From NRA: Freedom Times, Issue no. 77

Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 2:13 PM
Subject: Freedom Times, Issue no. 77

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June 2012 NRA Applauds Passage of U.S. House Committee Resolution Recommending that the House Find Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress NRA-ILA The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform passed a resolution recommending that the House find Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. in contempt of Congress by a 23 to 17 vote... read this President Obama Asserts Executive Privilege Over Fast and Furious Documents FoxNews.com A House panel voted Wednesday in favor of holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, a move that inflamed partisan rancor on Capitol Hill and sets up the possibility of legal action against the attorney general himself... watch this NRA's Chris Cox on Eric Holder's Fast & Furious Testimony and Gov. Scott Walker's Victory NRA News Cam Edwards talks to NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris Cox about Eric Holder's Fast and Furious testimony today, as well as Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) winning Tuesday's recall election... watch this Border Patrol Group Calls for Holder's Resignation By Jerry Seper, Washington Times The National Border Patrol Council, which represents all 17,000 of the agency's non-supervisory agents, called for the resignation Monday of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. for his role in the botched "Fast and Furious" gunrunning operation that resulted in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent... Read this Rumor Control: The Truth About Indiana SB 1 NRA-ILA You may have recently read some so-called "news" reports that there is a new law in Indiana that allows homeowners to legally shoot police officers if they believe the officers are unlawfully on their property. If you think this sounds too crazy to be true, rest assured, you're right! NRA-ILA's Rumor Control has the real story... Read this Gun Ownership Up, Crime Down By Emily Miller, Washington Times Gun-control advocates are noticeably silent when crime rates decline. Their multimillion-dollar lobbying efforts are designed to manufacture mass anxiety that every gun owner is a potential killer. The statistics show otherwise... Read this Miss. Senators Cosponsor U.S. Gun Rights Legislation Office of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today announced their support for legislation to protect the second amendment rights of American firearms owners from a United Nations treaty being negotiated to establish international arms trade standards... Read this Cover Up in Washington D.C.'s Arrest of Iraq Vet NRA News Cam Edwards talks to Emily Miller from The Washington Times about the last article in her 4-part series about Army 1st Sergeant Matthew Corrigan... watch this North Carolina: NRA-Backed Bills Move through State Legislature NRA-ILA The North Carolina General Assembly's short session is well underway, with substantial progress made on efforts to improve our Right to Keep and Bear Arms in the Tar Heel State. The Senate passed House Bill 843, sending it to Governor Bev Perdue for her approval... read this   Issue No. 77 Quick Links Not a Member? Join NRA Now!   Renew or Upgrade Your Membership   Subscribe to other NRA Newsletters   NRA News Forward to a friend Know someone who might be interested in the email? Why not forward this email to them.       For more information, visit us online at www.nra.org To ensure delivery of Freedom Times emails to your inbox, please add admin@nramedia.org to your Email Address Book or Safe List. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this email as you will not receive a response. This email is a broadcast email generated by an automated system. You are receiving this email as a benefit of your NRA membership.

From NRA: America needs to get furious

Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 1:47 PM
Subject: America needs to get furious

Below is an opinion piece I recently wrote for The Daily Caller. I wanted to be sure you saw it. I believe this fight with Eric Holder and the Obama administration over "Fast and Furious" is a fight you and I absolutely cannot afford to lose. Our American rule of law is at stake! If you agree, I hope you'll consider making a quick donation to NRA-ILA today so we can keep up our fight at full strength...especially now with Congress threatening to hold Eric Holder in contempt. Click here or go to http://www.nramedia.org/t/623173/57969563/15402/0/ as soon as you can. Thank you. Now let's take our country back! -Chris Chris W. Cox Executive Director NRA Institute for Legislative Action   ———————————————————————— America Needs to Get Furious...FAST By Chris W. Cox The Daily Caller June 22, 2012 Attorney General Eric Holder's continued refusal to turn over "Fast and Furious" documents to House investigators - even in the face of being held in contempt by Congress - is another symptom of the disease of lawlessness that has been rotting our republic ever since President Barack Obama took office. Moreover, Obama's decision to invoke "executive privilege" to hide these documents from the American people is a tacit admission that what the National Rifle Association has been saying since day one is true. Namely, that the inconceivable crimes committed under operation "Fast and Furious" were designed to support the Obama administration's gun control agenda. Americans should not be fooled by Holder and Obama's spin that this is a "partisan" fight. This is an American fight to restore the trust that we deserve to have in our government. The Obama administration's continued cover-up of this deadly scandal is a threat to the lives of our border patrol agents, our rule of law, the accountability we expect from our top leaders, and the sanctity of our U.S. Constitution. Millions of NRA members, and tens of millions who support us, have been fighting for the truth since the day this scandal first broke. We've generated over 100,000 petitions to Congress demanding that they hold the Obama administration accountable. We've fought tirelessly for the truth, because we know this is a decisive battle for the future of our constitutional form of government. Everywhere I go across this great country, Americans are shell-shocked and incredulous that their government could be capable of orchestrating such a criminal scheme. Incredulous that the President who promised all of us the most transparent administration in history, has instead delivered the biggest cover-up since Watergate and the deadliest government scandal we've ever seen. And sadly, many of the good people I meet feel helpless to do anything about it. But that feeling of helplessness has to stop. This scandal is ground zero in the fight for the soul of America. It is a fight to reclaim our government as one that derives its power from "We the People." It is a fight against a gang of Chicago thugs who think they can take power for themselves and change our laws any way they see fit. Obama's callousness toward our rule of law and the U.S. Constitution may be unprecedented, but it should never deter us from demanding accountability and punishment for those who are criminally responsible for "Fast and Furious." It's time for every American - Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal - to join this fight. Call your U.S. Representative at (202) 225-3121 and demand that he or she vote to hold Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. Tell your congressman to demand that the Obama administration release every critical document related to its "Fast and Furious" scandal. This is our country and it's time to take it back. Chris W. Cox is the Executive Director of the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) and serves as the organization's chief lobbyist. National Rifle Association - Institute for Legislative Action * 11250 Waples Mill Road * Fairfax, VA 22030

From ACT! for America: Allegations of corruption

 
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 12:56 PM
Subject: Allegations of corruption

Friday, June 22, 2012

From ACT! for America: Two fathers speak out

 

 

Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:25 AM
Subject: Two fathers speak out

Visit our News page June 22, 2012 Allegations of corruption in a Michigan school district Dear Lee, Richard Thompson, the President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), is one of our featured speakers at next week's National Conference and Legislative Briefing. Check out the explosive allegations in a recent news release put out by TMLC (highlights added). THOMAS MORE LAW CENTER NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:       June 19, 2012 Ties to Terrorism? Grand Jury Sought to Investigate Allegations of Corruption Involving Farmington Public Schools and Islamic Cultural Association ANN ARBOR, MI – The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced today that it submitted a letter to Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette asking that he conduct a grand jury investigation into the Farmington Public Schools sale of Eagle Elementary School to the Islamic Cultural Association (ICA), which has ties to terrorist organizations. The Law Center informed Attorney General Schuette that "a fog of corruption has indeed enveloped the Farmington Public Schools relating to its 2011 agreement to sell Eagle Elementary School to the Islamic Cultural Association, and that this fog of corruption can only be pierced by a grand jury investigation and the use of other investigative tools in the law enforcement arsenal of the Attorney General's Office." [Click here to read entire letter] Richard Thompson, President and Chief Council of the Thomas More Law Center, commented, "By agreeing to sell Eagle Elementary to the ICA under these suspicious circumstances, Farmington Schools sacrificed the interest of their children and taxpayers to bring into their community an organization with ties to terrorist organizations." According to the real estate broker who represented ICA in the purchase of Eagle Elementary, ICA owns and operates the HUDA, an Islamic school in the Village of Franklin, Michigan. The Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan, reports that ICA shares direct ties to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (hereinafter "CAIR") and the North American Islamic Trust, Inc. (hereinafter "NAIT"), both of which were named as unindicted co-conspirators/joint venturers in U.S. v. Holy Land Found. for Relief & Dev. ("HLF"), the largest terrorism funding trial in U.S. history. Federal prosecutors proved that HLF worked closely with the U.S. designated terrorist organization Hamas to fund terrorist activities. Moreover, during the HLF trial, several FBI agents testified to the unmistakable financial connections and dealings between HLF, CAIR, and NAIT. After the trial, the FBI severed ties with CAIR and NAIT due to their status as unsuitable liaison partners. Steven Pomerantz, the FBI's former chief of counterterrorism, even noted that "CAIR, its leaders, and its activities effectively give aid to international terrorist groups." Organizations such as CAIR and NAIT defend such criticism by diverting attention away from their misdeeds and financial ties to Islamic terrorism through accusing those who criticize their associations and actions as being "Muslim bashers" or "Islamophobes." Dawud Walid, Executive Director of CAIR-Michigan, testified in support of ICA during the Farmington Public Schools board meeting relating to the purchase of Eagle Elementary. The interconnected relationships of ICA, CAIR and NAIT serve as a partial backdrop for the real estate transactions orchestrated by Farmington Public Schools. The June 13, 2012 Thomas More Law Center letter to the Attorney General letter with 442 pages of exhibits was written on behalf of concerned citizens from West Bloomfield, Farmington and Farmington Hills. According to the letter, these concerned citizens have information, which supports claims of bribery, illegal campaign contributions, and violations of the Open Meetings Act and governmental practices dealing with the sale of public property. [Click here to read the 22-page Summary of Allegations] In creating a new Public Integrity Unit last year, Attorney General Schuette stated: "[e]nriching yourself at public expense is not only shameful, but compromises the integrity of government and violates the public trust. Weeding out corruption is top priority." Information compiled through various sources indicates that the Farmington Public Schools (FPS) secretly negotiated a No-Bid, below-market, sale of valuable district property against the recommendations of its legal counsel, a specially-convened internal committee, and district residents. [Click here to see video clips of residents addressing FPS Board] While the District repeatedly rebuffed parties interested in purchasing the vacant elementary school telling them it was not for sale, FPS was exclusively negotiating behind closed doors in apparent violation of the Open Meetings Act, for many months with their favored buyer, the Islamic Cultural Association. Not only did FPS conceal its dealings from the public, it apparently misrepresented the status of the property to municipal officials from Farmington and Farmington Hills. On May 3, 2011, less than three weeks before it would publicly announce the Islamic Cultural Association's offer to purchase Eagle Elementary, in a joint meeting with Farmington and Farmington Hills City Councils, FPS represented that Eagle was slated for demolition. On October 16, 2011, two days prior to FPS's determinative vote on whether to extend the expiration date of the purchase agreement for the ICA to obtain Eagle Elementary, Dr Nabil Suliman, who does not reside in the Farmington School district nor does he have any children in Farmington Public Schools, contributed $2,000 ($1,000 over the legal limit) to FPS Board member Karen Bolsen. Concluded Thompson, "Our letter to the Attorney General focused on a catalog of suspicious circumstances dealing with corruption that can best be resolved by a citizens grand jury. A grand jury with the power to subpoena witnesses and compel testimony would insure that the guilty are brought to justice and the innocent exonerated." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make sure you receive all of your messages from ACT for America. Add actforamerica@donationnet.net to your address book as an approved email sender. If you found this message in your "Bulk" or "Spam" folder, please click the "Not Spam" button to notify your provider that these are emails you want to receive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT for America P.O. Box 12765 Pensacola, FL 32591 http://www.actforamerica.org/ ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America's national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam. We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure. The news items, blogs, educational materials and other information in our emails and on our website are only intended to provide information, news and commentary on events and issues related to the threat of radical Islam. 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Visit our News page     There's still time to register AND reserve your hotel room at a discounted rate! Click on the image at the left for more details. June 21, 2012 Two fathers speak out Dear Lee, At our National Conference & Legislative Briefing next week, we will be screening the powerful documentary "Losing Our Sons," produced by our friends at Americans for Peace and Tolerance. Visit here to see a trailer of the film, or click on the image above. This past Saturday, the two fathers appeared on the "Huckabee" program on Fox News. The message they are sending to America, and to those in government, must not be ignored. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make sure you receive all of your messages from ACT for America. Add actforamerica@donationnet.net to your address book as an approved email sender. If you found this message in your "Bulk" or "Spam" folder, please click the "Not Spam" button to notify your provider that these are emails you want to receive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT for America P.O. Box 12765 Pensacola, FL 32591 www.actforamerica.org ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America's national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam. We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure. The news items, blogs, educational materials and other information in our emails and on our website are only intended to provide information, news and commentary on events and issues related to the threat of radical Islam. Much of this information is based upon media sources, such as the AP wire services, newspapers, magazines, books, online news blog and news services, and radio and television, which we deem to be reliable. However, we have undertaken no independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the information reported by these media sources. We therefore disclaim all liability for false or inaccurate information from these media sources. We also disclaim all liability for the third-party information that may be accessed through the material referenced in our emails or posted on our website. HOW CAN I TELL OTHERS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Send a personalized version of this message to your friends. HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Click here to give an online donation.

From ACT! for America: Come Meet Brigitte Gabriel!

Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 1:18 PM
Subject: Come Meet Brigitte Gabriel!

Visit our News page Brigitte Gabriel to Speak in Collinsville, Illinois! Brigitte Gabriel Leading Global Islamic Terrorism Expert CLICK HERE to view Brigitte's special video invitation! Dear Lee, It is my privilege to invite you to a special event featuring Brigitte Gabriel, Founder and President of ACT! for America. This event is free and open to the public and will be held at the following: First Assembly of God 1105 Belt Line Road Collinsville, IL 62234 (Just 12 miles east of St. Louis, MO) Monday, July 23rd at 7 pm The events over the past eighteen months have been a sobering wake-up call to America. Without question, the threats radical Islam pose to America have increased. Brigitte will discuss these threats to our security and our freedoms, such as… The growing threat of homegrown jihad, with the number of such jihadist plots skyrocketing over the past two years. How terrorists are exploiting our porous southern border, often working with drug cartels. The increasingly militant—and successful—effort by Islamists worldwide to suppress free speech and criminalize any criticism of Islam. The growing Muslim Brotherhood threat and how Islamic sharia law is creeping into America. How the history and doctrines of Islam are being misrepresented in public school textbooks and classrooms. For a taste of what is in store for you, check out one of Brigitte's recent speeches at an event in Nashville, Tennessee: http://www.tennessean.com/VideoNetwork/1271237687001/ACT-for-America-founder-speaks-at-anti-Shariah-conference-in-Nashville But even more important than this, Brigitte will spell out the strategies and tactics ACT! for America is employing to effectively fight back against these threats. Brigitte's message will be illuminating, at times disturbing and even shocking—but ultimately inspiring, empowering, and filled with hope! You will hear first-hand how ACT! for America is successfully rolling back the tide of radical Islam…how we are winning legislative victories…how we don't have to live in fear or resign ourselves to the inevitability of the threats arrayed against us...and how we will prevail. I also encourage you to email this to people you know who might be interested in attending. A few years ago we did an event like this in Indiana and one of our members in Oregon found out about it and emailed a friend in Indiana—who then brought 21 people to the event!! We're sending this email to all of our members in Illinois and Missouri because we know, from prior experience, that many people are willing to travel to hear Brigitte speak and they forward announcements like these to people they know who live in the area. I know those of you who have heard Brigitte will agree—you don't want to miss this! It will be an event people will be talking about for a long time to come! Invite your friends and come join us in Collinsville, Illinois! We look forward to seeing you on July 23rd. Yours for a Safe and Free America, Guy Rodgers Executive Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make sure you receive all of your messages from ACT for America. Add actforamerica@donationnet.net to your address book as an approved email sender. If you found this message in your "Bulk" or "Spam" folder, please click the "Not Spam" button to notify your provider that these are emails you want to receive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT for America P.O. Box 12765 Pensacola, FL 32591 http://www.actforamerica.org/ ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America's national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam. We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure. The news items, blogs, educational materials and other information in our emails and on our website are only intended to provide information, news and commentary on events and issues related to the threat of radical Islam. Much of this information is based upon media sources, such as the AP wire services, newspapers, magazines, books, online news blog and news services, and radio and television, which we deem to be reliable. However, we have undertaken no independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the information reported by these media sources. We therefore disclaim all liability for false or inaccurate information from these media sources. We also disclaim all liability for the third-party information that may be accessed through the material referenced in our emails or posted on our website. HOW CAN I TELL OTHERS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Send a personalized version of this message to your friends. HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Click here to give an online donation.