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Give the people a voice to remind the government who they work for!

Posted by Edie Mae Boudreau on March 9, 2014 at 11:00pm


I worked as a writer/magazine editor/investigative reporter, radio broadcaster/ and TV writer/editor/producer for >30 years. During those same 30 years I took evening classes to earn my education, attaining nine years of college, while also raising my five children.

Five  (Now 10 ) years ago, I created (along with a wealthy friend) the skeleton of a multi-layered political Web Mall to educate and provide FREE communication to Americans, with each member's local, state, and national political representatives, as well as their media. The home page is also the sign-up page, including their zip code; the next page would have all "POLITICAL ISSUES" with LINK titles.

A member could click on an ISSUE link, which would lead to a page with many available "ARTICLE" links about that Issue, written by professionals. After choosing and reading one or more articles to become educated on Pros and Cons of each Issue, the member could click on "LETTERS" at the bottom of each article. That would lead to a page of interactive letters that the member could choose from (and modify if desired) before adding an address and zip code or email url. The three "Send" boxes at the bottom of every letter would be "Email," "Fax", or "Both). After clicking--preferably on "Both"--the member's personal page would open with every one of their local to national politicians, their titles, addresses, phone and fax numbers, according to their zip code. The member could click on one or many of the boxes, or the box for "ALL", and FREE OF CHARGE have sent possibly thousands of their letters of demands, complaints, or requests.

Politicians all over the country would be overwhelmed every day, and they would HAVE TO BE AWARE that they work for WE THE PEOPLE! Unemployed or impoverished citizens, as well as employed or wealthy citizens, could make themselves and their desires known without cost or spending more than 1/2-hour. Being poor or too busy to become an activist would not be an excuse.

 However, http://www.itsyourissue.com/ is still a skeleton except for the Logo, the design basics and the Executive Summary, which is the link "About This Site" on the top-left of the home page. This page contains the goals, the design, and instructions on using each page for the members and for proposed Strategic Partners that we planned to send Proposals to, requesting that they join us to fund the required technical, marketing, and management talent we need to get this major undertaking online. Maintenance costs thereafter (as well as any profits) would be covered by banner ads on top of each Article and Letter (with members' zip codes correlated to each advertiser's location). Though profits are not guaranteed, partners could be rewarded financially as well as by knowing that they have helped save our Constitution and the freedoms of America.

 My partner dropped out of the project after a year (leaving any profits and costs to me), but I have continued my efforts to find one or more Strategic Partner(s) to finish this project (with free links to all other Conservative websites) and get it online. If one or more Conservative organizations or wealthy Patriots could pay the start-up costs, I could help find the writers who would share their Archives of articles, and also write the letters with their help. My share of any profits could be used to expand our efforts. If you are interested in this project, and/or possibly know others who might be interested, you can reach me at:

Edie Boudreau

edieb78@gmail.com

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Please STAND UP for the Convention of States Project! Read Article V of our Constitution!!

Posted by Edie Mae Boudreau on December 5, 2013 at 9:35pm

Hopefully, some of you already know about the recent book by Mark Levin, The Liberty Amendments: Restoring the American Republic.  Some might have watched Levin's interview on "Hannity" on Fox News. I watched, and I had that "Eureka"! moment when I realized that it might still be possible to save our Constitution and America from being swallowed by the "One World Government" intended by the UN and publicized in its book or DVD "Agenda 21." I've been a Conservative activist for more than six years, and I didn't know that true Americans might have a chance to prevent the current corrupt Washington politicians from destroying all of what has made us "the shining city on the hill."

Please read the following blog that was on Tea Party Nation.com, and if you will, go to that conservative website and look for the blog: "Mark Levin might have something here." There is a 30 min. video of Levin discussing this possibility, and we need every state to join this States' Convention to do its part to save our freedoms and prevent this Islamist or Communist takeover. The last time I checked 26 States had already joined the battle, and we only need 2/3 of the States to call for a Constitutional Convention, and 3/4 (or 40) of the States to approve of any of the proposed Amendments for them to be added to our Constitution. The Founding Fathers gave the States this power in Article V of the Constitution, and there is nothing that the Federal government can do to stop it. Some of the most important Amendments would be to:  (1) create Term Limits of two or three terms in office for every politician and judge in the country--from local townships to the Federal government (including all Supreme Courts), with no more than six months of pensions or insurance or golden parachutes (ending the reign of all career politicians); (2) a replacement of the IRS with the Flat tax or Fair tax, whichever one gives politicians the fewest politicians with the least control; (3) returning election of all Senators back to the States' control instead of Washington, DC control, to remind them that they report to the people, just as the House of Representatives do; (4) getting rid of the many corrupt alphabet Agencies and Departments, such as the EPA, the NSA, the FCC, the Federal Depts. of Education and Energy, the Clean Water agency and many more. And first on the list should be the repeal of ObamaCare and a new start on affordable health insurance that includes investigations of every party involved, as well as portable health insurance between states and jobs, Tort Reform, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and a cap on profits for all new drugs as well as current treatments.

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The solutions will not come from the Federal Government and most likely not the Courts. The solution will come from WE THE PEOPLE through our State Legislatures. Virginia is now in the R column, which I think is now number 33, and we need 38 to get the 14th, 16th, and 17th amendments revoked, thus restoring the Original Constitutional Republic; and the Federal government would be placed back under the Article I section 8 enumerated powers. 

Now, as to the importance of the removal of Obama with any candidate and to regain the Senate is as follows: The congress can be pressured to start a process of restoring the ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION by defining what the words meant and what the Founders  actually wrote. The usurpers have attacked the true meaning by changing the definitions of words and by modernizing the Constitution to serve the new demands of the Progressive movement. 

Yes, they have used the court to alter the actual meaning of the Constitution, as the Founders made clear could not be done without using the methods they created to allow adjustments--as required over the decades and centuries. The Founders wrote the Constitution in very simple straightforward language, using everyday words that all people of the times could read and understand. They then gave us the Article V amendment process so we could make changes if necessary and we have used it 17 times since the bill of rights [first ten amendments] and one of those was to revoke a previous mistaken amendment.

So, clearly the Amendment process was set in place to protect the PEOPLE and allow them to make corrections to limit the usurping of a oppressive tyrannical central government. This gave us the State convention option in the Article V method to permit the States to take action when the Congress refuses to make amendments to correct usurpation and to send them to the many States for ratifying. The States can directly make amendments and force them on the Central Federal government without debate by having 38 States [3/4] create an amendment that revokes the 14th, 16th and 17th Amendments - then present it to Congress to send out for ratification by the 38 States [3/4] - Congress cannot refuse and if they do, then the State  38 LEGISLATURES CAN RATIFY THE AMENDMENT[S] and present the ratified amendment to Congress as law of the land. The Congress and the Courts have no ability to refuse or even consider, for it is done. This option is clearly in article V and there is no prohibiting language, as the Founders intended this to be the last option before rebellion.

The Republic can be kept and we can do our duty as Franklin would have instructed. 

http://articlevprojecttorestoreliberty.com/mangus-colorado-

http://conventionsofstatesproject.com

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I am spending every available moment working to get my state of Nevada to pressure the State Legislature to join this project. Instead of talking to the choir as most of us are doing here, Google your State government website, make a list of all members of your legislature along with their phone nos., emails, and addresses and contact them personally--either by phone or by making an appointment for a personal visit. Most of the websites will have a script available for you to discuss the Convention of States and to persuade each member to talk to the others and join the project. Don't just sit and complain!! Stand up for our freedoms and those of our children and grandchildren.

 

 

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Give the People a Voice

Posted by Edie Mae Boudreau on August 8, 2013 at 5:49pm

     Though I have been a registered Republican for >50 years, their Party's inaction over the past eight years has forced me to become a Constitutional Conservative, and I am blogging on several Conservative websites as well as trying to make an e-commerce site financially viable. I worked as a writer, et al, in every one of the communication mediums for >30 years to support my five children. During those same years I attended night classes to earn nine years of college. 

     Four years ago, I created (along with a wealthy friend) the skeleton of a multi-layered political web mall to educate and provide FREE communication with each member's local, state, and national political representatives, as well as their media. The home page would also be the sign-up page (with their zip code; the next page would have all "POLITICAL ISSUES" with LINK titles.

      A member could click on an ISSUE link, which would lead to a page with many available "ARTICLE" links written by professionals. After choosing and reading one or more articles to become educated on Pros and Cons of each Issue, the member could click on "LETTERS." Each article would then lead to a page of interactive letters that the member could choose from (and modify if desired) before adding an address or email URL. The three "Send" boxes at the bottom of every letter would be "Email," "Fax", or "Both). After clicking--preferably on "Both"--the member's personal page would open with every one of their politicians, titles, the addresses, phone and fax numbers, according to their zip code. The member could click on one or many of the boxes, or the box for "ALL", and FREE OF CHARGE have sent possibly thousands of their letters of demands, complaints, or requests.

      Politicians all over the country would be overwhelmed every day, and they would HAVE TO BE AWARE that they work for WE THE PEOPLE! Unemployed or impoverished citizens as well as Employed or wealthy citizens could make themselves and their desires known without cost or spending more than 1/2-hour. Being poor or too busy to become an activist would not be an excuse.

     However, www.ItsYourIssue.com is still a skeleton except for the Logo, the design basics and the Executive Summary, which is the link "About This Site" on the top-left of the home page. This page contains the goals, the design, and instructions on using each page for the members and for proposed Strategic Partners that we planned to send Proposals to, requesting that they join us to fund the required technical, marketing, and management talent we needed to get this major undertaking online. Maintenance costs thereafter (as well as any profits) would be covered by banner ads on top of each Article and Letter (with members zip codes correlated to each advertiser's location). Though profits are not guaranteed, partners could be rewarded financially as well as by knowing that they have helped save our Constitution and the freedoms of America.

     My partner dropped out of the project after a year (leaving any profits and cost to me), but I have continued my efforts to find one or more Strategic Partner(s) to finish this project (with free links to all other Conservative websites) and get it online. If one or more Conservative organization or wealthy Patriot could pay the startup costs, I could help find the writers who would share their archives of articles, and also write the letters with their help. My share of any profits could be used to expand our efforts. If you are interested in this project, and possibly know others who might be interested, my contact information can be found by on social medias and several political blogs, or you may post a comment.

Ms. Edie Boudreau

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Web Mall that educates voters re political issues & writes interactive letters to every representative & the media.

Posted by Edie Mae Boudreau on January 23, 2013 at 9:18pm

The Blog Post "ItsYourIssue.com was" created >3 yrs ago and the link "About this Site" is printed below.  It is the Executive Summary of a proposal that my partner & I were going to send to prospective partners who would help fund the needed technical, marketing, and management talent to get this major project online. It would enable every member to send FREE correspondence to their "supposed" reps. However, it is still a skeleton and I, alone, am continuing the fight to save our Constituion and America's freedoms.

The maintenance of the Web Mall would be paid for by banner ads above the articles. If you read an article, you will learn  about any political issue, then click on the "Letters" link below it. A variety of interactive letters with Title Links would open for the member to choose from and modify as desired. Then they could click on Email/FAX/Both, and when they click on "Send", their own personal page (created from their zip code) would show names, titles and contact info of every one of their politicians or media, from local to national. In about 1/2 hr, you could learn about an issue, modify a letter and add your contact info, and then click on names of one or ALL to send it to by both Fax & email without paying a dime.  If our politicians are drowned by thousands of letters every day, they would have to pay attention to the voters, and could no longer ignore us. This could stop the corruption, and possibly even start Recalls and a vote for Treason for the VIPs. Then we can clean house, vet all the politicians, and get rid of the corrupt. We could take back control, since neither the Democrats or Republicans seem to be worried enough to get their hands dirty.

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It's Your Issue

 

We help you communicate with your elected representatives.

Mission Statement

The mission of ItsYourIssue.com, a unique internet utility, is to provide a thus-far unfulfilled, easily utilized, and desperately needed communications channel between concerned citizens and their government representatives and/or the media. As people review the multitude of web sites that provide news/views about political, social, economic, and domestic/foreign policy issues, many feel an urgent need to rise up and shout "NO." Now, ItsYourIssue.com can be the no-cost vehicle for all of them to quickly and efficiently reach their representatives in order to communicate their questions, demands and complaints.

The Issues

Americans are living in a period of transition, and millions of them are uneasy about the changes they see. Worse yet, they feel frustrated and impotent because there is no easy way to communicate their concerns. The very segment of the population that should have the most influence in determining government policies--working Americans--are the people who participate the least. Few of them have time to research facts about an issue; write a cogent, well-informed letter, and learn how and where to send it. They don't have time, and they don't want to wait for their views to get to their representatives, because they want to make a difference now!

Currently, thousands of special-interest web sites and blogs focus on--and are generally well-informed about--a few specific issues. Their purpose is to influence public opinion so that people will be motivated to contact their representatives with their demands, and thus affect public policy. However, some of those web sites charge a significant amount of money to send out prepared faxes; others ask you to sign a petition which they will email; while many plead for viewers to write letters to fax or mail, or even to make telephone calls to their representatives. None of these methods are self-satisfying or very effective in achieving their goals. The result is that our representatives live in a bubble dominated by their party constituents, lobbyists and well-funded special interest groups. We, the people, are left out of the loop.

Before the creation of ItsYourIssue.com, there was no existing framework for time-strapped citizens to reach their politicians or the media. That has changed, as ItsYourIssue.com provides a free, powerful tool for all web sites to influence government policy by making it very easy for their readers to learn about the issues and then contact their representatives. Every American can deluge their representatives with their requests and/or demands, and then they can make a difference.

The Model

ItsYourIssue.com uses a unique, dynamic, multi-layered advertising model that allows its use to be free to all. The use of an open-source model (such as Wikipedia) will keep the content current with evolving events and issues, and will make this site very attractive to use for anyone concerned about government actions, bills or policies. An added attraction is that the site will make it easy, fast and efficient for citizens to communicate their concerns to their elected representatives as well as to the media. This will emphasize the messages that Americans are sending to every level of government--from national, state, and district--down to county and city.

Discrete page generation for each individual user will allow the most relevant and concise advertising targeted to the user as he moves from issue to issue and through each political level, from national to local. A separate banner or column for advertisers will appear at the top and/or bottom of each issue page and every letter page referring to each issue at every political level.

Advertising on each layer will be targeted to the users' interests, gender and geographical location; so that interest-specific advertising will follow users clear down to the city or town level. The Second Amendment issue makes a good example: Southern states' users interested in border security might see advertising from insurance companies at the national level, private security companies at the state level, lawyers at the district level, and gun shops at the county and city level. A variety of the ads could be placed on the Article pages as well. We believe that this targeted, multi-layered advertising model will be very compelling for a wide and diversified advertising base. The dynamic, diversified and actionable content will ensure a very high level of consistent traffic.

Nuts And Bolts

ItsYourIssue.com provides a forum for blogs, informational sites, news sites and special interest sites of all political persuasions to compete in the arena of ideologies. The users will be able to compare issues information between their own political philosophy and several others to determine the views that best fits his or her values.

Any web site interested in shaping public opinion or policy can provide an ItsYourIssue link button at the end of any particular article. If a reader clicks on it, the site then leads to a number of interactive letters emphasizing that belief system for the viewer to choose from, to modify, and to add personal contact information. Another link opens to each viewer's personal page of political representatives at all levels, complete with all contact information. There, they can choose to send the letter supporting their particular point of view to any number of their representatives via email and/or fax, as well as to local or national media and to themselves.

We believe that some people will go to ItsYourIssue.com for the purpose of communicating with their representatives about specific issues that have been in the news or that they are passionate about. They may want to view the status of current issues, and to compare the competing letters about these issues. The home page of ItsYourIssue.com directs a new user to register, for which a sign-up box opens in a new, secure window to insert personal information, including their email address, a password and the zip code. A user who logs in with that information is forwarded to a page with a current list of national issues' links on one side, and his own State, District, County and City links on the other side. (The local information would be automated by each user's zip code.)

If he is interested in a national issue and clicks on--say--The Second Amendment link, he would find a short definition of the Second Amendment, the current issues involving it, and any related information. By clicking on a link on that page to Articles, the user would see a choice of several articles on the issue. If he wants more information on the subject, he can read two or more articles.

A list of competing open-source letters on this issue (with title links) would be included in a side column on each Articles page. Each title, when clicked on, would open into a full-sized window. The user could then read one or (by returning to the previous list) a series of current letters written by people who wish to influence government policy in one direction or another. The letters would be event driven. Some letters would be contributed by well-known writers and commentators. Most would come from blogs, special interest sites, or political sites. The source of the letters will always be displayed to the users, so the user can better assess bias and validity. No letters will be displayed unless they can be sourced to a specific writer. The site's interactive provisions allow a user to modify a chosen letter to give it a personal touch and their contact information before it is sent to the intended targets, whether those are political representatives or media commentators.

In a box at the bottom of each letter, two link buttons are titled: Representatives and Media. When--say--the member clicks on Representatives, another window will open with all his personal National, State, District, County and City representatives listed, along with their titles, email addresses, phone and fax numbers, and mailing address. Next to the email and fax contact information would be the directive: Send by: above open boxes next to both Email and Fax, one or both of which is to be checked by the user. When he checks the Email and/or the Fax box, and then presses Enter, the letter is sent immediately.

If he also wants to send the letter to the media, he could then back up to the previous page and click on the Media button. If he would like a copy of the letter sent to his email address, a box could also be checked for that to occur. In just a few easy steps, that voter will have communicated fluently with his chosen national representatives and/or commentators and newspaper editors, and even have a copy to insert into a Political Folder of his own.

The same construction would apply to each political level of each user of the web site. After completing their national communications, the member would be encouraged to go to the next level--to their State, where one would see a whole new archived list of issues. They could respond or not, just as they did with national issues. Next they could view (and possibly respond to) their District issues, County issues and finally their City issues. At each political level, advertising relevant to that location would be inserted, just as it was at the National level.

Discussion

Because ItsYourIssue.com has an infinite number of issues to cover, we expect to attract an infinite number of users. We believe that as a result of its ease of use, we expect to be the "go-to" website for millions of working Americans that do not have the time, the knowledge of the issues, or the passion to dedicate themselves to activism. We also expect to see a good deal of cross-pollination, exposing users to a much broader array of issues and advertisers. It is unlikely that a person interested in Second Amendment rights would not be interested in Illegal Immigration issues, or even Health Care issues.

We believe that this novel concept, when implemented, will generate millions of page views a day by attracting virtually anyone who has even a passing interest in what government is doing. We are confident that this model will appeal to the broadest possible array of advertisers as well as users--national, state, district, county, and city. To our knowledge, this concept is new and innovative; and it affords investors the opportunity to make a very good return on investment by providing a service that is not available anywhere else.

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