10th Amendment Rally
Announcing a new Meetup for The Ron Paul Revolution: Pittsburgh!
What: Rep. Sam Rorher's 10th Amendment Rally in Harrisburg
When: March 16, 2009 12:00 PM
Where: Click the link below to find out!
Meetup Description: Action Item: 10th Amendment Rally for the State of Independence
Monday, March 16, at noon
Main Capitol Rotunda
Harrisburg, PA
http://www.samrohrer.com/
C4L Blog posting for the rally:
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=12324
If anyone can go and needs a ride, etc please feel free to send me an email that I can forward to the group.
thanks!
DaveP
Learn more here:
http://ronpaul.meetup.com/1834/calendar/9867723/
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Teacher claims rights infringed
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
BY MONICA VON DOBENECK
Of The Patriot-News
Annville-Cleona High School science teacher Tom Ritter said he thinks armed teachers would be a better deterrent against terrorists than lockdowns, and that the Classrooms for the Future course was a waste of time.
In a federal lawsuit against the school district, Ritter said he thinks those opinions, and his tendency to express them, led to his "unsatisfactory" rating from the administration.
He is seeking $10 million in damages from the district for violating his civil rights.
Ritter said Monday that the district is not allowing him to teach and has stopped paying him. He said he is waiting to see if the school board fires him at the April meeting.
Superintendent Marsha Zehner was out of town and could not be reached for comment. District solicitor Bob Frankhouser would not comment on the case, only saying that "I can assure you" the district will defend the lawsuit vigorously.
Ritter, 61, of Orwigsburg, said he is a good teacher and has the support of many of his students. He has been teaching chemistry and physics in the district since 1997 and was chosen by the class of 2004 to be the commencement speaker.
In his lawsuit, Ritter said the district had a lockdown drill several weeks ago. Ritter said that he thought the drill was dangerous and "would not prevent terrorists from massacring perhaps several hundred children before the police could act."
According to the lawsuit, he said publicly that "a much more effective deterrent would be to allow teachers to possess guns in school, a position that got him a tongue lashing from the superintendent."
Ritter elaborated on Monday, saying lockdowns, in which students are kept in the classrooms during dangerous situations, might be useful in Columbine or Virginia Tech type shootings, but not against terrorists "who know that American schools are gun-free zones."
According to the lawsuit, Ritter also said in a fall survey that he thought the Classrooms for the Future course given to teachers was worthless.
He said his responses were "entirely honest and, in fact, shared by most teachers who were forced to take the course."
The director of technology said Ritter's response to the survey could jeopardize a $650,000 state grant, according to the lawsuit.
A few weeks later, Ritter received the unsatisfactory rating, which he said was to harass him for his political views.
It's not Ritter's first run-in with the administration. He was suspended in May after he refused to grade a retest the principal gave a student. Ritter had given the student a zero for allegedly copying from another student's test.
In May 2007, Ritter received some notoriety by claiming that evolution was bad science in a debate with a university professor.
MONICA VON DOBENECK: 832-2090 or mdobeneck@patriot-news.com
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/123674101128710.xml&coll=1
BY MONICA VON DOBENECK
Of The Patriot-News
Annville-Cleona High School science teacher Tom Ritter said he thinks armed teachers would be a better deterrent against terrorists than lockdowns, and that the Classrooms for the Future course was a waste of time.
In a federal lawsuit against the school district, Ritter said he thinks those opinions, and his tendency to express them, led to his "unsatisfactory" rating from the administration.
He is seeking $10 million in damages from the district for violating his civil rights.
Ritter said Monday that the district is not allowing him to teach and has stopped paying him. He said he is waiting to see if the school board fires him at the April meeting.
Superintendent Marsha Zehner was out of town and could not be reached for comment. District solicitor Bob Frankhouser would not comment on the case, only saying that "I can assure you" the district will defend the lawsuit vigorously.
Ritter, 61, of Orwigsburg, said he is a good teacher and has the support of many of his students. He has been teaching chemistry and physics in the district since 1997 and was chosen by the class of 2004 to be the commencement speaker.
In his lawsuit, Ritter said the district had a lockdown drill several weeks ago. Ritter said that he thought the drill was dangerous and "would not prevent terrorists from massacring perhaps several hundred children before the police could act."
According to the lawsuit, he said publicly that "a much more effective deterrent would be to allow teachers to possess guns in school, a position that got him a tongue lashing from the superintendent."
Ritter elaborated on Monday, saying lockdowns, in which students are kept in the classrooms during dangerous situations, might be useful in Columbine or Virginia Tech type shootings, but not against terrorists "who know that American schools are gun-free zones."
According to the lawsuit, Ritter also said in a fall survey that he thought the Classrooms for the Future course given to teachers was worthless.
He said his responses were "entirely honest and, in fact, shared by most teachers who were forced to take the course."
The director of technology said Ritter's response to the survey could jeopardize a $650,000 state grant, according to the lawsuit.
A few weeks later, Ritter received the unsatisfactory rating, which he said was to harass him for his political views.
It's not Ritter's first run-in with the administration. He was suspended in May after he refused to grade a retest the principal gave a student. Ritter had given the student a zero for allegedly copying from another student's test.
In May 2007, Ritter received some notoriety by claiming that evolution was bad science in a debate with a university professor.
MONICA VON DOBENECK: 832-2090 or mdobeneck@patriot-news.com
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/123674101128710.xml&coll=1
Monday, March 9, 2009
FOLMER FIRST TO ENDORSE TOOMEY FOR SENATE
At Saturday’s Harrisburg Tea Party protest organized by the Commonwealth Foundation and held on the state Capitol Steps, Lebanon County State Sen. Mike ‘Citizen Mike’ Folmer gave a full-throated endorsement of Pat Toomey’s prospective bid to unseat Arlen Specter, making him the first GOP politician in PA to jump behind Toomey.
‘We’ve gotta send Pat Toomey to the Senate,’ Folmer shouted to raucous crowed which responded with loud cheers. Among the sea of protestors, which numbered 1000+, several anti-Specter signs were brandished
http://grassrootspa.com/?p=24223#more-24223
‘We’ve gotta send Pat Toomey to the Senate,’ Folmer shouted to raucous crowed which responded with loud cheers. Among the sea of protestors, which numbered 1000+, several anti-Specter signs were brandished
http://grassrootspa.com/?p=24223#more-24223
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Specter Gets A Primary Challenge From Peg Luksik
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Thirty-year incumbent U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter will face a significant opponent in next year’s Republican primary.
Conservative activist Peg Luksik has formed a committee and begun raising money in her attempt to unseat Mr. Specter, citing his socially liberal positions and vote for the economic stimulus package as the main reasons for her decision, stating, “Mr. Specter has completely lost touch with the people of Pennsylvania.”
Ms. Luksik is no stranger to Pennsylvania politics. She shook the establishment by almost defeating then-incumbent Auditor General Barbara Hafer in the 1990 Republican primary, garnering 46 percent of the statewide vote.
She also ran as an Independent in the 1994 gubernatorial contest, taking 13 percent of the vote. More recently, she was campaign manager in a nationally followed race to unseat longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-12th, in central Pennsylvania.
http://thebulletin.us/articles/2009/03/07/top_stories/doc49b113312d762229920098.txt
Thirty-year incumbent U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter will face a significant opponent in next year’s Republican primary.
Conservative activist Peg Luksik has formed a committee and begun raising money in her attempt to unseat Mr. Specter, citing his socially liberal positions and vote for the economic stimulus package as the main reasons for her decision, stating, “Mr. Specter has completely lost touch with the people of Pennsylvania.”
Ms. Luksik is no stranger to Pennsylvania politics. She shook the establishment by almost defeating then-incumbent Auditor General Barbara Hafer in the 1990 Republican primary, garnering 46 percent of the statewide vote.
She also ran as an Independent in the 1994 gubernatorial contest, taking 13 percent of the vote. More recently, she was campaign manager in a nationally followed race to unseat longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-12th, in central Pennsylvania.
http://thebulletin.us/articles/2009/03/07/top_stories/doc49b113312d762229920098.txt
Toomey said to be in, but he may not be alone
Friday, March 6, 2009
Conservative poster-boy Pat Toomey, while officially only "considering" a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Arlen Specter, has begun telling friends privately that he's definitely in, according to the Morning Call newspaper. (The friends are so excited they apparently can't keep quiet, or maybe that was the point.) Anyway, here's the story by Josh Drobnyk.
But it does not look as though Toomey would have the clear field that political strategists dream of for a straight up-or-down shot at Specter. Anti-abortion activist Peg Luksik of Johnstown has already established a candidate committee and bought a post-office box for her own Senate campaign, and she's sounding more and more like a candidate.
"I'd say I've moved past maybe, or possibly, to 'strongly leaning in that direction,'" Luksik told me. "I'm close."
She said she would not be influenced by Toomey's plans, or concerns that having two conservatives in the race might simply split the anti-Specter vote, enabling him to escape once again with his political life.
"I'm going to do what I think is right - that's always been my barometer, and it always will be," Luksik said. As for Toomey, "what I've seen is somebody looking at poll numbers and that's it," she said.
Luksik ran for governor in the 1990s, and polled well. The conservative base of the Pennsylvania GOP has only grown more conservative since then, and she is a hero of the movement. Last year, Luksik managed the aggressive congressional campaign of Lt. Col. Bill Russell that rattled Democratic Rep. John Murtha, the earmark king.
"Sen. Specter needs to be helped into his well-deserved retirement," Luksik said. "It's truly time that the Washington insiders are told 'that's enough.'"
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Toomey_said_to_be_in_but_he_may_not_be_alone.html
Conservative poster-boy Pat Toomey, while officially only "considering" a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Arlen Specter, has begun telling friends privately that he's definitely in, according to the Morning Call newspaper. (The friends are so excited they apparently can't keep quiet, or maybe that was the point.) Anyway, here's the story by Josh Drobnyk.
But it does not look as though Toomey would have the clear field that political strategists dream of for a straight up-or-down shot at Specter. Anti-abortion activist Peg Luksik of Johnstown has already established a candidate committee and bought a post-office box for her own Senate campaign, and she's sounding more and more like a candidate.
"I'd say I've moved past maybe, or possibly, to 'strongly leaning in that direction,'" Luksik told me. "I'm close."
She said she would not be influenced by Toomey's plans, or concerns that having two conservatives in the race might simply split the anti-Specter vote, enabling him to escape once again with his political life.
"I'm going to do what I think is right - that's always been my barometer, and it always will be," Luksik said. As for Toomey, "what I've seen is somebody looking at poll numbers and that's it," she said.
Luksik ran for governor in the 1990s, and polled well. The conservative base of the Pennsylvania GOP has only grown more conservative since then, and she is a hero of the movement. Last year, Luksik managed the aggressive congressional campaign of Lt. Col. Bill Russell that rattled Democratic Rep. John Murtha, the earmark king.
"Sen. Specter needs to be helped into his well-deserved retirement," Luksik said. "It's truly time that the Washington insiders are told 'that's enough.'"
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Toomey_said_to_be_in_but_he_may_not_be_alone.html
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