Harry Reid is trying to shove through ANOTHER bill that has nothing to do with jobs or
the economy. He is attempting to force the DISCLOSE Act through once more, hoping
that this time he can convince one more Senator to say yes.

As a reminder, the DISCLOSE Act -

Exempts unions from many of the restrictions that would be placed on other groups who
are trying to influence elections

Exempts extremely large groups that have existed for years and years from many of the
restrictions that would be placed on newly formed groups such as ours

Would be implemented in time for this November's elections, just in time to help
incumbents stay in power

Creates two tiers of freedom of speech, particularly political speech - some of us would
be restricted while others will not be

Is it a coincidence that Harry Reid is attempting to shove this down our throats just
two days after Tea Party Patriots announces the $1 million donation?

Is it also a coincidence that the Democrats are waiting to vote on the DISCLOSE Act
until after they attend a high-dollar fundraiser tonight? You decide.


Please call, email, or fax the following Senators and ask them to hold the line and vote NO
once more. Remind them of the facts above, and remind them that Harry Reid has not
changed one thing in the bill so there is NO JUSTIFICATION for them to change their
votes to yes. Remind them that even the left leaning ACLU opposes this bill saying it will compromise free speech. The vote is supposed to take place sometime on Thursday,
September 23.

TARGET SENATORS

Scott Brown (R-MA) - He voted NO before, but we want to make sure he doesn't switch
his vote
http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactme Washington DC: (T) (202) 224-4543, (F) (202) 228-2646

Olympia Snowe (R-ME) - She voted NO before, but is one of Harry Reid's targets for
switching
http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorS... Washington DC: (T) (202) 224-5344, Toll free (800) 432-1599, (F) (202) 224-1946

Susan Collins (R-ME) - She voted NO before, but is one of Harry Reid's targets for switching
http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSen... Washington DC: (T) (202) 224-2523, (F) (202) 224-2693

MORE REFERENCES AND INFORMATION

Article from Heritage Foundation: http://blog.heritage.org/?p=36480
Article from Reason.com:
http://reason.com/archives/2010/06/02/undisclosed-interests
Press Release from Sen. McConnell: http://bit.ly/bSZwpB

Article from SFGate: http://bit.ly/bZXNLe

A few ways this will affect you and your group personally:
You will have to be extremely careful about any email alerts you send out regarding
what you say, if you mention a candidate's name, and when you send it

You may have to disclose all of your donors' names to the FEC


You will have to make sure you are following the "stand by your ad" requirements if
your group published any sort political communication

Again, you will have to be very careful about the timing of your advocacy
communications as they will limit the timeframe that you are allowed political speech