Action Alert: 1/24-27

Please circulate widely!

Let's Keep the Pressure On!

Welcome Congress Back with a Demand
to Defend and Expand Democracy!

Last Thursday, January 6, history was made when
Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Oh.) and
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Ca.) objected to the
acceptance of the electoral college votes from Ohio
because of the widespread disenfranchisement,
suppression and fraud that pervaded the 2004 election.
Organizing, protesting, lobbying and massive caller
turnout led to their action, with support from over
30 Representatives and more than 12 Senators. And a
public spotlight was shone on this critical issue.

None of this would have happened if not for the
actions of literally hundreds of thousands of people
who flooded Capitol Hill with emails, calls, faxes
and visits.

We need to keep the pressure on. When Congress
reconvenes to begin their work on January 24th, let's
let them know all throughout the week that we are here
for the long haul and urge them to:

-Establish a special "select committee" of the
House and Senate to investigate voter
disenfranchisement in 2004.

-Move immediately to put together comprehensive
pro-democracy legislation. Tell them to enact the
Voter Bill of Rights:
http://www.nov3.us/billofrights

This time, we urge you to focus your primary
attention on local Congresspeople with direct
education and call-ins since they were not our
focus in the last push. Contact your U.S. Senators
as well. And spread the word to others in your area
to do the same. You can find out contact information
for your Representatives and Senators by going to:
http://www.vote-smart.org or http://www.congress.org
Or try calling the Capitol Hill switchboard at:
202-224-3121.

And let's keep reaching out to build a stronger
and broader pro-democracy movement. Only the power of
an organized and aroused people can make democracy
real.

For more information go to: http://www.ippn.org,
http://www.nov3.us, http://www.pdamerica.org, or
http://www.votecobb.org

This Winter Democracy Campaign was initiated by United
Progressives for Democracy, the Cobb/LaMarche
campaign, Code Pink, Global Exchange, Green Party of
the U.S., Independent Progressive Politics Network,
No Stolen Elections!, Progressive Democrats of
America, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, Truth in Elections
and United for Peace and Justice.

Additional endorsers include: Action Center for
Justice, Charlotte, N.C., Alliance for Democracy,
American Electoral Fraud Working Group, Backbone
Campaign, Beyond Voting, Carlessnesshood 101 for
Healthier Air, Planet and People, Coalition Against
Election Fraud, Democrats.com, Grandmothers Against
the War, N.Y., N.Y., Greenwich Village Coalition for
Peaceful Priorities, International Labor
Communications Association, Mercer Island, Wa.
Peacemakers, Mercury Coalition for Honest Elections,
Denver, Co., Plan of Action in a Changing Era, San
Diego, Ca., Raging Grannies of Denver, Sozadee.com,
Three Pines Neighborhood Association, Grants Pass,
Or., We Do Not Concede Coalition, WILPF/Tucson.

To add your group send your endorsement to:
ippn.diane [at] earthlink.net

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