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Tell Durbin and Obama: Don't Let Lawbreakers off the Hook
f you have 2, 5 or 10 minutes to give today, your senators need to hear from you. We are headed into a crucial stage of the battle to fix the terrible FISA mess that Congress created this summer when it handed the Bush administration expanded power to spy on Americans. read more »
FISA Votes Imminent: Act Now
Congress must remedy the situation it created in August when it handed the Bush Administration vast new powers to invade our privacy with no meaningful oversight from the courts or Congress. When Congress failed freedom, it caused a massive outcry from freedom-loving people across the country. read more »
Bad News for Women's Health in Illinois
Barely a week after the Supreme Court of the United States ignored the need to protect the health and safety of women in our nation, the Illinois House of Representatives yesterday rejected a reasonable "fix" to the 1995 Parental Notifice of Abortion Act, potentially placing the health and lives of vulnerable teenagers facing an unintended pregnancy at risk. House Bill 317 fell five votes short of passage, with 55 members voting yes, and 62 members voting no. Please join us in "thanking or spanking" members for the vote on this critical issue. read more »



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