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Would you be willing to write a letter to the editor to stop the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA)?

Posted on 02/02/2009 6:15:29 PM PST by Sun

Here's mine:

"Dear Editor:

President Obama told Planned Parenthood that one of the first things he would do is sign the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) when it came to his desk. One of the many things that FOCA mandates is require prolife doctors, nurses and hospitals to perform abortions. Not only is this so wrong in itself, it would cause good health care professionals to get out of the maternity business, and Catholic hospitals to close.

Planned Parenthood wants to perfrom abortions at taxpayers' expense, as much as possible. If Planned Parenthood gets everything they asked for, they would recieve $4.6 billion.

President Obama isn't wasting any time. He has already signed an Executive Order to reverse the Mexico City Policy, which means our tax dollars will now be used for abortions around the world, including China which has coercive abortions.

Contact your congresspersons and U.S. senators and tell them not to support FOCA, or any legislation for pork for Planned Parenthood or other abortion agencies. The Capital Hill switchboard to call your senators and congresspersons is 202-224-3121, or you can call them at their local offices."


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KEYWORDS: foca; freedomofchoice; freedomofchoiceact; obama; prolife
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Feel free to use any or all of my letter, or tell me how I can make it better.

Besides focusing on FOCA, I also mentioned that legislation should not go for other tax dollars for Planned Parenthood, because if FOCA doesn't pass they will use a back-door approach.

If you write a letter to the editor to your home town newspaper, many of the readers will have the same congresspersons, and large numbers of folks are what make congresscritters do what we want. After all, they want to be reelected.

1 posted on 02/02/2009 6:15:29 PM PST by Sun
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To: All; markomalley; Salvation; wagglebee; floriduh voter; The Mayor

FYI

And here’s a related thread with great info.:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176630/posts


2 posted on 02/02/2009 6:19:12 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: Sun

I’ve been thinking about this for a while, I’m going to write my letter tonight. Great job btw!


3 posted on 02/02/2009 6:20:06 PM PST by Larightgirl
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To: Larightgirl

Thank you for writing that letter tonight. That’s what FR is all about - activism.


4 posted on 02/02/2009 6:23:02 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: Sun

bump for tomorrow


5 posted on 02/02/2009 6:23:55 PM PST by mnehring
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To: Sun

Didn’t work for the bailout. They ignored us.

1) cancel cable/newspapers. Tell them why.
2) sell off 401K. Tell them why.


6 posted on 02/02/2009 6:26:50 PM PST by ROTB (GOD sez "You will not envy your neighbors' [anything]." Cut it our with class envy you Communists!)
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To: Tidbit

save for later


7 posted on 02/02/2009 6:55:19 PM PST by Tidbit
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To: Sun

I would only write a letter to an editor of a newspaer that published all the letters it recieved.


8 posted on 02/02/2009 6:58:24 PM PST by screaminsunshine (f)
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To: Sun

You know where I will post this.. : )


9 posted on 02/02/2009 7:04:14 PM PST by The Mayor ( In Gods works we see His hand; in His Word we hear His heart)
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To: ROTB

By contacting our reps we STOPPED amnesty and got former President Bush to pick too GREAT SCOTUS judges.

You shouldn’t give up, because you don’t win every time. The left doesn’t give up, does it?


10 posted on 02/02/2009 7:12:04 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: screaminsunshine

I only write letters to the editor that publish mine, and they do.


11 posted on 02/02/2009 7:13:15 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: The Mayor

“You know where I will post this.. : )”

Thank YOU!!!!


12 posted on 02/02/2009 7:13:57 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: Sun

Done!


13 posted on 02/02/2009 7:15:17 PM PST by The Mayor ( In Gods works we see His hand; in His Word we hear His heart)
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To: Sun

I am not interested in being filtered by a newspaper editor.


14 posted on 02/02/2009 7:16:55 PM PST by screaminsunshine (f)
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To: STARWISE

fyi


15 posted on 02/02/2009 7:25:15 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: The Mayor

Wow, that was fast!

Thanks AGAIN!


16 posted on 02/02/2009 7:25:53 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: Sun

My blog is easy to post to...

Got your responses too. Thanks.


17 posted on 02/02/2009 7:45:54 PM PST by The Mayor ( In Gods works we see His hand; in His Word we hear His heart)
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To: The Mayor

Love your blog & will post again.


18 posted on 02/02/2009 7:47:22 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: Sun
Pray for LIFE!

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19 posted on 02/02/2009 9:47:45 PM PST by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Salvation

Thank you for all those informative, prolife links.

From you first link:

“A new Gallup poll finds a strong majority of Americans are upset that President Barack Obama overturned a policy that prevented funding of groups that promote or perform abortions overseas. In overturning the Mexico City Policy, Obama reneged on his promise to reduce abortions as president.”

I was so happy that the majority of Americans get this!


20 posted on 02/03/2009 6:41:06 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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