Houston Area Liberty Campaign

Join us for the 2011 Texas Liberty Campaign State Convention!

WHAT: 2011 Texas Liberty Campaign State Convention

WHEN: Saturday January 29th, 2011
Registration begins at 8:00 AM
Convention Session 1 — 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Lunch / Speakers — 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Convention Session 2 — 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
(There will be a bit of an “after-convention mixer” to meet the speakers and “talk shop” either at the Hangar Hotel in the room we have reserved or at a local establishment. Details will be announced soon.)

WHERE: The Hangar Hotel, 155 Airport Rd, Fredericksburg, TX 78624; 830-997-9990; http://hangarhotel.com .

WHY: Our bylaws call for a state convention every two years, primarily to elect officers. Those who attend and vote will elect a new Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer, and will determine what caucuses are formed for the next two years and who will represent them on the Board. We will also consider various proposed bylaws changes which can be viewed at:  https://www.txlc.org/tiki-view_forum.php?forumId=4 .

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Losing weight? Finally clean that closet out? Finally do some travelling? Pssht! How about absorbing a comprehensive knowledge base on the U.S. Constitution? Thanks to Michael Badnarik you now have free video of his eight hour class on the U.S. Constitution. It is by far the most complete overview of the Constitution and every liberty-oriented, tea-party, libertarian, conservative, neo-con, liberal, socialist, communist activist should watch and absorb it in its entirety.

Again, this is an EIGHT HOUR session normally priced at over $100/ticket. Below is part 1 of 7. The rest is available at google video.

• Part 1: (Above)
• Part 2:
• Part 3:
• Part 4:
• Part 5:
• Part 6:
• Part 7:

Origina music and lyrics by “Buck Howdy.”

Help You Make it to Your Flight

Take the ribbon from your hair
Shake it loose and let it fall
Leave your shoes right over there.
…Now…
GET UP AGAINST THE WALL!

I’ll run my hands inside your thighs,
Up your legs and out of sight
But you can trust the TSA
To help you make it to your flight.

We don’t profile that’d be wrong
Just ask the A.C.L.U.
We’d rather check your nooks & crannies
And every inch of you.

I’ve got no life except my job,
I don’t mind it, it’s alright,
I get to grope you legally
If you wanna take a flight 

This badge and uniform we wear
Well, it might look like a rent-a-cop
But your life is in our hands
We like it that way
‘Specially if you’re hot! 

It’s awful lonely being me
No girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, wife
So let me squeeze you
OOoo, right THERE!
If you wanna take a flight
You can trust the TSA
You’ll be in our dreams tonight!
Mmmm-hmmmm!

See also: http://floydreports.com/tsa-theme-song/?utm_source=Floyd+Reports&utm_campaign=db2699d1ae-FR_12_02_201012_4_2010&utm_medium=email

A very interesting first-hand personal account of how it IS possible to get through “security” at an airport and not be felt up or irradiated by TSA pervs.

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By Matt Kernan
“You don’t need to see his identification.”

On November 21, 2010, I was allowed to enter the U.S. through an airport security checkpoint without being x-rayed or touched by a TSA officer.  This post explains how.

Edit:  For the sake of brevity, most of the quotes below are paraphrases.  I have uploaded the actual audio and it is available here.

This past Sunday, I was returning from a trip to Europe.  I flew from Paris to Cincinnati, landing in Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. 

As I got off my flight, I did all of the things that are normally requested from U.S. citizens returning from abroad.  I filled out the customs declarations, confirmed that I hadn’t set foot on any farmland, and answered questions about the chocolates that I had purchased in Switzerland.  While I don’t believe that these questions are necessary, I don’t mind answering them if it means some added security.  They aren’t particularly intrusive.  My passport was stamped, and I moved through customs a happy citizen returning home.

But wait – here was a second line to wait in.

This new line led to a TSA security checkpoint.  You see, it is official TSA policy that people (both citizens and non-citizens alike) from international flights are screened as they enter the airport, despite the fact that they have already flown.  Even before the new controversial security measures were put in place, I found this practice annoying.  But now, as I looked past the 25 people waiting to get into their own country, I saw it:  the dreaded Backscatter imaging machine.

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Via WeTexans.com

Only one day after the people of Texas sent a message to their Texas delegation that they wanted less government, lower taxes and freedom from the bonds of an ever increasing intrusive government, including paying for an unconstitutional federal Health Care Bill, the momentum seems to be gathering to once again impale the homeowner.

Yet the strong rhetoric we heard from Rick Perry, David Dewhurst and others candidates during the elections was that they would “stand up for our 10th Amendment rights”.  Read the announcement of this hearing and think about how this fits in with standing up for our Constitutional rights.  And think about why only “invited” testimony will be heard.  99% of the time this is from the “stateholders”; that is those that want your money – not the people who will lose their homes if this legislation is enacted.

The only way we are going to keep the leeches from sucking our blood dry is to outlaw property tax in Texas forever.  We have begun this process but we need your help.  Call committee members and let them know that paying for Obamacare through increased property tax is not acceptable, and tell Republican members to make good on their promise to stand up for our 10th Amendment rights in Texas and to just vote “nay” on any attempt to implement this in our state – much less on the backs of homeowners.

Here’s the Where and When

• COMMITTEE: State Affairs
• TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Tuesday, November 23, 2010
• PLACE:   E1.030 (House Appropriations)
• CHAIR: Senator Robert Duncan

See all of the State Affair committee members after the page break.

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The fine folks at Liberty First Apparel have created a line of tongue-in-cheek TSA shirts that sure got us chuckling. This one was particularly fun and for $15.00, not a bad deal either.

View their entire DHS & TSA line at LibertyFirstApparel.com

Retired NYPD Special Victims Squad Detective, John Baeza, will be providing a free course to the public on the Constitution. Baeza currently provides this course all over Florida as part of his work as Assistant State Coordinator for the Florida Campaign for Liberty.

Please join us on Sunday, November 21st [12:30 pm-5:00 pm] at ITD Precision,

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My Harris County Republican chair just forwarded this to me… I know this is just before our End the Fed Rally, but maybe some of you can attend the hearing earlier in the morning and just come to the ETF Rally after you’re done speaking…

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Public Hearing on Redistricting – Houston, TX, Saturday, November 20, 2010, 10:00 a.m. 
The University of Houston Athletic/Alumni Center, O’Quinn Great Hall, 3100 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77004
CHAIR:  Senator Kel Seliger
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 The Texas Senate Select Committee on Redistricting will hold a joint hearing with subcommittees of the House Committee on Redistricting, and the House Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.

 The purpose of this hearing will be to receive public testimony.

Houston is expected to gain 2 additional congressional districts in 2011 and this is the only local opportunity for the public to provide input as to how all district lines should be redrawn for the U.S. Congress, State Senate and House, State Board of Education and Judiciary.

Witnesses will be limited to 5 minutes each and may submit written testimony in addition to or in place of verbal testimony by providing 25 copies, with your name on each copy, to the Committee staff during the hearing.  Read the rest of this entry »

Thanks to Barry K of HALC for passing this on to us…
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The board of Houston Property Rights Association has taken a position opposing the proposed drainage fee. HPRA says…VOTE NO!…

Two organizations have formed to oppose the hybrid fee/tax.Their websites are stuffed for reasons to block this new charge to be added to our water bills.First is the Taxpayers for Financial Accountability PAC: http://www.theproblemwithprop1.com/Second is No Rain Tax PAC: http://www.stopprop1.com/

Proposition 1 reads:

Relating to the Creation of a Dedicated Funding Source to Enhance, Improve and Renew Drainage Systems and Streets. Shall the City Charter of the City of Houston be amended to provide for the enhancement, improvement and ongoing renewal of Houston’s drainage and streets by creating a Dedicated Pay-As-You-Go Fund for Drainage and Streets?

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This message is intended for City of Houston Voters only.

The Renew Houston Crowd is winning!

The Citizens of Houston are being snookered!

Our Churches, our non profits and our seniors are losing!

We are way behind in the polls!  Please blitz this to every one on your list.  Please ask everyone to blitz it to everyone on their list.  Paul Bettencourt and I are waging this battle on a shoestring!  We need your help!  We have no money for TV ads!  Please ask every talk show host you know to invite me or Paul to talk about why Prop1 needs to be defeated!

Norman E. Adams

The Problem with Proposition 1 – by Paul Bettencourt

All Houstonians will see at nearly the end of their long Election Day Ballot, is one simple statement about establishing a dedicated Drainage Fund and a Fee associated with it called Proposition 1. What this hides for most City of Houston Voters is that Prop 1 is a massive new property tax that will charge even our Churches, Schools, and Charities, plus it does not provide any exemptions for our over 65 Senior Homeowners. As a former “Taxman”, let me urge you to vote against Prop 1 while explaining the real problems with Prop 1.

In all my years in public service to taxpayers, I have never seen a proposal that is a MINIMUM tax or fee before reading the Prop 1 petition you won’t see on the ballot. Prop 1 sets a minimum amount, $125 Million dollars of revenue collections to the city in 2012, and then mandates the City Council to set the drainage charges to collect it in FULL. Prop 1 supporters have talked about this fund being as much as $300 to $400 million dollars a year in size which is so large that it is 35% to 47% the size of all property tax collections in the City of Houston each year. It will collect 8 Billion dollars in 20 years.

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[as posted on The Campaign for Liberty website on 10/06/10 4:03 PM, by Debbie McKee]

My letter to the editor published in the Greenville Herald Banner 10.03.10 with additional notes.

I attended the Texas Redistricting committee hearing last week in Richardson.  I testified, saying that although I’m a member or organizer for several different grassroots groups I was there to represent myself and I felt confident that I was speaking for millions of Texans. 

1.  I urged them to be fair, independent and non-partisan, do what is best for Texas.  40% of Texans consider themselves politically independent. 

2.  I urged them to get this worked out before the session starts and to not let this issue bog it down.  There are many vital issues to address and we don’t want valuable time wasted fighting over this.

3.  I urged them to put blindfolds on and do NOTHING to protect ANY seats.  Too many have been in office for far too long, and if their district gets redrawn, they can run for office like anyone else.  I urged them to be open and transparent about the entire process, no back room deals.

I neglected to mention one issue, frankly because I couldn’t imagine that it WAS an issue.  The longer I sat (I was there for over 4 hours) and listened to comments from committee members (half of whom were not present at any given time), and the testimonies, the more I realized that it WAS an issue.  Carving out districts for “communities of interest”.  There are some genuinely racist folks in ALL groups, but I truly believe the vast majority of Texans are color blind.  We look past skin color or last name and judge people based on their character. 

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