Yearly Archives: 2008

Today (Sunday) I’ll do the FINAL LIVE EPISODE of my two-hour radio show, The Downsize DC Conference Call.
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:::And Congressman Ron Paul is my guest for the first three segments!
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:::Later in the show, I’ll also be joined by…

Quote of the Day:
:::From the Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational in which readers take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and then supply a new definition . . .
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:::”Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it.”
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:::Subject: Ron Paul this Sunday, plus other radio stuff
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:::We’ve been quiet lately, not sending many Dispatches. There are two reasons for this. One, Congress is away, and two, we’ve been working to fix some of the technical problems with our new website. We also know that many DC Downsizers are away on vacation in August, so this seemed like the perfect time to take a break and do some house cleaning.
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:::But get ready, we’re going to start pounding on Congress again very soon. In the meantime, I’ll be on the Jerry Hughes show today, and Sunday I’ll be interviewing Ron Paul on the FINAL episode of _my_ radio show.
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Change the political environment. Recruit more DC Downsizers. Share this message with others.
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:::Quotes of the Day:
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:::NINTH AMENDMENT: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
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:::TENTH AMENDMENT: 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.
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:::Subject: More progress on the “Enumerated Powers Act”
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:::The “Enumerated Powers Act” would force Congress to cite its Constitutional authority for every law it passes. When we last reported to you in late July this bill had 52 co-sponsors in the House, and had just been introduced in the Senate by Tom Coburn, gaining a whopping 22 co-sponsors almost immediately.
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:::Progress has slowed since then, but there is another new co-sponsor in the House. Representative Pete Sessions of Texas came on board on July 23, 2008, just a couple of days after we last contacted Congress about this bill. Maybe some of you made the difference with Mr. Sessions, so let’s keep pushing . . .
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Today, for only the second and final time, I’ll be using MY Sunday radio show, which starts at 3:06 PM Eastern (2:06 PM Central, 1:06 PM Mountain, and 12:06 PM Pacific), to launch a DownsizeDC.org campaign — A Backdoor Real ID Card.
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:::This backdoor Real ID card is called the Transportation Worker Identification Credential; TWIC card for short. My guest, during the second hour, will be Lowell Rogers, a brown-water, tugboat engineer. More about Lowell and the card in just a moment.
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:::But first, I want to announce two other things . . .
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:::First, this is my second-to-last live broadcast. August 24 will be my final episode, and Congressman Ron Paul is scheduled to be the featured guest of that August 24 episode (that’s not today, but next Sunday).
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:::Second, this is MY radio show. This program is about what interests me, and you receive this message because of a promotional arrangement between Yours Truly, and DownsizeDC.org. The guests, topics, and views expressed on the show are not those of the staff, management, and sponsors of DownsizeDC.org.
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:::That’s relevant because for the first hour we’re going to discuss something that may interest you, but it’s not normal political fare. But I believe it’s relevant.
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:::My guest during the first hour will be Frank Viola, co-author of the book, “Pagan Christianity.”
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The following daily news summary is provided courtesty of our coaltion partners at the Open Society Institute . . .

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The following daily news summary is provided courtesty of our coaltion partners at the Open Society Institute . . .

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Be careful what you wish for, you might get it, and regret it.
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:::Right now, environmentalists are discovering something that all pro-liberty activists — Constitutionalists, DC Downsizers, etc. (hereafter referred to as, “The Movement”) should know as well — stressful situations do not, generally, cause people to respond in a good way.
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:::We all know of cases where someone under severe stress achieved new clarity as a result — a light for their path — that caused them to wake up, reform, and improve their behavior. Stressful situations can sometimes lead to good results, but I believe such outcomes are the exception rather than the rule.
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:::There are many in The Movement who think financial collapse, political havoc, or some other cataclysm would focus the minds of the people and move them in a better direction. In the common vernacular… the public would “wake up.”
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Quote of the Day:
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:::”In a society in which it is a moral offense to be different from your neighbor your only escape is to never let them find out.”
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:::Subject: Stop the Killer Horse Hormones
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:::Estrogen hormones derived from animals have dangerous side-effects. Estriol doesn’t.  But the FDA has banned Estriol in favor of the animal derived hormones. Here’s why …
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:::Wyeth Pharmaceutical makes animal derived hormone medications. On October 6, 2005 Wyeth petitioned the FDA to prohibit the use of Estriol, a competitor to Wyeth’s “horse hormones.” Estriol is chemically identical to human estrogen, while Wyeth’s horse hormones are not. Animal derived hormones are associated with a number of health risks, such as blood clots and cancer, while Estriol is associated with a vast number of health benefits, and NO negative side-effects.
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The following daily news summary is provided courtesty of our coaltion partners at the Open Society Institute . . .

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July was a busy month in Congress, as the honorable servants of the people rushed to get bills passed before their five-week vacation. Through August 1, the Senate passed 39 bills totaling 2,022 pages, while the House passed 92 bills and 2,267 pages. Fairly “impressive,” considering that the Senate was in session for 20 days and the House for just 15 during the month.
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:::Many of these bills were brief, and were concerned with veterans affairs, federal buildings, and other topics most of us agree are necessary and proper. But Congress also went beyond the Constitution’s limits and passed bills seeking to regulate our lives and manage the economy. Congress passed bills relating to:
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