To: Sully- who wrote (68053 ) 11/3/2008 5:41:00 AM From: thames_sider Read Replies (1) | Respond to Non-credible LW sources? Really? americanfreedomagenda.org The American Freedom Agenda ’s (AFA) mission is twofold: the enactment of a cluster of statutes that would restore the Constitution’s checks and balances as enshrined by the Founding Fathers; and, making the subject a staple of political campaigns and of foremost concern to Members of Congress and to voters and educators. - Bruce Fein voted for Bush and Cheney twice, supported the appointments of John Roberts and Samuel Alito with no apparent regrets, proposes Robert Bork as a model justice, admires Rehnquist and Scalia, supported the impeachment of Bill Clinton and wanted him convicted, served as associate deputy attorney general to Ronald Reagan and general counsel of the Federal Communications Commission under Reagan (who -- you'll recall -- eliminated the Fairness Doctrine), worked as research director for Congressman Dick Cheney when they blocked investigation of Reagan's Iran-Contra crimes and prevented his impeachment, has been a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation, opposes Roe v. Wade and affirmative action and any minimum wage, supports discrimination against homosexuals, and -- in an unfortunate bit of timing -- openly declares on page 20 that he "frowns on government regulation … to manipulate or distort free market choices." Bob Barr represented the 7th District of Georgia in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 [Republican], serving as a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, as Vice-Chairman of the Government Reform Committee, and as a member of the Committee on Financial Services. John W. Whitehead is an attorney and author who has written, debated and practiced widely in the area of constitutional law and human rights... RICHARD A. VIGUERIE transformed American politics in the 1960s and ’70s by pioneering the use of direct mail fundraising in the political and ideological spheres. He used computerized direct mail fundraising to help build the conservative movement, which then elected Ronald Reagan as the first conservative president of the modern era. prnewswire.com American Conservative Defence Alliance :acdalliance.org The American Conservative Defense Alliance (ACDA) advances national security and foreign policies based on America's founding principles: the necessity of protecting the U.S., not defending other nations or imposing American-styled "democracy" abroad. ACDA measures public policy concerning defense, foreign policy, and national security issues using the Constitution as a yard stick. We encourage U.S. initiatives that foster peace through a strong, cost-effective national defense, a non-interventionist foreign policy, and a comprehensive intelligence program which respects the cherised Constitutional right to privacy and individual liberty. ACDA's carries out its mission of promoting these traditional conservative positions via policy papers, issue briefings, outreach to the media and Congress, and participation in transpartisan coalitions. Liberty Coalition ? libertycoalition.net The Liberty Coalition works to help organize, support, and coordinate transpartisan public policy activities related to civil liberties and basic rights. We work in conjunction with groups of partner organizations that are interested in preserving the Bill of Rights, personal autonomy and individual privacy. libertycoalition.net conservablogs.com /bandow/?p=1305Doug Bandow is Vice President of Policy for Citizen Outreach, a Washington-based grassroots political organization. He also is the Bastiat Scholar in Free Enterprise at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Cobden Fellow in International Economics at the Institute for Policy Innovation.
