From The National Right To Work Committee:
I want to talk to you about a problem that has:
1. Crippled America's competitive edge;
2. Forced countless companies overseas;
3. And polluted our political process for nearly half a century.
And my One Page Bill will reverse it all...
Click here to see the breaking video.
Watch it now before Big Labor shuts it down.
Sincerely,
Rand Paul
U.S. Senator (R-KY)
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014
IRS wants to muzzle citizen's groups
From The National League of Taxpayers:
The Obama administration hasn't been able to shut us up.
So now they are trying to shut us down . . . and hide Obama's fellow tax-and-spend politicians from grass-roots activists.
As you know, prior to every election, the National League of Taxpayers and its members pour on the heat to expose politicians who try to hide their votes for higher taxes and spending.
Now, President Obama's IRS has invented regulations that ignore the Constitution, ignore the freedom of speech, and threaten to shut us down.
Obama's proposal threatens criticism of any sort and would subject your National League of Taxpayers to IRS audits and harassment if we publish:
Communications that are made within 60 days of a general election (or within 30 days of a primary election) and clearly identify a candidate or political party.
IRS Regulation IR-2013-92]
In other words: No public scrutiny by organized citizen groups before an election.
This is the dream of every politician who believes we should do nothing to rein in our massive $17 trillion national debt.
The Obama Administration’s plan is to muzzle your National League of Taxpayers and other Tea Party groups right at our most effective time -- when the politicians are looking for votes.
This is a flat out assault on the Constitution's guarantee of our freedom of speech.
But because they’re using the tax code, they just might get away with it under the government’s right to tax, just like they have so far with ObamaCare.
After all, only under tax law are you presumed guilty until proven innocent.
And if you and I don't have the right to organize grass-roots opposition to the position of our candidates for office, then the freedom of speech means nothing.
Here is what I urgently need you to do:
Please sign your Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition against IRS Regulation IR-2013-92, which I'll link to in a moment.
Your signature authorizes me to file your opposition to IRS Regulation number "IR-2013-92" with the Federal Register.
You see, before Obama's regulatory proposal can go into effect, there is one prerequisite: By law he must publish the regulation in the Federal Register and give the public a chance to comment on it.
My goal is to both collect a minimum of 175,000 Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petitions that you can link to below BEFORE the February 27 Federal Register comment deadline and move forward to prepare a legal case against the rule.
And after you sign your Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition, please consider a generous contribution of $15, $25, $50, $100, or whatever you can afford to your National League of Taxpayers.
Now I must be honest about the purpose of your IRS Freedom of Speech Petition.
The real importance of your IRS petition is to help me lay the groundwork to ultimately win a Supreme Court lawsuit against Obama's unconstitutional infringement of our freedom of speech.
Showing that Obama’s bureaucrats completely ignored more than a hundred thousand petitions in opposition from NLT members and other concerned taxpayers will be an important part of our legal challenge.
Once the final regulation is published, I don't plan to waste any time in filing a lawsuit against President Obama's power grab.
I need to know that you're with me, so please sign your Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition right now.
If the new regulations go into effect, I could face IRS audits, harassment, and even jail time, every time I write you right before a primary or general election to tell you who how they vote.
Of course it is no wonder the tax-and-spend politicians like this new regulation. They don't want their constituents to know that:
***The deficit for 2013 was $680 billion with more than $8 trillion added to our debt since 2008;
***The real unemployment rate today is more than 14 percent with millions more workers relegated to part-time work;
***Social Security has already begun to run in the red;
***Medicare is ultimately destined to totally run out of money while private insurance rates are skyrocketing;
***And that they voted for the tax-and-spend boondoggles that got us here.
The National League of Taxpayers exposes all this and more, and with the help of members like you, floods the politicians with grass-roots pressure to cut spending precisely when they are out looking for votes.
Believe me, your grass-roots pressure can make a difference.
That's why it's crucial you sign your Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition right away.
It would be dangerous to the future of this country to leave Obama's IRS looming over the heads of every group who would criticize Obama but don't have the resources to take a case all the way to the Supreme Court.
Believe me, all these legal expenses infuriate me.
If I have to divert funds which are budgeted for exposing tax-and-spend politicians and instead spend them fighting the IRS in court, it could cost us dearly in critical battles against the debt.
That's why it's vital you sign your Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition.
After you sign, please chip in $15, $25, $50, $100, or even more if you can to your National League of Taxpayers.
Nothing will intimidate your NLT from implementing our full-blown election year, survey results program.
But now in addition to our election year program I must prepare for the additional expense of hiring the attorneys and beginning the legal research to fight President Obama in federal court.
And during the election season, while our lawsuit is working its way through the Courts, IRS harassment of your National League of Taxpayers could prove to be very costly.
Which is why your contribution -- whether $2500 or $25 -- is vital.
With your help, we WILL ultimately win, no matter how much time and money these legal assaults take.
Let me emphasize that although your contribution is vitally important, the most important thing I need you to do is to sign your Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition.
If you can't give at the moment, I understand.
But whatever you do, I urge you to return your petitions before the February 27 Federal Register deadline and I'll see if someone else can help with the additional cost of attorneys and petition gathering.
And if you can, a sacrificial gift of $35 or even $100 or $500 now could protect our freedom of speech and will help us fight whatever fiscal battles lie ahead in the years to come.
So please respond right away with your signed Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition.
And please help with a contribution of at least $25 or $35. Some people will be able to send as much as $500 or more. Others have sent $50 and $100.
But no matter how much you send, whether it's $15 or $150, I guarantee your contribution is urgently needed and will be deeply appreciated.
That's why I urge you to act immediately and send your contribution of $1000, $500, $100, $50, or at least $25 if you can prior to the February 27 IRS deadline.
Your contribution to the National League of Taxpayers and your signed petition will lay the groundwork for a clear legal precedent prohibiting President Obama from using the IRS to trample on the free speech rights of his critics.
Sincerely,
Gary Paumen, President
National League of Taxpayers
P.S. The grass-roots pressure you generate is the key to teaching waffling politicians that there are political consequences to piling tax dollars onto the national debt.
We can't let Obama use the IRS to shelter himself and his tax-and-spend allies from criticism during the election season.
Please return your Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition, along with your contribution of $100, $50, $25 or whatever you can afford.
Sign the petition
The Obama administration hasn't been able to shut us up.
So now they are trying to shut us down . . . and hide Obama's fellow tax-and-spend politicians from grass-roots activists.
As you know, prior to every election, the National League of Taxpayers and its members pour on the heat to expose politicians who try to hide their votes for higher taxes and spending.
Now, President Obama's IRS has invented regulations that ignore the Constitution, ignore the freedom of speech, and threaten to shut us down.
Obama's proposal threatens criticism of any sort and would subject your National League of Taxpayers to IRS audits and harassment if we publish:
Communications that are made within 60 days of a general election (or within 30 days of a primary election) and clearly identify a candidate or political party.
IRS Regulation IR-2013-92]
In other words: No public scrutiny by organized citizen groups before an election.
This is the dream of every politician who believes we should do nothing to rein in our massive $17 trillion national debt.
The Obama Administration’s plan is to muzzle your National League of Taxpayers and other Tea Party groups right at our most effective time -- when the politicians are looking for votes.
This is a flat out assault on the Constitution's guarantee of our freedom of speech.
But because they’re using the tax code, they just might get away with it under the government’s right to tax, just like they have so far with ObamaCare.
After all, only under tax law are you presumed guilty until proven innocent.
And if you and I don't have the right to organize grass-roots opposition to the position of our candidates for office, then the freedom of speech means nothing.
Here is what I urgently need you to do:
Please sign your Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition against IRS Regulation IR-2013-92, which I'll link to in a moment.
Your signature authorizes me to file your opposition to IRS Regulation number "IR-2013-92" with the Federal Register.
You see, before Obama's regulatory proposal can go into effect, there is one prerequisite: By law he must publish the regulation in the Federal Register and give the public a chance to comment on it.
My goal is to both collect a minimum of 175,000 Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petitions that you can link to below BEFORE the February 27 Federal Register comment deadline and move forward to prepare a legal case against the rule.
And after you sign your Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition, please consider a generous contribution of $15, $25, $50, $100, or whatever you can afford to your National League of Taxpayers.
Now I must be honest about the purpose of your IRS Freedom of Speech Petition.
The real importance of your IRS petition is to help me lay the groundwork to ultimately win a Supreme Court lawsuit against Obama's unconstitutional infringement of our freedom of speech.
Showing that Obama’s bureaucrats completely ignored more than a hundred thousand petitions in opposition from NLT members and other concerned taxpayers will be an important part of our legal challenge.
Once the final regulation is published, I don't plan to waste any time in filing a lawsuit against President Obama's power grab.
I need to know that you're with me, so please sign your Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition right now.
If the new regulations go into effect, I could face IRS audits, harassment, and even jail time, every time I write you right before a primary or general election to tell you who how they vote.
Of course it is no wonder the tax-and-spend politicians like this new regulation. They don't want their constituents to know that:
***The deficit for 2013 was $680 billion with more than $8 trillion added to our debt since 2008;
***The real unemployment rate today is more than 14 percent with millions more workers relegated to part-time work;
***Social Security has already begun to run in the red;
***Medicare is ultimately destined to totally run out of money while private insurance rates are skyrocketing;
***And that they voted for the tax-and-spend boondoggles that got us here.
The National League of Taxpayers exposes all this and more, and with the help of members like you, floods the politicians with grass-roots pressure to cut spending precisely when they are out looking for votes.
Believe me, your grass-roots pressure can make a difference.
That's why it's crucial you sign your Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition right away.
It would be dangerous to the future of this country to leave Obama's IRS looming over the heads of every group who would criticize Obama but don't have the resources to take a case all the way to the Supreme Court.
Believe me, all these legal expenses infuriate me.
If I have to divert funds which are budgeted for exposing tax-and-spend politicians and instead spend them fighting the IRS in court, it could cost us dearly in critical battles against the debt.
That's why it's vital you sign your Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition.
After you sign, please chip in $15, $25, $50, $100, or even more if you can to your National League of Taxpayers.
Nothing will intimidate your NLT from implementing our full-blown election year, survey results program.
But now in addition to our election year program I must prepare for the additional expense of hiring the attorneys and beginning the legal research to fight President Obama in federal court.
And during the election season, while our lawsuit is working its way through the Courts, IRS harassment of your National League of Taxpayers could prove to be very costly.
Which is why your contribution -- whether $2500 or $25 -- is vital.
With your help, we WILL ultimately win, no matter how much time and money these legal assaults take.
Let me emphasize that although your contribution is vitally important, the most important thing I need you to do is to sign your Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition.
If you can't give at the moment, I understand.
But whatever you do, I urge you to return your petitions before the February 27 Federal Register deadline and I'll see if someone else can help with the additional cost of attorneys and petition gathering.
And if you can, a sacrificial gift of $35 or even $100 or $500 now could protect our freedom of speech and will help us fight whatever fiscal battles lie ahead in the years to come.
So please respond right away with your signed Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition.
And please help with a contribution of at least $25 or $35. Some people will be able to send as much as $500 or more. Others have sent $50 and $100.
But no matter how much you send, whether it's $15 or $150, I guarantee your contribution is urgently needed and will be deeply appreciated.
That's why I urge you to act immediately and send your contribution of $1000, $500, $100, $50, or at least $25 if you can prior to the February 27 IRS deadline.
Your contribution to the National League of Taxpayers and your signed petition will lay the groundwork for a clear legal precedent prohibiting President Obama from using the IRS to trample on the free speech rights of his critics.
Sincerely,
Gary Paumen, President
National League of Taxpayers
P.S. The grass-roots pressure you generate is the key to teaching waffling politicians that there are political consequences to piling tax dollars onto the national debt.
We can't let Obama use the IRS to shelter himself and his tax-and-spend allies from criticism during the election season.
Please return your Taxpayer Freedom of Speech Petition, along with your contribution of $100, $50, $25 or whatever you can afford.
Sign the petition
Impeach Obama
From Congressman Steve Stockman:
I’m considering filing Articles of Impeachment against Barack Obama.
You see, I walked out of Obama’s State of the Union address last night.
Obama defiantly vowed not only to radically expand the reach of government from cradle to grave, but to smash the Constitution’s restrictions on government power while doing it.
His goal is to eliminate our constitutional republic.
Last year I said I would consider impeachment as a last resort to stop Obama’s abuse of power.
And, quite frankly, we’re running out of options.
But I can’t do it alone.
This will only succeed if I have hundreds of thousands standing with me.
That’s why I need to hear from you immediately.
Do you want Barack Obama impeached?
Please go here and tell me whether or not I should file Article of Impeachment against Obama.
You have the power to determine the future of our constitutional republic. I need hundreds of thousands like you standing with me.
Go here now and tell me whether or not Obama should be impeached.
Warmest wishes,
Congressman Steve Stockman
P.S. I walked out of Obama’s State of the Union address last night. He openly declared war on the Constitution.
Last year I said I would consider filing Articles of Impeachment as a last resort to stop Obama. Well, we’re running out of options.
I can’t do it unless I have hundreds of thousands standing with me.
So please, go here right now and let me know whether or not you want Obama impeached.
Sign the petition
I’m considering filing Articles of Impeachment against Barack Obama.
You see, I walked out of Obama’s State of the Union address last night.
Obama defiantly vowed not only to radically expand the reach of government from cradle to grave, but to smash the Constitution’s restrictions on government power while doing it.
His goal is to eliminate our constitutional republic.
Last year I said I would consider impeachment as a last resort to stop Obama’s abuse of power.
And, quite frankly, we’re running out of options.
But I can’t do it alone.
This will only succeed if I have hundreds of thousands standing with me.
That’s why I need to hear from you immediately.
Do you want Barack Obama impeached?
Please go here and tell me whether or not I should file Article of Impeachment against Obama.
You have the power to determine the future of our constitutional republic. I need hundreds of thousands like you standing with me.
Go here now and tell me whether or not Obama should be impeached.
Warmest wishes,
Congressman Steve Stockman
P.S. I walked out of Obama’s State of the Union address last night. He openly declared war on the Constitution.
Last year I said I would consider filing Articles of Impeachment as a last resort to stop Obama. Well, we’re running out of options.
I can’t do it unless I have hundreds of thousands standing with me.
So please, go here right now and let me know whether or not you want Obama impeached.
Sign the petition
Say no to raising the debt ceiling
From Rand2016:
When a teenager racks up an outrageous credit card bill what's the first step parents take to correct the irresponsible behavior?
They CUT UP THE CREDIT CARD!
And that's exactly what you and I need to make happen in Washington.
For too long, politicians in both parties have carried on like teenagers on a spending binge.
They've run up $17 trillion in debt leaving our nation's fiscal future spiraling out-of-control.
Their endless tax-borrow-and-spend policies have pushed our nation into a head-on collision course with a debt crisis.
As our debt piles up, the beast in Washington demands ever higher taxes to "pay" for the reckless behavior of politicians addicted to big government.
And as the debt soars and tax rates skyrocket, the American dream inches further out of reach for too many Americans as their paychecks are squeezed to the breaking point.
A vote to raise the debt ceiling could come as early as Thursday, and I'll share a link with you for how you can help fight back, but first let me take a few moments to explain why this fight is so crucial.
You see, big government politicians always claim if Congress just raises the debt ceiling this one more time, then they will buckle down and cut spending at some later date.
Just recently, Congress passed and President Obama signed the Ryan-Murray Bad Budget Deal.
This "compromise" eliminated the mandatory sequester spending cuts that were enacted as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011 which raised the debt ceiling.
And now President Obama is demanding Congress raise the debt ceiling while REFUSING to cut even one nickel of spending.
The Administration is trying to force Congress to act by claiming if the debt limit isn't raised the federal government will run out of money.
This is bunk.
And it's up to you and me to force Congress to tackle our debt crisis by enacting real spending cuts.
Despite the chicken-little claims, not raising the debt ceiling means Washington will be forced to live within its means.
Our troops in uniform will still receive their paychecks.
Social Security and Medicare won't vanish.
Not raising the debt ceiling simply will halt borrowing money from China to fund big government boondoggles such as:
*** The National Guard spending $10 million for tie-ins to last summer's Superman movie.
*** $613,000 spent by the State Department to purchase "fans" on Facebook
*** $319 million flushed down the drain on the failed Healthcare.gov website
Washington will be forced to manage its checkbook just like every other family in America…
…And they can ONLY spend what they take in.
No more borrowing money from China to hitch an anchor of debt around the neck of future generations.
No more phony promises of cutting spending at some distant point in the future.
Your action can help force Congress to buckle down and slash out-of-control spending.
In fact, the first government boondoogle that needs to go is ObamaCare.
Rather than heap trillions of new debt on the heads of our children, why doesn't Congress repeal the ObamaCare train wreck that's killing jobs and exploding the cost of health insurance?
I have a plan to fight back against the big government politicians who promise spending cuts in the future for the authority to plunge our nation trillions into debt today.
But I need your IMMEDIATE action.
I've prepared an emergency "No Debt Ceiling Increase" fax petition to my colleagues in the Senate for you to fill out.
I hope I can count on you to do so right away.
In addition to your signed petition, I hope you'll make your most generous contribution to help me rally Americans willing to cut up Washington's credit card.
I'll need to rally Americans through email and social media ads so I hope you'll make a generous contribution of $250, $100, $50 or $35 today.
If that is too much, please chip in a contribution of $10 or $20 to help me in this fight.
You see, the only chance conservatives have to slam the brakes on Washington's runaway spending is grassroots outrage.
In the past, your action has killed big government schemes when all the so-called "experts" in Washington considered them a done deal.
In fact, your grassroots campaigns to pressure Congress defeated President Obama's national gun registration scheme and his march to war in Syria.
And because your voice boomed through Washington demanding border security, the push to ram through immigration reform that failed to address our porous border has for now stalled.
Left to their own devices, too many of my colleagues would permit the big government gravy train to roll on unimpeded.
What shakes them out of their entrenched position to defend the status quo are angry voters pledging to hold them accountable.
With the midterm elections around the corner this November, I can't imagine any politician facing the voters back home and explaining why borrowing money from China to pay for the failed ObamaCare website was more important than fiscal stability.
There are red state Democrats in places like Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana and North Carolina that can read the polls.
President Obama's poll numbers are plummeting as more and more Americans throw up their hands in disgust at his print-borrow-tax-and-spend policies that are wrecking the economy.
But our only chance to force them to vote to cut up Washington's credit card is your immediate action.
Swamping the Senate in a tidal wave of grassroots outrage is our best shot to stop the bleeding on our debt crisis.
So please sign your "No Debt Ceiling Increase" emergency fax petition right away.
And after you sign your petition, please make your most generous contribution of $250, $100, $50, $35, $25, $10 - or whatever you can afford - to help mobilize millions of Americans to stand up to Washington's reckless borrowing.
This battle could be just days away so I need to know if you will stand with me to restore fiscal sanity to America.
Congress has escaped scot-free for too long while racking up $17 trillion in debt.
It's the height of Washington arrogance to force you to foot the bill by raising the debt ceiling.
So put the politicians on notice that you are pledging to hold them accountable unless they cut up Washington's credit card and buckle down to slash government spending.
That's why I'm counting on you to please sign your emergency "No Debt Ceiling Increase" fax petition right away.
After you sign your petition, please make your most generous contribution of $250, $100, $50 or $35 IMMEDIATELY.
I understand times are tough, so if that is too much, please chip in a contribution of $10 or $20 to help me in this fight.
Your generous support will help me marshal Americans FED UP with President Obama and Congress' reckless demands to shove our nation even closer to flying over a cliff by raising the debt ceiling.
I thank you for all that you do.
In Liberty,
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)
P.S. President Obama is demanding Congress raise our Debt Ceiling and a vote could come as soon as Thursday.
Our nation is already $17 trillion in debt and rather than slash spending, President Obama is insisting the solution to our debt crisis is to borrow even more money.
I need your immediate action to help me launch an emergency grassroots mobilization program to rally Americans to cut up Washington's credit card.
So please sign your "No Debt Ceiling Increase" fax petition right away. And after you sign your petition please make your most generous contribution of $250, $100, $50, $35, $25, $10 - or whatever you can afford - today.
Sign the petition
When a teenager racks up an outrageous credit card bill what's the first step parents take to correct the irresponsible behavior?
They CUT UP THE CREDIT CARD!
And that's exactly what you and I need to make happen in Washington.
For too long, politicians in both parties have carried on like teenagers on a spending binge.
They've run up $17 trillion in debt leaving our nation's fiscal future spiraling out-of-control.
Their endless tax-borrow-and-spend policies have pushed our nation into a head-on collision course with a debt crisis.
As our debt piles up, the beast in Washington demands ever higher taxes to "pay" for the reckless behavior of politicians addicted to big government.
And as the debt soars and tax rates skyrocket, the American dream inches further out of reach for too many Americans as their paychecks are squeezed to the breaking point.
A vote to raise the debt ceiling could come as early as Thursday, and I'll share a link with you for how you can help fight back, but first let me take a few moments to explain why this fight is so crucial.
You see, big government politicians always claim if Congress just raises the debt ceiling this one more time, then they will buckle down and cut spending at some later date.
Just recently, Congress passed and President Obama signed the Ryan-Murray Bad Budget Deal.
This "compromise" eliminated the mandatory sequester spending cuts that were enacted as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011 which raised the debt ceiling.
And now President Obama is demanding Congress raise the debt ceiling while REFUSING to cut even one nickel of spending.
The Administration is trying to force Congress to act by claiming if the debt limit isn't raised the federal government will run out of money.
This is bunk.
And it's up to you and me to force Congress to tackle our debt crisis by enacting real spending cuts.
Despite the chicken-little claims, not raising the debt ceiling means Washington will be forced to live within its means.
Our troops in uniform will still receive their paychecks.
Social Security and Medicare won't vanish.
Not raising the debt ceiling simply will halt borrowing money from China to fund big government boondoggles such as:
*** The National Guard spending $10 million for tie-ins to last summer's Superman movie.
*** $613,000 spent by the State Department to purchase "fans" on Facebook
*** $319 million flushed down the drain on the failed Healthcare.gov website
Washington will be forced to manage its checkbook just like every other family in America…
…And they can ONLY spend what they take in.
No more borrowing money from China to hitch an anchor of debt around the neck of future generations.
No more phony promises of cutting spending at some distant point in the future.
Your action can help force Congress to buckle down and slash out-of-control spending.
In fact, the first government boondoogle that needs to go is ObamaCare.
Rather than heap trillions of new debt on the heads of our children, why doesn't Congress repeal the ObamaCare train wreck that's killing jobs and exploding the cost of health insurance?
I have a plan to fight back against the big government politicians who promise spending cuts in the future for the authority to plunge our nation trillions into debt today.
But I need your IMMEDIATE action.
I've prepared an emergency "No Debt Ceiling Increase" fax petition to my colleagues in the Senate for you to fill out.
I hope I can count on you to do so right away.
In addition to your signed petition, I hope you'll make your most generous contribution to help me rally Americans willing to cut up Washington's credit card.
I'll need to rally Americans through email and social media ads so I hope you'll make a generous contribution of $250, $100, $50 or $35 today.
If that is too much, please chip in a contribution of $10 or $20 to help me in this fight.
You see, the only chance conservatives have to slam the brakes on Washington's runaway spending is grassroots outrage.
In the past, your action has killed big government schemes when all the so-called "experts" in Washington considered them a done deal.
In fact, your grassroots campaigns to pressure Congress defeated President Obama's national gun registration scheme and his march to war in Syria.
And because your voice boomed through Washington demanding border security, the push to ram through immigration reform that failed to address our porous border has for now stalled.
Left to their own devices, too many of my colleagues would permit the big government gravy train to roll on unimpeded.
What shakes them out of their entrenched position to defend the status quo are angry voters pledging to hold them accountable.
With the midterm elections around the corner this November, I can't imagine any politician facing the voters back home and explaining why borrowing money from China to pay for the failed ObamaCare website was more important than fiscal stability.
There are red state Democrats in places like Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana and North Carolina that can read the polls.
President Obama's poll numbers are plummeting as more and more Americans throw up their hands in disgust at his print-borrow-tax-and-spend policies that are wrecking the economy.
But our only chance to force them to vote to cut up Washington's credit card is your immediate action.
Swamping the Senate in a tidal wave of grassroots outrage is our best shot to stop the bleeding on our debt crisis.
So please sign your "No Debt Ceiling Increase" emergency fax petition right away.
And after you sign your petition, please make your most generous contribution of $250, $100, $50, $35, $25, $10 - or whatever you can afford - to help mobilize millions of Americans to stand up to Washington's reckless borrowing.
This battle could be just days away so I need to know if you will stand with me to restore fiscal sanity to America.
Congress has escaped scot-free for too long while racking up $17 trillion in debt.
It's the height of Washington arrogance to force you to foot the bill by raising the debt ceiling.
So put the politicians on notice that you are pledging to hold them accountable unless they cut up Washington's credit card and buckle down to slash government spending.
That's why I'm counting on you to please sign your emergency "No Debt Ceiling Increase" fax petition right away.
After you sign your petition, please make your most generous contribution of $250, $100, $50 or $35 IMMEDIATELY.
I understand times are tough, so if that is too much, please chip in a contribution of $10 or $20 to help me in this fight.
Your generous support will help me marshal Americans FED UP with President Obama and Congress' reckless demands to shove our nation even closer to flying over a cliff by raising the debt ceiling.
I thank you for all that you do.
In Liberty,
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)
P.S. President Obama is demanding Congress raise our Debt Ceiling and a vote could come as soon as Thursday.
Our nation is already $17 trillion in debt and rather than slash spending, President Obama is insisting the solution to our debt crisis is to borrow even more money.
I need your immediate action to help me launch an emergency grassroots mobilization program to rally Americans to cut up Washington's credit card.
So please sign your "No Debt Ceiling Increase" fax petition right away. And after you sign your petition please make your most generous contribution of $250, $100, $50, $35, $25, $10 - or whatever you can afford - today.
Sign the petition
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Malicious prosecution
Why Prosecutorial Misconduct and Abuses Are Taking Place So Brazenly
Prosecutorial misconduct and abuses are taking place in the United States with little fear by the prosecutors of being held accountable for their wrongdoing. The reasons for this are understandable, but take some explanation. Here is what seems to be happening:
The first thing to realize is that the tool of prosecutors is the grand jury, which operates in secret. Actually, as you may know, the grand jury doesn't operate much at all, and is usually no more than a room filled with dozing, disinterested persons (called grand jurors) who go in and out of their room almost at will, waiting for one or more prosecutors to "present" their cases to the grand jury for their rubber-stamp approval, called an "indictment".
Generally, all of the grand jurors are not present when evidence is offered by the prosecutor to the grand jury, and one grand juror more than 50% constitutes a quorum.
The grand jury does not get to see all of the evidence obtained by the prosecutor. Instead, the prosecutor selects what evidence he believes, as an advocate, is enough to justify asking for (and almost always getting) an indictment.
If the prosecutor has exculpatory evidence showing that the accused did not commit the crime, the prosecutor generally does not tell the grand jury about such evidence.
The prosecutor is an officer of the courts, as with any attorney, and theoretically the prosecutor is responsible to the courts for what he/she does.
In our adversary legal system, the judges generally do nothing unless requested to act by one of the adversaries, but with a grand jury investigation there is no adversary for much of what takes place. The defendant may not even be aware there is a grand jury proceeding, and even if he/she does know about it, the activities of the prosecution in issuing grand jury subpoenas, interviewing prospective witnesses, reviewing subpoenaed documents are usually done without anyone's knowledge except the prosecutor and the witness being subpoenaed. [So much for an adversary system in the criminal area.]
The prosecutor's interest in the prosecution is to win, and for the unscrupulous, unethical prosecutor to win regardless of the guilt or innocence of the accused. [See the article describing specific abuses by some prosecutors.] The prosecutor's career path could be injured by failing to win, showing the lack of skill as a prosecutor for a lost criminal case, or poor professional judgment in obtaining an indictment which later was dismissed.
The prosecutor's career path is enhanced by being, and being known as as "winner", which enables the prosecutor to get more visible cases, and to obtain higher position and compensation in the prosecutor's office. Also, the career path for the successful prosecutor, as we have seen from the past, can go right up to the White House or to the position as Attorney General or as a federal judge at any of the 3 levels (District Court, Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court).
The loss of a criminal case once commenced through obtaining an indictment can cause a major reversal in a prosecutor's planned career, and with such pressure to succeed, what difference (the prosecutor argues to himself) does it make if the prosecutor cuts a few corners here and there. The defendant is probably guilty, of something, if not the crime for which he/she has been indicted.
In an economy which is becoming more concentrated, with big business and government becoming larger all the time, the economic opportunities for the prosecutor may appear to be dwindling in the private sector, whereas with government growth his/her prospects are steadily increasing, as long as the prosecutor wins.
A prosecutor wants publicity, and so does the prosecutor's superiors and political masters. If one of the major news media target someone for criminal prosecution, the prosecutor's superior will jump at the chance, because there is a guarantee of publicity at least by the news medium which indicated its desire to have the person indicted and convicted for whatever reasons the medium put together for sale as soft news to the public.
When the prosecutor responds to the announced wishes of the major media, the prosecutor is rewarded with favorable publicity. But when the prosecutor fails to do the medium's bidding, the prosecutor can expect to receive little or no publicity, which will put the prosecutor's career in a terminal, downward tailspin.
Judges are there to protect the public from oppression, but the prosecutorial oppression occurs without any adversary, and any efforts to expose combat prosecutorial oppression can be expected to result in even more oppression, more prejudicial, illegal activity, a greater chance for conviction, and a longer sentence.
Judges often favor prosecutors because many judges were prosecutors and were appointed judges for that reason. Prosecutors in effect are judges-to-be, or judicial descendants, and treated as such by current judges, to the extreme prejudice of defendants who are being prosecuted through unlawful, unconstitutional and oppressive tactics.
It must be pointed out that not all prosecutors fall within the bad category, and obviously that most judges would not even see that the decisions they make enforcing prosecutorial misconduct were bad decisions. After all, many people working in the criminal justice system "know" that a person is not indicted unless he/she is guilty, especially when reading the reports from the media which caused the indictment in the first place.
It's something similar to reading a judge's decision for anyone except the involved parties and their attorneys. Almost every decision is written in a way to convince persons unfamiliar with the case that the decision is a just one. Accordingly, when a judge says something such as "there is absolutely no evidence at all in favor of the plaintiff", a person not familiar with the affidavits, testimony, exhibits and other documents in the case would probably assume that the decision is accurate, and not realize that the decision is using the language required to be used to dismiss a case.
Anyway, judges are not immune from societal pressures. Judges would like to be appointed to higher courts; they would like to be appointed as CIA or FBI director; they would like to continue their friendships with the persons who appointed them as judges in the first place. Also, most importantly, they want to have a family life, something which they could never have if they did not dismiss most cases assigned to them.
Our political system has deliberately created a shortage of judges by not appointing enough judges and building enough courts to solve the meritorious civil and criminal disputes produced by the most vibrant economy in the world. Thus, the judges are not given enough time to render justice and are forced into dismissing cases which they might otherwise not dismiss if they had a lower caseload.Judges are human and victims as well. They sign on as judges to render justice and learn, sooner or later, that it is not as easy to accomplish as one might expect looking in from the outside.
When a defendant complains about prosecutorial misconduct, it is just one more matter for the judge to handle. If the complaint is dismissed immediately, there is less work to be done on the matter; but if the complaint of prosecutorial misconduct is handled with a view to even-handed justice, there might be hearings to schedule and conduct, discovery to review, and decisions to write - all time-consuming matters which would take the judge away from the other pressures of his/her caseload. What we have is little effective restraint against prosecutorial misconduct. It is conducted in secret against victims (even as to those who are in fact guilty of the indictment charges) who are reluctant to antagonize the prosecutor, in a non-adversary environment with little interest or opportunity for the judiciary to oversee.
Copyright © 1998 by Carl E. Person
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Prosecutorial misconduct and abuses are taking place in the United States with little fear by the prosecutors of being held accountable for their wrongdoing. The reasons for this are understandable, but take some explanation. Here is what seems to be happening:
The first thing to realize is that the tool of prosecutors is the grand jury, which operates in secret. Actually, as you may know, the grand jury doesn't operate much at all, and is usually no more than a room filled with dozing, disinterested persons (called grand jurors) who go in and out of their room almost at will, waiting for one or more prosecutors to "present" their cases to the grand jury for their rubber-stamp approval, called an "indictment".
Generally, all of the grand jurors are not present when evidence is offered by the prosecutor to the grand jury, and one grand juror more than 50% constitutes a quorum.
The grand jury does not get to see all of the evidence obtained by the prosecutor. Instead, the prosecutor selects what evidence he believes, as an advocate, is enough to justify asking for (and almost always getting) an indictment.
If the prosecutor has exculpatory evidence showing that the accused did not commit the crime, the prosecutor generally does not tell the grand jury about such evidence.
The prosecutor is an officer of the courts, as with any attorney, and theoretically the prosecutor is responsible to the courts for what he/she does.
In our adversary legal system, the judges generally do nothing unless requested to act by one of the adversaries, but with a grand jury investigation there is no adversary for much of what takes place. The defendant may not even be aware there is a grand jury proceeding, and even if he/she does know about it, the activities of the prosecution in issuing grand jury subpoenas, interviewing prospective witnesses, reviewing subpoenaed documents are usually done without anyone's knowledge except the prosecutor and the witness being subpoenaed. [So much for an adversary system in the criminal area.]
The prosecutor's interest in the prosecution is to win, and for the unscrupulous, unethical prosecutor to win regardless of the guilt or innocence of the accused. [See the article describing specific abuses by some prosecutors.] The prosecutor's career path could be injured by failing to win, showing the lack of skill as a prosecutor for a lost criminal case, or poor professional judgment in obtaining an indictment which later was dismissed.
The prosecutor's career path is enhanced by being, and being known as as "winner", which enables the prosecutor to get more visible cases, and to obtain higher position and compensation in the prosecutor's office. Also, the career path for the successful prosecutor, as we have seen from the past, can go right up to the White House or to the position as Attorney General or as a federal judge at any of the 3 levels (District Court, Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court).
The loss of a criminal case once commenced through obtaining an indictment can cause a major reversal in a prosecutor's planned career, and with such pressure to succeed, what difference (the prosecutor argues to himself) does it make if the prosecutor cuts a few corners here and there. The defendant is probably guilty, of something, if not the crime for which he/she has been indicted.
In an economy which is becoming more concentrated, with big business and government becoming larger all the time, the economic opportunities for the prosecutor may appear to be dwindling in the private sector, whereas with government growth his/her prospects are steadily increasing, as long as the prosecutor wins.
A prosecutor wants publicity, and so does the prosecutor's superiors and political masters. If one of the major news media target someone for criminal prosecution, the prosecutor's superior will jump at the chance, because there is a guarantee of publicity at least by the news medium which indicated its desire to have the person indicted and convicted for whatever reasons the medium put together for sale as soft news to the public.
When the prosecutor responds to the announced wishes of the major media, the prosecutor is rewarded with favorable publicity. But when the prosecutor fails to do the medium's bidding, the prosecutor can expect to receive little or no publicity, which will put the prosecutor's career in a terminal, downward tailspin.
Judges are there to protect the public from oppression, but the prosecutorial oppression occurs without any adversary, and any efforts to expose combat prosecutorial oppression can be expected to result in even more oppression, more prejudicial, illegal activity, a greater chance for conviction, and a longer sentence.
Judges often favor prosecutors because many judges were prosecutors and were appointed judges for that reason. Prosecutors in effect are judges-to-be, or judicial descendants, and treated as such by current judges, to the extreme prejudice of defendants who are being prosecuted through unlawful, unconstitutional and oppressive tactics.
It must be pointed out that not all prosecutors fall within the bad category, and obviously that most judges would not even see that the decisions they make enforcing prosecutorial misconduct were bad decisions. After all, many people working in the criminal justice system "know" that a person is not indicted unless he/she is guilty, especially when reading the reports from the media which caused the indictment in the first place.
It's something similar to reading a judge's decision for anyone except the involved parties and their attorneys. Almost every decision is written in a way to convince persons unfamiliar with the case that the decision is a just one. Accordingly, when a judge says something such as "there is absolutely no evidence at all in favor of the plaintiff", a person not familiar with the affidavits, testimony, exhibits and other documents in the case would probably assume that the decision is accurate, and not realize that the decision is using the language required to be used to dismiss a case.
Anyway, judges are not immune from societal pressures. Judges would like to be appointed to higher courts; they would like to be appointed as CIA or FBI director; they would like to continue their friendships with the persons who appointed them as judges in the first place. Also, most importantly, they want to have a family life, something which they could never have if they did not dismiss most cases assigned to them.
Our political system has deliberately created a shortage of judges by not appointing enough judges and building enough courts to solve the meritorious civil and criminal disputes produced by the most vibrant economy in the world. Thus, the judges are not given enough time to render justice and are forced into dismissing cases which they might otherwise not dismiss if they had a lower caseload.Judges are human and victims as well. They sign on as judges to render justice and learn, sooner or later, that it is not as easy to accomplish as one might expect looking in from the outside.
When a defendant complains about prosecutorial misconduct, it is just one more matter for the judge to handle. If the complaint is dismissed immediately, there is less work to be done on the matter; but if the complaint of prosecutorial misconduct is handled with a view to even-handed justice, there might be hearings to schedule and conduct, discovery to review, and decisions to write - all time-consuming matters which would take the judge away from the other pressures of his/her caseload. What we have is little effective restraint against prosecutorial misconduct. It is conducted in secret against victims (even as to those who are in fact guilty of the indictment charges) who are reluctant to antagonize the prosecutor, in a non-adversary environment with little interest or opportunity for the judiciary to oversee.
Copyright © 1998 by Carl E. Person
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Saturday, February 8, 2014
Hillary is running for President
From Stop Hillary PAC:
Despite her "on the record" denials of any intent to run for President of the United States...Stop Hillary PAC recently obtained a leaked email PROVING that Hillary Clinton IS running for President.
The email is ominous for 3 very important reasons: 1.It was reported by The Drudge Report, the renowned news website made famous for breaking the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky affair;
2.The author of the email is Wesley Clark, former Army General and longtime Clinton confidant and member of her inner political circle; and
3.It provided unequivocal evidence that Hillary Clinton intends to be the 45th President of the United States and is already building a massive political machine to achieve that goal.
The bottom line is that Hillary Clinton, indeed, has her sights on becoming the next President of the United States so that she can continue the destructive liberal policies of Barack Obama.
And, we simply cannot allow that to happen.
Simply put, we need you on our team of patriots from across the country who are unified in our mission to STOP HILLARY in her tracks.
You can begin your opposition efforts today by clicking here and completing the enclosed STOP HILLARY POLL and returning it to me today.
Your STOP HILLARY POLL simply asks one question:
DO YOU THINK HILLARY CLINTON WOULD MAKE A GOOD PRESIDENT?
It's a simple question... but one that is more important than you might think.
You see, while millions of Americans will answer a resounding "NO" to that question... as you can see from the leaked email I enclosed today... there is at least one person that would answer with an enthusiastic "YES!" and intends to do something about it.
That's right. That person is none other than Hillary Clinton herself.
Make no mistake. Hillary Clinton desperately wants to become the 45th President of the United States and is already putting in place the machinery needed to make a run.
And a President Hillary Clinton would be the worst thing for this country since... well, President Barack Obama.
Simply put... we cannot stand on the sidelines and allow Hillary Clinton an unfettered path to the Presidency.
That's why I'm asking you to click here and join Stop Hillary PAC today taking part in this critical poll.
The hard work of exposing her for what she truly is -- a scandal-ridden, destructive, big government liberal intent on shaking the very foundations upon which our country was built - MUST begin today.
We cannot wait until next year, next month or even tomorrow. Time is truly short... and we MUST begin today.
Please, let me explain.
Just do a quick Google search on Hillary Clinton and you'll discover a vast debris field of political scandal, wreckage and carnage.
Remember Benghazi?
And if these scandals and track-record of ineptitude weren't enough to convince you, then consider her politics: •Hillary voted for and supports huge budget deficits that is bankrupting our country;
•Hillary supports Bill Clinton's gun ban legislation, banning assault weapons and creating a national gun registry;
•Hillary supports amnesty for illegal
•Hillary has supported higher taxes on virtually every segment of society justifying them by saying, "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good";
•Hillary supports forcing workers to join unions as a condition of their employment; and
•Hillary supports taxpayer funding of abortions and also supports the most horrific late term abortions.
Really, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I could go on and on with ultra-liberal position after ultra-liberal position of Hillary Clinton.
Whatever the case... this much is clear: Hillary Clinton would make a disastrous President and she must be defeated.
And defeating Hillary Clinton is exactly why we began Stop Hillary PAC earlier this year.
So will you click here and take part in this critical poll.?/strong>
We have identified you as someone that we WANT on our team. Will you join the Stop Hillary PAC team today?
If your answer to that question is an enthusiastic "YES!" I ask for you to do 2 things for me today:
1. Click here and answer our one-question STOP HILLARY POLL that asks "DO YOU THINK HILLARY CLINTON WOULD MAKE A GOOD PRESIDENT?"
2. Make a generous contribution of at least $5 to Stop Hillary PAC today.
We will report your answer to our poll question to every mainstream media outlet in the country.
I'm sure it will come as quite a shock to them that Hillary Clinton is not the darling of the country that they make her out to be.
And, your generous donation will go right to the frontlines of our battle to Stop Hillary Today... not next year, not next month... BUT TODAY!
And that is why our goal is to raise $2 million between now and November.
If we can DOUBLE the fundraising take of the pro-Hillary PAC, the mainstream media and Americans across the country will be forced to take notice and Hillary will be exposed.
But, again... we can't achieve this goal without your support. So, please, join our team by making a donation of at least $5 to Stop Hillary.
Thank you for taking the time to read my email to you today. I firmly believe that stopping Hillary must be priority #1 for our country. My hope and prayer is that, after reading my letter today, you will be convinced of that, as well, and join our team.
I greatly look forward to hearing from you today!
Thank you and May God Bless America!
Ted Harvey
Senator Ted Harvey (R)
Colorado State Senator
Co-Founder, Stop Hillary PAC
P.S. Make no mistake...Hillary Clinton desperately wants to be the 45th President of the United States. However, as I pointed out in my letter to you today, nothing could be worse for our country. So, please, join our team today by making a donation to Stop Hillary PAC of at least $5.
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Despite her "on the record" denials of any intent to run for President of the United States...Stop Hillary PAC recently obtained a leaked email PROVING that Hillary Clinton IS running for President.
The email is ominous for 3 very important reasons: 1.It was reported by The Drudge Report, the renowned news website made famous for breaking the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky affair;
2.The author of the email is Wesley Clark, former Army General and longtime Clinton confidant and member of her inner political circle; and
3.It provided unequivocal evidence that Hillary Clinton intends to be the 45th President of the United States and is already building a massive political machine to achieve that goal.
The bottom line is that Hillary Clinton, indeed, has her sights on becoming the next President of the United States so that she can continue the destructive liberal policies of Barack Obama.
And, we simply cannot allow that to happen.
Simply put, we need you on our team of patriots from across the country who are unified in our mission to STOP HILLARY in her tracks.
You can begin your opposition efforts today by clicking here and completing the enclosed STOP HILLARY POLL and returning it to me today.
Your STOP HILLARY POLL simply asks one question:
DO YOU THINK HILLARY CLINTON WOULD MAKE A GOOD PRESIDENT?
It's a simple question... but one that is more important than you might think.
You see, while millions of Americans will answer a resounding "NO" to that question... as you can see from the leaked email I enclosed today... there is at least one person that would answer with an enthusiastic "YES!" and intends to do something about it.
That's right. That person is none other than Hillary Clinton herself.
Make no mistake. Hillary Clinton desperately wants to become the 45th President of the United States and is already putting in place the machinery needed to make a run.
And a President Hillary Clinton would be the worst thing for this country since... well, President Barack Obama.
Simply put... we cannot stand on the sidelines and allow Hillary Clinton an unfettered path to the Presidency.
That's why I'm asking you to click here and join Stop Hillary PAC today taking part in this critical poll.
The hard work of exposing her for what she truly is -- a scandal-ridden, destructive, big government liberal intent on shaking the very foundations upon which our country was built - MUST begin today.
We cannot wait until next year, next month or even tomorrow. Time is truly short... and we MUST begin today.
Please, let me explain.
Just do a quick Google search on Hillary Clinton and you'll discover a vast debris field of political scandal, wreckage and carnage.
Remember Benghazi?
And if these scandals and track-record of ineptitude weren't enough to convince you, then consider her politics: •Hillary voted for and supports huge budget deficits that is bankrupting our country;
•Hillary supports Bill Clinton's gun ban legislation, banning assault weapons and creating a national gun registry;
•Hillary supports amnesty for illegal
•Hillary has supported higher taxes on virtually every segment of society justifying them by saying, "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good";
•Hillary supports forcing workers to join unions as a condition of their employment; and
•Hillary supports taxpayer funding of abortions and also supports the most horrific late term abortions.
Really, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I could go on and on with ultra-liberal position after ultra-liberal position of Hillary Clinton.
Whatever the case... this much is clear: Hillary Clinton would make a disastrous President and she must be defeated.
And defeating Hillary Clinton is exactly why we began Stop Hillary PAC earlier this year.
So will you click here and take part in this critical poll.?/strong>
We have identified you as someone that we WANT on our team. Will you join the Stop Hillary PAC team today?
If your answer to that question is an enthusiastic "YES!" I ask for you to do 2 things for me today:
1. Click here and answer our one-question STOP HILLARY POLL that asks "DO YOU THINK HILLARY CLINTON WOULD MAKE A GOOD PRESIDENT?"
2. Make a generous contribution of at least $5 to Stop Hillary PAC today.
We will report your answer to our poll question to every mainstream media outlet in the country.
I'm sure it will come as quite a shock to them that Hillary Clinton is not the darling of the country that they make her out to be.
And, your generous donation will go right to the frontlines of our battle to Stop Hillary Today... not next year, not next month... BUT TODAY!
And that is why our goal is to raise $2 million between now and November.
If we can DOUBLE the fundraising take of the pro-Hillary PAC, the mainstream media and Americans across the country will be forced to take notice and Hillary will be exposed.
But, again... we can't achieve this goal without your support. So, please, join our team by making a donation of at least $5 to Stop Hillary.
Thank you for taking the time to read my email to you today. I firmly believe that stopping Hillary must be priority #1 for our country. My hope and prayer is that, after reading my letter today, you will be convinced of that, as well, and join our team.
I greatly look forward to hearing from you today!
Thank you and May God Bless America!
Ted Harvey
Senator Ted Harvey (R)
Colorado State Senator
Co-Founder, Stop Hillary PAC
P.S. Make no mistake...Hillary Clinton desperately wants to be the 45th President of the United States. However, as I pointed out in my letter to you today, nothing could be worse for our country. So, please, join our team today by making a donation to Stop Hillary PAC of at least $5.
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Congressman Steve Daines supports veterans
From Congressman Steve Daines,candidate for US Senate for Montana:
It's been an exciting week for the campaign!
Today, we're releasing our second television spot to run statewide during the XXII Olympic Winter Games coverage. It will premiere this evening during the opening ceremonies.
Because you're one of our campaign's strongest supporters, we wanted to give you the chance to preview the ad, which honors Montanan veterans.
As you know, the December budget "deal" drastically cut veterans' pensions and retirement pay. I voted against it then and I'll keep fighting it until the benefits are reinstated, because our veterans deserve better.
Please click here to preview Montana's Heroes before it begins airing this evening.
Thank you in advance for your support, and go Team USA!
Sincerely,
Steve Daines
It's been an exciting week for the campaign!
Today, we're releasing our second television spot to run statewide during the XXII Olympic Winter Games coverage. It will premiere this evening during the opening ceremonies.
Because you're one of our campaign's strongest supporters, we wanted to give you the chance to preview the ad, which honors Montanan veterans.
As you know, the December budget "deal" drastically cut veterans' pensions and retirement pay. I voted against it then and I'll keep fighting it until the benefits are reinstated, because our veterans deserve better.
Please click here to preview Montana's Heroes before it begins airing this evening.
Thank you in advance for your support, and go Team USA!
Sincerely,
Steve Daines
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