Saturday, September 10, 2016
Who are these marijuana prohibitionists?
A lot of people are asking just that. One of these idiotic groups is called Smart Approaches To Marijuana or SAM for short. Calling these assclowns "smart" is like calling a big guy "tiny". One of these esteemed idiots is Patrick J. Kennedy. This guy is a real winner. The idiots at SAM criticize us but we don't have felons on our side like they do. Yep,I'm referring to Mr. Patrick J. Kennedy himself. Mr. DUI or DWI himself. He crashed his car into a barricade in Washington DC. Not only did he not get arrested he was spared the sobriety tests and the officer drove him home. Pro-marijuana advocate Bill Maher once said that a lot of people need that after work joint. But not Patrick J. Kennedy. He is proud of the fact that he never did any hard work in his life. I guess hard work is for us morons who don't have a choice. We are about equal opportunity the other side seems to be about royalty. If you want to back the good guys we will be glad to have you and work with you as equals or you can work for them while they look down through their noses at you.
Put pressure on the House to hold an up and down vote on Audit The Fed
From Campaign For Liberty:
Eight years ago this month, thousands of pro-liberty Americans gathered in Minnesota for Campaign for Liberty's Rally for the Republic.
These Americans, many of whom were new to the Liberty Movement, traveled across the country to celebrate all that had been accomplished during Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign.
And more importantly, they began to plan the next stages of the Liberty r3VOLution.
Shortly after the rally, the housing bubble burst, the stock market crashed, and Wall Street -- aided in part by the Federal Reserve -- rushed to Congress demanding a bailout.
Congressional leadership, the administration, and the special interests all expected the bailout to pass Congress with little or no meaningful debate or dissent.
But then Campaign for Liberty mobilized pro-liberty Americans to flood Congress with phone calls opposing the bailout.
And what was supposed to be a slam dunk turned into one of the most continuous battles I witnessed in my years on Capitol Hill as Dr. Paul's legislative director.
Although the bailout ultimately passed, Campaign for Liberty showed the Congressional leadership and whole political class that the r3VOLution was not going away.
Not only that, public outrage over the Federal Reserve's responsibility for the maker meltdown and its role in the bank bailout led more Americans than ever to favor a full audit of the Federal Reserve.
So, shortly after the fight over the bailouts, Campaign for Liberty launched an effort to move Congress to respond to the growing anti-Fed sentiment by passing Ron Paul's Audit the Fed bill.
As a result of the efforts of Campaign for Liberty supporters like you, Audit the Fed twice passed the House by overwhelming (and increasing) majorities.
Today, this critical bill is just six votes away from breaking Harry Reid's filibuster, passing the Senate, and being signed into law!
The next step in our efforts is to have another House vote, thus sending the bill back to the Senate where we can force the Senate to vote right before going home to campaign.
But even though House Speaker Paul Ryan has supported the bill in the past, he has yet to commit to holding a roll-call vote.
So please, call Paul Ryan today at 202-225-0600 and sign your petition to tell him to schedule a vote on Audit the Fed (HR 24) immediately!
Audit the Fed may be needed now more than ever.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has recently stated that the Fed needs to start thinking "outside the box" about how to respond to the next financial crisis.
Among the "outside the box" ideas Yellen wants the Fed to consider are increasing the Fed's purchase of stocks, bonds, and other private assets and "modifying" the Fed's inflation targets.
In other words, increase the Fed's power over the economy by bailing out big banks, large financial firms, and other large corporations, while eroding your standard of living via inflation.
The American people deserve to know the full truth about how the Fed evaluates the economy and what plans it is making when the next crash comes.
Including any and all "arrangements" the Fed has made with foreign central banks, as well as plans to purchase stock in private companies, bail out the big banks, and ramp up the printing presses.
If we can force the House leadership to hold a vote on, and pass, Audit the Fed within the next several weeks, we can then force the Senate to hold a vote right before going home to campaign.
This will present fence-sitting Senators with a tough choice...
... Either stand with the nearly 75% of Americans who support Audit the Fed...
... Or stand with the Fed and its powerful allies who are desperate to keep you from knowing the facts about America's monetary policy.
A House and Senate vote this month will also put Hillary Clinton and her allies in a difficult position.
You see, Secretary Clinton has yet to take a public position on Audit the Fed.
And major high-profile votes on the bill will force her to take a public position on the bill and answer some uncomfortable questions about her relationship with Wall Street special interests.
House and Senate votes on Audit the Fed this month will keep Audit the Fed at the forefront of the public debate.
And will set us up to make more progress -- and even pass the bill -- as soon as next year, no matter who wins the White House!
While time is short, it is still possible to have a vote on Audit the Fed this month.
Getting Speaker Ryan to agree to hold a vote is the key.
So please call Paul Ryan today and sign your petition to tell him to hold a vote on Audit the Fed ASAP!
You can reach Speaker Ryan at 202-255-6000.
The only reason Audit the Fed has come as far as it has is because Campaign for Liberty -- with your support -- was able to mobilize Americans to put the heat on Congress.
And you and I did not let up until their members cosponsored and until the leadership scheduled roll-call votes on the bill.
You see, most politicians want to avoid controversial votes that force them to choose between their constituents and powerful special interests.
After all, taking a stand means they will make someone mad at them, and making someone mad means they might lose a campaign contribution, or a valued volunteer, or an influential endorsement...
... And if they make enough people mad, they may even lose re-election!
So they try to avoid taking a stand by telling their constituents they are "studying" the issues or "following its progress."
Even worse, they try to buy us off by promising some compromise that appears to increase Fed transparency, but in reality protects the Fed from a full audit.
The only way to make Congress act is to not just put the pressure on, but to keep it on and make them know that we will not settle for any phony compromises.
And for eight years, Campaign for Liberty members have done just that.
Campaign for Liberty's principled activists are the only reason that Audit the Fed has gone from a fringe issue to the center of American politics.
For years, Ron Paul warned about the dangers of allowing monetary policy to be controlled by secretive central banks.
But until 2008, few in Congress (although many in America) joined him in working to open the Fed's books.
What changed?
It was not just that grassroots Americans started listening to Dr. Paul.
It was also because Campaign for Liberty encouraged Americans to let their elected Representatives know that they were listening and they expected the rest of D.C. to listen to Ron Paul!
Campaign for Liberty members like you are the reason we are closer than ever to passing Audit the Fed, but we need your continued help.
So please, call Paul Ryan today and sign your petition to tell him to schedule a vote on Audit the Fed as soon as possible.
You can reach Speaker Ryan at 202-225-0600.
And if you can, please chip in $50, $30, $20, or $10 to help Campaign for Liberty‘s efforts to pass Audit the Fed.
In Liberty,
Norm Singleton
P.S. Thanks to the years of hard work by Campaign for Liberty members like you, we are just seven votes shy of passing Audit the Fed in the Senate.
... And we may be able to pass the bill if we can force the Senate to hold another vote this month...
And force the Senate to either stand with the 75% of pro-Audit the Fed Americans, or stand with the powerful special interests that benefit from Fed secrecy right before going home to campaign.
While time is tight, it is still more than possible to force votes on Audit the Fed in both the House and the Senate if we turn up the heat, and keep it up, until we have achieved our goal.
The first step is passing Audit the Fed through the House.
So please call House Speaker Paul Ryan at 202-225-0600 and sign your petition to tell him to schedule a vote on Audit the Fed now.
And if you can, please sign the petition and chip in $50, $30, $20 or even $10 to help Campaign for Liberty mobilize more Americans to pressure Congress to pass Audit the Fed.
I tried to contact Congressman Ryan's office by phone but his voicemail box is full so on top of signing the petition you can contact him here as well.
Eight years ago this month, thousands of pro-liberty Americans gathered in Minnesota for Campaign for Liberty's Rally for the Republic.
These Americans, many of whom were new to the Liberty Movement, traveled across the country to celebrate all that had been accomplished during Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign.
And more importantly, they began to plan the next stages of the Liberty r3VOLution.
Shortly after the rally, the housing bubble burst, the stock market crashed, and Wall Street -- aided in part by the Federal Reserve -- rushed to Congress demanding a bailout.
Congressional leadership, the administration, and the special interests all expected the bailout to pass Congress with little or no meaningful debate or dissent.
But then Campaign for Liberty mobilized pro-liberty Americans to flood Congress with phone calls opposing the bailout.
And what was supposed to be a slam dunk turned into one of the most continuous battles I witnessed in my years on Capitol Hill as Dr. Paul's legislative director.
Although the bailout ultimately passed, Campaign for Liberty showed the Congressional leadership and whole political class that the r3VOLution was not going away.
Not only that, public outrage over the Federal Reserve's responsibility for the maker meltdown and its role in the bank bailout led more Americans than ever to favor a full audit of the Federal Reserve.
So, shortly after the fight over the bailouts, Campaign for Liberty launched an effort to move Congress to respond to the growing anti-Fed sentiment by passing Ron Paul's Audit the Fed bill.
As a result of the efforts of Campaign for Liberty supporters like you, Audit the Fed twice passed the House by overwhelming (and increasing) majorities.
Today, this critical bill is just six votes away from breaking Harry Reid's filibuster, passing the Senate, and being signed into law!
The next step in our efforts is to have another House vote, thus sending the bill back to the Senate where we can force the Senate to vote right before going home to campaign.
But even though House Speaker Paul Ryan has supported the bill in the past, he has yet to commit to holding a roll-call vote.
So please, call Paul Ryan today at 202-225-0600 and sign your petition to tell him to schedule a vote on Audit the Fed (HR 24) immediately!
Audit the Fed may be needed now more than ever.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has recently stated that the Fed needs to start thinking "outside the box" about how to respond to the next financial crisis.
Among the "outside the box" ideas Yellen wants the Fed to consider are increasing the Fed's purchase of stocks, bonds, and other private assets and "modifying" the Fed's inflation targets.
In other words, increase the Fed's power over the economy by bailing out big banks, large financial firms, and other large corporations, while eroding your standard of living via inflation.
The American people deserve to know the full truth about how the Fed evaluates the economy and what plans it is making when the next crash comes.
Including any and all "arrangements" the Fed has made with foreign central banks, as well as plans to purchase stock in private companies, bail out the big banks, and ramp up the printing presses.
If we can force the House leadership to hold a vote on, and pass, Audit the Fed within the next several weeks, we can then force the Senate to hold a vote right before going home to campaign.
This will present fence-sitting Senators with a tough choice...
... Either stand with the nearly 75% of Americans who support Audit the Fed...
... Or stand with the Fed and its powerful allies who are desperate to keep you from knowing the facts about America's monetary policy.
A House and Senate vote this month will also put Hillary Clinton and her allies in a difficult position.
You see, Secretary Clinton has yet to take a public position on Audit the Fed.
And major high-profile votes on the bill will force her to take a public position on the bill and answer some uncomfortable questions about her relationship with Wall Street special interests.
House and Senate votes on Audit the Fed this month will keep Audit the Fed at the forefront of the public debate.
And will set us up to make more progress -- and even pass the bill -- as soon as next year, no matter who wins the White House!
While time is short, it is still possible to have a vote on Audit the Fed this month.
Getting Speaker Ryan to agree to hold a vote is the key.
So please call Paul Ryan today and sign your petition to tell him to hold a vote on Audit the Fed ASAP!
You can reach Speaker Ryan at 202-255-6000.
The only reason Audit the Fed has come as far as it has is because Campaign for Liberty -- with your support -- was able to mobilize Americans to put the heat on Congress.
And you and I did not let up until their members cosponsored and until the leadership scheduled roll-call votes on the bill.
You see, most politicians want to avoid controversial votes that force them to choose between their constituents and powerful special interests.
After all, taking a stand means they will make someone mad at them, and making someone mad means they might lose a campaign contribution, or a valued volunteer, or an influential endorsement...
... And if they make enough people mad, they may even lose re-election!
So they try to avoid taking a stand by telling their constituents they are "studying" the issues or "following its progress."
Even worse, they try to buy us off by promising some compromise that appears to increase Fed transparency, but in reality protects the Fed from a full audit.
The only way to make Congress act is to not just put the pressure on, but to keep it on and make them know that we will not settle for any phony compromises.
And for eight years, Campaign for Liberty members have done just that.
Campaign for Liberty's principled activists are the only reason that Audit the Fed has gone from a fringe issue to the center of American politics.
For years, Ron Paul warned about the dangers of allowing monetary policy to be controlled by secretive central banks.
But until 2008, few in Congress (although many in America) joined him in working to open the Fed's books.
What changed?
It was not just that grassroots Americans started listening to Dr. Paul.
It was also because Campaign for Liberty encouraged Americans to let their elected Representatives know that they were listening and they expected the rest of D.C. to listen to Ron Paul!
Campaign for Liberty members like you are the reason we are closer than ever to passing Audit the Fed, but we need your continued help.
So please, call Paul Ryan today and sign your petition to tell him to schedule a vote on Audit the Fed as soon as possible.
You can reach Speaker Ryan at 202-225-0600.
And if you can, please chip in $50, $30, $20, or $10 to help Campaign for Liberty‘s efforts to pass Audit the Fed.
In Liberty,
Norm Singleton
P.S. Thanks to the years of hard work by Campaign for Liberty members like you, we are just seven votes shy of passing Audit the Fed in the Senate.
... And we may be able to pass the bill if we can force the Senate to hold another vote this month...
And force the Senate to either stand with the 75% of pro-Audit the Fed Americans, or stand with the powerful special interests that benefit from Fed secrecy right before going home to campaign.
While time is tight, it is still more than possible to force votes on Audit the Fed in both the House and the Senate if we turn up the heat, and keep it up, until we have achieved our goal.
The first step is passing Audit the Fed through the House.
So please call House Speaker Paul Ryan at 202-225-0600 and sign your petition to tell him to schedule a vote on Audit the Fed now.
And if you can, please sign the petition and chip in $50, $30, $20 or even $10 to help Campaign for Liberty mobilize more Americans to pressure Congress to pass Audit the Fed.
I tried to contact Congressman Ryan's office by phone but his voicemail box is full so on top of signing the petition you can contact him here as well.
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Force Congress to hold an up and down vote concerning the National Right To Work Act
From The National Right To Work Committee:
Now is the time to expose Big Labor's allies in Congress.
With the 2016 Elections right around the corner, the time has never been better to put every member of Congress on record for or against compulsory unionism with a roll-call vote on the National Right to Work Act (S. 391/H.R. 612).
And thanks to you, the pressure is building. Already, 154 members of Congress have cosponsored the Right to Work Act.
But there is more to do!
That's why it's vital you sign your petition, urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and your Congressman and Senators to cosponsor and seek roll-call votes on the National Right to Work Act TODAY.
As you read this, 11 million Americans are forced to pay union dues or face losing their jobs.
And nearly 80% of Americans agree that's just plain wrong.
A National Right to Work law would free hardworking Americans from the chains of forced-unionism -- and stop the union bosses' forced-dues gravy train.
This federally provided special privilege has not only allowed union bosses across the country to enjoy fat-cat limousine lifestyles, but it has also shored up piles of cash for Big Labor to funnel into the campaign coffers of their handpicked politicians -- nearly two BILLION dollars -- every election year.
Keeping their allegiance to Big Labor secret, throngs of politicians head back to Washington again and again to protect and expand the union bosses' forced-dues privileges.
And the cycle will not end . . .
Unless you and I expose them!
The good news is, that's exactly what a vote on the National Right to Work Act would do.
The fact is, union bosses know a vote on the Right to Work Act could mean real trouble for their favorite Big Labor politicians this year.
So to keep their pet politicians off the record on Right to Work, Big Labor is determined to stop any and all public debate on the National Right to Work Act.
But you and I have the one thing the union bosses don't -- massive support from the American people.
History has shown time and time again that when there is a high-profile vote on forced-unionism, politicians who kowtow to Big Labor go down in flames at the ballot box.
So putting Big Labor's allies on record could be the final nail in their political coffins on Election Day.
But your IMMEDIATE action is critical to forcing the vote.
So please sign your petition, urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul Ryan, any your Congressman and Senators to cosponsor and seek roll-call votes on the National Right to Work Act today.
You and I both know, in politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.
And since Big Labor's allies will do just about anything to stay off the record, it's vital you and I push HARD.
It's up to you and me to hold Congress' feet to the fire.
So please sign your petition IMMEDIATELY to:
*** Your Congressman and Senators, demanding they cosponsor the National Right to Work Act immediately;
*** Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, insisting he schedule a floor vote on this crucial legislation; and
*** Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, urging him to bring the National Right to Work Act to the House floor for a vote at once.
And if at all possible, please donate a generous contribution of $50, $25, $10 or 10 to help your Committee mobilize tens of thousands of Right to Work supporters across the country to pressure Congress to hold votes on the National Right to Work Act NOW, so politicians can be held accountable.
In this crucial election year, it is up to you and me to put Congress on record for or against forcing workers to pay union dues and fees just to earn a living.
So please act TODAY!
Sincerely,
Mark Mix
President, National Right to Work
P.S. Time and time, again history has shown that when politicians are forced to take a stand on the compulsory unionism issue, forced-dues partisans go down in flames at the ballot box.
Now, with the 2016 Elections fast approaching, it's vital every member of Congress is put on the record with roll-call votes on the National Right to Work Act.
So, to turn up the heat on Congress to hold roll-call votes before the crucial November Elections, please sign the petition and consider your most generous contribution TODAY.
Now is the time to expose Big Labor's allies in Congress.
With the 2016 Elections right around the corner, the time has never been better to put every member of Congress on record for or against compulsory unionism with a roll-call vote on the National Right to Work Act (S. 391/H.R. 612).
And thanks to you, the pressure is building. Already, 154 members of Congress have cosponsored the Right to Work Act.
But there is more to do!
That's why it's vital you sign your petition, urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and your Congressman and Senators to cosponsor and seek roll-call votes on the National Right to Work Act TODAY.
As you read this, 11 million Americans are forced to pay union dues or face losing their jobs.
And nearly 80% of Americans agree that's just plain wrong.
A National Right to Work law would free hardworking Americans from the chains of forced-unionism -- and stop the union bosses' forced-dues gravy train.
This federally provided special privilege has not only allowed union bosses across the country to enjoy fat-cat limousine lifestyles, but it has also shored up piles of cash for Big Labor to funnel into the campaign coffers of their handpicked politicians -- nearly two BILLION dollars -- every election year.
Keeping their allegiance to Big Labor secret, throngs of politicians head back to Washington again and again to protect and expand the union bosses' forced-dues privileges.
And the cycle will not end . . .
Unless you and I expose them!
The good news is, that's exactly what a vote on the National Right to Work Act would do.
The fact is, union bosses know a vote on the Right to Work Act could mean real trouble for their favorite Big Labor politicians this year.
So to keep their pet politicians off the record on Right to Work, Big Labor is determined to stop any and all public debate on the National Right to Work Act.
But you and I have the one thing the union bosses don't -- massive support from the American people.
History has shown time and time again that when there is a high-profile vote on forced-unionism, politicians who kowtow to Big Labor go down in flames at the ballot box.
So putting Big Labor's allies on record could be the final nail in their political coffins on Election Day.
But your IMMEDIATE action is critical to forcing the vote.
So please sign your petition, urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul Ryan, any your Congressman and Senators to cosponsor and seek roll-call votes on the National Right to Work Act today.
You and I both know, in politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.
And since Big Labor's allies will do just about anything to stay off the record, it's vital you and I push HARD.
It's up to you and me to hold Congress' feet to the fire.
So please sign your petition IMMEDIATELY to:
*** Your Congressman and Senators, demanding they cosponsor the National Right to Work Act immediately;
*** Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, insisting he schedule a floor vote on this crucial legislation; and
*** Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, urging him to bring the National Right to Work Act to the House floor for a vote at once.
And if at all possible, please donate a generous contribution of $50, $25, $10 or 10 to help your Committee mobilize tens of thousands of Right to Work supporters across the country to pressure Congress to hold votes on the National Right to Work Act NOW, so politicians can be held accountable.
In this crucial election year, it is up to you and me to put Congress on record for or against forcing workers to pay union dues and fees just to earn a living.
So please act TODAY!
Sincerely,
Mark Mix
President, National Right to Work
P.S. Time and time, again history has shown that when politicians are forced to take a stand on the compulsory unionism issue, forced-dues partisans go down in flames at the ballot box.
Now, with the 2016 Elections fast approaching, it's vital every member of Congress is put on the record with roll-call votes on the National Right to Work Act.
So, to turn up the heat on Congress to hold roll-call votes before the crucial November Elections, please sign the petition and consider your most generous contribution TODAY.
Comcast and their ilk threaten Net Neutrality
From Demand Progress:
The FCC's historic Open Internet rule made Net Neutrality the law of the land.
But an army of telecommunications industry lawyers just filed yet ANOTHER legal appeal aimed at overturning it.1
Now the court is demanding that our side respond to the appeal this month, and our coalition's legal defense fund is running low on money.
This is a serious threat, and if we don't respond to the court's demand for a brief, then Net Neutrality could be overturned completely. Will you chip in $5? Half your donation will go directly to the coalition legal defense fund, and we'll use the rest to keep mobilizing grassroots support.
Comcast and their allies have filed at least ten lawsuits against Net Neutrality, and it's clear it will fight all the way to the Supreme Court if it has to.2
This most recent appeal comes after a 3-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the rule. Now Comcast's allies want the full court to review the entire case again.
This is a classic example of how giant corporations use their money to override the will of the people. The FCC received more than 3.7 million comments in favor of Net Neutrality. Polls show that voters overwhelmingly support it.3
But by drowning the FCC in legal filings and lawsuits, Comcast and its buddies are wasting time and taxpayer money, delaying enforcement actions—and they just might get Net Neutrality overturned completely.
We know that Comcast and the other big telecommunications companies can spend virtually unlimited amounts of money on lawyers. And the only reason we even have a chance is because the facts are so clearly on our side.
But taking on corporate giants like this isn't cheap—and we're counting on your help. If you chip in today, we'll split your donation 50-50 between our coalition's legal defense fund and ongoing grassroots organizing by Demand Progress to defend Net Neutrality in the court of public opinion. Will you chip in $5?
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The FCC's historic Open Internet rule made Net Neutrality the law of the land.
But an army of telecommunications industry lawyers just filed yet ANOTHER legal appeal aimed at overturning it.1
Now the court is demanding that our side respond to the appeal this month, and our coalition's legal defense fund is running low on money.
This is a serious threat, and if we don't respond to the court's demand for a brief, then Net Neutrality could be overturned completely. Will you chip in $5? Half your donation will go directly to the coalition legal defense fund, and we'll use the rest to keep mobilizing grassroots support.
Comcast and their allies have filed at least ten lawsuits against Net Neutrality, and it's clear it will fight all the way to the Supreme Court if it has to.2
This most recent appeal comes after a 3-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the rule. Now Comcast's allies want the full court to review the entire case again.
This is a classic example of how giant corporations use their money to override the will of the people. The FCC received more than 3.7 million comments in favor of Net Neutrality. Polls show that voters overwhelmingly support it.3
But by drowning the FCC in legal filings and lawsuits, Comcast and its buddies are wasting time and taxpayer money, delaying enforcement actions—and they just might get Net Neutrality overturned completely.
We know that Comcast and the other big telecommunications companies can spend virtually unlimited amounts of money on lawyers. And the only reason we even have a chance is because the facts are so clearly on our side.
But taking on corporate giants like this isn't cheap—and we're counting on your help. If you chip in today, we'll split your donation 50-50 between our coalition's legal defense fund and ongoing grassroots organizing by Demand Progress to defend Net Neutrality in the court of public opinion. Will you chip in $5?
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016
The TPP is not dead yet
From Fight For The Future:
Hi, several media outlets have reported that the Trans-Pacific Partnership is now dead. [1]
Unfortunately, these reports are greatly exaggerated. [2] While some top officials have made comments suggesting that the anti-democratic, censorship spreading TPP deal is on its death bed, the reality is that the White House and multinational corporations are more determined than ever to ram the TPP through right after the election in November. [3]
People watching this closely on Capitol Hill say that many of the politicians currently staying silent on the TPP or criticizing it will change their tune the day after the election.
This is an incredibly dangerous moment. Misleading media articles have many people thinking that the fight is already over, and we have just a matter of weeks to make the TPP so politically toxic that Congress can’t approve it.
This is such an urgent threat that we’re scaling up our plans for a massive anti-TPP mobilization in Washington, DC. It needs to be even bigger than we had planned for, which means we need to raise the funds to make it possible.
Will you chip in $5 to hold our elected officials accountable and stop the TPP?
We’ve been exposing the TPP’s corruption day after day with our Rock Against the TPP tour featuring well known musicians and celebrities helping sound the alarm and educate the public about how the TPP threatens our basic rights.
Together, we’ve already made this the largest mobilization against the TPP in U.S. history.
Now it’s time to bring our message directly to decision-makers in Washington, DC and put them on notice that if they vote to approve this toxic deal, they’ll have an uprising on their hands.
We planned for a huge protest. But now we need to make it even bigger. Will you chip in to help make it possible?
The TPP is not dead yet, but we have a very real chance of stopping it. Without all of your support, it would have become law months ago. The stakes are high, but we can win.
To sign the petition
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Hi, several media outlets have reported that the Trans-Pacific Partnership is now dead. [1]
Unfortunately, these reports are greatly exaggerated. [2] While some top officials have made comments suggesting that the anti-democratic, censorship spreading TPP deal is on its death bed, the reality is that the White House and multinational corporations are more determined than ever to ram the TPP through right after the election in November. [3]
People watching this closely on Capitol Hill say that many of the politicians currently staying silent on the TPP or criticizing it will change their tune the day after the election.
This is an incredibly dangerous moment. Misleading media articles have many people thinking that the fight is already over, and we have just a matter of weeks to make the TPP so politically toxic that Congress can’t approve it.
This is such an urgent threat that we’re scaling up our plans for a massive anti-TPP mobilization in Washington, DC. It needs to be even bigger than we had planned for, which means we need to raise the funds to make it possible.
Will you chip in $5 to hold our elected officials accountable and stop the TPP?
We’ve been exposing the TPP’s corruption day after day with our Rock Against the TPP tour featuring well known musicians and celebrities helping sound the alarm and educate the public about how the TPP threatens our basic rights.
Together, we’ve already made this the largest mobilization against the TPP in U.S. history.
Now it’s time to bring our message directly to decision-makers in Washington, DC and put them on notice that if they vote to approve this toxic deal, they’ll have an uprising on their hands.
We planned for a huge protest. But now we need to make it even bigger. Will you chip in to help make it possible?
The TPP is not dead yet, but we have a very real chance of stopping it. Without all of your support, it would have become law months ago. The stakes are high, but we can win.
To sign the petition
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Don't let the Feds resume arrests of medical marijuana patients
From Americans For Safe Access:
As a medical cannabis advocate, you are probably aware that the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) budget has been helping defendants win in federal court. Beginning with the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana ruling last October, to dropping the case against Harborside this May, to the McIntosh victory in the 9th Circuit last month, the amendment has been protecting safe and legal access for patients. The amendment was passed in 2014 and 2015 thanks in part to the support and efforts of medical cannabis activists like you!
Earlier this year, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted overwhelming to include it in next DOJ budget. However, the amendment is set to expire at the end of September and the House has yet to vote on it. If the amendment expires, the federal prosecutions against those obeying their state medical cannabis laws could resume once again.
You can help by sending an email to your representative thanking them for voting yes last year or to encourage those who voted no to take another look at the issue. Also contact your Senators and tell them to extend these protections for another year.
As a medical cannabis advocate, you are probably aware that the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) budget has been helping defendants win in federal court. Beginning with the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana ruling last October, to dropping the case against Harborside this May, to the McIntosh victory in the 9th Circuit last month, the amendment has been protecting safe and legal access for patients. The amendment was passed in 2014 and 2015 thanks in part to the support and efforts of medical cannabis activists like you!
Earlier this year, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted overwhelming to include it in next DOJ budget. However, the amendment is set to expire at the end of September and the House has yet to vote on it. If the amendment expires, the federal prosecutions against those obeying their state medical cannabis laws could resume once again.
You can help by sending an email to your representative thanking them for voting yes last year or to encourage those who voted no to take another look at the issue. Also contact your Senators and tell them to extend these protections for another year.
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