- For the last two weeks the National Prayer Network has
been publicizing a tremendous opportunity to defeat the federal hate crimes
bill. On Nov. 15 a credible article in a homosexual website (See, http://www.southernvoice.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=15272
article by Lou Chibbaro Jr.) reported that 180 House Republicans and 20
Democrats had declared they would not vote for the National Defense Appropriations
Act, H.R. 1585, with hate bill attached. Since then, NPN has been encouraging
lovers of freedom to strengthen this revolt by calling House members.
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- Until yesterday, all evangelical watchdog
websites were silent concerning this golden opportunity to defeat the hate
bill - a second chance after failure in September.
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- On Monday, I sent out an emergency alert,
informing them of Congressional Quarterly's confirmation that such a revolt
was a reality and that House Democratic leadership is now so fearful of
this revolt they are considering stripping the hate bill off the arms bill!
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- Yesterday, between interviews on seven
national talk shows, I called the major new right organizations, personally
reminding them not to miss this heaven-sent opportunity. I discovered Family
Research Council had sent out an alert that morning. Focus on the Family
was about to do so, as was Traditional Values Coalition. Repent America
and Americans for Freedom said they would do so immediately. Janet Folger,
head of Faith 2 Action, put me on her radio program to alert activists
in her network of 27 stations. Evidently, the credibility of Congressional
Quarterly's confirmation that a revolt existed emboldened New Right leaders
to spring into action.
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- Democrats in Quandary
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- The Quarterly said House Democratic
leaders would probably make a decision on Tuesday whether or not to strip
the hate bill. As of Wednesday morning, they had not made up their mind.
What a perfect opportunity to help change it for them! Call your House
member and also House speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Stenny Hoyer
saying, "Please don't vote for the National Defense Appropriation
Act, H.R. 1585, with hate bill attached."
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- At <http://www.truthtellers.org/>www.truthtellers.org,
virtually all House members are listed. Why not call 50 or 100 or more
today? Using your redial feature, you can call about 40 an hour. What a
wonderful opportunity we have today to change the course of history for
ourselves and our children.
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- If we can pressure Democratic leaders
to strip the hate bill, the hate bill could be destroyed in this session
of Congress. Kennedy and Smith have the right to reattach it as an amendment
to another bill or as stand-alone legislation. However, the odds are very
high that even a pro-hate bill Congress will find itself too busy to indulge
them again this term.
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