ATTENTION: Protect your right to VOTE in South Omaha!!!!

ATTENTION: Protect your right to VOTE in South Omaha!!!!

This Wednesday, June 13 from 6-8pm at Our Lady of Guadalupe Meeting Hall (corner of 23rd and O Streets), South Omaha residents will meet with the Election Commissioner David Phipps to discuss the decision which was made to close voting polling locations in South Omaha. 

Reunión con Dave Phipps, Comisionado de la Comisión Electoral del Condado de Douglas Miércoles 13 de junio, de 6-8pm en el Salón de la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, (Esquina de las calles 23 y O).

Romney's birth certificate evokes his father's controversy

Romney's birth certificate evokes his father's controversy

Immigration Reform is being stopped by the GOP

U.S. Immigration Policy - Featured Remarks: The Economic Imperative for Immigration Reform

May 15, 2012

Cecilia Muñoz, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, gives featured remarks on the Obama Administration’s efforts to reform America’s broken immigration system and why that is an economic imperative!

To view the video click below:  http://www.hamiltonproject.org/multimedia/video/u.s._immigration_policy_-_featured_remarks_the_economic_imperative_for/

Dream To Belong by Andres Useche (in support of the DREAM Act)

Dedicated to the DREAMERS in sweet memory of Joaquin Luna.  Just hold on and never give up your DREAMs to become U.S. citizens....we have your back.

Dream To Belong by Andres Useche (in support of the DREAM Act) by Andres Useche

LYRICS:
Dream to Belong
by Andres Useche
He may be from out of town, he may be from way down south,
but he was brought here as a child and he grew up in this house

he learned while in school of a light many had seen
guiding the tired and the poor yearning to be free
beacon of light / beacon of hope
keep shining bright / unite the dreams of us all
everyone deserves to learn / every child deserves to dream
when they only want to serve /when they want a chance to give
We dream to belong
DREAMERS HOLD ON, HOLD ON
for every child who did nothing wrong
DREAMERS HOLD ON , HOLD ON
to the dream
she met a boy and fell in love
and she dreamed she could belong
until ICE raided her home
and could deport her before long
she had learned while in school
about a torch many had seen
guiding the tired and poor
yearning to be free
beacon of light / beacon of hope
keep shining bright / unite the dreams of us all
everyone deserves to learn / every child deserves to dream
when they only want to serve /when they want a chance to give
We dream to belong
DREAMERS HOLD ON, HOLD ON
for every child who did nothing wrong
DREAMERS HOLD ON, HOLD ON
to the dream
Yo, no dejo de buscar /una luz, una señal/
danos la oportunidad/de hacer el sueño realidad
We dream to belong
DREAMERS HOLD ON, HOLD ON
for every child who did nothing wrong
DREAMERS HOLD ON, HOLD ON
to the dream
Together We’ll make the dream come true
Together We’ll make the dream come true
We dream to belong
DREAMERS HOLD ON, HOLD ON
for every child who did nothing wrong
DREAMERS HOLD ON, HOLD ON
to the dream
a child who did nothing wrong
this is the place she calls home
where he lives and where she hopes
that where you love is where you belong.
--
SONG CREDITS:
Music & Lyrics by Andres Useche
Produced by Andres Useche
Band credits:
Andres Useche: Lead vocals, Piano, sequences
Oya Thomas: Backing vocals
Gyeom Lee: Lead and rhythm guitars
Tom Staunton: Bass guitar
Konstantine Pope: mixer, string arrangements, drums
Marili Andre: backing vocals
George Shaw: partial vocal recording engineer

God Bless 'em and let them go back into their unconsciousness!

Well, I have see and felt enough groundless HATE and FEAR this year that will last me a lifetime.....you have nothing to FEAR but FEAR itself.....May GOD bring enlightment and love to the FEARERS & the HATERS!

Bravo, State Senators, kudos!!!

Once again the Cream comes to the top!  Today, we as Nebraskans can be very proud of our great State Senators: Adams, Ashford, Avery, Campbell, Carlson, Christensen, Coash, Conrad, Cook, Cornett, Council, Dubas, Flood, Gloor, K. Haar, Hadley, Harms, B. Harr, Howard, Karpisek, Krist, Lathrop, Louden, McGill, Mello, Nordquist, Schumacher, Sullivan, Wallman, and Wightman who overrode Heineman's veto of LB-599.  Muchas Gracias!!!

Read more: http://journalstar.com/news/unicameral/state-can-restore-prenatal-care-to-undocumented-moms/article_ee79c7bf-d3eb-5d75-8364-11ed95f48c45.html#ixzz1sSH7GM2y

Anti-Life Heineman speaks with forked-tongue, the NEW MANIFEST DESTINY!!!!

Once again, Muchas Gracias to the Brave NE State Senators for Standing Up for all Nebraska Babies!!

Kudos to our NE State Senators that support all Nebraska Babies, including the babies that are called "Jesus": Adams, Coash, Flood, Howard, Mello, Ashford, Conrad, Gloor, Karpisek, Nordquist, Avery, Cook, Haar K., Krist, Schumacher,Campbell, Cornett, Hadley, Lathrop, Wallman, Carlson, Council Harms, Louden, Wightman, Christensen, Dubas, Harr B., McGill, Sullivan and Seiler! You all made Nebraskans Proud!!!

Bravo to you all, to have the COURAGE & WISDOM to STAND-UP against ANTI-LIFE Governor Heineman!!! 

PROLIFE means the protection of all unborn and born babies including brown U.S. citizen children that have undocumented mothers!!!!

Prenatal care bill passed

Prenatal care bill passed

Muchas Gracias to Somos Republicanos for supporting unborn Babies in NE

 Somos Republicanos call for a Pro-life statement: "We would like to see a statement from the Nebraska Right to Life and the the National Right to Life stating their role in support of LIFE and undocumented human beings via prenatal care and harsh words against the Nebraska Governor.   We saw them issue a statement that abandoned Sen. Ben Nelson and it is time for us to see them abandon Gov. Dave Heineman, too."

http://tucsoncitizen.com/arizona-hispanic-republicans/2012/04/05/what-happened-to-the-national-right-to-life/

Kudos to our NE State Senators that support all Nebraska Babies

Kudos to our NE State Senators that support all Nebraska Babies, including the babies that are called "Jesus": Adams, Coash, Flood, Howard, Mello, Ashford, Conrad, Gloor, Karpisek, Nordquist, Avery, Cook, Haar K., Krist, Schumacher,Campbell, Cornett, Hadley, Lathrop, Wallman, Carlson, Council Harms, Louden, Wightman, Christensen, Dubas, Harr B., McGill, and Sullivan! 

Bravo to you all, to have the COURAGE to stand-up against an immigrant unborn baby-hating tyrant, Governor Heineman!

LB-599 ~ Go ahead & HATE on me, HATERS!!!!!!

Anti-life Nebraska governor vows to VETO prenatal care bill, LB-599....the NE Senators who also voted against the unborn innocents are as follows: Bloomfield, Hansen, Langemeier, Pirsch, Brasch, Heidemann, Lautenbaugh, Price, Fischer, Janssen, McCoy, Schilz, Fulton, Lambert, Nelson, and Smith!

 GO Ahead & HATE on me, HATERS!!!!

                                                          signed by THE INNOCENTS

State Senators Debate Voter ID Bill Late into the Night - KPTM FOX 42: Omaha News, Sports and Weather; kptm.com |

State Senators Debate Voter ID Bill Late into the Night - KPTM FOX 42: Omaha News, Sports and Weather; kptm.com |

ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE!

Dearest Colleagues:

LB 239 is scheduled for another last ditch effort for passage. We must show up in solidarity and tell our state senators to put LB 239 to rest for good.

We must send a message that we have a Constitutional RIGHT to have open and free elections. Therefore, please meet me at the State Capitol’s information booth on the first floor on Tuesday, March 27th at 5:00 p.m. Then we to go to the gallery of the legislature and show State Senators that we are counting on them to do the right thing and kill LB 239.

I hope to see you all standing alongside of me in solidarity protecting our right to vote for our elders, family and friends!

Please do one of three things immediately:

1. Call your state senator and tell them voter ID is unnecessary, costly and makes it harder for youth, low income, seniors and citizens with disabilities to vote.

2. Come and phone bank at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Union (room to be posted) to phone bank from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday the 26th.

3. Pack the balcony and rotunda of the state capitol starting at 5:30 on Tuesday night during the filibuster. Hold your senators accountable and show them you are watching!

Investigation: Just Who Is Behind Voter ID? - www.kmtv.com

Guess who is attempting to run our State of Nebraska-----yep, OUTSIDERS called "ALEC" that belong to a "secret national society made of powerful corporations and billionaire conservatives" and Senator Charlie Janssen from Fremont is helping them! WHY?

Who is ALEC?  ALEC calls itself a "Non-partisan membership association for conservative lawmakers who share a common belief".   What is their "COMMON BELIEF"?  

What about ALEC's connections to Arizona's anti-immigrant state senators and Arizona's private prisions that make billion and billions of dollars off U.S. taxpayers for warehousing immgrants.

FIRST, ALEC came for the immigrants and now they are targeting U.S. citizens that are poor, disabled, senior citizens, young voters and minority voters!


Investigation: Just Who Is Behind Voter ID? - www.kmtv.com

MALDEF's statement on Fremont case.

Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel, stated, “The threat to our nation's constitutional plan emanates as much from localities that arrogate the authority to regulate immigration as from the half-dozen states, beginning with Arizona, whose governors have sought to defy the Constitution. Today, the district court corrected Fremont's unconstitutional attempt to drive immigrants out of its city, and we welcome the decision.”

ACTION ALERT: “Anybody But Mitt Romney” Protest! ACTION ALERT: “Anybody But Mitt Romney” Protest!

ACTION ALERT: “Anybody But Mitt Romney” Protest!

When: February 22, 2012
Where: Mesa Arts Center
One East Main Street,
Mesa, AZ 85201
Time: 4:30 pm
Why: 2012 Presidential GOP Candidate stated he would veto the DREAM
Act if President; therefore, Latinos are promising to veto Mitt
Romney at the polls. 

The National Tequila Party Movement (a female led political movement that encourages Latina/os to vote and be a voice for the voiceless undocumented) is a strong supporters of the DREAM Act. 

What is the DREAM Act?

The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act was first introduced in 2001 by Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah and it had broad bipartisan support. The DREAM Act legislation would encourage a younger group of people that would maintain our labor market needs, as well as help increase the small business ownership that immigrants often bring to our economy. Because higher education is a prerequisite, this group would support themselves in the labor market and avoid a growing dependence on government. We support measures that promote individual responsibility, not government entitlements.

Tax burdens will be shared with the people affected by the DREAM Act, and revenues would increase the tax base for state, federal, and local governments. According to the US Department of Commerce / Economics and Statistics Administration of the US Census Bureau, earnings increase with educational level ‒ and taxes increase when earnings increase. For instance, a single person who graduates with a Bachelor’s degree should make an average annual salary of $60,000.00 which is taxed at approximately $11,194.00 every year (2009 IRS Tax Rate Schedule).

We need stories from real Nebraskans on how they would be affected by Voter ID for the filibuster.

We need stories from real Nebraskans on how they would be affected by Voter ID for the filibuster.

If you could post this google document to all of your facebook pages, twitter feeds, and disseminate via your list servs that would be great:

https://docs.google.com/a/nereform.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dC1KT2l4T0NGWXFPWEFaR1NYUW12Z3c6MQ#gid=0

Judge Rules Against Neb. City's Immigration Plan - ABC News

Judge Rules Against Neb. City's Immigration Plan - ABC News

Group Questions Kobach's Work Hours

Kansans Count plans to make an open records request for Secretary of State Kris Kobach's time sheets, calendars, schedules and phone records.

http://www.wibw.com/politics/headlines/Group_Questions_Kobachs_Work_TIme_139338498.html

Please Support Larry Bradley for Regent!!!

MITT ROMNEY – A Convenient Mexican

While recently being interviewed by Univision, Romney stated that he would like to spread the notion around Florida before the GOP primary election that his father was from Mexico, thus he is Mexican. Really Romney, so NOW you have transformed yourself into the Convenient Mexican. In our books you are just a plain old Opportunist. Romney, do you even visit your Mexican relatives that live in Mexico?

It is highly hypocritical that Romney has forgotten the kindness of the Mexican people who gave sanctuary to his Grandfather and his many wives, when they fled the United States due to religious persecution. And now Romney is pushing the theory of self-deportation. Mitt, where is your gratitude and compassionate for undocumented Mexicans, whose ancestors welcome your family with open arms despite of your ancestors’ religious views which were and are beyond social norms.

Romney stated, “I would love to be able to convince people of that [he is Mexican], particularly in the Florida primary,” with a chuckle, during an interview in Miami, which is a heavily Cuban-American controlled area in Florida. Due to the fact that this man has no shame when he just stated in the Iowa that he would veto the DREAM Act and is now promoting the theory of self-deporting.

Please be assured, Latina/os are tuned in to this year’s political process more than ever in the history of this country, and Mr. Romney, you will NOT get the support of the Latina/o people because you do not support what IS IMPORTANT TO US.

Newsflash to Mr. Romney and your handmaiden who is providing you cover in the Florida Cuban community, Marco Rubio, your reactionary positions on the DREAM Act, Comprehensive Immigration Reform and the self-deporting scheme truly exposes your callous disregard for our conservative Hispanic/Latina/o pro-family values.  Obviously, Mitt, your extreme nativist reactionary positions on immigration will rip apart mixed-status families, ending up punishing innocent U.S. citizens for loving a person regardless of their particular status.

Unmistakably Sir, your behavior is not reflective of an American of MEXICAN descent nor does it reflect a compassionate heart of Americans of Mexican or Latina/o descent!  Mitt, just wait and see how much love you will receive in the Midwest and Southwest states where Americans of Mexican descent and many other Americans are waiting to vote against you!

By Shirl Mora James, Lead Co-President of the National Tequila Party Movement

A Female-led political movement

ALERT: PRENATAL LB 599

ALERT: PRENATAL LB 599

In 2010, 1,600 low-income women lost access to prenatal care through Medicaid, leaving them without the critical care that would help their baby be born as healthy as possible. With your help, we can restore this coverage through LB 599.

Press Conference
When: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
12:00 pm (Gather at 11:45 am)
Where: Rotunda, Nebraska Capitol

Following the press conference, we will stop by legislators’ offices to urge them to prioritize healthy babies. Help make healthy babies a priority this session

Vigil
When: Saturday, February 11, 2012
1:00 pm
Where: Christ United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall, 45th and A Street, Lincoln

Call or write your State Senator and tell them to support LB 599 and make healthy babies a priority this session.

 Appleseed Alert

NE Tequila Party attends Bilingual Legislative Symposium

Nebraska Tequila Party members attended the Bilingual Legislative Symposium on January 20, 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska, it was an excellent event. The Symposium informed the community on the legislative process of the Nebraska Unicameral.

A special thanks to the Latino Center of the Midlands, Nebraska Appleseed, the Nebraska Latino American Commission, the Nebraska Latino Coalition and the Office of Latino/Latin American Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha for presenting the bilingual Legislative Symposium in south Omaha for the Latina/o community.

Latina-led Political Movement Urges Independent and Democratic Latinos to Vote in “Open Primaries”

Phoenix, AZ – Arizona-based National Tequila Party Movement is issuing an action alert to encourage Independent and Democratic Latinos to vote in the numerous state open primary races across the country.

National Tequila Party urges Latina/os to vote for “anyone but Romney” as he embraces xenophobia more than any other Presidential candidate when he decided to align himself with Kris Kobach who works for the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI). IRLI is the legal arm of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), recently listed as a nativist hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. FAIR is part of the John Tanton network. A retired Michigan ophthalmologist, Tanton has white nationalist beliefs and has written that to maintain American culture, “a European-American majority” is required.

Thus, let’s take our real shot for change and vote for “anyone but Romney” in the open primary states.
Beginning by voting in the next Open Primary Election next Saturday, on January 21, 2012 in South Carolina.

The Delegates numbers per state of the Open Republican Primary States are as follows:
Alabama (50)
Arizona (Semi-closed, with primaries open only to unaffiliated or unrepresented voters, except for the Libertarian primary) (57)
Arkansas (36)
Georgia (75)
Hawaii (Open primary for state, local, and congressional races; caucus system for presidential races) (20)
Idaho (32)
Indiana (46)
Massachusetts (All races’ primaries open for “un-enrolled”/unaffiliated voters only) (41)
Michigan (59)
Mississippi (37)
Missouri (53)
South Carolina (50)
Tennessee (58)
Texas (152)
Vermont (17)
Virginia (49)
Wisconsin (42)
Total delegates for our taking in these Open Republican Primaries are a total 874 and it takes 1,212 needed to win.

This means NTP shall influence who is the 2012 GOP Presidential Candidate.

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About the National Tequila Party Movement:

The National Tequila Party Movement is a female-led political movement. More females vote in Presidential elections than men strong Latina matriarchs are emerging. It is our goal to communicate to females and Latina matriarchs across the nation with regard to the need for compassion towards undocumented immigrants and the need to fix the broken immigration system. The Tequila Party is currently organizing a national tour of concerts, events, dinners and college rallies that will encourage a massive Latino Get Out The Vote and political participation. This movement is a non-partisan movement. We don’t care how people vote, we just want them to get on the early ballot system, become consistent primary and general election voters.

Kris Kobach endorses Mitt Romney, so revealing!!

By Howard Dotson

It was a very disgraceful moment when Gov. Romney stood beside Kris Kobach and accepted his endorsement. Working with FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform); Kobach was the principal author and litigator for the destructive nativist immigration legislation. We have seen this virus of hate spread throughout the nation.

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has registered FAIR as a hate group. FAIR willlingly received $ 1.2 million from Neo Nazi funders. Last year, SLPC published a paper, "When Kobach Comes to Town." It underscores the social and economic impact that this nativist legislation has had on communities in Arizona, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Gov. Romney's cozy relationship with Kobach and FAIR is very troubling. There should be a clear and strong rebuke of any GOP Presidential candidate associating with purveyors of hate and intolerance. In 2008, Senator McCain did the right thing and declined an endorsement from the controversial figure Rev. John Hagee. The time has come for Gov. Romney to do the same with Kris Kobach and FAIR.