HERE WE GO AGAIN -- TAKE ACTION NOW: DISCLOSE ACT - UP FOR A VOTE TONIGHT OR TOMORROW

[FCTP]

Remember when Supreme Court Justice Alito shook his head at Obama as Obama trashed the Supreme Court for their decision to allow organizations to support candidates? Well, he promised that a new bill would be passed to "thumb their nose at the Supreme Court." Here it is ladies and gentlemen. Are you going to stand for this? Or are you going to stand for Freedom? See information below and video of Justice Alito. DO NOT DELAY. MAKE YOUR CALLS AND ASK YOUR REPRESENTATIVE "WHY?" MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM TEA PARTY PATRIOTS... DISCLOSE ACT back on the calendar for tomorrow June 23, 2010! We must stop this 1st Amendment killing legislation. They are trying to stop our voices! Please call these Congressmen and tell them to Vote No on DISCLOSE ACT! We have received information from Capitol Hill regarding the "Disclose Act" and we must work to defeat this bill. The vote is expected to take place tonight or tomorrow. We encourage you to find out more information about the DISCLOSE Act in the links below. On April 29, 2010, Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced H.R. 5175, the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act. The bill is a direct response to Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (McCain- Feingold) - a First Amendment victory in which the Supreme Court overturned the prohibition on corporations and unions using treasury funds for independent expenditures supporting or opposing political candidates at any time of the year. Simply put, the DISCLOSE Act will limit the political speech that was protected and encouraged by Citizens United. Speaker Pelosi and the House Majority Leadership are making it a priority to pass this bill. This bill is designed to take away the influence of Tea Party and other conservative groups in the upcoming November election. We feel like this bill will be successfully challenged in the courts, but the ruling will not come before the November election. An exemption has been carved out for the Labor Unions and other leftist advocacy groups. The NRA was also exempted so they would not actively oppose it. Roll Call Magazine reports today that they have carved out even deeper exemptions in order to assure passage and we believe it clearly shows the intent of the bill is to diminish the effectiveness of Tea Party groups and other newer conservative advocacy groups. "Facing wide-ranging blowback from an exemption tailored for the National Rifle Association, House Democratic leaders have decided to expand the carve-out from disclosure requirements in a campaign finance measure they are trying to pass this week. The new standard lowers the membership requirement for outside groups from 1 million members to 500,000. Those groups would still need to have members in 50 states, have existed for 10 years and can accept no more than 15 percent of their funding from corporate or union sources. The broader bill, called the DISCLOSE Act, comes in response to the controversial Supreme Court decision in January that struck down limits on corporate and union spending in elections. The bill would force groups participating in elections to name their top donors, among other changes." We need you to make phone calls, send emails and faxes and urge the Congressmen listed below to vote no on this bill. Together, we can make a difference! Useful links: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38500.html http://www.redstate.com/erick/2010/06/14/yet-again-the-nra-sells-out-to-democrats/ Disclose Act DISCLOSE Act Seeks to Blunt Impacts of Citizens United

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration 202-225-2801 202-225-5823 Rep. Baron Hill (IN-09), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Policy 202-225-5315 202-226-6866 Rep. Jim Matheson (UT-02), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications 202-225-3011 [phone] Altmire, Jason (PA-04) 202-225-2565 202-226-2274 Baca, Joe (CA-43) 202-225-6161 202-225-8671 Barrow, John (GA-12) 202-225-2823 202-225-3377 Berry, Marion (AR-01) 202-225-4076 202-225-5602 Bishop, Sanford (GA-02) 202-225-3631 202-225-2203 Boren, Dan (OK-02) 202-225-2701 202-225-3038 Boyd, Allen (FL-02) 202-225-5235 202-225-5615 Bright, Bobby (AL-02) 202-225-2901 202-225-8913 Cardoza, Dennis (CA-18) 202-225-6131 Carney, Christopher (PA-10) 202-225-3731 Childers, Travis (MS-01) 202-225-4306 202-225-3549 Cooper, Jim (TN-05) 202-225-4311 202-226-1035 Costa, Jim (CA-20) 202-225-3341 202-225-9308 Cuellar, Henry (TX-28) 202-225-1640 202-225-1641 Dahlkemper, Kathy (PA-03) 202-225-5406 202-225-3103 Davis, Lincoln (TN-04) 202-225-6831 202-226-5172 Donnelly, Joe (IN-02) 202-225-3915 202-225-6798 Gordon, Bart (TN-06) [phone] Holden, Tim (PA-17) [phone] [phone] Kratovil, Jr., Frank (MD-01) [phone] [phone] McIntyre, Mike (NC-07) [phone] [phone] Markey, Betsy (CO-04) 202.225.4676 202-225-5870 Marshall, Jim (GA-08) 202-225-6531 202-225-3013 Matheson, Jim (UT-02) [phone] [phone] Melancon, Charlie (LA-03) [phone] [phone] Michaud, Mike (ME-02) 202-225-6306 202-225-2943 Minnick, Walt (ID-01) [phone] 202) 225-3029 Mitchell, Harry (AZ-05) [phone] N/A Moore, Dennis (KS-03) [phone] [phone] Murphy, Scott (NY-20) [phone] [phone] Nye, Glenn (VA-02) [phone] 202) 225-4218 Peterson, Collin (MN-07) [phone] 202) 225-1593 Salazar, John (CO-03) 202-225-4761 202-226-9669 Scott, David (GA-13) [phone] 202) 225-4628 Space, Zack (OH-18) [phone] [phone] Tanner, John (TN-08) [phone] [phone] Taylor, Gene (MS-04) 202-225-5772 202.225.7074

[tamara stephenson]

I also want to know who the NRA supports by way of their contributions so I can vote for that guy/gal!

[tamara stephenson]

I am all for freedom of speech, and i believe every entity, including privately held and publicly held corporations should be able to spend their money as they see fit. However, I am against closed door dealings. I want to know to whom BP gives their money so I know who has been bought off, and I can vote them out. That's what I'm for. God bless America!

[Steven D.Upshaw]

All of the Democrate Representatives from Florida voted ( YES ) on HR 5157 Disclosure Bill except two Allen Boyd Dem. Fl. 2nd Dist. and Ron Klein Dem. FL. 22nd Dist. They voted ( NO ) we should thank these two. All of the Republican Representatives From Florida voted ( NO ) we should thank them also.
But even so, the Bill pasted the House by a vote of 219 to 206 now it goes to the Senate. I urge all of you to contact your Senators and demand they stop this bill.
And remember those who are trying to kill your constitutional Rights in November. We must take our government back from these power hungry people.

[Kay Ragan Durden]

You know he's doing this stuff as fast as he can because he knows we will NOT elect him again. Heaven help us!!!!

[Butch Holman]

No they don't. Collapse the system, remember? That goes for all of us.

[Joanna B McDermott]

Already sent faxes to all representatives. Good grief do they never sleep.