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Within this bleak history, and even within the world today, the United States of America stands before the world as a beacon of liberty, a land John Winthrop described nearly four centuries ago in these famous words:

For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. Soe that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause him to withdraw his present help from us, we shall be made a story and a byword throughout the world.

As it has been since our founding, the eyes of all people continue to be upon us.  Mankind watches our shining city, ever unsure whether this grand experiment with liberty will continue.

The people watching our nation today might be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that America's best days are behind her.  Our national and state capitols are filled to their brims with the arrogant, corrupt and self-serving.  The politicians win reelection by telling the people what they want to hear, and the people return the favor by sending them back to the halls of power.  We are buried in debt to foreign nations, and yet we continue to further impoverish future generations for present luxury.  As the rumors of impending economic collapse continue to be whispered, those with a sense of history may be forgiven for feeling an uncanny sense of deja vu.  Those of us paying attention have a feeling that hard times are coming.

And yet, as dark as things may appear, each of us knows, deep in the heart, that our situation is not without hope.  America has been through worse.  In the brutal winter of 1777, General Washington's army at Valley Forge was all but ready to collapse--and would have, if not for George Washington's incredible leadership.  Had the Continental Army fallen apart, America's dreams of independence would have collapsed with it.

And yet, America's best days were still ahead of her.

Less than a century later, Americans would set their bayonets against one another in a bloody conflict that literally tore our young nation apart.  The bloody conflict at Gettysburg in July of 1863 cost nearly thirty thousand casualties on each side over the course of only two days.  Before it was over, the Civil War would cost over half a million Americans their lives.  The scars of the war are still healing.

And yet, America's best days were still ahead of her.

Within another century, a worldwide economic collapse would drag our nation down.  Before we could get back on our feet, the Imperial Japanese would strike our navy at Pearl Harbor, dragging us into World War II.  Hundreds of thousands would pay the ultimate price during that brutal war.

And yet again, America's best days were still ahead of her.

Today, we are facing challenges that rival our darkest hours, and yet, there is reason to hope.  America, after all, is populated with Americans.

Best wishes and God bless you all this Independence Day.

http://www.DiscloseAct.com/

We are part of a group of senators fighting to rein in the increased influence of special interest money this decision will unleash and save our electoral process.

 

To combat the new, unregulated corporate influence over elections, we just unveiled the DISCLOSE Act -- because Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections.

 

But without your support, our legislation is never going to win the day -- we need to build support all around the country, and we need your help to do it.

 

As President Obama has said, the Supreme Court has given "a green light to a new stampede of special interest money."

 

But this decision doesn't just affect elections. It has the potential to change the very way we live in America.

This new set of speech regulations has drawn a fair deal of criticism--even in Nancy Pelosi's hometown.  Via the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/28/EDMI1E66PS.DTL

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR5175, also known as the Disclose Act, by a 219-206 vote. "Disclose," you see, is an acronym for "Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections."

 

The measure's author, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., also happens to chair the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - so you know that the bill has nothing to do with helping Democrats retain their seats. (Just kidding.)

 

Two Republicans voted for the measure, 36 Democrats voted against it. The bill now goes to the Senate, where it deserves to molder. This bill may have passed largely unnoticed, but if the Senate passes HR5175 as is, with its provision to activate the law in 30 days - conveniently in time for November's midterm elections but before the Federal Election Commission would have a chance to draft careful rules - voters should see this as a blatant attempt to rig the system...

 

"We don't really think the intent of the bill is to withstand scrutiny in the courts," said Jeff Patch of the Center for Competitive Politics.

 

No lie. Here's a more honest acronym for Disclose: Democrats Intend to Stifle Contrary Leanings with Selective Enforcement.

What do you think of the DISCLOSE ACT?  Please share your thoughts BELOW...

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“I thought this film was EXCELLENT! I wish everyone in Texas could see it before Tuesday's election.”
~ Michael Badnarik

"One of the best documentaries I have ever seen!” ~ Tory Watson

"The film...goes to the heart unlike any recitation of the facts about eminent domain, non-compete secret contracts, etc. Thank you for the gift that Truth Be Tolled represents to us and to generations to come.”

~ Martha Estes

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Likely the biggest decision to be made this weekend by delegates to the State Convention of the Republican Party of Texas is the selection of the State Party Chair.  As most of you are likely aware, there are three candidates running for the position:

CATHIE ADAMS (http://cathieadamsfortexas.com/) is the current Chair of the Republican Party of Texas and former leader of Texas Eagle Forum (http://www.texaseagle.org/), an organization dedicated to 'progress through preservation of traditional values.' 

 

TOM MECHLER (http://www.tommechler.com/), current Vice Chairman of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/tbcj/tbcj-home.htm), describes himself as "a conservative whose philosophy is inspired by Christian principles."

 

STEVE MUNISTERI (http://www.stevemunisteri.com/) is best known as the founder of Young Conservatives of Texas (http://www.yct.org/), a student-driven organization dedicated to 'preservation of the American Dream and a strong and free America.'

Each of you who may be serving as a delegate is encouraged to LISTEN to all the candidates, LEARN all you can, and use your God-given brains to make the very BEST DECISION you can about this important race.

For more information, the following is a collection of additional blog posts and news articles on the race for RPT Chair:

http://austinwildcatter.blogspot.com/2010/06/regime-change-at-rpt.html

http://www.dontcrashourparty.com/?p=7

http://www.fontcraft.com/liberty/?p=24290

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7045221.html

http://lubbockonline.com/columnists/2010-06-05/texas-gop-must-get-its-house-order-back-black

http://www.amarillo.com/stories/053110/new_news2.shtml

http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/race-for-party-chair-puts-texas-gop-under-729613.html

When the people of Arizona came under HEAVY FIRE for their support of our nation's immigration laws, the people of Texas rose to Stand With Arizona.

For that, you have and fully deserve the sincere thanks of the people of Arizona.  We lost count of how many Arizonans asked us to relay their heartfelt gratitude back to all the people of Texas who have been supporting them and continue to support them in this fight.

As we moved around the ballpark on Saturday night in Tempe, we were continually being surprised by the familiar faces of fellow Texans who traveled out to Arizona to show their support.  Those of you who traveled out to volunteer deserve a special thanks.

For those of you who didn't make it to the rally, you missed quite an event!  We caught up with some of our old friends, and made some new ones.  Phillip Dennis' wife Victoria delivered a heartfelt and inspiring message to the crowd in Spanish, with Phillip translating.  Mark Spencer, President of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, laid out the heavy human cost of illegal immigration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnbEOm-qEJM

Los Angeles civil rights activist Ted Hayes brought the crowd to their feet more than once with his call to action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJWewbnhqrc

Our good friend AlfonZo Rachel showed up as an unexpected surprise, so we grabbed him and made him share a few impromptu remarks to the crowd:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SwwsjXUsL4

We even had a visit from The Incredible Hulk!

As far as media coverage goes, we almost could not have asked for better media coverage of our event.  Media coverage included pieces in CNN, FOX, MSNBC, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, TONS of posts on blogs and websites, and many hits in the local Arizona media.  A partial list is posted here:

http://standwitharizona.org/3486/

The Stand With Arizona Rally simply would not have been possible without your help.  Thanks to your help, the event was a HUGE success.  According to estimates, the Stand With Arizona Rally on May 29th contributed between $800,000 and $1.4 million to the local Phoenix economy, owing to the money spent by the attendees over the course of the weekend.  Additionally, we collected $6,200.00 in donations to benefit the families of fallen Border Patrol officers.

To all of you who helped make this happen, again, THANK YOU!!!

When the call went out, those of us involved in spreading the word had no idea how many Americans would show up.  We were hoping for a few thousand, but with the incredibly short notice, we really didn't know what to expect.

When we arrived on Capitol Hill on Saturday morning, a crowd of perhaps a few thousand had already gathered.

In the last hours before the rally, a steady stream of patriots marched in.  By noon, THIRTY THOUSAND PATRIOTS had arrived on Capitol Hill to tell Washington, in no uncertain terms, that we the people WILL NOT BE BULLIED INTO SOCIALISM.

If you listen to the alphabet networks, they'll tell you there were 'hundreds' on the West Lawn of the Capitol.  We were there.  We saw the crowd of TENS OF THOUSANDS with our own eyes... [MORE BELOW]

If you're like most of us, you've grown more than a little weary of the media's steady stream of half-truths and outright lies about tea party activists.  After spending most of the last year claiming that the tea party movement was a fringe movement of a handful of mean angry racist redneck astroturf mobsters that would never amount to anything, the media talking heads now feign surprise that the tea party activists didn't succeed in completely taking over the entire Texas government in one election.

As with all the media's prior lines of attack, this one is every bit as ridiculous.

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We write today to offer our CONGRATULATIONS and THANKS to each and every one of you who spent your time and effort to get your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to the polls.

Coming into this election, it wasn't fully clear, even to those of us who are heavily involved, whether the grassroots energy we saw at the rallies and the town hall meetings would find its way into the polling booths.

After looking at the election returns, we're happy to report that it did--WITH A VENGEANCE.

Across North Texas, turnout in this election was FAR BEYOND what was expected.  Turnout in an off-year Republican Primary election in Dallas County would normally run around 40,000 to 50,000 votes.  This year, turnout nearly exceeded ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND VOTES.  The same story played out across North Texas.

Ladies and gentlemen, this incredible turnout didn't happen by accident.  It happened because thousands of Texans have been spending their time and energy rallying in the streets, showing up at town halls, organizing neighborhood meetings, walking precincts and manning phone banks.

All of you who were among those thousands who stepped up deserve a ton of credit and gratitude.  Together, we have taken the FIRST TANGIBLE STEP to taking back our country.  Once again, Texas leads the way.

A few have emailed us in disappointment that their favorite candidate didn't win yesterday.  There are news stories highlighting the many incumbents who survived challenges this election.  They cite these races as evidence that the tea party movement had no effect.  (Of course, they ignore the incumbents who will not be returning to office, or are facing tough runoffs.)

There were a number of hard-fought races this cycle.  Some races went to the grassroots favorites, while others didn't.  But our movement is not about any single race, or about throwing out all incumbents, or about any of the myriad other things the media would have you believe we're all about.

This movement is about ENGAGING our fellow citizens, INFORMING them about the critical issues, and encouraging them to TAKE ACTION.

Based on the incredible turnout in this primary election, we have every reason to hold our heads high as we move forward.