Houston Area Liberty Campaign

[From Ron Paul Republicans Meetup.com group]

TSA Groping Gone Wild (“Shout,” by Tears for Fears… appropriate, isn’t it??)

In recent days, it has become clear that the Republican leadership is opposed to passing Rep. David Simpson’s “anti-groping” bill when House Speaker Joe Strauss violated the House rules by declaring a quorum on Friday and not bringing HB 41 up for a vote as scheduled, and Governor Perry publicly pronounced there was “no time” to pass the bill, before being shamed into calling the bill into special session.

You can remind our legislature that all polls show super-majorities of citizens across Texas and nation oppose TSA policies before they act on the bill in the House and in Senate committee tomorrow using the email tool at:
http://stopaustinscanners.org/come-and-take-it/ [This tool also works for other issues too, just change the subject line as needed.]

Please take the time to let our leadership know we have  grown weary of their charade and that it is time to respect and serve the public’s will.

Here is a sample email, which you could also send instead as a fax, since neither State nor US Senators nor Representatives are required to keep and log emails. However, both State and U S Senators and Representatives are required to keep and log faxes:

In recent days, it has become clear that the Republican leadership is opposed to passing Rep. David Simpson’s “anti-groping” bill.  

Texas House Speaker Joe Strauss violated the House rules by declaring a quorum on Friday and not bringing HB 41 up for a vote as scheduled. Governor Perry publicly pronounced there was “no time” to pass the bill, before being shamed into calling the bill into special session. 

The majority of citizens across Texas and nation oppose the TSA.  Moreover, innumerable Texans have expressed their support of legislation that would restrict these policies in this state. I hope that this outpouring of public opinion will guide your decision in supporting HB41/SB29 as originally drafted and without further amendment. 

Texas voters will remain vigilant on this issue and we WILL remember this at the next election.

[from Henry H, We Texans]

Do you remember..​. a little revolution we all started four years ago? 

A grassfire, no less violent than the ones being experienced in Texas and Arizona, blew in from the grassroots across America when a little man in congress had the audacity to penetrate the corridors of power and announce himself as a candidate for president of the United States.

Who was this man? What made him believe he could infiltrate the one-party system we know as the DEM/REP Party? Why would anyone care? Why would anyone think this man could draw, not from the lobbyists and special interests, but from ordinary Joes and Janes a staggering $5 million in donations…IN ONE DAY? What kind of paradigm shift was occurring when ordinary citizens were being drawn to a message of, dare I say it…Freedom, Prosperity and PEACE?

Do we remember the exhilarating moment when we knew we were no longer alone in our feeling that something was very wrong with our country? Remember the awe which we felt when this man expressed in stuttering terms that which was wrong and what could be done to correct the ills of a nation? Do you remember the feeling of empowerment we felt as we said to ourselves, “who is this man who speaks so ineloquently and yet dares to say that which we feel?” Do you remember telling yourselves we must support such an intruder in the political arena? Do you remember putting aside the feeling of such an insurmountable task and saying, “I will become a part of this revolution because it’s RIGHT and I must stand in the gap and make my voice heard?”

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[scanned copy of original letter here]

The Honorable Rick Perry
Governor of the State of Texas
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711-2428

Dear Governor Perry:

If you are willing, there is still time to enact legislation to protect the dignity of travelers in Texas. Egregious intrusive searches without probable cause continue every day by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Texans and indeed Americans around this nation are fed up with this out of control federal bureaucracy that has promulgated practices that violate the 4th Amendment and that treat grandmothers, the handicapped, Iraqi war veterans with prosthetic limbs, boys, girls and infants as criminal suspects-touching their private parts as a condition of travel.

You write in your book, Fed Up, that you want to “help foster a nationwide conversation about the role of government in our lives” (Fed Up, 187). I can think of no role less suitable for our federal government than that of routinely violating innocent citizens of this state and those of the entire country.

[continue reading here]

Related reading/viewing:
http://www.prisonplanet.com/bilderberg-behind-rick-perry-2012-run.html  (gives the low-down, dirty on the REAL Slick Rick… here’s a clue… what do the Bilderberg group, CFR, and the Council of Governors have in common?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NoUIFdaNC8&sns=fb (watch the worm squirm)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhBFykOqncQ&feature=related (features TAG’s Heather Fazio, scroll to approximately 10:40 in the counter)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q3R–cKxpM&feature=related (WPTV News, West Palm Beach, FL… listen to Hilary CLinton’s response to the question if she “would submit to ‘one of these pat-downs’”)
http://maylattanzio.blogspot.com/2011/06/tsa-and-texas-no-thanks-to-rick-perry.html 
http://wonkette.com/428522/another-story-in-the-saga-of-tsa-feeling-up-jeffrey-goldbergs-cock (WARNING: for those easily offended, this reading contains crude, graphic language, so be warned!!)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/06/26/dying-woman-undergoes-additional-tsa-security-screening-says-family/ (95-yr old lukemia patient given choice to either not fly or fly sans Depends)

Well, this is semi-related but more of a stress reliever or a joke, if you’re a guy… http://www.ihatethemedia.com/tsa-pinup-calendar-2011 (scroll down about half-way).

[Original article from BrainonBrett.com ]

So…I was asked to look into what I feel may have caused a good number of our industries to outsource their jobs overseas. I spent the last day or so reading and going through some statistics. I’ve come up with a couple of reasons and opinions that I feel shed some light in MY eyes as to why this trend has been inching up over the years to the point of rocketing out of control. The questions that seems to coincide with “Why?” are “Who’s to blame?” or “Are we not good enough?”

I think, in the end, we have to look at our country and ourselves, as citizens, at what our home has become. As I have preached to anyone that will listen, accountability is the key to success. Hands down. No matter what you do. Or what it is you want to do. It has to be the foundation to which you base your work ethic. Accountability builds integrity. Integrity gives you power. And, this will start a chain reaction of success beyond belief. I think somewhere along the line there has been enough people that, to me, stopped realizing or refusing to acknowledge how critical integrity plays in the workplace. Like I said we all have to shoulder some of the blame. Whether it’s us, as workers, or our government. So, until we realize that our country, as a whole, has placed us in this situation where our very way of life is threatened.

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