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10 January 2007
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The U.S. Senate is poised to consider a bill that could keep you from finding out what the politicians are doing in Washington, D.C.
In the Senate, lawmakers are scheduled next week to consider a bill that could strip everyday Americans of their rights to free speech. Some provisions of "Senate 1" bill would limit citizens' ability to express their views to the very officials they sent to office to represent them. S.1 aims to clean up recent lobbying scandals that have plagued the halls of our government. While most of the bill is good, it contains a provision, Section 220, that will severely limit the ability of Americans to stay abreast of the important issues facing our country.
If this horrible new bill passes, communications from Focus Action, known as "grassroots communications," will be tied up in miles of new red tape. These bureaucratic restrictions are unconscionable, and failure to comply could result in $100,000 fines.
It's clear that this is a concerted effort to silence the voice of Americans by making it harder for you to know what's happening. At the same time, Section 220 will create a loophole for labor unions, trade associations and foreign corporations.
Many public informing organizations will be affected, and these organizations, both liberal and conservative, will be required to inform the government of anything they broadcast that might influence the public opinion on legislation. This is a direct opposition of our God-given rights. We, the people of the United States, ARE the government. WE HAVE THE RIGHT to know what our elected officials are doing in Washington and elsewhere. This is an oppressive bill, and it WILL NOT be tolerated in this great democracy! To stop this atrocious bill, we, the people of the United States, must voice our opinions loud and clear against Section 220 of the Senate 1 bill. Again, most of the bill is good, but Section 220 must be not be allowed to pass. The only reason we know of this bill right now is because of "grassroots communications." In the future, if this bill passes, there is the good possibility that we may NEVER be allowed to be informed of this kind of information again. YOU MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. OUR FUTURE POSTERITY DEPENDS ON YOU.
1. Please call your congressman and both of your senators as soon as possible! To reach your congressman and senators, call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121. Let them know, in a firm and unmistakable manner, that Section 220 of the Senate 1 bill is unacceptable, and urge them to oppose the unfair grassroots lobbying provisions (Sec. 220) and ensure that they are removed from S. 1.
Note- This link will provide you will the phone numbers of your congressman and both of your senators should you choose to call them individually:http://vocusgr.vocus.com/GRSPACE2/WebPublish/controller.aspx?SiteName=FOTF&Definition=Home&XSL=Home&SV_Section=Home
2. Please visit http://www.focuspetitions.com/ to sign a petition against Section 220 of the Senate 1 bill.
To learn more, please visit the following websites:
http://listen.family.org/miscdaily/A000000189.cfm
http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Focus_on_the_Family/Default.asp
ALSO: New scientific research evidence has shown that the killing of human embryos for stem cell research may no longer be necessary. Better stem cells may be obtained from amniotic fluid and the umbilical cord. But, tomorrow, Thursday, January 10, a new bill is proposed to be voted on in the House of Representatives that will expand federal funding of research that requires the killing of human embryos.
Sponsored by Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., H.R. 3 would dramatically increase the number of stem-cell lines eligible for federally funded research grants. In 2001, President Bush approved federal funding for research on only a very limited number of stem-cell lines left over from in-vitro fertilization -- and already scheduled for destruction.
On January the 8th Carrie Gordon Earll, senior analyst for bioethics at Focus on the Family Action, predicted that the amniotic research would be talked about on Capitol Hill over the next three days. "This will cause a ripple preceding the vote on Thursday -- and will put some pressure on some members of the House to take a good hard look at whether destroying human embryos is necessary," she said.
One new congressman, Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., agreed. "There's a lot of interest on both sides of the aisle -- and on both sides of the life issue -- for pursuing other types of stem-cell research, such as adult and cord-blood research, which has been receiving federal funding since 2001," Roskam told CitizenLink. The congressman said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., have decreed that no amendments or changes can be added to the stem-cell bill -- or to any of the bills Democrats hope to pass in the first 100 hours of Congress.
Please contact your U.S. representative and ask him or her to oppose any bill which uses your tax dollars to support research that destroys human embryos.
To learn more, please visit the following websites:
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000003573.cfm
http://www.citizenlink.org/FOSI/bioethics/A000002145.cfm
PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE!
If you are under 18, please make sure you give this message to your guardians!
If you are under 18, please make sure you give this message to your guardians!
The U.S. Senate is poised to consider a bill that could keep you from finding out what the politicians are doing in Washington, D.C.
In the Senate, lawmakers are scheduled next week to consider a bill that could strip everyday Americans of their rights to free speech. Some provisions of "Senate 1" bill would limit citizens' ability to express their views to the very officials they sent to office to represent them. S.1 aims to clean up recent lobbying scandals that have plagued the halls of our government. While most of the bill is good, it contains a provision, Section 220, that will severely limit the ability of Americans to stay abreast of the important issues facing our country.
If this horrible new bill passes, communications from Focus Action, known as "grassroots communications," will be tied up in miles of new red tape. These bureaucratic restrictions are unconscionable, and failure to comply could result in $100,000 fines.
It's clear that this is a concerted effort to silence the voice of Americans by making it harder for you to know what's happening. At the same time, Section 220 will create a loophole for labor unions, trade associations and foreign corporations.
Many public informing organizations will be affected, and these organizations, both liberal and conservative, will be required to inform the government of anything they broadcast that might influence the public opinion on legislation. This is a direct opposition of our God-given rights. We, the people of the United States, ARE the government. WE HAVE THE RIGHT to know what our elected officials are doing in Washington and elsewhere. This is an oppressive bill, and it WILL NOT be tolerated in this great democracy! To stop this atrocious bill, we, the people of the United States, must voice our opinions loud and clear against Section 220 of the Senate 1 bill. Again, most of the bill is good, but Section 220 must be not be allowed to pass. The only reason we know of this bill right now is because of "grassroots communications." In the future, if this bill passes, there is the good possibility that we may NEVER be allowed to be informed of this kind of information again. YOU MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. OUR FUTURE POSTERITY DEPENDS ON YOU.
1. Please call your congressman and both of your senators as soon as possible! To reach your congressman and senators, call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121. Let them know, in a firm and unmistakable manner, that Section 220 of the Senate 1 bill is unacceptable, and urge them to oppose the unfair grassroots lobbying provisions (Sec. 220) and ensure that they are removed from S. 1.
Note- This link will provide you will the phone numbers of your congressman and both of your senators should you choose to call them individually:http://vocusgr.vocus.com/GRSPACE2/WebPublish/controller.aspx?SiteName=FOTF&Definition=Home&XSL=Home&SV_Section=Home
2. Please visit http://www.focuspetitions.com/ to sign a petition against Section 220 of the Senate 1 bill.
To learn more, please visit the following websites:
http://listen.family.org/miscdaily/A000000189.cfm
http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Focus_on_the_Family/Default.asp
ALSO: New scientific research evidence has shown that the killing of human embryos for stem cell research may no longer be necessary. Better stem cells may be obtained from amniotic fluid and the umbilical cord. But, tomorrow, Thursday, January 10, a new bill is proposed to be voted on in the House of Representatives that will expand federal funding of research that requires the killing of human embryos.
Sponsored by Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., H.R. 3 would dramatically increase the number of stem-cell lines eligible for federally funded research grants. In 2001, President Bush approved federal funding for research on only a very limited number of stem-cell lines left over from in-vitro fertilization -- and already scheduled for destruction.
On January the 8th Carrie Gordon Earll, senior analyst for bioethics at Focus on the Family Action, predicted that the amniotic research would be talked about on Capitol Hill over the next three days. "This will cause a ripple preceding the vote on Thursday -- and will put some pressure on some members of the House to take a good hard look at whether destroying human embryos is necessary," she said.
One new congressman, Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., agreed. "There's a lot of interest on both sides of the aisle -- and on both sides of the life issue -- for pursuing other types of stem-cell research, such as adult and cord-blood research, which has been receiving federal funding since 2001," Roskam told CitizenLink. The congressman said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., have decreed that no amendments or changes can be added to the stem-cell bill -- or to any of the bills Democrats hope to pass in the first 100 hours of Congress.
Please contact your U.S. representative and ask him or her to oppose any bill which uses your tax dollars to support research that destroys human embryos.
To learn more, please visit the following websites:
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000003573.cfm
http://www.citizenlink.org/FOSI/bioethics/A000002145.cfm
PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE!
If you are under 18, please make sure you give this message to your guardians!
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