This just in: the Senate will vote on the Matthew Shepard Act TOMORROW.

Posted: 9/26/2007 at 01:43 PM

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Body:	We've worked for years to get this bill through both houses of Congress, and we're finally incredibly close. Now that Senate action is imminent, anti-GLBT groups are activating their misinformed grassroots base once again. Remember, they've convinced thousands that this bill will muzzle preachers and send pastors to jail for reading certain parts of the Bible. If we don't call right now, critical votes COULD BE LOST to these scare tactics. CALL BOTH YOUR SENATORS RIGHT NOW: Both Sen. Clinton and Sen. Schumer are already signed on as co-sponsors of the Matthew Shepard Act. You're calling to thank them for their support and encourage them to stand strong, regardless of last minute right-wing efforts leading up to the vote. For Sen. Clinton, call (202) 224-4451. Then, for Sen. Schumer, call (202) 224-6542. For each office, tell the staffer who answers: "As a constituent, and a supporter of Human Rights Campaign, I'd like to thank the Senator for supporting the Matthew Shepard Act (S. 1105). I hope the Senator's support for this important bill will stay strong until it comes up for a vote." Click here to tell Human Rights Campaign how your calls went. Please don't skip this step - this information will help us know whose vote we can really count on. We cannot allow our Senators to be intimidated, misled, or swayed by an extremist minority. Thank you for making your calls, and thank you for being a voice of reason today. Warmly, Joe Solmonese President

This just in:

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We've worked for years to get this bill through both houses of Congress, and we're finally incredibly close.

Now that Senate action is imminent, anti-GLBT groups are activating their misinformed grassroots base once again.

Remember, they've convinced thousands that this bill will muzzle preachers and send pastors to jail for reading certain parts of the Bible. If we don't call right now, critical votes COULD BE LOST to these scare tactics.

CALL BOTH YOUR SENATORS RIGHT NOW:

Both Sen. Clinton and Sen. Schumer are already signed on as co-sponsors of the Matthew Shepard Act. You're calling to thank them for their support and encourage them to stand strong, regardless of last minute right-wing efforts leading up to the vote.

For Sen. Clinton, call (202) 224-4451.
Then, for Sen. Schumer, call (202) 224-6542.
For each office, tell the staffer who answers:
"As a constituent, and a supporter of Human Rights Campaign, I'd like to thank the Senator for supporting the Matthew Shepard Act (S. 1105). I hope the Senator's support for this important bill will stay strong until it comes up for a vote."
Click here to tell Human Rights Campaign how your calls went. Please don't skip this step - this information will help us know whose vote we can really count on.

We cannot allow our Senators to be intimidated, misled, or swayed by an extremist minority. Thank you for making your calls, and thank you for being a voice of reason today.

Warmly,

Joe Solmonese
President

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