Otero Residents Forum: HR 45: BLAIR HOLT GUN LICENSING ACT:

Otero Residents Forum: HR 45: BLAIR HOLT GUN LICENSING ACT:

NEW MEXICO TENTH AMENDMENT RESOLUTION CONVENTION IN ALAMOGORDO

ORF is organizing a NEW MEXICO TENTH AMENDMENT RESOLUTION CONVENTION.  The time and location of this historic event will be announced.  The following states have passed Tenth Amendment Resolutions, clarifying state sovereignty and the enumerated powers of the United States as outlined in the U.S. Constitution. 

Kentucky

Indiana

Tennessee

Arkansas

Minnesota

South Carolina (passed house on 02-26-09)

Georgia

Kansas

Texas

New Hampshire

Missouri

Iowa

Montana

Michigan

Arizona

Executive Order: Establishment of the White House Office of Urban Affairs

Forget about America's mayors; Obama is taking charge.

EXECUTIVE ORDER

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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF URBAN AFFAIRS

 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to take a coordinated and comprehensive approach to developing and implementing an effective strategy concerning urban America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

 Section 1.  Policy.  About 80 percent of Americans live in urban areas, and the economic health and social vitality of our urban communities are critically important to the prosperity and quality of life for Americans.  Vibrant cities spawn innovation, economic growth, and cultural enrichment through the businesses, universities, and civic, cultural, religious, and nonprofit institutions they attract.  Forward-looking policies that encourage wise investment and development in our urban areas will create employment and housing opportunities and make our country more competitive, prosperous, and strong.  In the past, insufficient attention has been paid to the problems faced by urban areas and to coordinating the many Federal programs that affect our cities.  A more comprehensive approach is needed, both to develop an effective strategy for urban America and to coordinate the actions of the many executive departments and agencies whose actions impact urban life.

 Sec. 2.  Establishment.  There is established within the Executive Office of the President the White House Office of Urban Affairs (the "Office").

 Sec. 3.  Functions.  The principal functions of the Office are, to the extent permitted by law:

 (a)  to provide leadership for and coordinate the development of the policy agenda for urban America across executive departments and agencies;

 (b)  to coordinate all aspects of urban policy;

 (c)  to work with executive departments and agencies to ensure that appropriate consideration is given by such departments and agencies to the potential impact of their actions on urban areas;

 (d)  to work with executive departments and agencies, including the Office of Management and Budget, to ensure that Federal Government dollars targeted to urban areas are effectively spent on the highest-impact programs; and

 (e)  to engage in outreach and work closely with State and local officials, with nonprofit organizations, and with the private sector, both in seeking input regarding the development of a comprehensive urban policy and in ensuring that the implementation of Federal programs advances the objectives of that policy.

 Sec. 4.  Coordination.  In performing its functions, the Office shall work closely with all relevant executive departments and agencies, and offices and councils within the Executive Office of the President, including but not limited to:

 (a)  the Department of the Treasury;

 (b)  the Department of Justice;

 (c)  the Department of Commerce;

 (d)  the Department of Labor;

 (e)  the Department of Health and Human Services;

 (f)  the Department of Housing and Urban Development;

 (g)  the Department of Transportation;

 (h)  the Department of Energy;

 (i)  the Department of Education; and

 (j)  the Environmental Protection Agency.

 Sec. 5.  Administration.  (a)  The Office may work with established or ad hoc committees, task forces, and interagency groups.

 (b)  The Office shall have a staff headed by the Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Urban Affairs (Director).  The Director shall report jointly to the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison and to the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.  The Office shall have such staff and other assistance as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this order.

 (c)  All executive departments and agencies shall cooperate with the Office and provide such information, support, and assistance to the Office as the Director may request, to the extent permitted by law.

 Sec. 6.  General Provisions.  (a)  Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i)   authority granted by law to a department, agency, or the head thereof; or

(ii)  functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b)  This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c)  This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

 

BARACK OBAMA

 

THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 19, 2009.

THE HILL: Senate tunes out Fairness Doctrine, 87-11

Title click to read this article on THE HILL.COM.

"The Senate voted Thursday in favor of an amendment to the District of Columbia voting-rights bill that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstating the so-called Fairness Doctrine, which critics say would decimate conservative talk radio.

The Senate passed the measure 87-11. "

THE HILL: Obama administration guns for assault weapons ban

Title click to read article at THE HILL.COM.

"The Obama administration’s announcement that it will push to reinstate the assault weapons ban has stunned Capitol Hill and revived a debate that has been dormant for years.

Congress’s leading supporter of the assault weapons ban reacted with surprise and praise after Attorney General Eric Holder indicated the administration will push to renew the ban that expired in 2004.

“I was thrilled by it,” said Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.), whose 1996 run for Congress was fueled by outrage at the cancellation of the ban. “We’ll continue to work with him. The president realizes this is real.”

HOMELAND SECURITY: MILITARY NEEDED ON BORDER

Title click to read article at WASHINGTONTIMES.COM.

"Border violence, which claimed more than 1,000 lives in January and about 6,000 in 2008, is already on the radar of Pentagon and CIA officials, who have told The Washington Times of their involvement in the current crisis in Mexico and say they are watching developments closely.

U.S. intelligence officials told The Times that the effects of the global economic crisis on Mexico have helped narcotics traffickers recruit more people and corrupt more Mexican officials."

BOXER PUSHES UN TREATY THAT WOULD ERODE US SOVEREIGNTY

Title click to read article at FOXNEWS.COM

"Critics say the treaty, which creates "the right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion" and outlaws the "arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy," intrudes on the family and strips parents of the power to raise their children without government interference."

Study the treaty at the link below:

Convention on the Rights of the Child

Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by 
General Assembly resolution 44/25 
of 20 November 1989

entry into force 2 September 1990, in accordance with article 49

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm

Oppose the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000000/00000021.asp

ACLU: INGNORE BORDER PATROL AGENTS

Title click to read article at FOXNEWS.COM

"Now the American Civil Liberties Union has jumped into the ring and upped the ante, rolling out a campaign that will install signs inside buses informing riders of their rights — to ignore Border Patrol agents."

CNSNEWS: ‘International First Amendment’

Title click to read entire article at CNSNEWS.COM.

“The way to deal with controversial, offensive or even hateful statements – unless they are directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action – is to expose them to public debate and criticism,” he said."

NATIONAL PARKS/DEPT OF INTERIOR CUT OF STIMULUS PACKAGE

Title click to read article at OREGONLIVE.COM

"Like the majority of taxpayers, I believe the final stimulus bill should reflect both spending and tax cuts that create jobs. That $2 billion for national parks would have worked out to be about one-quarter of 1 cent of each stimulus dollar spent and would have created more than one-half of 1 percent of the jobs projected."

Cap and Trade, The Bottom Line

President Obama and Speaker Pelosi are now championing a "Cap and Trade" scheme that will ration energy while increasing taxes. A version of this proposal was introduced last year as the Warner/Lieberman Cap and Trade bill. Here are the key details from last year's legislation that are the basis for the Obama/Pelosi plan:

• 
  $1.2 TRILLION Tax Increase over 7 years on gasoline, home energy and really all energy in next decade. Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 10, 2008
• 
  this tax would cost the economy 3 to 4 million jobs according to an analysis by the American Council on Capital Formation
• 
  the average family would lose over $4,000 per year in purchasing power (and remember the Pelosi/Obama tax cut was only $800 per couple)
• Gasoline prices would increase anywhere from 77 to 145 percent--that means prices of about $2 a gallon now would go up to $3.50 or even $5 a gallon.

Source: AFP Americans for Prosperity. We encourage you to do your own research as this is a biggie that sounds so innocuous. NOT.

OBAMA THE NARCISSIST: SAMUEL VAKNIN Ph.D

This May Explain Your Gut Response To Barack Obama And It Isn't Racism.

Posted By The Proud Mother Of Racially Mixed Sons.

After reading this, please click on the link above for a complete explanation of narcissism in regards to Barack Obama. Also, don't forget to make your voice heard at:

http://www.rallycongress.com/constitutional-qualification/1244/stop-obama-constitutional-crisis


Samuel Vaknin, Ph.D. Dr. Vaknin has written extensively about narcissism.

"Dr. Vaknin States":
I must confess I was impressed by Sen. Barack Obama from the first time I saw him. At first, I was excited to see a black candidate. He looked youthful, spoke well, appeared to be confident - a wholesome presidential package. I was put off soon, not just because of his shallowness, but also because there was an air of haughtiness in his demeanor that was unsettling. His posture and his body language were louder than his empty words.
Obama's speeches are unlike any political speech we have heard in American history. Never a politician in this land had such quasi "religious" impact on so many people. The fact that Obama is a total incognito with zero accomplishment, makes this inexplicable infatuation alarming. Obama is not an ordinary man. He is not a genius. In fact he is quite ignorant on most important subjects. Barack Obama is a narcissist.
Dr. Sam Vaknin, the author of the Malignant Self Love believes "Barack Obama appears to be a narcissist." Vaknin is a world authority on narcissism. He understands narcissism and describes the inner mind of a narcissist like no other person. When he talks about narcissism everyone listens.
Vaknin says that Obama's language, posture and demeanor, and the testimonies of his closest, dearest and nearest suggest that the Senator is either a narcissist or he may have narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).
Narcissists project a grandiose but false image of themselves. Jim Jones, the charismatic leader of People's Temple, the man who led over 900 of his followers to cheerfully commit mass suicide and even murder their own children - was also a narcissist. David Koresh, Charles Manson, Joseph Koni, Shoko Asahara, Stalin, Saddam, Mao, Kim Jong Ill and Adolph Hitler are a few examples of narcissists of our time. All these men had a tremendous influence over their fanciers. They created a personality cult around themselves and with their blazing speeches elevated their admirers, filled their hearts with enthusiasm and instilled in their minds a new zest for life. They gave them hope! They promised them the moon, but alas, invariably they brought them to their doom.
When you are a victim of a cult of personality, you don't know it until it is too late. One determining factor in the development of NPD is childhood abuse. "Obama's early life was decidedly chaotic and replete with traumatic and mentally bruising dislocations," says Vaknin.
"Mixed-race marriages were even less common, then. His parents went through a divorce when he was an infant (two years old). Obama saw his father only once again, before he died in a car accident. Then, his mother re-married and Obama had to relocate to Indonesia, a foreign land with a radically foreign culture, to be raised by a step-father. At the age of ten, he was whisked off to live with his maternal (white) grandparents. He saw his mother only intermittently in the following few years and then she vanished from his life in 1979. She died of cancer in 1995." 
One must never underestimate the manipulative genius of pathological narcissists. They project such an imposing Personality that it overwhelms those around them. 

Charmed by the charisma of the narcissist, people become like clay in his hands. They cheerfully do his bidding and delight to be at his service. The narcissist shapes the world around himself and reduces others in his own inverted image. He creates a cult of personality. His admirers become his co-dependents. 
Narcissists have no interest in things that do not help them to reach their personal objective. They are focused on one thing alone and that is power. All other issues are meaningless to them and they do not want to waste their precious time on trivialities. Anything that does not help them is beneath them and do not deserve their attention. If an issue raised in the Senate does not help Obama in one way or another, he has no interest in it. The "present" vote is a safe vote. No one can criticize him if things go wrong. Those issues are unworthy by their very nature because they are not about him. 
Obama's election as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review led to a contract and advance to write a book about race relations. The University of Chicago Law School provided him a lot longer than expected and at the end it evolved into, guess what? His own autobiography! Instead of writing a scholarly paper focusing on race relations, for which he had been paid, Obama could not resist writing about his most sublime self. He entitled the book "Dreams from My Father." Not surprisingly, Adolph Hitler also wrote his own autobiography when he was still nobody. So did Stalin. For a narcissist, no subject is as important as his own self. Why would he waste his precious time and genius writing about insignificant things when he can write about such an august being as himself?
Narcissists are often callous and even ruthless. As the norm, they lack conscience. This is evident from Obama's lack of interest in his own brother who lives on only one dollar per month. A man who lives in luxury, who takes a private jet to vacation in Hawaii, and who has raised nearly half a billion dollars for his campaign (something unprecedented in history) has no interest in the plight of his own brother. Why? Because, his brother cannot be used for his ascent to power.
A narcissist cares for no one but himself. This election is like no other in the history of America. The issues are insignificant compared to what is at stake. What can be more dangerous than having a man bereft of conscience, a serial liar, and one who cannot distinguish his fantasies from reality as the leader of the free world? 
I hate to sound alarmist, but one is a fool if one is not alarmed.
Many politicians are narcissists. They pose no threat to others...They are simply self serving and selfish.
Obama evidences symptoms of pathological narcissism, which is different from the run-of-the-mill narcissism of a Richard Nixon or a Bill Clinton for example. To him reality and fantasy are intertwined. This is a mental health issue, not just a character flaw. Pathological narcissists are dangerous because they look normal and even intelligent. It is this disguise that makes them treacherous.
Today, the Democrats have placed all their hopes in Obama. But this man could put an end to their party. The great majority of blacks have also decided to vote for Obama. Only a fool does not know that their support for him is racially driven. This is racism, pure and simple. The downside of this is that if Obama turns out to be the disaster - I predict he will cause widespread resentment among the whites. The blacks are unlikely to give up their support of their man. Cultic mentality is pernicious and unrelenting. They will dig their heads deeper in the sand and blame Obama's detractors of racism. This will cause a backlash among the whites.
The white supremacists will take advantage of the discontent and they will receive widespread support. I predict that in less than four years, racial tensions will increase to levels never seen since the turbulent 1960's. Obama will set the clock back decades...America is the bastion of freedom. 
The peace of the world depends on the strength of America, and its weakness translates into the triumph of terrorism and victory of rogue nations. It is no wonder that Ahmadinejad, Hugo Chavez, the Castrists, the Hezbollah, the Hamas, the lawyers of the Guantanamo terrorists and virtually all sworn enemies of America - are so thrilled by the prospect of their man in the White House. 
America is on the verge of destruction. There is no insanity greater than electing a pathological narcissist as president.

Barakuda

 
Barack Obama - Narcissist or Merely Narcissistic?

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), parents could be prohibited from homeschooling, spanking or even choosing the religion of their chil

Title click to read entire article on the JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY website.

"The international treaty creates specific civil, economic, social, cultural and even economic rights for every child and states that "the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration." While the treaty states that parents or legal guardians "have primary responsibility for the upbringing and development of the child," Farris [president of ParentalRights.org Michael Farris] said government will ultimately determine whether parents' decisions are in their children's best interest. The treaty is monitored by the CRC, which conceivably has enforcement powers."

OBAMA'S CLIMATE BILL WILL SAVE THE PLANET

Title click to read article in NY TIMES.

OBAMA AMMO IMPORT BAN

Title click: From VIRGINIA SHOOTING SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009

State Department Floating Ammo Import Ban?

"It looks like those who said the Obama Administration would strike while the iron is hot may have been correct, and the Administration may be doing it in a way that does not require them to even get a vote in Congress. In this morning's edition of the Shooting Wire, Jim Shepherd writes that Canadian officials have it on "good authority" our State Department may be on the verge of cutting off all imports of certain calibers of ammunition."

BEWARE OF PENDING LEGISLATION AND STIMULUS PACKAGE INVISIBLE CONTRACTS

Warning to citizens living in the sovereign State of New Mexico.  Each project funded in New Mexico by the Stimulus Package should be reviewed and clarified as to what is permitted and attached to the project.  

The following articles from New West articulate an agenda to protect wilderness and creaste biologicial corridors in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana.  Private property owners must know what their state constitutional rights are and be willing to challenge federal takings, federal police powers, and determine immediately jurisdiction of any citation or seizure by federal authorities in administration of land use policies.

From New West.com: ITS WILDERNESS, STUPID...

http://www.newwest.net/city/article/its_the_wilderness_stupid/C8/L8/

From New West.com: Northern Rockies Wilderness Bill Back in Congress

http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/northern_rockies_wilderness_bill_back_in_congress/C41/L41/

The bill, as proposed at present:

http://maloney.house.gov/documents/environment/20090129_NREPA.pdf

U.S. SOLDIER SAYS OBAMA IS AN IMPOSTER

Title click to read entire story on World Net Daily.  I heard this this morning on the Peter Boyles show from Denver: KHOW/AM.

"A U.S. soldier on active duty in Iraq has called President Obama an "impostor" in a statement in which he affirmed plans to join as plaintiff in a challenge to Obama's eligibility to be commander in chief."

INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE: Is Europe's welfare system a model for the 21st century?

Title click to read entire article in the INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE.

"The new shift is likely to go well beyond expensive short-term fixes. The ferment suggests that ultimately the United States may move closer to Europe, altering the trickle-down economic doctrine of the past three decades and establishing a new social contract aimed at narrowing the gap between the rich and the rest of society, officials and economists say."

STIMULUS WATCH: STIMULUS PACKAGE PROJECTS FOR NEW MEXICO

Title click to view the entire list on the STIMULUS WATCH website.

Stimulus package projects for Alamogordo:

ADA corridors continuing arterials, throughout town,  1st Street realignment west of White Sands Blvd to the Relief Route, partially completed,  Desert Lakes Road to Dr. Martin Luther King Drive Roads Improvement,  road construction to cross US Hwy 54,  9th Street drainage bridge re-build,  to re open 9th Street., City entry-way streetscape beautification and welcome signs, Addition to the multi-purpose fitness trails, which loop all major City services. 8Â’ wide asphalt path, Hooser Park Detention pond for drainage, Waste Water Treatment Plant plan/ design, Reclaimed Water Distribution & Storage, treated water irrigation system, Airport Culvert, Drainage, and Erosion Control Project which includes: drainage ditch excavation and re-grade, installing drainage structures, planting low-water, low-height ground cover along taxiway & taxi-lane shoulders and runway/taxiway islands, Paving & Extension (to 7,400 feet) of the Cross-Wind Runway with parallel taxiway at Alamogordo - White Sands Regional Airport, Expansion of main runway to 9,200 feet (with parallel taxiway), Renovations and Expansion of the Airport Terminal, including the addition of a second floor and handicap access to the second floor, Security Upgrades to Airport Infrastructure - Additional Perimeter Fencing, Motorized Gates, Computerized Card Access System, Security Cameras (airport wide), terminal security system, perimeter breech, Solar heating panels for Olympic size pool at Family Recreation Center, open and heated year round, Plaza Hacienda Public Housing Authority complex, an electrical upgrade to new breaker boxes, panels, and individual meters, and the installation of new overhead distribution lines and transformers, Fire Station #8 - construct a new fire station on the northwest side of town, DPS equipment: Radio and repeater equipment replacement program to meet new FCC standards.

PREDATOR CONTROL: CATTLEMEN REJECT PETITION TO BAN PREDATOR CONTROL TOOLS

R L provided ORF with this article and the link to the website.  Title click to read the entire article.

2/13/2009 11:32:00 AM 

Cattlemen’s Capitol Concerns: Predator Control, USDA Beef Statistics, Western Range Summit

 

PLC Applauds Rejection of Petition to Ban Predator Control Tools

The Public Lands Council (PLC) and National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) are pleased with the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny a petition for suspension and cancellation of M-44 Sodium Cyanide Capsules & Sodium Fluroroacetate (Compound 1080) Livestock Protection Collars (LPC).  
 

Annually, cattle and sheep industry losses to predation are estimated to be $18.3 million and $51 million respectively and in the absence of effective predation management tools these numbers could easily double or triple.  

 

Ranchers invest a great deal of time, care, and resources to protect their livestock. M-44s and Livestock Protection Collars are important tools in guarding their animals from predators.

 

There are significant restrictions in place to prevent threatened or endangered species from exposure to M-44s and LPCs. EPA stated that M-44s and LPCs do not pose a significant risk to non-target wildlife and there is no substantive reason to ban registration and use of these predator control methods.  

 

In addition to protecting livestock, these predator control methods aid public safety, combat the spread of disease and reduce wildlife conflict while creating a sustainable balance between people and wildlife. 

 

MONSANTO ON THE MARCH

BLOOMBERG:

"Monsanto Asks That Science Guide Decision on German GM Crops 

By Jeremy van Loon

Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Monsanto Co., the world’s largest seed producer, is asking that Germany’s agriculture ministry consider “scientific facts” rather than politics regarding possible restrictions of genetically altered corn.

“We hope that politics stays out of this decision,” Andreas Thierfelder, a spokesman for the St. Louis-based seed developer, said today in an interview. “There are no scientific reasons for a ban.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=a5HnvbyYSjx4&refer=germany

ST. LOUIS BIZJOURNAL:

Monsanto to grow seed segment by 60%

"The segment will maintain an 18 percent compound annual growth rate in its gross profit through fiscal 2012 while gross profit from Monsanto’s Roundup and herbicides business will decline after reaching a peak in fiscal 2009 at $2.4 billion to $2.5 billion in gross profit and drop to $1.9 billion in fiscal 2012, Casale was expected to tell investors at the Morgan Stanley Global Basic Materials Conference in New York."

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/02/16/daily33.html

CNNMONEY.COM:

UPDATE:Monsanto Building China R&D Center;Eyes Asia,Americas

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902180310DOWJONESDJONLINE000367_FORTUNE5.htm

OPEDNEWS.COM

Vilsack, Monsanto, and what that ham sandwich really costs.

"The bills in Congress that will industrialize of all farming and be the death of organic food are not identical, as I'd been told. They are each different and each bad in its own special way and they are still coming.  SB 425, HB 875, HB 814, and now Dingel's, HB 759 which I just heard may win the prize for the worst (but the competition is stiff so who knows).

Four bills.  That's an impressive steamroller Monsanto and industrial ag have got going, with small farms in its path.  

 

So, who cares?  It's just food, isn't it?  "

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Vilsack-Monsanto-and-wha-by-Linn-Cohen-Cole-090220-828.html

NEW WOLF LOVERS WEBSITE

Thanks to R L for providing ORF with this information on a new wolf lovers website.

http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=9836744&nav=menu227_1

 

Wolf Web site unveiled

Posted: Feb 12, 2009 03:14 PM MST

Updated: Feb 12, 2009 04:42 PM MST

Seventeen western environmental groups have launched a new Web site that they say delivers "just the facts" about wolves.

The Western Wolf Coalition, comprised of 17 conservation and wildlife organizations, launched WesternWolves.org Thursday. The Web site features data and reports from wildlife agencies in the states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, top wolf biologists, and news sources from around the region to dispel myths about wolves in the northern Rockies.

Visitors to the site can learn about the natural history, biology, and pack structure of wolves, according to a news release. The site also provides data compiled about depredation rates on livestock, assesses the impacts of wolves on hunting in the region, and discusses methods available to livestock producers to reduce conflict with wolves.

The coalition of conservation groups behind WesternWolves.org has also launched a public information campaign, using newspaper, radio, and banner ads in select western communities. These ads began running in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming this week.

The groups, which have advocated on behalf of wolves for years, say they hope the new site helps dispell myths about what they are calling the most misunderstood of all species in the region.

"Learning to live with wolves begins by understanding them," said Melanie Stein, a Sierra Club representative in Wyoming. "We believe this website will be a valuable resource for westerners who want science-based information about wolves in order to make up their own minds about how the species should be managed."

Jason Camp of Belgrade, speaking for the Montana Stockgrowers Association, said ranchers think good science based information about wolves is a great idea, so long as it's presented in a fair, unbiased manner. He said he plans to check out the new site.

The Western Wolf Coalition organizations include Conservation Northwest, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Coalition, Friends of the Clearwater, Idaho Conservation League, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, Keystone Conservation, National Parks Conservation Association, Oregon Wild, Selkirk Conservation Alliance, Sierra Club, Western Watersheds Project, Western Wildlife Conservancy, Wolf Education and Research Center, Wolf Recovery Foundation and the Wyoming Outdoor Council.  

Border Fences? Or Vehicle Ramps into the U.S.?

American Patrol Report -- February 21
Fencing and vehicle barriers along New Mexico/ Mexico border -- See larger photo... The Associated Press reports that, "U.S. Border Patrol agents shot a suspected drug smuggler in the New Mexico desert after the man ran over an officer with a pickup truck, officials said Friday." The AP reported that the shooting took place on a desert road 25 miles west of the Santa Teresa border crossing. They also report that Doug Mosier, a Border Patrol spokesman, "said it was unclear exactly where the driver crossed since the area has about 48 miles of vehicle and pedestrian fencing." According to American Border Patrol, there are 90 miles of continuous fencing and vehicle barriers along the New Mexico / Mexico border, not 48 miles.

Click title to see photo of vehicle barrier and read complete commentary.

TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD ON HIGH ALERT

ORF RECEIVED THIS FROM MELODEE IN COLORADO.

TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD ON BORDER WITH MEXICO ON HIGH ALERT!

 

Date: Friday, February 20, 2009, 12:58 PM TO ALL RECEIVING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:   We have been sent this by one of our volunteers and it is being investigated as we write this email. This is certainly a "Flash-Point" and may require volunteers to assemble to support the Texas Guard.   Currently we are making arrangements and gathering information as it becomes available. The purpose of this notification is to make everyone getting this email to become aware of the situation (which seems to be blocked-out for follow-up responses from the Obama administration by national media sources) and to ask not only for information but the consideration of voluntary support should it become necessary.   If this situation deteriorates into a forced warfare on Texas soil, it should be expected (as an original Confederate State) to be able to gather support from across the country. This in-turn may lead to bigger issues such as "Secession" of various States etc.,(perhaps the reasoning for the media black-out/down- play).   The importance of furthering the information and gathering and sharing intel on this matter is of a paramount value currently. Please take any steps to spread this information and to gather and share more as we prepare to meet the possible needs of our Liberty supporters throughout Texas.   Respectfully, S.C.C. HALL / LIBERTY GUARD LIBERTY GUARD Staff             ****!!!!! State Senator Dan Patrick... "TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD ON ALERT"!!!!!* *** Posted on February 19, 2009 at 5:28pm  Hey Folks, OK... thanks Shirliann for starting the blog. Here's more info.... Texas State Senator, Dan Patrick, was on FoxNews this morning at 8:45am. He said he had some "breaking news to share". Boy was it!!! The Texas State Legislature had been trying very hard to get the Obama Administration to respond to a critical situation on the Texas Border. The Administration had not gotten back with Texas as of last night. So the State of Texas told Washington DC. basically they could go jump, and "we'll take care of Texas!". As of last night... the Texas National Guard has been put on High Alert!!! This is the first time in history! Texas tried, desperately to get Washington's approval... but when they could not get it... they acted on their own. Which I say.... it's about damn time!!! I personally applaud the guts it took to defy the Fed's and act in our best interest! In case you are unaware of what the problems are .... Sen. Dan Patrick spelled it out nicely! 1) 100's of PRO-DRUG CARTEL Mexicans were blocking the entrance to the United States, yesterday and today, banging cars, shouting and holding signs. 10 people were killed Wed. and 12 more yesterday at the border (5 of which were children!!!) 2) They aren't sure ... but they think the Drug Cartel is paying the demonstrators to do what they're doing. 3) This will spill over into the States! Mr. Patrick, and the other State officials,. are convinced that road-side bombs and car bombs will make it across the border and WILL NOT allow that to happen!! 4) Mexico is breaking out in Civil War in the western part of the border and they expect it to spread the entire border with no end in sight. 5) The National Guard will be activated as the scenario worsens and is on Alert now and will remain so until (and IF) Washington does something to end the danger on the border (Yeah... like that's gonna happen!). FoxNews has yet to put this on their website which absolutely ticks me off!!!! I will post it IF they get the stones to do what's right! For now... here's a link that will take you to a story on Feb. 12th that will help explain a lot. >>>> CLICK HERE! Let's pray it doesn't come to this.... but in reality... Texas could be in a Civil War (actually it would be an international incident) with Mexico very soon if this isn't quelled. Just so you folks know.... the four Militia Groups that are here in Texas will be put on alert this evening. This has gotten REAL, REALLY FAST! God help us... as we do what is necessary.