Read Between The Lines

Hillary Clinton is making headlines advocating an uncensored Internet.

"We stand for a single Internet where all of humanity has equal access to knowledge and ideas," said Clinton in a major address that cited China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt among countries that censored the Internet or harassed bloggers.

While on the surface this is something that I think even Conservatives can agree with her on, something doesn't feel right. Perhaps it's due to the fact that in 1998 she stated (advocating a censored Internet), "We are all going to have to rethink how we deal with this, because there are all these competing values ... Without any kind of editing function or gatekeeping function, what does it mean to have the right to defend your reputation?"

Or perhaps its strange hearing this from Clinton when in the middle of last year, the Obama administration (of whom she is the Secretary of State) asked citizens to spy on each other. That censorship and spying campaign was only halted after a huge uproar of protest.

Perhaps Clinton sounds insincere in her defense of Google's decision to no longer censor itself in China, as today Google continues to censor searches concerning Islam. Don't believe me? There is a really simple test for you to perform. Go to Google and type in "Christianity is" and take a gander of the results that the search engine's "helpful" assistant provides. Now type in "Judaism is" for similar results. Now type in "Islam is." Whoa, what's that? Nothing comes up at all! Robert Spencer at Jihad Watch has been communicating with Google about this, yet

Thirteen days, and a week during which presumably the techie masterminds at Google have been on this case, and still Google can't seem to figure out how to wire their search box so that it pops up suggestions for "Islam is" that are comparable to the suggestions you get for "Buddhism is" or "Hinduism is" or "Christianity is."

As of today, the count is up to sixteen days without a change. Methinks that Google has no intention what so ever of "fixing the bug."

So while on the surface Hillary sounds sincere concerning a free Internet, her actions, as well as the actions of the Obama administration and Google itself says something completely different. Perhaps when the before mentioned begin to actually support freedom instead of suppressing it, people may begin to take her a bit more seriously.

Continuation of McCain Story...

Michelle Malkin continues with the McCain story here. What is interesting is that she has informed us of newly elect Sen. Scott Brown's [R, MA] support for McCain. Every time I start to get my hopes up for the Republican party, they always seem to find a way to revert to their habits of the past 20 years.

I will be keeping a close eye on what happens with McCain. This much is certain, my support for Palin and Brown has lessened considerably.

Sarah, What Are You Doing?

Something is amiss folks. Sarah Palin has stated that she is going to stump for Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]. I am forced to ask, why? From her Facebook page:

I look forward to helping Governors like Rick Perry in Texas, Representatives like Michele Bachmann in Minnesota, and heroes and statesmen like Senator John McCain. We will support these candidates and others so that they can continue to fight for our American values. - Emphasis Mine

Ok, lets forget "ancient history" concerning McCain. Lets instead review recent history. One of the main reasons Obama won the presidency was because McCain was such a weak opponent. Being well known as a RHINO (Republican In Name Only), he failed to mobilize the Conservative base. McCain is also well known for his record of supporting Democrat agendas in preference to Republican ones - until he gets caught, that is. Most of that time, he doesn't even mind that he was "caught." As well are the many stories of the man who simply cannot control his anger - who abuses staffers as well as junior congressmen.

In addition, the United States Supreme court yesterday rightfully struck down large portions of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform law, stating that those provisions were unconstitutional. That hideous piece of legislation had Conservatives howling mad ever since it became law in 2002. It severely limited 1st amendment rights by preventing corporations and labor unions from paying for electoral adds within 60 days of an election. As well, it had many bloggers and internet news sites nervous of supporting political candidates within that time frame. Basically, it allowed government to regulate the free speech of the private sector.

What was McCain's response to this? "I am disappointed by the decision of the Supreme Court and the lifting of the limits on corporate and union contributions."

Sarah Palin has long been touted as an independent voice, with Stuart Williamson writing for the American Thinker in July of 2009:

She is unswervingly honest. She hates liars and cheats. She spent many years exposing powerful entrenched opponents in a state whose politics had become sleazy, and has a keen nose for corruption What she says, she means. She makes no idle promises. This honesty is what brought her into politics in the first place.

I must ask, how is stumping for McCain an act of honesty? How is promoting a liar and cheat in any way ethical? How can supporting McCain, who attempted to influence a socialist democrat to jump parties, an act of honor?

Many conservatives, myself included, have applauded the stances that Palin has apparently taken in the past. Yet now with this move for support of McCain, I am forced to take a closer look at her as well as her policies. If she is willing to stump for McCain, what else is she willing to do?

Power To The People!

Please allow me to steal a phrase commonly used by the left-wing nuts these past few decades - Power To The People! Tonight, America truly saw what that power is.

The nation held it's collective breath during the final weeks in the run up to the Massachusetts Senate election. At stake was more than the failed legacy of the Kennedy clan. At stake was more than Massachusetts' political "concoction." At stake tonight was the future of the United States of America.

With Democrats blaming Bush for everything that has happened (regardless of the fact that the Democrats held control of Congress for almost 4 years), Coakley arrogantly "ran" her campaign with an obvious disdain for the citizens of her state. She made snide remarks concerning the Red Sox and their hallowed stadium, Fenway Park. As well, she insulted Republicans. She insulted Independents. She Insulted America.

For a long while, the Democrats did not want President Obama to even show his face in Massachusetts, but with the polls showing Coakley loosing steam to Brown, he rushed there over the weekend. As was obvious, an appearance from the "Great One" did not make any difference what so ever.

Tonight, Martha Coakley called to concede the race to Scott Brown. Therefore, there is now no reason what so ever for anyone to hold up Brown from being sworn in. Any Democrat who does this will show their blatant disregard for the American people as well as their desire to hold on to power for as long as possible. If this does indeed happen, Americans, strengthen your memory. Remember far into the future who did this and react accordingly.

Even now, Democrats are seeing the writing on the walls. Senator Jim Webb (D - Virginia) stated:

In many ways the campaign in Massachusetts became a referendum not only on health care reform but also on the openness and integrity of our government process. It is vital that we restore the respect of the American people in our system of government and in our leaders. To that end, I believe it would only be fair and prudent that we suspend further votes on health care legislation until Senator-elect Brown is seated.

Do not forget for an instance, America, that Webb was one of those who voted in favor for Obama's draconian "health care reform" bill! Many others like him are now going to voice their support for either delaying or halting the bill in it's tracks. They had the opportunity to do so earlier, but revealed their true character when they didn't. Now that they know without a doubt the direction that American is turning, they are going to do everything, say everything, they possibly can to retain their jobs. Do not let them! As they voted to remove your freedom - your liberty, they must not remain in office! The following is a list of people who voted "aye" for the diabolical health care reform bill. They must be removed!

Alaska

Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK]


Arizona

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D, AZ-1]
Rep. Harry Mitchell [D, AZ-5]
Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]


Arkansas

Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1] Aye
Rep. Victor Snyder [D, AR-2]


California

Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-32]
Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20]
Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
Rep. John Garamendi [D, CA-10]
Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D, CA-37]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]
Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D, CA-12]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
Rep. C. Thompson [D, CA-1]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]


Colorado

Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]
Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
Rep. Jared Polis [D, CO-2]
Rep. John Salazar [D, CO-3]


Connecticut

Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
Rep. James Himes [D, CT-4]
Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]


Delaware

Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Edward Kaufman [D, DE]


Florida

Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D, FL-8]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22]
Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]

Georgia

Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]


Hawaii

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]


Illinois

Sen. Roland Burris [D, IL]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8]
Rep. Jerry Costello [D, IL-12]
Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
Rep. Bill Foster [D, IL-14]
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4]
Rep. Deborah Halvorson [D, IL-11]
Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D, IL-5]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]


Indiana

Sen. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2]
Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D, IN-8]
Rep. Baron Hill [D, IN-9]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1]


Iowa

Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]


Kansas

Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]


Kentucky

Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]


Louisiana

Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
Rep. Anh Cao [R, LA-2]


Maine

Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1]


Maryland

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D, MD-4]
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]


Massachusetts

Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Paul Kirk [D, MA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5]


Michigan

Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13]
Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9]
Rep. Mark Schauer [D, MI-7]
Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1]


Minesota

Sen. Al Franken [D, MN]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]


Mississippi

Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]


Missouri

Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]


Montana

Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]


Nebraska

Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]


Nevada

Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
Rep. Dina Titus [D, NV-3]


New Hampshire

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH]
Rep. Paul Hodes [D, NH-2]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]


New Jersey

Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]


New Mexico

Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM]
Rep. Martin Heinrich [D, NM-1]
Rep. Ben Luján [D, NM-3]


New York

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
Rep. John Hall [D, NY-19]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
Rep. Daniel Maffei [D, NY-25]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
Rep. William Owens [D, NY-23]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D, NY-21]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12]
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]


North Carolina

Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC]
Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
Rep. Bob Etheridge [D, NC-2]
Rep. R. Miller [D, NC-13]
Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]


North Dakota

Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D, ND-0]


Ohio

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Rep. Steve Driehaus [D, OH-1]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D, OH-11]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy [D, OH-15]
Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
Rep. Zachary Space [D, OH-18]
Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
Rep. Charles Wilson [D, OH-6]


Oregon

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D, OR-5]
Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]


Pennsylvania

Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA]
Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10]
Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D, PA-3]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D, PA-11]
Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8]
Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]


Rhode Island

Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]


South Carolina

Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6] Aye
Rep. John Spratt [D, SC-5]


South Dakota

Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Aye


Tennessee

Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9] Aye
Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5] Aye


Texas

Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D, TX-23]


Vermont

Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]


Virginia

Sen. Mark Warner [D, VA] Aye
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] Aye
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11]
Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
Rep. Thomas Perriello [D, VA-5]
Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]


Washington

Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]


West Virginia

Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Rep. Alan Mollohan [D, WV-1]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]


Wisconsin

Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]
Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
Rep. David Obey [D, WI-7]


I would also add to this list Arizona's Sen. John McCain as we don't need any more RHINOs. As well, Kentucky's Sen. Jim Bunning abstained from the health care vote, and should be kicked to the curb!

Now, when we vote these communists out, don't put just any "Joe" in their place. Make sure the person you are voting for will uphold the United States Constitution and also cherishes liberty. Research fully the background of every person who is running. Don't let some charismatic individual beguile you into believing that they truly care for liberty if that isn't the case!

All of that being said, I want to congratulate the citizens of Massachusetts for making one more stand for freedom. It is my prayer that the rest of the nation will follow suit!

Massachusetts, Will You Be The Next Ben Nelson?

Massachusetts, I am going to speak to you directly. Before doing so, please allow me to present my credentials.

I was born in Worcester, Ma on September 11, 1975 and am a descendant of William Bradford. For a short refresher, William Bradford was a leader of the settlers of Plymouth Colony. As such, Bradford was elected as Governor 30 times after the death of John Carver. The second signer and primary architect of the Mayflower Compact, Bradford penned the journal, "Of Plymouth Plantation." In addition, Bradford was the first to proclaim a day of Thanksgiving, of which our country now celebrates every November.

As one who was born in Massachusetts, I am a staunch supporter of the Boston Red Sox, The Boston Celtics, the New England Patriots, and the Boston Bruins. New England blood flows through my veins, and I am proud of the heritage from whence I come.

Within our state, history and pride runs deep. Reverently spoken are the exploits of our forefathers. Children are raised on tales which regale the exploits of John and Samuel Adams. Paul Revere's famous ride through the night while shouting, "The British are coming!" is as ingrained within us as our loathing for the New York Yankees! Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower are holy shrines to those who have their histories within this state - a state which boldly proclaims: By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty! Daniel Webster, who proclaimed, "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable," was located in Marshfield where his one clapboard building is now a National Historic Landmark.

Yet something has happened to the great commonwealth of Massachusetts since brave patriots rose up against the tyranny of the crown. You, the inheritors of this proud history, have turned your backs upon your forefathers. Once vigorously opposed to anyone who trampled your liberties, you have transformed from patriots who tossed tea laden barrels into the Boston harbor, to those who welcomed the Redcoats with open arms! You have forgotten your fiercely patriotic independence and are now loyalists, completely submissive to the crown. For what other explanation is there concerning your fanatical obsession for government entitlement programs? What other explanation is there for your once hallowed halls of government being run by those who wish to trample your liberties? Is there any other explanation as to why you continue to grasp on to the Kennedy legacy, a legacy which has proven to be corrupt beyond a shadow of a doubt? Sadly, Camelot ended with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

President Obama's health reform is almost law. Behind closed doors, where liberty never flourishes, our personal freedoms are being decided by those who wish to change the very nation our forefathers fought and died for! At stake is more than our health; indeed what is at stake is liberty itself. Gone will be our choice for what medical care we can receive. That decision will rest in the hands of those who hold political power. Like you, the rest of the nation will no longer have the right to choose whether or not to purchase insurance (regardless of the need). Those who resist will face hefty fines and even the possibility of imprisonment. Medicare will be changed in a draconian manner, and your elders will suffer the consequences. You will have no say in the health care of your children, and your insurance premiums will skyrocket. Those of you who oppose abortion will be forced to pay for it regardless.

You will be taxed for four years before you see any benefits from this legislation. As well, Massachusetts will not be treated equally with the other states of the union, as Nebraska will be exempted from paying into the new Medicare fund, while other states such as New York will have to pay far less. Most evil of all is the lie that everyone will be covered by the transformed health care system. Indeed, millions will still remain uninsured!

Yet for all of that, you now have the opportunity to once more lead this nation towards freedom. For within your grasp has fallen the opportunity to once more fight for liberty's sake. Soon there will be an election for the former seat of the late Ted Kennedy. Democrat Martha Coakley has gone on record stating that she will make sure that Obama's health care reform will become law. Yet running against her is a patriot who shares the spirit of your ancestors. Republican Scott Brown has promised, that if elected, he will halt this bill in it's tracks.

Gone are the days of political partisanship. It is not important which party a candidate runs under. What is important is their stance in regards to the liberties of not only those in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but for all us in this great Union of the United States. You have the chance to take on the mantle of John and Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Daniel Webster, and William Bradford. Will you rise to the call of your ancestors? Will you boldly proclaim once more, "By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty!"? Or will you be the next Ben Nelson and sell out not only your state, but your nation to the tyrants of liberty?