According to the Equal Justice Alliance, “In a late night move on Friday, AETA was added to the House Suspension Calendar for THIS Monday! This underhanded fast-track maneuver, like the one in the Senate, means that AETA will not have any debate…only an up/down vote.” The vote is scheduled to take place after 6:30pm.
Please contact your representatives today (Sunday) and tomorrow morning, by phone, fax, and/or e-mail, and ask them to vote against HR 4239, S 3880 and to have it removed from the suspension calendar. The EJA provides a sample letter and talking points, as well as links to your representatives’ contact information.
If you’re in the DC area, lobby against the AETA on Monday at 10am. For details, check out NoAETA.org on Monday morning, or call 800-632-8688 or 202-468-4834.
3 Comments
frank language
on #Well, it passed; this isn’t too surprising, but it sure is depressing. From “tree-hugger” to “terrorist” in the blink of an eye–I’m really getting to hate this country.
moyesii
on #Very disturbing, but I’m not surprised either.
Animal rights activists are a dying breed, and now the movement is headed in the direction of public interest campaigning and political lobbying along the lines of what HSUS and NRDC are doing. The times are a changin’ and so do we have to change with the times.
moyesii
on #I hope this doesn’t mean that we can’t leaflet for Vegan Outreach anymore…