Libertarian principles were highlighted in a lunchtime presentation by Catherine Bleish, Executive Director of the Liberty Restoration Project. Bleish’s speech centered on three main subjects: Decentralization of the liberty movement, fighting fusion centers used by law enforcement for the collection of information for security purposes, and using social media to promote activism.“When you sit down and you look inside of yourself and you realize that you have to be a leader, you can’t follow someone else, you can’t look to someone else for direction, you have to step up and do it yourself,“ said Bleish on the concept of decentralization of the movement. “You’re going to get more done than if you’re sitting around waiting for someone to give you directions.”Bleish lashed out at fusion centers, including the Missouri Information Analysis Center MIAC, whose controversial 2008 report on groups and individuals it claimed need to be watched created quite a stir among civil libertarians and others.“When you blur the jurisdictional lines between your city and your state and your federal law enforcement and you consider things like the Council of Governors and you realize that there is one organization, Department of Homeland Security, who is now dictating everything from the privacy policy to the behavior of these fusion centers and you realize that concept of decentralization, which our founders wanted in government, and which we want in activism doesn’t exist in law enforcement anymore and that’s really concerning,” said Bleish.Bleish is passionate about the use of social media to spread ideas and happenings. She told the audience of her arrest at a recent event and how social networking got out the word about what was happening. She says social media will do the work that the mainstream media used to do.“You cannot depend in the mainstream media to dictate the terms of your message because they are going to smear it,” said Bleish to a crowd of dozens of listeners. “They are going to represent you and your voice however they want to represent you and your voice. The only person who has control of your message is you. If you are not using the tools and technology we have at our hands to disseminate that message I don’t think that your message is going to get very far.”

via Walsh: Libertarians Make Pitch for Less Government, More Liberty .

Catherine and Chris speak with Ernie Hancock after the Missouri Libertarian Party Convention

We have some super items donated for raffle at the Tuesday event:

1. End the Fed (book) by Ron Paul
2. For Liberty (documentary)
3. Camp FEMA (documentary)
4. Missouri Starter Activist Pack (MO Constitution, Copy of MO Sunshine Laws, Copy of MO Search and Seaizure laws, US Constitution, 2009/2010 roster
5. LOLA calendar
6. Oath Keepers Activist Pack (DVDs, slimjims, business cards)

(email catherine@libertyrestorationproject.org if you are interested in donating something!)

To RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=229388609971

The announcement:

I am pleased to announce that the Liberty Restoration Project has partnered with Texans for Accountable Government to literally take the police state head on.

After attending the Continental Congress of 2009 John Bush, executive director of TAG, and myself realized that our movement is not aware of the intrusive and destructive relationship between DHS and our local/state law enforcement.

You see, DHS has found a back door way to both militarize and federalize every level of law enforcement, and through these “fusion centers”, all levels of law enforcement become pledged to the war on terror.

If 2009 was the year of the Federal Reserve, we intend to make sure 2010 is the year of the Fusion Center – educating every activist in our movement and exposing their fraud against the American people.

Learn more about our initiative here: www.operationdefuse.com

This project will involve:
1. Visit every fusion center in the nation, interviewing staff for our new radio show Rise Up Radio (on micro broadcasts in cities all across the midwest including Stl, OKC, and Austin)
2. Coordinate simultaneous open records requests to every fusion center in the country at the same time
3. Conduct community forums in each state to educate the public and bring our law enforcement face to face with the community (humanize) – these will be live streamed
4. Provide a central location for each state to display their open records documents… a Patriot Fusion Center of our own
5. Grassroots MIAC hearings – since the MIAC oversight committee came up with a report that LRP believes is inconsistent with the will of the CITIZENS of Missouri, we will hold our own hearings in the same cities with Liberty-Loving State Rep Candidates and create our OWN recommendations for the body. Law enforcement, elected officials, activists, and all members of the Missouri Community are invited to attend

Save the Date Kansas City: December Tuesday 22nd, 2009
We will be kicking off “Operation Defuse” with our annual LRP Christmas Party to be held on Tuesday December 22nd from 6pm-8pm at http://thegustolounge.com/. Big thanks to Sergio and Steven for donating the space to us and supporting our cause!

Music provided by DJ Scotti

Come ready to hear what LRP has in store for 2010 – we will be making waves bigger than you’ve ever seen!

We are still looking for a donor to provide finger foods and a few kegs so our supporters can mingle and learn while having some fun Let me know if you are willing to sponsor us in that way!

LRP sends out a big thank you to all of our donors and supporters. 2009 was a very successful year and we see even bigger things on the horizon as we have worked hard to cultivate cross-state collaborative initiatives that are helping us all grow and learn together!

Choose Freedom!
Catherine ♥

You’re probably aware that we re-launched our store last month, with a few new items that have received rave reviews, but today starts a special treat!

Please spread this message far and wide.  This special is too special not to let everyone know about it.  This is a rare one week opportunity to support three organizations with one small purchase!

We’ve teamed up with Gadsden Tees and Ladies of Liberty Alliance to offer Gadsden Tees’ “Come and Take It” shirt and 2010 LOLA Calendar for the low price of $20.00

Both of these items make great gifts for any patriot in your life.

To make a purchase and help these three organizations into the new year, visit http://www.libertyrestorationproject.org/store and buy a calendar/shirt special!

stay tuned throughout the rest of the year for important information on the great things we have planned for 2010!!!!

Thank you for your time,
Kevin L. Kobe
KC Area Director,
Liberty Restoration Project
http://www.libertyrestorationproject.org

Coming off of our End The Debt Audit The Fed rally we wanted to remind people that while we are having huge successes in the House of Representatives gaining support for an audit, there is still a chance for us to generate support in the Senate. Below is a video of what happened when we attempted to contact Claire McCaskill regarding this issue at the rally, followed by the Missouri and Kansas Senators’ offices.

Please ask for not only their support, but their sponsorship and their publicity on this issue.

Please remember that Sam Brownback of Kansas is already a Co-Sponsor. Please thank him and request that he assist in trying to persuade the media to bring more attention to the bill.

For more info on the Federal Reserve Sunshine Act, visit http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-604

Missouri – Claire McCaskill (Email – http://mccaskill.senate.gov/contact/)

• (202) 224-6154 – Washington DC Office
• 314-367-1364 – St. Louis Office
• 816-421-1639 – Kansas City Office
• 573-651-0964 – Cape Girardeau Office
• 573-442-7130 – Columbia Office
• 417-868-8745 – Springfield Office

Missouri – Christopher Bond (Email – http://bond.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.ContactForm)

• (202) 224-5721 – Washington DC Office
• (573) 634-2488 – Jefferson City Office
• (816) 471-7141 – Kansas City Office
• (314) 725-4484 – St. Louis Office
• (573) 334-7044 – Cape Girardeau Office
• (417) 864-8258 – Springfield Office
• (573) 442-8151 – Columbia Office

Kansas – Pat Roberts (Email - http://roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EmailPat)

• (202) 224-4774 – Washington DC Office
• (913) 451-9343 – Overland Park Office
• (785) 295-2745 – Topeka Office
• (316) 263-0416 – Wichita Office
• (620) 227-2244 – Dodge City Office

Kansas – Sam Brownback **Already a Co-Sponsor** (Email – http://brownback.senate.gov/public/contact/emailsam.cfm)

• (202) 224-6521 – Washington DC Office
• (785) 233-2503 – Topeka Office
• (913) 492-6378 – Overland Park Office
• (316) 264-8066 – Wichita Office
• (620) 231-6040 – Pittsburgh Office
• (620) 275-1124 – Garden City Office

http://www.libertyrestorationproject.org/store

…is going through an overhaul and we’re adding more great products.

The first day of the revamped T-shirt store will be the day of the 11/22 rally, and we will have some of our new products available on site.

One of the things we will be selling at the rally will be a limited edition rally “Banksters” shirt only available at the event.

(although we’re in talks of modifying it so that you might be able to purchase a non-event version later)

You may have seen our “Don’t Tread” shirt at our events and it will finally be available online along with at least one new shirt,  perhaps more.

This will just be the beginning, as we are in talks with our allies to potentially add Jackets, DVDs and other products.

Get your “End The Fed” JFK shirt now. at http://www.libertyrestorationproject.org/store

Hey everyone, Just wanted to let you know, Josh and I will be hitting the road in a couple days to participate in the historic Continental Congress in Chicago to help plan the fight for our freedom with liberty-lovers from around the country.

The Continental Congress will have 3 citizen delegates from each state in the Union, all coming together to plan and compare strategies to combat the statism that has infected our country. I am proud to be one of the delegates from Missouri, and Josh and I, along with Texas for Accountable Government(TAG), will be championing the effort to encourage our state officials and county sheriffs to act in their proper role as Constitutional checks on federal intrusion.

We have put up a chip in to help us cover expenses involved in attending the Continental Congress(not to be confused with a ConCon). We have various expenses to cover from food at the event for Josh(no outside food allowed); tax on the hotel room(11 nights worth); and gas there and back twice. If you can, please consider making a small donation(even 5 bucks helps!) to help us attend this historic event.

I know times are tough financially, but anything anyone can contribute would not only be appreciated but will go a long way(we know how to stretch a dollar). Thanks to Continental Congress for covering many of my expenses, and if we raise more than we need, we will donate the excess to Continental Congress.

Greetings my dear friends of Liberty. I have a story to tell of my first hand experience with Homeland Security and FEMA. I have told several friends and have tried to get the word out over the past few years of my experience with them. I feel I must now tell this publicly with the hope of awakening more to the dangers that may lie ahead in the very near future. What I will tell is the complete truth and although many of you may not know me that well I hope the ones that do can vouch for my character in being honest.

From 1999 through 2008 I worked in the law enforcement field. I am a 2000 graduate of the Drury University Peace Officers Certification Academy and in 2005 I was working as a Hospital Security Officer for a local hospital in Springfield, MO. While working there I was told of a new emergency response team being formed in my area and was asked to volunteer to be on the team. Along with being on the team came additional training that I felt could help my career. I soon found out that this team was part of Homeland Security and the training would be through them. Being that I had already been very aware of the damage to our liberties that the HSD was doing I wanted to see first hand what this training was about so I volunteered.

This training was to be for Chemical, Nuclear and Biological terrorism. It would be three days of training. The team consisted of Law Enforcement, Medical and First Responder personnel. The training was put on by a private company contracted by the US Army out of Ft Leonard Wood Missouri. Ft. Leonard Wood is the headquarters for the Army’s training in chemical, nuclear and biological warfare. The first day of training was typical book learning about the affects of these agents in or on the human body and how to decontaminate if in contact with them. After the first day we broke up into groups of our respective fields of work and that is when it became interesting.

Being in the law enforcement group my training dealt very little with the medical side of things other than how the personally protect ourselves if we were to come into contact with said foreign chemicals. My training dealt mostly with how to deal with the population in a time of crisis. We trained on forced evacuations, containment, quarantine, removal from homes, forcing citizens into the quarantine areas to be decontaminated and to receive their forced vaccination. Yes, I did say forced vaccination.

We were told that through our governments experience in our own country and in other nations that they have discovered that even in a time of crisis the people still do not trust the government and will most likely not want to be moved to a government holding facility. They encouraged us to build relationships with local churches so that we may use their facilities because the people would be more likely to go to a church than to a government holding facility. We trained to use public transportation and school buses to go into the communities and go door to door to remove people from their homes to take them to the quarantine area. We were told that some will not want to go and that even though it may be our neighbors, friends or even family that for the safety of the community we needed to be prepared to use force, even deadly force to remove them.

Once to the containment area the people would be ordered to fall in line to be decontaminated. Prior to the arrival of the people a decontamination area would be set up at the entrance to the facility and all other exits would be locked with chains to prevent anyone from leaving the facility and possibly recontaminating themselves. The decontaminating area outside the facility would most likely be tents set up and run by the first responder and medical staff. We were told that one of the most difficult things we had to do was at the entrance to the decontamination area, to force the person to strip naked so that they could be properly decontaminated. As they went through the process they would be scrubbed, washed and scrubbed again being forced to go down an assembly line of sorts before they could enter the quarantine area. At the end of the line they would receive a vaccination and a pair of hospital or jail style scrubs or jumpsuit to wear. Once they entered the holding facility they would not be allowed to leave until released by government officials.

Through out this training we were told many times that this is something we may not want to do but we must do it for the greater good and safety of the community. We were told how we needed to begin now to prepare ourselves mentally for the possibility of using force on our fellow citizens. We were told that this type of training could be also used in the case of a pandemic out break of a disease. I felt very strongly that they were making an attempt to in effect brainwash us in how it would be so necessary to get full compliance from the people. Of course as the training went on there were jokes and laughs made about having to strip people naked and washing them down. I specifically remember one comment from an instructor as to how some parts of the body are affected when they are naked, cold and wet.

After this training I was asked to be the Security Coordinator for the team, I declined and resigned from the team. I was told that there are teams just like this being formed all over the nation, in every county and that they are being funded and coordinated by the Homeland Security department.

My story may not be much but if it can help to awaken a few more to what is going on in our country and how we are so rapidly loosing what little liberty we have left then I will have done some good. This training was four years ago so I am sure the training is more advanced and intense now. I see the signs all around that one day, maybe very soon these type of tactics might be used right here in my own neighborhood. When that day comes I pray I am not the only one resisting and maybe dying for my God given rights as a human being that no man can take.

I hope you will spread this message around for I have not been able to get any media to be interested in it. I swear to you that every word I have typed is the truth.

For Liberty,

Travis Maddox

To get in touch with Travis directly: twayne78@hotmail.com