We The People

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Dear President Obama,
We the people have stated resolutely that we reject your vision for America. You claim you have not heard us. We the People have assembled across America, resisting your efforts to subvert our constitution and undermine our liberty. You claim you have not seen us. Since you have not acknowledged our message, let us here present it once more.

For if, as President Wilson said, “a leader’s ear must ring with the voices of the people”, the time has come. Our greatest treasure is freedom-the absence of  restraints on our ability to think and to act. The corollary of freedom is individual responsibility. We believe in the power of the individual. A few years ago, President  Bush said, “History moves toward freedom because the desire for freedom is written in every human heart.”

Let us add that we will preserve it only as long as devotion to freedom is expressed in the heart of our actions. When President Lincoln dedicated Gettysburg National Cemetery, he declared, “It is for us, the living to be dedicated to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus so nobly advanced.” That unfinished cause for which our soldiers willingly go to battle and for which so many given their lives is a free United States of America.

It has been nearly one hundred fifty years and the work President Lincoln spoke of is not finished. In fact, that work will never be finished. Freedom is the capacity for self-determination. It is not an entity but a condition, and conditions change. Freedom can expand, yet so can it contract.  You promised change when you took office, Mr. President but subjugatiion is not change we want or will accept.  You have expanded government, violated our constitution, confounded laws, seized private industry, destroyed jobs, perverted our economy, curtailed free speech, corrupted our currency, weakened our national security, and endangered our sovereignty.

By compromising our nation’s cultural, legal, and economic institutions you are ensuring that our children will never achieve the same quality of life as we’ve enjoyed in the past. Through generational theft, you are robbing the unborn of opportunity. This is not acceptable. Not in America. We did not become a strong nation through hope, but rather through self-reliance. No one better understands the relationship between individual achievement, dignity and strength than our armed forces.

Through every war, these soldiers have held this nation’s destiny in their hands. They have not failed us. They cherish freedom enough that they are willing to die for it. Our duty to them and to ourselves is to treasure freedom enough to live up to it.

We accept the challenge, Mr. President. That is why we are assembling across the land to deliver our message to you as often and in every way we can. Dismiss us at your political peril. Our great nation is a Republic. We will not accept tyranny, under any guise. Your policy to redistribute the fruits of our labor is Statism, and will not be tolerated.

By our honor, Mr. President, we vow forever to resist coercive government in America. Patriots willl not stand silent as you attempt to dismantle the greatest nation on earth.  “We the People” will defend our liberty, we will protect our beloved country, and America’s exceptionalism will prevail.

God Bless the United States of America!

Sincerely,
We the People

Recognizing the ULTIMATE price our brave soldiers have paid for our freedom, the very freedom for which we stand today. Let us never forget!

American Revolution(1775-1783)

War of 1812(1812-1918)

Mexican War(1846-1898)

Spanish-American War(1898-1902)

World War I(1917-1918)

World War II(1941-1945)

Korean War(1950-1953)

Vietnam War(1964-1975)

Desert Shield/Desert Storm(1990-1991)

    Global War on Terror  Deployed 1,384,968 (Worldwide)
    Iraq and Afghanistan 165,000

    Total American Lives Lost                                          684,394

    These 684,394 have paid for our freedom and we intend for their sacrifice not to be in vain.


    Looks Like the “Fix” Is In, Action Alert NOW

    Obamacare

    At a place called Blair House, the President’s official guest quarters across the street from the White House, Barack Obama played host to a select small group of legislators to find “common ground” for passage of a healthcare reform bill. Well, that was the White House’s version, anyway.

    As we now know, that’s not what happened.  In reality, the so-called “summit” was an elaborate magic show, complete with sleight of hand, illusion and elaborate misdirection,all designed to resuscitate the once-thought-dead ObamaCare bill. Did you really think they’d cave so “easily”? Certainly they will not. We’ve held the line this long, we can’t let them win now!

    This political theater took place in the space of seven and a half hours.  The President had already destroyed the credibility of the meeting on Monday by publishing his Trillion Dollar plan that looks, coincidentally, a whole lot like the discredited Senate version of ObamaCare -including abortion funding!

    We were expected to believe that legislators could deal with over two thousand pages of a bill that amounts to a government takeover of an estimated 16% of our economy in just a few hours! Unbelievable!

    Of course, the President never had any intention of finding “common ground.”  In fact, the invitation to the summit came with a PS:  If you don’t go along with me, I have “reconciliation” ready in the wings!

    In other words, “the fix was in.” And from what we can see, this eleventh-hour attempt to ram socialized medicine down the throats of the American people is more dangerous than
    any that has gone before.

    There was more to this “Hail Mary” than met the eye. There was an even more telling activity going on behind the scenes this week. Utilizing the same technologies and strategies that propelled him into office, Obama’s cohorts launched “One Million Voices for Healthcare Reform: A Virtual March on Washington.”

    This scheme was almost as elaborate as its title. Here are statements from its organizers:

    “The nation’s leading progressive [read, radical left] organizations are joining forces for A Virtual March on
    Washington” to send Congress one million messages urging action on health care reform. This is designed to be the single largest action yet in the health care fight.”

    “The Virtual March on Washington: A Million Voices for Change” campaign is bringing together some of the largest progressive organizations in the nation including, MoveOn.org Political Action, Progressive Congress Action Fund, Health Care for America Now (HCAN), and Service Employees International
    Union (SEIU)….

    President Obama, who has failed to effectively govern throughout his first year in office, has re-hired his
    campaign staff to try to regain the popularity he enjoyed while running for office!

    The highly orchestrated political theater we witnessed on Thursday would be merely pathetic if it wasn’t such a dangerous and dishonest abuse of presidential power.

    We must NOT cave in to this manipulation!

    We must act NOW to counter this outlandish strategy. The next few weeks will be crucial as members of Congress are being pressured to accept the Obama/Reid/Pelosi reconciliation plan.  We cannot allow the only messages Congress hears to be from the “Obama for President 2012″ crowd!

    The pressure is mounting as ultra-liberal activists redouble the use of corrupt “Chicago-Style” politics of coercion and bribery that have so dramatically overshadowed Capitol Hill for the last year.

    Here’s just one measure of their audacity: When the American people cried, “Foul!” over the Cornhusker Kickback, the President then decided to extend the exorbitant bribe that bought Senator Ben Nelson to the ENTIRE SENATE!

    Now, we have a sort of “Omnibus Kickback” on the table – all of it paid for by you and me, the hapless American taxpayers!

    Amazingly, when Obama’s team heard the uproar over certain Senators getting bribes, they thought it was because all the other Senators wanted one, too!  What a low view of our nation this administration must have. This is outrageous!

    CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND YOUR SENATORS AND TELL THEM NO GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTHCARE! Tell your family, your friends and anyone else who may still have their head in the sand that they need to get off of the fence and take action NOW!

    If anyone ever WONDERED WHY Tea Party Chapters MUST ENDORSE CANDIDATES and MUST KEEP THE PRESSURE ON OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS, READING THIS SHOULD MAKE YOUR EYES BLEED AND THE LIGHT BULBS COME ON!  Time to take action, now.

    Bamabelle


    A Glance Back at 2009 and Looking Ahead to 2010

    912 Rally Washington DCAs we all take a much-needed rest, it is a good time to reflect back upon what we have faced in 2009 and how far we have come. The Tea Party was and is truly a grassroots movement. No matter how others try to paint the patriots that make up this group, they can’t change the fact that we are comprised of people from all walks of life, all political persuasions and all social backgrounds. We have several very important things in common and we do not intend to back down from standing up for what we know to be right here in America.

    The federal takeover of our healthcare industry has not been successful yet!  This is due to the efforts of the American people rallying together against this legislation. The fight is not over yet; so let’s not give up nor give in! This bill can still die and we will be happy to give it a proper funeral.

    The recent defection of Democratic Congressman, Parker Griffin, from Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District indicates that Democrats in D.C. may be seeing the writing on the wall, as far as the 2010 elections go. As one Democratic strategist put it, “Griffin has traded an electorate that was 60 percent Republican for one that will be 100 percent Republican.” As Les Phillip, a challenger for Griffin’s Congressional seat said today, “Griffin’s donations prove he is out of touch with Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District. The race for Congress begins and ends with values.” More news about Griffin and his opposition for the Fifth Congressional Seat can be found here in the future.

    In an exclusive interview with AlabamaTeaparty.net, Alabama Representative Paul DeMarco, of the 46th District of Alabama spoke of the health care battle, the potential effect on our state as well as the efforts of The Tea Party. Paul DeMarco has served his district since 2005 and is concerned for the future of Alabama.

    “I just returned from meetings in Washington, D.C. with Senator Jeff Sessions and Congressman Jo Bonner. I expressed my deep concerns about the unfunded mandates this legislation [health care] could put on our state. Senator Sessions and Congressman Bonner agree and we all hope that this legislation doesn’t pass. However, it is very troubling because we are already facing shortfalls in our budget here in Alabama. We are still crunching the numbers but there have been estimates that this bill could add another $400 Million to our already anemic budget. I am concerned, to say the least,” DeMarco commented.

    Rep. DeMarco praised the people who have taken a stand against this health care legislation, as well as other legislative action by the federal government in 2009. Said DeMarco, “I hope the people won’t give up the fight. We aren’t defeated yet and continuing to focus on the health care legislation is critical. If it passes, it must be challenged. We [Alabama Legislature] go back into session on January 12, 2010 and the focus will be on issues surrounding our budget. I intend to investigate the possibility of filing legislative actions that challenge the constitutionality of these unfunded mandates on our state. Certainly passing a 10th Amendment affirmation is something we should have achieved during last year’s session. However, that was killed in the Rules Committee by Representative Ken Guin.”

    For those who are interested, Representative Ken Guin represents the 14th District of Alabama. His email address while in session is: ken.guin@alhouse.org .

    As Rep. Paul DeMarco rallies continued protest against the federal health care legislation, he also encourages focus on state and local issues. With that said, the Alabama Tea Party organizers are working together to take pressure to our state legislature. TheWinter Welcome Back Rallyis planned for Wednesday, January 19, 2010. Please join in pressuring elected officials on state issues. For those who happen to be in Representative Guin’s District, it might be a great time to send him your thoughts on a 10th Amendment motion passage in Montgomery. Let him know The Tea Party will be welcoming him back for the next legislative session with open arms.

    Until next time….

    “Politics is more dangerous than war, for in war you are only killed once.” – Winston Churchill


    Alabama State Sovereignty Bill Introduced

    The government’s attempt to take over health care is on the forefront of everyone’s thoughts right now, but what else can we do besides attend town halls, email, and make telephone calls? Well, several states have been busy passing 10th Amendment legislation in order to stop the government from interfering with State’s Rights. The 10th Amendment states, “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.” During the last session, Alabama House Representative Mac Gipson of Prattville, introduced HJR 403 to address Alabama’s rights under the 10th Amendment. Since they are currently in a special session, Gipson reintroduced it, and its new number is HJR 10 (AL State Sovereignty Bill). In short, since Health Care is not stated in the Constitution, it is up to Alabama to determine whether we have a socialized health care plan. Read the bill on Dale Jackson’s Blog.

    Contact Montgomery and let them know you what this voted on pronto.

    James Buskey (D) 334-242-7757
    Seth Hammett (D) 334-242-7668 or 334-222-5905 and email at
    seth.hammett@alhouse.org

    Here is more information about the national organization of this movement.