California’s Governor Newsom has not wasted any time paying back Joe Biden for his help in defeating the recall effort.
The Biden Administration poured mountains of time and resources into California to keep this radical Governor in office.
And now, Newsom is forcing critical elements of Biden’s perverse sexual agenda into law.
The newest California law, AB 1184, will “allow” minors to conceal dangerous medical surgeries from their parents.
Yes, you read that right.
Preteen children are now able to schedule “gender transition” surgeries without the consent or knowledge of their parents!
Medical staff and even insurance companies are now BANNED from reporting any of these details to the parents of a child.
Of course, at 12 years old, it’s not really the child who’s pushing the “transgender” issue in their life.
It’s rogue school teachers, counselors and Hollywood celebrities coercing young children into questioning their own gender.
Now these child predators can send students under their care off for dangerous and permanent alterations to their bodies -- all kept secret from parents!
And there are some very dangerous people in the California school system.
One Orange County teacher was thankfully removed by parents when she bragged that her students were “pledging allegiance to the gay flag.”
As you know, the Biden Administration has made the sexual and gender abuse of children a top priority.
One of Biden’s first acts upon seizing the White House was to order all public school athletics to allow “transgender” boys to compete against the girls.
School districts across the country are coordinating with Biden's Department of Education to force Gender Corruption Theory into classrooms at every opportunity.
Parents and teachers who have protested these abusive policies have been threatened, harassed and even arrested.
Stripping parents of any power over the medical care of their children is clearly a key agenda for the Biden Administration.
So it’s no coincidence that Newsom signed this bill into law immediately after surviving the recall effort.
He owes Biden big for that win.
But, right now, the Homosexual Lobby and the White House are getting worried.
Public Advocate has led and inspired parental revolts in School Board meetings across the country.
Parents are speaking out in greater and greater numbers.
For instance, Texas just legally classified all “gender transitioning” procedures for children as criminal Child Abuse!
By adopting the legal language that Public Advocate has promoted for years, Texas has thrown a huge roadblock down to stop the advance of the radical Homosexual Agenda.
States across the country are now considering taking up similar language for their own child protection codes.
Texas and California now stand as diametrically opposed as they can on this issue.
In Texas, it is illegal even to remain silent if you know someone plans to mutilate a child just to “affirm gender identity.”
In California, it is illegal to even inform the parents that their young child is about to have life-altering surgery.
This is the choice that America as a nation faces.
And it’s up to Public Advocate -- to you and me -- to make sure our country protects our children.
Right now, we are collecting petitions from across the country in support of the Texas Child Abuse update.
We are bypassing Washington, D.C. entirely and going directly to local governments.
As one Ohio Mayor declared, the Homosexual Agenda for children is criminal and should be criminalized.
So please, click here to sign our petition to Stop the Transgender Child Abuse.
And after you sign, please consider chipping in a quick donation to fund our fight against this insidious agenda.
For the Family,
Eugene Delgaudio
HON. EUGENE DELGAUDIO
President, Public Advocate of the U.S.
P.S. California's Governor has just signed a new bill into law that keeps gender mutilating surgeries for children secret from their parents!
These procedures are child abuse and should be criminalized everywhere.
Sign your petition right now to Stop the Transgender Abuse of Children.
And after you sign, please consider what you can spare to help us fight this abhorrent agenda.
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Monday, October 4, 2021
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
From Congressman Dana Rohrabacher
Not long ago, a supporter of mine, visiting from California, dropped by my Capitol office. A retired military officer and staunch conservative, he and I spent much of our conversation discussing the Republican agenda.
Finally, I drew a breath and asked him about an issue I feared might divide us: the liberalization of our marijuana laws, specifically medical marijuana reform, on which for years I had been leading the charge. What did he think about that controversial position?
“Dana,” he replied, “there are some things about me you don’t know.” He told me about his three sons, all of whom enlisted after 9/11.
Two of his sons returned from the battlefield whole and healthy. The third, however, came home suffering multiple seizures each day. His prospects were bleak.
His medical care fell under the total guidance of the Department of Veterans Affairs, whose doctors came under federal restraints regarding the treatments they could prescribe. (Among the treatments allowed were opioids.) Nothing worked.
Finally, a sympathetic doctor advised our young hero to see him in his private office, where he could prescribe medication derived from cannabis. The prescription worked. The seizures, for the most part, ceased.
“Dana,” said my friend, “I could hug you right now for what you’ve been doing, unknowingly, for my son.”
What had I been doing? With my Democrat friend Sam Farr, the now-retired California congressman, I wrote an amendment to spending bills that prohibits the federal government from prosecuting medical marijuana cases in states where voters have legalized such treatment. The amendment passed two consecutive years, the second time with a wider margin than the first, and has been extended through continuing resolutions and an omnibus spending bill.
Surprisingly, given the Obama administration’s generally liberal approach to marijuana, its Justice Department tried to interpret the amendment in such a convoluted way as to allow counterproductive raids on marijuana dispensaries. The courts — most recently the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit — repeatedly ruled that our amendment meant exactly what it said.
Unfortunately, my longtime friend Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, has urged Congress to drop the amendment, now co-sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.). This, despite President Trump’s belief, made clear in his campaign and as president, that states alone should decide medical marijuana policies.
I should not need to remind our chief law enforcement officer nor my fellow Republicans that our system of federalism, also known as states’ rights, was designed to resolve just such a fractious issue. Our party still bears a blemish for wielding the “states’ rights” cudgel against civil rights. If we bury state autonomy in order to deny patients an alternative to opioids, and ominously federalize our police, our hypocrisy will deserve the American people’s contempt.
More than half the states have liberalized medical marijuana laws, some even decriminalizing recreational use. Some eighty percent of Americans favor legalization of medical marijuana. Only a benighted or mean-spirited mind-set would want to block such progress.
Despite federal efforts to restrict supply, studies continue to yield promising results. And mounting anecdotal evidence shows again and again that medical marijuana can dramatically improve the lives of people with epilepsy, post-traumatic stress disorder, arthritis and many other ailments.
Most Americans know this. The political class, not surprisingly, lags behind them.
Part of the reason is the failure of too many conservatives to apply “public choice economics” to the war on marijuana. Common sense, as well as public choice theory, holds that the government’s interest is to grow, just as private-sector players seek profit and build market share.
The drug-war apparatus will not give ground without a fight, even if it deprives Americans of medical alternatives and inadvertently creates more dependency on opioids. When its existence depends on asset seizures and other affronts to our Constitution, why should anti-medical-marijuana forces care if they’ve contributed inadvertently to a vast market, both legal and illegal, for opioids?
I invite my colleagues to visit a medical marijuana research facility and see for themselves why their cultural distaste might be misplaced. One exists near my district office at the University of California at Irvine, another at the University of California at San Diego.
Better yet, they might travel to Israel — that political guiding light for religious conservatives — and learn how our closest ally in the Middle East has positioned itself on the cutting edge of cannabis research. The Israeli government recently decriminalized first use, so unworried it is about what marijuana might do to its conscript military.
My colleagues should then return to Washington and keep my amendment intact, declaring themselves firmly on the side of medical progress. Failing that, the government will keep trying to eradicate the burgeoning marijuana business, thereby fueling and enriching drug cartels. Trust me: Hugs from grateful supporters are infinitely better.
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Finally, I drew a breath and asked him about an issue I feared might divide us: the liberalization of our marijuana laws, specifically medical marijuana reform, on which for years I had been leading the charge. What did he think about that controversial position?
“Dana,” he replied, “there are some things about me you don’t know.” He told me about his three sons, all of whom enlisted after 9/11.
Two of his sons returned from the battlefield whole and healthy. The third, however, came home suffering multiple seizures each day. His prospects were bleak.
His medical care fell under the total guidance of the Department of Veterans Affairs, whose doctors came under federal restraints regarding the treatments they could prescribe. (Among the treatments allowed were opioids.) Nothing worked.
Finally, a sympathetic doctor advised our young hero to see him in his private office, where he could prescribe medication derived from cannabis. The prescription worked. The seizures, for the most part, ceased.
“Dana,” said my friend, “I could hug you right now for what you’ve been doing, unknowingly, for my son.”
What had I been doing? With my Democrat friend Sam Farr, the now-retired California congressman, I wrote an amendment to spending bills that prohibits the federal government from prosecuting medical marijuana cases in states where voters have legalized such treatment. The amendment passed two consecutive years, the second time with a wider margin than the first, and has been extended through continuing resolutions and an omnibus spending bill.
Surprisingly, given the Obama administration’s generally liberal approach to marijuana, its Justice Department tried to interpret the amendment in such a convoluted way as to allow counterproductive raids on marijuana dispensaries. The courts — most recently the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit — repeatedly ruled that our amendment meant exactly what it said.
Unfortunately, my longtime friend Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, has urged Congress to drop the amendment, now co-sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.). This, despite President Trump’s belief, made clear in his campaign and as president, that states alone should decide medical marijuana policies.
I should not need to remind our chief law enforcement officer nor my fellow Republicans that our system of federalism, also known as states’ rights, was designed to resolve just such a fractious issue. Our party still bears a blemish for wielding the “states’ rights” cudgel against civil rights. If we bury state autonomy in order to deny patients an alternative to opioids, and ominously federalize our police, our hypocrisy will deserve the American people’s contempt.
More than half the states have liberalized medical marijuana laws, some even decriminalizing recreational use. Some eighty percent of Americans favor legalization of medical marijuana. Only a benighted or mean-spirited mind-set would want to block such progress.
Despite federal efforts to restrict supply, studies continue to yield promising results. And mounting anecdotal evidence shows again and again that medical marijuana can dramatically improve the lives of people with epilepsy, post-traumatic stress disorder, arthritis and many other ailments.
Most Americans know this. The political class, not surprisingly, lags behind them.
Part of the reason is the failure of too many conservatives to apply “public choice economics” to the war on marijuana. Common sense, as well as public choice theory, holds that the government’s interest is to grow, just as private-sector players seek profit and build market share.
The drug-war apparatus will not give ground without a fight, even if it deprives Americans of medical alternatives and inadvertently creates more dependency on opioids. When its existence depends on asset seizures and other affronts to our Constitution, why should anti-medical-marijuana forces care if they’ve contributed inadvertently to a vast market, both legal and illegal, for opioids?
I invite my colleagues to visit a medical marijuana research facility and see for themselves why their cultural distaste might be misplaced. One exists near my district office at the University of California at Irvine, another at the University of California at San Diego.
Better yet, they might travel to Israel — that political guiding light for religious conservatives — and learn how our closest ally in the Middle East has positioned itself on the cutting edge of cannabis research. The Israeli government recently decriminalized first use, so unworried it is about what marijuana might do to its conscript military.
My colleagues should then return to Washington and keep my amendment intact, declaring themselves firmly on the side of medical progress. Failing that, the government will keep trying to eradicate the burgeoning marijuana business, thereby fueling and enriching drug cartels. Trust me: Hugs from grateful supporters are infinitely better.
Source
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Senators urge Sessions not to crack down on marijuana
With the Trump administration suddenly sending what appear to be mixed signals on marijuana, a group of senators — mostly Democrats — are urging the new White House not to crack down on legal weed.
In a letter delivered to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, asked the Department of Justice to uphold the Obama administration’s policy allowing individual states to determine their own pot laws.
“We respectfully request that you uphold DOJ’s existing policy regarding states that have implemented strong and effective regulations for recreational marijuana use,” the senators wrote in the letter. “It is critical that states continue to implement these laws.”
The letter was cosigned by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J.; Patty Murray, D-Wash.; Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.; Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.; Ed Markey, D-Mass.; Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii; Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.; and Michael Bennet, D-Colo. — all Democrats and most from states where marijuana is legal.
It comes less than a week after White House press secretary Sean Spicer suggested that the administration may press for “greater enforcement” of federal pot laws.
“There’s a big difference between [medical marijuana] and recreational marijuana, and I think when you see something like the opioid addiction crisis blossoming in so many states around this country, the last thing we should be doing is encouraging people,” Spicer said Thursday. “There is still a federal law that we need to abide by in terms of recreational marijuana and other drugs of that nature.”
Spicer referred a reporter who asked about increased enforcement around recreational marijuana to the Department of Justice. But he added, “I do believe that you’ll see greater enforcement of it.”
The statement sent a shock wave through the United States’ budding marijuana industry, which some analysts estimate could grow into a $24.5 billion business by 2025.
Under President Barack Obama, the Department of Justice left the enforcement of federal marijuana laws up to the states, allowing places like Colorado, Washington and Oregon to experiment with cannabis regulation. In an interview with the New Yorker published in early 2014, Obama famously said that he viewed marijuana as “a bad habit and a vice” but no more dangerous than alcohol.
“As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes that I smoked as a young person up through a big chunk of my adult life,” Obama said. “I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol.”
According to a recent Quinnipiac poll, 71 percent of Americans said they would oppose a federal crackdown on legal marijuana.
Before he was confirmed as attorney general, Sessions had told some members of the Senate that he would respect state laws and not change federal policy.
But earlier this week, Sessions told reporters that the Obama-era pot policy is under review.
“I’m definitely not a fan of expanded use of marijuana,” Sessions said, according to Politico. “States, they can pass the laws they choose. I would just say it does remain a violation of federal law to distribute marijuana throughout any place in the United States, whether a state legalizes it or not.”
Some lawmakers aren’t waiting around to find out whether a cannabis crackdown is coming.
Last week, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives (“Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017”) that would take marijuana off the federal controlled substances list — putting pot on par with alcohol and tobacco.
And in California, a bill introduced in the state Assembly would prevent state and local law enforcement agencies from using their resources to help federal authorities crack down on marijuana.
Source
Letter to Jeff Sessions requesting he back off raiding dispensaries
In a letter delivered to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, asked the Department of Justice to uphold the Obama administration’s policy allowing individual states to determine their own pot laws.
“We respectfully request that you uphold DOJ’s existing policy regarding states that have implemented strong and effective regulations for recreational marijuana use,” the senators wrote in the letter. “It is critical that states continue to implement these laws.”
The letter was cosigned by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J.; Patty Murray, D-Wash.; Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.; Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.; Ed Markey, D-Mass.; Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii; Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.; and Michael Bennet, D-Colo. — all Democrats and most from states where marijuana is legal.
It comes less than a week after White House press secretary Sean Spicer suggested that the administration may press for “greater enforcement” of federal pot laws.
“There’s a big difference between [medical marijuana] and recreational marijuana, and I think when you see something like the opioid addiction crisis blossoming in so many states around this country, the last thing we should be doing is encouraging people,” Spicer said Thursday. “There is still a federal law that we need to abide by in terms of recreational marijuana and other drugs of that nature.”
Spicer referred a reporter who asked about increased enforcement around recreational marijuana to the Department of Justice. But he added, “I do believe that you’ll see greater enforcement of it.”
The statement sent a shock wave through the United States’ budding marijuana industry, which some analysts estimate could grow into a $24.5 billion business by 2025.
Under President Barack Obama, the Department of Justice left the enforcement of federal marijuana laws up to the states, allowing places like Colorado, Washington and Oregon to experiment with cannabis regulation. In an interview with the New Yorker published in early 2014, Obama famously said that he viewed marijuana as “a bad habit and a vice” but no more dangerous than alcohol.
“As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes that I smoked as a young person up through a big chunk of my adult life,” Obama said. “I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol.”
According to a recent Quinnipiac poll, 71 percent of Americans said they would oppose a federal crackdown on legal marijuana.
Before he was confirmed as attorney general, Sessions had told some members of the Senate that he would respect state laws and not change federal policy.
But earlier this week, Sessions told reporters that the Obama-era pot policy is under review.
“I’m definitely not a fan of expanded use of marijuana,” Sessions said, according to Politico. “States, they can pass the laws they choose. I would just say it does remain a violation of federal law to distribute marijuana throughout any place in the United States, whether a state legalizes it or not.”
Some lawmakers aren’t waiting around to find out whether a cannabis crackdown is coming.
Last week, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives (“Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017”) that would take marijuana off the federal controlled substances list — putting pot on par with alcohol and tobacco.
And in California, a bill introduced in the state Assembly would prevent state and local law enforcement agencies from using their resources to help federal authorities crack down on marijuana.
Source
Letter to Jeff Sessions requesting he back off raiding dispensaries
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
2016 election results
First of all congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump. We men joined together to send Killary the evil witch packing. I don't know where she is going but I know one place she ain't going and that is back to the White House. Feminists were backing Hillary and they ate a big bowl of shit. The difference between the two rallies was as different as night and day. The Trump rally upbeat and optimistic while the Clinton rally you could here people crying.
Not only have we chosen a new President we have chosen to repeal old archaic marijuana laws. Five states have gone for full legalization: Arizona,California,Maine,Massachusetts and Nevada. While other states are trying to legalize medical marijuana: Arkansas,Florida,Montana and North Dakota. Only the proposition in Arizona went down in flames. All the rest past. Yesterday 4 out of 5 states told the federal government to stuff their prohibition and 4 states decided that they would give medical marijuana a try. Yesterday was truly an historic day.
Not only have we chosen a new President we have chosen to repeal old archaic marijuana laws. Five states have gone for full legalization: Arizona,California,Maine,Massachusetts and Nevada. While other states are trying to legalize medical marijuana: Arkansas,Florida,Montana and North Dakota. Only the proposition in Arizona went down in flames. All the rest past. Yesterday 4 out of 5 states told the federal government to stuff their prohibition and 4 states decided that they would give medical marijuana a try. Yesterday was truly an historic day.
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Meet the Marijuana Lifers California’s Prop 64 Could Set Free
California’s Proposition 64—The Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA)—is a 62-page manifesto of government over-regulation. But ultimately, as the founder and director of the Marijuana Lifer Project, a non-profit organization that advocates for federal prisoners serving life sentences, I decided to vote yes because the initiative does a lot of good.
Under Prop 64, most marijuana felonies in the state of California will become misdemeanors, and that applies retroactively. This means state marijuana prisoners get an immediate chance at release. But even beyond state prisoners, this law will also help some federal prisoners.
One such inmate is Corvain Cooper, 37, serving a sentence of life without parole (LWOP) for a nonviolent marijuana conspiracy. Two California state priors for marijuana helped prosecutors win that harsh sentence in federal court. However, if Prop 64 passes, Corvain’s prior felonies would become misdemeanors, and he would no longer qualify for a life sentence.
Corvain Cooper prays to be reunited with his family. Prop 64 could help him get out of jail.
“I pray every night for the passage of this law,” Cooper said. “My daughters are depending on it, and I am tired of lying to them about when I am coming home. I want people to understand that their vote can give so many people a second chance at life. It gives me a second chance at life, and gives my daughters a second chance to spend the rest of their lives with their dad.”
Prop 64 will also help medical marijuana provider and federal prisoner Dustin Costa, 70, who has a prior cultivation felony in California on his record. As a marijuana activist, Costa expressed reservations about the initiative, but like me, ultimately came down on the pro side.
“I haven’t read Prop 64, but from what I’ve heard, it is pretty restrictive,” said Costa. “Nevertheless, its passage would legalize a drug that has been maligned for upwards of a century. What that means is that the public will finally have the opportunity for a fact-based learning experience. As for Prop 64 not going far enough, I think a better way to view it is as a pathway to understanding and thus a baby step toward full acceptance. I would vote for it on that basis alone, despite its shortcomings.”
Corvain Cooper and Dustin Costa have vested interests in the passage of Prop 64, but I wondered how other federal marijuana inmates, who would not be directly impacted, felt about activists encouraging people to vote against a legalization bill, regardless of how bad the bill might be.
Paul Free and Corvain Cooper in USP Atwater where they are serving life without parole for nonviolent marijuana offenses.
Paul Free, 66, also serving LWOP in USP Atwater along with Corvain Cooper, believes Prop 64’s passage will hasten prohibition’s end.
“If California—a state that’s the 6th largest economy in the world—legalizes, the feds are going to have to do something,” Free said.
John Knock doesn’t deserve to live his life in a cage for pot.
John Knock, 69, a first time offender sentenced to TWO life sentences for marijuana, echoed those sentiments: “Old hippies tend to think things should be perfect. In politics, that just doesn’t happen. The sooner it is passed the better it will be for all.”
Edwin Rubis, 48, who has already served 18 years of a 40-year sentence, had strong opinions.
“I believe that activists who are willing to wait longer for a better bill are not participating in their call to legalize marijuana,” Rubis said. “Any step is progress and to take a neutral or negative stance only adds to the severity of injustice. Failure to act in the affirmative is to cede that marijuana should remain illegal and thus, those of us incarcerated remain as is.”
Edwin Rubis has already served 18 years in jail for cannabis. Waiting for a perfect initiative is not a luxury he can afford. It was difficult for the prisoners I spoke with, some of whom have been waiting decades for a chance at freedom, to understand how and why the issue of legalizing marijuana has become as contentious to cannabis activists in California as the presidential election is to the general public.
Waiting for perfect bills is simply not a luxury any of these men can afford.
John Knock summed up the perspective well.
“The Union was designed for one state to try something and the rest to learn from that,” he said. “Colorado did it and now it’s time for California to step up, even if it is not perfect. What, if anything, is?”
Source
Under Prop 64, most marijuana felonies in the state of California will become misdemeanors, and that applies retroactively. This means state marijuana prisoners get an immediate chance at release. But even beyond state prisoners, this law will also help some federal prisoners.
One such inmate is Corvain Cooper, 37, serving a sentence of life without parole (LWOP) for a nonviolent marijuana conspiracy. Two California state priors for marijuana helped prosecutors win that harsh sentence in federal court. However, if Prop 64 passes, Corvain’s prior felonies would become misdemeanors, and he would no longer qualify for a life sentence.
Corvain Cooper prays to be reunited with his family. Prop 64 could help him get out of jail.
“I pray every night for the passage of this law,” Cooper said. “My daughters are depending on it, and I am tired of lying to them about when I am coming home. I want people to understand that their vote can give so many people a second chance at life. It gives me a second chance at life, and gives my daughters a second chance to spend the rest of their lives with their dad.”
Prop 64 will also help medical marijuana provider and federal prisoner Dustin Costa, 70, who has a prior cultivation felony in California on his record. As a marijuana activist, Costa expressed reservations about the initiative, but like me, ultimately came down on the pro side.
“I haven’t read Prop 64, but from what I’ve heard, it is pretty restrictive,” said Costa. “Nevertheless, its passage would legalize a drug that has been maligned for upwards of a century. What that means is that the public will finally have the opportunity for a fact-based learning experience. As for Prop 64 not going far enough, I think a better way to view it is as a pathway to understanding and thus a baby step toward full acceptance. I would vote for it on that basis alone, despite its shortcomings.”
Corvain Cooper and Dustin Costa have vested interests in the passage of Prop 64, but I wondered how other federal marijuana inmates, who would not be directly impacted, felt about activists encouraging people to vote against a legalization bill, regardless of how bad the bill might be.
Paul Free and Corvain Cooper in USP Atwater where they are serving life without parole for nonviolent marijuana offenses.
Paul Free, 66, also serving LWOP in USP Atwater along with Corvain Cooper, believes Prop 64’s passage will hasten prohibition’s end.
“If California—a state that’s the 6th largest economy in the world—legalizes, the feds are going to have to do something,” Free said.
John Knock doesn’t deserve to live his life in a cage for pot.
John Knock, 69, a first time offender sentenced to TWO life sentences for marijuana, echoed those sentiments: “Old hippies tend to think things should be perfect. In politics, that just doesn’t happen. The sooner it is passed the better it will be for all.”
Edwin Rubis, 48, who has already served 18 years of a 40-year sentence, had strong opinions.
“I believe that activists who are willing to wait longer for a better bill are not participating in their call to legalize marijuana,” Rubis said. “Any step is progress and to take a neutral or negative stance only adds to the severity of injustice. Failure to act in the affirmative is to cede that marijuana should remain illegal and thus, those of us incarcerated remain as is.”
Edwin Rubis has already served 18 years in jail for cannabis. Waiting for a perfect initiative is not a luxury he can afford. It was difficult for the prisoners I spoke with, some of whom have been waiting decades for a chance at freedom, to understand how and why the issue of legalizing marijuana has become as contentious to cannabis activists in California as the presidential election is to the general public.
Waiting for perfect bills is simply not a luxury any of these men can afford.
John Knock summed up the perspective well.
“The Union was designed for one state to try something and the rest to learn from that,” he said. “Colorado did it and now it’s time for California to step up, even if it is not perfect. What, if anything, is?”
Source
Legalization takes a bite out of organized crime
As the flow of cartel brick weed into the U.S. dwindles to due further legalization measures, the phenomenon of smuggling California pot southbound to Mexico has arisen.
The abundance of high-quality legal marijuana in California has created a demand in Mexico that local cartels can’t supply with their own homegrown product, reports KQED.
“If you’re in Mexico, and you want the best marijuana out there, there’s only one place to get it,” said Matthew Shapiro, a San Diego-based attorney specializing in marijuana, to KQED. “There’s no such thing as high-quality Mexican weed.”
Although smuggling drugs from either side of the border is both illegal and risky, southbound smuggling into Mexico is much easier, as drivers can sometimes cross the Tijuana border without ever stopping for Mexican officials.
Experts on both sides of the border believe that the demand for California pot in Mexico will rise if the state passes the proposition 64 initiative to legalize recreational marijuana for adult use.
“They can get it easily in the U.S., and they bring it back with them in small quantities — generally for their own consumption,” clinic director Raul Palacios said to KQED. “I don’t doubt that they share it with their friends, but not on a large scale.”
American marijuana legalization efforts have already caused a sharp decline in Mexican drug cartel revenues, and California’s impending decision could drive cartels further down.
“Two or three years ago, a kilogram [2.2 pounds] of marijuana was worth $60 to $90,” a Mexican marijuana grower told NPR news in December 2014. “But now they’re paying us $30 to $40 a kilo. It’s a big difference. If the U.S. continues to legalize pot, they’ll run us into the ground.”
Source
The abundance of high-quality legal marijuana in California has created a demand in Mexico that local cartels can’t supply with their own homegrown product, reports KQED.
“If you’re in Mexico, and you want the best marijuana out there, there’s only one place to get it,” said Matthew Shapiro, a San Diego-based attorney specializing in marijuana, to KQED. “There’s no such thing as high-quality Mexican weed.”
Although smuggling drugs from either side of the border is both illegal and risky, southbound smuggling into Mexico is much easier, as drivers can sometimes cross the Tijuana border without ever stopping for Mexican officials.
Experts on both sides of the border believe that the demand for California pot in Mexico will rise if the state passes the proposition 64 initiative to legalize recreational marijuana for adult use.
“They can get it easily in the U.S., and they bring it back with them in small quantities — generally for their own consumption,” clinic director Raul Palacios said to KQED. “I don’t doubt that they share it with their friends, but not on a large scale.”
American marijuana legalization efforts have already caused a sharp decline in Mexican drug cartel revenues, and California’s impending decision could drive cartels further down.
“Two or three years ago, a kilogram [2.2 pounds] of marijuana was worth $60 to $90,” a Mexican marijuana grower told NPR news in December 2014. “But now they’re paying us $30 to $40 a kilo. It’s a big difference. If the U.S. continues to legalize pot, they’ll run us into the ground.”
Source
Monday, October 31, 2016
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Marijuana prohibitionists turn up the heat
Californians for Responsible Marijuana Reform:
Adelson, Schauer, Sabet...
Help us counter these big donors with your own contribution. Any amount helps.
These three are fiercely fighting against marijuana legalization and have personally given millions or have worked to raise millions against our efforts across the country.
Sheldon Adelson is the 12th richest person in America, Julie Schauer is a Pennsylvanian millionaire, and Kevin Sabet is the cofounder of the biggest anti-marijuana organization in the country. They are standing between us and victory on November 8th..
In 2010, legalization efforts failed in California because big opposition donors funded a flurry of negative and false advertisements right before the election. This year you can be sure they are mobilizing to do the same. We have to be prepared.
Do not let Prop 64 fail. Please contribute (or contribute again) to help support our outreach efforts in these final weeks.
Adelson, Schauer, Sabet...
Help us counter these big donors with your own contribution. Any amount helps.
These three are fiercely fighting against marijuana legalization and have personally given millions or have worked to raise millions against our efforts across the country.
Sheldon Adelson is the 12th richest person in America, Julie Schauer is a Pennsylvanian millionaire, and Kevin Sabet is the cofounder of the biggest anti-marijuana organization in the country. They are standing between us and victory on November 8th..
In 2010, legalization efforts failed in California because big opposition donors funded a flurry of negative and false advertisements right before the election. This year you can be sure they are mobilizing to do the same. We have to be prepared.
Do not let Prop 64 fail. Please contribute (or contribute again) to help support our outreach efforts in these final weeks.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Help support marijuana legalization in California
From Californians for Responsible Marijuana Reform:
The latest public poll by Survey USA has put support for Prop. 64 at only 51% with 9% undecided.
Help us fight to keep our lead in these last three weeks by donating.
We've been saying for a while, we can't let our guard down. As races often do in California, this one is becoming extremely close in the last weeks.
They're spending millions against us and it's showing. We need to come together and fight back.
Do not let Prop 64 fail. Please contribute (or contribute again) to help support our outreach efforts in these final weeks.
California is just one state that has marijuana measures on the ballot. There are Several that are for legalizing marijuana for medical or recreational use. Who are these prohibitions? Well,we have Patrick J. Kennedy who gets drunk and crashes his car into a barricade in Washington DC. Not only is Patrick J. Kennedy not arrested they don't even give him a breathalyzer. What did they give him? A ride home. He has also bragged that he has never worked hard in his life and is proud of it. I'm sure he views working people as peons. Prohibitionists are also lawbreakers themselves.
The latest public poll by Survey USA has put support for Prop. 64 at only 51% with 9% undecided.
Help us fight to keep our lead in these last three weeks by donating.
We've been saying for a while, we can't let our guard down. As races often do in California, this one is becoming extremely close in the last weeks.
They're spending millions against us and it's showing. We need to come together and fight back.
Do not let Prop 64 fail. Please contribute (or contribute again) to help support our outreach efforts in these final weeks.
California is just one state that has marijuana measures on the ballot. There are Several that are for legalizing marijuana for medical or recreational use. Who are these prohibitions? Well,we have Patrick J. Kennedy who gets drunk and crashes his car into a barricade in Washington DC. Not only is Patrick J. Kennedy not arrested they don't even give him a breathalyzer. What did they give him? A ride home. He has also bragged that he has never worked hard in his life and is proud of it. I'm sure he views working people as peons. Prohibitionists are also lawbreakers themselves.
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Prohibitionists spread lies about Prop. 64
From Californians for Responsible Marijuana Reform:
"You just have to put a little bit of doubt in people's minds, and they are movable."
That is what Kevin Sabet, one of the fiercest opponents of marijuana legalization in California and the country, said recently about his strategy to try and stop Prop 64 from passing this November.
Please help us counter their false advertisements by donating. Any amount you can send is tremendously beneficial to our campaign efforts.
If just 500 of our donors contribute $10 apiece, we will have enough for some major publicity or outreach. We hope you can help out.
So far, opposition groups led by Sabet have already succeeded in raising millions of dollars against us by spreading a variety of false claims about Prop 64 in order to scare voters. These claims that Prop 64 would allow companies to market cannabis to children or that the industry is trying to hook kids on pot lollipops and weed candy are downright lies and are tactics that should be beneath any campaign.
We must get the word out to stop the misinformation against us. Kevin Sabat and his millionaire friends will not cease until they torpedo all chances for marijuana reform.
Click here to give in support of Prop 64. We need to reach as many people as possible in the next few weeks before it is too late!
Thank you for your support.
First of all if you are a California resident here is the truth about Prop. 64 and children. Who are these prohibitionists you may ask? I'll be more than happy to answer your question. Here are great examples of prohibitionists. Whom they truly are.
"You just have to put a little bit of doubt in people's minds, and they are movable."
That is what Kevin Sabet, one of the fiercest opponents of marijuana legalization in California and the country, said recently about his strategy to try and stop Prop 64 from passing this November.
Please help us counter their false advertisements by donating. Any amount you can send is tremendously beneficial to our campaign efforts.
If just 500 of our donors contribute $10 apiece, we will have enough for some major publicity or outreach. We hope you can help out.
So far, opposition groups led by Sabet have already succeeded in raising millions of dollars against us by spreading a variety of false claims about Prop 64 in order to scare voters. These claims that Prop 64 would allow companies to market cannabis to children or that the industry is trying to hook kids on pot lollipops and weed candy are downright lies and are tactics that should be beneath any campaign.
We must get the word out to stop the misinformation against us. Kevin Sabat and his millionaire friends will not cease until they torpedo all chances for marijuana reform.
Click here to give in support of Prop 64. We need to reach as many people as possible in the next few weeks before it is too late!
Thank you for your support.
First of all if you are a California resident here is the truth about Prop. 64 and children. Who are these prohibitionists you may ask? I'll be more than happy to answer your question. Here are great examples of prohibitionists. Whom they truly are.
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Millionaire tries to thwart the marijuana legalization movement in California
From Californians for Responsible Marijuana Reform:
It was reported that a single Pennsylvanian millionaire gave a whopping $1.3 million to groups in California opposing Proposition 64.
However, there is also a complaint with the Fair Political Practices Commission as to whether this money was donated illegally. The commission will determine if the opposition's funds are within the rules, but in the meantime, we need to redouble our efforts.
Will you help counter this major influx of money to our opponents by making an immediate donation here?
I have no doubt that we will pass Prop 64 and legalize marijuana for adult use in California if we can come together at this moment. The opposition may be well-funded, but we know we are on the right side of this battle and history.
Please help us get this done: Donate now to support our campaign to legalize marijuana for adult use. Any amount helps.
Thank you,
Lynne Lyman
Californians for Responsible Marijuana Reform
Paid for by Californians for Responsible Marijuana Reform, Sponsored by Drug Policy Action, 1330 Broadway Suite 1426, Oakland CA 94612
It was reported that a single Pennsylvanian millionaire gave a whopping $1.3 million to groups in California opposing Proposition 64.
However, there is also a complaint with the Fair Political Practices Commission as to whether this money was donated illegally. The commission will determine if the opposition's funds are within the rules, but in the meantime, we need to redouble our efforts.
Will you help counter this major influx of money to our opponents by making an immediate donation here?
I have no doubt that we will pass Prop 64 and legalize marijuana for adult use in California if we can come together at this moment. The opposition may be well-funded, but we know we are on the right side of this battle and history.
Please help us get this done: Donate now to support our campaign to legalize marijuana for adult use. Any amount helps.
Thank you,
Lynne Lyman
Californians for Responsible Marijuana Reform
Paid for by Californians for Responsible Marijuana Reform, Sponsored by Drug Policy Action, 1330 Broadway Suite 1426, Oakland CA 94612
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
S.B. 443 would rein in civil asset forfeiture abuses in California
From CREDO:
Protect and serve. That’s the role police are supposed to play in our communities. Stealing from innocent Americans? Not so much.
Unfortunately, an unjust, racist policy called civil asset forfeiture encourages police in California to do just that – seize property and cash that is allegedly associated with a crime and keep the assets whether or not anyone is charged or convicted. 1 Those assets go into a “slush fund,” and can be used for almost anything, from armored cars and new technology to luxury vehicles and vacations for law enforcement officers.2 It sends the message to law enforcement: Need money? Just seize some assets.3
Here’s a true story of civil asset forfeiture in action: A taco truck owner is pulled over by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. When questioned, he is honest about the fact that he is carrying a large sum of money from his legal business. Officers find no evidence of a crime. The man is not arrested, or even charged with a crime. Despite the fact that he has done nothing wrong, the police seize $10,000 dollars from this man. Even with a lawyer, he is never able to navigate the legal channels effectively enough to get his assets back. This happens to thousands of Californians every year, especially to people of color and people living in poverty. California police pocketed nearly $600 million from civil asset forfeiture between 2006 and 2013. Instead of a tool to undermine drug organizations, this form of state-sanctioned robbery is employed as a routine funding source.
Tell the California Legislature: Vote yes on SB 443, to help rein in civil asset forfeiture abuse by law enforcement in California.
The civil asset forfeiture laws we know today were originally designed to take down drug "kingpins," but they have morphed into what amounts to legalized theft by the police.4
The majority of people who have their possessions stolen by law enforcement never even have charges brought against them. At the federal level, 87 percent of cases where assets are seized are civil, not criminal.5 That means that the program isn’t punishing criminals or keeping them off the street, it is simply allowing police to profit off of Americans, especially people who are living in poverty or people of color.
The man who had $10,000 stolen from him was able to hire a lawyer, but was eventually advised by his attorney to drop the case because of the expense, and because what starts as asset forfeiture has been known to morph into more serious situations when challenged – like deportation investigations of undocumented people or their relatives.6 The risk that comes with fighting law enforcement, plus the incredible expense of pursuing justice through the legal system, makes communities of color and low-income communities particularly vulnerable to civil asset forfeiture.
California made changes to limit civil asset forfeiture almost 20 years ago, but police departments have found, and are exploiting, a loophole: the federal "Equitable Sharing Program."7 The state’s heavy participation in that program brings over $50 million in profit to the state every year, making California the second highest state in the country in civil asset forfeiture profits.8 SB 443 would close those loopholes and rein in civil asset forfeiture abuse by law enforcement in California.
Tell the California Legislature: Policing for profit is unacceptable. Vote yes on SB 443. Click the link to sign the petition.
Citations are on the same page you sign the petition.
Protect and serve. That’s the role police are supposed to play in our communities. Stealing from innocent Americans? Not so much.
Unfortunately, an unjust, racist policy called civil asset forfeiture encourages police in California to do just that – seize property and cash that is allegedly associated with a crime and keep the assets whether or not anyone is charged or convicted. 1 Those assets go into a “slush fund,” and can be used for almost anything, from armored cars and new technology to luxury vehicles and vacations for law enforcement officers.2 It sends the message to law enforcement: Need money? Just seize some assets.3
Here’s a true story of civil asset forfeiture in action: A taco truck owner is pulled over by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. When questioned, he is honest about the fact that he is carrying a large sum of money from his legal business. Officers find no evidence of a crime. The man is not arrested, or even charged with a crime. Despite the fact that he has done nothing wrong, the police seize $10,000 dollars from this man. Even with a lawyer, he is never able to navigate the legal channels effectively enough to get his assets back. This happens to thousands of Californians every year, especially to people of color and people living in poverty. California police pocketed nearly $600 million from civil asset forfeiture between 2006 and 2013. Instead of a tool to undermine drug organizations, this form of state-sanctioned robbery is employed as a routine funding source.
Tell the California Legislature: Vote yes on SB 443, to help rein in civil asset forfeiture abuse by law enforcement in California.
The civil asset forfeiture laws we know today were originally designed to take down drug "kingpins," but they have morphed into what amounts to legalized theft by the police.4
The majority of people who have their possessions stolen by law enforcement never even have charges brought against them. At the federal level, 87 percent of cases where assets are seized are civil, not criminal.5 That means that the program isn’t punishing criminals or keeping them off the street, it is simply allowing police to profit off of Americans, especially people who are living in poverty or people of color.
The man who had $10,000 stolen from him was able to hire a lawyer, but was eventually advised by his attorney to drop the case because of the expense, and because what starts as asset forfeiture has been known to morph into more serious situations when challenged – like deportation investigations of undocumented people or their relatives.6 The risk that comes with fighting law enforcement, plus the incredible expense of pursuing justice through the legal system, makes communities of color and low-income communities particularly vulnerable to civil asset forfeiture.
California made changes to limit civil asset forfeiture almost 20 years ago, but police departments have found, and are exploiting, a loophole: the federal "Equitable Sharing Program."7 The state’s heavy participation in that program brings over $50 million in profit to the state every year, making California the second highest state in the country in civil asset forfeiture profits.8 SB 443 would close those loopholes and rein in civil asset forfeiture abuse by law enforcement in California.
Tell the California Legislature: Policing for profit is unacceptable. Vote yes on SB 443. Click the link to sign the petition.
Citations are on the same page you sign the petition.
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Support the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA)
From Let's Get It Right,California:
It's official.
The primary election is over, and that means the next time Californians head to the polls this November, we'll be voting on the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. Our campaign is reaching a new phase as we work to end marijuana prohibition once and for all in our state. And we need you to join us.
The campaign is about to speed up in a big way. In just weeks, we'll start knocking on doors, calling voters, and begin fighting for every vote. And more exciting news -- we just launched a brand-new website!
Let's Get It Right California website screenshot
Take a look at our new website today -- and forward this email to your friends and family to make sure they’ve seen it too!
Our new website is going to be the digital hub of our outreach efforts, a home base for new supporters to learn more about the AUMA, and an action center for people who want to get more involved in the campaign.
That's why we need you not only to explore our new website, but to send it along to everyone you know who's voting in the November election.
Since the primary is over, our opponents are only going to kick their attacks on us into higher gear. In fact, they just launched their own deceptive, misleading website to try to sway the public against us -- and we need your support to make sure they don't succeed.
Check out our new website and forward this email to make sure your friends and family are ready to end California’s marijuana prohibition!
I'm excited to get this started.
Brian Brokaw
Campaign Manager
Let's Get It Right California
California is on the edge of saying good bye to a law rooted in racism and embracing legalization that is the gateway to a greater understanding. The only problems associated with marijuana are legal ones. If it weren't for this stupid law there would be no destroyed lives due to police raids and families broken up with children placed in CPS custody. It's time to say good riddance to bad rubbish and say good bye to marijuana prohibition in the Golden State. So if you are a California resident or legally able to vote in California and you are tired of marijuana prohibition in that state you may want to support AUMA.
The facts about AUMA.
It's official.
The primary election is over, and that means the next time Californians head to the polls this November, we'll be voting on the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. Our campaign is reaching a new phase as we work to end marijuana prohibition once and for all in our state. And we need you to join us.
The campaign is about to speed up in a big way. In just weeks, we'll start knocking on doors, calling voters, and begin fighting for every vote. And more exciting news -- we just launched a brand-new website!
Let's Get It Right California website screenshot
Take a look at our new website today -- and forward this email to your friends and family to make sure they’ve seen it too!
Our new website is going to be the digital hub of our outreach efforts, a home base for new supporters to learn more about the AUMA, and an action center for people who want to get more involved in the campaign.
That's why we need you not only to explore our new website, but to send it along to everyone you know who's voting in the November election.
Since the primary is over, our opponents are only going to kick their attacks on us into higher gear. In fact, they just launched their own deceptive, misleading website to try to sway the public against us -- and we need your support to make sure they don't succeed.
Check out our new website and forward this email to make sure your friends and family are ready to end California’s marijuana prohibition!
I'm excited to get this started.
Brian Brokaw
Campaign Manager
Let's Get It Right California
California is on the edge of saying good bye to a law rooted in racism and embracing legalization that is the gateway to a greater understanding. The only problems associated with marijuana are legal ones. If it weren't for this stupid law there would be no destroyed lives due to police raids and families broken up with children placed in CPS custody. It's time to say good riddance to bad rubbish and say good bye to marijuana prohibition in the Golden State. So if you are a California resident or legally able to vote in California and you are tired of marijuana prohibition in that state you may want to support AUMA.
The facts about AUMA.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Help fight Garland's bid for the Supreme Court
From The National Right To Work Committee:
Barack Obama is plotting to cripple the fight to protect worker freedom by installing Merrick Garland, a Big Labor approved justice on the Supreme Court.
And to make matters worse, as many as 16 Republicans may be wavering on their commitment to block Garland's nomination by agreeing to meet with Obama's nominee.
The consequences of Republicans folding on their pledge to block Garland's nomination would be disastrous.
A recent 4-4 split vote in the Friedrichs case left a lower court ruling in place upholding forced-union dues.
The California teachers fighting to be free from the clutches of union bosses and their forced dues scheme petitioned the Court to rehear their case.
Observers believe the Supreme Court could take up the case again as soon as next year.
But if Republicans wilt under Big Labor's pressure campaign, Garland is very likely to vote with the Court's four liberal justices to deliver a gut-punch to the worker freedom movement.
That's why I'm asking for your immediate help.
Your National Right to Work Committee has launched a "Stop the Obama Takeover" Banner Bomb to raise $30,000 by May 1st to blanket the states of wavering Senators with ads urging them to live up to their word and block Garland's nomination.
A 5-4 ruling in favor of forced-dues is not even the worst decision that a Big-Labor dominated Supreme Court could hand down.
Recently, liberal law professors bragged that a pro Big Labor Supreme Court majority could rule Right to Work itself as unconstitutional.
And now, one Wisconsin judge just handed the nation a peek at the future of Right to Work if Barack Obama gets his way and installs a pro-Big Labor nominee on the Supreme Court.
The judge's ruling struck down the state's Right to Work law by agreeing with Big Labor's lawyers that the state of Wisconsin cannot protect employees from union bosses who threaten to have them fired for refusing to pay dues or fees to a union they don't support.
If Barack Obama's union label nominee, Merrick Garland, is confirmed to the Supreme Court, I'm afraid his record proves he could very well cast the deciding vote to eliminate Right to Work laws across the country.
His 20 year record on the D.C. Court of Appeals reveals his Big Labor bias.
In fact, in two cases he sided against workers represented by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation.
He even voted to gut the Supreme Court's decision in the Beck case, which allows workers to opt-out of paying the portion of their dues that funds union politics.
And AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka heaped praise upon Garland and called his pro-Big Labor credentials "impeccable."
That's why I was so disturbed by the news some Republicans might be faltering on their commitment to block Garland's nomination.
So I'm asking you to chip in a contribution to the "Stop the Obama Takeover" Banner Bomb right away.
Your generous support will help your National Right to Work Committee launch a targeted online advertising campaign in states like Arkansas, Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire and Ohio urging their senators to stand firm on their commitment to block Garland's nomination.
With the November elections around the corner, Big Labor is cranking up the pressure on Republicans in the Senate to confirm Garland.
And unless Right to Work supporters across America rise up in opposition, I'm afraid of what may happen.
The good news is, despite the union boss arm-twisting, at least one Republican responded to the grassroots uprising against Garland's nomination and reversed course on his intention to hold hearings on the Garland nomination.
I'm convinced you and I have a chance to hold the line against Garland's nomination.
But that is going to require a megaphone to compete with Big Labor.
That's why I'm asking you to chip in and support the "Stop the Obama Takeover" Banner Bomb.
Your contribution will allow your National Right to Work Committee to gin up grassroots pressure in targeted states by blanketing the Internet and social media with ads urging key Senators to hold the line against the Garland nomination.
This won't be easy -- or cheap.
That's why we have until May 1st to raise the $30,000 necessary to fund this crucial program.
So please chip in a contribution before the deadline and help your National Right to Work Committee fight back against Big Labor's court-packing scheme.
Sincerely,
Mark Mix
President, National Right to Work
P.S. Barack Obama is plotting to cripple the fight to protect worker freedom by installing Merrick Garland, a Big Labor approved Justice on the Supreme Court.
And to make matters worse, as many as 16 Republicans may be wavering on their commitment to block Garland's nomination by agreeing to meet with Obama's nominee.
So your National Right to Work Committee has launched a "Stop the Obama Takeover" Banner Bomb to raise $30,000 by May 1st to blanket the states of wavering senators with ads urging them to live up to their word and block Garland's nomination.
Please chip in a contribution before the May 1st deadline and help turn up the pressure on key senators to hold firm on their pledge to block the Garland nomination.
Barack Obama is plotting to cripple the fight to protect worker freedom by installing Merrick Garland, a Big Labor approved justice on the Supreme Court.
And to make matters worse, as many as 16 Republicans may be wavering on their commitment to block Garland's nomination by agreeing to meet with Obama's nominee.
The consequences of Republicans folding on their pledge to block Garland's nomination would be disastrous.
A recent 4-4 split vote in the Friedrichs case left a lower court ruling in place upholding forced-union dues.
The California teachers fighting to be free from the clutches of union bosses and their forced dues scheme petitioned the Court to rehear their case.
Observers believe the Supreme Court could take up the case again as soon as next year.
But if Republicans wilt under Big Labor's pressure campaign, Garland is very likely to vote with the Court's four liberal justices to deliver a gut-punch to the worker freedom movement.
That's why I'm asking for your immediate help.
Your National Right to Work Committee has launched a "Stop the Obama Takeover" Banner Bomb to raise $30,000 by May 1st to blanket the states of wavering Senators with ads urging them to live up to their word and block Garland's nomination.
A 5-4 ruling in favor of forced-dues is not even the worst decision that a Big-Labor dominated Supreme Court could hand down.
Recently, liberal law professors bragged that a pro Big Labor Supreme Court majority could rule Right to Work itself as unconstitutional.
And now, one Wisconsin judge just handed the nation a peek at the future of Right to Work if Barack Obama gets his way and installs a pro-Big Labor nominee on the Supreme Court.
The judge's ruling struck down the state's Right to Work law by agreeing with Big Labor's lawyers that the state of Wisconsin cannot protect employees from union bosses who threaten to have them fired for refusing to pay dues or fees to a union they don't support.
If Barack Obama's union label nominee, Merrick Garland, is confirmed to the Supreme Court, I'm afraid his record proves he could very well cast the deciding vote to eliminate Right to Work laws across the country.
His 20 year record on the D.C. Court of Appeals reveals his Big Labor bias.
In fact, in two cases he sided against workers represented by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation.
He even voted to gut the Supreme Court's decision in the Beck case, which allows workers to opt-out of paying the portion of their dues that funds union politics.
And AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka heaped praise upon Garland and called his pro-Big Labor credentials "impeccable."
That's why I was so disturbed by the news some Republicans might be faltering on their commitment to block Garland's nomination.
So I'm asking you to chip in a contribution to the "Stop the Obama Takeover" Banner Bomb right away.
Your generous support will help your National Right to Work Committee launch a targeted online advertising campaign in states like Arkansas, Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire and Ohio urging their senators to stand firm on their commitment to block Garland's nomination.
With the November elections around the corner, Big Labor is cranking up the pressure on Republicans in the Senate to confirm Garland.
And unless Right to Work supporters across America rise up in opposition, I'm afraid of what may happen.
The good news is, despite the union boss arm-twisting, at least one Republican responded to the grassroots uprising against Garland's nomination and reversed course on his intention to hold hearings on the Garland nomination.
I'm convinced you and I have a chance to hold the line against Garland's nomination.
But that is going to require a megaphone to compete with Big Labor.
That's why I'm asking you to chip in and support the "Stop the Obama Takeover" Banner Bomb.
Your contribution will allow your National Right to Work Committee to gin up grassroots pressure in targeted states by blanketing the Internet and social media with ads urging key Senators to hold the line against the Garland nomination.
This won't be easy -- or cheap.
That's why we have until May 1st to raise the $30,000 necessary to fund this crucial program.
So please chip in a contribution before the deadline and help your National Right to Work Committee fight back against Big Labor's court-packing scheme.
Sincerely,
Mark Mix
President, National Right to Work
P.S. Barack Obama is plotting to cripple the fight to protect worker freedom by installing Merrick Garland, a Big Labor approved Justice on the Supreme Court.
And to make matters worse, as many as 16 Republicans may be wavering on their commitment to block Garland's nomination by agreeing to meet with Obama's nominee.
So your National Right to Work Committee has launched a "Stop the Obama Takeover" Banner Bomb to raise $30,000 by May 1st to blanket the states of wavering senators with ads urging them to live up to their word and block Garland's nomination.
Please chip in a contribution before the May 1st deadline and help turn up the pressure on key senators to hold firm on their pledge to block the Garland nomination.
Friday, December 4, 2015
Rand Paul wants to stop the left from confiscating your gun
From Rand Paul 2016:
To the national media and Big Government pals, the script is always the same.
Even before facts rolled in about yesterday's horrific shootings in San Bernardino, California that left 14 dead and 17 more wounded, Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama were loudly calling for new gun control schemes.
And the front page of at least one major newspaper this morning says I'm to blame for standing up to past anti-gun measures in Washington, D.C.!
They're exploiting the deaths of innocent Americans to further their plans to dismantle the 2nd Amendment, destroy conservatives, and as we saw today, attack faith and prayer. The victims are just another helpful talking point to the left.
All of this sickens me to the core.
The families of those who died or were wounded deserve more than this.
But all is fair in the liberal war against the Constitution.
And I know more is coming... I know those who try to twist every tragedy to push their Big Government, anti-gun political agenda are not going to give up.
They think our freedom is to blame for every bad that happens. And their proposed solution to every problem is more government -- more liberalism.
I'm not playing by their rules.
And those who are serious about restoring this country can't afford to either.
As we pray for those who lost loved ones yesterday, I'm afraid we must also brace for yesterday's attacks to be compounded with attacks on our liberty.
They've already started. And it's going to get worse.
In Liberty,
Rand Paul
To donate
To the national media and Big Government pals, the script is always the same.
Even before facts rolled in about yesterday's horrific shootings in San Bernardino, California that left 14 dead and 17 more wounded, Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama were loudly calling for new gun control schemes.
And the front page of at least one major newspaper this morning says I'm to blame for standing up to past anti-gun measures in Washington, D.C.!
They're exploiting the deaths of innocent Americans to further their plans to dismantle the 2nd Amendment, destroy conservatives, and as we saw today, attack faith and prayer. The victims are just another helpful talking point to the left.
All of this sickens me to the core.
The families of those who died or were wounded deserve more than this.
But all is fair in the liberal war against the Constitution.
And I know more is coming... I know those who try to twist every tragedy to push their Big Government, anti-gun political agenda are not going to give up.
They think our freedom is to blame for every bad that happens. And their proposed solution to every problem is more government -- more liberalism.
I'm not playing by their rules.
And those who are serious about restoring this country can't afford to either.
As we pray for those who lost loved ones yesterday, I'm afraid we must also brace for yesterday's attacks to be compounded with attacks on our liberty.
They've already started. And it's going to get worse.
In Liberty,
Rand Paul
To donate
Monday, June 9, 2014
Obama wants your guns
From The National Association For Gun Rights
After the recent California tragedy, a new fight over gun control is headed to Congress.
The absolutely critical 2014 elections are right around the corner, as well.
I could go on and on about why the National Association for Gun Rights’ Fill the Ranks FRONTLINE DEFENDER Push is so critical and why -- with the big giveaway we’re conducting right now -- there’s NEVER been a better time to sign up.
But don’t take my word for it.
Just listen to what the most pro-gun Members of Congress are saying . . .
“Without NAGR’s bare-knuckled, no-compromise tactics, I believe President Obama would have already succeeded in ramming gun control into law.”
-- U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)
“National Association for Gun Rights’ FRONTLINE DEFENDERS continue to play a key role in the protection of our gun rights.”
-- U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)
“I’ve seen the National Association for Gun Rights’ effectiveness fighting the Obama administrations attempted gun grabs . . .
“The best way you can be part of this winning team is by signing up as a National Association for Gun Rights FRONTLINE DEFENDER monthly contributor.”
-- U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
I’m looking for as many patriots as possible to sign up for the National Association for Gun Rights’ FRONTLINE DEFENDER monthly-contributor program.
Can I count on you?
If you sign up today -- for as little as $10 per month – or $0.33 per day, your name will automatically be entered to win a Daniel Defense AR-15 with EOtech sights.
Not only that, but you’ll also be entered to win an all-expense-paid trip to the National Association for Gun Rights’ annual machine-gun shoot!
I’ll tell you more about that shortly.
But first let me explain exactly why this is so important . . .
The truth is, FRONTLINE DEFENDER monthly contributors are the National Association for Gun Rights’ backbone for three very important reasons:
1)FRONTLINE DEFENDERS’ monthly support means I don’t have to waste critical time raising money in order to respond to anti-gun legislative attacks.
Fights move at lightening speed in today’s political environment. Failure to remain on guard is a recipe for sure defeat in both federal and state legislative fights;
2)FRONTLINE DEFENDERS’ monthly support means I have some idea of future resources.
Quite simply, that means I’m never forced to “hold back” in a make-or-break fight. It also means I’m able to lay the groundwork for taking back Second Amendment freedoms we’ve lost over the years;
3)FRONTLINE DEFENDERS’ monthly support ensures the gun-grabbers WILL be held accountable this November for all their outrageous attacks on our gun rights.
Whether or not Harry Reid keeps his Senate Majority Leader position could hinge on just a handful of U.S. Senate races this election year. Any one of them could turn on a dime.
FRONTLINE DEFENDERS’ monthly support will help me ensure anti-gun politicians will have NOWHERE to hide from their records this November.
FRONTLINE DEFENDERS’ monthly support means I can respond to anti-gun threats like these at the drop of a hat.
Now is the best time to sign up as a FRONTLINE DEFENDER monthly-contributor.
To show you just how critical this program is, if you sign up today you’ll be automatically entered to win a top-of-the-line Daniel Defense AR-15 with EOtech sights.
But that’s not all.
By signing up right now, you’ll also be entered to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Colorado the weekend of July 26 for you and a spouse or friend.
There, you’ll visit National Association for Gun Rights headquarters, meet my staff and join us for our annual machine gun shoot.
Most Americans have never shot real machine guns because of the draconian laws and regulations that cover their ownership and use.
But now is your chance.
The FRONTLINE DEFENDER monthly-contributor program is the only one that I give away gifts for.
Signing up is fast, easy, safe and secure.
I know you’ll enjoy the gifts.
But most of all, I know you’ll enjoy the peace of mind knowing you’re doing all you can to protect the Second Amendment.
So please, CLICK HERE to sign up today.
Thanks for all you do!
For Freedom,
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Dudley Brown
Executive Vice President
P.S. If you sign up as a FRONTLINE DEFENDER monthly-contributor right now, you’ll automatically be entered to win a Daniel Defense AR-15 AND an all-expenses-paid trip to Colorado to join the National Association for Gun Rights staff for our annual machine gun shoot.
Can you spare just $0.33 per day to defend our Second Amendment rights?
After the recent California tragedy, a new fight over gun control is headed to Congress.
The absolutely critical 2014 elections are right around the corner, as well.
I could go on and on about why the National Association for Gun Rights’ Fill the Ranks FRONTLINE DEFENDER Push is so critical and why -- with the big giveaway we’re conducting right now -- there’s NEVER been a better time to sign up.
But don’t take my word for it.
Just listen to what the most pro-gun Members of Congress are saying . . .
“Without NAGR’s bare-knuckled, no-compromise tactics, I believe President Obama would have already succeeded in ramming gun control into law.”
-- U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)
“National Association for Gun Rights’ FRONTLINE DEFENDERS continue to play a key role in the protection of our gun rights.”
-- U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)
“I’ve seen the National Association for Gun Rights’ effectiveness fighting the Obama administrations attempted gun grabs . . .
“The best way you can be part of this winning team is by signing up as a National Association for Gun Rights FRONTLINE DEFENDER monthly contributor.”
-- U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
I’m looking for as many patriots as possible to sign up for the National Association for Gun Rights’ FRONTLINE DEFENDER monthly-contributor program.
Can I count on you?
If you sign up today -- for as little as $10 per month – or $0.33 per day, your name will automatically be entered to win a Daniel Defense AR-15 with EOtech sights.
Not only that, but you’ll also be entered to win an all-expense-paid trip to the National Association for Gun Rights’ annual machine-gun shoot!
I’ll tell you more about that shortly.
But first let me explain exactly why this is so important . . .
The truth is, FRONTLINE DEFENDER monthly contributors are the National Association for Gun Rights’ backbone for three very important reasons:
1)FRONTLINE DEFENDERS’ monthly support means I don’t have to waste critical time raising money in order to respond to anti-gun legislative attacks.
Fights move at lightening speed in today’s political environment. Failure to remain on guard is a recipe for sure defeat in both federal and state legislative fights;
2)FRONTLINE DEFENDERS’ monthly support means I have some idea of future resources.
Quite simply, that means I’m never forced to “hold back” in a make-or-break fight. It also means I’m able to lay the groundwork for taking back Second Amendment freedoms we’ve lost over the years;
3)FRONTLINE DEFENDERS’ monthly support ensures the gun-grabbers WILL be held accountable this November for all their outrageous attacks on our gun rights.
Whether or not Harry Reid keeps his Senate Majority Leader position could hinge on just a handful of U.S. Senate races this election year. Any one of them could turn on a dime.
FRONTLINE DEFENDERS’ monthly support will help me ensure anti-gun politicians will have NOWHERE to hide from their records this November.
FRONTLINE DEFENDERS’ monthly support means I can respond to anti-gun threats like these at the drop of a hat.
Now is the best time to sign up as a FRONTLINE DEFENDER monthly-contributor.
To show you just how critical this program is, if you sign up today you’ll be automatically entered to win a top-of-the-line Daniel Defense AR-15 with EOtech sights.
But that’s not all.
By signing up right now, you’ll also be entered to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Colorado the weekend of July 26 for you and a spouse or friend.
There, you’ll visit National Association for Gun Rights headquarters, meet my staff and join us for our annual machine gun shoot.
Most Americans have never shot real machine guns because of the draconian laws and regulations that cover their ownership and use.
But now is your chance.
The FRONTLINE DEFENDER monthly-contributor program is the only one that I give away gifts for.
Signing up is fast, easy, safe and secure.
I know you’ll enjoy the gifts.
But most of all, I know you’ll enjoy the peace of mind knowing you’re doing all you can to protect the Second Amendment.
So please, CLICK HERE to sign up today.
Thanks for all you do!
For Freedom,
signature
Dudley Brown
Executive Vice President
P.S. If you sign up as a FRONTLINE DEFENDER monthly-contributor right now, you’ll automatically be entered to win a Daniel Defense AR-15 AND an all-expenses-paid trip to Colorado to join the National Association for Gun Rights staff for our annual machine gun shoot.
Can you spare just $0.33 per day to defend our Second Amendment rights?
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