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Many of you are probably aware of the ordeal of Steve Kubby, and many others of you probably aren’t. In either case, we encourage you to go to The Kubby Chronicles to learn of the major victory for liberty Steve attained after seven long scary and stressful years. These included dealing with a life-threatening illness and filing for refugee status in Canada.::::::True, Steve Kubby should never have had to spend one minute in jail, and he’s just been released after 62 days. But the good news is that (in Kubby’s own words) . . .:::

Today is the one year anniversary of the passage of the Real ID Act in the U.S. Senate . . .

New Hampshire, etc.

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .:::

Jim Babka will be discussing the Porter Goss resignation and the “Problem of Partisanship” today on THE DOWNSIZE DC CONFERENCE CALL.:::

You can hear the show at www.GCNLive.com. Click on Listen Live and 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. :::

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .:::

Please forward to friends who value the value of their money.:::

* In 1913 $20 bought an ounce of gold.:::* In the 1930s that ounce of gold cost $35 dollars.:::* In the late 60s and early 70s Nixon devalued the dollar relative to gold by 8% and then 10%:::* Then Nixon ended the dollar’s gold backing completely.:::

Two things happened . . .:::

Correcting my mistake + Babka’s letter to the New Hampshire Senate

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .:::

URGENT ACTION NEEDED URGENTLY! (did we mention that this is urgent?)::::

The New Hampshire House has voted to NOT comply with the REAL ID Act! The governor has said he will sign this non-compliance bill if it comes to his desk! The matter now rests in the hands of the New Hampshire Senate — a mere 24 people! If New Hampshire rejects the REAL ID program it could pave the way for other states to do the same. And the pressure could grow for Congress to repeal the REAL ID Act! :::

The New Hampshire Senate is set to vote tomorrow!:::

What happens in New Hampshire tomorrow affects not only the people in that state, but potentially all of us. It could mark the beginning of the end for the REAL ID Act. So we’re going to do something a little different. Normally all of our efforts are aimed at the U.S. Congress. But now we want you to contact the New Hampshire Senate. We want you to encourage them NOT to comply with the REAL ID Act!:::

First FDA Censorship, Now FDA Lies

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .:::

IN THIS ISSUE::::

* April results:::* Action item:::

APRIL RESULTS::::

We achieved more major milestones in April . . .:::

* We had our first victory in Congress, when the House voted to not regulate groups like Downsize DC:::* We passed 12,000 DC Downsizers recruited, and . . .:::* 300,000 messages to Congress:::

Our totals for April were . . .:::

* 745 new Downsizers recruited:::* 37,776 messages sent to Congress:::* 5 media interviews (down considerably from March, but one of these was on 400 stations!):::

None of these results are records, but it was still a strong showing. We had our 5th best month for recruitment and our 3rd best month for messages to Congress. Not only are we growing constantly, but DC Downsizers are participating more-and-more. :::

Constant growth makes it inevitable that we’ll eventually have an army large enough to overwhelm Congress and compel them to Downsize DC. So let’s keep growing in May!:::

We also got some important work done behind the scenes. We completed the programming for the online tools needed to manage the MeetUp groups for the “No Legislation Without Representation Conference” and the Congressional Invasion. We hope to launch this project next week. And we also made progress on our new “non-delegation bill,” which would prohibit Congress from delegating its legislative power to the Executive Branch bureaucracy. We hope to unveil this companion bill to RTBA soon. :::

Finally, we raised $10,221. This was $3,779 short of what we needed, so we’ll have to add it to our May goal, which will be $17,779. If you would like to contribute or start a monthly pledge you can do so here.:::

Thank you to Peter Ruhe for his recent contribution. :::

ACTION ITEM::::

DC Downsizers also helped to promote the work of our friends at “Free Talk Live.” This growing radio show promotes Downsize DC and runs our radio ads on a regular basis. They also have me on as a frequent guest. Thank you to everyone who voted in the Internet poll last month to promote “Free Talk Live” and get it heard on more stations. :::

Thanks to your help “Free Talk Live” exceeded 800 votes last month, which was good enough to keep them in 2nd place. To make it to 1st and continue to expose new people to Downsize DC, they’ll need 1,000 votes. Please vote now at www.vote.freetalklive.com, and then ask a friend to do the same. Voting is quick. All you need is an email address — you will not be spammed! To cast your vote for “Free Talk Live” click here.:::

REMINDER::::

Active campaigning begins again tomorrow, so get ready to grow in May!:::

Spread the word about Downsize DC by voting for “Free Talk Live” here.:::

Keep us moving forward by contributing or starting a monthly pledge here.:::

Thank you for being a DC Downsizer!:::

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

Downsize DC Conference Call – April 30, 2006 edition