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1. Don't Let the NY Times Ignore Jimmy
(Issues & Projects/Old Action Items)
In an otherwise excellent 2/16/2008 NY Times article about the rapidly aging Republican caucus in the NY State Senate, writer Danny Hakim's discussion ab...
17/02/2008 | 1263 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more...

2. Tell Your County Not to Purchase Failed DRE (touch-screen) Voting Machines!
(Issues & Projects/Old Action Items)
In a shocking move, New York State Supreme Court Justice O'Connor overruled the decision of the State Board of Elections and allowed touchscreen voting machines (DREs), to be purchased by counties. These machines are entirely electronic a...
08/02/2008 | 1020 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more...

3. Volunteer on Super Tuesday At The Common Cause Voter Helpline
(Issues & Projects/Old Action Items)
Each year, Common Cause/NY and NYPIRG sponsor a non-partisan voter helpline. Volunteers are trained to assist voters with answers to basic questions abou...
01/02/2008 | 1019 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more...

4. Phone Bank for Clean Money, Clean Elections
(Issues & Projects/Old Action Items)
Citizen Action 11 Park Place (down near City Hall) 6-9 pm January 29 & 31, February 6, 7, 12 & 13, 2008 Citizen Action will calling people in targeted State Assembly...
25/01/2008 | 1268 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more...

5. Comment on Con Ed's Proposed Rate Increase
(Issues & Projects/Old Action Items)
As you probably know, Con Ed wants to raise your rates.  Officially, the rate increase is listed at about 11%, but that's not the whole truth. Residential rates would rise by about 17% under the plan.  But the real number is 36% -- &nbs...
10/01/2008 | 1344 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more...

6. Stop Telco Immunity: Act II
(Issues & Projects/Old Action Items)
UPDATE 12/17/07: The combination of a quickly approaching holiday and Chris Dodd's procedural tactics / filibuster threat pursuaded Majority Leader Harry Reid to pull the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act from the floor of the Sena...
15/12/2007 | 1162 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more...

7. Prevent the Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act
(Issues & Projects/Old Action Items)
The U.S. Senate is currently considering The "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act" (S. 1959), a problematic and unnecessa...
04/12/2007 | 1136 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more...

8. Impeachment Update
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TAKE ACTION: Call the Judiciary Committee to urge them to hold impeachment hearings: 202 225 3951 Call Jerrold Nadler to urge him to support impeachment hearings: 202-225-5635 Hudson Valley Impeachment Group and Ray McGovern Me...
22/11/2007 | 1188 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more...

9. Say "No" to Media Monopoly
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Update 12/18/2007: The FCC commissioners, in an expected party-line vote, voted to overturn the longstanding ban on companies owning newspapers and television stations in the...
22/11/2007 | 1087 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more...

10. Support the Impeachment of VP Cheney
(Issues & Projects/Old Action Items)
Dennis Kucinich's resolution of privilege to impeach VP Cheney was tabled as expected but unexpectedly the vote to table was denied and the House voted to allow H. Res. 333 to the floor for debate. The Democrats quickly moved to put it back i...
08/11/2007 | 1163 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more...

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