Talk:Free Congress Foundation

message: Interesting notion on privacy laws, I am wondering if the biggest beneficiaries of lax gun laws are the religious extremists, perhaps there is more than meets the eye on this notion,a paramilitary group? The FBI and BATF would be all over them with the help of the US Congress.
The Constitutional support for the citizen militia is unnecessary given that we have a comprehensive military establishment to defend the nation. 
--220.239.179.128 (talk) 16:03, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lax Gun Control Laws 

message: Is supporting privacy really unusual among conservative groups?  Certainly many don't, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it's particularly unusual: Gun-rights groups are among the bitterest opponents of any sort of national ID, and in general the libertarian-style "keep the guv'mint away from me!" sentiment is a significant wing of "conservatism". --Delirium 15:40, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Certainly in the abstract, I'd agree with you.  However in practice very few conservative groups have joined the ACLU and consumer left in making privacy a big issue, particularly after Bush's inauguration and 9/11.  And even fewer make any fuss about privacy from corporations, preferring a free-market approach. LeoO3 23:09, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Privacy 

message: Mike18xx, while I may not agree with Carl Ernst's accusation, the mention of which you wiped, I think simply wiping it is something that needs to be discussed a little.  How do you feel about restoring that section, but characterizing Ernst within it in a more NPOV way than you did in your edit comments; something like, "Carl Ernst, a scholar of Islam who has on multiple occasions accused others of Islamaphobia..."  Maybe even that is too POV against him, but perhaps we could find a way to note that an Ernst accusation of Islamaphobia is not, perhaps, as shocking as one from, say, Daniel Pipes or Bat Ye'or.  While I agree that "Criticism" sections of articles should be limited, and that critics of a person/place/thing should be notable, I'm not persuaded that including this particular accusation necessarily damages the quality of this article. LeoO3 14:03, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ernst Islamaphobia accusation 

message: I would like to begin this discussion with a bit of a preface.  I currently work with the Free Congress Foundation in conjunction with their holistic online efforts.  I am also the son of the current President and CEO.  
I do not mean to cast aspersions on the page, and I have no particular interest in changing any of the past sections regarding the foundation.  Over the past year, there have been large changes made to the structure, and direction of the Free Congress Foundation that I believe should be added to update the page and accurately reflect the progress that has been made at Free Congress Foundation
Current Status:  
-The Free Congress Foundation is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3),  It has an advocacy 501(c)(4) named Free Congress Action.
Current Leadership:
-After the passing of Paul Weyrich, former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore was elected President and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation.
-William Lind is no longer affiliated with the Free Congress Foundation in any capacity.
-The current Board of Directors members can be found here:  http://www.freecongress.org/about/board-of-directors/  They include: Congressman Ralph Hall (Chairman), Morton Blackwell (Director & Treasurer), Mr. William Batchelder, Mr. Jeffrey Coors, Ms. Nancy Epperson, and Mr. Ralph Hostetter.
Current Activities of the FCF:
-Upon being elected President, Governor Gilmore changed the focus of Free Congress Foundation to fiscal matters.  He has called for what he believes is a more responsible fiscal policy for the United States which has been titled: "Freeze. Grow. Fix."  For more information about Freeze. Grow. Fix. please reference a Politico Op/Ed authored by Governor Gilmore.
-In addition to Freeze. Grow. Fix, the Free Congress Foundation has created a Center for Transportation.  The goal of the Center for Transportation is to find potential solutions to the current transportation crisis in the United States.
- The Center for Cultural Conservatism is no longer in existence.  The Free Congress Foundation may pursue foreign policy in the future, but there is nothing at this time that can be referenced.
- At this point the broadcasting efforts (including FCF News On Demand) are not in the scope of the day to day activities of the Foundation, and are not pursued.
FreeCongress (talk) 16:51, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updates to the Free Congress Foundation