The 9/12 Project- Please READ ME

I have never been one to follow politics or even care about them for that matter. That all changed this year. I'm not trying to be a hater, but I am concerned and I no longer feel like I have the luxury to ignore what is happening with my government.

I have started a new blog and I beg you to take a peek at it. A lot of people are completely unaware and we need to know. I would love civil, insightful comments- all of you are my friends and family and I love you all. I tried to stick closely to the facts with little personal commentary.
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Kai and I are hosting a TEA PARTY at 6PM tonight. We are meeting at the Smith's parking lot. Glenn Beck was the instigator of this project and already tens of thousands of people lined a mile long walk in front of our capital this afternoon.

This is what it is about:

The Nine Principles
1. America is good.
2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.
3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.
4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.
5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.
7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.
9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.

12 Values
Honesty
Reverence
Hope
Thrift
Humility
Charity
Sincerity
Moderation
Hard Work
Courage
Personal
Gratitude


Is This Reasonable To Request?
To Congress, The 5 Pledges

1. I believe in a balanced budget and therefore will vote for a freeze in government spending until that goal is realized.


2. I believe government should not increase the financial burden on its citizenry during a difficult economic times, therefore I will oppose all tax increases until our economy has rebounded.

3. I believe more than four decades of US dependence on foreign oil is a travesty, therefore I will support an energy plan that calls for immediately increasing usage of all domestic resources including nuclear energy, natural gas and coal as necessary.


4. I believe in the sovereignty and security of our country and therefore will support measures
to close our borders except for designated immigration points so we will know who is entering and why. I will vehemently oppose any measure giving another country, the United Nations, or any other entity power over US citizens.


5. I believe the United States of America is the greatest country on earth and therefore will not apologize for policies or actions which have served to free more and feed more people around the world than any other nation on the planet.

---Glenn Beck: In or Out 2010 If your politician doesn't believe, support or reflect these beliefs in their actions then they aren't supporting you. More importantly, they aren't supporting, protecting or defending the Constitution.