Czar Act of 2009
H.R. 3226Czar Accountability and Reform (CZAR) Act of 2009This bill was introduced on July 15, 2009, by Rep. Jack Kingston (Ga).This bill will provide that appropriated funds may not be used to pay for any salaries or expenses of any task force, council, or similar office which is established by or at the direction of the President and headed by an individual who has been inappropriately appointed to such position without the advice and consent of the Senate.This bill is currently in committed. Please write your Representatives and tell them to support this bill.

Border agents to limit confiscation of laptops
The Department of Homeland Security recently announced new policies in regards to confiscation of laptops.The New revised guidelines are as follows:Border Patrol agents are not allowed to keep laptops and mobile devices for more than 5 days, unless there are extremuating circumstances.Travelers will be allowed to be present during the searches by customs, but they are not entitled to see what the agents are doing.Before this change took effect, from October 1, 2008 to August 11, 2009. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents encountered more than 221 million travelers at U.S. Ports of entry and performed about 1,000 laptop searches. Out of this n

NEW JERSEY GOVERNORS RACE
At one time, believe it or not, the State of New Jersey, was a Republican State. Today, the state is dominated by Democrats.In New Jersey, the last time a Republican won a statewide election was in 1997. That was when Christine Todd Whitman won her re-election bid as Governor. Since 1997, 49 other states have elected Republicans to state wide office.In regards to the Democrats in New Jersey. They have not re-elected a Democratic Governor in 32 years. The last Democrat Governor to be elected to a second term was Brendan Byrne in 1977.Once again history may repeat itself and New Jersey may go 33 years without re-electing its democratic governor.