Patriots, it is time to move past protests and into ACTION!
The 2010 Liberty XPO & Symposium, hosted by Unite In Action as part of the 2010 March on DC, is designed to give patriots the tools they need to preserve liberty. Grassroots Liberty oriented organizations from around the country will be on hand to introduce patriots to their action plans and education initiatives.
Classroom style training provided on subjects such as:
• American Majority’s 7 Weeks to the Election – How to Win
• Athens Brigade – Poll Watching & Preventing Voter Fraud
• Non-Profit Status – Does your local organization need it and how to get it
• Apostle Claver’s Breaking the Chains of Plantation Politics
• The Abigail Adams Project – Neighborhood Organizing
• Combating Sharia Law in your community
• Agenda 21/Sustainable Development – stopping government land grabs
Evening Entertainment:
• Remember the Ladies Banquet featuring Ginny Thomas & Morgan Brittney
• Performances by Jordan Page, Austin Hicks, Ava Aston & more
• VIP Meet & Greet featuring Dr. Alan Keyes, Stephen Baldwin, Ginni Thomas, Morgan Brittany and more
• World premier of Rockin The Wall – How Rock and Roll Smashed the Iron Curtain
Unite in Action is a 501c4 non-profit corporation focused on fostering communication, creating unity and empowering the people involved in the grassroots movement by providing a forum for members to retain their autonomy while sharing action items. Our 40 + member organizations are committed to focusing on our common concern – preserving liberty. More information, including event details and a listing of member organizations, can be found at www.MarchOnDC.org and www.UniteInAction.org.
The Senate is Voting on Disclose Act Tuesday, July 27th!
The DISCLOSE Act entails special exemptions for labor unions, the National Rifle Association, and others. Many groups are opposed to this legislation, such as National Right to Life, the ACLU, and the Sierra Club. The 450 groups against the legislation come from all areas of the political spectrum. This is not a right or left issue. The DISCLOSE ACT is a First Amendment issue.
Labor unions have vowed to spend millions in November, while they hope to silence the grassroots through this legislation. Even Senator Scott Brown opposes this legislation. You can read here why he opposes this bill, why he thinks certain groups are being favored and why this law is not fair to organizations or the elections.
How is it fair for groups to have rules to abide by while others are exempt? Exactly how fair are these new rules? The grassroots and little guys are who it affects! Listen to this clip from the Mark Levin show that explains how the legislation will work.
If this legislation passes it will go into effect in 30 days. Yes, you read that right…30 days! They are wasting no time because we have them running scared and they must do everything they can to silence us before November.
Today, July 27th, there will be a vote on cloture on the motion to proceed.
There is no time to waste. Today is the day we must all call and take action. They need 60 votes. We must tell the following Senators to vote no on this vote.
Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN)
Washington, D.C.
Office: (202) 224-5623
Fax: (202) 228-1377
Senator Scott Brown (R-MA)
Washington, D.C.
Office: (202) 224-4543
Fax: (202) 228-2646
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
Washington, D.C.
Office: (202) 224-2523
Fax: (202) 224-2693
Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Washington, D.C.
Office: (202) 224-2043
Fax: (202) 224-7776
Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Washington, D.C.
Office: (202) 224-6551
Fax: (202) 228-0012
Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Washington, D.C.
Office: (202) 224-5344
Toll Free (800) 432-1599
Fax: (202) 224-1946
Dirty Harry Reid and his gang are doing this because we have made a difference over the past year. If we had not been so successful, they would not be trying to silence us. We must not give up now!
Please call right NOW! Tell them to vote No! Time is of the essence before we are all silenced.
July 29, 2010
Live from the Gulf Coast
Nationwide Radio Programming
American Grassroots Coalition (www.americangrassrootscoalition.org)
Mike Siegel, National Radio Talk Show Host
60 Plus (Jim Martin)
Doctor Patient Medical Association (Kathryn Serkes)
Tea Party Patriots Live Radio Show (Jason Hoyt)
Kitchen Table Patriots (Ana Puig)
The Gulfathon is a nationwide telethon and radio-a-thon to help the people of the Gulf Coast. We have all seen the pictures of the oil covered birds and oil soaked marshes and wetlands and thus know that this is an ecological disaster of epic proportions. At the same time, there is a human tragedy to this disaster that needs to be profiled. While the federal government continues to focus on crucifying BP and creating more red tape for the clean up efforts, the grassroots movement in this country wants to do what Americans do best…help our own. This is what America does, Americans help Americans.
American Grassroots Coalition and our partners in this project, want to give these people a chance to have their stories told and faces seen. We want the rest of America to see what is happening in the Gulf Coast region. While it is easy to see and grasp the environmental damage because it is tangible, it is not as easy to see the economic damage. It is impossible to take a picture of a lost job. The Gulfathon is a vehicle to allow these stories to be told in an effort to bring the human element to this disaster.
The Gulf telethon (Gulfathon) will be held live in the Gulf Coast region and will be broadcast live on the internet. We will also be working with radio talk show hosts across the country to have the Gulfathon promoted on radio shows. In addition to the webcast, there will be a radio-a-thon on the same day. Radio talk show hosts across the country will devote their shows to the Gulfathon, and raise money directly from their audiences. This will be Exectuive-produced by Mike Siegel, nationally recognized host, and former President of the National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts, and Kathryn Serkes, President of Square One Media.
The format of the Gulfathon will be to have citizens in the Gulf Coast region tell their stories, both live and in video format. We will be highlighting some of the worse hit areas in the region. We are partnering with celebrities and high profile people in an effort to make this as successful as possible.
The money collected will be divided up and sent to one or two charities in each of the four Gulf Coast states of LA, MS, AL, and FL. We are currently working with the state authorities to determine which charities are best suited to accept the money on behalf of the Gulfathon.
This is a project that will be most successful when partnering with other organizations. We would like to ask for your support in this effort of helping America’s own citizens in the Gulf Coast region.
If you are interested in participating or being involved, please email gulfathon@gmail.com.
Have you been hearing about the DISCLOSE Act for the past week or more? Watch this video to learn more about this horrific legislation that is meant to trample our First Amendment liberties and freedoms.
We must stop this now!
Please contact the following Blue Dog Democrats and let them know that this DISCLOSE Act violates our First Amendment liberties and freedoms. Insist they vote NO!
American Grassroots Coalition is thrilled to be part of the Tea Party Road Trip to support Arizona!
Please click here to read about this Tea Party Road Trip!
American Grassroots Coalition appreciates your support of our efforts and participation in this road trip. Please help us to cover this costs by making a small donation. Even if you can only contribute $5, it will help us to support Arizona!
Below are a few pictures from the road trip so far. Jennifer will be writing a blog post this evening to tell us about the trip and how things are progressing. Please be sure to check back soon!
The past couple of weeks have been busy inside of politics. Here are a few of the highlights:
Elena Kagan Nominated to the Supreme Court
At the beginning of last week, the President named his Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice John Paul Stevens. President Obama has nominated Elena Kagan. You can read more about Elena Kagan and her career here. On Thursday evening, RedState.com published Kagan’s thesis on their website. Within 24 hours, they were forced to remove the thesis because Princeton University claimed it was a copyright infringement. This is going to be an intense summer with this confirmation process. We will keep you updated as the confirmation process proceeds. Please check back soon, as we will be creating a tab on our website dedicated to this nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tea Party Victory in Utah
On Saturday, May 8th, the Tea Party and the people of Utah snagged a big victory when they knocked off the Republican incumbent Senator Robert Bennett at the Republican State Convention in Salt Lake City. This midterm election cycle is considered to be very anti-incumbent and volatile. Senator Bennett is what could be considered the first big victory for the grassroots movement sweeping the nation. You can read more about Senator Bennett’s loss in Utah right here.
Tea Party Victory in West Virginia
On Tuesday, Representative Alan Mollohan (D-WV) was defeated in the Democratic primary. Rep. Mollohan was running for his 15th term in a very anti-incumbent political environment. This was a victory for the people and the Tea Party in West Virginia. You can read more about this Tea Party victory in West Virginia here.
Financial Regulatory Reform in Senate
The Dodd Financial Reform Bill is still on the Senate floor. This week, many amendments were brought to the floor. The week of May 17th will be used dealing with amendments as well. This is the current list of amendments for the week of May 17th:
The current pending amendments to the Financial Reform Bill are:
- Brownback #3789 (auto dealers exemption)
- Snowe #3883 (small business fairness)
- Specter #3776 (aiding and abetting class action/Stoneridge)
- Leahy #3823 (McCarran Ferguson repeal)
- Whitehouse #3746 (state usury laws)
- Rockefeller #3758 (FTC)
- Udall #4016 (credit scores)
By consent the following amendments are in order to be offered:
- Crapo (GSEs on budget)
- Shelby (Consumer Bureau)
- Vitter (protecting manufacturers)
- Cantwell/McCain (Glass-Steagall)
We will keep you posted on this legislation and will be sending out an action alert on who to target.
Cap & Tax in Senate
Just when you thought there was enough going on, Senators Kerry and Lieberman bring back the “Cap & Tax’ to the Senate floor. This is a battle we will be gearing up to fight over the coming weeks and months. You can read more about this legislation right on Senator John Kerry’s website.entire bill here. You can read a summary of the bill here. You can read what the Wall Street Journal has to say about the legislation here.
Eric Holder plans to challenge Arizona law, but has not read the Arizona law.
Last Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder was being questioned by the House Judiciary Committee, when he admitted that he had not read the 10 page Arizona law. Since April, the Attorney General has commented regularly on the AZ law and questioned the constitutionality of the law, yet he has not yet read the law. This is nothing unusual. As a matter of fact, how many Congressman and Senators have signed legislation into law without even reading the legislation? You can read more about the Attorney General not reading the AZ law here. You can see the video of him admitting to not reading the law here.
Whip Notice for Week of May 17th
Primaries for the Week of May 17th:
Arkansas (May 18th)
Hawaii (May 22nd) **Special Election for District 1
Kentucky (May 18th)
Oregon (May 18th)
Pennsylvania (May 18th) **Special Election for District 12
Highlights of Events Going on Around the Country:
May 22nd ~ Napa Tea Party
May 22nd – 23rd ~ Tennessee Tea Party Coalition Convention
June 8th – 12th Arizona Bus Tour
July 1st ~ Move America Forward Troopathon
July 15th – 17th Tea Party Nation Convention
September 9th – 12th March on DC
Don’t Want to Miss:
Governor Chris Christie of NJ
The Governor of New Jersey doesn’t mince his words. When questioned by a reporter about being confrontational, he lets the reporter know exactly what his is thinking. Too bad we don’t have more elected officials that will take a stand such as Governor Christie. Watch the Governor in the video below. This was too good not to share.
You know the drill…we need all hands on deck to be calling, faxing, and emailing. The list of targets is listed below. If you call a Senator’s office and they tell you that they don’t represent you, please politely let them know that their vote affects all Americans. You may also remind them of the power of the people…Senator Scott Brown’s election and Congressman Bart Stupak’s retirement are great examples!
You can read Senate Bill 3217 HERE.
Do you want to know more specifics on this horrendous legislation that is being shoved down our throats? Just to give you a few examples of the horrors included in this legislative power grab…if passed, this will allow the federal government to access your personal bank records, credit card records, and financial portfolio! This will allow for takeovers of “nonbank” companies and the government will determine this on a case by case basis and there is no judicial review required to take over any financial institution. This legislation will also create a PERMANENT $50 Billion Dollar bailout fund (emergency fund) that the federal government can tap into on a whim. Where is the oversight? There is much more than this, but this should give you a taste of what they are attempting to do with this legislation.
What are you going to do to stop this? Please call, email and fax today! This cannot wait another day.
Please also email the Chief of Staff for each of these Senators. They need to hear from you!
Senator Bob Bennett, UT
Washington, DC (202) 224-5444 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (202) 224-5444 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (202) 224-5444 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax (202) 228-1168
Chief of Staff: Mary Jane Collipriest
MaryJane_Collipriest@bennett.senate.gov
Senator Christopher Bond, MO
Washington, DC (202) 224-5721
Fax (202) 224-8149
Chief of Staff: Brian Klippenstein
Brian_Klippenstein@bond.senate.gov
Senator Scott Brown, MA
Washington, DC (202) 224-4543
Fax (202) 228-2646
Chief of Staff: Steven Schrage
Steven_Schrage@scottbrown.senate.gov
Senator Saxby Chambliss, GA
Washington, DC (202) 224-3521
Fax (202) 224-0103
Chief of Staff: Charlie Harman
Charlie_Harman@chambliss.senate.gov
Senator Susan Collins, ME
Washington, DC (202) 224-2523
Fax (202) 224-2693
Chief of Staff: Mary Dietrich
Mary_Dietrich@collins.senate.gov
Senator Bob Corker, TN
Washington, DC (202) 224-3344
Fax (202) 228-0566
Chief of Staff: Todd Womack
Todd_Womack@corker.senate.gov
Senator Chuck Grassley, IA
Washington, DC (202) 224-3744
Fax (202) 224-6020
Chief of Staff: David Young
David_Young@grassley.senate.gov
Senator John McCain, AZ
Washington, DC (202) 224-2235
Fax (202) 228-2862
Chief of Staff: Mark Buse
Mark_Buse@mccain.senate.gov
Senator Richard Shelby, AL
Washington, DC (202) 224-5744
Fax (202) 224-3416
Chief of Staff: Alan Hanson
Alan_Hanson@shelby.senate.gov
Senator Olympia Snowe, ME
Washington, DC (202) 224-5344
Fax (202) 224-1946
Chief of Staff: John Richter
John_Richter@snowe.senate.gov
Saturday was a great day in our nation’s capitol! The people came by train, automobile, bus, and airplane. They came by the thousands! The people wanted to be seen and to have their voices heard. The people wanted to let their elected officials know that we do not want a government takeover of health care. At the end of the day, I think the message was loud and clear!
Here are a few photos from Saturday. We will update with more information shortly, but this gives you an idea of what happened on the lawn of our Capitol on Saturday!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Broad TEA Party & Grassroots Coalition Aligns To “Kill The Bill”
WASHINGTON, DC (March 18, 2010) – The past two weeks has seen the “Take The Town Halls To Washington” initiative get nearly 1,000 people to DC to meet with approximately 30 Congressman. The event culminated in the rally at Taft Park near the Capitol, which was sponsored by Tea Party Express. Over 1,500 people assembled to rally against the health care bill and then meet with their representatives. While the Capitol Police diverted the stage and sound for the park rally, grass roots activists innovated and used a park bench and bull horn to get their message to the attendees!
With the critical nature of a looming Congressional decision, a broad coalition of Tea Party organizations and leadership is launching the final push before a possible vote by the House. These events are being coordinated across the US and are aimed at communicating the frustration of the people while demanding the termination of this health bill legislation. While the DNC and the administration continue to obfuscate and confuse, this coalition is focused on getting activists involved prior to Pelosi’s maneuvering.
The following actions are planned for the next 72 hours:
- Calling campaigns to the House by constituents to vote no on the bill
- “Talk to Washington” health care town halls in Mississippi, Pennsylvania and other states
- Code Red rally in Washington, DC at 12 noon on Saturday on the West Lawn (new location)
- Nationwide “Virtual Vigil” on BlogTalk radio sponsored by DoctorsandPatients.org
- Candlelight vigil around the Capitol on Saturday night
Featured entertainment and speakers at the Washington, D.C. Rally on Saturday will include:
- Lisa Norton, National Anthem
- Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann (MN)
- Congressman Tom Price (GA)
- Congressman Joe Wilson (SC)
- Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (TN)
- Congressman Phil Gingrey (GA)
- State Legislator Mary Fallin (OK)
- State Senator Judson Hill (GA)
- Actor & Conservative Jon Voight
- Dr. Milton Wolf, Barack Obama’s second cousin who opposes Obamacare
- Colin Hanna, Let Freedom Ring
- Jim Martin, 60 Plus
- Phil Kerpen, Americans for Prosperity
- Tim Phillips, Americans for Prosperity
- Andrew Langer, Institute for Liberty
- Kathryn Serkes, Doctor Patient Medical Association
- Mark Skoda, Memphis Tea Party
- Amy Kremer, Tea Party Express
- Jennifer Hulsey, American Grassroots Coalition
- Brendan Steinhauser, FreedomWorks
- Ben Cunningham, Founder of the Tennessee Tax Revolt
- Darla Dawald, Grassfire / Resistnet
- Toby Marie Walker, Waco Tea Party
- Michael Patrick Leahy, Nationwide Tea Party Coalition
- Ken Emanuelson, Dallas Tea Party
Grassroots activists everywhere have worked to inform themselves, notify their representatives of their objections and take action in the form of rallies, meetings and calls into those representatives. Individual groups have worked to stop the health care legislation while coordinating with each other to amplify their message and their efforts.
Amy Kremer, of Tea Party Express, commented, “We had a great rally this week in DC and people have overwhelmed us with their desire to do it again on Saturday. With so many people concerned about this legislation and the ability to come to Washington on a weekend, we are working within this coalition to expand the Code Red rally participation .”
The coalition of Tea Party and grassroots organizations and leadership is committed to changing the dynamics of this legislative process. The Democratic led Congress is using procedural and legislative rules to ignore the overwhelming opposition to this bill. The will of the American people is being subverted by these actions and the grass roots activists who make up this coalition are focusing their energy to kill the bill.
The coalition includes:
- 60 Plus
- Alexandria Tea Party
- American Grassroots Coalition
- Americans for Prosperity
- Americans for Tax Reform
- Cincinnati Tea Party
- Cincinnati 9/12 Project
- Concerned Women for America
- Constitutional Sovereignty Alliance
- Constitutional Tea Party
- Doctor Patient Medical Association
- Family Research Council
- FreedomWorks
- Grassfire/Resistnet
- Heartland Institute
- Institute for Liberty
- Let Freedom Ring
- Memphis Tea Party
- Mom for America
- National Center for Public Policy Research
- National Taxpayer’s Union
- Nationwide Tea Party Coalition
- New Jersey Tea Party Coalition
- Northern Virginia 912
- Richmond Patriots
- Take the Town Halls to Washington
- Tea Party Express
- Tea Party Patriots Live Radio Show
- Washington DC Tea Party
- We the People of Pennsylvania
For further information or to register and participate or assist others to come to Washington, DC, please check the above websites where details will be posted and updated regularly throughout the next 48 hours and http://www.americangrassrootscoalition.org/.
Contacts:
Amy Kremer
amykremer@gmail.com
Phone: 678.495.8271
Jennifer Hulsey
hulsey1873@gmail.com
Phone: 770.546.0286
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If you are not listed on here and would like to partner with this coalition, please email me or Jennifer Hulsey right away.
Looking forward to seeing you all Saturday.
