~ The Gift Outright ~

~ The Gift Outright ~

The land was ours before we were the land's.
She was our land more than a hundred years
Before we were her people. She was ours
In Massachusetts, in Virginia.
But we were England's, still colonials,
Possessing what we still were unpossessed by,
Possessed by what we now no more possessed.
Something we were withholding made us weak.
Until we found out that it was ourselves
We were withholding from our land of living,
And forthwith found salvation in surrender.
Such as we were we gave ourselves outright
(The deed of gift was many deeds of war)
To the land vaguely realizing westward,
But still unstoried, artless, unenhanced,
Such as she was, such as she would become.

~ Robert Frost; 1874-1963 ~

Report from Kingfish

It is very cold at Campo. Light snow on the ground in some places.

It has been very active at his new post, east of Smith Canyon. In the last 24 hours, they have stopped a group of 18 and another of 25.

There are a lot of Border Patrol and National Guard there. For the most part, they are friendly and supportive of Civilian Border Watchers. They even gave Kingfish a present. One also used the van to look over the fence.

I don;t want to put too many details in print, but contact him when you are there if you want more information.

As he called in this report, a man was yelling at him in Spanish.

RAMOS AND COMPEAN IN SANTA ANA TOMORROW

Media Advisory

U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher (CA-
46) http://www.house.gov/rohrabacher
December 19, 2006
Contact: Tara Setmayer
(202) 225-9274


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Rep. Rohrabacher Joins Convicted Border
Agent For Major Petition Announcement and
Support Rally To Pressure President For Pardon

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When: Thursday, December 21, 2006
1:30pm PST


Where: Old Orange County Courthouse (Front Steps)
211 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
http://www.ocparks.com/oldcourthouse/


What:Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46) in an effort to turn up
the pressure on President Bush to pardon Border
Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean will be joined by
convicted agent Jose Compean and family to
announce a petition signed by over 140,000 Americans
supporting their commutation. This event is another
attempt in a series of efforts by Rep. Rohrabacher and
other members of Congress to convince President
Bush to do the right thing and pardon these unjustly
convicted agents. Rep. Rohrabacher recently sent a
letter to the president, signed by over 50 congressmen
demanding his intervention. Mr. Compean's sister is a
constituent and resident of Huntingdon Beach, CA.


Who: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46)
Jose Compean, convicted Border Patrol Agent
Grassfire.Org
Friends of the Border Patrol
National Border Patrol Council
California Coalition for Immigration Reform



For more information, please contact Tara Setmayer at 202-225-9274.

Report from Kingfish

Report from Kingfish.

Kingfish is currently east of his prior post, by Schokey Truck Trail, Rattlesnake Canyon and Tierra Del Sol. There is heavy Patrol Presence there, as well as National Guard

The National Guardsmen are overall supportive of the Minutemen efforts, including one guy whose family are legal immigrants.

Much of the prior activity in Campo has moved East of Smith Canyon, including the Black BDU Smuggling Ring, last seen the night of the night of the rocking / shooting.

Their nick name for Kingfish is "Tienes Cajones"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2986508034730756488&q=campo+minutemen&hl=en

Emails! We get Emails!!

Friday December 1, 2006

We are thankful for our Minutemen who give up their time to protect all of us.

And do the job our government should be doing but most likely never will.

Merry Christmas to you too.

Project Coordinator MinnSir

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Hello ' I just wanted to say "God Bless you people" I thank god for you every day. Me and my kids pray for you everyday."""" God Bless America, God Bless Campo Minutemen
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