Downsize DC (formerly known as the American Liberty Foundation) is an organization which aims to limit the size of government in the United States through awareness and petitioning government. It was founded by two-time Libertarian presidential candidate Harry Browne, his former campaign staff members Perry Willis and Jim Babka, and Steve Dasbach. It is split into two organizations, the Downsize DC Foundation and DownsizeDC.org, for tax purposes. Look up Petition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A petition is a request to an authority, most commonly a government official or public entity. ... The Libertarian Party is a United States political party created in 1971. ... Harry Browne Harry Browne (June 17, 1933 - ) is an American free-market Libertarian writer and investment analyst. ... Jim Babka is a libertarian, activist and writer. ...

The President of Downsize DC is Jim Babka. Harry Browne served for over a year as the Director of Public Policy. The Chair of DownsizeDC.org is Gary Nolan. Mark Cenci and David Page both also serve on the Board of Directors. Public policy is a term used to describe the laws, decisions, regulations, etc. ... Gary Nolan can refer to different people: Gary Nolan: a baseball player Gary Nolan: a radio host This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... David Page, Ph. ... It has been suggested that Board of Trustees be merged into this article or section. ...

The chair of the Downsize DC Foundation is Jack Mullen. Along with Jim Babka, Laura Carno, John McAlister, and David Ruprecht also serve on the Downsize DC Foundation Board of Directors. David Ruprecht is an American Actor/Writer best known for his work on the syndicated series Supermarket Sweep. ...

Action

Downsize DC.org is currently focusing on a number of bills before Congress, as well as promoting one that it drafted, called the Read the Bills Act. This bill, if passed, would effectively ensure that: A bill is a proposed new law introduced within a legislature that has not been ratified or adopted. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... The Read the Bills Act is a piece on legislation that was written by Downsize DC, a non-profit organization focused on decreasing the size of the federal government. ...

• Congress must read every bill before they vote on it
• Congress must wait at least 7 days to vote on a bill after they have read it
• Congress must give the public 7 days' notice of when a vote will be held, and post each bill on the Internet for public review 7 days before the vote

History

Downsize DC.org has supported:

• The Parental Consent Act of 2005, HR 181, February 1st, 2005
• The First Amendment Restoration Act, HR 689, February 15th, 2005
• The Online Freedom of Speech Act, HR 1605, HR 1606, S. 678, April 18th, 2005
• The Read The Bills Act of 2005, May 22nd, 2005
• The Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act of 2005, S. 1313, July 18th, 2005, with the addition of an amendment written by DownsizeDC.org
• A proposal to bring the National Guard home so that they can be used in cases of emergency, such as the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe, September 5th, 2005
• An initiative to end federal flood insurance, September 13th, 2005
• An initiative to get President Bush to use his powers of Veto & Rescission to cut runaway federal spending and pork, Octpber 18th, 2005

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• The Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004, HR 3717 and S. 2057
• The REAL ID Act of 2005, HR 418 and HR 1268
• Legislation conceptualized by Sen. Ted Stevens to censor cable television, May 9th, 2005
• The Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act of 2005, HR 1528, May 31st, 2005
• The USAPATRIOT Act expansion proposed by the Senate Intelligence Committee, HR 3199, June 13th, 2005
• The Central American Free Trade Agreement (also known as CAFTA), S. 1307, July 10th, 2005
• Bush's $200 billion plan for Gulf Coast reconstruction, September 19th, 2005

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External links

• DownsizeDC.org
• Downsize DC Foundation
• Downsize DC Blog

Archived sites

These pages were previously associated with Jim Babka or Downsize DC, but have since been archived.

• ArmedandSecure.org
• TruthAboutWar.org
• RealCampaignReform.org
• The Original Downsize DC site
• American Liberty Foundation