Independent American News

The Lemba people of Zimbabwe and South Africa may look like their compatriots, but they follow a very different set of customs and traditions.

The Lemba have many customs and regulations that tally with Jewish tradition.
They wear skull caps, practise circumcision, which is not a tradition for most Zimbabweans, avoid eating pork and food with animal blood, and have 12 tribes.
They slaughter animals in the same way as Jewish people, and they put the Jewish Star of David on their tombstones.

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From Ron Paul:

“Last week Congress voted to encourage participation in the 2010 census. I voted “No” on this resolution for the simple, obvious reason that the census – like so many government programs – has grown far beyond what the framers of our Constitution intended.

The invasive nature of the current census raises serious questions about how and why government will use the collected information. It also demonstrates how the federal bureaucracy consistently encourages citizens to think of themselves in terms of groups, rather than as individual Americans. The not so subtle implication is that each group, whether ethnic, religious, social, or geographic, should speak up and demand its “fair share” of federal largesse.

Article I, section 2 of the Constitution calls for an enumeration of citizens every ten years, for the purpose of apportioning congressional seats among the various states. In other words, the census should be nothing more than a headcount. It was never intended to serve as a vehicle for gathering personal information on citizens.

But our voracious federal government thrives on collecting information. In fact, to prepare for the 2010 census state employees recorded GPS coordinates for every front door in the United States so they could locate individuals with greater accuracy! Once duly located, individuals are asked detailed questions concerning their name, address, race, home ownership, and whether they periodically spend time in prison or a nursing home – just to name a few examples.

From a constitutional perspective, of course, the answer to each of these questions is: “None of your business.” But the bigger question is – why government is so intent on compiling this information in the first place?
The Census Bureau claims that collected information is not shared with any federal agency; but rather is kept under lock and key for 72 years. It also claims that no information provided to census takers can be used against you by the government.

However, these promises can and have been abused in the past. Census data has been used to locate men who had not registered for the draft. Census data also was used to find Japanese-Americans for internment camps during World War II. Furthermore, the IRS has applied census information to detect alleged tax evaders. Some local governments even have used census data to check for compliance with zoning regulations.

It is not hard to imagine that information compiled by the census could be used against people in the future, despite claims to the contrary and the best intentions of those currently in charge of the Census Bureau. The government can and does change its mind about these things, and people have a right to be skeptical about government promises.

Yet there are consequences for not submitting to the census and its intrusive questions. If the form is not mailed back in time, households will experience the “pleasure” of a visit by a government worker asking the questions in person. If the government still does not get the information it wants, it can issue a fine of up to $5000.
If the federal government really wants to increase compliance with the census, it should abide by the Constitution and limit its inquiry to one simple question: How many people live here?”

A great American leader once said, “Lead, follow, or get out of the way”. Our current batch of elected officials have failed to lead and refuse to follow our guidance therefore it is our obligation to require them to get out of the way.

The American Revolution of 2010 is underway. The current political parties are not ready nor able to take America into the 21st century. They both have failed at protecting the interests of the people and have repeatedly forced one form of bad legislation after another down the throats of the people.
I moved to Las Vegas, NV from Farmingville NY in 2005. I took my family and made a decision to make my home a better place.With that move I changed my party affiliation from that of a life long republican to the Independent American Party.

In 2006 I entered the State Senate Race and garnered 30 percent of the vote. This was the first indication to me that change was in the air, that the people of Nevada and the Nation would once again look outside of the established political machines for people that can represent them and fulfill their missions in government.

In February of 2010 the leadership of the IAP approached me to run for State Controller. While I am not a CPA, I am well educated and have extensive experience in business. Understanding business and its needs will be of great importance in the coming years as Nevada strives to remove itself from this economic turmoil.

Leadership in Carson City is necessary to guide us to success. It doesn’t happen by accident and it wont happen under the current government.

I ask you, give me the opportunity to serve the people of Nevada and to use the skills and experience I have gathered over the years to faithfully and responsibly execute the responsibilities of the State Controllers office and you wont be disappointed.

Your support and the support of those like you are imperative for the success of a grass roots campaign.

I promise to do my part, to make your voice heard and to represent you in the government of our state if you do yours.

Please help me serve the people of this state by making a donation to the campaign.

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Thank you,
Warren Markowitz
IAP Candidate for Nevada State Controller
E-mail: warren@electwarren.info
Web: http://www.electwarren.info

On March 4, 2010, Tim Fasano, Nevada’s Independent American Party candidate for the U.S. Senate, officially filed with the Secretary of State’s office for the upcoming election to unseat Harry Reid.

The staunchly conservative minded Tim Fasano has decided to run for Nevada’s highly contested Senate seat under the banner of the Independent American Party because he says, “It is time for a different direction in this country. Partisan politics has gotten the nation into the mess we are facing, and the time has come again for an independent to bring balance and common sense to the political arena and address the hard issues at hand.”

As a nearly two decade long resident of Nevada who now lives in Fernley, Tim Fasano understands the complex issues facing the state and our nation. Being a veteran, a business owner, an entrepreneur and an individual that worked in the aerospace industry, his confidence, abilities and life experiences will prove to be a benefit to the State of Nevada.

The true independent choice in the race for this senate seat, Tim Fasano has attended and spoken at several tea party events since August 2009. The self-described “American Patriot” is an ardent spokesman for and believer in the U.S. Constitution and holds to the claim that he is NOT a politician. Mr. Fasano is looking forward to opening his campaign with a speech and presentation before the Stillwater Firearms Association in Fallon, Nevada at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 7:30P.M.

Addressing the issues, both state and nationally and engaging in debate with his competitors in this U.S. Senate race are of utmost priority to Tim Fasano. Being a true conservative, Tim feels strongly that his front running Republican opponents are nothing more than “opportunistic politicians” and are claiming the mantra of “conservative” to promote their political agenda’s. On the other hand, Tim Fasano feels the Democrats, and specifically Harry Reid, have over extended their reach and actions and have overwhelmingly proven to the people of this state and the nation that they are pushing a socialist agenda. Tim believes that the people have had enough from both parties and are not willing to continue with the elitist “status quo” that is destroying the future for our children and grandchildren.

For more information on Tim Fasano and his campaign for the U.S. Senate, the public can go to his website at www.fasano2010.com. Mr. Fasano is welcoming interviews about his political platforms and candidacy. To schedule your personal interview, call Tim direct at (775) 835-8648 or (775) 737-8941 or contact Stephanie Pace, Political Director at the Las Vegas Ad Agency, Inferno Group at (702) 469-9194, whom Tim has retained to assist with strategic political advertising.

If you would like to receive updates on Tim’s campaign, contact him at fasano4us_senate@yahoo.com.

Remember: Trust your Republican and Democrat Leadership and Shut Up!

We are so excited! We have now filed a list of 44 candidates with the Secretary of State! This is at least ten more than in 2008, 2006, and 2004. In addition, we will be filing a few more candidates before the deadline next Friday, March 12th. We are well on our way to the 50 candidates we filed in 2002—the most ever. See the list of candidates at the end of this letter.

If you are interested in helping to build the Party, having the opportunity to speak the truth about what’s happening and have somebody listen…consider being a candidate. Candidates are ambassadors for the Party and for liberty. Please contact us immediately if you are willing to be a candidate.

We had a wonderful productive state convention! Our speakers Dr. Jerome Corsi and Scott Bradley were sobering, enlightening and motivating. Dr. Corsi explained the real causes of our nation’s economic devastation and what to do to survive the coming dollar collapse and chaos.

As successful as the convention was with a wonderful auction and raffle to help pay the costs, the State Convention did not quite pay for itself. We still owe some $579.00. We also need to raise $400 to help some of our candidates with their filing fees.

If you are able, please contribute $10, $20 or $25. If you send $50 or more we will send you a CD with Dr. Jerome Corsi’s speeches at the Convention. You can contribute on line at www.iapn.org or send a check addressed to Independent American Party to 186 Ryndon Unit 12, Elko Nevada 89801.

Yours for Liberty, John Wagner
State Chairman
State Chairman John Wagner 775-883-2752,
Vice Chairman Floyd Fitzgibbons 702-873-1315
Federal Candidates:

US Senate:
Tim Fasano
1414 Red Bluffs Way
Fernley, Nevada 89408
775-835-8648
fasano4us_senate@yahoo.com

Congress 1:
Jonathan Hansen
9610 Amador Ranch Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89149
702-327-0438
Jonathanh@hrnvlaw.com

Congress 2:
Russell Best
8470 Rusty B Circle
Stagecoach, Nevada 89429
775-721-9981
Best4congress@gmail.com

Congress 3:
Scott Narter
8348 Silverdale Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89113
702-385-1154
Jazzstock67@hotmail.com

Statewide Candidates:

Governor:
Floyd Fitzgibbons
8301 Fawn Brook Ct.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89149
702-873-1315
fitz111@cox.net

Lt. Governor:
Ryan Fitzgibbons
4914 Rancho Domingo CT.
North Las Vegas, NV 89031
702-274-6804
thefitzmeister@hotmail.com Email address Amended 3/2/10

Attorney General:
Joel Hansen
8990 El Campo Grande
Las Vegas, NV 89149
702-658-2289
bulldogattorney@hrnvlaw.com

Controller:
Warren Markowitz
5620 Cricket Flat Ct.
Las Vegas, NV 89131
702-518-1377
wmarkowitz@cox.net

State Senate:

Washoe Senate Dist. 4:
Merritt “Ike” Yochum
4837 E Nye Lane
Carson City, Nevada 89706
775-882-8406
merrittyochum@att.net

Capital Senate District
Cody Quirk
1268 Janas Way
Carson City, NV, 89701
cqiap@yahoo.com

Clark State Senate:

SD 8 Amended 3/5/10
Jason Reeves
9501 W. Sahara # 2261
Las Vegas, NV 89117
650-861-0603

SD 9
Tom Jones
4310 Gasparville St.
Las Vegas, NV 89129
702-839-9218
tom@electtomjones.com

SD 12
Richard O’Dell
1625 Pinwheel St.
Overton, NV 89040
702-397-6799

Clark County:

County Clerk:
Stella Abbate
1224 Chapman Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89104
sassystella@live.com

County Commission Dist. F
Jeff Durbin
7473 Glorious Sun Dr.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89178
702-202-3368
jwdurbin@cox.net

Las Vegas Township Constable: Amended correction name spelling and address 3/4/10
Lee S. Andersen
6856 Bighorn Narrows Ct.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89149
mcginnisbatman@aol.com

Searchlight Constable:
Cel Ochoa
245 Ormond St.
Searchlight, Nevada 89046

Boulder Township Constable: Amended 3/5/10
J. Michael Plott, Sr.
1407 Gloria LN
Boulder City, NV 89005
702-612-0346
mike@boulderconstable.com

Clark Assembly:

AD 2:
Jon Kamerath
9599 W. Charleston #1074
Las Vegas, Nevada 89117
702-252-8411
jrinlv@cox.net

AD 4:
Mark Andrews
5950 N. Tee Pee Lane
Las Vegas, Nevada 89149
702 358-9884
mark@markandrews.com

AD 8:
Stacey Gonzales
5445 W Reno Ave. #1210
Las Vegas, Nevada 89118
702-247-6397
wwwstace@yahoo.com

AD 13:
Leonard Foster
8744 Shady Pines Dr.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89143
702-318-1158
Leonard@leonardfoster.com

AD 15:
Stan Vaughan
2533 East Palmera Dr.
Las Vegas, 89121-4021
702-418-4687
wcfworldchesschampion@yahoo.com

AD 19:
James Rhodes
5785 Clydene Dr.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89156
702-837-3890
Jrhodes50@msn.com

AD 22:
Salli Durbin
7473 Glorious Sun Dr.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89178
702-202-3368

AD 34:
Andrew Cartright
117 Dawn Isle Dr.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89145

Multi-County Assembly:

AD 39: Douglas and Parts of Washoe
David Schumann
1669 Hyde Street
Minden, Nevada 89423
Phone: 775-267-1712
Cell: 775-220-8497
DKSCHUMANN@CHARTER.NET

AD 40: Carson & parts of Washoe
John Wagner
780 Norfolk Dr.
Carson City, Nevada 89703
775-883-2752
Johnwagner2000@charter.net

Douglas County:

Clerk-Treasurer: Amended 3/5/10
Bob Conner
2899 Hot Springs Rd.
PO Box 2161
Minden, Nevada 89423
775-721-0457
bob@rskconsulting.biz

Douglas County Commissioner Dist. 2
Sam Dupuis
4321 Kyle Drive
Wellington, Nevada 89444
Phone: 775-266-3796

Elko County:

County Clerk: Amended 3/4/10
William McKnight
665 Holiday Dr.
Spring Creek, Nevada 89815
775-753-3637

Assessor:
Michael Smith
444Bartlett Dr. Unit 6
125 Sage Way
Spring Creek, Nevada 89815
775-738-0457
Msmi3@frontiernet.net

Public Administrator:
Kay Dawn Jenkins
160 Kittridge Canyon Unit 11
3837 Statice Street
Elko, Nevada 89801
775-753-7972
kaymomof8@yahoo.com

County Commission Dist. 2 Amended 3/4/10
John Everhart
140 W. Court St.
Elko, Nevada 89801
775-340-5565
B2cu@hotmail.com

County Commission Dist. 4
Allison W. King
P.O. Box 2311, Elko, NV 89803
5244 Express Dr.
775-340-3882

Eureka:

County Clerk Treasurer:
Jackie Berg
P.O. Box 886
602 Sharrow Circle Dr.
Eureka, Nevada 89316
775-237-5768
Jberg.ecct@eurekanv.org

Humboldt County

District Attorney: Amended 3/2/10
Kevin Pasquale
PO Box 362 (7255 Reno Hwy.),
Fallon Nevada 89407
Office: 775-867-4444, cell phone 775-426-9891.
kpasquale@bdjlaw.com

Nye County

Assessor: Amended 3/2/10
David VanderBeek
PO Box 6264
Pahrump, NV 89041 (Mailing address)
930 E. Cavalry
Pahrump, NV 89048 (physical address)
Phone numbers
775-751-1646
nyeconstitutionalist@gmail.com

Washoe County:

Assessor:
Daniel Joseph
507 Casazza Dr. Suite D
Reno, NV 89502
775-825-0622
info@w3sales.net

Recorder: Amended 3/4/10
Ruth Gillings
2400 16th Street
Sparks, Nevada 89431
P.O. Box 2948, Sparks, Nevada 89432
775-359-5482

Public Administrator:
Lynn Chapman
815 Glen Vista Dr.
Sparks, Nevada 89434
775-356-0105
mommera2@aol.com

County Commission Dist. 5:
Gary Feero
8275 Chippewa
Reno, Nevada 89506
775-677-2555
garyfeero@yahoo.com

Assembly Dist. 26: Amended 3/4/10
Greg Miller 135 Taurus Circle
Reno, Nevada 89521
775-853-7230

NAME PARTY EARLY VOTES PERCENT TOTAL VOTES PERCENT
U. S. Representative District 14
John Gay REP 1,363 5.37% 3,003 5.27%
Tim Graney REP 2,685 10.59% 5,536 9.73%
Ron Paul REP 20,229 79.80% 45,947 80.76%
Gerald D. Wall REP 1,072 4.22% 2,402 4.22%

By Tony Mauro,

The U.S. Supreme Court will almost certainly extend the scope of the Second Amendment right to bear arms to limit state and federal regulation of firearms, based on oral arguments in McDonald v. City of Chicago on Tuesday.

But comments from the justices made it clear they want to do it the old-fashioned way — through the 14th Amendment’s due process clause, rather than via the same amendment’s “privileges or immunities” clause, which had been advanced as a better way to bolster a range of rights including economic rights. Several justices also indicated that, as with other individual rights, states and cities will be able to impose some regulations on firearms.

If it takes these steps, the Court will complete the constitutional sea change that began in 2008 when, in D.C. v. Heller, the Court first ruled that the awkwardly worded Second Amendment embodied an individual right to bear arms, rather than a right related to state militias. Because that ruling applied to the District of Columbia, a federal enclave, a sequel was needed to determine if the right also applied to or incorporated states and localities.

The follow-up case came in the form of a challenge, filed within hours of the Heller decision, against long-standing ordinances in Chicago and Oak Park, Ill., which, like the District of Columbia, banned handguns altogether. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled in favor of the handgun bans because the Heller decision did not yet apply to state or local laws.

In hour long arguments before a packed courtroom, the justices acted as if the incorporation question had already been answered affirmatively, and they focused instead on which clause of the Constitution should be invoked to reach the result.

Alan Gura of Gura & Possessky in Alexandria, Va., who won the Heller case in 2008, argued in Tuesday’s case on behalf of Chicago residents who wanted handguns for personal safety. But Gura faced a more hostile Court this time, because he was making the untested argument that the 14th Amendment’s guarantee that states may not abridge the “privileges or immunities” of citizenship was the best route to applying the Second Amendment to the states.

Almost immediately, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. told Gura, “it’s a heavy burden for you to carry,” because using that clause would require the Court to overturn the Slaughterhouse cases of 1873, “which have been the law for 140 years.” Gura said that precedent did not deserve to stand.

Next came Justice Antonin Scalia, who asked whether the privileges or immunities route was “easier” than invoking the traditional due process argument for incorporating the Bill of Rights to the states. When Gura answered no, Scalia exclaimed, “Then if the answer is no, why are you asking us to overrule 150, 140 years of prior law?” Unless, he said, “you are bucking for a place on some law school faculty.” Scalia also said that “What you argue is the darling of the professoriate.”

Gura said wanly, “I have left law school some time ago and this is not an attempt to return.”

Scalia persisted. “Why do you want to undertake that burden instead of just arguing substantive due process, which as much as I think it’s wrong — even I have acquiesced in it?”

Justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer seemed concerned about possible unforeseen consequences of adopting the new way of incorporating the Second Amendment. “How are federal judges supposed to carry this out?” Breyer said. “I want to see where we are going.”

Gura finally backed off, acknowledging that “we would be extremely happy if the Court reverses the lower court based on the substantive due process theory that we argued in the 7th Circuit.”

Former Solicitor General Paul Clement, now at King & Spalding, spoke next, representing the National Rifle Association on the same side as Gura. Picking up on the Court’s wariness about privileges or immunities, Clement reassured the justices that “the case for incorporating the Second Amendment through the due process clause is remarkably straightforward.”

Justice John Paul Stevens, who led the dissent in Heller, asked Clement a question that almost presumed that the Second Amendment does apply to state laws: “Why does this incorporation have to be every bit as broad as the Second Amendment itself?” Stevens seemed to be seeking a compromise approach that would apply only part of the Second Amendment to states, but it did not seem to catch on.

By the time James Feldman rose to argue on behalf of Chicago and Oak Park, his position — that the Second Amendment should not apply to states and localities — seemed to fall on deaf ears. Feldman, a Washington solo practitioner and a veteran of the solicitor general’s office, argued that the Second Amendment is different from the Bill of Rights because firearms “are designed to injure and kill.” As a result, states and localities should have more leeway than in other contexts to limit the right, Feldman said. “Our history for the last 220 years has been of reasonable state and local regulation of firearms that responds to local conditions.”

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in an almost consoling tone, asked Feldman, “Would you be happy if we incorporated [the Second Amendment] and said reasonable regulation is part of the incorporation?” Feldman did not answer directly except to assert that Chicago’s ordinance — which allows ownership of long arms but not handguns — is an example of reasonable regulation.

After the argument, Cato Institute scholar Ilya Shapiro, a supporter of the “privileges or immunities” strategy, lamented its seeming failure before a skeptical Court. “It is a shame that the Supreme Court seems to be wasting a perfect opportunity to bring constitutional law closer to the Constitution,” Shapiro wrote on Cato’s Web site. “It is an even greater shame that it is wasting this chance to use guns to protect liberty.”

Tony Mauro can be contacted at tmauro@alm.com.