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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/19/2007 11:21:05 AM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA: Victory for Grassroots Lobbying--Bennett Amendment Passes Senate |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== January 19, 2007 HSLDA: Victory for Grassroots Lobbying-- Bennett Amendment Passes Senate Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, Last night, the U.S. Senate approved the Bennett amendment by a vote of 55-43. American citizens will remain free to organize and contact their congressional representatives without being forced to comply with federal regulation and oversight. We have reports from Congress that your outpouring of calls made the difference. Thank you so much for making the time and sacrifice to call your U.S. Senators asking them to support the Bennett Amendment to Senate Bill 1 (S. 1), the "Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007." The Bennett amendment removed section 220, the grassroots lobbying provision, from S. 1. Section 220 would have redefined lobbying to include "paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying." Entities that engaged in grassroots lobbying would have had to comply with all federal lobbying disclosure laws, including registration with Congress and the filing of quarterly reports to Congress, or face serious consequences. With the successful passage of the Bennett amendment, the Senate's attempt to place federal control over virtually all grassroots lobbying activity has been defeated. Immediately after the Bennett amendment passed, S. 1 was passed with amendments by a vote of 96-2. HSLDA will continue to watch as this legislation goes to the House of Representatives. It is possible that a House version of this bill will again attempt to regulate grassroots lobbying. We will notify you if more calls are necessary. The Bennett amendment would not have passed without the calls and support of you and millions of other concerned citizens. The senators who supported the amendment were very thankful for your calls and credited them with this victory. Thank you for standing with us for liberty. Sincerely, J. Michael Smith President, HSLDA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Is customer service an art or a science? For us, good customer service is both an art and a science -it should appeal to our members and be effective. Consider what our members say about us: We're thankful for the support HSLDA membership provides us. We'd never homeschool without them. We highly recommend HSLDA to all homeschoolers. - North Tonawanda, NY I cannot imagine our homeschool journey without HSLDA's strong leadership, protection, and guidance. 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