Monthly Archives: April 2006

REAL ID Grudge Day + Media Alert

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .:::

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REAL ID GRUDGE DAY + MEDIA ALERT:::

The REAL ID Act imposes a national identification system on the American people for the first time. All state issued driver’s licenses and ID cards will have to be REAL ID compliant. These REAL ID cards will come to include bio-identification information. REAL ID cards will be needed to get a job or board a plane. :::

The state of Montana has already come very close to refusing to comply with these federal mandates. The New Hampshire House has already voted not to comply and the question is now before that State’s Senate. But the federal government is bribing/blackmailing states to submit by offering or denying federal funds. :::

The REAL ID Act is one more step toward a centralized leviathan state, where everyone and everything is numbered and tracked by the federal government. Rules are now being drafted to place radio tracking tags on nearly every animal in America, and tags are actually being placed on trees, even as you read these words.:::

I know, this sounds like a bad joke. A paranoid delusional fantasy. But the plans of politicians, bureaucrats, and social engineers are increasingly indistinguishable from paranoid delusional fantasies. All of this is all too real. :::

Police states are rarely erected in a day. They are built incrementally, one small piece at a time, until suddenly all of the pieces join, and even the builders are surprised by the outcome. Doubtless no one is actually planning to create a police state, but a police state will be the inevitable result of all the measures being planned or enacted today. :::

The time to stop this process is now. The REAL ID Act was passed into law last year, but laws passed can be un-passed. So we want to let Congress know we have not forgotten about the REAL ID Act, and that we will never shut-up about it until it is repealed. On the 10th of every month we ask you to ask Congress to repeal the REAL ID Act. You can do so here.:::

Use your rights or lose them. (See Media Alert below the signature):::

Perry Willis:::Communications Director:::DownsizeDC.org, Inc. :::

MEDIA ALERT:::

Date: Monday, April 10, 2006 :::Stations: KBPI 106.7 FM Denver, Colorado :::Host: Uncle Nasty :::Show: The Uncle Nasty Show:::Topic: The Read the Bills Act :::Length: 15 minutes :::Guest: Jim Babka, President, DownsizeDC.org :::Internet: Log on to www.kbpi.com:::Click on “Listen Live” on the top right corner.:::

The interview is taped for later broadcast. We believe it will air sometime after 3 PM Mountain time. An unconfirmed rumor has it that Jim might get to debate a Congressman about the Read the Bills Act! If that happens, we’ll post a notice on the Downsize DC blog immediately after the interview is taped and Jim knows for sure whether a Congressman participated. :::

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April results so far

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .:::

So far in April . . .:::

* We’ve recruited 203 new DC Downsizers:::* Sent 13,917 messages to Congress:::* Raised the total for messages to Congress about the “Read the Bills Act” to 39,315:::

This means . . .:::

* We’re lagging behind last month’s pace for recruitment:::* But way ahead of last month in terms of messages to Congress:::

With a little push today we can . . .:::

* Exceed 14,000 messages to Congress so far in April:::* Exceed 40,000 messages to date in support of the “Read the Bills Act”:::

If you haven’t sent a message to Congress this week about the “Read the Bills Act” please help us achieve new milestones by sending your message today. You can do so by clicking here.:::

If you haven’t yet asked Congress to pass the “Read the Bills Act” we need your help. It only takes two minutes. You can send your message by clicking here.:::

SPREADING THE WORD THROUGH “FREE TALK LIVE”:::

“Free Talk Live” is a great small government radio show that broadcasts Downsize DC radio ads in every episode. It appears on 14 stations across the country, and more than 7,000 people download its podcast. :::

“Free Talk Live” spreads the word about Downsize DC, and we can spread the word about “Free Talk Live” by helping them win the monthly podcast popularity poll. Just 1,000 votes from Downsizers this month would put them in first place. Please vote for “Free Talk Live.” You can so do here.:::

Victory in this poll helps “Free Talk Live” pick-up new stations. This is an easy way to increase our visibility. Please help. :::

Thank you for being a DC Downsizer.:::

Perry Willis:::Communications Director:::DownsizeDC.org, Inc.

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RTBA Blitz Day!

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .:::

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We need more pressure on Congress to pass the “Read the Bills Act” (RTBA). Today is the day to increase that pressure. If you’ve already asked Congress to pass RTBA, do it again by clicking here.:::

If you’ve not yet contacted Congress about RTBA, please do so now. It only takes two minutes. Click here.:::

RTBA would slow the cancerous growth of government by requiring a quorum of Congress to hear a reading of every word of every bill before a vote is held.:::

RTBA would require the same level of responsibility that accountants and attorneys have when they represent you. Any Representative or Senator who will vote yes on a bill must sign a sworn affidavit, under penalty of perjury, that he or she has read every word of the bill they intend to pass. :::

RTBA would motivate Congress to make bills shorter and simpler, so they could tolerate reading them. This would reduce the practice of passing bad measures by combining them with good ones. :::

RTBA would require the posting of the final text of a bill on the Internet for 7 days before a vote can be held. This would end the secret insertion of secret provisions into bills at the last minute. This would help control earmarks (pork barrel spending).:::

No exception is made for emergencies, because Congress would make everything an emergency. Neither the response to Pearl Harbor nor 9-11 would have been hampered by the 7-day waiting period. The President already has executive power for the immediate response to emergencies. :::

Ignorance of the law is no excuse for you. Neither should it be for lawmakers.:::

We have so far bombarded Congress with 36,090 messages requesting the passage of RTBA. This pressure has resulted in the introduction of two weak copycat bills that would do nothing to end Congress’s practice of passing legislation it has not read. We need to increase the pressure to pass a real “Read the Bills Act.”:::

Let’s push the number of messages past 40,000 today. It takes just two minutes to send a message that will go to both your Senators and your Representative. You can do so by clicking here.:::

You have a right to petition Congress for a redress of grievances. Use your rights or lose them. You can send your message in support of the “Read the Bills Act” by clicking here.:::

Thank you for participating. :::

Jim Babka:::President:::DownsizeDC.org, Inc.:::

PS: You can read the full two-page text of RTBA here.:::

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Progress Report + Action Items

A progress report . . .

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Use it or lose it!

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .:::

Please forward this to anyone you know who cares about representative government.:::

Dear friend,:::

Congress wants to make it harder for you to control your government.:::

So-called lobbying reform bills would force citizens’ groups to file complicated government reports. Big lobbying firms seeking government handouts can afford it. Taxypayer groups can’t. :::

These bills would exploit Congressional scandals to shield Congress from public pressure. Our position is simple: Congress should control its own misdeeds by regulating itself, not YOU.:::

Tell Congress to reject these bills. Use your rights or lose them. It only takes two minutes. One short message will reach your Representative and your two Senators. You can send your message here.:::

Jim Babka:::President:::DownsizeDC.org, Inc.:::

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Take not the Lord, thy Congressman’s, name in vain

Please forward to anyone you know who cares about free speech and open elections.

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Radio Show postponed

The hosts for my show, the Genesis Communications Network, is moving to new and improved facilities. But their ISDN line was down, and so, the episode of the Downsize DC Conference Call was postponed (my decision). ::::::Unfortunately, I didn’t find out about the technical problem until right before we went on air. I still want to talk about immigration. I hope to do so next week, depending on what’s going on in the wide-wide world. :::

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Today’s radio show

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .:::

Jim Babka will be discussing the immigration controversy and other topics today on THE DOWNSIZE DC CONFERENCE CALL:::

You can listen to the show at www.GCNLive.com:::

Click on Listen Live and then choose one of the first two channels to get the free feed:::

You can also call-in to talk to Jim on the air at 1-800-259-9231 :::

The show is broadcast live at … :::Eastern: 5pm – 6pm :::Central: 4pm – 5pm :::Mountain: 3pm – 4pm :::Pacific: 2pm – 3pm :::Alaska: 1pm – 2pm :::Hawaii: Noon – 1pm :::

Thank you for being a DC Downsizer.:::

Perry Willis:::Communications Director:::DownsizeDC.org, Inc.

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No fooling, there is hope

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .:::

There has been some depressing news this month. We lost a great spokesman and friend in Harry Browne. Other freedom organizations went through, or are going through, some serious challenges. It would be easy to get down in the dumps. :::

But there’s hope. It’s Downsize DC. Yes, I know it’s April Fool’s Day, but this is no joke!:::

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