| Americans Strongly Oppose
ObamaCare |
January 23, 2012 | |
 FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Charles Orndorff
703-938-9626
Americans Still Negative on ObamaCare
Americans expect ObamaCare to harm, rather than help the quality of
healthcare, according to a poll conducted by The Conservative Caucus
(TCC), and 60% feel "strongly" that it should be repealed.
At least 98% believe that ObamaCare will lead to fewer doctors, less
research and development, and long waiting times.
Impatience is growing with the failure of the House of
Representatives to make repeal of ObamaCare a priority, with 96% saying
that Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and the Republican leadership must do
more. Ninety-eight percent said that repealing ObamaCare would be a
"very important" factor in deciding who to vote for in 2012, and 90%
said they would support a "Tea Party-style Constitutional conservative"
against a less conservative incumbent in a Republican primary.
The poll was conducted by mail, with about 4,000 responses.
The Conservative Caucus (TCC) is a grass roots public policy action
organization, formed in 1974. It was active in defeating the SALT II
Treaty, repealing the Catastrophic Coverage Act, having the U.S. House
of Representatives impeach President Clinton, and blocking passage of
amnesty for illegal aliens.
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| Howard Phillips Retires,
TCC Leadership Promises to Keep Up The Fight |
January 11, 2012 | |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Charles Orndorff
703-938-9626
Phillips Retires After 37 Years of Leading The
Conservative Caucus
Howard Phillips, founder of The Conservative Caucus (TCC) and its
Chairman since 1974, has resigned, saying that recent health problems
required that he "direct my energies on my health, my family life, my
spiritual priorities, and my writings." He affirmed his gratitude "for
the opportunities God has given me to work with such fine people and I
remain wholeheartedly supportive of the important work and mission of
this organization."
Phillips, now 70, led TCC through successful battles to block
ratification of the SALT II Treaty, begin the SDI missile defense
program, repeal the Catastrophic Coverage Act, prevent passage of
Hillary Clinton’s socialized medicine scheme, and persuade the House of
Representatives to impeach President Bill Clinton.
He visited all 50 states in campaigns against the Panama Canal
treaties, SALT II, and the nuclear freeze. He also held organizational
meetings in all 435 congressional districts during the early years of
TCC.
His leadership in TCC’s Victory Over Communism project included
support for anti-Communist freedom fighters in Asia, Africa, and Latin
America, repeal of the Clark Amendment, Congressional approval of the MX
missile, a 600-ship navy, and even a visit to Eastern Europe and the
Baltic states as the Soviet empire began to show signs of collapse.
Phillips is a graduate of the Boston Latin School and Harvard, having
served as President of the Harvard Student Council. He was one of the
founders of Young Americans for Freedom.
Prior to founding The Conservative Caucus, he was Republican Chairman
of Boston and campaign manager for Richard Schweiker’s successful 1968
Senate campaign in Pennsylvania.
During the Nixon administration, Phillips headed the President’s
Council on Youth Opportunity and the Office of Economic Opportunity
(OEO), and won nationwide conservative acclaim when he attempted to
eliminate the OEO programs.
The Constitution Party (originally named the
U.S. Taxpayers Party) nominated Phillips as its candidate for President
in 1992, 1996, and 2000.
TCC’s Board of Directors expects to choose a new Chairman early in
2012, with Darrell Castle serving as interim Chairman. Castle was the
2008 Vice-presidential nominee of the Constitution Party.
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| Poll: Americans Oppose
Amnesty |
December 20, 2011 |
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE For further information, contact:
Charles Orndorff, 703-938-9626
Obama’s Amnesty by Executive Power Has Little Public
Support
The recent Obama administration decision to exempt most illegal aliens
from deportation has little support from the American public, according
to a poll conducted by The Conservative Caucus. Ninety-eight percent
said that this was an abuse of executive branch authority, and 96%
favored congressional hearings on the policy.
The new Obama policy focuses only on the deportation of illegal
aliens who have committed an additional, and serious, crime. Deportation
proceedings against other illegal aliens were dismissed, granting them
what amounts to amnesty.
The poll was conducted by mail, with about 10,000 responses.
The Conservative Caucus (TCC) is a grass roots public policy action
organization, formed in 1974. It was active in defeating the SALT II
Treaty, repealing the Catastrophic Coverage Act, having the U.S. House
of Representatives impeach President Clinton, and blocking passage of
amnesty for illegal aliens.
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| Candidates: How to Restore
the Constitution |
December 12, 2011 |
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The Ten Actions That the Next President
Should Take in Order to Restore Compliance with the U.S. Constitution
by Howard Phillips
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Issue an Executive Order for the cessation
of all activities related to ObamaCare – no enforcement of
provisions already in effect, and no preparations for provisions
going into effect in 2014. No funds would be spent for any purpose
related to ObamaCare, except what may be required to shut down
current operations.
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Order the Department of Homeland Security
to proceed with the deportation of all known illegal aliens.
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Instruct all cabinet members to review
each program in their departments for constitutional justification
and report to the President within 30 days. Follow these reports
with a message to Congress, calling for a phase-out of
unconstitutional programs during FY 2013.
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Prepare and send to Congress a balanced
budget for FY 2014, eliminating unconstitutional programs, and
promising to veto any bills containing unconstitutional spending.
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Promise to veto any further increase in
the debt ceiling.
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Announce that U.S. armed forces will cease
fighting undeclared wars and return home as quickly as the officers
in command deem practical.
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Call on Congress to enact HR 1146, the
American Sovereignty Restoration Act while immediately suspending
all US payments to the United Nations and withdrawing from all
participation in the United Nations.
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Appoint a commission to draft a plan to
fund the Federal government entirely from tariffs and excises, with
the income tax and the 16th Amendment to be repealed.
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Announce that no members will be appointed
to the Federal Election Commission, ending its ability to enforce
unconstitutional limitations on freedom of speech.
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Appoint a commission to prepare a plan for
the phasing out of the Federal Reserve system.
| Americans Say "No" to
North American Union |
November 21, 2011 |
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE For further information, contact:
Charles Orndorff, 703-281-6782
North American Union Has Little Public Support
Few Americans support a North American Union (NAU) that would merge
the government of the United States with those of Mexico and Canada,
according to a poll conducted by The Conservative Caucus Foundation (TCCF).
Ninety-five percent described the NAU scheme as “an assault on our
way of life”, ninety-nine percent saw it as a “betrayal of the
Constitution”, and 99% also disagreed with the policy of implementing an
NAU without the approval of Congress or the voters.
Defending the U.S. border with Mexico, rather than eliminating it, won
99% support. The cost of U.S. welfare benefits for Mexicans and
Canadians was also a concern to 99%.
The poll was conducted by mail and received about 3,500 responses.
The Conservative Caucus Foundation (TCCF), founded in 1976, has
published studies on many public policy issues, including some
concerning a Constitutional Budget, Red China, the Panama Canal, the
START treaties, and SDI.
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| Howard Phillips' Op-Ed in
Roll Call |
November 17, 2011 |
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Phillips: Stop Wasting Time; Balance the Budget
By Howard Phillips
Special to Roll Call - Nov. 16, 2011
It is time for conservatives in Congress to cease wasting time on a
balanced budget constitutional amendment and focus on a specific plan to
end the deficit through spending cuts.
A balanced budget amendment is a waste of time because it would fail
to produce a balanced budget. It cannot be effectively enforced.
Enforcement would have to be the responsibility of Congress, the
president or the federal courts. Congress will certainly not enforce
such an amendment because it already has the power to balance the budget
but has refused to do so.
An amendment would not change the basic political equation, which is
that voters welcome government benefits while refusing to accept the
taxes required to pay for those benefits. This guarantees that Congress
would respond to a balanced budget amendment by seizing upon any
loophole to evade it, and the amendments always include one or more such
loopholes.
Most amendments allow Congress to continue deficit spending during a
war, even an undeclared war. The amendments also allow Congress, by the
vote of a supermajority, to suspend the balanced budget requirement
whenever Congress wishes to do so. The political realities would make it
much easier to obtain a three-fifths or two-thirds vote to “temporarily”
continue spending than a majority to make painful and unpopular spending
cuts.
Handing enforcement power to the president would be no more effective
and would introduce dangerous side effects. The president would feel the
same political constraints as Congress and would be unwilling to risk
unpopularity for himself and his party.
However, giving him the power to make unilateral decisions on spending
cuts would enormously increase the president’s influence over Congress.
He would be able to threaten Members with the loss of spending
considered vital for their state or district, forcing them into line
when administration bills come up for a vote.
Our nation would suffer from the worst of both worlds as the president
made small spending cuts to punish his political enemies while refusing
to balance the budget.
Read the complete op-ed at:
www.rollcall.com/issues/57_60/howard_phillips..
| Americans: No Citizenship
for Children of Illegals |
October 27, 2011 |
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Charles Orndorff
703-938-9626
AMERICANS OPPOSE CITIZENSHIP FOR CHILDREN BORN TO
ILLEGAL ALIENS
Most Americans oppose granting citizenship to children born in the
United States to illegal aliens, according to a poll conducted by The
Conservative Caucus. Eighty-nine percent oppose citizenship, with 83%
saying they strongly oppose it.
Passage of the Birthright Citizenship Act (HR 140) was supported by
65%. This bill, introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-IA), would amend
current law so that citizenship would not be conferred on anyone born in
the United States unless at least one parent was a citizen or a legal
visitor.
The poll was conducted by mail, with about 2,500 responses.
The Conservative Caucus (TCC) is a grass roots public policy action
organization, formed in 1974. It was active in defeating the SALT II
Treaty, repealing the Catastrophic Coverage Act, having the U.S. House
of Representatives impeach President Clinton, and blocking passage of
amnesty for illegal aliens.
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|
Americans: Ban Public Employee Unions |
October 27, 2011 |
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Charles Orndorff
703-938-9626
Time to End Bargaining with Public Employee Unions
Government-employee unions should be banned, according to a poll
conducted by The Conservative Caucus (TCC).
The ban was supported by 88%, compared to 8% supporting unions and 4%
undecided. A ban on all types of political contributions by
government-employee unions had 94% support, with only 2% disagreeing.
Seventy-eight percent believed that the 1961 legalization of
government-employee unions at the Federal level was done for purely
political reasons.
The poll was conducted by mail, with about 1,000 responses.
The Conservative Caucus (TCC) is a grass roots public policy action
organization, formed in 1974. It was active in defeating the SALT II
Treaty, repealing the Catastrophic Coverage Act, having the U.S. House
of Representatives impeach President Clinton, and blocking passage of
amnesty for illegal aliens.
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| Eliminate Legal Services
Corp. |
October 12, 2011 |
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LSC SHOULD BE COMPLETELY ELIMINATED
The good news is that Congress has cut funding for the left-wing
radical-activist Legal Services Corporation (LSC). According to USA
Today, 8/30/11, the LSC is "laying off employees, cutting services
and increasingly turning away people who need assistance as slashed
budgets face deeper cuts."
They’d save a lot more time and money if they stopped funding
programs that promote abortion, sodomy and "welfare rights".
As reported by USA Today, "Congress cut funding for the Legal
Services Corp. (LSC), an umbrella non-profit group that distributes
grants to 136 programs on the state level." The cuts were for $15.8
million dollars, which is "about 4% of the program’s most recent
budget".
In addition, "the House Appropriation Committee has proposed slashing
an additional $104 million dollars for fiscal 2012, rolling back funding
to $300 million dollars - a level not seen since 1999."
The LSC should not be receiving a single penny of taxpayer funds.
| Senator Malcolm Wallop |
October 5, 2011 |
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One of the greatest orators in the history of the U. S. Senate has
died. Malcolm Wallop was out front on a number of important issues.
He
was a determined anti-communist, and one of the initial enthusiastic
supporters of SDI. He will certainly be missed. An obit in The
Washington Post had
this to say:
| Senator Charles Percy |
September 30, 2011 |
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CONSERVATIVE INDEPENDENTS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR PERCY
DEFEAT IN 1989
I first met the late Senator Charles H. Percy when I was age 19 and
President of the Harvard Student Council. I had contacted him, who was
then running the Bell & Howell Corporation, about a possible speech to
an event I was hosting. He was unable to accept my invitation, but we
had a good conversation. Subsequently, I organized an independent U. S.
Senate campaign in 1984, which was largely responsible for Percy losing
his Senate seat.
Former Senator Charles Percy (R-Ill.) died September 17, 2011 at age
91. The obituary was reported in the
Washington Post (9/18/11).
| Constitution Day Event |
September 17, 2011 |
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|
You are cordially invited to the
TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN
CONSTITUTION DAY
COMMEMORATION and PUBLIC EVENT
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011, ARLINGTON, VA
Celebrating September 17, 1787 when the Constitution of the
United States was adopted.
The Agenda
Introductory Remarks by Howard Phillips, Chairman of The
Conservative Caucus
Federal Budget Expert Peter Ferrara
Presentation by Howard Phillips of the
Andrew Jackson Champion of Liberty Award to Richard Norman,
President of the Richard Norman Company.
Closing Remarks
Peter Ferrara is the Senior Policy Advisor for Social
Security and Medicare with the Institute for Policy
Innovation. He is also Director of the International Center
for Law and Economics and President of the Virginia Club for
Growth. He served as a senior staff member in the White
House Office of Policy Development under President Reagan
and as Associate Deputy Attorney General of the United
States under the first President Bush. He is a graduate of
Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and has practiced
law with firms on Wall Street and in Washington, DC. He
wrote the first book for the Cato Institute providing a
comprehensive intellectual foundation for a personal account
option for Social Security, Social Security: The Inherent
Contradiction (1980), and has continued to write on that
concept in further books, studies and articles for Cato, the
Heritage Foundation, the National Center for Policy
Analysis, the Family Research Council, the U.S Chamber of
Commerce, and a wide range of other institutions and
publications. |
| News Release - Guest
Availability |
August 25, 2011 |
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Former Colleague of Dick Cheney
Available for Interviews
on the Occasion of Cheney's Book Release
Conservative leader
Howard Phillips is available for interviews and talk shows
regarding Vice President Dick Cheney’s upcoming book; “In My
Time.”
Mr. Phillips succeeded
Mr. Cheney as the Special Assistant to the Director of the
U.S. Office on Economic Opportunity in 1973; and Mr. Cheney
welcomed Mr. Phillips to the post, saying “I’m glad you’ve
signed on because you’ll do things here that we wouldn’t
dare to do.” Indeed, Mr. Phillips worked to terminate
Federal grants and contracts to left wing activist groups.
Mr. Phillips remarked he once told the Vice President;
“next to Aaron Burr, you’re my favorite Vice
President--but Burr was a better shot!”
Mr. Phillips opposed
Mr. Cheney’s support for wage and price controls, which he
and Don Rumsfeld advanced at the direction of President
Nixon.
You are invited to
bring this and more information about Vice President Cheney
to your readers and listeners.
Mr. Phillips is the
founder and Chairman of The Conservative Caucus, a
non-partisan, nationwide grass-roots public policy advocacy
group, headquartered near the nation’s Capital.
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| Balanced Budget Amendment
Letter |
August 16, 2011 |
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I sent the following letter to Senator McConnell as well as to
Senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee,
Speaker
John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Representatives
Kevin
McCarthy and Robert Goodlatte.
Please read and share with others the full critique of the
balanced budget amendment.
July 29, 2011
Hon. Mitch McConnell
Minority Leader
U.S. Senate
S-230, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20150
Dear Leader McConnell:
It is encouraging to see many members of Congress making an effort to
move toward a balanced Federal budget by reducing spending rather than
raising taxes.
However, it is disturbing that this is so often linked with support for
a balanced budget amendment, as if such an amendment would actually
result in a balanced budget.
The enclosed study, prepared by The Conservative Caucus Foundation,
demonstrates that a balanced budget amendment would fail to bring about
a balanced budget, but might dangerously shift power from Congress to
the President and Federal judges.
I urge you and your staff to read this study, and to focus your efforts
entirely on spending cuts, without wasting time on a purely symbolic
balanced budget amendment.
I would be happy to discuss this further with you. Feel free to call me.
Sincerely,
Howard Phillips
Chairman
Rep. Bobby Franklin
A great American Constitutionalist, my friend Georgia Rep. Bobby
Franklin, has been found dead on July 26, apparently of a heart attack.
Here are some of the reports concerning Bobby Franklin’s life and
career:
Bobby was a strong, pro-life advocate. He was the author of the
Constitutional Tender Act, which aimed to make gold and silver the only
legal tender for payments of debts by and to the state of Georgia,
pursuant Article 1, Section 10 of the U. S. Constitution. He tried to
outlaw all abortions. He was a strong defender of the right to keep and
bear arms, and was a vigorous foe of state and local income taxes.
Bobby was a personal friend, and a great Patriot.
| Cut Government Pay |
July 29, 2011 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Charles Orndorff
703-938-9626
Time to Cut Pay of Government Employees, Poll Says
Government-employee unions should be banned, according to a poll
conducted by The Conservative Caucus (TCC).
The ban was supported by 88%, compared to 8% supporting unions and 4%
undecided. A ban on all types of political contributions by
government-employee unions had 94% support, with only 2% disagreeing.
Seventy-eight percent believed that the 1961 legalization of
government-employee unions at the Federal level was done for purely
political reasons.
The poll was conducted by mail, with about 1,000 responses.
The Conservative Caucus (TCC) is a grass roots public policy action
organization, formed in 1974. It was active in defeating the SALT II
Treaty, repealing the Catastrophic Coverage Act, having the U.S. House
of Representatives impeach President Clinton, and blocking passage of
amnesty for illegal aliens.
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CHARLES T. MANATT
My friend, Charles "Chuck" Manatt, former chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, has died. I met Chuck Manatt in 1960 when I debated
him before an audience comprised of National Student Congress attendees.
I represented Richard Nixon, and Manatt represented Jack Kennedy in the
debate. Over the years, Manatt and I became friends and collaborated on
various projects.
On the eve of the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San
Francisco, presidential nominee Walter Mondale tried to replace Manatt
with Jimmy Carter buddy, Burt Lance. Mondale backed off after an outcry
within the party, triggered in part by Mr. Manatt’s positive reputation
in the ranks, and Mr. Lance’s ties to a banking scandal for which he had
been tried and acquitted.
As President, Bill Clinton appointed Manatt to be Ambassador to the
Dominican Republic, where he served from 1999 to 2001.
Recently, I did a 30-minute radio interview with Steve Martin and
Jack McCarthy of WXME-AM in Monticello, Maine.
It was a very friendly interview and we covered a number of topics,
including the North American Union (NAU).
My son, Brad, and I spent two hours with Jardo Muekalia discussing
the situation in Angola and Namibia.
Jardo observed that American oil companies remain active in Angola,
and said that China’s presence is widespread, and that China has, in
effect, become the bank of Angola.
| Letter to Sen. Coburn |
March 22, 2011 |
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March 18, 2011
Hon. Tom Coburn
United States Senate
172 Russell Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Tom:
I ask you to consider a change in Federal law,
replacing the current statute which provides that, if a state refuses a
Federal grant, the funding remains available and is reallocated to other
states. This is what happened in Florida after the state government
refused a high-speed rail grant.
Of course, this policy makes it much more
difficult for governors to reject Federal grants. It leaves them
vulnerable to the charge that they have done nothing to reduce Federal
spending or the deficit. The rejection simply means that the taxpayers
in the state are failing to obtain any benefit from a program that their
taxes finance.
Federal laws can be changed to require that
any funds rejected by a state would automatically be subtracted from the
appropriation. This would allow governors to actually have an impact on
the deficit when they refuse to accept unnecessary or harmful grants.
I hope you will take up this cause. In any
event, I appreciate your consideration and admire the leadership you
provide on so many fronts.
With personal best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
Howard Phillips
Chairman
| US/Canadian Border to be
Abolished |
March 15, 2011 |
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March 10, 2011
Hon. John Boehner
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
H-232 The Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Speaker:
I strongly encourage you to have the
appropriate House committees hold hearings to investigate the weakening
of security along the Canadian border, as described by President Obama
and Prime Minister Harper in their February 4 news conference.
The President’s decision to move toward a
"North American Perimeter", with less demanding security along the
U.S.-Canadian border, raises serious questions which should be
investigated and debated by Congress.
Will this new perimeter provide protection
equal to what Americans now enjoy? Would it have been sufficient to
catch the terrorist who successfully entered Canada and then attempted
to cross the border into the U.S. in 1999 with the intention of killing
Americans as they celebrated the arrival of the year 2000?
Does this new perimeter reduce American
independence, surrendering to Canada the Federal government’s
Constitutional responsibility to protect the American people? Will it
pave the way for a future North American Union, merging the United
States, Canada, and Mexico into a superstate modeled on the European
Union?
I hope that the House will exercise its
oversight responsibility on this important matter.
Sincerely,
Howard Phillips
Chairman
| Senator Jim McClure |
March 7, 2011 |
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JIM MCCLURE WAS AN OUTSTANDING SENATOR
 Jim
McClure, a three-term U.S Senator from Idaho, has died at the age of 87.
Senator McClure was a good friend who worked closely with me on a number
of projects.
I recall the role he played introducing Henry Kissinger at the 1980
Republican National Convention. I did my best to persuade him to abandon
that assignment, but he graciously declined my request.
He would have been the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate, but lost
in a five-way contest in which Bob Dole prevailed.
| Conservative Roundtable |
March 2, 2011 |
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We taped three excellent programs of Conservative Roundtable on
February 16 Channel 10 headquarters. Our guests were Dick Patten
(President of the American Family Business Institute), who
comprehensively discussed the death tax from the Federal and state
perspective; Larry Pratt (Executive Director of Gun Owners of America);
and Wendy Wright (President of Concerned Women for America).
Watch Conservative Roundtable on your
local cable TV
or on Youtube
| Meeting with Ron Paul |
January 14, 2011 |
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On January 5, I attended The Willard Hotel Eagles Nest Lounge
reception celebrating the 2010 victories of Senator-elect Rand Paul
and Congressman Ron Paul.
I had a good chance to chat with Ron Paul, during which I encouraged
him to again seek the Presidency, and congratulated him on the fact that
he now has an oversight role with respect to the Fed. I observed that
his 2008 campaign aroused millions of Americans to recognize the
problems being caused by the unconstitutional Fed.
| Letter to The Speaker |
January 7, 2011 |
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January 7, 2011
Hon. John Boehner
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
H-204 U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Speaker:
Congratulations on the approval of rules which end the practice of
giving the delegate of the District of Columbia a vote in the Committee
of the Whole. This change recognizes that the Constitution grants
representation in Congress only to the states, and not to any other
entity.
I hope that you will also stand firmly against any legislation
proposing to give the District representation in the House of
Representatives or to make it a state. Both of these have had support in
past Congresses, yet both clearly violate the Constitution. By beginning
the 112th Congress with a reading of the Constitution, you
have indicated your intention to faithfully abide by that document. I
look forward to helping you fulfill this goal.
Sincerely,
Howard Phillips
Chairman
The Conservative Caucus, Inc.
|
Restoring the Constitution |
January 6, 2011 |
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PROVING BILLS ARE CONSTITUTIONAL
The leaders of the new Congress are to be applauded for creating a
mandatory rule that those who introduce bills must prove the
Constitutionality of the proposed legislation. All members of Congress
take the oath to uphold the Constitution, and by requiring members to
prove a bill is Constitutional, we have taken a small but important step
to restoring Constitutional government.
TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULES CHANGE:
The new rule will be a new paragraph of clause 7 of rule XII:
"(c) A bill or joint resolution may not be introduced unless the
sponsor has submitted for printing in the Congressional Record a
statement citing as specifically as practicable the power or powers
granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the bill or joint
resolution. The statement shall appear in a portion of the Record
designated for that purpose and be made publicly available in
electronic form by the Clerk."
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROPOSED RULE:
When a Member presents a bill or joint resolution for
introduction and referral (when it is dropped in the "hopper"), the
bill must be accompanied by a separate sheet of paper citing the
constitutional authority to enact the proposed bill or joint
resolution. Below is the suggested format for the citation:
___________ Member Signature:____________________
(Bill Number)
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, the following statement is submitted regarding the
specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the
accompanying bill or joint resolution.
_____________________________
_____________________________.
The blanks are to be filled in by the sponsor. Below are five
illustrative examples of citations of constitutional authority:
The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the
power of Congress to make rules for the government and regulation of
the land and naval forces, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8,
Clause 14 of the United States Constitution.
This bill is enacted pursuant to Section 2 of Amendment XV of the
United States Constitution.
This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress
under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States
Constitution.
The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8
of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of
the United States Constitution.
This bill makes specific changes to existing law in a manner that
returns power to the States and to the people, in accordance with
Amendment X of the United States Constitution.
Dear Friend of the Constitution,
I would like to wish you my very best regards in the new year.
As I prepare TCC’s 2011 legislative strategy, I seek your help to support our
top priorities with your most generous possible financial gift.
The current Congress was dangerous to our liberties. The American people have
spoken loudly, and the message for the new Congress is to stop and reverse
President Obama’s socialist agenda and cut government spending.
You can count on TCC to fight for votes to repeal ObamaCare and to block
funding to implement it. The death tax must be killed for all time and the
temporary extension of the tax cuts must be made permanent.
There is so much which together we can do in the new year, and we can make
serious progress in 2011 with your most
generous possible financial gift.
The House now has the opportunity to pass conservative bills, although these
may be rejected by the Senate and vetoed by Mr. Obama. Thus the pressure will be
on conservatives to compromise and cave in to pass ‘compromise’ bills which
Obama will sign. This is a phony bargain and falling for this trick will
preemptively surrender the strength of the new Congress to the President.
By holding firm, even if good bills are vetoed, we are actually strengthening
our position and setting up for 2013 when we may get such bills signed. Each
veto strengthens the conservatives in Congress and forces the President to
offend the majority of Americans to appease his Leftist friends.
The most important message you must constantly reinforce with your Senators
and Representative is
"No Compromise."
We must hold firm on a full and complete repeal of
ObamaCare, not just removing a few pages from the 2,000 page socialist
bill and claiming it is fixed.
Prohibit spending money to implement ObamaCare.
Pass border security — no amnesty: build a 2,000 mile border
fence to seal the border from drugs, gangs and illegals, and protect it
with sufficient troops.
No compromise on cap-and-trade/energy/carbon taxes. Pass a
bill to block the EPA from controlling carbon as a pollutant. Americans
must not suffer massive hikes in energy prices.
Hold a Congressional investigation to determine if
impeachment is warranted.
Investigate abuses of power and potentially illegal or
unconstitutional actions by Obama officials.
Vote NO on all Constitutionally deficient judges and
justices. A vote to confirm a pro-abortion judge or justice, for
example, is a vote for abortion.
Rebuild our defenses to counter threats from Red China,
Iran, and other regimes.
Make permanent the temporary extension of the tax cuts.
Kill the death tax entirely. Don’t compromise on returning
to rates from past years.
Defeat all tax increases of any type under any name,
including a European-type VAT" tax.
Pass tax cuts to help the economy recover, not spend
billions more on stimulus spending.
Slash the budget. Eliminate entitlements.
Defeat all unconstitutional bills.
Block any bills which would lead to making Puerto Rico or
Washington, DC into states.
End the Fed! We will work with Ron and Rand Paul to audit
the Federal Reserve and restore accountability to monetary policy.
Repeal WTO and NAFTA to regain Congressional control of
trade policy.
All these issues make the work of The Conservative Caucus (TCC) even more
urgent and more important. Unless conservatives unite and lead the charge to
block and repeal Obama's agenda, the new majority in the House could be co-opted
by special interests and as with the last time the GOP ran Congress, the result
could be business-as-usual and no action to repeal Obama’s agenda.
I invite you to participate to help TCC reach Americans across the country
with legislative alerts; expansion of our nationwide weekly television program,
Conservative Roundtable; hold news conferences and public events; reach
talk shows and media outlets; build a greater army of volunteers and activists
who will flood Congress with letters and petitions; and take many other
important actions which will result in greater pressure on Congress to block and
repeal the Obama agenda.
Please join our efforts with your
maximum donation,
by signing up to receive our email alerts, by
taking action, and telling your friends.
Please let me know your thoughts as we begin the new year.
We share a great love for our beloved nation and the blessings it has provided.
Let’s resolve to restore America to greatness. Your donation will enable TCC to
fight to block Obama’s radical agenda, and to defend our Constitution. I will be
grateful for your support.
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With personal best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
Howard Phillips
Chairman
The Conservative Caucus (TCC)
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I did one hour live on December 22 with Bill Federer on his radio
program which is broadcast on several dozen stations around the country
– mostly Christian radio, and which, according to verified reports, has
an audience of more than five million people. We were able to discuss
all of the key projects of The Conservative Caucus (TCC), including the
COALITION FOR A CONGRESSIONAL IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY,
defunding Obamacare, elimination of the Death Tax, making English the
official language, opposing amnesty in all of its forms, et cetera.
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Merry Christmas |
December 21, 2010 |
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Merry Christmas and Best
Wishes
for the New Year
from
Howard Phillips, his family, and
the staff members and their families of
The Conservative Caucus (TCC) and
The Conservative Caucus Foundation (TCCF) |
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Bob Marshall and Christine
O'Donnell |
December 17, 2010 |
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Del. Bob Marshall |
Christine O'Donnell |
The Virginia Tea Party event, held on December 7 at the Harvest Moon
restaurant, was attended by me, along with 250-300 other people. There
were probably 20 or 30 speeches in the course of the evening, including
an excellent presentation by Bob Marshall.
The highlight of the evening was the concluding address by Christine
O’Donnell, who impressed me with her eloquence and her knowledge of
American history.
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Afghanistan Policy |
December 13, 2010 |
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I told Amanda Terkel of the Huffington Post that I personally
believe that the U.S. should immediately get out of Afghanistan, and
that the money being spent there ought instead be spent on rebuilding
our Navy and Air Force.
I said that the Constitution Party at its recent meeting in Fort
Worth passed a resolution calling for complete and immediate withdrawal
from Afghanistan, and that I did not know which of the potential 2012
Presidential candidates had taken a non-neocon stand on the issue
(except for our friend, Ron Paul).
I also told Miss Terkel that she should see The Great Game
which Sam and I saw in D.C., and which is now receiving great reviews on
Broadway. It documents the folly of British and Russian involvement in
Afghanistan.
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Abolish the Death Tax |
December 9, 2010 |
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News Release from The Conservative Caucus |
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For further information, contact:
Howard Phillips, 703-281-6782 |
Permanent Abolition of Death Tax Must Be Ultimate Goal
The Obama-Republican tax deal is a step in the right direction, but
now the Republicans must remain committed to total abolition of the
Death Tax, said Howard Phillips, Chairman of The Conservative Caucus (TCC).
"It is a bitter pill to see this death tax, set at zero since the
beginning of this year, continue in modified form. The Republican
leaders in both Houses of Congress should publicly commit themselves to
permanent and total repeal, just as they have committed themselves to
permanent extension of the other Bush tax cuts."
Phillips described the Death Tax, which is imposed on inheritances,
as both economically harmful and morally indefensible. "Family
businesses, including farms, must either spend money on life insurance
rather than investing it in the business, or they must risk finding
themselves forced to sell their businesses in order to pay a huge tax."
Phillips also pointed out that the Death Tax is predominantly imposed
on savings that were already taxed when earned, and on the purely
nominal increase in asset value caused by inflation. There is no
inflation adjustment for the Death Tax, as there has been for the income
tax.
The Death Tax, which was phased out by Bush tax legislation with
total repeal during 2010, would be restored by the Obama-Republican
proposal for two years, but at a lower rate and with a higher exemption.
The Conservative Caucus (TCC) is a grass roots action organization,
formed in 1974. It was active in defeating the SALT II Treaty, repealing
the Catastrophic Coverage Act, blocking the Clinton health-care
takeover, impeaching President Clinton, and preventing unconstitutional
representation for the District of Columbia in the House of
Representatives.
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Conservative Roundtable |
December 8, 2010 |
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Tom Deweese
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We taped three excellent editions of Conservative Roundtable on
November 10 featuring Dan Stein, President of the
Federation for American Immigration
Reform (FAIR), Peter Ferrara with the
Institute for Policy Innovation on a variety of economic topics, and
Tom DeWeese with American Policy
Center regarding sustainable development.
Watch Conservative
Roundtable on Youtube or on
cable TV.
U.S. NEWS WAS FORMERLY A GREAT MAGAZINE
Beginning when I was about 11 years old, U.S. News & World Report
was my most highly valued source of information, edited at that time by
David Lawrence. The last page of each edition contained extremely
helpful analyses of key elements of the Constitution of the United
States. Much of my love for the Constitution, and knowledge of it, is
owed to the great David Lawrence, whose funeral I was privileged to
attend many years later at the Washington Hebrew Congregation.
Unfortunately, the current edition of U.S. News & World Report
is a typical left-of-center rag which does not provide substantive
advice or information unavailable elsewhere. Today, the best alternative
to the former U.S. News & World Report is the
New American,
published weekly by the John Birch Society.
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Patricia Hines |
November 30, 2010 |
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 I was privileged to be one of twelve eulogists at the funeral of
Patricia Rhodes Mayes Hines held on Saturday, November 20 at the
Church of Saint Andrew and Saint Margaret of Scotland in Alexandria,
Virginia.
Patricia’s husband, Richard Hines, was the first state
coordinator of The Conservative Caucus in South Carolina, beginning in
1975.
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TCC's Television Program |
November 22, 2010 |
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TWO TERRYS
HIGHLIGHT TCC’S CONSERVATIVE ROUNDTABLE
On October 13, with the help of Charles Orndorff and Art Harman and
a crew of volunteer camera operators, we taped two Conservative Roundtable
broadcasts.
Programs with Terry Scanlon, chairman of the
Capital
Research Center, and Terry Jeffrey, editor in chief of the
Cybercast
News Service, were excellent.
With Terry Scanlon, we talked about the billions
of dollars in Federal money going to Left-wing activist groups, and with
Terry Jeffrey, we talked about the future of print media.
Watch Conservative
Roundtable on Youtube or on
cable TV.
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TCC's Impeachment Campaign |
November 18, 2010 |
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BROADCASTING TCC’S IMPEACH OBAMA CAMPAIGN
On October 19 between 8:00 and 9:00 A.M., I did two radio interviews
concerning TCC’s Campaign for a Congressional Impeachment Inquiry with
respect to Obama.
My second interview with Bill Meyer on a station in Medford, Oregon
(KMED) was very supportive (Listen).
My earlier interview with a station in Greensboro, North Carolina (WZTK-FM)
was hostile.
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Tell Congress "No Compromise!" |
November 11, 2010 |
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NO COMPROMISE!
The American people have spoken loudly, and the message is to stop
President Obama’s socialist agenda and cut government spending. The most
important message you must constantly reinforce with your Senators and
Representative is "No Compromise."
We must hold firm on a full and complete repeal of ObamaCare,
not agreeing to remove a few pages from the 2,000 page socialist
bill and claim it is fixed.
Pass bills to prohibit spending money to implement ObamaCare.
Pass border security only—no amnesty. Build a full border
fence and seal the border from drugs, gangs and illegals.
No compromise on cap-and-trade/energy/carbon taxes. Pass a
bill to block the EPA from controlling carbon as a pollutant.
Hold a Congressional investigation to determine if
impeachment is warranted.
Investigate abuses of power and potentially illegal or
unconstitutional actions by Obama officials.
Vote NO on all liberal judges and justices. A vote to
confirm a pro-abortion judge or justice, for example, is a vote
for abortion.
Block all attempts to eliminate "don’t ask, don’t tell."
Kill the death tax entirely, don’t compromise on returning to
rates from past years.
Pass no tax increases of any type under any name. No new
taxes.
Pass tax cuts to help the economy recover, not spend billions
more on stimulus spending.
Slash the budget; eliminate entitlements.
Defeat all unconstitutional bills.
Block any bills which would lead to making Puerto Rico a
state.
Repeal WTO and NAFTA to regain Congressional control of trade
policy.
While the House now has the opportunity to pass worthwhile bills,
these may be rejected by the Senate and vetoed by the President. Thus
the pressure will be on conservatives to compromise and cave in to pass
bills which Obama will sign. This is a phony bargain and falling for
this trick will preemptively surrender the strength of the new Congress
to the President.
By holding firm and watching good bills be vetoed, we
are actually strengthening our position and setting up for 2013 when we
may get such bills signed. Each veto strengthens the conservatives in
Congress and forces the President to offend the majority of Americans to
appease his leftist friends.
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TCC's Constitution Day
Commemoration |
November 10, 2010 |
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TCC COMMEMORATES CONSTITUTION DAY
On September 17, with the essential help of Charles Orndorff, Art
Harman, and Brenda Gant, we had a successful celebration of Constitution
Day at the Hyatt Rosslyn Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. I began the
program by reading from Andrew Jackson’s Farewell Address and other
matters relating to his career and his presidency. Samuel Phillips
delivered a reading on the importance of Constitution Day. Alexandra
Phillips sang God Bless America.
I reviewed Bob Marshall’s important contributions as a member of the
Virginia legislature, and he delivered an excellent speech on the role
of citizens in restoring the Republic.
Following the formal presentations, there was discussion with members
of the audience, including Richard Norman, who gave an update on Tea
Party developments. Richard does the fundraising for one element of the
Tea Party, namely the Tea Party Patriots. Marshall received the USTA
Andrew Jackson Champion of Liberty Award.
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YAF's 50th Anniversary |
November 5, 2010 |
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 SENATOR JIM BUCKLEY OFFERED SAGE ADVICE
On September 10, the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the
Sharon Statement and the founding of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF),
in which I participated in 1960 at age 19, was highlighted by the
remarks of 87-year-old former New York U.S. Senator and presently
retired judge, Jim Buckley.
Other outstanding speakers included Michael Barone, Lee Edwards, and Richard Viguerie. Viguerie hosted a party for
Conference attendees on Saturday, September 11 in Castleton, Virginia.
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Dr. Mildred Jefferson |
November 1, 2010 |
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DR. JEFFERSON WAS A PIONEERING PRO-LIFER
My good friend, Dr. Mildred Jefferson, a pioneering leader of the
pro-life movement nationally, has died in Cambridge, Massachusetts at
the age of 84.
Mildred was the first Black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical
School. She was a founder of the National Right to Life Committee. After
graduating from Texas College in Tyler, Texas, she earned a Master’s
Degree from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
She was also an assistant clinical professor of surgery at Boston
University Medical School. She received honorary degrees from 28
schools, and, in 2004, ran an unsuccessful race for the U.S. Congress.
She was also a GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1982, 1984, and
1990.
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The Film "IndoctriNation" |
October 26, 2010 |
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ANTI-CHRISTIAN INDOCTRINATION IN THE
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
 On September 7, I spent two hours with Colin Gunn and several of his
colleagues who are producing a film called “IndoctriNation” about the
adverse impact of government schools on generations of children and
parents. The forthcoming film is subtitled, “Public Schools and the
Decline of Christianity in America”.
Watch the trailer:
www.indoctrinationmovie.com
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The Economist of Guatemala |
October 19, 2010 |
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MANUEL AYAU BROUGHT AUSTRIAN ECONOMICS TO GUATEMALA
More than a decade ago, it was my privilege to be the guest of Manuel
Ayau in Guatemala.
Manuel had run for President of Guatemala, but, most notably in 1971,
he founded the Universidad Francisco Marroquin, which today hosts 2700
students, each of whom is required to study classical economists,
including Frederich Hayek.
Muso, as Manuel was known, was targeted by Marxist assassins. I
recall staying at his home and his use of a remote control starter for
his car, which enabled him to check for bombs.
My friend, Manuel Ayau, has died at the age of 84.
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Letter to the Editor |
October 5, 2010 |
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Cuccinelli Supporters Aren’t From ‘Far
Right’
To the Editor,
I am a regular reader of Virginia Business, but I was concerned
when I read your article on page 6 of the August edition [Our
View by Publisher Bernie Niemeier: “Who’s running for
governor?”], in which you said, “Cuccinelli does well with the
far right.”
How do you define “far right”? Is it those of us (a) who oppose
abortion, (b) who favor reducing the size of the federal
government to its constitutional limits, (c) who are totally
committed to the Second Amendment, (d) who oppose special rights
for sodomites, (e) who favor a strong national defense focusing
our territory and population? What makes us “far right”?
How do you define “far left”? Is it those who support the
policies of Barack Obama, including partial-birth abortion, tax
hikes, socialized medicine, etc.?
My hope is that, in the future, you will not characterize the
supporters of Ken Cuccinelli in a pejorative manner.
Howard Phillips
Chairman, The Conservative Caucus Inc.
Vienna
Link to the published letter:
virginiabusiness.com
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Americans 'Send Them a Message' to
Repeal ObamaCare!
The Conservative Caucus (TCC) launched today the "Pledge to
Repeal ObamaCare" campaign at
www.SendThemAMessage.com.
Americans are urged to visit and print the Pledge to Repeal
ObamaCare and get their Senators, Representative and
candidates for the House and Senate to sign the pledge.
Howard Phillips, TCC’s Chairman, announced the new campaign
and the launch of www.SendThemAMessage.com, "This is a vital
step in repealing Obama’s Socialist medicine scheme, to help
keep the pressure on members of Congress to resist the influence
of special interests and liberals in both parties who will be
lobbying to avoid repealing ObamaCare.
Make no mistake, there are many powerful individuals and
companies who will quickly learn how to profit from health care
rationing and other elements of Socialist medicine; they will
fight efforts by Americans to repeal this dangerous scheme."
Mr. Phillips invited Americans to
pass the word to their friends; "As concerned citizens, your
action and that of your friends can make the difference, and I
invite you to visit SendThemAMessage.com now and send ‘them’ a
message."
In conclusion, Mr. Phillips noted the effectiveness of
videoing pledge signing and deliveries, "Under the scrutiny of a
video camera, you may find members of Congress and candidates
more willing to be courageous and sign the pledge to repeal
ObamaCare, than in the quiet of their office with special
interests looking over their shoulder."
The Conservative Caucus (TCC) is a grass roots action
organization, formed in 1974. It was active in opposing the
ObamaCare bill, defeating the SALT II Treaty, repealing the
Catastrophic Coverage Act, blocking the Clinton health-care
takeover, and impeaching President Clinton.
Watch the video:
Here's HOW
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Recently I was asked "If you were going to homeschool your
own children today, what curriculum and method would you
choose?".
I am, in fact, helping to homeschool four of my
grandchildren, and my method is very simple: a) I share life
experiences with them, b) I give them books to read which I
think are of particular value and importance, c) I ask them to
write reports on each of those books, d) I emphasize vocabulary
and grammar, et cetera. So far, each of them is doing very well
on their College Board tests and college admissions.
My youngest son, Sam, was homeschooled, even while he resided
in his mother’s womb, and he was accepted at every college to
which he applied, including Hampden-Sydney, William and Mary,
Virginia Military Institute, Christendom College, and The
Citadel. In most cases, he was offered scholarships.
We had no fixed curriculum, but we made sure he was well
versed in the Constitution, the Bible, current events, history,
et cetera.
You also ask "If you were going to invest in career education
today, where would you place a bet on demand for the future?
What skills would you develop in order to be a viable worker in
the economy of the future?".
My answer is very simple. There will always be a demand for
integrity, energy, as well as verbal and written communication
skills.
Good men are hard to find, and they usually will have no
problem whatsoever in finding suitable opportunities.
Thanks for asking.
Howard Phillips
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