I want to respond to some concerns about the pressure we are putting on the tourism industry here in Missouri as a result of this letter.
(START AT BOTTOM, THIS IS AN EMAIL CORRESPONDANCE)
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[email protected]> wrote:
1. The goal is to have the tourism industry stand up next to us and fix this before the convention. C4L has millions of dollars and quite frankly I am more concerned with my safety as a liberty loving resident of the state of Missouri than I am C4L's pocket, if that is the cost to put enough pressure on the state to make this happen, then so be it, I would consider it money well spent (and possibly the best money spent by C4L to date). If they act quickly with us, this will only help them. It is more about the pressure on the industry than actually pulling out of the hotel. Most people are calling and saying they are about to change their reservation if something is not done. Everyone knows our legislature is gone until Monday.
2. That is exactly the point, money talks, and if folks are saying we WANT to give you our money but are concerned for our safety in your state and so I am either not going to travel there or I am going to stay just across the state line, the tourism industry is likely to stand up WITH us and get this fixed more expediently. Money does talk - so does the threat of not giving someone your money (the federal government uses that tactic on the states all the time).
3. I am personally invested in the conference succeeding as I have had LRP purchase a booth so we can sell our t-shirts from our newly opened t-shirt store. Also, it sends a message to our state authorities that "we are not afraid of you and you have nothing to fear in us". We should also be encouraging high attendance at the Kansas City, Missouri End the Fed rally!!!! What evidence do you have that this is decreasing potential attendees and not not increasing attendance?
4. Why? I have already requested a face to face interview (over the phone last Thursday and again in person at his office on Monday) and delivered a request for information under the Missouri Sunshine law. Why should I wait to put on the pressure? I want the Missouri legislature to understand the gravity of this situation when they arrive back in Jefferson City on Monday after their recess. The only way to do that is to have as many groups, individuals, and industries in this state speaking out against this. Including the tourism industry.
5. I wouldn't question where my horses and carts are - the results of this effort will prove that I have everything rigged properly.
I do appreciate the feedback, though.
Catherine Bleish
executive director
Liberty Restoration Project
816-868-8806
[email protected]
www.libertyrestorationproject.org
Freedom reaches across party lines.
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 7:55 PM, REMOVED <REMOVED> wrote:
1. has C4L's money commitment (bloc room reservations) to the host
hotel been covered? if not, C4L will have to pay and guess where that
money comes from - folks like me and you. it will be a bad thing for
C4L to end up spending money on empty rooms.
2. generally, a pro Liberty event boosting the local economy is a good
thing - money talks - a good thing for Lady Liberty - supporting a
community gains support in a community. (hummm, thinking of those
efforts by others, "paint the town with $2 bills")
3. Gary's email is having the effect of reducing attendance - a bad
thing. IMO, C4L has gone out on a limb holding this conference when
they are, because we (all of us) needs for a C4L event to be an
overwhelming success - it being poorly attended will only play into
our enemies hands. Liberty needs for this thing to be attended by
overflowing crowds.
4. a call for boycotting MO hotels should come only AFTER the Governor
refuses to take action - action as a result of your effort tomorrow -
and action as a result of C4L's petition, etc.
5. calling for a boycott BEFORE HAND, dilutes the action. in these
parts, we call this getting the horse before the cart.
GOOD ON YOU for the action planed for tomorrow! the future of
Patriots in 49 states depends on y'all in Missouri - as i said before,
what is contained in the MIAC document has been floating around in
interstate and interdepartmental fliers for years, going back before
9-11, HOWEVER, this is the first time we have "proof," "evidence,"
something we can "sink our teeth into."
prior to this all we have had were paper fliers and latter, emails,
without names from a generic office source or generic email addy to
another - but never names, they didn't dare to put their names to
them. now, they are! now, they dare! and now is the time to stop
it! now is the time to stop what has been growing for years, before it
grows so big we can't stop it.
BUT, almost the only ones that can stop this MIAC thing are
Missourians, certainly you are ones with the most power to do so.
(call upon those allies y'all have made in your Legislature - after
all, they provide funds for this MIAC thing, don't they?)
we are counting on you. there is only one shot at the first, and
remember, they that work harder lose to they that work smarter.
Good Luck and Godspeed!
-ed
WV
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Catherine Bleish
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[email protected]> wrote:
> What are we undermining by asking to send hotel reservations to IL instead
> of MO?
> The governor has been delivered a request for information under the sunshine
> law and tomorrow there is a mass phone / email / pr plan for governor
> Nixon...
> Catherine Bleish
> executive director
> Liberty Restoration Project
> 816-868-8806
>
[email protected]
>
www.libertyrestorationproject.org
>
> Freedom reaches across party lines.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 6:33 PM, REMOVED <REMOVED> wrote:
>>
>> Catherine-
>> this email sent by Gary is a problem:
>>
>> >>>
>> In case you haven't been told yet, our movement is currently under
>> fire and in question. A document released on 2/20/09 to the Missouri
>> Highway Patrol has directed the officers focus to recognize certain
>> icons as potential "Paramilitary" or unconstitutional "Militia".
>> Unfortunately, most of the imagery or icons used are related to our
>> freedom movement, including Dr. Ron Paul, the movie "America: Freedom
>> to Fascism", and upside down flags are all bundled into a category of
>> potential "Paramilitary".
>>
>> We are alarmed by this document for many reasons, but the most
>> immediate is due to the Campaign For Liberty Regional Conference being
>> held in St. Louis at the end of March, 2009. We feel that we WILL be
>> PROFILED by Missouri police officers, when in reality we do not pose
>> threats.
>>
>> We are asking for your help, and this is only stage ONE of this
>> project. Please call the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce and the St.
>> Louis Convention and Visitors Commission. Let them know because of
>> this Document, you are concerned about traveling to Missouri. Tell
>> them you don't want to be a target of profiling, and because of this
>> document you CANNOT support a states economy that DOES NOT support or
>> 1st Amendment rights without being labeled as potential threats.
>>
>> Action NEEDED:
>>
>> 1. Call the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce and tell them that you are
>> withdrawing your reservations to Ron Paul's Regional Conference and
>> moving to the IL side out of concern of being PROFILED.
>> (314) 231-5555
>>
>> 2. Call the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission and tell them
>> you won't visit Missouri because of "political profiling". (800)
>> 325-7962
>>
>> 3. Call the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) and tell them
>> their generalized information is hurting the image of PEACEFUL FREEDOM
>> LOVERS, and ask them how you can help make this document BETTER! (866)
>> 362-6422 and (573)-526-6115
>>
>> 4. If you are not attending the Campaign for Liberty Regional
>> Conference, call the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce (314-231-5555) and
>> the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission (800-325-7962) and
>> tell them you will not be visiting or spending your money in Missouri
>> because of "political profiling" by the MIAC.
>>
>> Thanks to Bryon Huber and Catherine Bleish from the Liberty
>> Restoration Project for their diligent efforts to draft the action
>> plan in response to this latest threat to liberty.
>>
>> The actions of the MIAC will not go unnoticed by the American people.
>>
>> We need your overwhelming support in this action. Please forward,
>> post, blog, comment, tweet, and spread this message to every freedom
>> related social network and forum you can find.
>>
>>
>> Forever in Freedom,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Gary Franchi
>> RTR National Director
>> P.S. Comment and discuss this emergency action here:
>>
>>
http://www.restoretherepublic.com/top-stories/emergency-action-needed-against-miac-document
>> <<<
>>
>>
>> as i have written to others:
>> >>>
>> gezz, as if fighting the Socialist Tyranny is not time consuming enough!
>>
>> have attempted to post at RTR under my pseudonym, "pendragon":
>>
>> <<<
>> calling for action that, if successful, will result in the failure of
>> this important conference, BEFORE those in Missouri have done their
>> duty, is irresponsible and hurts the effort to restore the Republic.
>>
>> have our brothers and sisters in Missouri failed to call upon Governor
>> Nixon to repudiate the document and policy?
>>
>> has the Governor refused? (links please)
>>
>> Gary, are you respecting the rights of others? are you coordinating
>> your efforts with the like-minded?
>>
>> undermining each others efforts only furthers the entrenchment of
>> Socialist Tyranny. and this begs the question that each of us must
>> ask that person in the mirror, "Who's side am I on?"
>> >>>
>>
>> submitted, but as of yet not posted.
>>
>> -REMOVED
>> <<<
>>
>> FYI: my comment still has not been posted - at the time i submitted,
>> there were 41 posts.
>> is Gary censoring?
>>
>> more importantly,
>> what is the word from Missouri? what has been done with the Governor's
>> Office?