Do you want real Ethics Reform?

[Eric J in MN]

Then contact Congress now.

On C-Span today, Rep. Michael E. Capuano (D-MA) said that they haven't decided if they're going to ban private travel, or allow private organizations to pay for travel as long as a registered lobbyist isn't along for the ride.

The latter would let fake charities send the Congresspeople we helped elect to golf in Scotland and to corrupt the people we worked so hard to get into office.

I sent this message to my Congressperson and my Senators. Feel free to use it as is, or to put it into your own words:

Please ban privately-paid trips by members of Congress.

Do not make exceptions for trips paid for by lobbyists, educational groups, and charities. All three of those groups are seeking to influence legislation.

All travel by a member of Congress should be paid for by the public or by the member personally.

If a seminar, fact-finding mission, etc. is important, then the taxpayers should pay.

Contact Info:
http://contactcongress.blogspot.com

[Eric J in MN]

1. Please take 5 minutes to let Congress know that...

...we don't want loopholes in Ethics Reform. No travel for Congress members paid for by private groups.

http://contactcongress.blogspot.com

They are deciding now on the legislation. Now is the time to contact Congress.

[Eric J in MN]

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4. kick for you Eric.

seems Ethics is so passé... :(

[Eric J in MN]

5. Thanks. If Democratic activists don't speak up,

...then Congress will probably keep the corrupt system of golfing trips to Scotland from charities (cough) about the same.

[Eric J in MN]

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7. Done! and kick

blogspot link was down earlier, but just used it.

Only took a minute to write.


http://contactcongress.blogspot.com

alternate link to find your congress people:
http://www.eff.org/congress

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glc

[Eric J in MN]

8. Thanks for writing and thanks for the EFF link.

http://www.eff.org/congress/

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too late to recommend :-/

[Eric J in MN]

11. Thanks for the kick. NT

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[Eric J in MN]

12. Please contact Congress this month, because...

...they will have decided by the time they start the new term in January.

Ethics Reform is part of the "first 100 hours" of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House.

Tell Congress no loopholes. Congressional trips shouldn't be paid for by lobbyists OR charities OR educational groups.

If a trip is important, the taxpayers should pay, and then the Congress members are only indebted to the public.

http://contactcongress.blogspot.com/

[Eric J in MN]

14. This could go either way...

...real Ethics Reform or phony Ethics Reform.

Contact Congress and say you want a ban on privately-funded Congressional travel, with no exceptions.