---------- From: Sheila Goldmacher <sheinaleah@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 11:17:05 -0700 Subject: Fwd: Next Steps: Defeating HR 4681! the hypocrisy of this legislation is beyond beyond. Punish people for having a democratic election. ugh. Please make the calls asap. thank you. sheila Begin forwarded message: > From: Jewish Voice for Peace <mitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: May 8, 2006 11:00:14 AM PDT > To: sheinaleah@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Next Steps: Defeating HR 4681! > Reply-To: mitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > For months now, JVP has urged all of its members and supporters to > contact their congressional representatives to oppose HR 4681, also > known as the ³Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006.² Your support > has helped generate over 8,400 e-mails to Congress and the President. > This has already had a major effect on the bill, leading some of the > more radical measures to be softened by ammendment in committee. > > > > Despite JVP's urging to the contrary, however, this resolution will > come up for a vote "under suspension," meaning that there will be only > limited debate and no opportunity for amendments to be offered. This > parliamentary procedure is supposed to be reserved for > non-controversial legislation such as naming post offices. > > Contact Speaker of the House Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and House > Majority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) and protest to them this > misuse of "suspending the rules." Demand a full and open debate on > this controversial legislation and tell them to bring it up under > normal procedures. > > Call the switchboard toll free at 1-888-355-3588 or the Speaker of the > House at 202-225-0600 and the House Majority Leader 202-225-4000. > > HR 4681, a bi-partisan measure introduced by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen > (R-FL) and Tom Lantos (D-CA) is an extremist bill. It will starve and > deprive the Palestinian people. It is very likely to increase support > for Hamas. But it is virtually certain to lead to increased hardship, > misery and death for Palestinians. This will also mean more > Palestinians willing to engage in violent attacks on Israelis. Click > here to go to JVP's action page, where you can write an e-mail to your > representative (writing again is still helpful even if you've already > sent one); get their snail mail and phone information to contact them > directly or even set up a meeting with them; and compose a letter to > the editor of your local newspaper. Even if you've taken these steps > before, it is crucial that you repeat them today! > > The American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is pushing hard > to get this bill passed. If it should fail, this, combined with the > still-looming scandal about AIPAC¹s involvement with passing > classified information to Israel could have a significant impact on > AIPAC¹s influence in the future. AIPAC¹s strong support for HR 4681 > demonstrates that not only are indifferent to Palestinian suffering, > but they are equally indifferent to increasing the insecurity of > ordinary Israelis. Click here to take action and help to stop them. > > > To unsubscribe, click here. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/xYTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New Pacifica Working Group http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica 'Save Our Stations!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewPacifica/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: NewPacifica-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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