HR 2679 - PERA
There is a bill in the US House of Representatives that needs support. That bill is HR 2579, The Public Expression of Religion Act of 2005. To view the text of the bill, go to thomas.loc.gov and search in the top box for HR2579 -- it will take you directly to the bill text. As of yet there are 20 co-signers and the bill is in the Judiciary Committee, waiting for action. Please contact your Representatives and ask them to support this bill.
The bill, although technical in nature, adds the following:`(b) The remedies with respect to a claim under this section where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion shall be limited to injunctive relief.'. (b) Attorneys Fees- Section 722(b) of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1988(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: `However, no fees shall be awarded under this subsection with respect to a claim described in subsection (b) of section nineteen hundred and seventy nine.'.This will have the primary effect of removing your tax dollars from the ACLU's pocket. You see, the ACLU gets most of it's funding from you by suing the government and obtaining large amounts of cash in "damages" and "laywers fees." This law would stop that action. The law would NOT stop anyone from suing anyone anywhere for anything. It will not have an effect on your civil rights (as if the ACLU really has anything to do with civil rights). The only reason to oppose this law is to ensure the ACLU can obtain taxpayer funding. Please urge your congresscritter to support it today. You can also sign a petition to stop taxpayer funding of the ACLU over at the Stop the ACLU Blog. This post is part of the weekly "Stop the ACLU Blogburst" brought to you in part by Stop the ACLU Blog.
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Thank you so much Ogre!
Posted by: Jay at June 09, 2005 11:48 AM (qyd+U)
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Posted by: Jason at June 09, 2005 12:32 PM (YkG/n)
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No problem Jay, I know a good thing when I see it -- thanks for pointing it out!
Posted by: Ogre at June 09, 2005 12:57 PM (/k+l4)
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