Help our two Border agents

Thought for the day and every day for you Patriots out there and boy ain't it the truth! and please lets give Tom T as well as Ramos and Compean our support!

Ed Hayes
Kansas Director
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
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"In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a brave and scarce man, hated and scorned. When the cause succeeds, however, the timid join him...for then it costs nothing to be a patriot."
-Mark Twain
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American Freedom Riders, Friends of AFR, and all American Patriots - Please pass this on!!
Next Wednesday or Thursday, Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo will offer an amendment on the House floor to the Department of Justice appropriations bill to prohibit the government from spending any money to keep Ramos or Compean incarcerated.

As always, Tom Tancredo fights to the end for principles he believes in. If his amendment passes the House and the Senate, they would have to let the agents go free. This is another way to get them out of jail instead of waiting for a presidential pardon or commutation.

Congressman Tancredo need has requested our immediately help to build a solid base of support for his amendment among the members of the House. Yes, everyone is extremely busy, but this warrants our immediate attention and action. This effort could grow legs quickly and solid support in the House will be helpful when it reaches the looney bin (Senate). The amendment does not have a number yet so it should be referred to as the Dept. of Justice Appropriations Bill amendment which will free Ramos and Compean.

It is imperative that we immediately contact ALL members of the House to tell them that we want and expect their strong support for Congressman Tancredo's amendment. Passage of this amendment by the House, and subsequently by the Senate, will free the agents. A "No" vote on this amendment by any Congressman can only mean that they are malicious also, and they want the agents to remain in prison. We need to make sure they understand that a "No" vote WILL BE a serious election issue in 2008. We will not forget!

Please pass this on to your entire email list. If you have an easy to use directory which saves time contacting Congressmen, please include it. Here is one way to make contact: http://www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html

The Senate wanted to bring 20 million illegal aliens "out of the shadows. They failed!! Instead, they brought millions of us patriots out of the shadows. Let's keep our momentum going here.

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Below is the news release from Congressman Tancredo's office.

Danny Smith

www.americanfreedomriders.com

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- JULY 18, 2007

Tancredo to Offer Amendment That Would Free Ramos, Compean

Lawmaker Announces Plan to Block Use of Funds for Continued Incarceration of Border Agents

(WASHINGTON, DC) - US Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado) today announced plans to offer an amendment to an annual spending bill that would prevent the Bush Administration from using any funds to enforce the judgment or sentences imposed by a federal judge in the case of U.S. vs. Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. If adopted, the amendment would force the release of the two former Border Patrol agents whose case has been the focus of national news for several months.

"Americans have been waiting months for the President to right this wrong and I am not going to wait any longer," said Tancredo, "It's time that the Congress took matters into its own hands."

"This Kangaroo court in Texas has made a decision, but Congress is under no obligation to provide the administration with the funds they need to enforce it," Tancredo continued.

Article I of the U.S. Constitution provides Congress with absolute authority over all spending matters. By blocking the use of any funds to enforce the guilty verdict, or to impose the egregious sentence handed down in the Ramos case, Tancredo's amendment would have the effect of freeing the two agents from federal custody.

"This wouldn't be the first time Congress has stepped in and used its authority under the constitution to overturn a brainless decision by a federal court," Tancredo continued.

Tancredo noted that while the approach is unconventional, it is not unprecedented. He cited a previous example in 2005 in which the House approved an amendment that prevented the administration from using any funding to enforce a court decision barring the display of the Ten Commandments in a public building. Like that amendment, Tancredo's proposed amendment complies with House rules.

Tancredo will attempt to attach the amendment to a bill funding the operation of the Departments of Justice and Commerce. The bill was recently approved by the House Appropriations Committee last week, and is expected to reach the House floor later this month.

"We've heard a lot of tough talk from Members of Congress about how we need to make things right for Mr. Ramos and Mr. Compean," concluded Tancredo, "My amendment is going to give them all a chance to put their money where their mouth is."