From Campaign For Liberty:
The tax-hikers are furious at you!
That's because -- thanks to our dedicated supporters -- Campaign for Liberty has prevented the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate from passing in the Lame-Duck Congress.
Thank you!
As you know, Congress' lame-duck session is a dangerous time -- when Liberty is most vulnerable to attack!
When Congressmen don't have to worry about re-election, they're most vulnerable to trading votes for personal gain.
But Campaign for Liberty and its supporters overwhelmed Congress with a barrage of phone calls and tens of thousands of fax-petitions.
With your help Campaign for Liberty made it impossible for Congressmen to ignore their constituents.
The National Internet Sales Tax Mandate is backed by some of the most powerful special interests in the country, making Campaign for Liberty's success is all the more remarkable.
And Campaign for Liberty was the only organization to mobilize opposition against this tax.
On Friday, I heard from a Congressional staffer whose boss shares our opposition to the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate:
"Campaign for Liberty has been crucial in the battle to stop the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate. Please make sure your members know how crucial their efforts were in stopping this new tax!"
Even in the face of behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing, Campaign for Liberty managed to prevent the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate from even hitting the House or Senate floors!
But none of this would have been possible without the support of Liberty-minded individuals like you.
This is an enormous victory for Liberty, and one that sends a message to Big Government cronies trying to sneak legislation through back channels.
While this is certainly a cause for celebration, it's equally important we don't let our guard down.
There will always be Big Government shills trying to make their fortunes by restricting our liberties, and while we may have sent them packing this time...
...They are still skulking in the shadows, waiting for the next opportunity to chip away at our Constitutional rights and line their pockets.
That's why I want to say "Thank You!" But I also hope that you will continue to stand with Campaign for Liberty.
Without Liberty-minded individuals like you, Big Government lobbyists would be the ones celebrating today.
It has been a long, hard road but thanks to hard-working activists like you, we earned victory over the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate.
I hope we can count on your support in the future.
Thank you for all that you've done.
In Liberty,
Norm Singleton
President
P.S. With the support of Liberty-minded individuals like you, Campaign for Liberty has claimed victory over the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate!
Campaign for Liberty overwhelmed Congress with a barrage of phone calls and tens of thousands of fax-petitions.
As the only voice on Capitol Hill decrying the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate, Campaign for Liberty made it impossible for Congressmen to ignore their constituents.
Although this is a huge victory for Liberty, it is important that we don't rest on our laurels.
With Big Government lobbyists already plotting their next assault on our Constitutional rights, I hope you'll consider chipping in $25 or $10 to help us prepare for the coming battles in 2017.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Congress wants to tax the internet
From Ron Paul at Campaign For Liberty:
You and I fought long and hard...
We thought it was defeated...
But now it's back from the dead -- and it's coming for YOU!
No, I am not talking zombies or vampires.
I'm talking about the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate!
For three years, Campaign for Liberty members have stopped every attempt to pass legislation imposing new taxes and regulations on the Internet...
But, like deranged mad scientists, the Big Government, big business cabal in Congress will not let the Monster stay dead.
They are lurking in the shadows, waiting for the lame-duck session of Congress where they plan to ram the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate into law.
Taking cues from a Scooby Doo villain, they've disguised the Monster as a "compromise" that protects small businesses and consumers.
But when our gang rips that mask off, all versions of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate still:
***Raise prices on online goods
***Force businesses to comply with out-of-state tax laws
***Impose new regulations on the Internet that could prevent development of the next Amazon or eBay
This is a treat for the special interests...
But a trick for the American people!
I'm confident you and I can slay the Internet Sales Tax Mandate monster once again.
But we need to act now!
So please sign your "No Lame-Duck Internet Sales Tax Mandate" petition to your Representative and Senators today.
Right now, members of Congress are explicitly sensitive to the views of the people...
So if they see anti-Internet Sales Tax petitions coming into their offices in the days before the election, they are more likely to stand with us in opposition to taxing the Internet.
It is vital we get as many Representatives and Senators as possible on record in opposition to the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate before Congress returns for the lame-duck session.
I don't want to scare you, but...
The fact is, the powerful forces behind the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate are closer than ever to victory.
You see, earlier this year, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell -- the ringleader of the Internet Sales Tax Mandate in the Senate -- promised they would vote on the bill in 2016.
Senator McConnell has yet to fulfill his promise, most likely because he did not want to force vulnerable Republican Senators to choose between the people and the special interests before the election.
But in the lame-duck, he will think he is safe to move this bill since the people are burned out on politics and too busy with the holidays to pay attention to Congress.
So we must let Senator McConnell and his colleagues know that we are not going to back down -- instead, we will keep the heat on the Senate through the lame-duck!
But the Senate is not our only, or even our main, threat.
House Speaker Paul Ryan has recently endorsed the version of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate that has been proposed by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte.
Ryan and Goodlatte claim their plan is "fair" to small businesses, even though -- unlike the Senate plan -- this bill does not include a small business exemption from the mandate.
And even if the Ryan-Goodlate plan is fair for business, it's not fair for consumers!
Like every other version of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate, the Ryan-Goodlate plan raises prices on your online purchases.
But unlike other versions, the Ryan-Goodlatte plan doesn't even exempt small businesses from the mandate!
The Ryan-Goodlatte plan also imposes a complex and costly tax collection scheme on online commerce.
Proponents of the Ryan-Goodlate plan claim that these costs will be borne by state governments.
But you and I know that state-level bureaucrats and politicians will find a way to make sure the costs are "passed along" to consumers and taxpayers.
The Ryan-Goodlatte plan rewards tax-hungry governors and state legislators by giving them a fresh source of revenue, allowing them to continue their fiscally irresponsible ways.
This will only make the inevitable day of reckoning all the more painful.
Now, Capitol Hill sources have told me that Goodlatte is working with House supporters of the Senate version of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate to find a "compromise" version of the legislation.
And you know that President Obama will be doing all he can to help broker such a compromise.
He would love to add "signed the National Internet Sales Tax Law" to his list of "accomplishments."
The good news is, Paul Ryan has not made any public pledges to vote on the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate.
If he knows that we will not accept any phony "compromise" that burdens the Internet with taxes and regulations, he will likely back down on his plan.
So please sign your "No Lame-Duck Internet Sales Tax" petition to your Representative and Senators asking them to publicly pledge to oppose any version of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate in the lame-duck session.
And please make a generous contribution of $15, $10, or $5 to help Campaign for Liberty mobilize more Americans in opposition to the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate.
With your support, we will be able to contact thousands more anti-tax Americans in the weeks before the elections and keep the heat on Congress during the lame-duck session.
If funds permit, Campaign for Liberty will also run ads targeting wavering politicians across the Internet and social media.
In order to defeat the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate, you and I will need to keep the pressure on Congress from now until the end of the lame-duck.
But in order to do that, C4L will need resources we simply do not have.
While Campaign for Liberty's financial position has improved over the last few months, we still do not have the resources to even plan, much less run, the type of intensive, month-long program it will take to guarantee our success over the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate.
So if you can, please make a generous contribution of $15.
I know that is a lot, but with Paul Ryan now pushing a version of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate, and with Mitch McConnell's pledge to act on it, the threat that a tax-free Internet could become a thing of the past is closer than ever.
So if $15 is too much, is there any way I can count on you for a special contribution of $10?
If we raise the resources this month, Campaign for Liberty can ramp up its efforts to get Representatives on record opposing the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate by running hard-hitting Internet ads before the election.
So if $10 is too much, could you make a contribution of $5?
And whatever you contribute, please make sure you sign your "No Lame-Duck Internet Sales Tax Mandate" petition to your Representative and Senators.
In Liberty,
Ron Paul
Chairman
P.S. Like mad scientists in a bad horror movie, special interests and their Congressional allies are reviving the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate for passage in the lame-duck session.
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell promised Senate action, and House Speaker Paul Ryan is now pushing a new version of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate.
If they get their way, online commerce could soon be crippled with taxes and regulations.
That's why you and I must turn up the heat on Congress starting now -- when they are listening especially closely to grassroots activists.
Please sign your "No Lame-Duck Internet Sales Tax Mandate" petition to your Representative and Senators demanding they pledge to oppose any legislation containing any version of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate in the lame-duck session.
You and I fought long and hard...
We thought it was defeated...
But now it's back from the dead -- and it's coming for YOU!
No, I am not talking zombies or vampires.
I'm talking about the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate!
For three years, Campaign for Liberty members have stopped every attempt to pass legislation imposing new taxes and regulations on the Internet...
But, like deranged mad scientists, the Big Government, big business cabal in Congress will not let the Monster stay dead.
They are lurking in the shadows, waiting for the lame-duck session of Congress where they plan to ram the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate into law.
Taking cues from a Scooby Doo villain, they've disguised the Monster as a "compromise" that protects small businesses and consumers.
But when our gang rips that mask off, all versions of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate still:
***Raise prices on online goods
***Force businesses to comply with out-of-state tax laws
***Impose new regulations on the Internet that could prevent development of the next Amazon or eBay
This is a treat for the special interests...
But a trick for the American people!
I'm confident you and I can slay the Internet Sales Tax Mandate monster once again.
But we need to act now!
So please sign your "No Lame-Duck Internet Sales Tax Mandate" petition to your Representative and Senators today.
Right now, members of Congress are explicitly sensitive to the views of the people...
So if they see anti-Internet Sales Tax petitions coming into their offices in the days before the election, they are more likely to stand with us in opposition to taxing the Internet.
It is vital we get as many Representatives and Senators as possible on record in opposition to the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate before Congress returns for the lame-duck session.
I don't want to scare you, but...
The fact is, the powerful forces behind the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate are closer than ever to victory.
You see, earlier this year, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell -- the ringleader of the Internet Sales Tax Mandate in the Senate -- promised they would vote on the bill in 2016.
Senator McConnell has yet to fulfill his promise, most likely because he did not want to force vulnerable Republican Senators to choose between the people and the special interests before the election.
But in the lame-duck, he will think he is safe to move this bill since the people are burned out on politics and too busy with the holidays to pay attention to Congress.
So we must let Senator McConnell and his colleagues know that we are not going to back down -- instead, we will keep the heat on the Senate through the lame-duck!
But the Senate is not our only, or even our main, threat.
House Speaker Paul Ryan has recently endorsed the version of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate that has been proposed by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte.
Ryan and Goodlatte claim their plan is "fair" to small businesses, even though -- unlike the Senate plan -- this bill does not include a small business exemption from the mandate.
And even if the Ryan-Goodlate plan is fair for business, it's not fair for consumers!
Like every other version of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate, the Ryan-Goodlate plan raises prices on your online purchases.
But unlike other versions, the Ryan-Goodlatte plan doesn't even exempt small businesses from the mandate!
The Ryan-Goodlatte plan also imposes a complex and costly tax collection scheme on online commerce.
Proponents of the Ryan-Goodlate plan claim that these costs will be borne by state governments.
But you and I know that state-level bureaucrats and politicians will find a way to make sure the costs are "passed along" to consumers and taxpayers.
The Ryan-Goodlatte plan rewards tax-hungry governors and state legislators by giving them a fresh source of revenue, allowing them to continue their fiscally irresponsible ways.
This will only make the inevitable day of reckoning all the more painful.
Now, Capitol Hill sources have told me that Goodlatte is working with House supporters of the Senate version of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate to find a "compromise" version of the legislation.
And you know that President Obama will be doing all he can to help broker such a compromise.
He would love to add "signed the National Internet Sales Tax Law" to his list of "accomplishments."
The good news is, Paul Ryan has not made any public pledges to vote on the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate.
If he knows that we will not accept any phony "compromise" that burdens the Internet with taxes and regulations, he will likely back down on his plan.
So please sign your "No Lame-Duck Internet Sales Tax" petition to your Representative and Senators asking them to publicly pledge to oppose any version of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate in the lame-duck session.
And please make a generous contribution of $15, $10, or $5 to help Campaign for Liberty mobilize more Americans in opposition to the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate.
With your support, we will be able to contact thousands more anti-tax Americans in the weeks before the elections and keep the heat on Congress during the lame-duck session.
If funds permit, Campaign for Liberty will also run ads targeting wavering politicians across the Internet and social media.
In order to defeat the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate, you and I will need to keep the pressure on Congress from now until the end of the lame-duck.
But in order to do that, C4L will need resources we simply do not have.
While Campaign for Liberty's financial position has improved over the last few months, we still do not have the resources to even plan, much less run, the type of intensive, month-long program it will take to guarantee our success over the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate.
So if you can, please make a generous contribution of $15.
I know that is a lot, but with Paul Ryan now pushing a version of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate, and with Mitch McConnell's pledge to act on it, the threat that a tax-free Internet could become a thing of the past is closer than ever.
So if $15 is too much, is there any way I can count on you for a special contribution of $10?
If we raise the resources this month, Campaign for Liberty can ramp up its efforts to get Representatives on record opposing the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate by running hard-hitting Internet ads before the election.
So if $10 is too much, could you make a contribution of $5?
And whatever you contribute, please make sure you sign your "No Lame-Duck Internet Sales Tax Mandate" petition to your Representative and Senators.
In Liberty,
Ron Paul
Chairman
P.S. Like mad scientists in a bad horror movie, special interests and their Congressional allies are reviving the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate for passage in the lame-duck session.
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell promised Senate action, and House Speaker Paul Ryan is now pushing a new version of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate.
If they get their way, online commerce could soon be crippled with taxes and regulations.
That's why you and I must turn up the heat on Congress starting now -- when they are listening especially closely to grassroots activists.
Please sign your "No Lame-Duck Internet Sales Tax Mandate" petition to your Representative and Senators demanding they pledge to oppose any legislation containing any version of the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate in the lame-duck session.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
The Senate is trying to sneak through the National Internet Tax Mandate
From Campaign For Liberty:
Unless you and I act now, the National Internet Tax Mandate could sail through the Senate, the House, and into law before the end of the month!
Campaign for Liberty members continue to keep the National Internet Tax Mandate from even being considered by the House of Representatives, but the powerful special interests behind it have not given up their efforts to raise the price of every good you buy online.
Campaign for Liberty staff have heard that a “bipartisan” group of Senators—led by Big Government Republican Mike Enzi and Big Government Democrat Dick Durbin—are trying to attach the National Internet Tax Mandate to the “must-pass” Highway Appropriations bill.
Their hope is that if they can attach the Internet sales tax to the Highway bill the House leadership will ram the Internet sales tax into law rather than risk even a temporary shutdown of federally-funded highway programs.
It seems like a full-proof plan, but there is one thing the statists are not counting on…
The same thing that has blocked every other scheme to sneak the National Internet Tax Mandate into law...
Campaign for Liberty members like you!
If we let the Senate know the people are watching, and oppose any attempts to pass the National Internet Tax Mandate, we can stop this deal!
So please call your Senators today and tell them to vote NO all votes to attach the National Internet Tax Mandate to highway funding.
The Senate could begin consideration of the highway bill as early as tommorow, so it is vital you call your Senators NOW.
Again, Senators Mike Enzi, Dick Durbin, and the special interests behind the National Internet Tax Mandate, hope that by attaching the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate to the Highway Funding bill they will provide “cover” to pro-Internet Sales Tax and waiving politicians.
If this passes, those who voted for it will say they had no choice…
They will say they had to impose new taxes and regulations on the Internet, otherwise highway construction would have come to a standstill, and millions of Americans would have been thrown out of work (and those Senators who opposed the deal would have antagonized powerful labor unions and business lobbyists).
We have come too far in our battle to keep the Internet tax free to be defeated by a sleazy deal like this!
The only way to stop this deal is to make sure the Senate knows we are on to their scheme and we will not let them get away with it.
So please take a moment today to call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on any Highway bill that contains the National Internet Tax Mandate!
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could move the Highway bill to the Senate floor as early as tomorrow, so please contact your Senators immediately!
If passed, the National Internet Tax Mandate will:
•Raise prices on everything you buy online;
•Provide big-spending governors with new bailout money through the federal government imposing more taxes on their citizens; Violate the principle of “No Taxation without Representation” by allowing state legislatures to raise taxes on individuals and businesses located out of state, with little, if any, recourse against politicians who hike tax rates;
•Free tax collectors in one state to pursue retailers across state line;
•Allow government bureaucrats from all fifty states to examine every Internet purchase you make in order to ensure you are complying with the National Internet Tax Mandate;
•And make it easier for the Federal Government to sic the IRS on the Internet!
The National Internet Tax Mandate’s incentive to raise sales taxes will lead to an explosion of already out-of-control state budgets.
Even worse, the massive cost of complying with the National Internet Tax Mandate could drive many smaller Internet companies out of business... and discourage the creation of the next Amazon.com.
So please call your senators and tell them to oppose any legislation containing the National Internet Tax Mandate... including the Highway Appropriations bill.
But most importantly, please contact your senators IMMEDIATELY.
In Liberty,
John Tate
President
P.S. Senators Mike Enzi and Dick Durbin are leading a “bipartisan” group of Senators in trying to sneak the National Internet Tax Mandate onto a “must-pass” Highway Appropriations bill.
This sleazy deal is designed to provide cover for pro-Internet sales tax politicians who can claim that they “had” to vote for National Internet Tax Mandate or else shut down highway construction.
Please call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on all votes on legislation adding the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate to the highway funding bill.
And if you can please chip in $50, $25, or even $10 to help Campaign for Liberty efforts to stop the National Internet Tax Mandate.
Unless you and I act now, the National Internet Tax Mandate could sail through the Senate, the House, and into law before the end of the month!
Campaign for Liberty members continue to keep the National Internet Tax Mandate from even being considered by the House of Representatives, but the powerful special interests behind it have not given up their efforts to raise the price of every good you buy online.
Campaign for Liberty staff have heard that a “bipartisan” group of Senators—led by Big Government Republican Mike Enzi and Big Government Democrat Dick Durbin—are trying to attach the National Internet Tax Mandate to the “must-pass” Highway Appropriations bill.
Their hope is that if they can attach the Internet sales tax to the Highway bill the House leadership will ram the Internet sales tax into law rather than risk even a temporary shutdown of federally-funded highway programs.
It seems like a full-proof plan, but there is one thing the statists are not counting on…
The same thing that has blocked every other scheme to sneak the National Internet Tax Mandate into law...
Campaign for Liberty members like you!
If we let the Senate know the people are watching, and oppose any attempts to pass the National Internet Tax Mandate, we can stop this deal!
So please call your Senators today and tell them to vote NO all votes to attach the National Internet Tax Mandate to highway funding.
The Senate could begin consideration of the highway bill as early as tommorow, so it is vital you call your Senators NOW.
Again, Senators Mike Enzi, Dick Durbin, and the special interests behind the National Internet Tax Mandate, hope that by attaching the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate to the Highway Funding bill they will provide “cover” to pro-Internet Sales Tax and waiving politicians.
If this passes, those who voted for it will say they had no choice…
They will say they had to impose new taxes and regulations on the Internet, otherwise highway construction would have come to a standstill, and millions of Americans would have been thrown out of work (and those Senators who opposed the deal would have antagonized powerful labor unions and business lobbyists).
We have come too far in our battle to keep the Internet tax free to be defeated by a sleazy deal like this!
The only way to stop this deal is to make sure the Senate knows we are on to their scheme and we will not let them get away with it.
So please take a moment today to call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on any Highway bill that contains the National Internet Tax Mandate!
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could move the Highway bill to the Senate floor as early as tomorrow, so please contact your Senators immediately!
If passed, the National Internet Tax Mandate will:
•Raise prices on everything you buy online;
•Provide big-spending governors with new bailout money through the federal government imposing more taxes on their citizens; Violate the principle of “No Taxation without Representation” by allowing state legislatures to raise taxes on individuals and businesses located out of state, with little, if any, recourse against politicians who hike tax rates;
•Free tax collectors in one state to pursue retailers across state line;
•Allow government bureaucrats from all fifty states to examine every Internet purchase you make in order to ensure you are complying with the National Internet Tax Mandate;
•And make it easier for the Federal Government to sic the IRS on the Internet!
The National Internet Tax Mandate’s incentive to raise sales taxes will lead to an explosion of already out-of-control state budgets.
Even worse, the massive cost of complying with the National Internet Tax Mandate could drive many smaller Internet companies out of business... and discourage the creation of the next Amazon.com.
So please call your senators and tell them to oppose any legislation containing the National Internet Tax Mandate... including the Highway Appropriations bill.
But most importantly, please contact your senators IMMEDIATELY.
In Liberty,
John Tate
President
P.S. Senators Mike Enzi and Dick Durbin are leading a “bipartisan” group of Senators in trying to sneak the National Internet Tax Mandate onto a “must-pass” Highway Appropriations bill.
This sleazy deal is designed to provide cover for pro-Internet sales tax politicians who can claim that they “had” to vote for National Internet Tax Mandate or else shut down highway construction.
Please call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on all votes on legislation adding the National Internet Sales Tax Mandate to the highway funding bill.
And if you can please chip in $50, $25, or even $10 to help Campaign for Liberty efforts to stop the National Internet Tax Mandate.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Defeat the Internet Sales Tax
From The National League of Taxpayers:
I’m back in D.C. and ready to do everything in my power to stop the Internet Sales Tax ambush.
But I can’t do it alone.
Organizations like the National League of Taxpayers play a critical role in defeating bad legislation.
That’s why I was excited to hear about their plan to generate a groundswell of grassroots opposition against the Internet Sales Tax.
But they need your help to make it happen.
They’ve set a goal to raise $20,000 by Monday to fund this critical program.
I hope you will help them reach this goal.
Whether you can give $30, $20, or $10, you help will make a difference.
For freedom,
Congressman Steve Stockman
I’m back in D.C. and ready to do everything in my power to stop the Internet Sales Tax ambush.
But I can’t do it alone.
Organizations like the National League of Taxpayers play a critical role in defeating bad legislation.
That’s why I was excited to hear about their plan to generate a groundswell of grassroots opposition against the Internet Sales Tax.
But they need your help to make it happen.
They’ve set a goal to raise $20,000 by Monday to fund this critical program.
I hope you will help them reach this goal.
Whether you can give $30, $20, or $10, you help will make a difference.
For freedom,
Congressman Steve Stockman
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Turn up the heat on audit the fed,national internet tax mandate
From Campaign For Liberty:
I’m nervous. . .
Shortly before the House adjourned for the August recess, Campaign for Liberty received word that House Leadership was planning to schedule a roll call vote on Audit the Fed in September.
Yet we are hearing from Capitol Hill sources that House Leadership may cut short the already limited number of days they will spend in D.C. this September, so they will look to rush through their remaining agenda.
I’m nervous because, with a suddenly shifting schedule, we could have only a day or two’s notice before the vote happens!
So C4L must be able to instantly place intense heat on wavering representatives in key House districts through email, Facebook and Google ads, and more to make sure this vote is as successful – or even stronger – than our 2012 results.
And if we win again in the House, we need to immediately use the victory to turn up the heat on Harry Reid’s vulnerable Senate cronies, who are facing difficult elections, and force them to publicly choose between Reid, the special interests, and the banksters, or the nearly 75% of Americans who support Audit the Fed.
In order to take such quick action, Campaign for Liberty must have the necessary funds ready to draw on right away.
And right now, we simply do not have those funds.
Will you please make a special emergency contribution of $30, $20, or $10 to help us have the resources to implement a full rapid response plan at literally a moment’s notice?
I know I’ve asked a lot from you this year, but we can’t afford to lose our best opportunity to not only once again pass Audit the Fed through the House but finally force Harry Reid to act.
With public discontent growing over ObamaCare, continuing high unemployment, and skyrocketing grocery prices, the last thing Reid’s vulnerable Senate cronies need is attention focused on how they are helping him block efforts to bring transparency to the institution responsible for so many of America’s economic problems: the Federal Reserve.
But unless we have the resources to quickly maximize pressure on the Senate if Audit the Fed passes the House, those senators may not feel enough heat to abandon Reid and the banksters!
So please support our rapid response efforts with your most generous contribution of $30, $20, or $10.
Audit the Fed is not the only issue that C4L must be prepared to fight on at a moment’s notice in September.
The coalition of powerful special interests and big-spending, tax-hungry politicians has not yet given up plans to sneak the National Internet Tax Mandate through Congress, including by attaching it to the moratorium on Internet access taxes.
The Senate could vote on attaching the National Internet Tax Mandate to the moratorium bill at any time next month, and if it passes there, we may only have hours to stop it in the House.
In addition, there is a strong possibility that Harry Reid will cut a deal with House Leadership to ram through a “Continuing Resolution” increasing government spending on programs including ObamaCare.
There are also reports that the Continuing Resolution may even include an extension of the Export-Import Bank.
Like Audit the Fed and the Internet Tax Mandate, the Continuing Resolution fight could be a very quick one, requiring us to have to immediately spring into action.
But right now, we do not have the funds to do everything needed in even one of these battles, much less all three.
So please support our efforts with a special contribution of $30, if you can today.
Having the resources right on hand is critical to ensure we accomplish our goals this fall, so if $30 is too much, can I count on you for a contribution of $20 or even $10?
We also want to ensure our 2014 Candidate Survey Program can run at full strength so the public can know where their candidates stand on key liberty issues.
A successful survey program is key to building on our successes in 2015 and beyond.
But if we are forced to drain our bank accounts to pass Audit the Fed, block the National Internet Tax Mandate, and stop the GOP leadership from once again caving to President Obama and Senator Reid, we will not be able to run our survey program at maximum capacity.
As you can see, the next month presents us with both challenges and opportunities to advance our agenda.
Unless we are prepared to take advantage of our upcoming window, however, the statists could succeed in not just continuing to block Audit the Fed but also in tightening control over the Internet and once again increasing spending and debt.
Please help Campaign for Liberty fight back with your most generous contribution of $30, $20, or $10 today.
Thank you for standing with us!
In Liberty,
John Tate
President
P.S. This September, Campaign for Liberty must be prepared to act on a moment’s notice on Audit the Fed, the National Internet Tax Mandate, and more.
If we can win on Audit the Fed again in the House, we need to immediately turn up the pressure on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his cronies to finally hold a Senate roll call vote.
But right now, we simply do not have the funds to do everything necessary on Audit the Fed, especially if we have to also fight other emergency battles in what could be a rushed congressional session.
So please help us ensure Campaign for Liberty can successfully advance Audit the Fed while beating back any last-minute attempt to expand government by making your most generous contribution of $30, $20, or $10 today!
I’m nervous. . .
Shortly before the House adjourned for the August recess, Campaign for Liberty received word that House Leadership was planning to schedule a roll call vote on Audit the Fed in September.
Yet we are hearing from Capitol Hill sources that House Leadership may cut short the already limited number of days they will spend in D.C. this September, so they will look to rush through their remaining agenda.
I’m nervous because, with a suddenly shifting schedule, we could have only a day or two’s notice before the vote happens!
So C4L must be able to instantly place intense heat on wavering representatives in key House districts through email, Facebook and Google ads, and more to make sure this vote is as successful – or even stronger – than our 2012 results.
And if we win again in the House, we need to immediately use the victory to turn up the heat on Harry Reid’s vulnerable Senate cronies, who are facing difficult elections, and force them to publicly choose between Reid, the special interests, and the banksters, or the nearly 75% of Americans who support Audit the Fed.
In order to take such quick action, Campaign for Liberty must have the necessary funds ready to draw on right away.
And right now, we simply do not have those funds.
Will you please make a special emergency contribution of $30, $20, or $10 to help us have the resources to implement a full rapid response plan at literally a moment’s notice?
I know I’ve asked a lot from you this year, but we can’t afford to lose our best opportunity to not only once again pass Audit the Fed through the House but finally force Harry Reid to act.
With public discontent growing over ObamaCare, continuing high unemployment, and skyrocketing grocery prices, the last thing Reid’s vulnerable Senate cronies need is attention focused on how they are helping him block efforts to bring transparency to the institution responsible for so many of America’s economic problems: the Federal Reserve.
But unless we have the resources to quickly maximize pressure on the Senate if Audit the Fed passes the House, those senators may not feel enough heat to abandon Reid and the banksters!
So please support our rapid response efforts with your most generous contribution of $30, $20, or $10.
Audit the Fed is not the only issue that C4L must be prepared to fight on at a moment’s notice in September.
The coalition of powerful special interests and big-spending, tax-hungry politicians has not yet given up plans to sneak the National Internet Tax Mandate through Congress, including by attaching it to the moratorium on Internet access taxes.
The Senate could vote on attaching the National Internet Tax Mandate to the moratorium bill at any time next month, and if it passes there, we may only have hours to stop it in the House.
In addition, there is a strong possibility that Harry Reid will cut a deal with House Leadership to ram through a “Continuing Resolution” increasing government spending on programs including ObamaCare.
There are also reports that the Continuing Resolution may even include an extension of the Export-Import Bank.
Like Audit the Fed and the Internet Tax Mandate, the Continuing Resolution fight could be a very quick one, requiring us to have to immediately spring into action.
But right now, we do not have the funds to do everything needed in even one of these battles, much less all three.
So please support our efforts with a special contribution of $30, if you can today.
Having the resources right on hand is critical to ensure we accomplish our goals this fall, so if $30 is too much, can I count on you for a contribution of $20 or even $10?
We also want to ensure our 2014 Candidate Survey Program can run at full strength so the public can know where their candidates stand on key liberty issues.
A successful survey program is key to building on our successes in 2015 and beyond.
But if we are forced to drain our bank accounts to pass Audit the Fed, block the National Internet Tax Mandate, and stop the GOP leadership from once again caving to President Obama and Senator Reid, we will not be able to run our survey program at maximum capacity.
As you can see, the next month presents us with both challenges and opportunities to advance our agenda.
Unless we are prepared to take advantage of our upcoming window, however, the statists could succeed in not just continuing to block Audit the Fed but also in tightening control over the Internet and once again increasing spending and debt.
Please help Campaign for Liberty fight back with your most generous contribution of $30, $20, or $10 today.
Thank you for standing with us!
In Liberty,
John Tate
President
P.S. This September, Campaign for Liberty must be prepared to act on a moment’s notice on Audit the Fed, the National Internet Tax Mandate, and more.
If we can win on Audit the Fed again in the House, we need to immediately turn up the pressure on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his cronies to finally hold a Senate roll call vote.
But right now, we simply do not have the funds to do everything necessary on Audit the Fed, especially if we have to also fight other emergency battles in what could be a rushed congressional session.
So please help us ensure Campaign for Liberty can successfully advance Audit the Fed while beating back any last-minute attempt to expand government by making your most generous contribution of $30, $20, or $10 today!
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Defeat the Internet Tax Mandate
From Campaign For Liberty:
Harry Reid and big-spending, high-tax statists in BOTH parties have already RAMMED the National Internet Tax Mandate through the Senate.
And without C4L members' continued action, it could be gaveled through the House and sent to Barack Obama’s desk for his guaranteed signature.
So it’s absolutely critical you sign the petition I've made up for you DEMANDING Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor KILL the National Internet Tax Mandate in the House.
I'll give you the link shortly, but first let me explain exactly why this is so important...
Currently, because of the Founders' vision for our country, states are "laboratories" - free to set their own tax policies.
High-tax, big-spending, highly regulatory state governments send businesses and citizens alike fleeing across state lines in search of more liberty.
But under the National Internet Tax Mandate scheme, the statists are setting the stage to bring it all to a crashing halt.
Under the National Internet Tax Mandate:
*** All Americans would pay more for the “privilege” of shopping online, as big-spending governors of BOTH parties work with the federal government to implement the Mandate.
Big-spending governors are running their states into bankruptcy, and - instead of reducing spending - they want Congress to force YOU to bail them out with Internet sales tax revenue!
*** Tax collectors in one state would now be free to pursue retailers across state lines.
For example, if a customer in New York makes a purchase from an online retailer in Texas, that retailer MUST collect New York's exorbitant sales taxes and send them to New York's tax collection agencies;
*** New and higher taxes would CRUSH economic growth and set the stage for massive new regulations that threaten the very existence of the Internet.
Make no mistake.
This is all bad enough on its face.
But it's hardly the end of it.
You and I both know, under the guise of "national security," establishment bureaucrats are already feverishly looking for new ways to trace, track, and register all Americans' online activity.
What you read. What you buy. What videos you watch. What you write about THEM.
Now the one-world socialists at the United Nations want in on the action, as well.
In fact, the U.N. has already drafted a new "Telecommunications Treaty" to impose restrictive regulations, global CENSORSHIP, and a massive new tax on all Internet operations.
If ratified by the United States Senate, the United Nations' Treaty could give control of the Internet to U.N. bureaucrats.
Ultimately, the U.N. hopes to use this scheme to take a tax bite out of the TRILLIONS of dollars exchanging hands via Internet commerce - money that will make the U.N. a true world government.
And this National Internet Tax Mandate is playing right into their hands.
That's why it's so critical you sign your No Internet Tax petition and make your most generous contribution of $100, $50, or $35 to C4L IMMEDIATELY.
Even if you can only chip in $20 or $10, it will make a tremendous difference.
Just like the Wall Street bailouts and the "deal" over the debt ceiling during the so-called "government shutdown," this National Internet Tax Mandate is "bipartisan" to its core.
And statists in BOTH parties are determined to RAM this scheme into law.
Governors from all over the country who literally CANNOT wait to get more tax money are busy bending the ears of Congress.
And with big spenders in BOTH parties lining up in support of increasing government control over the Internet, I’m afraid this legislation - or some sort of so-called "compromise" - could make it through the House unless you act today.
Will you stand by while the big taxers grab yet more tax dollars from hardworking Americans?
Do you simply shrug your shoulders at the thought of United Nations global socialists shutting down the free flow of information worldwide?
Or will you help me FIGHT BACK?
Please take a moment to sign your petition DEMANDING Bob Goodlatte, Eric Cantor, and John Boehner kill the National Internet Tax IMMEDIATELY.
And if you can, please make your most generous contribution to C4L TODAY.
Your generosity will help me alert hundreds of thousands of Americans to this critical fight and stop the National Internet Tax Mandate.
C4L will use mail, email, and hard-hitting Internet ads - and even newspaper, radio, and TV ads, if necessary.
And with the fight going on right now, this won't be cheap.
But it will be what it takes to win.
During the Senate fight over the National Internet Tax Mandate, Campaign for Liberty generated phone calls and thousands of petitions in opposition to taxing the Internet.
When the fight began, the statists thought they could ram their bill through the Senate with as many as 90 votes.
Capitol Hill insiders have told me and my staff that Campaign for Liberty's efforts were the key to changing the minds of many senators and making sure the bill passed in the Senate with far fewer votes than expected - greatly helping stall the bill's momentum.
If you and I can generate this type of massive pressure on the U.S. House, I'm confident we can DEFEAT the statists' attempt to get more of your money through the Internet.
So in addition to signing your petition, won't you please agree to your most generous contribution of $100, $50, or $35 IMMEDIATELY?
Even if all you can do is chip in $10 or $20 to this fight, please do so right away.
There's no time to waste.
In Liberty,
John Tate
President
P.S. Members of BOTH parties in Congress are working to unleash a new National Internet Tax Mandate.
If passed, the National Internet Tax Mandate would hand the federal government massive new controls over state tax policies, setting the stage for government at all levels to take another helping of your money via the Internet.
That's why it's critical you sign the petition DEMANDING House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, House Speaker John Boehner, and Majority Leader Eric Cantor kill the National Internet Tax Mandate. And please make your most generous contribution of $100, $50, or $35 to C4L IMMEDIATELY.
Even if all you can do is chip in $10 or $20 to this fight, please do so right away.
Harry Reid and big-spending, high-tax statists in BOTH parties have already RAMMED the National Internet Tax Mandate through the Senate.
And without C4L members' continued action, it could be gaveled through the House and sent to Barack Obama’s desk for his guaranteed signature.
So it’s absolutely critical you sign the petition I've made up for you DEMANDING Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor KILL the National Internet Tax Mandate in the House.
I'll give you the link shortly, but first let me explain exactly why this is so important...
Currently, because of the Founders' vision for our country, states are "laboratories" - free to set their own tax policies.
High-tax, big-spending, highly regulatory state governments send businesses and citizens alike fleeing across state lines in search of more liberty.
But under the National Internet Tax Mandate scheme, the statists are setting the stage to bring it all to a crashing halt.
Under the National Internet Tax Mandate:
*** All Americans would pay more for the “privilege” of shopping online, as big-spending governors of BOTH parties work with the federal government to implement the Mandate.
Big-spending governors are running their states into bankruptcy, and - instead of reducing spending - they want Congress to force YOU to bail them out with Internet sales tax revenue!
*** Tax collectors in one state would now be free to pursue retailers across state lines.
For example, if a customer in New York makes a purchase from an online retailer in Texas, that retailer MUST collect New York's exorbitant sales taxes and send them to New York's tax collection agencies;
*** New and higher taxes would CRUSH economic growth and set the stage for massive new regulations that threaten the very existence of the Internet.
Make no mistake.
This is all bad enough on its face.
But it's hardly the end of it.
You and I both know, under the guise of "national security," establishment bureaucrats are already feverishly looking for new ways to trace, track, and register all Americans' online activity.
What you read. What you buy. What videos you watch. What you write about THEM.
Now the one-world socialists at the United Nations want in on the action, as well.
In fact, the U.N. has already drafted a new "Telecommunications Treaty" to impose restrictive regulations, global CENSORSHIP, and a massive new tax on all Internet operations.
If ratified by the United States Senate, the United Nations' Treaty could give control of the Internet to U.N. bureaucrats.
Ultimately, the U.N. hopes to use this scheme to take a tax bite out of the TRILLIONS of dollars exchanging hands via Internet commerce - money that will make the U.N. a true world government.
And this National Internet Tax Mandate is playing right into their hands.
That's why it's so critical you sign your No Internet Tax petition and make your most generous contribution of $100, $50, or $35 to C4L IMMEDIATELY.
Even if you can only chip in $20 or $10, it will make a tremendous difference.
Just like the Wall Street bailouts and the "deal" over the debt ceiling during the so-called "government shutdown," this National Internet Tax Mandate is "bipartisan" to its core.
And statists in BOTH parties are determined to RAM this scheme into law.
Governors from all over the country who literally CANNOT wait to get more tax money are busy bending the ears of Congress.
And with big spenders in BOTH parties lining up in support of increasing government control over the Internet, I’m afraid this legislation - or some sort of so-called "compromise" - could make it through the House unless you act today.
Will you stand by while the big taxers grab yet more tax dollars from hardworking Americans?
Do you simply shrug your shoulders at the thought of United Nations global socialists shutting down the free flow of information worldwide?
Or will you help me FIGHT BACK?
Please take a moment to sign your petition DEMANDING Bob Goodlatte, Eric Cantor, and John Boehner kill the National Internet Tax IMMEDIATELY.
And if you can, please make your most generous contribution to C4L TODAY.
Your generosity will help me alert hundreds of thousands of Americans to this critical fight and stop the National Internet Tax Mandate.
C4L will use mail, email, and hard-hitting Internet ads - and even newspaper, radio, and TV ads, if necessary.
And with the fight going on right now, this won't be cheap.
But it will be what it takes to win.
During the Senate fight over the National Internet Tax Mandate, Campaign for Liberty generated phone calls and thousands of petitions in opposition to taxing the Internet.
When the fight began, the statists thought they could ram their bill through the Senate with as many as 90 votes.
Capitol Hill insiders have told me and my staff that Campaign for Liberty's efforts were the key to changing the minds of many senators and making sure the bill passed in the Senate with far fewer votes than expected - greatly helping stall the bill's momentum.
If you and I can generate this type of massive pressure on the U.S. House, I'm confident we can DEFEAT the statists' attempt to get more of your money through the Internet.
So in addition to signing your petition, won't you please agree to your most generous contribution of $100, $50, or $35 IMMEDIATELY?
Even if all you can do is chip in $10 or $20 to this fight, please do so right away.
There's no time to waste.
In Liberty,
John Tate
President
P.S. Members of BOTH parties in Congress are working to unleash a new National Internet Tax Mandate.
If passed, the National Internet Tax Mandate would hand the federal government massive new controls over state tax policies, setting the stage for government at all levels to take another helping of your money via the Internet.
That's why it's critical you sign the petition DEMANDING House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, House Speaker John Boehner, and Majority Leader Eric Cantor kill the National Internet Tax Mandate. And please make your most generous contribution of $100, $50, or $35 to C4L IMMEDIATELY.
Even if all you can do is chip in $10 or $20 to this fight, please do so right away.
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