Houston Area Liberty Campaign

           The battle between Democratic and Republican Party operatives over the Green Party’s ballot access petition drive, now headed for the Texas Supreme Court, has the potential for consequences not yet brought to light.  The ban on corporate contributions in Texas campaigns could be ruled unconstitutional by the Republican aligned Texas Supreme Court in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court Citizen’s United ruling, which makes it easier for corporations and labor unions to fund federal campaigns.  The Texas corporate (and union) ban, established in 1905 during the heyday of the populist movement, is one of the few campaign finance laws in Texas.  It is widely supported by voters of all political hues including independent-minded (read:  independent of Rick Perry) tea partiers.

            Attorney David Rogers is an independent Republican who has worked with former Republican gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Steve Smith.  Rogers currently represents the Green Party in its appeal to the Texas Supreme Court seeking a ballot line in November’s general election.  Rogers believes that the Democrats fighting Green Party ballot access really don’t have a case because petition drives are exempt from the corporate ban as a “normal operating expense.”  Rogers said, “The Democrats are playing a dangerous game. They have, by virtue of naming the two corporate entities involved in the fray, Free and Equal, which managed the petition drive and Take Initiative America, which may have provided the funding to Free and Equal, set the stage for the possibility that the Texas Supreme Court could strike down the corporate ban as unconstitutional, something neither I nor my clients would support.” 

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Dear Fellow Patriot,

This week’s exercise:
CALL YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND STATE SENATOR with the following message:

(Find your legislator here)
“I am very concerned about the state of the Texas economy. Economists have noted that the mode of taxation is, in fact, quite as important as the amount. Just as a small burden badly placed may distress a mule that could carry with ease a much larger one properly adjusted, so we are becoming impoverished and our power of producing wealth destroyed by property tax, which, levied in any other way, could be borne with ease.

Property taxes impose a larger burden on a state’s productive sector than do sales taxes. Consequently, property taxes reduce overall economic performance more than necessary to raise the same amount of tax revenue. This larger cost created by property taxes compared to sales taxes creates a tax reform opportunity for Texas. Do you have in your office a copy of the Texas Public Policy Foundation – Enhancing Texas Economic Growth Through Tax Reform, Texas Public Policy Foundation April 2009?

You have an opportunity to make groundbreaking change in Texas! I want to be sure that you are on board to ensure we have a Constitutional Amendment that secures, once and for all, private property ownership in Texas by repealing property tax.” Read the rest of this entry »

WHAT’S NEXT FOR WE TEXANS: PILLARS OF LIBERTY

Latest News:  HOT HOT HOT!

Dear Fellow Patriot,

While we prepare to celebrate our nation’s independence, We Texans got a jump on the festivities when we held our launch party in conjunction with the Republican Party of Texas state convention in Dallas on June 11. Judge Andrew Napolitano was our special guest as over 500 Texas patriots converged on the Fairmont Hotel for a wonderful time of food and fellowship. Judge Napolitano pointed out government abuse that has occurred almost since our founding and challenged us to check that abuse and protect personal freedom as the founders intended.

Prior to that, we issued our first call to action and headed to the Texas Capitol to offer testimony to the Senate’s Health & Human Services Committee. You can view video footage of that effort here.

Now, despite this being a traditionally slow political time, we’re not resting on our laurels. We Texans will host our inaugural Pillars of Liberty Symposium at the Radisson Inn & Suites in Austin on July 24. The event will address strategies for governing and campaigning for liberty. New York Times bestselling author, Thomas Woods; as well as Texas political stars: Royal Masset, Peter Johnston, Penny Langford Freeman and Jean McIver will be on hand to lead the discussions.

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This is a forward from one of our companion groups on Meetup.com, Spring/Klein/Tomball Ron Paul PAC in SD 7.

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Please help me get Sheriff Mack on the 2010 Texas Sheriff Conference agenda.

Please sign the online petition to add Sheriff Richard Mack to speak at the 2010 Texas Sheriff Conference, http://www.petitiononline.com/Sheriff/petition.html.

Sheriffs need to be reminded that they are the highest authority in the County and stand between us and an over-reaching federal government. Sheriff Mack would speak about his winning 10th Amendment Supreme Court case, Printz, Sheriff/Coroner, Ravalli County, Montana V. United States, 521 U.S. 898, in which: “The Federal Government may not compel the States to enact or administer a federal regulatory program.”  [Case preview is here.]

Sheriff Mack’s winning case at the Supreme Court was triggered by the unconstitutional Brady Bill, but the ruling covers Government Controlled “Health Care,” Cap and Trade, and almost every battle we will deal with this year and beyond.

Sheriff Mack is an excellent speaker with complete credibility and conviction. You can see him on You Tube, his website http://sheriffmack.com or in the movie “Don’t Tread on Me.”

Please forward this free petition to other patriotic groups, we need 10,000 signatures by June 30th! It take just a second or two.  If you prefer a paper petition, contact us and we will be happy to e-mail it you.

Thank you for your efforts to restore our republic.

Michele

OathKeepers

A New Grassroots Organization in Texas

The battle for private property ownership and state sovereignty continues in Texas! I hope you will join me for the official launch party for We Texans, Friday June 11 at 7 p.m. at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Judge Andrew Napolitano of Fox News Network Freedom Watch will be our keynote speaker.

We are thrilled to bring Judge Napolitano back to Texas! He is a strong advocate for freedom, the very ideals We Texans are fighting for. Judge Napolitano lectures nationally on the U.S. Constitution, the rule of law, civil liberties in wartime, and human freedom. He has been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and numerous other publications.

Read about Judge Napolitano

We Texans is chartered as a non-profit, non-partisan organization promoting public policy and legislation that advances and protects private property, personal and economic liberty, and the legitimate role of the states and their citizens within the framework of constitutional government. Through education and activism, We Texans will engage in research and analysis and strive to return accountability and freedom-minded principles, in accordance with the Texas and U.S. Constitutions, to the Texas legislature and her citizenry.

Join us for our launch party! Tickets available now!
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Newsletter from our companion group, The Texas Liberty Campaign. Most of the folks in this group are Ron Paul/Debra Medina supporters…. Let’s see what they’ve been up to lately!!
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This is a publication of The Texas Liberty Campaign, the organization with the most potential to return America to the Constitutional Republic in which we all believe.

This newsletter is designed to allow the reader to delve into subjects further and to share their insight on the topic.

Momentum for the Liberty Movement in Texas
Mike Barre – Republican Justice of the Peace Candidate – Travis County – In a race defined by personal responsibility and the Constitution, Mike won in the Primary thanks to hard work, working with the Republican Party, the Tea Party, and 912 Project, and the issues facing Austin.

Karl Voigtsberger – Republican County Commissioner Candidate – Collin County – Karl accomplished his goals simply by running for County Commissioner, in a race that brought fiscally responsible governance and the likely halt to development of an unneeded bridge and Intermodal Transportation facility in his area.

Debbie McKee – Republican Precinct Chair Candidate – Hunt County – Debbie found herself challenging the long-time incumbent in her new precinct for Hunt County Chair and found the entrenched Republicans to be fierce opponents.

Debra Medina – Republican Governor Candidate – Wharton County – Most of us worked hard on this race and we can be proud that a quarter of a million Texans realized that real change in the form of fiscal responsibility and limited government is needed. We will all continue to work hard to ensure that property ownership and gun ownership, the essential elements of freedom, will be protected.
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Good news, folks!! Ms. Debra Medina (recent Republican Gubernatorial candidate), the good doctor Ron Paul himself, Mr. David Smith (CD 2, TX), Mr. Guy McLendon (Harris County Libertarian Party Chair), Mr. Pat Dixon (Libertarian Party of Texas Chair) and several other politicos were mentioned in a recent Houston Chronicle story.

Debra Medina discusses her next move after the gubernatorial campaign. She’s got cash left over and big campaign issues to help fight them. Abolition of private property tax, eminent domain abuse and healthcare reform are the big three for Debra.  ”We have real political capital today that we didnt have 13 months ago… ”

Debra Medina spoke at last night’s HALC Annual Meeting and was greeted with a standing ovation. Interestingly, she approached the microphone carrying crimson colored book bearing a huge swastika. In true Medina fashion, she was fearless in the face of potentially cheap political tricks and proceeded to read from it.

“None of these nine ordinary Germans and even the tenth, thought then or thinks now, that the rights of man (in his own case) were violated or even more than mildly inhibited for reasons of what they then accepted and still accept as National emergency for proclaimed  four weeks after Hitler took office for chancellor.”

The title of the book was called “They thought they were free” by Milton Mayer and it chronicles the rise of Hitler through the eyes of ten German Nazi citizens between the years 1933 and 1945.

Through historical references found within the book, Medina drew parallels with rising 40′s Nazism and today’s political climate. Watch the full video below. (Note: Our apologies in advance for the poor footage quality)

As a great way to start off 2010, HALC is pleased to announce that Debra Medina, the Citizen Candidate, who rocked Texas politics for nearly 300,000 votes with her message of Liberty, Property Rights, State Sovereignty, and gun rights, will address the Houston Area Liberty Campaign members and guests. Most of us would have expected Debra to take a long vacation after her strenuous Governor’s campaign, but her love for liberty cannot rest, and she is ready to continue her defense of the Constitution and her activism in the Republican Party.

Learn more about HALC’s annual meeting and RSVP.

The first meeting of each year is our annual meeting where officers are elected or re-elected. This meeting is important as the officers chosen will have a direct influence on the direction of HALC. Even our most casual members are encouraged to attend this meeting.