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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

A look back @ Freedom Summit ’09 Phoenix, AZ


Isn't a wonderful feeling when you show up some place and get the immediate feeling "I'm Home!" or "This is where I belong"

Let that statement accurately describe Freedom Summit last weekend. Never could anyone imagine being so uberly informed on today's wretched affairs affecting Americans Freedom and Liberty. A wealth of information was provided at this conference, and for those that didn't make it, be sure to come out next year!

First off, we would like to thank and pledge our support to: FreedomsPhoenix.com they have/continue-to set up a super media base that freedom loving Libertarians' everywhere can utilize. And that to us is awesome. Visit FreedomsPhoenix.com to contact them. Its producer Ernie Hancock is an extraordinary gentleman, with massive amounts of time spent in the trenches on freedom emphasized public matters. Again, we thank him from the bottom of our hearts and congratulate him on all his numerous accomplishments.

Dec. 4th

Unfortunately due to ProgressiveFlow.net supposedly missing our flight out of Denver, CO. (which we didn't, but oh well) we were unable to attend the 6:30 PM MST debate. We did however finally arrive 10:00 PM MST, and was much anticipating tomorrow's freedom driven lectures.

Dec. 5th

The summit kicked off with its founders Ernie Hancock & Marc Victor welcoming everyone out at around 8:45 MST. Then with no delay, Marc Victor delivers his keynote speech @ 9:00 – 9:45 AM discussing, from an attorney's POV, law and the legal aspect of Americans rights protected under the Bill of Rights. He provided a deep rooted lecture on Constitutional Law which involved an example case of a medicinal marijuana patient being arrested while smoking at home. Marc Victor is a Patriot!! You can find more about Marc Victor and what he does @ AttorneyForFreedom.com

[Video for this specific lecture will be available sometime after 01/01/2010]

Post a quick smoke break, which we were granted pretty frequently, (which was sooo sweet of them to respect us smokers) a true blessing was placed upon us @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM by way of Charles Goyette, author of The Dollar Meltdown: Surviving the Impending Currency Crisis with Gold, Oil, and Other Unconventional Investments. Mr. Goyette came through with deep insight into fiat currency, historically supporting his points that failure of the dollar is imminent and with resolve, conveying sure-fire solutions for moving your fiscal worth into tried and true investments such as gold. Our impression gave way to a sense of urgency in his statements, especially with hyper inflation destined for the dollar. Progressiveflow.net would like to personally thank Mr. Goyette for his perspective.

[Video coming soon]

Next up from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM… THE MAN HIMSELF of course, none other than R-Dr. Ron Paul senator for Texas (Who we @ ProgressiveFlow.net could no longer wait to see in person), author of such books as: Revolution: A Manifesto & the newly released End The Fed. Delivering yet another driven and fluorescently bright lecture on fiat currency with emphasis on auditing, then once armed with proof of negligence, ending the fed. As we've consistently seen with Dr. Paul, his thoughts are well formulated and presented with a "common-sense" surrounded shield. Who can argue with this man?! Seriously!! His arguments are simply too sound and pile-drived with Bi-partisanship. Progressiveflow.net extends a very warm blessing to this man and his family. Cheers to carefully crafting, the Re'love'alotion and all the best to HR1207/ S 604.






Other Dr. Ron Paul links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_gKOCb4QBA Meet him

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1KxgH9l3n4 on finance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRbyrIzPCh4 @ CNN on foreign policy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gldETRlhiXk @ Bernanke meeting finance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pEiLHnjAiw @ Bernanke finance committee meeting

After lunch we would get another powerful line-up, starting the mash-up on the topic of '2010, The Year Of…?' 2:00 – 2:45 PM was John Taylor Gato delivering a relentless talk seemingly written to be like a machine-gun of information regarding the "dumbing down" effect we've seen post 21st century in American public schooling. He placed specific points of influence around our children when he spoke regarding indoctrination that future generations must be subversive and "contained" in schools to further elitist agenda. We must applaud him simply on the grounds of having the ability to condense a greater than six hour speech down to 45 minutes, doing this all in less than 14 hours! We are amazed sir!

[Video for this specific lecture will be available sometime after 01/01/2010]

2:45 – 3:45 PM Butler Shaffer – Unfortunately we missed most of this speech due to a meeting we had with OathKeepers.org. We hope to have video or link soon as well!

[Video for this specific lecture will be available sometime after 01/01/2010]

A real treat came by way of Judge John Buttrick 4:00 – 5:00 PM Although the judges oath limits his endorsement of any type of candidate, he was free to paint his perspective on the future of the Libertarian party, which in our opinion radiated the heat of urgency as well. Stressing very uniformly that unless drastic measures are taken the party will not only be swamped but sink. Very important information presented here for all us who at least or at most subscribe to the Libertarian philosophy!

[Video coming soon]

After dinner/cocktails, the gracious and highly intellectual keynote evening speaker Thomas Woods author of: Meltdown amongst other bestsellers such as: The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History & 33 Questions About American History You're Not Suppose to Ask. To our failure we had not heard of this man prior to Freedom Summit and must say this Mr. Woods nails holes into our current monetary policy like a wanted poster. He's been featured in Fox News and using a profound understanding of Austrian Monetary Theory he produces a perspective we've been doing things wrong in US monetary policy since 1910.

[Video coming soon]

Dec. 6th

Having gotten some much needed rest and after dreams of Liberty grandeur, we were absolutely ready for the complimentary continental breakfast 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM followed by a wonderfully interactive speech by Boston T. Party author of: Hologram of Liberty & One Nation Under Surveillance. His POV seemed very direct, that not much can be done at this juncture and stressed a firm point of preparedness. He is a strong advocate for the FreeStateProject.org but puts emphasis more on Wyoming stating an implied WTF to New Hampshire as it sits right in the middle of what could be a target in the North East like New York or DC.

[Video coming soon]

Next up, 10:00 – 11:00 AM we heard from a highly accredited political scientist specializing in philosophy of law and Constitutional Theory Joel Skousen author of such titles as: Strategic Relocation – North American Guide to Safe Places & How to Implement a High Security Shelter in the Home. Mr. Skousen appeared to us a survivalist by nature, with seemingly endless information regarding current China and Russian foreign affairs. He likened his points closely to Mr. Party's, however; stressed that you should not abandon your income stream until you can appropriately do so and agreed Wyoming was a firm choice over New Hampshire. His supreme knowledge on how to create an blast wall was amazing and we truly appreciate the receipt of that knowledge.

[Video coming soon]

Immediately following Mr. Skousen from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, a dark omniscient figure by the name of Bud Burrell approached the podium dressed in all black with a demeanor that spoke he means business, up and down. Mr. Burrell is a viable Wall Street veteran who scoffs at the term "bubbles" in the market, and proposed these be called crises, and by all definition engineered. He further confirmed the notation a beast was born on Jekyll Island that reared its ugly face in 1913 by way of the Federal Reserve Act.

[Video coming soon]

We were absolutely ecstatic for our 1:45 – 2:45 PM speaker and along with Dr. Ron Paul was a major factor ProgressiveFlow.net wanted to be in attendance @ Freedom Summit '09. Adam Kokesh is one BAMF! According to the girls, extremely sexy too!!!!! If you do any research into this Patriot you see immediately that he's a man of integrity, honor and intelligence. Having served tours in Iraq in the Civil Affairs Unit (the military unit responsible for the "actual" rebuilding & reconstruction of the Civilization of Iraq) he is a primary witness to the effects our occupation has had on the Iraqi people. His speech was centered around aesthetically correct, sound principles that we should have never of been ordered to occupy Iraq in the first place. We would like to extend a warm gesture of admiration to this man and having gotten to sit down to really talk with him shortly before catching our flight home, he has set forth some challenges to ProgressiveFlow.net that we have agreed to engage head on. Stay tuned, as more will come soon on this challenge. Again, thank you Adam Kokesh! Without people like you in this fight for our lives, we personally could not do what we do.




[Video coming soon]

Other Adam Kokesh links of interest:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y33OcGAw-1Y @ Larry King

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmsJe1S0z8w @ Paul Rally

Stewart Rhodes founder of OathKeepers.org would see us off from 2:45 PM and on. He served as a U.S. Army paratrooper and is a former member of Dr. Ron Paul's DC staff. We applaud this team of individuals LOUDLY for supporting the notion we now need protection from our own military against a rogue commander and chief.

[Video for this specific lecture will be available sometime after 01/01/2010]

We would also like to thank and give a big shout out to Jordan Page for providing the soothing, freedom driven, acoustic music over the weekend. His message was as much beautiful as it was inspirational and we wish nothing but wonderful things for him and his wife! We would also like to make him an honorary member of our page as a social art warrior, more to come on this as we talk with him.

[Video of the entertainment will be available sometime after 01/01/2010]

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Good News!! HR1207 back in Full Effect (for the meantime)

November 19, 2009

Dear Friend of Liberty,

Thanks to your quick action in contacting Congress, the House Financial Services Committee earlier today rejected Representative Mel Watt's attempt to hijack Audit the Fed by voting 43-26 to pass Ron Paul's amendment to the financial regulatory reform bill.

Dr. Paul called me right after the vote to personally express his thanks to C4L members for all of your efforts!

It is an incredible testament to the growing power of the liberty movement that we were able to get such an audit passed by a major House committee, but this is by no means the end of our fight.

Financial Services leadership has seemed determined for several months that if an audit of the Fed were to get out of Committee, it should be attached to an overall regulatory reform package that would actually increase the powers of the Fed to interfere in our economy.

Congressman Paul's amendment gives the Government Accountability Office power to conduct a thorough audit of the Fed's entire $2 trillion balance sheet and replaces the Watt language that would have further restricted GAO audits of the Federal Reserve.

While this is a victory over an attempted hijacking of our cause, the audit authority is still being rolled into the Financial Stability Improvement Act, a bill that Campaign for Liberty will oppose.

This Act will be voted on as soon as the Committee returns from its Thanksgiving break, and we will then know if it will move to the floor.

And it's already becoming clear <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3622323:5267031197:m:1:170872938:F1670A4E8BF5D9D6997DC6CE9DCD8FF6>  that Ron Paul's amendment may face challenges on the House floor.

Now is the time to turn up the pressure!

Keep contacting Congress <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3622324:5267031197:m:1:170872938:F1670A4E8BF5D9D6997DC6CE9DCD8FF6>  and tell your representative that before Congress debates over giving the Fed any new powers, we need to know what they're doing with the ones they already have!

Urge your representative to support a standalone, up or down vote on Audit the Fed, H.R. 1207.

We've put too much work into this effort to see an audit bogged down in yet another Washington bureaucratic nightmare.

Make no mistake, though, the victory today proved we can get the votes to pass the thorough, historic audit we've been fighting for this past year.  We have put the Federal Reserve on notice that the freedom movement is serious about reclaiming our country and that it is here to stay.

Thanks for all you do for the cause of freedom.  Now, let's finish this fight!

In Liberty,
John Tate

President
P.S. Turn up the pressure!  Tell your representative you want a standalone vote on Audit the Fed, H.R. 1207 <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3622324:5267031197:m:1:170872938:F1670A4E8BF5D9D6997DC6CE9DCD8FF6>

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Very urgent! We’re so close on this one, please forward along.

From: Campaign for Liberty <john.f.tate@campaignforliberty.com>
Reply-To: <john.f.tate@campaignforliberty.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:52:59 -0800
To: <support@progressiveflow.net>
Subject: Urgent Action Needed to Save Audit the Fed

Dear Friend of Liberty,

We have all worked so hard to make an Audit of the Federal Reserve a reality.  Together, we have led the fight to get congressional hearings, 308 cosponsors, and unprecedented attention around the country.

Now, you and I face our biggest challenge yet.  And Ron Paul needs your help!

Mel Watt (D-NC), Chairman of the Monetary Policy Subcommittee, has sided with banking interests and is working to gut substantial audit provisions from H.R. 1207.  The bill Congressman Watt has sent to the full Financial Services Committee contains no audit of the Fed's monetary policy-making authority or transparency of the Fed's secret agreements with foreign central banks.  

Without these provisions, a so-called "audit" of the Fed would be worthless.

The full Financial Services Committee is likely to vote on this bill either later this week or early next.  

Congressman Paul will offer an amendment to restore the provisions contained in H.R. 1207 to audit monetary policy and activity with foreign central banks.  Thirteen of the 41 Democrats and all 29 Republicans on the Committee have cosponsored H.R. 1207, and if they hold the line, we will have the votes to win and restore our audit.

Dr. Paul has shot a YouTube video for Campaign for Liberty explaining the situation in more detail.  Click here to watch the video <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562440:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12>.

Pressure on the Democrat House Financial Services Committee members is critical!  Below is a list of Democrats who have cosponsored.  Please call them and urge them to vote "Yes" on the Paul Amendment.  Click on their names to get their web contact information.

1. Rep. John Adler <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562441:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12>, NJ (202) 225-4765

2. Rep. Travis Childers <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562442:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12>, MS (202) 225-4306

3. Rep. Steve Driehaus <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562443:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12>, OH (202) 225-2216

4. Rep. Alan Grayson <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562444:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12>, FL (202) 225-2176

5. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562445:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12>, TX (202) 225-2531

6. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562446:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12>, FL Toll Free: 1-877-956-7627

7. Rep. Dan Maffei <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562447:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12>, NY (202) 225-3701

8. Rep. Brad Miller <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562448:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12>, NC (202) 225-3032

9. Rep. Walt Minnick <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562449:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12>, ID (202) 225-6611

10. Rep. Ed Perlmutter <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562450:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12>, CO (202)-225-2645

11. Rep. David Scott <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562451:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12>, GA (202) 225-2939

12. Rep. Brad Sherman <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562452:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12>, CA (202) 225-5911

13. Rep. Jackie Speier <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562453:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12>, CA (202) 225-3531

When contacting these members, remember that up to this point, these members have been allies on this issue.  A civil yet firm tone should be kept during these calls.  They should be thanked for their co sponsorship, told that Mel Watt's changes to the bill are unacceptable, and urged to hold the line and honor their promise to support transparency at the Fed by voting "Yes" for the Paul amendment.

It is also important that we contact Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and urge them to schedule a standalone, up or down vote on the real Audit the Fed bill.

Rep. Barney Frank <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562454:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12> : (202) 225-5931

Speaker Nancy Pelosi <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3562455:5128979226:m:1:170820215:364F07A0267FF7A46359807F850AAE12> : (202) 225-0100

Now is a crucial time for Audit the Fed.  If these 13 Democrats hold the line, Ron Paul and C4L can win this battle.  But, they must vote "Yes" on the Paul amendment when the full committee votes.

Together, you and I can win this fight.

In Liberty,
John Tate

Monday, October 12, 2009

H.R. 1207 !We Need Everyone's Help on This!

We're going to need everyone's help on this. Dem or Rep, Conservative or Democrat; it's the right thing to do. Everyone write their congressmen and women.

H.R. 1207: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009

Source: http://www.govtrack.us/
A bill in the U.S. Congress: To amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported, and for other purposes.


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