KEEPING THE FAITH ACTION ALERT
January 19, 2007
Please
forward.
Senate
strikes restrictions on grassroots activism from lobby reform bill.
The U.
S. Senate voted last night to delete a provision (Section 220) from the
Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007 (S. 1), a lobby
reform bill that threatened grassroots activists with harsh restrictions
and punishments. Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT) introduced Amendment 20 to
remove the provision that would have punished grassroots activists with
fines and imprisonment for encouraging citizens to be involved in
lobbying their Senators and Congressmen. The amendment passed by a vote
of 55-43 with 2 not voting.
Senator's Chambliss and Isakson voted for Amendment 20 that stripped the
bill of Section 220. We greatly appreciate our GA Senators for standing
up for the rights of all citizens to have a voice in their government.
If you would like to call their office to thank them - Sen. Chambliss
can be reached at 202-224-3521 and Sen. Isakson can be reached at
202-224-3643.
*****
Senator
Johnny Isakson introduces comprehensive immigration legislation to
secure America's borders.
Yesterday, Sen. Isakson introduced legislation to require that the first
step in comprehensive immigration reform is to secure the U. S.
borders. His legislation also spells out in detail the increased
manpower, equipment and technology necessary to stop the flood of
illegal immigrants into our country.
The
Senator has taken the lead on this issue once again. He introduced
similar legislation last year and it did not go through. Please give
the Senator a call to thank him for not giving up in his efforts to
secure our borders.
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Answers
in Genesis conference coming to First Baptist Church in Brunswick, GA.
On
February 3, 4, and 5, 2007 First Baptist Church in Brunswick will host a
team of speakers from Answers in Genesis. The Answers ministry digs
into the book of Genesis, reclaiming its foundational principles to our
faith.
Saturday's event on February 3 will include lunch and the charge is $5
for students and $10 for adults. The other two days are at no charge.
Go to
www.fbcbrunswick.com to get more information/registration or you can
call the church at 912-265-4150. The address for the church is 708
Mansfield Street in downtown Brunswick.
Thank you for
Keeping The Faith.
Sadie Fields
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