D o w n s i z e r - D i s p a t c h |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| We have two important bits of news to share with you today. One has to do with the House ID Card vote. We have the results, what they mean, and what comes next. The other has to do with a new, hip, pro-liberty radio show now broadcasting on several stations. We want you to know about them. Why? Well, the hosts are DC Downsizers and the program broadcasts our radio spots. Please read on... House approves electronic ID cards Declan McCullagh of CNET News.com reported late yesterday, "The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Thursday a sweeping set of rules aimed at forcing states to issue all adults federally approved electronic ID cards, including driver's licenses. Under the rules, federal employees would reject licenses or identity cards that don't comply, which could curb Americans' access to airplanes, trains, national parks, federal courthouses and other areas controlled by the federal government. The bill was approved by a 261-161 vote." See McCullagh's full report: http://tinyurl.com/586xq McCullagh went on to write, "Thursday's vote mostly fell along party lines. About 95 percent of the House Republicans voted for the bill, which had been prepared by the judiciary committee chairman, F. James Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican. More than three-fourths of the House Democrats opposed it." So have we lost? NO! These are exactly the same provisions we fought when the House passed HR 10 last Fall. If you recall, the Senate opposed these provisions, and they were dropped from the final bill. The fight will now return to the Senate - where we must win because the President has publicly thrown his weight behind it. The odds are decent that we can stop this bill. In the meantime, you can note how your Representative voted. Did they vote your interests? Check it out for yourself. http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll031.xml Free Talk Live & Downsize DC Free Talk Live is talk radio unlike any other. In an industry where shows are either pro-republican or pro-democrat, Free Talk Live is unabashedly pro- FREEDOM. Typical talk radio is heavy on call-screening. Some hosts are afraid of certain issues. Free Talk Live is not. The show is called Free Talk Live because listeners are Free to call in and Talk about anything from the political to the personal. You can hear it Live 6 days per week. Who is Free Talk Live? Ian & Manwich, and the other co-hosts are all hard-core DC Downsizers. Free Talk Live has only been syndicated for 2 months. So far, they're on in 4 markets. The complete list is here: http://freetalklive.com/affiliates.php Free Talk Live has been running Downsize DC's radio spots for a long time now - since the days when they were just a local show in Tampa Bay. These days, Downsize DC spots run as "fill" on the show. That means if that if they have unsold inventory, the spots run at least once per hour. Currently, most of the inventory is unsold, and Downsize DC is getting at least 17 airings per week. Imagine the exposure Downsize DC would get if Free Talk Live were on in 20, 50, or 100 markets! It will happen eventually, but it will happen sooner if you would do the following: Help get the show on in your market. This whole process only takes a couple of minutes. 1. Go to http://radio-locator.com. Type in your city and state, and find all the "News/Talk" and "Talk" stations in your area. 2. Call each one, and ask to speak with the Program Director. Tell him that you want to hear Free Talk Live 6 nights (or days depending on your time zone) per week! 3. While you're at it, ask him or her to add Harry Browne on Saturday nights as well. Both shows are broadcast on the Genesis Communications Network (gcnlive.com). And Harry Browne also plays the Downsize DC radio spots. For Liberty, Jim Babka President DownsizeDC.org, Inc. |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| D o w n s i z e r - D i s p a t c h is the official email list of http://www.DownsizeDC.org. CONTRIBUTE to this project at http://www.downsizedc.org/contribute.shtml http://www.DownsizeDC.org is sponsored by DownsizeDC.org, Inc. -- a non-profit educational organization promoting the ideas of individual liberty, personal responsibility, free markets, and small government. 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