I didn't take an actual count at the meeting at Peppers but since each table holds 8 and there were at least 8 tables filled, 64 +/- would seem reasonable.
Don Omey read the Las Cruces Tea Party mission statement:
"The Las Cruces TEA Party is a non-partisan group dedicated to promoting the United States of America's Constitutional values of limited government, fiscal responsibility and restraint, as well as individual freedoms and liberties guaranteed to the citizens of the United States by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. We are committed to promote active participation in the development of government policy in order to limit the tyranny that results from unrestrained legislation, especially that of taxation.
The Las Cruces TEA Party provides information, promotes self-education, involvement of the public at all levels, and provides a forum where ordinary American citizens have a chance to be heard. The LTCP intends to strengthen values and principles as set forth by the original framers of the Constitution of the United States."
You can sign up to be a member at this link.
Then Congressman Pearce gave brief remarks, he had a meeting scheduled with the Chamber of Commerce at 6:00 pm, and started taking questions and giving answers.
Although there were attendees who frequent Tea Party meetings and rallies, a number present were Republicans who do not attend TP meetings. Even a couple of Democrats were there. Alamogordo Second Amendment Task Force had several members present. Candidates present: Janet White, Benny House, John Lee, Yvette and Tommy Herrell.
After a number of questions had been asked and replies given by Congressman Pearce, Dan, A2ATF, asked Pearce where in the U.S.Constitution could the word "democracy" be found. Dan then answered the question himself by saying that nowhere in the Constitution will you find the word democracy because we are a republic. Congressman Pearce replied he knew the difference between democracy and republic and knows we are a republic but it was just shorthand, I think is the term he used (someone please correct me with the actual language), because that is what most people use today. It was hard to understand the Congressman's response because he was talking rapidly and walking towards the other end of the room.
Now, as far as I know Alamogordo Tea Party does not have a mission statement but if it did it would probably be similar to Las Cruces' statement which supports our U.S.Constitution which is the framework for our Representative Republic.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Pearce Addresses Tea Party Meeting 2/27/10
PARODY: UN TREATY OF POLICE PURSUITS OF DISCONTENTED INDIVIDUALS
In the early morning hours of February 27th, two men died in the crash of a stolen pickup, in north Denver. Police and the Colorado State Patrol fired on the men in the vehicle when the stolen truck attempted to ram police and State Patrol officers at a road block. The vehicle came to a stop after crashing into Denver’s landmark nursery, Paulino Gardens. A third man in the truck was taken into custody. The names of the three men suggested they were all from Mexico or another country. The legal status of the three men, in regards to their immigration or citizenship status, is not presently known.
The following is an ORF parody. This ‘parody’ was originally posted in the comment section of an article about the incident in the Denver Post. The comment, in its entirety, was removed from the comment thread of the article. The parody has been modified slightly since the removal from the Denver Post’s online comment feature.
Here is the parody.
“This incident is clearly in violation of the U.N. Treaty on Police Pursuits of Discontented Individuals. The treaty mandates that Police use vehicles weighing no more than 453.59237 kilograms (1000 pounds) and not capable of exceeding 72.420 479 999 kilometer/hour (45 mile/hour (mph) .
The Convention prohibits the use of deadly force by the Police; requiring them to hold up placards written in 27 different languages that read, “Please stop eluding the police and return the vehicle. The Convention goes on to require Police to route the pursuit away from areas occupied by ‘hard structures’ to areas less inhabited if a ‘soft-impact crash’ is necessitated.
Paulino Garden’s may be in violation of the treaty’s building codes. Paulino Garden’s structures are not within U.N. guidelines defining ‘hard structures that may pose a threat to discontented individuals general welfare and safety, who are being pursued by Police’. The nursery may also be in violation of carbon emissions and green building code guidelines determined in other U.N. conventions in force in the United States..
The treaty states in lieu of Police responding to an incident involving a ’discontented individual’, a ’cultural counselor’ is to be called to attempt to locate the discontented individual to determine if the incident (crime) is an expression of cultural pride, economic need, or emergency re-distribution of wealth.
The Police violated the discontented individual’s 4th Amendment Rights to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and acquired things against unreasonable searches and seizures. The Convention requires Police to seek the consultation of a board of the discontented peers before initiating a pursuit or search and seizure of a discontented individual’s acquired possessions. The board will determine if the discontented individual is engaging in a crime or a misunderstood expression of cultural tradition. Police clearly disregarded this procedure.
The owner of the acquired vehicle (stolen truck) could be fined for ownership of a greenhouse emitting, carbon producing vehicle in violation of U.N. guidelines and which tempts discontented individuals and could cause a cultural incident (crime) of misunderstanding. Green counseling, in 27 different languages, is available to the owner of the acquired vehicle (stolen truck), to direct the owner in green vehicle replacement and cultural loss prevention.
The Police should be investigated for leaving carbon footprints on the Smartgrid.
Let’s hope this incident didn’t add to duress of young people who are already suffering from obesity.
My parody (this is a parody) may appear unsympathetic for the victims of this incident, but aren’t WE, the Citizens of the United States the real victims?
Thank the Higher Power of your choosing, as defined by the U.N. Convention on Global Higher Powers, that no Police were injured.”
Saturday, February 27, 2010
ONE OF THE GREAT MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE REVEALED! WE HAVE WAITED 40 YEARS FOR THIS!
Title click to acquire this information. You will be stunned....or not...
Monday, February 22, 2010
NEO-NAZI ARRESTED FOR PENNING THREATENING POEM TO PRESIDENT
Title click to read article on LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL website. (Apparently this guy wrote the poem in 2007. The poem was posted on a neo-Nazi website.)
From the article:
“This is a threat by one individual against another because he is the president and because he is black,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip Chance.
Whalin said after Friday’s hearing that he will decide next week whether there is a probable cause that Spencer, 27, committed a crime. Threatening to kill the president is a felony punishable by a maximum five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
From the article:
In 1969, the court reversed the conviction of a young African-American man who said at an anti-draft rally that if “they ever make me carry a rifle, the first man I want to get in my sights is LBJ,” referring to President Lyndon Johnson.
* Remember the DVD 'DEATH OF A PRESIDENT'?
The following is from AMAZON.COM, where the DVD is for sale:
Product Description
Winner of the International Critics' Award at the Toronto Film Festival, DEATH OF A PRESIDENT is conceived as a fictional TV documentary broadcast in 2008, reflecting on a monstrous and cataclysmic event: the assassination of President George W. Bush on October 19th, 2007. The "documentary" artfully combines archival footage and carefully composed interviews presented in a respectful and dignified manner. The film doesn't advocate violence; rather, it shows its pernicious effects. It is exciting and questioning, and it offers viewers a riveting story -- creating a provocative political thriller that reveals larger truths.
* This DVD and the portrayal of the assassination of a sitting President was protected under free speech. ORF in no way agrees with anything a neo-Nazi scum bucket says, but ORF believes free speech should be protected. The neo-Nazi is an obvious racist. ORF asks what's the difference between the DVD and the scum-bucket's poem? The lawyers will explain that riveting question.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
FINANCIAL TIMES: Public losing faith in science
Title click to read article on FINANCIAL TIMES website.
From the article:
Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , the federal agency responsible for climate science, said the IPCC “had a wakeup call and is taking steps to address the mistakes that were made and to ensure that they don't happen again.”
“Scientists that are currently working on the next IPCC [assessments] have had very intense, serious discussions about how to improve the process,” she added.
ORF says: They'll continue to lie, repackage the lie, and lie some more.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
ALEXANDER HAIG DIES
Title click to read article on CNM website.
From the article:
Not only was Haig a Secretary of State, he was also a former four-star general. He fought for our country, and was the aid to the most powerful man in the country.
Haig is probably known best for his phrase “I’m in Control Here” after President Reagan was shot in 1981. He wasn’t afraid to take the bull by the horns and do the hard job when necessary.
DENVER POST: GM ads collide with Colorado lawmakers, car dealers
Title click to read article on DENVER POST online.
From the article:
The radio and TV ads, which began running Thursday, claim the bill protects "poorly performing" dealers, preventing GM from opening new dealerships that could be more effective in increasing sales.
The ad features a "road closed" sign.
"We must keep driving forward to repay our government loans," it says. "Don't let special interests stick taxpayers in reverse."
That line galled Sen. Shawn Mitchell, R-Broomfield.
"They must be spending tax dollars on Botox to say that with a straight face," he said at a news conference.
Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14437725#ixzz0g5lfAiRy
Thursday, February 18, 2010
S.1689 WILDERNESS OPENS PORTAL TO CRIME,DRUGS, & MORE INVASION
Otero Residents Forum says:
I'll get right to the point. You all know the dynamics of the State of the Nation today. I'll focus on one glaring point. The border with the United States and Mexico has never been secured. The media downplays the invasion of illegal trespassers into our Nation. Colorado has legalized medical marijuana use by its Citizens. Other states have already legalized pot for medical use. The legalization of medical marijuana in the United States will lessen the demand for illegally smuggled marijuana into the United States from Mexico. Medical marijuana will be grown in the United States by licensed growers. This will create a void now filled by the Mexican drug cartels. The drug king-pins in Mexico will adapt their criminal enterprise to compensate for drug monies lost in the United States. There's a real possibility that the flood of Mexican 'super meth', illegally smuggled into the U.S., will increase substantially.
Our elected officials in Santa Fe are going to vote on S.1689 in the near future. They will be voting on legislation that would create a wilderness area on the U.S./Mexican border in Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Senators Jeff Bingaman, Tom Udall and Harry Teague want to designate 259,000 acres as wilderness and another 100,850 acres as a national conservation area. These designations come with the heavy handed regulations from federal agencies that severely restrict county and public use and control of these areas. Add to this designation of wilderness the failure of state and federal governments to close the U.S./Mexican border. This wilderness designation will create an attractive, unsecured, unmonitored gateway for drug smuggling into the United States.
The drafters of this legislation and environmental groups have NO concern for the Citizens of Dona Ana County who live in the region of this proposed wilderness designation. Citizens in Dona Ana County and the contiguous counties will be forced to endure with and protect themselves from illegal trespassers and the possibility of a flood of illegal drug smuggling through the wilderness area. The Mexican drug cartels are at war in Juarez, MX., right across the river from El Paso. The creation of a massive wilderness area on the border, so close to Juarez, threatens to invite the drug smugglers and their violent turf war into Dona Ana County. Now is the worst time to add a large region of land to our nation's already unsecured and open border between the United States and Mexico.
Do these elected officials really want to destroy our nation's sovereignty and put the lives of U.S. Citizens at risk? The answer is YES. They seek political expediency at the expense of the Citizens of Dona Ana County. This is the State of our Nation today.
TODAY IS THE DAY TO CONTACT BINGAMAN,UDALL, & TEAGUE: OPPOSE S.1689
From: J T WHITE
To: J T WHITE
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 6:42 PM
Subject: More comments needed on S 1689
I am sending this out because I am deeply concerned about the designation of a Wilderness Area in Dona Ana County, our neighboring county, which borders on Mexico in very close proximity of Juarez which has the highest homicide rate of ANY CITY IN THE WORLD.
We have until 3:00 pm on Friday, 2/19, to let the Energy and Natural Resources Committee know what we think about a Wilderness Area in Dona Ana County. You can click on the original alert below and read some testimony to the committee.
There are many reasons to object to this land grab by Washington; national security, private property issues, local economics, increased control by DC enabled by our tax dollars, the high probability that the "science" used to justify this Wilderness Area is tainted/skewed - not unlike Global Warming.
I am providing a link to view current Wilderness Areas: http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS Please open this and type NM to view New Mexico Wilderness areas. It will astound you. Guaranteed.
Here is what you need to do now. Contact Bingaman, Udall, Teague. Direct links are below in the original message. If you have already done this, do it again. Then call or fax the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. This may take a few tries as there is only one number and one person answering the phone. Be persistent and polite.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee Office
Phone: (202) 224-4971
Fax: (202) 224-6163
We have won similar battles using this strategy. After you have made your voice heard, please forward wide and far as this is, at a minimum, a national security issue and every American can be concerned if this gets out of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Janet
Jim Switzer, National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers, "The presence of any wilderness on the Mexican border is a danger to the security of the United States"
From: jodi@tjdenning.com
To: pfpowh@gmail.com
Subject: Comments needed on S 1689
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:15:40 -0700
STAND UP TO PRESERVE OUR ACCESS TO PUBLIC LANDS
Comment Deadline – THIS FRIDAY, Feb 19
The field hearing for S 1689 was held in Las Cruces yesterday. A hearty “thank you” to everyone who attended to express their concerns about the numerous impacts of this wilderness legislation.
There was clear agreement on protection of these lands from sale and development from all who testified. The main point of contention is what legislative tool is used to establish this protection. It was clear from the testimony that there are many concerns about establishing federal Wilderness protection, which is the most restrictive land use designation available. Many compelling issues were raised, but flood control, border security, and public access stand out as very serious concerns.
For more information on the testimony and some excerpts, click here.
This legislation is NOT in the best interests of Dona Ana County residents.
There is still a small window of opportunity to have your input heard. Comments will be accepted until this FRIDAY, Feb 25.
PROVIDE YOUR INPUT TO THE COMMITTEE:
The Energy and Natural Resource Committee will accept comments on the Wilderness issue until February 19, 2010.
Access the Committee's contact information by clicking here. It only takes a few minutes to fill out their form and provide your input.
CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS:
Jeff Bingaman http://bingaman.senate.gov Las Cruces office 575-523-6561
Tom Udall http://tomudall@senate.gov Las Cruces office 575-526-5475
Harry Teague http://teague.house.gov Las Cruces office 575-522-3908
Remember – YOUR SILENCE IS IMPLIED AGREEMENT!
PEOPLE FOR PRESERVING OUR WESTERN HERITAGE
PRESERVE THE LAND FOR THE PEOPLE, NOT FROM THE PEOPLE
www.PeopleForWesternHeritage.com
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
NWV NEWS: GREEN LIARS PART I
Title click to read article on NEWS WITH VIEWS website.
(Great article! Check it out!)
NWV NEWS: TEXAS TEAPARTY CANDIDATE IN GOVERNOR'S RACE
Title click to read article on NEWS WITH VIEWS website.
From the article:
The grassroots activist and former GOP county chair, is a fast-rising star in the tea party movement, the 10th Amendment movement, and similar efforts aimed at limiting the scope of the federal government and restoring state and personal sovereignty. Conservative/libertarian, strongly pro-life (she opposes not only abortion but euthanasia and the Texas “futile care law”), a property rights advocate who seeks to eliminate the property tax, solid on gun rights – Medina is repeatedly described as a “real deal” conservative.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
PRISONERS TO BE COUNTED IN CENSUS
Title click to read article on YAHOO NEWS website.
ORF asks: if a temporary population, housed in a facility that is not legally the inmates residence, are counted in a census, then: 1)doesn't that violate residency definitions of the census 2) if the inmate is counted as a resident at the detention center, than the possibility of the prisoner being counted twice exists - once at the detention center and once at their domestic residence 3)often the prisoner is housed for less time at a detention center than it takes a returning Veteran to comply with residency requirements for in-state tuition 4)why not include persons staying in motels in a district...they are transitory but in the district at the time of census counting 5) how does a county of municipality determine what redistricting criteria is used for economic development and voter registration and how many felons are incarcerated and may have some civil liberties forbidden to them 6) and finally...is ORF skewing the reality of this issue?
Monday, February 15, 2010
McCAIN'S DIETARY SUPPLEMENT SAFETY ACT
Title click to read article on NEWS WITH VIEWS website.
From the article:
The Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010 enjoys support from the most liberal members of Congress. It is an invitation for the FDA to assume broad new powers and replicate here the system now operating in Europe over dietary supplements where dietary ingredients are presumed adulterated and unlawful to sell unless pre-approved by the government. In short, good bye free enterprise, good bye limited government, and hello more heavy handed, arbitrary and punitive FDA bias against the beleaguered dietary supplement industry.
BILLINGS GAZETTE: WYOMING PASSES STATES RIGHTS BILL
Title click to read article on BILLINGS GAZETTE website:
From the article:
CHEYENNE — Judiciary Committee members unanimously signed off on a resolution seeking to curb the powers of the federal government.
The resolution, House Joint Resolution 2, offers a long list of federal laws that it says are unconstitutional, including the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act.
Several legislators said the resolution, sponsored by state Rep. Pete Illoway, R-Cheyenne, would help set into words the concerns many Wyomingites have about the federal government’s intrusion into their lives.
Committee members declined to take up a second, similar states’-rights resolution by state Rep. Pat Childers, R-Cody, agreeing it would be better to move some of the parts of Childers’ resolution into Illoway’s resolution.
PRIME BUZZ: KANSAS SOVEREIGNTY RESOLUTION
Title click to read article on PRIME BUZZ blog.
From the article:
Kansas proclaims its sovereignty
TOPEKA | Legislation giving Washington D.C. a firm tongue lashing was approved Thursday by the Kansas Senate.
The resolution calls on the federal government to “cease and desist” from passing onerous mandates on the states. If passed by the House the resolution would be sent to the President and other federal leaders.
It demands that Washington repeal existing mandates and respect Kansas’ sovereignty under the 10th Amendment, which reserves for the states rights not delegated to the federal government.
STATES RIGHTS: DEA V MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN COLORADO
Aurora Sentinel Archives Opinion Editorials Editorial: DEA raid a step in the wrong direction
WASHINGTON POST: U.S. eases stance on medical marijuana
Attorney general says prosecuting such cases 'will not be a priority'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/19/AR2009101903638.html
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Mistrial declared in Alamogordo bar stabbing - KWES NewsWest 9 / Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, TX: newswest9.com |
Mistrial declared in Alamogordo bar stabbing - KWES NewsWest 9 / Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, TX: newswest9.com |
Mistrial declared in Alamogordo bar stabbing
Associated Press - February 11, 2010 12:45 PM ET
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) - A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a registered nurse who is accused of battery with a deadly weapon in an Alamogordo bar stabbing.
State District Judge James Counts says prosecutors should have shared a DVD recording from a police patrol unit with attorneys for defendant James King, who is accused of stabbing Javier Pacheco three times at the Palm Side Lounge on Jan. 24, 2008.
Pacheco's spinal cord was severed and he now uses a wheelchair.
A state District Court jury hung on five charges in the first trial but convicted King of resisting, evading or obstructing an officer and two traffic offenses.
The DVD, which recorded King's arrest, was delivered by Alamogordo police to the District Attorney's Office but it apparently was misplaced after the first trial.
Information from: Alamogordo Daily News, http://www.alamogordonews.com
SHOOTER AT UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 'ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE'.....
Title click to read article on LOS ANGELES TIMES website.
"Bishop, her four children and her husband, Jim Anderson -- a sometime-collaborator in her research -- settled in a two-story house about 12 miles from campus. They were outspoken Northeastern liberals whose political yard signs stood out a little on their suburban lot facing a cul-de-sac called Scarlett O'Hara Circle.
Some neighbors found them to be friendly. Others clashed with them. Armstrong said that Bishop passed around a petition to get another neighbor's dogs to quiet down. Armstrong signed the petition; he said Bishop and the dogs' owner eventually ended up in court."
Saturday, February 13, 2010
WOLF REINTRODUCTION CONFLICT REDUCTION
Title click to read HJM48.
2010 Regular Session
HJM 48
WOLF REINTRODUCTION CONFLICT REDUCTION
Sponsor: Paul C. Bandy
Current Location: House Energy & Natural Resources Committee
Friday, February 12, 2010
HJM48 WOLF REINTRODUCTION CONFLICT REDUCTION
Discussion on HJM48 continues tomorrow in Santa Fe.
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| Sent: | Fri 2/12/10 6:57 PM |
| To: |
From: Otero Residents <oteroresidentsforum@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 6:51 PM
Subject: SUPPORT HJM48 WOLF REINTRODUCTION CONFLICT REDUCTION
To: Rep A Lujan <alujan@q.com>, Rep Ben Rodefer <benrodefer@gmail.com>, Rep Brian Egolf <brian@brianegolf.com>, Rep Candy Ezell <csecows@aol.com>, Rep Don Bratton <don.bratton@nmlegis.gov>, Rep James Strickler <jamesstrickler@msn.com>, Rep Jeff Steinborn <jeff.steinborn@nmlegis.gov>, Rep Miguel Garcia <miguel.garcia@nmlegis.gov>, Rep Nunez <annunez@zianet.com>, Rep Paul Bundy <paul@paulbandy.org>, Rep W Gray <wjgray@pvtnetworks.net>
HJM48 WOLF REINTRODUCTION CONFLICT REDUCTION
*** ALL HANDS ON DECK *** HJM48 WOLF REINTRODUCTION CONFLICT REDUCTION IS SCHEDULED FOR Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 8:30am House Energy and Natural Resources Committee ROOM 309 NMCGA, NMWGI, and NMFLC SUPPORT this measure !!! This legislation resolves that the New Mexico department of game & fish and the United States fish & wildlife service be requested to take proactive measures to reduce conflicts between wolves and livestock and to seek measures to compensate livestock producers for depredation losses in accordance with a formula that provides equitable reimbursement for livestock depredation losses, including the real value of livestock, increased management costs, opportunity costs and reduced value of the ranch. If you cannot make the committee hearing please call members of House Energy and Natural Resources Committee ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Mondays & Fridays - 8:30 a.m. - Room 315 TitleName RepresentativeJames Roger Madalena (505) 986-4417 RepresentativeNick L. Salazar (505) 986-4433 RepresentativePaul C. Bandy (505) 986-4214 paul@paulbandy.org Member RepresentativeDonald E. Bratton (505) 986-4227 don.bratton@nmlegis.gov RepresentativeBrian F. Egolf (505) 986-4211 brian@brianegolf.com RepresentativeCandy Spence Ezzell (505) 986-4450 csecows@aol.com RepresentativeMiguel P. Garcia (505) 986-4327 miguel.garcia@nmlegis.gov RepresentativeWilliam J. Gray (505) 986-4226 wjgray@pvtnetworks.net RepresentativeAntonio Lujan (505) 986-4436 alujan@q.com RepresentativeAndy Nuñez (505) 986-4423 annunez@zianet.com RepresentativeBenjamin H. Rodefer (505) 986-4211 benrodefer@gmail.com RepresentativeJeff Steinborn RepresentativeJames R.J. Strickler (505) 986-4227 jamesstrickler@msn.com Caren Cowan Executive Director New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association POB 7517 Albuquerque NM 87194 505.247.0584 phone 505.842.1766 fax Just imagine what we could do if we turned all the bullets outward...
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Anti-poverty remark stirs Colorado Dems' anger - The Denver Post
Anti-poverty remark stirs Colorado Dems' anger - The Denver Post
WND: U.S. textbooks to omit references to Daniel Boone, Gen. George Patton, Nathan Hale, Columbus Day and Christmas.
Title click to read article on WORLDNET DAILEY website.
According to Liberty Counsel, some of the suggestions that have come forward at various times include:
- Removing references to Daniel Boone, General George Patton, Nathan Hale, Columbus Day and Christmas.
- Including the cultural impact of hip-hop music, ACLU lawyer Clarence Darrow and the Hindu holiday of Diwali.
- Replacing the term "American" with "global citizen" – stating that students need to be shaped "for responsible citizenship in a global society" without any mention of citizenship in American society.
- Replacing expansionism and free enterprise with imperialism and capitalism.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
CATTLE NETWORK: USDA Announces New Framework For Animal Disease Traceability
Title click to read article on CATTLE NETWORK website.
“After concluding our listening tour on the National Animal Identification System in 15 cities across the country, receiving thousands of comments from the public and input from States, Tribal Nations, industry groups, and representatives for small and organic farmers, it is apparent that a new strategy for animal disease traceability is needed,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "I’ve decided to revise the prior policy and offer a new approach to animal disease traceability with changes that respond directly to the feedback we heard."
The framework, announced today at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Mid-Year meeting, provides the basic tenets of an improved animal disease traceability capability in the United States. USDA’s efforts will:
• Only apply to animals moved in interstate commerce;
• Be administered by the States and Tribal Nations to provide more flexibility;
• Encourage the use of lower-cost technology; and
• Be implemented transparently through federal regulations and the full rulemaking process.
BBC: France unveils national identity plans
Title click to read article on BBC News website.
Mr Fillon said a new commission of experts - including MPs and historians - would be established to introduce rules aimed at cultivating pride in being French and promoting the values of the Republic.
"The emphasis will be put on the respect for the values of the republic… notably the principle of equality between men and women… and the level of knowledge of the French language," said Mr Fillon.
War vet in a battle against time to make reunion - The Denver Post
War vet in a battle against time to make reunion - The Denver Post
Sunday, February 7, 2010
National Animal Identification System NAIS, Back to the Drawing Board
And the question is how much will these genius bureaucrats spend this time?
Here is the email I received yesterday: If you are curious about our local efforts to crash this boondoggle, scroll down in the Labels column on the right and click on NAIS to access previous posts. The front page with banners will show up as usual but the posts will be the archived posts.
Good job fine citizens of Otero County and the U.S. of A.
GRASS ROOTS WIN AGAIN
LISTENERS TO YESTERDAY'S KALH FARM AND RANCH REPORT WHICH IS AIRED ON 95.1 FM - 7 DAYS A WEEK - AT ABOUT 6:55 AM HEARD A STORY ON SATURDAY, FEB. 6-TH ABOUT FEDERAL PROGRAM THE WIZARD BUREAUCRATS AT THE U.S.DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COOKED UP A FEW YEARS AGO THAT HAS NOW BEEN DECLARED DEAD ON ARRIVAL.
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, UNDER THE DISGUISE OF PROTECTING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FROM TAINTED MEAT, THE U.S.D.A. COOKED UP AN ANIMAL I.D. TRACEBACK SYSTEM THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED EVERY GROWER OF LIVESTOCK ... EVEN MOM AND POP GROWERS WITH A COW AND A COUPLE OF CHICKENS IN THE BACK LOT FOR THEIR OWN CONSUMPTION ... TO REGISTER THEIR "LOCATION" WITH THE U.S.D.A. THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO FILE A MASSIVE REPORT ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IF THOSE ANIMALS WERE EVER SENT TO MARKET IN ANY FASHION ... EVEN TO A LOCAL PROCESSOR FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION ... I.D. NUMBERS WOULD HAVE HAD TO FOLLOW THAT MEAT ALL THE WAY TO THE CONSUMER. THAT WAY, IF SOMEONE GOT SICK, THEY COULD TRACE THAT HAMBURGER, PORK CHOP OR HOT-WING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE PRODUCER IN ORDER TO SAVE THE POPULATION FORM THIS PERIL.
THEY SPENT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS ESTABLISHING AND PROMOTING THIS ANIMAL I.D. PROGRAM, HIRED AN UNTOLD NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO MANAGE ALL OF THE REPORTS THAT WOULD BE COMING IN TO THE GOVERNMENT. WELL, THE DEADLINES FOR PRODUCERS TO REGISTER CAME ... AND WENT.
ONLY 37 PERCENT OF THE ANTICIPATED "LOCATIONS" WERE EVER REGISTERED.
THE PRODUCERS RESISTED ... NOT BY TAKING THEIR PITCHFORKS INTO THE STREETS IN PROTEST. THEY JUST DIDN'T RESPOND. THEY REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM INSTEAD OF KNUCKLING UNDER TO "BIG BROTHER".
NOW, SEC. OF AG. TOM VILSACK HAS ORDERED THE PROGRAM SHUT DOWN. THE U.S.D.A. IS GOING BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, AND TO THE GRASS ROOTS. THEY'LL BE REQUESTING LOCAL PRODUCERS AT THE COUNTY AND STATE LEVEL TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR A NEW PROGRAM WHICH I UNDERSTAND WILL RUN AT THE STATE TO PROVIDE A TRACEBACK MECHANISM FOR PROBLEM MEAT PRODUCTS.
WHAT ABOUT MOM AND POP? OH, THIS TIME, THE SYSTEM WILL APPLY ONLY TO MEAT SOLD IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE AND NOT TO MEAT SOLD OR CONSUMED ON A LOCAL BASIS ONLY.
WOW ... DO YOU THINK SOMEBODY AT THE U.S.D.A. FINALLY GOT AROUND TO READING THE CONSTITUTION?
I SEE THE UNDERLYING POINT OF THIS BEING, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAN OPPOSE TYRANNY ... JUST THE WAY THE FOUNDING FATHERS SAID WE COULD.
THE REST OF US NEED TO, ONCE AGAIN, TAKE A LESSON FROM THE FARMERS AND RANCHERS AND STAND UP TO OPPOSE THE TIERNEY OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND RESIST THE TAXATION INFLICTED ON US BY THOSE WHO FAIL TO REPRESENT US IN CONGRESS.
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Friday, February 5, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS DUCT TAPED TO TREE BY BIKERS
“Something just went wrong,” said a still visibly shaken organizer of the protest. “Something just went horribly, horribly, wrong.”
The organizer said a group of concerned animal rights activist groups, “growing tired of throwing fake blood and shouting profanities at older women wearing leather or fur coats,” decided to protest the annual motorcycle club event “in a hope to show them our outrage at their wanton use of leather in their clothing and motor bike seats.” “In fact,” said the organizer, “motorcycle gangs are one of the biggest abusers of wearing leather, and we decided it was high time that we let them know that we disagree with them using it…ergo, they should stop.”
According to witnesses, protesters arrived at the event in a vintage 1960’s era Volkswagen van and began to pelt the gang members with balloons filled with red colored water, simulating blood, and shouting “you’re murderers” to passers by. This, evidently, is when the brouhaha began.
“They peed on me!!!” charged one activist. “They grabbed me, said I looked like I was French, started calling me ‘La Trene’, and duct taped me to a tree so they could pee on me all day!”
“I…I was trying to show my outrage at a man with a heavy leather jacket, and he…he didn’t even care. I called him a murderer, and all he said was, ‘You can’t prove that.’ Next thing I know he forced me to ride on the back of his motorcycle all day, and would not let me off, because his girl friend was out of town and I was almost a woman.”
Still others claimed they were forced to eat hamburgers and hot dogs under duress. Those who resisted were allegedly held down while several bikers “farted on their heads.”
Police officials declined comments on any leads or arrests due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, however, organizers for the motorcycle club rally expressed “surprise” at the allegations.
“That’s preposterous,” said one high-ranking member of the biker organizing committee.. “We were having a party, and these people showed up and were very rude to us. They threw things at us, called us names, and tried to ruin the entire event. So, what did we do? We invited them to the party! What could be more friendly than that? You know, just because we are all members of motorcycle clubs does not mean we do not care about inclusiveness. Personally, I think it shows a lack of character for them to be saying such nasty things about us after we bent over backwards to make them feel welcome.”
When confronted with the allegations of force-feeding the activists meat, using them as ad hoc latrines, leaving them incapacitated in fast food restaurant dumpsters, and ‘farting on their heads,’ the organizer declined to comment in detail. “That’s just our secret handshake,” assured the organizer.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
They Spent All Our Money, Now They Want More. Are We Going to Stand for This?
Hat Tip to Ronnie for this info. Get on the phones folks and tell your representatives if they vote to raise taxes, you will vote them out.
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S1391135.shtml?cat=11804
House panel OKs proposed sales tax increase
Posted at: 01/29/2010 8:34 AM
By: BARRY MASSEY, Associated Press Writer
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A House committee has endorsed a proposal to increase New Mexico's gross receipts tax for four years to help balance the state budget.
The legislation would provide about $238 million next year by raising the tax by one-half cent to 5.5 percent. The tax rate would then decline annually until it returned to 5 percent starting in July 2014.
The measure is sponsored by House Speaker Ben Lujan, a Santa Fe Democrat. He said higher taxes are necessary for New Mexico to plug a budget shortfall next year and prevent cutbacks in public schools and government services.
The House Business and Industry Committee approved the tax proposal on a 7-to-4 vote.
The measure goes to another committee for consideration.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
And...
Subject: Help Please
Please get out the message that you are now able to hear and see the House floor sessions. You can also find out how legislators voter on floor issues. These are available at legis.state.nm.us As you know, on the same web site, legis.state.nm.us you can find the bills, fiscal impact analysis , other analysis and committee vote on the bills. The NM votes maintained by the Rio Grande Foundation records votes also.
At this time, it appears that there will be material tax and fee increases as opposed to real meaningful cuts to the state budget. It doesn't appear that the recent national votes and the tea parties have made any difference the New Mexico Democrat controlled legislature. If anyone cares they need to be lobbying contacting their legislators and emphasize NO TAX increases.
Jimmie C. Hall
New Mexico House of Representatives
R-Bernalillo County District 28
State Capitol Room 201A
Santa Fe, NM 87501
E mail jimmie.hall@nmlegis.gov
Capitol Office: 505-986-4216
http://www.jimmiehall.org
Monday, February 1, 2010
CNS: U.S. ATTORNEY REVIEWS REQUEST TO PROBE SEIU
Title click to read article on CNS NEWS website.
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