Hear Us Now!

Posted on Monday, 25th January 2010 by hearus

I have just finished reading, three times, an impressive and inspirational open letter to the citizens of this state of Colorado.

The letter was penned by candidate for United States Senate, Cleve Tidwell.

It makes a point I have been trying to make for some time and which Americans must come to understand before the November elections take place.

That point being, America did not arrive at it’s current condition by mere accident. As Mr. Tidwell notes in his letter, ‘you and I have failed in our primary responsibility of citizenship’.

This is a message we must take to heart and then to the voting booth.

Because I am unable to link directly to Mr. Tidwell’s letter I will repost it here, you may however visit his site and read the letter there until such a time as new content moves it off the page.

Enjoy the letter and pass it on.

Open Letter to the Citizens of Colorado

This November you will make history.  This November you will be remembered by generations of Americans.  You need only answer one question, “What is liberty worth to you?”

For too many years, through too many administrations, you and I have failed our primary responsibility of citizenship.  We have failed our civic duty, purchased by the blood of our ancestors, which necessitates active, constant guard of our elected representatives.  We are the boss of those in Congress and we are the boss of the resident permitted accommodation in the White House.  For too long and with too many excuses we have stood frozen in word, idle in action, as our elected representatives have eroded liberty and the very foundation of that liberty—the Constitution.  By our silence and inaction—hibernating in a civic coma—we have now put at risk all that our country, and our very lives, have been so blessed:  inalienable Rights, a moral code, and the Rule of Law.

From now until November, there will be many debates about what is good and not so good about Colorado and our country.  There will be many ideas offered to solve any number of problems.  There will be numerous points of view.  Career politicians will be spinning to avoid questions and confuse answers.

Just remember one thing:  This November you will make history.

Ask one question:  What is liberty worth to you?

My name is Cleve Tidwell, and last January I was a private citizen just like you.  Today I have chosen to step into a public role, in answer to the question what liberty is worth to me, and to run for U.S. Senate.  I want to represent you and the great state of Colorado.  It is time for true representation in Congress—not another career politician or political party puppet and not another lawyer.

I am a U.S. Marine veteran, a businessman, and the proud descendant of an American Revolution patriot.  The American dream is real and it is attainable to every citizen who is willing to work hard and take responsibility for their life, liberty, and pursuit of Happiness.  The anti-American mirage is the promise that there is a free lunch.

What is liberty worth to you?  How will you be remembered by generations of Americans to come?

“Once upon a time I sold liberty…” or “Once upon a time I restored liberty…” — this November you decide.

Cleve Tidwell

Candidate, U.S. Senate

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Posted on Tuesday, 12th January 2010 by hearus

Nationalized, mandated health care is on it’s way. I, myself, refuse to take part in a socialized medical program and intend to let my representatives know this. I have so far done so by way of phone calls and email, I will also be sending to them a post card I created which you too can send by downloading it here.

I am not a fool, I do not expect that my phone calls, emails, letters and postcards are going to stop nationalized health care or anything else. It seems clear that our elected officials have no intention of listening to myself or you.

My intention with this particular postcard is not to stop nationalized health care, it is simply to let my elected officials know that I challenge their authority to “reform” health care and to mandate that I take part in their scheme.

The image below is small version of the postcard (the actual postcard has a much better resolution).

I’ve used Kinkos online printing

Kinkos will print no less than two postcards at a time, the cost of two postcards from the ‘saver’ package is $2.73

When you finalize your print order you can leave instructions to add to the backside a normal post card backing. This would add .37 cents per card, to your order.

I do not believe it is necessary to have the traditional postcard backing printed.

Simply placing the stamp, address, return address and short personal message in the traditional locations should suffice.

Please join me in this campaign to let our elected officials know that the American people will not just lay down and accept their abuse of the Constitution and their theft of individual freedom and liberty.

Please also pass this along to your friends.

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Posted on Monday, 11th January 2010 by hearus

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In reaction to the Congressional approval of the Declaration of Independence, George Washington issued the following orders.

The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be freemen or slaves, whether they are to have property they can call their own, whether their houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and they consigned to a state of wretchedness from which no human efforts will probably deliver them.

The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army.

Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us no choice but a brave resistance or the most abject submission. This is all we can expect. We have therefore to resolve to conquer or die.

Our country’s honor calls upon us for a vigorous and manly exertion, and if we now shamefully fail we shall become infamous to the whole world.

Let us therefore rely upon the goodness of the cause, and the aid of the Supreme Being in whose hands victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble actions.

The eye’s of all our countrymen are upon us, and we shall have their blessings and praises if, happily, we are the instrument of saving them from the tyranny mediated against them.

Let us therefore animate and encourage each other and show the whole world that a freeman contending for Liberty on his own ground is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth.

General George Washington, 1776

In understand fully that the context of this message was of a newly birthed nation which was in a physical conflict with an oppressor and that we are not in such a physical conflict with those who wish to oppress us.

I however, also understand that we are in a very real conflict and that what is before us is in fact no less a struggle for freedom and liberty than was that before those who founded this nation.

Are you to be a freeman or a slave?

Are your children to be freemen or slaves?

The fate of this nation does indeed depend upon your courage, your willingness to sacrifice time and resources, your willingness to do the right thing as well as your personal conduct and our collective conduct.

I assure you, that you have something to offer and that you are needed in this task that is before us.

If you are unwilling to give of yourself then the fight is lost, it is going to take all of us.

Not only are your fellow Americans watching us, the whole of the world is watching us.

Other nations have predicted the demise of this nation and the death watch has begun, we can and should prove them wrong. We can demonstrate to them that we will neither hand over our freedom nor allow it to be stolen from us.

In all the years previous we have indeed made a difference, a negative difference, by electing men and women void of character.

By electing men and women who had no care or concern for your freedoms as an individual but their own power instead.

By allowing those men and women, once exposed, to remain indefinitely in elected office. By accepting the liberty stealing and slavish laws they implement.

The fault is ours, but this is the year when we can begin to redeem ourselves and take back the future of our children and preserve what our founders and so many since them had sacrificed so greatly for.

There are many good Tea Party and 9.12 Project groups in Colorado and around the nation.

Find one and join with them or even begin your own.

You have something to offer, you are absolutely needed and, if you have not been, it is time you became involved.

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Posted on Friday, 20th November 2009 by hearus

The following information comes from Republican.Senate.gov Remember, the procedural vote will take place this Saturday! Make contact not just with your Senator but with every last Senator you can. Find out the contact information for your Senator by clicking here. ——————————————————————————————– A Half Trillion Dollars In Higher Taxes? That’s Not Reform Higher Taxes On Individuals, Businesses, Various Health Care Industries, Hospices And More

$36 BILLION IN NEW TAXES & FINES LEVIED ON INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES

“Penalty Payments By Employers And Uninsured Individuals… 2010-2019… 36 [Billion Dollars].” (CBO Director Doug Elmendorf, Letter To Sen. Harry Reid, 11/18/09, P. 6)

INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT INSURANCE FINED UP TO $750, FAMILES UP TO $2,250

“A Person Without Insurance Could Be Required To Pay A Financial Penalty, Starting At $95 In 2014 And Rising To $750 In 2016, With A Maximum Of $2,250 For A Family.” (“Senate Health Plan Seeks To Add Coverage To 31 Million,” The New York Times, 11/19/09)

COMPANIES THAT DON’T PROVIDE INSURANCE FINED $750 PER WORKER

“Firms With More Than 50 Workers That Did Not Offer Coverage Would Have To Pay A Penalty Of $750 For Each Full-Time Worker If Any Of Their Workers Obtained Subsidized Coverage Through The Insurance Exchanges; That Dollar Amount Would Be Indexed.” (CBO Director Doug Elmendorf, Letter To Sen. Harry Reid, 11/18/09, P. 7)

$149 BILLION TAX INCREASE ON PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS

“Excise Tax On High-Premium Plans… 2010-2019… 149 [Billion Dollars].” (CBO Director Doug Elmendorf, Letter To Sen. Harry Reid, 11/18/09, P. 6)
“Reid’s Version Of The Cadillac Tax Is Scaled Back From The Version In The Senate Finance Committee, Which Drew The Ire Of Labor Unions, A Key Democratic Constituency, which said it would affect middle-income workers.” (“Reid Unveils Broad Senate Healthcare Plan,” Reuters, 11/19/09)

$54 BILLION MEDICARE PAYROLL TAX INCREASE

“Senate Democratic Aides Said The Payroll Tax Increase Would Raise $54 Billion Over 10 Years.” (“Senate Health Plan Seeks To Add Coverage To 31 Million,” The New York Times, 11/19/09)
“Under Current Law, Employers And Employees Each Pay A Tax Equal To 1.45 Percent Of Wages. Mr. Reid Would Increase The Rate To 1.95 Percent For Individuals With Annual Incomes Over $200,000 And Couples Over $250,000.” (“Senate Health Plan Seeks To Add Coverage To 31 Million,” The New York Times, 11/19/09)

MORE THAN $100 BILLION IN TAXES & FEES ON THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY

“Fees On Certain Manufacturers And Insurers… 2010-2019… 102 [Billion Dollars].” (CBO Director Doug Elmendorf, Letter To Sen. Harry Reid, 11/18/09, P. 6)

•    “The Medical Device Tax Has Been Cut In Half To $2 Billion Annually To Appease Minnesota, Indiana And Massachusetts Senators.” (“Reid Releases $849b Bill, Initial Vote Expected Saturday,” Congress Daily, 11/19/09)
•   “A Fee On Insurers Remained At $6 Billion A Year As Well As A Fee On Drugmakers At $2 Billion Annually.” (“Reid Releases $849b Bill, Initial Vote Expected Saturday,” Congress Daily, 11/19/09)

$54 BILLION “HOSPITAL INSURANCE TAX”

“Additional Hospital Insurance Tax… 2010-2019… 54 [Billion Dollars].” (CBO Director Doug Elmendorf, Letter To Sen. Harry Reid, 11/18/09, P. 6)

$5 BILLION FROM A 5% TAX ON ELECTIVE MEDICAL COSMETIC PROCEDURES

“Desperately Seeking Money To Pay For The Legislation, Mr. Reid Came Up With A New Source Of Financing: A 5 Percent Tax On Elective Cosmetic Medical Procedures. The tax would be paid by patients, but collected by doctors and clinics and forwarded to the government. The tax would be calculated as 5 percent of the amount paid for an elective cosmetic procedure, whether by the patient, insurance or other sources.” (“Senate Health Plan Seeks To Add Coverage To 31 Million,” The New York Times, 11/19/09)

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Posted on Friday, 6th November 2009 by hearus

In October of 2008 Joe Wurzelbacher (Joe the Plumber) spoke for all of us when he challenged then presidential candidate Barack Obama, "Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn’t it?". Mr. Obama answered; “[…] it’s not that I want to punish your success – I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you – that they’ve got a chance at success too.”.

If you didn’t know then, you know now that Barack Obama was speaking of wealth redistribution.

With that one question Joe unmasked Barack Obama and woke many Americans to the vision of a Barack Obama America. We are now seeing the fundamental change that Mr. Obama spoke of during his presidential campaign and Joe the plumber has been traveling America warning and motivating Americans to stand up and speak out in defense of this nation which he loves and you love.

On Friday November 13th and Saturday November 14th you can hear and meet Joe the plumber at a health care form and fund raiser for Brian Campbell’s effort to unseat CD 7’s liberal congressman Ed Perlmutter.

Unless we vote out the liberals from both parties and support constitutionally minded candidates with time, money and votes, then NOTHING in America will change. It is we who are responsible for the condition we currently find America in, it was our votes that brought these people to power and it can only be our votes which remove them.

Please go to the event page on Facebook for more information and to RSVP or call either of the following phone numbers, 720-569-2010 720-413-3940.

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