Close isn't good enough

Visit our News page           June 18, 2012 “Close” isn’t good enough           By Kelly Cook,           National Field Director I oversee our national grassroots efforts, and as you know, this year ACT! for America led the grassroots effort that got “American Laws for American Courts” (ALAC) passed in Kansas. ALAC prohibits state judges from applying foreign law, which would include sharia law, when doing so conflicts with constitutional rights. I can’t tell you how proud I am of how our chapter leaders and members in Kansas “stepped up to the plate.” They generated over 30,000 emails and phone calls to state legislators! But what most people don’t know is how agonizingly close we got to victory in Florida. In the Florida House of Representatives, ALAC passed 92 – 24. The bill passed every committee vote in the state senate, and was then scheduled for a vote on the floor of the state senate. We knew we had the votes to pass it. But back-room politics prevailed and the bill never came to a vote. Groups like CAIR are doing everything they can to derail ALAC and stall our momentum, including putting out completely false information. They’ve seen us get ALAC passed in Tennessee, Arizona and now in Kansas. But it’s always easier to STOP something from passing than to PASS it—especially when opponents are willing to stoop to saying things that simply aren’t true. And what happened in Florida is a prime example of this—getting so close, but coming up just a little short. We worked hard in Florida, and I couldn’t be prouder of everything our chapter leaders and members did there. But if we’re going to keep moving forward, we need to bring more human and financial resources to bear—“reinforcements”—to prevent what happened in Florida from happening again. That’s why we need your help. If you’ve seen our recent emails, you know that we’ve been winning a lot of victories. But we’re not satisfied with getting “close.” Getting “close” won’t cut it in our battle against radical Islam. Nothing short of victory is acceptable. That’s why I’m asking for your help and support today for our Spring Pledge drive. Your monthly Patriot Partner gift or single Contributing Member gift will provide us the precious funds we need to sustain our momentum—and help ensure that in 2013 we don’t just come close in states like Florida. But that we win! Simply visit here to make a Patriot Partner monthly gift—the backbone of our support. To make a single gift visit here. Our online process is simple, safe and secure. If you prefer to make a contribution with a check, please print out this reply form and mail it in to us. When you make a contribution we’ll send you a valuable resource as our “thank you,” such as an autographed book or a DVD about the Muslim Brotherhood. These resources are listed online here and correspond to the various contribution levels. Thank you for helping us keep up the momentum. I look forward to this time next year sending out a report to you of how we prevailed in states like Florida! Yours for freedom, Kelly Cook ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.