ATTENTION PENNSYLVANIANS and freedom lovers everywhere

PennDOT has been going forward with Real ID. $20 million has already been spent implementing 11 of 17 benchmarks. Pennsylvanians who have recently gone to get their licenses renewed have been issued temporary cards while extensive background checks are conducted.

Two bills are currently pending in the PA General Assembly to block Real ID in the state. We have been gaining ground for the last 6 months, but we are still short of the 2/3 majority needed to override a veto and assure Real ID’s demise in PA.

TOMORROW (Thursday, March 13) The House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee plans public hearings on Real ID in PA. Restore The Republic, NVCCA, and our local meetup Ron Paul Revolution Pittsburgh Area Freedom Activists will be sponsoring an anti-Real ID rally and press conference at these hearings. WE THE PEOPLE must show up in huge numbers and make our opposition to Real ID clear.

For more information about Real ID, its status and PA, and this event, please watch this video that I have made:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1344134382517909492

Spread a link to this video to everyone you know. A win in PA only encourages other states to do the same.

Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 10:00 AM
William Pitt Union Ballroom (University of Pittsburgh)
3959 5th Avenue
Pittsburgh , PA 15213 (Oakland)

Peden campaign putting out fake numbers when in reality 80 per cent of District have never even heard of him

Ron Paul’s Neo-Con rival Chris Peden has resorted to putting out fake poll numbers in a crass attempt to offset the fact that Paul is trouncing him in the race for Texas’ District 14 Congressional seat.

According to Ron Paul’s congressional campaign manager Mark Elam, the Congressman holds a healthy 72% to 11% lead over Peden, up from 60% last month following the purchase of $400,000 worth of TV ads now running in the district.

In addition, District 14 polls show that 80 per cent of residents have never even heard of Peden.

Asked why Peden’s office was putting out false polls showing him 10 points ahead of Paul, Elam said, “Our Democratic opponent said the same thing last year - I think we won by 20 points. These guys are doing so poorly that they have to put out false numbers.”

I have personally overseen 4 different political surveys in district 14 in recent weeks,” writes Elam, “All 4 surveys have shown the same results: Ron Paul has a high favorable rating and high marks on his job approval. And if the election were held today, 60+ percent of the GOP voters say they would vote to reelect Ron Paul, while only 18-20% chose Peden. The remaining 20% or so say they are undecided or refuse to give an answer to these scientific and statistically accurate surveys.”

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