DAVID COBB IN FORT PIERCE

We had an enlightening evening with David Cobb of Move to Amend on Thursday, who reviewed American history and the meaning of the constitution, and why, legally, corporations can’t be people. Back in 1789, for a corporation to get a charter, the process was similar to getting a law passed today, and had to be approved by the governor. Legally, the corporation existed to serve the people and was a means to put private money to public good. The typical length of a charter ran from two to no more than twenty years. Today, not one Fortune 500 company would qualify as a corporation under the original definition. Now, legally considered a person, the government serves corporations, rather than the people with whom power constitutionally resides. In essence, corporations have stolen the power of the people and the result is the inequality, poverty and lack of support for the many, in favor of protecting the profits of the few. For more information go to MoveToAmend.org. Journalist Anthony Westbury has also written an excellent article about the effort to amend the constitution to correct the fallacy that corporations are people and that money is free speech.

UPCOMING MEETING REMINDER: MOVE TO AMEND

Wanted to remind everyone that our Event is this Thursday 21 February 2013 at 6:00 pm.

This should be our best Event, with David Cobb speaking, and I am hoping to have a special surprise guest to introduce to everyone, "our future Congresswomen". Yes, we did take West down, now we must focus at our northern area and take Posey down. I really believe we have the person to do it, so come out and meet her.

         I'm expecting a large turn out, and we only have about 30 chairs. I plan on bring a few

extra chairs so we should have enough, however if you have a fold-up chair that you can

easily put in your car to bring, it may come in handy. Water, green tea, and popcorn will be on hand, or you can bring your own snack and drink. So come on out and enjoy a evening with like-minded people and learn what the "Move to Amend" is all about and how important it is for our democracy.

For directions or more information, visit our website at: www.tcprogressivealliance.com

Hope to see Everyone there,

John

Movie Night at the TCPA

from Erika Alvarez

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The Israel Lobby Documentary by  Marige Meerman VPRO Blacklight 2007, gives a glimpse of the amount of information presented in the book “The Israel Lobby and US foreign policy” by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt.

It can be found on YouTube and Free Documentaries.org.  The book is on Amazon as is the CD version for those who don’t  like to read.

Here is an excerpt from the book:

Egypt and Jordan are number 2 and 3 of the top recipients of foreign aid and this money is a reward for good behavior, specifically, their willingness to sign peace treaties with Israel.

Number 1 is Israel, with the figure more than $4.3 billion a year (Wall St. Journal, Sept 19, 1991)

Most recipients of American foreign aid get their money in quarterly installments, but since 1982, Israel is to receive its entire annual appropriation in the first 30 days of the fiscal year.

The US government normally runs budget deficits, transferring the aid all at once. This requires it to borrow the necessary amount of money  up front and costs US taxpayers between $50 and $60 million per year. Moreover, the US government ends up paying Israel additional interest when Israel reinvests the unspent portion in US treasury bills ($660 million in extra interest as of 2004).

From your Treasurer, Erika

TCPA FEBRUARY 2013 NEWS

from John Debus

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Hi Everyone,

We had a great Event last Tuesday, it was our largest turn out so far -- 26 people. We started out a little slow, I forgot to bring the computer to show the movie, but luckily Erika was running late, and she picked it up and saved the the day. The movie, Israel Lobby, was very educational. Although parts were in Dutch and replete with sub-titles, I think we all got the message about the power of the lobby influence and its control of policy in government. I believe the Israel lobby is a lot like the NRA, which doesn’t represent the views of the majority of gun owners, but that of the gun manufacturers. While I'm sure everyone has their views on the movie, the point was about the power of all the lobbies: Israel, NRA, Big Oil, Pharmaceutical, etc., on our government. Erika

We had our elections and the results are:

President; John Debus

Vice President; Roger Lavigne

Treasure; Erika Alvarez

Secretary: Vicki Racine

Communication Person: Kathy Overholt

Next event will be 6:00pm, Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Clubhouse in The Lakes at the Savannahs, 1800 S. Dovetail Dr. Ft. Pierce, Fl. 34982. Directions are on our web-site, or you can call me any time (772-349-5328).

Our guest speaker will be David Cobb from  Move To Amend. I guarantee he will be one of the best speaker’s you’ll ever hear. Check out the web-site MoveToAmend.org for more information.I will be inviting the Fort Pierce City Council and the mayor. Hopefully some of you will also contact them, or other local representatives. When David Cobb spoke in Stuart the vice-mayor was present who was VERY impressed with him and the issue. This is a very important issue for ALL Americans, across ALL party lines. Hope to see you all there, lets pack the house..We may run out of chairs, so if you have a fold-up chair, please bring it for someone to use if needed.

There is no requirement to join or be a member to attend. We are open to the public, come see what we are about. If you care to join and support us, membership forms are available at the Event. You can join there or send it in. Are Events are social, net-working, and educational. Come out and meet the new members (we had 5 from last Event) and visit with old friends and enjoy an evening with like-minded people.

Your President,

John Debus