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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. [history]
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
Kaybugs is 7...and I think she still believes.
One day when I went to school to have lunch with her, right before the Christmas break, I was walking between the lunchroom tables, going to get more napkins, a couple of little girls from her class stopped me.
One of them looked up at me and said, "Is Santa Claus real?"...I saw about 7 pairs of eyes just staring at me...and I said "Well of course!"...
And she turned to the other girls..and said "See, I told you Santa is real!"
It just made me get all warm and fuzzy...I just love kids.
Aw, how sweet!
This day is getting worse.
I turn on Hannity and Colmes, and Bob Beckel is sitting in for Alan Colmes...I thought Colmes was bad...Beckel is worse.
"We won, you lose"..that is what he said to Rep. Jack Kingston from S. Carolina, when Kingston was laughing about Nancy Pelosi breaking every campaign promise the FIRST day fo session.
Good, Mitch MCConnell on now.
I heard a portion of that right before my husband announced he's heard enough for one day, if not for a lifetime. He's reading and I'm here. Silence can be golden.
If you turned it off after the first segment your were lucky.
The segment with Mitch McConnell was not much better.
Why do Democrats have to be just as nasty when they win..than when they lose???
Aren't they ever happy??
(Rhetorical questions..no need to answer)
They're always gleeful and "mean spirited." I detest them.
The GOP senators had best not cave. Ditto for the House. Demcorats are not honest and can never be trusted. The end always justifes the means.
LOL-LOL-LOL
LOL there she is. Did you find the dragon?? It's for you to use if you wish.
Bump to the top.
Thank you, mysterio!
BTTT
False, and you know it.
False? With deomcrats? HAR! I stand by my statement.
You narrow your concept considerably.
Thanks.
Woo hoo!!
We have incoming:
$10 monthly from South Carolina
$500 from Texas
$100 from South Dakota
Thank you South Carolina, Texas and South Dakota!!
"Demcorats Democrats are not honest and can never be trusted. The end always justifes the means."
I have to say....maybe my disgust was just too much...but I wasn't impressed with Mitch McConnell tonight on H & C.
He sounded way too accomodating...but, maybe he is just acting that way now...since there hasn't actually been any bills to vote on yet.
I will cross my fingers.
I think the ONE thing that may save America is that SO many Senators and even a Congressman (Duncan Hunter) are running for POTUS in 2008....they don't DARE do anything too off center.
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