American Policy Center » 2010 » June
- Oil, oil everywhere we’re gonna get… Dead?
- Is Salted Popcorn about to become a federal offense?
- Exciting New Developments for the upcoming Freedom Action National Conference
- Radio Row: Several national radio shows will be broadcasting live from the Conference, including Sam Bushman’s Liberty Round Table and Laurie Roth’s the Roth Show. More will be announced shortly.
- Reception for Tom Woods: Friday night’s banquet speaker is best selling author Tom Woods (“Meltdown”, and his latest, “Nullification.” There will be a special reception in his honor, where conference attendees will have the chance to talk with him personally. Also present at the reception will be conference Keynote speaker Michael Badnarik, (2004 Libertarian presidential candidate and author of the book, “It’s Good to be King.”) and Sheriff Richard Mack (author of “From My Cold Dead Fingers”). There will be book signings from these and other authors throughout the Freedom Action National Conference.
- Special screening of the film “Don’t Tread on Me:” Film maker Gary Franchi is pleased to announce there will be a special screening of his new film, to take place on the first night (August 12th) of the Freedom Action National Conference. Immediately following the screening, several spokesmen who are featured in the film will be on hand to discuss it and answer questions from the audience.
- The 10th Amendment movement is catching fire as state legislators are finding ways to add “teeth” to law rather than mere resolutions.
- Rep. Matt Shea will explain how it’s being done.
- Sheriff Richard Mack is teaching local sheriffs that they have the power to say no to federal agents.
- Local communities are learning how to expel international provocateurs like ICLEI. Michael Shaw will explain how it’s done.
- A new approach to fighting against federal and state intrusion called “Coordination,” is having tremendous success in helping regain local control. Expert Dan Byfield will not only tell of those victories but will also lead a workshop to teach how it’s done.
- Ron Mann will lead a training workshop to teach new activists how to run campaigns on very little money.
- And Beverly Eakman will train activists how to break up the outrageous consensus meetings that are being used in public forums to enforce policy without public discussion and debate. All of these processes lead to diminishing the power of the Federal Government – all based on local action – just like the Constitution intends.
- The time is Now to register for the Freedom Action National Conference
- The 10th Amendment movement is catching fire as state legislators are finding ways to add “teeth” to law rather than mere resolutions.
- Rep. Matt Shea will explain how it’s being done.
- Sheriff Richard Mack is teaching local sheriffs that they have the power to say no to federal agents.
- Local communities are learning how to expel international provocateurs like ICLEI. Michael Shaw will explain how it’s done.
- A new approach to fighting against federal and state intrusion called “Coordination,” is having tremendous success in helping regain local control. Expert Dan Byfield will not only tell of those victories but will also lead a workshop to teach how it’s done.
- Ron Mann will lead a training workshop to teach new activists how to run campaigns on very little money.
- And Beverly Eakman will train activists how to break up the outrageous consensus meetings that are being used in public forums to enforce policy without public discussion and debate. All of these processes lead to diminishing the power of the Federal Government – all based on local action – just like the Constitution intends.
Posted from the DeWeese Report Daily Dose
So now we have returned to that old tired topic: Alternative energy. Environmentalists are still claiming that we need to get rid of all “carbon based” energy sources. That these sources: coal, nuclear or what have you, are destroying our precious mother earth. What these activists fail to tell you is that their green machines don’t do any better. In fact, they are worse.
The newest, shiniest tool in their arsenal is the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This is clearly an example of the kind of damage that can be caused by carbon based fuels. They make a very convincing case, as long as you’re one of those people who fail to look at facts. According to “The Week That Was” put out by the SEPP : Over a 65 day reporting period (more than two months) ending on June 24th, 282 birds were found dead in the Gulf with cause of death being directly linked back to the spill. Whereas a study by the FAA tells us that over the last 18 years the average number of birds killed by civilian aircraft was 409 a month.
Well good try guys, but if this oil spill only caused about one fourth as many avian deaths as were caused by aircraft in the past two months it doesn’t seem like it has had the huge toll on the bird population that you would have us believe.
by Tom DeWeese
June 28th, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning an assault on salt. The government intends to set regulations to limit the use of salt intake by Americans. The regulations would set “legal limits on the amount of salt allowed in food products.”
Of course, the excuse is “protection” of the health of the American people. Say the feds, limiting salt would prevent thousands of deaths from hypertension and heart disease.
In a complicated process, the FDA would analyze the salt in spaghetti sauces, breads, and thousands of other products that make up the $600 billion food and beverage market.
The main culprits behind the effort to have the FDA regulate salt is the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which has led a fight against salt for 30 years. CSPI wants the FDA to revoke salt’s GRAS statue (Generally Recognized As Safe).
CSPI is the undisputed leader among the food police. It has launched an all out campaign against the eating habits of Americans, attacking Italian, Chinese, fast foods, soft drinks, French fries, extra cheese pizza, and almost anything else that tastes good. You might guess that Michael Jacobson, the head of CSPI, is a rabid Vegetarian, horrified by nearly anything man chooses to eat.
CSPI calls for taxes on foods with fat, sugar, and sodium (called the “Twinkie Tax”). They want government-mandated warning labels on high-fat, high-calorie menu items. They advocate that broadcasters be required to give free “equal time” to government-advertisements of “healthy” foods every time Burger King runs an ad. They want warning labels of contamination from fresh, unpasteurized juices. And they constantly threaten restaurants with legal action over nutritional labeling. CSPI opposed consumption of animals (no meat or fish) and all of their byproducts, including cheese, milk, and ice cream. They oppose any consumption of alcohol, calling for hefty increases in beer taxes, even restrictions on adults, and poster size warning labels in restaurants. All of that action, of course, serves only to drive up the cost of food while robbing Americans of a freedom to choose what they eat.
CSPI has attacked nearly every food product on Earth, begging the question, “What’s left to eat.” Jacobsen suggests a sandwich of lettuce and bread – but be careful, because the bread has salt in it and the lettuce may have been sprayed with chemicals. In fact, he advises a near starvation diet of not much more than potatoes and carrots (don’t over indulge in them). And he says, the American public cannot be trusted to make their own choices, so he must do it for them.
Now salt has become the main target in CSPI’s war against eating. And it has bombarded the FDA relentlessly with demands to revoke salt’s GRAS, to the point it is now moving to invoke government-mandated blandness, controlling our ability to decide if we like our food a little more tasty or not.
Like Obama’s health care mess, the attacks against salt use and its imagined dangers are both wrong and unpopular. According to scientific research, something rarely used in CSPI’s attacks, salt is not a danger. Research from UC-Davis last fall found that “our bodies naturally regulate the amount of salt we take in,” making government intervention pointless. In recent Rasmussen survey, just 33% of Americans think the government should set limits on salt we can eat. 55% say NO. The Wall Street Journal said meddling in salt is “an illegitimate form of government intervention” parading as paternalism “run amok.”
What will result, if the FDA takes away salt’s GRAS status, is a rampage of law suits by the food police. Whole industries will be destroyed. The government will set regulations for how much salt we can use in everything we eat. And so the American people will be even less free to decide for themselves.
There is one more point that must be considered in why the government is moving now to control salt. Obamacare. Now that the government has appointed itself as our caregiver, it has to watch the bottom line on expenses. Remember when members of congress denied as absurd, charges that Obamacare would lead to rationing? Well, this is how it will be done. If they believe salt causes health problems, then it must be stopped – to cut costs and protect the people. That, of course, is the reason the government enforced seat belt laws – because people getting hurt in accidents cost government money for rescue services, 911 operators and emergency room services. Since government foots the bill for that in the name of the taxpayers, you have to toe the line and buckle up. It’s the same with salt bans.
So, will the government send agents to confiscate the salt shakers? Will we have to send in an application for permission to salt our pop corn? Or will we call the FDA in mass and say “get the hell out of my life!” You better decide quickly, before we can’t even work in the salt mines to survive the ravages of Big Brother.
New developments for the upcoming Freedom Action National Conference
The Freedom Action National Conference is sponsored by the American Policy Center and The DeWeese Report and 23 co-sponsoring organizations. The conference will take place August 12 – 14, 2010, at the Dolce Hotel in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Local action, from strengthening State 10th Amendment rights, to exposing the efforts of UN-based organizations in our local communities, like the International Council on Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) will be the focus of the Freedom Action Conference.
The Freedom Action National Conference will teach you several ways to do that.
You will learn from leading spokesmen, legislators, and activists. And you will have a chance to learn in special work shops, and to network with leaders from around the nation.
You will focus on the vital issues of the day, including the dangerous policies like Sustainable Development; biometric surveillance and the growth of Fusion Centers; violations of Second Amendment rights; violations of Constitutionally-guaranteed state sovereignty; the growing government takeover of health care and the use of natural supplements and cures; the reasons why a Constitutional Convention now is the wrong solution at the wrong time; and how many of these bad policies are being enforced through the power and wealth of organized labor.
Tom DeWeese and Laurie Roth will serve as co-hosts for the event. Featured speakers will begin with a keynote address by Constitution expert Michael Badnarik, followed by an extensive lineup of experts and national spokesmen, including: Sheriff Richard Mack; Washington State Rep. Matt Shea; Oklahoma State Rep. Charles Key; Pennsylvania St. Rep. Sam Rohrer; National Rights To Work Committee President Mark Mix; Gun Owners of America Director Larry Pratt; International ID expert Mark Lerner; Constitutional Convention experts Chuck Michaelis and Larry Greenley; IRS experts Steve Hempfling and Tom Cryer; Illegal Immigration expert Jeff Lewis;Global Warming expert Marc Morano; United Nations Expert William Jasper; Sustainable Development/Agenda 21 experts Dr. Michael Coffman, Tom DeWeese and Michael Shaw; Property Rights champion Dan Byfield; Health Freedom experts Dr. Jane Orient, Scott Tips and Dr. Jeff Marrongelle; Education expert and author Beverly Eakman; grassroots activists Catherine Bleish and John Bush; and alternative media experts George Shepherd, Gary Franchi and radio personality Sam Bushman.
These experts will not only educate on the vital threats Americans are now facing, but will also focus on action all of us can use to fight back.
The Freedom Action National Conference is shaping up to be the finest lineup of speakers and leaders assembled for any conference of this size anywhere in America.
Be there!
Sign up today and get the $60 early bird savings – good until July 15th. . And for the first time, there is a special “couples rate” for full registrations. There are special rates for every budget – student rates, day rates, dinner rates – designed to fit your budget.
Go directly to the web site at www.freedomactionconference.com to see the full conference schedule and to register. Or call the American Policy Center at 540-341-8911.
The conference will also be live-streamed and a full DVD set will be available. If you can’t attend, you don’t have to miss anything. For all the details and registration to www.freedomactionconference.com
The Forces of Freedom
Return to Valley Forge
August 12 – 14 – 2010
Special message from Tom DeWeese, President of American Policy Center:
I am very proud to announce that the American Policy Center and The DeWeese Report are sponsoring a very important event this summer.
I’ve organized the Freedom Action National Conference, along with 232 co-sponsoring organizations, to be held this summer, August 12 – 14, 2010, at the Dolce Hotel in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
I want to personally invite you to join me. I believe it will be the most important conference you will ever attend.
Let me tell you why.
Growing numbers of concerned, dedicated Americans are joining the nationwide protests against ever-higher taxes; the outrage of Obamacare; the bailouts and the Federal Reserve; the growing government surveillance society; and the ever growing destruction of private property rights through the policies of Sustainable Development.
The question now is “What’s the next step?”
Local action, from strengthening State 10th Amendment rights, to exposing the efforts of UN-based organizations in our local communities, like the International Council on Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) will be the focus of the Freedom Action Conference.
If we stand firm at home against federal mandates and international policies, we can go a long way toward limiting the power and growth of the central government in Washington.
The Freedom Action National Conference will teach you several ways to do that.
You will learn from leading spokesmen, legislators, and activists. And you will have a chance to learn in special workshops, and to network with leaders from around the nation.
You will focus on the vital issues of the day, including the dangerous policies like Sustainable Development; biometric surveillance and the growth of Fusion Centers; violations of Second Amendment rights; violations of Constitutionally-guaranteed state sovereignty; the growing government takeover of health care and the use of natural supplements and cures; the reasons why a Constitutional Convention now is the wrong solution at the wrong time; and how many of these bad policies are being enforced through the power and wealth of organized labor.
Featured speakers will begin with a keynote address by Constitution expert Michael Badnarik, followed by an extensive lineup of experts and national spokesmen, including: Sheriff Richard Mack; Washington State Rep. Matt Shea; Oklahoma State Rep. Charles Key; Pennsylvania St. Rep. Sam Rohrer; National Rights To Work Committee President Mark Mix; Gun Owners of America Director Larry Pratt; International ID expert Mark Lerner; Constitutional Convention experts Chuck Michaelis and Larry Greenley; IRS experts Steve Hempfling and Tom Cryer; Illegal Immigration expert Jeff Lewis;Global Warming expert Marc Morano; United Nations Expert William Jasper; Sustainable Development/Agenda 21 experts Dr. Michael Coffman, Tom DeWeese and Michael Shaw; Property Rights champion Dan Byfield; Health Freedom experts Dr. Jane Orient, Scott Tips and Dr. Jeff Marrongelle; Constitution expert and activist Ron Mann; Education expert and author Beverly Eakman; grassroots activists Catherine Bleish and John Bush; and alternative media experts George Shepherd, Gary Franchi and radio personality Sam Bushman.
The special Friday night dinner speaker will be Thomas Woods, author of the New York Times best seller “Meltdown,” which details how the stock market collapsed and the economy tanked. He has just released his latest book, “Nullification” You’ll have a chance to meet him at a special reception before the banquet and during a book signing afterwards.
These experts will not only educate on the vital threats Americans are now facing, but will also focus on action all of us can use to fight back.
The Conference will also feature a “Radio Row” with national and local radio programs broadcasting live from the conference, including Sam Bushman’s national “Liberty Roundtable” and Dr. Laurie Roth’s nationally-syndicated show; the presentation of the second annual Freedom’s Heroes Awards honoring local activists; and singer Jim Worthing.
I believe this is the finest lineup of speakers and leaders assembled for any conference of this size anywhere in America.
Please join me for this vital conference – and if you can – please bring a friend.
Sign up today and get the $60 early bird savings. And for the first time, there is a special “couples rate” for full registrations.
Go directly to the web site at www.freedomactionconference.com to see the full conference schedule and to register. Or call the American Policy Center at 540-341-8911.
In 1777, George Washington’s tired, starving, defeated army escaped to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to regroup and train for the fight ahead. They went on to defeat the most powerful army in the world.
On August 12, 2010, the forces of Freedom return to Valley Forge to once again regroup, train and rekindle the spirit of Freedom for the coming battles. All concerned Americans should join the Freedom Action National Conference on the hallowed grounds of Valley Forge and begin the drive to Take America Back.
I need you with us!
P.S. Don’t forget, register before July 15th to get the “Early Bird Special” – a full $60 savings of the full registration price. If you can, please invite your friends and relatives to attend with you. There are special “couples” rates and student rates, too. There’s a rate to fit almost everyone’s budget. The conference will also be live-streamed and a full DVD set will be available. If you can’t attend, you don’t have to miss anything. For all the details and registration to www.freedomactionconference.com
P.P.S. Special bonus. Become a part of the Freedom Action Conference by signing up to be an affiliate. Help us sell registrations, the live stream or the DVD set and earn a commission for everyone you sign up. For all the details and to sign up: http://freedomactionconference.com/affiliate-program
