Posted on 02/11/2002 8:23:37 AM PST by rwfromkansas
Here is today's ACTION ITEM:
ISSUE: As our activists were told two weeks ago, anti-free speech advocates are forcing a vote on the *unconstitutional* Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance bill (H.R. 380).
Columnist George Will called this issue "the most pivotal moment in the history of American freedom" over the past 35 years.
If this bill becomes law, it could SHUT DOWN the Sixty Second Activist Club, and other conservative activist email lists like it.
The Shays-Meehan bill (a virtual twin to the already passed McCain-Feingold Senate bill) would seriously restrict our ability to educate the public on what Members of Congress are doing on issues important to you -- possibly making alerts like this one ILLEGAL.
This bill is now scheduled for a vote THIS WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13. Conservatives need to take action NOW to put a stop to this violation of our FREE SPEECH rights!
ACTION ITEM: First, contact your Representative and make sure he or she knows how you want them to vote. You can email them through the House "Write Your Rep" system at http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Urge them to:
--"OPPOSE SHAYS-MEEHAN" and
--"SUPPORT THE NEY-WYNN SUBSTITUTE BILL"
(pronounced "nay-win") which does not stifle
free speech rights.
Below is a list of House Members that are "sitting on the fence" regarding H.R. 380 and need to hear that Americans are OPPOSED to the unconstitutional Shays-Meehan campaign finance bill. Please phone or fax each one with that message; if you aren't their constituent, it's unlikely they'll pay attention to an email from you.
If you want to call the House of Representatives for FREE, here is a toll free number... When the operator answers just ask for the name of the Member you wish to speak to and you will be connected to the Washington, D.C. office: 1-877-762-8762, a TOLL FREE number checked on Feb. 11, 2002. If all circuits are busy, please try again later, or use the regular toll number of the Representative you're trying to call.
To fax these Members for FREE, go to http://www.tpc.int/sendfax.html and follow the instructions there. You're only allowed to send six free faxes per day, and not every Representative allows receipt of these faxes, so you may need to fax them the regular way.
This list is a little long. Even if you can only contact a FEW of these Representatives, it will make a difference! Thank you!
PLEASE CALL OR FAX:
Rep. Elton Gallegy (R-CA) - (202) 225-5811 - (202) 225-1100 fax
Rep. Doug Ose (R-CA) - (202) 225-5716 - (202) 226-1298 fax
Rep. Timothy Johnson (R-IL) - (202) 225-2371 - (202) 226-0791 fax
Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) - (202) 225-5271 - (202) 225-5880 fax
Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) - (202) 225-3761- (202) 225-4986 fax
Rep. Mark Kennedy (R-MN) - (202) 225-2331 - (202)225-6475 fax
Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-NJ) - (202) 225-5361 - (202)225-9460 fax
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) - (202) 225-5034 - (202) 225-3186 fax
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) - 202) 225-6572 - (202)225-3318 fax
Rep. Jim Saxton (R-NJ) - (202) 225-4765 - (202) 225-0778 fax
Rep. Sue Kelly (R-NY) - (202) 225-5441 - (202) 225-3289 fax
Rep. John McHugh (R-NY) - (202)225-4611 - (202)226-0621 fax
Rep. Jack Quinn (R-NY) - (202) 225-3306 - (202)226-0347 fax
Rep. James Walsh (R-NY) - (202) 225-3701 - (202)225-4042 fax
Rep. Paul Gillmor (R-OH) - (202) 225-6405 - (202)225-1985 fax
Rep. Ralph Regula (R-OH) - (202) 225-3876 - (202)225-3059 fax
Rep. John Duncan (R-TN) - (202) 225-5435 - (202)225-6440 fax
Rep. Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) - (202) 225-2711 - (202) 225-7856 fax
It's an AP article. My brother-in-law informed me that it was in the Washington Compost yesterday, and today the article appeared in our local rag. I'll try to find the URL and post it here.
California (2)
Illinois (2)
Michigan (1)
Minnesota (1)
New Jersey (4)
New York (4)
Ohio (2)
Tennessee (1)
West Virginia (1)
Attn ALL FReepers, esp. in Above States!:
* See Post #89 for links & info!
* Write Your Congressman!
* Ping Other FReepers & urge them to do the same!
Thanks all!!!
How much did the Trial Lawyers, the NEA, and the AFL/CIO donate last year to the DNC? More than any corporation...including union dues unreported to the IRS. The press hides the truth from the American people. They know. Double the deceit.
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