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CARA Almost Dead—But Still Breathing Time to Strike a Death Blow!
http://www.americanpolicy.org ^ | November 15, 2001

Posted on 11/20/2001 3:58:28 PM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK

The Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA) is on its last legs, at least for this session of Congress. However, we can’t celebrate quite yet. Congress will most likely remain in session until after Thanksgiving, and considering lawmakers’ current raid on the treasury, the pork-barrel beast is still very much alive. This is the time of year, when Congress is winding down, that lawmakers rush to cut backroom deals and ram pet legislation through at the last minute. Considering CARA is a 15-year, $45 billion, land grab trust fund, it is enticing to many Congressmen who may be hungry for some last minute pork. Property rights activists and defenders of the Constitution can’t allow them to line their pockets at the expense of property rights.

Recently, CARA opponents chalked up a victory at the National Rifle Association’s Board of Directors meeting. Some on the board had taken the initiative to endorse CARA—most obviously at the whim of powerful board member and CARA sponsor Rep. Don Young. However, property rights advocates, many of whom are NRA members, persuaded the NRA to severely limit its support of CARA to one small provision within the bill. This was a huge embarrassment to Rep. Don Young, who was left at meeting’s end with a weak endorsement at best for his property-snatching legislation.

Since CARA first reared its ugly head, grassroots activists have been successful in fending it off. We should be proud. BUT THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER! It is times like these when we must not rest, finish the job and kill the beast. Although CARA is wounded, it is still alive and kicking. Let’s kill it.

**Action to Take**

1. Call your Representative and urge him/her to stand up for property rights and SAY NO TO CARA! The federal government already has too much land to (mis)manage. It doesn’t need to grab any more from private landowners. Capitol Hill House Switchboard: (202) 225-3121.

2. Call House Speaker Dennis Hastert and urge him to hold the line against CARA. Speaker Hastert’s Office: (202)225-0600.

3. Click here:  Send this page to a friend! (click here) to send this urgent Action Alert to up to ten of your friends.

U.N. Revives Threat to U.S. Economy

Recently, 2,000 delegates from 165 nations met in Morocco to discuss how to enforce the UN’s global warming treaty, the Kyoto Protocol, as international law. According to the UN, once 55 nations who produce a total of 55% of the so-called greenhouse gases ratify, the treaty will enter force. In other words, the UN would become a global environmental police force, even pressuring nations that don’t concur with their economically paralyzing treaty to comply. President Bush has already deemed the Kyoto Protocol unacceptable and the Senate has voted 95-0 against it, yet the UN is intent on bringing America’s economy to its knees.

Despite the fact that the science behind Kyoto is flawed and littered with untruths, the UN is intent on implementing the treaty. This is because the treaty would give them global jurisdiction over the entire world’s industry. And what better way to control the economy of the United States? The emissions mandates in the Kyoto Protocol are draconian and would knock the U.S. economy back decades. The UN abhors the US as a superpower. Only months ago, the U.S. was kicked off the UN Human Rights Commission. Make no mistake: global jurisdiction and hampering the U.S. economy are the only goals of the UN and the Kyoto Protocol. Even if fully enforced, Kyoto would have no positive effect on the environment.

President Bush must stand strong. Our nation needs to produce more energy, not less, especially during this time of economic uncertainty and war. Furthermore, President Bush should rescind Clinton’s signature from the treaty. This would eliminate the allusion that the US has any intentions, whatsoever, of cooperating in this global sham.

**Action to Take**

1. Call President Bush and urge him to continue to stand strong against Kyoto. White House Switchboard: (202) 456-1414.

2. Click here:  Send this page to a friend! (click here) to send this urgent Action Alert to up to ten of your friends.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; enviralists; grangelist

1 posted on 11/20/2001 3:58:29 PM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK; M1991; Scholastic; mbb bill; ctdonath2; Zoey; kristinn; Rebeckie; Lucky...
BUMP!!!!!!!!
2 posted on 11/20/2001 4:17:02 PM PST by George Frm Br00klyn Park
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
Will this CARA vampire ever die? How many times do we have to go after this $h*rse $h!t of a bill, dam!
3 posted on 11/20/2001 5:14:07 PM PST by nomad
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK; *bang_list; *Enviralists; *grange_list; farmfriend
List index info bump.

This Confiscation And Relocation Act is an abomination that must be defeated now, and kept defeated for the sake of our country and our children.

**Action to Take**

1. Call your Representative and urge him/her to stand up for property rights and SAY NO TO CARA! The federal government already has too much land to (mis)manage. It doesn’t need to grab any more from private landowners. Capitol Hill House Switchboard: (202) 225-3121.

2. Call House Speaker Dennis Hastert and urge him to hold the line against CARA. Speaker Hastert’s Office: (202)225-0600.

4 posted on 11/20/2001 6:06:21 PM PST by brityank
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
NRA is like a battleship-takes a long time to turn it around. But it can be done, and this proves it.
5 posted on 11/20/2001 6:11:01 PM PST by donozark
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To: farmfriend
ping
6 posted on 11/20/2001 6:21:32 PM PST by Iowa Granny
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
In a late session yesterday Congress passed an amendment to the Patriot Act. This new amendment will target internet hate speech sites that use the term "pork" to describe congressional acts. The use of this term is offensive to to those who practice the peaceful religion of Islam. All internet sites are required to remove all published documents that refer to "pork", or failing that complete a conversion process subtituting the term "tofu" for the offensive term "pork". George Bush is expected to sign this bill at a ceremony featuring the Islamic holy man Louis Farrakhan on Monday.
8 posted on 11/20/2001 6:35:36 PM PST by Rightwing Conspiratr1
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To: Rightwing Conspirator1
"failing that complete a conversion process subtituting the term "tofu" for the offensive term "pork". "

I may be a little too gullible for my own good, but...this is a joke...right?

9 posted on 11/20/2001 6:43:47 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
Can you keep me updated through FReepmail on CARA news? Especially if it becomes officially dead. I want to e-mail my friends here in Alaska. Don Young is my rep. Thanks TT Alaska
10 posted on 11/20/2001 7:15:51 PM PST by Trailer Trash
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
Lets see now; last year CARA was defeated but Congress came up with $ 1.6 billion for the CARA Lite compromise. Everything was 100% appropriated except Title 1 Coastal Mitigation and Title 3 Pittman-Robertson. The Enviros fear Title 1 because those states that qualify will use the $ 1 billion to build freeways and shopping centers.

Of course the recently passed Interior Appropriation Bill included $1.3 billion in conservation funding. Exactly how much conservation funding is in the Farm Bill? The enviros are not complaining about the farm bill.

Fort Worth just got 1/2 million of Title 4 money for new play ground equipment and picnic tables. New Mexico just got $2.8 million of Title 2 money for Valles Caldera and an even bigger slug of Title 5 money to build an annex to the Palace of Governers.

Pork!

11 posted on 11/20/2001 7:17:44 PM PST by Ben Ficklin
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To: Iowa Granny; brityank
Thanks for the flags. Bump to the top.
15 posted on 11/20/2001 9:09:42 PM PST by farmfriend
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To: ratcat; farmfriend
Outstanding letter. Thank you.

My Rep, Weldon (PA-7) has never shirked his duty to ensure that he brings home as much pork as possible, and as a result has voted FOR every tax increasing spending bill that he has seen in the past couple of years.

Morning bump.

16 posted on 11/21/2001 3:03:05 AM PST by brityank
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To: brityank
bump
17 posted on 11/21/2001 8:31:54 AM PST by Iowa Granny
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