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Upfront - �Families must continue to be the foundation of our nation. Families�not government programs�are the best way to make sure our children are properly nurtured, our elderly are cared for, our cultural and spiritual heritages are perpetuated, our laws are observed and our values are preserved. Thus it is imperative that our government�s programs, actions, officials and social welfare institutions never be allowed to jeopardize the family. We fear the government may be powerful enough to destroy our families; we know that it is not powerful enough to replace them. The New Republican Party must be committed to working always in the interest of the American family.� Ronald Reagan

Children - Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

Take Action - (Alerts, Action, Petitions)

Immigration & English (Immigration & English)

Sneaky Lawyer Tricks SEN. SESSIONS DESCRIBES HOW THE WHITE HOUSE TRICKED SENATE NEGOTIATORS Senate Floor, May 23, 2007 (NumbersUSA.com) Here is what Sen. Sessions said the other day and it sums up quite nicely the terrible thing that George Bush, Ted Kennedy and John McCain have done to many Senators to whom we will give the benefit of the doubt and assume that they trusted their colleagues involved in negotiations to write legislative language that matched the public talking points: "It is clear the people who drafted this legislation had an agenda and the agenda was not to meet the expectations of the American people. "The agenda was to create a facade and appearance of enforcement, an appearance of toughness in some instances. "When you get into the meat of the provisions and get into the bill and study it, tucked away here and there are laws that eviscerate and eliminate the real effectiveness of those provisions. It was carefully done and deliberately done. This is a bill that should not become law."It is a bill that will come back to be an embarrassment to our Members who have supported it. I wish it were not so. I know how these things happen. You do not always have time to do everything you want to do. You try to do something you think is right, but ultimately in a bill as important as this one that has tremendous impact on the future of our country and our legal system and our commitment to the rule of law, we ought to get it right. We ought not to let this one slide by. It is not acceptable to say, let�s just pass something and we will send it to the House and maybe the House of Representatives will stand up and stop it and fix it. That is not acceptable for the great Senate of the United States."

Amnesty for illegals would bankrupt Social Security system, says analyst (OneNewsNow.com) A domestic policy scholar says the U.S. Social Security system will surely go bankrupt if President Bush and members of Congress who are pushing amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants have their way.

Efforts to make English official continue at both the State and Federal levels (US-English.org)

Two more states make English official! (US-English.org)

PatriotPost.us 07-23 Digest Immigration, Part 2: �Subject to the jurisdiction thereof�? Would it surprise you to know that more than 20 percent of children born in the United States are born to illegal aliens? As recently as 2002, that figure was 23 percent. Currently, all those children enjoy birthright citizenship and all its favors, despite the fact that there are legitimate questions about the constitutionality of such a right. ...But does the Constitution authorize birthright citizenship to illegal aliens? The relevant constitutional clause concerning birthright is found in the 14th Amendment, one of three �reconstruction amendments� proposed after the War Between the States. The 13th Amendment banned slavery, the 14th ensured Due Process and Equal Protection under the law for former slaves and their children, and the 15th banned race-based qualification for voting rights. Section 1 of the 14th Amendment (as proposed in 1866 and ratified in 1868) reads, �All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.� It explicitly referred to children born to U.S. citizens and those born to aliens lawfully in the U.S.

...�In 1970, six percent of all births in the United States were to illegal aliens. In 2002, that figure was 23 percent. In 1994, 36 percent of the births paid for by Medi-Cal, California�s Medicaid, were to illegals. That figure has doubtless increased in the intervening 12 years as the rate of illegal immigration has risen.� �Mona Charen

War on Terror - (Radical Islam?)

�A small minority�call it the Democratic base�would actually like to see America lose in Iraq. To them, the enemy is their domestic adversaries, not their country�s foes.� James Taranto (OpinionJournal.com)

Children of Jihad vs. Children of the West  Michelle Malkin (Townhall.com) "What is your most lofty aspiration? Death for the sake of Allah!" That is the charming verse kindergarteners in a Hamas classroom chanted last week during their graduation ceremony. The girls dressed in butterfly costumes. The boys donned camouflage, black masks, green bandanas and toy semi-automatic rifles. The video aired by the Middle East Media Research Institute (www.memritv.org) features the children wielding swords and guns while mimicking paramilitary exercises.

Election 2008 - (Voting Resources)

Democratic Presidential Candidates All Favor Abortion (CitizenLink.org)

Clinton: "Something Has to be Taken Away from Some People" Amanda Carpenter (Townhall.com)

Hillary's Vision Of America's Future Henry Lamb (GOPUSA.com) In a recent speech, Hillary Clinton described the Bush administration as a "government of the few, by the few, and for the few."

The Dem Presidential Candidates' Sojourn to Faithland David Limbaugh (Townhall.com) You've got to hand it to Democrats. They are bountiful in chutzpah and relentless in trying to expand their tent. With the second-class treatment they routinely mete out to Christian political activists you'd think they'd be more discreet about proselytizing Christians on the virtues of liberalism. Think again.

Wallis is Wrong, Part II: The Socialist Christocrats Frank Pastore (Townhall.com) I found it both ironic and troubling that the top three Democrats talk more comfortably about their faith than do the top three Republicans. I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise though, after all, they've been rehearsing for this performance since Bush's reelection in 2004.

Republicans: the 81-percent exodus Tom Kovach (RenewAmerica.us) It seems that President George W. Bush is working hard to help the Constitution Party these days, much as President Bill Clinton drove voters to the Republican Party in record numbers back in 1994.

Same-sex Relationships - (Same-sex Marriage)

Same-Sex 'Marriage'  Judicial Activism Knows No Borders By Chuck Colson (Breakpoint.org) The problem is the Massachusetts court�s �expressly prohibited� requirement. This makes its professed desire not to meddle in another state�s marriage laws a sham. What Judge Connolly did was exactly that. He decided whether and when Rhode Island and New York �expressly prohibited� same-sex �marriage.�

Kids can get a hat and a lesson in "pride." Out At The Park - San Diego Pride Night - Celebrate Pride with the San Diego Padres. This is an opportunity to celebrate LGBT Pride while enjoying a night of fun, baseball, and recognition for the San Diego LGBT community. San Diego Pride supporters and volunteers will be recognized as well as the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus who will sing the National Anthem on Sunday, July 8 at the San Diego Padres game at PETCO Park in the heart of downtown San Diego. Game Date: Sunday, July 8 � vs. Atlanta Braves at 5:05 p.m. Pricing: $16 for Upper Infield Reserved (normally $18) Additional Information: For groups of 25 or more, please contact Ryan Ross at 619-795-5145. Padres Floppy Caps for Kids presented by Union Bank of California and brought to you by Magic 92.5 All kids 14 or younger will receive a Padres Floppy Cap presented by Union Bank of California and brought to you by Magic 92.5. This year's floppy cap for kids features silhouettes of the Swinging Friar. Kids 14 and younger.

Education - (Education or Indoctrination? - Education Resources)

Brand New Creation Museum Opens with Biblical Perspective of Science Museum (CBN.com) Founder, and director of Answers in Genesis, Ken Ham told CBN News, "We're using really good research from Ph.D. scientists on staff and those who are associated with us to give scientific evidence in biology, geology, astronomy and anthropology to confirm the Bible's history and to show people that evolution is not fact." The exhibits are fun and many are interactive, with animatronic dinosaurs, a state-of-the-art planetarium, and a special theater for visitors to experience the flood.

A Cry for Education Reform (Campus Report) In Kill Your Teacher, the cry of Rabbi Shifren is one direly needed to expose the world of political-correctness and mediocrity of American inner-city public schools. �Our schools used to be the envy of the world,� he remarked on American education. �Now we live in a culture of permissiveness.� The �permissive� culture at Dorsey High was highlighted by the students, parents, and board members playing the �race card� quite often. Racial differences became an excuse for poor effort and infighting among minority students at Dorsey High. �The unspoken code,� Rabbi Shifren, a white Jew, writes in his book, �in both Union and District is that Blacks and Hispanics are ALWAYS victims, never aggressors. There�s just a white racist, somewhere, somehow, lurking around the corner, manipulating academic failure and social irresponsibility.� The principal, a black Muslim woman, never lifted a finger to help his cause.

Home schooling: A Chance to Save Our Nation (Family Security Matters) As moral relativism, political correctness, revisionist history and overt immorality have insidiously crept into our public school system, more parents have been opting for home schooling for their youngsters. FSM Contributing Editors Mark and Renee Taylor relate their personal odyssey.

"Hate" Crimes?  (Selective Compliance)

Does the Hate Crimes Bill Hate Free Speech? (FamilySecurityMatters.org) H.R. 1592, the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, has some on the Right � particularly religious organizations � in an uproar. Opponents contend this bill begins to lay the groundwork for stifling constitutionally protected speech under the vague term �hate speech.� And, of course, Christian religious organizations would have the �hate speech� bulls-eye plastered across their chests � the Left routinely calls Christian�s opposition to homosexuality as �hate speech.�

Social Security / Medicare (or your future nanny-state status)  (Senior Issues)

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