At the GRANADA FORUM July 2^nd Joel Skousen will be our guest speaker. Joel Skousen is a political scientist, by training, specializing in the philosophy of law and Constitutional theory, and is also a designer of high security residences and retreats. He has designed Self-sufficient and High Security homes throughout North America, and has consulted in Central America as well. His latest book in this field is Strategic Relocation--North American Guide to Safe Places, and is active in consulting with persons who need to relocate for security and increased self-sufficiency. He also assists people who need to live near a large city to develop contingency retreat plans involving rural farm or recreation property.

Joel was raised in Oregon and later served as a fighter pilot for the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam era prior to beginning his design firm specializing in high security residences and retreats. During the 80's he took a leave of absence to serve as the Chairman of the Conservative National Committee in Washington DC. and concurrently served as the Executive Editor of Conservative Digest. For two years he published a newsletter entitled, the WORLD AFFAIRS BRIEF, and served as a Senior Editor of "Cogitations" a quarterly journal on law and government . The World Affairs Brief is now back in publication and is available as a weekly email newsletter or in a monthly print edition. www.joelskousen.com

BAILOUTS AND BANKRUPTCY: UNDOING THE RULE OF LAW

The more we examine the details of the bank bailouts and the bankruptcy of Chrysler the more obvious it becomes that this is all about the government playing favorites--setting insider friends and companies above others destined to be stripped of their assets and rights. It is a process of corruption of power of the highest order, a blatant disregard for due process, and a violation of the principle of equality before the law. Small banks are allowed to fail each week and yet totally insolvent giants like CitiBank and Bank of America are being given what appears to be an unlimited line of government credit. Secured creditors are being shunted aside in the Chrysler bankruptcy deal in favor of unsecured creditors--including the same banks being bailed out by TARP are being given priority status. The secured creditors in the Chrysler bankruptcy watched in disbelief as the bankruptcy judge refused to uphold the law. The consequences will be far-reaching when government undermines the rule of law. Free markets run on an underlying trust in the administration of justice and the defense of property and contract law. When trust in law is gone free markets dry up out of fear. Just as bankers are now afraid to lend, having lost confidence in the secondary mortgage markets and rating companies, hedge funds and other investors no longer can trust any "secured credit" agreement to hold up in court. For a one-time sample copy of these briefings, send an email to: editor@worldaffairsbrief.com and request it.

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At the GRANADA FORUM FridayJuly 3^rd Tom Jeffers is holding an event. 3-7 pm with a $10 donation. At the Tom Jeffers Estate in La Quinata.

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A July BONUS! July 9^th at the GRANADA FORUM Isamael Perez will be talking about the knights Templar and the Jesuits. Visit his website at www.thesecretgov.com

Author Ismael Perez: “The Secret Government.” In his shocking book, Mr. Perez exposes the existence and purpose of a secret society which has been in existence since pre-Biblical times.