April 24, 2012 - Oppose Internet Censorship Bill: CISPA

April 24, 2012 - Oppose Internet Censorship Bill: CISPA

Stop Cyber Spying Week – Join EFF in a Week of Action Opposing CISPA

Congress is currently considering CISPA – the Cyber Intelligence Sharing & Protection Act – a bill that purports to protect the United States from “cyber threats” but would in fact create a gaping loophole in all existing privacy laws. If CISPA passes, companies could vacuum up huge swaths of data on everyday Internet users and share it with the government without a court order. I oppose CISPA, and I’m calling on Congress to reject any legislation that:

*  Uses dangerously vague language to define the breadth of data that can be shared with the government.
*  Hands the reins of America’s cybersecurity defenses to the NSA, an agency with no transparency and little accountability.
*  Allows data shared with the government to be used for purposes unrelated to cybersecurity.

Join me in opposing this bill by posting this statement on your own page and using this online form to send a letter to Congress against CISPA: https://action.eff.org/o/9042/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=8444

The Man Who Should Be President

The Man Who Should Be President

Parents of 50 Million Children to Lose Parental Rights

If your children attend public school, you are among those parents whose rights will end the moment your child enters the school. In 2005 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found inFields v. Palmdale School District “that the Meyer-Pierce right [of parents to direct the upbringing of their children] does not exist beyond the threshold of the school door.”

You read that right. The court originally held that Parental Rights “[do] not exist beyond the threshold of the school door.”

That line was so starkly offensive that it was edited out during an en banc review of the case, but the decision itself was retained, including the following:

“We conclude that the parents are possessed of no constitutional right to prevent the public schools from providing information on the subject [of sexuality] to their students in any forum or manner they select” (emphasis added).

Of course, most parents contend they don’t have a choice in where their children are schooled. Either economic constraints or personal circumstances leave them with no practical alternative to the local public school. And that leaves no parental rights at all... Read more @ Parents of 50 Million Children to Lose Parental Rights

Hills Alive 2011 in Rapid City, South Dakota 16 and 17 of July

Come to Hills Alive 2011 July 16 and 17 in Memorial Park, Rapid City, South Dakota.
See http://hillsalive.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50:general-information&catid=34:articles&Itemid=71 for more information.

"General Information
Location & Directions
Hills Alive will be held in Memorial Park in Rapid City. It's located at the corner of Fifth and Omaha Streets near downtown. Click here for detailed directions.

Admission
Hills Alive is free to attend! There will be a free-will offering taken for those who wish to support the festival.

What To Bring
- Lawn Chair/Blanket
- Plenty of Water
- Sunscreen
- All Your Friends!
- Extra cash for the offering, food and shopping

What NOT to Bring
- Video Cameras, due to copyright laws and artist’s requests.
- Tents or umbrellas, as they block the view of the person behind you.
- No Pets. Out of consideration for other attendees and the safety of your pets, please leave your pets at home or with a friend. As another option, Safe Haven Pet Resort is available for dog sitting.

Modest Dress
Please consider dressing modestly while attending the festival.

Parking
Parking will be available on the west side of the Civic Center, at Central High School, and in the public parking lot directly across Fifth Street. Please observe caution while crossing busy streets.
Lodging
For information on booking hotel rooms in the Rapid City area for the weekend of Hills Alive, visit our hotel booking page.

Food Concessions
Everything from hot dogs, pitas, salads & pizza to shaved ice, kettle corn & cotton candy! There will be a great variety of food vendors at Hills Alive.

Merchandise
Most Hills Alive artists will be selling CDs & t-shirts. Along with that there will be plenty of merchandise booths selling a variety of other merchandise including festival t-shirts.

Personal Property
The lost and found will be located in the information booth. KSLT, KLMP, 97.9 The Point and Hills Alive do not accept any responsibility prior to, during, or after the festival for the loss or damage of any personal property.

First Aid
Professional First Aid Service will be available all throughout the festival. Please note: KSLT, KLMP, 97.9 The Point and Hills Alive do not accept any responsibility prior to, during, or after the festival for any personal injury

Additional Information
For additional information about the festival, feel free to contact us via our contact page."

Church in the Park

You Are Invited

To come and worship with us at Robbinsdale Park
Service begins at 10 AM
Potluck at 11:15 AM
Please bring a main dish AND a salad or dessert to share and a chair.
Church will provide drinks and tableware.


Directions from
Bible Fellowship Church:
Turn Right on E Fairmont Blvd, go to the fire station, and turn right on to Robbinsdale Park Road.
Drive through the Sports field complex until you come to the stop sign.
We will be at the cement block picnic shelter in front of you!
(use baseball field parking)

Message From The John Birch Society - Oppose Bernanke Reappointment

The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee is poised to vote December 17 on Ben Bernanke’s second four-year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. There is one fly in the ointment and that is Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vermont) hold that he placed on Bernanke’s confirmation proceedings that could delay, but probably not scuttle, the confirmation.

A hold changes voting requirements. Instead of the usual 50 votes, democrats would need 60 senators to agree to bring the nomination to a vote. “The American people did not bargain for ... another four years for one of the key architects of the Bush economy,” said Sanders as he pointed to Bernanke’s failure as fed chairman.

Installed on February 1, 2006 by George Bush to take the place of Alan Greenspan, Bernanke is the establishment’s man, supported by President Obama and leftist and centrist democrats and republicans.

Bernanke has been much criticized for his role in the current economic crisis. Since Bernanke took the helm of the Fed, the dollar has lost about 50% of its value as measured by the price of gold. During the same time as the dollar was losing 50% of its value against gold, the money supply of dollars increased by twofold as measured by the "monetary base" of the Federal Reserve. In brief, during this time of unprecedented economic and financial crisis, including the extraordinary increases in our nation's federal deficits and national debt of the past couple years, the Bernanke-led Federal Reserve has papered over these problems with large-scale increases in the money supply. While such increases in the money supply might appear to be benign over the short term of days, weeks, and months, these money supply increases have a devastating long-term effect on virtually all Americans by devaluing their income (both current earnings and retirement), investments, and insurance. For example, the dollar has lost about 95% of its value since the Federal Reserve was established in 1913.

While Bernanke is strongly in favor of maintaining the Federal Reserve’s independency and even refused to answer questions about the Fed’s role in the economic crisis, there is a growing demand for the end of Bernanke’s leadership and also for real transparency in the form of a Federal Reserve audit. Writing on the effort to audit the Federal Reserve John F. McManus pointed out, “The American people are being cleverly divested of their wealth. And power over what happens in our nation sits more with the Fed than it does with Congress.”

In order to end the illegitimate power of the Federal Reserve and the guarded secrecy of elitist money managers like Ben Bernanke, a good first step would be in opposing his reappointment.

Many Banking Committee members have already announced their support for Bernanke’s confirmation, with Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), leading the way., saying the nomination will be easily approved. However, three committee Republicans, Jim DeMint (S.C.), David Vitter (La.), and Jim Bunning (Ky.) are opposed to the nomination. The panel’s ranking Republican Richard Shelby's (Ala.) view, is an unknown at this time.

For now the Senate Banking Committee will be voting on Bernanke’s nomination. If approved, the nomination will then move to the Senate floor where it will probably be scheduled for a vote some time in early 2010. Because his term ends Jan. 31, Bernanke will most likely continue at the helm of the Fed as “acting chairman.” until a permanent appointment is made.

Contact your senators and let them know they should oppose the reappointment of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve.

By scrolling down you can use the pre-written, editable message for your senators that can be personalized for maximum impact. Also provided are boxes for adding additional opening and closing comments.