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Help Save Maryland -Action Alert! Let’s “Welcome” the Illegal Alien Hordes to DC April 10! The illegal alien support groups including CASA of MD, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the interfaith Immigration Coalition and a bunch of other needy organizations are having a rally at the Capital on April 10. They want one thing – AMNESTY for their illegal alien comrades. Why?
The unions are running out of workers who want to be organized. The SEIU would be hollowed out if we only enforced the law against these “Undocumented Foreign Nationals”! The churches, they need new parishioners to exploit, and CASA of Maryland, no illegals, no cash (federal, state and local tax dollars) to keep their war chest flush. CASA is especially desperate with the recent death of benefactor Venezuelan Thug Hugo Chavez.
They call it Comprehensive Immigration Reform………….WE call it AMNESTY. No free pass and the keys to the kingdom (citizenship) for the 20-25 million illegal aliens in America!
So join us on Wednesday April 10. Our partner groups have a permit. All will be good.
Brad Botwin, Director, Help Save Maryland, 240-447-1884 bb67chev@aol.com
JOIN FELLOW AMERICANS IN A COUNTER PROTEST RALLY
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COUNTER PROTEST RALLY against the “All in for Citizenship” / “Rally for Citizenship” Amnesty event, which is to be on the West Lawn of the Capitol. We have a Permit for a demonstration in nearby Area 12. Meet at 2 pm at the intersection of First Street, NW and Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington DC
Cell Phone Contact (703) 909-6327 Jim McDonald / Jim MacDonald “
We can still stop Drivers’ Licenses for Illegals in Maryland
See the letter below from a HSM member in Prince Georges County!
1. The aggregate cost of this bill is approximately $10 million at a time when the citizens of the state of Maryland are already heavily burdened and there is the looming expectation that we will be paying much more at the gas pump. Since this bill is primarily intended to further accommodate those who are here illegally and hence undocumented this bill further burdens the people who already have a $1.9 billion responsibility to provide education, incarceration, etc for those here illegally. 2. The top ten worst states for taxes now includes Maryland and this bill does not address what level of revenue will be realized as a result of giving those who cannot produce legal documentation that would permit them to obtain a valid operator’s license hence there is no way to determine what if any is the revenue ROI; all I see is the steady stream of tax payer dollars going out. 3. With an operator’s license comes automatic opportunities for voter registration and there is nothing in this bill to preclude illegal aliens from automatically becoming legal voters. 4. On September 11, 2001 I watched an airplane fly into the Pentagon and would spend days as did the nation and the world wondering who could have executed such a horrific and egregious feat. We wondered how did they manage to gain access to the tools necessary to do this only to find out that it was through our own generosity and willingness to lay out the red carpet that we saw people leaping to their death, that we prayed and hoped that those trapped under concrete rubble would be okay and as a result,we have all become accustomed to being stripped searched, and a variety of other intrusiveness to be able to board planes. 5. Recently I was in Mexico and Honduras and no one told me that as a guest I did not need to produce my passport. Actually, every place I went as I boarded and deboarded I had to have not my cruise ship card but my passport and this bill goes above and beyond what is reasonable for those not documented to be here. 6. Before declaring that HB789 is model legislation I would like to refer you to the case of Sister Denise Moser and her untimely death at the hands of one Carlos Martinez Montano. Mr. Montano at 23 years old was charged with his third DUI in 5 years and was driving on a licensed revoked for DUI related offenses. Far too many of those with valid paperwork to obtain a license drive on revoked licenses and it is often near impossible to find them as this is a transient area so one can only wonder what plans will be implemented to find those who can easily slip in and out of the country leaving little or no opportunity for justice. 7. If this bill must become law then vote it down this year and come back next year with it and the following bill to remove the Maryland cap on civil suits as well as include language that requires auto insurance for this is comes with a risk level and no risk management to protect the people who are required to play by the rules. 8. Recently, I lost my driver’s licenses and had to get a replacement, I was asked one question, what is your social security number so that my information could be located in the system. I see no mention of what tools will be used for those who will be allowed to present a birth certificate, as an example. 9. Vote this bill down and allow ICE/DHS to complete its work and make a ruling and in so doing the taxpayers will save $3.7 millions for this legislative year because quiet as it is kept, many of the citizens here in Maryland are still undergoing foreclosures and unemployment and the threat of cuts to social services especially for the elderly and this is not the time to impose an even greater burden on the people. Thank you for this opportunity to express my opposition to HB789 and as such permit this bill to be more fully developed. Kenniss Prince George’s County
HELP SAVE MARYLAND NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! After much discussion, the leadership of Help Save Maryland has decided to create a 501(c)4 type organization, which would operate separately from Help Save Maryland, a 501(c)3. Why you ask? Our experience during the In-State Tuition Referendum battle highlighted the advantage our friends at CASA of Maryland and other similar anti-citizen groups had in spending funds to push their political agenda. From the start of the referendum process, CASA and O’Malley had their Democrat colleagues at private law firms, the Maryland Board of Elections and the State Prosecutor’s Office harass HSM leadership and outreach activities. A 501(c)4 organization has more flexibility under the law to actively get involved in the political process here in Maryland. We will maintain our focus on the growing problems with illegal immigration here in Maryland, but we will participate on a more equal playing field with those who make a living aiding and abetting illegal aliens in our state. But we can’t begin to push our citizen based activities through the new 501(c)4 entity until we can generate enough donations to make it a reality! Please send your generous, but NON-tax-deductible donation to Help Save Maryland at www.HelpSaveMaryland.org Mention “501(c)4″ when you pay by credit card Or postal mail a check to: Help Save Maryland, PO Box 5742, Rockville, MD 20855 Please write “501(c)4″ on your NON-tax-deductible donation check. Thank you! Exponential Encouragement to Flee Steven R. Berryman
A strange convergence of events last week drew me to the inescapable conclusion that there must be a willful conspiracy in the State of Maryland to actually encourage the exodus of conservatives and patriots from the “free” state. I wish this were an April Fool’s joke.
Sampling conversations and opinions, as is my hobby (I call it “listening”), many people I respect are now seriously considering an exodus to another state. Almost any other state!
This time my sense is that they are serious, based upon the totality of the changes.
To wit:
Maryland gun bans are surely being finalized, even as the federal government’s version is decimated by more even-keeled positions, plus a need for protecting certain vulnerable Democrat lawmakers.
With the added gun-discouraging baggage, insured by Annapolis re-votes on amendments to legislation, forget owning any handgun in your lifetime (and that assumes you can pass a proficiency test, yet undefined). The symbolic AR-15 automatic rifle is demonized even though there is not a single murder on record last year with this sports-version rifle. http://thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5703 More Dishonest Coverage From Pro-Homosexual MediaA big news story came out of Tuesday’s March for Marriage demonstration in Washington, D.C. But it didn’t make “news” in the major media. As one who covered the event, it was significant that there were so many members of minority groups. This was not a mostly white crowd. In addition to the presence of black, Hispanic and Asian supporters of traditional marriage, there were some notable Democrats, such as New York State Senator Ruben Díaz, and he let people know he was several minorities in one. “I’m Puerto Rican,” he said. “I’m black, with kinky hair. I am a Democrat and I am a senator. I’m against abortion. I’m against same-sex marriage, and I won the last election with 89 percent of the vote.” J.C. Derrick of World magazine has a good analysis of how the major media, led by The Washington Post, virtually ignored the March for Marriage. But unless you actually see what happened on the ground, as the thousands of traditional marriage supporters held their demonstration, you would miss the true significance of how dishonest the media’s coverage of this issue has become. http://www.aim.org/aim-column/more-dishonest-coverage-from-pro-homosexual-media/ Maryland’s new gas tax hike will make it cheaper now to purchase our gas at home in West Virginia, Maryland will loose millions from us no longer crossing to save that extra 10 cents a gallon. Americans for Prosperity Maryland Condemns O’Malley’s 80% Gas Tax Hike March 29, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 29, 2013 CONTACT: Nick Loffer at Nick@AFPMaryland.com or (410) 603-1836 Americans for Prosperity Maryland Condemns O’Malley’s 80% Gas Tax Hike Senate Passes 5th Highest Gas Tax Rate in Nation, Pain for Middle Class ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Governor O’Malley’s proposal to increase the Maryland gas tax by over 80% was approved by the Maryland Senate. Maryland’s gas tax rate will become the 5th highest in the Nation and will tie the gas tax to inflation using the Consumer Price Index. This provision will unfairly cause the gas tax to automatically go up without a vote by the Legislature. “Approving an unaffordable 80% gas tax hike, that will also increase the cost of food, clothing, and services, punishes middle class families,” said Americans for Prosperity Maryland’s Grassroots Director Nick Loffer. “Sending revenue, jobs, and Maryland citizens out of state with the 5th highest gas tax rate in the nation will lead to more pain in this difficult economy. This bill doesn’t make sense for Maryland.” For further comments or to interview Nick Loffer, contact him at (410) 603-1836 or Nick@AFPMaryland.com. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is a nationwide organization of citizen-leaders committed to advancing every individual’s right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP believes reducing the size and intrusiveness of government is the best way to promote individual productivity and prosperity for all Americans. For more information, visit www.americansforprosperity.org 18 legislators sign letter to governor to expand Medicaid – Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, West Virginia18 legislators sign letter to governor to expand MedicaidPosted: Mar 30, 2013 11:20 PM EDTUpdated: Mar 31, 2013 12:00 AM EDT
By Andrea Lannom - email
Eighteen of West Virginia’s delegates and senators are asking Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to expand the Medicaid program. The letter, sent March 30, was signed by Sens. Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall; William Laird, D-Fayette; Ron Stollings, D-Boone; Ronald Miller, D-Greenbrier; Jack Yost, D-Brooke; Rocky Fitzsimmons, D-Ohio; Herb Snyder, D-Jefferson; Donald Cookman, D-Hampshire and Larry Edgell, D-Wetzel and Delegates Don Perdue, D-Wayne; Stephen Skinner, D-Jefferson; Meshea Poore, D-Kanawha; Barbara Fleischauer, D-Monongalia; Mike Manypenny, D-Taylor; Margaret Anne Staggers, D-Fayette; Clif Moore, D-McDowell; Nancy Peoples Guthrie, D-Kanawha and William Hartman, D-Randolph. In their letter, legislators say expansion to 138 percent of the poverty line under the Affordable Care Act would cover 120,000 uninsured West Virginians. “Though it will not be easy to offer health care to 120,000 working West Virginians, we pledge to work with you to make the program a success,” they wrote. Legislators also wrote that expansion would be good for the state’s businesses and medical workers. The letter cited a Families USA report that estimated 6,200 new jobs from revenue into the health sector. “Furthermore, we hear from business owners everyday who support this program for a host of reasons,” the letter continued. “Small business owners see this as their best chance to make sure their workforce is healthier and better able to keep a job. And big businesses want to make sure that if they are paying into Medicaid, that their workforce will see the benefits.” Legislators continued, saying businesses will save thousands of dollars from expansion because they will be exempt from the Affordable Care Act tax. “Medicaid Expansion would reduce that financial burden on hospitals greatly. … By providing working West Virginians with insurance, it encourages them to seek better help earlier, and more inexpensively,” the letter states.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013My “Crossover Day” Deadline DeliberationsAs the “Crossover Day” deadline looms large this coming week, for the West Virginia Legislature to pass legislative proposals (bills) out of the originating chambers (House of Delegates and Senate), it seemed prudent for me to pause and ponder anew this reminder from Valley Forge that helped persuade me to serve as a citizen legislator.
The spirit of a lone soldier in George Washington’s Continental Army stands barefoot in the freezing snow. Shivering in rags, hungry, and blood-stained from battle; he holds his battered musket in bandaged hands. There’s fire in his eyes. Looking over 200 years into the future, he tells all of us today, “I gave to you a birthright of freedom, now enshrined in your Constitution, but your children graduate from high school too careless to read it. I fought in the icy winter, without shoes and with bloody feet, to give you the right to vote, but you stayed home on election day. I left my family destitute and hungry, so you could have the freedom to stand up and speak out for liberty, but you remain uninvolved. I orphaned my children, to give you a government endowed by God, but you have sat back and allowed others to hijack our rights and responsibilities.” And so, while the West Virginia Legislature remains in session, it nevertheless continues to remain up to each and every one of us, me and you together, to work to preserve our precious heritage of freedom, for which so many others have sacrificed so much. Footnote: Please also take a moment to click on the “Why It Matters” as well as the other links listed under “Videos” on the right hand side of this website. Posted by Larry D. Kump at 5:00 AM
2 Maryland men arrested, indicted for manufacturing fake identification documents
Posted: 03/28/2013 BALTIMORE – Special agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested two men in Maryland Wednesday morning after both were indicted on document fraud related charges. Antonio Abraham Cruz-Cruz, 26, a Mexican citizen residing in Adelphi, Md., and Henry Ramos Agustin, 37, a Guatemalan citizen residing in Cambridge, Md., were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges relating to the sale and transfer of fraudulent identification documents. The superseding indictment was returned on March 20 and unsealed Wednesday upon the arrest of the defendants. “Document fraud poses a threat to national security and puts the security of our communities at risk because it creates a vulnerability that may enable terrorists, criminals and illegal aliens to gain entry to and remain in the United States,” said HSI Baltimore Special Agent in Charge William Winter. “This investigation resulted in the arrest and indictment of an alleged document mill leader and co-conspirator operating out of Maryland. Homeland Security Investigations will move aggressively to investigate and bring to justice those who potentially compromise the integrity of America’s legal immigration system.” The 13-count indictment alleges that from Oct. 17, 2012 through Feb. 19, Cruz-Cruz and Agustin conspired to manufacture and transfer fraudulent identification documents. According to the indictment, Cruz-Cruz manufactured documents, including permanent resident cards and social security cards, which he sold to customers, and which he provided to Agustin for sale to customers. The indictment alleges that the defendants solicited and took orders for false identification documents from customers who provided the defendants with photographs and personal information. Agustin allegedly provided the photographs and personal information to Cruz-Cruz, who manufactured the requested fake documents, which he then delivered to Agustin in exchange for a portion of the sales price. The indictment alleges that Cruz-Cruz sold such manufactured fake documents to his own customers as well. The defendants face up to 15 years in prison for the conspiracy and for each count of transfer of false identification documents; 10 years in prison for each count of fraud and misuse of immigration documents; five years in prison for each count of social security number fraud and a mandatory two years in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, for aggravated identity theft. An initial appearance and arraignment was held Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Cruz-Cruz and Agustin are detained pending trial. The case was investigated by HSI Baltimore and HSI Ocean City with the assistance of the Anne Arundel County Police Department and Baltimore County Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tamera L. Fine for the District of Baltimore. PRESS RELEASE March 28, 2013, 3:03 p.m. EDT Judicial Watch Sues Department of Labor for “Stonewalling” Records Relating to Visit of Obama Labor Secretary to CASA de Maryland Training Centers for Illegal AliensSolis Reportedly Told Center Graduates, “The federal laws are very clear and protect all workers equally, whether or not they have papers”; Current Labor Secretary Nominee Thomas Perez Served as Group’s President![]()
WASHINGTON, DC, Mar 28, 2013 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Judicial Watch announced today that on March 14, 2013, it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Obama Department of Labor (DOL) seeking records detailing the May 30, 2012 visit of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to CASA de Maryland’s Langley Park training center. President Obama’s current nominee for Labor Secretary, Thomas Perez, served as President of the Board for CASA, which described its chief goals in recent IRS filings as helping all people “participate and benefit fully” in American society, “regardless of their immigration status.” While taking part in a roundtable discussion at the center, Solis reportedly told CASA center graduates to report their employers for wage and hour violations, regardless of the workers’ immigration status. “[Barack Obama] knows very well that it is very important to preserve the rights of the Hispanic community and of other communities in any area where they are working,” Solis was quoted as saying. “The federal laws are clear and protect all workers equally, whether or not they have papers.” On June 1, 2012, Judicial Watch sent a FOIA request to the Department of Labor seeking access to the following information: a. Documentation of funding to Casa de Maryland, directly or through its affiliation with Prince George’s and Montgomery County Colleges; b. Talking points, briefing books, or any other internal memoranda (in any language) developed in preparation for Secretary Solis’s visit to Casa de Maryland this week; c. Documentation of transportation, meals, and security associated with Secretary Solis’s visit to Casa de Maryland this week, including invoices, reimbursement authorizations, and check requisitions; and, d. Notes, agendas, minutes, and any other communications relating to Secretary Solis’s visit to Casa de Maryland this week, including video, audio and e-mail contact with the press and third-party organizations before and after the event. Under federal law, DOL was required to respond to the Judicial Watch FOIA request by June 29, 2012. According to the Judicial Watch March 14 lawsuit, DOL has “failed to make a determination about whether it will comply … or notify [Judicial Watch] of its right to appeal any adverse determination … Nor has [DOL] produced any records responsive to the request, indicated when any responsive records will be produced, or demonstrated that responsive records are exempt from production.” The Judicial Watch lawsuit asks the District Court to order DOL to conduct a search for all responsive records to the original FOIA request, produce al non-exempt records, enjoin DOL from continuing to withhold non-exempt records, and grant Judicial Watch attorneys’ fees and litigation costs. “The most transparent administration in history is once again in violation of the Freedom of Information Act. The outrageous stonewalling by the Obama Department of Labor strongly suggests it is covering up connections and policies that most Americans would find objectionable,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “The Obama administration’s partnership with a radical organization that openly encourages illegal immigrants to operate outside the law is especially egregious in light of the continued unemployment crisis for the American citizens and legal residents. No wonder there’s a cover up.” In February 2012, Judicial Watch and its client, MDPetitions.com scored a major court victory over CASA de Maryland when the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County ruled against a CASA attempt to block a referendum vote on whether Maryland should provide taxpayer dollar subsidies for the college tuition of certain illegal aliens through the so-called “Maryland Dream Act.” On March 19, 2013, Judicial Watch cited the illegal activities of CASA in a statement opposing the nomination of Thomas Perez to be the next Secretary of Labor, saying, “Perez is a former president of the board of CASA (Central American Solidarity Association) de Maryland a group whose recent filings with the IRS describe its chief goals as helping all people ‘participate and benefit fully’ in American society, ‘regardless of their immigration status.’ In opposing the Perez nomination, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Jeff Sessions (D-AL), described CASA, which was financially supported by the late Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez, as ‘a fringe advocacy group that has instructed illegal immigrants on how to escape detection, and also promoted illegal labor sites and driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants.’” SOURCE: Judicial Watch Copyright 2013 Marketwire, Inc., All rights reserved. BLUE RIDGE FORUMMarch 28, 2013 Click on the title below. Maryland Taxpayers to Montgomery County Porkers: “My Treat?”These capital budget sums are tiny compared to a growing 16-trillion-plus-dollar national debt. But is the reckless outlook that brought us the big national numbers much different than ballooning state or local spending unrelated to the core roles of government? In a one-party state, pork is the weapon by which the majority tries to quiet the minority. It is also a grave temptation for a minority ostensibly dedicated to right-sizing government.
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