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SUPREME COURT INVALIDATES KEY PART OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: People wait to enter the U.S. Supreme Court building June 24, 2013 in Washington DC. Credit: Getty Images

WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act cannot be enforced unless Congress comes up with a new way of determining which states and localities require federal monitoring of elections.

The justices said in 5-4 vote that the law Congress most recently renewed in 2006 relies on 40-year-old data that does not reflect racial progress and changes in U.S. society.

The court did not technically strike down the advance approval requirement of the law that has been used, mainly in the South, to open up polling places to minority voters in the nearly half century since it was first enacted in 1965. But the justices did say lawmakers must update the formula for determining which parts of the country must seek Washington's approval, in advance, for election changes.

In short, the provision is unenforceable as it stands, but could be updated.

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TRUE THE VOTE STATEMENT REGARDING THE U.S. SUPREME COURT'S VOTING RIGHTS ACT DECISION

HOUSTON, TX. June 25, 2013 - True the Vote (TTV), the nation's leading voters' rights organization, today released a statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down Section 4 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act as unconstitutional.   "This is without doubt a step in the right direction for our Republic," True the Vote President Catherine Engelbrecht said. "In the months leading up to this decision, the nation has come to realize, through an assortment of scandals and revelations, just how far the federal government has reached into the daily lives of ordinary citizens. It is our hope that as the nation considers adjustments - we keep an eye toward our founding values of liberty, justice and common privacy. The process of reigning in federal abuses begins with our election systems - today's decision serves as momentum in our favor.   Read the majority opinion here.     Expect election integrity proposals like True the Vote's to be fully implemented due to this decision!     "For decades, voters in various states, counties and boroughs have been punished for the sins others committed in a bygone era. Washington has treated whole segments of this nation as guilty until proven innocent. Ideological bureaucrats have used this law to exact a form of racial justice on their presumed enemies while ignoring the country's demands for basic election integrity measures. Thankfully, the Court stripped Washington of a power that was only being used as a weapon today.   "An active electorate is the key to a healthy, representative republic. It is our responsibility to engage, serve and question our election systems. Today the average voter was returned an immense power in the American experiment. God help us if we do not use it wisely." The preclearance portion of the 1965 Voting Rights Act prohibited certain states from making any changes to election laws and procedures without gaining official authorization from either the U.S. Department of Justice or a three judge panel in the D.C. District Court. The law has been used to block voter identification laws and initiatives to hold non-partisan elections in recent years.

True The Vote (TTV) a nonpartisan, nonprofit grassroots organization focused on preserving election integrity is operated by citizens for citizens, to inspire and equip volunteers for involvement at every stage of our electoral process. TTV empowers organizations and individuals across the nation to actively protect the rights of legitimate voters, regardless of their political party affiliation. For more information, please visit www.truethevote.org.   Voto Honesto (TTV) es una organización sin fines de lucro, no partidaria, enfocada en preservar la integridad en las elecciones y operada por ciudadanos para ciudadanos, ara inspirar y equipar a voluntarios para envolverse en cada una de las etapas del proceso electoral. TTT capacita a organizaciones e individuos a través de la nación para activamente proteger los derechos de los votantes legítimos, sin importar a que partido político perteneces. Para más información, por favor visite  www.votohonesto.org.

 

If you have never heard of Agenda 21 I encourage you to start learning about it.  What we are seeing in education is part of Agenda 21 (Chapter 36 of a 40 chapter guide to transform ever human activity).  This school is a glimpse of our future.

Today President Obama is going to announce his Executive Orders to bypass Congress and put A21 on steroids.  You better buy stock in candle companies because you are going to need a lot of them.

This is an actual school in LosAngeles, CA

CWA Hosts Nation-Wide "Facts about Common Core Conference Call"

Calling all parents and grandparents! There is a power grab unfolding within your local school system. And it's time you know the truth.

Over the past three years, the Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has been quietly working to seize control of the American education system without any input by the states. As a part of President Barak Obama's stimulus package, Race to the Top grant money was earmarked for education initiatives in the states. Tied to this money is the progressive Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSS) and the results could be devastating to parent's rights and our respective states' education system.

It is imperative that you understand the CCSS initiative and how it will affect your child's classroom.

Please join CWA's nation-wide "Facts Common Core Conference Call" on June 27 at 8:30 p.m. EDT, as CWA's Executive Director, Kenda Bartlett, moderates the discussion on exactly what is the CCSS, the program's origins and the steps you can take to educate yourself and others on the Common Core.

Expert guests will include:

• Joy Pullmann, Heartland Institute
• Dr. Sandra Stotsky, Common Core Validation Committee Member
• Richard Innes, Bluegrass Institute

Please don't miss this unique opportunity.

Call (760) 569-7676, and enter the participant access code 303989 to join the conference call.

Most states adopting CCSS did so to be eligible to compete for federal funding. To have a chance at that money, recession-racked states agreed to adopt the CC standards and the aligned national tests sight unseen. Only five states did not sign on to the CCSS; so unless you live in Alaska, Nebraska, Minnesota, Texas, or Virginia, this will affect your school system.

So please, learn everything you need to know about Common Core on CWA's "Facts about Common Core Conference Call".

Sincerely,

Penny Nance
Chief Executive Officer and President

This is it!!
We have a small window in which to act!  The State budget is due on June 30th so the timing is right.  Call!   Let the representatives in our State government know we are aware.  We know what they did back in 2001 and we want them to undo it!  We know their pension plans are responsible for PA's $47 billion unfunded liability which is equivalent to $3700 for each Pennsylvanian.  We know this pension crisis will cause more cuts to educational programs and more teacher layoffs. 
Demand they take taxpayers off the hook for their lavish pension packages.  Go here to find your representatives - http://tinyurl.com/m4yyd2l

Inform yourself with the attached pamphlet . PA state workers pension program violates Fiscal Responsibility and Constitutionally Limited Government. Our public servant representatives need to fix the problem of untenable state worker pensions. It's not that we resent paying it, it's just that we can't afford it.
 
Action Items 
1. Call your representative and Senator and tell them you want to see pension reform that brings our state budget into balance. Talk to two friends or family members and convince them to make the phone calls and get two others to do the same, and so on, and so on. 

 from Bill Hodson for your reference.

2. Print the attached pamphlet using duplex (2-sided); check box for "flip on short edge". Give it to as many neighbors as you can the next 2 weeks. If you need some mailed, send me your address.

Keep an eye on your email inbox because we will be planning more activities focused on our goals of pension reform as well as privatization of our liquor stores

Thanks for your efforts
Pam, Jim and Tim
 

From a trusted friend:

As some of you may know, I am associated with Coventry Christian Schools as a parent of a graduate (2010) and as member of the Board of Trustees.   Last October we spent a wonderful evening honoring Mark Niehls at our revitalized Founder's Dinner and celebrated our shared heritage in the remarkable community that is Coventry Christian Schools. Our vision for future Founder's Dinners is to inspire and inform not only our alumni and current CCS families but to inspire and inform the Tri-County Area and even our region by hosting speakers and artists who can uniquely assist us in celebrating the heritage, core values, and mission of CCS while also lifting our vision for an even greater future built upon the foundation of our past. The caliber of our speakers and guest artists should provide us with wonderful opportunities to share our CCS story with new partners in Christian education. Proceeds from the dinner will be applied to our annual Coventry Kids Fund for CCS scholarships.

This year we are proud to announce that our distinguished guest and speaker is Dr. Benjamin Carson, and our dinner's theme is "Faith of Our Fathers: The Role of Faith in American Schools." Please join us as we welcome Dr. Carson to the Tri-County Area and celebrate the great things God is doing at CCS!  

Dr. Carson is a highly regarded neurosurgeon and motivational speaker who has addressed various audiences across the country. He is one of the most honored and recognized physicians in the world and holds more than 60 honorary doctorate degrees along with hundreds of awards and citations. He is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. He is the author of five books and is the founder of the Carson Scholars Fund. The 2009 award-winning movie entitled Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Carson, premiered on TNT and is based on his memoir. Dr. Carson is an authentic disciple of Christ, has been married to his wife Candy for more than 37 years, and is the father of three sons.

The 2013 Founder's Dinner, which will once again be a part of our Homecoming festivities, will be held at the historic Sunnybrook Ballroom in Pottstown on Sunday, October 13th, 2013. Doors will open at 4:30pm, followed by dinner at 5:15. Dress will be business/professional.    Tickets will be priced at $100 until May 15th, then will be $125, so reserve your tickets for the reduced price.

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All of us at Coventry Christian Schools, look forward to sharing this very special evening with you and acquainting you with the school and its mission!

Blessings,

Sponsorships are available as well and are as follows:

Gold Sponsor                    $3,000

•        Two tickets at Speaker's Table
•        Two tickets at Headmaster's Table
•        Listed as sponsor on school website through 12 months post event
•        Listed as sponsor on pre-event print marketing
•        Mentioned by name at event
•        Full Page ad in Dinner Program

Silver Sponsor                  $1,500

•        Two tickets at Speaker's Table
•        Listed as sponsor on school website through 12 months post event
•        Half page ad in Dinner Program

Bronze Sponsor                $500

•        Two tickets at Headmaster's Chairman's or Founder's Table
•        Listed as sponsor on school website through 12 months post event

WHAT IS COMMON CORE?

Common Core, or the Common Core State Standards Initative (CCSSI), as it is known at the State and Federal level, is a set of national education standards that will fulfill the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, through a waiver system. (The NCLB Act was put into place by Congress in 2001 and signed into law by President George W. Bush). Many states were failing to meet the NCLB Act requirements and, therefore, wanted something to replace NCLB.Common Core is part of the UN's plan for complete federal control over our education systems and the "Dumbing-down" of America.

 

Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) are not state standards in the first place, and are nothing more then further federalization of our state education systems.

 

COMMON CORE IS A TROJAN HORSE AND TIED TO THE UNITED NATIONS (UN)

If you cannot see that Common Core is tied to the United Nations you have not done your homework! The major funder of the Common Core Movement is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which has pledged $60 million dollars to this effort. Bill and Melinda Gates are tied to UN through-and-through and have spent money in America and overseas for UN programs in Africa and all over the world for decades.

From the Conservative Teachers of American organization, they wrote an article entitled: "Common Core Standards and the Federalization of Education." In this article we read: "Many are concerned that the Common Core Standards, once successfully implemented, will provide unfettered access of our educational system by the United Nations. Some textbooks and curricula for our public schools have already been written by the [United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization] UNESCO and the International Baccalaureate program, that is currently in many school districts, across the United States. Grabbing additional access is a natural next step. Once they write the curricula, they must have authority to develop all testing tools."

 

The UN involvement in the American educational system has already been facilitated by treaties signed by American presidents from both parties. Those documents include but are not limited to: Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Treaty on the Rights of the Child, Civic Education: Classroom Connections, and Agenda 21.

 

The  US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development (since 2003), is the nexus of the UNA-USA and Global Leadership Coalition at the Department of Education, which altogether leverages the UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014.  UNESCO, the lead agency of the Decade, defines Education for Sustainable Development as "education for everyone everywhere" for the "lifelong learning" of "present and future generations".  

 

The UNA-USA sponsors Model UN across America and tailors its Global Classrooms curricula to whichever setting the kids happen to be participating.  Children are unknowingly trained to respond with prescribed consensus to the situations, simulations and stimulation's of the particular activity (Delphi Technique).  Global Kids is the CFR arm of Connect All Schools Consortium, a new Department of Education network, led by Independent Sector and The White House via United Planet Partners.  Global Kids is preparing children for Agenda 21.  

 

The White House, NSA and CIA now have website divisions aimed at kids.  The Public Education Network is a national association funded by Independent Sector donors: plus Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Department of Education

 

"Funders" of the Rockefeller Foundation-backed International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), "Members" of the the Sustainability Consortium, backed by the EPA and BSR (Rockefeller Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, State Department) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-backed International City/County Management Association (ICMA): Center for Sustainable Communities (an ICLEI "Partner") are "partnered" with local schools and governments.  

 

From the Partnership for 21st Century Skills aligning the Common Core State Standards with "professional development" content for teachers and principals and Lego Robotics curricula for students (Carnegie Mellon/Lego Education); to software curricula through websites like: cyberschoolbus.un.org, icivics.org, atomiclearning.com, renlearn.org, brainpop.com and ttl4.sunburst.com; to the weekly deliveries of Time for Kids magazine and textbook curricula into classrooms; kids are programmed with UN-defined values.  State Governors administer Federal funds to "Community-Oriented Policing" systems like Crime Stoppers (The UN, FBI and other law enforcement and corporate partners administer Crime Stoppers International), the local student-equivalent of the Department of Homeland Security's' "See Something, Say Something" campaign; whereby children see hand-drawn posters of child characters on school walls displaying "Eyes Looking", "Ears Listening", "Mouth Reporting" with a hotline to call.  Presidents Bush and Obama have personally followed the George H. W. Bush/Clinton trail of the Agenda 21/ Sustainable America megabanks-maze in "bipartisan" fashion. 

 

UNESCO PLEDGES SUPPORT OF COMMON CORE

From UNESCO's document "The Vision of Education Reform in the United States" it states: "My department has been pleased to partner with the US Agency for International Development to help ensure that our best domestic practices are shared world-wide. The United States provides over a billion dollars annually to partner countries working on educational reform. Our goal for the coming year will be to work closely with global partners, including UNESCO, to promote qualitative improvements and system strengthening....Ultimately, education is the great equalizer. It is the one force that can consistently overcome differences in background, culture, and privilege."

 

THE UN'S AGENDA 21- COMMON CORE IMPLEMENTER!

In the United Nations Agenda 21 (Guide for the 21st Century), Chapters #25 and #36 specifically talk about education of our children:

 

Principle #25- "Children and Youth in Sustainable Development." In the "Activites 25.9.d" it states: "Ensure access for all youth to all types of education, wherever appropriate, providing alternative learning structures, ensure that education reflects the economic and social needs of youth and incorporates the concepts of environmental training, implementing innovative methods aimed at increasing practical skills, such as environmental scouting."

 

Principle #36- "Promoting Education, Public Awareness and Training." In the Activities Section of this document in "36.5.g" we read: "Within two years the United Nations system should undertake a comprehensive review of its educational programmes, encompassing training and public awareness, to reassess priorites and reallocae resources. The UNESCO/UNEP International Environmental Education Programme should, in cooperation with the appropriate bodies of the United Nations system, Governments, non-governmental organizations and others, establish a porgramme within two years to integrate the decisions of the Conference into the existing United Nations framework adapted to the need of the educators at different levels and circumstances. Regional organizations and national authorities should be encouraged to elaborate similar parallel programmes and opportunies by conducting an analysis of how to mobilize different sectors of the population in order to assess and address their environmental and development education needs."

 

In the Activities Section of this document in "36.5 h" we read: "There is a need to strengthen, within five years, information exchange by enhancing technologies and capacities necessary to promote environment and development education and public awareness. Countries should cooperate with each other and with the various social sectors and population groups to prepare educational tools that include regional environment and development issues and initiatives, using learning materials and resources suited to their own requirements." Sounds just like PARCC and SLDS. ASU's Institute for Global Sustainability and their "Sustainable Cities Network" is doing a fine job "brain-washing" our students in our high schools on sustainability, global warming (aka climate change), etc. Go here to meet the ASU sustainability schools!

 

 

COMMON CORE SCIENCE STANDARDS TEACH GLOBAL WARMING!

The new Common Core Science Standards that are up for review teach Global Warming (aka Climate Change)! Here is Research and Commentary on the Common Core Science Standards" from The Heartland Institute.

Please spread the word to all AMERICAN PATRIOTS!

Reality Check.....COMMON CORE EDUCATION = COMMUNISM IN AMERICA!

Common Core Education is the INDOCTRINATION of our CHILDREN. 

DO NOT LISTEN TO THE GOP ESTABLISHMENT RHETORIC FROM MIKE HUCKABEE!!! 

The Development of Common Core, Explained by Michael Chapman

The video says this is a clip from the 1989 National Governors'Assoc conference on Education:

Sr. Director of Mid-Continental Regional Education Laboratory, Dr. Shirley McCune

 She says about education:

#1) Total transformation of our society

#2) Teaching of facts and information (knowledge) is no longer the primary purpose of education

#3) Close connection between economic (sustainable) development and human capitol (human resource labor for a planned economy)

A group that allowed this kind of rhetoric to be said at their meeting? I don't think I want them developingeducational standards!  Please read to the bottom for transcripts from the 1987 NGA meetings chaired by Bill Clinton.  These transcripts are eye-opening.  They are clearly more concerned with workers for the manufacturing.  They seem to have concerns that we have students who can't read well enough (non-English speaking especially) to function in the manufacturing plants, and then on the other end of the spectrum... too many with higher ed degrees who don't WANT to work in the manufacturing.  So... what to do about all this?  Hummm.... standards!  Make sure they read well enough to function as the industrial workers, but not so well that they don't want to!!!   This is the John D. Rockefeller goal of the early 20th century when he started pushing for compulsory government schooling and funding the building of government schools. 

NOW.... review the transcripts below of the conferences chaired by Bill Clinton: 
National Governor's Association website  (find all annual meetings here with transcriptsm- )
1986-87 NGA Chair Gov. Bill Clinton's Initiative

Making America Work: Productive People, Productive Policies

March 25, 1986

1987 Winter Meeting with Bill Clinton as chair, you will find on page 12 that the governors unanimously adopted a policy to adopt an INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY.    http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/1987NGAWinterMeeting.pdf

1987 Annual meeting.   See page 34of this document to see how those governors seem to be concerned that we aren't training our students for the "workforce." They are concerned that the professors of higher ed are telling students to strive for more than the job of working in the manufacturing plants.  On page 40 they start talking about standards needed in education.  " See page 42 with this statement by Governor Sinner (great name!) to Lee Iacoccoa: "But you also made a point about the terrific cost to industry of the disparity between states in these regulations and I wondered, with all the fuss and the furor that we make over states' rights...."  http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/1987NGAAnnualMeeting.pdf 

June 11, 2013: Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) leads the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in a markup of the Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013, an education initiative to replace No Child Left Behind.  http://www.c-spanvideo.org/event/220036

At the June 10 Common Core forum in Fayette County, Superintendent Barge stated over and over again that if Georgia wants to change these standards at any time, we have the ability to do so.   The testimony below contradicts this belief by Superintendent Barge and confirms that states who adopted the Common Core standards DO NOT have the ability to change the standards in any way on their own.

2:23:00 - Rep. Tim Scott discusses his amendment to Harkin's bill.  Instead of states being forced to adopt blanket standards like Common Core as a prerequisite for funding, let's put decision-making back in the hands of parents and teachers in our communities."

2:31:00 - It is admitted that states who want to change the CC standards,the Secretary of Education would have to approve it.  States DO NOT have the ultimate decision making abilities!

2:39:00 - Alexander reads page 89 of the bill stating that any changes to standards MUST go through the Secretary of Education for approval.

As are most of the amendments offered by Republicans to this education bill, the Scott Amendment is defeated 12-10.

DATA COLLECTING: Senator Burr at the 1:00:00 mark reveals information about ADDITIONAL data points that this legislation will add to the data mining.  He says that his count is now 500 data points.  

TEACHER EVALUATIONS: Senator Alexander at 2:00:00 mark discusses his amendment to end federally mandated school and teacher evaluations.  He says states had a "gun to their head" to adopt the teacher evaluations because they were desperate for NCLB waivers.   He makes the charge that the Harkin bill creates a "NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD."  The Gates Foundation involvement is mentioned frequently.  

Harkin says over and over "this is voluntary."  If states don't want to implement the programs in the bill we just don't accept the money!"    More strong evidence that our states need to "just say no" to all federal education dollars.   As is pointed out in this debate: Any private business that entered into a partnership where the partner who contributed 10% funding got 80-90% of the control (as is the case with education funding under NCLB and Common Core) the partnership is DOOMED TO FAIL!

Angela Bean
Fayetteville, GA
StopCommonCore.com 

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I hope these tools are a blessing to you!

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Mandatory Biometric Enrollment
Lawsuit - UPDATE
(fingerprinting, facial recognition, iris scan, DNA, etc.)
By Mark Lerner:  Co-Founder Constitutional Alliance

If you value liberty and understand how dangerous government mandated biometric ID is to our freedom, you need to read and understand every word of what I am writing about today. Something very important is happening so stay with me.
 
Over the years, the Constitutional Alliance has consistently fought against mandatory biometric ID and for the right of all citizens to be free of it.  Government mandated biometric ID is the lynchpin of the modern surveillance society.  The amount of control this system gives government over individuals is an anathema to a free society and we oppose it being imposed on anyone - period.  You cannot reconcile a free society with a surveillance society.
 
The founders of this country called religious freedom "the first freedom" because it is a precondition for other important rights..  Try to imagine the value of freedom of speech, or freedom of association without religious freedom and you will quickly see why religious freedom, also referred to as 'freedom of conscience' is so important.
 
Here is the Big News
 
This past week, 19 June 2013, a Motion for Summary Judgment was filed in Kaye Beach's lawsuit in the state of Oklahoma (You can read it here).  This is a pre-trial motion that presents the undisputed facts of her case and makes the strongest assertion based on those facts, that her rights are being violated.  The Motion for Summary Judgment asks the Judge, based on these undisputed facts, to rule in her favor.  Kaye fully expects a favorable ruling on this Motion but in the event that this doesn't happen, her lawsuit will continue on. You need only to read the first 30 pages of the Motion to understand the arguments Kaye and her attorneys have made.  If you choose to read further you can read about the answers the Department of Public Safety (the department that oversees the issuance of driver's licenses) gave to Kaye's "Discovery Motion". 
 
Kaye Beach's lawsuit, is the only substantial challenge to government mandated biometric ID, to my knowledge, that exists anywhere in our country.
 
Here is a brief recap of the issue and basis for Kaye's legal challenge;
 
Kaye is opposed to mandatory biometric identification which is required of her if she wishes to have a state issued driver's license or ID card.  As we know, the ability to drive a vehicle and also banking, many financial transactions, as well as a host of other necessary daily activities are dependent upon having a government issued photo ID most commonly presented in the form of state driver's license or ID card. Try to go without one and you will soon find (like Kaye has!) that not having a valid ID is no small matter.
 
In September, 2011 Kaye filed a lawsuit against the state of Oklahoma for the unwarranted collection of her biometrics and for violating her religious freedom, both of which are protected under Oklahoma law.  Kaye is a born again Christian.
 
Here is why this case is important for everyone 

Read more:

Following is a list of all members representing Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives.  Their name, party affiliation, office number, phone number and Congressional assignments are listed. You can print this list for immediate reference.  If you wish to have the email address of your representative, type in "United States House of Representatives," click on 'Members" and then search for your Congressman's name.  Go to his web page, where you will find his email contact page, regional office phone numbers and addresses and, hopefully, other information regarding what he is doing to preserve the Constitution.   

Please note the committee assignments of each representative.  They are very important.

Please pass this information to all those on your list!   

Thank you.

Pennsylvania

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RedState Morning Briefing

For June 26, 2013

1.  Why America Hates Washington

I sat in the first class section of the Acela Express once from New York to Washington. I was on a book tour and the publisher was whisking me from New York to DC for events. Thomas Freidman sat diagonally from me. His single seat backed up to where the First Class Stewards worked.

As the train pulled into DC, the overworked steward hadn't taken Friedman's tray. Friedman yelled angrily about this being why the nation was collapsing. I kid you not. I was the tipster.

First Class of the Acela Express has more to do with what is wrong with America than the Steward who works there. The New York-Washington bubble remains largely disconnected from the rest of the country. When last I made that point, Dylan Byers of the Politico tweeted along the lines of this being as preposterous as the French claiming Paris truly wasn't France. Of course, de Gaulle popularized the notion of La France profounde - that Paris really wasn't indicative of the rest of the country.

There is a disconnect. It is not everywhere nor with everyone in the NYC-DC corridor. There are people who and places that anchor themselves to the values outside what more and more people are calling the "ruling elite," but there is a disconnect that I think explains both Congress and the President's falling approval ratings (not that Congress can get much lower).

Listen to the rhetoric in Washington, DC and you learn a few things.

With a few exceptions, they're all mostly cool with the NSA spying on ordinary Americans.

Congress thinks immigration reform that will give immigrants preferential hiring status to existing Americans is the most important thing ever.

The President thinks shutting down coal power plants is the most important thing ever.

The IRS is out of control and Congress would rather bribe each other to pass immigration plans than look into it.

Oh, and the rest of America just wants a FREAKING JOB!

There is a massive disconnect between the chattering classes and politicos of Washington and New York and the rest of America. While most Americans are struggling to get ahead, both Republicans and Democrats in Washington act as though they are managing our decline. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

2.  Marco Rubio Steps Closer to an Obama Hug

You may remember lessons when you were a child by your parent or Sunday School teacher that doing bad things leads to a life of ruin. That telling one little white lie often leads to other lies to cover up the first one, which can lead to worse things.

Which brings me to my disappointment in Marco Rubio and how he came to support the very policies he attacked liberal and now Democrat Charlie Crist for supporting in 2010.

By now, we all know that in 2010, Crist supported amnesty and Rubio attacked him for it. While some of us will be able to forgive Marco Rubio's rather rapid shift toward the very position he once vocally opposed, others probably will not be so forgiving.

But that breach of trust has led to a much larger transgression. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

3.  Bringing Mitch McConnell Out of the Shadows

Mitch McConnell got another lucky break today when Obama announced his latest climate fascism that will cripple the coal industry.  He was provided with another low-hanging talking point to distract from the most immediate threat of amnesty - something he actually has the power to stop. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

Sincerely yours,

Erick Erickson
Editor-in-Chief, RedState

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What jihad has cost Americans


by Guy Rodgers
Executive Director


Perhaps you've noticed. Every time there's a jihadist attack, whether foiled or successful, government leaders, media mouthpieces, Muslim Brotherhood front organizations, and academic apologists bend over backwards urging us not to rush to judgment.

They collectively decry "Islamophobia" and wring their hands in fear for all the Muslims who will now be persecuted by "bigoted" Americans.

It's so predictable, it's like watching a bad remake of the movie "Groundhog Day."

Perhaps you've also noticed that the alleged bigoted wave of Muslim persecution never comes. If it did, it would be front page news all over America.

Most of us have some awareness of the cost in lives, from 9/11 to Ft. Hood to the Boston Marathon bombings.

The direct cost in dollars is tougher to calculate. Since its creation we've spent over $400 billion for the Department of Homeland Security. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost close to $1.5 trillion. Throw in the creation of the TSA; extra costs for security at every level of society; the costs for Guantanamo Bay and every prosecution of every Islamic terrorist; and I'd estimate we're conservatively talking about $2.5 trillion since 9/11.

We're paying that with our taxes and the national debt we're piling on our children and grandchildren.

What's more, as soon as a jihadist blows up something at one of our ports we'll have to implement heightened security and screening measures not now in place. Ka-ching.

And all these costs don't include the indirect cost in dollars due to the recession after 9/11. Hundreds of billions? Who knows? I know my IRA took a huge hit after 9/11.

And the jihadists know this. They know their actions are negatively impacting our lives. It's part of their strategy to break our will.

I'm not saying Islamic jihad is the only threat that has spawned all of these changes to our lives. But clearly, it's the most predominant, by far.

As I assess the incredible price we're paying for jihad, I've grown weary of hearing how Muslims are being inconvenienced or feel uncomfortable or feel like their rights are being infringed upon.

Join the club. Every time I have to virtually undress at the airport, I feel violated and my rights infringed upon.

I've lost patience with the complaining about how bad Muslims are being treated in America, about the price they're paying.

We're ALL paying a price. Where's the sympathy and empathy for us non-Muslims who didn't ask for this?

To the degree that Muslims are suffering repercussions, they're paying a price for the actions of other Muslims. If they really want things to change, they can do something about it by going to the heart of the problem and standing up to the stealth and violent jihadists in their midst, including their leaders.

This is an action alert to let you know what the Environmental Protection Agency is up to.

A few weeks ago the EPA finished a biased study that they are trying to use to preempt a mine in Alaska. The area known as The Pebble Project is one of the largest copper deposits in the world and the company considering development hasn't even applied for a permit yet. But that hasn't stopped EPA and environmental pressure groups from trying to preemptively veto the project.

This is just one in a series of decisions by the EPA to impact the creation of jobs in our country.     

It's made worse because the mine in this case doesn't even exist, the EPA made up a fictional mine and then bemoaned a parade of horribles that would result from its development. However, EPA didn't take into account all of the modern techniques a mine owner might use to mitigate any impact on the region. The study is rigged to give EPA the outcome they want: a veto over a mine that doesn't even exist yet.

Take action today to weigh in with the EPA and make sure they know Americans do not support rigging the permit process to block well playing jobs and economic development. (http://prosperityactions.com/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=5oJELSPwFhJWG&b=6074153&aid=520005)

These are exactly the kinds of decisions from the Obama Administration that we have to stop.  Our government should be focused on cutting red tape to let the private sector create jobs, not making up reasons to stop future development. Please take a moment to act today.

In Liberty,

Americans for Prosperity

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Arizona Voters Look To Recall Sens. McCain & Flake Following Amnesty Vote

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


Thank You!

We are still waiting for pledges to come through the mail, but initial results indicate that we will meet our summer fundraising goal. Thank you, my friends!

We don't get government grants and we don't automatically tap paychecks like the Big Labor unions. Your generous financial support is the only thing that keeps us going. I am humbled by your confidence in our work, and I promise to continue the good fight for faith, family and freedom!


Sarah Slams Senate Immigration Bill

In a Facebook post Sunday evening that was liked by more than 3.5 million people, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin slammed the Senate's immigration bill and ripped into Florida Senator Marco Rubio.

Palin wrote that Senate Democrats were trying to "Pelosi" the amnesty bill -- "They'll pass it in order to find out what's in it." She blasted Senate "amnesty supporters" for repeatedly voting down strict border security amendments, and Palin included Marco Rubio among the "amnesty supporters."

Palin also echoed remarks I have been making: We cannot trust this gang to secure the border. She wrote:

"If D.C. expects us to just sit back and 'trust' them despite our permanent political class and Washington bureaucrats proving themselves so very untrustworthy, then I have a bridge to somewhere in Alaska to sell them. Our government is awash in one scandal after another involving blatant lies and violations of our basic liberties, and the leader of the pack ventures out on one road trip after another to avoid accountability.

Harry Reid has vowed to ram the bill through the Senate before the July 4th recess. Yesterday Barack Obama said he wanted the House to "get this done" before August. There is a reason they are in such a rush.

The left is worried that protests and demonstrations against the bill during the summer August recess could persuade House members to oppose it. And they should be worried about protests -- it's a terrible bill!

Don't wait until August, my friends. Members of Congress are scheduled to be back home next week for the July 4th recess. Contact your local congressional offices then. (You can find local contact information at our online Congressional Directory.)


A Victory For Common Sense

The Supreme Court today struck down a key section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The act routinely subjected the laws of nine states and many other local jurisdictions to the intense scrutiny of the Justice Department whenever they sought to change any aspect of their election laws.

For example, Attorney General Eric Holder used the Voting Rights Act to block popular voter ID laws in Texas and South Carolina. While congressional and state redistricting was left to most state legislatures, certain states were required by the Voting Rights Act to get "preclearance" or approval from the Justice Department in order to complete their plans.

Today the Supreme Court declared that regime unconstitutional. The court's majority objected to the fact that the law relied on "a formula based on 40-year-old facts, having no logical relationship to the present day." Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts rightly observed, "Our country has changed."

Indeed it has. America has elected and reelected its first black president. During his campaigns, Barack Obama won two southern states -- North Carolina and Virginia.

Senator Tim Scott, a black man, now represents the state of South Carolina. Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, both Hispanics, represent Florida and Texas. Susana Martinez, who is Hispanic, is governor of New Mexico. Brian Sandoval, also Hispanic, is governor of Nevada. Indian Americans Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Nikki Haley of South Carolina are governors of their respective states.

The Voting Rights Act seems unnecessary when states like Louisiana and South Carolina are electing minorities to high office.

This ruling was a victory for common sense. Tomorrow morning we will find out whether the court has enough common sense to uphold the definition of normal marriage.


Obama Declares War On Coal

President Obama delivered a speech today which the New York Times labeled "a sweeping plan to address climate change." In reality he is declaring war on the coal industry and your wallet.

Don't take my word for it. The New York Times quoted Daniel Schrag, a member of Obama's presidential science panel, which is advising the White House on this issue. "The one thing the president really needs to do now is to begin the process of shutting down the conventional coal plants," Schrag said. "Politically, the White House is hesitant to say they're having a war on coal. ...a war on coal is exactly what's needed."

This is not a sudden shift. Don't forget that in 2008 Obama promised to bankrupt the coal industry.

Combatting climate change might sound like a laudable goal to some. But this is a very radical idea. In fact it is so radical that Obama could not get it passed by the Democrat Congress in 2010, when his party controlled a super-majority vote in the Senate.

There were plenty of reasons why many Democrats opposed Obama's climate change plan then and those reasons are still valid today. Here are just a few:

• Higher energy costs. Even with low natural gas prices, coal still produces most of our electricity.
• Higher gas prices. If you think gasoline is too expensive now, just wait until Obama's carbon tax kicks in. A 2010 Harvard study estimated that to achieve Obama's climate change goals, gasoline prices would have to rise to $7 a gallon.
• Higher food prices. Carbon taxes and regulations would have a tremendous impact on the price of fertilizers and pesticides, not to mention all the goods in your local grocery store that are transported by trucks paying $7 a gallon for diesel!
• More foreign aid. Obama is pledging billions of your hard-earned dollars for "international climate mitigation and adaption projects," but many developing nations are demanding far more.
• Science far from settled. Forty years ago, scientists were concerned about global cooling. Global warming isn't happening as predicted. And I don't think the warming on Mars is the result of our SUVs.

Everybody wants clean air and clean water. But as I wrote yesterday, climate change is just one more way for liberals to justify higher taxes and big government control over our lives. Sadly, the environmentalist movement has been hijacked by radical socialists.   

In 2010 Uncle Democrat's favorite child Marco: "Path to Citizenship is Basically Code for Amnesty"

Jun 25, 2013 06:05 am | Coach Collins

By Kevin "Coach" Collins

It would be easy say Marco Rubio has had a change of heart about amnesty after a careful consideration of the facts, but that would be too simplistic. The indications are that he has more likely become a careful liar about his intentions toward us.

Until recently Rubio seemed like a nice young man who understood why America is so great. He was supposed to be the Republican who would bring Hispanics to conservatism (please don't say they are there already) and build a coalition of minorities that would counterbalance African American's socialism. Time has proved those assumptions wrong.

In 2010 his freshness and seeming honesty catapulted him right passed the hapless Charlie Crist(running as a who knows what?) and Democrat Kendrick Meeks to win election to the United States Senate.

Rubio was backed by Florida's TEA parties and almost all like-minded conservatives. One of his most endearing qualities was his ... Continue Reading:In 2010 Uncle Democrat's favorite child Marco: "Path to Citizenship is Basically Code for Amnesty"

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Tax Cheat Charlie says, "Pass amnesty bill to save the GOP."

Jun 24, 2013 01:23 pm | Coach Collins

Watch as even lazy Tax Cheat Charlie Rangel says "Pass the Amnesty Bill to save the Republican Party."

The problem here is that Congressional Democrats actually believe WE are as stupid and evil as their Republican colleagues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CuvUMY8ry38

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Don't think this can't happen

Jun 24, 2013 01:13 pm | Coach Collins

Marco Rubio is a lowlife self-promoting phony. Above being an American he is a politician. Why would he go through all of this effort to deliver perpetual election success to Democrats and not become one himself?

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Monday, June 24, 2013

The Economics of Planned Global Failure

Posted by Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog 4 Comments

Debt is the surest and shortest path to a global economy. Punishing all actors in local economies but those who are "too big to fail" empowers "too big to fail" systems and "too big to fail" economies. Encouraging debt and the eventual assumption of debt passed on and commodified by increasingly larger political and economic entities creates supraentities built on debt and dedicated to economic regulation.

The assumption of state debts by the Federal government was a major step in the federalization of the United States. The growing assumption of micro and macro debts by the United States government and by international bodies allows for greater macro and micro regulation of economic activities.

Rewarding and promoting irresponsible economic behavior creates debt which creates opportunities for intervention. Individuals are encouraged to engage in irresponsible day to day consumer spending and large scale home and college loans. Financial institutions package irresponsible loans into commodities of debt. Governments bail out financial institutions by amassing even more debt to pay for the bailouts.

The buck keeps getting passed on until everyone is in debt from the micro to the macro level, from the citizen who has his own debts, the annual and the lifelong, and those of the nation which he is also being taxed to repay, up to banks and governments, where the same experts move imaginary numbers around until everyone is in debt and also a debt holder and then a global state of debt has become universalized.

The universalization of debt leads to the universalization of economic authority and eventually planned economies. By indebting everyone from the individual to the government, everyone is forced to maintain a bankrupt and broken system. Debts are obligations. Obligating everyone to the same system forces everyone to comply with the system. 

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COMMENTARY:

The Pentagon's Surrender to Feminism
By Patrick J. Buchanan
This decision to put women in combat represents a capitulation of the military brass, a surrender to the spirit of our age, the Pentagon's salute to feminist ideology.

Bit by Bit Strategy
By Walter E. Williams
This is the classic method of busybodies and tyrants; they start out with something trivial or small and then magnify and extend it. If activists are successful in banning the use of Indian names for football teams, you can bet the rent money that won't end their agenda.

Why it isn't a good idea to give a store your zip code 

At this point, we have all gotten used to being asked for personal information like our zip code or email address when we make a purchase. One California woman, however, found out the hard way what happens when you refuse to provide a sales clerk with such information - she was harassed and forbidden from making her return. So what exactly are businesses doing with this information? And are there ethical questions involved? Glenn reacts on radio today.

'I am free': Read the heartbreaking suicide note from a 30-year-old Iraq War vet to his family.

Don't miss a brand new episode of For The Record!

On August 6, 2011, the Taliban shot down a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan's Wardak Province leaving 30 American soldiers dead, including 17 members of the elite Navy SEAL Team Six. It was the largest American loss of life since the Afghan war began. Next Thursday, For The Record, Episode 3: Fallen Angel takes an unflinching look at how tactical errors and mismanagement of our Special Forces factored into this tragedy. Plus, hear from the victims' family as they share memories and celebrate the extraordinary lives of these fallen heroes. Don't miss For The Record: Fallen Angel next Thursday, June 27th at 8pm ET only on TheBlaze.

Indoctrination: Los Angeles school district to start using grant money to train kids to sell Obamacare  

Apparently nobody sees the problem with federal grant money being used to indoctrinate kids about Obamacare, just to have them run home to mom and dad to explain why they should support the law. One California school district is doing just that. READ

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Bono: "Jesus isn't lettin' you off the hook. The Scriptures don't let you off the hook so easily." 

In a fascinating radio interview with Focus on the Family, U2's Bono opened up about his faith. From discussing his passion for helping the poor to detailing his intense faith in Jesus Christ, the famed musician offered up surprisingly candid answers. See the entire interview HERE.

The sequel to The Overton Window has finally arrived!

Glenn's blockbuster novel from 2010 now continues with The Eye of Moloch - a thriller that's seemingly been ripped right from today's headlines. Follow Molly and her group of 'Founders Keepers' as they work to expose the secrets of a government that wants them dead. If you're looking for a summer beach read or just something to help you get even less sleep at night, The Eye of Moloch is a perfect choice. Buy a copy now and get an invite to an exclusive online event with Glenn. Get all the details HERE. 

The B.S. of A.: NSA Funnies 

What happens when you meet the NSA agent that has been listening to your phone calls, reading your emails, and tracking your every move? Brian and the gang found out. WATCH

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• 5pm ET - The Glenn Beck Program: Alveda King joins Glenn for a civil rights bootcamp and shares the six steps her uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., taught. 
• 6pm ET - Real News: Why is Obama wrong on climate change? Plus, the panel looks at the SCOTUS decision on the Voting Rights Act. 
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