October 28, 2009
URGENT! Send Congress a Pink Slip!
Send Congress a Pink Slip!
So far over nine million pink slips have been sent to Congress!
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.
Click Here to Send Congress a Pink Slip
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Posted by Administrator at 02:43 PM
October 07, 2009
Hate Crimes Bill Vote Possible on Thursday
Hate Crimes Legislation has been out of the spotlight for several months, but proponents have been working behind the scenes to try to get it passed one way or another, despite objections.
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.
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Posted by Administrator at 04:39 PM
July 14, 2009
Hate Crimes Senate Vote Likely This Week
Rev. Ted Pike and the National Prayer Network have informed us that Senate Bill S. 909, the "Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act", is expected to be attached to a critical Defense funding bill and it could be voted on this week--possibly as early as Wednesday, July 15.
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Posted by Administrator at 11:49 AM
May 07, 2009
Hate Crimes Bill Update
This is an update to our last Crosstalk Hotline message due to fast-moving events in the Senate.
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.
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Posted by Administrator at 08:49 AM
May 06, 2009
Hate Crimes Bill goes to Full Senate for a Vote
Hate Crimes legislation is quickly moving through Congress--a bill that would protect up to 30 types of deviant sexual behavior by increasing penalties if it was determined that a crime was perpetrated on them based on hatred of that behavior.
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.
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Posted by Administrator at 02:31 PM
April 29, 2009
Hate Crimes Bill Heads to the Senate
Now that H.R. 1913 has passed the House of Representatives, it is time to contact your U.S. Senators to express your opinions about the "Hate Crimes" legislation, H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, which will be considered within the next week in the Senate
To reach your U.S. Senators toll free call:
877-851-6437
Capitol Switchboard
202-225-3121
202-224-3121
Posted by Administrator at 06:05 PM
