Thursday, December 16, 2010

Re: ACTION ALERT: Tell the Senate and House to Pass DADT Repeal NOW!

I've already contacted Scott Brown. Twice in fact.

On Dec 14, 2:08 pm, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is My brand new article hot off the presses.
>
> Source:
>
> http://www.actonprinciples.org/2010/12/14/action-alert-tell-the-senat...
>
> ACTION ALERT: Tell the Senate and House to Pass DADT Repeal NOW!
>
> -By Tommy News
>
> Reps. Hoyer and Patrick Murphy have announced they will introduce a
> free-standing companion bill to the Lieberman/Collins stand-alone bill
> to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in the Senate. House passage could
> increase pressure on the Senate to move on repeal to send the bill to
> the President's desk. We all need to increase our pressure on both
> houses now and whip these important votes for DADT repeal now.
>
> Call, Fax, Webform, and Send Postal Mail to your Congress member and
> your two Senators All this week and next. Get Contact info atwww.congress.orgCongress Main Switchboard 202-224-3121
>
> The failed and discriminatory Don't Ask Don't Tell military policy
> must be repealed. More than 14,000 service members have been fired
> under the law since 1994. This repeal must be done during the lame
> duck session, while Democrats still control the House and Senate, or
> the Republican Grand Obstructionist Party of No will likely block
> repeal for years to come.
>
> In addition to DADT Repeal, also ask for a repeal of DOMA, and passage
> of ENDA and UAFA, and introduction of The American Equality Bill AEB
> for Civil Rights equality during the lame duck session. Then pass this
> on.
>
> This is a list of key Senators. Please call them if you are one of
> their constituents. Please feel free to share this event with others
> who are willing to step up and do their part. Call your senator and
> thank them if they support repeal.
>
> We're still not 100% sure that the 60 pro-repeal Senators will support
> the stand-alone Lieberman/Collins bill, so let's keep those calls
> flowing in. Target list is below.
>
> Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): 202-224-6665 (supports repeal, but mixed
> signals on the stand-alone bill)
>
> George Voinovich (R-OH): 202-224-3353 (no position)
>
> Olympia Snowe (R-ME): 202-224-5344 (no position)
>
> Richard Lugar (R-IN): 202-224-4814 (no position)
>
> Judd Gregg (R-NH): 202-224-3324 (no position)
>
> Scott Brown (R-MA): 202-224-4543 (supports repeal, but has not made a
> position clear yet on the stand-alone bill)
>
> Kit Bond (R-MO): 202-224-5721 (no position)
>
> Mark Kirk (R-IL): 202-224-2854 (no position)
>
> Joe Manchin (D-WV): 202-224-3954 (no position, but mixed signals on repeal)
>
> –Harry Reid (D-NV); (202) 224-3542
>
> –Carl Levin (D-MI); (202) 224-6221…
>
> –Susan Collins (R-ME); (202) 224-2523
>
> –Mark Pryor (D-Ark.); (202) 224-2353
>
> –Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark); (202) 224-4843
>
> –Judd Gregg (R-NH); (202) 224-3324
>
> –Lisa Murkowski (R-AK); (202) 224-6665
>
> –The Senate Switch Board (202) 224-3121
>
> THE MESSAGE FROM REPEAL ADVOCATES TO REID, LEVIN, GATES, OBAMA:
>
> –"Call the defense bill up in a bipartisan way to bring on a handful
> of Republicans who we will need to pass the bill.
>
> It is absolutely essential that we contact Senator Harry Reid of
> Nevada and the White House to let them know how important this is.
> Senator Reid's number is 202-224-3542. The White House switchboard is
> 202-456-1414. The White House also has a comment line at 202-456-1111.
>
> Think of the service members who are required to serve in silence.
> Think of their families and loved ones who have to live in the shadows
> simply because they are gay, lesbian or bisexual. Does it make any
> sense to you that Don't Ask, Don't Tell is still a law in the USA –
> the land of the free and home of the brave?
>
> Call, Fax, Webform, and Send Postal Mail to your two Senators and your
> Congress member All this week and next. Get Contact info atwww.congress.orgCongress Main Switchboard 202-224-3121
>
> Take further action here:
>
> http://www.sldn.org/action
>
> Source:http://www.actonprinciples.org/2010/12/14/action-alert-tell-the-senat...

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