ROCK RIVER PATRIOTS

Here is a letter from Brian Carson of Janesville to Senators Kohl and Feingold regarding Elena Kagen’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. I listened to Elena Kagan’s opening statement at her confirmation hearing today. I heard a lot of rhetoric from her about family this, and feelings that, and deference to the will of the people. Those are all fine sentiments, but they have very little bearing, in fact, they should have no bearing at all on the operation of the Supreme Court. I heard no reference by Ms. Kagen to abiding by the Constitution. Isn’t that the job of the Supreme Court, to determine if legislation and/or previously adjudicated decisions adhere to the Constitution ? The Constitution, including the Bill of Rights, is the supreme law of the land until it is properly amended, and it is the only thing that is to be upheld by the Supreme Court, or used by them in their decision making process. All other decision or policy making is to be left to the legislature, the States, or to the people. Elena Kagan has argued positions that would have outlawed Thomas Paine’s “common Sense”. In 1996, she apparently tied or equated the NRA to the KKK while debating the Clinton administration’s position…

Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds gay marriage ban Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, civil unions It is good to see that the “will of the people” is not being ignored.

Here is some news about the protesters that were outside.  Thanks to the Racine TEA Party for and others for being there speaking out. Protesters greet Obama with signs, shouts [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iXuOxR_3wI]

This is interesting. I’ve heard rumors that there was “funny business” going on at the convention from other TEA Party / Patriot Groups.  Hear the audio of Terrence Wall’s accusations for yourself. Terrence Wall Accuses Ron Johnson Of Corruption And Ballot Tampering

This video speaks for itself.  Watch in amazement! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQp8M0bkarM]

Here is more commentary from REDSTATE.com regarding our candidate forum with U.S. Senate Candidate Ron Johnson. Local Grassroots Group Vets Ron Johnson, Part 3: Believing Your Own Hype Local Grassroots Group Vets Ron Johnson, Part 4: The Patriot Act Polka

Here is some commentary from REDSTATE on our vetting session with U.S. Senate Candidate Ron Johnson. Local Grassroots Group Vets Ron Johnson, Part 1: Oops-a-Daisy! Local Grassroots Group Vets Ron Johnson, Part 2: “The Constitution Is Not an Easy Document to Read”

The Rock River Patriots will be having a meeting on Friday June 25th at 6pm at Kendall Packaging in Jefferson.  At this meeting we will hear a firsthand account of the situation on the border by Arizona Minutemen Gary Mienert. Here is a picture of Gary Mienert (on the right) with Sheriff Joe Arpaio (center). Gary Meinert’s Bio: Gary Meinert, a native of Wisconsin, lives four months a year in his log cabin with his wife, Karlyn, on Boulder Lake in Vilas County. The other eight months is spent in Green Valley, AZ which is located almost half way between Tucson and Nogales. Living only 36 miles from the border he has had the unique opportunity to view first hand, what is now called, a major crisis. For five years he has photographed and documented the illegal activities of the Mexican cartels and their drug and human trafficking. To obtain this information he travels the 1100 square miles of the beautiful, but often, inhospitable Sonoran desert, almost always off trails. He serves on the Citizens Advisory Board of the Nogales Border Patrol Station, the largest in the country. He has developed a mutual trust and respect with many officials. Those include…

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Our vetting session was written about in the latest Milwaukee Journal newspaper.  Here is the link to the story: Ron Johnson postpones tea party sessions I think it is important to comment on several issues.  We are quoted in the story as being “constitutional purists”.  That means we want the government to follow the Constitution.  The Founding Fathers witnessed government tyranny firsthand, and devised a way to prevent it from happening again.  One of the reasons our country is in the shape it is in, is because our elected officials do not know or follow the Constitution. Many people complain about massive federal government spending and debt.  What they fail to realize is that most of these agencies with these huge budgets are unconstitutional.  They are better handled at the state or local level! We are also quoted in the story stating we want more detail on issues.  That comment was in part because we had a lot more questions to ask, understanding the Johnson campaign has only a limited amount of time.  However, specific answers are important.  All too often we hear politicians speak in generalities so they are not “pinned down” on any particular issue. We understand that no…