- In response to NPN's recent urgent pleas for hate bill
protest, Senate offices today report "hundreds" of calls critical
of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, S. 909. This contrasts
sharply with yesterday when pro-hate bill calls, primarily generated by
the homosexual Human Rights Campaign, outnumbered those of Christians/conservatives.
On Tuesday one Senate office reported less than 15 calls against the hate
bill by early afternoon. Today, however, Republican offices said pro-hate
bill calls were only a small minority.
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- Many calls of protest are coming from the religious right.
Within the last day almost all evangelical watchdog groups have sprung
into action, with bold alerts and encouragements. At last, they join NPN
in instructing their audiences not just to fax, email, or sign online petitions
but to do as Rep. Steve King told us months ago: Actually call Senators.
In fact, Focus on the Family and Family Research Council, which last Thursday
encouraged America to give up hate bill resistance, are now urging their
listeners to phone Washington!
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- Acute Hate Bill Danger Remains
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- Yet, despite this encouraging trend, the hate bill remains
very much alive! Throughout Wednesday pro-hate bill Democrats, including
Sens. Levin, Durbin, Feinstein, and Cardin argued passionately for passage
of S. 909. The top issue of contention remains the inappropriateness of
attaching the hate bill, protecting homosexuals but not soldiers, to the
arms bill, providing security for America and her troops. This criticism,
with which NPN-inspired callers have saturated the Senate over the past
two weeks, remains a very potent weapon against the hate bill.
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- The hate bill will remain a hot issue Thursday with a
push by Democrats to move it forward as quickly as possible. Protest must
continue loud and strong!
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- Our best political hope right now is to continue to swamp
the Senate. The more calls that come in against the hate bill, the more
likely a few Democrats and liberal Republicans will be to defect from hate
bill ranks. They will weigh the possibility of losing re-election against
staying in good graces with liberal Senate leadership. If only five or
six opt for their future political security and break ranks, it means hate
bill defeat.
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- Make it happen NOW! Call Senators with this message:
"Attorney General Holder says the federal hate bill, S. 909, will
not protect members of America's military. Yet Democrats will attach a
hate bill amendment to the arms bill this week. This is dishonest. The
hate bill has nothing to do with the military." You can add: "Have
you watched the video at <http://www.truthtellers.org>www.truthtellers.org
in which Holder says soldiers are not protected under the hate bill?"
Call toll-free 1-877-851-6437 or toll 1-202-225-3121 (<http://www.truthtellers.org/actionplan.html>names
available HERE at www.truthtellers.org).
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- Let the Anti-Defamation League teach you how they have
saddled 45 states with hate laws capable of persecuting Christians, and
spearhead attempts to pass the federal hate crimes bill: <http://www.adl.org/99hatecrime/intro.asp>http://www.adl.org/99hatecrime/intro.asp.
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- TALK SHOW HOSTS: Interview Rev. Ted Pike on this subject.
Call (503) 631-3808.
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