Pass the Bills During the Lame Duck Session
Pass the Bills During the Lame Duck Session
The Issue
Please share this petition We have already made our original goal of 5000, and our second goal of 10,000 so all other signatures are a great bonus! These lawmakers are sure getting a lot of emails. :)
As Progressive/Liberal Democrats we need to let Congress and the President know what we wish to have passed during the Lame Duck Session. I have put together a letter but you are free to edit the version you sign, please add other bills or take some away if you don't support them.
The time is NOW, we have a very short window of opportunity. We may have to wait more than two years if we don't get these pieces of legislation through now.
We must let them know what their liberal base expects of them.
These are the items that appear in the letter, feel free to add or take away:
1) Repeal DADT and pass ENDA
2) Pass the Dream Act (either as part of DADT or separately)
3) Extend the Bush Tax Cuts for the middle class and the poor but NOT for the wealthiest 2%.
4) Pass the Disclosure Act
5) Pass the FRAC Act
6) Pass the Employee Free Choice Act
7) Pass the Fair Elections Act
8) Support Donna Edwards' and John Conyers' Amendment to the Constitution that will limit Corporate spending in elections and correct the poor decision made my the Supreme Court in the Citizens United vs. FEC ruling.
9) Pass Cap and Trade *see letter below
10) Extend Unemployment benefits
11) If there is time please consider the Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Act
12) We prefer you to cut Defense spending rather than Social Security, Medicare or Education.
The following are courtesy of Michael Moore:
13) Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act
14) Pass the Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2009
15) Pass the Audit the BP Fund Act
16) Pass the Elder Abuse Victims Act
17) Pass the National Bombing Prevention Act
18) Fix the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act so that it isn't paid for by cutting food stamps
Thank you very much for adding your name to this list! It will be sent out on November 25th to all Senators and House members in the Progressive Caucus, some additional Democrat Congressmen and Congresswomen, and President Barack Obama.
Please share the link to this petition by email, Facebook, Twitter and any other means that you can. We are in a hurry because the Lame Duck session won't last long and we need as many signatures as possible.
If you need some inspiration please see this segment from The Ed Show.
Also see Michael Moore on Lawrence O'Donnell
See Michael Moore's list at: michaelmoore.com
Please visit our blog: http://herdingthecats2012.blogspot.com/
Or join us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Herding-The-Cats-Democrats-2012/158467324190271
Photo Credit: (Credit: flickr user kevindooley)
The Issue
Please share this petition We have already made our original goal of 5000, and our second goal of 10,000 so all other signatures are a great bonus! These lawmakers are sure getting a lot of emails. :)
As Progressive/Liberal Democrats we need to let Congress and the President know what we wish to have passed during the Lame Duck Session. I have put together a letter but you are free to edit the version you sign, please add other bills or take some away if you don't support them.
The time is NOW, we have a very short window of opportunity. We may have to wait more than two years if we don't get these pieces of legislation through now.
We must let them know what their liberal base expects of them.
These are the items that appear in the letter, feel free to add or take away:
1) Repeal DADT and pass ENDA
2) Pass the Dream Act (either as part of DADT or separately)
3) Extend the Bush Tax Cuts for the middle class and the poor but NOT for the wealthiest 2%.
4) Pass the Disclosure Act
5) Pass the FRAC Act
6) Pass the Employee Free Choice Act
7) Pass the Fair Elections Act
8) Support Donna Edwards' and John Conyers' Amendment to the Constitution that will limit Corporate spending in elections and correct the poor decision made my the Supreme Court in the Citizens United vs. FEC ruling.
9) Pass Cap and Trade *see letter below
10) Extend Unemployment benefits
11) If there is time please consider the Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Act
12) We prefer you to cut Defense spending rather than Social Security, Medicare or Education.
The following are courtesy of Michael Moore:
13) Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act
14) Pass the Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2009
15) Pass the Audit the BP Fund Act
16) Pass the Elder Abuse Victims Act
17) Pass the National Bombing Prevention Act
18) Fix the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act so that it isn't paid for by cutting food stamps
Thank you very much for adding your name to this list! It will be sent out on November 25th to all Senators and House members in the Progressive Caucus, some additional Democrat Congressmen and Congresswomen, and President Barack Obama.
Please share the link to this petition by email, Facebook, Twitter and any other means that you can. We are in a hurry because the Lame Duck session won't last long and we need as many signatures as possible.
If you need some inspiration please see this segment from The Ed Show.
Also see Michael Moore on Lawrence O'Donnell
See Michael Moore's list at: michaelmoore.com
Please visit our blog: http://herdingthecats2012.blogspot.com/
Or join us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Herding-The-Cats-Democrats-2012/158467324190271
Photo Credit: (Credit: flickr user kevindooley)
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Petition created on November 10, 2010