threats to liberty. We are making a difference because you > are taking a stand for the principles that made this nation great. > Space does not permit me to include all the great member actions, so be > sure to keep an eye on our Recent Member Posts section on > CampaignforLiberty.com and check out the Recent Member Posts _archive_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807796:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807796:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) > for hundreds more of these types of stories. > Also, visit our new _Audit the Fed Action Page_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807769:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807769:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) to > download materials, view video updates, check on the sponsorship status of > your representative, and read HR 1207-specific member posts. > We will be making these types of emails a regular feature and want to hear > from you! Send success reports you would like to see highlighted to > _statestor...@..._ (mailto:StateStories <mailto:StateStories> @...) > . > If you are not yet involved in your state's Campaign for Liberty, select > your state on our _State page_ > (http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807797:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/4807797:5674403132:m:4:315552929:CB351E9\ 15144C380B6505E8B57A4B8FD> ) today, and join the > ever-growing number of dedicated, liberty-minded individuals who are > successfully fighting for their freedoms. > Much to the dismay of entrenched politicians, lobbyists who have sold their > souls to big government, and a mainstream media that sings the praises of > the status quo every day, our movement is stronger than ever and is > reclaiming America â" starting in our own backyard. > > In Liberty, > > John Tate > President > P.S. 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