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Arkansas Militia

That Arkansas Militia has been established and are looking for new Arkansas recruits. Check out http://arkansasmilitia.us for additional information.

Flu pandemic could flood Internet with traffic

Federal agencies overseeing the Internet infrastructure are unprepared for the sudden congestion that could result from a severe flu outbreak, the Government Accountability Office said in a report (pdf) released earlier this month.
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If a flu pandemic sends millions of workers and students home to telecommute--some students are already using Skype to tune into their classes from home--the Internet could be overwhelmed with traffic, slowing down vital communications and functions essential to national security and financial systems, the report said. The Homeland Security Department, the Federal Communications Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission are among the agencies the GAO says are not prepared to handle that sort of pressure.

�Given the importance of the Internet infrastructure to our nation�s communications and commerce, we suggested that Congress consider clarifying the legal framework guiding Internet recovery,� GAO said. �While a pandemic will not directly damage physical infrastructure such as power lines or computer systems, it could threaten critical systems by potentially removing the essential personnel needed to operate them from the workplace for weeks or months.�

Like in other emergencies, such as national disasters or terrorist attacks, maintaining some sort of access to the Internet during a flu outbreak is increasingly important. But the GAO says a flu emergency presents unique challenges because outbreaks would likely come in waves and sick workers and students will be placing prolonged stress on the network as they try to stay in touch with their bosses and teachers.

Federal Computer Week has a very detailed explanation http://fcw.com/Articles/2009/10/27/Internet-capacity-threat-flu-pan... of how a flu pandemic will affect the Internet's operation. In metropolitan suburbs, for example, an emergency situation could cause demand to exceed the capacity of Internet service providers� network infrastructure. That's because networks are not designed to carry 100 percent of the potential traffic users could generate all at once, since all subscribers are rarely online at the same time. But if most people are working from home, the networks can easily be overwhelmed and buckle under the extreme demand.

The GAO recommended that DHS, for example, "work with other federal partners to determine if sufficient authority exists for one or more relevant agencies to take any contemplated actions to address Internet congestion."

Obama will shut us down VERY soon

Houston you have a problem

A new assessment of the financial situation of Houston, Texas looks butt-ugly. Uglier than California ugly. Former Big-8 accountants spill the bad news�like: �At June 30, 2008 (date of the City�s last audited financial statements), the City�s total Citywide debt per capita of $5,338 was over twice the $2,528 debt per capita of the now bankrupt State of California.� Lemer/Farb/Roberts assessment of City of Houston Finances (22 October 2009)

The False Peace Prize

Obama furious at General McChrystal speech on Afghanistan

The relationship between President Barack Obama and the commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan has been put under severe strain by Gen Stanley McChrystal's comments on strategy for the war.

By Alex Spillius in Washington
Published: 7:00AM BST 05 Oct 2009

US General Stanley McChrystal Photo: AFP/GETTY

According to sources close to the administration, Gen McChrystal shocked and angered presidential advisers with the bluntness of a speech given in London last week.

The next day he was summoned to an awkward 25-minute face-to-face meeting on board Air Force One on the tarmac in Copenhagen, where the president had arrived to tout Chicago's unsuccessful Olympic bid.

Gen James Jones, the national security adviser, yesterday did little to allay the impression the meeting had been awkward.

Asked if the president had told the general to tone down his remarks, he told CBS: "I wasn't there so I can't answer that question. But it was an opportunity for them to get to know each other a little bit better. I am sure they exchanged direct views."

An adviser to the administration said: "People aren't sure whether McChrystal is being naïve or an upstart. To my mind he doesn't seem ready for this Washington hard-ball and is just speaking his mind too plainly."

In London, Gen McChrystal, who heads the 68,000 US troops in Afghanistan as well as the 100,000 Nato forces, flatly rejected proposals to switch to a strategy more reliant on drone missile strikes and special forces operations against al-Qaeda.

He told the Institute of International and Strategic Studies that the formula, which is favoured by Vice-President Joe Biden, would lead to "Chaos-istan".

When asked whether he would support it, he said: "The short answer is: No."

He went on to say: "Waiting does not prolong a favorable outcome. This effort will not remain winnable indefinitely, and nor will public support."

The remarks have been seen by some in the Obama administration as a barbed reference to the slow pace of debate within the White House.

Gen McChrystal delivered a report on Afghanistan requested by the president on Aug 31, but Mr Obama held only his second "principals meeting" on the issue last week.

He will hold at least one more this week, but a decision on how far to follow Gen McChrystal's recommendation to send 40,000 more US troops will not be made for several weeks.

A military expert said: "They still have working relationship but all in all it's not great for now."

Some commentators regarded the general's London comments as verging on insubordination.

Bruce Ackerman, an expert on constitutional law at Yale University, said in the Washington Post: "As commanding general, McChrystal has no business making such public pronouncements."

He added that it was highly unusual for a senior military officer to "pressure the president in public to adopt his strategy".

Relations between the general and the White House began to sour when his report, which painted a grim picture of the allied mission in Afghanistan, was leaked. White House aides have since briefed against the general's recommendations.

The general has responded with a series of candid interviews as well as the speech. He told Newsweek he was firmly against half measures in Afghanistan: "You can't hope to contain the fire by letting just half the building burn."

As a divide opened up between the military and the White House, senior military figures began criticising the White House for failing to tackle the issue more quickly.

They made no secret of their view that without the vast ground force recommended by Gen McChrystal, the Afghan mission could end in failure and a return to power of the Taliban.

"They want to make sure people know what they asked for if things go wrong," said Lawrence Korb, a former assistant secretary of defence.

Critics also pointed out that before their Copenhagen encounter Mr Obama had only met Gen McChrystal once since his appointment in June.

Troy TN Military Training in Town today

By CHRIS MENEES
Messenger Staff Reporter
In a matter of hours, hundreds of soldiers will converge on Obion County.
But local residents need not be alarmed.
Soldiers from the U.S. Army�s 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Ky., are scheduled to arrive starting this afternoon in an impressive convoy of military vehicles � complete with helicopters flying overhead � that will travel along Kentucky�s Purchase Parkway and cross the state line into Obion County.
At press time today, it was estimated the convoy would be arriving sometime between 1 and 2 p.m. and would travel along Highway 51 around Union City and toward Troy.
About 300 soldiers total will be in and around Troy all day Wednesday for a special training mission that will help prepare them for real combat scenarios. The action is set to begin this afternoon when the caravan of about 50 military vehicles rolls into the Dugger family farm near Troy to set up camp.
Several helicopters will be flying in Wednesday morning from Fort Campbell to provide support and will be landing at designated locations as they drop off troops for the training mission. The full-blown assault exercise is scheduled to involve 10 Blackhawks, a medivac Blackhawk, four Kiowa Warriors and two Apache gunships.
Ricky Dugger of Troy � who will be the �high value target� for the operation and whose family enjoys a special relationship with the soldiers � said this morning he is getting �more and more excited� as he anticipates the arrival of the troops and the start of the military exercise.
The military has named the training mission Operation Diomedes, a reference to a leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War who was reported to be a ferocious warrior and was said to have killed and wounded many Trojans. Ironically, one of the landing locations for Wednesday�s exercise will be Trojan Park in Troy.
Simultaneous landings are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the spec building in Troy�s industrial park, at the activities building at Troy First Baptist Church and at the town�s ball fields at Trojan Park. Dugger is scheduled to be taken captive during a landing at 11:40 a.m. at Hoyt Sampson�s farm off Old Troy Road in Troy.
Another landing is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Elementary School�s football field, where simulated casualties will be brought in by vehicles and loaded onto helicopters, according to Dugger.
Designated viewing areas will be set up at all of the landing sites during the exercise, which will allow the public to view the operation from safe distances. Dugger said the community is encouraged to come out to see the operation in action.
The public will also be allowed to meet the soldiers and see the helicopters up close after 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Dugger family farm on Dugger Road, five miles west of Troy.

Chinese Military Police Ready to Crackdown While US GOV Celebrates 60yrs

Chinese Military Police Ready to Crackdown 'Xinjiang'-Style: Nine Fushan Church Leaders Kidnapped
SHANXI, China, Sept. 29 /Christian Newswire/ -- On Friday, September 25, nine Fushan Church leaders, including Pastor Yang Rongli, were kidnapped by Shanxi PSB officers while traveling to Beijing to petition the central government for justice concerning the local authorities' brutal attack on September 13th. They were illegally seized without warrant, and have not been heard from since Friday night. After the arrests, local authorities forcibly confiscated all computers, TVs and other church- owned valuables, calling them "illegal materials." Remaining church leaders and active members were placed under house arrest and are now under constant surveillance.

On September 26, the central government stationed state military police inside the main Fushan Church in Linfen city, where 5,000 of the 50,000-member Linfen House Church network worship together weekly, to prevent them from entering the building or holding services. Military police now guard the building and the surrounding areas around the clock.

ChinaAid has since learned that the central government was and is directly responsible for the escalating crackdown campaign against the Linfen Church. Ironically twisting the facts, the Beijing PSB has categorized the Linfen Church incident as a "violent uprising" and resolved to use military force to subdue the alleged "unrest." Reliable government sources informed ChinaAid that a notice was sent to all relevant government agencies over the weekend, ordering them to be prepared to use military force to crackdown on the churches throughout China, in the same way the recent violent incident in Xinjiang was suppressed. They are calling the maneuver the "Xinjiang Model, " a method that resulted in the deaths of several hundred people in Xinjiang in August.

"To have military police occupy a peaceful church is an unprecedented tragic development in 60 years of PRC history, which itself shows the reality of today's situation regarding religious freedom in China," ChinaAid President Bob Fu stated. "The Chinese government has no reason to be fearful of the peaceful Christian church. We call upon the international community to continue to urge the Chinese government to respect Chinese citizens' religious freedom and to avoid shedding innocent blood."

ChinaAid denounces the comparison of the attack on the peaceful Fushan Church to the Xinjiang incident and the excessive use of military force to suppress the Linfen House Churches. We call for the immediate release of the kidnapped church leaders, and the rightful restoration of all church property. We further call on the Chinese central government to cease enacting the "Xinjiang Model" of military involvement to unjustly subdue a peaceful church populace.

We call on the international community to continue protesting the brutal treatment of Christians and the suppression of religious freedom in China.

For more ways to take action and contact authorities, go to www.ChinaAid.org , and see the full press release, 9/29/2009.

Update on American Police Force

CODY, Wyo. - Michael Hilton of American Police Force arrived in Hardin with promises of Mercedes police cars and expertise in operating prisons. He delivered the cars last week, but may have learned about prisons following a 1993 conviction for grand theft.

Public records from police and state and federal courts in California show that Michael Anthony Hilton, using that name and more than a dozen aliases over several years, is cited in multiple criminal, civil and bankruptcy cases, and was sentenced in 1993 to two years in state prison in California.

Hilton pleaded guilty in March 1993 to 14 felonies, including 10 counts of grand theft, one count of attempted grand theft and three counts of diversion of construction funds, according to Orange County court records. He was sentenced to two years in prison, but it is unclear how much time he served.

Court records in that case list his real name as Michael Hilton, but they also include the aliases Midrag Ilia Dokovitch, Midrag Ilia Dokovich and Michael Miodrag.

Hilton, who speaks heavily accented English, has told reporters that he is a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Montenegro, a country bordering Serbia, and once part of the former Republic of Yugoslavia.

The same aliases and other similar ones, all with slightly different spellings, show up in many other court documents citing Hilton, including a May 2003 Orange County case in which Hilton pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol.

A booking photo from the Huntington Beach Police Department from Hilton's DUI arrest on March 14, 2003, shows him heavier, beardless and with more hair than he has now.

It also shows the same facial features, including a distinct arched wrinkle over his left eye, along with three deep brow furrows, small, circular indentations in the center of his forehead and a cleft tip on the nose.

Michael Hilton and his aliases are listed as defendants in various Orange County civil cases alleging fraud and breach of warranty, including a March 2000 case where he is accused of fraud, larceny, breach of contract and false pretenses.

Court documents in that case allege that Hilton and others solicited investments of hundreds of thousands of dollars from the plaintiff for the creation of collectible Super Bowl commemorative coins.

The complaint alleges that Hilton and others falsely told the plaintiff that the money would be used for the design and manufacture of the coins, and to pay for a National Football League license to produce them.

In fact, the complaint states, no such license was ever issued by the NFL.

Court documents show that the plaintiff obtained a 2001 judgment for $200,000 against Hilton, listing his aliases of Miodrag Dokovich and Midrag Ilia Dokovich.

Hilton also declared Chapter 13 bankruptcy twice during a 15-month period.

He filed under his real name, citing the alias Miodrag A. Dokovich, in November 2002, listing a Stanton, Calif., home address and a Fountain Valley, Calif., business address tied to the Belgrade Market Liquor and Deli.

In February 2004, Hilton filed under his real name, citing the alias Miodrag Dokovich, and listing a Santa Ana, Calif., home address. He estimated his assets at less than $50,000, and listed as creditors only a credit union and his landlord.

Both bankruptcy filings appear to have been intended to delay eviction proceedings against him. Under federal bankruptcy law, tenants are generally protected from eviction while they reorganize their finances.

Anh Q.D. Nguyen, a Garden Grove attorney, said in an e-mail that he represented Hilton's landlord in an eviction case against Hilton that was filed in January 2004.

Nguyen said that Hilton "filed an eleventh-hour bankruptcy petition in which my office successfully obtained relief from the bankruptcy automatic stay, in order to reclaim possession of the rented premises."

Hilton had also been named as a defendant in July 2002 as part of separate eviction proceedings before his bankruptcy filing that year.

Hilton filed both bankruptcies without an attorney, paying less than $275 in filing fees for each. Both petitions were dismissed by the court after Hilton failed to provide necessary documentation, including a financial reorganization plan.

Chapter 13 bankruptcies generally remain on personal credit histories for seven years, and show up on standard credit checks.

When asked on Wednesday about Hilton's business dealings before his involvement with APF, company spokeswoman Becky Shay said, "That information is not going to be made available at this point."

"That's his private business. He is a man who distinguishes between private and business, between personal and corporate," she said.

Shay said she would check with Hilton for a comment about his DUI arrest, but did not provide further details.

She did not respond to an additional call made later Wednesday seeking more information about Hilton's other past legal problems.

American Police Force : HARDIN, MONTANA MARTIAL LAW ?

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This is the real deal folks. I got a email tonight sounded pretty impossible, what I'm finding is scary as hell. I will first post the news stories about this, followed by the email. This action falls in with what we have been warning about. WE NEED SOMEONE IN MONTANA TO CHECK THIS OUT.
American Police Force Appears to be DEFENSE CONTRATOR who's website was born in May 09, they Incorporated in CA about the same time but do not appear to be American at all!!!!!! http://www.americanpolicegroup.com/funny they deleted the site, click read more and watch the videos, the site is in the 2nd video. BE SURE to click the read more link at the bottom of this article to see all the updates as they come in, also the notes at the bottom.

The Logo before they deleted the American Police Force Website

American Police Force officials showed up in Mercedes SUV's that had "Hardin Police" stenciled on the vehicles. The twist, the city of Hardin doesn't have a police department.

Story Published: Sep 24, 2009 at 7:00 PM MDT

(Story Updated: Sep 25, 2009 at 11:08 AM MDT )
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BILLINGS - American Police Force officials showed up in Mercedes SUV's that had "Hardin Police" stenciled on the vehicles. The twist, the city of Hardin doesn't have a police department.
Two Rivers Authority officials say having APF patrol the streets was never part of their agenda. "I have no idea. I really don't because that's not been a part of any of the discussions we've had with any of them," said Two Rivers Authority's Al Peterson.

As it stands now the Big Horn County Sheriff's Department is contracted to patrol the city and APF has no jurisdiction. If that was changed Peterson says it would have to go through the city council.

As for the jail contract with APF, both sides are yet to agree to a deal as bondholders rejected it again on Thursday morning. "It's a complicated issue there are a lot of tax laws to work through we were hoping to get it by Tuesday night now we're hoping to get it by Friday night," said Peterson.

Officials say the contract only deals with the detention facility and a police training center. There's no mention of a homeless shelter, animal shelter, or any services for the area.

"That was never in the contract to begin with. I think it was on a wish list of what Captain Michael wanted to do here," said Peterson. American Police Force officials plan to stay in the area for the next month.

following was an email I got that alerted me to this

Subject: OUT OF TIME: CITY OF HARDIN, MT NOW BECOMING A POLICE STATE! TV Ch8 Verified

This came to me from a faithful watchman!

WE ARE OUT OF TIME! CITY OF HARDIN & SURROUNDING AREA IS NOW BECOMING A POLICE STATE!

THE SHAKING HAS BEGUN!

Dear Intercessors,

Things are moving so quickly and we are out of time! The spirit of Pharaoh has entered our land! We have found out that our little town of Hardin is the 'test town' for President Obama�s new law to privatize the police force of local communities. Last night, the city council voted to disband our sheriff�s department and to bring in a private security company to police the town.

Interestingly, earlier in the day, the mayor when asked in an interview about the privatization of our police department completely denied it and said that would not be done with out a council meeting. Then that evening, a council meeting was held in regards to that very thing. At the beginning of this month, our local prison signed an agreement with the American Police Force which is a subsidiary of a larger private security force that the U.S. used in the Iraq war and Hurricane Katrina.

Yesterday, a convoy of twelve 'blacked out' Mercedes Benz SUV�s were brought into town. They were already painted with Hardin�s colors and �Hardin Police Force� was already painted on them! Hardin�s sheriff�s department will no longer be in operation after the month of October. During October, the Sheriff�s Department is to train this new security force in all the logistics of running the town of Hardin. If you go on the American Police Force site, you might notice that the logo they use is actually a Russian logo. I (Leilani) have been told that the man who came with this new security force as the captain, has a thick Russian accent.

Earlier this month, in an interview in regards to this Hardin prison and the training center that they are planning to build, we were told that seventy five percent of the security officers that were to be trained would be �international�.

This private security force is already patrolling the town. They had several people stopped yesterday. Also, it appears that they are building some type of heavy duty gate at the entrances of our town.

In an interview, the American Police Force security has stated that they will stay here one month to assess the population and then they will make their permanent base here. They said they are scouting out thirty towns in the U.S. but that Hardin is the first. Also, President Obama has authorized and signed a bill for full government funding of the privatization of the police departments throughout the U.S. By the end of October, it is their plan to have all major cities locked down!

In an interview with one of the city council members, he stated that this new H1N1 shot which has not been tested will be mandatory and if a resident of our town refuses, they will be taken to our prison where they will be quarantined. A federal law has been passed that makes it mandatory that all health care workers have to take this new shot. If they do not, they will automatically loose their jobs.

The new federal law that is in place makes gives you four choices in regards to this new shot. One, you can voluntarily take it or you can refuse and be taken to a place to be quarantined, or as an alternative; if you refuse, you can have a chip placed in you to track you or a tracking bracelet which cannot be taken off. The state borders will be manned and locked down in the near future in regards to this mandatory shot.

I (Leilani) am also told by a reliable source that today one of the managers at a local business in Hardin was visited by this new private security force which is now the new Hardin Police Department. He is an avid hunter and they came to inform him that they had a list of all fire arms that he owned; this includes all the residents of our town, and that he would need to take his guns down to have them put a marking device on them.

Also, today, one of the main streets in Hardin was completely blocked off and they have been setting up information booths where they are passing out pamphlets with information on this new H1N1 shot.

Intercessors, I am not making up any of this information! You can go on the internet and verify most of this information from KULR 8, MSNBC or Fox news. Things have changed so quickly in the last 24 hours! Things are not and will never be the same. We are indeed going into the prophesied 'four years of captivity for America'. I (Leilani) believe we are about to enter into a time of persecution that the Church in America has never known! We must prepare! The good news is that this is also the time when the Glory of God will manifest itself in a way we have never known!

In His Service,

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�Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon you.�
Isaiah 60:1

��We must remember: how we vote is how we will be visited. In the Greek, the word for �visitation� is linked not only with the concept of overseeing but also with casting a vote. People who live in a nation with a democratic process that forms how they are governed are allowed by a holy God who rules the earth to choose their future. We, like Israel of old, can demand a king and then wake up one morning and see that those whom we have chosen have now made choices for us that are detrimental to our future�

As the word of God says in 1 Samuel 8:18, the Lord warned the people that if they chose a king who was not His choice, the following would happen: �You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you in that day.� We can always make a choice that will be detrimental to our lives in days ahead�The factor of time causes our true hearts to be seen and the consequences of our choices to manifest.�
(quote from �Redeeming the Time� by Chuck Pierce)

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Usual Suspects Attack Wicker Amendment

Usual Suspects Attack Wicker Amendment
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5152

Friday, September 25, 2009

Last week, we reported on the Wicker amendment�a NRA-backed amendment to H.R. 3288 (the FY 2010 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development appropriations bill) that would reform policies regarding the transportation of firearms on Amtrak trains. The measure was adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, September 16, by a vote of 68-30, and would allow law-abiding Amtrak passengers the ability to securely transport firearms in their checked baggage while traveling by Amtrak train. Currently, passengers who choose to travel by passenger rail in the United States cannot transport a firearm in checked baggage as they can on airlines.

Not wanting to miss any opportunity to grandstand and show off his vehemently anti-gun views, New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine (D) sent a letter to Congressional leaders asking them to oppose the Wicker amendment.

The Governor said in his letter, �I am outraged by a provision included in the Senate FY10 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development ("THUD") appropriations bill that requires Amtrak to accept passengers who carry firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage. This provision creates an unacceptable threat to the safety of New Jerseyans.� Corzine, of course, ignored the fact that American citizens safely transport firearms in checked baggage on airlines every day.

Corzine went on to say that he �will not allow the NRA to force guns to be transported or carried into places like Newark and New Brunswick Stations, the gateways to our major universities.�

�Force guns to be transported or carried� into New Jersey? That�s sensationalism at its finest. So much for the option of exercising our Second Amendment freedoms.

Another career anti-gun politician also jumped on the bandwagon to punish the law-abiding for political gain�none other than New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

We have been reporting a lot lately about Bloomberg�s anti-gun group �Mayors Against Illegal Guns� (MAIG), which has built its membership by selling itself as a group solely interested in fighting �illegal� guns. A look at its agenda, however, clearly shows that fighting criminals is not what this group is about. Instead, MAIG has focused its efforts on promoting new gun laws and regulations and on furthering its anti-gun agenda in the courts.

So it comes as no surprise that Bloomberg would also come out against the Wicker amendment. Speaking from Penn Station on September 20th, Bloomberg said, �If anyone in Congress thinks that the threat of a terrorist attack on a train has gone away, they are sadly mistaken. And the American people will blame the Senate if a terrorist attack does occur.� He went on to say, �The legislation allowing guns on Amtrak was passed because of ideological politics�not public safety.�

Bloomberg was joined by a contingent of local mayors, as well as anti-gun Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D), who concluded, �This shows that the [National Rifle Association] has too much influence over Congress.�

It appears you can add participatory politics by voting citizens to Hizzoner�s growing list of dislikes.
Friday, September 25, 2009

Last week, we reported on the Wicker amendment�a NRA-backed amendment to H.R. 3288 (the FY 2010 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development appropriations bill) that would reform policies regarding the transportation of firearms on Amtrak trains. The measure was adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, September 16, by a vote of 68-30, and would allow law-abiding Amtrak passengers the ability to securely transport firearms in their checked baggage while traveling by Amtrak train. Currently, passengers who choose to travel by passenger rail in the United States cannot transport a firearm in checked baggage as they can on airlines.

Not wanting to miss any opportunity to grandstand and show off his vehemently anti-gun views, New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine (D) sent a letter to Congressional leaders asking them to oppose the Wicker amendment.

The Governor said in his letter, �I am outraged by a provision included in the Senate FY10 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development ("THUD") appropriations bill that requires Amtrak to accept passengers who carry firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage. This provision creates an unacceptable threat to the safety of New Jerseyans.� Corzine, of course, ignored the fact that American citizens safely transport firearms in checked baggage on airlines every day.

Corzine went on to say that he �will not allow the NRA to force guns to be transported or carried into places like Newark and New Brunswick Stations, the gateways to our major universities.�

�Force guns to be transported or carried� into New Jersey? That�s sensationalism at its finest. So much for the option of exercising our Second Amendment freedoms.

Another career anti-gun politician also jumped on the bandwagon to punish the law-abiding for political gain�none other than New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

We have been reporting a lot lately about Bloomberg�s anti-gun group �Mayors Against Illegal Guns� (MAIG), which has built its membership by selling itself as a group solely interested in fighting �illegal� guns. A look at its agenda, however, clearly shows that fighting criminals is not what this group is about. Instead, MAIG has focused its efforts on promoting new gun laws and regulations and on furthering its anti-gun agenda in the courts.

So it comes as no surprise that Bloomberg would also come out against the Wicker amendment. Speaking from Penn Station on September 20th, Bloomberg said, �If anyone in Congress thinks that the threat of a terrorist attack on a train has gone away, they are sadly mistaken. And the American people will blame the Senate if a terrorist attack does occur.� He went on to say, �The legislation allowing guns on Amtrak was passed because of ideological politics�not public safety.�

Bloomberg was joined by a contingent of local mayors, as well as anti-gun Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D), who concluded, �This shows that the [National Rifle Association] has too much influence over Congress.�

It appears you can add participatory politics by voting citizens to Hizzoner�s growing list of dislikes.