SVTP Updates: Constitutional Misconduct and other Action Items

Our Constitution is Under Attack from ALL Directions!

First Amendment Under Attack
HHS announced last week that religious organizations will not be exempt from the ObamaCare mandate to provide full insurance coverage for birth control including IUDs and the morning after pill. They do not care that this violates the religious freedom of these organizations and will force them to perform an action that is morally reprehensible to them, or face a steep fine. However, the government is being very gracious about it....they are allowing these organizations one extra year to "come to terms" with the mandate!
Speak up NOW, Contact your Senators and Representatives!         Oh My! Even Chris Matthews Agrees!              Boehner Speaks Out Against HHS Mandate

Second Amendment Under Assault
Mayor Rahm Emmanuel wants everyone in the State of IL to be subjugated to the requirements and fees that Chicago gun owners currently face. Read more HERE

Fifth and Sixth Amendments Eviscerated
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 includes a provision that would supposedly allow the indefinite detention of US citizens suspected of terrorism without a trial! Some say this is not true...read the wording of section 1021 for yourself and see if you are comfortable with their assurances.

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It is Time for Energy Subsidies to Come to an End!

Make 20 phones ring off the hook in DC in the next 3 days. Wind industry lobbyists are going full tilt to get a FOUR YEAR extension of the Production Tax Credit slipped into the Payroll Tax bill that is being considered by a Conference Committee. The final vote is expected to come sometime this week, possibly as early as Wednesday afternoon. We need everyone and their brother to call these committee members and tell them in no uncertain terms that they should NOT include the PTC or any other energy subsidy in this bill. Please take a moment right now to call the lawmakers listed below and tell their office staff that you OPPOSE any extension of energy subsidies. You may further tell them that you SUPPORT HR 3308, which would end all energy subsidies (including fossil fuels) except for research and development grants in basic science. That's it. Really simple. You can also fax or email them if you wish but telephone calls are the best, fastest, most secure way to know that your opinion registered. Then send this to your entire list of contacts and ask them to do the same. We need to keep those phones ringing in DC all this week.
Congressional aides basically just keep a running tally of the input that the Senator or Representative is getting, but if you want to go beyond the thumbs up or down level of comment, please avoid anything that can come off as NIMBY. It may be OK to talk about how wind is victimizing innocent neighbors, is an energy tax on the poor, kills eagles and harms wildlife, etc., especially if you have personal experience with those issues. Otherwise, it's best to stick to the key economic issues, which are listed toward the end of this email.
Here is the list of the key committee members that we need to call. A document containing this information is also attached for your convenience. Apologies in advance for the funky formatting but it just wouldn't convert to plain text. If you have limited time, please call the Senators first. Please call the first number after the name and you will be connected. The second number is the fax and the last link is their online contact form. You can also access this information on www.contactingthecongress.com. Phone is the best, with fax and email tied for second. This will be the best 10-20 minutes you have ever spent fighting wind. If you call now you may never have to sit through another local hearing or county board meeting again. Thank you for all your hard work and support in working for smart energy solutions.

Carolyn K. Gerwin

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON PAYROLL TAX CUT EXTENSION

February 2012

SENATE:

Member Name DC Phone DC FAX Contact Form

DEMOCRATS:

Senator Max Baucus (D- MT)      202-224-2651    202-224-9412    http://baucus.senate.gov/?p=contact
Senator Jack Reed (D- RI)       202-224-4642    202-224-4680    http://reed.senate.gov/contact/
Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D- MD)    202-224-4524  202-224-1651 http://cardin.senate.gov/contact/

Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D- PA) 202-224-6324 202-228-0604 http://casey.senate.gov/contact/

REPUBLICANS:

Senator Mike Crapo (R- ID) 202-224-6142 202-228-1375 http://crapo.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm Senator Jon Kyl (R- AZ) 202-224-4521 202-224-2207 http://kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Senator John Barrasso (R- WY) 202-224-6441 202-224-1724 http://barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseActio …

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