Posted by WyseDome on 05/31/09
Last updated 09/14/09

"Gentlemen, I have had men watching you for a long time and I am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in the breadstuffs of the country.  When you won, you divided the profits amongst you, and when you lost, you charged it to the bank.  You tell me that if I take the deposits from the bank and annul its charter, I shall ruin ten thousand families.  That may be true, gentlemen, but that is your sin!  Should I let you go on, you will ruin fifty thousand families, and that would be my sin!  You are a den of vipers and thieves.  I intend to rout you out, and by the grace of the Eternal God, will rout you out!"

-Andrew Jackson

Wow, what a long title for a blog.  But hey, I couldn't think of a way to shorten it.  Anyway, with Dr. Paul and the 179 co-sponsors, we only need 38 more members of Congress to co-sponsor the bill to actually have a majority of House members supporting it.  Thus, in classic Casey Kasem form, I have decided to name the Top 40 members of Congress we should concentrate on trying to convince to co-sponsor the bill.  Well, actually, this will not be in any particular order, and thus... its nothing like Casey Kasem's Top 40 countdown at all.  But hey, it was a catchy title.  The criteria used to select these 40 House members was voting record, geographic location of their district, and level of Campaign For Liberty presence in their district (as determined by number of members registered in the district).  For those of us whose representative has already co-sponsored, this is yet another way we can help make progress toward getting a vote on the bill.  So, without further ado...

THE TOP 40 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS LIKELY TO SUPPORT HR 1207 THAT HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO!

(not sure if your rep has co-sponsored yet?  you can check here... http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1207 )

(note: only people within the representative's district can email them, but ANYONE can call and/or fax)

• Jared Polis- D (CO 2) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• Betsy Markey- D (CO 4) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• Mike Coffman- R (CO 6) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• Bill Young- R (FL 10) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• Suzanne Kosmas- D (FL 24) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• John Lewis- D (GA 5) http://www.house.gov/formjohnlewis/contact.html
• David Loebsack- D (IA 2) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• Leonard Boswell- D (IA 3) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• Dennis Moore- D (KS 3) http://moore.house.gov/contact/
• John Yarmuth- D (KY 3) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• John Tierney- D (MA 6) (CO-SPONSORING!!!) 
• Bart Stupak- D (MI 1) http://www.house.gov/stupak/contact0507.shtml
• Betty McCollum- D (MN 4) http://www.mccollum.house.gov/
• Jim Oberstar- D (MN 8) (CO-SPONSORING!!!) 
• William Lacy Clay Jr.- D (MO 1) http://lacyclay.house.gov/contact.shtml
• Jo Ann Emerson- R (MO 8) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• Dina Titus- D (NV 3) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• Carol Shea-Porter- D (NH 1) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• Paul Hodes- D (NH 2) http://hodes.house.gov/singlepage.aspx?NewsID=1503
• Maurice Hinchey- D (NY 22) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• David Price- D (NC 4) http://price.house.gov/contact/contact_form.shtml
• Heath Shuler- D (NC 11) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• Earl Pomeroy- D (ND) http://www.pomeroy.house.gov/ (click "Contact Us" to the left)
• Dennis Kucinich- D (OH 10) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• John Sullivan- R (OK 1) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• David Wu- D (OR 1) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• Jim Cooper- D (TN 5) http://www.cooper.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=117&Itemid=61
• Bart Gordon- D (TN 6) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• Chet Edwards- D (TX 17) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• Jim Matheson- D (UT 2) https://forms.house.gov/matheson/contact.shtml
• Rick Larsen- D (WA 2) http://www.house.gov/larsen/contact/
• Brian Baird- D (WA 3) (CO-SPONSORING!!!)
• Norm Dicks- D (WA 6) http://www.house.gov/dicks/offices.shtml
• Alan Mollohan- D (WV 1) http://www.mollohan.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=66
• Nick Rahall- D (WV 3) http://www.rahall.house.gov/?sectionid=9§iontree=9
• Ron Kind- D (WI 3) http://www.kind.house.gov/?sectionid=18§iontree=18
• Gwen Moore- D (WI 4) http://www.house.gov/gwenmoore/contact.shtml
• Dave Obey- D (WI 7) http://www.obey.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=637&Itemid=187

Keith Ellison- D (MN 5) (REFUSED TO CO-SPONSOR!!! read his response here...  http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=19256 MAKE ELLISON AWARE OF YOUR DISPLEASURE WITH HIS DECISION HERE... http://ellison.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64&Itemid=57 )

Jim Moran- D (VA 8) (REFUSED TO CO-SPONSOR!!! read his response here... http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=18464 MAKE MORAN AWARE OF YOUR DISPLEASURE WITH HIS DECISION HERE...   http://moran.house.gov/contact.shtml )

KEY

Red=Republicans

Blue=Blue Dog Democrats

Purple=New Democrat Coalition

Green=Progressive Caucus

Remember, if you choose to contact these members, emphasize what beliefs we hold in common.  There are MAYBE 3 or 4 members of Congress that vote strictly based on the Constitution, and they've all already co-sponsored.  So, bringing up all the votes that you disagree with or feel are in violation of the Constitution doesn't really help our cause.  Besides, there will be plenty of time to confront congresspeople on these issues in the future.  As for now, be polite and enthusiastic.  In addition, you might be told that just because the congressperson doesn't co-sponsor the bill, that doesn't mean they won't vote for it.  Politely respond that without the representative's co-sponsorship, the bill may never get a vote.  Be firm in seeking an answer, and if you're told "no" they will not co-sponsor the bill, please relay this information back to other Campaign For Liberty members (particularly in that district) so we can both concentrate our co-sponsorship efforts elsewhere and begin organizing against that particular member immediately for the 2010 election.  We are so close to making history... let's do this!!!

6/3/09 Update: THREE MORE REPRESENTATIVES ON BOARD!!!  As of yesterday, Jim Jordan (OH-4), Maurice Hinchey (NY-22), and Peter Roskam (IL-6) have all added their names to the co-sponsor list for HR 1207.  AWESOME!!!  I will be updating with any future co-sponsors as well as marking through any representatives listed in the Top 40 above that decide to co-sponsor (Hinchey was the only one out of the three on the list).

6/4/09: FOUR MORE ADDED!  Bill Young (FL-10), Raul Grijalva (AZ-7), Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11), and Deborah Halvorson (IL-11) have all added their names to the co-sponsor list.  That makes 186!!!

6/5/09: FOUR MORE ADDED!  We're at 190!!!  Peter King (NY-3), Tim Holden (PA-17), Daniel Lipinski (IL-3), & Frank Kratovil (MD-1) have all signed on as co-sponsors.  My predictions/targeting haven't done so well thus far, but as long as we keeping adding names its actually quite a GOOD thing, as now we've got some wiggle room.

6/10/09: HUGE JUMP from 190 to 207!  Here are the new co-sponsors... Bill Pascrell (NJ-8), Leonard Boswell (IA-3), Jo Bonner (AL-1), Paul Tonko (NY-21), Harry Mitchell (AZ-5), Hank Johnson (GA-4), Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1), Christopher Carney (PA-10), Travis Childers (MS-1), Patrick Murphy (PA-8), David Dreier (CA-26), Steve King (IA-5), John Boehner (OH-8), Ed Perlmutter (CO-7), Chris Lee (NY-26), Mike McIntyre (NC-7), & Jim McGovern (MA-3).

6/11/09: WE NOW HAVE 222, WHICH IS THE MAJORITY OF THE HOUSE!!!  Here are the new co-sponsors...  David Loebsack (IA-2), Gary Miller (CA-42), Frank Wolf (VA-10), Corrine Brown (FL-3), Jackie Speier (CA-12), Bruce Braley (IA-1), Donna Edwards (MD-4), Bobby Bright (AL-2), Joseph Cao (LA-2), Jared Polis (CO-2), Dennis Kucinich (OH-10), Howard McKeon (CA-25), Howard Coble (NC-6), Jean Schmidt (OH-2) & Heath Shuler (NC-11).

6/17/09: 10 MORE NOW ON BOARD FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 232!  Here are the new co-sponsors... Harry Teague (NM-2), Devin Nunes (CA-21), Christopher Smith (NJ-4), John Sarbanes (MD-3), Chet Edwards (TX-17), Mark Souder (IN-3), Mike Coffman (CO-6), Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8), Darrell Issa (CA-49), & Parker Griffith (AL-5).

6/19/09: 2 more added!  Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24) and Louise Slaughter (NY-28).

6/24/09: 8 more co-sponsors added, bringing the total to 242!!  Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25), Steven Rothman (NJ-9), Dave Camp (MI-4), Eric Cantor (VA-7), Zachary Space (OH-18), John Conyers (MI-14), Brad Sherman (CA-27), & Vic Snyder (AR-2).

HUGE 8/4/09 UPDATE!:  Sorry guys, summer school got the best of me.  So, since the last update there have been 40 NEW CO-SPONSORS!  In just over a month?  Wow.  And they are... Jerry Lewis [CA-41], Betsy Markey [CO-4], Danny Davis [IL-7], Zoe Lofgren [CA-16], Ben Chandler [KY-6], Jane Harman [CA-36], Christopher Murphy [CT-5], Elton Gallegly [CA-24], John Sullivan [OK-1], Joe Courtney [CT-2], Mazie Hirono [HI-2], Sam Farr [CA-17], Scott Murphy [NY-20], Marcia Fudge [OH-11], Charlie Melancon [LA-3], Brian Baird [WA-3], Timothy Bishop [NY-1], Lincoln Diaz-Balart [FL-21], David Wu [OR-1], John Yarmuth [KY-3], Dina Titus [NV-3], Ann Kirkpatrick [AZ-1], Adam Schiff [CA-29], Harold Rogers [KY-5], Allen Boyd [FL-2], John Salazar [CO-3], Mark Kirk [IL-10], Jo Ann Emerson [MO-8], Bennie Thompson [MS-2], Peter Visclosky [IN-1], David Scott [GA-13], John Tierney [MA-6], Rick Boucher [VA-9], Kathleen Dahlkemper [PA-3], Bob Filner [CA-51], Laura Richardson [CA-37], John Boccieri [OH-16], Jesse Jackson [IL-2], Donald Payne [NJ-10], & James Oberstar [MN-8].

I JUST KNEW TIERNEY AND OBERSTAR WOULD EVENTUALLY COME THROUGH!!!  HOORAY!

9/14/09: 5 More added for a total of 287!  Adding their names are... James Langevin [RI-2], Bart Gordon[TN-6], Bill Delahunt [MA-10], Jerrold Nadler [NY-8], & Ruben Hinojosa [TX-15].

 
Posted by JayGreene on 05/05/09

NBC is presently taking a poll on "In God We Trust" to stay on our American currency!...Let your Voice be heard!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10103521/

Kind Regards,

Jay

Regional Coordinator

 
Posted by JayGreene on 04/30/09
Last updated 04/30/09

Patriots,

I think it is time we send this self-serving, un-Constitutional, non-elected bureaucrat a "Letter of Outrage" that includes a highlighted pocket Constitution!

 

"provide for the common defence"

"To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;"

and Read the STATUTE for yourself:

Sec. 275. [8 U. S. C. 1325]

http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:Ai6MkcqTUJAJ:www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/query/z%3Fc105:H.R.4251.IH:+Sec.+275.+%5B8+U.+S.+C.+1325%5
D&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

 

DHS Chief Napolitano: Illegal Immigration Is Not a Crime

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:26 AM

By: Jim Meyers

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano stunned many listeners during an appearance on CNN when she asserted that illegal immigration is really not a crime.

In an interview with CNN's John King last week, Napolitano discussed Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., a strict enforcer of immigration laws who says he wants illegal aliens to be prosecuted and jailed.

King said: "A lot of Democrats in Congress want you to investigate him. They think he is over the line. He says he is just enforcing the law and the problem is the federal government."

Napolitano responded: "Sheriff Joe ... knows that there aren't enough law enforcement officers, courtrooms or jail cells in the world to do what he is saying.

"What we have to do is target the real evil-doers in this business, the employers who consistently hire illegal labor, the human traffickers who are exploiting human misery.

"And yes, when we find illegal workers, yes, appropriate action, some of which is criminal, most of that is civil, because crossing the border is not a crime per se. It is civil. But anyway, going after those as well."

The fact is, crossing the border without authorization is a crime. The statute reads: "Any alien who enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers . . . shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both."

© 2009 Newsmax. All rights reserved.

 
Posted by jbmccord on 05/05/09

Arizona (AZ)
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Montana (MT)
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States Planning / Motioning Toward Claiming Sovereignty:

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