Protect Your Right to Freedom of Speech

[Otay Michael]

Protect Your Right to Freedom of Speech

About the Petition:
The U.S. Senate is poised to consider a bill that could keep you from finding out what the politicians are doing in Washington, D.C.

The very first bill introduced in the Senate by the new Democrat majority aims to clean up recent lobbying scandals that have plagued the halls of our government. While most of the bill is good, it contains a provision, Section 220, which will severely limit your ability to stay abreast of the important issues facing our country – harming the ability of organizations such as Focus on the Family Action to share that information with you.

At least you have to give the Democrats credit for working fast and hard on their left-wing agenda. When the Republicans ran the Senate, they didn't do much of anything!

If this horrible new bill passes communications from Focus Action, known as "grassroots communications," will be tied up in miles of new red tape. These bureaucratic restrictions are unconscionable, and failure to comply could result in $100,000 fines.

It's clear that this is a concerted effort to silence the voice of Americans by making it harder for you to know what's happening. At the same time, Section 220 will create a loophole for labor unions, trade associations and foreign corporations. How's that for fairness?

It's imperative that you take this opportunity to express your outrage about Section 220 of S. 1 by signing the petition below. Focus Action will deliver your petition to your senators.

After you sign, you'll receive an e-mail inviting you to forward the petition to your friends and family. Everyone who cares about their right to be involved in the democratic process and their right to free speech should sign this petition. In addition, Focus on the Family Action will send you regular updates on this bill as well as other important issues.

Thank you for taking a stand in defense of freedom of speech.

http://www.focuspetitions.com/


And this from Focus on the Family:

January 15, 2007

Dear Age,

Thank you so much for signing our Freedom of Speech petition to stop Congress’ plan to tie up groups like Focus on the Family Action in miles of new red tape and to severely restrict your ability to stay informed about key issues.

We've just learned that an amendment to S.1 has been approved that doubles the fines to $200,000 and adds prison sentences up to 10 years for each infraction of these egregious provisions.

S. 1 is expected to be voted on by the Senate this week, so it's imperative that you forward this message to your family and friends so they can sign the petition as well. Please keep calling your two senators as well, urging them to support the Bennett amendment to strip the unfair grassroots lobbying restrictions from S. 1. You can reach them through the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

In the few days since we launched FocusPetitions.com, more than 95,000 concerned Americans have signed the petition. I will be in Washington, D.C., next week to formally deliver the petitions to Majority Leader Harry Reid. We'd like to reach 200,000 petitions in the next few days.

Please help us spread the word by forwarding this message to your friends and encouraging them to sign as well:

http://FocusPetitions.com

The liberal media is not telling the truth on this chilling restriction on our grassroots freedoms. Fortunately, Dr. Dobson appeared on Fox News Channel's "Hannity and Colmesâ€