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2012 Vote for Cris Ericson in Vermont!

May 25, 2012 Campaign Blog: 2012 Political Candidate Cris Ericson, USMJP: WATER QUALITY WARNING!
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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TRUST SOMEONE,
VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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10 Most Polluted Beaches in California,
Friday, May 25, 2012
"Warning! Contaminated Water
Urban Runoff/Storm Drain Water May Cause
Illness"
"Aviso! Agua Contaminada"

Why is this news item on the
United States Marijuana Party
campaign blog?

The population of the entire world,
our planet, has increased by BILLIONS
of people in just the last 50 years.

Will there be standing room only in
another 50 years from now when today's
little children are grown up?

Al Gore reported in his movie,
An Unconvenient Truth, back in 2005,
that 40% of the world's population gets
its drinking water from polar ice caps
and melting glaciers.

Well, guess what, the polar ice caps have
contintued to melt and melt,
and the glaciers are melting away,
and the situation is far worse now than
it was in 2005.

If you don't believe in "Global Warming"
then face the scientific facts of
climate change.

NASA is presenting a graphic display
of changes in
global groundwater supply in New York City,
Times Square, in a huge
electronic billboard.
(Not very environmentally aware for NASA to
use a huge
electronic billboard.)

2/3 of Vermonters get water from groundwater
supplies.

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders
helped to destroy
ground water supplies by
getting federal funding to create 5,000 miles
of snow mobile trails
in Vermont, and snow mobiles drip gas
and oil, drop by drop
into our ground, thereby contaminating
our ground water.
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is BAD
for Vermont!

2012 Vote for Cris Ericson
for United States Senator for Vermont.

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and
Governor Peter Shumlin have
done nothing to stop the 30,000 motor boats
on Lake Champlain
which drip drops of oil and gas,
polluting the drinking water of
1/3 of Vermonters.

One-third of Vermonters draw their drinking
water from Lake Champlain
while simultaneously the motor boats are
dripping drops of oil
and gas into the lake which pollute it with lead.

You don't want your child contaminated with
lead poisoning.

One-third of Vermonters are drawing their
drinking water from
Lake Champlain while simultaneously dozens
and dozens of
sewage treatment plants are dumping treated
sewage water into
the lake.

This serious and willfull and intentional
polluting of the peoples'
drinking water in Vermont has to stop!

There is no other drinking water reservoir in
the U.S.A. that
allows motor boats and treated sewage.

Peter Shumlin and Bernie Sanders are rich
and wealthy
men who drink bottled water,
and they are intentionally
polluting the drinking water that low income
and poor Vermonters
depend on.

Help Cris Ericson to Occupy Elected Office
in Vermont!

2012 vote for political candidate
Cris Ericson twice,
for Governor of Vermont
and for United States Senator for Vermont.

Cris Ericson is the most environmentally
aware political candidate 2012 with the
most foresight.

Track the Global Water Challenge with NASA:
http://climate.nasa.gov/news/?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=710

NASA Satellite data helps to track water
resources worldwide providing
data on the depletion of groundwater
around the world using GRACE
observations.

Save Lake Champlain and demand that
treated sewage water be
re-routed to factory and industrial use
, and demand that motor boats
be out-lawed on Lake Champlain.

Cris Ericson is the only 2012 political
candidate with the foresight to demand
that Lake Champlain water be treated like
all other drinking water
reservoirs because the world population
will increase by billions of
more people in your children and
grandchildren's life time.

2012 Vote for Cris Ericson in Vermont.

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May 14th filing date for candidates in VT changed to May 29th, 2012
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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May 14, 2012

The Vermont Secretary of State's website
http://www.sec.state.vt.us explains that they
changed the filing date for candidates
from today, May 14, 2012,
to
May 29, 2012.
Cris Ericson will have to wait
another two weeks to
officially declare her candidacy!

May 29th was
President John F. Kennedy's birthday!

In the meantime, Cris Ericson has
been researching her family history to
find the Native American Indian line,
and in doing so,
opened boxes in the back of the closet that have
been sitting there for years.

Cris is sharing some information because
news about President
Barack Obama back in February 2012
explained his interest in Black
American History.

Some of Cris's great-great-
great grandfathers were Negro Slave owners.
Ooops! What a thing for a political candidate
to admit!

Pre-Civil War - Politics is Raging!
PUZZLE PIECES OF BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY,
scroll through documents to Bills of Sale of negro slaves.

This PRE-CIVIL WAR photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22650076@N04/
is uploaded
to give Black Americans searching their
family history back to Shelby County, Kentucky
some information that may fit into the jigsaw puzzles
of their own family history and forced immigration.

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VOTE COUNT AUGUST 5, 1861
(hard to read, try to read it yourself)

PRE-CIVIL WAR photostream
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We Josiah Harding Magruder and J F Frazier
(hard to read)
Joseph Whl Gowland Sheriff (hard to read)
and Richard
Whitaker Clerk of an Election held on the
5th day of August 1861 at the
Court House in Shelbyville for State Treasurer,
State Senators
and Members
of the Legislature do Certify that at the
Close of the Polls the vote taken
Stood as follows Forthwith (hard to read.)
For James H Garrard________________ State Treasurer 326 votes
" Walter Whitaker _______________________________ 310 votes
" D P Str--- (hard to read) ________________State Senator_66 votes
" J---B Corkran _________________________________328 votes
" Joseph P T________________________State Legislature 69 votes
Given under our hands by this 5th day of August 1861
(signatures hard to read)
H Frazier__________Judge
J.H. Magruder______Judge
WD Bowland_____Sheriff
R.T Whitaker_____Clerk
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"Meet" ten negro slaves
Jim, Lucy, Harriet, Gringo,
Kizziah, Hannah, Charlotte,
Mary, Tom, John on the Hemp Lawn
Farm on the Benson Pike in Shelbyville,
Kentucky, pre-Civil War;
and also "meet" nine more
named in the James Haddock Smith
Last Will & Testament 1804.

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one boy Jim, negro John
Letter:
Esq. Magrudrer:
Sir
I wish to know of you
upon what terms I can get my boy Jim, back.
We will have use for him next year
to work in the factory. I had expected to
be able to raise the money and redeem him
by new years day from my claims against
my fathers estate, but the Court has ordered
that the money may be retained in the hands
of the purchasers until the --- terms of
the Court, I have besides 3 or 4 ---and dollars
of common claims, one prefered delt ----
to about $350. if I could redeem Jim by the
assignment of some of these claims I would
be very glad and consider my self much
favored; I shall in all probability be impaired
considerablly by the transaction with you. I
---- Jim has been with you 18 or 20 months
---- according to the arrangement of my father
with you he has been working for $30 a year
my Father was to give me the labor of a negro
man, John, for the use of him to mortgage
to you. But there being no writings to show
the agreement of course I could not avail my-
self of it; Jim you know is worth 75 or
$80 a year, and from the fact that I will
be loser by the operation at fair hire
for Jim it can not be expected that I will
willingly submit to a loss upon bothe hands.
I am however in your hands to a great
extent and I wish you to drop me a few
lines at. Neels (hard to read) between this
and next saturday
(continued)...

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Bill of Sale: Negro Slave Boy named Tom.
"Know all men by these presents that I
William Mitch-----of Shelby County State of
Kentucky for and in consideration of the sum of
Five Hundred dollars in hand paid, the receipt
hereby is acknowledgment, have bargained
and sold and by these presents do bargain and
Sell unto J.H. Magruder of the County & State
aforesaid a negro boy,
named Tom aged Eleven years to have
and to hold for life
so negro Henry and I do hereby Warrant
the said boy healthy in body limb and mind
unto the so ------. (hard to read)
--- Witness whereof I have set my
hand this 10th day of November 1851
-----(hard to read)
attest W.E. Bowland
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Indenture: Negro woman Charlotte and her child Mary

"This Indenture made this the fifth day of April
eighteen hundred and thirty six between
Sanford K. Payne
of the County of Shelby and State of Kentucky
of the one part
and Josiah H. McGruder and Jacob Cardwell
of the County
and State aforesaid of the other part whereas
the said San
=ford K. Payne entertains great regard and
esteem for this Sister
Sinai Wilson and her situation in life as it respects pe
=cuniray matters is straitened and much reduced and she
stands much in need of such assistance as the said
Sanford K. Payne as her Brother can conveniently ---
=der her This Indenture therefore ---------that the
said Sanford K. Payne as well in consideration of the
premises aforesaid as also of the sum of one dollar to him
in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowleged
has granted bargained sold and assigned and
by these pre=
=sents does bargain grant sell and assign unto the said
Josiah H. McGruder and Jacob Cardwell their heirs and
assigns the following property towit fifty acres of land
one half of the dower interest ---- and to the said
tract or parcel of land on the waters of Guest creek in
the County of Shelby State of Kentucky of which John Hicks
died seized ----------, which was alloted & assigned to
Sinai Wilson the present wife of William W. Wilson
who was formerly Sinai Hicks widow -------of John Hicks
dec.d and purchased by the said Sanford K. Payne from
Silas Payne who purchased the same at a sale of
the Sheriff
of Shelby County made under by virtue of an Excecution
against the said William W. Wilson which said fifty
acres is to be laid off on the north side of said dower in=
=terest aforesaid so as to include a portion of the
big Spring
north of the Cabin on said dower interest together with
a negro woman Charlotte and her child named Mary
to have and to hold the said property for and during
the life of the said Sinai Wilson. xxxx
to the only proper use of the said Josiah H. McGruder &
Jacob Cardwell their heirs Assigns - In Trust however
and to the intent and purpose that the said Joisah H.
McGruder and Jacob Cardwell shall have and hold
said property above Conveyed to the use and benifit of
the said Sinai Wilson for her maintenance and..."

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Bill of Sale for female negro slave Harriet
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"Know all Men by These presents, that I,
John F Darvis, for and in Consideration of Five
Hundred and fifty Dollars to me in hand paid,
Four Hundred fifty of which is paid by Iannetta
Heam, and the residue of said sum-is $100.00,
by Harry E Shipman - the receipt where of
is kindly acknowledged, Here bargained and Sold,
and by These presents, doth bargain Sell & Convey
unto the said Henry E Shipman, in his own
right and in Trust for the use and benefit of
the Said Jannetta Hearn, and Her Heirs and
assigns, a Certain female slave,
named Harriet - of bright yellow Complexion
and about twenty one years of age - To Have
and to Hold Said negro Slave Harriet and
her future increase, to the Said
Henry E Shipman, in his own right = to the
Extent of the money so ____ by him as
aforesaid, and the balance in Trust for the Sole
use and benefit of the said Iannetta Hearn
her Heirs and assigns forever And the Said
Da--- for himself his Heirs Executors and doth
warrant Said Harriet
to be a Slave forever
and also against the claims
of all persons whatsever, but no further -
In Witness whereof I ___ ____ Set my
hand and Seal this the 8th day of February
1849. John ------"
(hard to read original document in the
family heirloom library of Cris Ericson
http://crisericson.com )

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Negro Slave Lucy provided clothing:
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"On or before the first Day
of January ne _ I promised
to pay Jane Eakin thirty
dollars for the lien of a
negro woman named lucy
I am to cloth the said negro
woman in the ordinary manner
of hired servants the said
woman is to have one good
summer coat and one good
winter coat one good pair
of shoes and one good pair
of stocking
witness my hand and seal this
15th Day of February 1841
Willett J _ Magruder"
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BILL OF SALE FOR SLAVES
GRINGO, KIZZIAH AND HANNA
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Bill of Sale negro slave boy named Gringo and
negro slave Kizziah and negro
slave Hannah:
"Know all men by these presents that I David F. Clarke
of the County of Shelby and State of Kentucky for
and in Consideration of a negro boy named Gringo and
the Sum of One hundred and fifty dollars paid me by
Willet Clarke have this day bargained and Sold
to the said Willett Clarke my entire Interest in and
to the following named Slaves Viz A woman named
-- Kizziah about Twenty nine years of age also
a Small Girl named Hannah Two years of age last
September Witness my hand this 1st day of
April 1851 David F. Clarke

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PUZZLE PIECES OF BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY

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These original historical documents regarding the
Bills of Sale and
letters about Slaves and Negroes
are from the
Hemp Lawn Farm
on the Benson Pike
in Shelby County, Kentucky
during the 1800's, all pre-Civil War.

In the original Cemetary, across the grassy lot or
avenue, outside the white plank fence, which was
enclosed by a flat top stone wall with an iron gated
entrance, are buried four generations of the Cardwell,
Magruder and Owens families and their friends,
and their Slaves.

Also, in the center of the graveyard was a little brick
chapel built for two graves, but inside the arched
doorway of the chapel there is only one grave
boxed over with stone slabs inscribed:

"William Cardwell, Charlottesville, Virginia,
born 1785, died 1849."
His widow preferred to
be buried elsewhere.

There are two soldiers of the War of 1812 buried
in this graveyard at Hemp Lawn Farm on the
Benson Pike in Shelby County, Kentucky:

Theodore Barry Magruder born 1795 and died 1873,
who was at Bladensburg and was wounded and
received a pension and
saw Washington, D.C. burn;
and
Josiah Harding Magruder, born 1795 and died 1873,
who refused a pension on the grounds that it should
be granted only to those who needed it.

Two Confederate soldiers are buried in this graveyard
at Hemp Lawn Farm, on the Benson Pike in
Shelby County, Kentucky:

Samuel Ritchie, who was said in family memoirs
to be too frail for warfare, contracted tuberculosis
and died in the fall of 1873;
and
Harding Magruder, 1835 - 1891, who was carried
home a living skeleton and taken to Louisville where
he surrendered to the proper officer and took the Oath
of Allegiance to the United States flag.

Bill Brown, the last of the Slaves,
lived in the two story
cabin at the end of the back yard.
Mary Elizabeth Magruder
recalls that she would
sit before his fireplace and listen to him talk, and watch
him smoke his old cob pipe.
She recalls, in the loft of
the cabin, two spinning wheels, a large one and a very
small one.
Eventually Bill passed away,
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TAXES, POLITICKS & POLK

Prince Edward Co., VA Oct. 22, 1844
Dear Sir,
I received yours of the 3rd of Aug. last, &
it ought to have been answered before this time.
it is with feelings
of deep regret that I hear of the death of my friends
& relatives, Jesse,
and Jacob Cardwell. You mention that cousin
Jacob Cardwell
shortly previous to his death requested you to
inform me that his
health was such as he could not attend as my
agent to the payment
of the taxes of my, and suggested that I should appoint
your neighbour, & my old friend & acquaintance
Mr. William Q. Martin (hard to read,
could be Morton, my agent
for that purpose ---I have full confidence in
Mr. Morton, but if you
will consent to act, as you know all about
the matter, and it would not
be of inconvenience to you, I should be glad
for you to act as my agent,
which I hope you will do if in your power, but if you cannot
act as such, with convenience, I shall take it as a favour
of you to shew my friend William Q. Morton Esq.
this letter & get him to
act for me as my agent in paying off the tax of
my 500 acres of
land lying in Washington County KY, which stands
on the land book.
as Frankfort in the name of my father Abraham Foster,
but I have a
dded for said land Recorded in Washington County KY
in 1812 from
the land being willed by father to his three sons Booker,
George
& myself, you also mention that cousin Jacob Cardwell
had
some two years past placed a tenant on my land upon
a lease for
five years --- you will please ascertain & inform me the term
of said lease, & the exact time it will expire.
Upon the subject of funds for the payment of my land tax,
I at different times furnished cousin Jacob Cardwell with
money for that purpose, and he infomred me by letter
dated
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11th of November 1840. that my friends were exhausted,
and that
he had payed off the taxes, on my land up to that time, and
had used of his own funds to the amount of three dollars &
sixty cents, and that I must send more funds, which letter
I answered under date of the 27th of February 1841 in
which
I enclosed the sum of twenty dollars and have his letter
now before me acknowleging the receipt thereof, under
date of the 18th of October 1841 with an apology for not
answering mine of the 27th of Feby. 1841, at an earlier
period,
so you will see that on the 11th of Novem 1840 I was due
him $3.60 cents (as above named), and on 27th Feby 1841 I
sent him $20. (as above named,) which after paying off the
$3.60 cents left in his hands the sum of sixteen dollars
& forty cents as so much of my funds to pay my land
tax with.
You wish to know what disposition to make of the ? (hard to read)
which are now in your hands, that cousin Jacob had for the
payment of my land tax. I think it would be well to
make out a statement of them, so as to show how
much has
been paid out of the $16.40 cents (as above named,) and
enclose them in said statement ot me, & specify what
balance will then be in your hands (after paying off
all the taxes that re due up to the time of making
out said amount or statement,) to be by you held for
the payment of future taxes, on land as aforesaid.
the people are somewhat sickly with us, but not
as I hear they are in the west ---Inform
Mr. William Q Martin (? hard to read)
that Mr. (hard to read ?) James D. Wood departs this
life on wednesday
last with dropsey of the breast, My family & our friends
in this section are in common health, hoping this may
fin you & yours, and all our relations in your section, in
the enjoyment of good health. My wife, four daughters &
their sons all join me in sending our best respects & well
wishes to you & family, and to all of our relations in your
section ---& particularly to Robert Owen sons & family,
we should
be glad to hear from you all at any time. Please to
(back of letter)
present my best respects to my old friend
W. Q. Martin (hard to read ?)
pease to answer this as early as convenient.
Accept of the well wishes of your friend
& connection.
(hard to read ?) J O Foster (hard to read ?)
ps. Politicks is the (hard to read ? ) of the
day --- a large majority of the
people of this countryis for
Polk, Dallas & Texas. & so
am I.
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Page One: Letter addressed as "Propositions for Peace"

Whereas there exists a difficulty in reconciling
differences between myself and the official members of the
Church of Shelbyville ----I in view of peace make the
following propositions with an expectation that my
answer to the document sent me by the official body
would be published I with held somethings that
I stated on the 26th November and wrote with a
mind to defend myself only ---I now announce the declata-
tion that if I have erred in any case in the matter it was
an error of the head and not of the heart, I do most solemnly
declare that I did not intend to impeach the official body
at Shelbyville, the remarks made by me were intended
alone
for the persons at Conference who I conceived were
concerned
in the reconsideration of Rickers case. I am willing to
certify and publish this to the conference ensuing and if
brethren have been injured or the Church at Shelbyville
injured by any expression I should have made, I am willing
so to explain as to disburse them ---Furthermore in regard
to the difficulty existing betwen myself and the brethren
who were concerned in the reconsideration of the
Rickers case
if those bretheren will say that they had no intentions
to injure me nor to insult me nor to affect me in that
case of his (I understood to be their design) I am willing
to take
back the harsh or hard expressions I made against them
at Conference, and whatever might be considered offence
in the documents I have since written and do hereby on the
foregoing conditions take them all back as I am alwasy
willing to meet brothers on fair and just ground and wish
in the fear of God, to do all in my power for peace sake,
moreover if my brethren who are concerned in this metting
desire as I hope they do that our difficulties should all be
settled in the most Christian manner and that we should
better
(bottom of first page)
peace and friendship as we should be, I shall expect them
on their part to take back all their hard expressions that
are found in their documents they have sent to me or to
avow
Back Page:
that they did not intend by them to insult or call me a
liar__and this I suppose will be no hard matter to do,
if they intended no harm but the good of the church and
Glory of God.
J. Samtping (spelling?)
Addressed as:
Propositions for peace by the
Rev. J. Stamping (spelling?) to the Official
Members of the Shelbyville Station
Kentucky Conference
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Cris Ericson has some nice arrowheads handed down
to her
through her family, and would like to wear some as
jewelry for
a televised candidate debate, but would like clarification
from
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders that these arrowheads
will not
be regarded as "weapons". One of them is a little
longer than
most arrowheads and may be a "spear", but it would look
really nice on a necklace.

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has not responded to
Cris Ericson's
e-mail regarding this subject.

Cris Ericson is a
DESCENDANT OF THE KITTAMAQUUNDI
TRIBAL LEADER,
Owanno,
or his brother Kittamaquund who became the tribal leader,
after he killed his own brother, Owanno.

The family history chart that Cris Ericson has,
shows that Mary Kittamaquund is
Owanno's daughter,
or her father,
Kittamagund, is Owanno's brother -
the charts and information on the internet,
show that Owanno's brother,
Kittamaquund, is her father.

Since they were brothers and both tribal leaders, the
genetic line remains similar.

Kittamaquund apparently killed Owanno in 1639.

Kittamaquund sent Mary out to live with
Governor Leonard Calvert's
sister in law,
Margaret Brent, who was a woman allowed to
litigate in Court.

Mary Kittamaquund was a Native American Indian girl,
and
given the name, Mary, when
she was baptised by Christian settlers.

Her guardian, Margaret Brent, put her into an
arranged marriage
with Margaret Brent's brother,
who was 30 years older than little Mary Kittamaquund,
who
at the time of her marriage was only
about age 10 or 11, and her father and uncle
(Owanno died 1639 and Kittamagund died 1641 )
were both deceased at the time of the marriage in 1644,
so that Margaret Brent's brother, Giles Brent, Sr.
could take control of the Tribal Territory by marrying
Native American Indian "Princess"
Mary Kittamaquund (alternative spelling: Kittamagund).

There is no source that disputes this wretched truth.

We all have thousands and thousands and thousands of
great grandparents
if we go back to the very early 1600s.
1st generation - You
2nd generation - 2 parents
3rd generation - 4 grandparents
4th generation - 8 great grandparents
5th generation - 16 great great grandparents
6th generation - 32 great great great grandparents
7th generation - 64 great great great great grandparents
8th generation - 128 great great great great great grandparents
9th generation - 256 great great great great great great grandparents
10th generation - 512 great great great great great great great grandparents
11th generation - 1024 great great great great great great great great grandparents
12th generation - 2048 great great great great great great great great great grandparents
13th generation - 4096 great great great great great great great great great great grandparents
14th generation - 8192 great great great great great great great great great great great grandparents
15th generation - 16,384 great great great great great great great great great great great great grandparents

This means that out of thousands and thousands of
chromosomes and genes and dna,
Cris Ericson has about one drop of pure
Native American Indian blood.

Richard Brent of Goucestershire, England (1573-1652) got
married in 1594 to Elizabeth Reed.

Their son, Giles Brent, Sr. (1606-1671) got married in
1644 to Mary Kittamaqund (1633-1655).

Mary Kittamagund's father died in 1639, and he was
"Uwanno" and the "Emperor" of
the Native Indian Tribe, Kittamagundi.

Giles Brent, Sr. and Mary Kittamagund had a daughter,
Katherine Brent who got married to
Richard Marsham.
Katherine died in 1713.

Other sources say that Giles and Mary Kittamaqund had
6 children, of whom four lived:
Mary - married an Englishman named John Fitzherbert,
and Giles, Richard and Katherine
(Henry and Margaret died young.)
Katherine married Richard Marsham.

Other sources state that Katherine was a daughter of
Edmond Brent and the
niece of Giles Brent, Sr.

If that were true, Cris Ericson would have no
Native American Indian bloodline,
but the majority of sources confirm that Katherine
is the daughter
of Giles Brent, Sr. and Mary Kittamaquund.

There are various spellings of Kittamaquund or
Kittamagund.
Remember, the Native
American Indians did not use our alphabet, these spellings
are based on how the
settlers decided to spell out what they heard the
Native American Indians pronouncing.


Katherine Brent and Richard Marsham's daughter,
Sarah Marsham (12)
married Basil Waring of Calvert County, Maryland
(1650-1734).

Sarah Marsham and Basil Waring had a son,
Basil Waring
(1683 born Calvert County, Maryland -1734 died
Prince George's County, Maryland)
and he married Martha Greenfield
(she died 1758 Queen Anne County).

Basil Waring and Martha Greenfield
had a daughter Martha Waring,
who married Charles Burgess
(he died in 1740).

Martha Waring and Charles Burgess had a daughter,
Ann Burgess (she died in 1806)
and she married James Haddock Smith.

James Haddock Smith was born in 1710 in
Prince George's County, Maryland.
Ann Burgess and James Haddock Smith had a daughter,
Martha Smith (1756-1843).

James Haddock Smith died in 1806 and Cris Ericson
has
a Court certified copy of his Last
Will and Testament, with an actual Seal,
sealed by the Orphan's Court of Prince George's
County Maryland.

Martha Smith married in 1778 to
William Nicholls (1744 - 1792 Prince George's County,
Maryland).
Martha Smith and William Nicholls had a daughter,
Ann Nichols (1774 born Prince George's County
, Maryland -
died 1844 Shelby County, Kentucky)

In 1793 Ann Nicholls married Joseph Clark
(1760 born Prince George's
County, Maryland - died 1822 Shelby County, Kentucky)
Ann Nicholls and Joseph Clark had a son named
Willet Nichols Clark (born 1819 Shelby County,
Kentucky - 1871).

in 1848 Willett Nichols Clark married
Elizabeth Jane Saunders (1829-1914).
Willett Nichols Clark and Elizabeth Jane Saunders
had a daughter,
Lucinda Clark (1849-1878).

In 1870 Lucinda Clark married William Robert Magruder
(1840-1930)
Lucinda Clark and William Robert Magruder had a
daughter,
Elizabeth Magruder (1873-1958)

Mary Magruder married Larse Ericson who immigrated
to the United States from Sweden (1854-1915).
Elizabeth Magruder and Larse Ericson had a son,
George Ericson.

George Ericson married Mary Alma of Virginia and they
had a son - John who married Susan,
and they gave birth to 4 children, including Cris Ericson.
________________________
Ericson Family Library courtesy of:
Ms. Cris Ericson
879 Church Street
Chester, Vermont 05143-9375
(802)875-4038
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
http://USMJP.com
UNITED STATES MARIJUANA PARTY
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2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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Campaign Blog April 22, 2012
United States Marijuana Party in Vermont
http://usmjp.com
USMJP

Trust Someone! Vote Cris Ericson!

Yesterday a voter asked me
about nano-technology
and I started doing
research on it today.

This past year I've complained
to store owners and managers
that certain products
contain "silica" or "silicon" compounds
and that this seems to mean
ground glass or ground sand in a
product intended for humans to
ingest,
and it makes no sense to me to
put ground glass or ground
sand into your stomach.

On Friday, April 20, 2012, the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/nanotechnology
proposed guidelines for evaluating
these non-food substances
that are being put into products
that we ingest into our stomachs.

Nanotechnology is the creation of
tiny particles we can't see
with our own eyes, and then
putting it into over-the-counter
health items like ibuprofen - a
common pain relief tablet -
see the fine print at the bottom
of the label or on the back of
the label where they hope you
don't peel to read.

What is the reason they do this? I don't know.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
FDA,
is taking
public comments for 90 days,
and I went to the website today,
but it wouldn't open completely.

http://www.fda.gov/nanotechnology

If you have a stronger, faster computer
that can actually
get to a government website
where they probably are
paid by lobbyistst to repel
and resist your comments,
then please say a word or two for me:

"I don't want ground glass and
ground sand in my stomach."

There are claims that nanotechnologists
can create particles too tiny for
your eyes to see
that can be added to lotions and
moisturizing creams
to give them a smoother feel,
which will please you.

But, what happens when these
products that are too tiny to see
sink down
into your veins
and travel to your heart,
lungs, and kidney?

Cosmetic manufacturers do not
have to get FDA approval
to put tiny unseen nanotechnology
ingredients into
products that you will put
on your skin,
and which will sink
down into you
because they are so tiny.

Worse yet, nanotechnology
is being used
in food products
that you eat,
and these nanotechnology foods
go straight
through your stomach to your
liver and kidney and colon.

The incident risks of cancer are
on the rise in the
United States of America.

Can ground glass and
ground sand,
in products we ingest,
cause strokes and heart attacks?

In 2010 in Great Britain,
the House of Lords of the
British Parliament
decided
that there are health and
safety concerns
because of the use of
nanotechnology in products
used in food packaging, foods,
and cosmetics.

Nanotechnology particles
in food and cosmetics
and product
packaging
that you touch
or that the food touches,
can travel to your stomach,
intestines, liver and kidneys,
and go to your brain and
invade cell nuclei.

Nanotechnology particles in
products
we ingest,
like over-the-counter
ibuprofen for
common arthritic pain, and
nanotechnology particles in food,
can be non-digestible
inorganic metal oxides
and metals
which can build up and clog your
bodies most important organs.

Nanotechnology products that
we ingest
also can cause
"reactive" chemical bonding
because some of them are
metals.

If you can get to the FDA page,
try it:

http://www.fda.gov/nanotechnology

and give them your comment.

The FDA has known about this
for years,
why are they just telling us now?

Who are the Lobbyists?

How many of the Lobbyists
are former U.S. Congressmen or
U.S. Congresswomen
or former U.S. Senators
who were voted out of office
and who became
multi-million dollar
high paid Lobbyists?

Is there a legal conflict of interest
in allowing a former government
official
to then go to work
as a million dollar or more
high paid Lobbyist?

Cris Ericson usmjp@aceweb.com
USMJP
http://usmjp.com
United States Marijuana Party
in Vermont

We don't want marijuana
or medical marijuana
to be a victim of bio-engineering
or
genetic modification.

We do not want genetically
modified
medical marijuana or marijuana.

We want genetically modified
foods
to be labelled so consumers
have a choice!

We want medical marijuana to
be farmed,
brewed and bottled
in a beverage with
the strength clearly marked - like
beer is 5% alchohol and
wine is 10% alcohol
for patients with throat cancer
who cannot possibly smoke
medical marijuana.

We believe
this will create a new industry
for Vermont
and that it will soon
be accepted nationwide.

It is necessary now to
vote for Cris Ericson
for United States Senator
for Vermont 2012.

Is anyone celebrating 420 Day in Vermont?
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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April 18, 2012
U.S. Marijuana Party in Vermont
http://usmjp.com

Cris Ericson was on the official election ballot
for United States Senator in 2006, and she talked about
legalizing and taxing marijuana - but - she couldn't
convince people that there was a
mortgage crisis
and recession coming.

Well, it came in 2008.

The illegal criminal drug dealers
are still
profiting by at least
one Billion dollars a year in the U.S.A.
selling street quality marijuana,
some of it laced with other drugs
that might get you hooked
on harder drugs.

Anyone who says that marijuana
led them to harder drugs
might have smoked
marijuana that was laced
with hard drugs
unknown to them.

To make medical marijuana safe,
we need to have
medical marijuana dispensaries
growing inspected and tested
products.

The new 2011 medical marijuana
dispensary law passed in Vermont
has not yielded any
medical marijuana
dispensaries yet -
meanwhile
the federal government
is closing down
medical marijuana
dispensaries in California
because federal law
preempts (trumps) state laws.

Cris Ericson is running
for office again!

Cris is "recycling" her left over 2006 campaign cards
and handing them out to Vermonters who sign
her petition to qualify for the 2012 ballot this
coming November.

Campaign Blog of Cris Ericson
http://USMJP.com
usmjp@aceweb.com
(802)875-4038

Campaigns to Elect Cris Ericson
for United States Senator 2012 and
for Governor of Vermont 2012

879 Church Street
Chester, Vermont 05143-9375
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The State of Vermont sends over 600 prisoners a year to
out-of-state prisons.

One way to reduce the over-crowding would be to reduce
the prison terms for mere pot possession, to "decriminalize marijuana."

Vermonters are shocked and surprised that CCA, Corrections Corporation
of America, which runs private-for-profit prisons, including over 500 Vermont prisoners per year,
are now making so much money that they are selling stock on the
stock market.

Where do they get their money from?
From us, the registered voters and taxpayers!

If they are making a profit,
aren't we paying them too much money per
prisoner?

Apparently so!

Why are they selling stock on the stock market,
rather than returning the
money to the State of Vermont and the taxpayers?

We, the registered voters of Vermont and taxpayers of Vermont,
want to know!

How is the private-for-profit prison system, which charges the State of
Vermont per prisoner, making a profit?

What law allows them to sell stock on the stock market?

Why aren't they refunding taxpayers?

This is an outrage!

"CXW stock quote - Corrections Corporation of America ... - NASDAQ
Stock quote for Corrections Corporation of America (CXW) - Get real-time last
sale ... of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock
. ... of privatized correctional and detention facilities and one of the largest prison
... CCA Announces Its Intention to Initiate a Quarterly Dividend of $0.20 per Share ..."

www.nasdaq.com/symbol/cxw

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In order to bring the most attention to issues, Cris Ericson runs
for the highest offices in Vermont that she can run for.

Cris Ericson runs for two offices at a time, because,
as an Independent candidate,
she has been excluded
from the majority of debates and forums,
so she might
as well run for two offices and have an opportunity
to raise issues twice,
once under state laws and again
under federal laws.

Cris Ericson has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the
University of Massachusetts/Amherst http://umass.edu
and two home correspondence paralegal diplomas,
the second in corporate law from PCDI,
an accredited member of
the Distance Education and Training Council,
http://pcdi.edu

C-Span Bio of Cris Ericson:
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/crisericson

There are currently no SuperPACs advocating in favor of the election
of Cris Ericson for United States Senator for Vermotn 2012.

Cris Ericson is in favor of carrying on the conversation with Vermont voters
about marijuana decriminalization - lessening the severe punishments;
legalizing medical marijuana
for conditions for which it would help the patient;
and legalizing hemp for farmers to grow
in order to create new farming jobs
and to create new jobs
making oil, rope and clothing from hemp,
which will reduce our
dependency on synthetics.
By wearing hemp fabric clothing rather than
so many synthetics, we will reduce global warming.
Global warming is
increased by the manufacturing process of creating synthetic fabrics.

Congressman Peter Welch in the U.S. House has signed on to a Hemp
Bill,
but U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has not!

Cris Ericson is running against U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders in order to
raise awareness to issues he is ignoring.

Cris Ericson doesn't have a mega-million dollar campaign budget like
Bernie Sanders,
and she is rarely invited to any campaign debate or forum,
which means that government is still
run by the rich and wealthy
and for the rich and wealthy.

Rich and wealthy people don't worry about police bothering
them for marijuana possession because they live
behind guarded gates in homes with private security.

There are no Bills in the U.S. Senate
to lighten up on the severe marijuiana penalties
(called "decriminalization")
and there are no Bills in the U.S. Senate
to make
medical marijuana lega
l for patients whom it could really help.

Bernie Sanders has done nothing
to propose any bill
to legalize and tax marijuana,
or to decriminalize it,
or to legalize medical marijuana, or to make hemp legal
for farmers to grow.

Vote for Cris Ericson!

Please start forming SuperPACs now to promote Cris Ericson!

SuperPACs are allowed to legally raise funds to help or harm a particular candidate's election bid
for federal office.

The Supreme Court's January 2010 ruling in
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
-- and other federal court rulings,
including SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission
-- now allow "super PACs",
officially known as "independent-expenditure only committees,"
and these groups
may raise unlimited sums from corporations, unions and other groups,
as well as wealthy individuals.

Super PACs may overtly advocate in favor of the election of federal candidates
(or for their defeat).

As of April 1, 2012, there are 403 SuperPACs raising and spending funds to
promote or defeat candidates for federal office.

Cris Ericson is also running for Governor of Vermont
because, as a candidate,
she has been severely disrespected in the past election seasons,
and not invited to many candidate debates and forums,
and because she receives so few invitations,
she runs for two offices,
in order to raise attention to issues.

When Cris Ericson first ran for Governor of Vermont in 2002,
people were often afraid to even talk about marijuana issues.

In the past ten years
Cris Ericson has been on the ballot
every two years in Vermont,
people are opening up more, but some are still afraid.

Some people say they agree with the issues they discuss with her,
but they are afraid to sign her petition to qualify for the ballot in Nov. 2012.

Some people sign her petition, and then ask,
"now is the F.B.I.
going to come and question me?"

In Vermont, an Independent candidate may use up to three descriptive
words to use,
and so under the word "Independent" on her petition
to qualify for the ballot, are the words,
United States MARIJUANA Party.

The word Marijuana is in bold print.

Cris Ericson is the bravest candidate in the state of Vermont!

Cris Ericson wants to help Vermonters overcome their native
shyness
and be able to have conversations
openly about any
subject,
because that is healthier than hiding things.

It's all about being able to talk to your neighbors and friends
and relatives about anything,
to have real conversations and
discussions without fear.

Trust Someone! Vote Cris Ericson!

This brief, concise and edited version of federal marijuana
(spelled with a j)
and federal marihuana laws (spelled with an h)
is compiled by Cris Ericson
whose personal political opinion is that
Vermont marijuana laws
are "double billing" taxpayers
for the costs of police investigation, arrests, prosecution
and punishments,
because they overlap
with federal laws.

Federal Marijuana and Federal Marijuana laws http://uscode.house.gov

21 USC Sec. 186 and 21 USC Sec 187 transferred:
Section 186, Pub. L. 91-296, title V, Sec. 501, June 30, 1970, 84
Stat. 352, which related to congressional findings as to marihuana
use, the need for a better understanding of the health
consequences, and the lack of information thereto,
was transferred and set out as a note under section 242 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

21 USC Sec. 352 Misbranded drugs and devices
...scroll down to......cannabis...marihuana...
Par. (d). Pub. L. 105-115, Sec. 126(b), struck out par. (d) which
read as follows: "If it is for use by man and contains any quantity
of the narcotic or hypnotic substance alpha eucaine, barbituric
acid, betaeucaine, bromal, cannabis, carbromal, chloral, coca,
cocaine, codeine, heroin, marihuana, morphine, opium, paraldehyde,
peyote, or sulphonmethane; or any chemical derivative of such
substance, which derivative has been by the Secretary, after
investigation, found to be, and by regulations designated as, habit
forming; unless its label bears the name and quantity or proportion
of such substance or derivative and in juxtaposition therewith the
statement 'Warning - May be habit forming.' "

21 USC Sec. 353 Exemptions and consideration for certain drugs, devices,
and biological products
(b) Prescription by physician; exemption from labeling and
prescription requirements; misbranded drugs; compliance with
narcotic and marihuana laws...
(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve any
person from any requirement prescribed by or under authority of law
with respect to drugs now included or which may hereafter be
included within the classifications stated in sections 4721, 6001,
and 6151 of title 26, or to marihuana as defined in section 4761 of
title 26.

21 USC Sec. 801 Congressional findings and declarations:
controlled substances
The Congress makes the following findings and declarations:
(1) Many of the drugs included within this subchapter have a
useful and legitimate medical purpose and are necessary to maintain
the health and general welfare of the American people. ...scroll down...
COMMISSION ON MARIHUANA AND DRUG ABUSE
Section 601 of Pub. L. 91-513, as amended by Pub. L. 92-13, May
14, 1971, 85 Stat. 37, provided that: "(a) [Establishment; composition] There is
established a commission to be known as the Commission on Marihuana and
Drug Abuse (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Commission').
The Commission shall be composed of -
"(1) two Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate;
"(2) two Members of the House of Representatives appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
"(3) nine members appointed by the President of the United States.

21 USC Sec. 802 Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) The term "addict" means any individual who habitually uses
any narcotic drug so as to endanger the public morals, health,
safety, or welfare, or who is so far addicted to the use of
narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with
reference to his addiction. ...
... (16) The term "marihuana" means all parts of the plant Cannabis
sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin
extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such
plant, its seeds or resin. Such term does not include the mature
stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake
made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks
(except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the
sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination.
... (44) The term "felony drug offense" means an offense that is
punishable by imprisonment for more than one year under any law of
the United States or of a State or foreign country that prohibits
or restricts conduct relating to narcotic drugs, marihuana,
anabolic steroids, or depressant or stimulant substances.
... Par. (44). Pub. L. 108-358, Sec. 2(a)(2), inserted "anabolic
steroids," after "marihuana,".

21 USC Sec. 812 . Schedules of controlled substances
Sec. 812. Schedules of controlled substances
(a) Establishment
There are established five schedules of controlled substances, to
be known as schedules I, II, III, IV, and V. Such schedules shall
initially consist of the substances listed in this section. The
schedules established by this section shall be updated and
republished on a semiannual basis during the two-year period
beginning one year after October 27, 1970, and shall be updated and
republished on an annual basis thereafter. ...scroll down..SCHEDULE 1 (c)
... (8) Ibogaine. (9) Lysergic acid diethylamide.
(10) Marihuana.
(11) Mescaline. (12) Peyote.
(13) N-ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate. (14) N-methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate.
(15) Psilocybin. (16) Psilocyn.
(17) Tetrahydrocannabinols. ...

21 USC Sec. 822 . Persons required to register
(1) Every person who manufactures or distributes any controlled
substance or list I chemical, or who proposes to engage in the
manufacture or distribution of any controlled substance or list I
chemical, shall obtain annually a registration issued by the United States
Attorney General in accordance with the rules and regulations
promulgated by him.
(2) Every person who dispenses, or who proposes to dispense, any
controlled substance, shall obtain from the United States Attorney General a
registration issued in accordance with the rules and regulations
promulgated by him. The United States Attorney General shall, by regulation,
determine the period of such registrations. In no event, however,
shall such registrations be issued for less than one year nor for
more than three years.

21 USC Sec 841 Prohibited acts A
(a) Unlawful acts
Except as authorized by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for
any person knowingly or intentionally -
(1) to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with
intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance;
scroll down.... (D) In the case of LESS THAN 50 kilograms of marihuana, except in
the case of 50 or more marihuana plants regardless of weight, 10
kilograms of hashish, or one kilogram of hashish oil, such person
shall, except as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this
subsection, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than
5 years, a fine not to exceed the greater of that authorized in
accordance with the provisions of title 18 or $250,000 if the
defendant is an individual or $1,000,000 if the defendant is other
than an individual, or both. If any person commits such a violation
after a prior conviction for a felony drug offense has become
final, such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of
not more than 10 years, a fine not to exceed the greater of twice
that authorized in accordance with the provisions of title 18 or
$500,000 if the defendant is an individual or $2,000,000 if the
defendant is other than an individual, or both.
scroll down... (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D) of this subsection, any
person who violates subsection (a) of this section by distributing
a small amount of marihuana for no remuneration shall be treated as
provided in section 844 of this title and section 3607 of title 18.

21 USC Sec. 843 .
TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
Part D - Offenses and Penalties
Sec. 843. Prohibited acts C (a) Unlawful acts
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally -
(1) who is a registrant to distribute a controlled substance
classified in schedule I or II, in the course of his legitimate
business, except pursuant to an order or an order form as
required by section 828 of this title;

21 USC Sec. 859
TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
Part D - Offenses and Penalties
Sec. 859. Distribution to persons under age twenty-one
(a) First offense
Except as provided in section 860 of this title, any person at
least eighteen years of age who violates section 841(a)(1) of this
title by distributing a controlled substance to a person under
twenty-one years of age is (except as provided in subsection (b) of
this section) subject to (1) twice the maximum punishment
authorized by section 841(b) of this title, and (2) at least twice
any term of supervised release authorized by section 841(b) of this
title, for a first offense involving the same controlled substance
and schedule. Except to the extent a greater minimum sentence is
otherwise provided by section 841(b) of this title, a term of
imprisonment under this subsection shall be not less than one year.
The mandatory minimum sentencing provisions of this subsection
shall not apply to offenses involving 5 grams or less of marihuana.

21 USC Sec. 860
TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
Part D - Offenses and Penalties
Sec. 860. Distribution or manufacturing in or near schools and colleges
(a) Penalty
Any person who violates section 841(a)(1) of this title or
section 856 of this title by distributing, possessing with intent
to distribute, or manufacturing a controlled substance in or on, or
within one thousand feet of, the real property comprising a public
or private elementary, vocational, or secondary school or a public
or private college, junior college, or university, or a playground,
or housing facility owned by a public housing authority, or within
100 feet of a public or private youth center, public swimming pool,
or video arcade facility, is (except as provided in subsection (b)
of this section) subject to (1) twice the maximum punishment
authorized by section 841(b) of this title; and (2) at least twice
any term of supervised release authorized by section 841(b) of this
title for a first offense. A fine up to twice that authorized by
section 841(b) of this title may be imposed in addition to any term
of imprisonment authorized by this subsection. Except to the extent
a greater minimum sentence is otherwise provided by section 841(b)
of this title, a person shall be sentenced under this subsection to
a term of imprisonment of not less than one year. The mandatory
minimum sentencing provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to
offenses involving 5 grams or less of marihuana.

21 USC Sec. 863. Drug paraphernalia
(a) In general
It is unlawful for any person -
(1) to sell or offer for sale drug paraphernalia;
(2) to use the mails or any other facility of interstate
commerce to transport drug paraphernalia; or
(3) to import or export drug paraphernalia.

18 USC Sec. 922 Unlawful acts...1968 ...
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 90-618 redesignated former subsec. (f) as
(h) and extended the prohibition against the receipt of any
firearms or ammunition to include the receipt by any person who is
an unlawful user of or addicted to marihuana or any depressant,
stimulant, or narcotic drug, or any person who has been adjudicated
a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution.

21 USC Sec. 962 Second or subsequent offenses
Title 21 Food and Drugs, Chapter 13 Drug Abuse and Prevention and Control
Subchapter II Import and Export
(a) Term of imprisonment and fine
Any person convicted of any offense under this subchapter is, if
the offense is a second or subsequent offense, punishable by a term
of imprisonment twice that otherwise authorized, by twice the fine
otherwise authorized, or by both. If the conviction is for an
offense punishable under section 960(b) of this title, and if it is
the offender's second or subsequent offense, the court shall
impose, in addition to any term of imprisonment and fine, twice the
term of supervised release otherwise authorized.

21 USC Sec. 967 TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER II - IMPORT AND EXPORT
Sec. 967. Smuggling of controlled substances; investigations;
oaths; subpenas; witnesses; evidence; production of records;
territorial limits; fees and mileage of witnesses
AMENDMENTS
1970 - Pub. L. 91-513 substituted "section 545 of title 18
(relating to smuggling goods into the United States) with respect
to any controlled substance (as defined in section 802 of this
title)" for "the laws of the United States relating to narcotic
drugs and marihuana" and substituted the customs territory of the
United States for any State or any territory or other place subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States is the defined area from
within which the attendance of witnesses and the production of
records may be required, and struck out provisions making the
discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury the determinative
factor as to what is relevant or material to the investigation.

21 USC Sec. 1521 Findings
Congress finds the following:
(1) Substance abuse among youth has more than doubled in the 5-
year period preceding 1996, with substantial increases in the
use of marijuana, inhalants, cocaine, methamphetamine, LSD, and
heroin.
(2) The most dramatic increases in substance abuse has occurred
among 13- and 14-year-olds.
(3) Casual or periodic substance abuse by youth today will
contribute to hard core or chronic substance abuse by the next
generation of adults.
(4) Substance abuse is at the core of other problems, such as
rising violent teenage and violent gang crime, increasing health
care costs, HIV infections, teenage pregnancy, high school
dropouts, and lower economic productivity.

21 USC Sec. 1705
(a) Timing, contents, and process for development and submission of
National Drug Control Strategy
(1) Timing
Not later than February 1 of each year, the President of the United States of America
shall submit to Congress a National Drug Control Strategy, which shall
set forth a comprehensive plan for the year to reduce illicit
drug use and the consequences of such illicit drug use in the
United States by limiting the availability of, and reducing the
demand for, illegal drugs. ( includes marijuana)

21 USC Sec. 1708 National youth anti-drug media campaign
(j) Prevention of marijuana use
(1) Findings
The Congress finds the following:
(A) 60 percent of adolescent admissions for drug treatment
are based on marijuana use.
(B) Potency levels of contemporary marijuana, particularly
hydroponically grown marijuana, are significantly higher than
in the past, rising from under 1 percent of THC in the mid-
1970s to as high as 30 percent today.
(C) Contemporary research has demonstrated that youths
smoking marijuana early in life may be up to 5 times more
likely to use hard drugs.
(D) Contemporary research has demonstrated clear detrimental
effects in adolescent educational achievement resulting from
marijuana use.
(E) Contemporary research has demonstrated clear detrimental
effects in adolescent brain development resulting from
marijuana use.
(F) An estimated 9,000,000 Americans a year drive while under
the influence of illegal drugs, including marijuana.
(G) Marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more of certain
cancer causing chemicals than tobacco smoke.
(H) Teens who use marijuana are up to 4 times more likely to
have a teen pregnancy than teens who have not.
(I) Federal law enforcement agencies have identified clear
links suggesting that trade in hydroponic marijuana facilitates
trade by criminal organizations in hard drugs, including heroin.
(J) Federal law enforcement agencies have identified possible
links between trade in cannabis products and financing for
terrorist organizations.
(2) Emphasis on prevention of youth marijuana use
In conducting advertising and activities otherwise authorized
under this section, the Director may emphasize prevention of
youth marijuana use.

18 USC Sec. 1791 Providing or possessing contraband in prison ...
(3) imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both, if the
object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(B) of this section;...
(d)(1)(B) marijuana or a controlled substance in schedule III...

18 USC Sec. 2516
TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 119 - WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTION AND
INTERCEPTION OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Sec. 2516. Authorization for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications.
(1)(e) any offense involving fraud connected with a case under
title 11 or the manufacture, importation, receiving, concealment,
buying, selling, or otherwise dealing in narcotic drugs,
marihuana, or other dangerous drugs, punishable under any law of
the United States;
(2) The principal prosecuting attorney of any State, or the
principal prosecuting attorney of any political subdivision
thereof, if such attorney is authorized by a statute of that State
to make application to a State court judge of competent
jurisdiction for an order authorizing or approving the interception
of wire, oral, or electronic communications, may apply to such
judge for, and such judge may grant in conformity with section 2518
of this chapter and with the applicable State statute an order
authorizing, or approving the interception of wire, oral, or
electronic communications by investigative or law enforcement
officers having responsibility for the investigation of the offense
as to which the application is made, when such interception may
provide or has provided evidence of the commission of the offense
of murder, kidnapping, gambling, robbery, bribery, extortion, or
dealing in narcotic drugs, marihuana or other dangerous drugs, or
other crime dangerous to life, limb, or property, and punishable by
imprisonment for more than one year, designated in any applicable
State statute authorizing such interception, or any conspiracy to
commit any of the foregoing offenses.

GMO foods, a problem or a solution?
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
[info]vermontnews
USMJP
http://usmjp.com
April 13, 2012
Campaign Blog
United States Marijuana Party in Vermont
2012 Vote for Cris Ericson

TRUST SOMEONE, VOTE CRIS ERICSON

What is the big deal over GMO's and why didn't we learn about
them when many of us were kids?

Genetic Engineering has only been around for 25 years or so,
approximately since the movie, "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes".

How could tomatoes kill anyone?

Scientists learned how to change the DNA and genetic make-up of
living organisms by
cutting and joining specific genes out of one
organism
and inserting them into another completely different species.

Scientists can put fish genes in fruit,
insect genes in plants,
human
genes in pigs,
etc.

This type of food science is known as "genetic engineering", "modern
biotechnology", "gene technology", "gene modification",
"transgenic/recombinant technology"
and some people call it
canabalism when you insert human dna genes into food you are
going to eat.

Imagine your tomatoes growing bigger than you
and having enough
brains to roll forward suddenly
and squash you to death.

If you are a Vermont gardener and the tomato season is too short, no problem,
just insert polar bear genes into the tomatoes and they will be able
to withstand the snow and just keep on growing red.

If you are a Vermont grocer and you want your tomatoes to look fresh
on the shelf longer,
no problem,
tell your tomato supplier to insert
genes from bacteria into your tomatoes that will keep them from
rotting.
The tomotoes will look fresh for ages even though they have
lost most of their nutritional value.

Unfortunately, some of the genes from bacteria that keep tomatoes from
rotting can cause you or your husband or
your children to have resistance to antibiotics.

Biotech companies take out patents for their "creations" and charge
farmers royalties for the use of their GMO seeds and bind farmers to
contracts, creating seed monopolies over large land areas.

Hopefully, multi-district class action lawsuits against these multi-national
mega corporations will eventually put them out of business
before it is too late and the human race is overtaken
by the attack of the killer tomatoes.

How many health conditions will be caused or aggravated by genetically
modified foods before we catch on?

Pollen from genetically engineered crops blows in the wind and is picked up
by bees and spread.
If your neighbor plants their garden with GMO seeds,
the genes can jump to your plants and along with them,
the health risks.

Choosing what we want to eat is a basic right,
but when corporations
fail to warn and inform us
that their products are genetically modified
we are not giving "informed consent"
when we purchase them.

The absence of GMO labelling is a breach of fair trade by being misleading,
and it is an unfair and deceptive practice
to make fraudulent omissions
of material facts.

Vegetarians want to know if a "vegetable" has pig genes inserted into it.

Hindus and Buddhists want to know if their rice has human dna genes
inserted into it.

The bottom line is: what on earth are you doing
putting something in your mouth
if you don't know what it is?

If the White Rabbit hopped up to you on the street and said,
"here, swallow this pill", would you eat it?

Eating food without knowing whether or not it is genetically
modified is as ignorant as swallowing a pill just for kicks
without knowing what is in it,
or how much,
or how long
it will affect your system.

Most people did not use the internet 20 years ago.

Now, most people need to use it to do research before
they even eat breakfast.

Please search http://google.com
"Consumers' Association of Penang, Malaysia"


~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Cris Ericson
usmjp@aceweb.com

Do Vermonters Want President Obama to visit more often?
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
[info]vermontnews
Campaign Blog
April 9, 2012
TRUST SOMEONE
VOTE CRIS ERICSON
http://usmjp.com
usmjp@aceweb.com
(802)875-4038

another day and still no SuperPACs are
promoting Ms. Cris Ericson!
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President Obama vs the Police in Vermont

If the air were a virgin
you might be thrilled
by the moistness and tiny drops
of clear rain coming from the gray
clouds this morning.

President Obama is no longer a
political virgin.
We no longer swoon at the scent
of his anxious beads of manly sweat
on the verge of trying to take something
he's never had before.

Today, April 9, 2012, we get blog headlines -
http://blogsearch.google.com
- such as
"Obama Campaign Stiffs Vermont Police."

President Barack Obama's
visit to Vermont this year
(his ONLY visit to
Vermont ever)
was strictly for fundraising
and
not to visit anyone who wasn't giving him money.

If a candidate NEVER visits a state during the
entire time of his Presidency,
and then shows up
just to collect campaign donations,
then,
has he failed to do the job for which
he is now collecting
more campaign donations for?

Because President Barack Obama NEVER visited
Vermont just to meet the regular folks,
the people
who live and vote,
should the Police in Vermont
expect to be paid for protective services
when he comes here just to give a
speech to raise funds
for his re-election campaign?

Is there something more bothering Vermonters,
other than the fact that their favorite guy,
who they elected into office,
only comes
when he
wants money?

Ooops, let's look at another of the new blogs
out today.

http://blogsearch.google.com

According to the
http://www.federalobserver.com
the Vermont State Legislature is holding off on
voting on a bill which would require
that genetically modified foods be labelled
as such.

Monsanto threatened to sue if the bill about
GMO labelling
passes.

Oh! So, now Corporations are not only
"people"
but they have a right to
undo anything the Vermont State Legislature
decides to do.
Isn't Monsanto clever?

More clever yet, the federalobserver.com
gives us this insight: Michael Taylor,
who once worked as a corporate lawyer for
Monsanto,
now works for President
Barack Obama's Administration
in charge of Food Safety.

Wow!

That confirms it, President Barack Obama
is no longer a political virgin.

He knows how to put the screws to Vermont.

Add a few more jobs created in Vermont!
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
[info]vermontnews
April 7, 2012
Campaign Blog
2012 Vote Cris Ericson
http://usmjp.com
usmjp@aceweb.com
(802)875-4038
Chester, Vermont 05143

HAPPY EASTER and HAPPY PASSOVER 2012

Yesterday was a rough day, April 6th.

I was leaving Springfield and shocked and surprised
to find my breaks suddenly almost not working - my foot
went almost to the floor before they gripped the road.
I went west on Rte.11 down the big hill with my emergency
light flashing in the lowest gear, then down the next hill
before turning right towards Benny's in Chester.
Greg said to leave the key on the seat, and I headed
out to walk home.

Wes Craven, a Vermont movie director ("Scream 4", etc.)
was surrounded by Chester's finest cop cars and staff,
filming a movie at Chester Depot train station.
One of the workers was telling everyone in cars to be quiet,
as I walked on by I asked him why, and he said it is set
in 1950.

I turned north past the Chester Town Hall and headed homeward
and a few car drivers called out to me to ask why they were blocked
from driving forward, and I told them the movie people want the train depot
to be as quiet as it was in 1950.

My dog was expecting a nice treat when I got home, but Greg called
and said the car was already repaired by then,
so I grabbed the dog's leash and headed on back.

Wes Craven and crew were still making their movie. I could overhear
one of the cops say they'd be there till midnight. It was a beautiful
afternoon for walking, and walking.

When I finally got home I checked the internet news, and at about the same
time as my car breaks went almost out, a military training jet crashed into
a bunch of apartments in the state of Virginia. No one died.
All in all, it was a holiday miracle all around.

Today I got over a page of ballot qualification petition signatures,
and then I one man said "no thanks" to signing my petition after I gave
him a far too long speech about my objections to sending Vermont
prisoners out of state to private-for-profit Corrections Corporation of
America.

He was listening for a while, and then when I went on to explain that it may be
a conflict of interest if a judge, sentencing Vermont prisoners, buys
stock from Corrections Corporation of America,
which is selling stock on NASDAQ on the stock market.

"CXW stock quote - Corrections Corporation of America ... - NASDAQ
Stock quote for Corrections Corporation of America (CXW) - Get real-time last
sale ... of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock
. ... of privatized correctional and detention facilities and one of the largest prison
... CCA Announces Its Intention to Initiate a Quarterly Dividend of $0.20 per Share ..."

www.nasdaq.com/symbol/cxw

If a Judge who is sentencing Vermonters, who get sent to out-of-state
private-for-profit CCA,
is also buying shares of stock of
Corrections Corporations of America,
which is making so much profit from prisoners
as a private-for-profit prison that they are selling shares of stock on the
stock market on NASDAQ,
then isn't that a "conflict of interest" because the Judge increases his
dividend profits?

Would it also be a "kickback" for the Judge to be motivated to sentence people
to long prison terms so he or she can earn more dividends if they have shares
of stock in "CXW" the private-for-profit prison, Corrections Corporation of America,
that the State of Vermont sends more than 500 prisoners a year to?

Apparently this gentleman that I was talking to was intelligent enough to appear
to know exactly what a legal "conflict of interest" is, because that's when he
said "no" to signing my petition and walked off.

I'll bet he has a least one friend who is a Judge, or one friend who sells stock.

Other campaign news - I talked with John Papadopoulos yesterday, as he was coming
out of a State of Vermont building in Springfield, VT. He said that he's opening
the "new" huge pizza place on Rte. 103/ Rte. 11 area in Chester, VT on April 14th.
Now President Barack Obama can get all excited and add some more
"jobs created" to his list.

I asked if he would put in live music, because its such a big place, and he said,
"No" because each thing he does requires a separate business permit and he got
a bunch of permits, he showed me a bunch of paperwork, but not for that.

After listening to him, it is quite clear that Vermont businesses are over-regulated.
Why can't you have live music if the neighbors don't complain?
That pizza place is isolated enough.

No wonder Vermont isn't Hollywood, CA.
5,000 musicians in one town in Hollywood, California.
Vermont? Constipated business laws that deprive musicians of a place to perform.

If you are looking for a pizza job in Chester, VT 05143, his number is (802)875-1900,
and remember, he's opening April 14th;
and every job created
creates more
friction between the Democratcs for Obama and the
Republicans for Romney - Santorum -
Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich.

He said he would sign my petition but he can't because he's Greek.

He explained that Greece is near other countries that grow Poppies which are
needed to make morphine for cancer patients when they are near death and
in terrible pain.

Oh, and he said he has businesses in Brattleboro and Putney, and being in the
mood to give me all the good gossip, he said Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin
of Putney, Vt has gotten a divorce and is dating.

Yikes! Who does Peter Shumlin think he is, Newt Gringrich?
___________________________________________________

(1) The voters are tired of Vermonters being sent
to out-of-state private-for-profit prisons.

This breaks up families and deprives fathers and
mothers and children and aunts and uncles and
cousins from seeing each other and from
benefitting from a family relationship, the core of
our very existence.

The private-for-profit prison, Corrections Corporation
of America, is making so much money off of
Vermont taxpayers
that they are selling stock on the stock market
on NASDAQ.

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/cxw

"CXW stock quote - Corrections Corporation of America ... - NASDAQ
Stock quote for Corrections Corporation of America (CXW) - Get real-time last
sale ... of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock
. ... of privatized correctional and detention facilities and one of the largest prison
... CCA Announces Its Intention to Initiate a Quarterly Dividend of $0.20 per Share ..."

www.nasdaq.com/symbol/cxw

The State of Vermont sends over 500 prisoners out of state. This is a
violation of the Constitution of the State of Vermont which requires that
prisoners are to work for the benefit of the public
in view of the public -
for example, cleaning roadsides,
and pulling invasive species out of Lake Champlain.
The prisoners could build row boats and then sit in them
on the lake and pull out milfoil and other invasive species.
The prisoners could farm and grow all foods needed for
public schools.

(2) Medical Marijuana should be legalized under federal law.

A lot of Vermonters, Jewish and Christian, believe in the
Holy Bible, Old Testament,
Genesis,
"God gave us every seed bearing plant."

It is a violation of Church & State for the federal government
to violate the Jewish and Christian religion and not allow
people to follow their religion.

(3) Hemp should be legal for farmers to grow and make products
with under federal law.

Again, in Genesis, in the Old Testament Holy Bible,
Jews and Christians read that "God gave us every seed bearing plant".

It is a violation of Church & State for the federal government to
violate the Jewish and Christian religion and not allow
a man to put his hard workding body to the plow and earn a living.

When are Christians and Jews going to stand up and clearly and
proudly read the Old Testament Holy Bible out loud for the
aetheists in the United States Congress and the aetheists on
the Supreme Court of the United States and the aetheists in the
White House to hear?

People are not expecting the aetheists to change their ways,
so
why have the aetheists violated our United States Constitution
and put our people in prison for practicing our religious choices?

(4) It is time for Vermont to "decriminalize" marijuana and have
shorter criminal penalties.

Draw a picture of how many cans of beer the policeman will
drink after he's arrested your son or daughter for marijuana possession,
and for all of the time that your son or daughter is in jail or on
probation at taxpayer expense,
keep drawing pictures of all
the cans of beer that cop will be drinking for the months and
years your loved one is punished for merely having a small
amount of marijuana.

How high is the pile of beer cans getting?

Now, draw a picture of how many very expensive bottles of wine
and champagne the judge will be drinking during the time period
he has sentenced your family member to prison or parole and/or
probation for merely possessing marijuana?

How big is the Judge's alcoholic beverage bottle pile getting
during the first year your
family member is in prison?

It is time to either take the beer and the wine and the champaigne
and all the booze away from all the cops and judges,
or to "decriminalize"
and lower the criminal penalties for mere marijuana possession.

Happy Easter! Happy Passover!
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
[info]vermontnews
April 7, 2012
Campaign Blog
2012 Vote Cris Ericson
http://usmjp.com
usmjp@aceweb.com
(802)875-4038
Chester, Vermont 05143

HAPPY EASTER and HAPPY PASSOVER

(1) The voters are tired of Vermonters being sent
to out-of-state private-for-profit prisons.

This breaks up families and deprives fathers and
mothers and children and aunts and uncles and
cousins from seeing each other and from
benefitting from a family relationship, the core of
our very existence.

The private-for-profit prison, Corrections Corporation
of America, is making so much money off of
Vermont taxpayers
that they are selling stock on the stock market
on NASDAQ.

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/cxw

"CXW stock quote - Corrections Corporation of America ... - NASDAQ
Stock quote for Corrections Corporation of America (CXW) - Get real-time last
sale ... of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock
. ... of privatized correctional and detention facilities and one of the largest prison
... CCA Announces Its Intention to Initiate a Quarterly Dividend of $0.20 per Share ..."

www.nasdaq.com/symbol/cxw

The State of Vermont sends over 500 prisoners out of state. This is a
violation of the Constitution of the State of Vermont which requires that
prisoners are to work for the benefit of the public
in view of the public -
for example, cleaning roadsides,
and pulling invasive species out of Lake Champlain.
The prisoners could build row boats and then sit in them
on the lake and pull out milfoil and other invasive species.
The prisoners could farm and grow all foods needed for
public schools.


(2) Medical Marijuana should be legalized under federal law.

A lot of Vermonters, Jewish and Christian, believe in the
Holy Bible, Old Testament,
Genesis,
"God gave us every seed bearing plant."

It is a violation of Church & State for the federal government
to violate the Jewish and Christian religion and not allow
people to follow their religion.

(3) Hemp should be legal for farmers to grow and make products
with under federal law.

Again, in Genesis, in the Old Testament Holy Bible,
Jews and Christians read that "God gave us every seed bearing plant".

It is a violation of Church & State for the federal government to
violate the Jewish and Christian religion and not allow
a man to put his hard workding body to the plow and earn a living.

When are Christians and Jews going to stand up and clearly and
proudly read the Old Testament Holy Bible out loud for the
aetheists in the United States Congress and the aetheists on
the Supreme Court of the United States and the aetheists in the
White House to hear?

People are not expecting the aetheists to change their ways,
so
why have the aetheists violated our United States Constitution
and put our people in prison for practicing our religious choices?

(4) It is time for Vermont to "decriminalize" marijuana and have
shorter criminal penalties.

Draw a picture of how many cans of beer the policeman will
drink after he's arrested your son or daughter for marijuana possession,
and for all of the time that your son or daughter is in jail or on
probation at taxpayer expense,
keep drawing pictures of all
the cans of beer that cop will be drinking for the months and
years your loved one is punished for merely having a small
amount of marijuana.

How high is the pile of beer cans getting?

Now, draw a picture of how many very expensive bottles of wine
and champagne the judge will be drinking during the time period
he has sentenced your family member to prison or parole and/or
probation for merely possessing marijuana?

How big is the Judge's alcoholic beverage bottle pile getting
during the first year your
family member is in prison?

It is time to either take the beer and the wine and the champaigne
and all the booze away from all the cops and judges,
or to "decriminalize"
and lower the criminal penalties for mere marijuana possession.

How are Private-for-Profit Prisons making so much money they are selling Stock $$$ on Nasdaq $$$ ???
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
[info]vermontnews
April 2, 2012 Campaign Blog of Cris Ericson
http://USMJP.com
usmjp@aceweb.com
(802)875-4038
Campaigns to Elect Cris Ericson
for United States Senator 2012 and
for Governor of Vermont 2012
879 Church Street
Chester, Vermont 05143-9375
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Vermonters are shocked and surprised that CCA, Corrections Corporation
of America, which runs private-for-profit prisons, including in Vermont,
are now making so much money that they are selling stock on the
stock market.

Where do they get their money from?
From us,
the registered voters and taxpayers!

If they are making a profit,
aren't we paying them too much money per
prisoner?

Apparently so!

Why are they selling stock on the stock market,
rather than returning the
money to the State of Vermont and the taxpayers?

We,
the registered voters of Vermont and taxpayers of Vermont,
want to know!

How is the private-for-profit prison system, which charges the State of
Vermont per prisoner, making a profit?

What are they doing?????

What law allows them to sell stock on the stock market?

How is CCA, Corrections Corporation of America, making so much
money off of convicted prisoners, that they can sell stock on the
stock market?

Why aren't they refunding taxpayers?

This is an outrage!

"CXW stock quote - Corrections Corporation of America ... - NASDAQ
Stock quote for Corrections Corporation of America (CXW) - Get real-time last
sale ... of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock
. ... of privatized correctional and detention facilities and one of the largest prison
... CCA Announces Its Intention to Initiate a Quarterly Dividend of $0.20 per Share ..."

www.nasdaq.com/symbol/cxw

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In order to bring the most attention to issues, Cris Ericson runs
for the highest offices in Vermont that she can run for.

Cris Ericson runs for two offices at a time, because,
as an Independent candidate, she has been excluded
from the majority of debates and forums, so she might
as well run for two offices and have an opportunity
to raise issues twice, once under state laws and again
under federal laws.

Cris Ericson has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the
University of Massachusetts/Amherst and two home
correspondence paralegal diplomas, the second in
corporate law.

C-Span Bio of Cris Ericson:
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/crisericson

There are currently no SuperPACs advocating in favor of the election
of Cris Ericson for United States Senator for Vermotn 2012.

Cris Ericson is in favor of carrying on the conversation with Vermont voters
about marijuana decriminalization - lessening the severe punishments;
legalizing medical marijuana for conditions for which it would help the patient;
and legalizing hemp for farmers to grow in order to create new farming jobs
and to create new jobs making clothing from hemp, which will reduce our
dependency on synthetics. By wearing hemp fabric clothing rather than
so many synthetics, we will reduce global warming. Global warming is
increased by the manufacturing process of creating synthetic fabrics.

Congressman Peter Welch in the U.S. House has signed on to a Hemp
Bill, but U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has not.

Cris Ericson is running against U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders in order to
raise awareness to issues he is ignoring.

There are no Bills in the U.S. Senate to lighten up on the severe marijuiana penalties
(called "decriminalization") and there are no Bills in the U.S. Senate to make
medical marijuana legal for patients whom it could really help.

Bernie Sanders gets a "zero" or an "F-" when it comes to Hemp,
Medical Marijuana and Decrminalization (lower criminal penalties).

Vote for Cris Ericson!

Please start forming SuperPACs now to promote Cris Ericson!

SuperPACs are allowed to legally raise funds to help or harm a particular candidate's election bid
for federal office.

The Supreme Court's January 2010 ruling in
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
-- and other federal court rulings,
including SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission
-- now allow "super PACs",
officially known as "independent-expenditure only committees,"
and these groups
may raise unlimited sums from corporations, unions and other groups,
as well as wealthy individuals.

Super PACs may overtly advocate in favor of the election of federal candidates
(or for their defeat).

As of April 1, 2012, there are 403 SuperPACs raising and spending funds to
promote or defeat candidates for federal office.

Cris Ericson is also running for Governor of Vermont
because, as a candidate,
she has been severely disrespected in the past election seasons,
and not invited to many candidate debates and forums,
and because she receives so few invitations,
she runs for two offices,
in order to raise attention to issues.

When Cris Ericson first ran for Governor of Vermont in 2002,
people were often afraid to even talk about marijuana issues.
In the past ten years since Cris Ericson has been on the ballot
every two years in Vermont,
people are opening up more, but some are still afraid.

Some people say they agree with the issues they discuss with her,
but they are afraid to sign her petition to qualify for the ballot in Nov. 2012.

Some people sign her petition, and then ask, "now is the F.B.I.
going to come and question me?"

In Vermont, and Independent candidate may use up to three descriptive
words to use, and so under the word "Independent" on her petition
to qualify for the ballot, are the words, United States MARIJUANA Party.

The word Marijuana is in bold print.

Oh, so now you see why Cris Ericson is excluded from the majority
of debates and forums?

Cris Ericson is the bravest candidate in the state of Vermont!

Cris Ericson wants to help Vermonters overcome their native
shyness and be able to have conversations openly about any
subject, because that is healthier than hiding things.

It's all about being able to talk to your neighbors and friends
and relatives about anything, to have real conversations and
discussions without fear.

Once Cris Ericson can get a Vermonter to smile a little,
and even say the word "marijuana", then they'll open up and
talk about any other entirely unrelated political issue that is
really bothering them. And there are a LOT of issues!
Cris Ericson gets an earful every day!

Trust Someone! Vote Cris Ericson!

This brief, concise and edited version of federal marijuana
(spelled with a j) and federal marihuana laws (spelled with an h)
is compiled by Cris Ericson
whose personal political opinion is that
Vermont marijuana laws are "double billing" taxpayers
for the costs of police investigation, arrests, prosecution
and punishments, because they overlap with federal laws.

Federal Marijuana and Federal Marijuana laws http://uscode.house.gov

21 USC Sec. 186 and 21 USC Sec 187 transferred:
Section 186, Pub. L. 91-296, title V, Sec. 501, June 30, 1970, 84
Stat. 352, which related to congressional findings as to marihuana
use, the need for a better understanding of the health
consequences, and the lack of information thereto,
was transferred and set out as a note under section 242 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

21 USC Sec. 352 Misbranded drugs and devices
...scroll down to......cannabis...marihuana...
Par. (d). Pub. L. 105-115, Sec. 126(b), struck out par. (d) which
read as follows: "If it is for use by man and contains any quantity
of the narcotic or hypnotic substance alpha eucaine, barbituric
acid, betaeucaine, bromal, cannabis, carbromal, chloral, coca,
cocaine, codeine, heroin, marihuana, morphine, opium, paraldehyde,
peyote, or sulphonmethane; or any chemical derivative of such
substance, which derivative has been by the Secretary, after
investigation, found to be, and by regulations designated as, habit
forming; unless its label bears the name and quantity or proportion
of such substance or derivative and in juxtaposition therewith the
statement 'Warning - May be habit forming.' "

21 USC Sec. 353 Exemptions and consideration for certain drugs, devices,
and biological products
(b) Prescription by physician; exemption from labeling and
prescription requirements; misbranded drugs; compliance with
narcotic and marihuana laws...
(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve any
person from any requirement prescribed by or under authority of law
with respect to drugs now included or which may hereafter be
included within the classifications stated in sections 4721, 6001,
and 6151 of title 26, or to marihuana as defined in section 4761 of
title 26.

21 USC Sec. 801 Congressional findings and declarations:
controlled substances
The Congress makes the following findings and declarations:
(1) Many of the drugs included within this subchapter have a
useful and legitimate medical purpose and are necessary to maintain
the health and general welfare of the American people. ...scroll down...
COMMISSION ON MARIHUANA AND DRUG ABUSE
Section 601 of Pub. L. 91-513, as amended by Pub. L. 92-13, May
14, 1971, 85 Stat. 37, provided that: "(a) [Establishment; composition] There is
established a commission to be known as the Commission on Marihuana and
Drug Abuse (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Commission').
The Commission shall be composed of -
"(1) two Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate;
"(2) two Members of the House of Representatives appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
"(3) nine members appointed by the President of the United States.

21 USC Sec. 802 Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) The term "addict" means any individual who habitually uses
any narcotic drug so as to endanger the public morals, health,
safety, or welfare, or who is so far addicted to the use of
narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with
reference to his addiction. ...
... (16) The term "marihuana" means all parts of the plant Cannabis
sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin
extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such
plant, its seeds or resin. Such term does not include the mature
stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake
made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks
(except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the
sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination.
... (44) The term "felony drug offense" means an offense that is
punishable by imprisonment for more than one year under any law of
the United States or of a State or foreign country that prohibits
or restricts conduct relating to narcotic drugs, marihuana,
anabolic steroids, or depressant or stimulant substances.
... Par. (44). Pub. L. 108-358, Sec. 2(a)(2), inserted "anabolic
steroids," after "marihuana,".

21 USC Sec. 812 . Schedules of controlled substances
Sec. 812. Schedules of controlled substances
(a) Establishment
There are established five schedules of controlled substances, to
be known as schedules I, II, III, IV, and V. Such schedules shall
initially consist of the substances listed in this section. The
schedules established by this section shall be updated and
republished on a semiannual basis during the two-year period
beginning one year after October 27, 1970, and shall be updated and
republished on an annual basis thereafter. ...scroll down..SCHEDULE 1 (c)
... (8) Ibogaine. (9) Lysergic acid diethylamide.
(10) Marihuana.
(11) Mescaline. (12) Peyote.
(13) N-ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate. (14) N-methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate.
(15) Psilocybin. (16) Psilocyn.
(17) Tetrahydrocannabinols. ...

21 USC Sec. 822 . Persons required to register
(1) Every person who manufactures or distributes any controlled
substance or list I chemical, or who proposes to engage in the
manufacture or distribution of any controlled substance or list I
chemical, shall obtain annually a registration issued by the United States
Attorney General in accordance with the rules and regulations
promulgated by him.
(2) Every person who dispenses, or who proposes to dispense, any
controlled substance, shall obtain from the United States Attorney General a
registration issued in accordance with the rules and regulations
promulgated by him. The United States Attorney General shall, by regulation,
determine the period of such registrations. In no event, however,
shall such registrations be issued for less than one year nor for
more than three years.

21 USC Sec 841 Prohibited acts A
(a) Unlawful acts
Except as authorized by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for
any person knowingly or intentionally -
(1) to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with
intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance;
scroll down.... (D) In the case of LESS THAN 50 kilograms of marihuana, except in
the case of 50 or more marihuana plants regardless of weight, 10
kilograms of hashish, or one kilogram of hashish oil, such person
shall, except as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this
subsection, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than
5 years, a fine not to exceed the greater of that authorized in
accordance with the provisions of title 18 or $250,000 if the
defendant is an individual or $1,000,000 if the defendant is other
than an individual, or both. If any person commits such a violation
after a prior conviction for a felony drug offense has become
final, such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of
not more than 10 years, a fine not to exceed the greater of twice
that authorized in accordance with the provisions of title 18 or
$500,000 if the defendant is an individual or $2,000,000 if the
defendant is other than an individual, or both.
scroll down... (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D) of this subsection, any
person who violates subsection (a) of this section by distributing
a small amount of marihuana for no remuneration shall be treated as
provided in section 844 of this title and section 3607 of title 18.

21 USC Sec. 843 .
TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
Part D - Offenses and Penalties
Sec. 843. Prohibited acts C (a) Unlawful acts
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally -
(1) who is a registrant to distribute a controlled substance
classified in schedule I or II, in the course of his legitimate
business, except pursuant to an order or an order form as
required by section 828 of this title;

21 USC Sec. 859
TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
Part D - Offenses and Penalties
Sec. 859. Distribution to persons under age twenty-one
(a) First offense
Except as provided in section 860 of this title, any person at
least eighteen years of age who violates section 841(a)(1) of this
title by distributing a controlled substance to a person under
twenty-one years of age is (except as provided in subsection (b) of
this section) subject to (1) twice the maximum punishment
authorized by section 841(b) of this title, and (2) at least twice
any term of supervised release authorized by section 841(b) of this
title, for a first offense involving the same controlled substance
and schedule. Except to the extent a greater minimum sentence is
otherwise provided by section 841(b) of this title, a term of
imprisonment under this subsection shall be not less than one year.
The mandatory minimum sentencing provisions of this subsection
shall not apply to offenses involving 5 grams or less of marihuana.

21 USC Sec. 860
TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
Part D - Offenses and Penalties
Sec. 860. Distribution or manufacturing in or near schools and colleges
(a) Penalty
Any person who violates section 841(a)(1) of this title or
section 856 of this title by distributing, possessing with intent
to distribute, or manufacturing a controlled substance in or on, or
within one thousand feet of, the real property comprising a public
or private elementary, vocational, or secondary school or a public
or private college, junior college, or university, or a playground,
or housing facility owned by a public housing authority, or within
100 feet of a public or private youth center, public swimming pool,
or video arcade facility, is (except as provided in subsection (b)
of this section) subject to (1) twice the maximum punishment
authorized by section 841(b) of this title; and (2) at least twice
any term of supervised release authorized by section 841(b) of this
title for a first offense. A fine up to twice that authorized by
section 841(b) of this title may be imposed in addition to any term
of imprisonment authorized by this subsection. Except to the extent
a greater minimum sentence is otherwise provided by section 841(b)
of this title, a person shall be sentenced under this subsection to
a term of imprisonment of not less than one year. The mandatory
minimum sentencing provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to
offenses involving 5 grams or less of marihuana.

21 USC Sec. 863. Drug paraphernalia
(a) In general
It is unlawful for any person -
(1) to sell or offer for sale drug paraphernalia;
(2) to use the mails or any other facility of interstate
commerce to transport drug paraphernalia; or
(3) to import or export drug paraphernalia.

18 USC Sec. 922 Unlawful acts...1968 ...
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 90-618 redesignated former subsec. (f) as
(h) and extended the prohibition against the receipt of any
firearms or ammunition to include the receipt by any person who is
an unlawful user of or addicted to marihuana or any depressant,
stimulant, or narcotic drug, or any person who has been adjudicated
a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution.

21 USC Sec. 962 Second or subsequent offenses
Title 21 Food and Drugs, Chapter 13 Drug Abuse and Prevention and Control
Subchapter II Import and Export
(a) Term of imprisonment and fine
Any person convicted of any offense under this subchapter is, if
the offense is a second or subsequent offense, punishable by a term
of imprisonment twice that otherwise authorized, by twice the fine
otherwise authorized, or by both. If the conviction is for an
offense punishable under section 960(b) of this title, and if it is
the offender's second or subsequent offense, the court shall
impose, in addition to any term of imprisonment and fine, twice the
term of supervised release otherwise authorized.

21 USC Sec. 967 TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER II - IMPORT AND EXPORT
Sec. 967. Smuggling of controlled substances; investigations;
oaths; subpenas; witnesses; evidence; production of records;
territorial limits; fees and mileage of witnesses
AMENDMENTS
1970 - Pub. L. 91-513 substituted "section 545 of title 18
(relating to smuggling goods into the United States) with respect
to any controlled substance (as defined in section 802 of this
title)" for "the laws of the United States relating to narcotic
drugs and marihuana" and substituted the customs territory of the
United States for any State or any territory or other place subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States is the defined area from
within which the attendance of witnesses and the production of
records may be required, and struck out provisions making the
discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury the determinative
factor as to what is relevant or material to the investigation.

21 USC Sec. 1521 Findings
Congress finds the following:
(1) Substance abuse among youth has more than doubled in the 5-
year period preceding 1996, with substantial increases in the
use of marijuana, inhalants, cocaine, methamphetamine, LSD, and
heroin.
(2) The most dramatic increases in substance abuse has occurred
among 13- and 14-year-olds.
(3) Casual or periodic substance abuse by youth today will
contribute to hard core or chronic substance abuse by the next
generation of adults.
(4) Substance abuse is at the core of other problems, such as
rising violent teenage and violent gang crime, increasing health
care costs, HIV infections, teenage pregnancy, high school
dropouts, and lower economic productivity.

21 USC Sec. 1705
(a) Timing, contents, and process for development and submission of
National Drug Control Strategy
(1) Timing
Not later than February 1 of each year, the President of the United States of America
shall submit to Congress a National Drug Control Strategy, which shall
set forth a comprehensive plan for the year to reduce illicit
drug use and the consequences of such illicit drug use in the
United States by limiting the availability of, and reducing the
demand for, illegal drugs. ( includes marijuana)

21 USC Sec. 1708 National youth anti-drug media campaign
(j) Prevention of marijuana use
(1) Findings
The Congress finds the following:
(A) 60 percent of adolescent admissions for drug treatment
are based on marijuana use.
(B) Potency levels of contemporary marijuana, particularly
hydroponically grown marijuana, are significantly higher than
in the past, rising from under 1 percent of THC in the mid-
1970s to as high as 30 percent today.
(C) Contemporary research has demonstrated that youths
smoking marijuana early in life may be up to 5 times more
likely to use hard drugs.
(D) Contemporary research has demonstrated clear detrimental
effects in adolescent educational achievement resulting from
marijuana use.
(E) Contemporary research has demonstrated clear detrimental
effects in adolescent brain development resulting from
marijuana use.
(F) An estimated 9,000,000 Americans a year drive while under
the influence of illegal drugs, including marijuana.
(G) Marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more of certain
cancer causing chemicals than tobacco smoke.
(H) Teens who use marijuana are up to 4 times more likely to
have a teen pregnancy than teens who have not.
(I) Federal law enforcement agencies have identified clear
links suggesting that trade in hydroponic marijuana facilitates
trade by criminal organizations in hard drugs, including heroin.
(J) Federal law enforcement agencies have identified possible
links between trade in cannabis products and financing for
terrorist organizations.
(2) Emphasis on prevention of youth marijuana use
In conducting advertising and activities otherwise authorized
under this section, the Director may emphasize prevention of
youth marijuana use.

18 USC Sec. 1791 Providing or possessing contraband in prison ...
(3) imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both, if the
object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(B) of this section;...
(d)(1)(B) marijuana or a controlled substance in schedule III...

18 USC Sec. 2516
TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 119 - WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTION AND
INTERCEPTION OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Sec. 2516. Authorization for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications.
(1)(e) any offense involving fraud connected with a case under
title 11 or the manufacture, importation, receiving, concealment,
buying, selling, or otherwise dealing in narcotic drugs,
marihuana, or other dangerous drugs, punishable under any law of
the United States;
(2) The principal prosecuting attorney of any State, or the
principal prosecuting attorney of any political subdivision
thereof, if such attorney is authorized by a statute of that State
to make application to a State court judge of competent
jurisdiction for an order authorizing or approving the interception
of wire, oral, or electronic communications, may apply to such
judge for, and such judge may grant in conformity with section 2518
of this chapter and with the applicable State statute an order
authorizing, or approving the interception of wire, oral, or
electronic communications by investigative or law enforcement
officers having responsibility for the investigation of the offense
as to which the application is made, when such interception may
provide or has provided evidence of the commission of the offense
of murder, kidnapping, gambling, robbery, bribery, extortion, or
dealing in narcotic drugs, marihuana or other dangerous drugs, or
other crime dangerous to life, limb, or property, and punishable by
imprisonment for more than one year, designated in any applicable
State statute authorizing such interception, or any conspiracy to
commit any of the foregoing offenses.
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When are SuperPACs going to promote Cris Ericson, United States Marijuana Party?
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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April 1, 2012 Campaign Blog of Cris Ericson
http://USMJP.com
usmjp@aceweb.com
(802)875-4038
Campaigns to Elect Cris Ericson
for United States Senator 2012 and
for Governor of Vermont 2012
879 Church Street
Chester, Vermont 05143-9375

Reach for the Moon! That's what Cris Ericson says.
In order to bring the most attention to issues, she runs
for the highest offices in Vermont that she can run for.

Cris Ericson runs for two offices at a time, because,
as an Independent candidate, she has been excluded
from the majority of debates and forums, so she might
as well run for two offices and have an opportunity
to raise issues twice, once under state laws and again
under federal laws.

Cris Ericson has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the
University of Massachusetts/Amherst and two home
correspondence paralegal diplomas, the second in
corporate law.

C-Span Bio of Cris Ericson:
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/crisericson

There are currently no SuperPACs advocating in favor of the election
of Cris Ericson for United States Senator for Vermotn 2012.

Cris Ericson is in favor of carrying on the conversation with Vermont voters
about marijuana decriminalization - lessening the severe punishments;
legalizing medical marijuana for conditions for which it would help the patient;
and legalizing hemp for farmers to grow in order to create new farming jobs
and to create new jobs making clothing from hemp, which will reduce our
dependency on synthetics. By wearing hemp fabric clothing rather than
so many synthetics, we will reduce global warming. Global warming is
increased by the manufacturing process of creating synthetic fabrics.

Congressman Peter Welch in the U.S. House has signed on to a Hemp
Bill, but U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has not.

Cris Ericson is running against U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders in order to
raise awareness to issues he is ignoring.

There are no Bills in the U.S. Senate to lighten up on the severe marijuiana penalties
(called "decriminalization") and there are no Bills in the U.S. Senate to make
medical marijuana legal for patients whom it could really help.

Bernie Sanders gets a "zero" or an "F-" when it comes to Hemp,
Medical Marijuana and Decrminalization (lower criminal penalties).

Vote for Cris Ericson!

Please start forming SuperPACs now to promote Cris Ericson!

SuperPACs are allowed to legally raise funds to help or harm a particular candidate's election bid
for federal office.

The Supreme Court's January 2010 ruling in
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
-- and other federal court rulings,
including SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission
-- now allow "super PACs",
officially known as "independent-expenditure only committees,"
and these groups
may raise unlimited sums from corporations, unions and other groups,
as well as wealthy individuals.

Super PACs may overtly advocate in favor of the election of federal candidates
(or for their defeat).

As of April 1, 2012, there are 403 SuperPACs raising and spending funds to
promote or defeat candidates for federal office.

Cris Ericson is also running for Governor of Vermont
because, as a candidate,
she has been severely disrespected in the past election seasons,
and not invited to many candidate debates and forums,
and because she receives so few invitations,
she runs for two offices,
in order to raise attention to issues.

When Cris Ericson first ran for Governor of Vermont in 2002,
people were often afraid to even talk about marijuana issues.
In the past ten years since Cris Ericson has been on the ballot
every two years in Vermont,
people are opening up more, but some are still afraid.

Some people say they agree with the issues they discuss with her,
but they are afraid to sign her petition to qualify for the ballot in Nov. 2012.

Some people sign her petition, and then ask, "now is the F.B.I.
going to come and question me?"

In Vermont, and Independent candidate may use up to three descriptive
words to use, and so under the word "Independent" on her petition
to qualify for the ballot, are the words, United States MARIJUANA Party.

The word Marijuana is in bold print.

Oh, so now you see why Cris Ericson is excluded from the majority
of debates and forums?

Cris Ericson is the bravest candidate in the state of Vermont!

Cris Ericson wants to help Vermonters overcome their native
shyness and be able to have conversations openly about any
subject, because that is healthier than hiding things.

It's all about being able to talk to your neighbors and friends
and relatives about anything, to have real conversations and
discussions without fear.

Once Cris Ericson can get a Vermonter to smile a little,
and even say the word "marijuana", then they'll open up and
talk about any other entirely unrelated political issue that is
really bothering them. And there are a LOT of issues!
Cris Ericson gets an earful every day!

Trust Someone! Vote Cris Ericson!

This brief, concise and edited version of federal marijuana
(spelled with a j) and federal marihuana laws (spelled with an h)
is compiled by Cris Ericson
whose personal political opinion is that
Vermont marijuana laws are "double billing" taxpayers
for the costs of police investigation, arrests, prosecution
and punishments, because they overlap with federal laws.

Federal Marijuana and Federal Marijuana laws http://uscode.house.gov

21 USC Sec. 186 and 21 USC Sec 187 transferred:
Section 186, Pub. L. 91-296, title V, Sec. 501, June 30, 1970, 84
Stat. 352, which related to congressional findings as to marihuana
use, the need for a better understanding of the health
consequences, and the lack of information thereto,
was transferred and set out as a note under section 242 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

21 USC Sec. 352 Misbranded drugs and devices
...scroll down to......cannabis...marihuana...
Par. (d). Pub. L. 105-115, Sec. 126(b), struck out par. (d) which
read as follows: "If it is for use by man and contains any quantity
of the narcotic or hypnotic substance alpha eucaine, barbituric
acid, betaeucaine, bromal, cannabis, carbromal, chloral, coca,
cocaine, codeine, heroin, marihuana, morphine, opium, paraldehyde,
peyote, or sulphonmethane; or any chemical derivative of such
substance, which derivative has been by the Secretary, after
investigation, found to be, and by regulations designated as, habit
forming; unless its label bears the name and quantity or proportion
of such substance or derivative and in juxtaposition therewith the
statement 'Warning - May be habit forming.' "

21 USC Sec. 353 Exemptions and consideration for certain drugs, devices,
and biological products
(b) Prescription by physician; exemption from labeling and
prescription requirements; misbranded drugs; compliance with
narcotic and marihuana laws...
(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve any
person from any requirement prescribed by or under authority of law
with respect to drugs now included or which may hereafter be
included within the classifications stated in sections 4721, 6001,
and 6151 of title 26, or to marihuana as defined in section 4761 of
title 26.

21 USC Sec. 801 Congressional findings and declarations:
controlled substances
The Congress makes the following findings and declarations:
(1) Many of the drugs included within this subchapter have a
useful and legitimate medical purpose and are necessary to maintain
the health and general welfare of the American people. ...scroll down...
COMMISSION ON MARIHUANA AND DRUG ABUSE
Section 601 of Pub. L. 91-513, as amended by Pub. L. 92-13, May
14, 1971, 85 Stat. 37, provided that: "(a) [Establishment; composition] There is
established a commission to be known as the Commission on Marihuana and
Drug Abuse (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Commission').
The Commission shall be composed of -
"(1) two Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate;
"(2) two Members of the House of Representatives appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
"(3) nine members appointed by the President of the United States.

21 USC Sec. 802 Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) The term "addict" means any individual who habitually uses
any narcotic drug so as to endanger the public morals, health,
safety, or welfare, or who is so far addicted to the use of
narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with
reference to his addiction. ...
... (16) The term "marihuana" means all parts of the plant Cannabis
sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin
extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such
plant, its seeds or resin. Such term does not include the mature
stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake
made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks
(except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the
sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination.
... (44) The term "felony drug offense" means an offense that is
punishable by imprisonment for more than one year under any law of
the United States or of a State or foreign country that prohibits
or restricts conduct relating to narcotic drugs, marihuana,
anabolic steroids, or depressant or stimulant substances.
... Par. (44). Pub. L. 108-358, Sec. 2(a)(2), inserted "anabolic
steroids," after "marihuana,".

21 USC Sec. 812 . Schedules of controlled substances
Sec. 812. Schedules of controlled substances
(a) Establishment
There are established five schedules of controlled substances, to
be known as schedules I, II, III, IV, and V. Such schedules shall
initially consist of the substances listed in this section. The
schedules established by this section shall be updated and
republished on a semiannual basis during the two-year period
beginning one year after October 27, 1970, and shall be updated and
republished on an annual basis thereafter. ...scroll down..SCHEDULE 1 (c)
... (8) Ibogaine. (9) Lysergic acid diethylamide.
(10) Marihuana.
(11) Mescaline. (12) Peyote.
(13) N-ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate. (14) N-methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate.
(15) Psilocybin. (16) Psilocyn.
(17) Tetrahydrocannabinols. ...

21 USC Sec. 822 . Persons required to register
(1) Every person who manufactures or distributes any controlled
substance or list I chemical, or who proposes to engage in the
manufacture or distribution of any controlled substance or list I
chemical, shall obtain annually a registration issued by the United States
Attorney General in accordance with the rules and regulations
promulgated by him.
(2) Every person who dispenses, or who proposes to dispense, any
controlled substance, shall obtain from the United States Attorney General a
registration issued in accordance with the rules and regulations
promulgated by him. The United States Attorney General shall, by regulation,
determine the period of such registrations. In no event, however,
shall such registrations be issued for less than one year nor for
more than three years.

21 USC Sec 841 Prohibited acts A
(a) Unlawful acts
Except as authorized by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for
any person knowingly or intentionally -
(1) to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with
intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance;
scroll down.... (D) In the case of LESS THAN 50 kilograms of marihuana, except in
the case of 50 or more marihuana plants regardless of weight, 10
kilograms of hashish, or one kilogram of hashish oil, such person
shall, except as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this
subsection, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than
5 years, a fine not to exceed the greater of that authorized in
accordance with the provisions of title 18 or $250,000 if the
defendant is an individual or $1,000,000 if the defendant is other
than an individual, or both. If any person commits such a violation
after a prior conviction for a felony drug offense has become
final, such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of
not more than 10 years, a fine not to exceed the greater of twice
that authorized in accordance with the provisions of title 18 or
$500,000 if the defendant is an individual or $2,000,000 if the
defendant is other than an individual, or both.
scroll down... (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D) of this subsection, any
person who violates subsection (a) of this section by distributing
a small amount of marihuana for no remuneration shall be treated as
provided in section 844 of this title and section 3607 of title 18.

21 USC Sec. 843 .
TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
Part D - Offenses and Penalties
Sec. 843. Prohibited acts C (a) Unlawful acts
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally -
(1) who is a registrant to distribute a controlled substance
classified in schedule I or II, in the course of his legitimate
business, except pursuant to an order or an order form as
required by section 828 of this title;

21 USC Sec. 859
TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
Part D - Offenses and Penalties
Sec. 859. Distribution to persons under age twenty-one
(a) First offense
Except as provided in section 860 of this title, any person at
least eighteen years of age who violates section 841(a)(1) of this
title by distributing a controlled substance to a person under
twenty-one years of age is (except as provided in subsection (b) of
this section) subject to (1) twice the maximum punishment
authorized by section 841(b) of this title, and (2) at least twice
any term of supervised release authorized by section 841(b) of this
title, for a first offense involving the same controlled substance
and schedule. Except to the extent a greater minimum sentence is
otherwise provided by section 841(b) of this title, a term of
imprisonment under this subsection shall be not less than one year.
The mandatory minimum sentencing provisions of this subsection
shall not apply to offenses involving 5 grams or less of marihuana.

21 USC Sec. 860
TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
Part D - Offenses and Penalties
Sec. 860. Distribution or manufacturing in or near schools and colleges
(a) Penalty
Any person who violates section 841(a)(1) of this title or
section 856 of this title by distributing, possessing with intent
to distribute, or manufacturing a controlled substance in or on, or
within one thousand feet of, the real property comprising a public
or private elementary, vocational, or secondary school or a public
or private college, junior college, or university, or a playground,
or housing facility owned by a public housing authority, or within
100 feet of a public or private youth center, public swimming pool,
or video arcade facility, is (except as provided in subsection (b)
of this section) subject to (1) twice the maximum punishment
authorized by section 841(b) of this title; and (2) at least twice
any term of supervised release authorized by section 841(b) of this
title for a first offense. A fine up to twice that authorized by
section 841(b) of this title may be imposed in addition to any term
of imprisonment authorized by this subsection. Except to the extent
a greater minimum sentence is otherwise provided by section 841(b)
of this title, a person shall be sentenced under this subsection to
a term of imprisonment of not less than one year. The mandatory
minimum sentencing provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to
offenses involving 5 grams or less of marihuana.

21 USC Sec. 863. Drug paraphernalia
(a) In general
It is unlawful for any person -
(1) to sell or offer for sale drug paraphernalia;
(2) to use the mails or any other facility of interstate
commerce to transport drug paraphernalia; or
(3) to import or export drug paraphernalia.

18 USC Sec. 922 Unlawful acts...1968 ...
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 90-618 redesignated former subsec. (f) as
(h) and extended the prohibition against the receipt of any
firearms or ammunition to include the receipt by any person who is
an unlawful user of or addicted to marihuana or any depressant,
stimulant, or narcotic drug, or any person who has been adjudicated
a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution.

21 USC Sec. 962 Second or subsequent offenses
Title 21 Food and Drugs, Chapter 13 Drug Abuse and Prevention and Control
Subchapter II Import and Export
(a) Term of imprisonment and fine
Any person convicted of any offense under this subchapter is, if
the offense is a second or subsequent offense, punishable by a term
of imprisonment twice that otherwise authorized, by twice the fine
otherwise authorized, or by both. If the conviction is for an
offense punishable under section 960(b) of this title, and if it is
the offender's second or subsequent offense, the court shall
impose, in addition to any term of imprisonment and fine, twice the
term of supervised release otherwise authorized.

21 USC Sec. 967 TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER II - IMPORT AND EXPORT
Sec. 967. Smuggling of controlled substances; investigations;
oaths; subpenas; witnesses; evidence; production of records;
territorial limits; fees and mileage of witnesses
AMENDMENTS
1970 - Pub. L. 91-513 substituted "section 545 of title 18
(relating to smuggling goods into the United States) with respect
to any controlled substance (as defined in section 802 of this
title)" for "the laws of the United States relating to narcotic
drugs and marihuana" and substituted the customs territory of the
United States for any State or any territory or other place subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States is the defined area from
within which the attendance of witnesses and the production of
records may be required, and struck out provisions making the
discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury the determinative
factor as to what is relevant or material to the investigation.

21 USC Sec. 1521 Findings
Congress finds the following:
(1) Substance abuse among youth has more than doubled in the 5-
year period preceding 1996, with substantial increases in the
use of marijuana, inhalants, cocaine, methamphetamine, LSD, and
heroin.
(2) The most dramatic increases in substance abuse has occurred
among 13- and 14-year-olds.
(3) Casual or periodic substance abuse by youth today will
contribute to hard core or chronic substance abuse by the next
generation of adults.
(4) Substance abuse is at the core of other problems, such as
rising violent teenage and violent gang crime, increasing health
care costs, HIV infections, teenage pregnancy, high school
dropouts, and lower economic productivity.

21 USC Sec. 1705
(a) Timing, contents, and process for development and submission of
National Drug Control Strategy
(1) Timing
Not later than February 1 of each year, the President of the United States of America
shall submit to Congress a National Drug Control Strategy, which shall
set forth a comprehensive plan for the year to reduce illicit
drug use and the consequences of such illicit drug use in the
United States by limiting the availability of, and reducing the
demand for, illegal drugs. ( includes marijuana)

21 USC Sec. 1708 National youth anti-drug media campaign
(j) Prevention of marijuana use
(1) Findings
The Congress finds the following:
(A) 60 percent of adolescent admissions for drug treatment
are based on marijuana use.
(B) Potency levels of contemporary marijuana, particularly
hydroponically grown marijuana, are significantly higher than
in the past, rising from under 1 percent of THC in the mid-
1970s to as high as 30 percent today.
(C) Contemporary research has demonstrated that youths
smoking marijuana early in life may be up to 5 times more
likely to use hard drugs.
(D) Contemporary research has demonstrated clear detrimental
effects in adolescent educational achievement resulting from
marijuana use.
(E) Contemporary research has demonstrated clear detrimental
effects in adolescent brain development resulting from
marijuana use.
(F) An estimated 9,000,000 Americans a year drive while under
the influence of illegal drugs, including marijuana.
(G) Marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more of certain
cancer causing chemicals than tobacco smoke.
(H) Teens who use marijuana are up to 4 times more likely to
have a teen pregnancy than teens who have not.
(I) Federal law enforcement agencies have identified clear
links suggesting that trade in hydroponic marijuana facilitates
trade by criminal organizations in hard drugs, including heroin.
(J) Federal law enforcement agencies have identified possible
links between trade in cannabis products and financing for
terrorist organizations.
(2) Emphasis on prevention of youth marijuana use
In conducting advertising and activities otherwise authorized
under this section, the Director may emphasize prevention of
youth marijuana use.

18 USC Sec. 1791 Providing or possessing contraband in prison ...
(3) imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both, if the
object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(B) of this section;...
(d)(1)(B) marijuana or a controlled substance in schedule III...

18 USC Sec. 2516
TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 119 - WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTION AND
INTERCEPTION OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Sec. 2516. Authorization for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications.
(1)(e) any offense involving fraud connected with a case under
title 11 or the manufacture, importation, receiving, concealment,
buying, selling, or otherwise dealing in narcotic drugs,
marihuana, or other dangerous drugs, punishable under any law of
the United States;
(2) The principal prosecuting attorney of any State, or the
principal prosecuting attorney of any political subdivision
thereof, if such attorney is authorized by a statute of that State
to make application to a State court judge of competent
jurisdiction for an order authorizing or approving the interception
of wire, oral, or electronic communications, may apply to such
judge for, and such judge may grant in conformity with section 2518
of this chapter and with the applicable State statute an order
authorizing, or approving the interception of wire, oral, or
electronic communications by investigative or law enforcement
officers having responsibility for the investigation of the offense
as to which the application is made, when such interception may
provide or has provided evidence of the commission of the offense
of murder, kidnapping, gambling, robbery, bribery, extortion, or
dealing in narcotic drugs, marihuana or other dangerous drugs, or
other crime dangerous to life, limb, or property, and punishable by
imprisonment for more than one year, designated in any applicable
State statute authorizing such interception, or any conspiracy to
commit any of the foregoing offenses.

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Why don't we repeal, and strike off of the books,
all state marijuana laws, because we are
"double billing" tax payers for the cost
of investigations, studies, arrests, prosecutions,
and punishments - jail terms and probation -
for marijuana offenses.

What is the point, to taxpayers,
of punishing people twice, once under state laws
and again under federal laws?

Isn't this fraudulent "double biling" of taxpayers?

This question and point of discussion is brought to you by candidate, Cris Ericson, United States Marijuana Party in Vermont.
http://usmjp.com
usmjp@aceweb.com

Could we please have a serious discussion about
Double Biling"? Government is growing like Cancer because state laws and federal laws overlap.

Cris Ericson (802)875-4038
Trust Someone! Vote Cris Ericson
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Is a Native American Indian Arrowhead, handed down in the family, a "weapon"?
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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Cris Ericson
campaign blog
March 25, 2012
http://usmjp.com
usmjp@aceweb.com

There is a blog on the internet where a nice travelling couple explain
that the TSA at an airport told them they could not board with their
Missouri arrowheads, because these are considered "weapons".

Cris Ericson has some nice arrowheads handed down to her
through her family, and would like to wear some as jewelry for
a televised candidate debate, but would like clarification from
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders that these arrowheads will not
be regarded as "weapons". One of them is a little longer than
most arrowheads and may be a "spear", but it would look
really nice on a necklace.

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has not responded to Cris Ericson's
e-mail regarding this subject.

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has not proposed any Bill in the Senate
to legalize Hemp, which falls under federal marijuana laws, or to
legalize medical marijuana.

Cris Ericson is collecting petition signatures to qualify her name for the
November 2012 ballot in Vermont in order to help Vermonters
continue the conversation on marijuana, medical marijuana and
hemp for farming issues
under both state and federal laws.

Cris Ericson is a
DESCENDANT OF THE KITTAMAQUUNDI TRIBAL LEADER,
Owanno,
or his brother Kittamaquund who became the tribal leader,
after he killed his own brother, Owanno.

The family history chart that Cris Ericson has,
shows that Mary Kittamaquund is
Owanno's daughter,
or her father,
Kittamagund, is Owanno's brother -
the charts and information on the internet,
show that Owanno's brother,
Kittamaquund, is her father.

Since they were brothers and both tribal leaders, the genetic line remains similar.

Kittamaquund apparently killed Owanno in 1639.

Kittamaquund sent Mary out to live with Governor Leonard Calvert's
sister in law,
Margaret Brent, who was a woman allowed to litigate in Court.

Mary Kittamaquund was a Native American Indian girl, and given the name, Mary, when
she was baptised by Christian settlers.

Her guardian, Margaret Brent, put her into an arranged marriage with Margaret Brent's brother,
who was 30 years older than little Mary Kittamaquund, who at the time of her marriage was only
about age 10 or 11, and her father and uncle (Owanno died 1639 and Kittamagund died 1641 )
were both deceased at the time of the marriage in 1644,
so that Margaret Brent's brother, Giles Brent, Sr.
could take control of the Tribal Territory by marrying Native American Indian "Princess"
Mary Kittamaquund (alternative spelling: Kittamagund).

There is no source that disputes this wretched truth.

We all have thousands and thousands and thousands of great grandparents
if we go back to the very early 1600s.
1st generation - You
2nd generation - 2 parents
3rd generation - 4 grandparents
4th generation - 8 great grandparents
5th generation - 16 great great grandparents
6th generation - 32 great great great grandparents
7th generation - 64 great great great great grandparents
8th generation - 128 great great great great great grandparents
9th generation - 256 great great great great great great grandparents
10th generation - 512 great great great great great great great grandparents
11th generation - 1024 great great great great great great great great grandparents
12th generation - 2048 great great great great great great great great great grandparents
13th generation - 4096 great great great great great great great great great great grandparents
14th generation - 8192 great great great great great great great great great great great grandparents
15th generation - 16,384 great great great great great great great great great great great great grandparents

This means that out of thousands and thousands of chromosomes and genes and dna,
Cris Ericson has about one drop of pure Native American Indian blood.

Richard Brent of Goucestershire, England (1573-1652) got married in 1594 to Elizabeth Reed.

Their son, Giles Brent, Sr. (1606-1671) got married in 1644 to Mary Kittamaqund (1633-1655).

Mary Kittamagund's father died in 1639, and he was "Uwanno" and the "Emperor" of
the Native Indian Tribe, Kittamagundi.

Giles Brent, Sr. and Mary Kittamagund had a daughter,
Katherine Brent who got married to
Richard Marsham.
Katherine died in 1713.

Other sources say that Giles and Mary Kittamaqund had 6 children, of whom four lived:
Mary - married an Englishman named John Fitzherbert, and Giles, Richard and Katherine
(Henry and Margaret died young.)
Katherine married Richard Marsham.

Other sources state that Katherine was a daughter of Edmond Brent and the
niece of Giles Brent, Sr.

If that were true, Cris Ericson would have no Native American Indian bloodline,
but the majority of sources confirm that Katherine is the daughter
of Giles Brent, Sr. and Mary Kittamaquund.

There are various spellings of Kittamaquund or Kittamagund. Remember, the Native
American Indians did not use our alphabet, these spellings are based on how the
settlers decided to spell out what they heard the Native American Indians pronouncing.


Katherine Brent and Richard Marsham's daughter,
Sarah Marsham (12)
married Basil Waring of Calvert County, Maryland
(1650-1734).

Sarah Marsham and Basil Waring had a son,
Basil Waring
(1683 born Calvert County, Maryland -1734 died Prince George's County, Maryland)
and he married Martha Greenfield (she died 1758 Queen Anne County).

Basil Waring and Martha Greenfield
had a daughter Martha Waring,
who married Charles Burgess
(he died in 1740).

Martha Waring and Charles Burgess had a daughter,
Ann Burgess (she died in 1806)
and she married James Haddock Smith.

James Haddock Smith was born in 1710 in Prince George's County, Maryland.
Ann Burgess and James Haddock Smith had a daughter,
Martha Smith (1756-1843).

James Haddock Smith died in 1806 and Cris Ericson has his Last
Will and Testament, with an actual Seal,
sealed by the Orphan's Court of Prince George's
County Maryland.
http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html

Martha Smith married in 1778 to
William Nicholls (1744 - 1792 Prince George's County, Maryland).
Martha Smith and William Nicholls had a daughter,
Ann Nichols (1774 born Prince George's County, Maryland -
died 1844 Shelby County, Kentucky)

In 1793 Ann Nicholls married Joseph Clark (1760 born Prince George's
County, Maryland - died 1822 Shelby County, Kentucky)
Ann Nicholls and Joseph Clark had a son named
Willet Nichols Clark (born 1819 Shelby County, Kentucky - 1871).

in 1848 Willett Nichols Clark married Elizabeth Jane Saunders (1829-1914).
Willett Nichols Clark and Elizabeth Jane Saunders had a daughter,
Lucinda Clark (1849-1878).

In 1870 Lucinda Clark married William Robert Magruder (1840-1930)
Lucinda Clark and William Robert Magruder had a daughter,
Mary Magruder (1873-1958)

Mary Magruder married Larse Ericson who immigrated
to the United States from Sweden (1854-1915).
Mary Magruder and Larse Ericson had a son,
George Ericson.

George Ericson married Mary Ricker of Virginia and they
had a son - John Ericson who married Susan,
and they gave birth to 4 children, including Cris Ericson.

____________________________________________
This history version by Maryland Public Television:

"Kittamaquund, Tayac of the Piscataway (d. 1641)

(Alternative spelling = Chitomachon)

Kittamaquund was an important Piscataway warrior and the younger brother
of a man named Wannas.

Wannas served as the Piscataway's head chieftain, or tayac, when
Governor Leonard Calvert arrived in 1634.

"Tayac" is the Piscataway
word meaning "Emperor" or "ruler of all the chiefs.

The Piscataway Tayac ruled over 130 miles of native territory and villages
on the both shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Kittamaquund and his followers
saw that Wannas mistrusted the English.

They believed that Wannas
might lead the Piscataway to war against the colonists.

Kittamaquund killed
his brother in 1634, and became tayac in his place.1 As tayac, Kittamaquund
led his people to peaceful ties with the Marylanders.

Some of the Piscataway were angry that Kittamaquund had killed Wannas,
but Kittamaquund also had friends among his people. They thought their new
tayac was wise. They also wanted the benefits of English fur trade and
military protection from their enemies, the Susquehannocks.2

Father White visited Kittamaquund in June 1639. Father Andrew White was a
Jesuit priest who had learned some of the native language and who wanted
to teach the Indians about his Christian beliefs. The tayac liked Father White,
and invited the priest to live in his "palace" with his family. Later that year,
Kittamaquund became ill with a disease that native medicine men could not cure.
Father White cured the tayac with some English medicine powder and blood-letting.3

Kittamaquund was so grateful that he allowed Father White to instruct him in Christianity.
He also adopted the colonists' style of clothes and learned to speak some English.4
Kittamaquund finally converted to Christianity in 1640. He asked to be baptized along
with his wife and daughters. Other Piscataway leaders decided to become Christians with their tayac.

Father Andrew White performed Kittamaquund's baptism on July 5, 1640.
Governor Leonard Calvert, other Maryland officials, and Piscataway leaders all
attended the ceremony. The ceremony took place at a chapel built with bark walls,
just like other Piscataway buildings. During the baptism, the priests gave the
Piscataway Christian names. Kittamaquund's name became Charles, and his wife
was named Mary.5

Kittamaquund's daughter, Princess Mary, went to live with
the Brent's and later married Giles Brent.6 Kittamaquund died in 1641.7"
____________________________________________________________________
Below is from:
http://home.comcast.net/~jacksonday/kitquund.htm

"What happened to the Piscataways?

The fortunes of the Piscataways began to decline in 1644 when Puritan Claiborne
with the help of Puritan refugees from Virginia who had been accorded a safe shelter
in Catholic Maryland, seized the government, deposed the governor,
and sent the Jesuit missionaries as prisoners to England.

Returning in 1648, the missionary work was interrupted by England's civil war
until in 1652 England's new Puritan government under dictator Oliver Cromwell
outlawed Catholicism in Maryland.

The Piscataways were driven from their best lands by legal and illegal means,
demoralized by liquor dealers, hunted by slave-catchers, wasted by smallpox,
constantly raided by the powerful Susquehanna while forbidden the possession of guns
for their own defense, their plantations destroyed by the cattle and hogs of the settlers
and their pride broken by oppressive restrictions.

After the Susquehanna were conquered
by the Iriquois, they faced an even more powerful enemy, who massacred an entire town
in 1680. In 1697 most Piscataways, numbering under 400, fled into the backwoods of Virginia,
where, under the protection of other tribes, they migrated west and then north.

In 1765 they were living with other remnant tribes near Chenango, now Binghamton,
New York. Drifting west with the Delawares, they made their last appearance in history
at a council at Detroit in 1793. A small remnant remained in Maryland."
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Seriously Alarming New Presidential Executive Order by President Barack Obama - Vermonters-read it!
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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This Presidential Executive Order has a lot about food
and food supplies in it,
so VERMONTERS better read it!

WHITE HOUSE
http://www.whitehouse.gov

For Immediate Release March 16, 2012
Executive Order -- National Defense Resources Preparedness
EXECUTIVE ORDER by President Barack Obama

NATIONAL DEFENSE RESOURCES PREPAREDNESS

By the authority vested in me as President
by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
including the Defense Production Act of 1950,
as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.),
and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States,
it is hereby ordered as follows:

PART I - PURPOSE, POLICY, AND IMPLEMENTATION

Section 101. Purpose. This order delegates authorities and addresses
national defense resource policies and programs under the
Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the "Act").

Sec. 102. Policy. The United States must have an industrial and technological
base capable of meeting national defense requirements and capable of contributing
to the technological superiority of its national defense equipment in peacetime
and in times of national emergency. The domestic industrial and technological
base is the foundation for national defense preparedness. The authorities provided
in the Act shall be used to strengthen this base and to ensure it is capable of
responding to the national defense needs of the United States.

Sec. 103. General Functions. Executive departments and agencies (agencies)
responsible for plans and programs relating to national defense (as defined in
section 801(j) of this order), or for resources and services needed to support
such plans and programs, shall:

(a) identify requirements for the full spectrum of emergencies, including
essential military and civilian demand;

(b) assess on an ongoing basis the capability of the domestic industrial
and technological base to satisfy requirements in peacetime and times
of national emergency, specifically evaluating the availability of the most
critical resource and production sources, including subcontractors and suppliers,
materials, skilled labor, and professional and technical personnel;

(c) be prepared, in the event of a potential threat to the security of the United States,
to take actions necessary to ensure the availability of adequate resources
and production capability, including services and critical technology, for national
defense requirements;

(d) improve the efficiency and responsiveness of the domestic industrial base
to support national defense requirements; and

(e) foster cooperation between the defense and commercial sectors for research
and development and for acquisition of materials, services, components, and
equipment to enhance industrial base efficiency and responsiveness.

Sec. 104. Implementation. (a) The National Security Council and
Homeland Security Council,
in conjunction with the National Economic Council,
shall serve as the integrated policymaking forum
for consideration and formulation
of national defense resource preparedness policy
and shall make recommendations to the President
on the use of authorities under the Act.

(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall:

(1) advise the President on issues of national defense resource preparedness
and on the use of the authorities and functions delegated by this order;

(2) provide for the central coordination of the plans and programs incident
to authorities and functions delegated under this order, and provide guidance
to agencies assigned functions under this order, developed in consultation
with such agencies; and

(3) report to the President periodically concerning all program activities
conducted pursuant to this order.

(c) The Defense Production Act Committee, described in section 701
of this order, shall:

(1) in a manner consistent with section 2(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2062(b),
advise the President through the Assistant to the President and
National Security Advisor, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security
and Counterterrorism, and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy
on the effective use of the authorities under the Act; and

(2) prepare and coordinate an annual report to the Congress pursuant to
section 722(d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2171(d).

(d) The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and other agencies, shall:

(1) analyze potential effects of national emergencies on actual production
capability, taking into account the entire production system, including shortages
of resources, and develop recommended preparedness measures to strengthen
capabilities for production increases in national emergencies; and

(2) perform industry analyses to assess capabilities of the industrial base to
support the national defense, and develop policy recommendations to
improve the international competitiveness of specific domestic industries
and their abilities to meet national defense program needs.

PART II - PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS

Sec. 201. Priorities and Allocations Authorities. (a) The authority of
the President
conferred by section 101 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071,
to require acceptance and priority performance of contracts
or orders (other than contracts of employment
) to promote the national defense
over performance of any other contracts or orders,
and to allocate materials, services, and facilities
as deemed necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense,
is delegated to the following agency heads:

(1) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to food resources,
food resource facilities,
livestock resources,
veterinary resources,
plant health resources,
and the domestic distribution of farm equipment
and commercial fertilizer;

(2) the Secretary of Energy with respect to all forms of energy;

(3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services with
respect to health resources;

(4) the Secretary of Transportation with respect to all
forms of civil transportation;

(5) the Secretary of Defense with respect to water resources; and

(6) the Secretary of Commerce with respect to all other materials,
services, and facilities, including construction materials.

(b) The Secretary of each agency delegated authority under
subsection (a) of this section (resource departments) shall plan
for and issue regulations to prioritize and allocate resources and
establish standards and procedures by which the authority shall be
used to promote the national defense, under both emergency and
non-emergency conditions. Each Secretary shall authorize the
heads of other agencies, as appropriate, to place priority ratings on
contracts and orders for materials, services, and facilities needed
in support of programs approved under section 202 of this order.

(c) Each resource department shall act, as necessary and appropriate,
upon requests for special priorities assistance, as defined by section 801(l)
of this order, in a time frame consistent with the urgency of the need at hand.
In situations where there are competing program requirements for limited resources,
the resource department shall consult with the Secretary who made the required
determination under section 202 of this order. Such Secretary shall coordinate
with and identify for the resource department which program requirements to
prioritize on the basis of operational urgency. In situations involving more
than one Secretary making such a required determination under section
202 of this order, the Secretaries shall coordinate with and identify for the
resource department which program requirements should receive priority
on the basis of operational urgency.

(d) If agreement cannot be reached between two such Secretaries,
then the issue shall be referred to the President through the Assistant
to the President and National Security Advisor and the Assistant to the
President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.

(e) The Secretary of each resource department, when necessary, shall make
the finding required under section 101(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(b).
This finding shall be submitted for the President's approval through the
Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor and the Assistant
to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. Upon such
approval,
the Secretary of the resource department
that made the finding may
use the authority of section 101(a) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(a), to
control the general distribution
of any material
(including applicable services)
in the
civilian market.

Sec. 202. Determinations. Except as provided in section 201(e) of this order,
the authority delegated by section 201 of this order may be used only to support
programs that have been determined in writing as necessary or appropriate
to promote the national defense:

(a) by the Secretary of Defense with respect to military production and construction,
military assistance to foreign nations, military use of civil transportation, stockpiles
managed by the Department of Defense, space, and directly related activities;

(b) by the Secretary of Energy with respect to energy production and construction,
distribution and use, and directly related activities; and

(c) by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to all other national defense
programs, including civil defense and continuity of Government.

Sec. 203. Maximizing Domestic Energy Supplies. The authorities of the President
under section 101(c)(1) (2) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(c)(1) (2), are delegated
to the Secretary of Commerce, with the exception that the authority to make findings
that materials (including equipment), services, and facilities are critical and essential,
as described in section 101(c)(2)(A) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(c)(2)(A), is
delegated to the Secretary of Energy.

Sec. 204. Chemical and Biological Warfare. The authority of the President conferred
by section 104(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2074(b), is delegated to the Secretary of Defense.
This authority may not be further delegated by the Secretary.

PART III - EXPANSION OF PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY AND SUPPLY

Sec. 301. Loan Guarantees. (a) To reduce current or projected shortfalls of resources,
critical technology items,
or materials essential for the national defense,
the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense,
as defined in section 801(h) of this order, is authorized pursuant to section 301 of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2091, to guarantee loans by private institutions.

(b) Each guaranteeing agency is designated and authorized to: (1) act as fiscal agent
in the making of its own guarantee contracts and in otherwise carrying out the purposes
of section 301 of the Act; and (2) contract with any Federal Reserve Bank to assist the
agency in serving as fiscal agent.

(c) Terms and conditions of guarantees under this authority shall be determined in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
The guaranteeing agency is authorized, following
such consultation, to prescribe:
(1) either specifically or by maximum limits or otherwise,
rates of interest,
guarantee and commitment fees,
and other charges
which may be made in connection with such guarantee contracts;
and (2) regulations governing the forms and procedures
(which shall be uniform to the extent practicable) to be utilized in
connection therewith.

Sec. 302. Loans. To reduce current or projected shortfalls of resources,
critical technology items, or materials essential for the national defense,
the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense
is delegated the authority of the President under section 302 of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2092, to make loans thereunder. Terms and conditions of
loans under this authority shall be determined in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Director of OMB.

Sec. 303. Additional Authorities. (a) To create, maintain, protect, expand,
or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for the national defense,
the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is
delegated the authority of the President under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C.
App. 2093, to make provision for purchases of, or commitments to purchase,
an industrial resource or a critical technology item for Government use or resale,
and to make provision for the development of production capabilities, and for the increased
use of emerging technologies in security program applications,
and to enable rapid transition of emerging technologies.

(b) Materials acquired under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093,
that exceed the needs of the programs under the Act may be transferred
to the National Defense Stockpile,
if, in the judgment of the Secretary of Defense
as the National Defense Stockpile Manager,
such transfers are in the public interest.

Sec. 304. Subsidy Payments. To ensure the supply of raw or nonprocessed materials
from high cost sources,
or to ensure maximum production or supply in any area at stable prices
of any materials in light of a temporary increase in transportation cost,
the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is
delegated the authority of the President under section 303(c) of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2093(c), to make subsidy payments, after consultation with the
Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of OMB.

Sec. 305. Determinations and Findings. (a) Pursuant to budget authority
provided by an appropriations act in advance for credit assistance under section 301
or 302 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, 2092, and consistent with the Federal Credit
Reform Act of 1990, as amended (FCRA), 2 U.S.C. 661 et seq., the head of each agency
engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority to make the
determinations set forth in sections 301(a)(2) and 302(b)(2) of the Act, in consultation
with the Secretary making the required determination under section 202 of this order;
provided, that such determinations shall be made after due consideration of the provisions
of OMB Circular A 129 and the credit subsidy score for the relevant loan or loan guarantee
as approved by OMB pursuant to FCRA.

(b) Other than any determination by the President under section 303(a)(7)(b) of the Act,
the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated
the authority to make the required determinations, judgments, certifications, findings,
and notifications defined under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, in consultation
with the Secretary making the required determination under section 202 of this order.

Sec. 306. Strategic and Critical Materials. The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary
of the Interior in consultation with the Secretary of Defense as the National Defense
Stockpile Manager, are each delegated the authority of the President under section
303(a)(1)(B) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(a)(1)(B), to encourage the exploration,
development, and mining of strategic and critical materials and other materials.

Sec. 307. Substitutes. The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the
national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303(g)
of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(g), to make provision for the development of substitutes
for strategic and critical materials, critical components, critical technology items,
and other resources to aid the national defense.

Sec. 308. Government-Owned Equipment. The head of each agency engaged in
procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under
section 303(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(e), to:

(a) procure and install additional equipment, facilities, processes, or improvements
to plants, factories, and other industrial facilities owned by the Federal Government
and to procure and install Government
owned equipment in plants, factories,
or other
industrial facilities
owned by private persons;

(b) provide for the modification or expansion of
privately owned facilities,
including the modification or improvement of production processes,
when taking actions under sections 301, 302, or 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C.
App. 2091, 2092, 2093; and

(c) sell or otherwise transfer equipment owned by the Federal Government
and installed under section 303(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(e), to
the owners of such plants, factories, or other industrial facilities.

Sec. 309. Defense Production Act Fund. The Secretary of Defense is
designated the Defense Production Act Fund Manager, in accordance
with section 304(f) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2094(f), and shall carry out
the duties specified in section 304 of the Act, in consultation with the agency
heads having approved, and appropriated funds for, projects under title III of the Act.

Sec. 310. Critical Items. The head of each agency engaged in procurement
for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section
107(b)(1) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2077(b)(1), to take appropriate action to
ensure that critical components, critical technology items, essential materials,
and industrial resources are available from reliable sources
when needed to meet
defense requirements during peacetime,
graduated mobilization,
and national
emergency.
Appropriate action may include restricting contract solicitations
to reliable sources, restricting contract solicitations to domestic sources
(pursuant to statutory authority), stockpiling critical components,
and developing substitutes for critical components or critical technology items.

Sec. 311. Strengthening Domestic Capability.
The head of each agency engaged
in procurement for the national defense
is delegated
the authority
of the President
under section 107(a) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2077(a),
to utilize the authority of title III of the Act or any other provision of law to provide
appropriate incentives to develop, maintain, modernize, restore, and expand the
productive capacities of domestic sources for critical components, critical technology
items, materials, and industrial resources essential for the execution of the
national security strategy of the United States.

Sec. 312. Modernization of Equipment. The head of each agency engaged in procurement
for the national defense, in accordance with section 108(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C.
App. 2078(b), may utilize the authority of title III of the Act to guarantee the
purchase or lease of advance manufacturing equipment, and any related
services with respect to any such equipment for purposes of the Act.
In considering title III projects,
the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense
shall provide a strong preference for proposals submitted by a small business
supplier or subcontractor in accordance with section 108(b)(2) of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2078(b)(2).

PART IV - VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Sec. 401. Delegations. The authority of the President under sections
708(c) and (d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(c), (d), is delegated to the
heads of agencies otherwise delegated authority under this order.
The status of the use of such delegations shall be furnished to
the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Sec. 402. Advisory Committees. The authority of the President
under section 708(d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(d), and
delegated in section 401 of this order (relating to establishmen
t of advisory committees) shall be exercised only after consultation with,
and in accordance with, guidelines and procedures established by the
Administrator of General Services.

Sec. 403. Regulations. The Secretary of Homeland Security, after approval
of the Attorney General,
and after consultation by the Attorney General
with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission,
shall promulgate rules pursuant to section 708(e) of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2158(e), incorporating standards and procedures
by which voluntary agreements
and plans of action
may be developed and carried out.
Such rules may be adopted by other agencies to fulfill the rulemaking
requirement of section 708(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(e).

PART V - EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL

Sec. 501. National Defense Executive Reserve.
(a) In accordance with section 710(e) of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2160(e), there is established
in the executive branch a National Defense Executive Reserve
(NDER) composed of persons of recognized expertise
from various segments of the private sector and from
Government (except full time Federal employees)
for training for employment in executive positions in the
Federal Government
in the event of a
national defense emergency.

(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall issue necessary guidance for the NDER program,
including appropriate guidance for establishment, recruitment,
training, monitoring, and activation of NDER units and shall be
responsible for the overall coordination of the NDER program.
The authority of the President under section 710(e) of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2160(e), to determine periods of
national defense emergency
is delegated to the Secretary of Homeland Security.

(c) The head of any agency may implement section 501(a)
of this order with respect to NDER operations in such agency.

(d) The head of each agency with an NDER unit may exercise
the authority under section 703 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2153,
to employ civilian personnel when activating all or a part of its NDER unit.
The exercise of this authority shall be subject to the provisions of
sections 501(e) and (f) of this order and shall not be redelegated.

(e) The head of an agency may activate an NDER unit, in whole
or in part, upon the written determination of the Secretary of
Homeland Security that an emergency affecting the national
defense exists and that the activation of the unit is necessary
to carry out the emergency program functions of the agency.

(f) Prior to activating the NDER unit, the head of the agency shall notify,
in writing, the Assistant to the President for
Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism of the impending activation.

Sec. 502. Consultants. The head of each agency otherwise delegated functions
under this order is delegated the authority of the President under sections
710(b) and (c) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2160(b), (c), to employ persons
of outstanding experience and ability without compensation and to employ
experts, consultants, or organizations. The authority delegated by this
section may not be redelegated.

PART VI - LABOR REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 601. Secretary of Labor. (a) The Secretary of Labor, in coordination
with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other agencies, as deemed
appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, shall:

(1) collect and maintain data necessary to make a continuing appraisal
of the Nation's workforce needs for purposes of national defense;

(2) upon request by the Director of Selective Service, and in coordination with
the Secretary of Defense, assist the Director of Selective Service in development
of policies regulating the induction and deferment of persons for duty in the armed services;

(3) upon request from the head of an agency with authority under this order,
consult with that agency with respect to: (i) the effect of contemplated actions
on labor demand and utilization; (ii) the relation of labor demand to materials
and facilities requirements; and (iii) such other matters as will assist in making
the exercise of priority and allocations functions consistent with effective utilization
and distribution of labor;

(4) upon request from the head of an agency with authority under this order:
(i) formulate plans, programs, and policies for meeting the labor requirements
of actions to be taken for national defense purposes; and (ii) estimate training
needs to help address national defense requirements and promote necessary
and appropriate training programs; and

(5) develop and implement an effective labor management relations policy to
support the activities and programs under this order, with the cooperation of
other agencies as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, including the
National Labor Relations Board,
the Federal Labor Relations Authority,
the National Mediation Board, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

(b) All agencies shall cooperate with the Secretary of Labor,
upon request, for the purposes of this section, to the extent permitted by law.

PART VII - DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT COMMITTEE

Sec. 701. The Defense Production Act Committee. (a) The Defense Production Act
Committee (Committee) shall be composed of the following members, in
accordance with section 722(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2171(b):

(1) The Secretary of State;

(2) The Secretary of the Treasury;

(3) The Secretary of Defense;

(4) The Attorney General;

(5) The Secretary of the Interior;

(6) The Secretary of Agriculture;

(7) The Secretary of Commerce;

(8) The Secretary of Labor;

(9) The Secretary of Health and Human Services;

(10) The Secretary of Transportation;

(11) The Secretary of Energy;

(12) The Secretary of Homeland Security;

(13) The Director of National Intelligence;

(14) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency;

(15) The Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers;

(16) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and

(17) The Administrator of General Services.

(b) The Director of OMB and the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy shall be invited to participate in all Committee
meetings and activities in an advisory role. The Chairperson, as
designated by the President
pursuant to section 722 of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2171, may invite the heads of other agencies
or offices to participate in Committee meetings and activities in an advisory role,
as appropriate.

Sec. 702. Offsets. The Secretary of Commerce shall prepare
and submit to the Congress
the annual report required by section 723 of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2172, in consultation with the Secretaries of State,
the Treasury, Defense, and Labor, the United States Trade Representative,
the Director of National Intelligence, and the heads of other agencies as appropriate.
The heads of agencies shall provide the Secretary of Commerce
with such information as may be necessary for the effective
performance of this function.

PART VIII - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 801. Definitions. In addition to the definitions in section 702 of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2152, the following definitions apply throughout this order:

(a) "Civil transportation"
includes movement of persons
and property
by all modes of transportation
in interstate,
intrastate,
or foreign
commerce within the United States,
its territories
and possessions,
and the District of Columbia,
and related public storage and warehousing, ports,
services, equipment and facilities, such as transportation
carrier shop and repair facilities.
"Civil transportation"
also shall include direction,
control, and coordination of civil transportation
capacity regardless of ownership
. "Civil transportation"
shall not include transportation owned or controlled by the Department of Defense,
use of petroleum and gas pipelines, and coal slurry pipelines
used only to supply energy production facilities directly.

(b) "Energy" means all forms of energy including petroleum,
gas (both natural and manufactured), electricity, solid fuels
(including all forms of coal, coke, coal chemicals, coal liquification,
and coal gasification), solar, wind, other types of renewable energy,
atomic energy, and the production, conservation, use, control,
and distribution (including pipelines) of all of these forms of energy.

(c) "Farm equipment" means equipment, machinery, and
repair parts manufactured for use on farms in connection with
the production or preparation for market use of food resources.

(d) "Fertilizer" means any product or combination of products
that contain one or more of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus,
and potassium for use as a plant nutrient.

(e) "Food resources" means
all commodities
and products,
(simple, mixed, or compound), or complements to such commodities
or products,
that are capable of being ingested
by either human beings
or animals, irrespective of other uses
to which such commodities or products may be put,
at all stages of processing
from the raw commodity
to the products thereof
in vendible form for human
or animal consumption.
"Food resources"
also means potable water
packaged in commercially marketable containers,
all starches,
sugars,
vegetable and animal or marine fats
and oils, seed, cotton,
hemp,
and flax fiber,
but does not mean any such material
after it loses its identity as an agricultural commodity
or agricultural product.

(f) "Food resource facilities" means plants, machinery, vehicles
(including on farm),
and other facilities required for the production, processing, distribution,
and storage (including cold storage)
of food resources,
and for the domestic distribution of
farm equipment
and fertilizer (excluding transportation thereof).

(g) "Functions" include powers, duties, authority, responsibilities, and discretion.

(h) "Head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense"
means the heads of the Departments of State, Justice, the Interior,
and Homeland Security, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence,
the Central Intelligence Agency,
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
the General Services Administration, and all other agencies with
authority delegated under section 201 of this order.

(i) "Health resources"
means drugs,
biological products, medical devices,
materials, facilities, health supplies, services and equipment
required to diagnose, mitigate or prevent the impairment of, improve,
treat, cure, or restore the physical or
mental health conditions of the population.

(j) "National defense" means programs for military and energy production
or construction, military or critical infrastructure assistance to any foreign nation,
homeland security, stockpiling, space, and any directly related activity.
Such term includes emergency preparedness activities conducted
pursuant to title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5195 et seq., and critical infrastructure protection and restoration.

(k) "Offsets" means compensation practices required as a condition of purchase
in either government to government or commercial sales of defense articles
and/or defense services as defined by the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.,
and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, 22 C.F.R. 120.1 130.17.

(l) "Special priorities assistance" means action by resource departments
to assist with expediting deliveries, placing rated orders, locating suppliers,
resolving production or delivery conflicts between various rated orders, addressing
problems that arise in the fulfillment of a rated order or other action authorized by
a delegated agency, and determining the validity of rated orders.

(m) "Strategic and critical materials" means materials (including energy) that
(1) would be needed to supply the military, industrial, and
essential civilian needs
of the United States
during a national emergency,
and (2) are not found or produced in the United States in sufficient quantities
to meet such need and are vulnerable to the termination or reduction of the
availability of the material.

(n) "Water resources" means all usable water,
from all sources,
within the jurisdiction of the United States,
that can be managed, controlled, and allocated
to meet emergency requirements,
except "water resources" does not include
usable water that qualifies as "food resources."

Sec. 802. General. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 802(c) of this order,
the authorities vested
in the President
by title VII of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2151 et seq.,
are delegated to the head of each agency in carrying out the delegated authorities
under the Act and this order, by the Secretary of Labor
in carrying out part VI of this order, and by the Secretary of the Treasury
in exercising the functions assigned in Executive Order 11858, as amended.

(b) The authorities that may be exercised and performed pursuant to section
802(a) of this order shall include:

(1) the power to redelegate authorities, and to authorize the successive
redelegation of authorities to agencies, officers, and employees of the Government; and

(2) the power of subpoena under section 705 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2155,
with respect to (i) authorities delegated in parts II, III, and section 702 of this order,
and (ii) the functions assigned to the Secretary of the Treasury in
Executive Order 11858,
as amended, provided that
the subpoena power
referenced in subsections (i) and (ii) shall be utilized only after
the scope and purpose of the investigation,
inspection,
or inquiry
to which the subpoena relates
have been defined either by the appropriate officer identified in section 802(a)
of this order or by such other person or persons as the officer shall designate.

(c) Excluded from the authorities delegated by section 802(a) of this order are authorities
delegated by parts IV and V of this order, authorities in section 721 and 722 of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2170 2171, and the authority with respect to fixing compensation
under section 703 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2153.

Sec. 803. Authority. (a) Executive Order 12919 of June 3, 1994, and sections

(b) Nothing in this order shall affect the authorities assigned under
Executive Order 11858 of May 7, 1975,
as amended, except as provided in section 802 of this order.

(c) Nothing in this order shall affect the authorities assigned under
Executive Order 12472 of April 3, 1984,
as amended.

Sec. 804. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair
or otherwise affect functions of the Director of OMB
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party
against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers,
employees, or agents, or any other person.

BARACK OBAMA

THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 16, 2012.

Executive Office of the President
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March 17, 2012 Update by the U.S. Marijuana Party candidate in Vermont, Cris Ericson - SMART METERS
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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"Trust Someone - Vote Cris Ericson" http://USMJP.com
MARCH 17, 2012 VERMONT NEWS BLOG UPDATE

Please take a moment to learn about the Health Hazards
of Smart Meters. Please contact Governor Peter Shumlin
of Vermont and tell him you don't want Smart Meters
polluting the environment of Vermont!

Read about Microwave Radiation from Smart Meters:
http://stopsmeters.org/healthissues.html
and then e-mail Governor Peter Shumlin:
GovernorVT@state.vt.us

We need to get rid of the Vermont Nuclear Power Plant,
Vermont Entergy, Vermont Yankee, or whatever
they are calling it this week;
and
we need to stop Smart Meters because
they pollute our bodies and brains with radiation.
http://stopsmeters.org/healthissues.html

Tell Governor Peter Shumlin that there are better uses
for the
69 Million dollar federal grant
than for Smart Meters
which will poison our bodies
and brains with radiation.
GovernorVT@state.vt.us

If Governor Peter Shumlin does not succeed legally in
forcing the Vermont Nuclear Entergy Nuclear Power Plant
to SHUT DOWN,
and if he does not
STOP SMART METERS
from being forced
upon Vermonters by
way of
financial extortion - by way of charging
people money if they DON'T want Smart Meters
installed in their private homes,
then
VOTE for Cris Ericson 2012 for Governor of Vermont.

When Corporations do not respect the wishes of
Vermonters, it is time to give them the Boot!

If a Corporation is a "person" under Federal Law,
then WHY aren't PERSONS the same as
Corporations under federal law?

Persons do not have the same rights under
Chapter 11 federal Bankruptcy laws, for one example.

Persons don't receive mega million dollar grants from
the government,
like CVPS did,
which it is using to force Smart Meters upon
private home owners who don't want it!

Remember, CVPS did not earn this grant money,
and the 69 Million dollar grant money they
received from the federal government
means that by
forcing
homeowners to have a smart meter installed
in their private home,
by way of extortion - of the THREAT to bill
the homeowner every month for money if they
do not allow the Smart Meter to be installed in
their private home -
this equals
illegal double billing
in two ways:

(1) the home owner is already being billed
for meter reading in their monthly bill,
read the back of your CVPS bill -
so the excuse that CVPS gives for the NEW
fee for OPTING OUT of Smart Meters
is that they would have to send a meter reader to
your home,
BUT they are already billing us
for that!

The second (2) charge of fraudulent double billing
is that these Smart Meters have already been paid
for by us,
the taxpayers,
with the 69 Million dollar
grant from the federal government.
We paid for that!
That's our tax dollars!
Since we already paid for it,
it is double billing to charge us again!

Please Visit
http://stopsmeters.org

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UNITED STATES MARIJUANA PARTY in VERMONT
U.S. Marijuana Party - 2012 Vote Cris Ericson

"TRUST SOMEONE - VOTE CRIS ERICSON"

Cris Ericson is out talking to Vermonters and
learning how they feel about issues!

http://usmjp.com USMJP
UNITED STATES MARIJUANA PARTY in VERMONT

Debate with Cris Ericson at http://createdebate.com
http://www.createdebate.com/debate/show/2012_Vote_for_Cris_Ericson_United_States_Marijuana_Party_in_Vermont

Let's keep the discussions and conversations
about marijuana
(and marihuana spelled with an h)
issues
going on in an open
and honest manner for
this fall campaign election season,
and the Vote in November 2012,
just in case our state and federal
lawmakers don't resolve various issues this spring
legislative session.

There are marijuana (marihuana) bills
currently being discussed
in the Vermont Legislature
and in
the U.S. Congress House of Representatives;
but
there are
NONE proposed
in the United States Senate.

Current elected Senators
in the United States Senate
won't even BEGIN
the discussion of any marijuana
issues
such as legalizing medical marijuana under federal
law,
or decriminalizing marijuana under federal law,
or
taxing marijuana under federal law and selling it in
state liquour stores to adults,
clearly marked for potency,
and thereby taking the profit away from drug dealers,
and helping to balance our federal budget
which is depleted partially
by spending billions
of dollars a year
on the war on drugs,
while simultaneously making the private-for-profit
prisons so wealthy that they are now selling
STOCK
on the stock market!!!

Wouldn't you like to vote for one person
who is willing to dare speak the word
'marijuana'
in the United States Senate?

You'll have to Vote for Cris Ericson
for United States Senator for Vermont
to even
get the conversation started!

VERMONT UPDATE:

(1) A new medical marijuana dispensary bill was
passed into law last year, 2011; but there are still
no medical marijuana dispensaries in Vermont.

The bill requires a medical marijuana dispensary
to be run by a Non-Profit organization and it must
pay the State of Vermont a $20,000.00 certificate
fee in 2012;
and then $30,000.00 fee every year thereafter.

Is this too much?

Does this set a precedent that might force other
non-profit organizations in Vermont to have to pay the State
an annual certificate fee,
such as Non-Profit homeless shelters?

Click here and learn more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
$$$ overcharging Non-Profits ?

(2) Should the state medical marijuana law in Vermont be
amended to allow people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
to use medical marijuana?

This is one of the Bills the Vermont State
Legislators are discussing now.

Click here and learn more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
? Pot for PTSD ?

Should the State of Vermont amend the marijuana laws to
allow for a civil penalty of a $ fine to be paid,
instead of more severe criminal punishments,
for a small amount of marijuana possession?

This is another of the Bills the Vermont State Legislature
is discussing now.

Click here and learn more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
? Civil Penalty ?
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Bill Status in the U.S. House of Representatives
for H.R. 2306 "End Marijuana Prohibition" -
Click here to learn more:
H.R. 1983

Bill Status in the U.S. House of Representatives
for H.R. 1983 "States' Medical Marijuana Protection Act" -
Click here to learn more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
H.R. 2306
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WHAT DON'T YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE NEW HEALTH CARE
PLAN IN VERMONT?

Act No. 48 for a Universal and Unified Health System
in Vermont
does not give
the same quality health care
to all Vermonters.

Read page 10. of the plan:

"(iii) information relating to the silver, gold, and platinum benefit
levels of qualified health benefit plans
that may be available in the Vermont
health benefit exchange;"

Some Vermonters will get high quality health care in "silver",
"gold" and "platinum" benefit levels of medical services.

See page 2 below: the rest of Vermonters will get
"adequate" health care.

How much money from disabled persons Medicaid and Medicare
might be "pooled" and then taken from them
and used to pay for
the
rich peoples' care
under
the Silver, Gold and
Platinum Plans?

In fact, is some of that money being
used right now to pay for
the board members salaries
who are running this scheme
because they have not
collected premiums from other sources yet?

VT LEG 270379.1
No. 48. An act relating to a universal and unified health system.
(H.202)

Click here and read more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
Act No. 48
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Please send campaign donations
by check or money order to:
Cris Ericson for Governor of Vermont 2012,
or
Cris Ericson for United States Senator for Vermont 2012,
879 Church Street
Chester, Vermont 05143-9375
(802)875-4038
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March 15, 2012 Update on Marijuana Issues with 2012 Political Candidate, Cris Ericson, USMJP.com
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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UNITED STATES MARIJUANA PARTY in VERMONT
U.S. Marijuana Party - 2012 Vote Cris Ericson
March 15, 2012

TRUST SOMEONE - VOTE CRIS ERICSON

Cris Ericson is out talking to Vermonters and
learning how they feel about issues!

http://usmjp.com USMJP
UNITED STATES MARIJUANA PARTY in VERMONT

Debate with Cris Ericson at http://createdebate.com
http://www.createdebate.com/debate/show/2012_Vote_for_Cris_Ericson_United_States_Marijuana_Party_in_Vermont

Let's keep the discussions and conversations
about marijuana
(and marihuana spelled with an h)
issues
going on in an open
and honest manner for
this fall campaign election season,
and the Vote in November 2012,
just in case our state and federal
lawmakers don't resolve various issues this spring
legislative session.

There are marijuana (marihuana) bills
currently being discussed
in the Vermont Legislature
and in
the U.S. Congress House of Representatives;
but
there are
NONE proposed
in the United States Senate.

Current elected Senators
in the United States Senate
won't even BEGIN
the discussion of any marijuana
issues
such as legalizing medical marijuana under federal
law,
or decriminalizing marijuana under federal law,
or
taxing marijuana under federal law and selling it in
state liquour stores to adults,
clearly marked for potency,
and thereby taking the profit away from drug dealers,
and helping to balance our federal budget
which is depleted partially
by spending billions
of dollars a year
on the war on drugs,
while simultaneously making the private-for-profit
prisons so wealthy that they are now selling
STOCK
on the stock market!!!

Wouldn't you like to vote for one person
who is willing to dare speak the word
'marijuana'
in the United States Senate?

You'll have to Vote for Cris Ericson
for United States Senator for Vermont
to even
get the conversation started!

VERMONT UPDATE:

(1) A new medical marijuana dispensary bill was
passed into law last year, 2011; but there are still
no medical marijuana dispensaries in Vermont.

The bill requires a medical marijuana dispensary
to be run by a Non-Profit organization and it must
pay the State of Vermont a $20,000.00 certificate
fee in 2012;
and then $30,000.00 fee every year thereafter.

Is this too much?

Does this set a precedent that might force other
non-profit organizations in Vermont to have to pay the State
an annual certificate fee,
such as Non-Profit homeless shelters?

Click here and learn more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
$$$ overcharging Non-Profits ?

(2) Should the state medical marijuana law in Vermont be
amended to allow people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
to use medical marijuana?

This is one of the Bills the Vermont State
Legislators are discussing now.

Click here and learn more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
? Pot for PTSD ?

Should the State of Vermont amend the marijuana laws to
allow for a civil penalty of a $ fine to be paid,
instead of more severe criminal punishments,
for a small amount of marijuana possession?

This is another of the Bills the Vermont State Legislature
is discussing now.

Click here and learn more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
? Civil Penalty ?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Bill Status in the U.S. House of Representatives
for H.R. 2306 "End Marijuana Prohibition" -
Click here to learn more:
H.R. 1983

Bill Status in the U.S. House of Representatives
for H.R. 1983 "States' Medical Marijuana Protection Act" -
Click here to learn more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
H.R. 2306
____________________________________________________________________
WHAT DON'T YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE NEW HEALTH CARE
PLAN IN VERMONT?

Act No. 48 for a Universal and Unified Health System
in Vermont
does not give
the same quality health care
to all Vermonters.

Read page 10. of the plan:

"(iii) information relating to the silver, gold, and platinum benefit
levels of qualified health benefit plans
that may be available in the Vermont
health benefit exchange;"

Some Vermonters will get high quality health care in "silver",
"gold" and "platinum" benefit levels of medical services.

See page 2 below: the rest of Vermonters will get
"adequate" health care.

How much money from disabled persons Medicaid and Medicare
might be "pooled" and then taken from them
and used to pay for
the
rich peoples' care
under
the Silver, Gold and
Platinum Plans?

In fact, is some of that money being
used right now to pay for
the board members salaries
who are running this scheme
because they have not
collected premiums from other sources yet?

VT LEG 270379.1
No. 48. An act relating to a universal and unified health system.
(H.202)

Click here and read more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
Act No. 48
_________________________________________________________________
Please send campaign donations
by check or money order to:
Cris Ericson for Governor of Vermont 2012,
or
Cris Ericson for United States Senator for Vermont 2012,
879 Church Street
Chester, Vermont 05143-9375
(802)875-4038
usmjp@aceweb.com

Facebook USMJP http://www.facebook.com/usmjp
_____________________________________________________________________
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but each one came up with a different answer.
Is it time to invest in a new
Movie with a new potential answer
to the same age old question?
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__________________________________________________________________
Documents for February 2012 Black History Month can be found
at the bottom of this page, go to the box at the bottom and scroll
up and down and look for the S documents for the Pre-Civil War
Negro and Slave Bills of Sale and letters, etc. from the Hemp Lawn
Farm on the Benson Pike in Shelbyville, Kentucky.
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UPDATE ON MARIJUANA ISSUES IN VERMONT WITH 2012 POLITICAL CANDIDATE, CRIS ERICSON, USMJP.COM
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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UNITED STATES MARIJUANA PARTY in VERMONT
U.S. Marijuana Party - 2012 Vote Cris Ericson

TRUST SOMEONE - VOTE CRIS ERICSON

Cris Ericson is out talking to Vermonters and
learning how they feel about issues!

http://usmjp.com USMJP
UNITED STATES MARIJUANA PARTY in VERMONT

Let's keep the discussions and conversations
about marijuana
(and marihuana spelled with an h)
issues
going on in an open
and honest manner for
this fall campaign election season,
and the Vote in November 2012,
just in case our state and federal
lawmakers don't resolve various issues this spring
legislative session.

There are marijuana (marihuana) bills
currently being discussed
in the Vermont Legislature
and in
the U.S. Congress House of Representatives;
but
there are
NONE proposed
in the United States Senate.

Current elected Senators
in the United States Senate
won't even BEGIN
the discussion of any marijuana
issues
such as legalizing medical marijuana under federal
law,
or decriminalizing marijuana under federal law,
or
taxing marijuana under federal law and selling it in
state liquour stores to adults,
clearly marked for potency,
and thereby taking the profit away from drug dealers,
and helping to balance our federal budget
which is depleted partially
by spending billions
of dollars a year
on the war on drugs,
while simultaneously making the private-for-profit
prisons so wealthy that they are now selling
STOCK
on the stock market!!!

Wouldn't you like to vote for one person
who is willing to dare speak the word
'marijuana'
in the United States Senate?

You'll have to Vote for Cris Ericson
for United States Senator for Vermont
to even
get the conversation started!

VERMONT UPDATE:

(1) A new medical marijuana dispensary bill was
passed into law last year, 2011; but there are still
no medical marijuana dispensaries in Vermont.

The bill requires a medical marijuana dispensary
to be run by a Non-Profit organization and it must
pay the State of Vermont a $20,000.00 certificate
fee in 2012;
and then $30,000.00 fee every year thereafter.

Is this too much?

Does this set a precedent that might force other
non-profit organizations in Vermont to have to pay the State
an annual certificate fee,
such as Non-Profit homeless shelters?

Click here and learn more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuianalegal/index.html
$$$ overcharging Non-Profits ?

(2) Should the state medical marijuana law in Vermont be
amended to allow people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
to use medical marijuana?

This is one of the Bills the Vermont State
Legislators are discussing now.

Click here and learn more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
? Pot for PTSD ?

Should the State of Vermont amend the marijuana laws to
allow for a civil penalty of a $ fine to be paid,
instead of more severe criminal punishments,
for a small amount of marijuana possession?

This is another of the Bills the Vermont State Legislature
is discussing now.

Click here and learn more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
? Civil Penalty ?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Bill Status in the U.S. House of Representatives
for H.R. 2306 "End Marijuana Prohibition" -
Click here to learn more:
H.R. 1983

Bill Status in the U.S. House of Representatives
for H.R. 1983 "States' Medical Marijuana Protection Act" -
Click here to learn more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
H.R. 2306
____________________________________________________________________
WHAT DON'T YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE NEW HEALTH CARE
PLAN IN VERMONT?

Act No. 48 for a Universal and Unified Health System
in Vermont
does not give
the same quality health care
to all Vermonters.

Read page 10. of the plan:

"(iii) information relating to the silver, gold, and platinum benefit
levels of qualified health benefit plans
that may be available in the Vermont
health benefit exchange;"

Some Vermonters will get high quality health care in "silver",
"gold" and "platinum" benefit levels of medical services.

See page 2 below: the rest of Vermonters will get
"adequate" health care.

How much money from disabled persons Medicaid and Medicare
might be "pooled" and then taken from them
and used to pay for
the
rich peoples' care
under
the Silver, Gold and
Platinum Plans?

In fact, is some of that money being
used right now to pay for
the board members salaries
who are running this scheme
because they have not
collected premiums from other sources yet?

VT LEG 270379.1
No. 48. An act relating to a universal and unified health system.
(H.202)

Click here and read more: http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
Act No. 48
_________________________________________________________________
Please send campaign donations
by check or money order to:
Cris Ericson for Governor of Vermont 2012,
or
Cris Ericson for United States Senator for Vermont 2012,
879 Church Street
Chester, Vermont 05143-9375
(802)875-4038
usmjp@aceweb.com

Facebook USMJP http://www.facebook.com/usmjp
_____________________________________________________________________
EB-5 INVESTORS - EB-5 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
7 Movies have been made about a particular subject,
but each one came up with a different answer.
Is it time to invest in a new
Movie with a new potential answer
to the same age old question?
Please go to http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/arc.html
__________________________________________________________________
Also please note that the negro and slave documents uploaded for
February 2012 Black History Month can also be found at
http://www.webspawner.com/users/makemarijuanalegal/index.html
Scroll to the very bottom of the first page of the website and
use the box at the bottom, scroll up and down in that box
and look for the S documents and other Pre-Civil War documents.
More will be added soon. These are all originals from
the Hemp Lawn Farm on the Benson Pike in Shelbyville, Kentucky.
The original graveyard is there and the negro slaves are buried
with the family and Confederate Soldiers. Cris Ericson's
great-great-great grandfather kept these documents because he
was an attorney, and they were passed down in the family.
Cris Ericson's grandfather, George Robert Ericson, was born on
Hemp Lawn Farm and his mother was Elizabeth Magruder Ericson.
The documents are mostly saved from the Magruder family line.
Elizabeth Magruder Ericson's mother was Lucinda Clark, so there
are also Clark documents. Further back in the family history,
are the Smiths, who also had negro slaves in Maryland, and
left them in their Will. Cris Ericson is still searching for
the exact connection between her Smith family relatives and
the blood connection between the earliest of her Smith relatives
and the Native American Indians. Cris Ericson usmjp@aceweb.com
The Smith Will with 9 Negro Slaves will be uploaded soon. That
particular Smith died in 1806.
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2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON - U.S. Marijuana Party in Vermont
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
[info]vermontnews
2012 VOTE for CRIS ERICSON
UNITED STATES MARIJUANA PARTY in VERMONT

Cris Ericson is out collecting petition signatures
to qualify for the
ballot in November in Vermont
for United States Senator and
Governor,
in order to keep the conversation going
on various marijuana,
medical marijuana and hemp issues
which may or may not be
successfully resolved in the
state and federal legislatures
this spring.

Ten years ago in Vermont,
people didn't feel comfortable
discussing marijuana, medical marijuana,
medical marijuana dispensaries,
and hemp farming issues,
so we need to work to keep the topics open
in order to continually improve and amend the
laws that need updating.

Cris Ericson can be reached at:
usmjp@aceweb.com
___________________________________________

http://www.leg.state.vt.us
SEARCH FOR ALL MARIJUANA BILLS IN THE
2011 - 2012 VERMONT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT065.pdf
VT LEG 270475.1
No. 65. An act relating to registering four nonprofit organizations to
dispense marijuana for symptom relief.
(S.17)
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. chapter 86, subchapter 2 is amended to read:
Subchapter 2. Marijuana for Medical Symptom Use by Persons
with Severe Illness
§ 4472. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this subchapter:
(1) “Bona fide physician-patient health care professional–patient
relationship” means a treating or consulting relationship of not less than six
months duration, in the course of which a physician health care professional
has completed a full assessment of the registered patient’s medical history and
current medical condition, including a personal physical examination.
(2) “Clone” means a plant section from a female marijuana plant not yet
root-bound, growing in a water solution, which is capable of developing into a
new plant.
(3) “Criminal history record” means all information documenting an
individual’s contact with the criminal justice system, including data regarding
identification, arrest or citation, arraignment, judicial disposition, custody, and
supervision.
(4) “Debilitating medical condition,” provided that, in the context of the
No. 65 Page 2 of 39
VT LEG 270475.1
specific disease or condition described in subdivision (A) or (B) of this
subdivision (2)(4), reasonable medical efforts have been made over a
reasonable amount of time without success to relieve the symptoms, means:
(A) cancer, multiple sclerosis, positive status for human
immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or the
treatment of these conditions, if the disease or the treatment results in severe,
persistent, and intractable symptoms; or
(B) a disease, medical condition, or its treatment that is chronic,
debilitating, and produces severe, persistent, and one or more of the following
intractable symptoms: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe pain; severe
nausea; or seizures.
(5) “Dispensary” means a nonprofit entity registered under section
4474e of this title which acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures,
transfers, transports, supplies, sells, or dispenses marijuana, marijuana-infused
products, and marijuana-related supplies and educational materials for or to a
registered patient who has designated it as his or her center and to his or her
registered caregiver for the registered patient’s use for symptom relief. A
dispensary may provide marijuana for symptom relief to registered patients at
only one facility or location but may have a second location associated with the
dispensary where the marijuana is cultivated. Both locations are considered to
be part of the same dispensary.
..........(39 pages).....
No. 65 Page 28 of 39
VT LEG 270475.1
dispensary if it determines that an applicant’s criminal history record indicates
that the person’s association with a dispensary would pose a demonstrable
threat to public safety.
(g) After a dispensary is approved but before it begins operations, it shall
submit the following to the department of public safety:
(1) The legal name and articles of incorporation of the dispensary.
(2) The physical address of the dispensary.
(3) The name, address, and date of birth of each principal officer and
board member of the dispensary along with a complete set of fingerprints for
each.
(4) A registration fee of $20,000.00 for the first year of operation, and
an annual fee of $30,000.00 in subsequent years.
(h) The governor may suspend the implementation and enforcement of
subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section, or both, if the governor
determines that implementation of the suspended subsection is in the interest of
justice and public safety.
§ 4474g. DISPENSARY REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARD;
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the department of
public safety shall issue each principal officer, board member, and employee of
a dispensary a registry identification card or renewal card within 30 days of
.........(39 pages).........
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT065.pdf
________________________________________________
BILL AS INTRODUCED S.134
2012 Page 1 of 2
VT LEG 272205.1
S.134
Introduced by Senators Benning and Baruth
Referred to Committee on
Date:
Subject: Health; possession and control of regulated drugs; marijuana
Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to substitute a civil penalty in lieu of
criminal penalties for possession of under two ounces of marijuana, and
decrease the criminal penalties for possession of under one pound of
marijuana.
An act relating to penalties for possession of marijuana
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 4230 is amended to read:
§ 4230. MARIJUANA
(a) Possession and cultivation.
(1)(A) A person knowingly and unlawfully possessing less than two
ounces of marijuana shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not
more than $500.00, or both assessed a civil penalty of not more than $100.00.
(B) A person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this
subdivision knowingly and unlawfully possessing marijuana in an amount
consisting of one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances of
BILL AS INTRODUCED S.134
2012 Page 2 of 2
VT LEG 272205.1
an aggregate weight of two ounces or more shall be imprisoned not more than
two years or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both. Upon an adjudication of
guilt for a first offense under this subdivision, the court may defer sentencing
as provided in 13 V.S.A. § 7041 except that the court may in its discretion
defer sentence without the filing of a presentence investigation report and
except that sentence may be imposed at any time within two years from and
after the date of entry of deferment. The court may prior to sentencing, order
that the defendant submit to a drug assessment screening which may be
considered at sentencing in the same manner as a presentence report.
(2) A person knowingly and unlawfully possessing marijuana in an
amount consisting of one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or
substances, of an aggregate weight of two four ounces or more containing any
marijuana or knowingly and unlawfully cultivating more than three six plants
of marijuana shall be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more
than $10,000.00, or both.
* * *
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2012. 18 VT LEG 272205.1
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Intro/S-134.pdf
_________________________________________________

http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Intro/H-353.pdf
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.353
2011 Page 1 of 2
VT LEG 266024.1
H.353
Introduced by Representative Malcolm of Pawlet
Referred to Committee on
Date:
Subject: Health; therapeutic use of cannabis
Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to require a statement from the
physician of a medical marijuana patient as to whether the patient will recover
from the patient’s specific disease or condition; to require registered medical
marijuana patients to fill out a renewal form instead of a complete new
application each year.
An act relating to renewal of medical marijuana registration cards
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 4473(b)(2)(B)(iii) is amended to read:
(iii) A statement that the patient has a debilitating medical
condition as defined in subdivision 4472(2) of this title, including the specific
disease or condition which the patient has and whether the patient meets the
criteria under subdivision 4472(2)(A) or (B). A statement that the patient may
recover in…….years, or that the patient’s specific disease or condition is
permanent, and whether the patient’s health status should be reviewed at the
time of any renewal of the registration card.
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.353
2011 Page 2 of 2
VT LEG 266024.1
Sec. 2. 18 V.S.A. § 4474a is amended to read:
§ 4474a. REGISTRATION; FEES
(a) The department shall collect a fee of $50.00 for the application
authorized by sections 4473 and 4474 of this title. The fees received by the
department shall be deposited into a registration fee fund and used to offset the
costs of processing applications under this subchapter.
(b) A registration card shall expire one year after the date of issue, with the
option of renewal, provided the patient submits a new application which is
approved by the department of public safety, pursuant to section 4473 or 4474
of this title, and pays the fee required under subsection (a) of this section. The
renewal form shall not require a medical verification unless a patient’s
physician has noted on the initial medical verification that the patient may
recover from his or her specific disease or condition, and that the patient’s
health status should be reviewed at the time of renewal of the registration card.
Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2011.
_________________________________________
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Intro/H-427.pdf
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.427
2011 Page 1 of 12
VT LEG 265093.1
H.427
Introduced by Representatives Lorber of Burlington, Howard of Cambridge
and Pearson of Burlington
Referred to Committee on
Date:
Subject: Regulated drugs; marijuana
Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to change the penalties for the
possession of small amounts of marijuana. A person 21 years of age or older
who possesses one ounce or less of marijuana would be assessed a civil fine of
up to $150.00, while possession of larger amounts would continue to be a
criminal offense subject to imprisonment. Persons 18 to 20 years of age who
possesses one ounce or less of marijuana would be assessed a civil fine of up to
$150.00 for a first offense, while second or subsequent offenses would require
the person to complete a drug awareness and community service program run
by court diversion. Failure to complete the program would result in a civil fine
of not more than $600.00 and a suspension of the person’s driver’s license for
a period of up to 120 days. Persons under the age of 18 who possess one
ounce or less of marijuana would be required to complete a drug awareness
and community service program run by court diversion for a first offense. A
minor who fails to complete the program would be assessed a civil fine of up
to $300.00 and would lose his or her driver’s license for 90 days. Subsequent
offenses would require the person to complete a drug awareness and
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.427
2011 Page 2 of 12
VT LEG 265093.1
community service program run by court diversion. Failure to complete the
program would result in a civil fine of not more than $600.00 and a suspension
of the person’s driver’s license for a period of up to 120 days.
An act relating to penalties for possession of marijuana
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE
This act may be known as “An Act Establishing a Sensible State Marijuana
Policy.”
Sec. 2. 18 V.S.A. § 4230 is amended to read:
§ 4230. MARIJUANA
(a) Possession and cultivation.
(1) A person knowingly and unlawfully possessing marijuana in an
amount consisting of one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or
substances of an aggregate weight of more than one ounce containing any
marijuana shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than
$500.00, or both. A person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under
this subdivision shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more
than $2,000.00, or both. Upon an adjudication of guilt for a first offense under
this subdivision, the court may defer sentencing as provided in 13 V.S.A.
§ 7041 except that the court may in its discretion defer sentence without the
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.427
2011 Page 3 of 12
VT LEG 265093.1
filing of a presentence investigation report and except that sentence may be
imposed at any time within two years from and after the date of entry of
deferment. The court may prior to sentencing, order that the defendant submit
to a drug assessment screening which may be considered at sentencing in the
same manner as a presentence report.
(2) A person knowingly and unlawfully possessing marijuana in an
amount consisting of one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or
substances, of an aggregate weight of two ounces or more containing any
marijuana or knowingly and unlawfully cultivating more than three plants of
marijuana shall be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than
$10,000.00, or both.
(3) A person knowingly and unlawfully possessing marijuana in an
amount consisting of one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or
substances, of an aggregate weight of one pound or more containing any
marijuana or knowingly and unlawfully cultivating more than ten plants of
marijuana shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than
$100,000.00, or both.
(4) A person knowingly and unlawfully possessing marijuana in an
amount consisting of one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or
substances, of an aggregate weight of ten pounds or more or knowingly and
unlawfully cultivating more than 25 plants of marijuana shall be imprisoned
not more than 15 years or fined not more than $500,000.00, or both.
etc. 12 pages total at
http://www.leg.state.vt.us
_____________________________________
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Intro/H-568.pdf
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.568
2012 Page 1 of 2
VT LEG 273413.1
H.568
Introduced by Representatives Masland of Thetford, Cheney of Norwich,
Clarkson of Woodstock, Howard of Cambridge, Howrigan of
Fairfield, Mrowicki of Putney, Till of Jericho and Zagar of
Barnard
Referred to Committee on
Date:
Subject: Health; therapeutic use of cannabis; post-traumatic stress disorder
Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to allow people who suffer from
post-traumatic stress disorder to use medical marijuana to relieve symptoms.
An act relating to medical marijuana
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 4472 is amended to read:
§ 4472. DEFINITIONS
* * *
(4) “Debilitating medical condition,” provided that, in the context of the
specific disease or condition described in subdivision (A) or (B) of this
subdivision (4), reasonable medical efforts have been made over a reasonable
amount of time without success to relieve the symptoms, means:
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.568
2012 Page 2 of 2
VT LEG 273413.1
(A) cancer, multiple sclerosis, positive status for human
immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
post-traumatic stress disorder, or the treatment of these conditions, if the
disease or the treatment results in severe, persistent, and intractable
symptoms; or
(B) a disease, medical condition, or its treatment that is chronic,
debilitating, and produces severe, persistent, and one or more of the following
intractable symptoms: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe pain; severe
nausea; or seizures.
* * *
(6) “Health care professional” means an individual licensed to practice
medicine under 26 V.S.A. chapter 23 or 33 of Title 26, an individual certified
as a physician’s assistant under 26 V.S.A. chapter 31 of Title 26, or an
individual licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse under 26 V.S.A.
chapter 28 of Title 26. For the purposes of diagnosing post-traumatic stress
disorder, “health care professional” shall include a psychologist as defined in
26 V.S.A. chapter 55. This definition includes individuals who are
professionally licensed under substantially equivalent provisions in New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, or New York.
* * *
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 21
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2012. 22 VT LEG 273413.1

___________________________________________
WHAT DON'T YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE NEW HEALTH CARE PLAN
IN VERMONT?

Act No. 48 for a Universal and Unified Health System
in Vermont
does not give
the same quality health care
to all Vermonters.

Read page 10. of the plan:

(iii) information relating to the silver, gold, and platinum benefit
levels of qualified health benefit plans
that may be available in the Vermont
health benefit exchange;

Some Vermonters will get high quality health care in "silver",
"gold" and "platinum" benefit levels of medical services.

See page 2 below: the rest of Vermonters will get
"adequate" health care.

How much money from disabled persons Medicaid and Medicare
might be "pooled" and then taken from them and used to pay for
the rich peoples' care under the Silver, Gold and
Platinum Plans?

In fact, is some of that money being
used right now to pay for the board members salaries
who are running this scheme because they have not
collected premiums from other sources yet?

VT LEG 270379.1
No. 48. An act relating to a universal and unified health system.
(H.202)
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. INTENT
(a) It is the intent of the general assembly to create Green Mountain Care to
contain costs and to provide, as a public good, comprehensive, affordable,
high-quality, publicly financed health care coverage for all Vermont residents
in a seamless manner regardless of income, assets, health status, or availability
of other health coverage. It is the intent of the general assembly to achieve
health care reform through the coordinated efforts of an independent board,
state government, and the citizens of Vermont, with input from health care
professionals, businesses, and members of the public.
(b) It is also the intent of the general assembly to maximize the receipt of
federal funds, including those available pursuant to the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended by the federal Health
Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), and to
create a reasonable plan to implement Green Mountain Care as set forth
in this act.
Sec. 1a. PRINCIPLES FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM
The general assembly adopts the following principles as a framework for
reforming health care in Vermont:
VT LEG 270379.1

No. 48 Page 2 of 141
VT LEG 270379.1
(1) The state of Vermont must ensure universal access to and coverage
for high-quality, medically necessary health services for all Vermonters.
Systemic barriers, such as cost, must not prevent people from accessing
necessary health care. All Vermonters must receive affordable and appropriate
health care at the appropriate time in the appropriate setting.
(2) Overall health care costs must be contained and growth in health
care spending in Vermont must balance the health care needs of the population
with the ability to pay for such care.
(3) The health care system must be transparent in design, efficient in
operation, and accountable to the people it serves. The state must ensure
public participation in the design, implementation, evaluation, and
accountability mechanisms of the health care system.
(4) Primary care must be preserved and enhanced so that Vermonters
have care available to them, preferably within their own communities. Other
aspects of Vermont’s health care infrastructure, including the educational and
research missions of the state’s academic medical center and other
postsecondary educational institutions, the nonprofit missions of the
community hospitals, and the critical access designation of rural hospitals,
must be supported in such a way that all Vermonters, including those in rural
areas, have access to necessary health services and that these health services
are sustainable.
VT LEG 270379.1

[NOW, SCROLL DOWN TO PAGE 10 and you will read:
(iii) INFORMATION RELATING TO THE SILVER,
GOLD,
AND PLATINUM
BENEFIT LEVELS
OF QUALIFIED HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS
THAT MY BE AVAILABLE
IN THE VERMONT HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE.

CLEARLY, THE PLAN DOES NOT GIVE THE SAME MEDICAL
TREATMENT TO ALL VERMONTERS.

SOME GET THE PLATINUM PLAN,
SOME GET THE SILVER PLAN,
SOME GET THE GOLD PLAN,
THE REST JUST GET "GREEN MOUNTAIN CARE",
WITH ONLY 'MEDICALLY NECESSARY' HEALTH CARE
AS DECIDED BY SOME BOARD MEMBERS WHO
NEVER MET YOU.

THIS IS NOT UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE,
THIS IS
ONLY
A
SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM,
taking away jobs from people who used to do
medical billing work.

This system can squeeze federal Medicaid and Medicare
dollars and steal them from the poor who will only get
"medically necessary' health care as decided by some
board who never met you,
and some of the money from Medicail and Medicare
could be stolen from the poor disabled persons and
put towards paying for the PLATINUM PLAN and the
SILVER PLAN and the GOLD PLAN for the rich!

This suspiciously looks like a plan to steal from the poor
and give to the rich!
Read below (iii)

No. 48 Page 10 of 141
VT LEG 270379.1
information related to the Vermont health benefit exchange, to the extent
available:
(i) a list of the federal health benefits required under the
Affordable Care Act as defined in 33 V.S.A. chapter 18, subchapter 1,
including covered services and cost-sharing;
(ii) a comparison of the federal health benefits with the Vermont
health insurance benefit requirements provided for in 8 V.S.A. chapter 107;
(iii) information relating to the silver, gold, and platinum benefit
levels of qualified health benefit plans that may be available in the Vermont
health benefit exchange;
(iv) a draft of qualified health benefit plan choices that may be
available in the Vermont health benefit exchange;
(v) in collaboration with the three insurers with the largest number
of lives, premium estimates for draft plan choices described in subdivision (iv)
of this subdivision (B); and
(vi) the status of related tax credits, including small employer tax
credits, and of cost-sharing subsidies.
(C) The director shall deliver to the general assembly by January 15,
2015 a report including:
(i) the qualified health benefit plans available in and outside the
exchange, current and projected premiums, and enrollment data;
VT LEG 270379.1
_______________________________________________________
http://www.house.gov

H.R.2306
Latest Title: Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 6/23/2011) Cosponsors (20)
Latest Major Action: 8/25/2011 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY AS OF:
6/23/2011--Introduced.

Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to:
(1) provide that such Act shall not apply to marihuana, except that it shall be unlawful to ship
or transport from one state, territory, or district (jurisdiction) of the United States to another,
or from a foreign country into such a U.S. jurisdiction, marihuana that is intended to be received,
possessed, sold, or in any manner used in violation of any law of such jurisdiction; and
(2) remove marihuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from the list of Schedule I controlled substances.

Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to exclude marijuana
from its prohibitions on the import, export, manufacture, possession with intent to
distribute, or distribution of a controlled substance.
---------
ALL ACTIONS:
6/23/2011:
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
6/23/2011:
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
6/24/2011:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
6/23/2011:
Referred to House Judiciary
8/25/2011:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)

SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011

OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
To limit the application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marihuana, and for other purposes.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COSPONSORS(20), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] - 9/7/2011
Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] - 9/21/2011
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 6/23/2011
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 6/23/2011
Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 9/21/2011
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 8/19/2011
Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] - 7/29/2011
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 11/14/2011
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 6/23/2011
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 7/13/2011
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 11/14/2011
Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] - 7/28/2011
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 7/8/2011
Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] - 6/23/2011
Rep Pingree, Chellie [ME-1] - 11/30/2011
Rep Polis, Jared [CO-2] - 6/23/2011
Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 7/28/2011
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] - 7/13/2011
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 11/14/2011
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 7/28/2011
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COMMITTEE(S):
Committee/Subcommittee: Activity:
House Energy and Commerce Referral, In Committee
Subcommittee on Health Referral
House Judiciary Referral, In Committee
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Referral

Last GOP Republican Primary June 26, 2012 falls on Mayan Prophecy Day!
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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June 26, 2012 is the last GOP Primary
for Republican candidates
racing to be in first place
to secure the delegates needed to win the nomination
for their party
to compete against President Barack Hussein Obama.

Unfortunately for the Republican candidates,
Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich,
Rick Santorum and Ron Paul,
June 26, 2012 falls on one of the
Mayan Prophecy Grand Square
and Grand Cross days,
so they should dig up Nancy Reagan's
White House Astrologer and get the facts they'll need.

Any astrologer using an Ephemeris
for June 26, 2012 can see that
by 7:00 PM in the evening,
the Moon will be in Libra opposite
Uranus - the Planet of Sudden Surprises - in Aries,
and simultaneously,
the Sun in Cancer will
be opposite Pluto in Capricorn,
creating a
Grand Cross, a Grand Square on one of the
important Mayan Prophecy days.

The X goes to the candidate with
good positions in
Cancer,
Capricorn,
Libra
and Aries.

Let's see who that fits!

Newt Gingrich, born Newton Leroy McPherson
on June 17, 1943 in Harrisbury, Pennsylvania and
adopted by Army Officer Robert Gingrich,
has Mars in Aries and
Jupiter in Cancer.
So, Astrologers can give Newt Gingrich two (2) points
on Mayan Prophecy Day June 26, 2012.

Rick Santorum, born May 10, 1953 in Winchester, Virginia,
has Venus in Aries and Mercury in Aries,
as well as Jupiter in Libra.
Astrologers can give
Rick Santorum three (3) points on Mayan Prophecy Day
June 26, 2012.

Mitt Romney, born March 12, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan,
has Neptune in Libra.
Astrologers can give him one (1) point
for very little ability to deal with the Grand Square,
the Grand Cross on Mayan Prophecy Day June 26, 2012.

Ron Paul, born Ronald Ernest Paul on August 20, 1935
in Green Tree, Pennsylvania,
has Pluto (astrologers argue whether this planet counts)
in Cancer
opposite his North Node in Capricorn.
Astrologers might want to give him a half point for each
for a total of one (1) point for his ability to deal with
this Mayan Prophecy Day Grand Cross and Grand Square.
At least he's got the Texas "Two Step" dance going for him
so he'll have a smile on his face and have fun,
no matter what!

What is the outcome?
Rick Santorum
might win Utah.

And then what?
Count up the delegate votes for each Republican GOP candidate,
and see if any of them received a grand total of the 1144 delegates
needed to secure the nomination.

The Republican National Convention is August 27th to August 30th
in Tampa Bay, Florida.

First, we need to see if there will be any Tsunamis on that date
because if there are, it could all be under water.

Most of the Coast of Florida, if you look at a topographical map,
is only about 20 feet elevation, on the west coast, east coast
and south around Miami.

Tampa is also at about a 20 foot elevation. Any Tsunami could
take it out.

The risk of Tsunamis increases with the risk of earthquakes.

The risk of earthquakes increases with the risk of War
because bombs banging on the earth upset it.

Even "fracking" the earth to extract oil products can
and does cause earthquakes.

Global warming could take out the coastal areas of Florida
before the GOP Republican National Convention in August 2012.

Remember, a lot of Florida was built by speculators
draining swamps and building them up with recycled materials.

The Republican Party needs to stop talking about war
at least long enough to have a Convention without
bringing on devastating weather caused by bombing the earth.

When you bomb people, they die.
When you simultaneously bomb the Earth,
Mother Earth gets back at you with outrageous weather.

Do a study on weather patterns and bombing of countries.

Study the correlation.

Then think about whom you are hurting the most when
you bomb another country.

Think about radiation and air pollution and water pollution
and exothermic decomposition products from bombs.

Now, on one of the important Mayan Prophecy days,
June 26, 2012,
PRAY for PEACE.

You don't know what else will happen on this day.

This astro-babble was submitted by amateur astrologer-wanna-be
Cris Ericson
http://crisericson.com
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ACT No. 48 Single Payer is not the same as Universal Health Care in Vermont
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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WHAT DON'T YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE NEW HEALTH CARE PLAN
IN VERMONT?

Act No. 48 for a Universal and Unified Health System
in Vermont
does not give
the same quality health care
to all Vermonters.

Read page 10. of the plan:

(iii) information relating to the silver, gold, and platinum benefit
levels of qualified health benefit plans
that may be available in the Vermont
health benefit exchange;

Some Vermonters will get high quality health care in "silver",
"gold" and "platinum" benefit levels of medical services.

See page 2 below: the rest of Vermonters will get
"adequate" health care.

How much money from disabled persons Medicaid and Medicare
might be "pooled" and then taken from them and used to pay for
the rich peoples' care under the Silver, Gold and
Platinum Plans?

In fact, is some of that money being
used right now to pay for the board members salaries
who are running this scheme because they have not
collected premiums from other sources yet?

VT LEG 270379.1
No. 48. An act relating to a universal and unified health system.
(H.202)
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. INTENT
(a) It is the intent of the general assembly to create Green Mountain Care to
contain costs and to provide, as a public good, comprehensive, affordable,
high-quality, publicly financed health care coverage for all Vermont residents
in a seamless manner regardless of income, assets, health status, or availability
of other health coverage. It is the intent of the general assembly to achieve
health care reform through the coordinated efforts of an independent board,
state government, and the citizens of Vermont, with input from health care
professionals, businesses, and members of the public.
(b) It is also the intent of the general assembly to maximize the receipt of
federal funds, including those available pursuant to the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended by the federal Health
Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), and to
create a reasonable plan to implement Green Mountain Care as set forth
in this act.
Sec. 1a. PRINCIPLES FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM
The general assembly adopts the following principles as a framework for
reforming health care in Vermont:
VT LEG 270379.1

No. 48 Page 2 of 141
VT LEG 270379.1
(1) The state of Vermont must ensure universal access to and coverage
for high-quality, medically necessary health services for all Vermonters.
Systemic barriers, such as cost, must not prevent people from accessing
necessary health care. All Vermonters must receive affordable and appropriate
health care at the appropriate time in the appropriate setting.
(2) Overall health care costs must be contained and growth in health
care spending in Vermont must balance the health care needs of the population
with the ability to pay for such care.
(3) The health care system must be transparent in design, efficient in
operation, and accountable to the people it serves. The state must ensure
public participation in the design, implementation, evaluation, and
accountability mechanisms of the health care system.
(4) Primary care must be preserved and enhanced so that Vermonters
have care available to them, preferably within their own communities. Other
aspects of Vermont’s health care infrastructure, including the educational and
research missions of the state’s academic medical center and other
postsecondary educational institutions, the nonprofit missions of the
community hospitals, and the critical access designation of rural hospitals,
must be supported in such a way that all Vermonters, including those in rural
areas, have access to necessary health services and that these health services
are sustainable.
VT LEG 270379.1

[NOW, SCROLL DOWN TO PAGE 10 and you will read:
(iii) INFORMATION RELATING TO THE SILVER,
GOLD,
AND PLATINUM
BENEFIT LEVELS
OF QUALIFIED HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS
THAT MY BE AVAILABLE
IN THE VERMONT HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE.

CLEARLY, THE PLAN DOES NOT GIVE THE SAME MEDICAL
TREATMENT TO ALL VERMONTERS.

SOME GET THE PLATINUM PLAN,
SOME GET THE SILVER PLAN,
SOME GET THE GOLD PLAN,
THE REST JUST GET "GREEN MOUNTAIN CARE",
WITH ONLY 'MEDICALLY NECESSARY' HEALTH CARE
AS DECIDED BY SOME BOARD MEMBERS WHO
NEVER MET YOU.

THIS IS NOT UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE,
THIS IS
ONLY
A
SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM,
taking away jobs from people who used to do
medical billing work.

This system can squeeze federal Medicaid and Medicare
dollars and steal them from the poor who will only get
"medically necessary' health care as decided by some
board who never met you,
and some of the money from Medicail and Medicare
could be stolen from the poor disabled persons and
put towards paying for the PLATINUM PLAN and the
SILVER PLAN and the GOLD PLAN for the rich!

This suspiciously looks like a plan to steal from the poor
and give to the rich!
Read below (iii)

No. 48 Page 10 of 141
VT LEG 270379.1
information related to the Vermont health benefit exchange, to the extent
available:
(i) a list of the federal health benefits required under the
Affordable Care Act as defined in 33 V.S.A. chapter 18, subchapter 1,
including covered services and cost-sharing;
(ii) a comparison of the federal health benefits with the Vermont
health insurance benefit requirements provided for in 8 V.S.A. chapter 107;
(iii) information relating to the silver, gold, and platinum benefit
levels of qualified health benefit plans that may be available in the Vermont
health benefit exchange;
(iv) a draft of qualified health benefit plan choices that may be
available in the Vermont health benefit exchange;
(v) in collaboration with the three insurers with the largest number
of lives, premium estimates for draft plan choices described in subdivision (iv)
of this subdivision (B); and
(vi) the status of related tax credits, including small employer tax
credits, and of cost-sharing subsidies.
(C) The director shall deliver to the general assembly by January 15,
2015 a report including:
(i) the qualified health benefit plans available in and outside the
exchange, current and projected premiums, and enrollment data;
VT LEG 270379.1

To read the entire Act No. 48 please go to
http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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United States Marijuana Party 2012 candidate, Cris Ericson, shares new & proposed pot laws in VT
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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United States Marijuana Party 2012 candidate in Vermont,
Cris Ericson, is going out to talk with Vermonters about how
they feel about a new medical marijuana dispensary law in Vermont,
and about several new proposed marijuana laws in Vermont.

You can visit the United States Marijuana Party in Vermont at
Facebook
http://facebook.com/usmjp
and
http://facebook.com/usmjp2012

You can go to the main
United States Marijuana Party in Vermont website which is:
http://usmjp.com

Read about the new 2011 to 2012 Vermont Legislature Session Marijuana
Bills here:

http://www.leg.state.vt.us
SEARCH FOR ALL MARIJUANA BILLS IN THE
2011 - 2012 VERMONT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT065.pdf
VT LEG 270475.1
No. 65. An act relating to registering four nonprofit organizations to
dispense marijuana for symptom relief.
(S.17)
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. chapter 86, subchapter 2 is amended to read:
Subchapter 2. Marijuana for Medical Symptom Use by Persons
with Severe Illness
§ 4472. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this subchapter:
(1) “Bona fide physician-patient health care professional–patient
relationship” means a treating or consulting relationship of not less than six
months duration, in the course of which a physician health care professional
has completed a full assessment of the registered patient’s medical history and
current medical condition, including a personal physical examination.
(2) “Clone” means a plant section from a female marijuana plant not yet
root-bound, growing in a water solution, which is capable of developing into a
new plant.
(3) “Criminal history record” means all information documenting an
individual’s contact with the criminal justice system, including data regarding
identification, arrest or citation, arraignment, judicial disposition, custody, and
supervision.
(4) “Debilitating medical condition,” provided that, in the context of the
No. 65 Page 2 of 39
VT LEG 270475.1
specific disease or condition described in subdivision (A) or (B) of this
subdivision (2)(4), reasonable medical efforts have been made over a
reasonable amount of time without success to relieve the symptoms, means:
(A) cancer, multiple sclerosis, positive status for human
immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or the
treatment of these conditions, if the disease or the treatment results in severe,
persistent, and intractable symptoms; or
(B) a disease, medical condition, or its treatment that is chronic,
debilitating, and produces severe, persistent, and one or more of the following
intractable symptoms: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe pain; severe
nausea; or seizures.
(5) “Dispensary” means a nonprofit entity registered under section
4474e of this title which acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures,
transfers, transports, supplies, sells, or dispenses marijuana, marijuana-infused
products, and marijuana-related supplies and educational materials for or to a
registered patient who has designated it as his or her center and to his or her
registered caregiver for the registered patient’s use for symptom relief. A
dispensary may provide marijuana for symptom relief to registered patients at
only one facility or location but may have a second location associated with the
dispensary where the marijuana is cultivated. Both locations are considered to
be part of the same dispensary.
..........(39 pages).....
No. 65 Page 28 of 39
VT LEG 270475.1
dispensary if it determines that an applicant’s criminal history record indicates
that the person’s association with a dispensary would pose a demonstrable
threat to public safety.
(g) After a dispensary is approved but before it begins operations, it shall
submit the following to the department of public safety:
(1) The legal name and articles of incorporation of the dispensary.
(2) The physical address of the dispensary.
(3) The name, address, and date of birth of each principal officer and
board member of the dispensary along with a complete set of fingerprints for
each.
(4) A registration fee of $20,000.00 for the first year of operation, and
an annual fee of $30,000.00 in subsequent years.
(h) The governor may suspend the implementation and enforcement of
subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section, or both, if the governor
determines that implementation of the suspended subsection is in the interest of
justice and public safety.
§ 4474g. DISPENSARY REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARD;
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the department of
public safety shall issue each principal officer, board member, and employee of
a dispensary a registry identification card or renewal card within 30 days of
.........(39 pages).........
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT065.pdf
________________________________________________
BILL AS INTRODUCED S.134
2012 Page 1 of 2
VT LEG 272205.1
S.134
Introduced by Senators Benning and Baruth
Referred to Committee on
Date:
Subject: Health; possession and control of regulated drugs; marijuana
Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to substitute a civil penalty in lieu of
criminal penalties for possession of under two ounces of marijuana, and
decrease the criminal penalties for possession of under one pound of
marijuana.
An act relating to penalties for possession of marijuana
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 4230 is amended to read:
§ 4230. MARIJUANA
(a) Possession and cultivation.
(1)(A) A person knowingly and unlawfully possessing less than two
ounces of marijuana shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not
more than $500.00, or both assessed a civil penalty of not more than $100.00.
(B) A person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this
subdivision knowingly and unlawfully possessing marijuana in an amount
consisting of one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances of
BILL AS INTRODUCED S.134
2012 Page 2 of 2
VT LEG 272205.1
an aggregate weight of two ounces or more shall be imprisoned not more than
two years or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both. Upon an adjudication of
guilt for a first offense under this subdivision, the court may defer sentencing
as provided in 13 V.S.A. § 7041 except that the court may in its discretion
defer sentence without the filing of a presentence investigation report and
except that sentence may be imposed at any time within two years from and
after the date of entry of deferment. The court may prior to sentencing, order
that the defendant submit to a drug assessment screening which may be
considered at sentencing in the same manner as a presentence report.
(2) A person knowingly and unlawfully possessing marijuana in an
amount consisting of one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or
substances, of an aggregate weight of two four ounces or more containing any
marijuana or knowingly and unlawfully cultivating more than three six plants
of marijuana shall be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more
than $10,000.00, or both.
* * *
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2012. 18 VT LEG 272205.1
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Intro/S-134.pdf
_________________________________________________

http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Intro/H-353.pdf
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.353
2011 Page 1 of 2
VT LEG 266024.1
H.353
Introduced by Representative Malcolm of Pawlet
Referred to Committee on
Date:
Subject: Health; therapeutic use of cannabis
Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to require a statement from the
physician of a medical marijuana patient as to whether the patient will recover
from the patient’s specific disease or condition; to require registered medical
marijuana patients to fill out a renewal form instead of a complete new
application each year.
An act relating to renewal of medical marijuana registration cards
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 4473(b)(2)(B)(iii) is amended to read:
(iii) A statement that the patient has a debilitating medical
condition as defined in subdivision 4472(2) of this title, including the specific
disease or condition which the patient has and whether the patient meets the
criteria under subdivision 4472(2)(A) or (B). A statement that the patient may
recover in…….years, or that the patient’s specific disease or condition is
permanent, and whether the patient’s health status should be reviewed at the
time of any renewal of the registration card.
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.353
2011 Page 2 of 2
VT LEG 266024.1
Sec. 2. 18 V.S.A. § 4474a is amended to read:
§ 4474a. REGISTRATION; FEES
(a) The department shall collect a fee of $50.00 for the application
authorized by sections 4473 and 4474 of this title. The fees received by the
department shall be deposited into a registration fee fund and used to offset the
costs of processing applications under this subchapter.
(b) A registration card shall expire one year after the date of issue, with the
option of renewal, provided the patient submits a new application which is
approved by the department of public safety, pursuant to section 4473 or 4474
of this title, and pays the fee required under subsection (a) of this section. The
renewal form shall not require a medical verification unless a patient’s
physician has noted on the initial medical verification that the patient may
recover from his or her specific disease or condition, and that the patient’s
health status should be reviewed at the time of renewal of the registration card.
Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2011.
_________________________________________
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Intro/H-427.pdf
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.427
2011 Page 1 of 12
VT LEG 265093.1
H.427
Introduced by Representatives Lorber of Burlington, Howard of Cambridge
and Pearson of Burlington
Referred to Committee on
Date:
Subject: Regulated drugs; marijuana
Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to change the penalties for the
possession of small amounts of marijuana. A person 21 years of age or older
who possesses one ounce or less of marijuana would be assessed a civil fine of
up to $150.00, while possession of larger amounts would continue to be a
criminal offense subject to imprisonment. Persons 18 to 20 years of age who
possesses one ounce or less of marijuana would be assessed a civil fine of up to
$150.00 for a first offense, while second or subsequent offenses would require
the person to complete a drug awareness and community service program run
by court diversion. Failure to complete the program would result in a civil fine
of not more than $600.00 and a suspension of the person’s driver’s license for
a period of up to 120 days. Persons under the age of 18 who possess one
ounce or less of marijuana would be required to complete a drug awareness
and community service program run by court diversion for a first offense. A
minor who fails to complete the program would be assessed a civil fine of up
to $300.00 and would lose his or her driver’s license for 90 days. Subsequent
offenses would require the person to complete a drug awareness and
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.427
2011 Page 2 of 12
VT LEG 265093.1
community service program run by court diversion. Failure to complete the
program would result in a civil fine of not more than $600.00 and a suspension
of the person’s driver’s license for a period of up to 120 days.
An act relating to penalties for possession of marijuana
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE
This act may be known as “An Act Establishing a Sensible State Marijuana
Policy.”
Sec. 2. 18 V.S.A. § 4230 is amended to read:
§ 4230. MARIJUANA
(a) Possession and cultivation.
(1) A person knowingly and unlawfully possessing marijuana in an
amount consisting of one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or
substances of an aggregate weight of more than one ounce containing any
marijuana shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than
$500.00, or both. A person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under
this subdivision shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more
than $2,000.00, or both. Upon an adjudication of guilt for a first offense under
this subdivision, the court may defer sentencing as provided in 13 V.S.A.
§ 7041 except that the court may in its discretion defer sentence without the
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.427
2011 Page 3 of 12
VT LEG 265093.1
filing of a presentence investigation report and except that sentence may be
imposed at any time within two years from and after the date of entry of
deferment. The court may prior to sentencing, order that the defendant submit
to a drug assessment screening which may be considered at sentencing in the
same manner as a presentence report.
(2) A person knowingly and unlawfully possessing marijuana in an
amount consisting of one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or
substances, of an aggregate weight of two ounces or more containing any
marijuana or knowingly and unlawfully cultivating more than three plants of
marijuana shall be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than
$10,000.00, or both.
(3) A person knowingly and unlawfully possessing marijuana in an
amount consisting of one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or
substances, of an aggregate weight of one pound or more containing any
marijuana or knowingly and unlawfully cultivating more than ten plants of
marijuana shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than
$100,000.00, or both.
(4) A person knowingly and unlawfully possessing marijuana in an
amount consisting of one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or
substances, of an aggregate weight of ten pounds or more or knowingly and
unlawfully cultivating more than 25 plants of marijuana shall be imprisoned
not more than 15 years or fined not more than $500,000.00, or both.
etc. 12 pages total at
http://www.leg.state.vt.us
_____________________________________
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Intro/H-568.pdf
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.568
2012 Page 1 of 2
VT LEG 273413.1
H.568
Introduced by Representatives Masland of Thetford, Cheney of Norwich,
Clarkson of Woodstock, Howard of Cambridge, Howrigan of
Fairfield, Mrowicki of Putney, Till of Jericho and Zagar of
Barnard
Referred to Committee on
Date:
Subject: Health; therapeutic use of cannabis; post-traumatic stress disorder
Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to allow people who suffer from
post-traumatic stress disorder to use medical marijuana to relieve symptoms.
An act relating to medical marijuana
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 4472 is amended to read:
§ 4472. DEFINITIONS
* * *
(4) “Debilitating medical condition,” provided that, in the context of the
specific disease or condition described in subdivision (A) or (B) of this
subdivision (4), reasonable medical efforts have been made over a reasonable
amount of time without success to relieve the symptoms, means:
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.568
2012 Page 2 of 2
VT LEG 273413.1
(A) cancer, multiple sclerosis, positive status for human
immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
post-traumatic stress disorder, or the treatment of these conditions, if the
disease or the treatment results in severe, persistent, and intractable
symptoms; or
(B) a disease, medical condition, or its treatment that is chronic,
debilitating, and produces severe, persistent, and one or more of the following
intractable symptoms: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe pain; severe
nausea; or seizures.
* * *
(6) “Health care professional” means an individual licensed to practice
medicine under 26 V.S.A. chapter 23 or 33 of Title 26, an individual certified
as a physician’s assistant under 26 V.S.A. chapter 31 of Title 26, or an
individual licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse under 26 V.S.A.
chapter 28 of Title 26. For the purposes of diagnosing post-traumatic stress
disorder, “health care professional” shall include a psychologist as defined in
26 V.S.A. chapter 55. This definition includes individuals who are
professionally licensed under substantially equivalent provisions in New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, or New York.
* * *
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 21
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2012. 22 VT LEG 273413.1
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FOREIGNERS RECEIVE PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN VISA TO U.S.A. WITH EB-5 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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WHAT IS THE EB-5 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM?

The EB-5 Federal Government program allows you, the foreign investor,
to invest from 1/2 million to 1 million dollars into a new business in
the State of Vermont, U.S.A.; and in exchange, after two years and
qualifying, you will receive a PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN VISA.

ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN?
ARE YOU WORRIED YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO START A NEW BUSINESS?
WILL THE EB-5 PROGRAM BE SHUT DOWN?
_________________________________________________________________
(1) PLAN: CRIS ERICSON SEEKS EB-5 FOREIGN INVESTORS
TO BUILD A NEW
MAJOR MOTION PICTURE & SOUND
STUDIO
IN VERMONT, U.S.A.

(2) PLAN: CRIS ERICSON also seeks foreign investors who may wish to help
Ms. Ericson start a NEW UNIVERSITY:
THE ANTI-MATTER UNIVERSITY OF EXTREME SCIENCE.

Now that Nuclear Power Plants are proven to leak, and have
partial meltdowns, such as the ones in Japan and in the
State of Vermont,
it is time
to create a new university,
and Cris Ericson is very excited about her ideas to start the
ANTI-MATTER UNIVERSITY OF EXTREME SCIENCE,
using the Federal Government EB-5 program to
attract qualified foreign investors.

The best part of Cris Ericson's EB-5 program idea for the
ANTI-MATTER UNIVERSITY OF EXTREME SCIENCE
is that, as an investor, part of the program could include
sending your son or daughter to the university during your
two year qualification period for your permanent resident
alien visa. In fact, if you gave your son or daughter
the $500,000. necessary to invest, then they could get
an education while simultaneously qualifying for their
permanent resident alien visa.

Furthermore, as a brilliant investment plan that is the most
cost-effective, when you provide your son or daughter with
the $500,000. minimum investment in the Anti-Matter
University of Extreme Science in order to qualify for their
permanent resident alien visa in two years, not only do they
receive education in the United States of America, but they
also can participate in scientific research programs and
rather than being used as work-made-for-hire employees
which is common place in research labs, they are co-owners
and therefore have a right to their share of the patents.

THIS IS THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE AND MOST FAIR
PLAN FOR SCIENCE STUDENTS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES:
INVEST IN THE ANTI-MATTER UNIVERSITY OF EXTREME
SCIENCE, GET EDUCATED WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY
QUALIFYING FOR YOUR PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN
VISA IN TWO YEARS, AND BECAUSE YOU ARE A CO-OWNER
OF THE UNIVERSITY, YOU WORK IN THE RESEARCH
LABORATORIES OF THE UNIVERSITY QUALIFIES YOU
FOR CO-OWNERSHIP OF ANY PATENTS INVENTED.

Remember, if you work for any science lab anywhere else,
you are just an employee, you are doing "work made for hire"
under copyright and patent laws of the United States,
and you will NOT receive co-ownership of the copyrights
and patents you create.

Cris Ericson has come up with the absolute best plan for
your family from a foreign country. It may take 5 or 6
of your relatives to pitch in and come up with the
$500,000. minimum investment to send you to the
Ant-Matter University of Extreme Science, but you
will be able to help them in the future because you will
qualify for your EB-5 Foreign Investor Permanent Resident
Alien Visa, and you will graduate the university with the potential
of money earned from your co-ownership of patents
and copyrights on inventions.

No other university offers a foreign student so much!

So, tell your friends and relatives about Cris Ericson's
plan to use the EB-5 Federal Government
Foreign Investor Program to help you, the foreign
student, start on your way to becoming a successful
American!

HAVE YOUR LAWYER OR ATTORNEY OR LEGAL COUNSEL
CONTACT CRIS ERICSON, 879 CHURCH STREET,
CHESTER, VERMONT 05143 -9375
(802)875-4038
THE ANTI-MATTER UNIVERSITY OF EXTREME SCIENCE
CAN NOT BE STARTED WITHOUT HELP FROM
YOUR ATTORNY, LAWYER OR LEGAL COUNSEL.
THIS IS CRIS ERICSON'S IDEA, BUT IT IS AN
IDEA IN PROGRESS THAT CAN NOT BEGIN
WITHOUT LEGAL HELP.

(c) Cris Ericson 2008

If you are interested,
after your attorney has studied the information below on the
EB-5 IMMIGRATION THROUGH INVESTMENTS PROGRAM,
please send Cris Ericson a letter, certified return receipt:
Cris Ericson
879 Church Street
Chester, Vermont 05143-9375 U.S.A.
(802)875-4038
crisericson@yahoo.com
ONLY CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT LETTERS WILL BE ANSWERED IMMEDIATELY!

HERE ARE THE UPDATED RULES ON FOREIGNERS SEEKING A PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN VISA BY INVESTING:


UPDATED http://www.uscis.gov IMMIGRATION THROUGH INVESTMENTS

Employment-Based Immigration: Fifth Preference EB-5

EB-5 Immigrant Investor


Visa Description
The fifth employment based visa preference category, created by Congress in 1990,
is available to immigrants seeking to enter the United States in order to invest in a new commercial
enterprise that will benefit the US economy and create at least 10 full-time jobs.
There are two ways to invest which you may use within the EB-5 category and they are:
creating a new commercial enterprise or investing in a troubled business.

Eligibility Criteria
New Business Enterprise
To qualify you must:

Invest or be in the process of investing at least $1,000,000. If your investment is in a designated
targeted employment area (discussed further below) then the minimum investment requirement is $500,000.
Benefit the U.S. economy by providing goods or services to U.S. markets.
Create full-time employment for at least 10 U.S. workers. This includes U.S. citizens,
Green Card holders (lawful permanent residents) and other individuals lawfully authorized to work
in the U.S. (however it does not include you (the immigrant), or your spouse, sons or daughters).
Be involved in the day-to-day management of the new business or directly manage it through formulating
business policy – for example as a corporate officer or board member.
Targeted Employment Area is defined by law as “a rural area or an area that has experienced high
unemployment of at least 150 percent of the national average.” For further detail click on the Laws
section of this website and access section 203(b)(5)(B) of the Immigration Nationality Act (INA).

Troubled Business
To qualify you must:

Invest in a business that has existed for at least two years.
Invest in a business that has incurred a net loss, based on generally accepted accounting principles, for the
12 to 24 month period before you filed the Form I-526 Immigrant Petition by an Alien Entrepreneur.
The loss for the 12 to 24 month period must be at least equal to 20 percent of the business’s net worth before the loss.
Maintain the number of jobs at no less than the pre-investment level for a period of at least two years.
Be involved in the day-to-day management of the troubled business or directly manage it through formulating
business policy. For example as a corporate officer or board member.
The same investment requirements of the new commercial enterprise investment apply to a troubled business
investment ($1,000,000 or $500,000 in a targeted employment area).
Regional Center Pilot Program
To qualify you must:

Invest at least $1,000,000 or $500,000 in a regional center affiliated new commercial enterpriose or a troubled
business located within the area of the USCIS designated Regional Center. Regional Centers are defined and
discussed further below.
Create at least 10 new full-time jobs either directly through the capital investment.
A Regional Center is defined as any economic unit, public or private, which is involved with the promotion of
economic growth, improved regional productivity, job creation, and increased domestic capital investment.
The organizers of a regional center seeking the regional center designation from USCIS must submit a
proposal showing:

How the regional center plans to focus on a geographical region within the U.S., and msut explain how the
regional center will achieve the required economic growth within this regional area
That the regional center’s business plan can be relied upon as a viable business model grounded in reasonable
and credible estimates and assumptions for market conditions, project costs, and activity timelines
How in verifiable detail (using economic models in some instances) jobs will be created directly or indirectly through
capital investments made in accordance with the regional center’s business plan
The amount and source of capital committed to the project and the promotional efforts made and planned for the
business project.
A complete list of currently designated “Regional Centers” can be found at the link on the right hand side.

Application Process
Acquiring lawful permanent residence (“Green Card”) through the EB-5 category is a three step
self-petitioning process.
First the successful applicant must obtain approval of his or her Form I-526 Petition for an Alien Entrepreneur.
Second, he or she must either file an I-485 application to adjust status to lawful permanent resident,
or apply for an immigrant visa at a U.S. consulate or embassy outside of the United States.
The EB-5 applicant (and he or her derivative family members) are granted conditional permanent residence
for a two year period upon the approval of the I-485 application or upon entry into the United States with
an EB-5 immigrant visa. Third, a a Form I-829 Petition by an Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions must be
filed 90 days prior to the two year anniversary of the granting of the EB-5 applicant’s conditional Green Card.
If this petition is approved by CIS then the EB-5 applicant will be issued a new Green Card without any further
conditions attached to it, and will be allowed to permanently live and work in the United States.

Forms are available by calling 1-800-870-3676, or by submitting a request through our forms by mail system.
For further information on filing fees, please see USCIS filing fees, fee waiver request procedures, and the
USCIS fee waiver policy memo. Please see insert link for more information on USCIS offices.

Form I-526 Petition for an Alien Entrepreneur
Type of Investment
Supporting Documents (Evidence)*

New Commercial Enterprise

Evidence that you have established a “for profit” new commercial enterprise.

Evidence, if applicable, that your business has been established in a targeted employment area.

Evidence that you have invested or are in the process of investing the amount required ($1,000,000 or $500,000).

Evidence that the investment funds were obtained through lawful means.
Evidence that the capital used was legally acquired may be demonstrated by the following:

Foreign business registration records
Personal and business tax returns, or other tax returns of any kind filed anywhere in the world
within the previous five years
Documents identifying any other source of money; or
Certified copies of all pending civil or criminal actions and proceedings, or any private civil actions
involving money judgments against the investor with the past 15 years.
Evidence that the new commercial enterprise will create at least 10 full-time positions – not including yourself,
your spouse, sons or daughters, or any temporary/nonimmigrant workers. You will need to submit a
comprehensive business plan showing that, due to the nature and projected size of the new commercial
enterprise, the need for not fewer than ten (10) employees will result, including approximate dates,
within the next two-years, and when each employee will be hired.

Evidence that you will be actively involved in the management of the new commercial enterprise,
(day-to-day or through policy).

Troubled Business
The same evidence which is mentioned above for investors in a new commercial enterprise except
instead of the evidence that the business will create at least 10 new jobs, you must submit evidence that:

The number of existing jobs is being or will be maintained at no less than the pre-investment level for
a period of at least two years. Photocopies of tax records, Forms I-9, or other relevant documents for the
qualifying employees and a comprehensive business plan shall be submitted in support of the petition.

* Note: To be approvable at least 10 jobs must be maintained.

Regional Center Program
Evidence that you have invested in a designated Regional Center according to the approved regional
center business plan. A letter from legacy INS or USCIS should be attached with Form I-526 designating
the Regional Center. Your investment must be in a business enterprise within the geographical area
specified in this letter.

Evidence, if applicable, that your business has been established in a targeted employment area.

Evidence that you have invested or are in the process of investing the amount required ($1,000,000 or $500,000).

Evidence that the investment funds were obtained through lawful means.

Evidence that your investment in the Regional Center will create at least 10 direct or indirect full-time.

Form I-829 Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions
You must submit Form I-829 within the 90-day period immediately before the second year anniversary
of your admission to the U.S. as a conditional permanent resident.

Type of Investment

Supporting Documents (Evidence)*

New Commercial Enterprise
Evidence that you in fact established a new commercial enterprise. This evidence may include,
but is not limited to, copies of the business’s organizational documents, and Federal tax returns.

Evidence that you have invested the total amount of required funds.

Evidence that you have sustained your investment in the new commercial enterprise throughout
your two-year period of conditional permanent residence. This evidence may include, but is not
limited to, the following:

Business invoices and receipts
Bank statements
Contracts
Business licensees
Audited or reviewed financial statements
Complete copies of Federal or State income tax returns or quarterly tax statements.
Evidence of the number of full-time employees at the beginning of your business and at present.
Such evidence may include but is not limited to:

Business payroll records
Relevant tax documents
Employee tax form I-9’s.
* Note: Regional center affiliated cases must show that the capital investment was made in
accordance with the regional center’s business plan in order to be credited with the creation of indirect jobs.

Troubled Business

The same documentary requirements of an investor in a new business apply to an investor in
an already existing troubled business, except that the investor must show that he or she has
maintained (not created) at least 10 jobs.

Dependents
Your spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 may be admitted to the U.S. with you on a two-year conditional period. If your I-829 petition to remove conditions is approved, then the conditions will be removed from your spouse and children’s Green Card status. As a lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) your spouse and children will be authorized to work or attend school in the U.S.

Last updated: 12/17/2009

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CRIS ERICSON SEEKS EB-5 FOREIGN INVESTORS TO BUILD NEW MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STUDIO IN VERMONT, U.S.A
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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CRIS ERICSON SEEKS EB-5 FOREIGN INVESTORS
TO BUILD A NEW
MAJOR MOTION PICTURE & SOUND
STUDIO
IN VERMONT, U.S.A.

If you are interested, after your attorney has studied the information, please send Cris Ericson a letter, certified return receipt:
Cris Ericson
879 Church Street
Chester, Vermont 05143-9375 U.S.A.
(802)875-4038
crisericson@aceweb.com
ONLY CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT LETTERS WILL BE ANSWERED IMMEDIATELY!

HERE ARE THE UPDATED RULES ON FOREIGNERS SEEKING A PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN VISA BY INVESTING:


UPDATED http://www.uscis.gov IMMIGRATION THROUGH INVESTMENTS

Employment-Based Immigration: Fifth Preference EB-5

EB-5 Immigrant Investor


Visa Description
The fifth employment based visa preference category, created by Congress in 1990,
is available to immigrants seeking to enter the United States in order to invest in a new commercial
enterprise that will benefit the US economy and create at least 10 full-time jobs.
There are two ways to invest which you may use within the EB-5 category and they are:
creating a new commercial enterprise or investing in a troubled business.

Eligibility Criteria
New Business Enterprise
To qualify you must:

Invest or be in the process of investing at least $1,000,000. If your investment is in a designated
targeted employment area (discussed further below) then the minimum investment requirement is $500,000.
Benefit the U.S. economy by providing goods or services to U.S. markets.
Create full-time employment for at least 10 U.S. workers. This includes U.S. citizens,
Green Card holders (lawful permanent residents) and other individuals lawfully authorized to work
in the U.S. (however it does not include you (the immigrant), or your spouse, sons or daughters).
Be involved in the day-to-day management of the new business or directly manage it through formulating
business policy – for example as a corporate officer or board member.
Targeted Employment Area is defined by law as “a rural area or an area that has experienced high
unemployment of at least 150 percent of the national average.” For further detail click on the Laws
section of this website and access section 203(b)(5)(B) of the Immigration Nationality Act (INA).

Troubled Business
To qualify you must:

Invest in a business that has existed for at least two years.
Invest in a business that has incurred a net loss, based on generally accepted accounting principles, for the
12 to 24 month period before you filed the Form I-526 Immigrant Petition by an Alien Entrepreneur.
The loss for the 12 to 24 month period must be at least equal to 20 percent of the business’s net worth before the loss.
Maintain the number of jobs at no less than the pre-investment level for a period of at least two years.
Be involved in the day-to-day management of the troubled business or directly manage it through formulating
business policy. For example as a corporate officer or board member.
The same investment requirements of the new commercial enterprise investment apply to a troubled business
investment ($1,000,000 or $500,000 in a targeted employment area).
Regional Center Pilot Program
To qualify you must:

Invest at least $1,000,000 or $500,000 in a regional center affiliated new commercial enterpriose or a troubled
business located within the area of the USCIS designated Regional Center. Regional Centers are defined and
discussed further below.
Create at least 10 new full-time jobs either directly through the capital investment.
A Regional Center is defined as any economic unit, public or private, which is involved with the promotion of
economic growth, improved regional productivity, job creation, and increased domestic capital investment.
The organizers of a regional center seeking the regional center designation from USCIS must submit a
proposal showing:

How the regional center plans to focus on a geographical region within the U.S., and msut explain how the
regional center will achieve the required economic growth within this regional area
That the regional center’s business plan can be relied upon as a viable business model grounded in reasonable
and credible estimates and assumptions for market conditions, project costs, and activity timelines
How in verifiable detail (using economic models in some instances) jobs will be created directly or indirectly through
capital investments made in accordance with the regional center’s business plan
The amount and source of capital committed to the project and the promotional efforts made and planned for the
business project.
A complete list of currently designated “Regional Centers” can be found at the link on the right hand side.

Application Process
Acquiring lawful permanent residence (“Green Card”) through the EB-5 category is a three step
self-petitioning process.
First the successful applicant must obtain approval of his or her Form I-526 Petition for an Alien Entrepreneur.
Second, he or she must either file an I-485 application to adjust status to lawful permanent resident,
or apply for an immigrant visa at a U.S. consulate or embassy outside of the United States.
The EB-5 applicant (and he or her derivative family members) are granted conditional permanent residence
for a two year period upon the approval of the I-485 application or upon entry into the United States with
an EB-5 immigrant visa. Third, a a Form I-829 Petition by an Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions must be
filed 90 days prior to the two year anniversary of the granting of the EB-5 applicant’s conditional Green Card.
If this petition is approved by CIS then the EB-5 applicant will be issued a new Green Card without any further
conditions attached to it, and will be allowed to permanently live and work in the United States.

Forms are available by calling 1-800-870-3676, or by submitting a request through our forms by mail system.
For further information on filing fees, please see USCIS filing fees, fee waiver request procedures, and the
USCIS fee waiver policy memo. Please see insert link for more information on USCIS offices.

Form I-526 Petition for an Alien Entrepreneur
Type of Investment
Supporting Documents (Evidence)*

New Commercial Enterprise

Evidence that you have established a “for profit” new commercial enterprise.

Evidence, if applicable, that your business has been established in a targeted employment area.

Evidence that you have invested or are in the process of investing the amount required ($1,000,000 or $500,000).

Evidence that the investment funds were obtained through lawful means.
Evidence that the capital used was legally acquired may be demonstrated by the following:

Foreign business registration records
Personal and business tax returns, or other tax returns of any kind filed anywhere in the world
within the previous five years
Documents identifying any other source of money; or
Certified copies of all pending civil or criminal actions and proceedings, or any private civil actions
involving money judgments against the investor with the past 15 years.
Evidence that the new commercial enterprise will create at least 10 full-time positions – not including yourself,
your spouse, sons or daughters, or any temporary/nonimmigrant workers. You will need to submit a
comprehensive business plan showing that, due to the nature and projected size of the new commercial
enterprise, the need for not fewer than ten (10) employees will result, including approximate dates,
within the next two-years, and when each employee will be hired.

Evidence that you will be actively involved in the management of the new commercial enterprise,
(day-to-day or through policy).

Troubled Business
The same evidence which is mentioned above for investors in a new commercial enterprise except
instead of the evidence that the business will create at least 10 new jobs, you must submit evidence that:

The number of existing jobs is being or will be maintained at no less than the pre-investment level for
a period of at least two years. Photocopies of tax records, Forms I-9, or other relevant documents for the
qualifying employees and a comprehensive business plan shall be submitted in support of the petition.

* Note: To be approvable at least 10 jobs must be maintained.

Regional Center Program
Evidence that you have invested in a designated Regional Center according to the approved regional
center business plan. A letter from legacy INS or USCIS should be attached with Form I-526 designating
the Regional Center. Your investment must be in a business enterprise within the geographical area
specified in this letter.

Evidence, if applicable, that your business has been established in a targeted employment area.

Evidence that you have invested or are in the process of investing the amount required ($1,000,000 or $500,000).

Evidence that the investment funds were obtained through lawful means.

Evidence that your investment in the Regional Center will create at least 10 direct or indirect full-time.

Form I-829 Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions
You must submit Form I-829 within the 90-day period immediately before the second year anniversary
of your admission to the U.S. as a conditional permanent resident.

Type of Investment

Supporting Documents (Evidence)*

New Commercial Enterprise
Evidence that you in fact established a new commercial enterprise. This evidence may include,
but is not limited to, copies of the business’s organizational documents, and Federal tax returns.

Evidence that you have invested the total amount of required funds.

Evidence that you have sustained your investment in the new commercial enterprise throughout
your two-year period of conditional permanent residence. This evidence may include, but is not
limited to, the following:

Business invoices and receipts
Bank statements
Contracts
Business licensees
Audited or reviewed financial statements
Complete copies of Federal or State income tax returns or quarterly tax statements.
Evidence of the number of full-time employees at the beginning of your business and at present.
Such evidence may include but is not limited to:

Business payroll records
Relevant tax documents
Employee tax form I-9’s.
* Note: Regional center affiliated cases must show that the capital investment was made in
accordance with the regional center’s business plan in order to be credited with the creation of indirect jobs.

Troubled Business

The same documentary requirements of an investor in a new business apply to an investor in
an already existing troubled business, except that the investor must show that he or she has
maintained (not created) at least 10 jobs.

Dependents
Your spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 may be admitted to the U.S. with you on a two-year conditional period. If your I-829 petition to remove conditions is approved, then the conditions will be removed from your spouse and children’s Green Card status. As a lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) your spouse and children will be authorized to work or attend school in the U.S.

Last updated: 12/17/2009

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CRIS ERICSON SEEKS EB-5 FOREIGN INVESTORS
2012 VOTE CRIS ERICSON
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http://eb-5.biz

CRIS ERICSON SEEKS EB-5 FOREIGN INVESTORS NOW!

Ms. Cris Ericson would like to start a new major motion picture & sound
studio in Vermont, USA;
but she is also interested
in starting
any other
new business in Vermont
that would qualify under the federal government EB-5
program which is intended to help poor Vermont residents to provide
them with employment from foreign investors who help a Vermont
resident start a new business in Vermont, USA.


CRIS ERICSON SEEKS EB-5 FOREIGN INVESTORS NOW!

Would you like to invest in the
Movie Business,
in a new Motion Picture & Sound Studio in Vermont, U.S.A,
and receive a PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN VISA?

If you are a foreigner with immigration and business
attorneys working for you and you would like to invest
in a new Vermont business,
and in exchange, after two years,
receive a PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN VISA,
please send a certified return receipt letter to:
Cris Ericson
879 Church Street,
Chester, Vermont 05143-9375
(WINDSOR COUNTY)
(802)875-4038
http://eb-5.biz

Cris Ericson would like to create new businesses in Vermont
with investments from foreigners as allowed by the
EB-5 program under the Federal Government.

Foreigners are now allowed to invest
$500,000. in a new commercial enterprise
in the State of Vermont, U.S.A.
in exchange for a permanent resident alien
visa from Immigration & Naturalization.

Cris Ericson would like to find a group of investors,
each contributing $500,000.00
in order to create a new business in Vermont,
a Motion Picture Studio and Sound Recording Studio.

The first Movie will be a script Cris Ericson wrote
about "Champ the Lake Champlain Monster".

IMMIGRATION through INVESTMENTS
information can be found
on the Federal Government website
http://www.uscis.gov
1-800-375-5283
"Immigration throught Investment
Under Section 203(b)(5) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
8 U.S.A. Section 1153(b)(5),
10,000 immigrant visas per year are
available to qualified individuals seeking
permanent resident status on the basis
of the engagement in a new commercial
enterprise."

EB-5 Alien Entrepreneur Foreigners are
required to invest a
MINIMUM of $500,000.
TO OBTAIN
A PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN VISA IN THE U.S.A.

As a foreign investor,
you must hire your own attorneys,
business broker and
your own investment experts to give you
advice.

With you, as a foreigner seeking a VISA
through the "Immigration through
Invesment Under section 203(b)(5)
of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA) 8 U.S.C. Section 1153(b((5)",
one IDEA
you, as the potential foreign investor,
might want to discuss
with your attorney and your financial advisor,
is a "new commercial enterprise" with
Cris Ericson.

Cris Ericson owns her own home in Chester, VT 05143;
and has her Bachelor of Arts Degree
from University of Massachusetts/Amherst Campus,
1976;
several Law credits from UCLA Adult Extension
in Workers' Rights & Industrial Relations, 1991;
and two home correspondence Paralegal certificates,
one in Corporate Law from P.C.D.I., Professional
Career Development Institute in Atlanta, Georgia, 1996.

If you are interested
please send a certified letter to:
Ms. Cris Ericson,
879 Church Street,
Chester, VT 05143-9375
Telephone (802)875-4038
http://eb-5.biz

Petitions for Immigrant Investor for VERMONT
must be filed in the
Texas Service Center
P.O. Box 852135
Mesquite, TX 75185-2135

Immigration Service
Immigration
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

Please read the Federal Register
FR 67135
FR 83-98
Alien Entrepreneur EB-5 Classification

For more information on the
ALIEN ENTREPRENEUR EB-5 CLASSIFICATION
please contact:
Katherine Auchincloss-Lorr
Adjudications Officer
Immigration and Naturalization Service
425 I Street NW
Room 3214
Washington, D.C. 20536
(202)514-5014

The EB-5 program gives foreigners
legal residency in the United States if they
invest in job-creating businesses.
The project must deliver employment
to residents of the State of Vermont
within two years of investment.

Vermont has been designated as a Regional Center
for EB-5 Investors.
There are 17 Regional Centers in the United States.

Investors do not have to live in the region
they invest in, nor do they have to work in the
business.

EB-5 Investors must prove to the Regional Center
in Texas that the money they are going to
invest in a Vermont business project was
earned legally.

The Naturalization Service was re-named
Citizenship and Immigration Services.
They permit entities outside the federal
government, called Regional Centers,
to screen investors and monitor
job creation.

If you are interested, please
send a certified return receipt letter to:
Ms. Cris Ericson,
879 Church Street
Chester, Vermont 05143-9375
U.S.A.
Telephone(802)875-4038 United States of America
http://eb-5.biz

Make certain you send the letter
certified return receipt.
Thank you!

Ms. Cris Ericson
http://eb-5.biz


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