In reality, the True the Vote campaign is separate from KSP; while both were founded by Tea Party activist Catherine Engelbrecht, the two entities operate separately. “Everyone labels us as the same organization and I think they do that because it’s a political maneuver to creates the impression that the facts are other than what they actually are,” says Catherine Englebrecht, the founder of both organizations. “If we were to argue this on the facts they wouldn’t have a case.” Engelbrecht said that although she is the founder of both groups, they have acted completely apart from one another. “We’re taking a number of actions to make sure that it’s clear the groups operate independently from one another, which they always have.”

The Democratic Party has charged that True the Vote made unlawful political contributions to the Texas Republican Party by working with the party to train poll watchers and by holding candidate forums that were limited to GOP candidates. “Neither group has ever given a political campaign contribution to a political candidate or party,” said Engelbrecht.

“King Street Patriots has on occasion allowed Republican candidates and officials to come speak–which they can do as a 501(c)(4)–but True the Vote has not.” True the Vote fought the Democratic Party’s lawsuit in a counterclaim by challenging several Texas campaign finance laws related to campaign contributions and political action committees.

Democrats have reportedly been targeting Tea Party groups for harassment since their emergence in 2010. The Texas-based judge has deep, overt ties to the Democratic Party. Deitz has been labeled “legendary” by Texas Democrats. In 2009, the Travis County Democratic online newsletter wrote that, “Dietz’s knowledge of court history in Travis County runs deep, and so does his commitment to the Democratic Party.” The Tea Party group is being represented by Hiram Sasser of the Liberty Institute, who promises to appeal. Meanwhile, Democrats seem to be pleased with their effort to undermine the group. Others have come to the aid of the Tea Party groups in general in this regard:

“There’s been quite a few changes in election law since the Democratic Party filed its lawsuit,” said Hiram Sasser, an attorney with the Liberty Institute, the Plano-based nonprofit legal firm representing the King Street Patriots. “Those changes … have crystallized that many ordinances the Democratic Party is trying to enforce are unconstitutional. Obviously, the court did not agree.”

[Sasser] said Liberty Institute, on behalf of King Street Patriots, will appeal.

Chad Dunn, attorney for the Texas Democratic Party, said that the court’s ruling meant the King Street Patriots would be ordered to reveal its political activities and to pay the plaintiffs’ economic damages equal to twice the amount of the Patriots’ expenditures and contributions.

Recently, popular conservative talk radio host Mark Levin sent a letter to the Treasury Department asking for an investigation into the IRS for perceived Tea Party harassment.

Engelbrecht says the case will be appealed. “The first judgment was unfortunate, but not at all unexpected. We look forward to the opportunity to appeal.”

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Brandon Darby, Jeff Shapiro, and Dan Riehl contributed to this report.

Courtesy of the BREITBART EMPIRE

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Astroturf Fail …… Again

Posted on March 29, 2012 by johngalt

A MAJOR MEDIA MATTERS FAILURE: #
StopRush turns into #
MediaMattersStopped.
What I notice is that they keep starting
these things up, then people on the right
run with them and don’t let them change
the subject or bring things to a close. In
the old days, they could stir up a three-day
media storm and people on the right
would just sort of hunker down. Now it’s
pushback every time, and the old strategies
don’t seem to be working as well.
Key bit: “The biggest damage has been to
Media Matters, which put its reputation
for intimidating advertisers on the line, and
failed. Media Matters wasn’t defeated by
Limbaugh. Media Matters was defeated by
tens of thousands of conservatives who
recognized that this was not about
Limbaugh or what Limbaugh said.”

Posted at 10:46 am by Glenn Reynolds

H/T to the good Professor

Another example of the astroturfing Left running into the Grassroots with predictable results . You gotta love this ” New Media ” .

How will us ignorant “flyover” clingers ever be able to master this here technology ?

Just watch us and pay the price for your endless underestimation of your opponent .

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We Are All Breitbart .

Posted on March 29, 2012 by johngalt

A thoughtful look at my inspiration.

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This is why we need to video all official/citizen interactions. The “authorities ” can no longer be trusted to be honest. For too long now there has been no accountability for polititions , police , bureaucrats , teachers , judges , celebrities , media ,union management etc. As long as there are little or no repercussions to outrageous “official ” behavior there will be a need for us private citizens to be ever vigilant and expose what we see to the light of day. Film it and post it. That is what my website ( youviewed.com) is all about. Help us bring some much needed disinfectant to the sewage that passes for our present ” elite ” .

Posted on March 29, 2012 by johngalt

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Counterfeit Voting – Voter Identification Laws Protect Your Civil Liberty

Posted on March 29, 2012 by johngalt

Remember the Democrat mantra : Vote early , vote often.

Letting Freedom Ring

By Michael Loeb via Tea Party Nation

If there is anything I have learned over the years, it is that when the Federal Government says, does, or creates something, the opposite is usually true.

Here are some prime examples:

You can chart the rise and expansion of the Department of Education against the fall of test scores, and the rise of number of high school drop outs as indicators of the quality and effectiveness of education found in public schools.

You can chart the rise and expansion of the Department of Energy against the fall of our energy production and expansion of our dependence on foreign oil, regardless of what our current President might say.

The Patriot Act is a direct attack on the Bill of Rights.

The Food Safety Act puts more power into the hands of agricultural giants that have been exploring and utilizing genetically altered food where…

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