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Update on Section 220 of S1: New Amendment!

As I've posted recently, thanks to information provided by Grassroots Freedom, Section 220 of S1, the "lobby reform" bill, would effectively silence many grassroots organizations by subjecting them to onerous registration and reporting requirements which actually exceed what is required of the big lobbyists in Washington, D.C. This makes no sense and is likely an effort to silence the "little guys" like you and me.

Thanks to grassroots efforts so far, Senators Robert Bennett (R-UT), John Cornyn (R-TX), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) have created and co-sponsored Amendment 20 to S 1, which would remove Section 220 from the bill.

Please call both of your United States senators and ask them to support Amendment 20 to S 1, to delete the regulations on grassroots communications from the lobbying reform bill. For my fellow Kentuckians, those senators are Mitch McConnell (call and congratulate him on sponsoring this amendment!) and Jim Bunning. Here’s an idea of what you might say when you call:
"I oppose efforts to regulate my First Amendment rights and to silence critics of Congress. Please vote for Amendment 20 sponsored by Senator Bennett and others to remove Section 220 from S. 1, the lobbying reform bill."
As NewsMax.com reports on this crucial matter, time is running out. Richard Viguerie has created a website, GrassrootsFreedom.com, to help citizens fight efforts to silence us. After you have called your two senators, I urge you to go to sign the Grassroots Freedom petition.

Also, certain big Washington-based special interest groups are spreading lies about this legislation to misinform the public.

Grassroots Freedom has posted a letter written by a lawyer with great technical knowledge of this issue. It’s written with some “legalese,” but it decimates the lies being told to hurt the grassroots.

So call both of your senators, then visit GrassrootsFreedom.com. Also, please forward this information to your friends, relatives, neighbors, and coworkers. Let's nip this one in the bud before it's too late!

Comments

Anonymous said…
I'm still not impressed with McConnell's actions. He put his name on this bill with the aforementioned provision in it.
1/13/2007 01:23:00 AM
Rena Bernard said…
I'm with you on that, M. However, I think we have to give him some credit for backing up a bit and recognizing his own error.

I swear these guys in DC really need to start paying more attention to their jobs (LEGISLATION) and less to their fund-raising. It's getting ridiculous how much time they spend raising money instead of doing what we sent them there to do in the first place!

I'm going to give McConnell a pass on this one. If the amendment passes, that is...
1/13/2007 01:59:00 AM
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