These "Pink Slips" are individually addressed to all 535 U.S. Representatives and Senators and delivered by Fed Ex, putting them on notice that if they refuse to represent the will of their employer, "The People", they may be facing an actual "Pink Slip" at the next election.
To send 535 individual envelopes would cost $235, and to send pink postcards would cost over $100. But by combining resources, the cost is much less.
The "pink slips" specifically warn that in the next election, the senders will oppose any member of Congress who votes for more spending, intrusive legislation that restricts personal freedom and more big government programs. They are being noticed, but they have not yet stopped Congress from moving ahead on many fronts, including:
--Federally-controlled health care
--The Cap and Trade program that will tax citizens for driving their cars and heating their homes
--Hate crimes legislation-a bill that was just signed by President Obama October 28 as an amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill
--More bail-out programs using dollars that don't yet exist, creating tax bills for our children and grandchildren
--AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!
The time could not be more urgent. Here's your opportunity to put your U.S. Senators and U.S. Representative on notice that you, as one of the people who hire them, are not happy with their job performance. We don't work for them, they work for us, and we can fire them at the ballot box.
For details, and to send pink slips with your own return address:
VCY America has learned from the Family Research Council that Hate Crimes is likely to come to a vote as early as this Thursday.
This past summer, separate Hate Crimes bills were passed, including the U.S. House version (HR. 1913), and the Senate version (S. 909) which was added as an amendment to a Defense Appropriations Bill, which also passed. However, the differences between the two versions sent the bills to a conference committee to be reconciled.
Now Congress is close to taking a final vote, and it is expected Thursday, October 8. If approved, President Obama will certainly sign this dangerous legislation into law.
]]> The evidence from other countries, including Canada, where similar laws were passed, show that if passed, this Hate Crimes law will eventually result in efforts to silence pastors,churches, and other faith-based organizations for simply publicly but peacefully oppose homosexuality on biblical grounds--even for quoting Scripture from the pulpit.It is vital that we contact our Senators and Representatives to share our concerns and opposition to any Hate Crimes legislation.
The time is short. We must act quickly. Here's how:
1. Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.
2. Tell them your city and state, and that you would like to talk with your Senators and Representative.
3. Tell each office that you are against expanding Hate Crimes laws to include "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" because of the threat to our Constitutional freedoms of speech and religion as Christians.
4. Also find and contact the local offices for your Senators and Representatives and give them the same message.
Also, be sure to contact friends, family, and fellow church members immediately and urge them to do the same.
Finally, be in prayer that God will frustrate this strong effort to make this unbiblical proposal a law in this country. May our leaders wake up to the disastrous consequences of Hate Crimes on their constituents.
]]>No vote was taken on Monday, but the office of Sen. Carl Levin, head of the Armed Services Committee, confirmed that the hate bill amendment will be formally proposed and possibly voted on Wednesday.
It's NOW OR NEVER to save free speech for ourselves and our children! We need to stop this "Hate Crime" bill from even being proposed as an amendment on Wednesday.
Call toll-free 1-877-851-6437
or toll 1-202-225-3121
to reach your U.S. Senators and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee (see below).
On June 29, Attorney General Holder stated that the federal hate bill, S. 909, will NOT protect members of America's military. The National Prayer Network video which includes Holder's comments can be viewed here:
But Democrat Senators are expected to attach it as an amendment to the arms bill this Wednesday. the Hate Crimes Bill has NOTHING to do with the military, but would wreak havoc on our first amendment rights should it be passed along with this military funding bill.
Please call your U.S. Senator NOW to let them know your concerns about the Hate Crimes bill--and especially about this stealth tactic to attach it to an important, but completely unrelated bill, to get it passed despite growing opposition.
Also contact the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee which likely will be voting to add Hate Crimes to S. 1390, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010." (NOTE: Both Wisconsin Senators are on this committee!)
The Judiciary Committee members are:
Democrats:
Patrick J. Leahy (Ver.), Chairman
Herb Kohl (Wis.)
Dianne Feinstein (Calif.)
Russell D. Feingold (Wis.)
Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.)
Richard J. Durbin (Illin.)
Benjamin L. Cardin (Maryl.)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Is.)
Ron Wyden (Ore.)
Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)
Edward E. Kaufman (Dela.)
Arlen Specter (Penn.)
Republicans:
Orrin G. Hatch (Utah)
Charles E. Grassley (Iowa)
Jon Kyl (Ariz.)
Jeff Sessions (Alab.)
Lindsey Graham (S.C.)
John Cornyn (Texas)
Tom Coburn (Okla.)
Please call NOW and continue to contact your Senators as this legislation goes through the U.S. Senate.
]]>Proposals are gaining traction in Congress to eliminate the Constitutionally-required use of the "Electoral College" for Presidential elections, and instead use the popular vote count to select the President. This would essentially give heavily-populated states--and even large cities--the greatest power to decide the outcome.
Under the Electoral College, electors generally total the number of U.S. Senators and Representatives for each state, giving all states at least three electors. This would require that the entire country be considered when candidates are trying to get votes, and not just the few large states that could decide the election under a popular vote.
To contact your representatives about the proposals to eliminate electoral college
Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121
We announced that the Hate Crimes Bill, which has passed the House, was scheduled for a vote on Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, without hearings, which would send it to the full Senate. That vote did not take place, so the bill is still in committee. Crosstalk has learned that instead, on Wednesday, Sen. Patrick Leahy quietly scheduled a Senate Judiciary hearing next Tuesday to consider “helping state and local law enforcement.”
This does not specifically mention S.909, known in the Senate as the "Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act". But sources have checked with Senator Leahy's staff and have learned that S.909 could be added into that hearing because one of its purposes is “to provide federal assistance to states, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes…”
Even though it is called a "hearing", it is likely that no witnesses will be called, and Republicans on the committee may even be blocked from entering into debate or offering amendments. Conservative watchdogs watching what is happening believe that Senator Leahy is trying to rush the hate bill through by a majority vote, catching Republican Judiciary members unprepared, and effectively blocking all testimony opposing this massive increase in protected categories for "hate crime" penalty enhancements, including 30 "sexual orientations", most of them deviant, and some against the law.
Again, here is a link to a list of the sexual orientations protected in the bill as passed by the House:
http://www.afa.net/sexualorientationshr1913.asp
Plus, the American Psychiatric Association lists another 547 different "Paraphilias" that will also be protected under the "hate crimes" bill.
Republicans are more likely to put up a fight in committee now, because Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania (who supports this legislation) has become a Democrat, he is no longer the ranking Republican member of the Judiciary Committee. Senator Jeff Sessions, a conservative from Alabama was in line to become the Ranking Republican member. We do not yet know if the G.O.P. will name a new Senator to the committee to bring their membership back up to eight.
Because the bill is still in committee, there is time for even more calls to Senators to ask them to stop this legislation.
]]> Action Steps:1. Call the Senators who are Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, especially if they are from your state, and insist that the Judiciary Committee hold full hearings on S.909, "Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act". A full hearing, dedicated to the Hate Crimes bill itself, will allow full debate and testimony from witnesses who can expose the severe implications should this bill become law. Ask the Republican members, especially, to vote against this bill in Committee.
Committee members include:
Democrats:
* Patrick J. Leahy (Ver.), Chairman
* Herb Kohl (Wis.)
* Dianne Feinstein (Calif.)
* Russell D. Feingold (Wis.)
* Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.)
* Richard J. Durbin (Illin.)
* Benjamin L. Cardin (Maryl.)
* Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Is.)
* Ron Wyden (Ore.)
* Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)
* Edward E. Kaufman (Dela.)
Republicans:
* Jeff Sessions (Alab.)
Ranking Member
* Orrin G. Hatch (Utah)
* Charles E. Grassley (Iowa)
* Jon Kyl (Ariz.)
* Lindsey Graham (S.C.)
* John Cornyn (Texas)
* Tom Coburn (Okla.)
Call the U.S. Senate though the Capitol Switchboard at
1-877-851-6437 or
1-202-225-3121
2. Because this bill will likely be voted out of committee, also call your own U.S. Senators to ask them to oppose S.909 when it comes to a vote by the full U.S. Senate.
Use the same Capitol Switchboard numbers:
1-877-851-6437 or
1-202-225-3121
The House version, known as H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, already been passed, and the Senate Version, S.909 was quickly introduced by Senator Edward Kennedy.
This bill, as passed by the house, is about as broad as it could be in the number of sexual orientations it protects--essentially anything except biblical heterosexuality, and its high standard of one man-one woman marriage for life. All attempts to remove any of the most radical "orientations", like pedophilia (desiring sexual relations with children, an activity which is illegal in all 50 states) were summarily rejected by the Democrats in the House. In like manner, attempts to protect other vulnerable groups, like children, the elderly, returning veterans, etc. were quickly voted down.
]]> Here is a list of the protected sexual "orientations" provided by the American Family Association:http://www.afa.net/sexualorientationshr1913.asp
The impact of the Hate Crimes bill, should it become law, would be to lay the ground work for restricting religious liberty and freedom of speech as similar laws are already doing in Canada and Europe. That is because the penalties would not be on actions, but on speech--and ultimately on the thoughts that result in speech.
So speaking those thoughts will be likely to result in lawsuits by any of the protected groups. And even thinking negative thoughts about unbiblical sexual behavior would likely be criminal "activity", if those thoughts could be proven. The bill essentially uses thoughts and attitudes as the trigger for greater penalties for a crime against a protected group.
Thus the bill would punish anyone who would “intimidate” someone because of their “sexual orientation.” Yet, the definition of intimidation is so broad that anyone who shows opposition to homosexuality could be prosecuted, including pastors. This is already happening around the world where legislation like this has been passed. Places like Sweden and Canada have counted pastors as criminals for even reading or referencing Scripture that condemns homosexual behavior.
And President Obama has indicated he would sign the bill.
The vote in the full Senate is likely to take place this week, even though no hearings have been held. So NOW is the time to contact your two U.S. Senators to let them know your concerns about the impact of S.909, the Senate version of the Hate Crimes bill already passed by the House of Representatives. It also is still not too late to demand hearings on the bill, as it could be sent back to committee for that purpose.
Make sure you U.S. Senators hear from you immediately. Contact them by phone at
202-224-3121
202-225-3121
877-851-6437 (toll free)
"Fairness Doctrine" type regulations would mandate that any station that airs a controversial issue must provide time for opposing views, even thought other stations and programs may already be providing those views.
Two bills have been introduced in Congress to block the FCC from implementing the Fairness Doctrine or or any similar control of broadcast speech. They are SB S-34 and HR 226.
]]> To contact your senators and congressmen about SB S-34 and HR 226, call the Capitol Switchboard at:To reach your U.S. Senators toll free call:
877-851-6437
Capitol Switchboard
202-225-3121
202-224-3121
Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121
202-225-3121
According to Peter LaBarbera, President and founder of Americans for Truth, such legislation merely sets up an environment for the banning of speech, since homosexuals, lesbians and cross-dressers could claim that they are in danger of bodily harm just for hearing certain words that they deem as "hate speech".
Contact your representative in Congress to express your opinions about the "Hate Crimes" legislation, H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, being voted on this week.
To reach your congressman toll free call:
877-851-6437
Capitol Switchboard
202-225-3121
202-224-3121
To contact your congressmen and senators about proposals to limit speech, including the Fairness Doctrine, call:
Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121
202-225-3121
For more information check out the April 20, 2009 Crosstalk program:
http://www.crosstalkamerica.com/shows/recent_programs.php
The problem with hate crimes legislation efforts such as HR 1913, is that they go beyond providing equal protection under the law, to adding additional penalties based upon assumed beliefs or thoughts. This can lead to discrimination against religious views, and Gary points out that this is already taking place in Canada.
Please contact the House Judiciary Committee regarding the "Hate Crimes" bill, HR 1913, at this toll-free number:
877-851-6437
Representative John Conyers
202-225-5126
LaMar Smith, the ranking minority leader can be contacted at:
202-225-4236
Contact your own representatives through the Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121 or
202-225-3121
More information is available from Liberty Counsel at
http://lc.org/index.cfm?PID=14100&PRID=799
And also from the April 17, 2009 Crosstalk program:
http://www.crosstalkamerica.com/shows/2009/04/hate_crimes_vote_next_week.php
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