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TAKE ACTION Below you will find one or more actions you can take to further our goals. Please share these
with your friends and family network.
Golden Corridor is quoted by the Associated Press: Here
If the Youth Promise Act goes to a vote in the House and Senate, write Congress and tell them to vote
no:
August 24, 2010 Statement by Golden Corridor Republican Women
to the Associated Press
regarding The Youth Promise Act.
Although the Youth Promise Act would promote research
on the effectiveness of crime prevention, we cannot afford to throw more money toward another expensive government program
at a time when our citizens are burdened with higher and higher federal debt. We would be better served by reducing taxes,
improving the economy, and putting young people to work in productive jobs.
We oppose the creation of the Youth-Oriented
Policing Services (YOPS) because it may not meet a constitutional test and would interfere with powers reserved for the states
and local police departments. Millions of dollars will be spent every year toward another difficult-to-navigate government
agency, the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. Our states have strained relations with the federal government
over immigration law enforcement. There is no need to expand the federal reach into other areas of criminal enforcement.
The YPA would duplicate payments to law enforcement for the same jobs. It would create more paperwork and strain
local budgets if local agencies are required to supply matching funds. Further, local law enforcement may become more dependent
on funds from federal programs to become effective. Once the door is opened for a federal role, it will lead to more and
more federal control.
In short, we want less government, not more. We want less interference in business, lower
taxes, more economic freedom and more control over our local and state budgets. Big government bureaucrats in Washington
should leave businesses and taxpayers alone and let them produce, innovate, and lead this country out of the recession. Providing
jobs and promising careers to young people will deter criminal activity and make our communities safer.
Tracy Hancock
President
Golden Corridor Republican Women Now gang members step forward and make our point for us:Gang Members Ask for Jobs Here. Learn More
About the Youth Promise Act: See the Youth Promise Act promoted on Twitter and Facebook.
How
would the Youth Promise Act effect law enforcement here in Texas?
The sponsor, Rep. Bobby Scott, gives this
overview:
http://www.bobbyscott.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=291&Itemid=86
House Version: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR01064:
Senate Version: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN00435:
H.R 1064 moved from the House Justice Committee to the Education Committee.
The house version of the bill has 235 co-sponsors. The senate version has 14 co-sponsors.
A Heritage
Foundation analyst made these comments:
When Congress subsidizes local law enforcement in this manner,
it effectively reassigns to the federal government the powers and responsibilities that fall squarely within the expertise,
historical control, and constitutional authority of state and local governments.[ix] The responsibility to combat ordinary
crime at the local level belongs wholly, if not exclusively, to state and local governments.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Testimony/The-Youth-PROMISE-Act-Outside-the-Scope-and-Expertise-of-the-Federal-Government
What would it cost Texas law enforcement?
Is it redundant?
Would it really help reduce
gang and criminal activity?
Would it impede, rather than help local law enforcement?
How would federal
guidelines under YPA effect law enforcement of illegal aliens, especially if they are in gangs?
Is
it Constitutional?
Why does the Peace Alliance believe that the Youth Promise Act is a
stepping stone to a U.S. Department of Peace?:
The Peace Alliance has officially decided to include this piece
of legislation as one of the items we are encouraging our network to support. We feel this
is the type of legislation that can act as one of the pillars of support towards increased political will for a U.S. Dept.
of Peace and making peacebuilding a priority of national investment.
http://www.thepeacealliance.org/content/view/688/23/
What is the U.S. Department of Peace? H.R. 808. Bill Summary: here. In committee.
2/3/2009--Introduced.Department of Peace Act - Establishes a Department of Peace, which shall be headed by
a Secretary of Peace (Secretary). Sets forth the mission of the Department, including:
(1) cultivation
of peace as a national policy objective; and
(2) development of policies that promote national and international conflict
prevention, nonviolent intervention, mediation, peaceful conflict resolution, and structured conflict mediation. Establishes
in the Department:
(1) the Office of Peace Education and Training;
(2) the Office of Domestic Peace Activities;
(3) the Office of International Peace Activities;
(4) the Office of Technology for Peace;
(5) the Office of
Arms Control and Disarmament;
(6) the Office of Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution;
(7) the
Office of Human Rights and Economic Rights; and
(8) the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Peace. Directs the Secretary
of Defense and the Secretary of State to consult with the Secretary concerning nonviolent means of conflict resolution when
a conflict between the United States and any other government or entity is imminent or occurring. Transfers to the Department
the functions, assets, and personnel of various federal agencies. Establishes the Federal Interagency Committee on Peace.
Directs the Secretary to encourage citizens to celebrate the blessings of peace and endeavor to create peace on a Peace Day.
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#1 Do
the job reporters used to do. Influence voters to vote Republican. Contribute news and opinions in a new Conservative blog. The stories
should be professional: what, when, why, where. Or, if straight commentary, labeled clearly as such. Attend city,
county, or school board meetings and report back on the blog. To learn more, contact the site administrator Mike Openshaw at michael_openshaw@yahoo.com. The new blog: http://collincountygazette.wordpress.com/ See Also: Breitbart's Challenge To New Media: Destroy Those
Who Would Destroy You - Watch #2
New Media is important. Here are 13 ways to move your facebook fans to action. This list is geared toward candidates, but helpful to everyone.
Keep up with the latest communication tools at www.techrepublican.com. #3 Reach young voters! Send voter registration reminders to your young friends
and new neighbors on facebook or by email. It is so simple--just copy and paste and post/email this link: https://webservices.sos.state.tx.us/forms/vr17.pdf All they have to do:
Print it out Fill it out Mail it in See other
ideas borrowed from young Democrats at Rock the Vote here. #4 Organizing and update your lists of friends, family, neighbors, customers, vendors, clubs, church contacts, etc.
This includes your lists of contacts in other states where Republicans need support. You'll be more effective
in communicating if you have these lists ready to use. Set up a Word Document with sets of email lists which can then be copied and pasted in
an email composition window quickly. #5 Take brownies to your new neighbors,
learn where they stand on the issues, give them a voter registration card, and invite them to meet candidates at our meetings! #6 Learn
how to organize your neighborhood and precinct from this training video from the opposition here. ------------------------Keep Up With U.S. House & Senate Seats to Target:
Cookpolitical.com
------------------------------- Ask all Representatives and Senators to sign
this pledge: My Pledge to My Constituents on National Health Insurance 1. I will not vote to expand
the bankrupt Medicare program unless and until it is first placed on a sound actuarial basis. 2.
I will not vote for any national health insurance legislation that includes a public plan unless I am prepared to enroll myself
and my family in the public plan. If a national health insurance bill with a public plan passes the Senate with my vote in
support, then I pledge to enroll myself and my family in that public plan.
Click Here to See What the Conservatives for Patients' Rights Has to Say About Obama's Plan
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Save Our Memorials.
Show your support and sign Liberty Legal's petition of support for our Veterans. Just enter your name and email at the site
above. Don't let them tear down memorials dedicated to the memory of our fallen U.S. soldiers. Your name will be added
to a letter going to the heads of all veterans groups of America thanking them for their service and letting them know you
stand with them in the fight to protect our nation's war memorials. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAP &
TRADE. Now is the time to speak to our U.S. Senators about Cap and Trade. In Obama's words in this video,
we are the citizenry that can "mobilize" and can "force our representatives to do the right thing."
See Obama in this YouTube video. --I wonder how many realize that before selling a home, an energy inspection
will be required. --I wonder how many realize that there is going to be a residential database that tracks
the energy efficiency of their homes. There will be an "ENERGY PERFORMANCE LABELING PROGRAM." --Big Brother,
the U.S. Government, will be demanding that existing structures meet certain standards and be "retrofitted." --There will be the development of "achieved performance measurement protocols for residential building
energy use for at least 90 percent of the residential market within 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act." --If your home doesn't meet the national building code, you'll have to bring it up to code. Inspectors will
determine if your property is in compliance. Source.Please speak up now. Contact
our Senators HERE or HERE. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASK CONGRESS TO SIGN THIS PLEDGE TO READ EVERY BILL! Washington Times Editorial: Passing Unread Laws
Congress hides policy from the people By | Monday, July 6, 2009
This weekend's Fourth of July festivities celebrated the birth of representative
government in America. As the Declaration of Independence set forth 233 years ago, our government derives its power from the
consent of the governed. Such consent does not exist when legislation is purposely rammed through Congress so quickly that
congressmen -- let alone citizens -- do not have time even to read it.
Welcome to Speaker Nancy Pelosi's House
of Representatives. The "people's House" is now a place where bills are voted on not only before legislators or
the public have read them, but also before parts of the bills even have been written. Such was the case with a 300-page amendment
to the cap-and-trade bill the House passed on June 26. The House leadership could not even produce this amendment on paper,
in final form, before it was voted on.
In response to that and other recent outrageous infringements of real
representative democracy, a group called Let Freedom Ring is pushing all 435 members of Congress and 100 senators to sign
a pledge against such shenanigans on any health care reform bill Congress considers.
All 535 of them ought to
do so.
The pledge, which can be found at www.pledgetoread.com, reads in part as follows: "I pledge
to my constituents and the American people that I will not vote to enact any healthcare reform package that: 1) I have not
read, personally, in its entirety; and 2) Has not been available, in its entirety, to the American people on the Internet
for at least 72 hours, so that they can read it too."
Read
the rest here. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Contact ABC sponsors about their biased infomercial at the White House supporting of
Obama's health care plan:
"In light of the ABC World News program's decision to host a "Town Hall"
meeting on health care at the White House without opposition participation, the National Center for Public Policy Research
is making a list of ABC World News sponsors available online for those who wish to boycott sponsors or/or send a letter of
protest to them."
Here is the list of sponsors from the June 24, 2009 program: www.nationalcenter.org/ABCNewsSponsors.html. ------------------ |
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