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There are 3 bills that need
to be defeated and it is coming down to the line on these bills.
They are:
1. Dream Act
2. The Obama Tax
Compromise
3. The Omnibus Spending
Bill
We are loading this email
down with information for you, which you can read below. But, for
those who prefer brevity and for us to cut to the chase, here is is
what you need to do.
The sad fact of the matter
is that the phone calls and faxes alone are not working.
We need more action and we need it now! If you are
truly committed to our core values and you truly do not want to see
even more out of control spending in DC, we need you to sacrifice
more of your time. So, continue making phone
calls, get your friends and neighbors involved, and
then do as many of the following as you possibly can.
So,
here is what is needed the very most:
1. Go to your Congressman's
local district office. Tell them in person that
you do not want these bills to pass. Leave a note, hand write it
on the back of your Christmas shopping list if you have to, to tell
them you are serious about not passing these bills.
2. Now, go to both of your
Senators' local district offices. Again, tell the
staff at each office that you do not want these bills to pass.
Leave a note at each of these offices.
3. Go online to your local
newspaper's website. Find the articles about these
bills and leave your comments about why your Congressman and
Senators (use their names) should not vote for these bills. As
unbelievable as it may seem, their staff gives this as much if not
more credence than your personal phone calls and office visits.
(Go figure!!)
4. Stage an impromptu
protest. If you have the time to stay at one of the
district offices and protest with signs do so. If someone honks in
favor of what you are doing, wave them into the parking lot. Call
the media and let them know what you are doing and why. Be sure to
list this as an event on TPP's site so others will be able to find
it. Sign into our website and then goto: https://teapartypatriots.org/Members/TeaPartyCreate.aspx
to add the event.
For those who
are unfamiliar with those of us who were at the first round of
nationwide tea parties on February 27, 2009, many (if not most) of
us thought we'd be the only ones out there making our voices
heard. Instead there were 35,000 people across the country. It
took a handful to begin planing and it spread like wildfire. That
handful of people took a leap of faith to know that what we were
doing we believed enough in doing even if it meant we were out
there alone.
If you have
never done this before, we will have a TPP Support Team Member or
TPP State Coordinator help you through the process. Email us at support@teapartypatriots.org with the words
I'll Stage a Protest Need Help in Subject line and we will get
someone back to you as quickly as we can.
If you cannot go to one of
these offices because of your work schedule or you are simply
unable to drive, we understand. At the very least do the
following and encourage everyone you know to do the following as
well:
1. Call both of your
Senators and tell them to vote NO on these bills. Tell them to
support filibustering the bills to prevent them from a final floor
vote.
2. Call your US House of
Representative and tell them to vote NO on these bills. Tell them
the elections were a mandate for fiscal responsibility and a yes
vote on these bills is a yes vote for fiscal
irresponsibility.
3. Call Sen. Mitch
McConnell and Speaker Designate John Boehner and tell them to have
their caucuses vote no. Remind Speaker Elect Boehner that he
ignored the will of the tea party when he appointed the "House
Leadership" so now we hold him accountable for all of the upcoming
votes.
4. Sign our NoTaxCompromise.com
petition.
5. Change your facebook
status and ask all of your virtual tea party to do what you have
done.
Once you have done these
things, please let TPP know that you have. We need to have an idea
of how many calls, office visits, protests, and newspaper posts are
being made so that we can report it to the national media when
asked. You can use this form to report
back to us.
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