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From: Congress.org Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009
Shield Reporters From Prosecutors?Does the First Amendment trump law enforcement? A number of high-profile cases in recent years have raised the question of whether prosecutors should be able to force reporters to reveal their confidential sources. Former New York Times reporter Judith Miller was jailed for contempt of court when she refused to speak about her off-the-record chat with a Bush administration official. In response, some Members of Congress have restarted an effort to extend new legal protections to journalists.
Visit Congress.org to read more about a proposed media shield law.
Talk Back to Congress
Many states have some version of a shield law to protect reporters from subpoenas demanding disclosure of sources, notes or other materials.
The purpose of these laws is to encourage whistle-blowers, particularly in government, to go public with problems they see without fear that their identities will be revealed if they talk to a news reporter.
Republicans and Democrats alike have been pushing for a federal shield law for years, but Bush administration and Senate Republican opposition combined to stall the measure.
The House passed a bill in March. The Senate Judiciary Committee is working on its version this week.
Tell your lawmakers what you think about the proposed media shield law.
Click here to write a letter in support:
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Why You Should Avoid ALL CAPS
Writing in all capital letters is like shouting in print.
That's the lesson from Antoinette LaFarge, a professor of digital media at the University of California at Irvine. According to a recent online survey, 40 percent of Congress.org users say they "sometimes" or "often" use all capital letters when writing Congress. But in an interview with Congress.org, LaFarge says it can make your writing less effective. After teaching typography and graphic design for the past 10 years, she has formed a few theories about why people write in all caps and how readers react to it. Click here to read the interview.
Bills of the Week
H.R. 3676 would make the E-Verify program to certify employees' immigration status permanent.
Click here to tell your Members of Congress what you think of this bill.
S. 1725 would repeal retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies for a terrorist surveillance program.
Click here to tell your Members of Congress what you think of this bill.
How They Voted
The Senate approved a $4.66 billion bill that funds the legislative branch for the next year.
Vote: 62-38 in the Senate. The bill now heads to the president.
The House approved a $33.5 billion bill funding the Department of Energy and other agencies.
Vote: 308-114 in the House. The bill now heads to the Senate.
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Correction
Because of a typo, last week's newsletter incorrectly stated the eligibility for the first-time homebuyers' tax credit. It is open to anyone who has not owned a principal residence in the last three years.
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"The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize they can bribe the people with their own money."
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3 years ago: The Debt ~ $125T+! Then Obama: Up $22T+ in only 3 years! $22T to $26T+ by 2015! Since November 2011 to January 2013 he has added $2 Trillion to the deficit! States' Unfunded: $3.2T+! • (Dec10) From Jan'09 the deficit: $10.2T→$14.6T up $4.3T/42%! -- Federal unfunded liabilities total $84 trillion .. equal to 5.7 percent of the present value of all future GDP, which translates into about 31 percent of the long run federal revenue estimate,” the report states. “Thus federal revenues would have to rise immediately and permanently to 24.1 percent of GDP to cover the fiscal imbalance.” (source: http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/16/report-federal-unfunded-liabilities-total-84-trillion/)
Many Americans actually pay $1 out of ever $2 earned to some form of tax while ~50% of people pay no taxes! Do you pay your bills? The Fed takes $3 in and spends $5. Debt per citizen: $51,985 - Debt per taxpayer: $142,513! (13Dec12)
A trillion seconds pass in 31,688 years. At $1/sec it would take 41,194 years just to pay off o'tax'n spend's new Feb12-Feb13 added debt - 538,696 years to pay only the national debt or 4,404,632 years to settle the debt+unfunded liabilities!
"Over the last four years our national debt has risen nearly $6 trillion, and just last week the debt topped an astounding $16 trillion. To put that in perspective, $16 trillion is enough money to fund the US military, along with the military of every NATO country combined… for the next sixteen years! Government spending is projected to hit $3.8 trillion this year alone. Even after every tax dollar paid by Americans has been counted, the government will still overspend by another $1.13 trillion. Every single second of the day our government spends over $12,000. So in the time it takes you to read this article, roughly five minutes, our government has spent $3.6 million. It take four seconds for the government to spend what the average American earns in an entire year." (source: by Tim Phillips 17Sep12 at TownHall.com)
-- Alexis de Tocqueville [Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clerel, le Comte de Tocqueville] (1805-1859) French historian
The U.S. Deficit in 2007 was $9,007,653,372,262.48
The federal government has accumulated more new debt -- $3.22 trillion ($3,220,103,625,307.29) — during the tenure of the 111th Congress than it did during the first 100 Congresses combined, according to official debt figures published by the U.S. Treasury."
-- By Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNews.com
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3 years ago: The Debt ~ $125T+! Then Obama: Up $22T+ in only 3 years! $22T to $26T+ by 2015! Since November 2011 to January 2013 he has added $2 Trillion to the deficit! States' Unfunded: $3.2T+! • (Dec10) From Jan'09 the deficit: $10.2T→$14.6T up $4.3T/42%! -- Federal unfunded liabilities total $84 trillion .. equal to 5.7 percent of the present value of all future GDP, which translates into about 31 percent of the long run federal revenue estimate,” the report states. “Thus federal revenues would have to rise immediately and permanently to 24.1 percent of GDP to cover the fiscal imbalance.” (source: http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/16/report-federal-unfunded-liabilities-total-84-trillion/)
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| Deficit: $ national debt | Totals Source: http://www.usdebtclock.org | Unfunded Liabilities: $ 107,599,889,000,000 (25Sep17) |
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What were you doing in the last hour while the U.S. Gov't spent $188 Million Dollars of our money! (Every Hour, Every Day!) (Apr11) In 8 years, President Bush added $5 trillion to the national debt; President Obama, according to a revised Dec11 GAO report, added $4T+ to the U.S. deficit in 2011 alone! The GAO estimates the deficit, including o'scamcare & mandates, may grow from $15T+ to over $26T+! UPDATE: A little-noticed event occurred at approximately midnight on Monday, October 31, 2011. The National Debt exceeded the GDP! Imagine what these numbers are going to be now that Obama is reelected! (src)
What were you doing in the last hour while the U.S. Gov't spent $188 Million Dollars of our money! (Every Hour, Every Day!) (Apr11) In 8 years, President Bush added $5 trillion to the national debt; President Obama, according to a revised Dec11 GAO report, added $4T+ to the U.S. deficit in 2011 alone! The GAO estimates the deficit, including o'scamcare & mandates, may grow from $15T+ to over $26T+! UPDATE: A little-noticed event occurred at approximately midnight on Monday, October 31, 2011. The National Debt exceeded the GDP! Imagine what these numbers are going to be now that Obama is reelected! (src)
"Over the last four years our national debt has risen nearly $6 trillion, and just last week the debt topped an astounding $16 trillion. To put that in perspective, $16 trillion is enough money to fund the US military, along with the military of every NATO country combined… for the next sixteen years! Government spending is projected to hit $3.8 trillion this year alone. Even after every tax dollar paid by Americans has been counted, the government will still overspend by another $1.13 trillion. Every single second of the day our government spends over $12,000. So in the time it takes you to read this article, roughly five minutes, our government has spent $3.6 million. It take four seconds for the government to spend what the average American earns in an entire year." (source: by Tim Phillips 17Sep12 at TownHall.com)
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"Scots Wha Hae"
written by Robert Burns
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Robert Burns
b.1759-d.1796 (published 8May1794, The Morning Chronicle, London) "Supposedly addressed by Edward the Bruce to his soldiers before the battle. Listen to its lyrics in Scots/English being read by Doug Robertson (photo), Music by Steve McDonald from "Bannockburn (Stone of Destiny)" [3m55s]
• Values: "Scots Wha Hae" 1] poem lyrics..text of "Bruce before Bannockburn" also known as "Scots wha hae", written by Robert Burns
• Robert Burns b.1759-d.1796, 8May1794, The Morning Chronicle) 1] "Supposed to be addressed by Bruce to his soldiers before the Battle of Bannockburn against Edward II."
• Listen
to the poem "Scots Wha Hae" read by Doug Robertson [3m55s],
Music by Steve McDonald from
'Bannockburn' [Stone of Destiny]" (.mp3, 3.7MB)
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ScotWha2.ram 
(rm, 3m55s)
re
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Robert Bruce's March to Bannockburn, Robert I, the Bruce (1274-1329)
also know as
Robert the Bruce,
"The Hammer of the Scots"
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"Scots, wha hae Wi' Wallace Bled,"
(midi, Scottish Songs)
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.midi sequenced with lyrics
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Scots Wha Hae (bagpipes) by the 48th Highlanders of Canada (7MB, .mp3, 3m14s)
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Scots Wha Hae, bagpipes solo (1.3MB, .mp3, 1m22s)
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Scots Wha Hae
(2.7MB, .mp3, 3m4s; 'The Corries' ["Battle songs of Scotland", sung by Ronnie Browne solo]
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Scots Wha Hae with pipes (4.3MB, .mp3, 4m29s)
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