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No Bailout for AT&T, Comcast and Verizon
Jan 15, 2009
Focus: Internet
Action Request: Petition
Location: United States

President-elect Barack Obama’s plan to connect more Americans to an open and affordable Internet is under siege by phone and cable lobbyists who seek to turn our economic stimulus into a blank check written with no strings attached.

Tell Congress: Don’t bail out phone and cable companies. Build out a better Internet for everyone. (Fill out your information below to send this letter to Congress.)

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I support President-elect Barack Obama's commitment to improve information infrastructure as a component of our economic stimulus plan. Too often, government has tried to expand Internet access by giving public money to massive phone and cable companies, only to see promises broken, tax dollars squandered, and benefits lost. As a result, Americans now face few market choices, and pay high prices for speeds that are far too slow. Congress must not write another blank check to these same corporations. Please make sure my tax dollars are used only to support broadband build out that is: 1. Universal: focused on connecting the nearly half of the country stuck on the wrong side of the digital divide. 2. Open: committed to free speech and without corporate gatekeepers, filters or discrimination. 3. Affordable: providing faster speeds at lower prices. 4. Innovative: dedicated to new projects only and available to new competitors, including municipalities and nonprofits. 5. Accountable: open to public scrutiny so we can ensure that our money isn't being spent to prop up stock prices and support market monopolies. The Internet's great power is the people who use it every day. I strongly support connecting more Americans to the Internet, but Congress must guarantee that our tax dollars go toward information infrastructure that serves the public good.

Sincerely,
June Marshall
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Manchester, NH 03104-5762
United States
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Posted: Jan 15, 2009 5:08pm
Sign the Fight FOCA Petition
Nov 16, 2008

Barack Obama is now the incoming President.

And he made a promise to Planned Parenthood last year they expect him to keep.

The first thing I’d do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That’s the first thing I’d do.

SEE THE VIDEO IN THE RIGHT SIDEBAR —->

The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) would eliminate every restriction on abortion nationwide.

  • FOCA will do away with state laws on parental involvement, on partial birth abortion, and on all other protections.
  • FOCA will compel taxpayer funding of abortions.
  • FOCA will force faith-based hospitals and healthcare facilities to perform abortions.

Barack Obama believes this legislation will "end the abortion wars." To him, "ending the abortion wars" means eradicating every state and federal law on abortion — laws that the majority of Americans support.

Americans United for Life (AUL) , a pro-life law and policy organization, has prepared an analysis of the "Freedom of Choice Act." Please click here to read AUL Vice President & Legal Director Denise Burke’s analysis of this horrendous legislation.

The time to Fight FOCA is now. With Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid in charge of Congress, we can expect a fight over FOCA to begin as soon as the next Congress begins.

Please add your name to the Fight FOCA petition and let your friends know about President-Elect Barack Obama’s promise to expand abortion throughout the country.

Fight FOCA Petition

I oppose the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), because:

  • FOCA is a radical attempt to enshrine abortion-on-demand into American law;
  • FOCA seeks to sweep aside existing, protective laws that I and the majority of Americans support;
  • FOCA will prevent states from enacting protective measures in the future.

The FightFOCA petition will be sent to key Members of Congress upon the re-introduction of the Freedom of Choice Act in the 111th Congress, and to President-Elect Obama.


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