FreedomWorks

We here at FreedomWorks have a lot planned for 2010. There are some big policy battles to fight and of course the upcoming elections in November. We just wanted to send you an overview of what's happening in the battle for freedom in the months to come.

South Carolinians are tired of Senator Lindsey Graham's support for "cap and trade." For some reason Sen. Graham thinks that imposing a massive tax increase on our energy supply is a good idea. He has been partnering with left-wing senators to come up with a plan that would be devastating to our economy and would increase the cost of energy for all consumers. If you are like us, you have had enough of Sen.

On Monday February 15th over a thousand Oregonians will gather on the steps of the Capitol with a unified message, “We want less!” The passage of Measures 66 and 67 sent a strong message to business owners and taxpayers that Oregon is closed for business.

Oregon families and businesses will gather to ask the legislature and the governor to avoid the tempt

While Congress continues to evaluate the potential economic impacts of cap and trade legislation, and while many new questions have arisen about the science of climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is trying to move forward with costly new regulations to cap greenhouse gas emissions.

In the wake of last year's "endangerment finding," the EPA now has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act.

On February 27th, 2009 thousands of Americans heeded the call of CNBC's Rick Santelli and took to the streets in dozens of cities across the country to protest bailouts and wasteful spending. The American people were angered by President Bush's TARP bailout and the prospect of a mortgage bailout by the new president, Barack Obama.

This first major wave of street protests on February 27th ignited a massive, national protest movement against big government, and swept the country in a matter of weeks. Many of you participated in the original wave of protests, and some even led them.