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Congressman Ron Paul introduced H.R. 192, the bill to finally repeal Bill Clinton's outrageous tax on Social Security benefits.

Thanks to support from our members and other concerned citizens, we have succeeded in pushing this repeal through the Senate one year, and the House at another occasion. To win, we must get both the House and Senate to pass the bill within the same Congress; and we are encouraged that we can make it this year. We have delivered over 55,500 petitions supporting repeal of this tax to Congress and the White House.

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The majority of anti-American dictatorships usually votes against the best interests of the United States. It is time to withdraw from the U.N. and to hold American foreign policy exclusively to the standard of acting in our best national interest. Please assist by urging your Congressman and Senators to withdraw the U.S. from the U.N.

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"President Bush instituted a sweeping mental health initiative that recommends screening for every citizen and promotes the use of expensive antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs favored by supporters of the administration. …

"The initiative began with Bush’s launch in April 2002 of the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, which conducted a ‘comprehensive study of the United States mental health service delivery system.’"

"The panel found that ‘despite their prevalence, mental disorders often go undiagnosed’ and recommended comprehensive mental health screening for ‘consumers of all ages,’ including preschool children. …"

"Schools, the panel concluded, are in a ‘key position’ to screen the 52 million students and 6 million adults who work at the schools.

"The commission recommended that the screening be linked with ‘treatment and supports,’ including ‘state-of-the-art treatments’ using ‘specific medications for specific conditions.’"

"The Texas Medication Algorithm Project, or TMAP, was held up by the panel as a ‘model’ medication treatment plan that ‘illustrates an evidence-based practice that results in better consumer outcomes.’

"The TMAP – started in 1995 as an alliance of individuals from the pharmaceutical industry, the University of Texas and the mental health and corrections systems of Texas – also was praised by the American Psychiatric Association, which called for increased funding to implement the overall plan." Source: WorldNetDaily.com, 6/21/04

Mental screening is now in place in many schools across the country under names like "TeenScreen", and it's even in New York City at doctor's offices. Who is more likely to be labeled nuts and drugged into submission--a loyal Obama student supporter or a conservative Christian student who opposes the teacher's liberal agenda? President Obama could order a halt to this invasive and dangerous scheme immediately--if enough people protest.

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UNCONSTITUTIONAL FEDERAL INVASION OF YOUR PRIVACY IS ON THE WAY

"You may not have heard of the American Community Survey, but you will. The national census, which historically is taken every ten years, has expanded to quench the federal bureaucracy’s ever-growing thirst to govern every aspect of American life. The new survey, unlike the traditional census, is taken each and every year at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars. And it’s not brief. It contains 24 pages of intrusive questions concerning matters that simply are none of the government’s business, including your job, your income, your physical and emotional [health], your family status, your dwelling, and your intimate personal habits."

"The questions are both ludicrous and insulting. The survey asks, for instance, how many bathrooms you have in your house, how many miles you drive to work, how many days you were sick last year, and whether you have trouble getting up stairs. It goes on and on, mixing inane questions with highly detailed inquiries about your financial affairs. One can only imagine the countless malevolent ways our federal bureaucrats could use this information. At the very least the survey will be used to dole out pork, which is reason enough to oppose it."

"Keep in mind the survey is not voluntary, nor is the Census Bureau asking politely. Americans are legally obligated to answer, and can be fined up to $1,000 per question if they refuse!"

"I introduced an amendment last week that would have eliminated funds for this intrusive survey in a spending bill, explaining on the House floor that perhaps the American people don’t appreciate being threatened by Big Brother. The amendment was met by either indifference or hostility, as most members of Congress either don’t care about or actively support government snooping into the private affairs of citizens."

"One of the worst aspects of the census is its focus on classifying people by race. When the government tells us it wants information to ‘help’ any given group, it assumes every individual who shares certain physical characteristics has the same interests, or wants the same things from government. This is an inherently racist and offensive assumption. The census, like so many federal policies and programs, inflames racism by encouraging Americans to see themselves as members of racial groups fighting each other for a share of the federal pie. …"

"Article I makes it clear that the census should be taken every ten years for the sole purpose of congressional redistricting (and apportionment of taxes, prior to the disastrous 16^th amendment). This means a simple count of the number of people living in a given area, so that numerically equal congressional districts can be maintained. The founders never authorized the federal government to continuously survey the American people.

"More importantly, they never envisioned a nation where the people would roll over and submit to every government demand. The American Community Survey is patently offensive to all Americans who still embody that fundamental American virtue, namely a healthy mistrust of government. The information demanded in the new survey is none of the government’s business, and the American people should insist that Congress reject it now before it becomes entrenched." Source: U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, M.D. (R-Tex.), Texas Straight Talk, 7/12/04

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The conservative Caucus has long supported resolutions in Congress urging returning U.S. military bases to Panama to protect the canal. We need YOUR help to call, write, visit and e-mail your Congressman and Senators asking them to support a return of US troops to protect the Panama Canal.

All US military forces withdrew from Panama on December 31, 1999. Since then, the United States remains without a significant military presence in Latin America. A section in the 1978 Panama Canal Treaty makes provision for negotiation of a forward presence after 2000, if both countries express an interest in maintaining such a presence. Here's why this is even more important than before: The Panamanian government awarded Huchison Port Holdings Ltd., a company closely tied to Red China, two major ports; Cristobal on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal, and Balboa on the Pacific side. These are the most crucial strategic choke points in the Western Hemisphere.

In an interview published in Insight Magazine, former Congressman Henry Hyde told Dr. Lucier "Panama could become ‘troublesome’ ... ‘I don’t see it now, but I see the potential for a hostile control of the ebb and flow of shipping if the People’s Republic of China controls that waterway.’" Hyde also thinks that "the United States should negotiate to restore some U.S. base rights there. ‘I’ve always thought that. I was not a big supporter of our leaving Panama and turning it over to what at best was an unstable government. I think our interests are pretty paramount down there, and we should do what’s necessary to protect our interests.’"

Action requested: Call, write or E-Mail your Senators and Congressman and urge them to:

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Thank you for your interest in helping more people learn about our valuable resources. Please let us know if you are helping on any of these projects, or any other ways you are using the resources at our websites.

We invite you to look at our many opportunities for conservatives to lend a hand towards restoring our Constitutional Republic. We have projects you can do from home, school, or at our headquarters.

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There are many ways YOU can help from home or university. Here are the most important ways you can help.

Citizen Lobbying: You are invited to be a citizen lobbyist, helping on our Legislative Action Items using a variety of Citizen Lobbying Methods. Check out the issues and help any way you can, and encourage your friends to help as well. Contact us for more ideas, and be sure to sign up to receive our legislative alert emails.
Webmaster Volunteer Assistant: If you have experience with webmastering, blogging, content management or computer graphics, you can assist in updating and improving our websites. We maintain a great many links to Congress, for example, which must be frequently updated, and you can create new graphics and special effects. You can work from home on many web projects to make our site more effective, and you will receive recognition for your efforts. The website promotion projects described below (WEB SITE PROMOTION VOLUNTEERS) are valuable as well.
Television Production Volunteer Editor: Are you skilled in video editing, graphics and special effects? Assistance in creating custom footage, logos, and animations for our weekly conservative television program and other video projects would be greatly appreciated, and you will receive credit in the show.
Television Volunteer Videographer: We are looking for video footage to which you shot or own the rights concerning the Mexican border and China for upcoming projects. Let us know what you have or can shoot for us. Other footage which illustrates our various projects will be useful as well. You will receive credit in the show.
Media Research Volunteer Assistant: There are many media-related projects you can do from home, such as assistance in promoting news conferences, compiling and updating contact lists of reporters, etc. You can even call reporters and find their interests. Skills: familiarity with how to use the media, willingness to do a lot of phone and web research.
Voting Record Volunteer Researcher: Your time spent in researching and compiling voting records on important issues can make a great difference in educating voters on how their elected officials actually vote. The results will appear in our website, publications, and even in the media. Much of the research can be done on the internet, and for some information you may need to call Congressional offices and policy organizations.
Other Research Projects: Research of people and organizations in the news may help identify additional coalition members for our projects.
Fundraising: We can pay commissions for fundraising, whether large or small amounts.

Interested in helping with any of these activities? Please contact Art Harman or Charles Orndorff at 703-938-9626, or write to The Conservative Caucus, 450 Maple Avenue East, Suite 309, Vienna, VA 22180.

WEB SITE PROMOTION VOLUNTEERS

Do you like this site? Has it been valuable for you? Wouldn't you like others to find us too? Read how just a few minutes of your time every month, week or even every day can make a big difference!

Cutting the size and power of government is a goal we all share. We are looking for volunteers to help even more conservatives find and use our great resources. Here's a few ways you can be of great help:

E-Mail your friends and associates about our sites: www.conservativeusa.org and www.howardphillips.com -- tell them how much YOU like it, and suggest they visit.
Go to your favorite chat rooms, blogs, news groups, and discussion web sites like Free Republic -- particularly those you visit regularly anyway -- and post messages about how valuable YOU have found this site, or post messages about our articles and TV shows which you want others to know about too. Include the link to our site and/or a specific page. Newspaper sites often have comments sections on each news story. Hint: news stories linked from the Drudge Report reach millions of viewers, leave comments on those stories!

Webmasters: We would be grateful if you would add a link to us on any web pages which you run. Here's some graphics you can use:


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Just copy the graphic and link the banner to http://www.conservativeusa.org

List our websites in church bulletins and political newsletters.
Next time you go to a local political or civic group or club, announce our address to the group, or make up a simple flier and hand out copies.
Let students and teachers know they can find lots of political information here--great for research projects! We also have a good section of historical U.S. documents including a few which are hard to find.
Watch our videos on Youtube, send your friends the links, add links to websites and your Myspace/Facebook/etc. pages; and blog about the show.

MAKE A CONTRIBUTION

Left-wing organizations often receive millions of dollars in taxpayer grants, and they also enjoy favorable coverage from the liberal media. Conservative organizations therefore rely even more on the generosity of individual Americans like you.

Donations of money or computers and other items are an extremely valuable way you can assist our efforts to stop threats to American independence, cut government power, slash taxes, and restore true Constitutional government. Please help!

VOLUNTEER AT OUR OFFICE IN VIENNA, VA

There are many projects we need help with at our headquarters in Vienna, VA. These include research projects, clerical support tasks, and many other projects; all of which contribute greatly to our effectiveness.

Interested in helping at our office? Please contact Art Harman or Charles Orndorff at 703-938-9626, or write to The Conservative Caucus, 450 Maple Avenue East, Suite 309, Vienna, VA 22180.

TELEVISION PRODUCTION CREW NEEDED (Washington, D.C. area)

We produce a nationwide conservative television program using a volunteer crew. If you live in the Washington D.C. area and have experience or a strong interest in television production, motion pictures, theater, audio recording, radio, photography, graphics, church a/v, editing, animation, lighting, set design, makeup, and related fields; let us know because we are looking for additional volunteers. We can even provide some training. Use your skills to advance the conservative cause!

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CONSERVATIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM -- YOU CAN HELP!

Find out how a few minutes of your time can get us the approval needed from YOUR local cable company to broadcast our weekly conservative television program in YOUR community at no cost! Half the battle of winning our legislative campaigns is getting the facts to Americans, and this TV show can help! Details Watch our program on YouTube

CONSERVATIVE INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE!

We have openings for interns at our office throughout the year, not just for the summer! Learn or sharpen your skills as a conservative activist while helping our activities to restore the Constitutionally limited government the Founders intended.

Intern activities can include legislative research, television production, website design and maintenance, grass-roots lobbying, computer projects, and much more.

We invite retired people or anyone looking to volunteer for these and other projects their time at our Vienna, VA office to contact us.

For conservative political research and lobbying internships, please contact Charles Orndorff, the Administrative Vice-Chairman at 703-938-9626 or write to Mr. Orndorff at The Conservative Caucus, 450 Maple Avenue East, Suite 309, Vienna, VA 22180.
For conservative TV production internships, or website development, graphics and computer internships, please contact Art Harman at the same address and phone number. We can offer you experience in either or both webmastering and television production!

We will be happy to put together a custom internship experience for you from one or more of these categories.

The Legal Services Corporation is a legal and political crusade by left-wing lawyers and political activists to hold up middle-class taxpayers for unbounded income redistribution and welfare schemes.

Action Requested: Urge your Congressman and Senators to abolish the L.S.C.
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"To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical" Thomas Jefferson

Action Requested: Contact your Republican Congressman and Senators and tell them you will not tolerate their continued support of bigger government and support for any of Obama's policies or nominees; and that they must take immediate action to cut the budget, abolish agencies, cut taxes, and cancel anti-American international agreements.

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"If once (the People) become inattentive to the public affairs... I, and Congress, and Assemblies, Judges and Governors shall all become wolves." Thomas Jefferson

Conservative Roundtable, featuring Howard Phillips, is the weekly television program produced by the Conservative Caucus. Each week you'll find in-depth and critical analysis of the important issues which affect your life and our country. Liberal threats to our freedoms are exposed and conservative values and solutions are highlighted. It's like Meet the Press but without the liberal guests or the liberal bias.

Watch one of our many shows on Youtube, then check our Nationwide TV schedule--if Conservative Roundtable is not on the air in your community, you can help us! Conservative Roundtable is distributed through "public access" channels on cable television. Public access is "do-it-yourself" television, where you, a resident of the cable service area may create or air a television program on their channel, usually at no cost. You don't even need to be a cable subscriber.

The three simple steps below are all it takes to bring this conservative TV show to your hometown.

Action Requested: All you need to do is to get the initial approval from the "public access" channel to air this important program on a regular weekly schedule. Here's how:

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