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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Obama administration declares war on its enemies

From Campaign For Liberty:

With the months ticking away in President Obama's final term in the Oval Office, the battle cry emerging from the White House right now is "DESTROY YOUR ENEMIES!"

Using every means at their disposal, the Obama administration is preparing to unleash a torrent of Big Government schemes.

Whether it's Campaign for Liberty's ongoing fight with the IRS, the fight over the U.S. Supreme Court -- or the rapidly approaching November elections -- the stakes couldn't be higher for our liberty movement.

But after a mid-year review of Campaign for Liberty's financial situation, I'm afraid I'm facing an enormous problem.

We can't put up much of a fight for the remainder of 2016.

Not without a serious and IMMEDIATE influx of funds. And even then, I am afraid serious choices must be made. But this is OUR Campaign for Liberty, not only mine.

That's why I've written a special Mid-Year Member Ballot for your review.

As Campaign for Liberty President Norm Singleton and I sketch out our final plans for the rest of 2016, I need you to please tell us where to focus.

But I have only until July 1st to make a final decision. So please act right away!

With so much on our plates it's a decision I don't want to make without hearing from you.

So please give me your opinion. It will only take a moment of your time.

And if you have already signed your ballot, please forward this to a family member or friend right now.

One of my very top concerns right now is the Supreme Court vacancy left with the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia.

While Justice Scalia sometimes failed the liberty movement on issues like privacy, he was an ally on many other core constitutional issues.

Not only that, but he stood as a bulwark against those who would use federal courts to reshape American society.

Now, with his passing, the statists can hardly contain their glee.

Should President Obama succeed in confirming his nominee, Merrick Garland, there could be no saving our remaining constitutional liberties:

*** The Fourth Amendment will be further eroded as government agents stick their nose into more aspects of your "private" life;

*** The Second Amendment could be "interpreted" out of existence;

*** First Amendment protections -- like those that ensure Campaign for Liberty can boldly speak out against BOTH parties' radical Big Government schemes -- could be all but DESTROYED;

*** New EPA regulations, handing government vast new tax and regulatory controls over individual citizens' private property, would be rubber-stamped.

In fact, the left-wing website Daily Kos brags, "We'd affect the fundamental direction of the Court not for a year or two but possibly for a generation."

So if you think STOPPING confirmation of any Justice who would tip the scales in the statists' favor should be Campaign for Liberty's top priority, please mark "OPTION #1: STOP PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SUPREME COURT TAKEOVER!" on your Mid-Year Member Ballot.

The second fight we are prioritizing this year is our ongoing fight with the IRS.

For more than two years now, I've fought the IRS's demands for the names, addresses, and other confidential personal information on select Campaign for Liberty contributors.

With the help of good folks like you, I've stood up to their attempts to cripple Campaign for Liberty with everything from legal threats to $10,000-a-day fines.

I did so for an important reason. They're UNCONSTITUTIONAL and they are flat-out wrong.

Forcing organizations like Campaign for Liberty to publicize donor information would have an incredibly chilling effect on political free speech.

Many liberty-loving Americans would silence themselves for fear of becoming targets of political retribution.

So when Campaign for Liberty's accountants and senior staff prepared our annual financial statements for submission to the IRS as required by law, I instructed our staff to REFUSE to comply with these unconstitutional IRS demands and leave off any identifying donor information.

As a 501(c)(4) organization, Campaign for Liberty contributor information is supposed to be confidential.

Now, after coming so close to passing Audit the Fed in the U.S. Senate -- and with our continued efforts to INCREASE Senate pressure by passing the bill through the House -- the situation with the IRS is getting more serious by the day.

Their goal is to wipe our liberty movement off the map as a political force this election year by draining us with expensive fines and sky-high court costs.

But not fighting back could allow President Obama's goons to go on a rampage against anyone they've identified as a political enemy.

So if you think standing up to the IRS's demands should be our number-one priority, please mark "OPTION #2: FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE IRS."

Our third big priority is, of course, Audit the Fed.

Please consider just how far we've come with Audit the Fed -- and how very close we are to finally EXPOSING the Federal Reserve's corruption and cronyism.

Name virtually anything you HATE about Washington, D.C. today -- from a government that's involved in every aspect of our lives, to boondoggles like ObamaCare, to never-ending military adventurism and you'll find the banksters at the Fed bankrolling it all.

When taxing and borrowing cash aren't enough to make ends meet, the Fed simply prints more money to pay the bills –– enabling a government that's bigger and more intrusive than Americans would ever accept if its cost weren't hidden through inflation.

The good news is, with the results of the presidential race, the establishment in Washington, D.C. is scared stiff.

They've seen the American people rising up against the status quo, and they're scared stiff for their political futures.

That's why, after falling only seven votes shy of passing Audit the Fed in the Senate this January, if you and I can possibly create another tidal wave of momentum, the result could be far different.

As I write you, Campaign for Liberty is working to force Audit the Fed back on the Senate's agenda by passing it through the U.S. House as we've done the last two Congresses.

If we succeed, we could be setting up a fall showdown over Audit the Fed in the Senate -- pushing this issue to the very forefront of the U.S. presidential race.

With nearly 75% of the American people in support of Audit the Fed, any senator who opposes Audit the Fed will do so at their own political peril.

With Donald Trump publicly pledging a Fed audit within the first 100 days of his presidency -- while Hillary Clinton remains silent on Audit the Fed while raking in campaign contributions from Federal Reserve employees, including a Fed Governor -- President Obama may sign Audit the Fed in order to protect Hillary's presidential campaign.

So if you think auditing the Federal Reserve should be Campaign for Liberty's top priority, please mark "OPTION #3: EXPOSE THE FEDERAL RESERVE!"

And finally, remember that 2016 is a critical election year as well (as if you could forget).

Frankly, the statists in BOTH parties in Washington, D.C. have had enough of our liberty movement.

After all, you and I have seen more than our share of successes.

Whether it's Audit the Fed, sounding the alarm over government spying, derailing the National Internet Sales Tax -- or blocking schemes to impose a National ID -- liberty movement allies are making their impact felt.

Not that long ago, I was the lone voice for constitutional government in Congress.

But today, with leaders like my son Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Reps. Justin Amash (R-MI-3) and Thomas Massie (R-KY-4) charting the path forward, the liberty movement continues to grow.

The bad news is, BOTH parties are gunning for us.

So you and I are going to have to FIGHT back like never before if we want to build the numbers it will take to ultimately restore liberty in America.

That means pulling out all the stops to EXPOSE statists' Big Government records by using every tool at our disposal, including email, social media, U.S. mail, grassroots mobilization, and even Internet and TV ads (if I can raise the resources).

A plan this big is not going to be cheap.

But I can't imagine waving the white flag and allowing the Big Government forces we've fought so hard against to steamroll us!

So if you think preparing for November should be Campaign for Liberty's top priority, please mark "OPTION #4: EXPOSE THE STATISTS IN NOVEMBER!" on your Mid-Year Member Ballot.

As you'll see, there are no easy choices.

Our country is on the brink, and I'm afraid the only way to bring it back is to fight harder than we ever have.

That's why, as you'll see, I've included one more option on your Member Ballot.

If you think C4L should fight on all four of these fronts and more, please click "OPTION #5: FIGHT EVERYWHERE! DON'T GIVE AN INCH!"

But please recognize how serious this is.

Without a massive influx of funds, I simply won't be able to even run a full program on any one of these critical battles through the rest of the year -– let alone all of them!

Fighting the statists everywhere will mean I simply must count on you to go above and beyond what you've done in the past.

That's why I simply must hear from you right away.

So can I please count on your most generous contribution of $30 TODAY?

I know that's a lot. I know it's more than you've done in the past.

But if $30 is just too much, please rush me your most generous contribution of $20 or at least $10 IMMEDIATELY!

With so much on the line, this could not be more serious.

So please return your Mid-Year Member Ballot to me right away, and tell me how to proceed.

For Liberty,

Dr. Ron Paul
Chairman

P.S. As you'll see, I've enclosed a special Campaign for Liberty Member Ballot with this letter.

I have only a few weeks to nail down Campaign for Liberty's most crucial plans for the rest of 2016, but I can't do that without hearing from you first.

So please fill out your Mid-Year Member Ballot and return it to me right away along with your most generous contribution of $30 , $20 or at least $10 at once!

And if you have already signed your ballot, please forward this to a family member or friend right now.

Friday, January 10, 2014

The statists are going after Congressman Thomas Massie

From Senator Rand Paul:

My good friend, Congressman Thomas Massie, needs your help!

The grassroots are leading a “Common Sense” Money Bomb for Cong. Massie, beginning this Friday, January 10th.

You see, January 10th is the 237th anniversary of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense.

Will you please join the thousands of liberty loving grassroots supporters of Thomas by contributing as generously as possibly to his “Common Sense” Money Bomb?

In his first year in the House, Thomas has shown that he is a true friend of liberty.

He has voted against both of the establishment’s debt ceiling suspension schemes and has been a leader fighting against the Internet Sales Tax.

He has continually voted to protect your second amendment rights and fight to end the NSA’s unconstitutional domestic spying program.

So, will you please donate as generously as you can to Thomas?

Please act TODAY!

For Liberty,

Senator Rand Paul

P.S. Thomas Massie, a true friend of liberty, needs our help.

The grassroots are holding a “Common Sense” Money Bomb starting January 10th. Will you please donate as generously as possible today?


The following is from Congressman Thomas Massie:

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” -- Thomas Paine

I wish it wasn’t so.

But the words Thomas Paine wrote almost 240 years ago -- galvanizing American patriots and kickstarting our American revolution -- seem ever so appropriate for today.

Whether it’s bailouts, ObamaCare or BOTH parties’ smoky backroom deals, you and I both know our remaining freedoms are in danger like never before.

Well,this Friday, January 10, is the anniversary of Paine’s work Common Sense.

In honor of this anniversary, my grassroots supporters are throwing a Money Bomb for my reelection campaign for the U.S. House

Today, I’m asking you personally to join this effort.

You see, when Thomas Paine wrote those famous words, they rang out like a shot across the colonies.

With your help, I believe this money bomb can once again send a loud-and-clear message that American citizens will not tolerate being stripped of their freedoms.

The bigger this money bomb is, the louder that message will be!

With special interests announcing they’re prepared to spend up to $50 MILLION to unseat me and a handful of my colleagues for voting our Constitution, you’re help is CRITICAL.

So won’t you please act right away?

The truth is, if you and I are going to turn our country around, it’s you and me that must do the work.

As Thomas Paine wrote:

“The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country . . .”

Today, I believe my colleagues in Congress are shrinking from service to their country.

We’re over $17 TRILLION in debt!

Yet, politicians in BOTH parties continue to spend like there’s no tomorrow.

The ObamaCare DISASTER is plagued with “glitches,” hardworking families losing their health insurance and millions more are watching their premiums skyrocket.

For what?

Are you better off than before all the bailouts, “stimulus” packages, and tax-and-spend boondoggles like ObamaCare?

For most Americans, the answer is “NO!”

For those with their hands out, I’m afraid the answer is “yes.”

And they want to keep their hands in your pockets. They want to keep the tax-and-spend gravy train going until our fragile economy nosedives off a cliff.

I’m fighting them with everything I have.

And I can tell you, they’d love nothing more than to take me out for my strong stands, including:

***Cosponsoring legislation in the U.S. House to ban domestic drones;

***Joining fellow Patriots Sen. Mike Lee, Sen. Ted Cruz, and two-dozen brave Representatives in the only serious Congressional effort to defund ObamaCare;

***Standing up against domestic NSA spying, forcing the U.S. House to vote on legislation to stop this madness;

***Introducing legislation to repeal unconstitutional Gun Free School Zones;

***Voting “NAY” both times my colleagues suspended the debt ceiling so they could keep racking up debt;

***Turning down the Congressional pension and taxpayer-funded health benefits when I came to Congress;

***Being endorsed by Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Justin Amash, and Mike Lee in my 2012 Republican primary bid when I upset the establishment’s handpicked candidate who gave up her State House seat in what was supposed to be her “coronation” to the U.S. House;

***Leading the fight against the establishment’s Internet Sales Tax scheme with a thirty-minute speech to kill momentum for the bill in the House of Representatives.

That’s why it’s so important you stand with me.

Instead of falling in line, I’m fighting to restore “common sense” in Washington, D.C.

But I can’t do it alone.

Without your support, I’ll be a sitting duck!

The special interests’ deep pockets have bought more Big Government favors from my colleagues in Congress than I can count.

But I pledged to be different.

I pledged to lead the fight for you.

Now, I’m standing up for the Constitution you and I cherish so dearly.

So won’t you stand with me this Friday, January 10?

I hope you will.

Help me send a message that you and I aren’t afraid to fight for our freedoms.

Whatever you can do -- $500, $250, $100, $50 or $35 -- will help.

Just please act right away.

Sincerely,

Thomas Massie

P.S. This Friday, January 10, is the anniversary of Paine’s work Common Sense.

In honor of this anniversary, my grassroots supporters are throwing a Money Bomb for my reelection campaign for the U.S. House

Today, I’m asking you personally to join this effort.

I’m standing up for the Constitution you and I cherish so dearly. So won’t you stand with me?


To contribute to the moneybomb

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Oppose National ID

From Ron Paul:

President Obama's bipartisan "Gang of 8" is eager to ram through the statists' National ID card under the guise of "immigration reform."

You should be worried. I sure am!

So much so that I prepared an urgent video about the dangers of a National ID card - with specific details on what you can do to help defeat it.

I hope you won't let the statists get away with their attempt to implement the WORST National ID scheme we've seen to date.

Take a moment to check out my video by clicking here.

In Liberty,

Ron Paul
Chairman


Monday, April 1, 2013

Internet tax mandate vote coming up

From Campaign For Liberty:

The big spenders in Congress and state legislatures throughout the country are passionate about ramming through their National Internet Tax Mandate.

And their cheerleaders in the United Nations are now hoping it's only a matter of weeks until it becomes a reality.

With only a week left until the U.S. Senate goes back into session after the Easter recess, you and I must turn up the heat FAST!

Unless I can count on your action today, I'm afraid the big spenders just may get their way.

That's why it's critical you sign the Campaign for Liberty Directive I've made up for you URGING your representative and senators to vote "NO" on the statists' National Internet Tax Mandate.

If passed, the National Internet Tax Mandate would hand the federal government MASSIVE new controls over state tax policies, and set the stage for government at all levels - including the one-world socialists at the United Nations - to take another helping of your money via the Internet.

Worse, it's dangerously close to becoming reality . . .

Just hours before the Senate recessed in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 26, the statists took a "test vote" on a non-binding resolution hoping it would build momentum by showing overwhelming Senate support for their new National Internet Tax Mandate.

While the resolution passed by a significant margin, the big spenders fell far short of where they thought they'd be . . .

In fact, the statists now recognize their "test vote" proved the momentum could very well be with you and me!

I believe we can take advantage of this opportunity to KILL this monstrosity IF we turn up the heat on Congress FAST.

Our previous action already has the big spenders up in arms, and they're not going to wait around for you and me to build even greater numbers to defeat their scheme.

So you and I must do everything we can to make sure more and more Americans realize that under the new National Internet Tax Mandate:

*** All Americans would see their taxes go up, as big-spending governors of BOTH parties work with the federal government's IRS goons to implement a state sales tax on ALL goods purchased online.

Big-spending governors are running their states into bankruptcy, and - instead of reducing spending - they want the IRS to force YOU to bail them out with new Internet taxes!

*** 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.

And all of this may not even be the worst of it . . .

You see, the United Nations wants in on the action, as well.

Just a few months ago, the U.N. 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' "Telecommunications Treaty" - designed to take effect in 2015 - 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 the U.N.'s hands.

That's why it's critical you sign the Campaign for Liberty Directive I've made up for you URGING your representative and senators to vote "NO" on the statists' National Internet Tax Mandate.

And if you can, please agree to an IMMEDIATE contribution to help Campaign for Liberty turn up the heat.

As you'll see, these Directives put your elected officials on notice . . .

Americans simply will NOT tolerate a National Internet Tax Mandate.

My hope is to flood Congress with directives from folks like you by reaching up to 12 million Americans just in the next week before the Senate goes back into session!

But time is running out.

Please help us DEFEAT the National Internet Tax Mandate before it's too late.

In Liberty,

John Tate
President

P.S. The statists now recognize their "test vote" on the National Internet Tax Mandate proved the momentum could very well be with you and me!

But that has the big spenders up in arms, and they're not going to wait around for you and me to build even greater numbers to defeat their scheme.

That's why it's critical you sign the Campaign for Liberty Directive I've made up for you URGING your representative and senators to vote "NO" on the statists' National Internet Tax Mandate.

P.P.S. If your representative or senators are holding any local meetings, please attend and ask them where they stand on this critical issue.

In fact, you can plaster their events with this flier to help make sure more Americans understand the impact the National Internet Tax Mandate could have.


Sign the petition here

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

A message from Ron Paul



From Campaign for Liberty:

This is getting to be like a bad movie.

You know the ones - where the villain, dead and buried more times than you can count, somehow mysteriously reappears in a place you don't expect him?

Well, here comes. . . a new fight over a biometric National ID card - and if you don't have the card, you can't work.

Right now, freedom-stealing statists Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), banding together with members of both parties, are scheming to sneak a massive power grab into a new "immigration reform" bill.

This bill is a statist's dream - a biometric ID card for every American.

In fact, when asked recently if he favored "a super Social Security card that would have some sort of biometric thing like a fingerprint," John McCain said, "I'm for it"!

That's why it's vital you sign your "No National ID" petition to C4L to make your voice heard on this issue IMMEDIATELY.

I'll give you the link in a moment, but first let me explain exactly what's at stake.

If passed, this dangerous scheme would require a new National ID card that would:
*** Include biometric identification information, such as fingerprints, retinal scans, or scans of veins on the back of hands, which could easily be used as a tracking device;

*** Be required for all U.S. workers regardless of place of birth, making it illegal for anyone to hold a job in the United States who doesn't obtain the ID card;

*** Require all employers to purchase an "ID scanner" to verify the ID cards with the federal government. Every time any citizen applies for a job, the government would know - and you can bet it's only a matter of time until "ID scans" will be required to make even routine purchases, as well. That's why it's vital you sign your "No National ID" petition to C4L right away.

Of course, the most dangerous part of the bill is the biometric tracking technology, which would allow federal bureaucrats to track our every move.

Allowing our government to have this much "prying power" in our lives will ultimately result in the TOTAL loss of freedom.

This is exactly the type of battle that often decides whether a country remains free or continues down a slide toward tyranny.

Government goon squads with all our personal information - information they do not need and constitutionally should not have - is a recipe for disaster for our nation.

You see, once "well-meaning" government bureaucrats know exactly how we live our lives, it won't be long until they try to run them.

In fact, it will only be a matter of time until they spend their workdays making sure you and I don't go anywhere, read anything, eat anything, or drink anything they think we "shouldn't be allowed to."

Once that door opens, how long before the statists start telling us what we can teach our children? Or where we can go to church? Or what God we are "allowed" to worship?

It's clear this battle isn't really about immigration.

Whatever you think of that issue, it's simply being used as cover.

This fight is about being able to watch and control your every move.

If there is good news to report, it's that, thanks to the help of activists like you, liberty-minded Americans have been able to render the Big Government politicians' National ID nearly toothless in numerous states across the country.

And C4L has been vital in helping to hold off their attempt to implement their cherished National ID scheme for the last few years.

But the statists are growing nervous.

They know the American people are FED UP with TRILLION-dollar deficits, massive new tax hikes, all-out assaults on our God-given right to keep and bear arms, and their other attempts to control every aspect of our lives.

They see your outrage is producing results, and many of their outrageous schemes are failing.

The American people are rising up in state after state to say "Enough," and brushfires of liberty are sweeping the nation.

So the statists are trying a bipartisan, "backdoor" scheme to impose more control over the American people.

They're hoping that after months of Big Media mouthpieces decrying the "poisonous and partisan politics" in Washington, the American people will jump for joy at the sight of a Democrat from liberal New York and a Republican from conservative Arizona "working together to solve our immigration mess."

Well, you and I know better.

After all, activists can hardly find two Senators with bigger vendettas against the liberty movement than Senator Chuck Schumer and Senator John McCain.

Senator McCain, along with his buddy Lindsey Graham, has very publicly denounced the liberty movement.

As I'm sure you remember, instead of standing with Senator Rand Paul during his historic filibuster, John McCain and Lindsey Graham were having dinner with President Obama.

And the next day, they lashed out against Rand, calling his filibuster "ridiculous."

They've clearly shown they believe we're not welcome in THEIR party.

That's one reason why I'm counting on you to FIGHT back by signing your "No National ID" petition to C4L IMMEDIATELY.

The only way to DEFEAT a new National ID card is to contact Americans from coast-to-coast and explain EXACTLY what's at stake.

They're not going to get the real story from the mainstream media. And they're surely not going to get the real story from the Washington establishment.

It's up to you and me to get our message out to as many folks as possible before it's too late.

With your help, C4L can send powerful emails and run Facebook and Internet banner ads to alert liberty-loving Americans to the National ID scheme included in the new "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill."

So please, sign your "No National ID" petition to C4L IMMEDIATELY!

This is one fight you and I can't afford to lose.

Passage of the National ID card would virtually guarantee the last vestiges of freedom we enjoy as Americans would be seriously jeopardized.

If you and I don't defeat this scheme, who will?

There is already a strong, "bipartisan coalition" developing, and the American people barely know what's going on.

So please sign your "No National ID" petition to C4L.

In Liberty,

Ron Paul
Chairman

P.S. Right now, freedom-stealing statists Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), banding together with members of both parties, are scheming to sneak a massive power grab into a new "immigration reform" bill.

If passed, it would require every American to obtain a National ID card to work legally in the U.S. - and you can bet it will only be a matter of time until they're required even for simple purchases.

So please sign your "No National ID" petition to C4L to make your voice heard right away.


Sign the petition here

I don't want to surrender my rights to the government. If you feel the same way sign the petition.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Deliever the knockout blow that will knockout SOPA

Imagine sitting down at your computer one morning to catch up on the latest at CampaignForLiberty.org and instead having this pop up on your screen:(see above)

After doing a little digging, you find out that Campaign for Liberty's web domain was seized by the government because a Federal Reserve official claimed content we had posted violated copyright - with no more than the accusation serving as cause and C4L receiving no chance to defend itself against the charge.

Hoping this is a temporary mistake - a fluke move by a bored bureaucrat that will soon be corrected - you head to another favorite site to get the latest on the freedom movement...

...only to have the same image assault your eyes.

And it doesn't stop there.

Time and again that morning you encounter the same notice - seeing it over and over as you try to access any alternative to the establishment echo chamber that claims to be "news."

In only the time it takes to stroke a few keys, the federal government has muzzled its opposition.

And they did it while you were sleeping.

Ray, this isn't an exaggeration or desperate fear mongering.

This is exactly what statists are working to make happen at this very minute.

But together, you and I can turn this Big Government-lover's dream into a nightmare for the political class.

We've done it before.

In just a moment, I'll show you how you can fight back.

But first let me provide a little background on the threat you and I are facing.

Last year, thanks to the quick action of C4L members and millions of other Americans, the "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA) was thrown out the window right when it seemed to be fast-tracked to pass.

Proposed under the cloak of "protecting copyright," SOPA would have allowed the federal government to shut down websites for minor copyright violations or even a private allegation of a violation.

Without due process, entire websites could have been shuttered for inadvertent violations, malicious attacks, or a made-up claim.

To illustrate SOPA's potentially devastating impact, CampaignForLiberty.org and many other websites, including Wikipedia, "went dark" for 24 hours.

Activists rose up with such a backlash that legislators couldn't trample each other fast enough in a mad scramble to backpedal from the bill.

Many believed SOPA gone for good.

As it turns out, it was just on the ropes.

Now you and I must deliver the knockout blow.

In recent weeks, stories have surfaced reporting that pro-SOPA forces are gearing up to resurrect the legislation with a vengeance.

Some in Hollywood even believe President Obama's reelection gives him a mandate to pass bills like SOPA, and you better believe attacks on our freedoms from highly connected lobbyists will be well-funded.

So today, I'm asking you to take 30 seconds to exercise your right to free speech on the Internet by signing our "Hands Off the Internet" fax form to your representative and senators.

Our "Hands Off the Internet" statement clearly puts politicians on notice that if they thought the first backlash over SOPA was intense, they haven't seen anything yet.

The establishment uses pro-SOPA rhetoric to distract from the real agenda - shoving government's foot further in the door to rein in the area where our movement is growing the fastest.

The Internet is a refuge for liberty-minded Americans looking to get educated about the issues, equipped with the knowledge to be effective activists, and connected with other concerned citizens.

The web fuels pro-liberty efforts all across the globe.

And the elites can't stand it.

There's still time to act before SOPA's supporters gain momentum, so please sign our "Hands Off the Internet" fax form to your representative and senators right away.

Don't let the hypothetical situation from the beginning of this email turn into your cold, hard reality one future morning.

Take action today.

In Liberty,

Matt Hawes
Vice President of Programs

P.S. After its crushing defeat in 2012, many believed SOPA gone for good.

But recent reports indicate it is just on the ropes - waiting for us to deliver the knockout blow.

Help preserve Americans' freedoms online and safeguard the liberty message by signing our "Hands Off the Internet" fax form to your representative and senators today.


Sign fax form here

If the idea of the government censoring the news and deciding what you can watch and what you can't appeals to you then you are in the wrong part of the web. On the other hand,if all those things sound repugnant to you then please fill out this fax form and let those we elect know we will not tolerate them stepping on our liberties. The civil liberties you save may be your own,sign that fax form today.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Tell your Senators to defend the filibuster by opposing Harry Reid

From Campaign For Liberty:

When the Senate reconvenes on January 22, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected to launch an all-out war on the Senate filibuster.

And he's willing to flat-out break Senate rules and longstanding traditions to achieve his goal.

If the statists in Washington, D.C. get their way, they'll be able to ram their entire Big Government agenda through the Senate.

That's why it's vital you sign your C4L Fax Authorization Form to your U.S. Senators demanding they vote against Harry Reid's attempt to destroy the Senate filibuster.

Of course, as with virtually all parliamentary bodies, the Senate's rules can be changed or amended.

But changing the rules requires 67 votes - or a two-thirds majority of the Senate.

Unfortunately, Harry Reid doesn't care about the rules, and he's scheming to abolish the Senate filibuster with just 51 votes - or a simple majority.

Should he succeed, the statists in Washington will have the unchecked ability to push through their entire Big Government agenda.

And the really bad news is, according to inside sources, Senator Reid believes he has 51 Senators willing to break the rules with him to destroy the filibuster.

That's why it's critical you sign your C4L Fax Authorization Form IMMEDIATELY.

You see, the Senate filibuster has been an indispensable tool in stopping some of the worst of the statists' Big Government power grabs over the years.

When Al Gore's radical environmentalist pals in Congress attempted to ram through "Cap and Tax," it was the Senate filibuster that stopped them - preventing this disastrous scheme from destroying our economy.

When Big Labor's allies tried to ram through the union bosses' Card Check Forced Unionism Bill, it was the Senate filibuster that stopped them - saving secret-ballot elections for union organizing.

When the anti-gun crowd attempted to renew the so-called "Assault Weapons Ban" back in 2005, it was the Senate filibuster that prevented its renewal.

And when the statists wanted to make sure they could get easy access to the names and addresses of those who opposed their schemes, the Senate filibuster allowed us to beat the so-called "Disclose" Act.

Without the ability to filibuster, the statists will be able to ram through gun control, tax hikes, massive spending increases, and virtually anything else they can dream up.

That's why it's vital you sign your C4L Fax Authorization Form IMMEDIATELY!

Together, you and I can stop Harry Reid from destroying the Senate filibuster.


Fax Authorization Form:click here

Sounds good. I'm not a big fan of runaway government so if this makes it more accountable then I'm in. I don't like the idea of my rights being stampeded by statists. If you feel the same way then sign the authorization form.