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| January 1, 2007
| Jim Robinson
Posted on 01/01/2007 4:00:40 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Edited on 01/01/2007 4:19:48 PM PST by Jim Robinson.
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Happy New Year Everyone!
Are you ready for a FReepathon?
Well, we're entering a new year and a period of new challenges. Pelosi & Co have some big plans for us. Unfortunately, their plans are not necessarily conducive to continued liberty.
As a matter of fact, their immediate desire is to further clampdown on our rights to free speech and freedom of assembly. If you loved McCaine/Feingold, you're really going to love Pelosi. It's aimed directly at grassroots organizations and could all but neuter political forums like FR.
Under Pelosi, any grassroots organization that reaches 500 people or more and asks them to communicate with their representatives regarding political issues would be required to register with the government as lobbyists and report quarterly on finances and expenditures and report separately on each individual issue they're advocating.
Huh? What happened to the first Amendment? Between McCain/Feingold and Pelosi, it's gone. Free speech and freedom of assembly would be history. Regulated to death. Forums and grassroots organizations like FR would be completely under the government thumb.
But it's not just the feds. The states are clamping down too. We're currently locking horns with the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia, the home of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, James Madison and the cradle of American Liberty itself now has a law they're trying to apply to Free Republic. Their state law requires charities that raise more then $5,000 per year in Virginia to register and report audited financials to the state. And even though we're a California company and clearly not a charity (we raise money to fund our operations, not for charitable purposes), they want to cross state lines and regulate our activities.
I tell you, between federal and state governments clamping down on our rights and the mainstream media corporations pressing the copyright issues, we're quickly losing our rights to organize and communicate on the Internet. The freewheeling wide open days of the Internet frontier are just about to end for the grassroots citizen.
And what's really ironic about all this is that just as the terrorists and enemies of freedom abroad are ramping up their Internet activities aimed at destroying our free society, we are being squeezed off the Net by the domestic enemy at home.
Oh, well, enough of my ranting. It's a new year and we have plenty to be thankful for. Thank God for each new day of good health and freedom. Thank God for our courageous military and may He watch over and protect our men and women in uniform wherever they may be serving and may they all return safely home soon.
Here's wishing you all a Blessed and Happy New Year!
God Bless America and God Bless us all.
God willing and through His good graces, we shall prevail!
Special note to Virginia residents:
We still do not have a resolution for the donations issue with the Commonwealth of Virginia, so please hold your donations until we get it resolved. As it is, any donations received from Virginia have to be returned or turned over to our lawyer to hold in his trust account until we get the matter settled.
Thank you all very much!
Regards,
Jim Robinson
TOPICS: Breaking News; Free Republic; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: freepathon; happynewyearfr; thanksjim; thanksjohn; waytogofreepers; woohoofreepers
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To: onyx
Have you seen my collection?
1,401
posted on
01/04/2007 12:56:26 PM PST
by
Lady Jag
(I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra [https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate])
To: All; Lady Jag
Q1 2007 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts |
|
Rank |
Location |
Receipts |
Donors/Avg |
Freepers/Avg |
Monthlies |
1 |
California |
$825.00
|
16
|
$51.56
|
|
$
|
$1,328.56
|
95
|
2 |
Texas |
545.00
|
10
|
54.50
|
|
|
936.00
|
64
|
3 |
New York |
540.00
|
8
|
67.50
|
|
|
418.00
|
23
|
4 |
Florida |
305.00
|
7
|
43.57
|
|
|
667.11
|
40
|
5 |
Indiana |
280.00
|
7
|
40.00
|
|
|
103.00
|
10
|
6 |
Minnesota |
280.00
|
4
|
70.00
|
|
|
85.00
|
7
|
7 |
Virginia |
260.00
|
6
|
43.33
|
|
|
583.00
|
28
|
8 |
Kansas |
250.00
|
4
|
62.50
|
|
|
40.00
|
4
|
9 |
Arizona |
245.00
|
4
|
61.25
|
|
|
140.00
|
13
|
10 |
Washington |
195.00
|
4
|
48.75
|
|
|
315.00
|
18
|
11 |
Pennsylvania |
180.00
|
6
|
30.00
|
|
|
278.00
|
20
|
12 |
Canada |
180.00
|
5
|
36.00
|
|
|
5.00
|
1
|
13 |
Maryland |
160.00
|
3
|
53.33
|
|
|
175.00
|
11
|
14 |
Alabama |
155.00
|
6
|
25.83
|
|
|
280.00
|
14
|
15 |
Colorado |
155.00
|
4
|
38.75
|
|
|
190.00
|
13
|
16 |
Arkansas |
150.00
|
3
|
50.00
|
|
|
55.00
|
3
|
17 |
Montana |
150.00
|
2
|
75.00
|
|
|
343.33
|
2
|
18 |
Sweden |
150.00
|
1
|
150.00
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
Ohio |
140.00
|
3
|
46.67
|
|
|
567.25
|
15
|
20 |
Illinois |
133.00
|
3
|
44.33
|
|
|
268.50
|
15
|
21 |
Alaska |
125.00
|
2
|
62.50
|
|
|
40.00
|
2
|
22 |
New Jersey |
125.00
|
3
|
41.67
|
|
|
220.00
|
11
|
23 |
Michigan |
100.00
|
1
|
100.00
|
|
|
130.00
|
10
|
24 |
South Korea |
100.00
|
1
|
100.00
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
Hawaii |
100.00
|
2
|
50.00
|
|
|
50.00
|
4
|
26 |
Wisconsin |
100.00
|
3
|
33.33
|
|
|
125.00
|
9
|
27 |
Massachusetts |
100.00
|
4
|
25.00
|
|
|
310.00
|
17
|
28 |
Utah |
90.00
|
3
|
30.00
|
|
|
92.00
|
5
|
29 |
Georgia |
70.00
|
2
|
35.00
|
|
|
210.00
|
14
|
30 |
New Hampshire |
70.00
|
2
|
35.00
|
|
|
10.00
|
1
|
31 |
Nevada |
60.00
|
2
|
30.00
|
|
|
80.00
|
4
|
32 |
Missouri |
60.00
|
3
|
20.00
|
|
|
175.00
|
12
|
33 |
Connecticut |
50.00
|
1
|
50.00
|
|
|
20.00
|
2
|
34 |
New Mexico |
50.00
|
1
|
50.00
|
|
|
40.00
|
2
|
35 |
South Carolina |
50.00
|
1
|
50.00
|
|
|
105.00
|
8
|
36 |
Louisiana |
50.00
|
1
|
50.00
|
|
|
75.00
|
7
|
37 |
North Dakota |
50.00
|
1
|
50.00
|
|
|
|
|
38 |
Finland |
50.00
|
1
|
50.00
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
Nebraska |
50.00
|
1
|
50.00
|
|
|
42.50
|
3
|
40 |
Vermont |
45.00
|
2
|
22.50
|
|
|
76.00
|
4
|
41 |
Oklahoma |
35.00
|
2
|
17.50
|
|
|
91.00
|
5
|
42 |
North Carolina |
35.00
|
2
|
17.50
|
|
|
315.00
|
20
|
43 |
Tennessee |
30.00
|
2
|
15.00
|
|
|
108.00
|
9
|
44 |
Oregon |
30.00
|
2
|
15.00
|
|
|
90.00
|
9
|
45 |
Puerto Rico |
25.00
|
1
|
25.00
|
|
|
|
|
46 |
Maine |
20.00
|
1
|
20.00
|
|
|
10.00
|
1
|
47 |
Mississippi |
20.00
|
1
|
20.00
|
|
|
145.00
|
7
|
48 |
Wyoming |
20.00
|
1
|
20.00
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
Delaware |
20.00
|
1
|
20.00
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
Kentucky |
10.00
|
1
|
10.00
|
|
|
10.00
|
2
|
|
Norway |
|
|
|
|
|
10.00
|
1
|
|
West Virginia |
|
|
|
|
|
50.00
|
2
|
|
United Kingdom |
|
|
|
|
|
5.00
|
1
|
|
Idaho |
|
|
|
|
|
85.00
|
4
|
|
Iowa |
|
|
|
|
|
75.00
|
4
|
|
Rhode Island |
|
|
|
|
|
45.00
|
2
|
|
South Dakota |
|
|
|
|
|
40.00
|
2
|
|
Armed Forces - Europe |
|
|
|
|
|
25.00
|
2
|
|
China |
|
|
|
|
|
10.00
|
1
|
|
Croatia |
|
|
|
|
|
5.00
|
1
|
Never Never Land |
400.00
|
13
|
30.77
|
|
|
228.00
|
19
|
51 locations total |
$7,418
|
170
|
$43.64
|
|
$0.00
|
$9,925.25
|
603
|
|
|
1,402
posted on
01/04/2007 12:56:32 PM PST
by
onyx
(DONATE NOW! -- It takes DONATIONS to keep FR running!!)
To: Lady Jag
LOL -- go to the NASCAR and Sports thread with that....LOL...we'll reach our goal immediately. :)
1,403
posted on
01/04/2007 12:57:49 PM PST
by
onyx
(DONATE NOW! -- It takes DONATIONS to keep FR running!!)
To: Mo1
Nice to be told at the last minute, isn't it?
1,404
posted on
01/04/2007 12:59:00 PM PST
by
onyx
(DONATE NOW! -- It takes DONATIONS to keep FR running!!)
To: onyx
You think that's good for shifting?
1,405
posted on
01/04/2007 12:59:46 PM PST
by
Lady Jag
(I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra [https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate])
To: Lady Jag
1,406
posted on
01/04/2007 1:01:07 PM PST
by
onyx
(DONATE NOW! -- It takes DONATIONS to keep FR running!!)
To: onyx
I'm kind of use it from dealing with my inlaws
Here's a story (Told ya I had lots of them)
When my sister in law got married .. at first we all thought we were attending .. but she said no .. then my MIL had a fit and then 3 days before the wedding we were told we were going ..
So I called my sister to babysit the kids since they were to young to sit through all that
A day before the wedding I was told to bring the kids and then had to change my plans .. yet again
It's been down hill ever since
1,407
posted on
01/04/2007 1:06:29 PM PST
by
Mo1
(YEA, What Onyx said in her tag line !!)
To: onyx
OH, NO!!!!!California is now number one! Where are all those New York Freepers???
1,408
posted on
01/04/2007 1:07:40 PM PST
by
RedRover
(They are not killers. Defend our Marines.)
To: onyx
1,409
posted on
01/04/2007 1:11:51 PM PST
by
Lady Jag
(I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra [https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate])
To: Sir Hailstone
I can\\\'t see the posted chart because of my firewall at work I can\\\'t get to FR at all for the same reason.
Try going to http://www.proxybrowsing.com/ and putting the website address in there instead of directly into your browser.
One drawback is that it appends quotes and apostrophes with slashes, as seen above.
1,410
posted on
01/04/2007 1:38:37 PM PST
by
Enosh
To: Mo1
1,411
posted on
01/04/2007 1:41:44 PM PST
by
onyx
(DONATE NOW! -- It takes DONATIONS to keep FR running!!)
To: RedRover
I thought of you as soon as I saw the change.....
1,412
posted on
01/04/2007 1:42:21 PM PST
by
onyx
(DONATE NOW! -- It takes DONATIONS to keep FR running!!)
To: Lady Jag
1,413
posted on
01/04/2007 1:43:11 PM PST
by
onyx
(DONATE NOW! -- It takes DONATIONS to keep FR running!!)
To: Mo1
Testing, one two.
1,414
posted on
01/04/2007 1:48:50 PM PST
by
onyx
(DONATE NOW! -- It takes DONATIONS to keep FR running!!)
Comment #1,415 Removed by Moderator
To: onyx
FREEPATHON CURRENT TOP 3 STATES
1,416
posted on
01/04/2007 1:54:26 PM PST
by
Lady Jag
(I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra [https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate])
To: thoughtomator
I have removed your name.
1,417
posted on
01/04/2007 1:55:05 PM PST
by
onyx
(DONATE NOW! -- It takes DONATIONS to keep FR running!!)
To: RedRover; Lady Jag
Ping to Red Rover in the blue car!
1,418
posted on
01/04/2007 1:55:56 PM PST
by
onyx
(DONATE NOW! -- It takes DONATIONS to keep FR running!!)
To: onyx
testing good!
Houston, we have success
1,419
posted on
01/04/2007 1:59:16 PM PST
by
Mo1
(YEA, What Onyx said in her tag line !!)
To: thoughtomator
Calling President Bush
King is not likely to endear you with anyone but Democrats.
pain in the ass than the mods here
They made me laugh on election night, not an easy thing to do considering the outcome.
1,420
posted on
01/04/2007 2:00:29 PM PST
by
Enosh
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