ACTION ALERT

[acmejack]

An Iraq war supplemental set to move this week in Congress has attached to it dangerous language that will allow the Department of Homeland Security to waive all law in order to expedite construction of barriers and roads along the U.S. border. This language MUST be stripped from the supplemental. All of our most valued protections -- including health, safety and environmental safeguards --are at stake. The provisions would give DHS unchecked authority to abrogate any and all laws, including the following: criminal law -- from racketeering to murder and everything in-between, child labor laws, laws that protect workers by ensuring safe and healthy workplaces, preventing unfair contracting through Davis-Bacon Act wage determinations, and banning retaliation against whistleblowers, civil rights provisions that bar federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of race and sex, ethics laws for clean contracting and procurement policy, and laws that give small businesses a chance at winning contracts for construction work along the barrier. There is simply too much at stake to grant government officials this kind of waiver authority. Contact your senators and tell them to strip this language from the Iraq war supplemental! Click here to contact your senators: link: [link:www:capwiz.com/ombwatch/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=7258886 Thank you for your support. We encourage you to distribute this email to other who may be concerned about this issue.

[rodeodance]

1. Is this an amendent that has been added?

[rodeodance]

2. done

[jojo54]

3. If it's an amendment, then it had to be approved by all

of Congress, which means Dems! And this practice of "sneaking" amendments into impending legislation has been going on for a long, long time. Some have even been added at the very last minute. not giving any time for discovery.

[sandnsea]

5. How do you figure?

Amendments are voted on, like everything else. Not sure what you're referring to.

[jojo54]

6. sorry, not making myself clear

amendments are voted on by everyone and that means republicans and democrats alike. The end result, if the amendment is bad or good, the Dems are as responsible as the Pugs, which means there's a chance that some Dems voted for this amendment. They've been voting on some very questinable laws, amendments and administrative chairspersons recently.

Is that better or am I still not making sense??? Sometimes the words rushe thru my brain so fast, I can't keep up.

[sandnsea]

7. yes, unfortunately

You have no idea who voted on this and are just jumping in to bash Dems. thomas.loc.gov Isn't that hard to look it up and make your case based on fact.

[jojo54]

9. I have thomas.loc.gov bookmarked and try to use it often

Yes, you are right, I haven't looked at the amendment and I don't know who voted on it. But you have to admit that some Dems have made some objectionable moves lately. I will take the time to read the amendment call and then we'll talk.

[acmejack]

4. It is language from the REAL ID Act

I believe it was in the original text of the supplemental. It is their MO to embed objectionable language in the minutiae of legislation.

[paineinthearse]

8. Resolution number, please? nt