Congress Read the Bill

Since president Obama took office Congress has been on a break neck pace to pass legislation. Too much of it has been legislation which they admit they have not even read. Some of it has not even been written at the time it was approved.

Obama promised us transparency. He has given us none. Is it too much to ask our Congress to read the bill before they pass it? No, of course not.

In that vein a petition has been created in support of the bill that would require that a bill be posted for 72 hours before it can be voted on.

Watch Campbell Brown’s endorsement.

Sign the Read the Bill Petition.

My Letter To Congress Requesting Impeachment of Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi has been pulling a number on the American people for far too long. Her list of sins is long and notorious and would fill a book. But this week we were given a gift. Pelosi, ever the political machine and liar, came out boldly denouncing people for their involvement in waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques at Gitmo. When asked if she knew of what was going on, Pelosi was adamant that she did not. Well low and behold, Nancy Pelosi, third in line for our presidency, was specifically briefed on EITs as early as September 4, 2002. In the wake of 9/11, and the political demands for retribution and victory, she raised no objections to these techniques.

Impeachment is appropriate for any public official whom the House of Representatives believes engaged in inappropriate, impeachable conduct. Censure is a public admonishment and finding of inappropriate behavior by a public official. Both are appropriate remedies for Pelosi, though impeachment would be sweet. Here’s the letter I wrote to my Representative. You can cut, paste and edit as you wish and email through the House’s email system.

Dear Rep. Clay:

I am disguisted by the members of Congress who have used our national security for personal political gain. In particular, Speaker Pelosi supported Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EITs) in 2002 when it was politically expedient for her to do so. For your reference the CIA memo showing she was briefed on these techniques can be found in part here http://www.humanevents.com/downloads-pdfs/EIT%20Briefings.pdf

Now, when it is politically popular with far-left radicals to denounce waterboarding and other such EITs, Speaker Pelosi has been out publicly demanding the prior administration be investigated for these techniques. Her actions are despicable. How much longer must this nation suffer under her totally inappropriate actions. We demand more of our leaders than this. We demand our leaders be people of integrity and honesty.

I may not like Speaker Pelosi’s policy, but this is not about her policy. This is about how she conducts herself as a leader and someone entrusted with public confidence and the authority of the people. This is one of a large number of her violations of the public trust and we are not going to take it any more.

This shall serve as my request to open an investigation into the actions and activities of Speaker Pelosi to review them for censure and impeachment. I think the full weight of the evidence is strongly supportive of these remedies. Please report back to me your intentions regarding my request.

Very Truly Yours,

Lisa Krempasky

10 Ways To Change the World In One Hour or Less

Everyone thinks it takes so much time and effort to change the world. Well it does. AND it doesn’t.

Here are some simple things you can do right now, today, this weekend to change the world. Doing your part keeps the momentum rolling in the right direction. We WILL provide hope and change this nation can believe in.

1. Write a blog post. The more conservative points out there the better. If you don’t want to start a blog, be a guest commentator on another blog.

2. Encourage a conservative blogger with a comment. Obama has caused a conservative blog explosion, but many don’t have a lot of followers. It’s nice to have readers, but even nicer to have comments and props. We don’t want people falling by the wayside. Support them…and click their links. Income always helps.

3. Attack a liberal blogger’s premise with a comment. Liberal blogs are almost like listening into the seventh grade lunch room. You will get a lot of response if you address their arguments with facts and logic. Some of the more intelligent ones will even thank you for pointing out the log in their own eye. Really. I’ve had it happen. Use their tactics against them. One of my favorites is to criticize them for attacking conservatives. It is utterly inconsistent with their worldview that everyone is allowed to express their own opinion except for us. Hold them to their own standards.

4. Write a letter to Congress. Emails are great. Letters are better. Faxes are best.

5. Visit your Congressman’s local office to discuss an issue that is important to you. You will be amazed at what an in person visit will accomplish.

6. Talk with your child’s teacher about something in the classroom that concerns you. Most teachers like feedback and you can swing what is taught not only to your child, but to the others in the class as well. Many teachers will seriously consider your input. Liberals are doing this. We should be too.

7. Take voter registration cards with you to soceer and baseball games. And don’t play so nice. If you know someone is a liberal don’t register them. They would not register you. We want to win! But many of your friends are not registered. You can usually download the form to carry with you. Google your state + voter registration to get a state specific form.

8. Protest and/or pray at an abortion clinic. It is not scary and will be very significant and meaningful to you and the mother and hopefully the baby. Saturday mornings are best for this but other days may be good in your area. Just being there makes a difference. You don’t need to talk with the mothers. As little as an hour can make a world of difference. I routinely hear reports of mother’s who decided to keep their baby just because someone cared enough to stand out front of the abortion clinic. You can be polite and non-offensive and very significant at the same time.

9. Help your neighbor. We’ve gotten so busy in life that many of us don’t even know our neighbors anymore. I live in a very liberal part of town and have had more opportunity to speak intelligently with the “enemy” just by talking with them as humans while we were working on a project. They will learn you are caring and compassionate. You will learn they are good intended, if misguided. And both you and they will be surprised at how close you actually are politically. This is part of changing the conversation. People are much more conservative than they think they are when you start talking about actual issues.

10. Buy a soldier a cup of coffee. My brother is in the Air Force. He sometimes tells stories of someone paying for his coffee or whatever when he is in uniform. These guys carry a huge load, really it’s the weight of the world, on their shoulders. It is unbelievable how the little kindness of buying their donut or their kids pack of gum or whatever makes such a huge difference to them. Thanks soldiers for all you do.

If you sit down and think about it you will see that there are hundreds of little ways you can be part of the change you want to see in this nation. We already are because we are good, decent, honest people but little actions make all the difference.

Go Team! Go! We are right! We WILL win! This nation does not belong to them. It belongs to US!