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Quote of the Day: “It [the Declaration of Independence] is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God, it shall be my dying sentiment. Independence now, and independence forever.” – Daniel Webster, in an August 2, 1826 eulogy to Thomas Jefferson and John Adams; both had died on July 4th.
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Subject: Does the government have your consent on this July 4th?
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Every Election Day tens of millions of Americans consent to be governed, at least in theory. The politicians constantly point back to the election as justification for the things they do. But is this really valid? What about all the people who now feel betrayed by the office-holder? What about all the people who…
Quote of the Day: “God is always on the side of the big battalions.” – ?? (sometimes ascribed to Voltaire, Napoleon, or others)
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Subject: You Grew the Downsize DC Army by 1,000 Net Members in Just 59 Days
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At DownsizeDC.org, you’re a MEMBER of our Army if you’re a SUBSCRIBER to our list. MEMBER = SUBSCRIBER.
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The subscription count has always been our most important number. The PRIMARY goal of DownsizeDC.org is to build an army.
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Not everyone visiting our site gets that. Some people look at DownsizeDC.org and go, “Oh, lobbying – that’s been done before.” But no one has done it like DownsizeDC.org!
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Sure, we enter every battle wanting to win; but we’re much more focused on emerging bigger and stronger than we were before we entered a particular fight. Why? Because victory tends to go the side with the bigger battalions.
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We want to build our army so large that Congress cannot afford to ignore you… so big, that we (you and I) can get our message of smaller, Constitutionally-limited government out to everyone, everywhere, every day.
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The bigger the army, the larger YOUR voice is. That’s why we’re thrilled to report that this most important number of all numbers just reached another milestone.
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It took us
Quote of the Day: “Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong” – Thomas Jefferson
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Subject: A Matter of Honor
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The overwhelming majority of Americans agree that Congress should read the bills they pass. Our mission is to tell them about DownsizeDC.org’s Read the Bills Act (RTBA). If we overwhelm Congress with demands to pass RTBA, Congress will have no choice but to follow our orders.
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Directly inspired by DownsizeDC.org, California businessman Jerrol LeBaron has the idea that his state legislators should also be required to read the bills.
PUBLIC APPEARANCES: On Thursday, July 2, and Saturday, July 4, Downsize DC President, Jim Babka, will be speaking at Tea Parties in Ohio. Details below the signature.
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Quote of the Day: “First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you.” – Mahatma Gandhi
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Subject: Helping the Mad Hatters Understand the Tea Party Phenomenon
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In April, a large number of well-attended Tea Parties drove the media mad. The movement has grown, and we can tell that these displays matter because the Mad Hatters aren’t ignoring them.
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* On air personalities with maturity-levels rivaling Beavis and Butthead could not resist the juvenile references of calling the attendees “Teabaggers,” which according to the Urban Dictionary is a sexual act. Gee, weren’t they clever?
:::* Other alleged reporters sought to portray the attendees as uncontrollable nut jobs who didn’t realize all this spending was good for them.
:::* A Hollywood celebrity joined in the fun, labeling attendees small-brained, delusional people with a racist vendetta.
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As you can see, far from ignoring you, they’ve put your Tea Parties in Gandhi’s ridicule stage… verging on the attack and burn stage.
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Your Tea Parties are driving the media mad as a hatter. But if these rallies keep building, someday the Mad Hatters will be building monuments to you.
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Here at DownsizeDC.org,
Quote of the Day: “When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl!” — Brad Templeton
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Subject: Goals and deadlines – Plus, House May Vote on Cap & Trade today!
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Constant progress means inevitable success. If we relentlessly increase…
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* The size of our army
:::* The amount of pressure we exert on Congress
:::* The amount of funding we have available to do outreach, education, and recruitment
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…then we cannot help but reach the point where we can overwhelm Congress and make our message heard by everyone, everywhere, every day
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Toward this end we strive to consistently accomplish more each month than we did the previous month. We have 3 work days left in June, so it’s time to bear down and make sure we meet our goals for the month. Here’s where we stand…
We received the following announcement:
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A panel of more than 20 distinguished physicians will talk will lead a discussion
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A panel of more than 20 distinguished physicians will talk will lead a discussion
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National Physician Town Meeting. They will tell specific stories of the
Quote of the Day: “Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” – P.J. O’Rourke
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Subject: Good offense is good defense
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When we tell Congress not to pass their planned health care legislation we’re playing good defense, but when we ask Congress to pass legislation that would help restore free market health care, we’re playing good offense and defense at the same time. This is very important to recognize…
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Saying YES to free market health care is the same as saying NO to further government meddling in health care.
Quote of the Day: “Those who suppress freedom always do so in the name of law and order.” — John V. Lindsay
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Subject: REAL ID, the PASS Act, and Audit the Fed
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The people of Iran are risking their lives, and in some cases losing them, in a bid to gain their freedom. We need not risk so much to restore and retain our freedom, but for that to remain true we must vigorously use our right to petition our government for a redress of grievances. This means…
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We must relentlessly increase our pressure, telling Congress to obey the Constitution, and to undo the constitutional violations they’ve already committed. Our pressure must keep increasing until the politicians demonstrate their submission to the Constitution. To make that happen…
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We must apply more pressure each month than we did the previous month. We’re now nearing the end of June. To make sure we exceed the 36,512 messages we sent last month we’re going to ask you to hit Congress on two issues today, the REAL ID Act and Congressman Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed bill.
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The de facto national ID card that the REAL ID Act would create, seems to be going nowhere. The people don’t want it, and 25 states are refusing to impose it. This has been a significant victory for the idea that the people can pressure their government into submission. But…
ATTENTION: Iowa citizens, as well as DC Downsizers who live in the districts of Blue Dog Democrats, please be sure to read this message!
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Quote of the Day: “Of course, no one knows what the bill would really cost in operation. But the history of social insurance and welfare programs is sky-rocketing expense well beyond original projections. Go back and look at the initial cost estimates for Medicare and Social Security, and you will run from the room simultaneously laughing and crying.” — Doug Bandow
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Subject: Health care victory may be easier than you think
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But the true cost is likely to be vastly higher. In fact…
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The consulting group HSI Network estimates that the real price tag would be closer to $4 trillion.
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As a result, support for the plan is declining, both in Congress, and among the public.
Media Announcement: DownsizeDC.org President Jim Babka will appear on the Liberty Roundtable Tuesday morning. See the details on our blog.
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Quote of the Day: “Increasingly, we are seeing consumers join forces with farmers in letting the USDA know that NAIS is not a solution for animal health, food safety or food security.” – Judith McGeary
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SUBJECT: Time to slaughter NAIS
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The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is the sickly runt of the Big Government’s herd of programs. It’s time to put it out of its misery.
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NAIS was a bad idea from the start . . .
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- it addresses a “problem” of animal disease control that current laws and agencies already cover
- it forces small family farms to put ID tags on each animal at their own expense, something factory farms are not required to do
- even though factory farms are at greater risk of disease outbreaks than are smaller farms, and most contamination occurs at the slaughterhouse
- it would raise the price of food
- through computer hacking and counterfeit RFID tags, NAIS actually makes our food supply more vulnerable to terrorists and other criminals
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No wonder, then, that NAIS has faced substantial resistance,