Taking Our Country Back
Taking Our Country Back Newsletter

544 days and counting to Nobama 

May 12, 2011 
In This Issue
Stamp Out Hunger
Dr. Richard Swier's talk
June Meeting Location
Aid for Tornado Victims
Pull on the Lever
Local Food Drive
Saturday May 14  Stamp Out Hunger

This Saturday, May 14, is the day Letter Carriers ask those on their routes to put bags of food by their mail boxes for pickup.  There will be trucks following mail carriers on Saturday to pick-up the food items and take them to the Fig Tree Food Pantry at Suncoast Worship Center, the location of our TOCB meetings.  The food pantry at the church is one of the largest in the area and receives a majority of the food collected. 

 

Your help is needed in the following ways:

 

1.  Put food by your mailbox

 

2.  Come to Suncoast Worship Center during the day on Saturday to help unbox, sort and store the food collected.

 

For more information, contact Bea and Gene Miller at (941) 475-8844.

 

 

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Meeting Recap with Dr. Richard Swier
Richard Swier

Dr. Swier gave a very enlightening and informative presentation on Sharia Law.  He came as a representative of The United West, a group dedicated to spreading the word about the contents and implications of Sharia Law, particularly as it relates to western culture.  You can find out more about this effort at the website of The United West.

 

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June Meeting
Location

Remember that for our June meeting, we will meet at the Christ Lutheran Church at
701 N. Indiana Ave
in Englewood.  
 

Dear Fellow Patriots,

 

Sometimes it helps to have a few practical ways to do something.  I hope you will take the opportunity participate in these opportunities, as well as find helpful information.

 

Thanks and God bless,

Randy

 
Gift Cards for Alabama

Aid for Tornado Victims


We all know of the incredible tornadoes that swept through the south at the end of April.  What we may not realize is the extent of the damage.  One of the local Christian radio stations, The Joy FM, is mounting a drive to collect gift cards that can be given to those hurting in a particular region of Alabama, the Calhoun county area in northeast Alabama, which is one of the most rural and hardest hit areas.  Carmen, one of the Joy FM radio hosts is from this area of Alabama and has personal contact with those trying to help.  They will be collecting gift cards (no cash or checks) at Chick-Fil-A locations throughout southwest Florida Friday May 13 between 4:00 and 7:00 PM.

Click on the links above for locations and more information.  To see some of the destruction in this area, click here.  

 

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Downsizer Dispatch

 

Quote of the Day: "Give me a long enough lever and a place to stand, and I can move the world." -- Archimedes

 

This is about how you can get Speaker of the House, John Boehner, and House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor, to do what you want.

These two men lead the House Republicans.  

 

If they oppose raising the debt ceiling then so will most House Republicans. Congress would have to stop borrowing money and balance the budget immediately.

 

Think about what I'm saying . . .  

 

The fate of trillions of dollar in wasteful, unconstitutional spending rests in the hands of just two men -- John Boehner and Eric Cantor.  

 

These two men have exalted, powerful positions, but they still have to face election every two years, like every other lowly member of the House.There are rumors that Boehner may face primary challenges from Tea Party candidates in the next election. Boehner and Cantor may both be extremely vulnerable to public opinion.  

 

In fact . . ,Boehner has shown signs of buckling to public pressure. For instance, his latest proposal is that budget cuts must be larger than the amount of increase for the debt ceiling. That's actually a pretty good, but it's still NOT as good as NOT raising the debt ceiling!  Remember, the debt ceiling is supposed to be a cap, NOT a mere speed bump on the way to bankruptcy.  

 

Here's the key point . . .

 

You have the power to make Boehner and Cantor nervous, or perhaps even submit. If so, then you will have been instrumental in cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from the federal budget, OVERNIGHT!

 

The vulnerability of Boehner and Cantor is a powerful lever. Will you push it? It's not as hard as you might think.  

 

Just pick up your phone and dial this number . . .

202-225-0600.  When the phone is answered say this, "I'm a taxpayer calling to urge the Speaker to oppose raising the debt ceiling."  

 

Then dial this number 202-225-4000.  Say "I'm a taxpayer calling to urge Majority Leader Cantor to oppose raising the debt ceiling."

 

You may or may not be asked questions about where you're from. They'll probably just promise to report your opinion. Whatever the case may be . . .

DON'T STOP THERE!

 

1. Use DownsizeDC.org's Educate the Powerful System to send a letter to YOUR representatives in Congress, telling them about the action you've just taken. Here's what I'll write after I complete my calls today . . .

I just called Speaker Boehner and Leader Cantor and told them, "I'm a taxpayer calling to urge you to oppose raising the debt ceiling." My message to you is the same. And, please join me in encouraging the leadership of your party to work for capping the debt, instead of making deals which will leave deficit spending in place.

 

2. Write us an email at FEEDBACK at DOWNSIZE DC dot ORG. Tell us you made the calls, so we can keep count. Please share anything interesting that may have happened during the calls.

 

This is a powerful lever. Will you push it? If you overcome the inertia and actually do it, I think you'll get a fantastic feeling from it.  

 

Jim Babka
President
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.

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