Tennessee passes anti-terrorism law!

Visit our News page Tennessee passes important material support for terrorism law! It was a contentious legislative battle. Islamic organizations and leaders, aided by blatantly dishonest reporting by The Tennessean newspaper, pulled out the stops to try to defeat the bill. Some even claimed, quite falsely, that the bill would make it illegal to practice Islam! But in the end, the bill passed overwhelmingly, with bi-partisan support, in both the Tennessee House and Senate. The law closes a gap in Tennessee’s prevention of terrorism legislation, passed back in 2002. And, significantly, the law prohibits the use of religious doctrine to justify acts of terrorism or provide material support to designated terrorist organizations. We in the national office of ACT! for America were proud to provide “air cover” to help our chapters, members, and their coalition allies on the ground in Tennessee. We sent out numerous emails, both to our Tennessee members and nationally, providing timely information and calls to action. But it was the ACT! for America organization on the ground in Tennessee, working closely with other grassroots organizations, that made this victory a reality. Spearheading this “ground effort” was Joanne Bregman and the leaders and volunteers of the Middle Tennessee chapter of ACT! for America, in partnership with Bobbie Patray and Eagle Forum activists. But they were not alone. Countless ACT! for America volunteers worked hard to make this victory possible. Bill Warner, with the Center for the Study of Political Islam; the Tennessee Freedom Coalition; and the 9/12 organization; all played important roles. We commend Senator Bill Ketron, House Speaker Pro Tem Judd Matheny, and their staffs, for standing fast against the vicious and dishonest onslaught that was leveled against them. The passage of this law is just the latest example of how ACT! for America is successfully applying the equation Guy Rodgers discussed in his email yesterday: Vision + Strategy + Organization = Victory Today, ACT! for America has 160,000 members and nearly 580 local chapters. Just imagine how many victories, and how big those victories will be, when we have 500,000 members and 1,500 chapters! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT for America P.O. Box 12765 Pensacola, FL 32591 www.actforamerica.org ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America’s national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam. We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure. The news items, blogs, educational materials and other information in our emails and on our website are only intended to provide information, news and commentary on events and issues related to the threat of radical Islam. Much of this information is based upon media sources, such as the AP wire services, newspapers, magazines, books, online news blog and news services, and radio and television, which we deem to be reliable. However, we have undertaken no independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the information reported by these media sources. We therefore disclaim all liability for false or inaccurate information from these media sources. We also disclaim all liability for the third-party information that may be accessed through the material referenced in our emails or posted on our website. HOW CAN I TELL OTHERS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Send a personalized version of this message to your friends. HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Click here to give an online donation.