Next Meeting: Monday, March 31, 7:30 PM


At our next Citizen Reform meeting we will discuss:

  • FISA: The Politics of National Security
    We will have a special guest from Capitol Hill explain this complicated, but vitally important controversy.

  • The Mexican Trucks Are Rolling!
    And nothing, not you, not Congress, not safety considerations can stop them.

  • Boeing vs. Airbus
    Untangling another complicated issue that pits corruption vs. patriotism; national security and jobs vs. fiscal integrity.

  • Has California Made it Illegal to Homeschool? 
    Are we next? Get the full report.

By Al Strong | 3/18/08 @ 9:44pm | Filed under: Events

Next Meeting: Monday, Feb. 25!


At our next Citizen Reform meeting we will discuss
  • The Full Story on the Border Fence, Continued
  • For anyone who still doubts that the United States is in a fight for our very existence…
  • The recent Republican House retreat and what it says about the Party and regaining spending restraint

And, as always…

What can Citizen Reform do that could make a difference?

The Full Story on the Border Fence, Continued

In our January meeting we discussed in depth the difficulties behind actually getting Congress to seriously fund and build a border fence.

In out upcoming meeting we will continue looking closely at this process:

  • The Texas Border Coalition - how this key, relatively unknown, special interest group impacts the chances of a fence
  • Duncan Hunter fights back
  • Beyond the fence:  the real issue is employing Illegal Aliens, a closer look at the revolution being caused by Arizona and Oklahoma's strict penalties against business - and how this is having a major positive effect;
  • Which leads us back to Texas!

An Expert Discusses the Perilous Stakes of the War on Terror

Our  next meeting will have its most in depth look yet at our war with Radical Islam and where things stand

  • Special Guest Speaker - a well known anti-terrorism expert will join us
  • Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell gave his annual national security threat assessment to the Senate Intelligence Committee last week.

    While increased security measures at home and abroad have caused al Qaeda to view the West, especially the U.S., as a harder target, we have seen an influx of new Western recruits into the tribal areas since mid-2006. We assess that al Qaeda's Homeland plotting is likely to continue to focus on prominent political, economic, and infrastructure targets designed to produce mass casualties, visually dramatic destruction, significant economic aftershocks, and/or fear among the population.

Earmarks: Are the Republicans Getting the Message?

  • A better understanding of earmarks
  • The recent Republican House retreat and what it says about the Party and regaining spending restraint as a hallmark of the "Republican brand"

See you at our Feb. 25 meeting!

By Al Strong | 2/15/08 @ 7:51am | Filed under: Events

October Meeting Moved to October 29, 2007

Dear CR Participants:

We have an opportunity to add some really great speakers, if we wait a week.  In checking with a number of you, this works out for everyone's schedule.   So, the CR meeting for October will now be held one week from tonight — October 29 — 7:30 - 9:30PM at my house.

By Al Strong | 10/22/07 @ 9:23am | Filed under: Events

Stand in the Gap — October 6th, 2007

Stand in the GapStand in the Gap 2007 will be held on Saturday, October 6th from 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on the Washington Monument grounds in Washington D.C.

The purpose of Stand in the Gap 2007 to put a “stake in the ground” moment during this decade when godly, trusted pastors and Christian leaders representing each living decade (and perhaps even some already departed) passes the baton from one generation to the next. The importance and urgency of this cannot be underestimated. Psalm 145:4 as the theme verse describes the main event of the day:

Psalm 145:4   "One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts."

By Al Strong | 9/6/07 @ 11:03am | Filed under: Events

Pastors Family Issues Summit — Tuesday, Sept. 11

Tuesday, September 11, The Family Foundation and Pastors For Family Values will hold the Pastors Family Issues Summit. 

Tuesday, September 11, 2007; 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. General Assembly Building; House Room D State Capitol; Richmond, Virginia

Speakers: Pastor Jonathan Falwell, Lt. Governor Bill Bolling,  Attorney General Bob McDonnell. 

This is an opportunity for pastors and church leaders to gain a more complete understanding of issues facing the family, including a discussion of Pastor's legal rights and hate crimes legislation among other social issues of concern to Pastors.

By Al Strong | 9/6/07 @ 10:51am | Filed under: Events

Next Meeting Monday September 24

Our next Home Group meeting will be at the home of Al and Susan Strong* 7:30 - 9:30 PM, on Monday, September 24, 2007.  Based on feedback from a number of you who could not make Tuesday night, it was felt Monday night was a better fit.  See you then!

 *For directions please send an email to albert.strong@citizenreform.org .

By Al Strong | 9/6/07 @ 10:36am | Filed under: Events