A call to continued action
I got this in the inbox this week and I thought it worth sharing!
Last year many conservative voters stayed home on Election Day because they felt that they could not make a difference in the actions of the politicians. As you take a look back over the last 6 months, I would like you to consider that thought in light of the following:
Almost 19,000 people sign a Tax Cut Petition and 7000 of them show up on April 15 to protest high taxes. Due to intense pressure for Minnesota taxpayers (via phone calls and letters and emails) the Governor vetoed the tax increases and a normally fractious House Caucus upheld the vetoes!
Several members of the US Senate craft a back room immigration bill that is essentially blanket amnesty for 12 million illegal immigrants – something the American people are dead set against. Millions of calls, faxes and letters later the bill goes from being a slam dunk to being DOA…TWICE!
Another stealth bill that was wandering through DC for the last 6 weeks was a bill that would effectively silence grass roots organizations like NumbersUSA and the NRA. Well, that piece of legislation was defeated due to overwhelming pressure from the average citizen.
If you stop and take a look back at what the House and Senate caucuses beat back this year, we have so much to be proud of them for! Whether it is the “Freedom to Poop” Act or the Metro Area Sales tax (to pay for stadiums) things could have been much worse. Yes, we did get stuck with a smoking ban but that was probably the ONLY set-back we suffered in St Paul.
The bottom line is that we conservatives need to get more active on a daily basis if we want our voices heard. We need to make sure that Senators Klobuchar and Coleman and Congressman Kline hear from us on any and every issue that is important to us. The time is now! Please make sure that you are writing to your elected officials now and they will listen. Get your “apolitical” friends and family involved too. The elected officials need to hear from ALL of their constituents!
The bottom line is we have to get off of the couch. Even if it is just once or twice a month, contact your legislator. Let them know you thoughts on the legislation that is before them. They will listen if you make the effort.
Last year many conservative voters stayed home on Election Day because they felt that they could not make a difference in the actions of the politicians. As you take a look back over the last 6 months, I would like you to consider that thought in light of the following:
Almost 19,000 people sign a Tax Cut Petition and 7000 of them show up on April 15 to protest high taxes. Due to intense pressure for Minnesota taxpayers (via phone calls and letters and emails) the Governor vetoed the tax increases and a normally fractious House Caucus upheld the vetoes!
Several members of the US Senate craft a back room immigration bill that is essentially blanket amnesty for 12 million illegal immigrants – something the American people are dead set against. Millions of calls, faxes and letters later the bill goes from being a slam dunk to being DOA…TWICE!
Another stealth bill that was wandering through DC for the last 6 weeks was a bill that would effectively silence grass roots organizations like NumbersUSA and the NRA. Well, that piece of legislation was defeated due to overwhelming pressure from the average citizen.
If you stop and take a look back at what the House and Senate caucuses beat back this year, we have so much to be proud of them for! Whether it is the “Freedom to Poop” Act or the Metro Area Sales tax (to pay for stadiums) things could have been much worse. Yes, we did get stuck with a smoking ban but that was probably the ONLY set-back we suffered in St Paul.
The bottom line is that we conservatives need to get more active on a daily basis if we want our voices heard. We need to make sure that Senators Klobuchar and Coleman and Congressman Kline hear from us on any and every issue that is important to us. The time is now! Please make sure that you are writing to your elected officials now and they will listen. Get your “apolitical” friends and family involved too. The elected officials need to hear from ALL of their constituents!
The bottom line is we have to get off of the couch. Even if it is just once or twice a month, contact your legislator. Let them know you thoughts on the legislation that is before them. They will listen if you make the effort.
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