House Democrats want the CFPA to be an independent agency, but Republicans are opposed. As a result, Senators Chris Dodd and Bob Corker are thinking of making it an arm of . . . the Federal Reserve!

Both Democrats AND Republicans are missing the point. Only Congress – not unelected bureaucrats – should have power to write and pass laws. Please tell Congress to oppose the creation of the CFPA and tell them to introduce the Write the Laws Act (WTLA) instead.

You may borrow from or copy this letter . . .

I’m upset that Congress is considering the creation of a new regulatory agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). The CFPA would do more harm than good . . .

* it will regulate financial institutions to supposedly protect consumers
* whereas other federal regulators are charged with protecting the health and solvency of these same institutions
* these differing objectives will lead to conflicting regulations
* that will cause harm to both consumers and the industry itself

And the CFPA is unnecessary . . .

* existing agencies already have consumer protection powers
* members of Congress claim these agencies haven’t regulated adequately or wisely, HOWEVER
* there’s no evidence that yet another new regulatory body will do any better

You, the members of Congress, have ultimate responsibility for policy. You can restrain the bureaucrats, and you can give them specific instructions. New bureaucracies are not needed; instead, Congress must assume its Constitutional responsibility for ALL regulations.

Frankly, I do not believe any new regulations are needed. If you abolished the Fed, granted free competition in currency, and allowed free banking, the market would regulate itself according to the demands of the people. But if you are convinced that federal regulations are needed, the least you can do is follow the Constitution!

* the Constitution reserves legislative power – including regulatory power - in YOU, not in unelected bureaucrats
* write specific legislation, with no details left to the bureaucrats
* Executive Branch agencies should be charged only with enforcing regulations, not with writing them

I therefore insist that you oppose the creation of the CFPA. Instead, introduce the Write the Laws Act.

A final note: I am particularly insulted by the proposal to make the CFPA an arm of the Federal Reserve. All 317 House members and 32 Senators who co-sponsored the Audit the Fed bills must be insulted, too. Please do everything in you can to prevent the expansion of the Fed’s powers.

END LETTER

You can send your letter using DownsizeDC.org’s Educate the Powerful System.

James Wilson
Assistant Communications Director
DownsizeDC.org

Our President is also apparently unaware that nearly 75% of Americans are in favor of responsible offshore drilling. (Silly us!) As the link below points out, “According to the Minerals Management Service, there are an estimated 86 billion barrels of oil and 420 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the Outer Continental Shelf, collectively representing a clear path toward being able to ignore OPEC and foreign dictators for our energy.

Developing these resources would also create hundreds of thousands of jobs annually and generate billions of dollars in tax revenue for the government.” This is the fundamental problem with having an inexperienced ideologue running the country. The will of the people? What’s best for the country? What’s best for Americans? I know… don’t make you laugh (or weep).

Signed, California Sinking

This week, Americans twice witnessed the Obama administration flagrantly disregard the will of the people to pursue his anti-job, anti-growth, and anti-freedom agenda. First, President Obama officially rejected the overwhelming opposition of the American people to his big government health care bill and endorsed using the budget reconciliation process to pass it. What is reconciliation and why is it a threat? Newt’s newsletter from Wednesday explains it in detail. Click here. Then, in a less publicized maneuver, the Obama administration’s Department of the Interior once again delayed the possibility of more domestic offshore oil production by stalling any new development until 2012. This latest delaying tactic is despite the fact that in the Department of the Interior’s public comment period on offshore drilling, Americans preferred more offshore drilling by a 2-1 margin. Read more about American Solutions’ efforts to expose the cover-up of the results of this comment period here. And if you want to learn more about America’s almost limitless potential for producing its own energy, for a limited time you can get 20% off Newt and Callista’s revealing documentary, We Have the Power. Just type DRILLNOW into the coupon code at the checkout. Lastly, over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking the best clips from Newt’s speech to this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and making them available on YouTube. Here’s the first in our series, When The Authorities Can’t Stand the Truth. Have a great weekend. Your friends at Newt.org

To some, he offers bribes. Congressman Jim Matheson, endangered species – a Utah Democrat – succeeded in getting his brother Scott appointed to a federal judgeship. Matheson voted against Obamacare when it first passed the House. With his new-found winnings in his pocket, he now professes to be undecided. He faces a clear conflict between his district and his conscience on the one hand and the bribe to his brother on the other. The conscience will probably lose.

Matheson supports his party 91% of the time according to the Washington Post even though McCain got 58% of the vote in his district in 2008.  But Matheson got re-elected – by professing independence from the Democratic Party’s liberal line – with 63% of the vote, so he probably figures he can sneak in a vote for health care and still con his district into re-electing him.  After all, he’s not heavy.  He’s my brother.

Even as Matheson basks in the glow of presidential bribery, Eric Massa, a renegade Democrat from the Southern Tier of New York State faces his wrath.  Massa’s sin was to vote against Obamacare.  So Pelosi and the ethically-challenged House Ethics Committee are investigating him for “verbally abusing” a male member of his staff.  In this age of more serious offenses, using “salty language” to express his displeasure with staff work would not seem to rank high on the list of indictable offenses.  If it were, Lyndon Johnson would have been impeached.  But Massa is being hung out to dry as an example to other would-be independent minded Democrats.  The attacks on him have gotten so bad that Massa has announced his retirement after only one term in office.
   
But there is a reward waiting for House members who ignore the wishes and interests of their constituents and vote for Obama’s health care proposals.  Alan Mollohan has had a pesky FBI investigation hanging over his head for a few years.  Now, presto, right before the health care vote, it went away.  The Justice Department, headed by Attorney General Eric Holder, announced that the FBI was closing the inquiry.
   
Mollohan’s sin?  He pushed for earmarks for nonprofit enterprises in his district and then went into a real estate deal in Florida with the head of the company under financial terms that were distinctly favorable to the Congressman.  But Mollohan toes the party line and is now getting his unjust reward.
   
With health care reform coming up for a vote in the next few days, such tactics send a message to the House where Pelosi is having trouble lining up her votes:  That Obama will do anything – anything at all – to pass this bill.

For those of us without judgeships or the FBI at our disposal, we can only call and write the swing Congressmen (go to DickMorris.com for a list and their phone numbers) or donate to the League of American Voters to step up its fierce media offensive in their districts to urge them to vote no. 

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Most people don’t realize the extent to which big government negatively affects us as individuals and as a country. Many of the programs created by our legislators seem compassionate on the surface. But when we look deeper, we see that all these well-meaning entitlements have actually hurt the United States and our economy, not just today, but well into the future. As an example of the “Too Big to Fail” mentality, we see “Big Government’s” continued debt doubling down by propping up private businesses, something our government should not be doing. 

Here’s my point.  In the 80s, American businesses were getting their butts kicked by Japan in all areas of the private sector; most notably manufacturing and specifically in the automobile industry. Japan was the leader in quality improvements, efficiency, and increased productivity. What happened was a change in corporate attitude by U.S. businesses that led to one of our biggest booms in the 90s, where we set the pace in the free market and broke the back of the Soviet Union as well.  Remember that one? To accomplish this boom, government stepped back, allowing business the opportunity to succeed in creating an environment based on confidence. Consumers felt confident, as did investors. And who won?…Americans.  Jobs where plentiful and, oh boy, we sure could use those jobs today!

Here’s the other side of the coin.  Today we are embroiled in three issues that do not speak to the competitive advantage discussed above, but instead continue down the path to becoming more regulated by government. These sectors are energy, health care and education. All three are resistant to the culture of free market competition and have become heavily regulated by “Big Government”. Take a look at the Energy Department with a budget of $24.7 billion.  Are we more reliant on foreign oil or less? Are we any closer to innovative alternative fuels without them being taxpayer subsidized? And what about Government Health Care? What will happen when we see one sixth of our economy in the hands of “Big Government,” running it like Amtrak or the USPS?  We have the Department of Education with a $63.5 billion budget.  How’s that working for us, or should I say, for our children?  These questions beg the obvious. “Big Government” needs to get out of the way and let the free market work in new and innovative ways. Not to do so will never allow Americans to feel the confidence we need (remember I said it earlier) to invest in America and in our future. “Big Government” and big entitlement programs will only lead to a nation of dependence and a culture of government elitism.

It would seem that the business of our government is to create more government. In fact, the only sector that has grown during this recession was the Public Sector, i.e., government jobs. And a USA Today report shows that in one year, six-figure government salaries fast became the norm under this current administration. Remember, government jobs put back into the economy only what is left from the taxes  it first has taken out of the economy. Government does not create wealth; the Private Sector is where wealth is truly created. Individuals and businesses, big and small, are pulling the cart. Now, while many of us are figuring out ways to cut back and do with less, our government is riding high and giving itself raises like there is no tomorrow. 

People are finally starting to realize that the system is broken, and it is time for someone to fix it before it is too late. We have relied on countless numbers of career politicians to solve these problems, and we still are waiting. Instead of listening to their constituents, they seem to think their jobs are about getting re-elected.

Now is the time to put people in office with real life experience, ones who REALLY know how to create jobs. It is time we stood together and put our trust in some new faces. When I am elected, my pledge is to represent YOU. Partisan politics will be a thing of the past. I will consider each bill on its merit and how it will best benefit the people in my district. I promise to work hard, speak up and change the way things get done in Washington. You have my word.

- Jim Judd
www.JimJuddForCongress.com

Urge Senate to Demand Worker Verification in Jobs Bill!

The Senate has passed a jobs bill, seeking to put many unemployed Americans back to work. Unfortunately they refused to include any worker verification provisions that would prevent illegal aliens from also gaining access to U.S. jobs. American workers will continue to face unneeded competition for jobs, as long as illegal aliens will be allowed continuous access to our job markets.

Countless times already the American public has spoken loud and clear about their disapproval for illegal aliens being allowed to work U.S. jobs while the government does nothing to stop it. Tell your Senators that without worker verification, many Americans will continue to be left out of the jobs they rightfully deserve.

ROY BECK , NumbersUSA President