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Information is
the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed
wire; it wafts across the electrified borders ~ Ronald Reagan Welcome to the Foster Tea
Party
Informational Web Site
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Limited government.
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Lower Taxes.
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Individual freedoms.
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Personal responsibility.
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Free markets.
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What Is the NDAA? 
The primary role of
the NDAA which was signed into law by Barrack obama
is to provide for the Defense Department's budget, which this year amounts to
a cozy $662 billion. However, the NDAA also contains counterterrorism
provisions in sections 1021 and 1022 that allow the federal government to imprison
any person "who was part of or substantially supported al-Qaida, the
Taliban or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the
United States or its coalition partners" until "the end of the
hostilities."
Did that clear it
up for you? No? See, that's part of the problem. The NDAA is so poorly
defined that it becomes a bit of an inkblot test for its possible effect. But
the thing is, when it comes to basic, constitutionally protected, fundamental
freedoms, we typically don't take an "Ahh, y'know what I mean" approach. What we do know is,
pursuant to the NDAA, American citizens on American soil can be jailed
indefinitely without the right to legal counsel if suspected of
being a terrorist. And as Senator Rand Paul has pointed out, there are
already all sorts of things on the books that can make you a suspect, such
as missing fingers or having more than a week's worth of food in your
house.
Obama
birth certificate video 1
Obama birth certificate video 2
Obama
birth certificate video 3
Informational Resources (PDF, jpg)
are here.
One persons experience with a so-called Representative of the
people can be read here
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A couple of weeks ago,
the Senate began debating the Marketplace
Fairness Act. Today, it is expected the Senate will put the
legislation up for a final vote. We urge you to call your Senators and tell
them to vote NO on this bill. Click to call your Senators now! Tea Party Patriots has examined the Act
on several occasions in recent weeks, and is opposing passage of the
legislation. Yesterday, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) outlined why all supporters
of free markets and low taxes should oppose this bill. Among other reasons: Naturally, state and
local governments are salivating at the prospect of getting a purported $23
billion in new revenue from the private economy. Especially when the
out-of-state consumers paying those taxes and the out-of-state businesses
owners who collect them can’t vote them out of office. Last but not least, this
bill doesn’t pass constitutional muster. The MFA overturns the fundamental
idea that states’ taxing authority ends at their borders. The Supreme Court
has said that an out-of-state business could subject itself to a state’s
taxing power if due-process concerns are satisfied, namely that the
business purposefully targets its activities in that state. But because
pure Internet sales by their nature don’t target any one state, this
legislation presents a serious constitutional problem. In addition to the
Senator’s reasons cited above, the bill would make bad law because it would
be a bureaucratic nightmare. Again, from the Senator: Senators who vote for it
are voting to impose audits, compliance costs, lost wages, and inefficiency
on small businesses in every state. And they are potentially crippling an engine
of new job creation at a time of economic struggle. This bill will not
create jobs; it will not create new opportunities; and it will not create
the economic growth our country needs and our people deserve. This bill would make for
extremely bad law. It’s time to put the quash to it today, and not risk its
passage in the House. Tell your Senators to vote NO on the Marketplace Fairness Act. Click to call your Senators now!
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