A: No.rnQ: What is your reaction to Congressman Canad) ‘srnoversight hearings investigating your commission to bernheld on September 27?rnA: I welcome the hearings. By the way, who do you writernfor?rnShortly after this interview, I was placed under police surveillancernfor the remainder of the hearings. In addition. ChairmanrnBerrv must have reconsidered her final answer, since a CapitolrnHill source witnessed her traversing the halls of the House OfficernBuilding on September 20, lobbying Democratic congressmenrnto quash the oversight hearings.rnAs for the Miami hearings, they were a taxpayer-funded peprnralh for the politically correct. Of 37 panelists scheduled, 34rnappeared, and 31 of those were liberals. One conservative, DanrnBradfield, Director of Political Field Operations for U.S. English,rnwas mercilessly grilled because of his desire to make Englishrnthe national language. The topics and witness list wasrncarefully crafted, and committee counsel Stephanie Moor skillfulK’rnmaneuvered her questioning in order to make it appearrnthat attempts at immigration reform were causing racial andrnethnic tensions in Miami and the state. Witness AngelrnDominguez was free to label all proponents of immigration reformrnas racists. The only voices of reason were those of commissionersrnHorner and Anderson.rnThe site chosen for the public hearings was the posh IntercontinentalrnHotel, far removed from the ethnic communitiesrnthe commission was ostensibly there to study. Since the “public”rnwas conspicuously absent (staffers outnumbered observers),rnpublic facilities could have been utilized. In addition,rnan attendant estimated the cost to taxpayers for the 200 translationrndevices, four translators, two sign language interpreters,rntranslation equipment, etc., to be approximately $6,000 perrnday. For the 12 hours that I attended, people and equipmentrnwent unused, since ever)one spoke English.rnDespite Berry’s protestations, many witnesses were not subpoenaed,rnnor were they asked to produce any documents. Onrnthree occasions 1 asked Charles Rivera, the commission’s Directorrnof Public Affairs, how many of the 34 witnesses were actuallyrnsubpoenaed, how many received the additional demand forrndocuments, and how many of them complied. Rivera assuredrnme that committee counsel Stephanie Moore would compilernthe information and call me. The call never came.rnIn response to this incident, Rob Ross concludes, “I guessrnthere’s still a need for the commission, if Congress appoints trulyrnobjective commissioners who engage strictly in fact-finding.rnBut, as far as the majority of these commissioners . . . if theyrnwant to advance their own political agenda, let them form a politicalrnaction committee, seek priate donations, and enter thernpolitical fray with the rest of us, rather than hide behind thernsacrosanct label of ‘civil rights’ with a blank check from the taxpayer.rnThis incident was not about racial tensions, but presidentialrnpolitics and the ’96 election. It was a blatant effort tornkeep our initiatives off the ballot.”rnThe FLA-187 volunteers are continuing their campaign undeterred.rnTheir resolve has only been strengthened by the harassment.rnReaders who want copies of the proposed amendmentsrnor information on how to introduce similar initiativesrnin their state may call the committee at 1-800-527-0352. arnWHY NOT FREEDOM!rnAmerica’s Revolt Against Big Governmentrnby James R. Kennedy and Walter D. Kennedy and Pelican Publishing Co.rnThernFreedom thatrnWashington,rnJefferson, andrnAmerica’s earlyrnpatriots foughtrnfor is not the freedom that BigrnBrother Government inrnWashington, D.C. allows usrntoday! Why Not Freedom!rnAmerica’s Revolt Against BigrnGovernment demonstrates howrnthe Federal Government hasrndestroyed State’s Rights, and arnConstitutional Republic ofrnRepublics. Must freemen toleraternsuch?rnIf you love liberty andrndesire to live in a governmentrnbased upon the consent of therngoverned, then read Why NotrnFreedom! The Kennedy brothersrnof Louisiana take on therntax and spend liberal welfarernstate and demonstrate howrn”we the people” of the sovereignrnStates can once again bernFREE.rnAsk your Bookstore for arncopy of Wh^i Not Freedom! orrnorder your signed copy from:rnOld South Books, EO. Box 46,rnSimsboro, LA 71275. Alsornavailable by the Kennedyrnbrothers and Pelican Publishing:rnThe South Was Right! MailrnOrder Price: Why Not Freedom!rn$21.00, ThernSouth WasrnRight!rn$25.00rnDECEMBER 1995/27rnrnrn