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As you might guess, Planned Parenthood and the radical pro-abortion lobby is up in arms. This is a huge a loss in hundreds of thousands of dollars of yearly grants for their abortion industry and a major defeat in the battle to win hearts and minds as well.

Contact Susan G. Komen today and thank them for taking a stand against abortion by calling 1-877-GO-KOMEN or email News@komen.org.

Below is suggested text to cut and paste into your email:

Subject: Thank you for discontinuing funding to Planned Parenthood!

Dear Susan G. Komen for The Cure,

Thank you for your recent decision to stop any future grants to Planned Parenthood affiliates.  Along with millions of other pro-family and pro-life Americans believe, I believe in both the sanctity of life and in defeating breast cancer.  We thank you for your sound policy decision.

It’s a joy to be able to support the good work that Susan G. Komen for The Cure does now that it is freed from a negative affiliation with abortion-provider Planned Parenthood.  We urge you to continue your good work by identifying partners in the fight against breast cancer that are un-entangled with the abortion business.

Sincerely,

Mary Smith
Anywhere, USA

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By Ralph Reed

Last night’s win by Mitt Romney in the Florida GOP primary was sweeping and impressive. He won every age group, every region of the state (his biggest margins were in Miami-Dade, northeast Florida, and Tampa Bay), men as well as women, Latinos by a huge margin, Catholic voters (by 26 points over two Roman Catholic candidates), moderates, self-identified conservatives, and Tea Party voters. He did so in an electorate that was more female (49 percent), more conservative (68 percent), more pro-life (58 percent), and more evangelical (40 percent) than the Florida electorate four years ago.

This was the first closed primary of 2012, which could have been difficult terrain for a candidate whose conservative bona fides are under fire. But Romney’s 14-point victory — -without the endorsement of Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio — far exceeded McCain’s five-point margin four years ago after receiving the critical endorsement of then-governor Charlie Crist, who was the most popular politician in the state at the time.

How did Mitt do it? First, a superior team, organization, and financial resources. Money matters in politics, especially in a large state geographically with multiple media markets stretching across two time zones. Here Romney’s financial advantage took hold. He outspent Newt Gingrich by $17 million to $4 million, and that was just on television. His campaign also had a highly sophisticated program to identify and persuade absentee-ballot and early voters, who represented 40 percent of the vote. His lead is estimated to have been over 75,000 votes before the polls even opened on Tuesday.

Second, much better debate performances. Gingrich dominated the two debates leading up to South Carolina while Romney seemed defensive and off message, and the debates played a major role in Gingrich’s victory. Romney retooled, became more aggressive and less snippy, and seemed to enjoy the combat. Voters want someone who can go toe-to-toe with Obama in the fall. In this sense, the debates have had an exaggerated role in 2012 because the candidates are in effect auditioning for the right to stand on a stage with Obama and more than hold their own.

Finally, Florida played out well for Romney because of the severe mortgage crisis and sluggish tourist industry, which played to Mitt’s sweet spot on the economy and jobs. By releasing his tax returns, he was able to get past the issue of his personal finances (at least for now, though that issue will return) and focus like a laser on the economy.

Among evangelicals, Romney held his own. They were a record 40 percent of the vote, and he essentially split them with Gingrich (36 percent to Newt’s 38 percent). To win, Gingrich needed a number closer to the 44 percent of the evangelical vote he won in South Carolina. Romney’s appeal to social conservatives seems to be improving. In Iowa, he won only 14 percent; in South Carolina, he won 22 percent; and last night, he won 36 percent in Florida. The jostling over Tea Party and social-conservative voters is one of the more interesting subplots of the campaign.

There are warning signs amid the good news for the Romney campaign. Strong Tea Party supporters and self-identified “very conservative” voters continue to support other candidates. They are clearly not yet sold on Romney. As with McCain in 2008, this suggests a lagging intensity among the grassroots when the GOP nominee will need every player on the field against the Obama machine and money. Romney has some work to do.

This race has been a series of surprises, from Santorum’s amazing win in Iowa to Newt’s Lazarus-like victory in South Carolina. Last night was no exception. This race is not over. There are caucus states to come that favor more conservative candidates such as Santorum or Gingrich, and Super Tuesday shifts the terrain to the South, where there are even more conservatives and evangelicals, two groups with which Romney has struggled. But last night was a big win and an impressive comeback for Romney.

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Signed by Gary Marx

Obama “Recess” appointments Unwarranted, Unnecessary and Unconstitutional

RE: On January 4, President Obama purported to appoint three individuals to be members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) (two of whom were only nominated two weeks before and had not even completed the necessary questionnaire required by Senate) and one person to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). All of these positions require confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

ISSUE-IN-BRIEF: The Constitution allows the President to make “recess Appointments—bypassing the Senate under only one circumstance: “The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate.” But the Senate did not adjourn its session and still had officers to receive nominations from the President. Again, the Constitution is very clear on this point: “Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days.” In December the House did not consent to the Senate taking a recess.
There are three objections to what are basically illegal appointments by President Obama:

1. 1. The Senate was not in “recess” as required by the Constitution and therefore the President lacked the authority to make “recess” appointments. The President cannot require Congress to act on his priorities—the Constitution established the principle of separation of powers as an important check and balance on the federal government.

1. 2. This contempt for the Constitution by the President demonstrates a pattern of disregard for the Constitutional responsibility that accompanies the oath of office. Earlier in his administration the President decided he would not defend the Defense of Marriage Act—even though it was passed by bi-partisan majorities and signed by President Clinton in 1996. The endless use of appointing “Czars” to direct cabinet departments and thusly also circumventing the Senate confirmation process has been questioned by members of both political parties.

1. 3. If President Obama would disregard the Constitution’s “advise and consent” clause as he sees fit prior to an election—imagine what he would do if he happened to be re-elected and would not face the voters again. By making these illegal “recess” appointments the President is saying he can appointment any person, at any time, to any position he chooses without the advice & consent of the Senate.

The President’s ends do not justify the means. Legal challenges as well as Congressional Review of these illegal “recess” appointments are proceeding in the courts and on Capitol Hill and should continue.

For Additional Information on the President Obama’s unconstitutional recess appointments please click on the links below:

http://www.nrtw.org/en/print/4064

http://www.eagleforum.org/column/2012/jan12/12-01-25.html

http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/article/barone-obamas-1-man-rule-thumbs-nose-founders/313961

http://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/weekly-updates/a-constitutional-crisis/

http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/12/whitewash-on-illegal-appointments-wont-work/

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/282490/20120116/obama-recess-appointments-first-legal-challenge-health.htm

http://online.wsj.com/article/main_street.html

http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2012/01/manhattan-moment-expressly-illegal-appointment-violates-obamas-oath/20813

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cdw-presidents-nlrb-recess-appointments-unconstitutional-137315993.html

http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/2012/01/obamas-nlrb-guy-was-corrupt-unions-lawyer/2086391

http://www.newsmax.com/US/obama-recess-appointments-martin/2012/01/09/id/423534

http://netrightdaily.com/2012/01/former-senator-ted-kennedy-opposed-recess-appointments

http://www.grassley.senate.gov/judiciary/upload/Recess-Appointments-01-06-12-SJC-members-letter-on-OJC-input-on-recess-appointments-signed-letter.pdf

http://www.northeastteaparty.org/tea-party-web/grassley-not-buying-doj%E2%80%99s-non-recess-appointment-apologia

http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/06/dem-nlrb-recess-appointments-rushed-dont-appear-on-white-house-nominee-list

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203471004577142540864703780.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2009/2009_08_1457

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/01/05/the-white-house-is-wrong-the-senate-conducted-business-during-its-recess

http://www.franchise.org/Franchise-News-Detail.aspx?id=55701

http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2012/01/white-house-wont-say-if-justice-department-blessed-109639.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obamas-recess-appointments-are-unconstitutional/2012/01/05/gIQAnWRfdP_story.html

http://sz0071.wc.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/mail?app=mail#36

http://workplacechoice.org/2012/01/09/obama-recess-appointments-the-worst-kind-of-politics/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Workplacechoiceorg+%28WorkPlaceChoice.org%29

http://workplacechoice.org/2012/01/06/obama%E2%80%99s-nlrb-%E2%80%98recess%E2%80%99-appointees-circumvent-background-checks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Workplacechoiceorg+%28WorkPlaceChoice.org%29

http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/06/obamas-nlrb-recess-appointments-circumvent-background-checks

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=48593

http://rsc.jordan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=273759

http://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2012/1/hatch-on-president-circumventing-senate-on-national-labor-relations-board

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CONSTITUTIONAL CONSERVATISM VISIT: WWW.THEMOUNTVERNONSTATEMENT.COM

(CNN) – Conservative Christian activist Ralph Reed has called the Bible Belt home for decades, but he grew up in Miami in the 1970s, when the city was emerging as a diverse megalopolis.

Among his middle school friends were Jews, Catholics and Methodists.

Then, at age 15, Reed’s family relocated to the sleepy mountain town of Toccoa, Georgia, so his dad, a doctor, could take a better-paying job.

“It was very conservative,” says Reed, who now lives outside Atlanta. “At first – as would be true of any 15-year-old – I didn’t like it. I think it was a culture shock.”

Ultimately, the mostly evangelical residents of Toccoa shaped Reed’s faith, helping lead him to Jesus in his 20s. But in terms of his faith-based organizing, the well-known activist drew more on his experiences in hyper-diverse Miami.

“Later on in life, when I became a leader in the Christian Coalition, I had a greater appreciation [for] ethnic and religious diversification,” Reed says.

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On January 21, 2012 nearly 300 Tampa Bay residents assembled on the St. Petersburg Waterfront to celebrate the key features that make America the envy of the world.  The Liberty and Justice Rally featured local pastors, civic leaders, and activists sharing the principles and goals needed at this crucial time in our history.

Faith & Freedom Tampa bay Area Chairman, Regina Brown, addressed the new Florida voting registration laws.  Regina shared that Faith and Freedom is a Florida Registered 3rd party Organization and will be working with Florida tea parties, churches and civic organizations in their voter registration efforts.  The response was welcomed with several groups signing up that day to get started.

If you’re in Florida, be sure to “LIKE” the Florida Faith & Freedom page on Face Book to keep up with events in your area or schedule a voter registration event.