Note: This archive version of the e-newsletter is in ASCII text. To view this in Rich Text Format/HTML (with pictures & links), use the Contact page to send an e-mail to request that edition. Dear Friend, KAPOW! What NEWS! Ten Commandments Judge Roy Moore is considering running against G. W. Bush for the presidency, most likely, with the Constitution Party!!! We'll cover this news first, and then look at the importance of local/borough/city government - mine and yours! http://www.morallaw.org/ http://www.bushrevealed.com/ http://www.constitutionparty.com/ CONTENTS: (1) Ten Commandments Judge Roy Moore vs. G. W. Bush! Constitution Party vs. Republican - It's Time to Join the CP! (2) Local Government - Mine and Yours! (3) Cola Experiment Results (4) Atkins Report ==================== ==================== (1) Ten Commandments Judge Roy Moore vs. G. W. Bush! Constitution Party vs. Republican - It's Time to Join the CP! Roy Moore for president? 'Ten Commandments judge' won't rule out challenge to Bush http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=36899 Ousted Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore is focused on trying to get his job back but will not rule out a third-party run for the presidency that could threaten President Bush's re-election chances. At a recent speaking engagement, the man who became famous for his defense of a Ten Commandments monument was asked during a question and answer session whether he would run for president, reported Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund. "Not right now," Moore said, according to Fund, who noted Moore's friends say he is undecided about whether to run for president or to wait two years and seek Alabama's governorship. Jessica Atterbury, a spokeswoman for Moore, emphasized yesterday to WorldNetDaily Moore is focused on his appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court but indicated he would not rule out a candidacy for the country's highest office. "Anything is possible," she told WND. "However, until the appeal process has been run through, he'll make no decision for political office." Atterbury said Moore believes he has an obligation to the people who elected him to appeal the Alabama Supreme Court's Nov. 13 decision that stripped him of his chief justice position for defiance of a federal judge's order to remove a Ten Commandments monument. "He is fighting for his job back for the people of Alabama," Atterbury said. "So he feels he needs to take every legal avenue possible to become chief justice again." Earlier this month, Moore asked the state's high court to restore him to office, calling his expulsion "dangerous." In legal briefs, he argued the decision sets a "dangerous precedent" that requires judges to deny their oath of office by barring acknowledgement of God, which is stipulated in Alabama's constitution. A special court has been seated to hear Moore's appeal. A decision is expected in the next month or so. Fund commented that while third-party campaigns by social conservatives have fizzled in the past, Moore could make a difference in a close race. He noted last Saturday Moore was a featured speaker at the Christian Coalition's "Family and Freedom" rally in Atlanta. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported he was "treated like a rock star, signing autographs and getting thunderous standing ovations." One week prior to that event, Moore spoke at a dinner in Lancaster, Pa., sponsored by the Constitution Party, which has the third-largest number of registered voters in the U.S. The party's presidential candidate, Howard Phillips, was on 41 state ballots in 2000, Fund noted. Richard Winger, an authority on independent candidates, told Fund he believes Moore could rally enough support to sustain a presidential candidacy. "If he can get on talk shows and stir up conservative voters he could easily get significantly more than the usual third-party vote totals," said Winger, editor of Ballot Access News. Winger points out the Constitution Party has 320,000 registered voters nationwide and guaranteed ballot access in large states such as California and Pennsylvania. With its convention scheduled June 22, Moore would have enough time to exhaust his appeal before Alabama courts. Fund notes reporters who want to see President Bush face a tight race this year will be particularly interested in covering him. That's why Republican strategists are trying to talk Moore into campaigning this year for GOP candidates who agree with his stance. "He can get a lot of attention this year for his themes," a strategist told Fund. "The question is whether he does it in a way that will help conservatives or whether he tries to do it in a way that could make him the Ralph Nader spoiler of the right in 2004." Are you ready to join the Constitution Party? Click Here to Register or to Re-Register with the Constitution Party in time for General Election 2004! https://ssl.capwiz.com/congressorg/e4/nvra/ ==================== ==================== (2) Local Government - Mine and Yours! Dear Friend, A big thank you goes out today to Diane Gramley, President of the American Family Association of Pennsylvania, for her January 20, 2004 alert e-mail titled, "Be Aware of What Your Local Government Is Doing." I took up her advice, found my borough council's website, and e-mailed the borough requesting an e-mailed copy of the council meeting agenda before each council meeting. Your city/borough/town council probably has a website. Do what I did. It's easy! Here's my borough's website: http://www.perkasieborough.org/government.htm The following two items were discussed at Monday night's meeting. "Current Environmental Issues and Activities" and "Revisions fo Employee Work Rules; Harassment Policy." My new "liberal" council just created an Environmental Issues committee. "Environmental issues" is a catch phrase that you should look for in your council's agenda. Why? Check out these links to learn why: http://www.thenewamerican.com/focus/environment/index.htm http://www.thenewamerican.com/focus/earth_charter/index.htm Towns near Perkasie, like Sellersville, have already begun implementing United Nations Charter Eco-mandates, like posting blue and white "toxic spill alert area for water - call 911" signs, and along with these signs comes bureaucracies, non-elected groups of people, who come up with unconstitutional regulations that hold the weight of law, and say whether or not you can build a shed on your own private property because anything that drips can enter a water table (no duh), and can say that something already on your property must be removed for whatever eco-reason they can devise. So what was the issue that enabled my council to create an environmental committee? It turns out that the EPA has been doing tests around Perkasie for the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene (TCE). Valid reason. I'm still glad that I attended the meeting. It was a bit humorous. The council asked the EPA rep how disturbing the soil around one's home could affect the probability of TCE entering the citizen's home. The EPA rep replied, "I don't have any expertise in geology; you'll have to ask someone else in the EPA." Another councilperson then asked about the poisonus affect that TCE could have on a citizen. The EPA rep replied, "I don't have any expertise in toxicology; you'll have to ask someone else in the EPA." I had to bite my tongue until my eyes watered, for fear of laughing out loud! WOW. It must be nice to work for a juggernaut bureaucracy where you don't have to be an expert in anything that you do and you can pass the buck to an invisible man back at the main office. Here's the downside. My borough ok'd new development in Perkasie so that they can get more tax money from new citizens; however, they stated that they do not intend to tell any prospective buyers that the EPA is investigating a TCE problem. The council solicitor stated that, by Pennsylvania law, they have five years where they do not need to disclose information regarding the land being developed. Another thing that concerned me was that the EPA rep was asked several times how a citizen could have testing done for themselves. The EPA rep replied that only the EPA could do the test. After about the second "are your sure?" question from the council, the EPA rep said that a citizen could hire a non-government consultant to do testing. "Employee Work Rules; Harassment Policy" is another catch phrase that you should look for in your council's agenda. It turns out that our borough manager attended an educational conference where he was taught that harrassment policies should be expanded to include more types of discrimination. Sounds like the following snip from Diane Gramley's e-mail! On December 8, 2003 the City Council of Scranton, Pennsylvania unanimously voted to add the words "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to their Human Relations Ordinance. The American Family Association of Pennsylvania (AFA of PA), a statewide traditional values group, is accusing the City Council and Mayor of political maneuvering and not having the best interest of the City in mind. I had to leave the meeting at 9PM (it started at 7 and looked like it wouldn't be over until 10). I e-mailed the borough's council minutes taker regarding the result of the Harassment Policy discussion, and she replied that it was going to be tabled until they find a new solicitor (the present one has decided to "retire"), which should be within 30 days. So I called the borough manager, and he said that the law firm that the Borough uses, Reed Smith (http://www.reedsmith.com), provided him with a new broader boilerplate harrassment policy. He's making a copy for me, and I'm picking it up tomorrow. Oh yeah, if you want to learn more about this popular harassment policy changing campaign assisted by the Anti-Christ Legions of the Underworld (ACLU), the best place to go is here: http://www.thenewamerican.com/focus/homosexuality/index.htm A topic that I did not expect to ring my civics alert bell surfaced. The promotion, endorsement, and acceptance of socialist spending! http://fp.users.fast.net/InfoQuest/Civics_in_Seconds.htm Perkasie Councilman of Ward 2, Harry McGonigal, said that "the State" has agreed to match any exit-profits made by Perkasie's Olde Towne Association, which provides grant money to Perkasie businesses that fix themselves up, and that the Association should work hard to get more "State money." http://www.perkasieoldetowne.org/ What does that mean? Well, "the State" is every tax payer in Pennsylvania. So, if you live in Franklin, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Lancaster, or Philadelphia, your hard-earned money is being taxed, more, to match the profits made by Perkasie's Olde Towne Association! What do you think of that? Pennsylvania's income tax was rased by nearly 10% this year by Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled Congress! http://fp.users.fast.net/InfoQuest/government.htm#Income_Tax So, what's going on at your borough/town/city council meeting this month???? Ask for your borough/town/city council meeting agenda to be e-mailed to you before meetings. Read the online minutes. It's EASY! You Must Be A Leader In Your Community! Join Me, My Friend! ==================== ==================== (3) Cola Experiment Results Well, last week I shared that I poured a 2 liter bottle of cola down the drain of a slow-draining sink in my home to test the phosphoric acid properties of the soda. It looks like it's not strong enough to eat through the clog, even though I've seen it dissolve a human tooth in my 1st grade experiment. So, don't dump a bottle of cola down your drain unless you're on Atkins, like me, or unless you're thinking twice about the relation between cola and your dental health. ;-) ==================== ==================== (4) Atkins Report I've received request on my progress with the Atkins nutrition system. I've lost about 25 pounds and have reached my desired weight. After the first month I tried "treating" myself too much on Saturdays, which didn't work; I gained back about seven pounds. Treats would be items like three slices of pizza in one day, etc. http://atkins.com/ Since I've lowered the "treat count," I've maintained my weight as well as my heightened energy level. I don't know about your area, but my fantastic local family-friendly Christian-owned supermarket, Landis, now has an entire section of Atkins products and other low-carb products, making it ever-so-much easier! Even Burger King, SubWay, and Friday's now have Atkins menus. http://www.landismarket.com/ Well, gotta go. I'm forced to eat a Rib-Eye steak dinner with veggies, Atkins bread, and a cream sauce made with real sour cream and butter. Yeah. Poor me. ;-)