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Due to urgent family matters, I am taking a much-needed break from blogging, but not from politics.  

Wishing you all blessings and requesting your prayers,

Katy

Commitment and Dedication in 1776

There are only two creatures of value on the face of this earth: those with a commitment, and those who acquire the commitment of others.--John Adams (quoted in "1776")

 "As I write these words, the enemy is plainly in sight beyond the river, and I begin to notice that many of us are lads under fifteen and old men, none of whom can truly be called soldiers. How it will end, only providence can direct. But dear God, what brave men I shall lose before this business ends." George Washington, July 1776

Guest Column: Celebrate 1776 AND Participate in Taking Back Liberties

The following is the July 4th message from NC Real ID, and was submitted to your blogger for posting:

(Photos, Fort Macon, Atlantic Beach, NC, courtesyMarshall Hurley)

Our state lawmakers have gone home to celebrate our nation's independence.  Everyone should be enjoying this historical event.

The only problem is that our legislators in North Carolina have forgotten that this is the USA and not  the USSR.  They have forgotten that we have rights and liberties that they should be working to protect.

Representative Nelson Cole  (D-Rockingham) said he didn't have time to deal with the Real ID. Another one told us to stop talking about it or the state may just fully implement the Real ID in NC.

So while our Representatives are at home celebrating stealing our liberties, you may want to use this time to get more support for our cause.

Print  our proposed Legislation http://www.ncard.info/nc_real_id_bill/Stop_Real_ID.pdf

Then print out a copy of our petition

http://www.ncard.info/north_carolina_real_id_downloads/Stop_Real_ID_NC_Petition.pdf

During the holiday talk about how the Real ID/ Pass Id/ Enhanced Drivers License is nothing more than a national ID Card.

Tell people how it will be stored in a massive database.

Tell people how their information will be a risk.

Tell people how their information will be shared with not only private companies who will profit form their information but it will be shared with other countries including Mexico.

Tell people how this ID system is costing us Millions of dollars in taxes, yet our legislators are working at this very moment to increase our taxes by $4 Billion!

Get them to sign the petition and after the holiday, contact me so I can collect them and submit them to be filed.

Phone: 919-733-5779 Email: Nelson.Cole@ncleg.net

JOIN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT Use the contact form below and provide us with your name e-mail address and phone number so we can bring this issue to the courts. http://www.ncard.info/contact/index.php

Finally, we need some champions to help canvas NC House District 65, to let Representative Cole's Constituents know that he doesn’t have time to protect their identities. We also need someone to run against him in the next election. Please contact me to sign up.  We will do some training before we go out and speak with people.

Have a wonderful time celebrating your freedoms by actively participating in them.

Editor's Note: About NC Real ID (from their website)

North Carolinians Against Real ID is a grassroots effort by We the People of North Carolina to stop the Real ID. We are comprised from all walks of life. Many members are proud U.S. Veterans. Others are grandparents, mothers, fathers, members of the clergy, business owners and so on.

Our Plan is a simple one. We will contact and educate every one of our Legislators until they understand the costs and privacy concerns when it comes to the Real ID. Furthermore, once we have educated them, we want legislation passed to stop all compliance of the Real ID Act and any databases that include biometric and other personal data required by the Real ID Act to be removed. 

We want a secure driver's license, but creating a national id card is not the answer. Many states were already in the process of securing their drivers licenses before the Real ID was voted into law as part of a massive military spending bill.

www.ncard.info

http://twitter.com/StopRealIDNOW

Katy's Conservative Corner doesn't necessarily agree with all points made in guest columns.  We present them for our readers to consider and to act on them as they choose.

URGENT: Call Your US Members of Congress!

Katy's Conservative Corner is posting an e-mail we received from the Eagle Forum, regarding the big vote on the Energy Tax.  Speaker Nancy Pelosi has scheduled the  Household Energy Tax Vote this Week!    Please Take Action to defeat the so-called Global Warming bill!!!!

We thank the Eagle Forum for providing this important information to us:

Late Monday night, during yet another closed-door meeting in the House of Representatives, the liberal majority maneuvered to bring the highly unpopular 946-page energy-rationing bill, better known as the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill, to the House floor for a vote by the end of this week!

Sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, H.R. 2454 imposes a system of "cap-and-tax" in order to combat so-called "global warming."  This massive, across-the-board household energy tax is being disguised by congressional liberals and is being sold under the slogan "cap-and-trade," which simply means giving the government power to put a cap on the amount of carbon emissions (CO2) produced by the production of electricity, gasoline, and heating oil, and forcing businesses to actively lobby Congress for higher cap levels and to buy permits for the emissions they are allowed. 

Rather than calling it "cap-and-trade," it should be called "cap-and-tax"-as it caps Americans' standard of living and taxes our use of products whose manufacture emits CO2. 

If passed and signed into law, H.R. 2454 will further cripple our economy and drain your pockets in the following ways:

1.  It will raise your household electricity rates by 90 percent, gasoline by 74 percent, and residential natural gas prices by 55 percent by 2035, after adjusting for inflation.

2.  It imposes an annual burden of $144.8 billion per year on U.S. households, and it will reduce household earnings by a projected $37.8 billion.

3.  It will further cut U.S. employment levels by 965,000 jobs by reducing economic output by $136 billion per year-this translates to a $1,145 increase in energy costs per American household.

4.  It will force low-income households to disproportionately bear the across-the-board energy cost increase, as a larger percentage of the poor's income goes toward energy costs, as opposed to wealthier households.

5.  It sets the stage to effectively kill the coal industry as it will be taxed so heavily, it will not be able to sustain itself.

6.  If enacted, H.R. 2454 would be the biggest government takeover of the economy since the Second World War, which is the last time energy, food, and other basic commodities were rationed.  Waxman-Markey amounts to a $2 trillion tax increase on middle-class Americans.  Not only would this be the biggest tax increase in the history of the world, but it is yet another example of President Barack Obama violating his campaign promise not to raise taxes on the middle class.  This cap-and-tax bill is simply an underhanded way of facilitating a colossal transfer of wealth from consumers to big businesses.

7.  Household energy taxation with the ultimate goal of energy-rationing is dangerous, not only for your pocketbook, but also for the well-being of your family and your standard of living. 

 8.  H.R. 2454 is a hidden tax and it must be defeated this week in the House!

Take Action:
 
The Democrat Majority has announced that amendments to this bill can be made no later than 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 25th.  We expect a floor vote to occur soon after that, so please begin calling your Representatives and tell them to vote NO on cap-and-tax!  
 
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

Further Study:

Watch The Heritage Foundation's David Kreutzer discuss how Cap-and-Tax will raise your family's household energy costs!

CBO's National Energy Tax Estimate, by House Republican Conference, June 23, 2009 (pdf)

Democrats' Big Green Scam, by Phil Kerpen, June 23, 2009 

The Biggest Tax Increase in World History, by Myron Ebell, May 27, 2009

Don't Fall for Cap and Tax, by Phyllis Schlafly, May 15, 2009

Natl News: Dems Rushing Energy Tax! Help Stop This NOW

Here are some odds and ends today from the various national blogs about the Democrats' Energy Bill Tax: 

The Dems are RUSHING this energy bill through and Congressman Spencer Bachus blogged about it: http://www.redcounty.com/house-leadership-bypassing-key-committees-cap-and-tax

Congressman Mike Pence, who recently spoke at the NCGOP State Convention urges you to "Call your Congressmen NOW if you Oppose a National Energy Tax"
http://www.gop.gov/press-release/09/06/25/pence-if-you-oppose
 
Reminders:

Warren Buffett called cap and trade “a huge tax and there’s no sense in calling it anything else.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM9yZDMEQ14

Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.): “Cap and trade is a tax and it’s a great big one.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_VqTQiQsp4

Someone, Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va) claims there is “not a penny of tax in this legislation.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M6RxHs2JjM

Boucher is obviously misleading the American people with what he says.

Sign the Petition against Government Run Health Care HERE:
http://joinpatientsfirst.com/

Check out the real story behind today’s universal health care rally:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32428

Economists at the WSJ Say Waxman’s Energy Bill is Full of HOT AIR:

Despite House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman's many payoffs to Members, rural and Blue Dog Democrats remain wary of voting for a bill that will impose crushing costs on their home-district businesses and consumers. The leadership's solution to this problem is to simply claim the bill defies the laws of economics.
 
...Americans should know that those Members who vote for this climate bill are voting for what is likely to be the biggest tax in American history. Even Democrats can't repeal that reality.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124588837560750781.html#printMode

Check out Mike Pence on Fox News talking about the B.H. Obama's  support for the Iranian people (“better late than never.”)
http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=6260297&referralPlaylistId=62f160c4ad50103a40c63f3bef45da415ef95101
 
If you haven’t seen it, Rep. Eric Cantor’s office has a new video out, “Number One Priority”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6yeo65Ni7k

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Randall to Enter 13th District Cong Race - July 1st

Wednesday evening, Bill Randall (left - photo MeckGOP),  announced his intentions to challenge U.S. Rep. Brad Miller (D-13).  Randall, a retired US Navy Meteorologist, lives with his wife in Wake Forest, just North of Raleigh. 

He's what your blogger deems a "true" conservative, in that he touts strong social beliefs, as well as his staunch fiscal ideals.  He plans to officially enter the race on July 1st.

In a letter he wrote to Republican 13th Congressional District Chairman, David Robinson, Randall stated:

"The race for this pivotal U.S. Congressional seat will be challenging, and will require that we are all pulling in the same direction.  The vital importance of your support, along with the other counties in the 13th District, CANNOT BE OVERSTATED.

"For your information, I have been invited as one of the speakers at the
Independence Day (Family) "Tea Party" at Halifax Mall in downtown Raleigh (1:00 - 5:00 PM). "

Congratulations to Bill Randall.  Your blogger hears that others are considering entering and that there may be a Republican primary.  KCC feels certain that these candidates will conduct themselves as Ladies and Gentlemen and so that money can be saved for the fall 2010 campaign to send Brad Miller back to Raleigh.  

Conservatives in Raleigh don't especially want him back, but perhaps he can busy himself by playing with dirt, gardening, and entertain himself by hanging out with the hippies and druggies at coffee houses.  

Taking Some Time Off - Back Friday!

Katy's Conservative Corner is currently on vacation. 

We'll be back on Friday, if all goes well.  We've been out-of-town visiting, and now we have visitors. 

Not to worry, we are keeping up with everything and we have quite a few interesting posts that you won't find elsewhere, and they are ready to go. Subscribers, check your inbox, Saturday morning.  Everyone else, check here Friday afternoon.

God bless you all and have a wonderful week!

Reader Mail: Buy Disney Stock by Kevin Connor

My Fellow Conservatives:

We are all aware of the love affair that exists within the mainstream media toward President Barack Obama.

An upcoming hour-long prime time special called Questions for the President:  A Prescription for America illustrates that affair with perfection.  The event will be televised nationally on the ABC television network during which the President will answer questions presented by members of the audience selected by ABC News.

 

The network has refused to accept advocacy ads during the show. In an e-mail aimed at raising $100,000 to buy air time for a counterprogram, RNC Chairman Michael Steele said that his request to add the RNC’s views to the debate during the special was "flatly rejected" by ABC News.

 

This is blatant bias and it’s an excellent example of the partnership that exists between the Obama Administration and the main stream media.  There is an un-American agenda that is being advanced by this administration and Conservatives across this country must act now in order to stop it.

 

I encourage every Freedom loving American to begin buying shares of the Walt Disney Company, the parent of the ABC television network.  We’re all conscious of the recession, but if every Freedom fighter in America were to buy 5, 10, 20, 50 or even a 100 shares of Walt Disney, we could send a resounding message to the liberal media and the President.

 

When a news organization distorts its operations as a means to influence or advance a particular agenda, it contradicts the traditions of a free and uninhibited press. The Walt Disney Company should take all appropriate steps to insure the independence and integrity of its news organization by mandating that its broadcast network consent to opposing viewpoints during the President’s appearance.

 

If the Walt Disney Company rejects our call for fairness, then we as stockholders of the Walt Disney Company will have a deafening roar, because our voices will unquestionably be heard once we own stock.

 

We’re all mad as hell and its time we do something about the growing threat of Socialism in the United States of America.

 

Respectfully,

Kevin Conner

Dare County GOP Chair

Hatteras, North Carolina

Want More Taxes? Vote for NC Democrats! /Perdue Rallies Support for Tax Hike

Watch Gov. Beverly Perdue announce her $1.5 billion (with a B)  Tax increase, HERE, but please don't do this over dinner!  

Please call your North Carolina Representatives and Senators and tell them NO NEW TAXES.  Personally, your blogger is sick of this taxpayer shakedown.  We must do with less, just like in our own family budgets.

Video from WTVD (Durham).

Hat Tip:  NC Rep. Paul Stam (R-Wake)

UDPATE 3:15 p.m. EDT: Here is Governor Beverly Perdue's spin on it, in a press release from her office.  She is taking her show on the road to rally support.

Gov. Perdue Rallies to "Protect the Classroom"  (Yes, it actually says this!)

Governor Perdue today in Raleigh kicked off a series of rallies across North Carolina to protect public schools in the state budget.

 Below are selected excerpts from her prepared remarks:

“In the last few months North Carolina has been hit by the deepest national crisis in our lifetimes. I’m told we have one of the largest shortfalls in America. It is the largest shortfall in our history – $4.7 billion next year and even more the following year.” …

“I applaud the General Assembly for their work to put a budget together. But – and that’s a big word – in North Carolina we must act boldly to protect the classroom.” …

“We cannot and must not cripple education. Cutting education means cutting short our economic future.” …

“That’s why today I call on the General Assembly to make smart, tough cuts in the budget and to raise the revenue necessary to protect North Carolina’s classrooms.” …

“We will cut deep. We will do more with less. But as state leaders we cannot increase class size, we cannot lay off teachers and we cannot sacrifice our economic future.” 

Additional rallies will be held in Greensboro, Charlotte, Asheville, Greenville and Wilmington.

Republican Phil Berger on Beverly Perdue's $1.5 B Tax Increase

NC Senator Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) is not happy about Governor Beverly Perdue's Tax Increasing Budget.  In fact, he stated on Wednesday:

 “Governor Perdue’s call for a job-destroying $1.5 billion tax increase is irresponsible and could not come at a worse time.  As North Carolina faces the most dire economic recession in decades including double digit unemployment rates, Governor Perdue refuses to abandon the tax and spend policies that have brought us to this point.  The Democratic addiction to more spending and higher taxes is a surefire strategy for more job losses and delayed recovery.  History shows increasing taxes during a recession has never produced an economic recovery.  Republicans proposed a reasonable alternative of freezing spending at existing levels, a policy that will not require debilitating cuts to education or job-destroying tax increases.  Politicians can only be effective if the people that elected them trust them to keep their word – Governor Perdue should think twice before breaking her campaign promise not to raise taxes.”