Posted by strangequark87 on 09/17/09

Did you know that Senator Gillebrand was 1 of 7 Senators to vote "Nay" on the vote to stop Federal funding to ACORN after the scandals?? Even the idiot Senator Schumer voted "Yay"!! I just cannot believe this...after all that has been done, after the people just going to these town hall meetings to be yelled at/accused by "supporters" of health-care reform and accusing honest, not affiliated Americans for being somehow "paid" by the "powers that be" to sabotage these healthcare "reform" efforts, is... disgusting to me. 

In my humble opinion, no one is being "paid" to do anything, on either side - and this is just pure spontaneous volunteerism, on both sides. However, it is clear to me that the other side is emotionally hot on this topic, enough to spit in the faces of supporters of free-market solutions, disregarding all rules of civility, while the other just sits there and takes it. I do believe that it is high time to bear some teeth to these people and remind them that it is not legal/ethical what they are doing - and someone must put a stop to it.

Collectivism always fails, and ends in bloodshed; it is only through the actions of the individual, volunteering out of goodwill, that charitable ends may be achieved. There is no such thing as a free lunch (TINSTAAFL) and there is no such thing as "coercive charity." Remember, the path to Hell is laid with "good intentions." 

 
Posted by strangequark87 on 08/19/09

Dear Mr. Enzinger,

Thank you for contacting my office. I will be holding a Town Hall meeting at Brookhaven Town Hall on Thursday, August 27 at 6:30pm. Brookhaven Town Hall is located at 1 Independence Hill in Farmingville. The meeting is open to all residents of the first Congressional district of New York and attendees may feel free to ask me about any issue.

I have spent the month of August focused on health care. I have studied the text of the bills currently before Congress, met in one-on-one and group settings with hundreds of constituents and spent an hour or two each day calling back people who have contacted me about this issue. These have been very helpful exchanges and have given me a very good sense of concerns Long Islanders have about health care reform. I hope the August 27 Town Hall meeting is an additional opportunity to have a productive exchange.

Since coming to Congress in 2003, I have held more than 100 Town Hall meetings to hear from my constituents, learn from them, and let them know where I stand on the issues.

In advance of the meeting, I hope you will take advantage of resources on my website at www.timbishop.house.gov regarding important issues under consideration in the House of Representatives. On my "Health Care Reform" page, I have posted a full electronic version of the current House reform bill, unedited audio of a recent health care tele-Town Hall meeting, and a discussion of common myths and misperceptions concerning health care reform.

Sincerely,

Tim Bishop
Member of Congress

 
Posted by Steven Vasquez on 07/17/09

Dear Congressman Murphy,

I thank you for the opportunity to hear the voices of your constituents on the very important issue of socialized health care and to understand the reasoning as to why we demand that you oppose any effort to bring any version of it into law.  It is to your benefit that you read the long but detailed reasoning behind the stance, as it represents the views of the key swing vote that will decide who will represent the 20th District (or equivalent after the 2010 Census) after the 2010 election.  This key swing vote are the same voters who through the most narrow of margins voted you to office in 2008.  We are not the majority of the voters, or even a large minority of the voters.  We are the voters who do not vote "D" or "R" in every election, but pay attention to the actions, issues, and voting history of the elected officials.  We are the independents, the disenfranchised Republicans and Democrats, the politically active.  We represent the majority of the 3% + 1 that decides elections. Many of us are voters who voted against another political insider, and instead put our hopes on a business man who understands and believes in free market principles that made this country prosperous and free.  We are the ones who who do not take lightly the oath of office to obey and defend the Constitution of the United States, we are the ones who monitor it and hold our representatives accountable as the set of laws of the land that you are obligated and required to uphold.  We are the ones, who like our Founding Fathers and all those who followed them to make this a great prosperous and free country, believe in the core principles that is the foundation of America: Individualism, NOT Collectivism.  This 40 minute video playlist describes it precisely:

http://www.youtube.com/p/762921FB66B9202A&hl=en&fs=1

Take the time to read this letter and watch this video, as it articulates the principles that we will not compromise on.  We will support with full conviction any representative who obeys the Constitution and upholds these principles for which the Constitution was created under.  We will volunteer, rally for, contribute, and vote for representatives like you who will for now on stay true to their oath of office strictly.  To those representatives who compromise these principles based on special interests, party lines, back door deals, or collectivism principles, whether they are Republican or Democrat, we will use all our resources and capabilities to educate our neighbors, make it publicly heard, and work to the best of our efforts to kick them out of office.  We are not the majority, but we are the motivated, we are loud, We are The People, and we are watching.

Continue Reading the Full Letter.

 
Posted by Spiceman1138 on 07/10/09
Last updated 07/10/09

S.604

Sen Inhofe, James M [OK] - 7/9/2009
Sen Burr, Richard [NC] - 7/9/2009

Thats 8 Cosponsors total!!

H.R.1207

Rep Murphy, Scott [NY-20] - 7/9/2009
Rep Fudge, Marcia L. [OH-11] - 7/9/2009

Thats 256 Cosponsors total!!

*Update*

H.R.1207 just added 4 new Cosponsers today pushing the total to 260!!

Rep Melancon, Charlie [LA-3] - 7/10/2009
Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] - 7/10/2009
Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] - 7/10/2009
Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [Fl-21] - 7/10/2009

 
Posted by Steven Vasquez on 07/03/09

This is a great BBC documentary with esteemed scientists from NASA, MIT, etc. that show that there is no science behind manmade carbon dioxide leading to any form of significant change in global temperature.  In fact the oceans release immensely more CO2 than man can even conceive of producing outside of a nuclear holocaust.  What they show is that there is a one to one correlation between sunspot activities and global temperature, as well as cosmic rays and cloud formation.  

This is a must see movie, and spread it everywhere.