You’ve all heard what comes next. The words of our freedom
loving Founding Father Patrick Henry’s famous speech are
etched into the hearts and minds of every school child.

“I know not what course others may take; but as for me,
give me liberty or give me death!”

Sounds good, doesn’t it? It sure makes a guy feel
patriotic. Heck, when I think about it, I like to fancy I’d
be right there with him, fearlessly laying my life on the
line to throw off the tyranny of the king.

Because that’s exactly what they were doing. When Patrick
Henry said those words, he wasn’t just giving a feel-good
speech at a rally on the statehouse steps. The very words
he uttered had extremely real consequences, ones that would
endanger the lives of his friends, family and loved ones.

Guys like him and the rest of the signers of the Declaration
all knew this. They knew the line they crossed couldn’t be
reversed and that it might cost them their lives.

But they did it anyway.

They did it because they looked into the future and knew if
they didn’t stake their ground that they, their kids, their
grandkids, even you and I, would lose it all.

So would we do the same? I’d like to think so. But it’s lucky
for folks like you and me that we aren’t there yet. Our
“kings” aren’t openly marching troops in the streets
enforcing their tyrannical laws.

Yet.

But that doesn’t mean that we don’t have tyranny. To borrow
a line from one of my favorite movies, we’ve simply traded
one tyrant 3 thousand miles away for thousands of tyrants
one mile away.

Here in Iowa, the leader of our own little tyrant brigade
is found in the liberal democrat senate majority leader Mike
Gronstal.

Nationally, we’ve got government gone wild with their “big
brother” mentality. Cyber monitoring. Attempts to regulate
the Internet. Automated traffic enforcement. Electronic
eavesdropping. Groping stations at airports. The list of
things we need to be “safe” in this country gets bigger and
bigger every day.

And you don’t have to go visit a big city out east or west
anymore to get treated like a criminal, either. It’s happening
right now to Iowans, folks just like you and me.

A friend of mine told me just the other day that she and her
teenage daughter had gone through a nightmare when she
refused to be treated like a criminal and let the TSA thugs
run her and her daughter through their x-ray scanners.

You probably have heard about the scanners I’m talking about.

You know, the ones that provide naked pictures of the victims
to the TSA agents working the counter? The ones that clearly
violate the fourth amendment to the Constitution, which
states “The right of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches
and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall
issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be
searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

Not only that, but a constituent of mine from Earlham, IA,
had the same experience where she was treated like a criminal
for refusing to be treated like one! Deciding to do a little
digging, I tragically found out that being groped and molested
isn’t a very uncommon thing anymore when it comes to traveling.

I decided that I will no longer stand idly by. I’m going to do
everything I can to see that these attacks on our rights are
ended.

I’m drafting legislation immediately that will outright ban
these actions that infringe upon our constitutional rights and
decency.

The bill is still in drafting, and it’s got a ways to go
before I would consider it able to be effective, but I’m here
to tell you that I’m going to be introducing the bill THIS
SESSION, and I’ll be fighting tooth and nail to get these
knuckleheads up here to pass this legislation.

Sure, some of you might think that these “safety measures”
are necessary for this day and age, but I disagree. If we have
to be treated like criminals to ensure our own safety, we’ve
lost the right to call this a free country, and I for one am
not willing to do that.

Right now, you and I have the chance to avoid what our
Founding Fathers had to sacrifice. We can still hold our
elected officials responsible because they ARE elected, and
we can still kick them out through peaceful means.

The Founding Fathers had come to a point where efforts at
diplomacy and politeness had failed. We aren’t at that
point. There are a few things we can do to take this country
back.

First, I’d like every single one of you to call or email your
elected legislators and demand that they support this good
legislation. Tell them that when this bill gets introduced that
they should co-sponsor it and do everything they can to bring it
to the floor for a clean vote. Tell them that you’ll be more
than happy to vote against them in the next election.

Next, please click here to chip in $50, $35, $20 or whatever
you can afford to my campaign. When it comes to fighting
for our rights, there’s a shortage of folks here in Des Moines
who are willing to walk the walk instead of just talking the talk.

With your generous support, I’ll be able to support fighters like
me who want to run for the state legislature. There’s a few of
them out there, believe it or not, and with the help of folks like
you we’ll be ready, willing and able to stand against the
onslaught of those who wield “chains and slavery.”

Sincerely,

State Senator Kent Sorenson
Serving Warren, Madison and SE Dallas Counties

P.S. The Founding Fathers knew that life, liberty and peace are
jeopardized when we trade them for “safety.”

Our “big brother government” has gotten out of hand. Their
assault on our liberties in the name of keeping us “safe” has
gone too far, and the TSA’s naked scanners and invasive personal
pat downs are a prime example of that.

I’m drafting a bill that I’ll introduce this year that forces
the TSA to keep their hands and eyes to themselves. Click here to
find out who your legislators are, and call or email them TODAY
and demand that they support my bill that stops this assault on
our rights.

And please chip in $50, 35, $20 or whatever you can afford to my
Senate campaign so that I can help elect fellow liberty minded
candidates to the Iowa Legislature. With your generous support,
we’ll have a united front that’s ready, willing and able to fight
back when they come after us with guns blazing.

Please join us for what will sure to be an exciting event with Congressman Ron Paul of Texas who enjoys a national reputation as the premier advocate for liberty in politics today. Dr. Paul is the leading spokesman in Washington for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies based on commodity-backed currency.

This will be a great opportunity to come and support Kent for his Senate Bid!

The Event itself will be a free will offering.

Host Committee Spots Available (includes private meeting with Congressman Paul)

Please Contact
Susan Geddes
515-202-3733

Please RSVP to sgeddes0@aol.com (sgeddes zero)

Date:         Saturday November 14th 2009

Time:        9:30am – 10:30am

Place:        Des Moines Airport Holiday Inn – 6111 Fleur Dr, Des Moines, IA