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DISCLOSE ACT - WE MUST DEFEAT THIS BILL
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Dear Fellow Tea Party Patriots,
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.
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 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.
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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. If you are
a NRA member, we urge that you email the NRA and ask them to oppose
this bill.
Together, we can make a difference!
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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 (202) 225-5638
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) (202) 225-4231
Holden, Tim (PA-17) (202) 225-5546 (202) 226-0996
Kratovil, Jr., Frank (MD-01) (202) 225-5311 (202) 225-0254
McIntyre, Mike (NC-07) (202) 225-2731 (202) 225-5773
Markey, Betsy (CO-04) 202.225.4676 202-225-5870
Marshall, Jim (GA-08) 202-225-6531 202-225-3013
Matheson, Jim (UT-02) (202) 225-3011 (202) 225-5638
Melancon, Charlie (LA-03) (202) 225-4031 (202) 226-3944
Michaud, Mike (ME-02) 202-225-6306 202-225-2943
Minnick, Walt (ID-01) (202) 225-6611 202) 225-3029
Mitchell, Harry (AZ-05) (202) 225-2190 N/A
Moore, Dennis (KS-03) (202) 225-2865 (202) 225-2807
Murphy, Scott (NY-20) (202) 225-5614 (202) 225-1168
Nye, Glenn (VA-02) (202) 225-4215 202) 225-4218
Peterson, Collin (MN-07) (202) 225-2165 202) 225-1593
Salazar, John (CO-03) 202-225-4761 202-226-9669
Scott, David (GA-13) (202) 225-2939 202) 225-4628
Space, Zack (OH-18) (202) 225-6265 (202) 225-3394
Tanner, John (TN-08) (202) 225-4714 (202) 225-1765
Taylor, Gene (MS-04) 202-225-5772 202.225.7074
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