Come listen to Kitty Werthmann, 84 year old naturalized American citizen as she talks about her life as a youth under Hitler’s rule for seven years and then three years under Communist rule following WWII. She speaks about subtle erosions of freedom in her native country, Austria and how it paved the way for socialism and Hitler’s regime to easily take over her country. She will speak in Orance City at the Iowa State Bank 10:00 AM, Friday April 30 and then again in Sheldon at 7:00 PM at NCC, Building A.
Werthmann is the head of the South Dakota chapter of Eagle Forum. A free will offering will be taken for travel expenses and for South Dakota Eagle Forum.
A cry to God for a nation in distress.
Join with Christian leaders of all denominations who love God to humble ourselves, pray, seek the face of God, and turn from our wicked ways—individually and as a nation.
When: Sat., May 1, 2010 – From Sunrise (6:10 A.M.) to 2:00 P.M.
Where: The Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
This event is not to impress the media or those in Washington, but to reach the heart of God. Publicly repenting and crying out to God for His mercy instead of the judgment our many sins deserve. Repentance in personal and corporate prayer to God and remembrance of His work throughout our nation’s history will be major parts of the day as we seek God to do a great work of revival or reformation in our time. The tentative plan is to begin the day with an hour of worship and praise.
Of course, it is not necessary to be in Washinton D.C. on May Day in order to pray for our nation. We encourage every person to be praying in this time of great need.
“If My people, which are called by My Name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” II Chronicles 7:14
Below is the pledge of nonviolence that Martin Luther King Jr. asked his marchers to abide by. The Tea party movement has been accused of instigating violence since town hall meetings last summer yet there is very little truth to that even from the more radical members. We will continue to act responsibly as we continue to hold government accountable for it’s lack of regard for the constitution and our freedom.
Pledge of Nonviolence
1. As you prepare to march meditate on the life and teachings of Jesus
2. Remember the nonviolent movement seeks justice and reconciliation – not victory.
3. Walk and talk in the manner of love; for God is love.
4. Pray daily to be used by God that all men and women might be free.
5. Sacrifice personal wishes that all might be free.
6. Observe with friend and foes the ordinary rules of courtesy.
7. Perform regular service for others and the world.
8. Refrain from violence of fist, tongue and heart.
9. Strive to be in good spiritual and bodily health.
10. Follow the directions of the movement leaders and of the captains on demonstrations.
Go to http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/39452/ if you would like to sign this pledge to non violent patriotism and also to read more on the five principles of non violence.
From our president-
“I’ve been a little amused over the last couple of days where people have been having these rallies about taxes,” the president said, noting the numerous tax cuts pushed by his administration. “You would think they’d be saying thank you.”
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/15/obama-renews-bipartisanship-takes-jab-tea-partiers/
To our President-
No, Mr. President, the Sheldon Tea Party Patriots will not be thanking you. You might not be aware of it from within your ivory tower, but right here in the heart of the nation, we work to take care of ourselves and our families. We do not want the enslavement of debt you are putting on us, our children and grandchildren for generations to come. It is repulsive to think you, Mr. President, want us to thank you for not taking more of our freedom away.
For just over half of all Americans today is Tax Day. But for the other half it is just another day on the calendar. That’s because they pay no federal income taxes. The old saying goes “you can’t get something for nothing.” But these “non-payers” receive government services and benefits without chipping in.
If more taxpayers continue to drop off the tax rolls, we will soon pass the dangerous tipping point where more than half of taxpayers are non-payers. The individual income tax is the main revenue raiser for federal government. Passing the point where less than half of taxpayers pay it would mean a majority of voters could vote themselves more and more government benefits without incurring any of the costs. In this unstable situation, politicians would have no incentive to restrain government spending since they could garner more votes by increasing it. That is a deadly recipe for never-ending increases in government spending that will inevitably lead to fiscal implosion when there are no longer enough productive taxpayers to foot the bill for the expanding state.
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TAX DAY TEA PARTY
IOWANS FOR CHANGE THAT LIBERATES
CLAY CO. COURT HOUSE LAWN 11:00 – 1:00 APRIL 15TH SPENCER, IOWA
WE SUPPORT:
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY LIMITED GOVERNMENT FREE MARKETS
AND
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
BRING A FRIEND – BRING A SIGN OR JUST COME AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
LET THE PEOPLE’S VOICE BE HEARD
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by Ed Feulner, President of The Heritage Foundation
Decades ago, I joined the Sherlock Holmes Society and retraced the great fictional detective’s footsteps through Victorian London. The stories were clever, but also understandable. Whether it was assault, robbery or fraud, it was easy to identify the culprit’s criminal acts.
In the 21st century American legal system, things are no longer so clear.
Consider Lindsay Brown, a high-school senior jailed for having a butter knife in her car. Or Cortez Curtis, a 13-year-old arrested for bringing a calculator that contained tools (including a tiny knife blade) to school. Or 12-year-old Ansche Hedgepeth, handcuffed and detained for eating one French fry on the D.C. subway. Or 61-year-old Kay Leibrand, booked for allowing her hedges to grow too tall.
None of these people intended to break the law. In fact, they weren’t even aware they were breaking a law. All are victims of a growing trend in American life: overcriminalization. And any one of us could be the next person arrested.
As the American Bar Association reported a few years ago, there are now so many laws (at least 4,000 by one expert estimation) “that there is no conveniently accessible, complete list of federal crimes.” Throw in federal regulations (there are 300,000 of them, according to a Columbia law professor), state laws and local ordinances, and you, too, could be a felon and not even know it.
This shouldn’t be the case. And, not surprisingly, it hasn’t been throughout our history.
Back in Sherlock’s day, no person could be convicted of a crime unless he or she had what was called a “guilty mind.” That meant the accused could understand that the actions leading to arrest were wrong. This protected people from being arrested for simple mistakes.
For example, there’s a difference between deliberately shoplifting and accidentally walking out of a store without paying for an object. Maybe the store’s scanner malfunctioned and didn’t charge you for the item, or maybe it got mixed up with other things and you simply forgot to pay for it. You shouldn’t be charged with a crime unless a prosecutor can prove you knew you were doing something wrong.
In recent years, though, the law has grown in a different direction. “Criminal law has become a vehicle for social change instead of for the maintenance of social order,” explains Edwin Meese III. A former attorney general, Meese penned the introduction to a new book from The Heritage Foundation, “One Nation Under Arrest.”
Changes in criminal law mean “the average American, the average business person and the average corporation have little or no hope of knowing all of the thousands of criminal-law statutes — and tens of thousands of criminal-law regulations — by which they must abide in order to remain on the right side of the law,” Meese writes.
This expansion of criminal law threatens not only our personal freedom, but our economic freedom as well. For example, some states require thousands of hours of schooling before a person can become a “licensed hair braider.” And braiding hair without such a license is a criminal offense.
Such laws don’t protect consumers, but they do protect hair salons from new competition. Thus, the power of government stifles competition and increases prices.
“One Nation” tells many horror stories about overcriminalization, but also highlights sensible, nonpartisan steps our country can take to get back on the right path. “A sound reform strategy will rest on three pillars,” writes legal scholar Brian Walsh. “Restoring traditional criminal law concepts, reinvigorating constitutional rights and reforming Congress.” Each of these steps could be enacted by lawmakers.
“I’m not against the police,” Alfred Hitchcock said, “I’m just afraid of them.” These days, too many people have reason to echo those words. It’s time to fix the legal code, before it swallows up more unintentional “criminals.”
http://townhall.com/columnists/EdFeulner/2010/04/13/give_it_arrest?page=full&comments=true
Last week’s announcement that 23 tea party groups from around the nation had organized into a single coalition – the National Tea Party Federation – in order to provide a unified message and media response platform was met with both encouragement and caution by other tea parties around the nation.
“We really like the idea of tea parties collaborating to bring a message of limited government, fiscal responsibility and free markets across the country,” said Ken Emanuelson of the Dallas Tea Party and the statewide group of Common Sense Texans. “Too often, control of messaging on issues that are important to all Americans has gone to the heavily funded media machines of the far left. We have always worked to discuss ideas with our groups around Texas and the nation in order to test our ideas and to share best practices. We do not believe, however, that any one group or person is – or should be viewed as being – the leader of a movement as diverse and far-flung as the tea party movement.”
“We congratulate our many friends in the Federation in their focus on the central tea party message,” agreed Greg Holloway of the Austin Tea Party Patriots and fellow member of the Common Sense Texans, “but we know that local and state tea parties, 9-12 groups and other grassroots conservatives each have their own voice, because they realize best what is most important in their communities. The tea party that meets in the town square with 50 local citizens brings a voice that is equally important to that of larger groups in the big cities.”
One of the key players in the nation’s largest tea party network concurs. “Ours is a loosely connected organization by design,” said Jenny Beth Martin, National Coordinator for the Tea Party Patriots. “One of our initiatives this Spring was a video project in which patriots from across the nation announced that each of them was the tea party leader. We were responding to attacks from James Carville and Bill Clinton, who were looking for tea party leaders to vilify. We say ‘good luck’ finding that one leader. All Americans who hold dear our Constitutionally-protected principles of limited government are tea party leaders.” Added Mark Meckler, fellow National Coordinator for the Tea Party Patriots, “The day that we are recognized as the leaders of the tea party will be the day that we have not lived up to our objectives.”
Tea partiers across the nation generally do not desire to be part of organizations that consist of pedestal positions such as leader or director. There are in excess of 1700 local groups and millions of tea party and 9-12 project members across the country that sometimes formally, and often informally, share tools, resources, training and networking. Many are already part of statewide networks and many are part of the Tea Party Patriots network, but all address their local politics and issues.
“I don’t view the Federation as saying they are the one voice going forward for all tea parties,” stated Sally Oljar of the Seattle Sons & Daughters of Liberty, “although we can certainly imagine the media running with that notion because it’s convenient for their own narrative. The message of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally-limited government, and free markets hasn’t changed in the 14 months since the beginning of our movement. We remain united and focused around those core principles. We trust one another to express those principles in our own way, in our own communities, and using our own best judgment of how to communicate effectively.”
“The strength of the tea party movement is the fact that it is leaderless, non-partisan and grassroots,” added Andrew Ian Dodge of the Maine TeaParty Patriots. “We do not need leaders, but merely people to help and advise those on the ground to maximize their efforts to overturn the socialist majority in both the House and the Senate. Americans are clearly tired of top down politics at any level.”
One of the newest tea parties, the Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots, made it clear that its voice needs to be heard. Its organizer, Gary Stein, pointed out, “In the Armed Forces we wear the same uniform, have the same haircut, and swore the same oath, but have different thoughts. We have come together as a band of brothers and sisters in uniform to stand for what is right. We share a life that unique only to us, we share a Tea Party that unique to us. We are the Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots and our voice will be heard!”
The CommonSense Citizen’s Network
Greg Holloway
Ken Emanuelson
My reading of history convinces me
that most bad government results from too much
government.
I predict future happiness forAmericans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.