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Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman Liberty Counsel The deceptive Senate Democrats are at it again. Liberty Counsel's sources are reporting that the anti-faith Hate Crimes bill will skip normal procedures and be put on the fast-track to passage. According to reports, the Senate leadership will attach the bill as an amendment to another bill because it is the "most efficient" way to get it passed -- bypassing the traditionally longer process of committee deliberations and markup. Essentially, Harry Reid and others are going to hide the bill as an attachment on another bill to expedite passage... and short-circuit efforts to expose and defeat this anti-faith measure. + + I'm telling Mr. Reid: "I Object!" I am so outraged by this latest attack on our faith and families that I have instructed my staff to immediately deliver Liberty Counsel's more than 80,000 petitions to Majority Leader Reid protesting this move. As I write, my staff is finalizing the delivery. I expect the petitions will arrive in Sen. Reid's office tomorrow (Friday) and now I need your help to drive the message home. + + Action #1 Fax Reid and other key Senators now I'm asking you to support this very important petition delivery with a flood of faxes that will literally overwhelm Sen. Reid's office as well as the offices of other key leaders in the Senate -- along with your own two Senators. Go here right now to schedule your faxes: http://www.libertyaction.org/r.asp?U=19598&CID=292&RID=17737314 Of course, you can send your own faxes. We have provided all the information you need at the above link. Either way -- PLEASE SEND YOUR FAXES! + + Action #2 -- Call Majority Leader Reid and your Senators I'm asking every member of our team to call Harry Reid and tell him you oppose the plan to fast-track the anti-faith, anti-family Hate Crimes bill. Majority Leader Harry Reid: 202-224-5556 Majority Whip Dick Durbin: 202-224-9447 Democratic Policy Chair Byron Dorgan: 202-224-3232 Here are the numbers for your two Senators: Sen. Udall 202-224-5941 Sen. Bennet 202-224-5852 Talking Points: 1. I am very disappointed that the Senate is considering fast-tracking the "Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act" (S. 909) by attaching it as an amendment to another bill. 2. This bill deserves its own consideration as a stand-alone bill, not being rushed forward as an amendment. 3. I oppose the Hate Crimes Prevention Act and urge you to oppose it as well. It is an attack on faith and family while granting special rights based on "sexual orientation" and "gender identity," terms which are not even clearly defined in the bill. + + This is a crucial battle Very simply, this bill is the start of putting faith and family values on the wrong side of the law -- and elevating deviant behavior to protected status. I will not allow Senate leaders to fast-track this bill and rush it through without a real debate. Thank you in advance for taking a stand with me. Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman Liberty Counsel P.S. Again, I'm sending petitions from more than 80,000 Liberty Counsel team members directly to Sen. Reid. Please support this delivery with a flood of phone calls and faxes. Go here to schedule your faxes: http://www.libertyaction.org/r.asp?U=19599&CID=292&RID=17737314 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Note: Please do not "reply" directly to this e-mail message. This e-mail address is not designed to receive your personal messages. To contact Liberty Counsel with comments, questions or to change your status, see the link at the end of this e-mail.) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Comments? Questions? http://www.libertyaction.org/r.asp?U=19600&CID=292&RID=17737314 Liberty Counsel, with offices in Florida, Virginia and Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit litigation, education and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of human life and the traditional family. Liberty Counsel . PO Box 540774 . Orlando, FL 32854 . 800-671-1776 |
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