Dear C4L Member,
You
have kept the pressure on Congress in order to defeat H.R. 5175, the
"DISCLOSE ACT," and it has worked.
For now.
Nancy Pelosi has canceled today's scheduled vote on H.R. 5175, but our
sources on the Hill tell us Pelosi and her statist cronies are biding
their time in the hopes you will forget about their all-out assault to
silence groups like Campaign for Liberty and sneak this bill through
Congress next week.
It is more vital than ever that we keep the pressure on. We need to
drive a stake through the heart of this bill
and make sure it does not rise from the dead. Remember when everyone
said ObamaCare was finished when Scott Brown got elected?
Please take a moment to read the following message and then
IMMEDIATELY contact your congressman and demand he oppose H.R. 5175. Even if you have called
one or more times, PLEASE take a moment and send a loud, clear message again today.
- John Tate
President, Campaign for Liberty
June 16, 2010
Dear Campaign for Liberty Member,
Once again, free speech and political liberty are under attack in
Congress. And this time they have a surprising (to some) assailant -- the National Rifle Association.
In a minute, I'll give you links to the sorry story and ask you to tell
the NRA and your congressman you OPPOSE the freedom-killing DISCLOSE
ACT, with or without the NRA's deal.
You see, if there is one thing the establishment hates, it is watching its hand-picked candidates be held accountable for their records on liberty issues.
They want their Big Government power grabs
to go unnoticed.
After watching some of their favorites go down in flames in race after
race
these past few months and seeing their statist schemes like Cap and Tax
grind to a halt as a result of a massive uprising by liberty-loving
Americans,
they plan to strike back.
In a move
that has dire consequences for our First Amendment right to
freedom of speech and for Campaign for Liberty's ability to fight for
our freedoms, incumbent politicians have colluded with a super-sized
establishment lobbying group, the National Rifle Association, to push
H.R. 5175, the DISCLOSE ACT, or as I like to call it, the
"Establishment
Protection Act," through the House of Representatives as soon as this
week.
According to Politico,
the NRA
bargained for an exemption for itself and other large, established
groups while trampling the rights of private citizens, new groups (like
Campaign
for Liberty), and small organizations.
As John Bresnahan reports, "The proposal would exempt organizations that
have more than 1 million members, have
been in existence for more than 10 years, have members in all 50 states
and raise 15 percent or less of their funds from corporations... The
NRA, with
4 million members, will not actively oppose the DISCLOSE Act, according
to Democratic sources."
RedState's Erick Erickson mentions one of our Regional
Conference sponsors when saying, "I support Gun Owners of
America,
which is a consistent and uncompromising defender
of the second amendment, not a weak little girl of an organization
protecting itself while throwing everyone else under the bus."
Another pro-gun organization friendly to Campaign for Liberty, the
National Association for Gun Rights, said in a
national email, "And frankly, this craven deal by the NRA will damage
our gun rights and our free speech rights."
As we hold politicians accountable and put them on record with our
issue discussion program, the Establishment Protection
Act will force organizations like C4L to turn over the names of their
"top" donors for exercising our First Amendment rights.
You see, they are targeting groups like Campaign for Liberty because they think their "right" to hold
office is more important than your rights to privacy and free speech.
Campaign for Liberty has experienced tremendous growth this past year, and the establishment knows we are out there every day fighting back against its statist power grabs.
They watch as we inform you which candidates support the
Constitution and which candidates refuse to take a stand on
liberty issues.
And they know we won't play their Washington game of trading principle for
power. They want to silence us once and for all by going after our donors.
Campaign for
Liberty will not be silenced, and we will lead the fight against the
Establishment Protection Act so you have the right to speak freely
without your
name and personal information being turned over to Big Brother.
Call the Capitol Hill
switchboard at 202-224-3121 right away to contact your representative
and INSIST they uphold your First Amendment right to free speech and
vote
against H.R. 5175, the Establishment Protection Act.
After you contact your representative, call
the NRA headquarters at 1-800-672-3888 and their Legislative Action
group at 1-800-392-8683 and let them know how you feel about their move
to stab
freedom organizations in the back.
Sincerely,
John Tate
President
P.S. Thanks to all you’ve done for liberty, the establishment is
scared, and it’s not pulling any
punches to keep organizations like C4L from speaking out.
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