Tuesday, July 31, 2012

[LPVA Announce] LAWSUIT WIN: Judge Says Ballot Access Law Violates Free Speech

Dear Virginia Libertarian,

As many of you know, your Libertarian Party has been actively involved in working towards relaxing our state's onerous ballot-access laws, which stifle free speech and make it difficult to participate in the political process.

Last year, we filed a lawsuit challenging the state requirement that petition circulators must be residents of Virginia. This week, a judge agreed with us. Our partner in the lawsuit, the ACLU of Virginia, released a statement about the decision today, and included links to the plaintiff's briefs as well as the judge's decision. I have included their release, below.

If you would like to help us continue this track record of success, please take a few moments and make a contribution at:

http://Contribute.LPVA.com

We have another lawsuit we hope to file shortly as well, also dealing with ballot access issues. This one will seek to overturn HB 1151, which invalidated thousands of signatures on LP presidential nominating petitions due to the Virginia legislature's failure to reapportion its congressional districts until March, 2012.

That lawsuit has unfortunately been delayed because our lawyer, Gary Sinawski, has been unable to secure local counsel in Virginia, and local counsel is required when the principal attorney is not licensed to practice in the state. If you are familiar with any attorneys who would be willing to act as our local counsel, please let us know by sending a message to Chair@LPVA.com or click <mailto:Chair@LPVA.com?Subject=Local_Counsel>

Since we may not be able to find an attorney willing to serve as local counsel pro bono or at least at a substantial discount, your contribution would help immensely if we end up having to hire an attorney at normal rates. The deadline for filing the suit is coming up very fast -- so please go to:

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... and make the most generous donation you can afford.

Thank you for your consideration. And please remember to head over to:

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... as soon as you can.

With best wishes, I am,

Sincerely,


Marc Montoni, Secretary
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Media release from the ACLU of Virginia
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Court Says Residency Restriction on Petition Circulators for Third-Party Presidential Candidates is Unconstitutional

Virginia law violates free speech and association, court says in ACLU case

Richmond, VA – AA federal district court judge yesterday struck down a Virginia law imposing a state residency requirement on persons who petition for third-party presidential candidates to appear on the general election ballot. The court issued its ruling, without recourse to a trial, stating that the statute violates the First Amendment.

"We are very pleased with the court's decision," said ACLU of Virginia Legal Director Rebecca K. Glenberg. "This ruling affirms that people from out of state may greatly contribute to the political discourse in Virginia. The judge recognized that the state's prohibition on non-residents petitioning in Virginia reduces the total amount of political speech in the state, and voters are the worse off for it.

"Petitioning on behalf of a presidential candidate is an exercise of political speech protected by the First Amendment, added Glenberg. "We argued that the state had no basis for restricting this right to people who live in Virginia and we're pleased that the court agreed."

The ACLU represents the Libertarian Party of Virginia and Darryl Bonner, a non-Virginia resident who often circulates petitions on behalf of Libertarian Party candidates in other states.

Virginia Code Section 24.2-543 requires 'non-party' presidential candidates who wish to be listed on a general election ballot to gather at least 400 signatures from each congressional district and a total of 10,000 from the entire state. Individuals are considered to be non-party candidates if they or the organization they represent received less than 10 percent of the total vote cast in either of the two preceding statewide elections. The signatures must be witnessed by state residents.

In his opinion granting summary judgment to the plaintiffs, Judge John A. Gibney, Jr. wrote: "The First Amendment places a premium on political speech, particularly speech about political change. . . . By imposing a state residency requirement on petition circulators, the Board [of Elections] deprives non-residents of a means to engage in core political speech and reduces the quantity of such speech available to its residents." The court also ordered the Board of Elections to cease enforcement of the residency requirement.

The defendants in the case, members of the Virginia State Board of Elections, also filed a motion for summary judgment, asking the court to dismiss the case. That motion was denied.

A similar issue arose earlier this year when Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry challenged a related Virginia law imposing state residency requirements on individuals who circulate petitions for presidential primary candidates. In that case, a federal judge said that Perry had filed his lawsuit too late to expect a court remedy, but also opined that the residency restrictions were likely unconstitutional.

"Yesterday's opinion does not specifically deal with the residency requirement for candidates seeking a place on the presidential primary ballot, as in the Rick Perry case, but the same principles apply," said Glenberg. "We hope that as a result of this decision, the State Board of Elections will cease enforcement of that provision as well."

A copy of the plaintiffs' brief in support of their motion for summary judgment, filed on June 21, may be found online at <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=finjVIRXcebtEjTT9spnMhm3aUD0ASkU>https://acluva.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/20120621LibertarianPartySummaryJudgment.pdf

Judge Gibney's opinion may be found at <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=J1Uk5VOIHwexJMscmHmObBm3aUD0ASkU>https://acluva.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120730LibertarianPartyCaseDistrictCourtSJOpinion.pdf.

Contact: Rebecca K. Glenberg, Legal Director, 804-644-8022

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Message from Bear Witness - Holder Orders Family: Give Up Your Religion Or Your Business

 BEAR WITNESS - Waking up America 

Issue 183 July 31, 2012  

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HOLDER DOJ ORDERS FAMILY: GIVE UP YOUR RELIGION OR YOUR BUSINESS

The Justice Department last week presented the Newland family of Colorado--who own Hercules Industries, a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning business--with what amounted to an ultimatum: Give up your religion or your business.“Hercules Industries has ‘made no showing of a religious … [Read More...]

 

TESTED: WHY STANDARDIZED TESTS DON’T MAKE SENSE

Students working toward completing their education know that when it comes to school, being tested is more or less unavoidable. If you’re working toward finishing courses in your education, there’s a good chance you’ve taken a test recently. While regular tests are important for most classes, … [Read More...]

 

SCALIA: GUNS MAY BE REGULATED

Justice Antonin Scalia, one of the Supreme Court’s most vocal and conservative justices, said on Sunday that the Second Amendment leaves room for U.S. legislatures to regulate guns, including menacing hand-held weapons.

“It will have to be decided in future cases,” Scalia said on Fox News Sunday.… [Read More...]

 

ANTI-GUN LAUTENBERG TRYING TO PUT AMENDMENT ON CYBERSECURITY BILL

Washington is, to say the least, not a town known for its high moral standards. But there is, perhaps, no one with more expertise in milking shameless advantage out of national tragedy than ultra-liberal senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY). So it can hardly be a surprise … [Read More...]

 

REMEMBERING A CUBAN DISSIDENT

As Cuba’s leading political dissident, Oswaldo Payá knew what it meant to live dangerously. He had spent time in Castro’s jails, where so many charged with “counterrevolutionary activities” had perished. Death threats were not unusual. There was the time that one of his relatives had … [Read More...]

 

OBAMA TO ‘EVALUATE’ BANNING ONLINE AMMUNITION SALES

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NOWHERE TO RUN

Running to something or from something compels migration to America. For many Hispanic immigrants, the great fear is that what they are running from – joblessness, poverty, oppression, Socialism, Communism – is now following them like an ominous dark cloud across the border. Barack Obama’s sinking of the American economy threatens the livelihood of those who have come to work – both … [Read More...]

 

“THE VETTING: OBAMA, RADICAL ISLAM AND THE SOROS CONNECTION.”

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Monday, July 30, 2012

Bear Witness - Alert Bill to Stop Federal Drop Spying

  BEAR WITNESS

                    Waking up America

 

                   ALERT

 

     

ALERT

 



Bill to Stop Federal Drone Spying!
 


By now you’ve heard that The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the EXCUSE of “environmental protection” – is flying unmanned military spy drones over farms in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri to determine whether or not farmers are violating the federal Clean Water Act! 

Never before in the history of America has her citizen’s privacy rights been so violated. Americans are being spied on in their own homes by Big Brother in the sky.

There are no legal court orders issued. There is no “probable cause.” Under the EPA’s enforcement you are simply guilty until proven innocent. 

It is a destruction of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution. 

If we sit back and do nothing and accept these violations now they will only expand in the future! Today it’s a farm in Iowa, tomorrow you won’t be alone in your own living room! 

You and I must take action now.

And now we have a weapon with which to fight the EPA.

Sen. Paul has introduced his bill into the Senate and Congressman Austin Scott of Georgia has authored a similar bill in the House of Representatives (HR 5925) to stop the illegal and unwarranted surveillance of American citizens. Both bills are called “Preserving Freedom From Unwanted Surveillance Act of 2012.” 

And they will: 

Put an end to the EPA’s use of drones to spy on private American homes.Protect individual privacy by forcing the government to honor our fourth amendment rights.Force the government to obtain legal warrants and show probable cause in order to use drones. Empowers citizens to file suit against the government if such legal action is not taken. You and I must build massive support for S.3287. We must send the message that Americans will not stand for such government surveillance. 

That's why it's urgent that you sign the petition at the bottom of this email in support of Senator Rand Paul's bill (S.3287) to stop the EPA from using unmanned military drones to spy on American Farmers!

As U.S. Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa_ said… “The simple truth is that no government agency should be able to treat Iowa farmers like the Taliban.”

Urgent you take action now to pass both the House and Senate versions of these bills!!!

Action to Take:

1. Call Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and demand that he lead Senate Republicans in support of S.3287. Tell him this bill is the only way to protect American privacy rights and personal freedom!

It is vital that Senate Republicans stand firm in support of S.3287. They must feel your heat! Call Senator McConnell – early and often. His office # is: 202-224-3135. His fax # is: 202-224-2574.

2. Call your state’s two U.S. Senators and demand they support S.3287. Ask them to co-sponsor the bill. Give them all the reasons stated above. Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121. Ask for your Senators by name.

3. Call your Member of the House of Representatives and demand he/she vote in favor of HR.5925. Ask them to co-sponsor the bill. Give them all the reasons stated above. House switchboard: (202) 225-3121. Ask for your Representative by name.

4. Call Senator Paul and Congressman Scott to let them know that you stand with them in this fight, and to thank them for spearheading this action.

Sen. Paul’s phone number is: (202) 224-4343
Rep. Scott’s phone number is: (202) 225-6531

It is vital to the liberty of America that S.3287 and H.R. 5925 be passed! American private property rights and personal privacy rights are evaporating quickly and we must act now to save them!

We can pass both bills – if we act now and put massive pressure on Congress to support both S.3287 and HR. 5925.

Take the above action NOW!

Sign the petition today!

Please pass this message on to your friends and neighbors and ask them to call too.

Sign your petition to Stop Drone Spying!

 

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Message from Bear Witness - Got Business? You did not build that!

 BEAR WITNESS - Waking up America 

Issue 182 July 27, 2012  

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August 18, 9 AM - 5 PM

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WHY THE UN ARMS TRADE TREATY VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION

The UN Arms Trade Treaty should alarm any liberty-loving citizen.  Every UN treaty requires the participating country to turn over its sovereignty regarding that particular issue.  An agreement with the UN removes the autonomy of the nation and the independence of the people to make their own laws … [Read More...]

 

 

SECOND AMENDMENT AND UN ARMS TREATY

The Second Amendment was not established on a whim.  Our founders incorporated the second amendment based upon generations of experience fighting tyranny.   The drafters’ intent is easily discovered by simply going to their writings and their history.  What we discover from the founders’ … [Read More...]

 

WHO IS JAMES HOLMES?

As a former communist myself, and an anti-communist fighter for nearly the last half century. I almost understand his actions, why James Holmes like Kimveer Gill, Jared Lee Loughner, Robert Butlers Jr., and Stephen P. Kazmierczak became killers. Like me, they had allegedly been under too much pressure from communist indoctrination until they reached the point that they erupted. Allegedly all these … [Read More...]

HISPANICS THE NEW BLACK: PART II – NOWHERE TO RUN

Running to something or from something compels migration to America. For many Hispanic immigrants, the great fear is that what they are running from – joblessness, poverty, oppression, Socialism, Communism – is now following them like an ominous dark cloud across the border. Barack Obama’s … [Read More...]

WHO REALLY INVENTED THE INTERNET?

A telling moment in the presidential race came recently when Barack Obama said: "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." He justified elevating bureaucrats over entrepreneurs by referring to bridges and roads, adding: "The Internet didn't get invented on its … [Read More...]

 

WAS OBAMA’S COMMUNIST MENTOR HIS FATHER?

Arizona’s Joe Arpaio, known as “America’s Toughest Sheriff” for his treatment of criminals, has been sued by the Obama Administration but is running for re-election this year. He may already have had the last laugh, as his investigators probing President Obama’s birth certificate have come … [Read More...]

 

 

IS HUMA ABEDIN THE NEXT VAN JONES?

Senator John McCain has become a left-wing media darling for defending Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin against truthful charges that she has family connections to the pro-terrorist Muslim Brotherhood. Andrew McCarthy notes there used to be a time when McCain was alarmed by the advance …[Read More...]

 

UNIVISION HIRES POLITICAL OPERATIVES TO FRAME ITS MESSAGE

The Spanish language television network Univision is making no effort to hide their bias in support of amnesty for illegal immigrants or their disdain towards Republicans. Two sources within Univision’s inner circle have divulged to the Shark Tank that this in fact true- Univision has actually hired political operatives to help frame their political agenda.  It appears that Univision isn’t concerned about reporting hard news to its viewership so much as it is about pushing and advocating a leftist agenda.  Has the network compromised whatever journalistic integrity it had left to begin with?

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AMERICA IS MY NAME

Divided We Fail.  Evil knows that if multiculturalism is promoted, and the people stick to their ethnic or religious group they will forever be divided. Divided people will never group together for the one purpose of fighting evil. Like minded ethnic groups will stick together. They will deny America as their home and their home country will always take priority.  Evil knows by creating a crisis, Evil will  influence uneducated non English speaking Americans to give away America, since their allegiance is convoluted. … [Read More...]

 

THE COMMUNIST MENTOR: FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS

Obama's mentor was a key figure in the USSR's plan to subvert American blacks. Were it not for the collective willful amnesia on the part of academia and the media regarding communist subversion in the United States, would Barack Obama be in the White House today? The question comes to mind when reading Paul Kengor’s intriguing political mystery tale about “Frank,” Obama’s … [Read More...]

 

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There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men by force, socialism-by vote. It is merely the difference between murder and suicide.    The degree of Socialism depends on how advanced is the road to Statism and Marxism.

 

 

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