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01/22/08) PORT CHESTER - After a year of litigation, a federal judge ruled Tuesday that Port Chester’s election system violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The judge ruled the village must change the system so minorities have a better chance to get elected. The case was brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and resident Cesar Ruiz, who ran for the board of trustees in 2001. Ruiz lost and claimed the system discriminated against him. Board members are elected to at-large seats, rather than local districts that represent specific constituents. The DOJ complaint says the system denies the Hispanic...

FIRST THREAD by BLUE TURTLE : Rush Limbaugh to auction off Harry Reid's letter to CLEAR CHANNEL on EBAY Earlier on Drudge: FLASH: Rush Limbaugh to auction off Harry Reid's letter to CLEAR CHANNEL on EBAY; Money goes to Marine Charity.... Developing... And.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910874/posts Rush Limbaugh Auctions Off Harry Reid Letter On E Bay By SKIMASK....Hey FReepers Rush is auctioning off the letter Dingy Harry sent to Clear Channel denouncing Rush's "Phony Soldier" remark

Many politicians and pundits in Washington have ignored perhaps the most important point made by Gen. David Petraeus in his recent congressional testimony: The defeat of al Qaeda in Iraq requires a combination of conventional forces, special forces and local forces. This realization has profound implications not only for American strategy in Iraq, but also for the future of the war on terror. As Gen. Petraeus made clear, the adoption of a true counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq in January 2007 has led to unprecedented progress in the struggle against al Qaeda in Iraq, by protecting Sunni Arabs who reject the...

When historians look back on the past week in Washington, I suspect they will see it as a seminal moment. It was the moment when the president and his party recommitted themselves to an indefinite, decades-long Iraq occupation, and when the Iraq war was formally handed over to the next president, with forces near the maxed-out 2006 level. The realist and moderate Republicans were essentially defused by the calm, factual demeanour of General David Petraeus, with the key senators John Warner, Richard Lugar and Pete Domenici deferring to the president in the face of the first trickle of good news...

Reality Check for the Antiwar Crowd By Pete Hegseth Monday, June 25, 2007; A19 As an Iraq war veteran who participated in combat operations and political reconciliation efforts, I take issue with some of the arguments repeatedly being made on Capitol Hill. Most recently I was bothered by statements from Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), who cited three common antiwar arguments in his June 21 op-ed, " Lincoln's Example for Iraq," all of which run counter to realities on the ground in Iraq. · A deadline for withdrawal is an incentive for Iraqi political compromise· We can bring the war to...

Today is RUSH LIMBAUGH’s Anniversary of : 19 years of Rush in the Broadcasting industry!, 19 Years of Breaking The MONOPOLY the Liberals HAD on all Media !! 19 Years of EXPOSING the LIES from all the Media and EXPOSING the Liberal/Democrat Leaders & Supporters who are behind it! 19 Years of Setting the Example to OTHERS & Opening the Door- to those who wanted to work in the Broadcasting field , Book writing, Television and Cable News –Like Mark Levin, Monica Crowley, Mark Simone, Glen Beck, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Michael Savage, Michelle Malkin,-Free Republic!, National Review, NewsMax, MRC,...

I had just finished reading a Great Article found in National Review, titled; " Guilty until Proven Innocent "-written by Mr. M. T. Owens. The writings and discriptions he does concerning the Terrorists that American & the World face today made me look at the Association between the Democrats today and THEIR "Tactics"- their HATRED at the Point that Reflects the fanatical level of the Radical-Islamic Terrorists. So MUCH so that, " Can YOU Tell the Democrat party & Terrorists Apart?" Here was the LETTER I had sent to Mr. owens-as a Comment to his piece.

I used the " Home Page Directions " concerning the "vanity/personal" sections as an example to set the base for my QUESTION; to ALL Posters/lurkers and to the Mods at the same time as well to see how much of a consensus there is behind my "Idea"; " Should we have an additional "Thread Category/Section" for all where we can have an Specific ,Separate area to access/post the Present Day's , "POLITICIANS" ( IN OFFICE! and IN CHARGE!) who has: VOTED!, or Made STATEMENTS In Chambers,or Made Statements to the PRESS! That would be considered " TRAITOROUS"-As In : They...

" So many letter writers have based their ( allowing ILLEGAL Immgrants Automatically into U.S. as CITIZENS ; without question ) arguments on how this land is made up of immigrants. Today's immigrants suggest we should tear down the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren't being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports of entry. Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to these people why today's American is not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant any longer. Back in 1900 when there was...

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"......Should anything less be expected of an illegal alien before we even think of granting them citizenship? How is granting blanket citizenship to illegal aliens fair to the millions who are waiting in line to become legal immigrants? The price for an illegal alien to receive one of the most coveted rewards should not be simply that they picked lettuce for a few years or faithfully flipped burgers, cleaned toilets or dug ditches. There are millions of potential legal immigrants who would gladly do those jobs. Nor should we allow an illegal alien to simply pay some miserly fine to...

Private company offers six figures for year in Iraq PHOENIX — At a time when lawmakers in Arizona and across the Southwest — not to mention Congress — are looking to make our southern border more secure, the U.S. State Department is recruiting 120 Border Patrol agents to send to Iraq. Gov. Janet Napolitano Wednesday criticized the Bush administration for hiring a company to raid the Border Patrol. In a letter to the president, Napolitano said it "makes no sense" for the State Department to try to recruit up to 120 active Border Patrol officers to help train Iraqis how...

We stand up for those, Not here at the Wall; Their Valor etched in stone, We stand up today , for those who can’t hear us say, Welcome Home! Brother! Sister! Welcome Home! That's How we all Honor Those Brave Eagles gone, Who died on Foreign Shores,and By Honoring their Great Memory, for all the World to see,They shall Forever Soar! A Gathering…” poem by Darth AirBorne Every one here; I ask your forgiveness- In the effort of trying to get the pictures I have developed so far up as fast as possible for viewing, I am just posting...

The "First"! ( and beginning of many more anticipated ) " Pro-Active Conservative Meeting(s) " for NEW YORK , Westchester County Conservatives that was held this last Saturday Night of the 31st , was considered by all by hand vote at the end of the event, to be a Big Success ! and " worth the effort" of travel and their valuable Saturday Night & Personal, Precious Time. THANK YOU ALL for that vote of confidence. While the final attendance numbers were : -----48 plus the 4 original chair-people- ------OUT of that 48 I personally was seriously impressed at the...

"March 17th: We Veterans have been made aware of a Rally planned by A.N.S.W.E.R. ; with JANE FONDA, Cindy Sheehan and others -to Re-Create the Anti-Vietnam War Marches in D.C.- -But stressing their " End the War NOW " Messages. ONLY they plan to use the VIETNAM WAR Memorial WALL-as their backround-with their now exposed possible plans to Desecrate & cause Damage to that beloved Monument as " an expression of their Free-Speech against the War/President Bush, Our Troops....."

Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation ^ | August 23, 2005 | Prof. Robert Turner Posted on 08/24/2005 9:07:04 AM PDT by Interesting Times Jane Fonda is a beautiful and talented actress. But for many Vietnam veterans, she is remembered more as a despicable traitor whose betrayal undermined the sacrifices of millions of American soldiers, marines, sailors, and airmen – and in the process contributed significantly to a Communist victory in Indochina that led to the slaughter of millions of innocent human beings and the consignment of tens of millions of others to a Communist gulag that continues to rank among the...

"...I was now a tortured, beaten, starving hulk designated as the “Blackest of Criminals” in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and an official “Yankee Air Pirate” (eligible to be hung from the yardarm, having been caught in the act of piracy). I was alone, separated from all my shipmates. I did not know whom to trust, what the rules of my new mess happened to be, or what was expected of me in this new and strange form of warfare I was about to embark upon. The walls had more banging and knocking than the whole hull of the venerable...

Wars of liberation have become increasingly common in recent years due to global support for humanitarian intervention. Conflicts in Kuwait and the former Yugoslavia over the past decade are significant examples of this trend in international policy. The justification for such action is the desire to restore the sovereignty and natural human rights of a people. The moral aspect of these wars distinguishes them from simple territorial conflicts. However, geopolitical issues are significant factors in liberation wars; humanitarian concerns may at times be intended simply to obscure central concerns such as the maintenance of the global balance of power or...

To THOSE who are and have ORGANIZED the : " Support Walter Reed- SUPPORT our Returning Wounded-and DEFEND THEM and Their SACRIFICE from liberal protests! " In the past. Like TROOP RALLY- ALOT of us who are going for the March 17th Rally- are planning to get in FRIDAY- so as to be able to go assist those other Brave Freepers & Others who have ALREADY been religiously marching at Walter Reeds since I can remember! Yet--I did a SEARCH on the topics- and can't find the postings of any such THREADS like: " Meeting for March 16ths-Walter Reed Meet...

Hello Folks! I thought that I'd post up some rough maps I have form my visits- that were good whhen i came to outlining the Tourist/Main Buildings stops in D.C> for those going to the gathering of eagles- so you can just get a rough idea of where things are- and to hopefully help orientate yoursleves. Later I will ADD more THREAD of Better MAPS - and etc..- Just wanted to put this up for some folks requesting this! HERE's a SMALL version of one- the LINKS I LIST here are for the FULL PAGE-Better to read ones! Just copy...