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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Texas Tea Party - Austin
Wednesday, April 15th
11:30 AM - Austin City Hall
4:00 PM - South Steps of Capitol
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- Vote for Price Hill - EVERYDAY!!
CornerStone Festival New Band Contest
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ACTION ALERT LINK >>
GOVERNMENT POLICY
Gov. Perry Speaks in Support of States' Rights
Revisits the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
Source: http://governor.state.tx.us, Thursday, April 09, 2009
Here in Texas, here in the capitol, we typically spend more time talking about the Texas constitution, but it is definitely time to talk about the U.S. Constitution and the protections it guarantees.
Making the U.S. subservient to 'global governance'
Source: Chad Groening – www.OneNewsNow.com - 4/10/2009
The American Center for Law & Justice is urging Americans to sign a letter of protest to President Barack Obama, expressing concern about the administration's new strategy of internationalism -- embracing foreign and economic policies that may very well put U.S. sovereignty at risk.
Act forces Congress' return to limited government
Legislator to colleagues: 'Your laws not authorized by Constitution'
Source: www.WorldNetDaily.com, Chelsea Schilling, April 09, 2009
As a reminder of the federal government's limited powers, 20 representatives want to ensure that every single piece of legislation passing through Congress includes a statement citing specific constitutional authority for enacting it.
Russia test-fires intercontinental missile
Source: www.reuters.com, Fri Apr 10, 2009
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia successfully test-fired a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday as part of checks needed to extend its service life for up to 22 years, Russian media reported.
Cornyn applauds Obama on immigration reform
Source: http://blogs.chron.com, April 09, 2009
Texas Sen. John Cornyn is lauding President Obama for pledging to tackle the touchy and complex subject of immigration reform this year.
Hacked or hyped: Have foreign cyber spies infiltrated the U.S. electricity grid?
Source: www.sciam.com, By Adam Hadhazy
The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed current and former national security officials, reports that spies from China, Russia and other countries have hacked into the U.S. electricity grid and installed software that could cause mass outages.
EDUCATION POLICY
High Schoolers Elect the Bible Now!
Source: http://politicalhope.blogspot.com, 4/09/09
Led by Representative Warren Chisum and the Free Market Foundation, the 80th Texas Legislature (2007) passed a bill that affirmed the right of public schools to offer an Elective Bible Class.
Expulsion threatened over prayer for sick teacher
Students' lawsuit against California college moves forward
Source: www.wnd.com, April 09, 2009
Attorneys representing two students who have been threatened with expulsion by a California college because of a prayer for a sick professor say a federal judge has refused the school's efforts to have the case dismissed.
ECONOMIC POLICY
Governor's Film Office Must Go
Libertarians Defend Taxpayer Dollars Against Perry's Socialism
Source: www.lptexas.org, March 24, 2009
Texas Governor Rick Perry's support of HB 873 is being opposed by the Libertarian Party of Texas. State Chair Pat Dixon says this is another example of Perry's posturing as a conservative yet governing like a socialist.
Film-makers desert Hollywood
New Mexico is attracting a new breed of cost-conscious film-makers
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk, April 4, 2009, Peter Bowes
Los Angeles, the self-proclaimed movie capital of the world, is facing its biggest crisis in the history of film-making. Hollywood is being snubbed by its own creative talent. There is something of a stampede by the entertainment industry to get out of town.
TX Senate Transportation Committee Considers SB 855
Source: www.atr.org, Patrick Gleason, Wed., March 18, 2009
ATR's opposition to Texas Senate Bill 855 has been well documented on this website. (Click here for more info on SB 855). During a standing room only hearing of the Senate Transportation Committee, committee chair and bill sponsor Senator Carona (R-Dallas) introduced a committee substitute to SB 855. With the substitute, Dallas area taxpayers will no longer be the only ones on the chopping block. The committee substitute adds a couple dozen pages to SB 855 and will lead to tax increases in Austin, San Antonio, and Houston as well.
Foundation study: Federal stimulus will cost Texas additional jobs
Source: www.texaspolicy.org, April 06, 2009
Research shows temporary federal funds for unemployment insurance lead to permanent higher taxes on employers and lower economic output
AUSTIN – The recently passed federal stimulus package increases overall government spending to a level that will hinder Texas’ private sector growth and cost the state at least 131,400 jobs, according to research findings released today by the Texas Public Policy Foundation
Fox News Video on Democrats Massive Energy Tax Hike
U.S House Republican Leader’s Weekly Address (Energy Tax)
RELIGION
Pope warns of 'a desert of godlessness' in Good Friday address
Source: http://dailymail.co.uk, By Daily Mail Reporter, April 11, 2009
Good Friday address: Pope Benedict warned that religious sentiments are increasingly being held up to ridicule in the West
Pope Benedict XVI last night attacked the rise of aggressive secularism in Western societies, warning them that they risked drifting into a 'desert of godlessness'.
Saddleback Church Baptizes 800 in One Day
Source: www.sbcbaptistpress.org, Mar 30, 2009
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (BP)--Saddleback Church baptized 800 people in a marathon three and a half hour ceremony March 28, after nearly 2,400 people attended a four-hour class for people interested in becoming members of the church.
For the media, it's un-Holy Week
Source: www.OneNewsNow.com, Colleen Raezler - Guest Columnist - 4/9/2009
Most regular church-goers have heard their less scrupulously observant fellows called "Christmas and Easter Christians." Well, they also have their counterparts in the mainstream media: "Christmas and Easter Anti-Christians." How else to explain the spate of skeptical, negative stories that inevitably accompany the two most important Christian holy days?
Carrying Christ's Cross Around the World
The Longest Walk: Arthur Blessitt Has Carried the Cross Through 315 Nations, Walking 38,102 Miles
Source: www.abcnews.com, Commentary by ARTHUR BLESSITT, DENVER, April 10, 2009
Evangelist Arthur Blessitt made the Guinness Book of Records last year for completing the "world's longest walk": a 40 year, 38,102 mile trek around the world, all while carrying a 12-foot-high cross. His story has been turned into a documentary, "The Cross," which was released last month. He wrote this story for ABC News.com
The Cross Debuted in Theaters on March 29th
The passion of the Christian
Source: www.WorldNetDaily.com, David Kupealian, February 27, 2004
Many dazzlingly eloquent words have been written and spoken lately about Christ's "Passion" – both the Mel Gibson movie and the Real Thing. Indeed, viewing "The Passion of the Christ" is powerfully rekindling many believers' appreciation for what Jesus endured for their sakes.
SOCIAL POLICY
Klan literature thrown in two areas in Marshall
Source: By CHARLES IYOHO, www.MarshallNewsMessenger.com, April 8, 2009
The presence of Ku Klux Klan pamphlets in driveways and yards surprised members of a number of households in the Marshall area this past week. But Hale Joseph, who remembers vividly the racial abuse she and her family lived through, says she's not at all shocked by the incident.
Parental Rights, Texas Transgender Bill, etc …
Video Source: Jonathan Saenz, FreeMarket Foundation
Pro-Life Pastor Convicted of Helping Women Avoid Abortions Released From Jail
Source: Steven Ertelt, www.LifeNews.com, April 8, 2009
Oakland, CA (LifeNews.com) -- A pro-life pastor in Oakland, California who was convicted of helping women outside abortion centers find life-affirming alternatives has been released after spending 18 days in jail. Reverend Walter Hoye was charged with violating an anti-free speech ordinance Oakland officials put in place to target him.
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