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I just saw here on a blog a video with the soundtrack of Let The Sunshine In from HAIR.  I began to weep from a sense of hope. However, the following blog is a result of my contemplation over and about the current sorry State of the Union of AUSPONA. This effort following began as a reply to blog posting just mentioned. 

 

 

I am nauseated and my stomach aches with a possible ulcer developing over thoughts of returning to such a cesspool of ignorance and intolerance.

 

Still, return I will! I will return to work on the presidential campaign for The Brave Barack Obama. I have no illusion that a President Barack Obama will be a leader in a politically progressive movement. I do not have such an Illusion. He and others of the Democrat and supposed "liberal" persuasion will have to be pushed to the front of the movement, to the front of a, I hope, clamorous parade toward enlightened progressivism and out of the shadows of fraud and deceit and away from Dick Cheney's  and Karl Rove's "dark side" of evil, sinister politics. 

 

After Obama is inaugurated my mission, my work and my INTENT to see the land of the free and the home of the brave a place where one's pursuit of happiness will not be considered a crime or immoral due to the power and dictates of fudkers [Foppish Uneducated Demented Knee-jerk Egregious Religious Sons-of bitches] will continue. Such, my work in earnest must and will continue! I won't back off or back down.

 

I will not cease in my INTENT and earnest work toward the time to come when there is a comprehensive  enabling, freeing and unrestricted PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AMENDENT added to The Constitution of AUSPONA.  

 

Yes, the video, Let The Sunshine In brought on hope in me and therefore weeping from me. Thank you for the posting left for me and others to find and see.

 

Sincerely in pursuit of happiness and freedom from fascist tyranny in AUSPONA,

 

Mr. David Tecumseh Schmidt, MSW '82 University of Michigan Tecumseh High School '59 

The country I live in, the country I was born in, the country I love and keep coming back to, is a lie.

 

We have billboards up all over the place: "Keep our country green and pristine!" "This is our land! Keep it Clean!" Great words, good show. We have those fancy enviriomental acts and agencies and private companies and charities, all aimed at making a 'greener' world. The vast majority of citizens here believe in this and commend these wonderful people for what they're doing. But don't recycle or limit themselves.

 

We have protests and riots all the time of the economical situation and trials. People running their mouths about how the government isn't giving them enough money. Government officials put forward bills that might cost us a little in the short term but could really help. And our people praise them! But don't give any money.

 

We have parenting groups running around screaming about the number of children born out of wedlock never knowing who their father is. Complaining how they don't have money for school supplies and the like. But don't stop popping out the babies.

 

And its not just here. I've lived in the States. We are a Bare Minimum society. We blame our government but rarely do our parts. Its almost like we all believe, for ourselves, that the 'great' idea to try to conserve fuel, reuse what we can and recycle is all for someone else to do. For the government to do. But if the government did try to limit our gas or whatever, we'd have hissy fits. If the government doesn't do that and we all fall further into the economic hole and waste our natural resources, its the government's fault.

 

Its a two-way street people.  And in countries as large as the US, its more like a highway.

Our federal government is so bloated and wasteful it has no idea where to turn.

Department of Education? I can see how well this has worked
 training kids to go through metal detectors and having
police officers in schools now.
  Additionally  some of the lowest testy scores of most other industrial nations

I thought education  was more the responsibility of parents
and the local community they know what is going on in there own neighborhoods
what resources are available to teach kids to push them to achieve more and better

 There is so much more to learning than the three R's
 you know Reedin Ritein Ritmaticin

Here's a heads up for you one of the best teaches I have had said
 " Don't rely on the school system to teach you anything
there only real job is to teach you how to learn"
I hope you take a few moment to think about that
and the world of opportunities will open up for you

 Department of Energy???
Home many pennies do you think
this department saves you at the pump.
try here (and yes you can change the state name )


 Department of Homeland Security?
I thought this is why we have an Army.
and why do we outsource,  at outrageous expense, service that that army once did
these people who are screwing this country should be drafted immediately 
and payed similar to those in service

I guess thats one way not to have a draft, pay 10 time more for the same service
what brain surgeon came up with this idea and how much stock
 do they have in those companies?
If there was a legitimate war there should not be profiteering from it .
need I say more? 

Department of Agriculture?
Come on now don't ya think farmers know how to raise crops???

CIA please, maybe it might be better to say
the  hey Larry … hey Moe... is that a bomb woot woot woot (WMD)
Thank God they turned it over to
a General from the Pentagon.

The real point is many current federal functions should be
performed by the States. States are States - not provinces.
at one time very independent of the federal government
hence the different laws in different states
 to provide what the locale people know
what is truly best for there own local good


 The Federal Government is suppose to be
the glue to form a more perfect union.
 Much of the trouble we are in is because
it is not doing what it is suppose to be doing,
 and doing things it should not.

You may choose to look the other way, but the next time
 you look at your pay stub you should wonder what value
 you are getting for the 20% plus that is sucked out of
 your check. That number does not include the many
hidden taxes th take up an additional 20%
(In case your wondering why your having a hard time to make ends meet)

You think you could be making ends meet a little better
 if the Federal Government kept their nose out of things
 that States and local communities should do?


Honestly, do you need a pencil pusher in Washington to
come up with what your kid needs to learn at School ? 
Do you have any idea what your kid needs to learn?
Have you taken the time out of your day to talk to you kids straight up and honest?
Read them a book help them with homework
 Take them beyond the basics teach them what life is really about

Do you need a department of transportation?
  Spending billions of dollars on projects like the Boston big dig project
and bridges to nowhere, when roads and bridges  across this country are falling apart?
along with the push of corn alcohol to run you car depleting the world
of food stock as millions around the world are starving?

 Do you want your Central Intelligence Agency collecting
information that our Armed forces does not need?

 Do you realise we still stockpile Helium for
 WWI style war blimps?

How many refrigerated warehouses full of cheese,
 as milk gos up to $4.00 a gallon

You think a DC pencil pusher can come up with
a Health Plan for your family?

Its time to get real.or by 2012 we will not
recognize our country. and be deeper in the
 Orwellian nightmare we are currently experiencing



The time is now to think for yourself become aware of what is
not what you are told

we live in a time unlike any other in the history of the
world information is available at lightning speeds
the information you receive from the tee vee is so selected
and injected with what the sponsors want you to here its pathetic

movies today for kids are no more than 2 hour commercials you
pay to go see then go out and buy the DVD along with a
grocery cart full of the propaganda that was sold to you and
your kids piling up more debt on a credit card
for things you have been told will make you happy 
and you bought it 

seriously the time is now to think for yourself
it maybe scary but trust me on this one if you
Do it right now! You will feel awesome! I swear!
I will respect you in the morning, I promise.


and as we mourn the death of Heath Ledger realise
 that you have not been told of the 27 American troops and 394 Iraqis
 that have died so far in 2008
if you have any respect for these brave individuals
 in this operation enduring occupation just click here I will respect you  I promise.



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.

To state that today is critical would be a gross understatement;
the Internet is buzzing about the upcoming passage of the
Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007,
yet through all of the talk and articles, we still haven't joined-in with
enough numbers to stop this Bill dead in its tracks -

If we don't?
Free Speech in American could effectively become a memory,
and those who have constantly fought for our freedoms will likely be muzzled
and may be hauled-off to internment camps, which we now know exist and
when S 1959 is passed into law, it's inevitable that they will soon be used.


LINK Yes, they are real, and were built by FEMA and KBR, a Halliburton subsidiary.
Do your own Internet search and you will find pictures and documentation of these camps,
yet the Mainstream New Media hasn't uttered a word to the public about these camps,
which demonstrates the MSM has been totally compromised as a reliable news source.




Positive Universe Abstracts has an entire page devoted to the plethora of Op-Eds
and articles on this subject you can find at this LINK.

Two more informative and frightening articles were published last night or this morning,
and both offer the reality we may face if this Bill, the worst assault on the Constitution
in this nations history, is allowed to pass:

Senate Bill 1959 to Criminalize Patriotism

Urgent call to Action: Facts about S1959, Action Alerts

There is factual evidence supplied in all of the above articles,
but the piece which is missing is how to stop this bill dead in its tracks,
and although I commend all on taking this odious Bill to task -

the time for action is now, before the Bill is passed and then,
nothing will save this nation from tyranny.


We must join-in in solidarity to halt this egregious assault on
our Constitutional rights, and several sites are openly
re-printing how we can do it.

Please read How To Make A Grassroots Movement Successful and then
take matters into your own hands and urge others to do the same.


There is a solution, but simply writing about the problem won't make it go away,
and only your participation will - so please, don't think that it couldn't happen
to us as the Jews did in Germany, even as they were in the railroad cars
on their voyage to death and imprisonment.

We may face similar fates ourselves if we don't band-together and speak-out
in unison and there is very little time left. The Bill is being fast-tracked,
so its passage could occur at any time.


Help to save yourselves and the beloved country we grew-up in,
and make a statement, not tomorrow or the day after, but today,
and each and every day thereafter until this Bill is declared dead.

To do otherwise is to allow you to find yourselves in one of those camps
in the not too distant future, and only by speaking-out today will we be able
to circumvent the horror of tomorrow if this Bill is allowed to pass.

William Cormier

FOOTNOTE: To help make this phone and email protest to be effective,
it is imperative to re-post this message on every Progressive/Liberal Blog in America,
and to make it a subject on all of those Discussion forums so the bulk of those who find
their news on the Internet are aware of this message.

Google, thankfully, shows this article on their search engines.
Yahoo, MSM, and even Technorati will not show any results when you search for this article.
It shows the government is concerned, and every effort is being made to kill this story,
yet it still remains popular and I've noted the colleges in particular are reading this story,
as well as thousands of others all over the United States.
Once again, my hat is off to Google for remaining true to their base
and have evidently decided to side with the people rather than the government.


There are two very long comments on DIGG that talk in depth
of the need to defeat this Bill, and another offers a sample letter to send to Congress -

I deeply appreciate their help and they are reprinted below for your perusal;
don't, however, forget to burn-up those phone lines in Washington.
It's critical that our Senate understand that the people have "had enough"
- and it's time for change!

~~~~~~~~~




For those who say they have read this act, and that it doesn’t affect us,
take a look at their definitions listed at the top of the act:

The term `homegrown terrorism’ means the use, planned use, or threatened use,
of force or violence by a group or individual born, raised, or based and operating
primarily within the United States or any possession of the United States to intimidate
or coerce the United States government, the civilian population of the United States,
or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.

The term `ideologically based violence’ means the use, planned use,
or threatened use of force or violence by a group or individual to
promote the group or individual’s political, religious, or social beliefs.


Do you see the words “force OR violence?”.
What is it that we try to accomplish when forming,
or participating in a grassroots movement,
a protest, an email, phone, or letter campaign?


We are trying to force a change in government action, ideology,
or trying to force a change in thought of every day citizens
who have the power to locally affect legislation being passed
in their state, or local communities.


Congress found “The promotion of violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and
ideologically based violence exists in the United States and poses a threat to homeland security.”

Meaning those threats of force OR violence pose a threat to Homeland Security.

Congress found “The Internet has aided in facilitating violent radicalization,
ideologically based violence, and the homegrown terrorism process in the United States
by providing access to broad and constant streams of terrorist-related propaganda
to United States citizens.”

Meaning that restrictions will most certainly be imposed on the internet to immediately
cease traffic to and from known sites commencing with “terrorist” ideologies.

After that, and sites with a lot of traffic adhering to their definitions of violent radicalization,
homegrown terrorism, or ideological based terrorism
(by the ever changing definition of Homeland Security),
will not only be monitored, but the users who post many comments hoping to inspire,
motivate, and drive people to action will also be individually monitored, possibly
banned from these sites, or otherwise restricted.

These restrictions will likely be imposed in other ways of life as well.
Look at the no fly lists, police databases, CCTV cameras, etc.



Congress found: “Any measure taken to prevent violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism,
and ideologically based violence and homegrown terrorism in the United States should
not violate the constitutional rights, civil rights, or civil liberties of United States citizens
or lawful permanent residents.”

Unless of course, they amend the constitution to allow it. Or, they pass an act,
such as this very act, or the patriot act, or the protect america act, that allows
executive privilege in a vaguely defined “time of emergency”, to disregard those rights
in order to protect the homeland.



Congress found: “Certain governments, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia
have significant experience with homegrown terrorism and the United States can benefit
from lessons learned by those nations.”

CCTV cameras, Internet monitoring and censorship, media consolidation under government decree,
face tracking, country/continent unification, excessive tasering, the development of surveillance material
to be used in public places, and in gatherings of protest/dissent
(small hovering microphones and cameras, the development of hovering taser devices).


I can go on and on, and if need be I will.
If you honestly think that this doesn’t affect us,
that our government couldn’t possibly commit illegal acts of censorship,
silencing, monitoring, and installing fear among their own citizens,

you couldn’t possibly be more wrong.
The government has done all of these things before,
and we didn’t know about it until many years later
when these acts were deemed irrelevant enough to be “declassified”.


We have several covert federal agencies operating with our police system,
our court system, the internet, phone companies, and will soon be within
our medical records as well (RFID chips anyone?).


This is something that WILL affect us.
This is something that we have to take care of.

WE MUST RETALIATE.

Flood the offices of your congressional leaders with phone calls.
Write a letter to them on your computer, save it, and print and send dozens of copies.

It’ll cost you what, five dollars in stamps?

Contact your media again and again and again.
Discuss it with your family and friends.

The time for the passing of this legislation is near.
We must act now. We have to act now.

We cannot let apathy get the best of us.
We cannot let fatalism or defeatism get the best of us.
You are not alone, you are among many.
You will make a difference, because your voice will be among thousands.


If we don’t protect ourselves, our children, and our neighbors,
what left will we have to life for?

How will we be able to organize and fight for further infringements
and atrocities if our rights to organize and dissent are slowly withering away?









    Here is a letter typed out. . Feel free to use it or draw upon it.
 Send it to anyone you like, the more the merrier.

We need to get this, or anything else, out to as many people as possible.
 Make sure you include the name(s) of your Senator(s), as well as your name at the bottom
(as, correct me if I’m wrong, but a lot of times, the staff will throw out letters that are not from
 the constituency as that particular senator). I’m going to send these out to my senators today,
after I get more stamps. Please do the same.


    Dear Senator

    It has come to my attention, that The U.S. House of Representatives has recently passed HR 1955 titled the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. This is now up for review in the Senate Judiciary committee, listed as S.1959.

    Per the language used in the Act itself, S.1959 defines Homegrown Terrorism as: “the use, planned use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual born, raised, or based and operating primarily within the United States or any possession of the United States to intimidate or coerce the United States government, the civilian population of the United States, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.”

    “The term `ideologically based violence’ means the use, planned use, or threatened use of force or violence by a group or individual to promote the group or individual’s political, religious, or social beliefs.”

    Congress found: “The promotion of violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence exists in the United States and poses a threat to homeland security.”
    Congress also found: “The Internet has aided in facilitating violent radicalization, ideologically based violence, and the homegrown terrorism process in the United States by providing access to broad and constant streams of terrorist-related propaganda to United States citizens.”
    Congress also noted: “Certain governments, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia have significant experience with homegrown terrorism and the United States can benefit from lessons learned by those nations.”

    These findings and definition are of grave concern to us U.S. citizens. The countries listed as having experience and influence of terrorism and terrorism prevention, have consolidated their media under government decree (Canada), leaving almost no room for open, unbiased, investigative journalism that would inform the citizens of the goings on the their countries that should bring concern. The United Kingdom, as well as the United States have begun installing CCTV cameras in public places that will track and monitor, individual faces of persons engaging in loosely defined “suspicious activity”. There have been news reports of business in the process of implementing hovering surveillance devices that can monitor visual and audio activity of suspects, as well as surveillance devices that can assist police and government organizations in deterring aggressive resistance of arrest or detainment, by issuing small electric shocks similar to that of the controversial taser device.

    This act also allows for a central organization to be created to monitor, detect, and report on suspicious “homegrown terrorist activity within the United States”. The definition of such activity is vague, leaving room for the possibility of anyone seriously advocating social change, restoration of the constitution, and advocating the organization of protests to “coerce the United States government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof”.

    This Act is undermining, and threatening, the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens to organize in dissent of the Patriot Act, NSA surveillance, telecom immunity, social injustice, the War on Terror, or any other program that the citizenry feels is in violation of their inalienable rights as U.S. citizens.

    We have had enough. Your constituency, the people you represent, are asking that you vote no when this Act comes up for review.

    Here is the website containing the Act (House Resolution HR1955, also S. 1959) in full detail: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill= …

    All U.S. citizens who are doing nothing but voicing their opinions against a President and Vice President who have expanded their executive powers, bypassed our congressional check and balance, and has undermined our U.S. Judiciary System, are now at risk, by this new act, of being labeled and prosecuted as a terrorist. Vote NO on S.1959.

    Thank you,



         Here is a link to all of the Senators,
         and their contact information
        (name, address, phone number):