RAlbaii@aol.com
Subject: loyalty challenged: u.s.senator & texas legislature...see what they did The Morning Greeter 
Dem Sen Kirsten Gillibrand
Phone: 202-224-4451
Fax: 202-228-0282
The
Texas Legislature 
Give away of
Texas highways to foreign corporations & the eminent-domain-grabbing-Trans-Texas-Corridor being kept alive! | | Keep our FREEways toll-free! | Stop the 'renamed' TTC! |
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| | | Dear
Roy,
House votes to sell our highways to the highest bidder
& put EVERY mile you drive under the control of foreign, private corporations!
URGENT ACTION ITEMS BELOW! |
| HOUSE ENDS MORATORIUM,
VOTES TO SELL HIGHWAYS
TO HIGHEST BIDDER
Amendment #134 that re-authorized private toll contracts (or CDAs)
was slipped into HB 300 on Friday, without a record vote, when many members were not on the floor. Texans cried foul
and instead of REPEAL the amendment today, they RE-AUTHORIZED it again without a RECORD VOTE so they wouldn't have to go ON
THE RECORD so that the people of Texas can hold them accountable. So if that's the way they want it, they can all hang together!
Even our good guys did not vote in opposition or request a record vote.
UNDERHANDED DIRTY TRICKS
First, during floor debate last Thursday, House Transportation Committee
Chairman Joe Pickett added an amendment to the REPEAL of the Trans Texas Corridor
amendment that would have UNDONE the repeal. Pickett actually had the unmitigated gall to say his amendment to UNDO the repeal
of the TTC was "acceptable to the author" (Rep. Leibowitz) when in fact it was a sneaky trick to UNDO the repeal
of the TTC. Thankfully, they caught it in time and moved to strip Pickett's diabolical amendment and again REPEAL the Trans
Texas Corridor.
Then, when the Larry Phillips amendment was snuck into the bill Friday, it created a NEW chapter of the code that referenced the Trans Texas Corridor
and chapter 227 and threatened the repeal of the corridor once again, and it also extended CDA authority to ALL toll project entities, which has NEVER been
debated either in committee or on the floor for HB 300. Are you getting the idea that the lobbyists and the foreign toll corporations
are having their way with our elected officials who REFUSE to listen to the will of Texans and nix these CDAs?
Author
Rep. Carl Isett said NO funding mechanism/issues would be included in
the Sunset bill and he told members the CDA discussion was going to happen in committee this week, not in the Sunset bill,
only to allow Phillips' amendment into the bill under the radar Friday and again today. Does it surprise you to have yet another
politician LIE to the people of Texas?
As you read above, instead of right this OUTRAGEOUS wrong, they voted for
it, again without a record vote.
This is no way to enact some of the most important legislation of the session. It impacts EVERY Texan.
Let them hear your OUTRAGE NOW!
Now the Senate will pass their Sunset bill, guaranteed to be loaded with anti-taxpayer, anti-Texan, pro-privatization
provisions, which will differ from the House bill and then it will go to conference committee. What ends up in this
bill comes down to 10 people, the 5 conferees from the pro-CDA, pro-toll Senate in the hip pocket of this Governor and the
highway lobby, and 5 from the wobbly-kneed, weak Texas House. The Speaker of the House is from anti-toll San Antonio and has
done little to represent the people from his own district , much less the PEOPLE of Texas.
Senators
to the PEOPLE: "You won't get your amendments"...
The REAL fight will be in the Senate where
Senator John Carona told me pointblank at the beginning of the session that
we the people would NOT get elected leadership at TxDOT, period! He also rammed private toll contracts (CDAs) through the
Senate. In addition, SenatorRobert Nichols
told me that only HIS loophole-laden version of the bill dealing with tolling existing roads would pass this session.
What's at stake...
So get those phones ringing and keep them ringing! If we don't
KILL CDAs, foreign corporations will have the power to control EVERY MILE WE DRIVE for a half century at a time! The deals already in the works will cost the average commuter 75 cents a mile and over $3,000 a
YEAR in new toll taxes. If we don't GET a REAL ban on tolling existing highways and get stuck with Nichols' loopholes,
our freeways will be converted to tollways unabated! |
URGENT ACTION ITEMS
CALL NOW!
Let them hear YOUR ROAR!
1) Call Speaker Joe Straus at (512) 463-1000 (or email craig.chick@speaker.state.tx.us) and tell him to appoint conference committee conferees that represent the PEOPLE of Texas, not Cintra, not the highway lobby!
This directly impacts Speaker Straus' district. Let him hear from YOU NOW!
2)
Call your state senator and your
state representative and tell them we will NOT accept their cow dung in order to get our good amendments!
Repeat this message...
1)
No private toll contracts that sell our highways to foreign corporations (strip Phillips sneaky amendment to extend these
contracts that end the moratorium!)
2) YES to Leibowitz' version of BAN on tolling existing roads (freeway to tollway
conversions, a HUGE double tax rip-off)
3) No Trans Texas Corridor
4) YES to elected leadership at TxDOT
Find your state legislators here...
Call the Capitol switchboard (512) 463-4630 between 8 AM - 5 PM. To reach your legislators after 5 pm or over
the weekend, get his/her direct phone numbers here...
You can also email your state legislators by using this formula:
Plug in the name of your STATE
Representative to: firstname.lastname@house.state.tx.us
Plug in the name of your STATE Senator to:
firstname.lastname@senate.state.tx.us
But at this stage of the
game,
PHONE CALLS ARE BETTER! |
| --Terri
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San Antonio Toll Party
"Like the Boston Tea Party"
http://www.satollparty.com
"Government is instituted
for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private
interest of any one man, family, or class of men." -- John Adams |
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Peace In
Our Time
From: RAlbaii@aol.com Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 8:24 AM
Subject: PEACEFUL iraq needs foreign help to start pumping crude at new wells - minister
Marine Corps changing armor decision process ...heard enough complaints from Marines that their body armor was too heavy, too hot, and slowed
down their movements....
Perry stands by secession comments
Hail To The Teleprompter In Chief
From: RAlbaii@aol.com Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 7:43 AM
Subject:
Savage sues Napolitano for targeting vets + Col Ralph Peters: Fire Napolitano
The Morning Greeter 
s ...when the detainees were killed, Hatley’s unit...was dealing with 50 killings of Iraqis by
other Iraqis each month, he said...
Suicide bomber strikes at army base...has wounded 38 Iraqi army recruits in a base west of Baghdad, a defence ministry spokesman
said, denying earlier reports 16 soldiers were killed....
2 wounded GIs die mysteriously at BAMC ...Just what happened to Hamilton and Mount isn't clear, and their deaths have not been explained.
BAMC and Defense Department...declined to elaborate when asked for details, citing ongoing probes....
Blind Amputee Has to Fight AIG for New Plastic Leg, Wheelchair ...a man who lost an eye and a leg in Iraq..."They bought the cheapest thing that
they could get away with," said...John Woodson...he was infuriated to see AIG executives receive huge bonuses, travel
on private jets...Woodson is covered by AIG under a government-mandated program...
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From: RAlbaii@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 7:16 AM
Subject: DIVORCE: sgt.foster deprived of the constitutional rights he swore to uphold
The Morning Greeter
Military injustice ...embroiled in a hotly contested divorce, Foster was awarded custody of their children.
Wife Heather fled to Colorado with the boys and sought the help of a feminist attorney specializing in women's rights...the
California judge issued a kidnapping warrant for Heather Foster...Foster's wife claimed she fled her husband's abuse.
Colorado being a "safe haven" state, Foster's wife was neither arrested nor charged...Foster was forced to negotiate
for custody of his children....negotiations broke down, this Marine found himself charged with allegedly assaulting, raping
and threatening his wife...Foster was convicted in December 1999 of all charges. He was sentenced to 17 years confinement,
stripped of his rank, all pay and allowances and given a dishonorable discharge. He served nine years, two months and 17 days
of that sentence, most of it at the maximum security United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., before
being released on appeal in February of 2009....Marine Corps, Sgt. Brian
Foster was illegally deprived of the constitutional rights he willingly swore to uphold.... 
U.S. failed to use best radar for N. Korea missile ...the administration rejected the request because it
feared that moving the huge floating radar system would be viewed by North Korea as provocative and upset diplomatic efforts
aimed at restarting six-nation nuclear talks. ... Senators & Congressmen can be called for free at: 
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Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 7:08 AM
Subject:
evil seals whack peace loving pirates + chinese send nuke material to iran
US soldier pleads not guilty at court-martial ...at least four Iraqis were taken into custody in spring 2007 after an exchange of fire with
Hatley's unit and the discovery of weapons in a building where suspects had fled. ...
From: RAlbaii@aol.com
Sent:
Friday, April 10, 2009 8:37 AM
Subject: Gen
McKiernan apologizes for mistakes & now studying Quran + mighty navy
Is this the equivalent of Gen Patton apologizing to the German people and reading Mein
Kampf?
Owners debate arming ships against Somali pirates ...Owners fear pirates would be more likely to continue shooting
once on board if they confronted weapons, and the company might be held liable for deaths or injuries inflicted by someone
on the vessel... How the mighty have fallen....Maybe
our merchant fleet and the U.S. Navy can start arming themselves with water cannons and water balloons in order to gently
discourage our enemies from attacking us...
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 7:58 AM
Subject: Military blogs mock Obama with misleading video & The Price of Bad Tactics
Army sees increase in recruits...If your motivation is you can't
get a job anywhere else that is not necessarily the motivation they are looking for."...
Peace In Out Time 
US soldier killed in attack on base in Iraq
Officials: Bomber kills 2, wounds 8 in Baghdad...11 people were wounded...
Three killed in mosque blast...and wounded 16 in northern Iraq's
Diyala province yesterday...
U.S. Can Shoot Down North Korean Missile, Admiral Says...Keating
Nuclear Warhead Maintenance Programs Mismanaged, U.S. Auditors Say...the United States has adhered
to a nuclear test moratorium in 1992 and cannot therefore create and test new designs...
Iranian military commander said March 4 that the country has missiles that can reach the nuclear
sites of its arch-foe Israel http://defensenews.com/story.php?i=3974194&c=MID&s=TOP
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 8:05 AM
Subject: U.S.
soldier gagged on prez's eligibility/ they "know obama finished"
U.S. soldier gagged on prez's eligibility ...Staff Sgt. Alan Craig James,
volunteered to be identified publicly as a plaintiff in the case, Taitz said. She said she already has a list of 101 volunteers
in her case demanding Obama's proof of eligibility...Eidsmoe said it's clear that Obama has something in the
documentation of his history, including his birth certificate, college records and other documents that "he does
not want the public to know." ...
The Occidental Obama....The Hawaiian answer, as it was a Democratic state and still is was
to start registering
all those foreign kids by the thousands. The purpose being to tap into all those federal hundreds of millions then which would profit the state....President Medvedev brushed off Obama's overture on Europeanmissiles
linked to help in Iran. They know Obama is finished...You people at
AOL, Politico and other mania outlets attacking "birthers" or this site, you had better do a reality check as your Obama on an issue
you claim does not exist...what
will Obamaniacs do as you have growing numbers of military already refusing to follow orders
from Obama... 
The Shadow Games Behind Obama's Missile Deal ..."Any time you can offer
a system that you do not like, and which probably will not work very well, in exchange
for a bit of diplomatic support on an issue that you care about, why wouldn't you give it a whirl?" asks Barry Posen, director of MIT's security studies program....
Peace In Our Time
"Infantry must move forward to close with the
enemy. It must shoot in order to move…. To halt under fire is folly. To halt under fire and not fire back is suicide. Officers must set
the example" Roman
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Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 7:37 AM
Subject: More
military officers demand eligibility proof +Gays may now join the military
Gays, lesbians may now join the military ...the Armed Forces is putting its foot down
on certain deviations, such as cross-dressing...
Battle over military’s gay ban to resume in Congress
US Navy frees suspected Somali pirates...it did not find enough evidence to prosecute
them....
Lawyers defending cartel figures seek more time to prepare
100,000 foot soldiers in cartels
Lackland confronts unknown strain of TB ...eight civilian contract employees at
Lackland AFB have tested positive for tuberculosis — including a single worker at a dining
hall at the Training Annex who was found to have the disease...did not know how many people eat in the
dining facility....
Flu strain's Tamiflu resistance presenting challenges...Tamiflu is no longer effective against the season's
main flu strain, known as H1N1...
Military Review Blasts 'Human Terrain'...Human Terrain is an Army
program. In an early paper, Connable argues that the Marines are the military's "preeminent culture warriors."...
US commanders hone battlefield diplomacy in Iraq...It's all part of the shift in Iraq to emphasize
the soft power
of the Pentagon...
Iraqis Learn to Prevent Explosions
Three killed in mosque blast...and wounded 16 in northern Iraq's Diyala province
yesterday...
Obama 'ready to drop shield plan for Russian help on Iran'
Obama govt condemns 'waterboarding' as torture
Interactive movies employed as Army stresses suicide prevention
Suicide rate up to three times higher among young military veterans
MI5 ALERT ON BANK RIOTS... the Army being put on standby...
'There will be blood!'...there will be civil violence and governments will
be toppled...
Woman gets 6½ years for bilking taxpayers ...Charlene Corley, hailed Monday as a compassionate member
of her community...bilking taxpayers out of $20.5 million...Matching $96,000 Mercedes-Benzes for themselves...Four
Edisto Island beach homes...Jewelry valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars...Resort vacations and spas....
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Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 8:07 AM
Subject: "Muslim veteran had few problems at Fort Bliss" that's beautiful man!
Islamic religious services are held in a former barracks on post.
(Rudy Gutierrez / El Paso Times)
Peace in Our Time
dressed
in fake police tactical gear burst into a home in Phoenix, rake it with gunfire and execute a man...
In south Texas, a live hand grenade...tossed onto the pool table of a bar frequented by off-duty
police officers....
out of more than $20 million ... Senators & Congressmen can be called for free at:
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Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 8:11 AM
Subject:
recalled: "She's bringing her children too" & 60,000 + refugees coming
Refugees struggle in Dallas as jobs dry up, fueling debate over U.S. obligation...About 60,000
refugees arrived in the U.S. last year – 8,000 more than in 2007. The number is expected to grow in 2009....
Army Officer Gets 25 Years in Iraqi Detainee Killing..Behenna testified he was trying to defend himself
when he shot Ali Mansour Mohammed and that the detainee reached for the officer's gun in a secluded railroad culvert near
Beiji, Iraq,...
Was Army looking for new ways to curb suicide rate
Now Marine Corps hoping to stem rising tide of suicides in ranks
Guarding suspected pirates new for Marines...“We provide them food; showers; good hygiene; we give them a climate-controlled environment; a very spacious area to live in —
they’re probably living better here than they were on their ships.”....
A Taliban Surge in Afghanistan?
U.S. looks to China for support on Afghanistan: Pentagon
Older soldiers find a niche in new Army ...''we're
getting more strict'' on whom to let in ..."
Austin Asher of Berea re-enlists in Army at 61...More than 2,900 Army vets, about a third over age 60, have volunteered for the program...
Army medical staff struggling to improve access
Mexico drug crimes spread into once peaceful villages
Drug Gangs On Rampage, Kill 20
Lone Star baby boomers thinking of Mexico for retirement home
'Five rockets' fired into Israel
Olmert threatens strong response to Gaza rockets...The military says Palestinians have launched over
110 rockets and mortar shells at Israel since the offensive ended Jan. 18....
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Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:37 AM
Subject: accusing
our protectors: jury clears border patrol agent of rape charges BUT
Jury clears Border Patrol agent of rape charges...After less than two hours of deliberations, the panel cleared Garcia, 34, of McAllen, of charges that
he sexually assaulted an illegal immigrant (who?)....The accuser - whose
name has been withheld because she is purportedly the victim of a sex crime ...
BUT in another case
Military knows plenty of fighting remains..."By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in
Iraq will end," Obama told them. But for the Marines at Camp Lejeune, new orders for Afghanistan have already arrived.... Muslim prayers approved for classroom...Her son had worried other students would make fun
of him if they watched him pray, but schools Superintendent John Sico Jr. assured her the district wouldn’t let that
happen.... Roman Senators & Congressmen
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Sent: Friday,
February 27, 2009 8:22 AM
Subject: Maj Gen: If recalled "unable to
follow any orders given..." by unqualified cinc
2nd U.S. soldier in Iraq challenges eligibility
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Subject: aclu attacks border patrol WHILE illegal recounts rape by border patrol
agent
Illegal immigrant recounts alleged rape by Border Patrol agent ..Clenching her jaw and shaking back tears...The woman's name has been withheld because it is The Monitor's
policy not to identify those who may be victims of sex crimes....he could face up to 20 years in prison and $10,000 in fines
and would lose his job with the Border Patrol...
Cartel roundup in U.S. nets 750...Mexican drug cartels have spread cells across the
U.S., formed ties to street gangs and are the greatest organized-crime threat to the United States.... ...55,000 criminal aliens, it was discovered they accounted for over 400,000 arrests and more than
700,000 criminal acts including felonies...
Top Generals Now Must Sign Secrecy Oath..."I pledge that I will not divulge the budget-related
information covered under this agreement to any individual not authorized to receive it and under no circumstances will I
disclose such information outside the Department of Defense and other agencies directly involved in the defense planning and
resource allocation process."...A defense official later clarified to reporters that Morrell had misspoken and that
the budget is not classified....
If approved by Congress, the $537 billion base budget would increase the Pentagon's
topline spending by 3 percent...
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Subject: 2nd U.S. soldier in Iraq challenges eligibility + troop patrols in our
streets
Soldier doubts eligibility, defies president's orders...Obama's
eligibility filed by members of the military mostly have included retired officers, and courts several times have ruled they
don't have standing to issue their challenge. Lt. Scott Easterling, however, is subject to enemy fire and certainly would
have a reason to need to know the legitimacy of his orders...
'Dirty bomb' parts discovered in Maine...Agency says radioactive materials recovered in home
of man allegedly slain by his wife..four 1-gallon containers of 35 percent hydrogen peroxide,
uranium, thorium, lithium metal, thermite, aluminum powder, beryllium, boron,
black iron oxide and magnesium ribbon were found in the home....
Ashton B.Carter
Telephone: (617) 495-1405
Fax:
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The 1994 Nuclear Posture Review ...Ashton B.Carter...would retire all ICBMs, denuclearize all bombers, and leave the remaining strategic nuclear warheads on only
ten strategic submarines. Only 1,550 warheads would be deployed...
Congress Should Cut Military Spending, Says Democrat Barney Frank
Gates pledges to double U.S. forces
90-day program gives former military doctors chance to serve again
Army seeks language, medical skills from non-citizens
Gov. Perry wants U.S. troops guarding border...Gov. Rick Perry said he wants 1,000 troops to help
guard the Texas-Mexico border, and for the U.S. to fund strong security measures to fight the Mexican drug cartels ...
US will not allow terrorists to attack from safe havens: Obama
One in 10 returns to terrorism: Pentagon
France overturns 5 terrorist convictions
Army faces British insurgents in Afghanistan...4,000 British Muslims ....
FBI says jihadis recruit in U.S.
Iraq claims U.S. soldier killed by terrorist, not policeman
Iraqi police open fire, injure 4 GIs in Mosul
Iraqi police kill American at inspection
Iraq Sunni politician calls for full abuse probes
Afghanistan victory unlikely, says
DND manual
China breaks its silence on Afghanistan...It is clear that without Pakistan's cooperation, the US cannot win the war on terror. ...
The late, great state of Taiwan ... Obama and Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton are about to play their China card, effectively selling Taiwan national security
down the Yangtze River...
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Subject: who brought it up first? NOW soldier doubts eligibility, defies president
Soldier doubts eligibility, defies president's orders...Obama's eligibility
filed by members of the military mostly have included retired officers, and courts several times have ruled they don't
have standing to issue their challenge. Lt. Scott Easterling,
however, is subject to enemy fire and certainly would have a reason to need to know the legitimacy of his orders... Dec 31, 2008 Berg files new challenge to eligibility...a retired military colonel who would need to know whether to follow any orders issued
by Obama as commander-in-chief...The plaintiff is Gregory S. Hollister, a resident
of Colorado Springs, who has "standing" and "needs a decision so he knows whether or not to follow any order
of Soetoro a/k/a Obama." ...
Who publicly brought this up first? Subject: Troops, constitutionally will you be allowed to take orders from this commander?
Date: 10/9/2008
From:
Reply To:
To: RALBAII
Federal suit: Obama not "natural born citizen"...Obama’s campaign website and his online supporters have offered images of a shorter Hawaiian “certificate of
live birth...
Operations against Taliban halted...The Pakistan army on Monday said it had ceased operations against Taliban militants...
British Muslims helping Taliban build roadside bombs to kill troops
Troop infusion not only aspect of Afghan plan ...America's allies are unwilling to supply many additional troops, and a deal between Afghan authorities and militants, even the Taliban,
is necessary for stability and peace....
Afghan civilian deaths show limits of air power..."Those insurgents are wily," said Commander Fredrick Luchtman....They will meld themselves within the population.
They will fire from areas that they know that if we put a bomb there, it's going to look bad."...
Gates to Take Comprehensive Approach to End 'Stop-Loss'...The congressional initiative funds a special pay of $500 per month to stop-lossed
servicemembers...
Pentagon admits delay in bonus pay ...bonuses of up to $500 to soldiers forced to remain on active duty beyond their
enlistment...no plan has been provided, Rob Blumenthal, a spokesman for the Senate
Appropriations Committee....
Vets riled up over report on stingy Army charity
Accused Army deserter: 'I won't shoot people' ..."If
you're voluntarily signing up for something, then you should be able to voluntarily leave," Henson said. "I mean if it's a draft I understand, but
I volunteered." Unfortunately for Henson, the U.S. Army doesn't see it that way....
Baghdad Sees Improvement in Security
3 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
Veteran who returned dies in Iraq...he was willing to go back to war....
