Today is YOUR DAY to help protect democracy. Only thousands of
phone calls can stop the Voter Suppression bills being rammed through
the Florida Legislature. Only YOU can protect your vote and your
democracy. CALL YOUR INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATOR TODAY!
<http://www.flsenate.gov/Legislators/index.cfm?Mode=Find%20Your%20Legislators&Submenu=3&Tab=legislators&CFID=53954031&CFTOKEN=39387906>Click here to find the phone numbers for YOUR representative and senator (by zip code). Please call today, tonight, or no later than tomorrow morning because the House is voting on its version tomorrow afternoon (Friday, April 24). You won't get your legislator directly, but LEAVE A MESSAGE with their aide or on their voice mail. Here's the message: Message for your representative: "Hi, my name is ___________________. I live in _______________________, Florida. My phone number is ______________________. I am a CONSTITUENT of Representative _______________________. Please tell Rep.__________________ to OPPOSE House Bill number 7149. Can you please tell me how the Representative plans to vote? [Wait for answer. Note answer.] Thank you for your time." Message for your senator: Hi, my name is ___________________. I live in _______________________, Florida . My phone number is_______________________ I am a CONSTITUENT of Senator _______________________. Please ask Senator__________________ to OPPOSE Senate Bill number 956. Can you please tell me how the Senator plans to vote? [Wait for answer. Note answer.] Thank you for your time." Click below to read scathing editorials opposing Voter Suppression bills: New! Must read <http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-editorial-voting-assault-042309,0,4626719.story>editorial in the Orlando Sentinel (today) New! Susan Pynchon <http://www.beacononlinenews.com/opinions/opinion_commentary.php>guest editorial in the Beacon New! Kindra Muntz <http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090422/COLUMNIST/904221020/2127?Title=Bad-for-voters-and-democracy>guest editorial in the Sarasota Herald Tribune Must read <http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/article993149.ece>editorial in the St. Petersburg Times Must read <http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090421/OPINION/904211031/2198/OPINION?Title=Why-rush-to-change-election-laws-Legislature-should-shelve-a-troubling-costly-bill>editorial in the Sarasota Herald Tribune Must read <http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Editorials/opnOPN40042109.htm>editorial in the Daytona Beach News Journal Must read <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/opinion/19sun2.html?_r=1&ref=opinion>editorial in the New York Times <http://www.ffec.org/docs0409/Kill_Senate_Bill_956_Final.pdf>Editorial by Florida Fair Elections Coalition In brief, the bills would: * Grant sweeping and unchecked power to the Department of State; * Force voters with disabilities to continue to vote on error-prone, unauditable touchscreen voting machines until 2016; * Restrict third-party voter registration efforts; * Hinder the constitutional right of citizens to petition their government; * Restrict nonpartisan election-protection programs; * Reduce transparency in the funding of political advertisements; * Force more voters to vote by provisional ballot on Election Day; * Restrict the list of accepted forms of identification for voter registration and identification at the polls; * Expand the ability of out-of-state lobbyists to influence Florida legislators and legislation; * Restrict the ability of the governor to extend early voting. Thank you for protecting democracy today! Together we can make a difference. Best regards, Susan Pynchon Florida Fair Elections Coalition <http://www.ffec.org/>www.ffec.org 386-804-3131 C-5 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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