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Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .::::::Restore Habeas Corpus::::::”First, do no harm.” This is the rule of every physician who treats you for an illness. The doctor’s objective is to make you better, not worse. ::::::Government should operate by a similar rule. Indeed, it’s supposed to abide by several such rules, including the presumption of innocence, habeas corpus, and all of the other protections that go by the general name of “due process.” ::::::The idea is that whatever government does to address a problem, it must start by not making the problem worse. ::::::First, do no harm. ::::::Government must not punish the innocent. And it must not turn the rest of the world into foes by treating foreigners differently than Americans would want to be treated under similar circumstances. ::::::We must live by the same standards we apply to others. Truth must count. Innocence must matter. ::::::For the past several years our government has been doing the exact opposite.

February 18th episode of the Downsize DC Conference Call

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .::::::We want to make this clear — passage of the Downsize DC Agenda, including the “Read the Bills Act,” the “Write the Laws Act,” and the coming “One Subject at a Time Act,” will set the stage for Downsizing Big Government. But, and this is a BIG BUT . . .::::::Once the stage has been set, radical surgery will be required to actually remove the malignant tumor that Cancerous Government has become. Below, we will show just how malignant this tumor really is.

Do you know the difference between a Shia and Sunni? Do you know which sect is behind the Iraqi insurgency? Which is Al Quaeda? Which is Taliban? Which is the majority in Iran? …Saudi Arabia? Do you know why the Shia and Sunni are fighting a civil war in Iraq?

1ST INTERVIEW

In just a few minutes, Downsize DC President Jim Babka will on the radio again today for his regular Friday appearance with Jerry Hughes. The interviews have gotten really deep and interesting as this relationship has progressed.

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2ND INTERVIEW

Also, tonight (Friday), I’ll be on Free Talk Live AND our monthly message from co-host Ian Bernard appears below.

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .::::::Please bring this item to the attention of concerned friends . . .::::::Progress on REAL ID Act::::::Things are looking more-and-more likely for repeal of the REAL ID Act. The Maine legislature got the ball rolling, and now as many as 34 others states are threatening to pile on.

Downsize DC Conference Call – February 11, 2007

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .::::::Please bring this item to the attention of concerned friends . . .::::::You hear it all the time: no good outcome is possible in Iraq. ::::::By saying this over-and-over again we are fostering a state of mind that psychologist Martin Seligman calls “learned helplessness.” Here’s what Wikipedia says about learned helplessness . . .:::

“Learned helplessness is a psychological condition in which a human or animal has learned to believe that it is helpless. It thinks that it has no control over its situation and that whatever it does is futile. As a result it will stay passive when the situation is unpleasant or harmful and damaging.”

::::::This describes Congress and the American public almost perfectly. ::::::Congress is debating how to remain passive about the problem in Iraq. One side says “let’s continue exactly as we are with few changes,” while the other side says “let’s continue exactly as we are with just a small surge of troops used in a slightly different way.” ::::::Neither side seems to recognize that a massive problem that is massively resistant to current attempts at a solution requires a massively different approach.

Downsize DC Conference Call – January 28 (& February 4), 2007

Sorry. I’m behind schedule in posting these radio shows. I really need to do better. ::::::Anyway, here is the January 21 episode of the Downsize DC Conference Call, sponsored by DownsizeDC.org, Gun Owners of America, and the Marijuana Policy Project. ::::::My topics were announced here: :::http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/2007/jan/21/weekend_at_bernies::::::This episode is attached, below, in mp3 format. ::::::As you can tell from this link, this was supposed to be the “Weekend at Bernie’s” episode. But less than 10 seconds before my intro started to play, we had a power surge. The breaker at my radio desk clicked off. I jumped, ran down two flights of stairs, and punched the breaker. Then, I ran up two flights of steps, plugged my phone back in, called the network back in Minnesota, where my engineer/producer Jared had just figured out something was wrong. He had just begun playing Pink Floyd’s “The Wall.” ::::::Jared reconnected me. Checked to see if I was there. And the show went on. I was breathless (and you can hear it) during the entire first segment of the show. Of course, that didn’t slow me down! But you can feel free to refer to this as “The Wall” episode. ::: :::During the program I promised to post the following information on the blog, so here it is…