Take Action on the Issues Important to You« Thread Started on May 9, 2005, 11:04am »--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Take Action on the Issues Important to You Write a Letter to the Editor: Stop the Republican Power GrabSenate Republicans are going the ultimate power grab. They're planning to give themselves absolute power, silencing Senate Democrats (and the millions of Americans they represent) by changing the rules and traditions of the Senate and eliminating the filibuster, a two-century Senate tradition that has preserved the voice of the minority. Take action now! > http://www.democrats.org/action/2005040 ... webProtect Free Speech in the SenateRepublican Senate leaders have decided to fundamentally alter the role of Congress — they want to give George Bush unprecedented power to manipulate the legislative branch and the courts. Harry Reid and the Democratic Senators asked us, the American people, to help them preserve the right of our elected representatives to speak their mind on the floor of the U.S. Senate.Sign our petition today. > http://www.democrats.org/action/2005031 ... sc=webTell Democrats in Congress You Stand With Them in Their Fight to Protect Social SecurityDemocrats in Congress are unified in the fight to protect Social Security, and you can help them by letting them know you are standing behind them. Sign our petition to let Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and all the Democrats in Congress know that they have your support in the fight to stop President Bush's risky plan to privatize Social Security.Take action now! > http://www.democrats.org/action/2005030 ... psc=webAsk President Bush and Washington Republicans to publicly support the reauthorization of the Voting Rights ActThe Voting Rights Act is coming up for reauthorization in Congress. Sign our petition today and tell President Bush and Washington Republicans to work toward real election reform so that the election problems of 2000 and 2004 are never repeated. Ask them to publicly support the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act.Take action now! > http://www.democrats.org/action/2005030 ... c=webWrite a Letter to the Editor: The Bush Budget is a DisasterOrdinary Americans are facing severe cuts if George Bush's new budget becomes law. Bush plans devastating cuts to America's top priorities, from homeland security to health care to education to benefits for veterans and much more. Despite these cuts, this budget is a fiscal disaster, with Bush's trademark irresponsibility pushing America deeper into the red with another record deficit.Take action now! > http://www.democrats.org/action/2005030 ... sc=webTell President Bush to Stop His Attack on America's PrioritiesTell President Bush that his budget for fiscal year 2006 is unrealistic and irresponsible.Take action now! > http://www.democrats.org/action/2005020 ... sc=webStop Republicans from Tying Social Security Benefits to Race and GenderSign our petition today and tell President Bush to disavow Rep. Bill Thomas' suggestion that we put on the table the reprehensible idea of linking the size of someone's Social Security benefits to that person's race or gender.Take action now! > http://www.democrats.org/action/2005012 ... sc=webStop Bush's Social Security Benefit CutsWrite a letter to the editor of your local newspaper to explain why George Bush's plan to cut Social Security benefits is wrong.Take action now! > http://www.democrats.org/action/2005010 ... ml?psc=web