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FrankRep
09-22-2010, 06:29 PM
Protect Free Speech: Tell Your Senators to Vote NO on the DISCLOSE Act


John Birch Society (http://www.jbs.org/)
September 22, 2010


Act immediately to phone (http://www.votervoice.net/link/clickthrough/ext/124819.aspx) and email (http://www.votervoice.net/link/target/jbs/F3z622Ji.aspx) your senators in opposition to the DISCLOSE Act. A vote in the Senate is scheduled for tomorrow, September 23.

Back on June 24, the House passed the DISCLOSE Act, H.R. 5175, by 219-206. In July the Senate failed to pass this bill and it was considered dead until after the November 2 elections, but now suddenly this week the bill has been revived for partisan political reasons (http://www.votervoice.net/link/clickthrough/ext/124820.aspx) by the Democrats and is scheduled for a vote tomorrow, September 23.

Do you remember how President Obama called out the Supreme Court during his State of the Union address back in January? He was referring to the Court’s 5-4 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that unexpectedly upheld the Constitution and free speech by ruling that corporations, unions, and nonprofit organizations are permitted to make campaign contributions under the First Amendment. After chastising the Supreme Court, Obama urged “Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that helps correct this.”

The DISCLOSE Act is the bill that President Obama was asking for in his State of the Union address. It is a direct attack on the free speech rights of corporations and organizations, even online bloggers, during campaigns.

See Raven Clabough's The New American article from July 29, 2010, “DISCLOSE Act Stalled by GOP Filibuster (http://www.votervoice.net/link/clickthrough/ext/124821.aspx)," for further information about the DISCLOSE Act.

Phone (http://www.votervoice.net/link/clickthrough/ext/124819.aspx) and email (http://www.votervoice.net/link/target/jbs/F3z622Ji.aspx) your senators in strong opposition to this unconstitutional regulatory scheme known as the DISCLOSE Act.

Thanks.

Your friends at The John Birch Society (http://www.jbs.org/)

FrankRep
09-22-2010, 06:34 PM
Background on the DISCLOSE Act


To the dismay of free-speech advocates across the nation, the House of Representatives passed the DISCLOSE Act (Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act) yesterday evening by a vote of 219-206. by Raven Clabough


Free Speech Undermined by Passage of DISCLOSE Act
http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/3870-free-speech-undermined-by-passage-of-disclose-act

Dems Not Yet Prepared to Let DISCLOSE Act Go Away
http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/3850-dems-not-yet-prepared-to-let-disclose-act-go-away

DISCLOSE Act Stalled by GOP Filibuster
http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/4166-disclose-act-stalled-by-gop-filibuster

FrankRep
09-22-2010, 07:25 PM
Campaign for Liberty just issued a Call to Action!

C4L:Critical DISCLOSE vote this Thursday
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/

Maximilian American
09-22-2010, 09:29 PM
bump

FrankRep
09-23-2010, 08:24 AM
bump

eqcitizen
09-23-2010, 08:55 AM
I live in CT so trying to persuade either Lieberman or Dodd is like trying to tell a wall to move itself.

BuddyRey
09-23-2010, 09:02 AM
Here in NC I'm pretty sure Hagan is going to vote for this, but Burr may be...may be negotiable.

FrankRep
09-23-2010, 10:14 AM
bump. I want this defeated.

FrankRep
09-23-2010, 05:54 PM
The DISCLOSE Act (Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act) failed to pass a cloture vote in the Senate, as a result of a successful Republican filibuster, after which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a “motion to recommit” but on September 23 the vote failed yet again, 59 to 39, without a single Republican breaking ranks. by Raven ClaboughDISCLOSE Act Fails Yet Again (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/4682-disclose-act-fails-yet-again)


Raven Clabough | The New American (http://www.thenewamerican.com/)
23 September 2010

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Background on the DISCLOSE Act


To the dismay of free-speech advocates across the nation, the House of Representatives passed the DISCLOSE Act (Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act) yesterday evening by a vote of 219-206. by Raven Clabough
Free Speech Undermined by Passage of DISCLOSE Act
http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/3870-free-speech-undermined-by-passage-of-disclose-act

Dems Not Yet Prepared to Let DISCLOSE Act Go Away
http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/3850-dems-not-yet-prepared-to-let-disclose-act-go-away

DISCLOSE Act Stalled by GOP Filibuster
http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/4166-disclose-act-stalled-by-gop-filibuster[/quote]