KEEP THE INTERNET FREE OF GOVERNMENTAL INTERVENTION
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KEEP THE INTERNET FREE OF GOVERNMENTAL INTERVENTION
A couple of months ago, the Americans for Prosperity group told us about the Obama administration's regulatory power grab to gain control of the Internet and potentially our whole communications system.
The White House person in charge of technology policy, Susan Crawford has resigned, but the effort to take over the Internet continues. The Federal Communications Commission is moving ahead with proposed "Open Internet" rules, which would give federal regulators vast new powers, and ultimately lead to government control of the Internet.
As long as the Internet is free, a free press exists in America, despite corporate owned and the 'CIA' influenced mainstream media. The Internet must be saved as the important free society vehicle to communicate, educate, and organize. This is our most important tool for vigilence of a free society.
This is what's at stake as corporate lobbyists, prompting the FCC, to move forward with its ridiculously misnamed "Open Internet" rulemaking. http://americansforprosperity.org/internet-comment
"Open Internet" is the latest marketing language for what they used to call "net neutrality." "Open Internet" or "net neutrality" sounds simple - force phone and cable companies to treat every bit of information the same way - until you realize that modern networks are incredibly complex, with millions of lines of code in every router. Making sure services like VoIP, video conferencing, and telemedicine (not to mention the next great thing that hasn't been invented yet) get priority may be necessary to make the Internet work, but the government is considering regulations that will make it illegal to prioritize traffic.
These networks cost billions of dollars to build and maintain, and if there is uncertainty about getting a good return on that investment, private investment will dry up. And then government will step in, spending billions of our tax dollars on a government-owned and controlled Internet.
More more info and to send your comment to legislators, check out http://americansforprosperity.org/internet-comment
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DEFENDING 10TH AMENDMENT STATE RIGHTS -
SUPPORT THESE TWO BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED TO OUR STATE LEGISLATURE THIS MONTH
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a letter from Campaign for Liberty
Dear Liberty Advocate,
Barack Obama may have just gotten back from a luxury resort in Hawaii, but when it comes to taking away your freedoms, he doesn’t take a day off.
Obama has ordered his gun-grabbing Attorney General, Bill Clinton’s gun-ban architect Eric Holder, to go after new pro-gun state laws in Montana and Tennessee that declare federal gun control laws invalid if the gun is manufactured in that state and never crosses state lines.
By passing the buck to his attorney general, Obama can continue to mislead the public by saying he himself has no desire to take away our guns.
And not only are his cronies scheming to eliminate any state law that conflicts with their global gun-grabbing agenda, they’re also working to bring back D.C.’s infamous gun ban.
And they’re not stopping at your right to keep and bear arms. Obama and his henchmen are also working to expand their control to your family doctor’s office.
Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi want to control how you get your health care by giving you a frightening choice – you can either purchase only private health insurance plans that carry the Obama administration’s stamp of approval…
…or be fined $1900, face a year in jail, and pay penalties up to $25,000 for not having the approved health insurance or buying a plan not approved by the government. Penalties can start if a single, monthly payment is missed.
And the private plans are set up to fail, “forcing” government to eliminate all private health care and force every American into government-controlled plans.
It’s such an invasive and abusive power grab, Obama actually campaigned against it as a candidate and attacked Hillary Clinton for even suggesting it – only to embrace it and back it with the threat of imprisonment as President.
We can stop Obama’s federal power grab of our state’s rights at Virginia’s borders with Delegate Bob Marshall’s Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act, HB10, and Delegate Charles W. Carrico’s Virginia Firearms Freedom Act, HB69.
Senator Jill Vogel will carry both Senate versions of the bills on the Senate side.
We are beginning to build support with a list of cosponsors for both bills in the House and are working on the Senate side for support and cosponsors.
Now, I need your help if we are to win this fight. This is what I need you to do:
1) Contact your state representatives in the House and Senate and ask them to cosponsor the Virginia Firearms Freedom Act and the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act. You can find your legislators here.
2) Make plans to attend the 10th Amendment Revolution Lobby Day/Rally on January 18th from 9AM - 2PM at the Bell Tower on the Capitol grounds in Richmond.
Remember, our Founding Fathers gave their wealth, their honor, and even their lives for our freedoms. We must protect what they have given us and secure our state’s rights in Virginia. This has never been more important than it is now.
Those who see our liberties as threats to their plans for limitless government control aren’t slowing down or taking a break. Please encourage your coworkers, friends, and family to join us in stopping the Obama federal power grabbing schemes in Virginia.
Yours in liberty,
Donna Holt
Executive Director
Virginia Campaign for Liberty
Interim State Coordinator
Campaign for Liberty National
www.campaignforliberty.com
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