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To: Andy Thomas who wrote (524)	7/19/1998 9:29:00 AM
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- =============================================== URGENT ACTION ITEM! FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY =============================================== Watergate Office Building 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite 100 Washington DC 20037 Phone: (202) 333-0008 Ext. 222 E-mail: 73163.3063@CompuServe.com For information about the party: (800) 682-1776 =============================================== July 19, 1998 =============================================== Congressman Ron Paul's ballot access bills will be introduced as amendments on July 20 * Immediate action required! Call or fax your Representative There is an 85% chance that Congressman Ron Paul's (R-TX) ballot access reform bills will finally be introduced in the U.S. House as amendments on Monday, July 20 -- so Libertarians must take immediate action, the Libertarian Party said today. "It is imperative that all Libertarian Party members call or fax their Representatives on Monday morning or early Monday afternoon, to urge them to vote for these two important amendments," said LP National Director Ron Crickenberger. "We only have a narrow window of opportunity, so you must act immediately." Paul expects to introduce two bills -- HR 2477 (the Voter Freedom Act) and HR 2478 (the Debate Freedom Act) -- as "perfecting amendments" to the Shays-Meehan campaign reform substitute bill, which the House plans to debate on late Monday afternoon, said Paul's legislative director, Joe Becker. Paul had hoped to introduce one of his ballot access reform bills as an amendment on June 17, but the House ran out of time for the scheduled debate, and then went into recess. Now, the House has reduced the number of proposed amendments to the Shays-Meehan bill from more than 250 to only 55 -- giving Paul's amendments a much greater chance of actually being considered, said Becker. When you call, there's one important lobbying tip to remember, said Crickenberger: "Ask your Representative to support Congressman Paul's two amendments to the Shays-Meehan Bill. Don't use the original HR 2477 or HR 2478 names or numbers, since they're being introduced in the form of amendments to another bill." Congressman Paul's first amendment (the former HR 2477) would end the political discrimination against third parties in federal elections. The amendment will require states to establish non-discriminatory standards for candidates for president, U.S. House, and U.S. Senate, and would dramatically reduce the number of petition signatures required to get third-party presidential candidates on the ballot. Paul's second amendment (the former HR 2478) would prohibit presidential candidates who accept taxpayer-provided matching funds from participating in debates that exclude candidates qualified for the ballot in at least 40 states. "The Libertarian Party does not support the Shays-Meehan Bill that Paul's amendments would be attached to," noted Crickenberger. "However, a strong vote in favor of his amendments will send a powerful message for ballot access reform, and would make it more likely that Paul's original bills can be successfully re-introduced at a later date. "That's why it is so important for Libertarians to put pressure on the House to vote in favor of the Paul amendments to the Shays-Meehan Bill -- and to act on Monday morning or early Monday afternoon!" One other tip, cautioned Crickenberger: "Don't lobby your Representative by e-mail about this bill, since you can't be sure they will get the message before the vote. Use the phone or fax, so your comments get through immediately!" The telephone number and fax number of your Representative are available at www.house.gov. Or, call the Congressional switchboard at (202) 225-3121 or (202) 224-3121 and ask to speak to the office of the Representative from your district. (Don't know your Representative's name? The Capitol switchboard operator can tell you. Just provide your city and state.) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- The Libertarian Party lp.org 2600 Virginia Ave. NW, Suite 100 voice: 202-333-0008 Washington DC 20037 fax: 202-333-0072 For subscription changes, please mail to <announce-request@lp.org> with the word "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" in the subject line -- or use the WWW form.