Heads Up A Weekly edition of News and Views from around our country November 8, 1996 #8 by: Doug Fiedor fiedor19@eos.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please Distribute Widely ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPECTED RESULTS Slick Willie wins again. Did anyone expect anything less? Sure, a lot of us hoped that would not be the result Tuesday, but what could we do about it? Lets look at the reasons behind the Clinton win. First came $35- million in union adds vilifying any attempt at fiscal responsibility. Unions like to support big government. Unions always support central government's control of everything. That's the way unions get laws passed favorable to unions. Then too, there's the fact that most union workers now work for government. So, bigger government means more union workers. More union workers, of course, means more power for the union bosses. Think about it. It's a self perpetuating circle. Top that off with the $300,000,000 in total labor contributions given to Democrats in this last election cycle, and you might find a little opportunity for some new political mischief. We'll see just exactly what was bought and paid for next year, when the new bills are released in Congress. But, the unions were not at it alone. They had plenty of help from the establishment press. For instance, recent reports show that nearly 90% of the establishment press are Democrats -- read liberals, folks. Like the union bosses, these are staunch proponents of a big, powerful central government. The far left in Washington put out their political play book chucked full of obfuscation, innuendo and lies about the results of decreasing the size of the federal government. The big government loving unions spent millions of dollars advertising the far left's positions. And day after day, the liberal press reported it as fact. How were the voters to know the truth? How can we change this situation? Start with those e-mail addresses published herein last week. There will be more on this later. ABANDONING THE SINKING SHIP Six cabinet members already say they will leave the administration. No doubt. The special prosecutors are probably going to close down this administration, and these cabinet members know that. Janet Reno, however, is suddenly making noises like she would like to stay. No telling what that is all about. Maybe it's because she enjoyed commanding a small army once (at Waco), and wants a few more chances. You see, President Clinton wasted no time in announcing that he plans to "cut [his] political detractors out of American politics." Well folks, there goes our freedom of political speech! Let's see, there was only a 48% voter turn-out last Tuesday. And only 48% of the votes cast were for him. That means that only 24% of the American electorate wanted him as president. Not quite a mandate for anything, one would think. Never mind. Clinton said that anyone attacking his administration is a "cancer" on American politics. Strong stuff! That comment would be funny, if he didn't have so many men with guns, and unlimited funds, to back it up. Question: Are those few hundred-thousand Americans included in Hillary's White House database really their enemies list as some have feared? MILITIA NEWS Below is a short but very important message. As anyone able to read knows, Citizen's Militias have received some very bad press these past few years. As a movement, they've been blamed for nearly everything the extreme left can think of from anarchy to xenophobia. Yet, when we look at the people making up our American militia movement, one very important fact becomes immediately evident: They are us -- our friends and neighbors; they are American citizens. Not admitted by the liberal press is the fact that the movement is made up of Americans from all walks of life. And these are Americans doing uniquely American things. For instance, one such American activity today's militias seem to profess is the defense of our United States Constitution. Now, let's face it. Anyone actually reading our Constitution, and its supporting documents, might notice a few hundred disparities between the original intent of the Founding Fathers and today's federal government. The people calling themselves Militia have a point. Our Constitution definitely needs defending. That is a fact, not a question. Many Members of Congress even agree that numerous activities of the federal government are running far afield of any authority given by the Constitution. Our question, then, is exactly who shall be charged with defending those ideals so well expressed by our Country's Founding Fathers. The American Militia movement feels that is the duty of us -- the people. And . . . well folks . . . they've got a good point there! The Constitution is the people's instruction to government as to how our government is to be operated. What do the people do, then, when government no longer follows most of these instructions? Of Course, proponents of big government socialism fight any proposed change back towards the original intent of the Founding Fathers. Socialists need a strong central government if there is to be womb to tomb federal control of everything in our lives. Understandably, the militia movement finds fault with that -- as we all should. And, what we see in the press is actually little more than a political argument in progress. The problem is that the socialist leaning among us have the benefit of the federal police to enforce their ideals. Certainly, not every person claiming to be in the militia movement is a completely honorable person. But neither is every judge, politician, police officer teacher, or minister. Yet, the whole of the American militia movement is always depicted as a threat in the press. This may be unfair, but it is the way of politics in these United States. We must understand that. There may be some problems with a few people who are also militia members. But records show that the per capita problem is no greater than the problems found in any other identifiable population -- and much less than in some. The problems are just publicized differently. They are also publicized much more deliberately. Now comes the beginnings of a long awaited fix. Some very important proposals have sprung from within the militia movement which may ultimately benefit all Americans equally. These proposals include a much needed Code of Conduct and a central leadership organization. Below is the first official message provided to this newsletter. ----------------------- The Militia Movement is at a crossroads in its short history and its very survival depends upon whether we unite together, or allow ourselves to be fragmented by a lack of standards and coordination of effort. Today, we would like to announce that members of various militia groups across the nation have agreed to work together towards the goal of building a National Leadership Council, and also of establishing a Code of Conduct applicable to all militia members subscribing to the Council. While this project is currently in its infancy, many within the movement have already voiced a positive desire to become an active part of a national militia movement. Additional information will be posted in this publication as warranted.. ------------------------- End of public message received by "Heads Up." GRIDLOCK IS GOOD We may be getting a break in the next Congressional session. Both the House and the Senate may be so busy with investigations into administrative branch wrongdoing they will not have time to work on as many new bills. The CIA's cocaine scandal will require a full hearing in both Houses, as will the administration's illegal campaign contribution shakedown. The matter of the FBI files is not yet settled, nor is the expenditure for Hillary's "Big Brother" White House computer. But these are all little things when compared to the soon to be released indictments of those in the White House. Sure, pardons are planned. But even blanket pardons will not help much if the public gets to see the indictments. And, if Bill Clinton is also indicted, we'll have a real Constitutional crisis looming. This will be very interesting, in that we may get to watch a really unique Constitutional activity in progress: Impeachment. That will slow down the Congressional law factory for a while. And, what the heck, we have way too many laws anyway. Yup, gridlock is good. Let's encourage more of it. ANOTHER SLUSH FUND Retired Teamsters Union director of communications, F.C. "Duke" Zeller, reports that the Teamsters Union ran a multi-million dollar slush fund for Clinton during the 1992 presidential campaign. So? What else is new. In his new book, "Devils Pact: Inside the World of the Teamsters Union," Zeller says that the cash was used illegally for bus tours, campaign literature and other expenses. He also reported that other funds were routed to campaign officials in New York City and Chicago. Oh, and they also paid a few hundred political operatives. . . . Believe it or not, some present union officials are actually trying to debunk this. What a laugh! Hello, Ken Starr: Here's another one! Harold Ickes, White House deputy chief of staff was deeply involved in this one. Zeller reports that Ickes "repeatedly appealed" to Teamsters officials for more money throughout the campaign. Ickes, by the way, was a New York labor lawyer at the time. See the fit? He also managed the 1992 Democratic National Convention. That's an even better fit. It seems that unions no longer bring candidates brown paper bags full of money, but they do still provide quite a lot of illegal funding.