- Although the U.S. Senate approved the Central American
Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) on June 30th, we still have a real chance
to defeat this anti-American swindle in the U.S. House next week. The vote
is expected to be extremely close. We must effectively use the limited
time we have to convince House members to say "no" to CAFTA.
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- But it won't be easy. The upcoming vote on CAFTA promises
a replay of the mafia-style tactics used to coerce votes from reluctant
House members on the Medicare prescription-drug bill. Already, arms are
being twisted; deals and pork payoffs are being made (with your tax dollars);
political threats have been issued -- and that's only the beginning.
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- When the 15-minute vote on CAFTA finally takes place,
expect the House leadership to hold the vote open for hours if necessary.
Remember, the vote on the Medicare bill wasn't even begun until 3:00 a.m.
on a Saturday morning, and after the usual 15-minute time limit, the House
had rejected the Medicare bill! So the leadership held the vote open for
nearly three hours more until a few sleep-deprived, bleary-eyed members
could be pressured into changing their votes from "no" to "yes."
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- We saw our elected "public servants" in action
during the Medicare battle. We must be prepared for the same ugly tactics
during the CAFTA vote.
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- Every credible source in Washington agrees: CAFTA will
be decided by as little as three or four votes -- just like the Medicare
bill was. That means every single member's vote counts and now is a good
time for you to act. Why? Because your House member is away from the Washington
pressure cooker, back home with you in the district for a week-long recess.
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- Instead of calling your U.S. representative's D.C. office,
call his district office. Press him to publicly announce his opposition
to the sovereignty-busting, bogus "free trade" agreement, CAFTA.
Better yet, attend a function in your congressional district and speak
with him in person.
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- Remember, CAFTA is NAFTA on steroids. We've had over
a decade of costly anti-American decisions made by NAFTA tribunals to know
what to expect from CAFTA tribunals. CAFTA will create another layer of
unaccountable world elites who will tell America what we can and cannot
do.
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- We will issue more alerts/updates in the precious few
days we have before the upcoming vote. For now, take advantage of your
representative being at home and urge him to commit to a "no"
vote on CAFTA. To find the telephone number of your representative's local
district office, go to
- http://capwiz.com/liberty/dbq/officials/
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- To re-read our first informative alert on the hidden
dangers of CAFTA, go to
- http://www.thelibertycommittee.org/update06.29.05.htm .
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- Remember, what you do matters. Your elected representative
wants your vote on election day. Offices keep tallies of "for"
and "against" comments from constituents -- even if elected representatives
don't fully understand the issue, they count the comments. Make your voice
heard!
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- Kent Snyder
- The Liberty Committee
- http://www.thelibertycommittee.org
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