We the people of District 24 need a representative in Congress who will listen to the voters, commit to wise and limited use of tax dollars, and remain true to their word when they vote.

As your Congressman, I will remain committed to lowering taxes, protecting property rights, and working with Congress to help restore and protect our precious liberties and freedoms that have been threatened.

November 4th, 2008 vote for me, David Casey. Working together, we will keep America a great place to live!

News

  • Record Deficit

    The White House announced this week that the budget would be short with a $482 billion deficit in the 2009 budget year. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has been attacking President Bush for this deficit, and the media has been eating it up.

    While the President exerts pressure on Congress to pass certain bills, and include budgetary items, as required by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, we should not lose sight that the budget of our nation is fully in the hands of Congress, as dictated by the oft-forgotten Constitution (Article I, section 9, clause 7).

    Blaming the President for the Congress' reckless spending is not just disingenuous, it's an outright lie. Congress is under no legal obligation to rubber stamp the President's budget that he submits. A responsible Congress, with a solid backbone, should have the temerity to have the self-control to realize that there are limits to what can be spent.

  • Congressman Barr

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    I met with Congressman Bob Barr, candidate for President of the United States under the Libertarian ticket at a fundraiser this past week.

    I am again impressed with the humility, intelligence and wisdom this man embodies. He may not represent the "perfect" Libertarian candidate, but he represents the best choice for our nation if we're to keep this the land of the free and the home of the brave.

    For more information, please visit www.bobbarr2008.com/

  • IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776

    The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America

    When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

    We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --- That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --- That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security...

  • Paul Congress

    This morning, I was added to the candidates featured on Paul Congress, an independent group focusing on liberty-minded candidates, with the goal of having many more Congressman like Ron Paul in office.

    Check out their website and see if your local candidate(s) are featured:

  • Interview

    Here is the quick interview I did with Kurt Wallace from Wake Up America in the week before the hour-long radio appearance.

  • The 2nd Amendment is Stronger Today

    In a decision that surprised few, the Supreme Court affirmed today the right we have known we have had since 1791, but have had to defend against those that would disarm us.

    An armed citizenry is a safe citizenry, as those that would wish us harm would be wise to leave their neighbors to their own business. Disarm a populace, and any and all transgressors know the people pose no threat.

  • Our Greatest Freedoms

    Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin

    This morning, the US House voted on H.R. 6304.

    In an effort to continue the fear-mongering "they're out to get us" campaign of post-9/11 terrorism rhetoric, the Republicans and some wide-eyed Democrats decided to amended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to make sure they'll have 4 more years to tap your phone lines.

    Among the many provisions:

    Allow eavesdropping in emergencies without court approval, provided the government files required papers within a week. Presuming that any eavesdropping is not an emergency situation, the amendment "effectively shields telecommunications companies from lawsuits arising from the government's terrorism-era warrantless eavesdropping on phone and computer lines in this country."

    Long story short, for a further 4 years, the government still has a free pass to listen to any and all phone calls, read any and all emails, with the flimsiest suggestion. They have now shielded your attempts to sue the telecommunications companies for supporting this unconstitutional spying on your personal business.

    Please look and see where your current representative voted today, and place your vote on November 4th accordingly.

  • Money Train to Nowhere

    In a stunning betrayal of any financial sense, the US House voted last week 311-104 to give nearly 15 billion dollars to artificially sustain Amtrak a further 5 years.

    The veto-proof bill, according to the White House (which has threatened to attempt a veto anyway) does not hold Amtrak accountable for cost over-runs and spending. A business that has no reason to be fiscally responsible will never be.

    The question posed by Presidential candidate Bob Barr this weekend says it all:

    "Have you had enough?"

    Have we, as tax-paying citizens, on the verge of an economic crisis, had enough of our tax dollars being wasted on boosting up a failing industry that fails to make any impact on our livelihood?

    In a study released by the Cato Institute:

    "Amtrak represents just .007 percent of all daily commuter work trips and just 0.4 percent of all passengers making intercity trips."

    The argument that we need Amtrak is laughable at best. It represents no great movement of people or goods, it does not reduce congestion, it does not help the gas crisis, it simply continues to drain our pocket books. Rather than keep the train of money going out the door, we need to be a more fiscally responsible nation. Sell Amtrak to a private business, get out of the way of industry, and let what could potentially be a successful business have its chance.

  • Interview on Wake Up America

    I will be on "Wake Up America! with Kurt Wallace" on Friday, June 20th at 8am CST for an hour-long interview.

    You can hear this interview via www.breakthematrix.com. At the top of the page, there's a link you can click on at 8am on the day of the interview.

    I recommend you check out the site beyond just the interview, as it's becoming a great social networking site put together by Trevor Lyman (of the Ron Paul Money Bomb fame) for liberty-minded individuals.

    Thanks for your support!

  • Questions About Iran

    Received this email today:

    In the last few weeks, a number of prominent politicians in both the United States and Iran have begun talking about the possibility of a war. Yet many observers in the United States argue that such a war would be disastrous, and that the surest way to prevent it is through direct, unconditional negotiations between our two countries. Do you agree with the recent call from five former secretaries of state - Colin Powell, Henry Kissinger, James Baker III, Warren Christopher, and Madeline Albright - for an expanded U.S. dialogue with Iran?

    If elected, would you commit to work for direct, unconditional, and comprehensive talks between the United States and Iran?

    I would welcome a chance to hear your views on the subject of Iran, which could begin a public discussion. Would you consider scheduling a public meeting in our community to discuss these issues further? I would be happy to work around your schedule.

    I personally believe that invading Iran would be an incomparably bad mistake, especially with our forces drawn as thin as they are world-wide.

    Diplomacy with an enemy is no capitulation, and some of our greatest diplomatic minds alive are recommending we do no less than talk to them. To argue that Iran poses an immediate threat to the United States, or even Israel for that matter, is laughable at best.

    Direct talks with Iran to dissuade them from their plans to acquire or construct nuclear weapons is beneficial for everyone in the region, and threatening them with overt force is bound to do nothing but make matters worse.

    I would graciously accept any opportunity to discuss this matter publicly in the future.