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Audit the Fed, Then End It! by Congressman Ron Paul. Click here to read the full article.

The Tea Party Movement defined Posted by Paul Hamby

Posted 02/08/10

If Scott Brown's Senate seat is the peoples seat (not Ted Kennedys),

 then the Tea Party movement belongs to 10^th amendment of the US Constitution.

Paul Hamby

Let Claire know that economic freedom is a priority! Posted by Ron Calzone

Posted 02/07/10

The following note is from Missouri U.S. Senator Claire

Dear Friend,

This is Claire - your U.S. Senator. New for this year, I'm conducting a survey of Missourians and I want your opinion.

Since coming to Washington, I've worked hard at making the government more accountable to you, my bosses in Missouri. That's why I want to know your priorities for 2010.

Fill out the survey now and let me know your priorities for this year.

I'm looking forward to hearing what you have to say.

All the best,

Claire

I suggest we let the senator know that we think Economic Freedom is a priority!  That one concept covers everything from the Fed to property rights to heath care.

Please go to: http://mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=form&id=10&standalone=1

Fill in "Economic Freedom" in the "other" category.

- Ron

USDA announces scaling back of NAIS animal ID program Posted by Paul Hamby

Posted 02/06/10 Last updated 02/06/10

  For immediate release;  

contact          Robyn Hamlin   314 438-0222           Paul Hamby   816-632-0602

On Friday February 5, USDA announced the latest scale back of the NAIS animal ID program.  USDA has abandoned their attempt to force homesteaders, hobby farmers and those growing their own food into the program, so long as they do not engage in interstate commerce. The program will live on under another name, yet to be revealed. 

"In politics, things are often not as they appear.  The USDA says they are scrapping NAIS.  Just like the recycled cash for clunkers cars, the USDA animal ID program is coming back in a different form, not yet disclosed" said Paul Hamby of Missouri Campaign for Liberty.

In January 2010, some Missouri livestock auction barns started using the international NAIS numbers that begin with 840, citing the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) requiring them.  This controversy led to a hearing in Jeff City.

At the January hearing, Senator Purgason instructed Taylor Woods, Missouri state vet and Jon Hagler, Director MDA to submit the MDA policy in writing, making certain that it reflects SB 931 requiring NAIS to be voluntary.  Senator Purgason, who sponsored the original legislation in 2008, wants the MDA policy "sent to all livestock sale barns - as there is currently no policy that can be nailed down.   It appears the MDA is operating by word of mouth."

Friday's announcement generated a lot of internet buzz from the grass roots movement opposing the program, including comments such as "I don't trust USDA" and " As Sarah Palin put it so aptly, you can put lipstick on a pig and it is still a pig."

This highlights USDA's credibility problem.   After the Mad Cow disease outbreak, USDA used that crisis as a catalyst to implement NAIS.  USDA's credibility was damaged when opponents pointed out that Mad Cow is spread through contaminated feed and does not spread from one live animal to another.  The NAIS program would not prevent Mad Cow disease.  USDA has repeatedly used other ag crises as opportunities to promote NAIS, further damaging their credibility.

On June 9, 2009, the USDA came to Jefferson City Missouri and conducted a listening session on NAIS.  Hundreds turned out for the town hall style event. All but one speaker opposed the international program to tag and track every cow, chicken, pig, goat and 28 species of livestock in America.  18 organizations including Campaign for Liberty turned out to voice their opposition to the NAIS program.  Folks drove for up to 7 hours to get their 3 minutes at the microphone.  2 Missouri state Senators and 4 state reps spoke against the Federal program. 

Missouri Campaign for Liberty opposed NAIS believing it was a violation of our constitutional rights, would not prevent disease, and failed to make our food supply safer.

Despite all the controversy, this recent scale back by USDA is a win for grass roots political activists.  

 Four years ago, a small group of patriots in rural Missouri started holding town hall NAIS information meetings.   They fought the Federal NAIS program that would mandate tagging and tracking all livestock and reporting of any livestock movement to the USDA within 24 hours.

 The NAIS rebellion took on the bureaucracy of the USDA and the Mo Dept of Agriculture.  The story of the small grass roots movement opposing NAIS is an inspiring message to the American people.   When enough patriots work hard they CAN fight city hall, and even Washington DC!  A peaceful "Don't tread on me" revolution is possible in 2010.

 Opposition to NAIS came from across the political spectrum. 

US Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) stated in April 2009  "Considering the burdens this program will place on small farmers in this tough economic climate and the fact that USDA has yet to prove that this plan will be workable, I cannot support  NAIS."

 Bob Parker is a farmer from Raymondville and candidate for US Congress who will face JoAnn Emerson in the 8th district Republican primary.  He has toured the state speaking out against NAIS at 40 town hall events.  "Existing animal health programs have always worked in the past to control disease and those programs have proven success. NAIS is a Big Ag, Big Government program that would drain rural America of its resources and freedoms." 

 USDA's announcement raises questions:

 -         What happens to producers in States where mandatory NAIS is already implemented such as Wisconsin?

-         What happens to producers who were sued, fined or have pending charges in those states?

-           Will USDA try to redefine interstate commerce as was done in 1942 with Wickard vs Filburn? http://conservapedia.com/Wickard_v._Filburn

-           USDA states new policy will be implemented transparently through federal regulations and the full rulemaking process. Does this mean USDA bureaucrats will again make law for animal ID subverting power away from Congress or state legislatures?

-         Will the new program create unfunded mandates on state governments that are already struggling to balance their budgets? 

Congressman Ron Paul opposed NAIS and introduced a bill to stop the program.

Missouri Campaign for Liberty will work arm and arm with other organizations to keep a vigilant watch that USDA's next animal ID plan does not inhibit the freedom to produce and distribute food.  We will continue to fight for American's basic right to choose what they eat, from whom they can purchase their food and how it is produced.

this story is available at http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=32298

USDA Questions and Answers: New Animal Disease Traceability Framework
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/content/printable_version/faq_tr
aceability.pdf

MIAC Supporter will Sit on Obama's Governor Board Posted by illuminati hater

Posted 02/06/10

MIAC Report Supporter and Missouri Gov. Nixon to Sit On Obama's Council of Governors

Kurt Nimmo
Infowars.com
February 5, 2010

WRAL in North Carolina and the Associated Press are reporting that Obama has selected Missouri governor Jay Nixon to sit on his newly minted Council of Governors. On January 12, 2010, Infowars.com reported on Obama's executive order establishing the Council or Governors.

During the election Obama promised not to issue signing statements. On January 11, 2010, however, he signed an executive order establishing the Council of Governors.

Obama's order states: "The Council shall meet at the call of the Secretary of Defense or the Co-Chairs of the Council to exchange views, information, or advice with the Secretary of Defense; the Secretary of Homeland Security; the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement; the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs; the Commander, United States Northern Command; the Chief, National Guard Bureau; the Commandant of the Coast Guard; and other appropriate officials of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense, and appropriate officials of other executive departments or agencies as may be designated by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security."

In other words, with the stroke of a pen Obama significantly increased the ongoing effort to federalize the states and take control of the National Guard in violation of the now more or less moribund Posse Comitatus Act. Posse Comitatus was effectively annulled by the  2006 John Warner National Defense Authorization Act. The act provides the president with power to declare martial law under revisions to the Insurrection Act and take charge of United States National Guard troops without state governor authorization. Parts of the act were repealed in 2008.

"Actually, this EO is simply the latest in a series of events going back to the Bush and Clinton years, in which the federal government has taken steps to lay the foundation for extensive military police action within the United States," writes Chuck Baldwin.

In march of 2009, Missouri governor Jay Nixon supported and defended the now infamous MIAC Report. "Getting information, especially public information, out of our fusion center out to local law enforcement agencies is [what] we do every day and we're going to continue to do," said Nixon. "Any way they take that information and can analyze what the threat levels are is important to make sure the public stays safe."

The MIAC report was leaked to Alex Jones in early March by two Missouri police officers who were concerned by its content. The report went viral on the internet and was eventually covered by the corporate media.

The report "lists Ron Paul supporters, libertarians, people who display bumper stickers, people who own gold, or even people who fly a U.S. flag and equates them with radical race hate groups and terrorists. This is merely the latest example in an alarming trend which confirms that law enforcement across the country is being trained that American citizens are a dangerous enemy," Paul Joseph Watson, Kurt Nimmo and Alex Jones reported on March 13.

The report was vetted by Captain Hull at the Missouri State Highway Patrol who told Infowars.com that the MIAC Strategic Report was part of "normal operation for officers" and was used to train police officers. Lt. John Hotz also told Alex Jones the document was legitimate.

In response to the story, three former presidential candidates - Chuck Baldwin, Ron Paul, and Bob Barr - sent a letter to Missouri officials protesting the MIAC Report. Appearing on The Alex Jones Show on March 19, Baldwin said that he and his fellow letter signatories were considering legal action if the letter did not result in a repudiation of the MIAC report and its inflammatory allegations.

On March 26, in response to media coverage of the report and public outrage over the document, Missouri Highway Patrol Superintendent James Keathley engaged in damage control and pulled the MIAC report. "The head of the Missouri State Highway Patrol has shut down a controversial report linking right-wing groups with the modern militia movement," the Associated Press reported. In response to the public fallout, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder called on the director of the Public Safety Department to be placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.

Missouri Gov. Nixon backtracks on MIAC Report.

Governor Nixon also did an about face. "I was not governor when the MIAC was formed," Nixon said. "I was not governor, I did not hire any of the people there and nobody in my administration - the director of public safety - saw this stuff before it went out," reported Prime Buzz. "Under a previous system, MIAC would prepare and distribute these reports to law enforcement agencies without review or approval from the colonel of the Highway Patrol or the director of Public Safety," Nixon said. "That's simply not acceptable."

The fact Nixon will now sit on Obama's unconstitutional Council of Governors should be of concern. It must be remembered that Nixon enthusiastically supported MIAC before it became politically unpopular to do so. He is also an advocate of fusion centers surveilling the American people.

Mr. Nixon will soon be discussing national security and terrorist threats with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs, and most ominously the commander of NORTHCOM.

Nixon's initial support for the MIAC Report reveals that he agrees with its conclusion that libertarians and supporters of Ron Paul are domestic terrorists. It is significant that he will be sitting on a council along with members of the Department of Homeland Security.

In April, following the release of the MIAC Report and a similar report issued the Virginia Terrorism Threat Assessment, a DHS document entitled "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment" surfaced. The DHS document characterized returning veterans, gun owners, and opponents of Obama and big government as domestic terrorists. It also listed those opposed to abortion or immigration as potential extremists and cited groups that reject federal authority in favor of state or local authority as potential sources of hate crime.

In August, after a whirlwind of negative coverage, a freedom of information act request revealed that the report was not based on any reliable supporting evidence. "According to the DHS, the report was compiled based purely on around 50 internet articles, the credibility of which is severely questionable," Steve Watson wrote at the time.

According to research conducted by Americans for Legal Immigration, the MIAC report was in essence crafted by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Anti Defamation League.

An FOIA request filed by Americans for Limited Government attempted to find out where the Department of Homeland Security received the information for its report. "Our worst fears about what went into this memo have been confirmed. The government department that was supposed to be tasked with identifying domestic terrorist threats is apparently using news stories, kooky websites, and conjecture instead of actual hard intelligence reporting and analysis... This is a disgrace, and calls into question what it is that the so-called 'Extremism and Radicalizaton Branch of the Homeland Environment Threat Analysis Division' actually does," wrote the organization's president.

These questionable sources include the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti Defamation League.

Americans reject Keynesian economics Posted by Doug.Bach

Posted 02/06/10

This is promising news from the Illinois Review:

Rasmussen Reports that few Americans agree that increasing national debt is the way to make the nation's economy stronger:

While influential 20th Century economist John Maynard Keynes would say it's best to increase deficit spending in tough economic times, only 11% of American adults agree and think the nation needs to increase its deficit spending at this time. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 70% disagree and say it would be better to cut the deficit.

In fact, 59% think Keynes had it backwards and that increasing the deficit at this time would hurt the economy rather than help.

To help the economy, most Americans (56%) believe that cutting the deficit is the way to go.

Eighty-three percent (83%) of Americans, in fact, say the size of the federal budget deficit is due more to the unwillingness of politicians to cut government spending than to the reluctance of taxpayers to pay more in taxes.

Maybe Republicans should begin referring to Democrats as "Keynesian liberals"?