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URGENT: AETA on Track to Pass House Today

Nov 13th, 2006 by Will Potter

The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act is on the suspension calendar to pass the House today. The suspension calendar is for “non-controversial” bills, so lawmakers can pass a bunch of them at once and save time. Considering the vast First Amendment implications of this bill, and the number of groups that have opposed, it’s particularly outrageous that the bill could snuck through the House, without even a voice vote.

A long list of animal groups have come out and opposed this legislation, including the ASPCA, Humane Society of the United States and many, many others.

Find your representatives and let them know how you feel about this bill.

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  • Valerie Traina
    Now that this heinous bit of legislation has passed, we must focus on OVERTURNING IT. I urge each of you to contact the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is apparently the only progressive civil liberties organization in the U.S. We need to become members and to urge CCR to file a lawsuit on the grounds that this bill does NOT pass Constitutional muster. Lawsuits are expensive, but all of us together could fund the suit. Please inform your friends and family about this possibility and urge them to get active in this extremely important fight. Free speech and assembly have been discarded. And our ability to speak for the defenseless has been severely hampered. WE CAN'T LET IT GO UNCONTESTED!
  • Mark Hawthorne
    This is outrageous, people! Let's get on the ball now and make those calls. I spoke with my Congresswoman's office this morning, and her rep said they are getting lots of calls today voicing opposition to this bill.

    Make sure your voice is among them. Don't let the ag industry and other anti-activism groups bully this through.
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