[IMAGE]  GOPUSA.com Eagle - May 31, 2001 Inside this issue...   Republican Study Committee Update Linda Chavez... Reparations for Slavery are Not the Answer Austin Bay... A New Hope for Sub-Saharan Africa Frank Williams... Leadership Quotes Letters from the E-Mail Bag  -- For conservative news, information, and commentary... subscribe  to The Eagle today!   [IMAGE]  [IMAGE]REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMITTEE UPDATE   Bush Tax Cut Details   Want to know the details of the Bush Tax Cut as it came out of conference?  The Republican Study Committee has put together two documents which give you everything you need to know. These reports can be found at the GOPUSA.com web site at the following links:   Tax Relief Conference Report - Summary of Major Provisions --> http://gopusa.com/archives/taxbill_cr1.pdf    Tax Relief Conference Report - Major Tax Code Changes --> http://gopusa.com/archives/taxbill_cr2.pdf    Conservative Activity in the House   The following are just some of the legislative efforts that RSC Members are making in the House:    --Rep. Patrick Toomey (R-PA), RSC Chairman John Shadegg (R-AZ), and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) sent a letter to President Bush outlining conservative priorities for the tax-cut reconciliation conference report. To read the letter, click here:   http://www.house.gov/burton/RSC/word/Toomey.doc    --RSC Chairman John Shadegg gathered signatures for a joint letter to Chairman Ralph Regula of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, expressing opposition to any increase in the appropriations for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). To read the letter, click here:   http://www.house.gov/burton/RSC/word/Shadegg.doc    --Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA) introduced the "Dollars to the Classroom Act" to require that 95% of federal funds for 31 elementary and secondary education programs be used directly in classrooms to improve learning. To read talking points about the legislation, click here:   http://www.house.gov/burton/RSC/word/Pitts.doc    Read the complete RSC Update at http://gopusa.com/rsc    [IMAGE]  [IMAGE]REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY ARE NOT THE ANSWER  By Linda Chavez   If it were possible to wipe out the legacy of slavery by writing a big, fat check, I'd be all for it. Who wouldn't be in favor of a simple solution to the problems that plague much of the African American community in America today -- especially since all of us are affected, not just blacks? Imagine, a one-time payment that would solve family breakdown, poverty and homicide among young, black males. But there are no easy solutions, and the payment of reparations to the descendants of slaves certainly isn't the answer. It's just more of the same liberal cure-all: Let government redistribute money from one group to try to solve the problems of another.   The reparations movement got a big boost this week when one of America's most distinguished newspapers, the Philadelphia Inquirer, endorsed the concept in an editorial. But the real impetus behind the reparations campaign is the grievance industry -- that group of professional guilt-mongers who hope to enrich themselves by claiming to represent the downtrodden.   Read the complete article at http://gopusa.com/lindachavez    [IMAGE]  [IMAGE]A NEW HOPE FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA  By Austin Bay   I plead guilty to harboring hope.   I hope Secretary of State Colin Powell's recent trip to sub-Saharan Africa marks the end of Washington's era of "symbolic politics" in the troubled region.   I hope for a new era of "African realpolitik" that directs aid to developing the human resources, political mechanisms and local infrastructure necessary to sustain long-term economic growth and social stability.   But awareness of sub-Saharan Africa's complex demography and extensive problems tempers hope with a strong dose of plain old doubt.   Read the complete article at http://gopusa.com/austinbay    [IMAGE]  LEADERSHIP QUOTES  By Frank Williams  Editor-In-Chief, NCRepublicans.com  Former Chairman, NC Young Republicans   "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." - Thomas Jefferson    "Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms." - Andrew Jackson    "I see that the old flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy every haul them down." - General Douglas MacArthur    "Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and the man who leads that gains the victory." - General George Patton    "To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." - George Washington   ** If you would like to subscribe to the leadership quotes list, send an e-mail to: leadershipquotes-subscribe@yahoogroups.com    [IMAGE]  [IMAGE]LETTERS FROM THE E-MAIL BAG   GOPUSA.com welcomes your opinions and feedback.  We have received numerous e-mails from folks who have commented on columns posted on the web site, news articles, and their general perspectives.    Please continue to share your thoughts and commentary by posting a message on the new GOPUSA.com Forum  or by sending us an e-mail at eagle@gopusa.com    Re: Jim Jeffords There is no reason that Republicans in the Senate have to cede committee ratio to the Democrats -- they do not have a "majority of the whole number of Senators."  That according to Senate Resolution 8. Sen. Jeffords conversion to Independent does NOT give a majority to the Democrats.  -- Mike Laurance   The departure of Jeffords is something we here in Vermont, that are in the Republican State Party (as I am) knew could happen. It is my personnel belief that Jeffords had to jump ship because we revealed the true intent of the current administration to further the gay agenda here in Vermont. Mr. Jeffords had no other option but to move to the side of the isle that has supported his office for so long. I now know that here in Vermont we will be able to protect our children from the perversion of the homosexual movement. We have started to picket the presence of Out Right Vermont (which is a radical homosexual organization) at youth rallies. We use their own documents to inform community members (both parents and law enforcement) about their objectives and the results have been glorious and to God Be The Glory. Thank you for all you do in facilitating this occurrence.  -- David Ayer   When they write a book about Republican statesmen, leave Jeffords out! That said, Pres. Bush and the VP blew it by not inviting Jeffords to the Teacher of the Year ceremony. They can say all they want to about how many members of congress they would have had to invite, since all states  had a teach, at the ceremony, but the state congressional delegation from the state the Teach or the Year came from should have been invited.  -- Bob Gregory   Fantastic:  Jeffords Leaves Republican Party  -- Mike WagnerRe: Bush Administration I am very concerned over President Bush's education agenda and policy.  Having served in the U.S. Dept. of Education from 1981-1982 as a Sr. Policy Advisor in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) and as the author of a best-selling book The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America... A Chronological Paper Trail, I would like to have input into your discussions on education. I think it is important for Americans to support constitutional principles rather than particular persons, and for that reason I am very concerned about President Bush's education agenda.  The U.S. Department of Education is an unconstitutional entity, and if our nation is to retain its freedom (economic and political) it must be abolished! Thank you for your time.  -- Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt[IMAGE]  [IMAGE]SUBSCRIBE TODAY!  LET THE EAGLE LAND ON YOUR DESKTOP   Was this e-mail forwarded to you?  Would you like to subscribe to it yourself or subscribe a friend?  If so, click on the button to the right or fill out the form below.   Name:   E-mail:    Note: If you do not receive an e-mail confirmation of your subscription after you fill out this form, please click on the "Subscribe Today!" icon and subscribe at the web site.   If you would no longer like to receive the GOPUSA.com Eagle, simply reply to this e-mail and write "unsubscribe" in the body of the e-mail message.         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