LTE's from Undergrounders

[Dave Ridley]

Sent to the Monitor today as an LTE

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Last month, U.S. Marshals brought dozens of snipers, armored vehicles and Massachusetts police into the New Hampshire communities of Plainfield and Lebanon. Their small army seized a once-prosperous dental office, placed camoflaged gunmen in the Plainfield woods and "evacuated" innocent neighbors of tax protestors Ed and Elaine Brown.  They blocked roads, sealed airspace, barred reporters and pressured corporations to stop doing business with the Browns.

Then they tasered and detained Danny Riley, an unarmed pedestrian and Brown supporter who discovered Federal gunmen hiding on the Brown property.  Riley claims they also opened fire when he fled and that they've threatened him with forty years in jail for telling you his story.

All this because Washington covets the assets of a New Hampshire couple and treasures its partial control over your finances.

In months preceding, Federal operatives have taken other controversial measures which have harmed innocent persons:

They've shut down Elaine Brown's successful and unique dental practice.
They've at least briefly put all of her employees out of work and cut off patients (including me) from access to her service.
They've threatened New Hampshirites with prosecution if they deliver food to the Browns.
They've co-opted the docile state police force into their service...
And they've sent *you* the bill for these costly endeavors, all aimed at scaring you into filing the hated 1040 and paying a tax that funds torture.

But something else is happening:  Angry phone calls, pouring into Federal offices by the thousands.  Neighbors, and strangers, coming to the aid of the beleagured couple.  Demonstrations.  Activists, mobilizing and securing new bonds of mass communication, raising a voice of opposition which rings out even in the dispatches of the national press.   

Would any of these things be happening if Washington were a force for good in our lives?

[d_goddard]

Would any of these things be happening if Washington were a force for good in our lives?

Nice

[Dave Ridley]

sent this to union leader


Pro-Constitution demonstration in Concord

Dear Editor and readers:

On Tuesday, July 17 from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. there will be a small demonstration in front of the Federal compound/eyesore in Concord.    We'll be protesting Washington's routine violations of the Constitution, yet another of which is scheduled to occur immediately after the demo.

In apparent breach of Amendments One and Ten, Washington's local ministers will seek to inflict retribution on a local demonstrator....me.   I'm charged, essentially, with peaceably petitioning the government for a redress of grievances and then refusing to pay their "distribution of handbills" fine.   In fairness to our rattled overlords, I should note that I was leafleting in an IRS lobby, not on a street corner.  But if you can't petition the government in its lobbies, how are you to personally reach its officers?

In any event, you're invited join our demonstration.  For more details visit calendar.nhfree.com or ring me up at ______ .  We look forward to seeing you.

[CNHT]

LTE from me to Keene Sentinel

While the Keene city government works toward a massive tax increase, there is one piece of good "money news" to report.

Management at Keene's Wal-Mart has decided to begin accepting Liberty Dollars as payment.? ?For those who are not yet aware, the Liberty Dollar is a private, silver-backed currency distributed nationally by NORFED and designed to enhance the economies of cities in which it circulates.? ? Basically, it is a one-ounce silver piece with a face value of $10.? ?Unlike the fiat currency in your wallet, it tends to go up in value against the greenback and gives you some of the same powers that our Federal Reserve used to "reserve" for itself.

It only took about 10 minutes for Wal-Mart folks to make this cool decision, and believe you me I rewarded them with a silver shopping spree!? ?I'll be back many times.? Special thanks to Correy (Wal-Mart manager) and also to Angela at the service desk.? Mention them if the cashier doesn't know whether to take the silver.

Other stores in town who have accepted Liberty Dollars from me include City Tire and Cheshire Village Pizza.? ?Thanks, all of you!

Liberty Dollars are good for Keene because they tend to circulate locally and because they have intrinsic value.? Those who are really serious about them can do what the Federal Reserve does with greenbacks:? buy them in bulk at a slight discount and spend them at a slight profit.? They increase your net buying power, and they soar in value when there is an economic or monetary crisis.? ?

So, if you already own Liberty Dollars, I urge you to reward the stores above by spending them there.? If you want to *start* using Liberty Dollars, just visit www.norfed.org or call them at 800.NEW.DOLLAR.? ?A random net search should give you independent background information you need to decide whether you can trust this currency as I do.? ?I certainly trust it more than the Federal dollar, which has lost 98% of its value since the Federal Reserve was founded!

So I got several of these the bank wouldn't take.
Would you like to buy them from me? There was supposed to be $30 worth for two tix but there seems only to be $25. I think one $5 fell out on the ground at the picnic. :-(

[Dreepa]

of course the bank won't take them.

I will take them next time I see you... or I am sure that others will. 

[d_goddard]

Lloyd's LTE in the Monitor today was... well, it's god-damned mandatory reading. He's a Verbal Ninja.

+1

 

[Dave Ridley]

The LTE to monitor appears not to have run.  so i am slightly re-writing it and sending it to the KFP

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On June 7, U.S. Marshals brought dozens of snipers, armored vehicles and Massachusetts police into the New Hampshire communities of Plainfield and Lebanon. Their small army seized a once-prosperous dental office, placed camouflaged gunmen in the Plainfield woods and "evacuated" innocent neighbors of tax protesters Ed and Elaine Brown.  They blocked roads, sealed airspace, barred reporters and pressured corporations to stop doing business with the Browns.

Then they tasered and detained Danny Riley, an unarmed pedestrian and Brown supporter who discovered Federal gunmen hiding on the Brown property.  Riley claims they also opened fire when he fled and that they've threatened him with forty years in jail for telling you his story.

All this because Washington covets the assets of a New Hampshire couple and treasures its partial control over your finances.

In months preceding, Federal operatives have taken other controversial measures which have harmed innocent persons:

They've shut down Elaine Brown's successful and unique dental practice.
They've at least briefly put all of her employees out of work and cut off patients (including me) from access to her service.
They've threatened New Hampshirites with prosecution if they deliver food to the Browns.
They've co-opted the docile state police force into their service...
And they've sent *you* the bill for these costly endeavors, all aimed at scaring you into filing the hated 1040 and paying a tax that funds torture.

But something else is happening:  Angry phone calls, pouring into Federal offices by the thousands.  Neighbors, and strangers, coming to the aid of the beleaguered couple.  Demonstrations.  Activists, mobilizing and securing new bonds of mass communication, raising a voice of opposition which rings out even in the dispatches of the national press.   

Would any of the above things be happening if Washington were a force for good in our lives?

Dave Ridley
Manchester

[d_goddard]

Fosters declined to print my reply to this misinformation. So, posting here

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To the editor:

As Director of Research for the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance, I would like to correct some misperceptions on the part of Representative Cyr in his July 24 letter.

Rep. Cyr somehow believes that the Liberty Alliance rated Governor Lynch with a "D" in our Liberty Index. In fact, our organization does not rate the office of Governor; we examine only the House and Senate.

Cyr's own "D" was not the due to his party affiliation, but rather the result of his many votes to limit the freedoms of his constituents. He voted to make criminals out of people who simply don't wear their seat belts, to deny workers the option of whether they want to unionize, to deny school choice to parents, to be able to pass an income tax without consulting his constituents, and to distribute taxpayers' money to special interest groups.

Please do not misconstrue the above: Rep. Cyr is by no means the worst of legislators in our State House. We agree wholeheartedly with several of Cyr's votes -- such as his rejection of the Federal "Real-ID" system. That, in part, is how he earned a "D", and not an "F".

I would also note that Democrats have earned the full range of grades, from "A" through "F".
The index is located for anyone to review at http://nhliberty.org/2007_liberty_rating

Denis Goddard
Director of Research,
NH Liberty Alliance

[CNHT]

Just curious -- what was Foster's excuse? They said it so it must be true? That is what I always get from the Nashua Teletrash and the Keene Urinal.

Also I don't agree with the unions thing, because once they are formed you can't work unless you join.

It's like saying you can't work for your employer unless you vote a certain way (that is how Hugo Chavez got 90% of the vote)

I always think of that when they say Lynch got 70% of the vote. Most of that was due to voter fraud....



NOTE TO DENIS: Foster's just called me and mine will be printed. It's even more scathing than yours, LOL.
Watch for it.

[Dave Ridley]

Sent this to the concord paper

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Dear folks at the Monitor:

I read your July 30 article about the forced relocation of Morton and Carolyn Tuttle's home.   After seizing the ground under it in a controversial land grab (and threatening to sue the Tuttles in the process) it appears Concord city officials have finally vanquished the elderly couple.   

You quoted Gary Clifford at the Department of Transportation.   He says no one was hurt in the process of moving the house.  That may come as a surprise to the Tuttle family, who believe Mrs. Tuttle died in part because of this travesty.

I'd like to think no bureaucrat took pleasure inflicting this pain upon the Tuttle family...but how many spoke out against it?   How many refused to play a part in this squalid endeavor?

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[d_goddard]

I don't agree with the unions thing, because once they are formed you can't work unless you join.

Actually, the bill we used in the Report Card would have required that union membership not be required in order to be employed. That's the one Cyr was opposed to.

[CNHT]

I don't agree with the unions thing, because once they are formed you can't work unless you join.

Actually, the bill we used in the Report Card would have required that union membership not be required in order to be employed. That's the one Cyr was opposed to.

Oh there were two? There were so many bills coming through I wasn't sure. I was not forced to belong but if not I had to pay the 'fee'. No difference. Then they took that money and gave it to politicians I hated..

Oh and here is some funny crap -- I sent that email after I saw Denis' post, in the wee hours, and when they called me this morning to verify that I sent them the letter, I said I'm so angry about people like Cyr and the reporter said, 'Well, you gotta VOTE'...   Methinks he didn't know who he was talkin' to.

[CNHT]

Fosters declined to print my reply to this misinformation. So, posting here

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To the editor:

As Director of Research for the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance, I would like to correct some misperceptions on the part of Representative Cyr in his July 24 letter.

Rep. Cyr somehow believes that the Liberty Alliance rated Governor Lynch with a "D" in our Liberty Index. In fact, our organization does not rate the office of Governor; we examine only the House and Senate.

Cyr's own "D" was not the due to his party affiliation, but rather the result of his many votes to limit the freedoms of his constituents. He voted to make criminals out of people who simply don't wear their seat belts, to deny workers the option of whether they want to unionize, to deny school choice to parents, to be able to pass an income tax without consulting his constituents, and to distribute taxpayers' money to special interest groups.

Please do not misconstrue the above: Rep. Cyr is by no means the worst of legislators in our State House. We agree wholeheartedly with several of Cyr's votes -- such as his rejection of the Federal "Real-ID" system. That, in part, is how he earned a "D", and not an "F".

I would also note that Democrats have earned the full range of grades, from "A" through "F".
The index is located for anyone to review at http://nhliberty.org/2007_liberty_rating

Denis Goddard
Director of Research,
NH Liberty Alliance

Hey Denis, I guess when Foster's got letters from others that said the same thing, they had a change of heart.

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070802/FOSTERS05/108020322/-1/NEWS13

Congrats!

[Tom Sawyer]

 
+1

[J’raxis 270145]

Also I don't agree with the unions thing, because once they are formed you can't work unless you join.

This isn't a result of the existence of unions, it's either a result of the government passing laws to protect them, or a result of their agreements with the employer. I don't particularly like unions, but the only thing I would actually oppose is the government protecting them—workers certainly have a right to form them, and an employer is certainly within his rights to contract with a union to only hire union members.