Yearly Archives: 2005

Over the weekend Downsize DC broke the 10,000 mark for registered DC Downsizers, as well as the 200,000 mark for messages sent to Congress. The current numbers are . . .::::::

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::::::These numbers are very important. We are engaged in a form of “water torture” against Congress. The more messages they receive, the more they will worry. And as we continue to grow we get closer and closer to the day when we can overwhelm them and force them to Downsize DC. ::::::Congratulations to all DC Downsizers everywhere. Now let’s keep moving.

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch…::::::Action Item:::::::Congress thinks it can pass law-after-law violating your rights, because you will just forget about it. The REAL ID Act is a case in point. Americans were not meant to carry national ID cards and internal passports and have all of their most personal information made available to the government. The 10th of each month is the anniversary of the passage of the REAL ID Act – the date on which the U.S. Senate imposed a national ID card on us. Do not forget about it. Hold a grudge about it. Send Congress a message demanding that the REAL ID Act be repealed. To send your message click here. ::::::News:::::::I will be guest-hosting The Harry Browne Show tonight (Saturday). My guest will be Brad Smith, the former Commissioner of the FEC. He’s one of the nation’s leading experts on (and opponents of) campaign finance regulations. Tune in and hear the latest on what the politicians are doing to strangle political competition in the United States. Here’s how everyone in the country can listen in…:::

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch…::::::The latest statistics for both our growth and the current Patriot Act campaign have been posted at our blog. Check it out. ::::::Bad provisions of the Patriot Act will sunset on December 31 unless Congress votes to extend them. Word is that the House may vote tomorrow, and the Senate may take this up Monday, but there is a lot of resistance in both houses of Congress. We must encourage this resistance, and we must do it now! If they vote tomorrow it will be too late. So act now! To send your message to Congress opposing the extension of the Patriot Act click here. ::::::On the login page the phone numbers for your Rep. and your Senators are listed. Please call them and ask them to oppose the Patriot Act extension. Then tell us you made the calls and what they said to you. We’ve created a blog posting where you can comment here. ::::::Registering to leave a comment will also allow you to easily leave other comments on our blog in the future. Join the Downsize DC discussion, and let us know about actions you’re taking to stop the Patriot Act.::::::Grudge Day on Saturday::::::Saturday is the 10th of the month. Time for our monthly one-day campaign against the REAL ID Act, the law that created the framework for a national identification system for the first time in American history. Please be prepared to blast Congress about the REAL ID Act on Saturday.::::::What’s new with the Read the Bills Act?:::

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If you are making phone calls to Congress to oppose the Patriot Act extension, please leave a comment here to tell us about it. ::::::It’s easy. Just click on the register button below, create a user name and password for leaving comments on this blog (this is how we avoid spam), and write as much or as little as you want about the call. Once this is done you’ll be able to make further comments on this blog anytime you want. Thanks!

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::::::Keep up the pressure. Click on this link to send your message against the Patriot Act extension.::::::Comments are open for this posting.

Over the weekend, I appeared on three radio shows to make a big announcement. Starting either January 1 or January 8 (details coming soon), DownsizeDC.org will have its own radio show! ::::::The weekly program will be called The Downsize DC Conference Call. It will be a place where we talk about what’s happening and where we’re going. The show will provide a forum for DC Downsizer perspectives on current events, introduce you to Downsize DC team members, and become a weekly gathering place for DC Downsizers. ::::::The show will be broadcast on the Genesis Communications Network and yours truly, Jim Babka, will be your host. Gun Owners of America will be joining the show as a sponsor. And we’re currently proposing sponsorship to others. ::::::This is a show where you’ll be able to take part. More details are coming soon. “Stay tuned” to this blog.

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch…::::::Action Item: ::::::Please continue to bombard Congress with requests to let bad provisions of the Patriot Act sunset. If you’ve done it before the last week or so, do it again. If you haven’t done it yet, please do it now. We have a real chance to win this one. The pressure is on for Congress to pass it when they return December 12. The bill sunsets December 31. Send your message here. ::::::Talking Point: ::::::Any new power given to government will be abused. Case in point . . .:::

Last week we began our latest drive to roll back the Patriot Act. As of that time we had . . .::::::

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::::::Let’s keep up the pressure. To send your message to Congress opposing the Patriot Act extension, click here.

How’s that working out for you?