EMERGENCY
ALERT ! ! !
SENATE MAY VOTE ON HATE BILL THIS WEEK
By Rev. Ted Pike
8 May 07
With breathtaking speed, the federal hate crime bill S. 1105 is moving out
of the Senate Judiciary Committee to a possible floor vote in the Senate this
week. The Senate website says the bill "may receive floor action this
week." The offices of co-sponsors Sen. Gordon Smith and Sen. Edward
Kennedy confirm that reality.
Even though the hate bill did not pass the Senate Judiciary Committee in
the last session of Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is omitting
formal hearings or testimony in Judiciary. Pro-hate bill leaders are clearly
nervous about the possibility that contentious Republicans in Judiciary, like
presidential candidate Sen. Sam Brownback, will dramatize troubling
objections, as did 11 Republicans in the House Judiciary Committee two weeks
ago. They are also nervous about mounting opposition to the hate bill within
grassroots Christian/conservative America, an opposition with which Pres.
Bush has allied himself, threatening to veto the hate bill.
Reid, Smith, and Kennedy do not want high-drama hearings in Judiciary
because such will inspirit Republican senators to unite in opposition,
possibly leading to a Republican filibuster. I was told by Kennedy's office
that this would be disastrous to the Democrats, an action they probably could
not overcome.
So much for "due process" by the Democrats and respect for the
wishes of heartland America! Now it's your turn to let the Senate know how you
feel about the fast one the pro-hate bill Democrats are pulling.
What You Can Do Today!
Let's smash the hate bill in the Senate! Come to www.truthtellers.org for
the 14
Republican Senators who voted for the hate bill in 2004 and 17 Republican
Senators who are not declaring themselves. Call them NOW
toll free at 1-877-851-6437. Tell them, "Please do not vote for
the hate crime bill S. 1105. Hate laws have taken away free speech in Canada
and much of Europe."
Once you have called these Republicans and the senators from your state,
call Democrats, especially these 10 who are not co-sponsors of this
legislation:
- Max Baucus
(MT)
- Robert Byrd
(WV)
- Herb Kohl (WI)
- Thomas Carper
(DE)
- Kent Conrad
(ND)
- Byron Dorgan
(ND)
- Russell
Feingold (WI)
- Mark Pryor
(AR)
- John Tester
(MT)
- Jim Webb (VA)
No fewer than 14 Democrats saw the light and voted with Republicans
against the hate bill last week.
There may also be time to email or fax my powerful brochure Anti-Hate Laws Will Make You a Criminal
to the senator from your district.
Don’t neglect to call the White House at 1-202-456-1111. Leave this
message: “Thank you, Mr. President, for promising to veto the hate
bill. I expect you to also reject any modified hate crime legislation.”
Clearly, the Democrats are panicking. They want to vote before the
American people (now contemptuously regarded as suspect "citizen
lobbyists") can influence our senators against the most dangerous
legislation ever to come before Congress.
But I don't think the American people are going to be pushed aside, not
this time. Our response to Democrat high-handedness can be even faster -- as
quick as a call, email, or fax.
Take action! Save freedom now!
Rev. Ted Pike is director of the National Prayer Network, a
Christian/conservative watch dog organization.
Let the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith teach you how they have
saddled 45 states with hate laws capable of persecuting Christians: http://www.adl.org/99hatecrime/intro.asp.
Learn how ADL took away free speech in Canada and wants to steal it now in
the U.S. Congress. Watch Rev. Ted Pike's Hate Laws: Making Criminals of Christians at
video.google.com. Purchase this gripping documentary to show at church. Order
online at www.truthtellers.org
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