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		<title>The United States of America – Our Government Today</title>
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<p>It is nearing August 2010 and look where we are today.  Our federal government, [<a href="http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/hostedemail/email.htm?h=f4919f266808d6ac61f0c43e78627c3e&#38;CID=6616193248&#38;ch=979A1E62A50A28CF20EA62F2C8A0BEB1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #004276">mis</span></a>]lead by President Barry Soetoro (a.k.a. <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/14/AR2007081401939.html" target="_self"><span style="color: #004276">Barack Hussein Obama</span></a>), has 1) begun to impose higher taxes to support the new entitlement programs passed by a liberal Congress and signed into law by our socialist President.  2) Resurrected racism to a new level,  increasing the racial divide. 3) Failed to effectively prosecute those engaging in both voter fraud and voter intimidation. 4) Embarked upon the nationalization of private industries [Auto, Banking, Health Care (including Insurance, Medical, Medical devices...), and many more to come]. 5) Begun to dismantle the Capitalist economy as we know it. 6) Risen the distaste of the People for politicians to new heights with the deceptive practices being employed by the Administration, by Congress, and soon by the Supreme Court.  Is this the America we grew up in?  Is this the tolerance we were taught in public schools to appreciate and practice?</p>
<p>If this is not the time to become involved in your community, involved in the direction of your life…if not now, then when?  Your actions have consequences for you and for your neighbors.  Stand together and take back our government.  Hundreds of thousands of brave Americans have died to preserve our right to vote.  Is it not our responsibility to elect those who will represent our values as they legislate.  Is it not time to terminate those with self-serving agendas that pollute Washington?  Is it not time to elect officials with an integrity sufficient to uphold their oath of office?  If not now…then when?</p>
<p>The United States of America is at a juncture in its political evolution that will have significant consequences for the world.  No…we are not the world, but our economy, our intellectual prowess providing a multitude of inventions, our generosity,  our military power…our being, has impacted the globe since our founding.  Our net effect on the quality of lives for billions around the world has been positive.  The decision of the Masses in America on November 4, 2008 was not for the Change that has materialized.  The People could not have wanted to diverge from the founding Principles that include: a Constitutionally limited Government, Equal Justice for All, Domestic Tranquility, a Strong National Defense to protect our borders,  a Government that would promote the general Welfare for our People, and Secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.  If not now…then when?</p>
<p>Yes, it is nearing August 2010 and look where we are today.  Envision where we might be in November 2010 if you do not get involved!</p></div>
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		<link>http://www.redstate.com/congressfirst/2010/07/20/the-united-states-of-america-%e2%80%93-our-government-today/</link>
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		<title>We Must Not Succumb&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family: &#34;Georgia&#34;,&#34;serif&#038;quot"><span style="font-size: small">We cannot succumb to defeat, but exercise our only option…rise up with a strength in numbers not seen before to counter the attempts to usurp Liberties.<span>  </span>Last night the Liberals glanced a blow to our way of life that deserves immediate retaliation.<span>  </span>This retaliation is underway by many great men and women as you read this opinion.<span>  </span>Already, States are enacting or contemplating legislation to protect the Rights of their People granted through the Constitution for the United States of America.<span>  </span>We must not delay, but act immediately.<span>  </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family: &#34;Georgia&#34;,&#34;serif&#038;quot"><span style="font-size: small">The words of Patrick Henry, uttered 235 years ago tomorrow, cannot be improved upon today for the situation we now face.<span>  </span>Let these words embolden you to keep up the fight for Our Liberty…for Our Prosperity…for Our America</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: small"><em><span style="font-family: &#34;Georgia&#34;,&#34;serif&#34;color: #b10205">“There is no longer any room for hope. If we wish to be free&#8211;if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending&#8211;if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained&#8211;we must fight!</span></em><span style="font-family: &#34;Georgia&#34;,&#34;serif&#038;quot"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: &#34;Georgia&#34;,&#34;serif&#038;quot">…<span style="color: black">The battle, Sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, Sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable; and let it come! I repeat, Sir, let it come!&#8221;&#8230;<strong><span style="font-family: &#34;Georgia&#34;,&#34;serif&#038;quot">Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775</span></strong></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family: &#34;Georgia&#34;,&#34;serif&#038;quot"><span style="font-size: small">May God bless us all and may He give guidance to the Our Congress.</span></span></p>
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		<link>http://www.redstate.com/congressfirst/2010/03/22/we-must-not-succumb/</link>
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		<title>Start in Massachusetts to Stand together against Federal injustice.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">How can one man make a difference today?<span>  </span>How can one woman stand up against injustice effectively?<span>   </span>We cannot truly believe that the lawlessness enabling the genocide of Rwanda, the events bringing us into Somali, and other similar type experiences are isolated to <em>those</em> places alone.<span>  </span>Here, living in the United States of America, is what I know. <span> </span>Can this country, the United States of America, collapse into such chaos?<span>  </span>Can we lose the respect for the rule of law that binds the fabric of our society?<span>  </span>When such injustice is apparent, what actions are justifiable by the People to recapture our government?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Could the events that occurred in 2008 with the Presidential election irregularities reported across the country signal the beginning of such chaos?<span>  </span>These irregularities were simply swept away with little notice.<span>  </span>Once we turn away from this injustice to pretend it did not exist, we turn toward the loss of a common respect that all good men and women abide, so as to live in a safe community; one where <em>liberty for ourselves and our prosperity</em> is a principle highly valued.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Calibri">One man, one woman, must stand next to another… shoulder-to-shoulder.<span>  </span>Your political ideology is now irreverent in the face of a splintered belief that we can live together, side-by-side in a country that respects the dignity of one’s life, respects the rule of law, and respects the Constitution for the United States of America.<span>  </span>It is critical that we return to a Constitutional government, respecting the achievements of great men and women before us that have paved the way for the lives we lead today.<span>  </span>Doing this will heal our country and bring us together as Americans; not Liberals or Progressives, Conservatives, etc. <span> </span>We must do whatever is necessary to stand strong together; black, white, red yellow, brown…all together.<span>  </span>Congress must be taken back to a governmental body as it was designed; to represent the People’s will as it carries out the People’s business.<span>  </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Calibri">One who does not cast a vote, cannot complain about the outcome of the race, and cannot complain about the direction of the country. You can make a difference no matter where you stood in the past.<span>  </span>Vote your conscience.<span>  </span>You know that a signal must be delivered in a clear manner.<span>  </span>Support the candidate that will uphold the responsibility of the position they seek to the People…All the People. Vote for the candidate that will protect the integrity of the Constitution.<span>  </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">To our friends in Massachusetts, I ask you to stand tall for America by electing Scott Brown. Remind all whom you speak with to go to the polls on Tuesday to vote for Scott Brown.</span></p>
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		<link>http://www.redstate.com/congressfirst/2010/01/17/start-in-massachusetts-to-stand-together-against-federal-injustice/</link>
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		<title>The Shot Heard Around the World&#8230;Again?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">All <em>American</em> Citizens living in the State of Massachusetts.</span>  You have the opportunity to be part of history once again.  We have been taught of the courage within the Citizens of Massachusetts; illustrated time and again.  One example is listed below.</p>
<p>The <strong>battles of Lexington and Concord</strong> were the first military engagements of the <a title="American Revolutionary War" href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War"><span style="color: #002bb8">American Revolutionary War</span></a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-French-7"><span style="font-size: x-small"><span style="color: #002bb8"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></span></span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-8"><span style="font-size: x-small"><span style="color: #002bb8"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></span></span></a></sup> They were fought on April 19, 1775, in <a title="Middlesex County, Massachusetts" href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts"><span style="color: #002bb8">Middlesex County</span></a>, <a title="Province of Massachusetts Bay" href="/wiki/Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay"><span style="color: #002bb8">Province of Massachusetts Bay</span></a>, within the towns of <a title="Lexington, Massachusetts" href="/wiki/Lexington,_Massachusetts"><span style="color: #002bb8">Lexington</span></a>, <a title="Concord, Massachusetts" href="/wiki/Concord,_Massachusetts"><span style="color: #002bb8">Concord</span></a>, <a title="Lincoln, Massachusetts" href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Massachusetts"><span style="color: #002bb8">Lincoln</span></a>, <a title="Arlington, Massachusetts" href="/wiki/Arlington,_Massachusetts"><span style="color: #002bb8">Menotomy (present-day Arlington)</span></a>, and <a title="Cambridge, Massachusetts" href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts"><span style="color: #002bb8">Cambridge</span></a>, near <a title="Boston" href="/wiki/Boston"><span style="color: #002bb8">Boston</span></a>. The battles marked the outbreak of open <a title="War" href="/wiki/War"><span style="color: #002bb8">armed conflict</span></a> between the <a title="Kingdom of Great Britain" href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain"><span style="color: #002bb8">Kingdom of Great Britain</span></a> and its <a class="mw-redirect" title="Thirteen colonies" href="/wiki/Thirteen_colonies"><span style="color: #002bb8">thirteen colonies</span></a> in the mainland of <a title="British North America" href="/wiki/British_North_America"><span style="color: #002bb8">British North America</span></a>.<br />
Citation: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lexington_and_Concord">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lexington_and_Concord</a></p>
<p>The special senate election to fill the seat vacated with the death of Senator Ted Kennedy last year will be decided Tuesday, January 19.  The choices are clear.  Democrat <strong><a href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=34772" target="_blank">Martha Coakley</a> </strong>will carry on the Kennedy agenda of Big Government and Big Social Programs that will continue to strain all Americans, and Republican Scott <strong>Brown</strong> would follow a conservative agenda focused on limiting a Responsible Federal Government.</p>
<p>On Tuesday the Citizens of Massechusetts will have the Right to Vote to protect our Constitution and Liberty; to protect our homeland.  The votes cast will impact the entire nation in many ways.  The votes cast will send Congress a clear message; with either result.  These Citizens could tell Congress to step aside and see how the People of the Greatest Country on earth adapt the current situation to their ultimate success.  Americans are resilient.  We are competitors that do not stand down to injustice.  America will rebound as long as Congress and the President move out of our way.   Or, conversely, the people can aid in the misdirection of Congress and the restraint of our liberties.  I urge you Vote FOR America.</p>
<p><em>Send a Shot that will bring the insane Congress back to sanity.  Send another Shot that will be Heard Around the World!</em></p>
<p>Supporting observations:</p>
<p>Reading the information posted in the <em>Issues</em> tab on <strong>Scott Brown&#8217;s</strong> website (<a href="http://www.brownforussenate.com/">http://www.brownforussenate.com/</a>), I infer the following.  He <strong>supports</strong> free enterprise, lower taxes, reduction in out-of-control spending and national debt, responsible development of alternative energy sources, accountability and choice in education, strengthened borders, enhanced employment verification system, Second Amendment Rights, capital punishment for certain crimes, alternatives to abortion, and the traditional meaning of marriage between a man and a woman.  Brown <strong>opposes</strong> the current health care bill before Congress, cap and trade program, amnesty for illegal immigrants.</p>
<p>Reading the information posted in the <em>Issues </em>tab on <strong>Martha Coakley&#8217;s</strong> website I infer the following.  She supports abortion rights for women, same sex marriagge, the health care reform legislation, increaased regulation over financial institutions, Public (government) education, exiting Afghanistan&#8230;and more.</p>
<p>Oakley opposes the provider conscience regulations as relatred to abortion, the death penalty for any crimes&#8230;?  You will have to visit her website to learn more about her views as there is too much written to restate.</p>
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		<link>http://www.redstate.com/congressfirst/2010/01/14/the-shot-heard-around-the-worldagain/</link>
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		<title>Your Vote, Your Future!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Calibri">Dear Honorable Congressman/Congresswomen:</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Calibri">As you must understand, your work this week will define your career.<span>  </span>We are not all as fortunate as you, that is, having the opportunity of knowing that your decisions made in the next few days will either further or end the work that you do.<span>  </span>Please pause, think very carefully of your responsibilities as a United States Congressman/Congresswoman.<span>  </span>Remember the events that occurred this August around this great nation.<span>  </span>Any responsible individual would understand the People have clearly expressed their views with regard to your upcoming votes in Congress on the health care legislation.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Calibri">Those of you who decide to support legislation that will bankrupt our country will pay a great price.<span>  </span>We, the People of the United States of America, will reach into your backyard, spare no resources to bring to light the character that resides within the body before us.<span>  </span>Your character; not that you wish known, but your true character. <span> </span>We will broadcast your votes on legislation, making the record of fact clear for your constituents to see and understand.<span>  </span>Those that chip away at the protections accorded The People by the Constitution for the United States of America, chip away at the fabric of the Constitution for the United States of America itself.<span>  </span>The responsibility is yours to uphold All elements of the Constitution for the United States of America, not only those elements that suit your needs.<span>  </span>It is simple; we will hold you personally responsible for your decisions and accountable to The People for the resulting impact on the lives of The People.<span>  </span>The vote you cast on the pending health care legislation before Congress will influence significantly what you will be doing in December of 2010 or 2012.<span>  </span>This is your vote; which will be answered with our vote.<span>  </span>The silent majority is no more…silent. <span> </span>Make the right decision for the People.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Calibri">Sincerely yours,</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Calibri">Dan DeLallo</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Calibri">CongressFirst.org</span></span></p>
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		<title>If it happened there…could it happen here?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri">Friday, October 16, 2009, By Dan DeLallo, CongressFirst.org</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Calibri">For over a year I have had fears of the results that an Obama Presidency would have on American society.<span>  </span>Of course, one might immediately imagine I am referring to race issues, but anyone thinking this would be seriously incorrect.<span>  </span>My fears were, rightly or not, more regarding the damage that an Obama Presidency, combined with a Liberal Congress and the possibility of a Liberal leaning federal Judiciary, could have on our economy, our society and our way of life.<span>  </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Calibri">Looking at the policies and programs being forced upon all Americans, the reality of my fear is coming into focus.<span>  </span>Tonight I came to a startling realization while watching a CBS news broadcast.<span>  </span>Near the end of the story about the CBS Correspondents that had covered Afghanistan, one correspondent described life in Afghanistan in 1982.<span>  </span>During his monolog, video of life in the country was shown depicting people walking the streets…going about their daily lives.<span>  </span>The video illustrated life not unlike that in any European or American city.<span>  </span>Women were dressed as they would be in America, Britain, Australia, or any other “Western’ country.<span>  </span>This is in stark contrast to life today in Afghanistan; where women are pressured or forced to wear the hijab and burka, in a country where Islamic rule is ubiquitous.<span>  </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Apparently there has been drastic “Change” in the society of Afghanistan since 1982.<span>  </span>We are also witnessing drastic “Change” in the American society; one that I have known and loved my entire life.<span>  </span>Could it be possible that this is all in the design of the Obama Machine?<span>  </span>Where are the Liberal Executive and Legislative Branches of our government taking us?<span>  </span>We have seen the reckless and unaccountable spending of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the pending costs of American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, the planned nationalization of the health care insurance industry through America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, the acquisition and distribution of ownership of the American Automobile industry…and on, and on, and on.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">As we know, given the spending of these Acts, the future generations of Americans will never be able to realize the quality of life as did Obama, all in his family and friends, all those working in his Administration, all those currently in Congress distributing our tax dollars, and all of earlier generations during the past seventy years.<span>  </span>Instead, this Administration, along with the current Congress, has traded the American Future for their present day indulgence.<span>  </span>They are attempting to create a two tiered class system in America as seen in other past and present day tyrannical governments around the world.<span>  </span>Does the Taliban fit this model?<span>  </span>Obama and his cronies will reside in the Ruling Class reaping the rewards of their conquest.<span>  </span>This Ruling Class will dictate laws designed to control every aspect of our lives; from the toilet paper we use to the food we eat, to the light bulbs that illuminate our evenings.<span>  </span><span> </span>These laws will not constrain their daily activities, nor hinder their desires.<span>  </span>They will control the Working Class through select entitlements.<span>  </span>The Sheeple will fall in line in order to be granted their daily rationings.<span>  </span>Those not adhering to the rules set forth will be penalized without recourse.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">As one former President debated the meaning of the word “is,” this President was elected without defining his platform of “Change.”<span>  </span>The “Change” some voted into power will deliver an America not too far from present day Afghanistan.<span>  </span>God Bless each and every one of Us – The People.</span></p>
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