Speaker Pat Bauer has overstayed his welcome and grown too big for his britches. His actions of partisan politics must end!!
Our job here is to inform Speaker Bauer that we have had enough of his 'machine' politics and its time to start acting professional in his representation to, of and for, the people of Indiana or be replaced.
Phase 1. Educating Speaker Bauer's constituents.
1. Letters to the editor. Ten people will write one letter (making 9 copies) per week for five weeks to send to ten newspapers in Speaker Bauer's surrounding area and major newspapers around the state.
2. Use Constitutional reasoning when applicable in your letters when addressing Speaker Bauers actions and misdirections.
3. Tools will be provided here on ICRC website as the Campaign unfolds.
Issue topic suggestions will be posted here, on the ICRC website -- one issue per week.
Those ten letters each week will then be posted on ICRC website for others to be inspired.
Depending on topic, you may be addressing "Is this Constitutional?" and / or his integrity each week (this could be exciting).
We will have resources as the weeks progress.
Phase 2. Causing awareness in his party.
Fellow Hoosiers who have a Democrat Representative in Indiana should contact him/her and ask for explanation of why they continue to support Speaker Bauer.
Holding them accountable at the same time we hold Speaker Bauer accountable.
Phase 3 Money and Boot Action
Ads in his District - money
Boots on the ground canvassing in his district throughout spring of 2010.
Also, if you would like to drop Speaker Bauer a line via his General Assembly webpage, you can by clicking here.
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Laying foundational work for the five weeks series (if necessary we will add an additional five weeks) refer to the Statesman vs Politician by Red Beckman, write your letters using the examples from Red's chart. Please be precise, factual, and be clear on the Speakers offenses this session.
1. Call members of congress. 2. Write letters to congress and letters to the editor in your local newspapers. 3. Online activism, in chat rooms and forums. Start your own web site.E-mail articles to friends. Use of the web has made a major impact on politics and has greatly helped the conservative cause. 4. Help conservative groups and campaigns. 5. Call radio talk shows.
Conservative's debating tactics:
1. Pace yourself, be patient but consistent and firm. 2. Never state facts without sources. Use credible sources. 3. Never exaggerate or misrepresent facts. 4. Never resort to the sleazy tactics used by the opposition. 5. Never start or enter a debate without knowledge of the issue. 6. Never retreat when you know you are right. Finish with a firm statement and display confidence. 8. Never allow the opposition to draw you off subject. 9. Never under estimate the power of a lie or propaganda; don't let it go unanswered. Don't assume people won't believe it. 10.Never act, talk or conduct yourself in a manner that diminishes or brings disrespect to the conservative cause.
Activism fundamentals
To a elected official you can be a pleasure or a pain.
Pick and focus on one. A thorn in the side, or their best friend. You catch more flys with honey than you do vinegar.
Pleasure for politicians: money or votes. Pain for politicians: Angry voters, bad press, no money, loss of party support, challenged in primary, public humiliation.
Effective method of moving politicians: Write letters, insist on a reply. Share and track replys. Write follow-ups.
Get the word out.
Find like minded individuals to aid in the campaign, make sure they stay informed.
Study the issue, become knowlegable and persuade associates, friends and family.
Prepare questions in advance, and seek out opportunities to question politicians on the issue whenever possible.
Follow the money.
Boycott financial supporters of mal-illed politicians.
Be prepared for a long fight.
Notes from Real Politics Seminar with Mike Rothfeld, August 31, 2008, Brooklyn Center, Mn.
Politicians suborn humanity for ambition.
They are ruled by ambition which reduces their behavior to the mechanical.
They are predictable and understandable
Are manipulatable
Politicians have a Pavlovian Response. Two forms of stimuli:
Pain and Pleasure.
PLEASURE #1: money. #2 Good press, praise, public endorsements. #3 Getting others to attack their opponents for them.
Can't handle real time actions, or losing. Best way of pressuring them is with these two items.
Easiest way to get votes, is to buy them, hence entitlements. Of all sorts.
PAIN
#1 ANGRY VOTERS No money.
Bad Press
Public humiliation (getting common, less effective of late)
Loss of party support.
Getting challenged in primary as an incumbent
Greatest force in politics - Inertia. Easiest, safest thing for a politician to do, is nothing. To move, need to mobilize and confront, apply force vectors to move the status quo box.
Morton Blackwell, Founder of the Leadership Institute. "Political Success is determined by the effectiveness and number of the activists on either side."
Politicians responses to Mobilization and Confrontation:
Ignore
Respond
Responses: Threaten, many direct and indirect ways..... powerful people with the ‘law' on their side. May approach you to 'Explain' the facts' or reply with: "If I don't follow the crowd something worse will happen". May try to buy you off with prestige, privilege or entitlement. Can be very good at sucking you in and then pigeon holeing you. (hence sugar is better -jt)
Articles on the same subject on the web by Mr. Rothfeld (same material as above):
Share this issue and our website with your friends, family and associates. Click here to email this page or use the icon in the upper right corner of the article window.
Familiarize yourself with the issue and help us campaign. Watch the videos, read the articles.
Help develop literature, handouts and fliers.
Print out literature to hand out, post or share.
Help canvass and spread literature in your communities.
Write a letter to your local newspaper.
More links and resources
Activism.net - LOTS of resources - left, green - globalist.
Are we going to cut off Adam Smith's invisible hand?
I am amazed at how quickly our society has marched away from the principles that have made our country what it is! In every economics course I have participated in, the first concept which is taught, is "the invisible hand" by Adam Smith. The basic principle is very simple. Markets correct themselves, if given the opportunity. They always seek the equilibrium. Supply and demand will balance out, and market forces will guide our economy.
This principle, which has been so easily understood and has successfully been the generator to the most powerful country on the face of the earth, is now being shunned. This week, our Congress is debating a further step away from this principle. Removing market forces from the people, and cutting off the power of the invisible hand. Markets will correct themselves - they always do. America needs to allow itself to reach the bottom of this recession in a way that is organic, not one that has been manipulated through government intervention.
I commend the leadership of Congressman Mike Pence in his opposition of this issue, and am extremely disappointed in the decision of Senator Bayh, in failing to recognize this defining swing from free market economics. As a Senator and as Governor, Mr. Bayh has attempted to bring the "Hoosier Values" to Washington. This move away from America's economic model is a direct attack on the Hoosier Values that he is to represent.
The legislation that seems bound to become law will forever change the way that we view Adam Smith's Invisible Hand. This new rule of law will remove the ability of the Invisible Hand to adjust our markets. Instead we will rely upon the federal government to be more efficient than the very principle which made us the most successful nation in the history of civilization.
The calls for a Constitutional Convention look appealing enough. A balanced budget is a good thing. Or, reform on apportionment of house districts - gerrymandering. The caveat here is there is no legal basis or likelihood that congress, state legislatures or the courts could confine a Constitutional Convention to a specific purpose. In reality, we DON'T want a Constitutional Convention that can be confined, is so, their purpose and power would be severly diminished.
In other words, once convened the chance for a 'runaway' convention that could substantially change any or ALL of our Constitution at one sitting, is very high. Considering the level of influence and control that special interest groups have over our government(s), it's not unthinkable that globalists would seek to modify our Constitution to formally strip away our rights and/or sovereignty. It's widely thought that this IS the real agenda - call a con con, and subvert it to radically alter the Constitution.
Not since the Second Constitutional Convention has there been a need for another. The congressional amendment process path has worked and proven to work. If the true intent of these Con Con efforts is legitimate, we question why the organizers are not pursuing the tested and proven method of Congressional led amendments versus the call for a Constitutional Convention.
And now, the call for a Con Con is here in Indiana this legislative session for ours to battle. HJR 0006, introduced By State Representative Ralph Foley House District 47, for this upcoming Indiana legislative session introduces a resolution for the State Assembly of Indiana to call for a Constitutional Convention for consideration of a Constitutional Conventionto consider an amendment on apportionment. Help us stop House Joint Resolution 0006.
Mr. Foley represents most of Morgan county and parts of Hendricks, Johnson and Owen Counties. If you are a constituent of Mr. Foley, or know someone who might be, please take note: WE NEED YOUR SPECIFIC HELP IN PUTTING PRESSURE ON MR. FOLEY. For the rest of us, we ALL need to contract our legislators and let them know we expect them to know all of the facts and to vote NO CON CON. As well, you can directly contact Representative Foley HERE. Nonconstituent contact with a elected official typically doesn't sway a politician. However, if Mr. Foley gets a clear picture that he might be causing his fellow Representatives grief, he might back off.
Please click the Activism to lend your voice, the Issues tab for more information on WHY a ConCon is undesireable. and other tabs to help us STOP HJR 0006.
Thanks for your time, we truly appreciate your help!
We need YOUR help. We CAN make a difference if we stand together. Here, you'll find steps and aids to specific activism that you can take to help us STOP HJR 0006.
Contact your legislator. First and foremost, we put pressure on Representative Foley and all State Assembly Representatives and Senators through a direct contact campaign. Call, send a email, write a letter. Please do ALL three. INSIST on a response. Share your letters and responses with us so we can encourage and help others by and with our example. To share with us, you can paste submissions in the comments window at the bottom of this page, or email them to
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. Please be sure to include a link to the video in the State Legislators be Aware Article V! in all of your correspondance.
Model legislation. I have modified model legislation used in Pennsylvania to rescind ANY Constitutional Convention calls for Indiana. You can find a copy of it HERE. Forward it to your legislature for consideration on submitting.
Spread the word, stay involved. This is a grassroots effort. We will probably need your help again. Diligence, persistence and tenacity are three factors we CAN control and affect that have proven results. Tell your neighbors, family and friends. Help distribute literature and fliers in your community. We need as much help as we can get. Please.
Future focused action. Our strength is our numbers and in organized, coordinated effort. At some future time we will do just that. So please signup for our email updates or RSS feeds (for our homepage or this category by clicking the RSS symbol in the left pane) to stay informed, engaged and available.
CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR
1. FIND YOUR LEGISLATOR. Click here to go to the 'Who's your legislator?' page at in.gov. Enter your zip code and select 'Indiana House in the 'Elected Office' field. This will take you to a map, which you may have to zoom in on to find your exact district. Once sure of your district, click on your Representatives name in the window on the right side of the page. This will take you to a panel that lists your Representative's contact information. Clicking on the email field will open a window for direct email to him. Or, you can author an email in your preferred program and email it to the address given.
2. CALL YOUR LEGISLATOR. Click here for our talking points on the issue. If you get a machine, or an aide, INSIST on a written reply.
3. EMAIL YOUR LEGISLATOR. Review our example page then author your own personalized correspondance in an external notepad or word processor before pasting into the provided window at in.gov.
Flat text is all that is allowed so keep formatting to a minimum. Make sure you INSIST on a written reply. Be sure to click here for examples and help page.
Alternatively, you can use a tool I have at Congress.org for the Indiana Honest Money Campaign to assist you in finding your legislators and authoring a email and or letter to your legislator. Go here, enter your zip+4 and click 'go'.
4. WRITE YOUR LEGISLATOR. Re-edit your correspondance for a printable copy. Personalize and embelish. See the 'Aids for Correspondance' tab. Don't forget to INSIST on a reply. Print out and mail it to your legislator.
5. After you are complete for your State Representative, go back to step 1 and repeat for your State Senator. The Resolution is
'Joint' so we have to contact both our Representatives and Senators.
List of email addresses for the entire General Assembly - copy and paste or direct click if you know your dstrict.
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Political Activism - The American Tradition Ways to make your views known: 1. Call members of congress. 2. Write letters to congress and letters to the editor in your local newspapers. 3. Online activism, in chat rooms and forums. Start your own web site.E-mail articles to friends. Use of the web has made a major impact on politics and has greatly helped the conservative cause. 4. Help conservative groups and campaigns. 5. Call radio talk shows.
Conservative's debating tactics: 1. Pace yourself, be patient but consistent and firm. 2. Never state facts without sources. Use credible sources. 3. Never exaggerate or misrepresent facts. 4. Never resort to the sleazy tactics used by the opposition. 5. Never start or enter a debate without knowledge of the issue. 6. Never retreat when you know you are right. Finish with a firm statement and display confidence. 8. Never allow the opposition to draw you off subject. 9. Never under estimate the power of a lie or propaganda; don't let it go unanswered. Don't assume people won't believe it. 10.Never act, talk or conduct yourself in a manner that diminishes or brings disrespect to the conservative cause.
Activism fundamentals
To a elected official you can be a pleasure or a pain.
Pick and focus on one. A thorn in the side, or their best friend. You catch more flys with honey than you do vinegar.
Pleasure for politicians: money or votes. Pain for politicians: Angry voters, bad press, no money, loss of party support, challenged in primary, public humiliation.
Effective method of moving politicians: Write letters, insist on a reply. Share and track replys. Write follow-ups.
Get the word out.
Find like minded individuals to aid in the campaign, make sure they stay informed.
Study the issue, become knowlegable and persuade associates, friends and family.
Prepare questions in advance, and seek out opportunities to question politicians on the issue whenever possible.
Follow the money.
Boycott financial supporters of mal-illed politicians.
Be prepared for a long fight.
Notes from Real Politics Seminar with Mike Rothfeld, August 31, 2008, Brooklyn Center, Mn.
Politicians suborn humanity for ambition.
They are ruled by ambition which reduces their behavior to the mechanical.
They are predictable and understandable
Are manipulatable
Politicians have a Pavlovian Response. Two forms of stimuli.
Pain and Pleasure.
PLEASURE #1: money. #2 Good press, praise, public endorsements. #3 Getting others to attack their opponents for them.
Can't handle real time actions, or losing. Best way of pressuring them is with these two items.
Easiest way to get votes, is to buy them, hence entitlements. Of all sorts.
PAIN
#1 ANGRY VOTERS No money.
Bad Press
Public humiliation (getting common, less effective of late)
Loss of party support.
Getting challenged in primary as an incumbent
Greatest force in politics - Inertia. Easiest, safest thing for a politician to do, is nothing. To move, need to mobilize and confront, apply force vectors to move the status quo box.
Morton Blackwell, Founder of the Leadership Institute. "Political Success is determined by the effectiveness and number of the activists on either side."
Politicians responses to Mobilization and Confrontation:
Ignore
Respond
Responses: Threaten, many direct and indirect ways..... powerful people with the ‘law' on their side. May approach you to 'Explain' the facts' or reply with: "If I don't follow the crowd something worse will happen". May try to buy you off with prestige, privilege or entitlement. Can be very good at sucking you in and then pigeon holeing you. (hence sugar is better -jt)
Articles on the same subject on the web by Mr. Rothfeld (same material as above):
Share this issue and our website with your friends, family and associates. Click here to email this page or use the icon in the upper right corner of the article window.
Familiarize yourself with the issue and help us campaign. Watch the videos, read the articles.
Help develop literature, handouts and fliers.
Print out literature to hand out, post or share.
Help canvass and spread literature in your communities.
Write a letter to your local newspaper.
More links and resources
Activism.net - LOTS of resources - left, green - globalist.
This video explains Constitutional Conventions. Developed for, and targeted at legislators, it still makes a very straight-forward argument that any citizen can understand. The video includes a long list of cited Judicial authorities who believe that a ConCon is dangerous and undesireable.
Synopsis: Congressional apportionment based on citizenship. Requests Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to apportion representatives among the states to be determined by counting the number of persons in each state who are citizens of the United States.
Effective: A constitutional convention is called when two-thirds of the state legislatures make application to the Congress to call a constitutional convention to consider an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Introduced by Foley
Status:
January 16, 2008, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures.
Introduced Second Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2008)
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 6
A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States concerning congressional apportionment.
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: ; (08)HJ9223.1. --> SECTION 1. That the general assembly of Indiana makes application to the Congress of the United States for a convention under Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the specific and exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to apportion representatives among the states according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by counting the number of persons in each state who are citizens of the United States.
SOURCE: ; (08)HJ9223.2. --> SECTION 2. That certified copies of this resolution be sent to the presiding officers of the Congress of the United States, to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, to the presiding officer of each chamber of each statelegislature in the United States, and to the members of the Congress of the United States from Indiana.
Indiana becomes the 13th state this year to file such a resolution, all of which are in the same vein: asserting the State's rights under the 10th amendment. Some, such as New Hampshire's, are more strongly worded than others.... but all echo the same sentiment - the Federal Government has overstepped it's bounds and is operating in an un-Constitutional manner.
It is of particular to note, and no coincidence, nearly to a 'T' the legislators sponsoring these resolutions throughout the country are 'Liberty' minded Constitutionalists. Through our grassroots support of Constitutional principals and a handful of courageous legislators throughout the country a line being drawn in the sand. We are not alone.
UPDATE 4/10/09
From ICRC member Lynette Sherril, Thanks Lynette!
As Joyce posted earlier. IN State Sovereignty Resolution passed the Senate. (Joyce, do you suppose the vote discrepancy the speaker's vote?)
This reply below confirms HCR 50 died even thought the 'amendment had broad support.'
All in all folks, it's a good day. We had a victory. Congratulations.
----- Original Message ----- From: House District To: Lynette Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 4:36 PM Subject: RE: [QUARANTINE] Support HCR 50, Urging the US to stop mandates beyond their scope of power.
Dear Lynette,
Thank you for contacting me with your support of Senate Resolution 42. The resolution passed in the Senate by a vote of 44-3. House Concurrent Resolution 50 was not heard in committee by the committee report deadline which was today. As a result the house will not hear this resolution this session. I am disappointed by the House Democrats refusal to hear this amendment which has broad support. I support the concept of the resolution. The states will have to work harder to preserve their jurisdictions from federal intrusion as the federal government continues to expand its power. I appreciate your passion on this issue.
Sincerely,
William C. Friend
State Representative
WCF:AD
Update 4/8/09
Big thanks from ICRC member Lynette Sherril for this excellent alert. Lynette included some sample letters that she, Joyce Morrell and Bob Thayer composed. Please copy and paste to an email and share with your friends!
Thanks Lynette, Bob and Joyce!
Action needed NOW! Thursday, 4/9/09 is the Deadline to move this.
This is the last push for Indiana's State Sovereignty legislation that's authored in the House.
Please Call the committee Chairman TODAY and URGE that the committee passes Resolution 50. Plase call the Speaker of the House Rep. Bauer TODAY and URGE that he take action.Call toll-free (from anywhere within Indiana):1-800-382-9842
Here are some letters for inspiration or simply cut and paste!!!
Name County name of Rep.
The Honorable Representative Pat Bauer Indiana House of Representatives
Re: Support HCR 50
Dear Mr. Speaker Bauer,
I am contacting you in hopes that you will influence the House Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee to pass the State Sovereignty Resolution, HCR 50. We know you take your fiduciary responsibilities seriously and desire the best for Indiana. Supporting HCR 50 is definitely a step in the right direction.
I apologies for the last minute plea, until recently I have been focused on the passing of the Senate version, SR 42; which passed out of committee with a unanimous vote! Many are pleased and excited that it might receive a full floor vote this week. I urge that the House follow suit so Indiana may claim foresight in responsibility with regards to her own action. I know my legislators are competent and capable of taking care of business without the federal mandates that lack the funding.
I thank you for your precious time while the session is active. I honestly believe this is time used wisely.
Best Regards,
Name
email address
phone number
HCR 0050, Urging the US to stop mandates beyond their scope of power.
As a Hoosier citizen like you, I am highly concerned with the debt and the amount and rate our federal government is growing.I urge you as a fellow Hoosier to take a stand for our fellow citizens of Indiana.I know you are the individual who holds the discretion over bills and resolutions in House legislation and request your leadership in a state sovereignty matter.
I am writing to you today in reference to House Concurrent Resolution 0050, which has been sitting in Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee since March 12th.I am asking that you ask Chairman GiaQuinta to put HCR 50 to a vote in this committee and I would be in high hopes that it would come out of committee and come to a full House vote before the end of this 2009 session.
I believe you are the person to ask to get this job done no matter which side of the aisle you sit as you are representing each and everyone of Indiana citizens of every age.
I look forward to your courage in this unselfish and non partisan issue before the committee deadline next week.
Respectfully submitted,
................
(works for Speaker or Chairman)
Re: Support HCR 50 - Now
There are two pieces of legislation, in the form of Senate and House resolutions that are critical to preserving the sovereignty of our state:
In light of the horrendously irresponsible behavior of both houses of Congress over the past generations, we find ourselves being forced by our federal government, through the many administrative "Executive Orders" and unconstitutional legislative maneuvers imposed by our federal.
To defend ourselves against such an injustice about 30 states are presently undertaking to underscore the independent sovereignty of each state afforded us by the tenth amendment of our Constitution with active state sovereignty legislations.
The aforementioned resolutions have been drafted to permit Indiana to assume its rightful status as an independent
entity. Senate Resolution 42 has passed committee with a bipartisan unanimous yes.
My reason for writing is to ask you to become a part of the process of asserting our constitutional rights to sovereignty as a state by moving the House version to the floor so the state's full body of Representatives may participate in requesting members of theU. S. Congress that they operate within the confines of the provisions of our Constitution. As you know, there is only one day left to address HCR 50 this session. Indiana needs a united General Assembly.
With both bodies asserting our state's sovereignty, we will be positioned to protect ourselves from the activities of the federal branch whowould unconstitutional impose their will upon us.
Sincerely,
name
address
.
Update 4/6/09
HCR 50 is in Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee on March 12th. The chairman could push it out but will only do so on House Speaker Bauer's say so. How do we make a difference? By pressuring Speaker Bauer with 500 or more letters.
Why letters? Because they make the most impact.
Indiana House Speaker Pat Bauer
Indiana House of Representatives
200 W. Washington St.,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2786
Putting your best foot forward, urge the speaker to get this state sovereignty resolution out of committee and onto the House Floor this week so all representatives across the state can put it to a vote. Those folks who profess Hoosier Values and who are in control need their feet held to the fire and we MUST be the ones doing this to both sides of the aisle.
I'm told for every 15 paid liberal agenda lobbyist, there is one at our very own state house. If we do not fill that gap, the socialist will and are. If we want change, we have to be the movers and shakers ourselves.
go to http://www.incrc.com for further information and action items there! Stay abreast of the situation with following up this week on writing, calling and emailing Speaker Bauer. If and when we get it to the floor, we will need to be getting the word out for Hoosiers across the state to urge their own representatives to vote yes to state sovereignty. All the information is on Indiana Conservative Republican Caucus site for our use. We have until mid April to get this done!!!
-Joyce
Update 4/3/09 We would really like to get the House resolution - HCR 50, to a vote. We've been advised that if we could get 500 letters to Representative Patrick Bauer, Speaker of the House, imploring him to allow HCR 50 to the floor for a vote, we might have a chance.
To that end, please call Speaker Bauers Assistant below and leave a message to that effect, if you would please! A short email as well, followed up with a snail mail version as well, if you would please!
Jonathan Morgan Legislative Assistant Rep. Pat Bauer Speaker of the House 234-9294
By Mail... Indiana House Speaker Pat Bauer Indiana House of Representatives 200 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204-2786
By Internet... The email address to use in contacting State Rep. Pat Bauer is
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The following link is to a web interface at in.gov to emaill Rep Bauer directly.
Please call 1-800-382-9467 and ask for your Senator's office. If you do not know who that representative is, the staff will assist you. Some people may be overwhelmed with computer work, plus a call makes a good impression on top of an email. - Joyce Morrell
I just spoke with Senator Walker. SR 42 was heard in hearing in the Committee on Commerce and Public Policy & Interstate Cooperation this afternoon.
Senator Walker reports the hearing was "...the most fun I've had in the 2 1/2 years I've had this job."
Needless to say, SR 42 passed in committee.
The vote was 8 to 0, with 3 absent. All four Democrats present voted AYE! As well, three asked to be added as coauthors no less!! Those Senators being Senators Deig, Skinner and Arnold.
Senator Walker reports that he is up to 19 co-authors now, including three Committee Chairs - Senators Paul, Steele and Kruse, and Senate President pro-tem Long.
There should be video of the hearing posted tomorrow, I'll try to get it dl'd and onto youtube as soon as I see it.
Action Alert - Phase 2 A vote on the floor could come as early as next monday. Senator Walker wants to get it to a vote as soon as possible, so time is short.
Call and/or write your State Senator and express your support for the resolution and encourage them to do so as well. If your Senator was been involved in the committee hearing or is a co-sponsor, please be sure to thank them (profusely).
I have a Soapbox alert set up at Congress.org to aid in finding your Senator and authoring a message. The Alert is titled "Support SR 42" and is from Kokomo In.
Please share this with your friends, family and neighbors, and encourage them to write or call their Senators!
Thanks for your time and efforts!!
Libertas!
Jerry Titus
Update 3/23/09 My good friend Joyce Morrell is in the Statehouse today.... she chased down the scoop on what was formerly SCR 37. It has been refiled as SR 42.
Early last week, there was confusion about it's assignment to the rules committee. Now we hear that there was some problems with the language. I haven't had time to compare the two, but the new is as strong or better than the old imho.
Joyce spoke with Senator Walker within the last hour and found that it has been corrected and refiled as - 'SR 0042 -- Defense of state sovereignty resolution', and that the bill is indeed assigned to the Committee on Commerce and Public Policy & Interstate Cooperation.
Joyce also reports that Senator Walker recommends that now is the time to again contact Senator Alting, and the Committee members to urge a hearing and a AYE vote. Please EMAIL AND CALL Senator Alting within the next 48 hours.
Once we clear this hurdle, we'll be focusing our efforts on the Senate as a whole.
Update 3/11/09
I've received word that SCR 37 has been assigned to and scheduled for hearing in the Senate Commerce, Public Policy & Interstate CooperationCommittee, with:
Chairman Senator Ron Alting Homepage -
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Senators on the committee:
Becker Homepage -
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- (317) 232-9494 - Kate Vincent
Delph Homepage - eMail - (317) 232-9488 - Patricia Smith
Merritt Homepage-
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- (317) 232-9533 - Dawna Smith
Stutzman Homepage -
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- (317) 232-9493 - Brian Rockensuess
Zakas Homepage -
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- (317) 232-9490 - Debbie McCarty
Deig Homepage -
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- (317) 232-9523 - Tracy Woolbright
Arnold Homepage -
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Skinner Homepage -
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Taylor Homepage -
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- (317) 232-9847 - Tiffany Limbach
Please help us support this important resolution by emailing, calling and writing and the Committee Chairman and members and your specific Senator and Representative. Our first priority of business is getting the resolution out of committee, then once over that hurdle to get in passed in the Senate and then house, so be sure to write Senator Alting and the committee members regardless of whether they are or not your specific legislators, and of course a note to your specific legislators as well.
My contact in the statehouse passes this advice on:
"Approach Sen. Alting very respectfully, in your comments and inquiries. Refer to the 10th Amendment Resolution sponsored by Senators Walker, Delph, Kruz, Stutzman and several of their peers in the House and Senate. Let fly....he has not received the resolution assignment yet, but that is where I believe the resolution is going.
Now is the time to make initial contact with Sen. Alting. I think we will get a hearing...no threats, or veiled innuendos to voter retribution for failure to SUPPORT the resolution - he needs clear concise reasons to support the resolution."
As I said earlier, Indiana was the 13th State this year to file a resolution reasserting States rights under the Tenth amendment. As of March 12th, 24 states have filed similar resolutions. This movement is bringing awareness to the masses that the federal government has overstepped its Constitutional authority and that state governments are tired of it and are reasserting their inherent rights of sovereignty (and superiority) as guaranteed by the tenth amendment.
These are all non-binding resolutions, but are of very high importance as a first step at securing and restoring Constitutional government to our country. From this years crop of resolutions, to date only Oklahoma has passed theirs. Indiana could be the second - lets make our best effort to make it so.
1. Contact your legislatorfirst and foremost, put pressure on our State Assembly Representatives and Senators through a direct contact campaign. Call, send a email and write a letter. Please consider doing ALL three for maximum effectiveness. INSIST on a response. Share your letters and responses with us so we can encourage and help others by and with our examples. To share with us, you can paste submissions in the comments window at the bottom of this page or email them to
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Click here for an online tool at Congress.org to help you find your legislator.
2. Spread the word, stay involved. This is a grassroots effort. We will probably need your help again. Diligence, persistence and tenacity are three factors we CAN control and affect that have proven results. Tell your neighbors, family and friends. Help distribute literature and fliers in your community.
3. Future focused action. Our strength is our numbers and in organized, coordinated effort. So please signup for our email updates or RSS feeds (for our homepage or this category by clicking the RSS symbol at the top in the left pane) to stay informed, engaged and available.
CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR
1. FIND YOUR LEGISLATOR. Click here to go to the 'Who's your legislator?' page at in.gov. Enter your zip code and select 'Indiana House in the 'Elected Office' field. This will take you to a map, which you may have to zoom in on to find your exact district. Once sure of your district, click on your Representatives name in the window on the right side of the page. This will take you to a panel that lists your Representative's contact information. Clicking on the email field will open a window for direct email to him. Or, you can author an email in your preferred program and email it to the address given.
Submit online via the in.gov web interface.Review our example page then author your own personalized correspondance in an external notepad or word processor. Copy and paste into the provided window at in.gov. Flat text is all that is allowed so keep formatting to a minimum. Make sure you ask for a written reply.
Tip - Saving your online submission if you enter it directly. Highlight and copy the text before selecting the submit button. Open a notepad or word processor new file and paste the copied text. Save. Please consider shareing a copy with us via the comments window at the bottom of this page, or by emailing them to:
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4. WRITE YOUR STATE LEGISLATOR. Re-edit your correspondance for a printable copy. Personalize and embelish. See the 'Aids for Correspondance' tab. Don't forget to INSIST on a reply. Print out and mail it to your legislator.
5. After you are complete for your State Representative, go back to step 1 and repeat for your State Senator if necessary (only at in.gov).
List of email addresses for the entire General Assembly - copy and paste or direct click if you know your district.
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Political Activism - The American Tradition Ways to make your views known: 1. Call members of congress. 2. Write letters to congress and letters to the editor in your local newspapers. 3. Online activism, in chat rooms and forums. Start your own web site.E-mail articles to friends. Use of the web has made a major impact on politics and has greatly helped the conservative cause. 4. Help conservative groups and campaigns. 5. Call radio talk shows. Conservative's debating tactics: 1. Pace yourself, be patient but consistent and firm. 2. Never state facts without sources. Use credible sources. 3. Never exaggerate or misrepresent facts. 4. Never resort to the sleazy tactics used by the opposition. 5. Never start or enter a debate without knowledge of the issue. 6. Never retreat when you know you are right. Finish with a firm statement and display confidence. 8. Never allow the opposition to draw you off subject. 9. Never under estimate the power of a lie or propaganda; don't let it go unanswered. Don't assume people won't believe it. 10.Never act, talk or conduct yourself in a manner that diminishes or brings disrespect to the conservative cause.
Activism Fundamentals
To a elected official you can be a pleasure or a pain.
Pick and focus on one. A thorn in the side, or their best friend. You catch more flys with honey than you do vinegar.
Pleasure for politicians: money or votes. Pain for politicians: Angry voters, bad press, no money, loss of party support, challenged in primary, public humiliation.
Effective method of moving politicians:
Write letters, insist on a reply. Share and track replys. Write follow-ups.
Get the word out.
Find like minded individuals to aid in the campaign, make sure they stay informed.
Study the issue, become knowlegable and persuade associates, friends and family.
Prepare questions in advance, and seek out opportunities to question politicians on the issue whenever possible.
Follow the money.
Boycott financial supporters of mal-illed politicians.
Be prepared for a long fight.
Notes from Real Politics Seminar with Mike Rothfeld, August 31, 2008, Brooklyn Center, Mn.
Politicians suborn humanity for ambition.
They are ruled by ambition which reduces their behavior to the mechanical.
They are predictable and understandable
Are manipulatable
Politicians have a Pavlovian Response. Two forms of stimuli.
Pain and Pleasure.
PLEASURE #1: money. #2 Good press, praise, public endorsements. #3 Getting others to attack their opponents for them.
Can't handle real time actions, or losing. Best way of pressuring them is with these two items.
Easiest way to get votes, is to buy them, hence entitlements. Of all sorts.
PAIN
#1 ANGRY VOTERS No money.
Bad Press
Public humiliation (getting common, less effective of late)
Loss of party support.
Getting challenged in primary as an incumbent
Greatest force in politics - Inertia. Easiest, safest thing for a politician to do, is nothing. To move, need to mobilize and confront, apply force vectors to move the status quo box.
Morton Blackwell, Founder of the Leadership Institute. "Political Success is determined by the effectiveness and number of the activists on either side."
Politicians responses to Mobilization and Confrontation:
Ignore
Respond
Responses: Threaten, many direct and indirect ways..... powerful people with the ‘law' on their side. May approach you to 'Explain' the facts' or reply with: "If I don't follow the crowd something worse will happen". May try to buy you off with prestige, privilege or entitlement. Can be very good at sucking you in and then pigeon holeing you. (hence sugar is better -jt)
Articles on the same subject on the web by Mr. Rothfeld (same material as above):
Share this issue and our website with your friends, family and associates. Click here to email this page or use the icon in the upper right corner of the article window.
Familiarize yourself with the issue and help us campaign. Watch the videos, read the articles.
Help develop literature, handouts and fliers.
Print out literature to hand out, post or share.
Help canvass and spread literature in your communities.
Write a letter to your local newspaper.
More links and resources
Activism.net - LOTS of resources - left, green - globalist.
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