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Saturday, April 21, 2012

From ACT! for America--Houston: [New post] Guilty of Insulting Islam

People need to realize that simply because Islam is the religion of our most pressing enemies (shut up, conspiracy theorists) does not mean it has to be given freedom to run roughshod over Americans of other faiths (or lack thereof).  (YES, I DOUBLE-CHECKED, AND THAT IS EXACTLY HOW I MEANT TO SAY THAT.)

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Guilty of Insulting Islam

by actforamericahouston
by Jacob Laksin Zombie Mohammed Last October, Ernest Perce was marching in a Halloween parade in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, dressed up as a zombie version of the prophet Mohammed when he was physically confronted by Talaag Elbayomy, a Muslim immigrant who found his costume offensive. According to Perce, Elbayomy grabbed him, chocked him, and then tried [...]
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From ACT! for America: Rep. Allen West to keynote our gala banquet!

 
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 2:39 PM
Subject: Rep. Allen West to keynote our gala banquet!
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April 20, 2012

Back by popular demand!

Rep. Allen West to keynote gala banquet

Register HERE

Dear Lee,

At last year's National Conference & Legislative Briefing, he brought the house down.

No wonder many of last year's attendees asked us to invite Rep. Allen West back this year.

He is an unapologetic patriot. He speaks the truth with clarity, eloquence and boldness. America is fortunate to have him serving us in Congress—and we are delighted to welcome him back as the keynote speaker for this year's National Conference & Legislative Briefing gala banquet.

Our conference "early bird" special ends at midnight tonight—so there's still time for you to register and receive early bird benefits, including:


  • Preferred seating at the gala banquet to hear Rep. West.
  • A special gift for you when you arrive.
  • And a chance to win free registration and $250 toward your travel costs.
To find out more or register, click here.

To see a 2 minute video glimpse inside our national conference, including a clip of Rep. West speaking last year, click on the image below.





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Friday, April 20, 2012

From NRA: Freedom Times, Special Annual Meeting Edition


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Issue No. 73
April 2012
 
"We are the NRA and in this election, we are, by God, ALL IN!" NRA Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre rallies thousands of NRA members at the 2012 NRA Annual Meetings in St. Louis, Missouri with an unforgettable speech...
"President Obama needs to fire Eric Holder, and in November, we need to fire the president," NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox addresses NRA Members at the Celebration of American Values Leadership Forum for the 2012 NRA Annual Meetings in St. Louis, Missouri...
Saturday night Glenn Beck gave the keynote at the National Rifle Association's annual convention. He was introduced to the stage by the NRA's Wayne LaPierre, who told the crowd that "he shoots straight and gun owners couldn't have a better fan...
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney (with his wife, Ann Romney) delivers a speech at the 2012 NRA Celebration of American Values Leadership Forum...

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Former Presidential candidate Rick Santorum delivers a speech at the 2012 NRA Celebration of American Values Leadership Forum...


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URGENT (regarding anti-Shariah legislation) -- From ACT! for America: Missouri Action Alert!

Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 8:48 AM
Subject: Missouri Action Alert!
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*** MISSOURI ACTION ALERT! *** WE NEED CONTACT WITH TWO TARGETED MEMBERS OF
THE MISSOURI SENATE LEADERSHIP IN SUPPORT OF THE
AMERICAN LAWS FOR AMERICAN COURTS LEGISLATION
by Lisa Piraneo, Director of Government Relations and
Kelly Cook, National Field Director


Dear Lee,

As we've been reporting to our Missouri grassroots, we have seen tremendous progress in both the Missouri House and Senate regarding the American Laws for American Courts (ALAC) legislation.

As a reminder, Representative Paul Curtman is the sponsor of the ALAC bill in the House (HB1512) and Senator Brian Nieves is the sponsor of the legislation in the Senate (SB676). Both of these proposals would protect Missourians from foreign laws or legal doctrines where the application of those laws/doctrines would violate those constitutional rights. It's that simple.

Representative Curtman's bill, HB1512, has passed in the House of Representatives and we now need to see the same happen in the Senate with SB676.

Our opponents continue to hurl lies and distortions about the Missouri ALAC legislation—now even getting people from outside the state to contact Missouri legislators. We now need to demonstrate the STRONG support by Missourians to two targeted members of the Missouri Senate Leadership, Senators Tom Dempsey, Majority Floor Leader, and Robert Mayer, President Pro Tem. It is important that they be able to differentiate between the TRUE supporters of this important legislation and those who only wish to see it defeated.

As we reported in our last e-mail, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and United Voices for America have been pounding the Missouri legislature hard in opposition to the ALAC proposals—using their usual blatantly false scare tactics.

The American Public Policy Alliance (APPA), who has been working with us to see ALAC legislation passed all across our nation, recently put together a video that demonstrates—and responds to—CAIR's false accusations about the Missouri ALAC legislation. If you haven't seen it already, please take a look and forward it on to others who share your support for ALAC legislation in Missouri.

** IMPORTANT ACTION ITEM **

We need your help TODAY in sending a strong message of support for SB676 AND HB1512 to both Senators Dempsey and Mayer.

Please note that the suggested language below includes a video link. It is important that you include this link with your e-mail! Copy the link (the word "video" in the sample text below) and paste it into your e-mail. The word is the link itself.

Finally, please forward this request to everyone you know!


In your own words, please respectfully relay the following message to these two Senators.

Dear Senator [Dempsey/Mayer],

I am writing to let you know of my strong support for SB676, introduced by Senator Brian Nieves (as well as its already-passed counterpart in the House, HB1512, introduced by Rep. Paul Curtman). These proposals are incredibly important in that they protect the constitutional rights of Missourians from the incursion of foreign laws and foreign legal doctrines. We must maintain the authority of the Missouri and U.S. Constitutions.

SB676 is of the utmost importance to me and I urge you to do whatever you can to see it brought before the full Senate for a vote.

Further, as you may know, opponents of American Laws for American Courts legislation have been trying to sway Missouri legislators by distorting the truth about these bills and having those who reside outside of the state contact the legislature. I assure you, there is more than enough support for this proposal within the great state of Missouri.

I ask that you watch this short video which addresses these falsehoods with facts and sets the record straight.

Thank you very much for your leadership on this vital matter.

Sincerely,


(Your name and city)


Thank you again for all of your efforts. We will get ALAC legislation passed in Missouri with your continued help!


REMEMBER, YOUR VOICE COUNTS!
IF EACH OF US DOES JUST A LITTLE, TOGETHER WE CAN
ACCOMPLISH A LOT!


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From ACT! for America--Houston: [New post] The destruction of free speech: Europe’s auto-immune disease

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The destruction of free speech: Europe's auto-immune disease

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By Melanie Phillips In decadent Europe, freedom of speech is dying. Loudly trumpeted as a 'human right' for any attacks on America, Israel, Christians or on the core values of the west, it is swiftly transformed into 'hate speech' and the shutters are slammed down on the speaker whenever Islam is in the frame. Lars [...]
actforamericahouston | April 19, 2012 at 3:56 pm | Tags: freedom of speech, injustice, Islam, sharia law | Categories: Freedom of Speech, Islam, Useful idiots, Weakness, Western Civilization | URL: http://wp.me/p1ggVf-1XL
             
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From ACT! for America: URGENT - STOP CHANGES TO FBI COUNTERTERRORISM MATERIALS!!!

Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:12 AM
Subject: URGENT - STOP CHANGES TO FBI COUNTERTERRORISM MATERIALS!!!
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April 19, 2012

Help us STOP proposed changes to FBI counterterrorism training materials!!!


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URGENT action needed! Add your name to open letter to Congress TODAY!!!

Dear Lee,

According to a recent CQ article (see below, highlights added), FBI leadership is moving forward with a plan that could purge from its counterterrorism training materials "references to Muslims…that it deemed offensive." As we all know, groups like CAIR want EVERY reference to radical Islam removed because they deem ANY terrorism reference to Islam "offensive."

We have learned that this potential capitulation by the FBI leadership to politically-correct special interest pressure has some Members of Congress concerned—and they should be.

So are we. And so should you.

With annual congressional hearings addressing the FBI just around the corner, we need to take action NOW to make sure the appropriate congressional committees are aware that there is opposition to these proposed changes from the folks back home. As you know, it's almost impossible to get Congress to take action on something unless they feel some "heat" from their constituents.

This is why it's critical we make our voices heard on this important issue NOW! And it's essential that we speak out loud and strong!

The first step in addressing this issue is an open letter to the chairmen of the appropriate House and Senate committees. Some of these committees are scheduled to hold hearings on the FBI very soon. THEY NEED TO HEAR FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS that making changes to counterterrorism training manuals without any congressional input, to appease political correctness, is COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE, because doing so WILL MAKE US LESS SAFE!!!!


Please add your name to this open letter and forward it to everyone you know. Please don't delay. We only have a few weeks to mobilize opposition to these foolish, ill-advised proposed changes before the U.S. Congress discusses issues related to the FBI. We need to be sure that when they do, our federal legislators have the benefit of knowing that many Americans are opposed to these changes.

The Obama administration has already purged all references to radical Islam and jihad from its national strategic threat assessments. We can't let this happen at the FBI as well. FBI agents in the field need to have training materials that accurately define the threat—for their safety and for ours.

We CAN stop these changes from happening, IF WE ACT.

So please, take action TODAY. It will only take a few moments of your time, but it will have a tremendous impact. Add your name to our open letter to congressional committee chairmen and forward this message to everyone you know!



Afternoon Take: FBI to Change Counterterrorism Training Policies

By Chad Brand, CQ Staff

The FBI is reportedly amending its training materials to eliminate references to Muslims and Arab-Americas that it deemed offensive, a change at least one high-ranking Democratic senator has championed.

The bureau recently notified Congress that it removed the references it deemed offensive, along with language saying that agents had the ability to suspend the law and impinge on the freedoms of others in the course of investigations, the New York Times reported. The story noted that Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., wrote to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, earlier this week about the training material.

Durbin's letter raised concerns that an internal review of its training materials by the bureau uncovered evidence of instructions for agents to make assumptions about Islam, Muslims and Arab Americans based on crude stereotypes, including language such as "Islam is a highly violent religion," and "mainstream American Muslims are likely to be terrorist sympathizers."

Durbin asked the FBI make the training materials public and hold accountable the individuals responsible for the language deemed offensive.

Rep. Trent Franks, one of a group of House Republicans that has questioned whether the Obama administration's review of its counterterrorism training policies put politics over security, said he was unhappy with what he called the FBI's lack of communication with Congress about its training manual reviews. The Arizona Republican said he wants details about who advised the FBI during the process.

"The FBI must not permit outside parties to censor the true or critical material from FBI training curricula just because someone feels it to be politically incorrect," he told CQ. "We want to know who these outside reviewing parties are, what their affiliations are, and whether they are being permitted in some instances to overrule the judgment of seasoned FBI trainers."



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