"Abraham Lincoln and the Founders" luncheon

Believe it or not, Abraham Lincoln has fallen out of favor in some conservative circles in this 200th year of the anniversary of his birth. He is blamed for everything conservatives dislike, from high taxes to a large, intrusive federal government. According to historian Dr. Gillis Harp, "A more dispassionate examination of Lincoln's principles and policies within their proper historical context can serve to correct such distortions. There is much about Lincoln that conservatives can admire, including his animating love for the Founders." Please join us at noon on June 9 for just $17.76 at downtown Pittsburgh's Rivers Club to hear Dr. Gillis Harp speak on "Abraham Lincoln and the Founders" at the next American Founders Luncheon Series program sponsored by The Center for Vision & Values. You can register online or contact Brenda Vinton at 724.458.3332.
Brenda L. Vinton, Communications & Events Coordinator
The Center for Vision & Values
Box 3147, Grove City College
Grove City, PA 16127
724.450.1541 724.450.1576 fax
www.visandvals.org
www.faithandfreedom.com

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:30 PM

5/26/09 9:15 a.m.

Here's a "Heads-Up"

An ACORN person was just here at our residence (Fayette County, PA) trying to do the GPS painting of our property under the guise of a "preliminary census survey" (He showed me a plastic badge - I told him no such thing has been approved by Congress). I told him to get off my property. They have been going all over Fayette county. ////////

sent by: The Volek's

This notice was sent to our group Tuesday. Please take note. Refuse entry to your property of anyone claiming to be representing ACORN.

Meeting Announcement

Hello fellow Patriots!!

The 4th meeting of the Patriots for Freedom group, which is part of the 9/12 Project
will take place on Thursday, May 28th at 6:30 p.m. at the Young Men's Club in
California, PA.

Young Men's Club
1140 Edwards St.
California, PA 15419
(724) 938-8708

Copy and paste the link below for directions and map. You will see signs near the Young Men's
Club which say "Gyros by George" with arrows pointing to the club. We will meet in the back room.


http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=California&state=PA&address=1140+Edwards+St.&zipcode=15419&cat=Young+Men's+Club#a/search/l::1140+Edwards+St:California:PA:15419-1258:US:40.057808:-79.894978:address:Washington+County:1/m::10:40.038789:-79.899218:0:::::/so:Young+Mens+Club:::d::25:::::/e

Please sign in when you arrive at the meeting. If you have already been to a meeting, just sign your name. If this is your first meeting, please fill out the information sheet for new members.

This meeting will cover a vartiey of informational topics & current events and will also include time for discussion.

Authentic gyros, Greek salads and pastries will be available for purchase from "Gyros by George". His special this week is pastichio, which is a type of "Greek lasagna" with ground meat, rigatoni and topped with a cream sauce and parmesean cheese. Beverages are also available at the bar.

A $1 donation from each person is requested to help cover the rental of the room.

Please feel free to bring a friend to the meeting; we need many enthusiastic, pro-active people who will get involved and help our voice be heard. "Bad things happen when good people do nothing."


Thanks for your support of this worthwhile mission and I hope to see you at the meeting.
Jennie Galis

"We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate." ~ Thomas Jefferson

Constitutional Details regarding the 10th Amendment

Search to the link in the paragraph below for in-depth information studying the 10th Amendment. The disregard of the 10th Amendment by the Federal Government can be stopped by our knowledge of that disregard. Knowledge is Strength. Together, with help from above, the people will regain their rights.

Amendment X

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Pike Days Event, May 16th Richeyville PA

The Pike Days Event held on Saturday, May 16th in Richeyville PA was a huge success! Over 500 hundred personal contacts were made with people just like you who were there to enjoy the historic events and fun of the annual festivities. Our "Patriots for Freedom, The 9/12 Project" flyer was presented to each visitor and passerby followed by the good news that we do have the power to bring Washington to face truth honoring and following the Constitution. Washington has encroached into many areas in which they have no authority as described by the 9th and 10th Amendments in our Constitution. In our coming meetings, the next which is on May 28th in California, PA, we will detail this incursion by the Federal Government and how we can reverse it. The 9 Principles and 12 Values of the 9/12 Project are the very basis of our Constitution. What brilliance our Founding Fathers possessed!

Be sure to review your copy of our American Constitution before this meeting. Focus on the 9th and 10th Amendments and Article V. Come with ideas.

Many thanks to all the volunteers who joyfully worked on Saturday!

Pike Days Event, May 16th Richeyville PA

Beginning at 9am on Saturday, May 16th, Patriots for Freedom is holding an informational event in Richeyville. We will have food and drinks for sale as well as some Patriotic Items.

Please make an effort to drop by or volunteer your services.

Richeyville is 20 MIN SE of Washington PA on Rte. 40, the National Pike.

Come on down!

Chrysler files for bankruptcy, UAW will own 55%

This past week, Chrysler filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
This after $6.4 billion was given to Chrysler in Tarp funds. The federal government agreed to give Chrysler 55% ownership and up to $8 billion in additional aid and to back its warranties. The UAW will get $4.6 billion and 9% interest plus $600million in legacy cost (retirees), all from the Taxpayers. They also get 1 director on the board.
The Taxpayer, You & Me, get 8% ownership in the new Chrysler. Chrysler owed the Taxpayers $4 billion from the TARP funds plus $300 million in fees. The Taxpayers got $0.00 in the bankruptcy settlement from those loans. Congress will get to select 4 Directors for the new board.
Canada UAW will get 1 director for the board.

Congress has bilked the American Taxpayers with this deal with the UAW and Chrysler. Remember, when the TARP loans were explained to us, we were assured the Taxpayers would make a profit on the monies loaned to the Auto Companies and the Banks.
We have been stiffed.

Next on the block is GM. The word is that GM UAW will get as generous a deal as Chrysler UAW was given.

One would think our media source would report this bilking of the American Taxpayers. Don't they pay tax too?

Acorn accused of Fraud now in 12 States

ACORN, present and former ACORN employees or its third-party voter registration affiliates are under investigation for or facing charges of voter registration fraud now in 12 states (Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin).

In addition to the twelve states identified by the Wall Street Journal, allegations regarding ACORN misconduct have also arisen in Louisiana, Minnesota and Virginia.

ACORN Housing Corporation (AHC) was knee-deep in the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failures which have riveted our economy. Promoting an ACORN housing development in Texas on its website in 2006, ACORN boasted “in addition to providing access to AHP grants, ACORN’s lending partners provide low cost, easier to qualify for mortgage loans.”

Acorn Affiliates:

Citizen Services

Citizen Services Inc. (CSI), described in a 2006 ACORN publication as "ACORN's campaign services entity" was formed in 2004to "assist persons and organizations who advance the interests of low- and moderate-income people," according to paperwork filed in Louisiana. ^[19] CSI was hired at the start of the 2008 election season by the Barack Obama Presidential campaign to conduct "polling, advance work, and staging major events," however, it was later discovered that the organization also engaged in "get out the vote efforts." The Obama campaign subsequently had to amend FEC filings that listed CSI's work as only the former.

SEIU

See the Services Employees International Union (SEIU) for activities of SEIU related to ACORN. Wade Rathke was the founder and Chief Organizer of ACORN International and SEIU Local 100
SEIU organized protesters who harassed AIG bonus recipients at their homes in recent months. They did not do the same for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recipients of even larger bonuses.

Project Vote

Project Vote, a non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization and ACORN affiliate, was founded in 1982. It conducts third-party voter registration drives. According to Project Vote's official website, Project Vote provides "professional training, management, evaluation and technical services on a broad continuum of key issues related to voter engagement and participation in low-income and minority communities." ^[23]. It primarily focuses on encouraging "active participation" in the democratic process from "all sectors of society, and works hard to engage low-income and minority voters in the civic process."

Keep a watch on this as more will be discovered on the activities of Acorn, its affiliates listed above, and where taxpayer money was spent as investigations progress in many states.

Jesusita Fire Forces Out 30,000 Residents

Firefighters in the Santa Barbara area struggled Friday to get ahead of a raging wildfire that has moved dangerously close to heavily populated areas around this idyllic coastal city and forced the evacuation of roughly 30,000 people.

Officials said 11 firefighters were injured, including three who were hurt when they sheltered in a house during a firestorm.

Conditions for fighting the fire were not expected to improve Friday, with weather forecasts calling for low humidity, wind gusts that could reach 65 mph and temperatures that could top 100 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

Please keep these Americans in your prayers.

Texas joins Montana in re-asserting State's Rights

A bill by state Rep. Leo Berman exempting Texas-made firearms, gun accessories and ammunition sold within the state from federal regulation and law — including registration — was heard in a House committee on Monday.

The bill also provides for the Texas Attorney General’s office to defend Texans who run afoul of the federal government because of this law.

Berman, a Tyler Republican who has pushed several “states’ rights” measures this legislative session, said his bill would affect more than 300 manufacturers in the state.

“Under the 9th and 10th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, states have responsibility for regulating intrastate commerce,” Berman said. “The federal government has no role.”

Worse, he said, the federal government would like to increase regulations.

“With the appointment of Eric Holder as U.S. attorney general, we have the most anti-Second Amendment attorney general in the history of the nation,” Berman said. “What we’re saying with this is there are some guns not subject to federal regulation. We have guns and gun accessories and ammunition here that are not subject to their regulation.”

The rest of this article can be read here>>>

Thursday, May 07, 2009 10 Banks Asked to Raise Nearly $75B, Per Stress Tests

Bank-holding companies that need to raise capital
Bank of America	$33.9B
Wells Fargo	$13.7B
GMAC	$11.5B
Citigroup	$5.5B
Regions Financial	$2.5B
SunTrust	$2.2B
KeyCorp	$1.8B
Morgan Stanley	$1.8B
Fifth Third	$1.1B
PNC Financial	$600M
Total	$74.6B
Bank-holding companies that don’t need to raise capital
JPMorgan Chase
Goldman Sachs
MetLife
Bank of New York Mellon
U.S. Bancorp
BB&T
State Street
Capital One
American Express

SNAPSHOT: President Obama's Budget Breakdown

Thursday, May 07, 2009

FOXBusiness

President Obama’s budget requests are just that -- simply requests. Congress can -- and will -- reject many of these items. At the top of that rejection list could be the added bailout measures, for one thing.

Here are some notable items in the President’s budget requests:

--Cap and Trade Tax to start in 2012

--Securities and Exchange Commission budget increased from $961 million to $1.026 billion.

--SEC Enforcement Division gets an increase of 6.6%.

--Internal Revenue Service tax compliance nearly doubles to $890 million. (The President just announced saving $210 billion over 10 years by cracking down on tax havens. He wants the IRS to hire 800 new employees).

--Food and Drug Administration funding increased 14% to $3 billion.

--Projected Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. losses of $91 billion results in "steady increases" in banks' deposit insurance fees.

--$250 billion set aside for another bailout (this number is based on projected losses. Allocating $250 billion would allow the government to loan $750 billion).

--$1 billion for the low-income housing fund.

--Assumes auction of 100% of the carbon credits for cap and trade.

--10-year, $634 billion reserve fund for a down payment for proposed health care overhaul

An Amazing Quote

"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."

~~~~
Dr. Adrian Rogers, 1931 - 2005

Castle Doctrine Self-Defense Bill Introduced in the Keystone State!

Please Contact the Members of the PA Senate Judiciary Committee Today!

State Senator Richard Alloway (R-33) has introduced critical self-defense reform legislation (Senate Bill 842) to protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners in Pennsylvania. This Castle Doctrine self-defense bill has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

SB842 would permit law-abiding citizens to use force, including deadly force, against an attacker in their homes and any places outside of their home where they have a legal right to be. It is clearly stated that there would be no “duty to retreat” from an attacker, allowing law-abiding citizens to stand their ground to protect themselves and their family. SB842 would also protect individuals from civil lawsuits by the attacker or the attacker’s family when force is used.

Please contact the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee TODAY and respectfully urge them to support SB842. Contact information for the committee can be found here.

Congress FastTracking Legislation to Do an End Run

Our numbers are at 102 this week.
Please follow through with contacts to all of these legislators stating our outrage at this end run around the normal process with passing legislation. Fast Tracking legislation will make it even more difficult to stop the current proposed bills. Copy this to everyone on your email list please.
Thanks and good night,
Laura Hough

From the Desk of: Steve Elliott, President Grassfire.org Alliance

LAST week the Senate passed the Obama budget with massive tax increases, a doubling of the national debt and fast-track provisions for socialized healthcare.

The vote was 53-43.

12 key Democrats had voiced opposition to fast-tracking were identified last week. Several specifically signed a letter opposing use of this procedural trickery to pass the carbon tax and "Roll Call" magazine said many of these also opposed fast-tracking for healthcare.

In all, 9 of the 12 identified voted in favor of fast-tracking socialized healthcare... and here's the names:

Senator Max Baucus 202-224-2651
Senator Mark Begich 202-224-3004
Senator Robert Casey 202-224-6324 Pennsylvania
Senator Daniel Inouye 202-224-3934
Senator Amy Klobuchar 202-224-3244
Senator Mary Landrieu 202-224-5824 Louisiana
Senator Carl Levin 202-224-6221
Senator Blanche Lincoln 202-224-4843
Senator Mark Pryor 202-224-2353

Please call these Senators and tell them you are outraged that their votes caused socialized healthcare to get put on the fast track.

After you make your calls, send your emails and faxes, please forward this message to your friends and urge them to sign the petition on the website so they can be included in the delivery as well:

We cannot allow politicians to push us further and further away from our Constitution's founding principles without feeling any pushback from grassroots Americans.

That's why we're naming names... and delivering petitions on Capitol Hill next week.

posted by:

Steve Elliott, President Grassfire.org