Ron Paul: Dear Friend Of Liberty

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Foundation for Rational Economics and Education

Dear Friend of Liberty:

You would think that with the positive results from the recent election we could be looking forward to a restoration of freedom and prosperity in the coming year.

Despite the election outcome, I have not known a time when the threats to our Liberty and the Founders' vision have been greater than they are today.

The headlong process of "socializing" America continues with the Obamanization of Health Care, the government takeover of auto companies and banks, attempts to confiscate our retirement accounts, and recent federal efforts to totally control our food production system. Add to these outrages an ongoing scheme to enact a National ID Card and attempts to effectively end state Right to Work laws and you have the making for a dangerous assault on our Liberty.

Perhaps even more ominous, the Obama Administration has clearly signaled that the sinister parts of its agenda which have thus far failed to pass Congress will be surreptitiously enacted via Executive Order. Cap and Tax, prohibitions against offshore drilling, new regulation of food and drugs and the continued installation of shadowy, unconstitutional Czars to regulate and control every aspect of our economy and our personal lives, will move forward regardless of what Congress or the American people think!

For Liberty to survive it is imperative that we confront today these new threats in all of their ugly and freedom-killing forms.

In the toughest times times like we are facing right now in the life of our nation freedom fighters have always stepped forward for America—armed with whatever it takes and at whatever sacrifice—to answer the call to defend our Liberty. That's how America was born and how we, as a free and sovereign nation, have survived.

A major economic crisis continues to unfold in our nation. Massive federal debt threatens to destroy our prosperity for decades to come. The destruction of our money through the actions by the Fed continues at an alarming pace. "Quantitative Easing" is just the latest name for the government's evil attempts to steal wealth from unsuspecting citizens via debasement of our fiat paper money system.

New government programs are started daily, and future plans are being made for even more costly government expansion. All are based on the false premise that we're in this mess because free-market capitalism and sound money failed. The obsession is with more spending, bailouts of bad investments, more debt, and further dollar debasement.

Many are saying we need an international answer to our problems with the establishment of a world central bank and a single fiat reserve currency. The ongoing collapse of economies in nations like Greece and Ireland demonstrate the utter folly of this approach. The collapse of economies in Portugal, Spain and other Euro nations may not be far behind as we witness first-hand that collectivism, interventionism, and one-world approaches to managing economic systems absolutely do not work.

Suggestions that America pursue these failed progressive, socialist (make that "communist") models are naive at best, and sinister in far too many instances. Those who want our nation to go down this destructive path do NOT believe in individual Liberty and view our sovereignty and our Constitution as outdated sentimentalism "ill-suited for a modern world."

Call me "naïve and sentimental" but I believe Liberty and the Constitution will NEVER be outmoded. They do NOT need to be replaced by "more enlightened" systems systems proven time and again to be absolute failures which impoverish and enslave any people or nation foolish enough to follow them.

Congress allowed and enabled the Federal Reserve which proceeded to create our monetary problems. When the problems become even more apparent, rather than rein in the power of the Fed, Congress moved to give the Fed even more power.

I could go on but I know that you understand the crises we face and agree with me on what must be done to turn our nation around.

I hear from Americans like you who are up in arms about what is going on in our nation. Messages come into my congressional office morning, noon and night. Taxpayers are outraged by the huge bailouts, the massive expansion of government and the refusal by Congress and the leaders of both parties to follow the Constitution.

Many Americans are frustrated—or even outright angry—about failed government policies that just tighten the government's noose around our necks. The rise of the Tea Party movement, which effectively started during my campaign for President in 2007, was an outgrowth of the popular dissatisfaction with our country's political leadership and its failure to follow the Constitution.

Since the financial crises have become more and more apparent and the attempts by the Fed to solve the problem have become more desperate, my phone has been ringing off the walls with calls from media outlets wanting to interview me and get my opinions about what is going on and how we need to deal with it.

You will recall that during the presidential election the same media scoffed at my suggestions that we were facing economic disaster if we didn't take action to rein in the Fed and limit the size and cost of our overgrown government. The mainstream media (and even some supposed "conservative media" types) laughed at my calls for limited government, for abolishing the Fed and the IRS, for cutting federal spending at home and abroad to balance our budget, and my call for a sound monetary system.

Today, with the crisis at hand, they are not laughing any more. Fox News, for example, which largely spurned me and my ideas during the campaign, regularly invites me to appear and comment on the economy and politics. And other great Freedom advocates like Judge Napolitano and John Stossel have since been hired by FOX. The Neo-Cons are no longer controlling the debate as our voices have increasingly been added in discussions about how to deal with the crisis that confronts us.

It would be easy to sit back and smirk and say "we told you so" when addressing our critics in the media and in political circles, but if we truly love our nation and want to preserve liberty we have to do more we have to be LEADERS in the debate and in the arena of ideas.

The time is ripe for us to be at the forefront of offering workable solutions of calling for a return to limited, constitutional government, the need for honest money and low taxes, and the absolute need to expose and abolish the Federal Reserve.

The task before us is huge. Our challenge is both political and philosophical, but either way the solution must begin by properly educating Americans about why our current out-of-control, misguided political and financial systems have failed, and what must be done to turn things around.

My Foundation for Rational Economics and Education (FREE) has been waging such an educational effort for several decades. We have had a great deal of success publishing newsletters and books and producing radio and TV programs teaching people about the Constitution and free markets and sound money.

FREE has done much to educate patriots like you and to win the battle for the hearts and minds of Americans young and old. To truly have success, we must expand our reach to many, many more.

Given the severity and urgency of the crisis we face, we must do much more in our battle to spread the truth. It is imperative that we redouble and expand the work and scope of FREE's educational effort. Right now, while people are looking for answers and even the media is trying to figure out what in the world is going on, we must fill the leadership void and provide answers and solutions for the problems that face us.

You have been a faithful supporter of the cause of Liberty. You understand the serious nature of the threats that confront us and the dangers posed to our freedom and our very way of life.

It is up to us to step up and lead the pro-freedom movement, not just in Congress, but in every community and at every level of government and in every institution of learning.

Our ability to lead this movement comes from your tax-deductible contributions to FREE. $50 or $100, or even $250 or more if you can afford it, is urgently needed to help fund the effort to turn our government and our nation around now, before it is too late.

Please logon to www.FREE-NEFL.com and make your most generous contribution to help FREE fight for Liberty!

Leadership is sorely lacking in Washington despite the Republicans' recent victory. We have seen before that Republican control of Congress is no guarantee that freedom-oriented policies will be pursued and adopted. We must hold every elected official's feet to the fire when it comes to following the Constitution and voting for smaller government. We must set the example for them through our educational work and let them know conservative "rhetoric" is no longer sufficient. Any member of Congress who wants Liberty advocates to support them will need to prove they are worthy of our support through both words AND their consistent votes to uphold the Constitution and reduce the size of government.

It is time for Liberty lovers to step forward and offer the vision needed to point Congress and our nation in the right direction and to halt the assault on our nation's sovereignty.

It is time to fight for freedom with every resource available...before it is too late!

This is a dangerous time. But it is also an historic opportunity. Please help today with your most generous, tax-deductible gift for freedom. We must act swiftly to fill the leadership void in Washington. The time is NOW and the need is urgent!!!

Logon to www.FREE-NEFL.com now to contribute to the cause of FREEDOM.

I'm counting on you.

For Liberty,

Ron Paul

P.S. If you can help with $50 or more, I will send you my "Freedom Report" newsletter for a full year to say "Thank you" for your generous help. And for a gift of $100 or more, I will send you the "Freedom Report" and a copy of my book on foreign policy, A Foreign Policy of Freedom.

P.P.S. If you can help FREE with a magnificent gift of $500 or more, I'll send you a personally autographed copy of BOTH of my best-selling books, End the Fed and A Foreign Policy of Freedom.

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P.O. Box 1776

Lake Jackson TX 77566

979-265-3034

www.FREE-NEFL.com

Another Robber Killed!

Good riddance to bad rubbish, as my mother would say.

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"The would-be robber shot and killed on Saturday had rotated in and out of Rockdale County jail for nearly a decade on charges ranging from simple battery to possession and selling of drugs."
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POLL
Do you have a gun in your home?

No:

28

Yes:
208

Ignite-O Firestarter

"They are lightweight and waterproof and make for a great kindling option in a B.O.B."

14% Of Americans On Food Stamps

Food Stamp Usage Across the Country

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"Some 42.9 million people collected food stamps last month, up 1.2% from the prior month and 16.2% higher than the same time a year ago, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture."

DPM Recoil Systems

"Mechanical and Magnetomechanical systems with multiple springs for recoil reduction in guns."

Via Jason, Belle Grove

Houston Store Owner Kills 3 Would-Be Robbers

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Police say a Houston jewelry store owner has shot and killed three men who tried to rob his business.

Houston police spokesman Kese Smith says two men were in the store Thursday afternoon pretending to be customers when a third man burst into the store and stated, "This is a robbery."

A Cherokee Indian WBTS Story:)

"There's a story my grandmother used to tell me. Her grandmother was a Cherokee Indian from the then Oklahoma territory. She wound up marrying a cowboy who later moved the family somewhere near Corinth, Miss.

During the war, her husband was off fighting and later the area she lived in became occupied by union troops.

As the story goes, the union soldiers took livestock from the local population and if anybody objected, as did a neighbor, they were summarily executed.

So my great-great grandmother took what livestock they had and hid them in a wooded area in some kind of trench or sendero.

She had something like 6 children and one day was riding her mule down the road and she was accosted by a union patrol, who demanded she turn over her mule to them.

She refused to give it up.

The soldier leading the patrol then said.= "he would stick his hand up her dress" if she wouldn't get off the animal and let them have it.

To which she is alleged to have replied..."You wouldn't be the first man to put your hand up my dress"

This is said to have shocked the union soldier to the point he stepped out of the way and allowed her to proceed, and she never did give the mule up.

Via bohica, SWR

Dr. Manning Falsely Imprisoned At Fort Meade Terry Lakin Trial

Disgusting. We have a tyrannical government.
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See his video HERE.

Why This Gigantic "Intelligence" Apparatus?

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"Why would these hundreds of organizations and contracting companies be willing to take gigantic amounts of the taxpayers' money when everyone agrees that the money cannot be spent sensibly and that the system already in place cannot function effectively or efficiently to attain its ostensible purpose? The question answers itself. It's loot for the taking, and there has been no shortage of takers. Indeed, these stationary bandits continue to demand more money each year."

League Of United Latin American Citizens Eats Crow

"Governor Jan Brewer today announced yet another dismissal of a case challenging
SB1070."

Via Billy

Ron Paul Rides Again

"The Texas congressman has travelled a lonely path in politics. But now he has a promising platform for another presidential run."

Via Conservative Heritage

Republicans Threaten To Derail START

Key Senate Republicans are threatening to pull their support of the START nuclear arms treaty because they don’t like the way Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is handling the Senate floor schedule.

On the second full day of debate on the treaty, two Republicans — Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker and Arizona Sen. John McCain – accused Democrats of playing politics with the treaty by scheduling Saturday votes on repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and the DREAM Act.

Action Requested: Impending New Gun Regulation

Dear J&G Customer,

This is a special notice to warn you of impending new gun regulation. The ATF has proposed to require gun dealers to provide directly to the ATF the names, addresses, and serial numbers for every purchase of two or more semi auto, mag fed rifles within a five day period!! They are trying to force this in by January 5th, without any approval from Congress, calling it a needed "emergency" regulation. This is backdoor registration of guns and gunowners.

Here is a quote from the notice by the NSSF (National Shooting Sports Foundation) regarding this burdensome and illegal move:

"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is moving to require federally licensed firearms retailers to report multiple sales of modern sporting rifles beginning January 5, 2011. Specifically, the ATF requirement calls for firearms retailers to report multiple sales, or other dispositions, of two or more .22 caliber or larger semi-automatic rifles that are capable of accepting a detachable magazine and are purchased by the same individual within five consecutive business days."

We are encouraging everyone to contact the relevant officials to protest this move. The office that approves regulation changes like this that bypass Congress is the Office of Information and Regulation affairs of the DOJ and they can be reached at 202-395-6466. You can call your Senator and Representative at the US Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121.

The NSSF offers the following points to make when calling

1. "Multiple sales reporting of long guns will actually make it more difficult for licensed retailers to help law enforcement as traffickers modify their illegal schemes to circumvent the reporting requirement. Traffickers will go further underground, hiring more people to buy their firearms. This will make it much harder for retailers to identify and report suspicious behavior to law enforcement."
2. "Long guns are rarely used in crime (Bureau of Justice Statistics)."
3. "Imposing multiple sales-reporting requirements for long guns would further add to the already extensive paperwork and record-keeping requirements burdening America’s retailers – where a single mistake could cost them their license and even land them in jail."
4. "Last year, ATF inspected 2,000 retailers in border states and only two licenses were revoked (0.1%). These revocations were for reasons unknown and could have had nothing to do with illicit trafficking of guns; furthermore, no dealers were charged with any criminal wrongdoing."
5. "According to ATF, the average age of a firearm recovered in the United States is 11 years old. In Mexico it’s more than 14 years old. This demonstrates that criminals are not using new guns bought from retailers in the states."
6. "Congress, when it enacted multiple sales reporting for handguns, could have required multiple sales of long guns – it specifically chose not to."

Read the full notice by the NSSF here:
http://www.nssfblog.com/atf-to-require-multiple-sales-reports-for-long-guns/

Read the full ATF document proposing this illegal move here: (PDF)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/atf.pdf

Military Jury: Prison And Dismissal For LTC Terrence Lakin

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"........sentenced by a jury Thursday to six months in a military prison and will be dismissed from the Army........Maj. Gen. Karl Horst, still has to approve the sentence returned by the jury and has the option to reduce it. Lakin could then appeal."

Pat Buchanan: Is This Our America Anymore?

STEVE LISS

"From July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, foreign-born Hispanics gained 98,000 construction jobs. Native-born Hispanics lost 133,000. Black and white U.S. construction workers lost 511,000 jobs."

"the young people of the DREAM Act movement will go on to accomplish and do great things. ... You will go on to become lawyers, teachers, doctors and members of the U.S. Congress to replace those old white men ... ."

If the DREAM Act passes, Wong is right about whose time has come and gone. May the tea party take names at the call of the roll.

Congress Theatrics Saved Us Money!

Fridays with Erick Erickson 12.17.10

"Yesterday Congress descended into theatrics. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) decided to force the Senate to read the 2,000 page Omnibus appropriations bill. Expecting to be tied up until Saturday with the reading, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) yanked it, thereby saving the taxpayers billions. Instead, the Senate will work with a short continuing resolution.

On the House side, had you told me a year ago that the Democrats would vote to continue what they called the “failed policies of the Bush administration” I’d have never believed you. But sure enough, House Democrats voted to keep the Bush tax cuts in place for two more years.

A lot of conservatives, myself included, wanted to kill the tax compromise on the theory that we’d be in a stronger bargaining position next year. It was not, however, a hill to die on and I suspect no conservatives will try to take vengeance on the Republicans who voted for the deal. After all, it rendered Nancy Pelosi’s final moments as Speaker of the House into rank irony — Pelosi having to defend, support, and push through the House the tax cuts she spent nearly eight years opposing.

It made for a great feast of crow within the Democratic caucus"

— Erick Erickson

Nullify Now!

NOTE: The Nullify Now! tour returns in January, 2011! The John Birch Society and The New American magazine are proud sponsors of these events and strongly urge you to attend. Scroll down below this introductory message for tour details.
Or visit this website for event dates and tickets:
http://www.nullifynow.com

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The 10th Amendment codifies in law that We the People of the several states created the federal government to be our agent for certain enumerated, or listed, powers -- and nothing more.

The essential question of our day, though, is this -- when the federal government violates these limits, what do we do about it? Remember the words of Thomas Jefferson who reminds us that the States are, “the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against antirepublican tendencies.”

So what do we do about it? Jefferson again gave us the answer. In 1798 he wrote that "whensoever" the federal government "assumes undelegated powers," that a "nullification of the act is the rightful remedy."

Notice that Jefferson didn't tell us that a nullification of the act is a "good idea" - or that we should first try federal lawsuits or wait for the next election cycle. He said, in fact, that every time Congress exercises powers not delegated to it -- every time -- it must be resisted on a state level. Thus, when states pass laws to reject unconstitutional federal "laws" -- this is not rebellion -- it's duty.

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Our friends at the Tenth Amendment Center put together three great Nullify Now! tour stops this past year -- 2011 has plenty more in store. Get involved by getting your tickets now and take part in this growing movement for the Founders' Constitution today!

Phoenix, AZ: January 29, 2011
http://www.nullifynow.com/phoenix/

Cincinnati, OH: March 5, 2011
http://www.nullifynow.com/cincinnati/

St. Paul, MN: April 2, 2011
http://www.nullifynow.com/minnesota/

Austin, TX: April 16, 2011
http://www.nullifynow.com/austin/

Los Angeles, CA: May 28, 2011
http://www.nullifynow.com/losangeles/

More dates and locations are expected soon -- including events in New Hampshire, Colorado, Utah, Pennsylvania, and more. Not in your area? Visit this link and let us know if you'd like to help bring a tour stop to your state.

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The Nullification Movement is gaining steam!

• Health Care Nullification: As we gear up for the 2011 State legislative sessions, we need to get behind all actions that resist federal encroachment on a state level. One of the best examples of this is House Bill 297 (HB297) prefiled in Texas last month -- The Federal Health Care Nullification Act. Unlike lawsuits, it doesn't reject just the mandates. It nullifies ALL of Obamacare...
• Reclaiming the Commerce Clause: For decades, using a tortured definition of the "Interstate Commerce Clause," Congress has claimed the authority to regulate, control, ban, or mandate virtually everything. Virginia's HB1438 puts that to an end by taking control of ALL commerce within the state
• Gun Rights, EPA Regulations, Monetary Policy and more: Expect to see various states around the country consider legislation on these, and other, issues in 2011. Any undelegated federal power can, and should, be nullified on a state level.

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The time to act in support of the Constitution is now. Not next election, and not next year. Not next month and not next week. Today, not tomorrow. Now. Please join us at a Nullify Now! event near you -- and share this information with all your friends -- by email, on Facebook, and the like. Only when good people like yourself work together and do what's right will freedom reign in America. And for us, doing what's right is pretty straightforward. We demand adherence to the Constitution.

Join us at a Nullify Now! event -- get your tickets and stand up for liberty today!
http://www.nullifynow.com/tickets/

Feds Bust Suspected Yemeni Terror Ring In N.C.

........ Sue Myrick, R-N.C., took heat for remarks she had earlier made to the conservative Heritage Foundation about domestic security threats. In a question-and-answer session, she said: "Look at who runs all the convenience stores across the country. Every little town you go into, you know?"

Via Cousin John

Last Day To Stop Amnesty!

From: Roy Beck, President, NumbersUSA Date: Friday 17DEC2010 1 a.m. EST

TODAY (FRI.) IS YOUR LAST DAY TO STOP DREAM ACT AMNESTY Sen. Reid Is Shoe-Horning Vote on Saturday Morning As Other Senate Efforts Are Falling Apart PLEASE PICK UP YOUR PHONE TO COUNTER THE GIANT SURGE OF PRO-AMNESTY LOBBYING Here Are Today's Target Lists For Phoning Sen. Reid's change of plans was announced suddenly Thursday evening. Does that mean he thinks he has the 60 votes to pass this amnesty? Not necessarily. Our NumbersUSA whip count says he doesn't have the votes. But votes could change over the next 24 hours under the barrage of last-minute personal appeals from poster-child illegal-alien students and groups of local clergy all saying the amnesty is a moral requirement. Pres. Obama put out an appeal for clergy to help him round up the last votes needed. So, the moment of truth is upon every one of us. Will we rise to the occasion and help our allies in the Senate defeat this amnesty? Your most important phone calls are to your own two Senators. Following are the lists that show the kinds of calls each Senator needs to get. TOP PRIORITY: Encourage These 12 Senators To Stick With Leanings or Pledges To Vote NO This is the group that we HAVE to win. Fortunately, they are all leaning toward voting NO and their staff may even be saying they probably will vote NO. But our allies in the Senate don't feel absolutely sure of these votes. The dozen Senators are under enormous lobbying pressure intended to make them feel inhumane if they vote NO. Give them quick phone calls to thank them for their intention to vote NO on the DREAM Act amnesty. And note that a key reason they are right is that DREAM provides zero enforcement to stop future millions of illegal workers from coming and taking jobs from hard-pressed Americans. Florida George LeMieux (R) Washington, DC ph: 202-224-3041 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 205100001 Coral Gables, FL ph: 305-418-8553 adr: 8669 NW 36th St.,, Coral Gables, FL 33166 Jacksonville, FL ph: 904-398-8586 adr: 1650 Prudential Drive,, Jacksonville, FL 32207 Pensacola, FL ph: 850-433-2603 adr: 1 N. Palafox St., Pensacola, FL 32502 Tampa, FL ph: 813-977-6450 adr: 3802 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612 Kansas Sam Brownback (R) Washington, DC ph: 202-224-6521 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 205100001 Topeka, KS ph: 785-233-2503 adr: 612 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66603 Garden City, KS ph: 620-275-1124 adr: 811 North Main St., Garden City, KS 67846 Overland Park, KS ph: 913-492-6378 adr: 11111 West 95th - Suite 245, Overland Park, KS 66214 Wichita, KS ph: 316-264-8066 adr: 245 N. Waco, Wichita, KS 67202 Pittsburgh, KS ph: 620-231-6040 adr: 1001-C N. Broadway, Pittsburgh, KS 66762 MAINE Susan Collins (R) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-2523 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Augusta: ph: 207-622-8414 adr: 68 Seawall Street, Augusta, ME 04330 Bangor: ph: 207-945-0417 adr: 202 Harlow Street - Room 204, Bangor, ME 04401 Biddeford: ph: 207-283-1101 adr: 160 Main Street, Biddeford, ME 04005 Caribou: ph: 207-493-7873 adr: 25 Sweden Street - Suite A, Caribou, ME 04736 Lewiston: ph: 207-784-6969 adr: 11 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, ME 04240 Portland: ph: 207-780-3575 adr: 1 City Center, Portland, ME 04101 Olympia Snowe (R) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-5344 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Auburn: ph: 207-786-2451 adr: Two Great Falls Plaza, Auburn, ME 04210 Augusta: ph: 207-622-8292 adr: 68 Sewall Street - Suite 101C, Augusta, ME 04330 Bangor: ph: 207-945-0432 adr: 1 Cumberland Place, Bangor, ME 04401 Biddeford: ph: 207-282-4144 adr: 231 Main Street, Suite 2, Biddeford, ME 04005 Lewiston: ph: 207-784-6969 adr: 11 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, ME 04240 Portland: ph: 207-874-0883 adr: 3 Canal Plaza - Suite 601, Portland, ME 04112 Presque Isle: ph: 207-764-5124 adr: 169 Academy Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769 MONTANA Max Baucus (D) Washington, DC ph: 202-224-2651 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Billings: ph: 406-657-6790 adr: 202 Fratt Building, Billings, MT 59101 Bozeman: ph: 406-586-6104 adr: Federal Building, Bozeman, MT 59715 Butte: ph: 406-782-8700 adr: Silver Bow Center, Butte, MT 59701 Great Falls: ph: 406-761-1574 adr: 18 5th Street South, Great Falls, MT 59401 Helena: ph: 406-449-5480 adr: 225 Cruse Avenue - Suite D, Helena, MT 59601 Missoula: ph: 406-329-3123 adr: 211 North Higgins - Room 102, Missoula, MT 59802 Jon Tester (D) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-2644 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 205100001 Billings: ph: 406-252-0550 adr: 222 North 32nd Street, Billings, MT 59101 Helena: ph: 406-449-5401 adr: 208 North Montana Avenue, Helena, MT 59601 Missoula, MT ph: 406-728-3003 adr: 116 West Front Street, Missoula, MT 59802 Butte, MT ph: 406-723-3277 adr: 125 West Granite, Butte, MT 59701 Great Falls, MT ph: 406-452-9585 adr: 321 First Avenue North, Great Falls, MT 59401 Kalispell, MT ph: 406-257-3360 adr: 1845 Highway 93 South, Kalispell, MT 59901 I called her Raleigh office and was only able to leave a message NORTH CAROLINA Kay Hagan (D) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-6342 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Greensboro: ph: 336-333-5311 adr: 701 Green Valley Rd, Greensboro, NC 27408 Raleigh: ph: 919-856-4630 adr: 310 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27601 NORTH DAKOTA Kent Conrad (D) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-2043 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Bismarck: ph: 701-258-4648 adr: Federal Building, Bismarck, ND 58501 Fargo: ph: 701-232-8030 adr: Federal Building, Fargo, ND 58102 Grand Forks: ph: 701-775-9601 adr: Federal Building, Grand Forks, ND 58203 Minot: ph: 701-852-0703 adr: 100 First Street SW, Suite 105, Minot, ND 58701 OHIO George Voinovich (R) Washington, DC ph: 202-224-3353 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 205100001 Nelsonville, OH ph: 740-441-6410 adr: 78 West Washington Street, Nelsonville, OH 45764 Columbus, OH ph: 614-469-6697 adr: 37 West Broad Street - Room 310, Columbus, OH 43215 Toledo, OH ph: 419-259-3895 adr: 420 Madison Avenue - Room 1210, Toledo, OH 43604 Cincinnati, OH ph: 513-684-3265 adr: 36 East 7th Street - Room 2615, Cincinnati, OH 45202 Cleveland, OH ph: 216-522-7095 adr: 1240 East 9th Street - Suite 2955, Cleveland, OH 44199 Texas Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) Washington, DC ph: 202-224-5922 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 205100001 Harlingen, TX ph: 956-412-1468 adr: 222 East Van Buren Street, Harlingen, TX 78550 Dallas, TX ph: 214-361-3500 adr: 10440 North Central Expressway - Suite 1160, LB 606, Dallas, TX 75231 Houston, TX ph: 713-653-3456 adr: 1919 Smith Street - Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002 Austin, TX ph: 512-916-5834 adr: Federal Building, Austin, TX 78701 San Antonio, TX ph: 210-340-2885 adr: 145 Duncan Drive, San Antonio, TX 78226 Abilene, TX ph: 325-676-2839 adr: 500 Chestnut Street - Suite 1570, Abilene, TX 79602 West Virginia Joe Manchin (D) Washington, DC ph: 202-224-3954 adr: 311 Hart Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510 Vermont Judd Gregg (R) Washington, DC ph: 202-224-3324 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 205100001 Berlin, AL ph: 603-752-2604 adr: 60 Pleasant Street, Berlin, AL 03570 Portsmouth, NH ph: 603-431-2171 adr: 16 Pease Blvd., Portsmouth, NH 03801 Manchester, NH ph: 603-622-7979 adr: 41 Hooksett Street, Manchester, NH 03104 Concord, NH ph: 603-225-7115 adr: 125 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301 2nd PRIORITY: Pound These 3 Senators Up For Re-Election in 2012 Who Are Leaning YES on Amnesty There is no logical political reason for these Senators to vote YES on amnesty . . . if the people of their states know what they are doing. All three of these have good tendencies in our direction on amnesty in the past. But they are acting like this amnesty is somehow different. Your job with these Senators is to persuade their staffs that voting for an amnesty without any enforcement will definitely be a key issue in the 2012 elections during what all experts predict will be continuing high unemployment for U.S. workers. All three of these are Democrats in states that swung heavily Republican in last month's elections. A vote for amnesty might look like political suicide. MICHIGAN Debbie Stabenow (D) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-4822 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Detroit: ph: 313-961-4330 adr: 243 West Congress, Detroit, MI 48226 East Lansing: ph: 517-203-1760 adr: 221 W Lake Lansing Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823 Flint: ph: 810-720-4172 adr: 2503 South Linden Road, Flint, MI 48532 Grand Rapids: ph: 616-975-0052 adr: 3230 Broadmoor Street, Grand Rapids, MI 49512 Marquette: ph: 906-228-8756 adr: 1901 West Ridge, Marquette, MI 49855 Traverse City: ph: 231-929-1031 adr: 3335 South Airport Road W, Traverse City, MI 49684 MISSOURI Claire McCaskill (D) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-6154 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Cape Girardeau: ph: 573-651-0964 adr: 555 Independence Ave., Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 Columbia: ph: 573-442-7130 adr: 915 East Ash Street, Columbia, MO 65201 Kansas City: ph: 816-421-1639 adr: 4141 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO 64111 Springfield: ph: 417-868-8745 adr: 324 Park Central West, Springfield, MO 65806 St. Louis: ph: 314-367-1364 adr: 5850 A Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63112 I called his Virginia Beach office and talked to a man who only asked for a zip code. VIRGINIA Jim Webb (D) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-4024 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Falls Church: ph: 703-573-7090 adr: 7309 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, VA 22042 Richmond: ph: 804-771-2221 adr: 507 East Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219 Roanoke: ph: 540-772-4236 adr: 3140 Chaparral Drive, Roanoke, VA 24018 Virginia Beach: ph: 757-518-1674 adr: 222 Central Park Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 3rd PRIORITY: These 3 Senators Do NOT Face 2012 Re-Election But Are On The Fence And Leaning YES All three of these have voted with us against amnesty in the past. Tell their staffs that you don't understand how the Senator could oppose "comprehensive immigration reform" in the past when amnesty and enforcement were wrapped together, but now they are willing to pass an amnesty with NO enforcement. ALASKA Lisa Murkowski (R) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-6665 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Anchorage: ph: 877-829-6030 adr: 510 L Street, Anchorage, AK 99501 Fairbanks: ph: 907-456-0233 adr: 101 12th Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701 Juneau: ph: 907-586-7400 adr: 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99802 Kenai: ph: 907-283-5808 adr: 130 Trading Bay Road, Kenai, AK 99611 Ketchikan: ph: 907-283-5208 adr: 540 Water Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901 Wasilla: ph: 907-376-7665 adr: 851 East Westpoint Drive, Wasilla, AK 99654 LOUISIANA Mary Landrieu (D) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-5824 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Baton Rouge: ph: 225-389-0395 adr: U.S. Postal Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70801 Lake Charles: ph: 337-436-6650 adr: One Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70629 New Orleans: ph: 504-589-2427 adr: Hale Boggs Federal Bldg, New Orleans, LA 70130 Shreveport: ph: 318-676-3085 adr: U.S. Courthouse, Shreveport, LA 71101 NORTH DAKOTA Byron Dorgan (D and retiring) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-2551 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Bismarck: ph: 701-250-4618 adr: Federal Building, Bismarck, ND 58501 Fargo: ph: 701-239-5389 adr: 112 Roberts Street, Fargo, ND 58102 Grand Forks: ph: 701-746-9126 adr: 102 North 4th St, #108, Grand Forks, ND 58201 Minot: ph: 701-852-0703 adr: 100 First Street South West, Suite 105, Minot, ND 58701 4th PRIORITY: These 6 Senators Lean Strongly YES On Amnesty But Will Have To Face Voters In 2012 Most of these Democrats have had very little interest in hearing from us in the past. But after last month's cataclysmic results, these Senators find themselves in states where they could have a really competitive race in 2012. Thanks to all of you who phoned them today. Now, we need another round of calls telling them how much an amnesty vote Saturday will be like an albatross around their necks during the 2012 campaigns. CONNECTICUT Joseph Lieberman (D) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-4041 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Hartford: ph: 860-549-8463 adr: One Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103 FLORIDA Bill Nelson (D) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-5274 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Coral Gables: ph: 305-536-5999 adr: 2925 Salzedo Street, Coral Gables, FL 33134 Davie: ph: 954-693-4851 adr: 3416 South University Drive, Davie, FL 33328 Fort Myers: ph: 239-334-7760 adr: 2000 Main Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901 Jacksonville: ph: 904-346-4500 adr: 1301 Riverplace Boulevard, Jacksonville , FL 32207 Orlando: ph: 407-872-7161 adr: 225 East Robinson Street, Orlando, FL 32801 Tallahassee: ph: 850-942-8415 adr: U.S. Courthouse Annex, Tallahassee, FL 32301 West Palm Beach: ph: 561-514-0189 adr: 500 Australian Ave, West Palm Bch, FL 33401 MINNESOTA Amy Klobuchar (D) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-3244 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Minneapolis: ph: 612-727-5220 adr: 1200 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415 Moorhead: ph: 218-287-2219 adr: 121 4th Street South, Moorhead, MN 56560 Rochester: ph: 507-288-5321 adr: 1134 7th Street NW, Rochester, MN 55901 Virginia: ph: 218-741-9690 adr: 820 9th Street North, Virginia, MN 55792 NEW MEXICO Jeff Bingaman (D) Washington, DC ph: 202-224-5521 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Albuquerque: ph: 505-346-6601 adr: 625 Silver Ave SW, #130, Albuquerque, NM 87102 Las Cruces: ph: 575-523-6561 adr: Loretto Town Centre, Las Cruces, NM 88001 Las Vegas: ph: 505-454-8824 adr: 118 Bridge Street - Suite 3, Las Vegas, NM 87701 Roswell: ph: 575-622-7113 adr: 105 West Third Street - Suite 409, Roswell, NM 88201 Santa Fe: ph: 505-988-6647 adr: 119 East Marcy - Suite 101, Santa Fe, NM 87501 OHIO Sherrod Brown (D) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-2315 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Cincinnati: ph: 513-684-1021 adr: 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 Cleveland: ph: 216-522-7272 adr: 1301 East Ninth St., Cleveland, OH 44114 Columbus: ph: 614-469-2083 adr: 200 N High St., Columbus, OH 43215 Lorain: ph: 440-242-4100 adr: 205 West 20th St., Lorain, OH 44052 WASHINGTON Maria Cantwell (D) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-3441 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Everett: ph: 888-648-7328 adr: 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Everett, WA 98201 Richland: ph: 509-946-8106 adr: 825 Jadwin Avenue, Richland, WA 99352 Seattle: ph: 206-220-6400 adr: 915 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98174 Spokane: ph: 509-353-2507 adr: U.S. Federal Courthouse, Spokane, WA 99201 Tacoma: ph: 253-572-2281 adr: 950 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 Vancouver: ph: 360-696-7838 adr: 1313 Officers Row, Vancouver, WA 98661 WISCONSIN Herb Kohl (D) Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-5653 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Appleton: ph: 920-738-1640 adr: 4321 West College Ave., Appleton, WI 54914 Eau Claire: ph: 715-832-8424 adr: 402 Graham Ave, #206, Eau Claire, WI 54701 LaCrosse: ph: 608-796-0045 adr: 425 State Street - Suite 202, LaCrosse, WI 54601 Madison: ph: 608-264-5338 adr: 14 West Muffin Street - Suite 312, Madison, WI 53703 Milwaukee: ph: 414-297-4451 adr: 310 W Wisconsin Ave - #950, Milwaukee, WI 53203 Friends, you will need to start phoning as soon as you get up Friday and see this. And your phone calls will be good all day. Very few Senate offices are likely to keep their phones open Friday evening or Saturday morning. So, you need to make the calls before this evening. THANKS FOR ONE LAST FLURRY OF CALLS,

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