Monthly Archives: July 2006

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .:::

Downsize DC National Media Appearances:::

1) Tonight (Saturday), Downsize DC President Jim Babka will be on FreeTalkLive with hosts Ian and Mark at approximately 7:06 PM ET. The topic? Our brand new “Write the Laws Act.” :::

To find out if the show airs in your area, click here.:::

To listen live on the Net, click here.:::

Free Podcasts of the show are available at FreeTalkLive.com after the broadcast ends. :::

***We also want to thank DC Downsizer Corey Stern for creating and purchasing web advertising for us on FreeTalkLive.com. Check out the ad he bought for us on the right side of the page. Thank you Corey!***:::

2) The Free-Market News Network interviewed Jim Babka about our plan to recruit local delegates for our Congressional Invasion and the “No Legislation Without Representation Conference” to support the “Read the Bills Act.”:::

We’re excited by what interviewer John St. George said as the interview began: “Your organization, DownsizeDC.org, as far as I can tell, is the only one of its kind, dedicated to making a true effort in making government smaller…” :::

That’s high praise! We hope you’ll go listen to the interview. You can do so here.:::

When you’re done, please leave a comment so Free-Market News will know people want to hear more about Downsize DC. Just click the “Post Feedback” button. We hope you’ll be able to listen and leave a comment.:::

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

DownsizeDC.org is a two-year-old

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You loan your car to a friend, and the friend loans it to someone else. Are you okay with that?:::

Congress does something similar . . .:::

Two Action Items, one urgent

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Our old message to Congress about the “Read the Bills Act” has always asked your Representative and Senators to sponsor the “Read the Bills Act.” Politicians, being tricky, have written back to DC Downsizers claiming they could not sponsor RTBA because it hasn’t been introduced in Congress yet. Your representatives could, of course, introduce it themselves, but they don’t think you know that. :::

We want to take this trick away from them. Therefore, we’ve changed the RTBA message to Congress to read as follows::::

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I’ve got a confession. I’ve been struggling with something. Maybe you can help. :::

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A REPORT ON THE FIRST TWO “MEET-UP” MEETINGS::::

First, a few words about parades, snowflakes, tiny creatures, and hard rocks . . .:::

We at DownsizeDC.org can’t be everywhere at once. Except in extraordinay circumstances, it is not appropriate or poosible for us to get involved in state and local politics. As the name of our organization indicates, our focus is on reducing the size of the federal government in Washington, DC.::::::But we do applaud and cheer the “downsizing” of government at any level. In Maine, the citizens have succeeded in putting on the November ballot a referendum a “Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.” As the Portland Press Harold Reports,:::

The citizen-initiated referendum, commonly known by the acronym TABOR, would limit spending increases at all levels of government, generally tying them to formulas based on inflation and population, or inflation and school enrollment.::::::The ballot question also would make it harder for state, county and local governments to raise taxes and fees by creating a two-step process to do so. First, a lawmaking body, such as the state Legislature or a town council, would have to approve a tax or fee increase by a two-thirds vote. Then, voters would have to ratify that decision by majority vote.::::::The initiative includes provisions that would split excess government revenue between government savings accounts and tax relief.

:::The Press Harold suggests that this will be the biggest race in the fall – bigger than the governor and U.S. Senate races!::::::If your community or state is doing something to “downsize” spending, taxes, or regulations, we’d be happy to hear about it! Leave a comment on this post, or email me at jameswilson@downsizedc.org.::::::

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We’re taking a little break from action items during the long holiday, but there is one we wanted to squeeze in. The radio show “Free Talk Live” is one of Downsize DC’s closest allies. They promote us and we promote them. The more listeners they have, the more people hear about Downsize DC. One of the ways they gain listeners is through a monthly Internet popularity poll. You can help them rank high in this poll. We’ll let the “Free Talk Live” host Ian Bernard give you the latest results and tell you how to help . . .:::

Downsizers,:::

Thanks to your help, last month we finished 4th on Podcast Alley’s Top Ten Podcasts. Now we need your vote again at FreeTalkLive.com. If you’ve never voted before, you won’t be spammed, and it takes less than a minute!:::

The number one show at Podcast Alley had over 1200 votes. We had over 700. (I know this list alone has over 20,000 recepients!) If we double our votes in July we can finish the month at number one. As you know, that means more new listeners discovering the Downsize DC message!:::

Will you tell a few friends or associates about Free Talk Live this month?:::

By the way, Free Talk Live finished last month at 2nd place on Itunes’ “Political” category. Thanks to everyone who subscribes through Itunes! To place your vote for “Free Talk Live” click here.:::

Thank you for your help!:::Ian Bernard:::Host, “Free Talk Live”